Richmond Firemen Dominate Field Day Events
The First Annual Firemen's Field Day at Mechanics Falls saw Richmond win two of three contests with a six or ten man teams. Roy H. Gilpatrick led the team as captain with members including Clinton Hinkley and Maxwell Marriner. The event featured old time apparatus displays and demonstrations by Auburn and Biddeford, highlighting a historical hand tub and an old steam engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics Falls
Richmond
Roy H. Gilpatrick
Maxwell Marriner
Lester Dearborn
Arthur Dearborn
Ernest Gagnon
Clinton Hinkley
David Gilpatrick
Irvin Waltz
Charles Dore
Harris Hutchins
Biddeford Fire Department
Biddeford
Auburn
Harrison
Mexico Fire Department
Local residents share news and visits across Maine towns
Monts and Brunswick area society notes report college staff changes in Orono and Old Town, visits between Richmond and Auburn, marriages in Lewiston, church activities, high school social events, fire department outings, D A R chapter meetings, and social gatherings at Rich mond, Gardiner, and Bar Harbor venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Lancaster
W. C. Robinson
Massachusetts
Lester Morse
Gertrude Blaisdell
Phippsburg
Evans
Brooklyn
N. Y
Randall Young
Brunswick
Orville E. Hartford
Richmond
Ellen Whitney
Lewiston
Birds
Leroy V. Cleveland
Methodist Church Epworth League
Oscar Smith
Wilbur Cooper
Beatrice Parker
Elizabeth Haynes
Paul Given
Bertha Parker
Richmond High School
Blue Romancers
Hartley Ranger
Strong
Ranger
Joseph Hackett
Richmond Fire Department
Biddeford
Fort Richmond
Reed Allen
Front Street
Ethel Rankins
Mabelle Crillan
Winslow
Lewis Abbott
Briery
Main Street
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Charles Jordan
Auburn
Fred Duren
Jordan
Webster Junior High
Everett Jones
Sabattus
Margaret Peabody
C. G. Gifford
Lillian Randall
Old Orchard
Enterprise Grange Ladies
Gardiner
George Shaw
George Hawkes
Capital Island
Star Club
Bolton
Brunswick Road
Monte Carlo
J. W. Randlette
Elizabeth Norwood
Madelyn Rawley
Helen Brooks
E. F. Pratt
Ernest Stewart
Lara Leavitt
Charles Rogers
Miss Leavitt
Melwin Leavitt
Gardiner General Hospital
Bowling League Plans Season Opener Next Week
A dozen or more bowlers met at Park Alleys with Richard Frates to open the 1934 35 season. The league will have 10 teams of two men, starting Monday Oct 8, with a few openings for new bowlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Richard Frates
Park Alley Bowling League
Mr. Frates
Frank Pepper
North Waldo Grange Grows With 23 Members
A juvenile grange at North Waldo borough hosts 23 members. Mrs. Lydia Morse state deputy and Mrs. Margaret Newbert lead with Rev. and Mrs. Chester Duncan assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Waldoboro
Ple
Lydia Morse
Margaret Newbert
Chester Duncan
Local Social Notes Mark Weekend Visits and Fellowship
Waltham resident Leon E. Williams and friend Spinney passed away in West Georgetown joining his parents. Numerous town residents and visitors attended church events at the First Baptist and Bowdoinham associations. Domestic moves, weekend visits, and social outings are noted for Bath, Portland, Kennebec Point, Five Islands, and surrounding areas with several aunts, cousins, and friends mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon E. Williams
Waltham
Mass
Spinney
Georgetown
Thomas N. Williams
Elizabeth Hunt
Harold F. Hunt
R. P. Todd
Warren
Melrose Highlands
Bertha Russell
Portland
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Martha Rich Bowen
Bath
Andrew Rowe
Benton
E. C. Higgins
J. C. Bearse
Bertha Scott
Augusta Rowe
Bertha Mason
Sanford
Howard Trafton
Frank Decker
Newcastle
Damariscotta
First Baptist Parsonage
Dorothy W. Oliver
Kingston
Joseph F. Higgins
Walter V. Cummings
Seward E. Emmons
West Georgetown
William Zorach
Robinhood
Scott Curtis
Salem
Walter Schoepfer
Ruth Reynolds
Woolwich
Lester Powers
Dorothy Stuart
Richmond
Emma B
Billings
Nancy Russell
Harpswell
Elson Field
Five Islands
Edgar Warren
Edward J. Stewart
Theodore
Newton Center
George T. Williams
Waterville
Williams
Gilbert Lewis
First Baptist
L. Earle Hagan
E. B. Billings
Eleanor Cunningham
Ughter
Melvin Cunningham
Morse High School
Charles Campbell
Arrowsie
Jane Wentworth
Needham
Elvira Trafton
Vina Kingsbury
Grace Ward Stevens
Topsham
John R. Blackie
Myra Trafton
Earle Hagan
Nellie Brown
Chase Publishes New Novel Mary Peters on Maine Coast
Mary Ellen Chase, Smith College English professor since 1926, unveils a new novel Mary Peters set on the Maine coast over the past sixty years. Readers of A Goodly Heritage will recognize her intimate understanding and sympathetic humor of New England life, as much of that autobiographical atmosphere threads through the latest work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Chase
Smith College
Mary Peters
New England
Maine
Miss Chase
Bluehill
First Pine Tree Auxiliary Meets in Bangor for Season Start
The Fall and Winter session of Pine Tree Auxiliary No. 44 B'nai B'rith opened at State Street club rooms Bangor with a business session followed by a cards evening and a junior league meeting. Members voted to send a gift to Mrs Nathan R Cohen of Boston, formerly Bangor, noted for active work in Bangor and state B'nai B'rith and the Northern New England Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Auxiliary
B'nai B'rith
State Street Club
Bangor
Sterling Bible class annual roll call and supper
The Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street Baptist Church held its annual roll call and supper in the Deering room with 44 members present. A devotional, business session, Bible questions, and a music program followed, with calls reported totaling 45. November hostesses are listed as Mrs. Wright Hallowell McCabe Palmer and Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie H. Trott
Lee W. Scott
John H. Hunt
John Wade
Chester A. Plant
Pilgrim
Fred Bragg
Ambrose S. MacFadden
Pearl Dunbar
Bragg
Maud Muller
Soconyland Sketch Moves to Columbia Airwaves
Saturday, Oct 6 at 7 p.m. a new run of Soconyland Sketches debuts on Columbia stations changing from NBG on Tuesdays. The cast and crew remain, with Arthur Allen and Parker Fennelly, William Ford Manley and Henry Fisk Carlton as authors, Harold McGee as director, and William Stickles as music director. The first episode is The Pony Express with John Knight as Buffalo Bill Cody. Mary Morris the feminine lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBG
Columbia
Arthur Allen
Parker Fennelly
William Ford Manley
Henry Fisk Carlton
Harold McGee
William Stickles
Buffalo Bill Cody
Cody
John Knight
Allen
Fennelly
Mary Morris
Electra
Central League opens with reception at Central church
The Central League resumes after summer recess with 33 members attending a parish house reception. New president Mrs. Marius H. Page welcomed members, plans for fall and winter activities were discussed, and refreshments were served. The report notes the Tabernacles feast observed in Jewish holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Parish
Central Church League
Marius H. Page
Arthur W. King
William H. Small
Perry L. Thompson
Page
Engagement of Miriam Nealley and Cecil Siddall
Miss Miriam A. Nealley daughter of Mr and Mrs B H Nealley of South Berwick and Cecil J Siddall of Waterhouse Titcomb and Siddall Biddeford and Sanford announce their engagement Miss Nealley a University of New Hampshire graduate with a Cornell master’s degree and Siddall a University of Maine Law School graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Miriam A. Nealley
B. H. Nealley
South Berwick
Cecil J. Siddall
Law Firm
Waterhouse, Titcomb and Siddall
Biddeford and Sanford
Miss Nealley
University of New Hampshire
Cornell
Siddall
University of Maine Law School
Five Islands Week Note on Services Residents and Events
Reverend Walter Shoepfer preached his first Five Islands church sermon as pastor. After time changes services are set for Sunday 2 PM and 7 PM and Wednesday 1 30 PM. The column lists visitors, purchases like Earle MacMahan acquiring the Watchman, Grange activities, harvest supper attendees, and various trips and visits by locals and visitors across Bath, Richmond, Georgetown, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Shoepfer
Five Islands Church
Arthur Hunt
Dorchester
Mass
G. H. Smith
Gertrude Smith
Howard Durgin
Arlington
Five Islands
Bath
James T. MacMahan
William Chase
Howard
Richmond
Arthur Marr
W. H. Davis
Beulah Miller
Medford
Grange Circle
Addie Moulton
Grange Hall
B. H.woodside
Georgetown
Islands
Billy Blen
George Blen
Letitia Blen
South Portland
B. F. Perry
M. F. Biggins
Orville Rowe
Bob Yeo
Cleveland Rowe
James Stevens
Sonny Stevens
Azuba Holland
West Bath
W. L. Berry
Mabel Dickey
Madelyn Berry
Fred Reid
Seguinland
George Yeo
Ted
Winchester
Katherine Pendergast
Cambridge
Grange
B. A. Bailey
Wiscasset
Addie Mo
F. M. Reid
Miss Berry
Reid
Frank MacMahan
MacMahan Island
Clayton
Somerville
C. M. Bigelow
Piney Point
Joseph Davis
Morse High School Forms Student Council for Year
Morse High School organized its student council Monday with Franklin Hallowell as president. Beth Trott was elected vice president, Jane Wing secretary, Shirley Moore assistant treasurer, and J. Edward Pomeroy named faculty sub-master alongside Principal Arthur B. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Franklin Hallowell
Beth Trott
Jane Wing
Shirley Moore
J. Edward Pomeroy
Arthur B. Scott
Schenectady Players cast to stage Merchant of Venice
Robert B. Stone assistant production manager at Station WGY Schenectady Miss Eleanor Barnhard and Mrs. Arthur Sherbourne members of the Schenectady Civic Players spent the weekend with Stone's parents in Lewiston attended the season finale bakewood springtime for Henry Mr Stone and Miss Barnhard will appear in The Merchant of Venice next month Stone will play Gratiano and Barnhard Nerissa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Stone
WGY
Schenectady
N. Y
Eleanor Barnhard
Arthur Sherbourne
Mr. Stone
Gratiano
Miss Barnhard
Nerissa
Schooner Morgana Visits Kennebec Waterfront
The schooner yacht Morgana, a two masted trim 67 foot craft, anchored at Read-Nichols wharf and along the Kennebec waterfront Friday and Saturday. Owned by artist Stephen M. Etnier of Harpswell and his wife, the pair plan to settle on Long Island after winter repairs to their Clark place. Capt. Ellison Moody of South Harpswell commands Morgana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgana
Read-Nichols
Stephen M. Etnier
Harpswell
Clark Place
Long Island
Fort Popham
Etnier
Government Wharf
Popham Beach
Acadia Park Stamp Goes On Sale In Bar Harbor
New England's lone National Park stamp in the Parks series, the seven cent Acadia issue, debuted with a first day sale at Bar Harbor Maine. The stamp features Great Head and carries U S Postage and Seven Cents markings with a black design and gothic Acadia title. It becomes available nationwide as distribution permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Post Office Department
Acadia
Bar Harbor
Maine Coast Preserve
Parks
U. S
Smokey Ben Captures Top Ribbon at Portland Horse Show
Smokey Ben, a nine year old bay gelding owned by Hon. Arthur J. Dunton of Bath, won the blue ribbon in the five gaited class and took the open championship at the Portland Horse Show held at the Waynflete Riding School in Stroudwater. Sandman was runner up in the championship after earlier placing in other classes with Star Dust. Participants hailed from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts as Dunton's horse added to his string of blue ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smokey Ben
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath
Stroudwater
Portland
Waynflete
Star Dust
Judge Dunton
Sandman
Paul Chandler
Kittery
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Dunton
Lewiston
Augusta selects Angela McLean for Democratic State Committee
Miss Angela Lou McLean daughter of former Augusta mayor Ernest L. McLean was unanimously nominated Friday night as the Democratic State Committee woman from Kennebec County at a joint Augusta City and County Committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Lou McLean
Ernest L. McLean
Augusta
Democratic State Committee
Kennebec County
October film season at Bath Opera House highlights star-packed line up
The Bath Opera House announces an October slate headlined by Marlene Dietrich in The Scarlet Empress and Mae West in Belle Of The Nineties. Other offerings include Bette Davis in Housewife, Charles Ruggles in Murder In The Private Car, and a string of upcoming westerns, musicals, and dramas with notable cast lists and a three day run for Belle Of The Nineties. A separate Lewiston event honors Mrs Gladyse Rogers Walker of Maine with a large Eastern Star reception at Kora Temple drawing over a thousand attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Opera House
Marlene Dietrich
Bette Davis
George Brent
Ann Dvorak
John Halliday
Charlie Ruggles
Ana Merkel
Mary Carlisle
Russell Hardie
Reno
Glenda Farrell
Donald Woods
Margaret Lindsay
Frank McHugh
Guy Kibbee
Hugh Herbert
Paramount
Lee Tracy
Helen Mack
Helen Morgan
Davy Holt
Shirley Temple
Madge Evans
Robert Young
Nat Pendleton
Ted Healey
Mae West
Roger Pryor
Johnny Mack Brown
Katherine DeMille
Beef Trust
Duke Ellington
Zane Grey
Randolph Scott
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Jean Harlow
Missouri
Joe E. Brown
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Damon Runyan
Harold Lloyd
Clarence Budington Kelland
Gladyse Rogers Walker
Auburn
Grand Chapter
Maine
Order of the Eastern Star
Lewiston
Kora Temple
Pine Cone Chapter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raymond Colby
Englewood School For Boys
Deerfield
Horace Hinkley
Clyde Leroy Hinkley
Roy Gilpatrick
Winthrop
Perley Joy
Genevieve
Jackson Quinnam
Fred Elliott
Helen Naylor
Providence
R. I
Providence Bible School
Fredericine Fellows
Everett Douglass
T. J. Southard
Harry Douglass
Carl Anderson
Noble Grand
George F. Coughlin
Seth Watson
Joseph W. Randlette
Frank Reed
Llewellyn Alexander
George Leavitt
Leon Dunklee
Vala Club
River Road
Dunklee
James Larrabee
Rebecca Rogers
Osceola
Vassalboro
John McCormick
Lucy Tarr
Leon Shepard
Mt. Carmél
Gladys Rogers Walker
Masonic Temple
Carolyn B. Harding
Stillwater Road
Miss Rachel F. Harding
Curtis
OMAS
R. Bath
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Deering
Corliss Street
Soconyland
Central League
Tabernacles
Palestine
Willard
Investigat
Craft’s Battery
Center Street
M.H.S
Savi
Bath Ngs Institution
Kennebec
Clark’s Point
Acadia Park
Waynfleet School
Bellevue
Beacon Street
Boston
Beacon Hill
State House
Boston Common
Public Gardens
Restaurant A la Carte
Bowdoin
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