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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1945

Page

4

Richmond Masons Host Officers Night and Union Ball

Mt Carmel Chapter No 51 OES held an officers night with a 6:30 chicken supper for over 100 guests. Guests included Elinor Foster and Past Grand Matron Sarah Shaw. The Richmond Fire Department planned its first annual ball Oct 19 at the grange hall with Joe Avery's Bath orchestra.

Aegular Mt. Carmel O.E.S Solon Purinton Fred Duren Genista Hawthorne Electa Marion Golden Sheaf Olive Branch Pioneer Wiwarna Rose of Sharon Queen Esther Crystal Garrison Hill Elinor Foster Sarah Shaw Genesia Clare Ames Hazel Libby

Gull in Chimney Stuns Sagadahock Store

A gull carcass blocked the Sagadahock Fruit Co. chimney on Front Street causing poor draft. A chimney sweep cleared the obstruction and removed the dead seabird, restoring the chimney’s draw.

Sagadahock Fruit Co Front Street

Funeral for Mrs. Fan nie E Williams at Georgetown

Services held Sunday at First Baptist Church for 87 year old Mrs. Fan nie E Williams wife of Thomas L Williams of West Georgetown. She passed after a hip injury and hospital death on Oct 12 with Rev. Frank Koehlwetter conducting and burial in Oak Cemetery. Local notices include school enrollments and community updates from Robinhood area.

Fannie E. Williams First Baptist Church Thomas L. Williams West Georgetown John Martha (Emmons) Hunt Willett Waltham Mass Gilbert Gunnell Williams Frank Koehlwetter John Blackie Alfred Rowe Oak Cemetery William A. Todd Frank Heald Clarence Oliver Harry Heald John R. Blackie Joseph Higgins

Notable Residents Visit and Travel Highlights

Week in St Joseph and surrounding towns brings a stream of visitors. Dorothy Stuart returns from New York Philadelphia and Hillsboro with Mrs. Frank Boyd. Mr and Mrs A S Cunningham and Pvt Shirley Cunningham visit town. Stanley Flewelling and daughter, former Woolwich residents, stay tied to Skowhegan home. Fred Oliver and Lawrence Blenkhorn return to Melrose and Burlington after duck hunting. Theodore Stewart of Brookline visits Kennebec Point for the holiday.

St. Joseph Dorothy Stuart New York Philadelphia Hillsboro N. H Frank Boyd A. S. Cunningham Shirley Cunningham Stanley Flewelling Woolwich Alfred Rowe Skowhegan Fred Oliver Lawrence Blenkhorn Melrose Burlington Mass Mr. Oliver Theodore Stewart Brookline Kennebec Point

Maytag Adds Appliances to Line in New Product Preview

Maytag announces automatic washers and driers, gas and electric, a gas range, and an electric frozen food locker to its line. Globe-American Corp will produce Dutch Oven gas ranges for Maytag. Release notes market timing not set. gas range and freezer eyed for early next year.

Maytag Ralph Pinkham Fred Maytag II Newton Maytag Company Globe-American Corporation Kokomo Ind

Probate Court Ledger Details Wills and Administrations

Second October session of Probate Court records multiple filings and actions. Wills filed include J Edwin Ames, Byron M Campbell, John A Lord, Mary Lee Lord, Harry E Stetson, Annie J Cressey, Annie Murray. Administrations filed for Ida C Purington and Harvey Hathorne. Inventories filed for Edmund M Staples and Albra J Small. Accounts filed for Lottie M Cobb and Ethel Ralston. Accounts and estates named include Charles H Vinal, George W Rooke, Etta M Shaw and Clifford Belanger.

Probate J. Edwin Ames Richmond John H. O'Brien Byron M. Campbell Georgetown Grace M. Campbell John A. Lord Bath Mary Lee Harry E. Stetson Daniel Williams Annie J. Cressey Winfield S. Cressey Annie Murray John P. Carey Sadie Barstow Ida C. Purington Carlos C. Purington Harvey P. Hathorne Woolwich Waldo L. Hathorne Edmund M. Staples Bernice D. Staples Albra J. Small Topsham Lizzie E. Small Lottie M. Cobb Bowdeinham Jessie M. Ames Ethel Ralston Homer M. Potter Charles H. Vinal Edward Bridgham George W. Rooke Etta M. Shaw George L. Higgins Clifford Belanger Charles ‘T. Small D.b.n T.a

Card of Thanks for Mrs Williams Obituary

Neighbors and friends express sympathy and kindness during the illness and passing of Mrs. Thomas N Williams. Thomas N Williams and family note West Georgetown. October 18, 1945.

Thomas N. Williams West Georgetown

Birthday party for Eleanor Rowe Davis at Library hall

Eleanor Rowe Davis celebrated her second birthday with a party for 16 guests at Library hall. The event featured cookies, popcorn, candies, cake with two candles, and gifts including money. Her father serves in the Navy in Samar, Philippines, and photos were taken for him.

Eleanor Rowe Davis Vincent Davis Library Hall Navy Samar Philippines Kenneth Janice Pinkham Woodrow Gray Ronald Roger Pinkham Wayne MacGillivary Lloyd Franklin Pinkham James Davis Donald Pinkham Virginia Moore Victor Pinkham Stephen Thibodeau Marcia Cunningham Arthur Nelson Lermond Davis Orland Moore Percy MacGillivary Lloyd Pinkham Carl Cunningham Rudolph Pinkham Maynard Thibodeau Helen Pinkham Jacqueline Sawyer Phillip Pinkham Orville Rowe Lermond Rowe Lester Davis Robert Hodgdon Malden Mass William Marr Lawrence Bailey Good Neighbor Club Harland Pinkham Edith ModMohan E. M. Horton New York Cpl Harold Dunton Europe Exeter N. H Marion Stevens D. W. Staffeld Staffeld Betty Staffeld Carl Roy Quincy Reginald Roselyn Kathleen Rittall George Gray Harold Pinkham James Stevens Thomas Watson Georgia Watson Guadalcanal Seabees Russell Boynton Gerry Southard Boston Chester McMahan Bath Harry McNeil Wendell S. Whitmore Elbridge Southard Gerry Robert Hudygdon

Central League Parish Supper Planned For Oct 29

The Central League church group met at the parish house and announced a Halloween party and a parish supper set for Oct 29. Committees led by Mrs. Gardiner Deering and Mrs. Rudolph McRae were named to organize the supper and decorations, with Miss Ethel Blake in charge of dining room duties. A social hour followed with sewing for the Christmas sale and refreshments by Mrs. Steen and Mrs. McRae.

League of Central Church Arthur Pratt Howard McPhee Needlework Guild Gardiner Deering Rudolph McRae Dana McIntire Joseph Thombs J. Haviland Torrey Arthur Brown Harold Borwn George Moses Ethel Blake Lawrence Lord George van Wynen William H. Daley Edward Cummings Harold Avery Howard Steen Carl Stinson

Lyndonia Yacht Sunk in Recent Typhoon at Okinawa

The 210 foot Lyndonia, built for Cyrus H. K. Curtis at a cost of 2 million dollars, sank in the Okinawa typhoon along with two other vessels. It served as a station ship for the Navy Air Transport Service during the war and later became a hotel in South Pacific waters under Pan American Airways. Curtis, Portland born, led Curtis Publishing Co. and funded Portland’s famous organ in City Hall.

Bath Lyndonia Okinawa Cyrus H. K. Curtis Mr. Curtis Portland Curtis Publishing Co Philadelphia Maine U. S. Navy Navy Air Transport Service Curtis Portland City Hall

Mrs Fannie Williams of Georgetown Dies

Mrs Fannie Williams widow of Thomas N Williams of West Georgetown died Friday at Waltham City Hospital Massachusetts after two weeks as a patient from a fall She was born December 27 1857 in Georgetown She and her husband celebrated their 48th anniversary in January Surviving are her husband four sons one daughter five grandchildren and one sister Funeral services were held at Georgetown Center Church with burial in the family lot.

White Naval Reserve Herbert Moore, Jr Francis Bacon Peter Waltham Mass L. H. Rowe Leon Williams Thomas Williams Georgetown Center Church Mary ‘Louise Barbara Pinkham North Yarmouth Academy Arthur Marr Parker Start Malden Howard Bacon William Blenn Sedgemere Road Olive Williams Rowe Melvin Comeau Bath Orville Rowe Southport Mr. Rowe Cora Campbell Phippsburg Ida Hinckley Howard McMahan U.S. Navy Florida Frank McMahan Howard Franz Stevens Bath Memorial Hospital Fairfield Sanitarium Hugh Eisenhauer Maynard Thibodeau Leslie Rowe California Mabel Dickey Dickey Fannie Williams Thomas N. Williams West Georgetown Waltham City Hospital Gilbert G. Gunnell Williams Georgetown John Martha Emmons Hunt First Baptist Church Leon A. Williams Carl J. Williams Bristol Franklin Wheelwater Carroll A. Deering Frederick Moffitt Elizabeth Harris Elizabeth Boutin Grace Cushing

Frank B Miller dies at 76 in Bath

Frank B Miller 76 of 22 Bath street died Sunday at Memorial hospital after about two months illness. A Waldoboro native he worked 30 years in the Hyde Windlass Co. machine shop. Survived by Lena Miller widow and three Bath daughters Irene Denham Ada Thomas and one daughter from a former marriage. Funeral from Flanders Funeral Home Waldoboro and burial in Dutch Neck Cemetery with Rev. George Price officiating.

Frank B. Miller Bath Street Memorial Hospital Waldoboro Miller Hyde Windlass Co Bath Frank A Angeletta Green Miller Lena Miller Irene Denham Ada Thomas Flanders Funeral Home George Price First Baptist Church Dutch Neck Cemetery

Death of Mrs. Sarah G. King in Bath leaves five sons and three daughters

Mrs. Sarah G. King of Franklin Street died Friday morning at Osteopathic Hospital. Born in Ireland Feb 14 1876 she was daughter of Matthias and Nancy Gorham and is survived by five sons Francis W Clarence A and Arthur M King all of Bath Harold M King of Kittery and Arnold King of the U S Navy. Also three daughters Mrs Jesse Allen Mrs Lillian Anderson of this city and Mrs Mildred Booth of New York City. A brother Matthias Gorham of Mississippi and a sister Mrs Jane McCabe of Bath plus grandchildren great grandchildren nieces and nephews. Funeral at Mayo Funeral Residence Monday at two oclock conducted by Rev Charles M Tubbs. The surviving sons of Mrs Sarah G King are Francis W Holmes of East Brunswick Clarence and Arthur M Holmes of Bath Haro-

Dlebury Heald State House Boston Louise Hickland David Hickland Laura Wood Miss Hickland South Pleasant Street Richard Parent Carlton McCobb Dresden Richard Strout Gardiner General Hospital Gertrude Given South Weymouth Mass Lyman Small Walpole Raymond Small New Haven Reed Road Syria Montgomery el Alemain Rommel North Africa Italy Naples Foggia Rome Arno Libya United States Lloyd Balboa Panama Canal Pvt Wallace Umberhind Leyte James Mackillop Thelma Lillian Donald Edwin MacDowell USMC George MacDowell Pembroke Miss Mackillop Woodstock High School Gorham Farmington Teachers’ Colleges Emerson Grammar School MacDowell Princeton High School U. S. Marine Corps South Pacific Guadalcanal New Caledonia New Britain Palieu Brunswick Naval Air Base Princeton Russell Ring Russell Main Street Lee Stilphen Meredith, N. H Paul Stilphen New York Waldoboro Theatre Seth Ridlon Burleigh Ridlon Yarmouth Raymond Curtis France Jean Fred Cornell Janet Cornell Jamaica Plain Gerald Witham Gardiner Street Robert Sommer Robert, Jr San Francisco Worcester Ministers’ District Stanley Marr Norwood Sarah G. King Franklin Street The Osteopathic Hospital Ireland Matthias Nancy Burke Gorham Francis W Clarence A Arthur M. King Bath Harold M. King Kittery Arnold King U.S. Navy Jesse Allen Lillian Anderson This City Mildred Booth New York City Matthias Gorham Mississippi Jane McCabe Mayo Funeral Charles M. Tubbs Francis W. Holmes East Brunswick Clarence Arthur M. Holmes Har

Old M Holmes of Kittery and Arnold Holmes of the UW

A terse note mentions two individuals linked to a Navy context: Old M Holmes of Kittery and Arnold Holmes associated with the UW, with the 8 Navy noted, suggesting a military or organizational tie.

Old M. Holmes Kittery Arnold Holmes UW. 8. Navy

Death of Catherine M. Simonton in Bogota NJ

Mrs. A C Whittier of 19 Russell Street reports the sudden death of her cousin Catherine M Simonton of Bogota New Jersey. A retired language teacher at Weehawken High School for 32 years she traveled abroad five times and studied in Italy and Germany. Funeral services were held at the Rockport Methodist church Friday at one PM.

A. C. Whittier Russell Street Catherine M. Simonton Bogota N. J Miss Simonton Mrs. Whittier Weehauken Italy Rockport Methodist Church

Funeral for Harry L. Mac Neil Held on Pine Street

The funeral of Harry L. Mac Neil was held from his Pine street home Thursday afternoon at two. Rev. Albert R. Freeman officiated with bearers Roland Breton Samuel Povich Linwood Boardman Forest Knight Robert Callan and Chester Rines. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Harry L. Mac Neil Pine Street Albert R. Freeman Roland Breton Samuel Povich Linwood Boardman Forest Knight Robert Callan Chester Rines Oak Grove

Mrs. Sarah G. King Funeral Held at Mayo Residence

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah G. King were conducted at Mayo Funeral Residence by Charles M. Tubbs. Pallbearers were Francis Holmes, Clarence Holmes, Arnold Holmes, and Scott Holmes, with burial in the family lot.

Sarah G. King Mayo Charles M. Tubbs Francis Holmes Clarence Holmes Arnold Holmes Scott Holmes Oak Grove

Indictments Returned In Local Court Actions

Several intoxication cases were heard with respondents pleading guilty. Sentences are expected this afternoon by Justice Williamson. A civil suit by Mrs. Russell Stoddard of the Sandwich Shop on Washington Street seeks about $2,000 from Coca Cola Bottling Co for a cut thumb from a exploding bottle while taking it from a case. attorneys for Stoddard were Edward W. Bridgham and Harold J. Rubin with Locke & Campbell representing Coca Cola.

Williamson Russell Stoddard Washington Street Coca-Cola Bottling Co Edward W. Bridgham Harold J. Rubin Mrs. Stoddard Coca-Cola Company Locke & Campbell Augusta

Truk Fortress Reduced by Air Power in Pacific War

Truk, once the feared Japanese bastion in the Pacific, was bombed into virtual noth ingness. Surrounded by American advances in the Marianas, Marshalls, and Carolines, the atoll fortress was neutralized by air power. From its February 1944 Pearl Harbor strike and daily Liberator bombardments, it declined to a minor target by November when Saipan-based B 29s took over.

Truk Pacific Marianas Marshalls Atoll Carolines Pearl Harbor Marc Mitchel Nippon

Glider Rescue of Five Survives in New Guinea Valley

A WAC and two Army airmen rescued after 46 days in a hostile jungle valley later nicknamed Shangri La. Filipino paratroopers built a glider strip for their extraction in June 1945 as natives watched and even courted the rescuers.

WAC New Guinea Shangri-La

Mrs Elmer Eldridge Returns From New England Trip

Mrs Elmer Eldridge has returned to her home after a week-long visit to Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Elmer Eldridge Massachusetts New Hampshire

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