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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1939

Page

6

Births and visits listed in local notes

A son named Robert Heald Knight was born November 16 at Bath Memorial Hospital to Mrs. Sidney B. Knight of Wiscasset and Mr Knight. Mrs. James P. Ledyard visits her sister Miss Mary E. Palmer in Allston Massachusetts.

Arthur Beliveau Hotel Phoenix Superior Court Wiscasset Hiram Annis Milan Street Maynard Moore Everett Mass Ernest Marshall Laconia N.H Marshall Willard Annis Bath Jeanette Ellen Memorial Hospital Lloyd E. Stinson Oak Street Mildred Wright Florence Burke Allssia General Hospital Harry Gordon Wesley Green Phippsburg Cornish Maternity Home Getchell Street David A. Vachon Court Street Joseph David Raymond Ayer Horace Savage Minott's Grove Frank W. Perkins Boston Mr. Perkins Wheeling Steel Corp Alton Stinson Bath Street John Stinson Brunswick Viola M. Rideout Emery E. Rideout North Street Robert Heald Knight Bath Memorial Hospital Sidney B. Knight Dorothy Getchell Mr Knight James P. Ledyard Mary E. Palmer Allston, Mass

Bath residents greet Matsonia crew at Honolulu dock

T H will sail from Honolulu aboard Matsonia to Los Angeles on the 24th. On the dock to meet the ship was Mrs Armand J Letendre nee Minnie McMann of Bath, husband in Pearl Harbor navy service. Further notes include Mrs Grace Leavitt ill at the Old Ladies Home and Bates College Mother’s Weekend activities with Frances Wallace hosting about 100 guests.

T. H Honolulu Matsonia Los Angeles Armand J. Letendre Minnie McMann Bath Naval Service Pearl Harbor Baxter George Acheson Us.a Aviation Corps Morse High School Grace Leavitt Old Ladies’ Home Frank L. Staples South Street Frances Wallace Bates College Lewiston

Senator White Visits Maine Town and Plans Washington Return

James A. Clappison returns home after a week hunting in Northern Maine. Senator Wallace H. White Jr calls on friends as he passes through, preparing to go to Washington for upcoming Congress. White, Maine’s junior U S senator, a leading figure in Washington, has served 24 years in Congress and will complete his current term in January 1943. Supt. and Mrs. John Parker come back from Boston after attending a New England Superintendents meeting. Melvin Henderson of High Street.

Ramona Council Leon P. Sonia High Street Thimble Club Roland McIntosh Sagadahoc Ferry Massachusetts Hospital John Parker Hotel Bradford Boston James A. Clappison North Street Maine Wallace H. White Senator White Congress Washington House of Representatives Senate White New England Bradford

Wrangel Island Hunters Prosper Despite Cold

Reports from Moscow say Wrangel Island hunters in the Arctic Ocean northwest of the Bering Strait are prospering. Eskimos and Chukchi trade for European clothing, shoes, clocks and other goods while hunting and trapping. Na naum earned $4,000 and Emo $3,000 in recent months. blue fox skins, white bear skins, seals and walrus tusks bring in thousands.

Wrangel Island Arctic Ocean Bering Strait Moscow Nanaum Emo

Roots Change Pace at Night in UC Experiments

Berkeley reports that plant roots pump harder by day than by night, a finding from University of California experiments led by Dr. Karl A. Grossenbacher. Earlier temp-based explanations were dismissed due to no correlation between temperature shifts and root pressure changes.

Berkeley Calif Karl A. Grossenbacher University of California

Photographer Everlyn Washburn Joins Hagenbeck Wallace Circus

Lewiston photographer Everlyn M Washburn of 15 Whipple Street joins Hagenbeck Wallace Circus as an animal department trainer. She is daughter of Edwin H Washburn and noted as an expert in training and driving dogs.

Everlyn M. Washburn Washburn Siberian Kennels Whipple Street Lewiston Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Miss Washburn Edwin H. Washburn

Coogan Plans Marriage After Divorce from Betty Grable

Former child star Jackie Coogan, on tour with a stage play, expects to marry New York show girl Harriet Haddon after his divorce from Betty Grable. He is 25, she is 21, and he hopes to act in Brosciwn next year.

Jackie Coogan Harriet Haddon New York Betty Grable Poes Final Cove Brosciwn Gan Miss Haddon Central Press

Local plant notes and employee updates continued

The report lists工 names visiting and injuries in the plant. It notes a near steady plant total around 2626 for the week, with several workers out due to injuries or medical leave including Archie Trainor Rudolph Dumais and Stewart Prescott. Alfred A. Parks Jr. and Mrs Parks plan to move to 3 Dike road soon.

Alfred A. Parks, Jr

Safety panel reviews oetie accidents and eye protection

David P. Mullin details three recent oetie accidents in the safety division. Harold Dunton suffers an infected eyelid with a lodged foreign body. Mank sustains a wrist fracture when a plate fell. Robinson has a steel sliver lodge in his hand while removing slivers. A letter from New York Shipbuilding Co. discusses eye safety practices similar to Iron Works. Gen. Man. Allen urges foremen to study eye protection and report ideas. The yard fence at the southwest corner is moved to include the Clancy property, with the house used for storage.

David P. Mullin Safety Division Harold Dunton Mr. Dunton Mr. Mank Mr. Robinson Mullin Safety Department New York Shipbuilding Co Camden N. J Iron Works Thomas R. Allen Clancy

Stamp sale ends at main office as new meter system rolls

Frederick Edney leads a new stamping machine for outgoing mail while stamp purchases end at the main office. A $25 reward is offered for a lost pocketbook near the plate shop. A safety meeting questions leave of matches and Stan Brown, head of the destroyers unit, lights up after lunch.

Corporation Frederick Edney Stan Brown Destroyers

Bowling league at Arcade Alleys leads Bath Iron Works circuit

The Bath Iron Works league at Arcade Alleys features 12 teams in six pinpicking squads. As of the week ending Saturday the Pipe Coverers lead by two games over the Tin Shop and Carpenters, who battle for second place. Electrical Shop follows in third.

Bath Iron Works Tin Electrical Shop Boys E PC Bath Iron Wor LEAGU Na Rees Copper Shop Eereres Eeewee Harold Jaggett Allen Doherty Sam Rogers Henry Arsenault Golder Shipfitters Don Mith Haggett I Arsenault R. Clark Tenner Serene M. Cousins

Controversy Over Deer Shooting At Wilson's Mills Plant

Naval men at Iron Works will observe Washington rules on Thursday the 23rd and close on Maine’s holiday the 30th with leave. A local deer-hunting incident is described as inhumane by Harold L. Adams from the first aid department after a foreman allegedly lured a sick doe into legal hunting ground and shot it, with venison deemed unfit to eat. The foreman’s identity is withheld due to many employees at the plant.

Iron Works Washington, D. C Thad Raeivens Maine Navy Harold L. Adams First Aid Department Fred Chaffey Roger Pierce Wilson's Mills Mr. Adams Pierce Roger

Surprise house warming for Lewis E Cooper at Woolwich

Lew Cooper known as Lou Cooper, state heavyweight boxing champ, hosted a party at his Woolwich home with wife Mrs Cooper. Guests from Bath, Woolwich, and other towns attended, gifts were exchanged, music and dancing followed. Also notes 14 Bath Iron Works employees signed up for a navigation class taught by Port Captain William S. Blair at the Bailey Evening School, plus other attendees from local firms and offices.

Lewis E. Cooper Iron Works Lou Cooper Mr. Cooper Earle E. Cooper Anthony 8. Dodge Carl Cooper Robert Hall Walter Reed Bert Hatch Woolwich Verne Day Howard O. Nash Harold J. Sonia Nicholas S. Micalos Bath Iron Works Corp Bailey Evening School William S. Blair The Ralph H. Bowers John J. Perkins James W. Skaling Warren F. Hawley Leonard Thombs Hyde Windlass Co Ralph D. Warren Andrew C. Flaherty Myron M. Hilton Maine State Bath Arthur A. Hanson

Hollis Starrett Sees Fifth Year In Sauerkraut Business

Hollis Starrett of Warren reports a better crop of cabbages this year, with yield between 10 and 15 tons versus 35 tons last season, due to fewer plants. He marks his second year making sweet cucumber pickles by his own formula.

Hollis Starrett Warren Mr. Starrett

Bristol Takes Action Over Lighthouse Shift at Pemaquid Point

The government moved the Pemaquid Point light to automatic operation raising alarm among Bristol summer home owners lacking shore frontage. They feared private sale would bar water access, prompting Bristol to act as negotiations continued.

Pemaquid Bristol

The European propagan da and Finland file from 1938 notes

The article details a Helsinki Chamber of Commerce talking points booklet on Finland, defense plans and a 100000 person army, along with local items: a new trout rearing pool in Franklin County, Greenville overpass project at 2800 feet costing 74000, Williamsburg voting to become an unorganized township, and haying season notes from Pembroke and Perry with farm activity described as Way Down East.

G. Brown Merts’ Association Russia He Ors Helsinki Eee Army Tay Chamberlain Presque Isle Williamsburg Herb Reynolds Red Gate Farm Pembroke Perry Ed Pottle

Steamer North Haven Hit Hidden Obstruction at Stonington

The steamer North Haven struck a hidden rock at dead low tide while leaving Stonington Saturday night, shearing off her propeller blades. Towed to Rockland Sunday for repairs by the Eugenie tug, she resumed service Monday with W. S. White on the route for several days due to the very low tide.

North Haven Stonington Rockland Eugeniees W. S. White

Dedication of Consolidator School and Gymnasium at Bluehill

The new Consolidator school and gymnasium in Bluehill will be dedicated on Friday November 24 with a flag raising at 1 30 p m and music by the Deer Isle School Band.

Bluehill Deer Isle

Lewiston Honors 35-Year Letter Carrier Patrick Marshall

Nearly 50 people including Lewiston Branch 241 members and post office staff gathered at Grand Army hall to honor Patrick H. Marshall who completed 35 years of service as a letter carrier in the Lewiston post office on November 1.

Lewiston National Association of Letter Carriers Woman's Auxiliary Grand Army Hall Patrick H. Marshall

Ed ward Little High School drives subscription fund drive

Ed ward Little High School Auburn students launch a fund drive to raise funds for a new projector. Classes and rooms compete in a subscription contest to earn the most. Chairs will be moved between Lewiston city buildings and the armory until permanent seating is arranged. Mrs Jason A Merrill and her daughter Miss Marie Colby return from Boston weekend visit.

Edward Little High School Auburn Lewiston City Buildings Armory Jason A. Merrill Washington Street Marie, Colby Boston

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