Richmond Community Activities and Obituary Notices
Family night and roll call supper at the Methodist Church parish house followed by a social. Ideal Home Corner club met with beano games. Enterprise Grange in Richmond held a short session with two new members proposed and another accepted. degree work planned for March 21. James Atbra Hinckley, longtime Richmond resident and former fire chief, died at 65 after a six month illness. funeral held at his home. Fire department elected officers. town committee chosen by Democrats. delegates named for the state convention. Boy Scouts meeting moved to Thursday. Y A Y F held Hobby Show planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ideal Home Corner Club
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
James Atbra Hinckley
James Meserve
Carol Clark
Bertha Cunningham
George Hinckley
Main Street
Richmond Fire Department
Central Fire Station
J. W. Randlette
Chester L. Foster
Harry W. Douglass
Clinton W. Hinkley
John S. Parker
G. C. Marriner
J. Norm Sidelinger
J. Norris Sidelinge
Hose Co
George W. Tibbetts
Carroll S. Clark
James Carr
Charles Blake
Edward Raikins
James
Helen Lothridge
Robert Wyman
Percy Little
Kitty Fields
Courtney Hinckley
Leander Ring
Eben
Marcia Baker
Edwin F. Pratt
Don O. Cate
Lee
Claire Bishop
Leland
Frances Stregars
Maurice Hinckley
Charles Alexander
Annie Alla
Boy Scouts
Y. A. Y. F. Society
George N Libby Dies In Brighton Marine Hospital
George N Libby died at Brighton Marine hospital Wednesday after a long illness. Born April 28 1895 in Bowdhuinham he served in World War I with the 56th Pioneer Infantry. He married Nellie Spinney in 1920 and lived in Massachusetts before becoming chief on an oil tanker from Boston to New England and New York until 1943. Survived by wife five sons two brothers three sisters and a USMC son serving in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nelson Libby
Brighton Marine Hospital
Bowduinham
George N
Joseph Ine (Varney) Libby
Richmond
Massachusetts
56Th Pioneer Infantry
Nellie Spinney
Winthrop
Boston
New England
New York
Marine Hospital
George, Jr
Donald
Raymond
Roy
South Paris
Leslie
USMC
South Pacific
Harold
Thomaston
Nellie McCormack
Josie Baker
Edna Walker
East Brownfield
Richmond Fireman Albert Hinckley Dies After Illness
Albert J. Hinckley died Friday noon at his Richmond home after months of illness. Born in Richmond, he was the son of Thomas Ley and spent years as a fireman on Kennebec towboats and later worked in trucking. He lived his life in Richmond. Surviving are three sisters Mae Clark Maude Meserve and Bertha Cuningham and a brother George, all of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Hinckley
Richmond
Mr. Hinckley
Thomas Ley
Kennebec River
Mae Clark
Maude Meserve
Bertha Cuningham
George
Travel and Food Two Big Problems of the Traveler
Winter Park Florida March 4 1944 editor the Independent notes rail travel and wartime food conditions in the South. It describes crowded Boston New York and Florida trains with hard to obtain Pullman space, scarce hotel rooms, and the Nickels greeting in Sanford. The writer praises Winter Park Rollins College and nearby Orlando air bases, mentions rain shortages hitting citrus, and recounts a benefit for United China relief and a Soo Yong performance before planning a week in St Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Park
Florida
the Independent
South
Bath
Brunswick
Boston
New York
Woodstock
43Rd Street
Times Square
Jack Pat
Jacksonville
Sanford
Arthur Nickels
Rollins College
Orlando
Soo Yong
C. E. Huang
United China Relief Fund
Bowdoinham Post Road Health and Family Updates
Friends report Mabel Heath has returned home from Brunswick Hospital after appendicitis surgery. George Cutler is ill. Children of Mrs Walter Zachall and Mrs Charles Messer’s daughter show improvement. Mrs Mary Heath spent the month with Mr and Mrs George Ackley. Mrs Harry Purington ill. Pauline Jenkins cares for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Heath
Brunswick Hospital
George Cutler
Walter Zachall
Charles Messer
Mary Heath
George Ackley
Bowdoinham
Harry Purington
Pauline Jenkins
Card Party At Central Avenue Home Draws Notables
Central avenue hosted a Thursday evening card party attended by Miss Virginia Annis a typist in the outfitters department Frank Miller from the blue print office Patrick Groggin from the Bath Iron Works hall drawing room and Thomas Grennan M.M. 2-c U.S.N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Virginia Annis
Outfitters’ Department
Frank Miller
Blue Print Office
Patrick Groggin
Bath Iron Works
Thomas Grennan
M.M. 2-c
U.S.N
Winter delays and village notes from Robinhood
Scarlet fever closings in Georgetown schools extend into the week. Snow piles and cold snap linger as gardeners face new delays. Local items record visits, hospital news, travel to Bath Boston Wiscasset and Lincoln County towns with dozens of residents and guests cited.
Ruth Palmer Marries Harry Hopkins At Bangor Home
Andrew M Butterfield and son Edward visited Bangor over the weekend and attended the Hopkins Palmer wedding held at 35 Winter Street. Ruth G Palmer became Mrs Harry S Hopkins. Mrs Hopkins plays with the Bangor Symphony orchestra and worked at Dakins Sporting Goods. Groom Harry S Hopkins is a University of Maine graduate and serves as a student instructor for the U S Army Aviation Cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew M. Butterfield
Edward Butterfield
Granite Street
Bangor
Hopkins- Palmer
Stanley B. Palmer
Winter Street
Ruth G. Palmer
Harry S. Hopkins
Hopkins
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Dakins Sporting Goods Co
University of Maine
U.S. Army Aviation Cadets
Gardenier family listed as Sunday guests in Port land
Mrs George Gardenier and Mrs Robert Gardenier with daughter Anne and son Billy visited Mr and Mrs James T Gardenier at 131 1gh street. Master Sgt George Gardenier is overseas and his brother Capt Robert Gardenier is serving in New Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 4Ardenier
Robert Gardenier
Anne
Billy
Portland
James T. Gardenier
George Gardenier
Capt
New Guinea
Meatless Day Proposed to Conserve Supply
Bath restaurant and hotel operators, with a local rationing board and a visiting OPA official from Augusta, discussed issuing rationing points and the plan to establish a weekly meatless day. Proponents favor Wednesday as the practical target, hoping fish and sea products offset meat shortages midweek. Sam Canacaris of the Colonial cafe was named chairman to coordinate with other operators on selecting the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
OPA
Augusta
Sam Canacaris
Colonial Cafe
Brunswick
Lions Club Meets Wednesday Evening at Central Church
The Lions Club gathered at Central church parish house on Wednesday March 8 with a church league supper. Members served a menu including baked ham raisin sauce mashed potatoes corn pudding hot biscuits pineapple salad lemon pie and coffee. Three new members Cecil Rowland Miles Hagan and Ambrose Curran were welcomed with induction by Past King Arthur M Bowker. A dance is planned for Friday March 17 at Huse Memorial school sponsored by the PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Central Church Parish
League of the Church
Leonard Lord
Charles Soule
Albert Noyes
Walter Wassmund
Edward J. McMann
Howard McPhee
Ethel Blake
Clinton Owen
Fred Tarbox
E. H. Robinson
Free Will Workers Plan Spring Sale and Supper
Free Will Workers of Corliss Street Baptist church held an all day vestry session on Wednesday. Mrs Harold Walker, president, appointed committees for the Easter sale and supper to be held March 29 in the South End P T A room on Washington Street with Mrs Walker as chairman. Serving on the sale are Mrs Benjamin Coombs, Mrs Frank Preble, Miss Abbie McCabe, Mrs Flora Robbins, Mrs Tra Bowden, Mrs William Hill. The supper committee includes Mrs Nellie Hunt with assistants Mrs Arthur Berry, Mrs William Hatch, Mrs Lester Campbell, Mrs James Gillespie, Mrs Robert Mitchell, Mrs Clara Coombs. Dining room workers include Mrs Frederick P Morfatt assisted by Mrs Warren McIntire, Mrs Chester Plant, Mrs Ruby Preble, Mrs Walter Taylor, Mrs William Knowlton, Mrs Hattie Leask, and Mrs LeForrest Coombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Harold Walker
South End
Washington Street
Walker
Benjamin Coombs
Frank Preble
Abbie McCabe
Flora Robbins
Tra Bowden
William Hill
Nellie Hunt
Arthur Berry
William Hatch
Lester Campbell
James Gillespie
Robert Mitchell
Clara Coombs
Frederick P. Morfatt
Warren Mclntire
Chester Plant
Ruby Preble
Walter Taylor
William Knowlton
Hattie Leask
LeForrest Coombs
Mrs Fanny Dickson Ingalls Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Mrs Fanny Dickson Ingalls widow of George Frederick Ingalls were held at her home 969 Wash Jrage 2 at 7 30 The Christian Science service was read by Mrs Fred O Hayward Bearers were Russell H H Stodder Carleton W Lowell Fred O Hayward Norman W Howard Arthur L Haskins and G Hudson Fowles Jr The body was entombed at Mt Auburn for burial in the Spring in the family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Dickson Ingalls
George Frederick Ingalls
Fred O. Hayward
Russell HH
Stodder
Carleton W Lowell
Norman W. Howard
Arthur L. Haskins
G. Hudson Fowles, Jr
Mt. Auburn
Five Islands Community News Notes and Social Updates
Five Islands Good Neighbor club met with Mrs. Franz Stevens to plan a rummage sale. Marion Stevens ran the Library Saturday. James Wilkins left for Camp Hale after visiting family. he serves with the Ski Troopers. Church choir sang at Sunday service with Mrs. George Gray and others in the group. Local students earned spelling honors. schools closed again due to illness. Several residents and visitors are named with visits, travel, and health notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Stevens
Marion Stevens
Pfe
James Wilkins
Rose Wilkins
Camp Hale
Col
William Marr
Wilkins
Wallace Pierce
Albion Carr
Bath
Fred P. Carr
George Gray
Lloyd Pinkham
Woodrow Gray
James Stevens
Richard Campbell
Beverly Rittall
Reginald Pinkham
Bay Point town meeting notes and drive progress
Bay Point residents including Herman Spinney L Howard and Clyde Pinkham attended a Georgetown town meeting last week as the Red Cross drive nears completion at about 95 percent. Spinney started the drive with a generous donation while other local residents visited Bath and reported on Sunday and midweek activities. Transport and health updates include Lester Ross now in England enjoying good health and a Gunner's Mate 2-c promotion for Walter BE. Delano USN. The item ends with various social calls and a local fishing interests trip to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Spinney
L. Howard
Clyde Pinkham
Georgetown
Red Cross
Bay Point
H. A. Spinney
Byron Campbell
Five Islands
Mary Campbell
L. M. Spinney
Walter Cunningham
Earl Payson
Bath
LeRoy Moore
Allie Hinckley
Sagadahoe
L. M
Spinney
Lester Ross
S. J-c
England
Chester Whittaker
States
Walter BE. Delano
USN
A. Theibereau
Leo Purtell
George Gates
Blake
Littleton
A. Spinney
Portland
Charles Kingsbury
Frederick Kingsbury
Walter Cunningham, Jr
Gloris Purtell
LeRoy Pinkham
Frank Williams
Edgar Drake
Sunday Launching of Destroyer Maddox at Bath
The destroyer Maddox will be launched Sunday at Bath as a successor to the ship of the same name sunk last year in an enemy air raid over Sicily. It is the third Navy vessel to bear the name of Captain William Alfred Trueman Maddox USMC who died in 1889. The destroyer will be sponsored by his granddaughter Mrs. Harry H. Willhoit of 2819 38th Street NW Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddox
Bath
Sicily
William Alfred Trueman Maddox
Us.m.c
Harry H. Willhoit
38Th Street
N.W
Washington
Hooper 73 Hotel Manager Dies After Bath Return
Fred Emerson Hooper 73 retired hotel manager died Saturday night at 24 Green Street Bath after returning two years ago to live with sister Emma Hooper. Born December 24 1871 in Bath he was salutatorian of 1899 Bath High School and had a long hotel career in Shenandoah Wilkes-Barre and the South. He was a charter member of T W Hyde Camp Sons of Union Veterans and captain of the Bath High School Cadets. Survived by his widow Annie E. Grant Hooper of New York and sister Emma Hooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Emerson Hooper
Green Street
Hooper
Emma Hooper
Bath
Charles T
Mercy A. Foote Hooper
Old
Arthur J. Dunton
James E. Drake
John C. Gilmore
Woolwich
William S. Barry
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Eben J. Marston
Bryan F. Barker
New York
Shenandoah
Wilkes-Barre
South
New York City
Ife
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
Bath High School
Annie E. Grant Hooper
Funeral Services for Sgt Eastman
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm for Sgt. Donald E. Eastman U.S. A. A. F. at the Arthur F. Mayo Funeral Residence. His body arrived from Maxwell, Iowa after a plane crash. He visited his parents at 69 Denny Road two weeks before death and spent time with his aunt and uncle on Winter Street. He celebrated his twentieth birthday March 5 and served as tail gunner at age 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Eastman
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Sgt. Eastman
Maxwells
Iowa
Myron Eastman
Denny Road
John Hart
Winter Street
Air Service
Funeral Held For Local Mortician J Edward Huggard
J Edward Huggard mortician of Mechanic street Brewer died after long illness at his home 89 Holyoke street He was 70 and a pioneer in embalming in Maine He leaves a son Frederick and a daughter Marion both of Brewer along with sisters Annie Huggard and Ella Munson of Portland and brother Herbert Huggard of Bath He was a member of the 82nd degree Mason and an Odd Fellow The service was conducted by Rev Kenderdine at Brewer Methodist Church with burial at the Huggard Chapel friends from Bath and Bangor attended the funeral including relatives Dorothy Huggard also a guest at the Brower home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Huggard
Dorothy Huggard
Holyoke — Street
Brewer
Maine
Big Case
N. B
Joseph E
Elizabeth
Neal) Hugegard
Huggard
Bath
Funeral services for Donald E. Eastman held Sunday
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at two o clock from Arthur F Mayor funeral home for Set Donald E Eastman USAAF. Relatives from out of town Aubra Lo Eastman Portland S K Jordan Yarmouth and Mrs Elizabeth J Seavey Yarmouth attended. Ro land Smith Post American Legion members Werebearers Miles Hagan Edgar Leavitt Maurice Brown Howard Pratt Hersam Oliver Roy Getchel entombed afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Mayor
David L. Wilson
Donald E. Eastman
USAAF
Aubra Lo Eastman
Portland
S. K. Jordan
Yarmouth
Elizabeth J. Seavey
Roland Smith
Washington street host entertains club with contract game
Mrs. Lester Campbell of Washington street entertained her club Saturday evening with contract play and refreshments. The group will meet again next Saturday evening with Mrs. Vivian Brown of Weeks street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Campbell
Washington Street
Vivian Brown
Weeks Street
Miss Grace Campbell Dies From Heart Attack
Bath relatives mourn the death of Grace Campbell 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Campbell of Greene after a heart condition. She was Lewiston High School senior, musically inclined, and died after collapsing at the Empire Theatre. Funeral services set for Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Grace Campbell
Ralph Campbell
Greene
Lewiston High School
Miss Campbell
Empire Theatre
Main Street
Russell Thompson
Brunswick Road
Robert
Joseph Robinson
North Bath
Irving Donnell
Court Street
Robert Donnell
Olive Donnell
Funeral services for Mrs Rosa Povich in Portland
Funeral services by the Jewish Synagogue in Portland were held Friday afternoon for Mrs. Rosa Povich widow of Nathan Povich of Bath. Burial took place in Mt Sinai cemetery. Mrs Povich age 73 born in Lithuania came to Bath as a bride of 18 and lived in Bar Harbor and Bath. She is survived by four daughters and four sons, including Shirley Povich sports writer for the Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Rosa Povich
Nathan Povich
Mt. Sinai
Bath
Bar Harbor
Maine
Temple Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Washington
Povich
Morris Povich
Goldie Povich
Celia Povich
Boston
Benjamin Mensh
Washington, D. C
Shirley Povich
The
Washington Post
Abraham Povich
D. C
Bernard Povich
U.S. A
New Guinea
Jay Povich
Mrs Fannie Ingalls Dies at Home in Bath
Mrs. Fannie Dickson Ingalls died at her Bath home on 969 Washington Street after a long life as the widow of George Frederick Ingalls, a former Boston Terminal Co. baggage agent. She was born to Capt. George H. Dickson and Mercy Lodgdon Dickson of Westport, a longtime member of The Mother Church in Boston and Bath, and active in DAR chapters Col. Dummer Sewall and Pemaquid, plus the Woman's Club of Wiscasset. She leaves two daughters, a sister in New York, and a brother in Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Dickson Ingalls
Washington Street
Bath
Col
Funeral of Mrs Idella Rogers Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs Idella Rogers were held Thursday afternoon at two at her home 45 Trufant Street with Rev Frederick Po Mof fatt officiating. Burial followed in Hillside Cemetery Damariscotta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idella Rogers
Trufant Street
Frederick Po Moffatt
Hillside Cemetery
Damariscotta
Death of Mrs Florence H Seivers in Auburn
Mrs Florence H Seivers wife of Hans Seivers of 1226 Washington Street died at Core Nursing Home Auburn Friday night after months of illness. Born December 29 1890 in Wisconsin she was daughter of Capt Edward Hamlin and Ida Hamlin. Survived by husband sister and brother. funeral from Curtis Funeral Home Monday at 3 with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence H. Seivers
Hans Seivers
Washington Street
Core
Auburn
Massachuset Gener! Hospial
Boston
Seivers
Wiscasset
Capt
Edward Hamlin
Ida (McFadden) Hamlin
Bath
Grace Episcopal Church
James A. Broom
Middle Street
This City
Joseph Hamlin
Rockland
Merline Breton
Floral Street
Woodbury Brackett
Houston
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles M. Tubbs
Mrs Hattie E Wallace 59 dies after illness in Bath
Mrs Hattie Eunice Wallace 59 of 1236 Washington street died at her daughter’s home on 35 Mechanic street after a seven month illness. Born September 3, 1885 in Bodoinham to Walter L and Carolyn L Campbell Douglas she lived in Bath 30 years. Survived by four daughters, three sons, six sisters, three brothers, five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Monday at Curtis Funeral Home on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Eunice Wallace
Washington Street
Chester Lorentsen
Mechanic Street
Bodoinham
Walter L
Carolyn L. (Campbell) Douglas
Wallace
Bath
C. Harding Ayer
Newton
Mass
Robert Reed
Woolwich
Hazen Hilton
Seebasco
Owen S. Hanscom
Edwin W. Hanscom
Hollis D. Hanscom
U.S. A
Arkansas
Emily Chase
Edward Sheen
Herbert Higgins
Lula Douglass
Cedric Douglass
Bowdeinham
Nellie Cobb
Richmond
Charles Douglass
East Wilton
Oscar E. Douglass
This City
Otis L. Douglass
J. Peter Lorentsen
Camilla R
Philip T. Lorentsen
Judith Ann and
Craige Harding
Curtis Funeral Home
Death of Mrs Rosa Povich widow of Nathan Povich
Mrs Rosa Povich 73 widow of Nathan Povich of 327 Front Street died in her sleep in Washington D C after a long illness heart trouble. She was visiting her daughter Mrs Benjamin Mensh and sons Shirley a sports writer with the Washington Post and Abraham in the capital. Funeral services were held in Portland and burial was in the Jewish cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Povich
Nathan Povich
Front Street
Benjamin Mensh
Washington, D.C
Povich
Randall D. Bibber
Shirley
Washington Post
Abraham
Portland
Mrs Lillian Mayo MacRonald Returns Home After Visit
Mrs Lillian Mayo MacRonald has returned to her apartment on Deere street following a few days visit at her home at Trufant's Crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mayo MacRonald
Deere Street
Trufant’s Crossing
Also Mentioned on This Page
George N, Libby
Bowdoinham Post Road
Robinhood
Clarey Pond
Robinhood Tea Room
Frank Boyd
Hillsboro
N. H
Edward Clarey
J. F. Higgins
Edwin Hussa
Summit
N. J
Dorothy Stuart
MacMahan
Frank Koehlwetter
Sheas
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Roland E. Peterson
Lester Powers
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ann
Powers
Ralph Reynolds
Sasanoa
Albert Humphrey
Frank King
George E. Jordan
Clement V. MacMahan
Ralph Hatstat
George Powers
Seward E. Emmons
Eye and Ear Infirmary
George Emmons
Brooklyn
N. Y
Allen C. Brown
Dana Craney
John Olsen
Janet
Howard Fletcher
Belmont
Rapheal Higgins
Sagadahoc Bay
C. L. Hinckley
Clarence Oliver
Roy Oliver
Central Church League
North Jay
Livermore Falls
Walter Savage
Kittery
Maurice Pinkham
Carl Cunningham
U.S
Roland Wilkins
Albion High School
Addie Moulton
Georgetown Center
L. H. Rowe
Audrey Pinkham
Ellsworth Pinkham
Robert Moore
Henry Moore
Arthur Nelson
Fred E. Hooper
J. Edward Huggard
Sgt
Eastman
Fannie D. Ingalls
Florence H. Seiver
Mrs
Hattie E, Wallace
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
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