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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
2
The New York Herald Tribune editorializes that eight ships were launched from Bath and South Portland shipyards last Sunday condemning Nazi aggression. It frames the ships as symbolic doom to Hitler and notes the wartime effort by Bath and South Portland builders.
The Maine shipyards on Sunday launched eight vessels including two for the US Navy, a Liberty ship, and five for the British merchant fleet as national ship production accelerates. Experts caution that despite faster builds the submarine threat remains and overall victory requires continued effort and efficiency from workers and managers.
President lauds oil industry for scrap rubber collection drive begun June 15. By July 10 government had 454.55 tons more than mid June, with Standard Oil of California alone collecting nearly 18 000 tons and workers contributing individually. Remaining scrap in Bath area deteriorates in sun.
Frank Dennings of St Marys Ohio returns home after two weeks visiting Miss Betty Bevens in Sebasco. Mr and Mrs Stewart Day and Tamara Elizabeth 418 Middle Street back from a Boston vacation. Susan M Bickford from Dorchester returns home after ten days with Mrs Harry Tucker 934 Middle Street. Rev Duncan Rogers arrives from New York for a visit with Mrs Rogers at 188 North Street. Ella R Searles of West Roxbury returns home after four weeks with her cousin Mrs William McLaughlin 18 Robbins Street. George H Miley of Randolph B Bath Iron Works worker returns to Old Orchard Beach after a few days with his wife. Annette Cutting of Augusta leaves to spend weekend with Mrs Linwood Campbell of Houston in Portland. The oil industry supports synthetic rubber efforts amid debate on state liquor questions in Bath and Maine towns.
The Sabino Improvement Association marked its 20th anniversary and Charter Members Night with 77 attendees. Charter members from 1921 were honored as William Dean hosted a toast and guests enjoyed a 6:30 chicken pie banquet, music, and dancing at the Sabine Colony banquet hall.
Under the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry a War Savings Bonds and Stamps booth was set up in front of City Hall on Wednesday at four. It will operate daily from 2 p m to 8 p m during September with organizations staffing it as Elks Day and other group named days. Purchasers receive theater tickets as a bonus and a patriot postal card for September. Nathan Press coordinates details with local groups urged to participate for a nationwide Salute to Our Heroes effort.
Mrs J K Rose and family of Washington DC spent August at Georgetown then left for Chicago. Mrs G S Nelson and son Earl of Boston returned home after two weeks with Norman Nelson and Mrs Nelson at 373 Washington Street. Miss Doris Stickney returned home from work at Squirrel Inn on Squirrel Island. Mrs Kenneth P Sheldon Winslow Grey and Mrs Chester Lawrence of Falmouth MA visited Woolwich on their summer trip. Mr and Mrs Henry F Butler of Washington DC left Moatsweag after a few weeks at their summer home. Dr LaRue H Kemper and Mrs Kemper visited from Northampton MA.
An urgent appeal by Mrs. Clarence W. Morse calls for volunteers to sew 16,000 Red Cross surgical dressings this month. Helpers should report at the Elks Home Tuesday at 9 and sign up to work daily under supervisors from 9 to 11 30 am and 1 to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.
Mayor Walter C. Rogers chaired a meeting with Linwood Wellington and local store managers in City Hall. Civilian defense officials urged firms to prepare air raid shelters and care for employees and patrons during alarms, noting Bangor and Portland progress and Bath need.
Five youngsters from Ban gor School for Crippled Children spent a summer vacation of recreation funded by the Easter seal sale run by the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children. Three campers attended Camp Jordan Camp Natarsch and Camp Tanglewood. They gained weight and benefited from counselors despite their handicap.
Miss Beatrice Avery daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Avery of Meadow Way returns home from Maine General hospital Portland after a 14 week stay. She spent days visiting patients in the ward and earned the nickname a little bit of sunshine. Bath friends presented her with a large sunshine basket.
Memphis rivermen report a surge in inland waterway traffic as barges and oil tankers move more goods upstream and downstream. They credit the river system for transporting sulfur to St Louis steel to Pittsburgh and expanding tonnage beyond 1940 levels, with private lines and Inland Waterways Corp. boosting volumes amid war pressures.
Efficient manufacturing firms in Germany are prioritized for labor and materials, aiming to streamline production and support industrial competitiveness. The policy favors established, productive companies to secure supplies and skilled labor access.
A zoo hay ride in New York attracts twenty seven riders per trip from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The wagons from the Farm in the Zoo exhibit see passengers age from children to adults as hay and straw cling to clothes. Driver Shorty Alexandri adapts to the heat and gear while riders cheer with hay covered attire and folk songs.
A Petoskey Michigan plant will process 1,000,000 pounds of milkw weed floss to supply Navy life jackets and flying suit linings. Dr Boris A Berkman holds patent rights. The Navy aims to harvest from Michigan lands with farmer payments and seed incentives.
The Knight family Beverly and Janice with husband Arthur Knight are featured in a local profile. It notes Beverly Knight’s community service through clubs and charity events, her early life and moves across several cities, and Arthur Knight’s work at Bath Iron Works. The piece praises their two children and their active civic involvement.
Junior participants and guests attend the Cosmo Show with prize awards and culinary exhibits. Notables include Mrs. Homer Johnson and Mrs. Rich Hersom overseeing tables and flowers. Guests George Burgon and Paul Lemont visit from West Bath and Malden, pairing with local hosts at Middle Street events.
Miss Beryl Wheeler, student nurse at Bath Memorial Hospital, departed Tuesday for a three months training course affiliating at Children’s Hospital in Portland to study pediatrics and orthopedics.
The page presents a mixed crossword with across clues like Furnace and Anxious and down clues including Goddess of harvests and Letter. It also features a cryptoquote quotation and a cryptogram puzzle attributed to Kine Features Syndicate.
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