Annual Tennis Tournament Attracts Local Interest
MacMahan reports the annual tennis tournament drawing near with Women's Singles Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles on the schedule. Noted lecturer and radio commentator Ivor Gordon McKay arrives to speak on History in the Making. Nearby residents host tea bridge parties and cottage visits as summer activities continue with several guests from New York City and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Y. Fox
Charles Snyder
Gage Bailey
Judith Logan
Helen Pray
Koy Parks Smith
Limekin Bay
Frederick Burlingam
New York City
Lillian Wheeler
William van V Hayes
Greenwich
Charles Hall
St. Cuthberts Chapel
John G. Nelson
Manchester
N. H
Philip Thompson Jr
James Bennet
Cuba
Donald Walker
Hugh Baker
William H. Baker
Hugh B. Baker
Peekskill, Noy
Randolph Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Victor Zelov
Victor Hopkins Zelov
Rosemont
Alexander Taft
Rey
Arthur Taft
Volarbarton
Visiting Mr and Mrs Painter Remainder of Summer
Mr and Mrs Winkley and Mrs Prescott Winkey of Westport called here after a Sunday visit.
Old Bristol Garden Club Flower Show in Damariscotta
The twelfth annual Flower Show runs Monday and Tuesday August 18 and 19 at Lakehurst Egypt road. 2 to 9 pm first day and 10 am to 8 pm second day. Mrs Albert R Benedict leads judging with 20 classes of entries including native pine and cour age and strength themes. Admission 50 cents. Proceeds support Miles Memorial Hospital landscaping. hospital tea served each afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
Old
Egypt Road
Old Bristol Garden Club
New Miles Memorial Hospital
Hospital League
Elen Main Main Burbank to Wed Divnaen McInnes Saturday
The marriage of Elen Main Burbank daughter of Mr and Mrs Archibald Main of Garden Street and Divnaen McInnes son of Mrs John McInnes and the late Mr McInnes of Washington Street will take place at high noon Saturday. The ceremony will be witnessed by immediate families and followed by a small reception. Mrs Harlan P Small of Springfield Massachusetts is visiting her sister Mrs William S Newell for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elen Main Burbank
Archibald M. Main
Garden Street
Divnaen McInnes
John McInnes
Mr. McInnes
Washington Street
Harlan P. Small
Springfield, Mass
William S. Newell
First Maintenance Campaign For Funds In Wiscasset Area
Miss Frances A Sortwell accepts chairmanship of the Salvation Army campaign to raise funds in Wiscasset and surrounding towns Edgecomb Sheconscot and Alna with W C Day as treasurer. The committee includes George G Chiera Sidney G Evans Roy R Marston Rev G FE Millard and others. Robert P Meigs appointed to supervise the campaign after a successful Fort Kent drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Wiscasset
Edgecomb
Sheconscot
Alna
Frances A. Sortwell
W. C. Day
George G. Chiera
W.B. Mitchell
Robert P. Meigs
Maine
Fort Kent
Marcia Bailey Weds George Wilson in Wiscasset Home
A Saturday wedding at Mr and Mrs Harold Bailey Wiscasset united Marcia Ellen Bailey and George Hubert Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Asa Wilson Bath. Rev John M Gowdey Woolwich performed the double ring ceremony. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents until their new home is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bailey
Wiscasset
Marcia Ellen
George Hubert Wilson
Asa Wilson
Bath
John M. Gowdey
Woolwich
James Bailey
William Wilson
Wiscaset Academy
Morse High School
Hyde Windlass Co
Wilson Wall
Ridge Church Gifts Collection to U S C
At the Ridge Free Will Baptist homecoming in Bowdoinham on August 10 the congregation voted to send its collection to the United Service Organization as a memorial to missionary spirit. Treasurer C M White of Augusta sent a 26.50 check to U S O chair Senator Neil S Bishop for Bowdoinham. White, known in Bath, is son of the late Marshall White of Bowdoinham and brother of Edward White, former Maine representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge Brick Church
Bowdoin
United Service Organization
U.S. O
Ridge Free
C. M. White
Augusta
Division of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Chaplain of British Ship Visits West Point Camp Casco
Rev. Albert E. Hendy R N chaplain on a British battleship aiding in sinking the Bismarck arrived at Sedgwick Sunday night and visited Camp Casco at West Point Monday He spoke to British children at lunch enjoyed a ride around West Point and Sebasco before leaving Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Hendy, R.N
Sedgwick
Camp Casco
West Point
Sebasco
Taking Tuna Back To Their Flint Home
Mr and Mrs Floyd Nichols of Flint Michigan landed a 600 pound tuna off Bailey s Island with James Tewhey of Winthrop. They towed the fish home to show friends denting the car top as they drove through Lewiston on the way to Flint, enjoying their first tuna fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Nichols
Flint
Mich
Bailey's Island
James Tewhey
Winthrop
Lumbo Point
Bailey’s Island
Carleton E. Smith
Lewiston
Michigan
Mrs Augusta Rowe Celebrates 87th Birthday at Georgetown Center
Mrs Augusta Rowe widow of Byron Rowe observed her 87th birthday in Georgetown Center with her Bath relatives and attending the Working League fair. She later joined family for a church league supper after spending winters in Massachusetts and running the family store until retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Rowe
Byron Rowe
Georgetown Center
Lena Donnell
Bath
Working League of
Baptist Church
Alfred J. Rowe
Rowe
Clayton A. Rowe
John H. Grindell
Cherry Grindell
Benjamin H. Woodside
Georgetown
John
Nancy Warner
Massachusetts
Gediman Captures 620-Pound Tuna Sunday
Edward S. Gediman of Boston and Raymond Green of Philadelphia landed a 620 pound tuna off Bailey Island Sunday afternoon after a 1 hour 45 minute battle. Gediman, on a two week vacation, previously battled a 535 pounder nearby and works at the Charlestown Navy Yard. They fished with Oscar Gilliam of West Point. The Potters of Washington Street vacation at Popham Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Gediman
Boston
Pratt Street
Raymond Green
Philadelphia
Bailey Island
Oscar Gilliam
West Point
Gediman
Charlestown Navy Yard
Bath
Classified notices seek boating and real estate ads
Classified items show requests for boats and a master license holder in Providence plus property trading services in Bath and Parker Head Maine. Also a psychic reading notice in Bath and a property listing commission contact in Bath. Dates indicate 1931 era postings and contact details.
Engagement announced for Nancy Hyde to Edmund A. Hoggard
Mrs. John H. Hyde announced the engagement of her daughter Nancy Hyde to Ensign Edmund A. Hoggard USN son of Dr and Mrs John Hoggard of Wilmington NC The couple is noted with family celebrations and education histories including Danahall Wellesley Garland School and US Naval Academy 1939 attached to the destroyer Gleaves
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hyde
Nancy Hyde
Edmund A. Hoggard
John Hoggard
Wilmington
N. C
Hyde
Miss Hyde
Danahall
Wellesley
Mass
Garland School For
Boston
Mr. Hoggard
Washington, D. C
John Holmes Hyde
Bath
The
Shipbuilding Company
John Holmes
Boston Herald
Oliver B. Guild
Phillips Beach
Eastham Guild, Jr
Clifton
Converse G. Fenn
Sally Hyde
Hoggard
Elmhurst
Hinckley Erickson Wedding Held in Augusta Bath couple wed
Mr and Mrs Raymond William Hinckley were married in Augusta on Thursday in a double ring ceremony at Mrs Howard Carrolls home Rev Louis Staples officiated The bride Miss Helen Louise Erickson wore ivory satin and carried Jayhill roses The groom is an electrical welder at Bath Iron Works and the couple plan a Green Street Bath home after a wedding trip to the White Mountains
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond William Hinckley
Augusta
Green Street
Bath
White Mountains
Helen Louise Erickson
Alma Erickson
Vinalhaven
Augusta General Hospital
Hinckley
Old Town High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
William Hinckley
Alton
Howard Carroll
Louis Staples
Gardiner
Edwin Person
Maplewood
N. J
Jayhill
Winifred Hinckley, R. N
Wallace Hinckley
Ida Cohen
Phyllis Hinckley
Erwin Larrabee
Raymond Briggs
Maine Crafts See Record Summer Sales Rise
Maine craftsmen report a surge in handicraft sales this summer driven by more visitors and reduced foreign gift imports. State Craft Supervisor Ralph W. Haskell cites a 40 percent rise in retail sales from a 1941 survey and notes many artisans work long hours to meet demand. The Maine Craft Guild collaborates with the state in promoting handicrafts, with no official cash return estimate yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Ralph W. Haskell
Department of Education
Haskell
Maine Craft Guild
State Department
York County Dog Show Draws Califers. Adams Wins Prizes
Miss Alice Q. Adams of Freeport entered three Boston Terriers in the Sanford York County dog show yesterday. Hagerty Sylvia Airway, a one year old terrier, won first in novice and best bred. Stafford Paducah Girl, 1 1/2 years, won open class first. Booboo, five years, won male novice blue ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Q. Adams
Freeport
Sanford
Boston
Adams
Hagerty Sylvia Airway
Stafford
Bowdoinham News Roundup of Tea, Court and Community
Bowdoinham hosts a tea at the Lang home with guests including Miss Mary Hall and Mrs. J Hall Denham. Two Bowdoinham court cases: Arthur Farris Jr. pleads guilty to speeding on Route 201, fined $20 and $9.75 costs. Roger Lunt pleads guilty to drunken driving on Route 196, fined $100 and $10.55 costs. Farm Bureau meeting at Mrs. Purington’s on Dingley Road with nine members. Lightning strikes Raymond house and a tree near the Babb home, minor damage. Albert Henderson moves with family to Freeport. Bowdoinham Baptist Women’s Missionary Society meets. White Cross work prepared for Kentung, China. Old Home Sunday at Bowdoinham Ridge church draws 120. guest speaker Rev. Alexander Cairns. Farm Bureau Lawn Party planned on Grange lawn Friday evening. Local teachers listed for the coming year. Bowdoinham 4-H club meets at leader Chester Hobart’s home. Personal items note: Gould family in Presque Isle. Jane Given vacationing in Bowdoinham area. Fire Chief Leavitt’s new number 2141.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Lang
Orator Douglas
Lang
Mary Hall
John Jewel
Wellesley
Mass
J. Hall Denham
Lysle Temple
Margaret Wilson
Josie Irish
Bowdoinham Court
James H. Ames
Arthur Farris, Jr
Union
Route 201
John DeWinter
Roger Lunt
Auburn
Topsham
Harold Redding
Lewiston
Herbert Mariner
Bowdoinham Farm Bureau
Clifton Babb
Albert Henderson
Freeport
Women's Missionary Society
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Phillip Rideout
Kentung
China
Richard Baker
Maine
A. M. Craig
Ralph McEwen
Ella Nash
William H. Gould
Mary Heath
Caleb Mitchell
Ruth Jones
Edith Wood
Hattie Andros
Richard Denham
Leon Cash
Bowdoinham Ridge
Alexander Cairns
Bloomfield
N. J
Bert Siegars
Waldoboro
Solon Purington
Richmond
Farm Bureau
Grange Lawn
Grange Hall
Frank Heath
Leola McEwen
George Ackley
Lewis Lucy
Ross Dodge
Prindall
John Palmer
Bowdoinham
George Libby
Westbrook
Mary Gill
Portland
Norman Rowe
Gladys Raymond
Pearl Raymond
Ridge
McCathy
Old Orchard
Jellison
Schultz
Bishop
Roger Robinson
Chester Hobart
Presque Isle
Jane Given
Waterbury
Visitors and locals share a busy summer week
Frank Hilton of the Canadian Royal Air Force and his wife visited his parents in town Tuesday. Frank Gray of Monmouth and Miss Grace Lancaster from Everett summered with relatives. Linden Little of Greenfield and Ethel Emerson from Burlington stayed with family. Several locals marked August visits and summer courses at Bates College with relatives and friends hosting gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hilton
Royal Air Force
Miles Hilton
Roger Robinson
Ethel Emerson
Burlington
Milton Given
Erland Curtis
Harold Blanchard
Wayne
Gladys Raymond
Norman Rowe
Bates College
Jane Browne
William Whelpley
Boston
Loomis Dyer
Topsham
Miss Morse
Mr. O'Toole
English Chaplain Praises Bond With Camp Casco Children
Rev. Albert E Hendy, a British chaplain on a warship that aided in sinking the Bismarck, told Camp Casco youths that much of England remains intact. He spoke of English resolve, praised American–English ties, and urged children to stay healthy as the war continues. Ex-Governor Louis J Brann attended along with Bath guests including Rear Admiral William P Robert and Mrs Hartline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Albert E. Hendy
Camp
Casco
Hendy
Prove
Hitler
Louis J. Brann
Bath
William S. Newell
William P. Robert
Ambrose Pleads Guilty On Unregistered Vehicle Charge
Charles Ambrose of Harding's station admitted guilt in Municipal Court Tuesday for operating an unregistered motor vehicle. He paid a $10 fine and $4.70 in costs after being ordered into court by Patrolman Moriarty for driving on High Street in an unregistered car. Lieut. Guysbert B. Vroom Jr., stationed at Fort Devens, spent the weekend in Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ambrose
Harding's Station
Ambrose
Campbell's Pond
Frank Moriarty
High Street
Lieut
Guysbert B. Vroom, Jr
U.S.A
Phippsburg
Lieut. Vroom
Fort Devens
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Senter's Inc
F. S. Eveleth
Concord
N .H
H. J. Painter
Wynnewood
Horace Lee
Haverford
Bristol
R. P. Meigs
Young Peorle
Mrs. Augusta Rowe
Fair of the Working League
Morris Potter
Popham Beach
Phlip Ollweiler
Fair St. Providence
Sunporches
Parker Head
Emma C Rollins
Parker
Philip Bruso
Dummer St
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front St. Bath
U.S.N
Country Store
Cs ST
Joan Perry
Aera Pryor
G. Robinson
Ida Lupino
John Garfield
Jean Hersholt
Lufe
TVR
Andy Hardy
Lloyd Mary Beth Nolan Hughes
Charlie
Ruggles
Dlea
Phil Terry
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