Scouts Own Draws Full House at Masonic Temple Hall
Attendance filled the Masonic Temple as all City Girl Scout troops joined Brunswick and Bath in a Scouts Own program. Mrs. Arthur Bowker led the musical portion with council chair Mrs. Edward Sewall organizing arrangements for the second annual service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts’ Own
Masonic Temple
Arthur M. Bowker
Red Rose
Edward Sewall
Girl Scout Council
Brunswick
Bath
Morse High Commercial Department
Elizabeth Williams
Ruth Cogan
Patricia Webster
Patricia Sewall
Plymouth
Mass
Kentucky
Nellie
Swanee River
G. Nickerson
R. Cogan
A. Dennison
British Isles
England
Scotland
Annie Laurie
Ireland
Troop
Barbara Wood
Glenda Howard
Jean Dennison
Eileen Piper
Europe
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Kathleen Harkins
Norway
Sweden
Lithuania
Asia
China
Hawaii
Ruth Murphy
Golden Sun
Elizabeth Moulton
Glenn H. Easton
Front Street
Lively Fireside Club discussion on equality for Negroes
John Black led a 55 person Winter Street Fireside Club discussion on Our Attitude to the Negro. Speakers urged equal security and opportunities, with no condescension, and the meeting closed with radio entertainment and ice cream. A March refreshment committee was named and Alice Pattee of Colby College will speak on Italy and Fascism next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Black
Winter Street Pireside Club
Jean McCall
Channing S. Shorey
Durward T. Shorey
Ernest Haskell
Charles McCarthy
Mary Ellen Cyr
Martha Page
Charles Camack
John Kimble
Jane Stevens
Barbara Freeman
Alice Pattee
Colby College
Italy
Betty Swanton
Birthday party for Donna Mae Cooper marks second year
Donna Mae Cooper celebrated her second birthday with a three to five party at home in Saga dahoc Ferry. Guests wore red hats, enjoyed two birthday cakes, ice cream and valentines cupcakes, and gifts followed a peanut hunt won by Walker Cooper. Attending were family friends from Brunswick Damariscotta Bath and Cherry street, plus Pat Nugent who sent a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Mae Cooper
Lindsay D. Cooper
Sagadahoc Ferry
Delmont Cooper
Walker Cooper
Walker
Brunswick
Winfield Cooper
Daught
Vinal Hunnewell
Shirley
Norma
Carol
Phippsburg Community Notices and Local Visits Highlight Week
Local residents from Woolwich Bath Wiscasset and Morse High share weekend visits illness updates and school news. Edward Thomas Jr Morse student enjoys a one week home vacation while Harold Atwood recovers from a work site injury at Bath Iron Works. Bodwell and Dromore Grange meetings feature programs, songs and costumes with members and guests in attendance.
Nip and tuck battle in Tuesday league
A nip and tuck battle for individual honors in the Tuesday Night bowling league has four city standout pin-pickers separated by six tenths of a point. Allie Jewett leads with 100.7, Dick Frates 100.4, Les Plant 100.2, and Pete Oliver 100.1, with Ralph Small and Al Thayer trailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Jewett
Dick Frates
Les Plant
Frates
Pete Oliver
Plant
Ralph Small
al Thayer
Small
Fire damages home of Miss Elizabeth McKay on Dike Road
A Tuesday morning blaze in a chamber at Miss Elizabeth McKay’s home on Dike Road caused extensive damage to furniture and bedding. A smouldering cigarette is the likely cause, with Engine 4 and a box 38 alarm responding. all clear by 1 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth McKay
Dike Road
Engine 4
Box 38
Academy
Page Streets
Townsend Club Elects Officers for Six Months
Townsend club No 1 elected Oscar W. Jones president Charles Phillips vice president Mrs E Emma Leonard secretary and Merton O Webber treasurer for a six month term at a Monday night meeting in Front street club rooms Committees for this term will be appointed at next Monday evening meeting.
Maine Seeks Big Rise in Turkey Crop in Five-Year Plan
A five year program aims to lift Maine's annual turkey output from 40 000 to 100 000 birds. E N Jacques president of the Maine Turkey Growers Association says the plan will be discussed during Farm and Home Week at Orono in late March with three out of state experts speaking. The plan would boost farm incomes and promote home grown oats and corn as a market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
E. N. Jacques
Maine Turkey Growers Association
Orono
C. E. Lee
Beacon Research Laboratory
Cayuaga
N. Y
Jacques
Manchester
Department of Agriculture
Maine Development Commission
Save Your Vision Week Observed Nationwide
The nation marks the eleventh annual Save Your Vision Week to raise eye care awareness. Emphasis covers home and school lighting, regular eye checkups, and traffic safety through better driving vision, endorsed by governors including Governor Barrows who urged personal action to conserve and improve vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Barrows
Bath man promoted by American Water Works and Electric Co
Charles Lincoln Stuart son of Dr and Mrs Arthur I Stuart of 676 Washington Street has earned a notable promotion with the American Water Works and Electric Co in New York City He joined the firm after Bowdoin College graduation last June and went to New York on September 17 Earle S Thompson a Bowdoin graduate and former Bath man now heads the company as president Stuart is assistant to vice president Semple The firm employs about 100 young men Stuart studied at Morse before Bowdoin and has a Brooklyn Heights apartment with another Bowdoin graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lincoln Stuart
Arthur I. Stuart
Washington Street
American Water Works and Electric Co
New York City
Cuba
Bowdoin College
New York
Earle S. Thompson
Bath
Bowdoin
Stuart
Semple
Morse
Brooklyn Heights
Topsham Piano Teacher Hosts Monthly Assembly
William Eves presided over a Topsham piano meeting with the topic The Foremost Pianist of the Day. Miss Eves and Miss Barbara Ellis played selections. Ellis shared a prize winning letter from Child Life magazine and a letter from a Texas piano teacher. A Valentine box and refreshments concluded the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eves
Topsham
Miss Eves
Barbara Ellis
Popham Beach visits and coastal weather notes
Mrs Walter Sprague and sons visited Capt Sprague at the Marine hospital in Portland as he recovers from a second leg operation. Coast Guard Cutter Kickapoo towed for repairs after breaking a fan. bulkheads near cottages hold back last storm’s riverbank damage. Several Bath and Popham residents and visitors are noted with routine day trips and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sprague
Herbert
Richard
Sprague
Marine Hospital
Portland
Leon Fickett
Pond Island Light
Madelyn Bridges
Marion
Page Wyman
Mechanic Street
Bath
Norman Perkins
Fred Osgood
Arthur Hill
Seguin Island
Ellsworth
Eugene W. Osgood
Leona McDonnell
Pauline Morong
Myra Scott
Shirley Morong
Robert
Gerald
Gardiner
Clarence Schofield
Karl Hentz
Ellison Moody
Long Island
Brunswick
Edgar L. Dake
Blanchard Crowley
Yarmouth
Eva Dobbin
Jonesport
Moses Chandler
Eleanor Thayer
Ralph Morong
Lisbon Falls
Perley Chandler
Bay Point
Ernest
Oliver
Philip
Lawrence Wyman
Hathaway Cottage
Gordon Cottage
Hennessey Cottage
Coast Guard
Kennebec River
Traiis
Richmond
Rockland
Capt
Haley
Debra Huntley
Nina Larrabee
Marguerite McNulty
Biddeford
Frank Irving
Bar Mills Hospital
Barbara Sprague
North Yarmouth Academy
Portsmouth
N. H
Robert Cody
Milton
Mass
Frank D. Scott
Popham
Cody
Young Dempsey Loses Maine Heavyweight Title Fight
Young Jack Dempsey of Bath loses the Maine heavyweight title to Battling Joe Burney of Augusta in a brutal four round bout at the Capital City. Burney, 187 pounds, floors Dempsey, 184, in the second round and wins by technical knockout after the fourth round. Negotiations planned for a title defense against Cooper in Augusta follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
Maine
Joe Burney
Augusta
Burney
Bath
Dempsey
Lerraping
Lou Cooper
Woolwich
Good Will Club Hosts Washington's Birthday Party
The Good Will club of Woolwich held a Washington’s Birthday party at Sagadahoc Ferry Schoolhouse with 50 attendees. Colonial costumes filled the room, prizes were awarded for best dressed and funniest outfit, and games and quizzes provided additional fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Woolwich
Sagadahoc Ferry
Washington
Harry Fitch
Charles Brown
Roland McIntosh
Doris Haley
Martha Washington
Edward Reed
Percy Marston
F. W Carlton
Florence Carlton
Nelson Rice San
Elbridge Rice
Geraldine Rice
St. Pierre
Charles Hunnewell
Colonia
Moris Haley
Maud Orr
Edith Rice
George Conway
Seth Stewart
James Noftall
George Farnhan
Surprise party honors recent bride at Winter visit
Mrs Norman Adams nee Hazel Cooke daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Cooke of Willow street was surprised at a gathering hosted by Mrs Herbert Pierce on High street. A luncheon followed with chicken salad olives coffee and cake. Adams, a Morse high graduate class of 34, has resigned from her Edna Mae Shoppe clerk position as Bertha Dunbar fills in. Guests included Vanona MacDonald Bernice Deering Edward Lee Jr Edith Estabrook Virginia Wright Eleanor Mullaney Ruth Hodgkins. others sent gifts. Also noted: David L Duncan, longtime secretary of Industry lodge 112 I C C F Washburn, celebrates 54 years as an Odd Fellow and 51 years as lodge secretary. born Stone Haven Scotland, immigrated 1838 85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Adams
Hazel Cooke
Harry Cooke
Willow Street
Adams
Herbert Pierce
High Street
Edna Mae
Center Street
Morse High
Bertha Dunbar
Vanona MacDonald
Pierce
Bernice Deering
Edward Lee, Jr
Edith Estabrook
Virginia Wright
Eleanor Mullaney
Ruth Hodgkins
Barbara Fisher
Barbara Grout
Phyllis Troop
Arline Davis
David L. Duncan
Washburn
Industry Lodge
I.C.C.F
Stone Haven
Scotland
Canada
Thomas H. Phair
Elks Eleven O Clocks Clinch 1937-38 Bowling Crown
Phil Eaton's Eleven O'Clocks clinched the league title with six points to lead Eddie Hartnett's Fixed Stars by 11, erasing their rival's final chances. Hartnett's squad set a new team single mark of 474 their second string while Ralph Dale's Antlers trailed by two points. Les Plant led the evening with 314, followed by Janovich 296 and Phil Eaton 292.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Phil Eaton
Eddie Hartnett
Capt. Hartnett
Ralph Dale
Les Plant
Ja\novich
Costume Party Observed By Central Church League
Central Church League held a Washington's Birthday costume party in the parish house with 26 attendees. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Charles W. Welch Mrs. William H. Small and Mrs. Bowen Torrey. A spelling match and games occurred, a short business meeting followed, and plans for next Monday's member supper were announced with a speaker to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Washington
Charles W. Welch
William H. Small
Bowen Torrey
William E. Palmer
Luther S. Thompson
Welch
Rudolph McRae
Bathman's Bonnie Wins Two of Three Ice Races
Calumet Bonnie the day mare from Emile J Cyr's stable had a big ice racing day at Camden's Winter Carnival. Driven by George W Jewett of West Bath she won two of three Class B races defeating Caricca and Down East. Bonnie posted a 30 30s quarter mile time. Kash Buster driven by Cyr showed nerves and broke when struck by flying ice. Mrs John R Bradlee of Montclair NJ arrived to visit Miss Charlotte I Meeker of Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Bonnie
Emile J. Cyr
Camden
George W. Jewett
West Bath
Caricca
Topsham Fair
Kash Buster
North Grammar Wins Y.M.C.A. Track Meet
North Grammar School boys and girls captured the annual Y M C A track meet with 26 points, topping Central Grammar at 24. Dike finished third and St. Mary’s last. Over 300 spectators witnessed North Grammar’s standout performances in the running high jump and the 50 foot dash, with Bernard Pratt and Charles Colby going 1-2 in the high jump and Mary Morse winning the girls dash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Grammar School
Y. M. C. A. Grammar School
Central Grammar
Dike
St. Mary’s
North Grammar
Bernard Pratt
Charles Colby
Mary Morse
Betty Small
Pratt
North
Murphy
Perry
Peasley
Central
Pomerleau
St. Mary's
Hinds
Camillo
Fraser
Irma Bennett
Betty Erskine
Daenes
Dover child Patricia Judkins is aunt before age one
Patricia Judkins, four, of Dover South Falls, is an aunt to Carolyn Knowlton, born to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Knowlton. Carolyn is Patricia's niece and the great granddaughter of Mrs. Lilla Judkins. Patricia turns five on April 26 and Carolyn's fourth birthday is March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Judkins
Clyde Judkins
Dover South Falls
Carolyn Knowlton
Carroll Knowlton
Miss St Onge Enters Bedford Convent to Train as Missionary Nun
Mrs. George St Onge and her daughter Miss St Onge from Union Street Brunswick travel to Bedford Massachusetts to enter the Marist Convent for missionary nun training. She is a Mount Merici Academy graduate and alumna and has worked at the W F Senter company in Brunswick for three and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George St. Onge
Union Street
Brunswick
Marist Convent
Bedford
Mass
Miss St. Onge
Mount Merici Academy
Waterville
W. F. Senter Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fireside Club
Little Miss
Otis Morse
Cherry Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Phippsburg
Henry Carlton
Eleanor
John Kelley
Jessie Kelley
Edward P. Thomas
Eric J. Carlson
Parker Head
Arthur Bean
Wiscasset
Frank P. Leagitt
Eleanor Brown
William Blaisdell
Howard Atwood
West Point
George J. Ingalls
Sidney Bean
Allan
Frank P. Leavitt
Eugene Thomas Morse
Edward Thomas, Jr
Deering High
Dromore Grange Ladies’ Aid
Anna Derwent
Dromore
Evelyn Beals
Derwent
Elfreda Perkins
Georgena Thorpe
Pearl Barter
Annie Malcolm
Marion Rafnell
Beals
Arthur Tracey
Kittery
Howard S. Bowker
Bowker
Bodwell Grange
Bodwell Boys
Emily Wyman
Agatha Lennox
Dell Gilman
Betty and the Bear
Red River Valley
Theresa Wyman
Burke
Arlene Perkins
Beulah Pratt
Faro
Jewett R. Frates Bees SC Ossree
Plant Peper Bar Care
Nenseanne
M. Oliver Wwrth
Wade Biden
R. Small
A. Thayer
I. Daley Macht
Laleh R. Philbrick
W.plant
H. McCabe
I. Trueworthy
L. Harrington
A. Plant
W. Alland
P. Plant
American Corporation
Popham Beach
Young Dempsey
Bath Man
Bagadahoc Ferry
Antlers
Royal Purples
L. Plant
Central League
Bathman
John R. Bradlee
Montclair
N. J
Charlotte I. Meeker
Virginia Gallagher
FORD
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Graham
TEL
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