Community notices and family milestones in Bath area
A lengthy local digest notes events at Methodist and Baptist parishes, including a birthday celebration for Albert Sanford with four generations present and family gifts. It lists Thanksgiving services, Grange and Y M C A activities, DAR and St Ambrose church card party prizes, and various local social visits and funerals. Also records the death of Jason Jovin with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Beregy
Fred Duren
Georgina Downing
Albert Sanford
Pleasant Street
Brockton
Mass
Sanford
Abbie Small
Veneranda Sanford
John E. Sanford
Charles Thompson
Roy Shea
Bath
George Sanford
George
Rosalia
Dresden
Methodist Church
Jesse Starr
The
Baptist Church
Harland Joyce
Church of the Nazarene
Progressive Grange
M. W. Douglass
James Jones
Arthur Johnson
Walter Knight
A. R. Palmer
Richard Palmer
C. W. Gray
Bernard Smith
A. F E. McMaster
George Brown
Ceres
R. H. Hamilton
Flora
Sumner Teele
Pomona
Robert Wallace
J. E. Purinton
Earl Hackett
Joseph Routhier
Paul Roberts
Archer Terrell
Pauline Hutchinson
John Gould
Lisbon
Giles Skinner
William Bennett
Mabel Clifford
Fort Richmond
Dar
St. Ambrose Church
Arthur LaChance
Percy Little
J. Norris Sidelinger
Georgie Downing
Turkey
Louise Oakes
Gordon Lemont
Phyllis Lemont
Edward Crosby
John Coughlin
Walter Coughlin
May Graham
Malden
Joyce Goughn
Richmond Tax Sale Seeks Bids on 65 Acre Farm
A valuable Richmond farm of about 65 acres with a good house and buildings is offered for tax sale. Inquiries go to the Town Manager in Richmond and bids are due by December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
City Council Nomination Filing Opens for Feb 13 Election
No nomination papers filed yet for city council seats up for election on February 13. Filing opens Friday and closes January 9. Several incumbents and potential nominees discussed but contact with seven term expiring candidates proved difficult. Clock in town remains off since March, deemed unnecessary expense by council. Building permits issued at a brief special meeting: Brooke Chevrolet sales and service building, Edward D. True garage, and Sam Lake billiard and pool building with estimated costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew M. Butterfield
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
H. Joseph Madden
Ward 3
Stanley R. Hunter
Ward 5
L. H. Cooper
Ward
Arthur W. Gediman
Thomas J. Cummings
the Times
Brooke Chevrolet
Center Street
Edward D. True
Front Street
Sam Lake
Elm and
Water Street
Miss Jean M Mann Hosts Sixth Birthday Party
Jean McMann daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward J Mc Mann entertained classmates at Mitchell school classroom party marking her sixth birthday. Cake ice cream favors and candy were served with guests including Miss Fisher sub primary teacher and many neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean McMann
Edward J. McMann
Mitchell School
Miss Fisher
E. J. McMann
Marie McMann
Patricia Arsenault
Dennis Burpee
Lauriston Caton
Gordon Douglas
David Haggett
Peter
Poultry Fowl Pox Vaccination Advice For Growers
A veterinary bulletin advises poultry growers on fowl pox vaccination. Do not vaccinate unless the disease has appeared locally or is likely to appear, vaccinate every year for all birds, inform neighboring flocks, vaccinate only when flocks are in good health, vaccinate at least two months before exposure, and use pigeon pox vaccine for birds in production if vaccination is needed.
Oakley Thibodeau tagged for buck at game inspection station
Weekend weather in Georgetown brought cold sea air and about an inch of snow on Sunday. Oakley Thibo deau was tagged for an eight point buck at the game inspection station last week, the sole entry for that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley Thibodeau
Oakley Spear
Farnsworth Museum
Rockland
Nequasset
Woolwich Man Horace Allen Dies at 59
Horace Eugene Allen 59 of Woolwich died at home Monday. Born January 5 1890 he was the son of James R and Rosetta Reed Allen husband of Frances Miller Allen a lifelong farmer. Survived by wife daughter Mrs Parker Starrett Woolwich an aunt Miss Nellie Reed Woolwich and granddaughter Mariynn Allen Bath Funeral Thursday at two Curtis Funeral Home Rev C C Sargent officiating burial Riverside Cemetery Woolwich
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Eugene Allen
Woolwich
James R
Rosetta Reed Allen
Frances Miller Allen
Allen
Parker Starrett
Nellie Reed
Mariynn Allen
Bath
Curtis Funeral
Rev
C. C. Sargent
Riverside Cemetery
Obituary Cassius Clay Whidden Dies at 80 Bath Resident
Cassius Clay Whidden of Bath and Brunswick died at home Friday night at 40 Oliver Street. Born in Presque Isle on April 9 1860 he was a retired Methodist minister who preached across New England and belonged to the Maine Conference. He retired at 65 and is survived by his widow Lillian daughter Mrs George A Haskins of Wakefield Mass son Malcolm B Whidden of Harpswell three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassius Clay Whidden
Oliver Street
Bath
Brunswick
Presque Isle
George F
Hannah Oliver Whidden
New England
Maine Conference of Methodist Churches
Lillian M. Whidden
George A. Haskins
Wakefield, Mass
Malcolm B. Whidden
Harpswell
Dresden Area Thanksgiving News and Local Gatherings
Schools closed for Thanksgiving break and reopened Monday. Dresden residents hosted and visited relatives during the holiday. Eastern River 4-H Club met with Pearl Carver leading. Mrs. Lord spoke on 4-H projects and homemade holders were shown. Meetings planned for Dec. 3 at Mrs. Ray Perry’s. Thanksgiving guests included Norman Bailey and family, the Dorrs, and Gouds. Deer hunting noted with Harold Austin Jr. a local student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lambert
Leroy Robbins
Corinth
Fred Chapman
Eastern River
Pearl Carver
Lord
Orono
Frank Houdlette
Dresden Farm Bureau
Edward Hall
Hall
Harold Houdlette
Arthur Siegars
Sarah Allen
Charles Dorr
Dalores
Charles
Alden Stilphen
Cedar Grove
Robert Foster
Masachusetts
Mr. Foster
Walter Rittalls
Romulus Gray
Augusta
Harold Austin, Jr
Harold
Phippsburg Residents Testify in Heald Plague Case
In a local hearing in Phippsburg, Otis and a brother testified they had not been on Sam Day Hill road while Dale presented his case against Jimmy Heald. Burgess and Humphreys offered alibis, with Burgess stating twelve years as a resident and Humphreys noting lack of post alibi details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Jimmy Heald
Otis McKenney
Wood
Sam Day Hill
Heald
Samuel Burgess
Phippsburg
McKenney Brothers
Humphreys
Dale
Burgess
McKenneys
Deering
Scott
Parker Head Chronicle Note Extracurricular Visits
Rev. Charles Sims of Bath visited the Reginald Gordon home he purchased. Millard Nadeau of Portland spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cushing. Mrs. Earl Lowell called on Mrs. Laurence Taylor at Popham. Earl Lowell and Florence Rollins attended church at Phippburg Center. Sally Lowell and Laura Wyman were supper guests at Cranberry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sims
Bath
Reginald Gordon
Millard Nadeau
Portland
Nadeau
Ronald
Walter Cushing
Earl Lowell
Laurence Taylor
Popham
Bob
Florence Rollins
Phippburg Center
Sally Lowell
Laura Wyman
Cranberry Point
Five Islands Neighbors Gather for Week’s Events
Five Islands Good Neighbor club met with Miss Edith Pinkham last week and this week plans a meeting with Mrs. Victor Pinkham. Central school closed Thursday and Friday for holiday recess. Rev. George Bolster of Freeport to speak Thursday evening at prayer service with Georgetown church members invited. Sermon topics for December announced by Rev. Cleves Henderson. Many local families noted visiting, guests, and returns for Thanksgiving and recent events including Pinkhams, Careys, and Doaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbor Club
Edith Pinkham
Victor Pinkham
Central School
George Bolster
Freeport
Georgetown Church
Cleves Henderson
God
Ministry of Angels
Harold Pinkham
North Yarmouth
Academy
Jeanette Pinkham
Frank Locke
Kittery
Walter Savage
Lynn MacMahan
C. C. Pinkham
Russell
Arthur Cochrane
Camden
Maurice Pinkham
Richard Carey
New Jersey
Clarence Carey
Augusta
Madge O'Brien
Hallowell
Five Islands
Carey
Matthew Doak
Gilbert Howard
Bath
Lester Davis
Stanley Lewis
George Lee
Onset
Mass
Gilbert Lewis
Bath Memorial Hospital
Alvah Reynolds
Bath Road
Charles Kenny
Chester Pinkham
Portland
E. E. Pinkham
Paul Stevens
Mary Stevens
Clarence Preble
Preble
Willard
Vernon Gray
James Oliver
Georgetown
Bramwell Harford
Quincy
George W. Ince
Alfred
N. Y
Christopher
Ince
Betty Staffeld
Novel features at Mohiba Ball headline list of hosts and staff
A Mohiba Ball program lists faculty adviser Mrs Bertha Downs and student chairmen Shirley Clark and Eleanor Carter. Invited patrons include Mr and Mrs Lor ing Addison and other local couples with named patrons Lasca Huse and Marie St Angelo among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Downs
Marie St. Angelo
Henry Powers, Jr
Lasca Huse
First Express Began With Carpetbag Car On Early Rail Lines
From the infancy of American railroads an express service evolved to move packages directly between sender and receiver. In 1839 a lone expressman used a carpetbag as a car aboard a Boston to New York route via Long Island Sound steamer, popularizing a system that expanded with each new railroad. The service grew to be a vital component of commercial development as express firms were absorbed during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Long Island Sound
Boston
New York
Snow and bird notes mark Bay Point posting
The Bay Point area reports an inch and a half of snow and rough seas that hindered local fishing. Birdwatchers note tree swallows at the Navajo feeding station and describe the snow chippy with its rusty head and black chest spot. Social updates mention Thanksgiving visits among local residents and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Maurice Burns
J. Otis Swift
Scientific Breakfast Study Shows Key Health Benefits
Research from a state university medical school reports that a daily 800 calorie breakfast improves maximum work output and mental alertness, reduces muscular fatigue, and lowers tremor during the prenoon period. Tests tracked reaction time and fatigue in women aged 22 to 27 under varied breakfast conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical School
Becoming Artisans: Home Building by Families
More people are building their own homes as rentals are scarce and prices rise. Families bend backs swing hammers and brushes with pride and satisfaction while saving money on completing their projects.
Vision test adequacy for modern school sight
The American Optometric Association says chart readings from 20 feet miss critical near vision skills. Many schools skip alternative tests though a child may have 20.20 vision yet lack focusing ability and quick perception needed for good school vision.
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American Optometric Association
Marines Under John Paul Jones Used Hand Grenades
During the Revolutionary War era U S Marines serving under John Paul Jones employed hand grenades in combat engagements reflecting early improvisations in siege warfare and close quarters fighting.
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U. S
John Paul Jones
Herbert J. Rice Sr. Dies in South Portland After Illness
Funeral held in Bath for Herbert J. Rice Sr. of South Portland, 31 Brookside Ave. The deceased, son of the late Melville L. Rice, operated Rice's Cash Market on Preble Street. Family members from Bath and Waterville attended the committal at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Rice
Mechanic Street
South Portland
Mr. Rice
Herbert J. Rice
Brookside Avenue
Bath
Melville L. Rice
Oak Grove
David H. Rice
Robert A. Rice
USN
Herbert J. Rice, Jr
Richard M. Rice
Everett C. Burt
Catherine Shaughnessy Dies. Boston Native Lived Here
Mrs Catherine E Shaughnessy 60 of 3 Cobb street wife of Charles W Shaughnessy died Thursday A Boston native she had lived here for many years Surviving are her husband one brother Anthony Thompson of Boston a sister Mrs Francis Shannon of Brighton Mass and one granddaughter Charlotte Stimpson of San Diego Calif
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Catherine E. Shaughnessy
Cobb Street
Charles W. Shaughnessy
Boston
Anthony Thompson
Francis Shannon
Brighton
Mass
Charlotte Stimpson
San Diego
Calif
Funeral Services for David M. McKellar Held Friday
Funeral services for David M. McKellar were held Friday afternoon at two from Curtis Funeral Home on Washington street. Rev. Joseph O. Purdue of Winter Street Congregational church officiated and burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery. Mr. McKellar was a member of Speirs of Elderslie lodge of Masons No. 1102, Yoker Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. McKellar
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Requiem Mass for Catherine E. Shaughnessy at St Mary’s
A high mass was held Saturday morning at eight for Catherine E. Shaughnessy at St Mary’s Church with Rev. Timothy C. Maney officiating. Bearers were John Carey Edward N Hartnett Walter Shaughnessy Raleigh Glynn and Edward Philben. Burial followed in the family plot at St Patrick Cemetery Milford New Hampshire.
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St. Mary’s Church
Catherine E. Shaughnessy
Timothy C. Maney
John Carey
Edward N. Hartnett
Walter Shaughnessy
Raleigh Glynn
Edward Philben
St. Patrick Cemetery
Milford
N. H
Economical woodland spraying now possible with new method
The bureau of entomology and plant quarantine says one gallon of concentrated spray applied by aerial or ground equipment can treat an acre of woodland, replacing the former 600 gallons of dilute spray requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology and
Beeryllium’s Effect on Sugar Metabolism Reported
A report states beryllium, a heavy metal used in fluorescent lights and other industries, can disrupt the body's use of sugar and other carbohydrates.
Home Pasteurization Advice for Safe Milk
Instructions suggest heating milk in a clean container to 165 degrees Fahrenheit to pasteurize at home and avoid cooked taste, then letting it cool.
Alfred S Bucknam, Bath native, dies in Brooklyn
Alfred S Bucknam died November 28 in Brooklyn after a short illness. He lived in Bath and later New York. He worked with the Boy Scouts at their New York headquarters and retired due to ill health. Survived by wife, two sons Robert of Long Beach California and Alfred of Williamsport New Jersey, two sisters Mrs A E Clark of Portland and Miss Louise A Bucknam of Bath, one grandson and a nephew E B Clark Jr of Portland. Services Thursday at 2 pm at Fairchild's Funeral Parlors Brooklyn with interment Cypress Hills Cemetery Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Bucknam
Bath
Brooklyn
Boy Scouts Organization
New York
Robert
Long Beach
Calif
Alfred
Williamstown
N. J
A. E. Clark
Death of Winnifred Whitehead at Presley Convalescing Home
Winnifred Whitehead, 76, died Monday at Presley Convalescing Home. Born July 17, 1873 in Prince Edward Island, she lived in Bath since age seven and joined the Old Ladies Home on January 24, 1947. A lifelong Beacon Street Methodist parishioner, she survived by several nieces and nephews.
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WinNifred Whitehead
Presley
Prince Edwards Island
Given R
Ann Ross Whitehead
Bath
Old Ladies Home
High Street
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Mrs. Mary J Nugent Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Mary Jane Nugent 76 of Lewiston died early Tuesday at home after a brief illness. Born in County Cork Ireland she came to Lewiston at 20 and was widow of Michael Nugent. Surviving are four sons George J Nugent Bath Thomas Frank Nugent Lewiston and John Nugent Concord N H a daughter Catharine Lewiston and eight grandchildren. Funeral Thursday in Lewiston from St Patrick's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Nugent
Lewiston
County Cork
Ireland
Michael Nugent
George J. Nugent
Bath
Thomas
Frank Nugent
John Nugent
Concord
N. H
Catharine
St. Patrick's Church
Funeral for Rev Cassius C Whidden Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Rev Cassius C Whidden funeral service held Monday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home with officiants Rev Chauncy D Wentworth Rev Lawrence D Porter and Rev M A Gordon. Whidden a Boston University graduate and Maine Conference member for 62 years served in 14 churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassius C. Whidden
Curtis Funeral Home
Chauncy D. Wentworth
Augusta
Lawrence D. Porter
Peoples Church of
South Portland
M. A. Gordon
Beacon Street Church
Whidden
Boston University
Maine Conference
Vitamin D for Birds in Poultry Diets
Field cured alfalfa lacks vitamin D for birds and fishes oils plus sun are the dependable sources. Solar light remains the primary natural provider and fish oils offer an alternative nutrient supply for poultry.
Colds in Old Days and Theories of Illness
In ancient thought colds were blamed on decaying leaves face powder cats and the influence of comets reflecting early beliefs about illness and disease without modern science.
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Chester Bennett
Yarmouth
Wilbur Cooper
Frank Preble
Dodge Inn
Wiscasset
Earl Dickinson
Charles Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Thelma Weeks
Barbara Dickinson
Annette Harford
Jason Harwood
Beach Street
John Parker
Richard Parent
Thomaston
Henry Denemore
Harry Whitney
Earl Preble
Charles Blake
Charles Leon
Margaret Ludwig
Waldoboro
Frank Beedle
Annie Johnson
Lillian Johnson
Arthur Fossett
Gardiner
Alfred Niles
Charles B. Kennedy
Ellenmae
Leroy Pridham
Martha Jane Skillen
Jean M’mann
Clarence B. Hill
Greene
Hill
Frank Brown
Howard Heald
Gilbert Standish
Charles Lewis
Weymouth
Seguinland
Edward Clarey
George Gray
Robinhood
Chester Talbot
Clarina Michelson
Conn
Hugh Rockwell
Billa Tarr
Dorothy Stuart
Roland Peterson
William Bisseth
Louise
Murray Peterson
Bristol
Elbridge Powers
Jack Lee
Horace Lee
Francis Johnson
MacMahan
John Lee
Thomas Watson
William A. Todd
Hartley Harley
Cundy’s Harbor
Chester G. Kelsea
Gilbert Gunnell
John Gunnell
Waltham
Robert Jordan
Bath Y.M.C.A
Eugene Reynolds
Harold Loveitt
Martin Wagner
Waterville
Alfred Rowe
Victor Hagan
West Baldwin
Roy Clark
Grace Fullerton
Arnold Corey
Bridgewater
Faith Powers
George Powers
Martha Bowen
Harold Brown
Robert Graffam
Walter Wiliams
Benjamin Norton
Earle Hagan
Harry Carlisle
Mac Hagan
North Edgecomb
Horace E. Allen
Parker
Mohiba
First Railway
Carpet Bay
Kenneth Crafts
H. Martin Powers
Lila M. Spinney
Sylvia Warren
Mr Burns
Capt
Edgar Drake
Edna M. Coolidge
Leeman Drake
E. Wright
Arrowsic
Sherman Campbell
STOWE
Marius H. Page
North Street
Kennebec
Herbert J. Rice, SR
Catherine Shaughnessy
D. M. M’kellar
Mary J. Nugent
Fred
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