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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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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Eleanor King Umberhind
George
Joyce
Anet
Celine Leon
Wallace
Lloyd
Los Alamos
N. M
Michael A. Down
Michael A. Dowd
Roosevelt Hospital
Charles
Dorothy Beasley Dowd
David
Richard
Charles Down
Staten Island
N. Y
Beatrice Beasley
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gariier
White Mountains
Woolwich Center
World Fellowship
Foreign Missionary Boards
The
American Baptist Churches
Daniel W. Staffeld
California
Costello P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Percy Bailey
Samuel Fullerton
Glendale
William Stinson
Mary Stinson
Oakland
Walter Nickerson
Patricia Bean
Poughkeepsie
Nickerson
Samuel Guptill
Day’s Ferry
Miss Bean
Guptill
Bruce Bean
Day's, Ferry
Livermore Falls
William H. Resser
Kermit Bennett
Guilford
Kermit Craig
Bennett
Marilyn Temple
Albert Temple
William Knowlton
Monmouth
Loring Edgerly
Spinning Wheel Club
Irving Miller
Westfield
Louise Miller
Woodrow Miller
Horace Edwards
Larry Edwards
Sagadahoc Ferry
Hollis Leeman
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Sherwood Francis
Bath Iron Works
Myers Reed
Arrowsi Road
Victor Slagan
Greenland
Metcalf and Eddy
Statler
ODD Fellows
Memoriam
Silas Lee Merry
Wile
Nellie Merry
Marius H. Page
North Street
Kennebec
Sewall
Emma H. M’neill
Ouple
Boston Police
Senator Smith
Mercy
Arthur F.mayo& Son
High Street