Private Leslie Swett Reported Missing in Action
Mrs. John Davis learned last week that Private Leslie E. Swett has been reported missing in action. Enlisted Sept 17, 1940, he served as a ground mechanic in the Air Corps at Nichols Field in the Philippines. Last contact was Nov 21. he was among Bataan peninsula defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Leslie E. Swett
Nichols Field
Philippine Islands
Air Corps
Dorothy Davis
Morse High School
Idamae A. Lemelin
Richard Young
John Black
Small Point Road
Ada C. Minott
Orono
U. of M
Stanley Hutchins
Hutchins
Meadowbrook
Truman Wallace
Haverhill
Mass
J. Bradford Sprague
Bessie Sprague
J. K. Bowker
Small Point
Maurice Avery
Maurice Avery, Jr
Orone
University of Maine
Wilbur S. Bull
Waterford
Brightwater
Charles
Bud) Wyman
Rodney Wyman
Shepard Field
Texas
John Philbrick
Christian Service Group Meeting At Phippsburg Center
The annual Christian Service gathering met at the home of Mrs. J. F. Leach with Rev. Raymond G. Putnam presiding. Reports were given by Miss Frances Robie on town work and Philip Jacobs on Sebasco services. A Small Point church repair donation was approved and future plans discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Service of
Phippsburg
J. F. Leach
Raymond G. Putnam
Wilbur S. Bull
Waterford
Grace P. Dickinson
Frances Robie
Popham
Philip Jacobs
Sebasco
Rodney W. Roundy
Congregational Conference
Small Point
Ellison Moody
Frank Scott
Parker Head
Earl Lowell
Phippsburg Center
Miss Minott
Willia Gilman
Winnegance
Robert Manson
Robie
Donald Preble
Joseph J . Raymond G. Putnam
Bath
Portland
Wilbur I. Bull
Abbie Minott
Grace Dickinson
Emma Perry
Gordon Berry
Appointment to oversee Bright Water funds in Wynburg Colony
A meeting established a role for a caretaker to manage funds designated for Bright Water in Wynburg Colony. The appointment aims to ensure proper handling and oversight of the resources associated with the colony's needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright Water
Wynburg Colony
Phippsburg School Committee Com mends School Renovation
Editor Bath Independent praises improvements at Phippsburg Public School led by Superintendent Gilman and the school committee. New floors and furniture brighten interiors, with calls to finish renovations including a circulating heater, fluor escent lighting, better blackboards, and window screens to deter flies and mosquitoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Independent
Popham Beach
Gilman
Phippsburg
Stanley W. Hyde
Dr David L Wilson Addresses Men Leaving for Service
Dr David L Wilson pastor emeritus of Central Congregational church addressed 32 inductees at the Selective Service Board on Front Street before they entrain for Fort Devens Mass. He urged them to give their best in training life and religious opportunities to help preserve freedom for all peoples. He noted the duty to defend national existence and praised their ideals, recalling his World War I service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Selective Service Board
Front Street
Fort Devens
Mass
Holy
God of Our Fathers
Wilson
Draft Board
Needlework Guild Seeks New Members Week of Drive
Governor Sumner Sewall proclaims Needlework Guild Week as 26 states join a national membership drive. Members must donate two new garments or linens. money members contribute funds. The Bath chapter led by Mrs. Arthur Sewall II and officers invites inquiries as 733 branches nationwide total about one million members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Needlework Guild of America
United States
Girl Scouts
Bath
Arthur Sewall II
Martha Foote
Mary F. Gibbons
Allen Spear
Anne
Framingham Visit For Roy Family After New York Vacation
Mr and Mrs Wilfred Roy and daughter Jeanette of 31 Wesley street return from New York city to Framingham Massachusetts for a family visit. Miss Roy is on vacation from Bath Hven Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Roy
Jeanette
Wesley Street
New York City
Framingham
Mass
Miss Roy
Bath Hven
Parker Head Community Notes Brighten Local Life
Parker Head residents report Mrs. Bolivar recovering while Mrs. Harrington hosts card evening. Connie Hoar marks a birthday with friends. many locals visit relatives and attend church, Girl Scout meetings, and craft or service activities. A death in Lowell Mass. and camp updates are noted along with school and light-plant fundraising efforts.
Best Shooting Still Ahead at Merrymeeting Bay
Maine hunting outlook favors mid October start as inland ice drives birds to tidewater. Large north bound flocks and bumper food crop promise strong partridge and woodcock shooting. deer numbers suggest one of the best seasons on record with about 110000 deer roaming Maine. Chief Needabeh and a party including Del Bissonette and Jacek Conway witness eagerness to hunt. no inland Maine hunting restrictions beyond normal licenses and limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Merrymeeting Bay
Tidewater
Ransome Kelly
Bowdoinham
Nature
Inland Fisheries and Game
George J. Stobie
Stobie
Needabeh
Penobscot
del Bissonette
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jacek Conway
Boston
Dike P T A Holds Second Meeting Of Season
Dike Parent Teacher Association met Tuesday afternoon in the Dike school teachers’ row to recruit new members. About 35 attended, with many newcomers. A reception for parents and teachers was set for Thursday evening October 22 at the Community club house. Dane Weccott of the Boy Scouts spoke, and Mrs Edmund Mocklar presided. Members voted to prepare surgical dressings for the Red Cross on Monday and Friday. Mrs John H Labbie was asked to supervise drapery material for the teachers’ room. Fred D Pinkham served as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P. T. A
Secon
Dike
Dane Wecott
Boy Scouts
Edmund Mocklar
Red Cross
John H. Labbie
Fred D. Pinkham
Marine on Leave Cancelled After Headquarters Inspection
Pvt. William A. Hill Jr. of 645 Middle Street, on temporary leave from Quantico, Va., reports that inspection of headquarters by the adjutant general has canceled all leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hill, Jr
Middle Street
Marine Corps
Quantico, Va
Adjutant General
Popham Beach News Highlights Local Events
Popham Beach reports show Miss Mary L. Wright promoting enriched flour for better nutrition, five Parker Head boys walking five miles to pass Sunday in Popham, Capt. Walter Sprague on Merrymeeting Bay with a duck season opening, and a duck dinner hosted by Capt. and Mrs. Sprague. School attendance and spelling records are noted, Fire Prevention Day observed, and numerous visits from Augusta and Yar mouth residents. Pvt. Herbert R. Sprague earns a sharpshooter trophy. families plan travel and home repairs continue in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Wright
Parker Head
Popham
Arthur Kriedler
Karl Hamel
Raymond Hamel
William Cushing
Almon Haley
Walter Sprague
Merrymeeting Bay
Allan Rovers
Augusta
Merrymeeting
Capt
Sprague
Stanley Hyde
Nancy Hyde
Herbert Sprague
Peter Isaacson
Bertha Newdick
Charles Small
Page Wyman
Evelyn Goding
Philip Wyman
Elisna Bridges
Frank Jones
South Shore
Auburn
Isaacson
Philip Groetzinger
Washington, D. C
John J. Feeley
Gordon Cottage
Thomas Labonte
Leda Fortin
Isola Fortin
Jeanne Roy
Theresa Labonte
Jean Labonte
Herbert R. Sprague
Wyoming
Yarmouth
Ledgewood
Barbara Hyde
Popham Beach
Orono
University of Maine
Joseph Horne
Sally
Owen Cottage
Portland
Mrs. Horne
Glennis Gerard
Philip Culper
Enthusiastic South End PTA Plans Library Drive
South End PTA met at 488 Washington Street Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Arthur Berry presiding. Supt Harland Ladd urged literature books for all grades as a survey shows need. the group voted to create a library for grades three to five and to devote turkey supper funds to it. The current-year meetings will be monthly on the first Tuesday. A school of instruction is scheduled for Friday afternoon October 27 at the Cosmopolitan club house led by Mrs Walter Bullie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Washington Street
Arthur Berry
Harland A. Ladd
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
Cosmopolitan Club
Walter Bullie
Field Secr Tary
Ware
Quote by Sherwood Anderson on universal divinity
A fragment quotes Sherwood Anderson claiming everyone in the world is Christ and deified, reflecting a mystical view of humanity and divinity. The line presents a philosophical notion rather than a reported event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Sherwoud Anderson
Sterling Bible Class Roll Call at Corliss Street Church
The 34th annual roll call of the Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street Baptist Church was held Monday evening in the large vestry with 34 responses. Supper was served by the Philathea class, and devotionals led by Mrs. Fred W. May. Mrs. Wilfred W. Chaney conducted the roll call and arrangements for next month were made. The meeting included Bible questions, gift distributions, and reports on class activities and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stering Bible
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Philathea
Churcn
Frederick P. Moffatt
Fred W. May
Wifred W. Chaney
Ira Boyden
William J Paisley
Chaney
Carroll A. Deering
John H. Hunt
Birthday Bank
Benjamin P. Coombs
William H. Sheldon
Woolwich
Edward W. Hunt
Fred Coombs
Flora Robbins
James W. Gillespie
Jacob Wheeler
Fairfield
Chester A. Plant
Herbert Preble
Wallace Plant
Abby McCabe
United States
White Cross
Robert C. Mitchell
Frederick P. Motlatt
Farewell party for Leland S York before Army service
A farewell gathering honored Leland S York clerk at the Bath State liquor store who left for Camp Devens for Army service. Attendees included Leonard Miller manager Frank Powers Ralph Burden Roy Shackford and Dudley S Leavitt. A full course chicken dinner was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland S. York
Bath
Camp Devens
Sedgwick
Mr. York
Bucksport
Leonard Miller
Frank Powers
Ralph Burden
Roy F. Shackford
Dudley S. Leavitt
Sugar Canning Rules End Season Sugar Ban Declared
Sugar for canning will be banned after the designated end of the season in this vicinity. Mrs. William Crowley travels to Boston to visit her husband at the Charlestown Navy Yard, where Mr. Crowley is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crowley
Unilon Street
Boston
Mr. Crowley
Charlestown Navy Yard
West Bath P T A Holds First Season Meeting
West BathP T A gathered Tuesday evening at Littlefield School with strong turnout. President Mrs Grover C Smith outlined committees for the year including Work Hospitality Program Membership and a planned Oct 24 game party at Mrs Leon Belangers home. Christmas candy bags for schoolchildren were approved and the next meeting set for November 3 at Lowell School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath P. T. A
Littlefield Scoul
Grover C. Smith
Robert Coombs
Edwin W. Haggett
Edward K. Thompson
Fletcher A. Waterman
Joan Wharff
Fred J. Hose
Leon Belanger
Edward Burns
Fred Bubier
Hadley S. .Tremaine
George V. Jewett
J. Everett Mayo
Idella Salmon
Courtney E. Stover
Loring
Small Hospitality
E. C. Donnell
Nellie E. White
Littlefield School
Myrtle J. Staples
Lowell
Forrest Barter
Jean Belanger
Lowell School
Walt Disney Should Pay a Visit to Bath
Bath reports an ongoing animal parade turning the city into a makeshift game preserve. A rabbit hid in Pert's Jenney Service Station lubrication room, was cornered and released by a customer who drives from Woolwich. Earlier, a squirrel nest was found under a car hood at the same shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Pert
Jenney
Vine Street
Perley Pert
Woolwich
Topsham Fair Dates Announced For 88th Exhibition
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society named the Topsham fair as usual for October 13 14 and 15 with judging of stock oxen horses and cattle and trotting events. General Manager John M. Furbish outlined daily programs and band concerts with Parker S. Adams Fred LaRock and George A. Sprague as department superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Topsham Fair
John M. Furbish
Furbish
Parker S. Adams
Topsham
Fred LaRock
McFadden Family Visited Portland After Northern Project
R Clinton McFadden of North street on a project in the northern part of the state and New Hampshire visited Portland Monday after spending the previous night with Mrs McFadden and daughter Georgiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Clinton McFadden
North Street
New Hampshire
Portland
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Vomaska
Mr Otto Vomaska and Mrs Vomaska of 645 Middle Street announce the birth of a ten pound son on Sunday. The infant has been named William Otto Vomaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Vomaska
Middle Street
William Otto Vomaska
Bay Point Social Notes Highlight Service Flag Family News
Bay Point residents share updates from Cedar Cove and Bath as Edward Thorne serves in Newport Rhode Island and local families visit cottages and relatives. The piece mentions Leaves turning colors along Georgetown road and gatherings at Lily pond edges with huckleberry bushes and white everlasting blossoms. Robert Fry joins Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fry
Cedar Cove
Edward Thorne
Newport
R. 1
Georgetown Road
Andrew Butterfield
Bath
Mr. Butterfield
Arthur Maxwell
Pearl Perry
Raymond Libby
Richmond
Charles Hanna
Clarence Kneeland
Brunswick
Forest Drake
Boston
Capt
Edgar Drake
Bath Iron Works
Leo Purtell
Arthur Delano
Bowdoinham
Walter Cunningham
Auxiliary fuel oil for families with under four children
Maine families with children under four may receive an extra 125 gallons of fuel oil in addition to their basic ration. The extra allowance raises dwelling temperatures for households with children and may be combined with auxiliary rations for elderly or sick residents, subject to doctor’s notes and local Board review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
State Office of Price Administration
Zone A
OPA
Washington
Society of Assumption installs officers in G A R hall
The Society of the Assumption installed officers on Thursday evening September 24 in the G A R hall with many from Lewiston and Augusta. Rev. Timothy C. Maney presided as installing officer. officers named include Rose St Pierre president Gilbert Arsenault 1st VP Florida Hottee 2nd VP Mary Gallant secretary Margaret Arsenault and others. Father Maney gave remarks and members sang The Wandering Acadian before a luncheon and social to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of the Assumption
G. A. R. Hall
Lewiston
Augusta
Hubald Morneault
Timothy C. Maney
Rose St. Pierre
Gilbert Arsenault
Florida Hottee
Mary Gallant
Margaret Arsenault
Stanley Gene
Father Maney
Bangor Red Cross Canteen Opens First Large Feeding Mission
The Bangor Red Cross canteen unit is on duty for Maine State Guard maneuvers. This major feeding project offers real service and showcases the unit’s wholesale efficiency and readiness in a military support role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
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Christian Service Group
Devens
Needlework Guild
Parker
Helen Bolivar
Leston Harrington
Allie Rollins
W. A. Lowell
E. M. Wyman
Connie Lee Hoar
Walter Cushing
Bobbie
George Morong
Howard
Harold Rogers
Stephen
Girl Scout Council
Small Point Church
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Lindens
W. H. Wyman
Roy's Market
John A. Holmes
Swampscott
A. E. Oliver
Beatrice Denningham
J. D. Libby
Bill Lowell
Sandra
Barbara Mank
Fred Osgood
Cynthia
Perkins Island
James Heald
Ashdale
Lewis Lowell
Meriie Shepard
Frances Shepard
Francis Landers
Robert Moore
F. P. Young
Mary Hunt
Charles Blaisdell
Stanton Dozois
Cox Head
Marion Wade
Bert Nisbet
W. E. Osgood
Marrtown
Truman Taylor
Frank Burnell
Olive Deejay
Elmer Hill
Ferris
Johnnie
Tony Thomas
Francis Luke
Dominic Eramo
Worcester
Charles Helah
New Harbor
South End P.T.A
Party For
West Bath P.T.A
Walt Disney
O.P.A
Society OF Assumption
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