Central Maine Power expands Mason Mountain Birch Point plant
The Central Maine Power Co plans a large expansion at Mason Mt Birch Point to create a major steam plant. The project adds 30 000 kilowatts and another 30 000 kilowatts, with two additions costing 12 million dollars. The work supports Wiscasset jobs during construction and increases employment after completion. A large oil storage tank is underway near the original facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Mason Mt
Birch Point
New England
Wiscasset PLC
Grays celebrate 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 8
Mr and Mrs Frank H Gray observed their golden anniversary with a surprise dinner hosted by their son in law and daughter at Davis Island. They wed in Corinna on Sept 8 1900. Mr Gray a longtime Maine Central Railroad station agent in Wiscasset. Family and friends gathered including Richard and Patricia Gray, Albert Galloupe, Lena Gray, Dr Lawrence Averill, and many others from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Gray
Stanley Dodge
Davis Island
Corinna
Gray
Wiscasset
Maine Central Railroad
Richard Gray
Patricia Gray
Saco
Albert Galloupe
Hallowe
Beryl Barton Hill
Lewiston
Herbert Leeean
Percy Marston
Jordan Wright
Ossian Dodge
Annie Hall
Nina Garret
Lilliace Galuza
Frank Walker
Capt. Walker
Masons Hear Of New Maine Street Surface Work
Local notes report on groundwork along Maine Street from the bridge to the Ledges Inn laid by a State construction crew last Friday. Community updates include church pulpit use, home building progress, and many personal visits and travels among residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coln Lodge of Masons
Maine Street
Ledges Inn
Robert H. Frazier
Flagstaff
Ariz
Frazier
St.,Philip’s Church
Benjamin Rines
Churchill Street
Harry L. Bradford
Ottawa
Rebecca Clifford
Red Cottage
North Edgecomb
Bridgeport
Conn
Lee Wallace
G. W. Boynton
Eva Bradford
Charles E. Cowley
Pemaquid
Far
York Beach
Maine Pharmaceutical Association
Louise J. Blagden
Register of Deeds Office
W. E. Bretton
Frank Metcalf
Demmons
Frank Hutchins
Washington Street
Scott G Bailey dies at 67 in Portland
Scott G Bailey 67 died suddenly at his Portland home on September 15 after returning from Kennebunkport where he attended a Federal Loan and Building Association convention. A former Swift & Co. district manager and seven year investment broker with Patterson Arnold & Co., he was born in Wiscasset to the late George and Sarah Bailey. Survived by widow Abbie Hodgkins Bailey two sons Scott G Jr and Walter H of Durham NH a brother Clinton R Bailey and half sister Marcia Bailey both of Wiscasset and three grandchildren. He was active in service clubs and a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott G. Bailey
Portland
Bailey
Kennebunkport
Federal Loan and Building Association
Swift & Co
Patterson, Arnold & Co
Wiscasset
George
Sarah Bailey
Abbie Hodgkins Bailey
Scott G. Jr
Walter H
Durham
N. H
Clinton R. Bailey
Marcia Bailey
Katherine
Henry Vess
Redlands
Calif
Woolwich
Duncan MclIntosh
Chenoweth
Chopps
Jean Leonard
Northeastern College
John Monard
Allan Atwood
Beth
Bowers
Hells Gate
Waterville
Atwood
Ralph Bowers
University of Maine
Columbia University
Orangesburg
N. J
Herbert Leeman
Chester Leeman
Wayne
Leeman
Ethel Blodgett
Mechanic Street
Bath
Lewiston
Roy Francis
Merle Dutton
Auburn
Francis
Sherwood Francis
Beryl Barton Hill
Sabbath Day Lake
Gray
Horace Wade
Day’s Ferry
Delmar Leighton
Wade
Olive Wade
Jennie Hartwell
Galen Low
Jean Low
Chestnut Hills
Mass
Rockland
Gilman Seabury
Jeanne Green
Spokane
Wash
Roland Raynes
San Jose
Robert Wharton
Cambridge
Ralph A. Baker
Bernard Varnum
Housing Authority
Boston
National Association of the New England Region
Ralph Reynolds
Sagadahoc Ferry
Grace Preble
Charles H. Hunnewell
Eben Dana
Augusta
Mr. Dana
Burton Hodgkins
Hodgkins
Edward Foster
Sherbrook
Canada
Plumber cited for unlicensed work in municipal court
Herbert L. Merrifield 40 of 48 Denny Road paid a $10 fine and $4.70 costs after being arraigned in Municipal Court on installing plumbing without a master license. Merrifield pleaded nolo contendre through attorney John P. Carey, complainant Arkham Skowhegan State Sanitary Inspector Maine Division of Sanitary Engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Merrifield
Denny Road
Arkham, Skowhegan
Maine State Division of Sanitary Engineering
Merrifield
Nolo Contendre
John P. Carey
Hippo Native to East African Rivers and Lakes
East Africa hosts the hippopotamus in its rivers and lakes, describing the animal’s natural habitat and range across regional water bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
West Bath sewing group makes bandages for Togus
The West Bath sewing group met at the Lowell school to make bandages for Togus hospital. Members included Lizzie Haggett Sadie Davis Lillie Donnell Hazel Wharff Carole Eastman Ida Stover and Gladys Deehan with Wharff in charge of refreshments. Next meeting is Sept 27 at the Lowell school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Lowell School
Togus Hospital
Lizzie Haggett
Sadie Davis
Lillie Donnell
Hazel Wharff
Carole Eastman
Ida Stover
Gladys Deehan
Campbell's
Phillis Pecci
Frances Pecci
M. Knight
Betty Comeau
Myra Metcalf
Wendall Williams
Clearwater
Fla
Harvesters 4-H Club
City Hall
Bath
Fred Rose
Daniel Beaton
Albert White
Kenneth Francisco
Forrest Barter
Priscilla Estes
Leon Belanger
Bonnie Belanger
Loretta Barter
Laurance Palmer
Cosmo Garden Club Grounds Cleanup and Friday Visit
Members of the Cos mopolitan Garden club met at the clubhouse to clean shrubbery trim lawns and improve the clubhouse appearance. Leaders include Mrs Girard Billington and Mrs Lawrence Boardman with several members. They plan a Friday trip to Togus hospital to deliver flowers for room decorations and request volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Girard Billington
Lawrence Boardman
Emerton Gross
Alice Johnson
Edward Hamblett
Allen Noble
M. Foote
Togus
Hawaii Formed By Pacific Ocean Volcano Eruption
A geological note explains that the Hawaiian Islands arose from a volcanic eruption on the ocean floor in the Pacific Ocean. The process created a chain of volcanic landmasses as tectonic plates moved over a hotspot.
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Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Woolwich Community News Highlights Local Events and Moose Sightings
Woolwich reports about 270 pupils in town schools with 40 plus in Sagadahoc primary grades. Fundraising bridge party for Riverside Cemetery Fund hosted by Mrs. Carl Longfellow. prizes won by Mrs. Alice Galvin and others. Moose sightings threaten local farms near Nequasset and Phipps Point. Edward Leeman remains in a cast after horse incident. Various church, club, and farm bureau activities detailed along with a long social roster of residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Ruth Shaw
Nequasset
Carl Longfellow
Riverside Cemetery Fund
Alice Galvin
Louis Seeger
Lawrence Putnam
John Howe
Charlotte Chase
Longfellow
Ian Stinson
Ellen Merrill
Marcia Stinson
Henry Dubar
Henry Seeger
Louis J. Seeger
Brian M. Jewett
Hospital Workers Meet Plans New Bell Communication System
A hospital meeting announced installation of a new bell communication system funded jointly by the Junior Hospital League and the Auxiliary. Mrs Eastham Guild read a supplies list including 12 creamers 6 teapots 24 water glasses 25 fruit juice glasses 26 dish towels 9 mattress pads 30 baby shirts 12 baby bands 72 baby diapers 36 baby blankets 12 towels to O R 24 bath towels 12 unipads. The semi annual meeting date is set for Oct 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Manion Enlists in U S Air Force at 19
Edward W. Manion, 19, enlisted as Private at the local recruiting station in the Post Office building. He was sworn in September 18 and will report to Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank E Manion Jr of 25 School Street and a Morse High School graduate class of 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Manion
U.S. Air Force
Post Office
Wil
Lackland AF Base
San Antonio
Texas
Pvt
Manion
Frank E. Manion
School Street
Morse High School
Arrowsic Area Sees Lumber Sale and Community News
The Arrowsic region reports a sale of the old 5 ter Heald farm to a Portland lumberman, planning to clear a large tract of hundreds of acres for timber and a road. Residents note bald eagles overhead, bridge completion between Arrowsie and Woolwich, and social gatherings at Jones Eddy and Indian Rest. Multiple local families and guests attend weddings, birthdays, and fall gatherings, with visitors from Bath, Brunswick, Augusta, and Boston noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Portland Lumber
Portland
Arrowsic
Ralph Jewett
Point
Montsweag Farms Bureau
Karl Rosenwald
Arrowsie - Woolwich
Sasanoa
Kennebec
Ralph Steen
Howard Steen
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Christie Jane
James Steen
Richard Steen
Otty Steen
Mina Snipe
Gloria Brown
Edgar Phinney
Perley Ater
Arrowsie and
Bath
Merton Snipe
Jaqueline
Topsham
Edith Campbell
Elizabeth Ferris Jewett
Harold Purington
Brunswick
Arthur Ferris
Westport Junction
Winfield Cressey
Tarbox Street
Granville Jewett
Hugh Campbell
Boston
Seekins
Lawrence R. Vail
Alva O. Light
R. N
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Arrowsie
Norman Dremmond
Esther
Norma Drummond
Bar Harbor
Cadillac Mountain
Northeast Harbor
Mount Desert High School
Charles Mac-Mahan
Malden
Mass
Smith-Tobey Post Plans Active Fall Season
Smith-Tobey Post A. L. met with State Representative J. Horace McClure directing. Members enrolled in the Crusade for Freedom and set one business and three social meetings monthly. Elwood Legard chairs Membership, Francis McLaughlin House, Gardiner D. Rogers Publicity. All subscribed to the Maine Legionnaire.
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Smith-Tobey Post
A. L
J. Horace McClure
Crusade For Freedom
Elwood Legard
Francis McLaughlin
Gardiner D. Rogers
Maine Legionnaire
Maine
American Legion
Parental Discretion Maintained As Bath Schools Open
Bath Board of Education votes to keep parental discretion for weather related absences this year. Schools remain open as weather allows and bus service remains ordered. Parents may keep children at home without penalties if illness or danger prevents attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Education
Orde
Larger door needed at Torrey Roller Works for new patterns
Central Maine Power Co moves a power line pole at the Torrey Roller Works rear to gain access for a larger foundry door. The pattern moulds for window and door frames for steamers at Quincy are too large for the current doors, requiring blasting to relocate the pole and widen the doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Torrey
Quincy
Huse PTA Board Plans Year At Memorial School
The Huse PTA executive board met at Mrs Linwood Abbott home. Mrs Stanley Wood presided and Abbott outlined plans for the year. The first meeting is Thursday at 8 pm at Hus Memorial School with a short program and notes on intern teachers and friends.
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Huse P. T. A
Linwood Abbott Monda
Stanley Wood
Huse P. T
Abbott
Hus Memorial School
Woolwich School Seeks Fuel Oil Bids
Notice announces bids close September 21 for fuel oil for Woolwich School to be sent to Robert Dewick, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Robert Dewick
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Philip’s
Nichols
James L. Dodge
Garrison Hill
Mother’s Club
Lin
Henry Rosenfeld
Carol King Jrs
Darlene Jrs
Mademoiselle
Front Street
William Ketchum
Lee Ketchum
Norridgewock
Theresa Caullo
Mary Pinkham
Clara Michaud
Walter Kingsbury
Harold Miller
Elmer Williams
Owens Williams
Bessie Snow
Mercy MacFadden
Farm Bureau
Thorne’s Corner Grange Hall
Ernest Rose
Gilbert Heath
Maine General Hospital
Jennie Larrabee
John Larrabee
Larrabees Grove
Betty Goodell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Roy Moore
New Meadows Lake
Percy Miller
Harry Vinal
South Paris
Joseph Larrabee
Fred Larrabee
James Greenleaf
South Portland
Greenleaf
Anne Gertrude Bates
F. W. Deehan
Reginald Farnham
Alfred Niles
Niles
Brunswick Hospital
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Irving Burnham
David Ring
Gertrude Greenleaf
North
Kenneth Noyes
Cosmo Garden Club
Edward Leeman
Hollis Leeman
Cyril Bentley
Leeman Farm
Stoney Hill
Cyrus Gilmore
Kenneth Soule
Loring Soule
Faith
Charlene
Phipps Point
Gardiner
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Spinning Wheel Club
Henry Wright
John Anderson
Henry A. Seeger
Raymond Hutchins
Reginald Stacy
Margaret Maass
Frank Sparks, Jr
Henry C. Seeger
William Woerter
William J. Stevens
Hayward Newcomb
Everson Stinson
Louise Reynolds
Santa Monica
Hutchins
Woolwich P.T.A
Tuessie Hall
Paul Pitman
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Good Will Club
Matthow Doak, Jr
Andrea
Gregory
Day's Ferry
Herbert Cornish
Doris Tracey
Howard Whittum
Livermore Falls
Jewett
Wade Marr
Frank Sparks
Frank 3Rd
Michael
Sparks
Virginia Copt
Everett
Pleasant View
Cornish
Rieley Reynolds
Sandra
Lemuel Stinson
Elmer Briggs
Carlton Brown
Harriet
Carolyn Sheldon
Dresden
Carle Longfellow
Lida Howard
Dodge Inn
Edgecomb
Albion Corliss
Eugene Sprague
East Grand Lake
Danforth
A. R. Webster
Merrymeeting
Merry
Mo Ln
Miss Perrie
Miss Shea
Miss Ross
Esther Steen
Schoo
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