Legion Auxiliary Sees Training Plans and Events
The Roland Smith unit of the American Legion Auxiliary discussed forming a motor corps class and a First Aid course under the Red Cross. A revised constitution was approved, committees named, and a Defense Bond purchase plus a YMCA drive donation were decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Roland Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Fannie
Howard W. Pratt
Ambrose M. Curran
Walter M. Hill
John P. Crosby
Charles E. Snow
John Hart
John W. Costain
Edgar D. Leavitt
Bernard Pratt
John Willette
Victor R. E. Carey
Carlton W. Andrews
George T
East Orange
N. J
Dowds
Samuel C. Dowds
Montclair
Dorothy Potter
Bath
High Street
Carl Stinson
Lions Club hears Roscoe Perley motion pictures lecture
The Lions Club of Portland met at Hotel Sedgwick with King Lion Henry O. Trowbridge presiding. Guest speaker Roscoe Perley from Melrose Mass displayed reels of moving pictures including Africa Elephant Hunt and Life in the Wild West. A Lions quartet sang as 12 couples plan the George R. Jordan event at Hotel Eastland on Oct 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions’ Club
Hotel
Sedgwick
Henry O. Trowbridge
George R. Jordan
Lions International
Hotel Eastland
Portland
Roscoe Perley
Melrose
Mass
Mr. Perley
Africa
Wild West
Maine Turnpike official outlines toll road plan
Guy P. Gannett of Portland told the federal roads commissioner Thomas H. MacDonald that a toll highway from the New Hampshire line to Portland should get public roads approval first. He aims to borrow RFC funds and other financing to build then repay via tolls after review by Maine’s congressional delegation led by Senator Wallace H. White Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Guy P. Gannett
Portland
Maine Turnpike Authority
Thomas H. MacDonald
Washington
Gannett
New Hampshire Line
RFC
Wallace H. White, Jr
Reception honors Department President Courtney Hinkley in Richmond
A Friday evening reception at the Methodist parish house honors Courtney Hinkley, Department President, D of A V of C W, with 127 members and guests present. The program features prayers, greetings from G A R and S V U groups, readings, group songs, and presentations to Hinkley and former department presidents. Attendees include Maine and out-of-town Daughters of Union Veterans, Boy and Girl Scouts, and numerous tent members from across Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Hinkley
Amy Bradley
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Richmond
America
Assembly
George Volz
Scoutry Bond
Earl McFee
First Selectman
Grace Nason Darling
King's Boys
Gray
Maine G. A. R
Grand Army
Veterans’ Home
United States
Togus
Dorothy McKenzie
Ruth Jordan
Wildred Davis
Adele Libby
Viola Douglass
Gladys Kilgore
Mildred B. Skinner
Louise Benson
Meta K. Wilson
Mildred B. Libby
Margaret B. Peabody
Vanessa M. Beedle
Ethel Rankins
Beatrice Webber
Ruth Walton
Pauline Gilpatrick
Mildred Davis
Lillian Haynes
D. of A. W
C. W
Boy Scouts
Pine Tree Council
Larry Bond
Warren Joy
Leighton Gardner, Jr
Glenn White
Roger Gibbs
Wesley Webber
Francis Meisner
Girl Scouts of America
Grace Nelson
Lois Webber
Hilda Harford
Patricia Duren
Theresa Meuse
Maine
Annie A. Gould
Portland
Dorothea Dix
Waterville
Sarah Sampson
Oakland
Mary W. Cotton
Lewiston
Clara Barton
Augusta
Hannah F. Richardson
Stoneham
Harriet Turner Pray
Auburn
Melvin Stone
Carl Jordan
Frances Libby
Phippsburg
Maria Patterson
Hallowell
Maurice Warner
Harry Warner
Millard Warner
Lillian Warner
Jennie Garey
John A. Marks
Jennie Mitten
Artland K. Rogers
Alma G. Rogers
Bath
Dike PTA Plans Fall Activities After Convention
Mrs. Merton Dearing presided at the Dike PTA meeting last week and reviewed the Portland convention. Miss Elizabeth M Waters of the State Health and Welfare department will speak in Bath on October 20 and November 3, with Red Cross sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Dearing
Dike P.T.A
Portland
Percy Marks
Harry Gilson
Elizabeth M. Waters
State Department of Health and Welfare
Bath
American Red Cross
North End
Teachers’ Club
Arthur Gilmore
Carl Langbehn
Perleston Pert
John Labbe
Edward Hogan
Archie Wishart
Merton Deering
James Sharkey
Willis Hammond
Private Larrabee Tells Of Search For Little Girl
Pvt Howard Larrabee stationed at Fort McKinley Portland Harbor returned after two days leave. He joined soldiers who hunted for Pamela Hollingsworth in North Conway New Hampshire and described the ordeal of the search and the child’s escape from the woods. He praised Red Cross aid and local cinemas for relief and recalled the soldiers’ emotions upon her rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Larrabee
Fort McKinley
Portland Harbor
Lillias C. Larrabee
Liberty Street
Larrabee
North Conway
N. H
Pamela Hollingsworth
Pvt
Red Cross
Conway
Stolen Moosehorn Landmark Noted at Monson Abbot Line
A moosehorn landmark known as Blanchard and Monson, guiding travelers for nearly a century near the Abbot Monson town line, was stolen last week. The horns were on a cemented iron post 20 miles from Moosehead Lake and had historic ties to early settlers like Joseph Bearce of Hebron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monson
Blanchard
Abbot-Monson
Moosehead Lake
Abbott
Joseph Bearce Otf Hebron
Georgetown Social Notes and Weekend Visitors
Georgetown residents report a stream of weekend visitors from Melrose Boston and Cambridge Massachusetts guests include R P Todd Carolyn Fiske and the Dalrymples. Several families enjoyed time at West Georgetown cottages while a new baby, Howard Stetson Fletcher III, was welcomed with the nickname Jerry.
Miss Young Weds Ewen Williams in Bath Church
Miss Maxine M. Young daughter of Mr and Mrs Orman C Young of this city and Ewen M Williams Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ewen M Williams Sr of Madison were married Friday evening at First Baptist Church in this city. Rev Charles R Sims officiated with few relatives present due to the bridegroom’s brother Malcolm Williams’ recent death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine M. Young
Orman C. Young
North Street
This City
Madison
Ewen M. Williams, Jr
Ewen M. Williams
First Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
Leland S. York
Bucksport
Malcolm Vernon Williams
Williams
Madison High School
Gregg Order of Business
Bailey Evening School
Senter’s, Inc
Mrs Thompson Returns Home From Memorial Hospital Stay
Mrs. Fred Thompson returns to her High Street home after several weeks as a patient under treatment at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thompson
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Housing project rents in demand by Bath workers
Federal Works Administration housing manager S. M. Werner reports strong demand for housing near the Bath project as construction continues. Applicants visited on Oct 4 5, including a skilled Bath Iron Works mechanic facing relocation if a home cannot be found locally. He warns he may quit if housing remains unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATH
Federal Housing Project
Center Street
S. M. Werner
Federal Works Administration
Werner
Bath Iron Works Corp
Mr. Werner
Kramer Fined $25 For Speeding In Wiscasset Court
Bennie Kramer a 46 year old Chelsea Massachusetts man who drove the Oldsmobile involved in a crash on Route One in Montsweag pleaded guilty in Wiscasset Municipal Court to reckless driving and was fined $25 plus $6.50 costs. The crash injured Miss Eva Belle Morrison of South Boston and Mr Tonley of Boston while Miss Mari Abdou and another passenger were treated at Osteopathic hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Kramer
Chelsea
Mass
Michael Tonley
Boston
Eva Belle Morrison
John P. Crosby
Bath
Crosby
Miss Morrison
Marion Abdou
Osteopathic Hospital
Kramer
Firemen’s Vaudeville Show Tickets On Sale
Tickets for Bath Iron Works fire department third annual vaudeville show are available at Gediman Bros Center street. October 30 and 31 promise a full house with eight acts booked through Boston agencies. Rev Timothy Maney grants playground parking behind St Mary’s church for both nights. Mr and Mrs Norman Rand of Reading stayed with Mrs Rand’s mother at 1019 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department of
Bath Iron Works Corp
Gediman Bros
Center Street
Boston
Timothy C. Maney
St Mary's Church
Norman Rand
Reading
Mass
FIVE ISLANDS COMMUNITY NOTES INCLUDE RESIGNATION LEAVE AND VISITORS
A special church meeting voted to grant Rev. F S Koehlwetter a six month leave of absence for eye treatment. The report lists guests and residents visiting Five Islands including Mrs Frances Aderton attending her daughter’s wedding in Washington and several Newton and Kezar Falls visitors. The harbor continues to drive herring seining to factories while local households update homes and hosts share news of travel and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Koehlwetter
Percy Savage
Maine General Hospital
Portland
L. H. Rowe
Will Fields
Lloyd Pinkham
Theodore Campbell
Seguinland Road
D. C
E. Winifred Aderton
Jacob P. Kunz
Wees.seuuim
Breckenridge Long
Kunz
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Orville Rowe
Minnie Berry
Newton
Mass
Mabel Dickey
Madelyn Berry
E. M. Horton
Boston
New York City
Warner Eustis
Ledgewood
Ellsworth Pinkham
Kittery
Harold Rowe
Rowe
Russell Pinkham
J. J. Gibson
Albertina Perkins
Rudolph Pinkham
Isabel Stevens
Carrie Stevens
Charles Hanna
M. R. Boyton
Malden Island
Lester E. Weeks
Kezar Falls
Ransom Sawyer
Arthur Marr
Medford
John Hinds
Pejepscot
Scullinland
Dessert Bridge Arrangements Finalized for Grace Church
Final arrangements for the dessert bridge on October 22 at 1 20 p m in Grace church parish house were made at the Junior Hospital League meeting at Mrs Frank A Givin's home on Andrews Road Reservations can be made with chairman Mrs Edwin M Fuller Jr or other committee members Proceeds fund Bath Memorial hospital Children's Wards Members sewed baby clothes and blankets after the meeting The next gathering is October 28 Mrs Lance Cooper is a patient at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary Portland During her absence Mr and Mrs Joseph Breault stay at the Cooper home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Parish House
Junior Hospital League
Frank A. Givin
Andrews Road
Desert Bridge
Edwin M. Fuller, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lance Cooper
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Portland
Silver Wedding of Bath Couple Nears Departure
Mr. and Mrs. Bird U. Shellenbarger of 86 Floral Street celebrate their silver wedding with a family supper hosted by their daughter Mrs. Walter Upham. Guests include local church members and relatives as they prepare to move to Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird U. Shellenbarger
Floral Street
Topsham
Walter E. Upham
Upham
Chester B. Oliver
Wesley M. E. Church
Shellenbarger
Bath
Lyle W. Acre
Elsie, Mich
Robert L. Chamberland
Robert L. Chamberland, Jr
Anna Shellenbarger
John Shellenbarger
Hazel Shellenbarger
Lillian Upham
Morris Upham
Walter Jon
Roger Alan Upham
Agnes M. Anderson
This City
Oscar and
Annie (Coffill) Anderson
Morse High
Bath City Hospital
Corey Hill
Brookline
Mass
Willis Shellenbarger
Lansing
Mich
Anderson
Shellenbrager
West Bath Grange
Bath Country Club to Rebuild Bridge This Fall
Directors met at Bath Savings Institution and heard treasurer Alex Burden report. The brook bridge between the seventh green and eighth tee will be rebuilt this fall due to spring runoff. Jimmie Jones will oversee the project after returning from a gunning trip. drainage plans for the fifth green were also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Bath Savings Institution
Alex Burden
Jimmie Jones
Maine
Obituary of Frank S. Stevens 75 Boothbay Harbor resident
Frank S. Stevens 75 died Saturday at St. Andrews Hospital Boothbay Harbor where he had been a patient during the Summer He was born in Georgetown son of Jacob and Priscilla Stevens and sailed to sea as a youth later serving as a chef at summer resorts He is survived by his wife two sons Atwood and Carroll two daughters Irene and Priscilla and another daughter from a former marriage plus two brothers and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church with internment in Oceanview Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Stevens
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Georgetown
Jacob and
Priscilla
Oliver) Stevens
Stevens
Sauzabahoc
Atwood
Carroll
Louise
Irene
Florence
Wendell Stevens
Byron Stevens
Meredith, Conn
Methodist
Forrest Littlefield
Oceanview Cemetery
Body of crash victim carried to Boston home
Michael Tonely a 65 year old swimming trainer linked to marathon champion Eva Belle Morrison died when a car overturned in a speed crash at Montswear Thursday afternoon. Arthur Mayo transported Tonely to his Boston home. Driver Bennie Kramer and passengers Miss Morrison and Miss Marion Abdou remain in Osteopathic hospital with unknown injuries. State Police say charges possible. reckless driving likely if manslaughter not pursued. A witness called the scene one of the most awful sights seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Tonely
Eva Belle Morrison
Montswear
Boston
Arthur F. Mayo
Bennie Kramer
Chelsea
Mass
Miss Morrison
Marion Abdou
John P. Crosby
James E. Jones Dies at 71 in Gus Early Thursday
Word of the death comes from 1198 High Street Gus. James E. Jones, born in North Woolwich, aged 71, was a longtime clerk at A. D. Stetson & Sons for 25 years before retiring. He served in the Spanish-American War and belonged to the Ernest Edgar Kateon post USWV. Survived by widow Janette, two sons Roland and Harold, daughter Hazel Bartlett, two stepsons Harry Walker and David Walker, and 13 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Jones
High Street
Togus
Mr. Jones
North Woolwich
A. D. Stetson & Sons
United States Army
Ernest Edgar Kateon
United Spanish War Veterans
Janette E. Jones
Roland E
Bath
Harold B
Augusta
Hazel Bartlett
Enid
Oklahoma
Harry E. Walker
David B. Walker
Auburn
Clyde L Pingree Dies At 54 In Newport
Clyde L Pingree, father of Reginald Pingree of Bath, died at his Newport home on October 8 after a several month illness. He was 54, born in Parkman, son of Ireson and his wife, with two grandchildren Clyde Leslie and Judith Pingree. He served as Supervisor of Buildings from 1937 for three and a half years. The funeral is Sunday at 1 p.m. at his Newport residence with immediate family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Pingree
Reginald S. Pingree
Andrews Road
Newport
Parkman
Ireson Pingree
Clyde Leslie
Judith Pingree
Bath
Reginald Pingree
Mr.Pingree
Lewis O. Barrows
Funeral services for James L. Jones
The funeral of James L. Jones took place Sunday afternoon at two at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence on Light Street. Rev Charles L. Kinney conducted the service. Members of the Ernest Edgar Kateon post United Spanish War Veterans acted as bearers and conducted the committal at Oak Grove cemetery with the auxiliary in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Jones
Arthur F. Mayo
Ligh Street
Charles L. Kinney
Ernest Edgar Kateon
United Spanish War Veterans
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mrs Strout and Bunker Take Brief Visit Prior to Westward Trip
Mrs Leah B Strout of Phippsburg and Mrs Blanche J Bunker of Los Angeles travel to Milton Massachusetts to visit cousin Miss Grace Ferry. They plan to drive the Santa Fe trail to Los Angeles for a two month vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah B. Strout
Phippsburg
Blanche J. Bunker
Los Angeles
Calif
Milton
Mass
Grace Ferry
Strout
Bunker
Ida Beals
Harvey P. Hathorne
Sagadahoe Ferry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion Auxiliary
Lions Club
Lions Quartet
Mr. Trowbridge
Robert Haskell
Daniel Williams
Walter Olsen
Clayton B. Churchill
Harry Rust
Caleb Coombs
Montgomery, Vt
Frances Porter
Alice Weymouth
Phebe
Alice Young
George Bragdon
Sennette Norcross
Evelyn Seavey
Lena Pushard
Elizabeth Densmore
Marie Patterson
Margaret Foster
Villa Caswell
Clyda McGann
Mildred Boynton Libby
Leona Donahue
Nina Boynton
Gertrude Anderson
Margaret Jor
Private Larrabee
Dan
Bernice Jordan
Edith Fay
Irene Bush
Edna Dusty
Elsie Laffin
Jennie Jones
Gladys Ivers
Eva Mitchell
Melissa Coston
Sadie Moody
Zee M. Simard
Eliza Glidden
Ivan Bartlett
Grace King
Rose Minott
Edith Kuch
Susie Irish
Mabel Small
Maude Conant
Gladys Hurkey
Addie Nevells
Annie Johnson
Roy Newman
St. Louis
R. P. Todd
Warren
Carolyn Fiske
Sidney Dalrymple
Bay Point Road
Josephine Wilson
Childs
Elizabeth Nagle
Lee S. Billington
Chelmsford
Dutton
Lowell
Albers
West Georgetown
Billington
George A. Alderman
Amherst College
Amherst
Harry Bedford
Whitinsville
Paul Moore
Betty
Thomas H. Bird
Maud P. Thayer
Jonesboro
John Olson
Rockland
Dorothy Oliver
Kingston
Joseph Higgins
Howard Trafton
Gardner Hanson
Cambridge
Harlan V. Trafton
Quincy
Rudolph Trafton
Margaret Morrison
Sewall Webster
H. Stetson Fletcher, Jr
Howard Stetson Fletcher
Newton Hospital
Fletcher
Jerry
Miss Young
Ewen Williams
Groom
Camp Edwards, Mass
Finera Paper Co
P F. C. Williams
Camp Edwards
U.S. Army
Wiscasset Court
Mr. and
Mrs. Bird U. Shellenbarger
Lotta Eaton
Chestnut Street
Quantico
Ernestine Merck
Washington, D. C
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Woolwich
A. D. Stetson & Son
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington Street
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