Local Notes Recap From Bath Visitors And Births
Richmond visitors report several Bath residents stopping through town on weekend assignments. Announcements include Lois Webber vacationing from the University of Maine with parents on White Street, and Esther Ring with family visiting in Dresden. Dana Hopkins marked his seventh birthday with classmates at home on Darran Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Small
Bath
Lois Webber
University of Maine
White Street
Russell A. Ring
Jean Curtis
Linda Barter
Donald Moody
Nancy Wade
Ronald Méserve
Junior Lemieux
Erla McFee
Gary Williams
Camille Cloutier
Dana
Fredie DeRoche
Leona Lothridge
DeRoche
Funeral services for Melvin E Hutchinson in Richmond
Funeral services for Melvin E Hutchinson were held at the home on South Front Street Richmond Friday afternoon with Rev. George Volz pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Honorary bearers were Dr Edwin F Pratt Dr Robert Somer Carl Anderson Russell Ring Albert Wing Louis Lemieux active bearers Mayford Morris Nathaniel Gilpatrick James Carr Laurence Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin.e. Hutchinson
South Front Street
Richmond
George Volz
Methodist Church
Edwin F. Pratt
Robert Somer
Carl Anderson
Russell Ring
Albert Wing
Louis Lemieux
Mayford Morris
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
James Carr
Laurence Bond
Obituary Notice Readers Attend from Several Towns
The deceased was placed in the tomb at Evergreen cemetery and burial will take place in Windsor cemetery. Out of town attendees included George O. Purdy and Charles Purdy of Milford Massachusetts, Miss Ruth Purdy of Attleboro, Mrs. Carrie Courtney of Norwood, Mrs. Elsie Jennison of Taunton, Mrs. Gladys Meyer of Walpole, Mrs. Daisy Trask, Edith Trask, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jean, Mrs. Kenneth Small of Augusta, George Baker of Winthrop, Roy Marston of Wiscasset, Mr. and Mrs. J. Arno Wyman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawes, and Mrs. D. V. Merriman of North Vassalboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Cemtery
Windsor Cemetery
George O. Purdy
Charles Purdy
Milford
Mass
Ruth Purdy
Attleboro
Carrie Courtney
Norwood
Elsie Jennison
Taunton
Gladys Meyer
Walpole
Daisy Trask
Edith Trask
Arthur Jean
Kenneth Small
Augusta
George Baker
Winthrop
Roy Marston
Wiscasset
J. Arno Wyman
Harry Hawes
D. V. Merriman
North Vassalsboro
Funeral Services for Julia F Connor
Funeral services for Julia F Connor widow of Frank G Connor of Richmond were held Sunday at Roberts Funeral rooms with Rev James MacKillop officiating. Bearers were Frank Beedle Cleveland Marriner Ray Sedgley and Frank Preble. Interment followed in Evergreen cemetery family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia F. Connor
Frank G. Connor
Richmond
Roberts Funeral Rooms
James MacKillop
The
Baptist Church
Frank Beedle
Cleveland Marriner
Ray Sedgley
Frank Preble
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs Lillian Elsemore Notified By Death Of Brother
Mrs Lillian Elsemore of 67 Pine Street is summoned to Woodland by the death of her brother Charles E Leland who passed away Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Elsemore
Pine Street
Woodland
Charles E. Leland
Marjorie McNinch Weds Harold Hunt in Georgetown Home
A home wedding at Robinhood, Georgetown, unites Miss Marjorie McNinch and Harold Freeman Hunt in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. J A Beyea. Guests include family members and a reception follows as the couple plans to occupy their new home after a brief honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Powers
Robinhood
Marjorie McNinch
Harold Freeman Hunt
Georgetown Baptist Church
J. A. Beyea
Woodrow Gray
Mr. Gray
Aubrey Fullerton
Portland
Alex Cunningham
Harold F. Hunt
Georgetown
Parry's
Bath
John Olson
Elsie Jordan
Stewart
Hunt
Temperance Day Observed at Weeks Street School
Two seventh grades at Weeks Street School were addressed by Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist Church on Temperance. Moving pictures illustrated the talk as teachers Miss Alice Austin and Mrs Marjorie Niles acted as hostesses. The Sixth Grade held in-room programs led by Mrs Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Street
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Alice Austin
Marjorie Niles
Butler
Lewiston Navy enlistee Bill Noonan serves from Bath iron works
Bill Noonan son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Noonan 3 Barret Street Lewiston is stationed at Norfolk Virginia A former employee of Bath Iron Works he joined the Navy on his seventeenth birthday November 7 1945
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Noonan
Joseph Noonan
Barrett Street
Lewiston
Norfolk
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Prisoner of War Lieutenant Marshall Freed Home on Gripsholm
First Lieutenant Donald K. Marshall U.S. Army Air Forces, captive in German hands, is among 35 officers aboard the exchange ship Gripsholm sailing from Lisbon. He is en route to the United States and expected to reach Bath and Halloran General Hospital around March 15. He survived a June 13 crash in German territory, lost a leg, now uses a nearly full-use artificial limb and plans to resume flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Marshall
Stephen Marshall
High Street
War Department
Donald K. Marshall
United States
Gripsholm
Lisbon
Halloran General Hospital
New York
Bath
Marshall
Light Vote Cast in City Election Summary
The notice lists names across wards and roles in the city election and ward offices. It notes re-elected and promoted individuals, along with Mrs. Frank Sylvester Sr. of Lincoln Street improving after bed confinement.
Five Islands Town Meeting and Local Activities
The Five Islands town meeting was held at the library with Walter E. Reid as moderator. the town report was accepted and routine carried out. A Good Neighbor club gathering featured a surprise shower for a member, with refreshments and socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands Library
Walter E. Reid
Good Neighbor Club
Mark Porter
O. F Rowe
Charles Knight
Waterbury
Conn
Calendar Supper Set for March Fourteen at Winter Street
Ladies' Auxiliary of Winter Street church will hold its Calendar Supper on Tuesday March 14 at 6 30 in the ladies room. Tables will reflect the month with colorful decorations and a chicken salad menu. Hostesses listed by month indicate a community planning effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winter Street Church
David McKellar
Ralph O. Burden
Joseph Melrose
J. Franklin Powers
Ernest Freeman
Clifford B. Smith
Herbert Anderson, Jr
Alfred McCabe
Frederick Cullen
John Sylvester
Clifford B. Wilband
William Crowley
Henry O. McCabe
Chester Roberts
Ralph O. Dale
George Hastings
Lucy G Rogers
Morton Young
Joseph O. Purdue
Burton Jones
Roscoe P McFadden
Alice Johnson
Fred Sturtevant
Edgar Leavitt
Katherine Leonard
Stephen Woodbury
Navy recruiter to visit Bath city hall Thursday
Navy Recruiting Officer E. Jo Watts will be at Bath City Hall from 10 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. eligible women ages 20 to 36 and 17 year olds seeking general Navy service may discuss enlisting with Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAVES
Navy
E. Jo Watts
Bath City Hall
Watts
Grange leaders to speak at Lewiston public meeting
Albert S. Goss and E. Carroll Bean, masters of the National and State Granges, will headline Friday night at Lewiston City Hall. The Androscoggin Pomona Grange presents the event to discuss National issues of importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Goss
E. Carroll Bean
Lewiston City Hall
Androscoggin Pomona Grange
Obituary of Emma Pierce 86 Widow of Morrill Pierce
Emma Pierce 86 widow of Morrill Pierce died Sunday in Hallowell after residence in Bath and Westport areas. Born March 29, 1857 in South Portland to Moses and Susan Jewett Pierce she lived decades on Washington Street Bath near Pine. Survived by sons Roger W. Pierce and Winfield S. Pierce. sister Mrs Laura Sanborn. nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence with Rev. Charles L Kinney officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Pierce
Morrill Pierce
Hallowell
Mrs. Pierce
Southport
Moses
Susan Pierce
Jewett
Pierce
Westport
Bath
Washington Street
Pine
Methodist Chuirch
Wesley Methodist Church
Roger W. Pierce
Park Street
Winfield S. Pierce
Oakland
Calif
Laura Sanborn
Portland
Herbert Knight
Wendell P Stevens
Arrowsic
Granville G Jewett
Ralph Jewett
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles L Kinney
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Oak Grove
Death of Sabino Association member Joan Pooler
John Pooler notes the Sabino Association mourns the death of Joan Pooler of Waterville, longtime Summer resident at his cottage for 30 years. He arrived first each season and remained late each autumn, active in the association founded in 1922. His niece Mrs Eugenia Chamberlain and nephew Leo Pooler of Lewiston are named relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabino Association
Joan Pooler
Waterville
Eugenia Chamberlain
Portland Boy Copeland 3rd Dies. Private Funeral Held
Nathan Joseph Copeland III aged none listed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Copeland Jr. of Portland, died last week in a Portland hospital after pneumonia. Funeral services were private from the home Saturday afternoon. Survived by parents and two sisters Carol Ann and Cynthia, plus other relatives. Great grandmother Mrs. Alfred Pratt of Bedford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Joseph Copeland
Nathan J. Copeland
Portland
Ethel Pratt Copeland
Carol Ann
Cynthia
Alfred Pratt
Bedford Street
Frank R. Pratt Dies After Burns at Memorial Hospital
Frank R. Pratt aged 53 died Monday night at Memorial Hospital after severe burns suffered Saturday. Born in Topsham to Richard and Cora Lyons Pratt, he leaves two daughters Virginia Dall of this city and Gladys Pratt. Friends may call at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street in Portland. funeral planned in Brunswick with details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Pratt
Memorial Hospital
Topsham
Richard
Cora Lyons Pratt
Virginia Dall
Gladys Pratt
Portland
Arthur F Mayo
High Street
Brunswick
Mrs. Emma Pierce Funeral Held At Oak Grove
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Emma Pierce were held Tuesday afternoon at two. Rev. Charles Lo Kinney officiated. Bearers were Herbert Huggara, Robert Oliver, Howard Park, and Sherman Clark. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Pierce
Arthur F Mayo
Charles Lo Kinney
Herbert Huggara
Robert Oliver
Howard Park- Sherman Clark
Oak Grove
Funeral held for Charles I McNeill at Curtis Home
The funeral for Charles I. McNeill took place Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Curtis Funeral Home. Bearers were Farren McNeill Morris Upham Forrest Putnam and Paul Stinson. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I. McNeill
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles L. Kinney
Farren McNeill
Morris Upham
Forrest Putnam
Paul Stinson
Oak Grove
Death by own action ruled in Earl Hart shooting
Medical Examiner Oscar F Larson ruled Earl Hart age 27 death by self inflicted shooting outside a barn near his Cherryfield Ridge home. Hart had recently been in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar F Larson
Earl Hart
Joe Hart
Cherryfield Ridge
Hart
Death of Charles L McNeill Former Bath Carpenter
Charles L McNeill aged 36 died suddenly in Hillside New Jersey after years of ill health. He formerly lived in Bath where he worked as a carpenter at Bath Iron Works and Bethlehem shipyard. Born in Alberton Prince Edward Island he moved to Bath as a young man and later relocated to Hillside. Survived by three Bath sisters and a niece. Body brought to Bath for funeral at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Charles L Kinney officiating. Mrs Thomas McNeill and Mrs William Keiser accompanied the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L McNeill
Hillside
S. J
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Alberton
Burleigh
Mina
Emma McNeill
William Keiser
N. J
Curtis Funeral Home
Washi Street
Chares L. Kinney
Beacon Street
Death of Bath Iron Works draftsman Charles D Capen
Charles D Capen draftsman at Bath Iron Works died Wednesday morning at 17 Tower Circle Lambert Park after one day of illness. He was 40 years 5 months 18 days born in Eastport son of Charles E and Lillian M Hars rington Capen. Survived by his wife Pauline and two children Phyllis and Bernard. Funeral Friday at two at Congregational church Eastport. Friends may call until 11 am Thursday at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D Capen
Bath Iron Works Corp
Tower Circle
Lambert Park
Eastport
Charles E
Lillian M. Harsrington
Capen
Bath
Iron Works
Arthur F. Mayo
Mrs Idella V Rogers Dies at 80 in Bath
Mrs Idella V Rogers 80 widow of George W Rogers died at her home 45 Trufant Street Tuesday morning after a ten day illness with pneumonia. Born Waldoboro July 22 1864 she moved to Bath as a bride and was among the North End s oldest residents. Survived by son Ernest G Rogers funeral Thursday at two at her home with Rev Frederick P Moffatt presiding Burial in family lot in Damariscotta cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idella V. Rogers
George W. Rogers
Trufant Street
Waldoboro
Samuel
Susan Genthner
Brunswick man pleads guilty in Municipal Court
A Brunswick man pleaded guilty to operating an unregistered vehicle and driving without an operator license in Municipal Court before Judge Gardiner R. Deering. He paid fines and costs totaling 470. The complaining officer was State Trooper Roger Whitmore. A separate assault and battery case was dismissed for want of prosecution when the respondent could not plead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Gardiner R. Deering
Roger Whitmore
Deerings
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Ner Street
Esther Ring
Russell E. Ring
Annette Hartford
Gardiner General Hospital
Alexander Cairns
New Jersey
William Heughins
Brunswick Hospital
David William Heughins
Hollis I. Kennedy
C. Blair Kennedy
Earle Miller
Walter Miller
Melvin’ E. Hutchinson
Oupreb ‘Craftg
Aized
Jorce Harmoin
Ernest Heal
Walter Cummings
Philip White Dalrymple
Helen Patricia
Frederick Woodruff
Ensign
United States Naval Reserve
Andover Newton Chapel
Newton Center
Massachusetts
Kennebec Point
Mae Hagan
Earl Hagan
Everett Stevens
Roland E. Peterson
Louise
Boston
Miss Peterson
Roosevelt School
Stanley Flewelling
Skowhegan
Edward Teroni
Tenant's Harbor
Mildred Eastler
Bangor
Ensign George Jordan
High Seas
New London
Lieut. Marshall
Germany
Bernice F. Achorn
Bessie F. Dickinson
Marion Stinson
Inez I Rothwell
Julu A Varney
Harty
EF Passmore
Elizabeth Deerime
Miriam A Clement
Caroline G Carpenter
Edith H. Page
Ruth Tf. Dennison
Frances i. “Glark
Antoinette L. Teeling
Edward Brown
Fred D. Dwyer
Albert M- Pinkham
Donald H. Wilson
Frank Sylvester Sr
Lincoln Street
Marion Stevens
Percy B. Savage
Roy Shackford
Shackford
Milburn Stevens
Livermore Falls
Narvie
Ernest Strout
Carl Welling
U.sn
Hunt- McNinch
Georgetown Center
Lermond H. Rowe
Edith McMahan
William McGrath
Richard Potter
Earland Moore
George Gray
Beulah Miller
Vernon E. Gray
Peggy Gray
Kathleen Rittall
Stanwood Gilman
Stanley Lewis
Camp Edwards
Winter Street Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mrs
John Pooler
Sabino Summer Colony
N. J. Copeland
C. L. M'Neill
Charles L. Weill
Charles D. Capen
North End
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
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