Wiscasset Organ Society Sale Nets Over 180
The Annual Organ Society Christmas sale at the vestry cleared more than 180 dollars last week. Mrs. John Jackson led committees for fancy work aprons and greens and tea was served by a dedicated group. A large crowd gathered Sunday for the Honor Roll dedication by the local American Legion post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organ Society
John Jackson
Henry Cemmons
Robert Applin
Frank Hutchins
C. M. P. Larrabee
F. Burton Haggett
John Downey
Joseph Hubbard
Samuel Sewall
Frank Adams
Clinton Bailey
Howard Morrison
Harvey Pease
William Lewis
George Carlton
Roy Marston
Jackson
William Burton
Zina Davis
William Kierstead
Curtis Pearson
American Legion
George Gavett
George Cheria
Sally Kimball
University of Maine
Betty Hatch
Nobleboro
High Street
Herbert Taylor
Mason
Birch Point
Bath Iron Works
Community Christmas party and school vacation noted
POPHAM BEACH announces a Community Christmas party at the schoolhouse on Thursday evening with a school play. The school will close Friday for two weeks of vacation. Several local students achieve perfect attendance or 100 percent spelling, and residents report winter travel difficulties.
Couple of Navy Officers Visit Home for Holidays
Chief Pay Clerk and Mrs. J A Roseberry, U S N, stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Michael Zoome. Mrs Roseberry has lived in Long Beach California for a year while Mr Roseberry just returned from the Pacific theater and is on convalescent leave over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Roseberry
U.S.N
Michael Zoome
Drop-in Assembly at USO YMCA Draws Service Members
The first Drop-in program for service men was held Tuesday evening at the USO and YMCA with fair attendance. G.S.O. girls acted as junior hostesses, senior hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Roberts and others, games, dancing, coffee, and cookies were part of the event, and attendees appeared to enjoy the evening.
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USO
YMCA
G.S.O
Vic
Chester A. Roberts
Carl F. Pierce
Hiram T. Stevens
Horace W. Morse
Doris Pettingill
Gladys Comeau
Agnes Sullivan
Marie Lambert
Dorothy Corrant
Elizabeth Belanger
Shirley Mank
Barbara Morse
Priscilla Coombs
Stella Babine
Stella Berce
Fern Pettingill
Grace Bennett
Janette Craige
Betty Downing
Archery Meeting Plans Winter Activities at YMCA
A Tuesday YMCA gathering drew many archery fans to discuss winter activities. William Brown of Bath Tron showed two films Archery vs Golf and Archery by Larry Huse. The group will fix the USO hall backstop for practice within days and plans another meeting in January to elect officers.
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YMCA
Larry Huse
William Brown
Bath Tron Works
USO
Mrs Russell Estes Returns From Visit To Portsmouth
Mrs Russell Estes of Edward street returned from a few days in Portsmouth New Hampshire where she stayed with her sister Mrs Alex MacDonald. Her husband Russell Estes of the Seabees United States Navy will arrive at the end of the week for a ten day leave to spend time with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Estes
Edward Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Alex MacDonald
The
Seabees
U. S.N
Estes
West Bath Social Notes and Local Marriages and Deaths
Allan McAllister USMC was guest of honor at a party in West Bath before leaving for Parris Island. The town reported community gatherings, family visits, military moves, illness, and travel notes including a nephew's accidental death and relatives visiting Brunswick Lewiston and Milton.
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Pfe
Allan McAllister
USMC
William Ketchum
Parris Island
S. C
Patty
Marilyn Booker
Mary Deehan
Vivian
Marie White
Barbara Allan
Donald McAllister
Billy Ketchum
Sidney Pendleton
Bernard Johnson
William Bailey, Jr
Leonard Boucher
Carlton Johnson
James Kenney
John Ketchum
Francena Williams
Devina Cornish
Carl
Christel Cornish
John
Gerald Morris
Madison
West Bath Sewing Group
Topsham Grange Hall
Pfc
The
Marines
William Bailey
F. Deehan
Mary
Billy
Stanley Haley
Brunswick
Fletcher Waterman
England
Robert Waterman
A. P.O
New York
N. Y
Ednar L. Owens
Owens
Sheila
Owen
Lee Owens
Norridgewock
Ednar Owens
U.S.A
Sheila Mae
California
Camp Hoan
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Baby
Evelyn White
University of Maine , Orono
Herbert White
Sanford’s
Robert Snipe
Farmington
Leon Felker
Lewiston
West Bath Grange Postpones Meeting For Cold Weather
The West Bath Grange adjourned its Monday evening meeting due to extreme cold. A few members attended, with many reportedly sick. Next Monday’s session will feature a Christmas tree and party led by Mrs. Julia Field with carols. members should bring a 10 cent unnamed gift to hang on the tree and receive a gift in return.
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West Bath Grange
Julia Field
Carols and Candles Service Planned at Winter Street Church
The Ladies Auxiliary of Winter Street Church will host a carols and candles service Sunday evening. Members met Tuesday at 7:30 in the ladies parlor and approved a December 28 Christmas tree and gift exchange. Mrs. Harry Horne read Dr. Van Dyke’s Christmas story. tree hostesses named.
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Winter Street Church
Harry Horne
van Dyke
Frank Perry
Harry Williams
John Atwood
Lions Club Schedules Thursday Evening Meeting
The Lions Club will meet Thursday at 6 30 in Central church parish house replacing the usual Wednesday night. Guest speaker Dr Richard B Kennon executive secretary of the Maine Teachers Association will discuss education. Kennon holds a Columbia doctorate and has served as principal superintendent and professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bath Cooperative Concert Association
Don Cossacks
Richard B. Kennon
Maine Teachers’ Association
Central Church Parish
Kennon
Columbia University
Teachers’ College
Humming Bird Troop Holds Christmas Party at Dike School
Humming Birds and Brownie Troop No 13 concluded 1943 meetings with a Christmas party in the Dike school cafeteria. June Labbie played Santa, gifts from the tree were handed out, carols were sung, and games were played for attendees including June Labbie and Margy Hanscomb with Mrs. Ring assisting.
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Humming Birds
Dike School
June Labbie
Santa Claus
Mrs. Labbie
Marilyn Ogan
Clara Hanscomb
Gayle Fitzgerald
Marjorie Mailley
Carol Loeshner
Janet Sharkey
Jean Dow
Wanita Estes
Jean
Joan Chaffey
Lorraine Allen
Lucy Fullerton
Margy Hanscomb
Mrs. Ring
Christmas Club Events and Local Notices in Woolwich
Woolwich notes show Spinning Wheel Club supper hosted by Mrs Frances Hathorne attended by several listed members. Next Christmas party planned at Mrs Merle Jameson home. Town schools to close for holidays with trees and entertainments planned. Mothers Club met and sewed candy bags for a Christmas tree event. Montsweag Farm Bureau to hold all day session and officer elections at Good Will clubhouse. Local church services at Curtis Funeral Home Bath and Montsweag Baptist Church feature Christmas themes and visits, with programs and Sunday school times. Residents listed include Miss Marcia Stinson of Portland, Miss Anna Mae Berry, Mrs Roland Raynes recovering post operation, Roberta Ames ill, and others.
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Frances Hathorne
Spinning Wheel Club
Jordan Wright
Merle Jameson
Gilbert Hathorne
Albert Temple
Hollis Leeman
Carlton Day Reed
Mothers Club
Curtis Funeral Home
Bath
Mary Curtis Sleeper
Florence Whittum
Riverside Cemetery
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
J. M. Gowdy
J. M. Gowdey
Bethlehem
Dolloff
Cyril Bousfield
Marcia Stinson
Portland
Earl Stinson
Day’s Ferry
Anna Mae Berry
University of Maine
Alton Berry
Roland Raynes
Bath Memorial Hospital
Roberta Ames
George Ames
Emma Copeland
Winthrop
Parker Starret
Lorraine Price
Lewiston
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc Ferry
Cpl
Eugene Rice
Calvin Farnham
Robert Mitchell
Seattle, Wash
Kiska
Congregational Church
Thelma Squiers
Norma Holbrook
Nellie Libby
Amy Cromwell
Mae Gilmore
Bernice Bailey
Daisy Elwell
My Harbor of Maine
Harry van Stock
Dixfield
Auxiary
Dora Bailey
Ethel Bailey
Florence Hathorne
Dorothy Reed
Margaret Maass
Martha Hague
Mildred Ryan
Mazilla Gilmore
Presley
Daisy Ellwell
Thelma Squires
Local notes from Dresden and area including campus and hospital news
Dresden reports George James, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest James, broke a collar bone recently. Mrs Cora Gahan plans to spend winter in South Portland with son Lawrence Gahan. Miss Christie Robbins seeks recovery at Gardiner General Hospital after Bath work. Fred Greenhalsh from New York visits Millinocket before returning. Eleanor Durgan, student nurse, spends holidays with her parents Reuben and Mrs Durgan in town. Schools close for two weeks, winter term starts January 8. U S Durgan returns from Norway. Wilmot Trussell leads Tin Salvage Drive at the schools. Health seals are being sold by children. Middle Bridge school advances in War stamps purchases. several children plan War bonds.
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Gloria Oliver
Merrill Oliver
Ernest Oliver
Bertha Newdick
Mary Newdick
Ellen Newdick
Robert Small
Richard Small
Virginia Perkins
Thomas Percy
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
Minot Percy
Bath
Guy Crowley
Ellison Moody
Portland
Irving Dobbins
Annie Stacey
Joliet Coburn
South Carolina
William Spencer
Orono
Byron Spencer
Pittsfield
Harry Spencer
Barbara Sprague
Farmington Normal School
Richard Sprague
Hallowell
Walter Sprague
Clarence Perkins
Pvt
Thomas Spencer
North Carolina
Lester Morse
George James
Ernest James
Cora Gahan
South Portland
Lawrence Gahan
Christie Robbins
Gardiner General Hospital
Fred Greenhalsh
New York City
Clayton Mayers
Millinocket
New York
Eleanor Durgan
Children’s Hospital
Connecticut
Reuben Durgan
U. S
Middle Bridge School
Freshman Anna May Berry Returns to UMaine
Miss Anna May Berry Morse 43 returns to the University of Maine in Orono to resume studies after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Alton C Berry Woolwich. She returns home for the Christmas weekend.
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Anna May Berry
Morse
Orono
University of Maine
Alton C. Berry
Woolwich
Nequasset Auxiliary hosts Christmas meeting with surprise gifts
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Nequasset met at Mrs. Norma Holbrook's new home for a Christmas party. Gifts from the tree surprised Mrs. Holbrook, who planned a future all day meeting December 21 with a Christmas tree and dinner.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Nequasset
Norma Holbrook
Annual stockholders meeting notices for Bath banks
Notices from Bath Maine dated December 9 1943 announce annual stockholders meetings for The Bath Trust Company The First National Bank of Bath and Bath National Bank The meetings set for January 1944 at 2 PM in Bath Banking Rooms to elect directors and trustees and to address lawful business.
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Bath
The
Bath Trust Co
Bath Trust Company
Maine
L. E. Teebeau
First National Bank OF Bath
Bath National Bank
Pate National Ak
Front Street
City of Bath
County of Sagadahoc
State of Maine
SRE Ir Rr Coor
Iridescent Icicles Mark Bay Point Snowstorm
The Bay Point area endured a record snow event with two inch icicles forming on trees and bushes. The thermometer neared zero on Wednesday as a north wind blew, river vapor rose like smoke, and moonlit colors shimmered on the ice. Local residents including Mrs. Robert Fry and Portland visitors were noted in recent social mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fry
Clyde Pinkham
Kneeland
Brunswick
Portland
George Gates
Dale
Boston
Forrest N. Drake
H. A. Spinney
Bath
Olaf Beretsen
Lift Ban on Gifts of Certain Foods
Augusta reports the Office of Price Administration lifts gifts of rationed foods for Christmas. Charities may distribute gifts bought with ration stamps. organizations must still collect stamps for foods distributed to families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Office of Price Administration
Joseph Chadbourne
Maine
OPA
Chadbourne
Back the Attack Offensive Motto Headlines Rally
The article touts vigor and aggression with the slogan The Best Defense Is an Offense as supporters rally behind a decisive push. Readers are pointed to strengthened measures and a mobilized stance, highlighting leaders and anticipated outcomes.
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Wiscasset
Mildred Morris
Charles Torrey
Popham Beach
Bristol
R. I
Robert Heigham
West Bath
Ernest Rose
Betty Goodell
Jackie Rose
Florence Hogan
Massachusetts
Fred Rose
Eastern State Farmers’ Exchange
DeWitt Hotel
Harvey Dobbins
George Rose
John Lanpher
Milo
Lanpher
Earle Wing
Eleanor Bent
Richard Lenfest
U. S. Navy
Newport
R. L
Virginia
William Brown, Jr
Pat Brown
Medford Perham
Frank Pratt
Monmouth
Roy Moore
Lee Holbrook
Arthur Holbrook
Freeport
Percy Holbrook
Archibald McCoy
W. L. Withington
Paul McCoy
Joan
New Hampshire
Haffenbeffer & Co., Inc
Boston, Massachusetts
Humming Bird
Dresden
Lawrence Nickles
Walter Libby
Mr. Nickles
Nickles
Elizabeth B. Deering
Carroll A. Deering
Washington Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Miss Deering
Morse High
Boston University
Sargent School of Physical Education
Iron Works
B.I.W
Bailey Evening School of Industries
David Y. Alkazin
Stanley Teasdale, Jr
Shirley Miller
Navy
Norfolk
Teasdale
Todd-Bath Iron Plant
Percy Miller
Lincoln Street
Middle Street
Daniel Williams
Bath, Me
Henry W. Owen, Jr
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