Wrecks and local life linger in Phippsburg notes
In Bath Custom House records list ships Arrowsie 1847 built by William Potter owner Samuel Freeman master and Winneganee 293 tons built 1842. Hanover 1838 built by Houghton Bros. owned by Levi Houghton Bath Jacob Drummond Bangor James Drummond Phippsburg captained by James Drummond eight years wrecked Nov 10 1849 near Pond Island bar with many bodies buried at Percy burying ground. Harriet Beecher Stowe notes the wreck in The Pearl of Orr's Island. Communities record memorial gaps and local anecdotes as Albert Thompson distributes federal food and a sold Capt N E Percy house at The Ridge changes hands amid sea-faring lineage. Nearby residents share visits, music at Small Point parsonage, and a string of personal updates from Bath to Newport News Va.
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Bath
William Potter
Samuel Freeman
Hanover
Houghton Bros
Levi Houghton
Jacob Drummond
Bangor
James Drummond
Phippsburg
Pond Island Bar
Mark Langdon Percy
Percy
Cox's Head
George C. Pease
Drummond
Ortiz
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Pearl of
Orr's Island
George Popham
Seguin
Popham
Fort, George
Albert Thompson
Small Point
N. E. Percy
A Percy
James Percy
Morgan
New York
N. Ellis Percy
Charles Percy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nellie Parker Percy
George Morrison
Ellis Percy
Standard
Mr. Morrison
T. C. Hughes
Hughes
Harry Gilmores
Wesley Harrington
Howard Bowker
Wyman
Gordon Davison
South Portland
Sam Jordan
Jay K. Bowker
Bess Dickinson
Under-the-lee
Harold Seavey
Mark Harrington
Newport News
Harrington
James E. Perry
Meadowbrook Farm
Mayor Sewall Urges Support For Infantile Paralysis Fund
Bath mayor Arthur Sewall urges national drive for Infantile Paralysis research funding. He stresses universal duty to aid the fight and backs contributions of any size. The drive peaks with the President's Birthday Ball January 29 at the new Armory, sponsored by Club Garret and Battery H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Bath
United States
Club
Garret and
Battery H
St Mary's Sodality Elects Officers At Meeting
At St Marys church the St Marys Sodality held its regular monthly meeting Sunday afternoon. Vice president Mrs Marie Hamblett presided as reports were read. Mrs Mary Hart was re-elected press secretary and Mrs Mary F Murphy was re-elected secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Sodality
St. Mary's Church
Marie Hamblett
Mary Hart
Mary F. Murphy
Realism on screen turns real for Lamour and Preston
Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston, long paired in films, have become a real couple as they are seen together regularly at Hollywood night spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
Hollywood
Scouts and Brownies Active in Shipping City
Peter Pan Pack of Brownies under Mrs Frank S Saunders works on a farm project using torn farm animal pictures for prizes to Ann Benson Frances Young and Lillian Saunders. Busy Bee Brownies plan a food sale Jan 27 at Senter’s Inc. Pine Tree Troop 1 led by Mrs Linwood F Carr studies skiing histories and crafts for scrapbooks. Oss ippee Senior Patrol advances Cooks badges and hostess skills. Wild Rose Troop 2 raises funds for Finnish relief and prepares Tenderfoot tests for new pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Saunders
Ann Benson
Frances Young
Lillian Saunders
Theodore A. Earl
Busy Bee
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Sumner Berry
Barbara Lou Deering
Dorothy Bradford
Janice Conley
Betty Cummings
Jacqueline Barker
Alexandra Sewall
Rosaline Cormier
Gardiner R. Deering
Frances Marks
Senter’s, Inc
Pine Tree Troop No. 1
Linwood F. Carr
Elizabeth Collins
Inez Carter
John Smith
Ossippee
Wild Rose Troop No
Stanley Hunter
Finland
Anita Bagdikian
Juvenile Delinquency Address Highlights Bath Needs
Judge Gardiner R. Deering spoke to Bath residents on juvenile delinquency urging citizen cooperation with city government police and schools. He called for a full time probation and truant officer and a police matron noting South Portland’s playgrounds and basketball opportunities as a model. Mrs. W. W. Dennison chaired the event. refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
North-Center
P.T.A
Morse High School
Judge Deering
Deering
South Portland
W. W. Dennison
Winnegance and Squaw clubs host social meetings
Mrs. Charles E Hewitt Jr hosted the Winnegance Auxiliary and Mrs Edgar Ever hosted the Squaw club with multiple members present. High score prizes went to Mrs Orman Coggeshall Mrs Walter Morse and Mrs Robert Manson. The Winnegance community club auxiliary plans a meeting at 52 High Street with Mrs Herbert Spinney this Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Winnegance
Orman Coggeshall
Charles T. Small
Winfield W. Morse
Lena Eaton
Edwin Small
Frank Perow
Harold Miller
Parker O. Rogers
Herbert Spinney
Walter Morse
Harry C.williams
Harry 3. Williams
Herbert Morse
Winneganee Community Club Auxilary
High Street
Betty Moran Stars in Paramount's Seven Teen With Cooper
Betty Moran, foster sister of Lois Moran, rises in Hollywood by starring in Paramount's Seven Teen alongside Jackie Cooper and Betty Field. Moran, who grew up in Hollywood, first found screen success in Bachelor Born in New York before breaking into pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Pictures
Betty Moran
Paramount
Seventeen
Jackie Cooper
Betty Field
Miss Moran
Lois Moran
New York
Parker Head Bride of William Hemmer in Quick Bath Wedding
Edith Pierce Parker Head wed William Hemmer of Wisconsin on December 21 at the local justice of the peace Everett Harrington officiated. The license and waiver were secured and the ceremony completed in six hours before Hemmer left for Birmingham the next day. The couple will join him in February in Birmingham and plan a Daytona Beach trip where the groom aims for a motorcycle speed record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Pierce
Parker Head
William Hemmer
Wisconsin
Everett Harrington
Hemmer
Bath
Birmingham
Ala
Daytona
Fla
H. D. Mank
Mank
Lewis Lowell
Earl Lowell
John Rollins
Leston Warrington
Charles Perry
Byron Hammond
Allie Rollins
John Kreidler
Spinney
Popham
Louise Hart
Liberal responses for Finnish relief fund grow in Bath area
Generous public responses flood the Finnish relief appeal led by Sagadahoc county chairman Donald N. Small. Donations collected Tuesday morning at Bath Savings Institution and in coin boxes across the city show strong support and a restaurateur plans to donate a day’s profits to the fund. A silver tea at Mrs. Bowen Torrey’s home on North Street is expected to draw many attendees to benefit the Infantile Paralysis fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald N. Small
Sagadahoc County Group
Marcia Moulton
Bath Savings Institution
Small
General Fund
Bowen Torrey
North Street
Torrey
William D. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Archibald M. Main
John McInnes
Allan Spear
Alexander MacDonald
Leroy F. Colby
Gardiner R. Deering
Maine author calls for an Annapolis of the Merchant Marine
Richard Matthews Hallet urged creating a dedicated Merchant Marine academy akin to the Naval and Coast Guard programs. He argued training must precede shipbuilding to staff future fleets, noting Japan trains its officers for eight years and sailors five. He praised Civil Aeronautics Authority pilot training and cited the Maritime Commission’s limits in producing qualified seamen. He stressed a robust Merchant Marine supports the Navy and mirrors British naval effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Richard Matthews Hallet
Maine
Hallet
Lynn
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
River Works Hall
General Electric Co
United States
Coast Guard Academy
Naval Academy
Mr. Hallet
United States Maritime Commission
Maritime Commisson
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States Navy
Maine Authors Group
Kenneth Roberts
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Lewis-Johnson wedding in Topsham United Baptist Church
Wendell Bliss Lewis and Miss Georgette Anna Johnson were married in a double ring ceremony at United Baptist church in Topsham. Rev Chauncey J Stuart presided with Barbara Lewis as bridesmaid and Milford Lewis as best man. The couple will live with the groom's parents after a reception at the Lewis home. Both families are connected to Cabot Manufacturing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Bliss Lewis
Everett C. Lewis
Bath
Topsham
Georgette Anna Johnson
Laura Johnson
Brunswick
United Baptist Church
Chauncey J. Stuart
Barbara Lewis
Milford Lewis
Everett Lewis
Large attendance at cooking school in Central church
Attendance reached 115 at the Central Maine Power Co cooking school held Tuesday afternoon in Central church parish house. Mrs. Marjorie H. Standish led the event and prizes were awarded for prepared dishes including prunes and apricots, popovers, pot roast with vegetables, ice cream, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Central Church Parish
Marjorie H. Standish
Harriet Small
J. Pettengill
Archie Doyle
Emm
Rogers
June Lewis
Lucille Farnsworth
N. A.lemoine
Frank Moses
Harry Oliver
Ava Whitney
Bear Flag Revival Display Ordered in California Courts
Sacramento reports the Bear flag revival being ordered for display in courtrooms and on some public buildings alongside the Stars and Stripes. The note references California’s brief republic era and the symbol’s ceremonial use. In other items, Surette, aide to Rev. Maney, travelled to Dover-Foxcroft after his father’s death, while Rev Suzette returned to Bath after a family illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
California
Republic
E Surette
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's Church
Dover-Foxcroft
Rev
Suzette
Bath
Rev. Suzette
Winter storm lashes Popham Beach with heavy surf and driftwood
Sunday night and Monday bring southeast gale and rain sleet along the coast. Waves erode sand uncover logs and timbers, while coast guard patrols and river loading of driftwood occupy workers. Local road work starts, residents seek summer rentals, and community events include library birthday party and school history efforts.
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Fort Popham
Coast Guard
Spinney
Silver Lake
Smat-Point Ford
Popham
Bath Iron Works
Moses Chandler
Ernest Oliver
Norman Perkins
Coast Guard Station
Seaman Drake
Bath
Marine Hospital
Portland
Vernon Carlisle
Georgia
Maine
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Purol-Pep
Philadelphia
Seguin
Clarence Sheffield
Bay Point
Lynette Caverly
Leslie Greenlaw
Liberty
Lawrence Taylor
Winneganee
Four men sentenced by Sagadahoc Superior Court
In Sagadahoc Superior Court on Wednesday morning four men received prison terms after pleading guilty to indictments. Ehner Geneau and Harold Eaton of Bath received five and two to four years respectively for breaking and entering and larceny. Fred A. Carr of Topsham drew two to four years for felonious assault. Paul Karkos of Brunswick and Joseph Klimko of Tops ham admitted guilt in a joint indictment and received one to two years each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
George L. Emery
Sagadahoc
Ehner Geneau
Harold Eaton
Eaton
Fred A. Carr
Topsham
Paul Karkos
Brunswick
Lindon Falls
Karkos
Joseph Klimkn
Tonsham
Grand Jarv
Pai
Sherriffs Department
Wilkegrovel
Sore
Tapshcan
Sheri Frank Carver
Topokuma
Charles W. Messenger
Carver
Klimko
Auburn
Howard Reynolds
James A. Gillies, Jr
North Bath
Fraser
Fraser and Reynolds
Island residents and visitors stop by Bath and West Point
Island residents make frequent trips to Bath and nearby towns for visits and errands. Mrs. G E McNulty hosts guests. Mrs Grace Williams stays overnight with the Crowleys. families including the Chandlers and the Wy mans share visits in Bath Portland West Point and Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. McNulty
Walter Sprague
West Point
Elisha Bridges
Marion
Bath
Harry Spencer
Alvah Light
Moses Chandler
Grace Williams
Guy Crowley
Eugene W. Osgood
Herbert Sprague
Thomas Flanagan
Moses T. Chandler
Portland
James Murray Mason
Cape Ann
Mass
Llewellyn J. Quiver
Burleigh Williams
Winnegance
Popham
Phillip and
Lawrence Wyman
Man pleads guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon
The State charged a man with firing at Ralph Leavitt of Topsham during a quarrel and, after a judge ruled the word intent must be included, he pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. The court also heard a civil case Tarr vs Jones about a defective tax deed. News notes a 21st birthday surprise for Maplewood Farm manager Erskine. Anthony Asquith profile adds film career milestones.
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Ralph Leavitt
Topsham
Leavitt
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath
Carr
Emery
Everett L. Tarr
Ruth A. Jones
Bowdoin
Tarr
Paul Powers
Freeport
Anthony Asquith
Paramount
Shepperton Sound City
England
Probate Notices in Bath County Probate Court
Notice issued in Bath County for Mabel P Blaisdell deceased and Sarah A Hyde, with hearing set for February 1940. Administrator petition by Carol Brinkerhett and Josephine Hildreth. judge Arthur J Dunton orders publication in Bath Independent for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sugadahoc
Carol B Brinkerhett
Sarah A. Hyde
Barth
Will
Petitson
Sarah A. Adams
Josephine B. Hildreth
Jacksonville
Florida
Arthur J Dunton
Probate order lists Wasappoee as Executor in Sagadahoc estate
John L. Jack Register of Probate certify in the estate of Margaret Bluprin of Bath that Wasappoee was named Executor on January 16 1940 Abbie M Morse of Bath was appointed Executrix Arthur Dunton Judge of Probate issues a true copy of the order signed by John L Jack 18 25 1
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John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Wasappoee
Margaret Bluprin
Tate
Bath
Abbie M. Morse
Arthur Dunton
Artest
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ST. Mary’s Sodality
Brownies
North-Center P.T.A
Parker
Frances Libby
Sanford
Emerson High School
Ora Hallett
Leo Hamel
James Gilman
Ashdale
Lloyd Lowell
George Morong
Alonzo Morong
Fred Shepherd
Lowell
Herman Hallett
Lloyd Perry
Leston Harrington
Maurice Blaisdell
Maizie Wallace
Charles Blaisdell
Lawrence Thayer
Priscilla Wyman
Frank Wyman
Harold Rogers
Carl Wallace
Sebasco
Merchant Marine
Lewis-Johnson
Georgette A. Johnson
Popham Beach
Perkins
Greenlaw
H. Sprague
L. Taylor
E Morse
R. Tibbitt
B. Williams
R Hogan Eee
J. Perkins
Lester Morse
Stanley Perkins
Kenneth Leonard
Ellison Moody
Gilbert Head
Karl Hentz
Long
U. S
F. B. S. Top
John F. Cassidy
Christian Front
William G. Bishop
Bottom
Claus Ernecke
John T. Prout, Jr
National Guard
Island
Charles Marshall Erskine
Maplewood
West Bath
Harold B. Wing
Mr. Erskine
Wiscasset
Erskine
Samuel Soule
Arthur Erskine
Donald Getchell
Charles Barnes
Register
John L, Jack
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