Richmond Ideal Home Corner social gathers guests
A Richmond neighborhood social at Mrs Eva Gonier home drew 16 attendees with a mystery donation won by Mrs Clowes Guiou. October events include a meeting at Mr and Mrs William Meserve Waterstreet and a teachers reception October 19 as part of a joint effort with Mothers Friends and Teachers clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal
Eva Gonier
Clowes Guiou
William Meserve
Waterstreet
Boosters’ Club
Thomas Borjesson
Jack Chambers
Edith Sullivan
Mothers’ Friends
Industrial and Development Organization
American Legion Hall
Mt. Carmel
C. Kenneth Morrill
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Grange Hall
Winter Street Church Women's Auxiliary Meets For Fall Session
The Winter Street Church Women's Auxiliary held its first fall meeting Tuesday evening. President Mrs Manley Grant led the business session after singing Blessed Be the Tie That Binds. Reports from officers and committees were heard and a membership to the Y.M.C.A. was voted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Auxiliary
Winter Street Church
Manley Grant
Tony
Donald Freeman
Edward Harris
Bruce Fielding
Bicycle Club
Harry McGlinchy
Thornton Percy
Lester Crocker
Edgar Leavitt
Merritt Shea
Alice Johnson
Austin Miller
Dishonest Critic Stole TV, Abandoned Nearby
A thief stole a television from a Williamsport store then abandoned the set on a nearby road. Police recovered the item as part of the investigation into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Rev Sargent Installed As 11th Pastor Of Winter Street Church
The Rev. Martin V. B. Sargent was installed as the 11th pastor of Winter Street Congregational Church with an Ecclesiastical Council, a reception, and lunch. The service featured speakers from Bath and Brunswick, and Rev Chalmers Coe of Mt. Vernon Street Church gave the installation sermon titled The Watchman's Duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin V. B. Sargent
Winter Street
Oliver W. Bell
Richard Arnold
Charles Stevens
Bath
J. A. Samuelson
Brunswick
J. W. Miller
William Zerby
Bates College
Sargent
Fred Higgins
William Green
Stanley R. Judkins
Bath Ministers Association
Dr. Bell
Greater
H. Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg Congregational Church
J. Arthur Samuelson
First Parish
C. E. Clark
Maine
N. Pearson
Bristol Congregational Church
James V. Miller
Winter Street Church
Maurice Hutchins
Dresden Mills Methodist Heating Fund Talk and LocalNotes
Members of the Dresden Mills Methodist church gathered at Mrs. Leonard Alexander's home to discuss fixing the vestry heating system. Mrs. Charles Bailey of Pitts ton visited Bridge Academy and picked talent for the upcoming musical. Graduates from Bridge Academy now at the University of Maine include Mildred McComb Jack Brown Theodore Clark and Priscilla Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Dresden Mills
Leonard Alexander
Charles Bailey
Pittston
Bridge Academy
University of Maine
Mildred McComb
Jack Brown
Theodore Clark
Priscilla Allen
Herrick
South Dresden
Local Samaritan Helps Fight Two Gloucester Fires
W N Gray called the fire department to a blaze in a nearby house during the night. While firefighters battled that fire, another house owned by Gray caught fire but only a farm building could be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
W. N. Gray
Gray
Family Bankers and Child Named Cash In Houston
Houston report notes Mary Hazel Schoellkopf works as a teller at East End State Bank while her husband W H Schoellkopf serves in the note department at National Bank of Commerce. Their young son is named Cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Mary Hazel Schoellkopf
East End State Bank
W. H. Schoellkopf
National Bank of Commerce
Cash
Georgetown notes include Rev Bragdon guest speaker and community events
Rev Charles Bragdon and wife Phyllis led a service at Georgetown with songs and a lesson on salvation from Ephesians 1 3 14. Visitors Mr and Mrs Warren Harris hosted, and Working League members attended a one o clock lunch. Nearby families toured White Mountains and joined PTA and local gatherings amid moved homes and duck hunting season events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bragdon
Rochester
N. H
Phyllis
Bragdon
Christ
Warren Harris
Five Islands
Working League
Harold Brown
Brown
Joseph F. Higgins
White Mountains
Georgetown
L. Earle Hagan
Brattleboro
Bennington
North Adams
Mass
Mohawk Trail
James Oliver
Franconia
Crawford Notches
Santa Claus Village
Jefferson
Storyland
Glenn
Woodstock
Social News From Georgetown Center and Kennebec Point
Auburn couple Mr and Mrs Guy Snow attended church in Georgetown Center while visiting their Marrtown home. Numerous visitors from Massachusetts and Maine attended and hosted at Kennebec Point and Georgetown Center residences, with weddings and family gatherings noted across Bath Brunswick Portland and Berlin New Hampshire settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Snow
Auburn
Marrtown
Georgetown Center
Theodore Stewart
Kennebec Point
Harold J Brown
Dorothy W. Farrow
Portland
Carol Farrow
Philip Dalrymple
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Harold J. Brown
Brown
Bath Iron Works
Clayton E. Stevens
Jeffery
Seguinland
Harvard
Kahrl
Clarence B. Hill
Carol Lee Brown
Frank Brown
Robinhood Cove
Willard Butler
Guy Butler
Falmouth
Bethel Inn
Woodfords Congregational Church
Deering High School
University of Maine
Edwin F. Hussa
New York City
Dorothy W. Stuart
MacMahan
Pierce Fuller
Norwell
Chester MacArthur
Arlington
Martha Bowen
Bath
Brunswick
Bowen
Fitchburg
Grace Beckonett
Benjamin Macker
Georgetown
Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies Meet Tonight at Six
Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies will gather for supper at six tonight, followed by the regular meeting at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies
Teachers Reception At Fisher P T A On Oct 18
A Fisher school P T A meeting on October 18 features a noon hot lunch and a 6 30 p m supper under Mrs Daniel Perry. Reservations by Sunday to Mrs Kenneth Jaquith or Mrs Frank Gallagher. Speakers include Mrs Perry and Principal A Lincoln Anderson outlining lunch and milk programs. October is membership month inviting parents to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher P.T. A
Daniel Perry
Bath
Kenneth Jaquith
Frank Gallagher
State Police Exam Set for December 17 in Four Cities
Col. Robert Marx announced that state police examinations will be held Saturday December 17 in Houston Bangor Augusta and Portland. Applicants must file at State Police Headquarters in Augusta by November 30. Enlistees must be physically and morally sound aged 21 to 30, at least 5 feet 10 inches tall, weigh 150 pounds or more, and have a high school education or equivalent, with birth certificate and recent photo required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marx
Maine
Houston
Bangor
Augusta
Portland
Col Marx
Average pencil draws a line 35 miles long claim
A claim states an average pencil can draw a 35 mile line. No sources or context provided to verify origin or applicability.
Five Islands Bible Class resumes studies on Parenthood
Five Islands Ladies Bible class reopened with Mrs Erland Moore leading Studies In Christian Living. Guests included Mrs George Gray Mrs William Marr and others. Local notices report evangelistic singers Bragdon couple, library supper, and numerous residents visiting or traveling to Bath Yarmouth Hull and Portland with updates on births deaths and homecomings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erland Moore
William Marr
George Gray
Beulah Miller
Harlan Pinkham
Alton Reed
Victor Pinkham
Charles Bragdon
Bragdon
Bowdeinham Baptist Association
West Harpswell Baptist Church
Library Association Auxiliary
Bill Tinkham
Medford
Mass
Islands
John Brown
Yarmouth
Samuel Soule
Woolwich
D. W. Stafeld
Isabel Stevens
Bath
Paul Thompson
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Herman Barter
Thomas Watson
Richmond
Madge O’brien
Hallowell
Francis Pierce
Florida
John V. Blasi
Chestnut Hill
Nora Marr
Phippsburg
Sally Campbell
Gardiner
Carl Pearson
Addie Moulton
Neil Boynton
Rugg
Malden Island
Rugg Cottage
Warren Lane
Nancy Butts
Newton
Reggie Pinkham
U.s.cg
Portland
Carl Wilken
Hartford
David
Kenneth Smith
Harold Pinkham
Richard Hanna
David Stevens
New Hampshire
Chester McMahan, Jr
Watson
Marilyn MacGillivary
Thomas McCarr
Georgia
Charles Boedtsch
Orrisa Carr
One Guide Wanted Marquette Lake Names List
A Detroit doctor and a salesman search three days for a specific Long Lake amid many similarly named lakes in Michigan. They describe finding seven named lakes including Hermans, Fish, Wheelbarrow, Triangle, Round and Lost Lake, and vow to locate Long Lake during their vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Michigan Lakes
Long Lake
Detroit
Wes
Herman's Lake
Fish Lake
Wheelbarrow Lake
Triangle Lake
Round Lake
Lost Lake
Horse and carriage prompt for chauffeur license inquiry
St Louis reports a 4 A woman phoned the Missouri Highway Patrol asking if her husband needed a chauffeur license. Sgt Reichmann asked what machine he drives and she replied not a car but a horse and wagon used for hay rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri Highway Patrol
D R. Reichmann
Genesta Chapter Hosts Annual Inspection Assembly
Genesta Chapter OES held its annual inspection led by Worthy Grand Matron Hazel K Libby of Richmond with 150 members and guests. Notables included C Kenneth Morrell and Gertrude Powers from nearby towns, district deputies, a turkey dinner, a vocal solo, and two new candidates Louise Carlton and Paul Moore. An Oct meeting includes a rummage sale and a harvest supper dance led by Duane and Willa Bailey with Thyrill Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
Hazel K. Libby
Richmond
C. Kenneth Morrell
Weeks Mills
Gertrude A. Powers
Freeport
Leah M. Page
Bath
Vivian M. Dodge
Bowdeinham
Hazel F. Longley
Waterville
Pauline F. Gilpatrick
Brunswick
Donald H. Freeman
Ruth Graffam
Eleanor Merchant
Doris McKay
North End
Alice Stilphen
Center
Dorothy Pratt
South End
Ruth Freeman
Violette Logan
Irene Leask
Carol Ainsworth
Doris Aikenhead
Florence Maass
Barbara Temple
Caroline Robbins
Local Visitors Call on Maxwell and Betherfield Cottages
Bay Point residents and out of town guests crowded the Rich mond area last week with calls and weekend visits. Arthur W Maxwell hosted several visitors including Miss Louisa Howard and Mrs Thomas Hagan while Bath visitors A M Butterfield and Harold Miller stopped by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Howard
Thomas Hagan
Richmond
Arthur W. Maxwell
A. M. Butterfield
Bath
Harold Miller
Brattleboro
Bath Bath
Lila M. Spinney
Sherman Campbell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Andrew Butterfield
Doughty
Stoneham
Mass
Harry Stone
Eleanor McCue
Lewiston
Stone Cottage
Clyde Whittaker
Chester Whittaker
Whittaker
Theodore Stewart
Boston
Kennebec Point
Emery Rideout
North Bath
Miss Howard
Billie Coombs
Maurice Hinckley, Jr
Edward Simpson
Simpson
White
Miss Lillian
Elizabeth
White Cottage
Walter Cummings
Bowman Cottage
George Renaud
Portland
Garage Pays Off in Grant Park Underground Parking
Chicago Park Board president James Ho Gately reports six month revenue 497307 with 284376 profit from Grant Park garage. Average 25000 cars weekly. bond retirement to begin next year. Michigan State chosen host for NCAA cross country championships next fall at the site. Nine states restrict fireworks usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grant Park
James Ho Gately
The
Park Board
Michigan State
Osgood M Redson Dies After Long Illness
Osgood M Redson 78 of Bath died early Tuesday at Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born in China June 15, 1877 to Nathan and Mary Martin Redson, he moved to Bath in 1893 and built O M Redlon Plumbing Supplies Inc. He held 50 years in Polar Star Lodge and was an honorary life member of Bath Lodge of Elis. Survived by son Abbott H Redson daughter Evelyn R Burden and four grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Curtis funeral home officiated by Rev Craig H Richards. Interment Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osgood M. Redson
Memorial Hospital
China
Nathan
Mary Martin Redson
Riverside
Bath
O. M
New England
Redlon
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Bath Lodge
Elis
Grace Evelyn Redlon
Abbott H. Redson
Evelyn R. Burden
Curtis Funeral Home
Craig H. Richards
Central Congregational Church
Oak Grove
Young Boy Killed Sunday on Old Brunswick Road
Three year old Gregory Hunt of Gorham died after running into a moving truck on Old Brunswick Road East Brunswick Maine. Driver Sterling L. Leach of Bath said the child darted from behind a parked vehicle and he heard screams before stopping. Medical examiner said skull fracture from the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Gregory Hunt
William G. Hunt
Gorham
Priscilla
Hunt
Isaiah W. Hunt
Bath
Daniel F. Hanely
Victoria Louise Holmes Dies at 63 in Victoria
Victoria Louise Holmes 63 wife of Clarence A Holmes died Monday at home 15 Marshall street Born Phippsburg March 27 1892 daughter of Amesie and Fannie Crosby Jewett Lived in Phippsburg early life attended local schools Surviving husband daughter Frances Stasio East Hartford Conn and several cousins Funeral held 1 30 Thursday at Leslie C Shumway 638 High street Rev Charles R Sims officiating Family lot at Oak Grove cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Louise Holmes
Clarence A. Holmes
Marshall Street
Phippsburg
Amesie
Fannie Crosby Jewett
Frances Stasio
East Hartford
Conn
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Charles R. Sims
Oak Grove Cemetery
St Marys Guild Double Session Meets Tuesday
St Marys Guild of Grace Episcopal church held an afternoon and evening meeting on Tuesday. About 15 members attended, sewing for the Christmas fair in the afternoon and conducting a business session in the evening led by President Mrs Charles Swearingen. Delegates to the district diocesan Fall meeting in Brunswick Oct 19 and 20 were chosen, lunches provided by members, and the guild plans another session near Tuesday with attendants bringing lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys Guild of Grace Epscopal Church
Charles Swearingen
Swearingen
Brunswick
Wil
Honolulu
Eagle Hotel
Guild
Wilmer I, Voorhees
Thomas Aikenhead
Harry Wilson
Carl Troop
Dorothy Milliken
Gopher Deal Tightens Rochester 4 Percent Rule
Olmsted County hunters face a curbs on nickels from gopher tails as a new law requires four feet for payment. The old practice of collecting tails across townships ends under the updated rule affecting local trappers and collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Olmsted County
Obituary of John J. Tracy 79 Woolwich native, shipyard foreman
John J. Tracy 79 of Woolwich died Sunday night. Born January 13, 1876 in Yorkshire England, he worked at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Navy Shipyard retiring as a foreman blacksmith. He was a St Mary’s church member and Knights of Columbus founder and past grand knight. Surviving wife Mary L. Tracy two daughters Mrs. Howard Bowker and Mrs. Edward Lahaye a son Arthur J. Tracy and sister Nellie Tracy. Funeral arrangements to be announced by A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Tracy
Woolwich
Yorkshire
England
Michael
Ann Maria Tracy
Bath
Bath Iron Works
B.I.W
Portsmouth
Tracy
St. Mary’s
Knights of Columbus
Mary L. Tracy
Howard Bowker
Phippsburg
Edward Lahaye
Beverly Farms
Mass
Arthur J. Tracy
Kittery
Nellie Tracy
Ayer
A. F. Mayo & Son
Death of Mrs. Mary H. Crocker in Beverly Mass
Mary H. Crocker died September 15 in Beverly Massachusetts where she had lived forty years. Widow of Harrison E. Crocker she was born in Woolwich and moved to Massachusetts. Surviving are four daughters Ethel Devito Angeline Doty Mary Geary and Gertrude Wood a son Jordan Crocker nine grandchildren five great grandchildren and a sister Lucien White. Funeral services were conducted September 17 at her Beverly residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H
Trott) Crocker
Beverly Mass
Obituary of H. A. Parker 75 former Bath Iron Works employee
Harry A. Parker 75 died Wednesday after a short illness at Presley Convalescent Home. Born in Belfast on August 15, 1880, son of John Parker. He lived with Mr. and Mrs. Everett P. Libby in Bath for 12 years and worked as a machinist at Bath Iron Works, Ltd. and Bath Iron Works, Inc., later serving as Hyde estate caretaker. Survived by one niece and three nephews in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Parker
Presley
Belfast
Ireland
John Parker
Everett P. Libby
Old Brunswick Road
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Bath Iron Works, Inc
Mabel F. Mayers 91 of Bath dies at home
Mabel Florence Mayers aged 91 of 18 Shaw Street Bath died early Saturday morning at her home. Born October 12, 1865 in Bath, she was daughter of Winter and Martha Dunham Mayers. Survived by nephews Harry Farnham Bath and Charles Brown Augusta, niece Sarah Cortell Bath. She had been an invalid for seven years and lived her entire life in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel F. Mayers
Mabel Florence Mayers
Shaw Street
Bath
Winter
Martha Dunham Mayers
Harry F. Farnham
Charles S. Brown
Augusta
Sarah E. Cortell
Miss Mayers
Samuel D Armstrong funeral held in Brunswick
Samuel D Armstrong proprietor of the New Meadows Inn and cabins had funeral services October 5 at 1 30 p m at First Parish Congregational Church Brunswick with Rev John Arthur Samuelson officiating. Honorary bearers included Peter Hellige John Meredith War wick Kenney Thomas Griffin Frank McMurrough and William Bunter. Relatives from New Hampshire Rhode Island and Massachusetts attended. Burial followed in Brooklawn Memorial Park Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Armstrong
Samuel D. Armstrong
New Meadows
First Parish Congregational Church
Brunswick
John Arthur Samuelson
Peter Hellige
John Meredith
Warwick Kenney
Thomas Griffin
Frank McMurrough
William Bunter
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Brooklawn Memorial Park
Portland
Parker Rites Held for Harry A Parker at Oak Grove
Funeral services for Harry A Parker were held at 10 a m Saturday at Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence with Rev Charles R Sims officiating. Bearers were Andrew Savage Lloyd Coombs Wallace Gower and Joseph McKay. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Parker
Arthur F. Mayo
Funeral for Miss Mabel F Mayers
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 130 from A F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence with the Rev Joyal Calhoun of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating Bearers were Charles Brown William Brown Edward Brown and Harry Farnham Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel F. Mayers
A. F. Mayo & Son
J.oyal Calhoun
First Church of the Nazarene
Charles Brown
William Brown
Edward Brown
Harry Farnham
Oak Grove
Edith Temple Funeral Rites Held in South Portland
Funeral services for Edith A. Temple were held at 1:30 PM Thursday at the Leslie C. Shum-wiy funeral home with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Interment followed in the family lot at Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Temple
Edith A. Temple
Leslie C. Shumwiy
Charles M. Tubbs
Forest Lawn Cemetery
South Portland
Funeral rites for John J Tracey at St Marys Church
Funeral services for John J Tracey will be conducted at 9 a m Thursday at St Marys Church with mourners gathering for the ceremony. The obituary notes the deceased passed away recently, with services held at the church indicating a community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Tracey
St. Mary's Church
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Mood Air Base
Edith Harwood
Beech Street
Albert Hanson
New Portland
Harlan Harrington
County Road
Hanson
Esther Austin
Somerville
Harrington
Cecil Witham
Wiscasset
Gordon Howe
Bangor Auditorium
Merle Sidelinger
Robert Sidelinger
Chestnut Street
Glenda Wahue
Glendon Vahue
Waco
Robert Hutton
Greenville
Leon Dunklee
River Road
Roy Lansford
Lubbock
Texas
Lee Stilphen
Plymouth
Lowell Savage
Nashua
Wayne Leaiston
Hopedale
Russell King
Merrymeeting Bay
Lowell David
Winter Street Church Women’s Auxiliary
Rev. Sargent
Winter St
Dresden
Charles W. Sheldon
Rockland
Mr. Sheldon
Carney's Point
Henry Bird
John H. Mayers
Ida Barton
Canada
Elmer Bailey
Village
Gardiner General Hospital
P.T.A
Walter Stevens
Beatrice Boutin
Mildred Steadman
Washington, D. C
J. W. McArthur
McArthur
Alvah Reynolds
Stanley Kosalka
Roy Newman
Mark Elliot
Carlisle
Raphael Higgins
Higgins
Ralph Dunton
Robinhood
William Bisseth
Donald E. Field
M. Belle Heald
Carrie Carlisle
First Baptist Church
Knubble
Paul Wren
Colby College
Frances
Edward C. Clarey
Robinheod
Vernon E. Gray
Fisher P. T. A
Genesta Chapter
States
St. Mary’s Guild
Mary H. Crocker
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