Phippsburg Reminiscence Of Shipyard Past At Center
A twilight stroll through Phippsburg Center evokes its shipbuilding era. The Minott yard, Bowker ships, and three mast schooners once hauled ice and timber to launch days. Homes and landmarks recall Capt. James Drummond, Captain Percy, and the Bowker legacy, with locals relocating for summer, road work, and town preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg Center Village
Adzon
Halcyon
C. V. Minott
Minott Yard
Hyne
Bowker Yard
Frank S. Bowker
Squirrel Point
Phippsburg
Alaska
South Pacific
Portland
James Drummond
James E. Percy
Hyte Wyman
Vroom House
C. V.minott
Inlaw
Dexter Berry
Howard Bowker
Anna
Bertam Reed
Wiscasset
John Pinkham
Woolwich
Mr. Reed
Gordon Billings
Kenneth Dunn
W. Ouelette
Harry Butler
George Oliver
Bath
Dromore
Seguin
Henderson
Freddy” Wyman
Seguin Island
Dromore Bay
Lees Island
Charles Kohling
Cranberry Point
Donald Preble
Lincoln County Alumni Lead in Library Campaign Quota
Lincoln county alumni of the University of Maine report leading all areas in percent of quota attained in the alumni Library Campaign. Eastern Pennsylvania alumni in Philadelphia district close behind with 60 percent reported. Penobscot county alumni on April 17 lead in total amount pledged at $6,000, including faculty and administration alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
University of Maine
Thomas Gay
Newcastle
Eastern Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gertrude Peabody
Temple University
Penobscot County
Arrowsic Guest Tuples With Greenleaf in Maine
Thomas Manning stays with Amos Greenleaf in Arrowsic and Westport while Frederick E. Drake from Washington Street visits Boston and Framingham Massachusetts over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Manning
Amos Greenleaf
Arrowsic
Westport
Frederick E. Drake
Washington Street
Boston
Framingham
Mass
Dike School Pupils Clear $50 by Show
About 200 people attended a Dike school entertainment that raised roughly $50. Half the proceeds fund school needs, the rest supports North End Boy Scouts to attend the June state camporee in Norway and South Paris. Cast and staff included Robert Corey, Melvin Ferris, Elliott Mitchell, Miss Eleanor P. Danforth, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike School
North End
Norway
Paris
Robert Corey
Melvin Ferris
Paul Ater
Paul Bradford
Frederick B. Kittridge
Elliott Mitchell
Donald Hatch
Robert Staling
John Wishart
Dawn Avery
Maynard Stevens
Robert Tabor
Chester Newell
Frances Marks
Fernand LaRochelle
Edward McDonald
Charlene Rogers
Roberta Renaud
Melville Robbins
Barbara Preney
Paul McDonald
Elwood Robbins
Arthur Cook, Jr
Bernard Holmes
Harold Titcomb
Janice Hogan
Leslie Ashline
Gladys Worrey
Paul
Richard
William Barter
Valerie
Norma Jean Nickerson
Alex Sewall
Shirley Kane
John Hayward
Knute Holmson
Edmund Hagan
Velma Rogers
Beverly Linnell
Claire Martin
Walter Ellett, Jr
Philip Haskell
Roger Pinkham
Popham Road Suffers Damage From Rain
Popham road was heavily damaged by the rainstorm with four hours needed to move Bath-Popham mail. Bates L. Stover faced six mired cars at Parker Head and, with volunteers, built a rock turnout. A four-foot hole near McIntyre's curve trapped a Coast Guard truck before rock was laid to restore passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Popham
Bath
Bates L. Stover
Bath-Popham
McIntyre’s
Small Point
Coast Guard
Charles F. Huff
Sebasco
Squaw club auctions and social events noted in Winnegance
Social roundup from Winnegance describes Squaw club auctions at 7 Bridge Street with prizes awarded to Mrs. Orman Coggeshall Mrs. Walter Morse and Mrs. John Morse. Other notices include meetings at 30 High Street, Au Burndale Massachusetts caregiving visits, a June 1 shipment of garments, and a Nightingale club dance in Sedgwick with guests from Phippsburg Fast Boothbay and Winnegance. The infant daughter Barbara named for Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jacobs at their Phippsburg home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker O. Rogers
Squaw Club
Bridge Street
Orman Coggeshall
Walter Morse
John G. Morse
Edgar Oliver
High Street
Edwin Small
Auburndale
Mass
George Lanigan
Charles T. Small
Doris Coggeshall
Herbert Spinney
Lower High Street
Oman Coggeshall
Nightingale Club
Hotel Sedgwick
George Larrabee
Phippsburg
Lawrence Farmer
Fast Boothbay
Winfield W. Morse
Winnegance
Barbara
Bor
Philip Jacobs
Bath People Tour Florida Amid Shipyard Buzz
The Bath group traveled via steamship Kent to Boston after a four day itinerary including Newport News Norfolk Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach. The voyage featured a bird’s eye Bath map donated by J J Stoner and noted shipbuilding ties with Bath Lodge members in Bangor and Portland lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bath
J. J. Stoner
Madison
Wis
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Virginia Beach
Nichols
Kent
Merchants & Miners Line
Boston
Jesse W. Allen
Ellis
Edward J. McMann
John Cowin
Milton E. Footer
Bangor
Waterville
Old Town
Lester Ayer
Portland
Mr McMann
Parker Head Neighborhood Patrol 92 Meeting Amid Weather
Parker Head Neighborhood Patrol No. 92 could not hold its hound case on Saturday due to rain. A regular meeting occurred Wednesday at leader John D. Libby’s home. The report notes roads improved for the season and various local activities including church school awards and Girl Scouts planning for camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Libby
Church School
Barbara Mank
Earl Lowell
Eugene Harrington
Hansel and
Gretel
Parker Head
Lloyd Lowell
Ramon Hamel
Arthur Kreidler
William Cushing
Doris Savage
Dorothy Cushing
Myrion Cushing
Carolyn Wallace
Jumping Ice Cakes Proves Dangerous Fun
Two Woolwith boys, ages in early teens, drifted on a small ice cake in the bay near the Sasa nea river when a Portland motorist, with a rowboat strapped to his sedan, stopped the danger. He rescued them and brought them ashore, where they thanked him before fleeing down the railroad. The incident occurred as onlookers speculated on their peril. Funeral attendees for Julius F. Berg included relatives from Pramingham, Worcester, Woburn, Esperance, Buckfield, Skowhegan, Freeport, and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwith
Sasanea
Portland
Old Town
Woolrich
Terra Firma
Times' Team Bowlers Guests at Banquet by Fellow Employes
Times Company employes held their annual banquet at Hotel Phoenix to honor an undefeated bowling season. About 30 guests attended. ceremonies featured gold tie chains for players, a speech by publisher Frank B Nichols, and a Park Alleys afterparty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Phoenix
Times Company
Frank B. Nichols
Phoenix
Guerin
Miriam W. Kimball
F A. Stover
I. A. Trueworthy
Ralph Pratt
Leslie W. Plant
Elbridge R. Wright
Dudley S. Leavitt
Treas
Frank E. Harvie
Nichols
the Times
The
Charlotte's School of Dancing
Cahill
Myrna M. Avery
Madelyn Oliver
Barbara Jenkins
Irma Bennett
Georgietta Middleton
Frank Pepper
Silas E. Plant
Edward Thomas
Ernest Avery, Jr
Albert Desmond
Raymond Losier
Lloyd Losier
Nathan E. Coffin
Wilfred E. Guerin
Ernest R. Avery
Arthur K. Purington
Joseph A. Butler
Cora M. Buchanan
Elford A. Stover
Ruth Clark
Mary McCabe
Pageant plans featured by council leaders and Red Rose Troop
The article details a St Patrick's party in the Scout room with decor by Pearl Hathorne and a program organized by Norma Hathorne including violin and vocal solos and a gift presentation to former leader Mrs Bowker. It notes Mayhew troop members and plans for outdoor trips, Bowdoin visit, and Portland pageant involvement with autograph albums and Scouts' Own discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brahms
Betty Hopkins
Johannes Brahms
Elizabeth Whittemore
Maxine Tinney
Madge Armstrong
Red Rose
Pearl Hathorne
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Arthur Bowker
Millicent Hecht
Norma Hathorne
Victor Herbert
Virginia Bowker
Norma Cummings
Ann Hartnett
Dora Bridges
Mrs. Bowker
Martha Day
Santa Lucia
Barbara Bracey
Riva Greenblatt
Mary Lermond
Pearl Taylor
Henrietta French
Frederick D. Burd
Red Rose Troop
Burnitt
Walker Art Building
Bowdoin College
Natalie Burditt
Portland
Popham Beach 'Hansel and Gretel' set for Friday at town hall
The operetta Hansel and Gretel will be staged at 7 30 Friday evening at the Town hall in Phippsburg under director Miss Lynette Caverty. Much work by director and children is aimed at a good turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansel and Gretel
Phippsburg
Lynette Caverty
Phippsburg Center
Fopham
Marion Bridges
Margaret Wyman
Ims Popham
Parker Head
Leslie Greenlaw
Bates Stover
John Wallet
Coast Guard
McIntire
Charles Huff
Small Point
Bath
Popham
Ernest Oliver
Clarence Perkins
Lewiston
Arlerre Perkins
Louis Gayton
Auburn
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fred Waterhouse
South Shore
Stanley Hyde
North Yarmouth Academy
Ledgewood
Omar King
Duty of Educators to Help Democracy in Maine
Dr. Payson Smith of Harvard told a Brunswick conference that education should build a higher national character and prepare students for unforeseen crises. He urged discussion of democracy, criticized compulsory flag salute, and said democracy must not die if Maine faces political turmoil. Nearly 100 attended at Bowdoin College with Kenneth C. M. Sills giving the dinner address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payson Smith
Harvard University
Maine
Brunswick
United States
Kennebec
Cumberland
Simith
Smith
Sith
Bowdoin College
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Women's Field Army canvass boosts Beth subscriptions
The Women's Field Army for the Control of Cancer canvasses Beth, aims to surpass last year's $650 in contributions with Ward 5 ahead by ten dollars and Ward 1 by five. Seven organizations not heard from previously have contributed, Georgetown sent ten dollars, and a meeting on April 23 will collect funds and finalize reports at Miss Elizabeth Deering's home. Mrs J G Hartsgrove and daughters plan a summer in Seboomack Moosehead with Mrs Hartsgrove's parents, hotel proprietors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Field Army For the Control of
Beth
Ward 5
Ward 1
George Moses
Selwyn H
Winneganee
Georgetown
Elizabeth Deering
J. G. Hartsgrove
Barbara
Clare
Middle Street
Seboomack
Moosehead
Oliver Couple to Visit Family in City
Mr and Mrs Frank Oliver of Quincy Massachusetts will arrive Thursday to pass the weekend with Mrs Oliver s sister Mrs Sherman Oliver at 70 High Street They will also visit Mrs Roger Pierce Mr Oliver s sister on Park Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Frank Oliver
Quincy
Mass
Mrs. Oliver
Sherman Oliver
High Street
Mr. Oliver
Roger Pierce
Park Street
Personal Notes From City Streets And Papers
Personal notes record Ethelyn Johnson making a home with Walter Rogers on Oliver street while Laura Rogers and her son Donald depart for Providence. L P Nelson family at 154 Center street visit New York for a week. Harold Freeman of Sunnyside Farm East Brunswick returns from a two day stay with sister Mrs Specht. Annie McCormick returns to American House after visit with M F Jordan in Orono. Bart ODonnell of Portsmouth Navy Yard plans weekend at his city home. Ella White RN returns to Portland after visiting Allen Oulton at 128 Bedford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Rollins
William Hemmer
Birmingham
Ala
Edith Mank
Maurice Blaisdell
Bath
Maizie Wallace
West Point
Charles Blaisdell
Elwood Hathorne
Helen Cushing
Cahoots Club
Parker Head
Leston Harrington
Olive Deejay
William Hallett
William, Jr
Woolwich
Ora Hallett
Cathance
William Schreiter
Arline
Frances Libby
Beatrice King
Earl Hamel
William Bowie
Elkaneh Wyman
Margaret
Portland
Ethelyn Johnson
Anna
Walter Rogers
Oliver Street
Laura Rogers
Donald
Providence
R. I
L P. Nelson
Mae
Gerard
Center Street
New York
Harold FE. Freeman
Sunnyside Farm
East Brunswick
Donald Specht
Annie McCormick
M. F. Jordan
Orono
Bart O'Donnell
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Ella White
R.N
Allen Oulton
Bedford Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nellie Cutting
Raymond Campbell
Henry Minott
Center
Abbie Minott
Roxbury
T. J. Hampton
Henry M. Minott
William Jewell
Sailors’ Snug Harbor
A. F. Williams
DIKE
North End Boy Scouts
Popham Road
Bath People
Florida
Parker
Herbert Doughty, Jr
New Hampshire
George Morong
Harold Rogers
Walter Powers
Perkins Island
Truman Taylor
Greenlaw
Lorraine Harrington
Sanford
Beatrice Denningham
Frances’ Libby
Julius F. Berg
Curtis Funeral Home
Eugene Woorrey
Eugene Jr
Virginia
Pramingham
Berg
David E. Hook
Charles S Sherman
Worcester
Peter 5. Pero
Woburn
Perley E. Crockett
Josephine
Esperance
Popham Beach
Walter Sprague
Henry Leonard
C. C. Marsh
Moses Chandler
Harold Wallace
Wallace
Heenor
Allie Wallace
Gussie Wallace
Hollis Gillam
Hollis
Raymond
Marvin Gillam
Fred
Christopher Wallace
Ooander
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Red Cross
Eugene W. Osgood
Umbt
Csgocd
O Cosoperate
Bath Red Crossn
Guy Crowley
Porefice
Herbert Kellaway
Newton Centre
Middlebury
Middlebury Inn
Ernest Epinnes
U.S Army Engineers
Max DeShon
Popham Moaday
Seguin Fom
Portsmouth
N. H
Clarence Sheffield
Royal Cheney
Barbara Sprague
Northarmouth Academy
Irving Dobbin
Jonesport
Seaman Drake
Raymond Larrabee
Charles Wyman
West Pont
John French
Alvah Light
Fred Spinney
Blanchard Crowley
Morse High School
Leaman Drake
Carol
David
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
National Society of Colonial Dames
Henry Lewis
Women’s Field Army
America
Maine Liquor Commission
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
Water Street
Augusta
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