July dances cheer MacMahan Colony guests on island
The Athletic Association sponsored a Playhouse dance with Mary Rathbun Caroline Snyder and George Rogers selecting top dancers. Prizes went to runners up Rebecca Taft and Emory Basford. A Dutch treat dinner preceded the event and other island youngsters held scavenger hunts, games, and boat trips as camp life thrives at Allen camp for boys and girls with sailing tennis riflery and fishing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahan Island
the Athletic Association
Mary C. Rathbun
Deroit
Mich
Caroline EB. Snyder
George K. Rogers
Haverford
Benjamin I. Spock
Lillian Wheeler
James S. Rogers
Rebeccah Taft
Wakefield
L. I
Emory Basford
Andover
Mass
Edwin F. Hussa
Summit
N. J
Sue
Mary Allison Beatty
Pauline
Butler
Caroline B. Snyder
Mary '‘C. Rathbun
Frances Ann Allen
John L. Overholt
Talbot M. Rogers
John D. Peterson
William Cutler
Richard Owens
Donald Tavener
Kenneth Welch
Richard Burnham
Richard Oller
Billie Taylor
William S. Taylor
Germantown
Penna
Rogers
Beal Island
James S.rogers
Robinhood
Hoskomock Bay
Ftzpatrick
Ann Boardman
Peking
China
Damiscore Island
MacMahan
Allen
Sequoia
Sheepscot Bay
Geguin Island
Carol B. Snyder
Merion
Allenook
Allens
Southport
Five Islands
Boothbay Harbor
Tarr
Four Dromore Grange Members Honored With Golden Sheaf
Worthy State Secretary Mrs Nellie Haskell awarded the golden sheaf for 50 years of continuous Grange membership to four Dromore Grange members at a Tuesday evening meeting. Recipients were Mrs Belle Cutting Miss Abodie Minott Mrs Georgia Leach and Mrs Elizabeth Stevens. Emily Ingalls, another charter member, was absent. Ice cream and cake followed, with visiting members from Auburn Riverside Bodwell Woolwich Merrymeeting and West Bath Granges totaling 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Merrymeeting
West Bath
Charles L. Stevens
Grange
Lynette Caverly
Elfreda M. Perkins
Perkins
George Young
Georgia Leach
Abbie Minotti
Elizabeth Stevens
Bangor man returns for annual Virginia sail from Bath
William B. Blanchard of Bangor, a former Maine Central Railroad night telegraph operator, journeyed on the steamer Virginia to Bath and Boothbay Harbor. He has not missed a seasonal Virginia sail since 1932, despite the heat bringing a large weekday crowd with over 100 travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Islands
William B. Blanchard
Maine Central Railroad
Bangor
Bath
Blanchard
Maine Central Ticket Office
Boothbay Harbor
Make Visitors Comfortable In Bath City
A visitor laments Bath lacking benches and waiting areas for travelers. She waited several hours after a bus interview, found no seats at park or City hall, avoided hotel parlors and soda shops, and bored at the depot. The article urges local officials to improve public comfort for strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Bath
Mrs Given and Gretchen Return to Wakefield After Visit
Mrs Edwin H Given and daughter Gretchen returned Wednesday to Wakefield Massachusetts after a visit with Mrs Sarah A Given of Valley Road. Mr Given, with the Remington Rand Co, has been in Chicago for a few weeks and left recently for Detroit Michigan, where he will be located. He will be joined there in August by Mrs Given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Given
Gretchen
Wakefield
Mass
Sarah A. Given
Valley Road
Given
Remington Rand Co
Chicago
Detroit
Mich
Richmond Whispers and Weddings Across Town
Mrs. Rachel C Goss and two daughters return from Augusta. Many visitors travel between Richmond Augusta Bath and Portland areas while Charles H Loon and Madelyn E Umberhind wed at Brunswick. A steady stream of guests, trips, and Scout activities fill the community pages with names and places.
State Police Test Applicants In Portland Maine
The Maine State Police tested prospective automobile operators in Portland led by Sergt James Adams with Sergt Levi Flint William Gibson and Patrolman Harry L Thompson at the new Armory Lincoln Street. Sixty nine applicants were scheduled. a fee of one dollar and a poll tax receipt are now required for testing and registration plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
James Adams
Portland
Adams
Levi Flint
Rockland
William Gibson
Calais
Harry L. Thompson
Bath
New Armory
Lincoln Street
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Sergt. Adams
Fifth birthday party for Lloyd F. Coombs Jr
Lloyd F. Coombs Jr. celebrated his fifth birthday at his grandmother Mrs. Jennie Oliver’s home. Ice cream crackers and a birthday cake were served. Guests included Marie Hart Dorothy Hart Mildred Oliver Ann Watson Betty Genthner George Yates Richard Sherwood and John Durgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd F. Coombs, Jr
Jennie Oliver
Marie
Dorothy Hart
Mildred Oliver
Ann Watson
Betty Genthner
George Yates
Richard Sherwood
John Durgin
Georgetown Summer Visitors Reach Town for Short Stays
Georgetown enjoys a busy summer with many visitors and new arrivals. Dr Harold Tate and wife of Canton Massachusetts and Mrs Tate's brother and wife from Providence Rhode Island stayed at the George Williams house Friday night and left Sunday. More guests arrive as weeks pass, including Katherine Morse and Harold Tate Jr. from Canton. Local residents and visitors from Waltham Bath and Boston visit, view properties at Marrtown, and join at Seguinland Lodge. The community hosts Bible school and a concert by Piney Woods singers, with a fundraiser for the Five Islands school. A church supper sale is planned for August 8 with advance ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Tate
Canton
Mass
Katherine Morse
Harold Tate, Jr
N. S
Sprague
Weeks Street
Bath
Guy Sprague
Joyce
Lydia
Somerville
S. E. Emmons
Marrtown
Willard H. Doell
Waban
Seguinland Lodge
Georgetown
Beals Island
Chicago
J. F. Higgins
Dorothy Oliver
Boston
Waltham
Roy M. Newman
Marblehead
Frank Decker
Newcastle
Howard M. Trafton
U. S. Coast Guard
Algonquin
Tuck
Calais Academy
Madigan Memorial Hospital
Houston
Norman Gay
T. L. Magnurm
H.matthew
Piney Woods
Five Islands Church
Harold F. Hunt
Topsham
Library Association
Gertrude Smith
Richard Cummings
Malden
Arthur Marr
Harlan M. Fossett
Ann
Berlin
N. H
H. E. Wade
Wiscasset
Merle Haskell
Robert
Everett
Robert Fellows
Herbert Lewis
Baycid
N. F. Butter
Donald
Plainfield
N. J
Ida Hinckley
Alvin Grissman
Quimby
Leslie Beebe
Malden Island
Carl Pearson
Marilyn
Carol
Brenda
MacMahan
Little Good Hartor
Ford
Cambridge
Hamilton
Clinton
Marony
Ottawa
Alice Fales
Alice Schuster
Norwood
Daniel Sexton
Augusta
Harold Rowe
Harold, Jr
Carl
Kittery
Bert Hall
West Acton
Leonard Gould
Elizabeth Suzanne
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hall
T. E. Cromwell
Carlton Hinckley
Quincy
Charles Hinckley
Hinckley
Fred Gleason
Vermont
Wales Cottage
Alfred Douglass
Florence Douglass
Sedgemere Road
Alice Cromwell
Charles Kenney
E. P. Pierce
Long Island
Seguinland
the Cove
Lloyd Pinkham
Childen
Horace Rittall
Victor Pinkham
David Stevens
Orville Rowe
Beulah Miller
Nora Marr
Joseph Folsom
Lester Woodward
Norman
Folsom
P. A. Thompson
J. G. Stevens
Harriet Worrell
Carrie Stevens
Poland
Merton Pinkham
South Freeport
William Chase
Five Islands Vacation Bible School ends with exhibition
Five Islands closes its two week Vacation Bible School with an Friday evening exhibition of children's work and activities at the church. The event aims to boost attendance and honor the pastor and teachers for their faithful work.
Funeral rites for Rev William Nutter held in Brunswick
Funeral services for Rev William Nutter were conducted at Laws Funeral Home in Brunswick with Rev Charles Berry of Bath and Rev John Oliveira of Plymouth Mass officiating. Born October 3 1866 in Portland he died Saturday after residing with daughter Mrs Joseph Auban in Brunswick. He leaves three daughters two sons a brother and a sister and six grandchildren with burial at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nutter
Laws Funeral Home
Brunswick
Charles Berry
Bath
John Oliveira
Portugese Methodist Church
Plymouth
Mass
Mr. Nutter
Portland
John P. Nutter
Margaret Langley Nutter
Joseph Auban
Topsham
Kingston Grange
Kingston
Sons of Union Veterans
Daddy's Club
A. L
Salvation Army
Annie Auban
Everett McKenzie
Marion
Fred Hall
George
Dearborn
Philip
Charles Nutter
Weymouth
Flora Condon
Whitman
Nutter
Georgetown
Oak Grove
Katherine A Kingsbury Dies at Bath Home
Mrs Katherine A Kingsbury widow of Capt Charles W Kingsbury died suddenly Friday morning at her daughter Florence Nedeaus Bath home 816 Middle street where she had lived the past year Born in West Groton Massachusetts she had resided in Bath 51 years and was member of St Marys Roman Catholic church Survived by three daughters Aline Ritchie Edith Murray Florence Nedeau three sons Harold E Kingsbury Stanwood Kingsbury and Lieut Percy W Kingsbury Bath three brothers M J Dugan Jerry Dugan and Dennis W Dugan one sister Mrs Nellie MacDonald four grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine A. Kingsbury
Charles W. Kingsbury
Florence Nedeau
Middle Street
West Groton
Mass
Michael and
Mary (McCarty) Dugan
Bath
St. Mary's
Kingsbury
Aline Ritchie
East Boston
Edith Murray
Brooklyn
N. Y
Harold E. Kingsbury
Boston
Stanwood
Portsmouth
N. H
Percy W. Kingsbury
Bath Police
M. J. Dugan
Jerry Dugan
Groton
Dennis W. Dugan
Nellie MacDonald
Leominster
Mrs Zelinda Crockett 78 dies after long illness at Bath
Mrs. Zelinda Jane Crockett widow of Alonzo Briggs Crockett, 78, died Saturday at 6 Charles Street after a long illness. Born July 24, 1860 in Winnengagee district Phippsburg, she lived in Phippsburg and Bath all her life. She married Alonzo B. Crockett, Civil War veteran and seafarer. Survived by sister Mary Worrey and brother Velona Wilson, both of Bath, plus several nieces and nephews. She was a member of People's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelinda Jane Crockett
Alonzo Briggs Crockett
Charles Street
Alonz B. Crockett
People’s Church
Mary Worrey
Velona Wilson
Bath
Fannie M Mooers Dies After Prolonged Illness
Fannie M Mooers 60 widow of Tristram T Mooers of 1190 Washington Street died Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Kennebunk to Marshall and Emma Hatch she lived in Bath 32 years. Survived by brother John E Hatch. Funeral private Thursday at 9 30 a m at home with burial in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FannIe M. Mooers
Tristram T. Mooers
Washington Street
Kennebunk
Marshall
Emma Anderson Hatch
Bath
John E. Hatch
Saco
Infant Harold R. Mullen Dies at One Month in Skowhegan
Harold Ray Mullen infant son of Harry L and Evelyn Pierce Mullen died Monday night at Memorial hospital aged one month four days. Born in Hallowell he had resided here two weeks. Prayers were held at the grave in South Side cemetery Skowhegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ray
Harry L
Evelyn Pierce Mullen
Memorial Hospital
Hallowell
South Side
Skowhegan
Ray Palmer dies suddenly at New York residence
Ray Eaton Palmer 47 a Bath native and Bowdoin graduate died suddenly Monday at his home 875 West 181st street Riverside Drive New York after a weeks illness from complications He spent most of his career abroad in the International Banking Corporation and served in Madrid Paris Barcelona and Lyons with his last two years in New York He is survived by wife Georgette son Rene three sisters and one brother with ties to Bath Portland and Boston He was known as Mike by colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Eaton Palmer
Bath
Bowdoin College
West 181St Street
Riverside Drive
New York
Palmer
International Banking Corporation
Barcelona
London
The
France
Corporation
Paris
Lyons
Spain
United States
William B
Alice A. Palmer
Mike
Europe
Bowdoin
Georgette
Rene
James P. Ledyard
Anna Palmer
Portland
Ore
Mollie Palmer
Boston
Willam ‘B. Palmer
Committal service for Mrs Lillian Pembroke in Oak Grove
Mrs Lillian Oliver Pembroke 67 wife of George Pembroke died Saturday night at home in Richmond Hill Long Island after months of illness. Born in Bath she was daughter of Georgiana and the late Silas Oliver and lived in New York the last 40 years. Survived by husband mother a son Carl Pembroke Richmond Hill and a daughter Mrs Harold Hadger Glen Cove. Funeral was held Monday night at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Lillian Oliver Pembroke
George Pembroke
Richmond Hill
Long Island
Mrs Nina Steward Dies. Skowhegan Fraternity Mourns Family
Kerry B Steward of 84 Russell Street was summoned to Skowhegan by the death of his mother Mrs Nina Steward widow of Nahum Steward formerly of Bath. The Stewards lived in Skowhegan during the war when he headed the pipe shop at the Texas yard. They were active in the First Baptist church and resided at 39 Dummer Street returning to Skowhegan with the Texas yard closure. Also surviving is son Paul Steward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry B. Steward
Russell Street
Skowhegan
Nina Steward
Nahum Steward
Bath
Steward
Texas Yard
First Baptist Church
Dummer Street
Paul Steward
Funeral of Mrs Kingsbury
Funeral services for Katherine A Kingsbury widow of Capt Charles W Kingsbury were held at St Marys church at 8 am Monday. Rev Timothy C Maney officiated with bearers Stanwood S Kingsbury Percy W Kingsbury Joseph Nadeau and Frank Nadeau Jr. burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine A. Kingsbury
Charles W. Kingsbury
St. Mary’s Church
Timothy C. Maney
Stanwood S. Kingsbury
Percy W. Kingsbury
Joseph Nadeau
Frank Nadeau, Jr
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Crockett's Funeral for Zelinda J Chockett
Zelinda J. Chockett widow of Alonzo B. Chockett, funeral held Tuesday afternoon at two at Fred S. Curtis funeral home 105 Center street. Rev. Frederick P Moffatt of Corliss Street church officiated. Bearers were Joseph Kelley Forest Mains Arthur Wilson Ralph and Harold Lewis. Burial in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelinda J
Alonzo B. Chockett
Fred S. Curtis
Center Street
Frederick P Moffatt
Corliss Street Church
Joseph Kelley
Forest Mains
Arthur Wilson
Ralph
Harold Lewis
Oak Grove
Ray E. Palmers Funeral Held in Bath Household
The funeral for Ray E. Palmer a former Bathman who later worked in banking since graduating Bowdoin College in 1913 will be Friday afternoon at two at his sister Mrs James P Ledyards home 26 Lincoln Street Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Palmer
Bowdoin Colege
Riverside Drive
New York
James P. Ledyard
Lincoln Street
Bath
Brown Couple Guests at Five Islands Cottage
Mrs. Arthur D. Brown, 43 Dummer Street, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Brown at their Five Islands cottage for a few days. The Browns, recently married, will move into their new home at 52 Elm Street, formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Royal A. Johnson, shortly before the Fall term schools open, Mr. Brown teaching mathematics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Brown
Dummer Street
Harold E. Brown
Five Islands
Mrs. Brown
Elm Street
Royal A. Johnson
Mr. Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
M’mahan
Frank B. Watson
Philadelphia
Williams. Taylor
Rathbun Cottage
Allen Cottage
John K. Lee
Horace
Bryn Mawr
Mac Mahan
Palmerton
Overholt
New Jersey Zinc Co
John D. ‘Peterson
Haverford, Penna
Cutler
New York City
Mary JC. Rathbun
Gilmanton
H. MacMahan
Benjamin Brewster
Protestant Church
Sally B. Masters
Dobbs Ferry
Brewster
St.Cuthbert’s Chapel
Thim
St. Cuthbert’s Chapel
J. C. Penny
White Plains
James IC. Rockwell
Manila
P. I
Katherine Colahan
New England
Edward D. Snyder
Bishop Brewster
West Float
Ovens
Hockomock Bay
Seguin
Popham Beach
Damiscove
Monhegan
Newagen
Christmas Cove
Linekin Bay
Dromore Grange
Richmond
Rachel C. Goss
J. A. Carter
Walter A. Higgins
Anna Smith
Myrtle T. Burke
Lynn
Forrest Smith
Charles H. Loon
Madelyn E. Umberhind
C. J. Stewart
Loon
Umerhind
Arthur Terrell
Alfred Ives
Howard Farwell
Barbara
Frank Preble
Hartley Ranger
Quebec
Riviere du Loup
Gaspe Peninsula
Leonard Lamoreau
Adisa Williams
Litchfield
Sarah Gifford
Bedford
Olive Pyle
Dorchester
Herbert Rankins
Fairhaven
William R. Stacey
Farmington
Elmer C. King
Marion Purinton
Jocelyn Tozier
Three Mile Pond
Alvah Nickerson
Fryeburg
Marilla B. Tarr
Harry J. Stantial
Roger Kallis
Ernest Hodgkins
Millinocket
George Wren
Lester R. Norton
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Elizabeth Watson
Greenville
Seth Watson
Lawrence Thompson
Lewis Thompson
Dover-Foxcroft
Helena Naylor
Lewiston
Arthur Lock
Terrence Curran
Old Orchard Beach
Angelina Pye
Charles Sylvester
Henry Farley
Wallace
Ralph George
Lowell, Mass
Carlos Dunlap
William P. Hatch
South End P. T. A
William T. Crowley
Union Street
PTA
C. A. Jones
Los Angeles
Cal
Louise Bucknam
William Yule
Upper
Treasure Island
Dustin Syde
Meadowbrook
Ph'ppsboro
Syde
Board of Trustees
P. B. Savage
E. M. Horton
Isabel L. Stevens
Belle A. Stevens
Seattle
Wash
Isabel
Five Islands Improvement Association
G. H. Smith
Association
House
Zelinda J. Crockett
Harold Ray Mullen
Ray Palmer
Lillian O. Pembroke
Mrs
Mrs. Kingsbury
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!