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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1947

Page

3

Bridal details and wedding party in Hinkley ceremony

The report outlines a wedding with Horece Hinkley in a blue satin gown and lace veil, train and a floral bouquet of white mums and carnations. Attendants include Jean Morris Beverly Hinkley and Lillian Saunders. vows and reception followed at the parish house. The couple, parents and guests depart for a trip. groom Reynold s is noted as a 1946 class graduate and employed with a government bureau while the bride wears a gray suit back for return.

Hinkley Titian Remony Asa Reygada

Miss Shirley Bishop Engaged in Lewiston Area Rites

The notice announces Miss Shirley Coleen Bishop daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Worth of Front Street and a man named Dearborn son of Mrs Stuart of Lewiston as the couple ending their terms on November 22 in the Bishop home.

Shirley Coleen Bishop Frank Worth Ae M. Dearborn Stuart Lewiston

Local society notes amid wedding trips and Grange events

The article describes a wedding cake cutting after a reception for Mr and Mrs Dearborn who head to Massachusetts for a short trip and will live at the Bishop home upon return. It lists many local figures and Grange activities including tours, meetings, and delegates with various names and towns mentioned.

Mrs. P

Death of Ira and Almira Lewis Leaves Family Ties in Maine

Obituary notes Ira Lewis and Almira Lewis mourned as descendants of the Augusta area community. Surviving spouse Lucy and children Leon Carl and others, plus grandchildren and a sister, are listed. Town Meeting records show funds for a new school, and the Five Islands Fire Fighters lease the old Sent School. Community items include library activities, Thanksgiving visits, and local social notes.

Basiis Lewis McMahan I Ira Almira Augusta Ionic Lodge Decuria Lucy Leon Arington Mass Carl South Weymouth Spring Ohio Mrowing Ohi H. Norton Agey Ow Ven Fla Edith L. Davis Brookline Vernon E. Gray Five Islands Stanwood C. Gilman Raphael Higgins Bath C. Ronald Smith Aynwece Orville Rowe Portland Branwell Harford Middleboring Vernon Gray Francis Bacon Peter Sudbury Seakendee L. H Walter Savage Kittery P B. Savage Vernon E. Gray, Jr Massachusetts Vernon Pinkham Alton Bean Crags William Fraser

Community Notes Include School Gift and Thanksgiving Updates

The town reports a mostly quiet winter with few birds present. Rev. Charles ay of Portland led service at First Baptist Church on the theme Saving Contact With Christ. Community School receives four tables and three desks from William S. Newell of Bath for the new building. A Grange Hall event at Five Islands raised funds for the school. Numerous residents, from Marion A. Thanksgiving in Massachusetts to Bath visitors, are noted for illnesses, family visits, and travel over the holiday. Jack Lee works on MacMahan Island while others attend dinners, weddings, and local gatherings.

Vielen Charles Ay Portland Christ Adolf Spear William S. Newell Bath Leete Grange Hall Five Islands Eris Marion Mass Clarence New England Billa Tarr Richmond W. A. Todd Harold J. Brown, Jr Amy Martha Bowen Richmond Harold J. Wn Sadie Drake Boston John D Wires James Dunton South Portland Clarence B. Missa Eee Everett Nayengi Ann Lewis Stanley Lewis Saint Mary’s Aun Davis Geer Peek Royesiten Bertha Newhall New York City Earle Hagan Nettie Elmeree Everett Powers Emery Bath Iron Works Robert Graffam Whitefield Jack Lee MacMahan Island Douglass Pierce Marrtown Roy Moulton Harlan Harford Walter Cunningham Parker Moulton Tony Reute Ruth Dennison Ferris—_Leonard Everett Leonard Mac Hagan Carlisle Roland E. Peterson Vassalboro Louise

Emily Ring White obituary recalls Bath natives and San Gabriel ties

Emily Ring White died November 27 at her San Gabriel California home where the family moved in 1924. She was born in Lubec and daughter of the late Charles William Ring of Bath. Survived by husband Henry R. White a daughter Louise Blinkhorn sons Marshall and Rutherford White and two granddaughters. Funeral November 29 at DuBois Funeral Home San Gabriel with cremation, later to Oak Grove Cemetery Bath. Mr White long active in trucking and coal business and in Masonic circles as Past Commander of Dunlap Commandery.

City Emily White San Gabriel Cal DuBois S. J. Kennedy Oak Grove Cemetery Bath White Washington Street Legion Hall

Montrose E Bennett 73 Buckfield resident dies in sleep

Montrose E Bennett 73 of Buckfield died in his sleep at his Buckfield home Wednesday night after years of declining health. He was born in Buckfield and lived on his farm since youth, visiting Bath often. Survived by wife Lucy Parris Bennett, daughter Rose Parris of Upper Washington street, three sons Gordon of Auburn Francis and Robert of Buckfield, and stepson Nee Bonney of Buckfield. Funeral Friday from his late home with burial in Buckfield. Out of town relatives attended from Topsham and elsewhere.

Montrose E. Bennett Buckfield Mr. Bennett Uckfield Bath Lucy Parris Bennett Rose Parris Upper Washington Street Gordon Auburn Francis Robert Nee Bonney Buckeld Canary Martin Powers Francis Bennett D. LeRoy Lord Daniel L. Lord Kendall Lord Topsham

Mrs Frances V Knight Dies at 42 in Portsmouth

Frances V Knight 42 native of Bath died December 2 in Portsmouth General Hospital. Daughter of Mrs Clara Belle Hunt of Bath, she belonged to Rivermouth O E S Portsmouth and Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Bath. Survived by her mother three sons Sidney A Edwin C and David D Knight and brother Otis Hunt of Portland. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m Buckminster Chapel Portsmouth.

Frances V. Knight Portsmouth, N. H Bath Clara Belle Hunt High Street Knight Rivermouth Portsmouth Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Sidney A Edwin C David D. Knight Otis Hunt Portland Buckminster Chapel Apne Street

Samuel M'Elroy Funeral Rendered Beside Oak Grove

Funeral services for Samuel McElroy master sergeant US Army retired were held Sunday afternoon at 2 from Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. Smith Tobey Post American Legion members conducted the service. bearers included Frank Reinoehl Maurice Brown William Hynes Roy Getchell Eugene Hart and Gardiner Rogers. Committal at Oak Grove grave followed by firing squad from the State Guard.

Samuel McElroy Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Joseph O. Purdue Winter Street Church Smith- Tobey Post American Legion Post McElroy Frank Reinoehl Maurice Brown William Hynes Roy Getchell Eugene Hart Gardiner Rogers Oak Grove State Guard

Mrs Charlotte Russell Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon

The funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Russell was held Sunday at 2 30 at the Arthur F Mayo and Son funeral residence. Rev Joseph O Purdue conducted the service with bearers Paul Trafton Harold Chester Newell and Allen Swain. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Charlotte Russell Arthur F. Mayo and Son Joseph O. Purdue Paul, Trafton Harold Chester Newell Allen Swain Oak Grove

Funeral for Mrs Mil dred Morrill Greene Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs Mil dred Morrill Greene were held Sunday afternoon at two o clock at Curtis Funeral Home Washington street with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating. Burial was in the family lot at North Edgecomb cemetery.

Mildred Morrill Greene Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Charles M. Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church North Edgecomb

Funeral Services For Horace W Swett Held Monday Afternoon

Funeral services for Horace W Swett were held Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the church with Rev Joseph pastor of Winter Street Church officiating. Burial followed in the family lot.

Horace W. Swett Curtis Funeral Home Washmeee Joseph Winter Stree Church

Prominent Bath Physician Dr E Motley Fuller Dies

Dr. E Motley Fuller of Bath died at his home on High Street early Tuesday after months of illness. A lifelong Bath figure, he served Bath Memorial Hospital and Bath Iron Works as surgeon and bacteriologist, and taught at the Medical School of Maine. He was born March 10 1880 and leaves a wife, two children, a sister and a granddaughter. Burial is private. flowers omitted.

E. Motley Fuller High Street Dr. Fuller Bath Edwin M Elizabeth Gross Fuller Bath High School Bowdoin Colege Medical School of Maine Maine General Hospital Portland Kensington Hospital For Women Philadelphia Bath Memorial Hospital Sanurgeons American Medical Association Lincoln-Sagadahoc County Medical Association Post-Graduate Hospital New York Crile Clinic Lakeviewtal Cleveland Ohio Boston Massachusetts General Hospital Fuller Franklyn Whittier Bath Iron Works, Ltd Bath Iron Works Corporation Fullers Andrew J. Fuller Edwin M. Fuller Byron Fuller Barker Polar Star Lodge Scottish Rite Dunlap Commandery Rotary Colonial Club Alfred A. Parks, Jr Fred A. Fuller Louise S. Fuller Northampton Mass

One Tank Truck Outpaces Rail Cars For Oil Haulage

A federal study finds a single tank truck can replace 11 railroad tank cars for moving oil or other liquids up to 100 miles. The finding highlights efficiency and cost implications for mid distance freight moves.

Samuel McElroy 70 dies after long illness in Bath area

Samuel McElroy 70 of 18 Robinson Street died at the Veterans hospital in Long Mane after three months of hospitalization. Born July 18, 1876 in Troy he served as Master Sergeant in the U S Army and circulated in World War I foreign service and the Spanish American War. He was an American Legion member and longtime Bath resident who once ran a post canteen. He leaves wife Ethel Gurney McElroy two stepdaughters Lena McAtter and Arletta Allard sister Eva Copeland Daisy McElroy brother Thomas McElroy and several nieces and nephews.

Samuel McElroy Robinson Street Vet Veteran’s Hospital Lg Mane Troy Thomas Sarah McElroy McElroy U. S. Army American Legion Bath Bath-Tobey Smith- Tobey ieSuivicine Ethel Gurney McElroy Lena McAtter

Mrs. Charlotte Russell Rites Noted in Bath Area

Mrs. Charlotte Russell wife of Ernest E. Russell died suddenly Thursday at her son Ernest E. Russell Jr. home in Revere Massachusetts. Born March 16 1884 in Bristol she was daughter of Homer Swain. Survived by husband four daughters and five sons with 23 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Charlotte Russell Ernest E. Russell Ernest E. Russell, Jr Revere Mass Homer Swain Russell Bristol Bath Lewis Richards Richmond Thomas the Great Works Warren Munsey Ray Butler Portland Alfred Russell

Swett, 72, Dies at Jones Sanatorium

Horace W. Swett aged 72 died at the Jones Sanatorium in Union Friday night after a 16 year illness as a patient there. Born in Bath in 1875 to William H. Swett and Lois Smith Swett he is survived by a niece, Miss Lois Swett, employed at Wheaton College in Norton.

Horace W. Swett Jones Union Bath William H Lois (Smith) Swett Lois Swett Wheaton College Norton

Funeral for Herbert Edward Stickney Held at Local Church

Funeral services for Herbert Edward Stickney were held Wednesday of last week at 942 Washington Street with Mrs. S. I. Caden of the Full Gospel Assembly officiating. Bearers were Raymond W. Farley, Henry Alexander, Sanford Gerry, George Dunlap. Interment followed in the family plot at Oak Grove cemetery.

Herbert Edward Stickney Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street

Tito Pecci Funeral Held at St Marys Church

Funeral services for Tito Pecci were held Friday at 8 am from St Marys Catholic church with Rt. Rev. Fr. Timo thy C. Maney presiding. Bearers were Joseph Pecci Zack Eramo Tony Antonio and Tony Cardenlli. Burial followed in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery.

Tito Pecci St. Mary’s Catholic Church Timothy C. Maney Joseph Pecci Zack Eramo Tony Antonio Tony Cardenlli Calvary Cemetery

Ledyard Dies. Local Public Figure Remembered

Mr Ledyard died March 6 1872 leaving a long record in public schools the municipal court and church work. A member of Polar Stay lodge Montgomery St Bernard and Bonte Commandery he served many years in church offices and headed the parish committee. He was a familiar figure on Front Street and leaves many friends. services Thursday at 2 p m at his home 789 High Street.

Ledyarden Owen Qed Hisherman Polar Stay Lodge Beloft A. M Montgomery & St. Bernard and Bonte Commandery Knights Er Ledyard Ihhairman Mittee Front Street High Street

Phippsburg Fourth Page Fragment Reveals Community Loss

A clipped Philadelphia style fragment mentions an inch of ash and a ten mile path to a chimney. Neighbors including Mrs Nell Whitmer and Mrs Rowena Maresh called at a home in November, recalling happier days.

Benjamin Nell Whitmer Rowena Maresh

Mr and Mrs Harold Small plan trip to Honolulu

Mr and Mrs Harold Small of Lincoln Street will motor to San Francisco this month and sail on December 26 aboard to Honolulu. They will visit Mrs Charles Fielder and Mr Fielder, and Mrs Marion Small Bracket and family, including Mr Small’s mother.

Harold Small Lincoln Street San Francisco Calif Honollulu Mr. Small Charles Fielder Fielder Marion Small Brack~ett

Also Mentioned on This Page

Shepard’s Shoe Store Doris Miller Rosemary Annie Kimball Charlotte Brown Marjorie Guiou Harlan Harrington Marion Hanson Guiou Alice Kardell Brunswick Jellison Surry Richmond Lodge Clarence Haley D.D.G Pont Lillian E. Dunham Richmond Bee Penis Leonard Lonnge Banedahon Unty G. C. Marriner Enterprise West Ba Topsham Ge Ing Howard Evel Ughte Barbara Sarah Heme Lillian Weeks Dexter Percy ‘Huntington Arrow Max Kutz Elm Street the Working Man's Store Mrs Emily Ring White Bath W Eben California Samuel M’elroy Mrs. Greene Leo Marcotte Carol N. H William Wallace Clinton Hosmer Phippsburg Samuel M'Elroy Son H. E. Stickney
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