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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1954
Page
5
Georgetown Center church highlight features Miss Maude P Thayer speaking on Reclaiming Gods Promises with ties to Blake Clarks How the Bible Is Building Israel in Reader s Digest. Local society notes cover gatherings at Robinhood and Center homes, plus health updates and community events across Georgetown Center Bath and nearby towns.
A Bay Point report notes birds, squirrels, and raccoons visiting the Navajo gardens despite a spring snow storm. Residents and visitors from Brunswick Bath Brattleboro Richmond Cape Elizabeth and Bath are listed with multiple calls and weekend calls at the Navajo.
Miss Shirley Mae Jackson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester S Jackson of 160 Oak Street Auburn became the bride of Franklin Charles Hilton son of Mr and Mrs Relph B Hilton of Noridgewock Saturday evening at the Sixth Street Congregational church in Auburn in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev Edward Dodge. The church was decorated with baskets of white grition and ferns. Wedding music was provided by organist Mrs Hazel Penley Grant and soloist Mrs Carlene Suslar of Bath. Mrs Hilton has worked as old Welfare worker in the State department at Augusta and the Bath office for Lincoln county. Mr Hilton is a Madison High School graduate, member of the Federated Church of Noridgewock and of the Odd Fellows and is engaged in the dairy business. Among out of town guests were Mrs George Moses Mrs Elizabeth Haskell Miss Maude von P Kemp Mrs Jennie Walker Miss Jolene Suslar and Mrs Car lene Suslar of Bath.
Solar Lodge No. 14 F and A M welcomed Trowel Club of Portland members who worked the third degree. Attendees included Phil ip Clark master and George Bailey among others from Maine railroad and terminal companies. A pot roast banquet followed in the Genesta Chapter hall with Matron Evelyn Wyman presiding. Upcoming meetings schedule F C degree April 5, E A degree April 12, and M M degree April 19.
Mrs Saul Levine nee Sophie Greenblatt of Brooklyn arrives at her father Solomon Greenblatt's address 233 Washington Street after the sudden death of a relative. Owen Greenblatt a cadet at San Antonio Air Base was to be sent by Red Cross to New York and then to Lewiston via Northeast Airlines.
Mrs Robert Snow hosted Five Islands Good Neighbor club with supper and bandage work for the Cancer Society. Members planned a March 30 trip to Rev and Mrs Koehl wetter of South Gorham. Numerous birthdays and visits noted. Local Red Cross drive led by Mrs Vernon Grey. Community events include Nazarene church Easter Cantata rehearsals and Sunrise service plans.
Carnivorous animals are flesh eating by definition but many bears in the carnivor ape class primarily subsist on vegetation. This shows dietary variation within carnivores and highlights bears as notable herbivorous tendencies.
Mrs. M W Westermeyer led a Monday nutrition and cooking class at Morse High School on the advantages of a better breakfast. She urged balanced meals to curb mid morning dips and improve health, mood, and comprehension, demoing oatmeal cookies and high protein waffles. The next session will cover protein in the adequate diet with meatless recipes.
Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties held a grange instruction school at Huntoon Hill grange hall in Wiscasset with strong West Bath and Dromore representation. State Grange master Maynard Dolloff led as officers and members learned procedural changes. a baked bean supper followed.
The Sagadahoc County Bar Association met in Bath and urged Governor Burton Cross to appoint John P. Carey of Bath to the Maine Superior Court bench when a vacancy occurs. President Arthur J. Dunton will write in support. Members listed include Dunton, Bridgham, Carey, Rubin, Small, Carlton, Deering, Dolloff, Keegan, Dunton, and Bailey.
Scientists classify several whale species into two groups by their activity domains, restricting certain species to arctic and temperate waters. This regional division separates northern and southern populations based on habitat preferences and observed behavior.
Sir Norman Alkazin arrives on furlough from Japan with family at his parents’ home in Bath. Other notes cover Scott A. Pearson returning from Korea to Bath, A 3C Stuart T. Cousins transferring to Ellsworth AFB with new address, Lt. Gerard Nelson moving from Auburn to Los Angeles for Damage Control and Line Officers training, and various Navy and Air Force personnel visiting Nagasaki, Jacksonville, and Groton with deployments, transfers, and schooling updates.
Bermuda earns about 24 million dollars annually from tourism, representing roughly 95 percent of the island's total income. The figure highlights tourism as the dominant economic driver for Bermuda and underscores its dependence on visitor spending.
Marga H. McKenna 24 wife of William G. McKenna of Lynbrook N Y died March 17 after a two month illness in Rockville Center hospital. She was a prominent television harpist and appeared in Broadway shows and television programs. Survived by husband daughter parents two brothers and three sisters. Funeral was Saturday with interment at Pinelawn National Cemetery Long Island.
Goldie M. Greenblatt 64 wife of Solomon K. Greenblatt died suddenly at home 233 Washington Bath. Born in Lithuania Sept 18 1889 she came to America about 47 years ago and married in Boston in 1907. She was a Beth Israel member with eight grandchildren and four daughters. Funeral plans include Portland Thursday pending Owen Greenblatt’s arrival from San Antonio.
Currey Harding Stiles 81 died Saturday night at a Bath nursing home after living with his son E Loring Stiles for 15 years. Born October 19, 1872 in Elgin New Brunswick he was a former Canadian Pacific brakeman and conductor. Survived by son E Loring Stiles two sisters two brothers a granddaughter and a great grandson plus nieces and nephews.
John J Pagurko 76 of Lisbon Falls died Friday at home. Born in Czechoslovakia on June 24 1877 he came to the United States at age 20. He worked nearly 50 years at Pejepscot Paper Co retiring four years ago and was a parishioner of St Cyril and Methodius church. Survived by wife Anna five sons John Bath Michael and Frank Somerville Mass Joseph J Bruns Lisbon Falls three daughters Margaret Darrick Troy NY Anna Miceli Somerville Mass and Mary Sawyer Lisbon Falls 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 8 am with requiem high mass at St Cyril and Methodius church burial in Calvary cemetery.
Rudolph H Pinkham age 45 died at Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born in Georgetown May 3 1809 he was son of Maurice and Milly Stevens Pinkham. Survived by wife Georgette mother five brothers four sisters including Arthur Cochran George Young Howerd Chase and Ahudy Pinkham of Georgetown plus two sons Ronald and Rover and daughter Evelyn.
Samuel Shellabarger, 65, author of bet selling historical novels, died Sunday at his Princeton residence. He completed his latest work Lord Vanity at the Montsweag home of Mr and Mrs Cornwel Rovers. Shellabarger, known for Captain From Castile Prince of Foxes and The King's Cavalier, was near the top of the best seller list after recent releases.
The community gathered for the funeral service of Rudolph H Pirk in Pinkitam. Local relatives attended as pallbearers and flowers adorned the casket. A brief obituary note referenced surviving family members and the service date.
Wednesday afternoon at 1:80 officiated by Rev J Lygg Calhoun pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene. Bearers were Milton Pinkham Ardene Pinkham George Young and Arthur Coch rane. Burial took place in the family lot in Oak cemetery Georgetown.
Funeral services for Currey H. Stile will be Tuesday at two in the Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Howard F. Cromer will officiate. Bearers included Walter Morse Raymond Fogg Fred Od and Fred Meer chant as part of the Masonic order. One was laid in the family lot at Ak Grove.
Do not add water when using fresh spinach. The moisture released by the washed leaves provides enough steam. Use a covered saucepan to trap the juices and steam the greens.
A quart of sea water can contain up to 100000 microscopic plankton organisms. These tiny creatures form the basis of the marine food chain, nourishing many fish species and supporting ocean ecosystems.
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