Sidewalk era in Phippsburg recalls small town effort
In Phippsburg Maine residents long ago petitioned for a village sidewalk conjuring a community effort led by Mrs Charlotte Morrison Percy and local families. The makeshift two plank walk connected private properties to Church Lane passing landmarks and faded memory of a haunted house and Meadowbrook farms.
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New England
Maine
C. V. Minott Sr
Church Lane
Charlotte Morrison- Percy
Tryphosa
Sewall Bowker
Charlotte
Ellis Percy
Frank Percy
David Rogers
Charles Bowker
Parsonage
Fannie Heald
Helen Jewell
Cutler Bowker
Ortiz
Asa Percy
Thomas Minott
Bowker-Percy
Dexter Berry
Vroom
Minott Walk
al Getchell
George C. Pease
William Whitmore Square
White House
William Whitmore
Black Lemlin House
Black-Belanger Place
Hogan Property
Phippsburg
James E. Perry
Gilbert Harney
Ann Maria Perry
Eliza Morrison
Eliza Jewell
Fred Brigham
John Berry
Byron Campbell
Timothy Bowker
William R. Bowker
John Downing
John A
Stephen Small
John Cutting
Carrie Little
James Little
William Grevers
Mattie Hutchins
Hutchins
David Cutting
Mary Heald
Hebron
Mary
Nelson P. Heald
Small Point Road
Neil Powell
Bath
Maurice Libby
Bath and Bar
Perkins
Augusta
Poulson
Meadowbrook
Frye
Dromore Farm Bureau Holds All Day Meeting at Grange Hall
Dromore Farm Bureau met for an all day session at the grange hall with 13 members and one guest Miss Sally Lowell. Home Demonstration Agent Miss Ruth MacGregory led talks on Minute Savers and Meal Preparations plus fat savings for service members. Plans were set for April 18 with Home Management Leader Mrs Alice Lowell guiding Safety Education.
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Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Ruth MacGregory
Auburn
Sally Lowell
Farm Bureau
Bath
Donald Preble
Alice Lowell
Army
Navy
Obituary for Amy Reed Morse 73 in Bath
Miss Amy Reed Morse 73 died at the Old Folks Home after a long illness. Born in Bath September 21, 1871, daughter of Eben Morse and Emily Jane Storer Morse, she lived in Bath all her life. A Wesley Methodist member, she had few survivors: several cousins. Funeral services Thursday at Curtis Funeral Home. Burial in Oak Grove family lot.
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Amy Reed
Morse
Old Folks Home
Bath
Eben Stinson
Emily Jane (Storer) Morse
Wesley Methodist Church
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Oak Grove
Death of Joseph L. Sweet noted in telegram
Mrs. Fannie Tobey of Chestnut Street received a telegram Tuesday announcing the death of her brother Joseph Leonard Sweet of St. John New Brunswick. Ill health prevents Mrs Tobey from attending the funeral in St. John.
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Fannie Tobey
Chestnut Street
Joseph Leonard Sweet
St. John
N. B
Mrs. Lena Crocker Funeral Planned at Mayo Residence
The funeral for Mrs. Lena C. Crocker will take place at Mayo Funeral Residence Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Major C. E. Choate of the U S Army Engineers, who visited his children at the Bath Children's Home, departed Monday to resume duties.
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Lena C. Crocker
Mayo
C. E. Choate
U. S. Army Engineers
Bath Children's
Parker Head PTA Sewing Circle Plans August Sale
Parker Head P T A members meet with Mrs Turner McCarty as they prepare articles for the August sale. Mrs H D Mank Sr reports a 600 piece log cabin quilt completed and work on a braided rug. Regular meeting with Mrs L T Harrington at 7 30 Thursday. Girl Scouts and Boys club meetings postponed but will resume next week. Friday church cleanup in readiness for Easter services with Rev Albert Freeman of Bath speaking at 3 p m.
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P.T.A. Sewing Circle
Turner McCarty
H. D. Mank
P.T.A
L. T. Harrington
Girl Scouts
Boys’ Club
Albert Freeman
Bath
Freeman
A. L. Nickerson
Malden
Mass
Raymond Nisbet
Red Cross
Earl Lowell
Sally
Dromore
Albert
Edward
Francis Gray
Sandra
Barbara Mank
Bill Lowell
Bodwell Grange Hall
Robert K. Arndt
Schenectady
N. Y
Maine
Daniel Davis
George Moron
Boothbay
John Libby
George Morong
Howard Morong
Eugene Harrington
Portland
Bob Amberg
Rumford
E. L. Peare
Amberg
W. H. Wyman
Alphonse Galarneau
Bath Iron Works
Deane
Joyce
New Hampshire
Parker Head
Stella Packard
Norridgewock
Miss Packard
John Rollins
Local Notes From Dromore and Nearby Roads
Mrs. Stanton Dozois attended Farm Bureau at Dromore grange hall last week. Mrs. Earl Lowell and daughter Sally visited Mrs. L. R. Thayer at the Wyman farm and joined Mrs. S. C. Dozois for luncheon. Pvt. Frederick Thomas remains hospitalized in England awaiting return to the United States. Beverly Lewis Robert and Mary Moore visited Parker Head with their grandmother Mrs. Lewis Lowell. Mr. Simmons delivered milk only to Parker Head as roads remain rough. The Coast Guard helped Mrs. Gagnon, the mail carrier, free her car from a hole near the Carlson place. Mrs. Bob Moore hosted supper with her sister Mrs. Mertie Shepherd in Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Thayer and Stephen returned to Bath after a week with Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Wyman.
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Stanton Dozois
Dromore Grange Hall
Earl Lowell
Sally
L. R. Thayer
Wyman Farm
S. C. Dozois
Pvt
Frederick Thomas
England
United States
Beverly
Lewis
Robert
Mary Moore
Parker Head
Lewis Lowell
Bath
F. K. Wyman
Enrollment in Bath grade schools rises 67 pupils since September
Enrollment in Bath grade schools has grown from 1748 to 1815 pupils since mid September according to the office of Superintendent Loring R. Addison. He estimates a near 150 pupil increase since school started, despite some separations, with transfers coming mainly from east of the Kennebec and up river towns. The cause of the net gain remains unexplained amid declining Bath Iron Works employment.
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Loring R. Addison
Bath
Mrs Alice King Spends Weekend in Boothbay
Mrs King of Court Street spent the weekend in Boothbay enjoying seaside scenes and local hospitality.
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Alice King
Court Street
Boothbay
Bath Iron Works to field baseball team with Hank Washburn as playing manager
The Bath Iron Works plans to sponsor a baseball team again this year with Henry D. Hank Washburn, veteran pitcher from Wiscasset, serving as playing manager. Washburn, brother of former New York Yankees pitcher George Washburn, has a long Maine baseball record and previously played in Quebec. BIW athletic and recreation committee will supervise, with A M Main as committee advisor. Joe Connolly of the Western Maine League is planning a bigger loop and BIW is expected to join.
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Hank” Washburn
Bath Iron Works
Bulletin
Henry D
Hank" Washburn
Washburn
Wiscasset
Maine
Bingham
Hank
George Washburn
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Quebec
Canada
St. George
BIW
Henry M. Powers
Frank Lehane
Daniel Casey
Donald Wray
A. M. Main
Joe Connolly
Western Maine League
Surprise Farewell For Eugene Dutton
A surprise farewell party was held for Pvt. Eugene B. Dutton at his Beacon street home. Dutton, recently graduated from the Engineers School in Granite City Illinois, is stationed at Fort Belvoir Virginia. He was inducted in September 1944 and previously served at Camp Claiborne and the Engineer Depot in Illinois. His wife Gwenie and two daughters live with him.
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Eugene B. Dutton
Beacon Street
Engineers School
Granite City
Illinois
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Camp Clairborne
Louisiana
Ilinois
Wiliam Toothaker
Dutton
Bath Iron Works
Stamp and Bond Sales for Week
Miss Louise Briggs of the Brimmer School faculty in Boston visits during Easter vacation with her mother Mrs. Edmund P Briggs of Center Street.
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Louise Briggs
The
Brimmer School
Boston
Edmund VP. Briggs
Center Street
Mar
Morse
Huse B
Dike
Grammar
Central
Mitchell South
Washington Prin
Ice on Kennebec Signals Tragedy and Local Charity Efforts
Ice breaks from the Kennebec river and bay leaving huge blocks along the shore and a deer body on the riverbank. Red Cross donations reach 24 dollars as Popham school joins the Junior Red Cross. Teachers and students record perfect attendance and spellers. Community gardening and beach grass burning plans aim to prevent fires on dunes and cottages. Local residents report minor storm damages and update on residents visiting and moving.
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Kennebec
Ellison Moody
Red Cross
Popnam
Bertha
Mary
Walter
Ellen Newdick
Robert Small
Charles
Elizabeth Leonard
Ernest Oliver
Robert
Gerald Morong
Cary
Jack Wallace
Mary Newdick
Virginia Perkins
General MacArthur
Popham School
Merrill Oliver
Gloria Oliver
Bertha Newdick
Charles Leonard
Guy Crowley
Crowleys
Dora Bridges
Soston
30Ston
Walter Sprague
South Shore
Beebe Cottage
Scoutmasters Corps Meets at Hyde Park Community Building
Scoutmasters Corps gathered Wednesday at Hyde Park Community Building under Alvah E. Hall. Attendees included George C Hastings Archie Wis hart Earl Pride Bernard Knight Roy Lutz Roland E. Lord Lothrop Boardman Oscar J. Tanguay Edward Jenks Albert Veilleux Roch L Zayouelie Alfred L. King Harmon Smith outlined future plans. Next meeting set for Apr 4 at 8 30 pm at Hyde Park Community Building.
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Scouttmasters
Hyde Park
Alvah E. Hall
George C Hastings
Archie Wishart
Earl Pride
Bernard Knight
Roy Lutz
Roland E. Lord
Lothrop Boardman
Oscar J. Tanguay
Bath District
Edward Jenks
Albert Veilleux
Roch L. Zayouelie
Alfred L. King
Harmon Smith
Morse Graduate Is Now An Ensign
Robert M. Staples of Portland, a Morse High graduate, was commissioned an ensign after graduating from the U. S. Maritime Service Officers' school at Fort Trumbull and receiving a third mate's license. He previously worked for New England Shipbuilding Corp. and has served in the Pacific and European theaters. He has two brothers in military service, Richard H. Staples in the Admiralty Islands and John W. Staples in Germany.
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Robert M. Staples
William R. Staples
Morning Street
Portland
Bath
Morse High
U. S. Maritime Service Officers’ School
Fort Trumbul
Ensi Staples
New England Shipbuilding Corp
South Portland
Ensign Staples
Pacific
Richard H. Staples
Admiralty Islands
John W. Staples
U.S.A
Germany
Watsons Return After Granddaughter’s Boston Wedding
Mr and Mrs Carroll Watson of Washington street returned from a weekend in Boston where they attended the church wedding of Miss Nellie Rogers granddaughter of Mr Watson. Nellie became the bride of Roland F Beers on Sunday. The bride’s mother before marriage was Miss Mary Watson who for many years summered in Bath and at Popham Beach.
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Carroll Watson
Washington Street
Boston
Mr. Watson
Nellie Rogers
Mary Watson
Bath
Popham Beach
Easter Program At West Bath Grange Remains Lively
An Easter program at West Bath Grange Monday evening included a sacred song, readings, a tableau, an egg roll contest, a hat contest and musical numbers. About 70 people attended with several Grangers from across the county. The event featured performances by Hilda Staples, Petty Weeks, Farnham, Carlton Andrews, and others. The first and second degrees were announced for next Monday evening.
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West Bath Grange
Tacoma Sylvester
the Grange
Jesinald Parnhem
Everett G. Lemont
Sisters of the Grange
Toeturer
Hilda Staples
Petty Weeks
Farnham
Carlton Andrews
Courtney Stover
Perry Thompson NI
Dorothy Vecei
Florence Farnham
Thelma Sylvester
Ella Coombs
D. Wallace MacDonald
Bertha Ward
Gerald Weeks
Rev A J McCarthy to Speak at Sedgwick Easter Event
Rev Arthur J McCarthy S J Retreat Director at North Andover Mass will be the speaker at Sedgwick Easter gathering third annual event by Knights of Columbus. Parade forms 8 am at K of C hall goes to St Mary's for 9 am mass then breakfast at the Sedgwick with remarks by McCarthy and guests.
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David Guay
Knights of Columbus
Arthur J. McCarthy
S. J
North Andover
Mass
K of C. Hall
Water Street
St. Mary’s Church
Sedgwick
McCarthy
Sagadahoe
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Fla
Marion Sprague Keller
Georgia
Richmond
Charles Percy
Brooklyn
Joe Bennet
Margaret Minott
Jo Ann
Patsey Bennet
Henry Minott
Althea Campbell
George Cutting
Foxboro
Rachel Cutting
Boston Garden
Hamilton McCourt
Walter McCourt
Bertha Wyman
Emma Perry
Agnes Cutting
Rose Wyman
Allston
Wyman
Howard Bowker
Frank Cutting
Gloucester
Eugene Bowker
Fort Bragg
N. C
Bowker
Susan
Winchester
Stanley Hutchins
Holly
Grevers
J. K. Bowker
Dudley Leavitt
Stoneybrook
Andrew Black
Rodney Wyman
Campbell's Pond
209
Dromore Farm Bureau Meeting
Amy Reed Morse
Mrs. Crocker
Parker
Cox
Eugene Dutton
Norman Perkins
Linda Joyce
West Bath
Lester Moore
Judy
Winnerance
Clarence Perkins
Minot Percy
Christine Jensen
Dorothy McKnight
Moses Chandler
Alvin Pashard
Ellsworth Chandler
Ernest Spinney
Wool
Scoutmasters' Corps
Ensign
ENS
Ateles
Arte
Sears New Hig
Frances Young
Marie Wiute
Vivien White
Beverly Curran Bach
David Henderson
David Fields
John Howe
Herbert Simpson
A. J. M’carthy
George T. Kolarik
Park Street
Sears
Center St
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