Ashdale School Christmas Program Highlights Community News
The Ashdale school program on Friday December 16 featured carols recitations and a play titled Christmas at Pumpkin Holler with teachers Miss Isaphene Dolloff and Miss Peppergrass. Local families and residents including the Brew ers Phelps and Perrys attended as winter plans unfold in Bath and Small Point.
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Ashdale
Isaphene Dolloff
Bethle
Ruby Alexander
Fannie Gomes
Thelma Huff
the Herald Angels
Rile
Annie Gomes
Genealogical King Compiled by Special Committee
The D A R genealogical effort under Dr Jean Stephenson advances American ancestry. Washington library shelves over 100000 pages this year and aims to collect unpublished material before year 1000. Cooperation from WPA surveys, students, and local chapters accelerates gathering vital records.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Jean Stephenson
United States
Stephenson
Daughters of the American Revolution Library
Washington
Federal Historical Records Survey
WPA
Autopsy On Fred Sylvain Conducted In Gardiner
Curtis Undertaking in West Bowdoin conducted an autopsy on Fred Sylvain 58 of Gardiner, who died after a night out with Fred Couture and Fred Merrithew. Doctors Morin and Smith ordered by County Attorney Dale, organs sent to state labs for analysis, sheriff cites possible heart trouble or acute alcoholism, no foul play suspected.
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Curtis Undertaking
Fred Sylvain
Gardiner Shoe Shop
Fred Couture
West Bowdoin
Sagadahoc
Harry F. Morin
Joseph I. Smith
Ralph O. Dale
Charles W. Messenger
Gardiner
Sylvain
Beach Street
Fred Merrithew
Randolph
Mr. Couture
Couture
Merrithew
Lisbon Falls
Lewiston
Harold Gerrish
Winter social notes from Bath and Portland
Mrs Katherine W McKenney of Portland visits her mother Mrs Annie E Williams at 358 Washington St and sister Mrs Lee Sheldon at 21 High St after a six week Washington trip. Capt Charles E Hewitt returns to Kittery to spend winter with his daughter Mrs Ernest Higgin s after a two month visit with son and daughter in law. Bath alumni attend Bowdoin College Christmas house parties with dances at fraternity houses and a performance of Take It Away with guests including Miss Newell Miss Haskel Miss McCall Miss Butterfield Miss Merrill Miss French at various fraternity houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine W. McKenney
Portland
Annie E. Williams
Washington Street
Lee Sheldon
High Street
McKenney
Washington, D. C
Charles E. Hewitt
Kittery
Ernest Higgins
Charles FE. Hewitt, Jr
Bath
Bowdoin College
Sargent Gymnasium
Mary Newell
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Josephine Haskel
Jean McCall
Zeta Psi House
Elizabeth Butterfield
Marie Merrill
Delta
Milliard Urquehart
Seglin Island
Jonesport
Neil Bousefield
Sea Coast Mission
Bousefield
Laura Harding
Popham School
Boothbay Harbor
Walter Sprague
Augusta
Togus Veteran's Hospital
Raymond Webster
Gorham
Webster
Seaman Drake
Christopher Marr
Lobser
Grace
Alice
Joseph York
Atkins Bay Friay
Marguerite McNulty
Irving Dobbins
Raymond Larrabee
Henry Leonard
Seaman Dake
Lynette Caverly
Bessie Sprague
Lillian Spencer
Elisha Bridges
Ernest A. Oliver
Clarence Perkins
Virginia
Arlene Perkins
Erma Huntley
Moses Chandler
Marion Bridges
Ethel W. Osgood
Fred
Osgood
Joseph Oliver
Alvah O. Light
Perkins Island
Capt
Powers
Karl Hentz
Gilbert Head
Carolyn Rogerson
Evadna Drake
Stanley Hyde
North Yarmouth
Florida
Popham Beach School Christmas Play Features Diverse Cast
The Popham school arranged by Miss Laura Harding presented a Christmas program Friday with roles for Teacher Miss Brown Carol Drake Billy Green Stanley Perkins Margaret Wyman Patsy Marion Bridges Debra Huntley Peter Pettingill Leon Oliver Polly and more. After the show pupils enjoyed a decorated tree and handmade decorations. gifts were distributed with candy boxes donated by the Wel fare club of Phippshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Hill
Santa
Marion Alexander
Lucasa Murphy
Joyce Bartlett
Fannie Gomes
Earl Gomes
Robert Lowell
Lillian Gomes
Pumkin Holler
Miss Peppergrass
Lees
Hepsy
Miss Dolloff
Pupa
Lewis Gomes
Aco
Ease William Gilman Lusindy
Sammy
Marion Alexander Betey
Thelma Huff
Mirlan
Alvin Brewer
South
Fort Pierce
Fia
Marjorie Gilmore
Bath
Emma Wallace
William B. Perry
Kittery
Walter J. Pierce
Pierce
James L. Morse
Gertrude Blaisdell
Rbuest
Ida Hinckley
Five Islands
Morse Farm
James E. Perry
Winnegance
Omar Perry
Leon Eaton
Small Point
Sam Jordan
Sam Jr
Dean
Meadowbrook
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Fred Perry
Rogers Camp
Emma Perry
Center
Susie Barbour
Bertha Doughty
Carol McCourt
Ceres McCourt
Dorothy Davis
Center Sunday
Santa Claus
Lynette Caverly
Jay K. Bowker
Popham Beach
Parker Head
Miss Caverly
Bedwell Grange
Melvin Pratt
Martin Eaton
Theresa Wyman
Ralph Pye, Jr
William Blaisdell
Bessie Sprague
Eleanor Gilmore
Margaret Gilman
Robert Pye
Ceres
Mary Pratt
Pomona
Anna Perkins
Flora
Arline York
Eleanor Brown
Herbert Scott
Arlene Perkins
Richard Young
Lillian Barbour
Roscoe Perkins
Perkins
William R. Bowie
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bowie
Page Wyman
Mechanic Street
Melvin Wallace
Emma Ridley
Lester Oliver
Miss Brown
Carol Drake
Billy Green
Stanley Perkins
Soeysttee Ee
Margaret Wyman
Patsy
Ieee Peiee
Marion Bridges
Phggees
Oie
Debra Huntley
Peter Pettingill
Leon Oliver Pollyisay
Kenneth Leonard
Merrill Oliver
Margaret’ Wyman
Richard Sprague
Bertha Newdick
Charles Leonard
David Drake
Gloria Oliver
Caol Drake
Welfare Club of
Phippshore
Florida Cigar Wrapper Crop Drives Million-Dollar Industry
The Florida cigar wrapper tobacco crop sustains a about 1.5 million dollar annual industry. Growers report steady demand and regional processing hubs support hauling and warehousing for this specialized leaf used in premium cigars.
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Florida
Genesta Chapter Receives Praise at Ritual Service
Genesta chapter officers were praised for efficiency after completing the ritual on Friday night with three candidates. Notables present included Mrs. Sadie P. Grover of York and Mrs. Hermin Toothaker of Brunswick. A turkey dinner preceded the meeting, and the next gathering on Jan 6 will elect officers and submit annual reports.
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Genesta
O. E
Sadie P. Grover
York
Hermin Toothaker
Brunswick
Grand Ruth
Ruth Thompson
Monmouth
Grand Electa
Henry Dyer
Portland
Grand Sentinel
Edna Waring
Damariscotta
Henry G Shaw
Bath
Shaw
Herbert E. Foster
Winthrop
Consuelo Alkazin
Eva Atwood
Edith Rich
Ethel Osgood
Alice Soule
Sarah Munsey
Alice Sanborn
Ora Dolloff
Ayer Given Suspended Sentence In Municipal Court
Percy R. Ayer of this city pleaded not guilty to attempted larceny but was found guilty and received a suspended 30 day sentence from Recorder Gardiner R. Deering after officers arrested him at the Texas yard Sunday. Ayer testified he worked for a junk dealer with a permit to dig old iron at the abandoned shipyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy R. Ayer
Gardiner R. Deering
Byron E. Clark
Percy W. Kingsbury
Texas Yard
Ayer
George C. Quicksall
The
Texas Co
Oscar Adams Installed as Solar Lodge Master
Oscar S. Adams was installed as master of Solar Lodge at the Masonic temple on Monday night. Other officers named include David Y. Alkazin senior warden William H. Daley junior warden and Ce cil L. Fullerton chaplain. The installation was public with dancing and refreshments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar S. Adams
Solar Lodge
Masonic Temple
David Y. Alkazin
William H. Daley
Cecil L. Fullerton
Fred D. Hill
Karcher S. Jackson
Charles S. Stackpole
John E. Levyn
Paul M. Holmson
Robert Haskell
William M. Briggs
Vernon B. Lake
George D. Field
Henry G. Shaw
David L. Wilson
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Youth Victim in Bangor Gunplay Death
George C. Yerxa, 15, died at a Bangor residence Friday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police say a friend reported Yerxa loaded a small caliber pistol and fired at his temple in a apparently playful act. death occurred before a physician arrived.
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George C. Yerxa
Bangor
Earl Heal
Heal
Yerxa
Births and celebrations at Parker Head church school
Congratulatory notices for Thornton Walter born Dec 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Williams of Winneganee, and Robert Franklin born Dec 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cushing. Christmas plays, carols, and gifts featured as students decorated the school, hosted a Nativity pageant, and shared treats with 50 attendees amid community activities and visits by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleigh Williams
Winneganee
Lynette Caverly
Ladies Sewing Society
Lester Harrington
Parker Head Church
Small Point Church
Bessie Sprague
Walter Cushing
Robert Franklin
Frances Libby
William Hallett
Lloyd Lowell
William Cushing
Marion Cushing
Santa
Dorothy Cushing
Charles Savage
Rose Clayton Savage
Doris Savage
Carolyn Wallace
Barbara Mank
Sally Pearl Lowell
Ramon Hamel
William Libby
Hollis Center
First
Robert Moore
Lewiston
Olive Deejay
Bath
Clark
Cox's Head
Caverly
Norwegian Lawyer Receives Finnish Government Medal
Norway attorney Frank W. Bjork land was surprised when Finnish minister Eero Jarnefelt presented him with a Finnish government medal. The honor cited his notable part as a member of the American Finnish Delaware Tencentenary committee.
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Frank W. Bjorkland
Eero Jarnefelt
United States
Delaware
America to be Christened Flagship Liner for U S Lines
United States Lines selects the name America for its new flagship, the largest U S liner yet under construction at Newport News. The 728 foot long vessel, costing about 16 million dollars, will sail to New York and Hamburg service in 1940 with 1219 passenger capacity and 639 crew.
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United States
America
Newport News
United States Lines
New York Channel
Hamburg
Manhattan
Washington
Bathwindlass Company late castings and shop chatter
Readable notes recount large four blade propeller for Quincy freighter weighing about 22 000 pounds and a three blade model for Electric Boat Works. Local workers enjoy stories of Dick Jenkins Carl Dearborn Johnny Williams and others with on‑the‑job updates and holiday happenings.
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Quincy
Electric Boat Works
Uncle Sam
Lynx, Owl, and Walks Highlight Bay Point Notes
Local Bay Point notes recount a Canadian Lynx sighting near Romwell property and a quiet Arctic owl seen by Pulpit Rock. Louise Howard endured a dangerous encounter before spotting the Arctic owl two days later. Other items mention a robin with a broken leg, extended walking due to no phone service, and residents visiting Bath for Christmas sales.
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Ralph Bragg
Central Maine
Bae
Onten
Bath
Chester MacMahan
Robinhood
Bay Point
Georgetown
Louise Howard
Mathew
Miss Howard
Howard
Pulpit Rock
William Adams
Clam Flats
Kennebec Point
Edward Cook
H. A. Spinney
Sherman Campbell
Forgotten Woodworkers Shine in Hyde Windlass Pattern Shop
Sam Morse offers information for protection while promising secrecy. Bates notes many outside the plant are unaware of the woodworking Pattern Shop at Hyde Windlass, often seen only for its brass propellers. The piece salutes the woodworkers, headlined by lathe operator Stanley Clark and new watchman Andrew Cahill, and wishes Hyde Windlass staff a merry Christmas.
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Mary McClure
Press Association
Westbrook Junior College
Oe Association
Westbr
Saas
Stanley
Mae West
Clark
Newberry
Stan
Three Act Play The Mad Hatters Presented At Morse High
The Junior class will present The Mad Hatters in Morse high school auditorium on January 6. David Y. Alkazin directs a Balkan kingdom set love triangle plot featuring cast members Richard Madden Betty Swanton George Tinney Thelma Baker Edward Butterfield Alice Eaton Harold Avery Hena Besaw Mary Double Harry Poulerton John Osborn and Glenda Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
David Y. Alkazin
Balkan
Richard Madden
Betty Swanton
George Tinney
Thelma Baker
Edward Butterfield
Alice Eaton
Harold Avery
Hdna Besaw
Mary Double
Harry Pullerton
John Osborn
Glenda Wright
Sixth Grade A Division Pupils with Perfect Attendance
The pupils of the sixth grade A division under Mrs. Carl J. Severin have not been absent nor tardy this term. Names include Madge Armstrong William Cummings Norma Cummings Margaret Day Betty Hopkins Amos King Nicholas Kakos Charles Ler mond Harry McNeil Betty Mullin Edward Plant and William Tinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Severin
Madge Armstrong
William Cummings
Norma Cummings
Margaret Day
Betty Hopkins
Amos King
Nicholas Kakos
Charles Lermond
Harry McNeil
Betty Mullin
Edward Plant
William Tinney
Perfect attendance listed for Grade 6B at South Street School
Eleanor M. Ferguson reports Fall term perfect attendance for pupils Harold Armes Robert Brown James Haines Paul Johnson Robert Knowlton Barbara Oliver Janet Staples and Louise Sullivan of Grade 6B South Street School. Robert H. McKay of St John NB arrives to holiday with Mr and Mrs James A McKay of Dummer Street.
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South Street
Eleanor M. Ferguson
Harold Armes
Robert Brown
James Haines
Paul Johnson
Robert Knowlton
Barbara Oliver
Janet Staples
Louise Sullivan
Robert H. McKay
St. John
N. B
James A. McKay
Dummer Street
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Phippsburg
William Gilman
Merritt A. Mitchell
Earl P. Cahoon
Boston
Sonja Henle
Boston Garden
Sylvain's
Percy Ayer
Old Texas Company
Oscar Adams
Parker
U.S. Lines
Bathshyde Windlass Company
Edwin R. Andrew
Dick Jenkins
Jenkinses
Carl Dearborn
Johnny Williams
John
Harold “Dido
Cutting Hat Geniu
Dido
Chet Comeau
Hyde Windlass
Chet
North End
Octave Dauphin
Freddie Rowland
Office
Mel Comeau
Mel
Ronnie Oulton
Art Jenkins
Brass Foundry
Art
Brother Dick
Louis Pooler
Iron Foundry
Charlie Murray
Charlie
Bill Paisley, Jr
Bill
Sonja Henile
Mary Lowell
Westbrook
Syd Knights
Syd
Walter
Taylor
Casanova
Daisy Welch
Office Force
Sam Morse
Sam
Andrew
Dick” Cahill
Ross
Andrews
Hyde Windlass Co
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