Phippsburg Notes on Local Life and Shipping
Repair work continues on the old Small Point Gun Association club site recently bought by George Adams of Lynn Massachusetts. The report covers Historic schooners, local families, Thanksgiving baskets, deer sightings, and residents visiting kin across Bath and York with several local property improvements and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Gun Association Club
George Ams
Lynn
Mass
Littleall Point
John W. Pask
Bath
Boston
Bowker
J. K. Bowker
Horace Holton
Phippsburg
Ellis Rogers Woods
Rogers and Dromore Burying Ground
Lee's Island
Eberle Impresses Navy at Bath Iron Works Trial
Rear Admiral John W. Wilcox headed the Navy trial board during the preliminary acceptance run of the U S S Eberle at Bath Iron Works. Officials praised the ship as one of the smoothest trial performances, with President William S. Newell and Vice President Archibald M. Main aboard along with other Navy officers and Iron Works executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
U. S. S. Eberle
Bath
John W. Wilcox
Washington, D. C
Navy Trial Board
Eberle
Navy
Iron Works
William S. Newell
Archibald M. Main
G. A. Alexander
B. Bruce
W. M. Downes
Abel C. J. Sabalot
Walter Winn
Port
William S. Blair
The
Daughter born to Dr. and Mrs. Sherwood Armstrong
A daughter named Sandra Joan was born on November 22 to Dr. and Mrs. Sherwood Armstrong of Camden. The infant weighed eight pounds four and a half ounces. Mrs. Armstrong was formerly Miss Vivian Nye of Bath before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Armstrong
Camden
Sandra Joan
Moose collision damages Phippsburg car near Bath
Rodney Wyman narrowly escaped a moose encounter on the Small Point road near Sam Day hill. The animal loomed over his windshield and bent the rear mud guard after a glancing strike. Wyman said he wished to see a moose but not this way. The incident occurred in fading dawn light at about 5 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Wyman
Bath
Sam Day Hill
Small Point Road
Wyman
Mr. Wyman
Winnegance Auxiliary hosts auction games. several residents noted
Mrs. Charles E Hewitt Jr acted as hostess as three auction tables ran at the Winnegance Community club with prizes won by Mrs. Daniel Miller and Mrs. Charles T Small. Other attendees included Mrs. Orman Rogers and Mrs. Orman Coggeshall.
Mrs Morse Hosts Red Cross Sewing Group
Mrs John A Morse entertained her Red Cross sewing circle at 42 Summer street with lunch and an all day meeting. Others included Mrs J Franklin Farnham and several others. The group invites attendance and next week will feature an exhibit of the work at Mrs Morse’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Morse
Summer Street
Red Cross
J. Franklin Farnham
Fred E. Irish
Lucy G. Rogers
Elmer W Rogers
Henry M. Minott
Edgar T. Hatch
Addison F. Pendleton
John H. Sylvester
Roscoe P. McFadden
Personal notes from local households on winter departures and visits
Mrs Edward Blodgett returns home on Mechanic street from Berlin New Hampshire where she closed her home for the Winter. Mr and Mrs Raleigh Glynn Jr of Plant street leave for Needham Massachusetts to visit Mr Glynn s parents over the holiday. Mrs Ada Small of Corinna visits her sister Mrs John W Gilmore then goes to Stetson to visit Morse high and Edward Little faculty members before a hunting trip in Northern Maine over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Blodgett
Mechanic Street
Berlin
N. H
Raleigh Glynn, Jr
Plant Street
Needham, Mass
Mr. Glynn
Ada Small
Corinna
John W. Gilmore
Milan Street
Stetson
Henry D. Small
Harold Brown
David Y. Alkazin
Clyde Hatch
Morse High
Linwood Dwelly
Edward Little
Maine
Girl Scout supper raises funds for uniforms in Small Point
Parker Head Lobster stew supper held Friday at Small Point grange hall raised about $25 for troop uniforms. Brownies visited ill Miss Harringtons, and several residents attended local events, with Farm Bureau plans noted for Red Cross sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Grange Hall
Barbara
Lorraine Harrington
Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
Charles Perry
H. D. Mank
William Hemmer
Leo Hamel
H. D. Mank, Jr
William Hodgkins
Boston
Frances M. Robie
Charles Savage
Watertown
Mass
Past Ladies Club Meets Monday Night in Myrtle Lodge
Mrs Howard O Nash and Mrs Walter P Kingsbury hosted the Past Ladies club of Myrtle lodge U O of I O L Monday at 38 Edward St. Members voted to hold a Dec 30 supper at Hotel Magle Brunswick and then adjourn to Mrs John H Hunt's home for a business session and Christmas tree. They also approved sending cards to sick members and shut ins. Fruit salad hot rolls cake and coffee were served. Other attendees included Mrs W W Chaney Mrs Fred J Curtis Mrs Wallace L Atwood Mrs Charles O Nelson Mrs Milton Savage Mrs Amos F Perry and Mrs Jennie Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard O. Nash
Walter P. Kingsbury
Myrtle Lodge
U. O
Edward Street
W. W Chaney
Fred 3. Curtis
Wallace L. Atwood
Charles O. Nelson
Milton (. Savage
Amos F. Perry
Jennie Oliver
Small‑Mather Church Wedding Details Reported
The article notes a church wedding with the couple in formal attire, detailing the bride’s Morse High School and the groom’s Winthrop High School 1932 backgrounds. It mentions Bath Iron Works employee groom and New England Tel and Tel Co. secretary bride, plus pre‑wedding gatherings and gifts to attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop High School
Winthrop, Mas
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
Local Exchange of New England Tel. and
Tel. Co
Portland
Yardley
Miss Small
Mrs. Nelson
Buxton
Dr Francis S Day Leaves for Calais Weekend
Dr Francis S Day departed Wednesday to spend the weekend with his family in Calais, conveying a brief family retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis S. Day
Calais
Christmas Sale and Supper Planned for December 4
Winter Street Ladies' Aid sets the Christmas sale and supper for December 4. A long list of co chairmen and volunteers is named for dining room, pouring, waitresses, cards, books, greens, aprons, handkerchiefs, jellies and pickles, candy, and cashier duties. Tickets available from J Franklin Farnham. reservations requested. a University of Maine Glee Club concert is planned for January 12 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Ladies’ Aid
Arthur C. Lemont
Wallace L. Atwood
Addison F. Pendleton
Charles Baker
Edgar D. Leavitt
Fred K. Sturtevant
Charles P. Wetherbee
Allen M. Ifrish
Horace W. Ward
Edward H. Hawley
Edward C. Daley
Edward B. Smith
Charles W. Walsh
Clarence W. Morse
Cecil E. Paine
Fred C. Hill
Arthur M. Bowker
Archie E. Doyle
William S. Shorey
Wilbra E. Billings
Henry M Minott
Robert Colley
William Potter
John A. Greene
Howard W. Pratt
Grace P. Dickinson
Alice G. Shorey
Clifford PB. Wilband
John H. Sylvester
Janette W. Smith
Gertrude J. Diggery
Catherine E. Leonard
Amy E. Irish
Lucy G. Rogers
C. D. Wilson
Joseph O. Purdue
Charles W
Charles H. Frost
Winnie F. Durgin
Harry M. Huse
Charles O. Nelson
Walter S Wiggin
Langdon T. Snipe
John A. Morse
Elmer W. Rogers
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Charles C. Low
J. Edward Drake
Clare M. Coombs
Horace G. Morse
J. Franklin Farnham
John A. Lord
Ralph D. Warren
Carl Y. Kennedy
Roscoe P. McFadden
Bessie E. Dickinson
Hiram R. Annis
Fred E. Irish
Corrie H. Varney
Davis Hutch
Fben G. Emerson
Walter H Bowker
Alice E. Varney
Warren E. Kershner
Fred E. Foote
Fred P. Emmons
Arthur K. Purington
Raymond Powers
Elsie M. Folsom
David L. Black
J.franklin Farnham
Greek Relief Supper Nets $200 for War Aid
Bath women of Greek descent raised 200.06 dollars at a supper party Sunday evening at the Legion hall. Mrs. Virginia Poulos chaired and hosted. food was donated by men. The menu featured roast lamb, meat cakes, macaroni and cheese, olives, pickles, ice cream, cake and coffee, followed by dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Legion Hall
Virginia Poulos
Edith Vamvakias
Harriet Venos
Mary Pipinos
Eugenia Kakos
Katina Vamvakias
Josephine Mihalos
Lucille Canacaris
Mary Canacaris
Demitra Abatcis
Koula Krikales
Fannie Venos
Theodore Gregory
Jennie Kakos
Aret Kakos
Scott J Donnell Funeral Held In Local Service
The funeral of Scott J. Donnell of 210 High street who died Tuesday in Memorial hospital will be held at ten in Curtis funeral home 942 Washington street Rev Frederick P Moffatt of Corliss Street church will conduct the services and burial will be in Oak Grove cornerstone cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott J. Donnell
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Mr. Donnell
Arthur S
Olive Totman Donnel
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Church
Oak Grove
Popham Beach Community Notes and Visiting Guests
The Popham Beach Library receives magazines from Mrs. Walter Duffett of Brookline Massachusetts. Local residents and visitors are listed including Donald Small of Bath installing water fixtures, families visiting Bath Memorial Hospital, and frequent social calls in Popham and Woolwich. Several trips to Bath, Portland, and New Hampshire are noted along with home improvements and holiday travel. multiple residents are mentioned by name with weekend and weekday routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Duffett
Brookline
Mass
Donald Small
Bath
Popham Beach
Walter Sprague
Betty Dexter
Frank Scott
Marguerite McNulty
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Leah Bowie
Iris Glover
Dumont
N. J
Samuel Ward
Day's Ferry
Winnegance
Fred Spinney
Norman Perkins
Llewellyn Oliver
Woolwich
Freeman Oliver
Harry Spencer
Emma Newdick
Bertha
DeShon
Seguin
Boston
E. W. Osgood
Ethel Osgood
Raymond Larrabee
Portland
Mary Robinson
Carl B. Newcomb
Victor Sprague
Herbert Sprague
Maine
William Wallace
George Oliver
Doris Phillips
New York City
Betty
Letter Reveals Splendid Spirit of Greek People
A letter dated Sept 10, 1940 from a Greek brother in Greece to Theodore Gregory in Bath expresses resolve to defend freedom against Italian aggression. It praises Greek unity and self reliance, cites Demosthenes, and vows to confront any invader rather than be enslaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Gregory of
Bath
Greece
Italy
Mother
America
Earth
Demosthenes
Westport Notices and Local Announcements
Miss Lauretta Hodgdon died in Freeport and was buried in Westport. Miss Alyn Jewett joined Bath Iron Works. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Laurence Highfill at Memorial hospital Damariscotta. Bryant Richardson enlisted in the U S Army at Fort Devens Aver Mass. Mr and Mrs Frank Greenleaf of Foxboro Mass visited over the weekend. D M Baker was in town over the weekend for a bathroom project. Norman Nye and Mr and Mrs Colin Dunn of Bath visited B M Jewett family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wyman
Wyman
Basin Road
Abbie F. Minott
Henry M. Minott
Phippsburg
C. L. Stevens
Alfred
H. B. Wyman
Camden
N. J
Henry Minott
Jackie Henderson
Bernard Henderson
Dromore
Bath Memorial Hospital
J. O. Wyman
Pauline Wyman
Margaret Walker
Agnes Cutting
Foxboro
Mass
Lawrence Scott
William Cummings
James L. Morse
Lauretta Hodgdon
Westport
Freeport
Alyn Jewett
Bath Iron Works
Laurence Highfill
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Bryant Richardson
Brian Jewett
U. S. Army
Fort Devens
Aver
Frank Greenleaf
D. M. Baker
Baker
Norman Nye
Colin Dunn
Bath
B. M. Jewett
Letter Framing Affectionate Message from Brother Athanasius
A personal note ends with affections and a closing from Athanasius, identifying him as a brother. The brief fragment suggests a family or religious correspondence and offers a hint of ongoing contact.
Junior Cosmopolitan Club Meets Highlights From Summer Trip
Mrs. Granville M. Colby spoke on a United States tour she and Mr. Colby took last summer noting migratory workers Brigham Young's tab ernacle and scenic stops. Program committee includes Miss Ruth Cogan chair Miss Marie Scennett Miss Louise Avery. A business session appointed Miss Norma Steussy Miss Kathleen Harkins Miss Alice Dennison to run novelty and candy table for the mother club Christmas sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Granville M. Colby
United States
Colby
Brigham Young
Tabernacle
Ruth Cogan
Marie Scennett
Louise Avery
Norma Steussy
Kathleen Harkins
Alice Dennison
Mother Club
Arsenault Discharged in North Bath Break-In Case
Robert Arsenault, 17, of North Bath, was found not guilty in municipal court of break ing and larceny at Alfred McCabe's Washington street store and was discharged by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Herbert Fraser, 18, who pled guilty to the same charge, named Arsenault as an accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Arsenault
North Bath
Alfred McCabe
Washington Street
Gardiner R. Deering
Herbert Fraser
Arsenault
Edward W. Bridgham
Fraser
Rebekah Card Party Draws Large Turnout at Odd Fellows Hall
The Rebekah Lodge hosted a Tuesday card party in Odd Fellows hall with 11 tables in play. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Henry T. B. Leeman and Mrs. Herbert H. Huggard in contract, to Mrs. Fernando T. Hutchins and Mrs. Joseph R. Oliver in bridge, Walter McNorton won the men's bridge prize, and Clifford B. Wilband with Horace W. Ward took high scores in pitch. Refreshments were provided by a committee headed by Mrs. Roger W. Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Henry T. B. Leeman
Herbert H. Huggard
Fernando T. Hutchins
Joseph R. Oliver
Walter McNorton
Clifford B. Wilband
Horace W. Ward
Roger W. Pierce
Everett G. Lemont
Wallace L. Atwood
Charles O. Nelson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Big
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Winnegance Community Club
Daniel Miller
Charles T. Small
Orman Rogers
Orman Coggeshall
Winfield W. Morse
Frank Perry
Herbert Spinney
Walter Morse
Winneganee
Stewart Day
Lincoln
Mr. Morse
Mr. Day
Edwin F. Small
Auburndale
Charlotte
Eleanor Lanagan
Elmer Morse
Elisha Totman
Arthur Totman
Totman
William Totman
North Edgecomb
John Loring
George Larrabee
Keith Atwood
Mrs. Morse
Parker
Turner McCarty
Fred P. Young
Anna Percy
Eric Carlson
Farm Bureau
Bill Lowell
Irene Hirster
John D. Libby
Galen Daley
Clarence Wallace
Phippsburg Center
Leston Harrington, Jr
Herman Hallett
Fred Shepherd
Frances
Shepherd
Warren Alexander
Brunswick
Lewis Lowell
Clarence Blaisdell
Charles Blaisdel
George Morong
Stanwood Gilman
Harold Rogers
Stephen
Eugene Harrington
Elkaneh Wyman
Forest Wyman
Phyllis Young
Fred
Dead River
Lawrence Thayer
Rags
Frank Wyman
Jean Hamel
Fred Libby
Leroy Perkins
Providence
R. I
Currey Stiles
Small Point
Burleigh Williams
Walter Cushing
Ralph Tibbetts
Good Will Club
William Hallett
Ora Hallett
Small-Mather Church
University of Maine Glee Club
Thomas Murphy
Harry M Huse
J. O. Purdue
Milton C. Trott
Auburn
Lewiston
Francis Luke
Robert Barlow
Robert
Lake Winnepesaukee
Mr. Osgood
Dover
Fred Osgood
Fort Popham
Irvin Dobbin
Jonesport
Athanasius
Junior
Cosmo Club
Rebekah Card Party
Christmas Club
Bath Savings Institution
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