Community notices and gatherings in Wiscasset area
Friends and former schoolmates hosted Guy Dow at Gilbert's lobster pound paid beach on a rainy Sunday with 27 attendees. Mr and Mrs Dow left for Alberta after weeks with Dow's brother. Numerous local visits, christenings, hotel stays, and hospital notes are reported along with water main breaks, tax bills, and Red Cross swimming classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Dow
Gilbert
California
Luther Little
Hesper
Union Wharf
Haggett
Sherman
Wiscasset Water Co
Bath Road
Edward H. Woodworth
Wiscasset
Yeggs
Red Cross
Bernice Blagdon
Ralph Hilton
Dresden A George C Mahoney scholarship awarded to Bowdoin College
A George C Mahoney scholarship in memory of Dr George Clifton Mahoney of Somerville Mass awards Bowdoin College 8339 19 for yearly aid to worthy students. Mahoney a physician until 1937 native of Alna once led Bridge Academy. Other notes include christening of Dresden area children and various local visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Mahoney
George Clifton Mahoney
Bowdoin College
Maxine Belle
Garnet Orville
Edith Marie
Garnet Chaney
Cincinnati
Sharon Lee
Linda Joyce
Samuel Trussell
Dresden Mills
Farm Bureau
Harland McCobb
South Dresden
George Allen
Cedar Grove
Thomas Walsh
Winchester
Mass
William Walsh
Auburn
Leslie Bailey
Stephen Fitch
Edna_ Robbins
Massachusetts
Henry Cogan
Eileen
Sheldon Sisters
Cincinnati, O
Chatterbouts Meet at Maxwell Street Home
The Chatterbouts gathered July 5 at Mrs. Mary McCrater’s Maxwell street home for a regular business session followed by refreshments. Members present were Mrs. Louise Hamlin Mrs. Elaine Mitchell Mrs. Blanche Locke Mrs. Alberta Brooks Mrs. Harriet Cotton and Mrs. Gerrie Barter. Four members were absent. The next meeting is set for July 19 at Pauline Belanger’s West Bath home.
Rogers Return From Minneapolis Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Rogers have returned to 56 High Street after a two week vacation in Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd A. Rogers
High Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Twin County 4-H field day at Bear Pond Park
West Bath and North Turner youths joined the Twin county 4-H field day at Bear Pond Park with events in morning relay races and afternoon games. A club traveling 112 miles won a watermelon prize while families and members from Bath West Bath and Lisbon Falls attended the day’s activities and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
West Bath
Bear Pond Park
North Turner
Bethel
Wanetta
Edward Estes
Annetta
Roland
Hubert
Albert
Joan Mitchell
Elaine Pinkham
Katherine Costain
Marie Michaud
Marjorie Bouget
4-H
Costain
Michaud
Pinkham
Margaret Couture
Laurence
Eugene Butterfield
Virginia
Stanley
Robert Killiam
Eva Dunn
Gardiner
Laura
Man found guilty assault and battery on Bath taxi driver
In municipal court Sig ried Hansen of Barley Neck road was found guilty of assault and battery on Hadley E. Smith of Smith's Taxis. He was fined 20 and the court costs 8.95 or 30 days in Kennebec county jail. Smith testified he refused payment for a taxi ride from Harvard street to Hansen's trailer and a struggle ensued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigried Hansen
Barley Neck Road
Hadley E. Smith
Smith
Kennebec County
Hansen
M Harvard Street
Ralph O. Dale
Harvard Street
Dale
Kenneth Reardon
Superior Court
Gardiner R. Deering
Reardon
Christopher Gill, Jr
Personal notes mention visits and service members
Andre Dionne visiting grandparents in town. Mrs. C Clifford Sargent admitted to Memorial hospital after an operation. Donald F McRae Jr. completed 14 weeks of naval boat training at Great Lakes and will pass a 12 day leave with his parents in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Dionne
Donald Dionne
Lewiston
Walter Kennerson
Washington Street
C. Clifford Sargent
Wesley Methodist Church
Memorial Hospital
Donald F. McRae, Jr
United States Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Bath
Donald F. McRae
Bath Street
Woolwich Churches and Community Notes
Local church activities include Junior Christian Endeavor bike hike on Friday two to six at Nequasset parsonage with picnic supper. Sunday service by Rev John F Anderson. Adult Bible class. Senior Endeavor that evening. choir rehearsal Tuesday eight. Montsweag, Center, and other churches share worship times, special music, and sermons. Community events report birthdays, visits, shop openings, and residents traveling or hosting gatherings. numerous local households and visitors listed with dates and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Nequasset
Christian Endeavor
John F. Anderson
Montsweag
David l
Stephen Allen
Roland Raynes
Arthur Allen
Ella Reed
James Thorpe
Russell Boyd
Day’s Ferry
Old Ferry
Priscilla Perkins
Old Tyme
Frances Jewett
Local Moves and Vacations Highlight Rural Notices
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crooker relocate to Virginia for employment while Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon and son, along with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crooker, return from a Bangor vacation. Miss Arolyn Francis spends two weeks at Camp Tanglewood in Lincolnville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood
Kenneth Crooker
Virginia
Crooker
John Gordon and
Raymond Crooker
Bangor
Arolyn Francis
Camp Tanglewood
Lincolnville
Amateur Pet Show Draws Crowd For Stray Animal Benefit
Two young animal lovers staged a backyard pet show in Wilkins back yard at 119 North Street on Tuesday to raise funds for stray cats and dogs. Barbara Ireland and Henrietta Wilkins organized entries, prizes, and ribbons with proceeds supporting animal care until homes are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins
North Street
Barbara Ireland
Richard Ireland
Tallman Street
Henrietta Wilkins
George Wilkins
Henrietta
Barbara
Richard Lemoine
Carl Norton
Jennie Rideout
Sunshine
Shirley Rideout
Prince
Dixie Oliver
Minnie the Turtle
Jimmy Cole
Tommy
Eva Wilkins
Big Cat
Prince the Cockeroe
Minnie
Stuffy
the Wilkins
Nazarene Missionary Society Holds Monthly Meeting
The Nazarene Missionary society met Tuesday evening at 34 Weeks Street, home of Mrs. Lucian Ames. Twenty two members attended as hymn singing opened the session. Scripture roll call, prayers by three members, and a new Alabaster giving were noted. Edna Johnson led a study on The China Crisis. Japan to be the next topic. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nazarene Missionary Society
Lucian Ames
Weeks Street
Nellie Brown
Alice Richardson
Marjorie Bailey
Edna Johnson
China
Japan
Leaver Bouchard Appears in Bath Court on Forgery
Gerard E. Bouchard, released from Thomaston State Prison for fraud, faced Bath municipal court on two counts of check forgery. He pled guilty, found in probable cause, bound over to the October Superior Court term with $1,000 bonds. Complainants were Loren Jaffe and Deputy Loring D. Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard E. Bouchard
Lewiston
Thomaston
Charles Pelletier
Percy A. Kingsbury
Bath
John W. Quarrington
Bouchard
Superior Court
Loren Jaffe
Loring D. Small
Quarrington
Kennebec County
Arthur R. Webster
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Kelliher
Dr Fosdick to Speak at Head Tide Church
The Restoration and Preservation committee of the Head Tide church in Alna invites all to its annual meeting on Sunday July 24 at 3 30 pm at the church. Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick will speak with cello numbers by Eugene Tavenner and Mrs J Murray Wyman as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Head Tide
Alna
Harry—Emerson— Fosdick
Eugene Tavenner
J. Murray Wyman
Rensel H. Colby
Lawrence A. Averrill
William Frye
Frances Sortwell
Wiscasset
Mary Kennison
Boothbay Harbor
Lawrence A. Verrill
Farm Demonstration on Insect Control at Rosedale Farm
C L Eastman county agent announces a meeting and demonstration at Rosedale farm West Bath Thursday evening at 730 on European corn borer control earworm armyworm stalk borer and related materials. Hand guns for home gardeners will be used and timing and application methods will be discussed to prevent waste and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Eastman
Cooperative Extension Work
Agriculture and Home Economics
Rosedale Farm
West Bath
Eastman
Corliss Street Bible School Closes After Successful Term
A large turnout attended the Corliss Street Vacation Bible School closing exercises. 14 teachers and helpers received certificates of appreciation from Rev. Arvid L. Anderson. 57 pupils earned attendance certificates. 87 scholars enrolled with an average daily attendance of 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Arvid L. Anderson
Barbara Brown
Keith MacLuer
Patricia ‘Cool
Frances MacNeil
Susan Norton
Rowland Hanscom
Theresa Hill
Clara Hanscom
Jacob Wheeler
Mary Stuart
Victor Lonn
Edith Norton
Mildren Stuart
Robert Witham
Sterling Bible Class Meeting Review at Corliss Street Church
The Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street church held its July gathering with 11 members. Mrs. W. W. Chaney led devotions, focusing on the National flag, followed by singing and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Bible
Corliss Street Church
W. W. Chaney
Free Will
Annie Coombs
King’s Point
Mary Gillespie
Flora Robbins
Bath welcomes Coles family for summer visit
Mrs Richard Coles and her daughter Mary Linda of Columbus Ohio arrived in Bath to stay with Mrs Ethel Tourtillotte on Center Street for the summer. Mr Coles will join August 1 for a brief vacation in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Drapeau
Brunswick
Fred Larrabee
Herbert Murphy
Raymond Bridges
Wiscasset
Robert Thompson
Robert
Lynn
Mass
Holbrook Cottage
New Meadows River
Eva Frazer
Edward Collins
Laura Whitmore
F. W. Deehan
Emmett Furlong
David
Richmond
Charlotte Cooke
Kermit
Massachusetts
Courtney Stover
Owen Thompson
Waterville
Kenneth Elbridge
Virgle Libby
Richard
Martha
Margaret Elbridge
Ernest Elbridge
John Libby
Oakland
Percy Holbrook
New Meadows
Pemaquid
Mary Green
Joseph Stetson
Fred White
West Gardiner
Lewiston
Hayden Rogers
Nancy
Mary and
Allen
Rumford
Llwellyn Rogers
Fred Rose
Milton Morse
Phippsburg
R. F. Streeter
Elwood
Kenneth
Flushing
N. Y
Archibald McCoy
Joseph W. Larrabee
Edward J. McMann
Cleveland
McMann
Jean
Marie
Bath
Walter Larrabee
Topsham
New Meadows Lake
Larrabee
Joseph
Joseph Larrabee
Edward McMann
Richard Coles
Margaret Tourtillotte
Mary Linda
Columbus
Ohio
Coles
Ethel Tourtillotte
Center Street
Breed Family Visits Ida Breed in Center Street
Mr. and Mrs. George Breed and daughter Florence of Miami, Fla., arrived for a month’s visit with Mr. Breed’s mother Mrs. Ida Breed on Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Breed
Florence
Miami, Fla
Mr. Breed
Ida Breed
Center Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick McLaughlin
Windsor, Conn
Eddie
Frederick, Jr
Helen Dickinson
Gertrude V. Myer
Oyster Bay
Federal Street
Jo Farrin
Boston
Ria Boylston Hutchins
Joseph Slovak
Fryeburg
John R. McFarlane
St. Philip’s
Parker Averill Grant
Elmer Pushard
Livermore Falls
John B. Sutter
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
J. Kenneth Burnham
Elmhurst
Boylston Hutchins
Kenneth Hutchins
Arthur Phinney
West Medford
Wiscasset Inn
Sewall Hutchins
St. Philip's
Llewellyn White
Marblehead
Anna Reed
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Vesper Rebekah Lodge
Waldoboro
Pine Cone
Howard Wilson
Belmont
Nellie Merry
Deforest Munsey
Lew Curtis
Ed Dunning
Los Angeles
Calif
Carl Pierce
Harry E. Rines
Lee S. Sherman
W. Victor Gorham
Gorham
Woodstock
Christie Farrell
John Seller
Mechanic Falls
H. E. Rines
Charles E. Cowley
Lincoln Home
Robie Kelley
Charles Hall
Boothbay
George W. Boynton
Lake Worth
Fla
Dresden
Chatterbouts
Foster's Point
Leslie Bates
Eenila Mass
Margaret
Margaret Bingenset Y
Tibbetts Farm
Perry Cove
Frank E. Donnell
Whitman
Earle Donnell
Donnell
George Biswell
Howard Purington
Florence Neiley
Purington
Purington Place
Joseph Robichaud
Dorothy Bubier
Annetta Barter
Gray Homestead
Southport
Laurance Burnham
Irving Burnham
Woolwich
Janet
Abbey Harvey
Sanford
Lena King
Irene Nadine
Horace Wade
Livermore ‘Falls
Arthur Bean
Howard McNeill
Westfield
McNeill
N. H
R. S. McLeod
Charles Thompson
New Boston
Jordan Wright
Fred Hathorne
Julia Getchell
Marie Savage
Canada
Willard
William Raynes
Pamela
Falmouth
Marguerite Cromwell
Manchester
Carl Longfellow
New York
Montreal
Milton Baker
Bowdeinham
Walter Baker
Nazarene Missionary
County Fair Restaurant
Maine
State
DR. Fosdick
Head Tide Church
Corliss Street Bible School
Sterling Bible Class
York County
Old Orchard
Kennebunk
Ogunquit
Wells
United States Brewers Foundation
Waine Division
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