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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

8

Bath P T A hears City Council candidates

Bath P T A Council members and citizens held an interview session at City Hall with Ward 1 candidate Arthur Hutchins Jr and other hopefuls. Candidates spoke on school issues, budgets, and debt, with Ross noting upcoming budget cuts and varied stances on the School District.

Bath P. T. A.council City Hall Charles Small L. A. Dole Rodney E. Ross, Jr Arthur E. Hutchins, Jr Hutchins Hutchings Andrew M. Butterfield Arthur E. Sturtevant Archibald Main, Jr Ross Citizens Planning Committee William Turpie Bath Emma F. Leonard Topsham Morse High School U. S H. Joseph Madden

Arrowsic Sees Old Town Hall Gain New Look and Purpose

Arrowsic residents advance a community project to convert the moved town hall into a larger multi purpose venue. The building will receive a kitchen extension, new roof, electrical lights, and paint with plans for spring town meetings graduations and PTA events supported by volunteer labor and fundraising suppers.

Arrowsic Exien Arrowsie P.T.A

Youth Sunday Observed atWinter Street Church

Youth Sunday was observed at Winter Street church with Edwin Pert leading the morning service and giving the children's story. Lorraine Allen led in prayer and Susan Watt the responsive reading, as Warren Raynes sang a solo and the Junior choir performed.

Winter Street Edwin Pert Lorraine Allen Susan Watt Warren Raynes Young People’s Council Earle Warren Audrey Peterson Lila Mae Richmond Jesus Thomas Whitmer Ann MacLeod Robert Small Sally True Fireside Club

J J Newberry District Official Visits Bath

G F Russell district superintendent of J J Newberry Co was in Bath Wednesday on a business visit.

G. F. Russell J. J. Newberry Co Bath

Seguinland Notes From Florida Folk

Thursday night featured an outdoor pot luck supper with a weenie roast. Stewart Day and Durward Bowie added a long table with attached seats and an outside stone fireplace. Sixty five people attended and nineteen park children toasted marshmallows after dark as floodlights lit the grounds.

Stewart Day Durward Bowie Joseph A. Bergeron Clearwater Alice Weston Heath House St. Pete William Bowie Furber Davis Merrill Cota Winter Haven William Plummer

Kosals Return to Lexington After Bath Tragedy

Mr and Mrs Stanley Kosal ka return to Lexington Massachusetts from a week at the Hinckley residence in Sagadahoc bay Their trip ends as they reach Bath where they were called by the death of Mrs Kosalka s father C L Hinckley

Stanley Kosalka Lexington Mass Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay Bath

Riverside theatre opens with new features and cry room

More than 1,000 people attended the opening of the Riverside theatre in Richmond on a Sunday. The air conditioned facility features a 24 by 18 foot stage, leather seats, fireproof decor, and a soundproof cry room for women with babies. Gordon Howe's orchestra provided music for three shows, and the Bob Hope film The Great Lover drew crowds along with vaudeville acts.

Riverside Theatre Theatre and Recreation Gordon Howe Bob Hope Lover Maine Marvin Rainey Dan Kelley Gary Lovely Augusta Fay Willette Cony Tommy MacDermot Gardiner Robert Wheeler Charles Wheeler Mainstreet New Theatre Frineds

Community notes on meetings and a historic Jewett family

Last week the Working League met at Mrs Earle Hagans with 14 members, a Feb 7 meeting planned at Mrs Melvin Cunninghams. Farm Bureau met at Five Islands grange with Mrs Blackie and Mrs Todd present and Miss Barton spoke on Household Storage. A Fellowship gathering at First Baptist with Five Islands church featured Rev Moffatt. A Robinhood Riggsville photo recalled six Jewett siblings, their Maine origins and drift west to Detroit. A Willa Jones anecdote recounts a miswritten Wes Jewett name. Personal items include Frank Brown of Portland, Clayton Stevens, Irving Hunt, Fred Oliver and Ronald Atwood visits, and Bowdoin professor Bar rett at the Watsons.

Earle Hagan Belle Heald Melvin Cunningham Five Islands Grange Hall John R. Blackie Harold J. Brown William A. Todd Beryl Barton First Baptist Church Five Islands Moffatt of Bowdoinham John Blackie Vernon Gray Harlan Pinkham William Marr Robinhood Riggsville Edward C. Clarey Jewett Eugene Wesley Stanley Chandler Ella Chase Jewett Knubble Bay Alice William Higgins Bowdeinham Portland Michigan Detroit Marion Maine Bath Hospital Charles Morse Bath Arthur Irving Clarey Genevra McKenzie Harold Willa Jones Wesley Jewett Jesley Wesley Jesley Frank Brown Clayton Stevens Seguinland Jimmie Hart Irving Hunt Brunswick Fred P. Oliver Melrose Mass Ronald Atwood Earle Wagon Hay Georgetown Horace Moffatt Billy Graham Boston Earl Hagan Baptist Church Library Hall Georgetown Farm Bureau Maynard Thibodeau Russell Pinkham William Todd Good Neighbor Club Bowdoinham Association Fire Department Station Francis Pierce Otter Cliff Tony Nicholas Branwell Harford Cleaves Henderson E. E. Pinkham Edith West Georgetown Stanley Lewis William Farr Wakefield Jeanette Pinkham North Yarmouth Academy Victor Pinkham Melvin Comeau Helen Nichols Edward Clarey Vernon E. Gray Lincoln Campbell

Community notices from Georgetown and Five Islands

A Georgetown church fellowship heard Rev. Horace Moffatt of Bowdoinham describe a Billy Graham rally via tape. Members hosted refreshments. various church and farm bureau meetings and social events were reported. Otter Cliff hotel teardown began. local residents were noted in multiple caregiver and visitation items.

Social Notes From Bath and Nearby Towns

Residents share visits and travels with family from Lexington Melrose Concord Tops ham Oak Grove school friends attend a skating party and church events at Georgetown Robinhood and Five Islands while Maxine Wyman and Stanley Perkins wed in Small Point with Maureen Davis singing Truly.

Carroll P. Powers Stanley Kosalka Sagadahoc Bay Lexington Mass Roy M. Newman William A. Todd Bath Ralph Davis Edward Wren Irving Hunt Joseph F. Higgins Ernest Heal Mae Hagan Melvin Cunningham Walter W. Cummings Gertrude Hunt Bertha Powers Topsham Hunt House Cleaves Henderson Maureen Davis Eugene Reynolds Maxine Wyman Stanley Perkins Miss Wyman Miss Davis Yarmouth Academy Five Islands

Malden and Somerville Families Visit Parents in Flushing

Daughters Mrs John Powell Mr Powell and their son Jackie of Malden Massachusetts along with Mrs Clif ford Landry of Somerville Massachusetts visit the family. Another daughter Mrs Lawrence Shea Mr Shea and Terri Ann of Flushing New York are spending a few weeks with their parents.

John Powell Powell Jackie Malden Mass Clifford Landry Somerville Lawrence Shea Shea Terri Ann Flushing N. Y

Cost of Living Shows Big Jump

The Institute notes a long-term uptrend in living costs since 1900. It cites the dollar now buys 33 cents of 1900 power and 59 cents of 1939 power, with rising savings, insurance, pensions, and Social Security coverage expanding the nation’s financial security.

Institute Picayune U. S

Funeral services for Eliza J. Sweeney held at Curtis Funeral Home

Eliza J. Sweeney's funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2 30 from Curtis Funeral Home on Washington Street. Rev. David L. Wilson officiated. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Eliza J. Sweeney Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street David L. Wilson Oak Grove

Card of Thanks Mild tributes after bereavement

The Hinckley Higgins Kosalka families express sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends for floral tributes and kindnesses shown during a recent bereavement.

Cleveland L. Hinckley Raphael Higgins Stanley Kosalka

Local social notes from Woolwich and Lisbon Falls

Mrs. Edwin Hemingway of Woolwich toured Lisbon Falls on a business visit. Benjamin S. Haggett of East Orange N J returned home after visiting his brother in law Donald Young and Mrs Young at 345 Front Street. Rev and Mrs Culbert McGay traveled to Yonkers NY to attend the funeral of Mrs Isaac McGays mother who recently died at age 102. Mrs Edwin A Hemingway hosted the Good Will club with daughter Mrs Henry G Root planning a Washingtons Birthday party.

Edwin Hemingway Woolwich Lisbon Falls Benjamin S. Haggett East Orange N. J Inlaw Donald Young Young Front Street Culbert McGay Yonkers McGary Isaac McGay McGay

Obituary of Rachel Mikelsky Mikels Israel 56

Mrs Rachel Mikelsky Mikels Israel 56 died Sunday at Mount Sinai New York after a long illness. Born in Bath she was daughter of Isaac and Sarah Libby Mikelsky. A Morse High School 1911 and Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing 1915 graduate she worked 22 years as superintendent of the Loeb Memorial Home Eastview NY and was a noted consultant on convalescent institutional management. Survived by husband Charles Israel New York a brother Horatio Mikels San Francisco and five sisters Sophie M Bessie M Esther Mikels Ruth P Silverman Bath and Frieda M Smith Brookline Mass.

Rachel Mikelsky Mikels Israel Mount Sinai Hospital New York Bath Isaac Sarah Libby Mikelsky Morse High School Columbia University Loeb Memorial Home Eastview N. Y United States Canada

Death of John J. Eade of Peabody Mass

John J. Eade died early Friday at his Lin den Road home in Peabody Massachusetts. He and his wife Elizabeth were among long time summer visitors to Sabine with a cottage there. A popular figure in Bath summer colony he starred in minstrel shows and many entertainments. Funeral services were held Monday at the Congregational church in Peabody.

John J Jack” Eade Linden Road Peabody Mass Eade Elizabeth George Mosse Dorothy Carver Topsfield Sabine Bath Congregational Church

Clarence Dunn 88 Dies at Presley Convalescent Home

Clarence Dunn 88 former Mount Vernon resident died Thursday at Presley Convalescent Home Born October 9 1862 in Mount Vernon son of William and Deborah Foster Dunn Survived by daughter Mrs Homer Potter Mount Vernon sister Louis Dunn Mount Vernon nephew Peter Dunn Vernon and grandsons David and William Potter Funeral held Saturday at 2 pm Leon Roberts Son Funeral Home Winthrop with burial at Dunns Corner Cemetery Mount Vernon

Clarence Dunn Presley Mount Vernon William Deborah Foster Dunn Homer Potter Washburn Street Louisé Dunn Peter Dunn Vernon David William Potter Bath Leon Roberts & Son Winthrop Dunn’s Corner

Funeral for Irving P. Wright Held in Westbrook

Mrs Flora Bartlett of Woolwich attended the funeral for Irving P Wright 72 of West Gorham at Neil Funeral Home Westbrook. Born January 7 1878 in Westford Massachusetts he died in Presque Isle after two weeks illness. He ran a Gorham plumbing business. Nine grandchildren and a sister were present. his wife Estella N. could not attend due to illness.

Flora Bartlett Woolwich Gorham Irving P. Wright West Gorham Neil Westbrook Wright Westford Mass Presque Isle Fletcher A Alvin M Addie Ohneiser Jersey City N. J Wealthy Margerson Malden Bartlett Flora Edwards Estella N

Death of Leburton D. Sheldon Prominent Bath Figure

Leburton Daniel Sheldon 51 of 7 Edgett street Bath died Wednesday morning. A Bath native and long-time public servant he worked at Maine Central freight office and as Carlton bridge superintendent. He served in World War I, belonged to Hyde Light Guards Smith Tobey American Legion Solar Lodge Masons and held roles on Bath city council and Board of Tax Assessors. Survived by wife Vivian Williams Sheldon a sister and extended family. Funeral Friday at Curtis Funeral Home with burial at Oak Grove.

Leburton Daniel Sheldon Edgett Street Bath Sadie Campbell Sheldon Sheldon Old Hyde Light Guards O Smith-Tobey Post American Legion Solar Lodge Masons Maine Central Carlton South Portland Bath Iron Works Iron Works Vivian Williams Sheldon Joseph Larrabee West Bath William Jackson Kansas City Emma Rice Trafton Swain Edward J. McMann Walter Larrabee Topsham Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Oak Grove

Edwin E Chaplin Dies. Bath Iron Works artist

Edwin E. Chaplin 55 died Sunday morning in Jefferson born August 16 1895 in Athol Massachusetts. He leaves three brothers Wallace Wilfred Chaplin Bath and Bert Chaplin New Hampshire and three sisters Mrs Elsie Lyons Brunswick Mrs Viola Groves Waldoboro and Mrs Mildred Jones Yarmouth. A leading man in the Bath Iron Works paint department for many years funeral services were held Tuesday at Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral Residence with Rev David L Wilson officiating burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery family lot.

B.I.W Jefferson Edwin E. Chaplin Athol Mass Edwin Clara Rollins Chaplin Wallace Wilfred Chaplin Bath Bert Chaplin New Hampshire Elsie Lyons Brunswick Viola Groves Waldoboro Mildred Jones Yarmouth Bath Iron Works Corp Arthur F. Mayo & Son David L. Wilson Oak Grove Cemetery

Mary C Blethen 82 dies after long illness at Old Folks Home

Mary C Blethen 82 died Monday evening at the Old Folks Home Washington Street after a long illness. She was born in Pittsfield November 19 1867 to Joseph and Mary Russell. Survived by one daughter Mrs Lucy E Wildes. Curtis Funeral Home to hold Thursday at two with Rev Arvid L Anderson officiating. Entombment later in Oak Grove cemetery in spring.

Mary C. Blethen Old Folks Home Washington Street Pittsfield Joseph Mary Russell Lucy E. Wildes Bowdeinham Curtis Funeral Home Arvid L. Anderson Corliss Street Baptist Church Oak Grove Cemetery

Clifford J. Gilblair Passes Away at Togus Hospital

Clifford J. Gilblair formerly of Bath died suddenly Saturday at Togus Veterans Hospital. The obituary notes his residence and the place of death.

Clifford J. Gilblair Bath Togus Veterans Hospital Togus

Georgetown man visits West Bath couple this weekend

Oscar Jaquith of Georgetown Massachusetts spent a weekend visiting Mr and Mrs Graydon Smith in West Bath.

Oscar Jaquith Georgetown Mass Mrs. Graydon Smith West Bath

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