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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1955

Page

6

Richmond Clubs and Town Notes Show Local Activity

Richmond reports busy civic life with Lions Club guests from R. H. S. senior class and Col William Veazie addressing youth opportunities. Emerson Lane Post plans Past Commanders Night. Lieutenant Fickett earns motor vehicle badge at Fort Story. Progress on town bridge project raises Richmond share to 6818.50 amid tax impact. Girl Scouts bake and knit. 4-H and Orange club outings noted. Personal items list residents and visitors, plus water works update and new telemeter installation.

Lions Club R. H 5Th Transportation Battalion Cpl Fickett Fort Story Emerson Lane American Legion Legion Earl Preble Lawrence Bond, Jr Nelson McIntyre Lubec Legion Post Philip Down Sandra Lemont Dorothy Gray Progressive Grange Hall Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary George Sanford Maurice Reynolds Wilbur Emerson Melvin Curtis Roy Dickinson Eben Baker Nathaniel Gilpatrick Cecelia Robinson Clyde McFee Red Cross Thomas Hinckley Leon Shephard Litchfield Charles Danforth Richmond Leslie Gardner Progressive Orange Greene Richard N. Berry Richmond Water Works Dresden State Department of Health and Welfare

Infant Estelle Avis Rittall named in Dresden

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Rittall is named Estelle Avis. A farewell party was held by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beck for son Walter, bound for Japan with the 11th Airborne Division after training at Fort Dix and Fort Campbell.

Charles W. Rittall Estelle Avis Ernest Beckwith Walter Japan Fort Dix N. J Fort Campbell 11Th Airborne Division Dennis Campbell Benjamin Wentworth Leo Campbell Donald Beckwith Chester Robert Dorr Jack Brown Rose Beverage Wentworth Town Rance Knowles Warren Gardiner William Finch Saco Nancy D. Bourgois Morse High School Bath Arthur Campbell Portland Robert Hamlin Dresden Raymond Baron Sheila Michael Ernest Jack Randolph Kenneth Siegars Rowenz Brenda Wiscasset Richard Mitchell Avon Buzzell Sandra Hugh Sydney Kathleen Pinkham Terrance Richmond Alice Tillotson Carl Juanita Danny Pittston Walter Beckwith Walter, Jr Thomas Alec John Dale James Cameron Gardiner General Hospital Cameron I. O. O. F. Fraternity

D A R Speaker Mrs Heywood To Address Friday Meeting

Mrs. Roy Heywood of Portland former state regent and former VP general of the D A R will speak at the Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter meeting in Central church parish house at 2 30 pm Friday. She will discuss Highlights of the April Continental Congress and Civil Defense. Officers for the coming year will be elected. Hostesses are listed.

Roy Heywood Portland National Society of D. A. R Dummer Sewall Heywood Continental Congress Washington, D. C Central Church Parish House Carleton W. Lowell Carl Y. Kennedy Harry E. Ring Andrew M. Butterfield Myron Carlton Robert C. Mitchell Ruth Sfathorn Lawrence R. Vail Wednal B. Heald

Director Arrives for Battery B's Holiday Ahoy Show

Miss Anna Inge a William and Mary graduate arrives to direct Holiday Ahoy a musical variety show for May 12-13 at Morse High School Auditorium Bath Maine to benefit Battery B Maine National Guard unit improvement fund. She holds a drama degree and has training for the show. Local committee members meet to plan promotion and cast auditions begin.

Anna Inge William and Mary College Morse High School Unit Improvement Fund Battery B Maine National Guard Inge Bath William and Mary

Iota Sigma Plans Open House on May 16

Iota Sigma set an Open House at its May 16 meeting led by Mrs. Rowland Hanscom. The event honors Miss Ethel Riddle of Evanston Illinois National Secretary of Youth Temperance Work visiting Bath.

Bath Iota Sigma Robert Jewell Middle Street Ethel Riddle Evanston Ill Youth Temperance Work Rowland Hanscom William Hill Christian Citizenship Kenneth MacDonald Washington Ernest Brown Robert W. Hull Lawrence Thayer William Fraser Gerald Street

Georgetown News Highlights From May Activities and People

Warren Harris spoke at First Baptist on The Faithfulness of Jesus. Young People’s Group at Georgetown plans penny boxes to fund a church furnace, will publish The Lighthouse in late May, and hosted outings to Robinhood Tea Room. Residents and visitors, including Mrs. Holt, Dahlov Spear, and local families, feature in community notes with travel, donations, and public works.

Warren Harris First Baptist Church Jesus Georgetown Alfred A. Rowe Louise Powers Robinhood Five Islands Waldo Brown Cambridge Mass Kennebec Point Association Dave Anderson James Anwyll Bowdoin College Brown California Senate Elizabeth Gilmore Holt U. S Greece American Association of University Women Washington D. C Holt University of Wisconsin Radcliffe College Munich University Germany Dahlov Spear New York Herald Tribune Book Review Junior Literary Guild Working League Roy M. Newman Melvin Cunningham Richards Library J. Robert Blackie West Georgetown Topsham Gertrude Hunt Hunt Bath

Weekend Visitors and Local Guests At Robinhood and Nearby Homes

Campbell home hosts William Mac Kellar of Bath visiting Roy Clarke in Seguinland. Dorothy Parmlee Farrow and daughter Carol Farrow with friend Eileen Stevenson arrive from Portland to Robinhood staying a few days with Mrs. George A. Powers. Ralph Dunton and party from Portland travel via Bath and stay with Edward St. Martin, returning Sunday to cottage. Dunton uses a cane after a prior hip injury. Roland Peterson overnight guests of Jack Calabrese in Brighton and visit Florence McGee in Everett. Postmaster Bridie Davis of Georgetown Center takes a three week vacation. her duties filled by Mrs. Joseph F. Higgins.

Honus Hicks West Newton Mass Marrtown Sidney Dalrymple Brookline Fenton Moore Bath John Eastman Sebasco Mary Stevens Georgetown Center Harold J. Brown Maine General Hospital Portland Kennebec Point A. E. Riley Mr. Riley Falmouth Brown Campbell Robin William MacKellar Roy Clarke Seguinland Dorothy Parmlee Farrow Robinhood Miss Carol Farrow Eileen Stevenson Frank Harold Duntons Edward St. Martin Dunton Roland Peterson Frank Blake Melrose Harlan Pinkham Gary Harlan Bath Memorial Hospital Erland Moore Virginia Edith Billerica Otis Baker Westwood John V. Blasi Chestnut Hill Orville Rowe Melvin Comeau Maria Edwin Berry Kathy Kathleen Rittall Addie Moulton Carl Pearson Somerville Marie Moore Arthur Berry Westbrook Lamb Needham Sylvia Warren Reginald Spinney Kittery Allen Reed Nequasset Lake Herman Barter Cpl Cleon Pinkham Marine Base Quantico Thomas Hanna

Beacon Street Choir Guests Of W S C S At Supper

Members of the Beacon Street Methodist church choir will be guests at a supper on May 12 hosted by the Women's Society of Christian Service. WSCS plans discussed Monday with Jane Shea named kitchen chair and Sherman Mitchell in charge of dining. Augusta district conference set for May 18 with a Beacon Street delegate to attend. The pie plate project was finished at the meeting. Next gathering June 6 will plan the annual supper and elect officers. Refreshments by Roger Pierce and Lula Lemont.

Beacon Street Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service WSCS Jane Shea Sherman Mitchell Augusta Beacon Street Roger Pierce Lula Lemont

Teen Age 4-H Club Members Attend Nasson College Event

Members of the Teen Age 4-H club with leader Mrs. Granville M. Colby attended an open house at Nasson College Springvale where former member Miss Jean Brown and a Spring fashion show were featured. Attending Bath club members include Donna Crocker Joan Robinson Joan Marsh Judy Commeau and group elders and guests. On May 7 Bath club members will join the Twin County 4-H fashion revue at Webster Grammar School Auburn.

Granville M. Colby Nasson College Springvale Jean Brown Nasson Donna Crocker Joan Robinson Joan Marsh Judy Commeau Colby Beena Gokhale Maya Jaya Brunswick Percy W. Low Maynard O. Brown Paul Scanlin Henry Marsh Francis Bertrand Bath Club Twin County Webster Grammar School Auburn

Nightingale Club Members Have Dinner Monday Night

Members of the Nightingale club met Monday evening at Hotel Eagle Brunswick for dinner with Mrs. Richard Renshaw as hostess. After dinner they adjourned to Mrs. Arthur W. King’s home for a business meeting and social hour. The Spring project to furnish curtains for Memorial Hospital ward is completed. Contract prizes went to Mrs. James B. Lemont, Mrs. J. Arthur Burgess, and Mrs. Edward A. Footer. Mrs. John H. Freeman will entertain on June 14.

Nightingale Club Hotel Eagle Brunswick Richard Renshaw Arthur W. King Edgett Street Memorial Hospital James B. Lemont J. Arthur Burgess Edward A. Footer John H. Freeman

N A C A Meeting Set for Casco Friday Evening

The Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will gather at Overlook Farm in Casco on Friday evening for dinner and a chapter business session led by Arthur W. Ford, president. Plans for the final regular meeting and next year’s activities will be completed.

Southern Maine National Association of Cost Accountants Overlook Farm Casco Arthur W. Ford

Officers Wives Club Luncheon at Brunswick NAS

The Officers Wives club of Brunswick Naval Air Station will hold a luncheon Thursday at the Officers' club. Invited guests include wives of VP-26 and VP-11 squadrons and Mrs Chadston Padgett of South Carolina. President Mrs Richard C Quinlan will preside with Mrs Robert S Livermore and Mrs Paul C Shep as hosts.

Officers Wives Club Brunswick Naval Air Station Officers’ Club VP-26 Chadston Padgett South Carolina Richard C. Quinlan Robert S. Livermore Paul C. Shepheard

Auto traffic crashes kill over a million Americans

A figure shows more than one million Americans killed in auto traffic crashes across the nation, highlighting road safety concerns and ongoing public health debates.

Five 4 Slands Good Neighbor Club Observes Mrs Moulton Birthday

The Five 4 Slands Good Neighbor club met at its clubhouse Tuesday evening. Guests celebrated Mrs Addie Moulton turning 81 with two decorated cakes and refreshments. She received many useful gifts and has long been active in the group. The event preceded plans for a May 10 church supper fundraiser and a hospital visit by members to Bath Memorial hospital to see Mrs Harlan Pinkham.

Good Neighbor Club Addie Moulton Moulton Ralph Davis Joseph Higgins Alec Cunningham Georgetown Erland Moore Henry Moore Kathleen Rittall Alfred Proctor Georgetta Pinkham Woodrow Gray Phillip Pinkham Victor Pinkham Franz Stevens Dennis Moore Orville Rowe William Marr George Gray Thomas Watson Bath Memorial Hospital Harlan Pinkham Francis Pierce Alton Reed Rowe

Bay Point Visitors Saturate Bay Point Weekend

Joseph Avery and family of Georgetown visited Mrs. L M Spinney and Mrs. Nina Cummings on Bay Point. Bay Point guests included Mrs Audrey McCartney and Mrs Alice Safford of Georgetown with relatives in Auburn Bath and Stoneham Massachusetts.

Joseph Avery Bath Elizabeth Moffatt Georgetown L. M. Spinney Nina Cummings Audrey McCartney Bay Point Alice Safford Harry Stone Lewiston Green Pastures Harry Knight Douglass Knight Fred P. Taylor Richard Taylor Hagan Auburn Leon Berry West Auburn Leonard Doughty Stoneham Mass Dukes E. O. Tukey

Wesley Methodist Men to Hold June 8 Family Outing

The Wesley Methodist Men's Club opts June 8 for its annual family outing at President Robert B. Savage’s Foster's Point home with afternoon games and an evening picnic. Sunday school and Methodist Youth Fellowship are invited. plans include a work project on the New Meadows river shore and committees for picnic and fund raising.

Wesley Methodist Men’s Club Foster’s Point Robert B. Savage Sunday Methodist New Meadows Otis Ayer Marc King Carlyle Taber Stanley Hunter Walter E. Upham Charles Higgins Alvah E. Morse Ways and Means Taber Community Savage Tuber Birch Point Bermuda Alvah M Rse

Montsweag Extension at Knox Lincoln Home Day

Members of the Montsweag Extension Service will attend the annual Knox Lincoln Home Demonstration Day at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland. The afternoon business meeting begins at 1:30 with tea served at the end of the session.

Montsweag Extension Service Knox-Lincoln Farnsworth Museum Rockland

James H Thorpe Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for James H Thorpe were conducted at 2 pm on Wednesday at Curtis funeral home led by Rev. Harold L. Allen of Corliss Street church. Bearers were Clyde Morton Orrington Lewis Albert Larrabee and Arthur Delano. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Winnegance. A swap party precedes Thursday’s Suburb Civic club meeting at 8 pm at the club house in Winnegance with wrapped gifts requested.

James H. Thorpe James H Thorpe Curtis Funeral Home Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Clyde Morton Orrington Lewis Albert Larrabee Arthur Delano Fairview Cemetery Winnegance Suburb Civic Club

Hamburger Roll Lunchboxes Rise With Dressed Patties

Thin hamburgers prepared and cooled form convenient lunchbox fare. They pair with pickle relish or chili sauce inside a sandwich roll for a simple, satisfying meal.

Regular Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Meeting

The regular meeting of Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters will be held at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. Members are advised to attend and bring necessary reports and materials for the session.

Lowell Temple, Pythian Sisters

Obituary Willis H. Holbrook 57 Bath native druggist

Willis H. Holbrook 57 of Westbrook died at home 19 Lamb Street Westbrook after a Bath birthplace May 3 1898. He worked 23 years Miller Pharmacy and seven years L K Paine Pharmacy, member of Warren Phillips Lodge Cumberland County Pharmaceutical Association and past patron of Beulah Chapter O E S. Survived by widow Louise Wade Holbrook sister and brother of Bath with nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at two at Warren Congregational Church Westbrook. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.

Willis H. Holbrook Bath Lamb Street Westbrook William J Ursula Lewis Holbrook Randall Leonard Holbrook Miller Pharmacy William Craft Warren Congregational Church Clarence Clark Oak Grove Cemetery

Mrs Seddie F Kelley 95 Widow of Charles Kelley Dies

Mrs Seddie Frances Kelley 95 widow of Charles Kelley died Wednesday at Gowen Nursing Home where she had been a patient for 18 months. Born in Gloucester October 24 1859 she lived in Gloucester Savannah and Cambridge and was active in Wesley Methodist Church. Surviving sister granddaughter and two great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Leslie C Shumway Funeral Home Oak Grove Cemetery interment in family lot. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening.

Seddie Frances Kelley Charles Kelley Gowen Nursing Home Russell Street Gloucester Mass Frederick G. and Marie Faber Strong Gloucester High School Kelley Wesley Methodist Church Women’s Society For Christian Service Wesley Church May Strong Cambridge Leslie C. Shumway High Street Oliver W. Bell Oak Grove Cemetery

Lillian R. Palmer dies. Bath native widow of Henry F. Palmer

Lillian Richardson Palmer widow of Henry F. Palmer and former Bath native died at her Brookline Massachusetts home on May 2. Survived by daughters Dorothy Butlar of Honolulu and Lillian Jameson of Brookline. Funeral from Eastman Funeral Home Boston Friday at 2 with committal at Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Saturday at 2. Local arrangements by A. F. Mayo & Son.

Lillian Richardson Palmer Henry F. Palmer Bath Clinton Road Brookline Mass Palmer Dorothy Butlar Honolulu Hawaii Lillian Jameson Eastman Funeral Home Boston Oak Grove Cemetery A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Home

Edward B Shaw 93 Woolwich resident dies at Murphy's Corner

Edward B Shaw, 93, longtime Woolwich resident, died at home at Murphy's Corner. Born December 22, 1861, he trained as a nurse at Boston City Hospital and later ran a Woolwich farm. He belonged to Putnam Lodge Odd Fellows and Woolwich Congregational Church. Surviving: widow Pamela Blinn Shaw and son Stanley Shaw. Funeral at Arthur F Mayo and Son Residence with Rev. Stephen H Sidebotham. burial in Murphy's Corner Cemetery.

Edward B. Shaw Woolwich Murphy's Corner George Eleanor Brookings Shaw Boston City Hospital Putnam Lodge of Odd Fellows Massachusetts Stanley Shaw Arthur F. Mayo and Son Stephen H. Sidebotham Murphy's Corner Cemetery

James H Thorpe Dies at Home in Bath Area

James Henry Thorpe, born April 23 1872 in Eastport, died Monday at his home 21 Goddard Street. A painter and paper hanger by trade, he lived in Boston before moving to Bath thirty five years ago and is survived by his widow Georgina Small Thorpe. Funeral services were held at Curtis Funeral Home lot in Fairview Cemetery, Wing­nage.

James Henry Thorpe Goddard Street Eastport Stephen Mary Doane Thorpe Bath Boston Georgina Small Thorpe Curtis Funeral Home Fairview Cemetery Winnegance

Fordham Officials Note Possible Maine Highway Role

Fordham officials believed Berube planned to join Maine highways commission after retirement but provided no further details.

Fordham Berube Highway Commission Maine

George A Sprague longtime Topsham leader dies at 67

George A Sprague formerly a Topsham selectman died Friday night at his home on the Augusta road following a long illness. Born in Phippsburg November 4 1887 he was a cattle dealer and town official. Surviving are his two sons Frederick B and George A Jr of Topsham two daughters Virginia Roth and Gloria Junnilla of Seattle a sister Miss Bessie L Sprague of Phippsburg six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral was Monday afternoon at two from his Topsham home with Rev Gerald Beals officiating Burial will be in Riverside cemetery Topsham.

George A. Sprague Topsham Augusta Road Phippsburg J. Bradford Winnie Purington Sprague Sprague Solar Lodge of Masons Bath Riverside Cemetery

Knight M C educator 64 dies in Hyannis

Melvin C. Knight 64 of Hyannis Massachusetts died at his home on Wednesday April 27. He was born in Westport June 1891 son of Jonas and Albertine Knight. An educator and former Hyannis schools superintendent he studied at Westport schools Wiscasset Academy and Harvard. He is survived by wife Hazel and adopted daughter Virginia Knight. Funeral at Federated church Hyannis Friday. Burial in Westport Sunday afternoon.

Melvin C. Knight Hyannis Mass Westport Jonas and Albertine Colby) Knight Knight Maine Massachusetts Wiscasset Academy Harvard University Federated Church of Hyannis Hazel A. (Bradbury) Knight Virginia Knight Salem Amos Knight Burnham Knight Bath Byron Knight Arizona

Bernard Seamon 42 dies after week long illness in Wiscasset

Bernard Seamon of Wiscasset dies at home on Wednesday April 27 after a week long illness. Born March 24 1913 in Ithaca New York he was an electric technician and proprietor of a radio and television sales and repair shop in Wiscasset. He married Pauline Haywood Mayo about a year ago. Funeral service set for Saturday at two o'clock from the Congregational church in Wiscasset.

Bernard Seamon Wiscasset Ithica N. Y Bernard Mary A. (Somes) Seamon Wiscasset Academy Massachusetts Massachusetts Radio School R. C. A. Institute Pauline Haywood Mayo Congregational Church

Death of Sherman B. King 69 Bath native dies in New York

Sherman B. King 69 of Tarrytown New York and formerly Bath died recently born in Bath son of William and Ida Cressey King educated at Bath schools worked as a coppersmith at Bath Iron Works before moving to Tarrytown He survived by widow Annie daughter Mrs Churchill Rogers six grandchildren two brothers James E King of East Brunswick and Frank A King Funeral held Friday in Tarrytown with burial there.

Sherman B. King Tarrytown N. Y Bath William Ida Cressey King Bath Iron Works Annie King Churchill Rogers James E. King East Brunswick Frank A. King

Funeral Services for Abi Gail Carter Held Friday

Funeral services for Abi Gail Carter were conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock from 45 Green Street. Rev Charles Ro Sims, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated with bearers Allan Spear Fred J Higgins Harry L Horne and Harry E Ring. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot.

Abigail Carter Green Street Charles Ro Sims First Baptist Church Allan Spear Fred J. Higgins Harry L. Horne Harry E. Ring Oak Grove

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