Wiscasset Summer sale and tea set for Aug 6
Wiscasset Women's Auxiliary of St Philip's Episcopal church announces its annual Summer sale and tea to be held in the Parish House on August 6. Local residents are noted visiting relatives and attending conferences including Mrs Winona Gregoire returning from the Elementary Principals' Conference at the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Auxiliary
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Winona Gregoire
Federal Street
University of Maine
Georgette
Wiscasset
James .Beattie
Belmont
N. C
Samuel Watson
Charlotte
Marshall Beattie
Bath Road
George Davison
Cambridge
Mass
Hodge Street
Egbert M. Sewall
Auburn
Donald Brackett
Popham Beach
Rufus Stetson, Jr
Washington D. C
Davision
Suzanne Tourin
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Tourin
Emerson Smith
High Street
Bay Point Village Officers Re-elected at Annual Meeting
Fog along the coast dampens vacation plans as Bay Point Village Corporation holds its annual meeting at the Casino. Officers re-elected include Katherine White treasurer Evelyn Hagan town clerk and Richard Taylor Hagan overseer with Melvor serving as moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Evelyn Hagan
Louisa Howard
Hagan
Local Notes Highlight Residents and Visiting Relatives
Mrs. Robert Harndon of Alta Dena California returns home after an 11 day hospital stay following surgery. Tom Back of 11 Trufant Street enjoys vacation from Bath Iron Works duties with his family at Merrymeeting Bay cottage. Archie L Seekins of Portland visits Carleton W Lowell of Bedford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harndon
Altadena
Calif
High Street
Colonel Dummer Sewall
Tom Back
Trufant Street
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Back
Merrymeeting Bay
Archie L. Seekins
Portland
Seekins
Carleton W. Lowell
Bedford Street
Woolwich Firehouse Plans and Community Notes
Woolwich Volunteer Fire Company buys a two ton truck with 700 gallon capacity and debates garage needs at July meeting led by Chief George Gavett. Day's Ferry Canasta club mails letters to hospitalized members. Day's Ferry Community Club holds annual barbecue. Woolwich Fire Dept discusses water tank purchase and schedules next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Woolwich Fire Department
Sagadahoc Ferry
Arthur Youland
Gardiner attends National Morgan Show with two year old fillies
Miss Margaret Gardiner of Kennebec Morgan Horse Farm travels to Northampton Massachusetts for the National Morgan Horse Show. She shows two two year old fillies and is joined by Mr and Mrs James F Dunton. The event draws owners from across the United States and reports warm to rainy weather for the Woolwich party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gardiner
Kennebec Morgan
Northampton
Mass
James F. Dunton
Hadley
Morgan
United States
Woolwich
Gardiner
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Votes on Vestry Range
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary met with Mrs. Florence Hathorne for a dinner and business session led by president Mrs. Gertrude Stacy. The group voted to buy an electric range for the church vestry, authorized the investigating committee, and planned another sale while distributing work among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary
Florence Hathorne
Scilheads
Eldie Wright
Gertrude Stacy
Nequasset Ladies Plan Buying Electric Store
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs. Florence Hathorne’s Woolwich home with co hostesses. A committee will seek to buy a new church electric range and plan a sale to fund the purchase. Members shared news of gatherings, visits, and upcoming meetings as headlines note community life in Bath and surrounding towns.
Arrowsic Summer Visitors Tour Maine Towns
Mrs. Raymond Ainsworth and daughter Leslie visit Bion Ainsworth in Raymond where he is summering at Camp Hinds. Families from Worcester Arlington and Dorchester arrive for weekends at Spinney Mills Fiddler's Reach Boothbay and Bath with tours to Jefferson and Whitefield as locals host guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ainsworth
Leslie
Spinney Mills
Raymond
Bion Ainsworth
Camp Hinds
Lawrence Rothwell
Worcester
Mass
Rothwell
Fran Ellen
John Norman
Fiddler's Reach
Frank Rittall
Ronald
Rittall
Anthony Williams
Dorchester
Boothbay Harbor
Lawrence Constantine
Stoughton
Roland Peterson
Peterson
Murray Peterson
South Bristol
Richard Kingsbury
Linda
Ronald Densmore
Roger Densmore
Bath
John Craig
Lake Worth
Fla
Hugh J
Chahbazi
Lake Erie College
Iran
University of Tehran
Debra Lavigne
South Portland
Beverly Crosman
Charles Paradis
Allen Frye
Son Minot
Essex
Frye
Howard O. Frye
Black House Point
Boston
Boothbay
Williams
Peter Woodbury
David
Manchester
N. H
Edward C. Clary
Jefferson and
Whitefield
Clary
Georgetown
Oak Hill Farm
Arrowsic
Henry Clary
Jef
Bath Woman To Attend Mount Holyoke Alumnae Picnic
Invitations go to over a hundred Mount Holyoke alumnae in Maine for the Central Maine Mount Holyoke club picnic on August 5 at 12 30 p m on Dr Alta Ashley’s Hayford Heights estate in Hallowell. Notables include Frances Perkins and Jessie Scarborough. Attendees from Kennebunkport to Belfast and inland to Bangor are invited with guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Holyoke
Maine
Central Maine
Mount Holyoke Club
Alta Ashley
Sylvan Road
Hayford Heights
Hallowell
Frances Perkins
U S
Newcastle
Jessie
S. Thedore Bertocci
Bath
West Bath Social Notes Cover Births and Visits
West Bath residents share birthday celebrations at the Cormier home for Margie eighth with cake gifts and a visit to Simpson's Animal Park. Guests include Mrs. Lozier Diane. Miss Whittier. Ted dy Robichaud. Larry Barnes. Patricia Wass. and others. A birthday party at a Summer street residence features Dr. Paul W. Tuttle and many Bath and Brunswick friends. A birth is announced for Linda Susan Ketchum on July 14 with father Kenneth Snowdon Jr on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Cormier
Margie
Simpson
Francis Dechan
Ernest Mahoney
Rosedale
Francois Vaillancourt
Joseph
Peacock Beach
Pleasant Pond
Paul W. Tuttle
West Bath
Sewall Miller
Chase Rand
Portland
Richard Firberg
Cape Elizabeth
Herbert Watson
Brunswick
Lew Colby
John Callan
Carl Hague
John Hunt
Bangor
Warren Davis
Berry's Mill Road
Marie Singer
Thomaston
Nellie Starrett
Davis
Samuel Davis
Rockland
D. J. Neiley
Nashua
N.hs
Bernard Neiley
Malden
Mass
Carl Hayvne
Bar. Harbor
Nova Scotia
Harland Booker
Woolwich
Alpha Booker
Kenneth Snowdon
Rhode Island
George Booker
Sidney Dudley
Cynthia
Bath
Booker
Leo Fagnant
N. H
Courtney Stover
Hemingway Family Visits Norway and Elliot
Mrs Bertha Hemingway of Norway visits with her son Edwin Hemingway and wife. Edwin returns to work at Bath Iron Works after vacation. The Hawkes family announce the birth of son Scott Hawkes at Bath Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Clarence Moore returns from a week fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Hemingway
Norway
Edwin Hemingway
J. Hill
Rumford
Harold McDonald
Clarence Moore
Mrs John Adams Honored At July Stork Shower
Mrs. John Adams Jr. was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by sister Mrs. Francis Arsenault on July 20. She opened gifts at a decorated card-table, then enjoyed buffet refreshments as friends watched. Several attendees sent gifts but could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Tardif
Topsham
Alex St. Pierre
Sagadahoc Ferry
Tardif
Clarence Cunningham
John Cunningham
Dave Gagne
Brunswick
Eugene Bridges
Margaret Gallant
Joseph Arsenault
Robert Arsenault
Raymond Therriault
Bath
Richard St. Pierre
Woolwich
William Wallace
Della Wallace
Everett Cook
John Adams, Jr
Francis Arsenault
Burgess
Lauriston Caton
Stanley Burgess
Leon Morin
Gilbert Morin
George Britte
Sidney Wright
Gene Condon
William Fletcher
Catherine Leonard
Frank Arsenault
Kenneth Rogers
Janet Morin
Raymond Gosselin
Thomas Staples
George Burns
John Belanger
Madelyn, Buell
Wilton
Janet Buzzella
South Dakota
Foursquare Gospel marks first anniversary with guests and services
The Foursquare Gospel church on North Front Street celebrated its first anniversary with a 2 30 p m service led by Rev Robert Hill and an evening talk by Rev W H Brown of California. Birthday festivities honored Cynthia and Scott Rodrigue with friends and relatives in attendance. Out of town visitors joined relatives from Augusta Ashland Litchfield and others. Proceeds from Richmond firemen's auction and supper support department equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foursquare Gospel Church
North Front Street
Robert Hill
W. H Brown
California
Cynthia Rodrigue
Scott Rodrigue
Kenneth Rodrigue
South Pleasant Street
Romeo Bellavance
Cynthia
Scott
Pamela Cunningham
Leighton Gardner 3d
Susan Lancaster
Donna Porter
Ann St. Pierre
Bellavance
Rodrigue
Rose Fecteau
Lang la Flamme, Jr
Louise Fecteau
Billy
Ann St Pierre
John
Susan
Linda la Flamme
Paul
Jimmy
Monique
Giles Couture
Augusta
Michael Corbin
Ashland
Ann Bergeron
Litchfield
Richmond
M. Set
Melvin Lewis
Burlington
Iowa
Edward Pinkham
Lincoln Street
Earl Lewis
Mt. Vernon
Lewis
Iceland
Air Force
Joseph Savoie
Louisville
Inez Savoie
River Road
John Emerald
Brockton
Mass
Lillian Nichols
Edward Rideout
Carl
South
Framingham
Albert Johnson
Peggy
Somerville
Edna Small
Whiteroad
Walter Varney
East Hartford
Conn
Preston Carver
Canada
Nova Scotia
Dresden Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mr and Mrs Clifton Cate and Mrs John H Mayers of Newcastle called on Mrs Augustus Good and Mrs Leonard Gahan. Mrs Carle E Longfellow Day s Ferry and Miss Alice Corliss Portland toured Maine, spent Friday at Cadillac Mountain and Lakewood. Baked bean supper at South Dresden Methodist church raised 65 for church repairs. Proceeds from a local food sale Aug 2 for church repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Cate
John H. Mayers
Newcastle
Augustus Good
Leonard Gahan
Carle E. Longfellow
Day's Ferry
Alice Corliss
Portland
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Maine
Caddilac Mountain
Lakewood
Horace Gilpatrick
Benjamin Benson
Waterville
Kate Bubier
Litchfield
George Bailey
Hill
Glenna Allen
South Carolina
Charles Dorr
South Dresden Methodist Church
Thompson Family Returns Home After New England Visit
Mr and Mrs Edward Thompson and their children Karen Gail and Keith spent several days in Dover New Hampshire and Litchfield Connecticut before returning to Bath on Sunday evening. Karen and Keith stayed with Mrs David Whariff Weir in Wickend while Gail visited Perry Thompson 2nd and family in Litchfield. The trip included a drive through the Berkshires on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Sandra
Betsy
Oakley
Dennis
Day's Ferry
New Hampshire
Mr. Smith
Bath Iron Works
Richard Boynton
U.S. N
New London
Walter Rice
Darlene
Lincoln
Nebr
Rice
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc Ferry
Strong
Lawrence Edwards
Larry
Melvin Cornish
Lori Jean
Sagadahoe Ferry
Sherman
Edward
Dale Sides
Carroll Morse
Elliot
Day’s Ferry
Stoneham
Mass
Richard McElman
James F. Dunton
Phipps Point
Portland
John T. Lynch
Lewisotn
Lynch
Halen
Mary
Elizabeth O'Meara
Joanna. Lynch
Edward Thompson
Karen
Gail
Keith
Middle Street
Dover
N.ho
Litchfield
Conn
Bath
David Whariff Weir
Wickend
Thompson
Perry Thompson
Berkshires
Field Serviceman Wesley Field Returns Home From Furlough
SFC Wesley P. Field United States Army stationed at Fort Campbell Kentucky and his son Dennis have returned home after a 12 day furlough spent with his mother Mrs Dora Harris at 490 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SFC
Wesley P. Field
U.S. A
Fort Campbell
Dennis
Dora Harris
Washington Street
Bath Chief Explains Radio Links Boosting Police Reach
Bath Police Chief Robert E. Wagner Jr outlines how radio and shared communications with Bath Fire, Brunswick, South Portland, and State Police networks enhance rapid response. The system allows cross agency alerts within minutes, aiding car stops, suspicious vehicle checks, and emergencies while preserving officer safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Bath Area
Highway Department
Fire Department
Brunswick
South Portland
Supadahoe Sheriff's Department
Maine
Brunswijk
Augusta
Orono
Thomaston
Scarboro
Local Golfers Busy As Season Passes Half Mark
Local golfers pace busy in mid season events as weather trims out of town turnout yet membership activity nears record. Howard Farr wins President's Cup over Clarence Eaton 1 up, while Buck, Dro Winedenbach and Flaherty post early Governor's Cup victories. New England Amateurs trip to Fitchburg features Buck Mayo and Winchenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Farr
Clarence Eaton
Leon Buck
Fred Engert
Dro Wineden Bach
AL Desmond
Andrew Flaherty
A Burgoin
Bo Young
Sonny Towle
Archie Min, Jr
George Carmichael
Howard W. Mayo
Jim Feeney
Rodney E Ross, Jr
Charles Doyle, Jr
Boat Races Marred by Collisions and Weather at Gardiner
Sunday events at Gardiner saw two collisions during the Outbound Besatia races. Participants included Sawser, Bean, Grover Connors, and others as weather dampened turnout and a wave from a spectator caused a spill. Results list several class and prize placements across multiple races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Besatia
Gardiner Sportratte
Arssocis Fien
Medarist
Whale Grouers
Souchet
Racine Everruss
Gardiner Sporkiness
M Sawser
Bean
Wo Wintoo
DD Lewis
Grover Connors
COLES
Theo
Austin Tean
Simdsiess
Ce. Conners, Jr
Ae Huard
Club Specialty Utility
Pornules
de Jackson
Go Conners
Witdor
Ae Vysat
O King
Fotlerton
Stein Place
Jacksony
Lewis
J. Huard
Turd
W. White
FO Jackson
Gi Haney
J. Hard
Telephon e links to Europe may reach every US point
The Pingis Institute of Technology reports that within a decade a direct telephone dial to Europe could be possible from any location in the United States. This forecast highlights advancing international communication and widespread access to long distance service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
Europe
United States
Pingis Institute of Technology
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Roxbury
Maass
Islands
Nina Cummings
Emery Rideout
North Bath
Rideout
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Alice Safford and Son
L. M. Spinney
Henry S. Keen
Uniondale
N. Y
William Adams
Lisbon Falls
Sconers
Berry Cottage
Robert B. Stone
Bailey
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Harry J. Stone
Coleman E. Norton
Herman A. Woodman
Stanley Dickinson
Alfred Perow
Dedham
Carl Keissling
Deborah
J. Mitchell
Jerry
Walter B. Hill
Woodside
Kennebec Point
W. C. Davis
First Beach
Madison Moore
South America
Margaret
Howard
L. I
Keen
Day's Ferry Canasta Club
Peggy Hathorn
Mason Carter
Massachusetts Hospital
Rita Flemming
Gertrude Brown
Avis Duncan
Elsie Stinson
Jeanette Groves
Grace Smith
Peggy Hathorne
Frank J. Walker
Warren F. Hawley, Jr
Richard Campbell
Edwin Wade
Howard Kirkpatrick
Russell Boyd
Stuart Chapin
Murphys Corner
Monteagle
Tenn
Highlander Folk School
Folk School
Myles Horton
Mrs. Chapin
Nequasset Ladies
Marion Ingalls
Norma Holbrook
Tina Molson
Alberta Brooks
Beulah Crocker
Ruby Stinson
Ella Robson
Doris Haley
Ethel Reed
Louise Gilmore
Ethel Blake
Roberta Stevens
Rebecca
Stacy
North
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Dresden
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Teleype
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W. Kelly
Ro Lurgay
J Leonard
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RK Adams
W. Mussenden
Bo Bridg Thittla Bo
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G Jones
So Commeau
J. Nolan
Joe Nolan
S. Commeau
W. Rogers
Barbara Sturtevant
Eleanor Wilson
Valerie Nickerson
Dorothy Heenie
Doris McCole
Louise Winchenbach
Ruth Dearborn
Kay Robinson
Oteenie
Doris MecCole
New England
Fitchburg
Bath Golf Club
Howard W. Miyo
Francis Winchenbach
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