Richland Mt Carmel O E S observes Obligation night
Richmond society notes report Mt Carmel chapter O E S held Obligation night with Past Matron Margaret Duren leading the ceremony. The Townsend club met Friday after a bean supper. Multiple visitors and events are listed including temperance speaker Rev Frederick Smith at Richmond High School and preparations for the senior play Little Jimmie Jones set for April 13 and 14.
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Margaret Duren
Pauline Crows
Sadie Wood
Ruie Curtis
Townsend Club
Walter Hoskins
New York City
Elmer King
Ida Hosner
Boston
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Mary Kidder
Richmond
East Orange
Frederick Smith
Richmond High School
Temperance
Athletic Association
Jimmie Jones
James Conners
John Libby
Everett E. Trask
West Dresden
John L. Pinkington
Bert Reed
Fred Carlton
Joseph Houdlette
James Cameron
Rest Haven Cemetery
Windsor
Margaret Boynton
Herman Boynton
Jefferson
Arthur Sigers
Marcia Baker
Newburyport
Mass
Wakefield
Miss Baker
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
J. C. White
Barbara Weeks
George Coughlin
Wesley Webber
Enterprise Grange Ladies’ Aid
Ernest Stewart
Dora Marriner
Ann Spofford
Emerson Lane Post, A. L
Curtis Hall
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Gerald Witham
Russell Ring
Samuel Dorrance
Raymond Curtis
Earle Cronk
Virginia Stilphen
Carolyn Curtis
Carl Watts
Richmond Townsend Club
D. A. V. Hall
Thaddeus Card
Mina Floyd
Horace T. Parkhurst
Addie M. Hartford
Roberts
Edwin Tarr
James Ross
Albert Page
John Parker
Lester Norton
Richmond Cemetery
Arthur Locke
Whitman
William Chaplin
Quincy
Helen Chaplin
Waterville
Albert Chaplin
Ideal Home Corner Club
D. of A. V
Edward Merrill
Arnold Lamoreau
Lester R. Norton
The
Baptist Church
Patrick
Margaret Bailey
Christian Endeavor
Alfred Ives
Methodist Church
Gilbert Edgett
Calais
Knight's Memorial
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Lillian Hill
Bermuda
Bessie Sedgley
Archie Terrell
Alberta Sedgley
Miss Hill
Carmel
O. E.S
Grace Brown Purinton
Braintree
Sherman Mills
Dresden
Litchfield
Oxford
E. S. Meacham
John Curtis
Bridgton
Lily Sherborne
Marion Williams
Portland
John W. Hartford
Brockton, Mass
Artemus
Mary Claflin
Richmond Corner
Richmond Town Meeting Cuts Appropriations Versus 1938
Richmond conducted its annual town meeting on March 6 electing officers and approving town budgets. Key figures include Moderator J W Randlette and selectmen Harry W Douglass W Wallace Gardner Earl A McFee with a total appropriation of 53693 35, down 2230 65 from 1938. funds cover highways schools fire department and poor relief among others.
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Richmond
J. W. Randlette
Harry W. Douglass
W. Wallace Gardner
Earl A. McFee
William G. Berry
Samuel F. Dorrance
Homer E. Alexander
James H. Lotheridge
Laverne Harris Joss
M.D
J. A. Hinckley
H. W. Douglass
W.P.A
Pitts Center
Emerson
Augusta Trust Co
Progressive Grange Meeting At Richmond Draws 35
Progressive Grange of Richmond met Friday night with 35 members present. Three visitors from Merrymeeting and Enterprise granges attended. The program featured sketches by Charles and Richard Thompson and by Lucy Tarr, with readings by E. L. White, Helen Witham, Dorothea Rideout, Per lena Routhier, and Fred Witham, plus a stunt. Charles Thompson, Arthur Pickard, Richard Thompson, and Inez Witham closed the meeting with a closing thought.
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Progressive Grange
Richmond
Merrymeeting
Enterprise Granges
Charles
Richard Thompson
E. L. White
Lucy Tarr
Helen Witham
Dorothea Rideout
Perlena Routhier
Fred Witham
Charles Thompson
Arthur Pickard
Inez Witham
Enterprise Grange reports men’s night and lecture recap
Enterprise Grange Richmond held a men’s night with 75 attendees. The Lecturer described the recent Lecturer’s Conference in Augusta. A program under the acting Lecturer’s direction was offered. The Grange presented the drama The Comical Country Cousin with Merry Meeting Grange at Bowdoinham on Thursday evening, followed by a dance.
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Enterprange
Richmond
Augusta
the Grange
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Georgetown Family Updates and Arts Notes
Mr and Mrs Howard K Trafton remain in Portland with their son Rudolph after a hospital discharge and uncertain return time due to Mrs Traftons grip. Maine artist Marsden Hartley exhibits 25 canvasses at Hudson River Gallery New York through April 8, citing local works inspired by Kennebec River Georgetown and Vinal Haven scenes.
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Howard K. Trafton
Rudolph
Portland
Trafton
Women’s Club
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Seward E. Emmons
Marsden Hartley
Maine
Lewiston
Georgetown
Vinal Haven
Hudson Racker
New York
Kennebec
West Georgetown
Robin Hood Cove
Camden Hills
Baker's Island
Penobscot Bay
City Point
Hartley
Elizabeth Deering
Eva Gaudet
Bath
Boston
Ray M. Newman
Carroll Deering
Harry Stone
Bay Point
Portland Sunday Telegram
Carroll A. Deering
Diamond Shoals
North Carolina
I Marie
Winthrop Riggs
Riggsville
Maine General Hospital
Winthrop W. Riggs
Legion Marks Twentieth Birthday With Dinner and Dance
Members of Roland Smith Post American Legion and friends plan a private dance at the Legion hall Friday evening, drawing a capacity crowd. On March 21 a 20th anniversary birthday dinner for members and sustaining members will feature State Senator Robert Cony of Augusta as guest speaker with the theme Modern Trends. Col Frank E Lowe Department Commander and other state officers are expected to attend as the post conducts routine business and aims to add at least ten new members.
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Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Legionaires
The
Post
Frank E. Lowe
Legion
Merrymeeting Grange postpones welfare program in Bowdoinham
A snow storm reduced turnout at Merrymeeting Grange in Bowdoinham Friday delaying the home welfare department program to May. Mrs William Gould led the event with first and second degrees conferred on Vera Baker and Eleanor Gilpavrick.
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Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Home Welfare Department
William Gould
Vera Baker
Eleanor Gilpavrick
Mulliken named associate sanitary engineer for U S Housing Authority
Alfred Mulliken will report to Washington D C as Associate Sanitary Engineer for the United States Housing Authority. Former Public Works Administration resident engineer, he completed the Kittery Point bridge and Berwick municipal building and is building a Cape Neddick bridge and York Village waterworks. His federal career began in 1934 with Harold Ickes, directing Maine planning efforts, and he has long resided in Northeast Harbor Maine.
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Alfred Mulliken
United States Housing Authority
Washington, D. C
Public Works Administration
Kittery Point
Berwick Municipal
Cape Neddick
York Village
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
National Resources Board
Maine
Maine State Planning Board
Capt. Mulliken
Northeast Harbor
Baltimore
Winter Street wins YMCA Church League title in overtime
Winter Street defends champ Central 40-40 stalemate led to sudden death overtime where Bobby Clark scored on a one hand shot after 30 seconds. Eddie Brown of Central sent the game to overtime with a late 15 second clutch shot. Winter outlasted Central 47-40 in the title game with Clark 16 and Brown 15 for the champions. Tut Young led Central with 16 points, Thibodeau added 10. Central outscored Winter at the line 19-18 but Winter shot six of 17 from the field to Central's two of eight. A preliminary game saw Morse Jayvees fall 38-25 to St. Mary’s.
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Winter Street
Central
Y. M. C. A. Church
Bobby Clark
Eddie Brown
Morse
Maine
Centrals
Brown
Winter
Winter Street Marksmen
Winterites
Clark
Tut
Young
Clayt Thibodeau
Carl Karlbach
Hill
Morse Jayvees
St. Mary's
McQuarrie
Sullivan
Arsenault
Jayvees
Concert Draws Large Audience in Corliss Street Church
A Thursday night concert at Corliss Street church attracted a large crowd for the organ fund. The program featured Mrs. Fred D Hill soprano, Mrs. Fred H Cary contralto, Chester A Plant tenor, Clifford B Smith bass, with Francis McPherson on organ and piano. The audience praised the Spanish Dances and solo numbers. The final concert is set for Thursday evening April 13 with Hibbert Norton, John Sheldon, Mrs. Cary, and others expected to perform.
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Corliss Street
Organ Fund
Fred D Hill
Fred H. Cary
Chester A. Plant
Clifford B. Smith
Hibbert Norton
John Sheldon
Bath
Massachu
Cary
Harry E. Ring
McPherson
Weather and social notes from Five Islands last week
Last week at Five Islands featured a heavy rain storm a gale that toppled trees and damaged an electric line a heavy snow event and multiple social updates including visits births hospital stays and library activities. Notable names include Percy Savage Bath Roy Clark Phyllis Stevens L H Rowe D R Stevens Isabel Stevens Earle Payson and Harold Pinkham with various local movements and community happenings.
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Islands
Georgetown
Percy Savage
Bath
Trenton
N. J
James Adair
Roy Clark
Clark
Phyllis Stevens
L. H. Rowe
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr Rowe
William Chase
South Freeport
Bacon
Baty
Clyde Pinkham
Bay Point
Ellsworth Pinkham
J. G. Stevens
Sumner Mains
Mains
Edgar Warren
Earle Payson
Amorose Thibodeau
Paul Sevens
Arrowsic
Five Islands
J. J. Gibson
Isabel Stevens
D. R. Stevens
Victor Pinkham
E. M. Horton
Everett Stevens
Hope Berry
Harold Pinkham
F.ve Islands
Mr. Rowe
Grand Lodge Night Of Solar Lodge Masons Attendance
Despite a severe snowstorm a strong turnout attended Grand Lodge night led by Solar lodge Masons with George F. Giddings as Most Worshipful Grand Master. Arthur H. Lander and Ervin E. J. Lander served as senior officers amid a gathering of Solar and Polar Star lodge past masters. Paul B. Wilson became Master Mason. Genesta chapter OES served a chicken pie supper. flowers from Kennebec Greenhouses. The grand master visited shut ins beforehand.
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Grand Lodge
Solar Lodge
Masons
George F. Giddings
Arthur H. Lander
S. Waldo Burgess
Ervin E. J. Lander
Solar and
Polar Star Lodges
Paul B. Wilson
David L. Wilson
Genesta
O.es
P. M. Olm
Kennebec
Protest Poem Urges Equality On Lincoln Wept Theme
A protest poem by Ted Urbanowitz from Union New Jersey condemns hypocrisy in race and civil rights. It denounces color lines and calls for justice while challenging those who gatekeep freedom’s meaning. The piece invokes the D A R and Marion Anderson as symbols of forgotten fame and vanished opportunity.
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Marion Anderson
Will Not Plow Walks In Winter
The Board of High ways and Sewers states no more snow clearing will occur due to insufficient horses and limited time before spring. With warming sun soon, snow is expected to melt quickly, leaving bare ground. Pedestrians and drivers are advised to take extra precautions to avoid accidents.
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Highway Department
Board of Highways and Sewers
Veteran Master Mariner Lincoln Trott Dies at 72 in Albany
The Bath native Capt Lincoln Chase Trott died of a heart attack July 25 in Albany New York aged 72 He sailed worldwide for 34 years commanding clipper square riggers and modern steamers four times around the Horn He retired in 1914 and 1936 from contracting He is survived by his wife daughter Miss Sarah Odell Trott of Albany brother Warren E Trott Bath sister Mrs Mary Hathorn Highland Street Bath and is mourned by Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges plus First Congregational Church of Albany pastor Rev Richard O Ficken officiated at the funeral services
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Lincoln Chase Trott
Bath
Albany
N. Y
Woolwich
Riverside Cemetery
Sarah Odell Trott
Warren E. Trott
Dorchester
Mass
Costello P. Hall
Sagadahce Ferry
Globe
Singapore
Port Said
Barcelona
New York
San Francisco
Cap. Trott
Trott
Staten Island
James Harvey Trott
Lincoln
Jennie McLane Trott
Mary Hathorn
Highland Street
Capt
Masonic
Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Portland
First Congregational Church
Richard O. Ficken
Robert L Hague Dies After Years in Marine Industry
Obituary charts the life of Robert L Hague from early ocean service to top leadership at Standard Shipping and Standard Oil. He served as marine superintendent, vice president, and president of marine departments, contributed to national defense shipbuilding, and held roles with the Shipping Board, Italian honors, and major maritime organizations.
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Mr. Hague
Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Washington
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Us Marine Department
Standard Shipping Company
Hague
Marine Department
United States Maritime Commission
New York Merchant Marine Academy Clock Collector Passes
The obituary notes the deceased was a devoted clock collector who gave many pieces to friends in theater. He also owned one of the nation’s finest private collections of marine curios, paintings, and ship models.
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New York Merchant Marine Academy
Frank J. Ham Dies in Augusta at 73
The sudden death in Augusta on Wednesday last of Frank J. Ham 73 long a Maine public official and Republican leader is noted. He served as sheriff of Kennebec county warden of the state prison and collector of internal revenue for the district of Maine. He was chairman of the Republican State Committee and a well known Bath figure with broad relations across political lines. Survived by widow Jane Damien a son Miles F. in Pittsburgh a daughter Mrs F E Jackson of Winthrop a brother and two sisters. Tributes came from Gov Barrows retired Chief Justice Pattangall and banker Charles J Hichborn.
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Augusta
Frank J. Ham
Maine State Liquor Commission
Bath
Internal Revenue
District of Maine
Kennebec County
Maine
Republican State Committee
Depositors Trust Co
Ham
Sagadahoc County
Frederick Hale
United States
Charles F. Johnson
Carl E. Milliken
Oakley C. Curtis
Milliken
Hale
Augusta Lodge No
Royal Arch
Trinity Commandery Knights Templar
Jane Damien
Miles F
Pittsburgh
F. E. Jackson
Winthrop
Wallace
Belgrade
Raymond Collins
Fred O. Golder
Brunswick
Lewis O. Barrows
William R. Pattangall
Supreme Court of Maine
Charles 3. Hichborn
Pratt 82 Dies of Pneumonia in Portland
Thomas H. Pratt 82 died Wednesday morning in Portland from pneumonia. Born in Bath, he left the city at 17 and later became general manager of Chase Transfer Co. in Portland. Survived by wife, daughter Marion Davis, sister Sadie J. Andrews of Portland, and brothers Alfred R. and George H. Pratt of Bath.
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Thomas H. Pratt
Portland
Alfred R. Pratt
George H. Pratt
Bath
Thomas H
Sarah J. Pratt
Chase Transfer Co
Mr. Pratt
Marion Davis
Sadie J. Andrews
Bath to receive body of Fritz Wandelt
The body of Fritz Wandelt a 50 year old Bath resident and former Bath Iron Works employee who died Monday in a Nutley New Jersey hospital will arrive in Bath Thursday morning. He is survived by his wife a son Alfred Wandelt of Newark and two daughters Ursula Wandelt and Mrs Arthur Seekins of Bath. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Fritz Wandelt
Nutley
N. J
Bath
Wandelt
Germany
Bath Iron Works Corp
Sunset Park
Alfred Wandelt
Newark
Ursula Wandelt
Arthur W. Seekins
Mrs Mary Reed Dies at Memorial Hospital After Short Illness
Mrs Mary F Reed wife of Victor J Reed of 75 Richardson street died Monday night at Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient about a week She was a native of Canada and an attendant of St Marys Church Mr Reed has been ill two years and is in serious condition There are no near relatives in this vicinity
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Mary F. Reed
Victor J. Reed
Richardson Street
Memorial Hospital
Canada
St. Mary’s Church
Reed
Infant Linda D. Blake Dies in Memorial Hospital
Linda D. Blake youngest daughter of Frank T. and June Blake of North Bath died Sunday morning at Memorial hospital. Survived by her parents and grandmother Mrs. Fred Blake of North Bath.
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Linda D. Blake
Frank T
June Blake
North Bath
Memorial Hospital
Fred Blake
Mrs. Lucinda Wallace Funeral Held at Curtis Home
The funeral of Mrs. Lucinda Linscott Wallace widow of Wesley Wallace of Phippsburg was held Thursday afternoon at two at the Fred S. Curtis funeral home on Center street. Rev Earl T French of the Church of the Nazarene officiated. Burial followed in Oak Grove.
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Lucinda Linscott Wallace
Wesley Wallace
Phippsburg
Fred S. Curtis
Center Street
Earl T. French
Church of the Nazarene
Oak Grove
Mrs Reed Funeral Set for Thursday at St Marys
The funeral for Mrs Mary F Reed wife of Victor J Reed will be held Thursday morning at 7 30 in St Marys church. John Sampson a machinist operator of The Times Co is confined to his home at 1059 High street by a heavy cold.
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Mary F. Reed
Victor J Reed
St. Mary's Church
John Sampson
the Times Co
High Street
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