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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1944

Page

5

Richmond Masons Install Officers and Local Notices

Installation of Richmond lodge officers at Masonic hall on November 20 featured Ralph Blakeney Harold Cutting and Herman Winchenbach assisting. Also noted are varied lodge, grange events and a November 22 marriage of Miss Eleanor Allard to S/Sgt. Raymond Call in Newcastle plus multiple community items from Richmond and Bath.

Richmond Lodge of Masons A. F A. M Masonic Hall Ralph Blakeney Bath Harold Cutting Herman Winchenbach Rockland Reginald Emmons W. M Maxwell D. Marriner S. W Ralph Brown J. W Maurice Wheeler S. D Edward M. Mansir J. D Leslie F. Rogers Constance Guiou Eleanor Allard Raymond C. Call St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Newcastle Eric Robinson Annie Preble Allard Bert Allard Richondm Chester Call Richmond

Thanksgiving social in Hallowell highlighted by visits

Miss Nellie Thomas Mrs Samuel Furbish and Miss Jane Harvard shared Thanksgiving dinner at the Worcester House in Hallowell. Guests included Mr Harold I Goss of Gardiner and Mr and Mrs Lorin Arnold of Hallowell, staying with Counsellor and Mrs Charles B Day on Pleasant Street.

81st Birthday Honored for Mrs. Lizzie French in Bath

Mrs Lizzie French of Washington street celebrated her 81st birthday while remaining active in community life. A longtime Corliss Street Baptist Church member and oldest attendee after 65 years, she has helped neighbors through illness and earned a shower of gifts from Florida and local friends.

Clinton Bailey Nequasset Robert Sutter Robert, Jr Montsweag Sutter Lizzie French Washington Street French South End Mary Curtis Lizzie B. C. Chaney Mabel Shepard Bath Carrie French South Addison Ernest Curtis Salem Mass Curtis Pearson U.S.A.A.F Florida

Induction for Sgt Royden Haines Joins State Guard Service

Sgt Royden Haines of the State Guard is slated for induction into Army service at Fort Devens Massachusetts on Thursday November 30 He is Morse High senior and son of Mr and Mrs Royden Haines Sr A farewell party at the State Armory featured numbers by local performers led by Thelma Fogg Burnham and Charlotte Cahill Several relatives attended and Haines received a purse from friends The event was presented by Capt Alkazin Also note Charles A Lermond spent Monday and Tuesday in Portland.

Royden Haines State Guard USS. Army Fort Devens Mass Morse High Sgt Haines Sadie Fogg State Armory Thelma Fogg Burnham Portsmouth N. H Charlotte Cahill Charlotte's Dancing School Joan Osborne Betty Jane Willis Priscilla Witham Thelma Huff Black Charlotte Ardenne Haines Ramona Delores Arnold Ueulalia Lena Greenleaf Lawrence Burnham William Plummer, Jr Mary Haines Margaret Capt. Alkazin

Georgetown Spelling Honors and Thanksgiving Notices

The Georgetown grammar school awarded spelling honors for weeks ending November 22 across grades 5 through 8 with named students listed. The town resumed school after a brief Thanksgiving recess and various local residents hosted gatherings and volunteered for the 6th War Loan drive. Multiple residents and families are noted for hospitality, travel, hunting, and social visits, including Mr. and Mrs. Hagan, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, and Ensign and Mrs. George E. Jordan among others. many townspeople are mentioned in connection with Thanksgiving meals, hospital stays, and community events.

Grammar School Charles _ Tibbetts Christine Williams Faylene Rowe Joan Hagan Cleon Pinkham Beverley Rittall Adeline Heffron Jeanette Pinkham Clayton Heald Betty Rittall Eugene Reynolds Dennis Moore Mary Hanna Alfred Rowe Beyea Earle Hagan Mae Hagan Harry Carlisle Bath Carlisles Carroll Powers First Baptist J. A. Beyea William Todd Walter Cummings Georgetown Roland Peterson Robinhood Philip Campbell Alonzo Thibodeau Ted Campbell Oakley Thibodeau

Augusta Visit Highlights Local Ties Between Journal Staff

Mr and Mrs Lawrence Jones visited Augusta as guests of Mr and Mrs Richard Jones of New land avenue. Lawrence Jones formerly worked at the Kennebec Journal and now serves in the Merchant Marine while Mrs Jones works in the fabulating department at Bath Iron Works.

Lawrence Jones Augusta Richard Jones Newland Avenue Jones Kennebec Journal Merchant Marine Bath Iron Works

Kimball Youth Returns After Weekend Visit

John Kimball son of Mr and Mrs Milton Kimball of Augusta spent the weekend with his parents and returned Monday to study at Governor Dummer Academy in South Byfield Massachusetts.

John Kimball Milton Kimball Augusta Governor Dummer Academy South Byfield Mass

Local Bay Point Notes On Gardens Schools and Visitors

Bay Point residents report fine month to date with gardens active and no ground frost. Maple buds are sizable while blue jays feed on them. Georgetown schools reopened after Thanksgiving recess with eight local pupils attending. Local lobster fishermen suffered losses in last week storms. News includes a birth, visits, and service updates from residents including Capt Edgar Drake and Waves signaling a December through Oklahoma posting.

Georgetown Susan Ellen Clayton Taylor Kenneth Drake Capt Edgar Drake Forrest Drake Friends Fred P. Taylor Clayton Arthur Maxwell Frederick Kingsbury Bath H. A. Spinney Dorothy Reid The Waves Hunter College New York Oklahoma

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Reports Progress and Plans

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club met Monday afternoon with satisfactory treasurer’s report on the Chest Exhibit and Tea. Members discussed Hospital Gift Shop work, Ye Olde Tyme Faire booth, and plans for a Mother club Fair table and plant sale. A December 11 Christmas Afternoon event was announced, with Christmas arrangements on display.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Garden Club Mother Club Bath Old State Road R. P. MacFadden George A. Churchill Lucius M. LeMont Charles Kinney Roscoe P. MacFadden Harry McGlinchy Mabel Harris Nellie Goodrich

Social visit notes from Brunswick gathering and Amesbury travelers

Personal notes list Mrs Farley and family at a social in Brunswick Saturday evening at Mrs W H Anderson's home. The group includes Mrs Sadie Farley Miss Olive Farley and others while Mr Langdon N Thistle and Rico Zorrilla called in Amesbury on their Monday pass through the city. Dr Hannigan, once a local physician, is visiting Massachusetts and renewing old friendships.

Paul Farley Sadie Farley Olive Farley Eleanor and Viola Brooks Adelaide Chadsey Langdon N. Thistle Rico Zorrilla Brunswick W. H. Anderson Pleasant Street Gan Amesbury Mass Hannigan Massachusetts

War Bond Trophy Display At Bath Window

Display of trophies Mansfield Boucher brought from the South Pacific will promote War Bond sales in W T Grants Bath store. Mansfield now resides in Boston. The town scene includes church services and local gatherings with attendees from Bath and nearby towns.

Winter Street Ladies Plan Sale and Supper

Winter Street Ladies Aid completed plans for the Christmas fair and lobster salad supper to be held Friday afternoon and evening. Tables feature greens and dish gardens, aprons, cooked foods, pickles, jellies, handkerchiefs, candy and more. Mrs Arthur C Lemont is general chairman arranging reservations to finish by evening. Dining room under Mrs Clifford B Wilband and Mrs John Sylvester with their committees.

Winter Street Arthur C. Lemont Clifford B. Wilband John Sylvester

Charles F Johansen Heroic War Service Remembered

The late Charles F. Johansen of Bath Iron Works contributed to war production inventing devices accepted by the shipyard. He served with loyalty and sacrificed long hours, leaving a family including three sons and four daughters. His relatives served in the Navy and other wars, and his widow Mrs Lillian Johansen remains proud of his life given for the country.

Charles F. Johansen Bath Iron Works Johansen Charles Cory & Sons New York City New York Shipbuilding Co Camden N. J Alfred E. Johansen U.S. Navy Robert P. Johansen U.S.A Andrew Alison Robert Lusk William Leask U. S. Nebraska George E. Lux U. S. Navy Isabel M. Johansen Lux U. S. Veterans Hospitals U.S U.S. Indian Reservation, Oraiki, Ariz., A Son-In Law, Warren Jewell, U. S. Navy Pacific Arthur Johansen Lillian Jewell Dorothy Johansen Gloria Johansen Isabel Johansen Lillian Johansen

Richard Garrison longtime city figure dies at Memorial Hospital

Richard Garrison long a city figure and trusted worker died at Memorial Hospital Thursday morning after prolonged illness. He is survived by an adopted son Reginald Garrison several grandchildren and several nieces. The Mayo Funeral Residence on High Street will host his funeral Sunday at 3 30 p m

Richard Garrison Memorial Hospital Reginald Garrison Mayo High Street

Funeral for Mrs Mira L Richardson Held Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs Mira L Richardson widow of H Percy Richardson were held last Wednesday at Curtis Funeral Parlors with Rev Sidney E Dee of Central Church officiating. Bearers included Harold E Freeman J Bazin Lemont Jr George Rogers and Frank Ward. She was buried in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Mira L. Richardson H. Percy Richardson Curtis Funeral Washington Street Sidney E. Dee Central Church Harold E. Freeman J. Bazin Lemont, Jr George Rogers Frank Ward Oak Grove

Waldo Allen Funeral Held In Woolwich

Private funeral services for Waldo Allen were conducted Sunday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Parlors Washington Street. Rev Chester B Oliver of Wesley Methodist church officiated. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich with listed relatives omitted from the obituary.

Waldo Allen Curtis Funeral Washington Street Chester B. Oliver Wesley Methodist Church Louise Miller Woodrow Irving Howard Miller Woolwich Riverside Cemetery

Local Notes From Bath Area And Nearby Towns

Donald Savage died Tuesday in Boston. Fred D. Rand returned from Boston after Thanksgiving. Roland Hill of Bath Iron Works traveled to New York on corporate business, leaving Tuesday evening. Mrs. John T. Allain of South Berwick, formerly of Bath, is a surgical patient at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester New Hampshire after entering Monday. Mrs. Lorman Low of San Francisco arrived at her Tow er circle residence to visit while her husband serves in the U S Navy. Friends of Miss Mary Hobson of Wiscasset regret a recent home fall that left her shaken though without broken bones. she remains confined to her home.

Randall Young Kenneth Winthrop Fort Meade Yale Clayton Esty Clayton Wilmot Quimby Sgt Esty Rumford Italy Della Grondin Main Street Gardiner Lillian Haynes Ruie Curtis Wallace Gardiner David Hickland Carrie Hall Grondin Hall Daniel C. Regan Edward Rowe Euseve Drapeau Sven al Gardiner General Hospital Lawrence Bond Ora Reed Portland Lawrence, Jr David R. Hickland Oakland Methodist Parsonage George Kennedy C. B Minnie Gray Bridgton Clifton Matthews Bath Clarence Oliver John Gehrmann Madeline Johnson Roland Peterson John Williams Chester Kelsea Sewall Webster Augusta Indiana Point Alvah Reynolds George Laskey Robinhood Vernon Gray, Jr U.S.N Edith Laura Powers Gertrude Smith Pittsfield Lena Torrey Thomaston John Olson Ensign George E. Jordan Waltham Mass Lynn Aubrey Fullerton James Oliver Oliver Ruth Pierce Roland E. Peterson Sayde Campbell Ernestine Hilton Edward Clarey Beatrice Abbott J. F. Higgins Ruth Gordon Sagadahoe Bay Boston Ralph Spinney David Clarke Matthews Lawrence Perow Parke Grindell John Wakefield Mac Hagan Arthur Pepper Madelon Pierce Leona Tibbetts Bath Memorial Hospital Andrew Rowe Islands Harold Hunt Hyde Windlass Co Herman Barter Vernon Mansfield Boucher Usn South Pacific W. T. Grant Mansfield Edith McMahan Charles Davis Alonzo Thibodeau Charles Sims Robert Brackley Miss Pratt Providence Bible Institute Rhode Island Henry Alexander Sebasco Good Neighbors Club Library Good Fellowship Henry Moore Erland Moore Katherine Pendergast Cambridge Stinson Davis Kittery Edward Portsmouth Camp Edwards Dorothy Thompson North Yarmouth Academy Marion Stevens Exeter N. H Jean Paul A. Thompson Dorothy Thompson Comdr. Thompson U.S.N.R States Central Pacific Navy Athens Donald Savage Fred D. Rand Roland Hill Bath Iron Works New York Corporation Pullman John T. Allain South Berwick Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester Lorman Low San Francisco Calif Mervyn Street U.S. Navy Mary Hobson Wiscasset

Funeral for Capt. R. W. Perkins Held at Mayo Residence

The funeral for Capt. R. W. Perkins took place Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at Mayo Funeral Residence. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiated the service and burial was in the family plot at Oak Grove Cemetery.

R. W. Perkins Mayo Charles M. Tubbs Oak Grove Cemetery

Funeral service for Richard Garrison held in East Brunswick

The Mayo Funeral Residence hosted a Sunday service at 3 30 PM led by Rev. Dr David L Wilson for Richard Garrison. Burial followed in the Harding's Cemetery family lot in East Brunswick.

Richard Garrison Mayo David L. Wilson Harding's East Bruns Wick

Central Church brief meeting and Christmas fair planning

The Central Church group met Monday at the parish house with Mrs. Rudolph McRae presiding. Items for the Christmas fair and chicken pattie supper were discussed, with Dec. 4 activity from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hostesses were Mrs. Joseph Thombs and Mrs. Rudolph McRae.

League of Central Church Rudolph McRae Howard McPhee Art Joseph Thombs

CAPT R W PERKINS DIES AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Capt Robert Willis Perkins 80 died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital after months of illness. A Phippsburg native, he served 35 years with Maine Central Railroad as master of Kennebec river ferries and later the City of Rockland. He married Hattie Chaney in 1892 and recently marked a golden anniversary. Survived by sister Carrie Perkins of Portland and brother Thomas Perkins of Rockland along with several nieces and nephews.

Robert Willis Perkins Memorial Hospital Phippsburg Cox's Head Road Maine Central Railroad Kennebec River Hercules Ferdinando Gorges Rockland Carlton Bridge Perkins Hattie Belle Chaney Bremen Center Street Chaney Capt. Perkins Carrie E. Perkins Portland Thomas F. Perkins Washington Street

Mrs Mary White Fields Dies at Home in East Brunswick

Mrs Mary White Fields 84 widow of William Fields died suddenly at her East Brunswick home on Friday evening. Born in Bar Mill Beith Scotland she was the daughter of Andrew and Martha White. Survived by three sons William Los Angeles David at home George Berlin Conn and three daughters Mrs Harold E Freeman Bath Mrs Philip J Pinel Quincy Mass and Mrs Donald H Specht Auburn plus five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Mary White Fields William Fields Hardings East Brunswick Mrs. Fields Bar Mill Beith Ayrshire Scotland Andrew Martha White Mr. Fields David California Los Angeles Cal David Fields George Fields Berlin Conn Harold E. Freeman Bath Philip J. Pinel Quincy Mass Donald H. Specht Auburn Robert Thompson Phyllis Pinel Gordon McIntosh Gilford Swanton Carol Fields

Death of Mrs Adelina Treworgy 90 Gardiner

Mrs Adelina Treworgy 90 died Sunday at Gardiner General Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Amesbury and White Parlors. She was born in Surry daughter of Augustus and Abigail Smith and lived many years in Gardiner. She belonged to Gardiner Methodist Church and Merry Meeting Club. Surviving daughters include Mrs Hobart Ames of Bath and Mrs Harry Hooper of Gardiner. Burial is in the cemetery at Surry.

Hobart S. Ames Dummer Street Gardiner

Funeral for Charles Johnsen at Mayo Funeral Residence

Charles Johnsen funeral held Friday at two p m at the Mayo Funeral Residence Rev Chester B Oliver officiated A Bath Iron Works electrical department delegation attended in a body Bearers were Cecil Fullerton Roland Halman Robert Calley and Kenneth McDonald Burial in the family lot at Oak Grove

Charles Johansen Mayo Chester B. Oliver Electrical Department Bath Iron Works Cecil Fullerton Roland Halman Robert Calley Kenneth McDonald Oak Grove

Henry E. Laurie Dies in Bath After Illness

Henry E. Laurie 61 died suddenly at his Pine Street home after a two week illness. Born October 8, 1883 in Eastbrook, he lived in Sullivan since boyhood and worked as a stone cutter. He later joined Bath Iron Works defense work in the tin shop. Surviving are his wife Alice Carpenter Laurie and several relatives. Funeral plans set for North Sullivan with burial in Sullivan.

Henry E. Laurie Pine Street Mr. Laurie Eastbrook Hancock County William Nellie Scammon) Laurie Sullivan Will I. Havel Stone Works Mrs. Laurie Bath Bath Iron Works David A. Hooper Alice (Carpenter) Laurie Harriet Bartlett Hervey Scammon Hancock Laurie North Sullivan

Death of John C Dowling in Tampa at 55

John C Dowling 55 of Bath died November 20 in Tampa Florida after a short illness with pneumonia. Born October 16 1889 in Randolph he worked at Armour and Co Gardiner and later managed the Beal grocery in Bath. Survived by wife Maud Dowling Tampa a son Lt John Dowling three brothers and two sisters.

Bath Tampa Fla John C. Dowling Randolph James M Margaret (Burke) Dowling Tampa Fla Bath Iron Works Dowling J. Robert Dowling USA Marjorie Nichols Arthur Nichols Cobbroad Maud Dowling Lieut. Dowling George Frederick Southbridge Mass Benjaming Rockland Theresa Dowling William Shea

Mrs Nellie Bennett Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Nellie Bennett of 823 Middle Street dies after a long illness. Survived by husband Daniel Bennett six daughters two sons a sister and nine granddaughters and seven grandsons. Funeral at Mayo Funeral Residence Tuesday at two in the afternoon.

Nellie Bennett Middle Street Daniel Bennett Vernard Flemings Roland McIntosh Lawrence Babb Grace Bennett Irma Bennett City Alton Carver Portland Ralph Bennett Bath Clyde D. Bennett Patchogue Long Island N. Y Ida Ward

Fields Funeral Held at Mayo Home

The funeral of Mary White Fields took place Monday afternoon at two at Mayo Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiated as many relatives and friends attended. Bearers were George Fields Harold Freeman Philip Pinel Donald Specht Lawrence Specht and Christopher Kelley. Interment was in the Oak Grove family lot.

Mary White Fields Mayo Funeral Home David L. Wilson George Fields Harold Freeman Philip Pinel Donald Specht Lawrence Specht Christopher Kelley Oak Grove

Also Mentioned on This Page

Corliss Street Church Myrtle Lodge Charles A. Lermond Weeks Street Cosmo Garden Club Mrs. Richardson Maine Central Ferries Mary W. Fields Adelina Treworgy MR. Johannsen Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston Washington Bt
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