Wiscasset Parish Plans and Local News Sketch
Wiscasset church announces Bishop Brewster visit on Sept 23 replacing the March 23 date. Passion Sunday services include Holy Communion at 8 and 10:30, with choir rehearsals and an address upcoming. Community notices cover organ society events, Dorcas club gatherings, marriages, travel notes, and local engagements in Wiscasset and surrounding towns.
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Bishop Brewster
St. Philip's Church
Evelyn Levensaler
Jefferson
St. Philip’s
St. Philip's
March Ways and Means
The
Organ Society
Ernest G. Spinney
Forest Preble
Harvey C. Bean
Congregational Vestry
Hattie Mosher
Viola Adams
Laura Carleton
Grace Merry
Jessie Stinson
Vera Quinnam
Mabel Lewis
Alberta Larribee
Ruthena Thompson
Christian Endeavor Society
Helen Quinnam
Dorcas Club
Virginia Pease
Joseph P. Tucker
Josephine
Rockland
Camden
Wiscasset
John L. Erskine
Albert L. Erskine
Alna
Helen Farre
Bay St. Louis
Town Meeting Postponed and Local Notices Update
Town meeting slated for Monday March 12 has been postponed to March 19. Local residents noted include Miss Louise Adams and Katherine Perkins in Bangor and Orono, several visits to Bath and Boothbay Harbor, and funeral attendance for Mrs Jennie Nute. Mary L Cowley, longtime Wiscasset post office assistant, died March 17 after a prolonged illness. services held March 10 at St Philip's Episcopal Church with interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Louise Adams
Katherine Perkins
Bangor
Orono
Leland Bryant
Bath City Hospital
Edward Crossman
Ernest G. Spinney
Portland
Mary Hobson
C. A. Peaslee
Bath
Bradford C. Redennett, Jr
DiPerri
Lillian Nute Lord
Lillian
Beverley
Mass
James A. Bimson
Jennie Nute
Julia B. Lewis
Abner C. Blair
Waterville
Albert Meyer
John H. Currier
Bradford Street
Frank Foye
Boothbay Harbor
Frank Hutchins
E. Fred Albee
Eva Wise
Mary L. Cowley
Fort Hill Street
Wiscasset
Miss Cowley
Wiscasset Academy
Garrison Hill
D. D. Great Pocahontas I. O. R. M
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Estella D. Cowley
Minnie Morang
George E
Henry P
Malden
Charles F
Clarence A
Edgecomb
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Raps
Greenlawn Cemetery
George E. Cowley
Henry P. Cowley
Emma W. Reed
Charles S. Sewall
Palermo
Evergreen Cemetery
House of David Team to Play Friday Night at Morse High
Morse high school gym hosts a big Alumni night Friday with boys and girls teams facing the Alumni and a House of David quintet meeting Bath barbers. The event starts at 7 and ends with dancing at midnight. The House of David crew arrives at considerable expense amid fierce rivalry. The Morse team reached the Bates tournament semi finals.
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Morse High School Gymnasium
House of David
Bath Barbers
Bath
Morse
Bates
Mitchell-Dobbin Wedding in Bath City Court
Miss Vena Dobbin daughter of Mrs Joel Dobbin of Washington street wed William Mitchell in Bath on Saturday afternoon. Rev George B Wolstenholme performed the single ring ceremony at his Court street home. The bride wore pearl gray crepe and was attended by Mrs Elizabeth Bryant. A reception followed at the bride’s mother's home with many relatives present. The bride, Morse High School 1908 graduate, worked as bookkeeper in Boston before returning to Bath and with her husband in his grocery business. Mr Mitchell has run a grocery store on Washington street for years. The couple reside with Mrs Dobbin at Pine and Washington streets. Seven Waterville truck drivers faced a Public Utilities Commission and State Highway Police drive in municipal court Friday.
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Stanley W. Dodge
Neal Creamer
Miami
Fla
Woman's Club
Wiscasset
Henry W. Webb
American Home Committee
Sidney G. Evans
Ford Motor Co
Haggett’s
Bradford
Bedennett
Waldoboro
Nate Rines
Gardiner Road
Jessie M. Jackson
Portland
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Kelton Southard
East Hampton
Mass
Southard
John H. Southard
Federal Street
Henry v. B. Nash
Henry v. B. Nash Is A Guest of Her Daughter, Mrs. Williams Lienan
New York
Selectman
J. E. White
John F. Jackson
Jane Tucker
Augusta
Thomas Austin
Hollis
Long Island
N. Y
Sprucewold
Marjorie Anne Austin
Leon Francisco
Danville
Miss Austin
Fairfax Hall
Virginia
Katherine Gibbs School
Francisco
Peddie School
New Jersey
Harvard
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Mr. Francisco
Vena Dobbin
Joel Dobbin
Washington Street
William Mitchell
George B. Wolstenholme
Court Street
Elizabeth Bryant
South Portland
Mrs. Mitchell
Pine and
Washington Streets
West Bath Grangers Host Costume Party Night
The West Bath grange held a Washington birthday themed meeting with about 75 in costume among 187 attendees and 39 visitors. Everett G. Lemont won a wall vase for best costume while a humorous tall-tale contest crowned him as winner. Washington era tableaux, songs, dances, and a closing reception followed.
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West Bath Grange
Charles B. Doyle
Harold E. Freeman
Everett G. Lemont
Washington
Christine Hanscom
Joseph O. Purdue
Grangers
Lillian E. Lewin
Fred K. Sturtevant
Arthur ©. Lemont
America the Beautiful
Columbia
Georgia
America
Herbert Simpson
Uncle Sam
James B. Lemont
Liberty
Bernard Henderson
Ernest Rose
Henderson
Arthur C. Lemont
Helena
Geraldine Hadley
Marguerite Grove
Katherine Kendrick
Brunswick
Sturtevant
Juanita
Grace Waterman
Kathleen
Doris Henderson
Barbara Freeman
Joe
Wiliam H. White
Harold Hildreth
Topsham
Herbert Cavanaugh
Charles T. Henderson
Albert Henderson
Edwin W. Haggett
David S. Henderson
William H. White
Everett Lemont
Charles Henderson
White Ribboners Hear Powerful Address at Meeting
A large audience attended the open session of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union at Wesley M. E. church. Evangelist Homer W. Grimes spoke on the meaning of the union and temperance. The next meeting is set for March 27 with Mrs. Lizzie B. C. Chaney leading.
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W.C.T.U
Wesley M. E. Church
Nella S. Stover
Forest L. Littlefield
Frances Rand
Homer W. Grimes
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Elizabeth Trott
Stover
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Easter Monday Ball Set By Bar Hathor at Casino
Vernon MacQuinn, chair of the American Legion post entertainment committee, announced the Easter Monday ball to be held at the Casino on April 2. The event will feature a cabaret style hall as the chief detail of the annual Bar Hathors sponsorship led by George Edwin Kirk Post.
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Bar Hathors
George Edwin Kirk Post
American Legion
Vernon MacQuinn
The
Post
History of medicine discussed at Fireside Club
Dr. F. A. Winchenbach spoke to 40 young people at the Winter Street Fireside Club on the history of medicine. He traced early superstition linking medicine with religion, highlighted the microscope, anesthetics, and antiseptics, and cited Hippocrates Galen Pasteur Lister. The club announced an Easter dinner and a social for Sunday school children.
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F. A. Winchenbach
Winter Street
Hippocrates
Galen
von Stennenhock
Pasteur
Lister
Dr. Winchenbach
Purdue
Alden Smith resigns from city committee
Alden G. Smith, freshly elected to the Board of Education, resigns from the Republican city committee saying he will not engage in political activity as a school board member. His resignation, dated March 6 and accepted with regret, was delivered to Chairman Fred W. Quimby. Harold E. Tobey elected secretary to replace him. Mayor-Elect Harold P. Small attended and spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden G. Smith
Board of Education
Educational Department
Republican City Committee
Fred W. Quimby
Quimby
Harold E. Tobey
Smith
Harold P. Small
Mayor Elect Seeks Automobile Bureau Branch in Bath
Harold P. Small, set to be inaugurated mayor next Monday, urges establishing a Bath branch of the Automobile Bureau of the Department of State for local convenience. He cites prior partial openings in City Hall and recent duties as an automobile inspector now affected by Governor and Council actions. A State police enlistment would bar him from serving as mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold P. Small
Automobile Bureau
Department of State
Bath
Small
City Hall
Bath girl attaining honors at Bates College
Miss Helen F. Shorey of Bath, daughter of Mr and Mrs H Alton Shorey, made the Bates College first semester honor list with 85 percent or more. Honors Day featured remarks by Clifton D Gray, music by Seldon T Crafts, and prayers by Fred A Knapp. Shorey, Morse high 1930 graduate, is Phi Sigma Iota secretary and La Petite Academie member. she also coached hockey. Elections to Phi Beta Kappa and other honors were read by professors Chase Quimby and Rowe.
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Helen F. Shorey
H. Alton Shorey
York Street
Bates Colege
Bates
Clifton D. Gray
Seldon T. Crafts
Fred A. Knapp
Sherey
Morse High
Phi Sigma Iota
la Petite Academie
Phi Beta Kappa
George M. Chase
College Club
Brooks Quimby
Delta Sigma Rho
Harry W. Rowe
Farm Bureau Meeting Today at Grange Hall in West Bath
Local notice reports a Farm Bureau gathering in the grange hall with both men and women attendees. The men's group will hear Auburn county agent Charles L. Eastman speak on Poultry and Dairy Feeding, while the women's group, led by Mrs. Daniel A. MacDonald, will discuss Home Gardens. Dinner served at noon.
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Fred .W. Larrabee
Larrabee
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Charles L. Eastman
Auburn
Home Gardens
Daniel A. MacDonald
Lester G. Munsey, Jr
Washington Street
Munsey
Thelma A. Dotton
William E. Dotton
Sabine Road
Munseys
Beverly Ann
Carolyn B. Rogers
Louise M. Stewart
Bath
Bates
Providence
R. I
Campbell's Pond
Amy Coombs
C. W.A
Phippsburg
Ida Bonney
Entire New Board Chosen in Phippsburg
Phippsburg elected an entirely new board of selectmen at the annual town meeting with a multi-ballot vote. Voters chose moderator Owen Richardson and Everett A. Harrington for clerk and tax collector, George C. Pease and Fred Morrison for selectmen and overseers of the poor, Walter McCourt as treasurer, Nathaniel Morse as road commissioner, and Mrs. Horace G. Morse for three-year school board. Oliver declined reelection. McCourt’s selection pleased many. Budget actions set various road and school appropriations and other town obligations.
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Phippsburg
Owen Richardson
Everett A. Harrington
George C. Pease
Fred Morrison
Walter McCourt
Nathaniel Morse
Horace G. Morse
Alston E. Oliver
Bath
McCourt
Board of Selectmen
Richardson
Pease
Mainte Sons of Veterans
Meadowbrook Road
Popham Road
Sebasco
Small Point
West Point Road
Bnce of Toros Sys Aa
Ocrassirsee
Csises Eens Os
Yaicce
Eee
Health Cnursings Sc
Ccscicceesecces
Bath Boy Wins First Honors in Contest
Kenneth P. Sheldon son of Mr and Mrs William H Sheldon of 531 High street won first honors in the New England public speaking contest of the Associated Gas and Electric system held last week in New Bedford Massachusetts before an audience of 200. He is assistant superintendent of the Falmouth office of the Cape and Vineyard company. Sheldon a Morse high school graduate in 1924 and Bentley school of Accounting Boston graduate in 1926 has been in Falmouth for seven years. He won second place in the contest last year. The first prize was 25 dollars and there were 11 contestants in New Bedford seven men and four women from all companies of the es claves business building plan of the system. This Winter at the request of Ralph M Miller manager of the Cape and Vineyard company he has been in charge of the company public speaking class which has met weekly in Hyannis for four months.
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Kenneth P. Sheldon
William H. Sheldon
High Street
New England
Associated Gas and Electric System
New Bedford
Mass
Sheldon
Falmouth
Cape and Vineyard
Morse High School
Bentley School of Accounting
Boston
Ralph M. Miller
Cape and Vineyard Company
Hyannis
Gorham Normal Notes on Clubs and Lectures
Faculty Study club discussed dictators with Englebert Dollfus Adolf Hitler and Mustapha Kemal as topics. Dean Nellie Jordan spoke on teacher training in France England and Germany. Four Winds Camp Fire Girls heard Helen Susenden on Indian Symbolism. Puppets for George Washington show made by Art club members under Helen Wihry. Poetry club welcomed Rev Stewart on Poetry in Scriptures. Scrap book meeting planned. members asked to bring scrap books.
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Robie Hall
Englebert Doll Fus
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Mustapha Kemal
Turkey
Nellie Jordan
France
England
Burnette Bailey
Woolwich
Nellie V. Leeman
Bath
Four Winds Camp Fire Girls
Helen Sussenden
Camp Fire Girls
Western Maine Council
Art Club
Helen Wihry
Stewart
Gorham
Sagadahoc Probate Court Holds Second March Session
Sagadahoc Superior Court in Bath Tuesday held a second March session with several actions. Bonds filed and approved included Alma M. Jackson estate and Ada Manson estate. inventories adopted for James C. Stewart and Alma L. Gardner. accounts allowed for John Doyle guardian and Elvira Totman executrix. multiple accounts filed for conservators and executors. guardianships for Ada Manson and Jacquelin Stodder advanced with Russell H. Stodder named guardian.
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Sagadahoc
Permelia C. Coffin
Bath
Mary J. Miller
Archibald Miller
Arthur J. Dunton
Alma Florence Shepard
Ada Manson
Edward W. Bridgham
Jacquelin Stodder
Et Als
Russell H. Stodder
Goodwill Club Organized at Sagadahoc Ferry
A new club named the Goodwill club of Sagadahoc Ferry was organized at Sagadahoc Ferry with 16 members attending the first meeting at Miss Florence E. Carlton's home on Wednesday evening March 7. Officers include Miss Carlton president, Mrs. Harry E. Fitch vice president, Mrs. Nelson Rice secretary and treasurer. Plans call for a sale of fancy articles, supper and entertainment in Sebenon hall in early summer. The next meeting will be March 21 at Mrs. Fitch's home with hopes for many more members.
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Goodwill Club of
Sagadahoc Ferry
Florence E. Carlton
Harry E. Fitch
Nelson Rice
Sebenon Hall
Firemen Rescue Cat From Tree After Three DayClimb
Eight firefighters responded to a cat stuck near Middle and Washburn streets. Ladders failed, searchlights were used to locate the frightened animal, and 50 feet of ladder were deployed before Kitty was brought down but then vanished into fear.
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Washburn
Engine 4
Cloutier
Kitty
Earth
Fox-chasing farmer seeks 600 hunters’ tips
Harry Bowman of Hiram Ohio, a farmer, offers to share how a thousand county hunters chased a fox without success. He has just left his offer open to the public and invites participation from those who pursued the fox.
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Harry Bowman
Hiram, O
Good Will Club Forms in Sagadahoc Ferry
Woolwich woman seeks purpose and finds a task worth pursuing as the newly formed Good Will Club in Sagadahoc Ferry begins. The group, welcomed by Walter W. Swank, aims for steady growth and years of Christian service. Other local items note residents' returns, meetings, and the University of Maine basketball tournament results with Raymond Hathorne and teammates in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Organization of
Sagadahoc Ferry
Good Will Club
WALTER _W. SWANK
Nequasset Farm Bureau Holds All Day Session
Nequasset Farm Bureau met on Wednesday March 7 in the Congregational vestry for an all day session with 18 members present. Mrs Percy D Marston demonstrated slip making and drafted patterns from measurements. It was voted to send Mrs Maurice T Hathorne to Orono for Farm and Home week March 26 29. Next meeting set for Montsweag grange hall April 4 with Miss Hortense Welch in charge. Dinner served at noon with Hathorne Wright and Soule in charge. after dinner committee named Ha thorne Hunnewell and Daisy Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Congregational Vestry
Percy D. Marston
Maurice T. Hathorne
Orono
Montsweag Grange Hall
Chimney fire threats dampen two homes in Middlesex street
The local fire department responded Sunday afternoon at 2 50 to a double dwelling at 591 593 Middlesex Street where a chimney fire spread between partitions in the home of Irwin M McIntire and risked damage to Michael J Quinns home. Engines 3 and 4 used chemicals to extinguish the blaze with no serious damage. At 6 30 the next morning Engine 4 tackled a rubbish heap fire at Frank Erskines Tallman Street residence. A British synthetic rubber claim also notes new heat and oil resistance.
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Middlesee
Irwin M. McIntire
Michael J. Quinn
Frank Erskine
Tallman Street
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Mitchell-Dobbin
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State Highway Police
Donald F. Preble
Optician
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West Bath Grangers
LD Fireside Club
Alden Smith
Mayor Elect
Atwood
West Bath
New Bedford, Mass
Probate
Albert Bailey
Council of the
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
J. W. Reed
Joseph Biggins
Harold Gilmore
Lewiston
George Rice
Elizabeth Martin
Henry Cooper
Gardiner
Frank J. Walker
John Reed
Harry T. Fitch
Boston College
University of Maine
Raymond C. Hathorne
U. of M
Great Britain
Abbot Village
Maine