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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
4
The Richmond scene lists officers elected last week for the auxiliary and posts, a social after the meeting, and praise for a 30 year American Legion card presentation. It notes a firemen’s auxiliary plan and church events plus several local personal items and military movements from town residents.
Mr. Starr spoke Saturday evening at an interdenominational Youth for Christ rally. He returned Friday from Boston where he attended a missionary conference at Park Street Congregational Church. Ralph A. Fossett of Gardiner is visiting his grandparents on Darrah Street while his parents tour Florida.
A music filled stage show featured Janet dressed as a boy in a song and dance to Music Music Music and Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy. Miss Marie Michaud as the uncle and Miss Elaine Pinkham as the niece led another pantomime skit with a chorus of girls. The acts, performed by Teen-Age club members, drew strong applause and two encores.
Se-wall Chapter meets all day in Arrowsic hosted by Mrs. Rebecca Minot and colleagues. The program features period costumes, candles, and a Revolutionary story musical with performances by Mrs. Thelma Mittendorf and others. June plans include community singing and a ladies chorus program.
State Police have vacated the former toll house at the Woolwich end of the Carlton bridge, to be removed for highway widening for the Woolwich Ar project. A new police barracks on the north side of the highway faced rejection of bids. new bids will be opened May 17.
The Working League held its first spring meeting at the library with hostesses Mrs Hazel Gay and Mrs Victor Haan. A PTA food sale at Stewart's Philco in Bath raised 26 for a new sink. Farm Bureau attendees included Mrs John R Blackie and Mrs William A Todd. A fire department trustees meeting at Central school appointed Gilbert Standish chief and Victor Pinkham deputy. Master Spear brothers visited relatives in Brooklyn and trip featured the Empire State Building view. Mayflower bloom noted as unusually early with community visits across Robinhood Bath and Seguinland.
Grace Church school acolytes and adults traveled to Portland Sunday afternoon for a service at Cathedral Church of St Luke. The event included a Lenten mite box offering from area parishes and featured Rev W Dudley F Hughes as officiant with Rev Canon Charles E Whipple and Rev Robert F Sweetser among the participants.
Charlie L Burgess Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Burgess of 40 Floral street lies in Eastern General Bangor with a severe facial head concussion from a Tuesday softball collision at the Kappa Sigma lawn Orono Heffer Maryland caused the crash Burgess unconscious for 90 minutes conscious later unable to recall events He is a former Morse High athlete and University of Maine football standout This is his second sports injury in recent years and he previously suffered a jayvee football concussion last fall.
Mrs. George Dodge of Brigh ton Mass visits sister Mrs. Irving Hunt. Alfred Rowe Brian Davis and John Gunnell went to Bath cinema. Maureen Davis returns to Yarmouth Academy after chicken pox. Bath hosts include Mrs. Walter McElman family and others. Numerous relatives travel between Bath Portland Greenwich Waltham Pasa dena Five Islands and nearby towns.
Local assessors Roland Peterson Lloyd Pinkham and Harry Heald visited town to assess real estate. Farm Bureau met at Library hall with six present led by Mrs William Stewart on Collar and Neckline Trims. Next meeting May 10 at Richards library George Town Center with Mrs Stinson Davis demonstrating rig making and Swedish weaving.
Bath delegates heard speaker Richard D Cooper at the state convention. Cooper, son of Lancelot Cooper of Bath Iron Works, has led Y activities for 15 years since graduating from Springfield Y M C A College in 1936 and working in foreign Y positions since 1947, with a focus on boys' programs.
The Rev Dr and Mrs C Cliford Sargent attend the Maine Annual Conference at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford this week. In Dr Sargent's absence Rev E C Dartnell of Brewer will conduct Sunday services at St. Wesley Church.
The Sequinland hotel on the western Maine coast near Reid State Park is under renovation by a Massachusetts firm led by Eugene Rothmund John McVey and Frank Arenis. The project aims to restore the historic building as a modern summer retreat with local labor and new highway access boosting tourism.
Judge Gardi ner Deering presided Monday morning over four intoxication cases one vagrancy case and a driving without license case. Outcomes include fines 5 to 10 dollars with costs ranging from 4.70 to 6.30 or jail terms up to 30 days. one vagrancy sentence of 60 days. one case dismissed for lack of evidence with state patrolman Buzzell listed as officer.
Mr and Mrs Harlan R Proctor of Auburn announce the engagement of their daughter Esther Louise to Raymond E Gross son of Mr and Mrs Emerton Gross of 99 Denny road Lambert Park and formerly of Camden The couple plan a tall wedding.
Mrs Katharine Whitney of Washington street left this week for her summer home at Belgrade which she is opening for the season.
Ernest Pinkham aged 88 died Sunday evening at his daughter Mrs Major W Fraser’s house on Franklin Street. Born October 10, 1862 in Georgetown to Charles and Delia Lewis Pinkham, he is survived by five sons Ralph Portland Milton Five Islands Clarence California Edward Richmond Irwin Richmond and five daughters Mrs George Gibbons Mrs Edna MacDonald Mrs Fraser Bath Mrs Hazel Brann Richmond and Mrs Stella Hale Freeport a sister Mrs William Plummer Five Islands and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Lt. William Rice Ballou Jr U S N 34 died in Japan on April 15 after days in hospital following an automobile accident. He served at Bath Iron Works in 1942 and lived in Bath with wife Eve lyn Darline Sharp at 998 High street and 21 Linden street. Survived by wife twin daughters Lois Ann and Lola Betty a son John Warren II a great aunt Mary W Stafford and two Bath cousins.
First anniversary events include installation of officers and trustees at the June meeting preceded by a covered dish supper. Baseball notes report Maury’s near no hitter, Doby and Hegan in Cleveland, Ted Williams power for Boston, Dodgers’ 10-3 win over Cardinals, Pirates defeat Spahn, Cubs top Phillies, and rain halting four games with several postponements across the leagues.
The Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers claims BIW Bath Iron Works Corp has committed unfair labor practices. It asserts production and maintenance employees covered by the contract are suffering and will continue to suffer substantial injury.
William H. Kingsbury 72 a Bath native died Thursday April 20 at Falmouth Foreside after a career in shoe manufacturing with the Thomas G Plant Co Jamaica Plain Mass and as a early moving picture pioneer building two Waltham Massachusetts cinemas He retired 1930 and is survived by his wife Frances Heinlein kingsbury two brothers Eugene and Thomas and two sisters Mrs Harry E Cooke and Mrs Cora True Masonic funeral services were held in Portland and burial was in Pine Grove cemetery Falmouth
Fred L. Carlton 86 retired carpenter died at his Woolwich home this morning. Funeral at his home Friday at two with burial in Riverside cemetery Woolwich. Born November 29 1863 in Dresden he was son of Ira and Harriet Carlton and survived by son George M. of Haverton Pa two daughters Mrs Charles T Henderson Bath and Miss Florence E Carlton a brother H E Carlton a brother C S Carlton a sister Mrs Gene Hunnewell seven grandchildren.
Friends report the sudden death of Miss Anna E McGrail in Boston on April 26. She taught at Bath Business College for years and later ran a private law office in Boston. She was a frequent guest at Mrs Merritt C Gackenbach’s home at 6 Cobb Road.
Funeral services for Roy C. Lenfest were held Wednesday at 2 PM in the South Liberty Baptist church conducted by Rev. H W Nutter. Bearers were Raymond Berry Lester Powers Steward Prescott and John Tibbett. Burial followed in the Pierpont family cemetery in Washington.
Committal services were held at 10 am Thursday in Oak Grove cemetery for Mrs. Jennie Sweeney of West Point. Beautiful flowers covered the grave as close friends and close family members attended the ceremony.
West Point resident Gomez joined Monday callers at the Moore home. Lena Helm of East Brunswick stays with the Carlsons. Brunswick’s Mr. Roseberry visited on business. Phyllis Libby of Bath and Richard Duerschmidt called Sunday at Bob Moore’s. Col and Mrs Henry W. Owen of Bath were Sunday visitors.
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