Easter Week Services and Local Notices in Wiscasset
Easter services announced across churches in Wiscasset with Holy Communion at Congregational Church and sunrise service at Over casset. Other events include baptism at St Philip's, sunrise service, and Easter Sunday activities. Fire Society holds 570th quarterly meeting with talks and pictures. Local obituaries note Nat Breed death by own action and burial in Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Robert Heigham
Heigham
George Cheria
St. Philip's
Cheria
St. Philip's Church
Congregational
West Bath News Highlights Local Charity and Celebrations
A West Bath sewing group is credited with a $5 contribution to Red Cross war funds. Allan Medallister marked a birthday with friends at the Stover home. Beverly Ann Moore was born nine pounds six ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore in West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
West Bath
Allan MedAllister
Courtney Stover
Marilyn
Patty Booker
Vivian White
Mary Deehan
Marilyn Wing
Beverly Pendleton
Walter Larrabee
John Larrabee
Larrabee
Larrabee Grove
Douglas Mitchell
Skowhegan
Bath Iron Works
Glen Holden
John Patterson
Irving Burnham
Lawrence Burnham
Ogunquit
Loring Small
Wilbert and
Dana
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Leon Felker
Augusta
Justine Pendleton
Lavinia
Islesboro
Sidney Pendleton
Alice Babbige
Damariscotta Mills
Carl Rieze
Jack, Ricard
Charles
Jamaica Plain
James Lemont
Paul Lemont
Massachusetts
Percy Holbrook
Freeport
James Perry
Perry's Cove
Gardiner R. Deering
Grange rally underscores democracy and rural resilience
Mrs. Sumner Sewall and Maine's governor address 150 at Stevens Mills Grange praising democracy in action. She champions women's home work for victory, soil reverence, and postwar peace, contrasting guns with deeds and urging unity to aid Europe and uphold the American way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Stevens Mills
Maine
Grange
Mrs. Sewall
America
Woman's Land Army
Mrs Sewall
Europe
West Bath Farm Bureau Holds Meeting
West Bath Farm Bureau met with Mrs. Oscar Adams on Wednesday to discuss Care Saves Wear led by home management leader Mrs. E W Haggett. They shared tips on caring for home equipment, enjoyed an Easter table, contributed to the Cancer fund, and did Red Cross sewing. The next meeting will be May 25 with Mrs. E K Thompson aided by Mrs. William Davis and Doris McCready to present Manage Your Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Farm Bureau
Oscar Adams
E. W. Haggett
E. C. Donnell
Junior Leaguers Plan a May Ball
The Junior Hospital Teague has secured the Armour for a May Day Ball on Saturday May 1 from eight to twelve to aid the hospital. Floyd Ratnells orchestra with a vocal wall will perform. Dress is optional and proceeds fund a new ward and hospital equipment. Tickets from committee members or local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eospital Teague
Armory
Floyd Ratnells
Pir
League
E. Motley Fuller, Jr
Frank Given
Hallet’s
Carls Drug Stores
Wrecking Crew Cleans Up After Rail Track Incident
A wrecking crew clears an overpass wreck and walks nearly a mile along the tracks to the site of the accident. The siding lies on a straight stretch near the west overpass and east of the curve, returning to Border Route One. Mr and Mrs Frank Rogers of Vinalhaven visited Mr Rogers cousin Mrs George Tobey and Mr Tobey at 29 Western Avenue over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Frank Rogers
Vinalhaven
Mr. Rogers
George Tobey
Mr. Tobey
Western Avenue
Woolwich Community Sees Card Club and Birthdays Amid Easter News
Woolwich residents report a Spinning Wheel club sewing session for Junior Red Cross with May plans at Mrs Jordan Wrights. Jean Leonard hosts eleventh birthday supper for schoolmates. Easter recess closes schools. mill razing yields salvaged fish-house material. Several residents noted birthdays, moves, and travels. Easter service announced at Nequasset church with Immortality as sermon topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Jameson
Spinning Wheel Club
Middle Road
Red Cross
Jordan Wright
Barley Neck Road
Frances Hathorne
Gilbert Hathorne
Florence Temple
Rose Cooper
Bath
Jean Leonard
John Leonard
Nequasset
Albert Temple
Hayden
Marle Jameson
Forrest Morang
Chelsea
Rolvin
Albert Trott
William MacKnight
George Hill
Winslow
Good Will Club
Marcia Knight
Christian Endeavor Society
Day’s Ferry
Harold Stanton
OTA Sigma Chapter Meets Tuesday Night
Iota Sigma chapter held a regular meeting Tuesday evening at Miss Bula Pratt’s home 53 Spring Street. Mrs. Omah Snipe and Miss Eleanor Wright led a quiz program, refreshments were served, and the next meeting is set for May 4 at Miss Eleanor Wright’s 104 Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iota Sigma
Bulah Pratt
Spring Street
Omah Snipe
Eleanor Wright
Anna Day
Union Street
Margaret Hanscom
Sailor Pleads Guilty in Court Over Drunken Driving
A 22 year old Wisconsin born Navy sailor and South Pacific veteran pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars and costs or 90 days in jail, sentence suspended, and placed on one year probation under naval supervision. He crashed into a tree on Court Street, car traveling over 100 feet, with muffler and tires damaged. The court warned strict good behavior and possible return if rules are broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Harold J. Rubin
Augusta
Francis W. Powers
Court Street
Bath
Powers
Navy
Rubin
Mizpah Class Meets Tuesday Evening
Mizpah class of First Baptist Church met at 83 Court Street Tuesday evening. Secretary and treasurer reports were read as Rev. Charles R. Sims led a Bible study on Elijah the Prophet of Fire. Refreshments were served to members including Mrs. Chamberlain and Miss Eleanor Mills. Next meeting planned at 216 Center Street with Mrs. William Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
H. Chester MacKenzie
Court Street
Charles R. Sims
Elijah
Chamberlain
Eleanor Mills
Kenneth Thayer
Floyd Barnes
Arthur Freeman
Gilbert Young
William Parks
Mrs Florence Ross and Lizzie French End Thirty Year Friendship
Mrs Florence Ross of Kennebunkport returned home Tuesday after visiting Mrs Lizzie French of Pine Street They have been close friends for thirty years dating to their time as patients at Maine General Hospital where their strong friendship began.
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Florence Ross
Kennebunkport
Lizzie French
Pine Street
Ross
French
Maine General Hospital
Tree Swallows Arrive At Palm Sunday Birdhouses
Bay Point notes report tree swallows inspecting palm Sunday birdhouses with a few adeout pairs arriving annually to contest nesting sites. The flock will split after a week, leaving the larger group to depart. Occasional breeding details and local sightings follow.
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Walter E. Delano, S
Naval
Newport
R. I
Doris Miller Visits Parents After Weekend in Boston
Miss Doris Miller, employed in Boston, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs A Miller at 107 Lincoln. The trip highlights family time and hometown ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Drummond
Bucksport
Norman Drummond
Arthur J. McKeand
Canton
Mass
Frank J. Walker
Avis Marston
Percy Marston
Nasan College
Springvale
Carlton B. Kelley
Leon Kelly
Sagadahoc Ferry
Portland
Air Corps
Doris Miller
Boston
Mrs. A. Miller
Lincoln Street
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Wiscasset
Wiscasset Fire Society
Episcopal Parish House
Charles Sewall
Charles E. Knight
Roy R. Marston
Earl D. Rines
Lawrence Haggett
Richmond L White
Ellsworth Holbrook
Wesley C. Day
Leon G. Flood
Carroll T. Berry
W. Philip Munsey
John F. Jackson
Sidney G. Evans
Charles DiPerri
Lon Jewett
Eugene McGrath
John Downey
William Burton
Parker EW Marean
Mr. Knight
McGrath
Mason
Birch Point
Wiscasset Academy
Elinor Pomery
Jean Bailey
Barbara Sullivan
George Dean
Harry D. Mosher
Maine Central Railroad
Bernard A. Merry
John Merry
Atlantic City
N. J
Earl Colby
Federal Street
Fred W. Blagdon
Fort Eustis
Corp. Tech
Gordon Kimbal
Newcastle
Ray Bean
Jennie Ladd
Milo
William Kierstead
Kierstead
Kenneth G. Beane
Camp Breckenridge
Charles Sowder
Billings
Mont
Leland Brown
Buecksport
Pvt
Burtram Reed
Thaddeus Reed
Camp Breckinridge
Etta J. Applin
New Brunswick N. J
Hilton Applin
Applin
Earland Curtis
Richmond
Harold Blanchard
Chester L. Churchall
Maritime Commission
New England Shipbuilding Corporation of
South Portland
Churchill
John Holmes
Louise G. Churchill
Chester L. Churchill
U. S
Madeline Barnes
Brookline
Peter Kassiotis
Lynn Mass
Nathaniel P. Breed
Rockland
Robert Waterman
Bath Memorial Hospital
Fletcher Waterman
Theodore Burts
GC. Smith
John Perkins
Eva Perry
Madison
Gertrude Greenleaf
Ronald Carlton
Frank Lilly
Dresden
Leon Belanger Jr
C. Smith
Forest Barter
Chester McCrater
Arthur Perry
Warren
Johan Osborne
Jean Frye
Bath Opera House
Mary Bailey
Lieut
Mellendte
Brunswick
Melford Perham
Janice
Harry [Cornish
Velma Cornish
Hattie Webber
Lisbon Falls
Marion Rose
Vincent Coyle
Kittery
Jeanette Delphine Boudreau
Marshall Boudreau
Lee Sanders
New Meadows
J. K. Derry
Red Oak
Paul L. Powers
Casco Shipbuilding Company
Governor Sewall
Woolwich
Eugene Rice
Denver
Colo
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoe Ferry
USMCR
Fred L. Carlton
G. M. Carlton
Corpus Christi
Tex
Carlton
Cherry Point
North Carolina
Old Congregational Church
Mabelle Tracey
Ruth Dubar
OTA Sigma
Warren G. Hill
West Buxton
Conway
N. H
Henry W. Butler
High Street
South Freeport
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Harold Robinson
H. A. Spinney
Frank LeClair
Auburn
Carroll Deering
Elizabeth
Beatrice Avery
Bath and
Bay Point
Massachusetts General Hospital Hospital
Walter Perry
First Beach
Donald Avery
Karl Hentz
Jon and
Karl, Jr
the Willows
Edna M. Coolidge
The
Birchwood
Frank Rideout
Herman A. Spinney
Walter Cunningham
Earl Payson
H. R. Spinney
Mary Campbell
Lincoln Campbell, Jr
Camp St. Benning
Officers Training School
Camp Wheeler
Army
Georgia
Asem Aa
Oennant
Dicott Johnson Corp
Front Street
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