Ralph Blaisdell sought by readers in Phippsburg inquiry
The column asks readers to help identify a Ralph Blaisdell from Georgetown or Phippsburg and notes many Blaisdells listed in town vital records with numerous births and marriages. It also asks who Flavel Bowker was and where he lived, detailing his family, residences, and a local historic house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harper Blaisdell
Boston
Ralph Blaisdell
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Blaisdells
Flavel Bowker
Beauker
Bucar
Beukar
Bowker
Flavel
James
Anice
Rachel Ann
Bula
Eliza
Timothy B
Elbridge
Angeline Marr
Elizabeth P. Morrison
Angerline Reed
Phippsburg Congrestional
Brunswick
Deacon Flavel
Meadowbrook
Falls
Dickinson
Mr. Bowker
Unice
Joseph
Hawthorne O.E.S. Degrees Conferred at Brunswick Meeting
Mrs Henry G Shaw Mrs Justus H Miller Mrs Luther Thompson and others from Genesta chapter attended the Hawthorne chapter O.E.S. meeting in Brunswick where degrees were conferred. Refreshments were served after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Shaw
Justus H. Miller
Luther Thompson
Fred Osgood
Burt Lonn
Clifford Smith
Genesta
Hawthorne
O.E.S
Brunswick
Popham Beach News Briefs Highlight Road Work and Community Notes
Ice on the Kennebec and blocked Popham River ice keep spring arrival uncertain. Road improvements aid motorists to Popham and Small Point cross road advised. Red Cross drive thanks and local garden and war effort bulletins distributed by University of Maine Extension Service. Attendance records, eighth grade plans, local moves, hospital updates, visitors, and furlough news from Popham and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Atkins Bay
Silver Lake
Popham
Small Point Cross
Hazen Hilton
Red Cross
Phippsburg
Ellison Moody
Popham Beach
Phippsburg Center
Doris McCready
Victory Gardens
University of Maine Extension Service
Leon Oliver
Richard Sprague
Bertha Newdick
Walter Newdick
Mary Newdick
Ellen Newdick
Gloria Oliver
Augustus Wallace
Ernest Oliver
Robert Small
Charles Small, Jr
Richard Small
Victory Food Projects
Merrill Oliver
Popham School
Popham Library
Frances Robie
New Hampshire
Minot Percy
Woolwich
Popham Road
John Feeley
George Percy
Feeley
Gordon
Charles Marsh
Norma Small
Bath
Charles Small
Herbert Mitchell
Seguin
Mitchells
Guy Crowley
Robert L. Smith
Arlington
Philip Groetzinger
Fred Spinney
Dora Bridges
Stanley Perkins
Lewiston Hospital
Bhison Movudey
Gilbert Head
Leverett Welch
Ernest Spinney
Harold Gibbons
Edward Brown, Jr
L. J. Preney
G. E. McNulty
Randon Harvest
Hyde Camp Auxiliary votes to buy second $100 war bond
Hyde Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War met Wednesday and voted to purchase the second $100 war bond. A past commanders' night is scheduled for Monday, April 19, with chairs filled by past commanders. Refreshments will be provided by Mrs. Frances Warner, Mrs. Marion Darrah, Mrs. Mabel Ansert and Mrs. Martha Wilson. T. W. Hyde Camp will hold a weekly social Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the G A R hall. members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Hyde
Frances Warner
Marion Darrah
Mabel Ansert
Martha Wilson
G. A. R. Hall
Woolwich and Day's Ferry Clubs Meet In Social Round
Woolwich Teachers club entertained at Sagadahoc Ferry schoolhouse with Mrs Louise Reynolds and Miss Priscilla Willard hosting. Day's Ferry Community club held its regular meeting at Mrs Mabel Jack's home. Mothers club met with Mrs Roland Raynes and Mrs Melvin Howe as hostesses. Guests included local residents and military families. School classes opening soon. observers and defense workers may attend afternoon sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Clarence Baker
Irving
Portland
Sagadahoc Ferry
Carl Longfellow
Day’s Ferry
Clifford Ritchie
Chicopee Falls
Mass
William Wright
Douglass Hunnewell
Carle Longfellow
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co
Bath
James Carter
Mason Carter
Richmond
Groves
Saugus
Robert Stimpson
Billy
Newport
R. L
Erlon Stimpson
Skowhegan
Earl Stimpson
Days Ferry
Minot Percy
Stinson
Popham
Kenneth Baker
Fort Knox
Everson Stinson
Barley Neck Road
James Parker
Merle Jameson
Carrie Hathorne
Waterville
Ambrose McFadden
Ralph Reynolds
Ruth Pinette
Pinette
WAAC
Marcia Stinson
Day's Ferry
Ellen Merrill
Minnie Rice
Fairfield
H. L. Starling
New York
Mr. Starling
Torrey's
Civil Defense observers praised in Portland post meeting
Commander John R. Newell stressed the value of Aircraft Warning Service in Portland and Bath noting posts could save cities from bombing. He explained blackout signals for tonight's test and invited others to join Civil Defense observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
John R. Newell
Newell
Portland
Rockland
Teachers' Club Rummage Sale Ahead at Grace Church
The Teachers' Club plans a rummage sale on Saturday May 1 at 2 p.m. in Grace church parish house. Mrs Hope Hersom chairs the event with a collection committee including Ella Jacquith Enid Sawyer Grace Wessenger Carrie Smith Roberta Hathorne Doris Humphries Margaret Scott Ruth Wilson Mae Conley Amy Irish Ethel Higgins Alta Brooks Eleanor Danforth Jane Feero Laura Mitchell Hazel Hopkins Effie Wright Lillian Fisher Eleanor Ferguson. Sales will be led by Jean Danforth Mabel Fuller Helen Hayes Theo McNeil Margaret Mulligan Violet Dyer Alma Jacques Catherine Leonard Catherine Conley Ruth Trueworthy Helen Canales Gwendolyn Harta Dorothy Plummer Sarah Coombs Marjorie Palmer with Isabel Fields and Elizabeth Young assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Club
Grace Church Parish House
Hope Hersom
Berniece Staples
Ella Jacquith
Enid Sawyer
Grace Wessenger
Carrie Smith
Roberta Hathorne
Doris Humphries
Margaret Scott
Ruth Wilson
Mae Conley
Amy Irish
Ethel Higgins
Alta Brooks
Eleanor Danforth
Jane Feero
Laura Mitchell
Hazel Hopkins
Effie Wright
Lillian Fisher
Eleanor Ferguson
Jean Danforth
Mabel Fuller
Helen Hayes
Theo McNeil
Margaret Mulligan
Violet Dyer
Almena Jacques
Catherine Leonard
Catherine Conley
Ruth Trueworthy
Helen Canales
Gwendolyn Harta
Dorothy Plummer
Sarah Coombs
Marjorie Palmer
Isabel Fields
Elizabeth Young
West Bath Scene Hosts Surprise Party For Two Residents
John Perkins and Warren Gray celebrated a surprise party Saturday night in West Bath. Relatives and friends from nearby towns shared a social evening with chicken shrimp and cake. Guests included Gladys Frye Gertrude and Dorothy Greenleaf and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Perkins
Warren Gray
Gladys Frye
Gertrude
Dorothy Greenleaf
Maud Doyle
Ronald Carlton
West Bath
Howard Carton
Doris Cook
Arrowsie
Eva Perry
Madison
Albert White
H. Otto
Star Route
Brunswick
Mrs Otto
Rosalre Dingle
Glen Patterson
Glen Holden
Larrabee Grove
Skowhegan
Warren Davis
Eva McCulough
Edward Lesier
Portland
Davis
Dariecl MacDonald
South Portland
Edgan Lemke
Lisbon Falls
Ethel Hutchings
Sterling
Mass
Harry Cornish
Melford Perham
Dwinal Cornish
Susie Kellett
Warren
Charles Payne
Mary Bailey
Donald Nelson
New Orleans
Charles White
Saco
Herbert
Jersey cow Daisy Gray Fern earns top long distance producer title
The registered Jersey Daisy Gray Fern, owned by Mistra G Payne Meordensen Hille Farm in East Schodack New York, is named Highest Long-Distance Living Producer of the Breed. In 12 years she produced 114,101 pounds of milk and 5,089 pounds of butterfat, with excellent type and Ton of Gold honors for outstanding butterfat yield across years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pes
Mistra G Payne Meordensen Hille Farm
East Schodack
New York
America
American Jersey Curie Club
Fom
Local Fund Drive Totals $257.60 Raised
Mrs Hilton thanks the committee as residents from Portsmouth and surrounding areas list donations and attendees at Pomona Enterprise Lounge Richmond to raise 257.60 for a local drive. Notable contributors include Mrs Zina Eaton Winne vanee near the bridge and Mrs Vera Harrington Parker Head with various amounts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zina Eaton
Winnevanee
Bridgee
Chester King
Winneganee
Pitch Pine Hill
Bertha Wyman
Phippsburg Center
Frances Robie
Dromore
Stoney Brook Road
Vera Harrington
Parker Head
Geneva Moody
Popham Beach
Theresa Wyman
Small Point
Stanwood Gilman
Ashdale
Mina Gilliam
West Point
Celeste Wallace
Sebasco
Hilton
Phippsburg Collects 257 for Red Cross Drive
Mrs. Hazen Hilton Red Cross chairman for Phippsburg reports results of the March drive for contributions with names of collectors, locations, and amounts subscribed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Blaisdell
Beach
Frank Bates
Harvey
Marilyn
Dora Bates
Arthur Winslow
Boothbay Harbor
John Rogers
Hyde Windlass Co
Henry Minott
Miami
Fla
Maine
Alice H. Minott
Philadelphia
Lloyd Perry
Paul Hart
Howard D
George Edward Bowker
John Tracy
Carlton Brown
Gordon Trott
Trott
Billy Bowker
Jay K. Bowker
Olive Bowker-Higggins
Howard Bowker
Stoneybrook
Hyde Camp
Marcia Knight
Forrest Baker
Murray
Defense
Curran
John Osborn
Beth Memorial Hospital
Frank Higgins
Richard Felker
Leon Felker
Janes Field Bonham
Texas
Philbrick
Alden Parker
Milo
Baby
Brizham
Perry Coves
Eleanor Thompson
Virgil Libby
P. E. Holbrook
Warren Babbridge
Bath Memorial Hospital
Courtney Stover
Jerrold
Callie Roger
North Bath
James Lemont
Isaac Trufant
Fred W. Larrabee
Joe Garaner
J. E. Hogan
Byron Sartsford
Larrabee’s Grove
Cobh
Eeacon
New Springs
Atineat
Cotton Union
Center Street
Sears
Joseph W. Larrabee
Fred Larrabee
Pomona
Enterprise Gounge
Hardings
Helen Waines
Perry Thompson
Harland Booker
G. R. Booker
Sanford Crossing
Winneyance
Pocouro
Toda
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