King Retracts Plea and Charges Another with Forging Check
King, 21, who pled guilty to forgery and was on probation, confesses Hodgkins alias Walsh forged an $18 check used at Ham's Cigar store. Hodgkins and Fallon were arrested. Fallon tied to a car theft. Officials say King faces perjury charges if Hodgkins is convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinal H. King
Albert Beliveau
Gordon R. Hodgkins
Jimmy Walsh
Bath
Ham
Center Street
Hodgkins
Alias Walsh
James Fallon
Boston
James DeCapua
Ronald Smith
Washington Street
Fallon
Butler
Joseph A. Butler
Joseph D. Pennell
John W. Gilmore
King
State Road
Boothbay
Wiscasset
Damariscotta
Boothbay Harbor
Hodgkins and
Vine Street
Winter Street
Lon
Brunswick
Framed Certificate Voted Morse High School by W C T U
Safety First was the topic at a W C T U meeting in the Church of the Nazarene. Morse High School received a framed certificate of recognition for presenting the motion picture The Beneficient Reprobate and a year’s subscription to Star in the East in memory of editor Gertrude Stevens Leavitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. T.U
Church of the Nazarene
Morse High School
Star In the East
Gertrude Stevens Leavitt
Lois Palmer
Nelle Brown
Scientific Temperance
Lillian Mayo
Temperance
Omah Snipe
Maude Russell
Flower Missions
Minnie French
Mary Sim
Evangelical
Moss Alina Reid
Motion Pictures
Mabel Paquet
Lizzie Chaney
Loyal Temptance Legion and Youth's Temperance Council
Alice M. Douglas
Peace and Mercy
Marjorie Stover
Myra Kelly
Pravs
Wyte
Nella Stover
Press
Nethie Brown
Jesus
Milens
Carrie Trott
Mary Pratt
Lady Hildegarde
Elva Libby
Wise Owl Troop Plans Halloween Party
Wise Owl Troop No 3 Girl Scouts met Tuesday of last week. Committees were named for an Halloween party set for Nov 1 with Shirley Parshley June Sullivan Linna Marie Purdue Mary Morse on refreshments Patricia Webster Kathleen Harkins Ruth Cogan entertainment Mary Webb Elizabeth Moulton Frances Flaherty Gertrude Dole decorations Helen Gallagher Jane Colley Virginia Gallagher Elizabeth Cushing cleanup. Party runs seven to nine o clock. The meeting opened with a secretary report read and clues, songs and games. A Good Night Circle closed with The Golden Sun and taps. Sherman Clark of Portland visited while his father Allen Clark, on upper Washington street, was a weekend caller.
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Wise Owl Troop
Shirley Parshley
June Sullivan
Linna Marie Purdue
Mary Morse
Patricia Webster
Kathleen Harkins
Ruth Cogan
Mary Webb
Elizabeth Moulton
Frances Flaherty
Gertrude Dole
Helen Gallagher
Jane Colley
Virginia Gallagher
Elizabeth Cushing
Birds Found Around Here And Birds To Look For This Winter
Cosmopolitan Garden club members discussed local birds at a Monday meeting led by Mrs. Carl Y Kennedy. Miss Jane S Murphy and Miss Margaret Adams presented a chart on species and habits while Mrs. William L Skelton described feeding methods using seeds and suet alternatives. A bird list was read and members urged to report sightings to verify winter variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Y. Kennedy
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Jane S. Murphy
Margaret Adams
William L. Skelton
Mrs. Skelton
Miss Adams
Garden Club
Good Will Club Hosts Successful Woolwich Supper Bridge
Despite bad weather the Good Will club of Woolwich held a successful supper bridge in Sebenon hall on Monday night serving about 50 people. Winners included Mrs. Maurice B. Shea for women and Elbridge R. Rice for men in bridge. consolation prizes went to Mrs. Samuel Frink and Archie M. Wishart. Whist top score went to Mrs. Arthur Orr with consolation for Mrs. James Nostall. Hall decorations featured Halloween lanterns and favors. Supper offered lobster salad tomatoes potato chips hot rolls cake and coffee. Mrs. Arthur Orr chaired assisted by Mrs. Nelson R. Rice and Mrs. George B. Farnham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Woolwich
Sebenon Hall
Maurice B. Shea
Elbridge R. Rice
Samuel Frink
Richmond
Mass
Archie M. Wishart
Arthur Orr
James Nostall
Nelson R. Rice
George B. Farnham
Peat Bog Development Powers Washington County Industry
Washington County advances a 2000 acre peat bog project in Dubois for cattle litter garden use and farm supply. A narrow gauge railroad with 12 cars runs on a 2.5 mile track. Drains connect with streams. a six story plant will process grey peat into three sizes for bale shipment. The project expects 150 year round workers and aims to compete with European peat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Dubois
Europe
Real Fall All-Wool Coats and Hunting Gear Sale
All-wool overcoats and topcoats priced from 15 to 22.50 along with water repellent hunting coats breeches and shirts. Wool sweaters jackets pants and waterproof outerwear offered in multiple colors and sizes with entry prices near one to five dollars for select items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P
Melton
Hockmeyer
Bowdoinham Community Notes and Local Events
Bowdoinham residents hosted a kitchen shower for Maurice Libby and his bride with music and gifts. Update on visitors, church group activities, school convention, bridge parties, a housewarming, and local arrivals. A Brunswick driver in a fatal accident case faced manslaughter charges with bail set at 1000 dollars.
Wedding reception in Bowdoinham on Post Road
Mr and Mrs Libby of Litchfield celebrated their recent marriage with a wedding reception at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Mulay. Guests enjoyed refreshments music and games. A large bull moose was seen near Chester Hobart and James Cornish's cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby
Eleanor Webber
Litchfield
Ernest Mulay
Chester Hobart
James Cornish
R. Cook
Brunswick
George Ackley
Ernest Millay
Topsham Fair
Edmund Hobart
Princeton
Hobart
Che
South Portland
Annie Cobb
Harry Puringston
Maine
Social Weekend Visits Across Coastal Maine
WESTPORT and nearby towns witness a flurry of weekend visits as residents host relatives and friends from Milton, Belmont, Brookline, Bath, Arlington and New Rochelle. Notable events include a birth announced in Damariscotta Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Richardson
Earl Richardson
Hopedale
Mass
Eva McFarland
Woolwich
Lizzie Cromwell
Margaret Webber
Maud Webber
Blanche Dickson
Birch Point
Wiscasset
Fred H. Robinson
Arlington
Smoky Hollow
Edgar Perkins
Robert Burnham
Brookline
Ralph Jewett
Esther Hanley
Belmont
Gordon Harvie
Son Stuart
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mrs. Harvie
Shirley Harvie
Howard Pinkham
Dover
N. H
Paul Bailey
Mr. Hammond
Mt. Vernon
Edwin Cromwell
Boothbay Harbor
Lawrence Colby
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Missionary Society Monthly Meeting Report
Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street church held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Merton A. Wright's home on 270 High street. Mrs. Wilfred W. Chaney reported on the Freeport gathering. Mr. and Mrs. John Buyse in Uganda and Kenya Colony were discussed. White Cross work this month focused on hospital supplies. next White Cross meet will be in the small vestry and the next business meeting set for Nov. 18 at Mrs. John H. Hunt's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of
Bath to observe annual Navy Day
Bath plans Navy Day events featuring talks by Bath Iron Works executives and naval officers from October 15 to October 21. A parade from American Legion headquarters proceeds to the high school with Marine units, National Guard, and veterans in formation.
Rates for Insertion Policy Listed in Classified Notice
A historical classified snippet states pricing for first insertion at 35 cents and each additional insertion at 20 cents. It also requires copy to reach the office by noon on Wednesdays.
Property sale notice in Bath sells farm city share
Classified notice invites listing or calling Pred B Reed with manager Stanley E Wallace at 93 Front Street Bath. Contact Tel 514-W for Bare sell farm and city share property details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Reed
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Contingents and Honors At Maine Military Event
Naval contingent led by Commander T DeWitt Carr and Army units under Commander Elver Stickney joined veterans associations including Col. Frank E Lowe and Major Le Roy P Smith. A guard of honor for General Hanson and a raffles feature the Marine Band with buglers from Battery H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. DeWitt Carr
U. S.N
Army
Elver A. Stickney
240Th Co
C. A
American Legion
Department of Maine
Frank E. Lowe
Portland
U.S. A
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Leroy P. Smith
Togus
Frank A. Vennett
Rifle Co
Dromore Grangers Observe Halloween
Following a regular meeting of Dromore Grange Tuesday evening in the hall a Halloween costume party was held. Mrs Aletha Campbell chairwoman assisted by Mrs Velma Young and Mrs Annie Mal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Aletha Campbell
Velma Young
Annie Mal
Halloween Costume Contest and Dance at Local Hall
Alfred Mason won the most original costume followed by Maurice Pushard for the best hideous costume and George Young for the most amusing. Five cent fines were imposed on those without costumes. A grand march led to a dining room with autumn decor and a spread of sandwiches doughnuts cheese pumpkin pie and Halloween candies. The room featured pumpkins squash apples carrots beets endive red peppers grapes and tiny red cabbages with potato centers holding black and orange candles. Each guest found a MacIntosh red apple novelty with orange and black marshmallow faces at their place. Card games and Halloween stunts filled the evening as Miss Lynette Caverly directed the entertainment plus piano violin and guitar performances. Fifty attendees and six visitors were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Mason
Maurice Pushard
George Young
Lynette Caverly
Miss Caverly
Richard Young, Jr
Stella Jewett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter’s, Inc
Pacers
Priscilla
Xtra
Superior Court
Fal
Montsweag Farm
W.C-1
Sherman Clark
Allen Clark
Upper
Max Katz
Elm Street
Bowdoinham
Charles Hackett
Millay
Maurice Libby
Georgie Fides
Norman Small
Melrose
Frank Siegars
Milton Baker
Kenneth Gilpatrick
Harold Millay
University of Maine
Horace Millay
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Miss Pearl Raymond
Miss Raymond
Bangor
Winfred Pierce
Texas
Loretta Hodgdon
South Freeport
I. M. Fowle
Maurice Ware
Bowdoin Road
Barbara Ware
Emma Ferguson
Cumberland County Grange
City Hall
Harry Crockett
David
Malden
Mary Lilly
Bay Road
George Millay
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mary Killy
George Cutler
A. S. MacDougal
Ethel Willis
Nellie Cornish
Margaret Gile
J. Hall Denham
Merrill Jose
Walter Hutchins
Florence Jensen
Ella Purington
Gladys Raymond
Helen Bitt
Elmer Powers
William Willis
Willis
William Rogge
Avery Fides
Fides
Charles Browne
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lena Patten
James Brown
Jessie Cromwell
Auburn
James Dunlap, Jr
William Sawyer
Bates College
Lewiston
J. A. Dunlap
Lottie Cobb
Georgie Berry
Charles
Tina Foster
Brownville
Florida
John Kendrick
Samuel Rounds
Lillian Elliott
W. D. Foster
Raymond Rendall
Alfred
R. A Dickinson
Ethel Forbes
Wyandotte
Mich
Harold Cheney
Maxwell Kendall
A.S Maxwell
Alice Whittier
Ella Nash
Jamey Mervill
Bert A. Cowan
Marjorie Morrell
Brunswick-Augusta
James H. Ames
Bowdeinham
Sagadohe
Bowdoinham Post Road
Unn Rich
Medford
Milan Street
Westport
John Buyse
Uganda
Africa
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath Iron Works Corp
Archibald M. Main
Roger F. McCall
Joseph O. Purdue
Marine Band
Marine Fleet Reserve Headquarters Co
Marine Rifle Co
Harry B. Briggs
Ernest George, Jr
Marine Seaplane Squadron
Robert St. Jock
Fleet Naval Reserve Battalion
William S. Blair
Washington and
Oak Streets
Naval
National Guard
Boy Scout
Battery H
240Th C. A
Hanson
Washington, Center
Middle
Oak
High Streets
J. W. Hanson
Adjutant General of
Stetson
A. D. Stetson & Son
Axminster
White Cross
New England
Red Cross
Dromore Grangers
Opera House
Dionne
Jane Bryan
Roland Reagan
Bruce Cabot
Beverly Roberts
Tenth Avenue
Fannie Hurst
Kay Francis
Pat O’brien
Bob Baker
Footlaw Express
Fay Wray
King Kong
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
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