Jack Randall A Freeport Real Estate Dealer Born at Sea
Rosemary Clifford Trott profiles Jack Randall of Freeport a real estate dealer born on the Indian Ocean twenty days out of Hong Kong aboard the John A Briggs. The piece traces his sea born heritage and world view formed by voyages and port memories from Bristol Rio to Hong Kong and Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Randall
Freeport
Indian Ocean
India
New England
Hong Kong
Randall
Joan A. Briggs
Cushing Briggs Yard
Kong Kong
Tom
Jack
Randalls
Azores
North Atlantic
London
Antwerp
Rouen
Santa Claus
John A. Briggs
Richmond Club elects officers at annual meeting
The Ideal Home Corner club re elected Miss Bell Call president for the fourth year and named officers including first vice president Mrs Clowes Guiou and secretary Mrs Harold Jones. A May 13 birthday party is planned and meetings are set for the second and fourth Saturdays, with the next gathering April 22. The Y A Y F Society plans its hobby show at the Methodist church April 27 and 28 with hobbyists urged to contact Miss Ruse Curtis or the pastor Rev George Volz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Home Corner Club
Bell Call
Clowes Guiou
Everett Knight
Pearl Perry
Harold Jones
Ethel Rankins
Alfred Herbert
Y. A. Y. F. Society
Methodist Church
Cleo Kathleen
David Ames
Richmond
Punta Gorda
Fla
Harold Manwarring
Manwarring
Mississippi
Harry Sykes
Mansir
Main Street
Herbert Mansir
Percy Meserve
Attleboro
Mass
Susan Meserve
Jack Chambers
Mervin
Hudson
Elaine Gasper
Hudson Academy
Seth Ridlon
Yarmouth
Laura Stilphen
Margaret Peabody
Central Maine General Hospital
Edna Jones
Sabattus
Perley E. Wedge
Hunchville
Texas
Perley Wedge
Raymond
Hallowell
Linwood Grindle
Tennessee
Ralph Marr
Roland Lord
Charles Lewis
Pvt
Roland E. Lord
Charles F. Lewis
Shipfitter
M Donald Babine Wedding At St Mary's Church
Doris Ann Babine daughter of Mr and Mrs George Babine and Corp Thomas Franklin MacDonald U S A son of Mrs Nellie MacDonald united in marriage at St Marys Catholic church The ceremony featured Rev Fr John Cummings and music by Miss Barbara Hart The couple planned a two week honeymoon in New York State before reporting to duty and residence with Mrs MacDonald returning to Bath Iron Works after the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Ann Babine
George Babine
Middle Street
Corp
Thomas Franklin MacDonald
Nellie MacDonald
Brewer
George MacDonald
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John Cummings
Annette Fortin
Waterville
George Babine, Jr
Barbara Hart
Alice Coleman
Ernest Strout
Livermore Falls
Milburn Stevens
Stevens
David
Vincent
Benjamin
Strout
Dorothy Thompson
Yarmouth Academy
Paul Thompson
J. G. Stevens
Mary Louise Pinkham
Victor Pinkham
Orville Rowe
Mary Fosser
Randolph
Carl Cunningham
Navy
Sylvia Warren
Maurice Burns
Providence
R.I
Warren
Stanley Lewis
Camp Edwards
Mass
Death touches Georgetown as Mrs. Farrar passes away
Mrs. Hattie Edith Rowe Farrar died April 5 at her Auburn home, a month after her husband, with whom she shared a long illness. Born in Georgetown, she trained as a nurse and cared for her mother until her death. Survivors include cousins in New Hampshire and Maine. The couple's bodies were brought home for burial with World War I veteran Mr. Farrar. The note also mentions Capt. Sidney Dalrymple and family, George Nagle's death, and various local visits and community notices.
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Arthur Farrar
Hattie Edith Rowe
Auburn
Anson
Annie Rowe
Georgetown
Theodore Bevens
New Hampshire
Annie Cutting
Phippsburg
Edward Clarey
Robinhood
Farrar
American Legion
Sidney Dalrymple
Brookline
Mass
Charlestown
D. C
Dalrymple
Fargo
Boston
Chester
Camp Shelby
Miss
Bill
Woolwich Center Mothers Club Meets at Hathorn Home
Woolwich Center Mothers Club met at Mrs Elizabeth Hathhorns home Friday evening. Spring decorations highlighted the event as nine members attended. The committee for the recent supper planned a social at the school and asked for donated tables and other support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
Woolwich Center
Elizabeth Hathorn
Merle Jameson
Eliza ‘Vanner
L. R. Savage
North Grammar Wins Waste Paper Campaign in Bath
North Grammar school led a city waste paper drive by collecting 10 841 pounds surpassing all others. Paul G Bagdikian Jr won first prize with two tons, earning defense stamps. many pupils and teams received prizes. The drive ends with praise from Superintendent Ladd and plans for a May contest as part of ongoing efforts.
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North Grammar School
Bath
North Grammar
Enid Sawyer
Paul G. Bagdikian
Oak Street
Oak
High
Green
Lincoln
Middle Streets
Paul
Guy Mason
Barbara Cooke
Donna Blake
Guy Blaisdell
Harry Carver
Harland Ladd
Ladd
Central Ladies' Aid Plans For Its Sale
Ladies Aid of Central church met to organize a post Exster sale and supper at the parish house on Thursday, April 20. Sale items include aprons, novelties, old dishes, and cooked foods. Dinner service starts at six, with Mrs. George Wallace in charge of the dining room. The parish house opens for item drop off at 11 a.m. The next meeting is set for April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Central Church
Albion L. Corliss
Richard ‘Quick
Margaret Foote
George Wallace
Luther Thompson
James T Bonney
Aid
Army Air Forces fill 200 jobs by women in WAC units
More than 200 kinds of jobs in the Army Air Forces are filled by members of the Women's Army Corps. WACs on duty with the AAF are known as Air WACs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
Women's Army Corps
AAF
Air Wacs
Continental Spain claims vast land span described in fragment
A partial OCR passage notes a vast land area in Texas could be covered by two-thirds, mentions a partitioned landscape with multiple mountain ranges and rivers, but details are incomplete and unclear.
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Spain
Texas
Sicily and Southern Italy Rarely See Frosts
In an unusual regional pattern, Sicily and southern Italy experience scarce frost events, with mountain areas reporting infrequent cold snaps. Weather observations indicate mild winters and higher winter temperatures than northern counterparts.
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Sicily
Italy
Five Islands Social Notes Track Local Happenings
The Good Neighbor club met Tuesday night with Mrs. Lloyd Pinkham and fair attendance. Thursday club gathered at Mrs. Lermond Davis to sew and enjoy refreshments. Numerous residents and relatives are noted visiting, traveling, or recovering from illnesses as community life continues with family and naval service updates.
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Good Neighbor Club
Lloyd Pinkham
Lermond Davis
George Hanna
Funeral Services for Albert E. Desmond
Funeral services for Albert E. Desmond were held Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev Fr John Cummings officiating. The service drew friends from Catholic and Protestant faiths, Bath Tron Works employees, and a Bath lodge Elks delegation of which Desmond was a charter member and Past Exalted Ruler. Honorary bearers included Albert McMiamin and others. active bearers included Louis Allain and Desmond family members. Committal followed at Oak Grove family lot with Rev Cummings presiding.
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Albert E. Desmond
St. Mary's Catholic Church
John Cummings
Bath Tron
Bath Lodge of Elks
Mr Desmond
Albert McMiamin
Daniel T. Dougherty
John Carey
J. Edward
OPA Revises Mill Ceiling Prices for Northwestern Lumber
Price Administrator Maine OPA Price Specialist Desmond Beatty announced a new dollar and cents schedule for standard trade hardwood lumber in the Northwestern United States and parts of Eastern Canada. The changes include a one per cent increase in ceiling prices for graded items and an additional 50 cents to 1.50 per 1 000 board feet for kiln drying millwork and anti stain treatment.
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United States
Arthur Mayo Jr. Dies After Surgery at Boothbay Harbor
Arthur Farley Mayo Jr. 32 of Bath dies following surgery at St. Andrews Hospital Boothbay Harbor after a hospital stay since March 20. He was a Morse High School alum and longtime undertaker, civic leader, and fireman, survived by wife Louise and son Arthur III with a full obituary of his church, civic roles, and family.
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Arthur Farley Mayo, Jr
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Claremont
N. H
Arthur F Mayo
Elizabeth A. Murphy Mayo
Old Town
Bath
Morse High School
Morse
New England Institute of Embalming
Mayo
Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Providence
R.I
North End
Bath Fire Department
Maine Funeral Directors Association
Louise
Messer) Mayo
Arthur F. Mayo
Howard W. Mayo
U.S.A
Wallace Mayo
U.S. A
Albert E Desmond dies after long illness in Maine General
Albert E. Desmond carved a Portland birth March 10 1876 died Saturday at Maine General Hospital Portland after a brief illness. He lived in Bath and worked at Bath Iron Works until recently after stints at D T Dougherty drug store and Old Texas line. Survived by wife Lures Farrin and four sons in foreign service and Morse High student, plus brother and six cousins.
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Albert E. Desmond
Oak Street
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Desmond
Jeremiah and
Annie (Mahoney) Desmond
Bath
D. T. Dougherty Drug Store
Center Street
Dougherty
Desmond
Old Texas Teamship Co
Bath Shipbuilding Federal Credit Union
Bath Lodge At Elks
Lodge
St. Marys Catholic Church
Lures (Farrin) Desmond
Jeremiah W. Usn
Albert H. Usn
Juseph FF
USA
David
Morse High
Walter Desmond
Roscoe H, Shaw
Eugene M Desmond
Edmund P. Mahoney
Patrick A Mahoney
William Dunn
San Francisco
Calif
Funeral Services for Arthur F Mayo Jr
Rev Charles M Tubbs conducted an evening service at Grace Episcopal for Arthur Farley Mayo Jr from the Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence 819 High Street. A private burial followed on Saturday at 10 am with committal at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Arthur Farley Mayo, Jr
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Bath
Mr. Mayo
Oak Grove Cemetery
Harold McElman
George Wright
Russell Farrow
Harry Larrabee
Melvin Ferris
Richard McElman
Obituary: Oscar Williams of Brookline
Oscar Williams of Brookline Massachusetts died April 10 after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Susan Williams of Georgetown. He is survived by two sisters Miss Cora C Williams of Brookline and Mrs Effie L Adams of Weston.
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Oscar Williams
Brookline
Mass
Mr. Williams
Benjamin
Susan Iderdan
Wiliams
Geeorgetown
Cora C. Williams
Effie L. Adams
Weston, Mass
Spring District 3 PTA Conference Set With Guest Speaker
The Spring Conference of District No 3 Maine P T A is scheduled for April 26 at 3 p.m. in the Winter Street Church ladies parlor. National Field Worker Mrs. Newton P. Leonard of Providence R I will speak, with Mrs. Leroy Smith also attending. Supper at 6 p.m. and an evening session at 7 30 p.m. Reservations for supper via Mrs. Mark Jackson 521-R. District officers and many local P T A groups listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of Maine Parent-Teacher Assoc
Winter Street Church
Newton P. Leonard
Providence
R. I
Leroy Smith
Maine P. T. A
Ladies Aid of
Mark Jackson
Edward B. Hamblett
Earl Lowell
Parker Head
Boothbay Harbor
Bowdoinham
Friendship Parker Head
Nobleboro
Warren PT. A
Unclear text fragment on quinine seeds and distribution
Fragmentary report notes naming quinine related items and large pending placements. Details are unreadable and source text is garbled.
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Rosemary Clifford Trott
Masefield
Sears
Bath, Maine
M’donald-Babine
ST. Mary’s Church
Arthur Burnham
Elmer Tibbetts
Cooper's Mills
Ralph Dunton
Everett Stevens
Walter
Alvah Reynolds
Elizabeth Hunt
Woodrow Gray
Five Islands
Earle Hagan
Nettie Gray
Addie Moulton
W. A. Todd
Seward Emmons
Orrissa Carr
Langor
Emmons
Sagadahoc
Dorothy Stuart
Allen C. Brown
Gilman
Working League
Maud Thayer
Taunton
Dorothy Oliver
Kingston
J. F. Higgins
Paul G. Bagdikian, Jr
H. A. Ladd
Central Ladies
Arthur F. Mayo, JR
Mary Bertel
South Brewer
Episcopal
P.T.A
OPA
Mediine
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
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