Shipping era and mill sites in Phippsburg history
The Basins saw mill era near Phippsburg traces ownership from Capt. Perry and his son to Harper & Cobb, then Joseph and William Perry, then Freeman H. Merritt. Nearby ships were built, with ship entrance rings visible in rocks. The article notes many houses once stood there, now fields, and references local illnesses, thefts, classes, and social events in the area and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soon Perry
Illiam B. Perry
Gardiner
Ladd
Harper & Cobb
Joseph Perry
William Perry
Freeman H. Merritt
Sebasco
Morse Boys
Tommy
Arthur
John
Ernest Rogers, Jr
Dromore
Mary Wright
Topsham Grange Hall
Raymond Campbell
Clinton Beals
Dromore Grange Hall
Center School
Susie Barbour
Langdon Thistle
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Robert Whitehead
John Holton
Boyce
Bessie Cotton
Thomas Kelley
Lois
Dickie Kelley
Cotton
Debbie Cotton
Miriam
Wynburg
Brightwater
Whitehead
Quilting Club Holds Beano Night At Norton Home
Mrs Walter Norton hosted the Quilting club on Monday night after sewing. Members enjoyed a game of beano followed by refreshments. The next meeting will be at Mrs Josie Lebels on Russell street next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Norton
Middle Street
Josie Lebel
Russell Street
Elks Arrange Care for Evacuated Children at Bedford Home
Bathrodge of Elks Exalted Ruler John E Mullaney announced that the Elks War Commission has prepared to care for Elks children evacuated from danger zones at the Bedford Virginia national home. Cables went to Canal Zone lodges Hawaii Manila Alaska Puerto Rico and other posts urging membership support for a war fund to finance this program. The Elks National Defense Commission plans to raise funds from 500000 members in about 1400 lodges to back wartime family welfare. The Bedford home offers housing schooling and a farm with cattle for evacuees from war areas seeking safe refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Mullaney
Bathrodge
Elks
James R. Nicholson
Elks War Commission
New York City
Elks National Home
Bedford
Virginia
Mullaney
Canal Zone
James T. Hallinan
New York
Elks National
Children of Elks
Hawaii
Manila
Guam
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Order of Elks
Biltmore Hotel
Houston
Texas
Elks National Defense Commission
Order
Bath National Bank Annual Meeting Highlights Leadership
Bath National Bank directors re elected Arthur Sewall as president with Langdon T. Snipe as vice president and Randall F. Cook as cashier. Bath Trust Company named Sidney L. Eaton to the board, with William L. Skelton as vice president and treasurer and Dominique J. Tardif as assistant treasurer. First National Bank re elected the same board and officers including Moses as president and Dunton as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath National Bank
John G. Morse
Frank B. Nichols
Arthur Sewall
Langdon T. Snipe
Randall F. Cook
Dunlap Hatch
Bath Trust Company
Sidney L. Eaton
Bath Trust Co
William L. Skelton
William B. Mussenden
Dominique J. Tardif
Rupert H. Baxter
Arthur M. Bowker
Charles H. Cahill
Daniel T. Dougherty
Harvey P. Hathorne
Dora L. Howard
Allen M. Irish
Archibald M
First National Bank
Frederick E. J. Dunton
Oliver Moses
Cecil E. Paine
William S. Shorey
Harry E. Stetson
Mr. Moses
Mr. Dunton
Daniel Williams
Village Notes and Community Activities Report
Brownies meet at Mrs Forrest Wyman's home for a block printing project led by Frances Robie. Winter term at the village school starts with 22 pupils and 5 week duration ending February 15 with Mrs Earl Lowell teaching. Private William Hallett writes from North Carolina about Marine duties. Numerous residents are listed with visits, sick ribs, and travel, including Bath and Boston trips, Red Cross work, and army induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Lowell
Marie Wyman
Gladys Scott
Janice Shaw
Forrest Wyman
Frances Robie
Earl Lowell
Elkanah Wyman
Live Wire Club
Phyllis Young
Sally
Bill Lowell
Sandra
Barbara Mank
Marion Cushing
Eugene Harrington
Leston Harrington
Lewis Lowell
Allie Rollins
William E. Hallett
U.S. Marines
North Carolina
Donald Logan
Boston
Preston Clark
Cox
Leo Hamel
Ashdale
H. D. Mank
William Hemmer
Portland
Jea de Mank
Bath
David Harrington
Lola Robinson
Walter Cushing
Lewiston
James Hutchins
Cox's Head
Anna Percy
Percy
Alvin Rollins
Fort McKinley
Alonzo Lowell
N. Y
James Royal
Ada Shaw
T. E. McCarty
Charles Blaisdell
Richard Young
Phippsburg Center
Red Cross
Fred Osgood
Perkins Island
U S O Forms Federation for Industrial Recreation
Temporary officers were elected for a new United Service Organizations group in the city. The Federation for Industrial Recreation aims to promote recreational educational and social activities for defense workers with dances at Columbian hall and a January 22 card party planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation For Industrial Recreation
Edwin F. Ramsay
Hyde Windlass Co
Carl Meister
Bath Iron Works
A. J. Danielson
K. B. Hodge
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Columbian Hall
Parker Sterrett
Missing Boy Found in Somerville
James Clifford a 14 year old who had been the subject of a state county and local search Monday morning was located in Somerville by Deputy Sheriff Loring D. Small of West Bath. He was found living with a family named Brown and is reported well and unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clifford
Somerville
Loring D. Small
West Bath
Small
Brown
Harding Named New Bath Y M C A Boys Work Chief
Ben C. Harding is appointed Boys Work Secretary at the Bath Y M C A arriving Jan 31 to begin duties. He plans to form character building clubs Hi Y Gray Y Friendly Indians Rifle and Archery and organize craft activities and a large community boys work committee to improve youth life under Y leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben C. Harding
Bath
Y.M.C.A
Harding
Colby College
Colby
Harvard
Bath Riflemen Elect Officers for Year Bath Riflemen to Elect Officers
Bath Rifle and Pistol Association held a practice and handicap match Tuesday evening at the club house 243 Washington Street. At the association meeting Wednesday January 7 officers were elected: H Kenneth Smith president Philip Staley vice president Almon Goss secretary Armand Petit treasurer Herman Coombs executive officer and Vinal H King official scorer a new office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rifle and Pistol Association
Washington Street
H. Kenneth Smith
Philip Staley
Almon Goss
Armand Petit
Herman Coombs
Vinal H. King
Smith
Goss
Maine Publicity Bureau marks 20th anniversary banquet
Announcement by James C. Maher lists Victor M. Cutter of Boston as regional chairman and speaker at the January 19 Maine Publicity Bureau anniversary banquet in Portland. Other speakers include Elmer Jenkins of Washington and Ralph C. Masterman of Bar Harbor. business session at 2:00 p.m. Miss Muriel Grace returns from Boston after a weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Maher
Victor M. Cutter
Boston
National Resources Planning Board
Maine Publicity Bureau
Portland
New England
Elmer Jenkins
Washington
American Automobile Association
Therland
Ralph C. Masterman
Bar Harbor
Popham Beach Community Notes on Civilian Defense and Local Visits
The Popham area held its first Civilian Defense meeting at Bodwell Grange hall in Small Point, replacing the Red Cross First Aid course, with plans for organization. The Red Cross class continues weekly taught by Mrs. Darling of Bath, enrolling new students. donations and required items listed. Community circles discussed Red Cross work and church repair funds, with meetings hosted by local residents. Multiple residents and visitors are noted, including the Crowleys, Moodys, Scotts, and Larra bees, along with boundaries of school, church services, and local military updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Grange Hall
Small Point
Red Cross
Popham
Guy Crowley
Ellison Moody
Frank Scott
Raymond Larrabee
Irving Dobbins
Bodwell Grange
Darling
Bath
Popham Circle
G. E. McNulty
Gilbert Head
Frances Robie
Supt
Stanwood Gilman
Popham Beach
Harry Pashard
Irving Isaacson
Lewiston
Parker Morse
Marilyn
Lyman Oliver
Carlton
Gordon
Ralph Clark
Cox
Alvah Light
Bath Memorial Hospital
Clarence Wallace
Philpsburg
William Wallace
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
West Bath
Norman Perkins
Otis Card
Othon Terralis
Saco
Biddeford
Portland
Contract painter Orman Young patient at Togus hospital
Orman Young of 192 North Street, a contract painter, is listed as a patient at the Togus veterans hospital, where he has been since last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orman Young
North Street
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Bath Clergyman Forum Leader At Bowdoin Chapel
Rev. Joseph O. Purdue of Winter Street Congregational church led the 11th Annual Forum of Religious Thought at Bowdoin Association in Brunswick January 11 to 13. Other leaders included Rev. Jesse Trotter Amherst rector and Brown official K Brooke Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Congregational Church
Bowdoin Christian Association
Brunswick
Purdue
Alfred W. Burns
Wellesley
Mass
Theorum
Moulton Union
Angus Dun
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Movement For Church Unity
Alpha Tau Omega House
Jesse Trotter
Amherst
Grace Church
K. Brooke Anderson
The
Christian Association
Brown University
Gordon E. Gillett
St. James' Episcopal Church
Old Town
University of Maine
Wallace W. Anderson
State Street Congregational Church
Portland
Philemon F. Sturtis
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Burns Chalmers
Smith College
Franklin P. Cole
Maine Council of Churches
Williston
Harry C. Meserve
First Parish
Unitarian
Cohasset
Robert H. Beaven
First Baptist Church
Waterville
Prolonged Cold Brings Birds To Bay Point
Winter birds crowd the bay as chickadees sparrows grosbeaks and jays feed on seeds suet and berries from dawn to mid afternoon. Squirrels nibble bread and peanut butter while skunks and rabbits visit at dusk. Local visits note Fish Warden Owen Richardson and residents from West Point Georgetown Bowdoinham Bath and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Richardson
West Point
H. A. Spinney
Edna M. Coolidge
The
Birchwood
Georgetown
D. L. Pettingill
Belle Heald
Robert Fry
Walter Delano
Bowdoinham
Peter Elinifsky
Bath Memorial Hospital
Sylvia Warren
Mary Campbell
Ada McConnell
R. N
Bath
Charles Hanna
Brunswick
Civil Service Exam Calls for Bath Postal Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a substitute clerk carrier exam for the Postoffice Service at Bath. Applications must be filed with the Manager, First U S Civil Service District, Boston, by January 23. Inquiries to the Secretary, Board of U S Civil Service Examiners, Bath Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Postoffice Service
Bath
First U. S. Civil Service District
Postoffice
Boston
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Woodruff Family Updates from Sgt. Robert Woodruff
Ruff at 987 Middle Street reports two letters and a cable from their son Sgt. Robert Woodruff U S Army Air Corps Hickam Field Honolulu. He could not give details on conditions but stated he had come through safely since the first attack on Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruff
Middle Street
Robert Woodruff
U.S. Army Air Corps
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Hawaii
City Bills Proposed For Subordinate Officers In Bath
Judge Keegan explains bills authorize city council to appoint commissions and set salaries for subordinate officers including clerk treasurer and police and fire roles. Measure would let vacancies be filled by election and could lead to life tenure unless charges filed. Council debate follows with support for efficiency and concerns over open elections and political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan
Keegan
Footer
Gediman
Bath
Alderman Thayer
Alderman Hunt
Newell
Common Council
Hunt
Marks
Donald N Small
John W. Gilmore
Donald Young
Kingsbury
Charles A. Shepard
Harold Psil
McInnes
Augusta
Maines White wedding in Westbrook as Dorothy Lois Wed Earl Maines
Mr and Mrs Harry B White announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Lois to Earl E Maines of Westbrook. The ceremony occurred Saturday evening in Westbrook with Rev Blanchard officiating. Dorothy, a Morse high and Farmington Normal School graduate, teaches in East Waterford. Earl, son of Mrs Henry Small of Westbrook, is an electrician at the Esso Montreal pipeline station in Waterford. The couple exchanged rings and gifts in a single ring ceremony. Barbara Masterman and Donald C Larrabee engaged. Masterman managers Gilbert Beauty Salon. Larrabee works Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. White
Dummer Street Court
Dorothy Lois
Earl E. Maines
Westbrook
Blanchard
Ruth Douglass
Walter Small
Morse High
Farmington Normals School
East Waterford
Henry Small
Westbrook High School
Esso-Montreal
Waterford
Conie A. Masterman
Dixfield
Barbara Masterman
Donald C. Larrabee
Brunswick
Esther Larrabee
Reading
Mass
George FE. Larrabee
Arlington
Miss Masterman
Gilbert Beauty Salon
Rumford
Larrabee
Bath Iron Works
Chi Psi Fraternity
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham Couple Learn Son Serves Far Away
Mr and Mrs Ferry formerly of Bath learned their son Pvt Edward J Perry Jr stationed at Scholfield Barracks about 28 miles from Honolulu reported he is well. The couple had lived on Crescent street until recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Bath
Pvt
Edward J. Perry, Jr
Scholfield Barracks
Honolulu
Ferry
Crescent Street
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Phippsburg
Charles Thistle
Charlestown Navy Yard
Elton K. Bassett
R. H. White
Howard Bowker
Fred Perry
Meadowbrook Road
Joseph Smith
Horace Holton
Brockton
Martha Cutting
Bath Memorial
Elliot
Mary Peterson
Melrose
Leon Eaton
Eva Rogers
Emmy Wyman
Wilbur
Asa Wyman
Leon Berry
Jamaica Plain
Independent
Bath National
First National and Trust Co
Rodney E. Ross
L. Eugene Thebeau
Albert S. Noyes
Parker
U.S.O. Organization
CIY
Club
Muriel Grace
Herbert Mitchell
Seguin
Wendell P. Clare
Portsmouth
N. H
Bath Clergyman Forum
Bowdoin Chapel
City of
Maines
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