Richmond Board discusses parking lot and playground project
The Richmond Board of Trade met with Vice President Leonard L Bishop Ioes to review plans for a new town landing and a guarded parking lot. The board will collaborate with the American Legion post and Booster club on a supervised playground this summer. Additional items covered include a local wedding announcement and a note on high school honor rolls and church school graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Board of Trade
Leonard L. Bishop Ioes
Maurice Wheeler
Board of Trans
American Legion Post and Booster Club
Gordon Lemont
South Pleasant Street
Phyllis Louise
Carolyn Bishop
Joyce Hinkley
Janet Sidelinger
Richard Houdlette
Everett Stevens
Joseph Tripp
Mertie Viera
Martha Hinkley
Clinton Gilpatrick
Mary Sullivan
Philip Holman
Lois Pushard
Patricia McDermott
Gloria Small
Ada Gilbert
Rita Goodall
Emeline Hinkley
Jean Guiou
Clyde Hinkley
Ann Hodgkins
Georgia Moeller
Maxine Waltz
Gail Stuber
Charlotte Hurley
George Withee
Jeanne Meserve
Norene White
Harold Averill
Noyes Fish
Alfred Tarr
June Fossett
Betty Drinkwine
Priscilla Riske
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Southern Maine Corcas “Welfare Federation
Seventh Day Adventist
Adventist Church
Lewis R. Langworthy
Rline Thurston
Portland
Dorcas
L. E. Estab
New England Welfare
R. W. Moore
Northern New England Conference
S. D. Olney
Floyd Hilliard
Ralph
Brunswick
Marion Stridler
Eva Thomas
Prize speaking winners crowned at B A graduation
At the prize speaking event in Dresden, Kay Lavallee won first with $4.00, Gladys Carver second $3.00, Martha Carver third $2.00, and Barbara Potter fourth $1.00. Graduation exercises followed June 14 at the Masonic hall auditorium with class marshal Judy Peters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A
Kay Lavallee
Gladys Carver
Martha Carver
Barbara Potter
Leslie Bailey
Wilmot Trussell
Leslie Souviney
Masonic Hall
Judy Peters
Charles Bailey
Joseph Korda
Frederick Fairbrother
Beverly Wales
William T. Bennett
Kathleen Lavallee
Wentworth Goodwin
Kenneth Millett
Evelyn Budge
John Knowlton
Barbara Blodgett
Mildred MacCourt
Ellsworth Blodgett
Prin. W. S. MacComb
Albert Thayer
Bowdoin College
Board of
Benediction
Thomas Akeley
Yvonne Bailey
C. Bailey
Middle Bridge School
Annie Lemarr
Ethel Robbins
Walter Rittall, Jr
Hazel Robbins
Frances L. James
Evelyn Robbins
David Fitch
Joseph Delano
Walter Rittall
Kathleen James
Patricia James
Frances James
Walter Austin
Richard James
Sylvia James
Lawrence Lemarr
Joseph Lemarr
Robert Hamlin
Bridge Academy
Norma Meserve
Melvin Randall
Michael Casey
Carole Hamlin
Middle Bridge
Ralph Crowell
G. Moffet
Providence
R. I
Grading Work Planned on East High Street Near Ross Home
The City Highway department clears gutter area on the east side of High Street near Rodney E. Ross Sr. home to remove grass and weeds and place gravel to raise the road grade. The project will continue southward in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Highway Department
High Street
Rodney E. Ross
Georgetown Church Sermons and Town News At First Baptist
Sunday morning Rev. Cleaves Henderson began a summer sermon series on mountain top experiences with Father’s Day focus on Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah. Next Sunday he speaks on Moses at Mount Sinai as Children’s Day observed with a Bible play directed by Mrs. Graffam and Mrs. Blackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Cleaves Henderson
Abraham
Isaac
Mount Moriah
Moses
Mt. Sinai
Robert Graffam
J. Robert Blackie
First
Second Baptist
Five Islands
Gardiner
John Dunn
Winter Street Baptist Church
Georgetown
Morse High School
Natalie MacMahan
Wilbur Loveitt
Adaline Heffron
Clayton Stevens
Natalie
Wilbur
National Honor Society
Virginia Parker
Polly
Clayton
Seguinland
Bath
Fort Devens
Mass
Illinois
Georgia
Mississippi
Hyde Windlass Co
Addie Loveitt
Lawrence Heffron
Effie Loveitt
George Loveitt
Edward
Richard Heffron
Everett D. Stevens
Drummond Stevens
Carroll Powers
Augusta
Walton
Georgetown Center
Robinhood Cove
Sahara
Ipear
Swan Island
Robinhood
Peterson
Roland Peterson
MacMahon
Dorothy W. Stuart
Five Islands community hosts weddings and summer events
The Five Islands column notes a summer mail schedule, a new ice cream parlor opening, and mosquito spraying. It covers a Betty May Rittall engagement party at Library Hall with guests from Bath and beyond, a Bible school start, and numerous local family visits, hospitalities, and graduations through June.
First Bath Marine dies in Korea to be laid to rest
The body of Ronald A. Hersom, 19, the first Bath boy to die in Korea, is en route to Bath and due home Friday. He died of head wounds two days after being wounded at Inchon aboard the USS Pickaway. He leaves five brothers and six sisters. his brother Conrad Hersom and Marine Richard F. Black accompany the body. An honor guard and firing squad will honor him at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Korea
Fred Hersom
Chestnut Street
War Department
Ronald A. Hersom
New York
Pfc. Hersom
Inchon
Black
Hersom
Ronnie
Pfc
Conrad Hersom
Marine
Corp. Black
Dyer-Flaherty Post Vfw
Nelson Foss
Oak Grove
America
Plan for Funeral of a Bath Hero
S Sgt Hockey recruiting sergeant stationed at Portland spent Wednesday in Bath arranging the funeral for Pfc Ronald A Hersom killed in Korea. His body is expected to arrive in Bath Friday. Ex service men are urged to attend in uniform and ex Marines may join the firing squad contact the recruiting office at the Post Office in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockey
Portland
Bath
Ronald A. Hersom
Korea
Hookey
Bowker Rites Held for Mrs Annie Bowker
Funeral service for Mrs. Annie L. Bowker was held Tuesday afternoon at two from Mayo Funeral Home with Rev. Charles L. Stevens officiating. Bearers were Howard Bowker Nathaniel Percy George Sprague and Eugene Bowker. Burial was in the family lot in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie L. Bowker
Mayo Funeral Home
Charles L. Stevens
Phippsburg Center
Howard Bowker
Nathaniel Percy
George Sprague
Eugene Bowker
Oak Grove
Oldest Phippsburg resident Annie Bowker dies at 97
Annie L Bowker 97 widow of Freeman Clark Bowker died at her son Jay Bowker’s Meadowbrook home after a long illness. Born July 18 1854 in Small Point she was a longtime Dromore Grange and Phippsburg Center Congregational Church member. Survived by son Jay K Bowker two grandchildren three great grandchildren and one great great grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie L. Bowker
Freeman Clark Bowker
Phippsburg
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Small Point
William and
Jane (Morrison) Sprague
Chatterbouts Plan July Cooked Food Sale
Members of the Chatterbouts club met at the home of Mrs. Mary McCrater in Arrowsic. President Mrs. Harriet Dutton led a brief business session and plans were made for a cooked food sale in July. Other attendees included Mrs. Elaine Mitchell Mrs. Arlene Scott Mrs. Louise Hamlin Mrs. Alberta Brooks and Mrs. Blanche Locke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatterbouts Club
Mary McCrater
Arrowsic
Harriet Dutton
Elaine Mitchell
Arlene Scott
Louise Hamlin
Alberta Brooks
Blanche Locke
Mrs. Eleanora Ingraham obituary notices Bath and Rockport
Mrs. Eleanora L. Ingraham 81 sister of Mrs. Evelyn Price of Bath died last week at a West Rockport nursing home. Born November 20 1869 in Rockport she was a former Bath resident and member of the First Baptist church. Survived by son Alton C. Ingraham of Brookline Massachusetts and sister Evelyn Price of Bath. Funeral was Friday afternoon at two from Gilbert C. Lane funeral home Camden with Rev Melvin H. Dorr officiating. Burial at Oak Grove Bath with Rev Charles R. Sims at the committal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanora L. Ingraham
Evelyn Price
Bath
West Rockport
Gilbert C. Lane
Camden
Melvin H. Dorr
Oak Grove
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Sidney Warren Jones Dies After Illness at 61
Sidney Warren Jones aged 61 died Monday morning in Bath Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Waterville on March 20, 1890, he was the son of Charles H. and Mabel P. Jones. He worked at Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. in Waterville for years and last at the Bath Canning Factory, with prior stints at Pejepscot Paper Co. in Topsham and Bath Iron Works. He lived at 796 Middle Street and had no near relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Warren Jones
Bath Memorial Hospital
Waterville
Charles H
Mabel P. Jones
Hollingswoth & Whitney Co
Bath Canning Factory
Pejepscot Paper Co
Topsham
Bath Iron Works
Middle Street
Funeral for Everett O. Snipe Held at Curtis Chapel
Funeral services for Everett O. Snipe were conducted Saturday afternoon at two oclock from Curtis funeral home with Rev. Arvid L. Anderson of Corliss Street Baptist church officiating. Bearers were J. Walter Snipe Seth N. Snipe and Harry Thebeau Jr Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett O. Snipe
Curtis Funeral Home
Arvid L. Anderson
Corliss Street Baptist Church
J. Walter Snipe
Seth N. Snipe
Harry Thebeau, Jr
Oak Grove
Mr and Mrs Howard Visit Old Orchard With Minotts
Mr and Mrs Fred G Howard of Middle Street spent Sunday at Old Orchard with Mrs Clarence M Minott of Bedford Street. They were joined by Mrs Minotts son and daughter for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Howard
Middle Street
Old Orchard
Clarence M. Minott
Bedford Street
Obituary of Everett Harrington 75 of Phippsburg
Everett Augustus Harrington 75 of Phippsburg died after a short illness at Memorial Hospital on Thursday. A longtime tax assessor in Phippsburg he also served 26 years as town clerk. Born in 1876 he was a machinist with Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass survived by his widow Jennie Davis Harrington a daughter Mrs Ralph Pye nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Augustus Harrington
Hares Cron Bacar
Memorial Hospital
Phippsburg
H and
Hattie Rollins Harrington
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Windlass
Jennie Davis Harrington
Ralph Pye
Phippburg
Mrs Gertrude A LeMont Dies in Brunswick at 66
Mrs Gertrude A LeMont 66 died at her home on lower Maine street Brunswick early Friday morning She was married to L Earl LeMont and had lived in Bath previously Born November 18 1884 on the Dresden Woolwich line she was a daughter of Frank and Georgie Crocker Myricx Surviving are her husband two sons J Merton LeMont of Harpswell Worrell C Le Mont of Bath a daughter Mrs Marie M Kiernan of Brunswick twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude A. LeMont
Lower
Maine Street
Brunswick
L. Earl LeMont
Bath
Dresden-Woolwich
Frank
Georgie L. Crocker Myricx
J. Merton LeMont
Harpswell
Worrell C. LeMont
Marie M. Kiernan
Everett O Snipe obituary from Arrowsic Maine
Everett Oscar Snipe 70 of Arrowsic died at Memorial hospital Thursday night He was born August 6 1880 in Woolwich son of Henry W and Mary Ella Snipe lived in Arrowsic and farmed most of his life Surviving Amy Small Snipe his wife two sons Seth M and J Walter Bath a sister Mrs William J Evens Gardiner four grandchildren Funeral Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home at two Rev Arvid L Anderson officiating burial Oak Grove
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Carl W. Roy
Luke Roy
Laconia
N. H
D. W. Staffeld
Bowdoin
Carl I. Rowe
Kittery
Carl I., Jr
G. Ronald Smith
South Portland
Vernal Chaney
B. M. Vernon E. Gray, Jr
U.S.N
Gray
Boston
Vernon E. Gray
Paul Skidmore
Gardiner
Francis Pierce
Howard Bacon
Waltham
Mass
Wilkins Camp
Sedgemere Rood
Mary Stevens
Clayton Stevens
Morse High School
Ransom Sawyer
Virginia
Lorraine Mank
Roland Wilkins
Albion
William Marr
Marr
Woodrow Gray
Quincy
Herman Barter
Bath
Paul A. Thompson
Bloomfield
Everett Oscar Snipe
Arrowsic
Memorial Hospital
Woolwich
Henry W
Mary Ella Snipe
Amy Small Snipe
Arrowsie
Seth M
J. Walter
William J. Evens
William LeClair 70 former Bath resident dies
William LeClair 70 of Bradley formerly Bath resident with Bath Iron Works ties dies Friday afternoon. Survived by widow Leah Bragg niece Mrs. T Edward McCormick Bath and three nephews Harold Walter McElman Bath and Richard McElman Woolwich. Funeral was Sunday afternoon at Craig chapel Old Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William LeClair
Bradley
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Leah Bragg
T. Edward MecCormick
Harold McElman
Walter McElman
Richard McElman
Woolwich
Craig Chapel
Old Town
Harrington Rites Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Everett A. Harrington were held Sunday afternoon at two from Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Macy Whitehead of Phippsburg and Rev. E Barquist of Sebasco officiating. Bearers were Raymond Wyman Mark Harrington Wesley Harrington Henry Alexander Guy Crowley and Raymond McIntire. Burial followed in the family cemetery in Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett A. Harrington
Curtis Funeral Home
Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg
Rev. E. Barquist
Sebasco
Raymond Wyman
Mark Harrington
Wesley Harrington
Henry Alexander
Guy Crowley
Raymond McIntire
Mrs Gertrude LeMont Funeral Held at Mayo Home
Funeral services for Mrs Gertrude A LeMont were conducted Monday afternoon at two at Mayo funeral home with Rev Forest Fowle of Boothbay Harbor Methodist church officiating. Bearers were Thomas Fullerton Frederick Libby David Desmond and Roland Farnham. Burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude A. LeMont
Mayo Funeral Home
Forest Fowle
Boothbay Harbor
City Manager and Mrs Mittendorf Return After Vacation
The City Manager and Mrs Ralph F Mittendorf came back Tuesday night from a vacation in their former hometown Ironton QC. En route to Ironton in New York their automobile was broken into and most of their belongings they carried were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Ironton, QC
New York
Ironton
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Melvin O. Chase
Elgin Air Force Base
Elgin, Fla
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Otis Chase
Francis L. Nor
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Gray’s Department Store
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C. McLaughlin
Irving Hunt
Dorchester
Clarence Hill
Marion Clark
Blue Hill
Bar Harbor
Ralph Dunton
William Bisseth
Dorothy Stuart
Clement McMahan
Joseph Beattie
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
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MacMahan
Dr. Beattie
Island
Mildred Spock
Anne
New Haven
Roy M. Newman
Bay Point
Harry Stone
Harold Shervington
Henry A. Tarbox
Daisy Hinckley
Leavitt Institute
Turner Center
Sagadahoc Bay
John Nelson
Togus
Little River
Arthur
Alfred Rowe
Popham
Reid Park
Lawrence du- Pont
Farmingdale
MacMahan Preparatory
Brown
Phillips-Andover Academy
Walter Hasenfus
West Roxbury
Hasenfus
Charles Shane
Deborah
Northfield
Minn
Shane
Carleton College
Roland E. Peterson
South Bristol
Murray Petersons
William A. Todd
Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
Our Town
Arthur E. Holt
Merom
Ind
Kennebec Point
Harold Brown
Falmouth
P. T. West
L. Earle Hagan
Victor
Joan
Malden Island
Forrest Palmer
Louise Peterson
Oak Grove School
Clinton Allen
Rye
Melvin Jackson
Konrad Muller
Baby
Cambridge
Reyder
James Dunton
Dunton
Prescott Steadman
Wild Rose Farm
Gilbert Gunnell
John
Williams
Olin L. Vance
Newburyport
Vance
Laura Williams
Edward A Williams
Rebecca Hovrwich Reyher
Edward C. Clarey
George Powers
Carrie
Mr. Vance
Charles Caldwell
J. Robert Black
Leon Oliver
Newburyport Mass
Joseph F. Higgins
Oliver
J. B. LeMair, Jr
Arthur Nelson
Library Hall
Betty May Rittall
F. A. Edwin O. Berry
USN
Roy Clark
Fenton Moore
F. Arthur Berry
Betty Jane Willis
Helen Larrabee
Ronald Smith
Eliott
George Lee
Onset
Victor Pinkham
Albert Moore
Harlan Pinham
Dennis Moore
Orville Rowe
Beverly Rittall
Franz Stevens
Raymond
Elaine Hanna
Lloyd G. Pinkham
Rosalyn Pinkham
Elaine Stevens
Sylvia Pinkham
John MacGillivary
Ada MacGillivary
Eugene Reynolds
Percy MacGillivary
Lloyd Pinkham
Harlan Pinkham
L. H. Rowe
Kathleen Rittall
Alton Reed
Philip Pinkham
Betty Clark
Jeanette Pinkham
Betty Rittall
Ronald
Annie L
Chatterbouts
Marius H. Page
North Street
Kennebec
Eleanora Ingraham
North
Lincoln
Olsen Garage
John S. Hyde
Gertrude A. L'Mont
William L'Clair
Fred S. Curtis & Co
Weikteauen Street
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