Wiscasset Town Meeting Adopts Free High School Plan
Wiscasset opened its annual meeting using the Australian ballot system. Officers elected included Alton E. Ames as first selectman and Samuel J. Sewall as town treasurer. Voted to establish and maintain a Free High School to replace Wiscasset academy, with $7,500 raised for the high school and additional funds for repairs and staff. Red Cross drive exceeded quota at $2,945. Community events and society meetings noted, with plans for an all-day vestry session on April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Alton E. Ames
John F. Jackson
Kenneth C. Cain
Tow
Samuel J. Sewall
Harvey R. Pease
Fred W. Blagdon
Carl Boudin
Fred A. Soule
Frank B. Adams
C. Blagdon
Alton Erskine
Charles S. Sewall
Harvey Pease
Harry Mosher
Charles E. Knight
Wiscasset Academy
Birthday Buffet for Mrs. Crosman Highlighted by Family
A birthday buffet at the Mason home on Bradford Street honored Mrs. Benjamin Crosman on March 18 with gifts flowers and four cakes. Attendees included Crosman family friends and relatives from Brunswick and nearby towns. Holy Week services were announced for Congregational and St Philip's churches with Easter events and attendance details.
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Benjamin Crosman
Charles E. Mason
Wilbur Cowley
Benjamin Cowley
Pearl Harbor
Brunswick
Edward Coleman
Susan
Congregational Church
Our Lord
St. Philip’s Church
George G. Chiera
Robert H. Heigham
Union
St. Philip's Church
Chiera
Wiscasset Academy
Clara Dow
Walter Dow
Elaine Monre
Carlene Shea
Marilyn Petrie
Robert Adams
Valeria Bean
Eva Gorham
Ronald Hodgdon
Billie Ingram
Helen Knight
Aurolyn Rines
Bertha Wakefield
Ray Dalton
Harold Downey
Marjorie Holbrook
Polly Jackson
Barbara Merry
Richard Nason
Wilberta Nichols
Geneva Sherman
John Webber
Lillian Eastman
Christine Erskine
Mary Fahey
Evelyn Gorham
Alberta Grover
Robert Grover
Ruth Jackson
Shirley Potter
William Rines
Lincoln Lodge No. 3
Clyson Lewis
Gordon Lewis
Belgium
Bradford - Sortwell - Wright Post American Legion
First Congregational Church
Janet Hughes
Bangor
Harold Campbell
Federal Street
Dorothy Fischer
New York
Carrie G. McKenney
Union Street
Harry Bailey
James Cox
Brockton
Mass
Cpl
Robert Bryant
Leland Bryant
Helen Fragamat
Columbus
Cpl. Bryant
Lockbourne Army Air Base
Edward H. Crosman
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
John Verdone
Belmont
E. H. Crosman
Clarence Haskell
Winthrop
Crosman
Water Street
Law Enforcement Instruction Schools Proving Beneficial
The sixth and seventh in the series of Schools of Instruction sponsored by Sheriff Herbert L. Pinkham were exceptionally well attended by members of the department and community. Continued on page six.
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Herbert L. Pinkham
Huntoon Hill Grange Meets With Lincoln County Orange Growers
The Huntoon Hill grange in Wisconsin held a Saturday meeting with over 100 members present. State officers including State Master E. Carroll Bean and State Lecturer Lottie E. Yorke attended, with representatives from Edgecomb Nobleboro Sea Willow Boothbay Meenahga Sheepscot Valley Bunker Hill. A harvest supper followed the instructional session.
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School of Instruction
Oranges
Lincoln County
Huntoon Hill Grange
Wiscasset
E. Carroll Bean
Kenduskeag
Lottie E. Yorke
Winthrop
Nellie E. Hascall
Flora Grace E. Bean
State Home Community Welfare
Helen E. Harriman
Readfield
Edgecomb
Nobleboro
Sea- Willow
Boothbay
Meenahga
Sheepscot Valley
Bunker Hill
Huntoon Hill
Woolwich
Denny's River
Franklin
South Bridgton
West Bath fellowship party bid farewell to Burnham
A farewell party for Lawrence Burnham was hosted at his parents’ home in West Bath with games and dancing. He departed March 27 for Fort Devens.
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Lawrence Burnham
Irving Burnham
Fort Devens
Sarah Galvin Greenleaf
West Somerville
Mass
Greenleaf
Marshall Boudreau
West Bath
Grange Hall
Red Cross
E. W. Haggett
Earle Donnell
Walter Marco
Velma Cooke
Llewellyn Rogers
Howard McDonald
F. W. Larrabee
Sidney Pendleton
Francis Deehan
Elmer Hodgkins
Bath
E. B. Noyes
Everett
Mona Cole
Lewiston
Clarence White
Peter Leroy
Bath Memorial Hospital
Erwin Wharff
Leroy Oxton
Boston
Evelyn White
U. of M
Bert White
Sanfords Crossing
Mabel Morton
Overlock Maynard Carleton
Morton
Augusta
Laura Whitmore
Eva Dunn
Lorraine
Robert Killam
Pfc
Walter B. Killam
USA
Gardiner
Franks Deehan
Edgar Finley
Auburn
George Booker
Dorothy Williams
Columbia University
Jeanette Williams
Forsythe Clinic
Emer Williams
Joseph Stetson
Brunswick
G. C. Smith
Archibald McCoy
W. T. Withington
Greenwood
Edward Mank
Wiscasset
Clifford Whalen
Dorothy
Guilford
Elmer Williams
Raymond Hilliard
Warren Babbidge, Jr
Instruction School At West Bath Grange
Representatives from nearly every Sagadahoc County grange attended a school of instruction at West Bath grange hall with State Master Carroll Beane presiding. The event was delayed by Beane’s illness but drew five state officers and many members. West Bath hosted a clam chowder reception after the session.
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Sagadahoc County
West Bath Grange Hall
Carroll Beane
Kenduskeag
Beane
Pomona
West Bath
Woolwich
Dromore
Dirigo
Enterprise
Topsham
Sagadahoc
Bodwell
Progressive
Auburn
Lottie York
Winthrop
Heten” Harrimar
Readfield
Keith Atwood Recovering After Tuesday Surgery
Keith Atwood undergoes surgery at Maine General Hospital in Portland and is reported to be recovering nicely.
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Keith Atwood
Maine General Hospital
Portland
West Bath Elects New Board At Annual Town Meeting
West Bath held its annual town meeting Tuesday last week at Grangehall. A new board of selectmen was chosen: Joseph W. Larrabee, first. William Ketchum, second. Elmer R. Williams, third. They will serve as assessors, overseers of the poor, forest fire wardens and road commissioners.
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West Bath
Grangehall
Joseph W. Larrabee
William Ketchum
Elmer R. Williams
Harry J. Rich
Courtney Stover
Alice R. Small
Lillian H. MacDonald
Ida C. Stover
Frank A. French
Albert J. White
Dora Austin
Fred A. Bubier
Edward K. Thompson
Loring D. Small
Charles Webster
Woolwich Red Cross War Fund Committee Named
The Woolwich committee for the Red Cross War Fund drive lists chair Mrs Edward V Reed and 25 members. To date Woolwich has collected 625 dollars. last year 1027 was raised, with a goal to match or surpass it. Drive headquarters at Central Maine Power Co in Bath stay open all week.
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Wiscasset
Red Cross War Fund
Robert H. Heigham
Masonic Hall
Walter Dow
Red Men's Hall
Aurolyn Rines
Barbara Merry
Valeria Bean
Walter Dow, Jr
Ralph Gross
Riley
Woolwich
Edward V. Reed
Fernald Bailey
Leverett Welch
Edward Carr
James Dunton
Chester Leeman
Eos Sanders
Edward Carter
Guy Cromwell
George Wright
Albert Temple
William Thornton
Harold Roberts
Ssaphene Dolloff
Ossian Dodge
James Thorpe
Alton Munsey
Merton Bearce
Edward Burns
Phil Staley
Charles Haley
Ivory Strout
Freeman Oliver
Fred Mullin
Percy Marston
Marion Cromwell
Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Stephen Emero Host To His Playmates Birthday Party
Master Stephen Emero son of Mr and Mrs Donald Emero of Rich's Hill Road West Bath entertained playmates Saturday afternoon for his second birthday. Guests included Nancy Ardell Emery sister of the host Mrs Stanley DeWitt and John Mrs Heywood Newcomb and Frank W Sparks Mrs Francis Bertrand Betsy and Dean Mrs Charles H Cahill Jr and Charles H III. The dining room featured pastel Easter colors and a decorated cake with center candies. Ice cream crackers and cake were served and adults joined for tea.
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Stephen Emero
Donald Emero
Rich's Hill Road
West Bath
Stephen
Nancy Ardell Emery
Stanley DeWitt
John
Heywood Newcomb
Frank W. Sparks
Francis Bertrand
Betsy
Dean
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Charles H., III
Mrs Caverly and daughter visit Haddonfield guests
Mrs Herbert Caverly and her daughter Lardina from Haddonfield New Jersey and formerly of Bath arrived Easter weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Bartlett on Middle Street. They will be joined Thursday by Dr Caverly who recently sold his Bath business to take up similar duties in Haddonfield as an oral surgeon.
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Upper Federal Street
Charles Grover
South Walpole
Mass
Frank A. Bean
Hodge Street
Mayo
Bath
Edwin L. Holbrook
Wiscasset
Bath Memorial Hospital
Holbrook
Lester R. Holbrook
Lester R., Jr
Julia B. Lewis
Federal Street
J. Clifton Lewis
Sgt
Eugene Lewis
Philippines
Sgt. Lewis
United States
Pacific
Merle Foy
Src
Carleton Foye
Federal
Dead River
Henry Washburn
Bingham
Washburn
Bath Iron Works
John Hutchins
Livermore Falls
Richard Foye
Celia O'Brien
Portland
Foye
Barbara E. Sullivan
U. of M
Leslie Sullivan
Richard Knibble
Boston
Bradford Street
J.g
Roland A. Tarbox
Martha S. Tarbox
Hooper Street
May Sherman
Sherman
Charles Barnes
Liberty
Bernard W. McFadden
Middle Street
Leland Brown
Leland Greenleaf
Fort Devens
Army
Charles McEwen
Andover
Warren Babbidge
Philip Burns
John Hayward
Carroll Wing
Arthur Wing
Edward Burns
Fred Hayward
Littleton
N H
Herbert Caverly
Lardina
Haddonfield
N. J
Charles Bartlett
Caverly
Easter Sunday Services Across Woolwich and Montsweag
Woolwich First Baptist and Montsweag Baptist plan Easter Sunday services with morning and late morning sessions, Mrs. J M Gowdey delivering a Triumph sermon and appearances of Jesus after the Resurrection. Local clubs and personal notes follow in a busy Woolwich community update.
Pvt Verna Staples Home On Ten Day Furlough
Pvt Verna Staples daughter of Mr and Mrs Burleigh Staples of 401 Lark Street is home on a ten day furlough from Ft Oglethorpe Georgia after completing six weeks of basic training. She will resume duty and continue training as an X ray technician.
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Verna Staples
Burleigh Staples
Lark Street
Ft. Oglethorpe
Georgia
Pvt
Staples
Dresden Losses and Local Happenings This Week
Mrs. Bernard Bailey broke an arm after a fall. A Sunday school was formed at Dresden Center led by Evangelist and Mrs. Henderson. Palm Sunday services featured Dr. Alexander Cairns with the sermon The Great King. junior sermon Seeing. soloist Mrs. Clayton Mayers. organist Mrs. Leda Pray. Chester Dorr’s birthday was celebrated by relatives. the Dorr family now resides at the former Frank Cate homestead. A fire destroyed the Walton Good home. Bridge Academy students saved furniture. cause unknown. Mrs. Harold Bickford recovering after surgery at Gardiner General Hospital. Local talent to present Grandpa's Twin Sister with a cast list. Town officers reelected. budgets set for repairs and services. lower bridge to remain unrepaired until after the war.
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Bernard Bailey
Dresden Center
Henderson
Gardiner
Alexander Cairns
Clayton Mayers
Leda Pray
Chester Dorr
Dorr
Frank Cate
Wiscasset
Walton Good
Carroll
Richmond
Bridge Academy
Harold Bickford
Gardiner General Hospital
Grandpa
Wilmot Trussell
Maggie
Marguerite Mayers
Louise
Harold Houdlette
William R. Houdlette
Captain Buckley Guest At A Bath Dinner Party
Mrs. Sadie Sarkis hosted a supper for her guest Captain Paul Buckley USAAF who has returned from 16 months in the Italian theater. Buckley, formerly with Bath Iron Works, spoke of Italian life and war experiences while guests included the Sarkis family and several Bath and Brunswick locals on furlough or serving overseas.
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Sadie Sarkis
High Street
Paul Buckley
Portsmouth
N. H
Buckley
Bath Iron Works
Sarkis
Arthur
George
Ernest
Card of Thanks from Woolwich Family March 1945
The Holbrook family expresses sincere thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary of Nequasset Mothers Club of Nequasset Oakhurst Dairy and Fellow Producers friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and floral tributes during their bereavement in Woolwich Maine. Mr and Mrs Lester Holbrook and Son March 27 1945.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Nequasset
Mothers Club of Nequasset
Oakhurst Dairy
Lester Holbrook
Wrecking Crane Clears Derailed Cement Cars
Traffic resumed after a derailment as two cement cars were moved by a giant crane nicknamed the big hook from Portland. Rails were replaced and 60 workers toiled from the railroad dining car to complete repairs on the main line, with schedules routed over a temporary track.
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Portland
Correction notices and Bay Point items from a winter week
Bay Point notes corrects Stanley Ward Thorne S1c and cites nephew Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fry calling on friends Friday. Mr. Thorn returned to a Florida base Saturday. Ice and snow cover the Kennebec area, three inches of new snow, cold ground delaying Arbutus buds. Families move, visits to Bath and Boston noted, George Gates buys a car to support defense work. Red Cross calls remain complex. response steady. Mrs. James Oliver affected Friday evening. slowly improving.
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Stanley Ward Thorne
Robert Fry
Thorn
Florida
Kennebec
G. C. Day
Bath
George Gates
Boston
James Oliver
Stanley Edward Thorn
Maurice Hinckley
H. A. Spinney
Rebuilt Saw Mill Now In Operation At Winnegance
The rebuilt John G. Morse & Sons sawmill at Winnegance is in full operation after a October fire caused by lightning. A modern plant with individual electric motors replaces the old structure, built during fall and winter with a small crew. An ancestor of the operators came from Small Point to run tide mills in the district, and the new mill is expected to serve for many years.
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John G. Morse & Sons
Winegance
Winneganee
Small Point
Presen
John G. Morse & Son
Bath
Phippsbur
Old Pond
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