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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1944

Page

6

Birthday party marks Gordon Allen fifth year

Gordon Allen known as Buddy of 897 Middle Street celebrated his fifth birthday with fourteen friends and out of town relatives including his Portland grandmother Mrs. Harry Allen and aunts Mrs. Leroy Shaw and Mrs. Harold Lawrence.

Gordon Allen Buddy Middle Street Harry Allen Leroy Shaw Harry Harold Lawrence Joan Harold, Jr Portland

Veterans and families unite after farewell travel notes

Lt Frederick Lovell U S Navy and Mrs Lovell visited at Rev Charles M Tubbs home High Street last week. Lovell will rejoin his ship. Lt Fred D Perry USMM left to join his ship. Lieut Michael Kozak radio man will join him in Boston. Mrs Mead and husband Edward G Mead return to Oxford Ohio after funeral for Mrs Mead’s father A M Cutler. Mrs Thomas Morrison and Evelyn of Cambridge Mass return after visiting Mrs Roland Robinson. Mrs William Collins returns to Boston after selling property on Upper Washington Street. Miss Mabel Fraser RN and Allan Fraser of Lowell visited Dr H D Grant. Marilyn Cummings elected to Lisley School student council. Joseph Avery of Post Office goes to Portland to hear a concert at City Hall Auditorium and will return Friday.

Frederick Lovell U. S. Navy Lovell Charles M. Tubbs High Street Fred D. Perry Michael Kozak Boston Marilyn Cummings Raymond D Cummings Max- Aolstreet Lisley School Cambridge Mass Joseph Avery Post Office Force Portland City Hall Auditorium Nancy Sewall Arthur Sewall Washington Street Scripps College Claremont Calif Sewall Morse High School St. Mary's School Peekskill N.Y

Farewell Gatherings For local Navy Personnel

Lieut. Fitzhugh Hardcastle of Berwyn Pa spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Frederick E Drake. He will join his destroyer ship in Boston. A farewell at Miller's Inn Harpswell honored William P Kelley as he departs for U.S. service. Garwood presented a wrist watch from Bath Iron Works machinists.

Fitzhugh Hardcastle U.S. N. Ro Berwyn Frederick E. Drake William P. Kelley Miller's Inn Harpswell Mr. Kelley U.S.A Garwood Bath Iron Works

Bath bankers attend stockholders meeting in Boston

Bath officials and directors joined national bankers at a First Federal Reserve District stockholders meeting in Boston on Tuesday. Speakers included Dr. Karl Compton and Dr. Van Hart, with aftermeeting social hour at Hotel Statler.

Bath National Banks Bath Oliver Moses Daniel Williams First National F. B. Nichols Randall Cook The Bath National

Lost ad found in Times seeks return of bilfold

Mrs Doris MacDonald of 515 Middle Street reports a bilfold containing her husband’s allotment from the service is lost, hoping the finder returns it. Mrs Helen Jones works in the clerical department of the fabrication plant at Hardings.

Doris MacDonald Middle Street Times Helen Jones Hardings

Bath Red Cross reports show active monthly work

The Bath chapter executive committee reviews a busy month with Home Service cases, hurricane relief led by John Osborne, evacuation at Lambert Park, and 16 hours by four Motor Corps members. Public health visits and school nurse activity are noted, while budgets are requested by Oct 15.

Bath American Red Cross Carl E. Albee Home Service John Osborne National Headquarters Lambert Park Louis A. Dole

Philatia Class Opens Its Autumn Season

The Philathea class of Corliss Street church met in the vestry with 21 members and one guest. Rev. A. R. Freeman spoke. Mrs. Harold Walker offered prayer. A supper plan was set for Nov 13 to invite husbands, with Mrs. Jessie Norton chairing the committee and hostesses listed.

Philathea Corliss Street Church Earl Morong A. R. Freeman Harold Walker Jessie Norton Amanda King Ruth Crowley Bernice Acorn Ruth Ames Doris Bates Rachel Waters Foster Pratt Mamie Smith

Better Spark Plugs Improve Heat With Emissive Oxides

Better spark plugs use emissive materials like barium oxide or strontium oxide in the porcelain facing the gap to increase heat effectiveness and performance.

Red Lights Favor U S Against Enemy Airmen

The war department notes red lights are far harder for enemy airmen to spot than blue lights, suggesting a tactical advantage in night operations.

The War Department

Bath State Guard Plans Military Ball for Co. E Engineers

The Maine State Guard unit Co. E Combat Engineers hosts a big military ball on Wednesday Oct 18 at the Bath Armory on Lincoln Street. Bobby Jones orchestra from Brunswick provides music eight to midnight with prizes and refreshments. proceeds go to the company fund.

Co. E. Combat Engineers Maine State Guard Armory Lincoln Street Bobby Jones Orchestra Brunswick Archibald M. Main Bath Iron Works Corp Hubert Eldred Chester A. Roberts Kayden Houston Harry A. Beals Armed Forces Army Navy Coast Guard Air Force Co. E

Eugenia Swanton Visits Dexter Parents Over Weekend

Eugenia Swanton visited her parents in Dexter over the weekend, spending time at home and catching up with family.

Eugenia Swanton Dexter

Absentee ballots arrive late for Maine election in 1944 letter

Cpl. Robert Gordon, son of Charles and Mrs. Gordon of Oak Street, writing from England to Bath, recalls receiving Maine absentee ballots on Sept 23 and plans to use the Presidential ballot next month. He discusses military interest, civic reform, and hopes to join the National Guard, while noting his service as a Corporal for six months.

Cpl Robert Gordon USA Charles E. Gordon Oak Street England Bath Maine Gordon Bath Iron Works National Guard Norwich Thames Windsor Castle Windsor Purdue Aster

Fish Cleanliness and Bacteria in Slime

A source notes that fish cleanliness cannot be assured until slime is washed away since 90 to 99 percent of bacteria associated with fish are found in this slime.

Egg production rises as hens lay 142 per year

In 1943 laying hens averaged 142 eggs each, more than double the output from twenty years earlier. Breeding and nutrition are cited as the key drivers of the rise.

Bath Young Men Bound Over On Serious Charge

Alberton C Hall 17 and Robert King 18 both of Bath pleaded guilty in Brunswick Municipal Court to attempted robbery of Louis Huard of Brunswick. A third boy, 16, received a juvenile hearing and was sent to the State school for boys. The hold followed a school session attended by police from Brunswick Bath Sagadahoc County and State police as three youths attempted a holdup on Union and Pleasant streets. A gun was reported, shots were fired by State Patrolmen, and Hall and King were captured near the fire station and railroad station respectively. The incident occurred during a Federal Bureau of Investigation funded police school in Brunswick.

Alberton C. Hall Robert King Bath Brunswick Louis Huard Washington Knox County South Portland Federal Bureau of Investigation Brunswick and Bath Sheriff's Department of Sagadshoe County College Town Huard Union Pleasant Streets Norman Vermette Frank Powers Hall Ernest Sylvester Brunswick Police King Maine Central Railroad Roland Alexander Guy Nickerson Brunswick Force Mr. Huard Frank L. Moriarty Joseph Williams Waldo Weston Robert E. Guptil Charles W. Messenger Loring Small City Messenger Ellery Doyle

Oil Removals in Early Life Endanger Remaining Supplies

Early well production depletes oil reserves with aggressive removal in initial years leaving the last supplies hard to recover and potentially unrecoverable.

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