Phippsburg News Highlights Local Renovations and Social News
Phippsburg details home improvements by Hilton of Sebasco and Harold Seavey, with support from Clinton Beals and Ames Norton. The James Nortons stay at their Cape Newagen home weekends. A severe hurricane surge impressed Mrs. Norton, while recent rains revived birch trees. Center school reports a waste paper drive yielding over half a ton. Ada Alvis Tipton married Cpl. Henry A. Smart in a Fresno ceremony. Henry serves with the Air Services Command Training Center. Isabel Smart notes Henry is a Bath native now stationed in California. Personal items list guests, relocations, and illnesses, with roads rough after rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wities Hilton
Sebasco
Oln Malcolm
Arold Seavey
Jewell
Clinton Beals
Ames Norton
James Nortons
Cape Newagon
Lyman Barbour
Abbie Minott
Isabel Smart
Ada Alvis Tipton
Cpl
Henry A. Smart
U. S. Army
Ted Alvis
Jesse J. McCann
Olive Avenue Community Church
Fresno
Cal
Henry Smart
Phippsburg
Norway
Willard Smart
Air Services Command Training Center
Delmar Grant
Pleasant Street
Portland
Lillian Barbour
George Davis
Cross Roads
Lemont Street
Emma Ridley
The
Basin
Melvin Wallace
Marshall Street
Bath
Bertha Wyman
Lewiston
Henry Minott
Ellen Coombs
Auburn
Sherman Mitchell
Jessie Munsey
George C. Pease
James Perry
Timothy Perry
Center School
Henry Senecal
Mella LaRose
Harrington
Winnegance
Bess Dickinson
Owen Ledyard
Popham
Blanche Ryan
George Pease
Waltham
Mass
Frank Faulkner
I. W. Rainey
Stuben
Douglas Field Airport to Open for Civilian Use
Douglas Field two miles south of Brunswick on Route 1 is set to reopen Sunday October 29 to private and C A P flying following lifting of wartime civilian flying restrictions. Army Liaison planes will be assigned to Maine Wing for orientation flights by Portland pilots. C A P meteorology and air navigation courses begin October 25 at Brunswick Armory taught by William Donnell. Grill contest Friday at Brunswick Armory pairs Cadets with Portland and Sanford cadets to determine drill eligibility.
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Maine
Douglas Field
Portland
C.A. P
Brunswick Armory
Edward Vose
Brunswick C. A. P
All Night Parking Ban Ordered by City Marshal
Deputy City Marshal Frank L. Moriarty orders all overnight parking on city streets halted from midnight to seven in the morning to aid the new automatic street sweeper. The ban extends to industrial, business, and residential areas. violators will face court summons. Public cooperation urged to aid gutter and catch basin cleaning citywide.
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Frank L. Moriarty
Highway Department
High Class Acts Booked For Show By Local Firemen
Arrangements completed for a public show staged by the B I W Fire Department on Thursday and Friday nights. Acts include George Gillette novelty instrumentalist Elaine St Claire dancer Harry Bolden The Colored Porter The Benjamin Sisters Hill Billy Shirley Lavallee Acrobat The Camerons Mystical Mystifiers Frank Madden comedian Anne Reid mistress of ceremonies. Tickets at Hallet's and Staples drug stores with special scenery by Max Cohen. Doors open 7 8 o'clock showtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.I.W. Corporation
George Gillette
Elaine St. Claire
Harry Bolden
The
Benjamin Sisters
Shirley Lavallee
Camerons
Frank Madden
Anne Reid
Hallet
Staples’ Drug Store
Hallet’s
Max Cohen
Department 19
Parker Head Scout and PTA Activities and Personal Items
Three Girl Scouts met with Miss Harmon and plans for the year were made with cocoa and sandwiches served. Five Brownies followed with a similar program. Sunday school attendance was 22 and church attendance hoped to improve. Numerous locals attended PTA meetings, new members joined, and a penny sale followed. Personal items note service members visiting, residents traveling, and school news including spelling matches and vacations at Bath Iron Works.
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Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
Leston Harrington
H. D. Mank
W. H. Wyman
Eugene Harrington
Bert Nisbet
Local notes from Cox's Head and Bath social happenings
Mrs Bernard Carlsson returns home after a week with sister Mrs George Stacy in Bath. Farm Bureau activities saw Mrs Stanton Dozois visiting Mrs McCarthy Leona Harmon and Miss Packard with Mrs Bert Nisbet Miss Jo Ann Nisbet and others. Della Morey moves to Parker Head to winter with brother J A Young. Laurence Thayer and wife back in Bath after a Canada vacation. Julia Dozais and Stanton Dozais visited Monroe Wilbur in Bath Memorial Hospital. Rocks hauled from Ed Thomas farm to build a sea wall at Gov Sewall’s Summer home at Small Point. Ed Thomas Bath and Arthur Stinson visited Mr and Mrs Eric Carlsson. Richard Dozois and Lloyd Lowell attended Scout meeting at Popham.
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Bernard Wyman
The
Sea Bees
Parker Head
Georgia Leach
Phippsburg Center
Turner McCarty
Alphonse Galarneau
Brunswick
Clifford Turner
USN
George Amberg
John Kreidler
Eleanor Bertrand
Bath
George Morong
Eugene Harrington
L. Forrest Wyman
Leroy Perkins
Walter Cushing
Winnegance
James Goullard
Carole Jean
Massachusetts
H. D. Mank
Leona Harmon
Earl Lowell
Ashdale
Bernard Carlsson
Dix Island
George Stacey
Stanton Dozois
McCarthy
Miss Harmon
Miss Packard
Farm Bureau
Bert Nisbet
Jo Ann Nisbet
Della Morey
J. A. Young
Laurence Thayer
Frank K. Wyman
Canada
Julia Dozais
Stanton Dozais
Monroe Wilbur
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ed Thomas
Gov. Sewall
Small Point
Needlework Guild aid list for garments in demand
The Needlework Guild reports a hearty response to its appeal with strong needs for garments. Requested items include boys shirts sized 10-12, girls dresses 8-12, underclothes in 10-12 and 8-12, sweaters buttoned front, sleeping outfits for 6-14, and stockings in multiple youth sizes.
Noon Hot Lunch Program Resumes with Nov 1 Start
The Office of Superintendent of Schools announces the noon hot lunch program will resume on November 1, with meals including hot dish vegetables fruit and milk. Transportation limits require meals to be taken to designated schools and eligibility rules limit access to bus children walking limits or working parent households.
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Office of Superintendent of Schools
War Foods Administration
O.D.T
Dike
Washington
Street
Weeks
Mitchell
Huse
Pearl Campbell
Birthday Party for Roger Skillings Jr. Marked Seventh
Roger Skillings Jr son of Mr and Mrs Roger Skillings of 1059 Washington Street celebrated his seventh birthday with a party Friday. Friends joined games including Donkey and various names. Halloween favors were handed out and refreshments served. Attendees included Carol Cummings Leilani Cahill Betsy Douglas Susan Bates and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Skillings, Jr
Roger Skillings
Washington Street
Peanut Kuht
Johnny White
Leolani Cahill
Jane Halterman
Billy Luke
Douglas Horne
Dillon Gillies
Betsy Douglas
Elizabeth Carey
Camilla Sewall
Carol Cummings
Leilani Cahill
Susan Bates
Martin Turpie
Paul Johnson
Gerry Parker
Bill White
John White
Patsy Morse
Donna
Barbara
Allan Stewart
Anne Shaw Day
Halloween Party by Bath Lodge Elks
The Bath lodge of Elks hosts its annual Halloween party for members and spouses at the club house on Lombard Street. Dancing starts at nine, buffet supper served, tickets from committee or at the clubhouse, attendees receive special favors. Waldo Marshall chairs, aided by Harry C. Stone and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Lombard Street
Waldo Marshall
Harry C. Stone
Walter McEman
John McCoe
W. Kenneth Poland
Brian M. Jewett
Jesse Allen
Albert McMann
Fred Sutherland
John Mullaney
Giant 7-foot hand tops Port Gibson Presbyterian steeple
A seven foot hand rises above the Presbyterian church in Port Gibson Mississippi pointing to the sky. Inside the church chandeliers hang from the steamboat Robert E Lee, creating a dramatic nautical themed interior.
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Presbyterian Church
Port Gibson
Miss
Robert E. Lee
Salad Pieces Bite Size Upkeep Advised
Guidance warns to keep salad pieces bite size and avoid long ribbons as they are awkward to handle and harder to eat, suggesting uniform chopping for easier use and presentation.
Popham Beach School Closed for State Teachers Meet
Popham school closed Wednesday noon due to the State Teachers Convention in Lewiston with Mrs Lillian Spencer to attend. Fort Popham remains open to the public while Fort Baldwin is closed with a no trespassing notice. Recent service letters from Popham men report postings in France and the Pacific and local residents gather for family visits and hospital transfers in Bath Portland and Augusta.
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Popham
Lewiston
Lillian Spencer
Bertha Newdick
Mary Newdick
Elizabeth Leonard
Merrill Oliver
Robert Small
Edmund Wallace
Charles Leonard
Ernest Oliver
Cary Wallace
Fort Popham
Fort Baldwin
Popham Beach
Walter Sprague
Herbert Sprague
Pacific
Fred Spinney
France
Irving Isaacson
Blanchard Crowley
Florida
Harry Pushard
Camp Edwards
Lyman Oliver
Bath Memorial Hospital
Joseph I. Smith
Portland Hospital
Willard Oliver
Dixie
Gayle
Elizabeth Oliver
George Oliver
Bath
Leverett Welch
Ernest Spinney
Peter A. Isaacson
Augusta
Moses Chandler
Alvin Pushared
Hary Pushard
Reading
Morse High Observes Annual Navy Day Program
Morse High School marked Navy Day with a special program opening to Anchors Aweigh and closing with the Star Spangled Banner. Commander Joel C. Ford, USN, to command the USS Frank Knox, spoke of his wartime service from Pearl Harbor to Pacific and North Africa campaigns. Guests included Robert Wagner, Bruce Wright, Herbert Belanger, and Malcolm Varney.
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Morse High School
Joel C. Ford
USN
Frank Knox
Radio Man
Robert Wagner
U.S. N
Destroyer Escort Service
Bruce Wright
Williams
Herbert Belanger
Malcolm Varney
Ford
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
North Africa
Sicilian
Salerno
Dromore Grangers Confer Degrees and Plan Events
Dromore Grange held an October meeting with first and second degrees worked for 17 candidates. A Halloween party followed. November 14 will see third and fourth degrees with a harvest supper at 6 30. Election Night dance set for November 7 from 9 p m to 2 a m with live updates. Old Timers dances may resume Fridays if popular, under Chester Clements.
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Dromore Grange
Ada Norris
Annie Malcolm
Aletha Campbell
Elfreda Perkins
Frances Williams
Clarence Spinney
Robert Metcalf
Ralph Trask
Chester Clements
Miss Grace Conant Aids Visit At Beacon Street Home
Miss Grace Conant of Livermore Falls is a guest at the home of her sister Mrs Arthur M Packard on Beacon Street.
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Grace Conant
Livermore Falls
Arthur M. Packard
Beacon Street
Deer hunting opens Saturday in six Maine counties
Maine opens deer hunting Saturday in Aroostook Penobscot Somerset Piscataquis Franklin and Oxford counties with others awaiting November 1. Last year six counties produced 24408 deer. conditions look favorable with abundant mast and good forage, though bears have eaten many safety signs.
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Maine
Aroostook
Penobscot
Somerset
Piscataquis
Franklin
Oxford
Inland Fisheries and Game
George J. Stobie
State of Maine Information Bureau
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
Maine Development Commission
State House
Augusta
Maine Publicity Bureau
St. John Street
Portland
Geese Return to Maine as Ducks Increase Not Peak Flight
Geese begin arriving in Maine while ducks become slightly more plentiful though the peak migratory flights have not yet reached the state. Officials note ongoing arrivals through the season with favorable conditions keeping waterfowl activity active.
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Maine
Campbell Fairbanks to Stage Sportsmen's Shows in Boston and New York
Albert Rau of the Campbell Fairbanks Company announced this year’s Sportsmen's Shows will be staged in Boston and New York. The events will be held at Mechanic's Building with dates in February.
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Albert Rau
Campbell Fairbanks Company
Boston
New York
Mechanic's Building
Maine Exhibit at Madison Square Garden Aims to Promote Hunting and Fishing
At Madison Square Garden in New York from February 18 to 25 Maine unveils a new exhibit highlighting hunting and fishing. The display aims to keep Maine in the public eye after the war, showing its opportunities while avoiding conflicts with war workers, and to encourage visiting sportsmen to explore the state’s aims and resources.
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Madson Square Garden
New York
Maine
Path Woman Hurt In Plane Crash Near Bragdon Road
Mrs Charlotte Lingley of 28 Drayton Road Scasboro was severely injured in a plane crash near Bragdon road Monday afternoon and taken to Maine General Hospital with a deep scalp laceration and severe abrasions. Her husband Ralph Lingley, the pilot, suffered facial cuts and bruises and was discharged after treatment.
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Bragdon Road
Scasboro
Charlotte Lingley
Drayton Road
Maine General Hospital
Ralph Lingley
Lingley
Lingleys
Plane incident near Scarboro referenced in report
The narrative notes the plane was badly damaged as it circled over Scarboro area during the accident. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Everett G. Lemont of High Street were visiting Manchester New Hampshire guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Herbert.
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Merly
Scarboro
Everett G. Lemont
High Street
Manchester
N. H
Ralph P. Herbert
Mrs. Frea S Curtis Moves Through Portland
Mrs. Frea S Curtis of Pleasant Street traveled to Portland on Tuesday morning. The short item notes her visit and implies local activity without detailing purpose or outcomes.
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Frea S. Curtis
Pleasant Street
Portland
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