Wildlife and travel notes from Phippsburg activity
Phippsburg reports frequent wildlife sightings with deer and moose in town, and a planned short moose open season. Local residents describe moose as a nuisance to travelers and share anecdotes of animal silhouettes near homes. Road work paused due to drought, with long-term completion hoped next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Pitch Pine Hill
New Meadows
Kennebec
Dromore Bay
Jay K. Bowker
James Rollins
Winfield Morrison
Sam Day Road
Mackay
Patten Library Plans National Book Week Observance
Patten Free Library joins libraries nationwide to observe National Book Week November 2 through 8 with displays of new books and posters. The children's room is emphasized, inviting visitors to explore books and magazines. The four aims include encouraging love of books in youths, boosting appreciation of good children's books, supporting public book facilities, and promoting book ownership and companionship through reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Bertha C. Dean
Florence R. Calderwood
Arline P. Troop
Private Dodge Selected for Radio School Training
Ralph H. Dodge Jr son of Mr and Mrs Dodge 674 High Street is among 37 soldiers from the 8th and 240th Coast Artilleries of the Portland Harbor Defenses chosen to attend the Radio School at Fort Williams. They will study sending and receiving messages and repairing short wave radio sets. Battery C pick Corp Robert A Hichborn 1002 Washington Street and Battery D select Sgt Arthur Paulin 14 Floral Street as outstanding soldiers in the September competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Dodge, Jr
Corp
Robert A. Hichborn
Washington Street
Battery D
Arthur Paulin
Floral Street
Co-Workers Class Members Entertained at First Baptist
Mrs. Joseph L. Dauphin hosted the Co-Workers class of the First Baptist church on Wednesday last week at Spring street. Refreshment and entertainment committees were named and a November 12 meeting set at Mrs. Clifford F. Harrington’s home, with listed volunteers and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Dauphin
Spring Street
First Baptist Church
Dauphin
Charles R. Sims
Bernice Oliver
Alice Eaton
Ernest Wade
Elva Libby
Clifford F. Harrington
North Street
Gertrude Nichols
May Armstrong
Bertha Furber
Florence Woodstock
Irma Groves
Evelyn Southard
Wade
Harrington
E. A. Southard
Zadock Brown
Willis Hall
Jennie Oliver
Libby
Woodstock
Nella Stover
Southard
Winnegance Auxiliary Hosts Auction and Contract Games
The Winnegance Community Club Auxiliary held a Thursday afternoon event at the clubhouse with ten tables of auction and contract. Prizes went to Mrs. Walter H. Bower for high contract score, Mrs. Daniel T. Dougherty for second in contract, Mrs. Alice Lancaster for first in auction, and Mrs. Page Wyman for second in auction. The committee included Mrs. Orman Coggeshall as chair, with Mrs. Charles E. Hewitt Jr., Mrs. Charles T. Small, Mrs. Winfield Morse, and Mrs. John G. Morse. Refreshments were provided, and proceeds benefited the clubhouse fund. Captain Charles E. Hewitt, visiting Richmond, has recovered from a brief illness and will return to his son’s home. Mrs. Warren Parris of Memorial Hospital staff is ill at home on Upper Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Small
Bertha Shea
Bath
Ernest Rogers
Dromore
John
Eliot
Harold Robbins
Kittery
William Greevers
Winchester
Mass
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Meadowbrook
Nathaniel Percy
Cox's Head
Annie Bowker
Pauline Wyman
Margaret Walker
Alliston
Miss Wyman
Lakeview
Wyman
Robert Bath
Betty
Keys
West Point
Avery
J. K. Bowker
Carl J. Severin
New Meadows
Fred Perry
Truman Wallace
Haverhill
George Davis
Winnegance Community Club
Walter H. Bowker
Daniel T. Dougherty
Alice Lancaster
Page Wyman
Orman Coggeshall
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Charles T. Small
Winfield Morse
John G. Morse
Club House
Charles E. Hewitt
Street
Richmond
Parker Head
Popham
Eir
John Rollins
Bradford Linwood
Bath Hospital
Grace Haas
Donald Logan
New Jersey
Elmer Wilbur
Francis McDonald
Quincy
Popham Road
Sadie Savage
Clarence Wallace
Phippsburg Center
Bert Nisbet
Lee
Newport
Currey Stiles
Abe Champion
Brunswick
Eugene Harrington
Allie Thayer
Parker
Robert Jewell
Fire Hazards and Community Notes From Popham Beach
A cottage on the Coast Guard road at Popham Beach burned interior contents due to an undetermined origin last Thursday night. Coast Guard pumps controlled the blaze with no spread. Elisha Bridges was away during the fire. The first Popham Circle supper on Oct 10 raised about $20 for church repairs. Phippsburg teachers met at Society hall with Mrs. Harry Spencer hosting. Several local residents moved, social events occurred, and Fort Baldwin rumors persisted amid surveying soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Hatch
Coast Guard
Guy Crowley
Elisha Bridges
Popham
Society Hall
New England
G. E. McNulty
Walter Sprague
Clinton Newdick
Frank Scott
Phippsburg
Harry Spencer
Supt. Gilman
Frances Robie
Hardy
Sebasco
Robert Moore
Parker Head
Harry Pashard
Moore
Fort Baldwin
Ellison Moody
Stephen Etnier
Bay Point
Andrew Bremner
J. W. MacGuire
Betty
Morgan Cottage
Frank Shaw
Muriel Shaw
Carleton Shaw
Needham
Mass
Charles Congdon
Quincy
Morgan
Clarence Perkins
Peter Isaacson
Lewiston
Stone House
Isaacsons
Socity Hall
British War Relief praised for Bath clothing shipment
The Boston British War Relief Society lauds Bath workers for sending 11 boxes of new and used clothing including coats and children's dresses. A letter to Mrs. Alexander MacDonald thanks donors and notes Christmas fund contributions of one dollar each, with instructions to donate via Miss Marcia Moulton or Alexander MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Boston
British War Relief Society
Alexander MacDonald
Dike PTA Hosts Thursday Reception for Teachers and Parents
The annual Dike P T A reception for teachers and parents happens Thursday at 7 30 in North End Community clubhouse. Mrs John Parker Civil Defense speaker discusses Civilian Defense. Local teachers and students from Dike school eighth grade Central Grammar Morse high join remarks. Refreshments served. program chaired by Eleanor Danforth. general chair Mrs Edmund Mocklar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P. T. A
North End
John Parker
Women's
Dike
Central Grammar School
Morse _ high school
Fred O. Hayward
Eleanor Danforth
Edmund Mocklar
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Bath Skowhegan Week
Residents and guests in Bath Skowhegan and nearby towns shared family dinners, picnics, and hotel stays. The East Boothbay school group toured Fort Popham and Kennebec River sites. Lucius Beebe and the Morses visited Brunswick, Bath shoppers noted, and several families traveled between Bath Lewiston Newburyport and Troy for events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Annie Stacey
Freeport
Clark Hotel
Stephen Etnier
Lucuis Beebe
New York City
Brunswick
Beebe
Bath
Walter Sprague
G. E. McNulty
Clarence Perkins
Lester Morse
Frances Bridges
Newburyport
Mass
Guy Crowley
A. M. Towne
Waltham
Sabine Head
George Buchanan
River Shore
Troy
N. Y
Blanchard Crowley
Bath Iron Works
Norman Perkins
Lewiston
Butler Family Weekend Visit Notes in Washington Street
Dr and Mrs P F Butler of Boston and friends visited over the weekend with Butler s mother Mrs Fred F Butler on Washington street Anne Shaw Day daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry L Day hosted a Thursday birthday party for her fourth birthday at 15 Green Street Attendees included Leilani Jane Cahill Elizabeth Carey Sandra Daley Diana Fenn Paul Olin Johnson Gerry Parker Martin Turpie Nicholas Sewall of Augusta Grand decorations in red white and blue and a decorated birthday cake were reported Little Miss Day received many gifts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Butler
Boston
Butler
Fred F. Butler
Washington Street
Anne Shaw Day
Harry L. Day
Green Street
Leilani Jane Cahill
Elizabeth Carey
Sandra Daley
Diana Fenn
Paul Olin Johnson
Gerry Parker
Martin Turpie
Nicholas Sewall
Augusta
Miss Day
Local Brownie Troop Sews and Plays During Week
Parker Head and surrounding area residents attend Brownie troop meeting on Wednesday with Janet Parker head and new member Betty Anne Bath. They sew patchwork play games and discuss plans for a public supper and future meetings. The Live Wire Club forms in Sunday School with Sally Lowell president and Barbara Mank secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Shaw
Gladys Scott
Marlene Perkins
Barbara Mank
Sally Lowell
Marie Wyman
Betty Anne Bath
Charles Blaisdell
Walter Cushing
Earl Lowell
Charles Perry
H. D. Mank
Eugene Harrington
Phyllis Young
Raymond Nisbet
Toll House
Sunday callers visit at Mrs. Earle Lowell home
Sunday guests at Mrs. Earle Lowell's home included Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Woodman and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hamelard and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Earle Lowell
H. Mank
Gilbert Woodman
Leo Hamelard
Armistice Day Dance Shifts Funds to Legion Police
The Roland Smith post of the American Legion announces an Armistice Eve dance on Monday night November 10 at the State Armory to raise funds for essential equipment for the Legion police. These volunteers serve without pay and aid city police when needed. Walter M. Hill chairs the organizing committee and Bath supporters are urged to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Police
Roland Smith
American Legion
State Armory
Legion
Bath
United States
Bath Post
Walter M. Hill
Lemont Jr. Returns to Danvers After Columbus Weekend
J Bazin Lemont Jr. returned to Danvers Massachusetts on Monday to attend St. John’s Preparatory School after spending the weekend and Columbus Day with his parents Mr and Mrs James B Lemont of West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bazin Lemont, Jr
Danvers
Mass
St. John’s Preparatory School
Columbus Day
James B. Lemont
West Bath
Lewiston Man Robert Wallace Dies Monday
Robert Wallace of Lewiston died Monday in the city. The notice records his passing with no additional details on funeral arrangements or cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wallace
Lewiston
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James E. Perry
Small Point
Maurice Pashard
Stoneybrook
Patten Library
Portland Harbor Defenses
Warren Parris
Memorial Hospital
Upper
Popham Beach
Arbertaway
Raymond Larrabee
Mrs. Larrabee
Norridgewock
Lloyd Lowell
Marie Warner
William Lowell
John Terrill
Lowell
Lawrence Thayer
Harry Thayer
Bert Young
Phyllis
Ernest Doughty
Christine Isabel Doughty
Elsie Doughty
Ernest Doughty, Jr
Portland
Charles Berry
Charles Stacey
Charles Osborne
Charles Crosby
Lloyd Perry
Howard Elliott
New York
Ted Marsh
Barbara Harrington
Jordan Percy
Turner McCarty
Mrs
Bob Moore
Frank
Center Street
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and NO
Center St
Bath, Maine
Kenmore
Kenmore Vacuum
Seroco
Silvertone
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