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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1939

Page

3

Bath Iron Works Notes on War Time Shipyard Heroes

The Bath area remembers Alexander MacDonald of 1177 High Street and his fiancée Miss Margaret Black who sailed on the Athenia in 1920, the first wartime submarine victim. It also recalls William H. Daley, boss burner at Bath Iron Works, who survived the July 21 1918 attack near Cape Cod aboard the Perth Amboy and later joined the tug Netspace amid World War I danger.

Alexander MacDonald High Street MacDonald Athenia Fairfield Shipbuilding Co Glasgow Scotland Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Bridge Works Margaret Black Bath William H. Daley Boss Burner Bath Iron Works Corp Perth Amboy Wild Bill Morse High School Bill Kelley Field Tug Morse Cape Cod Kennebec Lansford Parker Flats Portland Chatham Brother Duley Netspace

Wild Bill Daley’s career born from shipyard blaze to alderman run

Merritt Pinkham recalls Wild Bill Daley 18 year old as a steamboat man who later ran McFadden and Sampson trucking then Portland steel shop work and Quincy Bethlehem Shipyards. He rose to foreman at the Iron Works burning crew of 24 and helped launch destroyers including the Dewey using new acetylene cutting methods. Daley’s baseball fame earned him the nickname Wild Bill and he pursued politics in Ward 7, nearly toppling Mayor Donald N. Small in a Democratic bid. He is married to Alma Harjula and has a son William Irving Duley. He lives at 997 Middle Street.

Wild Bill McFadden & Sampson Portland Megquier & Jones Co Quincy Mass Fore River Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division Bill Iron Works Boss Daley Donald N. Small Brother Daley Small Duley Homer C. Woodward Newport University of Maine The State University Mr. Woodward High Street

Parker Head School Plans Holiday for Union Meeting

The Parker Head School announces Monday as a holiday due to a Union Teachers meeting in Woolwich under the direction of Mrs Grace Wyman. The town reports active student activity with Jean Hamel joining Morse High School football practice and several residents traveling for visits and family events.

Grace Wyman Woolwich Odie Blair Quincy Mass Edna Perry Galen Daley Lloyd Perry Boothbay Edna Loring Jean Hamel Morse High School Billy Kriedler Bath Iron Works Corp John Carter William Hallett William, Jr Cathance John Libby Lewiston Gilbert Woodman Leslie Logan John McKay Boston Annie Percy Bernard Webber John McNeal Bath Bay Point Fred Frances Sanford Bert Young Phyllis Falmouth Ernest Doughty Fred Shepard Leston Harrington Clarence Blaisdell Maurice Pashard Buddy Wyman George Morong Popham Bonney Edwin M. Wyman William Temple Linwood Temple Della Morey William Wyman Lee Carolyn Charles Blaisdell Walter Cushing Eugene Harrington Allie Rollins Harry D. Mank Gardiner Vesty Betty Logan Bob Moore

Local News Roundup From Auburndale to Phippsburg

Miss Eleanor Lanagan and Edwin McHugh return from visit in Auburndale and Newtonville. Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Williams come back from a week at their Phippsburg Basin cottage. Mrs. Harold Haggett hosts the Community Club Auxiliary at Brigham's Cove. First prize in auction goes to Mrs. Charles E. Hewitt Jr. and second to Mrs. Frank Perry. The club plans a purse donation to Phippsburg religious work and next meets with Mrs. Edwin Small. Other attendees include Mrs. Charles Small and many local residents. Arthur Williams moves from Bath Box Co. to Bath Iron Works. Hewitt family returns from Summer at Sabine. Brown family moves into Bernice Drake house. Coggeshalls enjoy a Past Boothbay outing with the Farmers.

Eleanor Lanagan Auburndale Mass Edwin McHugh Newtonville Lanagan Edith Small Harry B. Williams Phippsburg Basin Harold Haggett Community Club Charles T. Small, Jr Brigham's Cove Orman Coggeshall Herbert Spinney Frank Perry Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Harold Miller Thatcher Pinkham Thatcher Jr Bridge Street Head Beach Phippsburg Arthur Williams Bath Box Co Bath Iron Works Charles Hewitt Sabine William Brown Bernice Drake Lower High Street Boothbay Lawrence Farmer Rockland Atkins Bay Fort Claude Turner Howard Colbert Harvey Sawyer Thomas Woodruff Elizabeth Pinkham Peter Isaacson Irving Shirley Louis Gayton Fred Waterhouse Auburn Waldo Weston Charles Talbot Bath Gayton Waterhouse Weston Talbot John Perkins Wilson Brunswick Gilbert Head Stephen Etnier Ralph Palmer Popham Cornell Palmer Eleanor Voorhees Nassan College Springvale Edward Marsh Westfield N. J Charles C. Marsh South Shore W. D. Spear Cynthia Wesley Spears Lisbon Falls A. M. Towne Margaret Janice Towne Waltham Seth S Howard Spinney Belfast F. D. Scott Freeport Scott Sun Elizabeth Oliver Frank Scott Leslie Greenlaw Wakefield Clifton Morong Henry Farwell Cambridge Marion Bridges Bath Memorial Hospital Page Wyman Elisha Bridges Wyman Bernice Carr Allen Davis Robert Nellie Clark Fred Davis Portland Charles Cirone Boston George Morong Philip Wyman Lawrence Wyman Kennebec Aiking Bay

Harmon Smith Family Returns to Avon Home

Mr and Mrs Harmon Smith and their two children have returned to Avon Connecticut where Mr Smith is a maker of the high stout gad.

Harmon Smith Avon, Conn Mr. Smith

Cooper tops Worcester in ten round state heavyweight bout

In Augusta City Hall Bath fighter Lou Cooper 185 pounds defended his state heavyweight title defeating Roy Worcester 195 pounds in a ten round main event before about 1000 fans. Cooper won nine of ten rounds, dominating from the sixth as Worcester hung on after a ninth round knockdown. Danny Needham and Billy Atlas also scored decisive wins in earlier bouts.

Lou Cooper Iron Works Augusta City Hall Roy Worcester Bangor Giant Cooper Butch Wooster Rockland Bath Battlers Danny Needham Jerry Duprey Billy Atlas City of Ships Henry Lagasse Old Town Worcester Bangor Lou Queen City Johnny Carlton Bangor Lad Needham Duprey Jerry Atlas

Butler couple to settle in Phippsburg after Boston years

Sergeant Harry W. Butler of Boston retires next year and will move with wife Mrs. Butler to their newly bought home at the Butler farm in Phippsburg Dro more. The couple, popular in town, have vacationed there for years. Maine Society D A C honors Capt. Christopher Levett with a bronze tablet dedication near Newagen Inn, accepted by Joshua L. Brooks.

Harry W. Butler Boston Butler Phippsburg Dromore Maine Society William Phipps Daughters of the American Colonists Christopher Levett Lincoln County Newagen Inn Joshua L. Brooks Earl G. Clark Albion DAC

Mrs Roland Robinson Returns Home With Infant Daughter

Mrs Roland Robinson and her infant daughter have returned to their Bath Street home from the Cornish Maternity Home.

Roland Robinson Bath Street

Popham Beach Cottage Life Sees Busy Season End

Popham Beach activity continues with several cottages occupied on the south and river shores. Visitors from Boston, Brookline, New York and Maine enjoy weekend stays, ongoing improvements, and planned projects as Rotary events and fall notices unfold. Local crew report Coast Guard growth and summer roads upgraded while villas showcase gardens and rock work.

Westport Residents Return from Summer Homes in Massachusetts

Westport figures including Mr and Mrs Guy Howe and children depart for Massachusetts after summering at the Junction. Several locals wrap up seasons at cottages and winter in New England towns while others resume duties in Rochester and Lynn.

Teachers Meeting for Union 48 Friday at Gagadahoc Ferry

A teachers meeting for School Union 48 will be held in the grammar room at Gagadahoc Ferry school on Friday September 15. Session opens at 9 30 a m and lunch will be served at 12 15 by the Good Will club. All superintending committees are invited. List of Union 48 Pali term teachers follows with multiple names and schools.

Gagadahoc Ferry Good Will Club Arrowah Georgie M. Walker Georgetown—Center Ruth W. Powers Five Islands Laura E Winneyance Ruth O. Trueworthy Center Susie E Parker Head Grace E. Wyman Popham Beach Elizabeth M. Pinkham Small Point Edne Knight West Point Ruth Kauffman Sebasco Claude Brooks Gertrude Hardy Westport Priscila Mills Woolwich Chopps Florence E. Temple North Woolwich Jennie D., Howe Day's Ferry Pauline V. Nute Union Bridge Maud P Ethel L. Reed Sagadahoc Ferry Louise W. Seeda Burnette L. Wallace

Court House Annex Plan for Bath Delayed

Sagadahoc County Commissioners seek a $15,900 Public Works Administration grant for a two story wing with basement at Bath Court House. Plans by Lewiston architect Alonzo Harriman include a law library, grand jury room, toilets, a vault, and modern cells. The library would move to the new wing with heating and access, funded by a $500 annual county appropriation. estimated wing cost about $35,334.

Sagadahoc Public Works Administration Court House Bath Alonzo Harriman Lewiston Register of Deeds

Rally Day Planned by Corliss Street Church School

At the first quarterly supper conference the Corliss Street church school voted to hold Rally Day on September 24 with department superintendents leading the program. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt reported on the school season while Supt. Silas Plant oversaw the meeting. Seventeen others attended and supper was provided by several volunteers.

Corliss Street Church Frederick P. Moffatt Harold 8. Walker Silas E. Plant Bernice F. Achorn F.arthur Berry John H. Hunt Marjorie Achorn

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