Winter guests and seasonal visitors linger at Sebasco area camps
A long list of residents and guests visit or return to seasonal homes along Burnt Coat Island Sebasco and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Maud Holbrook Catherine Palmer Virginia Palmer and dozens more visiting Bath Darien Jamaica Plain and Yonkers while camps close for winter. The article notes returns from Sebasco Estates Little Wood Island and other coastal spots with several children entering Morse High School and families traveling between Bath and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny
Mattie Hrutéh
Gardiner Rogers
Washington, D
Maud Holbrook
Catherine
Ann
Virginia
Helen
Darien
Conada
Burt Coat Island
George Ballou
Little Wood Island
Yonkers
N. Y
Ernest Haskell
Ernest
Josephine
Bath
Haskell
West Point
Annie W. Seaverns
Jean M. Swain
Rock Gardens Inn
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Clarence Blaisdell
Stewart Chandler
Boston
Gilman Log Cabin
Sebasco
Ernest Geezer
Rosalie
Cos Cobb, Conn
Sebasco Lodge
Virginia Palmer
Charles Peddle
Sylvester Cushman
Burnt Coat Island
Conn
Irma Gilman
Waverley
William W. Gilman
Edward Thomas, Jr
Phyllis Young
Parker Head
Morse High School
William Wyman
William, Jr
Auburn
John F. Leach
Lindens
Morse High season opened amid Rotary club plans and grounds worries
At the Rotary luncheon in Hotel Sedgwick president Winchenbach announced Morse High football season kickoff with Junior Chamber support. Grounds conditions were criticized as dangerous with tall grass holes and a torn fence. officials aim to repair before Saturday. Local NYA leaders seek part time work for high school boys, while Morse High’s athletic program receives praise. Members welcomed new and visiting Rotarians and noted community shoppers and social visits in Bath and Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick Tuesdandah
Winchenbach
Marse High
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Park and Comet Board
National Youth Administration
Morse High
David P. Mullin
William J. Craft
Herbert O. Foster
Kershner
Norman G. Smith
Brunswick Rotary Club
Men’s Bible Classes Invited to Paris Rally
A Maine Federation of Men’s Bible Classes rally will be held at First Congregational Church South Paris on Oct 3. The Forty-four class of West Paris hosts the event with a 2 PM session leading to a 3 PM address by Henry F. Merrill of Portland. A 6 PM banquet features toastmaster George Huelin, with music by the Forty four class band. Rev. Edward Babcock will speak, and music at the evening service is by a male quartet and Clarence Huff. The federation, led by Harry M. Vinal, urges all men and classes to attend. Oxford County awaits autumn foliage and a warm Forty-four welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Federation of Men’s Bible Classes
First Congregational Church
South Paris
West Paris
Maine
Portland
Henry F. Merrill
George Huelin
Edward Babcock
D.D
Auburn
United Baptist Church
Babcock
Clarence Huff
P. C. Clark
Rumford
Harry M. Vinal
Gardiner
Oxford County
Miss Cahill to Begin Junior Year at Connecticut College
Miss Martha Cahill daughter of Hon Charles H Cahill and Mrs Cahill of High Street will depart Wednesday to start her junior year at Connecticut College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cahill
Charles H. Cahill
High Street
Connecticut College
Popham Beach Notes Busy Weekend and Local News
Popham Beach focuses on school term start and local visits. Miss Nellie King teaches at Popham with 14 pupils. Bath visitors include Capt. and Mrs. Walter Gorague and family. A variety of weekend guest appearances occur, cranberry crops are late, jellyfish wash ashore after a storm, and many residents and visitors return to cottages or travel to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieen
Frank Scott
Nellie King
Union 48
Medford
Mass
Stanley Hyde
Yarmouth
David G. Parsons
Puattig
Christopher Marr
Elizabeth Oliver
Bath
Rothschilds
Pennsylvania
Mabel Jack
Stanley
Frances Roberts
Barbara Sprague
North Yarmouth Academy
Miss Sprague
Fred Spinney
Samuel Ward
Day's Ferry
Nathaniel Perkins
Earl Strong
Kenneth
Sea Grille
Elizabeth Hutchins
Waltham
Clinton Newdick
George Upfielder
Powers Cottage
Eugene W. Osgood
Popham Light
Osgood
Newport
Seaman Drake
Miss Carol
David
E. W. Osgood
Alvah O. Light
Thas
Perkins Island
Capt
Powers
Emma Russell
Paul Barrett
Paul
Hallowell
Barrett
Ella Marr
Marr
Fort Popham
Core Hershey
Waterville
Page Wyman and Sons
Phillip and
Lawrence
Madelyn Bridges
Lester Ray
Woolwich
Margaret Stover
Stover
Katherine Mullaney
Ruby Taylor
Miss Ruth
Marsh
Ruth
Harold Bennet
Virginia
Bennett Cottage
George Buchanan
Schenectady
N. Y
Charles C. Marsh
East Orange
N. J
Maxish
William Hill
Naugatuck
Harry Spencer
Augusta
Charles Clark
Brunswick
James Hutchins
Cox’s Head
William Hutchins
Local Visitor Leaves for Princeton University
Guysbert B. Vroom Jr has left the Stone House after several days with Mayor and Mrs Arthur Sewall to enter Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysbert B. Vroom, Jr
Arthur Sewall
Stone House
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Bath Brunswick shoot crowns Bruns. Auburn and Brunswick claim spots
In a three cornered skeet contest at Bath field Sunday afternoon Auburn, Brunswick and Bath clubs vied for team honors. Bruns finished first with 226 of 250, Brunswick second at 212, Auburn 211. Hibbs of Bath and Chippen dale of Auburn tied for individual honors at 46 across two rounds, with Getchell and Wing each posting 25 on their first round but 21 on the second. Ralph Small led morning practice with 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Auburn
Brunswick
Bruns
George W. Hibbs
J. Chippenle
H. L. Getchell
Bing” Wing
Richmond
Hibbs
Chippendale
R. J. MacWilliams
Charlie Alexander
Wing
Bath Field
Ralph Small
Auburn Oe
Jim Whitne
IL. Messier
Reeens
K. Woodbury
Beemer
Renee
Bath _B. McCausland
R. Small F. Sturtevant i
Dr. G. W. Hibbs
R. Sturtevant Tate
Bernard McCausland
Vincent Henderson
Redford Christiansen
Bill Briggs Poo Orth
Seth Snipe Peete
W. Maise Ee
Boosters Night and Harvest Dance Planned in West Bath Grange
West Bath grange outlines Boosters Night for next Monday with the young people's degree team and invites prospective members. A Harvest dance Friday supports the musicians fund, with prizes and refreshments. Attendance last Monday was 102. special welcome to newlyweds Mr and Mrs Langdon E Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar D. Leavitt
The
Grange
West Bath Grange
Wilhelmina M. Gackenbach
Grange Musicians’ Fund
A. Bernard Henderson
Langdon E. Green
Charles W. Walsh
Grange Hall
John M. Howe
Arthur C. Lemont
Grangers
West Bath
Hugo F. Sandelin
Beatrice Rose
Patricia Booker
Evelyn White
Edna Brown
Marion Bailey
Girl Scout Leaders Meet After Summer Break
Miss Eleanor P Danforth hosted the Girl Scout Leaders Association for the first meeting after vacation at 1110 High Street. Mrs Wilmer I Voorhees reported on Pine Tree Camp and Lord Baden Powell life, noting troop and patrol systems. Also present were Mrs Bird A Shellenbarger Miss Alma S Kirkpatrick Mrs Sumner Sewall Mrs Glenn H er and Miss Annie King. Miss Margaret R Whalen returned to Boston after two weeks with sister Mrs Andrus Coleman 20 Bath Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor P. Danforth
High Street
Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Pine Tree Camp
First National Girl Scout Training School
Plymouth
Mass
Lord Baden Powell
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Alma S. Kirkpatrick
Margaret R. Whalen
Boston
Andrus Coleman
Bath Street
Bath Musical Society Meeting Reveals Acoustics Talk
Allan H. Ramsay presides as Les Camarades Musicaux meet at Mrs. Cary’s East Brunswick home for the sixth Concerto in D minor program. Performances include piano duets, violin solos, songs, and a finale chorus with members Ramsay Albee and Cary among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Camarades Musicaux
Fred. H. Cary
Allan H. Ramsay
Fred H. Cary
East Brunswick
Spress
MacDowell
Sprague
Albee
Ray
Sturtevant
Rice
Ramsay
Smith
Carl Engel
Hatch
Cary
Secra
Ramsay Albee
Patty Stair
Leonard
Sanborn
Dimmi
Campana
Mr. Ramsay
A. Wieganlied
B. Bird
Coates
Unusual Family Reunion Brings Four Generations Together
A rare gathering occurred at West Bath as the children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Brown joined for a family reunion and dinner. Thirty three attended, including Mrs. Brown's mother, Marilla Brown, marking four generations. Attendees hailed from Woolwich, Canada, Salem Massachusetts, Portland, Bath, Phippsburg, Brunswick, and West Bath, listing many Brawn and related families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Brown
West Bath
Edna
Corinne
Winifred
Richard
Woolwich
Herbert Brawn
Herbert, Jr
Canada
John Collins
Joyce
Avis
Bruce
Salem
Mass
Elkanah C. Wyman
Margaret
Phippsburg
Douglas Shaw
Douglas, Jr
Janet
Portland
Newman Kennerson
Walter
Bath
Leonard Brawn
Olive
Brunswick
Arthur A
Stanley E. Brawn
Bath Iron Works Launches New Welded Hull Trawler
Bath Iron Works unveils a trawler with all welded hull sections and no rivets in tanks. Ships design features include cruiser stern aft, rounded deckhouses, protected weather decks, and forward forecastles with 12 single berths. Interiors include a radio room, captain’s stateroom, officers’ quarters, guest rooms, and large well‑lit galleys with Monel fittings and 100 cubic foot electric refrigerators. Main engines are heavy duty, 17 1/2 inch bore by 25 inch stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monel
Forty Fathoms Fisheries advances diesel trawler program
The article outlines Forty Fathoms Fisheries plan to replace steam trawlers with modern diesel ships. Bath Iron Works built three trawlers after long consideration of power, design, and market demand. Key figures include John C. Malcolm and A. M. Main, with a focus on using trawlers as tools for producing fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
R. C. Mudge
Forty Fathom Fisheries
Bath Iron Works Corp
Forty Fathom Fisheries Organization
Bath Iron Works
John C. Malcolm
Forty Fathoms
A. M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Hutchins Sets Sebasco 31 In Stroke Play Record
Bernie Hutchins of Brunswick, a former Bath Country Club pro, carded a 31 at Sebasco on Shore Acres, reducing par by four. He birdied six holes including three straight threes from two through eight, navigating three doglegs and water hazards on a difficult course. Mary Newell of Washington Street heads to New York to join The Macmillan Co. in their city office and will reside at the Barbizon Hotel with plans to visit briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Hutchins
Brunswick
Bath Country Club
Shore Acres
Sebasco
Down River Links
Hutchins
Mary Newell
Washington Street
New York City
New York
The
Macmillan Co., Publishers
Newell
Barbizon Hotel
Miss Jane S Donnell Sails to Kobe for Winter Courses
Miss Jane S Donnell departed Saturday from Vancouver aboard the S and Empress of Japan bound for Kobe Japan. She will spend the winter there taking courses at Kobe College Gurion the Winer with accompanying companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane S. Donnell
Vancouver
B. C
Kobe
Japan
W.E
Local Social Notes From Bath and Biddeford Area
Community snippets mention Rev Forrest L leading a Bath Harbor Methodist church service and reception at the bride’s home. Mrs Linda Perry improving after an accident. Harold Mott and family welcome a son on September 17. Barbara Coombs returns to Morse high. Carolyn Oliver RN visits Biddeford. LeRoy and Mrs Bardsley visit. Knight family returns from Cumberland trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Te Iea
H. Campenings
St. Philadelhia
Forrest L
Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church
Wesley Church
Cro
Jenkintown
Philadelphia
Linda Perry
Bath Memorial
Harold Mott
Winneganee
Barbara Coombs
Isle Au Haut
Morse High
Herbert Morse
High Street
Carolyn Oliver
R.N
Biddeford
Harry Oliver
Lower High Street
LeRoy Bardsley
Oliver
Harry Knight
Harry, Jr
Cumberland
Oxford United blank Bath Iron Works 6 0 in Rumford soccer
Oxford United, league leaders, overwhelmed Bath Iron Works 6 0 Saturday at Rumford. Whytock struck three times in the first half, with Hosie and Myles adding goals. Dawson scored for Bath in the second half as Oxford extended their practice to postgame dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford United
Bath Iron Works Corp
Rumford
Oxford County
Whytock
Hosie
Myles
Bath
Dawson
Kelley Field
New England Conference Committees Report At New Haven
Miss Florence A Paul of York village chairs highway beautification as part of five conference committees aiding the New England Council for the 27th annual New England Conference of State Federations of Women's Clubs in New Haven Connecticut. The event opens Wednesday afternoon with Winthrop Carter addressing the opening session on Business and Youth. Maybelle H. Brown of Waterville noted as one of the presidents of the women's club to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence A Paul
York Village
New England Council
New England Conference of State Federations of Women's Clubs
New Haven
Conn
T. Winthrop Carter
New Engle Areca Reene Ee
Maybelle H. Brown
Waterville
Woman's Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louise Garth
John F. Skillings
John E. Blaisdell
Sebasco Estates
Kenneth Cushman
Nathan
South Portland
Francis Quick
Jean
Arthur G. Walter
Mr. Campbell
Dromore Bay Farm
Foxboro
H. W. Cuttings
Annie Cutting
John D. Rogers
Nathan W. Eaton
Harry Watson
Watson
Campbell Farm
George W. Larrabee
Albert Cummings
Ray F. Campbell
Frank Robshaw
Harry Gilmore
Edith
Meda Farr
Rosebay Cottage
Emma Perry
George J. Ingalls
Martin Wyman
Small Point Beach
Colonial Club of Bath
John H. Perkins
Perkins
Jack Fitzgerald
Grace Lynch
Carla
Massachusetts
Jack Synnott
Gertrude Blaisdell
West Newbury
Annie Synnott
F. E. Dodge
Fred Morrison
Quincy
Sedgwick
Charles Morrison
James L. Morse
Grace Parks
Willian Parks
Jennie Evans
Joseph Cavanaugh
G. C. Marriner
Dromore Ladies’ Aid
Humphrey A. Owen
Sabine
W. W. White
Wendell
Nantasket Beach
Arrowsic
Frank Snipe
Dromore Grange
Evelyn Beals
Marion Rafnell
Grace Kenney
Georgiana Thorpe
Lena Donnell
Paris
Maine Federation
Chester A. Plant
Corliss Street
Birch Point
Frederick P. Moffatt
Harold 8. Walker
Steven Bracey
Alice Bridges
Omah Snipe
Marie Berry
Mary Dana
Popham Beach
Dr. Hibbs
West
Pnread
Bath Musical Society
Famly
Brown Home
B.I.W
Oxford United Tren
Hickman
Stover Tam
Carroll J
Campeelyi
Bayside Burns
Mitchelson Masalsky
Fortier Hutchinson
Ehb
Smith Dawn of
Mitchell Hesse
55Th Lr
Scott Whytock
Jack Swan
Pyles
Jim Swan
W. Campbell
Wilkins
N. E. Conference OF Women’s
York
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