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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1936

Page

5

Richmond Community Notes and Local Visits

Gwendolyn Tarr drove to Mechanic Falls with the Grays. 4 H club met at the grange hall. Civil Service exam announced for substitute village mail carrier at Richmond post office with applications due by August. Numerous visits and travel to and from Richmond among Tarr, Libby, Yeaton, and other locals. Funeral for Frank Yeaton held at River Road home. Enterprise Grange resumed meetings with picnic plans.

Gwendolyn Tarr Mechanic Palls C. W. Gray Grange Hall W. W. Douglas Litchfield H. M. Tarr Providence R. I Laura Beals Richmond E. O. Tarr Brunswick Road Howard Randlette Dover N. H Martha Lancaster Gardiner Harold Lancaster Wilburt Sylvester Massachusetts United States Civil Service Commission Richmond Postoffice First United States Civil Service District Postoffice Boston

Wild Life Sanctuary on Hog Island Draws Summer Visitors

The Muscongas Bay Hog Island Audubon Nature Camp offers two week classes for teachers and youth leaders. Wildlife includes eagles, ospreys, gulls, puffins, deer, moose, porpoises, seals and whales nearby. Visitors may arrange visits by writing to the camp director. the camp stays open until September 9.

Muscongas Bay Damariscotta Maine Hog Island Nature National Association of the Audubon Societies Todd Sanctuary Audubon Nature Camp Florence Neiley West Bath Bath Street Brunswick

Richmond Woman Wins $10 in State Kitchen Improvement Contest

Mrs. Katherine Meacham of Richmond Corner won first prize of 10 dollars in Maine state wide kitchen improvement contest sponsored by the Maine Farm Bureau Federation and the Agricultural Extension Service. She converted her dining room into a kitchen, installed a new linoleum and paint, added a sunlit space with a view of the river and hills, and shared the project with her family.

Katherine Meacham Richmond Corner Maine Park Bureau Federation Agricultural Extension Service Idna MM. Cobb Maine Farm Bureau Federation Delma Trussell Springvale Meacham

Dance and Bake Feature Week Guests Stay at Popham Beach

Mr. and Mrs. George O. Richardson and two sons of Montclair New Jersey were overnight guests Monday of Mrs. Charles J. Donnell at Popham Beach.

George O. Richardson Montlair, N. J Charles J. Donnell Popham Beach A. W. Bukter Barbara Elizabeth Lincoln Mass Seguinland Donald Kenney Bath T. E. Cromwell Gene Stevens Norman Kenney Alice Cromwell William Marr Edward Clough George-McKinnon, Jr

Dentist Dr Maxwell Powers Dies in Car Tragedy

Dr Maxwell Powers 66 died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his car in the garage at his home 887 Middle street Bath. He had been in ill health after a heart attack in his garden the day before. He practiced dentistry in Bath for about 40 years and served on Bath’s Board of Aldermen. Survived by his wife Alice Rapson Pierce a daughter Mrs Clarence Dalton of Brunswick and brother Alvah Powers of Gardiner.

Maxwell Powers Middle Street Bowdoinham Miles Mehitable Millay Powers Coombs High School Whitman Mass Tufts Dental College White River Junction Bath Powers Alice Rapson Pierce Solar Lodge Ward 5 Clarence Dalton Brunswick Alvah Powers Gardiner

W C T U Plan Budget and Membership Drive at White Ribboners Meeting

A Tuesday W C T U meeting at 31 Deering Street led by Mrs. Bates E. Stover approved the budget and discussed the membership campaign. A letter from state president Mrs. Althea G. Quimby was read, and secretary pro tem Mrs. J. Everett Mayo kept minutes.

Eugene R. Brown Deering Street Bates E. Stover J. Everett Mayo West Bath Althea G. Quimby Portland Wilfred W. Chaney Stover Frat Fischer Tey

Georgetown Social News Finds Local Families at Summer Spots

Mrs. Joan Harrison of Bath dies last week at her Summer home. Numerous families and visitors from Melrose Highlands Newtonville Trenton and Bath gathered at cottages along Bay Point Kennebec Point and Robinhood. Local church members guests and relatives including Rev. Arthur Holt Chester Duncan and others participated in sermons visits and a horse show.

Joan, Harrison Bath Forbes Newtonville Mass Taylor Bay Point Roscoe P. Todd Melrose Highlands Annie M. Jones Woodbury Doris Trafton William Weir Melrose Trafton Howard Trafton Pemaquid Arthur E. Holt Chicago University Kennebec Point First Baptist Church Jesus Schoepfer Roy M. Newman Edward Cummings Racheal Matthews Rapheal Higgins Herman Spinney Chester Duncan Massachusetts M. E. Church Robinhood Duncan William A. Todd Arthur Newman Harold Newman Memphis Tenn Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston Justin Dickins Drayton Bath Iron Works Dickins Everett Jewett Georgetown Harry L. Horne Clarence Hill Ellsworth Pinkham Five Islands Robert Frye Woolwich Edgar Warren Kenneth Dunlop Boston Melvin Cunningham Emma B. Billings Laura Boyd Illsington Martha Rich Bowen Richmond Gilmore Iowa Bowen Overlook Gilbert Gunnell Waltham Barrett Springfield Arrowsic Hall M. Belle Heald Walter E. Reid Georgetown Center George Williams Waterville West Georgetown Elizabeth Thompson Europe John F. Thompson New York

Burgess Takes OffICES in Bath

The article highlights yacht designer R. S. Burgess and his son in law H. Stephens, detailing Burgess’s role in building America Cup defenders Enterprise and Rainbow and noting Stephens designs such as the Decade and Stormy Weather. It also mentions family ties and other vessels like Conewago Jill Mood and Bobcat. Mr. and Mrs. George J. Goodwin spent the weekend at Stratton with Mrs. M. A. Landers.

Enterprise Rainbow Edward Burgess Volunteer Mr. Stephens Mr. Burgess Vanderbilt Drake Sparkman New York City Roderick Stephens, Jr Norway Great Lakes Bobcat Jill Mood England Stephens Burgess George J. Goodwin Stratton M. A.landers

Engagement Announced In Arrowsic As Ruth Sturmer Weds Paul Stevens

Mrs Frances Sturmer of Arrowsic announces the engagement of her daughter Ruth to Paul A Stevens of Five Islands son of Mr and Mrs Drummond Stevens. A fishing party aboard Sky Pilot on Tuesday yielded a 264 pound halibut caught off Great Ledges by James K Smith of Lumberville Pa.

Frances Sturmer Arrowsic Ruth Paul A. Stevens Five Islands Drummond Stevens Sky Pilot Boynton James K. Smith Lumberville Great Elbridge Southard Richard Anderson D. L. Howard J. A. Folsom Howard's Hall John Staffeld Hingham Mass Daniel Staffeld George McKinnon, Jr Malden McKinnon Cromwell William Daley Dorchester Norman Dubois Mount Hope Cottage Paul Pinkham Southport Ida Pinkham Earl Tabor Millbury George McKinnon Carl Weiting Katharine Weiting South Weymouth Percy Savage Helen Bowman Everett Walter Beane John W. Shields Staten Island N. Y Richard Fellows Mary Shields Edith Fellows William Ahearn Northampton Seguin Lodge Richard Potter Bert Shedin Allston Orville Rowe Willam Davis Beulah Miller Nora Marr Charles Showalter Charles Lawrence Donald Marita Margaret Logue Pittsburgh George Smith Sedgemere Road George Smart Roy Seekins I. P. Quimby Bessie Quimby James Royer James Horton New York Clarence White Betty Staffeld Tenant’s Harbor Burt Lewis Auburndale George Coward Mary Coward Cambridge Carol Marion Hayner Cleveland Ohio Pleasant Villa Herbert Eldert Belmont F. M. Biggins Marjorie Bartlett Columbia University Frank Bartlett Vermont Massachusetts Reginald Spinney Kittery Elmbridge Southard M. R. Boynton Boston Cleveland Davis Fred Hicks Dexter Davis C. C. Davis Eugene Farwell Auburn Harold Jennings Brookline Jones Harmon's Harbor Paul A. Thompson Robert Buzzards Bay Martha Jean Barton, Vt

Weekend visitors at Harmon's Harbor cottages reported

A parade of visitors from Everett Cambridge Waltham Belmont and other Massachusetts towns spent weekends at Harmon's Harbor and Rockcrest cottages. Families including the Hansons Marr Hodgdon Pollard O Donnell Blenn Briggs Woodside Burgess Jones Yeo Williams Rasmussen and others enjoyed the seaside retreat with relatives and friends.

Harmon's Harbor Olaf Hanson Everett Mass Rockcrest Cottage Johnson Ralph Cambridge F. O. Robinson Robinson Alexander Marr Alexander, Jr Marr Joseph G. Rowe Robert Hodgdon Malden Shirley Pollard Robert Newton George O'Donnell Chestnut Hill Fred Johnson Waltham Billy Blenn Theo Blenn Belmont George W. Blenn Nancy Latitia Blenn Susan Briggs Winter Hill J. C. Briggs Elmer A. Woodside Sylvia South Portland Basil McMahan Boston William Burgess Harbor Home Charles Jones Nova Scotia Harmon’s Harbor George Yeo Ted Winchester Leon Williams Williams C. A. Rasmussen Freddie West Somerville Z. Higgins

Bath Iron Works ships win new destroyer contracts

In November 1927 Bath Iron Works began two new destroyers as part of a $21 million order. The firm has built 16 or 17 government destroyers to date, alongside other vessels like the Dewey and three 1,850 ton crafts. Changes include possibly converting to a single smokestack. Also noted are Bath visitors Mr and Mrs Benjamin Bornstein and infant Faith from Augusta and Mr Bornstein’s brother from Lewiston.

Bath Iron Works Corp Dewey Drayton and Lamson Health Department Coast Guard Drayton Benjamin Bornstein Faith Augusta Mr. Bornstein Lewiston Bath

Edward J. Berwind Dies in New York at 88

Edward J. Berwind 88 chairman of Berwind-White Coal Mining Co died at his New York home after a long illness. He supplied coal to the Navy and exported to the West Indies South America and Europe. He was a naval officer and patron of the arts and France made him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Local offices closed Friday until noon in his memory.

Edward J. Berwind Berwind-White Coal Mining Co New York East 64Th Street Mr. Berwind United States Navy West Indies South America Europe Interborough Rapid Transit Co Philadelphia Abraham Lincoln United States Naval Academy Navy Charles Berwind Allison White Berwind Naval Academy Charles R. Patterson Java White House Grant U. S. Fuel Administration France Legion of Honor Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co Berwind White Coal Mining Co

Funeral for Charles D. Hall GW veteran and Hyde Windlass official

The funeral for Charles D. Hall World War I veteran and traffic manager at the Hyde Windlass Co. was held Thursday afternoon at 2 in Grace Episcopal Church where he was a member. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiated with ushers W. Dayton Hill and Daniel Williams. Bearers were Edwin R. Andrews Eugene Desmond Dunlap Hatch and Allan Spear. A committal service followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Charles D. Hall Hyde Windlass Co Grace Episcopal Church Charles M. Tubbs W. Dayton Hill Daniel Williams Edwin R. Andrews Eugene Desmond Dunlap Hatch Allan Spear Oak Grove

Mrs Passmore Funeral Held at Home

The funeral for Mrs Florence A Passmore, wife of Harry T Passmore, was held Saturday afternoon at two at their home. Rev Joseph O Pur due of Winter Street church officiated. Pallbearers were Ralph C Covel, Charles C Low, Henry W Owen, Herbert Norton and Frank H Turner. Burial was in Oak Grove.

Harold White East Braintree Mass Wilbur Small Frank W. Alexander Een Umberhind Irving Hodgdon Gardiner General Hospital Frank M. Yeaton River Road Les Harold Libby Willam Skelton Harry White Ray Stinson Enterprise Grange Fred Cox Malden Ernest Herbert Aroostook County Frank W. Yeaton Chester Yeaton Oberlin George W. Blake Greenfield Leon Glidden Luther Litch Ruth Glidden Springfield Alfred Niles Brunswick Pearl Dunbar Bath H. C. Litch Lynn Horace Millay Bowdoinham Bertelle Skinner Augusta Earl Trott Portland Albert Lint Derby Raymond Peacock Milton Sarah Temple Newark N. J Marshall Small Bowdeinham Ralph George Lowell Stephen Killem Hazel Durrell Emma Alexander Richmond Roy C. Harlow Cleveland Ohio New Harbor Providence R. I Joseph Burgess Frederick Naylor Arthur Smith Boston George McMaster Co. L. Meisner Calvin, Jr Eleanor Waltham Bertha Beatrice Parker Ethel Parker Ray Robert Cortell Saugus Castine Normal School Weldon Preble Preble Fort Riley Kan Prebble Winship Preble Sgt. Prebble Lillian Johnson W. H. Johnson Woolwich Kennebec Point Bay Point Walter Higgins Robert Beverly Ann Higgins Joanna Smith Bert Skinner Frank Yeaton Delia Rittle North Weymouth Flora Mayers Charles Donnell John Chase Melrose Florence .A Harry T. Passmore Summer Street Joseph O. Purdue Winter Street Ralph C. Covel Charles C. Low Henry W. Owen Herbert Norton Frank H. Turner Buria Oak Grove

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D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Round Pond Roscoe Weeks Hallwell Cora Conley Jesse Haley Carlton Everett Greenleaf Lee Haley Jennie Broderick Myrtle Street Ida Hosmer F. C. Connor Lytle Lint Darrah Street A. A. Ring Miss Cooper Ita Wilfred Goodrich Macusa Margaret Everett Hallowell John Parker Ted Stevens Elroy Haley Beatrice Bertha Parker Rock Charles Gillis Calais Emerson School Hazel Umberhind Fred Duren Patty Duren Robert Ordway Skowhegan Everett Gipson Ee Ada Watts Mr. Gipson Sven W. Gipson Ruie Curtis Daniel Clark Bar Harbor Greenville Paul Given Orono Nobel Maxwell White Ribboners Harry Greenlaw Harry, Jr Stoneham Minnie Eisenhauer Bath Savings Institution Co. D. Hall Fred S. Curtis & CO TAS BR Ifuston Ambulance Service Center Street
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