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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1953

Page

4

Wilton centennial events include solos and memorial opening

Mrs. Winnifred Scott Shepard led five days of Centennial celebration with solos later archived in the Time Oa. Local clubs and granges held meetings in Richmond, Enterprise, and Richmond Corner with officers and guests listed. State game warden Charles L. Ring succeeded Donald Higgins, moving to 111 Main Street with family. A Lecturers rally featured many visiting officers. the program included varying musical numbers and a supper followed.

Winnifred Scott Shepard Front Street Wilton Shepard Maine Florida Wilton High School Methodist T Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Charles L. Ring Donald S. Higgins Columbia Falls Ring Orrington Brewer High School U. S. Army Wyman Main Street Charles, Jr Diane Enterprise Grange Est Vfficers Eleanor Ripley Topsham Mildred Kelly Deeringange Portland Wendolyn Douglass Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Sidney Smith Winslow Cleveland Marriner Margaret Morse Deborah Whitney Fernwood Grange West New Portland Ethel McDonald

Dresden School Bus Contract Led By Wentworth Plan

Benjamin Wentworth secured a contract to transport Fall scholars and plans to buy a bus able to carry all children from Dresden including those at Bridge Academy. The district updates mail routes with Maurice Hall resigning as a Cedar Grove to Gardiner carrier and current mail flowing Richmond Cedar Grove via R F D driver John Frey.

Benjamin Wentworth Mr. Louveney Bridge Academy Maurice Hall Cedar Grove Gardiner Richmond John Frey David Brown David Stanley Cooper Woburn Mass Frank Lemarr Dresden-Arna Ager Bakersmith Newport R. I James McCoy Kermit Trussell Burton Trussell Dresden Mills Gardiner General Charles Dorr Durgan Eastern River Charles Sheldon Tapley Rockland Carney’s Point Ida Robbins Harriette Carolyn Sheldon James Cameron West Dresden Cameron Elsie Edith Anderson Bath Lyndel Good Lot Call Ernest Herbert Guy Brannen Haynesville Elmer Wade Marvin Wade New York Capitol Island Boothbay

County Republicans pledge $1000 to fund drive

Over 40 county and town Republican committee members met at City Hall to plan fundraising for the Portland recognition event on October 1. Plates cost $50 each. Frederick Allen of Portland and Doris Lyons outlined methods used in the current campaign. Sagadahoc County targets $1000 with 11 volunteers agreeing to raise $50 each. a county finance chairman will be named soon.

Republican Committee City Hall Portland Frederick Allen Doris Lyons Republican State Committee Sagadahoc

Richmond man pleads guilty to speeding in Bowdoinham

Municipal Court records Darrell W. Giberson, 33, of Richmond, paid $10 and costs of $6.40 after pleading guilty to a speeding charge. He was apprehended by State Trooper Bernard Holdsworth on Route 24 in Bowdoinham on July 8.

Darrell W. Giberson Richmond Arthur Duesday Giberson Bernard Holdsworth Bowdoinham

Vacation Bible school and town institute activities noted

The report outlines two weeks of Vacation Bible School at Five Islands grange hall with worship at a nearby church and an annual institute serving all town children. Transport is organized from Bay Po Marrtown Georgetown Center and Robinhood by several named organizers. A gravel haul from Knubble supports local road surfacing projects in Arrowsic Georgetown and other areas. Community events include Kennebec Point Associates meetings, Working League plans, personal notices on military service and travels, and a visit to Hog Island for an alumnae reunion.

Five Islands Grange Hall Bay Po Marrtown Georgetown Center Robinhood Elizabeth Moffatt Robert Graffam James Oliver B. Belle Heald John E. Reedy Arrowsie Arrowsic Georgetown Bay Point Indian Point Kennebec Point Associates Philip Dalrymple George M. Kahrl Ohio Dr. Kahrl Stanley Ensign Harvard U. S. S. Perry Bath Newport R. I Kahrl Kennebec Point Thomas Navy Macon South American Santos Brazil Cambridge David Garrick Elmira College New York Roy Newman William A. Todd Esther Baldwin Rockmere Five Islands Hog Island Audubon Jayson Schoener Bath Memorial Hospital Walter Parker Providence David Y. Alkazin Ralph Jackson Oxford Warren S. Todd Winthrop Eddie Cummings Edward Cummings Peterson Earl Oliver Waltham Joseph F. Higgins Johansen New Brunswick N. J Hans Nachhol Irvington-on-Hudson Fred P. Oliver Wakefield Mass Roy M. Newman Cole Lincoln Walton Roland Peterson Grace Lutheran Church Lewiston Ruth Highland Manor Lone Branch Lato

Local social notes from Robinhood Cove and area visits

Residents and visitors dot a busy slate from Robinhood to Kennebec Point. George Manning called on William Bisseth. Mrs Bowles visits her brother Roy Campbell. Buddie Brown heads to Bath Memorial after illness. the Lippards host Yale dean Vernon Lippard and guest Miss Hammond. Zorachs host in Brooklyn visitors. families plan trips to Monhegan and Philippines departure for Air Force husband.

Robinhood George Manning Arrowsie William Bisseth Merrill Bowles Bangor Roy J. Campbell Campbell Forrest Carleton Woolwich Sills Buddie Brown Harold J. Brown Kennebec Point Bath Memorial Hospital Anderson Lewis Harry Heald Portland Philip Stebbins Robinhood Cove Stebbins Dorothy Files Kline Vernon Lippard Yale Medical School New Haven A. E. Riley Frederick Wilson Thomas McBride Roy Newman Monhegan Newman Arthur Harris Bino William Zorach Tessim Zorach Jonathan Brooklyn N. Y Zorach Peter Timothy Johnny Ands Francis Shea

Robinhood Notes Visit and Local Happenings

Mr and Mrs Hubert Loveitt of Bristol PA visited with his mother Mrs Addie Loveitt in town and with Mrs Loveitts people in Gardiner enjoying fishing in Robinhood Cove. They returned to Pennsylvania Saturday. William Harrison and family motored to Orrs and Bailey Island. Daisy Mains and Cleon Mains with others were in Bath. Bird s blueberry lands were sprayed for the second time and berry crops are very small. Lawrence Heffron and Burton Cunningham hay on the former Nat Howe farm.

Hubert Loveitt Bristol Town Addie Loveitt Daisy Mains Cleon Mains Orr's Bailey's Island William Mains Bath Lawrence Heffron Burton Cunningham Nat Howe Bird

Two Boats Enter New Meadows Yacht Race

In Sunday racing at New Meadows Yacht Club only two boats entered. Feather, skippered by Paul Tiemer, led Buccaneer, steered by Harry Halterman, along a Basin Point to Bear Island course with light wind slowing times. Club plans shift races to Saturdays 2:30 over Basin Point. next week's will use the up river course near the clubhouse. Mr and Mrs Carl Meister visited Lisbon Falls to see Mrs Meister's sister Mrs Peter Bailey. former Lisbon Falls residents.

New Meadows Clup Paul Tiemer Archibald M. Man Harry Halterman Basin Point Candy's Harbor Bear Island Birch Point Yacht Club Carl T. Meister Lisbon Falls

Five Islands News Roundup and Local Notes

Five Islands community notes list church events at Reid State Park and local Bible school at Marycliff, with 49 children enrolled. Reports cover library updates, annual apron sale rescheduled, baptism witnesses from Lisbon Falls Nazarene, and a 17–0 baseball loss by Marycliff’s team to Five Islands. Observations include numerous visits, cottage stays, and social notices across Bath, Phippsburg, Georgetown, and surrounding towns.

John Reedy Library Hall Church of the Nazarene Lisbon Falls Marycliff Five Islands James Clark Arthur Davis Deitle Russell Pinkham Sasanoa Bradford Brown Swett Museum Portland Boston Pennsylvania State College

Birth announcement for David Frank Hinds in Memori al hospital

Mr and Mrs Frank Hinds Jr announce the birth of a son at the Memorial hospital on Saturday weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces He is named David Frank Mrs Hinds formerly Helen Higgins of Bath

Frank Hinds, Jr Andrews Road Memorial Hospital David Frank

Mrs Reisinger Visits Aunt and Uncle in New York

Mrs Margaret Reisinger visits her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Roscoe P McFadden at 1023 Middle Street before heading home after a New York visit.

Margaret Reisinger Roscoe P. McFadden Middle Street New York

Lakewood to Present Play Mister Roberts

Lakewood stage presents Mister Roberts as the seventh offering of the 53rd season starting Monday with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Based on Thomas Heggen novel, the World War II naval comedy drama played Broadway for years. Cast features Pat Wilkes in Call Me Madam and Betty Bartley Ann Francine Peter Held in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Reservations now at box office.

Ray Parker Mister Roberts Victor Jory Lakewood Players Thomas Heggen Heggen Joshua Logan Pacific Navy Irving Berlin Howard Lindsay Russell Crouse Jules Styne Pat Wilkes Betty Bartley Ann Francine Peter Held

Obituary of Mrs Gladys M Dale of Gorham Maine

Mrs Gladys M Dale died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Gilead Maine. Born in Berlin New Hampshire July 18 1894 she lived much of her life in Berlin and Gorham. She married Louis Dale in 1915 and worked during World War II at the BSW. Survived by husband son Norman Gorham NH daughters Woodrow MacArthur Gilead Maine and Clarence Tyler Sr Gorham ten grandchildren three brothers Arthur Bath Walter Long Island NY George Berlin and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday July 6 at Holy Family church Gorham Rev Fr Joseph A Turgeon officiating. Bearers were nephews Clarence Richard James Robert Treamer. Interment Calvary Cemetery Berlin.

Canada A. E. Reynolds Belmont Mass Beverly Rittall F. Arthur Berry Arthur Berry Bath Andrew Rowe Unity Carleton Hinckley Boston Fiorine Stevens Franz Tracy Stevens Cecil Stevens Boothbay Harbor Franz Stevens James Stevens Lawrence Lewis Richmond Lincoln Campbell, Jr Russell Harford Kenneth Smith Clayton Doyle Yarmouth Victor Pinkham Howard Chase Millie Pinkham Chase Irving Hanna Lulu Hanna Carver Bowdoinham Connie Hatch Clarence Preble Bath Memorial Hospital William Patton Essex Leominster Indian Point H. T. Webster Casper Milquetoast Reader's Digest Albert Johnson Lynn Rockcrest Cottage Joseph Ince Kingston R. I D. W. Staffeld John Wakefield Emery Holt Hermon Barter Anna Lagerval Brockton Robert Titterington George Ryther Wollaston Branwell Harford Chester Hobart Rockcrest Orr Flora Hansen Starksboro Hiram Pierce Mansfield Moore Phillips J. Clifton Little Brunswick Alaska Little U.S A. F Five Islands Georgetown B. E. Harford George Rother Gladys M. Dale Louis Dale Main Street Gorham Woodrow MacArthur Gilead Maine Berlin N. H James Treamer St. Patricks School BSW Norman Clarence Tyler Arthur Walter Long Island N. Y George Holy Family Church Joseph A. Turgeon Clarence Richard James Robert Treamer Calvary Cemetery

Mrs Elizabeth S Martin Dies at 77 in Woolwich Convalescent Home

Elizabeth S Martin aged 77 long time Woolwich resident and widow of Charles Moertin died Friday at 625 Washington street convalescent home where she had stayed for nine months. Born in Bremen July 25 1875 she was daughter of William and Lydia Willey. Survives include niece Edith Umberhind of Portland and cousins Ethel Morse of Bath and Mabel Alexander of Damariscotta.

Elizabeth S. Martin Woolwich Charles Moertin Washington Street Bremen William Lydia Brewer Willey Edith Umberhind Portland Ethel Morse Bath Mabel Alexander Damariscotta

Funeral services for Herbert B. Luce held Thursday

Herbert B. Luce was laid to rest Thursday afternoon in a Curtis Funeral Home service officiated by Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist Church. Bearers were Howard Larrabee Lucien Ames Brice Roberts and Theodore Watson. Burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove.

Herbert B. Luce Curtis Funeral Home Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Howard Larrabee Lucien Ames Brice Roberts Theodore Watson Oak Grove

Hyde Windlass Foreman Takes Two Weeks Vacation

Russell Kenney foreman of the milling machine department at Hyde Windlass Co. is on a two week vacation.

Russell Kenney The Hyde Windlass Co

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Sagadahc County Past Masters Association Kennebec County Pasts Association and Lecturers’ Council Wes Nellie Hascall Carey Burr Norene White Gwendolyn Douglass Marjorie Curtis Lee Sedgley Mina Llanotta Carla Johnson Lottie York Harry Yule Dana Sullivan Freda Sullivan Clarettce Witham William Whitney Dolly Fashion Show Grants Dolly PTC Sweet Sue W.T. Grant CO Dresden Jack Lynott Phippsburg Ida Hinckley Robert Grantham Cuba Pleasant Villa George Young Edward Talbot Camden Beulah Miller MacMahan Island Miss Baldwin Fuller Brower Medomak Sara Wetherill M. J. Pixstine Anna Harriet Worrell Bar Harbor James Abbot Francis Marr Braintree Richard Carey Tacoma, Park Lakewood Broadway Tourdee North St Kennebec
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