Phippsburg Notes on Shaw’s Trading Post and Popham History
Historic notes reveal Shaw's Trading Post at Fort Popham with lore of Officer William King later General, a rum wager for a rhyme, and Indigenous trade routes. The article traces the post, 1604 North Virginia coast reference, garrison details, and the 1908 demolition for a keeper's dwelling, alongside local family histories and seasonal town life in Sebasco and Bath area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Popham
Shaw
William King
Old Fort Popham
Brady
William Kin
Maine
North Virginia
David Turner Shaw
Elisha
Sussanna Shaw
2Nd Parish
David
Elisha Shaw
Harpswell
Rockledge
Fort Popham
Adkins
Taylor
United States
Dromore Farm Bureau Plans Upcoming Year Programs
Dromore Farm Bureau met during a Christmas gathering to map the year ahead. A noon covered dish dinner preceded a full year of programs from January 17 on home made mixes to December planning, with gifts, a white elephant sale, and a January 17 meeting set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Ray Campbell
Campbell
Katherine Preble
Pauline Thayer
Doris Young
Ruby Preble
Charles F Hughes Navy Club to Install Officers
The Admiral Charles F Hughes Ship No. 29 Navy Club will hold its annual officer installation Thursday at the G A R hall. Veterans groups and service members are invited in uniform. The ship’s bell gifted by Alfred B. Stearns will make its first appearance at the ceremony. Refreshments and a social hour follow. Officers installed include Commandant Harry H. Brooks and others with Floyd H. Preble as installing officer. Retiring Commander John M. Dauphin is current National Chaplain.
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Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club of the
United States of America
G. A. R. Hall
Alfred B. Stearns
Floyd H. Preble
Gardiner D. Rogers
Lendell Greene
John M. Dauphin
The
Navy Club of the United States
Parker Head PTA and Boys Club Notes From Parker Head
Parker Head community reports a boys club meeting with Lloyd Lowell and Mr. Nisbet, most members present, planning a ski run if snow falls. PTA gatherings discuss piano funding, summer sale supplies, and OPA leaflets. Residents travel, visit relatives, and extend holiday greetings across Bath Morse High and surrounding towns.
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Lloyd Lowell
Nisbet
School Improvement League
Earl Lowell
Charles Blaisdell
Eugene Harrington
Leston Harrington
PTA
H. D. Mank Sr
Parker Head
OPA
Albert Gray
H. D. Mank
Richard Dozois
Lorraine Harrington
Barbara Mank
Dorothy Cushing
Morse High
Earl Hamel Sie
Gulfport
Miss
H. D. Mank Sie
Mrs Bernhard Carlsson Visits Bath Relatives
Mrs Bernhard Carlsson went to Bath Tuesday to spend several days with her sister Mrs George Stacey. Frank Wyman is helping W T Wyman of Parker Head haul wood. Callers at the home of Mr and Mrs Esb Moore Sunday were Mrs Lewis Lowes of Parker Head Erma Davis of Lewiston and Mr and Mrs Arthur Moore and family of Phippsburg Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhard Carlsson
Bath
George Stacey
Frank Wyman
W T. Wyman
Parker Head Hauwood
Esb Moore
Lewis Lowes
Parker Head
Erma Davis
Lewister
Arthur Moore
Phippsburg Center
Letter from Corporal Spinney in France reports travel and hope
Cpl Fred Spinney now with the Fighting 5th of the 3rd Army in France writes of stops in St. Lo Chartres and Reims describes Reims as large and beautiful and notes each American soldier received a quart of Champagne. He recalls visits to Argonne Verdun London Glasgow and Wales and hopes for Paris passes while in France. Holiday greetings come from Pvt Blanchard Crowley at Camp Swift Texas and Capt and Mrs Sprague share a photo of a baby kangaroo from Col Herbert Sprague in New Guinea.
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Cpl
Fred Spinney
France
Spinney
St. la
Chartres
Reims
Argonne
Verdun
3Rd Army
Srinney
Frari 2
Paris
Iset. Cp
London
Glagow
Scotland
Sc Athakeeard
Wales
Blanchard Crowley
Camp Swift
Texas
Cpl. Sprague
Community Life Notes and Army Updates from Popham Area
A letter from Mrs. Beebe of Wakefield reports Private John H. Beebe stationed in London after leaving the United States during the Beebe visit. Popham school resumes January 1 for a 12 week term while holiday break runs shorter due to fall term delays caused by scarlet fever. New Year’s Day passes quietly amid stormy, hazardous driving. workers head to Bath war plants or stay home. Mrs. Dora Bridges visits with Frances as Barbara Sprague travels to Boston for a few days before returning to teach in Mechanic Falls. Friends of the Mitchells plan to move to Lubec, with the Mitchells’ Bath work commitments noted. Mrs. Ernestine Delano visits Ralph and Ernest Spinney. June Oliver visits Gloria Oliver in Woolwich. Peter Isaacson will spend winter in Lewiston. Clarence Wallace works on interior home renovations in Portland during off days. The bath of the present kitchen is slated for tearing.
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Iss Blanch Noyes
Bangor
Bath Iron Works
Salt Lake City
Vincent Kron
Boston
Friends Church
James W. Loney
Miriam Whitehead
Hill and Friends
Horace Lewis
Wilmerding
Sebasco
John Malcolm
Grace Payne
Stanley Hutchins
Holly
Laura Cutling
William Grovers
Rogers
J. K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
William Cutting
Terra Haute
Ind
Horace Holton
Belair Road
Wellesley
Mass
New York
Percy
Gertrude
Liverpool
England
States
U.S
James Parker
Ireland
John Sherlock
Clara Perry Driesback
John Moore
Genevieve Bradshaw
Harold Bradshaw
Warren Alexander
John Forbis
Edward Forbis
Janice Gilman
Leo Hamel
Joseph Nestroy
Bonnie Nestroy
Betty Pushard
Eugene Black
Frank Freeman
Bath
William
Jeremiah Bartlett
Navy
Newport
R. I
John H. Beebe
Wakefield
London
Beebes
Popham School
Moses Chanier
Samuel Grady
Lake Mary
Fla
Andrew Neal Grady
Germany
Dora Bridges
Frances
Guy Crowley
Barbara Sprague
Mechanic Falls
Herbert Mitchell
Popnam
Lubec
Mitchell
Charles Rier
Ernestine Delano
Ralph
Ernest Spinney
Oliver
Woolwich
Gloria Oliver
Peter Isaacson
Lewiston
Clarence Wallace
Portland
Renowned Writers Replaced by Two Car Garage Scene
The article notes three famous writers disappearing or being supplanted by a modest two car garage setting. It examines shifts in space, status, and creative identity reflected in the change.
Individual Averages in Elks Bowling League
The Elks Bowling League reports individual bowler averages through January. Top performers include several bowlers with high series totals and consistent accuracy, reflecting strong competition and steady improvement across the season.
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Elks’ League
Elks
Mrs Warry G Deering on Washington Street Travels to Boston
Mrs Warry G Deering of Washington Street was a passenger on the train Wednesday morning bound for Boston for a visit.
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Warry G. Deering
Washington Street
Boston
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Cal
Minott
Yorktown
W. R. Dickinson
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Drummond Cutting
Gloucester
Bos- Dromore
Raymond Campbell
Boston Garden
Boston Common
Lester Beals
Meadowbrook Road
Africa
Italy
Sicily
Navy Club Meeting
Parker
Cox
Bastogne
Liberators
101St Airborne Division
Belgium
U.S. 4Th Armored Division
L. F. Alexander
Newcomerstown
101St
Paul Hammond
Webb
West Va
4Th
Albert Scarlett
Thomasville
N. C
Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International
SEARS
Reg
Ree
Weatherstrip
Joinlap
Mays Stel, Storns
Corrie Oven
Paskets
Atter
Rey, Slx
Dunearers
Wah
Center Street
Bath, Maine
Popham Beach
Westbrook Pegler
James L. Kilgallen
Richard Tregaskis
Banshees
Kilgallen
Tregaskis
Pacific
International
W. Hogan
C. Jewett
H. McElman
H. Fielding
KK. Richter
E. McCormick J. Mullaney
W. Marshall
J. Craige
R. Burns
H. Torrey
If. King
J. Dauphin
M. Petlock
G. Boutin
G. Atwood
F. Knight
J. McCole
W. McElman
B. Jewett
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