Christmas Pageant At Old Folks Home
Pine Tree Troop and Girl Scouts presented a brief Christmas pageant titled Down Carol Street at the Old Folks Home. Performers included Judith Dennison, Glenda Howard, and Madelyn Jones with piano and guitar, enacting Nativity characters amid soft lighting and carols like Silent Night. After the pageant, a dance followed and a Christmas party was planned for December 28, with troop members meeting at Snow Park for preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Troop
Carol Street
Louis A. Dole
Bethlehem
Judith Dennison
Glenda Howard
King Winceslas
Page
Judy Dennison
Angels
Lynday Corliss
Margaret Staples
Gloria Leavitt
Germaine Bonney
Madelyn Jones
Mary
Marguerite Rive
Duva Lap Gance
Nancy Sewall
Annual Junior League New Year's Eve Ball in Portland
Doc Harmen's orchestra from Portland will play for dancing from 9 to 1 on Friday evening at the Annual Junior League Ball in Columbus Hall. Balcony seats available for spectators. Patronesses include Miss Miriam W Kimball Mrs Chester A Plant Mr Fird R BE Dean Miss Mary F Gibbur Mrs Clara L Dearborn Mrs Frank B Nichols Miss Helen V Downing Mrs Oliver Moses Mrs William Sewall Mrs Mark Sewall and Mrs Donald Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Harmen
Tem Piece Orchestra
Portland
Columbian Hal
Folowme
Miriam W. Kimball
Chester A Plant
Fird R. BE. Dean
Mary F. Gibbur
Clara L. Dearborn
Frank B. Nichols
Helen V. Downing
Oliver Moses
Willian 1
Sewall
Mark W Sewall
Donald N. Small
Appointment Hours and Contact
The notice lists visiting times on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays by appointment, with telephone number 371-W for inquiries or arranging visits.
County expense estimates prepared by Sagadahoc commissioners
Roscoe G. Bailey and E. Mason Wright met to draft 1939 and 1940 budgets, trimming Twin County Farm Bureau and interest on temporary loans to save 2450. Salaries rise for Bath municipal court structure, judge 1450 and recorder 500, receipts forecast at 4000, net county reduction 2000, with final appropriation 34480 against 38480.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe G. Bailey
E. Mason Wright
Sagadahoc
Twin County Farm Bureau
Bath
Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court
Dusces Sdete Speere
Court House
City Home Family Remembered After Christmas Gifts
Donations from Bath Grain Co. Commercial Market Missionary society of Corliss Street church Cosmopolitan club and others brought happiness to residents at the City home. Mr and Mrs David E Rich express gratitude for gifts including canned pineapple candy fruit nuts clothing and ice cream from local merchants and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Rich
Bath Grain Co
Missionary Society of Corliss Street
Cosmopolitan Club
Harry W. Crosman
Harold L. Ham
N. Gratz Jackson
Max Katz
Oakhurst
Five Grade Five Pupils Not Absent at South Street School
Following pupils in grade five at South Street School have not been absent during the Fall term: Betty Anderson Jack Henderson Cecil Fullerton Everett Quimby Arline Carr Robert King Emma King. Miss Barbara Kenney left Tuesday for Roslindale Mass where she will be a guest of Miss Barbara Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street School
Betty Anderson
Jack Henderson
Cecil Fullerton
Everett Quimby
Arline Carr
Robert King
Emma King
Barbara Kenney
Roslindale
Mass
Barbara Young
Winter Street School Christmas Party Featured
Winter Street Sunday school held its annual Christmas party and tree lighting Thursday night with Mrs. Cullen Miss Erwin Miss Morse and others in charge. Santa distributed gifts and treats followed by a Primary department program led by Mrs. Haskell featuring carols recitations solos and group songs performed by students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Frederick H. Cullen
Roberta Erwin
Martha Morse
Charles Camack
Clare Fulton
Gordon Lake
Santa Claus
Robert H. Haskell
Eunice Pert
Billy Smith
Carol Burditt
John Parker, Jr
Solo
Carolyn Miller
Howard Bubier
Jeanette Anderson
Carl Langbehn
Barbara Green
Sue Stover
Manger
Philip Arthur Haskell
Wesley Church School Christmas Party Delays Santa Arrival
At Wesley Church School a Christmas tree event unfolds as Superintendent John Besaw leads the program. Santa arrives after a rope hoist to the attic and distributes gifts to children with teachers and staff aiding in decorations and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
John Besaw
Santa
Mr. Besaw
Wesley
Jane Niles
Virginia Whitney
Margaret Gordon
Stanley Hunter
Mrs. Heywood
Margaret Sampson
Edna Besaw
Donald Besaw
Christmas Party at Club Garret Celebrates Season
Club Garret held its annual Christmas party in the club rooms with joke gifts poems and carols. Kathleen V Leonard sang O Holy Night with Margaret A Mackinnon on piano while Edith E Mackinnon played violin solos. Mary K Kenney read Gifts From Afar as sandwiches coffee and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Garret
Kathleen V. Leonard
Margaret A. Mackinnon
Edith E. Mackinnon
Mary K. Kenney
Edwin M. Fuller, Jr
C. Rowland Trott
Elsie L. Trott
Dorothy A. Thompson
Marguerite Brown
Edith G. Small
Forest Staples Returns to Somerville After Christmas Visit
Forest Staples has returned to Somerville Massachusetts after spending Christmas with his family who visited Mrs. Staples' mother. The note mentions Mrs Carrie Little Turner in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Staples
Somerville
Mass
Classifieds Rate Notice Payment Terms
Public notice outlines pricing for first insertion and subsequent insertions in classifieds. Copy must reach the office by noon each Wednesday.
Man Wanted for Rawleigh Route in Albany Ad
Advertisement seeking a Rawleigh route hustler in Albany New York offering a permanent position through the Rawleigh's Dept MET and MEL nine D with a nearby route. Also an offer to buy or sell farm and city shares through Fred B Reed Co contact Stanley E Wallace at 93 Front Street Bath with telephone 514 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawleigh
Dept. Met
Albany
N. Y
Rawleigh's
Dept
Albany, N. Y
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Candlelight Service at City Home Delivers Night of Music
A candlelight service was held Thursday at seven p.m. at the City Home. The program, prepared by Rev. and Mrs. Charles H Berry, featured Rev. Frank M. Lamb and his daughter Mrs. Jason A. Merrill, along with Mrs. Lucien R. Ames. Afterward, ice cream and cake were served. The program included songs such as Away in a Manger and Silent Night, readings from Luke 2, and performances by Iris Armstrong, Florence Armstrong, Barbara Fleming, and others, concluding with the inn keeper’s son and a blessing from Rev. Lamb and Mrs. Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H Berry
Frank M. Lamb
Jason A. Merrill
Lucien R. Ames
Herald Angels
Rey
Mr. Lamb
Shirley Clark
God
Florence Armstrong
Barbara Fleming
Dorothy Coombs
Barbara Fraser
Madge Armstrong
Edward Potter
Mrs Merrill
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Hosts 50 Girls at Christmas Party
About 50 girls aged four to twelve attended the Cosmopolitan Garden Club's fourth annual Christmas party for children from needy families. Miss Alice F. Johnson organized shopping for 46 stockings and gifts, with treats from donors. Each child received a shopping bag with a gift and a toy, plus fruit and cookies, as the club planned to continue the tradition annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Garden Club
Alice F. Johnson
Sumner Sewall
J. R. Andrews
Girl Scouts Visit Old Folks Home for Christmas Program
Wise Owl Troop led by Mrs. Wilmer I Voorhees and Red Rose Troop led by Mrs. Arthur Bowker hosted a Christmas program at the Old Folks Home. Scouts distributed homemade candy and presented songs and a Christmas story featuring Betty Cushing and Elizabeth Cushing among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Owl Troop Girl Scots
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Red Rose Troup
Arthur Bowker
Old Folks Home
Betty Cushing
Marjorie Cushing
Dorothy Maass Ann Desmond
Louise Cole
Wise Owl Troop
Katrina Moffett
Virginia Bowker
Norma Cummings
Pearl Hathorne
Betty Mullen
Grace Whittemore
Betty Hopkins
Elizabeth Whittemore
Agnes MacDonald
Gladys Given
Marie MacDoneld
Dora Bridges
Millicent Hecht
Jean Mullen
Madge Armstrong
Virginia Hogan
Red Rose ‘Troop
Hark
The
Herald Angels
Elizabeth Cushing
Christmas Tree Night at Memorial Hospital Nursing Staff
Trustees presented compacts bearing initials to all nurses at Memorial hospital during the annual Christmas tree night in the Nurses Home. The superintendent, supervisors, and pupil nurses shared gifts while Dr A A Stott donated ice cream and crackers and Vice President Harry W Crosman supplied apples. It was a joyful celebration for those spending their first Christmas away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
A. A. Stott
Harry W. Crosman
Four Grade Four Pupils Honored for Perfect Attendance
Dawn Avery Reginald Barter Dorothy Bradford Richard Fullerton Dorothy Holmes Betty Hagan Louis Young John Hayward Dean Jordan Richard Perry Leland Plummer Edward Van Buren Marilyn Wing achieved perfect attendance at Dike School in the Fall term, neither absent nor tardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike School
Dawn Avery
Reginald Barter
Dorothy Bradford
Richard Fullerton
Dorothy Holmes
Betty Hagan
Louis Young
John Hayward
Dean Jordan
Richard Perry
Leland Plummer
Edward van Buren
Marilyn Wing
Bowdoinham News From Bowdoinham Area Community
Long local column recaps obituaries, visiting relatives, Christmas events and club notes including Miss Mary Patten death in Bowdoinham, church concert and choir, birthday party for Mrs. McGart, farm bureau activities, and multiple weekend visits across nearby towns. Several residents' travels, illness updates, and town office transfer noted.
Bowdoinham Post Road Holiday Family News
After their honeymoon Mr and Mrs Little née Tem ple will live at Richmond Corner. Harold Millay visits home from U of M for Christmas break. Betty Hobart, a worker in Augusta, stays home for the holidays. Gil Brown sells his place at Browns Corner. Stella Given spends winter in Brunswick. Annie Cobb ill with Baxter of East Bowdoinham aiding. Fred Heath family moves to Bethel for new employment. L H Berry hosts Christmas party for employer and friends. Chester Hobart ill. Lynde Heath and Delbert Temple visit Bethel. Christmas gathering at A F Heath home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
Miss Temple
B. R. Temple
Richmond Corner
Harold Millay
U. of M
Betty Hobart
Augusta
Gil Brown
Brown
Stella Given
Brunswick
Annie Cobb
Baxter
East Bowdeinham
Chester Hobart
Lynde Heath
Delbert Temple
Bethel
A. F. Heath
George Nasi Leaves Bath for Sea Duty
George Nasi departs Bath for sea duty aboard the U S Ville and will join his ship on January 2. He has served as assistant inspector machinery at Bath Iron Works, forming many friendships during his two years there. Mrs Nasi and Elaine will accompany him to Philadelphia and then return to Bath after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
George Lawrence Nasi
Ireland
Philadelphia
U. S
Ville
Bath
Navy
Nasi
Castine
Mediterranean Sea
Hig
Frank W. Jacques
Nasis
Jacques
Washington Street
Washington
W. F. Condits
Elain
Morse High School
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Senter's, Inc
California
Pepperell
Candlewick
Pine Tree Troop of Girl Scouts
Dee
Cie ¢ Leagitt
Lin
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Pleasant St
Lisa’ Esterbrooks
Robert Rowland
Charles Doyle, Jr
Wesley Church School
Cosmo Garden Club
Girl Scouts
Bowdoinham
Patten
J. N. Palmer
Frank Hackett
Rochester
N. H
James Brown
Methodist Church
Ida Fowle
Cecil Poore
Fryeburg
Charles Hackett
Maine Central Station
John McGart
Ella Purington
Wilfred Jones
Eleanor Rogers
Ralph Purington
Delmar Curtis
Merton Webber
Raymond Tibbetts
Donald Hackett
Charlotte White
University of Maine
Maurice Ware
Charles Berry
Star Aid
Karl Hatch
Bertha Tibbetts
Richard Denham
Inez Gowell
Boston
Linda
Ina
George Cutler
Helen Britt
Margaret Gile
Harold Hildreth
Topsham
Hildreth
Emma Ferguson
Charles Sherman
O'Halloran
Mechanic Falls
Pythian Sisters
Earl A. Porter
Monroe
Justice Ames
W. B. Kendall
Idaho
Oregon
Kennetec Lodge
Ki of P
George Hackett
Reginald Re
Elmer Jordan
William Adams, Jr
Norman Rowe
Neil Bishop
Ralph MacEwen
Edward Graves
Snigg
John McLain
Charles MacEwen
Ch MacEwen
Bette Hobart
Erla Browne
Eva Rideout
Camden
Phillip Rideout
Frances Merrill
Carrizo Merrill
J. Robert Gardner
Norman Cook, Jr
St. Albans
Vermont
Frank Siegars
Murl Downing
South Paris
Norman Cook
Alice
John T. Lynch
Hazel Cornish
Kittery High School
Lena Cornish
John Carter
Barbara
Selma
Ala
Mr. Carter
Rufus Merryman
Lawrence J. Sauders
Eva Palmer
Bernardston
Mas
John N. Palmer
Courtney Nealey
Sanford
P. C. Nealey
Norman H. Cook
Alice Cook
Norman H. Cook, Jr
Bertha Brown
Gardiner
Willian Maloon
George Hamilton
Nettie
Helen Graves
Browne
Mabin Robinson
Eugene
Lena Hill
Farm Bureau
Woman's Farm Bureau
Ralph McEwen
Frank Heath
John Palmer
Milton Given
Eastman
Edward Cushman
Harry P. Woodbury
Women's Farm Bureau
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
Charles L
Tab Nes
Whitney Hampers
Bissell
Piec
A. D. Stetson & Son
Bowdoinham Post Road
Joe E. Brown
Hop-A-Long
Cassidy
Frontiersman
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Lew Ayres
Maureen O'Sullivan
George Nasi
Russell Smith
Opera House
Bath, Maine
TEL
Paris
Buck Benny
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