Father of First Victim Dies After Bath Fire
A 27 year old Woolwich man Edward C. Pinkham Jr died in Bath Memorial Hospital from burns suffered when flames swept a pine grove home Sunday. His five year old son Stephen perished. Ernest Pinkham, 4, remains on the danger list. Katharine Pinkham, 24, widow, survived with burns. Cause of the fire undetermined though oil stove explosion is suspected. Fire officials said a lack of water and high winds hindered efforts. The blaze began about 6 a.m. Sunday near Route 1. The Pinkham family, neighbors, and local hunters aided victims. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Winslow
Edward Pinkham
Woolwich
Pinkham
Stephen Pinkham
Edward
Memorial Hospital
Ernest
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edward C. Pinkham, Jr
Stephen
Route 1
Ernest Pinkham
Katherine
Terrance
Golwich
Elbert Woodman
Pine Grove
Lafayette Wallace
Sebasco
Bath
Frank Allegrin
Amos
Winfield
Victor Wallace
Thomas Wheeler
Winslow
Wheeler
Mr. Pinkham
Richmond
Edward C
Mildred Hodgdon Pinkham
Katherine Beckwith
Mountain Road
Wheeler House
Wallace Ichols
Ernest Edward
Terrance Wallace
Verona Lewis
Brunswick
Clayton Pinkham
U. S. Air Force
South Carolina
Stephen Dale Pinkham
Gardiner
Westwith
Saco
Edward C. Pinkham
Wallace Nichols
Phippsburg Man Mistaken for Deer Killed Near West Point
A 36 year old West Point father of four, Emil Van Smith, was shot near Phippsburg by Maurice Blaisdell who mistook him for a deer. The fatal shot occurred about 6 10 a.m. as Van Smith crossed brush land toward the Kennebec river flats. Blaisdell, 39, was charged with negligently shooting another human being and released on 2500 bond, awaiting Bath municipal court. Van Smith, an army veteran and clamdigger, leaves a widow and four children. Funeral held at West Point Community church with burial in Holland Cemetery.
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West Point
Phippsburg
Loring D. Small
Emil van Smith
George Gould
Richmond
van Smith
Small
Maurice Blaisdell
Brush
Parker Head
Phippsburg Center
Blaisdell
Bath Municipal
Kennebec
Sheriff Small
Bath
Arthur F. Mayo and Son
Herman C
Inez M. Gillian van Smith
Dorothy Talbot van Smith
Emil, Jr
Joanne
Sandra Jean
Linda Marie
Herman
Celesta Temple
Mable Breed
Maggie Norton
Yarmouth
Ellas Wallace
Long Island
Mildred Doughty
Elsie Brown
Eleanor Wallace
Emma Wallace
Sebasco
Herbert Ewart
Holland Cemetery
Man charged with negligent shooting in Bath case
Maurice Blaisdell, 39, pleads not guilty to negligence in the shooting death of Emil Van Smith, 36, of West Point. Blaisdell posted 2500 bond and the hearing was continued to November 18 in Bath Municipal Court after he sobbed during the reading of the warrant.
Dromore Extension Group Hosts Meeting and Election
Mrs. Harland Ladd of Augusta was guest speaker at the Dromore Extension Group session. Twenty members and one guest attended as topics Better Breakfasts and Emergency Feeding were discussed, with a buffet lunch served. Officers for the next year were named, but secretary and treasurer posts remain open. the December 8 meeting will finalize nominations and plan a Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland Ladd
Augusta
Bath
Dromore Extension Group
Grange Hall
Eva Rogers
Mildred Rogers
Pauline Hart
Lucy Cutting
Thelma Skillin
Addie Seavey
Helen DeBery
Eveline Beals
Helen Quinney
Olga Carlson
Gladys Dozois
Annie Harrington
Twin County
Topsham
Ladd
Morse High Hoops Schedule Adds Three New Opponents
Morse High releases a 19 game boys basketball schedule for 1954-55 under Athletic Director Duncan Farrell. Newcomers Presque Isle Fort Fairfield and Thornton Academy join the slate with Dec 27 28 and Jan 21 tilts in Aroostook county and Bath. The lineup includes 18 interscholastic games and one against Morse Alumni.
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Morse
Duncan Farrell
Presque Isle
Fort Fairfield
Gene Hunter
Aroostook County
Thornton Academy of
Saco
Bath
St. Doms
South Portland
Cony
Augusta
Westbrook
Alumni
Cheverus
Brunswick
Edward Little
Lewiston
Thornton
Industrial Voyage details Bath lad Paul Litchfield rise
A new book chronicles Paul W. Litchfield life from Bath youth to senior officer of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. It shows his early work near Bath Iron Works and rise to lead a billion dollar industry, with Bath proud as his hometown. The tale offers inspiration for American youth and Bath readers alike.
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Bath
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Paul W. Litchfield
Boston
Bath Hotel
Phoenix
Kennebec
Paul Litchfield
Bath Iron Works
Litchfield
Akron
Ohio
Times
Paul Witchfield
Bath Stake in Road Plans Meets on Route 1 Modernization
Bath business and industrial leaders plan broad representation at a Monday meeting of the Maine Mid Coast Route One Association in Farth City Auditorium. Ex Governor Sumner Sewall will preside as organizers push for early modernization of U S Route 1 from Portland along the coast to Bar Harbor to protect Brunswick to Boothbay Harbor area interests.
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Bath
Greek apprentices visit Bath Iron Works in Maine
A nine man apprentice team from Greece visited Bath Iron Works on Tuesday as part of a three Maine plant tour that also includes Hollingsworth and Whitney in Winslow and Cascade Woolen Mills in Oakland. The group, aided by an interpreter, aims to study the American apprenticeship system under the U. S. Foreign Operations Administration and Bureau of Apprenticeship.
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Greece
Bath
Cnstantine Zarkas
Newell
J. William Schulze
G. Baer Connard
John M. Conley, Jr
Kenneth Snowden
Ministry of Labor
Maine
John Newell Named as Vice President of Naval Society
John R. Newell president of Bath Iron Works Corp was elected a vice president of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at its annual meeting in New York last week. Other vice presidents named for the term through Dec 31, 1957 include Richard L. Burke Kenneth S. M. Davidson and James B. Hunter. Vice Admiral Earley Mills Ret U S N was elected president for 1955. Admiral Mills heads Foster Wheeler Corp and succeeds William E. Biewett Jr of Newport News Shipbuilding. Newell has chaired the Society's Fund Raising committee for technical and research work and has resigns from the Council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
New York
Mr. Newell
Richard L. Burke
Kenneth S. M. Davidson
James B. Hunter
Earley Mills
U. S.N
Society
Admiral Mills
Foster Wheeler Corp
William E. Biewett, Jr
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Newell
Bath dedicates new junior high school to community pride
New Bath junior high school, nearly three-quarter million dollars, was dedicated before about a thousand attendees. Dr. Herbert G. Espy urged citizen involvement and quiet support for improving schools while highlighting wartime shifts toward quality. The ceremony featured welcomes, invocations, and gifts of American flags for the building and interior use.
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Bath
Maine
Herbert G. Espy
Espy
State Department of Education
Merritt A. Mitchell
Louis A. Dole
Church of the New Jerusalem
Frederick M. Haggett
Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Maurice Warner
P.D.C
Sons of Union Veterans
Bath Elks Honor Memory Of Departed Brothers At Ceremonies
Bath Lodge of Elks marked its 50th anniversary with solemn ceremonies at the Bath Iron Works Recreation hall. Fifty candles symbolized members who died in 50 years as P.E.R. Jewett led the Memorial suite with readings by John P. Carey and a moving eulogy by Rabbi David Berent. The event drew Elks and friends, with music by Mrs. Esther Hawley and Peter Potter, and clergy from local churches offering prayers and benediction.
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Bath Iron Works
Bath Lodge of Elks
Brian M. Jewett
Esther Hawley
Peter Owen
Stephen Thayer
Grace Episcopal Church
Elks
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley
Beacon Street Methodist
Katherine Watson
Bath
Peter Potter
Westbrook
P.E.R. Jewett
P E.R. Harold
P.E.R. John P. Carey
Carey
Bath Lodge
David Berent
Lewiston
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's Church
City Hall
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West Bath Grange
Alex Burgess
West Bath
John Howe
Warren Davis
Wm. Armstrong
Harry McGlinchy
Elsie Pinson
Harry Peterson
Bernice McGlinchy
Alice Burgess
Helen McNelly
Alton Collins
Mattie Collins
Thelma Sylvester
Harvester
John Sylvester
William Small, Jr
Veil McNelly
Reginald Farnham
Henry Vaillancourt
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Mary Gaudreau
Bessie Boudreau
Pauline Belanger
Dorothy Lewis
Joseph Larrabee
Mason Wright
Stanley Hunter
Leon Belanger
Herbert Simpson, Sr
Peter" McNelly
Bertha Palmer
Calvin Taylor
Walter Reil
Florence
Reggie Farnham
Maurice K. Blaisdell
Blaisderoke
Arthur D. Dolloff
Dromore Group
Morse High Hoop
Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield
United States
John Newell
Society of Naval Architects
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