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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1955

Page

5

Bus schedule and community notices from Richmond area

A United Baptist church school bus route announced for the year serves three age groups with no charge and insurance. Stops include Toothaker farm, Alexander road, Chestnut and Kimball streets, Clay hill, Beedle and River roads, Route 201, Spring Cove, and Richmond corner, reaching the church by 9 50 a.m. Returns after services. Also reports events: a 90th birthday celebration for Mrs Annie Reed with gifts and a three tier cake. a new Lady Lions club formed with officers. Richmond Lodge officers elected. Junior boys planned an outing. Progressive Grange and other clubs met with various plans and social events. numerous personal items and weekend visits noted.

United Baptist Church Toothaker Farm Alexander Road Chestnut and Kimball Streets Clay Hill Beedle River Roads Beedle Road Spring Cove Richmond Corner Annie Reed Earl Preble North Street Clowes Guiou Edith Hodgdon Ada Clark Ray Peacock George Baker Percy Chetley Charles Jewett Clowes Guiou, Jr Earl Dickinson Janice Guiou Rex Bruce Dickinson George Sanford West Dresden James Sidelinger Neal Powers Ernest Purington Eben Baker Leonard Bishop Russell Perry George Clarke Charles Gray Lions Club Richmond Lodge John W. Thrower Merry Meeting Grange Bowdoinham Progressive Grange Hall Cleveland Marriner Progressive Grange Topsham Fair Mothers, Friends and Teachers Club Arlene Gardner Veneranda Sanford Brownie Ideal Home Corner Club Harry Bragdon Sadie Eaton Emma Graves Harland Harrington W. E. Bradford Lakeside N. J Hartley Ranger Freeman Meader Belfast Herbert Hackett New Portland Earl Cronk Boston Beatrice Fuller Lewis Baker Wiscasset T. J. Logen Philadelphia Jane Cora Little Samuel Little Rodney Little Blair Academy Blairstown Sebago Lake Marion Betts Westbrook Livermore Helen Easler Pleasant Vermont

Head of Lettuce Hygiene Tips for Storage

Examine a head of lettuce before storage. Remove any withered leaves discoloration or signs of decay to keep the produce fresh and reduce spoilage.

North Bath Notes Seasonal Chores And Visits

Saturday's cold finished the flower gardens and prompted anti-freeze checks on car radiators. Sundays saw removal of screens and installation of storm doors and windows. The foliage browns as leaves fall, with many trees bare. Local residents visited family or friends in Boston Oakland Portland Wiscasset Small Point and Florida over the weekend. Deer hunting trips yielded a deer for the King household_children and families mentioned include Morse Wing Rockefeller Seavey Taggart Rogers Sukeforth Arsenault King and Wyman.

Samuel Morse Boston Richard Anderson Everett Wing Oakland J. Carroll Wing Burton Wing Portland James Rockefeller Robert Quirk Viola Seavey James Taggart North Street Taggarts Florida Sewall Strout Wiscasset Elmer Rogers Cedric Sukeforth Eugene Dana Gail Syvilla Wyman Small Point Walter Arsenault Arthur King

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Hears Bird Talk Monday

Cosmopolitan Garden Club members heard Mrs Ibra Lawrence describe birds and feeding habits at a Monday meeting. She listed chickadees as favorites and noted 16 bird species fed at her station all summer with cereal fat and doughnuts among top foods. The mid year Federation of Maine session is set for Nov 2 in Augusta with luncheon reservations through Oct 31, Mrs Harold Jennings coordinating.

Garden Club’ Federation of Maine House of Representatives State House Augusta Cosmopolitan Garden Club Federation Milton S. Blackwell Edmund S. Muskie Maine Blaine House Augusta House Harold Jennings Western Avenue Club Ibra Lawrence Lawrence William W. Dennison

Community Boys Club Halloween Party at Wesley Church

The Community Boys Club held its annual Halloween party at Wesley Methodist church with Carlyle Taber supervising. Miss Drusilla Fielding played piano for the grand march and several adults assisted. Prizes went to Bucky Main and Dicky Moody for best costumes. Activities included games bobbing for apples and refreshments. Boys were invited to a feature motion picture at Central Congregational church next Monday. Beginning November first, younger boys meet at 6 pm and older at 7:30 pm after standard time change.

Wesley Methodist Church Carlyle Taber Drusilla Fielding William Hanson Stanley Hunter Otis Ayers Oliver W. Bell Bucky Main Dicky Moody Taber Central Congregational Church Alt Wesley Church

Spareribs with Apple Stuffing Bake Dish

A dish layers spareribs with a bread and apple stuffing on a rack in a shallow pan. A second layer of spare ribs crowns the top. Roast in a 350 degree oven for about ninety minutes and serve with fried apple rings if desired.

Michigan Name Origin From Indian Word Meaning Great Water

The name Michigan derives from an Indigenous term Mishiga maw meaning great water, reflecting the vast bodies of water in the region. The origin ties to Native American language rather than European naming.

Michigan

Preacher Explores Meaning of Master Word at Georgetown

Georgetown notes show Warren Harris of First Baptist lecturing on the term master as used in Luke 5 5 Matthew 23 10 and Matt 22 36. Jesus is presented as appointed leader guide and teacher with local church youth invited to a Halloween party at Library Hall Saturday evening.

Warren Harris First Baptist Church Jesus Harris Georgetown Five Islands Library Hall Central School Alex Cunningham John D. Williams Channing Penley Stanley Kosalka

Local residents visit Georgetown and Robinhood area

Exeter resident visits parishioner in Georgetown while Austin Tarbox from Woolwich and Belle Heald from Wiscasset spend weekends in town. Carrie Carlisle from Wiscasset and Dorothy W Stuart host visitors in Georgetown Center with Laura Boyd of Boston joining Miss Stuart at her home. Edwin Adams from Auburn harvests apples at his Robinhood cottage as George Hopkins of Bath and Charles MacMahan call on Carroll Powers and Lauretta M. Jones.

George A. Powers Robinhood Maynard Albee Alna Clinton Kahler Wiscasset Eugene Rouillard Bath Piscataquis County Abbott Village Mr. Albee Everett D. Stevens Seguinland Clayton Walter Stevens Edward Rowe Riverside N. J Mr. Rowe Ernest Heal Heal Charles MacMahan Clarence B. Hill Massachusetts Marion Clark Sharon Mass Walter Beane Lyman Owen Clark Faith Powers Jackie Colby Arlene Colby Five Islands D. H. Penley Paris Deermont Chipley Fla Honus Hicks West Newton Charles Winn Waltham Marrtown Albert Randall Marshfield William Harrison Hubert Loveitt Georgetown Road Frank Taylor East Vassalboro Bailey Island Clifford Wood Hull Morristown MacMahan Mason Ferris Ridgewood Beatty Exeter N. H Warren Harris Georgetown Lawrence Cloutier Augusta Ralph Davis Georgetown Center Henry A. Tarbox Woolwich Belle Heald Carrie Carlisle Dorothy W. Stuart

Washington Street widening near school begins

Bath's Highway and Sewer Department started three projects on Tuesday. The Washington street widening near Washington Street Primary school will remove a knoll and widen the street after blasting ledge. A Center street sidewalk from Hyde Park to Huse Memorial school will aid student pedestrians from the housing project. Pine street sidewalk repairs, begun a year ago, are being completed to improve safety.

Bath Highway and Sewer Department Washington Street Stanley W. Judkins Center Street Hyde Park Huse Memorial School Pine Street

Talk On Forestry At West Bath Grange Monday Night

West Bath Grange heard Maine State Forestry official Williams Adams detail forest importance to industry with films. County Agent Charles Wastman added brief remarks. Brunswick senior William Garand Jr. won third state prize in National Highway Essay contest. Charles Dauphin named gate keeper for the year. new officers to be installed Nov 7.

West Bath

Rainbow Girls Plan for Hayride Saturday Night

Rainbow Girls Hayride committee met at Cynthia Osgood home to plan a Oct 29 event with Nov 5 as rain date. Attendees and escorts meet at the Masonic Temple at 8 30 p m. Richard Carlson to furnish hay wagons. Chaperones and fees to be announced and collected at the Assembly meeting.

Rainbow Girls Cynthia Osgood Bedford Street Masonic Temple Richard Carlson Miss Osgood Anna Lonn Judy Ashe Merline Osborne Sue Owen

Rev Richards Named Adviser of Pilgrim Fellowship

Rev Craig Richards was introduced as the new adviser for the Pilgrim Fellowship at Central Congregational church during a Sunday meeting. President Mabell Ashe led a session on fundraising and social plans for the year, with Annette Bailey named social committee chair and teammates Carol Henderson and Charles Pierce.

Craig Richards Pilgrim Fellowship Central Congregational Church Mabell Ashe Annette Bailey Carol Henderson Charles Pierce Robert Chaplin Peter Henderson

Five Islands Community News Highlights Local Events

A busy Five Islands bulletin recounts a Bible Study gathering led by Mrs. Orville Rowe, a Teen-Age group Halloween party, and near weekly arrivals and visits. It notes herring catches by Everett and Linwood Stevens, a Boston wedding invitation for Deborah Rugg, and the birth of James Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James McMahan.

Orville Rowe Far Horizons Christians’ Hope Harlan Pinkham D. W. Staffeld Erland Moore William Marr Beulah Miller Reginald Church Kathleen Rittall George Gray Georgetown Five Islands Library Hall Coast Guard Ground Observer Corps Georgetown Central School Everett Linwood Stevens Deborah Rugg Charles Rugg Boston John Earnhardt Cave James McMahan Bath Memorial Hospital James, Jr

Break In Aerial Cable Triggers Bath Power Loss

A high voltage aerial cable break on Washington Street at the Central Maine Power substation caused about an hour of citywide power loss in Bath on Monday. The fault originated in a special Bath Iron Works line, triggering breakers and cutting other city circuits. Police and fire radio units lacked power briefly until City Hall generator began operating within moments, restoring service to regular circuits. The Bath Memorial Hospital avoided the outage. passenger pigeons are said to derive their name from an early Indian term meaning wanderers.

Washington Street Central Maine Power Co Bath North End Harold L. Colbeth, Jr CMP Bath Iron Works Corp Bath Iron Works Hyde Windlass Co City Hall Bath Memorial Hospital

Dresden Residents Change Stores and Military Honor Highlight

Mr and Mrs Donald Bourgois of Middle Bridge store plan move to South Paris with daughter Nancy continuing at Morse High Bath and son Tommy stationed in Europe. Charles Gray buys Bourgois stock for West Dresden, while Pearl Brouillet earns outstanding WAC of the month with a three day pass and post at Fort Devens. Local church and community notes include Dresden Mills Methodist church, Eastern River grange, and a House of Magic Science show on Nov 10.

Donald Bourgois Middle Bridge Paris Nancy Morse High Bath Tommy Europe Bridge Academy Charles Gray West Dresden Pearl Brouillet John Bachman Army Hospital Fort Devens Germany Pearl Arthur Brouillet Brouillet Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Dresden Mills Eastern River Grange Richard Barker Huntoon Hill Grange James Herrick South Dresden St. John's Church Eugene Crommett Gardiner General Electric Co State Library Benjamin Wentworth John Crocket Guilford Elwin Morse Abbot Charles Laws Isaac Berry David Brown Newton Mass D. Bourgois

Polar bear sighted amid Navy shipboard duties aboard Lindenwald

Joseph I. Pouliot and fellow crew members of the dock landing ship Lindenwald encountered a polar bear during a September beach unloading in Arctic Fox Basin. The bear nosed tents and gear, fed by crew, then swam between floes and wandered the beach. A two-hour chase ensued before the bear rested on a floe. No one was harmed and operations resumed.

Joseph I. Pouliot U.S. Navy Antonio Pouliot Robinson Jane Lindenwald Arctic Fox Basin Royal Canadian Mounted Police Navy PA Lilly, Jr

Funeral services for Frederick C. Doyle held in town

Funeral services for Frederick C. Doyle were conducted Tuesday morning at 10 30 from the funeral home of Leslie C Shum way 638 High street with the Rev James L Grant rector of Grace Episcopal church officiating Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove

Frederick C. Doyle Leslie C. Shumway High Street James L. Grant Grace Episcopal Church Oak Grove

Bay Point social notes from Auburn and Bath readers

A sequence of brief Bay Point and Bath weekend updates notes residents visiting cottages, returning from trips, or spending time with relatives. Names include Hagan Gillis Knight Berry Perow Whittaker Leeman Mains Spinney Campbell Carlisle Rideout Ellis Colby Simpson Renaud Powers Moore among others with cottages, Winter departures to Florida Caribbean, and weekend gatherings in Bath and surrounding towns.

Richard Hagan Auburn Thomas Hagan Eleanor Mavis Gillis Viking Florida Caribbean Harry Knight Bath Berrys William Leeman Woolwich Sherman Campbell Mina Hinckley Sumner Mains Mr. Mains Lila M. Spinney Joseph Perow Alfred Perow John Whittaker Whittaker Andrew Butterfield

DeMolay Mothers to Discuss Rummage Sale Plans

The DeMolay Mothers Circle will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in Masonic Temple to complete plans for a rummage sale. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Olive Crabtree and Mrs James Annis.

DeMolay Masonic Temple Olive Crabtree James Annis

Obituary for Irald Sumner Barter 62 Bath

Irald Sumner Barter 62 longtime Bath School Department employee died at home 13 Office Drive born Boothbay February 27 1893 son of Sumner L and Sarah Barter raised at sea he later worked as burner then custodian at Huse and Dike schools He is survived by widow Hazel Munsey Barter four daughters two sisters two brothers seven grandchildren funeral Friday 2 pm Curtis Funeral Home Oak Grove Cemetery

Irald Sumner Barter Bath School Department Office Boothbay Sumner L Sarah Barter Barter Mr. Barter Maguire and Jones Structural Steel Co Portland Bath Iron Works Corp Huse and Dike Bath Fire Department Hazel Munsey Barter Bath Virginia Wescott South Windham Eeanor Merrill Gorham Constance Risteen

Luella Brown Dies At 83 In Bath Area

Luella Brown 83 a Bath resident for many years died Monday afternoon in Augusta She was a Salvation Army member Surviving are son Henry West of Eas Boston daughters Mrs Margaret Lang Phippsburg and Mrs Cynthia Ladd of Augusta with whom she lived grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Funeral services set for Thursday at Knowlton and Hewin Funeral Parlors in Augusta

Luella Brown Bath Augusta Brown Salvation Army Henry West Eas Boston Margaret Lang Phippsburg Cynthia Ladd Tiam Knowlton and Hewin

George Farrin Funeral Service Held At Cur tis Funeral Home

Funeral service for George H Farrin was conducted Tuesday afternoon at two from the Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev Harold L Allen, pastor of Corliss Street Baptist Church, officiated. Bearers were Charles Randall, George P Burgon, Edward Randall, Arthur B Stilphen, Henry Leonard and Fort Morse. Burial was in Oak Meadow Cemetery.

George Farrin George H Farrin Curtis Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church Charles Randall George P. Burgon Edward Randall Arthur B. Stilphen Henry Leonard Fort Morse Oak Grove

Kennerson Funeral Services Held for Ida M Kennerson

Funeral services for Mrs Ida M Kennerson were held Tuesday afternoon at the Arthur F Mase and Son Funeral Residence with Rev Richard Arnold officiating. Bearers were Andre Dionne Peter Dionne Walter Kennerson Donald Kennerson Robert Ayer and Raymond Ayer. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Ida M Kennerson Arthur F Mase

Funeral to honor George H Farrin former marine surveyor

Funeral will be Tuesday at Curtis Funeral Home for George Henry Farrin 69 who died Saturday night at his home 708 Washington Bath born October 9 1886 son of George L and Clara R Farrin He sailed from Bath on Frances Hyde served with Maritime Commission Bee Line and Lehigh Trans Co He resided in Bath four years ago Survived by widow Agnes Swett Farrin two sisters and several nieces and nephews Burial in Oak Grove family lot The Rev Harold L Allen will officiate in Galveston Presbyterian church connection

Curtis George Henry Farrin U. S. Maritime Commission Galvaston Texas Washington Street Bath George L Clara Ragen Farrin Galveston Farrin Maritime Commission Bee Line Transportation Co Lehigh Transportation Co Perth Amboy N. J Presbyterian Church Raritan Lodge of Masons Agnes Swett Farrin John Burgon Charles Randall Malden Mass Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church Oak Grove

George H Stewart 64 former Fore River shipyard foreman dies

George H Hawley Stewart of Quincy Massachusetts died October 16 after a brief illness. A Bath native and Morse High and Wesleyan University graduate he served in World War I and the Army of Occupation. He worked at Bethlehem Steel Quincy in the electrical department and later managed a London export firm’s offices in Manila Kobe and Shanghai before returning to the United States. He is survived by his widow Faith Gracie Stewart a sister and two brothers. Funeral held October 19 in Wollaston with burial in Fort Hill cemetery Hingham.

George Hawley Stewart Quincy Mass Fore River Bath Mr. Stewart Bethlehem Steel Corp Electrical Department Morse High School Weseyan University Middletown Conn Army of Occupation London England Manila Philippine Islands Kobe Japan Shanghai China United States Faith Gracie Stewart Margaret C. Stewart Boston John Stewart Simon M. Stewart Wollaston Fort Hill Cemetery Hingham

Mrs Safford obituary and Kennerson death notices

Two obituaries list Mrs Marion E Safford 47 of 456 Middle Street Bath died Tuesday after years of ill health. Survived by husband Harold L Safford two daughters Margaret and Joan Lonn son Harold F Fuller two sisters two grandchildren and nieces. Funeral Thursday 2pm Curtis funeral home burial Oak Grove. Ida M Kennerson 1502 Washington Street died Saturday noon Memorial Hospital born Advocate Harbor Nova Scotia June 6 1875 survived by husband two sons two daughters a stepdaughter and several grandchildren Grammy to North End children member of Beacon Street Methodist Church.

Harold L. Safford Marion E. Safford Middle Street West Bath Charles P Minnie (Webster) Fuller Margaret E. Safford Joan L. Lonn Bath Harold F. Fuller U. S. Coast Guard Roy L. Lutz Edward F. Page Richard V Suzanne J. Lonn George Larrabee Harry Coulthard Curtis Funeral Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church Oak Grove Ida M. Kennerson Walter J. Kennerson Washington Street Memorial Hospital Advocate Harbor N. S Enoch Emmiline Spicer Blinkham Herbert Vernon Ayer Nashua N. H Clarence H. Ayer Hull Muriel Dionne Lewiston Marie Staples

Frederick C Doyle 53 Dies in Orlando Carpenter

Frederick C Doyle, 53, died suddenly Oct 16 in Orlando, Florida, where he worked as a carpenter. Born Sept 22, 1902 in Alma New Brunswick, he was the son of James H. and Agatha Doyle. He moved to Westbrook as a child, attended public schools, was a World War I veteran, and a member of the Catholic church and an Eagle. Surviving: three sons Frederick C Jr, David, Eugene. four brothers David and John of Portland, Jerome and Leon of Bath. two sisters Agnes Pearson and Elizabeth Fournier, both of Bath. One line.

Frederick C. Doyle Frederick C Doyle Orlando Fla Alma Albert County N. B James H Agatha Dougherty Doyle Westbrook Douvie Frederick C , Jr David Eugene John Portland Jerome and Leon Bath Agnes Pearson Elizabeth Fournier

Mrs Ida M Kennerson Dies Suddenly at Memorial Hospital

Mrs Ida M Kennerson wife of Walter I Kennerson of 1502 Washington Street died suddenly Saturday morning at Memorial hospital Funeral arrangements are being made by Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral residence and will be announced Monday.

Ida M. Kennerson Walter I Kennerson Washington Street Memorial Hospital Arthur F. Mayo and Son

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North Mrs. Lawrence Community Boys Club Fee Warden Alley Earle Hagan West Bath Grange Rev. Richards Frank Blake Kennebunk Arthur Nelson Georgia Ransom Sawyer Clayton Doyle Billy Yarmouth Victor Pinkham Mary Stevens Roy Clark Roy, Jr Richard Hanna Albert Wheeler Laconia Franz Stevens Peter Ida Pinkham Harold Rowe Carl I. Rowe Carl Kittery H. A. Rowe Carl Pearson Somerville Marion Ainley Cambridge Gerald Carr Branwell Harford Thomas Watson Ray Shields Richmond Kenneth Wood George Douglas Mattapoisett Douglas Cottage Sedgemere Road Vincent McMahan Ralph Hatstat Arrowsie Henry Moore Dennis Moore Lulu Hanna Russell Harford, Jr Dresden Clifton Ro Holbrook Star Route & Bath Naval Shipyard Salem Mediterranean Kennerson George H. Farrin George H. Stewart
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