Richmond Couple Wed in Bangor Church Ceremony
Rich mond Miss Jean Teresa Lemieux daughter of Mrs Addie Wentworth and the late Louis Lemieux of Richmond and Kemp Moulton Pottle of Charleston son of Mr and Mrs A Moulton Pottle of Southwest Harbor were married Friday evening in St Marys church rectory in Bangor. The bride wore a lace over taffeta street length dress and carried a pink Colonial bouquet. Best man was John Pottle, brother of the groom. A reception followed at the bride’s home in Bangor where she has been living. The couple left for a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jéan “Térésa “Lémieux
Addie Wentworth
Louis Lemieux
Richmond
Kemp Moulton Pottle
Charleston
A. Moulton Pottle
Southwest Harbor
St. Mary's Church
Bangor
Ann Dutille
John Pottle
Magis Ravenscroft
Irene Madden
William Lander
Leslie Phaley
Richmond High School
Burdett Business College
Boston
Bangor Daily News
Lee Academy
Lee
Colby College College
University of Maine
Foreign Service
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
Hinggins Classical Institute
Georgetown Town Notes From A Snowbound Week
Snowstorms kept Georgetown busy with limited church services and postponed classes at Bailey Evening School in Bath. Events include a Friday Valentine party for the local church youth, a Georgetown Observation Corps gathering at Brunswick Airport on February 13, and a P T A food sale at the Georgetown Center to fund a grill for Central school. Town meeting interest grows around tax collector candidates as Adolph Spear seeks re election. Nearby social updates include birthday surprise for Mrs. Mary Stevens, travels of residents, and a birth announced for James Howard born February 2 to Mr. and Mrs. James Harper in Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Warren Harris
Five Islands
Georgetown Observation Corps
Brunswick Airport
Georgetown P.T.A
Georgetown Center
Bridie Davis
Central School
Marjorie Hagan
Alfred Kkowe
J. Robert Blackie
Reynolds Grover
William Plummer
Nora Hanna
Dennis Moore
Vernon E. Gray
James Oliver
Adolph Spear
Spear
Mary Stevens
Victor Pinkham
Stevens
Roy Clark
Bailey Evening School
Bath
Dresden Social News and Local Events Summary
Mrs Horace Gilpatrick entertained her club with out of town guests Mrs Irene Rice and Mrs Wallace Rittall of Bath. Gloria Jewell receives farewell from Eastern River Grange as she leaves Dresden Mills for Woodrow Wilson Center Virginia. A Heart Association drive lists local helpers. Dresden Fire Department responded to chimney fires at three homes. Bridge Academy boys lose 29 27 to South Bristol. girls win 55 30 over B A team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Gilpatrick
Irene Rice
Wallace Rittall
Bath
Gloria Jewell
Eastern River Grange
Roland Jewell
Dresden Mills
Gloria
Woodrow Wilson Center
Fisherville
Jewell
Lyndel Good
American Heart Association
Frank Houdlette
June Bailey
Charles McDonald
Albion Jewett
Chester Dorr
Harold Austin
Dresden Center
William Brown
Stephen Powell
West Dresden
George Allen
Cedar Grove
Carleton McCobb
Alfred Lilly
South Dresen
Alton Reed
John McFadden
Dresden Fire Department
Bridge Academy
South Bristol High
South Bristol
B. A
Weekend Visit Notes Across Massachusetts Area
Weekend in Massachusetts with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaughnessy includes Mrs. Lilla Lewis visiting at Mrs. Vernon Gray’s Five Islands home. Mrs. Norman Lewis died Monday in Bath near her aunt Mrs. Clifton Estes. Alfred Tarr returned to Colby College after days with his parents, Henry and Mrs. Tarr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilla Lewis
Vernon Gray
Five Islands
Norman Lewis
Bath
Clifton Estes
Myron Douglass
Eva Libby
Orman Douglass
Camden
Alfred Tarr
Colby College
Henry Tarr
Almon Riske
Courtney Hinckley
Lewiston
Joyce Douglass
Bowdoinham
Frederick Douglass, Jr
Social round of visits and local events in Maine towns
Mrs Harold J Brown Jr and two daughters called on Mr and Mrs Carleton French of Falmouth Foreside. Mrs Carl Kennedy and Miss Sadie Armstrong of Bath visited Mrs William A Todd and Mrs Roy M Newman. Robinhood Tea Room saw evening grosbeaks feeding after recent snows. Sherry Rowe and Louise Powers of Georgetown Center sang in Morse High Lions Club minstrel. Walter Beane of Georgetown Center attended Kennebec Power Squadron Founders Day at Calumet Club in Augusta. Charles MacMahan and daughter Janet hosted visitors including Chet MacMahan of Seguinland. Mrs Roy M Newman stayed overnight with Mrs William A Todd. Melvin Cunningham visited Charles MacMahan's Georgetown Center home. Melvin Kelley moved from Higgins Classical Institute to Morse High this week. Mrs William Zorach of Brooklyn plans a two week Virgin Islands trip. George Powers and family visited William Bisseth. Alfred Rowe attended Bath minstrel show. Jerry Hawkinson of Brunswick Naval Station called at Rowe home. Clayton Kennedy of Seabrook NH and Charles Kelley hosted Sunday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Roy Newman
William A. Todd
Georgetown Center
Alfred Rowe
James Harper
Mr. Harper
Long Beach
Calif
James Howard
Allen Bean
Bath
Robinhood
Sherry Rowe
Jean Belanger
William Bisseth
George Powers
Charles Kelley
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Melvin Kelley
Higgins Classical Institute
Charleston
William MacDonald
Melvin
Harold J. Brown
Carleton French
Falmouth
Carl Kennedy
Sadie Armstrong
Roy M. Newman
Louise Powers
Morse High
Lions Club
Walter Beane
Augusta
Kennebec Power Squadron
Calumet Club
Charles MacMahan
Janice
Chet MacMahan
Seguinland
Melvin Cunningham
William Zorach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Virgin Islands
Jerry Hawkinson
Brunswick Naval Station
Rowe
Clayton Kennedy
Seabrook
N. H
Surprise Party Honors Morse Couple on 42nd Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Samuel Morse were feted at a Days Ferry home by son Carroll Morse and wife for their forty second wedding anniversary and Mr Morse birthday. Guests included Morse cousin Cave and Mrs Frank Walker of Days Ferry. Mrs Walker recently recovered from illness. The couple, longtime Whiskeay residents, received flowers and gifts as slides from winter were shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Morse
Whiskeay
Carroll Morse
Days Ferry
Mr. Morse
Monmouth
Morse
Hyde Windlass Co
Cave
Frank J. Walker
Walker
Hospital Helpers Entertained By Mrs Sewall
Mrs. Sumner Sewall hosted a tea at her Bath home for the Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and helpers, welcoming Miss Thelma Ward the new administrator. Guests included doctors wives. tea served on a yellow damask table. Afterward guests played cards as Miss Annie Guthrie of New York City sails in March for England and mid May visit to Mme Pandit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Bath Memorial Hospital
Thelma Ward
Arthur King
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Duncan McInnes
Frederick E. Drake
Frederick D. Hill
Dean Shaw
George Baer Connard
Donald M. Small
Roger Luke
William Hill, Jr
Omar King
Sewall
Annie Gutherie
New York City
England
Mme. Pandit
India
U. N
Ireland
Miss Gutherie
Popham Beach
Surry
Hamilton Gutherie
Young
Five Islands Building Committee discusses addition plans
The Building Committee met at the church to review exterior work and a chimney addition now under way. A gift from the Davenport Memorial Fund is earmarked for a heating system as weather allows. Attendees included Warren Harris and the Pinkham family among others. Snowfall added up to about 11 inches over two storms, with roads kept open by snowplows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Memorial Fund
Warren Harris
Orville Rowe
Victor Pinkham
Harold Pinkham
Lloyd Pinkham
William Marr
St Marys Guild Plans Valentine Party
Final plans release for a supper and Valentine party on February 14 discussed at Grace Episcopal church St Marys Guild meeting. Members reminded to bring valentines for exchange and items for a penny auction. Supper at 630 p m precedes the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Guild
Grace Episcopal Church
Raymond Vachon
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Leberal
Eaton Resigns Accounting Chief Post at Hospital
Mr Eaton resigns as comptroller of the hospital citing health reasons. He is dated for long service from Bath Iron Works 1916 to 1927 with roles from chief clerk to treasurer. A Bath Driving Club enthusiast with prize horses, his health also limited his later participation and he recently visited Green Mountain and Brunswick Horse Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Main
Eaton
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Driving Club
Brunswick
Allard Swain Rites Tie Two Families at Home
Laura Belle Allard and Gerald Kenneth Swain of West Bath were married in a six o'clock ceremony at the bride’s home, with Rev. Robert Ater officiating. The bride wore a gray wool suit with red corsage, and attendants included Mrs. Robert Erskine. Chester Swain of West Bath stood with the groom as guests enjoyed a reception. Swain is employed at Washburn Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs Harp 'Ar
Brunswick
Laura Belle Allard
Gerald Kenneth Swain
West Bath
Robert Ater
Robert Erskine
Chester Swain
Carl Jewett
Ruth Brown
Harold Allard
Edward Erskine
Harold Swain
Washburn Lumber Co
Former Bath People Suffer From Florida Cold
Maine residents Linwood F. Carr and his wife from Cumberland Center, long wintering in St. Cloud Florida, report a bitter cold spell. a nearby planter lost 200 acres of tomatoes, stores sold out heating equipment, and many northern residents returned home. Carr retired from 45 years at New England Tel. & Tel. He and Mrs. Carr, former Bath Girl Scout leaders and button collectors, plan to return to Maine in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Florida
Linwood F. Carr
Cumberland Center
Bath
St. Cloud
Carr
Maine Button Society
Stunts And Games At Pilgrim Fellowship Meeting
The Pilgrim Fellowship of Central Congregational Church held a Sunday evening meet at the parish house with stunts and games led by Robert Chaplin an Explorer Scout working on the God and Country merit badge. Rev Craig L Richards served as senior advisor. devotional services were by Annette Bailey and Ellen Low. Plans were made for a fund raising drive to send members to the Congregational camp at West Gardiner next summer. Refreshments followed and a note announced next Sunday's gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Fellowship
Central Congregational Church
Robert Chaplin
Craig L. Richards
Annette Bailey
Ellen Low
West Gardiner
Snowy Bay Point Sees Cold Ailments and Visits
Bay Point reports severe colds across the community amid five to six inches of snow this week. Residents remain optimistic for an early spring as local social visits continue with Mrs Forrest Drake and Mrs Thomas Hagan among those seen at cottages and houses along the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Rideout Couple Return After Gardiner Visit
Mr and Mrs Emery Rideout return to North street extensions after a week in Gardiner called by the serious illness and death of Mrs Rideouts brother Alton H Cobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Rideout
North Street
Gardiner
Excellent Skating Show At Goddard’s Rink Sunday
Bath residents crowded Goddard's skating rink for the Lewiston Auburn Skating Club snow weekend ice revue. Fourteen acts wowed the crowd despite 400 spectators amid last year's 2000 turnout. Monica Lowell led the performance while the club shared a luncheon at the Bath Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Goddard
Lewiston- Auburn
Rinkside
Monica Lowell
Miss Lowell
Lewiston-Auburn
DAR Program From Elizabeth Lawrence Group Observed
At a Friday DAR meeting Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter welcomed members of the Elizabeth Lawrence Society. Susan Bates read a story from an old book The Spirit of 76. The group sang America The Beautiful in honor of Herbert C Peabody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Linda Morse
Susan Bates
Percy Low
Miss Bates
Clothesline Telegraph
Mr. Peabody
Obituary for Zane Cray in Bath double fire tragedy
Funeral services for Zane Dexter Cray 19 one of the victims in a double fire tragedy were held at 2 pm Tuesday at the Baptist church in Harmony Burial followed at North Road ceremony in Harmony Born August 12 1936 at Fort Fairfield he was the son of Freeman and Maude Barker Cray Surviving include his parents one brother Albert Cray of Waterbury Conn five sisters Mrs Philip Kelley of Lewiston Mrs Robert Clifford of Skowhegan Mrs Vance Davis of Waterbury Conn and Helen and Jean Cray of Harmony He had lived in Bath since last August and worked as secretary to Omar King Bath Iron Works vice president He attended Harmony schools and graduated in June from Thomas Business College in Waterville He attended the Nazaren e church while living in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Dexter Cray
Baptist
Vance Davis
Waterbury
Gardiner man Alton H. Cobb dies after long illness
Alton H. Cobb of Gardiner died at home February 3 after a long illness. Born April 7, 1897 in Brunswick, he worked for the American Express Co in Bath, managed the First National Store on Front Street in Bath, and last was employed at the Naval Air Station in Brunswick. Survived by wife Iola, two sons Alton Jr and Richard, and sister Mrs. Emery Rideout of Bath. Funeral was held Monday at Amesbury- White Company Funeral Home in Gardiner. Burial will be in Varney Cemetery, Brunswick, in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Cobb
Gardiner
Brunswick
Henry
Ada (Leavitt) Cobb
American Express Co
Bath
First National
Front Street
Naval Air Station
Cobb
Iola (Hamlin) Cobb
Alton, Jr
Richard
Emery Rideout
Amesbury- White Company
Washington Avenue
Varney Cemetery
Funeral Services for Winfred S Snowdon Held
Funeral services conducted Friday at 1 30 pm from Leslie C Shumway Funeral Home 638 High Street with Rev Craig H Richards officiating. The body was entombed at Oak Grove for burial in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Snowdon
Winfred S. Snowdon
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Craig H. Richards
Central Congregational Church
Oak Grove
Morse, South Portland Battle In Tight Clash For 65-61 Morse Win
Morse High beat South Portland 65 to 61 in a hard fought contest at the local gym. Eddie Marchetti led Morse with 10 points in the first quarter, while Johnny Whalen kept South Portland productive early. The Capers rallied in the second half but Morse held on with key free throws and a late touchdown by Dave Newcomb to clinch the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
South Portland High
Westbrook
Morse
Capers
Capers Sliced the Shipbuilder
Gene Hunter
Eddie Marchetti
Marchetti
Johnny Whalen
South Portland
Bob Billington
Wes DeCapua
Fred Frieze
Ron Caselden
Herb Anderson
Dave Briggs
Dick Bishop
Briggs
Dave Newcomb
Ed Marchetti
Ray Bishop
DeCapua
Caselden
Files
Whalen
Morse JV
Auburn guests noted at 188 Lincoln Street visit
Mr and Mrs James G Goding of Auburn are guests of their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Philip Wyman and family at their home 188 Lincoln Street John Grindell of West Bath left Wednesday for Arlington Massachusetts and upon his return will be accompanied by Arthur S Rowe who will be the guest of Mr and Mrs Grindel and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Goding
Auburn
Philip Wyman
Lincoln Street
John Grindell
West Bath
Arlington
Mass
Arthur S. Rowe
Marie Wilson And Ken Murray In Big Comeback
Las Vegas review details Marie Wilson and Ken Murray reuniting in the Venus Room at the Hotel New Frontier. The pair, famed for The Blackouts, perform with sharp humor and nostalgia, drawing large crowds and multiple potential engagements at high weekly rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Wilson
Ken Murray
Peas For A Penny National Black-eyed Pea Assn opens to public
In Taylor Texas the National Black-eyed Pea Assn invites public membership for a penny per person at P O Box 311. The group notes Southerners eat black-eyed peas on New Year and requires members to extoll their goodness as a frequent conversation topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor, Tex
National
Black-eyed Pea Assn
Association
P. O
Taylor
Dobbin Returning Spurs Need for Bridle Rails in Oregon
In Salem Oregon the Oregon Horsemen's Assn reports Dobbin’s comeback warrants action by the state highway commission to provide bridle rails along public roads and in parks. A W Oliver of Oregon State College notes 4 H horseman ship is a thriving program with 714 members in 33 clubs statewide, about 60 percent of them girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbin
Salem
Ore
Oregon Horsemen's Assn
A.W. Oliver
Oregon State College
Oliver
Cemetery in factory setting in Huntington West Virginia
A small family cemetery stands near a large manufacturing plant in Huntington. The Everett family, which sold the site more than 25 years ago, retains ownership of the plot. Family members note a blooming rose bush in the plot, over a century old, enduring beside the industrial backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Everett
Mrs Angie G Mank Dies at 86 in Parker Head
Mrs Angie Geneva Mank 86 widow of Harry Mank died at her home in Parker Head Saturday morning Born Georgetown May 3 1869 daughter of James and Louise Rollins she lived most of her life in Phippsburg She is survived by four daughters Louise Hodgkins Julia Logan Edith Mesenski Margaret Woodman one sister Edith McLean 21 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie G. Mank
Angie Geneva Mank
Harry Mank
Parker Head
Georgetown
James and
Louise (Oliver) Rollins
Phippsburg
Louise Hodgkins
Julia Logan
Edith Mezenski
Margaret Woodman
Waldoboro
Edith McLean
Alberta
Canada
Hutchinsons Visit Parents in Bath
Mr and Mrs Scott Hutchinson of Portland recently stayed with Mrs Hutchinsons parents Mr and Mrs Arthur W King at their Edgett Street home. Anne Day returns to Lasalle Junior College in Auburndale Massachusetts after a weekend with her parents on Green Street. Florence Marston of Lancaster Massachusetts spends winter in Winter Park Florida staying at Barron Hall until May. Benjamin Franklin retired a rich man at age 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hutchinson
Portland
Fla
Barron Hall
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Ideal Home Corner Club
Pearl Perry
County Road
Eva Gomer
Waterstreet
Richmond Sportsman's Association
Ronald F. Speers
State Department of Inland Fish and Game
Mothers, Friends and Teachers Club
Emerson Grammar School
Nazarene Church
Helena Lechner
Elaine Withee
Gail Lothridge
Lady Lions Club
Ernest Purington
C. B. Kennedy
Ferry Road
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Odd Fellows Lodge
Thomas Wildey
Beulah Rebakah Lodge
Elizabeth Haynes
Rebekahs
H. Kenneth Small
Hallowell
Grand Lodge of Maine
William C. Howard
Williams Street
Constance Lee
Louis Olson
Miss Howard
Olson
Marine Corps
Freeport Shoe Co
Freeport
Leslie Gardiner
Romeo Bellavance
Rene Corbin
Ashland
Ebvert Pooler
Gardiner General Hospital
Farl Cronk
Dresden
Massachusetts
Mrs
Robert Shaugnessy
Harlan Pinkham
Gordon Pinkham
Frankie Pinkham
Tommy Watson
Carroll Steward
Donald Nichols
Wayne LaRose
Richard Bowman, Jr
Roger Pinkham
Bobby Pierce
Calvin Harris
Andy MacGillivary
Reggie Pinkham
U.S.C.G
Baltimore
Francis Pierce
Erland Moore
Virginia
Edith
Almon Marr
Malden
George Gray
Irving Hanna
Alan
Richard Hanna
Lulu Hanna
William Plummer Jr
Leon Williams Jr
Waltham, Mass
Harold Carter
Gerald Carr
Green Mountain
William Longley
Anne Longley
Court Street
Norfolk
Swain - Allard
Forrest Drake
The
Birchwood
Thomas Hagan
Linwood Stevens
Sherman Campbell
California
Texas
Sylvia Burnham
Pamela
Arthur Tibbetts
Tibbetts
Robert Nelson
Lisbon
Eleanor Gillis
DAR
Elizabeth Lawrence Group
Zane D. Cray
Alton
H. Cobb
F.G
Russell
D_ Bishop
Newcomb
Billington
R. Bishop
Anderson
Descoteaux
Roberts
Ys Arsenault
Bob Thomas
Las Vegas
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B’ackouts
Marie
Venus
Hotel
New Frontier
el Capitan Theater
Hollywood
Ken
Marié
Sammy Davis Jr
el Capitan
Murray
Benjamin Franklin
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