Richmond Club Members Host Seasonal Meetings and Elections
A series of holiday gatherings and officer elections dominated Richmond community life. Russell Ring named master of Juvenile Grange with a slate including Gilman Hinckley as overseer and Nancy Smith winning a penny match. Christmas parties followed with gifts exchanged. Emerson Lane Post plans a serviceman and wife residence stipend in exchange for furnace work, and Amy Bradley Tent D of U V C W elected Beatrice Webber as president with installations set for January. The Fort Richmond D A R held a Christmas party, and Richmond High hosted alumni games with Willis Lane leading the winners. Additional notes cover a winter wedding, a 16 Lillian A Johnson benefit, and several holiday social events among local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batchelder
Delrepo Wok
Seth
Russell Ring
Juvenile Grange
Gilman Hinckley
Mildred Wheeler
Walter Varney
Charles Hinc
Marjorie Bond
Rev. Hickland
Robert Hutchinson
Ruie Curtis
Richmond High
Willis Lane
Glen White
Richmond High Girls
Herber
McGarty
Shirley Moore
Gardiner General Hospital
Thelma Lillian MacKillop
James MacKillop
Donald Edwin MacDowell
George W. MacDowell
Princeton
Beech Street
Richmond United Baptist Church
Arlene Swan
Bryant Pond
Gordon B. Howe
Marilyn Hinckley
Ruth Howe
Gordon Howe
Arthur Pinkham
Willard Pinkham
Nobleboro
Emerson Grammar School
Woodstock High School
Normal School
Marine Corps
Pacific Area
Lillian A. Johnson
Ladies Auxiliary
Carlton Auto
Oddellows
Rockland
Gardiner
Nazareth School Christmas Party Recital and Reminders
Nazarene Sunday school program held Saturday evening featured carols readings and solos by Nancy Hart Janet Cornish Priscilla Lewis Barbara Fraser Donna Flowelling Marilyn Fraser and others with prayers and remarks by the pastor. Presents and candy distributed to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene
Betty Palmer
Ruby Gail Johnson
Donna Flewelling
Priscilla
Christine Lewis
Marilyn Fraser
Shepards
Walter Prest
Nancy Hart
Joan Lewis
Star of Bethlehem
Marion M. Ackerman dies in Bath area
Marion Merrill Ackerman 66 widow of Horace Ackerman of West Gardiner died Friday morning at the home of Mrs. Ludie Fifield Milan street. She lived in Bath the last year and a half and was born March 11 1879 in West Gardiner, a daughter of Stephen and Frances Merrill. Survived by several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Merrill Ackerman
Horace Ackerman
West Gardiner
Ludie Fifield
Milan Street
Bath
Mrs. Ackerman
Stephen
Frances Merrill
Red Cross POW Food Packages and Shortage in Far East
The Red Cross sends standard weekly food parcels to American POWs including milk cheese meat eggs and staples plus cigarettes soap and gum. Despite Japanese obstruction some shipments reach camps with high protein content. Special Christmas and invalid packages exist for ill prisoners amid ongoing relief efforts.
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Red Cross
Far East
Pythian Building Association Calls Special Thursday Meeting
Pythian Building association will hold an important meeting at K. P. hall Thursday evening, urging all members to attend and make a special effort to be present.
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Pythian Building Association
K. P. Hall
Vague Demographics and Tips From an Old Page
Nearly a billion people live in Southeastern Asia and occupy about seven to eight percent of Earth's land. Practical advice notes how to remove chewing gum from clothing by ice and scraping. Mentions Velasquez as descended from a noble Portuguese family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern
Asia
Weather and social notes from Georgetown and Bath
Light snowfall spared Georgetown with about four inches on Wednesday night and roads remained passable to Bath. Moon eclipse observed Tuesday night yielded near perfect conditions. Local shoppers reported Bath stores well stocked and higher quality goods than larger cities.
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Bath
Christmas Party Held by Corliss Street Church Members
Coraliss Street Baptist church hosted a Christmas party Monday evening with a full vestry. Santa arrived on schedule to greet children and adults as the living room scene, flowers, lit tree, and draperies framed the program. The event featured carols, solos by Donald Coombs and Russell Taylor, a play "Christmas Gifts," and a gift distribution by the Philathea class.
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Corliss Street Baptist Church
Santa Claus
Santa
Bethlehem
Herald Angels
Albert R. Freeman
Donald Coombs
Beverly Coombs
Russell Taylor
Robert Witham
Richard McMann
Patricia Ames
Susan Norton
Carol Ames
Llyod Coombs
Victor Lonn
Philathea
Nellie Hunt
Amanda King
Lillian Plant
Trask Family's San Francisco Trip Ends in Child Injury
Mr and Mrs John Trask of this city and their seven year old son Robert were returning from a movie when the boy was struck by a car at a street crossing in San Francisco. The car driver was jailed for five years for reckless act and hospital bills. The boy suffered a possible skull fracture and a fractured hand. Mr Trask works at the Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trask
San Francisco
Calif
Bath
Trask
Navy Yard
Christmas Scenes and Visits In Five Islands Community
Local observations recount Christmas at the Bath home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gray with their children. Many relatives and friends from Bath, Wakefield, Belgrade, Exe ter, Waltham, Manchester and Augusta joined in holiday visits and a church pageant led by Rev. J. Clifton Little. The Good Neighbor club hosted a Christmas party with decorations, candy boxes, and refreshments. The Christmas concert featured a pageant of the Birth of Christ and a children's recitation program led by Mrs. William Marr with performances by young local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Gray
Bath
Beulah Miller
Vincent Strout
William Marr
Marr
Clinton Hanna
Belgrade
Pauline
Freddie Resmussin
Wakefield
Mass
Zetta Higgins
Merton Pinkham
Arrowsic
Marion Stevens
Exeter
N. H
Orville Rowe
Francis Bacon
Peter
Waltham
Lermond Davis
Laurence
Robert
Oscar Bailey
Manchester
Ivan Pinkham
Augusta
L. H. Rowe
Leon Williams, Jr
U.S.N
Okinawa
Melburn Stevens
Fairfield Sanitarium
Lisbon
Fairfield
Franz Stevens
Albert Moore
North Carolina
Sylvia Warren
Bath Road
Good Neighbor Club
Kathleen Rittall
Georgia Pinkham
Eleanor Thibideau
Cora Mae Pinkham
Louise Moore
Lovica Moore
Patricia Davis
Christ
Little
Carol
J. Clifton Little
Marilyn MacGillivary
Raymond Hanna
Blaine Hanna
Kenneth Pinkham
Virginia Moore
Eleanor Davis
Marilyn Cunningham
Victor H. Pinkham
Donald Thibideau
Evelyn Campbell
Richard Davis
Susanne Stacey
Thomas Burgess
Elaine Stevens
Sylvia Pinkham
David Dunton
Constance Gray
Harry Carr
Richard Hanna
Mr. Little
Congregation Christianity
Claire MacGilli
Rev Frank M Lamb Maine's Oldest Retired Minister Dies
The Rev. Frank M. Lamb aged 87, Maine's oldest retired Baptist minister and former evangelist, died Monday at a Union sanitarium after six months as patient. He lived with daughter Mrs Jason Merrill in Bath and leaves son Merrick Lamb, a brother and grandchildren. Funeral set for Thursday at Corliss Street Baptist church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Auburn.
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Frank M. Lamb
Maine
Union
Lamb
Jason A. Merrill
Washington Street
Poland
Alonzo P. and
Lucinda (Hackett) Lamb
Auburn
Buckfield
Odd Fellows Lodge
Canton
Corliss Street Baptist Church
This City
Merrick B. Lamb
Gorham
Alonzo T. Lamb
South Middleboro
Mass
Philip Wysor
Bethlehem
Donald Page
Donald Merrill Page
Bath
Brunswick
Corliss Street Baptist
Christmas Carols and Garland Bearers in Local Pageant
The text lists participants including Roselyn Pinkham and Dorothy MacGillivary as carollers and garland bearers Rosalyn and Sylvia Pinkham Marilyn and Dorothy MacGillivary Richard Hanna Harry Carr and Con stance Gray Elaine Stevens Tommy Burgess and Lu anne Stace with thanks to Mrs Franz Stevens who inspired the children and Charles Osborne who travels from Bath to support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalyn Pinkham
Dorothy MacGillivary
Rosalyn
Sylvia Pinkham
Marilyn
Richard Hanna
Harry Carr
Constance Gray
Elaine Stevens
Tommy Burgess
Luanne Stace
Franz Stevens
Charles Osborne
Bath
Obituary of Mrs Mazilla G Gilmore of Woolwich
Mrs Mazilla G Gilmore 64 wife of John C Gilmore of Woolwich died at Memorial hospital after several weeks illness. Born Rockland November 14 1881 she moved to Woolwich 36 years ago and led local civic groups. Survived by husband son Pvt Harold C Gilmore US Army sister and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday Curtis Funeral Home burial Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
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Mazilla G. Gilmore
John C. Gilmore
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Gilmore
Rockland
Charles and
Fannie (Peabody) Rankin
Nequasset Auxiliary
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Carl Hague
Katherine
John W. Gilmore
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Riverside Cemetery
Brunswick Man Edward Poitras Dies at Work in Brunswick
Edward Poitras 50 of Elm Street Brunswick died suddenly Wednesday at Verney Mills where he worked in winding. Born Bath March 3 1895 son of Charles and Melvina Poitras he worked at Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co before moving to Brunswick in 1925. He married Alma Bergeron in 1917 and leaves two daughters Louise and Beatrice Higgins both of Brunswick along with several cousins. Funeral services will be Saturday morning at St John Catholic Church Brunswick.
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Edward Poitras
Elm Street
Brunswick
Verney Mills
Bath
Charles and
Melvina Dauphin Poitras
Old Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Hyde Windlass Co
Alma_ Bergeron
Louise Higgins
Beatrice Higgins
Old Hyde Light Guards
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mexico Decree Mandates Literacy Teaching Nationwide
President Avila Camacho orders every literate Mexican to teach at least one illiterate to read and write. The note adds context on carbon black as a byproduct of natural gas used in manufacturing.
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Avila Camacho
Mexico
Memorial selection guides family resting-place
The text discusses choosing a monument by personal selection to avoid excess expenditure and delegate responsibility, highlighting the benefits of this modern plan for creating a suitable memorial and family resting spot.
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Gether
Nharrie
Bath resident Charles Plant dies after six weeks illness
Charles Wesley Plant 72 of 203 High street died Thursday morning at Memorial hospital after a six week illness. He lived in Bath 57 years, born in Lewiston April 15, 1873. A blacksmith at Bath Iron Works, he helped build Bowdoin College’s iron gateway. Surviving are two daughters, a son, a sister, four brothers, and several grandchildren. Funeral was held Saturday at F. S. Curtis Funeral Home with burial at Oak Grove.
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Charles Wesley Plant
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Mr. Plant
Lewiston
Charles Greenleaf Plant
Lucretia Leighton Plant
Old Bath Iron Works
Bowdoin College
Bath Street
Percy W
Plant
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Hose Co
No. 1
Marshall Street
Order of Modern Woodmen of America
Isabel Jeanette McCabe
Melvin Marco
Portland
Harold F. Dowling
Percy W. Plant
Fred H. Cary
Aphia L. Pinson
East Brunswick
Stephen C. Plant
Ridgewood
N. J
Arthur L
Wallace
Chester A
F. S. Curtis
Washington Street
Albert H. Freeman
Oak Grove
Widow Annie Mitts Andrews, Bath civic leader, dies at 83
Annie Mitts Andrews, 83, widow of Jacob Robinson Andrews and first president of Hyde Windlass Co., died at 1024 Washington Street in Bath. Born December 3, 1862 in Bath, she served as Bath Memorial Hospital trustee and was active in Grace Episcopal Church and St. Marys Guild. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Mitts Andrews
Jacob Robinson Andrews
Hyde Windlass Co
Washington _ street
Andrews
Bath
Jere and
Lina Carr Shannon
Bath Memorial Hospital
Old Bath Iron Works, Ltd
USA
Barbara Ross
Rodney E. Ross
Edwin R. Andrews
Charles R. Andrews
Brunswick
Carl C. Anderson
Howland Bottomley
Haddonfield
N. J
Charles Jordan
Wakefield
Mass
Charles Myron Tubbs
Grase Church
Galen M. Low Dies Suddenly in Boston
Galen M. Low, formerly of Bath, died suddenly Saturday in Boston. Funeral services are planned to honor his life with details forthcoming.
Widow Angie M Willis Dies in Portland Home
Mrs Angie M Willis 94 widow of A H Willis of Phippsburg died early Monday at her niece Miss Alice Benner’s Portland home after a long illness. A Bath visitor, she was born in Phippsburg in 1861 and worked as a dressmaker. She leaves sister Delia Bolton two nieces Edith Coombs and Miss Bolton two nephews Paul Benner and Omag Perry. Funeral at Hayes Peabody Home Portland followed by Oak Grove Cemetery burial.
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Sherman L. Morse
Angie M. Willi
Alice Benner
Portland
Willis
Bath
Mure Willis
A H. Willis
Phippsburg
Francis Elizabeth (Bowker
Hobart
Ral
Delia Bolton
Edith Coombs
Miss Bolton
Pa’ Benner
Omag
Perry
Bridge Street
Hayes & Peabody
Congress Street
Portia
Oak Grove
Miss Laura L G Page Obituary Noted in New York Times
The New York Times reports Miss Laura Lansing Grin Page of Tucson Arizona died Wednesday at her sister Mrs Theodore Lilley’s home in Waterford Connecticut after a several month illness. Born in the city she was daughter of Will Drummond Page and Helen Grinnell. She lived in Audubon Park as a youth. grandfather George Blake Grinnell helped found the Audubon Society and her uncle George Bird Grinnell was a founder. She leaves two brothers Frank G Page of Pelham Manor New York and Donald Page of Orange Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Miss Page
City
Laura Lansing Grin Page
Tucson
Arizona
Theodore Lilley
Waterlo Conn
Will Drummond Page
Helen Grinnell
Audubon Park
157Th Street
Riverside Drive
George Blake Grinnell
John Audubon
George Bird Grinnell
Audubon Society
Frank G. Page
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Donald Page
Orange
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Richmond
Gertrude Riley
Bertha Chase
Lillian Johnson
Harriette Preble
Beatrice Parent
Vernon Pinkham
Emma Plummer
Betty Noble
Dorothy Beasley
Charles Trott
Frank Preble
Sarah Preble
the Christmas Baby
Pattie Dunton
Donna Flowelling
Andrew Raynes
Marion M. Ackerman
Velasquez
Georgetown
Maud Thayer
West Georgetown
George A. Powers
George Harvey Powers
Laskey
Charles L. Kinney
Robinhood
Dorothy Stuart
Georgetown Center
Peterson
Roy Newman
Andover
Proctor Academy
Newman
Melvin Cunningham
Belle Heald
William Todd
Walter Powers
Augusta Rowe
John Grindell
West Bath
Arthur Burnham
J. F. Higgins
Mark Hannah
Ralph Davis
Corliss Street
Vary Rome
Mary Hanna
Mary
Betty Rittall
the Angel
Jeanette Pinkham
Love
Natalie McMahon
the Shepherd
David Stevens
Reginald Pinkham
Clayton Hanna
Cyfit Stevens
Cleon Pinkham
Daniel MacGillivary
Richard Campbell
Vincent Davis
Harlan Pinkham
Edith McMahan
Marlene Pinkham
Beverly Rittall
Frank M- Lamb
Francis W. O'Brien
Oak Hill Cemetery
Woods
Marius H. Page
North St
Kennebec Greenhouses
Arlington
Mai
David L. Wilson
Central Tional Church of
Low
Annie S. Low
Charles C. Low
Morse School
He Academy
University Maine
First Maine Heavy Artillery
Milliken Regiment
France
Germany
Ford Factor
Detroit
Edi Lillian Hartwell
Boston
Albert McEachern
Jean
Percy R. Low
Annie M. Andrews
Galen M. Low
Galen
Angie M. Willis
Laura L. G. Page
United States
Japan
Bogota
Colombia
America
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