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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1951

Page

5

Richmond and area youths enlist in Army at Augusta station

Donald R. Foss and Byron W. Sutherburg, both 17 of Richmond, have enlisted in the U S Army and reported to Fort Devens Mass. with their brothers also serving. The two enlisted at the Augusta Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. Richmond Lodge S O O F held its annual officer installation with Irving Brown as installing officer. The Richmond Board of Trade discussed a campaign to attract new industries using a pamphlet titled This Maine Town Wants To Grow. Four clubs and organizations held meetings, electing officers and noting activities. Personal items include a Navy reunion at Silver home, Sidelingers return from service, and funeral notices for Michael A Dowd of Gardiner and Richmond connections.

Donald R. Foss Basil B. Foss Richmond Byron W. Sutherburg John F. Sutherburg U. S. Army Fort Devens Mass Foss Basil Daniel Sutherberg Bruce Augusta Army and Air Force Richmond Lodge Irving Brown Grand Lodge of Maine Richmond Board of Trade Maine Ames Worsted Co Federal Shoe € O Harold Brown Philip Dow Priscilly Riske Carroll Brown Dorothy Gray Roberta Singleton Frederick Raynes Zelma Brown Arjorie Curtis Richmond Extension Association Firemen's Hall Edith Sullivan Richmond Lodge of Masons Masonic Hall Eva Yeaton Gardiner Road Dorothy Jovin Topsham Fair Enterprise Grange Héminaton Enterprise Grange Hall Mt. Carmel Madelin B. Stevens Jonathan Hunt Harmon Millward Patten Hawthorne Sarah A. Shaw Genesta Bath Bessy Frangidakis Illinois Nellie Urisk Olivet Lewiston Davis Hutchins Mystic Litchfield Montana Linda Wadleigh Rose of Sharon Orange Robert S. Wallace Linwood Fredericks Gwendolyn Douglass George Brown Fred Teele Irene Little Myron Douglass Lucy Tarr A. R. Palmer Ceres Dorothy Wallace Pomona Barbara Fredericks Flora Vena Brown Priscilla Riske S. A Robert E. Silver Joseph A. Julian Sands Point Port Washington Silver Robert E. Sidelinger Unidad Sgt Sidelinger U. S. Marines Leslie F. Roberts Cleveland National Conference of Embalming Boards National Funeral Directors Association Ralph Fossett Gardiner

Charles Morton Friend and Charles Morton Obituaries

Charles Morton formerly toll collector on the Richmond Dresden bridge died Oct 3 at his sister Mrs Harry Low’s Brockton home, with interment at Cape Cod. Erlon G Umberhind, 48, died after illness, born Richmond May 3, 1903, son of Lister and Agnes Anderson Umberhind.

Charles Morton Richmond-Dresden Harry Low Brockton Cape Cod Mass Erlon G. Umberhind Erlon George Umberhind Richmond Lister Agnés Anderson

Woolwich Notes and Local News Board

Woolwich residents share California visits and family updates as World Fellowship service planned at Woolwich Center Baptist Church. A Woolwich couple and relatives visit from Glendale Oakland and Day's Ferry while births, injuries, travel tales, hunting feats, and a car trip memory weave through the community column.

Brunswick to test GE mercury street lights in business district

Brunswick will trial five mercury vapor fixtures from General Electric in the Bath area as merchants assess potential replacement of existing lamps. The test aims to brighten the lower Maine Street business district, seen as overdue for improvement.

Brunswick Bath General Electric Co Zens Maine Street

Service at Georgetown Church Draws Out of Town Guests

Miss Maude Thayer led the Sunday service at Georgetown church with an unusually large Fall congregation. Guests included Miss Luella Ballentine of Whitinsville who sang with the choir and offered the offertory. The article notes a nostalgia for old home ties as locals and visitors from nearby towns gather, recounting visits by families connected to Riggsville and Georgetown Center and news of local residents' recent activities.

Maude Thayer Georgetown Harry Bedford Fred Hinckley Place West Georgetown Luella Ballentine Whitinsville Mass Thayer Norway China Paris Denmark Maine Riggsville Robinhood Horatio Keeler Leonora Shea Nathaniel Emma Shea Roy Campbell Iviligge Westport Keeler Massachusetts Jameson Beverly Lee Grace Pratt Pratt Belle Heald Springvale Maude Trafton Lewis Prency Arthur Bedford William Zorach Peggy Lawrence Doore Paris Hill Leon Shepard Lincoln Walton Gray Irving Shattuck Georgetown Center Mount Vernon Shattuck Little Pine ‘Grove Walton Walter F. Powers Lisbon Howard D. Penley Benjamin Riggs Adolph Spear Mildred Barrage Wiscasset

Boston project delayed by cold weather on site

The Boston building project faced a weather pause with a 10 below zero morning temperature making work difficult. Social notes mention Miss Dorothy W. Stuart Miss Laura Boyd entertaining guests Miss Belle Heald and Mrs. Elsie Dunton with a trip to Orr's Island and Bailey Island and dining in Brunswick.

Boston Dorothy W. Stuart Laura Boyd Belle Heald Elsie Dunton Orr’s Island Bailey Island Brunswick Ralph Dunton Bath Carolyn St. Martin Washington Street Florence McGee Everett Robinhood Roland E. Peterson Petersons Bar Harbor John P. Stone Short Hills N. J MacMahan Carroll P. Powers Greenwich Conn Frank Crandall Salem Mass Roland Peterson Crandall Peggy Cross Long Island Edwin F. Hussa New York City MacMahon Cornelius A. Boissevain Philadelphia William Bisseth Andy Colby College Boissevains Jimmy Haverford College Tommy Engineering School Frank Dunton Harold Dunton Portland Duntons Vincent MacMahan Herbert Marlow Chewonki Neck Woolwich Flying Point Ralph Carlisle, Jr Betty Stuart Winchester Kennnebec Point Herbert Lane Quincy Lane Coast Guard Philip Dalrymple Ellesley Farms Kennebec Point Charles MacMahan Malden Georgetown Center Oakley F. Thibodeau Theodore Camellia Weymouth Harmon’s Harbor George Blackwell, Jr Seguinland Howard Goddard Dingley’s Island George Blackwell East Harpswell George Kelsea Chester Kelsea Myron Kelsea Auburn Edgar Kelsea Bangor Working League William A. Todd Peterson

Community groups plan Halloween party and visits

The Good Neighbor Club and Ladies Auxiliary met with families in Bath and nearby towns. They voted to sponsor a Halloween party and treasure hunt at Library Hall and discussed a Christmas sale while plans for sending get well cards to a convalescing member and other local events were set.

Good Neighbor Club Victor Pinkham Library Hall Harlan Pinkham Albert Moore Rowe O. T. Rowe Russell Pinkham Gerald Beals Topsham George, Gray Elm Street Baptist Church Bath Philip Pinkham Alfred Rowe, Jr Joan Hagan Marlene Pinkham Pinkham Sylvia Pinkham Rosalyn Reginald Pinkham Clayton Hanna Faylene Rowe Georgetown Nat Hasenfus Hasenfus C. A. Hasenfus Newton Center Mass Sacred Heart Church Waldo C. Hasenfus Orchester Tee Albert Hasenfus Aniel Hasenfus Waldo aSenfus Grace Watson Newton Lillian Fuller West Roxbury Roxbury Staffeld Arthur Cochrane Edward Talbot Mansfield Moore Gott’s Cove Royal River Yarmouth Elson Harford William Plummer Capt Plummer George Smith Virginia Hunt Dorchester

Social notes from Bath and surrounding towns

Local residents and visitors are listed at Bath Georgetown Center Seguinland and nearby areas. Names include Mrs Peterson Mrs Bisseth Mr LeMair Mr Graham Miss Davis Norman Fitzpatrick Francis Sutherland and Miss Beane among others with mentions of residences University of Maine student status and a teaching substitution at Georgetown Central school. A diesel powered shovel moved from the Knubble to a gold road job in Arrowsic.

Peterson William Bisseth J. Willebecek LeMair Pownal David Graham Freeport Seguinland Sidney Dalrymple Peter Middle Dyke Farm Aliie Proctor Bath Henry Tarbox Robinhood Frank King Fred P. Oliver Wakefield Mass Georgetown William Hosford Fairfield Hosford Cottage Robin‘hood Clement McMahan Maureen Davis Norman Fitzpatrick Augusta Davis Ralph Davis Fitzpatrick University of Maine Janice Beane Francis Sutherland William MacDonald Knight House Georgetown Center Walter Reid Beatrice Boutin Georgetown Central School Cornish Aude FP Hayer First Baptist Church Knubble Arrowsic

Odd Fellows Install Officers Monday Night

Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows installed officers Monday evening after a ham supper in the dining room. Guests from Brunswick and Freeport lodges attended. Officers were installed by District Deputy Grand Master Oliver W Brockeltand and staff, with two posts left unfilled.

Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows Cedric Sukeforth Winfield Knight Brunswick Freeport Oliver W. Brockeltand Warder James E. Knight Artland Rogers Harold Carter Wilbur Casey Domenic H. Cardosi Loring J. Brown Robert E. Newman Noble Grand Merton Cousins Arthur McCullum Earl Carliste John Breen Inside Guardian Clarence Rogers Outside Guardian

Opening of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915

The Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado opened in 1915 marking a major addition to the national park system. The creation reflected early 20th century conservation efforts and established a landmark for outdoor recreation and preservation.

Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado

Sewall Chapter Receives Invitation to Rededication Event

Mrs Lile Niles regent of Col Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R received a letter from State Regent Mrs Peter Beek er inviting local members to attend the rededication of the Colonel Timothy Bigelow marker in Eus tis on the new site north of Cathedral Pines. Host chapter is Colonel Asa Whitcomb Chapter Kingfield. The article notes broader DAR activity under President General James B Patton including a Rockland address at Farnsworth Museum and coverage in the October Press Digest Indian projects led by National chairwoman Mrs Earl Foster of Oklahoma City. Boxes of clothing beads and supplies are needed for Indian education and St Marys High School in Springfield SD receives over $1,000 annually from DAR members.

Lile Niles Col. Dummer Sewall Peter Beeaker Rumford Timothy Bigelow Eustis Cathedral Pines Asa Whitcomb Kingfield Farnsworth Museum Press Digest Earl Foster Oklahoma City Okla Union St. Mary’s High School Springfield South Dakota Dummer Sewall

WITCH SPRING PIPE CLEANED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS

Maine State Senator Joseph W. Larrabee and County Commissioner Charles B. Doyle cleaned a clogged 75-foot water pipe from Witch Spring to Bath’s outlet. They restored full water flow after hours of work in the October sun, aided by former commissioner Roscoe Bailey.

West Bath Witch Spring Hill Maine Joseph W. Larrabee Charles B. Doyle Witch Spring Bath Larrabee Doyle Roscoe Bailey

Obituary of Emma H. McNeill 69 Bath resident

Emma H. McNeill, 69, longtime Bath resident, died October 10 at Memorial hospital after a two day stay. Born October 9, 1882, in Prince Edward Island, she was the daughter of Peter and Margaret Matthews McNeill. Survived by five nieces and five nephews, all of Bath or nearby Elizabeth New Jersey, plus relatives in New Jersey.

Emma H. McNeill Bath Memorial Hospital Morris Upham Oliver Street Ee Edward Island Peter and Margaret Mathews McNeill Paul Stinson Stephen Johns Edward Burns William Kaizer Elizabeth, N. J Warren McNeill Edward David Burleigh George McNeill Chattam N. J Alfred McNeill

Philip H. Morton Dies in Boston After Illness

Philip H. Morton of Boston and former Auburn resident died Saturday at Boston City Hospital after a year of illness. He founded Morton Hall and Rounds in Lewiston and Philip Morton Co. in Auburn, led Morton Woolen Products in Boston, and last worked for Schirmer Atherton Co. Survivors include two daughters Eugenia Lee Miller and Patricia Morton of Boston and half brother Fred Morton of Bath. Funeral service was Tuesday at four from Waterman’s chapel Kenmore Square Boston.

Philip H. Morton Boston Auburn Boston City Hospital Flfth Morton, Hall & Rounds Lewiston Philip Morton Co Morton Woolen Products Co Schirmer- Atherton Co Herbert Eugenia Lee) Miller Patricia Morton Fred Morton Bath Waterman’s Chapel Kenmore Square

Couple Turned Over to Boston Police on Morals Charge

Miss Gloria Hughes 30 of Allston and Charles M Donahue 29 of Jamaica Plain were handed to Boston police after arrest on a morals charge. They pleaded not guilty in municipal court and were held. They faced Massachusetts charges for suspected bad checks and were returned for action on prior counts.

Gloria Hughes Allston Charles M. Donahue Jamaica Plain Mass Boston Massachusetts Bay State

Filling station to be moved as store relocates

Work will start at once as a plumbing and heating supply store moves to a new location. The cement filling station may be torn down or moved to the rear for storage with disposal undecided. Purchasers listed include Sampson Ripley and others. deed shows about $33,000 in stamps.

O. M. Redson Sampson Mr. Ripley Lewis B. Swett Roberta B. Putney Lois S. Earle Martha B. Bridge

Senator Smith to Speak at Topsham Grange Event and Supper

Senator Smith is announced to speak alongside soloist Verna Grover and Angelina Renshaw who performed Gates Ajar. A public turkey supper is planned for Oct 25. Overseer William Small Jr and Estella Doughty of Pomona are invited as guest officers for Topsham Grange Saturday night. Mrs Ada Sweetser of South Windham returns from a Summer in Moncton N B with her son. She previously lived in Bath during World War II at the home of Dr Ardenne A Stott on Park Street.

Arthur Hunt Edwin Berry Kathy Arthur Berry Bath Ralph Gay Lester McNeil Smith Gertrude Smith William Plummer Winnifred Susan Briggs William Tarr Merrymeeting Camp Thomas Watson Little River Road Branwell Harford Nova Scotia Herman Barter Lawrence Perow Vernon E. Gray William Grady Roxbury Mass Arthur Marr Malden Parker Stuart Melrose Marr Cottage Neil Boynton Newton Buggs Cottage H. L. Richardson Choate Haddock Somerville Bristol Briggs Harvey Hutchinson Canton Helen Huskins Eugene Reynolds Georgetown Russell Pinkham Kittery Marion Ainley Gertrude Nelson Cambridge Ainley Cottage Charles Jones Ada MacGillivary John MacGillivary Baby Percy MacGillivary Nathaniel Hasenfus West Roxbury Seguinland Azuba Holland Carrie Isabel Stevens Francis Pierce Joseph Larkin Marr Izetta Pinkham Chester Portland Ernest Quimby Massachusetts William Marr Traverse Jury Superior Court Richard Emberly Verna Grover Angelina Renshaw William Small, Jr Estella Doughty Pomona Topsham Grange Ada Sweetser South Windham Moncton N. B

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