Phippsburg Community News Highlights Local Visit and Growth
Lieut Frank J Percy of Brooklyn vacationing with sister at The Lindens visits Parker Head before joining a Morgan Line steamer. Miss Lynette Caverly reports on town service and 4 H clubs amid rural decline, church attendance, and efforts to boost youth recreation. notes on local families, guests, and seasonal visitors fill page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Percy
Brooklyn
J. F. Leach
Lindens
Parker Head
Turner McCarty
Morgan Line
Center Congregational Church
Lynette Caverly
William Phips
Stevens
Parker Head community notes highlight family visits and gatherings
Parker Head residents enjoy weekend travels by Paul and Robert Webber with their mother Mrs A Bernard Webber. Girl Scouts receive red wing emblems and study trail signs while public party proceeds aid the girls. Farm Bureau attendees include Percy Young Woodward Turner McCarthy Lynette Caverly. About 50 attend Parker Head Church school supper raising close to $20. A beach party near Popham features many Boston and local guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Webber
Robert Webber
Milton
Mass
A. Bernard Webber
Red Wing
Leston Harrington
Percy Young
George Woodward
Turner McCarthy
Lynette Caverly
Farm Bureau
Dromore
Parker Head Church
Popham
Gerry Marks
Gertrude O'Leary
Roger Denningham
Ivine Harrington
David Judge
Arthur Basset
Leo Ross
Boston
Arthur Harrington
Wesley Harrington
Edith Pierce
Leslie Darling
John Libby, Jr
Donald Logan
John Kriedler
Frances Coombs
Frances Libby
Phippsburg
T. E. McCarty
Dora Hilton
Frank D. Percy
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. F. Leach
J. G. Percy
Flora Savory
Chelsea
Frank Little
Melrose
Arthur Percy
Richard
Somersworth
N. H
Percy Farm
Fred Rowe
Portland
T. E. McCarthy
Chester Wilson
Sebasco
Paul Sherman
Bath
Charles Blaisdell
Albert Fuller
Perkins Island
John Libby
East Boston
Bernard Wyman
North Berwick
William Temple
Linwood
Temple
James
Sagadahoc
Parker Head
Chester Oliver
Stevens
Massachusetts
Samuel Sternberg
Arthur Bassett
Mr. Ross
Edwin M. Wyman
William Hallett
Uptown Theatre
Jeannette Hallett
Small Point Beach Summer Visitors Head to Baltic Cruise
John K and Jayne left Small Point Beach for New Canaan after a week at their summer home. Honorable and Mrs Walter Edge and three children sail from New York on the Gripsholm for a Baltic cruise with Danzig among stops. Various families and guests holidayed at Small Point Beach including the Edges, Bays, Brecks, Angell, and Lanier, with tea and farewell dances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K
Jayne
New Canaan
South Harpswell
Duer D. Breck
Walter E. Edge, Jr
New York
Walter E. Edge
Wyllys Terry
Walter P. Bliss
Bernardsville
N. J
Harrison Wright
Greg Mason
Glen Head
L. I
Raymond H. Trott
Providence
R. I
Campbell Keyser
Morristown
Loyall F. Sewall
Mary A. Brosius
Washington, D. C
Ernest Angell
Nathan Smith
Jane
Timothy
Portland
Normena MacKinnon
Topsham
Paul Tiemer
Berwick Lanier
Bummer Colony
Small Point
Ray Dennis
Small Point Colony
Jane Cushing
Alys Thompson
Bath
Harry Allen
Pemaguid Point
Bath Boats Win on the New Meadows Regatta
The New Meadows River Regatta Association staged a Saturday program at the river mouth with Bath boats dominating across classes. Winners included Coot skippered by Dr. Ralph D. Warren in Class 1 and Koala owned by Harbone Stuart in Class 2, with times around 4 hours 16 minutes and 4 hours 27 minutes respectively, while Nan topped Class 4 and Fuddy Duddy led Class 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows River Regatta Association
Ralph D. Warren
Harbone Stuart
Bear Island
Dr. Warren
Joan
Jacob Verheus
Stuart
New Moon
Willard F. Nason
Foster's
Point
Willoughby Stuart
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Bath
William OD. Sewall
Nan
Harold P. Small
Arthur Haskins
Puddy Duddy
Pete Stuart
Coot
Flying Fish
John Albitson
Crown
Lucky Strike
Leon Kelley
Brunswick
Koala
Foster's Point
Nancy
Leonard Litchfield
Bounty on Seals Becomes Effective in Coastal Counties
The Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries announces a $1 per nose seal bounty effective in coastal counties except York. Commissioner Arthur R. Greenleaf seeks practical use for dead seals, with lobster bait and seal meat as promising options. He warns against artificial noses and notes a dozen seals are in Portland freezer for testing various utilization methods. The Maine Chamber of Commerce backs by products research and welcomes new suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Arthur R. Greenleaf
Department
Nathan Thompson
Portland
Greenleaf
Maine Chamber of Commerce
Miss Marietta Parshley Returns to Gardiner After Visit
The passage notes the return of Miss Marietta Parshley to Gardiner following a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield W. Morse. It reports the death of Richard Dennison, 20, of Freeport in an automobile accident Friday, and mentions the shock to his family and friends including Leon Pennell and son Leon Jr. The account adds that Richard, known as Dick, had pitched for the Wiscasset baseball team and had visited the Pennell household and the Dennison home, with family members hosting and visiting in the wake of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bonney
Frank J. Percy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter Small
Stonybrook
Bath
Lillian Craigie
Holyoke
Mass
Burnt Coat Island
Leslie G. Burgieon
Roger Skillings
Roger, Jr
John F
George Becket
Joan
East Orange
N. J
John McKay
Great Meadows
Leslie G. Burgeoin
H. W. Cutting
Annie Cutting
Center
Dromore
Lester Perry
Randolph
Frances
New York
Altos Perry
Braintree
J. D. Rogers
Campbell Farm
William B. Perry
Cora Campbell
Ada Catherine Pierce
Robinhood
Mary Diffin
George Laskey
Edward C. Clary
Edward Perry
Florence
Hyde Park
Thomas C. Hughes
Robert Bowing
James E. Ty
W. J. Brown
Polly
Judson
Providence
R. I
Gordon Berry
Wynburg
Wilbur I. Bull
Waterford
Brightwater
Coralll
Perry's Hill
Howard Bowker
Albbie Minott
Henry Minott
H. B. Wyman
Guysbert B. Vroom
George Leach
Arthur Bean
Wiscasset
Frank P. Leavitt
Boothbay
Alliquippa House
Martha Hunt
Maryland
Andrew Flaherty
Marguerite Beardsley
Connie
Warren
James L. Morse
Grace Parks
Winneganee
Ida Hinckley
Five Islands
Gertrude Blaisdell
Connie Beardsley
Frances Flaherty
Morse Farm
Frank Buckner
Sebasco Lodge
Bertha Hicks
Durham
N. C
Marietta Parshley
Gardiner
Winfield W.morse
Richard Dennison
G. Austin Dennison
Freeport
Leon Pennell
Leon, Jr
High Street
Robert Jrmison
Richard
Dennison
Leon Pennell, Jr
Robert
Popham Beach Rolalot Winners and Weekend Guests
Weekly and daily Popham Beach winners listed from July 16 to 22 with names like Mrs. Cody and Charles Cirone. The piece also notes numerous visitors including Suzanne and Penelope Etnier returning to Kennebunkport, plus multiple Bath and Portland residents vacationing at cottages and light house reservations along the Kennebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cody
Lester Oliver
Cody
Charles Cirone
John Perkins
Leroy Perkins
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Alford Graham
Canada
Donald
Albert
Bath
White Spot
Mary Cody
Thomas Percy
Arlington
Mass
Jack Linder
Linder
Mary Lee
Doris Henderson
Elizabeth Colby
Marie Smith
Grace Goodwin
Estelle McCabe
Mabel Jack
Stanley
Sam Ward
Day's Ferry
Arthur Phillips
Sedgebury Cottage
iThursday
Leon Fickett
Pond Island Light
Fickett
Hanover
N. H
Mae Watson
Seaman E. Drake
David
Lawrence Taylor
Nell Hall
Rockford
Ill
Nathaniel Horton
St. Lampert's
Quebec
Kennebec
Drake
George Oliver
Oliver
Elizabeth Oliver
Raymond Webster
Carolyn Rodgerson
Edward Roberts
Gorham
Seaman Drake
Light House Reservation Beach
Voight
Boris Raap
Trend
New York
Riverside Hotel
Ethel Osgood
Barbara Luke
Osgood
Fred
Bath social notes hint at dances and travel
Harbor guests include Mr and Mrs Walter Oliver and Mr and Mrs Willard Oliver from Bath visiting a cottage. Harmoneers of Yarmouth plan a Society hall dance. Seaman E Drake and Capt Llewellyn J Oliver visit Bath. Various Drakes Waterhouse Rogers Cody Kellaway Richards attend week end trips and visits. A clam chowder supper at Society hall precedes a dance to raise funds for hall repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Waterhouse
Auburn
David Leon
Bath
Llewellyn J. Oliver
Robert Cody
Milton
Mass
N. Y
Society Hall
Cromwell Brothers Build A Fine Boat
Cromwell brothers Arthur W and Frank S built a 21 foot knockabout at Bath Iron Works in Kennebec. The mahogany and oak craft uses a V bottom design with hollow mast and boom, powered by a 15 horse outboard for now. They plan to sail to New Meadows after a brief mooring in Winneganee Bay, sleeping for two aboard, reflecting Morse High School training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Arthur W
Franks
Cromwell
Bath Iron Works Corp
South End
Marconi
Cromwell Boys
Winneganee Bay
New Meadows
Morse High School
Real Estate Transfers in Sagadahoc Deeds Record
Recording clerk lists numerous transfers in Bath and nearby towns including Bath City to Mary Curtis on Washington Street former Morse property. North Bath deeds show Earl Collins to Harry Plummer and West Bath transfers. Woolwich and Woolwich area deals include Bailey to Welch and Ryan to Ryan with land and buildings among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City
Bath
Mary 8
Curtis
Washington Street
C. W. Morse
Earl Collins
Harry A. Plummer
North Bath
Charles M. King
Blanche M. Wilkin
Gladys E. Johnson
Harold E. Brown
Him Street
West Bath
Hiram C. Brown
Frank Rose
Woolwich
Percy C. Bailey
Daisy V. Welch
Lawrence S. Ryan
James E. Ryan
M. Elizabeth Burden
Carleton W. Lowell
Wallace BE. Chaplin
Marion Augusta Cromwell
Salvation Army Drives Past Halfway Mark in Bath
The Salvation Army reports $1,651.21 raised of $3,050 goal with one week left in Bath. Captain Bowles urges donors to send or hand over contributions to speed the campaign and reduce overhead as the drive extends toward a full quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bath
Captain Bowles
Farewell Party for Tiemer Family at Club House
Paul Tiemer Jr and Jane Tiemer of Summit New Jersey, with their mother, were honored at a farewell party Tuesday at the club house. Guests included Timothy and Phyllis Bell and Alexandra and David Sewall, Pamela Jayne and Loyall Sewall Jr. The family plans a summer itinerary visiting Shelton Connecticut then Bath Maine with relatives before returning in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Tiemer
Jane Tiemer
Summit
N. J
Timothy
Phyllis Bell
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Alexandra
David Sewall
Pamela Jayne
Loyall F. Sewall
Paul, Jr
Jane
Shelton
Harrison Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grace Dickinson
Under-the-Lee
Ogunquit
Edward Clarence Plummer
Oberelay
Full
the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
Parker
Small Point Beach
Yellow Peril
Willoughby Stuart, Jr
Shardie
Pintado
William Rand
Hopkins’ Island
Buccaneer
Raymond C. Small
Baboon
Lana
Howard W. Mayo
William D. Brewall
Beachcomber
Whoopie
E. Williams
Foster’s Point
Fuddy Duddy
Atom
Barbara
P. K. Bearce
Sheep Island
Bounty
William H. Small, Jr
Harry B. White
Dorothy
Beverly
Ralph White
Madelyn and
Allen White
Popham Beach
Margaret DeShon
Seguin Island
Mary McGibbons
Montreal
Joan Hubel
Webber Cottage
Charles Small
Arlene
Charles, Jr
Orville
Charles Jackson
Harriett Hill
Owen Cottage
Capt. DeShon
DeShon
Joseph Jackson
Isaphene Stevens
Lewiston
Roscoe Shaw
Bay Point
Perley Chandler
Edward G. Fischer
Holliston
Fischer Sind
Stephen Etnier
Etnier
Gilbert Head
Long Island
Clarence Schofield
Charles Capron Marsh l
Arthur T. Phillip
Doris Brody
Betty Dexter
Bronx
Sedgburg
Waterville
Carl Oliver
Waltham, Mass
Salem
Percy Cottage
Shirley Morong
Bobby
Jerry
Quoddy and
Bar
Chevrolet
Pilgrim Chevrolet, Inc
Maine
Cromwell Brothers
William D. Sewall
Carroll Morse
The
Sagadahocaas of Deeds
Georgetown
Elbridge G. Hagan
Mary O O’connor
Mary M. Norton
Margaret DuBois
Daisy S. Hinckley
Elizabeth I. Powers
Joseph Fullmer
John Fullmer
Boothbay Harbor
Virginia
Tel
White-Spot
Sea Grill
W. W. White
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