Red Cross Seeks Members to Boost War Relief Drive
The American Red Cross aims to launch its greatest membership campaign since World War I starting Armistice Day, November 11, extending to November 30. Chairman Harry L. Day cites rising duties domestically and abroad, with roll call to enlist 2 to 10 thousand chapters nationwide to reinforce relief work, first aid, nursing, and youth programs.
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Red Cross
Europe
American Red Cross
Harry L. Day
Bath
Day
Red Cross Public Health
Junior Red Cross
Loan and Building Talk at Rotary Luncheon
At the Rotary Club luncheon in Hotel Sedgwick J Frank Hunt of the Federal Savings and Loan Association described the growth of loan and building associations since 1830. He noted 1400 branches in the nation loaning 630 million dollars for homes last year, with loans insured through the Federal Home Owners Association.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
J. Frank Hunt
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Owners Association
Charles T. Small
Chester Plant
Langdon Hill
Portland
Bath
George Thomas Murphy
Death of Mrs Elizabeth N Tucker Shocks Wiscasset
Elizabeth N Tucker 68 of Washington Street died at her home early Saturday. She was a widow of Joseph P Tucker and survived by daughter Josephine Neal Tucker, sister Mrs Frank A Creamer, and brother Joseph Neal. Funeral was held Monday with Rev Henry W Webb officiating.
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Elizabeth N. Tucker
Washington Street
Tucker
Joseph P. Tucker
Wiscasset
Edward B
Harriet Neal
First Congregational Church
Josephine Neal Tucker
Frank A. Creamer
Joseph Neal
Henry W. Webb
West Bath Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits
West Bath residents report visits and travels from Needham Heights to Campbell's near Calais and Boston. Local moves include Bath Iron Works employees settling at Foster's Point and families planning winter gatherings in West Bath. The Methodist church considers monthly home meetings, while Halloween decor brightens a church dining room.
Twin Pratt Brothers Receive Weld of Art Honor in New Vineyard
Adelbert S Pratt, born in New Vineyard Franklin, and his twin Albert D Pratt, both sons of Mr and Mrs David Pratt, gain Weld of Art recognition. Adelbert began painting at 20 and has artworks across the country while Albert started after 80 and already won a prize and sold several landscapes.
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New Vineyard
Franklin
Adelbert S
Albert D. Pratt
David Pratt
Adelbert
Albert
Drunken Driving Increase Reported in Maine
A Maine State Police monthly report shows a sharp rise in deaths linked to driving under the influence, with a 100 percent increase in the first ten months of the year. October fatalities fell 14 percent from 1938, while pedestrians remain the chief risk on roads and calls grow for strict speed limits outside urban areas.
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Maine
Francis J. McCabe
Highway Safety di Rve
Maine State Police
Oxford County
Piscaaquis
Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Somerset
Penobscot
Lso
West Bath Red Cross Meets at Grange Hall
West Bath Red Cross group met in the grange hall to work on children's coats and a quilt. A dinner of fish chowder pies cheese and coffee was served. The next meeting is set for November 15 with hostesses named.
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Woman's Club
Henry W. Webb
Red Cross
West Bath Red Cross
Grange Hall
West Bath
Lula P. Herbert
Charles T. Henderson
Melvin L. Comeau
Charles B Doyle
Maude Doyle
Florence Farnham
Owen E. Rogers
Harold B. Wing
Herbert L. Simpson
Herbert Paul
East Brunswick
William H. Powers
Harry E. Peterson
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Elks Plan Armistice Eve Poverty Ball at Lombard Street Home
Bath Lodge of Elks hosts its largest social gathering in years for Armistice Eve. The event features a new Moment of Silence observed by 1660 lodges at 11 p.m. and an Eleven O Clock Toast. A buffet lunch follows with music by Jewett and his orchestra from 8 30 until after midnight. Mrs Owen J Ledyard injured in a fall at 789 High Street is confined at home.
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Bath
Poverty Barone T
Sipe Sree Oor
Jewett
Owen J. Ledyard
High Street
Ledyard
Busy Maine community notices span families trips and events
Woolwich Maine news lists visits and weekend stays by Mrs. A W Hall of Bedford Street Mrs R house Mr and Mrs Alexander St Pierre and two sons Don and Dick of Sagadahoc Ferry plus many others. It notes Halloween programs at Pleasant View school a turkey supper fundraiser and rummage sale plans. The Day's Ferry Community Club held a banquet with new members and birthday jokes for Samuel Ward. Several residents plan trips to the West Coast and Washington DC for work and winter absences.
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Bradford C. Redennett
Hodgestreet
B. G. Milter
Waldoboro
Castine
Cadillac Mountain
Elwell Stimpson
Skowhegan
Connecticut
John Dow
Bridgeport
Conn
George E. Millard
Lincoln
Boston
Charles E. Cowley
Maude Clark Gay
St. Philip's Church
Bradford - Sortwell-Wright Post
First Congregational Church
Stanley Dodge
Albert Galloupe
Hallowell
Eudell G. Whitten
Quinnam
Federal Street
Whittens
Dodge
Woman's Club
George G. Chiera
Charles J. Pierni
John Blagdon
Cozy Corner Club
Stanton Sherman
Anne Nelder
Charles Lee
James Austin
Bath
Roger Cowley
Louise Adams
Etta Stimpson
Alice Taylor
Hodge Street
Hobson
Bemis
Lincoln County
Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau
Camden
Charles Hendrickson
Fannie Grover
Charles Pomeroy
Beverly
Mass
George F. Studley
Washington Street
R. J. Martin
Damariscotta
New Jersey
Wesley C. Day
Depositors’ Trust Co
W. H. Peckham
Carl H. Peckham
Melrose Highlands
Charles Macurda
Main Street
John Frey
Dresden
Gardiner Hospital
Frey
Esther Pray
Eulela Pray
Louise Lincoln Brandt
John Southard
Brandt
New York
American Legion Auxiliary
Congregational Vestry
Garrison Hill
Elizabeth Harding
Helen Day
Grace Sewall
Frances Petrie
Orianna Averill
Henry Rines
Franklin Hall
Ruth Cluff
Central Maine Power Co
Thomas Dickson
Nina Fowles
Carl Greenough
Lester Sullivan
Emily Smith
Paul Bailey
Harvey R. Pease
Maine
A. W. Hall
Bedford Street
R. House
Alexander St. Pierre
Don
Sagadinhoc Ferry
Ferdinand Masse
Bowdeinham
Bernard Bailey
Hollis
Linda
Bailey
Rayay
Albert Bailey
Frank J. Walker
Catharine Bailey
Raymond Prescott
Bangor
Pleasant View School
Jesse Spaulding
Kathleen Grover
School Improvement League
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Eugenie Hunnewell
Marcia Stinson
Portland
Lauchlin K. MacInnis
Deaconess
Macsweag
Gremed
Jennie A. Bailey
Ruth Dennison
Molly DeMerritt
James Bailey
Evelyn Bailey
Velma Grover
Jennie Bailey
Georgie Orne
E. A. Dolloff
Gladys Hathorne
Bernice Bailey
Joseee
Aiaapenetame Cafetoraeonea
Samuel Ward
Samuel Kirkpatrick
Howard
Loring Mayberry
Frances
Herbert Munsey
Alton
Howard Whittum
Maxine
Mabel Jack
Stanley
Fred Brown
Clayton Armstrong
Philip J. ‘Wentz
Merton Bearce
Reginald Leonard
Clara M. Reed
Winship Reed Jr
C. Wentz
Lois Day
Chester Howe
York Beach
Day's Ferry
Howard Whitlam
Blanche Littlefield
Pitman
Wollaston
Victor Gott
Brunswick
Tos
World Church
George Wright
J. M. Gowdey
Sewall Urges Strong Defense Policy and Armistice Reflections
Senator Sewall argues for a robust national defense to protect American institutions and freedoms. He recalls the 21st Armistice anniversary, warns that future conflicts threaten allies and civil rights, and credits the American Legion with advocating security and constitutional governance.
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Senator Sewall
Sewall
Europe
Great Britain
France
United States
American Legion
Non-Farm Dwellings Rise With FHA Aid in 1939
Records show rapid growth in non farm dwelling units aided by FHA. For the first nine months of 1939 about 141,956 permits were issued for one and two deca l家庭 homes in urban areas, up 28 percent from 1938.
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Reby Stewart McDonald
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chloe
United States
Camp and Auxiliary Rally Draws District Veterans
A Camp and Auxiliary district rally was held Saturday evening in GAR hall with guests including Edith Farnham and Laura Smith of Portland and Jennie Pomeroy of Auburn. More than 60 attended the supper led by Mrs. Eleanor MacDonald, followed by a rally program featuring the Junior Auxiliary with a two act play War Clouds and musical numbers.
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Woman's Club
George F. Studley
Lois Frye
Herbert Turner
Damariscotta
Grace Mitchell
Flora Bailey
Ethel Bailey
Alice Taylor
Priscilla Campbell
Organ Socity
Nina Fowles
Carolyn S. Varney
Laura Carleton
Nellie Dowling
Alberta Larrabee
Donald Leavitt Jr
Meadow Way
Bath
Donald Leavitt
Nellie Merry
Josephine
Susannah
Leona
Chester Merry
Chester
Wilder Merry
Virginia
Stanley
Wendall Leavitt
Donald Jr
Edna Jones
T. W. Hyde
Gar, Hall
Edith Farnham
Portland
Laura Smith
Jennie Pomeroy
Auburn
Day
Eva Lemont
Margaret Coleman
Alice Brown
Barbara Pratt
Oakland
Frances Warner
Henry Towle
Joseph Day
South Paris
Lawrence Calderwood
Eleanor MacDonald
Eva Sanford
Jennie Garey
Maurice Warner
Vina Staples
Garey
Clarence Warner
Ruth Crocker
Charles Pomeroy
Junior Auxiliary
Martha Stone
Cathedral
Ker
Ty Wn
Lois McLean
Dorothy Stone
Juvenile Delinquency Topic Highlighted by Bath Meeting
Supt. John Parker of the Bath school department addressed the Bath Ministerial Association at Grace church parish house on juvenile delinquency. He urged adult education, better home life, and community efforts including public playgrounds to steer youths away from courts.
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Bath Ministerial Association
Grace Church
John Parker
Parker
Louis A. Dole
Chester B. Oliver
Jesse Kenderdine
Westley Church
Oliver
Woman Dumped Beloved Cats After Claiming Overload
Mrs. Etta Towne of Oxford attempted to relieve a cat overpopulation by placing a strong bag with a rock into water. The bag sank and later a faint scratching at her door revealed a surviving kitten seeking breakfast the next morning.
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Etta Towne
Oxford
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Nee Williams
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Edwin Hutchinson
Lexington
Byron Steele
Watertown
William Bray
Sanford's Crossing
Bray
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lawrence Palmer
Scott Maxson
Larrabee's Grove
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South Portland
Edward Burns
Philip
Foster’s Point
Burns
Loring D. Small
William Greig
John H. McNary
Edward K. Thompson
Ernest E. Williams
Stanley Williams
Bailey Evening School
Robert R. Coombs
Theresa Sawyer
Memorial Hospital
E. H. Coburn
Hartford
Foster's Point Road
Laura Palmer
North Bath
Lester Willis
Topsham
King’s Point
Vero Beach
Fla
Dorothy Palmer
Winship Reed, Jr
Woolwich
Franklin Sprague
Tempe
Ariz
Gilbert Wilson
Kenneth
Freeport
A. B. Snow
James Brann
Peggy
Mr. Brann
ELKS
Lewiston
FHLA
Sons of Veterans of Civil War
William Allen Smith
Sydney
Augusta
Douglas Dearborn
Small
Kenderdine
Joseph O. Purdue