Genesta Chapter Comedy Pleases Capacity House
Genesta Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star staged Happy Is the Bride at the Masonic Temple. Nearly 300 attended as Mrs Roberta Farrell and Edward Waters led a strong cast with Mrs Kathryn Smith and Earle Pride in key roles. Mrs Virginia French coached the cast and received a token purse and roses. Al Drouin provided piano selections between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurtz Gordon
Genesta
Masonic Temple
Roberta Farrell
Edward Waters
Kathryn Smith
Kittie Cornell
Earle Pride
Elsie Pinson
Eleanor Danforth
Ruth Fields
Tilda
Gales
Effie
Evangeline Sparks
Dido” Cutting
Ralph Blakeney
al Drouin
Miss Bertha Soule Prepares Biography of Colby President
Miss Bertha Louise Soule of Bath has written a biography of Colby College's late president Arthur Jeremiah Roberts. A Colby 1885 graduate and former Bath High Latin teacher, she also authored Colby's Roman about Prof. Julian Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath High School
Roberts of
Colby
Bertha Louise Soule
Bath
Colby College
Arthur Jeremiah Roberts
Soule
Old Bath High School
Eben Soule
Grove Street
W. O. Wagner
Miss Soule
Brooklyn
Maine College
Roberts
Maine
Julian Taylor
Flower Show Dates Set By Massachusetts Horticultural Society
In Boston the Massachusetts Horticultural Society announces the annual Flower Show dates from November 4 to 7. The event will showcase remarkable chrysanthemum displays and attract horticulture enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Boston
Lions Hilarious Country Fair Night at Huse Memorial
The Lions club held Country Fair Night at Huse Memorial school auditorium with Harland A. Ladd in charge. A ham supper by Mrs Elmer C Campbell and assistants opened events, highlighting a first post dedication gathering and a formal Oct 29 dance. Events included boat race pinning the tail on the donkey variations, card pitching, egg rolling, tug of war, and a pig prize to benefit the cigarette fund. Guests included Roger Pierce and others. Homer Johnson joined as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Huse Memorial School
Harland A. Ladd
Elmer C. Campbell
Betty Small
Ruth Small
Gerda Langbehn
Huse School
Roger Pierce
Howard Holmes
Huse
Arthur L. Pratt
Alexander MacDonald
Henry O. Trowbridge
Harold McElman
Albert S. Noyes
Laforest Coombs
Frank Hassett
Sanford Nickerson
Campbell
Ladd
Carl Langbehn
Central Church Parish House
Memorial Hospital
Henry Trowbridge
McElman
William S. Fradkian
Howard Steen
George Moses
Fradkian
John Taylor
Arthur Bowker
William Adams
Taylor
Harold Corliss
Roland MclIntosh
Ace Trueworthy
James Lemont
Cigarette Fund
Lions and Lions Sons
Jimmy McLaughlin
LaForrest Coombs
Everett Pierce
Coombs
White
Trueworthy
Dan Williams
Harry Day
Elmer Williams
Ed Andrews
Herb Cavanaugh
Alec MacDonald
Rowland McIntosh
Loring Jaffee
Ed True
Jaffee
Joe Marchetti
Ned Andrews
True
Roland
Lionesses
Central Church Parish
Central Church League
Liars Club
Morris Libby
Brooklyn
Leonard Wetherbee
Edward Dale True
Daniel Williams
Arthur King
Edward A. Cummings
Hotel Phoenix
Harold Avery
Oscar Adams
Charles Bartlett
George Nugent
Richard Hersom
Arthur Pratt
James McLaughlin
Joseph Marchetti
Don Brennan leads Bath Iron Works sports program
Don Brennan heads Bath Iron Works athletic department planning a fall open season for Lionesses and a shipyard basketball team. Boxing, volleyball, archery and women’s activities are considered as the program grows, with Brennan’s varied athletic background noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Brennan
Bath Iron Works
Don
Brennan
Yard
Augusta
Cony High School
Augusta Millionaires
Ben Hauser
Georgtown University
Lewiston-Auburn Twins
New York Yankees
Lewiston-Auburn
Scranton
Newark
Yanks
Cincinnati Club
New York Giants
Giants
Toronto
The
Iron Works
Augusta Loggers
Bath Nurses Alumnae Plan February Meeting and Sale
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association held its semi annual meeting with 25 members present. The group voted to meet every two months and organize a rummage sale for November 15 with a committee including Miss Ethel Blake and Miss Jennie Trail coordinating donations and sale logistics. Refreshments followed under Mrs. Connie B. Allen and others. Independence Day bonds appeal noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bernice H. Brown
Ethel Blake
Mila Morse
Joseph Moore
Nellie McCabe
Grace Blair
Mildred Footer
Verna Bowie
Jennie Trail
Connie B. Allen
Mary B. Morse
Alice Starling
Katherine Hart
Rear Admiral Robert named Maine Navy Day state chairman
Rear Admiral W. P. Robert USN Ret of Bath was appointed Maine state chairman of Navy Day observance replacing Clifford Carver. He obtained appointment through Sheldon Clark of the Navy League and worked with mayors civic leaders and schools to plan ceremonies. Archibald Main of Bath Iron Works chaired Bath activities and Kenneth C M Sills led Bowdoin College program in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Robert
USN
Bath
Maine
Clifford Carver
Learsport
Robert
Sheldon Clark
Navy League of the United States
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Mrs Blanche J Bunker Plans Return After Visit
Cards arrive from Mrs Blanche J Bunker of Los Angeles and Lake Elsinore California. She spent weeks at Saga dahoc Ferry near Bath and Phippsburg to be near relatives and will return home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche J. Bunker
Los Angeles
Calif
Lake Elsinore
Bunker
Charles H. Hunnewell
Sagadahoc Ferry
Bath
Phippsburg
Cosmopolitan club doll show delights Bath guests
The Cosmopolitan Garden club hosted a doll show at the club house featuring over 250 dolls from Mrs. Charles L. Kinney's collection. Notable likenesses included Mary Pickford, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Dolly of the White House, with personal dolls from local residents and a unique turkey-wish-bone doll by Mrs. Margaret Poole. The exhibit included a detailed living room scene and an antique bridal party display, drawing many attendees and marking a standout event for Bath society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Alice Johnson
Charles L. Kinney
Blue
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Mrs. Sewall
Cornelius Otis Skinner
Jane Seymour
Queen Elizabeth
White House
United States
Quakr
Jace Harriman
Deby
Dolly Madison
Queen Dolly
Queen Mary
England
Thomas Jefferson
Bath
Charles Davenport
Nellie Webber
Charles Oliver
Howard Rice
Mechanic Street
Oliver
Kinney
Rice
Margaret Poole
Jesse Kenderdine
Beacon Street
Payson
Portland
Milton H. Douglas
Paris
Charlotte Oliver
Betsy Douglas
Isabella Carter
Clarence N. Flood
Navy Day Launch Sparks Praise At Bath Iron Works
At Bath Iron Works the crew attended the USS Walke launching events with a noon program led by Admiral Roberts. He urged workers to keep pushing ships as the war's end remains distant and stressed that doing one’s job well speeds victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Admiral W. P. Roberts
USN
Admr Roberts
Navy Day Observance Highlights Bath Shipbuilders
Mayor Walter C. Rogers marks Navy Day praising Bath Iron Works and the city’s sailors. Capt. Hitchcock cites shipbuilders’ praise from LtCmdr Owens aboard the USS Norman Scott and LtCmdr Fulham on the USS Strong. Archibald Main closes with a state of the navy since Pearl Harbor and honors Bath-built ships and crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Fulham
USN
Strong
South Pacific
Stanley Colburn
Navy
Clarence Dillon
Dillon
Frederick Dick
Independent Brotherhood of
Shipbuilders
Archibald M Main
Newell
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
Bath
Maine hunters endure wet start to deer season
Inland Fish and Game officials said wardens estimate early season hunter turnout matches last year and success is unusually good despite rain and cold. Wet weather since October 21 in six Maine counties keeps hunting uncomfortable, but damp leaves aid stealth on game trails as does and buck activity trends vary with frosty weather approaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Department
Maine
Ida Webber Visits Belfast Cousin on High Street
Mrs Ida Webber of Belfast has arrived to visit her cousin Mrs Clifford Wilband on High Street. Her visit marks a family gathering in the city with local relatives likely to host gatherings during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Webber
Belfast
Clifford Wilband
High Street
Bath Iron Works Launches Destroyer Walke on Navy Day
The Bath Iron Works celebrated Navy Day with a ship launch as the destroyer U. S. S. Walke slid from the ways into the Kennebec River. The ceremony included speeches and a band, marking a material contribution to the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Walke
Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
U. S. S. Walke
Kennebec
United States Navy
Fou
Federal Housing Authority Plans Bath Housing Authority Start
Mayor Walter C. Rogers reports a Boston FHA communication on organizing the Bath Housing Authority. A special meeting of five commissioners is urged with John Rosewell as temporary chairman, Lawrence Hing to draft minutes, and oath of office to be sworn. Commissioners include Alden H. Anderson Edward A. Rothwell Ralph E. Newell and J Frank Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Rogers
Federal Housing Authority
Boston
Bath Housing Authority
Rogers
John Rosewell
Lawrence Hing
FPHA
Mr. Newell
Alden H Anderson
Edward A Rothwell
Ralph E. Newell
J. Frank Hunt
Latin Club Election at Mor High Names Officers and Dance Committee
Mor High School Latin club held officer elections today with James Bonney and Robert Dolan among counselors Muriel Puliot as censor Mary Lou Reed as quaestor Louis Ginsberg Gene Bennett Betty James Hopestill Reed and aediles. Dance committee selections include Marguerite Rines Norman Drummond Frances Callan Paul Tourtil lotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mor« High School Latin Club
James Bonney
Robert Dolan
Muriel Puliot
Mary Lou Reed
Louis Ginsberg
Gene Bennett
Betty James
Hopestill Reed
Marguerite Rines
Norman Drummond
Frances Callan
Paul Tourtillotte
Registration Disappointment As War Ration Book Take Falls Short
Bath and Wet Bath registrants totaled 10 632 War Ration Books No 4 issued Thursday and Friday. Officials blamed public indifference and lack of cooperation, forecasting four to five thousand more registrations at the board office. Superintendent Harland A Ladd praised teachers seniors and volunteers for efficient work and thanked cooperating citizens. Morse High seniors assisted in registration including Betty Anderson Iris Gardner Jean Goudy Beverly Hackett Lorna Kramer and many others.
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Bath
Wet Bath
Harland A. Ladd
Morse High School
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Capacity
Bertha Soule
Lionesses Open
A. George Moses
Roscoe H. Shaw
W. Scott Davis
Harold Rubin
Gerald Atkinson
Loring Jaffe
Edward B. Hamblett
Edgar Leavitt
Herbert Pierce
Michael Reardon
Scott Morse
J. Donald Brennan
Bath Nurses’ Alumnae Association Meeting
Robert [S
Cosmo Garden Club
Russell S. Hitchcock
Cmdr. Owens
Norman Scott
Cmdr
Owens
Scott
Betty Anderson
Iris Gardner
Jean Goudy
Beverly Hackett
Lorna Kramer
Anna Merrill
Lina Marie Purdue
Marie Raynes
Lorraine Ryan
Judith Dennison
Helen Avery
Germaine Bonney
Jane Baker
Lindell Corliss
Pauline Crosby
Marguerite Durgan
Geraldine Estabrooks
Iva Faucher
Eleanor Fullerton
Mary Furber
Barbara Genthner
Gloria Graham
Audrey Hill
Glenda Howard
Elenor King
Louise King
Arlene Leeman
Ceres McCourt
Marie MacDonald
Mary Morse
Madeline Oliver
Miriam Robson
Gertrude Simp
Barbara Stodder
Mary Stone
Barbara Tasker
Barbara Tibbetts
Martha Torrey
Rena Ulmer
Edith Wallace
Katherine Wyman
Rhoda Katz
Dorothy Robinson
Sally Munsey
Norma Leeman
Hilda Staples
Dorothy Gilchrist
Eleanor Davis
Betty Davis
Pauline Brown
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