Community Gatherings Highlight Phippsburg News and Local Plans
The report covers a Phippsburg social event with many named attendees from Woolwich Dirigo and West Bath, detailing decorations, menus, and a long program of musical and dramatic performances. It also notes local civic matters including a proposed right of way hearing, concerns about a bridge railing, and plans for Small Point boat races and winter recreation building progress. Further items mention summer residents, deer sightings, and Bath cottages visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Pond
W. Starling Burgess
New York
Raymond McIntire
Small Point
Pitch Pine Hill
Winnegance
N. A. Cushman
Sebasco Lodge
Bath
Meadowbrook
Gardiner D. Rogers
Sally
Emma Crosby
Laura Cutting
Albert Thompson
Warren
Thompson
Capt
Jed Hallowell
Oak Street
William Grevers
Rockville
L. I
Meadow
Church League Elects Officers and Sets Basketball Start
Frank E. Harvie was re elected president of the YMCA Church Basketball League at a Monday meeting. Wilma S Voorhees and Harold W McElman were elected first and second vice presidents. Philip Oliver reelected treasurer and William C Perkins secretary. League play will start Saturday evening Nov 25. Alfred W Neal heads Officials committee and Oliver handles season tickets. James McQuarrie to oversee schedule. In other notes Dewey Richards, 12, shot a buck after hunting with his father and relatives in Hallowell and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Harvie
Y.M.C.A. Church
Wilma S. Voorhees
Harold W. McElman
Philip Oliver
William C. Perkins
Alfred W. Neal
James McQuarrie
Dewey Richards
A. D. Richards
Central Street
Hallowell
Dewey
Freeman
Robert Richards
William Risser
Elden Risser
Augusta
George Luce
Farmington
Dorian Risser
Livermore Falls
Lawrence Risser
Boothbay Harbor
Bay Point residents share visits and seasonal routines
Bay Point residents recount weekend and weekday visits from family friends including Harold and Mrs Robinson of Auburn Donald Avery Mrs Payson and others from Round Pond Thomaston Cushing Richmond Five Islands and Lewiston. They speak of fall garden cleanup and winter prep as they note Aunt Lou’s birthday cake surprise for Charles Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Robinson
Auburn
Donald Avery
Earl Payson
Walter Cunningham
Ralph Spinney
Bath
Herman A. Spinney
Thomaston
Ferdinand Morse
Cushing
Colleen Barnes
Sylvia Warren
Five Islands
Sumner Mains
Eleanor
Arthur Maxwell
Richmond
Bay Point
Charles Burgess
Roy
Aunt Lou
Miss Merline Thompson
Charlotte Cahill
Friend
Chester McMahan
George Laskey
Robinhood
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Carroll Deering
Elizabeth
Card party funds school in Winnegance and social notes
Winnegance community card party raised about 17 dollars for the village schoolhouse fund. The guess cake was won by Mrs. Herbert Morse. Plans for a joint party at the community house are announced. Mrs. Winfield W. Morse hosted a Ladies Auxiliary auction with prizes won by Mrs. Lillian Perry and Mrs. Charles T. Small. Nearby items note attendees, anniversaries, and a honeymoon couple returning to Moosehead and Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Trueworthy
Herbert Morse
Winnegance Community Club
Winfield W. Morse
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winneganee
Parker O. Rogers
Bridge Street
Sherman L. Morse
Edgar W. Oliver
Portland
Squaw Club
Winfield Morse
Harold Rogers
Moosehead
Quebec
Rogers
Mildred Harrington
Parker Head
Popular Young Couple Announce Marriage in Manchester
Alfred Arnold Parks Jr. and Elizabeth Ellen Fuller wed June 10 in Manchester New Hampshire. Parks, of Bath Maine and New York City, works at Bath Iron Works and golf standout Fuller, daughter of Dr E M Fuller, is a Smith College alumna. They will reside at 3 Dike Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Arnold Parks, Jr
Parks
New York City
Bath
St. John
New Brunswick
Elizabeth Ellen Fuller
E. M. Fuller
Daisie H. Fuller
Manchester
N. H
Bath Iron Works Corp
Colonial Club
Maine
Morse
Mary A. Burnhams School
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Junior Hospital League
Club Garret
Coast Guard aids search for missing Portland boat near Popham Beach
At noon Tuesday the Coast Guard Lifeboat hunted for a Portland boat missing 20 miles south of the river. The craft, under Capt. Niles Camer on, Melville Sproul and Seaman Drake, went out until the high tide. The Pequot returned Friday and stayed until late Saturday night. Many personnel moves and local visits follow, including transfers and leaves for crew members and relatives stopping in Bath, Brunswick, Boothbay, and Popham over the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Portland
Niles Cameron
Melville Sproul
Seaman Drake
Pond Island
Vernon Carlisle
Carlisle
Atlanta
Elisha Bridges
Bath
Niles Camerson
Brunswick
Boothbay
Liberty
Boothbay Harbor
Irving Dobbin
Jonesport
Harpswell
Walter Sprague
Barbara Sprague
Yarmouth Academy
Frank Scott
Popham
Beverly Downing
Long Island
Mary Ellanor Donnell
Kalamazoo
Mich
Rogers’ Hall
Lowell
Mass
Elizabeth Oliver
Louis Gayton
Auburn
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Seth Snipe
Fred Waterhouse
St. Petersburg
Fla
Richard Sprague
Carlton
Gordon Clark
Bertha
Walaed Newdick
Gloria
Merrill Oliver
Zamanis Teze Wedding in Brunswick Monday
Louis Karas and Theodore Gregory attended the Brunswick wedding of Louis Zamanis proprietor of the Brunswick Cafe and Miss Eliza Teze who came to this country from Greece. Rev Peter Kaissaris officiated as guests from Maine gathered for the ceremony. The couple will reside in Brunswick after a trip to Philadelphia and citizenship steps. Separately Maine Liquor Commission enforcement moves to remove games of skill from malt liquor license holders. inspectors warn owners to remove machines or risk license suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Karas
Theodore Gregory
Brunswick
Louis Zamanis
Brunswick Cafe
Eliza Teze
Greece
Westbrook
States
Philadelphia
Peter Kaissaris
Portland
Maine
Maine Liquor Commission
Social notes from North Berwick and nearby towns
Parker Head visiting relatives in North Berwick and Sanford. The Libby home hosts of multiple guests including the Hart family and Miss Pinkham. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts hold meetings with badges earned and crafts. A card party at Master Lloyd Lowell Jr.’s home features prizes and a large guest list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Denningham
North Berwick
Sanford
Eugene Hart
Katherine
Barbara
John D. Libby
Morrison
Cox's Head
Bath
Walter Powers
Pere
John Libby
William Wallace
Popham
Elizabeth Pinkham
George Morong
Burleigh Williams
Winnegance
Walter Cushing
Ramon Hamel
Granite Ledge
Leston Harrington
Olive Deojay
Frank Deojay
Lloyd Daley
Galen Daley
Edna Percy
Eugene Harrington
Portland
Kennebec
Parker Head Vestry
Small Point Parsonage
Harold Rogers
Winneganee
Quebec
Hallowe'en
Fred
Fred Shepard
Brunswick
Bob Moore
John Rollins
Earl Lowell
Allie Rollins
Charles Blaisdell
Charles Percy
H. D. Mank, Jr
Lewis Lowell
Stonybrook
Francis Lander
Tweed Anderson
Sebasco
Edgecomb School Presents Little Red Riding Hood Operetta
The Edgecomb Town Hall hosted the City School operetta Little Red Riding Hood on Friday Oct 20 directed by Katherine Lewis and Sarah E Emery. Cast included Edith Campbell Beverly Townsend Woodman Geraldine Lamson Gordon Blake Shirley Williams and more. costumes by the Mothers club. A nautical battle raffle arms Nov 10 at the Camden Opera House offers a Snipe Boat to a lucky ticket holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Riding Hood
Edgecomb Town Hall
City School
Katherine Lewis
Sarah E. Emery
Edith Campbell
Faith Raddin
Dorothy Sherman
Beverly Gibbs
Lorraine Wiliams
Beverly Townsend Woodman Franklin
Bopeep
Miss Muffett
Geraldine Lamson
Bernard Blake
Jack Horner
Gordon Blake
Jack and Jill
Shirley Williams
Marjorie Dunton
Jack and
Jill
Bunnies
Jean
Mildred Sherman
Franklin Pond
Io the
Camden Outing Club
Camden Opera House
Camden Yacht Building & Railway, Inc
Wrecked Sedan Plunges 30 Foot Embankment in Thomaston
Mrs. Archie M. Wishart and four other Bath and Woolwich women were injured when their car left the highway in Thomaston. Wishart suffered a broken pelvis and a fractured collar bone and arm. Mrs. Neil F. Wilson, concussed with a fractured nose, remained in hospital while three others were discharged. The sedan owned by Mrs. Baker and driven by Mrs. Shea struck a tree, broke a telephone pole, and somersaulted down the embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie M. Wishart
Oliver Street
Thomaston
Bath
Woolwich
Knox Memorial Hospital
Rockland
Wishart
Rockland Hospital
Neil F. Wilson
Lincoln Street
Wilson
Maurice B. Shea
City
Morton S. Baker
Arthur R. Orr
ST Densty Eee
Real Estate Transfers Dominate Sagadahoc County Market
The Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds shows October activity led by Bath with ten transfers, while Woolwich and West Bath posted unusual numbers. Transactions include multiple land and building transfers on streets such as Court Sherman, Middle, Lincoln, Pleasant Avenue, Beacons, and Dummer, with parties including Wynn Crosby Phinney Burgess Ring Bur ess Leslie and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
West Bath
Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds
Topsham
Matthew J. Wynn
John P. Crosby
C. C. Shea
Als
Edgar E. Phinney
Vivian L. Kronstrand
Louise M. Burgess
Court Street
Sherman Allen Clark
Clarence F. Ring
Beacon Street
Elizabeth M. Coffill
Alexander McDougall
Middle Street
Mary A. Hewey
Catherine C. Buress
Lincoln Street
Howard W. Kaler
David E. Leslie
Pleasant Avenue
Annie M. Vaughan
Gwendolyn V.caverly
Corliss Street
Elizabeth R. Hutchins
Bernice C. Drake
Charles Street
Arthur R. Maines
Linwood E. Temple
Brunswick Road
Sidney R. Higgins
Ethel M. Kimball
Center Street
George L. Curtis
Farber W. Davis
Dummer Street
Land Transfers Named in Maine Property List
A record of numerous land and building transfers across towns including Topsham West Bath Woolwich and Freeport. Transfers show parties such as Wallace Richmond Ernest Frazier to George A Sanford Alice L Pennell to John Chanko Ella F Coombs to Joseph I Smith and Almon R Mitchell to himself among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Ernest Frazier
George A. Sanford
Topsham
Alice L. Pennell
John Chanko
West Bath
Ella F. Coombs
Als
Joseph I. Smith
Alton Y. Mitchell
Almon R. Mitchell
Everett I. Blethen
Lester T. Willis
George F. Preston
Harold A. Robbins
Harry T. Cribby
Savillian E. Field
Ernest E. Williags
Almon R. Mitchel
Progress at Fireside Club Discussed by Members
Donald McKellar led a Sunday evening discussion at the Winter Street Fireside club on Progress focusing on keeping up with the times and choosing desirable progress. Emphasis was on better men rather than more things to master. Refreshments followed, served by Miss Barbara Page and others, with a social period led by John Kimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McKellar
Winter Street
Times
Barbara Page
Doris Houston
Mary Young
Richard Minott
George Rogers
John Kimble
Clare Coombs
Clarence W. Morse
South Africa
Knights of Columbus Essay Contest Honors Houston Seniors
The Knights of Columbus in Houston awarded prizes in an essay contest for high school seniors and Ricker Classical Institute students. This year eighth graders from St Marys Convent were included with the theme What My Country Means to Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Houston
Ricker Classical Institute
St. Mary's Convent
Brunswick baseball figure loses eye in Bath Iron Works accident
Rudolph Dumais of Brunswick, a bending floor employee at Bath Iron Works, suffered a severe eye injury when a hammer chip lodging in his right eye required removal. Harold Adams said a fragment broke from a hammer during frame straightening on the bending floor. Dumais, known as Charlie or Jap in Maine semi pro circles, was operated on at Memorial Hospital with no hope of saving the eye. he had played for Brunswick town team and Bath Iron Works nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Dumais
Brunswick
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine
Memorial Hospital
Harold L. Adams
Iron Works
Warren E. Kershner
Dumais
Charlie
Bath Iron Works
Bathman Suffers Bird Shot Wounds in Camp Accident
Rupert Snowdon, 29, of 10 Andrews Road, is treated at Memorial Hospital for bird shot wounds after a target practice mishap at his sister Mrs Lawrence Lowell’s camp at Black Water Point Merrymeeting Bay. The shot penetrated his jacket and shirts to his back and arms and neck area. He is expected to recover. the cause remains unclear. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Barrett Nichols of Barre Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Snowdon
Andrews Road
Memorial Hospital
Bird
Lawrence A. Lowell
Black Water Point
Merrymeeting Bay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phippsburg
Aletha Campbell
Evelyn Beals
Frances Leavitt
Grange
Grace Hanson
Sagadahoc
Roland Robinson
Charles Berry
Merry Sketch
Bishop
Shirley Bishop
Enterprise
David S. Henderson
Reading
Maretta Wilson
Tops
Marion Grover
Ruth Grover
Jemima’s Pedlers
Eleanor Brown
William Blaisdell
Shirley
Melvin Pratt
Bodwell
Lillian Masse
Dirigo
Eleanor Ripley
Charles Gomez
Charles Huff
Church League
Elizabeth E. Fuller
Alfred A. Parks, Jr
Fowey
England
Martin Johannsen
Don
Portland Terminal Pier No
Johannsen
The
West Bridgton
New England Wood Floor Corporation
Karl Hamm
Popham Beach
Parker
Edgecomb School
Little Red Riding Hood
Bowdoin
Ida M. Nelson
John P. Carter
Land
Ben Winnifred L. Ne
Lysle P. Tom Willis B. Donnell
Harry E. Prout
Adela Gilman
John Wallace
George J. Ingalls
Gertrude
Forbes
Ay Parker Morse
Thelma Skillin
Earl E. Tobey
Randall F
Wallace
Woolwich Lea
G. Hurd
J. G. Bailey
J. Gould Bailey
George O. Main
J. Edgar Hunnewell
Clara B. Elliot
Harlan Trott
James F. Cameron
Thomas K. Haley
Frank R. Bailey
Howard L. Trott
Leon N. Belanger
Jane M. Belanger
Fireside Club
Rudoph Dumais
Cicles
Bathman
Barrett Nichols
Barre, Vt
Frank B. Nichols
North Street
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