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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1942

Page

6

Delayed ration blanks not fault of officers here

Superintendent Harland A. Ladd says delays in oil rationing applications last Monday were not the fault of local rationing officers or the registrars. Forms were unavailable and only partial instructions existed until Friday. complete guides arrived Monday afternoon at 4. Teachers and volunteers are working unpaid on registration and will offer another opportunity to register at the War Price and Rationing board.

Harland A. Ladd Board of Registrars Bath Mr. Ladd

Seventh Annual Tea and Exhibit by Girl Scout Council

The Girl Scout Council held its seventh annual tea and exhibit Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 at the State Military and Naval Children's Home in Bath. Leaders stepping down were honored, and guests viewed home tours, exhibits, and a program by Okaiyoka senior troop pianists Riva Divia Greenblatt and Linna Marie Purdue.

Girl Scout Council Military and Naval Children’s Home South Street Frank L. Staples Riva Divia Greenblatt Thelma W. Dearing Linna Marie Purdue Carl E. Albee Okaiyoka Wilmer J. Voorhees Stanley R. Hunter Roger M. Luke Leonard F. Wetherbee Linwood F. Carr Harpswell Pine Tree Jacob Smith Texas J. L. Smith U.S. Army Alfred E. Carpenter Staples Fred R. E. Dean John McInnes Ralph McDowell McDowell Naval Construction Maine Carolyn Olmstead Dorothy May Theresa Trainor William Turpie Phyllis Gray Kathleen DeLong R. Clinton McFadden John C. Geiger San Francisco Anna Morse Bath Richard G. Gackenback North Street Jennie Morse

Bath and Portland Rail Road Charter Documented

The Bath and Portland Rail Road Company charter outlines authority to build a line from Bath through West Bath Brunswick Freeport to near Portland with land acquisition limits and stock requirements. It sets toll powers for directors and a 12 percent income cap for 12 years, with subscription books opened in Bath Portland and Boston and a bonded treasurer set at 30 000 dollars. The pamphlet also details director duties and eventual toll adjustments to meet the cap.

Bath and Portland Railroad Company Bath Maine Senate House of Representatives James McLellan George Patten William Richardson Thomas D. Robinson Levi Houghton John Patten Joseph Sewall William M. Rogers Thomas M. Reed Moses Riggs Bernard C Bailey David C. Magoun John Henry Robert H. McKown Jacob Robinson William D. Sewall Oliver Moses Scott Morse Bath and Portland Rail Road Company West Bath Brunswick Freeport Academy North Yarmouth Cumberland Falmouth Westbrook Portland Boston

Teachers named for Bailey Evening school classes

The Bailey Evening school announces Miss Stella Dolloff will teach the home nursing class and Mrs. Harland A. Ladd will lead the cooking class. Ladd, ex extension worker for the University of Maine, brings broad Home Economics credentials as classes begin Monday and meet Mondays and Wednesdays from seven to nine.

Bailey Evening School Stella Dolloff Harland A. Ladd Miss Dolloff Ladd College of Agriculture University of Maine Penobscot County Bangor Hortense Welch Naval

Myrtle Lodge Elects Officers at Friday Installation

Myrtle lodge No. 8 LL O of I O L held an installation Friday at E of P hall 810 Washington Street after a banquet honoring Mrs. Lucelia Blake and Mrs. Nellie Hunt. Officers installed included Annie Oliver Emily McMann Louise Rogers Lizzie Chaney Mary Gillespie Nellie Hunt Gertrude Stewart Jennie Cameron Luella Reed Priscilla Estes Alice Smith Amelia Mitchell Sadie Davis Pearl Campbell Lucelia Blake Sadie Davis Jennie Oliver Sadie Savage Pearl Campbell. The event featured attendees from Merrymeeting lodge No. 7 Brunswick with guests from E Wing Girls Auxiliary and closed with refreshments and remarks.

Myrtle Lodge LL. O E. of P. Hall Washington Street Lucelia Blake Nellie Hunt Merrymeeting Lodge Brunswick Blake Hunt Edith Nash Annie Oliver E. Wing Girl’s Auxiliary Emily McMann Louise Rogers Lizzie Chaney Mary Gillespie Gertrude Stewart Jennie Cameron Luella Reed Priscilla Estes Alice Smith Amelia Mitchell Sadie Davis Pearl Campbell Jennie Oliver Sadie Savage Hazel Schottler Mary Curtis McMann America Carrie French Addison Lodge A. Arthur Wilson Brunswick Lodge Eagle

Bowdoinham Community Activites and Notices

Bowdoinham residents attend PTA meeting at Coombs High School with a push for new members ending Nov 11. Local groups report programs, fund drives, and new Scout Air Troop 59, plus Red Cross fall meetings and church society activities. Personal items note hunting trips, milk route sale, and visits from relatives.

Parent-Teachers Association Coombs _ high Frank Heath Karl Hatch Lewis Lucy Delmar Curtis William Babb William Valentine Fred Leavitt Maine Babb Norman Rowe Bowdeinham Association of Baptist Churches Brunswick Archibald Craig Women’s Missionary Society Society of Baptist Churches Bowdeinham Association Air Scouts Merrymeeting Grange Bishop School Improvement League Long Winifred Hinckley Carolyn Thurlow Reading Ronald Bishop Betty Thompson Maching A. M. Craig Hattie Andros Ella Nash Ralph McEwen Bowdoinham William Gould Charles Hackett Bowdoin The American Red Cross Masonic Hall Kenneth MacDonald John Villa Harold Conley Wilson's Mills John Tarr Oakhurst Bath Cleveland Curtis Richmond John Hunter Waterford Conn Linwood Hackett Laurence Hackett Hampton N. H Philip Rideout Portland Browne George W. Burrell Winchester Mass Page Brown Concord P. C. Baker Brookline John Buttrick Copley Plaza Hotel Boston Kenneth MacDougal U. S. Marines

Twenty Bicycles for Sagadahoc in Maine Allocation

Sagadahoc county received 20 of 497 new adult bicycles allotted to Maine for November rationing. The full county list includes Aroostook 40 Cumberland 100 Androscoggin 30 Franklin 12 Hancock 20 Kennebec 30 Knox 20 Lincoln 10 Oxford 30 Penobscot 45 Piscataquis 10 Somerset 25 Waldo 20 Washington 15 York 70. Edwin Thompson of Holyoke plans to enlist in the Navy after visiting Bath residents Chester W. Clement.

Augusta Roland G. Ware State Office of Price Administration Maine Sagadahoc County Aroostook Cumberland Androscoggin Franklin Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot Piscataquis Somerset Waldo Washington York

Real Estate Ads Reachout in Bath Listing

Local notice promotes buying and selling farm and city share property through Fred B. Reed Co. Manager Stanley E. Wallace at 93 Front Street Bath with telephone contact.

Fred B. Reed Co Stanley E. Wallace Front Street Bath Tel

Forest City Motor Co. Verdict in Civil Suit

Sagadahoc Superior Court returned a verdict for Forest City Motor Co. of Portland against Harry Sykes of Richmond. The jury awarded 1436 dollars to the plaintiff after hearing that four buses needed repairs and that the work performed was faulty. Attorney details named Morrell Thompson for the plaintiff and Bartlett Quarington for the defendant.

Traverse Sagadahoc Forest City Motor Co Portland Harry Sykes Richmond Portland Automobile Concern Forest City Co Sykes George L. Emery Justice Emery Walter F. Morrell Elton H. Thompson Charles Bartlett John Quarington

Bowdoin ham school staff and local families visit

With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. MacDougal, before leaving for Virginia to attend Officers' Training school. Misses Ruth Grady and Nancy Larochelle, Bowdoin ham teachers, returned Sunday after the weekend in Ortland with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Rideout of Portland were weekend guests of Mrs. Rideout's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown.

A. S. MacDougal Virginia Officers’ Training School Ruth Grady Nancy Larochelle Bowdoinham Ortland Linwood Rideout Portland

Health of Fred D. Heath Improves in Bowdoinham

The local notes report Fred D. Heath has improved after several weeks of illness. Milo Bowley and family and Mrs. Hazel McPherson spent part of last week in Brownville. Mr. and Mrs. A. Bennett visited their daughter, Mrs. Fred D. Heath. Mrs. Annie Cobb has been on the sick list.

Fred D. Heath Milo Bowley Hazel McPherson Brownville A. Bennett Annie Cobb

Elizabeth Williams Wins High Musical Honor

Elizabeth E Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Williams entered the Juilliard School of Music in New York City and after an audition was chosen as one of five from her school to sing in a 70 member Riverside Church chorus under Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. Bath residents know her from Morse High and Central Congregational Church and take pride in her achievement.

Elizabeth E. Williams Daniel Willams Juilliard School of Music New York City Riverside Church Harry Emerson Fosdick Bath Morse High School Central Congregational Church

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