Bath built boat does great work in the Pacific
The USS Sigourney built at Bath, commissioned 29 June 1943, saw action from Bougainville to Leyte. It dodged near misses, assisted in rescues after the McKean sinking, supported Green Island and Saipan bombardments, and earned Bronze Stars for Lt. Comdr. Hale and others.
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Bath Built
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Pacific
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Bath Iron Works
Bath Yard
Boston
West Coast
Pearl Harbor
New Hebrides
Destroyer Division 44
Bougainville
Torokina Peninsula
Jao
Empress Augusta Bay
Treasury Island
McKean
Talbot
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Simpson Harbor
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Dyer
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Christmas sale planned by Camp and Auxiliary
T W Hyde Camp and Auxiliary announce a Christmas sale and supper in the G A R hall on December 1. The rummage sale opens at 1 30 led by Mrs Marion Darrah Mrs Myrtle Wilson and Mrs Annie Wilson. Followed by a supper with committees for cooked foods candy aprons plants fancy work jams and more. Beano game after supper under Maurice Warner Harry Warner and George Melzard supervision.
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T. W. Hyde Camp
G. A. R. Hall
Marion Darrah
Myrtle Wilson
Annie Wilson
Lucelia Blake
Eleanor Cook
Alice Burgess
Edith Miller
Marjorie
Hattie Perkins
Ila Day
Lillian Warner
Bertha Brown
Hyde Auxiliary
Jennie Miller
Flora Glidden
Emma Hall
Mildred Cressey
Frances Warner
Maurice Warner
Harry Warner
George Melzard
Turkey Night at Sedgwick Raises Over 100 for Lions Club
The Sedgwick Lions Club held a Turkey Night event last Wednesday raising over 100 to fund Christmas dinners for the city’s needy. Ten large turkeys were awarded to members and guests. six Brunswick Lions attended as guests of the club, including King Lion James Walker and Past King Lion Bertram Fournier.
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Lions Club
Sedgwick
Brunswick Lions
James Walker
Bertram Fournier
Herbert White
Henry Sandelin
Philip Moreau
John L. Jack
al Theberge
C. E. Kelsey
USN
Bath
Harold Charron
Frank Freeman
Charles B. Doyle
Nathaniel Mills
Approaching Wedding of Miss Dorothy Mulcahy and Geoffrey Desjardins Jr
The engagement announces Miss Dorothy Mulcahy of Tremont Street Portland and Geoffrey L. Desjardins Jr of Brunswick plan a St Mary’s Church ceremony in Portland on Saturday November 24 at 10. Mulcahy, a Morse High School graduate, works in Bath Iron Works medical department. Desjardins, recently honorably discharged after 38 months in Europe, accompanies guests from out of town.
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Dorothy Mulcahy
John J. Mulcahy
Tremont Street
Portland
Pearl Street
This City
Geoffrey L. Desjardins, Jr
Geoffrey L. Desjardins
Brunswick
St. Mary’s Church
Daniel Oliver Visits Parents in Damariscotta
Daniel Oliver of Damariscotta is visiting his parents. The brief note records his travel as part of a local society’s routine updates, highlighting family connections and regional ties.
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Daniel Oliver
Damariscotta
Mr. and
King Dupont Wedding At Grace Church Rectory
Freeland H. King Jr and Miss Ethel Mae Dupont wed Friday evening with a double ring ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church rectory. Attendants included Mrs. Clarence Warner Jr and Pvt Amos King. The couple planned a brief honeymoon before King resumes three years of service.
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King-Dupont
Grace Church
Freeland H. King, Jr
Mo. M. M
Freeland H. King
Shaw Street
Ethel Mae Dupont
John Dupont
Bowdoinham
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
High Street
Swansonia
Clarence Warner, Jr
Amos King
Morse High
Bath Iron Works
Leslie Darling
Parker Head
Thieves Take 116 Dressed Turkeys From Bowdoin Farm
Poultry thieves steal 116 dressed turkeys from Dr. Henry L. Johnson’s Bowdoin Farm near Brunswick. The loss, valued at 800 to 850 dollars, followed a broader wave of poultry thefts across Maine farms, including 500 hens from Charles Barker’s Gray farm.
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Maine
Bowdoinham
Henry L. Johnson
Bowdoin College
Charles Barker
Gray
Ellis Moore
Moore
Joseph F. Young, Jr
State Police
Sports Parade at Y Attracts Many Boys
The Y hosts a weekly Sports Parade for school boys drawing participants from city schools. Points are awarded: two for non basketball players, one for basketball players. Scoring gives 10 for first, 5 for second, 2 for third. ages nine to eighth grade compete together, older grades compete separately. A winning school earns a plaque or cup, with individual awards also possible. Time is seven to eight for younger, eight to nine for older boys.
Churches Ladies Aid sets committees for Christmas sale and supper
Winter Street church Ladies' Aid held a Friday meeting naming committees for the Christmas sale and supper. Tickets are sold by listed members and no tickets will be sold at the door. Hostesses and planning details were announced for dining room, candy, greens, handkerchiefs, and other stations. A letter from Lieut Percival Black noted Pacific duty and Wake Island memories.
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Winter Street Church
Clifford B. Wilbrand
Lewis F. Gannon
Fred Emmons
Charles Nelson
Arthur C. Lemont
Joseph O. Purdue
Ernest Freeman
Walter H. Bowker
Addison F. Pendleton
Wallace Atwood
Allen M. Irish
Robert Colley
Sarah Lermond
Phyllis Bowie
Charles Messenger
J. Albert Redson
Harry F. Morin
Charles Baker
Trygve Carlson
Harry Huse
Lucy G. Rogers
Fred Kittridge
Milton C. Trott
Cecil Paine
Archie
Sarah Hitchcock
Clarence W. Morse
John A. Morse
Alice Shorey
Isabel Carter
Candy
Arthur K. Purington
Elsie Folsom
David Black
Raymond Powers
Greens
Carl Y. Kennedy
Grace Dickinson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Herbert Lemont
Sadie Armstrong
Utilities
Arthur Bowker
Elmer Hodgkins
Fred C. Hill
Edgar Hatch
Samuel R. Percy
Walter Wiggin
Winnie Durgin
Cecil E. Paine
Emma Hooper
Gertrude Silsby
Charles Frost
Alice Lorraine Purdue
Fred Foote
Fred Irish
Sarah Adams
Percival Black
Pacific
Black
Wake
Japan
School Press Project Announced for 1945 by Health Groups
The ninth annual School Press Project for 1945 is announced by the Maine Public Health Association with co-sponsors the National Tuberculosis Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Entries from elementary to senior high may use two themes and consist of news stories features editorials or cartoons.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Maine Public Health Association
Bangor
Sedgwick
National Association
Water Street
Talent Show Dazzles U S O Hall Audience of 250
The audience at the U S O hall numbered 250 for a Thursday talent show. Announcer Buddy Madden emceed with radio flair while Mrs. Doris George, Winn Snell, and Arthur Cook provided piano drums and trumpet support. Highlights included Milton Bushard singing, Ellen Smith tap numbers, and roller skating acts by John Holdridge and Hall Craney with Nola Belanger. The Army and Navy Wives club danced to the studio orchestra, ending around 11 30.
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U. S. O. Hall
Buddy Madden
Doris George
Winn Snell
Buddy
Arthur Cook
L. Pomegleau
Milton Bushard
Ellen Smith
Jimmy ‘Bones
Grider
Anchors Aweigh
Sylvia Campbell
Mr. McNamara
Dorothy Derby
Bob Hart
Leonard Boucher
John
Daddy” Holdridge
Hall Craney
Nola Belanger
Army and Navy Wives’ Club
Parking problems will grow greater in New England
Boston reports D Grant Mickle of the Automotive Safety Foundation warned that expanding highways will bring more traffic and require off street parking. He urged curb parking restrictions and local as well as state action to finance and plan ample off street facilities as towns grow.
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Boston
New England
D. Grant Mickle
Automotive Safety Foundation
Mickle
New England Council
Newngland
Hotel Tatter
Police urged to report visiting solicitors in Bath
City residents are asked by City Marshal Percy W. Kingsbury to contact his office if an unknown solicitor calls in the coming days. Reports say Bath could see such visitors as part of a racket, and prompt police reports with descriptions are urged. Knights Templar from Dunlap Commandery visited Lewiston for an inspection led by Deputy Grand Commander William Talbot of Rockland. Mrs. Arthur Corwin of Marblehead, Mass., passed away Saturday in town.
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Percy W. Kingsbury
Bath
Ppries
Knights Templar
Dunlap Commandery
Lewiston
Lewiston Commandery
William Talbot
Rockland
Past Masters Meet With Lecturers At Bowdoinham Grange
Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council of Sagadahoc County met Merrymeeting Grange in Bowdoinham for a chicken pie supper. Sixty four members and ten guests attended from ten granges, with seventeen past masters and three present masters. Plans were set for the Christmas tree party on December 20 at Progressive Grange, with supper at 6 30 and a gift exchange. A well received program featured Elea nor Ripley of Topsham with piano by Florence Farnham of West Bath and vocal solos by multiple West Bath and Woolwich performers. A double male quartet and a ladies quartet also performed with encores.
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Sagadahoc
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoinham
West Bath
Woolwich
Topsham
Dromore
Dirigo
Bodwell
Merrymeeting
Progressive and
Enterprise
Past Masters Association
G. Cleveland Marriner
Eleanor Ripley
Florence Farnham
Julia Field
Reginald Farnham
David Henderson
Arthur Lemont
Surprise Shower For Mrs Carlton Perry
Mrs Joseph Mullaney and two other hosts staged a stork shower for Mrs Carlton Perry at Mrs Deering s Park Street home. Guests listed include Mrs Everett Cooke Mrs Merton Troop Mrs George Perry and many others. a bouquet was given to the honoree at departure.
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Mrs
Carlton Perry
Joseph Mullaney
Norman Adams
Harry L. Deering
Deering
Park Street
Everett Cooke
Merton Troop
George Perry
Daniel Perry
Donald Perry
Henry Mank
Herbert Pierce
William Kelley
Walter MacNaughton
Bertha Dunbar
E. Mason Wright
Lloyd Beers
Elford Stover
John M. Conley, Jr
Edward Lee
Minnie Golder
Harry Ring, Jr
J. Donald Flagg
Otis Smith
Clifton Simmons
Birthday party for Patricia Drake marks sixth birthday
Patricia Drake daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifton Drake 13 Bowman street Lambert Park celebrated her sixth birthday Friday from two to four at home. Guests listed include Jacquelin Chapin Thomas Fortier Nadene and Shirley Cropley Lindon Harris Robert James Burr Marilyn Morgan James Hansen Allan David Church Paul Nott Thomas Wright Sonja Greta Graffam. Refreshments included a large birthday cake ice cream and cold drinks with candy and peanuts for each guest.
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Patricia Drake
Clifton Drake
Bowman Street
Lambert Park
Patricia
Jacqueline Chapin
Thomas Fortier
Nadene
Shirley Cropley
Lyndon Harris
Robert
Bowdoinham PTA plans Christmas gift exchange at December meeting
Bowdoinham PTA met at the high school for a panel discussion led by Mrs Vera Heath and planned a Christmas tree for the December gathering with a ten cent gift from members. The Baptist church Women’s Missionary Society meets Tuesdays to pack clothing for foreign relief and a Thanksgiving service is set for Thursday at 10 am conducted by Miss Jessie Ames.
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Bowdoinham Pta
Vera Heath
Eva Messier
Lara White
Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Jessie Ames
Reginald Dore
Hartley Douglas
Waterboro
Sidney Barter
Nnysville
Chester Hobart
Wallace Carr
Sinee Arthur Curtis
USN
Cleveland Curtis
Bowdoin College
Harold Smith
Hallowell
Christ
Myra Dunn
Pownal
White Road
John
Attleboro
Mass
Lewiston
Walter Whitney
Milton Douglas
Evelyn Marriner
Richmond
Frank Gray
Monmouth
Gray
Clifford Gray
the Baptist Church
Paul West
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
Alton Barter
Hill
Ora Titcomb
Brewer
George Hackett
Linwood Hackett
Union Thanksgiving Service at Salvation Army Tonight
The annual union Thanksgiving service meets at the Salvation Army auditorium on Water Street this evening at 7 30. Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist church will give the address. The offering will aid the Salvation Army. All are invited to attend.
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Union
Salvation Army
Water Street
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Miss Shaver Plans Thanksgiving Visit to Old Orchard
Miss Mary Shaver of 148 Oak Street will spend Thanksgiving and the weekend with friends in Old Orchard, according to local notices.
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Mary Shaver
Oak Street
Old Orchard
Prenuptial Kitchen Shower for Miss Small
A kitchen shower for Miss Bev Small hosted by Mr and Mrs Char Shaunesey at their home honored her upcoming marriage to Donald Shaunesey. Guests enjoyed decorations, a buffet, and gifts for the couple with plans for a December 1 wedding.
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Bev Small
Char Shaunesey
Donahaunesey
Miss Small
Mr Small
T Heme
Shaunesey
Julia Fiel
Charles H. Smz
Auburn
Bath Iron Works
H Flance
Donald Shaunesey
Rcently
Ba Iron Works
Charles Shaunesey
Julia Fields
Bidd Erskine
Parick Goggin
Claire Brault
Daniel Fields
L Davis
Nelson Horrid
E. Sturtevant
Edga Leavitt
Eva Lemont
Clence Davis
Oville Small
S. Shaunese
E. Craig
Ritany
Agnes Seadey
Frederick Taul
Charles H. Small
Edith Thurston
Portland
Personal Notes On Mr and Mrs Ernest Wade and Guests
Mr and Mrs Ernest Wade of Washington Street and Mrs Lotta Goodwin of North Street spent Sunday at Keezar Falls as guests of Mrs Wade's aunt Mrs Georgie Durgin. They returned with Mrs Durgin who will pass the winter with Mr and Mrs Rockwood in Moosehead overnight guests Tuesday of Mr and Mrs Granville Colby. Grover and wife owners of A Grover Camps left Wednesday for Baton Rouge Louisiana to stay until after New Year then proceed to Mexico City for the winter and return to Nockwood in spring. During the war both worked for defense with Mr Grover at Hyde Windlass Co and Mrs Grover at Bath Iron Works. They have many Bath friends who visited their camps. Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs Colby hosted a gathering for their guests.
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Ernest Wade
Washington Street
Lotta Goodwin
North Stree
Keezar Falls
Wade
Georgie Durgin
Durgin
Rockwood
Moosehead
Granville Colby Quimby
Grover
Mexico City
Nockwood
Grove
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Colby
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