Wiscasset Civil Defense meeting and local notices
The Lincoln County Unit of the Women’s Division of Civilian Defense met at Lincoln Academy Newcastle with town chairmen present to outline defense work. Mrs. Haggett, recently at Farmington Normal School, spoke on the Motor Corps. The Fall Conference of the Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs will be in Presque Isle on Oct 8–9. The Wiscasset Cemetery Association elected officers for the year. A bridal shower for Priscilla Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bryant, honored the bride-to-be for her Oct 5 wedding to Robert Ash ley Condon. Local residents and visitors, including British sailors Mayes and Reilly, were noted, with various social visits and hospital visits reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Women’s Division of Civilian Defense
Lincoln Academy
Newcastle
Lawrence B. Haggett
Farmington Normal School
Haggett
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Presque Isle
Wiscasset
Mrs. White
Miss Knight
Daniel R. Sortwell
James Bimson
Samuel J. Sewall
Charles S. Sewall
Nina Lennox
Priscilla Bryant
Arthur Leland Bryant
Robert Ashley Condon
Anne Nelder
Bath Road
Bryant
A. L. Bryant
Alfred Dowling
Robert Applin
Ruth Leavitt
Verna Southard
Barbara Dow
Charles Lee
Albert Austin
Bath
Bradford
Nelder
Miss Bryant
John Mayes
Timothy Reilly
James McLaren
Grace L. Knight
Federal Street
Camden
George E. Millard
First Congregational Church
Julia Lewis
Jean Lewis
Addie Merry
Joanna Evans
Leavitt Institute
Turner Center
Sidney G. Evans
Parker B. Stinson
Augusta
Emma Stinson
High Street
Charles Lennox
Maine
Fifth Street
Sigrid and
Ragnhild Land
New York
Clipes
Aes
Henry Washburn
Lincoln Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Juliette Chiera
Boston
Emerson School of Oratory
Stanley Dodge
Lawrence Averill
Worcester
Mass
Ruth Dickson and F W Griffin wed in Manchester home ceremony
Ruth Brownlie Dickson of Bath married Frederick Welby Griffin of Manchester at the Dickson home. The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev. Allan I. Lorrimer before a palm and white gladioli setting. Attendants included Jane Griffin and William Griffin. After luncheon, the couple left for a wedding trip and will reside in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Brownlie Dickson
Bath
Frederick Welby Griffin
Manchester
N. H
David C. Dickson
Washington Street
Allan I. Lorrimer
Franklin Street
Miss Jane Griffin
William = Griffin
Miss Griffin
Griffin
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co
Vaughn Griffin
Jane
William Griffin
Robert Fulton
Syracuse
N. Y
Lorrimer
David, Jr
William Newell
Bath people attend war relief party at Poland Spring House
Mrs. Duncan McInnes chairs Bath British War Relief Society event with guests from Lewiston Auburn and branches in Portland Augusta and Brunswick. Dinner, style show, and dancing featured Moe Jade's orchestra. Harri man hosted pre event reception with local attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan McIinnes
Bath
British War Relief Society
McInnes
Edwin R. Andrews
Archibald M. Main
W. Dayton Hill
John Parker
John F. Cooke
James A. Gillies, Jr
Milton C. Trott
British War Relief Society of Maine
Poland Spring House
Moe Jade
Poland
Lewiston Auburn
Porthind
Augusta
Brusiwick
Alonuze J Harriman
Auburtn
Duncan Melrnes
James A. Gillies
John F. Cook
Modern x ray unit added at Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Memorial hospital installs a GE combination shockproof fluoroscope and radiographic machine with spot film device. The new unit replaces an unsafe older model and includes a full time x ray technician, Ruth Hutchins RN, a former Ashland hospital graduate who trained in Philadelphia. Installers Elihu Anderson and Robert Flexer of Boston oversee the setup, with William Brown of Lewiston handling sale. installation should finish Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
General Electric
Ruth Hutchins
R. N
Ashland
State Hospital
Philadelphia
Hutchins
Bath
Elihu Anderson
Boston
Robert Flexer
William Brown
Lewiston
West Bath Sewing Group social and local visits noted
About 15 members and guests of the West Bath Sewing Group enjoyed dinner at Rock Hill Inn. The column lists attendees and nearby visits including the Yates couple from Danvers, Mass., and various calls on friends in Bath, Gardiner, Portland, and Brunswick, with funeral notices for Ira B. Neiley and William O. Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Sewing Group
Rock Hill Inn
H. E. Peterson
Charles Henderson
Henry White
G. R. Booker
J. E. Mayo
Fred W. Larrabee
A. B. Snow
Courtney E. Stover
Edward Burns
Fred Bubier
Lincoln Williams
Hazel Whorf
H. E. Worrey
Harry Wallace
Morton Baker
Clement Yates
Danvers
Mass
Friends
Rosedale
Bath
Ira B. Neiley
Denton J. Neiley
Nashua
N. H
Milton Neiley
Barre
E. G. Nichols
Manchester
Nichols
Warren Kinney
Portland
West Bath
Hazel Heath
Ernest Rose
Union
The
Maples
Woolwich loses Clara Reed long involved in town affairs
Clara M. Reed 89 of North Woolwich widow of Capt. John G. Reed died in Bath Memorial Hospital after a fall. She taught and led Union 48 schools for 30 years and served as town clerk for eight years. An early voter and leader of Woolwich’s Women’s Republican club, she attended local churches and held farm bureau and community club memberships. Survived by daughter Georgie Morse Reed Walker and granddaughter Maxine A. Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara M. Reed
North Woolwich
John G. Reed
Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Clarissa Amanda Morse Reed
Brunswick
Samuel C
Amanda Jane (Eaton) Morse
Morses
Bath
Morse
Reed
Harpswell Academy
John H. Carter
Women’s Republican Club
Day's Ferry
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Boothbay
Georgie Morse Reed Walker
Frank J. Walker
Maxine A. Walker
Swampscott
Mass
Samuel A. Morse
Whiskeay Road
Hyde Windlass Co
Friday Evening's Dance To Benefit Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital faces record demand as population growth strains its facilities. Nurses and staff, working beyond capacity, organize Friday evening dance to raise funds. The event aims to bolster finances amid rising patient loads and morale remains high. Mrs. Maude Longley traveled from Court Street to Augusta after vacation, visiting family in Bangor and Presque Isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Citcumustanics
Paccooeeg
Evenou
Maude Longley
Court Street
Augusta
Blaine House
Longley
Effie Adan
Bangor
Buffalo
N. Y
MacMillan
C. A. DeCosta
Presque Isle
M. P. Colbath
Pearl Fletcher
Woolwich Socials and Community Notes Highlight Local Life
Woolwich hosts Spinning Wheel club supper at Mrs. Samuel Hathorne’s home with tomatoes salad and lemon sponge pie. The Day’s Ferry 4 H exhibit, local hospital welcome, and neighborhood visits mark a busy week, with school and teachers convention plans and an annual Laurel Grove Cemetery meeting scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hathorne
Spinning Wheel Club
Center
Rose Cooper
Bath
Clarence Allen
Merle Jameson
Albert Temple
Jordan Wright
Gilbert Hathorne
Hollis Leeman
Ella Temple
Bowdoinham
Ora Parks
4 H Club
Day
Florida
Bath Memorial Hospital
Fred Brawn, Jr
Day's Ferry
Brawn
Gertrude Skillin
Berry
Dana Lot
Twin County
Morse High School
Teachers’ Club
Harbor View
Wiscasset
Arrowsic
Bangor
Louis Reynolds
Jesse Spaulding
Stanley Wallace
Wilbur Howe
Mary Willard
Moore
Irene Chambers
Isaphene Dolloff
Laurel Grove Cemetery Association
Center Baptist Hall
Golden wedding celebration in Bath marks 50 years
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bourget of 272 Front Street observed their Golden Wedding with a surprise dinner Sunday. Bourget, aged 75, and his wife celebrated fifty years since their Lewiston church wedding. Their three Bath sons and ten grandchildren attended amid garden flowers and a cake inscribed Golden Wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bourget
Front Street
Bourget
St. Peters
Lewiston
Martoui
Edward
Dewey
Chester
Bath
David Bourget
Edward Bourget
Dewey Bourget
Chester Bourget
Henry Brooks
Brooks
Dolores Goodbut
Emma Hall
Mary Winters
Bay Point Weekend Socials Share Visits and Guests
Auburn visitors filled the weekend as Mr and Mrs Harold Robinson called on friends. Everett Massachusetts and Richmond Hill New York couples returned home after two weeks. Nearby guests included Arthur Maxwell and family, Orrs and Bailey Islands outings, and Georgetown callers, with several locals hosting visitors at Five Islands and Gates homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Savage
Portland
Blair Hodge
Bath
Ernest Savage
Eben Dana
Brunswick
C. C. C. Club
Frank Sparks
Carolyn Sheldon
Dresden
Carle Longfellow
Alice Gilpatrick
Phyllis
Boothbay
Gilpatrick
Fred Rice
Harold Gilmore
John Willis
York Beach
John C. Gilmore
George Farnham
Fred Beany
Frank Carter
Livermore Falls
Carter
John Carter
Ella Temple
Bowdeinham
Albert Temple
Edward V. Reed
C. P. Hall
Rockland
Reed
William O. Fuller
Eleanor Lawrence
Belmont
Mass
Costello P. Hall
Florence Howard
Malden
Maria Savage
North Woolwich
Harry Mosher
Wiscasset
Bowdoinham
Delmar Trott
Waterville
Pushard
Wilbur Hagan
Skowhegan
Garret Galvin
John Gowen
Ida Gowen
Ethlyn Mather Place
Arrowsie
Byron Shea
Ralph and
Nellie Savage
Augusta
Harriet Halpen
Haverhill
George M. Carlton
Brookline
Penn
Florence Carlton
Fred L. Cartlton
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Clarissa M. Reed
Boston
Moses Kennerson
Mary Wright
Edward Thorne
Cedar Cove
Georgetown
Auburn
Harold Robinson
Fred Clapp
Everett
Albert Gee
William Salter
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Pearl Perry
George Knights
George Roberts
Richmond
Arthur Maxwell
Arthur Smith
Lois
Kay Burns
Sylvia Warren
Five Islands
Harry O. King
Littleton
N. H
Gates
Maurice Burns
Orr's and
Bailey Islands
Carlisle
Mac Hagan
Carlina Gates
Mrs Bradeen of Essex Plans Montreal Visit
Mrs Frederick Bradeen of Essex and her aunt Mrs Frederick H Kimball of High street left Tuesday for Montreal to visit her son Charles Bradeen and Mrs Bradeen. Dr Bradeen and their son Robert Bradeen will join them there. Mrs Kimball accompanied them to Greenville and stayed Tuesday night at Squaw Mountain Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Bradeen
Essex
Frederick H Kimball
High Street
Montreal
Charles Bradeen
Bradeen
Dr. Bradeen
Robert Bradeen
Kimball
Greenville
Squaw Mountain Inn
Tragic Woolwich Youth Dies in Augusta Car Crash
Robert Lewis Rice 23 of Woolwich died almost instantly when the sedan he rode in hit an electric pole on Riverside Drive Augusta early Sunday. Driver John L. Wilson 24 and passenger Ethel Blair Bath were injured as officials cited a possible tire blowout. Rice born Jan 1 1918 in Boothbay leaves parents Fred L. and Mrs. Sarah Burke Rice and grandmother Mrs. Mary Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lewis Rice
Fred L
Sarah Burke Rice
Woolwich
Electric Company
Riverside Drive
Augusta
John L. Wilson
Ethel Blair
Bath
Wilson
John G. Towne
Waterville
Rice
Minnie E. Rice
Blair
Augusta General Hospital
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Rice
Boothbay
New Central Maine Power
Wiscasset
Mary Burke
Defense Program Draws Small Crowd At Armory Show
A meager audience attended the first Armory show and dance hosted by the local defense recreation committee but attendees praised the entertainment and backed plans for weekly events. Buck Nation and the Cowboy Caravan are booked for next Saturday with air and stage shows, and Gov. Sumner Sewall and Mrs. Sewall are among expected guests at an October Fall conference of the Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs in Presque Isle focusing on defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Defense Recreation Committee
Armory
Buck Nation
WCSH
Portland
WHEB
Portsmouth
N. H
Sumner Sewall
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Presque Isle
Ralph W. Emerson
Island Falls
Federation
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Joseph Hubbard
Hodge Street
Charles E. Mason
Stadford
Howard Wilson
Nellie M. Merry
Ruth B. Dickson
F. W. Griffin
Everett Foot Cushion Laboratories Dept
Ferry St
Bath’s
Albert Merriman
West Harpswell
Laura Whitmore
Gardiner
Francis Deehan
L. D. Rogers
Bates Stover
Marjorie
Harold Goodwin
Fred Rose
White Mountains
Fred Armes
Topsham
Armes
Samuel Turner
Boothbay Harbor
J. B. Cook
Cook
F. B. Nichols
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Courier Gazette
Mr. Nich
Rockland Daily Star
Mr. Fuller
Miami, Florida
Charles A. Brooks
Charles Wixon
Winslow
Lew Suilphen
Harriet Adams
Carrie Hathorn
Jack Quirk
Harold Roberts
Sarah Bagley Wright
Woolwich Center
Fred Brown
Bath Iron Works
William Turpie
Cape Elizabeth
Roger M. Luke
John Watson
Linwood
W. Haynes
Good Will
Arthur Owen
Stanley Jack
Philip Rattcliff
Caroline Ay
Ethelyn Marston
Ralph Rice
Ida Pierce
Fred Hanson
Robert L. Rice
Henry W. Owen, Jr
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