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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1954

Page

5

Richmond Stork Shower Highlights Engagements and News

Mrs Ervin Tripp hosted a North Front stork shower for Mrs Joseph Tripp of Farmingdale with gifts in a bassinet and music by G C Marriner and W E Whitney. The event announced the engagement of Emeline Marie Hinkley to Charles Vincent Fickett of Richmond. both graduates of Richmond High School and employed locally. Other items include pre nuptial shower for Joyce Gilpatrick and various community notices and past commanders honored by Kennebec County American Legion.

Ervin Tripp North Front Street Joseph Tripp Farmingdale Harlan Harrington Sidney Horace Hinkley G. C. Marriner W. E. Whitney William Meserve Sidney Mank Walter Butts Henry Barton Hallowell Leon Cook Fred Witham Harland Harrington George Sanford Albert May Carolyn and Charlotte Hinkley Dana Sulivan Lawrence Huntington Horace Huntington George Wren Pearl Perry Daisy Mealy Arnold Whitney Sebago Lake Charles Davis Raymond Clinton W. Hinkley Brown Avenue Emeline Marie Charles Vincent Fickett Charles Fickett Pleasant Street Hinkley Richmond High School Central Maine Power Co Augusta Fickett Coyne Electrical School Boston W. H. Hinman, Inc Richard L. Witham Richmond Dresden South Dresden Erwin Witham Manchester Emma Belanger Waterville Kennebec County Council American Legion Emerson Lane Earl Tarr Peter Thanmum Winthop Walter Marsh John Nash Norman Wilson Togus Lloyd Calderwood Gardiner George Colford Dorothy Lewis Oakland Roy Gilpatrick Glenn Lamoreau Fred P. O'Connell Maine Division of Veterans Affairs Tony Runo Louis Balkan County Council Sturtevant Winthrop Red Cross Nathaniel Gilpatrick Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Harrison Puffer Lincoln Pomona Herbert Adams Sagadahoc Eleanor Ripley Topsham Enterprise Chester Partridge Cobbesseecontee Elfreda Perkins Dromore Archie Taylor Stevens Mills Marietta Wilson James Meserve Alberta Bailey Ceres Woolwich Nellie Williams Pomona Florence Rollins Flora Freda Patridge

Municipal Court Busy Session Delivers Fines and Suspensions

Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided over a busy municipal court session in West Bath. West Bath residents Verl McNelly Howard Bubies and Roland Lagasse each pleaded guilty to possession of short quahogs and paid $10 fines plus $5.70 costs. Harold N. Graffam of Bridgton admitted setting an unmarked lobster trap and paid $10 plus $5.70 costs. Werner Fields of Rockland faced drunk driving and larceny charges. fined $100 and $6.60 costs, license suspended and sent to Augusta. appealed with $300 bond and 11 month probation on larceny. a Kennebec jail sentence was suspended. Else Engert of Wiscasset was found guilty of speeding 60 in a 45 and fined $10 plus $10.82 costs. A 16 year old Auburn boy pleaded guilty to selling quahogs without a license, case placed on file after a stern warning.

Gardiner R. Deering Verl McNelly Howard Bubies Roland Lagasse West Bath Swansea Burns Harold N. Graffam Bridgton New Meadows Graffam Werner Fields Rockland Edward W. Bridgham Bath Old Brunswick Road William Lenfest North Bath Fields Secretary of State Augusta Sagadahoc Kennebec Deering Else H. Engert Wiscasset John Quarrington Auburn

Georgetown Notes and Family Visits From Robinhood

Georgetown Center hosts Warren Harris sermon on Pilate and the Jews with scripture lessons. Vacation Bible School closes with a Thursday program at Five Islands church. A committal service for Dr. Eugene A. Gilmore is noted at Oak Cemetery. Community events include fundraisers, bear sightings near blueberry patches, and a flotilla of visiting guests at Robinhood with multiple families, travels, and social gatherings across Georgetown and nearby towns.

Warren Harris First Baptist Church Georgetown Center St. John Pilate Christ Five Islands Oak Cemetery Eugene A. Gilmore University of Iowa At Iowa City Gilmore Charles Brewster Kennebec Point Working League Central School Robinhood Tea Room Webber Road William Mains William Harrison Washington Laurence Rockefeller New York City Seal Harbor Peterson Wharf Robinhood Dauntless Allen San Francisco Adolph Spear Charley George Powers Faith Edmund Thurston Westwood Mass Toronto Canada Thurston Bob Barbara William Bisseth Waltham Sigfrid Carlstrom Donna Lee Bisseth Carlstrom George Manning Arrowsie Hugh Rockwell Hugh Tommy Joseph F. Higgins William A. Todd Todd Boothbay Harbor Ralph Scott Rudolph Trafton David Portland Trafton Howard N. Trafton Arlington Gilbert Gunnell Georgetown

Civil Defense Alert Set for Thursday at 1 30 P M

Augusta notes an afternoon state wide civil defense drill scheduled for Thursday around 1 30 P M Public to shelter and pull over motorists and drivers to seek cover If no shelter exists in cars police will guide drivers to cover The drill is the second in a three part series directed by Harry A Mapes All clear expected about 1 40 P M

Augusta Civil Defense and Public Safety Harry A. Mapes

Bath crew fights chimney blaze at Hasco home

Bath Fire Department led by Chief Richard Frates responded to a 10 o'clock call from Phippsburg for a chimney fire at the home of Alex Hasco. The blaze burned at the base and near the top but was extinguished with no damage reported.

Bath

Garde nier Family Vacation at Highland Lake Cottage

Mr and Mrs George Gardenier and daughter Susan of Dike road spent a lake outing at Highland Lake occupying a cottage. Gardenier was on vacation from the N FE T and T Company.

George Gardenier Susan Dike Road Highland Lake Mr. Gardenier N. FE. T. & T Company

Five Islands Weekend Events and Community Notices

Five Islands closes the Daily Vacation Bible School with a Thursday 7:30 p.m. program at the church. A lobster salad supper benefits Library Hall repairs Saturday at Library Hall. The Five Islands Art Show runs 21 23 at Howard's Hall with a lobster luncheon at the ice cream parlor by Roy Grover and spouse. The Good Neighbor club sale date is to be announced. A Five Islands Indians baseball game against a Bay Point team ended 5 5 in the ninth. Numerous visits and guests from Bath, Portland, Philadelphia and beyond are listed with locals at Rockmere Woolwich Merrymeeting Camp and nearby towns.

Library Hall Library Association Five Islands Howard's Hall Roy Grover Five Islands Indians Bay Point Howard's Field Raymond Hanna Ronald Sawyer Kenneth Pinkham Ronald Pinkham Brenton Perow Keith MacGillivary Bruce MacGillivary Jerry Grey Orrin White Sonia Graffam Portland Georgetown Alma Pinkham William Marr Rose Wilkins Livermore Falls Phyllis Besaw North Jay Mark Hanna Bath Herman Barter Arthur W. Hunt Dorchester Mass B. F. Perry Dunedin Fla George H. Smith Theodore Churchill Plympton Branwell Harford Rockmere Dorothy W. Roberts Alfreda Hance J. C. Crosby Wilmington Dela D. W. Staffeld Winnifred Susan Briggs Richard Emberly Arthur Webster Robert Webster Cincinnati Ohio Merrymeeting Girls’ Camp Woolwich Carl Welling South Weymouth P. B. Savage Russell Upsom West Hartford Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Woodrow Gray Portsmouth Navy Yard

Bay Point visitors and summer happenings noted

Dr and Mrs James Graham and four children from Massachusetts occupy the George White cottage for August. Bay Point residents attend an annual sale and lobster salad supper at Georgetown Central Grammar school. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Robert Miller Mrs Holmes Miss Ruth Keen Miss Elizabeth Adams Louisa Howard. Various visitors and guests from Bay Point, Hempstead New York Arlington Virginia Bath York Harbor and North Dedham Massachusetts are noted along with weekend stays and dinners at Idle Hour and White Spot.

James Graham Massachusetts George White Earle Rousse Boston E. Rouse Alsalmo Rouse Alton Reed Five Islands Bay Point Sturgis Leavitt Chapel Hill N. C Georgetown Central Grammar School Robert Miller Holmes Ruth Keen Elizabeth Adams Louisa Howard M. Meehan Swift Cottage Arlington Emil Freddy Bath H. Martin Powers S. Campbell Kenneth Maclvor Madison Moore Portland Adams Miss Keen Miller Mrs. Adams Roosevelt N. Y William Adams Hempstead N.Y Cunningham Wesley Morang Waterville Geneva Morang White Spot Frank Schreiner North Dedham Mass Alton Stinson East Brunswick Stinson Emery Rideout Frank Blethen York Harbor Loraine Gloria Jean Frank Allen, Jr Eugene Foster

Engagement announced Pamela Sewall Jayne to Donald Frederick Miller

Mrs John K Jayne of New Canaan Conn hosted a formal Saturday afternoon event at her Summer home in Small Point to announce the engagement of her daughter Pamela Sewall Jayne to Donald Frederick Miller son of Raleigh S Miller of Reading Massachusetts formerly of Nahant Admitted from the University of Minnesota class of 1949 Miller is a member of Acacia Fraternity and Gray Friars Honorary Society and works for the Aluminum Co of America Pamela is a graduate of Westboro School of Middlebury Briarcliff Junior College 1951 and New York Junior League member</s>

John K. Jayne New Canaan

Vacationers and local visitors frequent Rockcrest and Bath

J and Harry Greenlaw and son from Burlington Mass enjoy vacationing at Rockcrest. Irving Hanna and son visit Bath. Mrs Dennis Moore and Mrs Harlan Pinkham Russell Pinkham of Kittery spend the weekend with family. Briggs and Mrs D W Staffeld shop in Bath. Melvin Comeau and daughter from Bath at their cottage. Cecil Stevens and children of Bath visit his grandparents James Stevens. William Collins and family stay with her Madison relatives. Harold Patton and brother-law Lowell Nichols visit Russell Pinkham. Donald Hopkins Jr and wife from Bath visit his parents. Continued on Page Seven.

Roy Oliver Cumberland Vernon Gray A. M. Boyd Philadelphia Margaret Maitland Bound Brook N. J Florence Shute Pittsburgh New York City Rockmere Chester Pinkham Portland Harold Rowe Ogunquit Carl Rowe Kittery Izetta Pinkham Alton Reed Richard Carey Ricky Russell Pinkham Arthur Marr, Jr Malden Mass Marr Cottage John Murray Newton Everett Hennan George Smith Effie M. Smith Gertrude Smith Bath Susan Winnifred Briggs Richard Emberley Hallowell Augusta Emma B. Drew Boston D W. Staffeld Charles Kelley Presque Isle Kelley Melvin Gray Helen Eckman Vacation Bible School William Marr Ray Cummings Loring Hart Street Michigan Nelson Cottage Robert Simpson Morris Plains Harry Greenlaw Harry Burlington Rockcrest Irving Hanna Dennis Moore Harlan Pinkham Winnifred Susan Briggs D. W. Staffeld Melvin Comeau Cecil Stevens James Stevens William Collins Madison Harold Patton Lowell D. Nichols Paerts Donald Hopkins, Jr

Fires Destroy Two Barns on Cedric Hamlin Farm

Fire on Cedric Hamlin farm Aug 8 destroyed two barns with unknown cause. Local activity includes blueberry picking at James H Cameron’s and visits from multiple relatives and out of town guests. Residents mentioned include Mrs Christie Lambert Donald Robbins East Corinth and families in town and beyond.

Cedric Hamlin James H. Cameron Christie Lambert Donald Robbins East Corinth Leroy Robbins James Manelick Tennessee Charles Woodward Cedar Springs Mich Walter Beckwith Ernest Beckwith Fort Dix N. J Charles W. Sheldon Walter Conley Rockland Harriette Sheldon Carolyn Sheldon Harold Rawlins Bowdeinham Lawrence Gahan South Portland Leonard Gahan Steve Powell Moosehead Lake Annie Packard Granby Conn Frank Houdlette Ella Bailey Gardiner Call’s Hill Charles Bartlett Harvey Augusta Hope Ward Groton

Two Units Finish Cruises in Maine Sanctioned by Navy

VP-691 and FASron 695 finish their annual summer cruises in coastal Maine. Reservists include salesmen and engineers, with pilots holding college posts. Notable members include Lt. William Christ and Lt. Collins Burnett. Father and son, Kenneth and William Finfrock, attend NAS Columbus. Chief Warrant Officer Gaston Codron reflects on Navy training feeding civilian R D work at Wright Patterson.

VP-691 Falron 695 Maine William Christ University of Cincinnati Collins W. Burnett The Fasron Ohio State University Jg. J. A. Rhodes Dance Louisville Kenneth Finfrock Aviation Electrician Ignition Nas Columbus William Finfrock Brunswick Gaston Codron Fasron 695 Navy Codron Wright-Patterson Afb Dayton Ohio

Service Note on Cpl Daniel Harkins Jr in Korea

Corporal Daniel O Harkins Jr son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Harkins of 61 North Street serves in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division The Bayonet division trains to maintain peak combat efficiency from Pusan to the Yalu River Harkins is a rifleman in Company E 31st Infantry Regiment he entered the Army in November 1952 and trained at Fort Dix New Jersey

Daniel O. Harkins, Jr Daniel Harkins North Street Korea 7Th Infantry Division Pusan Yalu River Harkins 31St Infantry Regiment Fort Dix N. J

Birth of Theodore Caldwell Janeway Jr. reported

Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall of Washington Street announce the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Theodore Caldwell Janeway of Greenwich Connecticut The child is named Theodore Caldwell Janeway Jr Mrs Janeway formerly Miss Cynthia

Arthur Sewall Washington Street Theodore Caldwell Janeway Greenwich, Conn Theodore Caldwell Janeway, Jr Janeway Cynthia

Obituary David T. Mitchell 71 Brunswick native dies

David T. Mitchell age 71 died Saturday morning at Brunswick hospital born in Bath November 20 1882 son of Robert and Louise Mitchell spent years as a railroad conductor in Worcester Mass later worked at Bath Iron Works retired 1952 as janitor of Brunswick Recreation Center survived by wife Stella four sons and four daughters with siblings and grandchildren funeral was held Monday at St Charles church Brunswick burial in St Johns Cemetery Brunswick

Strasser Albert Deermont Robinhood Maude P. Thayer West Georgetown Carroll Powers Powers Roscoe P. Todd Warren S. Todd Todd Jefferson Todds Stoneham Mass Raymond B. Marr Portland Rudolf Trafton Georgetown Center Montgomery Smith Piermont N. Y Clarence B. Hill St. Andrews Canada New York Brooklyn Martha Bowen Philip Holbrook Shrewsbury Verne Denico Turner John D. Williams John Holt Eugene A. Gilmore Kennebec Point Harold J. Brown Holt Washington, D. C the War College Washington David T. Mitchell Brunswick Hospital Bath Robert Louise Doyle) Mitchell Worcester Maine Brunswick Bath Iron Works Brunswick Recreation Center Stella (Kappler) Mitchell David T. Jr Vallejo Calif Stanley Yarmouth Frederick Richard Mitchell A. Rennie Pittsfield Harold Dall Vernon van Wyck Victorville Lewis Morris Coopersville Mteh

Mrs Alice M Blair dies after long illness in Brentwood

Mrs. Alice M. Blair 63 widow of Harold R. Blair formerly of Bath died Saturday night at Brentwood New Hampshire after a long illness. Born Boothbay Harbor she was daughter of Edward and Debra Cotton. She moved from Bath seven years ago with her husband who died in 1952 and was a member of Rebekah Lodge of Epping New Hampshire. Surviving are son Byron O. Blair Fitchburg Mass four daughters Eona Kelley Auburn Ella Frederick Rochester Hazel Lee Albany and Louise Hamlin Bangor two sisters Mildred McCrater Bath Elmira Fields Gardiner 15 grandchildren four great grandchildren.

Alice M. Blair Harold R. Blair Bath Brentwood N. H Boothbay Harbor Edward Debra Pinkham Cotton Blair Rebekah Lodge Epping Byron O. Blair Fitchburg Mass Eona Kelley Auburn Ella Frederick Rochester N. Y Hazel Lee Albany Louise Hamlin Bangor Mildred McCrater Elmira Fields Gardiner

Funeral for William H. Murray

Funeral services for William H. Murray a former Memorial Hospital employee were held at the Seventh Day Adventist church on High street with Rev. Tracy S. Hill officiating. Committal followed in the Oak Grove family lot. bearers were J. Mahlon Niles Merle B. Niles Carroll Niles Harry Knight Jr Willard Atwood and Jerome Doyle Jr. Out of town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knight Jr of Kittery Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Niles of Freeport Mr. and Mrs. J Mahlon Niles of Waterville Mrs. Bessie Hasselman of Westport Mrs. Ellen Hutchinson of Wilton Mrs. Ellen Richards of Manchester NH and John A. Murray of Reading MA.

William H. Murray Memorial Hospital Seventh Day Adventist Church High Street Tracy S. Hill Oak Grove J. Mahlon Niles Merle B. Niles Carroll Niles Harry Knight, Jr Willard Atwood Jerome Doyle Freeport Waterville Bessie Hasselman Westport Ellen Hutchinson Wilton Ellen Richards Manchester N. H John A. Murray Reading Mass

Funeral services for Alice M Blair

Funeral services for Alice M Blair were held Tuesday afternoon at 130 from Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence with Rev. Dr. David L Wilson officiating. Bearers were Clarence Cotton Chester McCrater Earl McCrater and Eli Gaudet. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Alice M. Blair Arthur F. Mayo and Son David L. Wilson Clarence Cotton Chester McCrater Earl McCrater Eli Gaudet Oak Grove

Funeral Benefits of Social Security

Social Security Administration offers lump sum funeral benefits plus survivor monthly benefits. No automatic payment. claim must be filed within two years by the surviving spouse or the person who paid the funeral expenses. Free pamphlet available on Social Security benefits.

Social Security Administration

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Audrey de Witt Raymond Libby Maurice E. Sullivan Mary Jean Neil la Rochelle Lela Cote Edward la Rochelle Miss Sullivan Donald R. Marquis Elaine Gilpatrick Baumholder Germany Marquis Holland Belgium Austria Luxemburg Beulah Rebekah Lodge Belle Hatch Oscar Douglas Romeo Goyette Marie Eva Beauchenim Oscar Douglass Roger Buker Lee, Mass Longfellow School Longfellow Ave Second Street Harpswell Road Route Brunswick, Maine Marguerite Leander Mgr Elizabeth Harris University of Maine Beatrice Bouton Erich Strasser Philip Albert Newton Highlands Anne Peacock Lee Shea Helen Peacock A. E. Riley Fred Wilson Burn Callander Harold Brown Reid State Park Alna Civil Defense Pamela Sewall Jayne Small Point Pierce’ Marine Service Evinrude Sales & Service M. H. Page North St Kenneber Gree Shumway
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