Central Church Names New Pastor Raymond Putnam
Rev. Raymond G. Putnam, Bowdoin and Yale Divinity School graduate, takes duties at Central Church Bath succeeding Dr. David L. Wilson. Putnam, from Danvers Mass, has served in Rumford Point and St Johnsbury Center, led youth groups, chaired Caledonia ministers, and resides with his wife Ruth Shields at 898 Middle Street parsonage with daughters Eleanor and Betty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond G. Putnam
St. Johnsbury Center
Central Church
Bath
Bowdoin College
Yale Divinity School
Putnam
David L. Wilson
Danvers
Mass
Maple Street Congregational Church
Holton High School
Harvard Divinity School
Yale Divinity
Clarence Shedd
Robert Seneca Smith
Rumford Point
North Congregational Church
St. Johnsbury
Caledonia County
Ministers’ Association
Maple Street
Dane Street Congregational
Beverly
Webster F
Helen M. Putnam
Ruth M. Shields
Montreal
Charles A. Shields
Gertrude T. Shields
Academy
Colby Junior College
University of Michigan
Goddard Junior College
Barre
Ohio
Congregational Church Board of Ohio
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Theta
Boston
Browning and King Co
C. M. Kimball & Co
Winthrop
Burr, Gannett & Co
Mrs. Putnam
Middle Street
Sumner Sewall of Bath elected Maine governor by 70000
Maine Republicans claim a major statewide victory in 1940 with Sumner Sewall winning the governorship by about 70 thousand votes. GOP nominees also secured a U S Senate seat and three U S House places, beating Democrats by larger margins than 1936 and 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Wendell Willkie
White House
G.O.P
United States Senate
United States
House of Representatives
Home Town Backing Drives Sewall Plurality In State Vote
Maine voters backed Sumner Sewall by a wide margin for governor and supported Republicans across offices. Brewster led Brann for U S Senator with about 42 000 votes while Sewall won in most wards and Oliver and Smith secured re election in the first and second districts. Brevet details show party splits by ward and city results in Portland Waterville and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph O. Brewster
Louis J. Brann
Hale
Senate
Sumner Sewall
Fulton J. Redman
Joseph W. Martin
Willkie
United States
James C. Oliver
Margaret Chase Smith
Frank Fellows
Bangor
Brewster
Peter M. MacDonald
Edward J. Beauchamp
Thomas N. Curran
Brann
Sewall
Redman
Oliver
MacDonald
Smith
Beauchamp
Fellows
Curran
Portland
Waterville
Bath schools show enrollment rise over previous year
Public schools of Bath reopened with higher elementary registrations compared with 1939 opening. Total elementary enrollment Tuesday was 1328, up from 1242. Central Grammar led with 246 and a record eighth grade of 192, Center Street at 166 up from 127. Morse High is expected to reach 540 by week’s end. Also notes patient discharged from Maine General Hospital and visits from Boston and Belmont residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Morse High
John Parker
Central Grammar School
Center Street
Parker
Dike
North Grammar
North Primary
Central Grammar
South Street
Mitchell School
Weeks Street
Move to Abolish Hose 1 Tabled Until October
City council debate over Hose Company No. 1 prompts report to disband the unit and transfer its equipment and members. Alderman Daley and allies push the measure amid a large dispute with Alderman Parks over legality of his council service while on city payroll. Mayor Haskell accuses some members of hindering legislation as Legard cites Attorney General Maine opinion. The council tables the report until October as tensions flare.
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Hose Company No. 1
Marshall Street
Charles E. Parks, Jr
Robert H. Haskell
Joseph A. Butler
Joseph A. McLaughlin
Bath
Engine 4
Board of Fire Engineers
Daley
Parks
Alexander Burgess, Jr
Edward A. Footer
Frank J. Hunt
Forrest C. Legard
Walter C. Rogers
Legard
Haskell
Alderman Legard
Attorney General of
Maine
Hunt
Rogers
South End
Bath Times
Alderman Hunt
Alderman Parks
Vandalisms Hit Jewish Stores in Bath Business District
Early Saturday morning in Bath, eight Jewish operated stores had varnish smeared on their windows and a Jewish owned fruit truck had its tires slashed. Victims included Max Katz Elm street clothing store, Mikel sky's Front street, furniture stores, three Center street shops, Boston Shoe Store, Bath Department Store, and Markson Brothers. The Prawer wholesale fruit truck was damaged in front of 260 Front street. Police suspect a single party or group. fingerprints may help identify them as further Jewish owned stores on Center street were later found smeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Max Katz
Elm Street
Mikelsky's, Inc
Front Street
Center Street
Boston Shoe Store
Bath Department Store
Markson Brothers
Sam Prawer
Prawer
Julius Gediman
Jay Povich
Morris Petlock
Governor-elect Sumner Sewall votes in childhood polling place
Governor-elect Sumner Sewall and Mrs Sewall arrived with their children at Ward 7 polling place to vote in Maine's state election. He recalled opening day memories of the Ed ward street hill schoolhouse where he began his education 38 years earlier and spoke of touring campaign duties and a busy schedule while cameras captured the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Alexandria
David
Nicky
Ward 7
Maine
Edward Street
Biddeford Referenda Fail Across Sagadahoc Areas
In Bath and Sagadahoe counties voters rejected Referendum No 5 on city special laws for Biddeford though Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Georgetown and Topsham backed it Ward by ward totals show No 5 failed with 289 to 927 in some wards and Referendum No 6 on a governor appointed police commission saw wide opposition except Ward 5 where margins were slim Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Georgetown and Topsham supported No 6 while most wards opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoe
Biddeford
Landry
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Topsham
Republicans Win All Contests In Monday Election
Republicans swept the Monday election in Sawadatoc County with every public office won by GOP candidates. Senate President Sumner Sewall won across the county, as did U.S. Senate hopeful Ralph O. Brewster, defeating Frederick Tule successor. James Co Oliver and other county officials carried all towns except Woolwich. Roscoe G. Bailey re-elected as County Commissioner. Judge Arthur J. Duhton and Sheriff Chattes Wo Messenger listed as cross party candidates. Ralph Dale faced no Democratic opponent for county attorney. Continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Louis J. Brann
Ralph O. Brewster
Senate
Sumner Sewall
Fulton J. Redman
Sewall
Brewster
James C. Oliver
Bath
Neil S. Bishop
Bowdeinham
Maine Senate
Carlton Day Reed
Woolwich
Sagadahoc
Roscoe G. Bailey
Ernest J. Small
Topsham
U. S
Brewster Brann
Sawadatoc
United States
Frederick Tule
Euch
James Co Oliver
Owltte Neal Bishop
Bob Bowdeans
Carlton
Reed County
Popsham
Ernest J. Smuhs
Arthur J Duhton
Sheri Chattes Wo Messenger
Ralph © Dale
Son Returns Home After Weekend Visit on An drews Road
The son of Elliot, formerly of this city, came back after spending the weekend at the home on An drews road. His little daughter Camelia returned with them after a visit with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Herbert Pierce of High street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
Betty
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Davis
Caleb Burns
High Street
Elliot
Andrews Road
Camelia
Herbert Pierce
Bath Will Send Miss Deering To The Legislature
Bath will send Miss Elizabeth Deering to the Maine House as the first woman representation in 20 years alongside Col. George A. Baker. Deering led in Ward 1 while Baker led in Ward 6. they split Ward 2. Their Democratic opponent, Mrs. Charles A. Corliss, failed to carry any ward. Representative Samuel F. Dorrance won a second term representing Bowdoinham Georgetown and Richmond. Raymond McMathure of Phippsburg was the joint party candidate for several towns. Mrs. Ralph Dunton and Robinsheod host are ending their visit. Dunton plans a week with her daughter in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Elizabeth Deering
George A. Baker
Maine
House of Representatives
Deering
Rollowene
Col. Baker
Col Baker
Ralph Dunton
Portland
Robinhood
Robinshone
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Brewster and
Rep
Sewall Redman
Congress
Oliver MacDonald
Bishop Reed
Dunton Dunton
Harry W. Moulton
Russell Street
Maine General Hospital
Old Orchard Beach
Alma Reid
Deering Street
Percival Butler
Shirley Russell
Belmont
Fred Butler
Ann C. Butler
Nicholas
Mill City
Sagadahoc County
Miss Deering
Samuel Dorrance
Raymond McIntire
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