Local notes and visits fill Wiscasset town life
Many short items describe residents visiting relatives in Maine and other states, guests at homes, and weekend travels. Names include Stella Hodgdon Clara Lou Stinson Samuel Sewall and family, Raymond Sherman Norma Winslow, Donald McLaughlin, Helen Dickinson, Neal Creamer, Fisher Wright, Charles Cowley, Simon Crosby, Adella Walsh, Adah Smith, Edna Jones, Verdall Jones, Carolyn Varney, Mabel Lewis, Barbara Dow, and I Anne Miete among others. The Sagadahoc Lincoln County Teachers Association meet in Waldoboro, station schedule changes are noted, and civic groups like the Eastern Star share plans and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Hodgdon
Citdrow
Clara Lou Stinson
Hallowell
Samuel J. Sewall
Lee Street
Robert MacQuestin
Robert
Medford
Mass
Donald Carrigan
Woburn
Raymond Sherman
Norma Winslow
Gardiner
Donald McLaughlin
South Windsor
Florida
Charles E. Cowley
Federal Street
Portland
Plymouth
Provincetown
Simon D. Crosby
Adella C. Walsh
Harvey R. Pease
Mabel Swift
Royal
C. H. Bryant
Searsmont
Washington Street
Cora Andrews
South Bristol
Richardson
Illinois
W. E. Gorhamy
Richard Wheeler
Damariscotta
Frank Haggett
American Legion Auxiliary
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post
Legion Hall
George Boynton
Lake Worth
Fla
Hollis Greenleaf
Worcester
New London
New London, Conn. the Annual Convention of the Sagadahoc
Lincoln County Teachers’ Association
Waldoboro
Milton Vose
Bangor
Leon G. Flood
Bath Road
Ethel Barbour
St. Andrew's Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Edna Jones
Verdall Jones
Hartford
Conn
W. S. Nason
York Village
Carolyn G. Varney
Mabel Lewis
White Elephant Club
Powder House
Edwin Copeland
Thwing's Point
Roy R. Marston
Wesley C. Day
Paul E. Bailey
Wiscasset Hardware Co
Herbert Wright
Bath Memorial Hospital
Anna Soule
Baptist Church
Florence Hathorn
Ethel Leavitt
Sadie Bradford
Evelyn Bailey
Barbara Dow
B. F. Blagdon
John Dow
Roy Dow
Nadine
Elaine
Net
West Anna
I. Anne Miete
Wiscasset
Robert W. Graffam
Whitefield
Helmi Miete
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Frank H. Gray
Maine Central
Wiscasset Station
Eastern Star
Lincoln
Helen Haggett
Garrison Hill
Gladys Page
Crystal
Larissa Clark
Lakeview
Amy Jewett
Public Utilities hearing on Wiscasset Water Co. rate petition
The Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing at the Court House in Wiscasset on Friday forenoon Sept. 29 regarding the Wiscasset Water Co. petition for rate increases. The filing shows a net income rise of 2900, hydrant rentals up 1000, and domestic minimum from 20 to 25 dollars annually. Ernest L. McLean represents the company. Herbert Locke represents the town and domestic takers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Blackmer
Sutton Foye
Josephine Blackmer
Walter Miete
Bath Iron Works
Public Utilities Commission
Court House
Wiscasset
Wiscasset Water Co
North Edgecomb
Boston
Mr. Sewall
Edgecomb
Aurora A. Sewall
Henry W. Stoddard
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr. Stoddard
Wakefield
Mass
Ada I. Stoddard
Helen Stoddard
Lakeside Cemetery
Hattie Wilson
Richmond
Howard
Belmont
Nellie Merry
Leota
Susannah Merry
Donald Leavitt
Bath
Bath Man Held for Robbery in Alley Here
Eric R. Blair 22 Drummond street chipper at Bath Iron Works said a man known as Frank robbed him of about $30 in an alley off Water street near the Salvation Army hall. Frank W. Van Patten a shipyard painter was charged after Blair identified him in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric R. Blair
Drummond Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Water Street
Salvation Army Hall
Frank
Frank W. van Patten
Franklin Street
Mornie van Patten
Sagadahoc
van Patten
George Phatiades
Blair
Photiades
Vine Street
Iron Works
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Day's Ferry Community Club Dines at Hotel Phoenix
Members of the Day's Ferry Community Club met at the Hotel Phoenix for a dinner and toastmaster remarks by Pres. Munsey. The event featured a "steak or shore" menu, moving pictures by Howard Kirkpatrick, and afterward social time at the Mayberry home with piano singing and games. Mrs. Clara Reed delivered an able response.
West Bath community notes of gatherings and visits
West Bath church services feature a duet The Homeland in the Sky. Numerous local residents and visitors share calls picnics and trips to Old Orchard Beach White Mountains and Portland. The text lists attending families and neighbors with several trips to Bath Bangor and Boston.
Bath Iron Works notes and gossip from Bath story
Charles M. Schwab the steel magnate who died at 77 once headed Bath Iron Works. The 1903 sale to United States Shipbuilding Co. tied Bath to a major trust and Schwab visited frequently, with 1916 trips fueling speculation he aimed to regain control. The piece reviews ownership shifts, wartime contracts, payrolls, and local defense talks tied to Bath’s shipbuilding era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Schwab
Bath Iron Works
Iron Works
Hyde
United States Shipbuilding Co
Schwab
Bath
Lorraine
Elmhurst
John S. Hyde
Mr. Hyde
United States
America
Toon Hat
Hyde Windlass Co
Schwab-headed
John 8. Hyde
Edward
Edward W. Hyde
Hubert H. McCarty
Jacob R. Andrews
Charles F. Magoun
The
Woolwich Community News Highlights and Local Events
Miss Maxine Walker and Miss Louise Cereca died in New York after attending the World's Pair event. Community notices include a public supper for playground equipment at No 6 school, Nequasset Farm Bureau activities, World’s Fair visits by Woolwich residents, local engagements, and a Laurel Grove Cemetery annual meeting. Other items cover hospital treatments, births, engagements, and upcoming Grange and church activities in Woolwich, Bath, Sagadahoc Ferry, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Walker
Louise Cereca
New York
No. 6
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Nequasset Congregational Church
Malcolm McIntosh
Plymouth
Mass
MacIntosh
Duncan McIntosh
Clifford Guptill
Costello P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Maude Paquet
Newcastle
Fred Carlton
Harry T. Fitch
Good Will Chib
Cora Savage
Bath
Eben Dana
Fred Trott
Frank Purington
Purington
Gordon Peterson
Peterson
South Portland
Laurel Grove Cemetery Association
Baptist Hall
Maria Savage
White Mountains
Bernard Baker
Walter Baker
Smith
Clayton Stinson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Milton Hathorn
Leon
Freda
Ralph Rice
Stanwood Park
Farmington
Fred Soule
Birch Point Road
Wiscasset
Moatsweag Baptist Church
Woolwich
The
Independent
Gold Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Frank Fortier
Maurice Shea
C. E. Longfellow
Nelson Rice
Lawrence Putnam
J. A. Gardiner
Low
Woolwich Union
Day’s Ferry
Nequasset
Day's Ferry
Carrie Hathorne
Lincoln Hoadlett
Chester Lawrence
Kenneth Sheldon
Wilson
Falmouth
Bradford Farnham
Wellesley
Bath Woman Urges City to Fight Rats Over Infantile Paralysis
A Bath resident urges officials to curb rodent populations amid fears rats may carry infantile paralysis. She cites Buffalo, New York, reporting 244 cases since mid July and notes public trash control as essential. Health leaders in Buffalo echo rats as possible disease reservoirs and call public vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Armstrong
National Institute of Health
Francis E. Froncazak
Fronczak
Goodbye Mr Chips Opens Monday at Uptown
The Uptown theatre presents Goodbye Mr Chips based on James Hilton’s novel with Robert Donat and Greer Garson. Sam Wood directs the British production depicting a schoolmaster’s life at an English public school with large set recreations and scenes across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chips
James Hilton
Uptown
England
Robert Donat
Greer Garson
Sam Wood
Lord Jeff
Mr. Chipping
Chips
Donat
Vienna
America
Denham Studios
Terry Kilburn
Victor Saville
Templars Celebrate 75th Anniversary Across Commanderies
The Gardiner Malcolm Hayes Bangor Martin Danborg Augusta Ray Libby St Albans Portland commandery leaders plus Jor dan Percy and Damiel Craney of William Parkman commandery joined a banquet with music by the band. The Dunlap commander's retirement marks the anniversary as a notable achievement. A Presque Isle home burned under intense sun. a glass jug of water aided the blaze. Warren's Hanly Corner 1768 house gains fame as Sidney W. Vinal paints it this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Malcolm Hayes
Bangor
Martin Danborg
Augusta
Ray Libby
St. Albans
Portland
Old Sol
Presque Isle
Hanly's Corner
Warren
Sidney W. Vinal
Bay Point invites marriage of Frankie Jean Bow
Invitations have been received for the marriage of Frankie Jean Bow, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Brackston Bow, at Grace Episcopal church Oak Park Illinois at 830. Reception will follow at the Nineteenth Century club of Oak Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Jean
Earl Brackston Bow
Grace
Cherbourg
McCue
Italy
Joseph L. Conant
New York
Bates College
Miss McCue
Harry Stone
Green Pastures
Elizabeth Deering
Bath
Miss Deering
Maine
Percy E. Bailey
Bobby
Gardiner
Juniper Lodge
Elsie Smalley
Auburndale
Mass
George Hinckley
Boston
Marry E. Thompson
Roslindale
Edward Coombs
John
Ruth
Tumble Inn
E. R. Wright
Bruce
Camp Brokus
Alice Dennis
Eleanor McCue
Joe Conant
Eva Gaudet
Seguin Island
Cheney
Lillian White
White Cottage
Walter Quance
Walter
Evelyn
Auburn
Camp Comfort
Agnes Peabody
J. Otis Swift
Theodore Stewart
Kennebec Point
Friends
Lou
John Spinney
Kennebec
Louise Hamilton
Brunswick
Edna M. Coolidge
Birchwood
Charlotte to Reopen Dancing Studio September 30
Charlotte, a pupil of the late Vernon and Irene Castle, will reopen her dancing studio on Sept. 30 at 26 Center Street over Bath Department Store. Registrations on that date assign pupils to classes for a 36 week season including ballet tap modern national character and ballroom dancing with a Friday boys only tap class starting Oct. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Vernon
Irene Castle
Castle House
New York
Center Street
Bath Department
Apartment Dwelling Planned by Steeves at Water Street
Lloyd E. Steeves of Steeves Market proposes a fireproof apartment building at 210 Water street. The two-story structure 40 by 22 feet will sit north of the Steeves block, with six to eight units and kitchenette hookups, planned for completion before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd E. Steeves
Steeves Market
Center Street
Water Street
Steeves
Center and
Brooks Savage Seeks Republican State Legislature Nomination
Skowhegan resident Brooks Savage announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Representative. A Skowhegan High School and Bowdoin College graduate of 1924, he enlisted with Co. E as a senior and was wounded in action in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Savage
Skowhegan
Mr. Savage
Skowhegan High School
Bowdoin College
Co. E
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mehitable Crawford Blackmer
Middlebury
Phoenix
Day’s Ferry Group
Earl Kimble
High Street
Lena Shepard
Harry Ring
J. Leslie Coombs
Charles E. Hewitt
West Bath
West Bath Methodist Church
E. R. Brown
Augusta Pitts
Chester B. Oliver
Charles H. Bates
Cyrus Bates
Hyde Park
Herbert Bates
Jennie Moor
Bessie Fogg
Greene
Franklin P. Sprague
Washington
Old Orchard Beach
Spragues
Sprague
J. Bradford Sprague
Bessie
Small Point
Charles Braden
Charles Johnson
North Bath
George Sprague
Frederick Sprague
Topsham
John Anderson
Bethel
Clarence DePuy
New York City
Oddie M. Rich
Harry J. Rich
H. Walter Butler
Leslie W. Mayo
J. H. Tully
Gloucester
Fred Duren
Cora Osborne
Mabe] Peckham
Marion
Hardings
Charles Clarke
Isaac Trufant
Elmer
E. W. Haggett
Arthur
Charles L. Haggett
David Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
Joseph W. Larrabee
Wilfred Riendeau
Raymond
Ronald
Lester Jones
Lester, Jr
Gloria
Paul Bolduc
Annie Marriner
Edward Wright
E. J. McMann
F. W. Larrabee
Billy
Joseph Larrabee
Clement Yates
Danvers
Martha Kerton
Taunton
Robert Hanlon
Lynn
Fred J. Rose
Harvey Dobbins
Salem
Ind
Samuel Cole
Edgar Finley
George R. Booker
Clyde Booker
William Mulhern
Larrabee's Grove
Lincoln Williams
George Furbish
Scott Maxson
Larrabee
A. B. Snow
Irving Snow
New Gloucester
Courtney E. Stover
Stover
Rosamond
Edward McGuiggan
Lower Middle Street
Bates Stover
Marjorie
Carol
Lucy Rogers
Eleanor Wright
Harriet Furber
Mary Pinkham
Melford Perham
Paul M. Olm
J. E. Mayo
Frances E. Willard
Lois Palmer
Thomas Baxter
Quaker Point
Harvard Medical School
Alpha Booker
John Sanborn
Henry Schofield
Thomas Aikenhead
Robert C. van Amringe
Samuel N. Blackwood
Rufus W. Lombard
Edward Jenks
L.hh. S. Outing Club
Lewiston CCC
Controller Patent
Clarence W. Morse
Mark W. Sewall
Clare Coombs
Georgia
Nevada
Cleveland
Trust
Chester
Navy
Army
Henry W. Owen
Spain
City Hall
Joseph Torrey
Lloyd Bankson
Thomaston
Norman W. Lermond
New Century Club
Charles H. George
South Paris
Out of State
Sam T. Wallace
Oregon
Minnesota
Pembroke
Templars
Dancing Studio
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