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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1956

Page

4

Richmond social groups host grand chapter night with 275 attending

Rich mond town reports Grand Family Night at Odd Fellows hall with 275 attendees. Hazel Libby and other officers led the ceremony as gifts were exchanged, and Mt Carmel Chapter presented thank you gifts. March of Dimes receipts total 618.60 from multiple fund sources.

Carmel CBS Veneranda Sanford Hazel Libby Odd Fellows Hall C. Kenneth Morrill Elizabeth Calderwood John Fitzpatrick Gertrude Powers Leah Page Marjorie Whitten Vivian Dodge Marshal Beatrice Dickey Annette Brooks Ruth Hazel Longley Esther Ellen Martha Pauline Gilpatrick Electa Owen Taylor Sentinel Geraldine Lapham Lettie Hubbard Sarah Shaw Margaret Stanwood Leon Shepard Mt. Carmel Harold Dunn March of Dimes Linda Marie Scott Fred Witham Main Street Patricia Wheeler Timothy Powers Robert Wallace Cheryl Brown Gary Lothridge John Mullen Harla Hinckley Cathy Craig David Douglass Martha Anderson Patricia Watts Patricia Plummer Sally Quinnam Gail Nichols Valerie Millett David Curtis Kathleen Mayo Richmond Susan Janice Belanger William Eastman Bath Enterprise Grange Sagadahoc Grange Bowdoin Center Enterprise Grange Ladies Aid Flora Darrah Fern Perry Olive Little Thelma Mank Fancy Work Bertha Curtis Maine General Hospital Portland Grange Hall Merle Harrington Vivian Tripp Sadie Eaton Lions Club Glen Lamoreau Leonard Bishop Louis Billings Bishop Governor's Highway Safety Committee Ernest Purington Harry Prout George Clarke Russell Perry Prout Merry Meeting Farms Bowdoinham Emerson Lane American Legion Auxiliary Richmond High School Washington, D. C Richmond Lodge of Odd Fellows Lester E. Young East Machias Grand Lodge of Maine Kenneth Small Hallowell Harvey Winslow Augusta Rebekahs

Georgetown church to redecorate interior after service

Warren Harris led the scripture reading at First Baptist Church in Georgetown with out of town guests Mr. and Mrs. Guy Snowe of Auburn. A brief business meeting approved interior redecorating plans. Heart campaign volunteers and 24 hour flu notes appear as the community campaigns continue during vacation week.

First Baptist Church Warren Harris I John Guy Snowe Auburn Francis Pierce Five Islands Georgetown Heart Working League Joseph Higgins William A. Todd Central School Thomas Watson Harold J. Brown

Gardiner News Notes and Family Events

Gardiner Tuesday evening activities include Mrs. Lillian Haynes and Miss Elizabeth Haynes. Melvin Curtis and Bertha Curtis are patients at a local hospital. Robert Moore on furlough with grandmother Mrs. Lester Lewis. James G. Carr and spouse spent two weeks in Michigan with relatives. Percy Huntington welcomed a son at Gardiner General Hospital. Roger Berry traveled to Massachusetts due to his brother Ira Berry’s death and returned home Friday.

Beatrice Bouton West Georgetown Ethel Patterson Ruth Patterson Burton University of Maine Woodland Orone Georgetown Lincolnville Eugene A. Reynolds Hyde Windlass Portland Andrew Butterfield Miles Hagan Florida Sigfrid Carlstrom Donna Lee Robinhood William Bisseth Carlstrom Waltham Mass Lewis White, Jr The Armed Services Texas Oak Hill Farm Alvah C. Reynolds Harry H. Heald Adolph Spear Lewiston Robert Chum Jack Henderson Robert Powers Edith Robert Spear Morse St. Louis Morse High A. E. Riley Frederick Wilson Bessie Wilson Falmouth Leonard Flint Harold J. Brown Brown Walter Beane Georgetown Center Boston Melvin Curtis Maine General Hospital Bertha Curtis Robert Moore U.S. Army Lester Lewis James G. Carr Carr Michigan Percy Huntington Gardiner General Hospital Roger Berry Massachusetts Ira Berry

Bay Point residents share mid term notes and visits

Bay Point and Georgetown look on as Central Grammar School students enjoy a mid term break. Local residents sweep through Bath and Woolwich with visits and errands. Attending Le Roy Moore's funeral are Wilmer Bowen and Kenneth Crafts. Families from Arrowsic and Lisbon Falls plan routines and hospital X rays.

Central Grammar School Georgetown Louis Hinckley Bath Maurice Hinckley William Adams Louisa Howard Woolwich LeRoy Moore Bay Point Wilmer Bowen Kenneth Crafts Rose Kingsbury Arrowsic Sherman Campbell Byron and Sherman, Jr Long Beach Calif Arlene Mains Fairfield Skippy Burnham Cecil Mains

Fractured Ankle Suffered In Sunday Car Collision

Mrs Helen Perry 38 wife of City Councilman Donald F Perry suffered a fractured ankle when a head on crash near High and York streets Sunday morning left nine year old Michael Willette with a head bruise. Police said Annie Perry attempted to pass a parked car on snow slick streets causing the collision. Damages were estimated at 250 dollars to the 1955 sedan and 300 dollars to the 1953 sedan.

Helen Perry Donald F. Perry High Street High York Streets Bath Memorial] Hospital Perry Michael Willette Walter D. Willette Office Drive Young Willette Arthur Tainter

Grace Church School Lent Service Thursday at 3 p.m.

Grace Church School holds a mid week Lenten service at 3 p.m. Thursday in the parish house. Prayers for missions, notably among the Dakota Indians, will open. The session features the story of Philip Joseph Deloria, a Yankton Dakota born a century ago, and youth models of his life events.

Grace Church School Philip Joseph Deloria

Wallace Wade Guided Duke Football For 16 Years

Wallace Wade served as Duke football coach for sixteen seasons guiding the team in the Southern Conference era. He later remained influential as commissioner of the Southern Conference, shaping the league's early leadership and policies.

Wallace Wade Southern Conference Duke

Five Islands Community Notes of Mid Winter Week

Five Islands and Georgetown teens attend a library hall gathering on Saturday night. Ladies Bible class met with Mrs Harlan Pinkham. Good Neighbor club hosted by Mrs Henry Moore and Mrs Kathleen Rittall at Erland Moore's home. Local church service featured Mrs Harlan Pinkham with a Light of the World message in Pastor Harris's absence.

Harlan Pinkham George Gray Reginald Church Orville Rowe Good Neighbor Club Henry Moore Kathleen Rittall Moore Erland Moore Five Islands Georgetown Library Hall Philip Pinkham Georgetta Pinkham Warren Harris Harris Loretta Pinkham Miltie Pinkham Raphael Higgins Bath James McMahan Llord Pinkham Frank Carleton, Jr Woolwich Vernon Gray Morday Victor Pinkham Mary Stevens Donald Hopkins, Jr Francis Pierce Portland Gus Collins Madison Kathleer’ Rittall Arthur Berry Sumner Mains Bay Point Woodrow Gray Jerry Brunswick Florida Key West Bath Memorial Hospital Harry Carr Orissa Carr Herman Barter Barter Vernon E. Gray Georgia Wilson Massachusetts George Phillips Margaret McMahon Karen MacGillivary Thomas McDorr Bangor Russell Harford Phyllis Campbell Marilyn Marcia Keith MacGillivary Irving Hanna Alan Lulu Hanna

Fireside Club Plans Winter Street Paper Drive

The Fireside club of Winter Street Congregational church will run a two day paper drive Tuesday and Wednesday to benefit the Summer Conference Fund. Collectors will gather north of Leeman highway Tuesday and south of it Wednesday, with bundles left at the curb for pickup. Proceeds fund high school student attendance at the State Conference camp on Lake Cobbosseecontee.

Fireside Club Winter Street Congregational Church Frances Butcher Leeman Highway Lake Cobbosseecontee Nancy Dole Lincoln County Pilgrim Fellowship Rockland Edward D. True Dawn White Tippy Newell Winter Street Markin V. B. Sargent

Bath Heart Campaign Seeks 1385 Goal By Heart Sunday

Daily reports show the Bath Maine drive for the Maine Heart Association gaining momentum as co chairs Harry W Thebeau and Edward J McMann expect Bath to meet its 1385 quota by week end. Emblem Club volunteers over 150 women canvass Bath homes aiming to finish by February 26 Heart Sunday.

Harry W. Thebeau Edward J. McMann Maine Heart Association Bath Heart Earl Fortier Bath Emblem Club

Local Farmer Turns Rabbits Into Steady Income Near Sand Springs

In Big Spring Texas farmer R L Mertin on an 80 acre plot north of Sand Springs mixes cotton and feed with a rabbit-raising business. He sells about 65 to 70 rabbits weekly, saying 80 acres no longer suffices for a living and the change began in 1950.

Big Spring Tex R. L. Mertin Sand Springs

Army offers Unit Rotation plan with Golden Arrow Division

The Army promotes a Unit Rotation option for six year enlistments with about 33 months overseas and 31 months stateside in the 8th Infantry Division. An alternative exists for three or four year terms. The program aims at assignment stability and lasting ties, with recruiting in Bath Maine at Room 31, Post Office.

US. Army Rotatier Golden Arrow Europe 8Th Infantry Division Post Office Bath Maine

Chamber of Commerce Plans Membership Drive

Bath Area Chamber of Commerce launches an active membership drive starting Tuesday at 10 AM. Teams of two will contact prospects including non approached and previously interviewed members. Dues may be paid in 1, 2, or 4 installments with a Feb 28 meeting to consider associate membership and by law changes.

Bath Area Chamber Ane

Bath and Woolwich Fire Crews Contain Two Blazes

Bath firefighters rushed Engine 2 to Turner's Barber Shop Route 1 West Bath Monday at 3.35 p.m. to battle a blind attic fire near a chimney. A booster line knocked it down and Central Station was recalled at 4.10 p.m. Minor damage reported. Tuesday morning Woolwich units answered a Vernon Mank residence Sagadahoe Ferry chimney fire at 8.45 a.m. No damage, trucks returned minutes later.

Bath and Woolwich Bath Department Turner West Bath Central Station

Death of Stanley Magoon Deanston Browd?

Mr and Mrs Henry T B Lee of 13 Somerset Place report the death of their grandson Stanley Magoon occurred Saturday morning at Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor He was sixteen and a freshman at Lee Academy son of Mr and Mrs Norman O Magoon.

Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Stanley Magoon Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor Norman O. Magoon Lee Academy

Funeral services for Julia Ellen Worrey held

Funeral services for Julia Ellen Worrey were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Bearers were Parker Worrey Eugene Worrey Roger Worrey and J Haviland Torrey. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery.

Julia Ellen Worrey Curtis Funeral Home Charles R. Sims Parker Worrey Eugene Worrey Roger Worrey J. Haviland Torrey Oak Grove Cemetery

Rabbit Fights Snake in Texas Yard Tale

In Jacksboro Texas Paul Gatford recalls a cottontail rabbit attacking a large snake. He watched the mother rabbit grab the snake with her teeth and shake it like a dog, lifting the reptile and tearing it free twice before claiming the kill.

Jacksboro Tex Paul Gatford

Fearful Emergency at Virginia Beach Fire Scene

Police and fire units faced a tense blaze as emergency radios screamed for help. Lt O Barco directed the scene and located a worker sheltering under a house on 47th Street, as residents feared entering the structure.

Virginia Beach O. Barco 47Th Street Barco

Obituary of Joseph W Lausier 63 Bath resident veteran

Joseph W Lausier 63 husband of the late Hazel Robinson Lausier of Bath died Sunday at Togus VA Hospital after a long illness Born in Augusta April 6 1892 he was the son of Napoleon and Elizabeth Montreuil Lausier A Bath resident for 18 years he is survived by six brothers Laurent Dominique Louis Emile Jerome and Lucien all of Augusta one sister Miss Lillian Lausier also of Augusta and several nieces and nephews He attended St Marys church and belonged to Augusta Lodge Elks Fitz gerald Cummings American Legion and the Bath Iron Works Leading Man's Club He served in World War I with the Andrew Jackson Regiment He formerly worked at Craft Chesse Company and Cain Mayonnaise Company in Augusta

Joseph W. Lausier Hazel Robinson Lausier Bath Veteran's Administration Togus Augusta Napoleon Elizabeth Montreuil Lausier Laurent Dominique Louis Emile Jerome Lucien Lillian Lausier St. Mary’s Church Augusta Lodge of Elks Fitzgerald-Cummings Post American Legion of Andrew Jackson Regiment U.S. Army Bath Iron Works Craft Chesse Company Cain Mayonnaise Company

Benjamin P. Coombs 82 longtime Hyde Windlass retiree dies

Benjamin P. Coombs aged 82 a retired Hyde Windlass Co machinist died Saturday at his son Laforest G. Coombs home in Bath after months of illness. He moved to Bath in 1905 from Lisbon Falls with wife Annie L. Coombs who died in 1954. He taught school briefly in Bowdoin and worked 39 years at Hyde Windlass. Survived by two sons four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was active in West Bath Grange Independent Order of Foresters Bath Aerie of Eagles and attended Corliss Street Baptist Church.

Benjamin P. Coombs Hyde Windlass Co Laforest G. Coombs Cherry Street High Street Francis B Mary Adams Coombs Bowdoin Litchfield Academy Bath Lisbon Falls

John Durrell Dies at 65 in Bowdoinham

John Durrell 65 of Bowdoinham died Friday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a five day illness. Born April 21 1890 in Littleton New Hampshire, he was the son of Eugene and Jane Whipple Durrell. Surviving are three sons Lloyd Durrell USN Key West Fla Stanley Durrell Freeport and David Durrell Bowdoinham. one step son Ronald Page Brunswick. two daughters Lorraine Durrell Bowdoinham and Jane Arsenault Bath. one step daughter Mrs James Wilkins Arrowsic. and several grandchildren.

John Durrell Bowdoinham Bath Memorial Hospital Littleton N. H Eugene Jane Whipple Durrell Lloyd Durrell USN Key West Fla Stanley Durrell Freeport David Durrell Ronald Page Brunswick Lorraine Durrell Jane Arsenaut Bath James Wilkins Arrowsic

Death of Miss Florence M Watson lowers Bath school ties

Florence Minola Watson 61 of Richmond dies after 11 years invalid. The Mitchell school teacher of 16 years was made an honorary Bath Teachers' club member last week and received a television set from former pupils. Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at the Richmond Methodist Church.

Florence Minola Watson Richmond Watson Mitchell School Bath Teachers’ Club Methodist

Mrs Riley’s Funeral Held at Brunswick Home

Funeral services for Mrs. Harry E. Riley were conducted Saturday afternoon at her Brunswick home. Among out of town mourners were Mr and Mrs Donald B Hopkins and other relatives from Bath Mass and New England towns attending the services for the former Bath woman.

Harry E. Riley Brunswick Bath Donald B. Hopkins Merritt Mitchell Robert C. Mitchell Edith Riley Portland Stewart Copp Frank Varney Braintree Mass Harrison Davis Cornwall N. Y George Forbes Jerry Rochester N Y Vernon Mitchell Quincy

Grover C Smith Funeral Held At Mayo Residence

Funeral services for Grover C. Smith were held Monday at 2 am at the Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with Rev Harold L. Allen officiating. Bearers were Loring Small Harry Larrabee Gordon Far row Thomas Gallagher Andrew Savage and Albert Wharff. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove cemetery family lot in the Spring.

Grover C. Smith Arthur F

Funeral for Jette C Reed Held in Woolwich

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with Rev. Stephen Sidebotham of Woolwich officiating. Bearers were Harry Pinkham Harold Ames Robert Barter and Freeman Crosby. Burial will take place in the family lot at Laurel cemetery in Woolwich in the spring.

Jette C Reed Arthur F. Mayo

Detroit to get seventh story merchandise mart plan

Richard Cohen and his father Sam announce plans to convert a seven story downtown warehouse into a million dollar merchandise mart Detroit would join New York and Chicago as cities with such marts in the nation

Merchandise Mart Detroit Richard Cohen Sam New York Chicago

Funeral Of Minnie White Held From Grace Church

Funeral services for Minnie A White 90 died Feb 14 in a local convalescent home were held at Grace Episcopal church with Rev James L Grant officiating. Burial followed in Achorn cemetery Rockland in spring. Born in Rockland Aug 10 1865 she moved to Bath as a youngster and lived there most of her life. She was a Cosmopolitan club member Grace church active with Bath Red Cross especially in WWI and WWII.

Minnie A. White Grace Episcopal Church James L. Grant Achorn Cemetery Rockland William and Maria Adams White Bath Cosmopolitan Club Grace Church American Red Cross

Mrs. Orra D. Riley Dies at 84 in Brunswick

Mrs. Orra Davis Riley of Brunswick widow of Thomas Harrison Riley Jr died Thursday at her home after a long illness. Born February 14 1881 in Auburn she lived in Bath and Brunswick most of her life. She was active in the D A R First Parish church Red Cross and Bowdoin Women. Surviving are three daughters a sister a brother five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 PM from 46 Pleasant Street Brunswick with Rev J Arthur Samuelson officiating Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery Brunswick.

O. D. Riley Orra Davis Riley Bath Thomas Harrison Riley, Jr Brunswick Auburn Mary Ellen Raynes Mitchell Vernon Dearborn Mitchell Goss Marine Iron Works Old Bath High School Bliss Business College Lewiston Mr. Riley Bowdoin College Brunswick Savings Institution N. Y Frank A. Varney Braintree Mass Robert C. Mitchell Merritt Vernon Mitchell Donald E. Hopkins Edith Riley Portland Mary Copp Frances Nichols Foxboro Pleasant Street J. Arthur Samuelson Pine Grove Cemetery

Obituary of Grover C. Smith 66 Bath iron worker

Grover C. Smith 66 retired Bath Iron Works employee died early Friday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a two day stay. Born Machias November 30 1889 he lived on Berry Mills Road West Bath. He worked at Bath Iron Works until 1925 then Hyde Estate before 1937 and retired from BIW boiler shop in 1954 after about 17 years. He was a West Bath Men's Club member. Survived by widow Alice E. Smith three sons Leonard Cleveland Graydon one daughter Mildred Stetson two brothers Joel and Henry and a sister Ada Bryan plus grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Grover C. Smith Bath Iron Works Corp Bath Memorial Hospital Berry Mill West Bath Mr. Smith Machias George Mildred Smith Old Bath Iron Works, Ltd John Hyde Hyde

Jette C Reed 74 Woolwich native widow of Winship Reed dies

Jette C Reed age 74 widow of Winship S Reed died February 15 at a local nursing home. She was born in Woolwich June 6 1881 to Frank and Delia Card. Survived by Waldron H Reed of Boothbay Harbor Winship S Reed Jr of Muskegon Mich John H Reed of Woolwich and three daughters including Virginia Cushman of South Windham and Margaret Reed of Thomaston. Also survived by three sisters and 15 grandchildren and lived in Woolwich most of her life before moving to Bath to live with daughter Virginia Reed.

Jette C. Reed Winship S. Reed Woolwich Frank Delia Crawford Card Waldron H. Reed Boothbay Harbor Winship S. Reed, Jr Muskegon Mich John H. Reed Virginia M. Reed Barbara Cushman South Windham Margaret Reed Thomaston Eugene Bartlett Richmond Mose Kennerson Bath Mary Wright Connecticut

Heart disease affects millions of Americans

About 5 percent of the U.S. population has some form of heart disease, indicating a significant health burden and ongoing need for medical care and research.

U.S

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