Community event notes and oblique memorials from local Amidst
Claudette Robinson and others performed with a varied program including a trombone solo and a drum piece. Margaret Borjesson at piano, Jay Nelson violinist, with ticket and advertising committees led by John Thrower and Maurice Dorrel. Easter services attended by Masons, Gardiner high band provided music, fire broke out in Dresden area burning two small Emil Potts buildings. residents briefly noted among many local social and personal items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudette Robinson
Preble
William Babb
Russell Ring Jr
Ely
Richard Witham
Rena Howe
Jeannine Prancoeus
Spethe Post
Margaret Borjesson
Jay Nelson
John Thrower
Maurice Dorrel
Maurice Pusherd
Thornton Priest
Glendon Vahue
Merle Guiou
Maynard Pinkham
Templar of
Gardiner
Trinity Commandery
Augusta
St. Mathias Episcopal Church
Blue Lodge
Chapter Masons
Gardiner High School
Marion Chapter
CBS
Rose
Eastern Gas and Appliance Co Opens New Store at 195 Front Street
The locally owned Eastern Gas and Appliance Co opened a new location at 195 Front Street at Front and Summer Streets. Arthur F. Hutchins and Stanley E. Curtis operate the business with fresh stock and a modern interior featuring pastel rose decor, indirect lighting, and inlaid floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Gas and Appliance Co
Arthur F. Hutchins
Stanley E. Curtis
Front Street
Howe
Applismce
Named for Cubs Circus at Sapa Eilgh
A listing names sponsors and performers for a Cubs Circus event at Sapa Eilgh. Finance-Carlton Pre program credits Clint Owen Horace Morse Jr, Printing Albert Reget, Music Keith Crockost. The notice presents a local charity or community entertainment lineup with multiple contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
Clint Owen
Horace Morse, Jr
Albert Reget
Keith Crockost
Ruth J Clark Married Sunday in Portland Area
The wedding notice lists Mr. and Mrs. George MacParizne of Auburn hosting Ruth J Clark. Attending were Miss Elizabeth Wilson of Brunswick, Mr and Mrs Perry Wirth, Miss Lillian Morse, Miss Harriet Wirth, Mrs Thelda Kenney of Lisbon, and Mrs Eugene Begin of Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
George MacParizne
Auburn
Elizabeth Wilson
Brunswick
Perry Wirth
Lillian Morse
Harriet Wirth
Thelda Kenney
Lisbon
Eugene Begin
Lewiston
Look What I Found One Act Play At School Friday
Students prepare a two hour one act play Look What I Found to be staged Friday evening with Alfred Rowe and Robert Jordan as ticket chairmen. Cast includes Constance Grey, Rosalyn Pinkham and Richard Heffron with Miss Beatrice Bou lon directing. Easter eggs and candy sales planned by parents and PTA volunteers at Central school and a card and game party to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Rowe
Robert Jordan
Constance Grey
F Andrew
Harry Carr
Dorothy MacGillivary
Rosalyn Pinkham
Page
Richard Heffron
John Williamer
Richard Hanna
Robert Moore
Sylvie Pirkham
Lacy
Eleanor Mains
Mariion
Sunrise service attendees and local visitations noted
Residents and visitors gathered at the Five Islands Miramar Sunrise service with families from Norway and Walham Mass. Various locals and out-of-town guests attended church, visited relatives, and managed tasks such as job changes and home stays during the weekend. An accident near Georgetown involved Walter McMahan while starting a motorboat engine, sustaining facial injuries but recovering with first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Five Islands
Ralph Haisiat
Norway
Clement V McMahan
Wichais
Netherlands
Huntingdon Valley
Robinhood
Seektown
Lillian Morse
Waltham
Mass
Aubrey Fullerton
William Bisseth
Roland Peterson
Liattheran Church
Lewiston
Walter McMahan
Cedar Grove
Westport
Lincoln Walton
Mr. Cushman
Mt Vernon
Walton House
Thomas Wilson
Eustis Place
Stanley Kosalka
Lexington
Sagadahoc
Dorothy Oliver
Kingston
Joseph F. Higgins
George Alderman
Amherst
West Georgetown
Nathaniel Hasenfus
West Roxbury
Se Zuinland
Martha Bowen
Richmond
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Herry Carlisle
Melrose
Mas
Mae Hagan
Ronald Atwood
Bath
Earle Hagan
Chaney
Arrowsie
Cleves Henderson
Mt. Ver
Stanley Lewis
Howard
Alfred Rowe
Lena Donnel
John Grince
Maude P. Thayer
North West Harbor
Maureen Davis
North Yarmouth
Evelyn Pinkham
Clyde Pinkham
Brunswick
Evelyn
Howard Heald
Harry Heald
Belle Heald
Ron Works Reconverts German Built Yacht
One of the largest private vessels, the Sea Cloud, a Kiel built bark-rigged yacht, undergoes reconversion after war. Interior changes include teak and mahogany finishes, a new 30 foot stern transom, and updated navigation gear. The owner’s party will use 17 spaces with 35 crew and a new mast to be installed. Captain Edward Fluhr oversees 10 additional crew. Krupp diesels of 120 horsepower remain. Miss Gloria Young and her measles-stricken sister are receiving care in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonet E. Davies
New York
Kiel
Germany
Edward Fluhr
Navs
Five Islands mourn Maurice Pinkham longtime fisherman
Friends and relatives paid final respects to Maurice Pinkham a Five Islands Baptist member and long time lobster seller at his wharf business. He was a respected father husband and community figure with a funeral at Oak Cemetery and a busy Easter observance at the church with Rev Cleaves Henderson and Rev Charles Sims assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
Mauriee Pinkham
Five Islands Baptist Church
Pinkham
Maurice
Cleaves Henderson
Hazel Brann
Bezters
Richmond
Ralph
Edward Pinkham
Frank McDonald
Ezin
Percy Savage
Orville Rowe
Branwell Harford
Buriea
Oak Cemetery
Georgetown
Baptist Church
Cleon Pingham
David Stevens
Mary Hanna
Jeanette Pinkham
Cora Pinkham
Constance Gray
Dorothy MaccGillivary
Marilyn MacGillivary
Marion Carr
Rosalyn Pinkham
Silvia Pinkham
Heierson
Charles Sims
Bath
Sims
Henderson
Herbert Whitelock
Brunswick Berean Baptist Church
Ida Pinkham
Good Neighbor Club
Reynolds Grover
Morse High School
Central School
Georgetown P.ta
Arthur F. Nelson
James Oliver
Engagement announced for Miss Anna Mare Shellenberger
Mr and Mrs Bird A Shellenbarger of Meadow Road Topsham formerly of Bath announce the engagement of their daughter Anna Mare Shellenbarger to Robert B Savage of Springfield Massachusetts. Shellenbarger, a Morse High School graduate, works for J E Davis Co in Brunswick. Savage, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Savage of Springfield, Mass, graduated Monson Academy and attends the University of Maine Brunswick Annex. A June wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Meadow Road
Topsham
Bath
Anna Mare Shellenberger
Robert B. Savage
Springfield
Miss Shellenbarger
Morse High School
J E Davis Co
Brunswick
Savage
Frank Savage
Mass
Monson Academy
University of Maine
Mrs Carro Wetson Visits Neice and Husband in Washington
Mrs Carro Wetson of Washington Street left Tuesday for a visit with her niece and husband Commander and Mrs Charles Norris of Annapolis Maryland. Later she will make a short visit with Mrs Robert Ferrer of Arlington Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carro! Wetson
Washington Street
Charles Norris
Annapolis
Robert Ferrer
Arington Va
Obituary Alfred E. Roberts 88 Dies in Bath Maine
Alfred E. Roberts 88 died at his daughter Mrs. Jarvis Snyder’s home in Bath. He was born in Amesbury Massachusetts to Jonathan and May Murdock Roberts and lived in Mexico Maine for 50 years. Survived by wife, one son Hartley F. Roberts of Providence and three daughters Mrs. William Taylor Guilford New Hampshire, Mrs. Arthur Buffington Swansea Massachusetts, and Mrs. Jarvis Snyder Bath. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Burial at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Roberts
Jarvis Snyder
Meadowway
Amesbury
Mass
Jonathan
May Murdock Roberts
Roberts
Mexico
Maine
Bath
Snyder
Hartley F. Roberts
Providence. R
William Taylor
Guilford
N.H
Arthur Buffington
Swansea
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ernest L. Gordon dies suddenly in St. Petersburg
Ernest L. Gordon of St. Petersburg Florida died suddenly at home on April 17. He was born October 15 1884 in Hallowell Maine to Charles E. Gordon and Mary E. Gordon. He lived in Bath as a child and graduated Morse High in 1904. He ran an electrical business in Lynn Massachusetts and later a wholesale electrical business in St. Petersburg. Survived by his wife Ethel M. Gordon two brothers Charles E. Gordon of Bath and Robert E. Gordon of Pittsfield Massachusetts and several nephews and a niece. Burial was in St. Petersburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Gordon
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hallowell
Charles E. Gordon
Mary E. Gordon
Bath
Mr. Gordon
Morse High School
Lynn
Mass
Mrs Marion Samarino dies in Hartford hospital
Mrs Marion Eleanor Samarino 48 of Hartford Conn died early Saturday in a Hartford hospital. Born in Bath she was daughter of Mrs Julia Worrey and the late Herbert Worrey and a Morse High School class of 1920 graduate. She married Rockwell Lamartino in Hartford. Surviving are her husband her mother three brothers Parker Worrey of Portland Eugene Worrey of Framingham Mass Roger of Needham Mass a sister Mrs J Haviland Torrey Bath and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Eleanor Samartino
Hartford
Funeral for John Albert Rollins at Parker's Head Church
John Albert Rollins funeral held Saturday at Parker's Head Church with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Bearers included Leo Hamel Earl Lowell John Libby and Leslie Darlings. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery Parker's Head. The Smith Tobey Post Auxiliary met and announced a slate of officers for upcoming vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Albert Rollins
Parker’s Head
Charles R. Sims
Leo Hamel
Earl Lowell
John Libby
Leslie Darlings
Hillside Cemetery
Smith-Tobey Post
A. L
Althea French
Doris Reinoehl
Phoebe Hart
Lucy Desmond
Lanesta Ham
Helen Moses
Catharine Hart
Grace Costain
Beatrice Leavitt
Lucille McLaughlin
Evelyn Snow
Queen Wasps Reproduce by Shifting From Workers to Queens
The queen wasp first lays eggs that become worker wasps and as they mature the queen then lays eggs that develop into queen and male wasps. This progression supports colony growth and survival.
Broiled peaches with currant jelly beside pot roast
A kitchen note describes brioled peaches filled with currant jelly served on a platter with pot roast. The pot roast is to be cut into serving sizes in the kitchen.
Obituary: John A Rollins Dies at Home in Park Head
John Albert Rollins died at his Park Head home Friday night. Born March 12, 1879 in Parker Head, he was the son of James and Louisa Rollins. A marine engineer for 33 years, he retired from the sea in 1929. Surviving are two sons John E of Parker Head and Charles Alvin of Bath. two daughters Eleanor Wolferman of Baltimore and Grace Kraft of Brunswick. three sisters Angie Mank of Parker Head Edith McLain of Alberta Canada and Marie Heal of Phippsburg. and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Albert Rollins
Park Head
Parker Head
James
Louisa Oliver Rollins
Rollins
John E
Charles Alvin
Bath
Eleanor Wolferman
Baltimore
Grace Kraft
Brunswick
Angie Mank
Edith McLain
Alberta
Canada
Marie Heal
Phippsburg
Mrs. Mary E. Cotter Dies in Boston Hospital
Mrs. Mary E. Cotter 75 widow of John Cotter died at Boston City hospital last week. Born in Providence R I she was the daughter of Manuel Rogay and Avis Lambert and resided at 224 Shawmut Avenue Boston. She leaves two daughters Martha Wetley of Boston and Pearl Lane of Bangor four grandchildren including Jessie W. Holman of Bath and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Cotter
John Cotter
Boston City Hospital
Providence
R. I
Manuel Rogay
Avis Lambert
Cotter
Shawmut Avenue
Boston
Martha Wetley
Pearl Lane
Bangor
Jessie W. Holman
Bath
Frances E. H. MacFadden, 78, Bath Widow
Frances E. H. MacFadden died Thursday afternoon at Bath Memorial hospital. She was born in Woolwich to Gilbert Hathorn and Hannah Carlton and served as choir director at Corliss Street church. She is survived by two brothers Asa C. Hathorne and Samuel Hathorn, both of Woolwich, two nephews Maurice Hathorne and Gilbert P. Hathorn, and two nieces Mrs. Roland Beal and Mrs. Merle Jameson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances E. H. MacFadden
Ambrose S. MacFadden
Bath Memorial Hospital
MacFadden
Woolwich
Gilbert Hathorn
Hannah Carlton
Corliss Street
Asa C. Hathorne
Samuel Hathorn
Maurice Hathorne
Gilbert P. Hathorn
Roland Beal
Bath
Merle Jameson
Infant Edward A Hatch obituary in Waldoboro
Edward A Hatch infant son of Herman and Gloria Hatch died at Memorial hospital Friday morning. Born November 10 1948 in Bath he is survived by his parents two brothers Russell and Raymond one sister Irene grandmother Mary H Col son and several aunts and uncles. A private service was held Monday from A F Mayo Son funeral home and burial was in the German cemetery Waldoboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Hatch
Herman
Gloria Gross Hatch
Memorial Hospital
Edward
Bath
Russell
Raymond
Irene
Mary H. Colson
A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral
Waldoboro
Maurice H. Pinkham Funeral Held in Georgetown
Funeral services for Maurice H. Pinkham were conducted Friday afternoon at Five Islands church Georgetown with Rev. Cleveland Henderson officiating. Bearers included Edward Pinkham Ralph Pinkham Frank MacDonald Branwell Harford Percy Savage and Orville Rowe. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Cemetery Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice H. Pinkham
Five Islands Church
Georgetown
Cleveland Henderson
Edward Pinkham
Ralph Pinkham
Frank MacDonald
Branwell Harford
Percy Savage
Orville Rowe
Oak Cemetery
Stinson R W Funeral Services Held in Woolwich
Funeral services for Robert W. Stinson were held Friday at 10 am at A. F. Mayo & Son with Rev. John A. Anderson officiating. Pallbearers included Clayton Stinson Lloyd Stinson Edgar Stinson and Elton Stinson. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Stinson
A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral
John A. Anderson
Woolwich
Clayton Stinson
Lloyd Stinson
Edgar Stinson
Elton Stinson
Riverside Cemetery
Mary Cotter Funeral Led by Rev Alfred Ives
Funeral services for Mary Cotter were held Saturday at 2 pm from A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Home. The Rev. Alfred H. Ives officiated. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cotter
A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Home
Alfred H. Ives
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mrs Edna Stott Heads to Boston for Appar el Show
Mrs Edna Stott owner of the Edna Mae Shop left Monday for several days in Boston to attend the Appar el Show at the Parker House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Stott
Edna Mae
Boston
Parker House
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Beulah Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Noble
Minnie Foster
Albert Randlette
Margaret Nelson
Viola Douglass
Viola James
Flora Denham
Beatrice Webber
Lillian Johnson
Frances White
Bertha Curtis
Bernice Terrill
Elizabeth Haynes
Priscilla Chipman
Prank Cronk
Gertrude Cronk
Windsor
Earl Cronk
North Front Street
Herbert Stewart
Thaddeus Card
Jennie Broderick
Myrtle Street
Glenwood Crosby
Camp Campbell
Cubs’ Circus
Sapa Eilgh
Ruth J. Clark
Ballantine
Peter Ballantine
America
Ross
William A. Todd
Elmer Tibbetts
Georgetown Pta
John Orrin
Walter Parker
R. 1
William Strang
Gladis Weeman
Clarence Moore
Danfrth
Roland
Dorothy W. Stuart
Peterson Hme
Louise Peterson
Balliverane & Sons
RON Works
Gloria Young
Lewis H Yous
Youngs
Sanie
Jeannette Pinkham
New York Academy
Victor Pinkham
Verna
Krierly
Charles O Brien
Neil Boynton
Harold Cranshrew
Maiden Island
Woodrow Gray
Hiram Pierce
Gerald
Paul Skidmore
Kay
Barbara Pratt
Togus
Vernon ‘Gray
Alice Strand
Clinton Allen
Rye
Lester Lewis
Pray
Myra Clough
Lawrence Perow
Herman Barter
George Gray
Pierce « Marine Railway
Helen Huskins
Canton
George Nichols
Addie Moulton
Edward Faye
Everett
Maurice Pinkham
Emile Meach
Murch
Seguinland Turn
Irving Hanna
U.S. N
Frances Mangone
Lulu Hanna
A. G. Pierce
Randolph
Pierce
Hazzardshoe
Christine McCellman
Vernal Chaney
Jack Gibson
Oward W Chase
Freeport
John Norton
Warren Stevens
Derby Line
EE. Pinkham
Edith Pinkham
E. E. Pinkham
Dickie
Emery Holt
Walter Savage
Kittery
P. B. Savage
Hugh Eisenhower
Cambridge
Maynard Thibodeau
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Warner Eustiss
Marius H. Page
North Street
Alfred F. Roberts
Marion Samartino
John A. Rollins
Frances E. H. M’fadden
M. H. Pinkham
R. W. Stinson
Fred S. Curtis & CO
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