Wiscasset Social Meetings and Local News
Wiscasset activities include card party for curtain fund at Miss Varney’s home with four tables. prizes awarded to Mrs Harvey Pease and Mrs Harry Mosher, others noted. 4 H club, American Legion Auxiliary, and Woman’s Club meetings held. war veteran program planned. deaths and surplus commodities distribution reported. numerous local residents listed at gatherings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elden P. Munsey
Carolyn S. Varney
Washington Street
Curtain Fund
Red Men's Hall
Harvey R. Pease
Harry D. Mosher
Frank H. Gray
Zina H. Davis
Mary Hobson
Wesley G. Day
Alvin Keirstead
George Bemis
DeForest Day
Lawrence B. Haggett
Bradford C. Redennett, Sr
Samuel J. Sewall
Newbert
Elden Munsey
J. Neal
Gertrude Munsey
Marston's
Kay Dow
Carlene Shea
Dorothy Thompson
Wilberta Nichols
Thalia Bailey
Valerie Beane
Clara Dow
Lorean Hodgdon
Barbara Merry
Marilyn Petrie
Verne Farmer
Lester Hodgdon
Munsey
American Legion Auxiliary
Zina Davis
Charles J. DiPerri
Earl Dana Rines Sr
Roy Marston
Emily Weeks
Elsie Hallett Gardiner
Osterville
Mass
George G. Chiera
Augustus Burnham
Wiscasset
Damariscotta
Burnham
Dorothy Lee
Water Street
Gertrude DiPietri
Beatrice Cowley
Alberta Sherman
Federal Street
Maine Osteopathic Convention
Bangor
Woman's Auxiliary
Grace Church
Bath
Richmond White
Henry Dyer
Emma Griffin
Eldred Soule
William Dean
Wayne Callan Soule
Alton Ames
Soule
Miriam Reed
Woman’s Club
Care of Flowers Subject of Talk
Mr Jordan surveys popular blooms and care tips for Calla lilies, roses, carnations, snapdragons, sweet peas, orchids, chrysanthemums, mignonettes, dahlias, peonies, glads, gardenias, cyclamen, and rock gardens. He offers watering, feeding, pruning, and handling advice for cut flowers and houseplants, including disease treatment for thrip and storage guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Dahl
Calendar Supper Proves Success Event at Local Club
A club supper showcased seasonal tables for October through Leap Year with themed centerpieces and fruit candles. Guests included Mrs Roscoe McFadden and Miss Carolyn Hall at the October table, Mrs Earl Kimble and Mrs Carl Kennedy at November, and Mrs Catherine Leonard with Miss Katherine Conley at December. Waitresses and organizers listed among many local ladies led by Mrs William Donnell with Miss Alice Johnson in charge of dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe P. McFadden
Carolyn D. Hall
Earl C. Kimble
Carl Y. Kennedy
Catherine BE. Leonard
Katherine Conley
Olney C. Perry
Emma Southard
Fred Hybers
Herbert Anderson
Morton Young
Martha Morse
Linna Marie Purdue
Lucy G. Rogers
Peter Harder
Alfred P. McCabe
Madeline Jones
California Syllabub Dessert Recipe
To top off your dinner party, try this delicious dessert called California Syllabub. Whip one-half pint cream, add grated lemon rind, and stir in one-half cup of California Tokay Port or Muscatel wine gradually. Serve in sherbet dishes lined with lady fingers.
West Bath club hosts sewing and sweets gathering
Mrs Ralph Merry entertained the West Bath Monday Night club with games and sewing tips, served sandwiches olives cake coffee and tea. Mrs Stanley Williams to host next week. Members present include Mrs William Brown Mrs Robert Coombs Mrs Walter Marco and others. West Bath Red Cross packed two barrels of clothing for Finland and plans another shipment soon. Personal notes mention Miss Dorothy Waterman taking a position in Augusta Ga at Forrest Hills Hotel and local visits and travels among Bath area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Merry
Stanley Williams
William Brown
Robert Coombs
Walter Marco
Harold Ferguson
Randall Merry
Millicent Merry
West Bath
Dorothy Waterman
Foster's Point
Augusta
Forrest Hills
Alice Smith
Bertha Ward
First Baptist Church
Bath
Daniel Clark
Cooper's Mills
James Brann
Brann
J. E. Mayo
John Russell
L. D. Rogers
Home Missionary Society of Wesley Church
Mabel Paquet
Marjorie Stover
Courtney E. Stover
Stover
Fred J. Rose
Lewiston
Poirer
Harry Snow
Nashua
N. H
Gerard
Mignonne Poirer
Snow
EB. W. Haggett
F. W. Larrabee
Margaret Higgins
Portland
Marion Higgins
Carrie Cuccianella
Rockland
Frances Whitten
Westport
Harold E. Cutting
William E. Small, Jr
Cutting Eettace
Brigham's Cove
Stanley W. Williams
Ray Small
Frank Talbot
Birch Point
Committees Named for Annual Church League Banquet
The four committees for the annual Church league banquet on March 12 were named: program printing hall and general. Program handles entertainment and speaker selections, hall decorates and sets up, printing arranges souvenir programs and league data, general covers remaining duties. Members include Linwood Haynes and Durwood Shorey on program. Robert Stevens on hall. William C. Perkins on general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood Haynes
Moses bottle from Poland Spring unearthed with old man motif
Charles Ricker of the Poland Spring hose owns a historic Moses bottle found during an old house demolition in Poland. The bottle depicts a bearded old man on a rock with a cane, likely representing Moses or the Rick ers, and is among the oldest water-bottle designs tied to Poland Spring water shipped worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ricker
Poland
Moses
Rickers
Protests Grow Over Census Salary Question in New England
Prompted by a proposed census query asking earnings for 1939, New England protests accuse the government of privacy invasion. Senator Tobey argues that Democratic appointees staffing census takers could politicize responses and threaten citizens with jail for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Senate
Tobey
Iin
Y M C A Midget Gym Plans A Basketball League
Harry Thayer leads Y M C A midget gym class with 11 to 12 year olds in a plan for a four team basketball league next Saturday. Four captains will be elected to select teams, with animal names for teams such as Beavers and Tigers. A list of enrolled boys includes William Barter Donald Hogan Knute Holsem Walter Elliot Edmund Hagan Colin Mitchell Bruce Butterick Richard Andrews and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thayer
David Alkazin
Beavers
Tigers
William Barter
Donald Hogan
Knute Holsem
Walter Elliot
Edmund Hagan
Colin Mitchell
Bruce Butterick
Richard Andrews
John Canacaris
Russell Stodder
Harold Sewall
Allan Gregware
Joseph Hart
William Dutton
Danny Landry
Franklin Garmeau
Walter Hill
Bobby Knowlton
Eugene Cunningham
Edmont Haggett
Charles Burgess
William Ketchum
Wesley McPhee
Edwin Green
Worthley McPhee
Lauriat
Apples and Onions as a Ham Accompaniment
Try this dish of Apples and Onions and learn its value with baked ham. Peel onions slice apples with skins on cut into quarter inch slices. Layer with two tablespoons butter in a frying pan. Sprinkled with salt and sugar. Cook on low until soft.
Bath Elks appoint two leaders to state committees
Edward N. Hartnett former Bath lodge exalted ruler is named chairman of the auditing committee of the Maine State Elks Association by Dr. Romain Marcoux ion. Dr. Marcoux also announces D. Joseph Doyle Bath lodge exalted ruler as a member of the association's Ritualistic committee. A note suggests applying a thin coat of colorless wax to high contact painted woodwork to prevent finger marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward N. Hartnett
Bath
Woolwich and Sagadahoc Ferry News Briefs
Obituary notes Mrs. Marion H. Higgins dies at daughter Sophia Getchell’s West Bath home after brief illness. Funeral held at Curtis funeral home Bath with Dr. David L. Wilson. Community items include Good Will Club meetings, Washington Birthday plans, Woolwich Union services, card games, baked bean supper, Valentine party, and local visits and travels among area residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion H. Higgins
Sophia B. Getchell
West Bath
Higgins
Sarah E. Carlton
Sagadahoc Ferry
Curtis Funeral Home
Bath
David L. Wilson
Good Will Club
Plorence Carlton
Woolwich Union
Day's Ferry
Nequasset
Union
North Woolwich
Albert Humphreys
Loring T. Maybury
Maybury
Nelson Rice
John Moore
Lester Knight
William Sheldon
Edward Crocker
Mothers’ Club
Carlton Day Reed
Chopps School Improvement League
Fred Carlton
South Dresden
George Carlton
Dresden
Maude Reed Larrabee
Edward V. Reed
Hyde Windlass Co
Bradford Farnham
Wellesley
Mass
George Farnham
Laughlin MacInnes
R. N
Plinette Allen
Allen
Boothbay
Deaconess Hospital
Brookline
James Ryan
Lynn
Lawrence Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Edward Thorne
Georgetown
Farnham Rice
Maria Savage
Sarah Elizabeth Hathorn
Harold Roberts
Wiscasset
Ernest Stilphen
Ralph Rice
Freedom
Dana
Ralph Wright, Jr
Caratunk
Stewart McEachern
Eben Dana
Portland
George Wright
Edwold Carter
Carle Longfellow
Day’s Ferry
Albion L. Coriss
George B. Farnham
Herbert Taylor
Madeline
Framingham
Dresden Mills Mid-Winter Auxiliary Convention Speakers
Attendees at Bath included Deaconess Trask Elizabeth Grumtler Stella Durgan and June Bailey. Cooperative Study club hosted a Monday supper at Harland Everson home. Ice from Eastern river 12 to 14 inches thick impressed. Temperance Sunday at M E church featured pastor J L Pinkerton with Norris S Lord Ruth Stilphen and Laura Bailey speaking. Smelt fishing on Eastern river above Midbridge was poor recently with anglers hopeful. new catches reported 20 to 30 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Trask
Elizabeth Grumtler
Stella Durgan
June Bailey
Cooperative Study Club
Harland Everson
M. E
J. L. Pinkerton
Norris S. Lord
Ruth Stilphen
Laura Bailey
Midbridge
Arthur Cromwell Returns Home From Memorial Hospital
Arthur Cromwell, who had been a patient at Memorial hospital for four weeks, returned to his home on High Street. Mrs. George W. Merrill Mrs. Leonard M. Lord and Mrs. Arthur W. King received prizes at a Central Church League card party for members and friends held Monday evening in the parish house. Eleven tables were in play and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Cromwell
Memorial Hospital
High Street
George W. Merrill
Leonard M. Lord
Arthur W. King T
Central Church League
Bath A C Crushed In 63 18 State Tourney Loss
In Bangor Tuesday Westbrook, led by Tate with 24, routed Bath A C 63 18 in the Maine Amateur basketball tourney second round. Bath, hampered by injuries to Jim McQuarrie and George Perry, had defeated Brewer 44 41 the previous night. Other second round wins included Dexter over Eastport 33 28 Waterville Celtics over Ellsworth 34 31 and Farmington over Bucksport 34 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath A. C
Indianapolis
Bangor
Westbrook
Bath Lads
Brewer
Tate
Royal Lunch
Jim McQuarrie
George Perry
Queen City
Bath
Portland
Tate and Billings
Clyte Theriault
Cheverus High
Holy Cross
Kilgore
Deering
Stover
Moffett
Portland High
Dexter
Eastport
Waterville Celtics
Ellsworth
Farmington
Bucksport
Woolwich Couple Married 53 Years
Mr and Mrs Edward L Reed marked 53 years of marriage at their Woolwich home overlooking the Sasanoa river near the former Maine Central station. He, born 1862, is a carpenter famed for bird houses and a rock garden with a miniature lighthouse pond. Mrs Reed, born 1867, supports her husband. they have two children, Myers E Reed, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Both in good health, they welcomed friends on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Reed
Woolwich
Sasanoa River
Maine Central Railroad
Bath
Mr. Reed
Rock Garden
Reed
Alice Mary Rice
Myers E. Reed
Carlton Bridge
Masonic Order
Excellent program at Woolwich Grange entertains visitors
Woolwich Grange held a fine attendance meeting at the Grange hall with visitors from Huntoon Hill and Enterprise. A Valentine party followed with a box supper and exchange of Valentines. Lec turer's program opened with America the Beautiful, a poem Lincoln, saxophone solos, Whispers of Hope, O Sole Mio, and jokes. Discussion on the role of the Grange in the community and a Who Am I quiz preceded the River of Time song and closing remarks by Ella Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Grange
Huntoon Hill
Enterprise Granges
America the Beautiful
The
Lincoln
Journal of Proceedings of
Maine State Grange
Chester Leeman
Ella Shaw
Golden Sheaf
Extra Buses Added to Serve Iron Works Patrons
Due to higher patronage two additional buses are added for workers at Iron Works. An extra bus departs North end at seven AM direct to the Iron Works gate while the regular bus serves North Lincoln and Center streets. In the afternoon an extra leaves the gate at 440 PM for the North end, and another heads to the South end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Works
North End
Lincoln
Center Street
South End
Interesting program by Les Camarades Musicaux hosts
Allan H Ramsay and Merton E Sprague hosted a Sunday evening program at 221 Oak Street with Mrs Carl E Albee presenting on Accompanying. The concert featured female chorus The Awakening of the Rose Manse, Miss Margaret J Melcher pianist. A trio performed Pueblo Spring Song Lieurance with Mrs Nathan W Watson, Mrs Richard T Hersom, Mrs Carleton L Rice and Mrs Albee at the piano. Solos included On the Seashore of Endless Worlds Sometimes I Bring You Colored Toys Carpenter Gilvandali Rabindranath Tagore Mr Ramsay with Mrs Albee at the piano. Impromptu Serenade by Felix Fox and Serenade by Schubert with Mrs Watson and Mrs Albee at the piano. More solos Moonlight Starlight Gilberto with Mrs Fred K Sturtevant Miss Melcher pianist. A duo Ah Puoi Negar La Luce Hamlet Thomas with Mrs Robert B Hatch Mr Ramsay and Mrs Albee at the piano. Piano duo The Peasant a Rogue Dvorak with Miss Alice N Magoun and Mrs Albee. Solo Cradle Song Esipoff with Mrs Rice. Violin obbligato Mr Sprague and solos Sing a Song of Roses Serenity Birthday Morn Violin solos Valse Bluette Drigo Cradle Song Hauser Schon Rosmarie Kreisler Mr Sprague Mr Ramsay Solo obbligato Somebody's Knocking Mr Ramsay and the female chorus concluding with Mrs Albee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan H. Ramsay
Merton E. Sprague
Les Camarades Musicaux
Hamlet
Thomas
Robert B. Hatch
Mr. Ramsay
Mrs. Albee
Dvorak
Alice N. Magoun
Albee
Esipoff
Rice
Mr. Sprague
Miss Melcher
Fay Foster
Pleased Pup Towser Reunites With Long Missing Owner
Towser, a small dog loved by a North End family, rejoined his owner in Lewiston after wandering Bath for weeks. The Bremen family had split Christmas travels to Lewiston where a wood chopper found work. Towser chose the Bath-North End home, then traveled back with his owner for a winter interval before an island home off Bremen in summer. The reunion brought joy to two Bremen youngsters as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towser
North End
East Brunswick
Lewiston
Bremen
Bath
Piazza
Raemaekers cartoon mocks Stalin and Uncle Sam in new front page
Dutch cartoonist Raemaekers, 70, returns in Amsterdam’s Tele graaf with Uncle Sam on the Battery and Stalin arriving in New York. The piece, captioned Again an attack on the freedom of small people, follows World War era fame and prompts reference to editorials and German views. Also reports a Chelsea woman’s doped cigarette incident near a service search and a man bringing pussy willows to Ashland.Mapleton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Raemaekers
Telegraaf
Amsterdam
Uncle Sam
Battery
New York City
Stalin
London
Mansion House
Maximilian Harden
Germany
M. Raemaekers
Belgium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carroll T. Berry
Pleasant Street
W. Seaver Warland
St. Richmond White and Son
Helena Beilas
Henry Wo Webt
Charles Cli
Lee
Chart- S Sewall
WP. Robert
Robert
Frank Hasselt
Dagenter
Tnen
Juliette
Leonora Ciera
Mips &i Hallet
Prusciki Brent
Larland
Leonora
Elia Temple
Bowedotniain
Harvey Mosher
Mosher
Charles Lee
Ricker Gardens
Harold Campbell
Stewart Alward
Wilmington
Raynond Sherman
Fort Hill Street
Joseph French
Emma Gamage
Bristol
Thaddeus Reed
Gardiner Road
Albert Austin
Willam C. Perkins
Jesse Kenderdine
Wilmer Voorhees
Alfred Neal
Senator Tobey
Dresden Mills
Bath A.C
Summa Westbrook Royals
F.G
Tate If Ees Nnisessawe
Theriault
Eerie Ir
Billings
Stover Ig
Rg Moffett
Rg Eesecreves
Fortier If Lewis
Rf Brown
Rf Erlebach
Bertocci
Rg Perry
Sarkis
Se Childs
Seery
Jordan and Farrow
LES Camarades
Raemaekers
Irene Mercier
Chelsea
Saco
A. B. Hagerthy
Ashland
Town
Ashland-Mapleton Road
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