Thief Ransacks Cars. $1000 Theft In Bath Parking Lot
Local police report a major theft after multiple cars were entered in a Bath parking lot Tuesday night. A Woolwich resident lost over $900 cash, jewelry, War Bonds, and two rings from a glove compartment. A Winchester rifle and shells were also stolen from another vehicle. Police traced the rifle near a nearby railway track and noted the victim’s work shift at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Moriarty
South Street
Elizabeth Colby
Woolwich
Moriarty
Clark Mathews
Winchester
Maine Central
Colby
Bath Iron Works Corp
Red Cross Motor Corps Meets Tuesday
Bath Red Cross Motor Corps met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Granville Colby on Quimby street instead of Mrs. Earl Cooper in Woolwich due to the death of her brother. Mrs. Colby presided as captain’s duties moved to the Winter by Mrs. John Parker. A refresher course for the advanced first aid class is hoped next month and one new member, Mrs. Frank Butcher, joined from the Lewis ton Auburn corps. The next meeting is slated for December 14 with location to be announced.
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Bath
Frank Butcher
Lewiston-Auburn
November meeting of Cosmopolitan Club proceedings
The Cos mopolitan Club held its Wednesday meeting at the clubhouse with large attendance. Members endorsed amendments for equal status for women and elected twelve new Junior club members. A card party and Christmas sale plans were announced, with program details and speakers including Lt Blanche Moody and Ensign Clara Kersch.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Mabel Harris
Joseph I. Smith
Congress
George Hastings
Daniel Matter
Ivan Kilpatrick
William Double
William Adams
Clara Coombs
William Dennison
Leonard Weatherbee
Leslie Wold
Carl Pierce
Clyde Pinkham
E. Mason Wright
Donald Hall
Amy Irish
Jennie Perkins
Ada Deering
Julia Field
Patricia Smith
Janice Knight
Smith
Knight
Mary Cunningham
Honey
Betty Anderson
Barbara Burnham
Beverly Curran
Blanche Moody
WAC
Bath
Clara Kersch
WAVES
Naval Office
Bath Iron Works
Moody
Lewiston
Maine
Ruth Murphy
Warwick
R. I
Murphy
Richard Farnham, Jr
USN
Richard
Morse High School
Navy
Rachel (Mikels) Israel
New York City
Charles Israel
U.S
South End PTA banners awarded in district contest
The South End Parent-Teacher Association held an evening meeting at Weeks Street school with large attendance. Banners were awarded to Miss Eleanor Ferguson’s room at South Street, Mrs Evelyn Stair’s room at Weeks Street, and a tie between Miss Marjorie Palmer and Miss Anne Thompson’s rooms at Mitchell. Ferguson’s room earned best attendance and a book will be given for Book Week. A public supper was planned for Nov 13 at Washington Street rooms, with a Dec 4 Christmas sale and supper announced. The next meeting is Dec 7 at Weeks Street.
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South End
Parent-Teacher Association
Weeks Street
James Nostall
LeForrest Coombs
Eleanor Ferguson
South Street
Evelyn Stair
Mitchell
Marjorie Palmer
Anne Thompson
Ferguson
George Moses
Donald Hopkins
Edward Coombs
Arthur Berry
Rita Wakefield
Frances Kerwin
Rayola Brown
John Lutz
Donald Kinney
Joan Lemont
Patricia Ames
Barbara King
Marguerite Pagurko
Shirley Hamlin
Douglas Champion
Bobby Jackson
Donald Coombs
Association
Orris Ames
Dwinal Cornish
Mark Jackson
Dike
Harland Ladd
Edmund Mocklar
Perteston Pert
A. Farley Mayo
Sanford B. Nickerson
Valerie Nickerson
Grace Conant
Arthur L. Packard
Beacon Street
Nickerson
Ladd
Bath
Badd
Huse Memorial School
City Hall
Morse High
State Armory floor repairs begin under adjutant general
Work started Monday under the State Adjutant General's office to repair a floor at the State Armory. The unsafe surface will be shored with timbers and ventilation beneath arranged to prevent future trouble. Mr and Mrs Edward Hawley have returned to New York after the death of Mr Hawley's brother Howard Hawley.
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State Armory
State Adjutant General's Office
Mrs
Edward Hawley
New York
Mr. Hawley
Howard Hawley
Superintendent Ladd speaks at Dike reception
The Dike Parent Teacher Association hosted an evening event in the kindergarten room with Bath officials and parents. Superintendent Harland Ladd urged hot lunch expansion and emphasized elementary education, school reorganization, and keeping children curious for democracy.
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Ladd
Maine
Bath
Lioness Club shows war pictures at Hotel Phoenix meeting
Lionesses heard moving pictures of World War II events including Stalingrad, Midway, Coral Sea, Tunisia, and Rommel’s line, plus a portrayal of Lexington sinking. Guest Mrs. Philip Jones shared memories of family life and the Gimble Bros prize story honoring an American family.
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Lioness Club
Hotel Phoenix
Gerald Atkinson
John J. Mulcahy, Jr
Alex Burgess
Stalingrad
Australia
Midway
Coral Sea
MacArthur
Tunisia
Rommel
Eisenhower
United States
Pacific
Philip Jones
Shelton, Conn
William S. Newell
Bath Tron Works
Newell
Jones
Grace Episcopal Church
Governor Sewall declines third term as Maine governor
Governor Sewall announces he will not seek a third term, citing a shift from war to peace as a suitable time for change. He leaves open his next steps, hinting at possible congressional bids or other public service, and thanks supporters for petitions urging him to run again. Senate President Horace Hildreth looms as potential successor.
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Sewall
Justus H. Willer
Bath
Congress
Republcan
Robert Hale
Maine
Miller
Tara
House of Representatives
Senate
United Airlines
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