Phippsburg Notes Mix School News and Local Moves
Local items report a 1930 Phippsburg graduate at Central Maine Power in Lewiston and Blaisdell at Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Quincy. Births, illnesses, hospital visits, travel to Bermuda, and town meetings fill the week, with church funerals for Jennie L Daley and Roxanna Gilliam noting Parker Head burials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman
Miss Skillings
Bermuda
Town Hall
John H. Perkins
East Brunswick
Bodwell Grange
Jennie L. Daley
Galen Daley
Parker Head
Ernest Heywood
Wesley Methodist
Dancing Pupil Exhibition Brightens West Bath Grange Night
Miss Mary Cunningham of Bath led a lively dancing display by her pupils at a West Bath Grange meeting. Attendance included 114 members and 53 visitors. A grange dance is set for next Friday under Mrs. Ethel Tourtillotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Bath
West
State Grange
Harry E. Peterson
E. Mason Wright
Joseph W. Larrabee
Topsham Grange
Edwin W. Haggett
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Harold Peacock
Myrna Avery
Miss Cunningham
Helen Tabor
Joanne Heal
Mary Anderson
Dorothy Wilson
Frieda McAllister
Salley Munsey
Kathleen Harkins
Groundhog Day Coat of Woodchuck Fur Wows Gardiner
Arthur G. Robinson of Gardiner wears a coats made from woodchuck skins. He explains the fur is glossy black and tightly packed to resist snow and wind. The idea began nine years ago as a joke by a fur dealer and now the owner claims it is the finest coat he has worn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Robinson
Gardiner
Robinson
Dromore Farm Bureau Guests At Nequasset Meeting
An in-between Dromore Farm Bureau gathering met Wednesday at Five Elms Nequasset, hosted by Mrs. Frank A. Hodgdon and Mrs. Arthur F. Mayo. Members discussed unfinished work like tatting and sewing, with a Bath party of guests and a 30 cent square meal. The next session on February 5 in Winnegansett Community Clubhouse will feature The Herb Garden led by Mrs Hodgdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Five Elms
Nequassat
Frank A. Hodgdon
Arthur F. Mayo
A. Parley Mayo, Jr
Hodgdop
Bureau
Trea
Florence Morse
Anna Deering
Elizabeth B. Deering
Clara Oliver
Elizabeth Jackson
Leila Oliver
Anna 8
Dorothy Oliver
Dorothy Rogers
Cora Campbell
Feero
Coleman
Winneganee
Hodgdon
Former Bathman Elected Director at Rhode Island Hospital Trust
Raymond H. Trott of Providence Rhode Island son of Mrs Joseph M Trott was elected a director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co at the annual meeting January 27 He has long served as vice president in the bank s trust department and has held multiple leadership roles in banking associations He and Mrs Trott own a Summer home at Small Point Beach and spend several months there each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Trott
Providence
R. I
Joseph M. Trott
High Street
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co
Trott
G. Burton Hibbert
Morse High School
Dartmouth College
Harvard Law School
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island Bankers Association
American Bankers Association
New England Council
Rhode Island
Council
Council For Social Agencies
Providence Athenaeum
Central League Hosts Birthday Supper for Pastor
The Central church league skipped its regular meeting Monday and held a birthday supper for Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson at the parish house. About forty attendees, including Dr. and Mrs. Wilson, enjoyed chicken salad rolls olives lemon pie coffee and more. Mrs. Marius H. Page presented a birthday cake and a large package of gifts from league members, with opening bringing delight to all. The supper committee included Mrs. Adolph Ehlers Mrs. Dora L. Howard Mrs. Leonard M. Lord Mrs. Luther S. Thompson and Miss Ethel Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
David L.wilson
Wilson
Marius H. Page
League
Man Survives River Submersion After Backing Truck Incident
Harry Frye, a city snow removal worker, was knocked into the Kennebec river by a backing city truck at Read Nichols wharf Saturday. He floated until coworkers aided him with a ladder. treated for a severe leg cut, he remained bedridden for exposure but improved Monday. Also, Miss Martha Giguere of Lewiston Troop 10 was crowned queen at Auburn Pettengill park for the Third Annual Girl Scout Winter Carnival with nearly 200 scouts participating in multiple contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Frye
Oak Street
Kennebec
Frye
Read Nichols
Fred Perry
Fnally
Langdon T. Snipe
Martha Giguere
Lewiston
Pettengill Park
Auburn
Martha
Eaen
Popham Beach social notes from Kennebec coast
Raymond Larrabee enjoys a ten day vacation at home while Ploud pees fills in at the Kennebec River station. A parade of Bath visitors, transfers to Bath, and numerous local residents travel for social and official duties around Popham and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Larrabee
Kennebec River
Ploud Pees
Ethel Osgood
Bath
Auxiliary of the Foreign Legion
Graydon Morse
Portland
Clifton Morong
Robert
Ra Larrabee
Saco
Mary Morton
Walter ‘Williams
Georgetown
Marguerite McNulty
Frances Roberts
Day's Ferry
Roberts
Bronx
Augusta Todd
Nathaniel Perkins
Guy Crowley
Blanchard
Fred Osgood
FE. W. Osgood
Madelyn Bridges
Helena Bowie
Eugene W. Osgood
Popham Light
Carl Hentz
Ellison Wood
Long Island
Sewall Moore
Lawrence Libby
Phippsburg
Grace Williams
Guy E. Crowley
Eugene Harrington
Parker Head
Horace Morse
Page Wyman
Phillip and
Lawrence
Elisha Bridges
Bath trip and school vacation notes fragment
Crowley and Miss Dora visited Bath on Saturday noon. Mrs Bridges and Miss Marion Bridges compare with a teen visitor. School closed Friday for six weeks due to weather. attendance records show no pupil present in the bad weather period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebec River Station
Dora
Crowley
Bath
Bridges
Marion
Bath Men Organize A Junior Chamber
A Junior Chamber of Commerce was organized Monday evening at Hotel Phoenix with James A. Gillies Jr as president and Dr Francis A Winchenbach as vice president. It plans to back the Winter Carnival on Feb 14 and assist in every way. The turkey dinner preceded the meeting. other officers and members attended including William Bruce Blair Wilson Harold Brown Marius Page Albert McMann Clayton Fortier Walter Lyden and Dr Paul A Gregware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bruce
Blair C. Wilson
Harold Brown
Marius Page
Albert McMann
Clayton Fortier
Walter Lyden
Frank Neal
Howard Dorsige
Albert Douglass
David Sprague
Kerbert Henderson
Farley Mayo
Per Ieston Pert
Paul A. Gregware
President's Ball Nets $150.61 for Local Fund
John P. Carey Jr. and Ralph G. Stetson reported that 70 percent of the President's ball net, amounting to $137.10, plus $13.51 in local contributions, totaled $150.61 for Bath anti infantile paralysis work. Thirty percent or $58.75 was sent to the national committee. Receipts totaled $295.76 with disbursements of $86.40 leaving a net balance of $195.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
National Committee
John P. Carey Jr
Ralph G. Stetson
Veterans Aid Clinic Opens at Cummings Motor Co Showroom
Roland Smith Post A. L. loans space in the Cummings Motor Co showroom at Broad and Commercial to open an office Wednesday morning led by J Horace Mc Clure. The unit assists World War I veterans in preparing applications for payment of adjusted service certificates with post members providing help.
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Roland Smith Post A. L
Cummings Motor Co
Broad and
Commercial Streets
J. Horace McClure
Gardiner Fire Loss Report For January
Gardiner fire loss for January totaled 15 dollars as Chief Frank Lemar reported. The department answered two general alarms, 20 stills and three alarms out of town during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Frank Lemar
Convention Delegates Set for Sagadahoc County Slate
The Saxadahoc delegation from Bath is allotted 16 of 41 pledged delegates to the Republican state convention in Bangor on April 2. Delegates are apportioned by city town and votes for the 1928 governor race plus additional votes, with reunion on the night before the convention at the Bangor House. The plan includes choosing seven delegates and seven alternates to the National convention, electing presidential electors, and forming state and district committees along with the party platform. The Sagadahoc breakdown lists Bath 16, Bowdoinham 4, Georgetown 2, Richmond 3, Phippsburg 2, West Bath 1, Woolwich 3, totaling 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Bangor
Bangor House
Committee On
Cleveland
Aptowsio Rl
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Richmond
Pronsham Peers Oe
Wst Batt and Poly Bes
Woolwich Ovens Fee
Central Whites Tangle With St. Mary's In League Tie
Central Whites and St. Mary's lock in a dead heat after Central Reds beat them, with Hilltoppers guiding Central Blues to join the tie at the top of the Intermediate circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Reds
Central Whites
St. Mary's
Hilltoppers
Central Blues
St. Mary's Wees Enee
Rotary prize speaking contest at Thorndike
Nearly 100 Rotarians and Rotary Anns gathered in The Thorndike dining room Friday night for a prize speaking contest sponsored by Rockland High School’s youth. The event was organized by essay committee head A. C. Mc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland Rotarians
Rockland High School
Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Thorndike
A. C. Mc
Winnegance Groups Hold Meetings and Card Parties
The Winnegance Women's Auxiliary elected officers at a Thursday meeting led by Mrs. Harry C. Williams. A ten cent card party is planned at Mrs. Williams's home. Evening Workers, Squaw club, and a weathered illness among Mrs. Herbert Morse are noted as local affairs. A wintry village school closure and a North End defeat in a pitch tournament are reported with date and participant details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Williams
Harry C. Webber
Ormond Coggeshall
Winfield W. Morse
Williams
Harry Knight
Lower High Street
Herbert Morse
Squaw Club
Robert P. Manson
Winneganee Community Club
North End Community Club
Winnegance
North End
North Enders
Oliver
Page Wyman
Mechanic Street
Walter Morse
Freeman Oliver
Harry Oliver
Waldo Weston
Carolyn Oliver
Maine Stonewall Beaver fur makes groundhog respectable
Gardiner residents confront Arthur G. Robinson who borrows a luxury fur and proclaims it from the State of Maine Stonewall Beaver. He explains the groundhog is a member of the beaver family, turning the critter's image toward respectability.
Dalzell Family Takes Command at Augusta Salvation Army Citadel
Captain and Mrs. David Dalzell and daughters Pauline and Geraldine arrived in Augusta to lead the Salvation Army citadel, conducting their first public services Saturday evening. They succeed Adjutant and Mrs. Forward, transferring from Meriden Connecticut after formerly being based in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dalzell
Pauline
Geraldine
Augusta
Citadel
Salvation Army
Dalzell
Forward
Lewiston
Meriden
Conn
Colonial Club to Meet Brunswick Men for Winter Event
The Colonial club plans a two game series with the Brunswick club this winter in Bath and Brunswick. Harold E. Brown will be president with a new slate including Dr. Francis A. Winchenbach as vice president Edwin F. Ramsay secretary Allen Spear treasurer and Harold J. Footer director. Entertainments feature imported talent with three teams planned. Members elected include Frank P. Sylvester Jr Donald Conrey and Vernal A. Chaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Club
Colonial Club
Ing
Rowing
Harold E. Brown
Francis A. Winchenbach
Edwin F. Ramsay
Allan Spear
Harold J. Footer
Carl Anderson
Three ties appear in high school series
Frosh oranges beat Soph silvers 59 13 to stay first in the High School League. Frosh greys upset Frosh Browns 20 15 to share top spot. Juniors defeated Soph Golds 29 15. In Gardiner Mrs Loring O Pushard 88, criticizes Townsend Plan proposing $200 monthly for seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frosh Oranges
Soph Silvers
Frosh Greys
Frosh Browns
Oranges
Soph Golds
Gardiner
Loring O. Pushard
Pope Street
Y M. C. A. High School
Milbridge Landmark Wallace House Destroyed by Fire
Milbridge reports the Wallace house, built around 1800 and a village landmark, burned. William H. Flagg lived there for about 75 years, a property bought by his father when the youth was four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milbridge
Wallace
William H. Flagg
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Bath Grange
Nequasset
Bathman
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Central League
David L. Wilson
Popham Beach
Phyllis Libby
Dorothy Moore
Howard Scott
Gmail Point
Lester Oliver
Coast Guard Station
James A. Gillies, Jr
ST. Mary’s
Y.M.C.A
Mr. Robinson
Brunswick
Grays and Oranges
Liccerr & Myzas 7 opAeco Co
Chesterfield
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