Town to fund living WWI memorial and airport committee
The town votes to set aside 2800 dollars from surplus for a community building and living WWI memorial fund, plus additions from the treasury. A three member committee is to meet counterparts from other towns to study an airport for western Lincoln County. The session also approves salaries and notes increases in appropriations and local club activities amid reports on Red Cross drives, fires, obituaries, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Roy R. Marston
William H. Perce
Sansa J. Sewall
Engagement of Mr and Mrs Oscar D Bailey
The notice announces the engagement of Mr. Oscar D Bailey and Mrs. Bailey. details include families and upcoming wedding plans with dates and arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar D. Bailey
Bath area social notices and military updates
A society column notes gatherings and visitors including Mrs Sadie Davis Mrs Dorothy sac zier Mrs Elaine Mitchell Mrs Mary McCrater Mrs Geraldine ae Mrs Blanch Locke and Louise Hamlin who could not attend but sent regrets through Mrs Laura Larrabee Harriet Cotton Mrs Payne Mrs Myrtle French Mrs William White and Miss Lydia Helms. Pvt Frank Donnell USA reports from southern Korea describing climate and attire while Lt Leon Felker and Mrs Felker visit from Augusta sharing Pacific experiences. Various residents host guests at Burns Larrabee and Deehan homes and a birthday party for Emily Ann Hudson with cakes and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Davis
Dorothy Saczier
Elaine Mitchell
Mary McCrater
Geraldine Ae
Blanch Locke
Louise Hamlin
Laura Larrabee
Harriet Cotton
Payne
Myrtle French
William White
Lydia Helms
Earle Donnell
Pvt
Frank Donnell
USA
Korea
Leon Felker
Felker
Augusta
West Bath
F. W. Deehan
Merchant Marine
Pacific
Ini
Conrad Hede
Anna
Edward. Burns
Henry Boudreau
Dorothy
Gerald
Nery
Round Pond
Freeman Lord
Edward Burns
William H. Ketchum Jr
Keesler Field
Scott Field
Ill
Henry Donnell
Ann
Litchfield
Monmouth
Woodard’s Pond
Tacoma Lake
Henry
USAAF
Lucy Ann Haggett
Harold Haggett
Bath
John Gowen
Emily Ann Hudson
Phillis
Frances Warner
Susan Watt
David Petite
Buddy Allen
June Tondreau
Annie Blaisdell
Barbara King
Barbara Lou Knowles
Lee Knowles
George Laurence
George McLean
Emily
Marguerite Donnell
Lewiston
Robert Killiam
Walter Killiam
Robert Powers
Gardiner
de Bourque
Dresden and Gardiner area notes and local updates
Community items from Dresden to Gardiner include district leadership changes, Evergreen Cemetery interment, electric lights installation, local repairs, lobster industry work, Maytag store sighting, Harvey Perry’s pulp wood work, a new Boy Scout troop led by Rev. Tom Ackley, upcoming prize speaking at the Masonic building with listed participants, a Friday showing of Swiss Robinson at the academy, and local shingling work at Pownalboro hall. William Holway visited from Portland. Frank Demarr continues shingling and works on a house for Mrs. Houdie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Augusta
State Street
Portland
Evergreen Cemetery
Thurstonetts
Melvin Randall
George Crocker
Gardiner State Road
Dresden Mills
Maytag
Harvey Perry
William Harrington
Harvey
Tom Ackley
Gardiner
Smt
Masonic
Barbara Houdlette
Roberta Knowlton
Wilson Ryder
Francis Higgins
Ralph Paraba
Walter Darling
Swiss Robinson
Academy
William Holway
Frank Demarr
Pownalboro Hall
Joseph Houdie
West Bath Grange Meeting Highlights and Fun Night
West Bath Grange met with about 80 attendees. The evening opened with community singing and a question about local members. Albert Pecci won the penny match. Bertha Ward sang. a skit titled Echo Answers featured several young men in female attire. closing thought by Beatrice Leavitt. refreshments and dancing ended the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Charlotte Doyle
Alton Herbert Simpson
da Henderson
Albert Pecci
Bertha Ward
William Small, Jr
Joseph Wilson
Buddy Thompson
Richard Andrews
Bobby Farnham
Robert Miller
Billie Deehan
Dana Pendleton
Beatrice Leavitt
Marshall Boudreau
Fred Bubier
West Bath Fire Mops Up After Grass Blaze Strikes Barn
Firefighters answered a West Bath call at the Grange Hall as a grass fire spread to the barn roof. Water from a pond behind the property helped douse the blaze, burning shingles and northeast siding but causing no serious damage.
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Bath
West Bath Grange Hall
Dearing
Local Family Visits and Bath Iron Works Mentioned
Carleton and Leroy visited sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Olan Knight in Portland. The family trip included Gerald, Nery, and Dorothy to New Barbee. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. White of West Gardiner and Mrs. Mary Green of Bath were Sunday guests of Mrs. Green’s sister and Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Smith. Charles Dunham and Mrs. Fred Bubier called on Mrs. Marshall Boudreau Tuesday. Work at Bath Iron Works was reported Monday.
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Jay Pollard
Neral
Cowley
Burton
Robert H. Heigham
Somerset
Catherine Taylor
Dead River
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Farmington
Taylor
Verne F. Safford
Federal Street
Lucille Leighton
Lincoln Pomona
Grange
Meenahga Grange
Waldoboro
Carl Stair
L. White
Cincinnati
Stair
Edward H. Crosman
Massachusetts
Water Street
Lester Peters
Crosman
Alna Road
Frank H. Hutchins
Scarboro
Harry A. Beals
Gardiner
Vincent C. Reed
Allerton Hutchins
Huntoon Hill Grange Hall
Huntoon Hill Grange
Southport Grange
Helen G. Knight
Everett S. Knight
Lisbon Falls
Brunswick High School
Victor Gorham
Robert P. Robert
Sally
Robert
Dresden Road
Mary Downey
K.N
John B. Downey
Minnesota
Marjorie Mills
Leighton
Carleton
Leroy
Olan Knight
Portland
Henry Boudreau
Gerald
Nery
Dorothy
New Barbee
Fred G. White
West Gardiner
Mary Green
Bath
Marshall Boudreau
Bath Iron Works
First Electrically Powered US Transit in 1887
The article notes the world’s first electrical operation in the United States dated 1887, marking a milestone in public electrical propulsion and urban transit development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fire and illness update from Woolwich and surrounding towns
The report notes Pleasant View school closed due to scarlet fever and a Woolwich Volunteer Fire Society meeting led to praise for their quick response after a fire incident. It also covers local residents with illnesses and injuries, including Carol Ellensworth from Chestnut Hill and Anna May Berry recovering from surgery, plus a grass fire on the Louis Soule property and ongoing fire department activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aentiat
Ank
Pleasant View
South Woolwich
R. W. Cotton
Quick Tea Volunteer Fire Society
Carol Ellensworth
Chestnut Hill
Ecolerie
L. Moulton
Wiscasset
Germantown School
Pierce Business
C. A. Rowell It
Philade
Milo Hospital
Anna May Berry
Alton Berry
Montsweag Road
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bobbie Sutter
Woolwich Fire Department Retains Calls Record
Woolwich Fire Chief C Gainsley notes calls and duty details despite fragmented OCR text. The brief item confirms the Woolwich Fire Department will retain call records and station activity with Chief Gainsley referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Chifton C. Gainsley
Merchants Favor Wednesday Closure for City Shops
The chamber reports most merchants prefer Wednesday as the closing day for stores and plans to thank Mr. Reid for civic-minded generosity. Edward Gediman, a Bath youth starting a manufacturing venture, seeks a better site and space to expand, with a committee to assist in finding suitable facilities and aiding relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid E. Guerin
Frilio
Reid
Edward Gediman
Bath
Gediman
Doyle
Daniel Williams
Roy Stewart
H. P. Small
Woolwich Firemen Extinguish Grass Fire Near Miller Road
Woolwich firemen responded to a grass fire started by resident Fred Smith near Miller road. The alarm rang at 1 10 and the blaze was declared out at 1 45. Rev Charles M Tubbs will be ivese ses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Fred Smith
Miller Road
Charles M. Tubbs
Ivese Ses
Bath May Get New Block and Dial Phones
A report notes Bath may receive a new telephone block and dial service. J Kennedy cites progress, hoping improved lines from Manchester and surrounding areas will bring better service as more telephones are sent to Bath for the town’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Acton
Manchester
N. H
Here
J. Kennedy
Bail set in Brunswick March break-in case
A man, jailed after his March break-in at the Leighton home on the Bath road, had his bail set at $2,000 by Judge Leon J Sp ney. His wife previously posted $1,000 bail in connection with the Brunswick incident as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxtor
Brunswick
Payson
Leon J Spney
Leighton
Bath Road
Merrill Chute Visits Beverly Mass Awhile
Merrill Chute of Floral Street is spending a few days in Beverly Massachusetts with relatives and sightseeing along the North Shore. He plans to return home this week after visiting friends and enjoying local attractions.
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Henry W
Ogenahy
Bradford C. Redennett, Jr
India
Sgt
Redennett
China
Burma
Hobson
Chopin
Alice D. Taylor
Annie Macurda
Laura Evans
Red Cross
Red Brick
Warren Street
Richard H. Kimball
Masonic Hall
Lillian Dow
Society of the First Congregational Church
Samuel J. Sewall
Lee Street
France
Biath Ass
Holland
Germany
Samples Ship Yard
Boothbay Harbor
Wiscasset Grammar Scoo
Gregoire
Eastern Star Club
Helen B. Fisher
Main Street
Star Club
Frank Adams
Ralph Gross
Am Ros Eible Orc Sound Pee Better Ae
Aig
Tes Dren
Damariscotta Center
Sidney Evans
Harry D. Mosher
Horace Colby
John F. Jackson
George Abbott
Robert J. MacLaren
Henry Rines
Churchill Street
Ralph Harvey
Birch Point
Joseph Baker
Baker
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Eddy
North Edgecomb
RFD
Clifford
Clifford Reginald
W. Ira Grover
Cowley Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Florence Gray Erskine
Boston Public Schools
Stoddard C. Erskine
Amilia Armstrong Erskine
Alna
Phillips B. Henderson
Georgetta Erskine
Roslindale
Mass
Joseph Warren Baker
James Cooke
Charles Darrah
Mrs. Mayndtd
Maine
Dresden
Chamber of _Commerce
Rotary Club
D. T. Dougherty
Superior
Mitch
Kemps Balsam
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