Bowker falls from dog while feeding pets in Phippsburg
Mrs. J K Bowker toppled by her dog sustains a bad shake and sprained ankle after being knocked over while feeding pets last week. Dr Joseph Smith finds no broken bones and she is recovering. Meantime Mrs Bertha Shea, mother of Mrs Walter Small, dies, and funeral details are noted as friends extend sympathy. The town faces travel issues from thawing roads and washouts affecting stage drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Bowker
Joseph Smith
Walter Small
Bertha Shea
Frances Robie
Bertha Wyman
Bath
Central Congregational Church
Misses Dickinson
Ridin’ Light Lodge
Hyde Park Terrace
Ear Lund
Henry Smith
Danbury
N. H
South End P T A Holds All Day Meeting Postponed by Storm
Due to the storm no business meeting occurred during an all day session in the Washington street rooms. The South End P T A organized sewing for the Red Cross and served a baked bean supper to the Sagadahoc Red, Gun and Sheet Association. Committee members included F Arthur Berry, Russell M Colby, Truman King, Carroll A Deering and others. Next meeting is Tuesday afternoon March 17 with a business session and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
F. Arthur Berry
R. Raymond Palmer
Ernest Howe
Frank York
N. Gratz Jackson
Leland R. Mitchell
Orris I. Ames
S. B. Lonn
Everett G. White
Steven H. Bracey
Foster M. Pratt
Dwinal E. Cornish
Port Lands Army Officer Dies at Home with Mother
Corp. Howard C. Larrabee of Battery K Fort Williams Portland harbor died Sunday in the city alongside his mother Mrs. Lillias Larrabee of Liberty street. The loss is noted in local military and municipal records with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Howard C. Larrabee
Fort Williams
Portland Harbor
Battery K
City
Lillias Larrabee
Liberty Street
Runaway 1940 Truck Dashes Through Center Street
A driverless 1940 Chevrolet panel truck owned by Clinton V. Owen rolled from its curb spot on a hill and struck four vehicles, ending near Water Street. No major injuries were reported though onlookers sought shelter and a taxi driver and a U S Army member warned pedestrians. Police noted modest damage to all cars involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Front
Water Streets
Water Street
Front Street
U. S. Army
Clinton V. Owen
Garden Street
Oakhurst Dairy
Henry Seneck
Richmond
Esther Doyle
Woolwich
John Parker
North Street
Earle Temple
Marcia Street
Promotion for Hoberg in San Francisco Cal
Mrs Edwin C Patten of Topsham has word of her son in law Ingemar Hoberg of San Francisco California being promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel. Mr Hoberg has visited Topsham with Mrs Hoberg formerly Miss Madelyn Patten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham
Ingemar Hoberg
San Francisco
Cal
Hoberg
Madalyn Patten
Parkers Head Social Notes Chronicle Local Circle
Mrs. Parker Head and Mrs. Lewis hosted card party and many residents attended. Girl Scouts meet Mondays with Miss Frances Robie. Brownies knit for Red Cross. First Aid class resumes March 4. Local visits, hospital updates, and family gatherings fill the week in Bath area.
Miss Mary E. Cyr Shower Before Wed Wedding
Miss Mary Ellen Cyr, to wed William A. Lee Friday at Central Congregational church, was honored with a miscellaneous shower Monday at Miss Jane W. Stevens 871 Middle Street. Stevens serves as maid of honor. Cyr arrives from Newton Mass where she attends hospital farming school. bridge was played. guests included Mrs Norman Chase Miss Phyllis Darrah and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Cyr
William A. Lee
Central Congregational Church
Jane W. Stevens
Middle Street
Miss Stevens
Morse High School
Miss Cyr
Newton
Mass
Newton Hospital
Norman Chase
Phyllis Darrah
South Portland
Maurice Owen
John Preney
Ruth Pratt
Barbara L. Kenney
Betty Watson
Barbara Young
Mary Young
Margaret W Deland Celebrates Birthday At Boston Home
Kenne bunkport authoress Margaret W Deland born in Allegheny Pennsylvania in 1857 recently marked her birth anniversary at her Boston residence. Her latest work an autobiography Golden Yester days has just appeared. She studied at Cooper Union New York and in 1880 married Lorin F Deland of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret W. Deland
Kennebunkport
Allegheny
Penn
Boston
Cooper Union
New York
Lorin F. Deland
Bowdoin College President Thanks 40th Town Moderator
Before Brunswick town meeting Bowdoin College President Sills praised Edward G. Wheeler who completed his 40th term as town moderator, delivering a rising vote of thanks for his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Sills
Bowdoin College
Edward G. Wheeler
Maine Families Paid Millions in Life Insurance
New York March 4 Maine families received 5 440 000 in life insurance death claims from 1941 policies. The Institute of Life Insurance said average weekly payments were 105 000 and total policies in Maine numbered 5 501.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maine
Institute of Life Insurance
Holgar J. Johnson
Institute
Bath Swift & Co Men Sign For Defense Bonds 100 Percent
Six employees at the Swift & Company Bath plant subscribed 100 percent to the Defense Bonds plan. Manager Lindsay D. Cooper said the campaign, started two weeks ago, will yield over $1,000 in bonds this year. The plan deducts weekly pay from workers to buy bonds. Cooper cited Morgenthau’s urge for wage earners to save for defense. In Minot, after a town meeting, $500 was approved for wartime emergencies to cover stretchers and first aid needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Bath
Lindsay D. Cooper
Swift Defense Bond Savings Plan
Uncle Sam
Mr. Cooper
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
First
Earl Damon
Minot
Popham Beach knitters aid Red Cross and local notes
Popham Circle met at Mrs. Frank Scott s home to sew for Red Cross. Volunteers, including Mrs. Walter Sprague and Mrs. Raymond Larrabee, knit children s sweaters. The group planned another meeting with Mrs. Raymond Larrabee. Red Cross First Aid class gathered at Bodwell Grange with several residents in attendance. The Marguerite McNulty Orchestra played for U S O dances in Bath, with a return engagement next Saturday. A new cottage rises on Daniel Bishop s Bath site after last summer s fire as road conditions worsen with frost. Local residents travel, recover from illness, visit, and relocate between Bath, Popham, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Popham Circle
Frank Scott
Walter Sprague
Walter Oliver
Harry Spencer
William Wallace
Guy Crowley
Raymond Larrabee
Frances Robie
Clinton Newdick
Elisha Bridges
Lester Oliver
Laurence Taylor
Bodwell Grange Hall
Ellison Moody
Marguerite McNulty
Bath
Daniel Bishop
Popham
Stephen Etnier
New York
Gilbert Head
N. B. Fickett
Pond Island
Marine Hospital
Portland
Irving Dobbins
John H. Beebe
John
Wakefield
Mass
Amy Litchfield
Clarence Perkins
Marion
Lester Morse
Winnegance
Robert Moore
Moses Chandler
Springfield educator urges action in national fitness program
Miss Ruth Evans of Springfield Mass urges Maine educators to coordinate health and physical education programs with community social agencies. She serves as Springfield's assistant supervisor of physical health education and assistant regional director of the national physical fitness program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udter National Defense
Ruth Evans
Springfield
Mass
Evans
Maine
Augusta
Bowdoin Fraternities Plan Summer Dining Together
The Zeta Psi and Delta Upsilon fraternities will share meals in Delta Upsilon’s dining room for the summer. This marks the first wartime cooperative dining move at Bowdoin since World War I, the only such arrangement so far this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin
Zeta Psi Fraternity
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
No Fireworks Allowed in War Celebrations at Norway Town Meeting
At a small quiet town meeting on Monday in Norway, residents heard the verdict that no fireworks will be used during the duration of the war. All the selectmen were reelected without opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Lions Hear David Dickson On Hidden Efforts Behind Big Tasks
David Dickson assistant to Bath Iron Works president spoke to the Lions Club at Hotel Sedgwick about unseen work behind campaigns and ship launches. He urged support for the Defense Bond drive and noted new members and upcoming March events including Charter Night trip to Boothbay Harbor and a St Patrick's Day dinner dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dickson
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lions’ Club
Sedgwick
Dickson
Central Church Men's Club
Red Cross
Arthur McDonald
Lester Walker
Harold McElman
Charles Hobel
Martin Freeman
William Owen
Bath Club
Boothbay Harbor
St. Patrick's Day
Lions
Arthur L. Pratt
Wilfrid E. Guerin
Edgar D. Leavitt
Mayor Rogers Is Re-Elected
The article lists election tallies and ward officials with names such as Marion Stinson Lula Varney and Inez Rothwell among others. It details ward clerks Elizabeth Deering Miriam Clement Annie Longley Edith Renaud and several others with vote counts for each role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Sutherland
Marion Stinson
Inez J. Rothwell
Lula A. Varney
Harry T. Passmore
Elizabeth Deering
Sadie J. Garcelon
Miriam A. Clement
Edith M. Renaud
Annie C. Longley
Ethel M. Tournlotte
Edith H. Page
Ruth L. Dennison
Frances T. Clark
Antoinette L. Teeling
Cosmopolitan Club Meeting Delights New Drama Acts
TheCosmopolitan club held its monthly gathering in the clubhouse with a drama department program. A playlet and dramatic stunts featured Mrs. Granville M. Colby and others, plus vocal solos by Miss Amy A. Irish and Mrs. Richard Hersom. Instrumental numbers and a dance complemented the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Granville M. Colby
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Lawrence S. Lord
Charles W. Messenger
Arthur M. Packard
Fred W. Quimby
Chester A. Roberts
Richard Sherwood
Joseph N. Smith
Amy A. Irish
Town meeting approves fires department funding and chief
For the first time in its history, the town will operate the fire brigade previously privately owned. Peru will run the service. At the annual meeting Monday the fire department maintenance budget of 1200 dollars was approved and J. V. Wicken was elected chief, with crew drawn from volunteer groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Fice
J. V. Wicken
Les Camarades Entertained at Ramsay Home
The Les Camarades Musicaux were guests of Allan H. Ramsay on Oak Street last Wednesday. A varied program featured a female chorus, duets, solos, and piano performances, with Miss Margaret J. Melcher at the piano and others including Mrs. Robert B. Hatch, Mrs. Carleton L. Rice, Mrs. Fred D. Hill, Mrs. Fred Cary, Mrs. Nathan Watson, and Mr. Ramsay. James M. Royal was absent due to two dislocated ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Camarades Musicaux
Allan H. Ramsay
Oak Street
Katscher
Margaret J. Melcher
Mendelssohn
Robert B. Hatch
Carleton L. Rice
Carl E. Albee
Escoffier
Harry
Molly Brannigan
Mr. Ramsay
Albee
Ronald
B. Friendship
Marziats
Fred D. Hill
Fred Cary
Beethoven
Miss Melcher
Lacanton
Mrs. Cary
Dvorak
Haydn
Nathan Watson
Luxembourgh Gardens
Manning
Hatch
Cary
Mrs. Albee
A. Twilight
Glen
Romili
Dopo Torti
Redirlempt
Badia
Watson
Gaul
Mr. Watson
Mrs. Hatch
Mrs. Rice
Melcher
Offenbach
Ramsay
James M. Royal
Mr. Royal
Local Matriarch Anna Hutchins Marks 80th Birthday
Sanger ville's oldest resident Mrs Anna Hutchins celebrated her 80th birthday on March 2 She won first prize for a Dresden plate quilt at Guilford fair and followed with two fan quilts All work in hand stitched elaborate patterns She crocheted two long runners three short ones last year a crib spread and is now crocheting a tablecloth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Hutchins
Sangerville
Lewiston Board Reopens After Alden Woodworth Trip
Superintendent Alden A. Woodworth returns from a two week tour visiting New York New Jersey and Connecticut. board meeting in Lewiston resumes with routine business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden A. Woodworth
New York
New Jerey
Connecticut
Board of Education
Lewiston
Westport Air Wardens Plan Blackout As Community Reads
A Friday meeting at Chief Edwin Cromwell's home brought together air raid wardens along with the fire and police chiefs to plan a blackout. The town also notes a three week school vacation and various residents' visits and returns including Miss Florence Porter of the State Dental Hygiene Depart ment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Cromwell
Florence Porter
State Dental Hygiene Department
Louis
Cambridge
Mass
Lawrence Highfill
Wiscasset
Virginia Jewett
Bath
Corp
Bryant E. Richardson
Fort Devens
B. M. Jewett
Colin Dunn
Bessie Hassleman
Lawrence Brown
Ralph Howe
Walpole
Robert Walther
Brown
Patricia
Philip
Walthers
Charles Carras
Ellsworth Colby
Freeman Colby
Georgetown
Jonnie Cromwell
Alfred
Gardiner
Roger Williams
Bud Goss
Mechanic Falls
Dorothy Dunn
Barbara Stodder
James Apt
East Brunswick
Fred Greenleaf
Obituary for seven year old Donald E. Preble
Donald E. Preble seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Raymond C Preble of Brunswick died Sunday afternoon in Doctors Hospital where he was a pneumonia patient He was a grandson of Mr and Mrs Henry E Preble 1076 High street Funeral was held Wednesday at 2 30 in Laws funeral home 29 Federal street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Preble
Raymond C. Preble
Brunswick
Doctors Hospital
Henry E. Preble
High Street
Laws Funeral
Federal Street
Ice reaches Kennebec River and Bath voter rolls grow
Drift ice filled the Kennebec opposite the Bath city front with large cakes and thick sheets as thaw deepened the field. Bath city officials added 80 new voters to the registration list at the Wednesday night Board session, including 28 Republicans and 17 Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
City Front
City of Bath
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Phippsburg
South End P.T.A
Center
Dean A. A. Coffey
Asheville
Jean Bruce
Lee Edwards High School
N. C
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Carolina City
Parker
Clayton Hoar
Stacey House
Earl Lowell
Walter Cushing
George Morong
H. D. Mank, Sr
Eugene Harrington
Burleigh Williams
Leroy Perkins
Lewis
Leston Harrington
Allie Rollins
Girl Scouts
Small Point Parsonage
Charles Blaisdell
Dromore Grange Hall
Robert Bonney
East Boston
Constance Robichaud
Charles Rollins
Bob Moore
Lewis Lowell
Elmer
Thornton
Cushing
Rosalie Richards
Arthur Lear
Bath Memorial Hospital
Millard Warner
Harold Barkalow
Colorado
John Libby
Donald Logan
Ramon Hamel
Mr. Logan
Leslie Logan
Marlene
Barbara Mank
New Jersey
Philomena Eramos
Rosie
West Bath
Parker Head
Arthur Percy
Richard
Anna Percy
Marie Wyman
Sally Lowell
Lawrence Morong
Billy Lowell
Clarence Blaisdell
W. A. Lowell
Edwin M. Wyman
J. Ashton Nickerson
Webber Cottage
Della Cooperthwaite
David
Princeton
Berl Nisbet
Mary E. Cyr
Bath Swift & CO
Williamsport
Pearl Harbor
Officers Training School
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Central Presa
Popham Beach
Yoursday
Fred Spinney
Ernest Spinney
Lions Club
Rogers
Edward Brown
Fred D. Dwyer
Vivien C. Gott
Albert M Pinkham
Oliver
George F
Wad
Cheste Ce Aderton
Frank A. Danforth
Francis W Lyons
Hunt Miller
Cosmo Club Meeting
Ministry of Information
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Central Press
Westport
Pup Manny
Muscatel
California
Brand Wine
Woule
GLU Molintade, Ing
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