Easter observance and community notices in Georgetown
Georgetown First Baptist Church held a full Easter service with a sunset sermon by Warren Harris and a children’s Bible presentation. The issue lists numerous visitors, local engagements, Smokey the Bear program at Central School, cancer drive canvassers, and a long parade of residents visiting, hosting, or traveling between Georgetown Center Robinhood and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist H
Warren Harris
Belle Heard
Alfred Rowe
Alerea
Martha Bowen
Carrie Carlisle
Wiscasset
Helen Peacock
Gardiner
Ralph Carlisle
Winchester
Mass
Betty Anne
Wynne Bascom
Stewart
Roger Foster
Donald Mank
Bath
David Jewett
Old Town
Reid Park
Los Angeles
Calif
U. S. S. Hutchins
Reid Park Beach
Ray Cate
Naval Air Base
Brunswick
Central School
Smokey the Bear
Maine
Smokey
Roland E. Peterson
Joel Marsh
Augusta
Lester Murray
Forest
Waitten
Sagadahoc
Peterson
Easter observance fills Five Islands church day
Five Islands Easter program began with a 6 30 a m sunrise service led by the Young People's Group. The day included hymns prayers readings and a cantata The Conqueror in the evening with solos and violin accompaniment. Numerous local residents attended and many were listed as participants volunteers and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Group
William Marr
Young People's Choir
Mark
Ronald Thibodeau
Christ
Matthew
Jimmy Clark
William S Newell funeral marks Bath shipyard leader
William Stark Newell 76 founder of Bath Iron Works Corp died after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Central Congregational Church with a shipyard memorial at the main gate. Attendees included Bath officials, Navy representatives, Gibbs & Cox members, and Governor Cross's adjutant general. Burial at Oak Grove. He built Bath Iron Works from a foundry in 1927 into a major shipbuilder and led several wartime projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stark Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Central Congregational Church
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Newell
Hodgkins
New York
Gover
Bath Memorial Nurs
Central Church
Navy Department
Bath Iron Works
United States
Bath
Mr. Newell
Archibald M. Main
George Baer Connard
Portland
J. Kenneth Hall
New York City
J. William Schulze
Wiscasset
Andrew B. Sides
Rockport
Rudyard Kipling
Memorial Hospital
Oak Grove
Maine
Burton M Cross
George M. Carter
Augusta
William Francis Gibbs
Frank H. Gibbs
P. F. Lee
Gibbs & Cox, Naval Architects
Robert Hale
W. N. Landers
U.S. N
Society of Naval Architects
Bath Yard
Harding
East Brunswick
William Stark Newell Dies as Record Emerges
William Stark Newell born May 31 1878 son of William Crabbe Newell and Augusta Doane Newell. Father a Columbia Law School graduate and secondhand note indicates a legal career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Newell Was
William Crabbe Newell
Augusta Doane Newell
Columbia Law School
Sec
Notable Maine engineer dies leaving vast professional legacy
Bath resident and shipbuilding adviser Carroll D. Newell died at an advanced age. His career spanned leadership roles with Mack Trucks, the Maine Port Authority, and WPOR radio. He served as Bath alderman for 25 years and chaired many institutions, including Bath Water District and Bath Savings Institution. He held honorary degrees from Bowdoin Colby and the University of Maine among others. Survived by his wife Caroline Moulton and children, with multiple grandchildren and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bureau of Shipping
U. S. Naval Institute
Mack Trucks, Inc
Fay & Scott, Dexter
Maine Port Authority
Portland
Bowdoin, Colby
University of Maine
Stevens Institute of Technology
Corporation of
M.I. T
Colby and Webb Institute of Naval Architecture
Bath
Bath Water District
Newell
Maine Central Railroad
Union Mutual Lafe Insurance Co
Rates Manufacturing Co
WPOR
Bath Memorial Hospital
Patten Free Library
Bath Rotary Club
Bath Y. M. C. A
Bath Trust Co
Bath Savings Institution
Bath Country Club
The
Elks
Lions Club
Solar Lodge of Masons
Cumberland
University Club of
Boston
Union League
India Club
Engineer's Club of
New York
Great Britain
American Society of Naval Engineers
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Societe de Chemie Industrielle
France
Maine
Newcomen Society
England
Legion of Honor
Order of Maritime Merit
Caroline Moulton
John
Paul Tiemer
Mass
Eastham Guild
Obituary for James Bazin Lemont 71 of West Bath
James Bazin Lemont 71 of West Bath died at Maine General Hospital Portland last Thursday after three weeks as a patient He was born June 8 1883 in West Bath son of Joseph M Lemont and Laura White He worked in the family milk business until retiring in 1941 Survived by wife Marguerite two sons J Bazin Lemont Jr and Paul M Lemont four grandchildren James Bazin Lemont III and David L Lemont plus others He was a member of St Marys Catholic Church West Bath Grange Sagadahoc County Past Masters Association Bath Lions Club and Saga charter member of the Bath Lions Club.
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George Gray
Harlan Pinkham
Good Neighbor Club
Woodrow Gray
Henry Moore
Reginald Church
Thomas McDorr
Franz Stevens
Howell Thomas
Dennis Moore
Orville Rowe
Robert Ba
Vernon Gray
Philip Pinkham
Georgia Pinkham
Five Islands
Lincoln Campbell, Jr
Central School
Barbara Davis
George Lee
Onset
Mass
Stanley Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Keehlwetter
South Gorham
Helen
Wheaton Bible College
Wheaton, Ill
Koehlwetter
Georgetown
Sylvia Pinkham
Donald Hopkins, Jr
Bath
Robert Yeo
Reading
Catherine Croft
Yeos
Jill Lewis
Bath Memorial Hospital
Cliff Leeman
Kathleen Rittall
Reginald Gordon
Brunswick
Massachusetts General Hospital
Judy MacMahan
MacNeil
Bina Marr
Francis Marr
Braintree
Thomas Watson
Branwell Harford
Nova Scotia
Seth Kinsman
Thomas Hanna
Irving Hanna
Lulu Hanna
Charles Kenney
David Rutherford
Victor Pinkham
Arthur Berry
Portland
Tommy Burgess
Princeton
N. J
Alfred Proctor
James Bazin Lemont
Maine General Hospital
West Bath
Joseph M
Laura (White) Lemon
Lemont
St Mary's Catholic
William S. Newell 1878 1954 Bath Iron Works founder
William S. Newell founder of Bath Iron Works Corp died Sunday morning April 18 1954 at age 76. Born Albany New York May 31 1878 he held numerous posts including president Bath Iron Works Corp 1927 1947 chairman 1950 1954 and led allied shipbuilding efforts during WWII. He served on multiple boards and received U S wartime citations and international honors. Surviving children include Ellen Tiemer Mary Guild and John R. Newell.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Bath Shipbuilding
Newell
New York
Sagadahoc County Court House
New York Shipbuilding Corp
General Mann
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kennebec
J. P
John R. Newell
South Portland
Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp
South Portland Shipbuilding Corp
Atlantic
William S. Newell
Albany
N. Y
William Crabbe Newell
Ellen Augusta Doane Newell
American Steamship Line
North American Service
Boston
Mass
Maryland Steel Co
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
At Sea
Portland
Bath Water District
Bath Savings Institution
South Portland Shipbuilding Co
Eastern Maine Towage Co
United Seamens Service, Inc
Maine Central Railroad Co
Bath Trust Co
Union Mutual Life Insurance Co
Mack Trucks, Inc
Fay & Scott
Dexter, Mo
Shipbuilders Council of
Great Britain
American Society of Naval Engineers
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
American Bureau of Shipping
Societe de Chemie Industrelle
France
Maine
Newcomen Society of England
B. S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M. S. Bowdoin College
L. L. D. Colby College
University of
Cumberland Club
University Club
Engineers Club
Union League Club of
India House of
Caroline E. Moulton
Paul
Ellen) Tiemer
Eastham
Mary) Guild
Family Details From West Bath Obituary Note
Paul M. Lemont Jr. and Rebecca Ann Lemont of West Bath are listed with a sister Mrs. Edwin W. Haggett and an aunt Mrs. Fred W. Larrabee, both of West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Lemont, Jr
Rebecca Ann Lemont
West Bath
Edwin W. Haggett
Fred W. Larrabee
Mrs Violet T Wright Dies at Memorial Hospital
Violet T. Wright 70 wife of Alton Wright of 185 Middle Street died Tuesday morning at Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born Bath January 28, 1884 she was daughter of Lewis and an unnamed mother. Survived by husband and former marriage son Lewis Taylor of Chicago and a half sister. Funeral Thursday at 10 30 from Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with Rev Harold L Allen officiating. Oak Grove lot noted.
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Violet T. Wright
Alton Wright
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Lewis Thompson
Lewis Taylor
Chicago
Ill
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
High Street
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Harold E Swain 68 Dies at East Brunswick Home
Harold E Swain died at his East Brunswick home last Wednesday age 68 born Bath April 21 1886 son of Edward and Valerie Treseathers Swain. Survived by wife Mattie R Grover Swain seven sons Harold K Newell W Trafton M Paul P Chester E Allen A Gerald K two daughters Thelma L Crocker Betty A Movies and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Swain
East Brunswick
Bath
Edward
Valerie Treseathering Swain
Mattie R. Grover Swain
Harold K
Newell W
Trafton M
York
Paul P
Ellsworth
Chester E
West Bath
Allen A
Gerald K
Thelma L. Crocker
Boston
Betty A. Movies
Mrs Ida Field Dies After Illness at Memorial Hospital
Mrs Ida Field 79 of 39 Allen Street died last Thursday at Memorial hospital where she had been confined two weeks. Born in Bath October 17 1874 she was the daughter of George and Evelyn Walden Dunning. She was a member of Grace Episcopal church. Surviving are a son George D of Bath a daughter Ruth Field of Bath a brother George R Dunning Sr of Boston and a nephew George R Dunning Jr of Reading Vermont.
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Ida Field
Allen Street
Memorial Hospital
Bath
George
Evelyn Walden Dunning
Grace Episcopal Church
George D
Ruth Field
George R. Dunning
Boston
George R. Dunning, Jr
Reading
Funeral Service Held for James B Lemont at St Marys
Funeral service for James B Lemont was held Monday at nine at St Marys Roman Catholic church with Rev Fr Archie D Gillis and Rev Fr John E Bellefontaine officiating. Bearers were Edward Footer Robert Footer James Footer ylarold Haggett Charles Haggett and Richard Renshaw. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B Lemont
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Archie D. Gillis
Damariscotta Mills
John E
Navy Man Doyle Returns From Bangor To Quonset Point
Martin J. Doyle AD2 U S Navy visited his parents in Bangor before returning to Quonset Point R I to rejoin his helicopter squadron. The USS Leyte left for a two month anti submarine cruise, with Doyle as plane captain in charge of maintenance for one of the Port of Boston units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Doyle
AD2
U.S. Navy
Ellery M. Doyle
Bangor
Bath
Quonset Point
R. I
Leyte
Doyle
Bos
Edward R. Murrow
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George Emer
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Eugene Sukeforth
Perley Keith
Danvers
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Bert Martin
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Roscoe P. Todd
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Lauretta M. Jones
Carroll Powers
William A. Todd
Maude P. Thayer
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Jack and
Carl
William Plummer
Plummer
Christine Williams
Hasenfus
Roxbury
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Linda Gordon
Rita Whalen
Lexington
Jack Lee
Horace
Francis Noon
Monay
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Charlie Spear
Adolph Spear
William Zorach
Spear Boys
Gerald York
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Charlies MacMahan
George Harvey Powers
Walter Beane
Florida
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Merrill Bowles
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Pierce Fuller
Norwell
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George Alderan
Amherst
Harry L. Horne
Chester
First Baptist Church
Clarence B. Hill
Dora Hill
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Greene
H.ll
Richmond
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Powers
James Oliver
Damariscotta
Janie Oliver
Louis French
Stanley Kosalka
Eric Kosalka
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Thibadeau
Camelia
Thibodeau
Theodore
Weymouth
Lawrence Kimball
Bedford Mass
J. W. Marthur
Alvah C. Reynolds
Reynolds
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Beatrice Bouton
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Farmington
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Ruth Patterson
Highland Manor
America
Paris
Raal
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Pierce
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Atomic Energy Committee
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United Seamen’s Service, Inc
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National Council of American Shipbuilders
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Frances Mae Fisher
Kentucky
Ington
M. H. Page
North St
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