Wiscasset News Briefs From Local Clubs and Obituaries
A variety of community notes from Wiscasset report the Marco club presenting Golgotha at Red Men’s hall after earlier showings in Bath, plus a Wiscasset Athletic Club fueling a free film and a Highway Safety reel. Page degree conferred at Star lodge with visitors from Boothbay and Bath. Town Clerk Blagdon appoints Fred R. Merry as deputy. Academy students earn honors across grades. A spring social at George Fusher’s house, Republican caucus delegates chosen, and Woman’s Club committees formed. Obituary for Mrs. Jane Webber of Round Pond. services held in Bath with Rev. Chiera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golgotha
Marco Club
Wiscasset
Red Men's Hall
Winter Street
Bath
Wiscasset Athletic Club
Star Lodge
K. of P
Page
Boothbay Lodge
Boothbay Harbor
Acadia Lodge
John L. Blagdon
Fred R. Merry
Wiscasset Academy
Frances Grover
Elaine Dow
Grace Dutton
Kenneth Lincoln
Mildred Morris
Dorothy Pooler
Clayton Bailey
Nadine Dow
Bertha Dutton
Herman Grover
William Grant
Joan Lé
Kenneth Munsey
Franklin Pone
Burnita Pray
Ivan Rines
Washington Street
Katherine Pratt
Oklahoma
F. B Haggett
Frank B Adams
Harry D Mosher
A. Leland Bryant
Louise Adams
Frances Somes
Edith H. Rines
Elden P. Munsey
Woman's Club
Nellie Munsey
Harvey R. Pease
Willis B. Mitchell
Harold Campbell
Charles J. DiPerri
Mary Hobson
Pease
Paul Lincke
William Frye
Lawrence Averill
Worcester
Mass
Annie Adams
Harvey Batley
Joseph Coffin
John Chase
Janie Webber
John Blagdon
Federal Street
Round Pond
George G. Chiera
St. Philip's Church
Webber
Benjamin FP. Webber
Thomason
Jay Libby Blagdon
Warren Dyer
Norwood
George W Grover
Mabel Raymond
Fred G. Grover
Bath Road
American Legion Auxiliary
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post
Togus
Sara Bradford
Nellie Dowing
Mrs Severin Pupils Present Program for South End PTA
Thirty pupils from Mrs Carl J Severin's Weeks Street school class presented a program at South End PTA. They awarded a $10 prize for courage wisdom temperance justice industry and chivalry to a Morse high school graduate. They supported Cancer Control and a trained full time police matron. The program featured songs poems a violin solo and character sketches from classic works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Severin
Weeks Street
South End Pt.a
Morse High School
Cancer Control
Santa Lucia
Pearl Hathorne
Grace Whittemore
Norma Cummings
Millicent Hecht
Frank York
Riva Greenblatt
Laster Bonnet
Ann Hartnett
Betty Harper
Betty Hopkins
Virginia Bowker
Martin
Martha Williams
Horace Mur
Tarrid Sar
Local Notes Highlight Visits and Movements Around Westport
Westport residents and visitors are listed in a roundup of travel and family updates. Amos J. Knight and family returned from Mechanic Falls. Adeline Tarbox and friend went to Rochester after a week at Covelly Farm. Ethel Wass and Helena Hodgdon traveled to Orono for a Maine Farm and Home event.
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Amos J. Knight
Mechanic Falls
Adeline Tarbox
Rochester
N. Y
Tarbox
Covelly Farm
Ethel Wass
Helena Hodgdon
Wiscasset
Orono
Maine
Leola Angalone
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Solomon Higgins
Richard Willams
Derry
N. H
Williams
James Williams
Virginia Jewett
University of Maine
Lawrence Murrell
Rumford
Jewett
Murrell
U. of M
Vere Greenleaf
James Apt
Brunswick
Norman Nye
Bath
Brian M Jewett
Mar, Greenleaf
Marjorie Anderson
Topsham
Priscilla Mulls
Boston
Sacred Heart Circle to Organize Juniors
Sacred Heart Circle plans junior activities with members including Mrs. Eva McElman and Mrs. Marguerite Irmin coordinating May duties. May hosts feature Lena Fortier Esther Moses and Ada Nostall as house committee while Joseph Madden remains home ill.
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Sacred Heart Circle
Wyte
Ching Ken Auru
Meyi Te
Vivian Kronstrand
Adw Noltal
Mary Cummings
Nz Tern Fuirtier
Tfien Amoes
UC Harmly
Eva McPimin
Marguerite Irmin
Margaret Long
Allen
Lucy Brown
S Meron
Arlene Gay
Bridie Davis
Dora Collins
Catherine Burges
Eva McElman
Lena Fortier
Esther Moses
Ada Nostall
West Bath Methodist meeting and community notes
A Winter meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Thompson in West Bath included devotional remarks by Rev. C. B. Oliver and an hour of games followed by ice cream cookies and cake. The item lists attendees and nearby personal items including visits and illnesses among local residents and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Arthur Ward
Harry J. Rich
Elwin
William Greig
J. H. McNary
Robert R. Coombs
Loring D. Small
Wilbert and
Dana
Thompson
Perry
Edward
Autopsy Finds Jones Died of Natural Causes
State pathologist Dr Arch Morrell reports Oscar W. Jones a 66 year old Bath painter died from natural causes including gross cerebral hemorrhage uraemia and Brights disease. No skull fracture. head abrasion likely a bruise. Police note Jones cashed large checks shortly before death, fueling foul play theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Morrell
Oscar W. Jones
Bath
Sherwood Aldrich
Morrett
Jones
Joseph A. Smith
Brights
Dike P T A Plans Card Party For April 18
Dike P T A completed plans at a Monday meeting for a card party on April 18. In the North End Community Club Mrs Aubrey E Steen chairs with helpers Mrs Merton L Dearing Mrs Fred D Pinkham and Mrs Charles J Madden Jr. Kitchen overseers are Mrs Irving C Varney Mrs Arthur G Gilmore and Mrs Carl Langbehn. Each member is asked to fund a table.
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Dike P . A
North End
Lub
Aubrey E. Steen
Merton L. Dearing
Fred D. Pinkham
Charles J Madden, Jr
Irving C. Varney
Arthur G. Gilmore
Carl Langbehn
Hill backs Sewall as logical Maine governor candidate
State Senator George E. Hill of South Portland urges Sumner Sewall as a fit Maine Governor. Hill highlights Sewall’s war record, honors, and varied business and aviation roles, noting Sewall’s Senate presidency signals readiness for higher office.
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Senator Hill
Sewall
George E. Hill
South Portland
Senate
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Maine
Hill
American Air Service
Belgium
Albert
Order of the Crown
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Wyoming
Ford Airplane
Dearborn
Mich
Juan Trippe
Pan American Air Lines
Colonial Air Transport
United Air Lines
House of Representatives
Maine Senate
Sagadahoc County
Reports of State Conference Held in Augusta
The Augusta gathering hosted by Col. Dummer Sewall chapter D A R featured readings from Robert Lemont’s diary 1798 to 1803 about the old North church site where Hotel Sedgwick now stands. Mrs Archibald M Main spoke on her Panama and Haiti trip as Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R guests joined. Two new members were elected and future plans noted for a program by Opportunity Farm children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Horace P. Morse
Ethel M. Blake
Christine C. Curtis
Col. Dummer Sewall
Central Church
Jane E. Lemont
Robert Lemont
Old North Church
Hotel Sedgwick
Archibald M. Main
Panama
Haiti
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Carmela Appleby
Lisbon Falls
Opportunity Farm
New Gloucester
Bath Junior Chamber of Commerce Elects Officers
Farley Mayo Jr was elected president of Bath s reorganized Junior Chamber of Commerce at City Hall. Other officers named for the year include Dr Francis A Winchenbach vice president D Rodney Lee secretary and C Roland Trutt treasurer with 35 in attendance. A committee reported progress toward night depositories for local banks and plans for chamber cooperation with businesses. The next meeting is set for 730 Tuesday evening at the common council chamber with invitations extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley Mayo, Jr
Bath
Cimber of Commerce
City Hall
Francis A Winchenbach
D. Rodney Lee
C. Roland Trutt
Lee
Common Council Chamber
North Center P T A Votes New Dues and Events
At Grace church parish house the North Center PT A adopted by laws raising dues to 5 cents a year and planned a rummage sale for April 13 and a tea and hobby show in May. Mrs Warren F Hawley spoke on her work in the ungraded Center Street school room and chairs refinished by pupils. Thomas J Cummings drove to Boston for a routine Lahey Clinic check-up after a pre visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center PT. A
Grace Church
Warren F. Hawley
Center Street School
Morris
Poyich
Isadore Singer
Woolwich Community News: Club Meetings and Local Roads
Woolwich unions and clubs hold meetings at Nequasset and Day's Ferry. Members plan April 8 activity at Mrs. Conway's home. Residents report visits, health updates, school duties, and social events across Woolwich and Sagadahoc Ferry with multiple local families in attendance.
Winter Visitors and Seasonal Travels from Sagadahoc Ferry
Muriel Hatch and her Sagadahoc Ferry family plan a Maine return after a mild Florida sojourn in St. Petersburg. Alden Farnham David and Ralph MacGuire of Wellesley joined Sagadahoc guests en route to North Conway for skiing. Numerous locals visit relatives in Woolwich Waldoboro Bath Bowdoinham and Brunswick with talks of summer plans and sewing circles.
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Muriel Hatch
Ralph Hatch
Sagadahoc Ferry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Maine
Southland
Hatch
Alden Farnham
David
Ralph MacGuire
Wellesley
Mass
George Farnham
Calvin Farnham
Don
Bowdoinham
St. Pierre
E. Arsenault
Bath
Margaret Gallant
William Dubay
Adrienne St. Pierre
Harvey P. Hathorne
Palm Springs
Calif
Wilson Wright
Bonnie Brae
Woolwich
Ruth Morgan
Boston
Ida M. Beals
Edith Campbell
Miss Esther Drummond Returns to University of Maine
Esther Drummond resumes studies at the University of Maine Orono after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Norman Drummond. Mrs Catherine McFarland and George Tarr attend a reception at the Falmouth Hotel Portland Wednesday evening given by Senator and Mrs Sumner Sewall of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Congregational Vestry
Nequasset
Good Will Club
John Conway
Falmouth
Portland
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Frank R. Bailey
Garrett Galvin
John C. Gilmore
Eben Dana
Frank J. Walker
George Gainsley
Togus Hospital
J. W. Reed
Lois Day
Norma Steussey
Samuel Ward
Loring Maybury
Herbert Munsey
Mothers Club
Ralph Durgin
Day's Ferry
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Men's Forum
Nequasset Congregational Vestry
Ladies Auxiliary
Walter Libby
Hockomock Road
Frank Bailey
Henry Dubar
Hollis Leeman
Sarah Bailey
Gardiner Schools
Dora Bailey
Woolwich
Emma Bickford
John Tracey
Portsmouth
N. H
Tracey
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Florence Carlton
Edward Murphy
Low
Loring T. Maybury
Hary A. Walters
Arthur Orr
Edward Crocker
North Woolwich Church
Union
Sagadahoc Ferry
Esther Drummond
University of Maine
Orono
Norman Drummond
Catherine McFarland
George Tarr
Finger Printing Talk Highlights West Bath Grange Meeting
Lieut. Percy W. Kingsbury of the Police department spoke on fingerprinting at a West Bath grange gathering. Edward J. McMann introduced him. The event included refreshments and a sequence of readings, poems, and a minstrel show rehearsal scheduled for Friday evening. Attendance totaled 68 with 14 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy W. Kingsbury
Police Department
West Bath Grange
Kingsbury
Edward J. McMann
Doris Armstrong
Lucy Armstrong
Nellie Booker
William H. White
Kennebec Mariner
Eddie Jenks
Charles Genthner
Lizzie Haggett
Rose Jean
Sterling Bible Class Meets On Monday
Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street church met Monday evening in the small vestry led by vice president Mrs Chester A Plant in the president's absence due to illness. Devo tions were led by Mrs Frederick May and six dollars were cleared from a recent cycle ten. Guests thanked the group for remembrances during illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Watson
Frank M. Bowker
William Hill
Lester G. Campbell
May
Campbell
Carroll A. Deering
Ralph M. Cornish
Bay Point Bird Arrivals and Local House Work Progress
Feathers and wildlife figures appear as song sparrows juncos and bluebirds arrive this week, while Bay Point residents note last year’s finch abundance. Meanwhile Herman Spinney’s Echo Valley cottage nears completion with lumber from Brown Lumber Co and various locals report visits, illnesses, and clamming along the bay bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Spinney
Echo Valley
Brown Lumber Co
Maurice Burns
Bay Point
W. O. Clark
Damariscotta
Five Islands
Sagadahoc Bay
Gilbert Head
Ralph Spinney
Bath
Ethelyn
Doris
Ernestine Little
Edna M. Coolidge
Ada McConnell
R. N
Richmon
Eddie Little
Burton Cunningham
Bey Point
Eddie Horne
Erickson Bow en Erickson and Bowen wed in North Cushing
Henry Allen Erickson of North Cushing and Miss Rena Geneva Bowen of Rockland were married at eight o'clock Sunday evening by Dr. David L. Wilson at his home 918 Washington Street. The double ring ceremony was attended by the bride's sister Mrs. H Edwin Harjula and Mr Harjula. The couple's families and relatives gathered for a reception at the Harjula home and the newlyweds departed for a motor trip. They will reside at North Cushing where Erickson has a newly purchased home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Neisley
Brunswick
Wendall Williams
Needham Heights
Mass
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell's Pond
Harry Snow
J. E. Mayo
E.R. Brown
Bath
James Williams
Frances Hinds
Cape Elizabeth
Lincoln Williams
Foster's Point
Raymond Crocker
Walter Larrabee
Billy
David
Joseph
F W. Larrabee
Lannes Fuller
Washington
Henry Allen Erickson
North Cushing
Rena Geneva Bowen
Rockland
David L. Wilson
Washington Street
H. Edwin Harjula
Harjula
Bowery Street
Kenneth Colby
Colby
Lawrence Cement Co
Frank Erickson
Hilma Erickson
Talbot and Tozier Wedding at People's Church Parsonage
Lawrence F. Talbot and Vera M. Tozier of this city married Friday evening at eight in a single ring ceremony conducted by Rev. George B. Wolstenholme at People's church parsonage 95 Court Street. Attendants were Mrs. Mary Gerrish and Everett Lamont. Bride wore light blue with navy accessories. attendant wore rose with black accessories. They plan a short wedding trip and will live at 131 Oak Street. Talbot works in the tin shop at Bath Iron Works Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence F. Talbot
Vera M. Tozier
George B. Wolstenholme
People’s Church Parsonage
Court Street
Oak Street
Mr. Talbot
Bath Iron Works Corp
Stinson and Lawrence Wed in Woolwich Ceremony
William J. Stinson and Delia E. Lawrence, both of Woolwich, wed in a nine o'clock Monday ceremony at the Wrights home with Charles Brown officiating. The groom, son of the late Lemuel F. Stinson, works as a machinist at Bath Iron Works. The bride, daughter of the late Albion Davis, hails from Five Islands. They are staying at Hotel Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Stinson
Delia E. Lawrence
Woolwich
Charles Brown
Wilson M. Wright
Lemuel F. Stinson
Bath Iron Works Corp
Stinson
Albion Davis
Five Islands
Hotel Phoenix
Propose to Form a Reserve Corps in Bath
Citizens of Bath circulate petitions endorsing a U S Marine Corps Reserve Battalion to be officered and manned by local residents and asking Maine officials to assist. Mrs Harold E Hodgkins, confined to bed for three weeks at 1291 Washington Street, is recovering and has been out once.
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I Mosk
George Cr
Cyieen
Alberto Fieertin
Hay
Jimi
Annie
Harvey R
Sion i
Pauli Hitderson
Henderson
Statue
Dori Portland Vistors
Alvin Kearstead
Elaie Ho Gardner
Osterville
Mas
Episcopal
Harold A. Campbell
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post
American
Veterans’ Organizations
Bath
United States Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Corps
Maine
Marine Corps
Harold E. Hodgkins
Washington Street
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Lahey Clinic
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