Phippsburg Center Recalled In Historic Portrait
The recent rediscovery shows the old Center around the brick store the Minott post office and the Morrison Getchell MacDonald house. Firecracker ruin four houses on July Fourth and the Getchell store. the community recalls Captain Getchell and the mills, while local figures Mr Holyoke and Mr Ingalls are noted and skating on Center Pond delights residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minott
Alvin Getchell
Shipyard
Morrison-Getchell- MacDonald
Morrison House
al Getchell
Getchell’s
Mary A. Spinney
C. C. Ortiz
Getchell
Alice Minnott
Warren Heald
Bath
Phippsburg
Bluff Head
Mr. Holyoke
James Drummond
Sumner Heald
Popham Beach News Reports Cliffside Weather and Local Events
Icy roads last midweek slowed travel while heavy late week snow improved conditions. Coast Guard tows a boat near Seguin. mail carrier Bates Stover faced floodwater en route. Local residents receive visits from Ohio and Newton Centre correspondents. A summer home entry was vandalized, prompting resident outrage. School contests, spelling bees, and a clams to pipe fitting job shift mark community life. A 1940 Chevrolet from Jonesport arrives for Dobbin family. Popham Beach bowling club beats Winneganee Skibos 112 pins. Henry Leonard tops with 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Popham
Bates Stover
Sebasco
Coast Guard
Seguin
Louis Wallace
West Point
G. E. McNulty
Marvin Gordon
Wadsworth
Ohio
McNulty
Lawrence
Mass
Gordons
Kennebunkport
Biddeford
Charles Capron Marsh
Atlantic City
Chalfonte-Haddon Hall
Marsh
Independent
Herbert J. Kellaway
Newton Centre
Kellaway
Boston Herald
Chelsea Marine Hospital
Ida Kellaway
Stephens College
Columbia
Missouri
Newtre Centre
Sheriffs
George Percy
Popham Road
Percy
Neatville
Cleanville
Elizabeth Pinkham
Harry Spencer
Bath Tron
Phippsburg
Ralph Morong
Lisbon Falls
Bright
Nancy
Chifton Morong
Frank Scott
Dave
Irving Dobbin
Jonesport
Alvalo Light
Small Point Road
Popham Beach
Rolalot
Winneganee Skibos
Henry Leonard
Local social notes from Bath area gathering and travel
Miss Barbara Sprague returned from Yarmouth Academy and stayed through Sunday. Arlene Perkins visited relatives in Lewiston and returned. Mrs Karl Hentz came home from Bask ing Ridge New Jersey. Herbert Sprague and Thomas Hanagan were in Bath. Raymond Larrabee on ten day Coast Guard leave. Greenlaws hosted guests from Bath. Seaman Drake left for liberty with family in Bath. Captain Walter Sprague and Henry Leonard visited the Portland Marine Hospital for dental work. Mrs Page Wyman and son Philip visited Elisha Bridges. Marenret McKinnon, Bath, a Popham caller. Eveene W Osgood was in Bath. Alvard Taight returned from Brunswick for mother’s illness. Dora Bridges and three Bath friends hosted Guy Crowley’s supper. Charles Wyman of Bath visited Walter Sprague. Arlene and Norman Perkins visited Lewiston. Ellison Moody suffered neuralgia. Mitzi Crowley of Addison visited the C rowley home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Sprague
Yarmouth Academy
Arlene Perkins
Douglas Bowie
Lewiston
Karl Hentz
Long Island
Basking Ridge
N. J
Walter Niebling
Herbert Sprague
Thomas Hanagan
Bath
Raymond Larrabee
Coast Gard Station
Leslie Greenlaw
Leslie Jr
Leroy
Paul Holbrook
Seaman Drake
Lberty
Walter Sprague
Henry Leonard
Marine Hospital
Portland
Leonard
Capt. Sprague
Page Wyman
Philip Wyman
Elisha Bridges
Marenret Mckinnon
Eveene W Osgood
Alvard Taight
Brunswick
John French
Dora Bridges
Guy Crowley
Charles Wyman
Norman Perkins
Ellison Moody
Mitzi Crowley
Addison
Guy E. Crowley
Anticipated suit against Sagadahoc County fizzles out
The Watts Detective Agency alleges $2,618.96 for investigating Constantine Gurgiotis's death in Bath on May 2, 1939, but the January term of Sagadahoc Superior Court did not proceed. County officials insist the state bears full liability, after debates over a conference with Justice Emery and possible state involvement. Gurgiotis, proprietor of the Crystal Cafe, was found throttled to death, autopsy confirming the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Watts Detective Agency, Inc
Boston
Konstantine A. Gurgiotis
Bath
Sagadahoc Superior Court
George L. Emery
Supreme Court
Sherwood Aldrich
Franz A. Burkett
Aldrich
Maine Law Court
Gurgiotis
Center Street
Rockland men charged with assault on Mrs Euna MacKinnon
Ernest Quinn and Forrest Hatch, once prominent Rockland figures, were arraigned in municipal court on assault and battery charges linked to a Sunday New Year morning incident at 62 Center Street. They pleaded not guilty and the case was continued for testimony from night patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Ernest Quinn
Forrest Hatch
Rockland
Euna MacKinnon
Quinn
Frank A. Tirrell, Jr
Gardiner R. Deering
Hatch
Sheriff’s Department
MacKinnon
George Greenrose
West Rockport
Hyde Windlass Co
Sheriff's Department
Greenrose
Columbia Hotel
Augusta
Ralph O. Dale
Deering
Bath
Topsham
Herbert Marriner
Frank Carver
Joseph A. Butler
Brunswick
Winnegance Community Club Auxil iary meeting summary
The Winnegance Community Club Auxiliary met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harry C. Will on Bridge Street. First prize in the auction went to Mrs. Doris Coggeshall Jr and second to Mrs. Edwin Small. Mrs. Sherman Morse hosted Squaw Club Thursday evening with two tables of auction. high scores belonged to Mrs. Edwin Small and Mrs. Morse. Mrs. Harold Miller is improving from illness. Mr. and Mrs. Orman Coggeshall left for East Boothbay to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooke of Bath, recently in Pascagoula, Miss., expect to arrive in Washington to join MAS-COOKE plans and then visit relatives before reporting to a new post at a Government yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneganceommunity Club
Harry C. Will
Bridge Street
Doris Coggest Jr
Edwin Small
Sherman Morse
Squaw Club
Morse
Harold Miller
Orman Coggeshall
East Boothbay
Lawrence Farmer
Harry Cooke
Pascagoula
Miss
Cooke
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Washington, D
Edward Cooke
Willow Street
Government Yard
Washington
Bath
Parker Head Community Notes and Scout Activities
Parker Head residents report active Girl Scout events led by Miss Marion Cushing and others, a successful public supper by the local Troop for 32 attendees, and a postponed meeting due to icy roads. Nearby socials include a Brunswick party with prizes, a card party at Mrs. Leston Harrington’s, and plans for a kite race in April. Local notables and visits are listed along with neighborhood news and a death in the Morong family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Cushing
Doris Savage
Carolyn Wallace
Ceres McCourt
Dorothy Davis
Bath
Girl Scouts
John Libby
H. D. Mank, Sr
Allie Rollins
Earl Lowell
Charles Perry
Leston Harrington
George Morong
Walter Cushing
Lewis Lowell
Brunswick
James Ghambers
Parker
Parker Head
John D. Libby
Church School
Bernard Carlson
Dix Island
George Stacey
Joseph I. Smith
Turner McCarthy
Gilbert Woodman
H. D. Mank
Henry Albert
Path
Leo Hamel
Ashdale
Clifton Morong
Lisbon Falls
Nancy Morong
Municipal Court Hears Assault Case and Quinne Trial
Walter G Lyden of Bath defended on a charge of assault and battery against Edward J Wellman of Bath Iron Works in a Water Street diner incident. Wellman filed a warrant. Ernest Quinn former Rockland alderman found guilty of assault on Mrs Euna MacKinnon with $25 fine and $24.51 costs. probation for one year. Forrest Hatch found not guilty. All testimonies concern the same Sunday morning incident at MacKinnon's apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Lyden
Edward J. Wellman
Bath Iron Works Corp
Wellman
Lyden
Water Street
Ernest Quinn
Rockland
Euna MacKinnon
Center Street
Gardiner R. Deering
Quinn
Forrest Hatch
Hatch
Sheriff's Department
Birthday Celebration for Barbara Robinson Turns Ten
Barbara Robinson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Robinson of Mechanic Street, celebrated her tenth birthday Monday at her grandparents home. Guests wore crepe paper caps and played games with prizes won by Edward Hagan Barbara Mains and Betty Cummings. Others in attendance included Betty Hagan Margaret Sanders Hazel Estabrooks Josephine Jones Valerie Nickerson Norma Jean Nickerson Dorothy Robinson Barbara Madden Richard Fullerton Martha Clark Reginald Barter Donald Robinson and Billy Barter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Robinson
Roland Robinson
Mechanic Street
Herbert Huggard
Milan Street
Edward Hagan
Barbara Mains
Betty Cummings
Betty Hagan
Margaret Sanders
Hazel Estabrooks
Josephine Jones
Valerie Nickerson
Norma Jean Nickerson
Dorothy Robinson
Barbara Madden
Richard Fullerton
Martha Clark
Reginald Barter
Donald Robinson
Billy Barter
Bath Men Attend Home Loan Meeting Bath leaders discuss home ownership funds
Walter Neaves president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston told Bath in a January 20 meeting that the system has advanced over 25 million dollars and the entire bank network more than 500 million with no losses. He noted a 41.5 million debt maturity paid in cash to boost credit and cited asset figures for building and loan associations mutual savings banks and federal savings and loan associations. He urged thrift institutions to support home ownership life insurance and savings as foundations of a free, independent society and warned of no expected war damage on American windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Neaves
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
J. Frank Hunt
G. R. Deering
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath
Neaves
Federal Home Loan Bank
The
Boston Bank
Building & Loan Associations and Co-operative
Mutual
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Mr. Neaves
America
Life Insurance Company
Mutual Savings
Building and Loan Association
Cooperative Bank
Federal Savings and Loan Association
WPA approves $570 725 in Maine work relief wages
The Work Projects Administration authorizes thirty four projects in Maine totaling 570 725 dollars in wages for 1 332 needy persons. Major allocations include 76 985 for adult education 40 000 to eradicate gypsy and brown tail moth eggs 36 448 for Rockland sewer work and 34 705 33 203 for Madawaska and Harpswell road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Work Projects Administration
John C. Fitzgerald
WPA
Rockland
Connor
Nobleboro
Jay
China
Harpswell
Winslow
Portland Water District
Gardiner
Houston
NYA
Presque Isle
Biddeford
Millinocket
Old Orchard Beach
Sullivan
Detroit
Portland
Ellsworth
Mrs Morrison Returns Home After Week in Everett Visit
Mrs Thomas Morrison returns to her home at 26 Center street after a week with her daughter Mrs Ernest Whiteway in Everett Massachusetts where Mrs Whiteway has been ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Morrison
Center Street
Everett
Mass
Ernest Whiteway
Woman in swimsuit sits with King Winter in Spartanburg
South Carolina scene shows Aileen Turnage clad only in a bathing suit seated on the lap of King Winter, a playful image illustrating the cold in the region. Central Press notes locals resisting misled reports of five-degree chilling weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Aileen Turnage
King Winter
Spartanburg
Central Press
Call Issued for GOP Convention in Portland February 14
The Maine Republican State Committee issued a call for the state convention set for February 14 at 10 a.m. in Portland City Hall. Delegates will elect national delegates and elect state and district committees, with district conventions at noon. The credentials meeting starts at 9 a.m., and a preconvention public meeting at the Falmouth Hotel occurs the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
State Committee
J. Fred O'Connell
Bangor
Inez G. Wing
Kingfield
Alice M. Plummer
Lisbon Falls
City Hall
Portland City Hall
Falmouth
Maine
cCounas
Voroscopein
Aroostook
Cumberland
Peanklin AG Hancock
Mennebe
Bay Point News Briefs and Local Notes
A Bay Point column reports a four year old boy wandering with his mother and uncle before being stopped. The Bay Point Chapel Workers formed with Louise Howard as president and others elected to roles. Kirsten Robert, daughter of K A Robert, wed Percinved Petersen in Copenhagen on Dec 16 1939. Miss Hildred Robinson nears nurse qualification in Lewiston. Local weather shows a warmer spell after a severe January with return of birds. Personal notes mention health, visits, and residents’ weekend activities around Bay Point and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Robishaw
Bay Point
Skippy
LeRoy Moore
Bay Point Chapel
Louise Howard
Ruby Kneeland
Pauline Pinkham
Aunt Lou
Finland
Mary Campbell
Campbell
K. A. Robert
Chicago
Ill
Kirsten
Percinved Petersen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Kirsten Robert
Ruth Keen
Helen Clark
Kennebec
Popham Beach
Robert
Hildred Robinson
Auburn
Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Miss Robinson
Semper Fidelis Class Elects Its Officers
Eva McNeill elected president of Semper Fidelis class at Church of the Nazarene meeting held at Mrs. Louella Fraser home 811 Washington. Fraser named vice president Holman secretary and French treasurer. Members named to membership committee Haley and Tremaine. Lillian Groves elected welfare chair. Next meeting Feb 21 at E T French home 77 Russell. Also present were Dutton Cameron and others. Florence Tuttle lectured on reading to elementary teachers in Center Street school room third grade. Tuttle to Bath next week to finish course for local teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva McNeill
Semper Fidelis
Church of the Nazarene
Louella Fraser
Washington Street
E. T. French
Russell Street
Eva McNeil
Lillian Grover
Gwendolyn Dutton
Betty Holman
E.T. French
Hilda Cameron
Madelyn Haley
Bertha Tremaine
Florence Tuttle
Lynn
Mass
Center Street
Miss Tuttle
Bath
Child Fleeing War Reaches New York From Poland
Four year old Jeanine Gornowicz of Chicago, in Poland with her mother, escapes as German and Russian forces invade. She is pictured arriving in New York safe at last after fleeing the war zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanine Gornowicz
Chicago
Poland
Germany
Russia
New York
Central Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
George H. J. Ingalls
Ingalls
Dromore Grange
Grange
Whitmore Cove
James Chambers
Raymond McIntire
Woolwich
West Bath
Bath City Hall
McIntire
Guysbert W. Vroom
John Young
Eric Carlson
Larrabee-Grant, Clough-Harrington
Cranberry Point
Donald F. Preble
Dr. Preble
Mary Pelham Hill
Grants and Cloughs
Hezekiah Harrington
Lee's Island
Charles Huff
Howard Bowker
Raymond Campbell
Ernest Williams
Jay Bowker
Nathan A. Cushman
Myrtle
Patricia May
Seavey
Squirrel
Popham-Small Point Road
Ephraim Young
Witten Mextd
Jacob Smith
Leon Berry
Jamaica Plain
Charles V. Minott
Abbie Minott
Roxbury
Leonard L. Taylor
R. Tibbetts
E. Morse
R. Hogan
J. Perkins
Crowley
H. Sprague
F. Spinney Bu
Euna M’kinnon
Gance
Harold J. Rubin
Chester McCrater
Jolly Thimble Club
Raymond Barter
John Moore
Truman Wallace
Clarence Doten
Lester Savoie
Leon Belanger
Madeline Haggett
Elaine Munsey
Doten
Sagadahoc County
Priscilla Magoun
Daniel Williams
St. Mary's Guild of Grace c Dd i
Phyllis Mason
Doris Aikenhead
Memorial Hospital
House of the Good Shepherd
Dplozates
Arrowale
Bowdoin Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Phippsbore Richmond
Woolwiety
Maurice Burns
Charles Burgess
Carroll Deering
Elizabeth
Harold Robinson
Keith
Herman A. Spinney
Geoif Stevens
Five Islands
Walter Perry
First Beach
Donald Avery
William Adams
Semper Fideles
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