Phippsburg Notes On Road Work And Local Life
Howard Bowker and a crew blasted Jewell hill Meadowbrook last week, widening the road and creating a side watercourse. Popham’s mail has more than doubled. Small Point sees increased activity and population. Edward Loring, son of the late Charles Loring, at Colby College, helped win a Maine series victory, the first in 18 years. Various residents receive visitors, trees, and holiday preparations. skating on Center Pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bowker
Jewell Hill
Meadowbrook
Popham
Edward Loring
Charles Loring
Colby College
Charles
Martha Cutting
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bodwell
Swanton Wyman
Holbrook McCabe Wedding Held at Winter Street Church
Miss Abby Louise McCabe first daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward R McCabe of 23 Marshall Avenue married Morton True Holbrook Jr son of Mr and Mrs Morton T Holbrook of Lewiston at the Winter Street Congregational Church parsonage. Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated. Attendants were Miss June Varney and George McKellar Morse High School alumni. The couple plan to live in South Portland after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby Louise McCabe
Edward R. McCabe
Marshall Avenue
Morton True Holbrook, Jr
Morton T. Holbrook
Lewiston
Bath
Winter Street Congregational Church
Joseph O. Purdue
June Varney
George McKellar
Morse
Miss Varney
Holbrook
Morse High School
J.J. Newberry Co
Todd
Pine Tree Troop Has Fine Evening
Mrs. R Clinton McFadden hosted a Girl Scout Pine Tree Troop supper party and Christmas tree on Tuesday at 21 North Street. The group met at the Public Library, sang carols at Memorial Hospital and City Farm, then returned for a hearty supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Clinton McFadden
North Street
Memorial Hospital
Percy Marks
City Farm
Cyrus Longley
Betty Anderson
Jean Anderson
Chloe Deraps
Joan Heal
Edith King
Marilyn King
Joan Longley
Jane Leémen
Gloria Brown
Mary Morse
Barbara Hartgrove
Barbara Lothrop
Jean Briggs
Katherine Delong
Phyllis Gray
Madeline Kronstrand
Lorraine Fortier
Eleanor Granger
Delores Haynes
Betty Jane Willis
Eleanor Gotte
Mary Longley
Frances Marks
Eleanor Marks
Georgiana McFadden
Milligan Weeks Wedding Held in Kennebunk
The Rev Herbert F Milligan and Mrs Florence B M Weeks wed in Kennebunk on a Wednesday ceremony attended by immediate family. The bride wore forget me not blue crepe with pink rose corsage. best man was Jonathan Milligan. After a wedding supper the couple planned a short trip to New Hampshire and will reside in Nequasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Milligan
Woolwich
Rosamond Maddox
Kennebunk
Jonathan Milligan
Mrs. Milligan
New Hampshire
Nequasset
Christmas Sentences In Municipal Court
Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided in Municipal court Wednesday morning handing three Christmas presents. A Waldoboro man pleaded guilty to intoxication and was placed on file, departing for work. A Wiscasset man charged with loitering with liquor had his case filed on recommendation of police. A local man with prior intoxication and vagrancy history pleaded guilty to vagrancy and received a 90 day sentence in the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
House of Correction
Waldoboro
Wiscasset
Judge Deering
Miss Anna Trott Visits Brother and Sister-in-Law in Providence
Miss Anna Trott of High street returned home Saturday from a few days visit with her brother Raymond H. Trott and Mrs. Trott of Providence Rhode Island. She was guest at a tea Friday afternoon given by Mr and Mrs Trott for their daughter Miss Ann Elisabeth Trott from Smith College for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Trott
High Street
Raymond H. Trott
Lorraine Harrington
Lloyd Lowell
Barbara Mank
Marion Cushing
Dorothy Cushing
Paul Nisbet
Santa Claus
John Libby
John Rollins
Fred Libby
Charles Blaisdell
Clarence Blaisdell
Massachusetts
Maurice Pye
Small Point
Walter Cushing
Allie Rollins
Sally Lowell
Marie Wyman
John Rollins, Jr
Topsham
Mary Wortman
Donald Small
Bath
Walter Cummings
Joseph Higgins
Georgetown
G. E. McNulty
Barbara Sprague
Farmington Normal School
Capt
Walter Sprague
Clarence Sheffield
Lorraine
William
Harpswell
Seguin
Walter Oliver
Stanley Burnham
Boston
Anne Gardiner
MaryJorie Ellinwood
Providence
R. I
Ernest Oliver
Frank Scott
Moses Chandler
Harold Wallace
Lewiston
Allan Rogers
Sally
Richard Sprague
Hallowell
Christmas Services and Scout Party Gather Neighborhood Family
Parker Head reports a Christmas service led by Frances Robie with Phyllis Young assisting, including candlelighting, a nativity dramatization, and a Sunday school offering. Girl Scouts held a Christmas party with about 20 attendees, Santa visits, a tree, treats, and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estry
Frances Robie
Phyllis Young
Little Town of Bethlehem
Lamp lit in memory of Bath police captain
Mrs. William Beal of 70 Chest lights a lamp in memory of her father Captain Charles Wallace longtime Bath police officer. The lamp was first lit 83 years ago and recalls Wallace and his sister Mrs. M. W. Adams of Richmond who played with it as children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beal
Charles Wallace
Bath
Capt. Wallace
M. W. Adams
Richmond
Pilgrim Fellowship Christmas Meeting at Winter Street Church
Bath group gathers in the men’s parlor Sunday for Christmas readings and carols. Miss Jane W Stevens led with Longfellow's Christmas Bells while Addison Burbank conducted carolling and Linna Marie Purdue played piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Pilgrim Fellowship
Winter Street Congregational Church
Jane W. Stevens
Longfellow
Addison Burbank
Linna Marie Purdue
Winslow Hall
van Dyke
Mary Young
Verna Wallace
Elaine Noyes
Norma Cummings
Betty Mae Hopkins
Gerda Langbehn
Hyde Light Guards Reunion Sets New Year’s Eve Event
The Hyde Light Guards, with roots in the Spanish War era as Co. C 2d Maine, will hold their third annual reunion at Hotel Phoenix on New Year’s Eve. Bath’s oldest military company includes veterans from Company D National Guard and Maine Coast Artillery Corps. Dinner at eight, with members gathering hours earlier to discuss old times and current events. indications point to a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Light Guards
Co. C. 2d Me. Regt
Hotel Phoenix
Bath
National Guard
1St Maine Regiment
4Th Company
Maine Coast Artillery Corps
Bull Run
St. Louis Fair
Mat ter announces engagement of Barbara Mat ter to John Kimble
Mr and Mrs Daniel H Mat ter of 847 High Street announce the engagement of their daughter E Barbara to John R Kimble son of Mr and Mrs Earl C Kimble 1174 High Street both graduates of Morse High School and members of Winter Street Congregational Church wedding planned for early January
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Matter
High Street
E. Barbara
John R. Kimble
Earl C. Kimble
Morse High School
Winter Street Congregational Church
Popham Beach Christmas Celebration and News
Popham Beach readers receive Christmas greetings as the village held a school term close with a program directed by Mrs. Spencer and Miss Robie. The event featured carols, a Christmas tree with gifts, and several student performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Harry Spencer
Frances Robie
Jingle Bells School
Carlton Clark
Merrill Oliver
Virginia Perkins
Santa
Mother Goose
No Sunday School Next Week Due to Miss Robie Out of Town
Miss Frances Robie will be out of town so there will be no Sunday school session next week. Mr and Mrs Clarence Perkins were host and hostess Sunday for the gathering at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Robie
Clarence Perkins
Governor and Mrs Sumner Sewall Send Christmas Greetings
Bath friends received holiday greetings from Governor and Mrs. Sumner Sewall at the Blaine Mansion in Augusta on Tuesday. A notable picture shows the Governor and Mrs. Sewall with their three children by the fireplace, a keepsake cherished by recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sumner Sewall
Blaine
Augusta
Juniors of Cosmo Club Hold Holidays Dance
The Junior Cosmopolitan Club successfully held its second annual holidays dance at the Cosmopolitan club house. Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Dennison and Dr. and Mrs. Rush. Numerous members and guests from New York City and local points attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
William W. Dennison
Charles F. Rush
Pauline Nickerson
Mary Durant
Ruth Cogan
Doris Stickney
Dorothy Williams
Foster's Point
Mary Double
Geraldine Nickerson
Mary Sewall
Marjorie Nichols
Barbara Matter
Louise Avery
Sally Kimball
Surner Hawley
John Perry
Robert Fortier
William L. Bennett, Jr
Keith Fleming
Davis Dickson
Edward Cummings
Gertrude Dole
Martha Torrey
Miss Torrey
Steassy
Cogan
Santa Claus to Pay Bath Visit Opens Holiday Home
Mrs. W. Percy Marks former Bath music supervisor is director of the Christmas visit. The home hosts 12 family members and is run by Hershon B. Oliver and wife as superintendents. A Christmas dinner with all trimmings will be served. Gifts include from Hon. N. Gratz Jackson and a Wesley M. E. church group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Percy Marks
Bath
Hershon B. Oliver
N. Gratz Jackson
Wesley M. E. Church
Merton Sprague Returns for Holidays with Family
Merton Sprague arrived home from New York Saturday to pass the holidays with his mother Mrs Ada M Sprague of Edward street court. He is with the Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre company and has completed a tour through Virginia North and South Carolina and Georgia. He will leave Christmas eve for Harrisburg Pa and after performances there and in Philadelphia will tour the Middle West to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Sprague
New York
Ada M. Sprague
Edward Street Court
Sprague
Clare Tree Major Children’s Theatre Company
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Middle West
San Francisco
Christmas Tree and Concert at Beacon Street church
Friday evening program for the Beacon Street M. E. church school features carols and student performances including solos by Madelyn Holbrook Carol Loeschner Gay Bonney Anita Dearing and many others plus recitations and an accordion solo. The event ends with a pastor's remarks and a benediction with proceeds for the White Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church School of Beacon Street
M. E
Madelyn Holbrook
Carol Loeschner
Gay Bonney
Anita Dearing
Frieda Dodge
Immanuel
Norma Jean Nickerson
Harry Thistle
Mary Carnes
Evelyn Bold
Marilyn Holbrook
Ellen James
Richard McEachern
White Cross
Beverly Dearing
Santa Claus
Ruth Volz
Delegates to State Young People Council Meet in Auburn
Miss Martha Morse a delegate and Rev Joseph O Purdue director of the Young People camp will attend a meeting in the High Street Congregational church in Auburn Friday and Saturday for the State Young People’s Council of Congregational Christian churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Morse
Joseph O. Purdue
Young People’s Camp
Auburn
High Street Congregational Church
State
Young People’s Council of Congregational Christian Churches
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William Greeves
Susan
Artha Hutchins
Winchester
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Emmy Wyman
Raymond Wyman
Albert Thompson
J. Holloway
Holloway
Mary Peterson
Melrose
George L. Nasi
Norfolk
J. O. Wyman
Pauline
Margaret Walker
Agnes Cutting
Foxboro
Mabel Pashard
Eva Rogers
Red Cross
Eugene Bowker
Jay K. Bowker
Abbie Minott
Walter McCourt
Charles V. Minott, Jr
Bellevue Hotel
Winter Street
Pine Tree Troop
Florence B. M. Weeks
Judge
Parker
Eugene Harrington
America
Bill Lowell
Raymond Nisbet Dobbin
George Morong
Sandra Mank
Lawrence Morong
Raymond Nisbet
Grandma's
Robert Moore
Dolly
Laura Wyman
Santa Sally Lowell
Santa Ramon Hamel
Jane
Jean Hamel
Beverly Moore
Lewis Moore
Billy Kraft
Pilgrim Fellowship Meeting
Popham Beach
Popham Beach News
Santa Leon Oliver
Gordon Clark
Ralph Clark
Walter Newdick
Bodwell Grange
Guy Crowley
Ellison Moody
Parker Head
Herald Angels
Luke
Matthew Story
Perkins
Bion Bowie
Stanford Bowie
Raymond Bowie
Lincoln Bowie
Roland Bowie
Lewis Bowie
Theresa Bowie
Frank Paul
Clifford Bowie
Robert
Ronald
Lawrence Gould
Alvin Partridge
Gerald
Douglas Bowie
Jackie
Nancy
Phyllis Olson
Walter Wade
Norman Perkins
West Bath
Lester Morse
Ralph Young
Cosmo Club
Church School of
Beacon Street
Lorraine Allen
Bethlehem
Irene Jones
Clara Hanscom
Nancy Barter
Roger Pinkham
Lawrence Allen
John Bowie
Charles Bickford
James Jones
Jesus
Barbara Summerton
Beverly van Buren
Edward Waters
Shining Angels
Isebelle Fifield
Friends In Need
Marion Plummer
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