Phippsburg Resident Remembers Local Towns and Events
A long onshore obituary and community notes recount local histories from Phippsburg to Woolwich including farms on the Basin and York Place, quartz finds, and a decedent Mr. Benner. plus Thanksgiving gatherings, road repairs after heavy rain, and numerous residents visiting relatives and attending events in Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Frank Carlton
York Place
Albert Storer
Benner
Downing
William Benner, Sr
John Rogers Bout
Chester B.r
Severe storms lash Bay Point with tides and damage
Last week two fierce rain and wind storms lashed Bay Point. A 12 foot tide drove water over Pond Island and Stage Island, submerging Stephen Etnier's pier and flooding Herman Spinney's wharf office. Lobster gear was lost, the gasoline wharf at risk, and logs washed away. Communities report the storms as the worst in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pond Island
Stage Island
Stephen Etnier
Herman Spinney
Captain Drake
Popham Beach
New York State
Maine
Sumac
Carl
Arthur Delano
George Laskey
Bay Point
Thomas Hagan
Portland
John Hamilton
Karl Hentz
the Willows
Long Island
Audrey Pinkham
Clyde Pinkham
Yarmouth Academy
Maurice Burns
Kay
Sylvia Warren
Burns
Providence
R. I. Joan Taylor
Clayton Taylor
Auburn
Ardenne Pinkham
Georgetown
Dresden Mills and South Dresden Service and Local News
A union service at South Dresden M E Church featured Rev. Alexander Cairns on gifts and gratitude with Mrs. Clayton Mayers as soloist. The village services move to 10 30 a m after this season. The Cate farm sold to Rhode Island buyers, with possession December 1. Sgt. Raymond Bickford, U S Marine Corps, home from two Pacific years, receives honors including the Presidential Medal of Honor and two battle stars for Tiari and Saipan. Various local visits and holidays noted. A Bath Municipal Court intoxication case resulted in a $5 fine plus $4 70 costs and discharge. City government holds a special meeting Monday at 7 30 p m regarding recreation program matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Dresden Mills
South Dresden
Alexander Cairns
Clayton Mayers
David A. Cate
Rhode Island
Raymond Bickford
U. S. Marine Corps
Harold Bickford
South Gardiner
Raymond
Pacific
Tiari
Saipan
Cora Gahan
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Harold Austin
Augustus Good
Earl
Seth Bailey
Alfred Mayers
Norman Bailey
Charles Dorr
Harry Hunter
Ray Perry
Mr. Perry
West Dresden
Parker Head PTA Meeting Invites Local Attendance
Parker Head PTA invites residents to its monthly meeting this Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H D Mank Jr. The note also covers community tidbits including tide levels, marigolds, and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head Pta
H. D. Mank Jr
Leston Harringten
Parker Head
Robert Arndt
Notre Dame Army
General Electric
Schenectady
N. Y
Sally Lowell
Barbara Harrington
Dorothy Cushing
Barbara Mank
Cox Head Family’s Thanksgiving Week Visits and Socials
White Plains residents Mr. and Mrs. Rankin and two children visit Mrs. Rankin’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Wilbur for a week. The Wilburs hosted Thanksgiving for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robbins. Several Bath residents share holiday time, with Edwin Jr. visiting his parents, and other local greetings at Dix Island and Christmas Cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
White Plains
N. Y
Monroe Wilbur
Wilburs
Charles Robbins
Ed Thomas
Bath
Edwin Jr
Della Morey
Osgood
Perkins Island
Bernhard Carl
Bath Savings Thrift Poster Contest Closes December 8
The Bath Savings Institution reminds entrants that the thrift poster contest closes on December 8 with posters due at the bank by that date. The New Meadows Lobster Pound will stay open through winter until 2 a.m. daily featuring lobster clam and chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Savings Institution
New Meadows
Six Members of New Japanese Cabinet Pictured Top to Bottom
The image shows six cabinet figures: Zenjiro Horikiri 61 Home Minister Kenzo Matsumura Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Chuzo Iwata Minister of Justice Takeo Tanaka Transportation Minister educated in America Gen Shimomura War Minister in the present Cabinet and Shigeru Yoshida former foreign minister ousted for liberal views in the foreign affairs post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenjiro Horikiri
Kenzo Matsumura
Chuzo Iwata
Takeo Tanaka
America
Gen. Shimomura
Shigeru Yoshida
Enjoy Skating at USO as Service Group Hosts Event
The Girls' Service Organization of the Industrial USO hosted a social skating night for service men and veterans at USO hall marking the week’s opening program. Officers Stella Babine, Dorothy Conant, and Jeanette Webster led plans with Henry C. Call of the New Moon Roller Skating Rink and Emily Reed supervised. Over 75 attended with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Humphreys noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Service Organization
USO
USO Hall
Stella Babine
Dorothy Conant
Jeanette Webster
Martha Spinney
Lyn Oliver
Henry C. Call
New Moon
Emily Reed
Popham Beach Suffers Second Thanksgiving Storm
Thanksgiving day storms lash Popham Beach with high tides and wreckage along the shore. Fishermen report more lost traps than after the first storm, wells polluted by saltwater, and widespread driftwood. Residents repair roads and clear debris as they survey property and note minimal damage overall.
Mrs Ralph Merry Admitted To Osteopathic Hospital
Mrs. Ralph Merry of High Street is a patient at the Osteopathic hospital on Tate Street in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Shepard
High Street
Portland
Ralph Merry
The
Osteopathic Hospital
Tate Street
West Point Storms Dioral Shore Damage and Local Notes
Storms along the shore last week caused tree loss and coastal erosion at West Point and Carrying Place. Tide peaks reached at least 15 feet, sparing many structures. Local residents, families, and 4 H club members are listed with Thanksgiving and hospital updates amid ongoing weather concerns.
Birthday Party for Donald Ralph Mank Celebrated
Master Donald Ralph Mank, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Mank 1204 Washington street, marked his sixth birthday on November 23 with a party for friends and mothers. Prizes were awarded for games, gifts were given to Donald, pink and green decorations adorned the dining room, a birthday cake served as centerpiece, and guests included Mrs Edward Lee and family plus several Jewett and Tardif relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gagnon
Bath
Highet
John Davis
Basin Road
R. Buchanan
Fred Kitge
Daniel Eil
Kitges
Howard Baker
Patricia Seavey
S. Harold Seavey
Squir- Point
Grace Paine
John Tracy
Golwich
Mily
Howard Wker
Oney Brook
Cook
Bettyne
Bridgton
Itch Pine Hill
James Toas
Sham
Seads
Toas
Mary P. Hill
Carolristol
Bernardristol
Ristol
Ae L. Bristol
Eadowbrook Cottage
Leslie Dyer
David
Ilton MacDonald
Edward
Jeese Skillin
Ellen Oliver
Arthur Totman
Norma Maconald
Ruth Totman
Jeanette Oliver
Thelma Skillin
Donald Ralph Mank
Henry Mank
Washington Street
Mary Lou Tardif
Phyllis Tardif
Aili
Robert
Judith Jewett
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Bowker
Minnie Sparks
Malcolm
Seattle
Rt O'Brien
Clarence Spinney Ortland
Ralpson
Jean Malcolm
Clarence Spinney
Hill District
Susie Barbour
North America
United States
Lower St. Lawrence
Dresden
Bath Municipal Court
Gardiner R. Deering
Parker
Edwin Wyman
Grace Cushing
Walter Cushing
Marion Cushing
Arthur Moore
Popham
Lewis Lowell
Francis Lander
Bob Moore
Frances Shepherd
Brunswick
Lander
Mertie Shepherd
George Watson
Eliza Bradshaw
Elmer Allard
Allie Rollins
Walter McCarthy
Elmer Avery
Turner McCarthy
McCarthy
Paul Daley
John Wade
Stevens
Wade
F. A. Libby
Harold Barkalow
Beatrice Denningham
Boston
Denningham
Fred Libby
Arthur Lear
Arthur Brakalow
George Eltmann
John Libby
Lisbon Falls
Stephen Hirster
Wilfred Libby
Elsie Sargent
Libby
J. W. Libby
COX
Takee Tanaka
Gen
Sadamu Shimomura
Fred Humphreys
William Wallace
Clarence Wallace
Fort Popham
Spinney’s
Horace Morse
Coast Guard
Llewellyn Oliver
Atkins Bay
Seguin
Marjorie Mills
Boston Papers
Doll and Richards
Newbury Street
Ellison Moody
Guy Crowley
Paul Davis
Marion Bridges
Margaret Wyman
Barbara Sprague
Mechanic Falls
Richard Sprague
Walter Sprague
Roscoe Shaw
Joseph Long
Mr. Champagne
Robert and
John Champagne
Stanley W. Hyde
Yarmouth
Ledgewood
Hyde
James R. Livingstone
Winchester
Mass
Oklahoma
Donald N. Small
Lissa Dearborn
Dunlap Hatch
Horace Morse, Jr
John Morse
Stanley Hatch
Llewellyn E. Gayton
Gloria
Linda
Jack
Florence Skelton
Bowdoinham
Clarence Perkins
Virginia
Lester Morse
Winneganee
Peter A. Issacson
Lewiston
Isaacson
Moses Chandler
Alvin Pushard
Royce
June Oliver
Gloria Oliver
Maurice Pushard
West Point
Carrying Place
Lawrence Wallace
Bath Memorial Hospital
Virginia Wallace
Young Friends
Miss Virginia
Joanne Bickmore
Roger Gilliam
Earl Wallace
Nancy Wallace
Carolyn Caton
Kathryn Alexander
Ruth Alexander
Rose Marie
Jeanetta Wallace
Maureen Gilliam
Barbara Wallace
Orlando Wallace
Lewis Alexander
Maine General Hospital
Everett Wallace
Betty
Myrna
Elmer Hilton
Sebasco
Howard Atwood
Regina Coffin
Harold Wallace
Earl and Augustus
Melville McKenney
Marvin Gilliam
Doris Wallace
Annie Wallace
Georgia Wyman
Philip Wyman
Frank Gilliam
Billy Alexander
Clifford
Dorothy Robinson
Thomas J. Wright
Brunswick Air Base
Owen Richardsons
Howard Scott
Frances Wallace
Delia Scott
Galar Scott
Leroy Wyman
Sears
Ibs
U. S
Center Street Bath