Parker Head Community News Highlights Local Happenings
Deplorable Parker Head road condition slows Bath workers during spring storm. School resumes after seven weeks as Miss Marie Wyman plans a 17th birthday party. Local families visit, travel and socialize around Parker Head and nearby towns. several residents, including Wyman and Libby families, feature in daily life notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Bath
Mr. Hardy
Presque Isle
Elkanah P. Wyman
Fred Brown
Clarence Wallace
Phippsburg
Adie Savage
Fred Osgood
Osgood
Perkins Island
Leroy Perkins
Burleigh Williams
Walter Cushing
Stanwood Gilman
Billy
Bernard Wyman
Sanford
Bath Iron Works
Fred Libby
John Libby
Sons of the American Legion
Marion Cushing
Doris Savage
Phippsburg Center
Forest Wyman
Marie
Earl Lowell
Donald Logan
Popham
Robert Moore
Lewis Lowell
Fred Shepherd
Francis Lander
Lewiston
Kenneth Wyman
Bath Memorial Hospital
Master Torrey Celebrates Eighth Birthday With Friends
Master Edward Torrey son of Mr and Mrs J Haviland Torrey of Middle street celebrated his eighth birthday Saturday afternoon with a party for playmates and friends Games were played and prizes awarded in the peanut hunt and in pinning on the donkey s tail Refreshments were served by Mrs Torrey Those present were Richard Redlon Jackie Hart Richard Torrey Frank Torrey Robert Miller Judy Trott Gretchen Trott James Hart
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Torrey
J. Haviland Torrey
Middle Street
Torrey
Richard Redlon
Jackie Hart
Richard Torrey
Frank Torrey
Robert Miller
Judy Trott
Gretchen Trott
James Hart
Bay Point Community Notes Honor George Smith and Local News
The Bay Point community mourns George Smith of Sagadahoc and attends his funeral at Curtis parlors. Winter brings 76 inches of snow with school closures. Robins appear on Howard avenue signaling early spring, while purple finches pass through Georgetown. Personal items note visits, hospital stays, and a newborn daughter for Ardeen Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Sagadahod
Smith
George
Bay Point
Curtis
Herman A. Spinney
Clarence Kneeland
Clyde Pinkham
Howard Avenue
Georgetown
Canada
Arthur Maxwell
Richmond
Helen Campbell
Brunswick
Campbell
Sylvia Warren
Five Islands
Carl Wieting
Woolwich
Catherine Wieting
South Weymouth
Mass
William Adams
Elizabeth Adams
Bath
Spinney
Ardeen Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Walter Cunningham
Portland General Hospital
Karl Hentz
the Willows
Long Island
Wiscasset
Princess to Open New YMCA Dormitory
As part of the opening of a $17 000 YMCA dormitory on Monday evening March 24 a Princess of the Dormitory will officiate with Archibald M. Main of Bath Iron Works Corp the committee chair. A third to seventh grade girl will be photographed Saturday morning to select the princess by judges based on cuteness attractiveness and photogenic qualities. The dedication follows a Morse High School band concert and ribbon cutting to open the dormitory corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
Pewh
Mein
Morse High School
Successful Card Party Supports Ernest Edgar Kateau Camp
A Wednesday card party for the auxiliary of the Ernest Edgar Kateau Camp USW V held at G A R hall on Middle Street featured 11 tables of bridge and whist. Prize winners included Clyde Mac Kinnon first at bridge and John Moore second with Charles Dutton as consolation. whist high went to Marjorie Knight, second to George Trask, and low to George Wilson. Charlotte Barker led as senior vice president and general chair with Beatrice Burns Edward Clancy and Dana MacIntire assisting. Refreshments followed and Barker thanked all helpers for the success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateau
Us.w.v
G. A. R. Hall
Middle Street
Clyde MacKinnon
Bridge
John Moore
Charles Dutton
Marjorie Knight
George Trask
George Wilson
Charlotte Barker
Beatrice Burns
Edward Clancy
Dana MacIntire
Barker
Unclear Speech on Native Place Names From Maine Lakes
A reader notes Midian names for Maine lakes and mountains such as Mooselukmegantic Chenquasabanticook Cobbossecontee Chiputneticook Mattamiscontent and Umbazookskus and asks how to take them over the phone when the other person is silent through the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Lakes
Cat Cove Road Warrant Mentions Local Pathway in Phippsburg
In Phippsburg residents note Cat Cove appears on town warrant article 33 for a road beyond the Mrs Jennie Sweeney turn. Local linemen clear right of way on Pitch Pine hill as alders threaten telephone wires while families juggle housing and travel during drifting snow and chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cat Cove
Jennie Sweeney
Pitch Pine Hill
Morris Blaisdell
West Point
Mrs. Blaisdell
Alice Wallace
George Gray
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Thomas Manning
Charles Rogers
Jennie Rogers
Sidney Pendletons
Ormond Rogers
Mr. Manning
Sprague
Mr and Mrs Frank Chase Move From Belanger Home
Mr and Mrs Frank Chase who had been living with Mrs Belanger on 68 Richardson Street will relocate to Fri son Street. Chase recently transferred from Bath Iron Works Corp to the Todd BIW plant in South Portland where he serves as a welding instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Robbins
George Taft
Kittery
Ernest Rogers
Dromore
Emmy Wyman
Small Point
Leon Eaton
Bath
Eva Rogers
J. Bradford Sprague
Miss Bessie
Franklin
Annie Clark Bowker
Olive Bowker-Higgins
Leslie
Fort Williams
Phippsburg
Charles Baker, Jr
U.S
Walter H. Bowker
H. B. Wyman
John Rogers
Navy Yard
Agnes Cutting
Foxboro
Mass
Dromore Bay Farm
Raymond Campbell
Orono
Esther McCourt
Evelyn Beals
Cora Campbell
Gertrude Blaisdell
Feero
Pitch Pine Hill
Edward Brere
Gilman
Meadowbrook Road
Revere
MacDonald
Morse Road
Donald Hart
Lisbon Falls
Shirley Ann Hart
Johnson- Pease
Raymond McIntire
Augusta
Charles Johnson
North Bath
Ralph Wright
Eric Schutt
Dicky
Sonny
Frank Chase
Carolyn Belanger
John Belanger
Richardson Street
Frison Street
Mr. Chase
Bath Iroworks Corp
Todd-B.i.w
South Portland
Mrs William Besaw Confined to Bed by Illness
Mrs William Besaw of Highland Street is confined to her bed due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Besaw
Highland Street
Rev J C Purdue Named New Chairman of Draft Board
Dr David L Wilson resigned as Sagada hoc County Selective Service Board chair after long service since October 1940. Rev Joseph O Purdue was inducted as chairman by Major Bartlett, with Capt Richard Quick succeeding Mr Purington. Brannigan resignations noted. Brannigan to be replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Wilson
Sagadahoc County
Bath Trust Co
Joseph O. Purdue
McChernes
Bartlett
James W. Hanson
Maine
Major Bartlett
Dr. Wilson
Purdue
Augusta
Sewall
Arthur K. Purington
Joseph C. Brannigan
Topsham
Wilson
Richard Quick
Bath
Purington
Brannigan
Joseph C. Purdue
Selective Service Board
Ginger Ballou Orchestra to Play Bath Country Club Ball
The Bath Country Club will host its annual ball on April 18 at the Armory with Ginger Ballou leading her ten man orchestra. The group has played at Dartmouth and other venues and is billed as one of the most expensive acts in the city. Patriots Eve ball precedes the Patriots Day golf tournament at Brunswick Golf Club signaling Maine’s opening season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Armory
Ginger Ballou
Imen
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
Springfield
Mass
Franklin, N.J
St. Johnsbury
Rochester
N. Y
Colgate
Cornell
Brunswick Golf Club
Maine
Registrants Named to Replace Others in Sagadahoc County
Induction papers sent to eight registrants from Sagadahoc County to replace eight men who left the quota of 26 after failing physicals. Names listed include Winfield F. Powers of Topsham, Alton LeClair of Bath, Oscar Dolloff of Woolwich, Martin Gilliam of Phippsburg, Arthur Gomer of Richmond, and Norman F. Robshaw of Bath. They will depart Bath Thursday morning to join the county quota of eight for military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
Winfield FE. Powers
Topsham
Alton LeClair
Bath
Oscar Dolloff
Woolwich
Martin Gilliam
Phippsburg
Arthur Gomer
Richmond
Norman F. Robshaw
Mitchell Funeral Service Held for Mrs Mitchell
Mrs Mitchell wife of Ross E Mitchell died recently and her funeral was held Sunday at 2 PM at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence. Rev Charles H Berry officiated with bearers including her four sons Almon Alton Alvin and Woodrow Mitchell. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
Storm Blocks Roads Mail Delays Coast Guard Help
Popham Beach reports the winter storm halted coast access on Wednesday with no mail or traffic until late evening. Coast Guard and local workers worked to clear routes, and DeShon and Drake movements linked to Coast Guard duties were noted among town visits and local motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell DeShon
Seguin Island
Coast Guard
Leeman Drake
Mr. DeShon
Seaboard
Stephen Etnier
Gilbert Head
Central League entertains guests with a local playlet
Central Church league’s Monday program featured the Men’s club and Ladies aid presenting The Minister's New Car. Cast included Mrs Rudolph McRae and several others. dance numbers, solos, and piano by Marius Page followed. Refreshments and dancing concluded. Moving pictures planned for March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Ladies Aid
Rudolph McRae
Leonard Lord
Lawrence S. Lord
John H. Harkins
Linwood Haynes
George Moses
Grace Philbrook
Edward Cummings
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Percy R. Low
Elaine
Leonard Wetherbee
Harold S. Avery
Haynes
Boothbay Harbor hosts Monday contract club luncheon
Mrs. Donald S. Sewall of Boothbay Harbor entertained the Monday contract club at the home of Mrs. Mark W. Sewall on Washington Street for luncheon Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald S. Sewall
Boothbay Harbor
Mark W. Sewall
Washington Street
Comedy Selected for Morse High In Competition
Morse High School chosen to represent at Westbrook for a state semi final one act play competition with Sparkin and two other plays. Casts featured replacements Doris Stickney and Anna May Berry absent ill, Norma Steussy and Helen Tabor stepping in. Other schools include South Portland Brunswick Westbrook and Cape Elizabeth. Bowdoin finals in April await winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Stickney
Westbrook
Morse
South Portland
Brunswick
Cape Elizabeth
Bowdoin College
Mary Conley
Amy Irish
Andrews Elected Chairman Of Education Board At Reorganization
Edwin R. Andrews was chosen chairman at the re organization meeting in the superintendent’s office. Selwyn H Towne Jr and Albert Noyes were elected finance committee members Supt John Parker was re elected secretary. Mayor Walter C Rogers Judge Arthur J Dunton attended as part of a delegation that discussed Federal aid for school construction and Lanham bill before national and state education officials. The committee approved continued use of high school rooms for defense training and endorsed the Spring baseball budget plus a balance of 1128.45 in the high school activities report. Roll of Accounts No 1 totaling 2436.90 was approved for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Andrews
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Selwyn H. Towne, Jr
Albert Noyes
John Parker
Arthur J. Dunton
Walter C. Rogers
Rogers
Adrews
Supt
Parker
Washington
Woolwich Clubs Host St Patrick’s Party and Local News
Woolwich Supt and Mrs Stanwood Gilman hosted a St Patrick s party for the Teachers club at Sagadahoc Ferry schoolhouse with games ice cream and cake. Marilyn Temple celebrated her 11th birthday with friends. A list of students with perfect spelling and attendance is announced by Day s Ferry teacher Mrs Mary Scribner. News includes society visits church services and local events across Day s Ferry West Paris Bath and nearby towns with multiple confirmations and gatherings through springtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood Gilman
St. Patrick's
Teachers’ Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Gilman
Spaulding
Ferry School
Mary Scribner
Gilbert Hathorne
Spinning Wheel Club
Marilyn
Albert Temple
S Ferry
Martin Carter
Marjory Maybury
Marylou Reed
Elsie Reed
Roberta Armstrong
Robert Chandler
Avis Carter
William Moore
Harold Young
Erwin Skillin
Marjorie Maybury
Hopestill Reed
Marjorie Skillin
Eleanor Carter
Mother Club
Day's Ferry
West Paris
Day’s Ferry
Farm Bureaus
Good Will Club House
Hubert Redding
Charles T. Brown
Rev. Brown
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotarians
Bowdoin Glee Club
Sedgwick
Bowdoin College Glee Club
Caroline R. Wilson
Richpapers
John F. Mereen
Caroline R. Swett
Forest Hills
Georgia
Mrs. Mitchell
Popham Beach
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Elizabeth Oliver
Linwood Carr
New England Telephone Co
Frank Scott
Sowell Moore
Ralph Spinney
Ethelyn
Arthur Delano
Delano
Leon
Merrill Oliver
Richard Sprague
Susie Oliver
Guy Crowley
Clarence Scholfield
Seguin
Mall
Freeman Beal
U. S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard
Newburyport
Frances Robies
Irviing Dobbing
Miss Robie
Clarence Perkins
Arlene
Stanley Perkins
William Wallace
Gloria
Jackie
Ernest
Henry Wallace
Melville Sproule
Frances Roberts
W. S. Hamilton
New York
R. S. Prescott
Central League
Ladies’ Aid
Morse High
Sparkin
Richard Dennison
Henry Wellington Hill Ruth Cogan
Henrietta Wellington
Kathleen Harkins
Lorna Kramer
Robert Dolan
Toney Sims
Frances Grainger
Willard Oldrieve
Malden
Stanley Jack
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Samuel Ward
Florence E. Carlton
Warren E. Kershner
Horticultural Hall
Frank J. Walker
Clara M. Reed
Maxine Walker
Russel Boyd
Reed Homestead
Lemuel Preble
Chester Grover
State Road
St. Andrews Hospital
Daisy Bailey
Arrowsie
Charles T. Henderson
Fred L. Carlton
Everett Rice
Windham
Rice
Mrs. Carrol Hatch
Mr. Hatch
Kenneth Hatch
Harold Gilmore
York Beach
John Willis
James Carter
Mason Carter
Albion L. Corliss
Comrade Club
Carl Longfellow
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset
Lawrence Putnam
Sagadahoc Perry
Nooolwic
Good Will Club
Rouse
John M. Gowdey
Christian Endeavor
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