Popham as Maine State Park Could Lead Postwar Plans
Governor Sewall backs wartime job projects including state park development. Popham Beach stands out for its history and scenery with Fort Baldwin nearby, potential shipbuilding heritage, and easy land and ocean access. Proposals envision improved roads, picnic facilities, bath houses, and a coastal park that could be funded after the war.
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Sewall
Popham Beach
Maine
Popham
Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
Pond Island
Baldwin
National Guard
Fort Baldwin
George Popham
Virginia
Sagadahoc
New World
Kennebec River
Shendy
Pond Iland
Kennebec
Iolla
Ocen
Gectinas
Poti
Old Orchard Beach
Nis
Pip Ham
al State Park
Summer Refrigeration Practices in Rural Areas
Many families without electric refrigerators resort to a traditional New England method of cooling. The article notes that several farmers maintain ice houses to preserve perishables during the hot season.
Old Timey Reprieves Return as War Summer Proves Tough
The piece notes families in New England returning to old cold storage methods from ponds and wells due to manpower shortages in Winter. Milk cans and butter pails are hung in wells to stay cool during the hot Summer of 1943. It predicts equinoctial storms with Autumn near.
National War Fund Drive Set for October in Maine
Maine USO reports rapid growth in services for armed forces with over 20 million monthly attendees. In May USO clubs served nearly 20 million service members, 290 thousand slept in clubs, 60 thousand visited hospitals, and 88 thousand stayed with host families. Overseas bases logged 1,286,800 attendees and 89 thousand dances. The drive supports 17 war related agencies via the State War Chest.
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USO
Cyril M. Joly
Maine
Joly
United States
Western Hemisphere
Naal War Fund
State War Chest
B J W Ball Team Honored At Community Event
The B J W ball team was honored with praise from speakers including Ryan and Lt. Tar lieutenant, highlighting their role in the 1937 war era pennant alongside shipyard achievements. William S. Newell of Tall Iron Works praised the team and workers for shipbuilding efforts and destroyer production, noting the yard's leading role.
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Brennan
Ryan
TPA
Pier UN Pae Gynter
Gre
Timy
Archull
Mney
William S. Newell
Ye Tall Lron Works
Pete
Manslaughter Charge In Fatal Bath Auto Crash
Lionel Carpenter 31 of Bath Iron Works facing manslaughter accusation tied to September Route 1 West Bath collision that killed Etienne Paradis 18 of Brunswick. Carpenter arraigned in municipal court waived warrant reading. $1000 bond set. continuance to Sept. 28. Also notes other local court actions and arrest updates.
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Lionel Carpenter
Skowhegan
Bath Iron Works Corp
Edward W. Bridgham
Carpenter
Charles W. Messenger
John P. Crosby
George W. Wilson
Augusta
Auburn
James D. Blood
Robert L. Porter
Lewiston
Rehearsals Start for Genesta OES Play Happy Is the Bride
The three act comedy by Kurtz Gordon features Roberta Farrell as the bride and Edward Waters as the groom with Kathryn Smith and Earl Pride as attendants. Cast includes Dido Cutting Ralph Blakney and others under director Virginia French. A rehearsal is scheduled for Monday evening at Masonic temple.
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Genesta Chapter
Masonic Temple
Kurtz Gordon
Roberta Farrell
Edward Waters
Kathryn Smith
Earl Pride
Birthday Party for Donny Kelley Marks Third Birthday
Master Donald Kelley aged three celebrated his birthday September 11 with a party for young friends and their mothers at the Kelley residence. The dining room overflowed with fall flowers and candy baskets, a large cake, and ice cream. Guests included Mrs Norman Adams and son Everett, Mrs Joseph Mullaney and daughters Patricia and Sally, Mrs Harry L Deering and son Harry, Mrs Dorothy Olsen and daughter Jill, and Master Peter Kelley.
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Donald Kelley
William Kelley
Edward Street
Donny
Norman Adams
Everett
Joseph Mullaney
Patricia
Sally
Harry L. Deering
Harry
Dorothy Olsen
Jill
Peter Kelley
Liberty ship launched at New England Shipbuilding Yard
The S. S. William H. Todd, named for the founder of the Todd shipyards, was launched today at New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland. The 10,500 ton Liberty ship, hull number 109, was sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Todd Richter of Brooklyn, daughter of the shipbuilder who died in 1932.
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S. S
Girls Service Organization Hosts Evening at Bath Post
Girls' Service Organization members at Bath Post enjoyed novelty games dancing and group singing with prizes for chair dance elimination dance and a feature prize. Fifteen post members celebrated three years in the armed forces as GSO girls and service men shared a fall decorated hall and refreshments.
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Girls’ Service Organization
Corp. Caruso
Sgt. Conway
Irma Wallace
Sebasco
Britt
Pfc
Julius Miller
Doris Pettingill
Margaret McNaulty
Tom Coyne
Albert Mauro
Rafferty
Ricky
G.S.O. Girls of
Bath
G.S.O
Grace Bennett
Stella Berce
Dorothy Conant
Priscila Coombs
Betty Downing
Lois Estabrooks
Dorothy Gilchrist
Betty Lou Hill
Barbara Morse
Natalie Perkins
Ruth St. Peter
Olga Tome
Cecile Woodcock
Ferne Pettingill
Margaret Kaler
Shirley Mank
Surprise party honors Mrs. Honsinger in Bath
A surprise supper and shower for Mrs. Abram Honsinger nee Theo McNeil was hosted by the South End Girls club at Mrs. Frederick Cullen home on High street. Guests included Doris Hutchins and several Bath teachers with gifts of linens glass and silver. Mrs. Honsinger married Aug. 28 and taught fourth grade at North Street school.
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Abram Honsinger
Theo McNeil
South End Girls Club
Frederick Cullen
High Street
Ethel McNeil
Charles Wallace
Cullen
Honsinger
Bath Teachers
North Street
Thimble Club Hosts Pink Blue Doll Shower Event
Mrs Lloyd Hooker entertained the Thiel club at Middle street last Wednesday. A surprise personal doll shower for Mrs Russell Kenney featured a cart carricane and gifts. Guests included Mrs Elmer Blake Mrs Chester MacKenzie Mrs Robert Jewell Mrs John Nolan Mrs Fenton Moore Mrs Walter James Mrs Leon Sonia and Mrs Russell Kenney.
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Lloyd Hooker
Thiel Club
Middle Street
Russell Kenney
Elmer Blake
Chester MacKenzie
Robert Jewell
John J. Nolan
Fenton I. Moore
Walter James
Leon Sonia
Mail Carriers' Auxiliary Holds First Fall Meeting
The Septembersective of the Mail Carriers' Auxiliary met at Mrs. Dwinal Cornish's Rose street home after a summer recess. Reports were read and the evening ended with social time and refreshments. The October meeting will be hosted by Miss Velma Cornish at 54 Weeks street on Wednesday evening October 5.
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Dwinal Cornish
Rose Street
Velma Cornish
Weeks Street
Co-Workers Class Meets Tuesday With Mrs James Goodwin
The First Baptist Church Co-Workers class met at Mrs James Goodwin's Chestnut Street home for September. President Mrs Cora Blakney opened at eight, Miss Evelyn Sotheard led devotionals, reports from committees were approved, and plans for October were discussed. Twenty two members attended including Mrs Lena Spinney who is ill in Bowdoin. the group sent her cards. An entertainment segment followed with a Bible quiz and games, plus cookies and tea. The October meeting will be at Mrs Ernest Wade on Washington Ave Tuesday evening Oct 12.
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First Baptist Church
James Goodwin
Chestnut Street
Cora Blakney
Evelyn Sotheard
Lena Spinney
Irving Thurlow
Bowdoin
Everett Wright
Nella Stover
Nellie Hynes
Laura Harrington
Helen Hall
Ernest Wade
Florence Woodside
Harriett Wright
Cleora Coombs
Mabel Reed
Mae Armstrong
Julia Moore
Minnie Cressey
Augusta Rowe
Collins
Zubin Holland
Lee Hocker
Edith Miller
Jennie Cameron
Annie Oliver
Washington Ave
Storing Garden Vegetables in Maine Homes
University of Maine expert Dr Marion D Sweetman of the Maine State Nutrition Committee outlines benefits of storing vegetables at home instead of canning. He cites carrots, winter squash, cabbage, and rutabagas for vitamin content and notes onions add flavor. Cool moist storage suits root crops. squash, cabbage, and onions need cool dry spaces. Maine Extension Circular No 167 provides full directions. copies available from county farm bureau offices or University of Maine College of Agriculture.
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Maine
Marion D. Sweetman
University of Maine
Maine State Nutrition Committee
Sweetman
Auxiliary Members Attend Installation in Waldoboro
Mrs. Edgar D. Leavitt led the Third District Council installation in Waldoboro with officers sworn in after a luncheon. Delegates from Rockland, Thomaston, Waldoboro, Damariscotta and Bath attended as Mrs. Gibson urged aid for rehabilitation at Togus and posting at Observation Posts. Miss Joanne Jordan wed Richard Warren in Bangor with Jordan and Warren families present.
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Edgar D. Leavitt
American Legion Auxiliary
Earl D. Risteen
John Hart
John Costain
Charles Snow
Guy Crosby
Carl Stinson
Charles Pratt
Bernard W. Pratt
Waldoboro
Third District Council
Department of Naine
Leavitt
Department
Two Soldiers Hurt as Army Truck Capsizes in Phippsburg
Two soldiers were hospitalized after an Army truck left Bath road in Phippsburg, careened through a pasture, and overturned. Deputy Sheriff Loring D. Small reported the Dodge traveled about 60 mph, struck a pine tree, and ejecting the men. One soldier was discharged, the other remained under treatment for head injuries at Memorial hospital.
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Bath Road
Phippsburg
Loring D. Small
Small
Pitch Pine Hill
Memorial Hospital
South End P T A Plans Fall Activities
The South End Parent-Teacher Association met at Weeks Street grammar school for a pre planning session ahead of the first Fall meetings on Tuesday Oct 5 at two oclock in the Washington Street rooms. Officers present included President Mrs James Nostall Vice President Mrs Orris Ames Treasurer Mrs Mark Jackson and Secretary Mrs Divan Cornish. Committees were appointed for the coming year and the annual teachers reception was approved for October with the exact date to be announced.
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South End
Parent-Teacher Association
Weeks Street Grammar School
Washington Street
James Nostall
Orris Ames
Mark Jackson
Divan
Mizpah Class Meets With Mrs Thayer
Mizpah class of First Baptist met at Mrs. Kenneth Thayer’s Union Street Court home for the Fall session. President Mrs. J Russell Grant led prayers and reports followed by news of Mrs Floyd Barnes’s hospital surgery and-Convalescence. Next meeting Sept 28 at Miss Eleanor Mills’s, with a covered dish supper and Bible study led by Rev Charles R Sims.
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Kenneth Thayer
Union Street Court
First Baptist Church
J. Russell Grant
Floyd Barnes
Washburn Street
Court Street
Charles R. Sims
Gilbert Young
George Carey
Arthur Freeman
Eleanor Mills
Harold Carter
Chester MacKenzie
William Parks
Certificates Required for Coal Purchases
New anthracite coal limitation order requires buyers to sign a certificate of need and hand it to the dealer at or before delivery. CPA provided a sample form. consumers get copies from dealers. Dealers return signed certificates and must grant first delivery preference to buyers with no coal or under a quarter ton, then to those with under half their requirements.
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CPA
Shower for Mrs Ella Despres at Federal Street Home
A stork shower was held last Wednesday at the Federal Street home of Mrs. Geraldine Despres. Guests included Mrs. Jane Duprey Mrs. Oselie Despres Mrs. Stella Jackson and many others as gifts and refreshments followed parlor games and a buffet service with pink and baby blue decorations.
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Ella Despres
Geraldine Despres
Federal Street
Jane Duprey
Oselie Despres
Stella Jackson
Malvinanault
Yvonne Vaillancourt
Rose Babine
Beatrice Duprey
Madelyn Boulay
Louise Grimard
Dora Morisette
Gertrude Legard
Marie Gallant
Bath Boy Praised by Army Officer
In the September Stars and Stripes Col Elwood Mac Donald commends PFC Larry Boardman of Bath Maine for his work at an Air Transport Base in Scotland. Boardman enlisted Oct 29 1942, has served three months, and previously starred in Morse High School athletics. He also contributes a monthly bond from his pay.
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Stars and Stripes
Boys Overseas
Col
Elwood MacDonald
Scotland
Larry Boardman
Bath
Maine
Larry
Air Forces
Morse High
Naval officer gets citation continued from page one
News recalls Cmdr Hill activities and associates as family details show the officer’s ties to Batavia and Westwood. Obituary notes Charles F. Hayden, 71, former Lewiston newspaperman who worked for the Sun and Journal and later Bangi News, with past ownership of Imperial Valley California Press.
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Pasadena
Calif
Charlies F. Hayden
Lewiston
Journal
Bangi News
Imperial Valley
Cali Press
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A list of across clues includes Fellow Twisted fabrics Relinquish Run away to wed Sharp edge Long beaked fish Grating Middle Alcoholic drink Fish Sloth Reasonable Poem Type measure Cushion Sound of disapproval Pale Chum Stuff Royal Air Force Argent Flow Refinement Girl's nick name God of war Pinch Walks slowly Magnitude Travels on water English nature writer Wading bird Catkin Sea eagles Flat-topped hill Down clues cover Flesh of carcass Employing Greedy Footlike organ Fasten again Antelope-Look sullen Strews-Sway Eagle's nest Talk-Scrutinize Moham medan priest Anoint Dagger handle Chums Wrinkle Search thoroughly Regrets State To feel regret Tops of waves Joins together American patriot Whirring sound Covered with flowers Male nick
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God of War
Pinch
Cryptogram Quote: A Benefit Loses Its Grace
A BENEFIT LOSES ITS GRACE IN BEING TOO MUCH PUBLISHED CORNEILLE. Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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Corneille
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
F. B. Nichols
Pres. and
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Eee
NATIONAL EDITORIAL_ ‘ ASSOCIATION
State Park
U.S.O
B.J.W. Ball
Brunswick
Genesta
O.E.S
Girls’ Organization
Mrs. Honsinger
South End Girls’ Club
Thimble Club
County Farm Bureau
Bangor
Joanne Jordan
Frederick David Jordan
Richard Kearney Warren
New York
Earle Warren
Stamford
Conn
Bangor Daily News
South End P.T.A
Washington Street Rooms
Mizpah
Thayer
Overseas Service
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U. V
Bat
Mr Hill
D. Willson
Kelton Aviue, Westwood
Disapproval
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Chum
Stuff
Royal Air Force
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Flow
Refinement
Girl's Nick
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