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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1945

Page

5

Richmond Community Notices and Club Activities Review

Richmond observes half mast in honor of late President Roosevelt. Emerson Grammar School closes for a week. local Boy Scouts progress toward uniforming by Memorial Day. Banquets and meetings fill the week with fire department honors, Masonic and Rebekah lodge events, Cub games, and church club gatherings. Personal items note births, illness, travels, and servicemen updates across Richmond and nearby towns.

Ranklin Delano Roosevelt United States Richmond Emerson Grammar _s The Nazarene Church Ralph E. Marrand Harmon Smith Bath Lambert Park Francis A. Sherman Pleasant Street Richmond Sportsman's Club J. Doyle Richmond Firemen's Association

Bath Couple Weds 35 Years Celebrate Their Anniversary

Bath couple Mr and Mrs Wilfred W Chaney celebrate their thirty fifth wedding anniversary at 377 Middle Street Bath. Both long involved with Corliss Street Baptist church they hosted a surprise party after an evening service. They have two daughters both registered nurses and five grandchildren.

Wilfred W. Chaney Middle Street Corliss Street Baptist Church Chaney Corliss Street Church James Shaw Hardings Bath Iron Works Texas Steamship Co Carlton Bridge Iron Works Cheney Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies United Order of Independent Odd Ladies Order The Times Co Bath Enterprise Joshua F. Upton Brunswick Record Linotype Keith McLuer Margaret Chaney Ralph Crocker Annah Chaney Capital School of Nursing David James John McLuer Peter Joan Crooker

Mrs Ida Field and Ruth Return from Boston Visit

Mrs Ida D Field and her daughter Ruth of Garden street have returned home after a brief visit to Boston.

Ida D. Field Ruth Garden Street Boston

Georgetown Working League Meeting Notes and Local News

Georgetown community notes from last Tuesday include a Working League meeting at Mrs Melvin Cunningham's home with 11 present and refreshments served. Local school spelling awards list top students by grade and name, plus multiple town updates: residents visiting hospitals, travelers in and out of Boothbay Harbor, and ongoing vacationing at summer homes.

Melvin Cunningham Dorothy Stuart Grammar School Eugene MacMahan Dennis Moore Eugene Reynolds Betty Rittall Jeanette Pinkham Harold Loveitt Clayton Heald Adaline Heffron David Stevens Faylene Rowe Beverley Rittall Joan Hagan Richard Campbell Howard Heald Heald Five Islands

Bus Driver Fined After Brunswick Collision Appeal Planned

Ralph H. Wallace of Liver more Falls faced two misstatement charges tied to a Bath Iron Works bus crash with a Maine Central bus on Route 1 between Bath and Brunswick. He was found guilty on both counts, with fines of 10 dollars and costs totaling 12.04 dollars each, suspended on the first and second offences, and he appealed to the Superior Court to convene in May.

Ralph H. Wallace Livermore Falls Brunswick Wallace Bath Iron Works Maine Central Bath

Winter Street Ladies Aid Teas at the Parsonage

The Winter Street church Ladies Aid hosted a silver tea at the parsonage on Friday with Mrs. Joseph O. Purdue as hostess. The event marked the last meeting before summer vacation, featured a formal program, and raised funds via a voluntary offering.

Ladies Aid Winter Street Joseph O. Purdue Arthur K. Purington Alice Varney Allen M. Irish Arthur C. Lemont Aid John Sylvester Clifford B. Wilband Charles W. Messenger Phyllis Bowie Lucy Rogers Reginald Farnham Charles Messenger Chopin Carleton Andrews Alice Lorraine Purdue Andrews Hill and Dale

Navy Cross awarded for heroic action off Santa Cruz Islands

Captain Cecil earned the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as commanding officer of a destroyer group in the South Pacific on October 26, 1942. His force formed a tight screen around a carrier under heavy enemy attack, contributing to heavy Japanese air force losses and overall success. Cecil, born September 4, 1893 in Louisville, Kentucky, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1916 and held multiple ship commands and sea assignments through World War II.

South Pacific Santa Cruz Islands Cecil Louisville Kentucky Naval Academy U.S. S Maine Arizona Yankton White Sea U.S. S. Ballard Rochester Abel P. Upshur Pittsburgh Texas West Virginia Greer Cummings

Salutatorian named for Rockland High School Class of 45

Miss Margaret Jackson of Rockland is chosen salutatorian of the Rockland High School class of 1945. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H La ton Jackson and granddaughter of the late N Gratz Jackson. She is active in drama, National Honor Society, Red Cross Council secretary, orchestra member, and athletics. named local candidate for the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage sponsored by Roses Ds Agne.

Margaret Jackson H. Laton Jackson Rockland Rockland High School N. Gratz Jackson Jackson Shaw Street Roses Ds AG Ne

Five Islands Fr iday Conference and Local Social Notes

Friday night the final conference was held at the church followed by supper at Library hall by the Good Neighbor club. Bath Georgetown and Kittery area attendees are listed with names and a Roosevelt memorial observance noted. Many residents visited, hosted guests, and a preinduction examination occurred in Portland.

Library Hall Good Neighbor Club Bath Alfred Rowe Andrew Georgetown L. H. Rowe Edith McMahan Franz Stevens Victor Pinkham Harlan Pinkham Percy MacGillivary William Marr Henry Moore Erland Moore Lloyd Pinkham Franklin D. Roosevelt Frank McMahan Lucille Somerville Mass Harold A. Rowe Carl S 2c USN Kittery Steen Furber Davis Walter New Harbor Noreen Murphy Woolwich Ida MacGillivary Savage & Co Beulah Miller Mary Louise Barbara Pinkham North Yarmouth Academy Donald Stevens Bayonne N. J Roy Shackford P. B. Savage Stanley Lewis Lewis Massachusetts Charles Lewis Stinson Davis Edward Davis Portsmouth N. H Arthur Nelson Portland Russell Boynton Newton Malden Island

Cosmopolitan Club Joins National Clothing Drive Effort

The Cosmopolitan club will participate in the National Clothing Drive under the Federation of Women's Clubs and donate collected items to the Lions club. The drive focuses on clothing for children and infants with sorting set for April 21. Committee members include Mrs Roscoe McFadden Mrs Everett Pinkham Miss Alice Johnson and others.

Cosmopolitan Club Federation of Women’s Clubs Lions Club Alexander MacDonald Roscoe McFadden Everett Pinkham Alice Johnson Albert Whitney Fred Quimby William Lundrigan Fred Hayes Lions Club Committee

Boudreau Returns After Weekend Visit To Portsmouth

Frederick Boudreau of Portsmouth New Hampshire has returned after spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Philip Boudreau on Floral Street.

Frederick Boudreau Portsmouth N. H Philip Boudreau Floral Street

BLACK HATCH NUPTIALS AT BRUNSWICK SUNDAY

Edna Hatch of 40 Boody Street Brunswick wed Forrest M Black of Brunswick in a Be rea Baptist church ceremony officiated by Rev Samuel Riggs. A reception followed with cake and refreshments as out of town guests attended. The couple will reside at 40 Boody Street after a weeklong honeymoon.

Bath Boody Street Brunswick Edna Hatch Forrest M. Black Samuel Riggs Berean Baptist Church Lloyd White Perley Black South Thomaston Russell Reynolds St. George Edward Robinson Tenants Harbor Betty Garvin Millinocket Olen H. Brown Wiscasset

Funeral Services for H W Crosman

One of the largest attendances in years marked the funeral of Harry W. Crosman at his home 409 High Street Thursday at two o clock. Rev Sidney E Dee and Rev David L Wilson officiated. Bearers were Ernest Stinson Rudolph McRae John Henderson Willard Sprague David Sprague and Raymond Trott. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery family lot.

Harry W. Crosman High Street Sidney E. Dee Central Church David L. Wilson Crosman Ernest Stinson Rudolph McRae John Henderson Willard Sprague David Sprague Raymond Trott Oak Grove Cemetery

Infant Ventulett Dies of Pneumonia in Memorial Hospital

Robert A. Ventulett one year old son of Adolf A. and Leona Ventulett of 34 Newton road Lambert Park died at Memorial Hospital Tuesday night from pneumonia. He was born in Bath. Survived by parents grandparents great grandmother Mrs Nellie Thorne and sister Clara Venturett. Funeral Friday at two from Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence 819 High Street with burial in Oak Grove family lot.

Reymond Libby Pleasant Street Bar Harbor Floyd Merrick Robert Stratford Mabel Page Bertram Sutter Cobb Maternity Hospital Gloria Jean E. Dean Foss David Auburn Edward Seamans Bazil Foss Letha Edwards Portland Roberta Edwards Ocean Park Laura Stilphen Main Street Charles Day Boston James Roberts Grace Southard Llewyellyn Alexander Lewiston Clifton Melvin Sedgley Reginald Emmons Central Maine General Hospital Mildred Morris Beulah Naylor Gordon College Merril Fickett Gardiner General Hospier Alden Teplin Methuen Mass Norris Sidelinger Thomas Borjesson Crosby High School Belfast Robert Wheeeler USN Sampson N. Y John W. Thrower A.M. 1 Naval Air Station San Diego Cal Beach Street Albert Darrah North Weymouth Richmond Fred Lewis North Front Street South Gardiner Florence M. Priest Thornton E .Priest North Africa Naval Construction Battalion Seabees Leslie Martin Sampson, N. Y Avis Martin New York California Holman Place Beech Street Maine General Hospital Lester Parks Ethel McNally Barbara McNally Everett St. Ambrose Church St. Mary's Westbrook Francis Buzzell Augusta Raymond Libby St. Albans Robert A. Ventulett Adolf A Leona (Boyce) Ventulett Newton Road Lambert Park Memorial Hospital Bath U.S.N Nellie Thorne Clara Venturett Arthur F. Mayo High Street Oak Grove

Mrs Margaret Crooker Dies at 55 on Pearl Street

Mrs Harriet Crooker 55 widow of George Crooker died at her Pearl Street home Monday afternoon. Survived by daughter Miss Hazel Crooker and brother Irving Barnes of Hillside Brunswick. Funeral at Curtis Funeral Home Wednesday at two with Rev Ralph W Mohney officiating.

Harriet Crooker George Crooker Pearl Street Hazel Crooker Irving Barnes Hillside Brunswick Curtis Funeral Home Ralph W. Mohney

Mrs Crooker's Funeral Held At Curtis Home

Funeral services for Mrs Harriet Crooker were held at Curtis Funeral Home at two o clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev Ralph W Mohney officiating. Bearers were Irving Barnes Carl Wing Earl Wing and Bert Chapman. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot. Mary Womack, hospitalized for smoke inhalation from a Milan street fire, was discharged and went home. Families of Corwin Hyde Fenn Hoggard visiting Elmhurst for a few days.

Harriet Crooker Curtis Funeral Home Ralph W. Mohney Irving Barnes Carl Wing Earl Wing Bert Chapman Oak Grove Mary Womack Bath Memorial Hospital Milan Street Arthur R. Corwin Boston Marblehead Sally Hyde Converse Fenn Edmund A. Hoggard Elmhurst

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