Phippsburg and Dromore Farm Bureau Meeting Notes
The Phippsburg Dromore Farm Bureau met in the grange hall Tuesday with Mrs. Raymond Campbell presiding. Members sampled meatless meals and discussed new county agent Doris McCready. Other notes cover winter suspensions, dairy projects, and local moving stories from residents amid a four day northeast snowstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Raymond Campbell
Doris McCready
Evelyn Beals
Phippsburg 48 Club
Herbert Scott
George Larrabee
Dromore
Howard Bates
Cooper relatives travel to Boston for uncle’s funeral
Lawrence H. Cooper of Bath and Earl E. Cooper of Woolwich left Tuesday for Boston called by the death of their uncle Thomas P. Bullock. They were joined by Mayor Fred E. Bullock of Hallowell and his son Fred Stanley Bullock of South Portland. The late Mr. Bullock is a brother of Mrs. Henry D. Cooper of 445 Middle Street. Funeral set for Belchertown Mass. on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence H. Cooper
Bath
Earl E. Cooper
Woolwich
Boston
Thomas P. Bullock
Fred E. Bullock
Hallowell
Fred Stanley Bullock
South Portland
Mr. Bullock
Henry D. Cooper
Middle Street
Belchertown
Mass
Sunday Wedding Ends With Buffet Luncheon In Boston Pasture
The wedding of Staff Sgt. Martin Butler U S A and Miss Florence M Watt of North Quincy Massachusetts took place Sunday afternoon at one in the groom’s sister’s home 433 Lark Street Corliss Street Baptist Church pastor Rev Frederick P Moffatt officiated Best man was John O Butler and Jennie Dorothy Watt acted as attendant The couple plan to reside in Portland after a short Boston visit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Butler
Florence M. Watt
North Quincy
Mass
H. E. Dewey
Lark Street
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Baptist Church
John O. Butler
Jennie Dorothy Watt
Walter James
Lorraine Ryan
Shirley James
Randall Daley
Frederick D. Watt
Elliott Avenue
Quincy
Boston
Quincy High
Gilchrist’s
Danforth
Lina May
Butterfield) Butler
Osgood Butler
Portland
Fort Preble
Panama
Dewey
Butler
Frederick D. Watts
Jennie D. Watts
Corp
George Smith
Shirley
Arlene
Ellen
John Butler
Brian
Robert Graham
Joyce Ryan
Raymond Ryan
Lina M. Butler
Bath Court Recorder Completes His Term
Attorney Harold J. Rubin, Bath Municipal Court Recorder for four years, has completed duties and will not seek reappointment. Appointed by Gov. Barrows in 1939, Rubin plans to resume private practice, leaving no clear successor. Judge Gardiner R. Deering will bear the court’s burden until a replacement is found, though legislation to allow laymen may be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rubin
Recorder of
Bath Municipal Court
Lewis O. Barrows
Rubin
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath Court
Deering
Maine poet Arthur Gutterman dies after long woods devotion
The Maine writer and lecturer Arthur Gutterman died last week. He was a longtime devotee of the Maine woods, a frequent summer camper in the Mt Katahdin region and visitor to Moosehead and other areas, celebrated in verse and prose for his love of the landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gutterman
Maine Woods
Mt. Katahdin
Moosehead
Parker Head Community Notes Reflect Wartime Travel Limits
Local residents describe limited travel during wartime with carpools to Holge Windlass and Bath Iron Works for essential trips. Birthday updates, personnel moves, and social visits fill news as Parker Head PTA plans a Red Cross sewing meeting with visitors expected for a school instruction session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holge Windlass
Bath Iron Works
Jean Hamel
Typists School
Washington,d.c
Marine Headquarters
Arlington
Allston Oliver
Massachusetts
New Hampne
Brockton
Bernard Wyman
Naval Construction Battalion
Camp Perry
Charles Rollins
Owen Richardson
Lewis Lowell
Arthur Lear
John Libby
John L. Libby
Earl
Ramon Hamel
Raymond Haley
Henry Mank
William Cushing
Clayton Hoar
Charles Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harry Mank
William Hemmer
Arthur Kriedler
Leo Hamel
Sebasco
Fred Shephard
Parker Head
P.T.A
Eugene Harrington
Red Cross
Edward Hamblett
Stanwood Gilman
Intramural hoops at Cony High under Dogherty drive
Eight teams compete at Cony High School in an Ath letic Director Dana D Dogherty designed program. Captains are varsity players and two games have been played. Each captain will select three permanent players later and place others on a trade list. Losing teams get first pick of those on the list. The league aims for six games weekly on Tuesday Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cony High School
Dana D. Dogherty
Dogherty
Fritchman Named Editor of Christian Register
Rev Stephen H Fritchman Bangor Unitarian pastor and acting editor since Nov 1 1942 was appointed editor by the American Unitarian Association board at its Boston quarterly meeting. He previously edited for the New York Herald Tribune and Church School Journal and served as interim editor in Summer 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen H. Fritchman
Unitarian Church
Bangor
Christian Register
American Unitarian Association
Boston
Fritchman
New York Herald Tribune
Church School Journal
Methodist
Maine Student Thatcher Pinkham To Enter Service
Thatcher Pinkham a University of Maine student will soon enter the service. He has been staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Thatcher Pinkham of Portland for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatcher Pinkham
University of Maine
Portland
Miss Frances Harding Visits DaMariscotta Family
Miss Frances Harding of Da mariscotta spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harding at 45 Bedford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Harding
Damariscotta
Mrs
Frank Harding
Bedford Street
Bertocci Allen Wedding Held in Lewiston Baptist Church
Miss Margaret True Allen daughter of Mrs Charles E Allen of Auburn wed Theodore Bertocci of Bath in a Lewiston United Baptist Church ceremony. Rev P L Vernon officiated. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Mary Elizabeth Allen and bridesmaids Miss Martha Frances Allen and Miss Jeanne Bertocci. The groom’s brothers Prof Angelo Bertocci and Dr Peter Bertocci served as attendants. reception followed at the Allen home. The couple will reside in Wiscasset after a brief home stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret True Allen
Charles E. Allen
Auburn
Theodore Bertocci
Bath
Gaetano Bertocci
Somerville
Mass
P. L. Vernon
Lewiston United Baptist Church
Cecilia Goss
Mary Elizabeth Allen
Mount Holyoke College
Angelo P. Bertocci
Bates College
Peter A. Bertocci
al S. Ciane
Earl W. Pulsifer
Wiscasset
Sgt
William L. Irvine
Framingham
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Allen
Charles Street
Bath Iron Works
Peter Lucarelli
Guy Piccolo
Frank G. True
Alice True
Portland
Masonic Building Association Elects Officers for 1943
Annual meeting of the Bath Masonic Building Association was held at the Masonic Temple. Officers for 1943 were elected and reports heard. President John H. Freeman and others named. directors include Ernest R. Freeman and Carl E. Albee. Auditors Delmar E. Bates and Sanford B. Nickerson named. Sinking fund committee: Edwin H. P. Lowell Cecil L. Fullerton Delmar E. Bates. Carl E. Albee named house committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Masonic Building Association
Masonic Temple
John H. Freeman
John W. Gillespie
Karcher S. Jackson
William A. Furber
Ernest R. Freeman
N. Gratz Jackson
Carl E. Albee
Laurence A. Lowell
Ralph N. Blakeney
Nurse Lennie Gould Sees Health Rise in Britain
Mrs Lennie Gould RN former Bates College nurse now in England writes to Mrs Gertrude M Stuart Auburn about improving health of British children despite three years of severe rationing after serving with the Maine Unit Army Nursing Corps in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennie Gould
R. N
Bates College
England
Maine
Army Nursing Corps
Texas
Gertrude M. Stuart
Turner Street
Auburn
Miss Gould
Popham Beach Hosts War Air Spotter Visit and Local News
Harold Johnson and Lieutenant Richard Patterson visited Popham Beach to review civilian air spotting efforts along the coast and urge local cooperation. The column notes the death of Mrs. Donald N. Small of Bath, longtime Popham Beach treasurer, and lists recent local engagements, travel, and weather-related concerns about oil deliveries and prudent wartime shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
Portland
Richard Patterson
Ground Observer Corps
Phippsburg
Wiscasset
Popham Beach
Donald N. Small
Bath
Eileen Wallace
Henry Wallace
P.F.C. Herbert Yeaton
Farmington
Surprise Shower For Mrs Preney At Freeman Home
Mrs John Preney of Academy street received a surprise personal shower Friday night at the home of Mrs Ernest Freeman on Dike road. Cut flowers decorated the rooms with a centerpiece of pink sweetpeas and blue flowers. Attendees included Mrs Herbert Anderson Sr Mrs Herbert Anderson Jr Mrs Joseph Madden Mrs John Freeman Mrs Emery Freeman Mrs Edgar Leavitt Mrs Charles Walsh Mrs Robert Pletts Jr Mrs Bernice Sturtevant Mrs Joseph Pecci Mrs Morris Owen Mrs Frederick Gowell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Preney
Academy Street
Ernest Freeman
Dike Road
Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson, Jr
Joseph Madden
John Freeman
Emery Freeman
Edgar Leavitt
Charles Walsh
Robert Pletts, Jr
Berniece Sturtevant
Joseph Pecci
Morris Owen
Frederick Gowell
William
Local families visit relatives during weekend
Mr and Mrs Maynard Gordon of Pine Street and Mr and Mrs Henry Lawry of Sagadahoc Ferry spent the weekend with relatives at North Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Gordon
Pine Street
Henry Lawry
Sagadahoc Ferry
North Sullivan
Reverend Dole Leads Brief Wilmington Trip
Rev. Louis A. Dole pastor of the Church of the New Jerusalem departed Monday night on a short business trip to Wilmington Delaware for church and community matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Dole
Church of the New Jerusalem
Wilmington
Del
Dove of Peace Seen Over Bath City Hall As City Tightens Parking
A dove hovered over Bath City Hall as police intensified parking enforcement. Chalk marks and white crosses appeared on cars in restricted zones while about 50 parking tags were issued. A garage dealer who parked near a hydrant paid court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Postal Telegraph Office
North
Lincoln
Gardiner Deering
O. T
Bath Pilgrim Fellowship Plans Help For Church Boys
Bath group met Sunday evening at Central church parish house with Miss Jane W Stevens and Miss Barbara L Kenney in charge. They opened with worship and discussed religion and life. Next week plans were set with Miss Betty Small leading a discussion on how to help church boys in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Pilgrim Fellowship
Central Church Parish House
Jane W. Stevens
Barbara L. Kenney
Betty Small
Young patient Andrew Flaherty returns home to convalescence
Andrew Flaherty fifteen son of Mrs. Andrew Flaherty of Front Street has been a patient at Memorial hospital for several weeks. He has returned home now convalescing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Flaherty
Front Street
Memorial Hospital
Billion Little Fishes: Maine Herring Trade in Wartime
The story by John F. Coggswell in Saturday Evening Post details Lubec’s herring industry driven by Lend-Lease and Army Navy orders during World War II. It highlights Small Point seiners Ken Wallace and Alvin Brewer, a 1942 ten-shot seine, and nearly 1000 hogsheads of sardines shipped, sharing about $14 000 among residents as output soars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
John F. Coggswell
Merrymeeting Bay
Lubec
Coggswell
Maine
Small Point
Ken Wallace
Alvin Brewer
Reverend Ashley A. Smith marks 19 years on air
The Rev. Ashley A. Smith, D D pastor emeritus of the Universalist church in Bangor, completes 19 years of Sunday morning broadcasts. Beginning in January 1924 he started religious radio services and now leads the Community Church of the Air on Station WABI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley A. Smith
Universalist Church
Bangor
Smith
Mrs Morris Upham Visiting Sisters in Portland
Mrs Morris Upham of South Portland is visiting her sister Mrs Paul Stevens of upper Washington Street and Mrs Stephen Johns of Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Upham
South Portland
Paul Stevens
Upper Washington Street
Stephen Johns
Academy Street
Two More Sledding Accidents Put Boys in Memorial Hospital
Weekend incidents on Granite and Middle streets sent two youngsters to Memorial Hospital. Ivan Pouliot seven suffered head laceration and broken collarbone after colliding with a car driven by Rene Boulay. Melvin Henderson five likely sustained a broken arm and bruises after sliding into C. J. Lenihan’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Ivan Pouliot
Antonio Pouliot
Robinson Lane
Muriel Pouliot
Rene Boulay
Lewiston
Navy Revelving
Lenihan
Mr and Mrs Everett Tasker Reported in Bradenton Park
Word reached Mrs Tasker's parents that Mr and Mrs Everett Tasker now reside at Bradenton Trailer Park Bradenton Florida after leaving Bath two weeks ago The couple previously lived in Auburn and Newburyport and are staying in Bath the past year while Mr Tasker worked as an electrician at Bath Iron Works Corp Mrs Tasker formerly Lillian White of Bath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Tasker
Bath
Bradenton Trailer Park
Bradenton
Fla
Mrs. Haile of East Brunswick Confined by Severe Cold
Mrs. Jerry L. Haile of East Brunswick has been confined to her home due to a severe cold illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry L. Haile
East Brunswick
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Cyrenus Higgins
Seth Doughty
West Bath
Ralph Doughty
Parker Head Road
Carlton Doughty
Winnegance
West Bath Road
Johnson- Pease
Stoneybrook Road
Herbert Doughty
George Morrison
George Oliver
Juanita Seavey
Squirrel Point Light Reservation
Phippsburg Center
Springfield Armory
Springfield
Margaret Minott
Washington, D. C
Orlando
Henry Minott
Hiram Wyman
Meadowbrook
Laura Cutting
Rockland
J. K. Bowker
Robert Charles Whitehead, Jr
Mount Vernon
Dormont
Lizzie Moore
Warnell
Betty
James F. Norton
Jaunita Seavey
School of Nursing
Maine General Hospital
Florence Watt
Parker
Frank Chapman
U.S.M.C
Gladys Warthout
the Waldorf- Astoria
New York City
Central Press
Bertocci-Allen
Groom
Masonic Building Association Meeting
Stanley Hyde
Nancy Hyde
Yarmouth
Fred Spinney
Ernest Spinney
Blanchard Crowley
Guy Crowley
Walter Oliver
Milford
N. H
Edith Oliver
William Wallace
Dora Bridges
Grace Williams
Frank J. Colavolpe
New Haven
Frances Bridges
Newburyport
Stanley Perkins
Dove OF Peace
Bath City Hall
Sears
Esears, Roebuck and CO
Center Street
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