Richmond Notes on Plays and Local Gatherings
The Richmond M E church staged The Third Customer at Highland Avenue church with Rev Charles B Sinden guiding. Many town residents and guests attended church events, lectures by Dr. Leyton Richards of Birmingham, and a series of broadcasts promoting Richmond’s industrial and recreational assets from station W H D H Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Avenue M. E
Gardiner
Richmond M. E
Charles B. Sinden
Richmond
Ruth Whitten
Hallowell
Mabel Cate
Dresden
George Hawkes
Leyton Richards
Birmingham
England
Richards
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
Seth Watson
Enterprise Grange
Progressive Orange
Pomona
Phippsburg
Herbert Eastman
Portland
Universal Producing Co
Opera House
Clarence Morrill
Mary Shaw
Bertha Curtis
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Ray McKenney
Marion McKenney
Brunswick
Carrie McKenney
Freeman Moshier
Charles Alexander
Moshier
Franklyn
B. R. Temple
A. H. Ware
Yarmouth
Jesse Dumas
Lawrence
Mass
Charles Tallman
Roslindale
Lloyd Chetley
University of Maine
Lewiston
Inez Witham Ani
Lela Douglass
Topsham Grange
Progressive Grange
Richmond Lodge F. & A. M
Amy Brailley
A. V
Harry Stantial
Atlantic, Mass
Traffic gains on Kennebec bridge despite receipts drop
May traffic rose from 65 735 to 68 966 people and vehicle counts up with 30 261 motor vehicles and 16 115 cash cars, yet cash receipts fell to 13 622 60 from 13 591 30, a loss of 368 79 due to toll schedule changes including lower truck tolls and restructured 29 and 200 trip tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Georgetown Social Ties Highlight Memorial Day Week
Irving Hunt of Dorchester and others visited relatives in Georgetown during Memorial Day weekend. Guests included Ruth Powers, Belle Heald, Augusta Todd, John Stacey, Maude Thayer, and Miss Valentine Ayer. Memorial events featured at Five Islands with Bradford Redonnette’s audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving EF. Hunt
Dorchester
Elizabeth Hunt
Ruth Powers
Belle Heald
Andrew Rowe
Benton
Friend
E. C. Higgins
Augusta Todd
John Stacey
Popham
William Todd
Walter Powers
Robinhood
Boston
Walter V. Cummings
Portland
Dorothy Oliver
Kingston
Mass
Erlon L. Newdick
Augusta
Department of Agriculture
Charles Blackie
Clinton
Ralph White
Topsham
John R. Blackie
West Georgetown
Maude Thayer
Westbrook
Spitzer
Taunton
Edward Wren
Valentine Ayer
Bath
Frank Heald
John Wilson
Hallowell
Hooker
Fred P. Oliver
Melrose
Ralph Carlisle, Jr
Massachusetts
Carlisle
Kennebec Point
Five Islands
Bradford Redonnette
Wiscasset
Ruth Hinckley
Sagadahoc Bay
Gray Road Park
Louise Howard
Adams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bay Point
Roy M. Newman
C. L. Hinckley
Malden Island
Harry Tarr
Richmond
Thomas Blaisdell
Woolwich
Ida Oliver
Carol
Union Hall
L. Earle Hagan
Thomas Hagan, Jr
First Baptist Church
E. B. Billings
Scott Curtis
Salem and Friends
Curtis
Charles Williams
F. W. Hovey
Edgecomb
Alice M. Hovey
Colby College
Waterville
Man Pleads Guilty In Assault Case In Bath Court
George Laskey of Georgetown pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Elbridge Powers in Bath municipal court. Judge John J. Keegan fined $10 and costs and ordered Laskey to recognize with $200 bonds to keep the peace for a year. Powers testified he was struck after a prior insult last December. Separately, Ralph Ellis of Cranberry Isle survived a wreck at Bar Harbor after his lobster craft broke apart and he was washed ashore six times before reaching safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Laskey
Georgetown
John J. Keegan
Bath
Elbridge L. Powers
Edward Clarey
Powers
Keegan
Laskey
Ralph Ellis
Cranberry Isle
Bar Harbor
Mr. Ellis
Houlton Faces Crackdown on Reckless Driving
Houlton remains easygoing for drivers with few traffic rules but local police have begun a drive against motorists who speed through streets and perform left turns and U turns in congested areas. Despite this, the town reports relatively few accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houlton
Waldron ClementWed in Vassalboro Rural Wedding
Miss Margaret Etta Clement daughter of Mrs Fannie B Clement Portland wed Warren C Waldron son of Mr and Mrs Millard Waldron Vassalboro in an outdoor ceremony at three on May 27 Rev D W Kimball officiated The couple celebrated with a buffet under a maple tree then visited Clinton with groom’s great-uncle Herbert Ek Kendall before returning to Norridgewock Their reception featured gifts and a kitchen dance hosted by Mr Kendall and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Etta Clement
Fannie B. Clement
Portland
Warren C. Waldron
Millard Waldron
Vassalboro
D. W. Kimball
the Baptist Church
North Vassalboro
Wallace Curtis
Curtis
Herbert Ek. Kendall
Clinton
Mrs. Waldron
Clement
Carl Whitney
Miss Whitney
Royce Howes
Whitney
Mr. Kendall
Norridgewock
Higgins-Smith wedding in West Bath and city
Elmer I Higgins of West Bath and Laurice P Smith of 78 Bedford Street were married Thursday evening at Central Church Mid dle Street. Rev David L Wilson officiated with a double ring service. The bride wore yacht blue silk crepe and a blue necklace. The groom in a brown business suit. They will live at 78 Bedford after a brief honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer I. Higgins
West Bath
Laurice P. Smith
Bedford Street
Central Church
Middle Street
David L. Wilson
Woodbury A. Smith
Lincoln Academy
Newcastle
Cyrenius P. Higgins
West Gath
Torrey
Burgess LeBlanc wedding in Brunswick at St John the Baptist
John Carlton Burgess son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Burgess of 89 Court Street and Miss Yvonne Leblanc daughter of Mr and Mrs Napoleon Leblanc of Jordan Avenue Brunswick wed Saturday morning at Church of St John the Baptist Attendants were Miss Evelyn Burgess and Albert Leblanc Bride wore white Groom a Morse High School 1925 graduate now a Bath Iron Works carpenter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carlton Burgess
Alexander Burgess
Court Street
Yvonne Leblanc
Napoleon Leblanc
Jordan Avenue
Brunswick
Church of St. John the Baptist
Evelyn Burgess
Albert Leblanc
Miss Leblanc
Miss Burgess
Burgess
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High Seniors Receive Sports Sweaters
The Morse high school lists seniors awarded sweaters for sports participation. Track honorees include Burnette Bailey and others with years noted. baseball, football, and basketball recipients are named with service years. Notable names include James Mille, Merritt Trott, Howard Lewis, and John Colley among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Burnette Bailey
Thomas Hagan
Roberta Hathorne
Herbert Henderson
Mary Larrabee
Frederick Rowland
Hilda Scott
Howard Steen
Edwitt Whitten
Porter Heyman
James Mille
Merritt
J. J. Newberry Company a Large National Chain
The J. J. Newberry Co a chair store organization negotiating with the W. E. Noyes Co has grown into a nationwide chain. Founded in 1912 it now operates about 400 stores across the United States with offices at 245 Fifth Avenue New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Newberry Co
W. E. Noyes Co
City Hall Square
United States
Fifth Avenue
New York
Brunswick Girl Wins Bradford Junior College Honor
Miss Lydia S. Riley of Brunswick was elected editor in chief of the Quill Annals at Bradford Junior College. The student publication is the school’s highest literary honor, and Miss Riley is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas H Riley Jr and granddaughter of Vernon D Mitchell of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Junior College
Lydia S. Riley
Thomas H. Riley, Jr
Brunswick
Quill Annals
Bradford
Vernon D. Mitchell
Bath
Auburn tinkerer George Clapp showcases 36 typewriting machines
George Clapp of Auburn, after 22 years at the trade, made his quarterly rounds among Rockland patrons last week. He has handled 36 varieties of machines during his tinkering career highlighting his experience while Heinz, the pickle merchant, is noted as not standing out in comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clapp
Auburn
Rockland
Heinz
Five Islands Social Round Brims With Memorial Day Visits
A Five Islands gathering overflowed with visitors from Melrose Quincy Cambridge and Boston as families and friends spent Memorial day weekend at cottages and the Ainley and Blair households. Local events included a grange library gift and a Memorial day service with an address by Bradford Redonnet of Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Greenlaw
Lorrin Fuller
Melrose
Mass
John Kelley
Rock Island
Quincy
Chester Ferry
Leslie G. Ainley
Cambridge
Greenlaw
Stoneham
Zephia Fickett
Portland
Orville Rowe
Ida Hinckley
E. P. Allen
Oakland
Alfred Rowe
J. E. Blaisdell
George Floyd
Groton
Branwell Harford
Boston
Lettie Harford
Russel Harford
F. M. Reid
Isabel Stevens
T. J. Hanna
Grange Library
Annie Synnott
Kittery
Elisha Field
T. W. Blaisdell
Woolwich
D. L. Howard
Bath
John Lundquist
Roslindale
George Ainley
Charles Jones
George Stanley
Ainley Cottage
Jones
Stanley
E. M. Horton
New York
Phyllis Stevens
Boothbay
Clifford Landry
East Boston
Landry
Lincoln Campbell
Frank Stevens
Five Islands
S. M. Cubbace
Cleve Davis
Dexter
Allen Coltas
Walter Moore
Mary Reherds
Hellowell
Wes
Moore
Nettie Snowman
Fremont Rowe
Chester Pinkham
Mildred Pinkham
Westbrook
Ellsworth Pinkham
Seguinland
Percy McGilvrey
Ade MccGilvrey
Clara Hinckley
Virginia Ainley
Charles MacMahan
Grange Hall
Bradford C. Redonnet
Wiscasset
Valley of Decision
Memory for faces leads to man's arrest
Max Kuts of Elm Street helped identify Oscar H Gray of Belfast as the man who passed a $14.66 check, leading to his arrest at a Bath carnival. Gray pleaded not guilty in Municipal Court. probable cause bound him over to Sagadahoc Superior Court. Identification by Kuts and his wife aided the case. further details tied to A F Austin and Acme Supply Shop payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Kuts
Elm Street
Cothinme Dewier
Max
Welter L. Whitney
Oscar H Gray
Belfast
J Maying
Gray Anes Austin
Sagadahce
Ruiz
Iscal Police
Aus
Bath Brunswick
Sin
Bath
Mr. Kutz
Whitney
A. &. Austin
Rice
Wilson
Albert Henderson
A. F. Austin
First Solemn Mass for Rev Fr Archie Gillis at St Marys Bath
St Marys Church Bath celebrated Rev Fr Archie D Gillis first solemn Mass with archdiocesan priests assisting. Church packed both Sunday services and a later sacred concert and reception honored the Bath native ordained Saturday in Portland. Presentations and music followed by thanks from Fr Gillis before departure to Deering for new assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Archie D. Gillis
Edmond J. Arsenault
High Street
Portland
Gillis
St. Mary’s Church
John J. Keegan
Bath
St. Mary's Parish
L. Eugene Thebeau
Fr. Gillis
Viola Arsenault
Arthur Wyman
Edward Footer
Dean D. Peters
Mary McLellan
Anelia McLellan
Boston
Annie McInnes
Beatrice Gaudet
Andrew Arsenault
Harry Redden
Patricia
Westbrook
Nicholas J. Horan
Joseph J. Harris
Vanceboro
Dinner guests at Arsenault home named Edmond J. Arsenault
Among the out of town people, attendees at the dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Arsenault at their home at 535 included several visitors from beyond the community. The gathering highlighted hospitality extended to guests from nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond J. Arsenault
Visiting out of town guests flood Westport ferry
Westport welcomed a stream of visitors over the holiday weekend, including Arthur B. Fells and family from Portland and Yarmouth, Miss Olivia Barker of Portland, and others from Belmont Medford Newton Center Salmon Falls and Haverford. MacMahan's Island remained active with cottage guests as the Williams East Side cottage opened for the season. A baby girl named Shirley Louise Apt arrived at Mr and Mrs James H Apt on Saturday morning May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Fells
Portland
Yarmouth
Olivia Barker
Geo. C. Knight
Medford
Mass
Esther Hanley
Charles Hanley
Belmont
Harriet Appleton
Ellis Appleton
Newton Center
Harriet M. Stewart
William R. Heal
Brookline
Edward P. McLaughlin
Plymouth
Albert E. Gray
Betty Gray
H. J. Nolette
Barbara
Jeanne
Ruby E. Lowe
Salmon Falls
N. H
Horace Lee
Haverford
MacMahan's Island
Woodbury Seiwerts
Williams
Florence A. Williams
Providence
R. I
Carl B. Smith
Melrose
Shirley Louise
James H. Apt
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Roger Ellis
Detroit
Mich
H. L. Tarr
Ernest Grant
Charlie Grant
James Lehan
Hyde Park
Samuel Blake
Eric Grant
Paul Stilphen
Frank Hea
Charles Blair
David McGinn
David Andrews
Pitts Road
Olive King
Elmer King
Myrtle Dunn
Danvers
Charles Brown
Bessie Brown
Richard Blegin
Worcester
W. H. Haynes
Wallace Scott
George Jenkins
Sanford
Guy Parks
Pleasant View Farm
Elizabeth Alexander
Cora Darrah
Herbert Anderson
Rotterdam
James Gallagher
H. E. Houdlette
Fredericine Fellows
C. E. Brownell
Fred Rogers
Drummond Rogers
Wellesley
Harold Turner
Peabody
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Charles 3d
John Plummer
Miss Ruse Curtis of
William Whitney
Main Street
Sarah Kenniston
Old Orchard
J. W. Randlette
Maine Water Utilities Association
W. T. Marr
Lillian E. Dunham
A. E. Wilson
Jeanette
W. F. Dunham
Harriette Patch
George Riley
Beverly
Philip Patch
Bert Hassen
George Yeaton
Charles Grondin
Frank Cook
May Reed
Richmond Camp Ground
Frances Preble
Frank Preble
Kimball Street
Augusta Band
Kate Smith
E. O. Tarr
Brunswick Road
Dora Frances Bearisto
Perkins
Joseph and
Bessie (Barbour) Bearisto
Woodsvale
Richmond High School
Prince Edward Island
Robert
Joseph Bearisto
Joseph Barbour
Dennie Small
Litchfield
Laura Prescott
H. G. Barker
Alice Barker
Everett Maxcy and
Mochern
Kate Bailey
Helen Conant
Ada Wadsworth
Evelyn Colby
Elizabeth Small
O. Parker
Arlo
John
Gwendolyn
John H. Parker
Wayne
Joan S. Parker
Harold Richardson
Fairfield
Harvard
Arlington
Max Katz
Higgins-Smith
Central Parsonage
Burgess-Leblanc
J. J. Newberry Company
Max Kutz
Massachusetts General Court
Maine
Thief
Mr. Fire
Bath Savings Institution
Westport
Uncle Ben
Nev
Paul G. Bagdireian
THE
Frieda E. Bagdirian
Chiropractors
Front Street
Bath, Maine
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