The Great Struggle and the Kearny Controversy
The piece argues the Kearny incident ended congressional opposition to arming merchant ships and frames the action within a broader Axis strategy. It analyzes Germany's aims against Russia, Japan's hesitations, and the potential outcomes for Japan’s sovereignty depending on the war's result, stressing the danger of unchecked Axis aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Germany
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Japan
Russia
Stalin
Siberia
Europe
Kearny
Tokyo
Moscow
Leningrad
Volga
Asia
Axis
Flying Limitations Impede Air Travel Growth
United Air Lines president W. A. Patterson argues flying will remain a complement, not a replacement for cars. Planes lack parking practicality and demand higher piloting skill, though youth familiarity with models signals more air travel in a few years. He hopes future flights will be safer and more common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Patterson
United Air Lines
New Dark Ages or Prelude to a Better World
A provocative musing contrasts grim trends with hopeful possibilities, inviting readers to weigh whether current upheavals signal decline or transformation toward a more equitable future.
Bath Teachers' Club Plans Banquet November 6
The Bath Teachers' club will hold a lobster salad banquet at Morse High School on November 6 at 6 30. Dr Richard B Kennan executive secretary of the Maine Teachers' Association will speak on Maine teachers problems and Bath teaching plans. Miss Jean Danforth organized the banquet with Nathan Watson coordinating the speaker arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Teachers’ Club
Morse High School
Dike P. T. A
Richard B. Kennan
Maine Teachers’ Association
Augusta
Maine
Bath
Jean Danforth
Nathan Watson
Mrs Mayo Slightly Injured in Freeport Collision
Mr and Mrs Arthur F Mayo of 819 High street escaped serious harm when their car collided with a sedan driven by Mrs Martin B Hutchins of Portland on Route One near Freeport. Mrs Mayo suffered an arm injury and a slight head cut. Mr Mayo and their son Wallace were unhurt. Police are investigating the crash as the Mayos returned to Bath for treatment before resuming their trip to Endicott New York by train after advice from billboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Mayo
Martin B. Hutchins
Portland
Freeport
Mayos
Endicott
N. Y
Harold
Ty” Cobb
Bath
Free Will Workers Meet for Tackling Quilts
Members present at the Wednesday meeting of Free Will Workers of Corliss Street Church include Mrs. Frank Bowker Mrs. Benjamin Coombs Mrs. Roy Farnham Mrs. James Gillespie Mrs. Leon Hatch Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mrs. Fred May Mrs. Warren McIntire Mrs. Edward McCabe Mrs. Flora Robbins Mrs. Forrest Coombs Mrs. Harold Walker and Mrs. John Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Church
Frank Bowker
Benjamin Coombs
Roy Farnham
James Gillespie
Leon Hatch
Robert Mitchell
Fred May
Warren McIntire
Edward McCabe
Flora Robbins
Forrest Coombs
Harold Walker
John Hunt
Exanthia Launch Set for November 1 in Bath
The S. S. Exanthia, third of four 6,550 ton cargo carriers being built at Bath Iron Works for American Export Lines, will launch Saturday November 1. Mrs. James J. Brazil of Russell Kansas to christen the freighter. Brazil is daughter of John Wright of Mahwah New Jersey and was married in Cairo Egypt in 1939 to geologist James Brazil. The Exanthia is the 11th ship in the line's 30 million dollar 900 construction program and will serve the Mediterranean and Black Sea trades as a modified Exporter type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Exanthia
Bath Iron Works Corp
James J. Brazil
Russell
Kansas
Brazil
Natalie Virginia Wright
John Wright
Summit Road
Mahwah
N. J
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Battle hits Farmington area with casualties and field HQ
Experiencing a day of fighting in Franklin county Farmington and surrounding areas saw two killed and three injured. Farmington fair ground served as army staff HQ and emergency hospital, with ambulances taking the wounded to the Red Cross hospital where Dr. George L. Pratt and Dr. Maynard Colley led a nurse staff from the Franklin County Memorial Hospital. Local home guard members provided on site first aid before transport.
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Franklin County
Farmington
Farmington Fair Ground
General Army Staff and
Red Cross Hospital
Fair Ground
George L. Pratt
Maynard Colley
Wilton
Religion in Japan explained at missionary conference
Miss Mary Jesse addressed Bowdoinham United Baptist women at Corliss street Bath outlining three government measures shaping Japan's religious scene. Leaders to be Japanese, national independence, and a union church reorganizing 40 denominations into eleven divisions. She recounted learning Japanese customs since 1911 and described refugees aboard her return voyage. New officers were installed for the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Mary Jesse
Bowdoinham United Baptist Association
Corliss Street
Bath
Miss Jesse
Union Church
America
J. M. Gowdey
Western Maine Association
Margaret Anne
Jean
Beulah Heath
Bowdeinham
Ocean Park
Charles Durgan
West Harpswell
Wilfred W. Chaney
C. T. Field
South Harpswell
Mrs Arthur Bowker Elected President Of Local Lions
Mrs Arthur Bowker was elected president of the Lions at a Thursday meeting in the Hotel Sedgwick, with Mrs Arthur King named vice president. They succeed Mrs Henry Trowbridge and Mrs Arthur Pratt, who resigned. Deputy Marshal Percy Kingsbury and Mrs John Parker spoke on civilian defense, while Donald Small outlined Red Cross disaster roles. A November 6 dinner dance with the Lions was planned at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bowker
The
Lionesses
Sedgwick
Arthur King
Henry Trowbridge
Arthur Pratt
Percy Kingsbury
John Parker
Bath
Donald Small
Red Cross
Lions
Hunter Claims Rare Bird In Oct Observation
On Tuesday October 14 Arthur Briggs shot a beauty Penta the Maree oe which had a wing span of five feet six inches. These birds feed on rabbits and partridge and are rarely seen in this vicinity before January or February when cold weather drives them south in search of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Briggs
Miss Bridges New Teacher Seventh Grade at Central Grammar
Miss Lois Bridges of South Bristol begins duties as seventh grade teacher at Central Grammar, filling vacancy from Ruth B. Wilson transfer to Morse High School. Margaret C. Scott shifts to eighth grade English. Bridges, Mt Vernon High School 1929, Gorham Normal 1931, taught in Mattawamkeag the past four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Bridges
South Bristol
Central Grammar School
Ruth B. Wilson
Morse High School
Margaret C. Scott
Wilson
J. Grammar
Central Grammar
U S Compilers Give Figures On Maine Products
The New England Crop Reporting Service lists Maine crops on October 1. Corn forecast at 468000 bushels, oats 4294000, buckwheat 126000, beans 70000 sacks, spring wheat 68000, hay 775000 tons, pastures at 57 percent of normal. Compared with last year and ten year averages, many crops show declines or holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Crop Reporting Service
Maine
Attractive Tea By Girl Scouts Continues Page One
Mrs Frank S Saunders and Mrs Jacob Smith led the event with Brownie leaders Mrs Francis B Corrigan and Miss Barbara Matter assisting. Mrs David S Cogan chaired arrangements with aides Mrs R Clinton McFadden and Mrs Wilmer I Voorhees. Exhibits were organized by Mrs John Parker, assisted by Mrs Stanley R Hunt er and Mrs Frank S Saunders. Nikets were managed by Mrs James A Gillies Jr and publicity by Mrs Arthur M Bowker. Council members include Mrs Carpenter commissioner and others. Leaders Association reps Mrs Hunter and Mrs Smith.
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Wright
Frank S. Saunders
Jacob Smith
Leonard F Wetherbee
Francis B. Corrigan
Willis Hammond
Kirk G. Roberts
Barbara Matter
David S. Cogan
R. Clinton McFadden
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Archibald M. Main
McFadden
Sumner Sewall
Staples
Bowen Torrey
Milton C. Trott
Voorhees
Hunter
Smith
Leaders’ Association
Morse High Elects Student Council Officers
Morse High held its first regular meeting of the year on October 15 electing Harold Peasley as president Richard Dennison as vice president Elizabeth Williams as secretary Richard Poulos as treasurer and naming Mrs Horace P Herrick as faculty adviser A sophomore social committee was appointed including Miss Mary Stone Leo Couture Gerald Lemoine Judith Dennison Hilda Staples and Bernard Pratt Rev Roy A Welker spoke to the Baptist Men's League in Rockland describing his World War I YMCA years from Austrian prison camps and warned of a potential long war threatening democratic institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Peasley
Richard Dennison
Elizabeth Williams
Richard Poulos
Horace P. Herrick
Mary Stone
Leo Couture
Gerald Lemoine
Judith Dennison
Hilda Staples
Bernard Pratt
Roy A. Welker
Baptist Men’s League
Rockland
Welker
Y.M.C.A
Teachers' Card Party Benefit Set for November 13
Bath Teachers' club sponsors a card party on Thursday November 13. Proceeds fund a yearly $100 scholarship for a worthy graduating student. Event starts at 7 30 with chairmen and table staff led by Miss Helen Hayes and a long list of helpers handling refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Teachers’ Club
Helen Hayes
Anne Thompson
Carl Severin
Jane Wing
Richard Hersom
Percy Scott
Pauly Metcalf
Mary Brown
Horace P. Herrick
Margaret Adams
Henry D. Small
Catherine Campbell
New England Cows Fight High Costs Through Milk Output
New England dairy farmers report October 1 average milk per cow at 16.79 pounds, up 8 percent from a year earlier and above 17 year highs. Pasture conditions fall to 58 percent of normal, the lowest in 25 years, while grain feeding offsets some losses. Butter prices on Boston market average 37.1 cents per pound for the first ten days of October, down slightly from last month but well above a year ago and the ten year October average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Bowdoin honors Stanley Cressey at James Bowdoin Day
Bowdoin College hailed 30 Maine scholars during the first annual James Bowdoin Day exercises. Stanley B. Cressey, a Bowdoin sophomore from Brunswick, shared in honors alongside students from Bates Colby and UMaine as poet Carl Sandburg delivered the morning address on Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley B. Cressey
Bowdoin
Maine
James
University of Maine
Sills
James Bowdoin
Memorial Hall
Moulton Union
J. L. Baxter, Jr
Brunswick
S. M
Woman's kindness alters will residue to Harold Keywood
In Thomaston, Lucy Rokes amended her will revealing a codicil that changes the estate valued at about 72000 dollars. The remainder now goes to Harold Ernest Keywood rather than Knox Hospital as initially planned.
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Lucy Rokes
Thomaston
Harold Ernest Keywood
Knox Hospital
Famous Sewall ship returns to active service
The Kaiulani Star of Heaven, a Sewall square rigged ship, sails again under the Panamanian flag amid wartime ship shortages. Built in 1899 at Bath Maine, she has carried multiple roles from sugar trade to film stardom and Alaska service before returning to sea with Captain Wigsten.
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Fireman's Fund Record
Star of Heaven
Sewall
James J. Walsh
Bath
Maine
King Kalakua
Hawaii
South Seas
Pacific
Alaska Packers
Star of Finland
Alaska
Hollywood ‘Navy
William Brown
San Francisco Bay
Star of
Finland
Harry Johnson
West Bath P T A Hosts Social at Adams Home
West Bath P T A members and their husbands gathered Friday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Adams home for a social with refreshments. Refreshment committee included Mrs. Adams Mrs. Melford Perham Mrs. E K Thompson and Mrs Courtney Stover. Auctioneering for the White Elephant sale was by Mrs. Fred Bubier. About 25 attended. The next meeting will be November 4 at Lowell school at 730 p m with discussions planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Adams
West Bath P. T. A
Adams
Melford Perham
E. K. Thompson
Courtney Stover
Fred Bubier
Lowell School
Hancock farmers endure Maine's worst drought in 124 years
Despite recent rains Hancock county farms still suffer from a drought described as Maine's worst in 124 years. Farmers haul water for livestock and in dry pastures they feed hay.
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Hancock County
Maine
New Members for the Junior Cosmopolitan Club
The Junior Cosmopolitan club welcomed Bessie Kakos Carmen Huse Mary Stone Frances Seavey Shirley James Virginia Andre Phyllis Bisson Alice Avery Mary Mulcahy Marjorie Nichols and Barbara White at last Tuesday's meeting A candy table for the Mother club Christmas sale was approved with Kathleen Harkins as chairperson The Mother club December 3 program committee includes Ruth Cogan Dorothy Williams Grace Crowley Other committees and events including a Halloween party October 30 were planned with specific members named for decorations refreshments and cleanup
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Cosmopolitan Club
Bessie Kakos
Carmen Huse
Mary Stone
Frances Seavey
Shirley James
Virginia Andre
Phyllis Bisson
Alice Avery
Mary Mulcahy
Marjorie Nichols
Barbara White
Kathleen Harkins
Evelyn Young
Irene Elliott
Ruth Cogan
Dorothy Williams
Grace Crowley
House
Zita Marie Sullivan
Margaret Rich
Rhoda Kutz
Mary Double
Natalie Perkins
Irene Daly
Nancy Sewall
Betty Bowers
Miss Crowley
Mary Anderson
Mison
Miss Nichols
Miss Sullivan
Judith Dennison
Miss Harkins
Louise Avery
Marilyn Turner
Jeanette Williams
Lorraine Holmes
Norma Steussy
Bangor Woman Sees Sweet Peas Bloom Out of Season
Mrs. June Fazier of Bangor reports 25 to 30 white sweetpeas in bloom amid drought and frost forecasts, with about 25 more buds ready. She grows pink, orchid and white varieties and believes the sweet peas are out of season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Fazier
Bangor
Frazier
First wedding at Bangor Air Base chapel carried out
Miss Cecelia Marie Taylor of Berkshire Massachusetts and Pvt Isadore Arthur Taylor of Canaan New York were married at a 6 am nuptial mass last Thursday. Lieut Thomas F Shea Catholic chaplain at the base presided at the ceremony.
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Bangor Air Base
Cecelia Marie Taylor
Arthur Taylor
Berkshire
Mass
Isadore Arthur Taylor
Eli Taylor
Canaan
New York
Thomas F. Shea
Girl Scout Leaders Outline Year of Plans
The Girl Scout Leaders Association outlined the year at a Wednesday meeting hosted by Mrs. Jacob Smith. Talks covered vitamins and health, with monthly programs led by various members from October through May. Highlights include Thanksgiving in November, a December Civilian Defense focus, and an annual May gathering at Mrs. Voorhees cottage on Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
Jacob Smith
Oak Street
Gardiner R. Deering
Leaders’ Association
Archibald Main
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Frank S. Saunders
Smith
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Roger M. Luke
Theodore E. Earl
John Parker
Bath Women’s Division of Civilian Defense
Bath
Voorhees
Stanley R. Hunter
Patricia Hamilton
Theodore Gregory
Linwood F. Carr
Francis B. Corrigan
Arthur M. Bowker
Frederick Burditt
Popham
Kirk G. Roberts
Willis Hammond
R. Clinton McFadden
Rev Mr Weston Killed by Auto
Chester Dorr brother of the driver was taken to Memorial Hospital by motorists where he was treated for burns from the explosion. Mrs Percy Savage of Five Islands and this city, now in South Portland, is improving after surgery at Maine General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Weston
Chester Dorr
Memorial Hospital
Percy Savage
Five Islands
Weekly Crossword Puzzle From Historic Page
Crossword grid clues list across and down with numerous entries including Box scientifically, City in North Africa, Noahs boat, Shoshonean Indians, and cryptogram quotation. The page also includes a Cryptoquote reading THE DEED IS EVERYTHING THE GLORY NAUGHT ETHE, distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Africa
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Harry OC. Webber
Richard Kennan
Arthur Mayo
F. W
Miss Bridges
Gorham Normal School
Mattawamkeag
U. S
Morse
Teachers’ Club
Stanley Cressey
A.J. Cronin
Hatter’s Castle
Dr. Cronin
Blue Hill
East Bluehill
Blue Hill Bay
Wixtsten
Johnson
West Bath
P.T.A
Lowell
Girl Scout
Mrs. Gardiner Deering
Gaiters
Cease
Metal
KLW PT
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