Fine Exhibition of Handicraft by Youngsters
Under Mrs Linwood Carr supervision a fine City Hall exhibition showcased bird houses book ends shelves plaques and more from the three playgrounds. Edward J McMann received a purse of appreciation and the Central Playground softball team won the season championship though no emblems were issued due to lacking material. The event ran from 6:30 to 8:30 with parents teachers and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood Carr
City Hall
Carr
Dike Grounds
Betty Small
Jane Trott
Elaine Noyes
Mary Jane Cook
William Barstow
Lorna Kramer
Ruth Small
Anne Merrill
Anne Desmond
Jacqueline Pert
Goddard Grounds
Katherine Campbell
Bertha Wakefield
Beatrice Williams
Natalie Burdett
Edward McMann
Bath Box Co
Woolworth's
Memorial Hospital
Edward J. McMann
Three Yards
McMann
Central Play Ground
Tide of Campers Passes Its Peak
Maine Central Railroad reports a peak in the out-of-state camper exodus from Maine as special trains and regular transport move the last campers home before Labor Day. A four-train surge carried 2,600 campers through Portland last Wednesday, with trains of 600 to 700 passengers each. Mr and Mrs Elbridge Woods and their three daughters returned to Drayton Road after weeks at High Head in Harpswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Portland
Bath Man Seeks Meat Supply Answers From Officials
A Bath resident, frustrated by meat shortages, writes to the Office of Price Administration in Augusta and the Boston OPA regional office. Frederick W. Lake replies that meat rationing representative J. E. Chadbourne will investigate and report back after a Friday checkup. The effort aims to increase meat deliveries to Bath and ease daily shopping pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Mr. Adams
Office of Price Administration
Augusta
OPA
Boston
Frederick W. Lake
J. E. Chadbourne
Civilian personnel to view big pictures in defense program
Civilian defense volunteers and air raid wardens will attend a special film night at Morse High auditorium on Thursday at 7 30 featuring Divide and Conquer a U S Armed Forces release showing German POW reels and the Rotterdam bombing. Also Target for Tonight will be shown to Bath and nearby residents invited to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High Auditorium
Rotterdam
Europe
Bath
Sagadahoc Sends Many Fine Youths To Enter Service
Sagadahoc sent a large group of young men by the 9.36 train to Fort Devens Mass under Acting Corporal Raymond E. Mann. Rev Charles R Sims urged courage and duty citing democracy against tyranny. Andrew J Danielson reminded use of USO aids as parents and friends gathered to see them depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Fort Devens
Mass
Raymond E. Mann
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Mr. Sims
United States of America
Europe
Andrew J. Danielson
USO
Thieves Steal Fuel Oil From Gardens and Homes
Garden thefts continue in the North End and North Bath with the latest crimes including two long bean rows and vines damaged. A Washington Street resident reported a basement entry and theft of over 40 gallons of fuel oil. A neighbor also suffered oil loss recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
North Bath
Washington Street
Park
Knights of Columbus Social Evening Highlights Local Hall
Members of the local Knights of Columbus council enjoyed a Thursday social at their Water street hall. John Mulcahy presented war and scenic films while dancing and a tall story contest entertained attendees. Grand Knight Alexander Burgess announced monthly socials. Edmund Parady served lunch. Joseph Marquis led entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Knights of Columbus
Water Street
John Mulcahy
Alexander Burgess
Edmund Parady
Joseph Marquis
Mrs. Walter Mallett Guest of Miss Annie Cox in Topsham
Mrs. Walter Mallett of Topsham widow of Captain Mallett and her travels with him aboard Bath built ships are noted as she visits Miss Annie Cox of Somerset Place. She accompanied him on long voyages to distant ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Woolwich Grange
Pomona
Joseph Randlette
Richmond
John H. Perkins
Dromore Grange
Lottie York
Winthrop
Grange
Chester Leeman
Josephine Johnson
Marion Bailey
Gladys Hathorne
Rose Hathorne
Alta Robinson
Miriam Robinson
Vera Smith
Elsie Pearson
Jessie Spaulding
Bertha Suttor
Daisy Elwell
Charles M. White
State Grange
Maine
White
Marriner
Grange Educational Fund
Dromore
Phippsburgh
Enterprise
Richmond Village
Progressive
Topsham
Raymond Clark
Alice Johnson
Berniece Sturtevant
Walter Marco
Walter M. Mallett
Captain Mallett
Annie Cox
Somerset Place
Mallett
Cosmo Club Plans Its Garden Show Next Saturday
The Cosmopolitan club led by Mrs Granville Colby hosts a garden and flower show on Sept 4 in the barn grounds to benefit the Army and Navy Relief. Exhibits range from vegetables in baskets to trash bouquets with judges and numbered displays for guest voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Colby
Cosmopolitan Club
Ruth Trueworthy
Amy Irish
Everett Pinkham
Army and Navy
Army and Navy Relief Corps
Freeport
Garden Club
Melvin Howe
Woolwich
Neil Bishop
Bowdinham
Edmund A. Rothwell
Sanford B Nickerson
A. R. Rogers
Bath and West Bath Honor Roll Unveiled Tuesday
A large Bath crowd gathered on the post office lawn as Bath Iron Works band played the Star Spangled Banner and Lt. John E. L. Huse’s mother pulled the cord to unveil a memorial honoring nearly 1000 local service members. Governor Sewall urged citizens to support troops and build a better postwar world. City officials and military representatives attended the ceremony, with prayers, speeches, and readings honoring the fallen, missing, and prisoners of war. The event closed with a benediction and continued tributes as names were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Post Office
Harry M. Huse
John E. L. Huse
U. S. A. Air Force
Southwest Pacific
West Bath
Earl B. Lermond
Sewall
Walter C Rogers
Carleton H. Towle
U.S A
Army
Comdr
F. E. Moore
USN
Navy
Henry C. Wright
Sagadahoc County
Selective Service Board
Elmer B. Williams
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Timothy C Maney
St. Mary's Church
Lermond
America
Car
Street Baptist Church
Callon
Lermondpoke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fernando Hutchins
Norma
Joan
Martha
Nancy
Saugus
William P. Drake
Berwyn
Frederick E. Drake
Army Bath
Maynard A. MacFadden
Everett W. Norton
Walter B. Butler
Louis J. Depres
Melville E. Clark
Malcolm J. Miller
David B. Skelton
Omar F. Bertrand
Albert Libby
Bowdoinham
Walter J. Pellock
Chicago
Clifford A. Harris
Bangor
Ralph L. Norton
Kenneth C. Patterson
Navy Bath
Clayton E. Palmer
Clinton E. Child
Herbert G. Closson
Knights OF Columbus
Motion Picture Films
Vic Dancing
Cosmo Club
Bernard Reielt
John Greene
Oregon
Channing Shorey
Bath and
First Bath
Fei
Bath and Wes
Hus Eler
John R Newell
Ernest Kingsbury
Alden Anderson
Roland Robinson
Larse
Edwin R. Andrews
Henry O Trowbridge
John Carey
Bee
Elmer B. W
Liams
Lions Club
Nee
Henry O. Trowbridge
T. Buat
Trowbridse
Rogers
ACTA
Prissiat
Manx
Rosas
Tomas Ets
Walter
Goa
Wne
Iai
Capt. Towle
M. Lermond
Careron H
Uss A
Towle
United States Army
Imaar
Guests of
Bath and Wes Bath
Armed Services of the United States
Veniurz
C. Leroy Hutchins
F. F. Moore
Earle B. Lermond
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