War Chest Sunday Boosts Maine War Fund Drive
Maine churches joined in War Chest Sunday urging support for 22 war related agencies under the National War Fund. Governor Sumner Sewall urged Maine citizens to fund the State War Chest to aid war charities, USO, USS and prisoners, noting past six continent reach and 91 countries involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Chest
National War Fund
Maine
Sumner Sewall
State War Chest, Inc
USO
USS
United Seamen's Service
National War Fund, Inc
Sixth War Loan Hints Delay Possible in New York
Treasury details for the Sixth War Loan are scarce raising doubt a campaign may shift past November with proposed dates from November 20 to December 16. Wall Street expects no major change in securities and notes the goal might not exceed 13 billion dollars, far below prior drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
New York
Heating dealers plan big postwar return to work
Heating dealers and jobbers displaced by war foresee a large scale return to their trade as a home building boom looms. The survey shows interest in sales and engineering help for those lagging behind new developments and continued focus on improved heating controls.
Postwar Highway Build to Boost Roadside Outlets
A sweeping federal and state highway program planned after the war is expected to raise the role of roadside outlets in the nation’s distribution network as traffic growth drives new demand for fuel, food, and lodging along highways.
Roadside shops diversify offerings in prewar era
The pottery stores and refreshment stands serving auto drivers in prewar days may see their ranks joined by roadside shops adding a wider product line.
Interesting War Souvenir Show At U S O Hall
The U S O Hall hosted a two part exhibit of war memories on Oct 7, featuring items sent home by returning soldiers. Exhibitors included Mrs. Melba La Rose Mrs. Russell Estes S Sgt Frank Tarr and Thomas Deejay among many others with money from North Africa Italy a shrapnel fragment and varied keepsakes from multiple theaters of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.O
U.S.O. Hall
Melba la Rose
Phippsburg
Russell Estes
Frank Tarr
Thomas Deejay
North Africa
Italy
Beatrice
Vesuvius
South Pacific
New Zealand
Gordon Estes
Ellison Estes
Roy Garnet
Merchant Marine
India
Helen Sonia
Deletra Hill
Dorcas Society Holds All Day Meeting and Plans
Dorcas Society gathered at Mrs. Fred Pecci’s home for a full day session with Mrs. Edna I. Gould of Brunswick attending. They discussed attending the Dorcas Federation meeting in Portland on November 13 and worked on an afghan and baby clothing for Service Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
Fred Pecci
Edna I. Gould
Brunswick
Dorcas Federation
Portland
Doreas
Gould
Dorcas Societies
Military Ball by Co. E Maine State Guard Planned
The men of Co. E combat engineers Maine State Guard announce a big military ball on Wednesday evening October 18 at the State armory located at North and Lincoln streets. Bobby Jordan's orchestra will provide music and a gala party is anticipated with proceeds benefiting the company fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. E
Combat Engineers
Maine State Guard
State Armory
North and
Lincoln Streets
Bobby Jordan
Central Church League Plans Events and Reception
The Central Church League met Monday evening with 23 present. They arranged a reception for Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Dee at 8 p.m. Plans were made for a parish supper on Oct 23 and a Christmas Sale on Dec 5. Mr Dee presented slides from Bermuda and other stations in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Sidney Dee
Dee
Ermuda
Marriage Trends Amid War Sparks Notable Shifts
The war disrupted marriage patterns with 1942 seeing triple the under-20 marriages compared to 1939. A parallel rise appears among middle-aged women, reflecting social change during wartime.
News of Our Men in Uniform Reach Local Readers
Mrs. Mercie MacFadden learns her sons Maynard A. of the Army Air Force and Ardenne E. of the Naval Air Overhaul Unit are stationed in California about 120 miles apart and unaware of each other. Charles H. Kidder Jr. arrives in San Francisco to await destroyer assignment. Private Clarence J. Brown, wounded in service, returns home under the draft lottery policy after wartime campaigns and Combat Infantry Badge honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercie MacFadden
Bedford Street
Pvt
Maynard A
Army Air Force
Western Training Command
Ardenne E
Naval Aviation Overhaul and Repair Unit
California
Maynard
Amarillo Army Airfield
Texas
Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Factory
Ardenne
Sanford
Fla
San Diego
San Francisco
Pacific Area
Maine Service Members Receive Combat and Expert Badges
Private Buel L. Merrill of Bath is cited by the 88th Infantry Division for actual combat on the Fifth Army front in Italy and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Pfc. Frank S. Staples of Bath earns the Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Swift, Texas. Stanley J. Lewis, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Lewis of 1357 Washington Street, receives an honorable medical discharge after nearly four years in the U. S. Army, with three years in Panama and the remainder at Camp Mackall North Carolina as a paratrooper. John M. O Connell Jr managing editor of the Bangor Daily News notes the Army Air Forces Mobile Training Units aiding on site schooling for battleplane crews. Warrant Officer Joseph W. Allen of Bath, engineer in a mobile training unit, stationed at a Richmond Virginia station hospital, connected with Capt Maude J. Allen, A N C wife, and met O Connell in England where Allen is stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Buel L. Merrill
Bath
88Th Infantry
War Department
Stanley J. Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Washington Street
U. S. Army
Panama
Camp MacKall
North Carolina
Hyde Windlass Co
Frank S. Staples
87Th Inf
Inf
Camp Swift
Texas
Madge Staples
Middle Street Court
John M. O'Connell, Jr
Bangor Daily News
Maine
Somength
United States Army Air Forces
Joseph W. Allen
Earl H. Allen
North Street
Maude J. Allen
Richmond
O'Connell
Allen
England
Portland
Philipine Islands
Birthday visit honored for Pvt Ring in Bedford Street home
Mr and Mrs Carl Robinson hosted a Friday gathering on Bedford Street to celebrate Pvt David S Ring’s birthday. Ring, home on furlough from New Orleans, left Saturday for Portland to ship back with his wife Mary Robinson and daughter Joan Carol. Also present were relatives Edna Higgins Bernice Cressey George C Quicksall and Daniel Ring as the 37th Infantry Division’s unit served somewhere in the Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl O. Robinson
Bedford Street
David S. Ring
New Orleans
Fred Ring
Brunswick
Robinson Home
Carl Robinson
Mary Robinson
Joan Carol
Robert Cressey
Nellie Robinson
Daniel Ring
Edna Higgins
West Bath
Bernice Cressey
George C. Quicksall
Ring
Portland
Dennison PhD Returns for Brief Home Visit
Richard W. Dennison Pharm stationed in the dental division at the Philadelphia Navy Yard came home for a one day visit with his parents Mr and Mrs William W Dennison of 49 Green street. He met them at 2 am in Portland Sunday and returned to Philadelphia on the Sunday evening train. On the way up he planned a brief meeting with his twin sister in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Dennison
Philadelphia Navy Yard
William W. Dennison
Green Street
Airmen Return From Bulgarian Prison Camp
S. Sgt. Robert E. Mitchell, son of Horace Mitchell of Washington Street, among hundreds freed from a Bulgarian camp. He served as aerial engineer gunner on a Liberator and earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Mentions comrades Lt. Clyde D Jordan and other local service members, with details on bomb runs and commendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Mitchell
Horace Mitchell
Washington Street
Sofia
Sgt. Mitchell
Istanbul
Turkey
Egypt
Italy
S. Sgt
Mitchell
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
Bristol Native Serves in Marine Guard at Banana River
Mrs Mildred H Hanley of Bristol is attached to the Marine Guard at Naval Air Station Banana River Florida. He is a Bristol High School graduate and enlisted in the Corps in February 1944. After basic training he was posted to the Marine Detachment and qualified with rifle and bayonet during boot camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred H. Hanley
Bristol
Marine Guard
Naval Air Station, Banana River
Fla
Bristol High School
Corps
Flight Officer Henry P Donnell Receives Silver Wings
Flight Officer Henry P Donnell son of Mr and Mrs Earle C Donnell of RFC No 1 West Bath was awarded his silver wings marking completion of basic and advanced flying training. Upon appointment he will be assigned to the Army Transport Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Donnell
Earle C. Donnell
Rfc No. 1
West Bath
Army Transport Command
Perkins and Fortier Serve in Anti-aircraft and Ninth Air Force Units
Leroy W. Perkins has completed Anti-aircraft Artillery Maintenance training at Pontiac Ordnance School Michigan and is ready for mechanized warfare. Private First Class Robert J. Fortier of Bath Maine serves in an ordnance section of a Ninth Air Force medium bomber group in France under Colonel Thomas B. Hall. Fortier’s B 26 Marauders supported ground forces after D day in France Belgium and Holland. Fortier, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Fortier, enlisted February 1942 after Bath Iron Works employment and has been overseas over six months. Also noted is Navy service by Si r John Albert Shaffer born 193? of Bath Maine, married to Ruth Shaffer residing Bath, with parents James A. and unknown Shaffer of Readville Massachusetts. Shaffer entered service at Portland February 29 1944 and reported to Naval Training Station Newport Rhode Island before current duty.
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Lawence A. Boyd
Office Drive
Lambert Park
Clyde D Jordan
Charles H. Jordan
Dedham
Mass
Jordan
James B. Jordan
Boyd
15Th U. S. Army Airforce
Italy
Weiner-Neustadt
Mrs
Harold Vernon
USA
Cpl
Lawrence B
Francis S. Perry
Agnes M. Perry
Crescent Street
U.S. Naval Air Training Base
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Reserve
Leroy W. Perkins
G. M
U.S.N.R
Pontiac Ordnance School
Pontiac
Mich
Ninth Air Force
France
Robert J. Fortier
South Street
Bath
Fortier
Thomas B. Hall
Belgium
Holland
Frank Fortier
Bath Iron Works
New
Newport
R. IL
Auxiliary Meeting At Stone House Delivers Updates
The Stone House Auxiliary held a session with three Red Cross services: Nurses Aids Grey Ladies and Dietitians Aids. Other roles included girl secretaries volunteers in outpatient departments and a Men's Corps. After Mrs Sargents talk finances were referred to the Ways and Means committee. next meeting set for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Cities Ready for Postwar Demands with Large Cash Reserves
Local governments prepare for reconstruction costs as about 270 cities hold roughly 103 million dollars in cash reserves or war bonds. Officials expect reserves to double by 1946 while reducing bonded debt. Funds target deferred maintenance, new equipment, and utility extensions with plans to finance major projects from reserves and current taxes per the International City Managers association survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International City Managers Association
Slavery in Roman War Captives Drives Public Labor Demand
Roman prisoners of war were sold as slaves or used in public works. Caesar sold 63 000 Gaul captives in one instance. After Aemilius Paullus victories 150 000 captives were sold in Espires. Early Roman victories yielded slaves but not in large numbers for small holdings. later patrician land expansion created demand for slave labor fed by war captives.
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Caesar
Gaul
Espires
Aemilius Paullus
Rome
Water based dye for clear plastics aids field repairs
A new water base dye colors clear plastics without harming surface luster. It is water soluble and can be partially dyed in patterns by masking, offering matched colors for repairs in the field.
Thin Stockings Compared To Grandmothers’ Weights
The article notes modern women wear stockings thinner than those of previous generations and claims seven pairs of current stockings equal the weight of one pair from the old-fashioned variety.
Accident Toll Agriculture Suffering High Fatality Rate
A historical report notes that 16 percent of the nation’s workers were in agriculture and accounted for 24 percent of fatal accidents last year, highlighting the industry’s risks and the need for safety measures.
New Wood Stove Distills Its Fuel For Longer Replenishment
The New England Industrial Development Corporation says a wood stove that distills its fuel and needs replenishment only about every other day in mild weather or once in eight hours in extreme cold is perfected and ready for manufacturing. Designed as a one pipe furnace, it distills wood into gas for efficient combustion and can use thin cast iron or sheet steel backed by firebrick. Dr. Lauren E. Seeley of Yale and collaborators at Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station oversaw five years of work. the unit can burn damp wood and has potential in rural markets as欧洲 and U.S. stove makers are notified for production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Industrial Development Corporation
Lauren E. Seeley
Yale University
Mason Laboratory
Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station
New England
Europe
Germany
Seeley
Government agency outlines dependents benefit rules
The Office of Dependency Benefits explains benefits for dependents, noting Class B-1 and B dependents rely on the service man for chief or substantial support. Payments have been stopped in thousands of cases where dependency isn’t proven. ODB vows to recognize just claims while carefully reviewing disputed cases to protect government interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Dependency Benefits
ODB
North-Center PTA Plans Girls Basketball Team
The North-Center PTA reports the softball team will host a basketball tournament and hopes to form a girls team for 7th and 8th grades. The next meeting is at 3 p.m. October 17 in the parish hall where Superintendent Ladd will make his final appearance before the group.
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Ladd
Employees Back New Plan at Harding's Fabrication Plant
Maynard Brown reports roughly 20 workers counted their votes in favor of a newly proposed plan at the Harding's Fabrication plant. Management had no comment on the decision reached by the employees.
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Maynard Brown
Harding
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meets at Woolwich Clubhouse
Nequasset Farm Bureau met at the Goodwill clubhouse in Woolwich with 15 members present. Miss McCready demonstrated repairing sewing machines. Dinner was served at noon. Dinner committee was Mrs. Jordan Wright Mrs. Maurice Hathorne and Mrs. Percy Marston. Next meeting set for November 1.
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Nequasset Farm Bureau
Goodwill
Woolwich
Twin Bees Club Holds Meeting With Members From Brunswick And Bath
The Twin Bees held a recent gathering with 13 members present seven from Brunswick and six from Bath. Luncheon was served at 12 30. Readings and vocal selections by Mrs Sarah Potter with Miss Marion Darah provided the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Williams
Brunswick
Bath
Sarah Potter
Marion Darah
Swine Health Alert on Mineral Contaminants
Swine danger from sudden access to limestone or superphosphate used to enrich farmland may cause death losses among swine from arsenic fluorine or other minerals. Wood ashes or coal sometimes contain calcium chloride used to hold down dust.
Sagada county Probate Court Session Highlights
Tuesday session of Sagada county Probate Court disposed inventories and filings for multiple estates. Administrations granted included Lottie M Cobb Bowdoinham and Adelaide Flewelling Bath. Accounts filed covered Abigail Miller Woolwich J Sumner Bailey Woolwich Mildred Palmer Bath Catherine Mulligan Bowdoinham and Fannie Ingalls Bath. Bonds approved included Bowdoinham administratrix bond.
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Sagadahoe County
Bridget T. Wagner
Bath
Clarence E. Wagner
Edmund S. Wellington
Malden
Mass
William E. Wellington
Fannie
B. Ingalls
Inez Ingalls Rothwell
Wesle B. Williams
Fred L. Williams
Grace E. Colton
Grace E. Moore
Christine C. Cummings
A. Colby
Agnes N. Perry
Thaddeus Hedrick
Stella M. Hedrick
Edward L. Reed
Woolwich
Bowdeinham
Jessie M. Ames
Adelaide F. Flewelling
William O. Flewelling
R. Walter Powers
Phippsburg
Katharine C. Derry
Mabel H. Keene
Abigail Miller
Bowdgdoinham
William H. Gould
J. Sumner Bailey
Ethel L. Bailey
Percy C. Bailey
Mildred C. Palmer
Horace M. Coombs
Catherine Mulligan
Bowdoinham
William J. Hamilton
Fannie B. Ingalls
Lottie M. Cobb
Jessie M
Rationing Reminders For Consumers During Wartime
The notice lists current rationing details for meats and fats blue and red stamps in Book Four and related items. It covers processed foods blue stamps, sugar stamps for home canning, gas rationing with A book transitions, fuel oil validity, and shoe stamps. It also notes exchange options for invalid coupons and mailing for new A books beginning Oct 2 1944.
Estates and guardianship filings across Maine towns summarized
Administrators and guardians in Bath Topsham Phippsburg Bowdoinham Richmond Woolwich and other towns filed bonds licenses and final accounts. Documents include estate Mabel H Keene Sophie Morin Virginia Cameron and others with filings by Edward Bridgham Mildred Stuart Stella Randall Daniel Williams Frank Page Dorothy Young James Hunnewell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred F. Stuart
Guardian
Sophie Morin
Topsham
Edward W. Bridgham
Thomas L. Morrison
Bath
Mabel L. Morrison
Benjamin C. Humphrey
Bowdeinham
Shirley B. Humphrey
Tya
Harold C. Hart
Gardiner D. Rogers
Charles B. Randall
Stella M. Randall
Addie I. Steward
Daniel Williams
Mary B. Page
Frank G. Page
William F. Skelton
Richmond
Dorothy M. Young
Ora Idella Hunnewell
Woolwich
James V. Hunnewell
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Summary
A cryptogram and cryptogram quotation accompany the crossword clues for a weekly puzzle. The page lists across and down terms with definitions such as Sacks, Chaos, Rugged mountain crest, and Norse god, plus a Cryptoquote attributed to Rogers via King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Crest
Pennsylvania
Rogers
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Charles H. Kidder, Jr
Charles Kidder
Milan Street
Kidder
Marie Kerwin
Edward J. Kerwin
Charles Street
Clarence J. Brown
Raymond Court
Joseph Brown
New Georgia
Bougainville
Fiji
Guadalcanal
Hill 700
37Th Infantry
Southwest Pacific Area
Joseph E. Swanton
Car B. Swans
AAF Training Command
Sioux Falls Army Air Field
Sioux Falls
Robert E. Hanley
Stone House
P.T.A
B.I.W
Coat Tree Head
Deck
Naut
Snake
UAO
Taeso PT PL
UAO Vypso Ldu
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