Vacant Ennebec River incident noted by local watchers
Report mentions an incident near the Ennebec River witnessed by Patricia McDurt t Mr and Mrs wardle who notified Chief Joab Pridham and State Police HQ. The Richmond Baptist church Vatation Bible school closed after six days with large enrollment and active children program including awards and corsages for helpers.
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Ennebec
Patricia McDurtt
Wardle
Joab Pridham
Richmond Baptist Church
Dickie
Evelyn Cromwell
Ulah Naylor
Charles Dore
Alden
Roberta
Hartland
Thomas Morrell
Dorchester
Mass
Morrell
Dexter
Grange Hall
Cambridge
Richard George Hurley
John Hurley
South Front Street
Carolyn Coughlin
Carroll Coughlin
Melvin Curtis
Gail Williams
Barbara Lynch
O’brien
Donna Lothridge
Nancy Hurley
Leighton Carver
Gerad O’brien
John Kinney
Jimmy Knight
Kenneth Beasley
Leighton ‘Carver
Gerard Brien
Ageni Gailoo
Barb Ww
Five Islands Bay fire fighters benefit recap and local events
The Sagadahoc Bay fire fighters fundraiser at Five Islands last Saturday drew a large crowd and raised $162.50 for a new fire truck. Reports note sunny moments, a rain shower, and a busy waterfront with cooking, auctions, and family fun. Local weather kept beach activities brief but spirits remained high as spectators watched nesting birds and coastal exploration from Robinhood’s Cove to Wy mane Head.
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Frederick Keehlwetter
Re’ Pond
Five Islands
Robinhood Church
Sagadahoc Bay
Anthony Steele
Nat Hasenfus
Carol Cunningham
Minnie Hicks
Lawrence Kimball
Crafts
Robinhood
Indiantown Island
Bird Book
Sheepscot Bay
Robinhood’s Cove
Wyman’s Head
Maine
Social notes from Bath and Capitol Island gatherings
Grondin's mother Mrs Della Grondin of Main Street. Mr and Mrs G C Marriner were guests of Mr and Mrs John Perkins in Bath Sunday. Mrs Elizabeth Kelley visited Friday with her niece Mrs Elizabeth Shugg of New York City at the Shugg cottage on Capitol Island. James Pierce of Somerville Massachusetts, formerly of Richmond, is spending a week at Easant View farm. Gary and Ernest Williams, sons of Mr and Mrs Ernest Williams, returned from a two week stay at the YMCA camp at Winthrop.
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Eric Grant
Norma
Barbara
Hyde Park
Mass
Laura Stilphen
Annie Johnson
Lillian Johnson
Hall
Howard Farwell
Sarah
Massachusetts
Dana Hopkins
Bowdoinham
Merrymeeting Grange
Erla McFee
Nancy Wade
Ieeee
Capitol Isee
Earleeee
Helen
Sharon
Perley Joy
Sacra
A. E. Small
South Front Street
Elizabeth Raynes
Frederick Raynes
Gerald Grondin
Linda
Floral Park
N Y
Grondin
Frank Quinn
Dalton
Willim
Bliss
Kennebec Point
Graham Wren
Ralph Carlisle
Bliss Home
Heald
Beatrice Abbott
Bath
Joseph Higgins
Harold Siderbotham
Winchester
J. H. Brown
Harold Miller
Melrose
Howard Trafton
Walter Powers
Georgetown Center
Robinhood
John D. Pollock
Staten Island
N. Y
Gunnar Solveson
Parker Moulton
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston
Roland E. Peterson
First Selectman
Bay Point
Ethel Tupper
Portland
Riggs
Tupper
Frederick Woodruff
Stewart Dalrymple
Belmont
Philip Dalrymple
John Watson
Barre
Thomas Watson
George Manning
Waltham
Everett Haines
Roland Peterson
Louise
Peterson
Murray
South Bristol
Ralph Davis
John Flynn
Marycliff
Charles MacMahan
Malden
Lincoln Higgins
Gardner
Lexington
Northeast Harbor
Shirley Hicks
Ruth Hicks
Boothbay Harbor
Dorothy Oliver
Belgrade Lakes
Skipper
Louise Peterson
James Pierce
Somerville, Mass
Richmond
Easant View Farm
Gary and
Ernest Williams
Winthrop
Brunswick
Anna Powers
Maureen Davis
Montgomery Smith
Patty
Monty
Newport
R. I
Clarence B. Hill
Smith
John Allen
MacMahan
Mac Hagan
Raymond Blair
John Williams
Frances Marr
Fanny
Local social notes and gatherings fill Georgetown area
Edith Pinkham serves as clerk since L. H. Rowe's death in April. The ity club met at Howard's hall with plans for dances and whist. A Sagadahoc bazaar raised 185 for the Five Islands fire department. Georgetown PTA and others plan a big Aug 26 event. Obituary notes Mrs. Franklin Keehlwetter of Bryant's Pond. Community club hosts a covered dish supper at Howard's hall. Numerous visitors and guests arrive from Bath, Lisbon Falls, Kittery, Malden, and Wakefield for summers at Rockcrest and cottages and attend church, social, and family events.
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U. S. Co
Edith’ Pinkham
Pas
Rockmere
Five Islands
Ceme
Franklin Keehlwetter
Brayant’s Pond
Keehlwetter
Koehlwetter
Bryants Pond
Howard's Hall
Melburn Stevens
Lisbon Falls
Whittemore
Bath
Bert Hinckley
Gerard
Carlton Hinckley
Hinckley
Luke Roy
Carl
Tommy
Miriam
Conway
N. H
W. Staffeld
Richard Sanford
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell
Mass
C. H. Sanford
Richard Anderson
Malden
Rockcrest
Marion L. Stevens
Exeter
George Phillips
Irving Booker
Bath area notes and letters on Five Islands and coast trips
Readers recount local outings to Boothbay Harbor and Five Islands via Bath with visits from Newport and Philadelphia. a 1947 letter laments the Reid land withdrawal from the State Park plan and urges timely access and a Bath to park road for summer 1948.
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the Independent
Bath Independent
Reid
Islands
Philadelphia
Maine
Walter E. Reid
Mr. Reid
Bath
Acton Guests Return From Nova Scotia Trip
Priscilla Coxs Head daughter visited with Mr and Mrs Martin F Goodwin on Sunday returning from Nova Scotia. Nearby families including Edward Thomas Frederick Lewis Stan ton Dozois Julia Dozois joined Bath parade watchers. Mary F Gibbons and Mrs John Darlington plus Mrs Harry G Deering and Mrs Thomas S Gibbons shared Sunday dinner at the Eastern Slope hotel North Conway New Hampshire.
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Priscilla
Acton
Mass
Martin F. Goodwin
Nova Scotia
Edward Thomas
Frederick
Carl Lewis
Stanton Dozois
Julia Dozois
Bath
Mary F. Gibbons
Washington Street
John Darlington
Madison, N. J
Harry G. Deering
Thomas S. Gibbons
Eastern Slope Hotel
North Conway
N. H
Mrs Somes Visits Reading Kin and Unity Relatives
Mrs A G Somes of Reading Massachusetts arrived Sunday for a visit with her brother and sister in law Dr and Mrs Ardenne A Stott of Park Street. She will also visit in Unity with her cousins Mr and Mrs Fred Willy before returning home.
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A. G. Somes
Reading
Mass
Inlaw
Ardenne A. Stott
Park Street
Fred Willy
Obituary of Frank Varney of Wollaston Mass
Frank Varney aged 68 of Wollaston Massachusetts died after a cerebral hemorrhage July 15. He was born in Bath son of William and Abbie Varney and lived in Wollaston most of his life. He attended local schools and Corliss Street Baptist Church before moving to Wollaston. He sang in the choir at Gas Company and was active in musical circles. Surviving are his wife Lucy Mitchell Varney two daughters Mary Copp and Frances Nichols his mother Abbie Varney and three grandchildren all of Wollaston. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the funeral home in Wollaston with relatives in attendance.
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Frank Varney
Wollason
Mass
Ana
Mr. Varney
Bath
William and
Abbie Omney Varney
Wollaston
Corliss Street Baptist
Oyre River ‘Shipbuilding Corp
Quincy
Sterling
Lucy
Mitchell) Varney
City
Mary Copp
Frances Nichols
Abbie Varney
Herbert McCabe
Abbie McCabe
Sadie Hutchins
Ida Plant
Edward McCabe
Leland Mitchell
Robert B. Mitchell
Thomas H. Riley
Brunswick
Mrs Minnie Walker Dies After Long Illness at Needham
Mrs Minnie Walker widow of J S Walker of Roslindale Mass died Thursday at her daughter Mrs Lillian Freeman Needham Mass after a long illness Burial service was held at two at the family lot in Woolwich She was born in Portland in October 1872 daughter of James and Celestina Smith Her husband was a Woolwich native She leaves another daughter Mrs Helen Montgomery of Dunbarton N H and several grandchildren
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Minnie Walker
J.S. Walker
Roslindale
Mass
Lillian Freeman
Needham
Woolwich
Walker
Portland
James and
Celestina Smith
Freeman
Emma Edith White 81 Lifelong Bristol Area Resident
Emma Edith White aged 81 died after living in Brunswick and moving to South Bristol two months ago. Born December 19 1866 in England she was the daughter of a family. Funeral services were held Sunday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev La Forest Hodgkins of Central Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Pejepscot.
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Emma Edith White
South Bristol
White
England
Rge
Brunswick
Curtis Funeral Home
LaForest Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Pejepscot
Funeral for Mrs Flora Burgess Held at Local Residence
The funeral of Mrs Flora B Burgess was held Thursday afternoon at two at the Funeral Residence of Arthur F Mayo and Son. Rev Father Sheehy conducted the service. Bearers were Earl, Arthur, Charles, Alex Burgess, John Scott and Stephen McPhee. A commital service followed at the grave in Oak Grove family lot.
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Flora B. Burgess
Arthur F. Mayo
Father Sheehy
Earl
Arthur
Charles
Alex Burgess
John Scott
Stephen McPhee
Oak Grove
Mrs. Allen Funeral Held for Margaret E Alen
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret E Alen were conducted Friday afternoon at two at the Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence by Rev Laforest Hodgkins. Bearers were Fred Milton Otis Pushard and George Pinkham. Burial followed in Oak Grove. William P Drake of Berwyn Pennsylvania arrived Friday to spend several weeks in Birch Point with his wife and family.
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Margaret E. Alen
Arthur F. Mayo and Son
Laforest Hodgkins
Fred, Milton
Otis Pushard
George Pinkham
Oak Grove
William P. Drake
Berwyn
Penn
Frederick E. Drake
Washington Street
Birch Point
Reed arrives for visit with Boothbay cousins in Maine
Chester Reed visits Boothbay to spend time with his cousins Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lord of Fitts Street.
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Chester Reed
Boothbay
Mrs. Lawrence Lord
Fitts Street
Brunswick tragedy aboard Cunard liner ends in wait ashore
A heart attack or fatal incident occurred aboard the Cunard liner Brunswick as it neared harbor. Mrs. Brawn requested the body be taken ashore after the ship cleared the harbor tide. Worthen E. was reported dead during the incident.
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Brunswick
Worthen E
Cunard
Brawn
Obituary of Bath Native Charles Brown Former TA Pulp Leader
Charles Brown of Bath born there attended Morse School class of 1912 and University of Maine 1917. He worked as chemist for Pejepscot Co from 1921, helped found the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry 31 years ago and served as president last March. He planned to speak on his European tour and was active on many Brunswick committees. Survived by his widow, his mother in Bath, sister Mrs Forrest C Gard, daughter Beverly Waller of Pearl River NY, an uncle and aunt in Woolwich, and several cousins.
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Mr. Brown
Bath
Morse School
The
of Maine
Pejepscot Company
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
University
Brunswick Etece Couge
Get College
Wit
Technical Association of Pulp. and Paper Industry
Charles Brown
Bedford Street
City
Forrest C. Gard
Beverly Waller
Pearl River
Arthur W. Brown
Woolwich
Centennial parade funds noted for flag bearing group
The article records a total of 94.13 contributed for the flag carried by a playground group during the Centennial parade. Details on receipts and plan for future uses of the money are provided.
Coenen Ren Club Holds Open House Across Centennial Week
The Cen tennial week event invites all who wish to join at the clubhouse with afternoon and evening hours and cordial welcome for attendees. Local dignitaries and members are expected to attend as part of the celebration.
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Coenen Ren Club
Homensta
Eff
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