Wiscasset Meeting Covers Greens Demo and War Chest
Huntoon Hill Farm Bureau will meet October 3 with Edward Johnson presenting a Christmas greens demonstration. Members switch to Wednesday meetings. War Chest solicitation starts October 1. A long list of local solicitors is named. Local officials praise Sheriff Pinkham and Dr. Benson discusses criminal behavior and rehabilitation efforts. Rally Sunday and World Wide Communion planned at First Congregational on October 7. Several naval and military personnel updates follow, including leaves and discharges.
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Huntoon Hill
War Chest Fund
Wiscasset
Bradford C. Redennett, Jr
Ernest Grover
George Stickney
Hallie Simpson
Roland Abbott
Robert McLaren
Forest Lewis
Edward Ingalls
Laura Carleton
Isabel Young
Charles E. Benson
New York University
Wiscasset Court House
Benson
Psychological
University
Walter Buzzell
Sheriff Pinkham
Lincoln County
America
Herbert Pinkham
First Congregational Church
Congregational
Grangers Boosters Night At West Bath Event Draws Crowd
West Bath Grange hosted a Boosters Night with a large attendance. The open meeting featured a range tour, a Golden Sheaf and Silver Star ceremony, musical numbers, a Japanese death by own action film, and a festive dining room reception concluding with dancing. Notable attendees included Mrs. Ethel McDonald and State Deputy G. Cleveland Marriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Grange
Florence Farnham
Depuy G. Cleveland Marriner
Hope Ward
Alice Smith
Claire Martin
Esther Andrews
Farnham
Golden Sheaf
Edwin W. Haggett
William R. Kimball
Harry E. Peterson
Carrie Hodgkins
Louella Noyes
Everett
Mass
Silver Star
Fred Wentworth
Jasper Loveitt
The
Couple Dies in Rockland Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dauphin Jr and Mrs Alvah Lewis passed away Sunday in Rockland. Mrs Arthur Stilphen of Russell Street and Mrs Karcher Jackson of Center Street spent yesterday in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Dauphin, Jr
Alvah ¥. Lewis
Rockland
Arthur B. Stilphen
Russell Street
Karcher S. Jackson
Center Street
Portland
Death of Charles Sprague Stuns West Bath Community
West Bath reports the death of Charles Sprague who died from injuries after an accident. He once lived on Berry Mills road and leaves a widow and several children. The note also lists local residents serving in the Navy and various visitors and weekend travelers around Bath and surrounding towns, including Army and Navy families, and students moving to Orono.
Lunch program resumes for city schools on Oct 1
The noon lunch program will restart October 1 at Huse and Dike schools. Transportation will be provided for South End pupils and Washington Primary to the Huse school for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse
Dike
South End
Washington
Bath Employment Office outlines labor conditions and needs
The Bath United States Employment Service office publishes a digest noting a sharp August drop in area employment due to war contract cutbacks. Despite 525 openings 400 for men and 125 for women many vacancies remain unfilled as returning residents and servicemen flow in, with heaviest demand in weaving, welding, carpentry, boat building, and textile work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
Bath
Maine
Bath Office
Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission
Cats' bodies found near city building raise disposal concerns
Citizens accuse city officials of laxness as two dead cats lay behind the city hall for at least two days. Acting City Marshal Moriarty says he cannot confirm cause of death. The incident highlights the need for a municipal animal disposal site and a stray animal holding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Frank L. Moriarty
Survivors Named in Melville Death Notice
In the obituary for George Melville, the surviving relatives include Mrs. Lillian Dube, referenced as a survivor alongside other family members. The notice identifies the date of death as Sunday and highlights the next of kin and related details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Melville
Lillian Dube
Woolwich Baptist notices and local social rounds
Woolwich First Baptist Church at Woolwich Center holds Sunday service at 10 with a message by Mrs. J M Gowdey and church school after. B Y F meets at 6 45 pm and evening service at 7 30. Woolwich Wiscasset Baptist at Montsweag serves 11 30 with Gowdey message. Pie social at Alton Berry home drew 27. Cheerio club and Willing Workers elect Arthur Williams president Judson Soule vice president Marion Berry secretary and Florence Hathorne treasurer. Spinning Wheel club meets at Samuel Hathorne’s with Roy Lilly Mrs Gilbert Hathorne Mrs Merle Jameson Mrs Albert Temple. next at Roy Lilly’s. Nequasset service at 10 30 with Rev Lowell W Milliken on Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. No Day's Ferry service Sept 30. resumes Oct 7 at 9 30. Woolwich Youth Fellowship meets at 2 pm Sunday. Woolwich Teachers’ Club meets at Mrs W S Voorhees. Various local residents visit and travel. several family notices and graduations. Sgt William Duplissa, long missing, has been released from a Japanese camp and is en route home via Tokyo and Okinawa.
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First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
J. M. Gowdey
Woolwich - Wiscasset
Cheerio Club
Arthur Williams
Judson Soule
Marion Berry
Florence Hathorne
Spinning Wheel Club
Samuel Hathorne
Roy Lilly
Dresden
Gilbert Hathorne
Merle Jameson
Albert Temple
Nequasset
Lowell W. Milliken
Day's Ferry
George Gainsley
River Road
Anna May Berry
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Barbara Sullivan
Wiscasset
Curtis Plant
Montsweag Road
Maine
John Leonard
Alan Young
Pepperell
Mass
Arthur Beane
Harold Stanton
Eugene
Richard Maxcy
Yarmouth
Alexander Robertson
John Robertson
Joan
Cynthia
Merrymeeting Bay
Hames
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Jordan Wright
William Duplissa
China Lake
George Fisher
Bath Iron Works
Boston Navy Yard
Bath
Earl Cooper
Togus Lake
Harriet Blanche
Mechanic Falls
Middle Road
Martha Leeman
Harold Leeman
Sagadahoc Ferry
University of Maine
Clarence Baker
Jonesport
Maxine Walker
Frank J. Walker
Clarence Getchell
Popham Beach
Alvin Hathorne
Harold Gilmore
Percy D. Marston
Hartford Retreat
Conn
Arline Wade
New Britain
Miss Brawn
Woolwich
Sgt
USA
Hallowell
Osaka
Duplissa
Tokyo
Okinawa
States
Sgt. Doplissa
Nicholas Field
Pearl
Arrowsic Area News Highlights Military and Family Moves
The report notes soldiers and relatives connected to Arrowsic and nearby towns. Messages from the Pacific and Italy reach families as members return from service. Local residents welcome new residents and note educational and employment moves, with several family gatherings for birthdays and visits.
Grange Plans Booster Night At Woolwich Meeting
Woolwich grange met Sept 19 with strong attendance to plan a chicken supper booster event. Deputy and Mrs Cleve land Marriner attended for official inspection. The program featured songs and poems by Mrs Fernald Bailey Evelyn Leeman and Rose Hathorne plus a spelling match and the question Does Our Land Need to be Plowed Every Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Cleveland Marriner
Nellie Gray
Fernald Bailey
Evelyn Leeman
Rose Hathorne
Nequasset Auxiliary Plans Oct Supper, Passings
Nequasset auxiliary met at Mrs Maurice Hathorne home with 15 present. A noon dinner followed by a business session planned a supper at Congregational church vestry on Oct 12. A gift was given to Mrs Squiers leaving for Bangor. Birthday of Mrs Stanley Elwell noted. gifts delivered to her. Next meeting at Mrs Ethel Carters on Oct 3. Mrs Ernest G Kingsbury of Raymond court is a patient at Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston after major surgery on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Cushing moved from Lambert Park to 121 Bedford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset
Maurice Hathorne
Congregational Church
Squiers
Bangor
Stanley Elwell
Ethel Carter
Ernest G. Kingsbury
Raymond Court
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Bay Point News Roundup of Local Celebrations
Mr and Mrs Walter I Noy celebrate their second anniversary with a surprise visit from Don Avery of Bath and numerous gifts. Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs Frederick Kinbury on the birth of a daughter. Residents and visitors, including Mr and Mrs J Murphy, Mr and Mrs James Mothway, Mr and Mrs Arthur Maxwe, Mr and Mrs Thomas Hay, share summer weeks at Bay Point. T/Sgt Francis Oliver, on furlough, visited the Bay Point fleet. Maurice Burns buys a building lot from Mr and Mrs P Taylor. The Taylors and grandson Dickie Hagan return to Auburndale. Washington, D C folks Mr and Mrs Francis Cook vacation nearby. Walter H Gordon of Boston spends time at his cottage. Roosevelt, NY guests include Mr and Mrs Robert Miller. Ruth Keen and Mrs H S Keen host family visits. postmaster Mrs H S Keen returns to Jamaica, NY. Miss Eliza Graham of Boston spends time at her sister’s Bay Point home.
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Athens
Bernard H. Hutchins
Bernard F. Hutchins
Water Street
Hutchins
Virginia
Joyce Lewis
Philippines
Forest E. Lewis
Federal Street
Camp Gordon
Camp Meade
Russell Lewis
Germany
Carroll Lewis
A Chemical Co
England
Earl Lewis
Harold W. Maybury
Gardiner Road
Fred Blagdon
Fort Devens
Leonard Seamon
Mollie Seamon
Charles A. Barnes
Wiscasset High
Charles Barnes
Theodore B. Dow, Jr
Purser
Frank Bean
Charles Bean
Harry Smith
William Smith
Sheepscott Road
Walter Pushard
Herbert Pushard
Leon A. Dodge, Jr
North Edgecomb
Robert Bryant
Frederick S. Bryant
Paul Hutchins
New York
Wiscasset
Quinnam’'s Tavern
Maurice Pendleton
Middle Street
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Leland Brown
Washington
Middle Stree
William P. McKenzie
Wallingford
Conn
Mr. McKenzie
Samuel J. Sewall
Sewall
Lee Street
Mary Grant Rafter
Rafter
Bath Road
Washington, D. C
Boston
Eric
California
Tristan
Mason Plant
Birch Point
Nova Scotia
Grace Keyes
Concord
Mass
George Keyes
Stediman Buttrick
Margaret Brown
Acton
Keyes
Sheepscot
Charlotte Bourne
Breeze Hills
Storey
Sophia C. Cline
Grace Hutton
Dorothy L. van Dall
Jersey City
N. J
Davis Camps
Davis Island
Benjamin Corey
N. H
Harry E. Bailey
Brockton
Lillian Foyes
Carrie G. McKenney
Union Street
Hemore Plummer
John Sellers
Mechanic Fajs
Ernest Robichaud
Joseph Robichaud
Lena Larrabee
Nellie Whitmer
Bath
John
Marshall Boudreau
G. C. Smith
Joe
Graydon Smith
Portland
Joseph Stetson
Brunswick
Evelyn White
Herbert White
Orono
University
Frank Donnell
Earle Donnell
Conrad Hede
Alna
Edward Burns
Gilbert Heath
Rosedale
Bert Jewett
Waterville
Fred Rose
Harvey Dobbins
King's Point
Marion Rose
R.N
Stanley Rose
AMM
Edgar Phinney
New Jersey
Arrowsic
Robert Hogan
Bion Lee Ainsworth
Spinney Mills Road
Bion
Wilmington
Methuen
Woolwich
U. S. Army
Italy
Horace E. Wade
Margaret Harrington
WAC
Pacific
Leyte
Pacific Coast
Camp Devens
Ayer
Robert E. Doe
Murphy’s Corner
Doe
Japan
Roland Bailey
USA
Mrs. J. Gould Bailey
Walter I. Noy
Don Avery
Rock Ledge
James Mothway
Somerville
Arthur Maxwere
Thomas Hay
Richmond
Hagan
Fred P. Taylor
Francis Oliver
Bay Point
Maurice Burns
P. Taylor
Fred P. Tay
Dickie Hagan
Aubi
Francis Cook
D. C
Popham Bei
Bay Poi
Walter H. Gordon
Bos
Robert Miller Roosevelt
M. Y
H. G. Keen
Ruth Keen
Jamaica
H. S. Keen
Summer Bay Point
H. S. Ke
Eliza Graham
Bath Folks to Attend Maine USO Volunteers
Bath volunteers join the second annual USO Maine State event in Portland spanning Tuesday to Thursday. Emily Reed and Ada Geblat lead Bath’s contingent with others including Mrs. Parker, Joseph I. Smith, and several junior hostesses. Events feature registration, musical programs, talks by Mr Johns and David Danzig, plus forums and a tea closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Maine State Volteers
Portland
Bath
Emily Reed
Directo
Ada Geblatt
Edward Parker
Joseph I. Smith
Edwin Hamblett
Harry Bond
Vernon Stuber
Me LaRose
Dorothy Vomaka
Ralph O. Dale
Thomas Davenport
Seve
WGAN
Johns
Operatic
United States
Marian Ander Uso Club
Jol
L Military Club
Congress Str
Tel Falmouth
Military Club
David Danzig
Uso-Njwb
Cumberl Avenue
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Edward Evans
IMI
Sidney G. Evans
Pacific Area
Walter G. Miete
West Ania
Naval Training Station
Pensacola
Naval Air Station
Glenview
Ill
Gustavous Hilton
Raymond Quinnam
F. Burton Haggett
Grangers
E. H. Rines
Pee Hill Street
Kate White
Georgia W. Lilly
Hooper Street
William L. Frye
Edison School
Harold Hoffies
George M. Howe
Waltham
Frances Jackman
D. O. Stan
John Abbott
Bernard W. McFadden
John Riley
Washington Street
Joseph Bailey
Hobart
Miss Smith
Newton
Antoinette Plumstead
George W. Stickney
Mike Zoomi
Front Street
Deaconess Hospital
West Bath
Charles Sprague
Berry Mills
Arthur Wing
USN
Carroll Wing
Butler Bay
Burton
Fred Bubier
Harvey Henderson
Harvey Henderson, Jr
Linwood Leavitt
Massachusetts
Henry W. Henderson
Winthrop
Charles Bates
Samuel Bates
Sabine
Edward McMann
Bertha Ward
Joseph Larrabee
Gloria Lewis
Edward Mank
Chester Crocker
Larrabee
Mona Cole
F. W. Larrabee
Charles McEwen
Andover
Irving Burnham, Jr
Irving Burnham
J. Dall
Robert Burnham
Fred Waterman
Shirley
Boothbay Harbor
Pfe
Harold Bailey
USMC
William Bailey
Guam
Independent
Allan McAllister
Percy Holbrook
Virgil Libby
Arthur Holbrook
Freeport
Ernest Snow
USAAF
Snow
Robert Snow
Waterman
William Caylor
Woodbury Burnham
Arthur Nicoll, Jr
Navy
Arthur Nicoll
Fletcher Waterman
Calvin Wing
Marilyn Wing
Farmington Fair
Leonard Miller
Alice Lanchester
Perry’s Cove
Frank Ward
Luella Ward
John Cushing
Lambert Park
Bedford Street
Poland
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