Historic Georgetown Budget Sparks Community News
From historic Georgetown comes a budget full of news including a union service planned for Thanksgiving Day. Rev W T Boyd at First Baptist preached on prophets and community life urging spiritual worship daily piety and family worship as keys to local renewal. Notable mentions include Mssrs Grenfell Hale and Paul as examples of service and a proposed union service at Georgetown Center Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. T. Boyd
Moses
Boyd
Ahework
Grenfell
Labrador
Hale
London
Paul
Georgetown Center
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
E. A. Williams
Robinhead
W. C. Todd
Bath Beef Company
Fred Spinney
Bay Point
Popham
Haley and Marr
Fred P. Oliver
Bath
Mr. Oliver
William A. Todd
Stearns W. Scott
Oliver
Mr. Scott
Exemption for Shipyard Workers Aims to Sustain War Effort
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced new selective service rules to exempt shipworkers on government ship projects from the draft while employed in naval and Emergency Fleet Corporation supervised yards. Weekly lists track exempted workers, with monthly reports to Crowder, and eligibility ends if employment ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
General Crowder
Navy Department
Eimergency Fleet Corporation
National Army
Meyer Bloomfield
Industrial Service
The
Shipping Board
War Department
Meet Corporation
Fleet Corporation
Bloomfield
Crowder
Selective Service
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Life on Lower Kennebec in Parker Head area
In Parker Head and nearby towns residents report social stir as two weddings approach and neighbors offer cautious chatter. Local movements include M A Richards preaching at Small Point and Bath visitors like Earl Coombs joining friends. several residents travel to Bath, Boston, or Portland for work and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Dickinson
Panama Canal
South American
Capt Perry
South America
Bath City Hospital
James and
Oathman Malcolm Harford Co
Lynn
Mass
Patterson
Lee’s Island
John Manis
Edward Thomas
Thomas
Parker Head
M. A. Richards
Perker Head
Small Point
Popham
Small Point Parsonage
Earl Coombs
Bath
Hibridge Morse
William Roderick
Scott C. Campbell
Bath ‘City Hospital
Campbell
Timothy Perry
M. J. Percy
Frances Harrington
James Stacy
Boston
Desereaux
Charles Blaisdell
Walter ‘Mann
iTexas
Rimmers
Lillian ‘Roderick
Small Point Road
F. J. Merritt
Portland
Asa l L. Perry
Owen Rogersa
Topsham
George Crocker
Sarah Black
Mary Purington
Charles Williams
George Dean
Sabine
Delmar Bates
Samuel Dates
Joan Small
Georgiana
Robert Small
Marguerite Bates
The
Morse High
Samuel Bates
Fire at Parker Head Leaves Village in Ruins
The Parker Head fire destroyed a store and homes, sparked by a chimney blaze. Neighbors and Bath Fire Department aided, saving many belongings. women were praised for swift actions saving money and goods despite smoke and loss. Mrs Wyman and Mrs Harrington suffered major losses. Willard Daley and Mrs Daley faced ruined livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Uel
Miss Harrington
Fred ‘Harrington
Popham
Fort Baldwin
W. H. Daley
Bath
Tlme
Virginia
Virgil
Lectina Wyman
Willard Daley
Me. Duley
Mattie
Daley
Wyman
Harington
Warrington
Walter H.bowker
Phippsburg
Week's News in Summary Nov 12 13 15 Bath Area
A compact digest from Bath and nearby areas covering draft exemptions, Y M C A work, coast defense arrivals, marches, and local war news. Italy front actions, Petrograd unrest, and U S troop status are noted alongside shipbuilding, rail, and labor topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Y.M.C.A
Camp Devens
Wilson
Gompers
Peech
Cobra
Trur
Hebron
Berlin
Petrograd
Atlantic
Marhal Law
Texas
France
Akon Street
New Vinyard
Maine
Europe
Colorado
Finand
U. S
Norway
Fall River
Kerensky
Piave
Quincy
War Department
Watertown
Nevsky Prospekt
Russia
Lumbber
Salvaion Army of
Crowder
Small
Sixpert Rantoul
Parker Wead
Cassaltis
Gonzalo
West Bath Grange to Hold Fair and Harvest Supper
West Bath Grange plans its annual fair at Trufant's Crossing next Thursday and Friday with a 2 PM opening, baby show, and harvest supper at six. The event features a rural comedy The Teaser at eight, plus a dance late evening. Local families, long work on booths, and children will enjoy music, readings, and prizes for babies and young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Batie Grange
Pomona Grange
Topsham
West
West Bath Grange
Trufant’s Crossing
Gmo
Trange
Elilha Flemyng
Flemyng
Ruth Ward
Arnold Haye
William Field
Marion Flemyng
Owens. Rogers
Thrope
Reuben Rich
Drucilla Todd
Uraliah
Hope Ward
Uraliah Higgins
Leland Plummer
Ebenezer Randall
E. W. Haggett
Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgetown
G. AL RR
Lula I. Hayes
Pont
the Bath Trust CO
Centre Street
Bath, ME
Rael
Phippsburg Pennings
Lower
Kennebec
Lee's Island
Parker
Merchant Daley
Mongly
Eleanor Sullerton
Yarmouth
Carrie Hodgman
Boothbay
F. E. Reed
Cowner
Fr. J. Conshran
Lester C. Buck
Rachael Coffin
Trufant St
Haverhill
Newburyport
Bath’s City Hospital
John M. Clark
WM. C. Chadbourne
Front St
Broad St
Johnson Bros. CO
West Bath
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