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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1936

Page

5

Richmond Couple Wed In Methodist Parsonage

Paul Given son of Mr and Mrs Ed Given married in Richmond at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Gadgett officiating The bride wore a tailored white suit with yellow accessories and a sweet pea corsage The bridesmaid was Dorothy Billins The couple will honeymoon in Northern Maine and Canada and live at 12 Middle Street Orono for the summer session at the University of Maine

Paul Given Edmited Methodist Gadgett Dorothy Billins Keller School South Portland Northeastern Business College Portland Richmond High School First Congregational Church of Bridgton Jefferson Bryant d Given Colby College Theta Kappa Nu Methodist Episcopal Church Richmond Edward Cragin Waterville Maine Canada Middle Street Orono University of Henry Brown Norway Stanley Pratt South Paris Eva Billins Bryant Pond

Rotary's old officers give way to new

The Rotary Club held its last meeting under the old board at Hotel Phoenix. President Marius H. Page reported funds of 58.13 on hand and 202.46 for community service. New president Dr. Francis A. Winchenbach aims to start North End playground work next year. Luncheons move to Hotel Sedgwick to attract new members.

Rotary Club Hotel Phoenix Marius H. Page Page Goddard Pond Francis A. Winchenbach Dike Street Park Street Hotel Sedgwick Allen Edward W. Bridgham

Maine's Great Summer Vacation State Vision Hailed

A Maine commission member lauds Harrie Coe and young colleagues for promoting the state. Highlights include publicity efforts, bridle paths and ski trails, real estate July summer property groups, and a new booklet Maine the Land of Remembered Vacations. The talk praises Governor Brann's One Hundred Club event and colored films to market Maine to readers and editors.

Maine Harrie Coe Sealey Greaton Doucette Commission Augusta Rines Day Crafts National Editorial Association Brann One Hundred Club

Georgetown Social News Highlights Local Visitors

A stream of visitors and seasonal movers fill Georgetown and nearby towns. Notable names include Miss Dorothy W. Oliver and Miss Margaret Brown visiting relatives, Mrs. Keisling hosting Detroit guests, and Rev. Doty arriving for summer services at Robinhood. Community events feature the Georgetown Center and Five Islands schools’ graduation at Five Islands grange hall.

Winona Oliver Portland William A. Todd Alfred Rowe Bath Martha Rich Bowen E. B. Billings Lisbon Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston Mass Joseph F. Higgins Waldo Brown Wellesley Hills Kennebec Point Margaret Brown Alex Cunningham Newburyport Keisling Dedham Bay Point Detroit William Zorach Robinhood Elizabeth Hunt Seward E. Emmons West Georgetown Irvington N. J Gilbert Lewis Beatrice Abbott Everett Higgins Gilbert Gunnell John Waltham Thomas Williams Dorothy Stuart Richmond Emma B. Billings Georgetown Center Five Islands Grange Hall Prof Hulbert Chicago University Nancy Rev Doty Washington State Robinhood Parsonage WPA Little River Indian Point Clyde Pinkham Willard Sprague Boston Marilla Tarr Ida Oliver Friends Conley Somerville Walter Gordon Roslindale Eliza Graham Jamaica Plain Perow Edward Wren Judson L. Cross and Son Winchester Hightide Joseph Bearse Carol Deering Lelia Oliver Carrie L. Oliver E. A. Gilmore Overlook Marion Hunt Malden Island Doris Trafton Melrose Howard M. Trafton William Weir Pawtucket R. L Andre Ernest Heald

Biddeford Acting Mayor Contemplates Mayors Return

Acting Mayor Raoul Belaire weighs summoning Mayor F H Mitchell from the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Hortense the horned toad died at the police station while under medical examiner says broken heart, with suspicion toward the resident alligator. Funeral plans await mayoral advice as police blotter drapes in mourning.

Raoul Belaire Biddeford F. H. Mitchell Philadelphia

Beautification of Maine roadsides inspires Maine students

Barbara Vigue of Dike School won a prize for a composition urging roadside beautification along Maine roads. The essay urges government grading of rocky areas, filling sand pits, planting shrubs, transplanting thriving plants, and preserving wildflowers to attract tourists and boost local revenue.

Barbara A. Vigue Edward Vigue High Street Dike School Miss Vigne Bernice D. Staples Roscoe P. McFadden Maine Federation of Women's Club Barbara Vigne Maine Brunswick Massachusetts

Steamer Virginia sets Bath Boothbay Harbor schedule

Steamer Virginia of the Samoset Steamboat Co starts service on the Bath Boothbay Harbor route with Capt. Walter E. Palmer in command and Lewis T. Farmer as purser. Daily departures from Boston 8:00 and 12:35, return times 9:30 and 3:30, with stops at Mac Mahan Five Islands Southport Capitol Island and Squirrel Island. Sunday trips run 8:00 to 3:30. Stockholders meet next Tuesday in Bath. directors follow.

Virginia Samoset Steamboat Co Bath-Boothbay Harbor Walter E. Palmer Lewis T. Farmer Boston Boothbay Harbor Bath MacMahan Five Islands Southport Capitol Island Squirrel Island Farmer Edward W. Bridgham

Obituary of Edgar Lavoie 49 in Brooklyn

Edgar Lavoie aged 49 died Monday morning in Brooklyn New York from heart trouble after months of illness. Born in Bath he was the son of Napoleon and Delanire Levoie and lived in Bath before moving to Brooklyn14 years ago to work as a machinist. He married Bertha Rohr of Bath and is survived by his wife and son Edgar both of Brooklyn and three sisters Mrs Blais Bath Mrs John Haubrick Brooklyn and Mrs Nicholas Haubrick Wyandotte Michigan.

Edgar Lavoie Brooklyn N. Y Edgar Blais Bath John Haubrick Nicholas Haubrick Wyandotte, Mich

Five Islands Graduation Highlights Community Day Program

Five Islands community marked Graduation and Community Day with a Georgetown and Five Islands school program at the grange hall. Highlights included first and second graduates Lilla Gray and Eva Mains, performances by students, a memory song, a valedictory, diplomas presented by Supt. John Carter Gray, and remarks by Rev. Walter Schoepfer.

Georgetown and Five Islands Grange Hall I. Aie Ahaes Lilla Gray Georgetown Audrey Pinkham Miss Stuart Fred Laskey Wilbur Loveitt Cora-Mae Hanna Caserta Mary Pinkham Shopper Esas Ee Marie Rittall Herbert Campbell Russell Harford, Jr Edward Carr Aurdey Pinkham TA Fee Ie Mr. Carter Donald Schoepfer Arrow Gene Stevens Pinkham Ida MacGillivary Char MacGillivary Leon Williams Thomas Hanna Robin Barbara Pinkham Dennis Moore Albert Moore Olive Williams Tennerao Cora-Mae Hanna Pinkham Helen Pinkham Effie Loveitt Adeline Hinckley Arline Five Islands Iaetaies Olive Williams Jack Con-Mae Hanna Charles Carr Our Doctors Marylotte Gray Irving Hanna John Grace Pierce Long Mansfield Moore Cecil Stevens John MacGillivary Mary Betty Carr Walter Schoepfer Gertrude Carr Lilla Prano C. B

Boothbay Register editor Benjamin E. Kelley dies at 57

Benjamin E. Kelley longtime editor and publisher of The Boothbay Register died Wednesday after an operation for a ruptured appendix at Maine General Hospital Portland. Born June 20 1879 in Boothbay he studied at Lincoln Academy and Bowdoin College and later bought the Boothbay Register in 1914.

Benjamin E. Kelley Boothbay Register Maine General Hospital Portland Mr. Kelley Boothbay John E Cornelia Kelley Lincoln Academy Bowdoin College Greenwich

Charles Ward Dies Suddenl y Saturday

Charles Ward, 75, died suddenly forenoon Saturday at Sunnyside Farm East Brunswick the home of his nephew Harold Freeman. He was born December 5 1861 in North Bath and lived with the Freemans except for years in North Bath. Survived by two sisters eight nieces and eight nephews.

North Bath East Brunswick Charles Ward Harold E. Freeman Sunnyside Farm Mr. Ward North Bath Robert Margaret Willis) Ward Freeman Fred E. Foote Charles E. Hughes City Roger Pierce Herbert H. Huggard Howard A. Parks William F. Pond Percy Richardson Lulu Ward Joseph Bruner Seattle Wash Frank Allison Oakland Cal Benjamin Oliver Frank Oliver Quincy Mass Sherman Clark Portland Frank Ward Scott Ward Hardings Robert W. Oliver Ernest Ward

Miss Lora Redding Shea Dies in Arrowsic Home

Miss Lora Redding Shea 45 died Thursday morning at six in her Arrowsic home. She had been confined eight weeks after a fall that broke her left leg. She was the only child of Collingwood C. Shea and the late Zella R. (Redding) Shea, born August 25, 1891, and had always lived in Arrowsic.

Lora Redding Shea Arrowsic Collingwood C. Shea Zella R. (Redding) Shea Miss Shea

Funeral set for Frank Barker at Old Folks Home

The funeral for Frank Barker was held Thursday afternoon at two at the Old Folks Home where he resided for four years. Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist church officiated with bearers Edward Harrington Edward Huse Eugene Spinney and David Standish. Burial followed in Oak Grove.

Frank Barker Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Edward Harrington Edward Huse Eugene Spinney David Standish Oak Grove

Elmer E. Larrabee Dies in Norwich Connecticut

Elmer E. Larrabee 76 of Bath born, died after a stroke in Norwich Connecticut. He worked in Bath early electric industry, led Twin State Electric Light & Power Co. in Bennington, Vermont for 35 years, later sales manager of Eastern Connecticut Light & Power Co. in Norwich. He is survived by his son Harold D. Norton and two Bath nephews Arthur C. and Horace Norton. funeral held Saturday.

Norwich Conn Elmer E. Larrabee Bath Arthur C. Norton Mr. Larrabee High Street Arthur Norton Charles Larrabee Bennington Twin State Electric Light & Power Co Eastern Connecticut Light & Power Co Harold D Larrabee Flora Leonard Arthur C Horace L. Norton

Rev Charles Arik dies in Laconia at 52

Rev Charles Arik of Laconia former Bath leader of the Jewish community and charter member of Beth Israel synagogue died Thursday morning in Laconia hospital after a February admission. He was 52 born in Kovno Lithuania and served congregations in Bath Rumford Washington NY Massachusetts and North Carolina. He was a Mason and member of IOR and DOP. He survived by his wife three children four sisters and four grandchildren. References note two relatives left for Laconia.

Charles Arik Laconia N. H Laconia Hospital Arik Bath Beth Israel Synagogue Washington Street Kovno Lithuania This City Mary Arik Isidore Arik Sam Plotkin Gardner Mass Kaplan Athol Ruth E Edward Gerald Lee Arnold M. Cogan Cogan Morris H. Cohen Benjamin S. Gediman

Death of Joseph H. Hull of Waltham Mass

Joseph H. Hull 83 of Waltham Mass died Sunday after a year of ill health. He was a prosperous retail produce man and is survived by his wife Nellie Rowe of Georgetown a son Rae of Los Angeles and is a brother in law of Winfield F. Rowe of Waltham. Services were held Tuesday after his death.

Bath Joseph H. Hull Waltham Mass Winfield F. Rowe Beth Popham Beach Hull Nellie Rowe Georgetown Rae Los Angeles Cal

Drake Takes Post With Pennsylvania Salt Co in Wyandotte

William P. Drake of Washington street left Monday for Wyandotte Michigan where he has accepted a position with the Pennsylvania Salt Company.

William P. Drake Washington Street Wyandotte, Mich The Pennsylvania Salt Co

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