Deaths, notices, and local items from Phippsburg and Bath
Obituaries note the sudden death of Grace Percy Cullity in Bucksport and the long teaching life in Pownal and Bucksport. Other notices mention Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver Blaisdell’s death in Oaklyn New Jersey, community church services at Small Point, and a Dromore Farm Bureau gardening meeting led by Edward Johnson. The column includes local residence moves, Red Cross work, family visits, and town personalities, with brief personal items from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Percy Cullity
Bucksport
Martha Jane Sprague- Percy
Buecksport
Parker Head
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wesley M. BE
James Knight, Jr
Small Point
Old Small Point
Jances Robie
Dromore Farm Bureau
Edward Johnson
Maine Department of Agri Culture
Johnson
Farm Bureau
Dromore Orange Hall
Alethea Campbell
Nequasset
West Bath Farm Bureaus
Red Cross
Edward Hawkes
Bath
Elliot-Berry
Iguide Board
Nichols
Bates
Truman Wallace
Children Confined at Home With German Measles
Two children have been confined to the home of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers due to German measles, with no further details provided on their condition or necessary precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Rogers
Bath appoints Harland A. Ladd as new superintendent
Bath's new schools chief Harland A. Ladd spoke at the Bath Rotary luncheon. A former Rotarian, he praised service clubs and pledged to align Bath's educational plans with community needs. He outlined his education philosophy, stressed reading and study, and urged teachers to engage pupils with beauty, science, and civic questions. President Parker presided. visitors included Reginald Oullette and local guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Harland A. Ladd
Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Milo
The
Lions
Ladd
John Parker
Ile
Lfe
Reginald Oullette
Lewiston
Troop 53 Boy Scouts Meet Monday Night
Troop 53 of St. Mary's church met Monday at seven in the State Armory. Alfred Boushie received a tenderfoot pin and Romeo Biette passed his second class bandaging test. A speaker will discuss Rome and his visit to Pope Pius XII. Opening was led by Lewis King and closing by Romeo Brette. Two patrols Pine Tree and Wolf were represented. others were absent due to storm and illness. Next meeting is Monday night March 16 in the Armory basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
St. Mary's Church
State Armory
Alfred Boushie
Romeo Biette
Rome
Pius XII
Lewis King
Romeo Brctte
Pine Tree
Wolf
Bath items and visits in wartime era society
Winnegance Eugene Haggett is ill and confined at home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Spinney on High Street. Mrs Herbert Russell, who spent winter in Portland, has arrived to visit daughter Mrs Frank Perry. Mrs Charles T Small hosted Community Club Auxiliary with 17 members. prizes won by Mrs Samuel Lancaster and Mrs Harold Miller. Next meeting at Mrs Harry C Williams’s Bridge Street. Mrs Walter Morse returned from Brunswick to visit daughter Mrs Herbert Lermond. James Footer, son of Mr and Mrs J Emery Footer, is a patient at Memorial Hospital. Photo of Mrs Francis Faxon of New York, formerly Miss Charlotte Farnham of Bath, in Life magazine showing her with her black Scottie at Hampshire House animal shelter. Air raid guidance mentions pets in air raid shelters and rooms. Red Cross program aids small pets in wartime England. Mr and Mrs Miles Syp hers and son Buddy of South Portland, formerly of Bath, visited Bath to see daughter Mrs Rupert Lewis in Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Berry
Phippsburg
Rebecca Minott
Georgia Leach
Rose Wyman
Abbie Minott
Jamaica Plain
Berry
Red Cross
Bernice Wordsworth
Massachusetts
Delight Berry -Small
Stoneybrook
Levi Hutchins
Blais Dells
John Evans
Jenny Evans
Sherman Morse
Winneganee
New York City
James Lester Morse
Evans
Bath
Samuel Evans
Cora Campbell
John Blaisdell
Ead
Miss Campbell
Lila Liver
Winneganes
Dale R. Simonson
Taten Island
Lieut
Imonson
Coast Guard
Simonson
Jett
the Nazarene Church
Eugene Haggett
Haggett
Herbert Spinney
High Street
Herbert Russell
Portland
Frank Perry
Charles T. Small
Community Club
Samuel Lancaster
Harold Miller
Harry C. Williams
Bridge Street
Walter Morse
Brunswick
Herbert Lermond
James Footer
J. Emery Footer
The
Memorial Hospital
Francis Faxon
New York
Charlotte Farnham
Life Magazine
Faxon
Hampshire House
England
Allie Rollins
John Rollins
Topsham
Walter Cushing
Bath Iron Works
Leston Harrington
William Hemmer
Earl Lowell
Parker Head
Arthur Bassett
Navy
Naval College
Grove City
Penn
Esther Robinson
Lola
Herman Hallett
William Schreiter
Cathance
William Hallett
Woolwich
Currey Stiles
Bodwell Grange
Copperthwaite
David
Princeton
Bert Nisbet
Arthur Lear
Bath Memorial Hospital
John Libby
Bernard Wyman
Augusta
Alonzo E. Lowell
Lewis F. Lowell
Stanwood Gilman
Irma
Stanton Dozois
Richard
Kennebunk
Anna Percy
Bertha Newdick
Mary Newdick
Walter Newdick
Gilman
Popham Beach
Popham Circle
Raymond Larrabee
Frank Scott
Parker Head Notes and Local Parish Activities
Parker Head is cited for a new teacher at Ashdale school while local residents engage in community events. A Nutrition class at Dromore grange hall draws mothers, and many residents donate to local drives and attend church and school activities. Several residents travel, host evenings, and participate in health, defense stamp, and civic efforts.
Portland man dies in Bath on business trip
A. M. Hutchinson of Portland died Thursday in Bath while on a business trip. The incident occurred during daytime hours and authorities are reviewing details. Hutchinson was a resident of Portland and affiliated with local business circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hutchinson
Portland
Bath
Popham Beach Weather Disrupts Local Life And School
Last week's storm at Popham Beach brought high tides and rain that hindered travel and flooded roads. Mail carrier Mrs Gan Non could not cross the marsh and the village pond hampered afternoon school attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gannon
Popham
Bath
Sabino Hill
Pond Island
Popham Beach School
Richard Sprague
Carlton Clark
Gordon Clark
Ralph Clark
Merrill Oliver
Ernest Oliver
Lighthouse Keeper Returns to Marine Hospital Care
Keeper N. B. Fickett of Pond Island lighthouse has returned to the Marine hospital in Portland. John Glares is substituting for him during his absence. Vir. and Mrs. Clarence Perkins were in Lewiston Thursday and called upon Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thimeson. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Morse visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Perkins Sunday.
Mohiba Morse Pupils Plan Annual Event in Mohiba High
Plans are forming for a better than ever Mohiba to take place April 8 9 and at Mohiba High auditorium. Committees named include Ticket chair Miss Alma Kirkpatrick faculty adviser Thatcher Pinkham and others: Miss Doris Stickney chairwoman Robert Kingsbury Miss Evelyn White Robert Dolan Miss Gloria Leavitt Miss Lillian Johanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin Morse High
Alma Il Kirkpatrick
Thatcher Pinkham
Doris Stickney
Robert Kingsbury
Evelyn White
Robert Dolan
Gloria Leavit
Lillian Johanson
Decorating Students Names and Stage Committee Members
Decorating club lists Nathan W. Watson as faculty adviser and Russell Gasper as chairman with members including Miss Geraldine Nickerson Miss Jeanette Williams Miss Dorothy Williams Miss Anna May Berry Miss Lina Marie Purdue Richard Andrews Larry Wold and Miss Gertrude Simpson Stage committee under J Edward Pomeroy with adviser Loring Hart naming Larry Wold Kenneth Hill Frederick Andrews Robert Rice Edward Cogan and Donald Povich all serving as stage committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan W. Watson
Russell Gasser
Geraldine Nickerson
Jeanette Williams
Dorothy Williams
Anna May Berry
Linna Marie Purdue
Richard Andrews
Larry Wold
Gertrude Simpson
J. Edward Pomeroy
Loring Hart
Kenneth Hill
Frederick Andrews
Robert Rice
Edward Cogan
Donald Povich
Defense workers host third card party at O. center
Defense workers invited to a Monday card party sponsored by the U S O Federation for Industrial Recreation at the center. Competition between teams will be organized if desired, and all attendees will have a chance to play cribbage pitch bridge or checkers with other games available. Parker Starrett of the B I W is chairman of the committee arranging the affair. Service men are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. O
Federation For Industrial Recreation
Parker Starrett
Mackin Guests Of MacKellar At High Street Home
Mr and Mrs Norman Mackin of South Portland were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs David MacKellar on High Street. The visit highlighted a cordial social call with hospitality noted by both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Mackinnon
South Portland
David MacKellar
High Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth Oliver-B Blaisdell
Eure Blaisdell
Rev. B. Oliver
Rae
Oaklyn
N. J
Rogers Perry-Blaisdell
Basin
Driesbach
Blaisdell
Bar
Danbury
N. F
Carpenters
Newport
Henry Smith
Anther Carpenter
Mr. Band
James Edgar Perry
John Rogers
Rotary
Miles Syphers
Buddy
Rupert Lewis
Highland Street
Parker
Elkaneh Wyman
Ashdale
Leslie Darling
Dromore Grange Hall
Helen Gagnon
H. D. Mank
Charles Blaisdell
George Morongy
George
Eugene Harrington
Clayton Hoar
Lewis Lowell
Osgood
Sally Lowell
Bill Lowell
Lloyd Lowell
Marie Wyman
Maine Public Health Association
Sally
Bill
Lioyd Lowell
Raymond Nisbet
Marion
Dorothy Cushing
Sandra
Barbara Mank
Lorraine
Barbara Harrington
Laura Wyman
Beverly Moore
David Copperthwaite
Marion Cushing
Rolalot
Bodwell Ovrange
Sagadahoc
Frome Pophans
Bodwell Circle
Adele Gilman
Allan Uf Bower
Sidis
Werllowell
Walter Sprapine
Lyman Oliver
Clarence Perkins Whio
Frances Bridges
Newburyport, Mass
Guiry Crow
MORSE
SEARS
Si Vom
Q Ava Frynn
le Ls
Royal Plaid
Royal Fibre
HOU Enamel
Feery
Kenmore O
Chick
Center Street
Bath, Maine
Bond
Berense Sonos
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