Community Notes From Portland Society and Meetings
Mrs Elbridge Malcolm and Humphrey A Owen attended a meeting in Portland. A cooked food sale by the auxiliary to the Community club at Joseph Charles and Sons yielded over 17 dollars. The Women's auxiliary to the Community club meets this afternoon at the community house. Squaw club enjoyed a Friday gathering at Mrs Harry F Oliver's home with an auction and refreshments. Next Friday’s meeting will be with Mrs Sherman L Morse. Smelt fishermen report small catches while camps are set on the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbridge Malcolm
Humphrey A. Owen
Portland
Joseph Charles A& Sons
Squaw Club
Harry F. Oliver
Sherman L. Morse
John H.carter
Woolwich
Center
Town Hall
Irving Harrington
Grant
Sherman Morse
Bath
Dromore
Roscoe Perkins
Harry Hoemer
Ashdale
Phippsburg Center
Evelyn Beals
Sydney B. Coffee
Ida Coffee
Charles H. Cutting
Brunswick Hospital
James E. Perry
Clark Bowker
Cora Campbell
Doris Perry
Ernest Rogers
Martha Cutting
Diffin
Path
Pauline Rogers
Cynthia Rogers
James FE. Perry
T. C. Hughes
Campbell's Pond
Furber and Sampson
Phyllis Eaton
Elizabeth Whitten
Winnegance
Frank Leavitt
Bath Rotarians View General Motors Film at Luncheon
Bath Rotary Club members attended a noon luncheon at Hotel Phoenix where the General Motors proving grounds film was shown courtesy of W Stanley Hunter Lewiston Buick manager. The event highlighted Milford Michigan facilities and GM testing amid plans for a Ladies Night dinner with speaker Roland T Patten of Skowhegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Hotel Phoenix
Proving Ground
General Motors Co
W. Stanley Hunter
Lewiston Buick Co
Milford
Mich
Detroit
Flint
Lansing
General Motors
Hunter
Francis Parry
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Legion Hall
Roland T. Patten
Skowhigan
Washington
Mr. Patten
Somerset Independent
York
Boston
Portland
Skowhegan
Chet Plant
Gene Desmond
Bridge Parties Series to Open January 30 at Club
The Cosmopolitan club prepares a series of bridge parties at the club house to benefit the Current Events department. Opening on Thursday evening January 30, the first event will host 60 players, with reservations strong and receipts benefiting the club fund. Miss Ruth Fields serves as series treasurer. Separately, Miss Shirley Moore hosted a 12th birthday supper and theatre party for four schoolmates, with Mr. and Mrs. Moore providing chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Miss Ruth Fields
Shirley Moore
Wellington A. Moore
Washington Street
Moore
Martha Cutting
Annette Cutting
Marjorie Brown
Ruth Reynolds
Phippsburg Crew Moves Store to Center for Groceries
Local notes show Roscoe Perkins buying the Harry Hoemer store in Ashdale and planning to relocate it to Phippsburg Center to continue grocery service. Community activity includes town visitors, coasting as winter ends, and residents aiding neighbors.
West Bath Grange Dinners After Degree Work
The West Bath grange held its weekly meeting with 35 candidates working through the third and fourth degrees before 210 attendees. Visitors from Dromore Dirigo Topsham and Woolwich granges joined Rev James Priestnal of Yarmouth Mass as guest. Daisy Oliver announced next week’s program and a repeat of the play Down in Maine in February. A harvest supper followed. Committees named include Finance Everett Lemont and William White, Entertainment Leland Plummer David Henderson, Flowers Joanna Hodgkins Annie Peterson Pearl Lemont, Press Joanna Hodgkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Dromore
Dirigo
Topsham
Woolwich
James Priestnal
Yarmouth
Mass
Daisy Oliver
Maine
Frances Clark
L. P. Eseley
Bernice Bubier
Lara Wright
Agnes Wright
Mercie McFadden
Hope Ward
Emma Larrabee
Eleanor Danforth
Ethel MacDonald
Anstress Larrabee
Harry Bennett
James Thurston
Robert Oliver
Sarah Potter
Frank Danforth
Christine Hanscom
Ruth Henderson
Hayden Rogers
Finance
Everett G. Lemont
William H. White
E. Mason Wright
Leland Plummer
David Henderson
Alice Johnson
Flowers
Joanna M Hodgkins
Annie Peterson
Pearl Lemont
Press
Joanna Hodgkins
Charles D Shaw Dies at Greenville Pioneer Lumberman
Charles D Shaw, a Greenville native and pioneer in Moosehead region lumber, died at his home in Greenville at 77. He helped bring telephone, electric light, power and a water system to Greenville and built the Shaw library in 1925. Survived by wife Nellie Barber, sister Mary Kimball, and brother William Shaw. formerly married to Clara Norcross. He spent winters in St Petersburg Florida and held real estate in Florida and Piscataquis county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Shaw
Moosehead Lake
Greenville
Shaw
Monson Academy
Augusta
Milton G. Shaw
Clara F. Norcross
Bangor
Nellie Barber
Guilford
Mary F. Kimball
Bath
William M. Shaw
Oakland
Cal
Albert
William
Guilford Trust
Kennebec Towage Co declares dividend at annual meeting
Kennebec Towage Co announces a dividend to stockholders after a 1929 season with repairs to towboat Seguin. Directors elected include Daniel T. Dougherty to replace the late Thomas S. Gibbons. Alden G. Smith named treasurer and Harry F. Ring named general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Towage Co
Bath Trust Co
Seguin
Daniel T. Dougherty
Thomas S. Gibbons
Alden G. Smith
Harry F. Ring
Gibbons
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Fred N. Boston
Gardiner
Edwin L. Russell
Charles H. Cahill
Llewellyn L. Cooper
Augusta
William S. Newell
Lawrence B. Purinton
Rodney E. Ross
Harry E. Ring
Walter S. Glidden
Crooked Footed Hen Brings Two to Court
William Cobb of Topsham and Ludger Marouis of Brunswick appeared in municipal court Saturday on charges of stealing 10 hens from Elzare Belanger of Topsham. They pleaded guilty and were placed on six months probation by Judge John J. Keegan after paying $6.75 in court costs. Chief Frank Carver of Topsham arrested them and traced the hens, with all three men employed at the Pejepscot Paper mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cobb
Topsham
Ludger Marouis
Brunswick
Elzare Belanger
John J. Keegan
Frank Carver
Pejepscot
Brunswick man cleared of drunken driving charge
Domenic Meucci of Brunswick was discharged in municipal court for lack of evidence on drunken driving charge filed December 14 by State Officer Harry Thompson after his car stalled on a railroad crossing two miles above Pejepscot. He pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle not properly registered, pressed by Topsham Chief of Police Frank Carver, and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domenic Meucci
Brunswick
Harry Thompson
Frank Carver
Topshem
Meucci
Pejepscot
Gathering News For Readers From The Associated Press
The article explains how Associated Press reporters gather and transmit news across the nation. It notes 100000 miles of wires linking stories to editors who select the day’s 17000 words for local papers. Edwin R. Andrews presided at a meeting after a clam stew supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maine
New York
Main Street
Broadway
Associated
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Buick Garage
Phippsburg
West Bath Grange
Chevrolet
Self
Fisher
Phaeton
SPORT
Club Sedan
Paes
J. C. B. Rectory
Flint, Michigan
Atlantic Motor Company, Inc
Newcastle, Maine
O. M. McKown
Boothbay Harbor
Turner & Gilpatrick
Richmond, Me
George H. Harrison
Canadian National Railways
Queen Esther
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Nancy Flint
Oldtown
Rebekah
Raymond Trott
Providence
R. L
City
Annie Trott
High Street
Herbert Morse
Maple Street
Mother Schmitz
MA Schmitz
Strelzer
Abzoe
Presses For
Pican
INO
Crifteen
van Loons
Jaatus
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