Richmond Mt Carmel Chapter Honored Masonic Leaders Event
Richmond communities gathered as Mt Carmel Chapter OES honored Carroll Hodgkins Iva Hodgkins Grace Chandler Hazel Abby and other dignitaries. Beulah Rebekah Lodge planned Mothers and Daughters Night for Feb 5 with a covered dish supper. Various clubs discussed March of Dimes activities and community sewing classes, with promotions for TB surveys and X ray programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
Carroll Hodgkins
Iva Hodgkins
Portland
Ada Grace Chandler
Windham
Hazel Bby
Order of Rainbow Girls
Bath
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Mothers and Daughters
Richmond Corner
Eva Woods
Twin Counties
Beatrice Adams
Hilda Haskall
Charlotte Smith
Orono
Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion
Mothers, Friends and Teachers Club
Louise Dunn
Emerson School
Village Extension Association
Sally Hoyt
Edith Sullivan
Alice Lyons
Gwendolyn Douglass
Topsham
Richmond
Dallas Gillespie
Washington, Vt
United Baptist Church
Jesse J. Starr
East Northport
Long Island
Gillespie
Mars Hill
Providence, R. I. Bible Institute
Progressive Grange
Erland Curtis
Ridge Road
March of Dimes
Ann Hudson
Local Boy in Germany Reports High Exam Marks and Training
Mr. and Mrs. Kerwin B. Butcher of 1345 Washington street received a letter from their son Pfc. Kerwin F. Butcher in U S A rotalkenburg Germany. He earned 100 percent in a subject and has been in service nearly a year stationed in Germany since August. He notes rumors his unit may return to the United States within a couple of months and mentions a Bath friend visiting Scotland Ireland and France during leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerwin B. Butcher
Washington Street
Pfc
Kerwin F. Butcher
Rothenburg
Germany
Rhine River
Sonny
Bath
Paul Burns
Theodore
Chinky) Burns
Scotland
Ireland
France
United States
Donald F. McRae, Jr
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Tanner
Donald F. McRae
Bath Street
McRae
Morse High School
Navy
Maine Vocational School
Portland
Bay Point Community News Notes and Personal Items
The Bay Point column reports an engagement announcement for Robert H. Miller of Roosevelt New York and Ann Laubner of Garden City. It notes a dial telephone rollout by AAA in Bay Point next fall and a school cancellation in Georgetown due to a severe storm. Writings cover births, military movements, and local family news including the Hamiltons of North Bath, and the Rice twins arriving in Orleans France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Robert H. Miller
Robert Miller
Roosevelt, N. Y
Ann Laubner
Garden City
Aaa
Georgetown Grammar School
Wilmer
Red Bowen
Bath Memorial Hospital
Jay Hamilton
North Bath
Randall Hamilton
Johnnie
Englewood, Fla
J. P. Townsend
Dwight Furbish
Yvonne
Bussy
Bath
Leeman Family Visits Damariscotta Patient at Miles Memorial
Mr and Mrs Herbert Leeman and son Chester of Woolwich called on Norris Waltz of Damariscotta Mills at Miles Memorial hospital where Waltz is convalescing from surgery. He will return home Thursday. Mrs Chester Leeman and son Wayne are staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Waltz at their Damariscotta home for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Leeman
Chester Leeman
Woolwich
Norris Waltz
Damariscotta Mills
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Wayne
Mrs. Waltz
First Baptist Service Omitted by Weather
Weather forced omission of Georgetown First Baptist Sunday service. Miss Maude P. Thayer canceled travel from West Point due to hazardous Saturday conditions. George Allen Bean accompanied her back to West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Maude P. Thayer
West Georgetown
West Point
George Allen Bean
Central School
Melvin Howe
Freda Cunningham
Ruth Kosalka
Bath
Miles Hagan
Percy Pratt
Woolwich
Gaddy
Ansonville
N. C
George Harvey Powers
U.S
Walter Beane
Georgetown Center
Harold J. Brown
Joseph F. Higgins
Dorothy W. Stuart
Sayde Campbell
Brunswick
Martha Bowen
Ralph Davis
Roland E. Peterson
Robinhood
Lewiston
Grace Lutheran Church
Peterson
Clarence B. Hill
Hill
James Oliver
Bay Point Road
Boothbay
Oliver
Robert Nicoll
Kennebec Point
Addie Moulton
Florence Woodside
Georgetown
Katharine Wetherbee Engaged to Edgar J. Graef Jr
Mr and Mrs George B Wetherbee announce the engagement of their daughter Katharine Margaret Wetherbee to Edgar J Graef Jr son of Mr and Mrs Edgar J Graef of Dayton Ohio Katharine is a Thayer Academy and Wellesley College graduate now doing research in Washington DC for MIT Center for International Settlements The groom Elias Williams College and Harvard Law School graduate is a member of the Ohio Bar formerly with the US government and now with Coolidge Becker Wall and Wood in Dayton An April wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B Wetherbee
Baxter Boulevard
Portland
Braintree
Mass
Katharine Margaret Wetherbee
Edgar J. Graef, Jr
Edgar J. Graef
Dayton
Ohio
Wetherbee
Thayerlands School
Thayer Academy
South Braintree
Wellesley College
New York School of Interior Decoration
Bath drafts new fire department rules for improved command
City Manager Nathan C White and Fire Chief Richard Frates completed a second draft of fire department rules and regulations. The document will be sent to the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association for approval and recommendations as Bath seeks a better insurance rating. The rules cover all aspects of department conduct and establish a clear chain of command at fire scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan C. White
Richard Frates
New England Fire Insurance Rating Association
Bath
Fire Rating Association
Chatterboat Club Hosts Swap Party At Dummer Street
Mrs. Elaine Mitchell hosted the Chat terboat club meeting on Dummer Street with president Mrs. Arlene Scott leading a short business session and a swap party. New member Mrs. Beatrice Petit was welcomed and refreshments served. The next meeting is Feb 2 at Mrs. Blanche Locke's home 24 Cummings Street. Attendees included Mrs. Scott Mitchell Locke Petit Sweeney and Dotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Mitchell
Chatterboat Club
Dummer Street
Arlene Scott
Beatrice Petit
Blanche Locke
Cummings Street
Scott
Mitchell
Locke
Petit
Gwendolyn Sweeney
Harriet Dotten
Five Islands Community Notes Highlight Local Meetings
Five Islands church groups met at Mrs. Stinson Davis home for an auxiliary session. The next gathering is Jan 27 at the same host. The Good Neighbor club postponed talk at Mrs. Woodrow Gray home to this week. Numerous local residents engaged in church services, visits, and home events amid a week of school closures due to a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson Davis
Davis
Good Neighbor Club
Woodrow Gray
Dennis Moore
Philip Pinkham
Erland Moore
Harlan Pinkham
Blaine
Raymond Hanna
Lyal Calhoun
Church of the Nazarene
Bath
Gerald Beals
United Baptist Church
Topsham
Marilyn Cunningham
Elaine Stevens
William Marr
God
Reginald Church
Alton Reed
George Gray
Orville Rowe
Victor Pinkham
Five Islands
Vesta Rowe
Cora Pinkham
Aurelia Pinkham
Edith Marr
Luva Gray
Christiania Stevens
Georgetta Pinkham
James Stevens
Beulah Miller
Lara Gray
Stain Removal Advice for Chocolate Marks on Kids' Clothes
When children get chocolate stains on clothing, wash the garments promptly. If a brown stain persists, treat with chlorine bleach following garment care guidelines.
Maine Election Date Debated Over Cold Weather Roads
A Portland GOP club urged aligning Maine September elections with November national elections. The booklet explains Maine kept September polls since 1845 due to travel hardships and early road limits, contrasting with Arkansas and Oregon which later changed. Election day in Maine remains September for state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Club
Maine
GOP
National Senate
House
Congress
Arkansas
Oregon
Demand for Steel Quickened Since Opening of Year
The weekly magazine STEEL reports that steel demand has picked up since year start but order volume remains uneven. Buyers are cautious, inventories are being used, and replacement purchases are poised for visibility. Mills face idle space into February with modest activity in wire products and limited pressure from auto makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STEEL
Metalworking
Personal notes from Auburn and Bath residents
The column lists Auburn residents visiting Bath including Mr and Mrs Howard C Jordan and their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Orris Ames. It notes Mrs Edward B Hamblett entertaining friends with a television show and other family updates including births and military enlistments.
Market firms optimistic on demand through spring
Producers expect demand to rise in coming weeks as February bookings exceed January and March volume looks strong. Current bookings are comfortable and comparable to normal years, though last year’s pressure is not present.
Funeral for Mrs. Melvina C. Freeman
The funeral for Mrs Melvina C Freeman was held Tuesday afternoon at two from her Bowdoin Adams Road home. Rev Harold Wheeler of United Baptist Church Topsham officiated and burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvina C. Freeman
Adams Road
Bowdoin
Harold Wheeler
United Baptist Church
Topsham
Offici- Woodman
Harland Hatch
Albert Coffin
Erland Rogers
Oak Grove
Bath
Bob Boyd’s 1953 White Sox Season at First Base
Bob Boyd appeared in 29 games at first base for the Chicago White Sox in 1953, delivering defense and depth but leaving no errors recorded in the season’s brief tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Boyd
White Sox
Obituary of Mrs Melvina C Freeman Bowdoin resident
Mrs Melvina C Freeman 69 wife of Wilson Freeman of Bowdoin died at home Saturday night after a severe mania. Born Bath June 10 1884 daughter of George and Minnie Cressey she lived in Bath before moving to a Bowdoin farm. Member Sagadahoc Grange Electa Chapter O E S Bowdoin. Survived by husband two daughters three sons eleven grandchildren five great grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from the Bowdoin home with Rev Harold Wheeler Brunswick. burial in Oak Grove in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvina, C. Freeman
Wilson Freeman
Adams Road
Bowdoin
Bath
George and
Minnie
Woodman) Cressey
Freeman
Sagadahoc Grange
Electa
Elizabeth F. Hatch
Winifred F. Letourneau
Alonzo
Portland
Ernest L
San Francisco
Calif
Llewellyn C. Freeman
Harold Wheeler
Brunswick
Oak Grove
Herbert R. Wilson dies at 72 in Mt. Dora Florida
Herbert Raymond Wilson 72 of Mt. Dora Florida died in an Orlando hospital Sunday. Born in Birmingham Connecticut he lived in Bath New York before moving to Florida six years ago. A machinist and garage owner in Bath he retired in 1947. He was a Mason Shriner Aleppo Temple Boston. Funeral from Pa Theus chapel Wednesday at 2 30 Rev Hoyt Tatum officiating, then to Boothbay Harbor for Saturday services and Ocean View Cemetery interment. His wife Mabel Wilson survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Raymond Wilson
Mt. Dora
Fla
Orlando Hospital
Birmingham
Conn
Wilson
Bath
Aleppo Temple
Boston
Pa Theus
Miss Mary Welch Dies In Bath City Nursing Home
Miss Mary Welch aged died Wednesday morning at the nursing home on 7 Deering street. Born in Bath she was daughter of Thomas and Julia Welch and spent her life in Bath. She belonged to St Mary’s Catholic Church and will be buried from St Mary’s Friday at eight a.m. after a Requiem Mass. Friends may call at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Welch
Deering Street
Bath
Thomas
Julia Welch
Miss Welch
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Death of Orin Woodbury Shocks Maine Friends
The death of Mr. Orin Woodbury occurred January 9 in San Bernardino California. He was born November 4 1879 in Auburn and retired from the Maine Central Railroad. He and his wife Jennie Harrden lived in Portland before moving to California. The body will be brought to Maine for burial at Mt Auburn Cemetery in Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin Woodbury
Woodbury
San Bernadino
Calif
California
Woodburys
Portland
Jennie Harnden
Bath
Mr. Woodbury
Auburn
Maine Central Railroad
Maine
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs. Henrietta McKay in Woolwich
Mrs. Henrietta McKay wife of James McKay of Dummer Street had funeral services Friday at 1 30 PM from Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with Rev Richard J Schaper officiating. Bearers were Maurice Libby Waldron Reed Robert Erskine and Hobart Ames. She was entombed for burial in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta McKay
James McKay
Dummer Street
Arthur F. Mayo
Gearhart Gustafson Dies at Lennox Memorial Hospital
Gearhart Gustafson, employed at the American House for five years, died early Tuesday morning at Lennox Memorial hospital in Canastota, New York. A native of Canastota, he was a member of the Colonial club and Bath Lodge of Elks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gearhart Gustafson
American House
Lennox Memorial Hospital
Canastota
N. Y
Mr. Gustafson
Colonial Club
Bath Lodge of Elks
Galuza Family Weekends Visit Innton
Mr and Mrs Adam Galuza and their children visit Werwich and spend the weekend in Innton as guests of Mrs Galuza s sister and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Galuza
Werwich
Mrs. Galuza
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R’chmond
Willard
McFadden Pharmsco
Butcher
Morse High
Milford
Wilford Rice
Walter Rice
King Street
Orleans
Quartermasters Department
Army
Senter’s, Inc
Celestia Harkins
Wilford
Bath Iron Works Corp
Milford Rice
R. A
Hoy. Company
A. A
U. S
ROE
USA
Dita A. P. O
New York
Bermuda
Portia
Lois Marie Browne
Supreme Court
International
Harry Stone
Roy M. Newman
William A. Todd
Edwin Pinson
Edgecomb
Beane
Pinson
Belle Heald
Roland Peterson
Carroll Powers
Anita Ramirez
San Jose
Costa Rica
Fire Department
New England Fire Insurance Association
Ike
John Whiteley
Washington
Eisenhower
John
Allied
Tunisia
British
Joint Services Mission
United Kingdom
NATO
s\octing group
Mary Stevens
David Rutherford
Roger Pinkham
Rudolph Pinkham
Frances Pierce
Bocha Raton
Edwin Berry
Kathleen Rittall
Key West
Otis Baker
Norwood
John Blasi
Chestnut Hill
Percy MacGillivary
Alfred Proctor
Frank Carlton
Arrowsic
Arthur Berry
Albert Moore
Moore
Lloyd Pinkham
Thomas Watson Alton Reed
Nettie McKay
Reginald Gordon
Thomas Watson
Maynard Thibodeau
Harold Pinkham
Sionship
Bowdoinham Baptist Laymen’s Association
Corliss Street
United States Army
Frankfurt
Europe
Howard C. Jordan
Orris Ames
Cherry Street
Edward B. Hamblett
Pratt Street
James Alan
Christiansen
Sherri Somes
Frances Day
Wiscasset
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Morton Berman
Shelia
Eastport
Robert G. Baker
Baker
Memorial Hospital
Mary Richardson
Zylpha Richardson
Middle Street
Offutt Air Base
Omaha
Horace E. Beane
Waltham
Miami
George Powers
Mrs. Freeman
Herbert R. Wilson
Bath Auto
Orlando
Henrietta M'Kay
M. H. Page
North St
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