History of Legion Gun From 1916 Battles to Scrap
The 60-pdr gun registered No 333 stood on the American Legion lot in Washington since 1932. It served in the First Battle of the Somme and major 1917 battles at Arras and Ypres, was repaired multiple times, issued to U S A in 1919, and was taken away Friday to be scrapped for government use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Washington and
Oak Streets
War Office
London
Royal Gun Factory
France
Leiston
Woolwich Arsenal
U.S. A
Somme
Arras
Ypres
Hyde Park Terrace Welcomes Wilson Family Move
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wilson move into Hyde Park Terrace with their daughter Ann and son Bobby, joining Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Beals, in the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Wilson
Ann
Bobby
Wilson
Elizabeth Beals
Hyde Park Terrace Houses
Ouellette and Croteau Wed at St Marys Lewiston
Normand Ouellette of Auburn and Louise Croteau of Lewiston wed at St Marys Lewiston with Fr Pomerlau officiating. Only the fathers attended as music by Ida Vaillancourt and others accompanied the ceremony. The couple will live on Seventh Street Auburn after a reception at New Auburn hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normand Ouellette
Auburn
Louise Croteau
Lewiston
St. Mary's Church
New Auburn
Seventh Street
Henry Croteau
Cedar Street
Hill Mill
Isidore Ouellette
Washington duo guests of Beacon Street couple
Dr and Mrs Dayton E Mc Lain of Washington DC were weekend guests of Rev and Mrs Charles Kinney on Beacon Street, sharing a cordial visit with the Beacon Street household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton E. McLain
Washington, D. C
Charles Kinney
Beacon Street
Girl Scouts Tea Planned at State Military Home
Plans for the seventh annual Girl Scout tea were finalized by the Girl Scout Council after a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Alfred E. Carpenter’s home. The event will be held Thursday afternoon October 22 at the State Military and Naval Children's Home, with exhibits of scout work and a program by talented scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Alfred E. Carpenter
High Street
Military and Naval Children’s Home
South Street
David S. Cogan
Bowen Torrey
A. M. Main
Frank L. Staples
John Parker
Edward Sewall
Pine Haven
New England
Boston
Voorhees
Carpenter
Arthur M. Bowker
R. Clinton McFadden
Parker
Milton C. Trott
James A. Gillies, Jr
Archibald M. Main
Juliette Law
Arthur Sewall
Sumner Sewall
M Connell Arsenault Wedding Held at Grace Church
The wedding of Arline Dorothy Arsenault and John C. McConnell took place Friday at Grace Episcopal Church in Waterville with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Ralph Mawyer and best man William L. Danforth USN. The couple plans to reside with Mrs. Norton at 944 Middle Street after a trip to Boston. New York state has about 12 million chickens and produces nearly 100 million dozen eggs annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Dorothy Arsenault
John C. McConnell
U.S. N
Orchard Park
N. Y
Grace Episcopal Church
High Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Ralph Mawyer
William L. Danforth
Walter Arsenault
William Norkum
McConnell
Mawyer
Marion T. Wagner
Stuart D. McConnell
East Quaker Road
Louis Arsenault
Hansford Hotel
Waterville
Walter I. Norton
Middle Street
Colonial Cafe
Police
Morse High
Sedgwick
Boston
Norton
New York State
Winter Street Ladies' Aid holds annual meeting and plans
The Winter Street church Ladies' Aid held its first meeting of the season in the parish room with 37 attendees. Officers were reelected except for the flower fund chair, new committees appointed, and October events planned including a luncheon for the Lincoln Association, a rummage sale, and a parish supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street
Flower Fund
John H. Sylvester
Elwina F. Durgin
Allen M. Irish
Samuel R. Percy
Elsie M. Folsom
Alice E. Varney
Arthur C. Lemont
Horace W. Ward
Joseph O. Purdue
Clifford B. Wilband
Arthur K. Purington
Mer D. Hodgkins
Archie Doyle
Grace P. Dickinson
Aid
Lemont
Charles P. Baker
Adison F. Pendleton
F. Foote
Fred E. Irish
Miram R. Annis
Edgar Hatch
Carl Y. Kennedy
Arthur M. Bowker
Roscoe P. McFadden
Carleton W. Andrews
Ann A. Irish
Charles W. Messenger
Isabel E. Carter
Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches
Joseph Qo.purdue
Fred B. Kittridge
Wallace L. Atwood
Kenneth L. Atwood
John H. ,Sylvester
Morton
Robert Colley
Addison F. Pendleton
Charles O. Nelson
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Richard Sherwood
Foote
Scott Alexander Scott wedding at Berean Baptist Brunswick
Miss Shir ley Cora Alexander of Brunswick became the bride of Merritt Herman Scott of Brunswick in a Thursday evening ceremony at Berean Baptist Church. Rev Gladys York officiated. The reception followed at the American Legion hall. The couple plans a Portland Boston trip and residence on Robinson Avenue Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Cora Alexander
Brunswick
Harry Alexander
Waterstreet
Merritt Herman Scott
Lee W. Scott
Middle Street
Berean Baptist Church
Gladys York
Yarmouth
Hoyt E. Day
Rumford
Edward G. Waters
Bath
Ralph Eastman
Dorothy
Frances Gilley
Augusta
Stanley Teasdale
Portland
Harry Teasdale
Carl Graves
Mary B. Ward
Charles F. Locke
American Legion Hall
Jennie Curtis
Eliot Nickerson
Roscoe H. Hoskins
Topsham
Scott
Boston
Robinson Avenue
Bath Iron Works Corp
Brunswick High School
F. W. Woolworth Co
Chester A. Plant
Wallace Plant
Lizzie French
Lester G. Campbell
Charles Lennox
Harry Donnell
Alfred W. Neal
Gail Pollard
Fairfield
Robert Sutter
Woolwich
Bartletts Return From Boston Visit
Mr and Mrs Charles Bartlett of Middle Street have returned from a visit with relatives in Boston and suburbs. They are making their headquarters with Mrs Bartletts cousins Mr and Mrs William Cady of Medford Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bartlett
Middle Street
Boston
Bartlett
William Cady
Medford
Mass
Classifieds Advertise Puppies and Cards in Boston and Bath
Pedigreed dogs including Chow Pug Pyrenees and Kerry Blue puppies available at reasonable prices. Visitors welcome. Christmas cards embossing with sender name offered at 50 for 1 featuring 12 assortments with potential cash profit. Address Pris cilla Studios 216 Tremont St Boston Dept 61. Also farm and city property shares listed with contact Fred B Reed and Stanley E Wallace at 93 Front St Bath. Tel unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Studios
Tremont St
Dept. 61
Boston
Fred B. Reed
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Reorganized Girl Scout Officers Named for New Year
The Girl Scout Leaders Association held a reorganizing meeting at Mrs. Stanley R. Hunter's home on Brunswick Road. Mrs. Kirk G. Roberts was elected president, succeeding Mrs. Hunter, with Mrs. Francis B. Corrigan as vice president and Mrs. Roy L. Bradford as secretary-treasurer. Brownie and Scout troop leaders were announced for Okaiyoka Pine Cone Pine Tree Red Rose White Violet Wild Rose Wise Owl, with several assistants listed and others to be announced. Attendees included Mrs. Bradford, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Turpie, and Mrs. Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girlcout
Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
Stanley R. Hunter
Brunswick Road
Kirk G. Roberts
Association
Francis B. Corrigan
Roger M. Luke
Roy L. Bradford
Jacob Smith
Blue Bird Brownies
Herbert T. Caverly
Lyndon V. Plummer
Busy Bee Brownies
Byron Richardson
Peter Pan Brownies
Frank S. Saunders
Morton S. Young
Robinhood Brownies
J. Russell Grant
Okaiyoka
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Pine Cone
R. Clinton McFadden
John Kimble
Pine Tree
Linwood F. Carr
William Sanders
Mary Elizabeth Carroll
Red Rose
Maurice A. Libby
White Violet
Willis Hammond
Wild Rose
William Turpie
Dana Williams
Jane W. Stevens
Wise Owl
Brownie
Scout
Kirk Roberts
Merry and Foster Wedding Saturday
William Paul Merry U S N R and Alma O Foster were married at the Merry home 120 Bedford street with Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. The ceremony featured a flag arch and patriotic decor. guests included Bath Iron Works workers and family. A wedding breakfast followed for about 25 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Paul Merry
Alma O. Foster
Charles L. Merry
Bath Iron Works Corp
Navy
Bath
City
Walker Street
Congress Shirt Co., Inc
Bowdoinham Scrap Army Organizes Students for War Drive
Bowdoinham high and grammar students form a Scrap Army in four companies to collect scrap, rags, and rubber by Oct. 18. The two smallest piles at drive end provide refreshments at a party. losses and wins tracked by company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coombs High School
Irving Temple
Hazel Browne
Earle Hobart
Clayton Mitchell
Marilyn Brown
Elmer Hunter
Mabel Heath
Russell MacPherson
Malcolm Hatch
Ruby Pratt
Harry Tome
Josephine Lancaster
Corp
James Reed
Malcolm Lamoreau
Kenneth Hunter
Charles Lamoreau
Leslie Brown
Hughey Lancaster
Louise Allen
Shirley Douglas
Forest Skelton
Raymond Ayer
Neil Billings
Bowdoinham
Central Church League Opens Season Meeting
The Central Church league held its season opening Monday evening in the parish house with 33 in attendance. Pastor Rev. Raymond G. Putnam spoke as guest. Officers served refreshments: Mrs. Merritt A. Mitchell president, Mrs. Howard M. Steen vice president, Mrs. Bernard W. Pratt secretary, and Mrs. Carl E. Stinson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Raymond G. Putnam
Merritt A. Mitchell
Howard M. Steen
Bernard W. Pratt
Carl
Stinson
Craig Couple Travel for Wedding in Connecticut
Rev and Mrs Archibald Craig traveled Sunday to Connecticut where the minister will officiate at the wedding of Miss Helen Stackpole niece of Rev Alice Whittier of Bowdoinham. Elsie Gillett English missionary now in Toronto visits Miss Carrie Kendall for several weeks. Georgia Fides Bliss Business college Lewiston spent weekend with parents Avery and Mrs Fides. Winfield Lowell family returned from two week vacation in Baltimore MD. Sylvia Stevens and friends Barney and Dexter Stevens left for Rhode Island after camping near war era visit. Earl Doucette and four Maine Development Commission members stayed with Mr and Mrs Ransom Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Craig
Connecticut
Craig
Helen Stackpole
Alice Whittier
Bowdoinham
Elsie Gillett
Toronto
Carrie Kendall
Miss Gillett
Georgia Fides
Bliss Business College
Lewiston
Avery Fides
Winfield Lowell
Baltimore
Sylvia Stevens
Barney
Dexter Stevens
Rhode Island
Earl Doucette
Maine Development Commission of
Augusta
Ransom Kelley
Hebrew Ladies Society Elects New Officers at Beth Israel
The Hebrew Ladies Society held its season opening at Beth Israel on Washington Street with 17 attendees. New president Mrs. Louis Petlock succeeds Mrs. Jacob Smith who resigned to join her husband at Fort Bliss Texas. Officers include VP Mrs. Morris Cohen, treasurer Mrs. Morris Povich, and secretary Mrs. William Fradkin. A rummage sale is planned for Oct 13 with co chairs Mrs. Jacob Goldstein and Mrs. Joseph Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Ladies Society
Beth Israel
Washington Street
Louis Petlock
Jacob Smith
Fort Bliss
Tex
Morris H. Cohen
Morris S. Povich
William S. Fradkin
Abraham May
Samuel Prawer
Harold J. Rubin
Isadore Singer
Jacob Goldstein
Joseph I. Smith
Nazarenes Announce New Worship Hours
Rev. Thomas B. Greene announces changes to Nazarem Church services effective Sunday Oct 11. The schedule lists Sunday school 10 a.m. preaching service 11 a.m. Young People prayer hour 5 45 p.m. Young People's gospel service 6 p.m. Evangelistic service 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarine
Thomas B. Greene
Evangelistic Service
Missing Sub Lieutenant Kornahrens Believed Lost
The Navy announced on Monday that Sub Lieutenant William Kornahrens a graduate of Edward Little High School and Annapolis in 1939 and an officer on the Grunion long overdue submarine is presumed lost in the Pacific He is nephew of Miss Helen Linnehan of Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kornahrens
Edward Little High School
Annapolis Naval Academy
Navy
Pacific
Helen Linnehan
Lewiston
Dinner Guests From Portland Dine at Cascades
Mrs Lena Shepard Mrs Har ry King Mrs Fred Nichols Mrs Earl Kimble and Mrs John Taylor were recent guests of Mrs Albion K Parris of Portland. The party enjoyed dinner at the Cascades in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Shepard
Harry King
Fred Nichols
Earl Kimble
John Taylor
Albion K. Parris
Portland
Cascades
Saco
Miss Tourtilotte Joins Bath Iron Works Production Office
Miss Mary Tourtilotte daughter of Mrs Ethel Tourtilotte of Center street has entered the employ of Bath Iron Works and is assigned to the production department office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tourtilotte
Ethel Tourtilotte
Center Street
Bath Iron Works
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Senter's L , Inc
Legion
BIG Gun
Oquellette-Croteau
Hyde Windlass Co
Evelyn White
Herbert White
Sanford’s Crossing
West Bath
New Orleans
Charles White
Bath Department Store
Maine
Telephone
M’connell-Arsenault
Grace Church
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street Red Cross
John A. Morse
Clarence W. Morse
Clare Coombs
Sarah Hitchcock
Walter S. Wiggin
J. Murphy
Bride of Bath Man
Girl Scouts
Leaders Association
Merry and Foster
Lou M. Curtis
Central Maine General Hospital
Miss Curtis
Joel
Sophia Spofford Curtis
Gertrude Curtis
Cincinnati
Mildred Brown
West Somerville
Maurice Libby
Sanford
Frank Oliver
George Brown
Richard Ruthier
U. S. Army
Pittsburg
Calif
Lloyd Skelton
Virginia
Comfort Branch
Traverse
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Stella Given
Charles E. Hill
Oy UE
Constance. Bennes
Andy Devine
Ward Lond
Sun
Tank Island
Robert Presto
PTT Te Ya
CWE
Anna Neagle
Robert Newton
Hebrew Ladies’ Society Meeting
Nazarene Church
Julie Ciety
Gable Lamarbi ‘Gates
Richard Carlson
Renee Heels
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