Richmond High School Graduation Highlights and Local Events
Graduation exercises for Richmond High School were held Wednesday evening with speakers and awards led by Superintendent Russell W. Perry. Other notes include Seventh Day Adventist church school activities, Pushard-Guiou Post attendees at Department Encampment in Portland, a Baptist Vacation Bible School program, Beulah Rebekah Lodge memorial service and fundraising, town tax rate set at 84 mills, Richmond Athletic Association joining a regional league, and updates on Emerson-Lane Post and auxiliary installations.
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Richmond High School
Richmond
Jesse J. Starr
Joyce Gilpatrick
Gail Stuber
Dallas R. Gillespie
Russell W. Perry
Seventh Day Adventist Church School
Methodist Church
Pushard-Guiou
Portland
Charles Watson
Winfield Hull
Sadie Eaton
Villa Hull
Alice Roberts
Eva Douglass
Dept
The
Baptist Church
Sions
Evelyn Cromwell
Stanley Griffin
Dorothy Wheeler
Louise Pashard
Norris Sidelinger
Gretchen Hodgkins
Wilfred Meloon
Mayford Morris
Charles Ring
Dallas Gillespie
Marion Dickey
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Bernice Terrell
Margaret Borjesson
Grace Viersea
Margaret Nelson
Mt. Cadillac
Bar Harbor
Charles Danforth
Richmond Athletic Association
Augusta
Belgrade
Winthrop
Isadore Leibowitz
Emerson-Lane Post
U. L
Peter Thaamum
Paul Sturtevant
Installation ceremony and Fireman's Association meeting
Manders presented gifts to installing officers and aides. Officers installed include Lawrence Bond Jr first vice commander Nelson McIn tire second vice commander John Thrower sergeant at arms George McMaster adjutant and historian. Guests Mrs Peter Thaanum Mrs Dorothy Bissonette and Harold Moore of Winthrop attended. The Fireman's Association met at Central Fire Station after a supper by the Extension Service and Fireman's Auxiliary in conjunction with the emergency feeding program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mander
Lawrence Bond, Jr
Nelson McIintire
John Thrower
George McMaster
Peter Thaanum
Dorothy Bissonette
Harold Moore
Winthrop
Fireman’s Association
Central Fire Station
Extension Service
Fireman's Auxiliary
Local Social Notes Highlight Moves and Visits
Gardiner General Hospital patient W W Gardner has returned home. Numerous weekend visits and engagements involve residents from Topsham Bowdoinham Augusta and Nashua with a focus on family events graduations and engagements.
New Baptist Church Formed on Westport Island
A group of about 35 Westport youths organized a Baptist church at Harvey Mosier s home. Robert H Mosier was named secretary treasurer with six members and one baptism scheduled next Sunday. Temporary pastor Rev Robert E Ater from East Brunswick was chosen. Meetings will be held Sundays at two in the Center Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Harvey Mosier
New Baptist Church
Wesport
Robert H. Mosier
New Church
Robert E. Aater
East Brunswick
Methodist Church
Georgetown Baccalaureate Service Highlights Local Graduates
The Georgetown Central school baccalaureate Sunday featured Warren Harris delivering the address from Luke 2 52. A Five Islands quartet and First Baptist choir performed as spring decor framed maroon and white gowns and the class motto Onward. The class trip to the White Mountains is set for midweek, with a film by Harris on Revolt In Berlin to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dass
Central School
Warren Harris
Harris
Jesus
God
Five Islands
Son
First Baptist Church
Charles Kelley
Terry Davis
White Mountains
United States
Berlin
Working League
Harry L. Horne
Georgetown Center
Irving Hunt
Clarence B. Hill
Georgetown
Todd
Ralph Davis
Maynard Thibadeau
Belanger
P.T.A
Rogers’ Hardware
Bath
Richards
Morse High
Brian Davis
Reggie Pinkham
Brian
Coast Guard
Westbrook Junior College
John Gordon
Robinhood
Petersons’ Point
Boothbay
Viking
Sandra Pierce
Louise Lamb
Patricia Tavanian
Suzanne Flier
Betty Ann Cobb
Betty Soule
Patricia Kaul
Phyllis Chapman
Gordon
MacMahan
William Mains
Meeting To Form Road Association On Route 1
Coastal community representatives gathered in Rockland to form the Maine Mid-Coastal Route Association covering the coastal stretch between Brunswick and Bar Harbor. Ralph Bartlett presided at Thorndike hotel as groups outlined sectional issues and aims for a regional coordinating body, with guests including former Governor Sumner Sewall and Stanley Elwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Maine Mid-Coastal Route Association
Rockland Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick
Bar Harbor
Thorndike Hotel
Ralph Bartlett
Middle Coast
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Stanley Elwell
Woolwich
Three Bath Students Graduate From Burdett College in Boston
Three Bath residents form part of Burdett College's 75th graduating class in Boston. John P. Bowie Harvey H. Hartleb Jr and Miss Laura King will attend commencement at New England Mutual Hall on Friday evening June 11. Bowie and Hartleb graduates of Morse High School will receive diplomas in accounting from the Business Administration Department. King also a Morse High School graduate will receive her Junior Accounting diploma from the same department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Burdett College
Boston
New England Mutual Hall
John P. Bowie
John F. Bowie
Park Street
Harvey H. Hartleb
Academy Street
Laura King
Marc N. King
Bedford Street
Bowie
Hartleb
Morse High School
Miss King
Pafko Holds Braves’ Best Lifetime Batting Average
Andy Pafko posted the Milwaukee Braves career leading .291 batting average, a mark unmatched by any Braves hitter in team history through his era.
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Milwaukee Braves
Andy Pafko
Birthday Surprise Party For Mrs Myrtle Wilson
Mrs Myrtle Wilson of 908 High street received a surprise party Friday from 20 Auxiliary members and friends. Gifts, games, and a decorated cake followed greetings and a birthday chorus honoring her service since the Auxiliary's 1935 formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Wilson
High Street
Ernest Edgar Kateon
Auxiliary
Harriet Otis
Wilson
Gordon Garnett
Nathan
David
Olive
Lisbon
George Wilson
Bernice
Ellen
Wiscasset
William Wilson
William George
Ellsworth Darling
Bath
Freeman Wilson
Boca Grande
Fla
Bath Lions Club installs officers at charter night
Merle Niles was installed as King Lion at the Bath Lions Club charter night at the Sedgwick hotel with dinner, a speaking program, and dancing. U S Senator Margaret Chase Smith attended as a special guest and spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Merle Niles
Bath Club
Sedgwick
U. S
Margaret Chase Smith
Smith
Scott Campbell
Yarmouth
Lions Club
Gerald Grant
Rockland
King Lion
Herbert T. Caverly
C. Bruce Wright
Harold C. Rubin
Merle C. Niles
Harry W. Thebeau
Carroll Davis
Benjamin Zimmerman
Zina Eaton
Arthur Duffet
Robert Brownell
Edgar Leavitt
Richard Wing
Ralph Forbes
Arthur MacDonald
John N. Taylor
Rev David L Wilson marks an anniversary
Rev Dr David L Wilson, pastor emeritus of Central Congregational church Bath, marked another anniversary in his memories. Ordained 56 years ago at Grace Presbyterian Brooklyn, he came to Bath in 1914, retired in 1940, and since then has filled in at various churches. He is convalescing at his Washington street home after recent surgery.
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David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Grace Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
N.Y
Wilson
Bath
Belfast
Central Church
Washington Street
Grand Lodge of Masons
Portland
New England
York
Herring Abundance Roils Winneganee Bay Shoreline
Cottagers report years of unusually large herring schools in Winneganee Bay. Waters teem with fish as hundreds of gulls hover, and harbor pollock swarm, while sardines face persistent attacks from air and water, threatening future seasons.
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Winneganee Bay
Five Islands Club Hosts Evening for Rev Keehlwetter
Good Neighbor club members in South Gorham spent Tuesday with Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Keehlwetter, once pastor of local churches. The gathering included a large list of attendees and the church voted to move Sunday worship to 9 45 AM with Sunday school at 11 AM and a reorganization of the Junior Young People group.
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Good Neighbor Club
Franklin Keehlwetter
South Gorham
Keehlwetter
Five Islands
Georgetown
Scarborough
Kathleen Rittall
Georgie Pinkham
Erland Moore
Henry Moore
Dennis Moore
Harlan Pinkham
Robert Snow
Reginald Church
Franz Stevens
Thomas McCorr
Addie Moulton
William Marr
Beulah Miller
Orville Rowe
Lloyd Pinkham
Warren Harris
Keith Mac-Gillivary
Judy Mac- Mahan
Jerry Gray
Central School
Blaine Hanna
Keith MacGillivary
Pauline Gaudreau
Melvin Kelley
Ernest Quimby
Belmont
Mass
Victor Pinkham
Donald Hopkins, Jr
Bath
Almon Marr
Malden
Marr Cottage
John Brown
Jamestown
N. Y
Howard Thomas
Virginia
Vernon Gray
Frank Carlton
Pasadena
Cal
Carlton
Charlotte Gray
Charles Cummings
Irene Jones
Chester MacMahan, Jr
Margaret MacMahan
Irving Hanna
Albion Fields
Oxford
Charles Kelley
Woolwich
Warner Eustis
Newton
Ledgewood
Clayton Hanna
Daniel MacGillivary
Reginald Pinkham
David Stevens
Portland
Thomas Hanna
Camille Dionne
Lulu Hanna
Clayton Doyle
Franklin Bernell
Yarmouth
Melvin Comeau
Jack Hornsinger
Chester Mac Mahan
Howard Bacon
Waltham
Wilkins Cottage
Irving Kaiser
Baby
Laconia
N. H
Leon Kelley
Carr Home
Frances Donovan to Wed Chester Rines in August
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Douglas E Donovan of South Weymouth Mass daughter Frances to Chester Rines Granite Street Both graduates of Morse High 50 and University of Maine this month He plans to teach in the fall Ty Cobb led the American League in batting twelve times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas E Donovan
South Weymouth
Mass
Frances
Sonor
Chester Rines
Granite Street
Rines
Morse High
University of Maine
Bath-built ship commissioned in Boston Navy Yard
The U S S Dealey DE-1008 was commissioned at Boston Naval Shipyard at 3 50 p m Thursday. Named for Medal of Honor winner Commander David Dealey the 314 foot destroyer escort serves anti submarine and convoy duties with nine officers and 140 enlisted men.
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U.S. S. Dealey
Boston Naval Shipyard
David Dealey
Dallas
Tex
Bath Iron Works
Dealey
U. S. S. Harder
Gloria Marie Dealey
Arthur C. Sullivan
New England Council
U.S. Navy League
Charles B. Momsen
First Naval District
C. C. Hartman
Atlantic Fleet
G. C. Crawford
Robert H. Russell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pacific
Morse High Graduates Attend Communion Breakfast
A Con Fraternity of Christian Doctrine group at St Marys hosted a communion breakfast for Morse High School Catholic graduates and faculty at 838 Washington St. Attendees included Patti Hayes Janet Sharkey Patricia Brewer and many others with faculty members and organizers listed. The Morse High class of 1904 will hold a 50th anniversary Alumni banquet get together on June 10 in Room 110 with spouses, contact Mrs Elnora D Oliver.
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St Mary's
Buth
Morse High School
Bowen Torrey
Washington Street
Patti Hayes
Janet Sharkey
Patricia Brewer
Shirley Robinson
Constance Davis
Patricia Foss
Marjorie Bourget
Marcia Marquis
Lorraine Allain
Vivian Mac Dougal
Elaine Renshaw
Marie Michaud
Connie Kerwin
Jane Breton
Jerry F Holland
Roland Barter
Eugene Rouillard
Bryan Davis
Carl H Black
Frank M Talbot, Jr. Thomas
Patrick Nugent
Robert Arseneult
Courtnes Prentiss
Robert Purdy
Robert Champagne
Joseph Marchetti
Carroll Denbow
Paul McCourt
Fernando Pellegrini
Dennis Murphy
Harold Perry
Eugene Hunter
Nathan Watson
James DeWever
Andrew Flaherty
James A Gillies, Jr
John Dougherty
Helen Hayes
Louise Trainor
James de Wever
John Hayes
Loring R Addison
R. Clinton McFadden
Georgianna McFadden
Deniel Perry
James A Gillies
Morse High
Elnora D. Oliver
Union Street
Obituary of Mrs Myrtie Baker Bever Malden widow of Frank
Mrs Myrtie Baker Bever of Malden Massachusetts widow of Frank Average Bever age died May 31 at the Massachusetts Osteopathic Hospital after a brief illness Born Sept 20 1893 in Bowdoin she taught 15 years in Connecticut and many years in Malden She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Malden and the Brookline Bird Club She leaves six sisters and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held June 2 at Sprague's Funeral Home Malden with committal June 3 at Village Cemetery Thomaston
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Myrtie (Baker) Beverage
Malden
Mass
Frank Average
Massachusetts Osteopathic Hospital
Beverage
Bowdoin
Eugene and
Lucy (Church) Baker
Litchfield Academy
State Teachers’ College
Gorham
Connecticut
Frank A. Beverage
Morgan Memorial Nursery
South Athol
Bevergge
Rise Congregational Church
Brookline Bird Club
Queubon Society
Claribel West
Nettie Gillespie
Frances Woods
Evan,Baker
Florence West
South Paris
Edna Wagg
Topsham
Sprague
Roy L. Minich
D.D
First Congregational Church
Village Cemetery
Thomaston
Andrew Bremner 84 Bath resident dies after long illness
Andrew Bremner, 84, of North Street Extension Bath, died Monday night at Memorial hospital. Born in Scotland December 22, 1869, he lived in Bath about 55 years after moving from Worcester Massachusetts. He worked at Miller's bakery Johnson's bakery Sonia's bakery and Bath Iron Works during World War II. He belonged to the Concord Mass Lodge of Odd Fellows as one of its five oldest members. Surviving are his wife Bertha Chandler Bremner a stepdaughter Mrs. Richard Young of Seattle and a stepson Newell Hamilton of Bath. Funeral Thursday at two from Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Burial in Oak Grove.
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Andrew Bremner
North Street
Memorial Hospital
Scotland
John Bremner
Bath
Worcester
Mass
Miller's Bakery
Johnson's Bakery
Sonia’s Bakery
Bath Iron Works
Concord
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Bertha Chandler Bremner
Richard Young
Seattle
Wash
Newell Hamilton
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Arlington M. Beal obituary
Arlington M Beal, 71, died suddenly Saturday forenoon at the home of his son Claude Beal in Nequasset. Born February 28 1883 in Lynn Massachusetts he was a retired engineer. He is survived by one son Claude Beal nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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Arlington M. Beal
Claude Beal
Nequasset
Lynn
Mass
John W. Smith Funeral Service Held in Local Residence
Funeral services for John W. Smith were held Friday at 1 30 PM from 819 High street Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence with Rev James L Grant officiating Bearers included John Larsen Edward Larsen Ralph Nelson Jr John Nelson Charles Johnson and Roland Gagnon Burial took place in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery
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John W. Smith
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
High Street
James L. Grant
Grace Episcopal Church
John Larsen
Edward Larsen
Ralph Nelson, Jr
John Nelson
Charles Johnson
Roland Gagnon
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Frank B Newdick held Thursday
Funeral services for Frank B Newdick were held Thursday afternoon at 2 at the Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Newdick
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Funeral for Arlington Beal Held in Augusta
Arlington Beal died Saturday morning at his son's home in Nequiasset. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at two at Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Beal
Claude Beal
Nequiasset
Augusta
Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home
Nursing Association Meeting Notes For April May
The Public Health Nursing Association met Monday at 72 Front Street offices. Ruth Henry reported 275 visits during April and May and 201 at June immunization clinics, up 75 from last year, with 115 booster injections. The chest X ray clinic is scheduled for July 13 under a doctor's supervision.
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The
Public Health Nursing Association
Front Street
Ruth Henry
R. N
Henry
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