Phippsburg Notes From Summer Begins and Local Happenings
Weather events include showers in Bath Meadowbrook and Popham with lightning and wind. Brightwater ready for electricity this summer. Walter Snipe plans a snack bar serving hot dogs and hamburgers this week. Dromore Farm Bureau to finish chair caning session today. Engagement announced Louise Elizabeth Briggs to Julius Henry Appleton on June 25 at Central Congregational Bath. Personal items mention vacations hospitalizations cottages and local visits.
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Bath
Meadowbrook
Popham
Alliquippa House
Miss Hunt
Miss Peale
Willard Blair
Brightwater
Walter Snipe
Dromore Farm Bureau
C. L. Stevens
Louise Elizabeth Briggs
J. Belle
Edmund P. Briggs
Watson - McLanathan
Fred Percy
al Blair
Sandy Hill
John Tracy
Woolwich
Betty Bowker
Phippsburg
Ernest Rogers
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Christian Service Committee
Charles Stevens
Carroll Wing
Popham Beach
Stephen Hirster
Auburn
Norman Howard
Cross Roads
Oscar Freeman and
Meadowbrook Holiday Guests Visit Bath Area Families
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Davis and daughter Bonita and P R Bailey visited Bangor and Lincoln over the holiday. Many relatives from Woburn Augusta Timber Island Winnegance Cox's Head and Bath cottages joined family events with neighbors and guests at Clifford Hill Pleasant View farm and the Bowker or Bailey homes.
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Lawrence Davis
Bonita
P. R. Bailey
Bangor
Lincoln
Elliot Ray
Woburn
Mass
Pleasant View Farm
Allan Carr
Allen
Clifford Hill
Maurice Libby
Earl Perkins
Augusta
Chester King
Timber Island
Pete Gagnon
Arthur Totman
Winnegance
Bernard Plummer
Granite Street
Bath
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Nathaniel Percy
Cox's Head
Annie C. Bowker
Judson Senecal
Kenneth Bailey
Anthony Pelligrini
J. K. Bowkers
Sterling Bible Class Meets in Corliss Street Church Vestry
The Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street church gathered Monday evening in the small vestry with devotions and a reading of Psalm 91. Mrs. Leland Mitchell played piano while Alice Stilphen read verses about Peace. Members answered Bible questions from Mrs. Flora Robbins and planned a Bible quiz by Miss Abbie McCabe for the next meeting. An absent member’s illness prompted a sympathy card. Mrs. Josie Sheldon gave to the birthday bank and eight May calls were reported. An apron project from Mrs. Alice Stilphen raised over $6 and tea and crackers were served afterward by Mrs. Annie McCabe, Mrs. Clara Coombs, Mrs. Amelia Mitchell, and Mrs. Ruth Anderson.
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Sterling Bible Class
Corliss Street
Leland Mitchell
Alice Stilphen
Flora Robbins
Abbie McCabe
Josie Sheldon
Phippsburg Grammar School Graduation Held At Congregational Church
Twenty two eighth grade pupils received diplomas at the Phippsburg Grammar School graduation in the Congregational church with ten PTA awards presented by Superintendent Stanwood C. Gilman. Various student performances followed including essays, poems, vocal and piano numbers, and class gifts. Diplomas were awarded to pupils from multiple district schools and PTA prizes were announced for several students.
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Phippsburg Grammar School
Phippsburg Congregational Church
PTA
Stanwood C. Gilman
A. N. Bickmore
Country
Shirley Pye
Maine
Annie ‘Wallace
Pauline Seavey
Betty Pashard
Lafayette Wallace
Florence Nightingale
Sarah Gilliam
Norman Pye
Eugene Perkins
James Seavey
Joyce Gray
Harriet Wallace
America
Madelyn Holbrook
Phippsburg
Sarah Alexander
Frank Gilliam
Herbert Murphy
Adele Hunt
Betty Bowker
Susie Barbour
Phippsburg Center
Norine O'Callaghan
Cary Wallace
Winnegance
Parker Head
Grace Kraft
Small Point
Norma Pye
Betty Pushard
Myron Wyman
West Point
Annie Wallace
Philip Wyman
Sebasco
John McCourt, Jr
Sylvia Wyman
Norman Gilliam
Henry Gilliam
Natalie Wallace
Marie Gilliam
Parker Head Pta
Robert Gray
Winnegance Pta
Edith Hawkes
Bids Opened for School Addition Project
Bids opened for an extension to the school building. The plan adds 75 feet six inches on the first floor and 39 feet three and a half inches on the second floor. The two-story addition will hold six large classrooms and three smaller rooms with a basement, new window design, and brick glass lighting features.
Beacon Choir Supper Honors Beardsley Leader
Members of the Beacon Street Methodist church choir and director Mrs. Marguerite S Beardsley were honored at a vestry supper. Special guests included organists Miss Pauline Holmson and Mrs Maurice Hutchins. Gifts were presented to Mrs Beardsley for her faithful service. The choir sang selections and closed with Bless Be the Tie That Binds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Marguerite S. Beardsley
Pauline Holmson
Maurice Hutchins
Roger Pierce
William Craft
Milton Douglas
Adelbert Hall
Irving Varney
Parker Head Community Notes Honor Attendance At Eight Grade Graduation
The eighth grade graduation at Phippsburg Center drew Parker Head families and neighbors including Parker Head PTA members Joyce and Robert Gray who earned perfect attendance. Summer sessions close with a picnic planned at Weiner Rock and a large raft off the point.
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Dorothy Cushing
Sally Lowell
Barbara Harrington
Sandra
Carol Mank
W. H. Wyman
Harriet
Carolyn
Mary Moore
Leslie Darling
Eugene Farnham
Herbert Doughty
Warren
Linda
H. D. Mank
Albert Gray
Robert
Edward
Francis Gray
John Rollins
Phippsburg Center
Parker Head
PTA
Joyce
Robert Gray
Morse High
Sandra Mank
David Harrington
Kenneth Paulin
Jo Ann Nisbet
Carol Jane Mank
Beryla Nisbet
Macy Whithead
Parker Head Pia
Weiner Rock
Charles Blaisdeil
Earl Lowell
Lewis Lowell
Leston Harrington
Ber Nisbet
Bodwell Orange
Horseshoe
Five Bath Tom Camporee Scouts Attend South Paris Jamboree
Five of Bath's six Boy Scout troops joined Sagadahoc District at the South Paris fairgrounds Camporee over the weekend. Troop 52 from Corliss Street church won blue ribbons for all round skills and fire making, while Troop 53 and Troop 50 earned red seconds. The event featured a mammoth two mile parade to Norway and near perfect attendance from Sagadahoc.
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Bath
South Paris Fairgrounds
St. Mary’s Church
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Woolwich
Hyde Park Terrace
Bath Aefie of Eagles
Winter Street Congregational Church
Sagadahoc
Norway
Frank Keimig
Mount Mica
Corliss Street Church
St. Mary's Church
Bath Aerie of Eagles
Edwin A. Andrews
Pine Tree Council
George Hastings
Clyde Lake
Arvid L. Anderson
Alfred H. Ives
Frank Keiniig
Matthen Doak
Earl Lowery
Archie Wishart
John Dauphin
Stewart McAllister
Arthur Stilphen
Burt Lonn
Frank Ozella
David Lord, Jr
James Steen
Merton Dearing
Centennial seeks Baxter handtub missing tub mystery
The Centennial Master committee seeks a midget handtub called the Baxter Jr. built in Buffalo many years ago. It had served at the State Military and Naval Children's Home in Bath and sprayed trees, later moved to Baxter hall before its disappearance after Broad street building was torn down.
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Baxter
Baxter, Jr
Buffalo
N. Y
State Military & Naval Children’s Home
Bath
Baxter Handtub Association
Baxter Hall
Broad Street
Traverse Jurors for June Session Sagadahoc Superior Court
The June term jurors for Sagadahoc Superior Court convening June 14 include Arrowsie-Howard Carlton Bath Marie Berry Grace Carroll Marior Colby Gardiner Rogers Edward Sewall Stanley Wallace Henry Wright Bowdoin Mary Jack Bowdoinham Eleanor Brice Donald Chesley Georgetown Andrew Rowe Phippsburg Marguerite Blair Richmond Florence Anderson G Cleveland Mariner Frank Preble Evelyn Cutferder Marian Flagg Justus Ripley Margaret Larrabee West Bath G Cleveland Smith Woolwich Genesta Carter Stuart Chapin.
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Sagadahoc
Mrs William S Newell Hosts Monday Contract Club
Mrs William S Newell entertained the Monday contract club at her residence on Washington Street, sharing an afternoon of bridge and conversation with members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
Monday Contract Club
Washington Street
Popham Beach Sizzles With Outings Cottages And Visitors
Pupils and teacher from Kents Hill Graded School took a Monday bus field day to Popham Beach for a picnic and sightseeing. A busy period of cottage construction along South Shore continues with nine new cottages recently built. Summer crowds and numerous Bath and Portland visitors filled the weekend, while boat towing assisted a Coast Line sardine vessel near Bath amid engine trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kents Hill
Coast Guard
Coast Line Canning Co
George Laskey
Bath
Bodwell Grange
Popham
Frank D. Scott
Napoleon Fickett
Herman Shepard
South Shore
South Beach
Manley H Grant Named Farm Labor Program Representative
Seth W Thornton announces Manley H Grant as farm placement representative in Bath Maine for the Unemployment Compensation Commission. Grant, former Weeks Street Grammar School principal, will manage summer duties while Youth Farm Labor Program recruitment proceeds. The program includes Junior Farm Volunteers aged 14 to 18 and day haul groups, with safety, supervision, and home lodging provisions.
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Manley H. Grant
Bath
Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission
Seth W. Thornton
Grant
Weeks Street
Maine
Connecticut
Stockton Springs
Machias
High
Grandmar
Thornton
Stork Shower For Mrs Edward Hawkes Jr
Mrs Harold Rogers entertained at the Winnegance Community House with a stork shower for Mrs Edward Hakes Jr last week. Helpers in serving were Mrs Lloyd Rogers Mrs Thatcher Pinkham Mrs Orman Coggeshall Mrs Winfield Morse Mrs Parker O Rogers and Mrs Eugene Harrington. A buffet luncheon featured a prettily decorated cake as centerpiece and Mrs Hawkes received many beautiful gifts.
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Harold Rogers
Winnegance
Edward Hakes, Jr
Lloyd Rogers
Thatcher Pinkham
Orman Coggeshall
Winfield Morse
Parker O. Rogers
Eugene Harrington
Hawkes I
Ladies Gather for Social Event in Local Circle
Attendees listed include Mrs Arthur Perry, Mrs Eugene Hawkes, Mrs George Tyler, Miss Jane Feere, Mrs John G Morse Jr, Mrs John Morse, Mrs Duncan Farrell, Mrs Robert P Manson, Mrs Winfield W Morse, Mrs Orman Coggeshall, Mrs Edwin Small, Mrs Harold Miller, Mrs Zaidie Demers, Mrs Lloyd Rogers, Mrs Cleveland Healbrook, Miss Iva Rogers, Mrs Thatcher Pickham, Mrs Maude Small, Mrs Harold Haggett, Miss Lucy Ann Haggett, Mrs Arland Smith, Mrs Ernest Kingsbury, Miss Marguerite Brown, Mrs Edwin Oiver, Mrs Richard C Morse, Miss Elizabeth Morse, Mrs Pearl Campbell, Mrs Donald Wilson and Mrs Parker O Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Perry
Eugene Hawkes
George Tyler
Jane Feere
John G. Morse, Jr
John Morse
Duncan Farrell
Robert P. Manson
Winfield W Morse
Orman Coggeshall
Edwin Small
Harold Miller
Zaidie Demers
Lloyd Rogers
Cleveland Healbrook
Iva Rogers
Thatcher Pickham
Maude Small
Harold Haggett
Lucy Ann Haggett
Arland Smith
Ernest Kingsbury
Marguerite Brown
Edwin Oiver
Richard C. Morse
Elizabeth Morse
Pearl Campbell
Donald Wilson
Parker O. Rogers
Red Cross certs reach one sixth of U S population
The American National Red Cross reports about one in six Americans hold a Red Cross training certificate. Since 1910, 21 561 506 certificates have been issued across four services led by First Aid Water Safety and Accident Prevention. Home Nursing Nutrition and Volunteer Services also show strong counts.
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American National Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
New York City
Red Cross
Maine Elks win New England ritualistic contest title
Three past exalted rulers from Bath win for Maine in the New England ritualistic contest at Newton Center Mass. Waldo Marshal Brian M Jewett and Edward J McMann led the Bath group with William Mennealy as organist J Armand Gendron John McComb James F Usher and Charles Harlow also participated This marks the third Maine victory and permanent possession of the championship cup A new cup was donated by James Burns Dover N H and purchased by Charles Harlow Sanford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sanford
John McComb
Knight
James F. Usher
Portland
Charles Harlow
Esquire
Maine
New England
James Burns
Dover
N. H
Charles F. Harlow
Horridge Family Visit Plans In Poteau Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Horridge and children Nelson Jr and Marla will arrive in Poteau Oklahoma on Tuesday to visit Hor ridge's parents Mr and Mrs Eli Horridge and his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Harry Horridge. Mr Horridge is on vacation from duties at the Hyde Windlass Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Horridge
Nelson, Jr
Marla
Drayton Road
Poteau
Okla
Mr. Horridge
Eli Horridge
Harry Horridge
Horridge
Hyde , Windlass Co
Lions Club hears on yachts and dental care efforts
Naval architect Roger McAleer spoke on racing craft design and hull planning at the Lions Club meeting. Dental staff reported on mass screenings of 1800 elementary and 1275 sub primary students with 9 percent urgent needs and 38 percent satisfactory results. George Niss announced Sea Scout progress on the Barracuda refit and a district bake sale and district officers induction planned for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger McAleer
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Lions Club
Marjorie Boucher
Dorothy Williams
Stvorn
Boucher
William Niss
Lions Sea Scouts
Niss
B.ilw
Hyde Windliss
Shingwick
Beth Lions
Lions
District 41-A
Rock Hill Inn
Eugene Briggs
Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale Nets $100
Smith Tebey unit of the American Legion Auxiliary reports about $100 raised from a recent Poppy Sale. The funds will support welfare and related activities of the unit.
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Legion Auxiliary
Highway sidewalk renewal on Center Street downtown
The highway department renews a concrete sidewalk on the south side of Center Street between Water and Washington Streets. New sidewalk will front several stores that recently had new foundations installed after subsidence. the project aims to greatly improve the area.
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The
Highway Department
Center Street
Water
Washington Streets
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Annie McCabe
Clara Coombs
Amelia Mitchell
Ruth Anderson
Beacon
Parker
Clarence Skolfield
Perkins Island
Robert Campbell
Lynn
Chester Sanborne
Brooksville
Harmon
Caribou
Leona Harmon
Ohio
Wiscasset
Bert Nisbet
Frank Percy
Brooklyn
Turner McCarty
McCarty
Lloyd Daley
Bert Manson
Charles Blaisdell
Walter Cushing
Elwood Hathorne
Lewiston
Martin Eaton
North Berwick
Arthur Farris, Jr
John Dunn Libby
Frederick Libby
William E. Hallett
William Schreiter
Cathance
Jackie Hartleb
Buddy Parks
Bill Lowell
Lowell
Hartleb
Leroy Wyman
Lester Oliver
Alston Oliver
Herbert Bassett
Herbert Hunt
East Boston
Harry Thomas
South Paris
Troop 52
Committee
Traverse
Robert Stevens
Sea Acres
Clarence Getchell
David Leon
Frank S. Scott
Melvin Pratt
Winfield Kenniston
Ruth Tiffany
Pamela
Daniel Grey
Rockland
George Oliver
Willard
Gail
Dixie Oliver
Florence Woodside
Elizabeth Oliver
Frances Bridges
Corea
Guy Crowley
John Stacey
Fred Spinney
Ethel Spinney Robbins
Yarmouth
Royal Johnson
Sedgwick
J Haviland Torrey
George Buchanan
Phillip Downing
Frank Irving
William H. Store
Biddeford
James R. Walker
Medford
Cox
Richard Dozois
Frances Gray
Farm Bureau
Caining
Charles L. Stevens
Dromore Grange Hall
Carrie Smith
Edith Perkins
Cranberry Point
Pericrest
P. Thomas
Frederick
E. B. Shaw
Murphys Corner
Dorothy Pinkhim
Nancy
Curtis Cunningham
Lawrence Thayer
Childman
Robert Jewell
Roberta
Frank RK. Wyman
Thayer Cottage
Frederick Thomas
ORC
Aril
Ralph Seekings
Sudsay
Grandview Cottage
Bernard Carlson
Dix’s Island
Monroe
Wilbur
Nellie Davis
West Point School
E P. Thomas
Mer‘ton E. Wright
Thomas Home
Everett C Perkins
Charles F Perkins
Everett Mass
Perkins Cottage
Fieul Persxins
Everett
Laura E. Dustin
Pawtucket
R. I
Bayview Farm
Robert Kallejian
Samuel F Thompson
Dorchester
Weeks Street School
Edward Hawkes
Winnegance Community House
Jimmy
George Sargent
Tthe
Jimmy Fund Drive
Children’s Research Foundation
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Bath Club
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