Teachers Guests at Reception at the Huse School
Nearly 60 teachers, parents, and friends attended a reception at Huse Memorial School. The event featured varicolored chrysanthemum corsages, a tea service, a program with music and dances, and a brief PTA meeting. Mrs. Edward B. Hamblett managed table arrangements and two silver services framed the long table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial
Parent
P. M. Olm
Kennebec
Edward B. Hamblett
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Charlotte Sawyer
America
Morton Young
Charlotte’s
School of Dancing
Little Faye Pye
Society Street
Edward Trask
Roberta Trask
Keith Crockett
Carrie Smith
William Edgett
Alex Burgess
Arthur Burgess
Gerald Atkinson
Edgar Leavitt
County Agent Talks At Lions Meeting
Bath Lions met last week at Hyde Windlass cafeteria for a brief business session and committee appointments. County Agent Charles L Eastman spoke on farm labor shortages during wartime, with films of new farming equipment, scenes from Sagadahoc and Androscoggin counties. Hugh Davis of Bath attended, the club approved purchase of canes for the blind, and a Marine Corps unit guest discussed hospital ward furnishings. A potential conservation project in city schools was favored for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lions
Hyde Windlass
Charles L. Eastman
Eastman
Sagadahoc
Androscoggin
Hugh Davis
Bath
Tech Corp. Albert Thompson Guests Over Holiday
Albert Thompson of Tech. Corp visited his fiancée Miss Barbara Kenny of Bath Street over the holiday and returned to Cushing Memorial Hospital Framingham Massachusetts Monday morning. He had been at home after serving in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech. Corp
Albert Thompson
Barbara Kenney
Bath Street
Cushing Memorial Hospital
Framingham
Mass
Pacific Area
Antique Quilts Highlight DAR November Meeting
The Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR met at Mrs. Fred Cary’s East Brunswick home with co hosts Mrs. Fred Curtis and Mrs. Carl Albee. An exhibit of old quilts and a paper by Mrs. Cary explored patterns like log cabin and Texas star, while songs and Christmas plans dominated the afternoon. Donations were announced for Hospital supplies and Opportunity Farm boys, with Buddy Bags and Christmas music on the agenda for the December gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Dummer Sewall
DAR
Fred Cary
East Brunswick
Allan H. Ramsay
Cary Leading
Carl Albee
Harry G. Deering
Nellie Lord
Ethel Blake
Opportunity
Fred Morgan
Saco
Agnes Humphreys
Cyril Bousfield
Day’s Ferry
Bousfield
China
Harry Carroll
Lena Shepard
Charles Andre
Allen M. Irish
Alice Varney
Cary
Harry E. Litchfield
Fred S. Curtis
James T. Bonney
Horace P. Morse
Edward W. Bridgham
Elwina Durgin
Almena Jaques
F. W. Jaques
Jane Lemont
Fred W. May
Thomas F. Perkins
Jason A. Merrill
Charles Murray
O. E. Page
R. J. M. Steussy
Harry Ring
Jack Shaw
H. K. Smith
Charles A. Soule
Charles M. Tubbs
David L. Wilson
A. M. Main
Arthur Colby
Charles V. Minott
Carleton W. Lowell
Horace Wade
Charles Kinney
Lucy Lee Smith
Students Flock to Rainy Morse-Brunswick Game at Station
The Maine Central Railroad station buzzed with activity as Brunswick High students rode in for the annual Morse Brunswick football clash that ended 0 to 0 in the rain and mud. Afternoon passengers to Portland and Boston added to the bustle as trains neared departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railroad
Brunswick High School
Morse- Brunswick
Aire
Portland
Boston
Passenger James McLellan Traveled on Sunday Train to Portland
James A McLellan was a passenger on Sunday evening's train bound for Portland. The notice records his travel details on the specified rail service and destination.
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James A. McLellan
Portland
Bathman Home After Five Years Military Service
Charles A. Radley of 6 Tarbox Street welcomed Private Willard Irving Radley home after five years in the Regular Army across the Pacific. Radley, who enlisted in 1939, served in Hawaii on Oahu and fought in multiple Pacific theaters, returning to the Coast for a 21 day layover before Lake Placid rest and reclassification. He wears Pacific, Asiatic and Pre Pearl Harbor ribbons with bronze stars and a Good Conduct medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Radley
Tarbox Street
Willard Irving Radley
Maine Central Station
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Boston
Maine
Radley
Army
Fort Slocum
New York
Hawaii
Fort Armstrong
Oahu
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Canton Island
South Pacific
Marshall Islands
Jap Subes
Lake Placid
President Sewall of Bath Memorial Hospital Resigns
Arthur Sewall resigned as president of Bath Memorial Hospital at a trustees meeting in City Hall citing ill health. Trustees approved plans to install a hospital sprinkler system and finalized a contract for the new wing under federal funding. Superintendent’s October report showed average daily patients at 57, up slightly from normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Bath Memorial Hospital
Council Chamber
City Hall
Sewall
Barbara Hogan Joins WACs At Auburn Army Post
Miss Barbara Hogan of High Street was inducted into the Women's Army Corps at the American Legion Home in Auburn after the Armistice Day luncheon. She is the daughter of Mrs. Adelle Hogan and a Morse High School and University of Maine graduate. Inducting officer was Captain Beth M. Doyle with witnesses Sgt. Stephanie Dobrowolski and several Cpls. The new recruit will report for active duty after Thanksgiving and begin basic training at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hogan
High Street
Women's Army Corps
American Legion
Auburn
Miss Hogan
Adelle Hogan
Morse High School
University of Maine
Beth M. Doyle
WAC
Maine
Stephanie Dobrowolski
Jean Ponikwar
Betty Rich
Billie Leavitt
the Legionaries
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
First Combatant Craft Named for Woman Launched
The USS Higbee, the Navy’s first combatant vessel named for a woman, was launched at Bath Iron Works. Named for Lenah S. Higbee, a nurse and former Navy Nurses Corps superintendent, the ship marks a milestone in honoring women’s service with the 19th superdestroyer produced this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Naval Service
Bath Iron Works Corp
Higbee
Lenah S. Higbee
U.S. Navy Corps
John Stanley Higbee
U. S. Marine Corps
Chatham
New Bunswick
New York Post-graduate Hospital
Fordham Hospital
New York City
Navy
U. S. Naval Hospital
Washington
D. C
Navy Nurses Corps
Winter Park
Fla
Arlington National Cemetery
Cmdr
Edith Lindquist
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Mass
A. Ballantyne
L. Walter
C. Wickhorn
Brunswick Naval Air Station Hospital
Lionsesses Dine and welcome new members at meeting
Lionesses met Thursday evening at Winter Street church ladies room for a supper served by the Ladies Auxiliary. New members Mrs. Gordon L. Alden and Mrs. Harry E. Cooke Jr. were welcomed. guests Mrs. Clara Hunt and Mrs. Daniel Hall attended. They voted to donate to the War Chest Fund. A glass show-case donation from Mrs. Amos Perry will adorn the Cozy Corner at Bath Memorial Hospital, to be opened late next week. A musical program featured solos by Mrs. Bernice Sturtevant and Mrs. Nathan W. Watson with piano by Mrs. Carlton Andrews. violin duets by Miss Violet Dyer and Miss Marjorie Fitts, with Mrs. Richard Hersom at the piano. The next meeting is Nov 30 at Winter Street church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionesses
Winter Street Church
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Alex MacDonald
Gordon L. Alden
Harry E. Cooke, Jr
Clara Hunt
Daniel Hall
War Chest Fund
Amos Perry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bernice Sturtevant
Nathan W. Watson
Carlton Andrews
Violet Dyer
Marjorie Fitts
Richard Hersom
Joseph Marchetti
Herbert Carapovar
George Fitzgerald
Ye Olde Tyme Faire planned at Bath Armory
An enthusiastic Bath meeting outlines plans for Ye Olde Tyme Faire at the State armory on November 24 and 25 under Bath Memorial hospital auxiliary. Tickets are in hand, with reduced prices for children up to 14 and free admission for service members. Gift sponsors include Bath Body Works and local businesses. ten $50 War Bonds will be awarded Saturday night. Events include continuous films, Mickey Mouse shorts, B I W Labor Management exhibit, Maine Development Commission display, booths by several clubs, and a fortune teller with Boy Scouts assisting. Dancing Saturday, gifts every half hour, and a committee meeting Thursday to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
State Armory
City Hall
Charles Doyle
Bath
Bath Body
Bath Motor Parts
Freeman's Barber Shop
Nurses Alumnae Association
St. Barnabas Guild
B. I. W. Labor Management
Washington
Maine Development Commission
Junior Hospital League
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Cosmopolitan Club
Garden Club
Nightingale Club
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Past Masters Night at Solar Lodge Masons
Annual Past Masters Night of Solar Lodge at Masonic Temple featured a banquest hosted by Eastern Star ladies with fine chicken pies. Cecil L. Fullerton presided in the east. two candidates received the Master Mason’s degree as officers conducted the ceremony with dignity and solemnity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
Masonic Temple
Jason A. Merrill
Henry G Shaw
John Wishart
David Y Alkazin
Karcher S. Jackson
William H. Daley
Charles Bartlett
Paul M. Holmson
David E. Rich
Tyler
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Ralph H. Blakeney
Luther S. Thompson
Roy F. Shackford
Robert W Mitchell elected class representative
Robert W Mitchell, senior at Coburn Tassicasti, elected class representative. He graduated Morse High in 1940, served one year in the U S Army after graduation. He is the son of Mrs Wallace S Jones of Damariscotta, formerly of Dummer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Mitchell
Coburn ‘Tassicasti
Robert
Morse High
U. S. Army
Wallace S. Jones
Damariscotta
Dummer Street
Superintendent Harland A. Ladd Resigns Bath Post
At a Bath Board of Education meeting Tuesday Harland A. Ladd principal administrator of Bath and West Bath schools for three years resigned to become deputy commissioner of education in charge of curricula with Maine Department of Education. Ladding’s successor is Loring R. Addison of Calais, elected to fill the vacancy.
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Bath
Maine Department of Education
Ladd
Loring R. Addison
Calais
Harland A. Ladd
Auto Victims In Bath Wreck Poles and Lawn Destroyed
Richard R. Steen aged 20 and Harry A. Salmon 17 were hospitalized after a Route One wreck on Armistice Day. Steen remained on the danger list with fractured ribs and possible internal injuries while Salmon, with a fractured spine, was reported in good condition. The Ford sedan, driven by Salmon, sped down Witch Spring hill, left the road, snapped a telephone pole, crossed Higgins lawn, and ended in a gully after striking a second pole. Eyewitnesses and bystanders aided the injured before Mayo’s Ambulance arrived. Both men worked at Bath Tron Works. incident details include a coal truck and a passing driver. The report continues on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard R. Steen
Park Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harry A. Salmon
High Street
Sunoco
Sidney R. Higgins
West Bath
Salmon
Frank L. Moriarty
Witch Spring Hill
Higgins
Doris MacDonald
Steen
Mayo
Bath Steel
Bath Tron Works
Elmer Prentiss
East Brunswick
Harry Crocker
Higgins’ Lawn
Return of Fighting Men Highlight Rotary Meeting Talk
Rotary Anns met at Mrs. Charles T. Small's home on Court street as Miss Caroline Jordan, former psychiatric social worker now at Bath Iron Works, shared insights from psychiatry and war rehab. She warned many returning servicemen may face psycho neurosis but can readjust with time and proper support. Members received tickets for Ye Old Tyme Furre and Red Cross sewing plans. next gathering set for November 30 at Mrs. R. W. Pinkham's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Anns
Charles T. Small
Court Street
Fred D. Hill
Caroline Jordan
Bath Iron Works
New York
Chicago
IL. Q
Army
Navy
Moss Jordan
Fhe
PeeteArantay
Red Cross
Ruth Henry
R. W. Pinkham
North Street
Men Leave Bath Nav 8 for Armed Forces Induction
Names listed for military induction include Richard H Wilken Gardiner Clarence G Hunter Milo and navy personnel Erwin M Skillin Woolwich Robert C Westfall Woolwich Robert L DeWitt Kennebunk navy Richard J Downing Cari bou Eldon L Robinson Old Town with several from other locations. Europeans learned algebra from the Arabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Nav 8
Richard H. Wilken Gardiner
Clarence G. Hunter
Milo
Navy
Erwin M Skillin
Woolwich
Robert C. Westfall
Robert L. DeWitt
Kennebunk
Richard J. Downing
Caribou
Eldon L. Robinson
Old Town
Seven Year Old Boy Hurt By City Bus
Seven year old David Babb son of Herbert E Babb of North Bath is on the danger list at Memorial hospital with injuries suffered Thursday afternoon when run over by a city school bus taking pupils home. Doctors report fractures of both legs torn muscles and possible internal injuries. Bus driver Harold Armes is said to be blameless by Deputy Marshal Moriarty, with the investigation continuing as officials seek to clarify whether the boy fell or was on the road for the cap incident that prompted the back-up maneuver. The driver has 11 years on the route and community sympathy goes to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Babb
Herbert E. Babb
North Bath
Memorial Hospital
Harland A. Ladd
Ladd
F. S. Curtis
Frank J L. Moriarty
Bath
Harold Armes
Young Babb
Armes
Marshal Moriarty
Dike
Also Mentioned on This Page
HUSE
P.T.A
Lions’ Meeting
D.A.R. Meeting
Bathman
Willard I. Radley
Sewall OF
Hospital
WACS
O. M. Read
North Atlantic
Community War Chest Fund
Eastern Star
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