Bath couple wed in for Bath High Street ceremony
Miss Gertrude B. Shumway and Frank E. Harvie married Saturday afternoon at the Shumway home with Rev. Joseph O. Purdue. A reception followed at Hotel Phoenix as out-of-town guests joined family from Bath and Augusta. The bride, daughter of J. C. Shumway, is secretary to City Manager Mittendorf. the groom, son of William N. Harvie, works in accounting at Bath Iron Works. They will reside at 7 North Street after a motor trip to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude B. Shumway
Frank E. Harvie
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Hotel Phoenix
Everett Wallace
Bath
Isidore Arik
Old Town High School
McIntosh Business College
Ralph M. Mittendorf
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Harvie
Canada
North Street
John Shumway
South Berwick
William Shumway
Saco
William Coakley
Augusta
Clyde Farrell
Old Town
George Harvie
Portland
Thomas Oliver
Portsmouth
N. H
James Moran
Brookline
Mass
Benefit Card Party At Day's Ferry Home
A benefit card party was held Wednesday last week at the Day's Ferry home of Miss Marcia Stinson for Riverside Cemetery. Five tables were in play with refreshments served afterward. Prizes went to Mrs. Henry Dubar Mrs. Ethel Cornish Mrs. Howard Kirkpatrick Miss Florence Carlton and Joseph Oliver. Attendees included several named local residents and many helped by Mrs. Carle Longfellow Mrs. Mason Carter and Mrs. Milton C. Trott. The event is part of a series for cemetery support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Stinson
Day’s Ferry
Riverside
Carle Longfellow
Mason Carter
Milton C. Trott
Henry Dubar
Ethel Cornish
Howard Kirkpatrick
Florence Carlton
Joseph Oliver
Carlton Trott
Raymond Clark
Charlotte Chase
Brian M. Jewett
John Leonard
Mabel Jack
Eugene Cromwell
Fred Brown
Albert Humphrey
Nautical murals adorn Bath Savings Institution walls
Last week the Bath Savings Institution unveiled a three wall mural installation depicting Bath shipbuilding history. Photographic montages show vessels from Bath Iron Works and Arthur Sewall era, with prints produced by Kaufman and Fabry Co. and arranged by Douglas Photo Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Savings Institution
Bath
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Douglas
Waterman Bros
West Bath
Allan Spear
United States
Spear
Arthur Sewall
Shenandoah
Arthur Sewall & Co
Mary V. Neville
Florence M. Penley
Percy & Small
Coast Guard
Higgins
Mr. Douglas
Herbert Douglas
Kaufman & Fabry Co
Chicago
U.S.S. Nicholas
U.S.S. Frank Knox
Topsham Fair Exhibits Win Prizes for 4-H Club Members
Bath and West Bath 4-H members at Topsham fair earned blue red and white ribbons for sewing apron and holder projects. Marie Michaud Joan Batch elder and others received top prizes while Virginia Whitney and Roland Barter led dairy and craft entries with showmanship and red ribbon honors. Hugo Sandelin, former West Bath resident, judged daily shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
West Bath
Topsham Fair
Katherine Lenfest
Marie Michaud
Joan Batchelder
Joan Giacobbe
Juaneta Estes
Susan Watt
Jane Allen
Jean Brown
Marjorie Bourget
Harriet MacDougal
Claire Wing
Bonnie Belanger
Loretta Barter
Bethel Estes
Jeannine Pomerleau
Kateri Costain
Virginia Whitney
Martha Wood
Judith Lesier
Janet Cohen
Ann Cohen
Elaine Pinkham
Dorothy Thompson
Mohiba Plans Unveiled by Morse High Student Council
Morse High announces the twenty second Mohiba to be held November 30 through December 2. Talent Parade advisers include Austin Miler and Miss Catharine Leonard with Sally Grant and George Worden as student chairmen. Program chairpersons are Mrs Ruth Wilson and Miss Katherine Conley, Everett Pouliot as student chairman. Financial oversight by Mrs Margaret Flaherty and Mrs Catherine Huse, Jeannine Bisson and Beverly Allegrin as student captains. Publicity advisers are Mrs Louise ayo and Robert Clunie, Lasca Huse as student chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Miler
Catharine Leonard
Sally Grant
George Worden
Ruth Wilson
Katherine Conley
Everett Pouliot
Margaret Flaherty
Catherine Huse
Jeannine Bisson
Beverly Allegrin
Louise Ayo
Robert Clunie
Lasca Huse
Pilot Wes Harrington Receives Private License in Phippsburg
Wesley Harrington of Phippsburg earned his private pilot's license Sunday from Leon White's New Meadows Flying Service, marking a milestone in local aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Harrington
Phippsburg
Leon White
New Meadows
Katula Tilton Wedding at St. Marys Church
Miss Dolores Marie Tilton married Richard Charles Katula at St. Marys Catholic Church in a 6 45 am nuptial mass. A wedding breakfast followed for immediate families. The bride wore a slate gray suit with forest green accessories and yellow roses. The groom’s sister Evelyn Katula attended as bridesmaid. Edward Manion was best man. The couple plans to live at Raymond Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Marie Tilton
Richard Charles Katula
St. Mary’s
Evelyn L. Katula
Edward W. Manion
Stork Shower For Mrs N Elwood Coffin
A prettily appointed stork shower was given for Mrs. N Elwood Coffin of West Bath last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Harold Ferguson with Mrs. Ferguson and Miss Marjorie Cummings as hostesses. Pink and blue decorations framed the gifts in a large basket. Guests included Mrs Redford Christianson Mrs Randall Merry Mrs Ralph Merry Mrs Herman Coombs Mrs Samuel Guptill Mrs Alvah Morse Mrs Jack Waterhouse Mrs Herbert Lindau Miss Flossie M Beals Miss Marjorie Cummings and Mrs Lawrence R Vail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Elwood Coffin
West Bath
Harold Ferguson
Ferguson
Marjorie Cummings
Pre-nuptial Shower Honors Mrs. Bernice Frederickson
Mrs. Bernice Frederickson was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower Tuesday evening hosted by Miss Barbara Burden at 23 Bedford Street. A buffet lunch was served and gifts were exchanged as attendees enjoyed a social evening with singing and a pianist. Guests included Mrs. Dorothy Wood Miss Virginia Reed and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Frederickson
William F. White
Barbara Burden
Bedford Street
Dorothy Wood
Virginia Reed
Christine Watts
Rebecca Holbrook
Nell Black
Irene Harnish
Arlene Anderson
Jeanette Kelley
Kay Rollins
Alice Irish
Fostered Cats Bring Neighbors Close in Quirky Tale
Mrs. Thomas S. Gibbons and former Mayor Walter Rogers foster a mother cat and three kittens after finding them near a garage. The yard becomes their home, a rainstorm shelters them, and a kitten moves to the Shumways. A nearby woman then takes the remaining cats, while city officials attend a Maine Municipal Association meeting in Lewiston and the Lewiston High band plays at City Hall before Gov Payne and auditor Charles Fox speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Gibbons
Walter Rogers
Leslie Shumway
Jean
Susan
Rogers
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Jason A. Merrill
Lewiston
Maine Municipal Association
Donah W. Hanks, Jr
American Municipal Association
Washington, D. C
Bath Begins Beautification of Western Highway Approach
The Bath beautification project started with 73 evergreen shrub plantings on three traffic islands along Route 1. Goodall Tree Expert Co. supplied and planted shrubs while the city road, cemetery, park, and disposal departments prepared soil and sod. Further plantings depend on funds, with local groups urged to join the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Leeman Highway
Route 1
Goodall Tree Expert Co., Inc
Portland
Highway Department
Cemetery & Park Board
Disposal Area Department
Georgetown teen announces engagement to Navy member
Lester Powers of Georgetown announces engagement of his daughter Ann Powers to Richard T. Hersom of the Hersom family. Ann is a Morse High School senior. Hersom serves with the United States Navy at Great Lakes, Illinois. No wedding date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Powers
Georgetown
Ann
Richard T. Hersom
R. T. Hersom
Court Street
Miss Powers
Morse High School
Mr. Hersom
United States Navy
Great Lakes, Ll
Bowdoinham Booster Night and Community Notices
Bowdoinham held Booster Night at Merrymeeting Grange with a full program of readings music stunts and discussions plus a monthly meeting update for Comfort Branch Sunshine Society and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fireman's Association. Personal items note travels visits and local hospital fundraisers and a move to monthly meetings starting Nov. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Grange
Arthur Curtis
Reading
Carver
Harold Hobart
C. P. Curtis
Grange
Hazel Denham
Chester Hobart
Frances Haley
Hazel Turner
Eddie Haley
May Gould
Comfort
Sunshine Society
Lillian Gilpatrick
Fireman's Association
Linwood Hackett
Linda
Steve
George Hackett
Bangor
Ora Titcomb
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Clifford Gray
Bowdeinham
James Allen
Portland
River Road
Raymond Tibbetts
Richard Denham
Patten
Leon Mitchell
Sabois River
Erland Curtis
Jerry
Mrs Lydia May Harris 92 Dies After Illness at Morang
Mrs Lydia May Harris died Sunday evening at Morang nursing home after a three month illness. Born in Belgrade June 29 1857 she was daughter of Cromwell and Jane Merchant. She was twice married first to Barter then to J Franklin of Gardiner both deceased. A longtime Richmond resident she belonged to the Methodist church. No near relatives. Funeral Tuesday at Roberts funeral rooms Richmond Reverend Bennett officiating burial in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia May Harris
Morang
Roberts Funeral Rooms
Richmond
Bennett
Rev John Palmer dies in Bowdoinham at 97
The Rev. John Palmer died early this morning at his Bowdoinham home after a two weeks illness. He led Maine churches before moving to Bowdoinham in 1928 and served the local Methodist church until retirement in 1941. He and Anna May King Palmer celebrated their 50th anniversary on Sept 20. Survived by two daughters Alice and Eva Palmer. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palmer
Bowdoinham
Maine
Methodist Church
Anna May King Palmer
Rev. Palmer
Orneville
Henry
Helen Brown Palmer
Palmer
Alice Palmer
Eva Palmer
Warren High School
Warren
Mass
Mrs Burgon to Spend Winter in Malden with Son-in-Law
Mrs Myra Burgon of Middle Street will close her home Thursday and travel to Malden Massachusetts to spend the winter at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Howard Patchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Burgon
Middle Street
Malden
Mass
Howard Patchell
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VU. S. S. Frank Knok
West Bath Club
Mohiba
Katula
Tilton
Bride
Morse High
W. T. Grant Store
Stork
Mrs. Fredericson
Cat and Kittens
Bath Garden Club
Garden Club
Emily Rideout
Shawn
Milton Given
George Ackley
Mabel Heath
Wendall Heenie
Upton
Chestnut Street Methodist Church
Astrid Borjsson
Magnolia
Magnolia Manor
North Shore
Lamson & Goodwin
Russell
Woolwich
Call Brunswick
Farn City
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