Local Post Office Savings Bonds Total Reveals Wiscasset Rank
Wiscasset post office reported 1938 year end savings bond sales totaling 1856 25 and ranked 40th among Maine’s 98 third class offices per capita. Community notices cover local visits moves and social events across Wiscasset including arrivals at High Street homes and weekend trips to Searsmont and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Holbrook
Wiscasset
United States Savings
Maine
Waldo Brewer
Alice Lewis
Ethel Y. Barbour
High Street
Frances Somes
Jeanette Haggett
Westbrook Junior College
Lawrence Colby
Porter Home
Water Street
Richard Rines
Daniel Smith
Edgecomb
Porter House
Irving Stinson
Jack
Stratford
Emma Stinson
Thelma Trott
Winchester
Mass
William Elliot
Federal Street
Elizabeth Harding
Garrison Hill Chepter
Portland
Helen R. Haggett
Tennessee
Low Jewett
Lawrence B. Haggett
Bath Road
Henry Anderson
George Hobson
George Bemis
John Wright
Charles J. DiPerri
Tri- County
Osteopathic Association
Windsor Hotel
Belfast
Mrs Kee Loing Visits Boston Before Naval Duty
Mrs Harold W Kee Loing traveled to Boston Sunday for a brief visit with her son Lieut Henry C DeLong U S N He is bound for Norfolk Va and has been ordered to duty on the West coast awaiting assignment and further orders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Kee Loing
Wie von Street
Boston
Henry C. DeLong
U.S.N
DeLong
Norfolk
Hern
West Coast
Hyde Windlass Workers Stage Cribbage Challenge
Readers are warned of a forthcoming challenge in the Hyde Windlass plant as Harold Walker and partner prepare to test Murray and Moore in a cribbage contest in the Hornet's Nest. The piece notes recruitment of supporters, possible outcomes, and lighthearted bets while tracking moves in the propeller and brass foundry departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass
Murdock Murray
Fenton Moore
Gil Arsenault
Pete Lebel
Harold Walker
Brass Foundry
Murray
Moore
Propeller Department
Messrs
Murray and Moore
Underworld
Foundry
Grover Whalen
San Francisco
Fevlen
Residents and visitors share summer plans in Bath area
West Bath Mrs A B Higgins will spend summer with daughter Mrs Sophia Gatchell in Woolwich after hosting Mrs Walter Higgins of Harpswell. Local social life includes visits among Larrabee Fuller Brann Stover and Rich families. Schools close for long weekend while Bath and Lowell Littlefield districts observe holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Higgins
Sarah E. Carlton
Woolwich
Sophia Gatchell
Walter Higgins
Harpswell
Trafton Swain
York
Joseph W. Larrabee
Elmer Mank
Lannes Fuller
Courtney E. Stover
New Meadows Lake
James Brann
Mr. Brann
Mr. Stover
Bath Fire Department
Herbert White
Sanford’s Crossing
E. W. Haggett
Skillin
Yarmouth
Florence Neiley
Brunswick
Barbara E. Fisher
Robert R. Coombs
Campbell's Pond
Littlefield School
Graydon Smith
Donald Weed
Perry
Edward Thompson
Charles Bachelder
Merrill
Jethro Sprague
Wilbert
Dana Small
Robert
Nancy Coombs
Ossian A. Dodge
Odie M. Rich
Harry J. Rich
Ernest E. Williams
Stanley
Wendell Daly
Greene
W. J. Bonney
Winthrop
Dorothy
C. E. Stover
Cooper's Mills
Washington
Rufus W. Lombard
Sebago Lake
J. Campbell de Gruchy, Jr
Lombards
Happy Nook
Small Point
de Gruchys
Mr. Lombard
Irving Bancroft
Earl Lombard
Stoneham
Mass
L. D. Rogers
Carolyn
Hayden Rogers
Bingham
Hadley Tremaine
R. W. Lombard
Damariscotta Mills
J. E. Mayo
John F. Larrabee
Earl T. French
Glen Point
Edward Matthews
A. Knight
Malden
Sabine
Bertha Waugh
Sabino
Malcolm L. Doble
Delmar E. Bates
George Bailey
Chester Freeman
Bernard Pratt
Carl Stinson
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Charles E. Hewitt
Charles
Robert Small
Albert Larrabee
Henry Cotteau
Maine Fire Chiefs Meet in Bath Eyes Naval Destroyer Launch
The Maine Fire Chiefs association plans a June 17 Bath gathering with a midday banquet, a vantage view of the destroyer Hughes launching on the Kennebec, and demonstrations including the air mask. Attendees will tour the Iron Works, board the destroyer Sims, and hear remarks from Mayor Arthur Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Fire Chiefs Association
Bath
Scott Morse
Kennebec
Sims
Central Fire Station
Arthur Sewall
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
Morse
Bath Fire Department
Maurice A. Libby
Iron Works
Mrs Latno Reforms After Weekend With Rep Tardif
Mrs Florence Latno of Old Town a past regent of the Daughters of Isabella and representative to the Legislature reformed Monday after a weekend visit with Rep Dominique Tardif and Mrs Tardif of 73 Pine Street. On Sunday she attended the Daughters of Isabella convention at Sedgwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Latno
Old Town
Daughters of
Isabela
Dominique ‘Tardif
Pine Street
Daughters of Isabella
Sedgwick
Cosmos Garden Club notes daffodil care and meeting
The Cosmopolitan Garden club, led by Miss Jane S Murphy, discussed daffodils as narcissus to be planted in September, with guidance on soil, fertilizer, and spacing. Mrs. Edward Merrill highlighted books on bulbs, spoke of related horticultural events, and 35 members attended with tea after the meeting. The annual meeting and election are set for June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Merrill
Skowhegan
Jane 8. Murphy
Merrill
England
New York
Hedwig Benedict
Nobleboro
Carl Y. Kennedy
Brunswick Plain
Kennedy
Mecomak
Belfast
Maine Hills
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Jane S. Murphy
Miss Murphy
Brunswick concert series membership drive under way
The Brunswick Community Concert Association launched its annual drive to fund a 1939 40 season of four concerts. Memberships cost 3 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for high school students, with payments possible in installments. The president Prof Frederic Tillotson has already secured Argentinea the Spanish dancer for the opener and aims to bring Efrem Zimbalist for a later attraction. Volunteers Mrs Fred D Hill and Miss Margaret Mackinnon oversee Bath efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Community Concert Association
Bath
Fred D. Hill
Margaret M. Mackinnon
Frederic Tillotson
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Argentinia
Efrem Zimbalist
New York City
Surprise shower honors Mrs. Everett White by Discord club
Mrs. Everett White of High street received a May basket filled with pastel gifts at a Friday night Discord club gathering hosted by Mrs. Rodney Upham on High street. Attendees included Mrs. Raymond Palmer Mrs. Robert King Mrs. Truman King Mrs. Fenton I. Moore Mrs. Frances Norton Mrs. Eugene Haggett Miss Lelia Thornton Miss Isabell Berry Miss Emma MacDonald and Mrs. White. The club plans another meeting Friday night at Mrs. White’s home 217 High street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett White
High Street
Discord
Rodney Upham
White
Raymond Palmer
Robert King
Truman King
Fenton I. Moore
Frances Norton
Eugene Haggett
Lelia Thornton
Isabell Berry
Emma MacDonald
Nurse Dorothy Huggard Visits Family During Vacation
Miss Dorothy Huggard R N of Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis arrives Sunday to spend four weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Huggard Mechanic Street. She will also visit her sister Mrs Roland Robinson South Street during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Huggard
R. N
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis
Mass
Herbert Huggard
Mechanic Street
Roland_Robinson
South Street
Local Happenings in Woolwich and Nearby Towns
Roland McIntosh returns from Lewiston weekend trip with cousin Mrs. Jane Coombs. Miss Barbara Kelley of Boston visits Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wade of Day's Ferry. Community events include a kitchen shower at Good Will club and memorial services at Woolwich Center Baptist church led by Rev. David L. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland McIntosh
Lewiston
Jane Coombs
Barbara Kelley
Boston
Horace Wade
Day's Ferry
William Hanson
John Gilmore
Vinal Hunnewell
Sagadahoc Ferry
Good Will Club
Sadie ‘Rice
Lawrence Ryan
Memorial Hospital
David L. Wilson
Bath
Center Baptist Church
Harold Gilmore
Carrol Hatch
Woodrow Miller
Massachusetts
Charlestown Navy Yard
George M. Carlton
Philadelphia
Marjorie Trott
Horace Wadé
Plinette Allen
Laughlin McInnes
Boothbay
Dover-Foxcroft
Kenneth Thope
Earl Gainsley
Roy Lily
Tuessie Hall
Sarah B. Wright
Ardelle Farrar
Ferry
Harry Coombs
Marilyn F. Hatch
John Moore
Good Will Club House
Clarence Getchell
Lawrence H. Putnam
Alex T. St. Pierre
Freeman L. Oliver
Harry E. Fitch
Raymond Hathorne
National Forestry Service
Virginia
Maurice T. Hathorne
Murphy’s Corner
Burden Family Weekend Visit in Berlin NH
Mr and Mrs Ralph Burden and their children Barbara and Ralph Jr spent the weekend with Mrs Burden’s cousins Mr and Mrs Harry Bartlett in Berlin New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Burden
Barbara
Ralph, Jr
Ning
Berlin
N. H
Roscoe Perley Leads Wakefield Pair in Courtship Filing
Roscoe Perley of Wakefield Massachusetts appears with Bettye Seay Bras and Leonard Wetherbee on Washington Street in a noted social filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Perley
Wakefield
Mass
Bettye Seay Bras
Leonard Wetherbee
Upper
Washington Street
Hundreds Observe Alewives Run At Damariscotta Falls
Crowds flocked to Damariscotta Mills to witness alewives migrating up the river to the lake. Maine motorists arrived from across the region to view the annual event despite rain. Townspeople salt and store barrels of the fish for shipment south while observers reflect on life’s two paths illustrated by the fish’s climb and misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damariscotta Mills
Damariscotta River
Bay
Maine
Senator Sewall's Career Chronicle From Bath to Maine Senate
The piece outlines William D. Sewall's long arc from Bath youth to Harvard, ambulance service, combat flying with seven victories, and international honors. It covers his aviation ventures with Colonial Air Transport and Pan American links, his wartime awards, and postwar work including United Air Lines. It notes his marriage in 1928 to Helena Evans and four children, plus his 1935 House entry and 1936 Senate election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Benjamin Ames
Bath
Albion K. Parris
Maine
Albert H. Shaw
Sagadahoc County
King
Lincoln County
Senator Sewall
William D. Sewall
Sewall
Harvard
American Ambulance Field Service
American Air Service
Belgium
Albert
United States
Intercollegiate Flying Association
Connecticut Aerial Navigation Co
Juan Trippe
Pan American Air Lines
Colonial Air Transport
Boston
City
New York
National Aeronautic Association
Amelia Earhart
United Air Lines
Tampico
Mexico
Spain
Cuba
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Wyoming
Helena Ellena Evans
Olive
Alexandra
David
Nicholas
Bath Board of Aldermen
Sewal
House of Representatives
Will Rogers
Senate
Political Career Advancement Merit Hints From Allies
Friends urge him to pursue a substate race as part of a broader advancement path, highlighting a trend in his political career and the potential for continued public service.
Woolwich Pupils Stage Safety Land Play
Primary pupils from Sagadahoc Ferry school presented Safety Land written and directed by their teacher Mrs. Doris Haley at the Good Will club house. More than 150 attended as costumes and stage decor highlighted the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich P. T. A
Sagadahoc Ferry School
Doris Haley
Good Will Club House
Obedience
Kindness
Guardian Spirit
Haley
Reese Cameron
Jimmy Cleeves
Richard Crocker
Shirley Hunnewell
Shirley Potter
Virginia Dow
Pauline Strout
Gwendolyn Prior
James Nostall
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meets for Dyeing in the Household
The Montsweag Farm Bureau held an all day session with Mrs. Maurice Shea and Mrs. Madelyn Colby leading a program on household dyeing. Demonstrations by Mrs. Harry Fitch and Mrs. Shea showcased curtain dyeing and a noon pot roast dinner was served by the dinner committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Maurice Shea
Oliver Street
Bath
Madelyn Colby
Wiscasset
Harry Fitch
Shea
Wilbur Crocker
Archie Wishart
Gertrude Munsey
Woolwich
Forrest Baker
Rosa Shea
Hazel Mank
Nelson Rice
Barbara Frink
Earl Colby
Helena Hodgdon
Priscilla Colby
Flora Munsey
Warren Grover
Hallie Simpson
Philip
Dorothy Wilson
Lance Fuller
West Bath
Legion to Sponsor July Lawn Party
At the Roland Smith post American Legion meeting plans were outlined for a Lawn Party to be held July 12 13 and 14. Eugene Hart named general chairman with committees listed including booth games and supervision. Attendees urged to attend Tuesday evening for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith Post American Legion
Eugene Hart
Booth
Wilbur Crocker
F. Crosby
D. Alkazin
J. Crosby
G. Nelson
J. Osborne
H. Conley
R. Hersom
R. Kingsbury
J. Lausier
R. Sudds
E. Cooper
R. Gatchell
E. St. Peter
E. Maxwell
G. Worrey
L. Plummer
L. Bisson
J. Libby
G. Rogers
S. Cook
A. Curran
J. Davies
H. Gediman
Lance Cooper
Freeman Crosby
Gardiner Rogers
Miles Hagan
John Libby
Roy Hutchins
Ralph Gay
Fairview Cemetery Association elects new president
Harry Knight was elected president to succeed Charles T. Small who did not seek re election at the annual meeting in Winneganee church vestry. Mrs. Harold Haggett was re elected secretary and Charles E. Preble was re elected treasurer. Work begins on cemetery improvements with regrading and cleaning planned for fall and spring. Dues collection underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley C. Day
Depositors Trust Co
Augusta
Enjo
New
Walter Sherman
C.t
Lucia Eames
Federal Street
Massatts
Gertrude McTeer
D. F
Bay
Main Street
Frank Haggett
Brattleboro
Paul E. Bailey
Thomas Hall
U. of M
James Libby
Litchfield
Leonard Hilton
Water Street
William Faulkingham
Newcastle
Cyprian Bryant
Washington Street
Searsmont
D. O. Stahl
Elmer Campbell
Stahl
Roy Marston
Freeman Southard
Malden
Mass
Frederick Smith
Waterville
Christian Civic League
First Congregational Church
George E. Millard Jr
Charlies E. Cowley
Eva Gorham Wise
Portland
Walter Williamson
Port Washington
Long Island
Roy Dow
DeForrest Munsey
Johia Lewis
North School
Katherine Lewis
South School
Thelma Boudin
Lewis
J. H. Dow
Bridgeport
Conn
Elwell
American Legion Auxiliary
Nellie Dowling
Horatio Shea
Kia
Harry Knight
Fairview Cemetery Association
Charles T. Small
Winneganee
Harold Haggett
Charles E. Preble
Miss Andrews and Bar Ara juniors attend Portland banquet
Miss Geraldine Andrews, Miss Bar Ara high school juniors and winners in the club's essay contest, attended a Portland Propeller Club banquet Monday evening. Guest speaker was Robert W. Horton of Washington, director of the Maritime Commission's Division of Maritime Information. The event marked National Maritime Day and Foreign Trade Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Andrews
Barara
Portland Propeller Club
Robert W. Horton
Washington
Martime Commission
Division of Maritime Information
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Frank Miller
Charles Landers
Jack Landers
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ira Hamblen
Bell Room
Ira
Bill Paisley
Priscilla Libby
Bill
Cook's Corner
William Paisley Jr
Harold Safford
Foster’s Point Road
Elmer Blake
Elmer
Yoave
George Soule
John Kenney
Harry Mullin
Vivian Gotte
Harry
Gotte
Sail Loft
Ul Mite
Cosmo Garden Club
LY Meeting
Selectmen's
Topsham
Edmen's Ice
Town Hall
Ulysses G. Bessie
Menne Wa
Me. Mallett
W. Selectmen
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Oliver F. Naquin
Alexandria
U. S
Portsmouth
Naquin
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting
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