Phippsburg Social Notes Include Visits and Events
Local residents in Phippsburg and Bath areas report meetings visits and family gatherings. Hon Charles V Minott of Roxbury ap ener the weekend at Phippsburg. Dromore Grange holds daytime meetings biweekly with a noon dinner. Annie Cutting spends the week in Boston and Roxbury while others visit relatives and attend community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Minott
Roxbury
Ap Ener
Phipps
Walter McCourt
Omar Perry
Bath
Hazel Feero
U. of M
Gertrude Small
Florence Morse
Ernest Rogers
Mattie Cutting
W. G. Jeffe
John D. Rogers
Laura Cutting
Lower High Street
J. E. Perry
Eleanor Brown
Nettie Beals
Henry Heald
Wallace Sands Coast Guard Station
N. H
Jay Daley
Foxboro
Mass
R. F. Campbell
Linwood Feere
Hazel
Sebasco
Jane Feero
Dromore Grange
Ralph Trask
Reuben Purington
George Ingalls
Annie Cutting
Boston
Various Local Social Noise From Tuesday Evenings
Notices of a young girl Dorothy Thebeau hosting friends at 143 Oak Street with games and refreshments, a tenth birthday party for Pauline Nickerson with prizes, South End P T A meeting with 15 in attendance, and lip reading class lip reading related events. Also reports on Bowdoin College lectures by T S Eliot and Theodore Dreiser, plus a St Mary’s church whist drive with eight tables and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Thebeau
L. Eugene Thebeau
Oak Street
Cynthia Rogers
Marjorie Trott
Martha Cutting
Lucille Johnson
Shirley Moore
Marguerite Brown
Pauline
Margaret Nickerson
Priscilla Trott
Barbara Freeman
Beatrice Doble
Eleanor Wilson
Betty Howard
Barbara
Eunice Perkins
Ruth Murphy
South End P. T. A
Washington Street
J. Albert Redlon
Priscilla Magoun
Persis Vose
Portland
Rotary
Miss Magoun
Bailey Evening School
Miss Vose
Edward Lear
Winter pruning shrubs and fruits in Bath area
A fragmented notice notes pruning of shrubs and fruits including cane berries and grapes. It mentions H. C. Woolley as asset and references the Sonne Farm Orchard with seven years in charge, plus a Bath 276 location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
H. C. Woolley
ASSET
Sonne ‘Farm Orchard
Elwood Legard Caps Morse Athletics Year Of Distinction
Morse high star Elwood Legard known as Tarzan starred in football at Whittier field Brunswick high, led tackles and big losses. He earned All Tournament in basketball at Bates and set track records at the Y M C A gym, including a 39 ft 7 in shot put and 9 ft 2 in broad jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Tarzan” Legard
Morse High
Husky
Whittier Field
Brunswick
Brunswick High
Bath
Morse
Tarzan
Bates
South Portland
Ralph E. Legard
North Street
Davis
Colonial Club
Legard
Lewis
H. McElman
C. Leeman
N. Lowery
O. King
Marco
Lowery
Rowe
Allain
King
Haynes
Legard Great Factor In Win
Morse dominates as Legard leads Morse to victory in schoolboys track meet. McNeil wins potato race tying record. Burden clocks 24-5 in 50 foot dash. Huse wins 50 foot hurdles. Oliver wins mile. McElman and Lewis top high jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNeil
Dave Sprague
Colonial Club
Bob Oliver
Rowe
Perry
Morse
Eddie Owen
Phil Oliver
C. Leeman
Johnny Huse
Harold McElman
Rupe Lewis
Oliver
Red Davis
Bill Donnell
Tarzan” Legard
Legard
Lewis
H. McElman
Dinsmore
Davis
Jewett
Sprague
Mt Legard
Burden
Huse
Marco
Owen
P. Oliver
Leeman
Winnegance Women Hold Card Party and Plan April Play
The Winnegance Women's Auxiliary to the Community club hosted a Thursday card party at the community house with 13 tables and refreshments. A food sale at Joseph Charles Footer & Sons cleared more than $10. A Monday night moving picture event was postponed one week. The auxiliary plans an April play with all male speaking parts. Rehearsals for Let's Get Married were moved to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Com Community House
Joseph Charles Footer & Sons
Edward B. Varney
Fall River
Mass
New Meadows
Trowbridge Place
Adams Place
Constance
Charles Warren King
Parker O. Rogers
George A. Merritt
Bath City Hospital
Charles Talbot
Winnegance
Squaw Club
Robert P. Manson
Winfield W. Morse
County Represented at Farmers' Meetings
Over 1,100 Maine farmers and homemakers attended the 27th Farm and Home Week in Orono. Attendees from Sagadahoc include Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bishop, Katherine A. Meacham of Bowdoinham, Donald Henderson of Bath, Mrs. Hazel K. Libby, Horace J. Millay, and J. Frank Millay of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FE. Findlen
Fort Fairfield
Maine
Orono
Sagadahoc
N. S. Bishop
Katherine A. Meacham
Bowdoinham
Donald Henderson
Bath
Hazel K. Libby
Horace J. Millay
J. Frank Millay
Richmond
Sheriff Albert Hendersons Bowdoinham farm buildings saved from fire
A grass fire in Bay View cemetery spread with the wind, threatening Sheriff Albert Henderson’s Bowdoinham farm buildings. Bowdoinham fire department and volunteers, aided by chemicals, prevented serious damage though the garage and hen house burned. nearby John Holden buildings were also threatened but did not catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henderson
Bowdoinham
Bay View
John Holden
One-Legged Man Receives Free Shoe and Rubber
The Brunswick Record reports a man with a right foot only, size six, who badly needed footwear. Harris of Farmington rode in on a milkman’s tip from a newspaper story and got a free shoe and rubber from Hall's Shoe Store after losing his left leg in a 1913 railroad accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Record
Harris
Farmington
Hall
Portland
Mr. Hall
Maine May Continue Without Beer For A Year
State Senator Harold E Weeks urged the Maine legislature to maintain a beer ban, calling the bill a prohibition measure and predicting no decision for a year. He said 75 percent favor legalizing 3.2 beer, with the law likely taking effect July 1 and possible later court battles through November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Harold E. Weeks
Fairfield
Gardner Rotary Club
Weeks
Law Court
Colonial Club Sets May Ball Date Through Committee
The Colonial Club votes to hold a May ball with date and venue decided by a committee led by President Francis E. Parry. New nonresident member John A. Kelley of New London joins. The club also approves continuing card play as duplicate contract and features Bowdoin football coach Jack Magee presenting Olympic photos to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Pres
Francis E. Parry
Frank M. Churchill
Carl C. Anderson
Edwin F. Ramsay
J. Haviland Torrey
George Baer Connard
John A. Kelley
New London
Conn
Jack Magee
Bowdoin College
Los Angeles
Maine Nurses to Play Prominent Part in New England Meet
Maine nurses will take prominent parts at the New England Division American Nurses Association meeting in Manchester New Hampshire May 1 to 3. Edith M Soule of Augusta opens the general session and other Maine members will speak at sessions on Nursing Education Public Health Private Duty and Mental and Social Hygiene. Details available from Mary Collins Rafford secretary Maine State Nurses Association Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New England
American Nurses ‘Association
Manchester
N. H
Edith M. Soule
Augusta
Mary Collins Rafford
Maine State Nurses' Association
Bangor
Bath High Alumni Benefit From City Basketball Tourney
The Bath High School Alumni cleared about 50 dollars from a Wednesday and Friday city basketball tournament at the high school gymnasium. Funds will buy dishes for annual association banquets. President Mrs. Warren F Hawley, founder of the tournament idea in 1930, praised the results and noted the large attendance at Friday night's dance after the championship game. Total expenses ran around 40 dollars, showing strong public support despite low prices. Bates College closes for spring vacation Friday and reopens April 11. library hours April 4 to 8 are 11 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath High School Alumni Association
Warren F. ‘Hawley
Veteran ship joiner Doyle dies at 86 in Bath
Martin Bibber Doyle aged 86 a veteran ship joiner died Wednesday afternoon after a three month illness at his home 141 North street Bath Born in Bowdoin he lived on the family farm before moving to shipyards in Brunswick Harpswell Bath and Kennebunkport His career included work for William Rogers Amos Haggett New England Shipbuilding Sewalls Houghtons Donnell Deering Percy Small and others He retired after his 70th birthday and is survived by his son Archie and two grandsons Merion Ellery and a great grandson Martin Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bibber Doyle
North Street
Bowdoin
Abiza
Hannah Bibber Doyle
Brunswick
Harpswell
Bath
William Rogers
Amos Haggett
New England Shipbuilding Co
Sewalls
Houghtons
William T. Donnell
Gardiner Deering
Percy & Small
Goss, Sawyer & Packard
Kennebunkport
Massachusetts
Archie E. Doyle
Merion of
Ellery Doyle
Portland
Martin Doyle
Charles A Stewart veteran Maine Central dies at 76
Charles A Stewart a veteran Maine Central railroad employee died on his 76th birthday Wednesday of last week at his son John Stewart’s home 13 Hinckley Street Bath. Born in Bowdoinham he lived in Augusta before moving to Bath and earned a pension after long service. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Mary Stover and Mrs Arletta Moore a son John one brother Henry Stewart of Lynn Massachusetts and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Stewart
Maine Central Railroad
John Stewart
Hinckley Street
Augusta
Bowdoinham
William
Mary Stewart
Maine Central
John
Mary Stover
Arletta Moore
Bath
Henry Stewart
Lynn
Mass
Death of Miss Gertrude Tucker in Providence
Ward was notified Saturday by Mrs. William P. Hill of the death Friday of her niece Miss Gertrude Tucker of Providence Rhode Island. Miss Tucker had been ill for months and is survived by her mother sister two aunts and four cousins. Her mother was formerly Miss Ella Fisher of Bath and her father was rector of Grace church in Providence. Miss Tucker was for years private secretary to Rev Appleton Lawrence rector of Grace church Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
J. Prescott Farnsworth
Provience
Miss Tucker
Ella Fisher
Grace Church
Obituary: George P. Stinson Dies in New York Hospital
George P. Stinson long time Southern Pacific marine engineer died at Marine Hospital in New York City on March 18. He was son of Capt. John A. and Harriet H. Stinson of Woolwich and spent boyhood in Nequasset. Survived by son George Oakley Stinson, sister Mary J. Stinson, cousin Charlotte B. Stinson, and brother Capt. William P. Stinson. Burial in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Stinson
Southern Pacific Co
Marine Hospital
New York City
John A
Harriet H. Stinson
Woolwich
Nequasset
Julie N. Oakley
Brooklyn
George Oakley Stinson
Mary J. Stinson
Funeral Services Held for Martin B. Doyle
The funeral for Martin Bibber Doyle was held Friday at 2 PM at his home 141 North Street with Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers included Capt. Fred L. Dunton, Arthur McCullum, Ralph K. Hall, George P. Larrabee and Leonard Lord. Burial followed at Oak Grove with out of town attendees from Detroit Detroit Mich Rochester NH Lewiston Auburn Portland and Kennebunk Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bibber Doyle
North Street
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Fred L. Dunton
South Portland
Bath
Arthur McCullum
Ralph K. Hall
George P. Larrabee
Leonard Lord
Oak Grove
William J. White
Detroit
Mich
Albert T. White
Henry Foss
Rochester
N. H
Timothy Donovan
Lewiston
W. H. Doyle
Auburn
Frank W. Perkins
Harry Starbird
Portland
E. L. Dunton
Helen Dunton
J. L. White
Fernald
Kennebunk Beach
Funeral services for Charles A. Stewart veteran Maine Central worker
Charles A. Stewart, a Maine Central railroad employee, died Wednesday night on his 76th birthday. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM at Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence, 819 High Street, with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Bearers were John Stewart, Walter Stover, Fenton Moore, and Samuel Fautin. Burial followed in Maple Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Stewart
Maine Central Railroad
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
John Stewart
Walter Stover
Fenton Moore
Samuel Fautin
Maple Grove
Miss Christina Klippel Funeral Held at Home
Funeral held Friday at 2 PM for Miss Christina M. Klippel at 951 Middle Street. Rev. officiated. Bearers included Fritz Schottier, Harry Schottier, Pred P., and John Shaw. Burial followed at Oak Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina M. Klippel
Middle Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Fritz
Harry Schottier
Pred-P
John Shaw
Oak Grove
Frank E Soule 71 Former Lowell iron welder dies after long illness
Frank E Soule of 238 Westford street Lowell Mass. aged 71 died Wednesday after a long illness. He was a former Hyde Windlass Co. iron welder and father of George F Soule of 184 Middle street. He served in the Seventh U S Cavalry with Buffalo Bill Cody and Capt Jack Crawford. Survived by two sons Clyde and George two daughters Alice Gagnon Edith Dolloff ten grandchildren two great grandchildren and four sisters Funeral services in Lowell with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Soule
George F. Soule
Middle Street
Westford Street
Lowell
Mass
Mr. Soule
Hyde Windlass Co
Auburn
Alton P
Izetta Caton Soule
Seventh U. S. Cavalry
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Fort Craig
Arizona
Jack Crawford
William Cody
Buffalo Bill
Soule
Clyde Soule
New York
Alice Gagnon
Edith Dolloff
Oakland
Idella Wood
Lizzie Thomas
Ida Carroll
Weeks Mills
Edwin Lewis
Livermore Falls
Alton Eugene
James E. Kenney Dies at 78 in South Paris
James E. Kenney, 78, retired foreman of Paris Manufacturing Co., South Paris, died Monday at his daughter’s Bath home after a paralytic stroke. He lived in South Paris 45 years, retired seven years ago, and recently stayed with his daughter, Mrs. Woodcock. He leaves two sons Hobart and Ernest, a brother Joseph A. Kenney, and several grandchildren. funeral held Wednesday in South Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Kenney
Paris Manufacturing Co
South Paris
Charles A. Woodcock
Green Street
Bath
Paris
Mr. Kenney
Pownal
Woodcock
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P
Hobart
Ernest Kenney
Joseph A.kenney
Funeral for Samuel J. Ryder Held at Mayo Home
Funeral services for Samuel J. Ryder, longtime umbrella mender, were held Saturday at ten at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence on 819 High Street. Rev. Charles A. Brown of the Golden Rule Mission officiated. Bearers were Frank Connors, George McKenzie, Archie Brown and Farley Mayo. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Ryder
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles A. Brown
Golden Rule Mission
Frank Connors
George McKenzie
Archie Brown
Farley Mayo
Oak Grove
Funeral for Ned Augustus Fuller Optometrist Held in Lewiston
Ned Augustus Fuller 67 an optometrist died of a heart attack Sunday night at his Bath home 39 Edward street. The funeral was Tuesday at two in Lewiston with burial in Grand Army cemetery. He was born April 3 1866 in Carthage son of Daniel and Wealthy Knox Fuller and moved to Lewiston seven years ago. He is survived by his wife a brother George Fuller of Wiscasset a half brother Arthur Chase of Michigan and three cousins Mrs Alice Baker Mrs Grace Drake and Mrs Edith Mersereau all of Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Augustus Fuller
Edward Street
Bath
Lewiston
Grand Army Cemetery
Mr. Fuller
Carthage
Daniel
Knox Fuller
George Fuller
Wiscasset
Arthur Chase
Michigan
Alice Baker
Grace Drake
Edith Mersereau
Lisbon youth leads State officers in high speed pursuit
Walter Moore Jr. 18 of Congress Street Lisbon fled two State officers Monday night driving a roadster at high speed. Officers Set OConnell and Records from Lewiston chased him five miles from Crooked Bridge to Lisbon village on a wet road with speeds near seventy before stopping him. He was arrested for driving in a manner not safe and proper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Moore, Jr
Congress Street
Lisbon
Moore
O'Connell
Lewiston
Lisbon Road
Crooked Bridge
Lisbon Village
Fire at Boothby place blamed on rats and matches in Saco
Biddeford Fire Chief Joseph Ouellette attributes the late Monday fire at the Frank Boothby property now occupied by Fizear Grenier on the New County road in Saco to rats and matches. Damage estimated at 100 dollars and said to be insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ouellette
Biddeford
Frank Boothby
Fizear Grenier
New County Road
Saco
Auburn Y M C A Lacks Boys Secretary After Departure
S Arnold Callahan ceased duties at the Auburn Y M C A on Saturday leaving the boys side without a secretary. Magnus Hanson, general secretary, said a man will not be hired for the boys side before next fall, Hanson handling supervision in the interim. Floyd Maynard remains athletic director with six part time supervisors assisting, including Henry Richardson and Eben Thurlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn Y.M.C.A
S. Arnold Callahan
Magnus Hanson
Y.M.C.A
Hanson
Floyd Maynard
Henry Richardson
Eben Thurlow
Uncertain Hi club leadership and Easter plans noted
News items report unsure replacement for Callahan as leader of the Hi club, other youths named, plus plans for an Easter Sunrise Service on Cadillac Mountain with Maine officials and clergy backing the event. Details cover local civic, police, and city work in Lewiston and Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gould
Bliss College
Donald McBaine
Bates
Alexander McNutt
George Robinson
Callahan
William S. Marshall
Seniors delay college return due to paralysis case
Seniors of the College of Technology at the University of Maine will not resume studies until April 10 because of infantile paralysis developing after the mid winter recess. Charles D. Brown of Raymond, a senior, fell ill March 29 with the illness confirmed on March 31. The class had recently returned from a Boston inspection trip to hydro electric plants of Edison and other public utilities, Brown traveling with the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Technology
University of Maine
Charles D. Brown
Raymond
Boston
The
Edison Company
Brown
Wardens Probe Deer Kills by Dogs in Dover-Foxcroft
Game wardens Theodore Whidden and Charles G. Green of Dover-Foxcroft were summoned to town to investigate a spate of deer killings. They found six deer killed and one mangled, requiring the animal to be killed. Several men join the search for the dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Whidden
Charles G. Green
Dover-Foxcroft
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Phippsburg
Theodore Dreiser
Institute of Modern Literature
Memorial Hall
William W. Dennison
A. John Conti, Jr
Bessie Mikels
Jean Ogden
Bessie
Mary Brown
R. Clinton McFadden
Sophie
Ada Greenblatt
Mary H. Conley
Erroll L. Baker
Costain
Henry Biggins
Joseph Gaudet
Jerry Gaudet
Wilfred Gallant
George Wilson
George Sarkis
Annie Peters
Matilda Gallant
Mike Arsenault
Wilfred McInnes
Maxim Gallant
Felix Gallant
Ernest Babine
Sarkis
Pat McKenna
Mary McNally
Gilbert Arsenault
Jerry Gallant
Farmers’ Meetings
Senator Weeks
Bates College
Gertrude Tucker
George Preble Stinson
Martin B. Doyle
Miss Klippel
Lowell, Mass
James’ E. Kenney
S. J. Ryder
Capital Grange
K. P. Hall
Alice C. Ripely
Alice Gilbert
Emma A. Gannett
Ottie McCullom
Audrey L. Goodheart
Francis Goodheart
Louise Mason McCullum
Alice Ripley
Emma Gannett
Peggy Shaw
Jane Ripley
W. J. LaPoint
Guy BE. Torrey
Maine Publicity Commission
Mount Desert Larger Parish
Cookseye Drive
Seal Harbor
Cadillac Mountain
Acadia National Park
Ellsworth M. Smith
Mount Desert Island
A. FE. Wilson
LaPoint
Charles H. Goodwin
Charles “King” Solomon
Gustin
Old Orchard Beach
J. J. Malone
Market Street
James G. Wallace
Beacon Street
Beacon Hill
State House
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