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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1952

Page

5

Community notices from Richmond area events unfold

Auxiliary food sale at Pieenes store hosted by Eva Douglass and Villa Hull. Roll Call and Obligation Night observed by Beulah Rebekah Lodge. Various socials and elections planned with details on leaders, locations, and times. Halloween parade, crafts, and school activities highlighted, plus numerous personal notes and gatherings across Richmond and surrounding towns.

Pushard- Guiou V. F. W. Post Pieenes Eva Douglass Villa Hull Beulah Rebekah Lodge Janet Trott Lara Mansir Reta Worden Bertha Trott Richmond Corner Harold Brown Goshen Road Wood Bowdoin Gwendolyn Douglass Martha Willard Progressive Grange Thon West Gardiner Odd Fellows, Lodge Elwin Mullen Margaret Mullen Chester Foster Pushard-Guiou Post Richmond Sportsmen's Association Alexander Road Glenn Lamoreau Color Yard Leighton Gardner, Jr John Thrower Déan Foss Gerald Guiou Richmond High School Emerson Grammar School Terry Adams John Bixby, Jr Peter Pickett Dianna Quinnam Lorraine Bennett Elaine Poland Carole LaChance Valera Susan Millett Milwood Patton Hawthorne Brunswick Bath Gardiner Bowdoinham Fairfield Canton Chicago Ill Electa Mt. Carmel Emerson-Lane Post American Legion Auxiliary Togus Margaret Jenney Belgrade United Baptist Sunday School Marion Dickey Lloyd Lowe Brazil Baptist Foreign Mission Society Paul Ranco Gordon Arthur Harvey Firemen’s’ Association Maxwell Marriner Dwight Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Barbara Witham Gloria Gray David Liebowitz Larry Carr Frederick Raynes Phyllis Hurley Jane Poland Phillys Fickett Karl Fickett Alberta Little Florence Starr Harry Simmons Virginia Wade Elizabeth Berry Marilyn Perry Shirley Carver Judy Proctor Weston Carver Richard Pickett Linwood Horne Edwin Alexander Warren Pinkham Gordon Stinson

Civil Air Patrol Offers First Aid Course in Bath Brunswick

The Brunswick Civil Air Patrol squadron opens a ten week first aid class taught by the Red Cross for residents of Bath and Brunswick. Cadets 15 to 18 may join, seniors 18 and up welcome. Meetings are Thursdays at 7 30 in Topsham Town Hall.

Brunswick Civil Air Patrol Red Cross Bath- Brunswick Topsham

T W Hyde Camp Plans Basketball Team This Winter

T W Hyde Camp, Sons of Union Veterans met at the G A R hall with Commander Eugene Hawkes presiding. It voted to sponsor a basketball team in the Y M C A League this winter and discussed fall and winter entertainments. Hawkes invited to L S T commissioning at Bath Iron Works Nov 21. Auxiliary invited the camp to assist rummage sale fair and supper on Nov 22. Refreshments served by Preble Osborne Osborne Metcalf.

T. W. Hyde Sons of Union Veterans of the G. A. R. Hall Eugene Hawkes Donald Preble John Osborne Iles Osborne Robert Metcalf

Georgetown Harvest Supper and Village News Highlights

The PTA harvest supper in Georgetown drew a large crowd with a Bath delegation, serving roast turkey, squash, beets, pies and coffee. Receipts stood at 132 with most attendees refusing refunds. The column recounts Halloween activities, local mischief, ferry changes, visitors, new births, and community notes from Georgetown Center and Robinhood.

PTA Vere Bath Pas A Edith Powers George Powers Virginia Stevens Rockwell Boys Hughie Tommy Georgetown Center Wren Place Higgins Place James MacMahan Five Islands Joseph Plourde Woolwich Ian Peter G. Phialas Robinhood Eric Strasser New Orleans Philip Albert Strasser Strasser Marequita Deermont Albert Deermont Chivley Fla Kinglet

Free Dance at Community Center by Local 409 Musicians

The Lewiston Musicians Association Local 409 will provide a free 10 piece orchestra directed by Joe Avery for a public dance at the Community Center on Friday from 8 30 to 12. Musicians are paid from the treasury of the Music Performance Fund with excess yearly funds supporting free performances in local areas.

Lewiston Musicians Association American Federation of Musicians Joe Avery

Bath Visit Highlights From City and Navy Yard

Mrs Eastham Guild and her son William along with Mrs Dean Shaw have returned home after a short visit in New York City. Stanley Kingsbury, on vacation from Portsmouth Navy Yard, is visiting Bath, his former home.

Stanley Kingsbury Portsmouth Navy Yard Bath

Five Islands Community Notes and Gatherings

Five Islands weekly notices describe Bible Study meetings with Mrs. Vernon E Gray and Mrs Orville E Agg attending. Halloween parties at Library hall with costumes and treats followed by a Penny hunt and a mothers party for local children. Deer hunting opens in Sagadahoc County. A prayer meeting will be omitted in favor of a missionary addressing the group. Local residents visit Bath Memorial hospital and Portland, with many house warmings and travels to Bath, Bath Iron Works, and Georgetown.

Vernon E. Gray Orville E Carr Cottage Library Hall Georgetown Sagadahoct Benjamin Boobar Christian Civic League of Maine Portland Billy Graham Japan Irving Kaizer Laconia N. H D. W. Staffeld Quincy Mass Orville Rowe Bath Memorial Hospital George Ince Pekin Arthur Cochrane Thomas Watson Margaret MacMahan Bath Francis Pierce Cochrane Myricks, Bass Azur Philip Campbell Seguinland Nora Hanna Almon Marr Malden Massachusetts Elaine Peter Stevens Carl Rowe Cal, Jr Kittery Harold A. Rowe Melvin Comeau David Rutherford Rockland Ivan Pinkham Bath Iron Works Kenneth Smith Victor Pinkham Isabel Stevens

Tiny Tots Popularity Contest Winners Named by VFW Auxiliary

Winners of the Tiny Tots Popularity Contest sponsored by the Dyer Flaherty Post VFW auxiliary were Ricky Bronson three years old son of Sfc and Mrs George Bronson Jean Ann Gaudreau five and a half months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Gaudreau Cheryl Dawn Kingsbury Wayne Francis Leeman Kathy Gayle Moore. They presented with silver gifts at the Shooting Stars show on She Morse High School auditorium stage with Mrs Juanita Kayser directing assisted by Mrs Christine F Wetherington representing the auxiliary.

Dyer Flaherty Post King Ricky Bronson Sfc George Bronson U. S. Army France Queen Jean Ann Gaudreau Donald Gaudreau Prince Michael ‘Grace Princess Cheryl Dawn Kingsbury Duke Wayne Francis Leeman Kathy Gayle Moore Morse High School Shooting Stars Juanita Kayser Christine F. Wetherington V. F. W. Post

Letter Corrects Bird Descriptions Not Belongs to Me

Louisa Howard, Bay Point News writer, defends accuracy after Oct 30 article on birds. She cites reference books including American Wild Life and National Geographic Society works to verify sizes of kinglets, hummingbirds, yellow headed tit, pigmy nut hatch, and winter wren. The Independent notes the misprint was made in the composing room, not by the correspondent.

Earl S. MacMahon North Edgecomb Bay Point Independent Writers’ Program Works Project Administration M. H. Wise & Co., Inc National Geographic Society American Wild Life Rocky Mountains National Geographic Nellie Blanchard Audubon

Bay Point Social Roundup Spans Bath and Boothbay

Mr and Mrs Emery Rideout of Bath pass Sunday at their cottage while H Martin Powers of Bath and their guests enjoy a weekend in town. Several families including the Townsends and Perows share Sunday visits and Bay Point activities during a quiet coastal outing with relatives in Boothbay and Rockland. Sumner Mains returns home after a Southern States trip. Donald Crafts suffers injuries after a fall at work. father heads to Rhode Island.

Emery Rideout Bath H. Martin Powers J. P. Townsend Clarence Boothbay Nashville Tenn Sumner Mains Kenneth Crafts Donald Crafts Rhode Island Paul Berry Auburn Sylvia Warren Arthur Ashton Woolwich Hope Reed Doris Spinney Bay Point Thomas Hagan Alfred Joseph Perow Joe Perow Perow Cottage Delbert McDonald Rockland C. G. Townsend

Peter Pan Pipers entertain Rotary Club meeting

The Peter Pan Pipers organized by George Sargent performed at the Rotary Club lunch. Members listed include Bernard E. Varnum Charles B. Doyle Eugene Desmond George Carleton Lynn Bussey William Mennealy T Tarot Schulten and Justus H. Miller. They played The Rotary Song Sweet Adeline Down by the Old Mill Stream and In the Gloaming. Visiting Rotarian Jerry Wilkes Brunswick attended.

George Sargent Rotary Club Bernard E. Varnum Charles B. Doyle Eugene Desmond George Carleton Lynn Bussey William Menneally T. Tarot Schulten Justus H. Miller Rotary Jerry Wilkes Brunswick

Obituary Erlon M. Dunlap 59 Lewiston

Erlon M. Dunlap 59 of Lewiston died Thursday morning at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston from a heart condition. Born in Portland 1893 he was the son of C Archer and Margaret Dunlap. He operated an insurance firm in Lewiston and Portland started by his grandfather in 1869. He lived in Bath for years and was active in Wesley Methodist Church. Survived by wife Alice C. Dunlap a son Malcolm of Auburn mother Mrs S M Dunlap and two grandchildren. Funeral was Sunday at Memorial chapel Lewiston. Burial Mt Auburn Cemetery.

Erlon M. Dunlap Lewiston Central Maine General Hospital Portland C. Archer Margaret Hubey) Dunlap Dunlap Yarmouth Academy Gray’s Business College of Bath Wesley Methodist Church Robert Gordon Washington Street Ivan Traver Sarah Coombs Corliss Street Gordon Dunap Florida High Street Wesleyan —Singers Solar Lodge of Masons of Kora Temple Maine Assotiation of Insurance Agents Lewiston-Auburn Malcolm Dunlap Auburn S. M. Dunlap Dillingham & Son Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Widow Jeanette Pettengill dies after long illness in Portland

Jeanette Beals Pettengill widow of Allen Pettengill of South Portland died Saturday at her son Malcolm Jewetts home in Portland after more than a year of declining health. Born January 4 1869 in Georgetown she married Charles A Jewett in 1889. he died in 1915. She was active in the South Portland Methodist Church and Ladies Aid and belonged to the South Portland Birthday Club. Survived by sons Malcolm L. Pettengill of Portland and Myron Jewett of Boston a grandson Donald Jewett of Boothbay Harbor and many relatives. Funeral Monday at Hobbs Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant.

Jeanette Beals Pettengill Allen Pettengill South Portland Malcolm L. Jewett Forest Avenue Portland Georgetown Levi S Nancy (Richardson) Beals Bath Charles A. Jewett Methodist Church Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Passmore Funeral Held At Curtis Home

Funeral for Harry T. Passmore was held Sunday at one o clock from Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Richard J. Schaper officiated with bearers Ivan Bates Lor ing Roberts Harold Troop and Kenneth Francisco. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot. Mrs James Mackenzie and sons Douglas and Bruce of Lafayette Ind are expected to arrive soon at 49 Green Street where they will stay until Christmas when Mr Mackenzie will join them and begin duties as medical photographer in the Maine Medical Center pathology division Portland.

South Pleasant Street Linda Douglass Knight Winthrope Mabel Keliher Rochester N. H William Keliher South Front Street Billy Michael Mabel Clifford Gardiner General Hospital Kermit Darrah Lynnfield Mass Albert Darrah River Road Laura Stilphen Raymond Curtis Sebago Ruth Stilphen Gardiner Street Josiah White Alberta Randlette Bessie Curry Gardiner Edwin A. Emerson Grand Lodge Norway Lodge of Odd Fellows Owen Kelly Fred Small Place High Street John Frank Stephen South Portland Caremae Bradford Concord Leon Shepard Brian Gardner Center Street Deborah Anderson Gerald Davis Leslie Waltz Bruce Tribbett Celia Miller Cheryl Babb Percylene Johnson Terry Craig Harold Perry Jeffery Coates Dennis Peter Gardner Leslie Gardner Clarence Dunbar Swan Island Milton Dunbar Greenville Allen Hackett Fairfield George Johnson Main Street Elizabeth Barter Alice Colby Bath Ruth Simmons Viva Camonbell. Gardiner Aurelia Peters Hall John Holt West Kennebec Point Harold J. Brown Greece Dwight D. Eisenhower Salonica Daisy Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay Portland Melvin Jackson Cambridge Mr. Jackson Harvard Reyder House Harry T. Passmore Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Richard J. Schaper Winter Street Church Ivan Bates Loring Roberts Harold Troop Kenneth Francisco Oak Grove James MacKenzie Judith Denison Douglas and Bruce Lafayette Ind William W. Dennison Green Street MacKenzie Maine Medical Center

Passmore, 83, Bath civic leader dies at home

Harry T. Passmore of Bath dies Friday afternoon at 33 Summerst after a long illness. Born November 29, 1869, in Bath, he ran a builders accessories business on Commercial Street. He worked in various offices as an accountant, helped operate the trolley line, and was toll collector on the Carlton bridge. A former Bath Common Council member, he served as secretary of the Bath Rotary Club and was a Knights of Pythias prelate. He also led the Maine Division of the League of American Wheelmen decades ago and remained a longtime church member and baseball enthusiast. He is survived by his widow Ella and a nephew Clarence Passmore, among cousins.

Harry T. Passmore Bath William and Carrie Covel) Passmore Commercial Street Passmore J. F. Hayden M. W. Sewall Seth Woodward North End Carlton Bridge John A. Small Th Old Marine National Bank League of American Wheelmen Winter Street Congregational Church Morse High Mr. Passmore Florence (Parsons) Passmore Ella (Campbell) Passmore Clarence Passmore Camden

Albert Reed 81 of Jewett City dies in Griswold

Albert Reed, 81, of Jewett City, Conn., a former Bath resident, died Oct. 30 in Griswold. Born July 6, 1871 in Richmond, Maine, he worked at shipyards in the early 1900s and married Margaret Ann Galla of Bath. Survived by son Fred B. Reed, two grandsons, four great grandchildren. He was a member of the Lodge of Odd Fellows of Groton.

Albert Reed Jewett City Conn Bath Griswold Richmond Maine Harnibal PD Katie Reed Margaret Ann Galla Jennie Oliver Bedford Street Thomas Gallagher Lincoln Street

Mrs Marion L Purington Remembered by Bath Friends

Mrs Marion L Purington 80 widow of Edward C Purington died in Brunswick last week. A Bath native born June 3 1872 she worked at James F Will Co and later A F Brehaut stores. She retired in 1937 and is survived by son Clarence M Purington and three Brunswick grandchildren. Burial was in Riverside cemetery family lot Brunswick.

Marion L. Purington Edward C. Purington Brunswick Bath James F. Will Co A. F. Brehaut Purington George W Elizabeth (Brown) Duce Berean Baptist Church of First Baptist Church of Brehaut Clarence M. Purington Riverside Cemetery

Mrs Jennie Harrington Funeral Rites Held in Bath

Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Davis Harrington of Phippsburg were held Friday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home Bath with Rev Macey Whitehead and Rev Bearer A Berquist officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery in Ashdale Phippsburg. Mrs C Lloyd Hooker hosts the Thimble club at 1003 Middle Street tonight.

Jennie Davis Harrington Phippsburg Curtis Funeral Home Bath Macey Whitehead Bearer A. Berquist Raymond Wyman Arron Ohn Avis Raymond McIntire Ashdale

Also Mentioned on This Page

Walter Trott Leo Trott West Forks Leo Frank A. Fellows Frank M. Fellows Bath and Brunswick Area MacMahan Robinhood Wharf Parker, Moulton, Jr Tony Augusta Moulton West Georgetown Joseph F.higgins Roland Peterson William Bisseth Dorothy W. Stuart Boston New York Wiscasset Grain Co Robinhood Tea Room Ralph Carlisle Stuart Friend James Oliver Miles Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Michael James Horace Lee John Lee Helen Peacock Marrtown South Bristol Murray Petersons Edwin F. Hussa Edward C. Cleary Hussa Eric Kosalka Linda Gordon Marcia Higgins Alvah C. Reynolds Doris Reynolds Lawrence Cloutier Ralph Davis The Iron Works Mac Hagan Heald Frank King George Manning Arrowsi Mannings Bay Point News Louisa Howard Jeanette B. Pettingill South H. T. Passmore Jewett City, Conn Jennie Harrington
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