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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1950

Page

8

Legion drive heads for veterans Christmas in Togus

Emerson Lane Post of the American Legion led a Sept 29 drive with Commander Charles Guiou and aides Glen Lamoreau Joseph Whitmore Harold Ballard Pearl Perry Leslie Dewitt and John Thrower. State drive overseer is Grand On de Ores McGurty of Richmond proceeds fund holiday care for hospitalized veterans at Togus.

Emerson Lane American Legion Charles Guiou Glen Lamoreau Joseph Whitmore Harold Ballard Pearl Perry Leslie Dewitt John Thrower Grand On de Or Oes McGurty Richmond Togus Entergrange Ladies’ Aid Grange Hall W. E. Whitney Hartford Conn Norman Whitney Lenora B. Niles Alfred J. Niles Lowe’s Brunswick Richmond Cemetery Gardiner Jean Curtis Raymond Kelly U. S Ceceia Robinson Laura Reynolds Marsha Baker Esther Foss Hazel Libby Margaret Duren Lakeside O.E.S Lewiston

Pickling cucumber contest honors Clifford Lothridge

The report notes Clifford Lothridge received an award for raising the largest pickling cucumbers this season. Ray Stinson of River Road dealt with a chimney fire Thursday with no damage. The department also addressed a woods fire at Wayne Whitmore’s River Road farm on Saturday with no damage. Mrs. Arthur Porter of Wareham and Mrs. Victor King of Jamaica Plain and Milton of Okinawa were recent guests of sister Mrs. Arthur Porter on Spruce Street.

Clifford Lothridge Ray Stinson River Road Wayne Whitmore Arthur Porter Wareham Victor King Jamaica Plains Mass Milton Okinawa Spruce Street

November Schedule for Farm Bureaus in This County

Farm Bureau women will elect officers for 1951 at November meetings. Leaders will present topics on food clothing and home management with visitors welcome. Meetings list includes Richmond Corner Bowdoin Dromore Pejepscot Nequasset West Bath Richmond Topsham Georgetown with topics Curtains Draperies Cookies Christmas Gifts and related demonstrations.

Farm Bureau Richmond Corner Courtney Hinkley Bowdoin Grange Hall Eleanor Freeman Dromore Eveline Beals Pejepscot Scout Hall Josephine Davis Nequasset Good Will Hall Marston Leeman West Bath Pauline Belanger Hazel Wharff Richmond Marjorie Redding Topsham Beatrice Adams Georgetown Maud Stewart

Bath Savings Institution declares dividends and exceeds 10 million in resources

The Bath Savings Institution trustees voted to pay a regular 1 percent semi annual dividend and a special year end 0.25 percent dividend for the same period, boosting total year dividends to 2.42 percent and more than 210000 dollars in new money. The bank also announced total resources surpassing 10000000 dollars, with over six million lent to the U S government and a large Maine investment in railroads utilities and mortgages. Established 1852 it ranks ninth among Maine mutual savings banks.

Bath Savings Institution United States United States Treasury Maine

Social rounds and visits across Bath and Seguinland

Residents and visitors frequent Bath area households and cottages at Seguinland Robinhood and Five Islands. Names include Edwin Pinson Nancy. Hazel Gay. Vincent MacMahan. Roland Peterson. Parker Moulton family. J A Bean. Joseph Lane. Daisy Hinckley. Clarence Hill. El ewise Wren Rowe Higgins and others. Weekend guests from Augusta Turner Center Lewiston Andover mix with locals at MacMahon Kelsea and Todd households.

Edwin Pinson Nancy North Edgecomb Walter Beane Hazel Gay Woodsville N. H Vincent MacMahan Robinhood Veteran’s Hospital Togus Roland Peterson Portland Alden Bean Joseph Lane Bath Indian Point Daisy Hinckley Turner Center Sagadahoc Bay Clarence B. Hill Edward Wren Alfred Rowe Mary Robert Graffam and Arick Joseph Higgins Melvin Cunningham Elsie Wiswall George Kelsea Chester G. Kelsea Seguinland Edgar H. Kelsea Bangor Five Islands Hugh Rockwell Adolf Spear Robert Jordan Ralph Davis Brian Joseph F. Higgins Bobby Rowe Francis Oliver James Oliver Harold J. Brown Emory Basford Mr. Brown Andover Mass MacMahan John K. Lee Horace Jack Lee George Blackwell Helen Goddard Dingley’s Island Lewiston Maud P. Thayer Beatrice Bouton Elizabeth Harris Harry Stone Bay Point Roy M. Newman William A. Todd Ralph Dunton Harold Hershey Winthrop Florida Totman Place Mrs. Moore West Baldwin Victor Hagan Larry Orange Earle Hagan Nettie Gray Frank Brown

Nequasset Farm Bureau Women Set November Meeting

The Nequasset Farm Bureau women's group will meet November 10 at the Good Will clubhouse at 10 30 a m. Topics include Christmas Gifts led by Gertrude Marston and Cookies for Every Taste led by Charlotte Leeman. Dinner committee members are Eddie Wright Ger aldine Edgerly and Florence Hathorne. Members should bring a Christmas suggestion and their favorite apron as Ruth Cromwell chairs.

Nequasset Farm Bureau Women's Group Good Will Gertrude Marston Charlotte Leeman Eddie Wright Geraldine Edgerly Florence Hathorne Ruth Cromwell

Harland Boynton Returns to Hyde Memorial Home

Harland E. Boynton of North Street is back at the Hyde Memorial home after a several day hospital stay at Memorial hospital.

Harland E. Boynton North Street Hyde Memorial Home Memorial Hospital

Five Islands Club Plans Halloween Donation Event

At the Good Neighbor club meeting Mrs Harlan Pinkham led final plans for a youth Halloween party. A cash donation to the Five Islands Baptist church was approved. Attendees included Mrs Percy MacGillivary Mrs Russell Pinkham and others.

Good Neighbor Club Harlan Pinkham Five Islands Baptist Church Percy MacGillivary Russell Pinkham Orville Rowe Victor Pinkham Thomas Watson Lincoln Campbell, Jr Stanley Lewis Rudolph Pinkham

Local Teachers Attend Convention and Farm Bureau Meeting

DRESDEN reports teachers at a Lewis ton convention and visits by Mrs. Lurena Turner of Cliffondale Massachusetts. The Farm Bureau met with 20 regular members and one new member at Mrs. Edward Hall’s home. Talks covered United Nations flag creation and domestic cooking lessons. Eastern River 4 H club submitted honors for secretarial work and a gold seal of achievement was awarded.

Lewiston Lurena Turner Cliftondale Mass L. H. Dorr Turner Lurena White John White South Dresden Bridge Academy Eulelia Pray Mary McDonald Portland Pray Gardiner High School Farm Bureau Edward Hall Lyndel Good Ray Perry United Nations Eastern River 4-H Club Katherine Hall Loraine Hall Althea Fitch Patricia Frey Nancy Frey Rita Bailey Annette Weymouth The Clover Club David Fitch Joseph Delano Dixon Lincoln County

Bath Minstrel Show Draws Local Attendance

In Erville Massachusetts, residents attended a Bath minstrel show with two nightly performances. Local participants included Miss Constance Gray Dorothy MacGillivary and Mrs Addie Moulton. Visitors from nearby towns joined family gatherings over the weekend.

Earle Hagan Joseph F. Higgins Bath Lincoln Lodge Morse High School Maureen Davis Dorothy McGillivary Connie Gray Addie Moulton Charlie Carr Erville Mass Constance Gray Dorothy MacGillivary Clayton Doyle Yarmouth Victor Pinkham Kenneth Pinkham Southport John Brown Brunswoik William Plummer

Hair Style Show Draws Big Crowd At P T A Hall

The Merrymeeting Hairdressers Association hosted a two show hair style event at the South End P T A hall on Sunday for proceeds to buy a hair dryer for Hyde Memorial Home patients. Models ranged from child to matron with 1890 styles also featured. Proceeds funded morale boosting beauty services for Hyde Home Bath Memorial Hospital and Old Ladies Home patients.

South End P. T. A. Hall Merrymeeting Hairdressers’ Association Hyde Memorial Home Bath Wiscasset Brunswick Joseph I. Smith Claude S. Gillette Russell S. Hitchcock G. Bair Connard Allan Spear Ann Mullin Hyde Home Bath Memorial Hospital Old Ladies Home

Obituary of Harry A. Stendrup 58 Great Neck resident

Harry A. Stendrup age 58 died last week at his home in Great Neck New York after a heart ailment. Born April 8 1892 in Superior Nebraska he was a son of M. E. Smith. A World War I drafting room worker at Bath Iron Works he married Blanche Houston in 1916 and they moved to New York where they resided. He leaves his mother Mrs. M. E. Smith of Puyallup Washington a niece Mrs. Richard Minott and nephew Ralph Houston. Funeral services were held Saturday in Great Neck and burial was near Oak Grove cemetery ath.

Genevieve Chapman Portland John West Point Military Academy Cora Smith Ar Blanchard Chapman Weday Paul Stilphen Massapequa Long Island N. Y Laura Stilphen Main Street Raymond Curtis William Emmons Harris Hutchins Rangeley Raymond Libby Harry Curran Nellie Thomas Fred Stilphen Bath Genesta O.E.S. Cleveland Marriner Darrah Street Emerson Lane Post U. S. Auxiliary Kennebec Marjorie Darrell Raymond Peacock Milton Mass New York M. E. Smith Puyallup Wash Richard Minott Ralph Houston Great Neck Famtee Oak Grove Cemetery Ath

Mrs Ann Summerton 97 Dies in Detroit Home

Mrs. Annie Summerton 97 died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ethel B. Allenbrand in Detroit after celebrating her ninety seventh birthday. Born October 21, 1853 in Bath, she lived there most of her life, attended Wesley Methodist Church, and moved to Detroit about 20 years ago. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Allenbrand of Detroit, sons John W. Summerton and Fred W. Summerton of Bath, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Annie Summerton Ethel B. Allenbrand Detroit Mich Bath Thomas McKay Wesley Methodist Church Summerton Mrs. Allenbrand John W. Summerton Fred W. Summerton

William E. Rowe 78 Bath taxi driver dies after long illness

William E. Rowe, 78, died at Presley Convalescent Home in Bath after a long illness. Born May 11, 1872 in Georgetown, he worked as a Bath taxi driver and ran a Georgetown taxi and boat excursion business. He attended Georgetown Baptist Church and belonged to Arcadian lodge, Knights of Pythias. Survived by brother Moses Rowe of Bath, nephews Fremont Rowe and Allen Rowe, and niece Dorothy Rowe.

William E. Rowe Presley Bath Georgetown Benjamin E Rachel (Hagan) Rowe Rowe Georgetown Baptist Church Arcadian Lodge Knights of Pythias Moses Rowe Fremont Rowe Allen Rowe Portland Dorothy Rowe

Mary Ella Groves dies at 95 after long illness

Mary Ella Groves 95 widow of Alton Groves died early Monday at Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since June. Born May 15, 1855 in Edgecomb to Thomas and Lydia Stevens she and her husband lived in the Old Folks Home 19 years. She attended Corliss Street Baptist church. Survived by one nephew Earl B. Lermond of Bath.

Mary Ellen Groves Alton Groves Memorial Hospital Edgecomb Thomas and Lydia Paol) Stevens Old Folks Home Corliss Street Baptist Church Earl B. Lermond Bath

P.T.A. Talk On Visual Education At Dunstan School

Mr and Mrs Granville Colby of Quimby Street visited Scar Borough Monday evening as Mrs Colby spoke to the P T A about Visual Education in the school. She serves as State chairman of the Audio Visual Education of Maine Congress of P T A.

Granville Colby Quimby Street Scarborough Dunstan School Colby P.T.A Maine Congress of

Mrs. Jane D. Laing obituary from Framingham

Jane D. Laing widow of Charles W. Laing of Brain Massachusetts died after a weeks illness in Framingham hospital. She was born in Ware and raised in Bath later earning nursing credentials. Survived by sister Mrs Ernest Fulton and niece Dorothea Fulton. funeral at Mortimer N. Peck Funeral Chapel in Braintree with burial at Blue Hill Cemetery.

Jane D. Laing Charles W. Laing Brain Mass Framingham Ware Oren Mary Jane Waters Bath Laing Texas Steamsh Co Braintree Ashland Women’s Republican Club Front Street Percy Marks Ernest Fulton Dorothea Fulton Mortimer N. Peck Washington Street Blue Hill Cemetery Christian Science Church

Obituary: Ralph M. Trask 72 of Bath Passes After Illness

Ralph M. Trask 72 of 8 Williams Court Bath died early this morning at Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. A Bath native born June 20 1878 son of Charles F and Louise Knight Trask he worked as a candy maker for Frank Allen and later at Bath Iron Works. He attended Bath schools and was active in First Baptist Church Red Men Dro more Grange and Hockomock Council D of P. He leaves two sisters Annie Martin Keene New Hampshire and Grace Trask Bath two brothers Roy and George G Bath and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM from Curtis Funeral Home 942 ee street with burial in Fairview Cemetery Winnegance.

P.T.A George Gray Henderson Etta Moore Philip Pinkham Ralph Champlain Woolwich Moses Rowe Bath Rowe Ernest Quimby Five Islands Library Neil Gardner White Good Neighbor Clubs Lloyd Pinkham James Stevens Sebasco Church Robert Hodgdon Malden Mass John Blackie West Georgetown Stanley Lewis Lester Lewis Richmond Ida Hinckley Beerwort Portland Arthur Marr Almon Marr Albion Soule Newark Del Marr Donald Stevens Seguinland D. W. Staffeld Brunswick Derby Line E. E. Pinkham Dickie Barter U. S. Coast Guard George Yeo Robert Yeo Wakefield Warner Eustis Charles Carr William Plummer Army Addie Moulton Ralph Davis Maureen Georgetown Betty Rittall Newport R. I Ralph M. Trask Williams Court Memorial Hospital Frank Allen Bath Iron Works Charles F Louise Knight Trask First Baptist Church Order of Red Men Dromore Grange Hockomock Council D. of P Annie Martin Keene N. H Grace Trask Roy George G Curtis Funeral Home Ee Street Fairview Cemetery Winnegance

Funeral for Mrs Mary Groves Held at Curtis Funeral Home

Mrs Mary E Groves funeral was Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev C O Sargent of Wesley Methodist Church officiating. Bearers were Delmar Bates Robert Mitchell and Wendell Stevens. Burial in Maple Grove family lot.

Mary. E. Groves Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street C. OC. Sargent Wesley Methodist Church Delmar Bates Robert Mitchell Wendell Stevens Maple Grove

Funeral for William E. Rowe Held at Curtis Funeral Home

Funeral services for William E. Rowe were conducted Tuesday at two o'clock from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove family lot.

William E. Rowe Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Oak Grove

Mrs. Whittaker to Join Husband at Tyndall AFB Florida

Mrs Dale B Whittaker will leave Thursday to join her husband Cpl Dale B Whittaker at Tyndall Air Force Base Florida where they have an apartment on base and will reside while he is stationed there. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs James I Nostall of 15 Forest Road and will be accompanied by her mother as far as Boston with Mrs Nostall returning Thursday night.

Dale B. Whittaker Cpl Tyndall Air Force Base Fla

Also Mentioned on This Page

Iter Corliss Street A. P. Denham, Jr Bath, Maine Edward Clarey England Ireland Clarey Mr. Clarey Abraham Lincoln New York State Hans Mabel Neeee Nequasset Farm Bureau Ladies of the Library Auxiliary Library Hall William Stuart Stinson Davis Clarence Preble Lincoln Campbell Branwell Harford Franz Stevens Belmont William Rowe Erland Moore Boston Mr. Sutherland Arlington Helen P. Nichols George Young Camden Winnifred Briggs Som Dresden P.T.A. Hall James Greene George Kingsbury Bailey Street Active Army Air Force Reserves Long Beach Air Station Yuma N. M Arizona Greene Douglas Aircraft Corporation Marius H. Page Kennebec Greenhouses Harry A. Stendrup Mary Ella Groves Framingham, Mass Winneyance Mrs. Mary Groves Fred S. Curtis & CO
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