West Bath Grange Notes And Town Report Highlight Busy Week
The West Bath community shares news from Pomona Grange at Dromore, including I. W. Coombs history talk and a deed exhibited by Mrs. Henry Rich. Town finances show unspent funds due to labor shortages on state road projects. Social life features weddings, visits, and war-related moves with residents like Herbert Williams moving to Detroit for government work and local families hosting gatherings and celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Rogers
Pomona
West Bath
Fred Bubier
Eugene Brown
Merton Wright
Fred W. Larrabee
Llewellyn Rogers
Kennebunkport
Sophia Wright
Bath
Herbert E. Williams
Ford
Detroit
Mich
Mr. Williams
Williams
Sabine
May Tole
Auburn
I. B. Neiley
Ernest E. Williams
Fred White
William A. Brown
R. Brown
Brunswick
Walter H
Larrabee
John C. Larrabee
Lillian Brown
Mary Barry
Grove St
Doris Hutchins
Arthur Hutchins
Miss Hutchins
Order of Malta Worked at Castle First Time in Nine Years
Gala night at Dunlap Commandery asylum featured a full Order of Malta ceremonial with music for the first time in nine years. VIP visitors included Very Eminent Dr. J Frederick Hill and suite, plus senior officers, with over 100 Sir Knights present, a turkey supper, and a Grace Church choir performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
Order of Malta
Frederick Hill
Waterville
Grand Commandery
Maine
George McL.presson
Augusta
Grand’ Commandery
Frank W. Bucknam
Skowhegan
Grand Commander
Oscar F. Williams
George W. Thistle
Benj. Murray
William Merry
Lucius M. LeMont
BB. C
Walter S. Glidden
Mr. Hill
Albert L. Strout
Grace Church Choir
Frederick E. Drake
Danial Williams
Chester Plant
James McLellan
Fred D. Hill
Emma Lowell
W. S. Glidden
Jesus
Dimittis
The
Emmet Prior
Arthur J. Smith
Joseph A. Merrill
Raymond 8. Welch
Fred 8. Curtis
Charles E. Curtis
Palestine
E. Motley Fuller
Cyprus
Benjamin D. Murray
Rhodes
Harry A.walters
Candia
Fred L. Brackley
Malta
Raymond C. Brown
Sentinel
Joseph Wexler
Arthur E. Bishop
Were the Children Named 1917 Births in Brunswick Maine
The Brunswick Record notes 56 of 175 births in 1917 were not recorded, leaving future birth certificates and proofs of age unavailable. State health officials warn the issue is widespread, with vital statistics often missing basic birth data and related rights or citizenship proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Maine
Brunswick Record
State Department of Health
Philadelphia Bureau of Vital Statistics
Sagadahoc Draft Classifications Published by Board
District Exemption Board No. 1 based in Augusta lists Sagadahoc County registrants with classifications including 2-D 1-F 3-J 4-A and other marks. Names cover Bath Bowdoinham Phippsburg Woolwich West Bath Richmond Topsham and more with chair Walter S Wyman of Augusta. (Continued on Page Eight)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Walter S. Wyman
Sagadahoc
Life on the Lower Kennebec in Phippsburg
Warmer weather loosens ice on the Kennebec as waters rise and streams carve channels. Local notes mention a robin’s absence, residents in the Basin seek health, and visits among Mrs McIntyre, Mrs Olive Oliver, and Miss Martha Cutting as Miss Georgie Lord returns to the Minott home. (Continued on Page Two)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin
F. Wm. Ferris
The
Basin
Robert McIntyre
Olive Oliver
Martha Cutting
Susan Campbell
Bath Hospital
Georgie Lord
Minott Home
Board approves 21 registrants as fit for service
Following physical examinations of 40 registrants at Dr Barker’s office, 21 were accepted for military service, one for special service, three rejected, 13 sent to the medical advisory board, and two absent. Names include Walter DeL Spear Topsham Robert P Carter West Bath Harold Young Bath Alcide Lachance Topsham Charles Baker Richmond Ralph Williams Topsham Earl Preble Richmond Lewis Lucy Bowdoinham William Long Bath Horace McInnes Bath William Robson Bath Albert Pinkham Bath Arthur Stewart Bath Edgar Fox Bath Harold Kingsbury Bath Carl Timberlake Bath Lloyd Green Bath Phillip Wilson Bath John Perry Bath William Demas Bath Allan Spear Bath Frank Bruno Topsham Francis Walsh Bath William Freeman Bath William Arsenault Bath William Roberts Topsham William Miller Bowdoinham measles. The medical advisory board chaired by Dr C A Peaslee has reviewed 38 registrants and will announce its decision soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Barker
Medical Advisory Board
Walter del. Spear
Topsham
Robert P. Carter
West Bath
Harold Id. Young
Bath
Alcide Lachance
Charles E. Baker
Richmond
Ralph Williams
Earl B.preble
Lewis Lucy
Bowdoinham
William M. Long
Horace McInnes
William O. Robson
Albert M. Pinkham
Arthur E. Stewart
Edgar E. Fox
Harold C. Kingsbury
Carl B. Timberlake
Lloyd F. Green
Phillip L. Wilson
John L. Perry
William Demas
Allan Spear
Frank Bruno Topsham
Francis Walsh
William E. Freeman
William Arsenault
William R. Roberts
William Miller
C. A. Peaslee
Ward Election Tickets Revised For City Ballot
Two party slates shown side by side for city election. Republicans replace Cook with Sampson in Ward One and Furber replaces McKenney in Ward Two. Democrats shift in multiple wards including Whitehouse, Harrington, Miller, Neagle, and Williams, with various council and clerk changes and no nominations for warden or clerk in Ward Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Cook
John Sampson
Charles R. Furber
Herbert McKenney
Warden
J. J. Keegan
Ralph C. Whitehouse
William A. Bruce
Clifford H. Harrington
Edward A. Miller
Fred W. Humphreys
Fred B. Reed
Edward W. Sampson
Council
Thomas P. Neagle
Charles Williams
Roscoe P. Higgins
Waldo Lewis
John A. Morse
Board of Education
English Air Raid Legend Awakens Public Resilience
A city youth receives letters from his mother and sisters in England. Censorship hides many details of wartime conditions there. An escaped letter reports a half hour warning before an air raid, followed by the demolition of their home. English theatre programs now warn of rapid underground shelter readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Binoculars Wanted For Navy Loan Drive Amid War
Navy appeals to owners to loan binoculars spy glasses sextants and similar articles to govern ment marked and addressed to Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy promising return after the war. Also reports ice break off from Kelley Spear shipyard drifting to sea with estimates for ice return and a possible second week in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Kelley, Spear Co
Woolwich
Sagadahoc County Leads Maine in War Savings Per Capita Fourth in State
Sagadahoc County under Frederick E. Drake tops Maine counties in per capita war savings with 92 cents, fourth in actual cash sales. Bath director Scott R. Frye notes rising demand for stamps as Maine reports total sales of $596,645 from December to February 15, leading the nation in per person averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Maine
Frederick E. Drake
Bath
Scott R. Frye
War Savings
Herbert J. Brown
Portland
Cumberland County
Penobscot
Kennebec
Knox County
Cumberland
Hancock
Drake
Federal Reserve Bank
Bath clubs and societies claim seven thousand members
Bath hosts more than 50 diverse societies with about 7,000 members, likely half the adult population. Many individuals join multiple groups, while organizers note the city’s bustling club scene across Knights Templar, Masons, Eastern Star, Elks, unions, veterans orders, and many other fraternal associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
Solar Lodge
A. F
A. M. Polar Star Lodge
A. M. Genesta
Order of the Eastern Star
Montgomery & St. Bernard R.A.C. Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Bath Co
U.R.K.P
William King Council
Royal Arcanum
Sagadahoc
Knights of
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Dromore
Red Cross
Depty
Je T. Hill
Miss _ Veronica pe
High St
Miss Gallant
Walter E. Taylor
Frank E. Jenkins
Frank P. Perry
Phippsburg
Walter F. Purington
Frank E. Wyman
E. ‘Lewis Wright
D.clayton ©. Wing
F. James ‘H. ‘Wing
J. Fred 'P. ‘Wilson
F. Harold ‘B. Wing
J. James F. Whiting
Ralph IW. White
C. Raymond B. Walsh
Ralph W. Jackson
George W. Jewett
Ernest P. King
D. Morris Zack
Casper F. Hartley
Maurice H. Lewis
D. Mariene H.lewis
Clarence W. McKay
Horace J. Millay
Herbert S. King
Ernest M. Grindle
Phippsburg Pennings
Lower
Bres
J. Edward Drake
John N. Taylor
Dora L. Howard
Nelson L. Jackson
Arthur H. Price
Clarence A. Peaslee
Charles H. Oliver
Charlesh. Thistle
Frank H. Cox
Frank H. Beal
George A. Rogers
Charles A. Carr
Harry L. Andros
Allen M. Irish
Henry R. White
John Shaw
Daniel A. McDonald
Ira W. Robinson
Herbert E. Worrey
Eric B. Haggett
Lorin J. Eggleston
Charles T. Tibbetts
Wardens
Ward One
Ferdinand W. Coombs
Wiliam R. Kimball
Fred H. Pratt, Jr
Walter S. Russell
Frank C. Skillings
Fred H. Thompson
Ralph C. Covel
Harry M. Huse
J. Fred Tobey
Marshall A. Haraden
Elmer W. Rogers
Ernest M. Everard
Edward W. Hunt
Charles S. Morse
George L. Cook
Harold E. Cutting
William B. Temple
Peter T. Flaherty
Ralph E. Legard
John H. Freeman
Thomas C. McCabe
John E. Hart
John J. Marks
John J. Kelley
Carleton W. Lowell
Fred B.reed
Harry A. Plummer
Andrew Gallant
Frank B. Totman
John M. Clark
WM. C. Chadbourne
Front St
Broad St
Maine County
Old Sagadahoc
Samuel
Sac
Androscoggin
Wing
Aroostook
Pierce
Philips
Franklin
Bass
Havey Kennebec
Bassett
Knox
McLean
Lincoln
Gay
Oxford
Dyer
Penobscot, Snow
Piscataquis, Lee
Somerset Merrill
Waldo
Slugg
Murchie
York, Chesley c
Maccabees
Lincoln Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Sagadahoc Lodge
Good Templars
Independent
Order of Red Men
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Lowell Temple
Lincoln Lodge
Canton King
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Sedgwick Post
G.A.R. Sedgwick Circle
G.A.R. Myrtle Lodge
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Veterans
Ladies’ Auxiliary
T. W. Camp S
W. Kennebec
Hercules Lodge
A.O.U.W
Woodmen of America
Sahara
Katahdin Commandery
U.O.G.C. Sagadahoc Council
Knights of Columbus
Col
Machinists’ Union
Moulders’ Union
Maine Lodge
N.E.O.P. Bath Aerie
F.O. Eagles
Bath Lodge of Elks, Bricklayers and Masons’ Union
Phi Rho Society
St. John’s
Peavey
Johnson Bros. Company
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