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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1953
Page
7
Local organizations in Richmond and surrounding areas held meetings this week. Wayne Lewis hosted a halter and blanket making session. various clubs announced dates for guest speakers, thrift auctions, and youth events. The 1953 Maine Cancer Society campaign kicked off with a large volunteer list.
Mr and Mrs Ray Cate visited Bowney WSCS at the Southards April 1 planning a rummage sale for Gardiner April 11. St John’s Parish Auxiliary met at Mrs Dorr Woodward’s. Ida Robbins and Sheila Hamlin rehearse for prize speaking. Ida and Sheila are B A seniors seeking nursing program admission in Portland. Gregg awards earned by Priscilla Allen and Vicki Allen. A joint birthday party for Chester Dorr and Mrs Perry Fowles held at Dresden Mills with many locals. Numerous visits and illnesses cited.
Richard Erle Little, 16, died after apparently losing his balance and falling from a truck on Bowdoinham River road while en route to Prout Farms in Bowdoinham. Donald Nichols drove the truck. David Newcomb rode in the rear. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Roberts' Funeral Home with Rev. Jesse J. Starr officiating. Sheriff Loring D. Small investigated. Dr. George S. Gould attended the scene. Born September 28, 1936 in Gardiner, he was a Richmond High School junior active in sports, the Methodist Youth Fellowship, and Enterprise Grange. He is survived by Vernon C. and Olive Rittall Little of Bowdoinham and brothers Donald of Dresden and Blaine of Bowdoinham.
Washington rep Clifford McIntire announced 11 Maine men won four year Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarships to colleges of their choice. Aptitude test winners include David Vaughn Theodore Kurtz Lee Norton Jr Charles Allen Peter Bither Thomas Chase Richard Day Thomas Hayden Richard Sherwood Jr John Surrett and Lyman Tracy.
Mrs. Verna Moore of Portland will lecture at Haskell Memorial School tonight at 7 30 p m. on The Sphere of Woman as Wife and Mother. The event by the Haskell Menor Home and School Association is open to church ladies and friends with dessert served before the program.
A semi humorous tale from a modern date asserts that all life within a fifteen mile radius is poisoned by a mysterious cause. The piece uses satirical framing to portray widespread danger and the absurd extent of the alleged contamination.
Archaeologists suggest stone age dolls were made for adult use in religious ceremonies rather than for children. The dolls, found in ancient sites, indicate ritual significance and ceremonial functions beyond playful display.
Easter Sunday at First Baptist Georgetown featured a sunrise service with Five Islands visitors and a choir concert during the 10:30 worship. The parsonage well was drilled to 122 feet, donors’ thermometer chart tracked contributions, and local residents plus travel plans were noted alongside migratory birds and personal visits.
Betty of Winchester hosted a weekend gathering at Anchorage to Renteves Point. Everett residents Elmer Palmer and family visited L Earle Hagan’s home, then returned home. Mass residents Harry Bedford of Whitinsville enjoyed a West Georgetown summer home. Robinhood residents William Bisseth and Carroll Powers were seen in Bath. News notes cover local visitors from Andover, Mass to Boothbay Harbor and Colby College students on Easter break visiting families across Robinhood, Georgetown Center, Arrowsic, Bath, Lewiston, North Windham, and Waterville with church services and weekend travel. A bull moose was seen on Wilber Hagan's Arrowsic property.
Fifty five prospective members gathered at the Legion Home for drills in preparation for the Smith-Tobey post Junior Bugle and Drum Corps. A film of the national American Legion Convention will be shown to members, and the Rockland Junior corps will march in Bath's Memorial Day parade. Next meeting moves to the State Armory April 9 at 6 30 with roll call at 6 30 and registration at 6 15 for those not yet registered.
The Saar region exports food grown locally to feed a small portion of its people while most dietary needs are imported. Officials note agriculture covers roughly one sixth of demand, highlighting reliance on external supplies during shortages.
The Five Islands parish held Easter observances with sunrise and afternoon services at Georgetown and Bath. A children’s program and a garden of memories pageant marked the day, with named participants delivering verses and solos. Several local residents and visitors attended services and visits to relatives in nearby towns were reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Colby led the receiving line for a party at Crowley's Junction Grange hall on Lewiston road. The event celebrated Miss Erma Bamford the 4 H delegate to Finland under the International Farm Youth Exchange program. Gifts and well wishers flowed as 275 guests attended the evening.
A simple home fix lowers a kitchen table to create a comfortable play surface for small children. By shortening the legs, caregivers can achieve the correct height for snacks crafts and games.
Bay Point reports describe grackles about teen inches long with purple green iridescence and yellow eyes. They nest in spruce tops and lay greenish white eggs with brown scribbles. Local residents and visitors frequent Bay Point, with roads improved after rains and spring skiing noted in Pinkham Notch.
Dr. Earle B. Perkins presided over the Tuesday meeting of the Phippsburg PTA executive committee at the Lewis Alexander home West Point. The group discussed April fundraisers health events and upcoming officer nominations amid social details.
Miss Betty Ann Wyman of Parker Head forages near her home and unearths a strange branch of pussy willows topped by a spruce cone. Local elders recall never seeing such a plant combination before.
The silk worm moth yields one generation yearly in European climates with marked seasons, while in Japan two generations occur annually and fiber production is nearly continuous.
The first typewriter allowing the operator to view the line as it was typed was manufactured in 1883. This innovation marked a turning point in typing accuracy and efficiency, enabling direct visual feedback during the writing process.
Tickets on sale for the Thespians production Petticoat Fever at Morse High School auditorium on Friday April 17 at 815 pm. Benjamin Zimmerman says tickets are available at Falls Shoe Store or from any Thespian. The cast includes Nate Watson as Dascom Dinsmore and Paul Legard as Kimo with Douglas Cleary Sir James Fenton Phyllis Wright as Ethel and other veterans delivering a fast moving comedy with Labador sea mood.
The Bath connection centers on Dearborn Michigan bride to be Marilyn Janette Russell daughter of Evert and Maude Russell of Dearborn scheduled to wed June 20 at First Methodist church. Gannon grandson of Bath couple Bowker attends University of Michigan and is from Dearborn.
A Bath man, 59, pleaded nolo contendere to reckless driving before Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Municipal Court. Arthur Ellers, 58 Center Street, fined $25 with $4.70 costs for an Feb 27 Route 1 Bath incident. Lee Andrews of Tenants Harbor paid $10 plus $4.70 costs for failing to return to the right after passing in Woolwich. Carl G. Whitaker of Bar Harbor pleaded not guilty through attorney to passing a bill and was fined $10 with $4.70 costs. The Bath man also faced intoxication and parole violation charges, with the court restoring a $5 fine and $5.60 costs or 15 days in jail. intoxication placed on file.
Committal services for Mrs Cora E Gilman 83 were held in Oak Grove with Rev Richard J Schaper officiating. She died in Natick Massachusetts and is survived by her husband Henry P Gilman a daughter and other relatives. Funeral was from Laker Memorial chapel Natick with Rev John K Montgomery officiating.
Mrs. Odile Geneau wife of Stanley Geneau of Woolwich died at Memorial Tuesday after fifteen weeks as a patient. Born September 22 1889 in New Brunswick she was daughter of Basile and Emily Savoie. Survived by two sons William and Jerry four daughters Mrs Savage Mrs Alice Kovaly Lucile Cram and Mrs G Small two brothers and four sisters as well as fifteen grandchildren. A member of St Marys Catholic Church Assumption and the Lady’s Sodality. Funeral mass from St Marys on a day to be announced with calling at Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral Residence 819 H Street Burial in Oak Grove family lot.
Mrs Sadie D Sullivan wife of Charles D Sullivan died Wednesday at her Bath home 828 Middle Street Born October 25 1890 she was a daughter of Peter and McDonough Lynch She belonged to St church Surviving are her husband and two children Charles D and Miss Rita van both of Bath
Funeral services for Will G. Payne were held Thursday at noon at the Baptist church in North Edgecomb with Rev. Nest Foss of Boothbay Ferry Church officiating. Pallbearers included Dewey Payne Emery Payne Char Payne Louis Payne and El Payne. Burial followed in Union Cemetery Lot No Edgecomb.
A memorial service for Mrs. Sadie M. Sullivan was held Saturday morning at 10 30 from Marys Church with Rev John E Bellefontaine officiating. Bearers included K Stewart Thomas Malin De Pierce Joseph Wilson and Ma Bennett. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Funeral services for Cora M Jordan were held Friday at Curtis Funeral Home on Washington Street with Rev forest E Hodgkins officiating. Pallbearers were Harold B Carlton Reed Gratton Done and Leland York. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
A committal service for Mrs Grace Fox is scheduled for 10 30 in the family lot at Oak Grove. Pastor Richard J Schaper of the Winter Street Congregation will officiate.
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