Girl Scout Week Honors Founder and Defense Theme
The article marks Girl Scout Week in tribute to founder Juliette Gordon Low and highlights the role of Girl Scouts in national defense. It notes Bath troops led by capable leadership, summer day camps, endowment sales, health and homemaking training, food preparation, and aid to refugees and children, with extensive community involvement and a field ambulance donated to aid the British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliette Gordon Low
United States
Bath
Girl Scouts
Sewall’s Woods
Stonehouse
Red Cross
Acto
Aebris
Girl Scout Movement
Maine N E O P Lodge Installs Officers with Broad Attendance
Installation of Maine lodge No. 337 New England Order of Protection officers took place Friday at 8 pm in I O O F hall with 110 present from Augusta Bangor Bath Gardiner Lewiston Portland. Officers include Warden postward en William H. Ketchum and others. Salmon salad supper and brief entertainment preceded the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Lodge
New England Order of Protection
I. O. O. F. Hall
Rose Pelletier
Lewiston
Marion Stone
Crescent Lodge
Augusta
Bangor
Bath
Gardiner
Portland
William H. Ketchum
Alice W. Burnham
Hattie Wallace
Ella L. Springer
Alfred B. Springer
Fred Stover
Wilbur F. Ketchum
H von Stremel
Carroll D. Burnham
Guardian
Pearl Ketchum
Sentinel
British Children Broadcast to Parents from Camp Casco Bay
Bath residents hosted eight refugee British children at Camp Casco Bay with the group staging three plays at Central Parish House. The children later spoke to their English parents in a WRUL Friendship Bridge program, recounting camp activities under Miss Alice Fahy. Participants included Christopher Andrews, Ann Curry and brother Ben, Joan Edgson, Roger Langrigg and sister Della, David L. Greenacre, and Peter M. Briggs, all with current or former addresses in Cambridge Needham Boston and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Camp Casco Bay
Sebasco
Central Parish House
Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
England
World Radio University
WRUL
Joan Edgson
London
Radcliffe College
Roger Langrigg
Della
Herts
Clement Circle
Cambridge
David L. Greenacre
High Rock Street
Needham
Peter M. Briggs
Cheshire
Harvard, Mass
Burgess Market Opens Saturday in Bath
Charles L. Burgess opens Burgess Market at Center and Middle streets, replacing Stephen’s Market. The new shop starts at 6 30 a.m. Saturday Oct 25 with wife as book keeper and Fred Emmons and Richard Young as meat cutters. Free delivery offered. Focus on native produce and poultry plus groceries and meats. Residents Catherine 15 and Charles 14 live at 40 Floral Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Burgess
Burgess’ Market
Sttphen's Market
Center
Middle Streets
Burgess
Bath
Roy's Market
Fred Emmons
Richard Young
Natick
Mass
Bereess
Catherine
Charles, Jr
Floral Street
Eugene I Rice Honored Guest at Going Away Party
Eugene I. Rice was guest of honor at a going away party at Leonard Thombs home 58 Union Street. Guests included Owen Williams Oscar Jon Howard Steen Kendall Lord Mason Miller Guy Allenwood John Jackson Blair Bailey and George Stanley. Rice, Morse high school 1936 graduate, has worked with Hyde Windlass and will soon leave Bath for a position with Boeing Aircraft Corp in Seattle Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene I. Rice
Leonard Thombs
Union Street
Owen Williams
Oscar Jon
Howard Steen
Kendall Lord
Mason Miller
Guy Allenwood
John Jackson
Blair Bailey
George Stanley
Mr. Rice
Morse High School
Hyde Windlass
Bath
Boeing Aircraft Corp
Seattle
Washington
Central Grammar School Publishes The Eagle Patriotism Issue
Eighth grade students at Central Grammar school publish their newspaper The Eagle selling 236 copies. Horace Morse editor notes democracy privileges, with original content on world affairs and local school news. profits support British War Relief and Junior Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
the Eagle
Frederick W. Humphreys
Doris P. Dyer
Eagle
Horace Morse
Morse
Red Cross
Humphreys
America
Albion Fleming
William Barter
Gene Bennett
James Elliott
Robert Fuller
Riva
Eleanor E. Gotte
Walter Leroy Longley
Riva Civia Greenblatt
Ann Hartnett
Richard Jackson
Horace Murray
Floyd Cook
Robert Higgins
Betty Anderson
Dora Bridges
Robert Cummings
Riva Divia
William Pomeroy
Betty Jane Willis
Roger Pinkham
John Wishart
Colin Mitchell
Lowell Spicer
Philip Burns
Gediman Bros Store Not Sold At 67 Center Street
Gediman Bros store at 67 Center Street clarifies rumors of a sale. The proprietors say they have not sold and have no intention of selling, noting many inquiries about future moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gediman Bros
Center Street
Quilting Club Members Host Banquet and Meet
Mrs Wilfred McInnis on Court Street entertained the Quilting club Monday evening. Beano followed sewing with refreshments. Mrs Peter E Lebel of Russell Street will entertain next week. The club enjoyed a banquet at Hotel Eagle Brunswick on October 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred McInnis
Court Street
Peter E. Lebel
Russell Street
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Bath Lions Attend Party in Portland
A Bath Lions club delegation joined over 200 attendees at a Portland Eastland hotel reception for Lions International president George R. Jordan of Texas. Jordan spoke on Americanism and Lionism as Bath Lions quartet members and many Bath residents joined the event and dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions International
Bath Lions Club
Eastland Hotel
Portland
George R. Jordan
Texas
Jordan
Bath Lions Quartet
Henry O. Trowbridge
Walter Olsen
Leslie Wold
Daniel Williams
Mr. Olsen
Bath
King Lion
Trowbridge
Arthur M. Bowker
Oscar Adams
William Adams
Gerald Atkinson
Clayton Churchill
Herbert Caverly
Cliff Leeman
Charles Bartlett
Scott Morse
Alexander MacDonald
Albert Noyes
Arthur-le- Pratt
Harry Thebeau
Howard Rice
Nellie Thompson
Frank Churchill
Leon Fortin
EtniER airplane capsized again by squall near Gilbert Head
A light plane owned by Stephen Ethier capsized in a Thursday squall while tied in a Long Island cove. Coast guardsmen righted the craft after a four hour effort and brought it ashore before high tide. The Ethier yacht dragged its anchor but did not ground, with lights out for several hours.
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Stephen Ethier
Gilbert Head
Long Island
Etnier
Old Fort Popham Wharf
Popham
John W Osborne Joins Maine Accountants Chapter
John W. Osborne of Bath Iron Works joins the State of Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants. He has spent four years at Bath Iron Works in budgets after earlier work with General Motors and Joyce Cridland Co. The chapter hosts a Halloween dinner dance at the Augusta House with an old fashioned turkey dinner and dancing. Committee members include Warren A Brooks Waterville Charles F Ogden Portland M C Covert Lewiston and Orey A Tolman Portland. Music by Douglas' orchestra of Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Osborne
Bath Iron Works Corp
State of Maine
National Association of Cost Accountants
Osborne
Bath Iron Works
Bath
General Motors, Inc
Joyce Cridland Co
Dayton
Ohio
Augusta House
Augusta
Warren A Brooks
Waterville
Charles F. Ogden
Portland
M. C. Covert
Lewiston
Orey A. Tolman
Douglas’ Orchestra
Surprise House-warming for DeWitts at Woolwich Head estate
Mr and Mrs Stanley DeWitt formerly of Clinton Mass now live on the Head estate in Woolwich after purchasing it. They received a surprise house warming party Saturday evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Justus H Miller. Gifts flowed as refreshments on a fall floral decorated table were shared with guests including Mr and Mrs Alex A Burden and other local couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley DeWitt
Clinton, Mass
Woolwich
Justus H. Miller
Brother Miller
Alden P. Denham, Jr
Edgar D. Leavitt
Heyward A. Newcomb
Abbott H. Redlon
Bath women attend annual meeting of savings bank group
Miss Marcia Moulton and Miss Ruth A. Murphy of Bath Savings Institution attended the annual meeting of the Association of Maine Savings Bank Women in Auburn. Forty representatives from across the state heard officers elected including Agnes Minkowsky Lewiston president Beth Groce Skowhegan first vice president Irene Auger York second vice president Lucia Carney Portland secretary Ritha Chamberlain Biddeford treasurer. Harry Nelson Portland spoke on the proposed State Banking board and Savings Bank Life Insurance. The Tighe Trio Auburn provided dinner music with Ruth Haskell Auburn arranging the program. The January meeting will be held in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Moulton
Ruth A. Murphy
Bath Savings Institution
Auburn
Association of Maine Savings Bank Women
Moulton
Agnes R. Minkowsky
Lewiston
Beth Groce
Skowhegan
Irene Auger
York
Lucia Carney
Portland
Ritha Chamberlain
Biddeford
Harry M. Nelson
Savings Banks Association of Maine
State Banking Board
Savings Bank Life Insurance
Tighe Trio
Ruth Haskell
Weekly State Police report shows drop in highway crashes
For October 12 to 20, 60 accidents were reported, down six from the prior week, including 3 fatalities, 17 injuries, and 40 property damage cases. Causes include speed, inattention, wrong side of road, fatigue, glare, following too closely, and equipment failure. Two crashes involved drunken driving and one a hit and run.
City Council Agrees to Fund Repairs and Sidewalk Work
The council accepted a plan to fund repairs blocking rear access to a building and referred the issue to the police committee. A Pratt street sidewalk petition by E F Bridges and 22 others was forwarded to the Board of Highways and Sewers. Lions clubs urged roof repairs at Dummer street school, offering to restore walls and ceilings. cost estimated at 75 dollars, enabling council use for Sea Scouts and other groups. A lien on a vacant Fisher's Court lot was transferred to John P Carey after tax payment. Meeting adjourned with several absentees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Committee On Police With
Pratt Street
E. F. Bridges
Board of Highways and Sewers
Duncan McInnes
Lions Club and
Lionesses
Dummer Street
McInnes
Lions
Sea Scouts
Red Cross
Fisher's Court
Washington and
Middle Streets
John P. Carey
Hunt
Kingsbury
Wallace
Longley
Small
Anderson
Hart
Osborne
Butcher
Luke
Mrs Ham and Miss Milton Visit Auburn and Bath
Mrs Harold Ham and her daughter Constance of Auburn visited Mrs Henry O McCabe at 224 North Street on Saturday. Ham had earlier been Miss Elizabeth Milton who worked for Times Co and A G Page Co. Mrs William von Creele of Athens Ga visited Bath and Mrs von Dreele stayed here last Spring while Commander von Dreele commanded the destroyer Woolsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ham
Constance
Auburn
Henry O. McCabe
North Street
Ham
Elizabeth Milton
the Times Co
A. G. Page Co
William von Creele
Athens
Bath
von Dreele
Woolsey
Mrs Rantoul Named Sponsor for U S S Spence and U S S Guest
The Navy designated sponsors for two new destroyers the USS Spence and the USS Guest. Mrs Lois B Rantoul of Chestnut Hill Massachusetts will sponsor Spence named for her great grandfather Captain Robert Traill Spence USN. The Guest sponsor is Mrs Ann Guest Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spence
Guest
Secretary of the Navy
Lois B. Rantoul
Crafts Road
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts
Robert Traill Spence
U. S. Navy
Rantoul
James Russell Lowell
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bath Maine
Congress
USN
Portsmouth
N. H
Baltimore
U. S
Siren
Mediterranean
Commodore Preble
Tripoli
James R. Caldwell
New York
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican
Africa
John Guest
Ann Guest Walsh
Bath Women Learn Car Maintenance in Defense Class
Bath women in the Civilian Defense Bath Women's Motor Corps class received hands on instruction Sunday at Small's garage on Vine street. They learned spark plug care battery checks oil and water fuses tire changes and belt adjustment. The session will resume Thursday at the high school garage with instructors Ralph Small Harold P Small and Lewis Catlin aided by Mrs. Bruce White of Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Women's Motor Corps
Small
Vine Street
Ralph Small
Harold P. Small
Lewis Catlin
Bruce White
Topsham
Defense School
Farmington
Defense
Bath Fire Laddies Benefit Ball Plans Announced
Plans are complete for the Bath Firemen's Memorial Association Benefit Ball to be held Thanksgiving Eve November 19 at Columbian Hall. Frankie Curran and his Swingsters will play eight to one. E. T. White chairs the committee with William Dwyer and Edward Thomas Jr. assisting. tickets available from committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Firemen’s Memorial Association
Columbian Hall
Frankie Curran
E. T. Whitehouse
William Dwyer
Edward Thomas, Jr
Pownalboro Pupils Buy Defense Stamps
The Pownalboro school in Dresden reports swift pupil support for Defense Savings Stamps. Estelle M. Durgan presented the program on Oct 9 with stamps and literature, and in two days ten of 13 pupils bought $5.60 worth of ten cent stamps, prompting hopes this will spur patriotic feeling in other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Union 48
Stanwood C. Gilman
Pownalboro School
Dresden
Gilman
Estelle M. Durgan
Defense Savings
Surprise Shower Honors Barter Couple at 6 Charles Street
A surprise shower for Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barter at 6 Charles street featured an electric mixer and utensils as gifts. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Farley Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Day, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Penlington, Mrs. Gertrude Small, Mrs. Jesse Boyden, and Mrs. Arthur Mayo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Barter
Charles Street
Raymond Palmer
Harry Oliver
Farley Mayo
John Burgess
Stewart Day
Alfred Penlington
Gertrude Small
Jesse Boyden
Arthur Mayo
Army Lt Muriel Quinn Returns to Fort Devens
Lt Muriel Quinn A N C of Fort Devens resumes duties after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John J Quinn of Groton Conn She was accompanied by her sister Mrs Elmer P Higgins of this city Mr Quinn formerly of Bath is senior inspector at Electric Boat Co in Groton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Quinn
A. N.C
Fort Devens
John J. Quinn
Groton, Conn
Elmer P. Higgins
Mr. Quinn
Bath
The
Electric Boat Co
Groton
Marriage Intentions Filed In This City
The City Clerk lists marriage intentions for several couples including Joseph Dore of Bangor and Margaret Loftus of Bangor, Walter McNaughton of Hallowell and Virginia Sanborn, Clinton Turner of Hartford and Lillian Turner of Dover, and Sarah McAloney of Rockland with corresponding parentage and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dore
North Street
Bangor
Margaret J. Loftus
Elm Street
Charles Loftus
Walter K. McNaughton
Washington Street
Lewis McNaughton
Hallowell
Virginia G. Sanborn
R.N
Scott Sanborn
Mary Golden
Clinton H. Turner
Harry E. Turner
Hartford
Engagement Announced for Madeline Hope Jones and Arthur Brown
Mr and Mrs Edward Jones announce the engagement of their daughter Madeline Hope to Arthur Edward Brown son of Brown of Bath Miss Jones a Morse high 1940 graduate is a Nassau college Springvale senior Mr Brown Morse high 1939 graduate works at Bath Iron Works fabrication plant No wedding date set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Jones
Madeline Hope
Arthur Edward Brown
U . Brown
Bath
Miss Jones
Morse High
Nassau College
Springvale
Mr. Brown
Bath Iron Works Corp
Winter Street church hosts UMaine deputation on Christianity
University of Maine team Miss Sylvia Belden and John Webster led a Sunday program at Winter Street church stressing Christianity as a response to world crises. They urged aid to war victims via churches, Red Cross and war charities, with music by Mrs. Sarah Bagley Wright, Ches ter Darling, and Wendell Stickney coordinating events and fellowship activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
University of Maine
Sylvia Belden
John Webster
Red Cross
Sarah Bagley Wright
Bach
Chester Darling
Wendell Stickney
Bath Pilgrim Fellowship
Barbara Cole
Stickney
Darling
Virginia Trott
Miss Barbara Masterman Attends Winchester Wedding
Miss Barbara Masterman of 1202 Washington Street returned Thursday after attending the wedding of Miss Ann W Kimball of Winchester Massachusetts and Kenneth G Larrabee of Niagara Falls New York. The couple wed on the 50th anniversary of the bride’s grandparents and the 25th anniversary of her parents. A reception at Winchester Country Club followed for the families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Masterman
Washington Street
Ann W. Kimball
Winchester
Mass
Kenneth G. Larrabee
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Winchester Unitarian Church
Winchester Country Club
James Kimball
Arlington
Mrs
Allen Kimball
Grace church guild completes garments for Needlework shop
St. Mary's guild of Grace church met in the parish house to finish garments for the Needlework guild. Members contributed children's dresses overalls mittens and diapers and discussed plans for the Christmas sale and supper on Tuesday December 9 with refreshments served by Mrs. Charles M. Tubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Guild of
Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down
Puzzle clues cover across and down entries from female horse to Turn to the left. Includes cryptogram quote PL XPC NCOVSBLTV UCC KANP XSGG WLTICTK GLUUGL-VNPSGGLT. mt note IT IS ALWAYS THOSE WHO ARE READY WHO 8 IN DELAYS-DANTE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Times Company
Front Street
P 4
Maine
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Existor
C. L. Burgess Market
Eugene Rice
War Relief
Accountants
National Association
Savings Bank
Ruth Murphy
City Council
Mrs. Rantoul
U.S.S. Spence
Robert T. Spence
Bath Fire
Pownalboro
U. of M
Winter Street
Miss Masterman
Belg
Torunawa
Jupiter
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