Evening event and interment details at local lodge
A ball in the gym in the evening and a naval vessel arriving the afternoon unit for fall. Lodge F.A.M. attended service at St. Philip's Vaughn and buried in Greenlawn cemetery after death in Ventura California on Feb 20. Treasurer reports 51.54 on hand. drive raised 1000 of 1220 quota. Local dignitaries include L. H. Galluba of Portland and Francis Frawley of Bangor. Summer visitors include Winnie Boynton and Gorham family. Schuyler Fairfield, Wagner School of Art student, visited from Boston suburbs. Gove family also noted.
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Lodge
St. Philip's
Vaughn
Ventura
Calif
Greenlawn Cemetery
Reevening
State Association
L. H. Galluba
Portland
Francis Frawley
Ban
Local Social Notes From St Paul Visits and Summer Roosts
A string of visits and homestead notes from St Paul and surrounding towns. Mr and Mrs William G McPhee host relatives on Fort Hill street for a month while Mrs Ralph Knowlton visits Augusta area. Members of Bristol Pemeetia chapter and the Tam O Shanta club at Poland Spring gather for the wool industry group. Charles H Grover from Walpole visits friends. Neil MacLaren from Verona NJ enjoys a weekend fishing trip. Partridge brood seen on a back lawn near the Sewall residence. Lt Col Robert Doe expected home from Korea. M/Sgt Arthur L Bryant and family return from postings in Japan and Korea. John Bryant named director of the Museum of New York. Mrs Gertrude V Myer returns to Federal street for summer as John Bryant assumes museum post. Marilyn McIntyre and Bella Frazier are among those noted in town.
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St. Paul
Minn
Gove
William G. McPhee
Fort Hill Street
Ralph Knowlton
Augusta
Ae Aneienee Pemeetia
Bristol
Stuart Chapin
Montsweag Bay
Charles H. Grover
Walpole
Mass
Boylston Hutchins
Poland
Neil MacLaren
Verona
N. J
Wilbur F. Merrill
F. D. Southard
Hooper Street
Charles S. Sewall
William Hubbard
Taylor Bungalow
Hodge Street
Robert Doe
Korea
Gertrude V. Myer
Oyster Bay
N. Y
John
Federal Street
Museum of New York
Arthur L. Bryant
Sgt. Bryant
Main Street
Japan
Bucksport
Mary Y. Bemis
Marilyn McIntyre
Brownsville
Richard and
Lois Kierstead
William Kierstead
Bath Road
Bella Frazier
Harrison
Camp Pine Cliff
Bath Thespians conclude year with charity focus and plays chosen
The Bath Thespians met at Mrs. Warren Hawley Jr. home for a final regular session. New president Mrs. Richard Haskell led reports and play selections for the season: The Man Who Came to Dinner Portrait In Black Two Blind Mice and Harvey as alternate. A clambake at Small Point Beach hosted by F Waldo Marshall wrapped the year for 30 members and families. next meeting set for Sept 23 at the Haskell home.
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Bath Thespians
Warren Hawley
High Street
Richard Haskell
Harvey
Bath
Morse High School
Small Point Beach
F. Waldo Marshall
North Street
Morse High Students Hire On At Sears For Summer
Paul MacDonald and Bradford Belanger Jr. have just finished their junior year and are employed at the Sears Roebuck store for the summer. Billy Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Woolwich, is seriously ill at Memorial hospital and would appreciate cards from friends. Mr and Mrs Reuben Merrill returned home on Winship Street after visits in Hartland and Orono where grandson David Merrill studies at the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul MacDonald
Bradford Belanger, Jr
Morse High School
Sears Roebuck
Billy Brown
Mr. and
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Reuben Merrill
Winship Street
Hartland and
Orono
Woolwich Man Survives Wide Rollover and Runaway Truck
Eben Dana of Ferry narrowly escaped injury after his truck brake failure sent it careening through Woolwich. The vehicle struck a ledge and wall, skidded the field behind Thomas Reed place, and returned to his yard after a perilous, three foot drop. Dana declared he would not repeat the experience as the truck was repaired and back in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Dana
Ferry
Fen
Dana
Woolwich team honored with mother’s banquet after season
The Woolwich grade school baseball team held a hostess banquet at Nequasset Congregational church vestry in Woolwich. Coach Gene Beck and players attended as well as umpires and transport organizer Mr. Bowie. Clyde Baker screened travel reels after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Nequasset Congregational Church
Clyde Baker
Maine
Gene Beck
Beck
Jerry
Dickie Hanson
Dick McElman
Jimmy Carter
Henry Seegars
Warren Baker
Carl
Delmar Stinson
Bobby Stevens
Walter Rice
David Baker
Everett Hathorn
Donny Ray
Bobby Strout
Bruce Baker
Jimmy Beck
Mr. Bowie
Cheryl Wetherbee Performs In Ashenden School Recitals
Cheryl Wetherbee seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard F Wetherbee of Andrews Road appeared in two recitals with over 300 other children from the Ashenden School of Dancing of Boston and vicinity operated by her aunt Cheryl and her mother assisted with the recitals and were visiting Boston for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Wetherbee
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Andrews Road
Ashenden School of Dancing
Boston and Vicinity
Cheryl
Boston
West Point tuna tally tops list with 14 catches
Through June 26 West Point has 14 tunas to its credit led by M. Wallace and Richard P. Wallace with five and Oscar A. Gilliam and Herman Smith with four each. Gilliam's 610 pound tuna is the largest to date. the community fair date is moved to Aug 27 to include Ken MacKenzie and his Gannett trailer as entertainment.
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West Point
M. Wallace
Richard P. Wallace
Oscar A. Gilliam
Herman Smith
Chester
Edith Wallace
Carl H. McIntire
Clyde Pye
Merle Gilliam
Calvin Smith
Ben Wallace
John W. Shorey
Ken MacKenzie
Gannett
Vida Gilliam
Grant C. Grass
Portland
Dana Charles
Linda Smith
Vani
Dorothy Smith
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lewis Wallace
Everett King
Winona Rumery
Wallace
King
Madelene Richardson
Ellsworth
Rs. Richardson
Bangor
Elnora Wallace
Ellen Talbot
Herbert R. Whitelock
Brunswick
Lorana Gilliam
Susan A. Wallace
Nancy Wallace
Shorey Brothers’ Wharf
Kennebec
Susan
Kenneth S. Wallace
Syble Scott
Golar Scott
Flossie Wallace
Berquist
Esther Alexander
Kathryn Alexander
Elizabeth Wallace
Isabel Seavey
Marion Smith
Philmore Gilliam
Irvin Atwood
Don Wallace
York Brothers
Irving
Bonn
Wallace Brothers
Everett
Lafayette
Phippsburg P. T. A
P. T
Rescue Cat From Roof Ends Happy, Patsy Safe
Mrs. Cerie V. Watson reports her cat Patsy missing from Sun day morning. Happy, who rents at the Watsons, builds a cat walk but Patsy stays on the shed roof until Engine 4 and driver William Thomas bring a ladder to retrieve the cat. Patsy is returned to terra firma and the household celebrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerie V. Watson
Washington Street
Happy
Watsons
Patsy
O.K
Mrs. Watson
William Thomas
Thomas
Terra Firma
Cat
Y M C A Woodworking Class Opens For Boys
At the Y M C A a woodworking class started with 25 youngsters under Counilor Donald MacKenzie. The first project is carved book ends featuring horses using plywood and a coping saw. Participants include Walter Hunt Albert Caton Charles Hanson Dean McDougal William Hanson James Hanson John Kelliher George Breed Roger Brown Leo Dumais Danny Gordon Don Brewer Jon Day Greg McPhee Stephen Griffith Ronald Belanger Carl Amirolt Bobby Hawks George Williams Wayne Robbins Bobby Gordon John McDougal Bruce Miller and Joe Sonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Donald MacKenzie
Walter Hunt
Albert Caton
Charles Hanson
Dean Mc Dougal
William Hanson
James Hanson
John Kelliher
George Breed
Roger Brown
Leo Dumais
Danny Gordon
Don Brewer
Jon Day
Greg McPhee
Stephen Griffith
Ronald Belanger
Carl Amirolt
Triple play stuns Bath Brunswick nine at Kelley Field
Junior Legion's triple play at Kelley Field Tuesday evening prompts a deep dive into the Times morgue. The last three-way killing occurred July 26, 1928, a month after Bath hosted Brunswick in a best-out-of-three for a $100 side bet. Jimmy Fitzpatrick pitched for Bath with Frank Foley of South Portland for Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley Field
Times’ Sports Department
Bath
Brunswick Town
Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Boston College
Frank Foley
South Portland
Fordham
Brunswick
Bouchard
Crimmins
Chamnard
Westbrook
Fitzpatrick
Jimmy
Ralphie Brewer
Brewer
Johnny Carlton
Dowd Pleads Guilty in Municipal Court
Robert Dowd of Richmond pleaded guilty Wednesday before Judge Deering and was fined 25 dollars plus 12.30 costs. failure to pay leads to 30 days in Augusta jail. He also pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered vehicle, license suspended 10 days, charge placed on file. Constable Joseph Pridham was the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Court
Gardiner R. Deering
Robert Dowd
Richmond
Dowd
Augusta
Joseph Pridham
More Than 100 Lads Visit Cushman Beach for Day Outing
More than one hundred boys aged eight to thirteen toured Cushman Beach for the Bath Bath Service trip to Sebasco as the Y M C A day camp opened. Camp bugler Billy Longley led initial calls while many began swimming lessons and later crafted woodworking leathercraft and soap carving activities under councilor supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman Beach
Sebasco
Proom
Bath
Billy Longley
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting Noted Resignation
The Montsweag Farm Bureau met at Arrowsic Town hall with a noon meal and textile painting. The chairwoman Mrs Sherwood Francis resigned. vice chairperson Mrs Brian M Jewett will fill the role for the remainder of the term. Dinner committee members were named and the next session on July 19 will be a Sebasco picnic at the Eaton cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Arrowsic Town Hall
Raymond Ainsworth
Sherwood Francis
Brian M. Jewett
Harold Small
Clyde Ambrose
William Mennealy
Zina Eaton
Eaton Cottage
Sebasco
Quite A Record Grandmothers Welcome Three New Grandchildren
Within 29 days Mrs. Alton C. Berry of Nequasset Road Woolwich became a grandmother three times two grandsons and a granddaughter. They are Louis Paul Nelson 2nd son of Lt. Gerald L. Nelson Bath and Woolwich born June 16 Mark Berry son of Paul Berry Bath born June 14 and Sara Jane Berry daughter of William Berry Woolwich born May 19. The original habitat of the potato is believed to have been Peru or Chile where it grew wild on the high Andes plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton C. Berry
Nequasset Road
Woolwich
Louis Paul Nelson
U.S.N
Gerald L. Nelson
Bath and Woolwich
Mark Bennett Berry
Paul Berry
Bath
Sara Jane Berry
William Berry
Peru
Chile
Andes
Morse High staff lead St Croix Voyageurs on seven week trip
Henry D Small athletic director at Morse High School and Linwood Dwelly of Edward Little High head the St. Croix Voyageurs on a seven weeks river trip. About 20 boys from New England join the expedition with Bath youths Jack Small Donald Spear Harry Moses and Paul Andrews among the travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Small
Morse High School
Linwood Dwelly
Edward Little High
Allagash River
New England States
St. Croix
Bath Attends Eastern Star School of Instruction
In Lisbon Falls a Bath group led by John Gillespie joins Mrs. Athana Gillespie Mrs. Marie Berry Mrs. Sarah Shaw and Mrs. Carolyn Thompson at both morning and afternoon sessions with a noon dinner. Hazel Libby of Richmond District Deputy Matron presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Eastern Star School of Instruction
Lisbon Falls
Athana Gillespie
Marie Berry
Sarah Shaw
Carolyn Thompson
John Gillespie
Hazel Libby
Richmond
Scenic Maine drives attract motorists along Kennebec coast
The article highlights popular scenic routes in Maine from Woolwich to Dresden Mills and further north along the Kennebec, noting new highways and bridges near Randolph Augusta and Brunswick. It mentions summer work at Port Popham, a custodian job with the State Park Commission, and local business notes including property sale, gypsy palm readers, and a drainage project near Bath.
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Maine
Merrymeeting Bay
Kennebec
Small Point
Popham
Bay Point
Reid State Park
Woolwich
Dresden Mills
Wiscasset-Gardiner
Richmond Bridge
Randolph
Gardiner
State Hospital
Augusta
Waterville
Brunswick
Garnet
Orr’s and Bailey Islands
State Park Commission
Port Popham
Commission
Old Fort
Bath
Georgetown
Maine Law Court
United States
Buffalo Couple Visit Mrs Norton at Birch Point Summer Home
Mr and Mrs John C McConnell from Buffalo New York visit Mrs McConnell's mother Mrs Walter Norton at their Birch Point Summer home. Mrs McConnell is formerly Arline Arsenault. Miss Jean Hallee of Augusta spends weekend with her classmate Miss Nancy Stover at the Stover home 3 Dummer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. McConnell
Buffalo
N. Y
McConnell
Walter Norton
Norton
Birch Point
Arline Arsenault
Jean Hallee
Augusta
Westbrook Junior College
Nancy Stover
Elford A. Stover
Dummer Street
Bay Point leader Walter Gordon dies at 83
Walter H. Gordon longtime Bay Point resident and civic activist dies at 83 in Roslindale Mass. A founder of the Bay Point water project and village incorporation he served as first overseer and later president of the improvement association. He organized dances and worked for beach access while earning respect as a trusted community figure. Personal items note visits by relatives and neighbors at First Beach cottages and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Gordon
Roslindale
Mass
Bay Point
Improvement Association
Ba Point
Gordon
William Stewart
Five Islands
Fred White
Winthrop
Harry Knight
Harry Stone
Auburn
Carl Kiessling
Dedham
Charles “Buhny” Keissling
Ms. Cobb
Charles Keissling, Jr
Harold White, Jr
Harold Miller
Brattleboro
First Beach
Katherine O’hara
Kenneth Crafts
Russell Pinkham
Thomas Hagan
Marie Renaud
George Renaud
Jane Niles
Bath
Portland
Albert Gee
Ae Ee
Nina Cummings
Frank LeClair
Doris Rideout
Philathea Class Picnic At Bay Point Highlights July Lawn Party
The Philathea Class of Corliss Street Baptist met at the Bay Point cottage of Mr and Mrs William Davis. Hostesses served coffee and dessert. Plans were made for a July 13 lawn party on church grounds and booths were assigned. An August picnic at Merrymeeting Bay cottage was accepted. The meeting adjourned until September with a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philathea
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Bay Point
William Davis
Marie Berry
Alva Donnell
Rachel Waters
Gaynell Taber
Davis
Eula Morang
Merrymeeting Bay
Bath Bus Collides With Car After Fenway Trip
A Bath bus carrying 31 baseball fans returning from a Red Sox White Sox game in Boston collided with a passenger car in Yarmouth late Sunday night. The bus driver believed the accident unavoidable. No one on the bus was injured. the two occupants of the car were shaken but unhurt. Bus damage was about 400 dollars. fans continued home on another Bath bus.
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Bath
Fenway Park
Boston
Yarmouth
Red
Bath Post Office Window Closes at Noon Saturdays
Postmaster Edward N. Hartnett announced the Bath post office window will close at noon on Saturdays starting June 30 to align with a nationwide Post Office Department policy.
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Bath
Edward N. Hartnett
Post Office Department
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Wagner School of Art
Middle Street
William Gove
Mademoiselle
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William Sheldon
Thomas Reed
Lunt
Freeport
Peter Gaudet
Irving Purdy
West Bath
Gaudet
Morse High
Cheyenne
New York
Doss Gallant
Greenwich
Conn
Milford
Iowa
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Eleanor Carter
University of Maine
S. B. Leland
Albion
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting
South Street
Center Street
William A. Grevers
Henry M. Barribeau
Herbert P Bates
U S. Navy Air Force
Bates
Lynn
Loren Jaffe
Harmon’s Men's Store
Connecticut
Brooke Chevrolet
Oakhurst Dairy
Kennebec River
Hilathea
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Taxation
State Bureau OF Taxation