Richmond Socials and Church Notices Highlight Busy Week
Miss Lorraine Gonier hosted a birthday party with prizes for Richard Witham and others. The obituary of Mrs. Lillian D. Elliott notes a Boothbay birth in 1870, marriages to Leighton and Elliott, and multiple memberships. Richmond High School honors football players and celebrates a team banquet. Community groups discuss Orange lodge degrees, badminton, paddle tennis, and church sessions with listed officers and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Gonier
Ernest Gonier
Richard Witham
Patricia Hurley
Dona Dick
Ralph Etrou
Phyllis Strout
Jackie Hurley
Vincent Marchese
Melvin Hinckley
Harold Hinckley
Fred Moeller
Carole Hurley
Thelma Dearborn
Geraldine Hinckley
Sarah Nelson
Marilyn Hinkley
Lorraine Jewett
Malone Moeller
Leons Buzzell
Jeannette Bellevance
Colette Bellevance
Margaret Carver
Constance Guion
Patricia Gonier
Norman Gonier
Victor Gonier
Lillian D. Elliott
Fred D. Elliott
Ernest Stewart
Stewart
Boothbay
John
Diana Frost Dixon
Bertram Leighton
Readfield
Mr. Elliott
Elliott
Lafayette
Readfield Grange
Kennebec County
Pomona
C. H. Archer
William Berry
Richmond High
Clarence Morrill
Edna Call
Richmond
Wiscasse
Richmond High School
Melissa L. Brackett
Dixfield
Rebekah Assembly of
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Alfred Ives
Methodist Church
The
Baptist Church
Lester Norton
God
Raymond Libby
Emerson Lane Post
A. L
Fire chief shows fire pictures at Emerson Lane post
Emerson Lane post A L held a meeting on Tuesday night where Fire Chief J W Randlette presented fire pictures. A seven year old girl Rowena Small was injured after her pony slipped, and a leg fracture was cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Lane Post
A. L
J. W. Randlette
Rowena Small
Ralph Small
May Lancaster
Gilbert Edgett
Arthur Lancaster
Carl Beedy
George Libby
James Meserve
Rich d
Bellevance
Boston
Hilda Spear
Ernest Spear
Eastport
Richmond Farm Bureau
Progressive Grange Hall
Charles Eastman
May L. Wight
E. L. White
E. O. Tarr
P. O. West
J. K. Adams
Donald Little
Otis Gray
Walter Knight
Charles Wheeler
Earl McFee
Clifford Gray
Lester Umberhind
Robert Weeks
P. D. West
Eastman
Yayf Society
Methodist Church
Frank Bishop
Spearheuse
Ida B. Oliver
Portland
Marilla Tarr
Alfred Ives
Harry Whiting
John Hurley
Perley Joy
Ernest Gonier
Georgetown
Walter Senior
Melvin Village
N. H
Burton Burton
South Acton
Mass
Harold Bailey
Springfield
Rudolph Trafton
Evelyn Kahrs
Ethel Wescott
Alma Wescott
Ruth Sanborn
H. E. Christianson
Howard Trafton
Sabattus
Guy Holt
Nellie Cobb
Gardiner
Seward Emmons
Legion Home
Emerson School
Progressive Grange Meeting in Richmond Highlights
Richmond group held a Friday night Progressive Grange program including songs readings conundrums and sketches with participants Edward Rideout Cora Farnum Bernice Farnum George Thompson Richard Thompson Gladys Rideout Lucy Tarr and a youth group. Committees for the year were named Floral Grace Thompson Lucy Tarr Florence Wheeler finance Charles Wheeler Richard Thompson Eva Libby and Bertha Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Edward Rideout
Cora Farnum
Bernice Farnum
George Thompson
Richard Thompson
Gladys Rideout
Lucy Tarr
Floral
Grace Thompson
Florence Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
Eva Libby
Bertha Gray
Wesley Church Ladies Host Chicken Pie Supper
A successful chicken pie supper was held Tuesday evening at Wesley church in the redecorated vestry. Ladies aid and Sorority organized. flowers donated by Kennebec Greenhouses. attendance strong. Chairs included Mrs. William A. Coombs and Mrs. Lloyd G. Daley with various committees and waitresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
Ladies’ Aid and Sorority
Kennebec
William A. Coombs
Aid
Lloyd G. Daley
Ellery E. Whittemore
Edward Ripley
Earl B. Lermond
William Davis
Andrew M. Butterfield
Kenneth H. Boyington
Albert E. Whitney
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Stanley R. Hunter
James S. Knight
Walter E. Upham
John Sampson
Walter J. Snipe
John Besaw
Margaret S. Gordon
Ruth Shellenbarger
Margaret Sampson
Barbara Hopkins
Anna Shellenbarger
Old Fashioned Party at South End PTA
Mrs Alfred E Carpenter won first prize in a Gay Nineties costume at the South End P T A old fashioned social in Washington street rooms. Sven B Lonn and Orrin I Ames judged costumes. Mrs John H Hunt and William H Small led the grand march. refreshments by Mrs Horace Morse, Mrs Arthur Berry, and Mrs Murray F Bridges. Next meeting set for February 7 with all day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Carpenter
South End P.T.A
Washington Street
Sven B. Lonn
Orrin I. Ames
John H. Hunt
William H. Small
Arthur W. Bowker
Horace Morse
Arthur Berry
Murray F. Bridges
Arthur Bowker
Raymond Small
Death mourns Georgetown as Ida B Oliver dies in Portland
Ida B Oliver a Georgetown resident and former bookkeeper dies of pneumonia at her Portland home 1 Sherman street Jan 20 after a brief illness. Her death follows closely to those of friends Miss Millie V Emmons and Miss Delia Hall of Everett Mass. Funeral services were held in Richmond and burial at Oak cemetery in Georgetown. Surviving relatives include her sister Mrs Harry L Tarr and two cousins in Hollywood Cal. Local officials and community members note her charitable nature and frequent visits to Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida B. Oliver
Portland
Sherman Street
Millie V. Emmons
Delia Hall
Everett
Mass
Hall
Georgetown
Miss Oliver
Emmons
Frank J
Hannah C. (Sedgerey) Oliver
Augusta
Brunswick
Medway
Porland
Rines Co
Saco Valley Canning Co
W. T. Kilborn Furniture Co
Harry L Tarr
Richmond
Oak Cemetery
Mr. Ives
Koehlwetter
Perley Joy
Dorothy Stuart
Tarr
Harry L. Tarr
Hollywood
Cal
Mattie Garretson
Gilbert Maxwell
Five Islands
T. W. Blaisdell
Roy Neaman
Garden Club Federation of Maine
Eastland
Frank E. Low
C. L. Eastman
Lewiston
Selectmen
Woolwich and Arrowsie
Frank Bailey
Woolwich
Searsport
Stockton
S. E. Emmons
A. S. Cunningham
Samuel F. Dorrance
Dorrance
State Highway Commission
Memorial hospital grateful to Nurses Alumnae for couches and gift
The Memorial hospital received two comfortable couches and a $10 contribution from the Nurses Alumnae, acknowledged by Superintendent Miss Helen V. Downing. One couch sits in the staff room. the other will be placed in a private room. President Arthur Sewall praised Miss Downing for her cooperative work with trustees at the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Helen V. Downing
Arthur Sewall
Miss Downing
Pres
Henry W. Owen
Carl C. Anderson
J. R. Andrews
George Baer Connard
John P. Carey, Jr
Annie Cox
Arthur S. Crockett
Fred R. E. Dean
Frederick E. Drake
W. Dayton Hill
J. Frank Hunt
Anne Kimball
Miriam
Military training in public schools gains strong support
Kilbourne of Northwestern Life argues that military drill in schools prepares officers for national emergencies and boosts U S reserve forces. The study cites ROTC growth, regional leaderboards in ROTC enrollment, and compares 1937 38 figures across colleges and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne C. Kilbourne
Family Economic Bureau
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
National Republic
Kilbourne
U. S. Army
United States
National Guard
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
R.O.T.C. Association of the
U.S. A
War Department Reserve Officers Training Corps
R.O.T.C
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Ohio State University
University of Illinois
Illinois
University of California
Penn State
Cornell
University of Alabama
University of Oklahoma
Eleven Divorces Decreed At Court
Eleven divorce decrees were granted by Justice Arthur Chapman at the January term of Sagadahoc Superior Court. Nine were for cruel and abusive treatment and two for desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Chapman
Sagadahoc
Dwight B. Hale
Bath
Daphne E. Hale
New London
Conn
Georgia E. Kennerson
Roland H. Kennerson
Fred L. Brown
Eleanor L Brown
David H. Lawrence
Delia E. Lawrence
Woolwich
Marjorie Newell Pollard
George A. Pollard
Eula V. Shaw
Alton P. Shaw
Richmond
Dorothy L. Mank
Elmer E. Mank, Jr
Cecile M. Michaud
Alfred Michaud
Gladys M. Anderson
Andrew F. Anderson
Bar Harbor
Expert on canned foods speaks at Winter Street aid
Miss Josephine Gotts of Burnham and Morrill Portland spoke at the Winter Street Ladies' aid meeting Friday. She presented an engaging talk on canned foods as 65 attendees enjoyed a luncheon including fish flake Newberg jellied tomato salad and more. Mrs Arthur C. Lemont presided, and the group planned a follow up gathering next Friday at 2 30 hosted by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Gotts
Consumers’ Service Department
Burnham and
Morrill
Portland
Winter Street
Ladies’ Aid
Miss Gotts
Newberg
Arthur C. Lemont
Aid
Wiliam Potter
Milton C. Trott
William H. White
Frostina E. Marston
Wilbra Billings
Miss Ida Oliver Dies in Portland Pneumonia Bat
Friends in Five Islands mourn Miss Ida Oliver who died of pneumonia in Portland where she lived and worked for years. She leaves a sister and brother-in-law, and many friends recall her sweet personality.
Recorder Rubin Speaks at Rotary on Taxes and Residency
Harold J. Rubin of the municipal court spoke at the Sedgwick Rotary luncheon, noting risks of tax increases and arguing residents may avoid Maine income tax by claiming residency elsewhere. He cited the Ruppert estate as taxed heavily and claimed hidden taxes in common goods, outlining how a $1800 yearly salary could incur about $250 in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rubin
Edward W. Bridgham
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Bridgham
Bangor
Rubin
Maine
Ruppert
County Lecturers' Council Meeting Held in Sagadahoc
Sagadahoc County grange Masters and Lecturers' Council met with Merrymeeting grange in Bowdoinham. Twenty nine members from nine granges attended led by District Deputy Lorenzo Masse and Mrs Eleanor Ripley. Next meeting to be hosted by Merriconeag grange at Harpswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County Grange
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoinham
R. E. Ferguson
Merrymeeting Grange
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Progressive
Richmond Corner
Sagadahoc
Bowdoin
West Bath Grange
Dremore
Phippsburg
Dirigo
Brunswick
Merriconeag
Harpswell
Topsham
Merrymeeting Granges
Bath Fire Responds Twice To Out Of Town Blazes
The Bath Fire department answered two alarms within 24 hours for fires started by out of town sources. Early Monday a fire in Eben Dana’s home began when furnace heat ignited a second floor chair near the chimney cap, quickly spreading. Chief Scott Morse, Driver Parshley, and volunteers fought for hours to confine the blaze to one room. Earlier Sunday, Frank Lawrence’s bungalow on Arrowsic Road, Woolwich, burned despite a two-engine effort. Engine 3 drew water from the Arrowsic Woolwich bridge. Engine 4 attached two hoselines to a hydrant aided by booster tank, but the house was gutted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Eben Dana
Morse
Parshley
Engine 3
Perry
Engine 4
Frank Lawrence
Arrowsic Road
Woolwich
Arrowsic-Woolwich Bridge
President's Birthday Ball Tickets On Sale In Maine
Limited tickets for the President's Birthday Ball on January 27 in Columbian hall, sponsored by Club Garret, available from any Club Garret member. Dress is optional, with many choosing informal attire. It is the state’s only President's Ball, expecting a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbian Hall
Club Garret
Maine
Obituary of Reverend Harry M. Purrington 79
Rev. Harry M. Purrington 79 former Bath resident and retired Baptist clergyman died last Wednesday at his Mechanic Falls home. Funeral Sunday at Pleasant Street Baptist Church Mechanic Falls burial in Blanchard Cemetery West Falmouth. Survived by brother Charles G. Purrington of Falmouth stepson Gertrude Packard of Upper Montclair N J and son Robert Purrington Amherst student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Purrington
Bath
Mechanic Falls
Pleasant Street
Blanchard Cemetery
West Falmouth
Purrington
First Baptist Church of
Marshall H. Purrington
Arthur J. Dunton
Josie Dunton
Angie May Dunton
Bowdoin College
Virginia
New Hampshire
Baptist
Canton
Charles G. Purrington
Falmouth
Gertrude M. Packard
Upper Montclair
N. J
Robert Purrington
Amherst College
Miss Ida B. Oliver Dies in Portland at 67
Miss Ida B. Oliver, 67, a Georgetown native and longtime W. T. Kilborn Co. bookkeeper, died Friday at her Portland home from pneumonia. She leaves a sister Mrs. Harry Tarr of Richmond and brother-in-law Thomas Blaisdell of Five Islands. Funeral Monday in Richmond with burial at Oak Cemetery Georgetown Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida B. Oliver
Georgetown
Bath
Sherman Street
Portland
Seward Emmons
Miss Oliver
W. T. Kilborn Co
F. J
H. C. (Sedgeley) Oliver
Harry Tarr
Richmond
Thomas Blaisdell
Five Islands
Death of Winifred S. Merry in Bath at 59
Winifred S. Merry 59 wife of William D. Merry died suddenly Friday afternoon while seated at the table in her home at 1 High street Bath. She was born in Wiscasset daughter of Charles L and Susan Blake Wilson and had lived in Bath since childhood. Survived by her husband father four sons Ralph M. of Saugus Mass Charles L Randall E and William P Merry all of Bath three daughters Ruth C Morse Susie Waterhouse and Lillian Atwood of Bath two brothers Arthur and Carl Wilson both of Bath five grandchildren Merton Merry Ralph Merry Jr Jeannette Atwood John Waterhouse Jr Patsy Ruth Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred S. Merry
William D. Merry
High Street
Mrs. Merry
Wiscasset
Charles L
Susan Blake Wilson
Bath
Ralph M
Saugus
Mass
Randall E
William P. Merry
Ruth C. Morse
Susie Waterhouse
Lillian Atwood
Arthur
Carl Wilson
Merton Merry
Ralph Merry, Jr
Jeannette Atwood
John Waterhouse
Patsy Ruth Morse
Mrs. Alice G. Magowan Dies at 84 in Bath
Mrs. Alice G. Magowan 84 wife of Joseph Magowan died Tuesday at her daughter Mrs. Lewis E. Wilson’s home 120 North Street Bath Pa A native of West Chester she moved to Bath five years ago She survived by husband daughter and three grandchildren Prayers were held at Fred S Curtis funeral home and the body sent to West Chester for Thursday funeral at 1 30 p m Burial in West Chester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice G. Magowan
Joseph Magowan
Lewis E. Wilson
North Street
Magowan
West Chester
Bath
Edwin Sleeper
Eleanor and
Lewis E. Wilson, Jr
Fred S. Curtis
Center Street
Mrs Cora B Donnell Dies After Fire At West Bath
Mrs Cora Belle Donnell 70 widow of Alvah H Donnell of West Bath died Monday in Bath Memorial hospital after being moved there following a house fire the prior week She was born in South China Missouri a former Bath public school teacher and member of West Bath Grange Survived by stepson Earle C Donnell and three grandchildren Funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence with Rev Charles R Sims officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Belle Donnell
Alvah H. Donnell
West Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Donnell
Mrs. Donnell
South China
Anderson
Alice Eaton Johnson
Bath
West Bath Grang
Henry
Frank Donnell
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles R Sims
First Baptist Church
Mrs Ida A Harjula dies after long illness
Ida Amanda Harjula aged 58 of South Thomaston died Wednesday after a long illness. She is survived by six daughters Jennie Anderson Emma Johnson Ellen Nelson Eva Stein Ida Harjula Ley of Bath and six sons Arthur Quin Mass Edwin Rockland William Albert Edward Harjula all of South Thomaston. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Amanda Harjula
William Daley
Middle Street
South Thomaston
Harjula
Jennie Anderson
Emma Johnson
Ellen Nelson
Eva Stein
Ida Harjula
Ley
Bath
Arthur
Quin
Mass
Edwin
Rockland
William
Albert
Edward Harjula
Plumber Matthew Reid 54 Dies in Bath Maine
Matthew Reid a plumber at Bath Iron Works died of pneumonia Tuesday afternoon at Bath Memorial Hospital after a short stay. Born in Glasgow Scotland he moved to Bath from Lewiston three years ago. Survived by second wife Gertrude Webber three daughters and a sister. Funeral Thursday at two at Mrs A J Lang home Lisbon Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Reid
Park Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr. Reid
Glasgow
Scotland
Andrew
Jean Reid
Bath
Lewiston
Odd Fellows
Clan Campbell
United Baptist Church
North End
Asa D. Oliver 82 longtime Bath railroad worker dies
Asa Dutton Oliver 82 formerly of Bath dies at home after 16 years of invalidism. He worked 34 years in the Maine Central railroad round house in Bath before its razing after Carlton bridge opened. Born in Phippsburg he lived most of his life in Bath. Survived by wife, one sister Mrs Harrington of Bath and one niece Mrs Fowlie of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Dutton Oliver
Maine Central Railroad Round House
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Washington Street
Mr. Oliver
Phippsburg
Benjamin S
Eunice Elizabeth Oliver
J. M. Harrington
Frances Fowlie
Portland
Mrs. Winifred S. Merry Funeral Held
The funeral of Mrs. Winifred S. Merry wife of William D. Merry took place Monday afternoon at two at Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence 819 High street Grace church Rev Charles M Tibbs officiated Bearers were Alvah Morse Charles Randall Ralph and Paul Merry Burial followed in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred S. Merry
William D. Merry
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles M. Tibbs
Grace Church
Alvah Morse
Charles
Randall
Ralph
Paul Merry
Oak Grove
Asa D Oliver Funeral Held at Home on Washington Street
The funeral for Asa D. Oliver was held Tuesday afternoon at two at his home 316 Washington Street. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt of Corliss Street Church officiated with bearers John N. Taylor, Karcher S. Jackson, Joseph A. Wilson and Mark A. Jackson. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa D. Oliver
Washington Street
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street
John N. Taylor
Karcher S. Jackson
Joseph A. Wilson
Mark A. Jackson
Oak Grove
English Church Rules Barred Many Ties in Early Marriage Law
Collier's Weekly notes that medieval ecclesiastical courts forbade marriage not only between blood relatives but also between relatives by affinity. Sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law were barred as much as full siblings and the children of previous marriages were barred from marrying their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Collier's Weekly
Maiden Cephisa Transforms to Mimosa in Pan Pursuit
In a mythic episode Cephisa calls upon the gods for protection from Pan and is changed into a mimosa as he grasps her. The tree retains a tremor at the lightest touch, symbolizing the maiden’s fate and the gods’ intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cephisa
Pan
Birds Lose Flight Ability in Food-Rich, Safe Habitats
Scientists report that birds in areas with abundant food and low danger gradually lose the ability to fly. The finding highlights how environmental safety and resources shape avian behavior and physiology.
Actress Burned in New York Restaurant Fire
Erin O'Brien Moore, stage and screen actress wife of drama critic Mark Barron, was severely burned on her face hands and legs when a carelessly thrown match ignited her wet dress while dining in a New York restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin O’brien-Moore
New York
Miss O’brien-Moore
Mark Barron
News Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. E. Church
A. A. Callaghan
Wallace Gardner
George Richter
Harry Whitney
Melvin Leavitt
Charles Donnell
Georgia Donnell
Sadie Wood
May Williams
Lillian Hill
Belle Whitney
Ruie Curtis
Minola Farnsworth
Alice Given
Paul Given
Melita Leavitt
Emma Sturtevant
Wilbur Cooper
Minnie Batchelder
Medora Hinckley
Lillian Haynes
Bessie Sedgley
Ida Watson
Eula Terrell
Lucille Utter
Elizabeth Haynes
Epworth League
Morris Sidelinger
Donald Mosher
Ruse Curtis
Eula Terrill
Alice Ives
Helen Harford
Leon Batchelder
Archer Terrill
Bernice Terrill
Albert Sedgeley
Georgia
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Fire and Marine
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Progressive Grange
Aid and Sorority
South End
Frank Higgins
Courtstree
Alice King
North Woolwich
Elizabeth Anliker
Walter J. Anliker
Bessie L. Hasselman
August Hasselman
Ida Oliver
Thomas W. Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Horace Rittall
Nequasse
Sherwood Baker
Rittall
Ralph Pinkham
George Gray
George Hanna
Jill
Geradine Pitcher
Southport
Fred Carr
Orville Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Ambrose Thibodeau
Ivan Pinkham
Henry Moore
Shirley Moore
Philip Pinkham
Charles Lewis
Harlan and
Burleigh Pinkham
George Laskey
Robinhood
Recorder Rubin
Rotary
H. M. Purrington
Cora B. Donnell
Ida A. Harjula
Thomaston
Samuel Nevla
Matthew ‘Reid
Bath Iron Works
Erin O’brien
Moore
Freds. Curtis &Co
Thomas R. Huston
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