Wiscasset Town Meeting Set With Open Ballot March 12
Town meeting on March 12 will elect officers by secret ballot. Votes open at noon and close at 6 pm, with a 7 30 pm session for voting on warrants. Three candidates vie for Third Selectman Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, two for Road Commissioner, and three for Budget Committee. Other officers unopposed. If money is raised taxes may rise about five dollars per thousand. last year rate was 58. Solicitors for Red Cross drive listed. Civil Defense wardens named. Local social events and personal items noted. Bradford Amazeen and Helen Gertrude Gross wed in Freeport March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Selectman
Willard A. Abbott
Earl Colby
Carroll A. Curtis
Carl H. Boudin
Arthur R. Delano
John R. MacFarlane
Theodore Sherman
Hall Lewis
Josephine Foye
Alfred Norton
Charles Sewall
Julian Doggett
Rensel H. Colby
Priscilla Campbell
Joseph Hubbard
Fred Hilton
Ethel Sullivan
Robert Fraizer
Stanley Morris
Dorothy Higgins
Wilder Munsey
Marion S. Warland
Grace A. Crowley
Neil McKinnon
Stanley King
Roy Fairfield
Walter Dodge
Robert Smith
Hallie Simpson
James P. Bailey
Samuel Soule
William Bradford
Albert Applin
Russell Delano
Bertha Day
Roy Dow
Forest Johnson
Richard King
Leslie A. Sullivan
Sewall Strout
Robert Fulton
Roy R. Marston
Robert Frazier
Stephen Vansant
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Auxiliary
Brunswick
H. A. Moody
Woman's Club
Madeline Colby
Irene Metcalf
Barbara Cost
Ada Munroe
Martha Pashard
Inez Burton
Donna Brown
Loanna Light
Patricia Bailey
Hazel Tenney
Bunker Hill
Helen MacFarlane
Col
Malcolm Stoddard
Togus
Charles E Knight Dies at 97 in Wiscasset
Charles E Knight aged 97 died at Bath Memorial hospital after a long career as a lawyer and public servant. He practiced in Lincoln County, served as trial justice, and led the Wiscasset Fire Society for 68 years. Surviving are sister Carrie, son James M Knight and grandson James M Knight Jr all of Wiscasset. Funeral held at Congregational church with Rev Colby officiating. Local stores closed in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Knight
Bath Memorial Hospital
Wiscasset
James Munroe
Emeline Sewall Knight
Bowdoin College
Admiral E. Peary
Lincoln County
Carrie S. Knight
James M. Knight
Congregational Church
Rensel H. Colby
Obituary John R. Taylor longtime St Johnsbury resident
John Raymond Taylor 56 of St Johnsbury Vt died Sunday at Brightlock Hospital after a long illness. Born May 20 1894 in Lisbon Falls Mo he was a WWI Army Quartermaster Corps veteran and later a National Biscuit Co. salesman. He married Violet Darling in 1932 who survives. also survived by a sister a brother and a niece. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial at Southwest Harbor. The couple spent many summers at Fosters Point.
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John Raymond Taylor
St. Johnsbury
Brightlock Hospital
Lisbon Falls
John and
Arvilla
Mains) Taylor
Portland
Chipman’s Market
Taylor
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
National Biscuit Co
The
Legion
United Commercial Travelers
Violet Darling
Caledonia County
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
New York City
Fred Higgins
Lincoln Street
Bath
Harry W. Taylor
Margaret Higgins
Harold S. Hannum
Southwest Harbor
Foster's Point
Arrowsic Re elects town officers at Saturday meeting
Arrowsic voters re chose selectmen Russell Sturmer Frank W. Rittall and Otty Q. Steen clerk Emma D rum mond treasurer Norman Drum mond collector Ibra K. Law and Marion Rittall. The budget rises to 5500 dollars, up 200 from last year, likely keeping the tax rate nearly unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsic
Russell Sturmer
Frank W. Rittall
Otty Q. Steen
Emma Drummond
Norman Drummond
Ibra K
Motion Picture Spending in Maine Reaches Millions
More than seven million dollars a year are spent in Maine motion picture houses indicating strong cinema attendance and local entertainment spending.
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Maine
Woolwich Grange program and community notices
Woolwich Grange met with Master Fernald Bailey presiding. A Spring program featured poems songs and guitar duets led by Alberta Bailey and others. Visitors attended funerals in Bath and Portland. Montsweag Farm Bureau meets Friday with a talk on foods. Local families welcomed visitors and housebound members. Warren Raynes returns from leave in Philadelphia.
Woolwich Chimney Fire Ends Mildly at Jewett Home
Woolwich and Bath fire departments responded to a late Thursday blaze at Ansel L. Jewett’s Middle Road Woolwich residence. Firefighters arrived around 7 45 PM and battled the chimney fire for about an hour before extinguishing it with no reported damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath
Ansel L. Jewett
Middle Road
Woolwich Man Promoted in Japan During War
Pfc. Richard H. Thomas of the 347th Transportation Harbor Craft Company was promoted to corporal in Yokohama Japan on February 6. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas of Woolwich Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Thomas
347Th Transportation Harbor Craft Company
Yokohama
Japan
Harry Thomas
Woolwich, Me
Nazarenes Hold All Day Sewing for Mission Work
The Women's Foreign Mission circle met at president Mrs Curtis L Stanley's home for an all day sewing session. Three quilts were tacked and finished ready for the mission field. Work began on new quilts and bandages were rolled. A box of useful articles is planned for shipment soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis L. Stanley
Mission Field
Woolwich Citizens Organize Volunteer Firemen Group
About 25 Woolwich residents met at the fire station to form a volunteer firemen association. Clifton Gainsley heads as president with Gerald Creamer VP, Sherwood Francis secretary, Arthur Youland treasurer. The group plans meetings, aims to boost equipment and town support, and invites all residents to join. A Ladies’ night is set for March 6 at Tuessie Hall Day’s Ferry with entertainment after a brief business session.
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Woolwich
Woolwich Fire Department
John Moffit
James Hay
Clifton Gainsley
Stanley Jack
Thomas Leask
Tuessie Hall
Day’s Ferry
Gainsley
Ivory Strout
Sherwood Francis
Roy Stewart
Arthur Youland
Gerald Creamer
Mrs Zetta Higgins of Five Islands Dies in Wakefield Home
Mrs. Zetta M. Higgins a Five Islands resident for five years died Tuesday night at her daughter Mrs Carl A Rasmussen’s Wakefield Massachusetts home where she had spent the winter. She owned the Rock Rest Lodge at Five Islands and managed the Polyanna Lodge there. Born in North Bath she was the daughter of George F. and Amanda Martin Wright. She attended local schools and Morse High then lived in Wakefield for years. Survived by daughter Rasmussen of Wakefield two brothers E Mason Wright Bath and Oscar F Wright North Bath three sisters Eva Lamont Wichita Kansas formerly Bath Verne Bright Michigan and Lucille Hammond Denver Colorado. She belonged to the First Church of Christ Scientist Bath and was active in the Five Islands Community Club for 20 years. Funeral from Rasmussen home Friday at 2 p.m.
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Zetta M. Higgins
Five Islands
Carl A. Rasmussen
A. Summerstreet
Wakefield
Mass
Higgins
Rock-Rest Lodge
North Bath
George F
Amanda (Martin) Wright
Morse High
Rasmussen
E. Mason Wright
Oscar F. Wright
Eva Lamont
Wichita
Bath
Verne Bright
Michigan
Lucille Hammond
Denver
Colorado
First
Church of Christ Scientist
Five Islands Community Club
A. Summer Street
West Bath selects officials at town meeting vote count
Senator J W Larrabee defeats Victor Testa 65 43 for first selectman while Edwin Haggett wins second and Albert White leads a three man third selectman race. Several town officials reelected and the budget boosted by 1900 with a federal school aid grant of 4865 lowering the school request to 10500. Voters retain the Australian ballot and set separate days for election of officers and business. Harvesters 4 H Club planned week activities and local groups donated to charity.
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West Bath
J W. Larrabee
Victor Testa
Edwin W. Haggett
Manyard L. Carlton
Albert J. White
Stanley Rose
William H. Ketchum
Edward K. Thompson
Courtney E. Stover
Arthur J. Reno
Alice R. Small
Fred W. Larrabee
Larrabee
Central League Hosts Swap Party At Parish Meeting
The Central League of Central church met at the parish house Monday evening with a large turnout. The activity committee announced a swap party for the program at next Monday's meeting and members were asked to come prepared to enter the game. Hostesses for the next gathering include Mrs Zina and Mrs Harold P Small. A social hour followed with refreshments served by Mrs Cynthia Moses, Mrs Dana McIntire, and Mrs Laforest Hodgkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Fernald Bailey
Alberta Bailey
The
Grange
Jessie Spaulding
Marion Bailey
William Johnson
Penny March
Graham Cracker Stunt
Josephine Johnson
Marion
Clyde Bailey
Beatrice Bailey
Spaulding
Hazel McIntire
League of Central Church
Zina
Harold P. Small
Cynthia Moses
Dana McIntire
Laforest Hodgkins
Stanton kin visit in Oak Street episode
Mrs. Rita Cummings Stanton and her son from Boston are visiting Mrs. Stanton's mother, Mrs. John Cummings, on Oak Street.
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Rita Cummings Stanton
Boston
Mrs. Stanton
John Cummings
Oak Street
Stardusters Form At Community Center For Dances
Nine Morse High School alumni and center attendants form The Stardusters, a new local dance orchestra led by Jimmie Footer and Bill Milliken. The group practices at the Community Center on Thursdays and aims to provide live music for Saturday dances, offering a solid beat and familiar melodies like Star Dust.
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Bill Milliken
Morse High School
Jimmie Footer
Henry Henrikson
Paul McDonald
The
Stardusters
Community Center
Walter Fullerton
Harvie Hartleb
Paul MacDonald
Artie Mihalos
Graeme Hanson
Eddie Gediman
Jerry Jack
West Bath Receives Federal Aid for School System
A Washington report states West Bath public schools will receive 4,865.40 in federal aid for the first half of the fiscal year starting July 1. Senator Margaret Chase Smith noted the amount is tentative pending exact cost figures from the superintendent. The funds, under the maintenance and operation grant, cover school operating costs mainly tuition, with 2,432.70 allotted for each of the first two quarters and adjustments later.
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Washington, D. C
West Bath
Margaret Chase Smith
Congress
Bath
Mrs Joseph I Smith Passes Away in Augusta Meeting
Mrs Joseph I Smith of Washington Street died Wednesday in Augusta after attending a State Board of Education meeting. Her death occurred during her visit and was noted in local reports. She was connected to Washington Street and the state education board events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Smith
Washington Street
Augusta
State Board of Education
Two Women Enter New England Tel Co Ranks
Miss Ida Ferris and Miss Kath erine Frates have recently joined the New England Tel and Tel Company as new employees expanding the company roster in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Ferris
Katherine Frates
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Mrs Marian McIntire Visits Cousin in Washington Street
Mrs Marian McIntire of Yar month spent the weekend with her cousin Mrs Jason A Merrill of Washington Street.
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Marian McIntire of
Yarmonth
Jason A. Merrill
Washington Street
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Lincoln Academy Gym
Jerry Dalton
Jack Cost
Maurice Foye
Wiscasset High School
Harry Hildebrandt
Wiscasset High
Bolyston Hutchins
West Medford
Hutchins
Kenneth Hutchins
Mr. Hutchins
Daniel R. Sortwell
Mexico
Kenneth Munsey
Gardiner Road
St. Philip’s
Harry Beals
Stanley Fairservice
Dickinson
Federal Street
Lester Skillin
Willis
Bradford Amazeen
Freeport
Helen Gertrude Gross
Ralph Gross
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Alex St. Pierre
Arrowsi Road
John Arsenault
Revere
Percy Peters
Agnes Gaudet
Frank Arnold
Westbrook
Annie Gaudet
Philip Bernard
Arthur Gaudet
Frederick Gaudet
Chelsea
Peter Gaudet
George Gavett
Montsweag Road
Gavett
Clarence Gavett
South Portland
Ralph Champlon
Cyril Bousfield
George K. McLellan
Edward J. Blake
Ray Leavitt
Topsham
Ethel Blake
Helen Creamer
Billy
Florence Hathorne
Marjorie Soule
Marjorie DeWick
Elta Robson
Yvonne McFarlane
Nine Gavett
Bernice Soule
Ruth Soule
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Good Will Club
Beryl Barton Hill
Georgie Walker
Philip Rattleff
Henry Wright
Leonard Dube
Milford
Woolwich Man
Nazarene Circle
Harvesters
Peter Francisco
Bonnie Belanger
Wanetta Estes
Children Hospital
Littlefield School
Hubert Bowie
County Project
4-H
Jeanne Fowden
Togus Hospital
Caroyn Rogers
Hazel Wharff
Lillie Donnell
Ida Stover
Carole Eastman
Barbara Belanger
Carolyn Rogers
Gladys Deehan
Fred Rose
Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange
Warren Pinkham
Springfield
Laurence Burnham
Kittery
Irving Burnham
George Burnham
Mable Miller
Ida Burnell
Edith Burnham
Edward Robichaud
Teddy
Bruce Caldwell
F. W. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
Robert Killiam
Gardiner
John Murphy
Sebasco
Herbert Murphy
Larrabee’s Grove
Adelia King
Edna Higgins
Hill Road
Alice Rideout
H. Footer
Richard Renshaw
U.S. A
Fort Dix
N. J
Army Administration 70Th Engineers Co
Nell Whitmer
Morse
Clam Flat Five
M H. S
Barron Anderson
Barron-Anderson
Skinner Quality
Bath, Maine
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