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George worked in saw mills in the Oxford County area of southwestern Maine. In 1930, he was a foreman in a wood mill in Norway, Maine. Josephine (better known as "Josie") worked as an Inspector at the Norway Shoe Company, retiring in 1929 because of ill health.
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Eleanor graduated from Malden (MA) High School and Salem Normal (now Salem College) in Salem, MA. In her early adult years, she was a high school teacher. They lived in Whitinsville, Worcester County, MA, for several years before returning to Maine in 1983.
Andrew worked as Production Analyst at the former Whitin Machine Works Company in Whitinsville, retiring in 1974. He was active for many years in Little League Baseball and Boy Scouts. He sang in the Imperial Male Glee Club, and was a member of the United Presbyterian Church.
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Mark graduated from Norway High School in 1925. He worked in South Portland as a rigger at a shipyard that built Liberty ships during World War II. After the war, he was a heavy equipment operator for a company that built pipelines throughout the country. He retired in 1961 and returned to Maine. In Casco, he was a founder of, and active in, the Thompson Lake Environmental Association, as well as being an active member of the Casco Village Church.
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Note N5756 Index
Marion was a bookkeeper.
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Note N5757 Index
Jonathan was a lumberman.
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Russell was a painter.
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Clinton was a farmer.
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Levi was a farmer in Poland, Maine.
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John was a farmer in Mechanic Falls. He also worked at the paper mill in that town.
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Note N5774 Index
Barbara and George divorced 19 June 1940 (MAINE DIVORCE RECORDS [Maine State Archives] Roll 7, Vol. 25, Page 89, Line 7).
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Charles worked for some time at Harold's Motor Company, a General Motors dealership in Norway. He was also the head greenskeeper at the beautiful Norway Country Club.
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Alfred and Kathleen were married only two years, before divorcing in 1944.
Alfred and Drusilla were married for 51 years, then divorced in 1996.
Alfred served in the Army in World War II, from November 1942 to April 1946, with the 971st Quartermaster Supply Detachment in Europe. After the war, he worked for his father at the Scribner Poultry and Eggs, Norway Shoe Factory, Groveton (NH) Paper Mill, Erving (MA) Paper Company, and, finally, the International Paper Company from which he retired in 1983.
He enjoyed baseball (especially the Boston Red Sox), country music and dancing. He was known for his outgoing personality. Alfred was a true "people person." His obituary also points out that he loved to drink coffee. Then, the obituary concludes with this statement:
"In keeping with the spirit of the late Mr. Scribner, his children respectfully request that flowers be omitted, and in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be omitted as well and that those closest to the deceased are encouraged to take those closest to them to dinner and dancing in his memory."