Bath starts largest defense housing project in area
Work on Bath new defense housing site begins with survey crews and excavations for 450 dwelling units. 156 permanent homes and about 50 demountable units will rise on 60 acres near Maine Central railroad Meadowway and Sewall fields. The project includes an admin building and recreation hall, with school capacity concerns to be addressed as growth occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Volpe Construction Co
Malden
Mass
Sunset Park
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Lincoln Street
Hyde Park Terrace
Maine Central Railroad
Sewall
Hagan Field
Meadowway
North End
Coast Guard
Army
Atlantic Coast
Maine
Inland Fisheries and Game
George J. Stobie
Department
Stobie
United States
Washington County
State
Congress St
Portland
Fletchers Neck
Biddeford Pool
Post Office Building
Rockland
Coe Bidg
Bangor
Southwest Harbor
Lubec Station
Lubec
Hunter
Private Lawrence E Young Enlists For Military Police Training
Private Lawrence E Young, son of Mr and Mrs Norris Young of 11 Dummers Street, has entered the United States Army and is attending a school for military police at Camp Antic Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Young
Mrs
Norris Young
Dummer 'Ss Street
United States
Antic
Conn
Birth of Arthur G. Small Jr. in Portland Maine
A son was born Sunday at Maine General Hospital in Portland to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Small of 42 Court Street. The newborn weighed 5% pounds and has been named Arthur G. Small Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Arthur G. Small
Court Street
Arur G , Jr
Court to Impose Jail Terms on Habitual Drunks
Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Municipal Court announced a work or go to jail policy for intoxication offenders. He jailed a 59th-arrest repeat offender for 60 days in Augusta jail after pleading guilty, stressing manpower needs and a return to old wartime discipline. If working, defendants may pay fines or costs. if not, they face straight jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Augusta
Donald Crosby
Crosby
Delightful Surprise for Mrs Oliver at Hotel Eagle
Sunday, Sept. 20 marked the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Wilbur C. Oliver of 39 Union Street. Former sheriff Wilbur C. Oliver hosted a noon surprise dinner at the Hotel Eagle in Brunswick for 16 guests, with a corsage and bouquet. Attendees included Clarence Oliver and their daughters Barbara and Mildred, plus many friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Oliver
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Union Street
Eagle
Barbara
Mildred
Luther Thompson
George Merrill
Thomas F. Gibbons
Harry G. Deering
Annie E. Cox
Howard Bates
Eleanor Wilson
Andrus Coleman
Jennie Furber
D. L. Howard
Oliver
Frederick Worth Burn Injury At Torrey Roller Plant
Frederick Worth, employed at the Torrey Roller Bushing Works, was burned by molten brass Saturday afternoon. Reported Monday he is fairly comfortable with injuries on the face neck and shoulders and one foot. He is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital. Worth's home is in Massachusetts, but he has been living in Woolwich while employed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Worth
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr. Worth
Massachusetts
Woolwich
Mrs. John Mercer Visits Son in Boston
Mrs John Mercer departed Saturday to visit her son Wilfred Mercer in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mercer
Wilfred Mercer
Boston
Miss Ruth Pratt Becomes Bride in Central Congregational
The wedding of Miss Ruth Louise Pratt and Leonard Thombs was held Friday at Central Congregational church with Rev. Raymond G. Putnam officiating. The couple, both of this city, received about 75 guests at a home reception and left for a ten day wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Louise Pratt
Arthur L. Pratt
North Street
This City
Leonard Thombs
Anna K. Thombs
Union Street
Joseph E. Thombs
Central Congregational Church
Raymond G. Putnam
Leland R. Patton
St. Albans
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Mr. Patton
Largo
Handel
Jane Webber Stevens
Barbara Louise Kenney
Miss Stevens
Miss Kenney
Owen Williams
Foster's Point
D. Leroy Lord, Jr
Oscar Marsh
Rockland
Eugene W. Rice
Woolwich
West Bath Grange Plans Its Booster Night and Victory Fair
West Bath grange to hold Booster's Night at next weekly meeting in the grange hall with open session and guest invites. Program led by Mrs. Haile featured songs, readings, a radio education discussion, and a quiz. Degrees planned Oct 5 and 12 for harvest supper events. Victory Fair committees named for Nov 5 or 6 with extensive prep across booths, entertainment, and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Grange
Arthur C. Lemont
Edward G. Waters
Dromore Grange
Sigma Chi
William Armstrong
The
Alice F. Johnson
Waters
Andrews
Edwin W. Hagegett
Edwin W. Haggett
West Bath Grange
John M. Howe
Lewis E. Palmer
Harry E. Peterson
Armstrong
E. Mason Wright
Charles Genthner
Edward Jenks
Alice Johnson
John H. Sylvester
Bernice Sturtevant
William A. Coombs
Joseph R. Oliver
Afred W. Neal
William H. Small, Jr
Everett G. Lemont
Edward C. Burns
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Leon Felker
D. Wylie Lemont
Herbert Simpson
James B. Lemont
Charles Genthaner
William A. Armstrong
Chester Moore
Lawrence Palmer
Allen MacAllister
William Bailey
Leon M. Genthner
Grace M. Waterman
Girard E. Hodgkins
Gloria Leavitt
Alice Darrah
Robert W. Oliver
Joseph N. Day
Frederick Morton
D. Wallace MacDonald
George R. Booker
Herbert White
Edward Burns
Eph R. Oliver
Quitt
Alfred W. Neal
David Cressey
Lewis D. Carter
J. Franklin
Rotary Luncheon Features Hughes and Legueux Talks
The Sedgwick Rotary Club hosted a large Tuesday noon meeting headlined by John William Hughes, the Bath Lions speaker, and Arthur Legueux of Quebec, Rotary District Governor. Hughes praised wartime leadership by business-minded nations and anticipated American guidance for Europe after the war. Legueux spoke on Rotary’s aims, brotherhood, and the motto Service Above Self, greeting Maine Rotarians with Maple Leaf hospitality.
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Sedgwick
George B. Wolstenholme
John William Hughes
Bath
England
Wales
Hughes
United Nations
Hitler
Europe
America
Jud Miller
Arthur Legueux
Quebec
193Rd
Maine
Chateau Frontenac
Rotary
Destroyer Eaton Launches Sunday From Iron Works
Bath Iron Works boosted its production record as U S S Eaton was launched in Bath Maine. Mrs Mary Eaton Phillips of Kirkwood Missouri, great great granddaughter of General William Eaton, christened the ship. Navy officers stood at attention as the vessel slid into the Kennebec with the Iron Works band playing the National Anthem. Spectators watched from outside the yard.
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Bath Iron Works’ Corp
U.S.S
United States Navy
Mary Eaton Phillips
Kirkwood
William Eaton
U.S.A
General Eaton
United States
Tunis
Navy
Phillips
Bath
Martin Scott
New York City
Eaton
William S. Newell
Kennebec
Iron Works
Hyde Windlass Co Receives Army Navy E Pennant Award
Hyre Windlass Co. workers and officials gathered in the new plant to receive the joint Army Navy E pennant for outstanding war production and a Minute Man banner for over 90 percent war bond and stamp participation. 37 veterans on the platform include seven with over 50 years at the firm. The ceremony featured music by Chandler's band, flag raising, and remarks by Hon. Henry C. Wright and Rear Admiral W C Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Army
Navy
Army-Navy “E
Minute Man
William C. Watts
Thomas FE. Treland
U.S.A
Sumner Sewall
Ralph S. McDowell
U.S.N
Comdr
Lewis Corman
John R. Newell
Board of Aldermen
Rodney E. Ross
Napoleon A. Lemoine
Alonzo B. Thayer
Sidney McPherson
Stewart McPherson
James W. Gillespie
Fred A. Bowie
James T. Bonney
Henry C. Wright
Sagadahoc Selective Service Board
Chandler
Band of
Portland
Napoleon A. Lemoiné
Hyde Windlass
Fred W. Quimby
Martin F. Conley
George E. Soule
Wright
W. C. Watts
Thomas E. Troland
Mr. Wright
Hyde Windlass Company
Past Lecturers And Past Masters Meet In West Bath
About 50 members attended the Past Masters association and Past lecturers council gathering at Rock Hill Inn West Bath. Ex-Rep. and Mrs Joseph W Larrabee enjoyed the event with lobster stew and refreshments. A program directed by Eleanor P Ripley featured singing a poem and musical numbers by local grange members and a closing thought by Lucy Tarr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill Inn
West Bath
Sagadahoc County
Joseph W. Larrabee
Larrabee
Topsham Grange
Eleanor P. Ripley
Pratt
Lula G. Lemont
West Bath Grange
E. Melvin Pratt
Bodwell Prange
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore Grange
Cleveland Marriner
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Edwin W. _flageett
WAS
Marguerite Hilton
Bodwell Grange
James Jones
Progressive Grange
Harold Hildreth
Topham Grange
God Bless America
Lucy Tarr
Iron Works Club Plans Reception for Naval Wives
The Bath Iron Works Women's Auxiliary will sponsor a reception for Navy wives and their husbands on Oct. 9. At a USC Center meeting, Mrs. Arthur Cook led as president and advisory board members were named, with Mrs. Duncan MelInnes appointed to lead the reception. Standing committees include Hospitality, Membership, and Publicity with several officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Women's Auxiliary
Navy
USC Center
Arthur Cook
William S. Newell
Archibald M. Main
Henry ©. Trowbridge
Leslie J. Wold
E. E. Pierce
Duncan MelInnes
George Baer Connard
Casper F. Hartley
Arthur W. King
W. Dayton Till
Warold L. Adams
Scott Morse
Howard Rice
John M. Conley, Jr
Harold Stanton
David M
Kellar
Jane W. Stevens
Roland F. Hill
St Martin Powers
E. A. Stover
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Alexander MacDonald
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Merrymeeting Bay
Dorothy Anliker
Marguerite V. Brown
Ernestine Hilton
Betty Watson
John J. Preney
Henry Rogers
Helen Oulton
Isabelle B. King
Waltham
King
Barbara Nickerson
Thombs
Morse High School
Dike P. T. A
National Honor Society
Club Garret
Bath Iron Works Corp
Crosby High School
Belfast
Western Union Training School
Bloomfield
N. J
Polar Star Lodge
A. M
Bath Marine Band
Victory Fair Committees
Army-Navy
Rear Admiral
Iron Works Club
Edward Parker
Thomas Bush
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