Wiscasset and Maine Society Notes Lead Community Efforts
The article details the Massachusetts and Maine based indigent females society, noting Miss Hobson’s 16th term as president and the long service of officers including Mrs Grace Sewall and Miss Alice Taylor. It mentions upcoming meetings at The Ledges Inn, a Mason unit power upgrade, a large union service at the Congregational church, and a Bible publication project with translations into over 1,000 languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Maine
Hobson
Tce
Grace M. Sewall
Alice D. Taylor
Sol Holbrook
Mary Y. Bemis
Carrie 8. Knight
Gertrude Gortwell
Edith White
F. D. Southard
Carolyn Varney
Grace L. Knight
Kate Sewall
Alberta Larrabee
Gal
Wiscasset
American Bible Association
Joseph Hubbard
Nelson Bailey
Lincoln Academy
Alan Pease
Lincoln Home For
Georgia Carlton
Eugene McGrath
Harry E. Rines
William H. Burton
Newcastle
Robert Heigham
Charles W. Findlay
St. Philip’s
Community notes and meetings in Bath and Lincoln area
Local residents and visitors are listed in a roundup of recent activities. Ensign and Mrs. Raymond E. Quinnam have left for Virginia Beach after leave with his mother. Various guests and visits to Bath, Damariscotta, and Beverly are noted, including college events and church duties. Lincoln Pomona and Huntoon Hill grange held a large meeting with reports, pictures, and a supper for about 150 attendees as booster night took place.
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Bradford Street
Ensign
Raymond E. Quinnam
Dar
Sherie Jean
Jacksonville
Fla
Virginia Beach
Naval Airport
F.er Hagegetterly
Mass
F. B. Haggett
Ethel Bailey
Portsmouth
Winnifred Sherman
Academy
Lincoln-Sagadahoc Teachers’ Association
Virginia Adams
Walter Adams
Bath
Charles Lennox
Mary Borland
Julia Berkeley Peabody
Bowdoin College
St. Philip’s Church
George Millard
Hallowell
Millard
Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
William B. MacKenzie
J. Sewall
Sewall
Harry
Henry van Deman
New York
Lincoln Pomona
VanDeman
van Deman
Lottie Yorke
Cumberland Pomona
Mildred Kelley
Kennebec Pomona
Lawrence Kenney
Thaddeus Reed
Margaret MacLaren
Harriet Jackson
Ella Dunton
Doris Foye
Gertrude Munsey
Southern Cross on Brazil’s Money and Symbolism
The cruzeiro, Brazil’s monetary unit, borrows its name from the Southern Cross constellation used by mariners south of the equator. Historical records show a drawing of the Southern Cross was among the first souvenirs sent to King Manuel I by Pedro Álvares Cabral after Brazil’s 1500 voyage. Today the constellation appears on Brazil’s flag and coat of arms and in its currency.
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Brazil
Cruzeiro
Manuel
Portugal
Pedro Alvares Cabral
4 H club meeting and local social notes
A long list of community updates details visits and hometown news. Families from Beachmont Lewiston and Bath are mentioned along with travels to Massachusetts and Maine towns. Notable items include a 4 H gathering, a Bates family visit, and various relatives visiting relatives during weekends and holidays.
West Bath Grange plans and events for hospital fundraiser
Plans for the West Bath Grange hospital fundraiser were set. Past masters and lecturers council will meet Thursday night with a supper at 6 30. Annual fair rehearsals have begun and a rehearsal is scheduled at 7 15. The evening closed with dancing and refreshments.
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Efit
Hospital
Rca el
Mrs. Miller
Aunt Aen
Hove
Julia
Ruth Wentworth
Bernice Bubier
Dorothy Bubier
Jean Boudreau
Alice Deehan
Joyce
Bessie Boudreau
Merry Meeting Grange
Fall From a Tree Fatal to Boy in Phippsburg
Charles M. Berry a 16 year old of East Brunswick died Thursday from neck and head injuries after falling from a tree while training coon dogs with six companions on West Point road in Phippsburg. He was taken to Bath Memorial Hospital. Berry had been living with Velma L. Crocker in East Brunswick.
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Charles M. Berry
East Brunswick
Ira Berry
Sandy River
Rangeley
Bath Memorial
Charles W. Messenger
West Point Road
Phippsburg
Berry
Beach
Messenger
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ernest Brown
Velma L. Crocker
Day’s Ferry Pupils Enjoy Geography History Field Trip
Day’s Ferry school students, guided by Mrs. Doris Wing, toured Pejepscot paper mill, Mt Arat Topsham, U S O building, Bowdoin College Walker Art Museum, and other sites. Students plan a composition on their favorite part, linking the trip to geography history and English lessons.
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S Ferry
Doris Wing
Brunswick
Pejepscot
Mt. Arat
Topsham
Bowdoin College
Walker Art Museum
Nequasset Church Hosts Slide Night by Kirk Roberts
The Nequasset Congregational Finance Committee invites Bath Woolwich and nearby towns to an evening of entertainment Friday at 7 30 with colored slides by Kirk Roberts. Pictures span 50 miles around Bath showcasing scenic views. Refreshments will be sold after the program. Committee members include Mr and Mrs Forrest Baker Harold Leeman and Mrs Ruth Dubar.
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Nequasset Congregational Church
Kirk Roberts
Bath
Woolwich
Forrest Baker
Harold Leeman
Ruth Dubar
Woolwich Center Baptist Church Activities and Local Clubs
The article notes church services at Woolwich Center Baptist Church with Rev. Archibald N. Craig delivering a sermon and SignaNet services at Montsweag. It covers Good Neighbor club planning October activities, a Halloween party, and P T A fair preparations, plus social visits and recent births in town.
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Ves- Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Archibald N. Craig
Woolwich-Wiscasset
Montsweag
Good Neighbor Club of
Chopps School
the Ledges
Wiscasset
Tuesda
Harvard-Boston University
Huse School
Bath
Bowdoinham Motorist Pleads Guilty on Route I Charge
In Bowdoinham a driver faced charges on Route I near Woolworth. Trooper Frank testified. the accused posted a $10 bond and $0.70 costs. A Topsham case involved pocketbook theft brought by Bath Police. the defendant pleaded guilty and received three months in Augusta jail. One intoxication case was placed on file by Judge Deering.
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Tri
Bath
Frank
Wool
Herbert Littlefield
Bow- Byro
Eeney
Bowdoin- Eat
Hortea
Frank Moriarty
Augusta
Deering
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights and Plans
Nequasset Farm Bureau met with 16 in attendance at Dae noe on arete. Officers and members visited Mrs. Dodge's rock garden then held a business meeting voting to hold a community food sale on November 11 at 11 a.m. The next meeting is set for November 12 at the Good Will club house Sagadahoc Ferry with a garment making demonstration by Mrs. Percy Marston. Dinner served at noon. Agent Miss Beryl Barton spoke on care and proper purchasing of articles to save time for busy households. Attendees included Annie Hall Florence Soule Percy Marston De Pouens Costello P Hall Florence Hathorne Ina Leeman Charlotte Leeman Bernice Bailey Ethel Bailey Nina Gavett Carolyn Wing Ruby Dodge plus guests Miss Sarah Klippel and Ruth Du.
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Nequasset Farm Bureau
Ossian
Dae Noe
Arete
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Percy Marston
Beryl Barton
Annie Hall
Florence Soule
de Pouens
Costello P. Hall
Florence Hathorne
Ina Leeman
Charlotte Leeman
Bernice Bailey
Ethel Bailey
Nina Gavett
Carolyn Wing
Ruby Dodge
Sarah Klippel
Ruth du
Overseas radio telephone service expands reach to 60 countries
Rapid postwar expansion of overseas radio telephone service now connects more than sixty countries and territories to the United States. The system shortens long-distance communication gaps created by the war and broadens international telephone access for business and personal calls amid growing global links.
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United States
Coal Pocket Troubles Shake Workers In Stormy Season
Frantic notes describe improved safety from a roadway bucket and coal dust confusion. Poison gas lingered for 24 hours, mistaken for coal dust, as a heavy easterly storm hampered unloading from a big derrick. Storms last winter spared residents until spring, when painting and coal issues worsened theater.
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Coal Pocket
Bath Click Club Votes to Affiliate with Y M C A
The Bath Click Club approved affiliating with the National Fellowship to form a Y M C A club. Maurice Warner became president, Roy Court Street named vice president for the year. Cyril graduate of White School of Photography presented a program titled N Photography. Attendees included Donald Harrison and others.
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Cone
Federation
Y. MG. A
Dore
Maurice Warner
Click Club
Roy
Court Street
Omen
Cyril Graduate
White School ‘of Photography
N Photography
Donald Harrison
Louis Bates
Ralph Wright
Lawrence Pomerleava
Pomeroy
Reer
Richard Aa Hoareel
William McKellar
John Morsey
John Murray
Navy recruiter to visit Bath weekly at city hall
A U S Navy recruiter will be in Bath each Tuesday visiting City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Veterans of World War II may receive Victory and American Defense medals at the Navy station during the Tuesday visit led by Chief Mack Zimmerman.
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U. S. Navy
Bath
City Hall
Pace
Mack Zimmerman
Navy
Parish Association Meeting Draws Clergy And Speakers
Hodgkins and Camden host a roll call with 14 churches responding. Rev Laforest Pete leads devotion. Addresses by Rev P M, professor in Madura India, and Mrs Hess delight attendees. History of the Parish by William L Frye and talks by Rev Dr Harry Trust close with a dedication, prayers, and a fellowship supper at the grange hall.
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Hodgkins
Eet
Camden
Laforest Pete
Kins
Central Church
Pd Rae Ha
India
P. M
American College
Madura
Hess
Grange Hall
William L. Frye
Harry ‘Trust
Bangor Theological
Peare
Rodney Roundy
Neorenen Sok
Pere
Joseph O Purdue
Mars
Leavitt
Winter Street
Nellie Lord
Page
Luther
Thompson
David L. Wilson
Sagadahoc Mothers Club Elects New President
Sagadehoc Ferry Mothers club met Oct 2 with 16 in attendance. Mrs. Alex St. Pierre was elected president and appointed a event committees. Next meeting planned for Oct 12 at the schoolhouse with Mrs. John Moffatt hosting. Mrs. Powers attended as guest. Proceeds were served.
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Sagadehoc Ferry Mothers Club
Alex St. Pierre
Eelergy
Hoes
John Moffatt
Mare
eWilliam Seees
Powers
Winnegance Club Hosts Old Time Social Evening
Winnegance Suburb Civic group invites men to the Winnegance clubhouse for an old time smoker and social evening this Thursday. The Winnegance Community club encourages attendance of all men in the area for fellowship and relaxation.
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Suburb Civic Cmp
Winnegance
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Ford
Mercury
Old Motor
Haggett Garage Co
Pittsburgh Paints
Thibaut
Lloyd’s and Strhan
Herman
Shepard
Broad Street
P.m
Pauline Belancer
Moose
Charles H. Bates
Leon
Beachmont
Sabino
Bates
Charles W. Hobey
New Hampshire
Tobey
W. H. Tobey
William Craft
Melford Perham
Stanley Larrabee
Lewiston
Francis Rowe
Boothbay Harbor
Charles Payne
Maxwell Payne
Warren
Arthur Nicoll
Fletcher Waterman
Everett
Dorothy Owens
Massachusetts
Leon Felker
West Bath
Togus
USMM
Africa
Richard
Bryant and Stratton Business School
Boston
Ethel Burns
Philip
Stockholm
Canada
Charles McEwen
Andover
Courtney Stover
Mary Deehan
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Freehan
Charles Treat
Charles
Carolyn
Llwellyn Rogers
Stanley Williams
Francena
Oakley Thibodeau
Georgetown
Robert Metcalf
Campbell Pond
Frank Magno
George Booker
Chester Swain
Charles Berry
Sandy River Plantation
Sebasco
Edward Thompson
USN
E. K. Thompson
Virginia
Midway
Robert Farnham
Waterville
Deehan Saturay
William Armstrong
Washington Street
Yvonne
Christy
Front St
West Bath Grange
Charles M. Bory
Nequasset Church
Frank Walker
West Point
Willard E. Elliott
Elliott
Harlan Trott
Mr. Trott
Horace Wade
Mr. Wade
Islesboro
Lena King
Abbie Harvey
Horace E. Wade
Lawrence J. Muzzroll
Linda Louise
Muzzroll
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Brian M. Jewett
Morse
Wilbur Hagan
Hagan
Alice Galvin
North Woolwich
Hazel Huff
Skowhegan
Huff
Scott House
Chopps
F. J. Walker
Sinkiang Province
China
Costa
Ossian Dodge
Hawthorne
Woolwich, Maine
Haus McHase
National Association of
YMCA
Navy Recruiting
Sagadahoc Mothers
Johns-Manville
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