Fire at Gardiner barn prompts damages and loss
A Monday fire at a barn on Gardiner 20 miles from the Charles caused the loss of four horses a cow and two heifers. Miss Carlene Barnes escaped a smoke filled building but was driven back by flames. Insurers covered the barn but not livestock. Community support and a Sunday waste paper drive are noted along with local church and club activities and obituaries for William T. Grover and Effie J. Toothaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Charles
Gardiner
Carlene
Barnes
Boy Scout-Legion
Gardiner Road
American Sunday School Union
Perry Fowles
Carlene Barnes
Ray Barnes
Evelyn Boudin
Valentine
Raymond Cagwin
Augusta
Roy
Sandra
Bill
Kingsley Barnes
Bernice Reed
Bertha
Gene
Earle
Danny
Charlie Reed
Elsie Boudin
Katherine
Scott
Norman
Ruth Blake
Gertrude
Margaret Fowle
Patricia
Forrest Morris
Bumpy
Junny Hammond
Middle Street
Upper Federal Street
Wiscasset Lions Club
Joseph T. Melanson
Lincoln County News
Damariscotta
John F. Jackson
Leon H. Grover
James W. Stanton
Bath
Duncan Meter Co
Chicago
Fred Engert
Waldoboro
New York City Holds Large Share of U S Telephone Lines
New York City accounts for about seven percent of all telephones in the United States, highlighting the metropolis as a major communications hub and market driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
United States
Maine Fishermen Set Record Landings In 1946 Sea Report
Maine fishermen posted an all time landings value of 138,63,268 in 1946, with Cumberland County reclaiming top coastal producer status. Lobsters dropped in weight and value while redfish, cod, hake, and pollock rose. Sagadahoc led in tuna, Lincoln in clams, Knox in lobsters, and Cumberland in groundfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Louis R. Cates
D. Arthur McKown
Cumberland County
Cumberland
Hancock
Knox
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Bath Court Hears Reckless Driving Case and Fish Peddling
Tuesday's Bath municipal court presided by Judge Gardiner R. Deering heard three cases. Dale Harper of Bath pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid a $50 fine plus $5.15 costs. Paul Creamer of Waldoboro was found not guilty on two city ordinance and fish peddling charges, but later rearrested by City Marshal Kingsbury on hawking and licensing offenses. he was released to appear next Wednesday. Nancy Stover, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elford A Stover, is a Memorial Hospital patient being treated after a Christmas fall.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Dale Harper
Bath
Edward W. Bridgham
Paul Creamer
Waldoboro
Creamer
Deering
Harold J. Rubin
Percy W. Kingsbury
Marshal Kingsbury
Bath Municipal Court
West Bath Founder’s Day Celebrations Mark PTA Milestone
The West Bath community observed Founder's Day with a 50th PTA celebration featuring a large birthday cake, a play For Tomorrow, and a host of locals attending. A sewing group meeting is planned March 4 at the Grange hall, and a sheep owned by Alpha Booker yielded its second set of triplets. Local visits included Dr. Bates and Stanley Bickford in Brigham Cove, with numerous family and town names listed among attendees and well-wishers.
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Colonesta - Littlefield School
Thursa
Harry Larrabee
William White
Loring Small
Anita Barter
Joan Giacobbe
Bethel Estes
Reta Giacobbe
Grange Hall
Alpha Booker
Leslie M. Bates
Lynnfield
Mass
Stanley& Bickford
Beachmont
Brigham Cove
Percy Holbrook
Napoleon St. Pierre
Eugene Derger
Saint Mary’s Hospital
Lewiston
J. Simard
Dickie
Bath
Fred Larrabee
H White
Charles Holbrook
Richard Renshaw
Bazin
Paul Lemont
Boston
James Lemont
Jannes Fuller
Elmer Mank
Woolwich
Fred O. Hayward
Oscar Wright
Marshall Boudreau
Fletcher Waterman
Dorothy Williams
New York
Jeane Williams
Elmer Williams
Roeter Point
Vivian White
Evelyn White
Orono
Gilbert Heath
Ernest Rose
Llewelyn Rogers
Carolyn Rogers
Rogers
Charles M. Harford
Portland
William Ketchum
Thomas Martin
South Portland
Alonzo Albert
Patricia
Nancy Frey
Dresden
Carl Graves
Larrabee's Grove
Billy Duley Hosts Ninth Birthday Party
Billy Duley son of Mr and Mrs William H Duley 997 Middle Street hosted a birthday gathering with cousins from Thomaston and Brunswick. Royal blue and yellow decorations framed a cake with nine candles as Anita Kurki of Monson Morse High provided violin music.
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Billy Duley
William H. Duley
Middle Street
Thomaston
Brunswick
Duley
Irving Duley
Fred Anderson
Alfred Harjula
H. Edwin Harjula
Anita Kurki
Monson
Morse High
Billy
West Bath Grange hosts Washington party and tableau
West Bath Grange Washington party drew a large crowd Monday evening with visiting guests including Mrs. Cleveland Marriner. A George Washington tableau featured Edward Waters as Gen Washington and Nellie Booker as Martha, with music by the choir and orchestra and a closing prayer theme. Next meeting plans conferment of first and second degrees on a large class absent a program.
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West Bath Age
Grenewse
Ty. G .Cleveland Marriner
Richmond
Lucy Armstrong
George Washington
Washington
Edward Waters
Gen. Washington
Nellie Booker
Martha
Marion Rose
Doris White
Mt. Vernon
Bernice McGlinchy
Old Lamplighter
Ida Rose
Bessie Boudreau
Bath Community Center Committee Meeting Held
The Bath Community Center Operating Committee met Monday evening with members Trowbridge Murphy Adams Parker Smith present. John Mulcahy abstained due to illness. Adams elected secretary, Murphy outlined a new bookkeeping system. Center hours for next week 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to closing were approved. Visitors Leslie Goodwin and family called on old friends Gardiner Rogers.
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Bath Community Center
Henry O. Trowbridge
G. Thomas Murphy
Norman A. Adams
John Parker
Joseph L. Smith
John Mulcahy
Adams
Murphy
Leslie Goodwin
Cape Cod, Mass
Foster Point
Goodwin
Gardiner Rogers
Veteran druggist Roscoe P McFadden confined at home
Roscoe P. McFadden a veteran druggist is confined to his home at 1023 Middle Street by illness and will be missed by many friends.
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Middle Street
Roscoe P. McFadden
Woolwich Auxiliary Meets. Quilting, Gifts, and Birthdays
Woolwich Ladies' auxiliary met with Mrs Ruth Cromwell on Thursday. Members quilted, shared a covered dish dinner, and drew names for next year. Next gathering is March 6 at Mrs Francena Cromwell's home. Local notices include church services, teachers club gathering, and reports of members visiting Boston and Portland.
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Ruth
Ethel Bailey
Amy Comwell
Francena Cromwell
Alice Baker
Norma Holbrook
Dicky
George McClellan
Rose Cummings
Ruth Cromwell
Ethel Blake
Jean
Florence Hathorne
Mabel Jack
Glenell Brown
Elizabeth Bowers
Ruth Dubar
Anna Seeger
Mabel Tracy
Ethel Seeger
Kirk
Eldie Wright
Charlotte Leeman
Winter Street Auxiliary Schedules Hostesses for March 11
The Winter Street Auxiliary met with 28 attendees. Hostesses for the March 11 meeting are Mrs. Frank Cutting, Mrs. Leslie Stairs, Mrs. Lois Tice, and Miss Anna Hill. An invitation from Central church League was accepted for April 7, with social hour and refreshments served by Mrs. John Atwood, Mrs. Ralph O. Dale, Mrs. J. Albert Redlon, and Mrs. David Y. Alkazin.
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Winter Street Church
Frank Cutting
Leslie Stairs
Lois Tice
Anna Hill
League of Central Church
John Atwood
Ralph O. Dale
J. Albert Redlon
David Y. Alkazin
Woolwich Grange Meets for Washington Birthday Party
Woolwich grange met Wednesday of last week for a talk by Herbert B. Sanderson of Somerville Mass on the work of Massachusetts granges. He was elected worthy master in January and has toured 24 granges. A Washington Birthday party is planned for February 26 with lady members asked to bring Washington pies.
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Russell Boyd
Boston
Frank J. Walker
Elwood. Howe
Pinehurst
Mass
Willox Howe Harlan Trott
Horace Wade
Trott
South
John Leonard
New York
Georgie M. Walker
Wilbur Howe
Merle Jameson
Merleen and
Keith
Albert Temple
Samuel Hathorne
Mechanic Falls
Hathorne
Florida
Gilbert Hathorine
Hollywood
Lowell W. Milliken
Walter
Portland
Harold Shaw
Augusta
Woolwich Grange
Lucy Arnie Strong
George Washington
West Bathee
Ove
Grange Hall
Chester Mustee
Willon Wright
Herbert B. Sanderson
Somerville
Massachusetts
New England
Woolwich
Washington
Montsweag Farm Bureau Hosts Successful Telephone Bridge
Montsweag Farm Bureau conducted a telephone bridge from February 10 to 15 at members homes. Eighteen tables played for prizes in contract and auction, with hosts and hostesses serving refreshments. Proceeds fund Bureau expenses. next meeting set with Mrs. Maurice Shea on February 27 at 90 Oliver Street.
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Montsweag
Ralph Steen
Archie Wishart
Freeman Oliver
Florence Carlton
Edward Murphy
Elbridge Rice
Farm Bureau
Maurice Shea
Oliver Street
Nequasset Mothers Club Hosts Visual Aid Demonstration
The Nequasset Mothers Club led by president Mrs Reginald Stacy observed a demonstration of an opaque visual aid projector by Mr Clark. The club purchased the device for school use and plans installation after vacation. A card party at Mrs Alice Bakers Wednesday evening will include members and spouses for a social night.
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Aheak
Nequasset Mothers’ Club
Reginald Stacy
Clark
Alice Baker
Fire damages dwelling on Tuesday night
Firefighters responded to a Tuesday night alarm at 12 45 for a smoldering cigarette in a Davenport upstairs. The blaze destroyed a couch and damaged a partition with water incurring 500 to 600 dollars in losses. Engines 3 and 4 used booster lines and the new aerial ladder truck performed well though not needed.
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Ftates
Portland student returns after weekend visit
Arthur B. MacKenzie of Portland, a Northeastern University attendee, came back to Portland Monday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Potter on High Street over the weekend.
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Arthur B. MacKenzie
Portland
Northeastern University
Mrs. Thompson Potter
High Street
Bay Point Residents Weigh Petition Over Legislation
In Augusta Maine supporters push to keep Bay Point from dissolving and to maintain Georgetown contacts. Petitions from property owners and voters pass to lawmakers for consideration amid local political effort. Schools reopen after a week’s break and community notices list local movements and social updates.
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Weth
Ae Vane
Augusta
Bay Point
Georgetown
W. C. Brae
Fairfield
Bae
Bath
Callfors
R. E. Wang
Satan
Ter
Eric Schutt
Rose, Sherman
Byron Campbell
Ralph Wright Jr
Thomas Hagan
Edna M. Coolidge
Bleached Sea Moss Demand Spurs Maritime Industry
Ambrose reported plans to expand sea moss harvesting in Maine despite construction delays. Kraft operates large moss facilities in Maritime Provinces and many Canadians profit from the trade while new uses for sea moss are found.
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Augusta
Maine
Harvonion
Ambrose
Kraft
Providences
Woolwich Firemen Elect Officers For Year
Woolwich firemen met at former chief Clifford Gainsley home Tuesday night and elected officers for the year: Stanley L. Jack as chief Wilson Barstow as assistant chief Howard Kirkpatrick as secretary and Thomas Leask as secretary.
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Woolwich
Clifford Gainsley
Stanley L. Jack
Wilson Barstow
Howard, Kirkpatrick
Thomas Leask
Betty Anderson Returns From Weekend Visit
Miss Betty Anderson visited her parents Mr and Mrs Co Anderson of Green returned to work Sunday evening in the personnel department of R H White and Co The brief item notes her weekend at home and employment context.
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Betty Anderson
Co. Anderson
Green
Personnel Aspicteiense
R. H. White & Co
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Horace Lindaenth
LeRoy Farmer
Raymond Farmer
Gov
R. B. Metcalf, Jr
Jesse
Metcalf
Walter Dow, Jr
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Elizabeth Norton
Alfred Norton
Gould Academy
Jesse Metcalf
John L. Blagdon
Roy W. Dickinson
Frederick Tripp
Rockland
Holden Findlay
Bangor
Findlay
Christchurch
St. Philip’s
James Ferguson
Georgia
Capt. Ferguson
Marion Ingalls
Maine General Hospital
Ingalls
Effie J. Toothaker
Frank O. Toothaker
Cowley
Lloyd Dow
Whitefield
Nancy Stover
Idesoto
Plymouth
LaSalle
Bisbee Motor CO
Pleasant Street
West Bath
Paul Johnson
Roeer Skillings, Jr
Richard Crabtree
Richard Leask
George Lawrence
Martin Turpie
James Groves
John Champagne
Wayne Akeley
Harry Wilson
Peter Sterling
Larry Pangborn
Betsy Douglas
Phyllis
Frances Warner
Diane Fenn
Gerald, Gene and
Erick Marjula
Sonja
Carolyn Harjula
West Bath Grange
Washington Party
First Congregational Church
Nequasset
Woolwich Teachers’ Club
Eleanor Jameson
S. C. Gillman
Phippsburg
Alice Galvin
Jessie Spaulding
Jennie Howe
Louise Reynolds
Billie Harvey
Georgie Walker
Florence Temple
Hazel Hopkins
Ray Grant
Waterville
Grant
Percy Bailey
Winter Street
Bay State Grange
Montsweag Bureau
Nequasset Mothers Club
Southworth
Tractor and Road Machinery Division
de Mert
Sakrren Avenue
Southworth Machine CO
Kenneth Crafts
Ee Se
Th Hagan
Auburn
Fred P. Tay
Richard Hagan
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