Wiscasset War Bond Drive plus club notes and falls eve
Wiscasset runs Sixth War Loan Bond Drive from Nov 20 to Dec 16 1944 with Grace A Cowley as chair. A Woman's Club meeting at Mrs Henry W Webb's home reports new member Mary Hunnewell, club history plan, and Christmas box drive for Togus veterans. The article lists numerous local names, court actions, lodge inspections, and community notices including marriages and personal items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Service Corps
Grace A. Cowley
Wiscasset
L. B. Haggett
Laura Carlton
Elizabeth Norton
Helen Gorham
Grace McFadden
Florence McQueston
Carolyn Varney
Teresa Abbott
Florence Safford
Mary Hunnewell
Charles E. Cowley
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Richard E. Kimball
Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Dix
Katherine Maxwell
Julian B. Doggett
Mary Hobson
War Veterans’ Committee
L. Frank Metcalf
Anna E. Lovely
Old Town
U. S. Auxiliary
Lovely
Veterans
Metcalf
Kimball
Gavet
Mrs. Sherman
Pendleton- Sherman
Main Street
St. Philip's
Aubrey Hastings
Boothbay Harbor
Beatrice Morris
South Bristol
Edwin Stockford
Robert H. Heigham
Mildred Morris
William S. Williams
Organ Society
First Congregational Church
Maude Marsh
Lara Coffin
Carrie McKenney
Grace C. Pease
Josephine Foye
Laura Carleton
Sophia Preble
Leighton
Viola Adams
Sue Bailey
Hattie Mosher
Isabel Young
Alberta Larrabee
Vera Haggett
Laura Downey
Katherine Sewall
Academy
Lincoln Counairs
3 Harbor
W. S. Warland
Damariscotta
Waldoboro
West Bath Sewing Group Helps Red Cross
The West Bath Sewing group met at the grange hall to sew for the Red Cross. Attendees included Mrs. Herbert White, Mrs. Sidney Pendleton, Mrs. Annie Fowle, Mrs. Emer Williams, and many more. Next meeting will feature a covered dish dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Grange Hall
Red Cross
Herbert White
Sidney Pendleton
Annie Fowle
Emer Williams
Archibald McCoy
F. Deehan
Courtney Stover
Herbert Cavanaugh
John Wharff
Ed Haggett
Howard McDonald
Walter Marco
Fred Bubier
Fred Larrabee
Harry Peterson
Edward McGuiggan
Middle Street
Bath
Carol
Carlton Stover
Joyce
West Bath Farm Bureau Meeting Reclaims the Wardrobe
The West Bath Farm Bureau met under Mrs Bertha Davis clothing project leader with Mrs William A Coombs of Bath Street. Topics covered care of clothing shoes gloves furs hats and homemade cleaners. Dinner was served by Mrs Coombs and Mrs Joseph Oliver. The group received a red ribbon at Topsham for square meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Davis
West
Oscar Adams
Frank French
Coombs
Edward Thompson
Robert Coombs
Warren Davis
Walter Marco
Ellery Whittemore
Loring Small
Arthur Brown
Woolwich
War Loan drive shows early Bath support
Sanford B. Nickerson announced on Tuesday that Bath has reached about 12 percent of its Sixth War Loan quota. The showing boosts confidence Bath will meet the full quota by the drive's end. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holmes of Bangor will spend Thanksgiving with their daughter and family at 18 Denny Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford B. Nickerson
Bath
Walter R. Holmes
Bangor
Leon J. Luro
Denny Road
Maine
Maine War Finance Committee
West Bath Grange Confers Two Degrees on Fifteen Class
West Bath Grange met Monday with 138 present to confer the first and second degrees on 15 candidates, 14 from West Bath and one from Bodwell. The degree team was led by Mrs. Gladys Deehan, with officers and tableaux by local members. State Deputy Marriner praised the work. next week the class will receive the third and fourth degrees with a six o'clock supper by three officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Gladys Deehan
West Bath
Bodwell Grange
Mary Deehan
Muriel Booker
Frances Young
Gloria Leavitt
Vivian White
Patricia Booker
Marilyn Wing
Beverly Curran
Eleanor Grainger
Betty Ann Weeks
Ceres
Dorothy Boudreau
Pomona
Marie White
Flora
Claire Marks
Agnes MacDonald
Charles Berry
John Sylvester
Faith
Hope
Elizabeth Young
Mary Wing
Martha Crocker
Dorothy Pecci
Ida Stover
Cleveland Marriner
Marriner
Dromore
Topsham
Woolwich
Bodwell
East Madison
Ethel Burns
Arthur C. Lemont
Lester Crocker
Courtney Stover
Past Masters Meet at West Bath Grange
Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council of Sagadahoc County met with West Bath grange for a monthly gathering. Guests included visiting past master Dunbar from Swan Island, who spoke on wildlife conservation. a piano solo and violin pieces complemented the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
West Bath
Dunbar
Cleveland Marriner
Edwin W. Haggett
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Melvin Pratt
Lizzie Haggett
Sacred Heart Circle Social Recap and Upcoming Sales
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of I held a social with cards and beano and awarded prizes for bridge. Lena Fortier won first and Eva Henderson conso lation. They plan a fancy work and cooked food sale for December 12 at 2 30, led by Louine Edgett and Mae King, plus a baked bean supper on December 16 from 4 30 to 7 under Ann L. Perry and Vivian Kronstrand. A random note states Koreans developed movable type 50 years before Guttenberg printed the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
D. of I
Lena Fortier
Eva Henderson
Aeeacness
Louine Edgett
Mae King
Ann L. Perry
Vivian Kronstrand
Woolwich Baptist Services and Meetings Roundup
Woolwich First Baptist Church holds 10 a.m. service with Mrs. J M Gowdey as speaker, church school after, B Y F at 6 45 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m on Galatians. Woolwich Montsweag Baptist Church at 11 30 a.m. features Mrs Gowdey. Spinning Wheel club hosts shower for Mrs Linwood Leeman. chicken pie supper, gifts noted. Various clubs hold meetings, socials, and charitable suppers. community news covers residents’ visits, hunts, and travel with multiple named individuals and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
J. M. Gowdey
Woolwich and Wiscasset
Montsweag
Spinning Wheel Club
Evelyn Lee
Union Bridge
Nequasset
Nequasset Church
Ralph Bowers
Carlton Squiers
Eugene Beck
Percy Bailey
Frank Bailey
Guy Cromwell
Ruth Dubar
Mountain School
Marion Chubbuck
Louise Reynolds
Edith Weston
Ida Goding
Bath Gasoline Dealers Form War Time Black Market Block
Major gasoline dealers in Bath Woolwich Georgetown and Phippsburg met at Sedgwick and voted to cooperate with the Office of Price Administration. They formed the Bath Community Gasoline Dealers Association to enforce coupon sales only when endorsed with the car license, aiming to crush the black market to aid troops and the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Sedgwick
Office of Price Administration
Maine
Bath Community Gasoline Dealers Association
OPA
Harold P. Small
James Tucker
Brunswick
Francis Parry
Perleston Pert
Forest Legard
Elwood Toothaker
Maurice Shea
Durward Bowie
George Emero
William J. Craft
Forrest R. Lewis
Wallace Reed
Bay Point community notes on crops and visits
In Bay Point the season brings giant wild mushrooms nine to ten inches across and a robust Fall with pussywillows budding and flowers still in gardens at the Navajo. Robins and many birds remain. Local labor shows up as two women build coal sheds. Various locals, including Mervin Delano of Richmond and several residents, visit and host friends. Trooper Francis Powers spoke at area schools, urging pep and promising future visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Community Notes From Dresden and Vicinity
Lawrence Gahan of South Portland visited his former Dresden home with his mother Mrs. Cora Gahan who will spend the winter with his family. Mrs. John H. Mayers moved to Bath for employment. Harold Austin of Providence bought the Beck farm and will reside there. Mrs. Oscar Bailey, her daughter Mrs. Charles Dorr, and Yvonne visited Bath with Mr. Bailey’s sister Mrs. Cora Rice. Russell Bickford and wife plan a Kansas move. Mrs. Weston Hill of Damarscotta visited local schools for the Junior Red Cross. Charles W. Rittall and Robert Varnum reported deer hunting success with a 160 pound doe. A Thanksgiving sermon by Dr. Alexander Cairns and interior painting improved the church. Bridge academy students’ plays earned about 120 dollars. Mrs. Robert Chapman and Robert Jr. returned from a private hospital in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Judith Catherine
Hayden Rogers
Bingham
Leon’ Belanger, Jr
Ralph Baker
Merchant Marine
Durward Bowie
Georgetown
George Jewett
Maine General Hospital
Portland
J. W. Larrabee
J. B. Cooke
Charles Darrah
Joseph M. N. Porroer
Texas
Marion Rose
Fred Rose
Eva Perry
Joseph Porrier
Sue
Lawrence Perry
Ronny
Norman Carlton
John Perkins
Evelyn White
U. of M
Herbert White
Howard Carlton
Burl Hallett
Ed Murphy
Opie Landry
Oscar Adams
Robert Greenleaf
Donald Knights
Dorothy
Emery Greenleaf
Nathan Johnson
Kenneth
Sidney Pendleton
Machias
Roland Carlton
Gertrude Greenleaf
Florida
Lawrence Gahan
South Portland
Cora Gahan
John H. Mayers
Bath
Harold Austin
Providence
R. I
Beck
Oscar Bailey
Charles Dorr
Yvonne
Russell Bickford
Kansas
Weston Hill
Damariscotta
Bridge Academy
Red Cross
Charles W. Rittall
Robert Varnum
Alexander Cairns
Robert Chapman
Robert, Jr
Richmond
Iota Sigma Chapter Meets Tuesday Night
Iota Sigma chapter met Tuesday evening with Miss Eleanor Wright on Union street. Ruth Freeman was elected recording secretary to fill a vacancy from Gloria Stover’s resignation to Washington. Mrs. Roland Hanscom talked on Citizenship. a box of articles was sent to a soldier. Next meeting set for December 5 at 69 Middle street with Mrs. Edward McGuiggan coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iota Sigma
Eleanor Wright
Union Street
Ruth Freeman
Gloria Stover
Washington, D. C
Roland Hanscom
Beulah Pratt
Edward McGuiggan
Middle Street
Rachel Waters
Baby Daniel Earl Kimball Born at Memorial Hospital
A baby boy named Daniel Earl Kimball was born November 18 at Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs John R Kimball. The infant weighed seven pounds ten ounces. The father serves in the Navy with the rating MOMM 2/c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Kimball
Memorial Hospital
Daniel Earl Kimball
Navy
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May Sherman
Wiscasset Gazette
Armed Service
Superior Court
Arthur E. Sewall
York
Norman Brewer
Alison C. Soule
Nelson
Abnaki Area
Pine Tree Council
Rotary Club
Damariscouta
William Bradford
Bath Road
Moncton
N. B
Arthur Mills
Bradford
Marion P. Haggett
Federal Street
National League of American Pen
Lafayette Hotel
Haggett
DeForest Munsey
Fort Lauderal
Fla
Boston
Douglass Graham
Jerome Stuart Monteith
New York City
Ledges Inn
F. B. Engert, Jr
Ira Redornett
Edgewood
R. A
Erra Redennett
Hedge Street
Alberta Sherman
Anne Neider
Sherman
Howard Kaer
Austista
Frederick Trisp
Benjamin H. Adams
New Street
Josephine No Txer
Washington Street
A. L Drown
Newton Mass
Joseph Coffin
Davis Island
Clyde Bracket
Leland Brown
Clarence A. Race
Dana Rines
Washington County
Josephine Plumstead
M. A. Plumstead
Joan H. Southard
Port
Sally Kimball
Richard E Rpass
Rhode Island School of Design
Henry W. Webb
F. S. Blodgett
Bucksport
Harold Campbell
Harry L. Brad
E. A. Litch
J. Derry
Lettie Mahoney
Edward Burns
Philip
G. A. Babkirk
Albion
Bab
Charles MacEwen
Andover
Scott Maxson
Bath Iron Works
Rosalre Diegle
Larrabee’s Grove
Mattawamkeag
Harry Tabor
Barbara
Everett
Mass
Perry Thompson
Lewiston
Bates College
Josephine Allen
William Bailey
Leon Felker
Augusta
Irving Layton
Corm
Gorham
Stanley M. Brown
New York
Verne Safford
Dead River
Chester Rollins
Rines
Watertreet
New Guinea
Juan Hobson
M.s Mary Hobson
Overas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Léign B. Corey
USNR
B Ho Corey North Edgecomb
Washington, DC
Martha Tarbox
Hooper Las
Roland A. Tarbox
Pacific
Lt. Tarbox
Walter H. Sherman
Hawaiian Islands
Harold B. Sherman
Leota Merry Meserve
Erville
England
Foster Hilton
Military Police Training Center
Marksdale Field
Rome
N. Y
West Bath Farm Bureau Meeting
William A. Coombs
Bath Street
Bath Grange
the Fish and Game Department
Guttenberg
Day's Ferry
Georgia Walker
Flicka
Uptown
Bartlett Smith
Frank Walker
William Raynes
Roland Raynes
River Road
David Heald
Evelyn Young
Raynes
Ft. Benning
Indiana
Corinna
Robert Nolen
Roy Temple
Albert Temple
John Leonard
Sebec Lake Region
Arthur Allen
Gladys Crocker
Sarah Bagley Wright
Gilbert Hathorne
Topsfield
Ambrose McFadden
Carrie Hathorne
Delmar Stinson
Robert Melmac
West Coast
George Gavett
Delmar Trott
Waterville
William Berry
Som
Alton Berry
Montsweag Road
Bill
Pacific Coast
Hattie Adams
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Miss Walker
Guy Bussey
Sanford
Douglas Seaver
Lincoln
Ellsworth Wright
RAF
Clara McEachern
Wright
8Th Air Force
Ralph Wright
Europe
South Dakota
Donald
Adrian Wright
Germany
Mervin Delano
James Oliver
Walter Cunningham
Ardene Pinkham
Harlan Harford
Earl Payson
Francis Powers
Trooper Powers
Howard Nash
H. A. Spinney
Dresden
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