West Bath Community Gatherings and Personal News
West Bath hosts at the Warren Davis home with New Year thoughts, gift exchange, and refreshments. West Bath P T A meets at Lowell school with gifts, quizes, and history shows. Personal items note moves, visits, inaugurations, and birthdays among local residents.
Patriotic Play Featured at D A R Meeting
The Col. Dummer Sewall chapter D A R held a Tuesday afternoon meeting in Central church parish house. A patriotic play titled Wives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence was presented in costume by Mrs Fred May Mrs Edmund A Rothwell Mrs Franklin R Bailey Mrs Leonard M Lord Miss Alice E Varney Miss Annie E Cox and Mrs H Kenneth Smith, following a fine book review of Olver Wiswell by Mrs Edward W Bridgham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olver Wiswell
Edward W. Bridgham
Col. Dummer Sewall
Central Church Parish House
Fred May
Edmund A. Rothwell
Franklin R. Bailey
Leonard M. Lord
Alice E Varney
Morse High Senior Miss Ruth Murphy Receives Citizenship Award
Miss Ruth Murphy, Morse high school senior, received the chapter’s good citizenship award at the meeting. Hostesses were Miss Margaret R. Foote, Miss Agnes W. Humphreys, and Mrs William E Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Murphy
Morse High School
Margaret R. Foote
Agnes W. Humphreys
William E Palmer
West Bath Sewing Group Hosts Yearly Party
West Bath Sewing Group held a New Canepy and tree party at the grange hall with Mrs. Herbert S. Cavanaugh assisted by children giving gifts. L. D. Rogers received a wall lamp. J. E. Mayo made the presentation. A sunshine box was sent to ill member Mrs. William H. White. A luncheon followed. Next meeting set for Jan 13 with listed hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Grange Hall
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Santa Claus
L. D. Rogers
J. E. Mayo
William H. White
Fred J. Rose
Herbert Simpson
Harry S. Wallace
Everett G. Lemont
Edward C. Burns
Joseph B. Day
F W. Larrabee
Knowlton L Hodgkins
W. T. Mulhern
Mrs Herbert R Morse Hosts Shower at New Home
Mrs Herbert R Morse entertained Wednesday evening at 28 High Street with a personal shower for her sister in law Mrs Franklyn W Morse. Pink and blue gifts and decorations set the color theme. Prizes went to Mrs William H Allen Mrs Stewart H Day and Mrs Edgar W Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. Morse
High Street
Franklyn W. Morse
William H. Allen
Stewart H. Day
Edgar W. Oliver
Ira Boyden
Helen Boyden
Sherman L. Morse
West Bath Grange installs officers in Brunswick
Lorrenzo Masse state deputy directs the West Bath Grange installation in Brunswick on Monday evening. David S. Henderson and Alice F. Johnson act as marshals and emblem bearer respectively, with regalia and flag bearers named. Supper for 131 members served by a team led by Waterman and Crocker. past master Charles Genthner presented with a pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorrenzo Masse
Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
West Bath Grange
David S. Henderson
Alice F. Johnson
Joseph B. Day
Marcella A. Lozier
Marjorie Carter
Carver
Percy R. Waterman
Fletcher A. Waterman
Lester H. Crocker
Edgar D. Leavitt
Bertha Ward
Arthur C. Lemont
Charles Genthner
Engagement announced for Jeanne Sherman and Kenneth Baker
Mr and Mrs T Wilson Sherman of Raynhan Center Massachusetts announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanne Sherman to Kenneth L Baker of Brockton. Baker is son of the late Fred Baker formerly of Bath and works with the Brockton Edison Co and the Squanto Council Boy Scouts. No wedding date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wilson Sherman
Raynhan Center
Mass
Jeanne Sherman
Kenneth L. Baker
Brockton
Baker
Fred Baker
Bath
Miss Sherman
Taunton High School
Goddard Hospital School of Nursing
Goddard Hospital
Brockton High School
Squanto Council
Boy Scouts of America
Brockton Edison Co
Nathaniel Stover
Libby Court
Sadie Garcelon
Middle Street
Woolwich Community Clubs Share Social Season News
Woolwich residents attend multiple club events from January gatherings to Christmas parties. The Day's Ferry Comshaantty club held its annual dinner, voting officers including Frank J. Walker as president. Nequasset Farm Bureau hosted a Bath-area gathering as well as Ladies Auxiliary events at Nequasset. A major car collision near Day's Ferry left Percy Bailey injured, with hospital treatment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion Corliss
Ees Ferry
Comshaantty Club
J. W. Reed
Frank J. Walker
James Thorpe
Howard Whittum
Lois Day
Harold Maybury
Merton Bearce
Samuel Ward
Jesse Spaulding
Pleasant View School
Murphy's Corner
Clarence Baker
River Road
Samuel Kirkpatrick
Day's Ferry
Good Will Club
Loring Maybury
Mothers Club
Fred Brown
Forrest Smith
Richmond
Smith
Martin Carter
Sarah Bailey
Farmingdale
Dora Bailey
Negausset
H. P. Hathorne
Sagadahoc Ferry
Percy Bailey
Wiscasset Road
Woolwich
Bailey
Whitman Corner
Gardiner
Lemuel Preble
Mr. Bailey
Ardenne A. Stott
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harvey P. Hathorne
Nequasset
Henry Dubar
Gardiner Schools
Hartley Hathorn, Jr
Edgecomb
Bailey Receives Secretary and Treasurer Role
Wilson L. Bailey is named secretary and treasurer in a filing or official notice. The document lists Bailey with the salary or honorarium figure of $982 34, highlighting the designation and role within the organization or governing body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson L. Bailey
State government brief from Sagadahoc page by Neil S. Bishop
Neil S. Bishop outlines a layman’s view of Maine state government and the 90th Legislature. He urges citizens of Sagadahoc to stay engaged, attend hearings, and contact their representatives to influence county and state matters. He writes from Augusta on January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Senate
State of
Congress
Neil S. Bishop
Augusta
Woolwich Grange Opens New Year With Yuletide Party
Woolwich Grange began the year with a Christmas tree celebration on Wednesday. Members sang carols and heard poems by Mrs. Rose Hathorne and Mrs. Ella Robson. A day guessing days on neighbors’ backs brought gaiety, then a watch parts quiz and a Going To Jerusalem game. Santa Claus, resembling Alton Smith, attended the tree and refreshments were served. The next meeting on Wednesday will be men's night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Rose ‘Hathorne
Ella Robson
Jerusalem
Santa Claus
Alton Smith
Automobile Drivers Tests Held in Bath
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles conducted drivers tests Wednesday at the Bath armory with about 50 applicants from Bath Brunswick Wiscasset and Harpswell. James Adams, chief inspector, oversaw the examination which included a written test and practical driving. State Highway Patrolman John P. Crosby assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
State Armory
Brunswick
Wiscasset
Harpswell
James Adams
Bureau
John P. Crosby
Veteran Bath barber new Dunlap commander heads 25th meeting
Charles E. Curtis, treasurer and Bath veteran, retired to Dunlap Commandery K T for the 25th consecutive year at a regular meeting in the Masonic Temple. Henry Allen of Orrs Island takes the helm as eminent commander in the new state of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Curtis
Bath
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Masonic Temple
Henry Allen
Orrs Island
New Year Quiet in Bay Point Amid Snow Blizzard
Early Dec 29 Bay Point residents reported a rare rainbow and a quiet New Year Eve spent mostly listening to radio celebrations. The town endured a blizzard with 15 inches of snow over the weekend. Miss Louise Howard visited Bath on business and called on several local residents. Mrs. Crosman, bedridden yet improving, sent greetings to neighbors. Several locals visited family at Five Islands and Navajo, including Howard Barter and guests of Mrs. Sylvia Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mank
Irvin Lewis
Wiscasset
William Mulhern
Larrabee’s Grove
Augusta
Leslie E. Smith
Leslie, Jr
Moody
Islesboro
G. A. Booker
Harold Peacock
Gardiner
Peacock
West Bath Grange
Joseph W. Larrabee
Blaine Mansion
Fred J. Rose
Revere
Mass
John Lorentsen
Florence Neily
Portland
Laura Baker
J. E. Mayo
Hotel Everett
M. K. Woodside
William Sampson
Ranson Sawyer
Five
Islands
James Brown
Courtney E. Stover
Bath Iron Works
Daniel Brown
Bryant's Pond
Melford N. Perham
James B. Lemont
Boston
J. Gertrude Silsby
Bath
Carlton Bailey
William Bailey
Hyde Windlass Co
Eddie Larrabee
Scott R Ward. Hardings
F. W. Larrabee
Harold Bailey
Donald Emero
Bath Iron Works Corp
Robert Coombs
Harry Moulton
Richard Young
Phippsburg Center
Bay Point
Louise Howard
McFarland
Edward Cook
Harry Crosman
Crosman
James Oliver
Georgetown
Adams
Miss Howard
Howard Barter
Five Islands
Maurice Burns
Lois
Kay
Burns
Sylvia Warren
Herman A. Spinney
Mrs. Sones
Dresden Middle Bridge school quill incident and local notices
At Middle Bridge school boys removed many porcupine quills from a dog visiting the building. Miss Harriette Sheldon of Everett Mass has returned from vacation. A telephone was installed at Horace Gilpatrick’s residence, number 1625. Smelt camps are forming along the river with villages above and below the new bridge. Mr and Mrs Charles Dorr visit Rhode Island relatives in Boston area. Beersheba has returned after several days away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fessenderr Chase
John French
Army Base
Boston
Jeanette Haggett
Bath Road
Leota Merry
Burnita Pray
Dresden Mills
Miss Pray
Wiscasset
Miss Merry
Llewelyn Delano
Lois Marie
Main Street
Howard Trussell
E. Graffam
Whitefield
Robert
Graffam
Warland Road
Joanna Evans
University of Maine
Orono
Paul Hutchins
Newton Center
Northeastern Business School
Portland
Margaret Barnes
Draft Board
Post Office
Colonial Apartments
Federal Street
Allan W. Hunewell
Bingham
Down Stairs
Hunnewell
Sanders Engineering Co
Birch Point
Falconi
Gardiner
Mary Y Bemis
Mary Hobson
Falcont
Sanders Engineering Cs
George F Millard
Winess
Bradford C. Redennett
Augusta
Reverena
George G. Cloera
New York
Juliette Wid Leanora
St Mary's
Garden City
Lone Wnland
Wie & St Marys School
Pire
Sanders Engineerine
W. W
Middle Bridge
Harriette Sheldon
Everett
Mass
Horace Gilpatrick
New Bridge
Charles Dorr
Rhode Island
Oscar Bailey
Harry Hunter
Mr. Hunter
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting on Appearance Skills
Mrs. Fred H. Thompson hosted the Nequasset Farm Bureau at 654 High Street with topic Making the Most of Your Appearance led by Jordan C. Wright and assisted by Charlotte Waltz. Miss Waltz demonstrated manicures and a facial and finger wave, followed by a New Year’s tree and gift exchange as twenty members attended. Guests included Mrs. Samuel H. Main Miss Avis J. Marston and Miss Waltz. Edwin E. Pinson Jr and son Edwin III returned to Wyman Dam after two weeks with the Soules on Corliss Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. DiPerri
Sachem
Thaddeus S. Reed
Edwin S. Pooler
Sagamore
Harry E. Rines
John L. Blagdon
Stanton A. Sherman
Carl M. P. Larrabee
John A. Merry
Elden P. Munsey
Great Council
C. Blagdon
Robert Applin
Joanna Evans
Federal Street
Robert Graffam
Verna Southard
Jeanette Haggett
John French
Barbara Dow
Gordon Kimball
Betty Richardson
Walter Sherman
Lee Merry
Walter Pushard
Walter Miete
Edwin Evans
Sidney G. Evans
Farm Bureau
Congregational Vestry
Lucinda Rich
Moss Cleaves
Orono
Organ Society
Charles E. Cowley
Masons Restaurant
Main Street
Flora Josephine Plumstead
Richard Hunnewell
Woolwich
Moatsweag Church
Woodlawn
Henry Dubar
Ladies Auxiliary
Nequasset
Woolwich Union
Day's Ferry
Christian Endeavor
Costello P. Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Albert Temple
Woodrow Miller
Dorchester
Mass
Ralph Hardy Jr
Milton Baker
Bowdoinham
Walter Baker
Carolyn Wing
Garret Galvin
Wilbur Howe
Melissa Mains
Fred H. Thompson
Bath
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Charles Chase
Carla
Boston
Samuel P. Buck
Earl Ryan
Catherine
Bobbie
Patterson
N. J
Ryan
Avis Marston
Nassan College
Percy Marston
Sagadahoc
Lindsey Cooper
Stuart Chapin
Cambridge
Montsweag
Sally
Betty Ryan
University of Maine
Charles Haley
Philip Beany
Fred P. Beany
New York
High Street
Jordan C. Wright
Charlotte Waltz
Miss Waltz
God Bless America
Samuel H. Main
Avis J. Marston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret E. Graffam
George S. G
Kenneth Cheney
Parker Cheney
Alna
Louis S. Staples
East Pittston
George S. Graffam
Ruth E. Graffam
Philip Cheney
Cheney
Craft's
Battery Shop
James J. Keefe
Gardiner Road
American Legion Auxiliary
Lawrence A. Averill
Worcester
Sheepscott
Mary M. Sampson
Dorothy Carney
Wellesley Hills
Sheepscot
F. W. Saunders
Wayland
H. Gertrude Bird
Stowe
Nora Chase
Helen Chase
Ross Chase
Malden
Lincoln County
Democratic Womans Club
Louise Adams
Virginia Pease
Alberta Sherman
Tusuel
Grace Pease
Bernice W. Blagdon
Gertrude P. DiPerri
Pleasant Street
Ralph W. Miller
Waldoboro
Clarence A. Richards
Court House
Herbert Pinkham
Boothbay
Freeman Grover
Boothbay Harbor
Ernest Dunton
Austin Trask
Damariscotta
Fred Simmons
Alton McCurda
Jefferson
Vivian Giles
Clifford Leeman
Bristol
Garrison Hill
O. S
Louise Blagden
Wiscasset Woman's Club
Willis B. Mitchell
M Wittisell
Selectmen's Office
Stanley W Dodge
Witc Munsey
Paul Micte
Curtis Pearson
George Fister
Reed Charles W. Leslie
Sterling Fare
Adary
Rochester
Chestnut Street
Wellesley
Philemon F. Surges
St. Andrew's Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Adella Crosby Walsh
Rockland
Warren Davis
Frank A. French
Alvin Gerry
E. W. Haggett
Eva Kingsbury
John H. McNary
Harry Rich
L. D. Small
Wilbert
Dana Small
G. C. Smith
E. K. Thompson
Perry
Edward Thompson
Arthur Ward
Fred Bubier
Edward Burns
Fletcher Waterman
Littlefield School
Harvest- Pease
Water Street
John E. Hutchins
W. W. Bennett
Susan Mason
Charles E. Mason
Susan
Seamon
Wiscasset Hardware Co
West Bath Sewing Group
Winfield L. Ham
Union Street
New York City
Sylvania Station
President Roosevelt
Winifred Reed
Eugene Hunnewell
Harold Roberts
Mason Carter
Chil
Dresden
Edwin E. Pinson, Jr
Edwin
Wyman Dam
Walk
Comfort
Wm. E. Kamber
Podiatrist
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