Bath Librarian Attends Maine Library Association Meet
Bertha Dean librarian at Patten Free Library travels to Waterville for a three day Maine Library Association session. Opening includes Elmwood luncheon and city greetings. Sessions cover book selections children’s reading and library services with speakers from Colby College Pratt Institute and New York Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Dean
Patten
Colby College
Oliver L. Hall
Edward F. Stevens
School of Library Science
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dane York
Biddeford
Louis Felix Ranlett
Bangor Public Library
Annie L. Barr
Lewiston
Elizabeth Libbey
Bureau of Library Extension
Maine State Library
William T Bovie
Alice Wetherell
Savage and Harrison marry in Bowdoinham
Returns of the marriage for Solon C. Savage of 554 Middle Street and Mrs. Caroline E. Harrison of Woolwich were filed with City Clerk John W. Gilmore. The ceremony occurred August 31 in Bowdoinham, officiated by Rev. John N. Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon C. Savage
Middle Street
Caroline E. Harrison
Wooolwich
John W. Gilmore
Bowdoinham
John N. Palmer
Miss Effie Noddin Returns From Summer Vacation
Miss Effie Noddin a languages teacher at the high school in Elizabeth New Jersey has returned after spending most of the summer vacation with her sister Mrs Florence Troop at 1115 Washington street and with her brother Harold Noddin of Bangor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Noddin
Elizabeth
N. J
Florence Troop
Washington Street
Harold Noddin
Bangor
Pastor and wife mark 25 years with quiet Beacon Street observance
Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Kenderdine celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at the Beacon Street parsonage. Their children gathered to honor them with gifts including a silver tea service and a silver tray from Beacon Street Methodist Church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Kenderdine
Beacon Street Parsonage
Beacon Street
Pide Kenderdine
Dorothy E. Kenderdine
Washington, D. C
Muriel B
Lawrence S
Bath
John E. Kenderdine
Mrs. Kenderdine
Westbrook
Engaged: Barbara Tubbs to Frederick A. Lovell Jr
Rev and Mrs Charles M Tubbs announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara to Frederick A Lovell Jr of Brockton Massachusetts Their marriage is planned for Grace Church on September 21 Barbara is a Morse High School graduate 1936 and a Brunswick Business School alum Bowdoin College graduate Fred Lovell attended Thayer Academy and Bowdoin College and will enter Harvard Divinity School in the fall He is a Sigma Mu fraternity member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Tubbs
Barbara
Frederick A. Lovell, Jr
Brockton
Mass
Grace Church
Miss Tubbs
Morse High
Westbrook Junior College
Brunswick Business School
Lovell
Brockton High School
Thayer Academy
Bridgewater
Bowdoin College
Sigma Mu Fraternity
Harvard Divinity School
Mildred Hughes
Eagle
Tinker
Canada
Bound Brook
N. J
Harold L. Tinker
Duxbury
Duxbury High School
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Corner Stone Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cairo
American Cyanamide Co
A. Rennie
Bailey Tstand
St. Benedict School
Pennsylvania
Fisher hero saves passenger as Dolphin explodes at Woods Hole
Alonzo G. Fisher, longtime Bath resident and Dolphin skipper, saved Mrs. J Malcolm Forbes from flames after an explosion at a Woods Hole wharf. Mrs Forbes was rescued by fishermen. Miss Anne Vickerson died. Fisher could not rescue Vickerson but repeatedly moved through flames to reach others. The yacht was wrecked. investigators suspect a gasoline spark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo G. Fisher
Park Street
Bath
Dolphin
Woods Hole
Mass
J. Malcolm Forbes
Milton
Anne Vickerson
Fisher
Forbes
W. Cameron Forbes
United States
Japan
Miss Vickerson
Clyde M Hatch Joins Morse High Staff
Clyde M Hatch arrives in Bath to teach and coach at Morse High School. He will assist Hank Small with football and lead the basketball and baseball teams, bringing three in one versatility from Colby College where he starred in football basketball and baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hatch
Howitzer
Colby College
Adam Walsh
Bowdoin
Hatch
Bath
Morse High School
Hank” Small
Morse High
al McCoy
Colby
Adams Walsh
Bowdoinites
Maine College
Johnny Madden
24Th Coast Artillery
Barter Bold wedding at Winter Street Church
Mrs James Eva Bold of Georgetown and Howard Branton Barter of Bath were married at Winter Street Church Tuesday evening. The single ring ceremony was led by Rev Joseph O Purdue. Attendants were Miss Lilla Gray and Charles Plummer. The bride is daughter of Vernon E Gray and Abbie Oliver Gray. groom son of Pearl Armstrong Barter. He works as a rigger at Bath Iron Works. Katherine M Simonton, who had stayed with cousin Mrs A C Whittier, returned to Bogota New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eva Bold
Georgetown
Howard Branton Barter
Bath
Winter Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Lilla Gray
Charles Plummer
Vernon E
Abbie Oliver Gray
Pearl Armstrong Barter
Dummer Street
Bath Iron Works
Wedding Ties Randall Tinker and Patricia Rennie at Bowdoin
Randall Bartlett Tinker of Bound Brook New Jersey and Patricia Rennie of Bailey Island were wed Wednesday in Bowdoin College Chapel with Rev Thomas E Ashby officiating. Best man Dr Charles L Tuttle and matron of honor Mrs M Steiner attended. The couple plan a Canada honeymoon and home in Bound Brook after October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Bartlett Tinker
Bound Brook
N. J
Bath
Patricia Rennie
Bailey Island
Bowdoin College
Thomas E. Ashby
Frederic E. T. Tillotson
Charles L. Tuttle
Kennebunk
Boston
Bowdoin
Ramsey Abbott Wedding Married in Winter Street Church
Delmar L Ramsey and Miss Ira Nathalie Abbott were wed Saturday morning in Winter Street church. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Joseph O Purdue with no attendants. They plan to travel to New York for the World's Fair and will reside at 16 Western Avenue after September 14. Ramsey, son of Howard Ramsey and Mrs James Knight, is a Bath Iron Works machinist. Abbott is daughter of Mrs Edith E Abbott and the late Walter F Abbott and works as bookkeeper at Maine Petroleum Service Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar L. Ramsey
Ira Nathalie Abbott
Winter Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Ramsey
New York
Western Avenue
Mr. Ramsey
Howard Ramsey
Brunswick
Queen Esther Lodge Observes Founders Night
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge plans Founders Night on Tuesday in memory of Schuyler Colfax founder of the organization and former US vice president. The event honors the 1851 admission of women to the Rebekah degree at Odd Fellows and notes 635000 members today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Colfax
United States
The
Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodges
Esther Andrews
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Dorothy Milliken
Annette B. Pinkham
Jennie Farrin
Eola Atwood
Esther Rebekah
Gilbert
Pemaquid
Nellie Leeman
Lula Lemont
Bowdoinham Socials and Local Court Action Highlight Week
Miss Clara Fogg and Mrs. R. D. Purington hosted a dessert bridge with seven tables. high scorer was Mrs. J. Bowdoin Lilly from Malden, second Ida Fowle, third Charles B. Randall. Leroy Davis of Augusta pled guilty to driving with inadequate brakes, fined and costs suspended. Community notes cover Electa chapter meeting, Merryworkers plans for Sept 21, and birthday tributes to 93 year old Carrie Kendall, plus a long list of personal items and visits across Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Fogg
R. D. Purington
Miss Fogg
J. Bowdoin Lilly
Malden
Mass
Ida Fowle
Charles B. Randall
Leroy Davis
Augusta
James H. Ames
Hennessy
Helen Britt
James Pratt
Electa Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Robert Morris
George Hackett
William H. Gould
Bowdoinham
Ralph McEwen
Thelma Maloon
Bertha Heath
Bowdeinham
Carrie Kendall
For Sale Farm Near Bath Maine Woolwich Route
Farm on State Road in Woolwich four miles from Bath with 17 acres and a large barn grain house and fine water view. Eight room house with bath and new silo available with cattle and horses or zonder. Price or gap if taken at once inquire at Troop's Hardware and Fred B Reed Co Bath Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Wis Cassel
State Road
Troop’s Hardware
Woolwich Notes Residents Readjust After Travels
Cambridge and Sagadahoc Ferry visitors return after visits with relatives in Woolwich and nearby towns. George Farnham travels from Wellesley with Bradford and Frank Farnham. Edwold Carter and George Wrights visit Nequasset then Quebec. Miss Gertrude Gilmore returns from Liveroom Falls to Woolwich. Mrs C E Bousfield speaks on life in China. Dr and Mrs Bousfield were prisoners during the uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
China
Physician Saves Leader: Hostage Crisis Ends in Life Exchange
Mrs. Bousfield was seized by bandits who demanded life for a leader. Her physician husband offered to save a seriously ill leader, did so, and then secured his own life. Mrs. Bousfield spoke at length, keeping the audience engaged. George Carlton of Philadelphia visited Sagadahoc Ferry relatives to see his bed-bound mother.
Mrs Nellie Mc Cutcheon Funeral Held at Home
The funeral for Mrs Nellie Mc Cutcheon widow of Reynolds Mc Cutcheon was held Wednesday afternoon at 46 Winter Street with Rev. Chester B. Oliver and Rev. Joseph O. Purdue officiating. Bearers were Harry Skinner William E Hill Roy Colby Fred Gundel and Reynolds Burch of Gardiner. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Mc Cutcheon
Reynolds Mc Cutcheon
Winter Street
Chester B. Oliver
Wesley Church
Joseph O. Purdue
Harry Skinner
William E. Hill
Roy Colby
Fred Gundel
Reynolds Burch
Gardiner
Oak Grove
Funeral for John H. Landers Held at St Marys
The funeral service for John H. Landers was held Wednesday morning at eight at St. Marys Church with Rev. R J Martineau officiating. Bearers included John Dupont John Wallace Clarence Reed Louis Allain Andrew Savage and Ernest Howe. Burial followed at Oak Grove. Betty Swanton daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl B Swanton of Bedford Street recently entered Gorham Normal School to study Junior Kindergarten. Charles Young of Winter Harbor, formerly on Upper Washington Street and long employed in Massachusetts, visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Clark on Upper Washington Street Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Landers
St. Mary's Church
R. J. Martineau
John Dupont
John Wallace
Clarence Reed
Louis Allain
Andrew Savage
Ernest Howe
Oak Grove
Betty Swanton
Carl B. Swanton
Bedford Street
Morse High
Gorham Normal School
Charles Young
Winter Harbor
Upper Washington Street
Massachusetts
Raymond Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter'’s, Inc
Waterville
Savage—Harrison
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Junior Aid
Epworth League
Milton H. Douglas
Board of
Martinsville
Kenderdine
Maude Estell Smalley
David D. Smalley
Minnesota
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
Mount Horeb
Maine Methodist Conference
Clyde H. Hatch
Clyde M. Hatch
Morse High Staff
Katherine M. Simonton
A. C. Whittier
Russell Street
Bogota
Bowdoin Chapel
Randall B. Tinker
New Jersey
Miss Rennie
Ramsey-Abbott
Winter Street Church
Rev
Queen Esther Lodge
Peter Strack
Newark
Ernest Wade
Upper
Mr. Wade
Samuel Wade
Wade
Panther Pond
Bridgton
Jimmy Welch
South Portland
Charles Wildes
Wallace Hunter
Ashland
John Jewel
Malcolm
Jewell
Josie Irish
Wellesley
Jewel
Allan Naugler
Dixie
Charles Walker
Kermit Square
Penn
Walter Furbush
Lynn
Erle Browne
Margaret Rich
Karl Hatch
Philip Rideout
Greenville
Marshall
Erla Browne
Garnet
Alice Shanks
Danforth
Sylvia Stevens
East Bowdoinham
Quanacook
Warwick Neck
Maude Kendall
Helen Stackpole
Portland
Alice Whittier
Linwood Rideout
Mt. Katahdin
Ernest Millay
William Babb
Frank Millay
Everett Ricker
Litchfield
Frederic Pauling
Hartford
Conn
Paul
Ronald Bishop
E. D. Bickmore
Stockton Springs
Inez Gowell
Linda Gowell
Frank Adams
Maine General Hospital
Harry Grimes
Mary
Fred
Frank Webber
Elizabeth Bishop
Jake Bishop
City Shore City
Fred B. Reed Co
Stan E. Wallace
Front Street
Ron
A. D. Stetson & Son
Uptown
AES Newill
Kent
Chester Mark
Jane Wyatt
God's
J. H. Landers
Pera
Temple - Oakie
Charlotte Greenwood
Cole
Spring Byington
Jack Carson
Cecilia Loftus Warry Davenport
Hugh O'Connell
Bretton
Pe Bay
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