Sagadahoc Hens Help Boost Farm Income Higher
Sagadahoc county hens push regional farming income to its highest level since 1929 with 1941 farm gross likely to exceed eleven billion dollars, aided by heavy production favorable markets and defense buying. Maine output expected over 22.9 million, Sagadahoc contributing over 540 thousand, while eggs valued at 600 million and national egg production around forty billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
New England
A&p
Maine
Richmond Christmas Sale and Local Club Notes
Richmond highlights include the Ideal Home Corner club hosting a Christmas sale at D. of V. hall on December 6. Reports cover Miss Margaret Bailey entertaining World Wide Guild girls, Townsend club No. 1 meeting with entertainment, Red Cross membership growth, Warren Joy re-elected patrol leader as Boy Scouts plan reorganization, Camp Fire Girls hiking with tests and marshmallows, and upcoming Christmas carol performances. Seniors with Principal Alvah Nickerson visited Portland for pictures and a theatre party. Personal items mention Daughters of Union Veterans president attending a Portland reception hosted by Shepley Camp and local visit of Elisio Miranda from Panama to Mrs. George Sanford’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. of V. Hall
Margaret Bailey
World Wide Guild
Richmond Townsend Club
Richmond Red Cross
Warren Joy
Boy Scouts
Campfire
Elizabeth Volz
Raymond Melott
Old Man’s Cave
Alvah Nickerson
Portland
Courtney Hinkley
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
S. of U. V. of
Shepley Camp
No. 2
Bosworth Hall
South End P T A Sews for Bath Red Cross
The South End P T A held an all day sewing meeting in Washington street rooms to support the Red Cross. Plans were completed for a Christmas sale and supper on December 13 with a baked bean dinner from 5:30 to seven. The group joined Civilian Defense and signed up for canteen service. No meeting next week due to the sale. next gathering is January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
South End
Washington Street
F. Arthur Berry
N. Gratz Jackson
William T. Crowley
West Bath Women Help Lead State Grange Degree Team
Members of West Bath grange joined Sagadahoc Pomona and other granges to form the all woman degree team conferring degrees at Lewiston during the State Grange session. The team included officers from West Bath, Merrymeeting, Topsham and Enterprise granges with 12 drill members in aqua, peach and rose gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Lewiston
State Grange
John H. Perkins
Edward B. Hamblett
Lorraine Mheenie Naugler
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Justus R. Ripley
Topsham
Topsham Grange
Pomona
Chester Foster
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Edgar D. Leavitt
Bath
West Bath
Helen Bishop
Lucy M. Tarr
Richmond Corner
Progressive Grange
William Gould
Stella Given
Brunswick
Ceres
Lawrence Merriman
Harpswell
Merriconeag Grange
Flora
John A. Perkins
Dirigo Grange
Cleveland Marriner
Bath Y M C A Directors Inspect Improvements Before Meeting
President A M Main presided as directors toured the remodeled Bath Y M C A building. Nearly three quarters of the structure has been updated with new men and boys departments, fresh paint and drapes. A financial campaign report noted all bills paid with a small cash balance, and the U S O Y M C A unit will open soon. A nominating committee was formed to select directors and officers for one year. A $5 senior membership was approved. Present were Main Nichols Spear Williams White Bridgham Eaton Small Thebeau Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Main
Bath Y. M. C. A
Main
Daniel Williams
Allan Spear
L. Eugene Thebeau
Frank B. Nichols
William White
Edward Bridgham
Maine Farm Security program aids Penobscot farms
The U S Department of Agriculture, through the Farm Security Administration, is implementing a farm rehabilitation plan in Maine and Penobscot county. A three year tenant-purchase program exposes tenants to both Maine's traditional farming scenery and modern farmhouses. The initiative loans money to eligible families to boost farm industry and teaches better farm principles in upkeep, home management, and farm property use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maine
Penobscot County
F.S.A
Farm Security Administration
Georgetown Working League Meet features social and local notices
The Georgetown Working League gathered Tuesday afternoon with Miss Belle Heald hosting. Reports note mumps affecting Center School, a new bathroom by H W McCabe, remodeling plans for the old Riggs store into a summer inn, and an artesian well in Peterson yard. Various residents and visitors are named, including Dr. Dalrymple, the Thibodeaus, and families from Bath, Portland, and Augusta, with multiple social calls, hunting reports, and travel mentions threaded through a community update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Heald
Harry Heald
Robinhood
Ernest Heald
H. W. McCabe
Bath
Riggs
Peterson Yard
Roland Peterson
Portland
Moses Riggs Place
Alonzo Thibodeau
Erlon Thibodeau
Florence Woodside
J. F. Higgins
J. H. Brown
Newton
Mass
Cove
Whitney Brown
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Howard Trafton
Frank Heald
Philip Stebbins
Charles Soule
Edwin Pinson
Clement MacMahan
Carroll Powers
Sidney Dalrymple
Boston
Dalrymple
Myrtle Wing
Wing
Belfast
Charles Nelson
Augusta
Little River
Thomas Bird
Natt Howe
Lumley
Gaston LaChaise
Marguerite McNulty
Popham
Georgetown
Milliken Tomlinson
W.A. Todd
George Jones
Boothbay Harbor
Harold Brown
Leonard Flint
Stanley Blanchard
Cumberland
Burnside Powers
Laurette Jones
R. P. Todd
Mr. Crosby
Jim Hobart
Fred P. Oliver
Madbury
N. H
Oliver
W. A. Todd
Roy Newman
Center School
William A. Todd
Brunswick
Harry Horne
Benjamin Riggs
North End Club Votes Donation to Red Cross and Social Use
At a special meeting of the North End Community club members voted to give the annual donation to the American Red Cross and to allow St. Marys church choir to use the clubrooms for a social. The pool tournament was continued at the close of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End Community Club
American Red Cross
St. Mary’s Church
State Guards Receive Ammunition For Target Practice
During the Thursday night drill of Company D Maine State Guard 13 000 rounds of ammunition were received and target practice will be held. Company D has 48 men with room for at least ten more fits. Officers say Bath newcomers gain camaraderie and service to the community through weekly infantry drill bayonet exercises and first aid instruction. Refreshments follow drills creating an informal atmosphere while equipment arrives daily and full enlistment is hoped soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Guard
Bath
Exhibits Dresses for British Relief
Nearly 75 dresses made since October by the British War Relief society of Bath were on display at Grace church parish house. Visitors praised the dresses designed to keep wearers warm and uplift spirits, with matching bloomers and white bloomers provided. Dresses, trimmed with attractive wool materials and buttons, were mostly in a princess style. Last shipment was October 1, with all items crafted in the last two months and set for shipping this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Relief Society of
Bath
Grace Church Parish House
Margaret M. Cargill
William Scott
Edward Street
W. Dayton Hill
First Woman Grange Leader Earns Maine Honors
Mrs. John H. Perkins of Hardings known as Sister Elfreda M. Perkins becomes the first woman to serve as Pomona master in Sagadahoc County and the state. At Lewiston she also becomes degree master as part of the first all woman degree and drill team. Twelve participants wore gowns and the drill team wore aqua pink and rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
John H. Perkins
Hardings
The
Elfreda M. Perkins
Perkins
Dromore Grange
Sagadahoc County
Pomona
Maine State Grange
Lewiston
Sagadahoc Pomona
Veteran Railway Mail clerk retires after long service
December 1 marks the end of Leon P Den nett a veteran Railway Mail employee living at 52 Eastern Avenue Augusta He spent 386 years four months and four days sorting mail on trains between Augusta and Boston He began as a substitute clerk on July 7 1905 after Post Office service began in this area He became a regular clerk on September 15 1906 and was placed on the regular clerk list after 13 months of service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon P. Dennett
Eastern Avenue
Augusta
Boston
Five Islands Library News and Local Social Roundup
The library bought Sara toga Trunk by Edna Ferber Windswept by Mary Ellen Chase Botany Bay by Nordhoff and Hall Stars in Your Eyes by Loring Dark Valley by Gregory A jig saw puzzle package arrived from Mrs Eliza Knight of Waterbury Conn The Good Neighbor club met and local residents were noted in weekend visits and upcoming church and Red Cross activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Trunk
Edna Ferber
Mary Ellen Chase
Botany Bay
Nordhoff and
Hall
Loring
Dark Valley
Gregory
Eliza Knight
Waterbury
Addie Moulton
Will Fields
Lloyd Pinkham
Everett Cromwell
Clarence Thebold
Kennebunk
Mr. Thebold
Cromwell
Mrs. Thebold
Leadership at premium as youth urged for nation’s future
Harry V. Gilson, state education commissioner, told 300 students at the Maine state association of Student Councils meeting in Augusta that today’s youth will bear tomorrow’s leadership during a period of national challenge. Kathleen Bird was elected president succeeding Paul Sylvester. Bar Harbor and Morse High students participated in demonstrations and discussions. Mayor Sanford Fogt Jr welcomed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry V. Gilson
Maine State Association of Student Councils
Augusta
Kathleen Bird
Corrina Union Academy
Paul Sylvester
George Stevens Academy
Blue Hills
Sanford Fogt, Jr
Bar Harbor
Bath to Host Free Welding School in Bath
Alex Pierson of the Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission visited Bath on Thursday to discuss trainee recruitment for a free welding and turning school. The program, under the Vocational Training division, aims to serve employers and employees with guidance on unemployment benefits and job services. Information or speaker requests may be directed to the Augusta informational service or the Bath local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Pierson
Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission
Bath
John Walsh
Maine Department of Vucation
Augusta
Pierson
Clergymen Hear Talk by USC Agent in Bath
A. J. Danielson USC Bath director spoke to Bath ministers on uniting churches with defense workers and military personnel. Rev Louis A. Dole was named to contact local churches, as Rev Charles Kinney discussed Ancient Influences on the Old Testament and Rev Chester Oliver led the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Danielson
U.S. C
Bath
Minister's Association
Central Church
Danielson
Louis A. Dole
Charles L. Kinney
Chester B. Oliver
Oliver
Kinney
Dole
Charles M. Tubbs
Raymond G. Putnam
Joseph O. Purdue
George B. Wolstenholme
Herbert Milligan
Woolwich
Past Ladies Social With Mrs Campbell
The Past Ladies of Myrtle lodge held a social afternoon with Mrs Elmer F Campbell then a supper and evening business meeting. Supper featured baked beans vegetable salad ham brown bread rolls and squash pie. At the meeting gifts will be exchanged next Jan 3 with officers to be elected. Mrs Fred Daley presided and Mrs Warren Davis was welcomed into the club by Mrs Jennie Oliver and Mrs Milton Savage. Thirteen members attended including Mrs Wallace Lo Atwood Mrs Melville Clark Mrs Raymond Clark and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
Elmer F. Campbell
Fred Daley
Warren Davis
Jennie Oliver
Milton Savage
Wallace Lo Atwood
Melville Clark
Raymond Clark
Fred Curtis
Wilfred W. Chaney
Howard Nash
Charles Nelson
John Hunt
Campbell
Special housing office opens at Bath post office
Bulletin notes an additional housing project office at Bath post office room 25 to aid defense workers. It will operate 1 to 7 pm Monday through Friday, with the Bath Project office hours 9 am to 4 pm weekdays, and 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and noon to 6 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Defense
Bath
G. MM. Werner
Offiece
West Menter Street
Werner
Bath Board of Health weekly disease report
The Bath Health Officer records 21 cases German measles 27 mumps 2 whooping cough 2 chicken pox 1 measles 1 for the last week. Advice includes daily school inspections, prompt doctor contact for illness, strict isolation and disinfection for communicable diseases, mandatory reporting, immunization, and handkerchief use for coughing. Bovaird obituary notes long naval nursing career with World War I service and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
State Bureau of Health
Bath Board of Health
John F Briry Funeral Held in Melrose Mass
John F Briry 76 a Melrose native died November 30 after more than a year as a patient at Field Sanitorium Charlestown and Malden links. He worked 40 years with Braman Dow in Boston as credit manager and was active in horticulture and fraternal groups. Burial at Oak Grove followed a Tuesday service at Henry W Clark funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mass
John F. Briry
Mr. Briry
Bath
Milton S. Barry
Charlestown
Malden
Braman Dow & Company
Boston
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
John Briry
Briry
Henry Pricelodge
Aleppo Temple
Mystic Shrine
Royal Arch
Miss Anne Bovaird R N 53 dies after illness
Miss Anne Bovaird a 53 year old registered nurse formerly of 23 Dummer street died Saturday afternoon at the home of her sister Mrs W George Pettengill 3 Liberty street after months of ill health The body was moved to Hampton New Brunswick where the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at two Burial was in St Pauls church parish cemetery Members of the Pettengill family motored to New Brunswick for the service Miss Bovaird was born in Hampton New Brunswick December 31 1888 the daughter of James and Catherine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Bovaird
R.N
Dummer Street
W. George Pettengill
Liberty Street
Hampton
N. B
Miss Bovaird
St. Paul's Church
Pettengill
New Brunswick
Miss Carrie E Lyle Dies At 78 In Litchfield Corner
Carrie Emma Lyle, 78, died Thursday at the home of her niece Rhona Maloon in Litchfield Corner. Born March 14, 1863 in Bowdoin, daughter of William and Mary Batchelder Lyle, she lived in Litchfield from age two and worked as a seamstress in Sabattus before ill health forced retirement ten years ago. She was a member of the Order of Golden Cross. Surviving are her niece and five cousins including Mrs. Delia Card of Auburn, Leon Batchelder of Richmond, Aldridge Berney and William Berney of Anna, and Waldo of Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Emma Lyle
Rhona Maloon
Litchfield Corner
Bowdoin
William and
Mary Batchelder Lyle
Litchfield
Sabattus
Order of Golden Cross
Delia Card
Auburn
Leon Batchelder
Richmond
Albridge Berney
William Berney
Anna
Waldo
Wiscasset
Bath welcomes Scottish visitor’s death notice
Robert Rodger Ward reports the death of Robert Rodger of Scotland who died on November 29. In 1929 during a visit to the United States the Rodgers stayed in Bath for several weeks as guests of Mrs. John Wishart. They praised Bath and the Maine countryside, which reminded them of home.
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Ward
Cable
Robert Rodger
Scotland
States
Rodger
Bath
John Wishart
Wishart
Maine
Death of Myron E Mank Resident of Bath and Rockland
Myron E Mank of Rockland and formerly Bath died November 27 at age 51. Survived by his widow and daughter Lucille. Funeral held Sunday at the Russell home at 1 30 p m with burial at Friendship. He had worked at Bath Iron Works Corp and later for Harry W Crosman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron E. Mank
Rockland
Bath
Lucille
Russell
Friendship
Mank
Bath Iron Works Corp
Harry W. Crosman
George Bennett dies after long illness in Augusta hospital
George Bennett, 81, died in an Augusta hospital Wednesday of last week after a long illness. Born in England on December 31, 1861, he is survived by a daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Hood of New Bedford, Mass., and three sons James and William of Brunswick, and Joseph of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bennett
Augusta Hospital
England
Elizabeth Hood
New Bedford
Mass
James
William
Brunswick
Joseph
Bath
Funeral for Theodore Gregory World War veteran
The funeral of Theodore Gregory, a World War veteran, who died suddenly Tuesday while entering his barber shop at 770 Washington Street, was held Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church with ministers from Grace Episcopal, the Greek Orthodox community, and guests from Lewiston, Portland, and Massachusetts. He was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Gregory
Washington Street
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Kaissaris
Portland
Nicholas Targakis
Lewiston
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Mass
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Danforth Funeral Held for Frank L Danforth of Freedom
The funeral for Frank L Danforth aged 78 from Freedom was conducted Thursday at William Thompson Funeral Home. A Bath couple, Frank W Danforth and two daughters Mrs Harold Miller and Mrs Raymond Demurs attended, with son Elezer of Richmond and Mrs Danforth of Bath. He is survived by ten grandchildren ten great grandchildren and a brother Charles of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Danforth
Freedom
William Thompson
Bath
Frank W. Danforth
Harold Miller
Raymond Demurs
Elezer
Richmond
Danforth
Charles
Fairfield
Boothbay couple on Boston visit extends to Florida
Lieut. Com. Edward J. Fitzgerald USN retired of Boothbay Harbor and his wife are spending several weeks in Boston. The Fitzgeralds plan to visit her former home Owensboro Kentucky before a Florida sojourn for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Fitzgerald
U.S. N
D. C
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Blagdon Couple Welcome Son at Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs John L Blagdon of Wiscasset are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a son at Gregware Osteopathic hospital Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Blagdon
Wiscasset
Gregware Osteopathic Hospital
Washington Street
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Sagadahoc
Elisio Miranda
Panama
New York
George Sanford
South End P.T.A
Bath Red Cross
State Armory
Bath Society
New Grange
Mrs. Perkins
Ransom Sawyer
Chester Pinkham
Donna
Mildred Pinkham
Westbrook
Ellsworth Pinkham
Harold
Vincent Davis
Lermond H. Rowe
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Snowman
Frederick Merchant
Herbert Felton
Camden
D. R. Stevens
Linwood Stevens
Billy Chase
South Freeport
Ellen Piper
Morse High 41
Charles T. Small Jr
U.S.C
Mrs. Campbell
Board OF Health
City
Garfield J. Bovaird
Douglas H. Bovaird
St. John
Hampton, N. B
James and
Catherine
Miss Carrie E, Lyle
MR. Gregory
MR. Danforth
Freds, Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
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