Rubber salvage drive lags amid mixed public response
The rubber salvage program aims to reclaim old rubber for tires and war needs, yet stations report little traffic and many residents bring small or no quantities. Some deliver sacks or weighings reveal underpayments, while others refuse money, citing duties or lack of trucks. Mrs. Walter Rogers of Topsham announces the marriage of her daughter Muriel Lines to Franklin C. Liberty Jr. U S N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
New York
H. P. Small
Vine Street
Ralph F. Small
Mr. Small
Washington
Walter Rogers
Middlesex Road
Topsham
Muriel Lines
Franklyn C. Liberty, Jr
U.S.N
Franklyn C. Liberty
Spokane
Wash
Harry Davis
Four Men Injured In Brunswick Gardiner Highway Collision
On the Brunswick Gardiner highway near Richmond Corner a two-vehicle crash left four men injured. Stanwood Kingsbury, formerly of this city now in Portsmouth, escaped death as his car collided with Paul Desjardins 21 Brunswick. Desjardins and two Brunswick youths also suffered serious injuries. The cars burned after the impact and were destroyed. Kingsbury was treated for a broken thigh and internal injuries, while Thomas Malin and Albert Tardiff received cuts and head injuries. Officers noted uncertain cause as cars met in the road center and stopped about 400 feet apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick- Gardiner Highway
Ware
Richmond Corner
Stanwood Kingsbury
Portsmouth
N. H
Paul Desjardins
Brunswick
John DeWinter
Herbert Mariner
Brunswick Hospital
C. Earle Richardson
Kingsbury
Thomas F. Malin
Despardins
Albert Tardiff
Gardiner
Desjardins
Mariner
Tardiff
Richmond Firm to Build Barges in Federal Project
J W Quarrington announces that the old T J Southard shipyard will construct three barges for the Federal Government. The project will employ about 150 men and is a vital lifeline for the town which relies on a textile mill for industry. Work to begin this week at the Kennebec river yard 13 miles above Bath, with yards at Freeport and Belfast also winning contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
J. W. Quarrington
Board of Selectmen
T. J. Southard
Quarrington
Southard
Bath
Navy
Freeport
Belfast
Progressive Grange Meeting in Richmond Features War Reflections
The Progressive Grange of Richmond met at the Richmond Corner hall. The program included songs, readings, a vocal solo, a Spanish American War veteran as speaker comparing wars, a skit, a discussion on waste in American homes, and musical numbers. Miss Marcella Shapiro returned from a year at the University of Pennsylvania to begin work with the State Child Welfare Supervisor in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Grange of
Richmond
Richmond Corner Hall
Erland Curtis
Roll Call
Maude Purinton
Charles Wheeler
Eva Libby
Celia Moore
Mrs. Miner
Bowdeinham
Charles Thompson
Neil Bishop
Doris Bishop
Marshal White
Howard Knight
Walter Knight
Dorothea Routhier
Marcella Shapiro
Moses Shapiro
Fifth Street
Auburn
School of Social Work
University of Pennsylvania
Lena Pratt
Department of Health and Welfare
Augusta
Richmon d cow Frolic of Birch Brae sets milk record
A two year old Guernsey cow Frolic of Birch Brae 562312 owned by the Millay Bros of Richmond posted a new record in class G with 12421.3 pounds of milk and 656.8 pounds of butterfat under Maine Agricultural Experiment Station supervision reported by The Americana Guernsey Cattle Club. Enterprise Grange Ladies Aid met at the grange hall with a refreshment committee of Mrs Flora Sheppard and Mrs Edward Mansir. Scouts hiked to Pleasant Pond camping overnight with three patrols and five tests. Mrs Alice Steele visited relatives in Portland. Norman Sedgley of Revere Mass spent the weekend in Richmond. Mr and Mrs Adelbert Reed of Boston stayed at their summer river road home. Master Mason degree conferred at Richmond lodge F and AM meeting with a supper preceding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Birch Brae
Richmond
Millay Bros
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Americana Guernsey Cattle Club
Enterprise Grange Ladies’ Aid
Grange Hall
Flora Shepard
Edward Mansir
Pleasant Pond
George Zolz
Paul Batchelder
Alice Steele
Portland
Norman Sedgley
Revere
Mass
Adelbert Reed
Boston
River Road
Wiscasset Community Notes and Personal Items
Wiscasset Village Improvement Society to meet at Mrs Alvin Thottle's home on Main Street Tuesday afternoon. Personal items include visits by Lawrence Marston and son Edward from Malden and Leonora Cheria returning from Long Island. Various residents of Wiscasset and nearby towns are listed visiting, vacationing, or traveling, with catchups at local homes and a summer season noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Marston
Edward
Malden
Mass
Roy R. Marston
Main Street
Leonora Cheria
Cathedral School
St. Mary's
Long Island
N. Y
Marguerite D. Hall
Edward Lewis
Boothbay Harbor
Hall
North Edgecomb
Henry Butler
Washington, D. C
Butler
Andrew Wilband
Fort Lauderdale
Wiscasset
J. D. Hoskins
Norfolk
Sortwell
Hoskins
Patience Sortwell
Lyte Lowns
New York
Grant Rafter
Rafter
John Merry
Alton Ames
Brunswick
Norman Gamage
South Bristol
Thaddeus Reed
Henry Gibson
Higgins
Earle Pulsifer
Judith Chase Churchill
Shirley
Alexander White
Chapin
Montsweay
Bernard A. Seamon
James Knight
Lewiston
WCOU
Amelia S. MacLeod
Framingham
Luther Eldridge
Billy
Weymouth
George Fisher
Bowdoin Summer Session Opens With Notable Freshmen
Among the students entering Bowdoin College for the first Summer session that began Monday are William E. Hill Jr of New Haven Conn P Kendall Niven Jr of Brunswick and John W Will. Mrs Hill Mrs Niven and Mrs Williams are former Bath residents and Kaiulani Sewall is named. Mr and Mrs E Everett Pierce of Pearl Street were guests of honor at a small supper party Monday night hosted by Mr and Mrs Donald N Small of Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
William E. Hill, Jr
William E. Will
Naugtuck
Conn
P. Kendall Niven, Jr
Paul K. Niven
Brunswick
John W. Will
Georgetown School Notes Reflect Local Activities
Georgetown reports late school notes including a June 12 closing, a picnic at Sagadahoc Bay, and the School Improvement League officers. Wilbur F. Loveitt scored high on state exams, and he led a Nequasset church graduation with an essay on National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center
Minnie Gray
Sagadahoc Bay
City Playground Fund Drive Shows Progress
Generous contributions pour in as Mrs. Edward B. Hamblett chairs the drive opening three city playgrounds on July 6. The campaign began last Wednesday and ends June 27 with workers visiting households and employers aiding from Torrey Roller Bushing Works Hyde Windlass Bath Iron Works and Bath Tron Works Corp. workers receive envelopes and pledges to support all city children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Hamblett
Hyde Windlass
Bath Tron Works, Corp
Hollywood celebrates birthday of Hollywood legends
A nostalgic account traces Hollywoods birth and rise from 1912 when Cecil B DeMille Jesse L Lasky and Samuel Goldwyn formed the Lasky Corporation in New York. It follows early moves to Flagstaff and Los Angeles and notes DeMilles pioneering films and the studios that grew from the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
New York
Cecil B. DeMille
Jesse L. Lasky
Samuel Goldwyn
Hotel Claridge
DeMille
Dustin Farnum
Flagpstat
Arizona
Flagstud
Los Angeles
Citrus
Oemed Tallywood
DeMitre
Holly Word
Jesse Lasky Corp
Parvimount Pieuires
Hollywoods
Pedis
Bath Opera House
Ray Millind
Paulette Croddard
John Wasi
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Discusses Trees Topic
A Cosmo Garden Club meeting focused on Trees with Miss Ahee Fo Jotunson presiding. Members participated in the program directed by Mrs. Fred W. Quimbs and a committee of Miss Nelly K. Goodrich and Miss Elizabeth E. Dunbar was named to arrange next meeting entertainment featuring a perennial roll call and three flower arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Quimbs
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Ahee Fo Jotunson
Nelly K. Goodrich
Elizabeth E. Dunbar
Five Islands Gather For Pvt Pinkham Homecoming
A large crowd met at the Library hall Thursday evening to honor Pvt. Merton W. Pinkham home on furlough from Pine Camp New York. He received a wrist watch and a billfold from Five Islands friends as a token of appreciation. The librarian bought And Now Tomorrow by Rachel Field and Mrs. Marie Peters donated books to the library. Several local residents and visitors are noted throughout the town with various visits, moves, and activities including church programs and vacation bible school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton W. Pinkham
Pine Camp
N.Y
Merton
F. S. Koehlwetter
Five Islands
Rachel Field
Marie Peters
Malden Island
Horace E. Wade
Woolwich
Elbridge Southard Jr
Elbridge Southard
Malden
Mass
Army Aviation Corps
Camp Devens
O. F. Rowe
Arthur Johnson
Waltham
Gilbert Stuart
Johnson Cottage
Sedgmere Road
Arthur Marr
Francis Pierce
Victor Pinkham
Gardiner
Alfred Hall
Laura Harding
Boothbay
Harding
Marion Lee Webster
Belfast
Harriet Worrell
Rockmere
C. H. Sanford and Son
Exeter
N. H
Sedgemere Road
Gertrude Carr
Portland
F. P. Carr
William Chase
South Freeport
Maurice Pinkham
Billy
Amy Jackman
Freeport
Miss Alice Edgecomb Ropers Dies At 79 In Bath
Miss Alice Edgecomb Ropers 79 died Saturday June 20 at the Old Folks Home where she resided for a year. Born in Bath June 1 1863 she was daughter of Charles and Emily Ropers of North Bath. Relatives include cousins. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Edgecomb Ropers
Old Folks Home
Bath
Charles and
Emily Ropers
North Bath
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Funeral for Chitford Wilband Held at Mayo Residence
Funeral services for Chitford B Wilband were held Friday afternoon at two at the Mayo funeral residence. Rev Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Church officiated. Pallbearers included Fred Kitttridge William Kittmidge Jobin Conley Carleton Andrews of Bath Harry Keight and Leroy Taylor of Kennebunk. Burial followed in Grove Cemetery Belfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feneral
Chitford
Wilband
Twoo
Arthur B. Mayo
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Church
Fred Kittridge
William Kittmidge
Jobin Conley
Carleton Andrews
Bath
Harry BE
Keight
Leroy Taylor
Kennebunk
Grove Cemetery
Belfast
Lewiston Mail Carrier Honored by Legion in Auburn
Frederick Thornton of Lewiston was honored by fellow post office workers and the American Legion at the Auburn Legion Home. He recently passed his physicals after traveling to Portland with selectees and will be inducted into the Army on June 29. Postmaster Lemare praised his draft record and Thornton received a token of appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick Thoronton
Lewiston
American Legion
Auburn
Westport Residents Enjoy Summer Visits and Local News
Westport notices describe Lynn Massachusetts visitors at the Gove house and summer openings on Squam Creek Farm. Local families return from Damariscotta and Bath while Frank R. Williams earns a Marine Corps commission at Quantico and heads to officers training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Cromwell
Lynn
Mass
Gove House
Ann Louise Jewett
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
J. P. Harrison
George
T. D. Powell
J. B. Trojans
Springfield
Powell Summer Home
Lillian Williams
Washington, N. C
Margaret Webber
James Dunton
Lisbon Falls
Dunton
East Shore
James Harper
Jean
Framingham Center
Squam Creek Farm
Frank R. Williams
J. A. Williams
Mechanic Falls
Maine
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Quantico
Williams
Virginia Jewett
Verna Stultz
Portland
Damon Leavitt
Whitman
North End
J. Louis Doyle
Betty Doyle
Louis Doyle, Jr
Doyle
Cambridge
Colin Dunn
Dorothy Dunn
Bessie Hassleman
Bath
Lincoln County Urged to Collect Rubber War Drive
Lawrence B. Haggett of Wiscsas set urges Lincoln County residents to search attics basements garages and barns for discarded rubber. Service stations will collect scrap rubber for 16 days June 15 to 30 with donations going to war relief or stations paid one cent per pound. Uncle Sam will reimburse later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Lawrence B. Haggett
Wiscsasset
Lincoln County Petroleum Industries Committee
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Fred C. McKenney
Lewiston
State
Maine
Hagcett
Sam
Winnegance Club Auxiliary to Meet Thursday Afternoon
The Winnegance Women's auxiliary of the Winnegance Community Club will gather at the club rooms Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Winfield Morse as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Winnegance Community Club
Winfield Morse
City Dump Annex on Middle Street Brings Nuisance
Residents near the Middle Street dump complain of rubbish piling up in front of a school yard and health officials being notified without action. The piece notes rat concerns at the main dump and questions why waste is moved to this location, urging precaution and pondering the incinerator project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Street
Center Street
Kelly Field
Bath
North Street
Lincoln Street
Boothbay Playhouse Set to Open July 1 With Comedy
The Boothbay Playhouse will open July 1 with Three Cornered Moon starring Betty Jane Kohler as Elizabeth Rimplegar. Sherwood Keith directs and leads a strong cast including Marjorie Peggs Evelyn Gray Penny Kasper and others. renovations ease access and promise a popular season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Playhouse
Betty Jane Kohler
Elizabeth Rimplegar
Boothbay Players
Miss Kohler
New England
Clare Tree Majors Children’s Theatre Group
Sherwood Keith
Playhouse
Mr. Keith
Nell Gwyn Players
Maidenbridge
N.Y
Leland Powers
Boston
Kansas State College
Marjorie Peggs
Evelyn Gray
Penny Kasper
Betty June Kohler
Sydney Bonner
Marion Speed
Juliet Hayward
Frank Rossi
Richard Robbins
Tommy Trenkle
Wallace O'Hare
Roy Farquhar
Robert Williams
Rollin Smith
Pasoline
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Richmond Company
Progressive Grange
Georgetown
C. L. Kinney
Robinhood
Kinney
Chiang Kai-shek
Ruth Littorin
Deborah Wilson
Harry Horn
John Washburn
Tyron
N. C
Duluth
Minn
Washburns
Kennebec Point
Sadie Drake
Eugene Foster
Chestnut Street
Walter Cummings
Howard Fletcher
Belmont
Charles Soule
Edwin Pinson, Jr
Mark Elliot
Lexington
Saudahoe Bay
Seiat Francis Oliver
Aberdeen
N.C
Virginia Andre
Pearl Tawthorn
Ernest Heal
J. C
Walbert
Daugrhter
Sally Fran
Chacago
Waest Georgetown
Harry Gordon
Bride
Brewer
Alice E. McDonald
Bridgton
William Zorach
Brooklyn
Jo Wilson
Rebecca Shain
Englewood
Charles Shain
Sennett
J. Meddybemps
Chester Horne
Agnes Strauss
New York City
Cosmo Garden Club
Alice BE. Rogers
C.B. Wilband
Westport
Feeds, Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
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