Phippsburg Town Affairs and Local Incidents Briefly
Selectmen Raymond Wyman Lendall Green and Elijah Bartlett meet daily at the town hall as assessments proceed. A special town meeting approved 500 for road work to Cat Cove. Funeral held for Annie Thorson-Percy in Bath with burial at Oak Grove. Langdon Thistle injured at Bath Iron Works needing six stitches. Meado booth fire on two Perecy lands under control before help arrived. Several residents attend shopping trips and family notices summarize local health and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wyman
Lendall Green
Elijah Bartlett
Cat Cove
Annie Thorson-Percy
James Ellis Percy
Cox Head
Curtis Funeral Home
David L. Wilson
T. C_. Hughes
Joseph C. Percy
Meadowbrook
Howard Bowker
Emmy Wyman
Bath
Ernest Hoogers
Robert Cressey
Bald Head
Langdon Thistle
Jay K_ Bowker
Carlton Brown
Winter Street Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Report
The Winter Street church Women’s Auxiliary met in the ladies parlor Tuesday at 7 30 with 33 members. Miss Lucy Rogers presided. A white elephant sale followed. Committees were named for April 27 meeting, Easter Sunday, Children’s Day, and nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Auxiliary
Winter Street Church
Lucy Rogers
Clifford Smith
Daniel Matter
Alice Johnson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Manuel Bowers
Henry Sheffield
Justus Miller
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Barbara Whitney
Frederick Cullen
Richard Sherwood
Alfred McCabe
Joseph O. Purdue
John Sylvester
Ernest Freeman
Russell Colby
Information on Phippsburg Men Reveals Local Lineages
An Independent letter provides genealogical notes on Flavel Bowker and Ralph Blaisdell. It records Bowker as son of James Bowker and Unice Batchelder, with Unice born in 1778 and died 1862, listing seven Bowker siblings and parental lines. Blaisdell notes include marriage to Elizabeth, children Henry Sarah and Mary, and that Henry’s line reached Ebenezer then Daniel, with ties to Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Phippsburg
Flavel Bowker
Ralph Blaisdell
Or Flavel
James Bowker
Unice
Eunice) Batchelder
Joseph Bowker
Timothy Batchelder
Mary Hinkley
York
Elizabeth
Henry
Sarah
Mary
Ralph
Ebenezer
Daniel
Seciel
Georgetown
Traftons Visit Melrose Guests of Hanson Family
Mr and Mrs Howard Trafton of Lincoln street returned from a trip to Melrose Massachusetts where they stayed with their daughter and son in law Mrs Gardiner Hanson Mrs Hanson formerly Doris Trafton of this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Trafton
Lincoln Street
Melrose
Mass
Gardiner Hanson
Hanson
Doris Trafton
Frequent fires keep firemen on move last week
Central station battled multiple blazes with two still alarms Thursday and one Friday morning. Edith Madden’s Washington street apartment smoke prompted a pony chemical response at 1.12 PM Thursday. A grass fire near Kelley Field and a Bonny Brook farm blaze also drew booster lines. An Arrowsic brush fire near Doubling Point lighthouse caused smoke visible from the South End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Edith Madden
Washington Street
Kelley Field
Center Street
Bonny Brook Farm
Old Brunswick Road
Arrowsic
Doubling Point
Bath
Central Ladies Aid Sale This Thursday
The Ladies Aid of Central church met in the parish house for a weekly meeting and planned an Easter sale this Thursday in the parish house. Articles for sale include fancy items, usable goods, cooked foods and novelties. refreshments will be offered with welsh rarebit, coffee, tea, cakes and cookies. A quilt being made for sale at the event was worked on, tea was served at four, and Captain Richard Quick brought ice cream and crackers. Reverend Raymond G. Putnam and several members were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Central Church
Richard Quick
Raymond G. Putnam
Alfred Rowe
Richard Chick
George Merrill
Luther Thompson
Dora L. Howard
Louis Sanborn
Frank Gokey
Albion Corliss
Putnam
Charlotte Buck
Winnegance Club Hosts Auction Day at Mrs Lancaster’s
Mrs John G Morsey entertained her afternoon club and Mrs Charles T Small hosted the Winnegance Auxiliary on High Street. Two tables of auction were played with first prize won by Mrs Alice Lancaster and second by Mrs John G Morse. The club plans to meet again with Mrs Lancaster next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morsey
Charles T. Small
High Street
Alice Lancaster
John G. Morse
Castine Maritime School Student Visited by Parents
Gerald Nelson, a student at the Maritime school in Castine, was weekend guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Nelson of 1323 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Nelson
Maritime School
Castine
Mrs
Louis P. Nelson
High Street
First
Raymond Wyman
Popham Beach
Stanley Hyde
Nancy
Yarmouth
Ledgewood
Beverley
Arline Small
North Yarmouth Academy
Charles Small
Harry Pashard
Community Notes From Bath Area Gatherings And Visits
Park er head reflects absence of leader Miss Robie as Brownies did not meet last week. Girl Scouts met with Mrs Earl Lowell who raised fifty dollars for religious education in Phippsburg. P T A helps sell seats for Crippled Children home benefit in Milo. Smile club met with Miss Lorraine Harrington. Several families return home after funerals and visits. Harold Barkalow serves in Michigan. H D Mank Jr in Wilmington NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robie
Earl Lowell
Phippsburg
Milo
Smile Club
Lorraine Harrington
Clayton Hoar
Lewis Lowell
Frank Burnell Low
Mary MacDuffree
Frances MacKay
Boston
Arthur Percy
Richard
Summersworth
N. H
George Woodward
Harold Woodward
New Jersey
Anna Percy
Lloyd Lowell
Cleveland
Ohio
Hinckley Lake
Arthur Kreidler
Earl
Ramon Hamel
Bath
Brunswick
George Morong
Lisbon Falls
Harold Barkalow
Michigan
U.S. Army
H. D. Mank Jr
Wilmington N. C
U. S. Maritime Commission
Leslie Oliver
Virginia
Olive Deejay
Frank Burnell
Leston Harrington
Ber Nisbet
Raymond
Beryla
Jo Ann
Rumford
Sally Lowell
L. Forrest Wyman
Osgood
Perkins Island
Fred
Allie Rollins
H. D. Mank Sr
Phoebe Harrington
Rollins
Bob Moore
Elsie Lowell
Miss Robie
New Hampshire
Bernard Wyman
U. S. Navy
Howard
Arthur Bassett
E. M. Wyman
Merrill Bassett
U. S
Mrs Bragg Returns Home From Winter Visit
Mrs. Fred Bragg has returned to 45 Richardson Street after spending the winter with her sister Mrs. Henry E. Pinkham in Waltham Massachusetts. Mrs Pinkham accompanied Mrs Bragg to Bath and is staying with Mrs. Everett Leonard at 4 Farrin Street. They are joined by Mrs. George Farrin of Mobile Alabama who has been visiting Waltham and will stay a few days in Bath before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bragg
Richardson Street
Henry E. Pinkham
Waltham
Mass
Pinkham
Bath
Bragg
Everett Leonard
Farrin Street
George Farrin
Mobile
Ala
S. Clayton Reyner
Severe Bath Thunderstorm Disrupts Sleep Early Morning
A powerful storm struck Bath early Wednesday, bringing thunder, bright lightning, wind and hail. Residents awoke around 2:30 AM to destruction and fear as gutters overflowed and windows rattled, with reports of shaken households and imagined battlefield echoes. The piece notes the storm’s severity surpassing expectations and hints at continued coverage on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Tunisia
Popham Beach Notes Roll On With Local Activities
Sunday services resumed at Popham library as Frances Robie returns from New Hampshire vacation. Local students show perfect attendance including Leon and Merrill Oliver and several Newdicks and Smalls. two new pupils Ilene and Jackson Percy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Library
Frances Robie
New Hampshire
Leon Oliver
Merrill Oliver
Ernest Oliver
Bertha Newdick
Mary Newdick
Walter Newdick
Ellen Newdick
Augustus Wallace
Virginia Perkins
Charles Small, Jr
Robert Small
Richard Small
Ilene Percy
Jackson Percy
Popham Circle
Fort Myers
Fla
William Hill
Naugatuck
Florida
Pvt
Blanchard Crowley
Tampa
Riverside
Central Ladies Aid Easter Sale Set for Thursday
The Central Ladies Aid has planned its annual Easter sale in the parish house on Washington Street, Thursday at 2 PM. A wide array of items will be offered including cooked foods, candies, novelties, aprons, and a green table. Mrs Alfred Rowe is president and general chairperson with a large committee, and refreshments will be served from 3 PM. A chicken salad supper is not offered this year due to rationing. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Central Church
Washington Street
Alfred Rowe
Aid
Birth of Alden Norton Perry in Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Herbert Perry of Robinsons lane welcome a son born Sunday April 11 at Memorial hospital weighing five pounds named Alden Norton Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Perry
Robinson's Lane
Memorial Hospital
Alden Norton Perry
Mrs Wesley Marco and her family visit Jenkins home
Mrs Wesley Marco and her daughter Helena and son Wesley Jr arrive to spend several days with Marco's mother Mrs Angelina Jenkins at 533 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Marco
Helena
Wesley, Jr
Marco
Angelina Jenkins
High Street
Bay Point Teens Serve. Local News and Family Notices
Bay Point reports 23 young men in military service who grew up here. Walter Delano receives promotion to seaman second class, with address at Newport Rhode Island Naval Training Station. Pvt John W Coombs notes warmer Florida weather and new Miami training center address. Local health updates include a hospitalized year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Nolan recovering from pneumonia. Society notes mention visitors from Bath and Islesford, and Daniel Ham Jr son of Daniel Ham Sr now serving in the Army Air Field Mechanic School in Amarillo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Delano
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. I
John W. Coombs
Florida
Pvt. Coombs
Bath
Bay Point
A.A. F.T.T.C
Miami
H. A. Spinney
Thomas Nolan
Bath Memorial Hospital
William Armstrong
Washington Street
P. F.C
Daniel H. Ham, Jr
U.S. A
Islesford
Army Air Field Airplane Mechanic School
Amarillo
Texas
Daniel Ham
Pvt
Ham
Bar Harbor
Mrs. Armstrong
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Winter Street Ladies’ Auxiliary Meeting
Charles Andre
Central Ladies
Parker
Popham
Arthur Delano
Bowdoinham
Ernest
Ralph Spinney
Stanley Perkins
Lewiston Hospital
Moses Chandler
Norman Perkins
West Bath
Clarence Perkins
Harry Grady
Edward Brown
Central Ladies Aid
Sears
IV IM Vinee
Pennsylvania
America
Sears, Roebuck and CO