Richmond Lodge officers night noted at I O O F meeting
Guest officers from Sanborn Crystal Marriner Abou Ben Adhem and various lodges were announced as part of Richmond I O O F gathering. Engagement of Louise Sara Richman and G Edward Snow reported along with brief bios. Grange memorial service observed for Eva Libby Archie McMaster and Mrs Libby. Youth night planned June 15. CARE packages and local poems highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Lodge
Walter Benson
Sanborn Lodge
Hallowell
Noble Grand
Earl Harris
Crystal Lodge
Winthrop
Arthur Freeman
Joseph Millett
Sabattus River Lodge
Lisbon
John Godfrey
Carl Pierce
Asylum Lodge
Augusta
Fred Olson
Cecil Prior
Marriner Lodge
Round Pond
James Bremmer
Abou Ben Adhem Lodge
Auburn
Robert Fulton
John Murray
Arambec Lodge
Wiscasset
George Dailey
Old Town Lodge
Kenneth Morris
Inside Guardian
Arthur Fuller
Pejepscot Lodge
Brunswick
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Thomas J. Lagan
Eva Libby
Archie McMaster
Clifford Gray
Libby
Thomas Lagan
Maynard Brown
Dorothy Wallace
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Nettie Leavitt
The
Grange
Roderick Harriman
Albert Palmer
Emily Wallace
Cancer
Jackie Levinson Sells Cemetery Plots in Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia Jackie Levinson the former prize fighter promotes and sells cemetery plots stating he does not seek charity and challenges customers to admit they do not need a plot yet may buy to help him. He emphasizes pride in his product and his social network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Jackie Levinson
Jackie
Bay Point Weather Becomes Sea Sight amid Rain and Birds
A Sunday wind and rain storm drenched Bay Point with inches of rain while rough seas and lifting fog offered a breath taking view. Birds were plentiful and hungry, seen in the Navajo gardens including scarlet tanagers warblers sparrows robins and hummingbirds among others. Local items note deputies and residents visiting Bay Point and Bath with various errands and returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Bay Point
Morse Alumni Banquet Planned for June 8 at High School
Plans are nearly finalized for the Morse High School alumni banquet and reunion set for Friday evening June 8 at the high school. A supper will be served in the gymnasium at 6 30 with tickets available through Mrs. Joseph McKenna at the superintendent’s office, City Hall. Classes compiling reunion plans include 1906 1931 1936 1941 and 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Joseph McKenna
Superintendent of Schools
City Hall
McKenna
Haines Named Bath Meter Maintenance Man
Clinton A. Haines, 24, of 22 Russell Street, is appointed meter maintenance man and patrolman for the Bath Police Department. He will report June 1, succeeding Patrolman John Lander Jr., who resigns June 7. Haines attended the Military Police School at Camp Gordon and has served in the U S Air Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton A. Haines
Russell Street
Bath
Stanley W. Judkins
Haines
John Lander, Jr
Judkins
Camp Gordon
U.S Air Police
Georgetown Central graduation events and notices in Georgetown
Graduation activities at Georgetown Central include Baccalaureate services on June 3 at 7 p.m. with Warren Harris delivering the address, and graduation on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The class will take a two day trip to the White Mountains with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelley. Fall registration for six year olds closes age eligibility Oct 15 1956 and requires birth certificates. The column also notes church attendance, future trips, and a long roster of local residents visiting or staying at homes in Georgetown Center and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Central School
Warren Harris
Charles Kelley
White Mountains
Local social notes from Robinhood and surrounding towns
A cottage weekend at Robinhood included Mr and Mrs Harry Bedford of Whitinsville Mass with James Bedford and Mr and Mrs Harry Jackson. Also present were Mr and Mrs Robert Hawley from Amherst Mass. Miss Maude P Thayer returned to West Georgetown from Massachusetts. Ivan Shaw of Woolwich worked with a bulldozer at the Thomas Savage place. Ralph Dunton, last at Robinhood, returned to Portland. Mrs George Laskey and family visited the Laskey home, and Mrs Edith Powers with her son Elbridge. Mrs Alvah C Reynolds visited with Mrs Carroll Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood
Harry Bedford
Whitinsville
Mass
James Bedford
Harry Jackson
Bedford Cottage
Robert Hawley
Amherst
Maude P. Thayer
West Georgetown
Massachusetts
Ivan Shaw
Woolwich
Little River
Thomas Savage
Ralph Dunton
Portland
George Laskey
Jackie
Edith
Edith Powers
Elbridge
Laskey
Alvah C. Reynolds
Carroll Powers
Miss Hathorne Leads Woolwich Youth Fellowship Program
Sunday evening Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship met with Miss Patricia Hathorne, Christian Witness chair, directing a sword drill and leading the group. A vocal quartet and quintet performed, with participants including George Wilson, William Sanders, Russell Tanner, John Bradley, and Rev. Stephen Sidebotham. Carol Tanner will chair the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Patricia Hathorne
Christian Witness Committee
George Wilson
William Sanders
Russell Tanner
Stephen Sidebotham
Miss Hathorne
John Bradley
Mr. Sidebotham
Charlene Hawes
Carol Tanner
Grace Brown
Christian Faith Committee
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Floral Tributes
The Gray family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for the cards expressions of sympathy and floral tributes after the loss of our husband and father Mrs George E Gray and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Gray
Mobile Bears Dominate Southern Asia Streak in 1955
The Mobile Bears achieved the best winning streak in Southern Asia in 1955, winning 10 consecutive baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Bears
Asia
Five Islands community notices and family milestones
A Five Islands teen group cleaned church grounds while Branwell Harford tidied the cemetery for Memorial Day. The Good Neighbor club met at Mrs. Pinkham's home to plan a June 12 women's supper and a forthcoming Summer sale. Various residents attended gatherings, birthday parties, and visits to cottages on Malden Island and Georgetown with numerous relocations, visitors from Bath and Dorchester, and local hospitality noted throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branwell Harford
Good Neighbor Club
Philip Pinkham
Addie Moulton
Charles Almasi
William Marr
Thomas Watson
Kathleen Rittall
Harlan Pinkham
Orville Rowe
Henry Moore
Tommy Watson
Watson
Betty Jane Pierce
Francis Pierce
Bath
Warren Harris
Five Islands
Georgetown
Lloyd Pinkham
Arthur Walker
Massachusetts
Walker Cottage
Malden Island
Bourget
Lilla Lewis
Richmond
George Gray
Henry Leonard
E. E. Pinkham
Franklin Kechlwetter
Stanley
Gorham
Eugenia Cromwell
Phippsburg
Almon Marr
Malden
Mass
George Smith
Gertrude
Dorchester
Lermond Rowe
Leon Williams
Olive
Waltham
Carl Pearson
Ivan Pinkham
Ardene Pinkham
Keith MacGillivary
Raymond Hanna
Reid State Park
Harold Pinkham
David
Cyril Stevens
Bar Harbor
Blaine Hanna
Freeport
William Campbell
Maryann Moore
Lisbon Falls
Harold Rowe
Ogunquit
Alton Reed
Miss Warner to Be Installed Worthy Advisor
Miss Phyllis Warner will be installed as worthy advisor of Bath Assembly No 6 Order of the Rainbow for Girls at 8 p m in the Masonic Temple. Her twin sister Frances Warner will install her, with Cynthia Osgood and Diane Kelley serving as marshal and chaplain. a 7 o'clock business meeting precedes the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Warner
Bath Assembly No. 6
Order of the Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Miss Warner
Frances Warner
Assembly
Cynthia Osgood
Diane Elley
Dean Bailey Hosts Ninth Birthday Party At Home
Dean Bailey son of Mr and Mrs L Blair Bailey of Academy Street hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday gathering for nine guests. Prizes were awarded to Brian Wallace Bruce Pooler Lois Cole and James Cole as friends played games. Other attendees included Mark Wallace James Jackson Marcia Jackson Nancy Partridge Ira Gotte James Staples and Marjorie Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Bailey
Community notes from Dresden and nearby towns
Attendees at the Grand Lodge OES assembly in Portland include Mrs. Horace Gilpatrick Mrs. Ernest Cate Mrs. Benjamin Wentworth Mrs. Wilson Ryder and Mrs. Charles McDonald. A Methodist service featured Rev. James Herrick on Footprints of the Great. Bridge Academy students sell candy to aid Carleton Rugg who lost his possessions in last Sunday’s fire. Red Cross first aid class met. Richard McComb demonstrated new techniques. instructor Mrs. Franklin. Industrial Development committees survey local employment. Henry Bird and Charles W. Sheldon of Rockland called on the Misses Harriette and Carolyn Sheldon. Willard Siegars of South Dresden ill, now at Farley Rest Home in Richmond. Harold Austin Jr promoted to Airman 1/c. attending NCO training at Valdosta Ga. Out-of-town visitors include Mrs. George Bailey Gardiner and Hamilton Bailey family plus Theodore Hall Providence R I and Miss Mary Sargent Rehoboth Mass at the Bailey farm Call’s Hill. Ernest Cate Dresden Mills visiting daughter Mrs. Wallace Rittall Bath. Nellie Chapman widow Cavalier Chapman died at Gardiner rest home after brief illness. Surviving sons Clifton, Emery Dresden. Forrest Washington. daughters Mrs. Mary Harris Hialeah Fla and Mrs. Marion O’Donnell Forest Hills N Y. brothers Wendell Leavitt Woolwich and Melvin Leavitt Richmond. sisters Mrs. Elmer Bailey Dresden Mills and Mrs. Mabel Lewis Gardiner. Mrs Chapman was daughter of Louisa and Thaddeus Leavitt. Services at Roberts Funeral Home Richmond Rev James Herrick officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
O.E.S
Portland
Mt. Olive Branch
Horace Gilpatrick
Ernest Cate
Benjamin Wentworth
Wilson Ryder
Charles McDonald
Methodist Church
James Herrick
Bridge Academy
Carleton Rugg
Red Cross
Richard McComb
Franklin
Henry Bird
Charles W. Sheldon
Rockland
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Willard Siegars
South Dresden
Farley Rest Home
Richmond
Harold Austin, Jr
Harold Austin
Valdosta
George Bailey
Gardiner
Hamilton Bailey
Virginia
Rehoboth
Mass
Theodore Hall
Providence
R. I
Mary Sargent
Bailey Farm
Call’s Hill
Dresden Mills
Wallace Rittall
Bath
Nellie Chapman
Cavalier Chapman
Clifton
Emery
Forrest
Washington
Mary Harris
Hialeah
Fla
Marion O'Donnell
Forest Hills
N. Y
Wendell Leavitt
Woolwich
Melvin Leavitt
Elmer Bailey
Mabel Lewis
Chapman
Louisa
Thaddeus Leavitt
Roberts Funeral Home
Forest Hill Cemetery
Wesley Youth Fellowship Plans Public Supper at Wesley Church
The Wesley Methodist church youth planning committee sets a bake bean supper Friday from 5 to 7 p m with Yvonne Crosby and others directing dining room service and ticket sales. Proceeds fund attendance for church youth at the Methodist Camp in July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship
The
Wesley Methodist Church
Wesley Church
Yvonne Crosby
Roger Upham
Drusilla Fielding
Walter E. Upham
Miss Crosby
Geraldine Stone
Donna Nute
Anna Lonn
Ada Hilton
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Doris Crosby
Harriett
Bath Grandson Receives DAR Good Citizenship Award
Grandson Peter Hubbard, son of Harrison W. Hubbard of Red Bank New Jersey, earned the Red Bank Junior High School Good Citizenship Award sponsored by the D A R chapter. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Carl B Swanton of Front Street and Mr and Mrs Harrison M Hubbard of Brunswick share pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl B. Swanton
Front Street
Peter Hubbard
Harrison W. Hubbard
Red Bank
N. J
Red Bank D. A. R Chapter
Hubbard
Betty Swanton
Harrison M. Hubbard
Brunswick
Funeral service for W. Clyde Lake held Saturday
Funeral service for W. Clyde Lake was conducted Saturday afternoon at two from the funeral home of Leslie C. Shumway, 638 High street. The Rev. Martin V. B. Sargent officiated with a profusion of flowers. burial followed at Oak Grove. Honorary bears were Donald B. Hopkins and others. active bears included Harold Walker and Frank A. Hinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Clyde Lake
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Martin V. B. Sargent
Winter Street
West Virginia shooter fires 140 bullseyes from prone
Sophomore Ted Morelang of the West Virginia Diversity rifle team fired 140 consecutive bulls eyes from the prone position, highlighting a notable marksmanship achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Morelang
West Virginia
West Bath Grange holds Youth Night with guest officers
West Bath Grange observed Youth Night with officers from surrounding granges. Guest officers included Master Jacqueline Stilphen and David Sparks, along with readings, music, and stunts. A juvenile matron was elected to organize a juvenile grange, and a birthday cake surprised Master Verl McNelly. Next Monday marks the annual memorial service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Jacqueline Stilphen
Merrymeeting
David Sparks
Merriconeag
Eileen Ryan
Dirigo
Kenneth Billings
James Reed
Carl Blanchard
Westcustoge
Marlene Logan
Bodwell
Sandra Batchelder
Yarmouth
Gary Norton
Presumpscot
Ceres
Helen Green
Pomona
Joyce Ryan
Flora
Carol Coffin
Harraseeker
Jacqueline Chubbuck
Woolwich
Fred Morse
Robert Dyer
West Bath
Gwendolyn Wyman
Huntoon Hill
Linwood Billings
Victoria
Bernard MacDonald
Whispering Hope
the Grange
Arvella Holbrook
Drama Club
Grange Hall
Topsham Grange
Grange
Verl McNelly
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Ethel M. Lee at St Marys
Requiem High Mass for Mrs. Ethel M. Lee was sung by Rev. John E. Bellefontaine at St. Marys Roman Catholic church Monday at 9 am. Honorary bearers included Scott Morse and Eugene M. Desmond. active bearers included Francis E. McLaughlin and John J. McLaughlin. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot with committal service at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Lee
John E. Bellefontaine
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Scott Morse
Eugene M. Desmond
Frank T. Fortier
Henry S. Farrell
James E. McLaughlin
Frank J. Farrin
Francis E. McLaughlin
John J. McLaughlin
Joseph E. Wilson
William W. Oliver
Donald F. Perry
Henry W. Mank
Oak Grove
Fr. Bellefontaine
Perley E. Baker Funeral Held at Curtis Home
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m Saturday at Curtis Funeral home for Perley E Baker with Rev Lyle P Calhoun officiating. Bearers were Malcolm Moore Ralph Richardson Eugene Duttton and Oliver Driscoll. Burial in Richmond cemetery. All-Army baseball tournament to be held at Fort Dix New Jersey in September with top teams from around the world entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Funeral Home
Perley E. Baker
Lyle P. Calhoun
Malcolm Moore
Ralph Richardson
Eugene Dutton
Oliver Driscoll
Richmond Cemetery
Richmond
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Dartmouth Star Beagle Excels In Football And Baseball
Dartmouth’s Bill Beagle, a fifth ranked football passer in 1955, also plays baseball for the Big Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
Bill Beagle
Funeral service for Mrs Dorothy Fleming held in Bath
Mrs Dorothy M Fleming 66 died Saturday after brief illness at Bath Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 1 30 p m from Leslie C Shumway Funeral Home Bath Brigadier J W Baggs Capt Helen Augusta Capt Jessie Jones Capt Douglas Bethune presided Bearers Ralph Richardson Floyd Carter Capt Richard Klimoff Capt Walter Lamie. She was mother of nine sons with WWII Navy service. survived by nine sons 27 grandchildren and a sister. She was active in Salvation Army and Gideons Auxiliary. Born December 15 1889 in Woburn Massachusetts. She moved to Bath 40 years ago from Dexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy M. Fleming
Bath Memorial Hospital
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Salvation Army
J. W. Baggs
Portland
Helen Augusta
Jessie Jones
Bath
Douglas Bethune
Ralph Richardson
Floyd Carter
Richard Klimoff
Walter Lamie
Oak Grove
John S
Belchertown
Mass
Keith D
Yonkers
N. Y
Harvey R
Richard Q
Holyoke
Hugh C
Chelsea
Hartwell B
Wilmington
Del
Ruth Mason
Waltham
Ethel May Lee dies in Bath after illness and surgery
Ethel May Lee age 70 of 962 Middle Street Bath widow of Edward J. Lee died Thursday at Bath Memorial Hospital after recent emergency operation. Born Bath September 15 1885 she lived in the city all her life and was active in church and community work. Surviving: three sons Francis E. Lee Weymouth Heights Mass Edward J. Lee and Charles W. Lee Bath. three daughters Mrs Elford A. Stover and Mrs Thomas H. Pearson Bath and Mrs Lester E. Reynolds Natick Mass. 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. two brothers Rufus E. Ham Worcester Arthur E. Ham Islesford and sister Mrs Edward J. Kerwin Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel May Lee
Middle Street
Edward J. Lee
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Lee
Bath
Frank
Emma Gahan Ham
St. Mary's Church
Daughters of Isabella
Our Lady’s Sodality
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
West Bn Grange
Lee
North Center
Parent-Teachers Association
Francis E. Lee
Weymouth
Heights Mass
Edward J
Charles W. Lee
Elford A. Stover
Thomas H. Pearson
Lester E. Reynolds
Natick
Mass
Rufus E. Ham
Worcester
Arthur E. Ham
Islesford
Edward J. Kerwin
Death of Ernest G. Key Noted in Montreal Hospital
Relatives here report the death of Ernest G. Key at a Montreal hospital with funeral services held May 23 in Montreal. Mr Key, a well known local figure, visited summers at the home of his sister in law Mrs Paul D Moore and Mr Moore of 473 Washington Street. He leaves a widow two sons two daughters his father and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Key
Montreal
Key
Paul D. Moore
Moore
Washington Street
Death notice of infant son in Bath Brunswick area
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Steele on the old Bath Brunswick road died Monday evening at Maine General Hospital Port. The brief notice records the family and location without further specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Steele
Bath-Brunswick Road
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Mrs Bertha Sturtevant Patient at Memorial Hospital
Mrs Bertha Sturtevant of 24 Spring Street is listed as a patient at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Sturtevant
24 Spring Street
Memorial Hospital
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FORD
Ford Motor Company
Ford Rotunda
Dearborn
Mich
Edward F. Coughlin
Louise Sara
G. Edward Snow
Alfred Snow
Cannard Street
South Gardiner
Miss Pushard
Richmond High School
New Brunswick Bible Institute
United Baptist Church
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Charles Eaton Shoe Co
Snow
Gardiner High School
Augusta Provision Co
Emerson-Lane Legion Auxiliary
Edward Belanger
Topsham
Linwood Stevens
Sherman Campbell
Nina Cummings
L. M. Spinney
Doughty Cottage
Sheriff Loring Small
Louisa Howard
Walter Delano
Morse
Marshall
George C. Marshall
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Rockefeller Committee On
Defense Department
First Baptist Church
Benson
Hudson
N. H
Harris
Parker Head
Robinhood Tea Room
Robinhood Farm
Roy Newman
Georgetown Center
Gladys Weeman
Jean Curry
Lee Bell
Westbrook
Roland Peterson
Peterson
MacMahan
Harold Hersey
Robinhood Cove
Edwin F. Hussa
New York City
Guy Forbush
Sigfrid Carlstrom
William Bisseth
Warren S. Todd
Stoneham
Roscoe P. Todd
Mr. Todd
William A. Todd
Hagan
Oak Grove Cemetery
Victor Hagan
West Peabody
Manpester
Channing Penley
Bay Point Road
George Bisciglia
Gray
Austin Hall
Standish
Martha Bowen
Dorothy W. Stuart
Paul Wren
Medford
Kennebec Point
Raymond L. Swain, Jr
Corinne Lyman
Cambridge
Laura Mazerick
San Antonio
Tex
Frances
Colby College
Bob Raymond
Philip Dalrymple
Wellesley Farms
Ernest Heal
Vernon E. Gray
Russell Harford
Edwin Pinson
Edwin
North Edgecomb
Charles McMahan
Walter Beane
Beane
West Point
Theodore Stewart
Brookline, Mass
Mrs
Harold J. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Joseph E. Gonzales
Goodwill Industries
Mamie Eisenhower
Davis Memorial
International
Order of DeMolay
DeMolay
David Potter
Carl Fogg
Harvey Prawer
John Chase
Roy Stuart
Donald McAllister
Edward Cummings
Donald Page
Duane Fraser
Edward Larrabee
William Potter
Edward True
Joseph Fullerton
Frank Harvey
Homer Potter
Rudolph McRae
George Stauffer
New Jersey
Dresden
Wesley Youth Fellowship
Perley Baker
Ellsworth Bunker
American National Red Cross
Jose Mora
Uruguay
Organization of American States
Pan-American Union
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