Phippsburg Community Notes Include Library Gifts and Local News
Totman Public Library receives books and 18 issues of Naval Institute Proceedings from Commander Guysbert Vroom and others. Obituaries and local visits dominate the week with calls from Foxboro and Bath, Greevers and Cutting families, a Gorham Normal School trip, and a Squirrel Point Lighthouse weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Totman Public Library
Eugene Harrington
Parker Head
Maurice Avery
Williamstown
Mass
Greevers
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carson
Jamaica
N. J
Harbor Island
Guysbert B. Vroom
Vroom
United States ‘Naval Institute Proceedings
George L. Cutting
Jay Duley
G. Hampton Duley
Foxboro
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bath
Phippsburg
White
Popham Beach
Hyte Wyman
Rose Wyman
Abbie Minott
Poet Hampton
Emma Try
Lynette Caverly
Philip Jacobs
William F. Campbell
High Street
Annie Pease
Blanche Ryan
Corey Hill Hospital
Brookline
Alice Dunn
Johnson-Eastman House
Basin
New York
Wright
Dromore
Walter Small
John Libby
Roscoe Perkins
Legion Convention
Meadowbrook
Tine Co
Harold Seawey
Juanita
Gorham
Gorham Normal School
Ocean Kiwi
Lee's Island
Cranberry Point
James Norton
Cape Newagon
Harold Seavey
Squirrel Point
Annie Malcolm
Isabel Scott
Jay H. Daley
Frances R. Daley
George H. Daley
Grove Cemetery
Ray Campbell
YMCA to award 50 free memberships to needy boys
YMCA directors voted to grant 50 free memberships to eligible underprivileged boys. Selection will be guided by the boys with input from the HiV and other groups. William Perkins reported 57 boys went to the Winthrop camp free last summer and 10 attended a Leadership Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Archibald M. Main
Roger D. Skillings
Charles C. Low
Frank B. Nichols
Mr. Low
Carlton Bridge Traffic Gains Noted in September
Labor Day period traffic over the Carlton Bridge rose versus 1938, continuing a monthly gain. The September total showed a cash increase of 1,181.30 from last year, with a tabulated comparison indicating higher traffic and revenue across the two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
Ees Calas Aces
Freeae Carey
Pitas
Aera Stere
Farm Bureau Hears Clothes Buying Talk
Nequasset Farm Bureau held an all day meeting in Sagadahoc Ferry Good Will club focusing on aids to clothes buying. Miss Mary L. Wright demonstrated talks and clothing construction while hostesses served a New England boiled dinner. Garrett J. Galvin will host November 1 in North Woolwich with An Apple a Day as the next topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Mary L. Wright
Carolyn D. Wing
Waer W. Libby
Fred H. Thomron
New England
Garrett J. Galvin
North Woolwich
Mrs Elmer Hodgkins Hosts D A R Meeting in Portland
Mrs Elmer D Hodgkins entertained Col Dummer Gewall Chapter D A R Tuesday afternoon at her home 937 Middle Street opening meeting of the season. Mrs Charles M Tubbs regent presided and the group voted to give 5 to the annual Y M C A drive. Miss Barbara Walker and Miss Edith Walker of Middle Street were weekend visitors in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Col. Dummer Gewall
D. 1
A. R
Middle Street
Charles M. Tubbs
W. D. Willes
Cathance
Leonard M. Lord
Harry E. Ring
Vinalhaven
Barbara and
Edith Walker
Portland
Popham Beach Harvest Chicken Supper Planned
Popham Beach will host the Ladies Sewing Society harvest supper on Saturday October 7 with roast stuffed chicken, mashed potatoes, turnips, pickles rolls coffee pies and doughnuts. Mrs G E McNulty chairs a volunteer committee. Mrs Frank Scott handles coffee and rolls. desserts lead by Mrs Raymond Larrabee. dining room overseen by Mrs Henry Leonard and assistants. guests welcomed by Mrs Walter Sprague. Following the supper a four piece orchestra will play. Many summer residents reserve tickets and local cottagers prepare for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Sewing Society
Popham
G. E. McNulty
Guy Crowley
Ellison Moody
Frank Scott
Raymond Larrabee
Henry Leonard
Elisha Bridges
Barbara Sprague
Polly Carle
Ruth Noble
Barbara Hyde
Elizabeth Pinkham
Walter Sprague
200 Answer Hoop Call at Morse High
Morse High School held a large basketball turnout with 200 boys responding to Coach John E. Madden. Early practice starts immediately with football players excluded, and last year's players will serve as coaches. A two week daily practice leads to a tournament to select varsity and junior varsity players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Morse High School
John E. Madden
Madden
Famed Violinist Balokovic To Play Brunswick Benefit
Youngstown traffic chaos marked by encores from violinist Zlatko Balokovic as crowds lingered past the 11 pm hour. Police aided by reserves to restore order after midnight shifts began. He will perform Thursday in Brunswick High School auditorium for the Brunswick Choral Society benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Zlatko Balokovic
Balakovic
Brunswick
Brunswick Choral Society
Mrs Anne Perry Heads Isabellas Re elected Leader
Mrs Annie Perry was re elected regent of Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella at the annual election Tuesday evening in the hall. Other officers named include Katherine Madden vice regent Adeline McPhee treasurer Louise Edgett financial secretary Helen Moses recording secretary Ada Noftall scribe Esther Moses chancellor Mary Fitzgerald custodian Mary Cummings banner bearer Ethel Lee monitor Helen Perry first guide Geraldine Madden second guide Alice Burgess inside guard Beatrice Arsenault outside guard Grace Costain organist Lena Fortier three year trustee. Maude Wilson chair of installation committee installation set for late October. October social planned for October 31. Group voted to donate to YMCA drive form a bowling league and affiliate with National Council of Catholic Women again. Hostesses were Ada Noftall Ethel Lee Lena Fortier. November committees listed various members. social
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Perry
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Katherine Madden
Adeline McPhee
Louise Edgett
Helen Moses
Ada Noftall
Esther Moses
Mary Fitzgerald
Mary Cummings
Ethel Lee
Monitor
Y.M.C.A
National Council of Catholic Women
Lena Fortier
Helen Perry
Elizabeth Lundrigan
Vivian Kronstrand
Alice Burgess
Beatrice Thebeau
Mary Peters
Matina McInnes
Annie Footer
Katherine Talbot
Sadie Sarkis
Regina Roy
Margaret Mulligan
Gertrude Nugent
Ada Neftall
Bridget Wagner
Soial
Pasadena Couple Visiting in Concord Family Home
Mr and Mrs John F Freeto of Pasadena California are guests of Mrs Freeto's parents Lieut and Mrs John A Lord of Pearl Street They plan to depart Monday for a visit with Mrs Freeto's aunt Mrs Clyde Turner in Concord New Hampshire Mrs Freeto was formerly Harriet Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Freeto
Pasadena
Calif
Freeto
John A. Lord
Pearl Street
Parker Head Girl Scouts Stage Successful Rum Mage Sale
Girl Scouts in Parker Head cleared over 5 from a Monday rum mage sale. A handkerchief donated by Mrs. Leston Harrington won by Mrs. John Libby. Regular troop meeting and many community notices follow, including home visits and local club resuming after summer.
Hartley Cone Baxter Dies in Brunswick at 82
Harley Cone Baxter 82 eldest son of James P. Baxter and Sarah Lewis Baxter of Portland died at his Brunswick home after a long illness. Born July 19 1857 in Portland he graduated Bowdoin 1878 and helped found H C Baxter & Bro in Brunswick with his brother. He retired in 1930 and is survived by a widow three daughters a son and two brothers including ex Gov Percival P Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Cone Baxter
James P. Baxter
Sarah Kindall Lewis Baxter
Portland
Brunswick
Mr. Baxter
Maine
Bowdoin College
Portland Packing Co
William G. Davis
H. C. Baxter
Miles Langley
Allanzo B. Holmes
John L. Baxter
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Percival P. Baxter
Westport Social Roundup and Visitors Report
James Buckley and James Buckley Sr. left for New York and Ashland after cottage stays while Mrs Buckley closed the season. Ruby Lowe visits from Durham New Hampshire. Addie Filton and Belle Tilton from South Portland at The Cedars. Bath Iron Works crew enjoyed Jewett's Beach field day. Many locals host and visit across towns, celebrating birthdays and hosting guests from Stoneham Weymouth Boothbay Harbor and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buckley
New York
Ashland
Mass
the Cedars
Bath Iron Works
Jewett’s Beach
Town Hall
Verlie Greenleaf
Frank
Sanford
Beatrice
Bertha Jones
Wiscasset
Ethel Wass
Lester Hodgdon
Annie Colby
Fred I. Greenleaf
Frank Munger
Stoneham
Solomon Higgins
Jonas Knight
Thomas Cromwell
Dexter Mahar
Weymouth
M. A. Cromwell
Roy Rowe
Boothbay Harbor
Edwin Cromwell
Josie Wardwell
Freeman Colby
Ernest Colby
Ellsworth Colby
Edward Cromwell
Horace Jones
John Cromwell
E. O. Boll
Milton Orsborne
Dallas
Texas
J. A. Williams
Richard
Mechanic Falls
Winnegance Auxiliary Hosts Meeting. prizes awarded at club
The Winnegance Community Club Auxiliary met at Mrs. Frank Perry's home on Thursday with first prize a hanging plant pot to Mrs. Walter Morse and second a hanging plant receptacle to Mrs. Frank Peroy. A session was omitted due to plans for the Progressive Union event at the club house Friday. Mrs. Samuel Lancaster sustained a knee injury at Brigham's Cove and is being treated. Mrs. Sherman L. Morse returned from Quincy for her sister’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance Community Club
Frank Perry
Walter Morse
Frank Peroy
Edwin Small
Charles Small
Peter Gagnon
Harry C. Williams
Herbert Spinney
Winfield Morse
Orman Coggeshall
George
Sherman L. Morse
High Street
Quincy
Mass
Elmer C. Lufkin
Rebekah Lodge Installs Officers in Lewiston Gathering
Harriet Haggard and Nellie Leeman head as district deputy president and deputy marshal installing for Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge. New officers include Athena Gillespie noble grand and Dorothy Milliken vice grand. 50 attendees gaze on staged ceremony with poems, solos, and gifts. Rose Jean named assembly delegate for Lewiston event October 16 and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Haggard
Nellie Leeman
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Athena Gillespie
Noble Grand
Dorothy Milliken
Lena Shepard
Eola Atwood
Jennie Farrin
Eva Atwood
Nellie Lord
Pearl Reed
Margaret Yates
Guardian
Leonard M. Munsey
Carolyn Thompson
Rose Jean
Inez Carter
Sarah Munsey
Esther Andrews
Lula P. Herbert
Lodge
Jean
Annette Pinkham
Ella Wright
May Ward
Rebekah
Lewiston
Portland Doctor Carl Corson Dies of Heart Attack
The sudden death of Dr. Carl C. Corson a 33 year old Portland physician followed a heart attack Monday night. Born in Bridgton he studied at Bridgton Academy Bowdoin College and earned his medical degree before working at Baker Memorial hospital Boston. He specialized in Orthopedics and treated patients in Bath including John Gaudelle. He is survived by his wife two children and his father. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Corson
Portland
Corson
Carson
Bridgton
Bridgton Academy
Bowdoin College
Baker Memorial Hospital
Boston
Henderson back from New York trip on vacation
Stanley Henderson of Rio de Janeiro representing Ingersol Rand Co. returns after a two weeks business trip to New York and will spend three months on vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs David Henderson of North Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Henderson
Rio de Janeiro
Ingersol Rand Co
David Henderson
North Bath
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacks Shoe Store
Bath Dept
Shirley Hatch
Kathleen Chaffee
Littleton, N. H
Carlton Bridge
Farm Bureau
Elmer Hodgkins
D.A.R. Group
Peter Isaacson
Irving
Shirley
Louis Gayton
Fred Waterhouse
Auburn
Edward W. Bridgham
Allan Spear
Joseph
Horace Morse
Dunlap Hatch
Daniel Hatch
Hatch Cottage
Frank Jones
State Highway Department
Coast Guard
Emilie Belle
Atkins Bay
Rockland
Long Island
Stephen Etnier
Wilmer Voorhees
Cornwall
M. C. Fischer
Carmel
Fischer
Jonesport
Brownie
Hallowell
Merrymeeting Bay
John Perkins
Burleigh Williams
Lester Morse
Richard Hogan
Ralph Tibbetts
Harold Drake
Winneganee
Harold Kimball
Preston Stearns
Stearns
Cambridge
Kimballs
South Braintree
Webber Cottage
Leah Bowie
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Scott
Belfast
Andrew Bremner
Joseph Frontero
Gloucester
Moses Chandler
Locke's Mills
Mrs. Anne Perry
Isabellas
Parker
Leston Harrington
Dorothy Davis
Ardene Perkins
Marlene Perkins
Phippsburg Center
Norman Pierce
American Legion
Newcastle
Earl Lowell
Charles Rollins
Ora Hallet
William Hallet
Lloyd Daley
Galen Daley
Charles Perry
Charles McElroy
East Brunswick
Allie Rollins
Walter McCarty
Syracuse
Turner McCarty
Charles Blaisdell
Arthur Lear
Bernard Wyman
Frances Libby
Wilfred Libby
Elsie Sargent
George Morong
John D. Libby
Leo Hamel
Clara Hill
Arlene York
H. D. Mank
James Kerwin
Marion Cushing
Dorothy Cushing
William Cushing
Doris Savage
School Improvement League
Religious Education Committee
Linwood Temple
Constance Lee
Edith Pierce
F. G. Purington
Bath Hospital
Hillside Cemetery
Hartley Cone Baxter
Pilgrim Chevrolet
Tel
Westport
Rebekah Lodge
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