Wiscasset Legion Honors 25th Anniversary With New Members
The 25th anniversary of the Brad ford-Sortwell-Wright American Legion Post was marked by a birthday supper at the Masonic hall. Seven World War II veterans joined, including Harold B. Dowling and Charles F. Metcalf, as Auxiliary President Frank Metcalf presented a $25 gift. The event featured initiation by Cmdr. MacQueston, with Garrison Hill OBS serving, and a patriotic dining room display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright American Legion Post
Masonic Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Bernard Merry
Earl Dana Rines, Jr
Harvey R. Pease
Robert C MacQuesten
Legion Auxiliary
Frank Metcalf
Harold B. Dowling
Charles FE. Metcalf
C. Hayward
Milo T. Were
Kenneth G. Beane
John M. Lewis
Carroll F. Dodge
MacQueston
George B Gavett
L. Frank Metcalf
Edwin S. Pooler
Garrison Hill
OBS
Louise J Blagden
Cora Beane
Minnie Lewis
Eunice Adams
Lulu Riley
Carolyn Pendleton
Alberta Blayden
Inez Burton
Arly Foster
William Burton
Henry Rines
Pemaquid DAR Meeting Highlights and War Talk
Charles E. Knight was chosen Moderator and routine business was transacted. Lieut.-Comdr. Neilson gave a wartime talk to the Pemaquid chapter DAR at the Congregational vestry. Five new members were approved after the nominating report. Mrs. Stonie Clifford departed for New York to attend the National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset Fire Society
Charles E. Knight
West Indies
Comdr
Neilson
Pemaquid
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congregational Vestry
Lonie Clifford
Damariscotta
Elizabeth Reed
Boothbay Harbor
Maud Loughlin
Newcastle
Inez Aver
Grace Cowley
Lois Frye
Obituary notices from Wiscasset reflect community service
Mary Gertrude Hubbard dies at 53 after weeks of illness at the Taylor home in Wiscasset. Survived by husband Joseph E. Hubbard, three daughters and six grandchildren. Funeral at the Taylor home led by Rev. Robert H. Heighham. Other obituaries note Mrs. Nancy Gould Nason 74 of York Village and community updates on local clubs, schools, and civic groups in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gertrude Taylor
Joseph E. Hubbard
Richard H. Taylor
Taylor
Hodge Street
Wiscasset
Hubbard
Thomas Campbell
Bucksport Congregational Church
Paul Hublbert
Dorchester
Mass
George Davison
Alice D. Taylor
Mrs. Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
YMCA
Cuba
Havana
Turin
Italy
Bangor Ymca
Somerville
Congregational Church
The
Organ Society
Woman's Club of
Book Club
American Red Cross
Robert H. Heighham
Charles C. Chase
USN
Nancy Gould Nason
York Hospital
Nason
Charles W. Arthur
Hyde Windlass Co
Greenlawn
Kenneth W. Nason
Una Hutchins
York Village
George Hinkley
Margaret Carver
Edward Rankins
Richomond
Maurice Rankins
Gardiner
Charlotte Staples
Belfast
W. T. Dartnell
Navy Radio Technician program seeks applicants in Portland
Navy recruiting officials report low Eddy Test applicant numbers for the Radio Technician training path. Successful applicants enlist as Seaman First Class with 66 dollars monthly pay, then after about ten months in Chicago qualify as First Class Petty Officer earning 114 dollars monthly. Recruiter E J Watts will be at Bath City Hall Thursday 10 a m to 4 30 p m. WAVES women ages 20 to 36 urged to contact Watts.
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Portland
Navy
E. J. Watts
Bath City Hall
Watts
Community Notices and Social Roundup in West Bath
West Bath housing brief lists total fund of 263.50 with thanks to solicitors and contributors. Social notes include Wilbert Small as guest of honor at a family dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Small on Court Street. Cottage prayer meetings planned at Lowell school, with Sunday school transportation offered from Bath. Numerous local residents and visitors are mentioned visiting relatives or spending weekends in Bath, Ogunquit, Portland, Freeport, and Lincolnville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey R. Pease
Augusta
Sesson
Maine
Pease
Alan
Charles S. Sewall
Wiscasset Academy
Jean Hutchins
LeRoy Farmer
Dorothea Morris
Geraldine Reay
Dorothy Thompson
Clifford Hutchins
Virginia Butler
Conrad Peters
Leon Grover, Jr
The
Organ Society
Congregational Vestry
Mabel Lewis
Alberta Larrabee
Harlie Mosher
Josephine Faye
Harriet Jackson
Ray R. Marston
Lawrence Marston
Malden
Stuart Chapin
Montsweag
Washington
American Red Cross
Paula Chapin
Vermont
Henry Demmons
Portland
Frank H. Hutchins
Washington Street
Paul R. Morrison
Howard Morrissen
Frank B. Adams
Virgina
Adams
Harriet Tarr
Wollaston
Mass
Doris Taylor
Colby
Hubert Taylor
Upper
Federal Street
W. G. Payne
North Edgecomb
H. E. Rines
Rines
Osteopathic Hospital
Bath
Stanley M. Brown
Marguerite Brown
Boston
J. DiPerri
Wilbert Small
Charles T. Small
Court Street
Edwin F. Small
Ralph H. Dunton
Harold Haggett
Lucy Ann
L. D. Small
Dana, Joseph
Gerald Small
Samuel J. Riggs
Berean Baptist Church
Brunswick
Lowell School
Bath Road
Trufant Crossing
New Bath Road
Jennie Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
John Larrabee
Irving Burnham
Laurance Burnham
Ogunquit
J. B. Cooke
Henry Boudreau
Sally Weed
Leonard Smith
Elizabeth Condon
Brookville
Warren Babbidge, Jr
Lincolnville
Arthur Holbrook
Earle Lane
Freeport
Perry Holbrook
Stanley Williams
Francena
Percy Holbroook
Charlotte Cargill
Kermit
Agnes Cargill
Courtney Stover
Ernest Snow
Pfe
Robert Snow
U.S. A
Marianna Field
Fla
Waterman
Marilyn Wing
Carroll Wing
Bath Memorial Hospital
West Bath Farm Bureau Holds Sewing Day for Red Cross
West Bath Farm Bureau met at Mrs Edward K Thompson home for a full day of sewing for the Red Cross. The group thanked the Cancer Fund and planned a May 11 sewing machine clinic led by Ruth MacGregory with Mrs Perry Thompson hosting. Additional attendees included Mrs Robert Coombs and others. OPA announces extra rationing for isolated Maine residents starting April 20 with 28 meat and fat points monthly, via local War Price and Rationing Boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Farm Bureau
Edward K. Thompson
Red Cross
L. D. Small
Thompson
Cancer Fund
Perry Thompson
Ruth MacGregory
Oscar Adams
William Davis
Robert Coombs
William Coombs
Earle Donnell
Edwin Haggett
Joseph Oliver
Ellery Whittemore
Frank French
Barbara Adams
Maine
Islands
North Woods
OPA
J. F. Chadbourne
Local clubs share events and community news in Woolwich
Woolwich updates cover Mother's Club activities at Day's Ferry including a June centralized graduation, a May 5 social at the school, and door prizes. Union Bridge Mother’s Club hosts a May 5 public supper to fund school equipment. Reports note residents’ travels, family connections, and local hospital visits, with several community notices and obituaries.
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Carlton Day Reed
Day’s Ferry
Day's Ferry Congregational Church
Gilbert Hathorne
Clayton Armstrong
Arthur Allen
Gilbert ‘Hathorne
James Thorpe
Merle Jameson
Mason Carter
Ralph Durgin
Melvin Howe
Roland Raynes
Leo Chaput
Frank J. Walker
Nequasset Auxiliary Hosts Stork Shower at New Home
The Nequasset Auxiliary enjoyed a luncheon at Mrs. Nellie Libby’s new Nequasset Lake home. The group celebrated Mrs. Stanley Elwell with a pink and white stork shower, centerpieces featuring a glass perambulator and fresh blooms.
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Nequasset Home
Osgoods Visit Auburn with Sudds Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osgood and their daughter Cynthia of Bedford street spent the weekend in Auburn as guests of Mrs. Osgood’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Roland Sudds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Osgood
Cynthia
Bedford Street
Auburn
Mrs. Osgood
Roland Sudds
Trailing arbutus scarce as cold snaps hit Bay Point
Miss Ruth E. Keen of Jamaica New York joins the Gallon Club of America by donating blood to the Red Cross and wearing the red ribbon. She knitted socks and helmets for overseas service. Navy promotions include Chester Whitaker to Coxswain third class. Dale Whittaker visited his brother Clyde, now serving in the Navy. Bath visitors and local calls are noted for several residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Mass
Frank J. Walker
Marcia M. Stinson
Portland
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Harold Shaw
Pvt
Lloyd Shaw
Fort George Meade
Harry
Philip Beaney
Florida
Fred T. Beaney
Sagadahoc Ferry
Beaney
Stanley Teasdale
Kittery
Ruth Duplissa
Hallowell
Jordan Wright
Barley Neck Road
Ronald Clayton
Willard Raymond Holman
Maine General Hospital
T. A. Foster
Ronald
W. R. Holman
Elaine
Doris
Woolwich
Holman
Ellen
Doray
Mrs. Holman
Muriel Mitchell
R. Doray
Emily Chase
Elen
Phippsburg
Blanche Littlefield
Miller
John Leonard
Wilfred Guerin
Abraham Kramer
William Clancey
Raleigh
N. C
Ruth E. Keen
Jamaica
L. I
N. Y
Gallon Club of America
American Red Cross
Miss Keen
Chester Whitaker
USN
George Gates
Dale Whittaker
Clyde
U. S. Navy
Frederick Kingsbury
C. Day
Echo Valley
L. M. Spinney
Brunswick
Earl Payson
Rose Campbell
Eleanor Danforth Hosts Seventh and Eighth Grade Students
Miss Eleanor Danforth of the Huse Memorial school staff entertained seventh and eighth graders at her High street home with a 6 30 dinner. Mrs. Ivan A Trueworthy assisted. Guests included Amelia Mitchell Frances Young Joan Longley Lillian Luke worth Joan Burgess Irene Lake Peggy Garside Janice Knight Marlene Willett. A personal gift was presented to Danforth.
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Eleanor Danforth
Huse Memorial School
High Street
Miss Danforth
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Amelia Mitchell
Frances Young
Joan Longley
Lillian Lukeworth
Joan Burgess
Irene Lake
Peggy Garside
Janice Knight
Marlene Willett
Danforth
Twin Bees Meet in Brunswick Election of Officers Held
The Twin Bees gathered in Brunswick with Mrs. Alta Storer for an all day session. A full course chicken dinner was served at noon. Officers elected include Mrs. Annie Williams president Mrs. Alta Stewart vice president Mrs. Bessie Stimpson secretary Mrs. Gertrude Stewart treasurer and Mrs. Mary Curtis Bath and Mrs. Ola Lombard Brunswick on floral committee. The annual meeting is planned for June 2 at Hotel Eagle Brunswick with a banquet and Mrs. Emma Haley in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset
Nellie Libby
Nequasset Lake
Stanley Elwell
Morris Libby
Elwell
Mae Gilmore
Mabelle Tracey
Bernice Bailey
Hazel Presley
Thelma Squires
Squires
Ruth Dubar
Margaret Maass
Wiscasset
Gladys Haley
Margaret Beck
Ruth Cromwell
Daisy Elwell
Ruth Grant
Esther Mayo
Genesta Carter
Ethel Bailey
Elizabeth Bowers
Dorothy Reed
Charlotte Freeman
Florence Klippel
Martha Hague
Mary Reed
Florence Hathorne
Hazel Presty
Norma Holbrook
Beatrice Bartlett
Amelia Williams
Roberta Hathorne
Amy Cromwell
Ina Leeman
Georgie Cates
Violet Heal
Stephen Squires
Alta Storer
Pleasant Street
Brunswick
Annie Williams
Alta Stewart
Bessie Stimpson
Gertrude Stewart
Mary Curtis
Bath
Ola Lombard
Hotel Eagle
Emma Haley
Sarah Potter
Viola Melzard
Nellie Dunning
Florence Jackson
Edith Colby
Maine War Finance moves HQ to Congress Building
The Maine War Finance Committee relocates its State Headquarters from Portland to the Congress Building at 142 High Street. Formed in August, the committee consolidated War Savings Staff and Victory Fund to run War Bond Drives and ongoing War Bonds and Stamps sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine War Finance Committee
Portland
Congress Building
High Street
War Finance Committee
Maine
War Savings Staff and Victory Fund Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles E. Cowely
Mary Hobson
Grace L. Knight
Mary Campbell
S. W. Sewall
Harry Mosher
Verne Safford
Stanley Brown
William H. Burton
Frank H. Gray
Harry D. Mosher
Hawley R. Pease
Lilac Cottage
Wiscasset Inn
William Linke
Huntoon Hill Grange
Grange Hall
Robert H. Applin
James Hilton
Bath Hospital
Donald B. MacMillan
Peary
Greenland
North Pole
MacMillan
Labrador
Baffin Land
Boy Scouts of America
Abnaki
Rotary Club
Joanna Evans
Washington, D. C
Sidney A. Evans
Mary Hunnewell
M. A. Plumstead
Alton B. Carl
Bingham
Herbert Taylor
Upper Federal Street
Forest C. Littlefield
Lawrence B. Haggett
Rockland
Bangor
Harvey R Pease
Vivian Giles
Edith Rines
Blanche Fowle
Ivan G. Rines
Maurice Rines
Maxwell Field
Alabama
WAC
Fort Oglethorpe
Wilma G. Foster
Foster
Bath Iron Works
Shipfitters
Harry B. Haggett
Barvgor
Edith M. Rines
Vivian R. Giles
Charles FE. Cowley
Eastern Star
American Legion Post
Rome
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Center Street
Bath, Maine
West Bath
Fred Bubier
Warren Davis
M. E. Knight
Howard Mayo
Alvin Mitchell
Carolyn Rogers
Henry White
John Wharff
Loring Small
Auxiliary
Charles Henderson
Scott Super-Bilt
Marguerite
Hennessey’s
Stre
New England
Marguerite Hennessey
Scott