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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1943
Page
2
The Bath Y M C A has expanded work for boys and men, especially service members, and seeks funds via a mail soliciting campaign led by President Archibald M. Main. Respond promptly with a pledge or contribution to sustain facilities aiding local youth and soldiers in uniform.
Major General Charles P Gross told the House Appropriations Committee that lessons from World War I about rail transport have been carried forward. He credited railroad management with avoiding another debacle and noted rail systems carry four to five times more cargo and personnel this war. He warned locomotives remain in short supply and steel shortages persist.
Officials warn railroads must avoid overextension and motorists to slow for school zones as openings begin. With public schools starting next week, children may play near streets and cross roads. Tax blanks likely arrive by September 15, and oil supplies urged to be topped up for the coming winter.
Warren A. Mank, sailor, and Carol Straham, WAVES member, married Aug 28 in Jacksonville, Florida. Mank, stationed at Southport, North Carolina, previously worked at Bath Iron Works and trained at Newport and Mayport. Straham, daughter of Roy Straham, graduated Andrew Jackson High School and reported to WAVES training in Iowa. Other notes mention Mrs. John O. Moulton and Marcia Moulton visiting, and local residents returning home after a Melrose trip.
In August city council discussed forming a Bath housing authority under Maine law to oversee about 700 units valued at over 3 million dollars. Mr Ring outlined local projects Hyde Park Terrace Lambert Park and North End dormitories and noted 68 percent of New England projects are locally run. No action was taken pending further study and a resolution draft.
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