Marriage details and reception noted in local society column
The article describes a wedding where the bride wore a white lace gown with a fitted shoulder and tiered skirt, a pleated satin veil, and carried white lilacs. Guests included Miss Harvey and other bridesmaids in red gowns with velvet bodices. A reception followed at the Water wedek club, then residents planned homebound celebrations. Local Grange meetings, club activities, and personal items from Richmond area communities are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Jene
C. City
Bristol
Conn
Mary Lou Duda
Startford
de E. Tibbetts
Washington, D
Albert F. Prady
Richard N. Cronan
Attleboro
Mass
Xs Simpson
West Orange
Somerville
Bates College
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Lewiston
Som Ne
Glasgow
Scotland
Richmond High School
Waterwedek Club
New York City
Fairmiere
Bay Port Notes on Water, Birds and Local Visits
Bay Port describes spring routines as birds scout houses for leasing season while trees bud and insects emerge. Several locals like Harry Knight, Eugene Butterfield, Clinton Cunningham and Dwight Furbish celebrate birthdays. gatherings, visits, and music nights occur among Bath residents, including Geneva Morang and Jesse Munsey's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Harry L. Knight
Bath
Sumner Mains
Cecil
Hebron
Eugene Butterfield
Mrs. Ye
Mains
Clinton Cunningham
Dwight Furbish
Gordon Merry
Clyde Whitaker
Pond Island
Maurice Hinkley
Maurice
Jesse Munsey
Mr. Munsey
Hinckley
Geneva Morang
G. Desmond
Office
George Renaud
Bay Point
Howard Barter
G. Rogers
Lillian
Harry Chain
Easter Seal Sale Names Committees for Maine Drive
Mrs Sumner Sewall of Bath chaired the 1952 Easter Seal Campaign naming chairmen Arrowsie Norman Drummond Bath Mrs Melvin Henderson Georgetown Mrs Roland Peterson Phippsburg Mrs Thomas Totman Richmond Mrs Raymond Libby Topsham Mrs Herbert White West Bath Mrs Loring Dave Woolwich Mrs John Mofft. Volunteers aid crippled children at Hyde Memorial Home Pine Tree Camp and 91 percent of funds stay in Maine toward services. The drive aims to raise seventy thousand dollars as 215000 Easter Seal sheets go to residents statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Sagadahoc
Arrowsie
Norman Drummond
Melvin B. Henderson
Georgetown
Roland Peterson
Phippsburg
Thomas L. Totman
Richmond
Raymond Libby
Topsham
Herbert White
West Bath
Loring Dave Woolwich
John Moftt
Pine Tree Society
Hyde Memorial Home
Pine Tree Camp
Maine
Marie I. Preston
Barbara Buffam Hosts Belated Eighth Birthday Dinner
Barbara Buffam, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald I Buffam of 987 Middle Street, celebrated her eighth birthday with a belated dinner party Friday night. Pink, white and pale yellow decor set the scene as guests enjoyed movies while receiving hats and favors. Attendants included Carla Tukey, Nancy Ellen McInnes, Barbara Brown, Karen Platworthy, Suzanne Bartlett, Christopher and Robert Buck, John Cooke, and Robert Bussey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Buffam
Ronald I. Buffam
987
Middle Street
Carla Tukey
Nancy Ellen McInnes
Barbara Brown
Karen Platworthy
Suzanne Bartlett
Christopher
Robert Buck
John Cooke
Robert Bussey
Pastor Elder Wood Leads Richmond Seventh Day Adventist
Elder Wood is pastor of the Richmond Seventh Day Adventist church in Orlando Florida after several weeks in the city where he is assisting local congregants and addressing community needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando, Fla
Elder Wood
Richmond Seventh Day Adventist Church
California Vines Dominate U.S. Grape Acreage
California accounts for roughly half a million acres of vineyards, about 80 percent of the nation’s total grape acreage, underscoring the state’s dominant wine and grape industry footprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
United States
Georgetown Vestry Welcomes John Reedy as Pastor
John Reedy of Boston, Gordon College student, accepted to lead the First and Second artist churches in Georgetown Center. He preached his first service on Sunday about Timothy the Assistant, with choir and soloists, as town meeting details and school board changes dominated local news. An emergency plane-spotting drill was announced for the Central school observation post from nine to five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reedy
Boston
Gordon College
Georgetown Center
Timothy
N Othy
Jesus
Joan Hagan
Alfred Rowe
Mr. Reedy
Belle Heald
Central School
Bangor
Stoneham
Mass
Five Islands
Georgetown
Reedy
Lloyd Pinkham
Rosalyn
Meeting of the Working ue at Mrs Higgins home
A meeting of the Working ue will be held Tuesday of next week at the home of Mrs. Joseph F. Higgins weather permitting with Mrs. L. Earle Ha an and Miss Belle Heald as co hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dell of Quincy Mass were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watson at Georgetown Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Higgins
L. Earle Haan
Belle Heald
Kenneth Dell
Quincy
Mass
Thomas Watson
Georgetown Center
Robinhood News Briefs From Middle Dyke and Surrounds
A rapid list of local passers through Middle Dyke farm and nearby towns notes visitors from Newcastle and Brookline. It records a wedding invitation for Marequita Choate and Dr. Erich Strasser in Chipley on March eighth and mentions measles victims in Marrtown and Robinhood, plus family visits and seasonal travel in Bath and Kennebec Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aheat
Middle Dyde Farm
William Gordon
Newcastle
Robinhood
Albert Deermont
Marequita Choate
Erich Strasser
Chipley
Florida
Miss Deermont
Dr. Strasser
Austria
Parviz Chahbazi
Colby College
Peterson
Sidney Dalrymple
Brookline
Middle Dyke Farm
Massachusetts
Frederick Woodruff
Bangor
Kennebec Point
Maureen Davis
Ralph Davis
L. Earle Hagan
Francis Sherman
Paul and
Gordon
Richmond
Martha Bowen
Georgetown Center
George Laskey
Arthur
Jackie
Edith Anne
Bath
Edwin Hatstat
Arrowsic
Ella Hatstat
Hugh Rockwell
Graffam
Marrtown
Robin
Edith Powers
Benjamin Riggs Riggs Sorrow in Robinhood community
Benjamin Hinckley Riggs of Portland died Saturday at Mercy hospital after his third stroke. A beloved Summer resident, he hosted neighbors with New England cooking and warm hospitality at his Robinhood cottage. He was Bowdoin educated, worked at Geor Froony of Ortland, and leaves wife, son Winthrop Weston Riggs II, and daughter Mrs. Howard D. Penley. Funeral service followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Riggs
Robinhood
Portland
Mercy Hospital
Ben
Riggs
New England
Benjamin Hinckley Riggs
Winthrop W
Felicia Hinckley Riggs
Gloucester
Mass
Riggsville
Bowdoin College
Birthday honors and church notices in Georgetown village
Mrs William Plummer of Sedgemere road observed her 82nd birthday on February 26 with greeting cards and a family gathering including daughter Helen Huskin and several grandchildren. Local church groups, baptist associations, and ministerial changes were noted, along with anniversaries and family arrivals from Bath Georgetown and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Plummer
Sedgemere Road
Helen Huskins
Bill Plummer
Ray Grover
Mr. Grover
John Brown
Bath
Christine Williams
Georgetown
Capt
Orville Rowe
Reginald
Rosalyn Pinkham
Clayton Hanna
Merlene Pinkham
Joan Hagan
Cora Pinkham
Bowdeinham Baptist Young People’s Association
Topsham Baptist Church
Miss Hagan Jis
John Reedy
The
Baptist Church
Portland Rites Held for A Beloved Local Leader
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Hay and Peabody funeral home in Portland by Dr. Wallace Anderson, formerly pastor of State Street church and now of Bridgeport, Conn. Attending from Robinhood were Mr. and Mrs. Roland Peterson, William Bisseth, and Carroll Powers. The flag-draped casket was surrounded by flowers expressing the high esteem in which he was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay & Peabody Funeral Home
Portland
Wallace Anderson
State Street Church
Bridgeport
Funeral held for John K. Lee in Bath Grace Church
Family and town mourners gathered Sunday at Grace church Bath for John K. Lee father of Jack and Horace Lee. Robinhood guests included Roland Peter son William Bisseth Edward Cleary while Five Islands sent George and Vernon Gray. Lee, formerly of Haverford Pa, was a long time MacMahan Summer resident who retired six years ago and bought a Bath home. His sons Jack and the younger son, married last month, live in Georgetown and Portland respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Bath
John K. Lee
Jack
Horace Lee
Robinhood
Roland Peterson
William Bisseth
Edward Cleary
Five Islands
George
Vernon Gray
Lee
Haverford
MacMahan
Island
Emmaline Oliver
Georgetown
Portland
Bath Area Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Attendances
Local residents and visitors are listed for the week with attendances at town meetings and social visits. Names include Bath figures like Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gray, Lincoln Campbell Jr, Harlan Pinkham, and many others in Georgetown, Woolwich, and surrounding areas. Measles illnesses are noted among Georgetown Central school pupils. Funeral attendance for John K. Lee is mentioned, with summer residents of MacMahan Island noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Vernon Gray
Lincoln Campbell, Jr
Harlan Pinkham
B.I.W
Mary Stevens
Georgetown
Victor Pinkham
Lloyd G
Franklin Pinkham
Virginia Moore
Raymond Hanna
Georgetown Central School
Eugene Reynolds
Thompson House
Thomas Watson
MacGillivary
Russell Pinkham
Alma
Clinton
Kittery
D. W. Staffeld
Woolwich
Staffeld
Harold A. Rowe, Jr
Ogunquit
Harold Rowe
John Reedy
Stoneham
Mass
William Marr
Charles Kenney
Melvin Comeau
Maria
Orville Rowe
George
John K. Lee
Mr. Lee
MacMahan Island
Beverly Rittall
Berry
William Farr
John Brown
Kevin
Helen Huskins
William Sherman
Randolph
Helen Hus
Changes in Telephone Toll Rates Across State Lines
Changes in toll charges for interstate calls took effect Saturday after FCC rate filings on January 25. Increases and decreases of five to ten cents apply to out-of-state tolls, with specifics by distance. Station-to-station and person-to-person calls see a four minute initial period and overtime at varying rates, including a special 10 to 35 cent range for night and Sunday calls on certain routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Maine
Obituary Rev Fr Alexander Doucette Dies in Fall River
Rev Fr Alexander Doucette served three years as curate at St Marys Catholic church in Bath and died this week in Fall River Massachusetts. He came to Bath in 1929 with Rev Fr Timothy Maney from South Berwick. He had been pastor of St Davids Church in Madawaska. His only living relative is sister Regina Doucette. Funeral was held in Fall River on Tuesday with burial in the family lot there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Doucette
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Fall River
Mass
Bath
Timothy C. Maney
South Berwick
Doucette
St. David’s Church
Madawaska
Regina Doucette
Freshman Gerald Jack Visits Grandparents in Maine
Gerald Jack, a University of New Hampshire freshman, spent the weekend with his grandparents Mr and Mrs John L Jack of Topsham Maine and visited friends in Bath. He graduated from Morse High School last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Jack
University of New Hampshire
John L. Jack
Topsham
Bath
Gerald
Morse High School
Veteran Maine shipwright Samuel Stover dies at 80
Samuel Stover 80 of 359 Front Street Bath Maine died after closing hours Saturday at Memorial hospital He was a ship carpenter for 50 years helped rebuild the frigate Constitution at Boston Navy Yard in the late 1820s He worked at Bath Iron Works and its successors through World War II Surviving Rexford Elford Rose and Clara Stover a sister Mary Toole eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Mayo funeral residence with burial in Oak Grove Gardens family lot Friends may call at the residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Stover
Front Street
Maine
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Stover
Boston Navy Yard
Sylvester Stover
York
East Boothbay
Wilmot
Sophorina Hutchins Stover
Bath Iron Works Corp
Newcastle
Stover
Bath
Beacon Street
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Rexford B
Elford A. Stover
Rose V
Clara D. Stover
Mary Toole
Boothbay Harbor
Mayo
Canon Charles M. Tubbs
Oak Grove
Decker Roscoe P 74 of Mexico dies at Rumford hospital
Roscoe P. Decker 74 of Mexico formerly of Washington Street died Thursday at Community hospital in Rumford after a three month stay. Born September 23 1877 in Carroll New Hampshire he worked at Bath Iron Works before moving to Mexico about 27 years ago. Survived by wife Amelia two sons Carl of Mexico and John of North Bridgton three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Colombe Funeral Home Mexico with Rev. Harold R. Yates officiating entombment in Farrington Morton cemetery Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe P. Decker
Mexico
Washington Street
Rumford
Carroll
N. H
John
Phoebe (Gordon) ‘Ker
Helen Decker
Earl
Morse High
Bailey Island
Harold R. Yates
Farrington-Morton Cemetery
Samuel Stover Funeral Held Tuesday Afternoon
Funeral services for Samuel Stover were held Tuesday afternoon at two from the Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral residence. Rev. Canon Charles M. Tubbs officiated. Bearers were Linwood Feere Percy Marks William Oliver Albert Thomp son Alfred Hodgdon and William A. Boyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Stover
Arthur F
Death of Frederick C. Ale Involves Lowell Relative and Builder
Edwin H. P. Lowell of Western avenue reported the death Sunday at his daughter's home of Frederick C. Ale aged local contractor and builder. Born in London, he married a Bath girl and lived in Winchester before moving to Massachusetts. Survived by daughter Louise Alexander of Sturbridge, son Frederick C. Alexander Jr. in New Mexico, five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at the Unitarian church in Kegrenay Mass with burial in Winchester family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Western Avenue
Frederick C. Ale
Eess
Alexander
Studai
Massachusetts
Mr. Alexander
London
England
Bath
Nancy Ee
John S. Lowell
Louise Alexander = din
Sturbridge
Frederick C. Alexander, Jr
The
Atomic Energy Co
New Mexico
Winchester
Mass
Unitarian Church
Keggrenay Mass
Inchester Cemetery
Mrs Miriam W Dole Death Notice in Brooklyn N J
Mrs Miriam Worcester Dole 91 widow of Rev George Henry Dole died Saturday in Brooklyn New Jersey after long illness Born Bath February 22 1861 she taught in Boston schools before marrying in 1895 later serving in Bath Wilmington and Bath again Surviving are son Thomas Hyde Dole of Weston step son Rev Louis A Dole of Bath and niece Miss Anne Kimball of Bath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. J
Miriam Worcester Dole
George Henry Dole
Dole
Church of the New Jerusalem
Bath
Wilmington
Del
Thomas Hyde Dole
Louis A. Dole
Anne Kimball
John K Lee 65 dies after brief Bath hospital stay
John K. Lee of 1207 Washington street dies at Memorial Hospital after three days as a patient. Born in Philadelphia Sept 4 1886 he was a longtime Philadelphia Stock Exchange member. He and his wife Margaret moved to Bath six years ago and owned a home on Washington street. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Richard Cross of Fair Lawn NJ, two sons John K. Lee Jr of Georgetown and Horace Lee of Portland, and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Lee
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia
Horace Helene and
May (Sibley) Lee
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Worrey
Margaret Lee
Richard Cross
Fair Lawn
N. J
John K. Lee, Jr
Georgetown
Horace Lee
Portland
Rye family visits Mrs Frances Clark in Washington street
Mr and Mrs Melville Clark and children Judy and John of Rye New Hampshire spent Sunday as guests of Clark's mother Mrs Frances Clark at 1530 Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Clark
Judy
John
Rye, N. H
Mr. Clark
Frances Clark
Washington Street
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County
Pomona Grange
Progressive Grange
Louis Guptill
Guptill
Tonhoc
Dirigo
Tham
Enterprise
Neil Bishop
Mason Wright
Enterprise Grange
Ees
Amy Bradley
U. W
C. W
Fort Richmond
A. R
Ideal Home Corner Club
Della Grondin
Main Street
Hope Spaulding
Fred Spaulding
Clarence Brann
Alice Hinkley
Emerson
Pearl Perry
County Road
Richmond Methodist Youth Fellowship
Fred S. Teele
Sumner J. Teele
Richmond Corner
Freshmman
Civil Air Patrol
Brunswick
Richmond Lions Club
Horace McClure
Charles Cummings
Enterprise Grange Hall
Cummings
Seventh Day Adventist Dorcas Society
George Clarke
River Road
Elizabeth Barter
Center Street
Kennebec River
Harold Kimball
Lynn
Kimi
Andrew Iead
Chestnut Street
Helen
Donald Nead
Stamford
Wilbur McKeen
Gardner Street
Delaware
J. Wyland Wood
Bay Port
Elizabeth Harris
Marjorie Hagan
Lloyd E. Pinkham
Harry H. Heald
Alton P. Reed
M. Belle Heald
Harry Heald
Alton Reed
Walter E. Powers
Marion Watson
Edith Marr
Daniel W. Staffeld
Vernon E. Gray
Stanwood C. Gilman
Webber
Georgetown Fire Department
Isabel G. Wales
Miss Harris
Joseph Higgins
William A. Todd
Virgil Stevens
Alvah Reynolds
Arthur Nelson
John Williams
Aubrey Fullerton
Stevens
Roy Clark
Pinkham
Mary Albertina Stevens
Drummond Stevens
Ida Pinkham
Charles
Kenneth Pinkham
Southport
Linwood Stevens
Everett Stevens
Roy
Clark
Harold Pinkham
Franz Stevens
Victor
Cleon
Sylvia Pinkham
Paul Pinkham
Proctor & Gamble Oo
Lester Lewis
Fenton Moore
Herman Barter
FR. Doucette
St. Mary's Church
Fall River, Mass
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
High Street
Frederick C. Alexander
Nancy Lowell
Miriam W. Dole
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