Christmas Toys Shown By Merchants and Importers
Chicago reports from the toy shows at the Merchandise Mart and Palmer House indicate heavy holiday buying for next Christmas. Adults’ games grow in educational appeal with questions on government and science. New items include Pinnocchio and Gulliver’s Travels, xylophone music books, and children’s archer sets with suction-cup arrows and animal-shaped targets.
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Chicago
Littl Johanie
Merchandise Mart
Palmer House
Straus
Commander Britt addresses Bath Rotary on Navy mission
Commander F B Britt, Bath Iron Works superintendent of construction, spoke to Bath Rotary at Hotel Sedgwick about the Navy’s mission. He noted increases in ships and efficiency since 1934, outlined Washington bureaus, and praised Bath Iron Works personnel and local hospitality. Visiting Rotarian Charles E Chalfont of Pittsburgh attended. next week Mrs Edward W Bridgham hosts Bath Rotary Anns at Popham cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Britt
Navy Department
Bath Iron Works
Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Navy
Bath
Washington
Bureau of
Charles E. Chalfont
Pittsburgh
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath Rotary- Anns
Popham
Personal notes on Hiram Annis family returns home
Mrs. Hiram Annis has returned to her home at 85 Milan street after passing August with her daughter Mrs. Ernest Marshall and son Ernest Jr of Laconia NH at the Marshall cottage. Mrs. John Atwood and daughter Lydia and Norman Chase of upper Washington street returned Monday evening from Kittery where they spent the holiday weekend with Reginald Atwood, Atwood's son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Annis
Milan Street
Ernest Marshall
Ernest, Jr
Laconia
N. H
Marshall Cottage
John Atwood
Lydia
Norman Chase
Upper Washington Street
Kittery
Morse couple stay at Squaw Mountain Inn
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Morse spent the weekend at Squaw Mountain Inn near Moosehead Lake, enjoying a quiet getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morse
Squaw Mountain Inn
Moosehead Lake
Phippsburg Weekend Guests Behold Fog and War Notes
Phippsburg residents host visitors from Woburn Somerville and Richmond while Camp Three Fevers expands to thirty youths. Prof Thomas R Kelley preaches at the Congregational church as news of Germany’s war declaration unsettles attendees. Fog disrupts travel from Boothbay to Bath and Wiscasset, with locals composing verse aboard the Steamer Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Caswell
Woburn
Mags
Jay K. Bowker
Grace Dickinson
Under-the-lee
Phippsburg Congregational Church
Thomas Kelley
Muriel Smith
Somerville
Elliot Ray
Mass
Alfred Bailey
Philip Jacob
New Meadows
Friendship
Seguin
Bath
Wiscasset
Bailey
Charles Gomez
Sebasco
Carmel
California
Mr. Bailey
O. Stegelman
Watertown
Small Point Beach season ends with bonfire crowd
The Small Point Beach season nears close as the club house closes Saturday and summer homes stay open to September. Notables include Mrs. Frederick Palmer and daughter Helen Bell visiting from New York, Col. Frederick Palmer announcing Europe news, and many families from New York and New Jersey wrapping up August. An art exhibit by Fuller Potter and a final bonfire drew over 50 residents to the beach Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Beach
Frederick Palmer
New York
Helen Bell
Phyllis and
Bertrane
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Europe
Col. Palmer
Cape Elizabeth
Camilla Edge
Mary Esther Edge
Loyall Howard Edge
Small Point
Walter E. Edge
C. Wescott Gallup
Marcia
George
Mary and
Wescott, Jr
Englewood
N. J
Harry D. Quimby
Memorial Hospital
Quimby
Jane Quimby
Club
Chase Mellon
Mellon
Joseph Mellon
Bowdoinham
Chase Mellon, Jr
W. A. Hawkins
la Luz
N. M
Elizabeth Trott
Kennon Jayne
Fuller Potter
Personal Notes From The Community Chronicle
Durwood T. Shorey at Memorial hospital after surgery for a fractured hand. Edward G. Morin of Elizabeth, NJ, vacationing two weeks with his father Dr. Harry F. Morin in Washington street. Mr and Mrs Walter J Gewinner of Springfield, MA, returned home after several days at Bay Point. Mr and Mrs Herbert A Brown and family returned to Beauharnois, Quebec after two weeks at Bay Point. Mr and Mrs Charles E Powell of Camden, NJ visited Mrs Lillius Larrabee at 7 Liberty street. Powell, a Bath native, hasn’t visited here in over 30 years. Frank T. Fortier and family along with Mr and Mrs James Noftal and daughter also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durwood T. Shorey
Dummer Street
Memorial Hospital
Edward G. Morin
Elizabeth N. J
Harry F. Morin
Washington Street
Walter J. Gewinner
Springfield
Mass
Bay Point
Herbert ‘A. Brown
Herbert, Jr
Beauharnois
Province of
Qué
Charles E. Powell
Camden
N. J
Lillius Larrabee
Liberty Street
Powell
Frank T. Fortier
Bobby
Lorrane
James Noftal
Dromore Farm Bureau Handicrafts Meeting Report
A regular Dromore Farm Bureau meeting in the hall focused on starting a third room woven afghan while crocheting and knitting projects continued. An old fashioned Maine dinner was served at noon by Mrs. Annie Percy and Mrs. Mabel Pashard. Attendees included Mrs. Laura Dickinson Prentice of Sacramento, Mrs. Charles Stevens of Alfred, Mrs. Portia Halloran, Mrs. J. W. McKengie of Roxbury, and Mrs. Lottie Minott of Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Annie Percy
Mabel Pashard
Maine
Laura Dickinson Prentice
Sacramento
Cal
Charles Stevens
Alfred
Portia Halloran
J. W. McKengie
Roxbury
Mass
Lottie Minott
Phippsburg
Local Residents Return From Summer Visits and Moves
Mrs Myra McKnight returns to Allston Massachusetts after visiting her mother Bunice Port at 1220 High Street Mr and Mrs Bernard Plummer of Granite Street come back from a two week outing at their Five Islands cottage Mrs J L Walker of Roslindale Massachusetts returns home after a three week visit with the Fuller family of Beacon Street Mrs Fannie Boucher returns home after a summer at Sprucewold Boothbay where she was employed Bernice Hosmer leaves for Attleboro Massachusetts to teach after a summer with her mother at Small Point Charles MacDonald and infant Jackie depart for Kittery to reside following his seven shifts at Portsmouth Navy Yard Mrs Minerva Murray of Sea Cliff New York and Mrs Ardell of Amond Hill New York reunite after a weekend visit with the Hopkins family on Corliss Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Boothbay Harbor
Harrison Saunders
Meadowbrook
Forest Staples
Richard
Somerville
John Tracy
Kittery
Howard
Robert W. Whitehead
Brightwater
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Elton K. Bassett
Jay K. Bowker
Woburn
Mass
Maine
Harry Butler
Boston Police Force
Mrs. Butler
Sgt. Butler
Willie’ Harrel
Richmond
Henry Minott
Margaret Minott
Phippsburg
Thomas R. Kelley
Haverford College
Haverford
Phippsburg Congregational Church
Myra McKnight
Allston
Bunice Port
High Street
Bernard Plummer
Granite Street
Plummer
Five Islands
J. L. Walker
Roslindale
Elliot E. Fuller
Beacon Street
Fannie Boucher
Minerva Murray
Sea
Ardell
Amond Hill
Donald Hopkins
Corliss Street
Stuart Little
Ace
Ernest Graumann
Lucy Sullivan
Esther Léonard
Gloucester
Grace L. Murch
Beverly
J. Louis Doyle
Alyn Jewett
South Brooksville
Oakland House
Belmont
Belmont High School
Jewett
Lucille Dunton
Eleanor Dunton
Medford
East Shore
T. D. Powell
Springfield
Rialto Farm
Charles DiPerri
Wiscasset
James Harper
Jean
Holliston
Squam Creek
Gertrude Hanley
Lottie Hackett
Hanley
Chester Garland
Bar Harbor
Moosehead Lake
Carl Smith
Elizabeth Hersey
Joan
Jean Hersey
Melrose
Mulhall
Ashland
Ida Greenleaf
John J. Roche
John
Watertown
Harriman Point Cottage
Eleanor Durmer
Marion MacDonald
Edward Martell
Clive Hastings
Roy Durmer
Framingham
Jewett House
Durmer
Kents Hill School
Antioch College
Ohio
Marcelline Mora
Cambridge
Claire
Golden Greenleaf
Elsie Howgate
Sanford
Jonas Knight
James Williams
Roger
Mechanic Falls
James Buckley
Grantham- Siewerts
John T. Black
Reading
Gertrude Jones
Kermit and
Stanley Adams
Dorchester
Betty Jakeman
Roy Hodge
Milton
Philip A. Harriman
Hamden
Conn
Etta Harriman
Ernest
Melrose Highlands
Fred Blake
Marcia
Morgan Blake
Gove House
Guy Bryant
Amos Knight
Neville Booth
Boston
Holland
John P. Harrison
Popham Beach Sees Fog Record and New Constable
August fog at Popham breaks records with Seguin Keeper Alton Cheney reporting 302 hours and Pond Island keeper N B Fickett at 247 hours. Guy Crowley appointed constable to curb cottage depredations, a move backed by the Popham Beach Improvement Association. Labor Day dances draw crowds, church repairs progress, and a long list of summer visitors and residents fill the town news with social and local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Seguin
Alton Cheney
N. B. Fickett
Pond Island
Guy Crowley
Popham Beach
Crowley
Fred Scribner
Frank Pfeiffer
John Brown
Frank Scott
Kennebec River
Coast Guard
Henry Leonard
Wakefield
Mass
Leslie Greenlaw
Nard Fleming
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Wayside Ministry of
New England
Coast Guard Station
Rolalot
Fred Waterhouse
Charles Talbot
Waterhouse
Cody
Waldo Weston
John Perkins
Mrs. Waterhouse
Talbot
Weston
Fred Boudin
Dan Hatch
Charles Cironest
Fred Spinney
Philip Wyman
Harriet Clough
Dorchester
Ma&ss
Mrs. Scott
Belfast
Scott
Clarence Geithel
Nell Barton Hall
Rockford
Illinois
Laurence Taylor
Miss Hall
Abraham Lincoln School
Elzabeth Webber
Helen B. Stearns
Cambridge
Webber
Francis Cooke
Silver Spring
Maryland
Charles Donnell
Jane
Barbara
Mary Ellanor
Kalamazoo
Bath
Herbert Kellaway
Ida
Newton Center
Worcester
Minnie Neushafer
Fritz Neu Shafer
Fred Scribner, Jr
Fred Iti
Curtis
Charles Chestra
John Poole
John Fitch
Ardmore
Penn
Fitch
Verna
Ann
John
Rahway
N. J
Bessie Stiff
Donald
Martha DeBaun
Ridgewood
William Hill
Naugatuk
Conn
River Shore
Parker Harrington Weds Frances Cook at Phippsburg Center
Parker Head Mark Harrington of Phippsburg married Frances Cook Tuesday morning at Phippsburg Center Church. Rev. Duncan Rogers officiated as guests noted the church’s crystal chandelier and flowers. The couple plans to reside in Mississippi after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Harrington
Phippsburg
Frances Cook
Phippsburg Center Church
Duncan Rogers
Betty Phillips
Mr. Crocker
Abbie Minott
Mrs. Harrington
Mississippi
Westport Residents Return From Summer Homes and Trips
A string of local residents and guests are returning from summer homes and trips. Names include Dr. Ernest Graumann of Roslindale, Mrs. Lucy Sullivan, Mrs. Esther Léonard of Gloucester, and Mrs. Grace L. Murch of Beverly, among others visiting and traveling between Medford Belmont Holiston and Ashland.
Bath and Windsor Fair Attendance and Local Visits
Edward DeLong of American Water Works Corp vacationing with his parents in New York while Bath residents attended Windsor Fair on Labor Day. Capt. William F. Plummer sailed from Boston after visiting his wife in Winship Street and will voyage to New Brunswick then Barbadoes. Local families including McLellans and Mussendens were guests in Gardiner Harpswell and Portland with trips to Two Lights for supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward DeLong
American Water Works Corp
New York
Harold W. DeLong
Washington Street
Ardenne A. Stott
Roscoe P. McFadden
Carrie Hall
Arthur Pratt
John Freeman
Ralph Burden
E. J. Cyr
Bath
William F. Plummer
Helen Barnet Gring
Boston
Amory Percy McLellan
William B. Mussenden
Harpswell
James A. McLellan
Portland
Cape
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Commander Britt
Mrs. Allan
Minot Percy
Dedham
D. T. Percy
George Percy
New York City
Anna Percy
William Hatch
Celia Hatch
Dunlap Hatch
Hatch Cottage
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Patty Sewall
Mary Ellanor Donnell
Victor Sprague
Walter Sprague
Sprague
Merrymeeting Bay
Barbara Sprague
Lawrence
Bowser
Richard Wagner
Clarence Sheffield
North Harpswell
Olga Stegelman
Philip
Lawrence Wyman
B. L. Bragg
Elizabeth
Jeff Friday
Voor
Edna Cook
Labor Day
Fred Fellows
Kenneth
Minerva
Hartleb Cottage
South Shore
Irving Isaacson
Herbert Finberg
Haverhill
Frank Ulman
Brookline
Bud
Weston Cottage
Ernest Neurath
New Britain
Frank Jones
William Briggs
Elisha Bridges
Page Wyman
Charles Beard
Sedgberg
Maurice Skaling
Skaling Cottage
Roscoe Shaw
Fred J. Boudin
Eldon A. Tower
Thatcher Pinkham
Elizabeth Pinkham
Pinkham
Cynthia Ann
Fred Osgood
Shirley Isaacson
Nancy Rounds
Isaacson
Reed Perkins
Ralph Tibbetts
Burleigh Williams
Richard Hogan
Lester Morse
Elmer Morse
John Bowie
John Jr
Noyes Crowley
Wass Island Coast Guard
Jonesport
Leonard
Bridges
Stuart Walton
Salisbury Beach
Jeannette Avery
Barbara Waldo Avery
Cleveland
Don Vaughn
Shaker Heights
C. Pasquarella
Ridgefield
B. E. Westall
Lewiston
A. R. Preble
E. E. Preble
Eleanor Ahern
Edna J. Griffin
Jack E. Kendrick
Eugene
Parker
Herbert Bassett
Arlene
Sam Sternberg
Marilyn
Allan
Eleanor Gushoe
East Boston
Parker Head
Harry D. Mank, Jr
Sandra
Florinia Rollins
Bob Moore
Lewis Lowell
Lowell
Whitefield
Eugene Harrington
Mildred
Leslie Logan
Betty
Alice Rollins
Earl Lowell
John Libby
Beatrice Denningham
Margaret Marks
Haney Doughty
Phippsburg Center
Ashton Nickerson
Eileen Crowell
Lorna
J. Edward Stacy
Frederick Klippel
Nequasset
Prank G. Purington
George Woodward
A. E. Purington
George Daley
A. G. Cahill
George Klippel
Charles Soule
Hillside Cemetery
Harold Woodward
North Bergen
Raymond Woodward
Raymond, Jr
Charles Rogers
Frank Purington
Edward Robinson
Willard McCormick
A. Bernard Webber
Jeannette Hallett
Woolwich
Frances Schreister
Roland Schreister
Cathance
William E. Hallett
S. H. Stokes
Elliot Williams
Danny
China Lake
F. G. Purington
Edwin M. Wyman
Herbert Wenham
John Nickerson
Merrill Basset
Arthur Bassett
Walter Keene
Joe Gardner
Dora Ingraham
Louise Jones
Walter Cushing
Samuel McElroy
Edna Perry
Harry D. Mank
Leston Harrington
Allie Rollins
Gardiner
Leslie Darling
East Brunswick
Fredey, Jr
F. H. Chessman
Weymouth
J. Winters
Mattapan
C. H. Johnson
E. A. Tower
Braintree
C. E. Petitlon
Aple
Nils Mattson
Vernon Mattson
Betty Mattson
Newtonville
Jack Allen
Mattson
Dorothy
Vernon, Jr
George Follette
Norris Follette
Naugatuck
Sam McElroy
Galen Daley
Odie Blair
Providence
R. I
Lloyd Perry
George Thomas
Billy
Malden
A. L. Nickerson
Roe Cancellieri
Don Cancellieri
Mary Fusio
H. D. Mank
John Anderson
John Anderson, Jr
Helen Cushing
Mildred Harrington
Barbara Coombs
Becky Miller
Sandra and
John Rollins
Waldoboro
Westport