Richmond Area Community Events and Club Activities Highlights
Local groups report meetings and plans across Richmond including Grange programs with tableaux and skits, Lodge gatherings with cake walks and penny sales, and a 50th wedding anniversary at the Wren home. Also noted are a Sportsmen supper fundraiser, Richmond High class of 1949 reunion at Reid State Park, and Auxiliary plans for July 4 events with food concessions. Attendees include Hinkley, Meserve, Small, Winn, Adams, Curtis, Williams, and Wren families with ties to Molunkus Lodge, Mt. Carmel OES, Enterprise Grange, and local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Hinkley
Secreta
Carla Johnson
Illiam Meserve
Ceres
Dora Marriner
Pomona
Alice Hinkley
Flora
Cornelia Coates
Charlotte Hurley
George m. Gene
Minnie Batchelder
Meserve
Anna Harrington
Marie Witham
Mildred Phinney
Anderson
Merrymeeting Gadahoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
George Wren
Chestnut Street
Wren
Sherman Mills
Richmond
Molunkus Lodge F. & A. M
Enterprise Grange
Ideal Home Corner Club
Mt. Carmel
Harold Huntington
Lawrence Huntington
Sportsman’s Association
Alexander Road
George Hoyt
Richmond High School
Reid State Park
Annette Carter
Connie Meade
Mary Turner
Rowena Gibbs
Robert Silver
Herbert
Joan Seigars
Norman Noble
Ernest Cunningham
Redlon Holman
George Umberhind
Kendon Curtis
Patrcia Hurley
Emerson Lane Post
A. L
Richmond Teacher Guilty of Sexual Offense Found Guilty
A 32 year old former Richmond teacher was found guilty by a County Superior Court jury of carnal knowledge of a minor female after an all day hearing. He was sentenced to two years in the Men's Reformatory by Justice Harold C. Marden. The accuser testified she was a babysitter and that relations occurred at his Richmond home on January 24 1953 resulting in a child. The defense motion for a directed verdict was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William J. Kelliher
Harold C. Marden
Waterville
Kelliher
Marden
Georgetown News Roundup Highlights Church Sermon and Weddings
Warren Harris spoke on the Bible at First Baptist Church urging thorough Bible study. A May wedding in Milton, Mass united Miss Mary Julia Gamble and Ensign Stanley Kahrl with detailed nuptial planning and family attendance. A well on Georgetown Center was completed, a storm disrupted the area, and local residents hosted visitors including Nellie Mains aging 91. Rev. Robert Evans vacationing at MacMahan and a Bath visit from the Bonney family are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
Philip
Jerusalem
Harris
Katharine Blackie
Roy Newman
God
Joan Hagan
L. Earle Hagan
Colby College
Hagan
Squirrel Island
Squirrel Inn
Todd’s
Georgetown Center
Georgetown
St. Michael's Burch
Milton
Mass
Mary Julia Gamble
Clarence James Gamble
Stanley Judson Kahrl
Ensign
U.S.N
George M. Kahr
Elmira
N. Y
Norman D. Goehring
Adams Street
Janet Frothingham
Dedham
Mimi Coletti
Princeton
N. J
Emily Faulkner
Brookline
Jennifer Kerr
Frensham
England
Thomas Kahrl
Howard Bliss
Greenwich
Conn
Walter Gamble
Otto Grote
Cambridge
Harry Hatton
Grand Haven
Mich
James Storey
Maynard W. Powning
Wayland
G. Glover Crocker
Cohasset
Milton Academy
Radcliffe College
Hotchkiss
Harvard
Varsity
Fox
U.S. Navy
Kahr
Experiment
Summer arrivals and visits at Georgetown area cottages
A parade of seasonal guests fills Georgetown Center and neighboring enclaves. Lewiston and Andover families join friends at MacMahan and Kennebec Point while visitors from Los Angeles and Ohio tour Reid Park Five Islands and Kennebet Point. Local clergy and civic figures are noted among the summer attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Sheepscot
West
Tage Christensen
Lewiston
Peterson Place
Robinhood
Grace Lutheran Church
Fred Taft
New York
Allen
MacMahan
Arthur Taft
Andover
Mass
Judson Cross
Kennebec Point
Ralph Hunter
Reid Park
Five Islands
Kennebet Point
Tourjee
I. J. Fox Company
New York City
Chester Kelsea
Seguinland
M. Alden Mott
Norfolk
Calif
Hartley Harley
Candy
William Plummer
John D. Williams
Nathaniel Hasenfus
West Roxbury
Deborah Shain
Charles Shain
Georgetown Center
Camp Somerset
A. E. Tuller
Unionville
Conn
Indian Point
Tuller
Scott Ellidge
Northfield
Minn
Little River
Scouts Track Niles High School Pitcher Ace Bill Neesley
Six major league scouts monitor Michigan hurler Bill Neesley from Niles High School. The lefthander has ten no hit games in four years, split between high school and junior league play. He pitched three no hitters in high school. Neesley may choose college or pro ball. Tigers show primary interest while five other clubs also watch him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Mich
Michigan
Bill Neesley
Niles High School
Oros High
Nesley
Detroit Tigers
Banana Rhubarb Bake with Orange and Cream Cheese
A luscious dessert bakes bananas and rhubarb with sugar and orange juice until tender. Serve warm with a softened cream cheese topping for a creamy finish.
Five Islands club wraps season with supper and meetings
Five Islands Good Neighbor Club concluded its season with a covered dish supper for sixteen at Library hall followed by a brief business meeting. Sunday school teachers from Five Islands church met with Pastor Warren Harris to discuss improving the Sunday school. A church business meeting and a Junior Young People's Group session were also held, with about 16 attending the latter to work on Scripture plaques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbor Club
Library Hall
Albert Moore
Philip Pinkham
Kathleen Rittall
Georgie Pinkham
Woodrow Gray
Addie Moulton
William Marr
Orville Rowe
Dennis Moore
Erland Moore
Franz Stevens
Reginald Church
Victor Pinkham
Henry Moore
Lloyd Pinkham
Harlan Pinkham
Five Islands
Warren Harris
Sylvia Pinkham
Vernon Gray
Richard Davis
North Anson
Lermond Davis
Lester Davis
Parker Start
Melrose
Mass
Marr Cottage
Start
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hall
Acton
Hall Cottage
George Gray
Beulah Miller
MacMahan Island
Thomas Hanna
Tommy
Bath
Lulu Hanna
Hanna
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Frank Blake
Clayton Doyle
Doyle
Kenneth Smith
Yarmouth
Reid Park
Ivan Pinkham
Irving Hanna
Irving Hanna and Mrs. Hanna In Bath One Evening Last Week. Irving Pinkham
Richmond
Furber Davis
New Harbor
Frank Dolan
Cambridge
McKeown
Mrs. Watson
Mrs. Rousse
Marlene Pinkham
Richard Barter
Barter Pinkham Wedding at Five Islands Church
Miss Marlene Evelyn Pinkham married Richard Arthur Barter in a Saturday ceremony at Five Islands Baptist church. The couple, both Morse High graduates, plan to reside in Bath after Mr Barter’s Coast Guard service and work with Sanders Construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Evelyn Pinkham
Richard Arthur Barter
Five Islands Baptist Church
James Harper
Connie Gray
Miss Gray
Rosalyn Pinkham
Gene Farrar
Bath
Everett Reay Virta
Arrowsic
Cyril Stevens
Five Islands
David Kaler
Five Islands Grange Hall
Albert Moore
Punch
Lawrence Perow
Kenneth la Rose
Orville Rowe
Thomas McCorr
Charles H. Pinkham
Robert Garcia
Boston
Morse High School
J. J. Newberry
Barter
Herman F. Barter
Marcia Street
U. S. Coast Guard
Sanders Construction Co
Wiscasset
127
Court Street
Obituary for Bernice Barter 54 Native of Bath
Bernice Barter of Bath died suddenly Monday in St. Petersburg Florida at age 54. Born April 4 1900 to Elwood and Bertha Clifford she lived in Bath most of her life until 1945 when she moved to Florida. Survived by husband Harmon four sons Harold Drake El wood Drake Forrest Drake Kenneth Drake two daughters George Emery Ber nice Mae Barter a brother Ralph Tibbets a sister Mrs John Burgess a half sister Marrietta Auber and eight grandchildren. World War II service brought a Governor of Maine acknowledgment for four sons serving at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Barter
Bath
St. Petersburg
Fla
Elwood
Bertha Small Clifford
Harmon Barter
Harold Drake
Elwood Drake
Iceland
Forrest Drake
Lewiston
Kenneth Drake
Sullivan
George Emery
Stoneham
Mass
Bernice Mae Barter
Ralph Tibbets
John Burgess
Marrietta Auber
Sterling, Ill
Barter
Maine
Mrs Jeanie R Sanborn cremation or burial note
Mrs Jeanie R Sanborn age 82 died Sunday at her home 954 Middle Street. Born February 24 1872 in East Brunswick she was daughter of Angus and Nettie Weston. Resided in Bath about 15 years survived by husband Frederick N Sanborn private funeral and Cambridge Cemetery Cambridge Mass burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie R. Sanborn
Middle Street
East Brunswick
Angus and
Nettie Weston Robertson
Bath
Frederick N. Sanborn
Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge
Mass
Funeral services for Harry M Frye held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Harry M Frye were conducted Thursday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Canon Charles M Tubbs officiating. Bearers were Hyde Windlass Co. guard force led by Ramon Soule, Herbert Grover, Charles True, Edward Farris, Herbert Craft and Rideout. Burial followed in the Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M Frye
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles M. Tubbs
Hyde Windlass Co
Frye
Ramon Soule
Herbert Grover
Charles True
Edward Farris
Herbert Craft
Oak Grove
Mrs Jean R Sanborn Rites Held at Mayo Funeral Home
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at two oclock were held for Mrs. Jean R. Sanborn wife of Frederick N. Sanborn. The rites were conducted by the Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence at 819 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean R. Sanborn
Frederick N. Sanborn
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
East China Writers Union Plans Three Historical Novels
A Peiping broadcast reports the presidium of the East China Writers Union decided to publish three historical novels this year. A writers committee will study life in factories villages and building sites and then examine training of new writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Books
Tokyo
Peiping
The
East China Writers Union
Presidium
Football lineup in 1877 with fifteen players
In 1877 a football team fielded fifteen players: nine linemen, one quarterback, two half backs, one three quarter back and two full backs.
Burial in Cambridge Cemetery Obituary Notice
Street is listed with Rev. Howard O Hough of Portland officiating in Cambridge Massachusetts for burial in the family lot in Cambridge Cemetery on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard O Hough
Portland
Cambridge
Mass
Cambridge Cemetery
Laundry Safety for Colored Garments
The notice advises washing colorfast doubts separately to avoid color transfer. Wash rinse and dry garments quickly to minimize bleeding risk during laundering. It urges caution when unsure about colorfastness.
Planning a Company Dinner With A Slightly Odd Dish
When planning a company dinner consider featuring one course that is a touch out of the ordinary. A single unusual dish can spark conversation and add memorable variety to the menu.
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Fleetwin
Pierce
Marine Service
Bertha Curtis
Marion Babb
Esther Foss
Marcia Baker
Cecilia Robinson
Laura Reynolds
Helen Thrower
Neal Powers
Lions International
St. Andrews
N. B
Raymond Libby
Bernard Smith
Richmond Fireman’s
Richmond Sportman’s Association
Sutay
Lane Field
Richmond A. A
Legion
Boy Scouts
Arthur Redding
Owenville
Medford
Miss
Merriman
Bailey Island
Margaret Mullen
Beedle Road
Ernest Hewins
Smithfield
Emily Chase
Ellen
Bowdoinham
Miss Chase
Roberts
Alice Roberts
Eva Douglas
Douglas
Department of Maine
Carl Stinson
South Front Street
Gardiner General Hospital
Mina Clark
Joseph Savoie
Inez Savoie
River Road
Louisville, Ky
Boothbay Harbor
Walter Slye
Weston
Nellie Mains
Waltham, Mass
Mains
Robert Evans
Dean Bonney
Bonney
U. S
Guatemala City
John E. Pearifoy
Charles Nelson
Augusta
Betty Anne
Miss Nelson
Harry K. Stone
Lewiston and
Bay Point
Roy M. Newman
William Todd
Pettit
Carleton College
Hulbert
West Georgetown
George Alderman
Amherst
Gaspe Peninsula
Robert Hawley
Beatrice Bouton
Elizabeth Harris
Farmington
University of Maine
Percy Lantz
Marrtown
Lantz
Clifton Winn
Onus Hicks
Hans Nabholtz
J. Robert Blackie
Eugene Gilmore
Iowa City
Iowa
Philip Dalrymple
Stewart
Detroit, Mich
Frederick
Harold J. Brown
Othey Graves
Pemaquid
Cyean Point
Donald Hopkins, Jr
Vanita
Glorene Pinkham
Millie Pinkham
Fenton Moore
Ernest Quimby
Belmont
A. E. Reynolds
Judson
Arthur Rowe
Waltham
Sherbon Rowe
Barter-Pinkham
Five Islands Church
Grange Hall
Mrs
Harry M. Frye
Marie McDonald
Harry Karl
Hollywood
Harrison Karl
Denise
Brother
Guatemala
Esquipulas
Carlos Castillo Armas
Tros
M. H. Page
North St
Kennebec Gree
Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O
Jackson , Mississippi
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