Wiscasset Clubs Host Meetings and Community Events
The Wiscasset Woman's club held its bi monthly meeting at the Congregational vestry with a talk on Maine Authors by president Mrs Henry W Webb and a poetry reading. A reception for teachers and school officials followed. The organ society met at Mrs Minnie Y Bemis's home on Federal street Oct 17 to prep for a Christmas sale. A farewell banquet honored Mrs Virginia Blackman leaving Bath Navy Shipbuilding Office. Regional Maine Hospital Association banquet at The Ledges Inn Oct 18 featured speakers. Campaign chair Mrs Raymond B Sherman reported good War Fund drive progress and listed local solicitors. Pilgrim Fellowship elected officers at the Parsonage Oct 14 with weekly Friday meetings planned. The 38th Christmas Seal sale opening was postponed to Nov 27. Wiscasset Cemetery Association held its Oct 16 annual meeting electing officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Congregational Vestry
Henry W. Webb
Maine
Fred Webster
Sheepscot
Mary M. Marston
Josephine Foye
Laura Downey
Florence MacQueston
Organ Society of the Congregational Church
Minnie Y. Bemis
Mary Hobson
Federal Street
Hobson
Bemis
George W. Carleton
Mary Campbell
Ledges Inn
Main Street
Virginia Blackman
Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding Office
Bath
Sherman
May Sherman
Lillian Dow
Florence Safford
Florence McQueston
Marguerite Merry
Laura Carleton
Olive Dow
Louise Stickney
Marion Ingalls
Margaret Mac
Maine Public Health Association
Grace Pease
Local residents noted in wartime social items and military updates
The item lists dozens of local residents and guests visiting in Wollaston, Boston, and surrounding towns. It notes military assignments and honors including Marines and Army personnel such as Pfc Barnard Merry, Cpl. Benjamin L. Rines, Cpl. Ivan Rines, Pfc Parker Foye, and Ernest Colby with Purple Heart and Oak Leaf clusters. Also mentions university registrations and visitors at Elm Lodge and The Ledges Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice D. Taylor
Samuel J. Sewall
White
A. H. Lennox
Frances Sortwell
Daniel R. Sortwell
Samuel J. Sewell
Charles S. Sewall
Hattie A. Tarr
Edith L. Miller
Wollaston
Mass
Frank B. Adams
Adams
Federal Street
Mildred Holbrook
Main Street
Boston
Winchester
Grace L. Knight
Beverley
Groveland
Park B. Stinson
Augusta
Wiscasset
Roy R. Marston
John B. Downey
Vermont
Lee Street
University of Maine
Barbara E. Sullivan
Anna May Berry
Jean L. Gowdey
Margaret A. Gowdey
Charles Cowley
G. W. Boynton
Harry Bradford
Portland
George W. Carleton
Mary Griffith
Fairhaven
William H. Burton
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Charles Barnes
Carlisle Macurda
Charles L. Macurda
Carlisle
U. S
Emma Wilder
Rochester
N. Y
George Haushakter
Elm Lodge
High Street
Howard Clapp
Nelson
Archie L. Rines
Gardiners Road
Cherry Isle
N. C
Ivan Rines
Maxwell Field
Ala
Pleasant Street
Parker Foye
Bougainville
Fort Devens
Foye
Pfc
Ernest Colby
Frank H. Colby
France
Doc Mitchell Recovers After Night Out at State Series Game
Doc Mitchell treated his patients as he arranged care and left town to attend a State series game. He recalled having the time of his life, saying the brief escape did him a world of good and helped recharge for his duties.
Wiscasset Gazette notices and local updates
The Wiscasset Gazette announces mid month distribution and asks residents with changed addresses or nonreceipts to contact Mrs. Raymond Sherman. Reports cover social committee updates, college visits, a Marine General hospital patient’s recovery, and movements of residents between towns. Lincoln county clothing donations for British War Relief total near three tons, with drives led by Miss Frances Sortwell. Movie night at Wis casset armory and Red Men’s hall sponsored by the local military committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Raymond Sherman
Barbara Sullivan
University of Maine
Betty Burton
Russell Sage College
Troy
N. Y
William Burton
Frank Burton
New London
Maine Teachers Association
Clarence A. Richards
Damariscotta
Richards
Granville Moulton
South Portland
John C. Fischer
Main Street
Lincoln County
British War Relief Society
New York
Frances A. Sortwell
Wiscasset Armory
Red Men's Hall
Clarence Blagdon
Federal Street
Murphy Hospital
Portland
Registration Board Reports Many Registering in Bath
Bath voters flock to register for the presidential election on Tuesday November 7 with the local board reporting nearly 100 registrations on opening day and continued activity through the week. Most registrants also favored party enrollment, as officials note divisions between parties while urging all citizens to register before closing time Tuesday at nine. The Bath board operates daily 9 am to 1 pm 3 pm to 5 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm except Sundays.
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Bath Board of Registration
Portland
Board of Registration
Post-nuptial Shower for Mrs H Everett Cooke
A Tuesday evening post-nuptial shower honored Mrs H Everett Cooke nee Mary E Gallant hosted by Mrs Theodore S Thibodeau at 24 Marshall Street. Guests listed include Mrs Edward Rinalducci Mrs Arthur Hall Mrs Norman Adams and others. gifts for the couple were opened at Pine Street. The Republican City Committee meets Wednesday at City Hall Auditorium for a Dewey life film and campaign discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Everett Cooke
Mary E Gallant
Theodore S. Thibodeau
Marshall Street
Pine Street
Edward Rinalducci
Arthur Hall
Norman Adams
Raymond Sawyer
Charles A. Coombs, Jr
Clyde Shaw
Ruth
Republican City Committee
City Hall Auditorium
Thomas E. Dewey
West Bath Community News of Friends and School Life
West Bath residents and pupils held a Friday afternoon gathering as teacher Mrs. Helen Durant wrapped up her duties with a party and refreshments. Services Sunday at West Bath church close the season after last week's lay-led Wesley Church service. Community groups met for Red Cross sewing at the grange hall with many locals volunteering. Allan MacAllister, USMC, attended a party at the Stover home. birthday celebrations followed for several local youths. Families plan travel and visits, with numerous listings of residents visiting relatives or hosting guests across Bath and nearby towns. Flight Officer Henry Donnell resumes pilot duties in Memphis after duty at H. B. William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield School
Helen Durant
Wilbur Hagan
Charles Doyie
Courtney Stover
S. M. Pendleton
Herbert White
Harry Peterson
Earle Donnell
Fred Bubier
E. W. Haggett
Henry Boudreau
Annie Towle
Llewellyn Rogers
F. W. Larrabee
J. B. Cooke
Allan MacAllister
Marilyn and
Patty Booker
Betty Weeks
Mary Deehan
Vivian White
Clair Martin
Alan MacAllister
Billy Ketchum
Billy Bailey
Donald Weeks
Frank Donnell
Sidney Pendleton
Charlie Burgess
Charlie
Louise Burgess
Randall
Bobby Merry
Leslie
Leora Dyer
Warren
Rose
Babbidge
Sidney
Dana
Beverley
Neal
Jean Pendleton
Melford Pernam
Florida
R. F. Treater
Elwood
Archibald McCoy
Greenwood
Mass
Flushing
N. Y
New Hampshire
Joseph Robinson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Florence Hogan
Leroy M. Oxton
David L. Wilson
Bath
West Bath
Warren Babbidge
Fred Dodge
Islesboro
Pratt Diagnostic Clinic
Boston
I. Trufant
Brunswick
Joseph Stetson, Jr
G. C. Smith
John Perkins
Hardings
Lindell Chadbourne
Percy Ho
Howard Carlton
George Stafford
Velda Paige
Arrowsie
Sylvia Campbell
North Bath
Carol Carlton
Chester Kelsea
Georgetown
Beryl Hallet
Woolwich
Ed Murphy
Dresden
Gertrude Greenleaf
Maynard Carlton
Fort Knox
Edward Footer
Bazin Lemont
USMC
Donald MacAllister
Portland
Allan
Camp Lejuene
N.C
John Larrabee
Henry P. Donnell
Memphis
Tenn
Air Transport Command
H. B. William
W.T. 2/c
Usn
F. W. Deehan
Donald Boyce
William Bailey
Josephine Allen
Bath Lionesses Meet Thursday at Sedgwick
Bath Lionesses gathered at Sedgwick for a chicken dinner with strong turnout and a new member Mrs. Cecil Roland plus guests Mrs. Frank Fortier and Mrs. Sherwood Frances. They heard reports on a Christmas package to Lt. Isabel King in England and donated to the Needlework Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lionesses
Sedgwick
Cecil Roland
Frank Fortier
Sherwood Frances
Albert Noyes
Arthur Pratt
Isabel King
U.S. A.N.C
England
Needlework Guild
Howard Steen
Arthur W. Hall
Roscoe H. Shaw
Richard Hersom
Clinton Owen
Joseph Marchetti
Herbert Cavanaugh
George Fitzgerald
L. H. Jaffee
Lionesses
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Edward D. True, Jr
Alex MacDonald
Arthur Bowker
E. H. Robinson
Fred Tarbox
Wendell B. Heal
Henry Trowbridge
Ivan A. Trueworthy
William A. Fradkin
Edwin Andrews
Harold Avery
Harold Corliss
Leonard Atherbee
Pupils Rewarded for Buying War Bonds at Rally
Mrs. Lydia Hall Berry, director of Schools at War and the Maine War Finance committee, spoke at a War Bond rally in the Huse school auditorium on Friday. She awarded Walt Disney citations to pupils who bought bonds this year, listing students including Barbara Greene, David Thibeault, Richard Jackson, Mary Burgess, Marie Hart, Charles Odell, Marilyn Longley, Joyce Ryan, Irene Ferris, Harvey Hartleb, Hugh Madden, Lillian Saunders, Joan Longley, Carol Ann Boudreau, Carol Davenport, Judith Connor, Gerry McCormick, Rachelle Perreault, Diane Longley, Dorothy Hart, Courtney Prentis, Patti Hayes, Richard Durgan, Barbara Ireland, Patricia Boucher, Roberta Morse, Sandra Daley, Barbara Parks, Dana Sutherland, John Hartleb, and Maurice Cavellia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Hall Berry
Maine War Finance Committee
Huse
Berry
Walt Disney
Barbara Greene
David Thibeault
Richard Jackson
Mary Burgess
Marie Hart
Charles Odell
Marilyn Longley
Joyce Ryan
Irene Ferris
Harvey Hartleb
Hugh Madden
Lillian Saunders
Joan Longley
Carol Ann Boudreau
Carol Davenport
Judith Connor
Gerry McCormick
Rachelle Perreault
Diane Longley
Dorothy Hart
Courtney Prentis
Patti Hayes
Richard Durgan
Barbara Ireland
Patricia Boucher
Roberta Morse
Sandra Daley
Barbara Parks
Dana Sutherland
John Hartleb
Maurice Cavellia
Morse High Pupils Salute MacArthur Landing Assembly
Morse high school held a special assembly to celebrate Gen. MacArthur's Philippines landing. Rev Charles B Oliver opened with a prayer as students sang America led by Miss Millicent Hecht. Lieut Ruth King spoke on her seven voyages aboard the hospital ship Thistle. Flight Officer Edward Cohen, Morse class of 1938, praised the Ninth Army Air Force. National Anthem followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Morse High School
Charles B. ‘Oliver
Wesley Church
America
Millicent Hecht
Ruth King
U. S
Thistle
Edward Cohen
Ninth Army Air Force
Hecht
Surprise Miscellaneous Shower for Miss Corliss
A Friday evening shower was held at 183 North Street for Miss J yndall Corliss honoring her upcoming marriage to Corp Kenneth A Moffit USMC. Guests included Amy Hovey Verna Southern Mrs Harold Boutin Harriet Mary Furber Mrs Clifton Moody Eleanor Grainger Lillian Witham Marion Geraldine Corliss Barbara King Jane Baker. refreshments served and gifts given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.yndall Corliss
North Street
Corp
Kenneth A. Moffit
Miss Corliss
Amy Hovey
Verna Southern
Harold Boutin
Harriet
Mary Furber
Clifton Moody
Eleanor Grainger
Lillian Witham
Marion
Geraldine Corliss
Barbara King
Jane Baker
Rags Needed for War Manufacturing Use
Rags are required for blueprint paper production and for roofing of military buildings with asphalt, supporting wartime construction and equipment needs.
Woolwich Church Services and Community Notes
Woolwich First Baptist in Woolwich Center holds 10 a.m. service with Mrs. J. M. Gowdey presenting Two Maids of Israel. evening service at 7 30 with Pauls Second Letter to Thessalonians. B Y F meets at 6 45. Montsweag Baptist at 11 30 a.m. with same speaker. Mrs Gowdey to entertain Willing Workers next Tuesday. Schools closed Wednesday noon through Monday for Teachers Convention in Lewiston. Visitors include Mrs Norman Catharin, Mrs Charles Day, Mrs Mina Tidd. Local residents travel and attend events. Hepzibah Reed hospitalized for tonsil removal. chaplains Gowdey stationed at Camp Dix. 4-H prizes awarded to William Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
J. M. Gowdey
Israel
Church School
Paul
Thessalonians
Woolwich
Wiscasset Baptist Church
Montsweag
Lewiston
Norman Catharin
Medford
Mass
Charles Day
Portland
Mina Tidd
Rochester
N. H
Costello Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Fred Rice
Byron
Morse High School
Hepzibah Reed
Carlton Day Reed
Bath Memorial Hospital
4-H
Day’s Ferry School
William Moore
William
Clarence Baker
Annual Indoor Fair of West Bath Grange Proves Great Success
West Bath Grange held its annual indoor fair on Friday with over 430 dollars in proceeds from a one night event. More than 200 attended the harvest supper directed by Mrs. Aruth Le Mont, Mrs. Martha Crocker, and Mrs. Courtney, while booths offered a fine array of items and brisk sales. Prizes went to Fred Rose, Mrs. Gertrude Trott, Mrs. Mabel Tibbetts, Mrs. Marriner, Mrs. Forest Putnam, and Arthur Williams. The baby show, directed by Mrs. George Kelsey, yielded successful results for local children. An evening night club program, directed by Mrs. John Sylvester, featured guests Mrs. Ruth Higgins, Norma Pye, and Faye Pye, with dancing and performances by local families. dancing followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Arthur Lemont
Martha Crocker
Courtney
Booth
Fred Rose
Gertrude Trott
Woolwich
Mabel Tibbetts
Marriner
Richmond
Forest Putnam
Chester Roberts
Arthur Williams
Topsham
George Kelsey
Merchants of Bath
Tolanda Jenks
Sharon Ann Wing
Arline
Donald Wharff
Donna Lee Nicoll
Bird Eugene Chamberland
Sherideth Waters
Ruth Ellen Hunter
John Sylvester
William Small
Carlton Andrews
Arthur Wing
Morton Young
Harold Miller
Francis Deehan
Fred Pecci
Betty Weeks
Frank Donnell
Alfred Neal
Reginald Farnum
Ruth Higgins
East Brunswick
Norma Pye
Faye Pye
Andrews
Special Grange Meeting at Topsham Grange
A special meeting is held at Topsham Grange on Monday with the National Lecturer as principal speaker. All past and present lecturers are urged to attend, and the event is open to all Granges in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Grange
Caesar's Calendar Reform by Julius Caesar
A 12 month calendar was arranged by Julius Caesar, adjusting year length and monthly structure. The reform aimed to stabilize timekeeping and align civil life with seasonal cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Julius Caesar
Arrowsic Residence Damaged By Fire Friday Fore noon
A Friday forenoon fire in a three room story and a half Arrowsic house caused upper floor damage. Frank Arsenault owner, no insurance. Walter Jenkins aided by Bath firefighters and locals saved furniture while three beds burned. Fire started upstairs from unknown causes. Mrs Arsenault was away at a relative’s. Fire department crew: Frates Pecoi Hinds Lewis. Nearby workers Neil Wilson and John Butler helped move furniture later stored by Acme Supply Co. in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsic
Frank Arsenault
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
Bath Fire Department
Walter C. Jenkins
Acme Supply Co
Richard Frates
Arsenault
John Malcolm
Phippsburg Center
Neil Wilson
John Butler
Stalled Auto Hit At Railroad Crossing
A freight train on the Maine Central Rail Road struck a stalled auto on Water Street crossing in Rockland as gates lowered. The car was crushed but the occupants escaped injury, though shaken. a tragedy was narrowly avoided if the train had been moving at full yard speed toward the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Water Street
Maine Central Railroad
Past Ladies Meet Monday Evening at West Bath
Past Ladies of Myrtle lodge held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Warren Davis in West Bath Monday evening with 16 members present. Mrs. Walter Kingsbury served as co hostess. They voted to send cards to ill members, then enjoyed social time and Halloween decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
Warren Davis
West Bath
Walter Kingsbury
Davis
Emma Daley
Rose Street
Arrowsic Bridge Closure Delays Traffic and Hunters Rebound
The Arrowsic bridge shut for hours when a large truck's rear wheels fell through planking. Cars queued for repairs as river gunners stranded down river returned home reporting poor hunting conditions and reduced gunning success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsic
Food Supplies On Battleship At Sea
A United States battleship with a crew of 2000 plans to be at sea for 30 days. The ship carries 9 percent tons of canned and frozen vegetables in its kitchen cupboard to sustain the crew during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bay Point Marriage Report Highlights Local Gala
Announcements note the marriage of Elizabeth Barkley to Lieut Stewart Dalrymple USNR on a Wednesday in October 1944 at the Presbyterian church in Galveston Texas. Attending officers were eight naval spouses, with Mrs Barkley and Mrs Dalrymple witnessing. The couple will reside in Galveston and Dalrymple is a grandson of Mrs E J Stewart and locally known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Barkley
Gladys Barkley Sibley
Stewart Willard Dalrymie
USNR
Galveston
Texas
Sibley
Philip Dalrymple
Dalrymple
E. J
West Bath Grangers Hear Report on Fair
West Bath Grange met Monday evening with 53 members and four visitors present. Reports of the Fair were heard and refreshments were served by Mrs Annie Lemont. following the program there was dancing. Esther Andrews played piano solos, a spelling bee engaged all, and the group discussed whether farmers should work individually or cooperatively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Bertha Ward
Past Noble Grands Meeting Announces Halloween Dinner
The Past Noble Grands club met with Mrs. John E Atwood on Winship Street Thursday for a Halloween themed chicken salad supper at 6 30. Co hosts were Mrs. Rose Jean and Mrs. Charles Helah. After a brief business session three contract tables were played. Mrs. John Gillespie won first prize and Mrs. Ralph Mank won second. November meeting hosts listed as Mrs. Horace Ward Mrs. Frank Farrin and Mrs. John Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Club
John E. Atwood
Winship Street
Rose Jean
Charles Helah
John Gillespie
Ralph Mank
Horace Ward
Frank Farrin
Service in Arrowsic Aims to Start Weekly Church
Rev. Charles L. Kinney will lead a service in the Arrowsic school building Sunday at 2 30 p m. He notes strong local interest and hopes to hold weekly services through the winter if supported. All denominations invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Kinney
Arrowsic
Kinney
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