Richmond Town Manager Welch resigns to join Mansfield Mass
Rich mond Ervin Welch resigns as Richmond town manager to take a similar post in Mansfield Massachusetts. C Royce Woodman of Chelsea begins duties as Richmond town manager, bringing Army and college background and a family in residence in town. The note also lists local social events and personal items from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Welch
Richmond
Mansfield
Mass. C
Royce Woodman
Chelsea
Board of Selectmen
Mr. Woodman
Rumford
All Schools
Cony
Ordnance Department
Woodman
Marion Louise
Local Notes on Residents and Birth at Gardiner Area
End guest of Mrs Mabel McFee on Main street. Mrs Maude Mooney ill at Robinson Rest Home Gardiner. Mr and Mrs George Sanford formerly of Richmond have rehoused the Densmore house in Dresden from the Densmore heirs. Mrs Fred Stilphen has returned to Gardiner street after visiting North Stratford and Plymouth New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Richard Lambert of River road are parents of a son born at Gardiner General Hospital, Aug 27. Miss Gertrude Riley returns to duty after vacation. Cpl Richard Pullen stationed at Portsmouth Naval Prison visited his parents in Lincoln street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel McFee
Main Street
Maude Mooney
Robinson Rest Home
Gardiner
George Sanford
Richmond
Densmore House
Dresden
Densmore
Fred Stilphen
Don Sherff
North Stratford
N. H
Lee Stilphen
Plymouth
Gardiner Street
Richard Lambert
River Road
Gardiner General Hospital
Gertrude Riley
Richard Pullen
Portsmouth
Harold Pullen
Lincoln Street
Maine Garden Club to Host New England Conference
The Maine Garden Club will host the New England Regional Federation Conference on September 13 and 14 at Poland Spring. State President Mrs. Charles W. Eaton of Auburn announced the dates at a State Executive Board meeting. Attendees include Miss Ethel Winnik of Vermont and regional representatives. Tours of the State Arboretum are planned in Capitol Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Garden Club Federation of
Maine
New England
Poland Spring
Charles W. Eaton
Auburn
State Park
Capitol Park
State House
Eaton
Ethel Winnik
Vermont
Poland
William E. Wing
Portland
Albert D. Nutting
Harold J. Dyer
Henry B. Pierson
Gondoliers Face Postwar Struggles Amid New Venice Traffic
Venice gondoliers battle postwar woes from war surplus amphibious Jeeps to tourist downturn and new speedboats. They fear losing control of the Grand Canal as sharper craft crowd slow craft, while a gondolier school trains them to mix history and city sights in three languages to lure visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Italy
Grand Canal
U. S
Venetian Lagoon
Gondoliers’ School
Georgetown Reid Park hosts crowds amid coastal notes
Georgetown’s Reid Park drew an estimated six hundred visitors for a Sunday picnic as a road near completion promises a perfect bathing spot. The town’s social scene features guests at Robinhood and West Georgetown cottages, school board meetings, library fundraisers, and numerous local visits, with stars like Bette Davis noted among summertime activity.
Social visits and gatherings noted in Kennebec area
A series of short social updates lists visits and gatherings across towns including New York, Portland, Augusta, Boothbay Harbor, and Bath. Notables include the Michel and Flint families visiting, the H Higgins and Dorothy Oliver dining at Dodge Inn, and a wedding attended by the Browns and Brown Jr. at West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Michelson
New York
Hugh Rockwell
L. H. Flint
Portland
Sally
Nancy
Harold J. Brown
Mr. Brown
Kennebec Point
M. Willebeck LeMair
Seguinland
Washington
Dodge Inn
Wiscasset
Boothbay Harbor
Ralph Scott
Thomas McBride
New York City
McBride
Roy M. Newman
Wallace Brown
Augusta
Marrtown
Edith Powers
Ruby MacMahan
Joan Wilson
George Laskey
Wilson
Powers
Miss MacMahan
Cleaves Henderson
Mount Vernon
Brookline
Mass
Walter Anthony
MacMahan
Anthony
Frank Baker
Philadelphia
George Blackwell
Erlon Thibodeau Place
Gaston LaChaise
Albert Deermont
Mariquita Deermont
Richard Olney
Calvin Kentfield
Richard Baldridge
Harry Morin
Bath
Indian Point
Harold J. Brown, Jr
Barbara King
Gordon Hillier
West Bath
Tapir Eats Vast Amount in One Night
The tapir consumes an enormous quantity of food in a single night and drinks water, possibly ranging from one seventh to one fifth of its total body weight.
Lightning Pranks Remarkably Harsh in Field and City
A history note describes lightning tearing stone from buildings and tossing debris across blocks. It recalls a potato field struck where stalks burned to ash while potatoes underground remained baked yet intact.
Hens’ output to dip by a quarter in second year
Laying Hens notes that hens will lay about 20 to 25 percent fewer eggs in their second year than in their first year. The forecast highlights a common drop in annual egg production as flocks age.
Diesel Locomotives Share by Service Use Among Railroads
Forty one percent of diesel electric locomotives owned by Class I railroads are used in freight and passenger road service, while the remainder serve in yard service.
Drought Beetle Threat Primes Trees For Wilted Leaves
Dr Bartlett warns drought and beetle invasion will cause hickories oaks elms and birches to partially leaf out and then collapse with smaller leaves. After-effects expected to fade gradually over the next two or three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Firemen’s Minstral draws good crowds at Howards hall
Five Islands reports strong turnout for last week’s Firemen’s Minstral at Howards hall. Local talent includes Gilbert Stoward Edward Page George Marshall Ronald Thompson and Ted Thibodeau with Ja nice Bean Joan Hagan Maureen Davis and others. Auction at Howard's field drew lively bidding led by Nat Hasenfus. Community club sponsorship marks season close with a Labor Day quilt prize tied to proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howards Hall
Gilbert Stoward
Edward Page
George Marshall
Ronald Thompson
Ted Thibodeau
Janice Bean
Joan Hagan
Maureen Davis
Dorothy MacGillivary
Constance Gray
Orissa Carr
John Blackie
Kit Totman
Woodrow Gray
Mollie Moon
Pennsylvania
Rockmere
Library auxiliary officers elected and meeting changes
Mr and Mrs Frank Doland donated six books to the library. The annual election of the Library Auxiliary officers was held Monday evening with Mrs Stinson Davis reelected president and officers for vice president secretary and treasurer. The next meeting is Sept 8 at 1 30 pm and meetings day was moved to Friday. Fire Department telephone location moved to Gilbert Standish residence. Various cottage stays noted including Miss Ellen Cunningham and Miss Elizabeth Murphey at Cunningham cottage and visits by Rev and Mrs Koehl wetter and son at South Harpswell and Mr and Mrs George Haeger man in Lynn occupying Nelson home for two weeks. Marilyn MacGillivary visiting Carol and Brenda.
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Reid Park
Robinhood
Gary Merrill
Michelson
Westport
Rockwell
Walter Bernstein
New York
Prout
Dudley Allen
Ruby Bunston
Richard's Library
Library Association
Labor Day Company
Elliot Noble
Bristol
Sagadahoc Bay
John Thibodeau
Candy'’s Harbor
Alonzo Thibodeau
Seguinland
Clarence B. Hill
Greene
Hill
Roscoe P. Todd
Oscar Hanscom
Belle Heald
Carroll Powers
Stephen T. Clarke
Pasadina
Calif
Minnie Hicks
Ruth Hicks
Donald LaCroix
Amherst
Mass
Alderman
West Georgetown
James Dunton
South Portland
Wild Rose Farm
Roland E. Peterson
Louise
Bath Memorial Hospital
Louise Howard
Frederick Beck
Boston
Europe
Becks
Newman Home
Frank Brown
David
Brown
Augusta
Oakland
Robert D. Hawley
Bedford House
William Harrison
Hyde Windlass Company
Alfred Steadman
Virginia Steadman
Framingham
Douglass Tuck
Harry L. Horne
Exeter
Leonia
N. J
Cole
Overlook
Kennebec Point
William Calvert
Webster
James Oliver
Lauretta M. Jones
Georgetown Center
Frank Doland
The
Stinson Davis
Russell Pinkham
William Stewart
Lincoln Campbell
Fire Department
Lloyd Pinkham
Gilbert Standish
Georgetown 134
Ellen Cunningham
Elizabeth Murphey
Cunningham Cottage
Franklin Koehlwetter
Stanley
South Harpswell
William Marr
George Haegerman
Lynn
Nelson Home
Marilyn MacGillivary
Carol
Brenda
Regional social notes of visits and guests
Pearsons of Somerville return to Swarthmore after a visit with Mrs Osborn's sister Mrs Rutherford. Elbridge Mains and Malden guest at Jones Inn. Albert Moore hosts Nashua visitors. Lemond Davis family occupies Moore home. Clergy families travel between Naperville and La Conia. Numerous cottage closings and weekend stays across Malden Melrose Nashua Wakefield Yarmouth and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Moore
William Wolfe
Naperville
D. W. Staffeld
Luke Roy
Laconia
N. H
Almon Marr
Parker Start
Marr
Malden
Melrose
Jeanette Pinkham
Miss Pinkham
Kenneth Smith
Yarmouth
Nehemiah Boynton
New York
Paul Thompson
Ada MacGillivary
Bath
Stanley Lewis
Vernal Chaney
Eliot
Clayton Doyle
Gorham
Victor Pinkham
Mildred Russell
Waterville
Donald Kenney
Kenney
Auburn
William Marr
Wendall Light
Watertown
Mass
Ernest Strout
Livermore Falls
Vincent Strout
Fred Eliot
Gardiner
Francis Pierce
Gail Hutchinson
Canton
John Huskins
Hutchinson
Capt. Huskins
Carl A. Rasmussen
Zetta Higgins
Roses as smart choice for new homeowners landscaping
New home owners face blank lots after bulldozing and heavy construction. Roses offer beauty and low cost with long bloom by Fashion Mission Bells Capistrano and Sutters Gold, all under ten dollars. Easy to grow with simple care and rewarding results from spring to frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Beach party ballad amid sandless mood and salad
A playful note praises beach parties as grand while delaying a ballad until the sand vanishes from mind alongside the potato salad.
Ken Keene The Corner Druggist Reflects On Quack Cures
Ken Keene recalls an 1741 Boston ad for a medicine that claimed to cure many ailments. He notes modern gullibility to flashy products and political cure-alls, and says he tells customers the truth about goods he sells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Keene
Ken
Boston
Ethnical and Ethical: Reflections From An Odd Text
A collection of dated musings on ethics and ethnical meanings, noting the distinction between moral conduct and racial traits. It cites a humorous aside about a Bronx cheer to radio adverts and a modern electric mute device from an eastern college professor aiming to quiet cluttered commercials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
Eastern College
New Mesons Vanish in Microsecond Blink
Scientists report two mesons that exist for only two billionths of a second, a fleeting discovery amid broader debates on policy and safety. The note cites Gustav Ruskin on change and endurance while highlighting the costly impact of traffic accidents at 2.8 billion dollars yearly.
Whey Turns to Fermented Drink Bases in New Process
A newly patented method uses whey as a base for many beverages, converting a largely wasted by product of dairy into starting materials for fermented drinks alongside grains and fruits.
Scientist discovers kerosene kills mosquito larvae
Dr. L. O. Howard of the U. S. Agriculture Department reports an accidental discovery that kerosene can kill mosquito wigglers, suggesting a potential method to control larvae in breeding sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Howard
U.S. Agriculture Department
Obituary of Ellen M Bonney 87 Bath resident
Ellen M Bonney 87 longtime Bath resident and church member died after brief illness at her daughter Mrs Charles H Berry 13 Leland St Portland Born June 22 1863 Livermore daughter of Asa and Amanda Hewett Educated in Livermore Kent's Hill Seminary taught school in Livermore and Hartford Married to Frank W Bonney later of Hartford Survived by daughter Crystal Berry granddaughter Clarice Rogers great granddaughter Bonnie Jean Rogers and other relatives Funeral Wednesday 2 pm Harding Funeral Home Canton Interment Maple Grove Hartford
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Ellen M. Bonney
Bath
Missionary Society
Corliss Street
Charles H. Berry
Leland Street
Portland
Mrs. Bonney
Livermore
Asa and
Amanda (Norton) Hewett
Kent's Hill Seminary
Hartford
East Livermore
Hartford Methodist Church
Frank W. Bonney
Wilbur F. Bonney
Crystal C. Berry
Clarice (Berry) Rogers
Bonnie Jean Rogers
Harding Funeral
Canton
Maple Grove Cemetery
John E Scanlon 84 dies in Topsham
John E Scanlon 84 died early Saturday in Topsham born in Bath son of Brian and Bridget Scanlon. He is survived by his daughter Mrs Thomas Segberg Somerville Massachusetts and sister Mrs Margaret DeCoste Bath. Funeral services Monday at 2 from Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence with Rev David L Wilson officiating burial in Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Scanlon
Topsham
Bath
Brian
Bridget Duran Scanlon
Thomas Segberg
Somerville
Mass
Margaret DeCoste
Arthur F. Mayo
Funeral services for Ernest Russell held in Bath
Funeral services for Ernest Russell were conducted Thursday at 3 PM from the Arthur F. Mayo and Son Funeral residence with Rev. Canon Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Bath Fire Department bearers included Joseph Cloutier Fred Cullen Charles Swearingen Frank Gallant John Hinds and Alvah Lewis. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Russell
Arthur F. Mayo and Son
Charles M. Tubbs
Bath Fire Department
Joseph Cloutier
Fred Cullen
Charles Swearingen
Frank Gallant
John Hinds
Alvah Lewis
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Mrs Jes sie L Erskine held
Funeral services for Mrs Jes sie L Erskine were held Thursday at 1 30 p m at the Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral residence with Rev Canon Charles M Tubbs officiating. Bearers E A Erskine O P Erskine S A Erskine and F W Holmes. Interment in Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie L. Erskine
Arthur F. Mayo
Funeral for Mrs Elizabeth Frances Rice in Woolwich
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Rice were held Thursday afternoon at two from her home in Woolwich. Rev. John Anderson of Woolwich officiated. Bearers were Earl Dow Clarence Getchell Waldo Hawthorne and George Carlton. Burial followed in the family plot at Riverside Cemetery Day's Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Frances Rice
Woolwich
John Anderson
Earl Dow
Clarence Getchell
Waldo Hawthorne
George Carlton
Riverside Cemetery
Day's Ferry
Mrs. Cora E Snow 88 Rockland Widow of I L Snow Partner
Mrs. Cora E. Snow 88 of Rockland widow of Richard E. Snow longtime partner in the I L Snow Co ship building and repair firm died Sunday after a long illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Helen Wilkie Vigue of Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora E. Snow
Rockland
Richard E. Snow
I. L. Snow Co
Helen Wilkie Vigue
Bath
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Methodist Church
Stine
Ruby G. Bennett
Emerson Lane Post
Legion Fair
Cecelia Robinson
Marjorie Durrell
Helen Thrower
Eunice Kinney
Y. A. Y. F. Club
Joan MacKinnon
Paula Adams
Mildred Wheeler
Beulah Small
Gloria Small
Georgia Moeller
Joyce Hinkley
Grace Barstow
Mertie Vierra
Emeline Hinkley
Marilyn Schools
Patricia McDermott
Jean Lemieux
Janet Sidelinger
Mary Sullivan
Glenna Curtis
Roxanna Curtis
Shirley LaChance
Carolyn Hodgkins
Ann Hodgkins
Miss Richards
Hartley Ranger
Thelma Meader
Stratton
John McKinnon
Dover
Charles Guiou
Florence Anderson
Carl Anderson
Ruth Anderson
Virginia Anderson
Marie Maker
Jean Caton
Campbell's Pond
Anderson
Melvin Ferris, Jr
Annie S. Johnson
Bailey's Island
Lillian Johnson
Genevieve Lynch
Jamaica Plains
Maine Garden Club
A. P. Denham, Jr
Bath, Maine
Georgetown
Oscar Hanscomb
Hanscomb
Dr. Hanscomb
Philip Stebbins
Dorothy Files
Alden Mott
End
Chester A. Kelsea
Kelsea
A. A. Stott
Memorial Hospital
Roger Raymond
John Reverge
Dallas, Tex
U. S. Navy
Benevolence
Bacon
Coast Guard
Golden Gate
International Soundphoto
Marius H. Page
Kennebec
Jim Larkin
John Ruskin
John E Scanlon
Mrs. Rice
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Washington Street
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