Morse High earns third seed in Western Maine tourney
Morse of Bath is named the number three team for the Seventeenth Western Maine Litterscholastic Tournament at Lewiston with Cheverus Portland South Portland Edward Little Sanford Camden and Lewiston-Kennebunk playoff winner. Morse carries a 11-2- record and eyes its first Western Maine title after rugged schedule and a 36-33 upset of Cheverus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Norman L. Mathews
George Beal
Waterville
South Portland
Butler
Lewiston
Tis
Morse
Bath Boys
Cheverus
Deering
Deering High
Portland
Edward Little
Thornton
Westbrook
Rumford
Kennebunk
Morse High
Bates College
Bath Lads
Morsemen
Harry Thayer
Art Warner
Flash
Wiscasset Club Lists Events and Community Notes
A dense log of local society activities covers Organ Society meetings church luncheons and Lent services plus talks by Mrs. Holt and Dr. Day on cancer control. Community guests visit from Portland North Edgecomb and Boothbay Harbor as a Ford meeting draws Haggett to Portland and a D A R chapter meeting hosts guests from Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Organ Society
Elden P. Munsey
Benjamin H. Adams
George W. Carleton
Charles L. Macurda
Charles S. Sowder
Fellowship of Prayer
William S. Holt
Portland
DeForest S. Day
Woman's Club
Marion
Ruth Grover
Charles 8
Sewall
Sidney G. Evans
William Elliot
Frank Metcalf
Lawrence B Haggett
Paul E. Bailey
Fort Ethan Allen
North Edgecomb
John F. Jackson
Churchill Street
Central Maine Power Co
Congregational Vestry
Ruth Cluff
Lawrence B. Haggett
Haggett
Ford
Charles Coffin
Sheepscot Road
Alna
Charles
Albion
John
California
Odbury
Grace A. Cowley
Lois M
Sheepscot
Elizabeth Reed
Boothbay Harbor
East Boothbay
Walter C. Leavitt
Clisby House
Federal Street
Boston
Bradford C. Bedennett
Rockland
Redennett
Alice Lewis
Philip Weston
Waldoboro
Orono
Lewis
Virginia Peast
U. of M
Ernest Elliot
Dunton Seeks Republican Nomination for Legislature
Frank O. Dunton of Bath announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Representative to the Legislature. He is the son of the late Wellington F. Dunton and a Berkeley School honors graduate who studied law. he plans to take bar exams later and will announce his platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Dunton
Bath
Wellington F. Dunton
Berkeley
Boston
Suffolk Law School
Dunton
Roger D. Skillings
Justus H. Miller
George A. Baker
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Thimble Club Met at Mrs Blake’s Home
The Thimble club met Tuesday evening at 73 Western avenue the members sewed together. Attending were Mrs Fenton I Moore Mrs Le Forrest G Coombs Mrs Roland D MacIntosh Mrs C Lloyd Hooker Mrs Walter B James Mrs Raymond Palmer and Miss Dorothy Allen. The next meeting to be held Tuesday was replaced by an outing to the Opera House for an evening show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thimble Club
Elmer F. Blake
Western Avenue
Fenton I. Moore
LeForrest G. Coombs
Roland D MacIntosh
C. Lloyd Hooker
Walter B. James
Raymond Palmer
Dorothy Allen
Opera House
Victims of Bath explosion recount seconds after blast
From Bath Memorial Hospital four victims described the 6.56 a.m. blast that wrecked Plant's garage, killing two and injuring five. Harold Roberts suffered severe head injuries. George Soule, Herbert Munsey and Officer Green were also wounded. others nearby saw flames and debris as the garage collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Times
Roberts
Harold R. Roberts
Dummer Street
Boothbay
R. H. Houston Corp
Bath Iron Works Corp
George F. Soule
Water Street
Vine
Soule
George E. Soule
Harold
Herbert Munsey
Souie
Federal rules cut conservation payments to many area farmers
Nearly 1300 farmers in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties face reduced payments under the new 1938 Conservation act signed by the President. Original $2 unit payments drop to $1.50 with a 25 percent overall reduction, but small farms gain on a scaled-up schedule to offset losses. New farm allowance and orchard rates also change, with details continuing on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc
Twin County
State Grange of Maine Holds West Bath Instruction Meeting
State grange school of instruction met with West Bath grange in its hall Thursday evening at eight. Attended by 71 including state officers and granges from Dirigo Brunswick Sagadahoc Bowdoin Topsham Richmond Corner Enterprise Woolwich Merrymeeting Bodwell Dromore Merriconeag Solid Rock. Officers present included F A Richardson and Mrs Christine Richardson. The event featured ritual instruction and brief talks from county and grange leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Grange School of Instruction
West Bath
Progressive Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Lorenzo Masse
Dirigo
Harry Rackley
Topsham
Charles B. Doyle
William H. Gould
Merrymeeting
Ida Sandelin
Hubert T. McCarty
Dromore
Lawrence Merriman
Merriconeag
Nellie Booker
Otis Gray
Progressive
Ethel MacDonald
Dwight Adams
Sagadahoc
Rebecca Rogers
Enterprise
Ceres
Coes Hobart
Pomona
Mae Gould
Flora
Margaret Adams
Elfreda M. Perkins
Fine Talk on Italy by Miss Alice Pattee
Miss Alice Pattee of Colby College spoke to 40 Winter Street Fireside club members about Italy. She praised Italian scenery culture and language after a summer visit, described Fascist symbols and Britain Russia tensions, and left listeners with a vivid yet fearful account of Italy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Pattee
Colby College
Winter Street
Miss Pattee
Rome
Italy
Britain
Russia
Fireside Club
Woolwich Notes and Community Activities
Woolwich and nearby towns share social events, church services, club meetings, and visits. Residents attend socials, beano parties, and memorial services. callers include families from Brunswick, Bath, and Nequasset. Local clubs sponsor lectures, sewing gatherings, and a glass blowing demonstration by James Ryan for Nequasset societies.
Woolwich Grange Confers First and Second Degrees
Six candidates received first and second degrees at a Woolwich Grange meeting held Wednesday of last week. Refreshments followed with dancing to conclude the event. Weekend guest Mrs. Margaret Pickering of Freeport visited her sister Mrs. Hiram R. Annis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Margaret Pickering
Freeport
Hiram R. Annis
Mrs Sumner Sewall Heads Sagadahoc Lincoln Wildlife Week
At the Garden department meeting of the Cosmopolitan club Mrs Sumner Sewall was named chairwoman for Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties for National Wild Life Restoration Week in March 2026. The Maine director is Mrs Buyyton L Preston with Jay N Darling as federation president guiding a five million membership of conservation and civic groups toward dust bowl elimination erosion control pollution free streams and proper land use to boost food and wildlife abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Sumner Sewall
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Buyyton L. Preston
Portland
Maine
Wild Life Federation
Jay N. (Ding) Darling
Izaak Walton League
Audubon Societies
National Council of Garden Clubs
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Granges
American Legion Posts
Junior Chambers of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Good Will Club Meeting At Sagadahoc Ferry
The Good Will Club met Monday evening with 13 members present at Sagadahoc Ferry. Vice president Mrs. Pearl Reed led the gathering in place of ill president Mrs. Sadie Rich. A birthday cake was given to past president Mrs. Harry Fitch. Next meeting set for March 14 at Sagadahoc Ferry with hosts Mrs. Della Farrar and Mrs. Ida Beals. The work committee will sew for the annual Easter sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Roland McIntosh
Sagadahoc Ferry
McIntosh
Sadie Rich
Pearl Reed
Rice
Harry Fitch
Della Farrar
Ida M. Beals
Excellent Records by Arrowsic Pupils
The Arrowsic school closed Friday Feb 25 with high attendance as many pupils are in the first three grades. Fifteen registered with perfect attendance by Norma Jean Drummond Robert Lawrence Jane Carlton Sylvia Campbell Patricia Maass Joseph Lawrence Jr Irving Campbell Douglas Shaw Jr Paul Cote Douglas Wirta Absent Gertrude Phinney half day Katherine Campbell Richard Cote one day Lucy Woodward one and a half days. Two week vacation then teacher Mrs Georgie Walker will resume after vacation in Boston with daughter Miss Maxine Walkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Norma Jean Drummond
Robert Lawrence
Jane Carlton
Sylvia Campbell
Patricia Maass
Joseph Lawrence, Jr
Irving Campbell
Douglas Shaw, Jr
Paul Cote
Douglas Wirta
Gertrude Phinney
Katherine Campbell
Richard Cote
Lucy Woodward
Georgie Walker
Boston
Maxine Walkey
Plant to Continue in Auto Business After Fire
Chester A. Plant reopened an office at 48 Front Street after his garage was destroyed by an explosion and fire on Tuesday. He plans to obtain a suitable building for a service station and expects a carload of automobiles. Local dealers and friends extended sympathy for the loss. St Marys guild held a supper and White Elephant sale at Grace church parish house Tuesday night with Miss Anna Trott chairing the supper committee and Misses Dorothy Milliken and Persis Hoyt in charge of tables. Miss Dorothy Martin returned to Lewiston after a weekend with her parents on Willow street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Teague
Springfield
Mass
Bradford C. Redennett
Hodge Street
Teague
Wiscasset Academy
Alice M. Boynton
Portland
Wilbur Lowell
Red Men's Hall
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright
A. L
Third District Council
Woman's Club Rooms
Adelaide Owen
Milo
Edna Young
Thomaston
Nellie Dowling
Irene Metcalf
Melon Haggett
Madelaine Fisher Reed
Louise Bailey Malcolm
Harry D. Mosher
Louise J. Blagdon
White Elephant Club
Elden P. Munsey
Fred A. Soule
Birch Point
Eric Rafter
Cambridge
Richmond L. White
High Street
Daniel R. Sortwell
Betty Sortwell
Mr. Sortwell
Key West
Fla
Sortwell
Sally
Raymond Farnham
Blagdon’s Market
St. Philip's Church
Sol Holbrook
Main Street
R. L. White
Harvey R. Pease
Augusta
Public Health Bureau
Wiscasset
Rose Blair
Bath Memorial Hospital
Gordon DeWolfe
Robert DeWolfe
Rockland
Luther Hall
Alton Winfield Soule
Augusta General Hospital
Moatsweag Baptist Church
Henry S. Weston
Carroll T. Berry
Boston
F. W. Saunders
Newtonville
Saunders
Sheepscot
William Grover
Margaret Read
Roberta Lancaster
Bowdoinham
Warren Street
Irvin S. Thompson
Roy Allen
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Herbert B. Cromwell
Virginia
Calvin
Wiscasset-Edgecomb Bridge
Lawrence Washington
South Newcastle
Jay Kinehan
Jay
Rumford
Green Robert D. Green
Bath
King Street
Chester A. Plant
Front Street
St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church
Anna Trott
Dorothy Milliken
Persis Hoyt
Dorothy Martin
Bates College
Lewiston
Cedric A. Martin
Willow Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
John J. Butler
Lewiston High School
Lincoln Academy
Biddrferd
Edward Littie
Deeks
Sanford
Kents
University of New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Keene
New England
Providence
R. I
Pemaquid
Huldah Pennoyver
West Boothbay Harbor
Louise Maxwell
Julia Reed
Lois Five
George Washington
Delewes and
Allernnies
Wiono
Continental Congress
Fivrabeth Reid
Pennoyer
Shieh
Fannie Perkins
James Bo Perkins
Marsh
Prisellia
Haskell
Eretish
H. Walter
Ulaf M
Kavine
Fuji
Jamie A. Gunnell
University Tcqiaita
Wats and Means
Wontun’ Club
Dr. DiPerr
Washington Street
Emily Fallon
Farm Breau
Antu Hodedon
Ward
Washington
Joseph Glidden
Ship Yard
Mr. Hill
Leonard M. Lord
Fitts Street
Officer Green
Hill
George O. Delano
Woolwich
Maine Central Railroad
Fuller
West Bath Grange
Miss Alice Pattee
Colby
Betty Swanton
J. Edward Pomeroy
Robert Sutherland
Alex St. Pierre
Dickie
Donnie
Brunswick
Harriett Hathorn
Roland Beal
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Frank J. Walker
Jane Feere
Phippsburg
Fred Carlton
Annie Cunningham
Eugene Hunnewell
Charles Henderson
Mabel Paquet
Lawrence Putnam
Woolwich Union
Mabel M. Jack
Theodore L. Mayberry
Day’s
Henry Dubar
Dostiny St. Pierre
Montsweag
Nequasset
Dora Bailey
Frank Bailey
Sara Bailey
Men’s Forum
Ladies’ Auxiliary
James Ryan
Massachusetts
Edward Reed
Leverett Welch
Reginald Stacy
Maurice Hathorne
Roberta Hathorne
Arthur Williams
Percy Bailey
Gardiner
Trufant’s Crossing
Eben Dana
Charles DeLong
Patricia DeLong
Haverhill
William DeLong
Edith Campbell
Etta Lily
Montsweag Grange
State Grange
West Bath Grange Hall
Holbrook
David
Pittsfield
Munsey
Herbert A. Munsey
Newton & Barnfather, Morticians
Lincoln Counties
Wild Life
Arrowsic
Walter S. Glidden
Edward W. Bridgham
Fred H. Thompson
Commissioners
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