Richmond Lions Club and Civic Group Activities
Richmond area clubs and service groups held meetings with various recognitions and plans. State Senator James L. Reid spoke on atomic energy for peaceful purposes as Lions members received certificates for new members and achievements. Community groups discuss charitable donations, scouts merit badges, civil defense, and youth programs with upcoming events and leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Lions Club
James L. Reid
Hallowell
Harry Prout
Joseph Kibart
Neal Powers
Lions International
Leonard L. Bishop
Russell W. Perry
Boy Scouts
Edwin Douglass
Richard Withee
James Babb
Richard Mansir
Sherwood Carver
Teddy Smith
William Lechner
John Kinney
John Wallace
Royston Farnham
Wayne Lewis
Civil Defense Fire Auxiliary
James Sullivan
Neil Lemieux
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Civil Defense
Richmond Corner Extension Association
James Boyle
Bourque-Lanigan
Judy Wells
Catherine Pratt
Wallace W. Gardner
Spruce Street
Hazen Aucoint
Portland
Leighton Gardner
Leslie Gardner
Marion Young
Jerold Foss
Farmingdale
Old Town
Edward Becel
Bayshore
N. Y
Lorraine Palmer
Richard Palmer
Laura LeMay
Brian
Bobby Pinkham
Nancy Pridham
Sharon Foster
Keith Guiou
Ricard
Stephen Palmer
Johnny Burns
Gardiner
Mt. Carmel
O.E.S
Front Street
Alice Gilpatrick
Veneranda Sanford
Margaret Borjesson
Enterprise Grange
Sagadahoe Grange
Bowdoin Center
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Assembly
Edna Hagan
Rebekah
Grand Lodge of Maine
Alfred McPhail
Constance McPhail
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Owls Head
Albert Darrah
Winthrop
Mass
Shirley Moore
Boston
William Smith
Auburn
Merton
J. Gribbon
Augusta
Houston
Powers
Smith
Gribbon
Coopers Mills
Margaret Mullin
Bertha Trott
Ethel Pinkham
Frantes White
Marcia Baker
Bernice Terrill
Alberta Randlette
Lois Pushard
Elwyn Mullin
Margaret
Perfect Crib Hand Delights Johnny St Martin
Johnny St Martin a linotyper and bowler, playing for the Colonial club in a mixed doubles cribbage match vs Bath Iron Works Recreation Association, discarded a king from a fresh hand and hit a one in a million cribbage hand worth 29 points when the five of clubs appeared on the cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny St. Martin
Times Company
Colonial Club
Bath Iron Works Recreation Association
St. Martin
Johnny
Community Notes From Bath And Vicinity
Mullin and Bertha Trott served as Guest Past Noble Grand and Guest Conductor. Dr Raymond Libby and Mrs Libby hosted Sunday guests Russell Merchant of Bath. George Harford returned to Providence after visiting his mother Mrs Charles Davis. Mrs Hartley Ranger received a letter from Msgr Nicholas Wagner for mittens sent to Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Lt Russell Ring on 30 day leave from Tsuiki AFB Japan. Elwyn Mullin and Mrs Mullin visited sister Mrs Lester Bosworth in Skowhegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullin
Bertha Trott
Noble Grand
Leon Dunklee
River Road
Gardiner General Hospital
Raymond Libby
Pleasant Street
Russell Merchant
Bath
George Harford
Providence
R. I
Charles Davis
Williams Street
Hartley Ranger
Nicholas H. Wagner
Father Flanagan
Nebraska
Ranger
Maine
Russell E. Ring
Russell A. Ring
Main Street
Tsuiki Air Force Base
Japan
Elwyn Mullin
Beedle Road
Skowhegan
Mr. Mullin
Lester Bosworth
Sympathy in Bay Point for Davis and Donnell families
The Bay Point community extends sympathy to the families of the late Carroll Davis who died suddenly last week and to Mrs Lena Donnell remembered by older residents. Davis owned a cottage on First Beach during the summer and the Donnell family once lived in the nearby cottage now owned by the Wilmer Bowens. Personal Item L Babb visited Bay Point on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Carroll Davis
Davis
First Beach
Lena Donnell
Wilmer Bowens
L. Babb
Red Cross Meeting And Local News In Dresden Mills
The Dresden Red Cross met at Mrs. Houdlette’s home to discuss First Aid and a nursing class. Local volunteer fund drive helpers named. Two Dresden children, Linda and Edward Goud, have ten grandparents. A grocery store opened by Charles Gray and Frederick Berry at West Dresden. Fishermen at Eastern river report treacherous ice. Bottled milk from Leon’s dairy in Richmond funds a government program for local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Frank Houdlette
Dresden Mills
Mary Morris
William Jones
Melville Houdlette
West Dresden
Linda Goud
Edward Goud
Calvin Goud
Clyde Perkins
O. Nash
Pittston
Augustus Perkins
South Dresden
Charles Goud
Oliver Getchell
Charles Gray
Frederick Berry
Mr. Gray
Leon
Richmond
Kennedy Couple Vacationing in Boston Report
Personal notes record Mr. and Mrs. Carl Y. Kennedy of Trufant street visiting Boston and planning to return by week’s end. Rudolph C. Gilchrest of 16 Beacon street, Bath Iron Works outside machinist, is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital after entering Sunday. Mrs. Bernard Varnum of Bowman street goes to South Portland to aid her daughter Mrs. George Barry, who fractured an ankle. Mrs. Barry, before marriage Merle Varnum, is from this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Y. Kennedy
Trufant Street
Boston
Mass
Rudolph C. Gilchrest
Beacon Street
Bath Iron Works
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bernard Varnum
Bowman Street
South Portland
George Barry
Barry
Merle Varnum
Georgetown Town Meeting Sees Bus Purchase and Budget Voted
The Georgetown town meeting at Central School approved buying a 60 passenger school bus up to 4400 dollars financed over five years and appropriated 19819.79 for common schools. Debates covered Bath fire aid, MacMahan tax refunds, and school budget needs amid detailed line-item figures and a six-member committee to consult with Attorney Harold Rubin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
Central School
Harold J. Brown
Marjorie L. Hagan
Lloyd E. Pinkham
Harry ‘H. Heald
Alton Reed
M. Belle Heald
Eugene A. Reynolds
Marion Watson
Reynolds
Priscilla Preble
Five Islands
Walter F. Powers
MacMahan
Georgetown
Bath
Adolph Spear
Fire Department
Harold Rubin
Civil Defense
Rubin
Augusta
Legal Affairs Committee
John Carey
Edward W. Bridgham
Island Colony
Donald Walker
Providence
R. I
Edwin F. Hussa
William Brown
Andover
Mass
Marshall Cole
New Hope
J. Clifton Woodhull
Morristown
N. J
Harold J. Rubin
Lloyd Pinkham
Adolph — Spear
Sheepscot Island Company
Georgetown School Board Sees Reynolds Win Three-Year Term
Eugene P. Reynolds wins the Georgetown School Board seat in the sole contest at the annual town meeting. Re-elected officials include Moderator Harold J. Brown Sr. and town officials. Voted to authorize purchase of a 60 passenger bus for up to 4400 dollars financed over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene P. Reynolds
Georgetown
Clarence Preble
Harold J. Brown, Sr
Marjorie L. Hagan
Lloyd E. Pinkham
Harry H. Heald
Alton P. Reed
M. Belle Heald
Walter F. Powers
Birth rate exceeds twenty four thousand per decade claim
Fragmentary report notes a rise in births in a past decade with figures around twenty four thousand annually cited, though the sentence is incomplete and unclear about location or timeframe.
Island community holds Georgetown hearing on McMahon severance
About 50 Georgetown residents attended a Augusta hearing last week on severing the McMahon Island colony from Georgetown. The Five Islands 4-H club report shows active youth leadership, with Sylvia Pinkham as president and Terrance Davis as club news reporter. News covers weddings, birthdays, visits, and local gatherings in Bath and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Augusta
McMahon Island
Georgetta Pinkham
Orville Rowe
Robert Small
William Farr
Eugene Reynolds
Adolph Spear
4-H
Paul Dow
Sylvia Pinkham
Elaine Stevens
Georgia Watson
Walter Stevens
Terrance Davis
Evelyn Pinkham
Kenneth Pinkham
Reynolds Grover
Francis Pierce
William Marr
Georgetown Plans Student Ground Observer Corps Unit
Georgetown school board officials, student body representatives, and Bangor Filter Center’s Ic Thomas Fee will meet at Georgetown Elementary School on Tuesday March 8 at 8 p.m. to discuss forming a student Ground Observer Corps unit. The Observation Post would be staffed by students and supervised by adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown School Board
Thomas Fee
Bangor Filter Center
Georgetown
North Bath Notes Spring Signs Amid Lingering Winter Chill
The North Bath column notes geese returning as a sure sign of spring while acknowledging unseasonably cold days. Social updates include Mrs. J. Carroll Wing’s week in Elliot with her son and Burton Wing family, Mrs. Wing’s return with son’s family, and weekend visits among local residents. Also mentioned are Mrs. Calvin Wing at F W Woolworth Bath, Mrs. Edwin Hemingway’s trip to Lewiston and Auburn, and James I Rockefeller visiting with J K Rockefeller’s family at Eaiane Point, Long Island. Philip Tardiff’s Rockland visit to see Aunt Leonia Robinson at Knox Hospital accompanied by Mae Coombs and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Carroll Wing
Elliot
Burton Wing
F. W. Woolworth
Bath
Edwin Hemingway
Lewiston
E. N. Cole
Auburn
Henry G_ Root
James I Rockefeller
J.K Rockefeller
Eaiane Point
Long Island
Philip Tardiff
Rockland
Leonia Robinson
Knox Hospital
Mae Coombs
Herbert Morse
Linwood Temple
Personal notes and local health updates from town
Miss Lillian Knox resident of North Street is a medical patient at Memorial hospital. Edward Varney Jr son of Mrs Georgia Varney of Meadow Way is confined at home with chickenpox. Eddie attends Dike school as a sub primary pupil. Eight miles of the Seine River lie in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Knox
Clifford Harrington
North Street
Memorial Hospital
Edward Varney Jr
Georgia Varney
Meadow Way
Eddie
Dike School
Fund Aims to Honor Morse High Champion Basketball Team
A 25 member committee formed Monday to solicit funds and plan a program honoring Morse High School’s 1954-55 basketball team. The group will host a forthcoming public testimonial dinner and manage donations through local banks and shops in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Morse High School
Robert M. Huse
J. Edward Pomeroy
Morse
Merritt A. Mitchell
Donald F. Perry
Brian M. Jewett
Lawrence Boardman
Frank Freeman
John Parker
Board of Education
John M. Conley, Jr
Peter Owen
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Raymond W. Farnham
Colonial Club Cribbage Teams Triumph In Close Mix
Colonial Club cribbage players edged Bath Iron Works Recreation Association teams 64 to 62 in a mixed doubles match at Front Street. It follows BIW’s 80-64 win in the prior week as the two clubs split their challenge series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clonial Club
Bath Iron Works Recreation Association
Colonial Club
Front Street
Colonials
BIW
H. Hobbs
R. Snell
B.I.W
J. McCole
D. Wilson
B. Durant
G. Murray
F. Fortier
R. Paquin
H. Bennett
L. Lovejoy
E. Desmond
E. Lee
Mrs. H. Colcord
A. Smith
C. Pye
Morse High Boys and Girls Set for Waterville Finals
Funds enable Morse High School players and the Military and Naval Children's Home group to travel by bus to Portland for the state final. Community donations quickly covered transportation, tickets, and refreshments with surplus used to send the children to Waterville for the title game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Portland
William P. Drake Named Multiple Public Service Director
William P. Drake, vice president of Natrona Light and Power and Natrona Water, both Pennsalt subsidiaries, serves on the Chlorine Institute board and as director of Philadelphia Post and American Ordnance Association. He previously directed OPS Rubber Chemicals and Drugs division and was a government loan recipient in 1952. Drake is a trustee at Hahnemann Medical College, a St Davids Episcopal vestryman, and active in Community Chest United Fund and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natrona Light and Power Co
Natrona Water Co
Pennsalt
Chlorine Institute, Inc
Philadelphia Post
American Ordnance Association
Rubber, Chemicals and Drugs
Office of Price Stabilization
Washington, DC
Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital
St Davids’ Episcopal Church
Community Chest
United Fund
American Red
Women’s Group Hosts April Service and Study Review
The worship service was led by Mrs Merle Niles who also oversaw the month’s program “A Young Woman Goes to the City.” It was announced Mrs Oliver W Bell will review the study book “Jesus’ Concern for Women” at the next meeting on April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Niles
Oliver W Bell
Jesus
Cass speaks at Bath Junior High P T A meeting
John C Cass director of vocational guidance for the State Department of Education was guest speaker at Bath Junior High P T A. He discussed problems of children today. The association sponsors a prize speaking contest for junior high pupils at Huse Memorial on April 12 with awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C Cass
Augusta
State Department of Education
Bath Junior High
Cass
Huse Memorial School
Funeral services for Orville W Simpson held in Stockton Spring
Funeral services for Orville W Simpson were held at 2 pm Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles R Sims officiating. Bearers were Harry Bennett Thomas Back Ambrose Curran William Kistler Herbert Morse and Bert Lonn Entombment took place at Oak Grove for burial in Mt Prospect Cemetery Stockton Springs in the Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville W Simpson
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles R Sims
Harry Bennett
Thomas Back
Ambrose Curran
William Kistler
Herbert Morse
Bert Lonn
Oak Grove
Mt. Prospect
Stockton Springs
Funeral service for Mrs Lena D. Donnell
Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 30 pm from A F Mayo and Son Funeral Home for Mrs Lena D Donnell. Rev Dr Oliver W Bell officiated. Bearers were John Grindell Eubra Troop Fred Fuller and Clayton Churchill. Entombment followed at Oak Cemetery Georgetown in the family lot. The International Tuna Cup Match occurs September 7 8 and 9 at Wedgeport Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena D. Donnell
A F. Mayo & Son
Oliver W. Bell
Beacon Street
Wesley Methodist
John Grindell
Eubra Troop
Fred Fuller
Clayton Churchill
Oak Cemetery
Georgetown
Wedgeport
Nova Scotia
Butter consumption per person in US drops since WWII
Historical data show Americans now eat about 9 pounds of butter per year, down from roughly 17 pounds before World War II, reflecting shifts in diet and dairy consumption over the decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Orville West 57 Dies After Bath Iron Works tenure
Orville West 57 of 9 Trufant street Bath died Thursday morning at Bath Iron Works Corp where he worked in the engineering department. Born in Framingham Massachusetts November 13 1897 he was a son of Edward and Josie West. He was educated in Framingham and graduated from its high school. A marine engineer he sailed on Vanderbilt yachts and served aboard the Morgan yacht and the Bath built Corsair. For 15 years he lived in Bath previously residing in Brooklyn New York and Stockton Springs. He attended Winter Congregational church and belonged to Pownal Lodge of Masons Stockton Springs and Montgomery and St Johns Royal Arch Chapter. Surviving are his widow Mabel Noble Simpson a daughter Mrs Gertrude Holmes Nashua New Hampshire a son Edward Simpson U S Coast Guard a sister Mrs Donald Hemingway North Natick Massachusetts a brother Edward Simpson Framingham Massachusetts two grandchildren Stephen and Deborah Holmes Nashua New Hampshire and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville West
Trufant Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Framingham
Mass
Edward
Josie Westson
Byee
Simpson
Donald Hemingway
North Natick
Edward Simpson
Fissian
Stephen
Deborah Holmes
Nashua
N. H
Carroll E. Davis Dies Suddenly at 54 in Bath
Carroll Ernest Davis 54 of Bath died March 3 at his home 121 Bowery street. native of Bath he worked 30 years at Bath Iron Works and was a Morse High School graduate. Survived by widow Viola O Hara Davis daughter Constance and son Arthur of Bath sister Mrs P Albee Bath brother Davis Saugus Mass nephew Raymond Davis and niece Miss Freda Tyler Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Ernest Davis
Bowery Street
Bath
Davis
Bath Iron Works
Grades
Jennie Russell Davis
Morse High School
B_L W
Colonial Club
Viola O'Hara Davis
Constance
Arthur
P. Albee
Saugus
Mass
Raymond Davis
Freda Tyler
Lena D Donnell dies at 79 in nursing home
Lena D Donnell 79 lifelong resident died Friday morning in a nursing home. Born July 21 1874 in Georgetown she was a daughter of Horatio N and Arlena Warner Douglas. She was a member of Beacon Street Methodist Church and Cosmopolitan Club. Surviving are two nieces Mrs Albert N Towne Waltham MA and Mrs Raymond Wilson Norwich VT a Willard Rowe California two grandnieces Miss Janice Towns Waltham MA and Mrs MacLeod Syracuse NY and cousin Arthur Rowe Arlington MA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Douglas
Georgetown
Horatio N
Arlena Warner Douglas
Donnell
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Cosmopolitan Club
Albert N. Towne
Waltham
Mass
Raymond Wilson
Norwich
Willard Rowe
California
Janice Towns
MacLeod
Syracuse
N. Y
Arthur Rowe
Arlington
C Aleabe Hall 78 Mount Vernon cattle dealer dies after long illness
C Aleabe Hall aged 78 of Mount Vernon died Sunday morning after a long illness. Born in Vienna October 2, 1866 he was a cattle dealer. Survived by daughters Carrie Morton Mae Towle Myrtle Fernald two sons Frank C and Raymond A Hall and several grandchildren. He was a member of Modern Woodmen of Amelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Aleabe Hall
Mount Vernon
Vienna
Charles G
Abbie (Johnson) Hall
Hall
Modern Woodmen
Amelia
Carrie Morton
Bath
Mae Towle
South Gardiner
Myrtie Fernald
Kittery
Frank C
Raymond A. Hall
Funeral services held for Bernard E. Hutchins
Bernard E. Hutchins, former Bath Country Club golf pro, was entombed in Bath with a service at Stetson Funeral Home Brunswick and prayers by Fr. John L. Doherty. Pallbearers included Francis Bruce Harold V. Fielding John H. Grindell Elwood Toothaker George Erswell and Albert Douglas. Burial planned for Augusta cemetery in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard E. Hutchins
Bath Country Club
Stetson
Brunswick
John L. Doherty
St. Charles Catholic Church
Francis Bruce
Harold V. Fielding
John H. Grindell
Hardings Fabrication
Elwood Toothaker
Bath
George Erswell
Albert Douglas
Augusta
Funeral service for Carroll E Davis at St Marys church
Funeral service for Carroll E Davis was conducted Saturday morning at nine from St Marys Roman Catholic church by Rev Fr John E Bellefontaine. Bearers were Edward D True Leon Gentheer Frank Reinoehl Edward Footer E Lawrence Mc Curdy and Albert Veilleux. Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll E. Davis
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
John E. Bellefontaine
Edward D. True
Leon Gentheer
Frank Reinoehl
Edward Footer
E Lawrence McCurdy
Albert Veilleux
Oak Grove
Train Passed Speed Record at 127 MPH in 1905
A 1905 train reached 127 miles per hour, a record still considered the U.S. railroad speed mark today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
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Old Saybrook
Conn
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Enid
Okla
Vance Air Force Base
J. W. McArthur
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Merrill Bowles
Bangor
Robinhood
Linwood B. — Stevens
Georgetown Center
Roland Cyror Lewiston
Donald Field
Diane Field
Roland E. Peterson
Gladys Weeman
Clarence More
Roland Peterson
Jackie
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Pohek Place
Linda Gordon
Sagadahog Bay
Rumford
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Harry L. Horne
Richard W. Chase
Bowdoin College
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North Whitefield
Sayde Campbell
Mary Ann Knight
Colby College
Charles Kelley
Roland F. Peterson
Kathleen Vogt
U. S
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Harry Kingsbury
Erland Moore
Dennis Moore
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Edwin Berry
Kathy
Almon Marr
Malden
Marr
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Donald Hopkins
Richard Barter
Harold Pinkham
Thomas Watson
Maynard Thibodeau
Atwood-Hagan
Rosalyn
Arthur Berry
Westbrook
Maine General Hospital
David Arthur
Berry
Beverly Rittall
North Bath
Seine River
Paris
Loring R. Addison
Gene Hunter
Robert J. Perry
Donald Stewart
Ralph W. Brewer
Paul Stinson
Duncan H. Farrell
Theodore F. Burns
Bath Savings Institution
Citizens’ Basketball Fund Committee
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Cribbage
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S. Webber
B. Hill
H. Mank
E. Moore
W. Randall
J. Wilkins
G. Martin
H. Beals
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L. Coombs, Jr
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R. Merchant
P. Wilson
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A. Preney
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R. Bertrand
M. Cousins
E. Vigue
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Bob Billington
McMann
Dick Bishop
William P. Drake
W. Simpson
Mrs. Donnell
Shumway Funeral Service
B. LW
B. E. Hutchins
M. H. Page
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