Community union plans social and meetings
Last week residents and neighbors attended a Pleasant party hosted by Mainstreet Senator Guy 5. Dow. The group meets bi monthly at the Red Brick schoolhouse. An Or gan Society of the First Congregational church held an all day vestry meeting on Feb 6 with hostesses Mrs Alberta Larrabee and Mrs Vera Haggett. A covered dish lunch for 30 attendees followed. Members worked on society tasks and Red Cross activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainstreet Sen
Guy 5. Dow
Organ Society of the
First Congregational Church
Alberta Larrabee
Vera Haggett
Society
Red Cross
Community notes share town life and postwar updates
A long list of local happenings covers church activities and auctions, military service and homecomings, health events, travels, and social visits. Readers learn about gatherings at the Congregational church, school events, family milestones, and residents returning from the Pacific and Europe with updates on their health and duties.
Sumner Field Jr. Welcomes Son Sumner III in Portland
Mr and Mrs Sumner Field Jr of Portland are parents to a son Sumner III born Feb 7 at Mercy hospital. Mrs Field's parents Mr and Mrs Harvey C Beane of Hodge Street celebrate their 27th anniversary. Mrs Dorothy Fischer of Portland visited Mr and Mrs Arthur H Durgin on Federal Street. Joseph E Hubbard of Boston spent the weekend in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Pacific
South China
Robert Nelder
C.F.S
William A. Bradford
Bath Road
North China
Dianedes
Barnes
Reid
Hans Jensen
Middle Street
Maeve
USN
Raymond Farmer
Middle Stree
Edwin Stocktford
John Dow
Roy L
Webber
Ezra C. Webber
Bailey
Lineus H. Colby
Roger E. Cowley
Cowley
Mary Campbell
George W. Carlton
Bath
Lucille Mathews
Florida
Frank H. Stone
Edgecombe
Boston
Stone
Elmer Campbell
Watter Street
Benjamin F. Adams
Federal Street
Zina Davis
Harvey R. Pease
Mary Hobson
Framingham
Mass
Richard King
Exeter
N. H
Elizabeth Moody
M A. Plumstead
Sumner Field, Jr
Portland
Sumner III
Mercy Hospital
Marguerite Gardner Weds George Conrad in Bath Ceremony
Mrs Marguerite Gardner of Cottage Park Bath and George Conrad of Bath and Wrentham Mass were united in marriage Thursday evening at Wiscasset with Justice Harvey R Pease officiating. The couple attended by Mr and Mrs Bertie McKenney of Bath. The bride wore a powder blue traveling suit with black accessories. Mrs Conrad is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Gardner
Cottage Park
Bath
George Conrad
Wrentham
Mass
Wiscasset
Justice of Peace
Harvey R. Pease
Bertie McKenney
Conrad
Weekend Notices Bring News From Home Front and Neighbors
Local community pages report relatives visiting, service members stationed abroad, and several illness and travel updates. Frank Manion Jr and family and Johnsons share posts, while Lt. Donnell and Maynard Carlton near discharge. Residents, guests, and family ties recur across Brunswick, Freeport, Waterville, and Oakland communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Manion
Frank, Jr
Richard
Dickie
Merced Mira
SaWword Ag Pathos
Larrabee
Winemnane Johnson
USA
Nathan
England
Ralph
South Windham
John Perkins
Hardings Eee
Stanley Williams
Margaret Katherine
Dora
Carroll Wing
Fletcher Waterman
Arthur Nicoll
Brunswick
Fred Rose
Eastern States Farmers Exchange Representatives
Auburn
Rose
Lewiston
William Brown
Maynard Carleton
Maynard Carlton
Fort Devens
Mass
Percy Holbrook
L. Holbrook
Free
Bertha Libby
Garet Eldridge
Nora Thompson
Waterville
Oakland
M. Neagle
Nova Scotia
Massachusetts
Wendall Williams
New Rebekah Lodge to be Instituted in Pine Lodge Name
Rebekah lodge of Wiscasset plans a new lodge to be instituted Friday evening retaining the Pine Lodge name. Attending will be Maine supreme officers including Elmer J. Currie, Thelma R. Taylor, Le Roy Leonard, Roy N. Littlefield, Louise Stevens and Cecelia Barber. Installing officers will be appointed by top officials and officers to be elected after the ceremony. A bus chartered by Evening Star lodge of Brunswick will bring many Queen Esther members to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Wiscasset
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Bath
Pine Lodge
Elmer J. Currie
Houston
Grand Lodge of
Maine
Thelma R. Taylor
Woodland
Rebekah Assembly of
LeRoy Leonard
Portland
Roy N. Littlefield
Canada to Bring 30 000 War Brides Home
The Canadian government expects to bring 9 000 war brides home this month from Europe, part of a 30 000 waiting to pass to Canada. Major Patrick Slattery of the Army's directorate of public relations said the brides will arrive in Nova Scotia aboard the Aquitania and the Ile de France, delayed by reconditioning of the ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Patrick Slattery
Canadian Army
Directorate of Public Relations
Ova Scotia
Aquitania
Ile de France
Sinking Creek in Kentucky Named for Sudden Disappearances
Breckenridge County residents say Sinking Creek earns its name from abrupt vanishing acts. The water vanishes into underground channels for miles then reemerges as a strong spring from beneath a hill. The Gothic cathedral peaked in the 13th century and carried into the 14th with few changes. St Demetrius tran sant of the Greek cry of Ban a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Breckenridge County
St. Demetrius Tran Sant
Bana
Woolwich Community Churches and Local Activities Schedule
Sunday services at 10 30 Nequasset church with Rev illiken sermon Blessed Are the Merciful. Friday meeting at Edwold Carter home. Good Will club at Lorraine Price home. Woolwich Teachers club Valentine Washington party at Nequasset school. regional camp director Marty resigns to lead Boothbay camp for boys. Woolwich Montsweary Baptist church schedule with 3 PM Sunday school and 4 PM sermon by Rev Samuel Riggs. local home purchases and furloughs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Bath
Woolwich
Neuasset
Illiken
Nequasset
Edwold Carter
Good Witt
Lorraine Price
Msn
Eveeh
Grange Hall
Echiods
Verry Mothers’ Club
Carton Day Reed
Feary 11
A. R. Webster
Boothbay
Merry Meeting
Theodore S. Marty
Glenview-Hillcrest School
Cincin
Fective
Marty
Whittenberg College
Glendew Killcrest School
University School
Cincinnati
Thorn Island
Merrymeeting Bay
Webster
Woolwich Teachers Club
Nequasset School
Alice Galvin
Jennie Howe
Louise Reynolds
Jessie Spaulding
Doris Haley
Florence Temple
Georgia Walker
Sepenal Jameson
Howe
Carlton Day Reed
Pupils to Conduct Waste Paper Drive
The pupils of public schools will run another paper drive early next week. In the North End on Tuesday and south of Center street on Wednesday, children will collect scrap paper from homes after school hours. Homeowners are asked to bundle paper in convenient sizes for easy collection.
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North End
Center Street
Columbia University warns vitamin A doses may delay aging
Columbia University researchers report liberal amounts of vitamin A tend to postpone aging. The study highlights potential anti aging effects but notes uncertainty about long term risks and optimal intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Dresden church notices and student spelling records
The notice lists the Cairns family and others attending a service at the village church on the first Sunday. It also records spelling test results across grades with names like Robbins Walter Rittall Katherine James Green and Wilmer James, noting absent students Philip Chapman and Ioaa James due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Robbins
Walter Rittall, Jr
Katherine James
Dorothy Rittall
Ida
Walter Beckwith
Wilmer James
Green
Lo Robbins
Harold Austin
Ioaa James
Philip Chapman
Nequasset Auxiliary Hosts All Day Valentine Session
Nequasset Auxiliary met for an all day session at Day's Ferry home of Mrs. Mabel Jack. The group held a Valentine party with home grown flowers, decorated tables, and a secret sister exchange. Members enjoyed a cheese and egg casserole lunch and planned the February meeting with Mrs. Eugene Beck. A fundraising sale aided the treasury and sewing filled the afternoon. George M. Pullman, inventor of the sleeping car, credited double-deck bunks in Colorado mining camps as inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Auxiliary
Mabel Jack
Day’s Ferry
Jack
Ralph Bowers
Assi
Esses
Goa
Henry Dubar
Eugene Beck
Barley Neck Road
Treasury
Percy Bailey
Frank Bailey
Herbert Leeman
Walter Libby
Dallas Tracey
Chester Leeman
Wilbur Presley
Lester Holbrook
Diky
Kauri Resin From New Zealand
A resin called kauri is sourced from New Zealand, noted for its natural origin and traditional use in timber and crafts. The material is highlighted for its aromatic properties and historical significance in local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Hull Blamed by Secretary Over Peart Harbor Incident
Secretary of State pinned fault on Hull for the Peart Harbor event, with statements indicating accountability by the city. The remarks present Hull as central to the controversy surrounding the incident and its aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deniel Peart
Hull
Tyormer
Peart Marto
United States
Robin sightings and early spring notes at Bay-Point
The article describes robins on buses and in yards, noting their brown bodies and red breasts. It references nest-building with mud and grass, low trees, and a yellow bill. It also mentions settlers once hunting robins, now welcoming them as spring heralds, plus local personal notices about Spinney, Bath visits, and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumac
Mily
America
Lincoln Birthday Program At West Bath Grange Observed
West Bath Grange marked Lincoln's birthday with a patriotic program followed by a Valentine segment arranged by Thelma Sylvester. About 80 attended as players presented a Life of Lincoln tableau and Gettysburg Address read by Edwin W. Hauggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Lincoln
Thelma Sylvester
Lucy Armstrong
Harry McGlinchy
Alice Johnson
Edwin W. Huaggett
Sarah Busn Lincoln
Hope Ward
Penny March
Carlton Andrews
Elizabeth Young
Valentine Tableau
Betty Weeks
Edna Thompson
Miss Weeks
Edward
Bernice Sturtevant
Washington
Edward Burns
Ida Stover
Francis Deehan
Roger Robinson
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Philip Stews
James
Cowley Funeral
Robert H. Heigham
Guy T. Dow
Mr. Dow
Roy L. Dow
Frankfurt
Littlefield
Louis Dole
Littlefield School
Ernest Williams
Dwinal Cornish
Carl
Christel
Carol
Laura Cutting
Mena Knight
Tor Francena
Neagle
Cornish
Freda Best
William
Arthur
Clifford Cushman
Charles Beane
Andover
Walter Larrabee
Joseph
David
Topsham
Joseph W. Larrabee
Eddie Larrabee
William Bailey
Ernest Rose
William Ketchum
P. Ballantine & Sons
Newark, N. J
Rebekah
Dresden
George M. Pullman
Colorado
James G. McDonald
Fred’ Spinney
Pophem
Meene
Spin‘ney
Spinney
L. M. Spiney
Byron Campbell
Sherman Coed
Hermann Spinney
Donta
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