Maine Election Day Ahead With Gubernatorial Forecast
Maine voters head to the polls next Monday to choose Governor and lawmakers. The Republican Horace Hildreth appears set for a large win with a likely Republican Legislature, while Paul Jullien faces limited ticketing in some counties. In Congress races in the First District Robert Hale defends his seat against Pettis with labor dynamics in play.
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Maine
Congress
Horace Hildreth
Paul Jullien
Waterville
Margaret Chase Smith
Frank Fellows
National House
Robert Hale
Portland
Andrew Pettis
Pettis
Hale
Washington
Bath
Sagadahoc
Carlton Day Reed
Woolwich
Neil S. Bishop
Bowdeinham
Frank H. Todd
Topsham
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
Alvin W. Mitchell
West Bath
Roger E. Williams
Bath contest for representatives to the legislature
In Bath the legislative race lists Miss Elizabeth Deering and Forrest C. Legard as Republican nominees and Miss Helen Moses as Democrat. The piece urges every qualified voter to vote next Monday to express choice for the offices, praising democracy at home and abroad.
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Bath
Elizabeth Deering
Forrest C. Legard
L. Eugene Thebeau
Helen Moses
Maine Resort Season Noted as Best Since 1929
Maine reports its most successful vacation period since 1929 with crowded hotels and busy resorts all season. Officials note many excellent weeks remain before cold weather and encourage fall visits to the state.
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Maine
Bath Country Club Falls to Purpoodock in Golf Match
The Bath Country Club lost to Purpoodock Club of Cape Elizabeth 16 to 4 on Sunday. Harris Plaisted of Portland won the sweepstakes with 80 while Bill Cole of Portland was low in the sweeps with 83-68.
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Bath Country Club
Purpoodock Club
Cape Elizabeth
Harris Plaisted
Portland
Bill Cole
Clarence Eaton
Bob Shaw
Clyde Libby
H. Plaisted
Tom Toothaker
Lincoln Adams
D. Winchenbach
Steve Koske
Ernie Burks
Ken Russell
Alfred Parks
Couple's kindness ends with arrest warrant for teen
A Bath couple sheltered a 17 year old from Massachusetts awaiting work at Bath Iron Works. The woman sought a warrant for the youth's arrest on charges of stealing 640 in treasury notes and certificates. The youth, on probation from Brookline police, had arrived with officials' permission and vanished after the alleged theft.
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Massachusetts
Bath Iron Works
Frank L Moriarty
Treasury
Saynes
Brookline, Mass
Bath
Dartmouth baseball coach attends game on New England ship tour
Jett Tesreau Dartmouth baseball coach and Mrs Pesreau were guests at Kelley Heid between the Bath Iron Works and New England Ship, watching Fred Lefty Guiliani and Hem Grover Tresreau as a scout eyeing talent for Major League clubs. John Parker, former Dartmouth player, joined Tesreau in discussing old Hanover days. Friday visitors included Merlin Snell, Mrs Kamber, Rev Dee and daughter Jean, and Miss Emma Hartleb.
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Jett Tesreau
Dartmouth College
Pesreau
Sedwick
Jdelt
Kelley Heid
New England
Portland
Bath Iron Works
Fred Lefty
Lefty
Hem Grover Tresreau
New York Giants
Christie Matthewson
Dartmouth
John Parker
B.I.W
Tesreau
Hanover
Merlin Snell
Oliver Street
William Kamber
Russell Street
Sidney Dee
Jean
Middle Street
Emma Hartleb
Maple Street
Bath Sailors and Marines Return Home on Leave
Local servicemen from Bath and area visit families after recent training and overseas duty. Sgt Paul F Hayes and others, including Pfe Joseph M McKenna, T-Sgt William Leighton, and Cpl Richard Wooley, share letters and furloughs with relatives as they prepare to resume duty at Fort Devens, Norfolk, and other bases.
Cement Paint for Porous Surfaces and Damp Walls
Water mixed cement paint forms a water resistant coating for exterior and interior masonry. Based on white Portland cement, it fills pores and dries to a hard durable film, usable on unpainted or previously painted surfaces with a primer.
Man O' War’s Storied Run and Lasting Legend
Samuel Riddle bought Man O' War for 5000 dollars about 26 years ago. In two years the racehorse earned 249465 in purses, winning 21 of 22 starts. At peak he weighed over a half ton and stood 16 hands high, remaining a striking figure at 27.
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Samuel Riddle
Wedding Anniversary Symbols by Ring and Year
The article lists traditional anniversary symbols by year from 1st to 75th. It pairs each year with an associated material or gem such as paper cotton leather books wooden iron copper electrical appliances pottery tin lace ivory crystal china silver pearl coral jade ruby sapphrire gold emerald diamond.
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China
Bronze Powders From Potassium Tungstate And Tin Fusion
Bronze powders are produced by fusing potassium tungstate with pure tin to yield compounds in colors such as golden yellow blue red and reddish yellow primarily used for decorative purposes.
Army Nurses Urgently Sought As War Needs Grow
A letter from Col Florence Blanchfield of the Army Nurses Corps, via the War Manpower Commission, urges more nurse applicants. The Army aims to recruit 4 000 nurses by November 30 1944 due to rising casualties from Normandy Arezzo Saipan and other fronts. Applications must go through the Red Cross contact Mrs Harold Hodgkins 1291 Washington Street phone 1149 M.
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Stella Dolloff
Army Nurc Corps
Maine
Florence Blanchfield
Army Nurse Corps
War Manpower Commission
Army
Normandy
Arezzo
Saipan
Pearl Harbor
Ctore
Army Nurses Week
Army Nurses Corps
Harold Hodgkins
Washington Street
Red Cross
Sagadahoc Council Plans Lawn Party in Bath
Sagadahoc Council Knights of Columbus met in Bath for a lawn party set for September 14 15 and 16 at St Marys parish grounds. A War Bond penny card drawing and booths were planned with support from other groups and a Victory Day collaboration discussed. Members and guests including Rudolph St Peter of Waterville council attended.
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Sagadahoc
K. of C
Knights
Bath
St. Mary’s
Edmond Arsepault
Alex Burgess
Reginald Cyr
Henry Biggins
Leon Piascik
William Allard
Edmund Parady
Arthur Bourque
Charlies Benoit
Edward McGuiggan
Rudolph St. Peter
Father Ouellette Council
Waterville
Woolwich Boy Wounded in Action At Mare Island Naval Hospital
Alden Bailey radio technician USN son of the late Mr and Mrs Edgar Bailey and nephew of Mr and Mrs Frank R Bailey of Woolwich is at Mare Island Naval Hospital California. He was wounded in the leg on July 24 while on active duty in the Pacific theater. He formerly worked in Bath Iron Works production department after Morse High School graduation in 1941. He enlisted in November 1942 and served on a destroyer built at Bath in late 1943.
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Richard C. Wooley
USAAF
Harold C. Wooley
Woolwich
Roy
Boston
Morse High School
Cpl. Wooley
Chine
Rome N. Y
Lincoln
Nebr
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Norfolk
Ralph
Bath Iron Works Corp
Alden Bailey
USN
Edgar Bailey
Frank R. Bailey
Bailey Neck Road
Mare Island Naval Hospital
California
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Bath
Local stores to stay open Thursday this week for Labor Day
Several local shops will not close Thursday afternoons this week due to Labor Day Monday. The list includes John J. Desmond Co, A. D. Stetson & Son, Belanger's, Edna Mae Shoppe, Hennessey's, Joseph Charles Footer & Sons, Buenham Auto Supply Co, Harmon’s, Max Katz, Shepard's Shoe Store, Endicott-Johnson Shoe Store, Boston Shoe Store, Fall's Shoe Store, Morris S. Povich, C. W. Rogers Hardware, H. L. Troop Hardware and Rogers Jewelry Store.
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John J. Desmond Co
A. D. Stetson & Son
Belanger’s
Edna Mae
Hennessey’s
Joseph Charles Footer & Sons
Buenham Auto Supply Co
Harmon’s
Max Katz
Shepard's Shoe Store
Endicott-Johnson Shoe Store
Boston Shoe
August Weather Sets Heat Records Across the East
August 1943 and this year saw record heat and minimal rainfall with 30 fair days versus 20 last year. A rare heavy thunder shower on the 13th caused tree damage from a young cyclone in the North End, and wells and water systems ran low.
Bath Iron Works eyes part time army to ease wartime shortage
Bath Iron Works Corp faces a manpower crisis risking delays to its destroyer program. Executive VP Archibald Main announced a plan for men women and schoolboys in Bath to work on the evening shift part time. If successful the program will expand to nearby communities.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Progam
Archibald M. Main
Main
Bath
Europe
Major Brister Arrives to Lead Bath Salvation Army
Major Frank J. Brister of the Salvation Army arrives in Bath from Nashua New Hampshire with his wife and three children Ray field June and Jean to take command at Water street headquarters replacing Capt Leland Waldron. Brister, a native of England, has spent ten years in Canada and over 20 in the United States with prior posts in Nashua Rochester Massachusetts and Connecticut towns.
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Frank J. Brister
Salvation Army
Bath
Rayfield
June
Jean
Nashua
N. H
Water Street
Maj. Brister
Leland Waldron
Canada
United States
Maine
Houston
Rochester
Gloucester
Somerville
Milford
Mass
Danbury
Mrs David McKinnon Honored at Winnegance Shower
Mrs Edwin Oliver and Mrs Lena Larrabee hosted a surprise shower for Mrs David McKinnon formerly Elinor King at their Winnegance home last Wednesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Donald McKinnon and numerous relatives and friends who shared refreshments after a social hour.
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Edwin Oliver
Lena Larrabee
David McKinnon
Elinor King
Winnegance
McKinnon
Donald McKinnon
Nellie Whitmer
Fred Oliver
Frances MacDonald
Randolph Couple Mark 26th Anniversary at Home
A group of relatives gathered in Randolph to celebrate the twenty sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Edward Oben at 31 Windsor Street. The surprise party was arranged by their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Brown of East Gardiner. The Obens have eight children and Mr. Oben works at Bath Iron Works.
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George Edward Oben
Windsor Street
Randolph
Bath Iron Works
Oben
Bath
John Kaler
Everett Quimby
Charles Quimby
Granville
Miss Mary E. Carroll Wins Prize for Story
Miss Mary E. Carroll of Bath Theta chapter won second prize in Beta Sigma Phi annual short story contest with Only With My Heart. The Bath entry was the only Maine submission among 81 entries from 33 states plus DC Alaska and three Canadian provinces. Carroll, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry J Carroll, serves overseas as an American Red Cross recreation worker.
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mary E. Carroll
Theta
Torch
National
Bath
Miss Carroll
District of Columbia
Territory
Alaska
Maine
Harry J. Carroll
High Street
Times
American Red Cross
Memorial to Commander
A moving tribute honors a commander described as noble and steadfast, whose actions and caring conduct inspired respect and admiration among those who witnessed his service. The remembrance emphasizes resilience, duty, and the enduring goodwill he fostered within his community.
Rationing Reminders for Consumers
Notices summarize wartime ration rules for meats fats processed foods sugar gasoline fuel oil shoes and related stamps and coupons. It lists valid stamp ranges by book and period, dates of validity including indefinite terms and expiration dates, and notes on usable quantities and changes under period four five and other rationing boards.
Farewell prayer from 1853 church group
A religious farewell note dated March 23 1853 expresses gratitude for hospitality and shared worship. It thanks the hosts for comfort in their cabin and prayers, and wishes blessings as they part to meet again in eternity. Signed by Joseph W Young president Jonathan Midgley James Picton counselors John R Winder secretary Henry Pugh.
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Joseph W. Young
Jonathan Midgley
James Picton
John R. Winder
Bath court handles motor vehicle without permission case
John E Cooling of Gardiner appeared in Bath Municipal Court after a state trooper arrested him on a charge of operating a vehicle without the owner's permission. the case was placed on file by Judge Gardiner R Deer. Two men pleaded guilty to drunkenness, fined ten dollars plus five dollars and fifteen cents costs each. Chester McMahan of Bath, charged with a statutory offense and continued, was discharged for lack of probable cause. Mrs Arthur Perault and her son Arthur returned to Brockton Mass after visiting Mrs Perault's mother, Mrs Mary Scales on Elm Street.
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James_E. Little
U.S. N
Turner Court
Diddy
John E. Cooling
Gardiner
Bath Municipal Court
John DeWinter
Gardiner R. Deering
Chester McMahan
Bath
Geese
Arthur Perault
Arthur
Brockton
Mass
Perault
Mary Scales
Elm Street
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A partial collection of crossword clues and a cryptogram puzzle including Across and Down entries with various hints and a King Features cryptogram quotation. The page also notes additional puzzle types and a set of themed sounds and phrases.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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the Times Company
Front Street
B. Nichols
Pres. and
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Penn Ae
Uae
Country Club
Pupoolock Club
Ollie Berg
Raymond Parks
Jack Kirby
John Hayes
Lou Allen
Carl Martin
Don Leadbetter
Dick Pacquin
Dave Burke
Francis Bruce
Harlan Knight
S. Stinson
Frank Collier
H. Hall
Joe Bowen
S. Hall
Paul F. Hayes
Atlantic City
N. J
Greensboro
N.C
Joseph M. McKenna
USMC
Atlantic Field
N. C
Edward McKenna
Western Avenue
Charles Johansen
Dorothy
New York
Pfe
MecKenna
Parris Island
Cherry Point
Paul Tourtillotte
Mary B. Tourtilotte
Center Street
Joseph Swanton
Carl B. Swanton
Bedford Street
Army Air Corps
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
James A. Jones
United Sates Navy
Sampson
N. Y
Jones
Patricia Anne
William M. Leighton
USA
Harry E. Leighton
Valley Road
South Pacific
F. H. Leighton
Augusta
Fort Devens
Earl H. Coombs
Arrowsi
Glenn L. Smith
I c
Fenton I. Moore
Cherry Street
Smith
Gibert
Marshall Islands
Asbury Fark
Atg Miaureesih
Owen
Henry W. Owen
Oak Street
Barbara Mauk
Morsehign Schlam Ty Tyee Tvass
Lusb
Pet
Servce Oon
Leepard Field
Tex
Lone
Peper
John Orwick
Radius
Ada Sprague
Edward Street Court
Quirk
Havin
England
France
Sampson, N. Y
Charles A. Flewelling
First National
Peninsula
Italy
North Africa
Sicily
Milford Lewis
Brigham’s Cove
Pvt
Flewelling
Mary E. Flewelling
98 Court Street
Bangor
Percy “le
Merrifield Woolwich
War Department
Morrified
2Nd Infantry Division
Eugene R. Bowker
Field Artillery
Fort Bragg
J. K. Bowker
Phippsburg
Pvt. Bowker
Morse High
Charles T. Robinson
S. F
S.S. New York
Carl L., Robinson
Newport
R. I
U.S. S. New York
St. Mary’s Parish House
Major Brister
Waldron
New Hampshire
David M’kinnon
Eleanor King
the Times
Henry Pugh
S. Asia
Sym
U.S
Babyl
God
Chum
Beard
Bounders
Arabia
Little Islands
Grampus
Narrow Inlet
WSN
Pelaelies Vy
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