Civil Defense card party aids local defense aims
In Richmond a Civil Defense fund benefit drew over 50 attendees with prizes in defense stamps for high scores in several games. A donated quilt by Mrs. Martha Bowen was shown for the fund and a Red Cross quilt by Miss Edith Blodgett went to Mrs. P. Cadenelli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Bond
Edward Baker
Mabel McFee
Pearl Perry
Carrie Haskell
Romeo Bellevance
Seth Watson
Larry Bond
Esther King
Civilian Defense Fund
Martha Bowen
Red Cross
Edith Blodgett
P. Cadenelli
Church of the Nazarene
Richmond Lodge
Portland
Gardiner
Georgetown Personal and Social News Roundup
Georgetown residents share health updates and social events as Mrs. Alfred J. Rowe returns home from Bath Memorial hospital and Mrs. Florence Woodside recovers from a broken collar bone. Community notes cover gatherings, theater outings, Easter concert plans, road repairs, and local travel.
Bathman Takes Brunswick Young Lady for Bride
Miss Doris Elizabeth Preble of Brunswick married Herbert S. King at his sister’s home in Bath. Ceremony officiated by Dr. David L. Wilson with about 40 relatives present. Bride wore white satin with finger tip veil. groom is connected to Bath Iron Works. reception at G A R hall. couple to reside with groom’s mother at 25 Walker Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Elizabeth Preble
Charles W. Preble
Swett Street
Brunswick
Herbert S. King
Eulalia O. King
Walker Street
Francis A. King
John F. Osborne
Osborne
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Percy E King
Bath
Weather Quiets Ground as Birds Arrive From the South
Crumbs and grain are urged for arriving birds as conditions stay cold and ground frozen. Roy J. Campbell of Salem College in Winston-Salem reports the school will close the first day of June and move to Robinhood soon after. Aubrey Fullerton, William Bisseth, and others from Robinhood visited Brunswick for a farewell party at Lieut. Roland Peterson before he leaves for Camp Lee. Mrs. Allen Brown and the Dana Craneys were at the Brown houseboat Sunday. George Laskey and son Frederick traveled to Eastport on business Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Campbell
Salem College
Winston-Salem
N. C
Robinhood
Aubrey Fullerton
William Bisseth
Brunswick
Roland Peterson
Camp Lee
Allen Brown
Dana Craneys
Brown
George Laskey
Frederick
Eastport
Obituary Charles H. Andrews 67 Waterboro native dies in sleep
Charles H. Andrews 67 of Waterboro died in his sleep at home Sunday night after years of illness. Born July 29, 1878 in Waterboro, he was a lifelong resident and deacon of Old Corner Baptist Church. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Howard Phoenix of Uxbridge, two sons Carleton and Carroll, and another son, with services held Wednesday at 2 p.m. and burial at Pine Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Andrews
Waterboro
Carleton Andrews
Funeral of Wendell P Russell Held at Mayo Residence
Wendell P Russell died Saturday afternoon. The funeral was Tuesday at 2 PM at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street, with Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery beside family. Miss Mary Sewall bound for Easter weekend visit with her parents at the Stonehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell P Russell
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Congregational Church
Robert Russell
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Howard W. Mayo
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mary Sewall
Boston College School of Social Service
Boston
Arthur Sewall
The
Stonehouse
Five Islands People Busy With Building and Visits
Lumber and shingles arrived for Library hall work by Will Fields and Lloyd Pinkham. Mrs Ellsworth Pinkham ill. daughter Mrs Alton Reed of Woolwich with her. A daughter born March 25 to Mr and Mrs Richard Bowman at Bath Memorial hospital. Various local residents visit, travel, or return from Portland, Bath, Gardiner, and Togus with multiple mentions of families and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Fields
Lloyd Pinkham
Ellsworth Pinkham
Alton Reed
Woolwich
Richard Bowman
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bowman
Ransom Sawyer
Five Islands
Dickie Davis
Percy Savage
Portland
Horace E. Wade
Charles H. Berry
Bath
Philip
Rudolph Pinkham
Bath Iron Works Corp
Walter E. Reid
Seguinland
Bath Iron Works appeals for aid housing Navy personnel
Bath Iron Works officials praise public response to their call for extra living spaces for increased Navy personnel stationed in Bath. They ask residents with spare rooms to offer accommodations or allow officers to rent homes. Contact Mr Dickson at Bath Iron Works for arrangements. Mr and Mrs Keith Pierce have moved from Pearl Street to 154 Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Dickson
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Keith Pierce
Pearl Street
Center Street
Wendell P. Russell Dies at 59 in Bath Memorial Hospital
Wendell P. Russell, 59, died suddenly Saturday after a period of ill health. A Richmond native and longtime Bath gardener, he had lived with his sisters in Bath since August and is survived by brother Ernest E. Russell and sisters Mrs. Ida Breed and Mrs. Leonard F. Lightbody, all of Bath, plus several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell P. Russell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr. Russell
Richmond
William O
Rose (Smith) Russell
Woolwich
Walter O. Russell
Bath
Russell
Ernest E. Russell
Ida Breed
Leonard F. Lightbody
Mrs Minnie A Ryder dies aged 67 in Bath
Mrs Minnie A Ryder of 247 Water Street widow of Frank L Ryder died early Monday at Memorial Hospital aged 67 years nine months and 30 days. She was born in Westport daughter of David E and Margaret McFarland Cressey and lived in Bath. Survived by five children Lillian Swett George Coffill Mildred Leonard Margaret Curtis Lovrce Moore a brother Winfield Cressey a sister Nellie Colby and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at two from Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street conducted by Rev Charles H Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie A. Ryder
Waterstreet
Frank L. Ryder
Memorial Hospital
Westport
David E
Margaret McFarland Cressey
Bath
Ryder
Lillian Swett
Southport
George Coffill
Mildred Leonard
Portland
Margaret Curtis
Warren
Lovrce Moore
Georgetown
Winfield Cressey
Nellie Colby
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles H. Berry
Mrs. Margaret H Rich 95 Died After Pneumonia in Brunswick
Mrs. Margaret H. Rich widow of John S. Rich aged 95 of 12 Clifton Street died Wednesday at Brunswick hospital after a week with pneumonia. Born in Bath she left four daughters Mrs. Samuel F. Batas West Bath Mrs. Charles S. Hatch Bowdoinham Mrs. Lewis T. Williams Topsham and Miss Alice Rich Bath and Columbus Ohio. Also 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren survive. Funeral held Sunday at Laws Funeral Home Brunswick with burial in Bowdoinham Ridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Rich
John S. Rich
Clifton Street
Brunswick Hospital
Laws
Brunswick
Bowdoinham Ridge
Death of Mrs Katharine H Dunn widow of Capt Dunn
Mrs Katharine Herbert Dunn widow of Capt William H Dunn died after a long illness in Baltimore Maryland where she had been ill since learning her son Staff Sergeant Joseph C Herbert U S Army Air Corps was killed in action December 7 at Pearl Harbor She is survived by her daughter Mrs James F Sweeney and two other daughters Margaret and Mildred all of Baltimore plus the Sweeney in Baltimore home address 61 North Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Herbert Dunn
William H. Dunn
Popham
James F. Sweeney
North Street
Dunn
Baltimore
Joseph C. Herbert
U. S. Army Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
Sweeney
Margaret
Mildred
Elbert M Bates Richmond man dies after prison term
Elbert M Bates of Richmond died Friday in a Brunswick hospital two days after being ill. A 76 year old paperhanger, he was convicted in 1938 and sentenced to three to six years in state prison for a manslaughter related illegal surgery. He had prior convictions and an acquittal in a similar case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert M. Bates
Richmond
Brunswick
Bates
Bath residents visit Brockton. Doanes host family
Mrs. Leon Pennell and her son Leon Jr. of Bath, with Mrs. Pennell's sister Mrs. George Dennison of Freeport, return from a weekend in Brockton, Mass visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Doane. The Doane family spent summers at Sabine and their three sons—John at Fort Devens Aver Mass Carl at Camp Stewart Georgia and Paul set to graduate from Annapolis in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Pennell
Leon Jr
Bath
Pennell
George Dennison
Freeport
Brockton
Mass
Ernest Doane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sagadahoc
Topsham Grange Hall
Arcine Richardson
Strong
Ideal Home Corner Club
Hattie Purinton
Horace Purinton
Emery Purinton
Bangor
Elva Purinton
Hallowell
Stella Knowlton
Effie White
Nathan Fowler
Bowdoin
Joseph Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Waterville
Clarence Porter
Merle Porter
Augusta
Margaret Fate
Lynn
Porter
OO Sasane Outfit
Frellie
All the
Is al
Alfred J. Rowe
Florence Woodside
Joseph Higgins
Bath Opera House
John Olsen
Walter Powers
Thomas Bird
Sadie Drake
Cambridge
William Chesna
Alexander Cunningham
Walter Reid
Reid
Miss Gray
Indian
Beatrice Bouton
Thayer
West Georgetown
Cunninghams
Georgetown Center
Elliot Harford
William Harrison
First Baptist Church
Harry Heald
J. F. Higgins
J. R. Blackie
Joe Lane
Indian Point
Miami
Fla
Ernest Heald
Roy Newman
William Todd
Walter Cum
Will Mavis
New York
George Powers
Alna
Powers
Benjamin Riggs
Carroll Powers
Bathman
Bride
Herbert King
Doris E. Preble
W. P. Russell
Eugene Baker
Kittery
William Marr
North Jay
Clifford Beseau
Roland Wilkins
Hartland
Rose Wilkins
Harold Rowe
Malden Island
Horace Rittall
Victor Pinkham
Andrew Rowe
Kathleen
Francis Pierce
Maurice Pinkham
E. B. Billings
Dorothy Stuart
Togus
Charles Pratt
Hope Berry
Thelma Davis
Savage
Gotty's Cove
O. F. Rowe
Marion Stevens
Alfred Hall
Keith
Beverly
Hall
Bath Iron Works
Katharine H. Dunn
Fred S, Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!