Community notes outline repairs and local events
Wiscasset updates list Red Cross swimming lessons moved to Wednesdays and Fridays, court house annex removal, road work toward High street, and a new water main break repair. Veterans hospital items and charity sales by Lincoln Home for the Aged are noted alongside personal visits, road work delays, selective service hours, and local residents’ travels and misfortune updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Martha le Bourdais
Register of Deed
Court House
Register of Deeds
High Street
Congregational Church
Veterans Hospital
May Sherman
Birch Point Mothers’ Club
Ethel
Tame Place
Lincoln Home For
Newcastle
Lawrence B. Haggett
Mason
Birch Point
Wiscasset Water Co
Donald Shea
Gardiner Road
Memorial Rites Held For George W Boynton
George W Boynton 34 of Lake Worth Florida died at a West Palm Beach hospital July 11 after a three week illness polyneuritis with paralysis of the respiratory system. He was an electrical contractor and had lived in Lake Worth since 1925 from Massachusetts. He belonged to Gulf Stream Lodge F A M Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and Lake Worth Lodge BPOE. Survivors include his wife three sons a step son and a step daughter his mother Mrs Winnie Etta Gorham Boynton two brothers Alfred and Ralph and sister Mrs Ruth Baer of Sacramento Calif. His mother was en route from Wiscasset where she had been visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Boynton
Lake Worth
Fla
West Palm Beach
Boynton
Massachusetts
Gulf Stream Lodge
Winnie Etta (Gorham) Boynton
Alfred
Ralph
Ruth Baer
Sacramento
Calif
Wiscasset
Mrs Mary C Greenough Dies After Long Illness in North Edgecomb
Mrs Mary C Greenough wife of F G Greenough died at her home North Edgecomb July 19 after a long illness Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Earl Dow of Woolwich Funeral services were from her home Thursday afternoon with Rev Rense H Colby pastor of the North Edgecomb Congregational Church officiating Interment in North Edgecomb cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Greenough
F. G. Greenough
North Edgecomb
Earl Dow
Woolwich
Rense H. Colby
Hallowell
Earl E. Cooper
Bullock
Springfield
Mass
Rosa M. Cooper
Augusta
Lawrence Murrell
Linda
Brian Jewett
Patricia Crocker
Edward Jenec Birthday Party At 109 Middle Street
Edward Jenec hosted a seventh birthday party Friday at 109 Middle Street. Guests included Jimmie McLuer, Kurt Hecht, Linda Elliott, Anne Loeser, Margo Snipe, Lawrence Snipe, Jimmie McLuer, Johnny McLuer, Carol Coombs, Roberta Jewell, Jennifer McGuiggan, Sandy Luke, Betty David, and Edward Jenee. Games and prizes were played. ice cream and birthday cake served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Jenec
Middle Street
Joseph E. Jenece
Jimmie McLuer
Kurt Hecht
Howard Elliott
Linda
Marion Loeser
Anne
Walter Snipe
Margo
Lawrence
Jimmie
Johnny McLuer
Carol Coombs
Roberta Jewell
Jennifer McGuiggan
Sandy Luke
Betty, David
Edward Jenee
West Bath Social Life Spans Parties and Visitors
The Chatterboats met at Mrs. Pauline Belanger's home with eight members present for a Tuesday evening gathering and refreshments. Exquitable Assurance Society members and families attended a weekend at the Summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Dominique Tardif at Rock Haven colony, about 85 people. Various Bath and area residents hosted and visited at cottages and farms across West Bath and neighboring towns, sharing birthday parties, weekend stays, and outings at Rock Haven, Sturgeon Island, and Damarlscotta Lake amid travel between Bath Gardiner Portland and Boston area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Belanger
Elaine Mitchell
Gerry Barter
Mary McCrater
Louise Hamlin
Alberta Brooks
Blanche Locke
Harriet Cotton
Gladys Gamble
Exquitable Assurance Society
Dominique Tardif
Rock Haven
Joseph Larrabee
Lannes Fuller
Victor
Jeffery Dunham
David Boudreau
Johnny Larrabee
Roger McNelly
Jerrold Stover
Kermit Cargill
Lannes
Barbara
Christine
Past Masters Meet at West Bath Grange
Sagadahoc Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council met at West Bath Grange with 44 16 attendees as past masters eight honorary members and two visitors A lobster stew supper was served The group voted to hold the annual picnic the second Sunday in August at Everett Lemont s Sabine cottage Milk price question raised by Henderson and Merriman of Harpswell Entertainment included a whistling duet a tree quiz a skit and blueberry pie contest A rising thanks to West Bath Grange concluded with a sing of God Be With You Til We Meet Again
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
West Bath
Everett Lemont
Sabine
Milk Control Board
David ,Henderson
Lawrence Merriman
Harpswell
Bertha Palmer
Bernice McGlinchy
Elizabeth Eastman
Thelma Sylvester
Hartwell Little
Irving Prince
Melvin Pratt
David Henderson
Sabino Notes Holiday Visits At Local Cottages
Mr and Mrs Oscar Tanguay and daughter Beverly spend two weeks at Hewitt cottage. Harold Haggett and daughter stay at Vic Hughes cottage this week. Bert Priddle and son David from Winthrop Mass visited Charlotte Owens cottage. Clyde Lake and D O Blaisdell called on Owens. Arthur Packard visited their cottage Sunday. Delmar Bates and wife touring Nova Scotia send cards. Martha Bates and daughters George Bailey Cape Elizabeth and William Foster arrived at Bates home. Alie Payne of Dixfield returned after visiting with niece and husband Everett Lemont. Bruce London of Jefferson returned after days at C L Hooker’s cottage. Alfred McCabe and daughter visited Shirley Turner Mutual Liability Insurance Co Portland recently. Stephen Johns and daughter visiting Johns’ sister and husband Paul Stinson at Hughes cottage. Elijah Fullerton and family noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Tanguay
Beverly
Hewitt Cottage
Tanguay
Harold Haggett
Vic Hughes
Bert Priddle
David
Winthrop
Mass
Charlotte Owen
Priddle
Clyde Lake
D. O. Blaisdell
Charlotte Owens
Arthur Packard
Delmar Bates
Nova Scotia
Martha Bates
George Bailey
Cape Elizabeth
William Foster
Bates
Alie Payne
Dixfield
Everett Lemont
Bruce London
Jefferson
C. Lloyd Hooker
Alfred McCabe
McCabe
Shirley Turner
Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Portland
H. L. Adams
Stephen Johns
Poilage Corporation Jat
Iavlight
Bovine
Bay Point
The
Improvement Association
Francis G. Cooke
Washington, D. C
Whitman
Walter A. White
Richard
Bobby
Dedham
Camp Brokus
George Walton
Bobbie
Joseph Buckley
Joan
Diane
Milford
Conn
Walter White
Pearl Perry
Richmond
Donald Young
Brooklyn
Arthur Maxwell
Edward Butterfield
Bath
Merle Niles
Janice
George Cahill
Andrew Butterfield
Madison Moore
General Motors
Texas
Madison, Jr
Montsweag Farm Bureau Members Enjoy Picnic at Arrowsic
Montsweag Farm Bureau members visited Mrs. Perley Ater’s cottage in Arrowsic for a picnic Thursday with lunches served, drinks, swimming and woods hikes as activities. Attendees included Zina Eaton Lemuel Preble Maurice Shea Carol Ainsworth Melvin Howe Wilbur Crocker Roy Moore George Johnson Ruth Daley Howard Steen James Hay James Steen Forrest Baker Nelson Rice Elva Edwards Norman Drummond Ralph Steen Henry Swanson Laura Evans Warren McIntire Richard Steen Karl Rosenwald and Patty Baker. The next outing an all day event with a sewing machine clinic is set for Aug 18 at the cottages of Zina Eaton and Maurice Shea in Sebasco with Esther Mayo present. Dinner will be served at noon by a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Perley Ater
Arrowsic
Zina Eaton
Lemuel Preble
Maurice Shea
Carol Ainsworth
Melvin Howe
Wilbur Crocker
Roy Moore
George Johnson
Ruth Daley
Howard Steen
James Hay
James Steen
Forrest Baker
Nelson Rice
Elva Edwards
Norman Drummond
Ralph Steen
Henry Swanson
Laura Evans
Warren McIntire
Richard Steen
Karl Rosenwald
Patty Baker
Sebasco
Esther Mayo
Rockland
West Bath Grange Discusses TV Replacing Movies
A West Bath Grange meeting featured community singing, solos by Joan Boudreau Barbara Holderness and others, and a poetry reading by Carl Meister. The group debated whether television will replace movies and radio, with a consensus that TV will grow but not fully replace current entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Carl P. Meister
Joan Boudreau
Barbara Holderness
Barbara King
Alice Smith
Meister
Marilyn Longley
Daniel McCall
James Lemont
Alton Collins
Mercie MacFadden
Carl Meister
Soil Classification Began in U S With Milton Whitney
The United States started soil classification and field mapping based on soil surveys in 1899 led by Milton Whitney of the Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Milton Whitney
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Woolwich Congregations and Community Notes
Woolwich reports a Lawn Party and Fair at the Coffee Pot field and church activities including Senior Christian Endeavor social, Bible class, and a guest speaking by Elwood Nelson licensed by the Penobscot Association. Also mentions Rev. Lowell W. Milliken's welcome, choir rehearsal, and local baptist and Sunday school schedules. Community meetings note Spinning Wheel club, Helpful club visits, Vacation Bible School plans, and local residents' travels and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Nequasset
Elwood Nelson
Penobscot Association of Congregational Churches
Basil Gleason
Brewer Congregational Church
Nelson
Lowell W. Milliken
Ohio
Montsweag Baptist Church
H. E. Danielson
Center Baptist Church
Spinning Wheel Club
Gilbert Hathorn
Marie Morse
Elsie Stinson
Merleen Wright
Florence Temple
Gerry Edgerly
Eleanor Jameson
Hathorn
Ruth Leeman
Helpful Club
Arthur Beane
Mary Martha Muckler
Ruth Pinkham
Ruth Orr
Beane
Vacation Bible School
Myrtle Cunningham
Chopps School
Obituary Benjamin H. Murray 51 Navy shipyard architect dies in Tacoma
Benjamin H. Murray a naval architect at Pugent Sound shipyard died after a brief illness in a Tacoma hospital while on furlough. He lived in East Bremerton for 15 years and led local civic efforts as president of the Bremerton Improvement Club. Born August 20 1897 in Northeast Harbor he earlier worked at Bath Iron Works and Todd Tacoma shipyard, served in World War I, and was active in American Legion Kitsap Voiture 40 and 8 and Bremerton Eagles. He is survived by his wife Pearl son Ben two sisters and a niece. Services by Manette Post 68 American Legion will be held at Miller Reynolds chapel with interment at Ivy Green cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H
Ben) Murray
Pugent Sound Naval Shipyard
Tacoma
Mr. Murray
Pearl
Ben
Bremerton
Jacobson Blvd
East Bremerton
Manette
Bremerton Improvement Club
Northeast Harbor
Bath Iron Works
Todd Shipyard
Murrays
American Legion
Murray
Manette Post
Kitsap Voiture
Bremerton Eagles Aerie No
Olive Woodworth
Hilda Bond
Frances Bond
Braintree
Mass
Miller- Reynolds Chapel
Ivy Green Cemetery
Grading Wheat Standards Define Mixed Wheat Subclass
Federal grain standards specify that any class of wheat with over 10 percent of another wheat class falls into the mixed wheat subclass. The rule clarifies classification for quality assessments and market reporting.
Radioisotopes Aid Plant Growth Research
Use of radioactive isotope tracers as a new research tool enables plant scientists to learn new facts about the processes by which plants grow.
Bay Point Summer Activities and Visitors Update
Bay Point enjoys a quiet season with full cottages and lively Saturday dances. The Improvement Association plans August card parties and moonlight sails while residents host a parade of visitors from Dedham Whitman Bath and Brooklyn and a Texas GM manager on vacation with family.
Plummer Home For The Aged Reopens In White Coat
City paints the Plummer Home For The Aged on Centennial Avenue leasing it to private parties as a boarding house. The building now presents a gleaming white exterior and offers a comfortable home for a dozen or more aged persons. City bore painting expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plummer
Centennial Avenue
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Louis LeBourdais
Water Street
Fort Hill Street
John B. Downey
Portsmouth
N. H
Lee Street
John Rafter
New York
Mary Grant Rafter
E. Clinton Perkins
Wilmington
Del
Mr. Perkins
Kate G. Perkins
Curtis Pearson
Pleasant Pond
Carratunk
Ethel Bailey
Ira C. Redinnett
Attleboro
Alice Perkins
Niagara Falls
Earl D. Rines
Sophia Woodman
Greenville
Carrie Knight
Martina Willis
Violet Colby
University of Maine
John MacFarlane
John R. MacFarlane
MacFarlane
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Bertram Jackson
Calais
Arthur H. Durgin
Jackson
Maine Central
Canadian Pacific
Vanceboro
Ralph E. Preble
Brookline
Preble
Federal Street
Salvation Army
Frances A. Sortwell
Henry Remington
Miss Sortwell
William H. Fox
New England
Wiscasset Service Fund
Mademoiselle
Front Street
G. C. Smith
Theodore Burns
Mary Green
Fred White
West Gardiner
Harry O. Barker
Charles Dutton
Rock Haven Colony
Joseph Conley
Lewiston
Susanne Murphy
Donald Harris
Lynnfield
Murphy Cottage
Leslie Pratt
Charles Miller
Anne Miller
Sturgeon Island
John W. Sonia
Eulela Pray
John Frey
Cynthia
Judith
Dresden
Carl Graves
Eva Dunn
Viggo Anderson
Richard Dunn
Jane Anderson
Gardiner
F. Deehan
Clement Robichaud
Osteopathic Hospital
Laura Whitmore
Emil Gagne
Fort Kent
Frank Powers
Presque Isle
Frank Donnell
Philip Burns
Bryant Business College
Providence
R. I
Harry Ohlbeck
William Merrill
Bakelite Corp
Bound Brook
N. J
Herbert Worrey
Fred Larrabee
Donald Graves
Carl Robinson
Charles
Leon
Boston
Helen Wright
Bernice Cressey
Stanley
David Ring
Howard Hatch
Jimmy
Alan
Conrad Larrabee
John Larrabee
Helen Witham
Conrad
James Smith
Roger
Tarrytown
N. Y
Joseph Robichaud
Herbert Wilson
Boothbay
Clifford Dolloff
Ezra Pratt
Donald
William Merry
Pauline
Woodbury Pond
Monmouth
Fred Rose
Milton Morse
Bowker Island
Clement Yates
Danvers
Rosedale
Barbara Ann King
George McDonald
Kittery
Arthur Carlton
Worcester
John Perkins
Norman Perry
Madison
Vernon Perry
Anson
Roland Carlton
Harold Davis
Damariscotta Lake
Frank W. Jaques
Almena Jaques
Malcolm Cottage
Quaker Points
Byron Clark
Goodwin
Quaker Point
Nells Glover
Shirley
Shortsville
Wiscasset, Maine
Cantagalli Shop
White House
R. L. White, JR
Sabino
Ann
Mrs. C. Lloyd Hooker
Montsweag
Carrie Houdlette
Lake Cobbesseecontee
Bath Memorial Hospital
Douglass Stewart
Roy Stewart
Camp Hinds
Raymond
Donald Leavitt
Independence Island
George Reynolds
Chopps Neck
Axford Buck
Benjamin H. Murray
Chevrolet
All America
Fisher
Fisher Unisteel
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
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