Ice Chilling Task at Georgetown Bridge During High Tide
From historic Georgetown comes a news brief noting a crew of men cutting ice from under the bridge as a high tide rose again. It also lists local notes including visits, family travel, lumber work, ferry duties, and community meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer
Hannaford Bros. Co
Portland
Ralph Reynolds
William Wardwell
Bath
Reynolds
Eugene Reynols
B. ‘H. Woodside
Frank Hollig
Otis Bean
Working League
William T.boyd
Lester Powers
Robinhood
Hockomock
West Georgetown
A. E. Buzzo
Maud P. Thayer
Quincy
Mass
Cora A. Searle
C. L. Hinckley
Maurice
W. O. Oliver
Thomas Hagan
Nutter
Cosmo Club hears veteran truck driver recount war life
Roland Eaton spoke at the Cosmo Club about six months in France driving ammunition trucks. He praised German airmen for their skill, praised French resilience, and stressed the Y M C A as a vital link to home for soldiers. He answered questions and displayed war souvenirs as a social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Roland Eaton
France
Eaton
Mr. Eaton
Y.M.C.A
Y.M. C.A
Sugar Lineup Fights Stir At Front Street Store
A hair pulling dispute during a sugar sale line at a Front Street store drew a crowd of over 300 women early Monday. Friends intervened to stop the confrontation as tempers flared while shoppers queued for discounted sugar at two outlets. Nearby Pickerel fishing at Nequasset provides unusual winter sport for nimrods as sh are notably sweet in cold weather.
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Nequasset
Virginia Steamer Faces Coal Shortage Delays Service
The Virginia steamer on the Bath to Popham Beach run risks interruptions due to no surplus coal for bunkers. Captain Perkins secured a small soft coal supply at Bath and Eastern sheds, enough for today and tomorrow, as thawing coal and limited digs hinder refueling. A full car of soft coal is awaited to sustain both the Popham steamer and Heckomock ferry until a vessel load of bituminous coal arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Popham Beach
Bath
Perkins
Eastern Steamship Co
Popham
Heckomock
Ward Officials and Local Roster
Ward three to seven lists of officials including Johnson Lynch Hall Daley and clerks Perry Goodwin Connolly Hart Higgins Stinson with constables Spinney Smith Perkins Roderick and Purington. Horace Morse U S N R F stationed at New London returned home for a brief visit with his parents John A. Morse and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Johnson
John J. Lynch
Ralph K. Hall
Frank L. Daley
John L. Perry
George S. Goodwin
Thomas E. Connol
George Hart
Roscoe P. Higgins
Horace Morse
U.S.N.R.F
London
John A. Morse
Winter Street Service Flag Dedicated At Union Meeting
Crowded Winter Street Church heard Prof. Wilmot B. Mitchell of Bowdoin College deliver the sermon at a union service of five churches. The service included a dedication of the Winter Street Church service flag with 19 stars, and a roll of honor listing many service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmot B. ‘Mitchell
Bowdoin College
J. Willis
C. R. Chappell
Mitchell
Arthur Colby
C. R.chappell
United States Service
Exemption Board Lists 40 Registrants for Physicals
Sagadahoc exemption board issues notice for 40 Class One registrants to report to Dr. B. F. Barker next Tuesday for physical examinations. Names include Roy Trask Bath Elms F. Brown Arthur P. Sampson Harold E. Ward Frank K. Hawkes Roland H. Brown Robert A. Foster Camille Arsenault Raymond F. Campbell West Bath Raymond E. Webster Bath and others from Bath West Bath Phippsburg Topsham Richmond Woolwich. Also notes Florence Neilley of Topsham visiting Bath before resuming duties as Topsham teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Roy Trask
Bath
Elms F. Brown
Arthur P. Sampson
Harold E. Ward
Frank K. Hawkes
Roland H. Brown
Robert A. Foster
Camille Arsenault
Raymond F. Campbell
West Bath
Frank ‘W. Wyman
Phippsburg
James ‘B. ‘Greatey
Carleton
W. ‘Lowell
Joseph A. Burgess
Joseph D. Stewart
Richmond
Herbert A. Webber
George F. Chase
Leland S. Plummer
Niklos
Robert Stewart
James H. Whittam
Woolwich
Frank ‘W. Ham
Jude A. Hyde
Topsham
Florence Neilley
Trufant's Crossing
Food Boss Targets Sugar Hoarders To Ensure Fair Share
The food administrator condemns store hopping by customers who buy sugar at multiple shops. Reported cases show individuals carting three pounds by exploiting sales, depriving those in need. Officials plan to regulate purchases and keep a list of unpatriotic hoarders to curb inequitable distribution.
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Food Administration
Harder to obtain more than their rightful amount at a time
A terse note discusses limits or obstacles in securing larger quantities at once, hinting at policy or procedural constraints. It emphasizes concerns about fairness and preventing excess accumulation, without detailing specific measures or entities involved.
Palm Beach ball marks South’s swellest Washington birthday event
Chas W Morse, his sisters Miss Jennie Morse and Miss Anna, guests at the Royal Pomciana Hotel in Palm Beach Florida, enjoyed a Fairy Land setting as flowers bloomed around a grand ball. A color call lit a 13 star silk flag while the Star Spangled Banner played, amid 80 degree day and night heat.
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Chas. W. Morse
Jennie Morse
Anna
Royal Pomciana Hotel
Palm Beach
Fla
South
Washington
Flooded Corner Blocks Bedford Street Access
Residents on Bedford Street struggle to enter Bedford Street as water at the corner of Bedford and High Streets rises to a foot and a half, creating a persistent obstacle after Tuesday’s rain.
Ladies' Aid Meeting Reports Red Cross Program
The Ladies' Aid of the New Church met Friday week with Mrs Theresa Moses. Washington Street Red Cross work constituted the afternoon program and drew a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of the New Church
Misa Theresa Moses
Washington St. Red Cross
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Georgetown
Billings Home
Smart
Belie ‘Heald
Martha i Hackley
Lewiston
Everett C. ‘Higgins
Bath Tron
JC. ‘W. Billings
Dorothy Stuart
Edgar Hunt
A. K.P. Oliver
Edward Cummings
Maurice [Hinckley
Roscoe P. Todd
Dorchester
W.C. Todd
David JH. Todd
E. P. Oliver
BE. C. Higgins
Wendall P. Todd
Salem
Ernest G. Curtis
Eugene Reynolds
Mrs
Ralph )Reynolds
Alvah
Cosmo Club
Broadway
N.Y
Center Street
Harry Armstrong
Maine
High
Prof
Harold i Battison
Gordon
Godward G
Wm. H Hewitt
Edwin J. Johannessen
Warren E. Kershner
Camp Sevier
John A. Lord
Galen M. Low
Pioneer Infantry
Co. A
el Paso
Fred A. Starkey
Camp Devens
Harry A Starbird
Harold L. Thompson
Hingham
Charles C. Low
America
S. J Willis
John
H. A
Beals
Washington St
Jack and the
Jack
John A. Kavanaugh
Jennie R. Morse
Bath Iron Works
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