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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1953

Page

5

Richmond Lions mark year with talks and charity drive

Louis Lemieux longtime Richmond resident and Met Life agent dies at 83. Survived by wife Addie Violette two sons Neil and Louis and seven brothers and two sisters. Services at St Ambrose Augusta burial in St Augustine. Lions club honored with memory moment and planned bulb sale to fund activities. Christmas baskets distributed by Emerson Lane Post to over 50 people across Richmond Bowdoinham and Dresden.

Lemieux Augusta Richmond Metropolitan Life Insurance Co St. Ambrose Catholic Church Abanaki Ss Richmond Lions Club Richmond Sportsman’s Association American Red Cross St. Ambrose Church Rollin A. Martineau John Hurley Romeo Bellavance Fred DeRoche Vincent Marchese Edmond Lacombe Alexis Quellette Raymond Libby Neal Powers Lions Club Wes St. , Augustine Cemetery Netcome Powers Litchfield ‘Club Louis Mieux Russell W. Perry Lions Raymond E. Libby Russell A. Ring Roberts Charles Gray Prove Grange Richmond Corner Emerson Lane Post American Legion Bowdeinham Dresden

Maine teachers pick Portland for 1954 convention

The Maine Teachers Association selected Portland as the 1954 convention site to be held October 28 and 29. Sara Cowan of Portland was elected first vice president, with Loring Addison of Bath chosen as second vice president. New executive members include Clifford Wieden and Stuart Haskell among others. The assembly supported a 1955 legislative program to boost education funding and improve teacher pensions and services, while adding resolutions on retirement, sick leave, and educational broadcasts.

MTA Portland Sara Cowan MacLaughlin Emily Pendleton Rumford Washington State Normal School Machias University of Maine Boston University Cowan Colby College Maine Council of Young Repo Loring R. Addison Bath Clifford O. T. Wieden Aroostook State Teachers College Stuart Haskell Brewer N. Allen Savage Woodland Angie Jackson South Paris Georgia M. Poulin Belfast Dora L. Small South Portland Wayne E. Roberts State Board of Education Maine University of Main Harland A. Ladd MTA Representative Assembly L. P. Bagley Island Falls

Georgetown Man Remembered For Craft and Service

A Georgetown resident who served in World War I and later worked at the Boston Navy Yard is remembered for his crafts. He built boats, sold flies for fishing, tended a garden, and was active in the local church and Palestine Lodge. He died at Whidden Memorial Hospital Everett, with services conducted by the Congregational pastor. Interment was at Puritan Lawn Cemetery Lynnfield. Surviving family includes his widow, a son Alex, a grandson Owen, and several siblings and aunts.

Cestrt Georgetown Kok River Rille France Cooi Idabelle Rowe Joseph Edith Rowe Boston Navy Yard Palestine Lodge of Masons Whidden Memorial Hospital Everett Puritan Lawn Cemetery Lynnfield Mass Charles Mat- Mahan Walter Beane Georgetown Center Marr Alex Owen MacMahan Raymond Irving Lord Massachusetts Isambert Davis Portland Ernest Heal Susie Oliver Popham Beach

Assembly Approves Salary and Constitutional Amendment Plan

A staff worker salary of 5000 dollars a year was approved and the assembly authorized a constitutional amendment. The amendment would allow its successors to decree revisions at future conventions if a change is deemed necessary during one of the annual gatherings.

Assembly

Village social notes from Robinhood and nearby towns

A Robinhood and Belmont social roundup lists visits and dinners among residents including Gladys Weeman, Grace Full, C. Clarey, Dorothy Stuart, Walter, Dorothy W. Oliver, the Zorachs and Kathleen Gough, Harvard student Miss Gough, Victor Hagan, Ralph Davis, Ann Merrill birth announcement for Rev. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, and local furloughs and skating at Nichols pond with multiple family calls and travels to Bath Fitchburg and Cambridge.

Cranes Bazi Bristol Gladys Weeman Grace Full Belmont Mass Ward C. Clarey Weeman Belmont S Dorothy W. Stuart Joseph F. Higgins Ins Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston William Zorach Brooklyn N. Y Robinhood Tessim Zoarch Kathleen Gough Miss Gough Manchester England Harvard University Zorach Adolph Spear Zorachs Cambridge Victor Hagan Town L. Earle Hagan Ralph Davis Augusta Cloutier Roy M. Newman George Flynn Harpswell R. L. Douglas Melvin Cunningham Lawrence DuPont Farmingdale Charles Arbuthnot Princeton N. J Ann Merrill George Harvey Powers U. Son Nichols Pond Belle Heald Dorothy Stuart Woolwich Bath Ralph Reynolds Elsie Dunton Harold J. Brown Massachusetts Fitchburg Vincent MacMahan Herbert Marlow Arrowsic MacMahan Island

Kitten Reunited With Military Home After Absence

A three month old kitten nicknamed Butch returned to the Military and Naval Children's Home after several days away. Mrs. John Hart of Charles Street found it purring at her feet and recognized it from a Times report, then notified the home to confirm the reunion.

Butch John Hart Charles Street

Miss Mary Perry Visits Cam bridge Family

Miss Mary Perry of Cambridge Massachusetts visits during the holidays with her father Edward Perry and her sister Mrs Joseph Cyr on Center street.

Mary Perry Cambridge Mass Edward Perry Joseph Cyr Center Street

Christmas Festivities And Family News At Five Islands

Five Islands residents Pinkham family members and neighbors share holiday celebrations. Carols, wreaths, bells, and candles mark a village program directed by Mrs. William Marr and Mrs. Harlan Pinkham. A birthday party and multiple holiday visits are noted among local families including the Pinkhams, Hanna, Rowe, and Harford.

Bay Point Christmas Quiet and Ocean Fog Impairs Travel

Bay Point residents enjoyed a quiet Christmas season while Santa missing in person. Salvation Army provided four Christmas dinners and gifts through Aunt Lou and Dwight Furbish. A dense fog trapped Kenneth and Stanley Crafts for hours near Seguin before reaching the wharf at 9 p.m. Local visits include Gordon Merry from Norfolk on leave and John Gunn visiting the Reinau cottage. Fish and game wardens patrolled the point as usual.

Bay Point Santa Salvation Army Aunt Lou Dwight Furbish Kenneth Crafts Stanley Seguin Burham Pamela Gordon Merry Navy Norfolk Virginia Gordon John Gunn Bath Renaud Cottage Merry Waldoboro Thomas Hagan Hagans Arthur Maxwell Richmond

Married in Elgin Ill Bride and groom wed at Immanuel Baptist

Muriel E Moore and Louis T Edwards married December 13 in Elgin at Immanuel Baptist Church. Attendants were Dale Edwards of Dundee and Mrs Edwards wore navy. Bride employed at Booth Memorial Hospital in Brookline Mass. Groom serves aboard the destroyer John S McCain in Boston after working at Howells in St Charles.

Lohengren T. Edwards Dale Edwards Dundee Ill John S. McCain DL 3 Boston Howell’s St. Charles

Weekend Visit Highlights From Bath Family

Jamnita and Glorene Pinkham of Bath visited their grandmother Mrs. Millie Pinkham, joining Mr and Mrs Irving-Hanna for a weekend gathering with relatives referenced in local notes.

Irving-Hanna Jamnita Glorene Pinkham Bath Millie Pinkham

Christmas Party at Fisher School Lights Up New Campus

The first Christmas party at Ian Fisher school opened with a morning assembly as students admired decorated blackboards and windows. Pupils from sub-primary rooms received candy boxes and gifts, then enjoyed ice cream, homemade cookies, and popcorn balls. Grades one through six had room parties with exchanges and refreshments. A puppet show by Bruce Fielding and Donald MacDonald highlighted the program.

Ian Fisher Bruce Fielding Donald MacDonald

Judith Stover Leaves for Short Visit

Judith Stover of 14 Fremont street departed Tuesday for a brief trip to visit her sister Card of Bowdoin for a few days.

Judith Stover Fremont Street Card of

Obituary for Lena Katherine Farrell 1887–196? Bath

Lena Katherine Farrell, 66, of 36 West Street, died Monday night at Memorial Hospital. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, February 28, 1887, she lived in Bath about 45 years. She was the daughter of Lawrence and …, survived by daughter Mildred Boucher of Nashua, son James McQuarrie of Bath, sister Mrs. Arthur Morin of Lowell, two grandchildren Robert and Patricia Boucher, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 10:30 from Curtis Funeral Home. Burial in Oak Grove.

Lena Katherine Farrell West Street Memorial Hospital Farrell Bath Lowell Mass Lawrence Maher Mildred Boucher Nashua N. H James McQuarrie Arthur Morin

Clarence L. Pratt Dies At 70 In East Weymouth

Clarence L. Pratt 70 of East Weymouth Mass a former Weymouth tax collector employee and longtime constable died December 27 at home after a long illness He lived most of his life in Weymouth worked 25 years in the tax collector office and was a life member of the Quincy Elks Bethlehem Masonic lodge Taleb Grotto and Police Square club His wife Mildred Settlers of Bath survives Funeral services were held Wednesday at South Weymouth Burial was in Old North Cemetery Weymouth Mrs Jennie Bailey Funeral for Mrs Jennie Bailey was held Monday at 1 30 from A F Mayo Son Funeral Residence with Harold Allen pastor of Corliss Street Baptist Church officiating Burial was in Grover Cemetery Woolwich.

Clarence L. Pratt East Weymouth Mass Weymouth Marshfield Mr. Pratt Quincy Police Square Club Massachusetts Mildred Bath South Weymouth Old North Cemetery Jennie Bailey A. F. Mayo & Son Harold Allen Corliss Street Baptists Church John Leonard Robert DeWick Stanwood Gilman Elmer de Merritt Grover Cemetery Woolwich

Birthday Party Honors Brunswick Girl Carol Grover

Litte Carol Lynne Grover daughter of Ches ter Grover and Mrs Grover of Brunswick was guest of honor at a birthday party at the home of Mr and Mrs Laforest Coombs 22 Cherry street Sunday for her first anniversary She posed for photos opened gifts hugged a doll and patted a Teddy bear A pink and yellow rose decorated cake was cut by Mrs Grover with ice cream The gathering included Mrs Frances Grover Mrs Florence Crocker Miss Nancy Grover Mrs Dorothy Gaudreau Jackie Martin Mrs Phyllis Bennett Jerry Bennett Pauline Gaudreau Miss Linda Ames Mrs Donald Coombs Mr and Mrs Laforest Coombs and Carol of Bath

Litte Carol Lynne Grover Chester Grover Brunswick Laforest Coombs Cherry Street Carol Donald Coombs Bath

Palmer estate official dies after career in realty circle

Richard Palmer, former treasurer of Savings Institution and later president treasurer of the Massachusetts City Realty Association, died after a long career in banking and realty. He is survived by wife Lillian and two daughters Mrs Dorothy P Butlar of Honolulu Hawaii and Mrs Lillian H Jameson of Brookline Massachusetts. Private funeral services took place in Boston with interment in Oak Grove Bath.

Treasu Savings Institution Massachusetts Massachusetts City Realty Association Lillian Richardson) Palmer Dorothy P. Butlar Honolulu T. H Lillian H. Jameson Brookline Mass Boston Bath Oak Grove

Frank L. Higgins 57 Dies in South Dresden Home

Frank L. Higgins, 57, died at his South Dresden home Sunday morning. Born January 11, 1896 in West Bath, he was a World War I veteran and former National Guard Battery H member. Survived by wife, mother Rose Higgins, two sons Leslie Bath Higgins and Frances Higgins, two daughters Hazel Dowling and Estella Doughty, and brothers John Higgins and Elmer Higgins. He was a Mason, member of Richmond American Legion Post, and South Dresden Baptist Church.

Frank L. Higgins South Dresden West Bath Rose (Bradbury) Higgins Masonic Lodge of Dresden Richmond American Legion Higgins Fort Devens Mass Frances Suffie Conn Hazel Dowling Unionville Conn John Higgins Belfast Elmer Hig Estella Doughty

Memorial obituary of Mrs Bailey Woolwich native

Mrs Bailey wife of Ezra and Jennie Abbott Billings, a Woolwich resident, died at Memorial Hospital early today after a brief illness. She was a home loving person with four grandchildren and several other relatives. She leaves a daughter and a son in law, Say morning. The family name Salley is referenced in connection with Woeluvien Worcester context.

Mt Alley Wile Salley Woeluvien Utal Ezra Jennie Abbott) Billings Bailey Woolwich North

Bath Resident Joy Passes After Long illness

William Joy a Bath resident aged 87 years died after a lingering illness. He worked for the James B. Drake family for many years before retirement. He leaves a niece Sadie Fogg of Bath and a nephew Irving Joy of Brunswick. Funeral was held Saturday at 11 from Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence. Burial in Varney Cemetery Brunswick.

Rot Lewis Emma Eaton) Joy Joy James B. Drake Sadie Fogg Bath Irving Joy Brunswick Arthur ‘F., Mayo & Son High Street Varney

Death of Mrs Myrtle Parris in Tucson Arizona

Mrs Myrtle Parris wife of Dr Roland Parris died suddenly in Tucson. She had been a frequent guest in Falmouth Massachusetts with Dr Parris, who previously practiced there. Survived by daughter Caroline Parrige of Tucson and her mother.

D. LeRoy Lord Upper Washington Street Myrtle Parris Roland Parris Tucson Arizona Parris Falmouth Mass

Hart service for Joseph Het held at Curtis Home

Funeral service for Joseph E Het conducted this afternoon at two at the Curtis Home. Harold Allen and Joseph Williams, members of the Eagles, attended from Street Baptist. Burial followed in Oak Grove. Family of Meriden and guests from Adamgegurt visited Maurice C Hatch on Sunday.

Joseph E. Het Poe Curtis Rae Harold Allen Street Baptist Gagnon Ward Nee Joseph Williams The Eagles Oak Grove Meriden Quatch Aurice C. Hatch I Adamgegurt

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R'Chmond Forest City Bronx New York Alvah C Hyde Windlass David Stinson Arrowsie Mr. Reynolds Eugene Lincoln Campbell, Jr Five Islands Clayhill Campbell Memorial Hos Willard Doehl Walpole Roy J. Campbell Peterson David Alkazin Gerald York York Lester Hill Dora Hill Blanchard Hill Greene Marion Clarke Sharon Clarence B. Hill Miss Clarke Mrs. Hill Maude P. Thayer West Georgetown West Point Ethel Patterson Ruth Patterson Mr. Brown Martha Bowen Auburn Brown Madge Peterson Judson Cross Exeter Cross Cottage Kennebec Point Leroy Moulton Seguinland Blairche Scammon Scarbor Clayton E. Stevens Kitten Pinkham Tommy Watson Loretta Evelyn Pinkham Evergreen Raymond Hanna Kenneth Pinkham Roger Franklin Pinkham Carol Cochrane Elaine Snow Barbara Lewis Karen MacGillivary Janice Pinkham Patricia Clark Carolee Clark Lloyd Victor Ron Pinkham William Marr Harlan Pinkham Orville Rowe Roselyn Pinkham Elaine Stevens Sylvia Pinkham Evelyn Campbell Connie Gray Reginald Pinkham Bruce MacGillivary Richard Hanna Ronald Thibodeau Jimmy Clark Carol Steward Mansfield Moore Howard Thomas Bath Memorial Hospital Thomas Marion Carr David Rutherford Springfield Edgar Osborn Osborn George Lee Onset Stanley Lewis Marion Stevens Fred Allard South Danville Clayton. Doyle and Son Yarmouth Victor Pink Lulu Hanna Irving Hanna Thomas Hanna U.S.N Hanna Newport R. I Donald Hopkins Nneth Smith Armouth Victor Nkham Russell Harford Hermon Barter Vernon Gray Lester Davis Alex Marr Herbert Hunt Kenneth la Rose New Jersey la Rose Branwell Harford Sally Mains Clarence Colby Ivan Camille Dionne Hannas ROSE Pasadena Everblooms Barbara Schmidt Leah Feland King Muriel Cowan Moore Margaret Huntley Mein Virginia Bower Nicholas Norma Christopher Dolores Brubach Crane Elgin Fisher School Lena K. Farrell Heaty Palmer Bath Savings Institution A Willson L. Bailey Winfield Joy Joseph E. Hart North 81 Ketinebec Greenhoune
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