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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1952

Page

4

Yaverton Lane Post Celebrates 30th Anniversary

The American Legion Post in Waterville marked its 30th anniversary with guest speakers Department Commander James Day and Vice Commander Walter Leland among others. Residents heard of community activities including Swan Island Game Preserve work and local personal notices.

Yaverton Lane Legion ‘Home James Boyle Waterville James V.day Kennebunk Walter Leland Lewiston Samuel Mbert Brewer Reeth Aee A Thrower Glen Lamoreau Laura Reynolds Swan Island

Dr Edwin F Pratt Dies Suddenly in Richmond Area

Dr Edwin Francis Pratt 77 died Thursday at his home on Pleasant street after a sudden illness. A Wilton native born November 2 1874 to Francis and Isabella Averill Pratt, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1897 and Maine Medical School in 1900. He led Somerset County Medical Association, presided Lincoln-Sagn CC Medical Association, and belonged to the American Medical Association. Practicing since 1900 at North New Portland then Richmond for 23 years, he held 33rd degree in Freemasonry and belonged to numerous groups including Kora Tem Shrine Lewiston Commandery Skowhegan Kingsfield IOOF Rebekah Lodge and Richmond Lions Club. Survived by wife Urial Hamilton Pratt a daughter Louise Pratt two brothers Leo W Pratt Albert Pratt and sister Mrs Claude McIntyre.

Edwin C. Millett Mainstreet Ames Worsted Millett Ruth Anderson Boston Frank Anderson Street Clarence R. Peacock Main Street Waterlo Pillsbury Louise Pratt Hanover Edwin F. Pratt Fred J. Little Melrose Mass Paul Jack Jen Joanne Kathleen Ian Barbara Framing Jack Della Rondin David Ames Southtreet Phila Iphia Baltimore Earl Cronk Roger Pierce Anne Shaughnesse Dorchester Russell EB. Ring Russell A. Ring Scarlet Key Boston University School of Publicity Band Scabbard and Military Society Essey Ciuce New England Methodist Student Movement All-University Draclub Mu Epsilon Edwin Francis Pratt Pleasant Street Wilton Francis Isab Averill Pratt Eowin College Medical Hool of Maine Somerset Unty Medal Association Lincoln-Sagncc Medical Association American Medic Association North New Portland Richmond Pratt Mainen History Portland Lewiston Chapter Commandery Skowhegan Kingfield IOOF Rekah Lodge Richmond Lions Club Urial Hamilton Pratt Leo W. Olace Albert Brunswick Claude McIntyre

Funeral services for local resident on Pleasant Street

Funeral services were Sunday from the late home on Pleasant Street. Rev. Frank M. Fellows and Rev. George Wolze officiated assisted by Prof. Wilmot B. Mitchell. Honorary bearers and active pallbearers are listed. Burial was in Richmond Cemetery. Numerous relatives and friends from out of town attended, including Louise Pratt of Hanover New Hampshire and many Pratts from several towns.

Hisom Wainods Porte Son Porte Land Pleasant Street Frank M. Fellows Methodist Church George Wolze Wilmot B. Mitchell Bowdoin College George Gould Earl Richardson Wallace Gardiner Arthur J N Harry Lcona Edwin Baker Carlton Curtis Maurice Wheeler John McCormick Glen McIntyre York Manfred Pratt Auburn Seth Pratt Joseph Rand Daniel Pratt Merle Pratt Wilton J. L. Foster C. Earl Richardson Brunswick Herbert Cloutier Topsham Edward Small Farmington Edna Harriman Emma Wescott Harry Jackson North New Portland Etta Knowles Skowhegan Virgil McGorrill Marion Young Portland Edson Waite F. D. Russell Leeds Philip Berry South Portland W. E. Kershner Bath Frank Bull Gardiner Edward Marston North Anson

Reconditioned War Boat Visits Bath After Kennebec Test

On Saturday morning at 8 15 the reconditioned war boat 152 left the Kennebec river mouth on a trial trip and returned to Bath between four and five in the afternoon. A brush fire at Kennebec Point drew out the Bay Point fire company and Five Islands firefighters. Fire Chief Kenneth Crafts and a team assisted by H Martin Powers and son Henry Thomas Hagan Paul Berry Gordon Merry Clayton Taylor and Theodore Stewart helped fight the blaze. Numerous locals and visitors, including Mr and Mrs J Wesley Southard Mr and Mrs Ernest Randall Miss Ruth Keen Mr and Mrs Robert Miller and others spent the weekend at cottages along First Beach and Kennebec Point. Kenneth Crafts returned home Friday after a Bath Memorial Hospital stay. Corp C W Hinckley reported to Camp Devens Sunday after furlough.

Kennebec Bath Kennebec Point Lippards and Woodruffs Bay Point J. Wesley Southard Frt Ernest Randall Locust Valley N. Y Ruth Keen Hempstead N.Y Robert Miller Roosevelt Miller Cotage John Townsend Florida Somerville Mass H. Martin Powers Henry Katherine Brunswick Bowdoin College Science Department Theodore Stewart Clayton Taylor Thomas Hagan Harold Miller Don Brattleboro First Beach Harold White Dedham Carl Hieshing Hiessling Cottage Higgins Lauretta M. Jones Carroll Powers Robinhood Brookline Stewart Cottons Helen Walker Providence R. 1 MacMahan Walker Cottage Dorothy W. Stuart Frank Boyd Hillsboro N. H Georgetown Center Marthan Miss Stuart Belle Heald Frederick Woodruff Bangor Pera House Sagadahoc Billa Tarr Richmond Dorothy Stuart Frederick P. Oliver Hilda Wakefield William A. Todd Roger Peterson Sandie Portland Roland E. Peterson Miles Hagan Bay Point Road Harold J. Brown Harold Cathy Frank King Oakley Thibodeau Weymouth Mass Seguinland Massachusetts Theodore Alonzo Thibodeau Camille Walter McElman Ambrose Thibodeau Bowdoinham Henry Tarbox Earl Dow Woolwich David Alkazin Hugh Rockwell New York Denmark Ralph Dunton Gunnar Solveson Douglas Winters Street Morse High Lawrence Heffron Bath Memorial Hospital Eugene Reynolds Eric Five Islands Alvah Reynolds Francis Pierce Erland Moore George Young Helen Pinkham George Gray Woodrow Gray William Marr Georgetown Victor Pinkham Kenneth Smith Kittery Smith Franz Stevens Peter Harold Clarence Preble Roger Pinkham Rudolph Pinkham D. W. Staffeld Rose Wilkins Livermore Falls Vincent Strout Strout Westport Bath Canning Company Cochrane Myrick Arthur Harlan Pinkham Fenton Moore Vernon FE. Gray Mary Stevens Pinkham Arthur Nelson Georgia Mr. Nelson Page Almon Marr Malden Lester Lewis Hiram Pierce Gerald Mr. Pierce A. G. Pierce Gardiner Grace Thompson Waldoboro Jimmie Dickie Davis North Anson Lermond Davis Lester Davis David Dunton Ransom Sawyer Mercie McFadden Elwood Toothaker Joseph Avery Clayton Doyle Billy Yarmouth Otis Baker Norwood Carl Pearson Percy Wilkes Lewiston Etta Moore Richard Hogan Mary Ann Onset Mass Stanley Lewis Harold Dunton Jeanette Pinkham George Lee Robert Onset Lee Herman Barter Diana Frances Lawrence Perow

Miss Anita Deering Undergoes Tonsillectomy

Miss Anita Deering daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry L Deering of 30 Park Street submitted to a tonsillectomy at Memorial Hospital Monday. She is a junior at Morse High School.

Anita Deering Harry L.deering Park Street Memorial Hospital Miss Deering Morse High School

Broken Laws And Fire Scenes Mark Georgetown Weekend

The Sun day service at First Baptist featured John Reedy preaching Broken Laws Demand Justice from Genesis III 1 21. A choir absence led to no music with substitute pianist Miss Dorothy W Stuart ill and Miss Faylene Rowe in New York. Fires erupted in Georgetown with grass and brush threatening Ralph Davis buildings and a log woodlot, started by Pastor Reedy, described as an act of overzealous cleanup. Bay Point and Georgetown Fire Departments fought outbreaks near Dalrymple Summer home stead and Sagadahoc Bay while a Virginia physician Dr Verdeon Lippard’s house endured exposure to heat and charring. Bird life at Robinhood saw nests fall, cowbirds joining males and grackles arriving at the Tea Room. Personal notes list Morse High School trip participants and local visitors as several families and residents visited Georgetown Center venues and summer homes.

John Reedy First Baptist Church Rock Tempest Dorothy W. Stuart Faylene Rowe New York William Marr Five Islands Otis Baker Newton Eee Harbor Georgetown Georgetown Center Ralph Davis Reedy Davis Dalrymple William Todd Sagadahoc Bay Bay Point Meadow Pond Verdon Lippard Virginia George Kahrl Robinhood Morse High Puvils New York City Greyhound Christine Williams Doris Reynolds Faviene Rowe Dan Harley Merton Darling Candy’s Harbor Charles MacMahan Malden Mass Horize Lee Portland MacMahan Henry Kelly Andover Mass Messrs Reed Winkley Place Westport Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston Mass Joseph F. Higgins Boston Roscoe P. Todd

Robinhood area residents enjoy visits and gatherings

Local figures and families from Bath Seguinland and surrounding towns spent weekends at cottages on Robinhood and Seguinland. Visitors included Mrs. Lauretta M. Jones, Miss Dorothy W. Stuart, the Boyd family in Hillsboro, Mr. and Mrs. William Todd, and many more as they joined relatives in Bath and nearby communities. Illnesses and recoveries were noted among several residents with care from family members and friends.

Elks Show at Opera House Highlights Maine Population Rank

Elks show at the opera house features Haviland Torrey and Frances M. Jewett chairing ticket reservations, with Percy W. Kingsbury and Fred Sutherland on stage and publicity. Program committee includes F E Drake Jr and Joseph Desmond among others. Census says Maine ranks 35th in population and 38th in land area.

Haviland Torrey Per Frances M. Jewett Percy W. Kingsbury Elk Frederick E. Drake, Jr George Perry John Sturtevant Fred Sutherland F. E. Drake, Jr Joseph F. Desmond J. Haviland Torrey Gilbert Hughes Harold Fielding Philip Theberge Morris Owen James The Census Bureau Maine

Stork showers and community notices in a Maine town

Friends celebrate a surprise stork shower for Mrs. Francis Pierce after a Portland outing. A second shower honors Mrs. George Young nee Helen Pinkham. The community reports grass and woods fires, church services, musical performances, hospital confirms, and numerous visits and travels among residents and visitors across Bath Georgetown Kittery and nearby towns.

Bath Area Families Gather for Holiday Visits

A page of local social notes lists Martha and Brenton Gray visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Vernon E Gray in Bath. The Harvey family from Boston remodels a gym shop into a dwelling while here for the holiday. Several Bath residents are noted with illnesses and weekend trips, including Morse High seniors Cleon Pinkham and David Stevens to New York City.

Martha and Brenton Bath Vernon E. Gray James Baker Norwood Mass Baker Blanche Gibson Mabel Dickey Medelyn Berry Harvey Boston Paul Skidmore Kathleen Gardiner George Gray Roland Peterson Edward Clarey Robinhood Cleon Pinkham David Stevens Morse High School New York City John Reedy Vernon Gray Orville Rowe Dennis Moore Clayton Hanna Reginald Pinkham Lloyd Pinkham Harold Pinkham Kathleen Rittall Five Islands Joan Hagan Alfred Rowe, Jr Robert Jordan Georgetown Topsham Baptist Church John Ww

Carl L. Goding Killed in Action in Korea

Sgt. 1st Class Carl L. Goding, son of Floyd R. Goding of 797 High street, was killed in action on April 3 in Korea. A Farmington High School graduate born April 19 1931 in Winthrop, he served two years and returned from Norwalk after attending his daughter’s wedding. He is survived by his father, a brother Floyd Jr. and sister Mrs. Robert Rogowsky of Norwalk. Details of the death were not provided.

Carl L. Goding Floyd R. Goding High Street Sgt. Goding Korea Winthrop Farmington High School Goding Norwalk Conn Floyd, Jr Robert Rogowski Mr. Goding

Dromore Grange Hosts West Bath and Bodwell Members

Dromore Grange met Tuesday evening at the grange hall with guests from West Bath and Bodwell granges. Sagadahoc Pomona grange will meet with Dromore Wednesday for an all day session with dinner at noon. Committee is led by Mrs. Evelyn Beals with assistants and a dining-room head.

Dromore Grange Grange Hall West Bath Bodwell Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Dromore Evelyn Beals Bertha Holbrook Florence Rollins Ada King Annie Wilson Sophie McPherson Georgina Thorpe Grace Trask Lucy Cutting The Grange Elizabeth Stevens Liberty Aretha Campbell Ethel Robshaw Columbia Ocean William Gilman Helena Oliver Bodwell Grange Edward King John Howe West Bath Grange Sumner Sewall Alma Holbrook May Dannenfelser

Phi Kappa Delta Meeting and Friday Committee Plan

The Phi Kappa Delta club met at the Community Center with Mrs. James Footer leading in place of the president and vice president. A committee meeting is set for Friday night at Mrs. John Preney’s home to discuss the proposed food sale. all committee members should attend. The note adds that walnut and cherry trees are valued for both produce and wood.

Phi Kappa Delta Club James Footer John Preney

Obituary of Wilson H. Munsey 84 of Wiscasset

Wilson H. Munsey 84 died at his Wiscasset home on April 15 after a long illness. He was born in Wiscasset to Joseph W. and Emma Colby Munsey and lived there his whole life. He worked as a contract intervist and was active in Lincoln Lodge of Masons Garrison Hill Chapter OES and St. Phillips Episcopal Church. He is survived by daughter Fern Anderson of Massachusetts son Wiley Munsey of Wiscasset and brother Leonard M. Munsey. Funeral services were held at Cowley Funeral Home with burial in the family lot.

Wilson H. Munsey Wiscasset Joseph W Emma Colby) Munsey Mr. Munsey Lincoln Lodge of Masons Garrison Hill O.es St. Phillips Episcopal Church Fern Anderson Massachusetts Wiley Munsey Leonard M. Munsey Cowley Funeral Home

Richard O. Moore Dead at Bay Pines Florida

Richard O Moore died at Bay Pines Florida on April 15 born August 21 1880 in North Edgecomb. He served as a naval officer and later lived in the South after retirement. He attended Shaw's Business College Portland and was a 33rd degree Mason. Survived by four brothers and four sisters with several nieces and nephews.

Richard O. Moore Bay Pines Florida North Edgecomb Richard Almira Barnes Moore South Shaw's Business College Portland Ralph B. Moore Zenith Washington Roy R. Moore West Bath Ross W. Moore New Orleans Ine Leon T. Moore Eva M. Bailey St. Petersburg Fla Ruby M. Terry West Somerville Mass Eunice E. Putnam Woolwich Mary L. Rines Wiscasset

Funeral for Richard O Moore with Colby officiating

Funeral services for Richard O Moore were conducted by Rev. Rensel H. Colby of Wiscasset. Bearers included Irving Davis Albert Ryan Baron Lemont and Ivan Rines. Burial followed in the family lot at North Edgecomb Cemetery.

Richard O. Moore Rensel H. Colby Wiscasset Irving Davis Albert Ryan Baron Lemont Ivan Rines North Edgecomb Cemetery

Funeral for Mrs. Josephine L. Perkins

Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine L. Perkins were held at 2 pm with Reverend Rockland officiating. Bearers were Newell Swain Gerald Weston and Robert Howe. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Josephine L. Perkins Genege

Woman's Fellowship elects officers at Cen tral church meeting

The Woman's Fellowship of Central Church held its first regular meeting at the parish house with officers elected: President Mrs Jason A Merrill Vice President Mrs Donald Preble Secretary Miss Eleanor Ferguson and Treasurer Mrs Marius Page Committee chairmen to be announced Devotional given by Mrs Merrill A program on World Health Organization actions against disease across 64 countries followed by a social hour Refreshments served by Mrs Merrill and Mrs Horace Morse Next meeting set for May 14 at the parish house.

Woman's Fellowship of Central Church Jason A. Merrill Donald Preble Eleanor Ferguson Marius Page World Health Organization United Nations Merrill Horace Morse

Edwin Daley 67 Dies After Illness in Kingston New Hampshire

Edwin Daley aged 67 died Thursday morning in Kingston New Hampshire after a pneumonia illness. Born in Parker Head in April 1885 he was a U S Navy veteran and later an engineer at the State House in Boston. He is survived by his wife and a daughter in Exeter New Hampshire. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the local church with family attendees from Bath and nearby towns.

Edwin Daley Kingston N. H Parker Head Willard Martha Golder Ting Ae U. S. Navy State House Boston Bradenton Bradenton Fla Yes Bath William Temple Exeter

Death of Ralph N Haley at Dresden Mills

Ralph N Haley 61 died suddenly at home in Dresden Mills. A World War I veteran and sawmill worker, he lived previously in Bath and had five grandchildren and two daughters in law. Burial at White Funeral Home in Gardiner with local tributes from family.

Ralph N. Haley Dresden Mills Thomas and Soceohing Chonan Thomas Aosep Haley Haley Bath Acneae Dresden Mille Almon Haley Bert Peasléé Ioh Martin Haley New York City Wasbury-White Funeral Home Washington Avenue Gerdiner

Mrs Catherine C Burgess Dies at Mercy Hospital

Catherine C Burgess 54 wife of F Earl Burgess of 36 Lincoln Street died early Thursday morning at Mercy hospital. Born in Dover November 1 1897 to John Andrew Cunningham and Margaret McCrory Cunningham she was a member of St Marys Catholic Church. Survived by sister Mrs Gertrude of Wellesley Hills Mass and several nieces and nephews.

Catherine C. Burgess F. Earl Burgess Lincoln Street Mercy Hosp Dover John Andrew and Margaret (McCrory) Cunningham Burgess St. 'S Catholic Church Ingham Haverhill Mass Gertrude Wellesley Hills

Burgess Rites Held at St Marys Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine E. Burgess were held Monday morning at eight from St Marys Church with Rev Fr John E Bellefontaine presiding. Bearers were Worthley McPhee Wesley McPhee Stephen McPhee Alex Bur Charles Burgess and Carl Gronstrand in Oak Grove.

Catherine E. Burgess St. Mary’s Church John E. Bellefontaine Worthley McPhee Wesley McPhee Stephen McPhee Alex Bur Charles Burgess Carl Gronstrand Oak Grove

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