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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1939

Page

3

Richmond Church Holds Observances And Local Society News

Rich mond Children's Day was observed Sunday at church with Rev a ves preaching on The Right ise Th ings. St Matthews Episcopal services were led by Thomas Davis of Philadelphia. Rev Lester R Norton spoke on Preparing for Life's Work. Pine Cone Troop Girl Scouts met with awards given. captain Mrs Eula Terrill leaving to be a camp counselor. Emerson Lane Post officers installed with county officials. Various locals visit relatives and attend weddings and town events.

A . Ves St. Matthews Episcopal Thomas Davis Philadelphia Lester R. Norton Pire Joseph W. Randlette New England Pire Chiefs Association Providence R. I F. G. Connor Fost A. A. Ring Laurelle Priest Russell Black Emerson Lane A. L Peter Thaamum Winthrop Ned Bigelow Augusta Pine Cone Velma Berry Eula Terrill Bear Mt N. Y Paul Donovan Lynn Mass Clarence Lang Hope Johnston Presque Isle Chester Lord Albert H. Reed Manchester Minnie Waldron American Legion Legion Byron Ludwig River Road Gtinson’s Corner Beedle Road Romeo Bellevance Jeanette Colette Holliday New Hampshire

Mitchell and family recall Portland father Charles H. Mitchell

Mr and Mrs Whitman Mitchell of Milan street return from Portland after the death of Charles H. Mitchell at his home 46 A Bramhall street following a months long illness. He formerly lived in Bath and worked in shipyards before moving to Portland where he served as vault keeper at Portland National Bank. Survived by wife Emma Harris Mitchell seven grandchildren and three sons Lewis Edson Whitman all of Portland and Whitman Mitchell of Milan. Funeral services were held Sunday at Hay and Peabody on Congress street and burial in Walnut Hill family lot.

Whitman Mitchell Milan Street Portland Mitchell Charles H. Mitchell Bramhall Street Bath Portland National Bank Emma Harris) Mitchell Clifford Gawyer South Portland Byron Wright Lewis and Edson Mitchell City Susan Price Hay & Peabody Funeral Home Congress Street Walnut Hill

Daniel H. Munro, Bath Iron Works veteran, dies at 79

Daniel H. Munro, 79, longtime Bath Iron Works employee, died early Tuesday in Bath Memorial Hospital after a three week hospitalization. Born in Earltown Nova Scotia, he lived in Bath 50 years. Survived by two brothers Allan and Charles Munro of Bath, two sisters Lydia Munro of Bath and Mrs Frank Brown of Concord New Hampshire, along with two nephews and two nieces in Maine and New Hampshire.

Daniel H. Munro Bath Iron Works Bath Memorial Hospital Earltown William H Marion McKay Munro Bath Allan H Charles A. Munro Lydia Munro Frank Brown Concord N. H Clement Alfred Stoddard Portland Blanche Stoddard Marion Brown Concord, N. H

Progressive Grange meeting notes and personnel changes

The Progressive Grange of Richmond met Thursday night with a Ladies' Night program directed by Mrs Elizabeth Rideout and Mrs Florence Wheeler. A supper preceded the gathering. Laura Knight has become book keeper at W T Grant Co replacing Miss Bensid Sullivan who has resigned and plans marriage.

Progressive Grange Richmond Elizabeth Rideout Florence Wheeler Laura Knight W. T. Grant Co Bensid Sullivan Sullivan

PIANO RECITAL TUESDAY EVENING

A list of performers and pieces featured in a Tuesday evening piano recital. Performers include Ruth Cogan, Margaret Sampson, Norma Cum mings, Rosamund Tinney, and others. Selections span Barcarolle, Tales of Hoffmann, and Stars and Stripes Forever with memorized works and duets.

Beaumont Nee Hopkins Barcarolle Offenbach Ruth Greene Karl G. Dow Virginia Dow Williams Rosamund Tinney Rolfe Norma Cummings Bousa Edward Cogan Wehb Margaret Sampson Keats Albert Povich Seeker Mason Hewitt Ruth Cogan Margaret Bampson Edna Besan Natalie Perkins Jeanette Colby Marilyn Cummings Patricia Wing

New Jury Commissioners Named Under 80th Legislature

The 80th Legislature amended the jury commissioner law so state or county officers cannot hold the post. Sagadahoc County commissioners appointed in 1935 by Chief Justice Pattangall will term out this year, ineligible for reappointment under the new law. Chief Justice Dunn will appoint successors. the Bagadahoc county post pays $50 annually.

Sagadahoc William R. Pattangall Charles J. Dunn Bagadahoc County

Mrs Madison Moore Plans Panama Return via Ancon

Mrs Madison Moore, visiting her sister Mrs Penton I Moore at 15 Cherry Street since Memorial Day, will sail from New York July 6 aboard the steamship Ancon for Panama. She will pass a few days in Paterson, New Jersey with Mrs Amos Smith Jr and then attend the New York World's Fair before returning to the canal area where Mr Moore is a government engineer on the locks.

Madison Moore Penton I. Moore Cherry Street Panama Moore Paterson N. J Amos Smith, Jr New York Georgetown Echecdore Stewart Helena Stewart Roward Hastiman Hudson Mass Sagadahoc Bay Harriman Hudson Bessie Thompson Brooklyn N. Y Europe Howard Pletcher Belmont Mass Jack Thompson Ernest Curtis Scott Salem Arthur K. Pollack Gordon Curtis Cottage George T. Williams Waterville Katherine House Canton, Main John Gillis New York, New Haven & Hartford Boston Koehlwetter Howard M. Trafien Gardaer Hanson Cambridge Harry L. Horne Bath Sylvia Warren Woburn Bay Point Road Henry Albers West Georgetown Bay of Naples Harry Heald Marrtown Road Richard's Library Edward Holland Augusta Indian Point Road Effie Head H. L. Wart Richmond Detroit Mich J. Morre] Steadman Denver Frank Harrison Los Angeles California Harry Oliver Harry Panama Canal San Francisco Edmund Prost Lewiston Jack Emmons Blanche Moke New Jersey Bette Davis Warner Bros. Studio Studio Green Room Hollywood Frank H. Morrell Steadman Royal Gorge

Georgetown Summer cottages draw visitors and noted guests

The Georgetown town pages describe growing cottage visits with churches busier on Sunday. Residents and guests gather at centers along Summer Roward Hastiman and Sagadahoc Bay while visitors like Miss Bessie Thompson of Brooklyn and Mrs. J. Morrel Steadman of Denver share travels, shipyards, and local scenes.

Merrymeeting Grange Hosts Friday Evening Program

Merrymeeting Grange of Bowdoinham held a Friday gathering with a Pounder's Day program led by lecturer Mrs Raymond Blodgett. Roll call featured themed talks and papers on figures such as Oliver Hudson Kelley and William Saunders, plus songs, readings, a skit, and a discussion on reviving attendance.

Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham Raymond Blodgett Gilad America Oliver Hudson Kelley Milton Given Harmonia Solo Fred Leavitt Lois Pratt Louisa Given William Saunders W. H. Gould Sho ¢ Grange W.H. Gould The Grange George Hamlon Chester F. Hobart Ruth Gallagher

Five Islands Seaside Notes Include Summers at Cottages

Local column lists summer visitors and cottage openings at Five Islands and Malden Island. Residents from Bath Portland and Malden Mass attend gatherings, repairs, and social events. Notables include Mrs. Cora Hanna 73 passing away after long illness and many families planning season at cottages and rockbound shores.

Two Bath Pastors Pay Fitting Tributes

The sudden death of Charles C. Low, treasurer of Bath Savings Institution, prompts tributes from Bath pastors and sympathy from the Maine Conference. At Winter Street Church, Low is lauded as a longtime deacon and church clerk, while Dr. David L. Wilson of Central Church eulogizes him as a civic minded, genial, and principled leader.

Charles C. Low Bath Purdue Central Church

Edith M Chase Ledyard, Bath resident 71, dies suddenly

Edith M Chase Ledyard age 71 of 3 Dike road Bath died Saturday night after a brief illness. Born in North?comb she moved to Bath at 14, attended high school, and lived with relatives including Capt. and Mrs. Fessenden Chase and Mrs. C A L Sampson. She married William Ledyard in 1887 and was active in Grace Episcopal Church and its Woman's Auxiliary.

Edith M. (Chase) Ledyard Dike Road Ledyard Northdgecomb John H Eunice Scheff Chase Bath Capt Fessenden Chase Washington Street C. A. L. Sampson State Military and Naval Children’s Home High Street Alumni Association William Ledyard Grace Episcopal Church Woman's Auxiliary

Mrs. Cora Hanna 73 Dies at Five Islands

Mrs. Cora Greenwood Hanna 73 wife of Capt. George F. Hanna died Sunday at her Five Islands home after months of illness. Born in Georgetown to Charles and Adelia Pinkham she lived in Five Islands all her life. Survived by husband two sons Clinton Hanna Belgrade and Thomas Hanna Five Islands one daughter Mrs. Wallace Pierce Malden Mass one brother Ernest Pinkham Bath two Ellsworth Pinkham Georgetown three sisters Mrs. William Plummer Bath Mrs. Charles Love Portland and Mrs. Melvin Harford Five Islands 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Five Islands Mies Madelyn Berry William L. Berry A. W. Walker Malden Mass Malden Isand W. H. Holland Bath W. L. Berry John Gilmore Howard Cottage H. E. Beane Waltham Bezuinland Hotel Rose Cunningham Cunningham Augusta Billy Chase South Freeport Maurice Pinkham G. A. Yeo Ted Winchester Marion L. Stevens South Danville N. H J. G. Stevens Allan Huntington Robert McPherson Dodland Saskatchewan Canada Arthur K. Purington Roy Putney Gay Mason Edith Davis Basil MacMahan Cambridge Ellsworth Pinkham Walter Thomas Lowell Malden Island Leo Carey Pittsfield Carey Cottage P. A. Thompson Martha Jean Waterville Rockland Clayton Rowe Five Island Library Hall Isabel Carrie Stevens Charles Herbert Moore Belmont Moore Winnifred Briggs Somerville Barbara Purbeck Medford Briggs D. L. Howard C. H. Sanford and Son Richard Exeter Sedgemere Road Sanford Leslie Ainley Russel Harford Rowe Kittery Orville Rowe Arthur Marr Marr Parker Start Start Almon Marr Charlotte Tucker Clarence Carey Hallowell Madge O'Brien Portland Walter Moore Snowman C. A. Rasmussen Pauline and Freddie Rockrest Cora Hanna George Hanna MacMahan Island Clinton Belgrade Thomas Ruth Pierre Nat Haseenius Roxbury Cora Greenwood Hanna George F. Hanna Georgetown Adelia Lewis Pinkham Five Ernest Pinkham William Plummer Charles Love Melvin Harford

Spinney, George H. 83, Dies At Memorial Hospital

George H. Spinney 83 a retired farmer formerly of Lisbon Falls died early Wednesday at Memorial hospital after a long illness and a broken leg from a fall. He had lived at the Old Folks Home since 1925 and was born in Bath son of Richard and Marion Spinney. Funeral Friday at two at Fred S. Curtis funeral home 105 Center street.

George H. Spinney Old Folks Home Memorial Hospital Bath Richard Marion Spinney Lisbon Falls Fred S. Curtis Center Street

Hanna Funeral Held for Cora Greenwood Hanna at Five Islands

The funeral of Cora Greenwood Hanna wife of Capt George F Hanna was held Tuesday afternoon at two in the church at Five Islands Rev Morrison R Boynton of Newton Center Mass officiated Bearers were Lloyd Pinkham Harold Rowe Russell Harford and Franz Stevens Burial followed in the Five Islands cemetery

Cora Greenwood Hanna George F. Hanna Five Islands Morrison R. Boynton Newton Center Mass Lloyd Pinkham Harold Rowe Russell Harford Franz Stevens

Funeral Services for Charles C. Low

The funeral of Charles Cobb Low, longtime treasurer of Bath Savings Institution, drew a large crowd at Winter Street Church where he served as senior deacon and clerk. Banks and Patten Free Library closed in tribute. many civic groups and former associates attended. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

Charles Cobb Low Bath Savings Institution Winter Street Low Patten Pree Cemetery and Park Board Red Cross The Bath Trust Co Langdon T. Snipe Patten Free Library WJ. Higgins Frank B. Nichols William R. Kimball William W. Robinson Mr. Low High Street Harry A. Walters Charles E. Hewitt, Jr J. Prank Hunt Ernest R. Preeman Oak Grove

Banker's Death Shocks Fargo Community

Fred Martin Hector 53 husband of Margaret Sewall of Bath died Sunday night in a Fargo hospital after an emergency appendectomy. born in Fargo he led Fargo National Bank as president and cashier and held farming interests. He leaves four daughters and a son and two sisters. The widow traveled to Fargo with Mrs. Sewall.

Fred Martin Hector Margaret Sewall Bath Fargo N. D Hector William D. Sewall Sewall Martin and Carrie (Paulson) Hector Phillips Exeter Academy Harvard University Harvard Law School Fargo National Bank Mary Dorothy Margaret Caroline Fred Hector Smith William H. McGill Winchester Mass

Captain Alfred W. Call Dies at 65 in Everett Massachusetts

Captain Alfred W. Call former first officer of Eastern Steamship Lines dies at his home in Everett Massachusetts aged 65. He retired in 1927 after 25 years with the company and commanded the steamer Boston during a 1924 collision off Point Judith for which he was exonerated of blame. He had earlier commanded the tug Seguin in Bath and later steamers on the Bath to Boston route.

Alfred W. Call Eastern Steamship Lines Jackson Avenue Everett Mass Steamship Company Boston Swift Arrow Point Judith Call Bath Seguin William G. Small Kennebec Eastern Steamship Co

Mrs Lenora Whitney Dies in Richmond at 45

Mrs Lenora Whitney of Richmond aged 45 died last Wednesday at the home of her aunt Mrs Millett at 81 Western Avenue. Born in Bath to Henry and Sadie Conway she lived most of her life in the area. She leaves husband William Whitney two Bath daughters Mrs Violet Crocker and Mrs Virginia Holmes a Bath son Walter Armstrong and six grandchildren plus her aunt Mrs Millett and uncles William Morse and Silas Bryant.

Lenora Whitney Richmond William Whitney Mabel Millett Western Avenue Whitney Bath Henry Sadie M. Conway Violet Crocker Virginia Holmes Walter Armstrong Millett William Morse Silas Bryant

Mrs Ina A Keene Funeral Held Friday Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs Ina A Keene widow of Capt Charles W Keene were held Friday at one oclock at 854 Washington Street Dr David L Wilson of Central Church officiated The bearers were Harold W DeLong Lieut John A Lord U S N Edward K Thompson and Perry L Thompson Burial followed at Oak Grove

Ina A. Keene Charles W. Keene Washington Street David L. Wilson Central Church Harold W. DeLong John A. Lord U.S. N Edward K. Thompson Perry L. Thompson Oak Grove

Funeral of Mrs Whitney in Richmond

The funeral for Mrs Lenora Whitney wife of William Whitney of Richmond was held Saturday afternoon at the Fred S Curtis funeral home 105 Center street Rev George B Wolstenholme of Peoples Baptist church officiated Bearers were William Moore Silas Bryant George and Walter Millett Burial.

Lenora Whitney William Whitney Richmond Fred S. Curtis Center Street George B. Wolstenholme People’s Baptist Church William Moore Silas Bryant George Walter Millett Oak Grove

Mrs Edith Ledyard Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church

The funeral of Mrs Edith M Ledyard was held Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating. Bearers were James P Ledyard Harry L Day Merritt A Mitchell Edwin H P Lowell Allan Spear and A Farley Mayo. Burial follows in the family plot.

Edith M. Ledyard Grace Episcopal Church Charles M. Tubbs James P. Ledyard Harry L. Day Merritt A. Mitchell Edwin H. P. Lowell Allan Spear A. Farley Mayo Oak Grove

Mohlers Visit Quincy Guests Of Miss Eleanor Wilson

Mary and Ann Mohler of Quincy Massachusetts are guests for the week of Miss Eleanor Wilson of North street, staying at her home during the visit.

Mary and Ann Mohler Quincy Mass Eleanor Wilson North Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lawrence Bond Barbara Lawrence, Jr Northampton Fred A. Higgenbotham Watertown Harry W. Tucker Middle Street Daniel H. Munroe C.ccc Treasury Department Civilian Conservation Corps C.C.C. Money Maine United Brewers Industrial Foundation Maine Wholesale Distributors of Malt Beverages, Inc State Liquor Commission Maine Committee Committee of the Water Street Olive Williams L. H. Rowe Leon Williams, Jr T. W. William Af West George Own Williams George McKinnon Sandy McKinnon Crowell Earl McKinnon Mr. Ewald and Miss Hope Littlefield Mrs. Coran Hanna Mrs. Lenora Whitney Mrs. Whitney Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston Funeral Service Ambulance Service
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