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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1955

Page

4

Richmond club meeting highlights local civic work

State Senator Lloyd T. Dunham spoke on the State Highway Department program at the Richmond Rotary style meeting. Members donated to the March of Dimes and elected June as their annual auction month with Russell Perry and George Clark named co chairmen.

Bions—Club Lloyd T. Dunham Ellsworth State Highway Department March of Dimes Perley Clark Europe Russell Perry George Clark Frederick J. Libby Washington, D. C Richmond Masonic Lodge Libby National Council of Prevention of War Ruth Seabury Boston Frederick Libby Richmond Odd Fellows and Beulah Rebekah Lodge Harold Dunn Whiteroad Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Walter Knight State Grange Royal Brown Gardiner State Department of Agriculture Bath Brunswick Wiscasset Winthrop Cooper's Mills Waterville Auburn Hallowell Brewer Wilton New Portland Sagadahoc County Pomona Grange Enterprise Grange Richmond-Dresden Harold Reinauer Merrymeeting Bay

Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Marie Andrews

Mrs. Marie Andrews of Portland, a former Bath resident, received a surprise stork shower March 30 at her home. Bath guests Irene Totman, Gladys Stewart, Virginia Lowery, Fannie Armstrong, Lee McCaffery, Martha Bertrand, Evelyn Wyman, Margaret Goodwin, Louise Scanlin, Evelyn Sweeney attended. Portland visitors Alice Hudson and Martha Thompson joined. Bath gifts were sent by Carolyn Sawyer, Doris Veilleux, Irma Totman, Iva Mae Totman, Mrs. Harold Chandler, and Nellie Amerige.

Marie Andrews Portland Oliver Street Bath Irene Totman Gladys Stewart Virginia Lowery Fannie Armstrong Lee McCaffery Martha Bertrand Evelyn Wyman Margaret Goodwin Louise Scanlin Evelyn Sweeney

Civil suits filed against Bath man in Androscoggin court

Thirteen civil cases opened at the April term of Androscoggin Superior Court in Lewiston involve promissory notes endorsed by State Sen. Charles F. Cummings. The First Auburn Trust Company seeks a total of 16100 in damages across actions tied to automotives sold to residents of Bath and nearby towns, with several note amounts and debtor names listed.

Androscoggin Superior Court Lewiston Charles F. Cummings Bath Auburn Trust Company Cummings Bartlett O. Smith First Auburn Trust Company Richard Hughes Isabella E. Rhodes Pauline Avery Mary D. Sleeper Woolwich Thomas Gallagher Harris A. Sims East Brunswick Edward Gallant Norman A. Adams Jeanette Sleeper West Point Perley L. Stevens Gardiner First Auburn Trust Co Lewis E. Palmer North Bath Luther Taylor

Sacred Heart Circle Elects Delegates for State Convention

Sacred Heart Circle of the Daughters of Isabella met Tuesday evening in Front Street rooms with Miss Helen Moses presiding as regent. Moses was elected delegate and Mrs. Anne Perry alternate for the annual state convention in Waterville May 14-15. The April social committee announced a card party on April 19 and a rummage sale on April 16 plus a cooked food sale on April 29. The mystery prize was won by Mrs. Grace Cunningham. May social committee members include Mrs. Marguerite Lemont chairwoman and several other members.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Front Street Helen Moses Miss Moses Anne Perry Waterville Grace Cunningham Marguerite Lemont Margaret McKay Mary Gaudreau Margaret Flaherty Beatrice Thibeault Estelle Comeau Arline Gay Louise Arsenault Mary Gill Ruth Mullaney

Mizpah Class Plans Laymen's Supper and Easter Visits

The Mizpah Class met with Mrs. George Carey to plan the Laymen's supper and distribute solicitation lists. Dorothy Thayer read a poem and reported on kitchen tableware. Members were named to deliver Easter flowers and send Easter cards to Leland Green and Ada Larrabee.

George Carey High Street Mother Love Dorothy Thayer Leland Green Ada Larrabee

Color Film Processing At BIW Camera Club

The BIW Camera Club meets at 7 30 p m Thursday in the clubroom of the BIW recreation hall. A demonstration shows processing of the new 35mm Ektachrome high speed color film designed for home or local lab processing. Learn to project color slides the same day as filming. Open to BIW employees, friends, and the public.

BIW Camera Club BIW

Georgetown Palm Sunday Sermon Focuses On Christ

Pastor Warren Harris urges a personal decision about Jesus amid Pilate's question. Bath Elm Street church hosts baptism for Georgetown Center and Seguinland members. Community reports include a Kennebec Point mosquito control plan, spring college-bound weddings, frost damage on Robinhood roads, and visits from residents and travelers to Georgetown centers.

Jesus Christ Pilate Warren Harris Georgetown Five Islands Elm Street Bath Alfred Rowe Sherry Georgetown Center Chester G. Kelsea Seguinland Deacon Kennebec Point Associates Waldo Brown Kennebec Point Brown Northeastern Mosquito Control Association Robert L. Armstrong City Hall Cambridge 39 Mass Geraldine Marie Galligan Gerald Maurice Galligan San Marcos Texas Allen Carlisle Winchester Augusta Harold J. Brown, Jr Stanley Kosalka Thomas Watson Central School Robinhood Brunswick Gladys Weeman Portland Paul Thompson Bloomfield Hills Mich Sidney Dalrymple California Brookline Peirce Fuller Norwell Deborah Shain New York City Fuller Fuller Cottage Fullers Shain Bruce Falconer Roger Peterson MacMahion William Brown Andover John Kemper Phillips Andover School Kemper Emory Bastorl W. Clinton Allen Rye N. Y Parviz Chahbazi Mary Anne Blue Hill Mildred Hinckley Waterville Levy Levy Dean Nickerson Colby College Oak Grove School Vassalboro J. R. Blackie

Bay Point residents host visitors and seasonal changes

Bay Point notes a hush of weekend activity with local residents visiting Bath Boothbay and Georgetown Center. Cars, boats, and cottages appear in counts as families, friends, and guests gather at Navajo Robinhood and Indian Point Road homes. Wildlife and spring arrivals pepper the week.

Maundy Thursday Communion at Central Congregational

A Maundy Thursday service will be held at Central Congregational church Thursday at 7 30 pm. Rev. Orville O Lozier of the Maine Congregational Conference office will be the preacher.

Central Congregational Church Orville O. Lozier Maine Congregational Conference Office

Beacon Street Youth Fellowship Plans Easter Breakfast

At Sunday's Beacon Street church meeting the Methodist Youth Fellowship outlined an Easter breakfast to follow the sunrise service.

Beacon Street Church Methodist Youth Fellowship

Canadian National Pioneers Diesel Electric Locomotive Start

Canadian National Railway claims to be the first in North America to put a diesel electric locomotive into service marking a milestone for rail transport. Various yards test runs and official statements highlight CN’s historic rollout and its impact on efficiency and speed across its network.

Canadian National Railway North America

Five Islands Community Groups Plan May Supper

The Good Neighbor club at the Carr cottage votes to sponsor a public supper on May 14 to fund the Baptist church expansion. Palm Sunday services include special music and the Lord's Supper. Members and friends attend meetings and visits across Bath Georgetown and Portland with many local names listed.

Good Neighbor Club Carr Cottage The Baptist Church Woodrow Gray Phillip Pinkham Franz Stevens Warren Harris Alfred Proctor Stanley Lewis Thomas Watson Erland Moore Dennis Moore George Gray Kathleen Rittall Orville Rowe Georgetta Pinkham

Health And Color Boost Auxiliary Membership in 1955

Nine new members joined the Auxiliary led by Mrs. Ed ward St. Martin as membership chairman bringing total membership to 256 with 240 notices sent last year. Sewing chairman Mrs. Courtney Stover reported 1281 articles completed with 518 hours donated by 222 workers. Several organizations participated including Suburb Civic club and local church groups. The hospital fair plates are arriving for sale, uniforms and lab coats ordered for hospital staff, and 28 daily workers staff the Clearing House with 857% hours logged since opening five months ago. New officers for 1955 include President Sumner Sewall and multiple asst officers and directors from various groups.

Arthur W. King Edward St. Martin Courtney Stover Suburb Civic Club Ladies Aid The First Baptist Church Central Church Ladies Aid West Bath Sewing Group Winter Street Church Bnair Birth Chapter Grace Church Auxiliary Iota Sigma Sorority James A. Gillies, Jr Clearing House George Musk Duncan McInnes Sumner Sewall Bowen Torrey Kenneth Humphries Kenneth Francisco Charles B. Doyle Richard Kimball Ralph Stetson Cozy Corner Clearing House Cochairmen Dean Shaw Harold Avery Isadore Singer Abraham Shocker Frank Reinoehl Eastham Guild, Jr Nightingale Club Nurses Lumnae Association Junior Hospital League Wilmer I. Voorhees Donald N. Small Omar R. King Ree Ney

Airmen Begin Basic Training at Sampson AFB

Airman Basic Lewis E Palm er son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Palmer of 19 Richardson Street is at Sampson Air Force Base Geneva New York for basic training. He enlisted December 30 and serves in the 4040th flight. upon graduation he will be assigned to an Air Force installation or to an Air Force Training Command school. Bruce S Baker, en listed for four years, is at Sampson for basic training, a Morse High School 1953 graduate. Leslie W Fogg Jr also began basic training at Sampson. a Morse High School graduate and Bath Iron Works apprentice electrician, he is son of Mr and Mrs Leslie W Foxy.

Lewis E. Palmer Lewis Palmer Richardson Street Sampson Air Force Base Geneva N.Y Air Force Sampson Bruce S Baker U. S. Air Force Airman Baker Forrest Baker Woolwich Morse High School Bath Iron Works Corp Leslie W. Fogg, Jr Leslie W Foxy Airman Foxe Bath Iron Works

One Session of Schools for Good Friday in Bath

Bath schools will operate a single session on Friday in observance of Good Friday. Superintendent Loring R Addison announced all schools will close at 11 30 a m that day.

Bath Loring R Addison

Industrial Engineer John H Reevy to speak at WVU event

John H Reevy assistant chief industrial engineer at International Nickel Huntington Plant will be a principal speaker at West Virginia University Morgantown for the sixth annual Industrial Engineering Conference on April 14 and 15. His wife Mary Morse is a Bath native. Mrs Hazel Robbins of 9 East June Augusta president of Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican aid died Tuesday after attending legislative hearings.

John H Reevy Huntington International Nickel Co W. Va West Virginia University Morgantown Reevey Mary Morse Bath Hazel Robbins Sagadahoc County

Former Dodger and Brave Luis Olivio Now Scout for Milwaukee Braves

Luis Olivio, once a Dodger outfielder and later a Brave, has transitioned to a scouting role with the Milwaukee Braves, adding his major league experience to the team’s player evaluation efforts.

Luis, Olivio Dodger Braves Milwaukee Braves

Man Dead In Home Here

Neighbors alerted police after not seeing Frank Minott Stinson for a day. Police forced entry at 266 Washington Street and found the 79 year old retired marine draftsman deceased, death attributed to natural causes by Medical Examiner Joseph I. Smith. Stinson moved from Arrowsie and lived in Bath area. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Washington Street Frank Minott Stinson Joseph I. Smith Mr. Stinson Stinson Curtis Funeral Home Arrowsie John Parker Sarah Jane Morse Stinson Bath

Damariscotta Native Fred W Hitchcock Dies at 88

Fred Webb Hitchcock 88 a retired expressman and longtime Damariscotta resident died Tuesday in a Bath nursing home after a long illness. Born February 15 1867 in Damariscotta he was a son of Harvey and Anne Hitchcock. He led Masson Engine Co and served as Master of Twin Village Grange and belonged to Second Congregational church Newcastle. Surviving are daughter Edith Page Bath son George A Hitchcock Brooklyn NY 14 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 3 pm from Second Congregational church Newcastle, Rev. Lawrence Tee officiating. Burial in Woodward Cemetery Damariscotta.

Fred W. Hitchcock Fred Webb Hitchcock Damariscotta Bath Harvey Anne Huston Hitchcock Hitchock Masson Engine Co Twin Village Second Congregational Church Newcastle Edith Page George A. Hitchcock Brooklyn N. Y Lawrence Tee Woodward Cemetery

Mrs Celina M Brown 81 Widowed Bath Resident Dies

Mrs Celina M Brown 81 widow of Harry Brown died suddenly at her home 2 Pearl Street Tuesday night. Born Vilna Poland May 18 1873 she moved to Boston at 18 and later Bath where Harry ran a tailoring business. Survived by three daughters Bessie Mary Minnie Brown Bath. two sons Arthur A Brown Bath David Brown New York City. nephew Alexander Epstein Montreal. Funeral at Beth Israel synagogue with burial at Beth Abraham Auburn. Flowers omitted.

Celina M. Brown Harry Brown Pearl Street Vilna Poland David and Mary Epstein Brown Boston Bath Beth Israel Bessie R Mary Minnie Brown Arthur A. Brown David Brown New York City Alexander Epstein Montreal Can Beth Israel Synagogue Beth Abraham Auburn

Earl Allen Funeral Service Held at St Marys Church

Funeral service for Earl H Allen was conducted Wednesday morning at nine from St Marys church with the Rev Fr John Bellefontaine officiating. Bearers were Alphonse Turcotte Astride Bergeron Harold Perry and Charles Burgess. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Earl Allen Earl H Allen St Mary's Church John. E. Bellefontaine Alphonse Turcotte Astride Bergeron Harold Perry Charles Burgess Oak Grove

Funeral services for Frank Mi nott Stinson

Funeral services for Frank Mintosh Stinson of 266 Washington Street will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Curtis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Grove.

Frank Stinson Frank Minott Stinson Washington Street Curtis Funeral Home Oak Grove

Birthday Party for Linda Anne Moore

Linda Anne Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Moore of 14 Weekse street celebrated her fourth birthday with a party for her young friends Monday afternoon. The recreation room was decorated with orchid and yellow streamers and Easter posters. Prizes, candy baskets, horns, balloons and party hats were given. cake ice cream and chocolate milk were served. Attending were Nancy Greenblatt Penny Cornish Kathy MacDonald Beverly Watson Gretchen Warner Kitty Coombs Ellen Zimmerman Jean and Billy Furber David Moore and grandmothers and aunts Mrs Simon Moore Mrs Walter Norton Mrs David McKellar Mrs Jack Warner and Mrs Edmund Furber.

Linda Anne Moore Robert Moore Linda Nancy Greenblatt Penny Cornish Kathy MacDonald Beverly Watson Gretchen Warner Kitty Coombs Ellen Zimmerman Jean Billy Furber David Moore Simon Moore Walter Norton David McKellar Jack Warner Edmund Furber

Flaherty Family Spends Weekend in Kittery

Mr and Mrs Andrew Flaherty and son Peter of 15 Forest Road visited Mrs Flaherty s brother and wife Mr and Mrs Sam Jordan in Kittery over the weekend.

Andrew Flaherty Peter Forest Road Kittery Flaherty Sam Jordon

Elizabeth Stevens obituary 1869 1955 Bath area

Elizabeth Stevens 86 wife of Rev Charles Leon Stevens died Friday in Bath. Born April 23 1869 at Phippsburg Center daughter of Thomas and Margaret Minott she grew up amid Phippsburg harbor’s ship traffic. She and her husband served Congregational churches in Camden Chicopee South Deerfield and Alfred before retiring to Phippsburg Center where she was remembered as a gentle beloved figure.

Elizabeth Stevens Stevens Charles Leon Stevens Bath Phippsburg Center Thomas Margaret (Heald) Minott Phippsburg Stevens Camden Chicopee South Deerfield Mass Alfred

Former Bath Woman Killed Crossing Street in Hav erhill

Mrs Eleanor Bruce Thackeray 52 of Haverhill Mass formerly of Bath was killed instantly early Sunday morning when struck by a car as she crossed a street to enter a daughter's home in Hav erhill She was born Feb 3 1903 in Bath a Morse High School graduate and a Nazarene church member Survived by husband Louis G Thackeray a son William three daughters Janet Patricia and Mrs A C Espisito two brothers William A Bruce and Donald A Bruce and several Bath relatives

Eleanor Thackeray Bath Eleanor Bruce Thackeray Haverhill Mass William A Nancy E. Bruce Morse High School Thackeray Nazarene Church Louis G. Thackeray William Janet Patricia Thackeray A. C. Espisito William A. Bruce Donald A. Bruce Medford

Mrs Flora L Broom Dies After Sleeping Pill Overdose

Mrs Flora L Broom 69 of 817 Middle Street Bath died at home after being found unconscious on the kitchen floor. Authorities attributed death to sleeping pill overdose. She was born in Wiscasset to Edmund and Ida Hamlin and was a Grace Episcopal Church member. Surviving are husband James A Broom Bath daughter Mrs George Briton Bath son Woodbury Brackett Cord N H brother Joseph Hamlin Rockland and five grandchildren.

Flora L. Broom Middle Street Joseph I. Smith Bath Broom Wiscasset Edmund and Ida McFadden Hamlin Grace Episcopal Church James A. Broom George Briton Woodbury Brackett Concord N. H Joseph Hamlin Rockland Oak Grove

Earl H. Allen 65 dies at Bath Memorial Hospital

Earl H. Allen 65 of North Street extension died Sunday afternoon at Bath Memorial Hospital after five days there. A retired painter born in Livermore Falls August 1 1889 he was a son of Archie and Gertrude Smith Allen. Survived by widow Margaret two sons Joseph W Wichita Falls Texas and Herbert A San Francisco a sister Mrs Annie Adams of Livermore Falls three half brothers Daniel Allen Wilton John Farmington and Ernest Amherst Massachusetts and three grandchildren.

Earl H. Allen North Street Bath Memorial Hospital Mr. Allen Livermore Falls Archie Gertrude Smith Allen Margaret Joseph W Wichita Falls Tex Herbert A San Francisco Annie Adams Daniel Allen Wilton John Farmington Ernest Amherst Mass

Diane Rose Wallace Dies at Memorial Hospital

Diane Rose Wallace of Sebasco Estates died Friday at Memorial Hospital a few hours after admission. Born January 27, 1955 in Bath she was the daughter of Jerry E. and Hazel Wallace. Survived by her parents paternal and maternal grandparents five brothers and five sisters and many aunts uncles and cousins all of Sebasco Estates.

Diane Rose Wallace Sebasco Estates Memorial Hospital Bath Jerry E Hazel (Smith) Wallace Grace E. Wallace Inez M. Smith Jerry, Jr Joseph Gary Wallace Harriet Grace Janet Natalie Sandra Wallace

Funeral services for Mrs Jeanette Underwood held at A F Mayo

Funeral services for Mrs Jeanette Underwood were conducted Monday afternoon at 1 30 from the A F Mayo Son Funeral residence with Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were Wesley Underwood Thomas Underwood Wilson Walker Martin Wike and Charles Watts. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Underwood Jeanette Underwood A. F. Mayo & Son Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Wesley Underwood Thomas Underwood Wilson Walker Martin Wike Charles Watts Oak Grove

Death of Stanley Leary in Buffalo N Y

Obituary notes the death of Stanley Leary on March 31 in Buffalo New York. He worked at the Buffalo post office and often visited Bath. Survived by wife Harriet Peters Leary daughter Jean Leary and sister Loretta Vetallia of Cleveland Ohio.

Stanley Leary Buffalo N.Y Leary Buffalo Post Office Bath Harriet Peters Leary Mary Peters Jean Leary Loretta Vetallia Cleveland Ohio

Huse P T A to Host Juvenile Delinquency Talk

Donald B Chase, Maine State Prison classification officer, will lecture on juvenile delinquency at Huse Memorial School P A meeting Thursday evening. The association will hold its annual business meeting with new officers to be elected and an executive board session at 7:15.

Huse P. T Donald "B. Chase Maine State Huse Memorial School P. A Association

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