High School to Stage Three Act Comedy and Local Events
A high school plans an 8 p.m. three act comedy titled Husband at Odd Fellows Hall featuring a long list of players including Dot Dolson Maxine Waltz Bill Jones and Walter Varney. Progressive 4 H club met with plans for a Christmas party and gift exchange Jan 1 at Mrs Land Curtis. Basketball opener vs Bates Manufacturing Co. of Lewiston set for 8 p.m. in the school gym with former Bates college stars in Richmond lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Georgia Moeller
Dot Dolson
Maxine Waltz
Bill Jones
Walter Varney
Wilmer Sneed
Aime Thuotte
Aunt Hazel
Ann Hodgkins
Jaboe
Gloria Small
Jubilee
Pauline Cray
Elberta Peach
Marilyn Schools
Aurtley
Jean Guiou
Hiram Hardwick
Jack Sedgley
Wild Man
Boreno
George McCosh
Earl Lewis
P Dow
Japis Gray
Erland Curtis
Priscilla Riske
Sandra LeMont
Pushard-Guiou Post
Bates Manufacturing Co
Lewiston
Richmond
Alex Somerville
Larry Quimby
Fred Douglass
Buzz Clark
Bates College
Ken Noyes
James Burney
Richmond Legion
Gil Hinkley
William Keliher
Boston College
Richmond Grammar School
Central Distributors
Rumford Chiefs
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Dow Field
Portbed
Willen
J. Kelcher
South Front Street
Richmond Sportsmen Association
Earl Dickinson
Charles Leon
Harris Hutchins
James
Charles Leon Harris Hutchins
George Hoyt
Ralph Dickinson
Clowes Guiou, Jr
Harold Harford
Clayton Pinkham
Pushard-Guiou
V.F W
Peggy Lewis
Mary Brown
Brunswick
District II
Anna Kelly
Randolph
Mary Alexander
Eva Douglass
Emeth
Royal Arch Chapter Masons
W.S.C.S
Progressive Grange
Lions Club
Santa Claus
Neal Powers
Wilbur Emerson
Darrell Giberson
Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary
A. L
Legion
Baptist Women's Mission Fellowship
John Thrower
Community Notices and Holiday Plans From Pownalboro and Vicinity
Local clubs and churches announce Christmas events and gatherings across Pownalboro West Dresden and surrounding areas. Notables include Mrs. Frank Houdlette hosting the Extension Association, Olive Branch Chapter Christmas plans, P. T. A. meeting at Mrs. Charles Gray’s home, and Eastern River Grange party on December 19. A new artesian well near the hall improves the long used water supply once drawn from Mrs. Augustus Good’s well. Basketball at Bridge Academy opened with a 30 38 win by the girls team led by Nancy Bourgoin and Louise Robbins. alumni faced current players. Several residents visited or returned from appointments at hospitals and military bases, and church leaders schedule a special Dres den Mills Methodist meeting and a Christmas pageant led by Mrs. Euelin Pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Houdlette
Extension Association
Pownalboro Society
James Milligan
West Dresden
Melville Houdlette
Charles Gray
Eee
Olive Branch
O. E
Edward Good
Lynde
Lila Fitch
Alvin Jewett
Charles Donald
Horace Gilpatrick
Ernest Cate
Eastern River Grange
P. of H
Augustus Good
State Grange
Augusta
Benjamin Wentworth
Bernard Bailey
Fred Allen
Gloria Jewell
Edith Carney
Lester McPhail
Cedric Hamlin
Frank Goodwin
Central Maine Hospital
Lewiston
Bridge Academy
Pownalboro Hall
Hazel Brown
Anna Tobey
Mary Brown
Vic Allen
Lorraine Hall
Ida Robbins
Nancy Bourgoin
Louise Robbins
Ella Knowlton
Shirley Robbins
Kay Hall
Patricia Kelley
Rosalie Sanford
Chester Dorr
Gerry Newcomb
John Westbrook
Harold Austin
Bud Worthing
Joel Weldon
Jack Brown
Richard Radcliffe
Wayne Battler
W. Goodwin
Bridge Acdamey
Farmington State Teachers College
Dexter Hatch
Fort Devens
Richard McComb
Fort Monmouth
Alviin Berry
Great Lakes Naval Station
Dresden Mills Methodist Church
Euelin
Shelia Hamlin
Milo
Fred Chapman of
Gardiner
Frank Lemarr
Oliver Getchell
Cilla Foster Leaders Neighborhood Project Plans
The 1953 Progressive 4-H club year lists January Better Buttonholes at Mrs. Russell Williams with Grace Hooper Alicia Sedgley and Ethel Wallace on dinner committee. Monthly topics include Keeping Fit With Proteins February and More Comfort In Your Living Room June among others and a July annual tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cilla Foster
India
Erma Raynes
Russell Williams
Grace Hooper
Alicia Sedgley
Ethel Wallace
Mrs Zoie Bell Card Dies at 80 in Richmond Home
Zoie Bell Card 80 died Saturday at her North Front street home. Born October 17, 1872 in West Branch Iowa she was a daughter of James L Stewart and Laura Bennett Stewart. She lived in Richmond most of her life and belonged to the Methodist church and Idea Home Corner club. Survivors include husband Thaddeus Card two brothers Frank Stewart Hyde Park Massachusetts and Herbert Stewart Dresden and a sister Mrs Everett Kincaid Richmond. Services were Tuesday afternoon at Roberts Funeral Home with Rev Frank M Fellows officiating burial in Richmond cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoie Bell Card
Zoie Belle Card
North Front Street
West Branch
Iowa
James L
Laura Bennett Stewart
Richmond
Methodist Church
Idea Home Corner Club
Thaddeus Card
Frank Stewart
Hyde Park
Mass
Herbert Stewart
Dresden
Everett Kincaid
Roberts
Wise Men sermon and parish affairs at First Baptist
The First Baptist church preached on The Wise Men from Matthew and outlined three traits: Bible study, personal worship, and giving gifts. The meeting voted to raise 200 to match a present from the United Baptist Convention of Maine for a projected parsonage, with one year to pay. Parish notes mention Christmas rehearsals and local community items as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Reedy
Jesus
Christ
United Baptist Convention of Maine
Georgetown
Independent
Arrowsie
Robinhood
Riggsville
Arrowsic
Central School
Local residents share visits and hospital events
Harry L. Horne and grandsons Douglas and Chester visited in town. Mrs. William MacDonald remains a Memorial hospital patient. Numerous local families hosted meals and shopped, while Reid Park outings and hospital visits mark a busy week. Holly Brown underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery at Memorial. Alvah and Eugene Reynolds toured Rockland after a major fire, with weekend trips to Augusta and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Horne
Bath
Douglas
Chester
William MacDonald
Georgetown Center
Memorial Hospital
Murray Peterson
Peterson
Maude Reeves
South Bristol
Roland Peterson
Robinhood
William A. Todd
Roy M. Newman
Melvin Cunningham
Joseph F. Higgins
Belle Heald
Augusta
Eugene Reynolds
Eric
Reynolds
Alvah Reynolds
Carroll
Bath Garden Club Decorates Hyde Memorial Home for Christmas
Bath Garden club members decorated the Hyde Memorial Home with evergreen yuletide arrangements for mantles and doors. Each bedroom received a Christmas tree and staff cut-outs of angels and Santa Clauses joined silver and white mantles. A wreath adorned the front door as volunteers from the committee led the effort to spread festive cheer for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Garden Club
Hyde Memorial Home
Kris Kringle
Garden Club
James A. Gillies, Jr
Frank W. Sparks, Jr
Cornwall B. Rogers
Bowen Torrey
William L. Skelton
Kenneth Gove
Marie I. Preston
Nativity Costumes Prepared for December 21 Play
Committees at Winter Street church prepare staging and costumes for the Nativity presentation Sunday at seven. Many helpers return from prior productions. Mrs Roscoe P McFadden leads organizing efforts. David Y Alkazin with Herbert Anderson Jr. handles staging setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Roscoe P. McFadden
David Y. Alkazin
Herbert Anderson, Jr
Winnegance Auxiliary Bridge Winners Named
The Winnegance Auxiliary held a Thursday bridge session at 43 High Street hosted by Mrs. John Burgess. First prize went to Mrs. Elmer Morse and second to Mrs. Edwin Small. refreshments followed. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Seymour A. Hayden’s home on High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
John Burgess
High Street
Elmer Morse
Edwin Small
Seymour A. Hayden
Seymour Hayden
Walter Morse
Charles Hewitt
Wingfeld W. Morse
Donald MacDonald
Five Islands Community News Highlights Christmas Preparations
Thomas Blaisdell celebrates his 90th birthday with visitors and two cakes as Five Islands makes ready for the holidays. Neighborhood activity includes church concert rehearsals, library donations, Bible classes, and local family visits amid ongoing school events and festive decorations.
Bay Point Residents Share News and Local Chores
Bay Point residents report rough seas hampering fishing this week with high breakers and strong tides. Frank and Mary Carlton of Woolwich spent an evening at the Navajo. Sarasota couple Fred and Mrs Lytton welcome a daughter born December 7 weighing six pounds. Bay Point visitors Kenneth Crafts and sons Donald and Stanley stop by. Harry Knight and grandson Douglass from Bath visit Bay Point. Madison Moore and son Madison Jr of Cape Cottage call at the Navajo. Yvonne Bussey and Karen Furbish suffer flu. Eleanor Mains visits grandmother Mrs Mina Hinckley at Mrs Henry Adams home in Bath. Colleen Butterfield, former Bay Point resident, begins observation and treatment at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston. Central Grammar School Georgetown closes for a bus breakdown. no school held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Blaisdell
Five Islands
David Rutherford
Alton Reed
Central School
Lawrence Perow
Bath
Lester Lewis
Richmond
Lloyd Pinkham
Fenton Moore
D. W. Staffeld
Boston
Woodrow Gray
Jerry
Rudolph Pinkham
Kathleen Rittall
Marlene Pinkham
Constance Gray
Harold Pinkham
Beverly Rittall
Mohiba
Stanley Lewis
Florida
Marion Stevens
Exeter
N. H
Frank Allard
South Danville
Allen Rowe
South Portland
Orville Rowe
Boothbay Harbor Sunay
Billy Collins
Albert Moore
Georgetown Central School
Barbara Pratt
Togus
Jeanette Pinkham
Arthur Berry
Victor Pinkham
William Marr
Vernon Gray
George Young
Bouys
Camden
Francis Pierce
Boca Raton
Fla
Frank Carlton
Woolwich
Fred Lytton
Sarasota
Lytton
J. P. Townsend
Bay Point
Kenneth Crafts
Donald
Stanley
Harry Knight
Douglass
Madison Moore
Madison, Jr
Cape Cottage
Yvonne
Bussey
Karen Furbish
Eleanor Mains
Mina Hinckley
Henry Adams
Colleen B. Butterfield
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Central Grammar School
Georgetown
Funeral services for Francis R. Whitney held in East Providence
Francis R. Whitney 64 former East Providence firefighter died December 5 in Warwick Rhode Island. Services were conducted at Second Baptist Church East Providence with Rev Walter Schoepfer officiating. Burial at Riverside Cemetery Brunswick Maine. He lived in Turner Maine after retirement in 1939 and left a widow two daughters a son a stepson and stepdaughter sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Whitney held Knights of Pythias offices and belonged to several fraternal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis R. Whitney
East Providence
Warwick
R.I
Walter Schoepfer
Second Baptist Chuch
Riverside Cemetery
Brunswick
Whitney
Arthur J. Kelley
Jefferson Boulevard
Turner
Lisbon Falls
George H
Carrie Estella (Soule) Whitney
Loda (Roessler) Whitney
Kenneth A. Crafts
Bay Point
Kelley
John F. Burns
Pawtucket
Royce Whittemore
East
Obituary for Harry Lester Libby 57 in Bath
Harry Lester Libby 57 of 335 High Street died at Memorial hospital early Wednesday. Born July 20 1895 in Carthage he was a son of the late Lester S and Nettie Beals Libby. He taught in Southwick and Windham and worked at Todd Bath Shipbuilding during World War II. At death he was employed at the U S Naval Air Station Brunswick and had been ill two months. He survived by wife Grace Farrell Libby three sons a daughter two sisters three brothers and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Harold L Allen officiating burial in Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lester Libby
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Carthage
Lester S. End Nettie (Beals) Libby
Libby
Hebron Academy
Gorham Normal School
Springfield College
Boston University
Southwick
Mass
Windham
Todd- Bath Shipbuilding Corp
South Portland
U. S. Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Masonic Order
Grace Farrell Libby
Harry L. Libby, Jr
Hershel I. Libby
Hilton F. Libby
Bath
Washington Street
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street
Oak Grove
Central Church Plans Christmas Week Programs
Central church Sunday school children rehearse Saturday at 10 for a program on Sunday afternoon at 3 featuring a White Gifts for the King Service. Afterward, parties and tea follow in the parish house with League refreshments. Christmas Eve Worship is set for 11 10 p m Wednesday Dec 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
League
Suburb Civic Club Plans Christmas Party in Winneganee
The Suburb Civic Club of Winneganee schedules a Thursday evening Christmas party at the community house with gift exchange and refreshments. The prior December 8 sale raised a nice sum for Christmas baskets and benevolent efforts. Mrs Emma Hall won the doll and Mrs Sidney Higgins received the courtesy gift.
Terrace Club Teac Club Holds Anual Banquet Evening
The Terrace Club Teac Club held its annal banquet Wednesday last at the Sedgwick. Members present included Betty McDougall Irene Perkins Leah Coleman Dolly Jones Harriet Garside Christine Watts Betty McInnis Kay Young and Millicent Ball as they ended with Mohiba for an enjoyable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teac’ Club
Sedgwick
Betty McDougall
Irene Perkins
Leah Coleman
Dolly Jones
Harriet Garside
Christine Watts
Betty McInnis
I Kay Young
Millicent Ball
Coggeshall Rites Noted for Phippsburg Leader
George Elmer Coggeshall 77 of Phippsburg died suddenly at home Monday noon after a 23 year residence there. Born in Middletown Rhode Island September 3 1875 he married Della Piper in 1902 and celebrated their golden anniversary last month. He worked as motorman for Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway and at Matinicus, helped build the Yale Bowl, served with the State Highways Department and led the B and A railroad wood mill at Milo. In retirement he was in Bath Iron Works sheet metal eight years. Surviving are widow Della two sons Orman L Coggeshall five grandchildren and two nieces. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Elmer Coggeshall
Phippsburg
Middletown
R. I
George Coggeshall
Old
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
Matinicus
Texas
Yale
Bath Iron Works
Della Piper Coggeshall
Orman L. Coggeshall
Death of Mrs Ethelyn Spinney Downing
Mrs. Ethelyn Spinney Downing 39 wife of Sgt James P Downing U S A stationed at Fort Devens Mass died Friday morning at the U S Naval hospital Chelsea Mass after a year long illness. She lived at 12 Bluff road Bath born Phippsburg Aug 16 1913 daughter of Ralph E and Effie Perkins Spinney a Morse High and Bliss College alumna. She worked for Bath Iron Works during World War II and Bates Manufacturing Co Lewiston. Survived by husband three daughters Sharon Suzanne Gail, two sisters Doris Spinney and Ernestine Carty Bath, one brother Ralph A Spinney Schenectady NY, three aunts Mrs Spinney Mrs Cates Mrs Grove, one uncle Clarence Perkins and several cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelyn Spinney Downing
James P. Downing
Fort Devens
Mass
U. S. Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Bluff Road
Bath
Phippsburg
Ralph E
Effie (Perkins) Spinney
Downing
Morse High
Bliss College
Bath Iron Works
Bates Manufacturing Co
Lewiston
Carrie Luce
Carrie Smith
Sharon L
Suzanne
Gail L
Doris Spinney
Ernestine Carty
Ralph A. Spinney
Schenectady
N. Y
Susan Spinney
Edith Cates
Auburn
Reta Grove
Long Beach
Calif
Clarence Perkins
Popham Beach
Obituary: Horace Edwin Wade of Woolwich Passes at 83
Horace Edwin Wade 83 of Woolwich died Saturday at his son Laforest Wade’s home in New Britain Connecticut while wintering there. Born in Topsham he was a former Wiscasset Grain Co salesman and a member of the Rabani Lodge Lewiston A F and A M. Surviving: daughter Grace Coulter Washington DC, son Laforest Wade New Britain CT, brother Willard Wade Lewiston, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Body arrived Bath Monday morning Curtis Funeral Home with services Wednesday at 2 PM and burial in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Edwin Wade
Woolwich
Laforest Wade
New Britain
Conn
Mr. Wade
Topsham
Wiscasset Grain Co
Rabani Lodge
Lewiston
A. F
A. M
Grace Coulter
Washington, D. C
Samuel F. Inman Dies at 75 in Bath
Samuel F. Inman 75 died at his home 31 North street court Sunday evening. Born in Hallowell February 5 1877 he was a longtime employee of Bath Cemetery and Park Department. He was a member of St Marys church. Survived by widow Alice Hale Inman Bath a sister Beatrice and a brother Fred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. Inman
North Street Court
Hallowell
Zachary
Henrietta Farnum Inman
Inman
City of Bath Cemetery
St. Mary's Church
Alice Hale Inman
Bath
Beatrice
Fred
Lemuel C Frye 77 Bath native died at Mace home
Lemuel Carlton Frye born July 7 1875 in Bath. son of Chauncy and Patience Frye. A rope maker and ship caulker, his last work was on the old U S S Constitution during reconditioning at Boston Navy Yard. He may have a brother in Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Carlton Frye
Mace
Washington Street
East Lane
Bath
Frye
Chauncy
Patience Orr Frye
Boston Navy Yard
John A. Lord
U.S.N
Bangor
Widow Mrs Emily Vail Judge Dies in Taunton
Mrs Emily Vail Judge widow of John Judge died at Morton Memorial Taunton Mass after two months of hospitalization for a broken hip from a home fall. Born in Saint John New Brunswick she lived most of her life in Raynham Mass where her husband ran a dairy. Survived by sons James John George and Alfred and daughters Lottie and Alice with sisters Mrs Hewett and Mrs Otis and brother Lawrence R Vail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily (Vail
John Judge
Morton
Taunton
Mass
St. John
N. B
Alfred and
Emily (Morris) Vail
Raynham
United States
Massachusetts
New York
Florida
William H. Hewett
Wellesley
Alice Otis
Hartford
Alfred L Tarbox Dies After Brief Illness at 85
Alfred L Tarbox aged 85 died Wednesday at 7 o clock at his home 37 Oak Street after a brief illness. A Maine family member and longtime Pinlons resident, he was the son of Henry and Afamede Tarbox and the grandson of Alfred Lemont. He was an only son, with A L Tarbox Jr. noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Tarbox
Oak Street
Mr. Tarbox
Henry and
Afamede Tarbox
Alfred Lemont
A. L. Tarbox, Jr
Mrs Ethel J Hill dies in Boston hospital
Mrs. Ethel J. Hill wife of William E Hill of North Cambridge Mayo died at Boston City Hospital on December 9. She leaves her children Floyd A and Chrys A Williams of Roxbury and her mother Mrs Sadie Garcelon of Bath. Services were December 11 at 2 pm from Union Baptist Church Cambridge with burial in Cambridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel J. Hill
William, E
North Cambridge
Mayo
Boston City Hospital
Bath
Sadie Children
Fiyod A
Chrys A. Williams
Roxbury
Mass
Sadie Garcelon
Union Baptist Church
Cambridge
Cambridge Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs. Ethelyn Spinney Downing
Mrs. Ethelyn Spinney Downing died recently with funeral held Monday at Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson presided. Pallbearers included Stanley Perkins Norman Perkins Lester Morse and William Gilman. Burial followed at Hillside cemetery Parker Head family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelyn Spinney Downing
Curtis Funeral Home
David L. Wilson
Stanley Perkins
Norman Perkins
Lester Morse
William Gilman
Hillside Cemetery
Parker Head
Funeral for Lemuel Frye Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral service for Lemuel Carlton Frye took place Monday at 10 AM at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Laforest E. Hodgkins of Central Congregational Church officiating. Burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Carlton Frye
Curtis Funeral Home
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Oak Grove
Committal Service Held for Alfred L. Tarbox
A committal service for Alfred L. Tarbox was held at the grave in Oak Grove cemetery on Saturday morning with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiating and a gathering of relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Tarbox
Oak Grove Cemetery
David L. Wilson
Coggeshall Funeral to Be Thurs at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral service for George E. Coggeshall will be Thursday afternoon at two from Curtis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the family lot at Oakgrove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Coggeshall
Curtis Funeral Home
Oakgrove
Club Forty Two hears talk by Mrs Warren Hawley
Mrs Warren Hawley speech therapist at Hyde Memorial Home spoke at Club Forty Two meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs Howard Farr Mrs Frederick Henderson and Miss Edith Small. Next week an important council meeting at 7 30 precedes the regular ness session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hawley
Hyde Memorial Home
Club Forty-Two
Hawley
Howard Farr
Frederick Henderson
Edith Small
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Richmond Corner Extension Association
Paul Clark
Zelma Brown
Clark
Pris
Lowell Temple
Pythian
Damon Temple
Portland
Susie Darrah
Sarah Potter
Sidney Dalrymple
Middle Dyke Farm
Brookline
Crocker
Simpson
Joseph Lane
Jackie Harrison
Westport
Mary Lee Rowe
Hyde
Lincoln Campbell
Nellie Spinney
Donald Dupre
Baby
Brunswick Air Base
Terrace Club
Winneyance
Ethelyn S. Downing
Sgt
Emily Vail
Lawrence R. Vail of
Ethelyn
G. E. Coggeshall Funeral
Club Forty