Phippsburg Community Weighs In on Harvest for Uncle Sam Army
Civilian Defense coordinator Rev Charles L Stevens oversees a 15 acre bean harvest near Alfred Mills for the H L Farnham Co Portland. Local youths earn a cent and a half per pound while contributing to winter vegetable canning for the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Stevens
Civilian Defense Committee
Alfred
Uncle Sam
Alfred Mills
H. L. Farnham Co
Portland
Cleanup Action Clears Pleasant Avenue Slums
The Board of Health reports six condemned buildings on Pleasant Avenue at the south end were reduced to four torn down and two burned due to fire and health hazards. The fire department contained the blaze with three hoses and a water curtain, aiding auxiliary volunteers. Cleanups continue as remaining debris is burned, leaving the area with a much improved appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Avenue
Chester H. McCabe
Board of Health
Canning Demonstration At Dromore Grange Highlights Techniques
About 20 people attended a Thursday canning session at Dromore Grange hall. Mrs. Cleora Tarbox demonstrated pressure cooking beans and hot water bath canning blueberries, plus cabbage and greens salting and drying fruits. She advised storing tips, favored canning over salting, and noted surplus salt. Parker's Head group joined the event, with Tarbox also presenting Friday at Popham and Sebasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange Hall
Cleora Tarbox
Tarbox
Parker's Head
Saga dahoc 4-H members invited to show at Windsor Fair
Saga dahoc county 4-H members may exhibit at Windsor Fair with at least 200 dollars in prizes. Exhibits must reach Miss Lancaster in Windsorville by Sept 4 and meet 4-H standards with proper labels. Free passes are available to exhibitors and local leaders with advance notice. Fair runs Sept 5 to Sept 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Windsor Fair
Helen Grace Lancaster
Kennebec County
Miss Phyllis Preble Guest of Honor at Shower
Miss Phyllis M. Preble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Preble, was guest of honor at a Tuesday evening shower hosted by her Hyde Windlass Co. associates in Phippsburg. She will wed Harry J. Teasdale of Kittery on August 29. Attending were Muriel Grace, M Adele Hutchins, Barbara Trott, Addie Palmer, Ina Anderson, Alma Genthner, and Daisy Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynburg
Worcester
Wilbur S. Bull
Waterford
Brightwater
Horace Holton
Holton
Wayburg
Henry Wood Campbell
Albany
N. Y
Jay K. Bowker
Phinney
Bath
Campbells
Margaret Berry
Margaret Heskitt
London
Eng
Meadowbrook
Jack Wilson
James Fef. Perry
Dean Jordan
Kittery
Laura Cutting
William Grevers
Susan
Martha Hutchins
Boothbay Harbor
Chester B. Oliver
Oliver
West
Peru
Phyllis M. Preble
Bernard Henderson
Phippsburg
Hyde Windlass Co
Miss Preble
Floyd H. Preble
Harry J. Teasdale
Stanley W. Teasdale
Muriel Grace
Winnegance Group Guests Return From Brigham’s Cove Cabin
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Haggett and daughter Lucy Ann Mrs. Charles T. Small and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Small returned Friday from a week at Ralph Dunton's cabin at Brig ham's Cove. Winnegance Auxiliary met Thursday at the Club House with Mrs. Seymour Hayden as
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Haggett
Lucy Ann
Charles T. Small
Edwin Small
Ralph Dunton
Brigham’s Cove
Winnegance Auxiliary
Seymour Hayden
Morse Family Moves Into Sewall P. Morse House This Fall
Charles S. Morse has purchased the Sewall P. Morse home and will occupy it in the fall. Mrs. Frank Pero is visiting in Dexter. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Farrell recently visited in Bangor. Mrs. Margaret Morse of Philadelphia is visiting Miss Hettie Morse at 65 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Morse
Sewall P. Morse
Frank Pero
Dexter
Duncan Farrell
Bangor
Margaret Morse
Philadelphia
Hettie Morse
High Street
Community Notes Show Visitors and Events at Parker Head
Parker Head featured a busy social week with a canning demonstration canceled by the Farm Bureau while attendees from Mrs. Wilbur to Mrs. F P Young gathered at Dromore grange hall. Vacations, visits, and family residencies dominated entries from Bath, Lisbon Falls, Whitefield, and surrounding towns with dozens of names, birthdays, and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Farm Bureau
Wilbur
Stanton Dezois
Julia Dezois
F. P. Young
Dromore Grange Hall
Miss Robie
Phyllis Young
Sally
Bill Lowell
Laura
Junior Wyman
Sandra
Barbara Mank
Laurence Morong
Beryla Nisbet
Dorothy Cushing
Marjorie Doughty
Camp Lee
Quartermaster’s Department
U.S. Army
Elizabeth Wyman
Bath Hospital
Herman Hallett
Lela
Whitefield
Currey Stiles
Bodwell
Range
Eleanor Wolfermann
Baltimore
John Rollins
Earl Lowell
Marie Wyman
Sally Lowell
Phillip LaTorrey
Boston
J. Ashton Nickerson Jr
J. Ashton Nickerson Sr
Bennie Brown
Bernard Webber
Samuel Sternberg
Medford
Ardine Bassett
East Boston
Jack Green
Missouri
Edwin M. Wyman
Arthur Bassett
U. S. Navy
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Jean Hamel
U. S
Parris Island
Bathache Club Plans Annual Clambake At Rock Hill Inn
Bathache No 875 FOF will vote on clambake plans at the regular meeting Tuesday at eight in club rooms. The bake is set for Sunday Aug 30 at Rock Hill Inn prepared by Joseph W Larrabee. Tickets available from committee members Eugene Butterfield Edward Whitehouse Walter Norton Edward Lozier Elmer Rogers Edward Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathache
F.O.F
Joseph W. Larrabee
Rock Hill Inn Stunday
Eugene Butterfield
Edward T. Whitehouse
Walter H Norton
Walter I. Norton
Edward J. Lozier
Elmer Rogers
Edward J. Lee
Local families at Camp Georgian Pines weekend
Mr and Mrs James T Gardenier and son Robert of upper High Street and Mr and Mrs Howard Pratt of Green Street spent the weekend at Camp Georgian Pines Highland Lake. Gardenier's brother George of Portland in U S Army training in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Gardenier
Robert
Upper High Street
Howard Pratt
Green Street
Camp Georgian Pines
Highland Lake
Gardenier
George
Portland
U.S. Army
Florida
Dr Richard Johnson Joins Local Osteopathic Hospital Staff
Dr Richard H Johnson osteopathic physician opens office at the Osteopathic hospital 955 Washington Street to become resident physician and staff member owned by Dr Paul A Greyweare He is a former Waterville resident educated at Colby College Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy class of 1941 He held class president roles and belonged to Atlas Club and Sigma Sigma Phi Dr Johnson has been affiliated with Osteopathic Hospital of Maine in Portland as an intern Mrs Johnson to join later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Johnson
Osteopathic Hospital
Washington Street
Paul A. Greyweare
Johnson
Waterville
Colby College
ANL
Colby
Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
Iowa
Atlas Club
Sigma Sigma Phi
Osteopathic Hospital of
Maine
Portland
Judge Keegan Speaks to Bath Rotary on Rent Act Aims
Judge John J. Keegan, regional rent director for Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties, addressed Bath Rotary at the Sedgwick lunch. He explained new rules under the Rent Act tied to Price Administration and defended its aims for fair dealing amid inflation controls. Next week the club will host Governor Sewall, Senator White, and Hon. Robert Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Price Administration
Washington
Bath
Keegan
New England
Boston
Justus H. Miller
Sewall
Senator White
Robert Hale
White winged crow visits Reed home in Woolwich
Mrs. Alice E. King reports Capt. David G. Reed’s house in Woolwich has hosted a unique crow with white feathers on both wings. Capt. Reed, Mrs. King, and visitors have seen the bird near the garden, a first for the household amid frequent rare birds in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice E. King
David G. Reed
Woolwich
Reed Home
Capt. Reed
Coffin Couple Visit Neighbors Then Plan Rotary Meeting
Mr and Mrs Frank C Coffin of Worcester Massachusetts are staying two weeks with Nathan E Coffin in town They left Tuesday for New Castle to visit Mr and Mrs William Jellison They will attend the Newcastle Damariscotta Rotary Club meeting this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Coffin
Worcester
Mass
Popham Beach Improvement Association Elected Officers
Popham Beach Improvement Association held its annual meeting at the Popham library with a small turnout due to gasoline rationing. For 1942-43, Donald Small was elected president, Louis Gayton vice president, Mrs. Laurence Taylor secretary, and Mrs. Donald Small treasurer. Directors named include Herbert Kellaway, Louis Gayton, and several others. A benefit games party at the library was announced to support a worthy cause. An error in the Popham Circle sale date was corrected. the sale will occur today, August 13, 2 to 4 p.m., at the library, with proceeds funding church repairs. Mrs. Cleora Tarbox demonstrated canning techniques for beans and berries to local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
William Hill
Peter Isaacson
Robert Cody
Frank Scott
Vernon Mattson
Fred Waterhouse
Rolfe Marsh
Popham Circle
Popham
Cleora Tarbox
Topsham
Coast Guard
Community notes on food preservation and local visits
A talk on drying salting and storage of foods emphasized using locally grown produce wisely. Attendees included Mrs William Hill Miss Elizabeth Webber and several other local women. Also reported are snack scores from a bocce or piano event, Y M C A beach day for city youth, camp visitors from Camp Wonderland and the Three Fevers Camp, and a sequence of visits and travels by local families and educators to Popham Beach Sebasco and Orono for conferences and cottage stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Spot Corp
Landry
P. F. C. Marchurs
Marion Bridges
Portland Y. M. C. A
Popham Beach
North Star
Portland Y. M.C. A
Stanton Curtis
Myles Burbank
Robert Dudley
Camp Wonderland
Massachusetts
Thomas Percy
William Borse
Franklin Frink
Maine Seacoast Mission
Sunbeam
Popham
Vinalhaven
Kenneth Carver
Barbara Webster
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Robert Whitehead
Miriam Whitehead
Thomas Kelley
Dickey
Clara Zinck
John Philbrook
Duxbury
Brightwater Club
Sidney Maslem
White Plains
Brightwater-Wynburg
Meadowbrook - Brightwater - Wynburg Road
Rodney W. Roundy
Congregational Conference
Georgia Leeach
Lindens
Nellie
Catherine Tracy
Margaret Percival
Frances
Tracy Cottage
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
Bessie Dickinson
State Committee
Eastland Hotel
Herbert Shorey
Camp Devens
Sumner Sewall
Small Point
Fred Blackley
Rachel Ann
Washington, D. C
Maurice Avery
Abbie Minott
Walter McCourt
Herbert Worrey
Henry Minott
Augusta
State Liquor Commission
Brewing Industry Foundation
Main Street
Frank H Holley
Dromore Grange
Phyllis Preble
Parker
Richard Johnson
J. J. Keegan
Rotary
Club
Stanwood Gilman
Presy Isle
Gilman
M Fred Ball
Presque Isle
Ban
Orono
School Union No
University of Maine
Marcus Beebe
Judy
Boone
Sebasco
John H. Beebe
M. C. Fischer
Frederick
Charles
George Stevens
Carmel
Marsh Cottage
John L. Hooper
Raymond Cummings
Roscoe Shaw
Nancy Rounds
Trudy Turgeon
Auburn
Ellison H. Taylor
New York
Laurence Taylor
Gerard Billington
George Billington
Jeannette
Richard Billington
Murray
Stevens
Emma Rice
Marcella Peterson
Minnesota
Ruth Bayly
Chicago
America
Liberty
E-Sears, Roebuck and CO
Center Street
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