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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
2
Postal notice indicates a decision or action taken at the Bath post office regarding second class postal rate handling. Details are limited in the fragment but point to official mail rate adjustments or processing changes affecting second class mail.
A letter condemns Morse High pupils for celebrating their football win over Gardiner High by driving through the city in cars with horns and colors. It notes repeated trips at noon, risk of collisions, riders on run boards, and calls for authorities to enforce safe driving and rider limits to protect lives.
Washington consensus shifts as President Roosevelt orders aggressive action against German raiders and submarines. Democrats Republicans and defense officials justify the policy arguing there is no alternative as Congress backs the war effort. Editorials praise U S unity and the aim to crush Hitler and the dictators.
The article notes Hitler returning to Berlin to boost German morale amid heavy losses on the eastern front and a looming long war. It argues German resolve is sagging with youth casualties and home-front sacrifices, while resistance grows in occupied territories and talks of extended combat into winter.
The Silver Tea for Club Garret is set for Oct 12 from 4 to 6 PM in the club rooms. Dorothy Anliker as president and Lillian Goodwin as VP will pour. a Hopseed Hop event and Oct 17 men’s night with guest invites are planned.
Cicero Latin class members with Miss Feero enjoyed a weinie and hamburg roast at Birch Point hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Williams. Commercial club outing to Sasa noa Bluffs featured picnic lunches under faculty supervision. Junior class officers and committees elected. student council members named. Sept assembly heard prize winning essays on Americanism and marimbone selections by two Williams sisters.
A rose bush over 30 years old in Mrs. Eilena Green’s Biddeford garden has produced beautiful blooms in July and October, attracting interest from local flower lovers with its long blooming history.
Prosperity at Bath iron works continues as 1941 deliveries top three destroyers and two cargo carriers, surpassing 1920 figures. The piece notes shipyard growth, housing plans for defense workers, and local figures like S. M. Werner and L. Eugene Thebeau, plus a push for a Bath shipyard jubilee on July 20, 1943.
The report traces the Bath iron works scene with apprentices and staff moving homes from Cundy's Harbor to 59 Pearl Street Portland while noting Wentworth Institute graduate Chubbuck and shipyard leaders like Alonzo Haskell and ex mayoral links. It recalls 1901 Kelley Spear Co. wages and a time book listing crew members under Foreman Eagle, then compares historical costs to 1925 Iron Works output and notable vessels and personnel.
The Buchanan destroyer was delivered January 23 1919 while the Grant underwent a massive alteration performed by the Iron Works not the original construction.
A Bath Iron Works memorandum from President Newell outlines a major reshuffle. Archibald Main becomes executive vice president, Thomas Allen as vice president in charge of production, Roland Hill as vice president in charge of procurement, and G Vincent Pach as vice president in charge of finance. Other appointments include Sidney Eaton as assistant treasurer, Baer Connard as general manager, John Newell as assistant superintendent and assistant general manager, and John Leonard as production manager succeeding Thatcher Pinkham who moves to South Portland Shipbuilding Company as general manager.
More than 100 attended the Wesley Church annual Roll Call supper and meeting on Thursday evening. Rev. Chester B. Oliver offered grace. Roll Call was read by Mrs. Willard McLean. Speakers included Andrew M. Butterfield Mrs. McLean and Parker Worrey Jr. Lowell E. Bailey spoke on deepening spiritual life.
The Bath Iron Works Foremen's Club held its monthly meeting at the Elks Home on Lombard street and was entertained by Miss Mary Cunningham's dancing pupils. Master of ceremonies Brian M. Jewett introduced Teresa Tardiff Beverly Curran Norma Hill Claire Martin Marion Getchell, Miss Curran and Miss Tardiff with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Frances Young. The entertainment committee included Napoleon Vachon Lancelot H. Cooper Herbert Morse and John Clark.
Miss May Besaw hosted the regular monthly social for the W C T U at her High street home with prayers by Mrs Minnie French and scripture by Miss Carrie Trott. Papers covered Christians in Wartime and related topics while delegates and refreshments were noted, next meeting set for October 14. Charles Perkins, a notable Lakewood artist, was commissioned by Congresswoman Margaret Chase Smith to paint a 23 by 10 foot wall canvas for the Second Maine District in Washington, D C featuring the Kennebec river and local industries. Bath Shipyards and other sites will be highlighted.
Bath readers learn from Dan Gilmor, editor and backer of Scoop and son of Rear Admiral Horatio Gilmor, that Hitler and fascism must be tackled on three fronts. He urges American conviction, allied action, and postwar measures of food and ballots to empower liberated peoples.
The Lionesses at Sedgwick meeting Thursday evening accepted the resignations of president Mrs Henry O Trowbridge and vice president Mrs Arthur L Pratt with regret. A nominating committee named to select new officers. Prizes were awarded after games for contract, auction, and Chinese checkers.
Miss Velma Cornish entertained members of the Ladies auxiliary of the N. A. L. C. at her home last Wednesday. Plans for winter activities and an Oct. 21 food sale were discussed. Mrs. John Gillespie and Mrs. Harold Hodgkins head the sale committee. Gillespie to host next meeting on Nov. 5 when new officers will be elected. refreshments followed. Attendees included Mrs. Dwinal Cornish, Mrs. James McLaughlin, Mrs. Oscar Tanguay, Mrs. C. Lloyd Hooker, Mrs. Cyril Varney, and Mrs. Gillespie.
At a Friday meeting Cub Pack 55 decided to hold football games starting next Saturday between Dens 2 and 3 with Everett Parker to captain Den 2 and William Pomeroy to captain Den 3. Dens 1 and 4 schedule a separate match at Kelley field on Oct 25. the two winners meet the first Saturday in November for the pack championship.
Robert Chandler 14, son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Chandler of 122 Court Street, was struck by a automobile while riding a bicycle on Front Street and rushed to Memorial Hospital shortly after noon Thursday.
A compact listing of crossword clues and grid entries for a weekly puzzle. The page includes across and down hints like forward piebald horse clocked as a racer and various wordplay prompts, along with a Cryptoquote attributed to Swift and a note about the puzzle distributor.
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