Local Social News and Meetings in Bath and Vicinity
Town men many attending meeting. Bridge club hosts at Mrs Bradford C Redennett Jr home. Mrs George Studley and Mrs Horace Day win prizes. Miss Marjorie Colwell of Waldoboro visits West Poland kin. Walter Sherman home for weekend from Maine Central Institute. Daughters of American Revolution plan monthly meeting with Miss Elizabeth Reed. Dr Charles J DiPerri spoke on resuscitation and first aid at Wiscasset Academy. Mrs Benjamin Adams of Union street in Augusta for House session with sister Mrs Daniel Adams of Auburn. Prances Stahl returns from Augusta weekend. Mrs Chester Bailey discharged from Lincoln County Memorial hospital. American Legion Auxiliary hosted at Mrs Elizabeth Webb’s. St Patrick party planned at Mrs Violenta Reed’s. Raymond Hamlin visits Bingham for business. Mr and Mrs Charles Barnes of Liberty visit Mr and Mrs Merle Day. Mrs Charlotte Murphy of Bridgeport and Mrs Elwell Stimpson visit from Skowhegan. Whilie Munzey returns home after St Andrews hospital stay. Charles Wentworth and daughter Florence visit from Portland. Public schools closed due to storm. Local Masons attend Bath supper. Lillian Mae Clark and Orman William Douglas marry at Rev C H Bryant’s home. Rev Hilda Libby Ives speaks on unity of Christian effort. rural New England denominational unity stressed. County-wide mission notes and fundraiser details. Various klub and society meetings including Woman Club at its March session with music by Mrs George E Millard and readings from Sampson and Delilah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bridge Club
Bradford C. Redennett, Jr
Federal Street
George Studley
Horace Day
Marjorie Colwell
Waldoboro
Robert Fernald
West
Poland
Walter Sherman
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Pema
House of Representatives
Daniel Adams
Auburn
Prances Stahl
Augusta
Chester Bailey
Lincoln County Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
American Legion Auxiliary
Elizabeth Webb
High Street
St. Patrick
Violenta Reed
Alma
Raymond Hamlin
Bingham
Charles Barnes
Liberty
Merle Day
Charlotte Murphy
Bridgeport
Skowhegan
Roy Dow
Whilie Munzey
St. Andrew's Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Charles Wentworth
Florence
Portland
Elmer Campbell
Chester Pendleton
Raymond Sherman
Benjamin Adams
Frank B. Adams
Leeman Potter
Lillian Mae Clark
Orman William Douglas
C. H. Bryant
Washington Street
Douglas
Lucy Fairservice
Mr. Douglas
Richmond
Hilda Libby Ives
Madras
India
New England
Iven
Sir Berry
Leon G. Flad
Ind Hard Dealers’ Association
Hotel Statler Boston
Masonic Hall
Nettie Munarcy
Ethel Brdonnett
Laura Evans
Belle Sherman
Charlies Henedricksor
Leon Pichard
Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company Assets and Liabilities
Woolwich Maine financial record for December 31 1938 shows cash in office and bank totaling 880.88 with gross cash assets and net cash assets at 880.88. Premium notes subject to assessment amount to 319490.91 and secretary Wilson L Bailey signs as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Mutual Fire Ins. Insurance Company
Woolwich, Maine
Prisis Rrr
Girl Scouts Reach Record 519000 Members in 1938
Girl Scouts enter their 28th year on March 12 with a peak membership of 519000, driven by a revised flexible program. Senior Scouts focus on citizenship housing current events and social skills, while Milwaukee hosts two Senior radio troops exploring broadcast work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouting
America
Milwaukee
Wis
Bowdoin Glee Club to Perform at Morse High Friday
Advance ticket sales indicate a near capacity crowd for Bowdoin College Glee Club's 75 minute concert at Morse High School auditorium sponsored by the high school Music Club. 69 voice ensemble conducted by Prof Prederu, with Eric Thornlay Tuloton as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College Glee Club
Morse High School
High School Music Club
Collge Glee Club
Prof Prederu
Eric Thornlay
Sekai
Fred
Ark Life Brent
Drake
Dine
Morse High
Missie
Gertrude J Dipeauy
FE Maiden
Watson
Datpey
Shea
Elent Wick
Kennedy Mill Opens Logs for Italy Shipments at Tarratine
Kennedy, cutting yellow birch timber for shipment to Italy, has started operations at Tarratine beyond Jackman, with 50,000 feet to be cut. Several thousand feet have been cut at Carry Pond near Bingham, and another cut is under way at Pleasant Ridge Plantation. The work cannot be rushed as timber must be of the best quality and meet specifications as to size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Italy
Tarratine
Jackman
Carry Pond
Bingham
Pleasant Ridge Plantation
West Bath News Recaps Social Visits and Local Goings On
West Bath residents note the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Albert Friedman and Mr. Friedman. Community members visit relatives, including Alfred Cargill and Harry Cornish families. Mrs. Holbrook is home with the grip. Camps at Brigham's Cove see improvements by Ralph Robinson. A birthday surprise for Carleton W. Andrews and a snow plowing summary highlight local life. School closures due to storm, upcoming Farm Bureau sessions, and town affairs conclude the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Friedman
Augusta
Sophie Greenblatt
Friedman
Alfred Cargill
Washington
C. E. Stover
Harry Cornish
Velma
Harry
Weeks Street
Bath
Melford Perham
Percy A. Holbrook
Raymond
Billy Small
Brigham’s Cove
Ralph Robinson
Dwinal Cornish
Ernest E. Williams
Glenda Wallace
Frances Wallace
Middle Street
Carleton W. Andrews
Hermon Crocker
Clifford Wilband
Fred Kittredge
Carroll Andrews
New England
Fred Williams
James
Portland
Lincoln Williams
Williams
Anne Quinlan
Harry Peterson
East Brunswick
Ralph Kenney
Bath Iron Works
John Kenney
Hyde Windlass Co
Grange
Lowell
Littlefield
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Charles L. Eastman
Mary L. Wright
Edwin W. Haggett
Graydon Smith
Sagadahoc Rod Gun Club Warns Poachers to Expect Enforcement
At a Saga dahoc Rod Gun Skeet meeting in Bath on March 15 1939 members voted to press for strict enforcement of state game laws. They will prosecute violations in cooperation with the State Warden Service and urge dog owners to keep pets out of the woods during the closed season. A letter to the Independent outlines the association goal of protecting and restoring hunting and fishing in Sagadahoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
The
Independent
John H. Perkins
Hardings
Sagadahoc Red, Gun & Sheet Association
Rod, Gun & Skeet Association
William T. Donnell
Nequasset Farm Bureau Hosts All Day Session
Mrs Franklin R Bailey hosted Nequasset Farm Bureau at her Woolwich home for an all day session on Low Cost Home Improvements. Miss Mary L Wright led discussions, water systems were shared, and an oyster stew dinner was served by Mrs Bailey Mrs Henry T Dubar and Mrs John C Gilmore. Charles Eastman demonstrated ceiling finishing with proper care of an old ceiling. Thirty two members attended and Farm and Home Week at Orono was proposed with hopes to send delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin R. Bailey
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Bailey Neck Road
Woolwich
Mary L. Wright
Bailey
Henry T. Dubar
John C. Gilmore
Orono
Charles Eastman
Maine Towns Buried By Snowfall Text Fragment
An OCR reading lists estimated snowfall in Maine towns from a storm starting Sunday evening through Monday. Figures vary by location, with Bar Harbor bearing 10 to 12 inches and Rumford 30 inches, among others like Boothbay Harbor and Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bar Harbor
Boothbay Harbor
Dover-Foxcroft
Bemrp
le Aly
Bryonargs de Ie Ates Ekcielnes
Lewilet
A. Ce Tere
Norway
Tiecen
Erea Cereus
Portiano
Htes
Breeque Tshe
Rumler Ec
Eecen Aries
Skowhegan Si
Bose
Hes
Blamente Ea Ctra Tice
Bowdoin Men Conduct Service in Woolwich
Twelve Bowdoin Christian Association members visited Day's Ferry Congregational church in Woolwich. Howard Kirkpatrick and Alton Munsey helped bring them, supper was hosted by local women, and an impromptu concert followed. The speaker recalled Labrador service, noted Moravian martyrs, and shared travel tales from Europe as Bowdoin songs and greetings delighted the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Christian Association
Day's Ferry Congregational Church
Charles Brown
Woolwich
William Raines
John Carter
Bowdoin
MacMillan
Labrador
Niemuller
Germany
Europe
Bowdoin College
Woolwich Votes Bond for Town Debts and By Law Plans
Woolwich held a long town meeting to discuss growth regulations and building by laws. A seven member committee was formed to draft future construction regulations led by Carlton Day Reed and others. The town approved a $10,000 bond to cover indebtedness with allocations for town officers, repairs, schoolhouse upkeep, roads, snow removal, hydrant rental, and other services including memorial day and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Carlton Day Reed
George B. Farnham
John C. Gilmore
John C. Soule
J. Gould Bailey
Edward Murphy
Elster A. Dolloff
Nequasset
Auto Driving Safety Course In Maine Schools
State Highway Officer Harry L. Thompson completed a course of instruction in Bath's elementary schools as part of the 1938 Safety Campaign. He oversees safety for the third district including Freeport to Lisbon Falls and coastal interior towns. Pupils are taught road hazard awareness during travel to and from school and playtime. Each classroom door bears an emblem of a boy and girl with flags, saluted on leaving. If no pupil fatalities occur, the room earns a framed safety certificate signed by Governor Barrows and Thompson. if a pupil is fatally struck, a black cross is placed on the emblem as a daily warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Thompson
Bath
Maine State Police
Thompson
Freeport
Lisbon Falls
Bangor
Lewis O. Barrows
Woolwich Social Calendar and Local Updates
Morning service at Montsweag church at 10 45 next Sunday. Cheerio club social Thursday at Maurice Hathorne home with a five cent social and business meeting. Willing Workers meet all day Tuesday at Florence Hathorne home. Various locals visit family and neighbors. Nequasset and Day's Ferry services listed. Bowdoin speaker March 23 at Nequasset church. Woolwich Good Will supper postponed due to the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag
Cheerio Club
Maurice Hathorne
Florence Hathorne
Charles Alexander
Richmond
Cyrus Gilmore
Minnie Rice
Bath Memorial Hospital
Windham
Everett Rice
Kenneth Soule
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Carter
St. Petersburg
Fla
William Leeman
Bailey Neck Road
Bernard Bailey
Togus Hospital
Augusta
Warren Trott
Dorchester
Mass
Lincoln Tract
Albany
N.Y
Burton Hodgkins
Eben Dana
North Woolwich
Annie Cunningham
Sagadahoc Ferry
Fred Carlton
Frank J. Walker
Clara M. Reed
George Gainsley
Daisey Bailey
Ray Prescott
Bangor
Woolwich Union
Days Ferry
Nequasset
Wilmot B. Mitchell
Bowdoin College
Nequasset Congregational Church
Day's Ferry Community Club
Day’s Ferry
Dana and
John
Hodgkins
Woolwich
Togus
Gainsley
Anne Cunningham
Ida M. Beals
Charles H. Hunnewell
Ardelle Farrar
Harvey P. Hathorne
Sagadahoc
Friends
Boothbay Harbor
William Clark
John Greenough
North Edgecomb
Earl Dow
Earl Stimpson
Skowhegan
Bath Iron Works
Dromore Grangers Rededicate Altar Ceremony
Mrs Elfreda M Perkins installed as worthy master of Dromore grange in a ritual ceremony led by state secretary Nellie Haskell. The program featured prayers, papers on church history, Bible memorials, songs, and a clock of life reading. Forty seven members and seventeen visitors attended from multiple nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfreda M. Perkins
Dromore Grange
Nellie Haskell
Edna Young
Freda Young
Perkins
Grange
Lynette Caverly
Mabel Williams
Annie Malcolm
The
Master Perkins
Belle Cutting
Kennebec
Marion Rafnell
Annie Wilson
Pearl Barter
Edna Carter
Mabel Ansert
Eva Sanford
Lake View
Auburn
Dyer’s Valley
Progressive
Bodwell
Woolwich
Enterprise
Merrymeeting
Maine Tops Grange Golden Sheaf Honors List
During January eleven Maine Grange members received National Grange Golden Sheaf certificates for fifty years or more of continuous membership and activity. Maine leads all 36 states in Golden Sheaf holders and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Maine
National Grange
Bath to Florida in frail craft produces many thrills
The narrator sails the Lorelei and Dutchess along the North Carolina Waterway from Bath to Wrightsville Beach, racing, dodging fog and winds, passing Morehead City and Swansboro, meeting Showboat, and anchoring near Onslow Beach as they recount coastal ports, dredged channels, and bustling fishing fleets en route to Florida. The journey highlights sail handling, weather, and coastal geography with vivid scenes of Beaufort and Morehead City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Florida
Belhaven
Lorelei
Pungo
Pamlico
Goose Creek
Bay River
Neuse
Pamlico Sound
Albemarle Sound
Adams Creek
Morehead City
Newport River
North Carolina
Morehead
Beaufort
Long Island
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras
Swansboro
Onslow Beach
Coast Guard
Bogue Sound
Officials crack down on dogs chasing deer state wide
Commissioner George J. Stobie warns dog owners as wardens will kill dogs caught chasing deer after reports from many areas. He urges humane care to prevent wildlife slaughter, noting most offenders are underfed and hungry. Wardens already halted several chase incidents, urging public reports and keeping hounds out during the deer fawning period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
George J. Stobie
Stobie
Éanines
Morse Thespians Play In District No 10 Competition
Morse high school presented a one act play Yellow Squares in Boothbay Harbor in the district contest for No 10, eliminated. Boothbay Harbor will host No 9 entrants with semi finals March 25. Winners go to Bowdoin April 8 and then Brattleboro April 28-29. Cast listed with Ruth Cogan Catherine Ryan and others, directed by Miss Amy A. Irish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Boothbay Harbor High School
Boothbay Harbor
Bowdoin College
Brattleboro
Amy A. Irish
Marius H. Page
Earl L. Anied
Boothbay Fia Harbor
Ruth Cogan
Anarieces
Martha Page
Becky
Catherine Ryan
Bousch
Amorise Bourque
Angiera
Beulah Pratt
Claire Grainger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nellie Munses
John Chase
George E. Millard
Wilson L. Bailey
Bowdoin Glee Club
Morse Auditorium
Hadler
West Bath
ROD and Gun Club
Dromore Grangers
David Cash
Boothbay Camp
Southport
Topsail Inlet
Wrightsville
Wrightsville Beach
Morse Thespians
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