Bowdoin Glee Club Delivers Fine Central Church Concert
Bowdoin Glee Club showcased tenor soloist Eliot F Tozer who stood in for John E Williams at a Bath Central church concert last week. The Meddiebempsters reduced to five sang with gusto and earned encores. Thomas L Brownell joined Tozer for a duet followed by selections including Casey Jones and Death I Do Not Fear Thee. Professor Frederick Tillotson directed with energy and Richard Chittam accompanied. The event, sponsored by the Men's chiter and attended by Bath residents, highlighted local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot F. Tozer
Bowdoin Glee Club
John E. Williams
Central Church
Williams
Meddiebempsters
Thomas L. Brownell
Mr. Tozer
Little Jesus Boy
MacGimsey - Andrews
Casey Jones
Bach
Frederick Tillotson
Richard Chittam
Bath
Wesley School Banquet Nominates Officers for Various Departments
The Wesley School banquet featured a covered dish supper and annual department reports. Officers were elected: General superintendent Walter Day, girls department head Mrs Lloyd G Ditties, home department head Mrs Chester Olver, eradic reall head Mrs William Temple, treasurer Earle Berpied. Adult department head to be appointed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westey Chureau Schial
Walter & Day
Lloyd G
Wenaith
Chester Bo Olver
Home Department
William B. Temple
Stanley Re Hiauter
Earle Berpied
Girl Scouts Visit Bowdoin Walker Museum
More than 20 intermediate and senior Girl Scouts toured Bowdoin College landmarks including the Walker Art Museum, the library, chapel, Sargent gymnasium, and Polar Bear mascot exhibit. Talks on art were given by Mrs. Winchell and Ralph Armbruster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Art Museum
Bowdoin College
Linwood F. Carr
Pine Tree Troop
Theodore Gregory
Frederick Wurditt
Red Rose
James Nostall
Donald B. Hopkins
John R. Winchell
Brunswick
Bailey Evening School of Industries
Ralph Armbruster
Old Chapel Sargent Gymnasium
Bowdoin
Donald B. MacMillan
Curtis Natatorium
Barbara E. Bracey
Dora Bridges
Natalie Burditt
Carolyn Carpenter
Norma Cummings
Selma Cummings
Anna Day
Irene Denham
Dorothy Gregory Flaine Grevers
Norma Hathorne
Pearl Hathorim von Hartnett
Deletra Hil
Gloria Leavitt
Mary Livii
Jean MacDonald
Jacquebine Mean
Betty Nosta
Mary Richardson
Deverly Rogers Giorndt Ropers
Audrey Tinney
Polar Star Juive of Masons Officers to Be Installed
Polar Star Juive of Masons officers elected last week will be installed March 26 by Past Master Edwin P. Lowell. Named are Ernest R. Freeman worshipful master Laurence A. Lowell senior warden Sven B. Low junior warden William A Furber secretary George J. Goodwin treasurer Donald S. Smith senior deacon William Mitchell junior deacon Carl H. Pinson proxy to Grand Lodge. Mrs George Moore of St Stephen NB returned home Thursday after a three week visit with her daughter Miss Josephine Moore RN at the Meister home on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar Star Juive
Masons
Weenescus
Edwin P. Lowell
Solar Lodge
Ernest R. Freeman
Laurence A. Lowell
Sven B. Low
William A Furber
George J. Goodwin
Donald S. Smith
William Mitchell
Carl H. Pinson
Grand Lodge
George Moore
St. Stephen
N. B
Josephine Moore
R.N
Carl Meister
Washington Street
Post Road Names and Dates In Local Notices
Fragmented OCR text presents scattered names and dates linked to a Post Road locale. Readable fragments mention Pratt and Lee, Ray Te Oates, Heath, War street, and a Morin time. The source is unclear and several elements remain obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorrie
Hamy
Clare
Hianes Pratt
Lee Bhrsiay
Aki
Abra
Ray Te Oates
Faut
Mtv Nut
Fragmented OCR item mentions prisons thieves and families
The readable bits reference prisons and thieves with scattered names. Mentions Scott Ward, John Frederick birth, and a family context. Nearby street and place fragments appear but are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi Aid
Mies
Scott Ward
Pornsteab Mattehiel
Atad
Mayv
Danald
Mabel Daek
Tod Farsily
Classified Rates and Copy Deadline Notice
Classified item rate details invite farm and city ads with 25 words first insertion and 35 cents, each further line 20 cents. Copy must reach the office by Wednesday noon, with contact for farm or city sales and manager Stanley E. Wallace at 93 Front St Bath Tel 514 W 12 30 f.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Ginknoth
Cali
Fred B Reed Co. Mannager
Stanley E. Wallace
Front St
Bath
Engagement Party at Hotel Sedgwick Plans
The engagement of Miss Margaret Mackinnon to John McCarty was announced at a Bedford party hosted by the Mackinnons at Hotel Sedgwick. Guests included Mr and Mrs Thomas Allen, Mr and Mrs Roland Hill, and numerous local families. Ernie George's orchestra provided music, and a midnight supper followed dancing. Out-of-town attendees hailed from Waltham, Wollaston, Brookline, New Haven, and Boston areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mackinnon
Norman Mackinnon
Front Street
John McCarty
Hubert H. McCarty
Mackinnon
Sedgwick
Ernie George
Thomas Allen
Roland F. Hill
Howard O. Nash
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Louis Cormier
Gilbert Atwood
Paul B. Wilson
Vincent Henderson
John Greene, Jr
Nathan Watson
David M. McKellar
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Francis A. Winchenbach
Walter J. Anliker, Jr
James G
Marguerite
Elmer Sherey
Doris Scott
Alice Mulligan
Rita Cummings
Ralph Small
John McCole
Edward Sonia
John M. Watson
Paul Galambos
Waltham
Mass
E. P. Eberhardt
Wollaston
J. E. Raney
Shirley French
Brookline
William Eberhardt
New Haven, Conn
Leon Buck
Herbert Henderson
Boston
Johnson Milliken wedding held after Lenten service
Catherine Mary Milliken daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Milliken of 71 Pearl street married Frank Harold Johnson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frank H Johnson of 5 Columbia avenue Brunswick. The ceremony at St Marys rectory followed the Lenten service in St Marys Church with Rev Timothy C Maney officiating. Betty Dunton bridesmaid and Ralph E Milliken best man. The couple plans a brief wedding trip and will reside at 71 Pearl street with Mrs Johnson wearing a blue suit for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Mary Milliken
George A. Milliken
Pearl Street
Frank Harold Johnson, Jr
Frank H. Johnson
Columbia Avenue
Brunswick
St. Marys Rectory
St. Mary's Church
Timothy C. Maney
Betty Dunton
Morse High School
Ralph E. Milliken
Topsbarn
Miss Dunton
J. J. Newberry Co
Johnson
Brunswick High School
Bowdein College
Watson Shorey Wedding Set for April Fifth
Visitation notices announce the wedding of Miss Elinor Shorey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Shorey of 1045 Washington Street, to John Merritt Watson son of Walter Watson Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp executive. The ceremony is at noon April five at Winter Street Congregational Church with Rev Joseph O Purdue, followed by a reception at the Shorey home. Attendants include maid of honor Miss E Louise Bush and bridesmaids Miss Barbara Ross and Mrs Richard H Haskell. Best man Eugene Eberhardt and guests include Earl Palsifer Haywood Edward Vaughan and Richard French. Lillie May Canales, daughter of Mrs Helen Canales, is a patient at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Shores
Wilbur Sanford Shorey
Washington Street
John Merritt Watson
Walter Watson
Fore River
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Watson
Quincy
Mass
Winter Street Congregational Church
Joseph O. Purdue
Shorey
E. Louise Bush
Milton
Child Education Foundation of
New York
Barbara Ross
Richard H. Haskell
Bath
Eugene Eberhardt
Wollastonnie S
Earl Palsifer
Haywood
Laconia
N. H
Edward Vaughan
Whitman, Mass
Richard French
Bloomfield, Conn
Old Time Social of South End P T A
South End P T A held its third annual March social in Washington street rooms with costumes, dancing, and games led by Mrs. Carl Severin. LaForrest G. Coombs played piano, Mrs. James Gardenier won a spelling prize, and Sven B. Lonn acted as lunch auctioneer. Next event is a Band Boosters card party with reservations via local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
South End
Sven B. Lonn
Steven H. Bracey
Frank Bates
Dwinal E. Cornish
Band Boosters Club
John H. Hunt
Swan B. Lonn
Orris I. Ames
Mark A. Jackson
Donald B. Hopkins
Maurice Libby
Elwood A. Hathorne
Memorial Hospital Announces Rate Changes Effective April First
Trustees voted at the monthly meeting to raise hospital rates to align with regional averages. Private room prices include Bliss 4.50, Plummer 5.50, Davenport Dearborn 6, Sans Souci Rotary 6.50, semi private 5, maternity 3.50, other wards 3. A committee will select new X ray equipment, Junior League funded a delivery room emergency light and linoleum, and Arthur Sewall can sign a new ward service contract with Associated Maine Hospital Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Bliss
Plummer
Davenport
Dearborn
Sans Souci
Edwin M. Fuller
L. Eugene Thebeau
Arthur Sewall
Associated Maine Hospital Service
Painter Philip Tremain Married in Bangor Area
Philip Tremain of this city and Mrs Sarah Helme of Charleston near Bangor united in marriage Monday afternoon in a single ring service conducted by Rev Henry Sinclair of Portland. The ceremony at the Gowell home 679 High street drew immediate relatives and friends with prayers by Rev William Wilson of Providence and Rhodesia Africa on furlough. The couple plans to reside at 169 Middle Street with an informal reception following. Out of town guests included Mrs William Wilson and Paul of Providence and Mrs Henry Sinclair of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Tremain
Painter
Sarah Helme
Charleston
Bangor
Henry Sinclair
Portland
Leonard Gowell
High Street
Sinclair
William Wilson
Providence
R. I
Rhodesia
Africa
Gowell
Tremain
Middle Street
Paul
Veazie Valley miniature railroad boasts scale and speed
For over a year Ceylon Archer and Dick Gustin of Bangor build a detailed Veazie Valley line with 250 feet of track, tunnels, a mountain, and a 14 car loco weighing 18 pounds. The quarter inch to foot model runs at scale speeds, hauls 20 cars on a two inch grade, and mirrors the old Veazie Valley railroad behind the Archer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon Archer
Dick Gustin
Bangor
Veazie Valley
Archer House
Car Collision In Bowdoinham No Injuries Reported
Freeman Billings of Portland and Horatio Reed of Belfast swapped paint on the Gardiner Brunswick highway Friday. Reid tried to pass as Billing’s car angled for a filling station. state police ruled no serious damage or injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Billings
Portland
Horatio Reed
Belfast
Gardiner and
Brunswick
Reid
Billing
George Sedgely
Pythian Sisterhood Aid
Lewis Soucy
William Valentine
Elmer Jordan
Richard Denham
Edward Wilson
Neil Bishop
Worster House
Hallowell
Myron Heenie
Raymond Libby
Frank Bishop
Leonard Lamoreau
Clinton Bishop
Glenn Lamoreau
George Gilbert
Edward LaRochelle
Harold Bishop
Coombs High School
Bath
Morse Hihh School
Women's Farm Bureau
Knights of Pythias Hall
Ralph McEwen
George Ackley
Milton Given
Edgar Carter
Laura Mitchell
Bath Hospital
Donald C. Hackett
Charles Blodgett
Bowdoinham
Thurman Skelton
Dwight Adams
Bowdoin
Army
Donald Hackett
Mrs. Gannett Returns From New York Visit
Mrs Louis Gannett of Riverside Drive New York City returns after a month with her sister Mrs Justin Wayne and Mr Wayne of 152 North Street. Mr Gannett joined them for a week before her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gannett
Riverside Drive
New York City
Justin Wayne
Wayne
North Street
Mr. Gannett
Bowdoin News Briefs At Bowdoinham and Nearby Towns
Mrs Briggs Downer of Worcester died last week at her father's home N E Curtis. Town schools reopened after four week vacation. Miss Angie Purington ill at Gardiner hospital improving slowly. Harold Curtis employed by Bath Iron Works. Mr and Mrs Irving Clough visited Bowdoinham. Betty and Joan Byrus returned from South Paris after two weeks with George and Mrs Byrus. Arthur Nelson visited Bath. Millay brothers busy at Bowdoinham maple orchard reporting good sap. Margaret Fowley of Portland came to bowdoinham to teach Adams school Monday. Bowdoin car crash injures none as Horatio Reed s car collided with Freeman Billings vehicle en route to Bath for selectee exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs Downer
Worcester
Mass
N. E. Curtis
Angie Purington
Gardiner Hospital
Harold Curtis
Bath Iron Works Corp
Irving Clough
Hallowell
Clough
L. C. Starbird
Betty Byrus
Joan Byrus
Paris
George Byrus
Arthur Nelson
Bath
Millay Brothers
Bowdeinham
Margaret Fowley
Portland
Erland Rogers
Adams School
Horatio Reed
Belfast
Bowdoin
Reed
Freeman Billings
Mrs Effie Gannon Visits Aunt in Milton
Mrs Effie Gannon of Milton Massachusetts formerly of this city was a weekend guest of her aunt Mrs Hiram Annis at 85 Milan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Gannon
Milton, Mass
Hiram Annis
Milan Street
American Union Insurance Company financial statement 1940
Administrative Office Hartford Conn presents assets 1940 including real estate 59,141.71 mortgage loans 165,381.57 bonds 3,116,157.26 cash in office 186,433.48 agents balances 199,474.59 interest and reinsurance 423,116 42 and other assets 23,325.01 admitted assets 3,653,555.57 liabilities include net unpaid losses 30,603, unearned premiums 429,744.57 other liabilities 35,195 and surplus over liabilities 2,158,007 total. Stanley E. Wallace, Agent 92 Front St. 20-27-35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Union Insurance Company OF New York Administrative Office
Elm Street
Hartford
Conn
Pasa
Mae Toro Ooo
Bath High Alumni Plan Harvard Glee Club Concert
Bath Maine April 19 plans by Bath High School Alumni association for a concert and dance at the high school featuring the Harvard Glee Club. Bath is the only southeastern Maine venue, with tickets at a nominal fee. The Harvard group performs after appearing at the University of Maine the night prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Harvard Glee Club
Bath High School Alumni Association
Bath
Maine
University of Maine
Portland
Rockland
Burgess Munro Guests Return From Snowdeal Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Orin Burgess and Mr. and Mrs. Wendal Snowdeal of Friendship spent Sunday with Mrs. Burgess sister Mrs. Otis Munro and Mr. Munro in Turner Court. They were joined home by Fessenden Wincapaw who had stayed four weeks with the Munros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin Burgess
Wendal
Mrs. Burgess
Otis Munro
Munro
Turner Court
Fessenden Wincapaw
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Senter
Ss, Inc
Pendulous Abdomn
Girl Scout
Central Church Men’s Club
Wesley School
Walker Museum
Lowdoinham Post Road
Nos
John Frederick
Atarthy
Bo My
Sits
Orres Croshe
Ba Wiester
Avenius
St. Mary’s Church
Winter Street Church
Lillie May Canales
Helen Canales
Court Street
The
OLD Time Social OF
P.T.A
Tremain—Helme
Albert McHenry
Victor
Melrose
McHenry
New London
Queen Esther
Methodist Sunday School
Jessie Ames
Lelaine Henderson
Bertha Heath
Muriel Nugent
Ruby Pratt
Arthur Romaine
Linda
Fort Kent
Chester Hobart
Fred Cheney
Westbrook
James Pratt
Frances Knowles
West Newton
Ann Murch
Carolyn Lang
Carroll
Kindon Curtis
Erland Curtis
Louise Allen
Rangeley
Annie Fides
Alice Pease
Manchester
Maurice Ware
Ernest Ward
Robert
Augusta
Scott R. Ward
Hardings
Morris Potter
Sumner Sewall
Blaine Mansion
New England
Old South
A.”D. Stetson & Son
Ruth Hussey
Econee Sioney
Jerrol Flynn
Tee
Cea
Woodbury Facial Toysh
WiLicidas
Ig Drugs
CNT
Pront St
Flight
Horning
Thos. Mitchell Jeffrey Lynn
Alumni Association
Arthur M. Bowker
Marius H. Page
Arthur L. Pratt
Mark W. Hennessy
Frederick D. Hill
Warren F. Hawley
John Parker
BANKS
Ying
Bobby Jordan
Ary Cooper
Madeleine Carrol
Cecil B. Demille
North West Mounted Police
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