Cosmo Garden Club hears talks on seeds
The Cosmopolitan Garden club met Monday afternoon in the clubhouse with Mrs. R. J. M. Steussy as chair. After a brief business session led by Mrs. G. Thomas Murphy, Miss Alice Magoun spoke on The New Seed Starter Sets or Window Flats for Early Seedlings, followed by bird lore papers on Massacred Birds for Millinery and Prohibition, Practical Value of Birds, and Aesthetic Value of Birds. Mrs. Herbert Rosemont discussed Wild Flower conservation and education on preserving flowering plants, with a focus on preventing extinction and ensuring seed reseeding for species continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
R. J. M. Steussy
G. Thomas Murphy
Alice E. Ward
Federation
Edmund A. Rothwell
Carl Kennedy
Herbert Rosemont
New England Wild Life Preservation Society
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Meeting at Richmona
Sagadahoc Pomona grange met with Progressive grange at Richmona on Wednesday. The program included opening remarks, fifth degree conferral, musical numbers, readings, and discussions on social security for agricultural labor. Several local residents were listed among speakers and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
P. of
Progressive Grange
Richmona
Host Grange
The
Grange
Grace Thompson
Beatrice Leavitt
Dora Marriner
Margaret Baker
Bertha Wright
James Jones
E. C Patten
Guy Walliams
Nellie Sylvester
Neil Bishop
Lucy Torr
Wiat
Harry Rackley
Lawrence Merriman
Ambiguous Financial Terms From a Lapsed Ledger
Fragmentary OCR of a balance sheet or company ledger shows phrases like liabilities assets cash capitalization and surplus. It references Stanley E Wall AG and a list of balance sheet items including unpaid losses unearned remits and total liabilities. The text is garbled with misspellings and incomplete lines.
Lenten Music Topic Of Paper By Mrs Albee
James M Royal hosted Les Camadores Musicaux at Miss Alice N Magoun s home. Mrs Carl E Albee presented a Lenten Music paper. The program had two parts The Prodigal Son by Arthur Sullivan and The Holy City by Alfred Gaul with multiple solos duets trios and choruses performed by Mrs Albee Mr Royal Miss Melcher Mrs Sturtevant Mrs Ramsay Mrs Cary Mrs Hill Mrs Rice and Mr Henderson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Royal
Les Camadores Musicaux
Alice N. Magoun
Middle Street
Carl E. Albee
Arthur Sullivan
Mrs. Albee
Mrs. Albee At the Piano Trio—''Father, I Have Sinned,” Mrs. Sturtevant
Mr. Ramsay
Mr. Royal
Miss Melcher
Mrs. Sturtevant
Mrs. Cary
Holy City
Alfred Gaul
Mrs. Melcher
Mr. Henderson
Mrs Sewall Hosts Flower Show Guests in Boston
Mrs William W Dennison new Cosmopolitan club president led a Maine Day at the Flower Show event in Boston with guests including Mrs Clarice Beveridge Augusta state garden clubs head and Mrs Burton Preston Portland wildlife chair. Luncheon host Arthur Sewall attended with others while the Australian exhibit impressed attendees and the Kelsey Garden won the grand prize described as mossy glade with brook and wildflowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Dennison
Cosmopolitan Club
Sumner Sewall
Maine
Boston
Clarice Beveridge
Augusta
State Federation of Garden Clubs
Burton Preston
Portland
Wild Life Conservation
Fred Whitney
Lewiston Sun- Journal
Arthur Sewall
Fred H. Kimball
Anne Kimball
Bowen Torrey
Dennison
New York
Kelsey
Surprise Shower Honors Miss Mary Darrah Before April Wedding
Miss Mary Darrah daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Darrah 127 Court Street was guest of honor at a Tuesday evening shower at Miss Betty Watson 857 Middle Street. Hostesses with Miss Watson organized three bridge tables with Mrs Robert C Pretts Jr winning first and Miss Barbara Kenney taking the consolation. Attendees included Dorothy Anliker Phyllis Darrah Barbara Freeman Jane Stevens Barbara Young and others. Norman V Chase to wed Miss Darrah April 12. Chase formerly lived in Lowell Mass and works as a welder at Bath Iron Works Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Darrah
Albert Darrah
Court Street
Norman V. Chase
Betty Watson
Middle Street
Miss Watson
Barbara Mank
Ruth Pratt
Lillian Goodwin
Robert C. Pretts, Jr
Barbara Kenney
Dorothy Anliker
Phyllis Darrah
Barbara Freeman
Janet Stevens
Barbara Young
Mr. Chase
Lowell, Mass
Bath Iron Works, Corp
Birth of an Eight and Quarter Pound Son in March
A baby boy weighing eight pounds two and a quarter ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Frederick Berry on March 20 at Cornish Maternity Home located at 31 Getchell Street. Mrs Ernest Bailey of 648 Washington Street has entered the office at Senter's Inc.
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Ernest Millay
Terrance Curran
Alfred Carr
Brunswick
Fred Do Heath
Frederick
Path
Guy Sedgley
Berry Poultry
Cathunee
Henry Sbebir
Rowan
Apmed
Marthe Ce
Frederick Berry
Washington Street
Cornish Maternity Home
Getchell Street
Ernest Bailey
Sénter's, Inc
West Bath Grange Sample Fair Draws Big Crowd and Laughter
West Bath Grange hosts Sample Fair with a period costume act and a lively cast led by John Jones and Mary Jones. The event featured songs, dances, quilting, whistling, and a spin wheel, raising funds through booths, refreshments, and a staged homey tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange Hall
John Jones
John Howe
Mrs. Jones
Ida Day
Bowdoinham Echoes 1869 70 and 1939 40 Town Reports
Bowdoinham compares town reports from 1869 70 with 1939 40 noting totals 12006 85 for 1869 70 including state and county taxes 5214 78 and road appropriations 5000 not included in totals. Schools 2349 and teachers board fuel 1730 51. 1940 figures show 26634 20 total appropriation with schools 6640 and population 1804 in 1870 and 914 in 1940. Delinquent taxes rising tied to valuation declines. Mentions wartime boom hope and local events remain.
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Bowdoinham
C. W. Sedgley
Ladies' Aid of Dromore Grange Meeting Preview Sale
The Ladies' Aid of Dromore Grange cut aprons and did patch work in preparation for a Spring sale at their meeting last Tuesday with Mrs. H A Owen 100 High street who hosted lunch. The next meeting is planned for April 15 with Miss Marion Rafnell as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
H. A. Owen
High Street
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Wallis B. Shittrap
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Rex
Melly
Westmnrton Street
Doesph
Vilt Bicarrien Lovell
Ieee
Eth
James Hint
Wilson
QU Byyeat
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Tion Sipeet
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Datin
Liiet
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Stanley E Wall AG & Yo
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Les Camarades Musicaux
Miss Mary Darrah
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Alice Darrah Paul Jones
Edwin Jenks Jack
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Sweet Sue
Colleen Pelly
Alice Smith
Bertha Ward
Francis Grainger
Martha
Hope Ward
Sturtevant
Nellie
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William Coombs
D. Wylie Lemont
Lewis Palmer
Warren K. Davis
Marcella J Ozier
Marion Rose
Hassocks
Miss Rose
Marjorie Carter
Stanley Rose
Ernest Snow
Marcella Lesier
Ada McKenna
Frances Grainger
Alice Darrah
Marie MacDonald
Jameson-Spaulding
William A. Armstrong
William Armstrong
E. Mason Wright
Charles Genthner
Edwin Jenks
Edwin Haggett
Joseph Day
Almon Perry
Leon M. Genthner
Annie Lemont
Grace Waterman
Fred J. Rose
Wallace MacDonald
Lester H. Crocker
Ayee
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Hubbard Ayer
Cuzco
Carly
Jean
Jeanette Hilton
Jean MacKinnon
Arthur Tome
Floyd Hunter
Phillip Dodge
Olin MacKinnon
Martin Mitchell
Ross Dodge
Kenneth Hunter
Charles King
Malcolm Hatch
Mildred Temple
William Prindall
Pauline Tome
Ralph MacEwen
Mabel Heath
Bertha Heath
Kennebec Lodge K. of P
Lester Blake
Yarmouth
Harry Porter
E. H. Bennett
Westcostage Lodge
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Porter
Knights of Pythias
Diana Doe Berry
Sedley Berry
Bath
Morse High School
East Bowdoinham
Kenneth Gilpatrick
Lillian E. Davis
Elmer Allen
Benner
Erland Curtis
Donald Hackett
Robert P. T. Coffin
West
Maurice J. Pratt
Lillian T. Gilpatrick
Charles Preble
East Bowdeinham
Jane Browne
R. D. Purington
Hamilton House
Wilbur Browne
Geraldine Browne
Clara Fogg
Emma Ferguson
Purington
Electa Chapter
Helen Mitchell
Wallace Hunter
Bridge Club
Raymond Blodgett
Wilford Jones
Delma Curtis
Ralph Purington
Clifton Babb
John McCart
Kiam Babb
George Hamilton
Alvin Huntoon
Frances Williams
Louise
Alvah Rackley
Topsham
Ernest Frye
Harold Curtis
Bath Iron Works
Charles Blodgett
Harold Cheney
Herbert Littlefield
Kelly Farm
River Road
Clifford Perry
Harold Millay
Louisa Given
Georgia Fides
Charlotte White
University of Maine
Reed Walker
Brunswick Hospital
Millay Brothers
Cathance
Henry Johnson
Capitol Grange
Imm
elBer
Jack Wallace
Kennebunk
Syracuse
N. Y
Charles H. Cahill
Mr. Cahill
Andrews Road
Stanley B. Wallace
Mgse Wallace
Bissell’s
Reese
A. D. Stetson & Son
Jack London
Barbara Stanwyck
Henry Fond
Dex Nile
nFws
Pal Llee
Luo
Junior C
Ayala A
Krupa & Orch
Knute Rockne
Pat O'Brien
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