Local notes on early town landmarks and residents
Fragments describe old town features such as a stone schoolhouse dating to 1836 and various wooden structures. Mentions of Sylvester Blair Seaton Willard Blair and Beals launching K-672, plus social invitations and local occupations in a rough, archival tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betterington
O Percy
Sylvester Blair
Willard Blair
Regiley
Eepest
Hanford
Calif
Laureele
Hayshond Gillam
Gareveais
Robbins
George Buchan
Colage
Public relations committee names include Beith and colleagues
The piece lists members of the Public Relations Committee for an education project including Beith Neal Allen Guy Lorg es Murr Jay Morrisson and Paul Roberts with details of the plan to be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ces
Beith
Neal Allen
Guy L.orges Murr
Jay Morrisson
Paul Roberts
Parker Heads Repair Fund Meeting at Vestry
Local notes report a vestry gathering on the seventeenth to discuss a repair fund. Church school opened at the vestry with Mrs ee Seeee ae. Various residents including the Nisbet and Doughty families, and others in Bath and surrounding towns are mentioned with visits, births, and social events in a period newspaper tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Seeee Ae. Arthur
Jo Ann Nisbet
Carolyn
Mistice
Caine
Sas Henry
Herbert Doughty
Linda Doughty
Dorothy Pye
Point
Red Cross
Boy Scout Finance Campaign Kicks Off in Area
Final sige fund meeting of the fund committee for the Finance Campaign of the 2nd Boy Scouts of Gadahoc Erie was held Tuesday night. Campaign announced Wednesday that the drive is under way with Scouts distributing letters to homes for contributions to be collected Sunday by volunteers. Mr Murphy urged local support, noting the cost of supporting a Scout is small compared to the benefit to character and citizenship. The program is sponsored by the Wesley Methodist Church with Wesley W Wright, Boy Scout Field Executive, leading efforts to continue the fundraising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadahoc Erie
Ae Thomas Murphy
Murphy
Wesley Thodist ‘Church
Wesley W. Wright
Pine Tie Toe
Stenda
Maine Student Paul Lindgren Faces Academic Review
Paul W Lindgren, a University of Maine student, is undergoing an academic review following incomplete coursework and a petition filed in late spring. University officials say the matter concerns eligibility and standing amid ongoing coursework challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W.lindgren
University of Maine
Couple's Portland Stay Highlighted in Local Notes
A recent social blurb notes a graduate of Standish High and a Douglas Hill alumnus who served three and a half years in the USMC during World War II. The couple are spending a few days at the Eastland in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Hill
Mr. Ee
Standish High
USMC
Eastland
Portland
Central Church League appoints committees for Christmas sale
Members of the Central Church League held a meeting approving routine reports. Mrs Gardiner Deering reported on the parish supper and Mrs Horace P Morse announced the league furnished 31 articles for the Needlework Guild tea. A Christmas sale and supper were set for December 6 with a 2 30 sale. Committees for the sale were announced with many members named across fruit, candy and kitchen duties. A social hour followed and hostesses served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Een
Ae Newbs
Gardiner.Deering
Horace P. Morse
League
Needlework Guild
Harold Brown
Arthur Brown
Ralph Burton
Marius Page
James Ee
Fiossie Clifford
Edward J. Mescene
ee _ Sten
George’ van Wien Gkins
Seba
Howard Mc.Phee
Howard Parks
Missigietes Ferguson
A P, Gs
Clyde Mallett
Donald F
Arthur L. Pratt
Lord
Harvey Rocker
Leonard Thombs
Blair Bailey
Paul Watts
Rudolph McRae
William Blair
Leonard Litchfield
Laforestas
Howard Steen
Bart O'Donnell
Robert Milliken
Gardiner Deering
Merritt
Harold Avery
Jason A. Merritt
Ralph Mittendorf
Ard Litchfield
Laforest Hodgkins
Car Pierce
Birthday Party for Betty Berry
Miss Betty Lee Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs Sumner Berhoner celebrated her 18th birthday at the Presleys 593 Washington Street. Morse High senior enjoyed games social hour and a cake cutting with gifts from relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee Berry
Sumner Berhoner
York Street
Bernard Presley
Washington Street
Miss Berry
Morse High
Harvey
Richard Watson
Lee Watson
Robert Orne
Jinny Ad- Reed
Berry
Mrs Harry B Ca Enteres Contract At Home
A brief item notes Mrs Harry B Ca enters into a contract at her residence on Green Street on Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Ca
Greenatreet
Bath residents and visitors share weekend notes
Crowley Bruce McInnes of Bath spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Guy and attended services Sunday at the Shepard cottage. Thomas Totman of Center visited J Ha Torrey in Bath. George Buchanan of Phippsburg closed his cottage for the season. Florence Rollins of Parkersreed dropped by Bath Monday. Ralph Small and Kate McCarthy of Bath hosted Roger Oliver at his Bath home. Barbara Sprague and Virginia Schroeder of Bath vacationed at their cottage. Stanley Perkins returned Friday from hunting with a spike buck. Billy Gilman of Small Point also hunted successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wyman
John David
Bath Memorial Hospital
Eugene Harrington
Harold Rogers
Stephen
Lewiston
Stanton Dozois
Cox's Head
Lestonton
George Buchanan
Phippaburg Center
Farm Bureau
W. T. Wyman
Elsie Sargent
Wileton
John Jr
Charles Storer
Bert Nisbet
Reba Nisbet
East Sumner
Wendell Wade
Newport
Walter Mann
New Jersey
Sontag
Parker Head
Nisbet
Arthur Leer
Mount Vernon
Alves Gray
Stanwood GI Peat
Winthrop Bisir
Crowley Bruce McInnes
Bath
Guy
Shepard Cottage
Thomas L. Tot
Man
Ph Center
J. Ha’ Torrey
Phippsburg
Florence Rollins
Parkereed
Ralph Small
Kate McCarthy
Roger Oliver
Bath and Ie
Emma
Barbara Sprague
Virginia Schroeder
Ee Mo Bath
Reek
Stanley Perkins
Spike
Billy Gilman
Small Point
Frank W . Robert Jewell
Wrence Thayer
Wyman Farm
Frederick Thomas
Portland
Kenneth Wallace
West Point
Sewall C. Moore
Mabel Wade
Francis L. Mc Donald
Quincy
Frances
Lowell State Teachers College
Charles W. Messenger
Lewiston Monay
Lester Harrington
Phippsburg Center
Deer, moose roam near Coxs Head as motorists watch
A few deer have been seen while a large moose family roams the area. Spectators in cars observed a bull, a cow, and two young moose. Local residents note wildlife activity around Cox's Head amid calm onlookers Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gilliam
Sebasco
Thomas Wood
Popham Road
Student Ruth Williams Sings for World Student Service Fund
Ruth Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Williams of Washington Street performed several selections in The Cat's Meow a Bever ly Mass benefit show at Endicott Junior College Funds aid university students and war devastated areas annual drive supports campus programs and choral society work on campus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Williams
Daniel Williams
Washington Street
World Student Service Fund
Endicott Junior College
Beverly
Mass
McGay Couple Move to Red House for Winter Season
Rev. and Mrs. Culbert McGay relocate to the Red House on Wash ine Street for the winter months. Mrs Mary ibbons assists Mrs McGay at her home while Rev. McGay serves at the parish in Presque Isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culbert McGay
Red House
Mary Maryibbons
Maine YMCA Boys Conference Set for November
Seventeen Maine boys attended last year’s three day youth conference at the Port facility. The 1948 program includes devotional services speakers and discussions on youth problems a Saturday recreational program and evening activities. The Sunday afternoon closing session will feature a challenging casing. Interested boys should contact the conference director at the Y M C A immediately as the quota is small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Port
Upetaree Leh
Up Eh
Eeta
Maine Poultrymen Report 1947 Cash Income Rise
Maine poultrymen report 1947 earnings of 25 130 000 dollars from eggs chickens and turkeys up from 1946 20 427 000 with 1945 at 24 200 000 Egg laying activity rose in September 1947 and total egg production for 1947 is projected at 275 000 000 with 287 000 000 in 1947 compared to 1946. The Maine State Poultry Association holds its 48th annual show at the South Portland Armory November 18 19 and 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Ultrymen
Maine Department of Agriculture
Broilers
Eee
Maine
Maine State Poultry Association
South Portland
Maine State Poultry and Trade
Maine Poultry Improvement Association
Maine Exhibitor Council
The
Poultry Association
Local Notes and Births From Rumford Area
Mrs. L L Niles of Rumford returns from a visit with son Merle Niles in Idle Street. A seven pound boy named William Emery Miller born to Mr and Mrs Hubert Miller of Winnegance at Memorial hospital Friday. John Sullivan former Morse High School graduate enlists in the U S Navy now at Great Lakes Ill requests letters. Mrs Eben Dana hosts Telephone Club at her home with dessert. guests include former local telephone operators from Bath Brunswick Woolwich and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Niles
Rumford
Merle Niles
Idle Street
William Emery Miller
Hubert Miller
John Sullivan
Joseph Carrier
Washington Street
Morse High School
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
S. A
Eben Dana
Levening
Roscoe Hj
Jacerr
Adelerage Soe
Es Hodgkins
Vo Bath
Brunswick
Dana
Woolwich
E. T P. & T. Exchange
American Education Week Observed Nationwide in November
The week of November 17 to 13 marks American Education Week with the National Education Association and other groups coordinating themes. The 1919 founding American Legion influences the event, urging citizens to visit schools during the week to show support for public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
America States Legion
Office of Education
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
American Legion
American Education Week
America
Bath
Mrs Arthur Wing Honored by Grange Program Presenter
Mrs Doris Armstrong daughter of Mr and Mrs William Armstrong of this city will present the program for national officers at the national grange headquarters in Augusta on November 13. She will lead an Irving Berlin show with a 25 member mixed chorus and guest performers. She has invitations to appear in the Port land seventh degree court November 15 and 16 and to fill Adah in Mt Pisgah chapter night November 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wing
Doris Armstrong
William Armstrong
Topsham Grange
Lottie York
Winthrop
National Grange
Augusta
Junior School Band Organized For Yearly Event
Band books for the grade school ensemble are arranged showing the program is under way and can become an annual event for grade students to anticipate.
Bath Residents Head to New York For Naval Architect Dinner
Mrs William S Newell and daughter Mrs Eastham Guild Jr depart Bath for a New York visit at the Waldorf Astoria. They will attend a Naval Architect dinner with Bath attendees. James Hunter formerly of Bath and now with Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding in New York City has been promoted to vice president and transferred to the New York office at 25 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Sewall
James Hunter
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
New York
Broadway
New York City
Hunter
Bath Iron Works
Ith Corcoran
This City
Robert Corcoran
Bedford Street
Reserved Ballot Details For High School Queen Parade
A fragmented item describes ballot exchange for reserved tickets and voting for a queen candidate among 16 girls. It notes student enthusiasm, a state exhibit, and queen selection events tied to a parade with rooms and entrance details and dates through December.
Baby Shower for Mrs Chadbourne Highlights Attendees
A Miss Pearl Taylor hosted a baby shower for Mrs Chadbourne and Mr Chadbourne. Guests included Mrs Hathorne Mrs bourne Mrs Robert Harold Walker Mrs Johin iam Mrs Russell Merchant Walter Taylor Miss Witham Miss Helen Wi Miss Constance Mu Betty Chadburne Miss King and Miss Barbata. Gifts were received and the event featured pink frosting and two baby toppers amid rose buds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Chadbourne
Pearl Hathorne
Pearl Taylor
Hathorne
Bourne
Robert
Harold Walker
Johiniam
Russell Merchant
Walter Taylor
Miss Witham
Helen
Constance Mu
Betty Chadburne
Miss King
Barbata
Court records show intoxication case verdicts in county court
A respondent while intoxicated faced charges in a county court. He pleaded not guilty but the court found him guilty and sentenced him to four months in the county jail. The case appears in the restricted areas and involved a petition to the attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Peace
Nebec County
Marston-Ryan Mrs Ellen Clarke Buell Married in Bath
The wedding of Mrs Ellen Clarke Buell of Bath and Marston Brunswick was held at W Street Church with Reverend Joseph Hur officiating. Mediate friends attended as the couple began life together in a ceremony described with modest details and a corsage rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Clarke Buell
Bath
Marston
Brunswick
Bert L. Marston
W Street
Joseph Hur
Armediate Friends
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Parker
Central Church League Meeting
Betty Berry
Cox
Grange
Cnure
Norton
Betty ¢ Henrickeon
Juliette Low
R Tech
Mrs. Chapbourne
Ryan
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