Richmond Club and Community Notices Highlight Late Week Gatherings
A meeting of the Merrymeeting 4-H club at Mrs. Elizabeth McFee’s home produced a new president Mary Muise and listed attendees. Various local groups including Mt Carmel OES, the Duration and Enterprise granges announced events, meals, and officer elections. Personal items note visits, departures and family gatherings, with state and regional travel and a deer hunting incident on the River road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting 4-H Club
Elizabeth McFee
Main Street
Mary Muise
Marilyn Schools
Emeline Hinkley
Joyce Foster
Elaine Smith
Eva Hutchins
Pauline Smith
McFee
Kelley
Amateur Publisher in Bath in 1848
Neal Creamer of Wiscasset found an 1848 Bath Eagle issue stating weekly publication by Joseph Smith of High Street Bath with a 12 cent quarterly subscription and one cent per single copy. The four inch by five and a half inch paper features questions and answers, ads for F G Krantz and Briggs and Upton, weather notes, humorous lines, and editorial rivalry with the Excelsior. The Eagle’s motto is Multum in Parvo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Creamer
Wiscasset
Eagle
Bath
Joseph Smith
High Street
F. G. Krantz
Front Street
Briggs and Upton’s
Otis Kimball
Philadelphia
New York
Excelsior
Times
Snakes Harvested On Edmond Oden Farm Record Yield
A threshing crew on the Edmond Oden Bach farm near Bonesteel South Dakota collected 41 rattlesnakes across 80 acres in what may be a record harvest for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonesteel
S. D
Edmond Odenbach
Georgetown Working League notes and deer hunting reports
The Georgetown Working League met with Mrs. Earle Hagan and a large attendance enjoyed refreshments after the session. Deer hunting tales include Harry Heald shooting a large Arctic owl and local residents noting fewer deer on the island. Several Georgetown residents and guests traveled to Bath, Portland, Augusta, and Washington for various events and visits, with many staying at cottages along MacMahon and Georgetown Center areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Hagan
Harry Heald
Heald
Fingerprint Bureau Described as Miracle of Simplicity
In Dar es Salaam East Africa a passing native soldier had fingerprints taken and within five minutes was told his name age unit home village and other details, illustrating the bureau's remarkable efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar-es-Salaam
East Africa
Community Talent Night Delights Large Audience
The USO Community Talent Night Chair Jack Lander led a 200 person audience through a fresh program featuring new talent and stage acts. Performers included Bob Allen Donald Shaughnessey Alan Wilkie Dorothy Derby and Alice Carr with solos by several artists and a lively minstrel skit section. An orchestra provided music and dancing continued after refreshments until 11 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Jack Lander
Bob Allen
John Holdridge
Mike
Alan ‘Wilkie
Alice Carr
Alton Lander
Dorothy der
Donald Shaughnessey
Bob Hart
Bill Barter
Dorothy Derby
Lee Davis
Bill Tinney
Pete McVicar
Buddy Madden
Alan Wilkie
Ray Vachon
Doris George
Patsy Anne Betts Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party
Patsy Anne Betts daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyman Betts of 32 Goddard street marked her seventh birthday with a Saturday afternoon party at home from two to four. Armistice Day decor featured flags and red white and blue streamers. A large decorated cake, patriotic candy baskets, and refreshments complemented parlor games like a candy hunt and pin the tail on the donkey. Gifts and cards were exchanged among friends including twins Dicky and Henry Deschaine and David and Robert MacMahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Anne Betts
Lyman Betts
Goddard Street
Patsy
Dicky
Henry Deschaine
High Street
David
Robert MacMahan
Harold MacMahan
Farrin Street
Gloria Deschaine
Dolores MacMahan
Five Islands Club Notes Busy Local Social Round
The Cub Scouts met at the schoolhouse for their weekly session. The Good Neighbor club gathered with Mrs. Francis Pierce. Plans were set for a conference supper next Monday night featuring baked ham salads brown bread coffee and doughnuts. The church honor roll arrival was delayed by the illness of the craftsman. Mrs. Charles Knight of Waterbury donated several new jiggsaw puzzles to the library. Mrs. Ada MacGillivary sold her house to a Portland party, a longtime Summer spot. Mr. and Mrs. Myers of Quincy bought the Mooses Rowe house from Farber Davis and visited Harford. Helen Pinkham and Donald Nichols wed in Bath with Nichols discharged from the Army and slated to work at Bath Iron Works. The library purchased five new books and Mrs. Harland Pinkham supervised Saturday duties. church services drew large crowds with a duet by Mrs. George Gray and Woodrow. Francis Pierce received an honorable discharge at Fort Devens. Several locals were in or visiting Boston Cambridge Brookline and Bath for various family and health matters. Ivan Pinkham heads to Togus Veterans hospital. Mr. Osborn drove a car to Fairfield. Various family visits and hospital stays filled weekend days across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thibodeau
Wiscasset
Florida
Elizabeth Hunt
Howard Trafton
Victor Hagan
Alvah C. Reynolds
Bath
Roland Peterson
Lloyd Pinkham
William Todd
Maine Municipal Association
Augusta
Ralph Jewett
Westport
Robinhood
Joseph Higgins
Belle Heald
Dorothy Stuart
Walter Cummings
Portland
Working League
Willard Doell
Waban
Mass
Sayde Campbell
Florence Woodside
Harry Carlisle
Charles Carret
New Hampshire
Vincent MacMahan
Clement MacMahan
Carroll Powers
Merrill Bowles
Bangor
Campbell Cottage
John Williams
Maine General Hospital
Lauretta Jones
Georgetown Center
Alderman
Amherst
Harry Bedford
West Georgetown
Clarence Hill
Frank Brown
Rumford
R. I
Sidney Dalrymple
Howard Traften
Harry Horne
Douglas
Chester Horne
Edwin Hussa
Rose McClafferty
Billy MacKaye
New York
MacMahan
Boothbay Harbor
Africa
Sardinia
Sicily
France
Arnold Corey
Bridgewater
Aubrey Fullerton
Lynn
Gardner Hanson
Arlington
Marguerita Morrison
Good Neighbor Club
Francis Pierce
Charles Knight
Waterbury
Conn
Ada MacGillivary
MacGillivary
John Hinckley
Hinckley
Myers
Quincy
Mooses Rowe Place
Farber Davis
New Harbor
Branwell Harford
Helen Pinkham
Maurice Pinkham
Donald A. Nichols
Maud Nichols
Woolwich
Charles Sims
Nichols
Army
Bath Iron Works
Bob
Kathleen Harris
George Gray
Woodrow
Fort Devens
Edith Davis
Brookline
Edith McMahon
Cambridge
Allie Carr
Mary Louise
Barbara Pinkham
North Yarmouth Academy
Hazel Plummer
Barbara
Carl Pearson
Harold A. Rowe
Kittery
Ellsworth Pinkham
Franz Stevens
Percy MacGillivary
Harold Pinkham
Marlene
Charles Osborn
Fairfield
Franz
Osborn
Ivan Pinkham
Togus Veterans Hospital
Francis Bacon
Peter
Waltham
L. H. Rowe
Alton Reed
Stinson Davis
Franklin Koehlwetter
Bryant Pond
Alice Cromwell
Morse High and U S O Tie In Ping Pong Tourney
The Morse High Industrial U S O ping pong match at the U S O hall ended in an 8 8 tie after four rounds. Paul Ouellette led the High School with three wins, while Ballides and Atwood of U S O each won three of four. Edgren of Industrial struggled, winning only two. The series resumes next Tuesday to decide the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High Industrial U. S. O
U. S. O. Hall
Paul Ouellette
Ballides
Atwood
U.S. O
Edward Edgren, Jr
Fourth Round Results From Indiana And High School Matches
Edgren defeats Roberts 3 1 in Indiana action. Atwood defeats Gediman 3 0. Ouellette defeats Tinney 3 0 in high school bouts. Ballides beats Pouliot 3 1 in Indiana competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgren
Gediman
Ind
Ouellette
Atwood
H.S
Pouliot
Tinney
Rallides
Roberts
iInd
H. S
Ind. Gediman
Ballides
H. Ss
Second Baptist Five Islands to host evangelistic talk and supper
On Monday at 7 15 p m Dr Edwin L Frizen Pocket Testament League field representative will speak at Five Islands Second Baptist Church following a bean supper by Good Neighbor club. Supper at 6 p m in Five Islands grange hall open to public with a free will offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church of
Five Islands
Edwin L. Frizen
Pocket Testament League
Good Neighbor Club of
Victor Pinkham
Five Islands Grange Hall
Frizen
Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Teague
Charles M. Alexander
J. Wilbur Chapman
United States
New England Fellowship of
Boston
First Baptist Church of
Georgetown
J. Clifton Little
Dromore Grange Holds November Session
Dromore Grange met Tuesday with Overseer Elmer Rogers presiding in the master’s absence, announcing an upcoming Nov 18 joint session with Pomona and Topsham granges. A Thanksgiving program was set for Nov 27 under Mrs Beals, Mrs Spinney, Mrs Warner and Maurice Warner. An auction raised funds, and readings focused on Armistice Day themes. Two members ill. A social hour followed. Pamphlet supper planned for Merry Meeting grange Thursday at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Elmer Rogers
Robert Metcalf
Pomona Grange
Topsham Grange
Evelyn Beals
Ina Spinney
Frances Warner
Maurice Warner
Edward Miller
Treasury
America the Beautiful
The
Grange
Anne Wilson
Lucy G. Rogers
Sophie McPherson
Helen Gagnon
Aletha Campbell
Alfred Stearns
Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council
Merry Meeting Grange
Morris Povich Visits Boston on Business
Morris Povich of Middle Street traveled to Boston on Monday for business reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Povich
Middle Street
Boston
Pless, Respect the Flag on Bath Streets
In Bath, the author condemns improper flag displays on many streets. Flags are often too small for their staffs, old, torn, or wrapped around staffs. Schools teach flag respect, and the author urges residents to show proper, fitting homage in public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Obituary of Arthur Milton Ansert of Chicago Illinois
Arthur Milton Ansert of Chicago Illinois died Saturday after long illness. Born May 13 1885 in Bath he worked at Chase grocery, Hyde Windlass foundry 22 years, then a hotel switchboard operator. Survived by wife Hattie four daughters and one son, brother Charles Ansert of Bath and three sisters Mrs Fred Stover Bath Mrs Hattie Pratt Lowell Mass and Mrs Emma North Los Angeles. He visited Bath often and stayed last summer with sister Mrs Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Milton Ansert
Chicago
Ill
Julius and
Ellen Williams Ansert
Bath
Chase’s
Hyde Windlass Co
Hattie
Charles Ansert
Fred Stover
Hattie Pratt
Lowell
Mass
Emma North
Los Angeles
Calif
Ansert
Stover
Resident Robert S Grace dies in Bath at Memorial Hospital
Robert S Grace of Meadow Way retired Bath Iron Works employee died at Memorial Hospital Sunday. Born in Fredericton New Brunswick he lived in Bath many years. Survived by son Leon daughter Mrs Roland Ouelette of Bath four brothers and three sisters. Two grandchildren. Funeral at Mayo Funeral Home Wednesday at two conducted by Rev C L Kinney burial Maple Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Grace
Meadowway
Bath Iron Works
Memorial Hospital
Frederickton
N. B
Bath
Leon
Roland Ouelette
George
New Brunswick
Leonard
Cambridge
Mass
Allan
New York
Herbert
New Haven
F. E. Williams
Wollaston
Mayo Funeral Home
C. L. Kinney
Maple Grove
Funeral service for Edith Stewart at Church of Nazarene
Edith Stewart funeral held Saturday at 2 pm conducted by Rev John Ames of Edgecomb. Bearers were Paul and David Johnson John Larrabee and Charles Kenney. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Stewart
Church of the Nazarene
John Ames
Edgecomb
Paul
David Johnson
John Larrabee
Charles Kenney
Oak Grove
Admiral in Gaudy Uniform Confounds War Veteran Tale
USNR signalman Virgil B. Warren of Tampa on guard duty at Yokosuka confronted a Jap in a gaudy uniform who claimed to be an Admiral. Warren asked how he could be an Admiral if not in the Navy, and the man replied that he had no Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Virgil B. Warren
USNR
East Lake Avenue
Tampa
Fla
Yokosuka
War
Miami Orange Bowl teams named for offensive brilliance
Three of the 22 teams selected for Miami's New Year’s Day classic faced no scoring in their bowls appearance. The University of Miami, Michigan State, and Oklahoma were the three scoreless entrants among the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
University of Miami
Michigan State
Oklahoma
Mrs Edith G Stewart Dies at Memorial Hospital
Edith G Stewart widow of John Stewart of 577 Middle Street died at Memorial hospital after a three week stay. Born in Leeds daughter of John and Augusta Mayo she moved as a child to West Bath becoming a Berry Mills area resident. She was active in the Church of the Nazarene and survived by a Massachusetts cousin and sister-in-law Lillian McDonald of Bath. Funeral services at the Church of the Nazarene Saturday at two with Rev Thomas Greene officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith G. Stewart
John Stewart
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts
Lillian McDonald
Bath
Funeral in Denham for Edwin C. Sims
Edwin C. Sims brother of Rev. Charles R. Sims. Funeral held at the Baptist church in Denham Massachusetts last Wednesday. Conducted by Rev. Mr. Williams with assistance from Rev. L. W. West and Rev. Mr. Valdina. Sims taught a class at Dedham Evangelical Italian Mission. Floral tributes from Bath. Burial at Brookdale Cemetery, Denham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Sims
Charles R. Sims
The
Baptist Church
Denham
Mass
Mr. Williams
L. W. West
South Baptist Church of
South Boston
People’s Church of Bath
Valdina
Dedham Evangelical Italian Mission
Sims
Bath
Brookdale Cemetery
Mrs Coffie's Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Alice Martin Coffie
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Martin Coffie widow of Sidney Coffie were held Saturday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home on Washington Street. Rev. Charles L Kinney of Beacon Street Methodist Church officiated with bearers William Mitchell Elmer Nickerson Earl French James Mitchell and Frank French. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Martin Coffie
Sidney Coffie
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Charles L. Kinney
Beacon Street
Funeral service for James B. Preble
The funeral for James B. Preble was held at Mayo Funeral Residence on Friday at two o'clock. Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiated. Dunlap Commandery, Knights Templar, gave the Templar service. Interment followed at Sheepscot Cemetery in Newcastle with a committal service by Rev. Cecil Witham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Preble
Mayo
David L. Wilson
Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
Templar
Sheepscot Cemetery
Newcastle
Cecil Withim
Congregational Church
Big Buck Killed by 13 Year Old Billy Smart
Lambert Park notes Arnold Billy Smart of Newton road harvested a 200 plus pound buck during a Danforth hunting week with his father George Smart. Billy dockets his pride writing to his brother Morris Smart in Japan. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Thurl Gray of Brewer and Mr and Mrs Winston Kinney with kids. Carroll Hunt and Wallace Hunt hosted kin from Belfast. William Alley returned from a Down East hunting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Smart
Newton Road
Billy
George Smart
Danforth
Morris Smart
Japan
Thurl Gray
Brewer
Denny Road
Winston Kinney
North Jay
Carroll S. Hunt
Crawford Drive
Wallace Hunt
Belfast
William Alley
Techniques for Finishes in Paint Application
The text explains that ordinary paints dry glossy but can be made to dry flat by reducing oil content and increasing turpentine or other volatile thinner. It notes the influence of thinner proportion on the final surface, implying practical adjustments for a matte result.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richmond
Mt. Carmel
O.E.S
Methodist Church
Masonic Hall
Walter Anderson
Myrtle Street
Frank Anderson
Enterprise Grange
Progressive
Merry Meeting
Sagadahoc Grange
Little Wanderers
Progressive Grange
Annie Dunbar
Courtney Hinkley
Casco Chapter
Freeport
Y. A. Y. F. Club
Effie Sherman
Billie Defoe
Melvin Hanson
Maybelle Toney
Mildred Skinner
Silas Sawyer
Charles Kelley
Hilda M. Burl
Melita Leavitt
Bessie Hayden
Verona Pinkham
Matilda Potter
Grace Nelson
Rastus Toll
Charles Trott
Mandy DeHaven
Priscilla Chipman
Alfred Heubach
West Newton
Leslie Roberts
Center Street
Darrell Giberson
South Pleasant Street
Carroll F. Terrell
Washington, D. C
Terrell
G. Cleveland Marriner
Dora Marriner
West Bath Grange
Marjorie Kennedy
Atlantic Union College
South Lancaster
C. Blair Kennedy
River Road
Hazen Ancoin
Ancoin
Marion Young
Lillian Johnson
R. B. Capen
Noble Grands Club
Beatrice Overlook
Capitol Street
Miss Johnson
Overlock
Marion DeBeau
Clara Holbrook
Lisbon Falls
Darrah Street
Andrew Friend
Omar Friend
Bellerose
L. I
N. Y
Charles Hilton
Hilton Hill
Anson
Clifford Keyes
Lawrence Craig
Peggy Ann
James
Skowhegam
Olga Friend
Clarence Friend
Ralph
Darien
Elbridge Ballard
Pittsfield
Friend
Arthur
Helen
Isa Cross
Frank
Ee Lewis H
Rose Garden
Swanid
Earle Cronk
North Front Street
Vay
Hotel Stater
Maxwell Marriner
Ralph Brown
Boynton Street
Raymond Curtis
Lewiston
Robert Wheeler
Gordon Lemont
Gardiner Street
John Brown
Greenville
Clarence Dunbar
Swan Island
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Dunbar
Dexter
Mary Bursley
East Somerset Pomon
Dunbar
Newport Grange
Margaret MacCaspie
Helen Kelley
Weymouth
Harold Ames
Fuller Street
Horace Purinton
Pfc
Emery Purinton
India
China
Purinton
Chanyi
Maurice C. Wheeler
Richmond Fuel Co
Chestnut Street
Robert L. Moore
Akron
William Moore
Genevieve Lynch
Jamaica Plain
Jane
Cora Little
Richard Witham
Gerald Witham
Fred Connell
Janet Connell
Boston Garden
Evelyn Cutler
Freda Witham
Russell Ring
Russell
Florence Anderson
Virginia
Argentina
Natalie McNeil
Theo Hornsinger
Margaret McMahan
Leon Williams
Olivé
Waltham, Mass
Merton Davis
Woodfords
Billa Tarr
Gardiner
U.S.O
Brenner
Buenos Aires
Five Islands Hall
Marius H. Page
North St
Kennebec Greenhouses
Arthur M. Ansert
Memorial
J. B. Preble
Lambert Park
Fred S. Curtis & Co
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