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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1947

Page

12

Richmond school and community notes in brief

A jumble of local names and events from Richmond includes student awards at Emerson and nearby schools, graduation activities, and club elections. Highlights feature Dorothy Patten and Barbara Douglas receiving honors, Tricia Hurley presiding on the Student Council, and a birthday planning meeting. Also noted are a 15 day old mouse at Swan Island Game Preserve, a Moose transported for care, and an Emerson grade outing to Bailey’s Island with lunch and a ball game.

Rowne Will Ghalley Pickett Halen Her‘bert Gibbs Dorothy By Pain Vonne Linger Barbara Douglas Helen Herbert Esaay Patricia Hurley Tale Nelson G. Emery Pratt Rob Lamoreau Lorraine Ent Yvonne Sidelinger Ibara Jean Curtis Iver Doré Les Fickett Basil Foss Jr Wt Hutchinson Edward Noble Dorothy Patten Shirley White Tricia Hurley Barbra Sullivan Richard Norma Mick Ink Seno Ean Letina Rere Sherman Walter Ighet Idertie Vieira Estabrook de Deventh Emerson School Agnes Chman Shirley Bodge Philip Holman Fayalene Tarr Victor Gonier Jeanne Strout Danny Foss Bernice Johnson Dahn Foss Jean Strout Chapman Bailey's Island West Mary Curtis Ernest Hodgkins Jetane Exoyet Agnes Chipman Margaret Borjesson Marrcuoees Cook Alice Gilpatrick

Community Notices and Personal Items From Robinhood and Georgetown

Local residents attend social gatherings at the Teteion room and Robinhood venues. Reverend Alfred Ives canvassed homes in Bath for Summer services. The Robinhood post office moved to the Summer quarters in the Person store with twice daily deliveries. A stork shower honored Mrs. J Clifton Little at Mrs. Joseph Higgins home. Numerous visitors and seasonal residents from Cleveland, Rye, North Carolina, New York, Bangor and beyond are listed with arrivals and activities at Robnhod Georgetown area homes and cottages.

Beeany Alfred Ives Bath Robinhood Rson J. Clifton Little Joseph Higgins Ernesthas Chester Dalrymple Middle Dyke Farm Edith Anderson South Portland Roy Moulton Seguinland Clinton Allen Rye N. Y MacMahan Allen Fitzgerald Hazel Turner Richmond Georgetown Leif Lomeland Morgan Hansen East Fairhaven Mass Peterson Anne Dysart North Carolina Campbell Philo Calhoun Bridgeport Bangor J. Campbell Clarence B. Hill Candy’s Harts Melvin Cunningham Dorothy Stuart Howard M. Trafton Belle Heald Walter V. Cummings William Zorach Harold Goldstein New York Zorach Herbert Jones Jones Sadie Drake Drake Farm Walter Powers Carroll Powers J. H. Brown West Newton Albert Deermont William Hosford Waterville

Local residents and visitors head to summer homes and jobs

Horace Lee of B Mawr Pennsylvania works summer at Peterson store while staying with brother Jack Lee. Amy Lauriat of Boston visits Indian Point to collect belongings after selling her house to Mrs Fossett Washington. Many others, including Miss Beatrice Bouton, Elizabeth Harris, Maude Thayer, and Bobbie Boyd, spend weekends or relocate for summer, with moves and new employment at Sedgemere and the Peterson store.

Bowen Roy Newman Beatrice Bouton Elizabeth Harris West Georgetown Maude Thayer Thomas Watson Melvin Cunningham Eustis Place Sedgemere Ferris Leonard Everett Bath Blanche Westall Lewiston Guy Lowe Elsie Jordan Waltham Mass Bobbie Boyd Hilsboro N. H Peterson Stacey Ellis Nantucket Walter Cunningham Alfred Woods Portland Ifred Steadman Virginia Steadman Framingham Harry Horne

Sponsors named for triple launches at Bath Iron Works

The Bath Iron Works in Bath names sponsors for three M. T. motor trawlers to launch Saturday. Fortis sponsored by Mrs. Mary M. Goodman, Taldir by Mrs. Yvette L. Quemeneur, and Colonel Plevin by Mrs. Suzanne T. Gouriou. The French government funds these 152 and 250 foot class ships, part of 32 trawlers built for private French owners or operators.

Bath Iron Works Corp M. T Fortis Mary M. Goodman M. L. Goodman Baldwin Locomotive Co Claire de Lune Etoile du Sud French Supply Commission

Six Charged With Intoxication Appear Before Judge

Six respondents pleaded guilty in Municipal court before Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Four were fined five dollars and ordered to pay court costs. One received 90 days in Kennebec jail with sentence suspended and six months probation. The sixth case was placed on file with instruction to leave the city immediately.

Gardiner R. Deering Kennebec County

Past Matrons of O E S Picnic at King's Point

Past Matrons club of the Order of the Eastern Star holds a picnic Thursday at Mrs Mabel Nelsons cottage in King's Point. All past matrons in the city are invited bringing a picnic lunch. Interested parties should call Mrs Herbert Morse for details.

Mabel Nelson King's Point Herbert Morse

Good Neighbor club hosts social and plans summer sale

The Good Neighbor club met at Rowe with Mrs. Franz Stevens and Edith McMahan hosting. Twelve attended as they prepared for a Friday public supper and upcoming sale of useful articles in August, plus home made candies and foods to be sold.

Good Neighbor Club Rowe Franz Stevens Edith McMahan Brunswick John Clifton Little Five Islands Baptist Church Earl Spencer Monticello Fred White Addie Lewis Everett Mass Nora Hanna Pauline Rassmusen Wakefield Charlotte Gray North Yarmouth Academy Mary Pinkham North Yarmouth Edda Needham Madge O’brien Boston Janet O’donnell John Calloway Bath Vernon E. Gray Robert Hyde J. Clifton Little Willard Clarence Preble Marlene Pinkham Harold Pinkham John Huskins William Marr North Jay Dorothy Thompson Simmons College Nehemiah Boynton J. G. Stevens Boynton Bowdoin College Central Maine Power Co Eustis Sedgmere Road Fred Elliot

Joint Store Shower Honors Two Expectant Mothers

A joint stork shower was tendered for Mrs. Herbert Nicker and Mrs. Adam Galuza Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Sidney Higgins on the Brunswick road. Guests included Mrs. George Ferry, Mrs. Albert Kilgore, Mrs. Leroy Stover, Mrs. Arthur Higgins, Mrs. Harold Stanton, Mrs. Russell Estes, Mrs. Walter Dingley, Mrs. Howard Moody of Bath, Miss Marie Lemont, Mrs. Dei Galuza, Mrs. Rocco De Monte of Brunswick, and Mrs. Michael Mazeiko of Arrowsic.

Herbert Nickerson Lambert Park Adam Galuza Nequasset Sidney Higgins Brunswick Road George Ferry Albert Kilgore Leroy Stover Arthur Higgins Harold Stanton Russell Estes Walter Dingley Howard Moody Bath Marie Lemont Dei Galuza Rocco de Monte Brunswick Michael Mazeiko Arrowsic

Silkworm Cultivation Traced to Chinese Origins

The article notes that Chinese people were the first to cultivate silkworms, highlighting early sericulture and its global spread. It discusses historical techniques and the significance of silkworm breeding in ancient economies.

Amnesia Victim Found After Bus Fall In Niagara Falls

Allen Bruce Johannes, 20, of Niagara Falls, was found unconscious along Route 1 in Woolwich and later recalled a fall from a Niagara Falls bus three weeks earlier. Hospital reports say memory loss and a possible head injury clot, but he recovered enough to be discharged. He traveled from Niagara Falls to Buffalo on June 2 and then cannot recall how he ended up in Bath and Woolwich.

Allen Bruce Johannes Niagara Falls N. Y Woolwich Memorial Hospital Buffalo Bath Edward Belanger Sheriff’s Department Charles Johannes Willow Avenue Belanger Johannes Niagara Falls Transportation Co

Salvation Army Charter Defines Religious and Charitable Mission

The Salvation Army operates as a religious and charitable corporation across the United States with aims to reform, visit the poor and sick, and preach Christian truth. It relies on local public support with funds raised in each community used there. Bath Corps needs five thousand dollars for maintenance, urged by co chairmen Mrs. Fred R. E. Dean and Edward W. Bridgham.

The Salvation Army United States God Bath Corps Fred R. E. Dean Edward W. Bridgham

Bath man pleads guilty in Center Street crash

Frank Knight of Bath pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. He was fined $10 with costs totaling $4.70, which he paid. The charge followed an alleged collision on Center street Saturday morning between Knight’s car and a DeLorge Bakery Co truck driven by Armand N. Bauchene of Lewiston.

Frank Knight Bath Knight DeLorge Bakery Co Armand N. Bauchene Lewiston Center Street

Obituary of Joseph D Pennell former Bath Police captain

Friends in the city were shocked by the sudden death of Joseph Dunning Pennell former Bath Night Police captain at his Ocean Park home. He worked for New England Shipbuilding Corp and lived in Biddeford before moving to Ocean Park. Born in Brunswick he was 44 and survived by his widow Gertrude Pennell a son and two daughters, plus brothers and a half sister.

Joseph Dunning Pennell Bath Ocean Park Pennell New England Shipbuilding Corporation Biddeford Brunswick Charles. F Elizabeth Wing Pennell Gertrude Galloupe Pennell Joseph D. Pennell, Jr South Portland Ann Elizabeth Patricia Carl Pennell Columbus Ohio Charles S. Pennell Harpswell Marion Eastman Leon B. Pennell, Jr City

Edward Gilman Dies Suddenly in Natick Mass

Edward Gilman of Natick Massachusetts died suddenly while visiting a new family physician. Born in Bath he was son of Henry and Cora Avery Gilman and worked for a major bus company after leaving Bath about 25 years ago. He leaves a wife, his parents and three children.

Natick Mass Edward Gilman Harry Fitch Woolwich Gilman Bath Henry and Cora Avery) Gilman Lewiston, Brunswick & Bath Street Railway

Peter E Lebel, 1883 Turner's native, dies at 48 Russell

Peter E Lebel died at his home on Monday at noon. He was born January 26, 1883, in Turner Falls Massachusetts. Survived by wife Josephine Arsenault Lebel seven sons Edwin Peter Francis John Eugene Clarence Arthur two daughters Mrs Hyland and Mrs Leonard a brother Joseph and a sister Mrs Trembly. Funeral at St Marys church Wednesday at eight AM.

Peter E. Lebel Russell Street Turner Falls Mass Joseph Ilda Dargie Lebel Josephine Arsenault Lebel Edwin Peter, Jr Francis John Eugene Bath Clarence Rumford Arthur Richmond Arthur Hyland West Ossipee N. H

Infant John C Daigle Dies at Four Months Old

John C Daigle aged four months and 13 days died at his parents home 247 Center Street Laurier Daigle and Maria Daigle his parents survive with a brother Laurier Daigle Jr and three sisters Arline Barbara and Sandra Daigle and a grandmother Prayers were held at the home Monday morning at 10 30 o clock

John C. Daigle Laurier Maria Daigle Center Street Laurier Daigle, Jr Arline Barbara Sandra Daigle

Mrs Myrtie Gerrish Rites Planned in Unity

Mrs Myrtie Gerrish died Friday evening at Memorial Hospital born in Unity July 13 1873 daughter of Edwin and Susan Rand. Funeral services set for Tuesday at ten at Union church Unity with burial in Pond Cemetery Unity.

Myrtie Gerrish Memorial Hospital Unity Edwin Susan Bessey Rand Union Church Pond Cemetery

Bowery Youth Arthur Davis Returns From Perkins Institute

Arthur Davis son of Mr and Mrs Carroll Davis of Bowery Street returns home from Perkins Institute Water Town Massachusetts for the summer having completed his second year and distinguished as an outstanding student in music.

Arthur Davis Carroll Davis Bowery Street Perkins Institute Watertown Mass

Obituary of Adelbert Blair in Woolwich area

Adelbert O Blair died on January 6 in Woolwich. He was the son of William C Blair and a carpenter who lived in Crosby and in Bath. He leaves his wife Edith and a daughter, with a nephew mentioned. funeral arrangements are not fully clear but will be held at Riverside cemetery Woolwich with a service conducted by Raute at a designated hour.

Adelbert O. Blair Richardson Street Woolwich William C Crocker Synee Eee Edith Blair Crosby Bath Ty Raute Condu Clare Riverside Cemetery Woolw

Peter B. LeBel Funeral Held at St Mary’s

The funeral of Peter B. LeBel was held at St Mary’s Church at eight in the morning with Rev. Sheehy officiating. The Eagles provided bearers named White Farrell Stover Gallant Brilliant and Gilblair. Interment followed in Calvary cemetery.

Peter B. Ls St. Mary’s Fai Sheehy Messrs Whi Farrell Stover Gallant Brilliant Gilblair Calvary Cemetery

Funeral for Hiram B. Wyman at Curtis Funeral Home

Funeral services for Hiram B. Wyman of Phippsburg Center were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock from Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Charles L. Stevens officiated. Bearers were Harold Seavey Isaac Raymond Campbell and Jon McCourt. Interment was in the family lot in Oak Grove.

Hiram B. Wyman Phippsburg Center Curtis Funeral Home Wa Street Charles L. Stevens Phippsburg Harold Seavey Isaac Raymond Campbell Jon McCourt Oak Grove

Funeral service for Corinne Conners held at Son Funeral Residence

The funeral of Corinne Conners was held at Son Funeral Residence in the afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Pallbearers were Russell Copp, Wilace Meader, Irving Daley, and William Chater, and burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Coriners Son Funeral David L. Wilson Russell Copp Wlace Meader Irving Daley William Chater Oak Grove

City Eyes Steel Pontoon Float For Bath Landing

Hiram T. Stevens travels to Davisville to assess surplus steel pontoons for a city float project. He will check price and condition to judge feasibility and report back to Mayor Small. If approved a council meeting may be called to finalize plans for a Broad Street float and improved summer landing facilities near Bath Fuel Co.

Hiram T. Stevens Davisville Nesday Sonal Small Stevens Small Bath Fuel Co Maritime Commission Broad Street Bath Broadstreet

Farnham Graduates Top Of Eccles School Of Emba Philadelphia

Rowlamé Farnham of Denny Road returns home after graduating with the highest rank in Eccles School of Emba Philadelphia history. He is employed at the funeral residence of A. F. Maye and Son.

Rowlamé. Farnham Dennyroad Eccles School Emba Philadelphia A. F. Maye

Also Mentioned on This Page

Trichmond Issey Iwine Ice Josep Wallace M. A. Gilpatrick Raymond Libby Presid Charent Becf Venguren Rus Maurice Wheelen Kon Charles 8. Kelley Louis Lemieux Methodist Church LOT NO Wey Bath Iron Works P.m Tel Marius H. Page North Street Kennebec Greenhouses Joseph D. Pennell Natick, Mass Mrs. Myrtie Gerrish Adelbert C. Blair H. B. Wyman R. Conners Fred S. Curtis & Co. Funeral Service Washington Street
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