Salvation Army Appeal in Wiscasset District
The Annual Maintenance Appeal led by Frances Sortwell as chairman and Wesley Day as treasurer sets a 650 dollar quota in Wiscasset and district. A local committee list includes Rev. George G. Chiera and others. The report notes wartime Salvation Army service and mentions deaths of Hartley Smith and Mrs Alfred Lennox, with community events, meetings, and personal items from town residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Wiscasset
Frances A. Sortwell
Wesley C. Day
George G. Chiera
D. F. S. Day
M. D
C. J. DiPerri
D. O
Sidney C. Evans
Roy R. Marston
Red Shield
USO
Salvationists
Personal notes from Bath area residents and visitors
The notes list Mr. and Mrs. J. Maurice Haynes returning from their Summer estate in Southport, Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Guthrie visiting Henry Biggins in Chestnut street, and Miss Ethel D. Barter attending her brother Luther Barter's funeral in Boothbay Harbor. Other items include Mrs. Walter Austin visiting Middle street, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Watrous of New Orleans at Sedgwick, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip O Hara at Sebasco Estates. Next week O Hara starts work in the pari mutuel department at the Maine Harness Races. Mrs. Thomas S. Gibbons hosted President Newell of Bath Iron Works, who heads to the West Indies and other locations with United Seaman's Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Maurice Haynes
Academy Street
Southport
Andrew Guthrie
Medford
Mass
Henry Biggins
Chestnut Street
Ethel D. Barter
Boothbay Harbor
Luther Barter
Walter Austin
Portland
Lucius M. Lemont
Middle Street
Maine
Thomas S. Gibbons
Washington Street
Newell
Bath Iron Works
West Indies
Canal Zone
South America
United Seaman's Service
New York
Miami
Mary F. Gibbons
West Bath Family Shares Birthday and Social News
A West Bath social column notes Mrs. Erwin Whorff's surprise birthday party with gifts and cake. It lists local guests, club gatherings at Rock Hill Inn, and varied personal items from area families including military, employment, and travel updates across Bath and nearby towns.
Augusta Families Visit and Bangor Trip Noted
Mrs Leon Felker and her son of Augusta called on Tuesday at Mr and Mrs Joseph Larrabee. Mr and Mrs Edward Larrabee and son of Portland recently visited his sister Mrs William Bailey and family. Mr and Mrs J B Cooke are spending two weeks in Bangor, with Mrs Cooke planning to visit her parents in New Brunswick at the end of their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Whorff
Ernest Boulard
Eugene Reno
Albert Reno
Demorise
Philip Reno
Evangeliste Vachon
Betty Holland
Donna McMahan
Rose Bonna
Julia Marsh
B.I.W
Rock Hill Inn
Robert Boudreau
Marshall Boudreau
Howard Bubier
Everett Waterman
Elmer Williams
Charles H. White
U.S. A
Peter Brissette
Dorchester
Mass
Albert White
Rose Robichaud
Margaret Gorgone
Staten Island
N. Y
Joseph Robichaud
Henry Boudreau
Francis Burgess
Richard Renshaw
Harding
James Cook
Massachusetts
Peabody
Cook
Charlotte Cargill
Courtney Stover
William Ketchum
Lee Ketchum
Madison
Theresa Burgess
Stanley Wallace
Perkins
Medcalf
Pecci
Michaud
Bath
James Watt
Bayonne
N. J
Frederick Boudreau
Carl Crane
Lena Larrabee
Ellen Oliver
Phippsburg
Boudreau
Boudreaus
Clayton Armstrong
Day’s Ferry
J. Roy Larrabee
Revere
E. R. Brown
F. W. Larrabee
Oscar Adams
Coombs
King’s Point
Joseph Getchell
Robinson
Cook's Corner
Normand Perkins
Dunning Street
Brunswick
John Eade
Edward Morse
Bates Cottage
Harvey Dobbins
Nell Whitmer
James Jenkins
Charles Haggett
Sabine
Leon F. Bates
Beachmont
Charles Bates
Donald Henderson
William Bailey
Hyde Windlass Co
Leon Felker
Augusta
Joseph Larrabee
Edward Larrabee
Portland
J. B. Cooke
Bangor
Cooke
New Brunswick
West Bath Grange Meeting Highlights and Music
West Bath Grange met Monday evening with direction by Mrs. Ella Coombs Mrs. Elizabeth Young and Herbert Simpson. Performances included piano and vocal solos by Mrs. Reginald Farnham and Mrs. Esther Andrews plus reading by Mrs. Mildred Weeks and a solo Oh Time Take Me Back by Mrs. Julia Field. A penny match contest went to Mrs. Hope Ward and a short skit featured Marie White Frances Young. Next meeting planned by Reginald Farnham Doris White and Mary Ellicott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Ella Coombs
Elizabeth Young
Herbert Simpson
Reginald Farnham
Esther Andrews
Uncle Sam
Norman Howard
Muet
Farnham
Andrews
Reading
Mildred Weeks
Julia Field
Mrs. Andrews
Hope Ward
Marie White
Frances Young
Doris White
Mary Ellicott
Will Miss Hyde Park in a Curious Hyde Park Scene
A vivid scene unfolds in Hyde Park with shouting crowds and religious talk. An elderly man dressed in red white and blue entertains with flags and stories as others wander, some courting, some arguing democracy. The piece notes G. L. will miss Hyde Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L
Hyde Park
Boston Mutual Life Insurance shows steady gain
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company reports continued progress in 1944 and early 1945. Assets, premiums, and net income reach all time highs with total insurance in force at 134,047,520 as of May 3 1945 and 371,219 policyholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
Jay R. Benton
United States
Benton
West Point summer visit and Boston trip noted
Dr and Mrs Paul Gregware spent several days with Mr and Mrs Miller at their West Point summer home. Cpl Edward B Parker visiting his mother at 918 Washington Street passed Monday in Boston with friends. Mrs Falls visits for a week at the home of her daughter Mrs Ivan Richards on Washington Street. Mrs John Cassidy on Washington Street returns home after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Parent of Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hatch, Jr
Army Air Force
Germany
Ruth Hill
Portland
George Clark
Kennebunk Beach
Miss Hill
F. B. Engert
Ledges Inn
Main Street
Ralph Sherman
Richman
Raymond B. Sherman
Sherman
Federal Street
Stanley Clifford
Melrose
Mass
Clifford
Nellie B. Clifford
North Edgecomb
Amory Curtis
John
Clover Cottage
Roy L. Dow
Alna Road
Janet Murphy
Beverly Butler
Bridgeport
Brooklyn N. Y
Mr. Greenleaf
Edith Greenleaf
Adams’ Inn
John Dow
Eli Butler
Lincoln Block
William
Harry Coffin
John B. Downey
Herold
Pleasant Pond
Lee Street
Vernon Lewis
New Jersey
Gerald C. Sherman
Vincent C. Reed
Bath Road
Verne Safford
Dead River
Paul Henderson
Henderson
Henry Dyer
Boston
Luther Hall
Dorothy Fischer
Robert E. Burns
Wakefield
Florence Huff
Davis Camps
John Myer
San Antonio
Texas
Oyster Bay
Paul Gregware
Miller
West Point
Cpl
Edward B. Parker
E. B. Parker
Washington Street
More Falls
Ivan Richards
John Cassidy
Frank Parent
Brewer
Woolwich First Baptist services and local notices
Woolwich Center morning service at 10 with Mrs. J M Gowdey speaking A Prince Without a Kingdom Evening service at 7 30 on Peters Escape Acts 12 Woolwich Wiscasset Montsweag 11 30 with Gowdey same title Day’s Ferry community groups attend wedding of Private Richard Brown and Yvonne Nickerson Various local meetings picnics and travels include Scout camp plans dances at Tuessie hall discontinued and neighbors’ visits plus military notes and ice supply line delays at Mill Pond with Boy Scouts nearby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
J. M. Gowdey
Peter
Woolwich-Wiscasset
Montsweag
Day’s Ferry
Everett
Samuel Hathorne
Jordan Wright
Clarence Allen
Holbrook
Mass
Audrey Thompson
Portsmouth
N. H
Arlene Grover
Clayton Stinson
Linda
Carlton
Delmar
Albert Temple
William Ritchie
New Glasgow
N. S
Roland Raynes
Blanche Littlefield
Day's Ferry
Maxine Walker
Frank J. Walker
Boston
Lemuel Preble
Pelham Howe
Warren Raynes
William Moore
Harold Young
Hinds
Panther Pond
Tuessie ‘Hall
Alice Ledwell
Raynes
Neuita L. McCann
Montreal
Can
Horace E. Wade
Niagara Falls
Ont
Toronto
McCann
Avis June Marston
Sagadahoc Ferry
Cony High School
Augustia
Marston
Barley Neck Road
E. B. Shaw
Murphy’s Corner
Shaw
Howard Miller
Dorchester
Howard, Jr
Louise Miller
River Road
Gordon Huff
North Woolwich
Skowhegan
Huff
Hayden Temple
Keith Jameson
Billy Gilman
Sebasco
Herold Leeman
Marjorie
Sarah Bailey
Farmingdale
Frank Bailey
Terry Dorr
Russell Dorr
West Bath
Marilyn
Neuta McCann
Quebec
Elizabeth Bower
Auburn
Elmira Sylvester
Alice Spencer
Lucille Jay
Lewiston
Pfe
William Clancy
U S.A
Clancy
Walter Baker
Pfe. Clancy
Germany
Texas
Pacific
Costello P. Hall
E. V. Reed
H. E. Wade
Lieut
Haran Trott
Wiscasset
Tobey Jr. Plans Brief Portland Visit
Mrs J Fred Tobey Jr departed Wednesday for a short stay in Portland to pass a few days away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Tobey, Jr
Portland
City to close old dumpnext Wednesday amid new disposal rules
Health officer Chester H. McCabe announced that the old municipal dump on North Street Extension will cease operation at 7 p.m. next Wednesday July 25 and the new North End facilities will open July 26. Officials stressed imperfect but thorough ordinances and strict holiday and Sunday bans, with emergency exceptions possible. Fire crews will extinguish remaining fires on the old site and experts will begin eradicating the rat population the day after closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Street
Upper High Street
Chester H. McCabe
North End
McCabe
Richard Frates
Lt Stanley Cresley recounts life in a German prison camp
Lt. Stanley Cresley of Bath spoke at a Rotary Club luncheon about his wartime experiences in a German prison camp after serving in aviation. He detailed escape near Stuttgart, praised Allied cooperation, highlighted Red Cross aid, and stressed improving U.S.Russian friendship while noting bombing lessons and German casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Stanley Cresley
George B. Wolstenholme
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Bath Club
Hollis Garey
Stanley Cressey
Germany
Bowdoin
Stan
England
United Nations
Stuttgart
Red Cross
Gardiner Birthday for Henry Richards at Yellow House
Henry Richards of Gardiner celebrated his 97th birthday at his Yellow House home on Tuesday. The retired architect, manufacturer and educator was in excellent health and hosted tea for friends and family, including his two sons John Richards of St Paul’s School Concord and Henry Howe Richards of Groton School Groton Mass, daughter Rosalind Richards in Boston, and Mrs C A Shawk ins of Dedham. The Richards home is noted as the residence where Laura E Richards wrote Captain January and other works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Philip's
Wiscasset Fire Society
William H. Burton
Mason Electric
Central Maine Power Co
Birch Point
Huntoon Hill
Ida Shea
Doris Bailey
Walter Adams
Earl Colby
Henry Richards
Gardiner
Yellow House
John Richards
St. Paul’s School
Concord
Henry Howe Richards
Groton School
Groton
Mass
C. A. Shawkins
Dedham
Rosalind Richards
Boston
Richards
Laura E. Richards
Captain January
Bay Point Passages and Local Visitors at Bath Bay
Bay Point residents and visiting families are noted in a busy Bay Point area column. Bobby Miller, radio technician aboard the USS Augusta traveling with President Truman, met seven British ships en route to the Big Three conference. Walter Quance Jr. receives leave from his parents at Camp Comfort and Auburn. A surprise birthday party honors Mr Walter I. Noyes from Bath. Bath visitors include John Hart and sons, Edith Renau, Olive White, Mrs R H Clark, and Mrs Noyes who hosted gifts and money. Cottage occupancies and summer guests appear from Belmont, Bath, and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby” Miller
Us.s. Augusta
Walt Quance
Camp Comfort
Auburn
Walter I. Noyes
Bath
John Hart
James
John, Jr
Edith Renau
Olive White
Whiam Berry
West Bath
R.H. Clark
Ir.h. Clark
U.S.N
Hart Bo
Noye
Dave
Emi Belmont
Mass
Harold Whi Sr
Boston
First Beach
Walter ‘Hartney
Scott
Billy
Charles Kiessling
Dedham
T Kiessling
Navy reshuffles top air and carrier commands
In the latest post changes 3 George E. Stratemeyer takes overall air force command in China while Vice Admiral To ers becomes head of the Land Carrier Task Force. Rear Admiral Sherman takes over the Carrier Task Force from Vice Admiral Mitscher who will return to Washington as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Air AE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
George E. Stratemeyer
U. S. Air For
China
John H. Toers
John S. McCain
Frederick C. Sherman
Bom
Marc Mitscher
Mitscher
Washington
Naval Operatior Air
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hartley Smith
Bedford
Mr. Smith
Sarah Smith
Florida
Roy Smith
Paterson
Calif
Robert L. Smith
Walker Smith
Lillian D. Smith
Alfred H. Lennox
Leighton Convalescent Home
St. Philip's Church
Republican National Committee
Herbert Brownell, Jr
E. May Chapman
Marion Martin
Miss Martin
Browner
Mothers’ Club of
Mary Hobson
Clarence A. Peaslee
Peaslee
Elm Lodge High Street
A. R. Pearsall
Hastings
Priscilla L. Hayden
Carolyn Ll. White
Auburndale
George M. Edwards
Sargent
Washington, D. C
Elm Lodge
Grace L. Knight
Carolyn S. Varney
Frances Hobson Peaslee
Lincoln Home
Isabel Young
Howard Morrison
Bingham
Carlton Chebro
Glenmont
Frederick B. Engert
Frederick
Errille K. Meserve
Leota Meserve
Vesta Meserve
Dresden Mills
Sgt. Meserve
Eighth Air Force
Olon H. Brown
Brown
A. H. Brown
T/c Brown
Solon
Roger Cowley
Bernard Benner
Waldoboro
Mrs. Rankin
Edgar Rankin
S2 c
Arthur Hatch
Marie Antoinette House
Enterprise
Londonderry
Woolwich
Mill Pond
Old City Dump
Bay Point
Oliver Mo
Range Lakes
John H. Towers