Thanksgiving card party aids Lincoln Home in town
Eight tables were in play for a tea and card party to benefit Lincoln Home. Mrs. Nellie Munsey and Mrs. Laura Evans assisted as hostesses with Miss Mary Hobsoned. A report cites multiple locals and visitors from Wiscasset, Nobleboro, Damariscotta, and surrounding towns attending events and returning from Boston for the Red Sox game. Grand jurors and traverse jurors for Lincoln county terms are listed with extensive local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral Street
Lincoln
Nellie Munsey
Woman’s Club
Laura Evans
Mary Hobson
Richard Grover
Richard Grover, Jr
Ernest Grover
Fred W. Merry
Wiscasset
Jack Burns
Nobleboro
Boston
Red Sox
Joanna Evans
U. of M
J. Kenneth Burnham
Elmhurst
N. Y
Damariscotta
John Blagdon
Rundlette Block
Lon Jewett
New Orleans
Jewett
Harvey R. Pease
Public Utilities Commission
Charles J. DiPerri
DiPerri
Washington Street
Roy R. Marston
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Association
Raymond Sherman
Fayette
John Branca
Land Island
Rodolfo Branca
High Street
Frank Parizo
Showhegan
Benjamin F. Adams
Union Street
Rose Blair
Rhode Island
Earle D. Rines
Clarence Race
John A. Merry
Katheryn Perkins
Portland
Kate Perkins
Federal Street
Joseph Hubbard
Somerville
Mass
Alice Taylor
Paul Hurlbut
Taylor
White Elephant Club
Quinnam's
Middle Street
Wesley C. Day
Depositors’ Trust Co
Trust Company
Big Berry Pond
Frank B. Adams
Adams
Lewis Adams
Auburn
Lawrence Averill
Worcester
Superior Court
Lincoln County
J. Russ Abbott
Whitefield
George E. Barter
Boothbay Harbor
Stuart Bailey
Samuel L. Bartlett
Robert Chesboro
Boothbay
C. Willis Clark
Newcastle
Roger E. Cowley
Osgood A. Bagley
Paul E. Francis
Roland A. Genthner
Waldoboro
Edward L. Hatch
South Bristol
Lincoln H. Hodgkins
Jefferson
J. Wilbur Hunter
Bristol
George W. Linekin
Thurlow E. Ludwig
Walter Rittall
Dresden
Clark Rowe
Byron Williams
Edgecomb
Traverse
Joseph T. Blake
Lawrence A. Boyd
Southport
Frank Chapman
Annie R. Colby
Westport
Harold T. Coombs
Olive R. Dow
Charles W. Erskine
Edward M. Gamage
Elmer E. Glidden
Arthur Hall
Edward L. Hanley
Lloyd F. Hewett
Willie A. Jackson
Elmer Martin
Beatrice A. Miller
Irving L. Pinkham
Julia Reed
Manley Reed
New Baptistry Considered by Trustees and Finance Committee
Trustees and finance committee at Corliss Street church Tuesday night discussed a new baptistry. Two committees were appointed to study the matter and report later. Finance committee chair Mrs. John Hunt, members Mrs Chester A Plant, Mrs Wilfred W Chaney, Miss Eula Fielding. installation committee chair Silas E Plant. and members Mr and Mrs W W Chaney and Rev. Frederick P Moffatt were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
John Hunt
Chester A. Plant
Wilfred W. Chaney
Eula Fielding
Silas E. Plant
W. W. Chaney
Frederick P. Moffatt
Bath’s Submarine Water Main Cut In To Test Run
A new submarine water main across the Kennebec river from Nequasset lake has been cut in and is ready for a water test likely Thursday. The test will push water into the line at a set pressure to reveal leaks on the gauge, and the main will not be placed into service for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baths
Kennebec River
Nequasset Lake
Ralphie Millett
City Landing
Brother
Kennebec
Chrysler
Urdher Stands
Hyde Camp Auxiliary Votes to Join Inspection Oct 16
Hyde Camp Auxiliary and S. of A. V. voted Tuesday night to align with the Camp for an inspection on October 16. A supper for both groups will be served at 6:30. Mrs May Cross of Rockland, past department president, will inspect the Auxiliary, and Frank A Downs of Belfast, junior vice department commander, will inspect the Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.W. Hyde
S. of A. V
May Cross
Rockland
Frank A. Downs
Belfast
New Books Added to Patten Free Library Shelves
Patten Free Library adds diverse titles led by The Root and The Flower by Josephine Daskam Bacon and Shanghai 37 by Vicki Baum. Other new arrivals include This Lure of Alaska by Harry A Franck and Not Peace But a Sword by Vincent Sheehan, among many works across fiction and nonfiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Josephine Daskam Bacon
Robert M. Bartlett
Shanghai
Vicki Baum
Barry Benefield
Carrie
Manhattan
The
Hudson
Carl Carmer
Alabama
Hudson River
America
White Ben
Clemence Dane
Broome
Pietro da Donato
Vardis Fisher
Alaska
Harry A. Franck
Mr. Pinkerton
Old Angel
David Frome
Rumer Godden
Summer Palace
Mr. Emmanuel
Louis Golding
Asia
John Gunthner
Europe
Globe
John Jennings
New Hampshire
Ownley Inn
Joseph
Freeman Lincoln
Joseph C. Lincoln
Edwin Valentine Mitchell
Mitchell
Boothbay Harbor
Wiscasset
Maine
Cape Elzabeth
Quoddy Head
Bellamy Partridge
George Palmer Putnam
Amelia Earhart
Antoine de Saint Exupery
Academic Francaise
Vincent Sheehan
Sheehan
Prague
Vienna
Madrid
London
Paris
Berlin
Uncle Fred
P. G Wodehouse
Wodehouse
Queen Esther Lodge elects officers at annual meeting
Mrs. John W. Gillespie was elected noble grand of Queen Esther Rebekah lodge at the annual meeting Tuesday night. Other officers elected include Miss Dorothy Milliken vice grand, Mrs. Lena Shepard secretary, Mrs. John Atwood treasurer. Subordinate officers will be appointed at installation by the noble grand, possibly Oct 3, date not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gillespie
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Dorothy Milliken
Lena Shepard
John Atwood
Dromore Grange Ladies Aid Meets At Rafnell Home
Dromore Grange Ladies Aid was entertained by Miss Marion Rafnell of 2 Weeks Street. They did sewing and handled routine business while enjoying cakes crackers and coffee. The October 17 meeting will be hosted by Mrs. James H. Thorpe of 78 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Dromore Grange
Marion Rafnell
Weeks Street
Miss Rafnell
James H. Thorpe
Washington Street
Aid
Local dancers host Boston meeting and plan Bath school
Miss Mary Cunningham and Mrs Eugene Whitten returned from Boston where Cunningham attended the Dancing Teachers Club of Boston at Hotel Bradford. Eddie Mack led a three hour tap program while Miss Helen Whitten and Myron Ryder ran ballet and ballroom sessions. Cunningham plans to open her Bath school on September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Eugene Whitten
Boston
Mattie Varney’s funeral reflects lifelong community esteem
West Bath residents mourn Mattie Varney with neighbors and relatives at her Bath service. The piece notes her long endurance since 1900, music-loving nature, and patient life. Local friends travel, visit, and share memories as a close-knit community honors her influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie
Soy beans grown by Woolwich farmer
Dun can McIntosh of Woolwich cultivates edible soy beans, an increasingly valuable crop. He plans to have beans ready for local use soon, notes from the University of Illinois seed, and discusses possible seed availability for experimentation. The beans, low in sugar and rich in food value, have many uses including in Ford car manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Duncan McIntosh
Woolwich
McIntosh
University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Illinois
Henry Ford
Woolwich notes include relocations and events
Woolwich residents report new homestead purchases and repairs by J Koulterer. Community calendar highlights Good Will club dinners and card parties, visits by residents to Brunswick, Sagadahoc Ferry, and Bath, plus plans for a public supper to support Woolwich Union for Christian Service. Public services announced and ministers noted.
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting Features Color Films
Charles Eastman twin county agent presented moving pictures at the Nequasset district meeting showing work in Sagada hoe and Androscoggin counties. Attendees included Miss Mary L. Wright home demonstration agent Mrs Beatrice Adams Topsham Rep Joseph W Larrabee and Mrs Larrabee. Larrabee and Adams lead in the men versus women membership contest. Nequasset Farm Bureau plans Oct 3 meeting at the Good Will club house Sagadahoc Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eastman
Twin County
Sagadahoe
Androscoggin
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Mary L. Wright
Beatrice Adams
Topsham
Joseph W. Larrabee
Larrabee
West Bath
Sagadahoc
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Parker Head Receives Gifts At Woolwich P T A Event
Miss Mildred Harrington was honored at a Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry P T A party hosted by Mrs. James Nostall on Middle street. The room featured blue and white decorations and refreshments were served. Prizewinners included Mrs. Catherine Madden, Mrs. Ann Skaling, Mrs. Maud Orr, and Edward V. Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Harrington
James Noftall
Middle Street
Sagadahoc
P.T.A
Ee Woolwich
Catherine Madden
Ann Skaling
Maud Orr
Edward V. Reed
Nostall
Woolwich Association
Succes
Mussenden to Enter Babson Institute in Massachusetts
William S. Mussenden son of Mr and Mrs William B Mussenden of Garden Street departs Saturday to attend Babson Institute Babson Park Massachusetts He previously attended Hebron Lane and studied chemical engineering for two years at the University of Maine and will pursue a business course at the institute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Mussenden
William B. Mussenden
Garden Street
Babson Institute
Babson Park
Mass
Mussenden
Hebron Lane
University of Maine
Bath Iron Works Notes on Employment and Prosperity
An in depth look at Bath Iron Works Corp employment trends from the 1920s, noting a payroll near 2,600 and speculation that 3,000 staffers may be reached. The piece links shipyard activity to local growth, including new restaurants, stores, a hotel, and housing, while naming key personnel and institutions connected to Bath’s industrial boom. It also references naval personnel, destroyer programs, and related local economic ripples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Navy
Iron Works
Brunswick
William S. Newell
William 8. Newell
Archibald M. Main
Ernest B. Dane
Soldiers of the World War Remembered in War-Torn Tales
The article profiles veterans from the Canadian expeditionary forces and American units, recalling brutal frontline ordeals. Dave McKellar, of 876 High Street, recounts a dugout direct hit and a survivor’s grim injuries. Clarence Pariseau, a hull draftsman, recalls machine gun wounds and a long hospital stay before guarding German prisoners on flatcars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
High Street
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Allied Armay
No Man's Land
Mr. McKellar
Bob Ripley
Iron Works
McKellar
Buddy
Clarence L. Pariseau
Hull
Keel Blocks Prepared For No 5 Ways As Destroyer Hulls Rise
Gerald Atkinson plant surveyor and Councilman William Greene supervise keel block work on No 5 ways making all ways occupied ahead of December launch. The U S S Hughes sails Thursday to Boston Navy Yard with Port Captain Blair in command and Gordon Keating as navigation officer. Crews include Leonard Oliver Elihu Fullerton Furber Davis and others. Chief Marine Engineer Steininger leads forward and aft engine rooms with a long list of named staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Atkinson
William Greene
U. S. S. Hughes
Boston Navy Yard
William S. Blair
Gordon R. Keating
Boston
Steel Pier
Hub
Provincetown
Walter McElman
Walter Dingley
Edward P. Steininger
Herbert Morse
Howard Brewer
Frank Farnham
Frank Torvie
A. Warren
Louis Dalit
Mr. Steininger
Lawrence Davis
George Lewis
Sven Lonn
R. Roy
G. Sanford
Ira Nelson
Louise Cormier
Franke Angelo
Charles Blaisdell
Paul Sherman
Allen Little
William Sanders
Herbert King
Charles Sastamoine
Navy officer to command destroyer after Boston handover
Lieut. Commander Donald J. Ramsay U S N will assume command aboard the destroyer when the U S Hughes is turned over to the Navy at Boston Thursday. A 1924 Annapolis graduate, he is among the youngest officers named to a destroyer command. He has resided in Bath with Mrs Ramsay and their three daughters Elizabeth Anne and Allison during a two month stay, stopping at Sebasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Hughes
Navy
Boston
Donald J. Ramsay
Annapolis
Bath
Sebasco
Ramsey
Elizabeth
Anne
Allison
Westport Residents Update on Health and Work
Mrs Amos Knight rests at Memorial Hospital after an appendectomy. Dorothy Higgins visits her father Robert Higgins and prepares to enter Goodall Hospital in Sanford for winter employment. John P Harrison returns to his Rochester job for an indefinite stay. Virginia Jewett leaves for University of Maine with classmate Lawrence Murrell. Dewey Richardson, Brian Jewett, Frank Greenleaf start at Bath Iron Works. Mrs Jonas Knight visits Amelia Knight at the hospital. Howard Williams of Brunswick foreman for third class road work. Ashland Massachusetts youths stay at The Center Jewett house for a week. Ida Greenleaf closes her house, visits Bath friend then plans winter trip to Saugus, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koulterer
Core
Wilso
Good Will Club
Union
Sagadahoc Ferry
Florence Carlton
Flagstaff
Eugenie Hunnewell
Carrie Hathorne
Harold Gilmore
Malden
Mass
J. C. Gilmore
Charles Browne
Housatonic
Alec St. Pierre
Brunswick
Roy Moore
Bath
Lawrence Putnam
C. P. Hall
E. V. Reed
New York
Kenneth Thorpe
George Gainsley
Warren Robbins
Ogunquit
Clearwalter
Fla
Charlotte
Cleve Buck
Alice King
David G. Reed
Charles Harrington
Juniper Point
Edwin Moulton
Rangeley
Samuel Morse
Carrol
Robert
Clara M. Reed
Fred Soule
Montswear
The
Baptist Church
F. J. Walker
Maxine
Capitol Island
Miss Walker
J. W. Reed
Robert Reed
D. G. Reed
Central Maine Power Co
Woolwich
Good Will Club of
John E. Hart
Neil Wilson
Eleanor Lawrence
Freeman L. Oliver
Owen Richards
J. A. Gardner
Lida Costain
John Moore
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Arthur TI. Williams
Montsweag
Nequasset Church
Dora Bailey
Bernice Bailey
Ethel Bailey
May Gilmore
Ruth ‘Dubar
Nellie Libby
Ruth ‘Leeman
Ina Leeman
Dorothy Reed
Florence Hathorne
Eldie Wright
Mellie Shaw
Eben Dana
North Woolwich
Augusta
Amos Knight
Ta Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Higgins
Robert Higgins
Higgins
Biddeford
Goodall Hospital
Sanford
John P. Harrison
Rochester
N. Y
Virginia Jewett
University of Maine
Lawrence Murrell
Rumford
Jewett
Dewey Richardson
Brian Jewett
Frank Greenleaf
Bath Iron Works
Jonas Knight
Damariscotta
Memorial Hospital
Topsham Wedding and Maine Golf Tourneys Highlight Maine News
A Topsham wedding was held at 2 pm in the home of the bride's parents. The article also covers the Hiram Ricker Memorial Tournament at Augusta Country Club won by Jimmy Jones of Bath C C and notes various Maine Central Rail Road and BRA personnel, along with safety conference plans and plant watchman updates. It mentions vaudeville veteran Brim, local musicians, and incidents including a sunken speed boat and a 40-person guard system at the shipyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Parks
Maine Central Railroad
Portland
James R. Duncan
Electric Shop
Clarence Eaton
Hiram Ricker
Augusta Country Club
Jimmy Jones
Bath C. C
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Hyde Camp
Queen Esther
Dromore Grange Ladies
Charles Oliver
Lewiston
Fred W. Larrabee
Trafton Swain
York
Clement Yates
Danvers
F. W. Larrabee
E. C. Caron
Elnora Oliver
Marion Dain
Sabine
John H. McNary
John Pooler
Eugenie Chamberlain
Alfred G. Horley
Arlington
Donald Freeman
Junior Tech
George Bailey
Lincoln Beal
Lawrence
Delmar E. Bates
Mary
James Brann
Daniel Clark
Georgie Kimball
Mr. Brann
Eugene Brann
Cooper's Mills
A. B. Snow
J. E. Mayo
Annie H. Trufant
Frank Woodside
Fryeburg
Lois Palmer
Red Cross
William Sampson
Raymond Snow
Albert Merryman
Shirley
Georgie
Harpswell
Lincoln Williams
Barbara Woodworth
Newton Highlands
Marian Williams
South Portland
Agnes Woodworth
Etta Purington
Lynn
Miss Purington
George Brswell
Percy E. Holbrook
Waterville
Carleton Andrews
Genesta Chapter
O. E.S
George Foss
Mildred Knapp
Leeds
Clarence M. Brown
Mr. Brown
Telephone Company
Parker
Hyde Windlass Co
Hyde
Windlass
Bath Box Co
Iron
Augustus Peron, Jr
Roger Carlsen
University of Iowa
Naval
Carlsen
Warren McNeil
Ralph O. Dale, Jr
Frank Martin
Orono
Elton L.pinkham
Painters
Charles C. Parks
Roberta Louise Williams
Tims
Mudh
Raymond Hart
John Tremblay
John Hart
Harold Haggett
Earl Coombs
Frank Freeman
William Mitchell
Harry Stone
W. Lloyd
William Childs
Brian M. Jewett
REO
John J. McDonough
BRA
Assembly Department
Alexander Burgess, Jr
Brim
Keith's
Kents Hill
Gillis
Newburyport
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
John F. Stacy
Bob Haskell
Hubert Arsenault
Time Office
Rexford B. Stover
George Millett
New Meadows
Frank Fortier
Harry Farrell
George Perry
Ralph Millett
Park Alleys