Halloween signs and a barn fire in a New England town
A town notes Halloween acts by youths, a striking cranberry sign bearing Mrs and Commander R. K. Smith, and Linwood Kohling’s barn fire with hay and a beef bull destroyed while he was away. Rummage sale planned to aid church expenses. Town tidbits cover tides, lumber hauling, deer hunting, dye experiments by Abbie Ware Nies, and local residents’ travel and weddings.
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Idane Gina Weer
Mrs
R. K. Smith
Linwood Kohling
Ige C. Beal
Stoneybrook
Crosby
Law
Mr. Snipe
Abbie Ware Nies
Caleo
Ne Quassed Mothers Club Supper and Dance Delights Nev
The Ne Quassed Mothers Club in Nev held a successful supper and dance on November 8. Supper fed a large crowd, tables bright with Elwell's Greenhouse flowers, quilt chances won by Mrs. Ethel Blake of Woolwich, and Uncle Mac Mac led the entertainment with music. Members thank donors and helpers, next meeting set for Nov 20 at Mrs. Ethel Blake’s home.
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Mothers’club
Elwell’s
Tie Wieh
Uncle Mac Mac
Ethel. Blake
Woolwich
WRDO
Wedneston
Montsweag Grenge Hall
Ethel Blake
Mourns Pass ing of H D Jr and Bath funeral notes
Obituary and local notices recount the death of H D Jr on November 7 with a Bath church funeral led by Rev. Albert Freeman. Pallbearers include Hamel and Woodman relatives. Community events include rummage sale appeals, post office hours changes, school activities, and holiday plans.
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H. D ,Jr
Cee More
Albert Freeman
Bath
Leo
Earl
Jean
Ramon Hamel
Elbert
Gilbert Woodman
Leona Harmon
Mark
Rollins
Rolling ‘Amd
Petie and
Mire
Baby Mank
Leslie Logan
Wiliam
Hodgisins
Hunter
East
K. Moran
Newton
Mass
Leo Hamel
James Gilman
Ashdale
Beach
Barbara Mank
Potter Academy
Family news from East Ham and nearby towns
Local residents share weekend visits as relatives travel from Portland and North Bergen. Mrs. Woodward hosts guests including Mrs. George Woodward while hopes for a visit by George Woodward USN fade. Other attendees include J A Young, John Kreidler, Edward Kelsey, Alvin Rollins, and Grace Kraft among weekend guests at John Rollins's home.
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Ham
Portland Hospital
Harold Yondward
North Bergen
George Woodward
USN
J. A. Young
John Kreidler
Bath
Mank Fundish
Winter Street Ladies Aid names committees for sale
Winter Street Ladies aid held an all day session at the church with luncheon and dinner committees listed. A long roster of volunteers organized the holiday sale lobster supper, tickets on sale, and several service tables with many members named. A hospital drive was approved though Seacoast Mission gifts were delayed. Next meeting set for November 15 with appointed hostesses.
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Winter Street Ladies Aid
Allen M. Irish
Alice Varney
Clarence W. ‘Morse
Claire Coombs
Joh. Ak Morse
Sarah Hitchcock
Cecil E. Paine
Lloyd Davies
Walter Wiggin
John Sylvester
Robert Colley
Ernest Freeman
Fred Irish
Ruth Henry
Elsie Folsom
Joseph O. Purdue
Samuel R. Percy
Isabel Carter
Abigail Carter
Carl Albee
William S. Shorey
Reginald Farnham
Archie Doyle
Clifford B. Wilbrand
Walter H. Bowker
J. Albert Redlon
Arthur C. Lemont
Clifford Wilbrand
Wallace Atwood
Sarah Lermond
Phyllis Bowie
Charles W. Messenger
J. A. Redlon
Harry F. Morin
Harry M. Huse
Frank Cutting
Fred Kittredge
Milton C
John A. Morse
Langdon T. Snipe
Edgar Hatch
Charles Nelson
Elwina Durgin
Fred Emmons
Lewis F. Gannon
Fred Foote
Raymond Powers
Alice Shorey
William Potter
Mizpah Class Plans Winter Activities at First Baptist
Mizpah Class of First Baptist met Friday evening with nine members at Court street. They discussed winter plans and proposed projects and sewed items for a Christmas sale booth. Refreshments were served. The next meeting is November 15 at 7 30 with Mrs Harold Carter North street.
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First Baptist Church
Chester MacKenzie
Court Street
Harold Carter
North Street
Popham Beach Work Pauses as Winds Hit Belfry
Notes from Popham Beach report that work halted by last week’s high winds continues Monday but is nearly finished. Locals recount delays from missing contractor presence and stubborn weather while a bel fry area doorway is secured.
Plummer Home for the Aged Opens in Bath
An old Bath institution, City Farm on Oak Grove Avenue, is now The Plummer Home for the Aged. Viola Putnam leases the property after city action to reduce costs, naming the home in memory of Edward and Lillian Plummer who endowed care for the needy. The facility will host aged residents at reasonable rates and accept those unable to pay, with income from guests to offset rising operating costs.
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Bath
Oak Grove Avenue
City Farm
Plummer
Hamed
Edward C. Plummer
Lillian Gertrude Fiske Plummer
Viola Putnam
Force Board
Ios
Freeport
Washington, D. C
Daily Times
Plummer Home For
Dresden Resident Mayers Dies After Illness in Needham Mass
Howard Winfield Mayers of Dresden died November 6 in Needham Massachusetts after a three week illness. He was son of Mr and Mrs John H Mayers of Dresden, a Bridge Academy and University of Maine graduate, civil engineer and 20 year owner of a Boston manufacturing agent business. He leaves a widow Miss Rose Mills of Winthrop a son Howard of Needham and a brother Clayton W Mayers of Dresden. Funeral and interment were held in Needham and Pine Grove Cemetery Dresden Mills last Saturday.
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Howard Winfield Mayers
Needham
Mass
John H. Mayers
Bridge Academy
University of Maine
Boston
Rose Mills
Winthrop
Howard
Clayton W. Mayers
Pine Grove Cemetery
Dresden Mills
Middle Bridge School
Miss Shibles
Yvonne Bailey
Dorothy Rittall
Richmond M. E
Lillian Hall
Edward and
Marion Hall
Charles Gray
Hallowell
David Hickland
Bette Mills
Augusta
Kenneth Gray
Miss Hall
Lillian
Central Maine Power Co
Gray
Hallowell High School
Bentley School of Accounting
Winthrop Street
Flower Arrangement Course in Hallowell This Fall
The Garden Club Federation of Maine sponsors a two day course in flower arrangement and show judging in Hallowell on November 19 and 20. Attendees should reserve luncheons at Worcester House and enroll with Mrs. Francis H. Farnum of Augusta. Leaders include Mrs. Albert R. Benedict Seth L. Kelsey and Dr. H. L. Latimer.
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Garden Club Federation of Maine
Hallowell
Worcester House
Francis H. Farnum
Western Avenue
Augusta
Granville M. Colby
Albert R. Benedict
Seth L. Kelsey
East Boxford
Mass
H. L. Latimer
University of New Hampshire
Bay Point Residents Move To Bath Plant Home
Bay Point locals reflect on long time resident life member status with Ashlee Masonic lodge and Telephone Pioneers. The community notes several winter relocations to Bath including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Maxwell of Richmond and other residents settling at the Plant Home for the season.
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Dave
Ashlee Masonic Lodge
Lewiston
Telephone Pioneers
Bay Point
Bath
Arthur Maxwell
Richmond
Bonnie Brae
Frederick Magfatt
Carrol
Capriveneeeterfield
Edward’ Terfield
Walter Cunningham
Earl Payson
Harry Stone
W. Williams
Sumner
Maurice Burns
Eleanor
Son
Rose Campbell
Everning
James
Sherman Campbell
Mgr
Edna M. Coolidge
Portland
Father Flanagann
Flanagan
Kenneth B. White
Maine Lakes
Surmere
Georges Gates
Stewart Day
Wen
Leo Conley
Somerville
Mass
Conley
Lillian White
Auburn
Afternoon Examinations Set for Two O’clock
The afternoon session at two o'clock will be devoted to written examinations. Fees for the courses and textbooks are very nominal.
Philathea Church Dinner and Officers to Be Installed
Corliss Street Philathea class met Monday with a 6 30 chicken supper for 22 members. Officers to be installed December 2 in the vestry. program on Thanksgiving past and present led by Bernice Achorn and others. Napoleon left correspondence unanswered for six weeks hoping it would answer itself.
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Corliss Street
Orris James
John Hunt
Walter Norton
Edward Waters
Francis Norton
Dwinal Cornish
Emerson Glidden
Paul Stevens
Bernice Achorn
William Davis
Orris Amés
Edith Waters
Eula Fielding
Arthur Berry
Napoleon
Polion debate on chores and gender roles echoes at home
The discussion splits along gender lines with men claiming women do more and women reversing the view. Thad senses the Missus runs the house while Sue notes Thad’s habit of sharing drinks reflects household dynamics.
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Thad
Sue
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Joe
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Johlem Ayer
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George Buchanan
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Miss Harmon
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Arthur Kreidler
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J. D. Libby
George Morong
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Puerto Rico
Pan American Airways
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New York
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Priscilla Martha’ Beebe
Harvey Hartley
South Shore
Wilmer I. Voorhees
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Allan Spear
Horace Morse
John
Dresden
Horatio Bickford
Gardiner Hospital
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Olaf Pearson
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