Richmond Area Notices Highlight Local Groups And Elections
A busy Richmond scene includes Enterprise grange Valentine program led by Miss Italy Hatch, Richmond Lions guest speaker George S. Shaw of Rockland, and a Little Pal club Valentine party. A Republican caucus named officers for town and county committees ahead of the Bangor convention. Annie Louise Pinkham services, chimney fires, and updates on local residents’ schooling and travels fill out the community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Grange
Italy Hatch
Home Community Welfare Committee
Richmond Lions Club
Methodist
Ladies’ Aid
George S. Shaw
Rockland
State Police
Richmond
Louise Hatch
Little Pal Club
Favor
Leona Buzzell
Marjorie Rice
Phyllis Strout
Lorraine Jewett
Helen Herbert
Dorothy Patten
J. W Randlette
Sadie Wood
Wallace W. Gardner
John S. Parker
Ruie Curtis
Doris Brown
John W. Randlette
John Parker
Frank Preble
Wallace Gardner
Margaret Peabody
Samuel Dorrance
Joseph Randlette
Seth Watson
James Roberts
Bangor
Annie Louise Pinkham
Edward Pinkham
Pleasant Street
Gilbert E. Edgett
Richmond Cemetery
Ralph Crocker
Charles Millett
Hazel Brown
Richmond High’ School
Gates Business College
Augusta
Old Age Benefit Division
State Health and Welfare Department
Marion Baker
Monmouth
Edith Furbish
Sabattus
Fred Ricker
Chester Bennett
Solon
Della Saboski
Bridgeport
Local clubs host dressings and lessons in Augusta area
Attendance at police school in Augusta continues as community groups report lists of events. Mrs Perley Joy returns from Boston, Hodgdon family called to Boothbay Harbor, well child clinic held at Methodist church with State Nurse present. Ladies aids meet, Spring sale planned, and Enterprise grange initiates two new members Mina Floyd and Bell Call. A Valentine program at the grange featured readings, music, and dances with committees named for future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Perley Joy
Boston
Irving Hodgdon
Boothbay Harbor
Baptist
Methodist
Methodist Aid
Ladies’ Aid of Enterprise Grange
Ethel Rankins
Mina Floyd
Miss Bell Call
Gertrude Thomas
Rankins
Ann Spofford
E. E. Durand
Chicago
St. Louis
Cecil Rickards
Leeds Junction
MCRR
Enterprise Grange
Italy Hatch
Home Welfare Committee
Grange
Philip Densmore
Valentine Box
Gloria Curtis
Harold Stanley, Jr
Winifred Roberts
Joseph Mansir
Solon Purinton
Amy Spofford
Rebecca Rogers
Cleveland Marriner
Minnie Batchelder
Marilla Tarr
Ethel Mrankins
Gertrude Gardner
Homer Alexander
Donald Grant
George Thompson
Gordon Howe
George Thomson
Italy
Hatch
Richmond High School Receives Shrine of the Constitution
Richmond High School held a Friday assembly where the Lions Club presented a Shrine of the Constitution. Judge Max L. Einansky of Portland spoke to students, staff, and the public. The cast iron six foot three inch monument contains the Declaration of Independence, photographs, and four script pages, preserved in acetate with removable frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond High School
Lions Club
Max L. Pinansky
Portland
Washington, D. C
J. W. Randlette
C. M. Kendrick
C. H. Arbor
Max Leinansky
Archer
Richmond High
Boxing and Wrestling at Richmond Club
The Richmond fire department sponsors a boxing and wrestling show at the central station on Thursday evening March 10. The card features Wild Man Quiron versus Young Brodie in a two fall wrestling opening. A five round bout pits Jack Burke of Waterville against Joe Delaney of Skowhegan as the main event, with two four round limits: Young Manwaring versus Kid Guion of Richmond and Young Lothidge against Eddie Seamen of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Fire Department
Central Station
Wild Man Quiron
Waterville
Young Brodie
Skowhegan
Jack Burke
Joe Delansey
Young Manwaring
Kid Guion
Richmond
Young Lothidge
Eddie Seamen
Legion Is Host Tuesday Evening
Members gathered for a Legion post supper to mark the 19th anniversary of the American Legion birth. Attendees included Mrs J R Andrews Wilbur C Oliver Donald Small Deputy Sheriff Loring B Small John J Desmond John Shaw Rev T C Maney Frank M Churchill and Arthur G Spear of Portland with out of town members Adjutant William Boland John Vanier Earl Ryan Fred Burdit and L C Calderwood. Commander Eugene Hart announced the March 15 event with a special program and the final 1938 membership roundup and birthday cake cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Andrews
Wilbur C. Oliver
Donald Small
John J. Desmond
John Shaw
T. C. Maney
Frank M. Churchill
Arthur G. Spear
Portland
William Boland
John Vanier
Harold T. Andrews
Earl Ryan
Woolwich
Muskegon
Michigan
Fred Burdit
Malden
Mass
Post
L. C. Calderwood
Gardiner Post
Commader
Eugene Hart
American Legion
Legion
Georgetown party honors guests with prizes and music
A Georgetown home hosted a lively Saturday gathering with Mrs Powers and Mrs Blackie assisting. Walter Powers won the gentlemen’s first prize, Mrs Ernest Heal took the ladies’ first prize, and John Gordon received a jesting consolation. Dorothy Stewart played piano as guests enjoyed cards and refreshments. Dr Bernard A Bailey plans a world voyage for missionary work, while Mrs Martha R Bowen and others resided nearby for various commitments. The sermon on Lincoln's birthday highlighted his impact alongside religious reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Higgins
Walter Powers
J. R. Blackie
John Gordon
John
Ernest Heal
Dorothy Stewart
Higgins
W. A. Todd
Rapheal Higgins
John R. Gordon
S. E. Emmons
Martha R. Bowen
Harold J. Brown
Walter T. Newadick
Frank Heald
Bernard A. Bailey
Wiscasset
New York
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Manila
Honolulu
Borneo
Dutch East Indies
Robert
Newfields
N. H
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham
Mass
T. N. Williams
West Georgetown
Walter
Leon Williams
Gunnell
Howard Noble
Back River
Walter Williams
John R. Blackie
Joseph Higgins
Portland
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Club
Mrs. Powers
Jesus Christ
Lincoln
New Orleans
Gettysburg
Bath Elks to Perform Ceremony in Bangor Lodge Reinstatement
Attorney John P. Carey president of the Maine State Elks Association and Bath Lodge officers officiated at reinstitution of Bangor Lodge of Elks in Bangor Tuesday evening. Carey traveled with Bath lodge leaders Edward J. Mann Edward N. Hartnett D Joseph Doyle T Edward McCormick and Arthur H Colby. Bangor Lodge founded in 1892 faced 1934 financial trouble that caused temporary charter loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Carey
Maine State Elks’ Association
Bath
Maine
Elkdon
Bangor
Deer injured on icy road leads to humane end
On a rural Oxford route, carrier Harry Keene found a deer ring beside the road. Game Warden James Walker confirmed the animal dragged to a spot by a fence and, after examination, revealed a torn shoulder ligament from slipping on ice before it was shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Keene
Oxford
James Walker
Maine Woman Attains Fame as Ship Reporter
In Globe magazine Loren Carroll profiles Carrie Otis Cox born in Liverpool with Maine roots. She left Maine to cover maritime affairs in Havre, interviewing presidents and celebrities, including Gen Pershing who commented on her American ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Maine
Loren Carroll
Carrie Otis-Cox
Liverpool
France
Havre
Gen. Pershing
America
What the Negro Thinks Subject of Address at Fireside Club
George Windsor Bates student delivered a splendid address to 37 young people on What the Negro Thinks. He discussed political barriers to Black participation in Southern government and the social handicaps in public places, noting North and South attitudes and Maine’s small Black population of about 2000. John Kimble led the meeting and the discussion Our Attitude to the Negro will continue next Sunday with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Windsor
Bates
Winter Street
Windsor
North
Maine
John Kimble
Dike PTA Observes Founders Day With Program
Dike P T A observed Founders day at the North End Community club rooms with 28 members and friends. Miss Stella Dolloff presided, four past presidents directed a candle-lighting ceremony, readings on Founders day and the founding of the PTA were given, and piano solos accompanied community singing. Tea and refreshments followed. next meeting set for Tuesday afternoon March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P. T. A
North End
Stella Dolloff
Association
Scott M Golder
Hermon W. Crocker
Daniel J. Perry
Ralph P. Dunbar
Charles T. Henderson
Dolloff
Samuel A. Morse
Crocker
Dunbar
Radio health series to air on WCSH in Portland
The health of the community is the focus of a six part radio series on station WCSH Portland starting at 7 45 Thursday evening. Sponsored by the Women's Field Army and Maine Division of the American Society for the Control of Cancer the broadcasts will air at the same time each week. Albert Hickey plays the doctor Olive Hamilton the nurse and Margaret Ellen Clifford the reporter in the three leading roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wcsh of
Portland
Women's Field Army
Maine
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Albert Hickey
Olive Hamilton
Margaret Ellen Clifford
Eagles Monthly Smoker Set At Bath Venue
Bath venue of Eagles will host its monthly smoker Friday evening at seven. Members may invite friends eligible for membership between ages 1 and 59 to the event which will feature a buffet lunch and entertainment. Committee: Walter T. Norton chairman Herbert F. Erwin Edward J. Lee. Large quantities of roses and cut flowers travel from Pacific coast to Atlantic coast cities in refrigerator cars attached to fast passenger trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Eagles
Walter T. Norton
Herbert F. Erwin
Edward J. Lee
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Five Islands Community Notes Keep Busy Lives Alive
Fred H. Rittall age 80 visits William L. Berry as Berry nears 80 and bears the Boston Post cane. Locals like Harfords and Grays visit, travel to Portland and Bath, and attend Bath High School entertainment.
Boy Scout Exhibition Vast Bath Event
Saturday night the American Legion hall drew a large crowd of spectators scouts and scouters. The Covered Wagon patrol staged a camp life display with moonlight and sunset effects drawing wide praise. Phil Beaney Patrol Leader urges support for future adventures to strengthen Bath scout interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Abdel el Bul Bul
Clementine
Bath
Phil Beaney
Attend Meeting at Boothbay Harbor
Fourteen members of Lowell Temple No 31 Pythian Sisters visited Mizpah Temple No 8 at Boothbay Harbor Tuesday night for a covered dish supper. Four candidates were initiated at Boothbay Harbor Temple's meeting with ritual work led by Mrs Katherine Grover and officers. Mizpah’s grand officer Mrs Marie Simpson, G M of F, is a member. Lowell Temple to hold its regular meeting Wednesday evening with a six o'clock supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Mizpath Temple
Boothbay Harbor
Katherine Grover
Mizpah Temple
Marie Simpson
G. M. of F
Bath Alumni Invited to Brunswick High School Dance
Mrs. Wilmer J Voorhees Bath High School Alumni secretary receives invitation from Brunswick High School Alumni Association dance committee to attend a dance benefiting the new Brunswick high school Anita E Dionne secretary invites Bath variation to attend the event Also a note on door design with two vertical hinges for easier access in tight spaces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer J. Voorhees
Bath High School Alumni Association
Brunswick High School Alumni Association
Anita E. Dionne
Bath Varration
New Brunswick High School
Willard T Marr, Boothbay Harbor Clerk, Dies at 85
Willard T Marr who served as Boothbay Harbor town clerk for over 45 years and helped steer the town since its 1889 separation, died Tuesday noon at his daughter’s home in Boothbay Harbor. Born April 12 1859 in West Southport, Marr lived with his daughter Mrs Arthur K Purington at 1201 Washington Street for three years. He was educated in Boothbay Harbor and Augusta, worked as bookkeeper and hardware dealer, and belonged to the Py thian lodge Masons and Congregational church. Survived by a son Rover Marr of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard T. Marr
Boothbay Harbor
Arthur K Purington
Washington Street
Mr. Marr
West Southport
Nahum B
Julia Pierce Marr
Tinselngeudenin
Dirigo Business College
Augusta
Taugot Sohon
Georgetown
J. C. Poolt ɢ Co. A
Boothbay
Chier Sensi? Toda
Masons
Dunlap
K. T
Bath
Wompernver
Congregational Church
Bagge Harhor
Rover Marr
Death of Erma Hicks Rand in Bath at 72
Erma Hicks Rand 72 widow of James F Rand died Tuesday morning after a three months illness at Bath Memorial hospital. Born in Bath March 17 1865 she spent most of her life there except for a brief period in Portland. Survived by daughter Mrs Herbert Calderwood two sons Ralph A Dorchester and Harold F Rand Quincy Mes sister Mrs Fred R Cahill and several grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 at her daughter’s home 981 Middle Street. Burial in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Hicks Rand
James F. Rand
Bath Memorial Hospital
Rand
Bath
Joseph C
Louisa Hicks
Portland
Fred R. Cahill
Middle Street
Oak Grove
Mrs Susan Lemont Dies in Topsham After Illness
News of the death of Mrs Susan Lemont, widow of Charles S Lemont, formerly of Bath and West Bath, comes from Topsham where she passed Monday evening at her brother George Wright's home after bronchial pneumonia. Cousins include Mrs D Wylie Lemont, E Mason Wright, and Oscar Wright of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Lemont
West Bath
Topsham
Susan Lemont
Charles S Lemont
Bath and
George Wright
D. Wylie Lemont
E. Mason Wright
Oscar Wright
Bath
Funeral Services for Mrs L Lemont
Funeral services for Mrs Susan W Lemont widow of Charles S Lemont of Bath and West Bath will be held Thursday at 2 PM in Harold E Laws funeral home Brunswick Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist Bath will officiate She died Monday in Topsham after a long illness ending in bronchial pneumonia She was born Feb 5 1853 in Woolwich daughter of George and Mary Tarr Wright Survived by son Lee Lovejoy of Boston sister Mrs Josephine Brown of Auburn and sister Mrs Mabelle Andrews of Lewiston plus nephews and nieces including Floyd Wright of Topsham and Mrs Wright Also cousins Mrs D Wylie Lemont E Mason Wright and Oscar Wright of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan W. Lemont
Charles S. Lemont
Bath and
West Bath
Brunswick
Harold E. Laws
Federal Street
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church of
Bath
Lemont
Topsham
George Wright
Woolwich
George
Mary
Tarr) Wright
Floyd Wright
Wright
D. Wylie Lemont
E. Mason Wright
Oscar Wright
Brewster Honor Guards Attend Funeral Service Sunday
James A. Brewster was honored at a funeral service held at Arthur F L Mayo funeral residence on High Street. Members of the fire department and several veterans groups attended, including T. W. Hyde camp and Sons of Union Veterans. Pallbearers represented local veterans, with services conducted by church affiliates. Burial took place in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Brewster
Arthur FL Mayo
High Streat
Fire Department
T. W. Hyde
Soof Ulv
Bathaerie
P. Oory Rexary
Church of the
Biltui
Oak Grove
Funeral notices from Boothbay Harbor area
An obituary fragment notes the funeral of W. Pt. Mare in Boothbay Harbor with services at E. J. Hutchinson Funeral Home and references to Mrs. Arthur K. Purington and O. Purdue of Winter Street. The text mentions local officials, a hospital, and medical professionals connected to the community.
Obituary James A Brewster 58 polisher at Hyde Windlass Co
James A Brewster 58 longtime Hyde Windlass polisher died Thursday at Reid Nursing Home 26 Deering St after 15 days as patient due to complications. Born April 2, 1880 in Earlham Iowa he was son of Lennon and Lucy Pickard Brewster. Former Bath Fire Department Engine 4 member and member of Sons of Union Veterans and Bath Aerie Eagles No 875. Survived by father in California daughter Mrs Alvah F Lewis of Bath and brothers James K Brewster of St George and Leroy Brewster of Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Brewster
Hyde Windlass Co
Reid
Deering Street
Middle Street
Mr. Brewster
Earlham
Iowa
Lennon
Lucy (Pickard) Brewster
Fire Department
Engine 4
Sons of Union Veterans
Bath Aerie
Eagles
Brewster
California
Alvah F. Lewis
This City
James K. Brewster
St. George
Leroy Brewster
Rockland
Mrs Mary P Nauman Dies In Portland
Bath friends learn of the death of Mrs Mary P Nauman widow of William H Nauman U S N in Portland on February 8 She had lived in Bath at 797 High Street and Walker Street while her husband commanded naval stations here After his death the couple hosted a large circle of friends She spent her final years in Portland where the funeral was held Thursday at Wilde Memorial Chapel and interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Mary P. Nauman
William H. Nauman
Portland
Nauman
High Street
Walker Street
Bath. Com
Wilde Memorial
Evergreen Cemetery
Winnegance Lake Skating Craze and Club Gatherings
Scores of skaters enjoyed the lake on Sunday while a motorist drove onto the ice. In Winnegance, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E Hewitt Jr hosted their card club Saturday night. Squaw clubs met at Mrs. John G Morse home with next meeting at Mrs. Harry C Webber. Beverly Ann Dearing celebrated her fourth birthday with a party at two to four. Lois Atwood won a pinning prize. Billy Wallace and Victor Lonn tied in a candy hearts hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Winnegance
Frank Lemont
Lower
Washington Street
John G. Morse
Squaw Club
Harry C. Webber
Beverly Ann
Merton L. Dearing
Lois Atwood
Billy Brown
Nancy Brown
Barbara Dana
Jean Lermond
Victor Lonn
Carol Ann Oliver
Iva Rogers
Virginia Rogers
Fern Tardif
Patricia Tardif
Billy Wallace
Anne Watson
Bowdoin College Notes Concert and Events
Bowdoin College Glee Club hosts an annual concert in Memorial Hall at 8 15 pm. Varsity Debating vs Colby at Waterville Thursday night. Abbott Farley 1941 to sing at chapel Friday morning with President Sills and Dean Nixon speaking. Saturday chapel features A Bowdoin Freshman of 1830 by Dean Nixon. Third Memorable Motion Pictures showing Monday 6 45 pm in Memorial Hall featuring All Quiet on the Western Front and a Jolson clip with small admission. Sir Hubert Ames speaks Feb 23 on A Day at the National Socialist Party Rally in Nuremburg with sound pictures. Current Walker Art Building exhibits include Ruth Hammond watercolors and John Taylor Arms etchings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
Memorial Hall
Colby
Waterville
Abbott Farley
Chapel
President Sills
Dean Nixon
Bowdoin
al Jolson
Hubert Ames
National Socialist Party
Nuremburg
Walker Art Building
Ruth Hammond
Brunswick
John Taylor Arms
Ice Forms Thicker at Zero Confirmed by Scientist
Dr. W. J. Humphreys of the United States Weather Bureau reports scientific verification that ice on the Great Lakes thickens at zero degrees Fahrenheit, a paradoxical finding explained by atmospheric and water conditions observed in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Lakes
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
German English soprano Gréte Stucckgold on Drake heritage
Gréte Stucckgold, a German English soprano, traces lineage to Sir Francis Drake on her mother’s side. She downplays the connection, calling Drake a pirate and a robber of the high seas, and notes Drake’s nickname has limited meaning for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
New York
Grete Stucckgold
Sir Francis Drake
High Seas
Indian Bible Translator Vetromile in Maine History
An old Maine farmhouse parret yields a copy of Eugene Vetromile’s Indian Bible for the Penobscot and Miꞌkmaq tribes. Born 1819 in Gallipoli, he arrived in 1840 to evangelize North American Indigenous peoples. He served among the Penobscots for over twenty five years before health failed and he died in 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Eugene Vetromile
Italy
Gallipoli
North Americas
Teal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sagadahoc Grange
Lorenzo Masse
Anna Whitney
Gerald Adams
Inez Larrabee
Freeman
R. A. L. Colby
Gardiner
Baptist Church
Elva Purinton
Young Peoples Society
Christian Endeavor
Gilbert Edgett
Methodist Church
Bishop Burns
Ideal Home Corner Club
Frank Sherman
Mt. Carmel
Genevieve Joy
Courtney Hinkley
Star Club
Clifford Gray
Flora Denham
Vanessa Beedle
Inez Hinkley
Dorothea Temple
Paul Roberts
Fred Duren
Walter James
Amy Bradley
A. V
C. W
Ruth Walton
McKinley
Charles W. Messenger
Lloyd Umberhind
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
The
Lions’ Club
Richmond Club
Bath Elks
Bates College
Ary Kemps
Fred H. Rittall
Mr. Rittall
William L. Berry
Mr. Berry
Boston Post
Branwell Harford
Quincy
Harlan Harford
Five Islands
Peggy Gray
North Yarmouth Academy
Vernon E. Gray
Horace Wade
E. M. Horton
Charlotte Leavitt
Lovell
Serepta Pinfold
Percy Savage
Vernon Gray
Everett Stevens
George Gray
Legion Hall
Pythian Sisters
Bath Association
Emma H. Rand
Mrs
J. A. Brewster
Wie
BiLernoun
Arthur K. Purington
E. J. Hutchinson
Imian
Eick Spree
Bmw Erest- AE Huy
Bowdoin College Notes
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Lus Center
Stiret
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