Phippsburg Community News Roundup
Farewell for National Guard members held at Bodwell Grange Hall with square dancing led by Albert Bailey and Rev Macy Whitehead. Two open houses at Three Fevers Camp and local Farm Bureau fair featured well patronized tables. Personal items note visits and travels among residents and attendees including Pauline Seavey at Camp Manitou and Dr James Loney’s family returning from Cleveland.
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National Guard
Phippsburg
Bodwell Grange Hall
Albert Baily
Macy Whitehead
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange War
Local folks on visits and returns across New England
Mr and Mrs Elliott Ray of Woburn Mass returned Monday after visiting Mr and Mrs Jay K Bowker. T C Huse of Meadowbrook returned to his home after a trip to New Brunswick Nova Scotia with his niece Geraldine Fenderson of Saco. Mr Huse visited Canada to see family for the first time in seven years. Mr and Mrs Albert Maslon and family returned to Braintree Mass after several weeks with Mr and Mrs Philip Gornley and daughter May Ellen of Portland were callers Sunday at Bowkers. Mrs Delia Bolton of South Portland is visiting Mrs T C Huse. Mr and Mrs Sidney Maslon and son Donald of Ontario returned home after two weeks at Brightwater cottage. Mrs Doris Thistle entertained her sister Mrs Lee and two daughters of Lebanon Mass at her Meadow Brook home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Stevens
Frank Bowker
Edwin Given
Bath
Charles Minott
Pauline Seavey
Camp Manitou
Washington
Congregational Christian Churches of
Maine
James Loney
Cleveland
Ohio
Brightwater
Raymond Campbell
Griffin Stabler
New Rochelle
N. Y
Horace Holton
Wellesley
Mass
Center Church
Alice Minott
Joe A. Bennett
Rome
Maurice Skillin
Bath Memorial Hospital
Elliott Ray
Woburn
Jay K. Bowker
T. C. Huse
Meadowbrook
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Geraldine Fenderson
Saco
Huse
Canada
Albert Maslon
Braintree
Philip Gornley
May Ellen
Portland
Delia Bolton
South Portland
Sidney Maslon
Donald
Ontario
Doris Thistle
Lee
Lebanon
New London
Laura Dustin
Providence
Mary Moore
Sewall C. Moore
Francis McDonald
Quincy
Earl F. Lowell
Leslie Logan
Indiana
Peter Bush
Joe Dunton
Augusta
Eugene Ross
Ross
Diane
Maine General Hospital
Martha
James
Palmer
Yarmouth
Nancy Ellen Ross
Albert Gray
Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
Laurence Hoyt
Dana
Denise
H. D. Mank
Carole Mank
West Baldwin
Arthur Kreidler
WN 2
Parker Head
Eugene Harrington
Sarah
June Gordon
Audrey Pinkham
Gordon Home
Royce Young
Joyce Gray
Olive Deejay
Leston Harrington
Popham Beach
Lowell
Laurence Thayer
Donald Logan
Winnegance
Clarence Sheffield
Thomas
Sebaseco
West Point
Charles Niles
Annie Niles
Hallowell
Herbert Hunt
Malcolm O’brien
O'Brien
Jackman
Ralph Jewell
Boston
A. E. Lowell
Sebasco Estates
L. F
W. A
E. F. Lowell
Francis Lander
Hartford
Bull Moose Upsets Car in Phippsburg
Fred Morse 36 of Woolwich and three children narrowly escaped serious injury when a bull moose estimated at 150 pounds rammed their car in the Ashdale area of Phippsburg. The vehicle rolled down a three foot embankment after the impact. Morse suffered a minor finger cut while the children were unhurt. The moose fled into the woods and was not seen again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morse
Woolwich
Ashdale
Phippsburg
West Point
Sebasco
Popham Road
Morse
Return to Tyndall AF Base after furlough
He left Monday to return to Tyndall Air Force Base Florida where he is attached to the Instrument Training school after a 30 day furlough here. Mrs. Whittaker accompanied him to Boston then returned to spend the winter with her parents at 15 Forest road while finishing her senior year at Gor ham State Teachers college
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Second spraying for pest control underway in Georgetown area
The Summer colonies at Brig ham s Cove and Meadowbrook received their second mosquito spray of the season Friday evening. Lendell Roberts piloted a Piper Cub from Brunswick Flying Service, flying 5 to 10 feet above treetops. Planes will spray Kennebec Point Indian Point Five Islands MacMahan Island Georgetown Center Robinhood Marrtown and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham’s Cove
Meadowbrook
Lendell Roberts
Brunswick Flying Service
Georgetown
Kennebec Point
Indian Point
Five Islands
MacMahan Island
Georgetown Center
Robinhood
Marrtown
Joseph Roseberry
Phippsburg Holds Farewell Party for Battery B Men
A farewell party for the Phippsburg men attached to Battery B was hosted at Bodwell Grange Hall in Small Point. More than 100 neighbors organized the event with Rev. Macy Whitehead and Albert Bailey leading folk and square dancing, plus group singing and cake and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Battery B
Bodwell Grange Hall
Small Point
Macy Whitehead
Albert Bailey
Annual Rum mage Sale at Small Point
The Small Point Beach colony holds its 20th annual rum mage sale on Thursday at 3 pm at the Summer home Top Sea owned by ex Governor Walter Edge and his wife. Proceeds benefit Memorial hospital with features including a fortune teller lemonade and food table and possible swimming in the salt water pool for a small fee. Lees Ketchum returns home after a week in Bath Memorial hospital with a cast on his leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Beach Colony
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Small Point Colony
Memorial Hospital
Linden residents Donald Avery and Dawn pass away
Donald Avery and his daughter Dawn of Linden Street died last weekend. They were together with Mr. and Mrs. William Daley at North Hope when the events occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Avery
Dawn
Linden Street
William Daley
North Hope
Maine seafood posters touted by state agencies
The State Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries and the Maine Development Commission distributed posters to dealers and firms highlighting North Atlantic seafood dishes including fried clams and lobster salad to boost Maine’s 43 edible species and 200 plus dealers. Local social notices recount Seaford and Bath area community events, cottage visitors, outings, and visits at various beaches and cottages around Popham Beach.
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Maine
State Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Maine Development Commission
North Atlantic
Popham Beach
Hackensack
N. J
Stanley Wallace
Alton Hathaway
Lexington
Mass
Elmer Hathaway
Cambridge
Spinney
Charles Young
Kingston
Ontario
Ruth Johnson
Belford
Mary Fournier
East Putnam
Herbert Sprague
Esther Buckeye
Estelle Adams
Detroit
Mich
F. D. Scott
Mary MacDonald
Melrose
Scott
Barbara Hyde
Boston
Stanley W. Hyde
Ledgewood
Thayer Family Reunion and Local Notices Near Bath
About 20 attended the Thayer family reunion at the Lawrence Thayer cottage on Wyman shore. A clambake by the fireplace due to rain featured numerous Thayer relatives and guests from Bath Portsmouth and Plainfield. The Farm Bureau Summer sale drew local attendees and a flower arrangement meeting with Melvin Henderson is planned for Sept. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer
Lawrence Thayer
Wyman Shore
Charles Thayer
Albert Thayer
Wayne
Ellen
Kenneth Thayer
R. Christensen
Gloria
Robert Jewell
Roberta
Bath
Theodore Olcovich
Theodore, Jr
Barbara
Portsmouth
Frank K
Sarah Wilbur
Wilbur
Harry Hannaford
Wilbur May
Plainfield
N. J
Hannaford
Stanton C. Dozois
Richard
Lawrence Carlisle
Martin F. Goodwin
Kenneth R. Goodwin
Bernat Handicrafter features Bath area children
In the Autumn issue of Bernat Handicrafter, Peggy Sheiler a 6 year old from Thomaston is pictured at Popham beach while knitting. Her story links to Bath via her grandmother and a former Bath shoe factory owner Tom Plant who turned the yarn HQ into Queen Quality and Dorothy Dodd shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Bernat Co
Bernat Handicrafter
Maine
Peggy Sheiler
Peggy
Laurence F. Sheiler
Thomaston
Clara Rice
Bedford Street
Bath
Popham Beach
Hennessy Cottage
Pine Grove
Times
Sheiler
So-and-So
Current Magazine
Peeggy
Elizabeth Webber
Cambridge
Mass
Tom Plant
Queen Quality
United Nations Secretariat Steel Core Reaches High
The new United Nations secretariat in New York City rises as a 39 story frame supported by about 14 000 tons of structural steel. It was primed with 4 300 gallons of red lead to guard against rust during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Secretariat
New York City
Greenland Ice Cap Threatens Ocean Levels
Greenland, the world’s largest island, is about six sevenths covered by an ice mass up to a mile and a half thick. A sudden melt of this cap would cause ocean levels to rise beyond current shores.
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Greenland
Tribal Chief Raises Totem Pole During Potlatch Ceremony
A tribal chief hosted a lavish potlatch turning ceremony with a totem pole raised and generous gifts bestowed on guests reflecting communal wealth and hospitality.
For Emergencies Keep Sterile Gauze In Barn
In emergencies it pays to have a pad of sterile gauze ready in the barn or stable for quick wound care on animals. The simple supply helps treat cuts and injuries when access to medical care is limited.
Social notes from Parker Head and Bath area
Community roundup details party winners and hostesses at the Libby home extends to September events. Numerous visits, guests, and local engagements across Parker Head Bath and Boothbay Harbor with church piano gifts and road work noted alongside military and family activities.
Festive Chocolate Frosted Sponge Cakes At Home
Ready prepared small Mary Ann sponge cakes may be chocolate frosted at home and centers filled with toasted almond slivers for a festive dessert.
Philadelphia Port Exports to Venezuela in 1949 Quarter
American goods shipped from the Port of Philadelphia to Venezuela in Q4 1949 totaled $1,230,850, per figures released by Venezuelan consuls.
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Venezuela
Philadelphia
Dresden notes staff additions and community events
Miss Rachel Allard joins Bridge academy in South Hiram as Latin and French instructor after Colby College class of 1947 and Hollis High teaching. Local gatherings include a South Dresden church supper Aug 31, Yarmouth High reunion memory, and a Densmore House visit by Quincy guests. Portland hospital birth and vacationing families also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Allard
South Hiram
Bridge Academy
Allard
Colby College
Hollis High School
Laura Bailey
June
Gorham Farwell
Alton Strout
Schenectady
N. Y
Dresden Mills
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Henry Thurston
Washington, D. C
Patterson Farm
Middle Bridge
Margaret Pushard
Elizabeth Hill
Union
Lewiston
Cora Gahan
Lawrence Gahan
Shaw
South Dresden
Sanford
Densmore House
Edward Densmore
Quincy
Mass
Carlson
West Dresden
Backer
Cedar Grove
Employed Women Now Perform 30 Percent of Our Labor
A wartime shift shows domestic workers shrinking from 18 percent of employed women before the war to about 10 percent now. Women pursue clerical, sales, and cooperative roles as expanded opportunities draw them from domestic service. Overall employed or seeking work remains around 18.6 million, about 30 percent of the labor force.
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United States
Sailor discipline helped Captain Cook’s crew thrive
Captain Cook, setting sail in 1769 for the South Seas, emphasized cleanliness aboard his ship and among his crew. This discipline contributed to a remarkable record, as he returned three years later with only one man lost to disease.
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Captain Cook
South Seas
Seagull Hooked on Rod and Reel at Bay Point Meet
Charles Burney Keish freed a seagull snagged by his line after the bird swallowed the hook and flew away. The Bay Point Improvement Association held its annual meeting Friday night with officers led by Mrs. Thomas Hagan and a slate of directors. Multiple summertime visits and cottages around Popham Beach and Five Islands are noted, with residents from New York and Chicago visiting friends and family in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles (Burney) Keish
Burney
Bay Point Improvement Ciation
Thomas Hagan
Katherine
At Keen
Andrew Butt Edward Butterfield
Rot Miller
Thomas Hagar
Powers, Jr
Robert H
Theresa Dube
Pic Popham Beach
Young
Islands
White
John
Sturgiss
Chapel Hill
N. C
Walter Gordon
Ross Mass
Leeman
Philip Trask
Jean McCarthy
City
N. Y
Marjory Jewett
Henry White
Fami
Andrew Butterfie
Merle Niles
M. J
William Leema
St Campbell
Chicago
Thumb Sucking Risks Warn Pediatric Dentists
Dr. George Wer of Northwestern University Dental School told the American Dental Association session that stopping thumb sucking before teeth grow in prevents abnormal bite. Dr Teuscher echoed that habit may affect both primary and permanent teeth, urging parental warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wer
Northwestern Ui Dental School
A Dental Association
Teuscher
Poultrymen Discuss Feeder Sizes for Young Chicks
The text notes that young chicks need space and feed as they grow and suggests poultrymen use at least three feeder sizes. It mentions starting with a feeder for 4 to 60 day-old chicks.
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Meadowbrook District
Bull Moose
The
Edge
Lee Ketchum
William Ketchum
West Bath
Marylin Lee O'Neill
Merlin O'Neill
U.S. Coast Guard
International
Cox
Picture
Bath People
U.N
J. D. Libby
F. A. Libby
Frances Morong
W. H. Wyman
Betty Anne Wyman
Howard Morong
Libby
Edward Thomas
Parker Head Church
Hewitt
James Chambers
Four Corners
Farm Bureau
J. Frank Mezenski
Leo Hamel
Ramon Hamel
Earl Hamel
Judy
James Hamel
Arthur Brown
Ethel MacElroy
Willard Percy
Florence Rollins
Quonset Point
R. IL
Mezenski
Mr. Clark
Jarvis
U. S. Coast Guard
Clarence Skolfeld
Perkins Island
Frances Lander
Harpswell
Lewis Lowell
Walter Cushing
J. W. Libby
Francis Gray
Georgia
Ensign L. L. Lowell
U.S. N
N. H
San Francisco
New York
Finn and
Davis
Massachusetts
Jerry Cram
Jimmy
Martin J. Mullin
New England
William S. Koster
Ub of
Cr. J. Russell, Sr
Jimmy” Fund
Frederick G. Payne
Children's Cancer Research Foundation
Children’s Re Industry Hospital
Motion Pictu
Boston Braves
Dresden
Cooks
Nathani Sensus
Thase
D. Furbis
Edwar
Som Mass
Dedham
Madison Moore
Spadino
Wi Adams
POLIT
ICAL
State OF Maine Hotel
Associa
C. M. Parker
Bangor, Mi
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