Oldest Settler in This Section and Descendants
Fragmentary notes recount a 1665 voyage to Kennebec on the river, with references to Devon, Boston, and early New England settlers. It mentions John Webber and a widow living in Yarmouth in 1700, plus Nathaniel Sawyer and Waitstill Webber, with various kin and spouses named, in Barnstable County and Newport connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jelek Treoker
Devon
Boston
John Eddy
Newport
R. I
Margaret
Joseph
Nathaniel
Uel
Thomas
John Webber
Pigail
Newenan
Co Webber
Yarmouth Barnstable County
Sawyer
Dses Chase
John
Waitstill
Communist critique warns of upheaval in America
A historical column warns that communism seeks to infiltrate government posts and labor unions, threatening social order and the American way of life. It argues liberal freedoms could erode under such influence, fearing broad arrests of capitalists and the spread of a profit-based class oppression.
Dummer Sewall New Year Book Chapter Officers
The Dummer Sewall chapter announces year officers and committees for 19. Members include regents and chap members like Mrs Lena regent and Mrs M Ruth Blaisdell. Committees cover Americanism flag use records and Red Cross with many named members. Meetings are monthly at Central church parish house with occasional evening sessions and delegates visiting Maine D A R leaders on a 15 day trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall Chap- Marie
Lena
Ruth Blaisdell
Eerenns
Mary Gilmore Hall
M . Lucille Steussy
Et Shaw
Myrtle Stanton
Abbie ‘Harvey
Smith
Pearl Wilson
Susan Reed
Almena Jaques
Mary Hall
Lila Murrs
Lena Ring
Osephine Tubbs
Motion
Ethel Ba‘ley
D. A. R. Museum
Isabel
Na’ Farm
Alice Varney
Foote
Cartie Varney
Belle Bwell
Bertha Davis
Eleanor Irish
Florence Calderwood
Maude Howard
Marjorie Hopkins
Seene Orse
Amanda Metcalf
Melinda Tarbox Allan
Frances Morse Webber
Laura Belle Pallmer
Leonice B. Morse
Lillian Gertrude Plummer
Jane Sewall Murphy
Mary Pelham Hill
Annie Ridley Low
Alice Edna Varney
Agnes Whitmore Humphreys
Ethel Fisher Willes
Margaret Rogers Foote
Flora May Randall
Lena Calderwood Ring
Nellie Reed Lord
Josephine Bosley Tubbs
Jane Lemont
Alice Percy Litch
Maine
Heywood
Manual For Citizen
October meeting of hospital board directors summarized
The October directors meeting reviewed minutes, approved the last minutes, and heard reports from committee chairs. Items included hospital supply distributions, hours logged by workers, fundraising and volunteer activity, a $4 memorial gift for Frederick E. Drake, and purchasing actions for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divcrse Sohoe Innes
Retary
Alrectors
William Kelley
Ben
Pauline Avery
Weers
Ig, i
Ice
Joseph O. Purdue
Pllaney
Geecorner
Edward St. Martin
Irman
He Ve.teer
Rs. W. Dayton Hill
S. Hill
Anne Kimball
Frederick E. Drake
Kelley
Monday Contract Club
E. A. Stover
D. Stover
McInnes
Charles Doyle
G. Thomas Ener
Murphy
Arthur King
Edward D. Sone
Loring Addison
Joseph Ea
Herbert Cavanaugh
I. Voorhees
Roger Luke
Morse Family Plans Pittsfield Visit For Football Game
Mr and Mrs Brian M loseys Ferry travel to Pittsfield with their daughter and Mr and Mrs Lawrence J Muzzroll to see the football clash between High Maine Centralstitute J V team and Morse. Coach Muzzroll of MC I hosts Morse squad after the game at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian M
Loseys Ferry
Pittsfield
Lawrence J. Muzzroll
High
Maine Centralstitute
J. V
Muzzroll
Morse
Muzzrell
Morse Squad
Nee” Virginia Jewett
Cenesta Chapter Fraternity Evening and Honors
Cenesta Chapter O E BD hosts a fall gathering with past matrons Sarah Shaw and Mrs Freda Bagdikian honored. Edith Rich and David Rich substitute as candidates as members decorate rooms with fall blooms and candles. A chicken pie supper precedes a plan for Norway chapter via Mrs Martha Bertrand and Brothers Night on Nov 5. Annuity of Mr and Mrs Thomas Perkins noted. Panama guest Lavina Pierce attends. Genesta circle plans fall meetings Oct 20 with covered dish supper at 6:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cenesta
O. E
Florence Fullerton
Martha Bertrand
Norway
William Fortin
Kenneth Wood
Ray Howe
Thomas F. Perkins
Old Folks Home
Iter
Lavina Pierce
Panama
Lida Howard
Fred Marchant
Genesta Circle
Emer
Bath Memorial Hospital Fair Ends With Strong Attendance
Bath Memorial Hospital fair closed its two day session Saturday night and, though final financials are not yet tabulated, organizers deem it among the most successful in both money and social impact. A 1949 Ford went to Herbert Morse. Other prizes included items for children and pets, with a skunk auctioned by Harry B. Carney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Herbert Morse
High Street
Dudley S. Leavitt
Ralph Stetson
Joan Crocker
Jane Breton
Uptown Theatre
Ernest Rideout
Sandra Blethen
Donna Reed
J. A. Long
Bedford Street
Royal Johnson
Con Hotel
Daniel MacDonaldington
Allen McAllister
Harry B. Carney
J. C. Clark
Inta
Superior Court October Session Opens Tuesday
Justice Robert B. Wu presides as 16 grand jurors are sworn in at the opening session. Indictments will be decided after the foreman is elected, while building renovations create a dusty, noisy backdrop. Grand jurors include Frank G. Aderton and Winthrop A. Blair among others from Bath, Topsham, Richmond, and Woolwich. Blair elected foreman. Alfred L. Rackley named clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Wuperior
Superior Court
Frank G. Aderton
Bowdeinham
Alice S. Baker
Woolwich
Winthrop A. Blair
Phippsburg
Adelaide S. Bowker
Bath
Harold Brown
Richmond
Marie Curtis
Topsham
Earl C. Dow
Flora I. Hennessy
Joseph F. Higgins
Georgetown
Marguerite L. Lemont
West Bath
Archibald
Veteran Arthur Delano pleads guilty to larceny in Sagadahoc
Arthur Delano of Georgetown, a WWII veteran and father of six, pleaded guilty to larceny from the Sagadahoc Real Estate Association for $300 worth of cast iron pipe columns and three 10 foot eye beams. He was placed on two years probation after restitution was noted by County Attorney Ralph O. Dale and Sagadahoc Real Estate Association counsel Edward Bridgham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Williamson
Sagadahoc County
Arthur Delano
Georgetown
Sagadahoc
Edward W. Bridgham
the_Sagadahoc Real Estate Association
Dale
Justice Williamson
Delano
Bridgham
Deer Hunting Season Opens Early Today
Maine counties start deer season with Penobscot Somerset Piscataquis Franklin and Oxford opening now and others on November first. northern areas offer 40 days of shooting while 30 remain in other regions for未bagged bucks or does. Commissioner Stobie notes woods stay open all season and recent rain frost boost hunting prospects with caution urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Elliot
Penobscot
Somerset
Piscataquis
Franklin
Oxford
Maine
Inland Fisheries and Game
George J. Stobie
Maine Woods
Washington County
Wesley
Calais
Lurton Blassingame
New York City
Stobie
Inland Fisheries and Game Department
Lloyd Clark
Milltown
Council votes down locating stand for taxis
City council rejects a plan to establish taxi stands on Front and Center streets. Debate centered on public convenience versus granting special privileges. several members argued taxis are a public service while opponents warned of favored treatment. Names of council members from wards one through seven appear in the deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapin Thurlow
Neiler H. Joseph
Leburton
D. Sheldon
Arthur W. Gediman
Star Hunter
Thomas F Cummings
David C. Dickson
Passange
L. H. Cooper
Andrew M. Butterfie
Merritt A. M. Ward
Harold W. Ward
Rodney E. Ross
Converse G. Fenn
Walter Rogers
Navy EM1c Harry L. Cornish Honored at 250 Middle Street
Harry L. Cornish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Cornish of 4 Weeks Street, has received the honorable discharge as EM1c from the U S Navy after six years of active duty. He resides with wife Priscilla Wood and their son at 250 Middle Street. He served mainly in the Asiatic Pacific and Alaska, and was aboard the Tucson in Tokyo Bay when the peace treaty was signed, two ships from the Missouri. A Morse High School graduate, class of 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Cornish
Harry E. Cornish
Weeks Street
United States Navy
Middle Street
Priscilla Wood
Asiatic Pacific
Alaska
Harry
Tucson
Tokyo Bay
Missouri
Morse High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Parker
Dummer Sewall New Year Book
Edouard Gougy
Bath Water District
Portland
France
Bath Iron Works Corp
French Supply Commission
Augusta
H. G. Tapply
Outdoors Magazine
Mass
Lincoln
Topsfield
Springfield
H. L. Pierson
Portsmouth
N. H
Jackman
Pierson
Romey Bates
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