Richmond graduation week notes and local events
Nine Richmond High School seniors graduated in the auditorium with a fully invitational ceremony and a reception in the gym. The grammar school class will graduate June 18 at Enterprise Grange hall. Eight students from Ground Observers Airplane Recognition school received diplomas. Major Henry L. Wight officiated with speakers Rev. James MacKillop and Lieut. Johnson. Other items include Stamp Contest results at Emerson school, Beulah Rebekah lodge activities, and several obituaries and military funerals for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Hi School
Enterprise Grange Hall
Richmond High School
Pearl Perry
Horace Huntington
Everett Douglass
Abbie Giggey
Barbara Holden
Leighton Gardner, Jr
Alfred Herbert
Henry F. L. Wight
James MacKillop
Lieut. Johnson
Portland
Major Wight
Emerson School
Beulah Small
Ralph Strout
Elizabeth McFee
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Ruth Howe
Chester Foster
Elizabeth Haynes
Earle Cronk
Melvin Curtis
Helen Herbert
Joyce Foster
Norene White
Gloris Curtis
Rowena Small
Constance Guiou
Lilian Hivnes
Melvin Cutts
Gardner A. Pridham
St. Joseph
Mrs Lalia P Card Widow of Richmond Man Dies at Home
Mrs Lalia P Card wife of 8 Stanley Card of Richmond died Thursday evening at her home from heart trouble. She served in World War I and held roles in American Legion and several women’s groups. Survived by husband two sons a grandson two brothers two sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalia P. Card
Stanley Card
Richmond
John R
Margaret A. Tibbets
Plympton
Digby County
Nova Scotia
Eastern Point Light
Gloucester
Mass
Naval Service
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion
Auxiliary
Richmond Townsend Club
Rebekah Lodge
Canaan
George W. Tibbets
Osterville
Wallace W. Raymond
Waterford
Myra E. Madison
Asbury Grove
Mrs. Gladys Meserve Dies After Long Richmond Life
Mrs Gladys Price Meserve wife of Albert Meserve died at her home on Maine street Richmond after 35 years in the city. Born in New York May 26 1883 she was the daughter of Irving and Flora Tibbets. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Mary Pauling Gossville NH Mrs Natalie LaChance Richmond one son Rev A Ray Meserve Shirley MA six grandchildren and one nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Price Meserve
Albert Meserve
Maine Street
Richmond
New York
Irving
Flora Tibbets
Baptist Church
Mt. Carmel
O.E.S
Mary Pauling
Gossville
N. H
Natalie LaChance
A. Ray Meserve
Shirley
Mass
Maine State Police May Report Shows Fewer Fatalities
The Maine motor vehicle fatality rate fell by 54 percent from the prior year and 75 percent year over year. Three May deaths included two pedestrians and one head on collision. Officials warn about summer child safety as families face work demands in war plants. Henry P. Weaver, Chief, Maine State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Statistical Bureau of the
National Safety Council
Dimout
Henry P. Weaver
Public meeting with Farrin Booth at First Baptist
Howard W Farrin and F Carlton Booth of Providence Bible Institute visit the First Baptist Church Thursday at 7 45 PM. They host the Mountain Top radio program and will present a Living Above message and a solo The Stranger of Galilee. Frank Converse and wife provide organ and vocal music. the event is free and open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Farrin
F. Carlton Booth
Providence Bible Institute
First Baptist Church
Will
Galilee
Farrin
Frank Converse
The
Institute
Fire scare on MacMahan island saves cottages
A blaze sparked by ashes on MacMahan island was spotted by Charles Davis of Five Island who alerted Lermond Rowe. Five Island Fire Department arrived in time to save four cottages as two on the waterfront threatened others. The incident prompted notices for a children’s service at First Baptist and school spelling honors. Numerous residents and visitors are listed with recent activities and travels as summer begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahan Island
Charles Davis
Five Island
Lermond Rowe
Theodore Lazell
Gertrude Rathburn
Sally Marston
Mary Rogers
First Baptist Church
Center School
Doris Reynolds
Faylene Rowe
Christine Williams
George Powers
Misses Baker and Bak er family visit Maine relatives
Misses Alice and Ruth Baker and brother Lorenzo Buker from Pulacango Alabama arrive in Maine for a month with family. They will see Rep. George A. Baker in Milan Street Portland aunts Mrs Charles E Doten and Mrs Whitman Mitchell and stay with Mr and Mrs Leon Belanger Jr of West Bath. Father a former Bath boy and government plumber contractor now runs his own business. summer visit postponed by work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Ruth Baker
Lorenzo Buker
Ralph Buker
Pulacango
Alabama
Maine
George A. Baker
Milan Street
Portland
Charles E. Doten
Whitman Mitchell
Leon Belanger, Jr
West Bath
Edward Sumner Dies at 77, Worcester Retail Leader
Edward Prentiss Sumner, 77, longtime president of Barnard Sumner & Putnam Co., Worcester department store owners, died Monday at his Shrewsbury home. He was brother of Mrs. William D. Sewall, mother of Maine governor Sumner Sewall, and had been a frequent visitor to the city in earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Prentiss Sumner
Barnard, Sumner & Putnam Co
Worcester
Shrewsbury
Mass
William D. Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Maine
Alienation Suit Goes to Trial at June Court
A $5000 alienation of affections suit brought by Mrs. Louise A. Oakes of Richmond against Mrs. Edith Stevens opened as the first jury case of Sagadahoc Superior Court's June term. The panel of seven men and five women, led by foreman Clarence N. Flood, heard testimony from Mrs. Oakes detailing her husband’s relationship with Mrs. Stevens and events around their separation. The afternoon saw four men indicted on larceny charges arraigned. three pled guilty, one remained. The term's size suggests a lengthy session with more than 100 entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise A. Oakes
Richmond
Edith Stevens
Sagadahoc
Traverse
Clarence N. Flood
Edward W. Bridgham
Harold J. Rubin
John Quarrington
Charles Bartlett
Portland
Rubin
Oakes
Levens
Main Street
Mrs. Stevens
Stevens
Arthur E. Sewall
Sewall
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Franklin Roosevelt
Jurors Named for Term at Arrowsic Bowdoinham
Traverse jurors called for the term include Arrowsie Charles L. Crosby Bath Marie F Andre Elizabeth W Bates Adelaide S Bowker Clarence N Flood Harriet C Stevens Harry A Walters Mary D Yule. Bowdoin Weston R Allen Bowdoinham Rotheus A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse
Arrowsie
Charles L. Crosby
Bath
Marie F. Andre
Elizabeth W. Bates
Adelaide S. Bowker
Clarence N. Flood
Harriet C. Stevens
Harry A. Walters
Mary D. Yule
Bowdoin
Weston R. Allen Bowdoinham
Rotheus A
Five Islands Notes on Local Visitors and Events
Five Islands updates mention Howard MacMahan’s piano playing for a church service in Africa and the fire department responding to a woods fire on MacMahan Island. Others include visitors, relocations, and social gatherings at Five Islands cottages, hospital news, and family travels in the region.
Local Names List by Towns and Residents
A roster of residents by town includes Douglass Emma Ferguson Georgetown Ethel B Higgins William A Todd Phippsburg Christopher H Marr Richmond Charles Alexander Harold Averill Alice Peabody Topsham Walter M Cox Harry Giveen William Graves West Bath Frank A French Woolwich Horace E Allen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Emma Ferguson
Georgetown
Ethel B. Higgins
William A. Todd
Phippsburg
Christopher H. Marr
Richmond
Charles Alexander
Harold Averill
Alice Favor
Harold N. Libby
Margaret Peabody
Topsham
Walter M. Cox
Harry Giveen
William Graves
West Bath
Frank A. French
Woolwich
Horace E. Allen
Co-Workers Class Plans July Summer Picnic
The First Baptist Church co workers class met Tuesday evening with vice president Mrs Wade presiding in the president’s absence. Devotions were led by Mrs Harrington and reports reviewed. They voted to hold the first summer picnic July 13 at Mrs Cameron’s Granite street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Teesday
Willis Hall
Middle Street
Rose Wade
Cora Blakeney
Clifford Harrington
Jennie Cameron
Granite Street
Evelyn Sotheard
Laura Harrington
Lena Spinney
Anna Collins
Florence Woodside
Hall
Ernest Wade
James A. Goodwin
Charles Armstrong
Cleora Coombs
Return of Ferry and Infant Daughter from Bath Memorial Hospital
Ferry and her infant daughter Judith Roben have returned home from Bath Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Richards' mother Estella Wade of Winthrop Massachusetts who has been staying with the family during the absence will return home Saturday.
Genesta Chapter Confers Degrees on Class of Four
Genesta chapter OES met with eight chapters represented. Four candidates received degrees, work praised by officers. Floral decor enhanced the room. Genesta invited to a Crystal chapter meeting in Damariscotta and to a reception for Mrs. Francis Sprague Brown, elected Grand Adah. District No. 4 School of Instruction set for June 18 with Pine Cone chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta Chapter
Crystal
Francis Sprague Brown
Bath
Brown
Crystal Chapter
Genesta
Eugene Sprague
Richardson Street
School of Instruction
District No. 4
Pine Cone
Auburn
Marguerite M. Duplisen
Lewiston
Masonic Temple
Harold Cutting
Florence Fullerton
Roberta Farrell
Hindu Ballet Recital by Olive Plummer Pups
Mrs Olive Plummer presents her dance pupils in the sixth recital on Tuesday June 15 at 8 15 p m in Morse High Auditorium. The program features the Dance of the Reed Flutes from Fantasia and doors open at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Plummer
Morse High
Walt Disney
Obituary of Mrs Thomas L Grindle 64
Mrs Thomas L Grindle 64 died suddenly Thursday morning at home 675 Middle Street from a heart ailment. Born in Bath to Frederick and Demerise Boardman Barstow she lived in the city all her life. Survived by her husband Thomas J Grindle three sons Parke John and William a brother William Barstow of Bath a sister Mrs Emma Eaton of Portland. Funeral was Saturday at 10 from the home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Grindle
Middle Street
Bath
Frederick and
Demerise Boardman Barstow
Parke
John
William
William Barstow
Emma Eaton
Portland
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charles H Treen 82 Dies in Bath After Years on Farms
Charles H Treen 82 died Thursday at his home 498 High Street Bath. Born in Cater Mapguce Nova Scotia he worked many years in farming and later for Bath City highway department. Survived by nephew Charles H Treen Osboro MA and niece Mrs Jane McGillicuddy Gary IN. Funeral held Saturday at 2 PM from Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence 819 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Treen
High Street
Catermapguce
N. S
Treen
Highway Department
Bath
Osboro
Mass
Jane McGillicuddy
Gary
Ind
Arthur F. Mayo
Nasson College Graduation Draws Two Local Grads
Two area students near Nasson College Springvale will graduate next Monday. Irma Wallace of Sebasco Estates earns a B S in secretarial science and plans an office position this summer. Avis J Marston of Woolwich earns a B S in home economics and will teach in Highgate Vermont next September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasson College
Springvale
Irma Wallace
Carl F. Wallace
Sebasco Estates
Avis J. Marston
Percy D. Marston
Miss Marston
Highgate
Vermont
Nassan
Miss Wallace
Athletic Association
Green Club
Lady Governess Guests of Honor at Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies
Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies hosts a Thursday meeting in E of P hall Washington street with Friday reception for Lady Governor Lucelia Blake and conductor Nellie Hunt at Central church parish house. Notables from several states may attend, with Isadore Drew and Coppola Fitzpatrick among invited governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
E. of P. Hall
Washington Street
Lucelia Blake
Nellie Hunt
Central Church Parish House
Grace White
Mabel Lamb
Dover
Ethel M Gray
Dorchester
Mass
Lillian Nelson
Wollaston
Massachusetts
Government of
Rhode Island
Hilda Hammersehmdt
Grace South
Providence
New Hampshire
Isadore Drew
Coppola Fitzpatrick
Noh
Blake
Myrtle Lodge
Mars Curtis
Englind Sittes
Odd Ladries
Mars
Gertrude Stewart
Lizzie Belle Chaney
Annie Lemout
Koof DP. Hall
Emily McMann
Huse School Final Assembly Honors Students and Awards
The Huse School final assembly honored pupils with certificates for craftsmanship and health five-year awards. Numerals for basketball attendance were awarded, and safety certificates went to several students. Principal Smith presided as students performed songs readings and playlets before a reception and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Anderson
George Carmichael
Jean Anderson
Robert Farnham
Theresa Gallant
Mary Gaudette
Alvin Gediman
Catherine Giroux
Joseph Hart
Martha Irish
Norma Jones
Barbara Legard
Frederick Sturtevant
Albert Veilleux
Eleanor Danforth
Natalie Hagan
Gloria Christiansen
Martha Jane Irish
Smith
Catherine
Huse School Notes Play Morning Observed
Huse Memorial school will observe a Play Morning with supervised outdoor activities on the playground. Students will race in field day style contests and some will hike the woods while others participate on the grounds. A deluxe edition of The Huse Star, the school paper, is to appear Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial School
Huse Star
Helen Candles
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Catherine O'Brien
Mary Kernan
Boston
Miss O'Brien
John, O'Brien
Samuel Dorrance
Harold Houdlette
Moosehead Lake
Estelle Brown
Walter Knight
Roland Rhyms
San Luis Obispo
Cal
George Yeaton
Rhynus
Camp San Luis Obispo
Yuma
Ariz
Marguerite Manwaring
Viola Danforth
Elezer Danforth
Harold Miller
Zaidee Demers
Fred York
Freedom
George Dudley
Augusta
Baptist Chatrch
Emerson
West Quincy
John Coughlin
Walter Coughlin
Mary Coughlin
Malden
James Coughlin
Hartford
Conn
Albert Sewell
Arthur Sewell
Albert Morse
Mrs. Albert Meserve
State Police
Harold J. Brown, Jr
la Guardia Field
N. Y
Academy of Aeronautics
Dana Craney
Washington Heald
Philo Calhoun
Bridgeport
Robinhood
George M. Kahr
Elmira
Kennebec Point
Benjamin Riggs
Addie Moulton
John Harkins
Five Islands
Ralph Hatstat
Bath Iron Works Corp
John Layne
California
Elizabeth Hunt
Roy Newman
Hebron Academy
Edward Clarey
Martha Bowen
Harold Brown
Norman Gay
Cambridge
MacMahan
Albert Deermont
Packard
Ferris Leonard
Joe Higgins
J. C. Hulbert
Chicago
June Court
Frank MacMahan
Howard MacMahan
Africa
Marion Stevens
Merton Pinkham
Pine Camp
Fort Woodworth
Staten Island
Roland Wilkins
Bath Iron Works
William Marr
J. A. Folsom
Waterville
Francis Pierce
Elizabeth Jane
Gardiner Hospital
D. W. Staffeld
Quincy
Luke Roy
Mr. Roy
Beulah Miller
George Gray
Gray
Co-Workers
Damariscotta
Hindu Ballet
Nasson
Avis Marston
ODD
Lucelia E. Blake
Marion Darrah
Alice Lewis
Mary Gillespice
Annie Lemont
Mabel ‘Tibbetts
Sadie Davis
Sadie Savage
Hazel Schottler
Louella Reed
Rose Jean
Frances Clark
Bertha Ward
Mary Curtis
Priscilla Estes
Cliff Leeman
HUSE
Final Assembly
Jennie Larrabee
Ruth Mayberry
Porth
Miss Larrabee
Merton Wright
Walter Larrabee
Larrabee Greve
New Meadows
Fred S, Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
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