Legion Auxiliary meeting honors Maine VP and plans events
Emerson Lane post of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall with 17 members. They honored Department of Maine Vice President Martha White of Stockton Springs, elected Marcia Baker to second vice president and Grace Dickinson to the membership committee. They planned to host Miss Jean Lemieau from Girls State, a roll call supper on Oct 24, and a scrapbook project for the Children's Home. A double anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Dewitz and Mr. and Mrs. Chapman was noted with gifts, weddings recalled, and family members listed. Booster night was observed at Enterprise grange with supper served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Department of Maine
Martha White
Stockton Springs
Sup
Marcia Baker
Grace Dickinson
Jean Lemieau
Girls State
Farmington
Legion Home
Eunice Kinney
Marion Baker
Mary Lord
White
Auxiliary
Cecelia Robinson
Miss Robinson
Madeline Sedgley
Leslie Dewitz
Chestnut Street
Dewitz
Portsmouth
N. H
Kittery
Richmond
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Roscoe Williams
Charles Monroney
Norfolk
Noel Dewitt
Frank Chapman
Old Town
Augusta
State officials and locals attend regional gatherings and visits
State Treasurer Charles White and Mrs White attended events with guest speakers including Mrs Batchelder. Visitors came from Canton Progressive Richmond Corner Merrymeeting Dirigo Juvenile Merrymeeting Juvenile and Enterprise Juvenile granges. Numerous residents and guests, with travel to Detroit Portland Rangeley and Portsmouth, are noted for Weekend and convention visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles White
Detroit
Mich
Esma Hackett
Dansville
N. Y
Hartley Ranger
Pleasant Street
Raymond Peacock
Boston
River Road
Freeman Meader
Willis Bradford
Rangeley Lake
Paul Stilphen
Massapequa
L. I
Marjorie Guiou
Portsmouth
Clowes Guiou, Jr
G. M
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
George Tibbetts
John Parker
Jeanette Jordan
Winthrop
Frank Stetson
Rotary introduces ethics at Old Red Schoolhouse event
Dairyman of Phippsburg and local residents listened as Lieut. R. A. Klimoff spoke on Rotary ethics and aims. Visiting Rotarian R. Burke Jr. attended. Gerald Footer, Donald Fish, and William Edgett of Central Grammar School were junior guests at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Rotary
Lieut
R. A. Klimoff
R. Burke, Jr
Washburn
Gerald Footer
Cherry Street
Donald Fish
Lark Street
William Edgett
Edgett Street
Central Grammar School
Katzs Return After Boston Trip
Mr and Mrs Larry Katz of 24 Andrews Road returned home after spending Sunday and Monday in Boston with no reported incidents or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Katz
Andrews Road
Boston
Georgetown Farm Bureau Meeting and Local Socials
Georgetown residents attended a Farm Bureau meeting at Five Islands with attendees Mrs. Robert Blackie and Mrs. W. A. Todd. A future meeting is planned at Library hall on Oct 25 on Curtains and Draperies led by Mrs. Marion Watson. A Sunday picnic occurred at Mrs. Roy Newman’s home with Harry Stone Coleman Norton Lewiston and Edwin Clarey present before a drive to Indian Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Edward Wren
Charles Nelson
Harry Philbrook
Augusta
Nelson Camp
Little River
Earle Hagan
Nettie ‘Gray
Everett
Mass
Elmer Palmer
Milton Dyer
Camden
Town
Dyer
Reid State Park
Gaston LaChaise
Lexington
Melvin Howe
Woolwich
Carroll Powers
Frank King
Bath
Robinhood
Robert Powers
Perley Keith
Indian Point
Danvers
Dorothy Farrow
Carol
Claire MacGillivary
Five Islands
Harlan Robinson
Alvah Reynolds
Eugene
Doris Reynolds
Georgetown Center
Roscoe P. Todd
Joseph Higgins
Laura Boyd
Boston
Dorothy Stuart
Area residents enjoy fall travels and local visits
The article lists numerous trips and visits by residents including Mrs. Deermont and daughter sailing Oct 5 on the Liberte, plans to tour England and Scotland, and other local households visiting family in Bath Wilmington and Melrose. It notes exhibitions, football game attendance, camp visits, and weekend stays at camps and homes in Indian Point Kennebec Point and Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell University
Europe
J. H. Brown
Clarence B. Hill
Bath
Philo Calhoun
Bridgeport
Philip Dalrymple
Wellesley Farms
Kennebec Point
Waldo Brown
Cambridge
Mass
Paul Wren
Graham
Ralph Carlisle
Stewart
Winchester
Roy Clark
Ralph Davis
Elmer Higgins
Joseph Higgins
New Woolwich School
Edwin Hussa
Philip
New York City
MacMahan
Faylene Rowe
Joan Hagan
Janice Beane
Brian Davis
George Powers
Robert Jordan
Robinhood
Georgetown
Morse-Brunswick
Brunswick
Dorothy Stuart
Lillian Wheeler
William A. Todd
Roy Newman
Sewall Webster
Augusta
Bath Enlistee Will Train Draftees at Fort Devens
Private Robert Chattley son of Mr and Mrs Charles Chattley Bath completes basic at Fort Dix New Jersey and is assigned to the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Devens Massachusetts to train draftees awaiting induction He reports for duties October 8 and praises Army life urging others to visit the recruiting office for opportunities His seven day leave ends as he begins this new training role with recruits
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Robert Chattley
Charles Chattley
Bath
Chattley
Fort Dix
N. J
7Th Infantry Division
Fort Devens
Mass
Army
S/FC Judkins
Ramona Council Meeting Led by Mrs Mildred Cressey
Regular Ramona Council of D of P met Thursday evening at eight with Mrs Mildred Cressey presiding. Routine business was handled and key issues discussed. Penny match winner was Mrs Cressey and mystery prize went to Mrs Lillian Warner. Mrs Gerald Brown chairs refreshments for the October 12 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Council
D. of P
Nonah
Mildred Cressey
Cressey
Lillian Warner
Gerald Brown
Five Islands Community News Roundup
No school last Wednesday due to a broken bus. Sagadahoc County Grand Jury includes Vernon E. Gray and Traverse Jury member Mrs. Orville F. Rowe at the October term. A new building moved by scow to Harmon's Harbor and to be placed on the North End road. Baptist Youth Fellowship Rally drew large attendance with Rev. Cleaves Henderson and Rev. H. L. Christie leading devotional and evening messages. Numerous local residents and visitors noted, including extended families, travels, and wartime notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon E. Gray
Orville F. Rowe
Sagadahoc County
Cleaves Henderson
Harlan Pinkham
H. L. Christie
Whdh
Maine
Christie
Rudolph Pinkham
Library Hall
William Marr
Joan Hagan
Georgetown
Powell
Everett Stevens
Laurence Lowell
Roy Clark
Linwood Stevens
Obituary Capt Josiah Reed 82 Woolwich seafaring life veteran
Capt. Josiah Winship Reed of Woolwich died suddenly at his home aged 82. Born January 17 1869 in Woolwich he sailed from youth on the Sagadahoc and later the Ward Line earning an unlimited masters license. He commanded ships including the Aniwa South Pole Champion and Anaconda before helping form Reed and Reed in Woolwich and later supervising bridge construction. Funeral services Friday at two from his Day’s Ferry home with burial in the family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Winship Reed
Woolwich
Michael Worrall Reed
Martha Carlton Reed
Carlton Day Reed
Winship A. Reed
Clarissa Carter
Annie Libby
Yarmouth
Reed
Sagadahoc
Kennebec
Ward Line
New York
Mary Appleton Day
Flushing
Prince William
Champion
Maine
Fir
Reed & Reed
Miss Ella S McAllister dies at 63 at Memorial hospital
Ella S McAllister 63 of St John New Brunswick born Feb 15 1887 died Tuesday at Memorial hospital after illness. She joined New England Tel Tel Co in 1914 rising to chief operator in 1933. Survived by three brothers Roy FE McAllister William P McAllister Robert W McGill and sister Frieda. Funeral Wednesday at 10 from Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral Residence with burial in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella S. McAllister
Memorial Hospital
St. John
N. B
Can
Andrew and
Annette Mosher McAllister
New England Tel, & Tel. Co
Roy FE. McAllister
Bath
William P
Camarillo
Calif
Robert W
Quincy
Mass
Frieda McGill
Rochester
N. H
St. Mary's
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
Oak Grove
Brunswick Man Buys Stock and Fixtures at Local Store
A Brunswick man purchased stock and fixtures raising questions whether the property will continue as a drug store or be converted into a variety store. The move entails potential changes in business status and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Man
Miss Nichols Returns to Deeds Office After Vacation
Miss Mildred G. Nichols resumes duties as Register of Deeds on Monday after two weeks with relatives in Boston New York and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred G. Nichols
Boston
New York
New Jersey
Office of Register of Deeds
Dr John H Morse 75 Bath native dies in Augusta
Dr John H Morse a 75 year old Bath native and former eye ear nose and throat specialist died suddenly at his Augusta home on Western Avenue. He practiced in Bath Minneapolis and Augusta joining Augusta General Hospital staff and serving in the US Army Medical Corps in World War I. He is survived by his widow three sons and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Morse
Bath
Minneapolis
Minn
Augusta
Western Avenue
Oak Grove
Dr. Morse
Alonzo
A. Emma Morse
Bath High School
Bow
University of Minnesota
West
Medical Corps
U.S. Army
Bowdoin
Theta Delta Chi
Alpha Kappa Kappa
Harvard
Young Geady Newman Returns Home After Auto Hit
Geady Newman aged ? returned to his Lambert Park home Saturday from Memorial hospital after being struck while crossing the street in front of his home Thursday afternoon. The driver, Cedric Sukeforth of Whiskeay road, was involved in the incident investigated by Officers Newell and Hatch. Geady suffered only three scratches on his right foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geady Newman
Robert Newman
Lambert Park
Memorial Hospital
Cedric Sukeforth
Whiskeay Road
Newell and
Hatch
Geady
Charles Mayberry, Bath native and WWII instructor, dies
Charles Mayberry 54, a Bath native and wartime welding instructor, died at York hospital Thursday. He was born November 4, 1895, son of Minnie Mayberry, attended Bath schools, lived in York, and is survived by a brother Roy Getchell of 805 Middle Street. Funeral held Monday at 1:30 PM in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jon Eeete
Cr Pative
Bath
Ork Hospital
Erie
Bath Welding School
Minnie Mayberry
York
Roy Getchell
Middle Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Infant Thompson Dies After Brief Illness
Kathleen Leah Thompson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie C Thompson of Bath died at Memorial Hospital Friday morning after a brief illness. She was born November 26 1949 in Bath. Survived by parents paternal grandparents an aunt two uncles and cousins all of Bath. Funeral Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street with interment at Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McMahan
Pfc
Chester MacMahan
Korea
Alice Shackford
Betsy Jane Green
Bath
P. B. Savage
Elbridge Mains
Malden
Mass
George Potter
Russell Jones
Danford
South Danville
N. H
J. G. Stevens
Exeter
Kenneth Smith
Son
Yarmouth
Victor Pinkham
Mr. Smith
Charles Hinckley
Abington
Hinckley
Ray Grover
Boothbay
Felix Salomoni
Gordon Clark
Lynn
Nat Hasenfus
George Lee
Robert
Onset
Lee
Stanley Lewis
Kathleen Leah Thompson
Leslie C. Thompson
Plant Street
Memorial Hospital
Marie Spinney
Frank C. Thompson
Joseph E. Haggett
Russell
Albert Thompson
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Oak Grove
Funeral for Harry Sawyer Wallace Held at Mayo Funeral Home
Funeral service for Harry Sawyer Wallace was held Friday afternoon at two from A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral residence 819 High Street with Rev Laforest E Hodgkins of the Central Congregational church officiating. Bearers were Frank Perry Homer Potter James Lemont Frank Hallowell Ernest Freeman James Smith Harold Stanton and Charles Soule. Burial was listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sawyer Wallace
A. F. Mayo & Son
High Street
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Frank Perry
Homer Potter
James Lemont
Frank Hallowell
Ernest Freeman
James Smith
Harold Stanton
Charles Soule
Oak Grove
Funeral Services for Kathleen Thompson Held Saturday
Funeral services for Kathleen Leah Thompson were held Saturday afternoon at two from Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist Church officiated. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Leah Thompson
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Death Notice Mrs James Binnie In Rothesay Scotland
Mrs James Binnie, eldest sister of the late Mr David McKellar, of 876 High Street, Rothesay Scotland, has died. The notice notes the death and gives a family connection while a stray sentence about the grub of the white-fringed beetle appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McKellar
High Street
Rothesay
Scotland
Mr. McKellar
James Binnie
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Enterprise Grange
OLD Red
Denham
Corliss Street
A. P. Denham, Jr
Bath, Maine
Robert Waller
West Newton
Henry Tarbox
Roland Peterson
Portland
Mae Hagan
Harry Carlisle
North Edgecomb
Amby Alley
Southport
Charles Davis
Hugh Rockwell
Josiah H. Brown
Albert Deermont
Miss Deermont
Cor
Porteous
Mitchell and
Braun
Mitchell
Portland, Maine
Ramona
Norman Norton
Melvin Comeau
Edmund Ford
Comeau Cottage
Lermond Davis
North Anson
Myricks
Warner Eustis
Philip Pinkham
Albert Moore
Etta Moore
Mac Hagan
Cape Newagen
Franklin S Keehlwetter
Stanley
Howland
George Gray
Helen Nichols
Port Clyde
Marius H. Page
J. W. Reed
Marriner
Miss Ella S. M’allister
Os Telephone Company
Elizabeth Wolston
John and
Fanny (Cahill) Wolston
John H. Morse, Jr
San Antonio
Tex
Edward H. Morse
Maj
Donald H. Morse
U.S.A.F
Charles Mayberry
Kathleen L. Thompson
Harry
Wallace
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Westerly
Barre
Vermont
Horace A. Lovell
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