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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1951

Page

4

Beulah Rebekah Lodge Plans Aug 16 Supper Sale

Richmond events note Beulah Rebekah lodge committees named for Aug 16 supper and fish pond for children. Arlene Gardner chairs the supper. Viola Glass heads grab bag. Misses Bell Call, Ale Tarbox, Joyce Foster, Norene White organize the fish pond. Various locals attend civic meetings and gatherings across Richmond and area.

Beulah Rebekah Lodge 1.C.C.F Arlene Gardner Clara Foster Beatrice Webber Violaglass Bell Call Ale Tarbox Joyce Foster Norene White Margaret Mullen Lillian Nichols Veneranda Sanford Laura Lothridge Lillian Boulger Richmond Board of Trade

Dresden social notes mention visits and gatherings

Mr and Mrs Glendon Souviney return to Washington after four weeks in Dresden Mills. Local residents travel, visit relatives, and attend events across Dresden, West Dresden, and nearby towns including Rockland and Hallowell.

Polio Death in Dresden Mills Child Nineteen Forty Five

Jane Thorne Perry nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond W Perry Dresden died Sunday at Central Maine General hospital Lewiston after illness since Monday She is survived by her parents a brother Harry and a sister Judy Private services were held at 10 am Tuesday in St Johns Episcopal church Dresden Mills and burial followed at Forest Hill cemetery

Jane Thorne Perry Raymond W. Perry Dresden Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Harry Judy St. John’s Episcopal Church Dresden Mills Forest Hill Cemetery

First Baptist church speaker presides as pastor on vacation

Rev Franklin S Keehlwetter former Georgetown pastor now residing in Howland spoke at the First Baptist Church. He led a summer religious camp at Harpswell and joined Miss Belle Heald for dinner. The Working League sale at Georgetown Center drew acclaim after 39 years of active fundraising with volunteers. proceeds neared four hundred dollars.

Franklin S. Keehlwetter Howland First Baptist Cleaves Henderson Keehlwetter Harpswell Belle Heald League Willard Dalrymple Sagadahoc Bay E. D. Hooker Georgetown Center Overlook Kennebec Point First Baptist Church

Summer social notes from Georgetown Center and Robinhood

A sequence of local visits and gatherings unfolds around Five Islands and Robinhood Cove. Notable attendees include Thomas Lessor and Miss Beth Storr at Cromwell, Conn., plus many Georgetown residents visiting relatives, hosting dinners, or enjoying trips to Camp Overlook and Five Islands. A sense of community ties the weekend through travel from Boston areas and New Jersey to Maine venues.

Sagadahoc Bay Robinhood Cove Thomas Lessor Beth Storr Cromwell, Conn Stanley Kosalka

Community notices mix parties weddings and visits at Reid State Park

Mrs Paul Thompson hosted a beach party for son Jimmy on a Reid State Park visit with two cars providing transport. Numerous locals attended luncheons and a moss collection display by Mrs Roy Newman of Georgetown. The Good Neighbor club ran a library hall fundraiser serving 125+ people for 54 dollars. The auxiliary sale at Library Association hall featured aprons crafts and snacks. A Malden Island wedding linked residents Cynthia Rugg and Warren Lane Jr with relatives attending in New England. Many guests and visitors from Boston Malden Bath Woolwich Onset and other towns were noted at several houses cottages and churches with several family moves and hospital notices mentioned.

John Richards Rosalind Richards Gardiner Indian Point Gilbert Gunnell Waltham Mass West Georgetown Vincent MacMahan Lewiston Sigurd Carstrom Hansen Everett William Bisseth Robinhood Five Islands Bisseth Carl Peterson West Orange N. J George Harvey Powers Elizabeth City N. C Oceana Edith Memorial Hospital Bath Roland Peterson William Strang Bowdoinham Ridge Peterson C. W. Small Branwell Harford George Manning Aubrey Fullerton Karl Seeger Carroll P. Powers Capstan Grill Roscoe P. Todd Anchorage Kennebec Point Kensington Roy Newman William A. Todd Harriet Worrell Carrie Carlisle Race North Edgecomb Maureen Davis Augusta William Zorach Adolph Spear Bobbie Charlie Tessim Zorach Timothy Peter Jonathan Herbert Gleitz Herbert Cleveland Gleitz Harold Gray Zorachs Capt. Plummer Zorach Robert Folley Lou Trakis Irene Ayrovainen Skowhegan Brooklyn N. Y Leigh Vanausdall Carleton College Minnesota Charles Shain Georgetown Center Charles F. Cojardie Paul Thompson Reid State Park Jimmy Harriett Worrel Georgetown Islands D. W. Staffeld David Rutherford Edgar Osborn Pennsylvania Library Hall Good Neighbor Club Constance Gray Brenda Carol Pearson Dorothy Marilyn MacGillivary Beverley Rittall Marlene Pinkham Sylvia Pinkham Rosalyn Pinkham Library Association Franklin S. Koehlwetter Howland Robert Brackley Hallowell Malden Island Boston Cynthia Rugg Warren C. Lane Jr M. Russel Boynton Newton Edward C. Boynton Essen Conn Deborah Rugg Nancy Butts Mareena Butts China Grace Boynton Miss Boynton Orissa Carr Hollis Leeman Leon Kelley Woolwich Janice Allan Carr Harry Swift G. Roland Smith Cape Elizabeth Cheney House George Ince Pekin Ill Edith L. Davis William McGrath McGrath Francis Bacon Ralph Gay Norman Norton Lewiston Hospital Martha Perow Lawrence Perow Bath Memorial Hospital Leon Williams Johnson Cottage Orville Rowe Portland John V. Blasi Brookline Victor Pinkham Kenneth Pinkham Jr Southport Victor Pinkham Jr Cleon Pinkham Yarmouth Marion Stevens Exeter N. H J. G. Stevens Narvie Stevens Lisbon Falls Marion Carr Hutchins

Social News From Ocean Park and Nearby Visits

Booher and Lin da Fettig are tied to Hallowell and Gardiner families. Nat Hasenfus attends the 11th Maine writers conference at Ocean Park and speaks there. Southard Menzel vacations in Mexico, with several New England visitors and guests in the Hasenfus circle. News of travels, visits, and a promotion from Korea round out local social notes.

Booher Linda Fettig Fred Elliott Hallowell Moulton Gardiner Nat Hasenfus State of Charles White Watertown Mass Christopher Kiley Lawrence Kiley Arlington Madeline Creedon Hasenfus Albert Moore Henry Moore Erland Moore Hudson, N. H F. E. Samson Medford Blake Cottage Edith Kanter Blake J. L. Hendrickson Blake Camp

Portsmouth Man Found Dead In Car In Bath Area

James F. Farnham 46 of 214 Mertle Avenue Portsmouth N H was found dead Sunday evening in his car in the woods near Bath Country Club. Police said death by self inflicted gas poisoning with a vacuum cleaner hose fitted to the exhaust pipe and blanket around the hose. Sheriff Loring D Small and County Medical Examiner Dr Joseph I Smith investigated and returned a death by own action verdict. Relatives reported he had not returned to the home he was visiting.

James F. Farnham Mertle Avenue Portsmouth N. H Bath Country Club Loring D. Small Joseph I. Smith

Obituary for Esther Gibbs Oliver 92 Widow of Ex Sheriff

Esther Gibbs Oliver 92 widow of Wilbur C. Oliver former Sagadahoc County sheriff died at 39 Union Street Bath after a long illness. Born in Chatham New Brunswick September 20 1859 she moved to Bath as a girl and lived there over 80 years. She was active in Genesta Chapter O E S Grace Episcopal Church and leaves grandsons and relatives including Warren D. Oliver Wilbur C. Oliver and others. Funeral Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove.

Esther Gibbs Oliver Wilbur C. Oliver Sagadahoc County Union Street Chatham N. B Arthur Esther (MacDonald) Gibbs Bath Oliver Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Canon Charles M. Tubbs Oak Grove

Australian wool industry seeds from 1804 Merino import

The Australian wool industry began in 1804 with Merino sheep from King George III's English flock, establishing the foundation of a dominant export sector. The term woolsack refers to the seat of the...

George III England

A Star Density Lifted as Earth Vacuum Idea

A science note discusses bringing a fragment of a star to Earth and explains that its density would be about a millionth that of air, suggesting it could function as an excellent vacuum.

Earth

Bath Man Dies After Heart Attack At Local Ball Game

George E. Kingsbury 62 of 17 Bailey Street died shortly after a heart attack while watching the Bath Sanford Junior Legion state playoff game. His son Louis played third base for Smith Tobey Post. He worked at Bath Iron Works and Harding fabrication plant, and formerly for James C. Mulligan Co. Survived by widow Mary Wakefield Kingsbury four sons and a daughter plus four brothers and three sisters. He was a World War I veteran and charter member of Bath Aerie.

George E. Kingsbury Bailey Street Togus Bath-Sanford Junior Legion Louis Smith-Tobey Post Bath Alexander Jennie C. Hall Kingsbury Bath Iron Works Harding James C. Mulligan Co Down East Kingsbury Bath Aerie Order of Eagles Smith- Tobey American Legion Mary Wakefield Kingsbury James R U.S. Air Force California George E. Jr U.S. Army Engineers Pine Camp N. Y Louis A William H Isabella C. Cornier Lawrence Freeport Henry William Harry George Middleton Abraham Shooker John D. O’connell Portland

Farnham Rites Held for James F. Farnham

James Franklin Farnham 46 of Portsmouth died suddenly while weekending with in laws at Maple Street. Born October 8 1904 in South Portland he worked for Norcor Manufacturing Co and Bath Iron Works as a welder. Survived by wife Irene and sister Eleanor Chambers of New York.

James Franklin Farnham Portsmouth N. H Arthur Perkins Maple Street South Portland James S Maud (Rice) Farnham Bath Iron Works

Funeral services for Silas M. Oliver held at Curtis Funeral Home

Funeral services for Silas M. Oliver were from Curtis Funeral Home at 942 Washington Street Monday afternoon at two with Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist church officiating. Bearers were Fred Summerton Harold Summerton Edward Sampson Charles Coombs Alfred McCabe and James McLaughlin. Burial was in the family lot in Oak Grove.

Silas M. Oliver Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Fred Summerton Harold Summerton Edward Sampson Charles Coombs Alfred McCabe James McLaughlin Bural Oak Gove

Preparing a Guest Powder Room at Home

The host should designate a small vanity space for guests with a powder jar lip rouge cotton balls hairpins and cleansing tissues. This thoughtful setup offers convenience and welcome comfort for visitors.

U S Wool Use Versus Production Gap

The United States typically consumes about 800 million pounds of wool annually but domestic production reaches only around 200 million pounds. This 600 million pound shortfall highlights reliance on imports to meet demand.

U. S

Bath man Silas M. Oliver Dies at 69

Silas M. Oliver 69 longtime Bath resident and former Bath branch American Railway Express employee died Friday afternoon at Memorial hospital after a two week stay. Born in Phippsburg he moved to Bath 37 years ago and earlier sailed on coastal trade ships. He and wife Martha lived with their son William W. Oliver. Survived by wife Martha two children William W. Oliver and Mrs Henry Rogers two brothers Frederick A. Oliver Albert E. Oliver a sister Mrs George Fraser and four grandchildren John E. Oliver Richard W. Oliver Henrietta Jane and John H. Rogers.

Silas M. Oliver Bath American Railway Express Memorial Hospital Phippsburg William S Jane Jack Oliver Oliver The Express Company Washington Street William W North Street Martha Henry Rogers Frederick A. Oliver Albert E. Oliver Falls Church George Fraser Portland John E Richard W. Oliver Henrietta Jane John H. Rogers

Warrant Officer Edward E. Reynolds Dies in Korea War

Edward E. Reynolds U S N Warrant Officer died July 31 in the Korean war zone from asphyxiation after smoke filled a ship storage compartment. He was about 31 and formerly resided in Farmingdale Maine with his family. He leaves widow Dorothy and two children Karl and Susan. Reynolds had been a Bath visitor while stationed in Augusta and was born in Bonaparte Iowa where the body will be returned.

Edmund E. Reynolds Bath Reynolds Maine Farmingdale Dorothy Reynolds Karl Susan Augusta Bonaparte Iowa

Mrs. Helen M. Robertson Dies After Illness at 76

Mrs Helen M Robertson wife of Alexander Robertson of 85 School street Manchester Massachusetts died Friday after six months illness at 76. A native of Woolwich she lived in Manchester over 40 years and is survived by her husband son John R Robertson of Topsfield three granddaughters four nieces and a nephew. Funeral was Sunday at 2 30 from Curtis H Gentlee Beverly at Ellis square.

Helen M. Robertson Alexander Robertson School Street Manchester Mass Woolwich

Farnham Funeral Held for James F Farnham

Funeral services for James Franklin Farnham were held Tuesday at 1 PM at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. Bearers Nat Howe Jack Connor John Parker and Percival Griffin. Burial in the family lot.

James Franklin Farnham Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Joseph O. Purdue Congregational Church South Dartmouth Mass Winter Street

Roebuck’s Clothes Fumes Kill Prize Plants at Home

Norman Roebuck of Yorkton Saskatchewan sprayed weed killer on a neighbor’s field. Returning home, fumes from his clothing killed most of the prize plants inside his house.

Yorkton Sask Norman Roebuck

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Richmond John Witham Rachel Varney Walter Phyllis Wagurak Dennis John Thrower John Fred Witham Harris Hutchins Bernard Moore Philip Dana Auburn Pemaquid Beach Gilbert Martha Bowen Ralph Adams Leominster Alton Russell Harlow Shepard Shrewsbury Maine Green Calla Johnson Cornelia Coats Minnie Butch Kennebec Bertha Curtis Elizabeth McFee Marcia Baker Frances Siegars Winthrop South Gardiner Waterville Belgrade Oakland North Vassalboro Laura Suilphen Main Street Clifton Jacobs Clifton and Thomas San Mateo Calif Malcolm Mac- Donald Malden Malcolm Scott Mac- Donald Theresa Muise Herman Muise Brown Avenue Reece Richard Mansir Richmond Bible Conference Esther Smith Winchester G. C. Marriner Darrah Street Douglass Marriner Richmond High School U. S. Navy Charles Jewett North Front Street Gardiner General Hospital Thelma Dickinson Lillie Siegars Daisy Munsey George Tibbetts Harold Williams, Jr John Michael Maine General Hospital Frank Preble Carlton Curtis Marilla Tarr Paul Stilphen Massapequa Glendon Souviney Washington, D. C Leslie John Burton Trussell Harold Pashard Medomak Canning Co Owen Blinn Oscar Bailey Nova Scotia James Cameron Elizabeth Stirritt Maurice Hall Lincoln County Newcastle Pownalboro Melville Houdlette West Dresden Henry Groves Earle Castener Bangor Grove Charles Rockland Emil Popp Wilson Ryder Elizabeth Titus Dover- Foxcroft Leslie Bailey June Worster Martha Carver Bridge Academy Farmingdale Auto Sales Co Sheldon Perley Osgood Everet Pearl Jackson Hubert Stees Wilmington Del Stees du Pont Co Strout Nancy Norris Strout Schenectady N.Y York Beach Leslie A. Bailey Carl Stilphen Alden Stilphen Cedar Grove Frank Houdlette Wiscasset Mr. Stilphen Laura Stilphen White Mountain Coolerator Westinghouse General Electric Gray’s Department Store W. Dresden Red Bird Farm Arrowsic Beyou Todd America North Bath Esther G. Oliver Marius H. Page Edward E. Reynolds J. F. Farnham Fred S. Curtis & CO. Funeral Service
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