Summer visitors fill Phippsburg coast cottages and camps
A steady stream of guests arrives at Sebasco Estates Little Wood Island and Brightwater along with Bath and Bath residents for the season. Notables include Dr Horace Holton Brockton and Rev Charles Stevens Alfred. Local families host weddings picnics and cottage openings as Dromore Bay Farm and Gray and Green store expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace F. Holton
Brockton
Wynburg
Roy B. Chamberlin
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Brightwater
Roland Eaton
Roland, Jr
Eunice
Swarthmore
Sebasco Estates
Marjorie Trott
Kathleen Leonard
Nathan Watson
Rosebay
Emma Perry
Arthur Footer
Bath
Perry's Cove
Pauline Rogers
Kittery
Earline Abel
Russell Keene
Dinsmore
George C. Beals
Robert
Charles I
John F. Skillings
Ruth Skillings
John E. Blaisdell
Arthur Walter
Stamford
Conn
E. S. Cushman
Burnt Coat Island
Everett Palmer
Riverside
Harry Watson
Ashdale
Jerome Davis
New Haven
George B. Daley
East Walpole
Mass
Dromore Bay Farm
Percy Young
Lynette Caverly
Portland
Charles L. Stevens
Alfred
Charles V. Minott
Roxbury
Frank Leavitt
Dempsey
Mountain Laurel
Twin County
Bear Pond
North Turner
Aletha Campbell
Jay K. Bowker
Ernest A. Rogers
Keene-Abel
Phippsburg Road
Maurice Avery, Jr
Jay Daley
Walter McCourt
John Davis
Boothbay Harbor
H. E. Cooley
Charles Stevens
Ford Moran
Howard Bowker
Adelbert Williams
Charles Percy
Campbell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Roscoe Perkins
John Terrill
Summer Residents Demand Tax Reductions in Phippsburg
Bath Mo June 25 1938 Summer residents and the board of selectmen met in Phippsburg Center to press for tax relief and fair assessments. Attendees from Sebasco Colony Bath Basin Small Point and local areas argued taxes were excessive and threatened independent village status if not addressed. Many criticized road conditions and compared Phippsburg’s 48 miles of roads unfavorably to West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Independent
Board of Selectmen
Phippsburg Center
Joseph E. Brazier
Joseph H. McKane
Sebasco Colony
Donald Small
McIntyre
Dickinson
Bath
Bby
Wallace
Murphy
Basin
Edge
Sewall
Small Point Colony
West Bath
Popham
Lower Cross
Phippssburg
Christopher Marr
Card of Thanks to Sagada Hoc County Voters
The writer thanks Sagada hoc county voters for their primary support and congratulates Mr Patten on his victory, praising his past service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Mr. Patten
Old-time Milbridge general store recalls early Maine trade
William A. Furber reports that Everett W. Wallace’s Milbridge store traces to 1760 with Wallaces dating to Milbridge’s first settlers. Ledgers mention sales to American troops at Machias during the Revolution. The present Wallace store remains a full line general store in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett W. Wallace
Milbridge
Wallace
Everett Wallace
Joseph Wallace
Machias
Maine
Popham Beach Seasonal Visitors and Local Happenings
The Popham Beach area welcomes many visitors and seasonal residents from Newton Center Aubur n Bath and Cambridge. Residents and guests attend weekend gatherings at cottages along the river and shore while town events include a Vacation school led by Miss Lynette Calvery and a new electrical project lighting the village for the first time. A notable local event is the 92nd birth anniversary of Nathaniel Perkins celebrated quietly at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Mattson
Dorothy
Bette
Vernon, Jr
Newton Center
Mass
South Shore
Donald Small
BMD
Riverside
Herbert Kelloway
Ida
Stanley Perkins
Auburn
Lewiston
Fred Osgood
Bath
Ain
E. W. Osgood
Milliard Urquehart
Allen, Milliard, Jr
Delmar
Mary
Maude
Howard
Seguin Island
Jonesport
Viola Sudds
Robinson
Mary-Jane
Sudds
Ethel Osgood
Clayton Webber
Cambridge
River Beach
Allan Spear
Pauline Thayer
Lisbon Falls
Pauline Morong
Ellen Cameron
Boothbay Harbor
Horace Morse
Martha
Horace
John
Erma Huntley
Debra
Muriel
Lubec
Allen
Lawrence
Phillip Wyman
Madelyn Bridges
Harry Spencer
Alice Lowell
Lynette Caverly
Parker Head
Miss Caverly
Popham
Phyllis Thayer
Frances Morong
Page Wyman
Elisha Bridges
Clarence Perkins
Arlene
Virginia
Norman
George Morong
Bath Memorial Hospital
Trueman Taylor
Marrtown
Seaman Drake
Carol
David
Leona McDonnell
Connie
Dickie
Sagadahoc Bay
Georgetown
Drake
Helen Noyes
Lexington
Robert Shaw
Joan
Martha Hathaway
Floyd Bridges
Francis
Corea
Oliver Crowley
Edgar L. Drake
C. L. Hinckley
George Smith
Bion Bowie
Esther Perkins
Mr. Perkins
John Beebee
Wakefield
William Tremaine
Gertrude Farrell
Hathaway Cottage
Eugene W. Osgood
Osgood
Constance
Richard
Ethel Luke
Vilda Barlow
East Boothbay
Arthur Lemont
Joseph L. Dauphin
Walter Oliver
David Leon
Stanley Hyde
Nancy
Barbara
Sedgemere
Hyde
Popham Beach
Forrest Legard
Paul
L. G. Gaton
Isaac Voorhees
Waldo Weston
Candy's Harbor
Nathaniel Perkins
Nat
Moses Chandler
Ralph Palmer
Brunswick
U. of M
Cornell
Palmer
Kennebec River
Harold Thayer
Kennebec
Larry’s Cove
Atkins Bay
Lynette Calvery
Marguerite McNulty
Herbert Sprague
Charles Small
Christopher H. Marr
Pauline Cameron
Plymouth
Freda Greenlaw
Lester G. Oliver
Sampson
Fort Popham
Henry Ford urges farm-led recovery with lower prices and jobs
Henry Ford marks his 75th birthday by urging national recovery via expanding farm production, lowering prices, cutting waste, and using efficient machinery. He argues farming drives prosperity, predicts fewer horses and dairy cows, and advocates mixed-age workforces while linking 4-H livestock contests to cash scholarships for state winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Country Home Magazine
Detroit
Ford
United States
Chicago
Bay Point Residents Look Back on Guests and Local Happenings
Bay Point gossip notes visitors from Bath Dedham and Beverly Mass and Newton and Winchester Mass vacationing at Rock Ledge and Kennebec Point. The piece also records summer camps opening, local dances at the Casino, whale sightings near Popham Beach and several Bath and Gardiner residents visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Moffatt
David Barrett
Bath
Carroll Deering
Edward L. Penley
Lewiston Daily Sun
Harry Stone
Carl Weiting
James Cushing
Beverly
Mass
Weiting
H. S. Keen
Camp Wyona
W. Coombs
Albert
Blanche
Emily
Melrose
First Beach
Bay Pointers
Bay Point
Popham Beach
John L. Bates
Herbert Brawn
Thomas Bates
Minneapolis
Minn
California
Edna Coolidge
Cecil Stevens
Sumner Main
Rudolph Pinkham
Islands
Main
Edgar Warren
Cedar Cove
Herman A. Spinney
Maurice Burns
Easy Aces
Perlie Chandler
Swingsters Orchestra of
Clyde MacKinnon
Roland
Andrew Butterfield
Elizabeth
Edward
Laura Morse
Lucy Cahill
W. Whitney Rawson
Elizabeth White
Auburn
John M. White
Teresa Begin
John Bergin
Henry Begin
White Haven
Percy Bailey
Bobby
Gardiner
Walter Quance
Merchants Meet on City Parking at Sedgwick
A Sedgwick gathering of merchants and city officials discussed parking issues and potential city action. The debate focused on one way traffic and alternative street designations to improve shopping conditions while seeking mutual benefit and public goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd E. Steeves
Lloyd L. Hooker
Center Street
Merchants plan Golden Harvest Days to boost Bath trade
Sedgwick circle meeting outlines a new Bath promotion to draw out of town shoppers. Talks by Editor Niven and Opera House manager Vennett urge color schemes, parades, window displays, and a baby carriage parade to create a gala event and long lasting trading benefits. Full membership lists and a turkey dinner capped a successful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick Circle
Steeves
Niven
the Record
Vennett
Opera House
Mr. Vennett
Bath
Maine
Merchants Association
Merchants Bath
Francis J. Gooch
Uptown
Portland
State Theatre
Charles M. Sawyer
Alfred Pomerleau
Milton C. Trott
Freeman A. Trott
Oscar F. Thornton
Harry E. Stetson
John J. Desmond
Lloyd E. Steeves
Max Katz
Roy C. Richter
Mike Zoomie
Ralph C. Covel
Harold L. Ham
Ralph E. Nowell
Hallet’s Drug Store
the McFadden Pharmacy
Spilios Kakos
Savas Canacaris
Bill Venus
Charles E. Miller
Henry Albert
Artland K. Rogers
George W. Greene
A. W. Kateon
R. L. Barcelon
R. Allain
Reginald N. Cyr
Sam Belanger
Nicholas Gianibas
David S. Cogan
Carl Y. Kennedy
William J. Craft
George P. Larrabee
Sam Levin
Joseph H. Breault
Morris Petlock
Sam Povich
George Poulos
P. L
Winnegance Notes on Homes Meetings and Local Sports
Frank Perow repairs his residence as new houses rise in Pitch Pine hill. The Winnegance Community Club plans an important meeting at the club house Tuesday at eight hoping for strong attendance. Morse field baseball draws many Winneyanee visitors each pleasant evening. Mr and Mrs Arthur Stewart of Somerville Mass on two week Maine vacation visit Mrs Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Perow
Pitch Pine Hill
Winnegance Community Club
Morse Field
Arthur Stewart
Somerville
Mass
Maine
Stewart
Richard C. Morse
Whales Parade Off Kennebunk Port Signals Strong Maine Season
Sixty whales arrived off Kennebunk port in a frolicking parade. An old fisherman watching from his boat said the large early presence bodes a good season for Maine fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Maine
Summer visitors dot Westport scene at various cottages
Westport hosts numerous visitors and seasonal residents arriving to summer at cottages and farms including Mechanic Falls and Ashland Mass travelers. A dance at the town hall drew attendees from Bath, Woolwich, Wiscasset and Boothbay Harbor while road work awaits better weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Bath
Woolwich
Wiscasset
Boothbay Harbor
Winnegance Rod and Gun Club Meets In Community House
Sagada hoc Rod and Gun Club held a meeting at the Winnegance Community House with over 25 members and about ten residents in attendance. William Donnell presided as speakers discussed building a fishway at the fill in Winnegance and recalled days of plentiful striped bass. The group planned to seek more information from the fish and game department and the Federal Bureau of Fisheries before further steps. Coffee cheese and doughnuts followed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Rod and Gun Club
Winnegance
William Donnell
Harry C. Williams
Winfield W. Morse
Red and Gun Club
Fish and Game Department
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phippsburg
R. E. Young
Thompson-Black
Albert Bailey
William Kriebel
Haverford College
Bodwell Grange Hall
George Ingalls Place
Ralph Pye
Bald Head
Lem” Wallace
Pye
Maurice Pye
Wood Island
Jack Durgin
Leavitt
Martha Cutting
Dromore
Corrinne Berry
Martha Senter
Gaspe Peninsular
Robert C. Whitehead
Mount Vernon
Center Congregational Church
New England
Bath, Mo
William A. Furber
Sedgwick
Westport
James Williams
Roger
Mechanic Falls
Menikuk
Williams
Mary Buckley
Ashland
James Harper
Holliston
Squam Creek
Arthur Cannon
James
Cynthia
Charleston
W. Va
Cannon Cottage
Ruth Cannon
Luella Dunning
Stoneham
Bertha Jones
Violet Colby
Paul P. Hilton
Alna
Wesley Green
Herbert Cromwell
Philip Harriman
Hampden
C. P. Dow
Winchester
Costello
Yvonne Fortier
Ernest Graumann
Dorothea Graumann
Edward Adams
Roslindale
George Leavitt
Mildred
Marjorie
Priscilla Leavitt
Whitman
North End
Mildred Leavitt
Arnold Stacy
Ernest Anderson
Martin
Burt
Lyre’s Nest
Fred H. Ladd
Ladd
Long Cove
Sol
ROD and Gun Club
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