Birthday party travels to Ocean Park and local notices
The column lists numerous weekend visits and moves including Mrs. Molly cens to Ocean Park with Miss Florence McLoud, a large family party at Pemaquid Beach, and several residents visiting in Bath Boothbay Harbor Portland Fryeburg North Conway and Lawrence. It notes church events, a Bible school rally scheduled for Oct 12, and the Wiscasset Larger Parish services with Rev. Titus preaching on Beatitudes. The play Step On It was presented by the Methodist Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Augusta Trust Co
Cleveland
Ohio
American Bankers’ Association
First Congregational Church
S. J. Sewall
Bible School
Effie Poole
Manley Glidden
Bath
E. Fred Albee
W. E. Gorham
Bristol
E. J. Thompson
Gorham
Harold Hall
Frederic
Farmington Falls
Walter Leavitt
John Hutchins
Frank
Guy Durrell
Mary Clark
Turner Center Creamery
Auburn
Robert Smith
Earl Main
Frank Bean
Washburn
Sidney G. Evans
Pemaquid
Georgie Quinnam
Jesse Quinnam
Lincoln Street
Frank Hutchins
Evelyn
Ada Comstock
Thomaston
Harry Bailey
Federal Street
Wiscasset
Sheepscot
South Newcastle
Charles E. Titus
Methodist Episcopal Church
Used Cars Ad List with Variety of Ford and Chevy Models
A vintage car ad lists multiple used vehicles with prices and payment terms. Notable entries include a 1929 Ford 1 ton at 156 dollars monthly, a 1929 Ford Tudor at 147 cash 20 monthly, a 1928 Ford Tudor at 16 monthly, and a 1927 Chevrolet Landau Sedan at 83 dollars monthly. Additional offerings include a 1927 Pontiac Coach at 125 cash and 1925 Ford Panel Truck for 65 cash.
Prom the Sheepscot Echo Oct 3 1891 Pemaquid Week
Martin Andrews of Chicago is passing a few weeks in town. Mrs. David McRitchie and her son of Washington DC left for their home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepscot Echo
Martin Andrews
Chicago
David McRitchie
Washington, D. C
Resignation and church notes in Newcastle and Bucksport
A note from Wiscasset twenty five years ago reports Rev. Charles Follen Lee resigning as rector of St. Andrews Episcopal Church while remaining in Newcastle for literary work. Mrs. F D Southard and Miss Lina Tibbetts are cheerful. A ten pound girl was born Thursday night. Rev. S A Bender left Bucksport seminary to join the Western Michigan Conference and will be assigned a charge on arrival, bringing with him many whom he has known in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Follen Lee
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Newcastle
F. D. Southard
Lina Charles Tibbetts
S. A. Bender
Methodist Church
Bucksport Seminary
East Maine
Western Michigan
First Fall Session of Girls Friendly Society Held
The Grace church Girls Friendly Society opened with a meeting at Mrs. Augustus Perow’s Middle Street residence. Miss Doris I Leavitt was named Maine delegate to the National Council meetings in Chicago October 14 to 21, and the group presented her a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Friendly Society
Grace Church
Augustus Perow
Middle Street
F.S
Bath
Doris I. Leavitt
Maine
Chicago
Louise Waterbury
Camden
M. L. Jordan, Jr
Old Town
Miss Leavitt
Persis Hoyt
Local Gas Rate Sliding Scale Cuts Bills for Many
A new sliding scale gas rate lowers bills for most customers while larger users gain the most. The plan removes the old top-step limit, starts relief after 200 cu ft and again after 2,000 cu ft, with example savings around 3.80 dollars monthly for a 2,000 cu ft user. Prepayment meters are phased out as meter changes proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Ccassis Ahehee Ees
Augusta
Hallowell
Gardiner
Beautiful Autumn Days Return in Bath Scene
The article paints a Bath autumn with colorful leaves, shifting from summer to school life. Students stroll streets, glance at Front Street clock, and prepare for bell times and football season amid bonfires and falling leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath
Vetwe Ened Estes
Front
Traffic Permitted Over New Street Work
Traffic over the west side of Sewall's hill upper Washington street is now allowed. First cars crossed last Wednesday. A steam roller is rolling the surface and after this, traffic will be allowed a few days before seal coating. The highway department oils the new road in Oak Grove and Marrs Hill as part of a State aid stretch from Pine to Weeks. New sidewalks are being built on Deering Washburn South and Oak streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall’s Hill
Washington Street
Highway Department
Oak Grove
Marrs Hill
Pine
Weeks Street
Washington
Deering
Washburn
South
Oak Streets
West Bath Dwellers Visit and Return from Sabine Cottages
Local notes recount summer at a West Bath cottage with Delmar Freeman family hosting a daughter Mary and Barbara Freeman of Bath. Several residents are listed visiting relatives and friends in Sabine and Brunswick, including Larrabee and Bates households, with moves to Brunswick for the winter and school arrangements for Miss Emily Larrabee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar
Mary
Barbara Freeman
Bath
Samuel FP. Bates
Sabine
West Bath
Bunton
James Thorpe
High Street
Elbridge Malcolm
Reuben Purington
Winneganee
H. A. Owen
Edgar Murphy
C Chesley
J. W. Larrabee
Revere
Mass
Fred W. Larrabee
Frank Carter
Julia Clough
Livermore Falls
Joseph W. Larrabee
Larrabee’s Grove
Brunswick
Emily Larrabee
Lowell
Famous aerocar visitor cruises through Enna Jettick display
Enna Jettick representatives Lee Tallman and John C. Hersome toured Front Street in a Glenn Curtiss built aerocar. The attraction, part of a national tour, features airplane like lines, a trailer with shoe samples, and luxe furnishings including a radio and Ship's clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enna Jettick Aerocar
Lee Tallman
John C. Hersome
Front Street
George A. Churchill
Enna Jettick
United States
Glenn Curtiss
Cedar Grove social notes list weekend visitors
Lena and Theda Battler of Gardiner were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Siegars. Mrs. Vesta Siegars visited her daughter, Mrs. Fred Starrett of Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Siegars and Albert Tibbetts were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Tibbetts of Richmond. Irving Lilly and son Harold visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams of Edgecomb on a trip to Otts Island. Henry Harrington of Gardiner visited his daughter, Mrs. Charles Pushard, Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Theda Battler
Gardiner
L. H. Siegars
Vesta Siegars
Fred Starrett
Warren
Glenwood Siegars
Albert Tibbetts
George Tibbetts
Richmond
Irving Lilly
Harold
Frank Williams
Edgecomb
Otts Island
Henry Harrington
Charles Pushard
Prizes Offered for Boys Model Coach Contest Nationwide
The Fisher Body Co. and General Motors subsidiary announce a national contest for high school aged boys with prizes totaling 50000. Four university scholarships and trips to Detroit honor top entries in woodcraft metalcraft and paintcraft as part of a model coach competition. Plant's Garage Bath sponsors the local guild with enrollment free of charge. details available from Mr. Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fisher Body Co
General Motors
Detroit
Plant
Bath
Three Town Plan Formed For State Aid Roads
At a joint meeting of the Board of Highways and Sewers and selectmen from West Bath and Phippsburg it was decided to form a three town partnership in highway building affecting State aid roads. The agreement doubles state aid for Bath Phippsburg and West Bath, starting next year, with Bath pledging $1 000 to trigger $2 000 state aid. Roads to be built include Phippsburg's from Winneganee bridge toward the appropriation limit and Bath West Bath segments along High street Prince's corner and Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Highways and Sewers
West Bath
Phippsburg
Harold Haggett
State Highway Commission
Bath
Winneganee Bridge
High Street
Prince’s Corner
Court Street
Nova Scotia Visit Ties Quick Family to Harbor Hosts
Captain and Mrs Richard Quick are touring Nova Scotia during a vacation and staying with Captain and Mrs Johnson S Morris of Advocate Harbor. Morris is brother to Mrs Charles I Maiden of Mechanic Street, and the two captains have been friends for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Quick
Washington Street
Nova Scotia
Johnson S. Morris
Advocate Harbor
N. S
Woolwich Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Events
Woolwich communities report visitors from Arrowsic Bar Harbor and Yarmouth along with hometown happenings. local reads mention new pumps deliveries and employment changes while church services and club meetings set schedules for October and fall season plans.
Girl Scouts Form Two Patrols and Begin Work
The Girl Scouts held a meeting at the American Legion hall to form two patrols from eight new members. Patrols Wild Rose and Cardinal elected leaders and assistants, set five cent weekly dues, and start tests and attendance records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Phyllis Chaney
Jean Danforth
Jeanette Webster
Eleanor Cotteau
Muriel Lewis
Bertha Morin
Helen Huntley
Wild Rose Patrol
Barbara Fisher
Doris London
Barbara Norton
Lucy Haggett
Celia Morse
Charlotte King
Alice Leeman
Cardinal
Court of Honor
Carr
Neces
Greenblatt
Miss Marion Spinney Hosts Milestone Birthday Party
Little Miss Marion Spinney entertained guests for her tenth birthday at her parents home 218 Washington Street. The party featured outdoor games on the lawn, indoor play, a peanut hunt won by Barbara Wood, and a tails-on-the-donkey game won by Mildred Cutting. Pink and yellow baskets held candies at each place as candles were blown out on a pink cake. Ice cream cookies and candies were served. Guests included Barbara Priscilla Carol Wood Leah Marie Mer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Spinney
Herbert L. Spinney
Washington Street
Barbara Wood
Mildred Cutting
Marion
Barbara
Priscilla
Carol Wood
Leah
Marie Mer
Birthday twins mark Marion and father Spinney
Miss Marion received many gifts from friends as her father Mr Spinney observed his birthday the same day their birthdays coincide in the same family celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Mr. Spinney Marion
Dromore Burying Ground Association Elects Officers
The Dromore Burying Ground Association held its annual meeting in the old burial ground with headstones dating to 1743. Officers elected include President J E Drake Bath Treasurer Elwell Crosby Bath and West Palm Beach Clerk Mary Pelham Hill Topsham Trustees Drake Crosby Rogers Dickinson Skillings Butler. The fund now totals 1000 to support upkeep. Mr Drake to oversee grounds for the coming year. Annual meeting will resume on the second Monday in May 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Grange Hall
Infantile paralysis not present in Bath
Dr H B Duce Bath health officer says no infantile paralysis in Bath with only three contagious disease cases and no new polio cases in Maine. State Health Commissioner Kendall notes statewide epidemic unlikely to reach 1910 or 1916 levels. Portland reports a new case while blood donation responses remain few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Duce
Bath
Maine
Clarence F. Kendall
Portland
Donald Wilson
Washington Street
Morse
Mrs. Cressey Hosts Aid and Sewing Circle at Home
Mrs. Harry Y. Cressey hosted the Ladies' aid and sewing circle of the People's Baptist church at 574 Washington street. Eleven members and three guests attended as business was transacted and refreshments served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Elizabeth Pepper's home on Middle street Friday Oct. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Y. Cressey
Ladies’ Aid and Sewing Circle
People’s Baptist Church
Washington Street
Nina McRae
Minnie Cressey
Elizabeth Pepper
Bertram Fuller
Jessie Chetwynd
Helen Leonard
Bertha Pashard
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Ford
Ford Tudor
Haggett’s Garage
George H. Tapley
Millie M. Tapley
West Brooksville
Peltiah Tapley
Cedar Grove
Card
Eugenie Hunnewell
Laura Farnham
Ralph Stinson
Arrowsic
Eugene Long
Bar Harbor
John C. Gilmore
Maude Reed
Howard Trussell
Edgar Bailey
Little Son
Frank Bailey
Union
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Boothbay Harbor
Isaac Howard
Edgar Blanche
Ralph Reynolds
Sagadahoc Ferry
Alice Jones
John Reed
Frank J. Walker
Capital Island
Days Ferry
Glenda Mae
Raymond V. Rice
Forrest Baker
Wilson Wright
Capt
Ralph Hatch
Walter Murray
Everett
Hartley Hathorne
Wallace Savage
Yarmouth
Fred Hanson
Bucksport
Emma Head
West
T. Herbert Fernald
Waldoboro
Center Baptist Church
Ernest Getchell
Carlton Lowell
Eben Dana
Fred Carlton
Milton C. Trott
Annie Cunningham
George Legard
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Caribou
Maine Federation of Music Clubs
Guy P. Gannett
National Federation
San Francisco
Freds. Curtis
Mortician
Thomas R. Huston
Mgr
Happily Ever After
Bath Savings Institution
Tam
Sedan Ambulance Service
Mrs. Mayo
Arthur F. Mayo
W. C. Chadbourne
Center St. Tel
Bath, Maine
Broad St
Tel
Dromore Association
Mrs. Cressey
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