Richmond High School seniors graduate with varied rites
Richmond high school honored graduates with an 8 p.m. ceremony at Rich d Theatre including salutatory remarks by Clin Gilpatrick and Valedictory by Martha sensation of awards and diplomas. The program featured vocal selections by the Girls Glee Club and a reception, with Superintendent Russell W. Perry presiding and many classmates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richd
Clin
Gilpatrick
Honor Sullivan
Girls' Glee Club
Lois Pushard
Verona Hinkley
Girls’ Glee Club
Pauline Cook
Philip Holman
Martha Sensation
Russell W. Perry
Pneu
Frank M. Fel
Florence Wheeler
Joan MacKinnon
Louise Pushard
Bhirley Bodge
Austin Brown
Jack Chambers
Jason Harwood
Richmond community notices and member updates
Notes from Richmond area clubs and schools record gatherings, awards and installations. Members receive attendance pins and new memberships as the Lions Club marks a June installation. Various residents attend events at Richmond High School, Lane Field concert, and local church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFee
Richmond High School
Yo- Richmond Lions Club
Sun Hill
State Road
Russell Perry
Darrel Giberson
Neal Powers
Ideal Home Corner Club
Fern Perry
Esther Foss
Bell Meserve
Alice Hinckley
Thaddeuc Card
Annie Pratt
Methodist Bible School Committee
Thomas Borjesson
North Front Street
Fort Richmond
Paul Roberts
South Pleasant Street
Leroy F. Hussey
Augusta
Nationalociety
Amy Bradley
Co. W
Portland
Emerson Grammar School
Lane Field
Richmond Theater
Jesse J. Starr
The
Baptist Church
J. Wyland Wood
Gardiner
Harland C. Joyce
Joan Dore
Clarence Fickett
Ernest Williams
Memorial of Christ sermon and community notices
John Reedy pastor spoke on Memorial Day and the Last Supper in St. Matt. 26 14 30 highlighting Christ memory lasting 2000 years and church observances. The service featured the anthem Oh Can It Be and offertory song The Hands Of Jesus with choir practice announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reedy
The
Christ
Robert Graffam
Jesus
Deacon Rowe
Otis Baker
Newton
Georgetown Central School
Clarence B. Hill
Dorothy W. Stuart
Sagadahoc Bay
William Gordon
Visitors at Robinhood Summer Homes Noted In Weekend Circuit
A roundup of summer visitors to Robinhood describes Bowdoin Gregson of Portland at MacMan, Mr and Mrs L Earle Hagen visiting Mrs Elmer Palmer in Everett Mass, and many others including Mr and Mrs Edwin F Hussa from New York City and Edward C Clarey of Robinhood. Reader notes mention seaplane practice by Jackie Harrison and various family trips, with several local residents returning for extended visits and summer activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood
Bowdoin Gregson
Portland
MacMan
L. Earle Hagen
Elmer Palmer
Everett
Mass
Edwin F. Hussa
New York City
Nnoon
Boothbay Crepe
Edward C. Clarey
Mr. Cleary
Dorothy W. Stuart
Dinncr
Rand
Louise Houghton
Scarsdale
N. Y
Hallowell
Houghton
Roland E. Peterson
Louise Peterson
Bryn Mawr
Linda
Diane
Roland Peterson
Lewiston
Grace Litheran Church
Benjamin H. Riggs
Winthrop
Howard Penley
Penley
Riggs
Robin
Margaret Horton
Erskine College
Due West
S. C
Sayde Campbell
Brunswick
Morton
Middlebury
Nyack
Mary Elizabeth Massey
Massey
Vacation Substitutes Post Master as Bath Niece Serves
Local post master Mrs Ray Grover is away on vacation with her niece Mrs John Brown of Bath substituting. The Reedys have moved to the parsonage at Georgetown and hosted a May basket of groceries for them. Nearly every cottage welcomed holiday visitors during the weekend. The annual Vacation Bible school runs July 28 to August 8 and the Bowdoinham Baptist Association ministers meet June 24 at the local church with dinner served by ladies. Numerous visits and guests are listed from Bath, Swarthmore, New York, Wakefield, Malden, Lisbon, and other nearby towns, detailing weekend stays, cottage openings, and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard G. Smith
Emerson-Lane
A. L
Cers
J. Horace McClure
Orman Young
James Barry
Kennethy
Old Rubin
Bath
Ray Grover
John Brown
John Reedy
Georgetown
Reedys
Central School
Thomas Watson
Bina Marr
Francis Merr
Boston
Edgar Osborn
Swarthmore
Rutherford Cottage
Russell Harford Jr
Delbert Page
New York
Mad
Vernal Chaney
Chaneys
Eliot
Orin White
White Cottage
Leila Hutchins
North Edgcomb
Addie Moulton
Hom
Ralph
Albion Soule
Newark
Del
Ethel Biggin
Ferrelon Falls
Ontario
Can
Arthur Marr
Melvin Comeau
Nat Hasenfus
John McCarthy
English High
Michael Falvey
Hasenfus
Waldo Hasenfus
Albert Fuller
Grace Watson
Marycliff
Vincent Davis
Leominster
Mass
Lester Davis
Thomas Hanna
Radarman
Newport
R. I
Lulu Hanna
Walter Thomas
Quincy Wales
Malden Island Colony
Almon Marr
Malden
Elsworth Reynolds
Judson
M. W. Westermeyer
D. W. Staffeld
Woolwich
Staffeld
Exetter
N. H
Frank Allard
South Danville
J. G. Stevens
Warner Eustit
Charles Cummings
George Douglas
Kenneth Woodoc
Body of man found on Lees Island near Bath
The body of Orman C. Dow 42 of Augusta was found on the shore of Lee's Island in the Kennebec River about 10:30 Tuesday morning by Lighthouse Attendant H E Seavey. Dow had been missing since April 24 after telling his wife he would take a walk. Identification was confirmed later Tuesday by Harry Cole of Augusta. Dow formerly worked at Bath Iron Works and left home April 24 due to feeling unwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Seavey
Squirrel Point
Lee’s Island
Kennebec River
Bath
Orman C. Dow
South Road
Augusta
Harry Cole
Dow
Bath Iron Works Corp
William A. Fall Dies. Bath Resident Remembered in 50-Year Masonic Member
William A. Fall, 36 Bedford Street Bath, died Tuesday morning after a four year illness. Born in Topsham to Capt. Jonathan and Hannah Fall he lived in Boston and Brunswick before settling in Bath. He operated Fall's Shoe Store from 1932 to 1948 and was a longtime floor walker for D. T. Percy & Sons. Survived by nephews Bertram and Walter Fall, burial at Oak Grove. service Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with Rev. Richard J Schaper officiating. He was a 50 year Mason with Brunswick lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Fall
Bedford Street
Topsham
Jonathan
Hannah
McIntosh) Fall
Mr. Fall
Boston
Brunswick
Bath
D. T. Percy & Sons
Percy
Fall
George A. Churchill
Mr. Churchill
John A. Greene, Jr
Winter Street Congregational Church
Masonic Lodge
Bertram R. Fall
Walter Fall
Lynn
Mass
Arthur F. Mayo
Oak Grove
Funeral service for Mrs Frances Jane Burden
Funeral was held Monday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiating. Bearers were Fred Chaney William Harvey Frank Farrin and Samuel Povich. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Jane Burden
Curtis Funeral Home
David L. Wilson
Fred Chaney
William Harvey
Frank Farrin
Samuel Povich
Oak Grove
Weekend Cottage Guests Across Town
Families including the Moores, Grady, Douglas, Richards, Hackett, Mason, Berthel, and Davis occupied cottages for the weekend or holidays. Names include Herbert Moore Jr, Grady of West Roxbury, Bill Douglas, Lewis Richard son, Edward Mason, Francis Pierce, Ann Fossett, and Lermond Davis arriving from North Anson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Moore, Jr
Moore
Grady
West Roxbury
Mass
Sedgemere Road
Bill Douglas
Douglas
Lewis Richardson
Bridgton
Hackett
Fairfield
Edward Mason
Wollaston
Orville Rowe
Francis Pierce
David Owen
Bath Memorial Hospital
Richard Berthel
Lowell Junction
Berthel
Ann Fossett
Lermond Davis
North Anson
Local Memorial Day Visits Reported Across Maine
Mrs Walter McMann and Miss Betty Lou Libby of Bath and Albert Libby with sons from South Portland visited Mrs Wilson Ryder in Dresden Mills on Memorial Day. Linton E Robin and family of Park Street were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs William Maloy in South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McMann
Betty Lou Libby
Bath
Albert Libby and Sons
South Portland
Wilson Ryder
Dresden Mills
Linton E. Robinson
Park Street
William Maloy
Frances Jane Burden 83 Dies in Bath Area
Frances Jane Burden died at Presley Convalescent Home after a period as a patient. Born in Phippsburg on October 5, 1868, she was the widow of John N. Thurstow and Angus Burden. Survived by son Harry M. Thurlow of Bath, four stepchildren, one sister, and many nieces and nephews. She was a longtime member of Queen Esther De Bekah lodge and Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies and active in Corliss Street Baptist church work. Known as Aunt Fannie, she devoted herself to neighborhood children and left a wide circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Jane Burden
Presley Convalescent Home
Phippsburg
Conte
Grant) Worrey
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Fannie
Harry M. Thurlow
Bath
Abbott Redlow
Lionel Breton
Portsmouth
N. H
Robert Whitcomb
St. Petersburg
Fla
Louise MacKenzie
Orono
Alex Burden
E. Earl Burden
Lynn
Mass
Florence Willis
Lexington
Alice Cobb Churchill obituary notice from Portland
Alice Cobb Churchill widow of George A Churchill formerly of Bath died Thursday in Portland at a convalescent home. Born in Mechanic Falls she ran a gift shop after marriage and lived at 937 High Street in a home now owned by Mr and Mrs Frank Perkins. Survived by one niece Mrs Dorothy Mason Craig of Portland. Mrs Churchill active in Cosmopolitan club and Garden club and had many Bath friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Cobb Churchill
George A. Churchill
Bath
Portland
Mechanic Falls
High Street
Frank Perkins
Churchill
Cosmopolitan Club
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Dorothy Mason Craig
Churchill Shoe Store
Fall's
Mrs Elizabeth Oliver 87 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Oliver, 87, died Thursday night at the home of her grandson Willard Oliver at 21 Bailey street where she had lived for years. Widow of Frank Oliver of Popham Beach she was born July 22, 1865 at Parker Head. She lived in Bath a decade and attended the First Baptist church as health permitted. She had been ill six months and is survived by two sons Lester Oliver of Phippsburg and George Oliver of Bath, three grandsons Willard Roger and Francis Oliver, three great grandchildren and three cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Oliver
Willard Oliver
Bailey Street
Frank Oliver
Popham Beach
Parker Head
Zina
Matilda (Oliver) Oliver
Oliver
Bath
First Baptist Church
Lester Oliver
Phippsburg
George Oliver
This City
Willard
Roger Oliver
Francis Oliver
Marion
Mass
Funeral for Leslie C. MacKinnon Held Saturday
Leslie C. MacKinnon was laid to rest Saturday afternoon at two o clock from the A F Mayo Funeral Residence with Rev Canon Charles M Tubbs officiating Bearers were Ernest Quinn Douglas McAloney Gordon McAloney and Philip McAloney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. MacKinnon
A. F. Mayo
Charles M. Tubbs
Ernest Quinn
Douglas McAloney
Gordon McAloney
Philip McAloney
Oak Grove
Death of Leslie C. MacKinnon Veteran Painter at Iron Works
Leslie C. MacKinnon 51 died at Memorial hospital after short illness. Born July 9, 1901 in New City he was a World War I veteran with overseas service and worked in the paint department of the Iron Works. Survived by his wife Una A. MacKinnon, one son George of Massachusetts, three sons Ernest L Quinn Irving M Quinn and Harold M Quinn with four stepdaughters Sarah Turner Dorothy Owen Chester Rader and Pauline Ellis. Resided at 373 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. MacKinnon
Memorial Hospital
New City
Annie M. (Burke
Iron Works
MacKinnon
Una A. (Stuart) MacKinnon
George MacKinnon
Massachusetts
Ernest L. Quinn
Irving M. Quinn
Machianpeeel
Harold M. Quinn
Thomaston
Sarah Turner
Dorothy Owen
Bath
Chester Rader
Connecticut
Pauline Ellis
Miami
Fla
Washington Street
Mrs Judith E Rice Dies In Bath Home At 65 High Street
Mrs Judith Edna Rice died early Saturday at her Bath residence 65 High Street. Born October 5, 1883 in Woolwich, she was daughter of Daniel and Sarah Hathorne. She taught briefly, belonged to Woolwich Baptist church and Winneganee Civic club. Survived by husband Ralph Rice, son Farnham Rice of Woolwich, sisters Mariana Woolwich and Harriett Howard Bath, brothers Fred Hathorne Woolwich and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Edna Rice
High Street
Ralph Rice Oon
Bath
Woolwich
Daniel
Sarah Trott Hathorne
Gardiner
Woolwicrs
Rice
Parker D. Chaney 70 Dies at Arrowsic Home
Parker D. Chaney a lifelong lawyer died Sunday at his Arrowsic residence. Born April 9, 1882 in Alna to Eben A. and Clara McCobb Chaney, he was a Lincoln Lodge Mason. Survived by his widow Georgie E. Wheeler Chaney and children Merle, Kenneth, Philip, three daughters and several grandchildren along with two sisters in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker D. Chaney
Arrowsic
Alna
Eben A
Clara McCobb Chaney
Chaney
Lincoln Lodge
N. 3
Masons
Wiscasset
Georgie E. Wheeler Aeney
Arrowsie
Merle L
Kenneth
Anna
Philip
Edgecomb
Edward Winslow
Sanford
Johnee
Lemon Grove
Calif
Norman Hodgkins
Bertha Dean
Alice Bowman
Bath
Funeral held for Mrs Judith Edna Rice in Woolwich
The funeral for Mrs Judith Edna Rice was held Tuesday afternoon at home with Rev. Daniel Staffeld officiating. Bearers were Lloyd Rogers Ruben Purington Dens more Leach and Wellesley Wright. Burial followed in the Laurel Grove family lot in Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Edna Rice
Curtis Funeral Home
Daniel Staffeld
Lloyd Rogers
Ruben Purington
Densmore Leach
Wellesley Wright
Laurel Grove Cemtery
Woolwich
Elizabeth Oliver Funeral Service Held at Curtis Home
The funeral for Elizabeth F. Oliver was Sunday afternoon at the Curtis funeral home officiated by Rev. Charles R Sims. Bearers were Lester Oliver Willard Oliver Roger Oliver and John Mitchell. Burial followed in Hillside cemetery Parker Head family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth F. Oliver
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles R Sims
Lester Oliver
Willard Oliver
Roger Oliver
John Mitchell
Hillside Cemetery
Parker Head
Leavitt Cousin Hosts Overnight Guest in Brunswick
Miss Elizabeth Leavitt daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Leavitt Jr of 10 Franklin street Brunswick was an overnight guest Monday of her cousin Miss Bette Aikenhead of 14 Green street Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Leavitt
Charles W. Leavitt, Jr
Franklin Street
Brunswick
Bette Aikenhead
Green Street
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Emerson Grammar
Rita Hinkley
Arthur Arvey
Mariin Hinkley
Carole Brown
D Foss
Donna Adams
Dennis Moeller
Will
Judy Ells
Mekéchnte
D McE Peirgil Hinckley
Princly
Richmond Hi School
Roberta Dore
Elaine L. Ibowitz
Ann L. James
Brady M. Locke
Carleton E. Mer
Richmond Lions Club
Ns Club
Russell Per
William Weils
Glenn Lamon
Wilbur Emerson
Christian Fel
Stuber
River Road
Edin Merrill
Mchanic Falls
Wee Ae
Douglass H. Dewitz
Kittery
Leslie H. Dewitz
Chestnut Street
Dewitz
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
North Africa
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
William Weiss
George S. Gould
Main Street
Mabel Baird
Hartford
Gardiner General Hospital
Hardings
Raymond Curtis
Jean
Sebago Lake
Chetley
Percy W. Chetley
Walter King
Bartow
Frank Adams
Ann
Farmington
Leon P. Shepard
South Front Street
Cynthia Anderson
Walter Anderson
Myrtle Street
Robert Sommer
Perley Joy
Charles Davis
Williams Street
Ha Harour Deboracy
Aubrey Libby
York
Ellen Prescott
Rockland
George Davis
Kennebec Point
Ralph Carlisle, Sr
Ralph Carlisle, Jr
Zulette Rice
Elizabeth Waldron
Stuart Carlisle
Winchester
Herbert Lane
Quincy
Elizabeth Carlisle
Virginia Bullard
Winn Bascom
Groton
Harry Giles
Boothbay
North Windham
William Harrison
Helen Peacock
Anne of
Marrtown
Morris Levine
West Georgetown
Levine
Maine
Edward Rowe
Philadelphia
Ernest Heal
Georgetown Center
Horace Lee
John K. Lee
MacMahon
Louise Bearles
Haverford
John Lee
Marie O'Connor
Providence
MacMahan
George Jacksons
Winthrow
Round Cove
Annie Cutting
Brookline
Miss Jordan
Cléary
Martha Bowen
Harold J. Brown
Walter Parker
Howard’s Hall
Joe Avery
S.roer
Frances J. Burden
Marius H. Page
Kennebec Greenhouses
Tel. Res
Donald T. Page
Angus Burden
Mrs
Leslie C. M'Kinnon
Judith 8. Rice
Ralph Rice
Judith E. Rice
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