Farm Bureau Tackles Home Safety and Local Notices
Phippsburg and Dromore community items note the Farm Bureau discussing home safety under Dorothy Blaisdell, census work by Mrs. Raymond Campbell, and local social notices. Reports include library gifts, fire precautions, road work, and residents’ weekend happenings around Small Point Beach, Bath, Popham Beach, and Bucksport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Dorothy Blaisdell
Parker Head
John Parker
Bath
Mary Wright
Farm Bureau
Raymond Campbell
Clifford
Campbell
Meadowbrook
Popham Beach
Mr. Gilbert
William Cullity
Grace Percy
Bucksport
Nathaniel Percy
William Cullitty
Percy
Cox's Head
Capt
Asa L.l
Martha Sprague-Percy
Cullity
Congregational Society
Ladies Aid
Red Cross
Wyman Bros
Small Point Beach
Frederick H. Kimball
Totman Public Library
Pease
Miss_ Isabel mart
Lendall Green
General Garen
Harry Bowiend
Phyllis
Robert Beals
Meadowbrook Road
Young Beals
Carrie Little
Andrs
James Little
Waite
Lisbon Falls
Carl Severin
Portland
Stanley Hutchins
Sunny
Teadowbrook
Robert Cressey
Ummer
Raynond Wyman
Walter Pierce
Pleasnt Cove Farm
Fred E. Dodge
Kitteryas
John Blaisdell
Laisdell
John Evans, Jr
New York
James Lorse
Howard MacDonald
Laisdell Farm
Morris Young
David
Peter
At Harbor
Mr. Young
West Bath Grange stages a program at Topsham Hall
West Bath grange presented a well attended program at Topsham hall with Mrs. William A. Armstrong presiding. The dramatics group led by Mrs. Percy E. Hodgkins performed The Ruskin Family in one act, with a large cast and several musical numbers by Wesley H. Lemont and others. About 50 West Bath grange members attended and refreshments followed, with dancing to Carver's Cavaliers late into the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Grange Hall
West Bath Grange
William A. Armstrong
Dramatics
Percy E. Hodgkins
Ruskin
Scott Ruskin
Joe
the Ruskins
Richard Felker
Billy
Ernest Hamblett
Alice
Eleanor Grainger
Dick Carter
Bob Turner
Girard E. Hodgkins
Grange
Lewis D. Carter
Bertha Ward
Emily M. Larrabee
Bernice Sturtevant
Topsham Grange
Allan H. Ramsay
United States of America
Lazy River
Roger Pinkham
Girard Hodgkins
Wesley H. Lemont
The
Lemont
Frederick Morton
Holman F. Day
Orrin Crosby
D. Wylie Lemont
Carver
Cavaliers
Obituary John M. Johnson 75 Dies at Home in Bath
John M. Johnson 75 died at his Middle Street home Wednesday morning. Born in Norway he worked as a rigger at Bath Iron Works. Survived by widow Nellie, sons John M. Jr. and Richard F., daughters Mrs Mellvaine and Mrs Omar, two sisters, ten grandchildren, one great grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at two from his Middle Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Johnson
Middle Street
Norway
John
Constantine Cook Johnson
Bath Iron Works Corp
Nellie Johnson
John M., Jr
Portland
Richard F
Bath
William Mellvaine
Boston
Walter Omar
Bogota
N. J
Sustava Larsen
Muskeegan Mich
Petra Holman Whitehall
Mich
WINNEGANCE Squaw Club closes season at Eagle Hotel
The Squaw Club held a dinner at the Eagle Hotel in Brunswick on Wednesday night marking the season finale. Invited by Mrs. Edwin F. Small, members then gathered at her home where an auction was held. Attendees included Mrs. John G. Morse, Mrs. Sherman Morse, Mrs. Walter Morse, Mrs. Orman Coggeshall, Mrs. Winfield Morse, Mrs. Herbert Perry, Mrs. Frank Perow, Mrs. Orman Rogers, Mrs. Robert Manson, Mrs. Edgar Oliver, Mrs. Edwin F. Small, Mrs. Ivan A. Trueworthy, Mrs. Elmer Morse, and one guest, Mrs. Charles Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw Club
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
Edwin F. Small
John G. Morse
Sherman Morse
Walter Morse
Orman Coggeshall
Winfield Morse
Herbert Perry
Frank Perow
Orman Rogers
Robert Manson
Parker Head births honor with village birthday gathering
Lloyd Lowell Parker Head and Laurence Morong marked their birthdays with a vestry gathering on a Wednesday evening. Attendees included Beverly Moore Marion Cush ing Dorothy Cush ing and many neighbors. A planned hot dog roast on Weiner Rock was thwarted by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lowell
Laurence Morong
Weiner Rock
Beverly
Lewis Moore
Marion
Dorothy
Bobbie Cushing
Marie
Laura
Bernard Wyman Jr
Lorraine
Barbara
David Starrington
Raymond Nisbet
Sally
Bill
Earl Lowell
Allie Rollins
Miss Roble
William Hemmer
Portland
Ambassador Hotel
Farrington Hospital
Lester Beals
U. S. Navy
Maurice Pashard
Phippsburg Center
Dean Farnham
Bath
Parker
Arthur Lear
Memorial Hospital
Warren Nelson
Herbert N. Dougtty
Leroy Perkins
Walter Cushing
Bert Nisbet
Joan
Bath Memorial Hospital
Opal Wade
Newport
Nisbet’s
Frank Percy
New York
T. E. McCarty
Jordan Percy
Massachusetts
Fred A. Libby
U. S. Marines
John D. Libby
Ora Hallett
Ramon Hamel
Harold Barkelow
Fred Barkelow
New Jersey
Frances Libby
Morrison
Cox's Head
Marsh
East Boston
Leslie Logen
Donald Logan
New London
Dobbins
Popham
Perkins Island
Mrs. Osgood
East Boothbay
Francis Luke
Robert Barlow
Lewis Lowell
Harpswell
J. Ashton Nickerson
Carr Funeral: Charles A Carr laid to rest at Oak Grove
The funeral for Charles A. Carr was held Wednesday at 2 PM at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence with Rev. Joseph Q Pur due officiating. Bearers included George Rogers Earl Temple Raymond Small Lawrence Wyman. Burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove. State Letter Carriers convention attendees from Bangor included Postmaster Edward Hartnett Edward J McMann Lloyd C Hooker and Mr and Mrs John Gillespie. Hooker appointed to exec committee Gillespie re-elected Ladies Auxiliary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Carr
Arthur F. Mayo
Joseph QC
Purdue
George Rogers
Earl Temple
Raymond Small
Lawrence Wyman
Oak Grove
National Letter Carriers Association
Bangor
Edward Hartnett
Edward J. McMann
Lloyd C. Hooker
John Gillespie
Hooker
Federal grant for new Phippsburg school approved
Federal Works Agency will fund a four classroom school at Phippsburg with a $32000 grant. Bath officials announced regional engineer J A McConnell said land donation from the town is required. The plan originated as a war public works project amid population growth and had faced town rejection over a $47000 total grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Phippsburg
Federal Works Agency
J. A. McConnell
Gerrish Family Attends Lewiston Confirmation Mass
Clarence Gerrish of West Bath and his daughter Louise and son Clarence Jr. visited Lewiston on Sunday for the confirmation of his two sons Roger and Russell Gerrish at The St Peter and Paul church. Attending with Mr. Gerrish were his mother-in-law Mrs. John Labbe brother-in-law Adrein Labbe and sister-in-law Lillian Labbe all of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gerrish
West Bath
Louise
Clarence, Jr
Lewiston
Roger
Russell Gerrish
St Peter and Paul
Gerrish
John Labbe
Adrien Labbe
Lillian Labbe
Brunswick
Milliken
Bath
Peter Isaacson
Irving Isaacson
Louis Gayton
Fred Waterhouse
Auburn
Gayton Cottage
Frank Pfeiffer
Minnie Neushaffer
Franklin Brown
Worcester
Mass
Charles Morse
Pine Eden
G. E. McNulty
Sheepscot
Herbert Mitchell
Seguin
Guy Crowley
Edgar Staveley
Chelmsford
Harry Spencer
Frank Scott
Bodwell
Pettin gill Visit Noted Bath Georgetown Couple
Rev and Mrs Daniel Pettin gill of Georgetown were Bath visitors on Tuesday, seen touring local sites and meeting residents during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Pettingill
Georgetown
Bath
Gilles Family Moves to Summer Home in North Bath
Mr and Mrs James A Gilles Jr and their three sons Bruce Archie and Dillon of Washington street have relocated to their summer residence in North Bath, easing waterfront living for the seaside season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gilles, Jr
Bruce
Archie
Dillon
Washington Street
North Bath
Popham Beach preparing for summer after winter pause
The Kennebec mouth drilling and blasting work will resume soon after a winter halt for safety. Army Engineers and Coast and Geodetic Survey teams were in Popham last week. Residents report quiet weekend, limited bus service, and potential relief if a Bath bus line were available. Local church services and community notes fill the rest of the town updates, with numerous visits to cottages and summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Hce
Army Engineers
Popham
Popham Beach
Phippsburg Center
Bath
Portland
Popham Circle
Frank Scott
Joseph O. Purdue
Raymond G. Putnam
Frances Robies
Gloria Oliver
Bertha Newdick
Mary Newdick
Walter Newdick
Carlton Clark
Shaw Church
Alan
Brewer
Ernest Spinney
Mr. Church
Bath Iron Works
Social Weekend at Cape Ned Dick Light Station York Beach
Miss Ruth A Reed Miss Eunice Melzard Malcolm Miller and Wilson Fitzgerald spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Eugene L Coleman at Cape Ned Dick Light Station York Beach. Miss Betty Burnham joined them to Ogunquit and stayed with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burnham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth A. Reed
Eunice Melzard
Malcolm Miller
Wilson Fitzgerald
Eugene L. Coleman
Cape Neddick
York Beach
Betty Burnham
Ogunquit
Inlaw
Lawrence Burnham
Mrs Helen Oulton Visits Parents in Portland
Miss Helen Oulton RN of State street Portland was a guest Saturday of her parents Mr and Mrs Allen Oulton Bedford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Oulton
R.N
State Street
Portland
Allen Oulton
Bedford Street
Bath Iron Works Band to entertain Bath Friday
In City Park Bath residents will hear the newly formed Bath Iron Works Band directed by Rollo Gagnon. Thirty five members will perform martial tunes to support the Navy Relief Society Drive. Comm J M Kiernan will speak and Richard M Hallet will MC. Mrs Louie Shane of Winthrop will be introduced. her husband Lieut Comm Shane is reported lost on the submarine Shark. Club 42 will collect for the drive. The program includes Tenth Regiment March Dunlap Commandery March Dawn in the Forest Stars and Stripes Forever Bandsmen's Delight Washington Post March The Gibraltar Star Spangled Banner. The concert begins at eight with hope for a large turnout to aid Navy relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Rollo Gagnon
B. IW
Navy Relief Society
J. M. Kiernan
Richard M. Hallet
Hallet
Louie Shane
Winthrop
Shane
Club 42
Tenth Regiment
Dunlap Commandery
Forest
Washington Post
el Gipitan
Navy
Oli ver family back from Groton visit with relatives
Mr and Mrs Harry F Oliver of Robinson Street returned from a trip to Groton Connecticut where they were guests of Mr and Mrs Leon Billings They traveled with their daughter Mrs Stewart Day and her granddaughter Tamara Elizabeth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Oliver
Robinson Street
Groton, Conn
Leon Billings
Stewart Day
Tamara Elizabeth
Middle Street
Memorial Day observance plans advance in Bath
Clarence A. Warner reports progress on the local Memorial Day program with a large parade planned for Saturday May 30 at 10 am. The Bath Iron Works band is engaged and Civil Defense, State guard units, scouts and firefighters are slated to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Warner
Bath Iron Works
Miss Ida Sotns Begins Duties in Attorney Office
Miss Ida Sotns, after three years at the Woolworth store, started work Monday in the office of Attorney Boyd Bailey. Friday evening the office staff and store girls treated Miss Johns to a surprise supper and theatre party in Brunswick, presenting a lovely gift from the group including Miss Alma Swanton, Miss Carol Coombs, Miss Lillian Oliver, Miss Rebecca Smith, Miss Diane Cloutier, and Miss Edith Gotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Sotns
Boyd Bailey
Johns
Brunswick
Alma Swanton
Carol Coombs
Lillian Oliver
Rebecca Smith
Diane Cloutier
Edith Gotte
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Topsham Hall
Co. A. Carr
Stephen Etnier
Gilbert Head
New York City
Donald Small
Wilmer
Voorhees and Son
William
Anne King
Robert
Iron Works
State of Maine Express