Fire destroys Summer home at Small Point
Early Friday a fire leveled the 2 1/2 story Summer home of Mrs. Thy Jayne on Small Point road, New Maine. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars. Strong winds and rainstorm suspected to have started the blaze by a short circuit. Mrs. Marguerite Blair awakened and alerted others. Bath and Phippsburg fire crews arrived to battle the flames as damage extended to nearby buildings. Mrs. Jayne, sister of former Maine Governor Sumner Sewall, had recently renovated the house and stored valuable antiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thy Jayne
New Mn
Raymond M. Melin
Marguerite Blair
Small Point Road
Mr. McIntire
Phippsburg
Bath
Richard Frates
Box 45
Front Street
Lincoln
Center Streets
Central Fire Station
Bath Fire Department
Fred Pecci
Burg
Small Point
Alice W. Sewall
Small Point Colony
Jayne
Maine
Sumner Sewall
Spring Fashion Show at Hyde Memorial Home Benefits Crippled Children
Hyde Memorial Home hosted its annual Spring Fashion Show and Tea on Sunday with sponsorship by Club Forty Two to benefit the Home for Crippled Children and Adults. Over 200 attended as models from Edna Mae Shop and Murphy's of Lewiston modeled spring outfits in navy and pastels amid plants and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Memorial Home
Club Forty-Two
Robert
Jette
Edna Mae
Fars
Murphy's
Lewiston
Edgar Leavitt
Catherine Legard
Frank Sylvester
Roger M. Luke
Gardiner Richardson
Susan Watt
Margaret Ann Rowell
Harold Rowell
Ellsworth Falls
Hyde Home
Pomona and Enterprise Granges Meet in Richmond Village
Sagadahoc Pomona and Enterprise granges gathered in Richmond Village with 152 attendees from nearby counties. A fifth degree class of 14 was initiated, officers named pro tem, and discussions covered labor living conditions while upcoming Pomona anniversary plans were announced for April 29 in Phippsburg with state speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Enterprize Grange
Richmond Village
Grange
James Brice
Edric Wheeler
Arthur Curtis
Shirley Curtis
Elfreda Perkins
Doris Edgecomb
Dorothy Ryan
Ceres
Woolwich
Merriconeag
Cumberland
Lincoln
Kennebec
Merrymeeting
Topsham
Bertha Curtis
Enterprise Grange
Erland Curtis
Progressive Grange
Harry Rackley
Neil Bishop
Joseph W. Larrabee
Legislative Committee
Augusta
Charles M. White
Sears Foundation
Viola White
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Maizie Danforth
Wis
Annie Dunbar
Dana Sullivan
Freda Sullivan
the Palms
Doreen White
North Grammar Team Honored At Friday Evening Party
A large group of students and guests gathered at Huse Memorial School for a party honoring North Grammar School basketball players and cheerleaders. Principal Maurice Clark introduced Duncan Farrell who urged the boys to improve to reach high school varsity level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial School
North Grammar School
North Center Pta
Maurice Clark
North Grammar
Duncan Farrell
Farrell
Grampur
Rain and Winds Hit Bath Laying Wires and Trees
Heavy rain and northeast winds disrupted Bath Maine with power and telephone lines down in centers of the city. A large limb at Center and Lincoln streets took out lines and disrupted the fire alarm circuit. The Jayne summer home fire at Small Point is linked to a possible short circuit. Most damage was repaired by noon and few serious impacts were reported beyond outages and blocked streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Dorothy Sewall Jayne
New Capaan
Conn
Center
Lincoln Streets
Small Point
Richard Frates
Fire Department
Center Street
North End
Highway Department
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Popham
Wold
Adm
Claude S. Gillette
Central Maine Power Co
Front Street
Pearl
City Council Adopts Budget With Minor Mill Increase
City council approved the annual budget fading the prospect of a one mill rise, based on available valuations. The school department faced the largest cut, with other changes including tax abatements, police payroll adjustments, and state and county tax shifts. Councilman Oliver criticized the majority for not sustaining deeper cuts, while others argued the price of avoiding higher costs next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cilman Oliver
Nathan C. White
Board of Education
Orig
Inal
Maine Publicity Bureau
Memorial Day Veterans
Oliver
Ronald Coulton
Jesse W. Allen
Mevin L. Comeau
Arthur W. Gediman
Stanley R Hunter
Couture
Camp Fire Girls of 40 Years Ago Organised Here
The Camp Fire Girls of the Abe naki Camp era, led by Miss Margaret Foote now at the Old Ladies Home, recall their formation and activities. Scrapbook photos show bead work, Indian pottery, lawn parties, and fundraisers at Central church, with names of former members now scattered across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Foote
Old Ladies Home
High Street
Foote
the Times Co
Ruth Fox
Ruth Warr
Idella Altecamp
Mary Mussenden
Mary Flaherty
Harriet Jackson
Virginia Shaw
Louise Cahill
Leota Jacobson
Anna Trott
Virginia Paine
Ruth Skillings
Central Church
Boy Scouts
Kennebec
Old Hallowell
Emma Huntington Nason
Old
Hallowell
Hatlowell
Hyde Home praised for caring work by Bath Lions club
Mrs. Marie E. Preston executive director of the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children and Adults outlined the home’s needs and progress at the Bath Lions Club meeting. She noted growth from $50 to substantial support, a resident teacher, a 50 staff in Bath and 40 at Pine Tree Camp, and a heated pool for therapy. The group discussed bills for disabled pensions and local fundraising successes. Guests included Robert Birch and Jerry Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie E. Preston
Hyde Memorial
Lions Club
Sedgwick
Wilfred E. Guerin
Preston
Hyde Home
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Pine Tree Camp
Maine
Northeast Harbor
Norway
John Hazen
Wilfrid E. Guerin
Robert Birch
South Thomaston Lions Club
Jerry Grant
Rockland Club
Red Cross Bloodmobile to Visit Bath on Thursday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will come to Bath on Thursday, April 2, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Bolts recreation hall. The quota has been raised to 125 pints to support gamma globulin use against polio and aid Korean wounded and servicemen. Mrs Arthur Sewall II, chairwoman, urges community participation with appointment calls to Red Cross, 15 Center Street, 12:30 to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Bath
Bolws
Arthur Sewall 2d
Red Cross Blood Program
Ronald C. Oulton
Humphrey Bogat
Korea
Thousands View Brunswick Flood From Rampaging Androscoggin
Thousands flooded Brunswick on Saturday to view the An river as it overwhelmed the channel linking Brunswick and Topsham. The bridge near the Topsham end was closed as water flooded the roadway, while crews fought to keep essential facilities like the Central Maine Power substation and local pumps functioning. State police warned the crest would come by noon, with supplies and vessels aiding water control along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Topsham
Summer Street
Water Street
Ridge Street
Central Maine Power Co
Brunswick Naval Station
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Stanley Turner
Leon Genthner
B.I.W
Pejepscot
Brunswick and Topsham Water Co
Jordan Avenue
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Feinaeios
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorothy Sewall Jayne Burns
HYDE
County Promona
Enterprise
Richmond Grangers
Lillian F. Fisher
Mitchell
Weeks
Fisher School
Albertha Williams
Margaret Lonn
Cheryl Hagibes
Mitchell School
Stanley R. Hunter
Marie Preston
Red Cross
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