Richmond Water Works wins 93 percent rate increase
Richard N. Be of Ca Elizabeth announces the Public Utilities Commission approved a Richmond Water Works rate rise averaging 93 percent. New water from driven wells at Dresden will be piped under the Kennebec to Richmond at an estimated $61,000, with construction to start immediately.
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Richard N. Be
Elizabeth
Richmond Water Works
Public Utilities Commission
Berry
Dresden
Kennebec
Richmond
Dresden grass fire at Hall estate draws crowd of helpers
A grass fire at Edward Hall's West Dresden estate drew a large crowd as residents and volunteers gathered to assist. The blaze was quickly brought under control by the fire department after smoke was seen for miles.
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Edward Hall
West Dresden
Carle Longfellow
Sheldon
Ralph Crowell
Providence
R. I
Clifford—Dorr
Masonic Auditorium
Farm buildings burn in Richmond
A grass fire spread to a story and a half house and garage on Beedle road in Richmond. Otis Carver, who recently moved to Woolwich, was burning grass when the fire grew out of control. Loss was about 3000 dollars with some insured. only a section of the house remained standing.
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Beedle Road
Richmond
Otis Carver
Woolwich
Carver
Charles Leon
Leon
Portland man pleads guilty to fishing without license
Basil R. Kaplan of Portland pleaded guilty to fishing at Richmond without a license. He was fined $10 and $6.50 court costs. the fine was suspended on payment of costs. Arthur Ellers, 60, of Bath, pleaded guilty through his attorney to driving an uninspected car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Dolloff
Basil R. Kaplan
Portland
Richmond
Dolloff
Arthur Ellers
Center Street
John J. Keegan
Bath
Scouts Plant Pines From Maine Nurseries At Bath
Bath Boy Scouts will plant pine seedlings acquired from the Maine Forest Nurseries in Orono. Supervising Forest Service officials will guide the project under the National Conservation Good Tarp initiative, transforming scrub brush into a potential future revenue source.
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Maine Forest Nurseries
Orono
Bath
Bath Boy Scouts
State Forest Service
Power Squadron Meets Tuesday
Power Squadron holds a meeting at Morse High School on Tuesday with final examinations scheduled for May 24 after a long course conducted each Monday night.
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Power Squadron
Lo'ng
Morse High School
Funeral for Mrs Alice King Held at Local Mortuary
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice King were held Thursday morning at 10 o clock from the A F Mayo and Son funeral residence with Reverend La Forest E Hodgkins pastor of Central Leporte Church officiating. The brief notice notes a trial took place.
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Alice King
A. F. Mayo & Son
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Leporte Church
Mrs Oliver sells Whlby D Oliver homestead at 31 Union Street
Mrs Elnora Oliver of Union Street sold the Whlby D Oliver homestead at 31 Union Street to Sidney Dudley for a permanent home. The Dudleys have been living at 9093 High Street in a Newell apartment.
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Elnora Oliver
Union Street
D. Oliver
Sidney Dudley
Mrs. Dudley
High Street
Newell
Rhode Island Farmers Average 74 Acres Across 3000 Farms
Rhode Island reports 3,000 farms with an average size of 74 acres, outlining the state’s agricultural footprint and farm land distribution.
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Rhode Island
Communion sermon at First Baptist Georgetown
Warren Harris preached a Sunday service sermon at the First Baptist Church citing First Corinthians 11 28 urging self examination in relation to Christ and others. Community notices recite a busy schedule with PTA officers installation and a Saturday eighth grade fund raising sale at Rogers Hardware Bath raising 43 25 toward a graduation trip while other items note social events and local family visits.
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Warren Harris
First Baptist Church
Harris
Christ
Central School
Rogers’ Hardware Store
Bath
Maurice Burns
Arthur Tibbetts
P.T.A
Central Schools
Joseph Smith
James Oliver
Charles Kelley
Francis Pierce
Channing Penley
Penley
Stanley Kosalka
Bangor
Kit Totman
Arrowsie
Woolwich
Working League
Clarence B. Hill
Roy M. Newman
George Flynn
Robinhood Fishhawks
Robinhood
Charley Davis
Five Islands
Little Sheepscot
Carroll Powers
Davis
Lowe's Back Cove
Portland
Benjamin Riggs
Lincoln Walton
Mount Vernon
Gray
Mr. Walton
Georgetown Center
Alvah Reynolds
Memorial Hospital
Amos Greenleaf
Westport
Donald Field
Tenants Harbor
William Harrison
Deermont Place
Brian Davis
Lawrence Cloutier
Augusta
Murray Peterson
Roland Peterson
Sewall Webster
Indian Point
Washington State
Florida
Harry L. Horne
Douglas and
Chester
Hopes Hart Seeks International Post in Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Lt. John Hart Jr of Bath appears before a screening board at Fort Williams with six other cadets to win one of three international exchange program spots. The group has prepared for Summer encampments at Limestone Air Base in August. others listed include Carle Clarke Bath and Harry McCarthy Brunswick. Captain Gerald Lallier showcased safety films and Lt. Henry Colcord hosted a Bath meeting with pilot Charles G Chase sharing Everglades footage. The Civil Air Patrol meets Tuesdays at 7 PM in Lambert Park Community Hall Bath. contact Lt. Malcolm Miller Lt. Henry Colcord or Lt. Bernard Knight for information.
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John Hart, Jr
Bath
Fort Williams
Hart
Air Force Base
Limestone Air Base
Carle Clarke
Richard
Robert Dingley
Harry McCarthy
Brunswick
Frank Savage
Gerald Lallier
Army Air Force
Henry Colcord
Charles G
Chippy) Chase
Wiscasset
Chase
Everglades
Florida
Civil Air Patrol
Lambert Park
Malcolm Miller
Bernard Knight
Recalls Early Days of Patten Free Library Children’s Hour
The article recounts the library’s shift from a locked second story press room to a children’s room filled with juvenile literature. Mrs Maxwell Powers served as storyteller, guiding reading with stories tied to shelves. Weekly sessions drew city children, who re narrate favored tales and carry books home, laying a foundation for good reading.
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Patten Free Library
Maxwell Powers
Middle Street
Brockton
Mass
Five Islands Church Notes and Community Socials
Five Islands church activities include Dorothy Stewart guest pianist at Sunday services in Georgetown with Alfred Rowe and Alfred Rowe Jr sing ing. Weekly prayer at George Gray home. upcoming meeting at Mrs. Harlan Pinkham. Ladies Bible Class notes and funeral of Charles Davis. Bowdoinham Association annual meeting at Freeport Baptist Church with afternoon and evening sessions and supper. Fire Department members attend a state firefighters meeting in Portland and work on cemetery clearance.
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Dorothy Stewart
Georgetown
William Marr
Alfred Rowe
Robert Church
Sylvia Pinkham
Bowdoinham United Baptist Association
Five Islands Church
Baptist Church
Freeport
John R. Blackie
Joseph W. Lane
Volunteer Fire Department
State Federation of Fire Fighters
Portland
Fire Department
Five Islands
Library Hall
Robert Snow
Good Neighbor Club
Orville Rowe
Victor Pinkham
Erland Moore
Henry Moore
Philip Pinkham
Georgie Pinkham
Kathleen Rittall
Franz Stevens
Woodrow Gray
Harlan Pinkham
Addie Moulton
Bill Pinkham
Medford
Mass
Nevada
Colorado
Utah
New York
Massachusetts
California
Garden Club Members Plan to Attend Flower Show School
Bath garden club members plan to attend Flower Show School for Exhibitors and Judges Course V, May 24 to 26 at Portland Junior College, sponsored by Garden Club Federation of Maine. Mrs William W Dennison is enrollment contact. program includes landscape design tours, color lectures, and judging exams.
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Bath Garden Club
Garden Club Federation of Maine
Portland Junior College
William W. Dennison
Green Street
Federation
Laurence C. Andrew
Portland
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Flower Show
Tar and asphalt bids opened for city street program
American Bitumuls and Asphalt Co. bid 13.21 cents per gallon for about 60 000 gallons of cut back asphalt and emulsions in Woolwich. Two firms tied at 19.75 cents per gallon for 15 000 gallons of tar from Barrett Division Allied Chemical and Dye Corp and Koppers Co Inc Boston. City plans similar total use as last year with expenditures near 8 000 and 3 000 dollars respectively.
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American Bitumuls
As Phalt Co
Woolwich
Barrett
Allied Chemical and Dye Corp
Koppers Co., Inc
Boston
Seniors Prepare For Gradation At Morse High
Morse High School seniors rehearse for graduation as class of 1954 events unfold. About 130 pupils expected to receive diplomas at Commencement on June 9, with Baccalaureate on June 6, Class Day June 7, Alumni Banquet June 10, and Senior Reception June 1. Caps and gowns chosen for the era.
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Morse High School
Corn Styles Describe Whole Kernel and Cream Style Use
New whole kernel corn is canned with kernels cut close to the cob. Cream style corn has the tops cut off and the remainder scraped from the cob. Both types are suitable for pancakes muffins soups salads and casseroles. Heating and serving plain is fine for both styles.
North Bath Notes on Local Happenings
Stanley Henderson and son Bill return to Cromwell after weekend with Henderson parents in North Bath. Mrs. Edwin Hemingway dies in Lewiston. Wing family visits Farmington and Bath. Elmer Wing ill in Bath. Fancy work table at First Baptist church sale and supper. Gurney hosts sister and children from Waterville. Boats being prepared for season. Dorothy Robinson attends Future Homemakers of America in Gorham. McCabe foundation work by Crocker & Simpson bulldozer. Clifford Walsh returns from Wollaston. Alden Denham retires as Engine No. 2 foreman. fare well social held. Several gatherings and visits follow in Bath and area. Greater Canada geese arrive. John Arsenault celebrates fourth birthday. Burns visit Boston. Douglass to Parris Island for Marine training.
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Stanley Henderson
Bill
Cromwell
J. Carroll Wing
Elmer Rogers
First Baptist Church
Donald Gurney
Donald Betty
David and
Francine
Waterville
Earle Wing
Bath
Graydon Smith
Dorothy Robinson
Wiliam Lenfest
Homemakers of America
Gorham State Teachers College
Crocker & Simpson
Willard McCabe
Clifford Walsh
Wollaston
Mass
Mae Walsh
Alden Denham
Calvin
Marylyn Leeman
South Windham
Burton Wing
Phyllis
Mary Lou Tardiff
Joseph Tardiff
Lewiston
H. W. Rogers
Walter Reil
Louise Hyde
Topsham
Douglas Reil
Brunswick
John Johnston
Irving Johnston
John
Jaquith
Frank T. Chamberlain Jr
Kathy
Boothbay
John Edward Arsenault
Walter Arsenault
John Burn
Boston
Arthur Russell Douglass, Jr
John Burns
Parris Islam
Marines
Nutrition classes teach healthy eating for children
Mrs Westermeyer leads weekly Morse High School nutrition classes to help parents form good eating habits in children. She says proper breakfasts and substantial lunches support long term health and that meals should be regular simple and not overly large. The final class is Monday evening at 7 36.
Obituary of Mrs Marion White Moody 71
Mrs Marion White Moody 71 died April 30 after years of illness in Bath. She was a Bath High School graduate, a longtime church singer, and taught school before marriage. Survived by a brother, sister, and many nieces and nephews. Committal services at Oak Grove Cemetery Thursday at 3 p.m.
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Worion White Moody
Augusta
Ambla
Charles L
Bath
Lily
Gorham School
Ieac Ee
Winter Street
Congal
Mra Moody
Jane
George W. Johnson
Cedar
Washington Streets
Washin Street
Morse Dence
Bath Memorial Hospital
Barther
L. White
Buckhead
Fred L. Parks
Elkins
N. H
Charles G. White
Abbeville
Paul Jones
Miami
Fia
Oak Grove Cemetery
Death of James E Harding Revered Woolwich Friend
Mrs Henry Swanson of River Road Woolwich has learned of the death of James E Harding formerly of Woolwich and Penfield Ridge New Brunswick. He died mid April and was found in his bed after about four days. Harding, who spoke little English, befriended the late Henry Swanson when Swanson worked in Bath in 1905. The pair corresponded until Swanson's death in February 1953 and then Mrs Swanson continued the letters. Harding was a Bath Independent member and followed the 0 years ago column.
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Henry Swanson
River Road
Woolwich
Bath
Walter H. Bowyer
High Street
James E Harding
Penfield Ridge
N. B
Mr. Swanson
Swanson
Mr. Harding
Mr. Swason
Sweden
Boardwan Mains
Harding
Wanson
Longtime Bath Postmaster Arthur G. Wallace Dies
Arthur George Wallace, 58, died Monday at Memorial hospital after a period of ill health. Born April 14, 1896 in Thomaston, he served 30 years with West Union Telegraph Co. and was postmaster at Sebasco Estates for eight years before retiring. He lived in Sebasco Estates and leaves wife Helen, two stepsons Ed and Stanley Wallace, a sister Mrs. Eric Johnson and a brother Robert Wallace.
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Arthur George Wallace
Memorial Hospital
Thomaston
Washingen and
Emma (Wallace) Walace
Io Thomaston
Seasco Estates
Bath
Sebasco
Wallace
Westin Union Telegraph Co
New England States
Washinton
D. C
Chicago
Hel Wallace
Edar P
Stanley Wallace
Estites
Eric Johnson
Owls Head
Robert Wallace
Funeral for Charles H. Davis at Five Islands Church
Funeral services for Charles H. Davis were held Thursday afternoon at two at the Five Islands church with Rev. Laforest E. Hodgkins of Central Congregation church officiating. Bearers were Erland Moore Russell Turford Charles Carr and Al Ion Carr. Burial followed in the family lot at Five Islands Cemetery.
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Charles H. Davis
Five Islands
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Astor
Central Congregation Church
Erland Moore
Russell 'Urford
Charles Carr
Alion Carr
John Sias Tends Grand Lodge in Portland
John Sias of 21 North Street is spending the week in Portland tending the Grand Lodge of a Sons.
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John Sias
North Street
Portland
Grand Lodge
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Malden
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Donald Hopkins, Jr
Garden Club
North Bath
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Arthur G. Wallace
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