Shipyard Criticism Shows One-Sided View Of Newell Led Yards
In Washington hearings the South Portland Shipbuilding Corp faces strong scrutiny while Bath Iron Works and Todd-Bath receive praise for William S. Newell. Critics note early startup delays and incomplete facilities, but supporters insist rapid progress under harsh conditions proves Newell's proven honesty and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Todd-Bath Shipbuilding Corporation
William S. Newell
Bath
New England
Mr. Newell
Peter” Newell
South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation Yard
Thanksgiving Season Brings Hope for Better Days Ahead
Thanksgiving reflections note a shift from defense to a wartime mobilization. The piece credits military and merchant marine efforts, U S shores protection, and shared gratitude for progress toward victory. It honors those serving away from home and cherishes family ties amid continued danger.
Three Cases Heard by Judge Deering in Municipal Court
In a confused session only three of five scheduled cases reached hearing. Fred Chase of Lisbon Falls pleaded guilty to passing another car with obstructed view and paid fines, a 14 year old Alna girl received six months probation for petty larceny after a plea shift, and other intoxication cases were placed on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sargent
Dresden
Hiram F. Coombs
Edward W. Bridgham
John P. Carey
Gardiner R. Deering
Fred Chase
Lisbon Falls
Herbert Marriner
Topsham
Augusta
Alna
Deering
Ralph O. Dale
Christmas Aprons Drive By Winter Street Ladies Aid
Winter Street ladies' aid prepares aprons for a Christmas sale on December 2. Seventy two sew ers met Friday to sew under Mrs Charles P Baker while the group also holds its weekly meeting with 33 members present. A lobster salad supper will follow the sale and reservations are requested next week. Red Cross at Winter Street Church plans all day Friday work in Mrs Baker's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Ladies’ Aid
Charles P. Baker
Aid
Arthur C. Lemont
Clifford B. Wilband
Fred P. Emmons
Hiram R. Annis
Charles Nelson
Joseph O. Purdue
Milton C. Trott
Charles A. Andre
Wilbra Billings
Alice G Shorey
Red Cross
Winter Street Church
Baker
John A. Morse
Fireside Club Busy Session at Winter Street Church
The Fireside club of Winter Street church held a productive meeting Sunday evening writing letters to parish men in service. Fred J. Higgins led letter writing with Mrs. Morton F. Young and Mrs. Earl Kimble supervising. Miss Gerda Langbehn was elected treasurer. a guest speaker from Morse High School, Nathan W. Watson, is announced to speak next Sunday.
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Fireside Club
Winter Street
Fred J. Higgins
Morton F. Young
Earl Kimble
Higgins
Young
Kimble
Gerda Langbehn
Nathan W. Watson
Morse High School
Spain
Old Town to Move Flag Ceremony to Nov 29 at 2 30
Representatives from Old Town groups met with the city council committee to delay the flag raising and service plaque dedication at Cit park. The ceremony moves from Thanksgiving Day to Sunday afternoon November 29 at 2 30 with an American flag and a community service flag raised and the plaque listing Old Town service members. If rain, the event shifts to City hall.
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Old Town
City Hall
Cit Park
Bath Winter Street Men’s Club hears Val Picinich talk
The Bath Winter Street Men’s Club hosted Val Picinich, praised as a great baseball figure and speaker, who discussed Connie Mack Walter Johnson John McGraw and other legends. He criticized Bath athletic facilities urging action on Kimball field and an incinerator, with members agreeing and supporting local improvements.
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Winter Street
Henry O. Trowbridge
Val” Picinich
Connie Mack
Walter Johnson
John McGraw
Kimball
Kelley Field
Bath
Earl Kimble
J. Edward Drake
William A. Fall
Fred J. Higgins
William H. White
Carl Albee
Mel Haggett
Georgetown Residence Destroyed by Fire
A residence in Georgetown Center burned last Wednesday, with Five Islands firefighters quickly dousing the blaze using water from a nearby cove. The Hagan home was a total loss, about $2,000, but furniture on the ground floor was saved. The town praised the rapid response and saved neighboring properties. Alexis J. Cote, St. Louis church director, plans a large Christmas carol program in New Auburn with 100 to 150 youth singers for Christmas Eve, including a midnight mass. Mrs. Howard B. Mildram returns home to Brookline after visiting in New Auburn with her aunt.
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Georgetown Center
Thomas M. Hagan
Five Islands
Hagan
Alexis J. Cote
St. Louis Church
Auburn
New Auburn
St. Louis
Cote T Éseinn
Howard B. Mildram
Brookline
Mass
Fred B. Reed
High Street
Skelton elected head of Central Maine Power Co
William H. Skelton 71 of Lewiston was elected president of Central Maine Power Co to succeed Walter S. Wyman who died last week. The merger with Cumberland County Power & Light Co. was authorized, forming a $113,000,000 utility with operations in 14 Maine counties pending shareholder action.
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Central Maine Power Co
William H. Skelton
Lewiston
Walter S. Wyman
Central Maine
Cumberland County Power & Light Co
Cumberland
Portland
Maine
Securities Exchange Commission
New England
Skelton
Wyman
Skelton and Mahon
New England Public Service Co
Food panel members visit Damariscotta for rationing guidance
Mrs. James W. Gillies and Miss Bessie E. Dickinson leaders of the local War Price and Rationing Board food panel met last week in the Damariscotta engine house to receive instructions on the coffee rationing program. Warren Champlain the state officer and his assistant Rabenius explained procedures to Knox Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties representatives. Cumberland was invited but could not attend. Bath group was reassigned to Mrs. Gillies and Rodney E. Ross could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Gillies
Bessie E. Dickinson
George Musk
Frank Durant
Damariscotta
Warren Champlain
Augusta
Rabenius
Knox
Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Cumberland
Bath
Gillies
Rodney E. Ross
Granddaughter Sends War Message to Wilbur C. Oliver
Hon Wilbur C Oliver of 39 Union Street received a copy of a message from his granddaughter M Evelyn Byhouwer Wageningen Holland. The note to his daughter in law Mrs Elnora D Oliver in Hollywood California says all are well and asks if war is working for a firm in Boston. The message was written on a Red Cross form with a return reply handled by the Red Cross.
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Wilbur C. Oliver
Union Street
Boston
Red Cross
International Red Cross
Bathman Becomes Winged Commando At South Plains School
Lubbock Texas November 23 Staff Sgt Edward Barret Cohen son of Morris Cohen learns to fly war gliders at South Plains Army Flying School SPAFS led by Col Norman Olsen as one of the world’s largest glider training centers He will receive silver wings and join an air corps unit after completion Cohen has prior sailplane training Meanwhile Mrs John Decoven Berry Brunswick plans Christchild candles again this year a last possible time as she has made them for years
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains Army Flying School
Edward Barret Cohen
Morris Harry Cohen
Old South Place
SPAFS
Norman B. Olsen
Cohen
Air Corps
Heas
John Decoven Berry
Mere Point Road
Brunswick
Plan Attendance and Membership Contest Teams Form Near Past Chief Event
At a meeting last Wednesday in K of P hall the Army and Navy teams were formed for an attendance and membership contest with Agnes Perry as Army captain and Sarah Potter as Navy leader. A Hearth Society donation was approved and kits to service men began. Other notes include illness and recovery among members, a mystery prize to Baxter Burnell, and the meeting chaired by Jane Shea with plans for inspections and suppers.
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P. Hall
Agnes Perry
Army
Sarah Potter
Navy
Hearth Society
Central Church
Arletta Yates
Lois Knight
Waterville Hospital
Baxter Burnell
Mary Curtis
Gertrude Stewart
Alice Bowie
Annie Williams
Jane Shea
Sarah Garcelon
Emily Williams
Surprise Party For Mrs Harrington By Local Ladies
Laura Harrington of North Street was honored with a surprise party by the Ladies Aid of First Baptist Church. She received a string of pearls, flowers, and gifts as Mrs Charles R Sims presented them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Harrington
North Street
First Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
Harrington
Gladys Francis
Jennie Oliver
Lee Hooker
Ora Dauphin
Mable Nichols
Simon Moore
Harriet Wright
Rise Wadex
Flora Thayer
Gilbert Young
Rosiland Carey
Ralph Blakeney
Cedric Martin
Bina Staples
Joseph Hynes
Freeman Crosby
Jessie Erskines
Edwin Place
Nella Stover
Frank Higgins
Iota Sigma Chapter Meets Tuesday Night
Iota Sigma chapter held its regular meeting at Mrs. Omah Snipe's Marshall Avenue home on a Tuesday. Mrs. Margaret Hanscom led devotions and Mrs. Dorothy Vomaska spoke on Citizenship. Mrs. Rosamond McGuiggan won a penny match, with refreshments served by the hostess and Miss Gloria Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iota Sigma Chapter
Omah Snipe
Marshall Avenue
Margaret Hanscom
Dorothy Vomaska
Rosamond McGuiggan
Margaret Hanscom. Refreshments Were Served By Mrs. Snipe
Gloria Stover
Meadowway
Deletra Hill
Anna Day
Bates Professor Outlines Government Prep Plan For Women
Prof Lena Walmsley of Bates College describes a government driven program to aid general preparedness. She says the initiative is vital for women with 20 million women expected to be closely involved with the war effort by July and calls on educational institutions to support the crisis effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Walmsley
Bates
Chapel
Miss Walmsley
St Marys Guild Christmas sale and supper planned
St Marys Grace Episcopal parish on Oak Street hosts a Christmas sale and chicken salad supper on Monday December 7. Sale in the afternoon followed by supper from 5:30 to 7:00. Committees cover food, fancy work, aprons, greens and surprise packages with several named members coordinating each area. Tickets available from Guild members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Oak Street
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Daniel Williams
Walter Hill
Charles M. Tubbs
Edward Parker
Russell Phinney
Herbert Calderwood
Carl C. Troop
Katina Vamvakias
Warren F. Hawley
Priscilla Magoun
Kenneth Brown
Charles Bartlett
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Fred D. Hill
Philip Foster
Arthur F. Mayo
Augustus Perow
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Anna M., Trott
Wilson Fitzgerald Is Guest of Honor
Wilson F Fitzgerald of West Bath left Thursday morning for Fort Devens Massachusetts to become a private in the U S Army. He was guest of honor at a farewell party Tuesday of last week hosted by Mr and Mrs Walter Fitzgerald and Mr and Mrs Norman Hanson. Refreshments included sandwiches coffee ice cream and cake and a general cash present was given by Bath residents and friends from West Bath and Canaan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson F. Fitzgerald
West Bath
Fort Devens
Mass
U. S. Army
Walter Fitzgerald
Norman Hanson
Our Street
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Eunice Melzard
George Melzard
Just Wold
Gerald Atkinson
Elaine Atkinson
Margaret Temple
Robert Gordon
June Leighton
Rodney Hanson
Mac Miller
Carl Herrin
Kenneth Herrin
Ethel Williams
Bath
Helen McNelley
Otho Chadbourne
Canaan
Bath Youth to Train as Aviation Cadet
Private George E. Chadbourne Jr., son of Mr and Mrs George E Chadbourne of Bath, left Westover Field to begin training at the Army Air Forces Classification Center in Nashville Tennessee to become an aviation cadet with pilot wings. Chadbourne, a 1940 Bridgton Academy graduate, enlisted October 12 in Portland after working as a tool maker and grinder for Hyde Windlass Co Bath. He was a four sport letterman at Bridgton and enjoys hunting photography and model plane building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Base
Westover Field
Chicopee Falls
Mass
George E. Chadbourne, Jr
George E. Chadbourne
Waterstreet, Bath
Springfield
Army Air Forces Classification Center
Nashville
Chadbourne
Portland
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
Bridgton Academy
Freeland King Jr Completes Basic Training At Newport
Freeland H King Jr 20 son of Mrs F King Bath Maine completed basic training at U S Naval Training Station Newport R I and was selected to attend a Machinists Mate school He is a Morse High School graduate who played basketball and worked as an apprentice machinist at Bath Iron Works A Machinist Mate operates ships engines and auxiliary equipment and maintains engine room systems
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U. S. Naval Training Station
Newport
R .J
Freeland H. King, Jr
F. King
Shaw Street
Bath
King
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
Lineman Walter Ray Injured Falling From Pole
Walter Ray a Farmington Consolidated Power lineman fractured his back Monday after a pole fall in New Sharon. He was taken to Franklin County Memorial Hospital where Dr Currier C Weymouth cast his back. His condition was listed as good.
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Walter Ray
Farmington Consolidated Power Co
New Sharon
Franklin County Memorial Hospital
Farmington
Currier C. Weymouth
Probation Given to Two Youths in Larceny Case
Two local youths aged 19 and 15 were arraigned in Municipal Court on larceny involving about 30 gallons of gasoline valued at 6.30 from Memorial Granite Co. in West Bath. They pleaded guilty and received six months probation from Judge Gardiner R. Deering, who also directed a lecture to a father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring D. Small
Memorial Granite Co., Inc
West Bath
Small
Gardiner R. Deering
George F. McLean
McLean
Harry L. Thompson
Thompson
Caribou
Cosmopolitan Club Card Party Draws Noted Attendance
A Thursday Cosmopolitan club card party filled the clubhouse with 27 tables in play. Winners in auction were Mrs Morris Povich and Mrs Woodward, while low scorers included Mrs Field and Mrs Dorothy Plummer. contract winners were Mrs Harry Walters and Mrs Lena Fortier with Miss Phyllis Darrah and Miss Jane Stevens as low. Refreshments followed and Mrs Lawrence Lord chaired the successful affair with an efficient committee.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Morris Povich
Woodward
Field
Dorothy Plummer
Harry Walters
Lena Fortier
Phyllis Darrah
Jane Stevens
Lawrence Lord
Cottle Brothers Serve Country. Harold Joins Devens
Pvt Harold Cottle recently left for Camp Devens joining his brothers Corporal Oral E Cottle and PFC Maurice E Cottle who enlisted in 1940 and have been stationed at Schofield Barracks Hawaii since December 1940. Both have written letters to friends.
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Pvt
Harold Cottle
Camp Devens
Leroy Cottle
Manchester
Oral E. Cottle
Pfc
Maurice E. Cottle
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Hand Hooked Rugs Reflect Local Craft and Color
Hand hooked rugs are valued for their whimsy and beauty. Canadian rural households in Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton braid rugs from recycled cotton or wool rags using small crude tools. Backings vary from jute monk's cloth to Irish linen and frames. Rugs are dyed with plant roots and vegetables and often bear antique or vintage designs inspired by floral geometric and garden motifs.
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Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Cape Breton
Toy drive for British children seeks shipments this week
Citizens are asked to donate small toys for war torn Britain through Mrs. Alexander MacDonald. Limited shipping space on ships to England requires toys be turned in this week, as a package to New York will depart Monday. Both new and used toys are welcomed.
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Britain
Alexander MacDonald
England
MacDonald
New York
Youngs Announce Birth of Daughter Ann Christiana
Mr and Mrs Guy C Young of 14 Bank Street Augusta announce the birth of a daughter Ann Christiana on Sunday at Brunswick Hospital. The child is named for a mother's ancestor who came to this country from Germany in 1744 at age seven.
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Guy C. Young
Bank Street
Augusta
Ann Christiana
Brunswick Hospital
Germany
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Night Time Edition
Crossword clues fill across and down for a mixed puzzle page with answers including crust sore precious metal coast satellite Uranus desert animal French river Swiss mountains flattened poles Mexican tree chums land measure cooking vessel part of to be devoured long legged birds nourish golf ball elevation obstacle units of conductance pertaining to the sea over poet adult male ventilate sun god flower sign of zodiac bring into harmony clement brief kind of thread meaning high male voices bamboo grass potch down clues include small rival greek go of war babylon god to wage verbal calamatic italian c raving toothed margin kind of ducks in look asked paddles crown of head trapeze performers french article distant pile of earth marsh plant hair on horse s neck decorated pieces of eats away calledt pocketboots vocal sound distance escape slang cryptogram quotation memory of past folly Coleridge distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc
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Uranus
Babylon
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the Times Company
Front Street
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry
Webber
Merchant Marine Service
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Diamond
Val Picinich
Georgetown
The
Burns
Bathman
Winged
Pythian Sisters
First Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Iota Sigma
Wilson Fitzgerald
Nashville, Tenn
Freeland King, JR
Cosmo Club
Canada
Bamboo
OELNQ
Kavs—Vmfinl
Wisdom
Coleridge
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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