Engagement of Mary Flora Rideout and Dale Gordon Russell
Mr and Mrs Charles Rideout announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Flora to Dale Gordon Russell son of Mr and Mrs Horace Russell of Beedle Road. Mary Flora attended schools in South Gardiner and Richmond and works at Kennebec Manufacturing in Gardiner while Russell studied in Richmond and works at Gardiner Shoe Co. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rideout
Mary Flora
Dale Gordon Russell
Horace Russell
Beedle Road
Miss Rideout
South Gardiner
Richmond
Kennebec Manufacturing Company
Russell
Gardiner Shoe Co
Enterprise Grange Ladies Aid
Grange Hall
Della Grondin
Sadie Eaton
Esther Dickey
Edith Hayes
Mildred Phinney
Nazarene
River Road
Robert F. Wood
St. Clair Church of Nazarene
Toronto
Ont
First Church of the Nazarene
Hamilton
Mr. Woods
Donald Davis
Rumford
R. I
Center Street
Y.M.C.A
Winthrop
Mabel Rumrill
Brunswick
Elizabeth Watson
Leslie Williams
Eva Beauchemin
Lewiston
David A. Williams
Harold C. Williams
North Street
Fort Dix
N. J
Richmond High School
Ellen Chase
Roberts
Store
Norene White
Josiah White
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Jason D. Harwood
Edith Harwood
Beech Street
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Charlotte Hurley
John Hurley
Mercy Hospital
William Meserve
James Meserve
Maude Trott
Louis Billings
James Burns
Lynn
Mass
Ruth McMaster
Martha Teele
Sylvia Douglass
Hinkley
Miss Douglass
Alfred Tarr
Edwin Dougne
Caribou
Retirement Is Better Dallas Elroy Hirsch Retires From Pro Football
Former NFL star Elroy Hirsch known as Crazy Legs is officially retired from pro football. He wore No 40 for photographers and joined SMU players during spring practice, saying it feels pretty good but not ready to unretire or return to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Elroy
Crazy Legs
Hirsch
Southern Methodist Gridders
Los Angeles Rams
Screech owl visitors and local notices at Bay Point
A screech owl frequents the northern Bay Point area emitting a ghostly cry. The small bird nests in cavities and lays four to five white eggs. Various local notices mention marriages, visitors, and recent sports with Five Islands beating Bay Point 8 to 4, plus numerous social visits and cottage stays around Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Charles George Leonard
Stevens Avenue Congregational Church
Portland
Leonard
Maritime Academy
Castine
George Renaud
Five Islands
Billy Coombs
Bath
Mery Rideout
Rideout
Tripp Lake
Dwight
James Furbish
James McIntire
West Roxbury
Mass
Fenway Park
Carol Rideout
Emery Rideout
Madison Moore
Cape Elizabeth
Maine General Hospital
Michael Mahan
Arlington
Swift Cottage
Walter Cunningham
Walter, Jr
Joseph Perow
Clyde Whittaker
Perow
Scheeler
Jack
Bob
Norwood
Harold White
Fred P. Taylor
Auburn
Walter Coombs
Blanche Coombs
Belmont
A. M. Butterfield
Thomas Hagan
Forrest Drake
Coleman Norton
Lewiston
Harry Stone
Jane Niles
Helen Grainger
Roxbury
Butterfield
Miss Niles
Walter Flynns
Henry W. Sapp
Douglas
Clara Flynn
Woodside
S. 1
N. Y
Walter Flynn
Albert Coombs
Eleanor and
Alison
Popham Beach
John Sampson
Ath
Georgetown community notices and summer updates
Morning service at First Baptist featured Warren Harris on The Joy of Our Christian Faith with emphasis on 2 Tim 1 12. Nearby, Young Peoples Group planned a moonlight trip August 1 aboard the Viking. Town meeting discussions on Bath Fire Department contract led to authorizing selectmen to sign with fire calls routed through existing officials. Many local residents and visitors are noted across Georgetown Center Robinhood and Kennebec Point with camps, cottages, and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
Young Peoples
Viking
Five Islands Art Show Plans Announced
The Five Islands Community club announces the fourth annual art show to be held August 20 to 23 at Howard's hall Five Islands from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Last year drew 1500 visitors with 250 exhibits including painting ceramics and sculpture from New England and distant states and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
Nathan Hasenfus
Melvin Comeau
Bath
Fred White
Winthrop
Mass
Felix Salomone
Gordon Clarke
Lynn
Gertrude Smith
Dorchester
Newburyport Art Club
Boothbay Artists
Harpswell Art Group
Death of Stephen T Clarke In Pasadena Cal
Stephen T Clarke died July 21 at his Pasadena home. He first came to Georgetown with his parents and sisters in the 99s and spent many summers there. A certified public accountant he traveled widely in the United States and parts of Mexico while keeping Georgetown central in his heart. Survived by three sisters Mrs Frederick Hobart and Mrs Harry Bascom Thompson of Pasadena and Mrs Hicks of Chambersburg Penn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Stephen T. Clarke
Pasadena
Calif
Clarke
Harry S. Clarke
United States
Mexico
Minnie Hicks
Ruth
Georgetown Center
Frederick Hobart
Harry Bascom Thompson
Hicks
Chambersburg
Penn
Five Islands church notices and social items
Rev Dudley Kinsman Baptist missionary to Brazil will speak Aug 7 at the Five Islands Baptist church. Daily Vacation Bible school starts Aug 8. Church addition work progressed with foundation forms removed and floor beams set. A birthday party honored Karen MacGillivary on Monday. Annual meeting of the Five Islands Cemetery Association set for Aug 3 at Library hall. Numerous local residents and visitors from Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut are listed with summer cottages and visits to and from Boothbay Harbor, Bath and Kittery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Kinsman
Brazil
Baptist Church
Kinsman
Branwell Harford
Karen MacGillivary
Clarence Preble
Percy MacGillivary
Robert Snow
Delbert Page
Orville Rowe
Grace Ellen Preble
Elaine Snow
Peggy Smith
Andy MacGillivary
Five Islands Cemetery Association
Library Hall
Social visits span regions from Bath to Wolfeboro
The report lists multiple neighbors and relatives visiting each other across towns. Names include Mrs Louiseham Seguinland, Rudolph Lindahl of Cincinnati, Kathleen Rittall, Arthur Berry and family in Wolfeboro, Nancy Smith of New York City, Richard Walker on Malden Island, Rev Edward Boynton of Essex, Jack Hensinger of Bath, Marion Stevens of Exeter, Mark Hanna and family of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Grover
Louise—ham
Mass
Seguinland
Rudolph Lindahl and
Cincinnati
Walter Reid
Kathleen Rittall
Berry
Bath
Arthur Berry
Wolfeboro
N. H
Walfeboro
Nancy Smith
New York City
Richard Walker
Malden Island
Edward Boynton
Essex
Exeter
J. G. Stevens
Mark Hanna
G. Ronald Smith
Mina Swift
Former Bath Woman Honor Guest At Shower Party
Mrs. Clara Hanscom Gemellaro of Bronxville New York, formerly of Bath, visiting her parents Rowland and Mrs. Hanscom of Meadowway, was guest of honor at a combined stork shower and birthday party hosted by Mrs. William Hill and Mrs. Maurice Owen. Guests from Bath included Mrs. Arnold Levasseur, Mrs. Mark Crowley, Mrs. Donald Hanscom, Mrs. Frank Torrey, Mrs. Martin Wyman, and Misses Gayle FitzGerald, Margaret Hanscom, Carole Fitzgerald, and Barbara Wilson. Mrs. John Grill of Levittown Long Island also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Gemellaro
Bronxville
N. Y
Clara Hanscom
Bath
Rowland Hanscom
Meadowway
William A. Hill
Maurice H. Owen
Arnold Levasseur
Mark Crowley
Donald Hanscom
Frank Torrey
Martin Wyman
Gayle Fitzgerald
Margaret Hanscom
Carole Fitzgerald
Barbara Wilson
John Grill
Levittown
Long Island
Chatterbout Club Plans Summer Events Schedule
Chatterbout Club members met with Mrs. Evelyn Sweeney at York street to discuss summer activities. An August 13 food and fancy work sale is planned at Popham Beach from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A rummage sale will be held August 27 at 33 Oliver street, and the annual supper is set for August 16 to 20 with a firm date to be announced. Next meeting is August 9 with Mrs. Bessie Petit on Pearl street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatterbout Club
Evelyn Sweeney
York Street
Mary McCrater
Popham Beach
Oliver Street
Bessie Petit
Pearl Street
Obituary Elwood J Campbell 54 dies in Brighton hospital
Elwood J Campbell, 54, died July 23 at Brighton Marine Hospital. Born September 26, 1900 in West Southport, he was son of Joseph F and Mary Fields Campbell. Survived by four sons Elwood Jr of Topsham Linwood US Army Kenneth and Joseph Campbell of Warren. one daughter Ruth Campbell of Warren. two sisters Harriet Campbell of Franklin New Hampshire and Bertha Furber of Bath. He was a Mason and longtime fireman and oiler in the Merchant Marine service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood J. Campbell
Brighton, Mass. Marine Hospital
West Southport
Joseph F
Mary Fields Campbell
Elwood, Jr
Topsham
Linwood
U. S. Army
Kenneth
Joseph Campbell
Warren
Ruth Campbell
Harriet Campbell
Franklin
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Merchant Marine Service
Mrs Mary QO Boucher 54 Died After Long Illness
Mrs Mary QO Boucher age 54 died at her home 42 Willow Street Sunday morning after a long illness. Born in St Brock Canada February 7 1901 she was the daughter of Edward and Mary Ouellette Cloutier. Surviving are her husband Gerard A Boucher three sons Leonard F Alfred A and Edward L Boucher all of Bath one daughter Mrs Yvonne Laffley of Bath one brother Joseph Cloutier of Topsham three sisters Mrs Clementine Lemieux of Lewiston Mrs Alice Belanger and Mrs Anna Bernier both of Brunswick She was a member of St Mary's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary QO. Boucher
Willow Street
St Brock
Canada
Edward
Mary Ouellette Cloutier
Gerard A. Boucher
Leonard F
Alfred A
Edward L. Boucher
Bath
Yvonne Laffley
Joseph Cloutier
Topsham
Clementine Lemieux
Lewiston
Alice Belanger
Anna Bernier
Brunswick
St. Mary's Church
Funeral Rites Held for Mary A. Boucher at St Marys
A requiem high mass for Mary A. Boucher was sung at St. Marys church at 8 a m on Wednesday with Rev Father Bellefontaine officiating. Bearers were Alexis Fournier Ludger Belanger Francois Boucher Simeon Bernier Felix Gallant and Gene Bolduc. Burial followed in the family lot at St Johns cemetery Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Mary A. Boucher
Father Bellefontaine
Alexis Fournier
Ludger Belanger
Francois Boucher
Simeon Bernier
Felix Gallant
Gene Bolduc
St. John's Cemetery
Brunswick
Jockey Ken Church Known as “The Prince” by Rivals
Rival riders nickname jockey Ken Church The Prince for his blond wavy hair and striking looks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Church
the Prince
Neighborhood Stamp Club Busy Session Tuesday
Neighborhood Stamp club met Tuesday morning at the home of Miss Penelope Carter and her parents Harold and Mrs Carter North. Members exchanged stamps and discussed new and old issues. Punch and cookies were served. Planning a meeting next week with time and place to be announced. Present were Mrs Louise Carlton president Penelope Carter secretary Joseph Marquis John Crowley James Crowley Anthony Mc Laughlin William Reed and Mrs Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighborhood Stamp Club
Penelope Carter
Harold Carter
North Street
Louise Carlton
Joseph Marquis
John Crowley
James Crowley
Anthony McLaughlin
William Reed
Carter
T. W. Hyde Camp Meets To Complete Bake Plans
Members of T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Union Veterans met Monday evening to finish plans for the annual clambake set for Sunday July 31. Past Department Commander C. Lloyd Hooker and Mrs Hooker will host at their Sabino cottage. The event begins at 1 am with buses leaving Grand Army Hall on Middle Street at 11 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
C. Lloyd Hooker
Firemen Use 1200 Feet of Hose to Quench Woods Fire
An alarm from Box 321 summoned the fire department at six p.m. Monday for a lively woods blaze behind the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Comeau at 305 Center Street. Firemen used 1200 feet of inch and a half hose to spend an hour dousing the flames and soaking the area to prevent flare ups. No property was endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Comeau
Center Street
Fleet Reserve Beats Merchants In Pony League Showdown
Fleet Reserve defeated the Merchants 9 to 6 at McMann field to stay undefeated and push for Bath Pony League final honors. Sprague earned the win with 14 strikeouts while Hoagland fanned 18 for the Merchants in a game where Fleet Reserve drew five walks and relied on timely hitting from Tellan York and Leask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleet Reserve
Eagles
Merchants
McMannfield
Tellan
York
Hoagland
Willow Work
McNelly
Leask
Sprague
Ftotooo Syubyoy
Anesoys
Kelley
Munsey
Atwood
Bath Garden Plans August Meeting at Sebasco Estates
The Bath Garden club announced its August meeting will be at the Summer home of Mrs. G Thomas Murphy in Sebasco Estates. Guest speaker Mrs H P Johnson will lecture on Preserving Flowers With Borax. Hostesses include Mrs Murphy Mrs Herbert Lemont and Mrs Carl Kennedy. Tea followed with Mrs Bowen Torrey and Mrs Spiller pouring. Mr and Mrs Edward Hudson of Portland were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Wesley Sweeney at 37 York Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Thomas Murphy
Sebasco Estates
H. P. Johnson
Murphy
Herbert Lemont
Carl Y. Kennedy
Bowen Torrey
Spiller
Edward Hudson
Portland
Wesley Sweeney
York Street
Ada C Christensen obituary from Bath Maine item
Ada Christine Christensen 53 wife of Thomas A Christensen died Wednesday evening at Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient one day Born in Salmonhurst New Brunswick Canada Oct 6 1902 she was daughter of John C and Magdalene Jensen Petersen She lived in Canada early and was educated there After marriage lived in Saugus several years Came to Bath with husband who worked at Bath Iron Works and resided at 48 North Street She attended the Methodist church in Saugus Surviving husband father five sisters three brothers and numerous nieces nephews and cousins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada C. Christensen
Ada Christine Christensen
Thomas A. Christensen
Memorial Hospital
Salmonhurst
N. B
Canada
John C
Magdalene Jensen Petersen
Saugus
Bath
Bath Iron Works
North Street
John C. Petersen
Hope Nelson
Reading
Mass
Alice Dahlman
Jetta Dahlman
Woburn
Emma Mansfield
North Reading
Edna Seavey
North Yarmouth
Peter M. Petersen
Newport
Carl H. Petersen
Lewis E. Petersen
Burlington, Mass
Charles T. Stepp 75 longtime Barnum Works manager dies
Charles T. Stepp 75 of Woolwich Conn died Thursday at Memorial Hospital He managed Barnum Machine Works New Haven for forty years Born November 7 1879 in East Haven he was educated in West Haven and belonged to Masonic orders Survived by widow Edith Bradley Stepp two daughters Harriett Ryan and Clifford Brown sons Howard W Stepp Newell P Stepp one step son Howard B Wall New Haven one step daughter Mrs John Ambrose and brother Ernest H Stepp of New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleaves Henderson
Easton
William Marr
Stanley Lewis
Barbara
Jill
George Lee
Onset
Mass
John N. Norton
Patricia
New Jersey
Brenda Pearson
Somerville
Carl Pearson
Harry Kattenhorn
Boothbay
Harry Peterson
East Brunswick
Melvin Comeau
Herbert Johnson
Boston
Rockcrest Cottage
James Stevens, Jr
Derby Line
Nelson Cottage
Robert Smith
Ithaca
N. Y
Delbert Page
Morris Plains
N. J
Page
Bobby
Alice
Laconia
N. H
Joseph Collinihan
Roslindale
Helen Cannon
Leon Kelley
Woolwich
Orissa Carr
Everett Quinlan
Bath
Arthur Moore
Hallowell
Walter Moore
Franz Stevens
Maine General Hospital
Alice Parsons
New Haven
Conn
West Gartner
Walter Moores
Russell Pinkham
Kittery
Alton Reed
James Stevens
Carl Rowe
Carlol Kittery
Harold Rowe
F. E. Samson
Medford
Frank Blake
William Williams
Warner Eustis
Parker Buits
Malden Island
Orrin White
Waterville
Harold Dunton
Ransom Sawyer
Richard Bowman
Bath Memorial Hospital
Herbert Moore
Louis Hagan
Fred Shaffer
Felix Solomon
Rowe
Raymond Hanna
Donald Hopkins, Jr
Victor Pinkham
Hollis Leeman, Jr
Massachusetts
Charles T. Stepp
Barnum Machine Works
Memorial Hospital
East Haven
Charles H. and
Harriett Byrnes Stepp
West Haven
Adelphia Lodge
Pulaski
John Ambrose
Ernest H. Stepp
Alfred W Thurston 88 dies after long Old Folks Home stay
Alfred W. Thurston 88 longtime city painter and paperhanger died Thursday at Willow Crest Nursing Home Pittston after a month as a patient. Born Clinton March 10 1867, he was son of Solomon and Martha Mason Thurston. Survived by brother Ernest Thurston of Gorham NH and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Thurston
Old Folks Home
Willow Crest
Pittston
Clinton
Solomon and
Martha Mason Thurston
Thurston
Ernest Thurston
Gorham, N. H
Richard S Harris, Auburn Public Accountant, Dies at 50
Richard S Harris, about 50, died Friday night in Auburn after a long illness. He was a public accountant, worked as rent accountant for the Bath Area Rent office, later as income tax accountant with attorney John J Keegan. He attended Bates College and Bentley School of Accounting. Surviving are his wife Mona Harris and two sons Richard Jr. and Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Harris Richard S. Harris
Auburn
Bath Area
John J. Keegan
Bates College
Lewiston
Bentley School of Accounting
Boston
Mona Harris
Richard Jr
U. S. Navy
Robert
Ray W. Tuttle, War Veteran, Dies in Groton
Ray W. Tuttle, 45, formerly of Trufant Street, died Friday in Groton Connecticut. Born January 13, 1910 in Pittsfield, he was the son of Fred W. and Viva M. Davis Tuttle. Survived by brother Robert E. Tuttle of Knoxville. He served in World War II and was wounded in Belgium in 1945. A shipfitter at Electric Boat, Groton, he was predeceased by wife Grace Moody Tuttle in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray W. Tuttle
Trufant Street
Groton
Conn
Pittsfield
Fred W
Viva M. Davis Tuttle
Robert E. Tuttle
Knoxville
Grace Moody
Funeral services for Charles T. Stepp held at Curtis
Funeral services for Charles T. Stepp were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Curtis funeral home with Rev. Stephen H. Sidebotham officiating. Bearers were Karcher S. Jackson, Ivory Strout, T. T. Schul ten and William Thornton. Burial was in Riverside cemetery Day's Ferry Woolwich with Blue Lodge service by Solar Lodge of Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Stepp
Curtis Funeral Home
Stephen H. Sidebotham
Karcher S. Jackson
Ivory Strout
T. T. Schulten
William Thornton
Solar Lodge of Masons
Riverside Cemetery
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Charles O Nelson Funeral Held at Curtis Home
Funeral services for Charles O Nelson were conducted July 20 at 2 p.m. by Rev Martin Van B Sargent at Curtis Funeral Home. Bearers included Alfred McCabe Frank Lehane Clement Barter and Joseph Wilson. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nelson
Charles O. Nelson
Martin van B. Sargent
Curtis Funeral Home
Alfred McCabe
Frank Lehane
Clement Barter
Joseph Wilson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Thurston Services Held For Alfred W Thurston
Funeral services for Alfred W. Thurston were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles K. Sims officiated at Oak Grove.
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Iva Skillins
Bangor
Wayne Lewis
Gardiner General Hospital
Merle Niles
Roland Michaud
Kiessling Cottage
Lowell
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Evelyn Herrala
Detroit
Washington
Herrala
International
Harold J. Brown
Thomas Watson
Joseph Higgins
Board of Selectmen
Lloyd Pinkham
Harry H. Heald
Civil Defense
Reynolds Garver
Bath Fire Department
Georgetown Central School
Alfred Rowe
William Farr
Reid
Lindahl
Ohio
Todd’s
Philo Calhoun
Daniel Jackson
Melvin Jackson
Stuart Chapin
Jeremy
MacDonald
Tessim Zorach
Johnny
New York
William Zorach
Timmie
Peter
Allen Bean
Bay Point Road
Ralph Birdsall
Son Reed
New Canaan
Harry L. Horne
Carl Delano
Salvation Army
Northfield
Gaston Lachaise
Jennie Bolin
Austin Roberson
Maude P. Thayer
West Georgetown
Robinson
Foxboro
Thayer
Robert Hawley
Amherst
Bedford House
Walter Taylor
John D. Williams
Douglas O. Tuck
Sampson Air Base
Philip Dalrymple
Wellesley
Stuart
Alfred Proctor
Peterson
Robinhood
Ralph Hunter
Hanover
Little Sheepscot
Edgar Hunter
Robert Evans
MacMahan
Albany
Tuesdy
Green Farms
Cambridge
Ralph E. Adams
Leominster
Harlow Sheppard
Shrewsbury
Martha Bowen
Adams
Sheppard
Bowen
Reid Park
Paul Thompson
Cape Cod
Arthur Grover
Mary C. Boucher
T. W. Hyde
Pony League
Shumway Funeral Service
A. W. Thurston
Charles Kk. Sims
Oak Grove
M. H. Page
North St. Dial
Kennebec