Phippsburg Social Roundup Highlights Summer Guests
Dozens of visitors and seasonal residents arrive at Sebasco Estates Meadowbrook and Burnt Coat areas. Notables include Mrs. George Coleman and family, Miss Emma Perry, Felix Morley of the Washington Post, and families from Bath Woburn New York City and Boston. Community events include a Sunday service at the Phippsburg meeting house and road work extending through Stoneybrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Coleman
George Dr
James
Bruns
George Larrabee
Juniper Ledge
William Grevers
Meadowbrook
Annie Bowker
Woburn
Mass
Jay K. Bowker
Paul Jacobs
Betty
Darien
Conn
Jacobs
Charles Piddle
Burnt Coat
Charles Higley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boothbay Harbor
Joseph Brazier
Errold Blaisdell
Quincy
Emma Perry
J. K. Bowker
Eugene
Harold Battison
Long Island City
Reese D. Eby
Sebasco
Ivan Kirkpatrick
David Vachon
Bath
Small Point Beach
Glen Thompson
Patricia
New York City
George Ballou
Little Wood Island
John Skillings
Ruth &Killings
Sebasco Estates
Ralph J. Walker Jr
Ralph J. Walker
Nathan Cushman
Portland
Howard Blatchly
Frederick Blatchly
Washington, D. C
Brightwater
Bath Memorial Hospital
Haviland Chaney
Philip Chaney
Anthony F. Thomas
Eric Carlson
Parker Head
Nettie C. Beals
Roscoe Perkins
John M. Rogers
Dromore
Phippsburg Center
Stonybrook
Hattie Bowker
Silas Oliver
Ruth
William Oliver
Jackie
John McLaughlin
Harold Perry
Sophie Johns
Ruth Brown
Stoneham
West Point
Cushman’s Beach
Charles Webster
Lois Ann
Boston
Porter Cottage
Winnie Brown
Carlton
Margaret
West Bath
Harry Gilmore
Lillian Parks
James L. Morse
Leroy Lord
Leroy Jr
Elmer Shepard
Annabelle Dillon
Gertrude Dillon
Wheeler Cottage
Gertrude
Shepard
Donald
George C. Shepard
B. M. Simpson
Milton
Roslindale
Frank P. Leavitt
J. Leavitt
Evans
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Edge
Small Point
Phippsburg
Vroom
Charles L. Stevens
Maria 8
Poulson
Maine Referendum Sets September 9 Election
Maine voters will decide five questions on September 9. Four seek constitutional amendments including longer residency for voters and municipal use of mechanical voting machines. A bond issue of five million dollars funds highways and a Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge
Carlton Bridge
Bath
Richmond-Dresden
Prospect
Verona Island
Coming Attractions at the Bath Opera House
The Bath Opera House promotes Calm Yourself with Madge Evans Robert Young and Betty Furness Thursday. College Scandal with Arline Judge Kent Taylor Edward Nugent and Wendy Barrie Friday. Tim McCoy in The Westerner Saturday. Les Miserables with Fredric March Charles Laughton Rochelle Hudson Monday Tuesday. Richard Barthelmess in Four Hours to Kill Wednesday. Aug 7 8 Jimmy Hodges Revue added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Evans
Robert Young
Betty Furness
Bath Opera House
Arline Judge
Kent Taylor
Edward Nugent
Wendy Barrie
Tim McCoy
Fredric March
Charles Laughton
Rochelle Hudson
Richard Barthelmess
Jimmy Hodges
Assignments shuffle as new justices take seats
The elevation of Justice Manser to the Supreme Court and the death of Justice Holmes prompt changes by Chief Justice Dunn. Worster will cover Manser assignments, Beliveau will take Worster’s, and Murray will handle Holmes’ remaining Sagadahoc duties including the October term starting October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Manser
Supreme Court
Herbert E. Holmes
Superior Court
Charles J. Dunn
George H. Worster
Justice Manser
Albert J. Beliveau
Rumford
Worster
Edward P. Murray
Bangor
Justice Holmes
Sagadahoc
Popham Beach Visitors and Local Outings
A long list of Bath area residents and visitors enjoy summer activities at Popham Beach, Kennebec coastline, and nearby cottages. Names include Frank Shaw, Annie Stacey, Ralph Morong, Mary Thornburgh, Augusta Todd, Capt. Leon Fickett, Pauline Morong, and many Bath, Waltham, and Boston guests. Activities feature cottage stays, light keeper duties, church services, picnics, and weekend trips to ports and islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shaw
Augusta
Annie Oliver Stacey
Bath
Ralph Morong
Catisfield
Mary Thornburgh
New York City
Karl Hentz
Long Island
Christopher Marr
Seaman E. Drake
Carol
David
Lewiston
Frances Roberts
Betty Dexter
Bronx
N. Y
Augusta Todd
Bertha Lord
Mary Kenney
Geraldine Stott
Elinor Shorey
Moses Cottage
Leon Fickett
Pond Island Light
Fickett
Portsmouth
N. H
Capt. Fickett
Dr. Morong
Pauline Morong
Edwin R. Andrews
Frederic
Richard
William Freeman
Priscilla
Billy
Fred Safford
Mae Weston
W. H
Florence Cofflin
Somerville
Mass
Susie Oliver
James A. Gilties, Jr
Sex Bruce
Stevens
Barbara Wing
Barbara Donnell
Winfield Rowe
Waltham
Rowe
Patricia Sewall
Mary Eleanor Donnell
James Gillies
Nancy
New Haven
Hatch Camp
Arlene Rowe
Roland Alley
Arlington
Eugene Osgood
Barbara
J. D. Grojean
Marie
Long Hill
Conn
Earlon Oliver
George A. Oliver
Virginia Oliver
Charles McKay
Robert
Elizabeth
Dorcas
John
Tulsa
Okla
D. G. Patten
Haverhill
MacMahan Island
Fort Popham
Moses Chandler
Francis Luke
Gloucester
Light House
George Morong
Parker Head
Elkanah Wyman
Spruceville
Albert Towne
Wiscasset
Irving Dobbin
Kennebec River Station
Mr. Dobbin
Jonesport
R.marsh
Edwin Taft
Jessie
Nellie
Betty
Georgetown
Mary Morton
Raymond Larrabee
Rockland
Page Wyman
Harvey Hartley
Lester Oliver
William Bowie
David Loon
Clarence Getchel
Freeman Oliver
June
Edna
Grace Brown
Elisha Bridges
Newburyport
Clarence Perkins
Stephen Etinier
Paul McCole
Ralph Spinney
Ernestine Roberchaud
Neil
Doris Spinney
Hiram Stevens
Popham
Salvation Army Band of
Terrill Marsh
East Orange
N. J
A. Manson
L. Oliver
Popham Church
Zachick Eramo
Frances Shaughnessy
Thelma Hutchins
Norma
Joan
Albert Willard Smith
Portland
South Shore
Small
Basil Lunt
South Portland
Miller
Machiasport
Vilda Barlowe
Boothbay Harbor
Merle Connors
Seguin Island
Connors
Mike
Allan
Delar
Millard
Urquehart
Odd Ladies of Bath
Garnet
Osgood
Phillip
Madelyn Bridges
Ernest W. Oliver
Leslie Dyer
Woolwich
Harpswell
Capt
Llewellyn Oliver
Carol and
Mr. Drake
Edgar N. Drake
One Man Captures Seven Tons of Tuna
Ernest Wallace tops the West Point section with 37 tuna to his credit as the season runs past its midpoint. Averaging 400 pounds each, he has hauled more than seven tons of tuna from Casco Bay and they are sent to Portland wholesale markets for disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wallace
West Point
Mr. Wallace
Casco Bay
Portland
Birthday party honors Millicent and grandmother in Winnegance
Mrs. Ralph E. Merry hosted a Saturday party at 3 High Street for Millicent Rose Merry on her third birthday and her grandmother Mrs. David A. Merry who marked her 78th. Gifts, pink and white decorations, cake, ice cream and games filled the afternoon on the lawn. Jeannette Ruth Atwood won the peanut hunt prize while attendees included Ralph M. Merry Jr and others. A Lake Chocorua outing followed with Leon Pennell Jr and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Merry
3 High Street
Millicent Rose
Millicent
David A. Merry
Merry Home
Jeannette Ruth Atwood
Charlotte
Patty) Brown
John Lewis
Irene Ferris
Stanley Coffin
Leroy Merry
Howard Crocker
Jean Drake
Barbara Morse
Ralph M. Merry
Leon B. Pennell
Leon B., Jr
Winneganee
Pennell
George Dennison
Freeport
Norman Merritt McCabe
Lake Chocorua
N. H
Leon Pennell, Jr
Mt. Chocorua
Mabel McQuesten
Malden
City of
Camp Nomsiyene Womsikuk
Winnegance Lake
Town Welcomes Business Visitor On Friday
Karl Hentz and Miss Elionor Lowell of Long Island called on friends in town Friday. Ralph Spinney of Bay Point passed Sunday with his cousin, Fred Spinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Karl Hentz
Elionor Lowell
Long Island
Ralph Spinney
Bay Point
Fred Spinney
Life Saving Tests Passed By Whiskeay Lake Juniors and Seniors
Duncan H Farrell directed Red Cross Life Saving tests at Whiskeay Lake. Harry Thayer passed the Senior test. juniors included Herbert Closson David Alkazin Clifton Nickerson Robert Donnell Edward Hogan Raymond Watson Clifton Leeman George Sarkis Ralph Dale and Joseph Grace. Emblems awarded for recent passers Stanley Cressey Albert MacMahan Charles Moore Leon Pennell Jr Henry Gallant. Week of July 15 figures show about 875 attendees with daily turnout 50 to 225. Seven minor first aid cases occurred including one rescued from the water with emergency treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Whiskeay Lake
Duncan H. Farrell
Harry Thayer
Herbert Closson
David Alkazin
Clifton Nickerson
Robert Donnell
Edward Hogan
Raymond Watson
Clifton Leeman
George Sarkis
Ralph Dale
Joseph Grace
Donald Duncan
Donald Cromwell
Joseph Preney
Stanley Cressey
Albert MacMahan
Charles Moore
Leon Pennell, Jr
Henry Gallant
Farrell
Winnegance Vacation School Holds Outdoor Exercises
The Winnegance Church Vacation School held an outdoor program on the church rock due to interior renovations. The event featured hymns, prayers, Bible readings, awards for perfect attendance and best work, and a closing prayer before a picnic at Damariscotta. About 58 registered, with teachers listed and a staff led by Superintendent Thomas L. Totman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chhurch School of the Winnegance Cchurch
Jesus
Annette Williams
Apostles Creed
Hymin
The
Beatitudes
Shirley Miller
Bernadine Atwood
Priscilla Coombs
Marion Marshall
Barbara McMann
Richard Hogan
Harry Knight
Thomas L. Totman
Francis Hogan
Katherine Buckley
Virginia Hogan
Norma Hogan
Stephen Crosby
Marjory Rogers
Edward Brown
Kenneth Drake
Margaret Brown
Winnegance
Bluebird
Thatcher Pinkham
Anna Perkins
Louise Tibbetts
Zina Eaton
Jessie McLaren
Leah Merrill
Miss Sims
Ruth Morse
Paul Legard
Thomas Totman
Ralph Trask
Fly fishing for mackerel near Old Orchard Beach
Fly fishing within 1000 feet of Old Orchard Beach yields 360 mackerel weighing two to four pounds in two and a half hours. Clinton C. Mewer and Nelson Mossman, both from Old Orchard, report over a thousand strikes and note the sport's rising popularity along Maine resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Old Orchard Beach
Clinton C. Mewer
Nelson Mossman
Old Orchard
Mewer
Bill Edson
Portland Harfs
Adjutant Tripp to Remain in Bath Salvation Army
Adjutant Edward J. Tripp will stay in Bath after a Bath business group led by Attorney Edward W. Bridgham petitioned Salvation Army headquarters in Boston. The decision lets Tripp and his family stay to continue their welfare work without interruption despite earlier plans to transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Tripp
Salvation Army
Bath
Boston
Edward W. Bridgham
Tripp
Gaudreau Fined On Driving Charge In Brunswick Court
Mathias Gaudreau of Weymouth Street Brunswick faced Judge John J Keegan on two counts. He pleaded guilty to operating without a license and received a suspended sentence. He was found guilty and fined ten dollars plus court costs 12.91 for acting as operator without a Public Utilities permit. Gaudreau worked as a truck driver for Benoit Brunswick contractor. His municipal Brunswick license allowed only town trucks. Inspector Watts, formerly State Highway Police, moved to the Public Utilities enforcement division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Watts
Public Utilities Commission
Mathias Gaudreau
Weymouth Street
Brunswick
John J. Keegan
Gaudreau
Benoit
Town of Brunswick
Watts
State Highway Police
Public Utilities Enforcement Division
Bath's Machines Fail To Place In Maine Events
Unofficial results show Bath's machines placing poorly with measurements listed for Androscoggin Topsham 161 ft 4 in Kennebec Bath 157 ft 4 in Star Westerly RI James Plaisted Portland 148 ft 1 in Hecla Randolph 141 ft 4 in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Androscoggin
Topsham
Kennebec
Bath
Star
Westerly
R. I
James Plaisted
Portland
Hecla
Randolph
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Helton
Bea Coast Mission
Sunbeam
Huckleberry Hill
Wynburg
Blair Congregational
New Jersey
Miss Oder
Frederick J. Blatchley
E. M. Webb
Flushing
Walter J. McCourt
Stoneybrook
Walter Small
F. 8. Bowker
OPERA
Bernice R. Nelke
Livermore Falls
Waverly Place
New York
Reginal Robinson
City Chapel
Philip A. Hines
Nelke
Arthur
Maud Richmond
Livermore Paris
Mr. Robinson
Waterville
Clarence C
Sarah Kerney Robinson
Edwin H. Washburn
Whipple Street
Harlan Fiske Stone
Mrs. Stone
Popham Beach
Edna M. Coolidge
George
Winnegance Vacation School
Jean Clukey
North River Road
Auburn
Eunice Melzard
Court Street
Adjutant Tripp
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
G.M.A.C
General Motors
Master de Lure
Aler Advertisement
Washington Stret Plazat
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