Phippsburg's Parker History and Nearby Shoreline Tales
The article recalls Capt. John Parker’s supposed homestead near Squirrel Point Light, a spruce log cabin, and his move from Biddeford to Kennebec waters. It covers early land purchases from Chief Robinhood, names like Parker’s Island, Parker’s Head, and Parker’s Flats, and notes historical conflicts and Indian camp scenes along the river. It also traces Puddlestone Island’s Lee’s Island history, owners like Lee Jr. and Henry Wyman, and later transfers to Annie Doughty and George Costello, plus local notices of a Winnegance sawmill fire and various community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
Squirrel Point Light Reservation
Capt. Parker
Biddeford
England
Kennebec
Chester Heald Farm
Reskegan
Robinhood
Parker
Nequasset
Woolwich
Weymouth
Thomas
Puddlestone Island
Lee
Henry Wyman
Christopher Cushing
Annie Doughty
Connecticut
George Costello
Mystic
Conn
Booster Night At Bodwell Grange Observed
Bodwell Grange at Small Point held Booster Night with Mrs. Leo Hamel in charge of the program. The event included songs, choral readings, games, piano solos, and readings by Edna York, Lorna York, and others. Leo Hamel and Clyde Pye were absent due to induction. Stanwood Gilman presided. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Marrier of Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell
Grange
Leo Hamel
America the Beautiful
National Grange
Edna York
Billy Stan Gilman
Aunt Hannah
Lodge
Peggy Wyman
Colonel
William S. Gilman
Our House
Lorna York
George
Martin
Swanton Jr
Gerald Wyman
Clifford Robinson
Josing
Clyde Pye
Stanwood C. Gilman
Cleveland Marrier
Bowdoinham
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Lloyd S Seekins in Bath
Lloyd S Seekins of 4 Winter Street Bath has filed a bankruptcy petition. He was adjudicated according to Referee Walter M Sanborn's returns in Augusta. Liabilities total 446.55, assets 50 with exempt claims. Occupation listed as clean up gang paint department Bath Iron Works. Filing fee paid. first creditors meeting in Bath not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd S. Seekins
Winter Street Court
Bath
Walter M. Sanborn
Augusta
Bath Iron Works
Winter Street Auxiliary Plans Oct Food Sale
The Ladies Auxiliary of Winter Street church met Tuesday evening voting a food sale for October 20. Committee chair is Mrs. Edgar Leavitt with members Mrs. David McKellar and Mrs. Charles Walsh. Next meeting set for October 24 in church parlors with hostesses Mrs. Ernest Freeman, Mrs. Herbert Anderson Sr., Mrs. Herbert Anderson Jr., and Mrs. Charles Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
Edgar Leavitt
David McKellar
Charles Walsh
Ernest Freeman
Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson, Jr
Parker Head Community News Update
Community notices from Parker Head recount church vestry service due to cool weather, along with PTA sewing circle, after school activities with Girl Scouts and Leona Harmon, and a home honor roll gathering. A farewell party for Leo Hamel and Clyde Pye, village school entertainment raising funds, and numerous family updates accompany reports from local families and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Leona Harmon
Lyman Barbour
Clinton Beals
Leston Harrington
Eugene Harrington
Earl Lowell
Robert Beals
George Morong
Visit Highlights Local ResidentsThis Week
Mrs. Frank Wyman visited her daughters Mrs. Laurence Thayer and Mrs. Robert Jewell in Bath on Wednesday. Mrs. Stanton Dozois attended the PTA meeting at Parker Head on Wednesday. Mrs. Bob Moore attended the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wyman
Laurence Thayer
Robert Jewell
Bath
Stanton Dozois
PTA
Parker Head
Bob Moore
Paul Davis
Stephen Etnier
Gilbert Head
Lyman Oliver
Popham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Iron Works Launches Destroyer Southerland
The USS Southerland slid from Bath Iron Works into the Kennebec River at 4.15 pm on Thursday. Mrs. Edmund Richardson christened the ship, named for Rear Admiral William H. H. Southerland, with BIW executives and Navy officials present. Southerland is BIW’s 17th ship this year, matching last year’s high launch pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss Southerland
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kennebec River
Edmund Richardson
Washington, D. C
William Henry Hudson Southerland
USN
U. S. Navy
Navy
R. S. Hitchcock
Maine
Southerland
New York City
New York
USS Portsmouth
U. S. Naval Academy
Andrew Jackson
Annapolis
U.S
Eagle
Cuban
Cleveland
Honolulu
Philippine Islands
China
Japan
United States
Central American
Nicaragua
California
Corinto
General Board
The
Navy Department
Arlington National Cemetery
Bath schools report war stamp sales for week ending Oct 3
Bath schools sold war stamps and bonds totaling 2181.00 for the week ending October 3. Dike Morse High North Grammar Huse Central Grammar South North Primary Mitchell Center Street Weeks Washington Primary Ungraded contributed varying amounts with totals compared to last year’s 1398.55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dike
Morse High
North Grammar
Huse
Central Grammar
South
North Primary
Mitchell
Center Street
Washington Primary
Past Noble Grands Meet At North Edgecomb Cottage
The Past Noble Grands Club and husbands held the first Fall gathering at the Leeman cottage in North Edgecomb. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Leeman, Mrs. Nellie Lord, and Mrs. Harriet Huggard. A lobster supper followed, with Mrs. Victor Pinkham winning first prize and Mrs. Ralph Mank second. Special visitors included Mrs. Lena Brackett and Mrs. Leona Osier of Round Pond, Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Club
Henry Leeman
North Edgecomb
Popham Beach News Briefs Highlight Weddings and Local Ways
Jacquelyne Lorraine Delmar of Newtonville wed Ensign Vernon Martin Mattson Jr. at Pensacola after graduations from Lassell and Tilton Junior colleges. The couple, popular in the Summer colony, are part of a larger local social scene with engagement news for Elizabeth Mattson and Lt. Robert FitzGerald. Reports cover fog bell repairs at Fort Popham, moving groceries, visits, and Summer residents’ activities in Popham Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Delmar
Newtonville
Mass
Pensacola
Fla
Jacquelyne Lorraine
Ensign Vernon Martin Mattson
USNAC
Vernon Martin Mattson
Popham Beach
Lassell Junior College
Ensign Mattson
Tilton Junior College
South Shore
Elizabeth Mattson
Robert Grover FitzGerald
A. Grover FitzGerald
Chestnut Hill
Mattson
Katharine Gibbs School
Boston
FitzGerald
Boston University
Army Air Force
Texas
Leona Harmon
Caribou
Phippsburg
John Morse, Jr
Frances Robie
Popham
Fort Popham
Ernest Spinney
Harry Specer
Paul Davis
Stanley Perkins
M. I. McNulty
Frank Irving
Biddeford
Peter Isaacson
Lewiston
British War Relief appeals for clothing shipments
The British War Relief Society in the United States calls for warm clothing new or used to aid Britain, especially London, with a collection organized by Mrs. Alexander MacDonald at 1174 High Street. She plans to ship by mid next week, urging prompt action as bomb damage increases civilian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Relief Society
United States
England
Alexander MacDonald
High Street
Tel
Great Britain
London
Bertram de N. Cruger
O of America
Elns
Summer Pruning as a Shrub to Small Tree Conversion
Summer pruning can be done by shearing branches back or thinning to a few stems. Tatarian honeysuckle lilac mock orange and other large shrubs can be pruned to a single trunk and become small trees. To restrict growth remove overgrown plants or trim them to change growth habits.
Union of Clubs Holds Full Session at Winnegance
Progressive Union met at Winnegance club with strong representation from Freeport and surrounding clubs. Guest speakers Lt Boynton and Elizabeth Winchell addressed art education needs and Navy history as members enjoyed luncheon and songs before adjourning at 3 30. Next meeting set for February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Union
Winnetenee
Freeport Woman's Club
Vusmopuitan Club
Winnegance Club
Roscoe P. McFadden
America
Harry Ring
Spinney
Lt. Boynton
USN
Navy Department
Custodians Host City Schools Building Guests
Custodians of the city’s school buildings were guests of the district in a collective appreciation event. The gathering highlighted appreciation for maintenance crews and their work maintaining school facilities.
Board of Education dinner honors custodians at Huse Memorial
Annual event hosted by the Board of Education at Huse Memorial School in the auditorium. Guests included Mayor Walter C. Rogers and Superintendent Harland A. Ladd. War film program followed the chicken dinner, with "Task Force" highlighting convoy operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial School
Board of Education
Pearl Campbell
Edward Burnham
Thomas Bird
Raymond Farley
Weston Bonney
Addison Jones
Harold Armes
John Evans
Linwood Miller
Albert Pinkham
George Cahill
James Longhurst
Walter C. Rogers
Edwin R. Andrews
Albert S. Noyes
Frank Hunt
Harland A. Ladd
William Elliott
Moving Picture Pro
Also Mentioned on This Page
John G. Morse and
Winnegance
Raymond Campbell
Stanley Hutchins
Holly
Meadowbrook
Gloria Ann Sweet
Raymond H. Swett
Susie Barbour
John Davis
Arthur Bowker
T. C. Hughes
Dr. Smith
Alice H. Minott
Winter Park
Rosa Wyman
Richmond
William Grevers
Susan
Winchester
Grevers
Harry Butler
Dromore
J. K. Bowker
Howard Bowker
Emma Bickford
Elaine Bowker
Rebecca Minott
Shippsburg
W. H. Bowker
Everon Stinson
Portland
Leslie Dyer
Fred Oliver
Edwin Upton
Upton
Bodwell Grangers
Winter Street
U.S. Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
PTA Sewing Circle
H. D. Mank
Bert Nisbet
Jeona Harmon
Stella Packard
Rodwell Grange Hall
Hamel
Cyrille Hamel
Wells Beach
Jim and
Judy
Bobby Cushing
Carole Galarneau
Beryla Nisbet
Yellow Kitten
Carolyn
Joan
Jean Amberg
Mary Moore
Bernard Wyman, Jr
William Galarneau
Fireman
Raymond Nisbet
Jack O’lantern
Joyce Gray
Ian Keeper
Lewis Moore
Beverly Moore
Barbara Harrington
Sexton
Edward Gray
William Lowell
Robert Moore
Grace Kraft
David Harrington
Herald
Albert Gray
Nimblewit
William Kraft
Francis Gray
W. H. Wyman
Barbara
Beverley Moore
John Rollins
J. A. Young
Ralph Kehney
West Bath
George Amberg
Italy
Pfc
Harold Barkalow
John Libby
Osgood
Truman Taylor
Marrtown
Alston Oliver
Beverly A. Snow
Lloyd Lowell
Richard Dozris
Sea Scouts
Alonzo Lowell
Sebasco Estates
Lewis Lowell
Harpswell
Soad
Lorraine Harrington
Barbara Mank
Bodwell Grange
Mrs
H D Mank
Parker Head School
Ed Thomas
George Woodward
Perker Head
Monroe Wilbur
Francis McDonald
Quincy
COX
Appenine Mountains
Signal Corps
U.S.S. Southerland
Union OF Clubs
Jector
Hack
Sears
Alioy
Miter
Dunlap
Ismail
Esears, Roebuck and CO
Bath, Maine
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