Richmond High School stages Uncle Toby a three act comedy
The Richmond High School sea class presents Uncle Toby by a Southern estate setting coached by Principal Paul Jack. The event features cast members Jim Horton Carl Watts Henry Kinch Richard Thompson Andrew Grayson Lyn Yeaton Josephine Grayson Hazel Brown Pamela Dorothy Averill Tobias Channing and Gordon Curran with a three act structure. Local social notes report measles affecting Rose I Seigars and various community gatherings and visits around Gardiner Richmond and Bowdoinham.
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Richmond High School
Paul Jack
Louis Lemieux
South Gardiner
Rose Inez Seigars
Arthur Seigars
Beatrice Lemont
Front Street
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Clarence Hanson
Gardner Street
Bert Skinner
Augusta
Frank Beedle
Richmond Sportsmen's Association
Sidelinger
C. Randall
Alexander
Hoyt
C. McFee
Martel
E. McFee
Carr
Hatfield
Webber
Plourde
Lord
P. Furlong
L. Thompson
Robert Sidelinger
Waltz
Arthur Skillen
Ladies’ Aid of Enterprise Grange
Myrtle Stewart
Garner Street
Wesley Cray
Reed Road
Herbert Edgecomb
Elwood Edgecomb
Hallowell
Evelyn Bergerson
Roxbury
Mass
Mary Johnson
Lewiston
Harold Richardson
Marjorie P. Shepard
Mt. Carmel
O. E
Michigan
Frederick Harvard
Detroit
Mich
Mary
Victor Ware
Denny Bergeron
Old Town
Charles Biglin
Emerson-Lane Post
A. L
Harry Sykes
Legion Hall
Maynard Hinkley
Ruth Porter
Gregg-Turner Co
Portland
Percy Little
Charlie Dunklee
County Road
Richmond Corner
Richmond
Mr. Little
E. F. Pratt
Herbert Stuart
John Purinton
Bowdoinham
Charles Hill
Madeline Umberhind
Freeport
Dorothea Temple
Orange
Progressive Grange
Sagadahoc Grange
Grace Lancaster
Charlotte White
Sterling Bible Class Meets Monday Night
Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street Baptist church held its monthly business meeting in the small vestry with 29 members present. Mrs. John H. Hunt presided, devotionals by Mrs. E. Eugene Watson, and Bible verses starting with J by members. Calls were discussed, lieutenants named for the year, and groups rearranged. Hostesses for March and entertainment by Mrs. Plant marked the social hour.
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Preble
McFadden
Hill
John L. Russell
John Wade
Beacon Street Junior Aid Plans Palm Sunday Service
Beacon Street Church Junior Aid met in the vestry with 18 members and one visitor. They approved conducting the Palm Sunday service at the church and scheduled a pre Easter sale for March 18. Members encouraged food baskets for a deserving family and planned a social for the flower fund. Knift Packs will be available soon via members.
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Beacon Street
Clarence Fullerton
Howard Rice
Samuel Morse
Fred Pinkham
Carl Pinson
Church Flower Fund
Junior Aid
Arthur Gilmore
Walter L. Elliott
Warren Parris
Boothbay Center Church Hosts Plays and Talks
Rev. Plinette Allen leads Boothbay Center and Barters Island men in a church club with plans for projects. Sunday service features stereopticon talk The Book Goes Forth with Buck teaching, plus Island Men's chorus and instruments. Feb 11 at 7 30 p m the Peabody Pen by Kate Douglas Wiggin will be presented by the ladies.
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Boothbay Center
Plinette Allen
Barter’s Island
Mr. Buck
Island Men's
Peabody
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Local Social News From Georgetown and Surrounding Towns
Mrs. John R. Blackie hosted the Working League session at her home. Mrs. Williams returns to West Georgetown after a visit in Waltham MA with daughter Mrs. Gunnell. Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Blackie visited relatives in Brunswick. Clarence Wade and William Collins drove to Boston with clams for Alex Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown moved from Kennebec Point to Brown Farm for the winter. Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Woodside called on friends at Saga dahoe bay. Rev. Schoepfer to preach violin sermon at First Baptist with James Stevens on Sunday. Mrs. Powers hosted a birthday gathering Friday with guests including the Higgins, Todd, Brown, Blackie, and F. Higgins families. Mrs. Cunningham ill. Dr. Smith of Bath attended. Walter Newdick and J. F. Higgins went to Bath. Rev. Frank W. Hovey died in Richmond after a short illness. He served seven years as Georgetown pastor and is survived by Mrs. Hovey and daughters Alice Amy Grace. Funeral was held in Richmond Tuesday.
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Herbert Edgecomb
Augusta
Ray Howe
White Road
Amasa Ring House
Darrah Street
L. F. Pratt
Contract Club
Pleasant Street
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
G. C. Marriner
Freda Marriner
Vanessa Beedle
Rose of Sharon
O. E
Uncle Toby
Esther Parker
Christine Donovan
Gardiner
Harold Libby
California
el Centro
Cal
Guy Sawyer
Clara Curtis
Gardiner General Hospital
Murial White
Clifton Burnell
Richmond
John Skillen
Fort Richmond
D.A.R
Charles B. Day
Bath
Washington
Gilbert Edgett
Raymond Libby
Bangor
George Libby
Mt. Pleasant
Alice Hunter
Topsham
E. F. Pratt
John R. Blackie
Thomas N. Williams
West Georgetown
Waltham
Mass
Gilbert Gunnell
Walter T. Powers
Brunswick
Clarence Wade
William Collins
Boston
Alex Cunningham
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Rapheal Higgins
William A. Todd
Harold Brown
Joseph F. Higgins
Joseph Smith
Walter Newdick
J. F. Higgins
Frank W. Hovey
Mr. Hovey
Georgetown
Hovey
Alice
Amy
Grace
Petition Drives for New Congress Shirt Co. Factory in Bath
Citizens of Bath petition the city council to authorize a wooden addition to the Congress Shirt Co. plant to enlarge output and raise payroll from about 55 000 to 75 000 dollars. A neighboring community reportedly offers to build suitable space, with petitions ready for presentation to Mayor Sewall and aldermen.
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Congress Shirt Co
Sewall
Bath
Congress Shift Co
Maine
Massachusetts
City of
Lights and Shadows of a Parson Life at Rotary Luncheon
Dr. David L. Wilson spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon in Hotel Phoenix about the demanding duties of a pastor. He recalled his first pastorate at Fort Fairfield and later Belfast before Bath, noted wartime service as Bath War Exemption Board secretary, and described varied life experiences and tragedies.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Phoenix
David L. Wilson
Fort Fairfield
Belfast
Bath
Marius Page
Longtime Bangor Postmaster Retires After 47 Years
William F. Holden ends a 47 year run at the Bangor post office by handing keys and accounts to successor James G. O Connor, Bangor attorney. Holden began as a letter carrier on August 8 1888 and was appointed postmaster August 16 1923. He retires on pension though not the maximum, which would require two more years of service.
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Bangor
William F. Holden
James G. O'Connor
Old Spanish Drought Record Ties 1800 to Navajo Campaign Findings
The Arizona Historical Society translates a Spanish 1800 drought note linked to Don Pedro de Nava’s campagin and shows drought driven water scarcity. Tree-ring data from 1800 in the Rio Grande region is notably small, with 1801 even smaller, aiding historical climate study.
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Arizona Historical Society
WPA
Federal Writers’ Projects
Miss Ina
Cassidy
E. A. Douglass
University of Arizona
W.S. Stallings, Jr
Douglass
Rio Grande
Arizona
United States
Mexico
Don Pedro de Nava
San Mateo
Albuquerque
Gallup
Mount Taylor
el Rio del Norte
Don Jacob Ugarte Y Loyola
Antonio el Pinto
Loyola
Thirteen Motor Vehicle Deaths Reported in Maine for January
State authorities report January motor vehicle fatalities in Maine totaling thirteen. Eleven non-occupant deaths include pedestrians and a child near a vehicle, with two occupant deaths in cars. Contributing causes include pedestrians in roadways, cars leaving roadways, skidding on ice, and a truck collision on private property adds four more deaths.
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Maine Motor Vehicle Department
Maine
Motor Vehicle Department
Cero Rae Aera
Young People's Band Guests At Dinner
Adjt and Mrs Edward J Tripp of the Salvation Army entertained the newly organized Young People's Band at their home with an informal dinner. The band offers free instruction from harp to piano through the Salvation Army. Attendees included Ed win Johanson George Johanson Robert Arsenault Walter Arsenault Clarence Pendleton Leland Brown Edward Potter John Harold Tripp Jr Miss Pauline Prest Miss Alice Prest Miss Ruth Tripp Hartwell Fleming Wesley Lemont.
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Adjt
Edward J. Tripp
Salvation Army
Edwin Johanson
George Johanson
Robert Arsenault
Walter Arsenault
Clarence Pendleton
Leland Brown
Edward Potter
John Harold Tripp, Jr
Pauline Prest
Alice Prest
Ruth Tripp
Hartwell Fleming
Wesley Lemont
Five Islands Grange Installs Officers In Formal Ceremony
Five Islands grange conducted an installation Saturday with State Master F Ardine Richardson presiding assisted by Mrs Richardson and Mrs Harold Pinkham and Mrs Basil MacMahan. New officers include Master Lermond H Rowe over seer William L Berry lecturer Vernon E Gray steward Russell Pinkham assistant steward Forrest Hanna and others. Reports note community events, church meeting results, and social visits as the town recalls a busy week.
Funeral for Miss Emma Pedrick Moses Held at Home
Emma Pedrick Moses, 1034 Washington Street, was laid to rest Sunday afternoon at two in a service conducted by Rev. Howard Davis Spoerl of Boston, formerly of First Universalist church. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Miss Moses
Emma Pedrick Moses
Washington Street
Howard Davis Spoerl
Boston
First Universalist Church
Oak Grove
Damp cellars need proper grading to shed water
Damp cellars are common where the ground is flat or sloped toward the foundation. Grading to create a sharp downward slope away from walls drains surface water and helps prevent dampness. A sharp grade is desirable to keep water from collecting at the foundation.
Houghton Clifford Wedding Held Friday in Belfast
The wedding of Elizabeth Deak Clifford of Belfast to Amory M. Houghton of Hampden took place Friday at the bride's home with a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Bangor. The couple left for a wedding trip to Boston and New York.
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Elizabeth Deak Clifford
Belfast
Amory M. Houghton
Hampden
Bath
Ashley A. Smith
Bangor
Washington Street
Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville
N. J
University of Maine
Vermont National Life Insurance Co
Spencer Bay
Moosehead Lake
Mrs Jennie L Duley Rites Held At Parker Head Church
The funeral for Mrs. Jennie L. Duley wife of Galen P. Duley was held Monday at 2 PM at Parker Head church with Rev. Ernest Heywood of Wesley Methodist Church Bath officiating. Burial followed in Hillside Cemetery Parker Head.
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Jennie L. Duley
Galen P. Duley
Parker Head Church
Ernest Heywood
Wesley Methodist Church
Bath
Hillside Cemetery
Parker Head
Mrs Roxana Gilliam Funeral Held at West Point
The funeral for Mrs Roxana R Gilliam widow of John Gilliam was Monday at two in her West Point home. Rev David L Wilson officiated and burial followed in Holland Cemetery West Point.
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Roxana R. Gilliam
John Gilliam
West Point
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Holland Cemetery
Mrs. Marcia Warren Funeral Held at Old Ladies Home
The funeral for Mrs. Marcia E. Warren widow of Freeman Warren was held Saturday afternoon at two at the Old Ladies Home. The Rev Carleton W Lowell former first reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist officiated. The body was entombed.
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Marcia E. Warren
Freeman Warren
Old Ladies Home
Carleton W. Lowell
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Bath antique dealer Arthur H Kateon dies at home
Arthur H Kateon longtime Bath dealer in antiques died Monday at his mother's home 18 Wesley Street after years of ill health. Born in Bath son of Martha McAllister Kateon and the late John W Kateon he lived in Bath most of his life. He served in World War II era and later ran a Front Street store opposite the Texas yard before entering antiques full time. He bought the Harbor View hotel at 12 Front Street and ran an antique business with upstairs apartments. Survived by wife Evelyn M mother two brothers Fred L Kateon Fall River Mass and John L Kateon Quincy Mass three sisters Mrs Margaret I Howarth attorney Fall River Mass Mrs Grace L Dubois Providence R I and Mrs Mary E Bailey Auburn.
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Arthur H. Kateon
Bath
Martha E. Kateon
Wesley Street
Martha McAllister Kateon
John W Kateon
Front Street
Texas Yard
Harbor View
Vine
Evelyn M
Fred L. Kateon
Fall River
Mass
John L. Kateon
Quincy
Margaret I. Howarth
Grace L. Dubois
Providence
R. I
Mary E. Bailey
Auburn
Jennie Louise Duley Dead at 72 in Parker Head
Jennie Louise Duley wife of Galen P. Duley died Saturday at her Parker Head home after long illness. Born June 10, 1864 in Phippsburg she was daughter of Timothy B. and Lucinda Perry and spent her life in the area. Survived by husband brother Charles Perry of 193 High street niece Mrs Emerson K. Wilson of Waltham Mass nephew Lloyd Perry of this city and cousin Mrs F N Sewall of Kansas City Mo. She belonged to Parker Head church.
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Jennie Louise
Galen P. Duley
Parker Head
Mrs. Duley
Phippsburg
Timothy B
Lucinda (Rogers) Perry
Charles D. Perry
High Street
Emerson K. Wilson
Waltham
Mass
Lloyd Perry
Lloyd Perry of This City
F. N. Sewall
Kansas City
Parker Head Church
Mrs. Marcia Warren, 83, Dies at Old Ladies Home
Mrs. Marcia E. Warren, widow of Freeman Warren, aged 83, died Thursday at the Old Ladies Home where she had resided since 1925. Born in Winslow on July 20, 1852, she lived in Bath about 20 years and leaves a son Freeman Clark of Moncton, N B, a brother Forest Reynolds of Winslow, and two sisters Mrs. Myra Jewell and Mrs. Olive Lawrence of Fairfield.
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Marcia E. Warren
Freeman Warren
Old Ladies Home
Mrs. Warren
Winslow
Freeman
Harriet Reynolds
Bath
Freeman Clark
Moncton
N. B
Forest Reynolds
Myra Jewell
Olive Lawrence
Fairfield
Mrs Celia Day Dies in Surry Home Return
Mrs Celia Day wife of Henry Day former Bath resident died at her parents home Mr and Mrs Walter S Kane in Surry on January 22. She had lived at 59 Chestnut street for 15 years and left to return to her parents last August when ill. Mr Day is a patient at the Marine hospital in Portland.
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Celia Day
Henry Day
Bath
Walter S. Kane
Surry
Day
Chestnut Street
Marine Hospital
Portland
Mrs Roxana Gilliam 88 Widow Dies At West Point
Mrs Roxana R Gilliam 88 widow of John Gilliam died Saturday morning at her West Point home. She was born in Phippsburg a daughter of Samuel and Ruby Wallace.
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Roxana R. Gilliam
John Gilliam
West Point
Phippsburg
Samuel and
Ruby Wallace
Funeral for Francis Orrison Burnham Held in Bath
The funeral of Francis Orrison Burnham 30 former Bath resident who died January 28 of pneumonia in Roxbury Massachusetts was held Wednesday at Curtis Funeral Home Bath He was born in Bath son of William H and Ida Adams Burnham lived in Bath until age 22 and served as marine oiler and fireman He was to become stationary fireman in Pittsfield MA but fell ill He leaves his father in Port Chester NY his mother in Providence RI two sisters Miss Anne Burnham and Mrs Eugene Ellingwood both of Providence a brother Stanley Burnham of Medford MA an uncle Edward Burnham of Bath and three aunts Mrs Edward Burnham Mrs Irving C Varney both of Bath and Mrs Rodney Rowe of Bangor.
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Francis Orrison Burnham
Bath
Psycopathic Hospital
Roxbury
Mass
Curtis Funeral Home
Center Sitet
Burnham
William H
Ida Adams Burnham
Boston
Pittsfield
T. W. Hyde Camp
A. V
Port Chester
N. Y
Providence
R. I
Anne Burnham
Eugene Ellingwood
Stanley Burnham
Medford
Edward Burnham
Irving C. Varney
Rodney Rowe
Bangor
Rev Frank W Hovey Dies After Illness in Richmond
Baptist pastor Rev Frank W Hovey longtime Georgetown figure died suddenly at his Beech Street home after four weeks illness Funeral services were held in Richmond Morse high school graduates Alice May Amy Evelyn and Grace Frances Hovey were his daughters Surviving are widow Annabel Marsh Hovey and sister Mrs James W Rodman of Upton Massachusetts
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Frank W. Hovey
Georgetown
Beech Street
Richmond
Baptist
Mr. Hovey
Morse High School
Worcester
Mass
Amy Evelyn Hovey
Grace Frances Hovey
Morse
James W. Rodman
Upton
Mrs Retta Mae Savage Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Retta Mae Savage 55 widow of Charles R. Savage of Bath died Wednesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith 826 Washington street after years of illness. Born in Bath to George A and Helen Brown Smith she graduated from the old Bath High School in 1899 and lived here most of her life. She served as housemother at the Nurses Home Bath Memorial Hospital. Survived by brother George I. Smith of Woolwich. Funeral Friday at two o’clock at Fred S Curtis Funeral Home 105 Center Street.
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Retta Mae Savage
Charles R. Savage
Bath
Charles H. Smith
Washington Street
Savage
George A
Helen Brown Smith
Bath Memorial Hospital
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Young People
Five Islands Grange
F. Ardine Richardson
Strong
Richardson
Harold Pinkham
Basil MacMahan
Lermond H. Rowe
William L. Berry
Vernon E. Gray
Russell Pinkham
Forrest Hanna
Isabel L. Stevens
Fred Carr
Ceres
Pomona
Madelyn Berry
Horace Rittall
Flora
Clarence MacMahan
James Stevens
Frank Hovey
Five Islands Church
Carrie Stevens
Katherine Pendergast
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida
Mildred Pinkham
Westbrook
Robinhood
Stevens
D. R. Stevens
MacMahan Island
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Maurice Pinkham
Ed Leavitt
Grange
Horace E. Wade
Wiscasset
Garfield Rackliff
Hanna
Thomas M. Hagan
Howard Pond
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Beulah Miller
Lerva Gray
Ellsworth Pinkham
George Gray
Clem MacMahan
Lloyd Pinkham
Alice Cromwell
Edith Marr
Mrs. Gilliam’s
U. S. Mail
Bath Savings Institution
Jennie Louise Duley
Old Ladies’ Home
Mrs
Mrs. Roxana R. Gilliam
Francis
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Mrs. Retta Mae Savage
Fred S, Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Center Street