Third annual hobby show held at Methodist church
The third annual hobby show in Richmond ran Thursday and Friday at the Methodist church under YAYF club auspices. Prizes awarded to children Russell Ring Jr and Richard Witham, adults James Haynes and Donald Mosher, with further mentions. A quiz by seventh and eighth graders, a radio program style evening, and various entries from local residents are noted alongside school honor rolls, grange activities, and Sample Fair preparations for April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yayf Club
Russell Ring, Jr
Richard Witham
James Haynes
Donald Mosher
George Sanford
Verona Pinkham
Harold Plummer
Russell Ring
Norris Thompson
John Parker
Alice M. Oddy
Esther King
Gerald Witham
Clyde McFee
Harry Whitney
Elizabeth Haynes
Ruth Walton
Helyn Walton
George Tibbetts
Leslie Roberts
C. M. Bercham, Jr
Reed Protheroe
Elmer King
Georgia Wakefield
Cora Conley
Lillian Hill
Margaret Bailey
Lillian Haynes
Philip Foster
Edward Mansir
Frank Rice
Melvin Curtis
Martha Sitter
Emmaline Hinckley
Clinton Hinckley
Arizona Ramblers
Kennedy Brothers
Mechanic Falls
Robert Howe
Bath
Annabel Hovey
Progressive Grange of Richmond Holds Friday Meeting
Richmond progressive grange voted to donate to the cancer control fund. Mrs. Margaret Baker drew the sofa pillow. Acting lecturer Miss Marion Skinner presented a program of songs readings and stories featuring Edythe Sewall Gertrude Curtis Estelle Brown Laurelle Priest and Charles Thompson. Charles Wheeler won the penny match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Grange of
Richmond
Cancer Control Fund
Margaret Baker
Marion Skinner
Grange
Edythe Sewall
Gertrude Curtis
Estelle Brown
Laurelle Priest
Charles Thompson
Marshall White
Grace Thompson
America
Charles Wheeler
St Marys P T A Plans Dental Work For Schoolchildren
A special St Marys Catholic P T A meeting at 163 Court Street Thursday at 730 p m will hear Dorothy Bryant assistant director of the Bureau of Dental Hygiene Augusta and a hygienist. Plans will be made to conduct dental work for children at St Marys Parochial School sponsored by the P T A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Catholic P.T.A
Arthur Burgess
Court Street
Dorothy Bryant
Bureau of Dental ,Hygiene
Augusta
St. Mary's Parochial School
St. Mary's P.T.A
Mrs Arthur N MacDonald Patient at Osteopathic Hospital
Mrs Arthur N MacDonald of Portland has been a patient at the Osteopathic Hospital since Monday, residing on Middle Street. Efforts are underway to monitor her condition and provide care as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur N. MacDonald
Middle Street
Portland
The
Osteopathic Hospital
Mrs Virginia Poulos Visits Sister-in-law in Portland
Mrs Virginia Poulos spent the weekend in Portland visiting her sister-in-law Mrs Nick Kyros. The pair enjoyed time together and attended local events during the visit.
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Virginia Poulos
Portland
Nick Kyros
Bay Point’s First Postmaster Confirmed as Mary E Oliver
In a March 31 1941 letter to The Independent Herbert L Spinney of Bath Maine corrects a prior Bay Point item. He states his mother Mary E Oliver opened the first Bay Point Post Office in 1893 in Parker’s Point store, later named Bay Point Post Office, with an 1893 appointment by Wilson S Bissell and oath taken July 17 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
the Times
Herbert L. Spinney
High Street
Bay Joe News
Mr. Spinney
Mary E. Oliver
Wilson S&s. Bissell
United States
Frank Oliver
Spinney
Bath
Maine
the Independent
Birchwood
Parker’s Point
Parker's Point
Bay Point Post Office
Berry's Mills
Wilson S. Bissell
United States of America
Sagadahoc
Post Office Department
Washington City
Covered Dish Lunch Held by South End PTA Officers Re-elected
A South End PTA meeting included a covered dish lunch and quilts tacked. Officers were re elected: F. Arthur Berry president, Raymond Palmer vice president, Orris I. Ames secretary, Mark A. Jackson treasurer. A dollar was donated to Cancer Control and Crippled Children drives. A building improvement committee was appointed. The next meeting is April 15 with a social at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
F. Arthur Berry
Raymond Palmer
Orris I. Ames
Mark A. Jackson
Palmer
Svan B. Lonn
Ames
Everett G. White
Robert W. King
Legion notes warn against unauthorised furniture solicitations
Commander Edgar D. Leavitt of Roland Smith post states that someone has been soliciting furniture in the Legion's name without post authority. He announces a clam chowder for post members next Tuesday at the Legion building and a dinner for members and sustaining members on the 22nd. Several new members are admitted, and Randall Cook assumes adjutant duties after John Rue's removal.
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Edgar D. Leavitt
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Legion
Leavitt
Adjt
John Rue
Randall Cook
Bath National Bank Party Plans Florida Fortnight
The Bath National Bank member leaves on a two week vacation last Wednesday with Mr Reed and her parents Mr and Mrs Costello P Hall of Sagadahoc Ferry, heading to St Petersburg Florida for a fortnight.
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Bath National Bank
Five Islands Community Notes on Local Meetings and Visits
The Library Auxiliary held an all day Red Cross session at the hall with a noon box lunch and proceeds from a Saturday food sale toward a sewing machine for hall Red Cross work. Good Neighbor Club met with Mrs Franz Stevens. Many island visitors and residents were noted including Mr and Mrs Lewis Preney moving to Five Islands and multiple day trips and social calls among locals.
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Red Cross
Good Neighbor Club
Franz Stevens
E. M. Horton
Daytona Beach
Hot Springs
Ark
Lewis Preney
Bath
Five Islands
School Nurse Speaks at Dike PTA Meeting
Mrs. Marjorie Boucher, school nurse, spoke to Dike P T A on duties pupil examinations and the upcoming vaccination clinic. Officers elected for next year include Mrs. Merton L Dearing as president, Mrs. Edmund L Mockler as vice president, Mrs. A Farley Mayo as secretary, and Mrs. W Percy Marks as treasurer. Plans discussed for the Bath district meeting April 25 and the North End Community club event April 10 with entertainment and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Boucher
Dike P.T.A
Merton L. Dearing
Edmund L. Mockler
A. Farley Mayo
W. Percy Marks
Bath
North End
Francis Holmes
Perleston Pert
Jean Danforth
Bath Lodge Installs Officers in Auburn Ceremony
Twenty seven members of the Bath Societe de L Assomption attended the installation Sunday of officers of the newly organized lodge in Auburn. The event began with vespers, Rev. Pomerleau led a service, Frank Lantaigne spoke for other lodges, Miss Lea Gallant urged preservation of French language among Bath children, followed by a dinner and an evening of old French songs at Plant's hall.
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Bath Societe de L’assomption
Auburn
Pomerleau
Frank Lantaigne
Bath Lodge
Lea Gallant
Bath
Plant
Marco family details at Eliot and Marshall Street
Mr and Mrs Wesley G Marco and daughter Helena Ann of Eliot are mentioned along with Mr and Mrs Melvin J Marco and their address 11 Marshall Street in a family notice style summary.
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Wesley G. Marco
Helena Ann
Eliot
Marco
Melvin J. Marco
Marshall Street
Toll-free Carleton Bridge Brings Town Growth
Georgetown welcomes ending of bridge tolls as residents argue it will draw visitors and shift spending from nearby Bath and Wiscasset. The notice includes anecdotes on odd U.S. county names, post offices and a cyclone-era tale from New Richmond. Also reports jury duty, Red Cross aid efforts, and local social visits.
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Carleton
Georgetown
Wiscasset
Bath
Westport votes to sell ferry and repair town hall
At a Friday town meeting in Town hall Westport voted to sell the ferry to Edward Cromwell ferryman for 400 dollars with payment due May 1 to fund repairs on the town hall. Fire wardens were named Philip Leavitt O P Jewett and Ordway Lewis. A three-member fire pump network was approved stationing pumps at several properties. A Citizens committee of three Selectmen Mr Lewis and Amos J Knight will promote town affairs and curb misstatements. The town hall rented to Gilbert Greenleaf for 41 dollars for the season. Several locals and visitors were noted in town over the weekend including audits by Carl Hawes and visits by Mrs Geneva Higgins Mrs Ethel Wass and others.
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Town Hall
Edward Cromwell
Philip Leavitt
O. P. Jewett
Ordway Lewis
Eaton Farm
Jonas’ Knights
Fowles’ Point
H. A. Swanton
R. T. Greenleaf
E. V. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Amos J. Knight
Gilbert Greenleaf
Thomas
James Dunton
Lisbon Falls
Walter Greenleaf
State Road
Fred Greenleaf
Portland luncheon guest at Boone's Restaurant
S. E. Emmons visited Portland on Thursday to attend the 13 Class luncheon at Boone's Restaurant on Custom House Wharf. Capt. John Toff, superintendent of Peacock Canning, delivered an interesting talk.
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S. E. Emmons
Portland
Boone's Restaurant
Custom House Wharf
John Toff
Peacock Canning
Local social notes from Melrose and Bath visit Center area
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe P. Todd of Melrose Mass spent the weekend at their Summer home at the Center. Miss Elizabeth Deering Eva Gaudet and Miss Campbell from Bath visited Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Williams on Sunday.
Bay Point Community Notes Share Weekend Visits
Bay Point residents recount visits and arrivals as families and friends span Bath Woolwich South Weymouth Madison and Damariscotta. Notable events include Glonnie Janis born March 15 at Bath Memorial hospital and various calls from Ardeen Pinkham James Oliver and others.
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Earle Payson
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Carl Wieting
Woolwich
Catherine Wieting
South Weymouth
Mass
Miss Wieting
Ardeen Pinkham
Donald Avery
Beatrice
Dawn
W. O. Clark
Damariscotta
Andrew Butterfield
Elizabeth
Edward
Bay Point
Laurence Perow
Perow
A. Wentworth
Madison
N. H
Spinney
Clarence Kneeland
Louise Howard
James Oliver
Maurice Burns
Stewart Day
Harry Oliver
Gertrude Small
Helen Palmer
Sylvia
Mary Campbell
Lila M. Spinney
Ada McConnell
R.N
Richmond
Echo Valley
H. A. Spinney
Glonnie Janis
Bath Memorial Hospital
Guy Wiles
Hi Y Club Meets For Guest Night And Games
The Mi Y club met at the YMCA with John Mac Donald presiding. Members chose April 10 or April 22 for a basketball game against South Portland Hi Y. A guest night was set for Thursday April 10 with parents and friends invited. Archery in the basement, led by Algernon Eastman, followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
John MacDonald
South Portland Hi-Y
Algernon Eastman
Toll-Free Crossing At Carlton Bridge Draws Daytime Traffic
State highways saw heavy traffic as vehicles crossed the Carlton bridge without tolls for the first time. Court street residents noted volume in both directions resembled a busy summer day, with automobiles passing freely.
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Carlton Bridge
Court Street
Retail Merchants Banquet Promises More Than A Meet
The Retail Merchants Association banquet Thursday night at eight in Hotel Sedgwick features Charles A. Shepard as toastmaster. William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works will speak and Eugene Desmond will lead singing. The event aims to unite merchants to discuss common problems and opportunities, highlighting Bath’s advantages and toll-free Carlton bridge as a boost to the regional shopping hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Sedgwick
Pres
Charles A. Shepard
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Eugene Desmond
William S. Small
State Merchants Association, Inc
Pres. Shepard
Shepard
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Maine
Mr. Newell
Newell
Jermaine-Donnell Wedding in Vancouver Cathedral
The marriage of Miss Jane Strong Donnell of Kalamazoo Michigan to Lieut. Robert V Jermaine Royal Navy of Victoria British Columbia was solemnized Wednesday night March 26 at nine in Christ Church cathedral Vancouver. The couple plan a short wedding trip and will reside in Victoria where Jermaine will serve on shore after months of West Coast sea duty. Mrs Jermaine, a Morse High School and Wellesley alumna, has spent many summers at Popham Beach.
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Jane Strong Donnell
Charles J. Donnell
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bath
Robert V. Jermaine
Royal Navy
Victoria
B. C
Christ Church Cathedral
Vancouver
Georgia
Jermain
Morse High School
Wellesley College
Popham Beach
Assistants Begin City Tax and Poll Tax Survey
The seven assistant assessors started their annual city tour Tuesday morning to gather data on taxable property and compile a list of residents aged 21 and over liable for poll tax. The Assessors also toured new buildings to record additions and improvements. The Board met Monday night re-electing Edmund P. Briggs as chairman, with Ralph Gay and Leslie J. Wold as other members, and Elizabeth Comeau re-elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund P. Briggs
Ralph Gay
Leslie J. Wold
Elizabeth Comeau
Wage Increase Demand Triggers Walkout at Torrey Foundry
Late Tuesday an iron foundry employee at the Torrey Roller Bushing Works sought a ten percent wage increase. Company officials offered no immediate reply, about 22 workers walked out, and they planned to stay out until Thursday when they would receive the company’s answer. No other issues were at stake, according to one man.
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Torrey Roller
Mrs Hawkes Return After Two Week Visit
Mrs Thomas Hawkes aged 81 of Robinson Jane returned Friday after two weeks with her parents. Dr and Mrs William C Rich of Portland hosted the visit which concluded this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hawkes
Robinson Jane
William C. Rich
Portland
Bath Country Club Golf Course Wintered Well Despite Snow
With snow nearly vanished the Bath Country Club course shows little winter damage. Drying fairways and greens, no winter kill noted. Road into the club to be improved by the State Highway Department later this month. Spring work will prepare the Nam to reopen in early April after Jimmy Jones returns from the South. Patriots Day ball tickets selling fast with a large turnout expected. Ginger Ballou Orchestra popular at Dartmouth Colgate and Cornell functions.
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Bath Country Club
State Highway Department
Bath Road
Jimmy Jones
Brunswick
Brunswick Country Club
Ginger Ballou
New England
Dartmouth
Colgate
Cornell
Auxiliary Banquet for Camp No 12 Members
Camp No 12 members attended a banquet hosted by Ernest Edgar Kateon auxiliary No 15 at G A R Hall on March 26. Commander Melvin D Whittam and Past Commanders Asa A Wilson and John L Otis attended, with State Department Commander Harry Heald and Past Department Commander Stephen Libby as guests of honor. Music by Mrs Clancy and a vocal by Libby complemented a menu of American chop suey, mashed potatoes, peas, pickles, rolls, cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
G. A. R. Hall
Dana L. MelIntire
Asa A. Wilson
Melvin D. Whittam
John L. Otis
Camp No. 12
Mullaney Elected Elks Exalted Ruler in Bath Lodge
John E. Mullaney of 25 Park Street was elected exalted ruler of Bath Lodge of Elks at a Thursday meeting at the Elks Home on Lombard Street. He is among the lodge’s younger rulers, succeeding Jesse W. Allen. New officers include Ralph W. MacDonald leading knight and Harry Gilchrist loyal knight, with Ralph O. Dale secretary and Albert E. Desmond treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Mullaney
Park Street
Bath Lodge of Elks
Elks
Lombard Street
Mr. Mullaney
Lodge
Jesse W. Allen
Ralph W. MacDonald
Iron Lung Fund
Harry Gilchrist
Charles H. Kidder, Jr
Ralph O. Dale
Albert E. Desmond
Louis Y. Cormier
Albert Thayer
Ryler
Grand Lodge
Day-Strom Wedding Witnessed by Day-Strom Figure
Mayor Walter C. Rogers acted as a witness at the March 29 wedding of Jesse James Day and Lillian G. Strom. Day is the son of Mr and Mrs James W Day of Fort Fairfield, Strom the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Andrew A Strom of Dayton. Charles I Small Jr notary public officiated.
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Walter C. Rogers
Jesse James Day
James W. Day
Fort Fairfield
Lillian G. Strom
Andrew A. Strom
Dayton
Charles ‘I’. Small, Jr
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C. H. Stevens
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Cundy's Harbor
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