Summer church service and local notes from Phippsburg area
Sunday service at the Congregational church was led by H Macy Whitehead a Summer worker for the Phippsburg Christian Service committee. The text Whom say ye that I am prompted a large summer congregation. A July 18 birthday honored Mrs Clark Bowker oldest member at 95. Various locals sing and attend, with Rev Frank W Bevan replacing Rev Samuel Young. A Tide Over launch visits Dromore Bay foggy conditions persist on the river and a Lane swimming accident prompts rescue efforts. A Bodwell grange supper July 30 aids the church. Totman library sale nets funds for books. Personal items list visitors, dances featuring the Virginia Reel, and several family visits around Cranberry Point Center and Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Clark Bowker
James Loney
Cleveland, O
Arah Richmond
Winter Street
Bath
Totman Library
Dromore Bay
Lee’s Island
Cape C
Squirrel Point
Benjamin Norton
Cape Cod
Lane
Congregational
Bodwell Grange Hall
Anita Totman
Fred Haggett
Frank L. Farnsworth
Falmouth
Lizzie Heald Farnsworth
William Warren
Elizabeth Head
Heald House
Church Lane
Dromore Gut
Farnsworth
Phippsburg
Annie Pease
Blanch Ryan
Grange Repair Fund
Kennebec Point Camp
Merrit Trott
Hlister
Meadowbrook’s Annie Bowker Celebrates 95th Birthday
Meadowbrook resident Annie Clark Bowker, Phippsburg’s oldest citizen, observed her 95th birthday at her son J. K. Bowker’s Meadowbrook home. Born July 18, 1854, she taught at Parker Head school, married Freeman Clark Bowker in 1874, and remains lively on town affairs with visitors including Rev. Charles Stevens and Mrs. Georgia Leach. Her grandson Eugene Bowker Jr. joined in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Clark Bowker
Phippsburg
J. K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
William
Jane Morrison Sprague
Freeman Clark Bowker
Charles L. Stevens
Georgia «Leach
Macy Whitehead
Maselin
Gramma” Bowker
Eugene Bowker, Jr
Parker Head School
Reed Neck
Philip Gormley
Mary
Portland
Frances Percival
Tracy Cottage
Robert Whitehead
Windham
Brightwater
Annie Bowker
Survey to map Georgetown Road for Reid State Park access
The State Park commission, after notice from the Highway commission, will begin surveying Georgetown road on Monday to connect the main Five Islands road to the Reid State park boundary at Seguinland. A new road extending about a mile to the park boundary is planned with construction likely to start this year. Advertisements for bids on park area work are expected to appear this month. Mr and Mrs Cortland Smith of New York were luncheon guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall, 2nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park Commission
The
Highway Commission
Georgetown
Five Islands
Reid State Park
Seguinland
Walter E. Reid
Parker Head Social Notes and Local Appearances
Long list of Bath area events and residents includes planned youth ball games and choir formation, PTA sale date set, fall school prep, and community notices. Names such as Maby Whithead, Lloyd Craighill, Carole Mank, and Mrs. Alston Oliver appear among frequent local residents and visiting relatives in Bath and Parker Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maby Whithead
Lloyd Craighill
Small Point
Bailey Camp
Copgrorein
H. D. Mank
J. W. Doughty
Sedro
Woolley
Wash
Jean Hamel
Havana
Cuba
U. S. Marines
Harold Barkalow
New Jersey
W. T. Wyman
Florence Maass
Martha MacNeil
Arthur Bergeron
Archie Erickson
Parker Head
Winnie Whately
Leslie Logan
William Hodgkins
East Boston
Grace Cushing
Walter
Irene Libby
Stephen Hlister
Stephen Hlister, Jr
Lisbon Falls
Popham shore notes mark summer life and sign updates
Summer cottagers on the New Meadows river resort section navigate a rough Meadow Brook Road and the coast guard sign near the riverfront. The piece details seasonal residents, library donations, local dances, boat activity, berry picking, and various visits and vacations by families, authors, and professionals staying at cottages along Popham and nearby clusters.
Residents and visitors share time in Cox's Head area
Mr and Mrs Elmer Morse of Portsmouth and Mr Arnold of Portland visited Cox's Head on Wednesday. Bath guests included the McGuiggan Thayer Jewell families and Mrs Frank Wyman. Local residents and visitors from Bath Matinicus West Point West Point and Brunswick also called on friends and relatives. Lawrence Horne of 194 North Street enjoys a vacation from Endicott Johnson duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin L. Stone
Robert Murray
Kennebunkport
Marguerite McNulty
H. Vinaman
Philadelphia
Marsh’s
Gateway Cottage
Herbert J. Kellaway
Bath Memorial Hospital
Peter Phialps
West Haven
Hatch Cottage
Helen B. Sterns
Elizabeth Webber
Cambridge
Mass
Popham
Henry W. Cobbs
Jackson
Miss
Sabine
New Meadows
Burt Coplin
Darien
Conn
White Spot
Harry Cressey
Boothbay
Nancy Welch
Spinney
E. E. Arquitt
Geneva
N. Y
William Goldstein
New York City
Robert Hunter
L. Levitan
Staten Island
Marjorie Cummings
Bath
Ida Oliver
Cundy’s Harbor
Elizabeth Mosher
East Hartford
Bertha Newdick
William Hutchins
West Bath
Mary Robinson
Walter E. Sprague
Jennie Hyde
Louis Cutter
Marion Richards
Dorchester
Julia Rideout
Brunswick
Frank D. Scott
Ingrid Anderson
Marblehead
Nancy Ellen Osgood
Seaacres
Mark Harrington
Phippsburg Center
Herbert Spragues
William F. Beals
Rochester
Mitchell Songali
Miss Songali
Barry White
David Smith
Quincy
Warren White
Earl Lowell
Carol Wyman
Parker Head
Lawrence Thayer
Jane
Stephen
South Beach
Jack Wallace
Elmer Morse
Portsmouth
N. H
Arnold
Portland
Lawrence H. Thayer
Edward McGuiggan
Arry Thayer
Robert Jewell
Frank Wyman
Jewell
Ralph Seekins
Ernest Wood
Henry Vaillancourt
Richard Dozois
Philip Robichaud
Stephen Thayer
Vernon Philbrick
Matinicus
Charles Robbins
Waltham
Philbrick
Lawrence Horne
North Street
Endicott-Johnson
Night Owls Roam Bay Point Amid Busy Summer social
An American barn owl is heard nightly over two weeks at Bay Point, using a sharp call to scare prey before pouncing. The area sees fog over the Kennebec, a crowded Sunday school led by Miss June Gordon, a well attended Casino dance, and frequent visits from residents and guests including Miss Mary Graham and Dr Francis Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
June Gordon
Brunswick
Casino
Bath Mrs. Charlotte Cahill and Miss Merline Thompson Visit
Mrs. Charlotte Cahill and Miss Merline Thompson of Woolwich called on friends here Sunday to catch up with local residents and share news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Charlotte Cahill
Merline Thompson
Woolwich
Local grocer Sam Prawer Buys Three Adjacent Properties
Sam Prawer of 120-140 Commercial Street, a produce and fruit dealer, purchased three adjoining buildings and the land near the Commercial Street Front Street corner. Former owners Eliza Atkinson and Leroy Black had their three buildings condemned months ago. Prawer plans may include new warehouse facilities on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Prawer
Commercial Street
Front Street
Eliza Atkinson
Leroy Black
Picnic at Popham Beach for South Dike and Lambert Park Children
Children from South, Dike and Lambert Park playgrounds will depart their grounds Wednesday at nine for a beach picnic and swimming party at Popham Beach. They will bring their own lunches and beverages, with drinks also sold at the beach. Volleyball equipment will be carried by supervisors for games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dike
Lambert Park
Popham Beach
Standing committees named for Smith-Tobey Post Legion
The Smith-Tobey Post American Legion appoints standing committees for the upcoming year. By-Laws chaired by E Desmond with R Shaw and N Kakos. Membership chaired by H Larrabee with E Kelly G McKellar A Burgess F Reinoehl W Weston Jr G Rogers A Stickney. Athletic chaired by F McLaughlin with B Stevens E Leavitt D Perry A Burgess. Executive chaired by E G Hart with R Gay N Kakos H Larrabee D Perry E Desmond F McLaughlin G Rogers W Hill. House chaired by R Gay with F McLaughlin W Hill R Getchell E Leavitt. Auditing by K Stetson and J Clappison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion
E. Desmond
R. Shaw
N. Kakos
H. Larrabee
E. Kelly
G. McKellar
A. Burgess
F. Reinoehl
W. Weston, Jr
G. Rogers
A. Stickney
Athletic
F. McLaughlin
B. Stevens
E. Leavitt
D. Perry
Moore and Johansen file intention to wed
Clayton Eugene Moore and Beryle Celia Johansen have filed intentions to wed in the City Clerk's office. The couple lists Phipps burg as Moore’s residence and 554 Middle Street as Johansen’s address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Eugene Moore
Phippsburg
Beryle Celia Johansen
Middle Street
National Education Tour Brings 32 Teachers to Bath
A 32 member National Education Association tour group visits Bath on a 20 day 2 000 mile journey. The party travels by chartered Atwood Transport Lines bus led by Carl E Renshaw of Springfield Ohio. They plan Maine stops including Pemaquid Beach and Gilbert's Lobster Pound before returning to Portland and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
United States
Ular
C Ill
New Yo
Massachusetts
New Ham
Maine
Vermont
Quebec
Montreal
Canada
Chicago
Atwood Transport Lines
Washington, D. C
Carl E. Renshaw
Springfield, O
Pemaquid Beach
Gilbert
Portland
Mrs Mary Greenough dies at 84 in North Edgecomb
Mrs Mary C Greenough 84 died at her home in North Edgecomb Tuesday. Survived by husband F G Greenough and one daughter Mrs Dow of Woolwich. Funeral from her residence Thursday at two with H Colby pastor of North Commb Congregational church officiating and burial in North Edgecomb cemetery. Mr and Mrs Robert W Mittendorf and son Bobby Lee of Ironton Ohio visiting Mittendorf parents on Lincoln street for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Greenough
North Edgecomb
F.G. Greenough
Orth
Dow
Woolwich
Vik Eine
H. Colby
Nocomb Congregational Church
North Edgecomb Cemetery
Robert W. Mittendorf
Bobby Lee
Ironton, O
Mr. Mittendorf
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Lincoln Street
Kiddie Shop Missing Owner Away on Vacation
Oved at the Kiddie Shop during the proprietor Mrs. Vivian Oliver's absence on a brief vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oved
Vivian Oliver
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Caedette Oe
Seth Snipe
Orono
Earl Perkins
Joyce
Cranberry Point
Perkins
Navy Thleham
T. C. Hughes
Charles Perry
Milton
Ivan Nelson
Egone
L. M. Hughes
San Francisco
Calif
Raymond Perry
Daugh Nancy
Wellesley
Grace Dickinson
Perry Homestead
Pleasant Cove
Lawrena Reed Prothero
Richmond
Roberts
William B. Perry
Pitch Pine Hill
Perry
Mary Nichols-Peterson
Walter Snipe
Martin Eaton
Emma Wyman
Leon Eaton
Rosa Wyman
Pauline
Recreation Hall
Col
Joe Bennet
Douglas
George W Hunt
E. C. Douglas
A. J. Eastman
Paris
Parker
Lorraine Carter
Holebrook
Lorna Nickerson
Hunt Cottage
J. Ashton Nickerson
Tommy Sheffield
Perkins Island
New Hampshire
Carolyn Wyman
Laurence Thayer
Lowell
Thayer
Olive Devjay
Leston Harrington
Harrington
Eugene Ross
Jimmy
Augusta
William Bush
Eugene Farnham
Dean Farnham
Leslie Darling
Herbert Doughty
Millard Nadeau
Walter Cushing
Arthur Stevens
Marcie Stevens
Leslie Walson
Elwood Hathorne
Charles Blaisdell
Mertie Shepherd
George Watson
Lewis Lowell
Lowells
Blaine Brann
Wiscasset
Mrs. Shepherd
Edwin Hart
Marilyn Peetin Yd
Leonard Arsenault
New Meadows River Resort
Wynburg
Campbell's Pond
Society Hall
Coast Guard
Riverside
Charles Loomis
Linnaean Street
Loomis
Ina McCausland
Brackett Street
Friends
Sebasco Estates
McCausland
South Portland High School
Gordon
Atwoods
John Wymans
Iscasset
Alice Wyman
Hunter College
Chamberlain
Albert Dunlap
Rue d’Arco
Shanghai
Capt. Sprague
Bath Road
Central Maine Power Co
Spinney’s
Martjory Mills
Tetley
Nathaniel J. Hasenfus
Moosehead Lake
Herbert Sprague
Peter A. Isaacson
Stanley Hyde
Roger Oliver
Bath and Popham
Cox
Frank Powers
Frank Sylvester
Bay Point
Mary Graham
Arlington Mass
Graham Cottage
Paul Louglin
Westfield
N. J
Kennebec Point
Walter Delano
Arrowsic
Norman Swift
Dobb's Ferry
Adams
Louisa Howard
Arthur Bristol
Hartford
A. Haggert
Mr. Shepard
Connecticut
Francis Bishop
M. Conleys
Somerville
Robert Miller
Roosevelt
N Y
Kenneth Young
Long Island
Charles Jewett
Marjory
Garden City
Arthur Kane
Legion Post
Mary Greenough
General Electric
Aah Aed
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