Richmond Carry On 4-H and Healthy Happy Home Helpers Contest
In Richmond Corner the Carry On 4-H club and the Healthy Happy Home Helpers 4-H Club held a local contest at the Progressive Grange hall Saturday evening. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Wallace Carr at Wren Nursing Home on Sept 12 weighing eight pounds five ounces. Mr and Mrs Bert Wright and daughter Beverly of St Johnsbury Vermont were guests of Mrs Leah Littlefield last week. A Richmond Townsend club meeting followed a supper on Friday evening with Gardiner Townsend club presenting an entertainment afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carry On
Richmond Corner
Healthy Happy Home Helpers
East Bowdoin
Grange Hall
Wallace Carr
Wren
Bert Wright
Beverly
St. Johnsbury
Leah Littlefield
Richmond Townsend Club
Gardiner Townsend Club
Co-Workers Class Holds Picnic Supper
The Co-Workers class of First Baptist church met for a picnic supper led by Mrs. Willis Hall. Attendees included Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Martin, and others. guests were Rev. Sims and several ladies. The October meeting is planned for Oct 9 with Mrs. Nichols hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Willis Hall
Laura Harrington
Helen Pratt
Florence Martin
Effie Legard
Rose Wade
Cora Sotheard
Evelyn Sotheard
Jennie Cameron
Edith Miller
Lottie Eaton
Mary Sims
Charles R. Sims
Cleora Coombs
Julia
Social Security Office Holds Bath Post Office Hours
The Portland field office will run 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday October 1 at the Bath Post Office to answer questions about social security numbers retirement and death payments under the old age and survivors program. Forms and claim assistance available appointment by card or phone. Regular hours continue every second Tuesday starting Sept 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Field Office
Social Security Board
Bath Post Office
Bath
Rod and Gun Club Clambake Scheduled for Sept 22
The Sagadahoc Rod Gun Skeet Association plans a clambake and field day on Sunday September 22 at Rock Hill Inn West Bath. President Nick Mihalos announced Governor Elect Sumner Sewall a member will attend. The program includes a field trial for Bath dog owners and trap shooting drawing many sportsmen from Brunswick Richmond Bowdoinham and Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet Association, Inc
Rock Hill Inn
West Bath
Nick Mihalos
Association
Sumner Sewall
Brunswick
Richmond
Bowdoinham
Boothbay Harbor
Phippsburg Social Notes Mention Visits and Travel
Fragments describe Frances McGowan visiting Rosa Wyman at Lakeview and noting her Quincy heritage. Rev. and Mrs. Stevens hosted Henry Minott and traveled to Berkeley for a Congregational Council. Blueberries were picked in Meadowbrook. Several residents visited families in Fitchburg and New Haven while a Jamaica Plain resident recovered from illness. Seven absentee ballots were cast in Monday’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Parker Head
Frances McGowan
Belmont
Mass
Rosa Wyman
Lakeview
McGowan
Frances Quincy
Edward Quincy
Henry Minott
Charles L. Stevens
Alfred
Stevens
Pacific Coast
General Council of Congregational Churches
Berkeley
Calif
San Francisco
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Sadie Rogers
Cora Campbell
Rogers
James E. Perry
Charles Koski
Koski
Fitchburg
Jerome Davis
Prof. Davis
Brightwater
New Haven
Conn
Davis
Leon Berry
Rockland
Jamaica Plain
Miss Barbara Tubbs to Wed Frederick Lovell Jr at Grace Church
The wedding of Miss Barbara Helena Tubbs daughter of Rev and Mrs Charles M Tubbs of High street to Frederick A Lovell Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frederick A Lovell of Brockton Mass will be held Saturday Sept 21 at three at Grace church A reception will follow at the Grace rectory on High street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Helena Tubbs
Charles M. Tubbs
High Street
Frederick A. Lovell, Jr
Frederick A. Lovell
Brockton
Mass
Grace Church
Grace
Rotary luncheon features former Bath resident speaker
The Bath Rotary Club hosted Harry B. Tabor, a native son and Morse high graduate, at noon in Hotel Sedgwick. He urged rugged individualism, strong listening, and endurance, praising local industry leader Pres. Newell of Bath Iron Works and noting Bath’s housing expansion under FHA policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Harry B. Tabor
Beacon Street
Bath Street
Mr. Tabor
Morse High
Don Young
Selected Milk Dealers Association
State Street
Boston
Bath
Portsmouth
Maine
New Meadows
Pres. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Dominique Tardif
Chester Plant
Boyd Bailey
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Harmon Eliason
Rotary
Warren E. Kershner
George B. Wolstenholme
Charles Maxwell
Boothbay Harbor
Thomas H. Riley, Jr
Brunswick
Brunswick Savings Institution
Federal Housing Administration
Dike PTA Holds First Fall Meeting
Dike PTA held its first Fall meeting in the Dike school teachers' room to outline the season's work. The program includes several evening meetings starting Oct. 3 at North End Community Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P.T.A
Dike School
North End Community Club
Fred D. Pinkham
Charles I. Madden, Jr
Red Cross
Dunton to join Rutland New England Young Republicans meeting
Frank O. Dunton of Bath, Sagadahoc councillor of the Maine Young Republicans, named to the reception committee for the tenth New England Conference of Young Republicans to be held Friday to Sunday in Rutland Vermont. Jean Lois Bangs of Brunswick to publicity committee and Mrs. Catherine Grover of Boothbay Harbor to finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Dunton
Bath
Sagadahoc
Maine Young Republicans
Maine Council
Young Republicans
Rutland
Chauncey Robbins
Houston
Jean Lois Bangs
Brunswick
Catherine Grover
Boothbay Harbor
Local notes from Provincetown and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs John C Phillips Jr of Provincetown Mass and Arthur Hyde Phillips of Harvard University visit their mother Mrs John C Phillips at Small Point Beach. Mrs Ardenne A Stott and Mrs Joseph Cyr return from Boston fashion shows. Miss Miriam White and Miss Geraldine Anderson enter Bliss College Lewiston. Mrs William Hillgrove returns to Dummer Street after weeks in Paarsboro NS, with Mr Hillgrove staying longer there before Bath return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Phillips, Jr
Provincetown
Mass
Arthur Hyde Phillips
Harvard University
John C. Phillips
Small Point Beach
Ardenne A. Stott
Edna Mae
Joseph Cyr
Boston
Miriam White
Spring Street
Geraldine Anderson
Carroll E. Anderson
Union Street
Bliss College
Lewiston
William Hillgrove
Dummer Street
Hillgrove
Paarsboro
N.S
Bath
Georgetown Visitors and Seasonal News in Maine Town
A parade of visitors and locals fills Georgetown Maine with summer activity. The Levine family sails around Georgetown Island while Professors Bentley Hullbert visit from Chicago and plan to stay through September. Gentlemen Steadman and McKenney depart after summer visits as townsfolk note hurricane impacts and the election vote for Miss Elizabeth Deering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Levine
Danny
Walter Williams
Wiscasset
Pacific Coast
Hulbert
Chicago
Nancy
New York Central
Prof
Charles McKenney
South Chelmsford
Mass
Thomas N. Williams
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham
Elizabeth Deering
Bath
Prescott L. Steadman
Denver
Colo
Sharon
Arthur Frank
New York
Bar Harbor
S. E. Emmons
D. J. Pettengill
Kennebec Point
Rudolph Trafton
Donald
Cynthia Ann
Portland
Howard Trafton
Mrs Hamblett and Son Donald Pass In Portland
Mrs Edward Hamblett and her son Donald of 23 Pratt Street died Thursday in Portland while staying with her sister Mrs James McKenna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hamblett
Donald
Pratt Street
Portland
James McKenna
Westport House Guests Spill Over from New England
WESTPORT reports several Rhode Island and Maine visitors staying at local homes. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meserlan and guests from West Roxbury, MA vacationed at Long Cove Cottage. Wesley Cromwell of Lynn, MA and Virginia Jewett hosted friends, with Jewett serving as Estabrook hall house president. Others included the Powells from Springfield, MA, and guests J. H. Trogan, plus Richard Thayer of Framingham, and Howard Pinkham of Dover, NH visiting local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Meserlan
West Roxbury
Mass
Long Cove
Wesley Cromwell
Lynn
Gove House
Virginia Jewett
Lawrence Murro
Jewett
Orono
University of Maine
James Buckley
Howard Pinkham
Dover
N. H
Edith Campbell
Junction
Lester Hodgdon
Church Service Celebrates Defeat of Referendum Questions
A Wesely church service, under the Voluntary Civic Committee, praised the defeat of referendum questions 2 and 3 in the recent state election. Rev. Chester B. Oliver presided as praise and cooperation for liquor control measures were urged. New members joined the committee and speeches honored the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
Chester B. Oliver
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Charles H. Berry
Emmanuel Bible Assembly
Mr. Oliver
Wesley
Wilbur C. Oliver
Lucian R. Ames
Lloyd L. Hooker
William Hill
Home From the Wars feature on Bath veterans facility
Col Keith Ryan commander of the Veterans Facility of Keptoughan Virginia tours during an inspection highlighted in the Saturday Evening Post article Home From the Wars. Bowdoin graduate and former Augusta native, he helped lead Togus and Virginia facilities that serve 2111 veterans with a 534 bed hospital nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Ryan
Kecoughtan
Saturday Evening Post
Col. Ryan
Augusta
Togus
Virginia
Bowdoin College
Bath
Robert LeMoyne Cusick
Hampton Roads
Langley Field
Fortress Monroe
General Hospital
National Soldiers
Housing planned for Bangor area under FHA program
John E. Largay and Albert E. MacLennan of Bangor with Thomas H. Riley Jr. visited Bangor to review proposed individual homes under the Federal Housing Administration. Harold Ropers built two Cape Cod style dwellings in Winneganee. others are considered with scattered locations. Frances Osborn of Peaslope vacationing with her parents, and John Osborn Jr, entering the University of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneganee
Harold Ropers
John E. Largay
Albert E. MacLennan
Bangor
Federal Housing Administration
Thomas H. Riley, Jr
Brunswick Savings Institution
Mrs Considine Visits Cousins in Somerville
Mrs Mary E Considine of Somerville Massachusetts is visiting her cousins Henry and Edward Biggins on Chestnut Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Considine
Somerville, Mass
Henry and
Edward Biggins
Chestnut Street
Five Islands Bus Line Adds Bath Runs From Georgetown
Mrs. Freda Cunningham of Georgetown launches a daily bus service from Five Islands to Bath for workers with morning trips and a return in the afternoon, plus a Saturday evening run for Bath visitors. The piece also lists numerous local residents and visitors at Seguinland cottages over the past week, with social and family notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Cunningham
Georgetown
Wiscasset Masons
Good Neighbor Club
Franz Stevens
Rudolph Pinkham
Maurice Pinkham
Walter Savage
Kittery
Seguinland
New York City
Moulton
Wichita
Kansas
John Hinds
Pejepscot
Percy Savage
Bath
James McKay
D. C. Sneldon
R. Bellew
R. Goode
N. Vernette
Boston
O'Connor
Anna Worrell
Frances Brooke
Ogden
West Chester
Harriet Worrell
Ralph Worrell
Philadelphia
Fla
Exeter
Leon Williams
Olive
Leon, Jr
Waltham
Mass
Williams
L. H. Rowe
C. C. Davis
Rowe
William Bernshouse
Hammonton
N. J
Rockmere
Woodrow Gray
Charlestown Navy Yard
Orville Rowe
Miss Lightbody
Rochester
N. H
Lightbody
Belle Heald
Five Islands
Roy Shackford
W. L. Berry
Mabel Dickey
Madelyn Berry
Isabel
Carrie Stevens
Charles Davis
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Sedgemere Road
Edith MacMahan
Ellsworth Pinkham
Cambridge
Morse High Graduates Enter University of Maine
Claire K Fulton co valedictorian of Morse class of 1940 and Edward Atkinson, also from that class, enrolled this week as freshmen at the University of Maine and became roommates. Fulton is the son of Eva L Fulton 57 Academy Street and Atkinson is the son of Gerald S and Mrs Atkinson 80 Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire K. Fulton
Morse High School
Edward Atkinson
University of Maine
University
Fulton
Eva L. Fulton
Academy Street
Atkinson
Gerald S. Atkinson
Court Street
World War Hero Dow Dies at 40 in Memorial Hospital
Louis L. Dow of 478 Middle Street died Thursday night after a Navy career in the World War and receipt of a distinguished service medal. In the Azores he saved a brother sailor by plunging into rough seas. Dow, a Bath Iron Works shipfitter, was born in Westbrook and survived by his mother Elizabeth Dow, two brothers Elmer and George, and sister Etta Thurlow, with involvement in the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L. Dow
Middle Street
U.S. Navy
U. S
Memorial Hospital
Azores
Don
Westbrook
Joseph L
Elizabeth C. Dow
American Legion
Elmer
Bath
George Dow
Portsmouth
N. H
Etta M. Thurlow
John Small 87 longtime Bath resident dies after short illness
John Small 87 a resident of the Old Folks Home for three years died Thursday evening at Memorial hospital after a brief illness. Born in Bowdoinham he moved to Bath early in life to farm and remained there. He belonged to the Maine Three Quarter Century club and had been a member of Lincoln lodge Odd Fellows. Surviving are one brother Albert Small of Somerville Mass eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren with relations in Bath Cape Porpoise Ogunquit Syracuse and Elmer Wallace of Bath and Leilani Cahill of Bath Caroline Anne Wallace of Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Small
Old Folks Home
Memorial Hospital
Bowdoinham
Bath
Maine Three Quarter Century Club
Lincoln Lodge
Odd Fellows
Albert Small
Somerville
Mass
Charles H. Cahill
Elmer Wallace
Evelyn, Frances
Verna Wallace
Jack Wallace
Cape Porpoise
Stanley Wallace
Syracuse
N. Y
Leavitt Wyman
Ogunquit
Leilani Cahill
Caroline Anne Wallace
Read R osaline C 91 widow of Bowdoinham resident
Rosaline C Read 91 widow of James B Read of Bowdoinham died Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs Albert Henderson 89 Union Street where she had lived since Mr Read's death in 1904. She was born in Wayne daughter of Samuel and Julia Bishop and spent most of her life in Bowdoinham. She moved to Bath 13 years ago with the Hendersons. Survived by daughters Mrs Henderson and Mrs William Davis of New Meadows and a sister Mrs Henry T Wing of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosaline C. Read
James B. Read
Bowdoinham
Albert Henderson
Union Street
Mr. Read
Mrs. Read
Wayne
Samuel
Julia Bishop
Bowdeinham
Bath
Henderson
William Davis
New Meadows
Henry T. Wing
Funeral of Mrs Read Held at Home of Daughter
The funeral of Mrs Rosaline C Read widow of James B Read of Bowdeinham was held Tuesday afternoon at two in her daughter’s home. Rev Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Church officiated with grandsons Scott Davis James Bernard Donald and Herbert Henderson as bearers. Burial followed in Rogers Cemetery Cathance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosaline C. Read
James B. Read
Bowdeinham
Albert Henderson
Union Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Scott Davis
James
Bernard
Donald
Herbert Henderson
Rogers Cemetery
Cathance
Funeral of John Small Held at Curtis Funeral Home
The funeral for John Small was Sunday at 2 PM at Curtis Funeral Home 9420 Washington Street with Rev Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Church officiating. Bearers were Leonard Munsey Vernon W Miller William Sanford and Clarence Rogers. Burial followed at Guk Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Small
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Leonard Munsey
Vernon W. Miller
William Sanford
Clarence Rogers
Guk Grove
Mrs Maud Humiston Funeral at Popham Beach
The funeral of Mrs Maud Humiston wife of Fred S Humiston of Popham Beach was held Friday at two led by Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace Church. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud 1
Himeston
Fred S. Humiston
Popham Beach
Arthur F. Mayo
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Oak Lo Grove
Mrs Sewall Hosts Tea For Engaged Miss Tubbs
Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d entertained Friday afternoon with a small tea for Miss Barbara H Tubbs whose engagement to Frederick A Lovell Jr was recently announced. Miss Mary F Gibbons poured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall 2d
Barbara H. Tubbs
Frederick A. Lovell, Jr
Brockton, Mass
Mary F. Gibbons
Morse Graduate Frances Wallace Honored at Bates
Frances Wallace, 103 South Street, Morse High School valedictorian and Bates College senior, is named a member of the student committee for Freshman Week. She serves as president of the Women's Athletic Association, is active in Heelers, the dramatic club, and on The Student staff, with past roles as dormitory proctor and class officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wallace
South Street
Bates College
Miss Wallace
Morse High School
Bates
Women's Athletic Association
Heelers, Dramatic Club
Morse
Mentor
Good Attendance at Bowdoinham Baptist Fall Session
A well attended Fall gathering of the Bowdoinham United Baptist association met at the Georgetown Center Baptist church with Rev. Franklin S. Koehlwetter as pastor and Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt presiding as moderator. A committee led by J. L. Langford was named to pursue an evangelical program and the next annual meeting is set for Topsham in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham United Baptist Association
Baptist Church
Georgetown
Franklin S. Koehlwetter
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street
Bath
First Baptist
People's Churches of
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Topsham
Freeport
West Harpswell
Growstown
Five Islands
Woolwich
Moatsweag
J. L. Langford
A. S. Stuart
Bernice Cressey
People’s
Wilfred W. Chaney
C. J. Stuart
W. W. Fish
Sarah Bagley Wright
J. E. Hunnewell
C. K. Durgin
Richard A. Toothaker
George Gray
F. S. Keehlwetter
Nash
Bowdoin
Woolwich Teachers Club Hosts Summer Island Roast
Mrs. Frank J. Walker hosted the Teachers club at Sea Haven Capitol Island Tuesday for a warm hot dog roast. Attendees included Mrs. Jesse Spaulding Mrs. Ethel Reed and several others with a social hour and a rock fire supper. Edgar Leavitt a Cushman bakery truck driver for eight years completed service to enter other employment and Mr and Mrs Frederick Drake returned home after a Boston visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Walker
Sea Haven
Capitol Island
Jesse Spaulding
Ethel Reed
Florence Temple
Burnette Wallace
Jennie Howe
Irene Chambers
Ssaphene Dolloff
Ralph Hardy
Edlgar DD. Leavitt
Cushman Bakery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Co-Workers
ROD and Gun Club
Phippsburg
Dunton
Dorothy Oliver
Kingston
Joseph F. Higgins
E.S. Phipps
Bobby
Roger
O. F. Bister
Holliston
F.S. Koehlwetter
Phipps
Bistor
John W. Mayoun
Steelton
Pasday
Oys
Harry IL. Day
Green Street
Peggy Magoun
Westport
Saturday Post
Frances Osborn
Pea
John W. Osborn
Pierce Secretarial School
John Osborn, Jr
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rosaline C
Mrs. Humilton
F. P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Church
Frederick FE. Drake
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Ambulance Service
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