Christmas Programs and local notices from Sebasco School
The Sebasco Primary School staged a lengthy Christmas program with songs and readings led by Mrs. Stanley C. Gilman. Students performed The Christmas Welcome and The First Noel among many pieces, followed by a tree with presents and refreshments for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwilda Alexander
Floyd Alexander Perce
Soca Cienneialp
Geneva Koehling
Phillips Brooks
Helen Robinson
Homer Murphy
Beatrice Humphrey
Helen Green
Marie York
Stanley Coffin
Edith Alexander
Floyd Alexander
Little Town of Bethlehem
Sebasco
Stanley C. Gilman
Gerald McKenney
Edith Wallace
Santa
Otis McKenney
Louise Alexander
Ellsworth Alexander
Gerald McKinney
Frances McKinney
Eaton Jefferson
Blanch Gillies
Christmas Program at Ashdale School in Phippsburg
Ashdale school staged a Christmas program directed by Miss Agatha Lennox. Students performed recitations and songs including It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Silent Night. Santa handed out gifts and candy at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beto
Stanley
Gilitian
Martin Luther
Gettiany
Homer Murphy
Edith Alexander
New England
Leola Perry
Sweden
Helen Robinson
Santa Claus
Beatrice Humphrey
Marie York
Theresa McKenney
Geneva Koehling Hark
Herald Angels
TED Ois
Ckscccen
Ashdale
Ashdale School
Phippsburg
Agatha Lennox
Joyce Bartlett
PBS
Thelma Huff
Lillian, Fannie, Lewis
Gomes
Billy Gilman
Christmas Program Brightens Patket Head School
Pupils presented a fine Christmas program for relatives and friends, filling the school with visitors. The performance featured carols, scenes like A Street in America and The Country Chimney, with students including Carolyn Wallace Dorothy Cushing Jean Hamel and Leslie Darling dressed as Santa distributing gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PatKet
Carolyn Wallace
Mary
Dorothy Cushing
Haluet
Hur Kreider
Wing Cushing
William Hallett
Babe
Bethlehem
Jean Hamel
Jennie
Minnie
Helen Cushing
Ee Leston Harrington
Lloyd
America
Tanteen
Fred Libby
Leston Harrington
Jean
Hamel
Leslie Darling
Libby
Town
Lottie
Lorraine
Lorraine Darling
Mary Wortman
Frances
John Libby
Leo Hamel
Frances Libby
Dromore Grange Ladies Aid Holds Christmas Meeting
A regular meeting of the Dromore Grange Ladies Aid was held December 17 at Mrs. James H. Thorpe 150 High Street. A program by Mrs. John H. Perkins featured a decorated tree, Santa gift exchange, carols, and a after-meeting tea. Next meeting set for January 21 at Mrs. Owen’s home. Lewiston welfare costs rise. city spends about $350 daily on the poor and bread milk aid now serves around 5 000 people.
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Ladies’ Aid
Dromore Grange
James H. Thorpe
High Street
John H. Perkins
Annie Malcolm
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Thorpe
Malcolm
Reuben Purington
Humphrey A. Owen
Lena D. Donnell
Ralph Kenney
Marion Rafnell
Owen
Lewiston
Popham Beach Popham School Christmas Pageant Highlights
Popham Beach School held a Friday afternoon program directed by Mrs G Lillian Spen and featuring the Christmas tale by Leon Oliver and the Toys Christmas by Clyde Moore A Greeting. The event included songs Mother Goose characters and a Santa Claus portrayed by Blanchard Crowley who handed out gifts and candy from a decorated tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Spen
Breen
Oliver
Wyman
Clyde Moore
Joseph Stover
Leon ‘Oliver
Toys
Carol Drake
Stanley Perkins
Santa Claus
Richard Percey
Teeeettenie Clara
Edwin Hill
Marion Bridges
Mother Goose
Mother Hubbard
Miss Muffet
Edna Oliver
Arlene Perkins
Jack
Dorothy
Cyde Moore
Old King Cole
Three Fiddlers
Leon Oliver
Kenneth Leonard
Jack Sprat
Clara Hill
Frederick Thomas
Little Boy Blue
Eugene Stover, Jr
Tommy Tucker
Mary Quite Contrary
Margaret Wyman
Jack Horner
Blanchard Crowley
Reverend Buzzell Named Pastor Elect at Market Street Church
Rev David W Buzzell son of Mrs Mary Buzzell of Saco was chosen pastor elect of Market Street Baptist Church in Massachusetts He is a Thornton academy 1923 graduate and Gordon College 1935 alumnus He previously served as assistant pastor at Harvard Square Baptist in Cambridge and preached his first sermon December 22 Deer in Weeks is free and jail visit notes accompany a stray animal death mystery in Alfred remains unexplained.
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David W. Buzzell
Mary Buzzell
Saco
Market Street Baptist Church of Mass
Buzzell
Thornton Academy
Gordon College of Theology and Missions
Harvard Square Baptist Church
Cambridge
Grim Reaper
Mr. Maling
The
Jair
Alfred
St Marys Defends Y M C A Church League Title
St Marys, defending champ, secured the first half pennant by crushing Inter Street 61 to 18 Saturday night. Elm slipped to second place after a lone defeat to Hilltoppers, Beacon Central and Winneganee tied for third, while Peoples finished last with no wins.
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Ons
St. Mary's
RF Act
Port Sas Cet
Esai Ena
Anegance
Wraicee Ns Ae
eSaie, Ae
Ponies Oe Coyote
Beacon
Grace
St. Mary
Winter
Elm
Wesley
Central
Peoples
Y. M. C.A. Church
Turday
Inter Street
Hilltoppers
Winneganee
Ernest Haskell Delights Grace Church Men With Magic
Augusta writer Ernest Haskell dazzled Grace Church Men's Club at the parish house with magic and necromancy acts in an amateur display. A spelling bee followed, captained by Harold Adams and Edwin Lowell, ending with Adams’s team winning 17 to 5 before holiday respite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Haskell
Augusta
Grace Church Men’s Club
Haskell
Mr. Haskell
Committee On Entertainment
Harold L. Adams
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Capt. Adams
Capt
Lowell
Chef Watson
Surprise party for Miss Evelyn Steen
After a Christmas music rehearsal, the Central church choir hosted a surprise party for Miss Ruth Evelyn Steen to honor her upcoming marriage to Perley R. Ater of Little Hocking Ohio. St Nicholas delivered gifts, guests enjoyed coffee and sandwiches, and decorations featured Christmas candles by committee members Mrs. Luther S. Thompson Mrs. Howard A. Parks and Mrs. Andrus L. Coleman.
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Central Church
Ruth Evelyn Steen
Perley R. Ater
Little Hocking
Ohio
Old St. Nicholas
Steen
St. Nicholas
Luther S. Thompson
Howard A. Parks
Andrus L. Coleman
Golden Wedding of Somerville Couple
Mr and Mrs Warren J Glidden of Somerville Massachusetts celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary at home on December 6 with many gifts and a large family present. Friends sent a ten quart mixed candies gift and other presents include easy chairs a wash bench a sewing cabinet pictures linen and a Golden cake with coffee cookies and sandwiches. The couple's children listed include Mrs Daisy Haley Bath Mrs Gladys Hisler Somerville W B Glidden Somerville Eston Glidden Gardiner Maud Reynolds Augusta Mildred Cunningham South Gardiner and additional relatives from Bath Gardiner Halliwell and Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren J. Glidden
Somerville
Mass
Daisy Haley
Bath
Gladys Hisler
W. B. Glidden
Eston Glidden
Gardiner
Maud Reynolds
Augusta
Mildred Cunningham
South Gardiner
Wallace
Waneta Glidden
Ralph Haley
Arlene
Almon
Madeline Haley
Eva McNeill
Maud Skillen
Phyllis Skillen
Christmas Vacation Brings Tragic Dog Death in Winnegance
In Winnegance village on Friday night the family of Leon Pennell Jr. mourns the death of their Airdale dog Trixy, weighing 86 pounds and aged 12, after being struck by an auto. The incident, blamed on the dog resting during a chase, occurred during the town holiday break. Neighboring news notes include Josh Drake and Mrs. Harry Knight health updates and a surge in local lake skating as schools close for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trixy
Airdale
Leon Pennell, Jr
Lower High Street
Josh Drake
Bernice Drake
Harry Knight
Grace Church Choir Supper Hosted by Sewalls
Grace church choir members rehearsed Christmas music at 6 00 pm then joined their spouses for supper at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall on Washington Street. The decorated Christmas tree and snowball centerpiece complemented a cordial evening culminating in carol singing. Attending were Rev Charles M Tubbs and many local couples and individuals.
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William M. Perry
Cora Campbell
Wii
Walter McCourt
James E. Perry
Mattie Cutting
Bath
George J. Ingalls
Mabel Ingalls
Washington Street
Chester King
West Bath
Howard Bowker
Harry Gilmore
Brunswick
Rose Carpenter
Harold Shaw
Ivan and
Lloyd
Woolwich
N. W. Eaton
Albert Thompson
Everett Wallace
Charles F. Wallace
Walter J. McCourt
Omar Perry
Winneganee
Emma Perry
Hamilton McCourt
Carol
Ceres
John Holbrook
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
A. C. Wallace
Leon Eaton
Arthur Sewall 2d
Grace Church
Harry Smith
Wilhelmina Gackenbach
Carrie Shaw
Ruth Field
Jennie Melcher
Emma Brown
Dorothy Welch
George Field
Daniel Williams
Christmas Hockey Game at Winnegance
Winnegance Lake hosts the annual Christmas Day game between North End and South End. kickoff at 2 30 pm. Last year North End beat South End. North End lineup includes Eddie Owen Johnny McCarty Leon Buck Omar King Linny Haynes Verne Chaney. South End features Rupe Lewis Calvin Kimball Bucky Savage Pearson Stubby Boutin Dave Sprague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance Lake
North End
South End
Eddie Owen
Johnny McCarty
Leon Buck
Omar King
Linny Haynes
Verne Chaney
Wings
Rupe Lewis
Calvin Kimball
Bucky Savage
Pearson
Stubby Boutin
Dave Sprague
North Enders
Lease Release Clears Brunswick Municipal Airport Plans
Lyndon McMackin signed a release from all claims on the Brunswick airport easing development. He held a lease voted at a town meeting two years ago. About $25,000 has been spent with a runway 100 feet wide and 2,200 feet long completed. An estimated £20,000 is needed to finish groundwork, funding about 30 men until July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Lyndon McMackin
YMCA Foul Shooting Contest Kicks Off With 103 Entrants
More than a hundred competitors join the annual YMCA foul shooting tournament begun Monday at the YMCA. The single elimination event runs a week with finals next Monday. Separate senior and junior divisions feature a long first round match list for both groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hart
Edward Fraser
George A. Wade, Jr
Thery] Robbins
Robert Stevens
Francis Stover
Manley Ellis
Martin Eaton
Russell Lowell
Fernand Pomerleau
George Perry
William Owen
James McQuarrie
Harold Stanton
Walter Rogers
Clarence Atwood
Ernest Sarkis
Richard Far
Herbert Closson
Maurice Skaling
Martin Vigne
John Preney
Russell Young
Leroy Lord, Jr
Robert Parry
Edgar Williams
Donald Page
Warren Hawley
Harold Fuller
Donald Cromwell
Iscar Greenblatt
Leland Fortier
Clifton Nickerson
Abraham Greenblatt
Eugene Hart
Robert Sutherland
William Rogers
Henry Sarkis
Harold Burns
Burleigh Williams
Harry Ring
James Skaling
Harold Footer
James Clancy
Henry Gallant
Frederick Hall
Richard Cummings
James Sutherland
Jerry Desmond
Norman Seekins
Epocrat Johns
Raymond Belanger
Richard Madden
Jean Pomerleau
Harold Babine
Clarence Gowen
John Bourque
Charles Sullivan
Frank Gallagher
John Voorhees
John Sprague
Jack Lowery, Jr
Robert Ingraham
Edward Se
Attendance Record From Center Street Primary School
Center Street Primary reports term attendance. Grade 1 pupils not absent half day include Jean Anderson Tommie Coffill and Willie Higgins. Grade III A students not absent half day include Patricia Bechard Anna Coffill Carmen Huse Edwin King Richard Marr Clyde Norton and Betty Robson. Grade III B pupils not absent or tardy for 15 weeks include Harold Armes Ernest Back James Haines Paul Johnson Barbara Oliver and Robert Russell. Barbara Warner is commended for daily attendance until illness. She missed the last day for an abscessed tooth but is wished a Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Joan Harrison
Jean Anderson
Tommie Coffill
Willie Higgins
Fred J. Higgins
Patricia F. Bechard
Anna M. Coffill
Carmen J. Huse
Edwin A. King
Richard E. Marr
Clyde Norton
Betty P. Robson
Poll on New Deal Shows Southern States Back Roosevelts Plan
A Literary Digest poll reports 819,320 votes from 34 states, 346,622 in favor and 472,698 against the New Deal, with Southern states showing strong support and Wisconsin and the farm belt leaning against. Early ballots from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina show high approval, while New Hampshire and Pacific Coast states tilt against.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
United States
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Junior Leaguers Plan New Year's Dance in Bath
The Bath Junior League met at Miss Marcia Moulton's home to organize the annual New Year's Eve dance on December 31 at the Arcade. Proceeds will benefit Bath Memorial Hospital. committees were named for tickets, favors, and decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Marcia Moulton
Middle Street
Arcade
Bath Memorial Hospital
Janette Smith
Donald N. Small
Mary Newell
William R. Freeman
Edwin H. Given
Alden G. Smith
Anna Trott
Dwight Pierce
Harriet Lord
Ruth Skillings
James A. Gillies, Jr
Roger D. Skillings
Carrie Shaw
Francis Hill
Robert F. Smythe
Champagne
Ill
Junior League
Breaks investigated at home of Superior Court Justice Worster
Bangor police investigated a Sunday break at the Center Street residence of Superior Court Justice George H. Worster. The family was away, the house ransacked, articles moved within the home, and no theft details were confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Superior Court
George H. Worster
Center Street
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Otis McKinney
Victor York
Charles Robinson
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Robert Mary Coffin
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Harold Bradshaw
Fannie Gomes
Ted Eriteeme
Barbara Wyman
Ara Wyman
Humphrey Owen
Dromore Grange Ladies’ Aid
Frank Webber
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Viola Sudds
Auburn
E. W. Osgood
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Irving Dobbin
Biddeford Pool
Arthur Percy
Cox's Head
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Spruceville
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E. L. Drake
David
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Margaret Stover
Jackie
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Dora
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Lester Oliver
Bertha Newdick
Grace Chandler
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Eva Dobbin
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Guy E. Crowley
Blanchard
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Clifton Morong
Kennebec River Station
Moses Chandler
Gray Road Inn
Cumberland
Enid Spinney
Allie
Popham
Spinney
Fred Osgood
Damariscotta
Clarence Perkins
Harry Sperker
Barbara Fletcher
East Boothbay
Christopher Marr
Clinton Newdick
Flora Shepherd
Edina Coolidge
Georgetown
Ellison Moody
Gilbert’s Head
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Seguin Island Light
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Leon Fickett
Pond Island Light
Clarence McKinney
Seguin Island
John Clark
Freeport
Nelson Rice
Alvah O. Light
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Katherine Mullaney
Ernest Oliver
Floyd Bridges
U. S. Coast Guard
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Elm Arid Central
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Evelyn Steen
Central Church Choir
Maine
Bamboo
India
Chine Wood Oil
Manila
Grace Church Choir
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Arthur Sewall
Winnegance
North
Y Gym
Gap Select
Enterprise Brewing Company
Fall River, Mass
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Oxford Street
Lewiston, Maine
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