Richmond Community Social Notes and School Events
Warming for the Doyons featured games and dancing with refreshments and birthday remembrances for Mrs. Doyon. A Methodist church reception honored Rev and Mrs G E Edgett as the new pastor and wife with American Legion in uniform. Richmond High School hosts Junior Declamations at Enterprise Grange hall with prizes amid May 29 Baccalaureate and June 1 commencement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyons
Doyon
Carl Melvin
Mary Guion
Edward Coughlin
Merle Thompson
A.M. Howes
Helen Gagnon
Jackson
Herman Barter
Margaret Grover
Portland
Waltz
Main Street
Roberts
William Hall Shore
South End
Methodist Church
G. E. Edgett
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Bertelie Skinner
Augusta
Skinner
Franklin County Hospital
Greenfield
Mass
Richmond
Leon Dublee
River Road
Sadie Hull
Minct Williams
Winfield Hull
Lewiston
Frances Preble
Boston
Europe
Joseph W. Randlette
Earl Frost
Mansfield Balt
Canton
Melvin Dow
Bar Frost
Blanchard Chapman
Charles Lemont
Boothbay Harbor
Richmond High School
Enterprise Grange Hall
Winnifred F. Roberts
Leroy Cleveland
Mark Twain
Roland Washburn Alexander
Bobbie Shaftoe
Anonymous
Iva Sanborn
Aire Varie
Dacula
Anna T. Falls
Gordon Bunker Howe
Sarah Winter Kellogg
Florence Helen Weeks
Stonewall Jackson
Moses Hoge
Charles Joseph Johnson
Londonderry Air
Lish
Holman Day
Merle Alberton Leavitt
Juanita Mae Baker
Arthur L. Brown
Perpetuum Mobile
Warner
Norris S. Lord of
Bridge Academy
Phillip A. Annis
Jessica Haskell
Hallowell High School
Merle Leavitt
Juanita Baker
Gordon Howe
P. J. Quigg
Levant
Opera House
Esther Parker
Rosanna Gonier
Cecelia Robinson
Evelyn Hanson
Marjorie Kennedy
Evelyn Seekins
Alserta Sedgley
Evelyn Lovejoy
Virginia Stratton
Gwendolyn Tarr
Irene Trott
Thomas O'Neil
Walter Anderson
Wilbur Cooper
Frederick Groves
Terrance Curran
Carroll Linekin
Paul Stilphen
Henry Tarr
Paul Roberts
Local Happenings and Visits Across Richmond Area
The Richmond Lions hosted a luncheon at Legion hall with Chef Lib and assistants serving a fine meal. Community figures Rev Gilbert Edgett and Gov William Tudor Gardiner are slated for Memorial Day events in Richmond and Dresden. Local residents travel for visits, wintering out of state, and return to town while town officials report 1932 tax rate at 57 mills. A new fire truck is planned for rural service, and memorial group activities include rummage sale and fundraising supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
South Dresden
Mary Gaubert
Elizabeth Small
Bolton
Richmond Corner
Front Street
George Gibbs
Haynes Landing
Bert Hasson
West Dresden
J. C. Card
Bangor
Hattie Wilson
Belmont
Mass
Howard Wilson
Nelson W. Bryant
Christchurch
Gardiner
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Emerson Lane
William Tudor Gardiner
Dresden
Mildred Costellon
Portland
Melville Brown
Canton
Kerwin R. Hanks
Swift & Co
Augusta
Hanks
Charles L. Blair
Maine
J. W. Randlette
Richmond
Frank
Jane
Springfield
Firemen’s Relief Association
Amy Bradley
U. V
C. W
Rockland
Viola Douglass
Margaret Duren
Ida Watson
Viola Waltz
Minnie Waldron
Martha Totman
Edith Edgecomb
Daughters of Union Veterans
Vanessa Beetle
Minnie Waldrorf c
Florence Watson
Bath
Bicyclist warned after riding without lights at night
A Bath youth rode down Front street after dark without lights or a horn and was stopped by Patrolman Melville Rice who kept the bicycle until the boy could claim it. He later retrieved it after a marshal lecture on bicycle safety. Also reported are three Colby College fraternity dances held Friday night with events at Lakewood Country Club Lakewood Inn and Elmwood Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Melville Rice
Colby College
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Lakewood Country Club
Zeta Psi
Lakewood Inn
Theta Kappa Nu
Elmwood Hotel
Neighborhood Notes From Georgetown and Vicinity
The column records weekend visits and travels by residents and guests including Mrs. Gilbert Gunnell of Waltham Mass Mrs. Helen Omen of Lexington Mass and many Bath Georgetown and West Georgetown locals. It notes illness of Gilbert Lewis and the death of Joseph P Adams of Weston Mass with family details.
Poet President to Keynote Bates Field Day Speech
Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer poet and former American Poetry Society leader will speak at Bates College third annual Federation Literature Field Day on Saturday. The program includes a book fair at Alumni gym, lectures on Goethe and literary topics, Bates glee club performances, lunch, a one act Eugene O Neill play, and a faculty reception in Chase Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer
American Poetry Society
Outlook
Federation
Bates College
Pulsifer
Maine
Clifton D. Gray
Bates
William F. Schoppe
West Auburn
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gray
A. E. Chittenden
Auburn
Professor Harms
Bates Little Theater
Grosvenor M. Robinson
College
Chase Hall
Fire on Bank Street causes 500 dollar damage in Brunswick
A short circuit started a blaze at a two and a half story Bank street building in Brunswick Sunday, causing about 500 dollars in damage. Alfred Bacon and Charles Dunham discovered the fire, which already spread to the roof. the ell was ablaze when firefighters arrived, stopping the flames quickly. The other tenement is occupied by Mrs Frank Welch. The building is owned by Samuel Furbish, former Brunswick selectman and now Dexter town manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Street
Brunswick
Samuel Furbish
Brunswick Selectman
Dexter
Alfred Bacon
Charles Dunham
Frank Welch
Maine P T leader attends national convention in Minneapolis
Mrs Haven Sawyer of Bangor president of the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers travels to Minneapolis Minnesota for the 36th annual National Congress of Parents and Teachers May 15 20. She joins the New York delegation in Syracuse and will plant an oak tree at Minnesota University to honor Dr Randall J Condon. Maine earns two Gold Stars for PTA memberships as Curtis and Leamington hotels host the event under the Tulip Time slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven Sawyer
Bangor
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Minneapolis
Minn
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Sawyer
Syracuse
N. Y
New York
New York State
Maine
Minnesota University
Randall J. Condon
Friendship
Condon
Ohio
Ohio State
Florence M. Hale
Augusta
National Education Association
Augustus O. Thomas
International Federation of Home and School
National Convention of Parents and Teachers
National Congress
William John Cooper
U. 1S
Curtis and Leamington
Orchard development in upper Sagadahoc
J Weston Walch of Portland, a Bowdoin graduate, is planting 1200 apple trees on Briery Place near Richmond Corner and along the Litchfield to Topsham road. The MacIntosh Cortland and Golden Delicious stock will form a triangle orchard with permanent layout. Mrs Walch assists. pruning by A K Gardner impressed the county agent. Walch plans 800 more trees next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Weston Walch
Briery Place
Richmond Corner
Litchfield
Topsham
Bowdoin
Mr. Walch
Portland
MacIntosh
Cortland
Golden Delicious
Moose Population Noted At Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park records indicate about 700 moose in the area. Park officials monitor wildlife numbers to assess habitat and safety considerations for visitors and the ecosystem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Five Islands social notes from Bath residents visit and guests
Bath residents and visitors frequent Five Islands, with Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Howard and guests from Bath hosting repair work at their cottage. Families including the Noctons, Hatchs, Rowes, Pinkhams, and other local residents share weekend and holiday visits, travels to Portland and Belfast, and attendance at the grange hall.
Phippsburg Social Notes Add Names and Visits
Phippsburg society roundup lists visitors and guests including Mrs. Davis' father J. H. case and Mrs. Joseph Donahue as weekend guest. Others staying in town or visiting relatives include Mrs. James E. Percy, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Wilbur, Mrs. Nancy Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Oliver, James Hutchins, Dora Crowley, Ora Hallett ill with pneumonia, Mrs. William Cullity, W. P. Morrison, Merene Eugenie born to Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Perkins, and several Bath and Boston visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
James Hutchins
Popham Beach
Dora Crowley
N.Y.A
Ora Hallett
Parker Head
William Cullity
Bucksport
Nathaniel Percy
Cox’s Head
W. P. Morrison
Boston
Cox's Head
Bel Ingalls
Portland
George Ingalls
Swanton Wyman
Harrison Wright
Small Point
Raymond Wyman
Emily Wyman
Bath
Roscoe Perkins
Merene Eugenie
Frank A. Small
Ruth Skillings
Sebacco
F. C. Bowker
H. W. Cutting
Annie Cutting
Dromore
Mattie Cutting
Local Social Roundup From Augusta and Bath
Mrs Augusta Jamell hosts a day at home while Devil Ferry spent Saturday with Lottie Wilson at Seasco. Sr Joan H Morse of Augusta and sister Mrs Alice Hyde of Bath visited Mr and Mrs Lester Morse. Mrs George L Cutting returns to Foxboro Mass after visiting daughter Mrs Raymond Campbell. Campbell recently completed a milk room and prepares for summer trade in milk and cream with Guernsey cows. Jay H Daley of Foxboro visits his niece Mrs Raymond Campbell at Dromore Bay Farm. Nellie Cutting paints her home with a new white coat and green blinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Jamell
Devil Ferry
Lottie Wilson
Seasco
Joan H. Morse
Augusta
Alice Hyde
Bath
Lester Morse
George L. Cutting
Foxboro
Mass
Raymond Campbell
Cutting
Campbell
Guernsey
Jay H. Daley
Raymond Campbdell
Dromore Bay
Nellie Cutting
Popham Beach Weekend Visitors and Local Activities
Mr and Mrs Charles Chetbra of Portland and Mrs Frank Pfeiffer of Worcester were weekend visitors at cottages on Popham Beach. Vernon Matson from Newville Mass and Col H W Owen with family joined relatives at their cottages. Martha Small of Bath and Eugene Spinney of Bath also visited. Moses Chandler builds a 30-foot auxiliary boat. Charles A Clark and George E McNulty work land opposite McNulty’s house. Graydon Morse hosted fourteen relatives. Elden Godfrey, Coast Guard keeper, and wife on ten day Massachusetts visit. Hyde house Bay View readies to entertain tourists. George A Oliver adds a new point to the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chetbra
Peortland
Popham Beach
Frank Pfeiffer
Worcester
Mass
Vernon Matson
Mr. Matson
Newnville
Marha Small
Bath
Col
H. W. Owen
E. W. Bridgham, Jr
Hebron Academy
Bridgham
J. Arthur Stevens
East Basihday
Eugene Spinney
Carl Bickford
Lewiston
Stacey
Hyde House
Bay View
George A. Oliver
Rumor Spreads In Lindbergh Case Stir In Bangor
A sensational rumor named a prominent, blameless man as the slayer and claimed a confession. The tale proved false, yet it circulated widely, triggering many telephone calls from busy professionals and prompting reflection on how rumors start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Special Prices On Fabrics and Clothing Items
A catalog style list highlights bargains on suits coats shirts sweaters hats and fabrics. Blue Serge topcoats dress pants and athletic wear are priced at deep discounts with items like shirts sweaters and ties offered at low values to clear stock.
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Psus Ee
Eee
Ea Ae
Harvard
Seach Dastetoey
Neuer Ys
Ees U
Athletic Union
Witham seen in custody as Plattsburgh assault case widens
The report follows the Witham assault on a man case as Sproul, held as a material witness with $500 bond, was arraigned in Bath. Sheriff Henderson and County Attorney Dale traveled to Rockland to oppose O Sullivan on a separate charge of assault with a dangerous weapon after threats to shoot the sheriff. The sheriff suspected Witham fled toward Boston in Beach’s Pontiac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witham
Sproul
Bath
John J. Keegan
Superior Court
Rockland
Henderson
Ralph O. Dale
O'Sullivan
Boston
Beach
Blind Randolph man struck by Gardiner driver in city
Roland Beckwith of Randolph, totally blind, was hit by Frank Butler of Gardiner shortly after nine Friday morning. He sustained a leg injury and bruises but the driver was absolved of blame after police investigated. He initially thought he was uninjured and later received treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Beckwith
Randolph
Frank Butler
Gardiner
Butler
Mr. Beckwith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur F. Mayo
Georgetown
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham
T. ‘N. Williams
West A Caen
Clifton Matthews
Town
C. L. Hinckley
Sagadahoca
Gilbert Lewis
Stanley Lewis
Five Islands
Seward E. Emmons
McAllister
West Georgetown
Walter Newdick
W. A. Todd
John Wilson
Hallowell
Hooker
Andrew Rowe
Waterville
E. C. Higgins
Amy Hovey
Gorham Normal School
F. W. Hovey
Ferris Leonard
W. E. Reid
Massachusetts
Ralph Scott
F.W. Hovey
George Williams
Georgie Wheeler
Arrowsic
Evelyn Taylor
New Sharon
Frank ‘Heald
Ruth Hinckley
Nequasset
Alton Reed
Carol Deering
Bay Point
Augusta Rowe
S. W. Scott
Andrews Road
Alfred J. Rowe
Clayton
Fred Andrews
Kennebec Point
Agnes Powers
Robinhood
Christian Endeavor Society
First Baptist Church
Henry Reynolds
Dorothy Stuart
Georgetown Boy Scout
Bath Boy Scouts
Joseph P. Adams
Weston
Mas
Adams
Effie L. Williams
Benjamin E
Susan M. Williams
Marrtown
Edith Smyth
Iffen
Arizona
Eloi A
Madbury
N. H
Benjamin P
Upper
Sagadahoc
BUX Ton
Buxtom Medicine Co
Abbot Village
D. L. Howard
John Nocton
William Hatch
C. W. Nocton
Alfred Rowe
J. E. Blaisdell
Clinton Hanna
Belgrade
Katherine Pendergast
Pasadena
Calif
Miss Pendergast
Cambridge
Warren
Kenneth Pinkham
Southport
Pinkham
Charles Pinkham
Mansfield Boucher
F. P. Carr
Miss Fuller
Nettie Snowman
Mabel Scott
Furber Davis
Hartley Harley
Theodore Thibodeau
Oscar Snowman
J. P. Davis
Belfast
Mr. Davis
T. E. Cromwell
Aid
Grange Hall
Lawrence Shea
Joan
John Powers
Malden
Lincoln Campbell
Powers
Charles Kenney
Norman
Kenney
Edward
Edward Lewis
Ford Davis
Manville
Monhegan
Charles Campbell
Irving
Arrowsie
Fred Carr
F. M. Reid
Seguinland
Phippsburg
Bath Savings Institution
Max Kutz
Elm Street
Marshfield
Balmoral
Quincy
Barre
Rock of Ages
J. K. Piries
Kelly
Orville EE
North Street
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