Wiscasset Woman's Club Banquet and Officer Election
The Wiscasset Woman's Club hosts its annual banquet at the club rooms Friday at seven with officer elections at the following meeting. Nomination committee members are Mrs. Minnie Bemis, Mrs. Harriet Jackson, and Mrs. Laura Evans. Guest speaker is Mrs. A. E. Chittenden, president of the New England Conference. The prior meeting featured an exchange program by Bath Cosmopolitan Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Minnie Bemis
Harriet Jackson
Laura Evans
A. E. Chittenden
New England
Cosmopolitan Club of
Bath
Fannie D. Ingalls
Irene H. Ingalls
Edmund A. Rothwell
Louis M. Silverman
Verne Bimson
Sarah A. Adams
Spain
Jacob Smith
Isadore Singer
Joseph I. Smith
George Bernard Shaw
Grace Sewall
Ingalls
Former Bath boy outwits bandit by dumping cash
Harold L. Donnell, 31, former Morse High School graduate and first teller at a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles, foiled a bandit by tipping a cash tray as the gunman flashed a .22 pistol. The thief escaped with 96 dollars. Donnell's quick action spared larger losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Donnell
Roy A. Donnell
Oak Street
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Cal
Donnell
Washington Blvd
Harold Donnell
Harry Clark
Tom McManus
W. W. Tuttle
Morse High School
Morse
West Coast
Robert H. Donnell
Mr. Donnell
Youngster Rescued After Fall in River
A seven year old, Roger Grace, fell into the Kennebec River near the Carlton bridge in Biddeford while playing with a five year old companion. He clung to a bed log for about ten minutes until Archie Lavoie of Biddeford waded out and pulled him to safety. Grace was taken to his home and appeared unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Railroad Dock
Roger Grace
William G. Grace
High Street
South Street
Archie Lavoie
Biddeford
Carlton Bridge
Young Grace
Vine Street
Lavoie
Lavone
School Street
Woolwich
Ted
Bath Iron Works Corp
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipbuilding Division
Quincy
Mass
Successful Party at Club Garret Announces Prizes
Mrs. Clara M. Hunt won first prize in Contract two packs of cards. Miss Margaret Minot won first prize in Auction one dozen stationery. Miss Stella A. Doloff second in Contract a McClelland Barclay ashtray. Mrs. Richard Sherwood second in Auction two linen towels. Monday evening at Club Garret new rooms on Main Street 13 tables in play. Committee in charge included Miss Margery Scout Mrs Duncan Bragg Miss Louise Trainor Miss Annette Cutting Mrs Randall M. Daley. Proceeds will fund a ping pong table for the game room. Election of officers set for Thursday evening April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara M. Hunt
Margaret Minot
Stella A. Doloff
McClelland Barclay
Richard Sherwood
Club Garret
Me Street
Margery J. Scout
Duncan Bragg
Louise ‘Trainor
Annette Cutting
Randall M. Daley
Com
Plumstead Hosts Cribbage Club Night at Legion Hall
Plumstead entertained the Cribbage club at the Legion hall Monday evening. Rev. George E. Millard announced at Sunday service that starting next Sunday, services will be held on daylight saving time and continue through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumstead
Cribbage Club
Legion Hall
George E. Millard
First Congregational Church
West Bath Community News Notes and Local Socials
Ice on Campbell pond thinned on Sunday April 23. Town residents noted past ice break dates and observed birds like blue heron and whistlers. Local gatherings included church meetings at St Lawrence Congregational Portland, birthday celebrations, assembly trips, family visits, illness recoveries, and residents relocating between Bath and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell's Pond
St. Lawrence Congregational Church
Portland
Ernest E. Williams
Stanley
T. C. Hughes
Haro Bailey
J. E. Mayo
New England
Church of the Nazarene
Wollaston
Mass
Earl T. French
Bath
Joseph W. Larrabee
Trafton Swain
York
Carleton Andrews
Richard
George R. Booker
Fred J. Rose
Beatrice
Betty Rose
Maynard Carlton
Lewiston
Fred Rose
Augusta
Alfred Cargill
Washington
C. E. Stover
Walter H. Larrabee
Larrabee
E. A. Litch
New Meadows
Graydonton
Fla
Ruth Field
Wilhelmina M. Gackenbach
Alpha W. Booker
I. B. Neiley
Florence
Co-Workers
First Baptist Church
Ernest Wade
A. B. Snow
F. W. Larrabee
E. W. Haggett
C. W. Andrews
Roger Holden
Brunswick
Edward Larrabee
Hiram Brown
Hazel Mank
Woolwich
Lannes Fuller
Barbara
Elinor King
Arline Philbrick
Bailey Street
Melford Perham
Nelson Perham
Woodstock
Resolutions for Louetta Hathorn of Laurel Grove Cemetery
The Laurel Grave Association mourns the death of Louetta C. Hathorn. The resolutions note her lifelong community work, generosity to Laurel Grove Cemetery Association funds, and her memory in Laurel Grove Cemetery. Sympathies are extended to her family, with copies to the bereaved home and The Bath Independent, signed by Mrs. Flora A. Hathorn and Mrs. J. Edna Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Grave Association
Louetta C. Hathorn
Laurel Grove Cemetery Association
Far West
Laurel Grove
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Bath Independent
Flora A. Hathorn
J. Edna Rice
Bergs Visit Miss Harvie Over Holiday Stay
Mr and Mrs Carl Berg of Providence R I were holiday guests of Miss Emma Harvie at 283 Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Berg
Providence, R. 1
Emma Harvie
Center Street
Cancer control drive faces weather and illness delays
The Lewiston Auburn unit of the ALIS Women’s Field Army for Control of Cancer reports slower canvassing due to adverse weather and illness. Bath misses its quota, and extra efforts will be made to contact every resident. Dr Clarence C Little urges facing unpleasant truths to advance cancer control through education and shared responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Field Army
Bath
Clarence C. Little
Lewiston-Auburn
Little
Dr. Little
West Bath Red Cross Holds All Day Session
West Bath Red Cross met for an all day session with one quilt completed and routine work finished. Dinners were served by Mrs. Harry E. Peterson Mrs. Joseph B. Day Mrs. Charles B. Doyle and Mrs. Melvin L. Comeau. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Sandelin of Durham former West Bath residents who plan to host a meeting in Durham later in the season. Local attendees named from West Bath East Brunswick and Bath with several guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Herbert Cavanaugh
West Bath
Fred W. Larrabee
A. B. Snow
Lincoln Williams
Pred J. Rose
E. W. Haggett
Llewellyn D. Rogers
East Brunswick
Harry E. Peterson
Joseph B. Day
William Powers
Bath
David S. Henderson
Charles B. Doyle
Melvin L. Comeau
Clifford B. Wilband
Lula P. Herbert
William H. White
Annie H. Trufant
Charles T. Henderson
Frederick B. Kittridge
Barbara King
Pearl Hathorne
Marilyn Booker
Sandelin
Trains Adopt Daylight Saving Time on Bath Schedules
Rail timetables for Maine Central and Boston & Maine shift ahead one hour to align with daylight saving time starting Sunday 1939. Bath arrivals and departures adjust. Sunday Westbound arrival 7.19 a.m. and weekday arrivals 7.33 a.m., 12.12 p.m., 7.14 p.m.. weekday departures 8.42 a.m., 2.40 p.m., 5.24 p.m. Daily western Bath departure Sunday 4.14 p.m. and Tuesday Saturday 8.03 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central
Boston & Maine
East
Bath
Boston
New York
Portland
Payne Will Seek G O P Nomination
Roy L. Fernald of Winterport Elin W Page of Skowhegan and William 8 Linnell of Portland are named in public records. Mrs Albert Pinkham Court street hosted an indoor weenie roast Monday with birthday cake for Mrs George Darrah who received a gift. Mrs George Darrah Leonard court will host Monday evening. Mrs William J Craft returned to 1185 Washington street from Memorial hospital after a major operation three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Fernald
Winterport
Elin W. Page
Skowhegan
William 8. Linnell
Portland
Albert Pinkham
Court Street
George Darrah
George Melzard
Walter Stover
John Thayer
Erving Burnham
Lawrence Young
Leonard Court
William J. Craft
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Woolwich Good Will supper planned for May 11
Woolwich Union for Christian Service Council met at Nequasset church and voted to hold the annual supper May 11 at the Good Will club house Sagadahoc Ferry. Seven named members were listed as supper committee and a Friday farm bureau meeting to follow at Nequasset church was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
The
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset Congregational Church
Bernette Bailey
New Portland
Frank R. Bailey
James Thorpe
Southboro
Mass
Kenneth Thorpe
Hudson
George Gainsley
Union For Christian Service
Nequasset
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Congregational Church
Earl Ryan
University of Maine
John C. Gilmore
Montsweag
Cheerio Club
Jud Soule
Woolwich Union
Perry
Sagadahoc Ferry
Mothers’ Club
Carlton Day Reed
Day's Ferry
Guy E. Lewis
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Arthur F. Mayo
Alden Farnham
Wellesley
Annie MacKowen
Harriet Howard
New Bedford
Woolwich
Elster Dolloff
Eben Dana
Edward V. Reed
Percy C. Bailey
Franklin R. Bailey
Issac B. Howard
Carle E. Longfellow
Carolyn D. Wing
Milton H. Carlton
Florence E. Carlton
Fred L. Rice
Good Will Club House
Warren Robbins
Ogunquit
Florida
Charlotte Buck
Woolwich Book Club Discusses Urban and Rural Church Roles
Woolwich Book Club met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. John C. Gilmore’s home to debate the contrasts in urban and rural church problems and social order. Texts cited include Margarite Bro’s Urban Scenes and Charles Sears The Crowded Ways, with Mark Dawber Rebuilding Rural America cited for rural life teaching. Senator and Mrs. Sumner Sewall joined weekend visitors from Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Book Club
John C. Gilmore
Wilson M. Wright
Margariete Bro
Charles Sears
Mark Dawber
America
Committee On Social Action
Isaac B. Howard
Day's Ferry
Bath to Florida in frail craft produces many thrills
In a drawn out Charleston stop the author recalls storms and quiet harbors, describes the harbor, spires, and mansions along the Battery, then sails through rivers, creeks, and sounds to Beaufort and Savannah. He notes plantations, slave quarters, and cultural centers, ending with stops near Fort Frederica, St Simons, Jekyll, and Brunswick as he sails toward Cumberland Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Florida
Vero Beach
Charleston
Cooper River
Fort Sumter
St. Michael's
St. Phillip’s
Nova Scotia
United States
University of Charleston
Ashley River
Dr. McCarthy
Cypress Gardens
Charleston Harbor
Wappoo Creek
Beaufort
D. C
Port Royal Sound
Beaufort River
North Carolina
Savannah
Thunderbolt
Skidaway
St. Catherine's Sound
Sapelo Sound
Ft. Frederica
St. Simons Island
Oglethorpe
Frederica
North America
St. Simons
Sapelo Island
Reynolds Estate
Tobacco Fame
Ossabaw
H. N. Torrey
Detroit
St. Catherines
C. M. Keyes
New York
Brunswick
Georgia
Cumberland
St. Andrews
Two Grass Fires at Day's Ferry Woolwich
Two grass fires occurred in Day's Ferry Woolwich with local engines responding. At 11:40 a.m. Engine 2 tackled a rear of Dike School blaze under Driver Everett Green. By 12:06 p.m. a second fire at the Day's Ferry cemetery required Engine 3 and a supply wagon under Chief Scott Morse. a chemical from the truck controlled the flames before they reached timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Everett Green
Scott Morse
George Parshley
Montsweag Farm Sold to Helen Jewett in Alna
A deed filed at the courthouse shows Montsweag Farm in Woolwich, famed for apples, sold by Henry F Butler, son of Charles H Butler, to Helen K Jewett of Alna. Price cited between 7500 and 8000 dollars. Attorney Weston M Hilton Damarscotta handled the transaction. Miss Barbara Hopkins returns from Boston after Spring vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Montsweag Farm
Woolwich
Henry F. Butler
Charles H. Butler
Promito Helen K. Jewett
Alna
Weston M. Hilton
Damariscotta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wiscasset
Charles Pomeroy
Beverly
Eleanor Mahan
South Bristol
Momeae Etta Stimpson
Jessie King
Bradford Street
Organ Society
Byron Adams
Gasparilla Inn
Boca Grande
George Blackman
Cowley
Middle Street
Bertha Dutton
Louise Lamson
Edgecomb
Flora Munséy
Montsw
Olive Branch
Dresden Mills
Viola Adams
Nellie Munsey
Inez Ayer
Violetta Reed
Pearl Lucas
Thomas Ayer
Chester Pendleton
Frank B. Adams
Neal Creamer
Middletown
Conn
Ernest C. Stinson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Stanley Dodge
Brewer
Paul Clish
Scott Bailey
Bailey
Marshall Merriman
Bowdoinham
Clinton R. Bailey
Federal Street
Harvey T. Bailey
Elsie
Town
Raymond Sherman
Fort Hill Street
Winona Leavitt
Robert Hodgdon
Paul Hodgdon
Raymond Dalton
Mary Susan Metcalf
Graydon Fowies
Wiliam Rines
Ralph Gross
Lincoln Batley
Wilberta Nichols
Ralph Dutton
Louise Dutton
Regina Hutchins Greenleaf
St Philip's House
Garrison Ha
Genesta
Bradford C. Bedennett
Sidney G. Evans
Charles Hendrickson
Helen Haggett
Edith Rines
Ruth Leighton
Carolyn Pendleton
Beatrice Cowley
Orianna Carney
Carney
Stella Doe
Harriet Flye
Lucy Averill
Redennett
James J. Keefe
Cambridge
Gardiner Road
J. W. Giles
Edith
Boothbay
Sherif Vivian R Giles
Giles
Lye Mouds Co
M. A. Plumstead
Zine H. Davis
Frances
Bandit
CLUB
Garret
City
Alis Womens Field Army
West Bath Red Cross
Payne
G.O.P
Sumner Sewall
Bangor
David Cash
Boothbay Camp
Barbara Hopkins
George Hopkins
York ‘Street
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