Beach town hails moss drying boom and road repairs
The article notes road work to repair S Point and Barker Head areas, while Marine Growths employs about 18 weeks, drying moss on Head Beach. Crow Point is newly named near local farms, and residents report flood damage from the dam. Personal items include Leon Pennell and Willard Blair moving to Sandy Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabases
R. Howard
M. Song
Col Eboy
Johnson
Crow Point
Morse
Blaisdell
Campbell
Crow
Lee's Island
Sela
Leon Pennell
Winnegance
Emma Wyman
Willard Blair
South Framingham
Sandy Hill
Blair
Pleasant View Farm and Local Visits Noted
Local residents visit Pleasant View farm while others are seen at Meadowbrook and Head cottage. Mary Cunningham attends Morse High School class with David Dyer. Mrs Fred Oliver shops in Bath. Thatcher Pinkham and Langdon Thistle appear at cottages and farms. Farm Bureau meeting covers Buying Guides with Miss Beryl Barton speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Polk
Bowker
George Chadbourn
Richard Chadbourn
Pleasant View Farm
Andrew Black
Meadowbrook
Maurice Pashard
Confs Shirt Factory
Stoneybuok
Jack Wilson
Arthur Sewall
Small Point
Thatcher Pinkham
Langdon Thistle
David Dyer
Mary Cunningham
Morse High School
Fred Oliver
Dromore Grange
Beryl Barton
Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial Post Formed in Fryeburg
Mr and Mrs Carl B Swanton of Bedford Street spent Sunday in Fryeburg and Portland. A new Fryeburg Lovell Memorial Post has been formed with about 50 veterans joining. Swanton serves as quartermaster of the Dyer Flaherty Post and Mrs Swanton presides over the Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl B. Swanton
Bedford Street
Fryeburg
Portland
Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial
Swanton
Dyer-Flaherty
Florida Turtles Confine Range to 300 Yards
Researchers report Florida turtles typically stay within 300 yards of their home territory. The finding narrows travel expectations and informs conservation efforts for native species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Local community notices and social happenings in Bath and nearby towns
Social events and visits unfold around Parker Head and Small Point with reports of guests, 4H activities, and Girl Scout events. Members like Sally Lowell Barbara Harrington and Bever ly More receive badges while others attend health conferences and play day plans at Bath Armory. Local families share illness, hospital stays, and weekend trips to Georgetown and Georgetown Bud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tist
Euigene Harrington
Sally Lowell
Barbara Ee
Beverly More
Sallywell
Leston Harrington
Garens
Parker Ee
Nora
M Tacktow
H. D. Mank Jr
Dorothy
Barbara Bilan
Cushing
Ens A — Haa Wyyman
Gaan
Poms Hareingtom
Loreen Hy
Noe
Gertrude Morin
Lloyd, Lowell
Jean Hamel
and Laergh
Walter Cushing
Harry Thomas
Earl Lowell
W. E. Sinclair
Piyire. Lowry Center
Lowell
Charles Blaisdell
Town Hall
Phippsburg Center
Peter Gagnon
Lloyd Lowell
State Guard
Bath
Bath Armory
John Wade
Gardiner
John van McCollett
Leston Harrington Sr
Georgetown
Charles Murray
Ion
Frank Burnell
Perkins' Brewery Transfer to Everett Perkins in Massachusetts
The Charles F. Perkins brewery is transferred to his son Everett Perkins of Everett Massachusetts. The house is among the oldest nearby and the Perkins family has resided there for over a century. Local residents and visitors are noted at various cottages and gatherings including Dix Island and Bay Point events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Perkins
Everett Perkins
Everett
Mass
Perkins
Della Morey
Bath
J. Albert Young
Nancy Thomas
Richard McLanathan
Boston
Camden
Alvin Johnson
West Bath
Johnson
Dix Island
Charles Felch
Bernera Carlson
Bay Point
Parker Head
Percy Lewis
Lyn
Elkaneh Wyman
Spruceville
Ed Thomas
Richard Dozois
Boothbay
National Auxiliary Convention Highlights at Falmouth
The annual session of the National Auxiliary was held at Falmouth with entertainment and a ball. Mrs Emily Messerman spoke on Constitution and Laws, a gift from Port Auxiliary and a compact from State Auxiliary were presented by Mrs Athena Gillespie of Bath. Prizes went to Mrs Emily McMann Oscar Tanguay Edward McMann. State officers Lloyd Hooker and Mrs Athena Gillespie were elected. A turkey banquet served 300 plus. Bath attendees included the Gillespies McLaughlins Hookers McManns Tanguays Cornish Cummings Varney Wright and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iliary
National Association
Falmouth
Emily Messerman
Constitution and Laws Committee
Lancaster
Port Auxiliary
State Auxiliary
Athena Gillespie
Bath
Emily McMann
Oscar Tanguay
Edward McMann
Harold Given
Brunswick
Bath Ra Ho
Lloyd Hooker
State Association
John Gillespie
James McLaughlin
Carriers
James.McLaughlin
C. Lloyd Hooker
John. Gillespie
Edward J. McMann
Beverly Tanguay
Velma Cornish
Raymond Cummings
Norma
Selma Cummings
Malcolm Varney
Bruce Wright
Bath set to repair landing floats before Memorial Day
Bath Maine officials announce repair of two city landing floats to serve visiting boats. One float will anchor at the old Ferry slip, the other at Bath Fuel Co. wharf with replanking at the Ferry slip approach. Mayor D J Tardif sent reply letter urging improved waterfront facilities. Sgt Eugene R Bowker, home from two years in the Philippines, received honorable discharge at Fort Devens after enlisting post high school.
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City Landing
Dominique J. Tardif
Trott Grain Co
Bath Fuel Co
Ferry Slip
Ferry Street
Highway Department
Bath
Tardif
Bath Independent
City of Bath
Bath Fuel Company
City of
Eugene R. Bowker
Jay K. Bowker
Phippsburg
Philippines
Fort Devens
Mass
Bowker
Morse High
Manila
San Francisco
Calif
John
Chicago couple leaves Sedgwick for home via Montreal
Mr and Mrs Henry Roberts of Chicago now residing at the Sedgwick have moved to their home. Roberts has been attached to Bath Iron Works and left Tuesday traveling through Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roberts
Chicago
Ill
Sedgwick
Roberts
Bath Iron Works
Montreal
Popham Beach reservations extend from June to September
Popham Beach cottages are booked for the season with early reservations urged for June 1 and a planned closing around September 20. Landings have been leased to Massachusetts parties while many cottages are already spoken for, and several formerly rented units remain unavailable.
Eastern Maine School of Music festival parade draws 1600 students
A large turnout witnessed a parade of students from multiple schools for the Eastern Maine School of Music festival in Ganzines Saturday. Brief auditions occurred amid marching bands from Waterville, Dexter, Winslow, Augusta and others. The event followed by a junior prom at the Masonic building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Nder
Gusta
Bowdoinham
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ganer
Dexter
Winslow
Augusta
Greenville
Belfast
Lawrence
Boothbay Harbor
Oakland
Bucksport
Carle Longfellow
Carolyn Sheldon
Bridgee
Masonic Building
Organists Substituted at Naval Base and Winter Street Church
Mrs Esther Andrews of East Brunswick substituted as organist at Winter Street church Sunday in Mildred C Albees absence at the D A R convention in Atlantic City. Mrs Arthur Crofoot of Lambert Park, a Naval officer's wife, also substituted at the Naval Base as organist Sunday for Mrs Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Andrews
East Brunswick
Naval Base
Brunswick
Winter Street
Mildred C. Albee
Atlantic
N. J
Arthur Crofoot
Lambert Park
Andrews
Dowellie Family Returns to Bath for Summer Visit
Mr. and Mrs. N A Doweiie and son Oliver Webster of Arthur Texas arrived in Bath on Monday. They plan to stay through the Summer and are currently guests of Mr. and Mrs Perry Thompson of West Bath. Local friends will be glad to see them back after several years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
New York
Gilbert Heal
Philip Wyman
Winegance
Popham
Allen Spear
Donald
Bath
Horace Morse
John
Royal Johnson
Dunlap Hatch
Ernest Oliver
Bath Iron Works
George Buchanan
River Shore
Marguerite
Agnes Hennessy
Llewellyn E. Gayton
Alice Ross
Auburn
Harry Day
Roscoe Shaw
Joan Shaw
Charles Lishness
Shaw Cottage
M. C. Fischer
Frederick
Charles
Carmel
N. Y
Cheshire
David Leon
Nancy Stoddard
Paul Brown
Wakefield
Mass
Clarence Perkins
Bertha Newdick
Lewiston
N. A. Doweiie
Oliver Webster
Arthur
Texas
Perry Thompson
West Bath
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