Richmond Chooses New Teachers and Health Clinic
Richmond announces 1949 50 staff including Robert V Daly Charlestown MA who will coach varsity football and basketball and Maurice Clark Presque Isle named Emerson school principal also scouting junior basketball. A State Health Department preschool clinic at Methodist church served 35 children with exams and maternal guidance. Cpl James C Gilman Newport News Va to marry Dorothea Stevens White Street Aug 9 at North Conway NH. James Meserve marked 50th wedding anniversary with a purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert V. Daly
Charlestown
Mass
Department of Social Studies
Richmond High School
Daly
B. U
Maurice Clark
Presque Isle
Emerson School
Farmington State Teachers College
Mapleton
Clark
State Health Department
Ruby G., Bennett
R. N
Marjorie Bond
Pauline Hutchinson
Muriel Pratt
Elizabeth Ayes
Virginia Dunkee
Dorothea Stevens
Ralph Stevens
White Street
James C. Gilman
Newport News
North Conway
N. H
Burke
Portland
Gilman
Farmington
University of Maine
Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing
Bangor
Cpl. Gilman
Portsmouth
Marine Corps
South Portland
New Orleans
Beulah Rebekah lodge holds first officer nominations
Friday evening Beulah Rebekah lodge held its first officer nominations with a second nomination slated for September 2. The column also lists numerous personal visits and travels by local residents including Pauline Cronk, Ruth Smith, and S J Dombrowski among others, plus trips to Niagara Falls and Montreal from Harmony families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Pauline Cronk
North Front Street
Gardiner General Hospital
Ruth Smith
Charlestown
Mass
George McMaster
River Road
S. J. Dombrowski
Carole
New London
New London, Conn., Are Guests of Her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dunklee
Harry Hanson Jr
Bangor
Harry Hanson
School Street
Ray Cook
Thompsonville
Brough
The
Baptist Church
Linden Little
Greenfield
Marjorie Perkins
Concord
N. H
Dresden Town Schools Open Sept 12 for 1949 50
Dresden town schools and the Academy will open September 12 for the 1949 50 school year. Supt Gilman will release teachers elsewhere in this issue. School Board members are Edward Hall Mrs William Houdlette and Harland McCobb. Judy Peters top in 4 H club credits and is chosen outstanding member. She is at camp at Orono. Visitors include Mrs Harland Ryder of Swansea Mass visiting son Wilson. Norman Bailey hired at Georgetown to help paint the bridge. Guests at L H Dorrs village home include Mrs Helen Jewett and others from Dresden Mills Richmond and Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman
Edward Hall
William Houdlette
Harland McCobb
Fred Stilphen
Judy Peters
Orono
Harland Ryder
Swansea
Mass
Wilson
Norman Bailey
Georgetown
Helen Jewett
Alec Munsey
Dresden Mills
Roland Hammond
Wiscasset
Russell Bickford
Richmond
Joseph Houdlette
Somerville
West Dresden
L. H. Dorr
Carroll Sproul
Daisy Harris
Portland
Leonard Gahan
Ferrin Bound Over On Felonious Assault Charge
Robert Ferrin 35 of South Bristol was bound over on a felonious assault charge against State Trooper Frank W. Powers after pleading innocent. Ferrin posted a $3,000 bond for November Superior Court and was ordered to appear. Powers, who testified at the session, showed facial injuries from an alleged rock attack on Back Narrows road Boothbay Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ferrin
South Bristol
Frank W. Powers
Wiscasset Municipal Court
Ralph A. Gallagher
Damariscotta
Ferrins
Ferrin
Powers
Narrows
Boothbay
Final Summer Service at Old Alna Church
The last of five Summer services is set for Sunday at 3 30 p m in the old Alna Meeting House on Route 218 between Wiscasset and Alna Center. Rev Donald G Lothrop of Boston will preach on Religious Insight and the International Situation. Rev Marvin K Palmerlee of Richmond Va will conduct. Mrs George Mac Donald plays organ and Jean Buschel with Constance Palmerlee as violin soloist. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Alna
Donald G. Lothrop
Community Church of
Boston
Marvin K. Palmerlee
First Unitarian Church
Richmond
Alna
Maine
Wiscasset
Alna Center
New England
George MacDonald
Jean Buschel
Constance Palmerlee
Reynolds Evans Stars Opposite Fay Bainter at Lakewood
Reynolds Evans now plays the lead opposite guest Fay Bainter in the Lakewood Theatre production of O Mistress Mine. Reg Venable of the Players appears in the only other male role. Evans brings a rich theatre background, with recent TV and radio work including Theatre Guild On the Air productions and Kraft and Philco video projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Bainter
Lakewood
Reynolds Evans
Miss Bainter
Reg Venable
Mr. Evans
The
Theatre Guild
Pat O’brien
George Apley
Robert Morley
Irene Rich
Joyce Redman
Burgess Meredith
Ida Lupino
van Heflin
Philco
Leo G. Carroll
Village Green
Herbert
Kraft
Georgetown Choir Recital At Overlook Hall Delights Town
The First Baptist church choir presented a spirited program at Overlook Hall on Friday night assisted by Dorothy W. Stuart from MacMahan at the piano. A silver collection was taken, and a group of locals gathered for a luncheon at Capstan Grille. The town also hosted a P T A dance at Overlook Hall, with Snipe's orchestra drawing a capacity crowd and about $40 cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Overlook Hall
Dorothy W. Stuart
MacMahan
John R. Blackie
Betty Carlisle
Joan Hagan
Ronald Atwood
Maureen Davis
Reading
Tales of the Kennebec Mariner
Louise Peterson
Jes
Mary Jane Pinkham
Faylene Rowe
Anne Graffam
Willard Sprague
Maud Thayer
Earle Hagan
Alfred Rowe
Billy Wolfe
Mrs. Baker
Fannie Wren
Chief Robinhood
Rainbow
W. Sprague
Georgetown
Harold Goss
Christine Williams
Faylence Rowe
Brian Davis
Bobby Rowe
Wolfe
Robinhood
Elizabeth Thompson
Howard Fletcher
Georgia Randall
Minnie Hicks
Roscoe P. Todd
Prescott Steadman
Howard Trafton
Harry Horne
Chester Horne
William A. Todd
Roy M. Newman
Dorothy W. Oliver
Joseph F. Higgins
Carroll P. Powers
J. H. Brown
Walter V. Cummings
Snipe
Albert Deermont
Whittier
Staten Island
Maine
Little River Road
Sadie Drake
Fred Harford
Butters Camp
Charles Arbuthnot
Kennebec Point
First Baptist Church
Baker
Bids Sought for Oil Burner Installation at Huse School Addition
The special building committee on the Huse school addition advertises bids for installing an oil burner in one of the changes to the boiler system. Work progresses rapidly with over half the foundation poured and forms set for the rest. The addition is expected to be ready for occupancy around the first of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse School
Social guests and visitors linger around Shadow Rock
The dense list chronicles weekend guests and visitors to Robinhood and nearby towns. Names include Miss Elizabeth Harris, Elizabeth Massey, Miss Margaret Horton, J Clifton Little, C A Boissevain, Mr. and Mrs. Reid Carr, Arthur Kishpaugh and son Allan, Stuart Rand, Pierce Fuller, George Horne, Taylor Simpson, Harold Miller, Cleves Henderson family, and others visiting from New York, Boston, Winston-Salem, and Philadelphia. The notes mention trips, lunches, garden club events, and a conservation themed flower show with speakers from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Mass
Harry Felton
Worcester
Elizabeth Harris
Shadow Rock
Howard Fletcher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fletcher
Thompson
Reade Carr
Chestertown
Mary Elizabeth Massey
Margaret Horton
Robinhood
Lugtle West
Winston-Salem
N. C
J. Clifton Little
First Baptist Church
East Rochester
N.H
Brunswick
Robinhood Friends
C. A. Boissevain
Huntingdon Valley
Penn
J. Willebeek LeMair
Boissevain
Arthur Kishpaugh
Allan
West Orange
N. J
Georgestown Center
Dorothy W. Stuart
MacMahan
Stuart Rand
Boston
Charles Shain
Pierce Fuller
Norwell
Calhoun
Little River
George Chester Horne
Portland
Harry L. Horne
Taylor Simpson
Winston- Salem
N.C
Ray J. Campbell
Harold Miller
Melrose
Howard M. Trafton
Cleves Henderson
Brooklin
New Bedford
Josiah H. Brown
Elizabeth Hertz
New York City
William Zorach
Robinhood Farm
George Rogers
Ardmore
Minnie Hicks
Ruth Hicks
Dorothy K. Hill
W Walter’s Art Gallery
Baltimore
Marion Wolcott
Blackburn College
Darlingville
Roland E. Peterson
Louise Peterson
Peterson
Hattie Powers
Harry Powers
Reed Walker
Bowdeinham
Bath
Earle Hagan
Joan Hagan
Nancy
Nettie Gray
Faylene Rowe
Maureen Davis
Dorothy W. Oliver
Roscoe P. Todd
Prescott Steadman
J. F. Higgins
James M Spouagle
Phoenix
Ariz
MacMahan Island
John Bell
Episcopal Church
Madison Avenue
Edwin F. Hussa
Deborah Shain
Larchmont
Grass Fire Near Goddard Field Briefly Extinguished
A grass and brush fire along High Street opposite Goddard field playground was quickly extinguished with no damage. Investigators believe it started from a cigarette butt or a stray match from a passing car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Street
Goddard Field Playground
Camp Sassona Opens on Robinhood Cove East Shore
A boys camp for ages 7 to 11, Camp Sassona, has opened on the eastern shore of Robinhood Cove on the former Mains property. The Strouts own the site, with Mrs. Strout a former Alice Wilkins. The crew includes three instructors, a swimming pool, a large recreation hall, a baseball field, and activities in horseback riding and arts and crafts. Next year plans call for an enlarged schedule, and the camp closes on Labor Day. Nearby, a Georgetown choir recital drew a large local crowd at Overlook Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sassona
Robinhood Cove
Mains
Vincent Strout
Strout
Alice Wilkins
William Marr
Stuarts
Your Tour to Europe Spans England to Paris Holiday Package
Travel package announces an autumn and winter tour titled Your Tour to Europe covering England Scotland Paris and the Riviera with OPSA Club based in Chester Nova Scotia. The offer promotes a curated itinerary, including city stops, travel dates, and featured experiences for a real holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Scotland
Paris
Riviera
Opsa Club
Chester
Nova Scotia
Summer visitors and residents listed in Bath society notes
William Chafe and Mrs. Chafe spend two weeks at their Harmons Harbor summer home. Ellen Cunningham of Augusta visits sister Mrs George Bowles. Dr John V Blasi spends two weeks at his summer home. Rev Charles Moore and family from Pennsylvania visit. Mr and Mrs Malcolm Moore of Woolwich with son. Mrs Louden Ashley of Prince Edward Island visits Mrs Etta Moore. Mrs Alice Shackford and granddaughter of Bath guests of brother P B Savage. Parker Start and children with mother at Marr cottage. Fettig and daughter Lin da of Cornersville Ind visit her parents Dr and Mrs Irving Booker. Bert Lewis at his cottage one day last week. Mr and Mrs Melvin Comeau and daughter and Estelle Comeau and grandson visit Orville Rowe. Ada MacGillivary, patient at Bath Memorial, recuperating at Moore cottage. Edith L Davis of Brookline Mass and Five Islands hospitalized at Peter Bent Brigham in Boston. (Continued on Page Six).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Overlook Hall
Kennebec Point
L. H. Rowe
Capt. Stinson Davis
Lester Davis
Lermond
North Anson
Rosalie Elizabeth Preble
Clarence Preble
Richard Thomas Barden
Gorham
Georgetown Central School
Supt
Stanwood C. Gilman
Percy McGillivary
Elizabeth Carr
Fred Carr
Leon Kelley, Jr
Leon Kelly
Woolwich
D. W. Staffeld
Rochester
N. Y
The
Library Association
Franklin S. Koehlwetter
Bryant Pond
Alton Reid
E. E. Pinkham
Clifford Canning
Edgar Osborn
Philadelphia
David Rutherford
Edward Doyle
Clayton Doyle
Yarmouth
Victor Pinkham
Lloyd Pinkham
Franz Stevens
Brunswick Baptist Church
East Rochester
N. H
Clayton McMahan
Somerville
Mass
Elizabeth McMahan
Judson Reynolds
Norman Pierce
Brenton Perow
Sasanoa Camp
Orville Rowe
Seguinland
Walter Watson
North End
Harold A. Rowe
Kittery
Harold, Jr
Ogunquit
Ralph Washburn
Auburndale
Roger Ayers
Augusta
Nehemiah Boynton
Paul A. Thompson
Richard Upson
Pennsylvania
Rockrest
Ellen Cunningham
George Bowles
John V. Blasi
Charles Moore
Malcolm Moore
Louden Ashley
Prince Edward Island
Etta Moore
Alice Shackford
Bath
P. B. Savage
Parker Start
Arthur Marr
Almon Marr
Marr
Fettig
Linda
Cornersville
Ind
Irving Booker
Bert Lewis
Melvin Comeau
Estelle Comeau
Ada MacGillivary
Bath Memorial Hospital
Moore Cottage
Edith L. Davis
Brookline
Five Islands
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Bath barber Charles E. Stinson dies at 83
Bath veteran barber Charles E. Stinson 83 died suddenly Wednesday morning at his home 477 Washington Street after a long career spanning more than 70 years in Bath. Born August 6 1866 in Bath he worked in several shops before owning Bath’s largest early barber shop on Center Street and later operated near Washington and Center Streets. Surviving are daughter Katherine Weiland of Woburn Mass sister Leland Mitchell of Bath two nieces Donald Hopkins of Bath and William Riley of Portland. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with burial in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Stinson
Bath
Washington Street
Mr. Stinson
John and
Elmira Deering Stinson
Charles Boyd
Center Street
W. E. Chase
Chase Grocery
Stinson
Dutchy” Shepard
Front Street
Sola City Hall
Richmond
Charles Bagley
John Dowlng
Mr. Dowling
Thompson Bros
Newberry’s
Newberry
Music Hall
Washington and
Center Streets
Sears, Roebuck
First National
Pine
South End
Corliss Street Church
Katherine Weiland
Woburn
Mass
Leland Mitchell
Donald Hopkins
William Riley
Portland
Arthur F
Obituary of Westport native Joseph Hodgdon veteran boatbuilder
Joseph Henry Hodgdon aged 68 native of Westport died August 10 at St Andrews hospital Boothbay Harbor born August 3 1881 son of Woodbury and Clara Roff Hodgdon. He lived in Boothbay Harbor and East Boothbay worked in shipyards boat shops at Charlestown Navy Yard and upon returning to Westport 1931 did farm carpentry. Survived by widow Gladys L one daughter Dorothea Sawyer brother Lester W Hodgdon three sisters Stella W Hodgdon James Thompson C Edith Hodgdon four grandchildren and several nephews and nieces. Funeral August 13 at Westport Methodist church with Rev Forest Littlefield officiating burial Pierce lot Westport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry Hodgdon
Westport
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Woodbury
Clara Roff Hodgdon
East Boothbay
Charlestown
Mass
Henry Swanton
Beatrice Foster
Skowhegan
Gladys L. Jewett
Gladys L
Dorothea Sawyer
Lester W. Hodgdon
Dover
N. H
William F. Alexander 67 Died at West Point Home
William F. Alexander aged 67 died at his home in West Point on Wednesday of last week. He was born in Phippsburg, son of William and Emma Hursey Alexander. Survived by two sons Lewis of West Point and Harmon of Sebasco, four daughters Mrs Charles Thompson of Portland Mrs Alton Wallace of West Point Mrs Kenneth Wallace of West Point and Mrs Warren Titcomb of Portland, five brothers James Burton and Lyman of Cundy's Harbor Henry and Warren of Sebasco, a sister Mrs Charles Parris of Harpswell, and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Alexander
West Point
Phippsburg
William
Emma Hursey Alexander
Lewis Alexander
Harmon Alexander
Sebasco
Charles Thompson
Portland
Alton Wallace
Kenneth Wallace
Warren Titcomb
James, Burton
Lyman
Cundy’s Harbor
Henry and
Warren Alexander
Charles Parris
Harpswell
Mrs Mary F Ide Dies at Memorial Hospital
Mrs Mary Frances Ide 46 of 812 Middle Street died Sunday afternoon at Memorial hospital. Born in Franklin she was daughter of Seth and Lucreta Crabtree Wakefield. Survived by daughter Mrs Ralph Shoaf two grandchildren Joseph Shoaf Howard Tracey three brothers Gerald Bath Donald Ellsworth Falls Sumner Jackson N H and several nieces and nephews. Funeral was Tuesday at 3 30 p m from Mayo Funeral Home High Street with burial in Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Ide
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Franklin
Seth
Lucreta Wakefield Crabtree
Ralph E. Shoaf
Joseph A. Shoaf
Howard E. Tracey
Gerald Crabtree
Bath
Donald Crabtree
Ellsworth Falls
Sumner Crabtree
Jackson
N. H
Mayo Funeral Home
High Street
Funeral for William F. Alexander at Five Islands
Funeral services for William F. Alexander of Five Islands were held Saturday afternoon at two o clock from A. F. Mayo and Son Funeral Residence. Rev. Aubrey H. Bickmore officiated with bearers Amos Wallace Leon Davis Niles Wallace and Henry Wallace. Burial followed in Forest City Cemetery South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Alexander
Five Islands
A. F. Mayo & Son
High Street
Aubrey H. Bickmore
Amos Wallace
Leon Davis
Niles Wallace
Henry Wallace
Forest City Cemetery
South Portland
Good Will Home Association Contributors Highlight
In Hinckley near Skowhegan August contributors include $100 from the George P Davenport fund of Bath. The gift cheers Bath families who helped found and support the boys and girls home and its mission to provide shelter and schooling for deprived youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Home Association
Hinckley
Skowhegan
George P. Davenport
Bath
Captain Radley 85 Maine seaman dies at Togus hospital
Charles A Radley a Maine seaman 85 died at Togus Veteran's hospital Saturday. Born in Jonesport he lived in Bath 1921 25 years and later returned to Jonesport. He served in the Navy fought in Manila Bay aboard the Olympia and later on the Portland square riggers Henry B Hyde and others. Survived by widow Doris five sons two daughters two brothers two sisters and several grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 130 from Mayo residence with Rev David L Wilson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Radley
Maine
Togus Veteran's Hospital
Togus
Radley
Navy
Jonesport
John
Elizabeth Peabody Radley
Bath
Hyde Windlass Co
Manila Bay
Roanoke
Henry B. Hyde
Doris Radley
Charles
Kenneth
Burton
Carroll
Honolulu
William
Brockton
Mass
Theo Hamel
Bowdeinham
Sylvia Pye
Westbrook
James
Cutler
Frank
Camden
Emily Staple
Manset
Marion Davis
Bar Harbor
Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Burie
Oak Grove
Funeral of Capt. Charles Radley Follows Posts Service
Funeral for Captain Charles Radley held Tuesday at 1.30 pm at Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence High Street with Rev David L Wilson officiating. Bearers were Roy Getchell Elmer Moore Alvin Williams Lloyd Kaler Gardiner Rogers and Asa Wilson from Smith Tobey and Dyer Flaherty posts. Burial in family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Radley
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
High Street
David L. Wilson
Smith-Tobey Post
A. L
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Roy Getchell
Elmer Moore
Alvin Williams
Lloyd Kaler
Gardiner Rogers
Asa Wilson
Oak Grove
May F Ide Funeral Service Held At Mayo Residence
Funeral for May F Ide was held this afternoon at 3 30 at the Mayo Funeral Residence Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated Burial will be Wednesday in the family lot at Bay View cemetery followed by services at the grave site in the local family plot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May F. Ide
Mayo
Joseph O. Purdue
Bay View Cemetery
Franklin
Campers at Church Help Lead Bath Service
Merrymeeting campers attended morning service at Winter Street church in Bath for their last Sunday. The choir led by Miss Clare Frances Campbell of Ohio State University sang two anthems including Melius Christiansen's Beautiful Saviour arrangement. Friends from Bath and beyond joined in the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting
Winter Street
Bath
Clare Frances Campbell
Ohio State University
Melius Christianssen
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James Meserve
Golden Sheaf
Progressive Grange
Erland Curtis
Delmar Curtis
Earl Hackett
John Thrower
Judy
Janice
John Jr
Allan Brough
Dexter
Alex Carter
Sangerville
Maude Varney
Rachel Varney
Darrah Street
Charles Welch
Carroll Clark
Water Street
Dorothy McMaster
Lorena Clavette
Dresden
Felonius
Frank Powers
Reynold Evans
Beatrice Bouton
Germaine Bonney
Percy MacGillivary
WCSH
Carol Lee Brown
Carl C. Harris
William Chafe
Mrs. Chafe
Harmon's Harbor
Marius H. Page
Kennebec
North Street
Mary F. Ide
W. F. Alexander
C. Radley
Fred S. Curtis & CO