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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1940

Page

4

Medford Lays Keel at Kelley Spear Yard in Bath

A four masted schooner Medford, built by Kelley Spear & Co. for J. S. Emery & Co. of Boston, slid from the ways in Bath on Aug 28 1900 under Capt. F. A. Leland. The vessel measures 190 feet keel, 40 foot beam, 23 foot depth with Oregon pine masts, and features a hackmatack bottom.

Kelley, Spear & Co Medford Kennebec Calumet Kelley, Spear Co J. 8, Emery & Co Boston F. A. Leland Barkentine Hancock

Tea at The Dunes Honors Wallingford Guests

Mrs William D Sewall hosted a Thursday afternoon tea from four to six at The Dunes for Rev and Mrs George St John of Wallingford Connecticut. St John is headmaster of Choate School. Mr and Mrs Edward Curtis held a barbecue lunch Thursday noon before the harbor races.

William D. Sewall the Dunes George St. John Wallingford

Phippsburg Center News Briefs Highlight Local Visits

Tour notes from Phippsburg area guests include Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Thurber and daughter Virginia visiting Mrs. L. N. Thistle in Lebanon New Hampshire. Cedric Moore returns to Portland after visiting Rico Zorrilla. Mary L. Putney of Lebanon leaves for Presque Isle to visit daughter Mrs. John W. Currie Jr. with grandson Rico Zorrilla. Lorenzo J. Collins and daughter Rita return to 58 North Street after a 10 day stay at Stella Maris Convent School Biddeford Pool. Rita resumes third year at the school this week.

Leon W. Thurber Virginia Lebanon N. H L. N. Thistle Cedric Moore Portland Rico Zorrilla Mary L. Putney Thistle Presque Isle John W. Currie, Jr Lorenzo J. Collins Miss Rita North Street Stella Maris Convent Biddeford Pool Madelaine Collins Rita

Phippsburg School Year Opens With Community Notices

Phippsburg schools begin September 9 for a 15 week term with Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses and a few holidays observed. The Winter and Spring terms are pending board decisions. Several local schools and teachers are listed along with notes on a historic town house and church activities from 1940, including a Religious Education committee meeting and community items from residents and visitors.

Phippsburg Topsham Fair Board of Education Small Point Elizabeth B. Brooks Ashdale Claude H. Brooks Popham Lillian Spencer West Point Nellie G. Davis the Center Susie E., Barbour Winnegance Ruth C. Trueworthy Sebasco Gertrude Hardy Celeste Wallace Parker Head Gertrude E. Wyman

Popham Beach Notes on Hurricane Visitors and Local Life

Nearby harbor fans watched the storm as Coast Guard crews stood by and fishermen and residents observed the surf. The week featured social visits, long-distance travels, bridge gatherings, and a local art show by Karl Hentz, with many staying at cottages in Popham and nearby towns.

Death of Chester M Emery at 71 in Kittty Point

Chester M Emery aged 71 died August 28 at his Kit tery Point home. His widow Elizabeth Williams Emery survives. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at the Kit tery Point Congregational church. Surviving family includes two daughters Mrs Fred Draper and Mrs Charles Woodworth a son Milton W Emery two sisters Mrs Fred Dorr and Mrs Hugh Boyer and four brothers Joseph E N Ellery Willard H and Millard G Emery. Miss Shirley Moore daughter of Mrs Wellington A Moore of Weeks street concluded her duties as secretary in a Portland insurance office and will marry Bart O Donnell in September after a three week visit with her mother.

Lynette Caverly Horace Holton Miss Robie Camp Manitou Frank Scott Popham Beach Earl Lowell Parker Head William Gilman Small Point Nathan E. Cushman Sebiaco Berkeley Calif J. O. Wyman Pauline Wyman Wyman Margaret Walker Cadillac Mountain Arcadia National Park C. F. Tarbox East Braintree Mass Lillian Stanley Dorchester Willard Blair General Council of Congregational Churches Pueblos New Mexico Utah Yellowstone National Park Great Salt Lake Allie” Rollins Clarence Blair Eleanor Tarbox South Braintree Blair Myrtle Seavey Newagen Inn Durin Squirrel Point Light Frances Robie Newton Center George W. Larrabee Dromore Robie Andover Newton Theological School University of New Hampshire Addison Panton Congregational Young People’s Camp Eleanor Brown Bath Memorial Hospital Albert Campbell Kittery Seavey George Cutting Foxboro Raymond Campbell Richard Young George Ingalls Loring Darling Ingalls Orville Rogers William George Rogers Ardele Jean Hunt York Beach A. F. Williams William D. Rich Woolwich Center Rich Marilla Williams Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn N. Y Jay Daley Juanita Seavey Chapman House Quanquit Squirrel Point A. C. Nickerson Elms Malden Nickersons Parker William B. Perry Doris Coast Guard Popham John Wollett Wakefield Rifle Range Robert Chamberland John Janvrin Louis Gayton Popham Beach Association Vernon Mattson Alford Graham Robert Cody Stanley Hyde Moses Chandler Karl Hentz Long Island Rolalot Mr. Hentz Labor Day Richard Sprague Erlon Beal Robert Barlow John Perkins Waterhouse John Beebe Frank L. Staples Lissa Dearborn State Military and Naval Children’s Home Fort Popham Coast Guard Station Nancy Rounds Auburn Barbara Rounds New York City Tobe-Coburn School Charles J. Donnell Jane Barbara Mary Ellanor Donnell Bath Kalamazoo Mich Barbara Donnell Katherine Gibbs Boston Mary Ellanor Smith College Northampton Rolfe Marsh East Orange N. J Priscilla Gretchen John Jr Wakefield Bradford Junior College Marcus Beebe Mark Wheeler Beebe Cottage Owen Smith Springfield Donnell Mattson Nils Mattson Newton Centre Samuel Cousins Newtonville Fred Waterhouse Stonehouse Peter Isaacsons Julius Gottlieb Leonard Burton Hall Lewiston Henry Leonard Kenneth Charles Betty Rockport Francis Hill Manchester N. H Bessie Stiff Martha de Baun Buchanan Ann Cody Milton William Hill Robert William Robinson Naugatuck Conn William Jr Dummer Academy Charles Hathaway Cambridge Herbert Sprague Ports Bruce H. M. White Topsham D. T. Percy Houghton McLellan William Shaw Henry Campbell Alexander Campbell Crawford Campbell Segeberg Herbert Kellaway Ida Gayle McGown Stevens College Columbia Nashville Tenn Joan David Outremont Canada Wellesley College Lester Oliver Spruceville Charles Morse David Holmes Marblehead William Trott Beth and Elsie Marshall Steven Seth Snipe Phoebe Chadsey John Mitchell Mitchell Cottage A. E. Williams Compton Marsh Glen Rock George Nicholas Chestnut Hill Penn Wesley Hyde Boothbay Harbor Sam Ward Doris Phillips Betty Dexter Vinton Beal June Marilyn Chelsea Freeman Beal Wendell White Caroline Harris Walter McNally Brighton Frank Pfeiffer Worcester Franklin Brown Frank Busteed Ledgewood Hartford, Conn Busteed Chester M. Emery Kittery Point Elizabeth Williams Emery Congregational Church Fred Draper Charles Woodworth Milton W. Emery Fred Dorr Hugh Boyer Joseph E., N. Ellery Willard H Millard G. Emery Shirley Moore Wellington A. Moore Weeks Street Portland Bart O'Donnell

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