Change of venue granted in case of Mrs Wheeler
Mrs. Pearl Wheeler and her husband Clyde Wheeler faced trial on assault and battery charges in Sagadahoc County. The court granted a change of venue to Cumberland County to be heard the first Tuesday in September. The defense argued an unbiased jury could not be seated in Sagadahoc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Wheeler
Sagadahoc
Betty Lorraine Seavey
George L. Emery
Biddeford
Defense Council
Cumberland County
Kenneth A. Rollins
Farmington
Wheeler
Edward P. Murray
Bangor
William E. Belanger, Jr
Bath
Chief Petty Officers Arrive For Destroyer
Three chief petty officers arrive at Bath Iron Works for the 1850 ton destroyer to be launched later this year. Herrief S. Christensen Campbell Justice and Elsworth P. Strube relocate from the Navy Yard at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Bureau orders detachments for Maynard and Harold to report aboard the Sampson after trials in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. S. Jouett
Bath Iron Works Corp
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Herrief S. Christensen
Campbell Justice
Elsworth P. Strube
Bureau of Navigation
J. G
R. H. Maynard
F. B. Harold
U. S.N
U.S. S. Northampton
U. S. S. Lamberton
U.S. S. Sampson
Sheriff Messenger Opens Campaign After Primary Win
Charles W. Messenger declares gratitude for voter support after winning Bath by a substantial margin in the Monday primary. He accepts renomination and cites a mandate to continue his conduct of office from the people of Richmond Maine. June 2 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Charles W. Messenger
Richmond
Randlette thanks Bath Sagadahoc voters in primary
Joseph W Randlette thanks Bath and Sagadahoc county voters after Monday's primary. He congratulates opponents on a clean campaign and pledges fair business administration as a future county commissioner if elected in September. Richmond June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Bath and
Sagadahoc County
Board of County Commissioners
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
Sagadahoc County Probate Judge nominee thanks voters
John L. Jack thanks Sagadahoc County voters for renomination as Register of Probate after a clean primary race. He congratulates his opponent ex-Mayor Small of Bath and expresses appreciation for Republican support across the county in Topsham on June 21, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editor of Times
Sagadahoc
Small
Bath
John L. Jack
Topsham, Me
Card of Thanks for James E. Percy
We thank friends for kindnesses during his illness and the floral tributes for his funeral. We also appreciate courtesies from Brother members of the Masonic bodies. Mrs. Anna T. Percy, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Percy and Son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Percy
Anna T. Percy
A. Ll. Perey
Gratitude From George A. Sprague After Primaries
George A. Sprague of Topsham Maine thanks many friends for loyal support in Monday's primaries. The note is dated June 22 and signed in Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Sprague
Topsham
T&l
Saganda Hoc County Voter Thanks From E C Patten
A message to Republican voters of Saganda Hoc County thanking them for support in the primaries. Patten expresses sincere gratitude for the backing received on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagandahoc County
Portland Tea Honors J Harry McLellan on 75th Birthday
Mr and Mrs J Harry McLellan hosted a Wednesday afternoon tea at their Danforth Street home in Portland for Mr McLellan s 75th birthday. The guest list included Mrs Frederick H Kimball and Miss Minnie A White of Bath, noting McLellan as a former Bath resident and a composer of songs and piano selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry McLellan
Portland
Danforth Street
McLellan
Bath
Frederick H. Kimball
Minnie A. White
Adams family gathering on Bailey's Island ends with men win 10 to 8
A large Adams family reunion at Bailey's Island hosted by Edmund Wentworth and Mrs. Wentworth included a morning ball game won by the men 10 to 8 and a shore luncheon on the lawn. Four generations were present among Bath and Wiscasset residents with many relatives from Auburn Lewiston and Portland attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Byron S
Sarah Adams
Edmund Wentworth
Wentworth
Auburn
Bailey's Island
Frank
Benjamin Adams
Wiscasset
O. R. Adams
William Adams
Harold
Oscar
Bobby
Betty
Bath
Glenyce Webber
South Lewiston
Oscar R. Adams
Harold Adams
Oscar Adams
Daniel Adams
Raymond Adams
Richard
Roger
Robert Fernald
Burt
West Poland
Louis M. Adams
Merle Webber
Mabel
Merle, Jr
Glenyce
Elizabeth Webber
Frank B. Adams
Byron Adams
Walter Adams
Virginia
Benjamin H. Adams
Louise
Robert
Charles G. Adams
Margaret
Jane
Charles, Jr
Lewiston
Fred P. Hatch
Elsie
Marion
Donald
Capt. Emerson
Boothbay
Leo Parker
Clifton White
Mabel Bedell
Frances Wentworth
Obituaries: Stenson and Munsey Services Held
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sarah E. Stenson 87 of Newcastle with burial at Greenlawn cemetery after a service at First Congregational church. She is survived by daughter Etta M. Barnes and son Wylie R. Stenson among five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Etta Munsey 72 of Randoloph with services at her home and burial at Greenlawn cemetery. She leaves a son Roscoe Munsey and daughters Jeanette Downing and Leota Marston plus siblings and a brother. Burial followed committal at Greenlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cowley
Skowhegan
Sarah E. Stenson
George H. Stenson
First Congregational Church
Henry W. Webb
Stenson
Nova Scotia
Massachusetts
Edgecomb
Wiscasset
Henry Wyman
Newcastle
Charles Munsey
Randolph
Munsey
Roscoe Munsey
Alberta
Canada
Jeanette Downing
Augusta
Leota Marston
Gardiner
Montana
Strong
Sanford
Thomas Akley
Robert E. Merry
Greenlawn Cemetery
Highway Commission discusses land damages with property owners
Maine State Highway Commission chaired by Paul C Thurston met with landowners along the Bath Brunswick route to settle land damages. Heirs of John H Hyde estate waived damages pending restoration of an ornamental fence. Damages to two Hyde houses and Elmhurst and cattle transfer issues were discussed with other owners named. The group included Stillman Woodman and William Deering with county commissioners and numerous other property owners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Highway Commission
Paul C. Thurston
Bethel
Bath-Brunswick
John H. Hyde
Edward W. Bridgham
Bridgham
Hyde
Western Avenue
Elmhurst
Edwin O. Chandler
Hannah C. Curtis
Philip Boudreau
Julia G. Kenney
Ralph W. Kenney
Cyrenius P. Higgins
Clyde K. Stilphen
Mary J. Stilphen
Donald G. Stirling
Albert J. Reno
W. Earl Webster
William L. Sprague
Arthur H. Sprague
Gertrude Summerton
Goldie A. Chaney
Ouida Haskell
West Bath Strawberry Festival Planned With Activities
West Bath grange announced a Friday strawberry festival and dance led by Charles Genthner and Annie Lemont, plus an auction Monday led by Mrs. Charles B. Doyle, lawn party by E. Mason Wright, and a member graduation note from Morse and Brunswick high schools class of 1938. The program featured Mrs. Edgar D. Leavitt, Hill Billies performances, and a discussion on grange responsibility led by Doyle, Lemont, Purdue, and LeMont, with multiple vocal and instrumental numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Edgar Guest
Joseph O. Purdue
Hill Billies
Morse High School
Charles B. Doyle
James B. Lemont
Arthur C. Lemont
Fred K. Sturtevant
Charles Berry
Roger Robinson
Thelma Hutchins
Barbara
Charles Walsh
The
Parade of Hats
Ethel Waterman
Jidge Walter S Glidden Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Jidge Walter S Glidden came home Monday night from New England Deaconess hospital where he had been a patient for several weeks. On Tuesday he walked about his grounds at his new Washington street home and hopes to visit his office soon. Mrs Glidden, who had been in Boston for a week, accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jidge
Walter S Glidden
New England Deaconess Hospital
Washington Street
West Bath Red Cross picnic near White residence
West Bath branch of the Red Cross held its third annual picnic Wednesday at the Summer home of Mr. and Mrs. William H. White in South Harpswell. The page also notes visits and gatherings of local residents including Miss Annie Trufant, Mrs. Everett Stackpole, Mrs. Maude Woodside of Fryeburg, and many Bath and Harpswell families visiting kin or hosting guests at cottages and farms along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
The
Red Cross
William H. White
South Harpswell
Annie Trufant
L. D. Rogers
Everett Stackpole
Maude Woodside
Fryeburg
J. E. Mayo
Mayo
Bates E. Stover
Carol
Bath
Topsham
Carleton Andrews
Richard
Lula Herbert
Waterboro
Charles Andrews
Joseph W. Larrabee
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Chester King
E. W. Haggett
Everett Lemont
Miller's Inn
Harpswell
William White
Courtney E. Stover
Charlotte Colby
Lester Cargill
Alfred
Cooper's Mills
Joseph Myatt
Walter Myatt
Quincy Hospital
Blair Wilson
David
Melrose Highlands
Philip Stackpole
Kent's Hill
Stackpole
Campbell's Pond
Wilson
Birch Point
Roy Shackford
Jeanette
Oscar F. Williams
Ina Williams
Florence Wyman
Harry Richardson
Chester Stevens
Lewiston
Thomas Pierce
Providence
R. I
Bowdoin
Frank W. Daniels
Malden
Mass
Florence Darling
H. A. Owen
Malcolm Doble
Beatrice
Miriam
Leonard Wetherbee
Elmer Hodgkins
Ellen Hodgkins
Noyes Cottage
Albert Larrabee
Joanna
Sabine
Anna Butler
Henry Cotteau
Eleanor
Camp Cosy
C. E. Hewitt, Jr
Samuel F. Bates
Chester Freeman
Donald
Eleanor Bates
George Bailey
Portland
Humphrey A. Owen
Oakes Blaisdell
Charles Baker, Jr
Hampden
Roberta Hathorne
Lowell School
Barbara Fisher
Littlefield School
Priscilla Whittam
E. C. Donnell
Wollaston
Clarence Whittam
Scott Ward
East Brunswick
New London
Morse High School
Ernest Scott
Allentown
Lewis Williams
Bath Man Nets Five Salmon On New Brunswick Trip
Maurice A. Libby of Bath led a party fishing the Southwest Miramichi river in Northumberland County New Brunswick landing eight salmon in total. The largest weighed 12 pounds and measured 28 inches. Other catches weighed 10 and 9 pounds at 29 and 28 inches. The group included Gelston T. King Boston Arthur F. Burke Augusta Edward Townsend Woodland Co. and Lawrence Townsend St Croix Paper Co. official. They based at McNamee for the weekend trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Maurice A. Libby
Bath Water District
Gelston T. King
Boston
Arthur F. Burke
Augusta
Edward Townsend
Woodland Co
Lawrence Townsend
St. Croix Paper Co
Miramichi River
Northumberland County
McNamee
Westport Guests and Summer Openings Reported
Miss Dorothy Wing of Bath visited Miss Virginia Jewett in Westport last week. Many Massachusetts visitors arrived for summer stays at local cottages and family homes. Several residents opened summer houses, including Nineacre and Harriman's Point, with extended weekends and social visits noted across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wing
Bath
Virginia Jewett
Bradford C. Redennett
Wiscasset
George Pierce
Winchester
Mass
Dow Cottage
Staples Drug Store
Gertrude Hanley
Charles Hanley
Sonny” Roche
Belmont
Nineacre
Esther Hanley
Marcelline
Josephine Mora
Cambridge
Arthur Roche
Guy Howe
Junction
Ruth Cannon
Stoneham
J.R. Trojans
Springfield
Howard Drew
Bangor
Rialto Farm
Thomas Powell
Irene Matthews
Roger Matthews
Watertown
Harriman’s Point
Colin Dunn
Dorothy
Bessie Hasselman
Braintree
James Williams
Mechanic Falls
Norman Greenleaf
Ida Greenleaf
Amos Knight
Bowdoinham
Knight
Charles Hottes
Etta Shea
New York City
Ann Knight
Joseph McLaughlin
G. G. Jewett
Arrowsie
Dorothy Tarbox
Boston
Gilbert Greenleaf
Mildred
H. M. Jewett
B. M. Jewett
Lester Hodgdon
Ann Louise Jewett
Dorothy Dunn
Edward Cromwell
McMahan Island
Pauline Colby
Ernest Colby
Maine druggists elect Carl Anderson Maine president
The 71st Maine Pharmacists Convention in Poland Spring saw Carl Anderson of Bath chosen as president to succeed P. S. Demers of Springvale. About 300 attended the final session with officers re elected and reports from committees. Governor Barrows and Justice Harry Manser spoke on the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Poland
Maine Pharmaceutical Association
Maine
Maine Association
Harry Manser
Auburn
Carl Anderson
Bath
P. S. Demers
Springvale
Carroll Moore
Lisbon
A. H. Wheeler
South Portland
E. A. Hay
Portland
James H. Allen
Waterville
George Tufts
B. K. Murdock
State Commission of Pharmacy
Leo Marr
Hugh Berne
Harry Belyea
Joseph A. Goodness
Massachusets College of Pharmacy
Winnegance Rod and Gun Club to Discuss Fishway Proposal
Sagadahoc Rod Gun Skeet members meet Thursday at 7 30 p m Winnegance Community Club House to discuss installing a fishway in the Winneganee fill. President William T Donnell reports state and municipal authorities ready to approve. If accepted, Phippsburg men will fund and proceed with the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Woolwich Summer Notes Include Visits and Church Events
Woolwich residents host and travel for family reunions and visits. Leaders meet at the secretary’s home as community groups plan fairs, entertainments, and church services at Montsweag and Nequasset Congregational churches.
Dunton Seeks Ballot Inspection for Legislature Bid
Frank O. Dunton, a defeated Republican candidate for Bath’s Legislature, filed for an inspection of ballots after Monday’s primary. City Clerk Gilmore will schedule a time. all other candidates must be notified to attend or be represented by Judge John J. Keegan backing Dunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Dunton
Bath
Gilmore
John J. Keegan
Dunton
Montsweag Plant Prepares For Canning Season
Montsweag Food Products Inc plans a packed season at the Montsweag plant with 210 acres of corn 20 of beans and five of squash. Superintendent Eubra Troop says 30 000 to 35 000 bean cases will pack around July 15 employing about 30 workers for four weeks. Corn packing starts Sept 1 followed by squash and Troop says he secured 5 000 cases of wax beans in New York amid strong interest in Maine packed goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Food Products, Inc
Montsweag
Eubra Troop
Troop
New York
Maine
Woolwich Book Club Discusses Favorite Books of Year
Mrs. Maurice T. Hawthorne hosted the Woolwich book club with 11 members and one guest. Members each reviewed three books across poetry philosophy travel fiction and biography. The group listed 20 titles with three repeated five times including A Woman Surgeon, Of Mice and Men, and Gone With the Wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice T. Hawthorne
Woolwich Book Club
Rosalie Morton
John Steinbeck
Margaret Mitchell
Woolwich Grange Program Wednesday Evening
Woolwich Grange met last week for a program featuring readings and music including River-Olf Time Not So Rough with the Cuticle and The Butterfly. Edith Weston and Curtis Pearson performed with Anna Soule and Worthy Lecturer. Three discussions explored farm economy and home life led by members including Arthur Williams and Mrs. Arthur I. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Albert Bailey
Edith Weston
Curtis Pearson
Anna Soule
Arthur Williams
Arthur I. Williams
Alton Smith
Richard S. Hunnewell
Scotland
Two Automobile Cases in Municipal Court
Arthur Talbot of Auburn told Judge Dunton he overslept and missed a 10 a.m. session after being stopped for a stop sign violation on the new Topsham highway stretch. He paid $5 fine and $5.75 costs. Andrews Peters, 77 Richardson St., pleaded guilty to unregistered vehicle and no license charges and paid $4.95 in costs each case. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Smith and their children visit from Avon Connecticut before serving as counselors at Wellesley Camps on Smith Lake in Hillsboro New Hampshire this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Talbot
Auburn
Arthur J. Dunton
John P. Crosby
Topsham
Augusta
Lewiston
Andrews Peters
Richardson Street
Crosby
Harmon Smith
Patricia
Dennis
Avon
Reardons and Marr Return from Rye Beach Weekend
Mr and Mrs Michael Reardon and son Robert of Pearl street with Stan ley Marr son of Mrs Luke Marr of upper Washington street have returned from Rye Beach New Hampshire where they spent the weekend at the Reardon cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Reardon
Robert
Pearl Street
Stanley Marr
Luke Marr
Upper Washington Street
Rye Beach
N. H
Reardon
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MR. Jack
E. C. Patten
Sidney G. Evans
Mabel Hutchins
Gertrude Munsey
Ben Franklin
North Conway
Presidential Inn
Conway
Roy Marston
Poland Spring
Alfred Dowling
Suffolk
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Philadelphia
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Roger Cowley
Elden P. Munsey
Winneganee Chapter
O. E.S
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Cowley
Sentinel
Alta Parker
Philip
Bertram Hutchins
Frank Haggett
Minnie Porter
Leslie Main
Elsie Blagdon
F. W. Saunders
Newtonville
Sheepscot
George Abbott
Georgia
John Jackson
Everett W. Jackson
Gardiner High School
Dexter R. Fowles, Jr
Everett Jackson
Beatrice Thorson
Hutton
N. C
Evelyn
Louie Adams
Union Street
Bondour
Charles S Sewall
Sewall-Metcalf
R. P. Robert, Jr
Lawrence Marston
Lily Pree
George H. Bennis
Mary Hobson
Elm Lodge
John H. Currier
Pulsifer
Locust Valley
Wolcott Andrews
Wiscasset Academy
Robert Chinie, Jr
Lincoln Academy
Robert P. Robert, Jr
Samuel C. Myer
St. Paul's School
Concord
Maj
Albert J. Myer
A. J. Myer
Harold Davies
Damarin
Highway Commission
Bath Man
Westport
Anderson
ROD and Gun Club
Winnegance
Fred W. Swanton
Washington, D. C
Sedgwick
Old Bath High School
Woolwich
John Carter
Clara M. Reed
Wilbur Howe
Elwood Howe
Bion Shea
Lemuel Preble
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
Central Maine Power Co
John Preble
Hopkinton
Irving Miller
Irving, Jr
Irving
Melissa Mains
Abbey Allen
Men's Forum
Nequasset Congregational Church
Alex St. Pierre
Arthur Cambridge
East Auburn
Fannie Smith
Marcia Stinson
Woodfords
Ohio
Merrymeeting Camp
George M. Carlton
George, Jr
John
Ethel Leavitt
Cheerio Club
Grange Hall
Mary
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
J. E. Rouse
Henry Ward Beecher
Parent-Teacher Association
Sagadahoc Ferry
Vinal Hunnewell
George Dolloff
Oaklawn
Dolloff
Lake Nequasset
C. A. Dolloff
Marshall
Allen
Oaklawn High School
Ladies’ Aid of Nequasset
Congregational Church
John Gilmore
Henry Dubar
Frank Bailey
Burton Hodgkins
Charles B. Bunker
Los Angeles
Calif
Ida M. Beals
Harry Bartlett
Warren
Berlin
Lowell
Drexel Hill, Pa
Jack
Mr Carlton
Harry
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Henry W. Owen, Jr
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Bath, Maine
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