Wiscasset Red Cross drive boosts town effort
More than 200 people attended a Sunday program at the Congregational church to aid Wiscasset in its 1944 Red Cross War Fund Drive. The event featured a film The Red Cross in Action, talks by Boyd L. Bailey and Sherman A. Calahan, lantern slides, and local photos, helping push the town toward its $2900 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Wiscasset
Robert H. Trinsham
George G. Chiera
Mary Hobson
Ocean
Boyd L. Bailew
Bath
Southern
Maine
Sherman A Calahan
Andland
Ireland
North Africa
Sicily
Calahan
Ray R. Marston
Stanley W Dodge
Lawrence B. Haguett
Mr. Gleason
North Edgecomb
Local notices and personal items from Wiscasset page
Personal items recount visits and travel from Wiscasset residents including Rev. and Mrs. Robert H. Heigham visiting a brother in Malden and others moving homes, attending conventions, or staying in rest homes. deaths, marriages, and travel to Boston, Augusta, and Cambridge appear amid town society notices.
Bereavement thanks from local families in Wiscasset Maine
We express gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for kind deeds and floral tributes during our recent bereavement Mrs Mabelle Hutchins Mr and Mrs Frank Frey and SOW Mrs Nellie Carlin Mr and Mrs Frank Hutchins Mr and Mrs Herbert Blinn Wiscasset Maine March 30 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabelle Hutchins
Frank Frey
Nellie Carlin
Frank Hutchins
Herbert Blinn
Wiscasset
Maine
West Bath M M 2-c Andrew Robichaud wed at Rosebank
West Bath couple Andrew Robichaud U S N son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Robichaud and Rose Gorgone daughter of Mr and Mrs Antonio Gorgone of Stapleton were married March 19 at St Joseph church Rosebank Staten Island NY A reception followed at the bride’s home Miss Gorgone and Gabriel Bossa served as attendant and best man Robichaud formerly worked at Bath Iron Works and is now stationed in Manhattan Also noted Emily Hudson of West Bath celebrated her sixth birthday with a party at the home of Mrs Armand Petit and other community news from Bath and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorgone
McKee Vocational High School
St. George
Robichaud
Morse High School
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Manhattan
New York
Emily M. Hudson
West Bath
Armand Petit
Willows Street
Emily
David
Billy Petit
Buddy
Bobby Allen
Phillis
Frances Warner
Barbara
Ralph King
Bobby
Jonny
June Green
Lee
Judy Webb
Little George McLean
Florence Butler
Annie Blaisdell
Linda Webb
Woolwich Caucus Chooses Town Committee 1944 45
Woolwich held a Republican caucus at the town house selecting the town committee for 1944 and 1945 including Frank R. Bailey and Mrs. Bernice Bailey. Delegates to the state convention in Bangor April 13 14 were named with alternates and district delegates also chosen. The elected officers for 44 45 were Bailey as chairman Mrs Bailey as vice chair Georgie Walker as secretary and John C. Gilmore as treasurer. Other notes cover local school honors ice conditions on Burnt Jacket river and local social events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town House
Frank R. Bailey
Bernice Bailey
John C. Gilmore
Mazilla Gilmore
Frank J. Walker
Georgie Walker
Wilson L. Bailey
Albion L. Corliss
Olive Corliss
Eben Dana
Horace Allen
Samuel Moore
Alton Berry
Marian Berry
George Wright
Charlotte Longfellow
Elizabeth Bowers
Bangor
Leon H. Kelly
Frank W. Walker
Woolwich Grange Confers Degrees On 11 Members
Woolwich Grange conferred the third and fourth degrees on a class of 11 candidates at its hall with a large attendance from county granges. State Deputy Cleveland Marriner installed them. four members were reinstated. The event featured Harvester's march, tableaux, a harvest supper, and a memory of charter member Tate J. Sumner Bailey. Next meeting set for April 5.
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Woolwich Grange
Cleveland Marriner
Richmond
Mildred Curtis
Beverly Howard
Carroll Curtis
Robert Paulin
Henry Wright
Herbert Wright
Harley Wright
Clarence Stilphen
Dana Jewett
Marolyn Temple
Merlene Jameson
Marion Robson
Evelyn Leeman
Julia Getchell
Boothbay Center Grange
Tate J. Sumner Bailey
Grange
Bailey
Good Will Club Sale and Supper a Success
The Good Will club of Woolwich met Monday evening with Mrs. Charles H. Hunnewell at Sagadahoc Ferry. A report on Saturdays spring sale of aprons and useful articles was given, run with a baked bean supper attended by Iron Works officials and families. Ex Governor Percival Baxter was among the guests. the event drew one of the largest crowds in club history. Plans discussed for a future supper for the Lionesses club. The evening ended with sewing and refreshments served by Mrs. Hunnewell and her niece Miss Florence Carlton. Those present included Mrs. Edward Reed, Mrs. Costello Hall, Mrs. Freeman Oliver, Mrs. Percy Marston, Mrs. Nelson Rice, Mrs. Harrison Rust, Mrs. Harry Fitch and Mrs. Helen Farnham of Wellesley Mass. The next meeting is set for April 10 with location to be announced. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Penniman were visiting Mrs. Amanda Penniman of New Harbor, joined by Mrs. Hattie Tarr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Guerin
Michael
North Street
Bath
John Leonard
Ralph Haley
Alene
Providence
R. I
Paul A. Berry
Mo. M. M
Alton Berry
Willard Oldrieve
George Oldrieve
Malden
Mass
Day’s Ferry
Oldrieve
Texas
Helen Farnham
Wellesley Hills
Eugenie Hunnewell
Sagadahoc Ferry
George Fisher, Jr
Mar Harbor
George Fisher
Bath Iron Works
Avis Marston
Rye
Percy Marston
Mary Morton Soule
Robert Taylor Bateman
St. Marks Church
Augusta
Soule
A. M. G. Soule
Rockland
Center Baptist Church
Verlie Hathorne
Robert Tanner
Eunice Jewett
Margaret Gowdy
Thelma Jewett
Ernest Stilphen
Louise Savage
Barbara Hathorne
Leona McFarland
Good Will Club
Woolwich
Charles H. Hunnewell
Iron Works
Percival P. Baxter
Lionesses Club
Florence Carlton
Edward V. Reed
Costello P. Hall
Freeman Oliver
Nelson Rice
Harrison Rust
Harry Fitch
Wellesley
Bay Point News: Accidents and Obituaries Stir Town
Clamming party on Kennebec River suffers skiff sinking with clams and gear. Five barrels and nine pecks lost as four men swim to safety at Devil's Chair. Rescue by Sherman Campbell and H A Spinney. Local obituaries note deaths of Cora Miller and Ida Matthews, with survivors listed. Community lives and news of residents including travels, visits, and job changes.
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Arthur Delano
Ardeen Pinkham
Bay Point
Leo Purtell
Devil's Chair
Kennebec
Gilbert Head
Sherman Campbell
H. A. Spinney
James Oliver
Cora Miller
Oscar Miller
Chester
Auburn
Mildred Clark
Lethbridge
Alberta
Can
Miller
Ida Matthews
Mary Campbell
Lila Spigney
C. H. Hinckley
Fred Kingsbury
Bath
George Gates
Boston
Maurice Hinckley, Jr
Navy
Harold Robinson
Hildred
Edna Coolidge
Robert Fry
Friends
Thelma Watson
Herman Spinney
Resolutions Mourn Loss of J Sumner Bailey at Woolwich Grange
Woolwich Grange No. 168 P of H passes resolutions mourning the death of Brother J Sumner Bailey. Charter to be draped, copies sent to Bath Independent and family, and records to reflect the loss. Committee on resolutions signs of note. Funeral services for Margaret A Flaherty held at St Marys Bath. Mrs William Gallagher a Norway guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sumner Bailey
Woolwich Grange
Brother Bailey
Bath
Rose E. Hathorne
Sarah Bradford
Florence E. Smith
Committee
William Gallagher
Norway
Robert Linekin
High Street
Margaret A. Flaherty
St. Mary’s Church
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William Ho Burton
Birch Point
Robert Tineham
Charles Mc Tubbs
Grace Church
St. Philip's Church
Robert HH Hingham
Frank H. Gray
Samuel J. Sewall
Harvey H. Pease
Harry L. Bradford
Harry D. Mosher
William McFadden
Charles E. Knight
Seselectmen
Fred W. Blagdon
Fred A. Soule
Carl Boudin
Frank B. Adams
S. G. Sewall
S. Sewall
Charles S. Sewall
C. C. Blagdon
Grace L. Knight
Ethel K Fisher
Camden
Fisher
C. Ernest Knecht
the Organ Society
William H. Burton
Kirtehts
Federal Stron
Carolyn S. Varney
Verne Sathard
Bradford C. Redonnet
H. FE. Rines
Harvey R. Pease
Zina Davis
Charles Cowley
Stantey Brown
Womans Club
Congregational Vestry
Marco
Harold Engelbrekt
Marco Club
Congregational Church
Elock
Wiscusset Gazette
Wisctsset
Orvice
Sarhina
May Sherman
Frances Somes
Salvation Army
Wiswassettoot
Frances Sortweil
Woejey C Day
Aieh
George G Chiera
D. S
Ege Mouethy
Seatg
STER
AsTem
Hao Cuts
Uc Ab
Sears
Center Street
Red Shield
U.S.O
Robert H. Heigham
Africa
Gertrude Hubbard Hurlburt
Joseph E. Hubbard
Hodge Street
Dorchester
George Bradford
Bath Road
Frances Grover
Walpole
Bradford C. Redennett
Ellsworth Holbrook
Lewiston
Henry Washburn
Bingham
Effie Poole
Westbrook
Roy C. Keene
Charles FE
Cowley
Alfred E. Gorham
Harry Bradford and Son
Lee Gorham
Gorham
Pittsburgh
Moses Davis
Davis Island
Robbert H. Heigham
Clarence A. Richards
South Portland
Granville Moulton
Richards
Samuel B. Doggett
Julian Doggett
Benjamin H. Adams
Robert
Frederick Tripp
Tripp
Stephen Wright
Phyllis Kelsey
South Bristol
George J. Chiera
St. Philips Rectory
Walter Dow
Pvt. Wright
Richmond L. White
Cuba
Havana
John C. Fisher
John Anderson
Medford
Betty Burton
Lenora Chiera
Gould Academy
Bethel
Elden P. Munsey
Leland Bryant
Joe Marsh
United States
Ted Barnes
Frank Heasley
Brewing Industr Foundation
Brewers
Brewing Industry Foundation
Frank H. Holley
Waterville
James Doyle
Maud Doyle
Howard Carlton
Arrowsiee
John Perkins
Sidney Pendleton
Sidney
Beatrice Titcomb
Bernard Johnson
Billy Ketchum
Gerald
Dorothy Boudreau
Charlie
Bruce Caldwell
Brunswick
Beverly Pendleton
Dana, Nealand
Jean Pendleton
Liles Pendleton
Shirley
Nathan Johnson
James Lemont
Harditg
Stanley E. Rose
Florida
Helen Rose
Frankie
Fred Rose
Alfred Condon Sr
Rockland Hospital
Atkinson
Alden Parker
Milo
Marshall Boudreau
James Holbrook
Arthur Holbrook
Freeport
Virgil Libby
Oakland
Percy Holbrook
Eleanor Thompson
James Williams
Cape Elizabeth
Harry Williams
Portland
Lincoln Williams
Howard Spinney
Rufus Lombard
Kennard Johnson
Richard
Charles Dunan
Nealand Pendleton
Billy Deehan
Martha E. Leeman
Jean L. Gowdey
Harold Leeman
University of Maine
John M. Gowdey
Woolwich-Wiscasset Baptist Church
Montsweag
J. M. Gowdey
Baxter
Ellsworth Penniman
Mr. Penniman
Amanda Penniman
New Harbor
Hattie Tarr
Scott Super-Bilt
Marguerite
Hennessey’s
Stre
New England
Marguerite Hennessey
Scott
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