Wiscasset Organ Society and Community Notices
Wiscasset weekly notices recount meetings of the Organ Society at the Congregational vestry with plans for a January 30 church and parish supper. Dorcas and Christian Endeavor clubs held gatherings on Jan 23 and 21. A large church service, social events, and a Valentine party planned for Feb 13 are noted, along with a reception for Rev. Sowder and commemorations for Frank H. Gray and Louis Blagdon. Obituaries mention Charles Harper and ongoing town social life amid cold weather and local club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organ Society
Congregational Vestry
Bess
Charles 8. Sowder
White Elephant Club
Sue Bailey
Irene Metcalf
Helen Quinnam
Dorcas Club
Federal Street
Damaris Tarr
Charles
Lowder
Church School
Ruth Léavitt
Virginia Pease
C. E. Society of the Congregational Church
Damariscotta
Ways and Means
The
Louise Blagdon
Charles S. Sowder
Everett A. Sherwood
E. Murray Senter
Leon J. Flood
Senter
Main Street
Alvin W. Keirstead
Alfred H. Lennox
Frank H. Gray
Gray
Louis Blagdon
Helen Cowley Erskine
Wiscasset Council
Red Men's Hall
Lewis Tarr
Elden P. Munsey
Harriet C. Jackson
Elsie Blagdon
Ned Rines
Walter Serle
John N. Mayo
Nellie Munsey
Ethel Redennett
Carolyn Pendleton
Zina Davis
Simonton
Vendella Mosher
Harper
Wiscasset Inn
Sarah H. Bassett
Blizzard Strands Town Residents in Severe Maine Storm
Reading 23 to 28 below, residents endure record cold and heavy snow. Several travelers faced delays and isolation amid the blizzard that closed roads and delayed school. Local social and club events continue with postponed activities and community fund efforts for town facilities.
Ice Breaker Expected To Arrive Thursday
An ice breaker is expected not later than Thursday morning to break Kennebec river ice above the bridge so the steamship Berwindvale can clear from the Kennebec Wharf and Coal Company where she has discharged 6800 tons of bituminous. A request has been made to the First Coast Guard district, Boston, for the ice breaker. The Berwindvale will be light by Thursday morning and return to Newport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Berwindvale
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
First Coast Guard District
Boston
Union River
Surry
Newport News
Former Bath Boy Has Busy Career
Daniel W Perkins known as Charlie in Bath grew up there, joined the Army at 14, served in the Philippines Hospital Corps, and saw action in China during the Boxer Rebellion. He later discharged at Angel Island and worked 11 years as superintendent of the General Utilities Department at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Hondo California, married with a 14 year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Daniel W Perkins
Charlie
Philippines
China
Jola-Jole
Angel Island
Rancho Los Amigos
Hondo
Calif
General Utilities Department
City Struggles to Clear Heavy Snowfall Efforts Continue
Mayor Small described the ongoing snow removal crisis as a major effort with the city plows active since the storm began. Crews work long hours, a new plow broke down, and assistance from Portland Tractor Co. arrived while hydrants and warehouses are cleared. Snow is hauled to the Maine Central wharf and sidewalks remain largely uncleared in residential areas. Drivers and pedestrians face increased risk, and officials urge caution as costs rise beyond $800 last week with welfare help supplementing pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
Mayor Small
Portland Tractor Co
Portland
Maine Central
Washington Street
West Bath Man Dies at Home of Daughter at Richmond
Samuel Flanders Bates 79, a West Bath farmer, died Thursday morning in Richmond at his daughter Mrs. Fred H. Duren’s home after an illness that began last fall. He was born Sept 27, 1855 in West Bath, lived there all his life, and observed his 52nd wedding anniversary on Nov 23. Surviving: two sons Olmar B. Bates of Bath and Lloyd D. Bates of Albany, four daughters Mrs. William A. Foster of Cathance, Mrs. Chester F. Freeman of Portland, Mrs. Duren of Richmond, and Miss Eleanor Bates of Portland, plus two brothers Silas M. and Charles H. Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miss Bassett
Alvin
Martha Foster Bassett
Archie H. Dodge
Federal Street
Lawrence B. Haggett
James Knight, Jr
Robert Sargent
Robert Sutter
Florida
Stanley W. Dodge
Neal Creamer
Portland
Maine
Harry Mosher
Manchester
N. H
Floyd Parker
Wiscasset
Ella Campbell
Frank Vannah
Newcastle
Arthur Bean
Augusta
Charles M. Leavitt
Katherine Perkins
Rumford
Foster Perkins
Fort Hill Street
Jeannette Haggett
Oak Grove Seminary
L. B. Haggett
Middle Street
The
Legion Civic Club
C. J. DiPerri
Virginia Pease
Helen Reed
Sheepscot
Winona Leavitt
Pleasant Street
Woman's Club
Mary Hobson
Female Charitable Society of
George Bemis
Jane Tucker
A. W. Beirstead
Charles S. Sewall
Frank Adams
Eliza Holbrook
Samuel Flanders Bates
West Bath
Fred H. Duren
Richmond
Bates
Sabine
sXolmar BE
Bath
Lloyd D. Bates
Albany
N. Y
William A. Foster
Cathance
Chester F. Freeman
Duren
Eleanor Bates
Silas M
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Miss Magoun Delights Winter Street Auxiliary Readers
Miss Alice N. Magoun, longtime Winter Street church member and reader, gave two readings at a Tuesday evening Auxiliary meeting in the ladies parlor. Attendance was 42 with three guests. plans included a February 12 entertainment and a February 26 Colonial party. Refreshments were served by local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice N. Magoun
Winter Street Church
Winter Street
Miss Magoun
Beano
Christine C. Curtis
Russell M. Colby
Charles Andre
E. Carl Albee
George Hibbs
Ralph Wright
West Bath Red Cross Meeting Receives Community Support
The West Bath branch of the Bath Red Cross outlines its February meeting set for Feb 6 with a dinner committee led by Mrs Margaret Quinlan and others. The Jan 23 gathering in Grange Hall hosted 29 members aiding sewing of children night clothing, aided by new materials and an added machine funded by Mrs Fred Cary. attendance included firsttimer Charles Bernard Doyle Jr and a funeral in Richmond for Samuel F Bates. storm closures disrupted schools, and a West Bath Grange dance is planned for Feb 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Bath
The
American Red Cross
Margaret Quinlan
Marjorie Cavanaugh
Hope Ward
Dora Powers
Grange
Ada Larrabee
Elizabeth, Chesley
Ida Sandelin
Fred Cary
Annie H. Trufant
New Hampshire
Patience Angelia Estey White
White
Florida
Charles Bernard Doyle, Jr
Red Cross
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Loring D. Small
Mr. Small
Richmond
Samuel F. Bates
Bates
Sabine
Fred Duren
Cathance
Omar R. Perry
Bridge Street
Herbert C. White
Highland Spring Ice Co
Charles F MacDonald
Ralph W. MacDonald
Drummond Street
Harold Conley
Conley
Larrabee’s Grove
Emily Larrabee
Larrabee's Grove
Brunswick
Helena Hadley
LaVerne Richardson
Percy E. Holbrook
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell's Pond
Albert White
Warren
A. N. White
Albert
Foster's Point
West Bath Grange
Grange Hall
Bills of interest to Sagadahoc County
Two measures introduced in the Maine Legislature under the emergency clause proposed by Senator Jack son of Sagadahoc county. One would authorize county commissioners to negotiate temporary loans and another would let municipalities repay those loans within one year from negotiation. Mayor Small backs a draft to extend fiscal year repayment, enabling borrowing when funds are tight. The city owes county taxes and seeks ready money to cover current bills. Representative Hagan introduces a $12 per month pension for Marshall Davis of Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Jackson
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc
Small
Edward W. Bridgham
Hagan
Georgetown
Marshall Davis
Bowdoinham
Mrs Harry Crosman Hosts Tuesday Card Party
Mrs Harry W Crosman entertained Tuesday afternoon at a benefit card party for South End P T A. Four tables played with prizes won by Mrs Carleton Lowell first Mrs Alfred E Carpenter second and Mrs Wellington A Moore third. Next party in two weeks at Mrs William H Small home as dessert bridge. Association meets next Tuesday evening on Washington street with afternoon work, supper for members and guests, and a program after the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Crosman
High Street
South End
Carleton Lowell
Alfred E. Carpenter
Wellington A. Moore
Value of Teachers Teachers, oet the buildings, wake the school.
The fragmentary note references teachers and buildings with a school context. Readable elements imply a discussion about school facilities or value of teaching staff, but specifics are unclear.
Bowdoinham Native Dies in the South
Bath friends learn of the death of Mrs. Mary d Huyvetter widow of Vincent d Huyvetter of Greensboro North Carolina on January 20. Born in Bowdoinham she lived with relatives in Bath Brooklyn and Greensboro before marrying. Survived by her daughter Mrs. Boyd funeral planned in Greensboro with burial in Oak Grove Bath.
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Bath
Mary
d'Huyvetter
Vincent d'Huyvetter
Greensboro
N. C
Harry Boyd
Susan N. Ballou
High Street
d'Hayvetter
Bowdoinham
Capt. Storer
Ballou
James Ballou
Brooklyn
MacFarlane
d’Huyvetter
Donalds. Sewall
Boothbay Harbor
Boyd
Buriel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Teachers' Night Highlights History in Education Effort
Miss Isabel Lewis read a message from the national president to parents and teachers about old textbooks. Supt. Clinton D. Wilson urged funding to provide a whole book for each pupil, proposing a $3,000 annual need and a librarian for the high school. The gathering showcased the Fathersingers and Mothersingers with songs concluding the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Lewis
Jaques
Lewis
Clinton D. Wilson
High School
Central Grammar
Miss Walker
Daniel Williams
Patten Free Library
Janette W. Smith
John E. Pomeroy
Eleanor P. Danforth
Kentucky
St&j. Mary
Founders Day observance planned by local PTA group
Mrs Humphreys presided at the business meeting where committees formed for Founders Day on Feb 18 and for the Presidents ball. A state convention is set for Bangor in October, with various hospitality and program committees named. An education Friends society revival and a legislative committee to report on the Maine legislature were announced, plus plans to photograph Fathersingers and Mothersingers for the national PTA magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys
Arthur W. King
Bangor
William W. Dennison
Dennison
Carl C. Anderson
Leroy F. Colby
Joseph O. Purdue
Roscoe P. McFadden
Edward Sewall
Ralph Bragg
Richard Hersom
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Milton C. Trott
John C. Fitzgerald
Clinton D. Wilson
Maine School Public Finance Commission
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Colby
Friends of Education Society
Bath
Supt. Wilson
David S. Cogan
Friends of Education
Daniel Williams
North Center P. T. A
Jacques
Harry W. Smith
Helen L. Hayes
Arthur B. Scott
M. Agnes.Fahey
Woolwich Community Notes and School Highlights
Woolwich students show high marks with Li Shaw missing one word in spelling and Earl Bailey plus Forrest Graves achieving perfect scores as the Mountan school reports 100 percent attendance. The Woolwich Union for Christian Service lists services for February 3 with Sunday school at Day's Ferry Nequasset and Sagadahoc Ferry and worship times. Updates cover council meetings, storm-related school closures, local happenings including Clifton Gainsley visiting Natick, snow-clearing efforts, a President's ball, and church activities. Beginning Feb 3, two Sunday services will be held at 2 PM with Bible school to follow, plus Monday Fireside Forum led by Mrs. Soule and Willing Workers events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountan
Li Shaw
Earl Bailey
Forrest Graves
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Day's Ferry
Nequasset
Sagadahoc Ferry
Sebenon Hall
Good Will Club
John Lily
Richard A. Stinson
Madeline Hathorne
Walter Swank
Stinson
William’ Stinson
Hartley Hathorne
Ladies
Hollis Leeman
Raymond
Roberta Hathorne
Fred Soule
Richard Hunnewell
Former Montsweag couple in Hollywood for New Year greeting
Bath residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth MacIntyre now reside in Hollywood California. Mrs MacIntyre opened a factory designing handmade flowers from tin cans called Cantina Vulgaris. They report strong West sales this year and plan East sales next year. Mr MacIntyre, a painter, has painted portraits in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kenneth MacIntyre
Hollywood
Cal
MacIntyre
Montsweag
California
Palm Springs
Walker Art Gallery
Bowdoin College
Memorial Service At West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange held a memorial service for members who died in the past year during the weekly meeting. Attendance reached 48 with most officers present. Next week the program will be led by Sheriff Albert Henderson with a Washington birthday party planned for February 18.
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West Bath
The
Grange
Arthur C. Lemont
Albert Henderson
Washington
Fred K. Sturtevant
Isle of Somewhere
Eleanor D. Drake
Ann Eliza Rich
Ralph P. Dunbar
Charles S. Lemont
Mildred H. Morse
Has Largest Families Kerry has the largest families in the Trish Free State
Kerry leads in family counts in the Trish Free State with several sizable households. The report highlights numerous kin groups and suggests a demographic emphasis on extended families across the region.
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Kerry
Trish Free State
Should Train Youth for Diplomatic Posts
Theodore Urbanowitz, inspector at Bath Iron Works, urges Rotary to train youths for diplomatic posts by studying languages and foreign cultures. He notes Europeans and Russians profiting from multilingual diplomacy and trade insight, citing his Russia visit. He warns an adequate navy and army aid peace, and highlights Rotary International service goals. Proceeds from Bath Winter Carnival support children’s playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neec Oif
Theodore Urbanowitcz
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hotel Phoenix
Urbanowitz
England
Germany
United States
St. Petersburg
Russia
Petrograd
Rotary
James A. Gillies, Jr
Junior Hospital League
Roger D. Skillings
Bath
Auxiliary Meeting In Bath On Monday
The Maine Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal church will meet in Bath next Monday in quarterly session. The day includes Holy Communion at 8:30, a business meeting, a quiet hour with Bishop William Brewster, luncheon, a 1:30 address by Miss C. A. Couch, secretary to the Bishop of Hankow, China, and adjournment at 3. Reports from the Triennial at Atlantic City will be shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church
Bath
William Brewster
C. A. Couch
Hankow
China
Atlantic City
Edith C. Trickey
Carroll Street
Portland
Harold W. Delong
Washington Street
Bath Boy Scout Returns Portland Pocketbook With Integrity
In Portland a Boy Scout Donald Edward McElman found Roger L. Gowell of the Pro Rendering Co. pocketbook on Front Street near the Colonial. He returned it promptly after identifying the owner through the contents. Gowell praised Scout McElman's integrity in a letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger L. Gowell
Pro Rendering Co
Front Street
Colonial
Donald Edward McElman
Harold McElman
Huse Street
Gowell
Scout McElman
Maine
Enjoyable Philathea Social At Mrs Morang’s Home
A Philathea class social at Mrs. Earl Morang’s 427 Middle Street featured a talk by Frederick Chapman of Damariscotta now residing in Bath. He spoke on A Trip to the Grand Canyon with burro travel across the country, Indian customs and music from primitive days to modern government education, followed by games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Morang
Middle Street
Frederick &. Chapman
Damariscotta
Bath
Grand Canyon
Chapman
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Chevrolet
Hagcett Garage Co
Harry Crosman
P.T.A
Woolwich
Open Factory
Rotarians
Buxton
Buxton Medicine Company
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