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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1941

Page

8

Richmond Area Grange and Club Activities Report

Enterprise Juvenile grange conferred degrees on three candidates Monday. A Mother's Day program followed Tuesday led by lecturer Mrs rank Bishop. D. A. R. Richmond chapter hosted guests Monday at Mrs Reed Prothero’s home. Sunday School Advance committee met at the Baptist parsonage Monday. Community Garden club gathered Tuesday with Mrs Fred Melvin. Richmond board hires E F Pratt M D as temporary health officer. Star club presented The Three Pegs at Progressive grange hall Wednesday. Mt Carmel O E S planned a mock initiation Thursday. Fort Richmond D A R May meeting postponed to May 12 due to illness. Sagadahoc Pomona grange holds special meeting Thursday at Harpswell with Merriconeag grange. Boy Scouts meet Wednesday at Methodist parish hall for final time with Rev Alfred Ives prior to his departure for Winthrop.

Enterprise Juvenile Grange Nees Enterprise Grange Rank Bishop Richmond Reed Prothero Baptist Parsonage Community Garden Club Fred Melvin Board of Selectmen of Richmond E. F. Pratt Star Club Progressive Grange Hall Mt. Carmel Fort Richmond Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Harpswell Merriconeag Grange Methodist Alfred Ives Winthrop

Progressive Grange Meeting at Richmond Corner

A Progressive Grange gathering at Richmond Corner Friday evening featured a program led by Lecturer Bertha Gray including reading Laurelle Priest and a defense discussion. Others in attendance were Walter Knight Ned White Charles Keeler Grace Thompson Margaret Baker Mrs Charles Thompson Sergt Richard Thompson at Camp Blanding and more.

Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Bertha Gray Laurelle’ Priest Walter Knight Ned White Charles Keeler Graceompson Margaret Baker Charles Thompson Sergt Richard Thompson Camp Blanding James Jones Marshal White Arthur Pickard Edythe Sewall Estelle Brown Gwendolyn Douglass Penny March Myron Douglass

Central church to vote on summer worship changes

Members of Central church and parish will vote in a referendum on May 18 to decide changes to Sunday worship. Ballot asks if they want two services at 8 45 and 10 45, which service they prefer, if any other time is better, and whether weeknights could work for warm weather attendances.

Central Church

Gordon Estes Granted Sentence Probation

Gordon Estes 17 of Bath was granted sentence probation in Westbrook Municipal Court after pleading guilty to reckless driving and driving without a license. He had been fined 25 dollars and costs on the first charge and 10 dollars and costs on the second. The arrest followed an April 27 incident on Bedford Street Portland where an 85 mph chase began at Cumberland Mills and ended when Estes’ car overturned while attempting a corner as Patrolman Lester M. Clark pursued him after he passed a stop sign.

Gordon Estes Bath Westbrook Wade L. Bridgham Estes Bedford Street Portland Cumberland Mills Lester M. Clark

Personal notes crowd Auburn social circle with visits and gatherings

Mr and Mrs George Cobb of Auburn visit her father Charles Crosby on Western avenue. Social Eight meets at Mrs George Darrah on Pine street. Mrs Napoleon Guerette to host next Monday at West street. W B Blanchard tours city en route to Bangor from Clearwater Fla staying with Chester A Roberts at 945 High. Mrs Walter S White and daughter Miriam remain in Detroit two months to care for OK Neagle. Mr and Mrs Norman S Chase and son Stephen depart for Whitefield to stay with Chase parents in Poland Spring summers.

George Cobb Auburn Charles Crosby Western Avenue Social George Darrah Pine Street Napoleon Guerette West Street W. B. Blanchard Bangor Clearwater Fla Chester A. Roberts High Street Walter S. White Miriam Spring Street Detroit Neagle Norman Chase Stephen N. Chase Washington Street Whitefield Mr. Chase Harry Chase Poland Spring

Dorrance Assumes Maine Sheep Specialist Post

Samuel F. Dorrance of Richmond becomes a full time Maine state employee as State Sheep Specialist. He resigned from the Maine House of Representatives and will announce a sheep husbandry program to boost rehabilitation of Maine’s sheep industry, with 42 000 sheep in 195? and 34 year old family man based in Richmond.

Samuel F. Dorrance Richmond Carl R. Smith Maine Dorrance Maine House of Representatives Sumner Sewall Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Division Lyndonville, Vt Bowdoinham New England Sheep and Wool Growers Association

Formation of Housing Corporation to Build Moderate Cost Dwellings

A new corporation is being formed to build and sell moderate cost homes amid industrial activity under the National Defense Program. The plan includes a large Bath area development that could use a former building as a fabrication plant. A Brunswick dispatch notes Bath Brunswick defense housing is off. Congressman Oliver signals government discouragement of the project.

Bath Brunswick Dispatch Brunswick Justin R. Hartzog Defense Thomas H. Riley, Jr Brunswick Savings Institution James C. Oliver Massachusetts

Cub Pack 55 Meets Friday Evening at Winter Street Church

Cub Pack 55 met in the men's parlor of Winter Street Church with Den No. 4 in charge. Den Chief Henry Sheffield led as Roy Lawrence was absent. The boys did charades, viewed Merrymeeting Bay films by Napoleon Vachon, and heard an invitation to the Exceller launching at Bath Iron Works.

Cub Pack Winter Street den No. 4 Den Henry Sheffield Roy Lawrence Merrymeeting Bay Napoleon Vachon William S. Newell Bath Iron Works Corp

Births Recorded in City Clerk's Office

A series of births announced with names, parentages, and addresses. Leo Robert Joseph Schultz born April 18 at Bath hospital. Brian John Butler born April 4 at Bath hospital. Marie Helen Roy born April 18 at Bath hospital Brunswick Road. Toinette Barbara Larkin born April 18 at Bath hospital 60 Newbury Peabody Massachusetts. Norman Conrad Keene born April 30 at Cornish maternity home.

Leo Robert Joseph Charles L. Schultz Dummer Street Brian John John O. Butler Washington Street Marie Helen Robert J. Roy Brunswick Road Toinette Barbara Samuel P. Larkin, Jr Newbury Street Peabody Mas Bath Hospital Norman Conrad Robert B. Keene Deering Street Cornish Maternity Home

Local Families Plan Short Visits to Farm Areas

Mr and Mrs Alphonse Cormier and daughters Helen and Roseyn of 364 Front Street passed the week. Robichaud of Ware Street Lawrence Mass. Prof and Mrs Maurice Avery of Williamstown Mass are expected to arrive Thursday night to spend a few days at their farm in Phippsburg.

Alphonse Cormier Helen Roseyn Front Street Robichaud Ware Street Lawrence Mass Maurice Avery Williamstown Phippsburg

Death of Victor C. Richardson noted in Georgetown

Word of the death of Victor C. Richardson age 69 in Swampscott Massachusetts on April 29. The report recalls his tenure running the West Georgetown store and post office about 27 or 28 years ago and mentions his Bath roots and eventual move to Massachusetts. The section also covers local church notes and assorted personal items from Bath and Georgetown residents.

Victor C. Richardson Swampscott Mass Richardson West Georgetown Bath Massachusetts Oak Grove Cemetery Bowdoinham Baptist Association Topsham Cult of Jehovah's Witnesses

Officers Elected at D A R Meeting in Yarmouth

Col. Dummer Sewall chapter of the D A R elected new officers for the year at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Mrs. David Curtis in Yarmouth. New leaders include Regent Miss Jane Lemont and Vice Regent Mrs. Horace P. Morse.

Jane Lemont Dummer Sewall D.A.R David Curtis Yarmouth Horace P. Morse Fred W. May Charles A. Andre Elwina F. Durgin Leonard M. Lord Harry E. Litchfield American International College Springfield Cary United States of America Allan Ramsay Carl Albée Continental Congress Washington Edmund A. Rothwell

Mrs. Arthur Sewall Hosts Beta Sigma Phi Meeting

Mrs. Arthur Sewall entertained Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at the Stonehouse Tuesday night with Ellen Stevens presiding. Plans for summer activities were discussed and a state convention in Augusta Saturday was noted with members including Carolyn Turpie and Pauly Metcalf. Refreshments followed a short program and the next meeting is May 20 at Sedgwick.

Arthur Sewall Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Stonehouse Ellen Stevens Augusta Carolyn Turpie Pauly Metcalf Barbara Haynes Helen Hayes Herbert Lemont Eleanor Danforth Jeanette Greene Jean Danforth Sedgwick

Fifty Years a Mason Jewel Presented to Hewitt in Richmond

Captain Charles E. Hewitt a veteran towboat commander spent Monday evening at his Richmond home where the Richmond lodge of Masons presented him with a jewel marking his fifty years of membership. His son Charles E. Hewitt Jr. accompanied him to the meeting.

Charles E. Hewitt Bath Richmond Richmond Lodge of Masons Charles E. Hewitt, Jr

Licensing Board Grants Licenses Monday Evening

At City hall the municipal licensing board issued numerous licenses including Victualers for Tip Top Diner and Colonial Cafe and various gasoline, auction, entertainment and storage permits. A Pine Tree Shows permit and World of Mirth showing were noted with a June-July window, plus a wood frame structure on 109 Commercial street approved pending fire chief sign-off.

Municipal Licensing Board Victualers James G. Lane Raymond J. Perron Water Street Leo Venus Colonial Cafe Front Street Mike Zumie Front John Picken Jennie M. Allen Hotel Phoenix Edmund M. Staples Wallace Reed Mary C. O'Hara Columbia Hotel Philip A. Roberts Washington Theodosis N. Vamvakias Vinestreet Dorothy M. Hart Union J. J. Newberry James Kakos Dummer Tony Canacaris Eunice M. Poulos Thomas L. Morrison Harold E. Footer J. Emery Footer Sedgwick R. E. Linekin Hilltop Market Ernest Poulos Praxiteles N. Vamvakias Center Henry Rogers Antonio A. Punia Lloyd E. Brown George Emero Socony Vacuum Oil Co Vine Washington Street Harold P. Small James A. Clappison Emily R. Savage Jenney Mfg. Co Forrest R. Lewis Charles H. Cahill, Jr Andrew M. Rice Charles T. Jackson South Street Henry G. Hodgdon Burnham Auto Supply Co Sam Lake Octave Breton Frank Pepper Daniel Poulos Arthur W. Gediman Jay Povich Samuel Levin Harold L. Ham Co Center Street E. S. Milliken Upper A. E. Oliver R. E. Legard North Bartlett O. Smith Andrews Road Morris, Lerman Neil Street Portland Sam Lerman Kellogg Street Llewellyn Holbrook Bowery Street William Israelson Bracket Street Nathan Petlock New England Theatres Inc Bath Opera House Ralph W. Pinkham Mgr Uptown Theatre Nathan Press Edward Brown Columbia Carnival Dyer-Flaherts Post V.F.W Chandler Field A. S. Perham Howard Coal Co Commercial Street

Morse High Musicians to Present Concert

Morse High School presents a spring music festival featuring the 35 piece band the 30 piece orchestra the 50 voice Glee club and a 25 piece junior orchestra in the high school auditorium Friday at eight Miss Rachel Matthews will be drum majorette soloists include Geraldine Nickerson Phillip Ames and the clarinet trio Zitamarie Sullivan Dorothy Gilchrist Lyndall Corliss plus trumpeters Robert Gilchrist Ronald and Roscoe Pike. The event directed by Miss Margaret Mackinnon benefits the band and invites all Bath schools community.

Morse High Glee Club Rachel Matthews Geraldine Nickerson Phillip Ames Zitamarie Sullivan Dorothy Gilchrist Lyndall Corliss Robert Gilchrist Ronald Roscoe Pike Bath Margaret Mackinnon

Minister Returns From Fiskeville Visit After Bath Trip

Reverend Harry MelIntire of Tabernacle Baptist Church Fiskeville Rhode Island preached at Corliss Street Church in the morning and evening then returned home Sunday night. In Bath he stayed with cousins Warren H. MelIntire and wife at 421 Washington Street and was accompanied by his fiancée Agnes Anderson of Providence and Ralph Renington of Hope, Rhode Island, treasurer of the Tabernacle church.

Harry MelIntire Tabernacle Baptist Church Fiskeville R. I Corliss Street Bath Warren H. Melntire Washington Street Agnes Anderson Providence R. L Ralph Reniington Hope R. L. Mr. Renington The Tabernacle Pats Chun

Rushes Return to Barre After Long Family Visit

Mr and Mrs Charles A Rush return to their Barre Massachusetts home after visiting their son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs Charles F Rush at 243 Washington Street.

Charles A. Rush Barre Mass Mrs Charles F. Rush Washington Street

Obituary: George R. Penton 77 Pioneer Maine Visitor

George R. Penton 77 died April 30 in Brooklyn at 19 Jefferson Ave. A Brooklyn native, he came to Maine starting 1888 visiting Alliquippa House annually until its closing. He partnered in Thomas Norton export firm, shipping with John Norton & Sons since 1880 and later formed Norton partnership. Survived by wife Bertie F Penton and brother Willard C Penton.

George R. Penton Maine Alliquippa House Brooklyn Jefferson Avenue Thomas Norton Bridge Street Mr. Penton Will Sylvester Small Point Thomas Spence John Norton & Sons John Norton Penton New York Produce Exchange Maritime Exchange Bertie F Penton Willard C Penton

William Douglas Willes dies at 72 in Cathance Maine

William Douglas Willes 72 died Sunday at his Cathance home Born in Bath he studied at Bath High School Harvard MIT and newspapers The Boston Herald and New York papers He later became a mining engineer in Maine with Trenton Flint and Spar Co Survived by wife Ethel Fisher Willes and cousin Irene Herbert Ross Funeral held at his Cathance residence with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath

William Douglas Willes Cathance New York Press New York Herald Willes Anna James G. Blaine Maine Trenton Flint and Spar Co Grace Episcopal Church Bath Morgan, van Wickle and Herbert New Jersey Douglas and Wyllys Connecticut Ethel Fisher Willes Irene Herbert Ross New Brunswick N. J Oak Grove Cemetery

Death Notice of Mrs Mary A Campbell in Southport

Mrs Mary A Campbell 79 widow of Joseph Campbell died Tuesday at her home 31 West Street Southport born to William O Fields and Mary Pierce Fields she leaves three sons William Ralph Elwood Campbell three daughters Mrs Lincoln Webber Miss Hariet Campbell Mrs Rudolph Furber member of the Southport Methodist church funeral Friday at two in her home Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist officiating

Mary A. Campbell Joseph Campbell West Street Southport William O Mary Pierce Fields William Ralph Elwood Campbell Lincoln Webber Hariet Campbell Rudolph Furber Methodist Church Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church

Freeman Burgess Family Returns Home After Visit

Mrs. Freeman Burgess and her two sons John and Freeman Jr and daughter Gay have returned to their home on upper Washington street after a two week visit with Mrs. Burgesss parents Mr and Mrs J E Worchester and with Mr Burgesss parents Mr and Mrs Barclay Burgess in Southwest Harbor.

Freeman Burgess John and Freeman, Jr Gay Upper Washington Street

Death of Mrs. Reese D. Eby Preble

Mrs. Reese D. Eby Preble 76 of Bath with ties to Daytona Beach and Connersville dies. Born in Searsmont Maine she lived in Bath since childhood then remarried in 1921. Survived by husband Reese D. Eby son Gordon F. Preble and daughter Persis Preble Battison. Funeral and burial planned in Connersville Indiana on May 9.

Ward Reese D Eby Georgia Farrar Preble Daytona Beach Fla Connersville Ind Sebasco Bath Searsmont Alexander Farrar Louisa Dillaway Farrar Winter Street Congregational Church Phippsburg Center

Mary Campbell Skelton Rites Held in Bowdoin

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Campbell Skelton were conducted at her East Bowdoin home with Rev. Lester Norton officiating. pallbearers included Willis Skelton Ray Skelton Morris Skelton and Arthur Card. Burial followed in West Bowdoin cemetery with out of town relatives attending from Lisbon Lisbon Falls Fort Williams Portland and Auburn.

Mary Campbell Skelton East Bowdoin Lester Norton The Baptist Church Richmond Willis Skelton Ray Skelton Morris Skelton Arthur Card West Bowdoin Grace Beverley Wilbur Taylor Lisbon Fred MclIntosh Lisbon Falls Harry Card Fort Williams Portland Rachel Skelton Auburn

John W. Settle Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for John William Settle 66 died Saturday at his Bowdoin home after a brief illness. Interment followed at South Bowdoin. Born Anville Kentucky October 24 1874 he had lived in Maine over 40 years. Survived by widow a daughter Mrs Phair Jones of Pejepscot a son Alvin of Lisbon Falls five grandchildren Fred Elinor Gloria Jacqueline and Wayne Settle.

John William Settle Bowdoin South Bowdoin Mr. Settle Anville Maine Phair Jones Pejepscot Alvin Lisbon Falls Fred Elinor Gloria Jones Jacqueline Wayne Settle

Victor C. Richardson dies in Swampscott at 69

Victor C. Richardson a longtime Bath resident and son of Gilman P. and Nancy Penney Richardson died April 29 in Swampscott Massachusetts in his 70th year. He once worked in the family mill business on Commercial Street in Bath on the site now occupied by the R H Houston Co. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p m at Nichols Funeral Home Swampscott with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.

Victor C. Richardson Bath Swampscott Mass Gilman P Nancy Penney Richardson Commercial Street R. H. Houston Co Nichols Funeral Home Humphrey Street Oak Grove Cemetery

Harold G. Battison remembered for Morse high athletics

Harold G. Battison a former Bathman and Morse High School graduate died April 29 after surgery. He was known for athletic prowess at Morse High about 30 years ago. His mother Hortense Emmons of Bath and wife Persis M. Battison of 11 Ossipee Road West Somerville Mass survive. Funeral was held Friday afternoon.

Harold G. Battison Bathman Morse High School Mr. Battison Morse High Hortense Emmons Bath Persis M. (Preble) Battison Ossipee Road West Somerville Mass

Death of 10 Month Old Gertrude Koehling in Sebasco

Gertrude Koehling, 10 months, daughter of James and Catherine Coffin Koehling, Sebasco, died Friday night after entering Memorial hospital May 1. Funeral was Sunday at 2 pm in the Sebasco chapel with burial in Sebasco. Mrs. Harry Oliver and Mrs. Arthur Mayo to return Wednesday from Boston trip with Mrs. Gertrude Small, who aided Oliver and will visit her son Walter Small.

Gertrude Koehling James and Catherine Coffin Koehling Sebasco Memorial Hospital Harry Oliver Arthur Mayo Boston Gertrude Small Oliver Walter Small

Return of Mr and Mrs Leon Billings to Portsmouth

Mr and Mrs Leon Billings of Portsmouth New Hampshire, formerly of this city, have returned home after a brief visit at their Mechanic street residence.

Leon Billings Portsmouth, N. H Mechanic Street

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Georgetown Paul Moore Betty Thomas F. Bird Walter F. Powers Harold Ward Howard Heald Thomas N. Williams Harry Carlisle Gilbert Lewis Kennebec Point Road Amos J. Steadman Hubert Loveitt Camp Devens Medical Corps Gilbert Gunnell John Waltham Elizabeth Deering Eva Gaudet Brown J. Whitney Brown George Gray Edmund David Edmund Purdy, Jr Milford N. H F. W. O'Brien Quincy Wales Newton Maiden Island Leon Williams Olive Leon Jr C. C. Davis C. L. Rowe William Leslie Philadelphia Rowe Mabel Dickey Otis Baker Norwood Francis Pierce Randolph E. B. Billings Dorothy Stuart Five Islands P. B. Savage Orville Rowe Marion Stevens Webster Harley Norman Harley Lowell Seguinland Horace E. Wade Woolwich Richard Potter William McGrath J. J. Gibson Walter Strout Strout D. W. Staffeld Quincy South Danville Allan L. Harrington Mattie MacMahan North Edgecomb Lila Belanger Isabel Stevens Walter Moore Hallowell Sedgemere Road John Huskins L. H. Rowe Sudbury Francis Bacon Charles Davis Licensing Board W. Vaughan McKaig Red House Meoth Street Danaels Ts Rat Yo Woolse Mary F. Gibbons Frederick E. Drake Washington = street Mrs. Reese Mary C. Skelton John W. Settle Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston North Street Nortil ST
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