Richmond Paccalaureate, engagements and 4-H notes
Richmond paccalaureate services for the R H S senior class were Sunday at 2 p m in a cooperative theater with Rev Gerry Plummer delivering the address. The program included processional invocation selections by the high school Glee club and benediction. Engagement announced: Colette M Bellavance to Rene D Corbin of Ashland, Fall wedding planned. Progressive 4-H forestry club lists members and training details. Enterprise and Sagadahoc granges hosted a union meeting with officers elected and plans for Memorial Day exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Plummer
Kanewied
Dallas R. Gillesie
Glee Club
Plummer
Harland C. Joyce
Romeo Bellavance
North Pleasant Street
Colette M
Rene D. Corbin
Ashland
Theodore Corbin
Augusta
Bellavance
Richmond High School
St Joseph's Academy
Portland
Hudson Paper Mill
Corbin
Sheridan
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Gerald Curtis
Sylvia Uglass
Edwin Douglass
Wayne Lewis
Robert
Dorothy Gray
Edith
Helene Berry
Earl and Curtis
Ridge Road
Emerson Lane
John Thrower
George McMaster
Nelson McIntire
Fred Voight
Bernard Smith
Robert Merrow
Newport
Chaplin John Robinson
Lewiston
William Rogers
Auburn
Tony Rump
South Portland
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Victor Carey
Don Cate
Roy Dickinson
Pearl Perry
Harold Ballard
Glenn Lamoreau
Charles Guiou
Richmond
Dresden
Bowdoin
Enterprise Grange
Sagadahoc Grange of
Alice Larrabee
Herbert Adams
Nellie Williams
Fred Stoddard
Lawrence Adams
Daisy Bickford
Guy Williams
Donald Adams
Ruth Stoddard
Ceres
Alice Small
Pomona
Dolores Wheeler
Flora
Geneva Adams
Leslie Bickford
Erland Rogers
Milton Small
Gladys Rogers
Helen Anderson
Calla Johnson
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Nettie Leavitt
Sylvia Douglass
Walter Knight
Edward Haley
Mabel Heeney
Beulah Rebekah Lodge Suppers and Memorial Plans
The Beulah Rebekah Lodge held a Friday meeting with Margaret Mullen presiding and planned memorial decorations before Memorial Day. Distin nished guests included Ida Archibald and Marion Downing. A Scotch auction followed, with refreshments provided by Merlina Coughlin and others. Personal items note injuries, hospital stays, and visits among members and relatives across Bath Auburn Portland and Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwenig
Charles A Viola White
Winthrop
Cleveland Curtis
Bowdeinham
Pine Tree
River View
Eastern River
East Auburn
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Margaret Mullen
Noble Grand
Beore
Eva Douglass
Louise Oakes
Robert Wyman
Harry Whitney
Portland
Richmond
Maine General Hospital
Arthur Chalifoun
Providence
R. I
Earl McFee
McFee
Chalifour
James Carr
Auburn
May Merriam
Topsyam
Bertha Hallsworth
Lexington
Mass
Nettie Cobb
Edith McGurty
Gardiner General Hospital
Teddy Seigers
Oscar Douglass
Frank Nile
Whornham
Augusta
Devina Mudge
Elwyn Mullen
Gardiner
Nellie Cobb
Lawrence Knight
Vincent Marchese
Bath
Zoning Consultant Plans City Survey In Bangor Bath
City planner Warkentin Schroeter engaged by Bath to survey Bangor area zoning. He will meet Bangor council committee Thursday and begin city survey Friday. Budget set at 2500 dollars for survey and tentative code regulations. Schroeter also working for Caribou and will speak in Rockland Wednesday on planners role in growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warkentin Schroeter
Bangor
Bath
Schroeter
Caribou
Rockland
Committee weighs improvements with $20 000 capita l budget
A city special committee, tasked with projects within a 20000 dollar cap, reviewed options Monday night. Considerations included sewer extensions at the South End, improvements at Goddard's field, a Kelley field drain, and paving part of Water Street. Recommendations are expected by the June 2 council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard’s Field
Kelley Field
Water Street
New Heating System Progress At Central Station
Central station advances on a boiler conversion with the old plant dismantled and pit filled. A new brick foundation is laid for the boiler, the steam boiler will be reassembled, an oil burning unit installed, and the improved heat system will be cleaner and more reliable. Water damage had rusted the prior boiler bore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Boller
Georgetown parish grows as pastor settles in
The First Baptist Church in Georgetown hosts Pastor Warren Harris delivering a sermon from John 20, highlighting I Am statements and miracles. Locally, herring catches near Harmon's Harbor and Read's Cove total between two and eight thousand bushels. The Georgetown parsonage is being prepped for occupancy, with Harris planning to reside permanently after previously weekend services from Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Warren Harris
Lord
Jesus
Christ
God
Harmon's Harbor
Read’s Cove
Everett Stevens
Linwood
Roy Clark
Maurice Burns
Lawrence Perow
Jimmy MacMahan
Arthur Tibbetts
Georgetown
Harris
Rhode Island
Robinhood
Gardiner
Maine
Sterling T. Dow
United States
Riggsville
Bath
Riggs Mail
Elijah Campbell, Jr
Rigg
Elijah Campbell
Knubble
Eagles
Bath Pony Baseball League
Eugene Reynolds
Georgetown Grammar School
Central School
Alex Cunningham
Clarence Colby
Islands
Georgetown visitors gather at Robinhood and nearby towns
A stream of visitors from Massachusetts and New England arrived at Georgetown Center and Robinhood cottages for weekends and holidays. Guests included Mrs. Todd and relatives at Robinhood, Mrs. Zorach in Brooklyn, the Laskeys from Bath, the Humphreys of Woolwich, and several others. A mysterious bullet hole was found in the Waldo Brown cottage porch window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Center
Haday
William A. Todd
Carroll Powers
Robinhood
Massachusetts
Todd
William Zorach
Brooklyn
Zorach
George Laskey
Jackie
Edith
Bath
Albert Humphrey
Woolwich
John K. Lee
Tack
Horace
MacMahon
Herbert Laskey
West Medford
Mass
Greenwood
Little Sheepscot
Fessenden Wilders
An Jover
MacMahan
A. E. Tuller
Unionville
Harold J. Brown
Traverse
Sagadahoc County
L. Earle Hagan
James Harper
Louise Powers
Memorial Hospital
Nancy Hagan
Hagan
Leon Oliver
Newburyport
Oak Cemetery
Oritin
Hyde Camp Prep for Memorial Day Observances
Memorial Day activities include the T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Union Veterans assembling on Oak Street at 10 a.m. Monday for a G A R Memorial service at Oak Grove Cemetery at 8 a.m., with prior gathering at 7 45 a.m. at the G A R hall. The procession then moves to Bath Water District wharf for a memorial service with the Navy club. The camp and auxiliary plan to join. The annual state convention of the Sons of Union Veterans is set for Portland June 10 11 and 12. Refreshments were served by Donald Preble Malcolm Witham and Vernon Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Oak Street
Oak Grove
G. A. R. Hall
Bath Water District
Navy Club
The
Sons of Union Veterans
Portland
Donald Preble
Malcolm Witham
Vernon Miller
Two Driving Cases In Municipal Court Heard
Two driving cases were heard in Tuesday's Municipal Court before Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Emile J. Jacques, 29, Lewiston, pleaded innocent to driving to endanger on Route 196 at Topsham, but was found guilty and fined $25 with $13.30 costs. He appealed to Sagadahoc Superior Court and entered $100 recognizance for appearance. State Trooper Bernard Holdsworth testified. Paul S. Scammon, 31, West Scarborough, pleaded guilty to speeding 55 mph in a 25 mph zone on Route 201 at Topsham, and faced a $10 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Emile J. Jacques
Lewiston
Topsham
Jacques
Sagadahoc
Bernard Holdsworth
Paul S. Scammon
West Scarborough
Browning Qualifies For National PGA Championship
Massachusetts open golf champion Jim Browning of Weston led six qualifiers for the National PGA championships in St. Paul Minnesota, posting a two under par 138 at Kernwood Country Club Salem. He opened with par 70 then shot 68 for the second round, adding to his 1951 Maine Open title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Browning
Weston
St. Paul
Minn
Kernwood Country Club
Salem
Mass
Browning
Birthday and community notices from Five Islands Bath
Annie Ware of Bath celebrated her 80th birthday with a surprise party hosted by Mrs. Francis Pierce and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pierce and other locals. A series of birthdays, club meetings, and social visits followed among Five Islands families with neighbors guiding church plans, library work, and a brush party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Ware
Bath
Francis Pierce
Mrs. Pierce
Jerry Pierce
Mrs. Reid
Windsor
Barbara Pratt
Portland
W. G. Pierce
F. L. Pierce
Miss Ware
Old Ladies Home
Alvin Moore
Mansfield Moore
Grace Preble
Edith Moore
Betty Pierce
Virginia Moore
Lloyd Pinkham
Keith MacGillivary
Judy MacMahan
Marion
Carol Steward
Tommy Watson
Thomas Watson
Gordon Pinkham
Linda MacMahan
Karen MacGillivary
Carol Cochrane
Loretta Pinkham
Evelyn Pinkham
Franklin Pinkham
Elaine Snow
Mary Campbell
Jill Lewis
Cleon Powers
Roger Pinkham
Bobby Colby
Barbara Lewis
Good Neighbor Club
William Farr
Victor Pinkham
George Gray
Erland Moore
Henry Moore
Harlan Pinkham
Shirley MacCormack
Farmingdale
Fawcett
Randolph
William Marr
Central School
Huse School
Huse
Central
Five Islands
Raymond Hanna
Melvin Kelley
Ronald Pinkham
Jerry Gray
Ronald Thibodeau
Reginald Pinkham
Edith
Robert Snow
Alton Reed
Orville Rowe
Reginald Church
Philip Pinkham
Richard Hanna
Frank Carlton
Arrowsic
Margaret MacMahan
Clayton Doyle
Yarmouth
David Rutherford
Herbert Moore
Belmont
Mass
Pvt
Lewis Paul Gaudreau
Paul Gaudreau
Franz Tracey Stevens
James Stevens
Branwell Harford
Percy MacGillivary
Melvin Comeau
Lawrence Cloutier
Augusta
Addie Moulton
Fred French
Kingfield
Georgie Pinkham
Fred Wentworth
Roy Woodward
Topsham
Ernest Snow
Freeport
Snow
James L. Hyde
Women Republicans and Young Republicans Meet Candidates
Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican club and Sagadahoc County Young Republicans club co sponsor a Meet Your Candidate Night on Wednesday June 2 at the South End P T A hall. All 22 county candidates invited each gets five minutes to speak with a chicken salad dinner at 6 30 p m Reservations for the dinner due by Saturday Tickets on sale from local club leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
Women’s Republican Club
Young Republicans Club
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Hazel Robbins
Women's Republican Club
Jane Fenn
Young Republican’s Club
Etta Thurlow
Georgie Walker
Maude Dowling
Majella Hill
Jane Dolloff
Candidates Guests at Teachers Tea Sagadahoc event
Members of Sagadahoc County Legislative committee of the Maine Teachers Association and local PTA hosted candidates at a tea in Huse Memorial school. Katherine Conley of Bath welcomed attendees, with Marie Hamblett of Bath as general chair. Representing town groups were listed: Bath Phippsburg Woolwich Georgetown Bowdoinham Topsham Richmond and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Maine Teachers’ Association
Parent-Teacher Association
Huse Memorial School
Katherine Conley
Bath
Morse High
Marie Hamblett
MTA
Isabelle Bryant
Berenice Colby
Margaret Flaherty
Louise Mayo
Lincoln Anderson
Nathan Watson
Alice Lowell
Marguerite Blair
Phippsburg
Florence Temple
Jennie Howe
Woolwich
Susie Thibodeau
Charles Kelly
Georgetown
Lida Baker
Ella May Curtis
Bowdoinham
Bath Council of Churches elects six chairmen
The Greater Bath Council of Churches met at Beacon Street Methodist Church Monday evening with President W Eugene Upham to elect chairmen of six departments not filled at the May 10 annual meeting. Nominees include David Dickson, Arthur Packard, Foster Pratt, Charles Hewitt Jr, and Howard Cramer. Youth Department chair to be named by Upham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bath
Beacon Street Church
Upham
Harold Walker
Edward Smith
Reuben Walker
Duncan McInnes
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Modern Woodmen of America head camp session set in Chicago
Mr and Mrs William E Grieg of 31 Pleasant Street Tops ham will attend the 27th quar terennial head camp in Chicago beginning June 1. The trip includes Mr Graig as a prize winning district manager joining national officers committeemen and 178 delegates from the United States and two Canadian provinces. The head camp is the society s supreme governing body meeting to outline policies for a four year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Grieg
Pleasant Street
Topsham
Modern Woodmen of America
Chicago
Graig
United States
Rookie pitcher Tom Brewer makes rise with Red Sox
Rookie righthander Tom Brewer of the Boston Red Sox had just one year in the minors before joining the majors. He went 19-? for Hi-Tom in 1951 in the Class D North Carolina State League prior to entering military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brewer
Red Sox
Hi-Tom
Obituary: Tarbox and Roberts Attend Lightbody Committal
Col and Mrs James O Tarbox of Tampa and Mr and Mrs R W Roberts of Medford attend the committal service for Mrs Frank Lightbody formerly of Bath. Lightbody died May 14 in Tampa. Col Tarbox, Bowdoin 1914, served in the U S Army from 1917 to 1946 and then settled in Tampa. The party were guests at the Red House Lincoln street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. Tarbox
Tampa
Fla
R. W. Roberts
Medford
Mass
Jin
Bath
Blind Crossing
Col. Tarbox
Bowdoin College
Lincoln Academy
Newcastle
U. S. Army
Tarbox
Roberts
Red House
Lincoln Street
Mrs Flora Robbins Dies in Bath Nursing Home at 74
Mrs Flora Robbins 74 of Bath died Wednesday after a period of failing health. Born in Winchester Massachusetts on September 8 1879 she lived in Bath since girlhood and was active in Corliss Street Baptist church Free Will Workers and Sterling Bible Class. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Arthur N MacDonald and Mrs Joseph C Footer Jr of Bath a son Leighton Coombs of Lincoln six grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be Saturday at two from Corliss Street church with calling hours at Curtis Funeral Home Friday night and Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Robbins
Bath
Wintchester
Mass
Robbins
J. C. Footer, Jr
Cherry Street
Corliss Street Baptist Church
The
Free Will Workers
Sterling Bible Class
Arthur N. MacDonald
Joseph C. Footer, Jr
Leighton Coombs
Lincoln
Corliss Street
Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral for Lewis H. Warren in Cornish Riverside Cemetery
Funeral services for Lewis H. Warren were held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 from A F Mayo Son Funeral Residence with Rev How ard F Cramer of Beacon Street Methodist Church officiating Bearers were William Harris Seth Thornton James Sharkey Lawrence Boardman Fred Merchant and Herman Coombs Burial followed in the family lot at Riverside Cemetery Cornish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Warrer
A. F. Mayo & Son
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street Methodist Church
William Harris
Seth Thornton
James Sharkey
Lawrence Boardman
Fred Merchant
Herman Coombs
Riverside Cemetery
Cornish
Funeral for Mrs Mary Lightbody at Oak Grove
Funeral held Wednesday at 1 30 from A F Mayo Son Funeral residence with Rev Canon Charles M Tubbs officiating. Bearers were Elmer Blake Clarence Blake David Desmond and Roland Farnham. Burial in family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lightbody
A. F. Mayo & Son
Charles M. Tubbs
Elmer Blake
Clarence Blake
David Desmond
Roland Farnham
Oak Grove
Funeral service for Clarence McIntire conducted at Curtis Funeral Home
Clarence McIntire was laid to rest Tuesday at 11 AM in a service at Curtis Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Harold L. Allen of Corliss Street Baptist Church. Pallbearers were Robert Mitchell Elbridge Webber Joseph Wilson and Clifford Russell. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McIntire
Curtis Funeral Home
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Robert Mitchell
Elbridge Webber
Joseph Wilson
Clifford Russell
Oak Grove
Flint instructor pilots student on cross country flight
Mr and Mrs Urban L Gowen and daughter Susan visited Mrs Rebecca Gowen in Arrowsic after a flight from Flint to Rockland with Gowen teaching a cross country student. Ice along the coast forced stops in Nashua Portsmouth and Portland delaying overnight delays during the trip. The student, from Rockland, will return with the Gowens Saturday as weather improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban L. Gowen
Susan
Gowen
Rebecca Gowen
Arrowsic
Cowen
Bishop Airport
Flint
Mich
Rockland
Nashua
N. H
Portsmouth N. H
Portland
Ockland
Iking Eood
Early Herring Run In Casco Bay Reported
Early herring run in Casco Bay with Alvin Brewer of Sebasco seining about 500 bushels off Small Point. The Maine Coast Fisherman notes the run centered between Kennebunkport and Boothbay Harbor. A Peac ock Canning Co sounding found a 40 foot depth school three quarters of a mile wide and 14 feet thick, estimating up to 20 000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casco Bay
Alvin Brewer
Sebasco
Small Point
Maine Coast
Kennebunkport
Boothbay Harbor
Peacock Canning Co
Gillette and Wright Sail From Genoa Aboard Constitution
Rear Adm and Mrs Claude S Gillette and Mrs Henry C Wright departed Genoa aboard the Constitution of the American Export Lines for New York City on May 23. They have been abroad since mid April and are due in Bath early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude S Gillette
Henry C Wright
Genoa
Italy
Constitution of the
American Export Lines
New York City
Bath
Clarence R. McIntire dies at 81 in Cranston Rhode Island
Clarence Richardson McIntire 81 died in Cranston Rhode Island on Saturday. Born September 21 1872 in Bath he was the last of eight children son of William Henry and Mary Spinney McIntire. He worked as a molder at Myde Windlass Company and later with investment firms. He lived with his son Rev Harry W McIntire and wife in Rhode Island after leaving Bath in 1931. Survived by one granddaughter Charlotte Helen McIntire and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Richardson McIntire
Cranston
Bath
William Henry
Mary (Spinney) McIntire
McIntire
Myde Windlass Company
John Kane dies after long illness in Quincy Mass
Bath native John Kane long based on the West coast died in Quincy Massachusetts on May 17 after a period of ill health. He was a Bath High School graduate and former Old Bath Iron Works employee. Survived by wife Margaret Kane of California two sisters and a brother. Funeral and burial occurred in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Kane
Bath
Uincy
Mass
Boston
John Kane
Bath High School
Old Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Margaret Kane
California
Ernest Lemieux
Gehevive Kane
Wollaston
Mags
Awrence Kane
Quincy
Joseph
Dike Road
Death Notices of Mrs Florence Oliver in Brockton Mass
Mrs Florence Oliver 82 widow of Clement P Oliver formerly of Bath died in Brockton Mass on May 17. She resided with her daughter Elizabeth DeVory and had visits in Bath with her brother Charles H Oliver and niece Mrs W Crosman. Survived by daughter and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral held in Brockton and burial in Bristol R I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brockton
Mass
Florence Oliver
Clement P. Oliver
Oliver
Bristol
R. I
Warren H. Warren dies at 68 in Bath home
H Warren Lewis died at his Bath residence 38 Meadowway on Thursday evening. Born November 4 1885 in Cornish he was the son of Herbert H Warren and his wife. A former hotel manager he had worked about nine years as an interviewer for the Maine State Employment Office. He left last December on extended sick leave. Surviving are his wife Katherine Kennedy a son Herbert J Warren and a grandson James H Warren, all of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Warren
Meadowway
Cornish
Herbert H. Warren
Warren
Maine State Employment Office
Katherine Kennedy
Herbert J. Warren
James H. Warren
Bath
Mrs Jennie H Sanford Dies At 76 In Bath Nursing Home
Mrs Jennie H Sanford 76 wife of Perry Sanford of 444 High street died at a Bath nursing home after a long illness. Born Halifax Nova Scotia January 22 1878 she is survived by husband son Sgt Charles F Mitchell Bath stepson Albert P Sanford Bath daughter Mrs Lillian R Simon San Diego California stepson J Vincent Marchese Richmond eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie H. Sanford
Perry Sanford
High Street
Bath
Halifax
N. S
Sgt
Charles F. Mitchell Bath
Albert P. Sanford
Lillian R. Simon
San Diego
Calif
J . Vincent Marchese
Richmond
Funeral services for Sarah Matilda Noble
Funeral services for Sarah Matilda Noble were held Thursday at 10 a.m. from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev. Richard J. Schaper officiating. The body was moved to Stockton Springs for a committal service at 3 p.m. in the family lot at Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Matilda Noble
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Richard J. Schaper
Gation Church
Stockton Springs
Mt. Prospect Cemetery
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Rchmond
Evinrude Sales & Service
Pierce’s
Marine Service
fAaine
Georgetows
William Bisseth
Waltham
Russell Harford
Beatrice Bouton
Elizabeth Harris
Farmington
West Georgetown
Laura Boyd
Dorothy W. Stuart
Charles MacMahan
Raymond B. Marr
Everett
Clarence B. Hill
B. U. College Club
Hill
Fred Locke
Prescott L. Steadman
Tage Christensen
Jensen
Walter MacMahan
Arrows
Bath Canning Co
Donald Walker
R. 1
Warren S. Todd
Stoneham
Roscoe P. Todd
Hyde Camp
National
Women Republicans
Young Republicans
Council OF Churches
Mrs
Frank Lightbody
Tampa, Fla
Winchester, Mass
Mrs. Mary Lightbody
Clarence R. Mintire
Hyde Windlass
Brockton, Mass
Lewis, H. Warren
M. H. Page
North St. Et
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