Wiscasset Club Holds Fall Meeting and Local Notes
The Wiscasset Women's Club held its fall meeting in the Congregational vestry with a resignation read from Mrs. Torrey and announced October 22 as the teachers reception. Members on the hospitality committee were named and Mrs. Roscoe McFadden of Bath spoke on flower arrangements. A social tea followed as the 568th Fire Society meeting at The Ledges noted Knight's long membership and the Orgaan Society met with 30 members. Personal items record visitors, travels, marriages, promotions, and local family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Englebrekt
Charles Torrey
Harold D. Haggett
Harold Blanchard
Earl D. Rines
Clarence Race
Harold Campbell
Virginia Butler
Academy
Mary Holson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Bath
Charles S. Cowley
Ellsworth W. Holbrook
Leon G. Flood
John F. Jackson
Sidney G. Evans
Lon Jewett
Eugene McGrath
John B. Downey
William H. Burton
Charles E. Knight
Mr. Knight
Wilard
Charles S. Sewall
Organ Society
Congregational Vestry
Harriet Jackson
Mary Marston
Sue Bailey
Evelyn Hutchins Demons
Demons
Viola Adams
Mary Bemis
Richard Gowen
Arrowsie
Archie L. Rines
Charles Pugh
Malvern
Sewall
Jasper Rines
Salem
Mass
Niva Groves Brian
Nate Rines
Laura Seavey
Federal Street
Carrie Dearing
Edward Burns
Ernest W. Colby
Selma Nason
Congregational Church
Robert Heigam
Special Town Meeting on West Bath School Funding Offer
A special town meeting will be held at Littlefield school in West Bath on Thursday at eight to decide whether to accept Lanham Act funds for public school maintenance and operation. The funds amount to 1147 dollars and respond to increased school burden from defense workers moving to town. Cosmopolitan club holds a rummage sale Thursday afternoon at the clubrooms with general chairwoman and assistants to meet Wednesday at two to arrange garments for sale.
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West Bath
Littlefield School
Cosmopolitan Club
From where I sit to me on a train
A speaker recalls a casual encounter with a reader who challenges his writing about beer. The exchange emphasizes the right of Americans to drink if they choose, contrasting personal taste with press responsibility. Voltaire is invoked to underscore free expression.
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Voltaire
West Bath sewing group gathers at grange hall
West Bath women active in Red Cross work meet at the grange hall with good attendance. Next meeting set for November 1 and attendees are urged to bring their own lunch. Numerous local residents visit, host, and share news of families and friends around Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Sewing Group
Grange Hall
West Bath
Red Cross
John Perkins
Carol
Francis
Pfe
Arthur Carlton
Roland Carlton
Norman
Gertrude Greenleaf
Dorothy
Amos
Howard Carlton
Arrowsic
Harold Crocker
Fred Crocker
Cumberland
Percy Holbrook
Samuel Guptill
Sandra
Stanley Williams
Mary Bailey
Harry Booker
East Brunswick
James Apt
Shirley
James
Brunswick
Marshall Boudreau
Lena Larrabee
John
Edwin Oliver
Ellen
Pittsburgh
Pvt
Camp Campbell
Pfc
Gladys Frye
Warren Grey
Bucksport
William Morson
Bangor
Frances
Willams
Augustus Leavitt
Tops=m
Harding
Sewall Jewett
Stanley Haley
F. Deehan
Warren Babbige
Lucille
Isleboro
Larrabee Grove
Babbige
Hardings
Clifton Babbige
John Zerella
Ralph Williams
Edward Williams
Boston
Hazel Heath
Ernest Rose
Charles Hammons
Bath Iron Works
Belfast
Merton Wright
Bath
Walter Larra
Woolwich
William Brown
A. Howard Mc Ronald
Clarence White
U. S. Merchant Marine
Herbert White
Africa
Margaret Robichaud
Joseph Robichaud
Henry Boudreau
Robert Metcalf
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Leon Bates
Bates
Cooke
Larrabee’s Rove
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Early Christmas Mailing Urged Amid Car Shortage
Postal officials warn that railroad car shortages will force earlier mailing of Christmas packages to ensure timely arrival. Labor shortages hit many post offices but the cars scarcity is the main constraint prompting the note.
Capacity House Hosts Kacey Kapers Night in Baxter Hall
A large Sagadahoc Council Knights of Columbus audience at Baxter Hall enjoyed a diverse program led by the Kacey Kapers group. The evening featured Miss Madelyn Kronstand, Betty Anderson, the Arsenaults and others in songs, dances, and comedy, capped by a Floradora Girls of 1898 act and a grand finale of God Bless America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kacey Kapers
Columbus
Baxter Hall
Sagadahoc
Knights of Columbus
Brunswick
Lorenzo Masse
Madelyn Kronstand
Andrew Hart
Monty Buteau
Betty Anderson
Edward Murphy
Richard
Robert Arsenault
Chattanooga
Rena Ulmer
Portsmouth
N. H
Alex Burgess
Arthur Bourque
Kacey
Kenneth Weeks
Leeman
Eddie Arsenault
Dinah
America
Mizpah Class Hosts Meeting And Halloween Party
Mizpah class of the First Baptist Church met at the home of Mrs. Floyd Barnes on Washburn street. Members voted to attend evangelistic services next week and planned a Halloween party for Oct 26 at Mrs. Harold Carter's home. Rev. Charles R. Sims led a Bible study on the Sermon on the Mount. A surprise birthday tribute was given to President Mrs. J Russell Grant. Present were several members and Mr. Sims. A flash flood from heavy rain breached the Little River lower dam at Belfast leaving 5,000 residents without water and destroying a 200 foot steel bridge. Water pumping was halted. officials said a week to restore service. The State Health Department ordered emergency chlorination and water was being pumped from a pond into mains by an auxiliary fire department.
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First Baptist Church
Floyd Barnes
Washburn Street
Harold Carter
North Street
St. Matthew
Charles R. Sims
Little River
Belfast
State Department of Public Health
Nit
Popham Beach School Announces Afternoon Closures
Popham school will close Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons for War Ration Book 4 registration for Popham Beach residents. One adult may register all family members and applicants must show War Ration Book 3. Mrs G Lillian Spencer will oversee registration and if finished by day two, regular sessions resume Friday.
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Popham School
Popham Beach
Lillian Spencer
Popham Schools
Percy
Gloria
Thomas
Rhode Island School of Design
Providense
R.I
Clarence Perkins
Pvt
Roland Bowie
Louisiana
Lincoln Bowie
Alvin Partridge
Gerald
Clifford Bowie
Bobby
Ronnie
Joanne
Douglas Bowie
Jack
Nancy
Ralph Young
Harry Stewart
Stanford Bowie
Raymond
Lawrence Gould
Lewis Bowie
Theresa
Lester Morse
Judy
Norman Perkins
Stanley Perkins
Bion Bowie
Miss Bragg
Frank Jones
Bath
Sgt
Edward Jones
U.S.A
Charlene Rogers
William , Wallace
Herbert Mitchell
Lester Oliver
Minot Percy
Minot
Gilbert
Doris Jean Graves
Harpswell
Ellison Moody
Moses Chandler
Samuel Grady
Donald Small
Ralph Spinney, Jr
Spinney
Ralph Spinney
Ernest Spinney
Cpl
University of New Hampshire
Edgar Hancock
Popham
Paul Davis
L. J. Preney
Freeport
Herbert J. Kellaway
Newton Center
Mass
Hazel Young
Inez Bousquet
Popham Road
Carol Stevens
Catherine Legard
Brewster Sedgwick
Stevens Cottage
John Linder
Weston
Marie Harold
Woolwich Community Notices and Visits Highlight Local Life
Florence Temple and Frank J. Walker will distribute War Ration Book 4 at Chopps and Day's Ferry schools on Wednesday to Friday and Wednesday to Thursday respectively. A Mother's club meeting planned a Halloween party. Sunday services were canceled due to a storm. Local residents visit friends and relatives in Cambridge, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, with travel to Bath Iron Works and Merchant Marine service noted.
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Florence Temple
Chopps
Frank J. Walker
Newal Hall
Nequasset
Sagadahoc Ferry
Florence Carlton
Cambridge
Philadelphia
George M. Carlton
Carlton
Blanche Littlefield
Portland
Day's Ferry
Walter Smith
Friendship
Ada Norris
Smith
Maxine Walker
Boston
Louise Cerica
Annie Cuningham
Jennie Howe
George Gainsley
Earl Gainsley
Kittery
Roland Raines
Raleigh
N. C
William Raynes
Evelyn Alice Young
Bath
Carl Longfellow
Clifford Richey
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Elwood Howe
Dorchester
Wilbur Howe
John Leonard
New York
Harriet Howard
Pembroke
Maria Savage
Bath Iron Works
Farnham H. Rice
Ralph Rice
Merchant Marine
Sheepshead Bay
Parker Chaney
Arrowsic
Baptist Convention
Freeport
Miss Anna Simpson Promotes 4-H Certificates at Middle Bridge
Miss Anna Simpson of Rockland visited town schools Friday to support 4-H clubs. Certificates were awarded to Mary Lou Dyer Franklin James Richard Dyer Edna and Virginia Robbins at Middle Bridge school. Mrs. Cora Gahan stayed with Mrs. Harold Bickford. War Ration book 4 distributions fill the next days. Eastern River Grange reports growth with new members.
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Anna Simpson
Rockland
Middle Bridge School
Mary Lou Dyer
Franklin James
Richard Dyer
Edna
Virginia Robbins
Cora Gahan
Harold Bickford
Christie Robbins
Grant
Bath
L. A. Bailey
Eastern River Grange
Miss Sadie Sampson Returns Home From Visit
Miss Sadie Sampson, visiting her sister Mrs. Harry F. Smith and Mr. Smith at 39 Allen Street, returned to her Rockland home on Monday afternoon.
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Sadie Sampson
Harry F. Smith
Mr. Smith
Allen Street
Rockland
Beacon Street Women to Host Christmas Sale Preparations
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Beacon Street church planned the annual sale for November 17 in the vestry with a chicken pie supper in the evening. Committees were named for aprons fancy work neckties handkerchiefs greens and victory sweets. Officers and members also hosted a recent meeting and discussed October 20 supper for the Good Will club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
Beacon Street
Arthur M. Packard
Marion Bowie
Orange
W. J. Craft
Good Will Club
Bessie Tedford
Mattie Bachelder
Georgie Pierce
Polly Douglas
W. Stiles
Bessie Madden
Ethelyn Pinkham
Evelyn Madden
Fannie Nickerson
Jane Shea
Lula Lemont
Nellie Webber
Blanche Locke
Bessie Clark
W. Knapp
Helen Crocker
Aubrey Steen
Nettie Teeling
E. Eldridge
C. Kinney
Arthur Packard
Bertha Henderson
McKay
Eldridge
E. Lemont
Sagadahoc Probate Court Clears October Session
The Sagadahoc Probate Court met Tuesday with Judge Arthur J. Dunton. Filings include administrations for Randall S. Warren and George W. Wilson and wills for Joanna M. Hodgkins. Inventories and accounts were filed for multiple estates. licenses to sell real estate granted. conservators appointed for Frank M. Lamb and Mabel B. Merrill.
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Sagadahoc
Arthur J. Dunton
Edwin W. Warren
Randall S. Warren
Bowdeinham
George W. Wilson
Bath
George W. Wilson Jr
Joanna M. Hodgkins
Charlotte C. Owen
Elmer Hodgkins
Caroline E. Hodgkins
George H. Hodgkins
John P. Carey
Richard C. Gackenbach
Clifford H. Rogers
Admr
George E. Rogers
Bowdoin
Frank G. Page
Mary B. Page
Guardian
Ralph H. Rogers
Marian M. Fields
Harriet L. Mitchell
David C. Stinson
Angie G. Stinson
Arrowsie
Ida C. Purington
Carlos C. Purington
Frank M. Lamb
Mabel B. Merrill
Tragic Drowning Near Benedicta In Aroostook County
Hoskins 27 of Hyden and Engle 21 of Ary near Hazard drowned when the canoe they paddled at Plunkett pond overturned during potato harvest on the farm of Joseph P. Rush Benedicta area in Aroostook County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nney ‘Hoskins
Hyden
Leonard Engle
Ary
Hazzard
Benedicta
Aroostook County
Joseph P. Rush
Plunkett Pond
Swift family plans Maine coastal visit next summer
J Otis Swift and wife, long respected New York World Telegram editor and author on plants, hope to return to the rocky coast of Maine if travel improves. Meanwhile War Ration Book 4 distribution runs in Georgetown over three days with Miss Minnie Gray assisting.
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J. Otis Swift
Nature
New York World-Telegram
Rocky
Maine
Swift
Georgetown
Minnie Gray
Nequasset Auxiliary Sewing Bee Held at Bailey Home
Mrs. Bernicee Bailey entertained the Nequasset Auxiliary on the Wiscasset road for an October meeting. They sewed pillow slips and aprons for the Christmas sale and planned the next gathering on Oct 28 at Mrs. Henry Dubar's Nequasset home. The group honored their oldest and youngest members, Dora Bailey and Norman Holbrook, with several other members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernicee Bailey
Nequasset
Wiscasset Road
Henry Dubar
Auxiliary
Dora Bailey
Norman Holbrook
Mae Gilmore
Daisy Elwell
Amy Cromwell
Ethel Bailey
Thelma Squires
Fire Department Vaudeville Show Sets Eight Acts
Bath Iron Works Fire Department plans a two night vaudeville show at Morse High School with four acts booked including Charles and Barbara in Taps for Fun and the Three Joy Sisters. Boudini and Micky Flynn also appear with modern humor. A possible Brunswick visit Friday benefits Naval Air Station personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Fire Department
Morse High School
Charles
Barbara
Charlie
Joy Sisters
Boudini
Micky Flynn
Brunswick
Naval Air Station
Knights Eye Forming a St Marys Choir
At a Knights of Columbus meeting on Oct 17 Grand Knight Alex Burgess discussed forming a male choir for St Marys church. Interested members should contact Rev Cummings at St Marys rectory. John Mulcahy was named November activities chairman and the Oct 30 Sagadahoc Council dance was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Alex Burgess
St. Mary's Church
Cummings
St. Mary's
John Mulcahy
Sagadahoc
Luke Enjoys Annual Vacation From Hyde Windlass Co
Roger M. Luke, 103 Middle Street, assistant engineer at the Hyde Windlass Co., is taking his yearly vacation, with nothing reported about work disruptions or assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger M. Luke
Middle Street
Hyde Windlass Co
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