Wiscasset News Notes and Furloughs Report
Families visit Brunswick hospital Rumors of missing in action sailor Ernest Colby. Furloughs shared by John Washington Kenneth Trask Lincoln and others, with baptisms and postal furloughs. Naval cadet Edgar Curtis in Texas, M A Maxwell Field promotion for Ivan Rines. Women’s organ society and Red Cross benefit raise sixty dollars. Woman’s Club meets with May basket plan and $10 Red Cross gift. Manila message brings hope to Bailey family.
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Main Street
H. E. Rines
Brunswick
Brunswick Hospital
Frank H. Colby
War Department
Ernest
John Washington
Whiting Washington
North Edgecomb
Camp Edwards
Kenneth Trask
California
Navy
Elmer Wickham
Federal Street
Paul Kuta
Bowdoinham
Terrie Dorr
Lambert Park
Bath
H D. Mosher
Warren Street
Organ Society
Congregational Vestry
Hattie Mosher
Kate Sewal
Annie Macurda
Viola Adams
Sue Bailey
Isabel Young
Laura Seasey
Lillian Dow
George G Chiera
A. M. Norton
Vera Hagzett
Alberta Larrabee
May Sherman
Maud Marsh
Carolyn Varney
Clara Dow
Ruth Jackson
Second Car Stolen Within 24 Hours Reported
Police revealed a second car theft in 24 hours, a 1939 Pontiac taken from a defense worker between midnight and 8 a.m. Wednesday. Charles E Boyd of Augusta reported his green Pontiac parked on Commercial Street near the Carlton bridge missing after work at eight. The second Pontiac stolen in two days followed another theft from Front Street Monday evening involving Howard Blake.
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Frank L. Moriarty
Charles E. Boyd
Fowler Street
Augusta
Bath
Ron Works Corp
Commercial Street
Carlton Bridge
Howard Blake
Crescent Street
Front Street
Mizpah Class Social Planned For April 14
Mizpah Class of First Baptist met Tuesday evening with Mrs. George Carey to plan Spring activities including a social on April 14 at the vestry. Mrs. Kenneth Taylor chairs the committee assisted by Mrs. Harold Carter and Miss Eleanor Mills to handle names. No class next week due to Tidy Week. Reverend Cire Roots asked for continued church activity. the group conducted a Bible study and devotional period. Refreshments followed and the class set its next meeting for April.
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Mizpah
First Baptist Church
George Carey
Oak Street
Kenneth Taylor
Harold Carter
Eleanor Mills
Cire
Suns
Fine Bath Couple Married Fifty Years and Busy
Mr and Mrs Alfred W Thurston of the Old Folks Home celebrate their golden wedding anniversary marking fifty years of happiness They have lived in Bath most of their marriage with stints in Florida and New Mexico Previously in Berlin New Hampshire Delia Byron became Mrs Thurston in 1894 They recall circus days glove factory work and paper mill jobs while Mrs Thurston gathers patchwork quilts and plans a log cabin design They look forward to their seventy fifth anniversary.
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Alfred W. Thurston
Crescent Street
Thurston
Berlin
N. H
Bath
Florida
New Mexico
Mississippi River
Littleton Glove Factory
Hudson Bay Glove Co
Montreal
Canada
Cascade
Bath. Iron Works
St. Mary's Church
The
Sodality
New Hampshire
Eugene Byron
Boston
Deland, Fla
Thornton
Demming
Kennebec
Mrs. Thurston
Republican Caucus at City Hall aims for big turnout
The Republican caucus convenes this evening at City Hall, with statewide and district conventions set for Ban gor on April 13 and 14. The meeting, in the auditorium, seeks a large attendance. Mrs. Lester Powers, formerly Agnes Jones of Robinhood, died Thursday in Bath.
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City Hall
Bangor
Lester Powers
Agnes Jones
Robinhood
Bath
Eight Year Old Girl Struck by Bath Taxi
Eight year old Priscilla Clark escaped with minor injuries after crossing in front of two eastbound cars and into a Bath taxi driven by James Co Turner on Tuesday afternoon in Woolwich. Officer Powers reported no blame on the driver and noted the jug of molasses splashed the taxi front. Another child was struck by a taxi minutes earlier on Center street.
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Priscilla Clark
Woolwich
Miss Clark
Frank Clark
IGA
Aih
James Co Turner
Civen
Francis W Powers
Tittle Lads
Powers
Aone
Center Street
Raht and Rahn Leave City for Bath Tran Works
Lieut Leonard Raht of the U.S. Navy stationed at the Naval Department of the Bath Tran Works and Mrs Rahn of 21 North Street are away for several days. Mrs Joseph J Dinphin is confined to her head by illness but her home remains on Spring Street.
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Leonard Raht
U.S.N
Naval Department of the Bath Tran Works
Rahn
North Street
Joseph J. Dinphin
Spring Street
Central Ladies' Aid Prepares for April Sale
Ladies' Aid of Central church met at the parish house with Mrs. Luther Thompson presiding. Plans were made for the Spring sale and supper on April 20, with committees named for aprons, cooked foods, knickknacks, and ticket selling. A food exchange was held after, hosted by Mrs. Alfred Rowe and Mrs. Joseph Avery, with Mrs. George Merrill serving refreshments.
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Central Church
Luther Thompson
James T. Bonney
Cochairmen
Alfred Rowe
Lewis Sanborn
Perry Thompson
Joseph Avery
Charles T. Jackson
George W. Tobey
George Wallace
Richard Quick
Frederick Edney
Orville E.page
Grace Lord
N. Gratz Jackson
George Merrill
Twin Bees Club Helps Red Cross in All Day Brunswick Meeting
The Twin Bees Club met for an all day session with 20 attendees at Mrs. Mary Curtis’s Pleasant Street home. Members voted $5 to the Red Cross fund and planned evening meetings after April to improve attendance. The next gathering will be April 13 hosted by Mrs. Alta Stover in Brunswick.
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Twin Bees Club
Mary Curtis
Pleasant Street
Alva Young Pythian Temple
Brunswick
Lowell Temple
Emma Haley
Red Cross Fund
Annie Williams
Bridge Street
Alta Storer
Bess Stimpson
Ola Lombard
Alta Stover
Edith Colby
Seth Stewart
Emily Williams
Sadie Garcelon
Lutie Stover
Arletta Yates
Viola Melzard
Marion Darrah
Edith Miller
Nellie Dunning
June Shea
Sarah Potter
Florence Robinson
This City
Hattie Lord
Auburn
Ethelyn Gilman
Lewiston
Bristol Couple Guests at Bath Works Leaders Dinner
Mr and Mrs Edward Fossett of Bristol residing at 1353 Washington street were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Albert H Thompson of upper Washington street. Mr Fossett serves as lead man in the electrical department of Bath Iron Works.
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Edward Fossett
Bristol
Washington Street
Albert H. Thompson
Upper
Fossett
Electrical
Bath
Ron Works
Farm and city property listings by Fred B Reed Co
Buy or sell farm and city share property through Fred B Reed Co Manager Stanley E Wallace at 03 Front Street Bath. Call 332-W for details and listings.
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Fred B Reed Co
Stanley E Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Winter Street Ladies Aid Plans for Spring Activities
The Winter Street church Ladies' Aid held its annual luncheon with Mrs. Arthur C. Lemont presiding. A nominating committee was named for officers in October, and plans covered rummage and silver tea events, a white elephant sale proceeds, Red Cross day, and floral arrangements for Sunday services.
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Ladies’ Aid of
Winter Street Church
Arthur C. Lemont
Wallace Atwood
Edward B. Smith
Archie Doyle
Charles Frost
Roscoe P. McFadden
Trygve Carlson
Charles Walsh
Ernest Freeman
Davis Hatch
J. Albert Redlon
Sarah Adams
Reginald Farnham
Amy Irish
Clifford B. Smith
Ralph O. Burden
Lewis F. Gannon
Alice Shorey
Harry Pond
Lemont
Joseph O. Purdue
Morton Young
Phyllis Bowie
Clifford Wilband
Burton Jones
Purdue
Allen M. Irish
Arthur K. Purington
Alice Varney
Carl Y. Kennedy
Arthur Bowker
Fred Foote
Red Cross
Front Street
Edgar Hatch
Treasury
Isabelle Carter
Lionesses Enjoy Supper and Morse Lantern Slides
Lionesses met at Winter Street church for a church supper served by the ladies auxiliary. Mrs Edward Cummings organized the program and introduced Samuel Morse who presented colored lantern slides of local views across the state and New England. The club voted a Red Cross War Fund donation and planned support for the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children. A group of knitters from the club also participated.
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Lionesses
Winter Street Church
Edward Cummings
Samuel Morse
New England
Red Cross War Fund
Pine Tree Society For
Lions hear Lt Byrd speak on Pearl Harbor and war
Lt JG J R Byrd U S Navy spoke to the Lions Club last week at Hyde Windlass cafeteria. Based at Bath Iron Works he recalled Pearl Harbor Guadalcanal and Aleutians service and urged civilian military cooperation postwar. He praised Bath-built destroyers and noted plans to seek a permanent club meeting place with a committee formed.
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J. R. Byrd
Lions Club
Hyde Windlass
Lt. Byrd
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Byrd
Army
Cpl
William Owen
USA
Atlanta
Bath Club
Clinton Owen
Fred Tarbox
Harry B. Taplin
USO
Boston
Knit club meets at Woolwich home for Navy yarn consignment
Members convened Monday night at Mrs. Alex MacDonald’s home to work on Navy league yarn consignment donated by Mrs Archibald Main. Three new members joined, and the next meeting is April 6 at the Goodwill clubhouse with Mrs. Arthur Bowker in charge.
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Alex MacDonald
Navy League
Archibald M. Main
MacDonald
Wallace Ham
W. A. Purington
John Black
Goodwill
Woolwich
Arthur Bowker
Harold S. Avery
Frank Fortier
Ernest Freeman
Charles Walsh
Ralph Burden
Clifford B. Smith
Morton Young
Fred Cullen
John Sylvester
Taxpayer Help For 1944 Returns In Coastal Towns
Deputy Collectors of the Internal Revenue Service will visit Boothbay Harbor Damariscotta and Wiscasset in April 1944 to assist with estimated declarations due April 15 1944. Boothbay Harbor April 3 4 5 Damariscotta April 6 7 8 Wiscasset April 10 11. Mrs Howard Blake returns home from Kittery after a two week visit with daughter Mrs Alex McDonald recovering from injuries after being struck in a heavy snowstorm and hospitalized.
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Internal Revenue Service
Boothbay Harbor
Customs Office
Damariscotta
First National Bank
Wiscasset
Howard Blake
Crescent Street
Kittery
Alex McDonald
Bowdoinham Drunken driving fined in Lisbon Falls court
Edward Mclver was fined $100 and costs after arraignment before Judge L A Jack at Lisbon Falls Municipal court on a drunken driving charge. A second charge of leaving the scene was dismissed. He was arrested Friday after a Maple and Main streets collision that damaged Raymond Drew’s car. Sheriff Clyde Dingley made the arrest.
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Edward Mclver
L. A. Jack
Lisbon Falls
Mclver
Maple
Main Streets
Raymond Drew
Drew
Clyde Dingley
George R. Cutler
J. N. Palmer
Bowdoinham Ridge
James H. Ames
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Paul West
Gould
Wesley B. Williams
J. Hall Denham
Milton Given
Earle L. Browne
Harold Cheney
Leon Williams
Horace Raymond
Elmer Raymond
Portland
Selectmen’s Office
Bangor
Margaret Purington
Jane Hall Browne
Ethel Willis
Emma Ferguson
Frances Schreiter
Loomis Dyer
Barbara Ellen All
Brunswick
Clara’ Fogg
Prudence Hamilton
Bowdoinham
Red Cross
Byron Durgin
Clarence Blackman
Waterville
Linwood Rideout
Houston
Robly Morrison
Margaret
Paul Bishop
Higgins Classical Institute
Neil Bishop
Miss Bishop
Mary Dodge
Rumford
Jerry
Tibbetts
John Maher
Alvin Huntoon
Leo Fontaine
Louise Williams
Alvin Huntoon, Jr
Italy
Glencora Dow
Eliot
George R. Cutler Dies at 73 After Illness
George R. Cutler 73 died early Sunday at his Main street home after a three week illness. Born in Bowdoinham October 16 1870 he was a retired railroad man in the signal department. He belonged to the Brunswick Masonic lodge and married Myrtie A. Blanchard in 1900. Survived by two brothers Charles Worcester Mass and Thomas C Tops ham a sister Mrs Ernest Hamlin Long Island NY and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Cutler
Main Street
Mr. Cutler
Bowdoinham
Alonzo and
Catherine Peasley Cutler
Signal Department
Brunswick Masonic Lodge
Myrtie A. Blanchard
Charles
Worcester
Mass
Thomas C
Topsham
Ernest Hamlin
Long Island
N. Y
Bath service man sends souvenirs from Sicily and Italy
Lawrence Blaisdell, 3-c shipfitter in the U S N, sent home gifts from Sicily and Italy to his parents Mr and Mrs Donald Blaisdell of 75 Pearl Street Bath. The Bath Iron Works veteran enlisted December 27 1942 after working in the straighteners department. The packages include hand painted scarves, beads, Italian and French money, military insignia, and views of the catacombs near Palermo.
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Times Business Office
Sicily
Italy
Lawrence Blaisdell
Shipfitter
Donald Blaisdell
Pearl Street
Young Blaisdell
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Bucksport
Air Service
Palermo
Eleven Young Men Leave Bath For Fort Devens
Eleven more young men left Bath Tuesday morning for Fort Devens to enter service in the United States Army. Names listed include Hilton J. Freeman Ralph M. Richardson Edward M. Staples Lawrence P. Thompson Avon M. Temple Bernard L. Johison West Bath Daniel A. Danforth Jr Richmond Leonard O. Skelton Bowdoinham Loring R. Smith Topsham Vaughan E. Fogg Whitefield Basil S. Lee Houlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Fort Devens
United States Army
Hilton J. Freeman
Ralph M. Richardson
Edward M. Staples
Lawrence P. Thompson
Avon M. Temple of Bath
Bernard L. Johison
West Bath
Daniel A. Danforth, Jr
Richmond
Leonard O. Skelton
Bowdoinham
Loring R. Smith
Topsham
Vaughan E. Fogg
Whitefield
Basil S. Lee
Houlton
Boston trio visits Greenstreet parents after MIT radiation job
Miss Mary Anderson joins Miss Marjorie Smith and Miss Con stance Scharton of Boston in returning from a weekend visit with Miss Anderson's parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Anderson of Greenstreet. Miss Anderson works in the radiation department at MIT in Boston.
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Mary Anderson
Marjorie Smith
Constance Scharton
Boston
Miss Anderson
Carl C. Anderson
Greenstreet
The
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