Georgetown Community News Highlights and Socials
Warren Harris led a Sunday sermon at Georgetown Center with a three part message on Jesus and his disciples and the crowds. The Palms in Working League hosts next Tuesday with Mise Belle Heald co hosting. many local residents attended events and fund drives at Central School raising funds for Cripolia Children and class trips. Several residents were noted for visits, illness, and travel, including Mr. and Mrs. Miles Hagan, Ed Hooper, Norman Drummond, and Richard Gowen. social and school activities filled weekly life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Harris
Presidin
Ist Dhuteh
Jesus
Ho Sandtmason
Alfred J. Rowe
Palms In
Cripolia
Punt Central
Miles Hagan
Bath
Ed Hooper
Woolwich
Norman Drummond
Richard Gowen
Arrowsic
Carroll Powers
Serry
Thomas N. Williams
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham
Mass
Alvah C. Reynolds
Bath Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Harris
Central School
Farmington
West Georgetown
Donald Field
Robinhood
New York
Sasanoa
Linwood Stevens
Georgetown Center
Maude P. Thayer
West Point
R. V. Ebbet
Montpelier
Hazel Gay
John Flynn
Sunnyside
N. Y
Ralph Davis
Clarence B. Hill
Brunswick
Ralph Dunton
Portland
Mr. Dunton
Tommie
Kennebec Point
Heald Home
Wil
Topsham Youth Held for Larceny and AWOL
A 19 year old Topsham man from Camp Chaffee Arkansas is held on $5000 bail in Municipal Court on night time breaking and larceny charges. He faced arraignment as his bondsmen released him and army authorities showed continued interest in the AWOL case. His father and another Brunswick man face related charges as police report loot found on the Levasseur farm. The youth may seek voluntary commitment to Kennebec County jail until the June term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Arm Wate
Roadaboc
Orar
A.W.O.L
Lionel Levasseur
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Young Levasseur
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Sagada~hoe Superior Court
Levasseur
Ruby Bee
Topsham
Arvill
Bowdoinham
Kennebec
Augusta
Superior Court
Richmond Teacher Charged With Assault
A 31-year-old Richmond High School teacher pleaded innocent to a statutory assault charge involving a 14-year-old girl. William J. Kelcher, a teacher and coach, posted $2,500 bonds for a continued hearing set for April 21 in Municipal Court. Represented by John W. Quarrington and Charles A. Bartlett, Kelcher was arrested Tuesday afternoon by State Trooper Bernard Holdsworth who filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond High School
Gardiner R. Deering
William J. Kelcher
John W. Quarrington
Richmond
Charles A. Bartlett
Portland
Bernard Holdsworth
Five Islands Palm Sunday Services at local church
Palm Sunday observances filled Five Islands church with a message by Warren Harris and solos by Connie Gray. The Sunrise Service begins at 6:30 AM with the young people's choir and an Easter cantata by the adult choir at 7:30 PM. A week of rehearsals and community activities followed, with many local residents visiting, hosting, and attending church events and social gatherings.
Bobolink Brownies Hold Meeting at Dike School
Bobolink Brownies of Troop meet Thursday afternoon at Dike School. The session opened with the Brownie Circle and Promise, included pussy willow coloring and a song period, and closed with the singing of Taps. Choken Maekawa, a Michigan State boxer from Hawaii, is nicknamed Pineapple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobolink Brownies
Dike School
Promise
Choken Maekawa
Michigan State
Hawaii
Pineapple
National honors to Morse senior in marksmanship
Morse High school senior Robert Percy, 18, was named one of the nation’s top junior rifle shooters at a school assembly presenting the annual basketball and rifle awards. Percy, captain of the Morse Rifle team, had helped win the Maine State Junior Rifle League championship for the second straight year and received the Distinguished Rifleman’s Award from the NRA. The ceremony also featured Maine Junior Championship Trophy presented to the school by team captain Robert Champagne, and letters and certificates awarded to Morse basketball players across varsity junior varsity and freshmen levels under coaches Gene Hunter, Robert Clunie, and Jay Darling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Percy
Morse
Young Percy
National Rifle Association
Maine
NRA
Percy
Robert Champagne
Gene Hunter
Joseph J. Marchetti
John F. Trafton
Thaxter R. Trafton
Paul J. McCourt
Robert J. Arsenault
Robert G. Billington
Richard Harrison
Robert Clunie
Edward R. Marchetti
Harry B. Musk
Gordon L. Sirois
Richard A. Bishop
Robert D. Hoggett
George E. Coombs
Phillip C. Weybrant
Wesley G. DeCapua
Gerry H. Parker
Richard S LeMoine
Ray A. Durgan
Martin D
Hunter
Special Meeting of Wesley Church Youth Fellowship
A Wesley Methodist church Youth Fellowship meeting at the Tabers home planned an Easter Dawn breakfast with 7 30 Communion and 8 o'clock service. They organized a May 8 baked beans supper to fund Summer Camp for a boy and girl, with tickets sold by all members. Local posters and May conference attendance were arranged. attendees listed include Priscilla Marble Barbara Taber Elizabeth Marble Harriet MacDougal and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Carlyle Taber
Middle Street
Priscilla Marble
Barbara Taber
Yvonne Crosby
Robert Legard
Methodist
Narrows Lake
Winthrop
Elizabeth Marble
Grace Church
Wesley Church
Walter Upham
Lee Stone
Robert Nute
Kent Stone
John Richardson
Ronald Talbot
Charles Higgins
Leonard Smith
Harriet MacDougal
Gail Carlton
Barbara Tabor
Howard Hull
B. I. W. Camera Club Hosts Slide Lecture Night
The B I W Camera club meets Thursday at 7 30 for a double feature. Eastman Kodak presents an instructive slide lecture on Filters for Picture Improvement with 56 color and black and white slides. Earl Kimble of the Navy office will show 100 Kodak chromes from across the country. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. I. W. Camera Club
Eastman Kodak
Earl Kimble
B. I. W. Navy Office
Shrimp Boom Brings Cash to Cuban Coast
Cuban shrimp beds near Surgidero in Havana Province yield a vast, high quality catch dubbed butter scotch gold by local fishermen. Led by Dr Isabel Perez Farrante and aided by Cuban industrialist Thorvald Sanchez, a survey uncovered 1000 square miles of beds offshore. Night harvesting using refrigerated vessels produces average daily hauls around 1600 pounds, with some one-ton catches, transforming Surgerido from sponge reliance to a booming seafood trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Cuba
Batabano Bay
Surgidero
Havana
Isabel Perez Farrante
Bank of Agricultural and Industrial Development of
Perez
Gulf of Mexico
Isle of Pines
Siguanea Bay
Hatiguanico River
Thorvald Sanchez
Aida
First Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting
The First Baptist Church held its annual meeting on April 8 led by moderator Floyd Carter. Reports praised a successful year with increased membership and interest. Officers elected include clerk Mrs. Robert R. Coombs, assistant clerk Leland Green, and trustees along with a music committee and baptismist group. Delegates named to Bowdinham Association in May include Mrs. Ralph Blakeney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Baptist Church
Floyd Carter
Robert R. Coombs
Leland Green
Marie Young
Evelyn Sotheard
Cora Blakeney
Bertha Furber
Reed Perkins
Margaret King
Marion Taggart
Ralph Blakeney
Jarvis Snyder
Percy Low
Annie Oliver
Ruth Farnham
Marian Taggart
Lloyd Hook
Bowdinham Association
Charles R. Sims
Arthur J. Dunton
Laura Harrington
Public Relations Theme Highlighted at Maine Church Women Session
At the State Convention of the Maine Council of Church Women, Aubrey E. Snowe urged members to raise community awareness of the church’s role. David W. Hoyt pressed expanding programs and leadership, as Rosa Page Welch opened with a devotional. Hazel C. Lord outlined a successful book mobile program aiding children across seven counties and 34 towns. She proposed changes to Bible reading law and addressed juvenile truancy penalties. Chauncey D. Wentworth was re elected chairman with new officers and area directors named for regional leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Council of Church Women
Aubrey E. Snowe
Lewiston
David W. Hoyt
South Portland
Rosa Page Welch
Good Will
Hazel C. Lord
Portland
Legislation Committee
Lord
Chauncey D. Wentworth
Orono
Charles Haynes
Guilford
Stanley McKnight
Frank Banks
Bangor
Chesley Lake
Houston
Northern
Jesse Mills
Southwest Harbor
Eastern
Wilmer Hussey
Vassalboro
Central
Louis A. Dole
Bath
Southwestern
Maine highway deaths improve slightly from year ago
Augusta reports nine people died in eight Maine motor vehicle crashes in March, down from eleven in 1953. First quarter 1954 totals show 25 killed, 24 fatal accidents, and 331 personal injury crashes, with rural speed-related deaths and a pause in pedestrian fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Chg
Marriage Intentions Filed By Coombs And Lamkin
Kenneth Coombs of 6 Palmer 77 and a daughter of Mr and Mrs Elwin Lamkin of Chesterville filed their marriage intentions at City Clerk Harry E Ring Jr office. Cards were received by both friends from Mr and Mrs Walter Beane of Georgetown Center from Miami Florida where they are vacationing for a fort night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Coombs
Palmer 77
Elwin Lamkin
Chesterville
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Walter Beane
Georgetown Center
Miami
Fla
Margaret Foote Observes Birthday in Bath Community
Miss Margaret Foote veteran librarian of the Patten Free Library and Old Ladies Home resident since 1949 celebrated her 87th birthday. She received cards gifts flowers plants and calls and was honored at Cosmopolitan club banquet in 1919 20 as past president. She organized the Abenaki Campfire Girls and long served at Central Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Foote
Patten Free Library
Old Ladies’ Home
Miss Foote
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Central Congregational Church
Ladies’ Aid
Dummer Sewall
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Brunswick
Ashmead White
Bangor
P T A to Discuss County Fair At Lambert Park Hall
Dike Washington P T A plans for the County Fair set for May 7 at Lambert Park community hall. An executive meeting starts at 7 30 followed by the business session at eight. Seventh grade mothers will serve refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike
Washington P. T. A
Lambert Park
Obituary Edna Thorne 46 Wife of Cyril Thorne
Edna Thorne of Bath died Saturday at Memorial hospital after a 10 day stay. Born January 23 1908 in Bristol to Edwin Place and Lila Hatch Place she was 46. A member of the First Baptist Church she is survived by her husband Cyril K Thorne and her mother Mrs Lila Plane of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Thorne
Cyril K. Thorne
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Bristol
Edwin and
Lila (Hatch) Place
Funeral services for veteran printer Perry held
Funeral for Thomas B. Perry was conducted Wednesday afternoon at 1 50 from the A F Mayo and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Dr David L Wilson officiating. Bearers were Francis Perry William Perry Edward Perry and Irving Burnham. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Perry
A. F. Mayo & Son
David L. Wilson
Francis Perry
William Perry
Edward Perry
Irving Burnham
Oak Grove
Death notice for Almira M. Peck in Bath burial pending
Almira M. Peck died at her son Fred Freeman's home in Miami Florida and the body was brought to Bath. Funeral is set for Thursday forenoon at 11 o'clock from Curtis Funeral Home on Washington Street with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almira M. Peck
Fred Freeman
Miami
Fla
Bath
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Oak Grove
Funeral for Mrs Edna Thorne in Newcastle
Mrs Edna Thorne was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 from the First Baptist church with Rev Charles R Sims officiating. Bearers were Franklin and Aubrey Thorne Freeman Crosby and C Lloyd. Interment followed in the family lot at Glidden Street Cemetery Newcastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Thorne
First Baptist Church
Charles R Sims
Franklin and
Aubrey Thorne
Freeman Crosby
C. Lloyd
Glidden Street
Newcastle
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
We thank the doctors and nurses at Bath Memorial hospital and our friends and neighbors for kindness in our recent bereavement. Mrs. Rudolph Pinkham and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Rudolph Pinkham
Requiem High Mass for Thomas Fortier at St Marys Church
A Requiem High Mass was held at St Marys Catholic Church Friday morning for Thomas Forte Fortier 12 son of Maurice and Fortier of 10 Heath Lane who died from accidental drowning at Whiskey Creek Tuesday. Rev Fr Theodore Fortier of Quebec assisted with Rev Fr John Bellefontaine officiating. Fortier cousin and godfather attended with relatives from Bath Rumford Chicago Augusta Worcester and more. Scout Troop 53 members served as bearers and other scouts attended. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Thomas, Byeer
Maurice O. Fortier
Heath Lane
Whiskeay Creek
Theodore L. Fortier
Quebec
Bath
John Bellefontaine
Father Fortier
Tiomas
William Gilstrap
Brian Legard
Thomas Toothaker
Dean McDougal
Jack Gandee
Michael Dodge
Calvary Cemetery
Upper High Street
Mrs Doris Mooers 55 Bath native dies at Old Orchard home
Mrs Doris S Mooers 55 wife of Charles D Mooers of Old Orchard formerly of Bath died suddenly Tuesday last week at her home She had recovered from pneumonia and worked at Saco Lowell Co in Saco She was born October 2 1898 in Bath daughter of Ernest M and Cora H Shepard She attended Bath schools worked at Bath Trust Co before and after marriage The family moved to Old Orchard about 30 years ago She belonged to Beacon Street Methodist Church and sang in Bath choir Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Clifford Caton Bath four sons Dexter Carlton David and Arthur Mooers two sisters Mrs Leslie Whitten Union NJ Mrs Amy McFarland Halliwell and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were Friday at 2 from Bennett and Craige Funeral Residence Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doriss. Mooers
Charles D. Mooers
Old Orchard
Bath
Saco-Lowell Co
Saco
Ernest M
Cora H. (Lord) Shepard
Union
N. J
Amy McFarland
Hallowell
Bennett & Craige
Funeral for Fred Ducott Held in Bucksport
Fred Ducott aged 84 died at his daughter’s home in Bucksport after a long illness. He was born March 27, 1869, to George and Elizabeth Prue Ducott. Survived by two daughters Mrs. James Cilley of Bath and Mrs. Merle Randall of Bucksport, a sister Mrs. Harriet Crosby of Belfast, three granddaughters, and several nieces and nephews. Interment followed Wednesday at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Bucksport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Donald
Bucksport
George
Elizabeth Prue Ducott
James Cilley
Bath
Merle Randall
Harriet Crosby
Belfast
John Patterson
Skowhegan
Maurice Quimby
Donald Bowden
Ksport
Ducott
Elizabeth Kathleen Doyle
Cilley
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Bath man dies after long illness at niece's home
Thomas B. Perry aged 84 died at the home of his niece Mrs Irving L Burnham at 31 Crescent Street early Sunday morning after years of failing health. Born February 17 1870 in Bath he was the son of Thomas and Mary Barefoot Perry and spent his life in Bath. He worked for W Howard Printing and then 30 years at the Times Co as an advertising compositor retiring in 1938. He attended local schools and was formerly a member of the Bath Aerie of Eagles. He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Perry
Irving L. Burnham
Crescent Street
Bath
Thomas
Mary ‘Barefoot Perry
Onry W. Howard
Center Street
Times Co
Times Office
Perry
Bath Aerie of Eagles
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Liam A. Todd
Belmont
William Bisseth
Parviz Chahbazi
Tufts
Jackson Colleges
Medford
Roland E. Peterson
Peterson
Pierce’s Marine Service
Five Islands
Tel
Connie Gray
Victor Pinkham
Sallman
Christ
William Marr
George Gray
Stanley Lewis
Good Neighbor Club
Orville Rowe
Dennis Moore
Woodrow Gray
Henry Moore
Erland Moore
Thomas Watson
Lloyd Pinkham
Vernon Gray
Kathleen Rittall
Howard Thomas
Franz Stevens
Thomas McCorr
George Peterson
David Rutherford
William Fields
Oxford
Albion Fields
Sylvia Warren
Frank Carlton
George Phillips
Margaret MacMahan
Addie Moulton
Philip Pinkham
Mansfield Moore
Christie Thomas
Berlis Thomas
Phillips
Russell Pinkham
Kittery
Linden
Robert Titterington
Massachusetts
Tommy Burgess
Princeton
No .4
Arthur Berry
Robert Snow
Snow
Freeport
Lulu Hanna
Harlan Pinkham
Irving Hanna
Mark Porter
Bryant Pond
Norman Pierce
Francis Pierce
Isabelle Stevens
Harold Rowe
James Stevens
Albert Moore
Lulu Vanna
Ivan Pinkham
Yarlan Pinkham
Chester MacMahan, Jr
Sath
Bobolink
Special Meeting Youth Fellowship OF
Cuban
Surgerido
First Baptist Church Annual Meeting
Bowdoinham Association
Washington
Mrs. Edna Thorne
Thomas Fortier
Boy Scouts
Doris S. Mooers
Fred) Ducott
Bypicksport
M. M. Page
North St
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