Richmond and Augusta Social Roundup Weekend Visits
Several families from Richmond and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives over Thanksgiving weekend. Weddings united Carl Anderson with Adelaide Hamilton in Chebeague. Ethel Witham and Glenwood Clark wed at Presque Isle. Local moves, hunting trips, illness notes, and social events fill town life reports.
Ramsay ends long Hy de Windlass trip with return
Edwin F. Ramsay superintendent of the propeller department at Hyde Windlass Co and his wife returned Monday night from a two months business trip covering about 8500 miles. They traveled from the Atlantic seaboard to Florida around to the west coast gulf coast and up the Mississippi Valley to Chicago. They reported only two tire punctures from nails and no major motoring problems. Also noted a Fryeburg postal carrier left his dog at home due to heavy snow and found the dog at the post office on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Ramsay
Hyde Windlass Co
Fryeburg
Thanksgiving news and social notes from Georgetown
Georgetown residents welcomed relatives during Thanksgiving and shared visits with families across North Yarmouth Bath and Topsham. local events included Georgetown Center school program directed by Ruth Powers and a Christmas sale by The Working League at the First Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hagan
North Yarmouth Academy
Earle Hagan
Frank Heald
Melrose
Mass
Howard G. Heald
John R. Blackie
West Georgeee
Bath
Saturay
Harry Horne
Roy M. Newman
Edward Wren
Carrie Heald
Thomas Hagan
North Edgecomb
Martha Rich Bowen
Wiscasset
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
William A. Todd
Joseph F. Higgins
Roy Newman
Walter V. Cummings
Georgetown Center School
Ruth W. Powers
Arline Hunt
Eva Mains
Victor Hagan
Fred Neater
Bobby Mains
Donald Schoepfer
Effie Loveitt
Adeline Hinckley
Alfred Farrow
America the Beautiful
J. F. Higgins
Portland
W. A. Todd
Walter W. Cummings
Marion Hunt
Topsham
Harold Hunt
Bertha Russell
John Grindell
T.N. Williams
Cecil Stevens
Five Islands
Edgar Warren
Will Rogers
Georgetown
Clyde Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Rae
Augusta Rowe
Nancy Russell
Working League
First Baptist Church
Earl Hagan
Agnes Powers
Robinhood
Boston Globe
Fatally Shot Uncle Tied to Virginia Local
L N Falin was killed Friday night at his home near Big Stone Gap Virginia by his 16 year old son Abram Falin. Falin had long worked in railroad shops and later ran a roadside filling station and overnight camps suffering two robberies and a fire loss. The elder Falin’s nephew Fitz G Falin of 280 Front Street is a Citizen’s Coal Co. superintendent. The report also notes the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 50th annual meeting set for December 6 7 in Boston with various allied groups and notes Colby College student Miss Alice Mulligan returning to campus after holiday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lang Carroll Clark
Eustis
Robert Stewart
Freeport
Town
Rebecca Rogers
Ralph J. Patten
Topsham
Frank Purinton
Falmouth
Elmer Purinton
Maynard Hinkley
Lewiston
Charles Morang
Waterville
Arthur Turner
John Witham
Portland
A. L. Buzzell
Litchfield Plains
Tarr
E. O. Tarr
Mabel Lancaster
Randolph
Oscar Murray
Brockton
Mass
Brunswick Road
Raymond Northey
Homer Alexander
Fred Elliott
Ernest Stewart
Seboomook
Enterprise Grange
Alice Lewis
Front Street
Marilna Pashard
Abbie McKenney
Charles Stetson
Norwich
Conn
Edna Lane
Harry Whitney
Pleasant
Spring Streets
J. Edwin Ames
Dexter Seigars
Adelbert Huntington
South End
Huntington
High Street
Harry Jordan
California
W. H. Johnson
South Dresden
Frank Beedle
Lillian Johnson
Charles Smith
Augusta
Depositor’s Trust Co
Richmond
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Lewis Gilpatrick
John Dixon
Harold Libby
Raymond Libby
George Libby
Louise Pratt
Bangor
Edwin F. Pratt
Pleasant Street
Hugo Gorlitz
Boston City Hospital
Gorlitz
Paderewski
United States
T. J. Southard
Mount Hope
Laurence Mond
Contract Club
Arthur Maxwell
Howard Maxwell
Albert Meserve
Arthur LaChance
Norman Stewart
Middle Dam
Evelyn Farley
Atlantic Union College
South Lancaster
Wilbur Cooper
Farmington’ Normal School
N. Y
L. N. Falin
Big Stone Gap
Abram Falin
Fitz G. Falin
Citizen's Coal Co
Clinchburg
Mr. Falin
Lil
Duffield
Falin
New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Hotel Statler
Boston
New England Junior College Council
Association of Teachers of Mathematics In
New England
New England Association of Chemistry Teachers
New England Modern Language Association
C. Herbert Taylor
Edward Little
Will Rogers Declines Big Magazine Offer
Howard Chandler Christy recalls Will Rogers turning down a national magazine for an article saying he was too busy listening to Irvin Cobb. The piece notes Rogers’ memorial drive and a push to fund the Will Rogers Memorial Fund benefiting handiapped children, urging subscriptions through banks or the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Cobb
Will Rogers
Thanksgiving program at Five Islands school weekend
A Thanksgiving entertainment given by Five Islands school pupils at the Grange hall featured songs and plays about Pilgrims and the Mayflower. After the program there was ice cream and cake, with many guests and local residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Pinkham
Peggy Gray
Grange Hall
Mik Selon
Walter Schoepfer
John MacGillivary
Thomas Hanna
Gertrude Carr
Daeiiicces
Dennis “Moore
Plymouth
Eddie Carr
Albert Moore
Pilgrims
Pilgrim
Ida MacGillivary
Gene Stevens
Gertrude
Carr Tom
Cecil Stevens
Farmer Brown
Brown
Harford
Sally
Helen Pinkham
Mahan
C. H. Minchen
Boston
Grange Circle
J. Dr
A. W. Butler
Lincoln
Mass
J. Leon Williams
Waltham
S. G. Haskell
Dr. Smith
Bath
Ida Swett
Southport
Percy MacGillivary
Quincy
Lettie Harford
Frank Locke
Kittery
Savage
Locke
Burton Lewis
Alcottage
Harold Rowe
Harold
Carl
Ellsworth Pinkham
Walter E. Reid
New York City
Freeport
Chase
Maurice Pinkham
Morsz2 High School
Industry
Hannas
Bigtior Oye
Cora Hanna
Mary L. Pinkham
Marie Rittall
Mary Pinkham
Ida
Delbert MacMahan
Russell Harford
Irving Hanna
Charles Carr Russell Harford
Sence
Freedom
Stevens
Branwell Harford
Percy Burndale
Lewis
D. R. Stevens
Five Islands
Forest Hanna
Garfield Rackliff
Moose Delivers A Silent Moment In Photogenic Standoff
A reporter halted his car for a rare moose pose in the road but the camera balked. The animal fled into the woods, leaving the chance for a memorable photograph unfulfilled and the moment forever st.
Daughter's Wedding Surprises Parents in Armonk Ceremony
Miss Barbara Webb daughter of Mr and Mrs Stuart Weston Webb of 1 East End Avenue married William Wilson Johnston Jr at a justice of the peace in Armonk New York. The wedding came as a surprise to both families and friends and was followed by a return to the Webb home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Webb
Stuart Weston Webb
East End Avenue
William Wilson Johnston, Jr
Armonk
N. Y
Johnstone
Webb
William W. Johnstone
Great Neck
L. I
Junior League
Beaver Country Day School
Brookline
Mass
Chandor
Marcia Sewall
Bath
University of Virginia
Wesleyan University
Seventh Regiment
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
New York Times
Soule Ames Wedding in Woolwich Ends in Simple Ceremony
Miss Ruth Knowlton Ames of Woolwich daughter of Mr and Mrs George M Ames wed Judson Brooking Soule of Woolwich son of Mr and Mrs Fred Soule of Wiscasset in Beacon Street M E church parsonage. Rev Harley Shattuck officiated as families attended. The bride wore wine colored silk crepe with silver trimming and the groom’s mother attended. The couple plan to reside on the James Colby farm in Woolwich after a brief wedding trip. the couple’s location remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Knowlton Ames
Woolwich
George M. Ames
Judson Brooking Soule
Fred Soule
Wiscasset
Beacon Street
M. E. Church Parsonage
Harley A. Shattuck
Ames
Ida Knowlton
Soule
Morse High School
Mr. Soule
Wiscasset High School
Lacy Field Bride Weds In Thanksgiving Day Ceremony
Miss Annie Dorothy Field of Topsham became the bride of George J. Lacy on Thanksgiving day at Central church parsonage with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiating. Miss Field educated in Topsham and Brunswick high school. Groom attended Morse high school and works for Gibbons Coal Company. Mrs. Virginia Stanton of Litchfield visits Mrs. Margaret Hunnewell at 15 Cummings Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Topsham
Annie Dorothy Field
George L. Field
George J. Lacy
Fred A. Lacy
Lemont Street
Mr. Lacy
Central Church Parsonage
David L. Wilson
Miss Field
Brunswick High School
Morse High School
Gibbons Coal Company
Virginia Stanton
Litchfield
Margaret Hunnewell
Cummings Street
Appreciation of Mrs Frances Lane by Miss Alice May Douglas
Miss Alice May Douglas of 23 York street writes in praise of Frances Lane who has entered heavenly life. She recalls Lane's selflessness from childhood, her charitable acts including a $1000 hospital gift, support for Chatauqua, local politics, W C T U membership, elocution, violin, French and Spanish studies, and her role as artist and teacher. The note also reflects York street's early history and mentions Captain Charles Patten and Hon Rupert Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice May Douglas
York Street
Frances Lane
Miss Douglas
Lane
Our
Charles Patten
Washington Street
Captain Patten
Rupert Baxter
Pearl
Davenport
George Davenport
Benjamin
Lone
Adams Frye Wedding Returns Filed in City Clerk Office
City Clerk John W. Gilmore filed returns for the November 26 wedding of John W. Adams and Christine Margaret Frye in Portage P. E. I. The ceremony was at People's Baptist parsonage 95 Court Street with Rev. George B. Wolstenholme presiding. Adams is the son of William Adams and the late Mrs. Adams of Portage. Frye is the daughter of Harry M. Frye and Mrs. Frye of 185 Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
John W. Adams
Christine Margaret Frye
George B. Wolstenholme
People's Baptist
Page sues for share of Captain January film rights
L. C. Page & Co. sues to recover part of 613333.33 allegedly paid to Mrs. Laura E. Richards for Captain January screen rights. Judge Knox refused to block Fox Film Corp and Rural Pictures from displaying the talkie pending claim adjustment. Page alleges sole negotiating rights. defendants say contract covered only silent rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura E. Richards
Gardiner
Federal Court
New York
L. C. Page & Co., Inc
Boston
John C. Knox
Fox Film Corporation
Rural Pictures Corporation
Page Company
Lewis C. Page
Narragansett
R. I
Page-Richards
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Thelma Dickinson
Barbara Weeks
Florence Weeks
Edwin R. Stewart
Mabel Odiorne
James Durgin
Melrose Highlands
Mae Reed
Reed Road
Everett Hatch
Italy
Harold Turner
Marblehead
Glenwood Clark
Presque Isle
Harry Eens
Presquee
Nettie Ware
Yarmouth
Carl Anderson
Florence Anderson
Adelaide Hamilton
Horace Hamilton
Chebeague
N. Earl Hubbard
Methodist Church of
Tristram Little
Munroe Hamilton
Margaret Hall
Anderson
Gorham Normal School
Richmond High School
Richmond Post Office
Frank Anderson
Chester Foster
Earl Cronk
Genevieve Joy
Jackson Quinnam
W. S. Lawrence
South Gardiner
James Fields
Kenneth Small
Damariscotta
Margaret Hutchinson
Kenneth
Patricia
Conrad
Julia Small
Canton
Harry Stone
Auburn
Arthur Foster
Leslie Roberts
Elwell Gildard
June Richardson
Wendall
Salem
N. H
Milo
Mrs. Gildard
Margaret Little
Gardiner General Hospital
Amy Bradley
U. V
C. W
American Legion Hall
Sidney Dee
Jean
Dee
Providence Bible School
Providence
R. Z
George Leavitt
Mary Gibbs
Brunswick Hospital
J. M. Haynes
Joseph
Carrie Hall
Charles B. Day
Atlantic City
N. J
Perley Joy
Brunswick
Nettie A. Ware
Bert Skinner
Ora Reed
Lyte Lint
Darrall Street
Orrin True
George Coughlin
William O. Whitney
Quimby House
Chestnut Street
Beedle Road
Carlton Bessey
Raymond Blair
White River Jct
Mrs
Willis Blair
the Times CO
Maine
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Fitz Falin
Alice Mulligan
Colby College
Helen P. Mulligan
Winship Street
NFER
BIG
Howard Chandler Christy
Rogers
Christy
Jesse Jones
Jesse
Howard
Mr. Rogers
West 67Th Street
Jack Garner
Supreme Court
League of Nations
South America
Europe
Will
Buxton
Buxton Medicine Company
Abbot Village
Robert A. Killam
Harry L. Drisko
Gardiner High School
Bath Savings Institution
William Johnston, Jr
Soule-Ames
Beacon Street Parsonage
Lacy—Field
Adams—Frye
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Center Street
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