Conroy’s Letter From France Censored Aide
John H. Conroy notes his son Frank E. Conroy of the 223d Infantry in the American Expeditionary Forces in France has sent a brief, censored letter saying he is well and wants no worries. The Bangor native enlisted in Boston, went via Syracuse, and preferred front line service over a kitchen role. Also mentioned are a charity card party raising funds for Sagadahoc Council and Charles E. Griffin's Sunday visit in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
John H. Conroy
Front St
Frank E. Conroy
L. Co
U. S
Conroy
Maine
Bangor
Boston
Syracuse
N. Y
Masquerade at Baxter Mansion Delightful Costume Party
Lydia Baxter entertained friends with a Thursday week costume ball in the Baxter mansion ballroom assisted by Mary Baxter and Jane Murphy. Guests wore varied costumes from Dutch girl to fireman and clown. Music came from a Victrola and guests enjoyed a lively evening referenced with returns of Ruby Farrin and Evelyn Dodge from visits.
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Baxter Mansion
Lydia Baxter
Baxter
Mary Baxter
Jane Murphy
John Metnnes
Rupert Baxter
Marcia Moulton
Ellen Newell
Margaret Baker
Mary Paine
Red Cross
Louise White
Winnifred Johnson
John McInnes
George Meadden
Donald Small
Jack Dougherty
Phil Paine
Marshall White
Dick Baker
Grace Kateon aids Washington war effort in fall river
Miss Grace Kateon, a teacher from Henry Lord School, Fall River, received a wartime service payment while visiting Woolwich. She urged girls to join a Washington committee aiding soldiers, saying every daughter’s efforts support the front and home morale.
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Grace Kateon
Henry Lord
Fall River
Uncle Sam
Miss Kateon
Washington, D. C
Kateon
Washington
Kateen
Georgetown Notes From Bath and Robinhood Community
Local notes report visits of Mrs. Eugene M. Trafton and Mrs. Unn Cushing from Bath. The Working League held its annual officers election at Mrs. Benjamin H. Woodside’s Georgetown Center home. Cold weather delayed trips, many residents including Leon E. Oliver and Perry Beals were affected. An ice cutting contract change at Clarey pond and a First Baptist Church week of services are noted amid widespread colds and school attendance disruptions.
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Dexter
Eugene M. Trafton
Working League
Benjamin H. Woodside
Georgetown Center
Virginia
Leon E. Oliver
Waltham
Charles W. Oliver
Williams and Brilmayer
Thomas M. Hagan
Five Islands
First Baptist Church
Unn Cushing
Bath
Robinhood
Bath Song Writer James L. Dempsey Hits and Marriage
Bath resident James L. Dempsey, husband of Mary O Laughlin, has several song hits including Please Papa Buy Me a Baby and It s a Wonderful World. The couple stars on the Moyle Harder Stock Co. rotation currently performing in Middleton, New York.
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James L. Dempsey
Bath
Mary O'Laughlin
Jimmy
Mrs. Dempsey
Moyle-Harder Stock Co
Middleton
N. Y
Bath War Savings Director Sees Strong Stamp Sales
Scott R. Frye, Bath city war savings director, praises local stamp purchases. Merchants already acting as agents report brisk sales and Frye invites others to apply. He also asks agents with ad space in the Times to add a line promoting the stamps.
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Scott R. Frye
War Savings
Bath
Frye
Times
Who Has Coal Or Wood In This Time Of Want
A fragmentary lament asks who has coal, wood, eggs, or lard at rising prices. It notes the hardship of buying essentials and ends with a question about the futility of complaint.
Seelie Story Fragments Resurface in Nervous Public Memo
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local account or notice with unclear wording. Readable terms include seelie and eerie tones suggesting folklore or speculative content. The piece appears to describe a public reaction to uncanny phenomena without concrete details or names.
We are bound to live till we die
The Odd Ladies Sewing Circle met with Mrs Eva Atwood at 57 Washington St Thursday afternoon. Miss Wealthy Baker is visiting her brother Gilbert Baker in Bangor. At St Pauls Cathedral Boston at noon today the marriage of Miss Aletha Carlton Cutting and Ramond Francis Campbell will take place. Cutting is daughter of George and Mrs Cutting of Phippsburg and works for T G Plant Co. Campbell is son of Charles Campbell of West Bath and works for Texas Steamship Co. The high trolley wire over the Maine Central track on Washington St risks serious accidents when cars cross. Jared Sparks of Whitefield has joined Bath Iron Works.
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Milan J. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harriet Dinsmore Stetson
Richmond
Richmond High School
Insurance Company
George Tibbets
Dresden
Bridge Academy
Bath Iron Works
Woolwich
Florence Crrlton
Chhildren
Asbury Bailey
Melvin
Milton
Stuart
Bath
John Reed
Vera Dexter
Dr. Stott
Jane Stinson
Ellen Trott
Dexter Baker
William Downing
Jeonard Stilphen
Wiscasset Harbor
Edward Carlton
Merrimac
Mass
Massachusetts
Lillian Blair
David W. Blair
River Road
Samuel Blair
North Methodist Church
F. R. Bailey
Garrett J. Galvin
Frank Bailey
F. W. Carlton
W. Freeman
Fred Nute
Wisca
Carl Greenough
Devens
Henry Carlton
Gardiner Greenough
Edgecomb
John Sheldon
The
Odd Ladies’ Sewing Circle
Eva Atwood
Washington St
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Boston
Aletha Carlton Cutting
Ramond Francis Campbell
Miss Cutting
George L. Cutting
Phippsburg
T. G. Plant Co
Campbell
Charles Campbell
West Bath
Texas Steamship Co
Maine Central
Washington Street
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Thompson Bros
Hershberg
Front Street
George Morse
John Fitzgerald
Nellie Conley
James Royal
Marshall Warden
James McNeal
K. of C. Hall
Sagadahock
Charles E. Griffin
Ruby Farrin
George L. Farrin
Lower Middle St
Evelyn Dodge
Portland
Blue River
M. Pratt
Sarah P. Kk
Sarah P. FE. Hathorne
Arrowsie
Maria Leonard
W Hi
Winfield Wright
Downing
David Munsey
Gray
Wiscasset
Georgetown
E. A. Williams
Back River
George Delano
Elizabeth Weebe
G. M. Stinson
George Carlton
University of Maine
Fred Carlton
Howard Cushing
Texas Yard
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Ferdinand P. Brilmayer
Perry Beals
Cecil Scripter
Coats
Seelie
Edad AL Gaga
Edness
James F. Will Co
Brunswick
Wealthy Baker
Gilbert Baker
Jared Sparks
Whitefield
D. T. Percy & Sons
Bath, Maine