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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1955

Page

3

Richmond Community Notices and Local Honors

Sunshine box for Ernest Pinkham at Maine Medical Center Portland follows a November fire that destroyed his home and claimed his father and brother. Richmond couples celebrate 50th anniversary with open house. Baptist church leads Vacation Bible School plans and a baccalaureate at Richmond High School. Various local social items, visits, and family news from Richmond and surrounding towns.

Ernest Pinkham Maine Medical Center Portland Charles Wheeler Main Street Dorothy Barbara Nancy Wheeler James Welner James Welner, Jr Nelson Soule Topsham Maurice C. Wheeler Robert Wheeler Wheeler Richmond William P. Carr R. A. Rich Massachusetts Ralph E Maurice C Robert S. Wheeler Richard Mothers, Friends and Teachers Club Carl Anderson Leslie Gardner Frederick Lyons Veterans Administration Chicago United Baptist Church Evelyn Cromwell Alice Seigars Inez Douglass Barbara Griffin Marion Dickey Mabel Young Alice Nichols Laura Lothridge Jessie Griffin Eunice King Gertrude Smith Joan Tate Dallas Gillespie Beedle Richmond High School Eugene Crommett Hallowell Gerald Brown South Lancaster Academy South Lancaster Mass Atlantic Union College Emerson Grammar School Adventist Church School Progressive Grange Sagadahoc Grange Enterprise Merry Meeting Don Shoff Stephen Brunswick Fred Stilphen Gardiner Street Lowell Savage Nashua N. H Savage Russell A. Ring Gertrude Thomas Norridgewock Mattie Roberts Elizabeth Thomas Paul Jack Laura Jack Framingham Della Grondin Raymond Bolgier Lillian Bolgier Saugus Arthur Turner Sandra Hinkley Pownal

Dresden Notes on Weddings Deaths and Flag Ceremony

Miss Thelma Pushard’s pre nuptial shower was hosted by the Varnums in South Dresden for her upcoming marriage to William Varnum. A Dresden resident, Mrs. John Cate, died June 1 in Damariscotta after longtime work for the poor. services were in Damariscotta and interment at Dresden Mills cemetery. A May 20 flag-raising at the Dresden post office featured a full program with students and local officials. Bridges Academy plans graduation June 9 at the Masonic auditorium following a baccalaureate and a May 30 rededication near the Old Court House cemetery.

Harriette Carolyn Sheldon Boston Thelma Pushard Robert Varnum South Dresden Miss Pushard Grover Pushard William Varnum Varnum Edward Magoon Augusta Robert Varnum, Jr Melvin Pushard Charles W. Sheldon Rockland Sheldon John Cate Miles Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Dresden Mills Dresden Newcastle Lincoln Academy Christal Chapter H. C. Schieveland Ruth Hall Dresden Post Office First George Brown Eleanor Fitch Linda Preble Jeanie Fitch Carol Lemarr John James Carol Louveney Horace Gilpatrick Evelyn Robbins Benjamin Wentworth Milo James Cameron Gardiner General Hospital Bridge Academy Masonic Auditorium Old Court House Mildred Burrage Lincoln County Historical Society Court House Boothbay Harbor Whitefield Yarmouth Waldoboro N. B. T. Barker Burton Cross May. Goodwin Cross

Power Interruption Scheduled Next Saturday

Cen tral Maine Power Co. announces a 1 am to 4 am electricity outage Saturday in Woolwich Georgetown Popham Beach and Arrowsic for transmission line repairs. If weather delays occur the outage will move to Sunday during the same hours.

Harold L. Colbeth, Jr Central Maine Power Co Woolwich Georgetown Popham Beach Arrowsie

Weekend Guests and Graduates Highlight Local Notes

Weekend visitors included Glenn B. Lamoreau on Fuller Street and Leo LaChance with daughter Boston visiting Leonard Bishop and family. Edward Seamon Jr and daughter from Hartford stayed with sister Helen Foss. Glendon Wahue and family of Waco Texas, formerly Richmond, visit two weeks. Leslie Seekins and Aruba tourists stay with Robert Cutter on Spruce Street. Rodney Little, son of Percy and Mrs. Little, graduated from Springfield College with a B.S. in Physical Education. he wrestled for the varsity team and placed in New England championships as a freshman and sophomore.

Leo LaChance Boston Leonard Bishop Edward Seamons, Jr Hartford

Georgetown Pastor Warren Harris speaks at First Baptist and Bacaccalaureate

Georgetown reports on Sunday services led by Pastor Warren Harris of First Baptist Church with a sermon on The Abiding Life from John 15.1 to 10 and a Bacculaureate address at Central School advising graduates with Proverbs 1 5 7 and 10. Music by First and Second Baptist choirs accompanied the events.

Woman Taken to Hospital After Fall in East Brunswick

Mrs. Sadie Chase of Old Bath road East Brunswick was found on her home floor by a bakery truck driver and rushed to Brunswick hospital Monday noon. Dr Maurice J Dionne treated her at home then she was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Police said she appeared to have suffered a shock and fallen.

Brunswick Sadie Chase Old Bath Road East Brunswick Brunswick Hospital Joel Lebel Maurice J. Dionne Dionne

Two teams leaped from seventh place to pennant glory

Historical note cites only two instances of rapid rise. The Yankees finished seventh in 1925 and won the pennant in 1926. The Red Sox followed the same pattern, finishing seventh in 1945 and claiming the pennant in 1946.

Yankees Red Sox

Five Islands Community Notes Include Choir, Visits, Birth

There was no church choir rehearsal last Sunday due to the baccalaureate service at Georgetown Central School. Vacation Bible School is set for Aug 8 to 13 with Mrs Alton Moody and Miss Betty Rasmussen of Portland to conduct. A variety of town residents and visitors are noted, including plaque unveiling for Jack Ryder at Boston College, and family visits from Richmond, Kittery, Bath, and other towns. Wil liam F Plum mer IV born at Bath Memorial Hospital.

Warren Harris First Baptist Church Christ Central School First Second Baptist Walter Beane Georgetown State Road Schoener Place Church Kennebec Point Brown Property Bay Point Lippard Working League Cathy Brown Harold J. Brown Jr Warren Hawley, Jr Cosmopolitan Club Bath Cleo Allen Hibbs Central Maine Power Co Robinhood Webber Road Waldo Brown Cambridge Mass John Olsen Joan Everett Stevens Seguinland Olsens Walter Powers St. George Lawrence Kimball Bedford Sagadahoc Bay William Plummer William Bath Memorial Hospital A. E. Riley Portland Frederick Wilson Ruth Patterson Ethel Patterson West Georgetown Boston Raphael Higgins Holly Francis Pierce Marjorie Five Islands Charlie Spear Harold Brown Joseph Higgins Georgetown Central School Alton Moody Betty Rasmussen Town State Baptist Convention Richard Hasenfus Alumni Field Boston College Holy Cross Jack Ryder Joseph Maxwell S. J Lilla Lewis Lawrence Richmond Arthur Nelson Arthur, Jr Georgia Nelson Ransom Sawyer Reginald Spinney Kittery Woodrow Gray Jerry Pamela Gray Alec Cunningham New Vineyard Cunningham Harry Newell Welchville Ray Gilpatrick Russell Pinkham Medford Frank Blake Roy Hyde Topsham Robert Snow Roy Higgins Stanley Kasalka Walter E Reid George Lee Onset Stanley Lewis Harry Beals Wiscasset Lawrence Vail Vail Marilyn MacGillivary Thomas McCorr Bert Alexander Lyman Alexander West Point George Gray Kenneth Smith Yarmouth Victor Pinkham Arthur Hunt Dorchester Helen Galvin Quincy William Dunbar George Smith Gertrude William F. Plummer William F., IV

Teen Age 4 H Club Hosts Progressive Dinner

The Teen Age 4 H Club held a June 2 progressive dinner with leader Mrs Ianville Colby receiving a silver bracelet for her work. Hosts included Mr and Mrs Albert Robinson in Milan street for the first course, Mr and Mrs Stanley Commeau on Summer Street for the main course, and Mr and Mrs Percy Low at Birch Point Cottage for dessert. Judging ribbons were awarded to Joyce Scanlin and Ellen Low for room improvement and to Joyce Scanlin, Frances Butcher, and Judie Commeau for menu judging.

Ianville Colby Wits Albert Robinson Milan — Street Joan Frances Butcher Summer Street Stanley Commeau Judie Donna Crocker Toinette Lakin Birch Point Percy Low Ellen Betsy Bertrand Joyce Scanlin Ellen Low Judie Commeau Mrs Colby

Juvenile Delinquency Up In New York Courts

Youth crime reporting shows a 15 percent rise in delinquent cases under 16 in New York's Domestic Relations Court from 1953 to 1954 while 16 to 21 year olds in other courts surged about 53 percent in the same period.

New York

Rev J Lesley Stuart Elected President of Maine Baptist Ministers Conference

The Rev J Lesley Stuart of Washburn was elected president of the Maine Baptist Ministers Conference during the Ministers Association meeting tied to the 41st annual meeting of the United Baptist Convention of Maine. Also named were Rev Charles R Sims Bath as vice president and Rev Martin Storms Yarmouth as secretary treasurer.

J. Lesley Stuart Washburn Maine Baptist Ministers’ Conference Ministers’ Association United Baptist Convention of Maine Charles R. Sims Bath Martin Storms Yarmouth Charles A. Carman Ministers’ Council The American Baptist Convention Corliss Street First Baptist Church John Quigg Houston Women's Missionary Society Maurice ,B. Hodge Portland Ore National Council of American Baptist Women Eric Ruden

Morse High Class Day Program Delights Large Audience

A large Morse High School crowd attended the Class Day program Monday night. Seniors presented humorous skits outlining four years at Morse and future hopes. Prophesy and history roles were read by named students, with band selections and a quartet performance ending in the school song The Blue and the White.

Morse High Morse High School Morse Joan Hawkes Eugene Hawkes Washington Street Neil West Gay Bonney Dean Bonney Park Street Edna King Marc King Bedford Street David Rush Marjorie Rush Haab Jerry Doyle Jerome Doyle Russell Street Morse High Band Cecil V. Rowland Sue Hagerthy Judy Holbrook Pauline Kelley Peggy Hanson

Jackson and Prawer Earn Boston University Degrees

Richard A. Jackson and Gilbert Prawer of Bath were among 2400 graduates at Boston University. They received Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the College of Business Administration. Commencement speaker was Abba S. Eban, Israel's UN ambassador since 1948.

Richard A. Jackson and Gilbert Prawer Boston University Richard A. Jackson Bath University Field Boston Jackson Arthur H. Jackson Blut Road Prawer Solomon Prawer Oliver Street College of Business Administration Abba S. Eban Israel United Nations

Huse School Second Grade Entertains Parents With Tea

Second grade students at Huse Memorial school presented a program for parents featuring rhythm band selections recitations and songs under the direction of Mrs Helen Canales and Mrs Morton H Young. Performances included Old Folks At Home Old Black Joe a French folk tune and several solo and chorus numbers.

Huse Memorial School Helen Canales Morton H. Young Casses Judith Purnham Thomas Brown Robert L. Stevenson Linda Maury Carter Bethe McCale Alice Cunningham Kathryn Shores Vind Priscila Taggart Batterfles Willan Dinlap Candice Jones

First National Bank Expands Quarters In Town Renovation

First National Bank plans a major enlargement of its quarters with renovations on the block including the former Edna Mace Shoppe. Daniel Williams says a door will be raised to align with the bank’s first floor to create a new directors room and cashiers office on the first level while the second floor will add bookkeeping and storage space. The project is not time bound but could be completed in two to three months.

First National Bank Edna Mac Shappe Daniel Williams Edna Mace Willams

Force Recruiter Station at Bath Post Office

The age force recruiter for this need will be at the Bath Post Office each Monday and Wednesday from 10 am until 5 pm to interview anyone interested in becoming a member of the U S Air Force.

Morris Beardsley Bath Inter Sedan U.S. Air Force

Schoolboy Patrol Honored At Special Assembly

Bath honors 130 members of the Schoolboy Patrol at City Hall Auditorium with certificates for an accident free year. Speakers include Loring Addison, Edward Gaudreau, Stanley Judkins, and Herman Boudreau. Patrols from Washington Street Primary, North Grammar, Dike, Huse Memorial, Fisher, and Mitchell Schools. Picnic set for June 23 at Thomas Point East Brunswick with rain date noted. Ice cream served at end.

Bath City Hall Loring R. Addison Edward L. Gaudreau Stanley R. Judkins Herman Boudreau Washington Street North Grammar Dike Huse Memorial Fisher Mitchell Addison Gaudreau Thomas’ Point East Brunswick

Christian Democrats Win Big in Sicily Regional Vote

In Palermo Sicily the Christian Democrats hailed a regional election victory claiming a boost for all Italy. They gained seven seats for 37 total in the 90-seat Regional Assembly, with Monarchists aiding post election governance while remaining short of an outright majority.

Palermo Sicily Christian Democrats Italy Scelba MSI Italian Social Movement

Flower Baskets Brighten Bath Business District

The Bath Garden Club restores lamp post baskets along the business district and at Carlton Bridge ends for summer. Geraniums petunias lobelia fill the boxes with green German ivy backing. Mrs G Thomas Murphy notes similar civic projects nationwide through Garden clubs federations. Local merchants support maintenance through annual contributions.

Carlton Bridge Community Betterment Department The Bath Garden Club G. Thomas Murphy United States Federations of

Maine Hospital Group Meeting in Rockland

Dana S Thompson president of Maine Hospital Assn and executive director of Central Maine General Hospital told the annual meeting in Rockland that progress was made educating legislators about hospital finances. He urged focus on public education and passing favorable legislation. the convention runs through tomorrow.

Rockland Dpi Maine Hospital Assn Maine Dana S Thompson Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Association Thompson

Boy Benny Heiskell Breaks Arms In Knoxville Crash

A 7 year old boy Benny Heiskell fractured his left arm after a fall and later was struck by a car in Knoxville Tennessee. He exited with a minor shoulder scrape and did not require hospitalization.

Knoxville Tenn Benny Heiskell

Six heavyweight world title bouts on Fourth of July history

The record notes six world heavyweight championship bouts held on July Fourth across boxing history. It highlights the tradition of major fights on Independence Day and points to notable matchups and outcomes across eras.

Funeral Services for Walter E. Reid Thursday

Walter E. Reid 86 died in a Portland hospital May 30. Funeral services were held at 1 p m in Bath at his Georgetown home with Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell officiating. Honorary bearers included Maj. Gen. Frank E. Lowe and former Gov. Sumner Sewell of Bath. Burial followed at Pine Grove Cemetery Waterville with Knights of Pythias committal rites.

Walter E. Reid Portland Georgetown Oliver W. Bell Wesley Methodist Church Bath Frank E. Lowe Harrison Sumner Sewell Daniel Williams W. C. Kershner Nathan W. Thompson Edward I. Bernstein Philip S. Milliken Myron A. Lamb Stanley C. Boynton Pine Grove Cemetery Waterville Grand Lodge of Maine Knights of Pythias

Obituary of Florence S. Mace Bath leader in nursing homes

Florence S. Mace 56 wife of Bryan Jennings Mace and operator of the Mace Convalescent Home Bath died suddenly at her home 348 Washington Street Born August 26 1896 in Augusta daughter of Charles and Lena Moody She had run nursing homes in Augusta Gardiner Hartland and Bath and attended Wesley Methodist Church Survived by husband two daughters Gerry K Mace and two daughters Mrs Joseph Moore and Mrs Herbert Day a sister Mrs Hartley Carlton a brother Owen Moody three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services 2 P M Tuesday from her home with burial at Pine Grove Cemetery Hartland

Florence S. Mace Bryan Jennings Mace Mace Washington Street Augusta Charles Lena Worth Moody Hartland Hartland Academy Gardiner Wesley Methodist Church Joseph Moore Herbert Day Bangor Gerry K. Mace Bath Hartley Carlton Owen Moody Pine Grove Cemetery

George W Merrill 85 retired Hyde Windlass employee dies

George W Merrill 85 of 122 Oak Street died Friday morning. Born Bath January 21 1870 he worked 40 years at Hyde Windlass Co retiring as purchasing agent. He was a Mason and O E S member with a widow Annette a daughter Della Randall Auburn a sister Mary Leonard and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

George W. Merrill Hyde Windlass Co Oak Street Bath John and Elizabeth Shaw Merrill Merrill Polar Star Lodge of Masons and Dunlap Commandery Lewiston Genesta Chapter Annette Della Randall Auburn Mary Leonard Cynthia Morgan South Portland John Merrill Philadelphia William Rogers Oliver Randall

Funeral for Archibald G Lemoine in Waterville

Archibald G Lemoine 56 a Maine Central Railroad employee died May 23 in a Portland hospital after four weeks illness. Former Bath resident, he lived in Waterville and was foreman of the machine shop since 1938. Burial at Pine Grove cemetery. Survivors include widow Mary E Lemoine a daughter C Philip Lape a son George M sisters and brothers and grandchildren.

Archibald G. Lemoine Bath Bath Golf Redington Co Waterville Pine Grove Mr. Lemoine Maine Central Railroad Portland Napoleon A Laura Valaquey Lemoine Lemoine Charles Cummings Livermore Falls Alma M. Ham Springfield Mass Bruce and Albert California Andrew Phoebe Lemoine New York City Arthur D. Lemoine New York

Funeral for George W Merrill Conducted at A F Mayo & Son

Funeral services for George W Merrill were held Sunday afternoon at one at A F Mayo & Son Funeral Home with Rev Harold L. Allen of the Corliss Street Baptist Church officiating. Honorary bearers included Rod ney E Ross Jo John F Cooke Andrew Butterfield W Clyde Lake Samuel Morse William W Dennison Edwin F Ramsey Ralph Gay Cecil Payne John Parker and Luther Thompson. Active bearers were John Mc Cole Edwin R Andrews William Besaw Daniel Lord Jr Walter Day and Oscar Marsh. Oak Grove.

G. W. Merrill George W Merrill A. F Mayo & Son Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church Rodney E Ross John F. Cooke Andrew Butterfield W. Clyde Lake Samuel Morse William W. Dennison Edwin F Ramsey Ralph Gay Cecil Payne John Parker Luther Thompson John McCole Edwin R. Andrews William Besaw Daniel Lord, Jr Walter Day Oscar Marsh Oak Grove

Also Mentioned on This Page

Glenn B. Lamoreau Fuller Street Maine Baptist Ministers Conference Baptist Union of Sweden Billie Hinchman Japan Baptist Mission Tokyo Maurice B Hodge Richard Holland Board of Education and Publication Corliss Street Church Baptist Youth Fellowship Jordan Holt Holland Hinchman Ruden Robert Towner Huse School Suzanne King Howard Lartaber Trevi Hare Mike Footer Timmie Weston Linda Skillin Dale Skillin Janice Judy Smart Gary Orr Janice Candage Nickie Sylvester Jackie Tarbox Peggy Hahnel Jo Ann Collins Faye Ronnie Bailey Alan Hanna Jeff Harris Melvina Moore Dorothy Weston Pearl Skillin June Smart Eleanor Orr Amanda Candage Jackie Sylvester Peggy Tarbox Irene Hahnel Roxie Collins June Bailey Miatilyn Hanna Barbara Harris Freeman Oliver Roberta Oliver Donald E. Back Donald Ernest Back Ernest Back Hill Road Hig Schoolboy Patrol Maine Hospital Shumway Funeral Service M. H. Page North St Dial
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