Coal Consumers Eligible for Heating Fuel Aid
Domestic consumers struggling to obtain hard coal or coke may apply to George H. Musk of Gibbons Coal Co Bath Tel 1082 a member of the SFAW Area Advisory Committee on Local Distribution for assistance. The committee urges buyers to first seek fuel from their regular dealers and will prioritize those with less than a five day supply. If no dealer can be identified the committee will locate an appropriate retail source and expects the consumer to accept reasonably usable fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Musk. Gibbons Coal Co
Bath
Sfaw Area
Railton Greenwood
Portland
Solid Fuels Administration
Committee
Bath Rebekahs Attend Assembly Meeting
Mrs Mertie K Billings Junior Past Noble Grand led the Brunswick group at the Rebekah Assembly of Maine gathering in Portland. New officers were installed by W Marie Clarke with assistance from Pearl Simpson. Attendees included Mrs Glennora Moore Mrs Carolyn Thompson and others as the 100th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Maine IOOF drew Ralph Mank Robert Dow and Albert H Thompson to the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mertie K. Billings
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
City Hall
Portland
Glennora Moore
Carolyn E. Thompson
Justine Hamilton
Brunswick
Moore
Billings
Hamilton
Home Committee
Thompson
Assembly
W. Marie Clarke
Pearl Simpson
Millinocket
Ernestine Duncan
Lewiston
Carolyn Thompson
Ethel S. Pinkham
Bertha Curtis
Beulah Lodge
Richmond
Maine
Ralph P. Mank
Lincoln Lodge
Robert Dow
Albert H. Thompson
Navy Club Proving Highly Patriotic Launches Ship in Bath
On June 18 1938 Rockford Illinois saw the launch of a ship for the Navy Club of the United States of America Bath hosts the Admiral Charles F Hughes Ship No 29 The group aims to honor shipmates and uphold Navy spirit while remaining non political non sectarian It meets on the first and third Thursdays at the G A R hall promoting membership with a Bath Armory dance and floor show marking the fifth anniversary Plans include a Ladies Auxiliary formation and drive for new members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Illinois
Navy Club of United States
Sca
United States Navy
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Reserve
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Reserve
U. S. Navy
Congress
United States of America
Bath
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club of the
G. A. R. Hall
Middle Street
Bath Armory
Morse High Coach Inducted Into Service
Morse High School football coach Daniel Coyle has orders to report to Portland on November 6 for induction into the armed forces. He will coach against Westbrook in Bath on November 4 and will be replaced for the rest of the season by Henry D. Small and Duncan Farrell. Mrs. Coyle and their two children will stay in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Coyle
Morse
Portland
Coyle
Westbrook
Bath
Henry D. Sma!r
Duncan Farrell
Donnie Benson Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party
Donnie Benson son of Mr and Mrs Donald Benson of 12 Russell street celebrated his fourth birthday Tuesday of last week hosting a few friends. Games included a peanut hunt won by David White and Ruby Johnson. Children bobbed for apples and had cake and ice cream, leaving with candy and peanut baskets. Participants listed include Ruby Johnson David and Billie Potter Mrs Homer Potter Mrs John Smith Mrs Albert Losier and others. several could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Benson
Donald Benson
Russell Street
David White
Ruby Johnson
David
Billie Potter
Homer Potter
John Smith
Albert Losier
Dennis White
Leroy White
Horatio White
Brunswick
Stanley Clark
Judy Losier
Audrey
Christina
Ernest
Otis Johnson
Auburn
Death of Horatius the Guinea Pig at North Primary School
Horatius, a plump white guinea pig favored by pupils and teachers at North Primary, died Thursday night at Dr Eames Animal Hospital on Brunswick. His friendly nature and curious habits made him a cherished classroom companion. he will be greatly missed by the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Former Bath teacher surprise guests honor Millard Crooker
A Freeport gathering of local teachers and friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Millard Crooker on Friday. Enid Sawyer Crooker, long a beloved Bath educator, was remembered as a former Central Grammar School principal. Guests, led by Pearl Campbell, served lobster salad and cake. A silk gold and cedar puff was presented to the couple, now home in Freeport, with Mr. Crooker waiting at Brunswick’s airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Millard Crooker
Pearl Campbell
Huse Memorial School
Crooker
Brunswick
H. A. Ladd
John Parker
Katharine Leonard
Leonard
Martha Nutting
Violet Dyer
Fred Higgins
Amy Irish
Phylliss Delano
Grace Wessenger
Theo Honsinger
Miss Ann E Trott Bride of Naval Man
Miss Ann Elizabeth Trott daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond H Trott of Providence Rhode Island married Ensign Samuel Hazard USNR son of Mr and Mrs Spencer Hazard of Philadelphia at St Stephen's church Coconut Grove Florida. Attendants included Mrs Manuel G Johnson sister of the groom and Miss Marjorie Manning. Best man Ensign Donald Gamble USNR, ushers Ensign Glen Hogle and Ensign John Johnson. The couple will reside in Miami Florida where he is stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Trott
Providence
R. L
Ann Elizabeth Trott
Samuel Hazard
USNR
Spencer Peabody Hazard
Philadelphia
St. Stephen's Church
Coconut Grove
Fla
Manuel G. Johnson
Marjorie Manning
Toledo
Ohio
Lieut Ruth King Addresses Bath Nurses
Bath Memorial Nurses Alumnae Association met at the hospital with 21 members. Lieut Ruth King USAN spoke on her experiences as an army nurse overseas and on a hospital ship. A rummage sale was planned with details to be announced. December will host the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Nurses Alumnae Association
Bernice H. Brown
Roberta Parris
Lois Hodgdon
Margaret Yates
Evelyn McMann
Ruth King
USAN
Helen K. Bonney
Dike School P T A Thanks Second Grade Mothers
Dike P T A thanks the second grade mothers for cooperation during the teachers reception at Dike school Thursday night. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Leo Venus and a group of room mothers. A special meeting is scheduled for Wednesday Oct 25 at 2 30 pm at Dike school. All members asked to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P.T.A
Dike School
Leo Venus
Carl Langbehn
Leon Sonia
Archie Wishart
Reginald Cyr
Benjamin Benson
Ironing by heat stages for fabrics
The guide explains ironing clothes in an ordered sequence from low to high heat. Start with delicate fabrics like cotton knits silks and rayons then move to lightweight and heavyweight cottons and finally linens. This method saves energy by avoiding heat switching.
Seed production best left to professionals in seed concerns
Seed production should be handled by professionals as diseases may be carried by seed. Save only seed from the healthiest pods and plants in the garden. Mrs Archie Wishart of Oliver street was a passenger on the Boston train Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Wishart
Oliver Street
Boston
Beacon Street Fellowship Supper Brings Community Evening
More than one hundred members and friends of Beacon Street Methodist Church shared a supper last Wednesday. Committee work led by Mrs. Everett Lemont enabled dining room services by Mrs. Edward St Martin and kitchen help from Mrs. Arthur Packard. Entertainment featured piano solos by Valerie Nickerson, vocal songs by Edward Waters, Marguerite Beardsley, and Grace Conant, plus a humorous reading by Miss Grace Conant. Navy men James O Connor and Roy Wadleigh recounted Pacific and Atlantic invasions. Rev. Charles L. Kinney spoke on the United Home front, with Tedford acting as toastmaster. Two ill members, Mrs. Della Adams and Mrs. Fred Bowie, were welcomed back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Patricia Smith
Jane Woodard
Betty Moore
Carolyn St. Martin
Packard
Charles Madden
Grace Conant
Katie Clark
Clifford W. Tedford
Everett Lemont
Valerie Nickerson
Edward Waters
Marguerite Beardsley
Margaret Morrison
Lambert Park
Livermore Falls
James O'Connor
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Roy Wadleigh
U.S.N
Lewiston
Atlantic
Mediterranean
North Africa
Italy
Charles L. Kinney
United Home Front
Tedford
Della T. Adams
Fred Bowie
Reception Given Rev and Mrs Dee at Central Church
A reception for Rev Sidney E Dee and his wife, the new pastor of Central church, was hosted Friday evening in the parish house by various church organizations. Trustees welcomed the couple, followed by a receiving line with church leaders and members. Cliff Leeman and his orchestra provided music as refreshments were served. Weather contributed a perfect evening, and attendees forecast a happy era for Central church dating back to 1804.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney E. Dee
Central Church
Deacon MacDonald
Dee
League
Marius Page
James Bonney
Ladies’ Aid
Maj. W. R. Kimball
Rudolph McRae
Albert Noyes
Prudential Committee
Alex MacDonald
Cliff Leeman
William S. Newell
Henry C. Wright
Twelve Bath Students Registered at University of Maine
Twelve Bath and vicinity students enrolled for the Fall term at the University of Maine. The total Fall term registration reaches 1,126 with 860 local civilians and 266 Army Specialized Training Reserve participants. Bath residents listed include Coral V. French Lorna F. Kremer Gerda W. Langbehn Beverly Packard Doris E. Stickney Evelyn M. White Ada C. Minott Barbara F. Bond Esther L. Ring Lois Ann Webber Martha E. Leeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Bath and Vicinity
Army Specialized Training Reserve
Bath
Coral V. French
Lorna F. Kremer
Gerda W. Langbehn
Beverly Packard
Doris E. Stickney
West Bath
Evelyn M. White
Phipps
Raw Tomatoes For Fresh Flavor And Nutrition
Raw tomatoes maximize vitamin retention while offering bright flavor. They provide substantial nutrients even when eaten without cooking or canning.
Spiritual meeting announced by Rev. Roger Hooker in Bath
The National Spiritual Alliance State Missionary Rev. Roger E Hooker will lead a spiritual meeting at the Odd Fellows Lodge in Bath on Friday November 3 at 1 30 donating 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger E. Hooker
The
National Spiritual Alliance
Odd Fellows l
Bath
Preferential Tea of Theta Chapter Held on Sunday
Mrs Edwin R Andrews director of Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Sorority entertained members for their Preferential Tea Sunday from four to six at her High street home. Initiates signed membership pledges including Mrs Roland Trott Mrs Earle Wade Miss Jane Stevens Miss Barbara Kenney Mrs Stanley Hatch Mrs Harry Ring Jr and Miss Helen Racine. Mrs Nathan Watson accompanied by Mrs Richard Burke gave a vocal concert with a varied program. Mrs Andrews wore yellow rose corsage and Mrs Watson and Mrs Burke white chrysanthemums. Chapter president Miss Madge Stacy presided with many members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Andrews
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Sorority
High Street
Roland Trott
Earle Wade
Jane Stevens
Barbara Kenney
Stanley Hatch
Harry Ring, Jr
Helen Racine
Nathan Watson
Richard Burke
Henry E. Guhl
Ethelbert Nevin
Verdin
Carl Bohm
Victor Herbert
Oscar Rasbach
Beta Sigma Phi
Watson
Andrews
Burke
Madge Stacy
Burt Osgood
Brewster Sedgwick
John Greene, Jr
Catharine Legard
Eleanor Danforth
Helen Hayes
Harmon Eliason
Roberta Hathorne
Linwood Haynes
William Turpie
Leonard Wetherbee
Albert Coombs
Needlework Guild Directors Meeting Announces Exhibition Day
The Needle Work Guild of America held its annual directors meeting on Thursday afternoon. Exhibition Day is set for November 1 at 3 o clock at Mrs Loyall F Sewalls home 963 Washington Street. Members are urged to deliver two matching articles to the director home. Membership is by offering two new articles yearly for any age group or two articles alike for household use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Needle Work Guild of America
Loyall F. Sewall
Washington, Street
Sewall
Guild
Edwin R. Andrews
Herbert Calderwood
Fred H. Cary
F. E. Draper
Martha Foote
Mary F. Gibbons
Walter S. Glidden
Robert B. Hatch
W. Dayton Hill
Ann Kimball
Arthur King
Archibald M. Main
John McIinnes
W. S. Newell
Arthur Sewall
Roger Skillings
Allan Spear
Charles M. Tubbs
Minnie White
Henry C. Wright
Needle Work Guild
New Bath School Superintendent Set for November Start
Loring R. Additon, newly elected Bath schools superintendent, has been in the city conferring with Harland A. Ladd and previewing his duties. He previously served as Calais superintendent and is expected to assume the Bath post mid November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring R. Additon
Bath
Harland A. Ladd
Additon
Calais
Intense Cold Near Equator Reported at High Altitude
A unusual temperature record notes near equatorial regions at roughly eleven miles up. Night temps commonly dip to well below zero Fahrenheit, while higher layers show warming instead of further cooling, indicating a reverse lapse rate behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equator
For Sale Apple Varieties in Bowdoinham Maine
R A Douglass advertises Baldwin Northern Spy Bellflower Delicious and Greening apples for sale at 75 cents to 2 dollars per bushel. Containers needed. Availability through the home week ends. Alternate Route 201 Bowdoinham Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
R. A. Douglass
Bowdeinham
Maine
Bowdoinham Home Circle and Pythian Sisters Plans
In Bowdoinham a Home Circle meeting at Misses Helen and Georgia Denham's East Bowdoin home shaped plans to reorganize the Pythian sisters. Dinner followed at 2 30. A social afternoon featured attendees including Mrs Elmer Jordan Mrs Frank Heath Mrs George Sedgley Mrs Lewis Lucy and Mrs Richard Denham. The Parent Teacher Association met at Coombs High School with president Mrs Bernice Dore opening and Phil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Georgia Denham
East Bowdoin
Elmer Jordan
Frank Heath
George Sedgley
Lewis Lucy
Richard Denham
Parent-Teacher Association
Coombs High School
Bernice Dore
George Ackley
William Bailey
Irving Prindall
Centers Point
Joseph Wilson
River Road
John DeWinter
Frank Carver
Brunswick Hospital
Wiscasset
Jane Browne
George Hamilton
Horatio Hall
Portland
Hazel Browne
East Bowdeinham
Edward Wilson
Lauris Wilson
Philadelphia
Kenneth Wilson
Hartford
Paul West
Boston
Mabel Baker
Somerville
Mass
Lottie Purington
Purington
Ina Gowell
Lillian Sherburne
Augusta
Stella Randall
Rae LaCroix
Esther Brown
Earl Brown
Springfield
William Morse
Mary Morse
Lisbon Falls
Karl Hatch
Bernice Hanson
Delmar Curtis
Erland Curtis
William H. Gould
Neil S. Bishop
Beatrice Lamoreau
Presque Isle
Janet Browne
Ethel Willis
Brunswick
Harper ‘Ross
New Brunswick
Turtelotte
William Gray
Pacific Paradise Praise by Visiting New Zealand Marines
Marines who had traveled to New Zealand describe the country as a Pacific paradise before returning to the United States. many speak of its scenery, climate, and friendly communities during their leave and exchange impressions with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
United States
Lions Club Meets Wednesday Evening
The Lions Club met Wednesday at Hyde Windlass cafeteria with strong attendance after a noon meeting honoring D. A. Skeen of Salt Lake City. The group voted 50 to aid the Cozy Corner booth at Memorial hospital run by the hospital’s new women's auxiliary. Christmas packages were mailed to Lions and sons overseas, with more to be sent locally. King Lion Edwin R. Andrews summarized the noon session. Moving pictures from Bath Iron Works showed Guam, Paris liberation, and sports footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Hyde Windlass
D. A. Skeen
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lions International
Lionesses
Memorial Hospital
Women’s
Edward D. True
Lions
Lions’ Sons
Edwin R. Andrews
Skeen
Genesta Chapter Seals Attendance At Quiz Night
Genesta chapter of O E S held a well attended meeting Friday with degrees planned for the next stated gathering. A banquet followed in the hall with a clam stew guided by Mrs. Rich, Mrs. French and Mrs. Sparks, Halloween decor brightened the tables. A musical radio program quiz by Mrs. Merrill delighted members who guessed programs or products. prizes crowned the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
Fred A. Osgood
David Rich
Carl French
Frank Sparks
Jason A. Merrill
Navy Day Dance Hosted by Admiral Hughes Ship Club
The Admiral Charles F. Hughes Ship No. 29 Navy Club of the United States sponsors a Navy Day dance Friday at the State Armory Lincoln Street. Dancing begins at eight with Cliff Leeman's orchestra and a floor show by Charlotte Dancing School pupils. Tickets are available from committee members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club of the United States
State Armory
Lincoln Street
Cliff Leeman
Charlotte
Dancing School
Potato seed selection from hills and fruit quality cues
Examine the hills carefully before vines die to mark the best potato seed plants and later take tubers from those hills. From healthy squash cucumber eggplant pepper and tomato plants pick only good well shaped fruits without rot spots or blemishes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter’s, Inc
Bath Rebekahs
Navy Club
Ship of Bath
America
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ariot
Jack Carson
WGAN
Christian
Voice of Friendly Service
Horatius
Ann E. Trott
Naval
Providence and
Small Point
Mrs. Dee
Needlework Guild Directors’ Meeting
Wed
Nesdays
Eee Jonathans
Brown's Orchard
New Meadows
State Road
Fred B. Reed
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bowdoinham
Pacific Paradise
Tex Ritter
Oklahoma Raiders
Sun
Bing Crosby
Stevens
Detiy
Pt Ae
INCU
Pete Smith
Walker Huston
Enihhe Katharine Hepburn
Avetim Tate Macmahon - Tamiroff - Bey
Pearl
Buck
George Coulouris
Ola Masser
Stanley Ridges
Carl Esmond
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