Emerson School Students Earn High Marks in End Term Grades
At week eighteen, Emerson grammar school announced end of term grades with All A’s to Grade 1 Sandra Curtis and Jane Anderson and Grade 3 Ma Edmonds, Keith Brown, Malcolm Ford, Dane Poland, Martha Teele, Judy Thrower. A’s and B’s: Grade 3 includes Nancy Small, Sherman Johnson, Alfred Young, Larry Moody, James Whitmore. Also listed are A’s one B recipients Edwin Douglass and Richard Hurley. The school council and skating rink details appear in adjacent community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Curtis
Jane Anderson
Ma Edmonds
Keith Brown
Malcolm Ford
Dane Poland
Martha Teele
Judy Thrower
Lynne Belyea
Wayne Lewi
Clarence Pecci
Jacqueline Skinner
Laverne Youn
Nancy Small
Sherman Johnson
Alfred Young
Larry Moody
James Whitmore
Farrie Stuber
Iceboro Skating Rink
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
C. F
Thomas Writtley
Rebekah Odd Fellowship
Grace W. Knowlton
Rebekah
Mt. Carmel
O. S
Thomas Borjesson
Edward Mansir
Fred Duren
Raymond Libby
Bertha Curtis
Helen Thrower
Georgetown War League officers re elected and community notices
The Georgetown War League reelected officers for the year including Mrs. John R. Bee as president and Mrs. Belle Heald as vice president. A church film show debuts January 26 at the First Baptist with The Voice of the Deep and proceeds for rental costs. Residents note local visits, travel, illness, and family events, with a kingfisher sighting and mild winter weather observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
Soneph Higgins
Cerys Ereemren Mee
William A. Todd
John R. Bee
Belle Heald
Harold J. Brown
William A
Geere
Joseph F. Higgins
and Mee
Wailer Cummings
Wa i Belle Heald
Rs. Irving Hunt
Roland Terson
Melvin Cunningham
Clarence B. Hill
John R. Blackie
Walter Cummings
Earle Hagan
War League
First Baptist Church of
Garibaldi
Georgetown
Five Islands
Purity Court Plans Rite With Amar Order Officiant
Thompson A. Potter the Grand Royal Patron will install officers at Purity Court Farming ton this evening. Mrs Ethel W Potter to serve as marshal and Mrs Sarah A Shaw as prelate. They will escort Grand Royal Matron Gladys Rogers Walker from Auburn to serve as coronation matron and Elva Kelley Grand Marshal from Lewiston on the staff. Guests from around the state are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson A. Potter
Order of Amaranth
Purity Court
Farmington
Ethel W. Potter
Sarah_.A.Shaw
Gladys Rogers Walker
Auburn
Elva Kelley
Lewiston
Local Social Notes From Five Islands and Surrounding Towns
Five Islands Good Neighbor club met Tuesday evening with Mrs Victor Pinham. Bible class and church notices include Jeremiah study continuation at Mrs Francis Pierce and a fellowship meeting at Georgetown church with a showing of Voice of the Deep. Local visits feature Rev Daniel Staffeld, the Bowdoinham Baptist minister, and residents from Bath, Portland, Kittery, and Port Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbor Club
Victor Pinham
Stanley Lewis
Orville Rowe
Francis Pierce
Arthur Nelson
Arthur Cochrane
Lee Sawyer
Nelson
Miss Sawyer
Ransom Sawyer
Georgetown
Charles Lewis and Son
Stanley
Portland
Daniel Staffeld
Bowdoinham
Marcia Cunningham
Lincoln Campbell
Central School
Thomas L. Hanna
Bath
Inlaw
Lulu Hanna
Norfolk
Thomas Radioman
D. W. Staffeld
Bowdeinham Baptist
Staffeld
Russell Pinkham
Kittery
Russell Harford
Clarence Young
Michael
Port Townsend
Wash
Percy MacGillivary
Cleaves Henderson
Dresden area notices and community updates
Daisy Trask sold her West Dresden home to Robert James of Richmond and now lives in Augusta. Walter Rittall, Augusta schools instructor, is ill at Togus hospital. Olive Branch Chapter OES installed officers led by Alberta Blagdon. New officers include Eulela Pray and Horace Gilpatrick among others. Neighbors aided Vernon and Nora Little of South Dresden after a recent fire as men cut timber for spring rebuilding work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Trask
West Dresden
Robert James
Richmond
Trask
Augusta
Walter Rittall
Togus Hospital
Rittall
Olive Branch
Alberta Blagdon
Garrison Hill
Wiscasset
Eulela Pray
Horace Gilpatrick
Lida Good
Ernest Cate
Agnes Gilpatrick
Leona Jewell
Zadia Ryder
Ada
Vesta Meserve Ruth
Eva McDonald
Esther
Emily Rose
Martha
Leila Fitch
Electa
Helen Jewell
Charles Foss
Sentinel
Gertrude Cate
Mary McDonald
Lou Laws
Jessie Houdlette
Vernon Little
South Dresden
Arrowsic Smelters Flee For Safety During Ice Breakup
In Arrowsic on a Wednesday, a warm rain caused ice to break up and smelt shanties on the Wrinkles to move northward. About 40 camps shifted, with several owners pulling their camps to the Arrowsic shore for safety as the old bridge area jammed and broke free. Fewer than 50 camps remained this year and no great catches were reported, though colder weather was forecast tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsic
Ralph Jewett
Clarence Carlton
Arrowsic Bridge
Woolwich
Revered Rev Elton K Bassett dies in Woburn after heart illness
Reverend Elton K Bassett longtime North Congregational Church pastor in Woburn passed away unexpectedly. He led the congregation 15 years while coping with blindness and taught sermons with readers. Survived by wife two daughters and a son plus four brothers and a sister. Funeral held at North Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Elton K. Bassett
Woburn
Mass
Bassett
North Congregational Church
Suni
Ministers Association of
Bowker
Massachusetts
Marguerite van Dusen
New York
Ian Alexandra
Elton K. Bassett, Jr
Congregational Church
Boothbay Harbor
Lieutenant Frank N. Wells Jr. dies at Togus Veterans Hospital
Lieut. Cmdr. Frank N. Wells Jr. U S N 34 died Wednesday of polio at Togus Veterans Hospital after two months there. A World War II sailor on the South Dakota and Alabama, he later worked in Bath Marine Drafting. Survived by wife Betty son Frank N Wells 3rd parents Frank N and Louise Wells two half sisters Leon Walker Portland and Alice Bagley Denver and two aunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank N. Wells, Jr
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Frank N
Louise (Houghton) Wells
U. S. S. South Dakota
U. S. S. Alabama
South Pacific
Bath Iron Works
Marine Drafting Department
Betty (Seeley) Wells
Frank N. Wells
Leon Walker
Alice . Bagley
Denver
Colo
Mrs Annie R Libby obituary in Yarmouth South Gardiner
Mrs Annie R Libby 83 of Yarmouth died Friday morning at the home of her niece Mrs James Ladner in South Gardiner where she had resided for the last year. She was widow of Charles Thornton Libby Maine historian and genealogist born April 5 1867 in Woolwich. She is survived by sister Mrs Clarissa R Carter of Yarmouth and several nephews and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Siegers
Bowdoinham
Linwood Weeks
Robert James
Pleasant Street
West Dresden
Lillian A. Johnson
Maine Association of Ladies’ Auxiliaries
P. M
Lo.f
Augusta
I.C.C.F
Dresden Mills Methodist Church
Dresden Mills Women's Society of Christian Service
Incent A. Jones
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Eugene Purinton
Litchfield
Gertrude Baker
Frank Reynolds
Kimball Street
Nettie A. Ware
Yarmouth
Annie S. Johnson
Eugene Thompson
Main Street
Gardiner General Hospital
Chester Call
James Fields
Bangor
Frederick Little
Melrose
Mass
Richmond
Annie R. Libby
James Ladner
South Gardiner
Charles Thornton Libby
Maine
Libby
Woolwich
Morrell Reed
Martha Carlton Reed
Clarissa R. Carter
Lions Club
The
Masons
Bath
Middle Street
Washington Street
Earl E. Cooper
Cooper
U. S. Army
U. S. Navy
Farmington
Floyd Sawyer
Brunswick
B. I. W. Foreman
Funeral for Miss Catherine C Tracey Held at St Marys
Funeral services were held Wednesday at eight in the morning at St. Marys Roman Catholic Church for Miss Catherine C Tracey with Rev John E Bellefontaine officiating. Bearers included Arthur Tracey Thomas Tracey John Crane Kenneth Percival Robert Percival and Owen Gormley. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery in the spring season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine C. Tracey
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
John E. Bellefontaine
Arthur Tracey
Thomas Tracey
John Crane
Kenneth Percival
Robert Percival
Owen Gormley
Calvary Cemetery
Funeral service for Henry P. Caddy held Saturday
Funeral services for Henry P. Caddy were conducted Saturday at three in Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Laforest E. Hodgkins officiating. Pallbearers included William Kinney Adrian Kinney Warren Kinney Joseph Robinson Jr. and Charles Bartlett. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Caddy
Curtis Funeral Home
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
William Kinney
Adrian Kinney
Warren Kinney
Joseph Robinson, Jr
Charles Bartlett
Oak Grove
Birthday Party for Judith Stover at 14 Freemont Street
Mrs. Mary Stover hosted the Social Eight for Judith Stover’s 12th birthday at her home on Freemont Street. The party featured sewing and a buffet with a cake baked by Mrs. Ice Rideout, and guests included Mrs. Ida Burnell, Mrs. Josephine Pinkham, Mrs. Susie Darrah, Mrs. Phyllis Dauphin, Mrs. Alice Rideout, Mrs. Shirley Brimington, and the Stover sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stover
Freemont Street
Judith
Ice Rideout
Ida Burnell
Josephine Pinkham
Susie Darrah
Phyllis Dauphin
Alice Rideout
Shirley Brimigton
Betty Stover
Thelma Stover
Judith Stover
Dolores Trask
Lancelot H. Cooper found dead in Brunswick home
Lancelot H. Cooper 56 a Bath Iron Works welding foreman was found dead in a bloodstained bedroom at Bowdoin Court Brunswick. Police described three heavy knife blows to the skull and identified a masked intruder. Mrs. Evangeline Cooper 49 was found naked in the living room bound with a scarf and unable to explain the attack. Autopsy confirmed skull fractures. authorities pursued leads as Maine officials joined the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancelot H. Cooper
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Evangeline Cooper
Bowdoin Court
Brunswick
Cooper
Cumberland County
Franklin F. Ferguson
Portland
Ferguson
Skillin
Lebel
South Portland
Ludger Fortin
Chester Soucie
Robert Racine
Maine
Alexander LaFleur
Daniel C. McDonald
Philip W. Wheeler
Mrs Cooper arraigned in murder case in Brunswick court
Mrs. Cooper appeared in Brunswick Municipal Court Friday and entered no plea after a warrant charged her with murdering her husband. A hearing was set for Friday, and she remained jailed in Cumberland County after a day of questioning on a prior detention on suspicion of a felony.
Funeral for Lieut. Comdr. Frank N. Wells Jr
Funeral services for Lieut. Comdr. Frank N. Wells Jr U S N were held at Mayo funeral home with Rev Laforest E Hodgkins officiating Bearers Dun can A Bragg Donald B Wilson Donald F Conroy Harold W McElman James W Skaling and Matthew A Doak Jr attended The body was entombed in Evergreen cemetery Portland for burial in the spring
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank N. Wells, Jr
Mayo Funeral Home
Miss Catherine C. Tracy Dies at 84 at Home
Catherine C. Tracey 84 died at her home 14 Dike road Sunday evening. Born April 20, 1866 in Goole England to Michael and Ann Maria Tracey. She belonged to St Marys Roman Catholic church. Survived by sister Ellen F Tracey who lived with her brother John J Tracey of Woolwich and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine C. Tracey
Dike Road
Goole
Eng
Michael
Ann Maria Tracey
St. Mary's
Ellen F. Tracey
John J. Tracey
Woolwich
Services for L. H. Cooper
Funeral services for Lancelot H. Cooper 56 foreman at Bath Iron Works were held at Corliss Street Baptist Church with over 300 attendees. Local officials Elks Lodge Bath, Bath Country Club and veterans groups attended. The body will be entombed at Mount Hope Augusta in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Lancelot H. Cooper
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bowdoin Court
Wick
Arvid L. Ande Tor
Church of Wheat
Cooper
Bath Lodge of Elks
Bath Iron Ws
Bath Country Club
Andrews American Legion
Portland
Gardiner D. Rogers
Rodney E. Ross
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath City Council
Howard Maye
Arthur King
Duncan MclInnes
Duncan Farrell
Percy W. Kingsbury
Mount Hope Cemetery
Augusta
Henry P Caddy Dies After Sudden Illness
Henry P. Caddy 62 of West Medford Massachusetts died suddenly last week in a hospital after a long illness. He worked for the old American Express Co in Bath after education and later ran an electrical engineering business in Boston. He married Katherine Powers of Bath, who died 15 years ago. Survived by daughter Mrs Thomas Gouzoule Cambridge Mass son William F Caddy Le Mass three granddaughters and sister Mrs Harvey Kinney St George Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Aubrey Fullerton
Honus’ Hicks and Son
Lawrence
West Newton
Marrtown
A. S. Cunningham
Edward Deer
Bath
Lawrence Perow
Wilder Hagan
Arrowsie
George Harvey Powers
Navy
Newnes
Ste- Bath
Edward Wren
Walker Cunningham
Vincent MacMiahan
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Everett Haines
Westermeyer
Frank King
Robinhood
Blout
Portland
Hazel Gay
Henry Tanbox
Woolwich
Harold J. Brown
Harold J
Albert Deermont
Marequita
Italy
Africa
Norway
States
Roy M. Newman
Beatrice Bouton
Elizabeth Haris
West Georgetown
Henry P. Caddy
West Medford
Mome
William F. Caddy
Caddy
Old American Express Co
Center Street
Katherine Powers
Massachusetts
University Club of
Boston
Colonial Club
Thomas Gouzoule
Cambridge
Harvey Kinney
St. George, Me
Mrs Lawerence Lords Trip to Camp Stewart
Mrs Lawrence Lord of Fitts street travels by motor to Camp Stewart Georgia for a week visiting her son Merrill S. Smith in the U S Army. She is joined by three Brunswick friends whose sons also attend the same camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lord
Fitts Street
Camp Stewart
Merrill S. Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Stilphen
Nay
Gerald Oulette
Massapequa
Long Island
N. Y
Stilphen
Laura Stilphen
Arlo Parker
Patricia
Barbara
John Parker
Nettie Jordan
Water Street
Lester Sanborn
Nancy
Falmouth
Elson Hartford
Methuen
Patricia Jean Watts
Carlatts
Chestnut Street
Central Maine General Hospital
Wilbur Gilpatrick
J. Norris Sidelinger, Jr
Front Street
Elizabeth Siegers
A.P. Denham, Jr
General Phir
Corliss Street
Mai
Dresden
Frank Wells
Miss Tracey
H. P. Caddy Funeral
Mr. Cooper
South Windsor
Henry D
Rosa M. Bullock Cooper
Cony High School
Gardiner
American Can Co
Philadelphia
C. J. Holsing Co
Newark
N. J
American Arc Welding and Cutting Co
Bathlodge of Elks
Catherine C. Tracy
L. H. Cooper
Elks
Arthur F
Fred S. Curtis & CO
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