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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1955

Page

8

Richmond Beulah Lodge Observes Roll Call and Plans

The Beulah Rebekah Lodge observed roll call and obligation night with Mrs. Bert Trott and Mrs. Viola James giving the obligation. Plans were announced for a reception honoring District 10 deputy Bertha Curtis and her marshal Mildred Pinkham on Dec 10 at the I O O F hall.

Beulah Rebekah Lodge Elizabeth Haynes Bert Trott Viola James Lillian E. Dunham Noble Grand Bertha Curtis Mildred Pinkham I. O. O. F. Hall Odd Fellows Home Auburn Ideal Home Corner Club Pearl Perry County Road Lewis Billings Jeff Coates Emerson Grammar School Mt. Carmel Enterprise Grange Ladies’ Aid Progressive Grange Home and Community Welfare Nettie Leavitt Emily Wallace Edith Hayes Viola Riske Margaret Wilson Priscilla Riske A. R. Palmer Robert Wallace Maynard Brown Edna Small Mary Hackett Clifford Gray Walter Knight Geraldine Brown Dorothy Wallace Marshall Emily Dunn Erland Curtis Grange Herald Eva Libby Marshall White Little Wanderers Lady Lions Club George Clarke Jackie Nichols Ernest Purington Pushard-Guiou V. F. W. Hall Brownie Troop Martha Dill Jacqueline Hinckley Janice Thrower Judith Dunn Jeannelyn Weed Suzanne Sidelinger Virginia Wheeler Carol Ann Emmons Marsha Dill Gayle Lothridge Joanne Banks Sandra Cheney Sheila Brown Helena Lechner Carolyn McKenny Johnna Stinson Harold Dunn Richard Strout Church Street Phyllis Adelle Robert E. Pushard Roy Pushard South Gardiner Miss Strout New England Tel & Tel. Co Augusta Pashard Army Signal Corps The Telephone Company H. Wheatley Billerica Mass Stanley Griffin Annie Metinier Old Ferry Road Elizabeth Palmer Gardiner Daniel Danforth Franklin Guilford Vincent Marchese Thomas J. Logan White Road Ottilie Strasdin Philadelphia Cyrus Kendricks, Jr Gardiner General Hospital Elwyn Mullin Mullins Ernest Hewins Smithfield

City uses divers to inspect pier sections

Drahn Jones city public works director and Henry Lewis street superintendent employed skin divers to inspect submerged pier areas. They argued a professional diver would cost 35 dollars per hour and claimed the city could not afford that expense.

Corpus Christi Tex Drahn Jones City Public Works Henry Lewis

Soldier Arrested After Light Drinking in Temple

A soldier approached Officer Press Richardson in Temple Texas and asked to be locked up after admitting one drink too many. He cooperated and waited quietly as officials located a cell key.

Tex Richardson

I Beheld His Glory screened at Pownalboro hall

Gospel Films presented a sound and color film Sunday evening at Pownalboro hall titled I Beheld His Glory. A baked beans supper Saturday night raised funds for Bridge Academy students in basketball and cheerleading.

Pownalboro Hall Bridge Academy Robert Pushard Buck Lawrence Weldon Earl Pushard Doe Glendon Leask Maurice Pushard Chester Burton C. H. Payson Richard Houdlette Leila Keith Perkins Charles Dorr Eméry Chapman Edward Chapman Chester Dorr Leonard Wood Plymouth Mass Carolyn Sheldon Wood Maxim Hopkinson Westbrook L. A. Bailey Hamilton Bailey Virginia 4 Mary Sargent Rehoboth Call’s Hill George Bailey Gardiner George Chick Dresden Mills Limington George Sanford, Jr U. S. Navy George Sanford China Lake Ordnance Depot Calif Willis MacComb Alden Buss Maine Teachers’ Association Wiscasset High School

Audio-Visio Teaching Film At North Center PTA Meeting

North Center P T A plans a Monday evening meeting at North Grammar school to view a new audio visio teaching film Mike Makes His Mark hosted by Mrs Granville M Colby. A discussion will follow and Christmas Fair plans for Dec 6 will be reviewed with Mrs Bertram Reed chairing the ways and means committee.

North Center Parent Teacher Association North Grammar School Granville M. Colby Bath Junior High School Mike Haseen North Center Ways and Means Bertram Reed Donald MacKinnon Robert Footer

Bath Granddaughter Wins In Popularity Contest

Dalene Gay Barnes, 2% year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Merrill E Barnes of New Britain Conn and granddaughter of Mrs Ethel M Barnes of this city, won a $500 grand prize in the 20th annual children s personality contest. The award was among 169 prizes to 4000 contestants from New England and Pennsylvania in the national contest to be held later this year.

Cost Accountants Will Meet At Brunswick Nov 17

The Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will hold a meeting at the Hotel Eagle Brunswick on Thursday Nov 17. Speaker Paul D Seghers will discuss opportunities for savings in the tax cost of doing business.

Southern Maine National Association of Cost Accountants Hotel Eagle Brunswick Paul D Seghers

Fire Prevention Talk At Day's Ferry Club House

Fred Pecci of Bath Fire Department Engine 4 will speak on Fire Prevention In the Home at eight Thursday evening. The Woolwich Boy Scout Troop 99 sponsors the public lecture at the community club house.

Alabama Football Squad Largely Alabama-Born

Thirty seven of the forty four players on the Alabama football squad hail from Alabama, highlighting strong local recruitment.

Alabama

United States Births Outside Marriage Reach High Level

About 150,000 U S children are born out of wedlock each year according to recent statistics. The report notes that the figure reflects a continuing trend affecting family structures and social policy considerations.

U. S

First Baptist Sermon and Local Minstrel Benefit

Warren Harris delivered a sermon on The Courage of Paul at First Baptist Georgetown praising Paul's bravery in Jerusalem and before Felix. The Old Timers Minstrels packed Central School for a Georgetown P T A benefit directed by Carl Meister of Bath with Woody Gray as interlocutor and a long village social diary followed, listing many local visitors and weekend happenings.

Georgetown First Baptist Church Warren Harris Paul Apostle Pont Jerusalem Felix Old Timers Minstrels Central School Georgetown P. T. A Carl Meister Bath Woody Gray

Five Islands social notes and local happenings

Five Islands community residents engage in church activities with the Ladies' Bible class and teen-age group. A birthday party for Edith Moore at her home features gifts and refreshments. Attendees include the Moore family and local friends. Funeral attendance and travels of several locals are noted, with many visitors from nearby towns and a memorial for Harold A Rowe. Continued updates promised on page seven.

William Marr Good Neighbor Club Thomas Watson Francis Pierce Edith Moore Erland Moore Central School Earl McMahan Edgecomb Boothbay Clifford Canning Westbrook Harold A. Rowe Chester Pinkham Portland Russell Pinkham Alma Clinton Kittery Reginald Spinney James Stevens James Warren Derby Line Katherine Hoover Arlington Mass Edwin Berry Kathy Bath Marie Moore Ogunquit Carl Harold Rowe Carl Rowe Almon Marr Malden Vernon Gray, Jr C.P.O U.S.N Newport R. I William Farr Fitzgerald Arthur Nelson Five Islands Herman Barter Richard Potter Deborah Cohasset William McGrath Edith Davis Brookline

Bay Point Residents Attend Minstrel Show Benefit

Bay Point residents attended a Friday minstrel show at Central Grammar school to support the Georgetown Parent Teachers Association. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. William Adams and Miss Louisa Howard driving to Portland. others spent time at cottages or with family in Bath Woolwich Westport Island and Lewiston hospital updates noted.

Peterson Robinhood Bisseth Sigfrid Carlstrom Donna Dorothy W. Stuart Georgetown Center Sandy Peterson Portland Edward C. Clarey L. Earle Hagan Elmer Palmer Everett Mass Charles Kelley Alonzo Thibodeau Thib Massachusetts Horace MacMahan MacMahan Lawrence Vail Thomas Watson Islands Nebraska Dorothy Stuert Wiscasset Martha ‘Bowen Bath Bay Point Parent Teachers Association of Georgetown Central Grammar School William Adams Adams Louisa Howard Lila M. Spinney Thomas Hagan Harry Carlisle Clyde Whittaker Woodrow Grey, Jr LeRoy Moore Lewiston Hospital Richard Taylor Hagan William Leeman Woolwich Sherman Campbell Westport Island A. M. Butterfield Howard O. Nash Friend Stanley Crafts Kenneth Crafts

Probate Court Wills and Estates Listed in Topsham

Probate court records show wills filed for Albert E. Nye of Richmond Frances S. Quarrington executrix Mary Jane Main executors and Mary White Taylor estate with Philip W. Odiorne and Walter Brown named executors without bond. Several Bath based estates list executors and executrixes without bond with others filed inventories final accounts and bonds approved.

Albert E. Nye Richmond Mae C. Swift John W. Quarrington Frances S. Quarrington Mary Jane Main Bath James Avery Main Archibald MacNicol Main, Jr Archibald MacNicol Main Mary White Taylor Philip W. Odiorne Edward Brown Walter Brown Lena P. Ketchum Wilbur J. Ketchum Frank G. Aderton Bowdeinham Clara E. Aderton Osgood M. Redlon Ambrose H. Redlon Evelyn O. Burden Berniece D. Staples Frances D. Young John W. Riley Topsham Lulu M. Riley Mary M. O'Connor Cambridge Massachusetts Vernon B. Hitchins Frank J. Lynch Maine Ibond Archie N. Edgerly Virginia McMillin Florence S. Mace Bryan J. Mace Frank M. Stinson Carl E. Albee Arthur S. Reynolds Howard S. Reynolds Clyde N. McFee Elizabeth McFee John J. Tracey Woolwich Mary L. Tracey

First Baptist Sewing Circle Meets for Nov 9 Quilting

The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church met on November 9 at the vestry for an all day session. Two quilts were tacked and items prepared for the November 30 sale. Luncheon was served at noon. A public luncheon accompanies the Christmas sale.

Ladies Sewing Circle First Baptist Church Ora Dauphin Lucy Rogers Lotta Goodwin Jennie Cameron Minnie Pinkham Mabel Lake Ralph Blakeney Florence Woodside Laura Harington Lena Butler Lydia Farrow Arthur J. Dunton

Blood Boiling At 63 000 Feet Above Sea Level

A speculative note describes blood boiling at body temperature when exposed to extreme high altitude of 63 000 feet, implying severe physiological effects at such levels.

Grace Church School Teachers Meet Nov 9

The Grace Church school staff met in the parish house with prayer led by Rev James L Grant. They reviewed diocesan clergy teacher conferences and a parents class in Portland and Falmouth. Plans for an Advent offering to St David's Mission Kennebunk and a Hawaii gift box were set. Committees organized for a Christmas party on Dec 26 and a Family Eucharist on Christmas morning.

Grace .Church Grace Church James L. Grant Portland Falmouth Grace Church School Diocese of Maine St. David’s Mission Kennebunk Episcopal Church Maine Mark McCullough Christchurch Biddeford Hawaii

Another Popular Teen-Age Dance Planned for Friday

The sixth to eighth grade dance at Huse Memorial School will run Friday from 7 to 10 pm with Coombs' orchestra providing music. Patrons include councilman and Mrs Merritt A Mitchell, Representative and Mrs Louis O Couture, and Mr and Mrs Robert Brewer. Melvin Comeau, PTA chairman, says only students in sixth grade and above may attend due to crowding. Friday's event is the third teen-age dance sponsored this season.

Huse Memorial School Coombs’ Orchestra Merritt A. Mitchell Louis O. Couture Robert Brewer Melvin Comeau Huse P. T. A

Wesley Youth Fellowship Installs Officers Sunday

The Methodist Youth Fellowship at Wesley church installed new officers Sunday night led by Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell. Priscilla Marble became president with Anna Lonn as vice president John Haley treasurer Kent Stone faith Roger Upham witness Yvonne Crosby citizenship Gail Carlton fellowship Ronald Talbot outreach. Captains Walter Upham and Priscilla Marble led team quizzes. Walter Upham, retiring president, received thanks for five years of service.

Methodist Youth Fellowship of Wesley Church Oliver W. Bell Priscilla Marble Anna Lonn John Haley Kent Stone Roger Upham Yvonne Crosby Gail Carlton Ronald Talbot Walter Upham

Mrs Farley to Head Wesley Church Nursery

Mrs Raymond Farley, a trained children's worker and Sunday school superintendent, will lead the nursery at Wesley Methodist church. She will be assisted each Sunday by members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship under Miss Yvonne Crosby, recently elected to community service and citizenship. The nursery project was accepted by the M Y F as a Christian service.

Raymond Farley Seventhday Advent Church Wesley Methodist Church Farley Methodist Youth Fellowship Yvonne Crosby

Dummer Sewall Chapter Hosts Dessert Bridge Party

Members of the Dummer Sewall chapter D A R entertained at the home of Mrs Norman W Howard 1037 Washington street with seven tables of bridge and canasta proceeds aiding the D A R general fund Gifts for high scores went to Mrs Earl W Farkham and Mrs G Thomas Murphy in contract and to Mrs Sidney Welch Mrs William Davis and Mrs R Fred Brown in canasta The event included a reminiscence on forms of money used by men through history.

Dummer Sewall Norman W. Howard Washington Street Harold T. Stanton Donald B. Hopkins D. A. R. General Fund Earl W. Farkham G. Thomas Murphy Sidney Welch William Davis R. Fred Brown Canasta

Corliss Street Fellowship Sets State YBA Convention Dates

The Corliss Street Baptist Youth Fellowship announced the State YBA convention will be in Saco on November 25 and 26 with sessions Friday 2 30 PM to Saturday noon. Attendees named include Stephanie Rush Gordon Mc Neil Marilyn Bates Ruth Doughty Arlene King Dennis King and others. A bake beans supper is planned for December 3 at the South End PTA hall serving 5 to 7. Committees were formed for soliciting tickets advertising and kitchen help among group members. The meeting explored January mission teachers and closed with hymns prayers and a responsive reading.

Corliss Street Church Baptist Youth Fellowship Saco Corliss Street Stephanie Rush Gordon McNeil Marilyn Bates Ruth Doughty Arlene King Dennis King Donna Maxon Richard Lutz Ronald Norton South End P. T. A. Hall William Strube Dennis Ring Richard Coombs Ronald Reed Nancy Nortom Sandra Bean Alice McNeil Judy Robinson Margo Parks Paul Strube Foster Pratt Harold L. Allen

Audience Award Ballots Cast At Opera House Lobby

Manager George E. Sargent announced National Audience Awards ballots are in the Opera House lobby. Each family member may vote in five categories and results will be tabulated daily by a local committee and Price Waterhouse. National totals remain secret until the Hollywood ceremony in early November.

George E. Sargent Opera House Sargent Price, Waterhouse & Co Certified Public Accountants Elmer C. Rhoden Hollywood

Knights of Columbus Dedicate New Hall in Sagadahoc County

Knights of Columbus Council No. 249 to dedicate its first own hall on Middle Street Sunday with blessing by Rev. Daniel Hagerthy. Major degree will be shown for a class of candidates at 1.30 pm followed by a banquet at Bath Junior High School at 6.30 pm with Most Rev. Daniel J. Feeney, Bishop of Portland, as guest of honor.

Sagadahoc Council Knights of Clumbus Middle Street K_ of C Daniel Hagerthy Knights of Columbus Bath Junior High School Daniel J. Feeney Portland St. Mary's Parish

Mizpah Class Plans Thanksgiving Baskets

Mizpah Class of the First Baptist church met in the vestry to plan Thanksgiving baskets and agreed to assemble and deliver them on Navy 22 at the church. Burnita Graves and Leora Dyer were named to secure large kettles. Mrs James Smith was ill and a sympathy card was sent to Vernon Miller.

First Baptist Church Navy Burnita Graves Leora Dyer James Smith Vernon Miller

John J. Lowery longtime CMP employee dies at 66

John James Lowery a retired Central Maine Power Co employee died suddenly at his Bath home at age 66. He served 35 years as an operator, was a World War I veteran, and active in local groups. Survived by widow Margaret and seven grandchildren among a large family. Funeral Friday at 1 30 from A F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with burial at Oak Grove. Born in St Stephen New Brunswick in 1889.

John James Lowery Central Maine Power Co Front Street A. F. Mayo & Son Oak Grove St. Stephens N. B Thomas J Marietta Maxwell Lowery Brunswick Bath Lowery CMP Co England France Canadian Expeditionary Force Brunswick National Guard Brunswick Fire Department Foresters, American Legion Old Timers Club Margaret Isobel Lowery Thomas N Earl M. Arthur E Robert A John J. Jr el Paso Texas U. S. Army Robert Besaw Harry L Ernest Charles R Donald A Meriden Conn Kathleen Saunders Base, Fla Hazel Lowery Hilda Wigley

Harold A Rowe obituary in Georgetown

Harold Alfred Rowe 59 of Georgetown died November 10 after a long illness at Memorial hospital. Born March 8 1896 in Georgetown he was a former Hyde Windlass Co. worker and weldor who also served at Texas Co. Bath New York & New Haven Railroad Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery and later returned to Georgetown in 1951. He belonged to Second Baptist church of Five Islands Naval lodge F and A M and is survived by his widow Leona Pinkham two sons Harold A Jr of Ogunquit Carl I of Kittery two grandchildren a brother Orville of Five Islands a sister Lilla Minor of Chicago and several nieces and nephews.

Harold A. Rowe Harold Alfred Rowe Georgetown Memorial Hospital Hyde Windlass Co Eugene E Jeanette Sudds Rowe Mr. Rowe Texas Co Bath New York & New Haven Railroad Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery Rowe Second Baptist Church of Five Islands Naval Lodge, F. & A. M Leona R. Pinkham Harold A., Jr Ogunquit Carl I Orville F. Rowe Lilla M. Minor Chicago, Ill

Funeral for Mrs Thankful B Harris in Glenmere

Mrs Thankful B Harris 97 died Nov 8 after a six day hospital stay following a fall in West Bath. Funeral conducted Saturday at Ridge Baptist church Glenmere with Rev John Sawyer officiating. Survived by brothers William Barter Edward Barter sister Mrs Mary Mile and several nieces and nephews.

Thankful B. Harris the Ridge Baptist Church Glenmere St. George John Sawyer Harris Knox Memorial Hospital Rockland West Bath Thankful The Ridge Baptist Church William Barter Tenants Harbor Edward Barter Keene, N. H Mary Mile

Bertha E McPherson Passes Away At 62 In Bath

Bertha Emma McPherson 62 a Bath resident for 50 years and widow of Stewart D McPherson died Monday at Memorial hospital after a short illness. Born December 3 1892 in Lisbon Falls she moved to Bath as a youngster and studied locally. Survived by son Stewart D of Augusta sister Hattie Earle of Lisbon Falls and granddaughter Sandra Lee McPherson of Bath.

Bertha E. McPherson Bertha Emma McPherson Bath Stewart D. McPherson Memorial Hospital Lisbon Falls Corliss Street Baptist Church Stewart D Augusta Hattie Earle Sandra Lee McPherson

John J Lowery Funeral Service Held at Grace Church

Funeral for John J. Lowery will be held Friday at 1 30 PM from Grace Episcopal church with Rev James L Grant officiating assisted by Rev William D Chapman. Burial is in the family lot at Oak Grove. Friends may call at Mayo funeral residence before the service.

John J. Lowery Grace Episcopal Church James L. Grant William D. Chapman St. Paul's Episcopal Church Brunswick Oak Grove Mayo

Still Tops Buena Vista Virginia Checker Champion

A. Ellis Baker, Richmond lawyer, retires as Virginia checker champion after six years, relinquishing the title at the tournament in Buena Vista. In an exhibition he defeats E. F. Chandler of Richmond and A. M. Simpson of Danville. The Mayflower note mentions 20 ships named Mayflower under British registry.

Buena Vista A. Ellis Baker Richmond Baker E. F. Chandler A. M. Simpson Danville

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