Bath Independent Newspaper Archives, Nov 8, 1951, p. 7

Richmond high school notes show fall activities and dances

Richmonds school and civic club items span a busy week with a Mothachet Youth Fellowship meeting, a Wiener roast and roller skating party planned, a personal shower held, church services omitted for a union meeting, and multiple school activities including Halloween parties and a masquerade dance at Richmond High. Community groups like D A V and Enterprise Grange report events and installations, with members attending receptions and funerals in the area.

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Richmond Mothachet Nancy Wade Gail Stuber River Road Farmingdale Phyllis Eves Home Corner Seventh Day Adventist Church Bath Brunswick Emerson School D. of U. V C. W. Hall

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Georgetown News Summary of Local Happenings and Reflections

The Georgetown First Baptist service included a Thanksgiving Proclamation signed by Secretary of State Goss, recalling Marr town’s revival from desert status. Robins Hood Halloween costumes sparked mischief and community response as deer hunting saw three tagged. Ongoing library Working League meets. cranberry floods hurt bogs. gravel shortages burden private citizens. Weather noted a November snowstorm and later rain, wind, and high tides impacting roads and boats. Numerous visits, travels, and local events fill this wide-ranging town chronicle.

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Robinhood Bobbie Bill Spear Charley Tony Jordan Robin Powers Edith Faith Powers Georgetown Center W. A. Todd Gladys McIntosh Bath Linwood Stevens Georgetown Alfred B. Cobb Quincy Mass Working League

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Community Notices From High Street Events

On High Street Oct 30 games were played with prizes awarded to Dolores Hinkley Betty Hinkley Richard Miller and Sherwood Hinkley. Attendees included Dianne Dotty John James Deborah Bates and Arthur son of High Street. Aubrey Daley and family hosted a ruralday diner on Blue Mountain Temple. Russell A Ring visited Nashua New Hampshire with daughter Mrs. Lowell Savage and kin. Arnold Lamoreau and family moved to Richmond from Bowdoinham.

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David Miller High Street Dolores Hinkley Betty Hinkley Richard Miller Sherwood Hinkley Dianne Dotty John James Deborah Bates Arthur Parker Arthur Aubrey Daley Blue Mountain Temple Russell A. Ring Lowell Savage Nashua N. H Arnold Lamoreau Bowdeinham Richmond

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Deer hunting party gathers guests at Seguinland weekend

A group including Roy Moulton of Piccadilly Hotel New York City his son Tom and Rolf of Long Island arrived at Seguinland Saturday for deer hunting. Bernard Anderson of Mechanicsville N Y arrived Monday as a house guest. Mrs John D Williams suffered a severe ankle injury Saturday turning on steps and x-rays at Memorial Hospital Monday showed torn ligaments with no fracture. She uses crutches at home.

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Robinhood Freeport Roy Moulton Piccadilly Hotel New York City Tom Rolf Long Island Seguinland Bernard Anderson Mechanicsville N. Y John’d. Williams Day Wiscasset Memorial Hospital

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Bay Port Storm Tops Year With Furious Seas

Saturday brought one of the worst storms in years with hurricane like winds heavy rain and dense fog. The sea rose ten to fifteen feet exposing Stage Island and submerging the fort at Popham while locals watched from the coast. Lifesaver Wilmer Bowen helped rescue a boat and owner blown upstream. Damages were limited to ripped tank cover on Kassling’s water supply and lost traps gear by fishermen. many residents and visitors from Bath Auburn New York and Portland were noted in social mentions.

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Popham Wilmer Bowen Bay Point Kassling

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Bath Women’s Council Meeting Draws Wide Church Turnout

The Bath Council of Church Women met at Corliss Street Baptist Church despite bad weather with nearly all city Protestant churches represented. Rev. Arvid L. Anderson led devotions, Rev. Richard J. Schaper spoke on Live Thy Faith, and woolen blankets were pledged for overseas Needy.

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Bath Richard J. Schaper Winter Street Congregational Church Harold Walker Corliss Street Baptist Church Arvid L. Anderson Francis Norton

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Halloween Party Highlights and Local Notices

The Young Peoples Groups held a church Halloween party with a scavenger hunt and prizes for best costumes won by Cyril Stevens Clayton Hanna Kathy Berry Caron MacGillivary Ronald Thibodeau Victor Pinkham and others. A library hall event drew 52 children with judges Mrs Clarence Preble Mrs Lloyd Pinkham and Mrs Orville Rowe.

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Young Peoples Cyril Stevens Clayton Hanna Good Neighbor Club Library Hall Clarence Preble Lloyd Pinkham Orville Rowe Kathy Berry Caron MacGillivary Ronald Thibodeau Victor Pinkham Janice Pinkham God George Gray Carr Cottage William Marr Harlan Pinkham Millie Pinkham Harold Rowe Daniel Rutherford Vernal Chaney New York William Rowe Store Hill Beulah Miller Cleaves Henderson Easton Alton Reid Ogunquit Rowe Clayton Doyle Yarmouth Eliot Mary Stevens Georgetown Linwood Arthur Nelson Chester McMahan David Rutherford Branwell Harford Bath Donald Stevens Seguinland Ivan Pinkham BSW Philip Pinkham Hyde Windlass Co Barbara Lewis Onset Mass Dorothy Needham Patterson Kenneth Wyatt Haemer Weston, Conn Needham Ida Pinkham Geneva Rowe Franz Rittall Bailey's Island Cpl Dennis Moore Moore Jill Lewis Stanley Lewis William Farr Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters Saco Er N Barter Almon Marr Malden Marr Jill Albert Moore Lewis

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Onset Family Visit Noted at Bath Cottage

Mr and Mrs George e of Onset Massachusetts were joined by Mr and Mrs Malcolm Comeau and their daughter from Bath at their cottage Sunday.

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Obituary of Winnie E. Mudge 87 Bath resident

Winnie E. Mudge 87 a Bath resident for many years died Tuesday night in a Lexington Massachusetts nursing home after living with her granddaughter Mrs Dorothy Ham Colby in Lexington for seven months She was born October 22 1864 in Boothbay daughter of Charles and Emeline Tilton Lewis and spent most of her life in Bath Surviving are her granddaughter plus a daughter Mrs Beatrice Rand Tremaine two grandsons Capt Arthur Rand and Capt Philip Rand and six great grandchildren Funeral will be Thursday at two from the Douglas Chapel Lexington with burial Friday at 1 30 at Oak Grove with ministers from Corliss Street church and Lexington Baptist church officiating

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Winnie E. Mudge Bath Pine Street Corliss Street Baptist Church Lexington Mass Dorothy Ham Colby Pine Knoll Road Boothbay Charles and Emeline Tilton Lewis Crawford O. Smith Lexington Baptist Church Oak Grove Arvid L. Anderson Corliss Street Church

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Mrs Edith A. Robinson 70 Dies Prominent Bath Resident

Mrs Edith A Robinson 70 wife of Roscoe E Robinson of 1192 High Street died at Memorial hospital after weeks as a patient. Born in Wiscasset February 3 1881 daughter of John and Laura Albee she moved to Bath 34 years ago. She attended Wiscasset schools and was a member of Beacon Street Methodist church. Survived by husband son Linton Robinson Bath daughter Mrs Dorothy Dow Portland and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at two from Crowley Funeral Home Wiscasset burial in Rumrell cemetery.

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Edith A. Robinson Roscoe E. Robinson High Street Memorial Hospital Wiscasset John Laura (Bailey) Albee Robinson Bath Beacon Street Methodist Church Linton Robinson Dorothy Dow Portland Crowley Funeral Home Rumrell Cemetery

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Henry G Wallace Dies on Hunting Trip at Dresden

Henry G Wallace 60 of 7 Pleasant avenue Hyde Windlass Co. employee died of a heart attack while hunting in Dresden. Born August 14, 1891 in Friendship he was son of Ulysses T. and Elizabeth Geyer Wallace. Survived by two brothers Moses and Arthur in Massachusetts and two sisters Mrs Julia Fields Davis of Tenant's Harbor and Ida Wallace. Funeral Wednesday at Cowley in Friendship with burial at 2:30.

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Henry G. Wallace Pleasant Avenue Hyde Windlass Co Dresden Bath Hyde Windlass Friendship Ulysses T Elizabeth Martha Geyer Wallace Portland Portland Electric Moses Arthur Wallace Massachusetts Julia Fields Davis Tenant's Harbor Forerly Ida Wallace Cowley Funeral Home Wiscasset

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Bath area church attendance shows low turnout

Bath district churchgoers provide a sobering picture with under four thousand attendees from a population around twelve thousand in Greater Bath including Woolwich Phippsburg Georgetown and West Bath. The Bath Ministerial association notes most churches report gradual gains yet less than a third of residents attend regularly. Abram Sansom arrives from Belfast to winter with his nephew and wife at 893 High Street.

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Bath Ministerial Association Bath Woolwich Phippsburg Georgetown West Bath Abram Sansom Belfast High Street

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Hibbert L Norton Dies in Greenwood Mass

Hibbert Lockhart Norton 39 of Greenwood Mass died suddenly Monday from a heart attack at his home 35 Myrtle Street. Born December 11 1912 in Bath he was educated at Morse High School class of 1932 and earned a Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music and a Master of Education from Boston University. He taught at Melrose High School and supervised adult education in Melrose and sang in Greater Boston churches. He is survived by wife Carolyn and son Arthur Garfield Norton, his father Arthur C Norton a brother Elmer L Norton a sister Mrs Carl Wright five nieces and one nephew. Funeral will be at the Unitarian church Melrose Thursday at two with a Masonic service. Burial in Melrose cemetery.

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Hibbert Lockhart Norton Greenwood Mass Myrtle Street Bath Mr. Norton Arthur C. Norton Grace Gilbert) Norton Morse High New England Conservatory of Music Boston Boston University Harvard Summer School Allan H. Ramsay Melrose Norton Fidelity Lodge of Masons Carolyn McLean) Norton Arthur Garfield Norton Elmer L. Norton Carl Wright Bay City Mich Unitarian Church Emerson Street

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David Walsh 70 dies after long illness at Bath

David Walsh born March 30 1881 in Bigby Nova Scotia died Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs Philip Boudreau 47 Floral Street Bath following a long illness He worked at Bath Iron Works during World War II as a buffer at the machine shop He is survived by his widow Mary E Belanger Walsh of Boston a son Clifford of Bath a granddaughter Mrs Willard McCabe of Bath and two great grandchildren Virginia and Wendy McCabe Funeral will be Thursday at 8 am from St Marys Roman Catholic Church with burial in Oak Grove Funeral services and calling hours are arranged through A F Mayo Son Funeral Home

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David Walsh Philip Boudreau Floral Street Bath Iron Works Bigby N. S John Johanna Wallace Walsh St. Mary’s Order of Eagles Mary E. Belanger Walsh Boston Clifford Bath Willard McCabe Virginia Wendy McCabe St. Mary’s Church Oak Grove A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral

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Funeral for H Chester MacKenzie Held Saturday

Funeral services for H Chester MacKenzie were held Saturday afternoon at two from A F Mayo and Son funeral residence with Rev Charles R Sims of the First Baptist church officiating. Honorary bearers were Lee Hooker Vernon Miller Leland Green and Ralph Blakeney. Active bearers were Raymond Cummings Floyd Carter Elmer Blake and Freeman Crosby. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

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H. Chester MacKenzie A. F. Mayo & Son Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Lee Hooker Vernon Miller Leland Green Ralph Blakeney Raymond Cummings Floyd Carter Elmer Blake Freeman Crosby Oak Grove

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Hospital Patient Louis M. Silverman at Memorial

Louis M. Silverman of 175 Oak Street, merchandise manager of Mikelsky's, Inc., is a patient at Memorial Hospital.

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Louis M. Silverman Oak Street Mikelsky’s, Inc the Memorial Hospital

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Death of George Samuel Lord in East Weymouth

George Samuel Lord a Bath native died at home in East Weymouth on October 2 after a long illness. He was born in 1881, son of Samuel G. and Ara bel le M. Blaisdell Lord, and brother of the late Commander John A. Lord USN. He worked for Gillette Safety Razor Co and later sold electrical products. Surviving are wife Harriet E. and two sons G Stinson Lord and Parker M. Lord, two sisters Grace Dyer and Clyde A. Turner, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral was Tuesday at Mortimer N. Peck funeral chapel, with burial at Fairmount cemetery.

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George Samuel Lord Bath Mr. Lord John A. Lord USN Samuel G Arabelle M. (Blaisdell Harriet E. (Stinson) Lord G. Stinson Lord East Weymouth Mass Parker M. Lord Cambridge Grace Dyer Clyde A. Turner Lowell Raymond Small Fred Pinkham Mortimer N. Peck Fairmount Cemetery

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Raymond F Norton dies in Portland after illness

Raymond F Norton 52 formerly of Bath and later a Maine Central railroad employee in Portland died Saturday morning after a brief illness. Born in Bath September 23 1899 he was the son of Mrs Jennie Norton and the late Zachariah Norton. He is survived by his mother a brother N E Norton of Bridgeport Conn two sisters Mrs S A Thompson of Holyoke Mass and Mrs W L Mother of Bath plus several nieces nephews and cousins.

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Raymond F. Norton Bath Bath Iron Works Portland Jennie Norton Zachariah Norton Victoria Hotel Maine Central Railroad N. E. Norton Bridgeport, Conn S. A. Thompson Holyoke Mass W. L

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Mrs Doris M Fitch Dies at 28 in Hebron Sanatorium

Mrs Doris M Fitch 28 wife of Ralph A Fitch of 4 Denny Road died Monday night at Western Maine Sanatorium Hebron Born Templeton Mass July 28 1923 daughter of Robert A and Bertha Weaver Baldwin Survived by husband father Bath mother Woolwich four sons Ronald two stepsons Russell and Ralph Jr two daughters Carolyn and Patricia a stepdaughter Barbara Ann two brothers Richard and Fred Baldwin Woolwich Funeral services at A F Mayo Son funeral residence with Captain Richard Klimoff Salvation Army officiating

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Doris M. Fitch Ralph A. Fitch Denny Road Western Richard Fred Baldwin Woolwich A. F. Mayo & Son Richard Klimoff Salvation Army

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Kingsbury Arthur G. Kingsbury 71 dies in Bath Memorial

Arthur Garfield Kingsbury 71 died at Memorial hospital after a short illness. Born in Bath October 12, 1880 he was the son of Philip and Veleria Kingsbury. He lived in Bath most of his life and worked many years for the city. Survived by three sisters Blanche Sanborn Portland Etta Clowes Massachusetts Bertha Tyler Bath and two brothers Walter and Ernest Kingsbury Bath.

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Arthur Garfield Kingsbury Memorial Hospital Bath Philip and Veleria (Blaisdell) Kingsbury Kingsbury Blanche Sanborn Portland Etta Clowes Massachusetts Bertha Tyler Lemont

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Richmond high school notes show fall activities and dances

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Georgetown News Summary of Local Happenings and Reflections

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Community Notices From High Street Events

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Deer hunting party gathers guests at Seguinland weekend

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Bay Port Storm Tops Year With Furious Seas

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Bath Women’s Council Meeting Draws Wide Church Turnout

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Halloween Party Highlights and Local Notices

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Onset Family Visit Noted at Bath Cottage

Obituary of Winnie E. Mudge 87 Bath resident

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Mrs Edith A. Robinson 70 Dies Prominent Bath Resident

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Henry G Wallace Dies on Hunting Trip at Dresden

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Bath area church attendance shows low turnout

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Hibbert L Norton Dies in Greenwood Mass

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David Walsh 70 dies after long illness at Bath

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Funeral for H Chester MacKenzie Held Saturday

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Hospital Patient Louis M. Silverman at Memorial

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Death of George Samuel Lord in East Weymouth

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Raymond F Norton dies in Portland after illness

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Mrs Doris M Fitch Dies at 28 in Hebron Sanatorium

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Kingsbury Arthur G. Kingsbury 71 dies in Bath Memorial

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