Wiscasset 1944 Red Cross War Fund Kickoff
Wiscasset begins its 1944 Red Cross War Fund drive with a $2900 quota. A 2 pm Saturday meeting in St. Philip's parish house set solicitors for the campaign underway, with $1505 already raised through ahead-of-opening gifts from business houses and special donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Red Cross
St. Philip's Parish House
Robert H. Heigham
Heigham
Joseph E. Hubbard
Republican State Convention Opens in Bangor Maine 1944
The Republican State Convention for 1944 will convene at the Auditorium in Bangor on Thursday April 13 at 4 30 p.m. Delegates at large seven and alternates seven will be elected with five Presidential Electors and a State Committee. District Committee elections, a party platform, and related business are planned. Delegates qualify by 1940 governor vote tallies and other rules. The State Committee will meet earlier at the Bangor House to receive credentials.
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Bangor
Maine
Plantation
Bangor House
First District Republican Convention Set for April in Bangor Milne
The First District Republican Convention for 1944 is scheduled at City Hall Bangor Milne on Friday April 14 at 9 30 A M. Delegates and alternates will be elected to the Republican National Convention along with the District Committee. Also to be decided are other business matters properly before the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Milne
West Bath Seeks 250 Dollar War Fund Quota
Town outlines Red Cross drive logistics with districts and canvassers including Campbell Pond Mena Knight and others to visit homes since no plant solicitations. Also notes community concert association inquiries and local social visits across Bath Berry Mills and surrounding areas with residents traveling to family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Campbell
Fred Bubner
Warren Davis
Community Concert Association
Loring D. Small
Seaman
Ralph Robinson
Sampson
N. Y
Berry Mills
R. J. Streeter
Elwood
Flushing
Archibald McCoy
Streeter
McCoy
Greenwood
Mass
W. T. Withington
William Bailey Jr
Eugene Frye
Eugene
Buckport
Leonard Smith
David
G. C. Smith
Percy Brown
Bonita
Portland
Shirley Belanger
Bath
William Brown Jr
William Brown
Mildred Weed
Lewiston
Robert Reynolds
Bobby
Woolwich
William Brown Sr
Boston
Pauline Quimby
Merton Wright
Roland Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
John Larrabee
Alden Parker
Kenneth
Rosedale
Parker
Milo
Ernest Ward
Augusta and Son Corp
Robert L. Ward
U.S. A
Signal Corps
Ipswich
Mr. Ward
Scott Ward
Hardings
Evelyn White
University of Maine
Herbert White
Sanford Crossing
Stanley Rose
Frankie
Fred Rose
Benjamin Corey
North Edgecomb
Elizabeth Condon
Larrabee Grove
Rosalre Daigle
Memorial Hospital
Keith Phillip
Billy Larrabee
Topsham
Joseph Larrabee
Juliet Carlton
Norman Perry
Madison
Navy
John Perkins
Machias
Howard Carlton
Arrowsic
Roland Carlton
Glen Holden
Kenneth Vigne
Skowhegan
Hayden Rogers
Alex Reid
Canada
Waterman
Maine OPA Price Cuts Set for March Fourteen
Henry F. Jobin of the Maine OPA price division said prices will drop 45 cents per ton by all Maine dealers starting March 4. February allowances for increases of 45 cents per ton, 25 cents per half ton, and 10 cents per quarter ton are revoked effective March. Desmond A. Beatty, OPA price specialist, explained the move.
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Henry F. Jobin
Maine
OPA
Coe
Desmond A. Beatty
Washington Program at Woolwich Grange Highlights Birthday Event
Woolwich Grange hosted a Washington's Birthday program and party with patriotic decorations and a schedule including readings, songs, and a tableau. Officers were installed with Merle Jameson as worthy master and Charlotte Leeman as lecturer, followed by a supper scheduled for March 15.
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Woolwich Grange
Washington
Merle Johnson
Columbia
the Grange
Jessie Spaulding
Reading
Arlene Leeman
Sarah Bradford
Josephine Johnson
Fernald Bailey
Albert Bailey
America
Grange
Washingington
Long Island
Elinor Sutter
Vera Smith
Rose Hathorne
Marion Bailey
Ceres
Marion Johnson
Pomona
Ella Robson
Flora
Fred Hathorne
Bertha Sutter
Chester Leeman
Colonial Gowns Feature of Nequasset Auxiliary Meeting
The Nequasset Ladies' Auxiliary met at Mrs Ruth Dubar's home for an all day session with 20 members. Martha Washington and Tabitha Slocum in costume hosted the luncheon and the group sewed patches for a new comforter while raising funds for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ruth Dubar
Dubar
Martha Washington
Mae Gilmore
Tabitha Slocum
Ethel Bailey
Jemima Cottonblossom
Amy Cromwell
Washington
Anne Dodge
Red Cross
Tracey
Ruth Grant
Genesta Carter
Carter
Florence Klippel
Thelma Squiers
Auxiliary
Martha Hague
Ruth Leeman
Nellie Libby
Stella Nickles
Ina Leeman
Charlotte Leeman
Florence Hathorne
Thelma Sq
Woolwich Community News and War Fund Plans
Woolwich meeting at Mrs. Edward V Reed home outlines War Fund drive starting Saturday with chairwoman Mrs. Forrest Baker organizing house to house canvass. Woolwich quota set at 900 dollars. Mothers club to meet March 7 at Mrs. Roland Raines home. Several local residents listed with travels, leaves and visits to friends and relatives amid war related notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward V. Reed
Woolwich
American Red Cross
Forrest Baker
Varied Bath Iron Works sports program draws community interest
Bath Iron Works Athletic and Recreational Association offers boxing archery bowling basketball physical education and volleyball events over several days. Highlights include Arkansas Traveler Sagadahoc basketball, Navy Officers matchups, YMCA arena showdowns with Brunswick aviators, and a boxing class led by Don Wray and Frank Lehane. Local nurses teams and shipyard groups compete as archery and fitness groups grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Athletic and Recreational Association
Arkansas Traveler
Sagadahoc
Pied Pipers
Navy
Pied
Portland
Iron Works
B.I.W
Don Wray
Frank Lehane
Electric Shop
Bill Eldridge
Dorothea Dolan
Turk Hassan
Bob Reeder
Bay Point Red Cross Drive Kicks Off March First
Miss Louise Howard is appointed solicitor for Bay Point for the Red Cross drive starting March 1. Mrs Connard, drive chair, hopes to reach the quota by March 18. A letter from Mrs Edgar Warner reports mild winter in Providence with one snowstorm followed by rain. Mrs George Gates hosted guests for Washington's Birthday. Cottage owners plan spring work ahead of summer. The Purtells of Richmond moved into a Georgetown road cottage owned by Alex Cunningham. Walter E Delanoy notes receiving an Independent in January mailed in November and invites friends to write. address available from Miss Louise Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Howard
Bay Point
Red Cross
Connard
Edgar Warrer
Providence
R. I
George Gates
James Oliver
Clyde
Washington
Fred Kingsbury
Bath
Leo Purtell
Richmond
Alex Cunningham
Georgetown Road
Walter E. Delanoy
Kateon Auxiliary Plans Sunday Social and Old Fashioned Event
The Kateon Auxiliary held a 7:30 PM meeting at the G A R hall with a waist measuring contest to fund relief. Members voted for an old fashioned social on March 12 with a funny costume prize and baked bean supper. The group seeks eligible widows and relatives for membership and invites inquiries to Mrs Myrtle Wilson or President Mrs Harriet Otis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
G. A. R. Hall
Wais
Emma
Swair
Cora Burns
Batrice Burns
Ster
Myrtle Wilso
Harriet Otis
Good Will Club Easter Sale Planned at Woolwich
The Good Will Club of Woolwich met at Sagadahoc Ferry with Mrs. Harrison to plan an Easter sale and baked bean supper for Saturday March 25. A guest prize was drawn with Mrs. Percy Marston winning a canneramia. meetings will continue March 13 at Mrs. Charles H. Hunnewell’s home as more plans are finalized.
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First Congregational Church
Dss
Harold C. Blareties
Congregational
Joseph E. Hubbard
Hodge Street
Pilgrim Fellowship
Harold C. Blanchard
State Pilgrim Fellowship
Marcovith
Boy Scout Hall
I Vic
Ryace
Frank J. Walker
Guy Buzzie
Sanford
Boston
Clifton Gainsley
Vinal Hunnewell
Sagadahoc Ferry
Arthur Allen
Bath Iron Works
William Raines
Camp Malden
Miss
Roland Raines
Philip Wenz
Day's Ferry
West Coast
Todd Shipyards
Wenz
Bath-Iron Works
de- Laval Company
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Woolwich
Eagle
Brunswick
Dwight Packard
Bath
Duncan McIntosh
Melrose
Mass
New England Sanitarium
Hiram Malcolm
Gardiner
Mason Carter
Fred S. Brown
Freeport
Marcia M. Stinson
Portland
Earl Stimpson
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Clarence Baker
South Portland
James Parker
Sagadahoe Ferry
Almon Haley
Florida
Ralph Haley
Albion L. Corliss
Charlotte Buck
Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
David Thornton
William Thornton
Noreen Murphy
Morse High
Edward Murphy
George Shaw
Harold
Good Will Club
Harrison
Rust
Arthur Orr
Percy Marston
Florence Carlton
Edward V. Reed
Costello P. Hall
Freeman Oliver
Alex St. Pierre
Harry Fitch
Charles T. Hunnewell
Nelson Rice
Charles H. Hunnewell
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Odeeere Gili
Tepete
State Committee
Lloyd B. Morton
E. May Chapin
Elizabeth McVean
Jesus
Raymon B. Sherman
Graydon Fowles
Virginia Adams
Allen Pease
Ruth Jackson
Carolyn Varney
Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches
Raymond Putnam
State Conference
St Philip's Church
George G. Chiera
F. L. Littlefield
Methodist
Boothbay Harbor
Genie Baly
Department of Christian Education
Diocese of Maine
St. Philips Rectory
George Haushalter
Rochester
Haushalter
Bailey
Orchestra
Bob Carpenter
Leroy Farmer
Lila Briggs
Dorothy Thompson
Sam Carpenter
Conrad Peters
Sarah Carpenter
Jean Hutchins
Tom Carpenter
Leon Grover
Louise Carpenter
Virginia Butler
Ole Lar- Leure’ Oman
Clifton Hutchins
Nora Simaithkins
Dorothy Morris
Lucinda Morgan
Geraldine Reus
Jakie
Walter Dow
Wiscasset Academy
Academy Room
Freeman D. Southard
Roy K. Marston
John Blagdon
Arthur Rines
Marilyn Bailey
Abou Ben Adhem
Raymond Dalton
Wilberta Nichols
Everard Bailey
Richard Nason
Shirley Wakefield
Harold Downey
Mark Twain
Arlene Kay Dow
Gloria Pinkham
Mary E. Norton
Geneva Sherman
the Kid
Organ Society of the Congregational Chorch Win
Betty
Clinton Bailes Cad
Hhoaware Morrneo
Withhes
Virginia Ades
Huth Jackson
Clara Dow
Valeri: Bean
Barbere Merry
Marian Lewis
Verne Farmer
Geneva Shermen
Reta Gross
Louise Bladdon
Alice Taylor
John F. Wright
Donald Wright Dunn
U.S.A
England
Lawrence B. Haggett
Corp
Harry Haggett
Badland
Mollie Seamon
Pvt
Leonard Seamon
Paul Kuta
Bowdeinham
Temple
Harry D. Mosher
Mr. Mosher
Effie J. Poole
Depper Rest Home
Alton Erskine
Albert Erskine
U.S.A. Medical Corps
New Guinea
Marean
Cambridge Mass
Stanley W. Dodes
Vincent C. Reed
Augusta House
Evelyn Trott
William Keirstead
George A. Plumstead
Mr Plumstead
Harry Broadford
Federal Street
Frank H. Gray
Water Street
Bradford C. Bedennett
Harold Blanchard
Groveton
Zane Blanchard
New Hampshire
Harold Churchill
New York
Churchill
Judith Chase
W. Seaver Warland
Cambridge
Woman's Club
Organ Society
John C. Fisher
Main Street
Bridgton
Sidney G. Evans
Winona
Ruth Leavitt
Betty Richardson
Gerald Sherman
Yeedy
Taylr
Taylor
Strong
Robert Fulton
Wiscasset Academys
D.A R
Lealand Brown
Geirher
Ya ‘ Wehofer
Republican Committee
ROSCOE G._ BAILEY
Fred C. Scribner
Pro
Nequasset
Federal Works Administration
Brunswick Department
U ‘Ham
Niles Perkins
422
Center Street
New York City
Mothers Club
Mabel Jack
J. M. Gowdey
Clifford Piltz
Southport
Kateon Auxiliary
Maine Independent Retail Grocers
Food Dealers’ Association
Polar Spring House
Directo
Association
Roy L. Ferna
Winterport
Republic
Fred Cary
Scott Super-Bilt
Marguerite
Hennessey’s
New England
Marguerite Hennessey
Scott