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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1953

Page

8

Field Day plans mark Richmond Sportsman's event at club grounds

The Sportsman's Association prepares for a Sunday Field Day at the Alexander road club grounds. Events start at 10 am with committees led by Clowes Guiou Jr and Harris Hutchins overseeing running deer, chicken shoot, trap, skeet, and duck activities. Also noted are food concessions, safety, and public address systems with neighboring groups contributing, plus a Grange installation planned for October 2 and a range of community meetings and library additions.

The Sportsman's Association Alexander Road Clowes Guiou, Jr Ralph Dickinson John Carver Arthur LaChance Redlon Holman Gerald Guiou Albert Fossett Earl Dickinson Richard Palmer Warren Lawrence Pasquale Cadenelli Arold Dearborn Raymond Millett Charles Jewett Charles Leon Harris Hutchins James Carr Clyde McFee Frank LeMarr Fred de Roche Fred Duren Leland Smith Wesley Cray Williams Emmons Peter Dupont Harold Lyons Harold Dearborn Allen Packard Leslie Dewitt George Sally Hoyt Nathaniel Gilpatrick Harold Harford Harold Averill Charles Dickinson Roy Dickinson Chester Foster Madelyn Leon Rachel Varney Carrie Holman Augusta Jewett Veneranda Sanford Marjorie Guiou Emerson Lane Post American Legion Legion Mt. Carmel Masonic Hall Pushard Isaac F. Umberhind Public Library Genevieve Quinnam Hilton Williams Rich Dixie Nurse Ford Humphries Cody Gunman Joselyn Richmond Monmouth Robert A. Evans Danvers Mass Roscoe Whitten Fort Fairfield Evans Shenandoah Conservatory of Music Plymouth N. C speJil Union 43 Litchfield Virgil Hinckley William J. Kelcher Muriel Pratt Bernice Thryng Melvin Mack Charles Coveney, Jr Norman Flagg Margaret

Garth Drives Photon Printing Revolution from Sebasco

William W. Garth, Alabama born executive in New Eng land, leads Photon Inc and Graphic Arts Foundation in marketing the Photon electro photographic typesetting system. The machine halves costs, triples speed, and can replace multiple linotype units, with six machines weekly production planned by 1954. Garth, MIT graduate, visits Sebasco Estates, Maine, where his mother resides.

The Boston Herald William W. Garth Alabama New Englad Gutenberg Garth L. D. Garth Sebasco Estates Phippsburg Sebasco Sebasco Lodge Graphic Arts Foundation Photon Photon, Inc Huntsville Ala Nashville

Leeman Highway to be blacktopped west of High Street

City officials announce plan to asphalt the shoulders on Leeman Highway west of the High street bridge. City Manager Nathan C. White says funds suffice to finish the north side from the High street ramp to the suburban end sign and to cap a portion of the south side. State maintenance beyond signs remains the state's responsibility.

Leeman Highway High Street Nathan C. White Highway Commission

Neighborhood children party hosted by Miss Barter

Miss Ethel Barter of Academy street entertained neighborhood children from two to four in the afternoon on her lawn. The group enjoyed games and refreshments including ice cream cookies cake and punch. Each guest took home a lollypop. Attendees included Billy and Susan Greene Jane Van Wynen Judy Linda and Cathy Ashe and others.

Ethel Barter Academy Street Miss Barter Billy Susan Greene Jane van Wynen Judy Linda Cathy Ashe Allen Janice Carr Gary Lenfest Sandra Cindy Bourgoin Carol Witham Jeanette Lemoine Dorothy Jeanette Ferris Jean Orr Gayle McCormick

Repairs Chimney At Patten Free Library

One of the library’s two chimneys was removed and retapped on Tuesday to curb a public danger, per Allan Spear curator. The chimney had been in use long in an extremely dangerous condition with mortar nearly gone. Hahnel Brothers of Lewiston stripped down the bricks to complete the work.

Patten Free Library Allan Spear Hahnel Brothers Lewiston

Funeral for Irving F Hunt in Georgetown

Funeral services held Saturday at First Baptist Church for Irving F Hunt who died Thursday at Moody Nursing Home Bowdoinham born Chelsea Massachusetts October 27 1884 son of Edgard B Hunt and Elizabeth Hinds Hunt. Hunt founded Hunt Motor Freight in Boston later joining Safeway Truck Lines retiring 1947 moved to Georgetown. Survived by widow Florence Munroe five nieces and nephews. Burial Oak Cemetery.

First Baptist Church Irving F. Hunt Moody Bowdeinham Mr. Hunt Chelsea Mass Edgard B Elizabeth Hinds Hunt Wollaston Boston India Irving Hunt Motor Freight Company Safeway Truck Lines West Georgetown Florence Munroe Dorchester Hunt Harold Kenneth Cromwell Bucksport Woodrow Gray Five Islands Harold Hunt Woolwich Herbert Belfast Clarence Colby Out of Town George Nickerson Daniel Munroe

Personal notes on social visits and events

Mrs. William Potter of Oak Street will host the Twin Bees club of Bath and Brunswick at her Summer home in Arrowsic on Thursday at noon for a picnic lunch. Charlotte E Cahill, dance director, returns from California on Sept 29 and will reopen her school of dancing Saturday Oct 3 at the American Legion Hall. Mr and Mrs William Kelley of Waship Street hosted by Nass residents visited their daughter in Southport before returning home.

William Potter Oak Street Twin Bees Club Bath Brunswick Arrowsic Charlotte E. Cahill California School of Dancing American Legion Hall John Leitrankee Nass William P. Kelley Waship Street Southport

Five Islands birthday tribute for Aunt Belle Stevens

Miss Isabelle Stevens observed her 89th birthday at Rockmere Lodge with a dinner party hosted by Miss Harriett Worrell. Attendees included Mrs. Victor Pinkham, Mrs. Francis Pierce, Mrs. Franz Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson, and many Stevens relatives and friends.

Isabelle Stevens Rockmere Lodge Harriett Worrell Victor Pinkham Francis Pierce Franz Stevens Paul Thompson J. G. Stevens Sylvia Pinkham Elaine Stevens Rockmere Miss Stevens Belle Five Islands Harry Carr Richard Hanna Robert Moore Ronald Thibodeau George Gray

Obituary of Callie May Young 1859 194? Civil War widow

Mrs Callie May Young 94 of 35 Main Street Kittery widow of Moses C Young died Monday at Harbor Hospital York born Readfield Feb 23 1859 daughter of Jedediah and Angeline Whitney resident of Kittery 12 years with son George C Young member Hudson Grange 11 First Baptist Nashua and Women's Relief Corps Nashua survivors Mellen J Young Bath Fred E Young Auburn George C Young Kittery six grandchildren 22 great grandchildren 13 great great grandchildren funeral Wilson Funeral Home Kittery Wednesday morning interment Mt Auburn Cemetery Auburn Wednesday afternoon

Callie May Young Main Street Kittery Moses C. Young Harbor Hospital York Readfield Jedediah and Angeline (Hunton) Whitney George C. Young Hudson Grange 11 Hudson N.H F Rst Baptist Church Nashua Women's Relief Corps of Mellen J. Young Bath Fred E. Young Auburn George C Young Wilson Funeral Home Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Hartley J. Lounsbury Rites Held At Curtis Funeral Home

Funeral services for Hartley J. Lounsbury were held Tuesday afternoon at two o clock from Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were Hartley E Lounsbury Linwood R Lounsbury Norman Lounsbury Albert Greenleaf and Ernest Pinkham. Burial was in the family lot in Oak Grove.

Hartley J. Lounsbury Curtis Funeral Home Charles R Sims First Baptist Church Hartley E Lounsbury Linwood R. Lounsbury Norman Lounsbury Albert Greenleaf Ernest Pinkham Oak Grove

Bath Visitor Notes and Old Players From 1911

Mrs Ella Carlton of Woolwich is a patient at Brunswick hospital. Mr and Mrs James Hunter of Larchmont New York have been visiting Bath friends at Sedgwick and left for Southport for an outing. Mr and Mrs James Christy left for Evanston Illinois after visiting Mrs Christy’s sister Donald F Sewall at Boothbay. Grover Cleveland Alexander won 28 games in his rookie season for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1911.

Ella Carlton Woolwich Brunswick Hospital James Hunter Larchmont N. Y Sedgwick Bath Southport James Chrsty Evanston Ill Christy Donald F Sewall Boothbay Grover Cleveland Alexander Philadelphia Phillies

Death of Miss Alice G Welch 82 in Camden Nursing Home

Mrs. Harry W Tucker of 934 Middle Street learns of the death of her cousin Miss Alice G Welch of New York City and Winthrop Maine. Age 82. Born February 14 1871 in Brooklyn New York. She studied art in New York and worked as an occupational therapist at the Veterans Hospital in Beacon New York. She resided in New York City for 12 years and was a member of the Universalist Church of Augusta. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 am at Gilbert C Laie Memorial Funeral Home Camden with Rev E Roy Burchell of Augusta presiding. She is survived by nieces and nephews including a Bath cousin.

Harry W. Tucker Middle Street Alice G. Welch New York City Winthrop Maine Camden Miss Welch Brooklyn N.Y Daugher James W Margaret (Merritt) Welch Augusta New York Veterans Hospital Beacon Universalist Church of Bath

Dr Joseph H Beattie Dies Aboard Mauretania At Sea

Dr Joseph H Beattie 73 of Dobbs Ferry New York and longtime MacMahan Island summer resident died suddenly aboard the Mauretania while travelling to Europe with his wife Loretta V Beattie. Born September 7 1879 in Warwick New York he studied at New York Medical College class of 1902 and later in Paris and London. He was a physician churchman banker soldier and scholar who marked his 50th year in medicine last year. Survived by widow John Beattie brother in Warwick and predeceased by his first wife Annie M Baxter.

Joseph H. Beattie Dobbs Ferry N. Y MacMahan Island Doctor Beattie Mauretania Europe Loretta V. Beattie Warwick John J Louise Beattie New York Medical College Paris London

Obituary: J. Lounsbury of Woolwich Dies After Illness

J Lounsbury 64 of Woolwich died Saturday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He lived in Bath area most of life, born in Moncton New Brunswick. Funeral services held Tuesday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Charles R Sims. Burial at Oak Grove. Survived by widow Idantis, two sons Hartley E Linwood R a daughter Mrs Norman Greenleaf all Bath, and brother Norman H Lounsbury of Malden Mass. He worked many years for Bath Iron Works and was a 25 year member of Polar Star Lodge Masons Bath. He was active in Peoples Baptist Church and AFL Boilermakers Union.

Hartley J. Lounsbury Woolwich Curtis Funeral Home Charles R. Sims Oak Grove Mr. Lounsbury Bath Memorial Hospital Moncton N. B Sanford and Lavina Burgess Lounsbury Bath Bath Iron Works Corps Old Bath Iron Works, Ltd Polar Star Lodge Masons of Old Peoples Baptist Church of AFL Boilermakers Union Idantis Lounsbury Hartley E Linwood R Norman Greenleaf Norman H. Lounsbury Malden Mass

Irving F Hunt 69 Georgetown dies in Bowdoinham nursing home

Irving F Hunt aged 69 of Georgetown Center passed away Thursday morning at a Bowdoinham nursing home where he had been receiving care. Born in Chelsea Massachusetts October 27 1884 he was the son of Edgar and Elizabeth Hunt. He worked for Safe-War Truck Line of Boston as a transportation official before moving back to Georgetown Center with his wife Florence Hunt. He is survived by his wife and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from Georgetown Baptist Church with burial in Oak Cemetery Georgetown.

Irving F. Hunt Georgetown Bowdoinham Chelsea Mass Edgar Elizabeth (Hines) Hunt Safe-War Boston Hunt Georgetown Center Florence Hunt Georgetown Baptist Church Oak Cemetery

James Stanton Jr Funeral Mass Held at St Marys

Funeral services for James Stanton Jr were held at St Marys Catholic church with a requiem high mass conducted by Rev Fr Belfontaine. Bearers included Robert Cummings Edward Cummings Andrew Flaherty and John Flaherty Burial followed at Oak Grove. Dick McGuire of the New York Knicks leads the team in assists for the fourth straight season.

James Stanton, Jr St. Mary's Catholic Church John Belfontaine Robert Cummings Edward Cummings Andrew Flaherty John Flaher

Bicycle Accident Costs a Boy's Life

A ten year old Bath boy Jay Stanton died at Memorial hospital from injuries after a bike truck collision on Oak street. He suffered severe internal and head injuries when his bicycle hit a parked express truck. Blair C. Brook of Auburn, the truck driver, transported him to the hospital after four hours of surgery. He lived with his grandmother Mrs. J. W. Cummings at 149 Oak street.

Memorial Hospital Jay Stanton Rita C. Stanton Boston Oak Street Blair C. Brook Auburn J. W. Cummings

Bath Native Roy Parris Dies Sudenly At Pemaquid

Roy Parris 73 a Bath native died suddenly Saturday at Pemaquid while on an outing with friends. Born August 17 1880 he was a Bath High School graduate and worked as a draftsman at Bath Iron Works Fore River Shipbuilding and the Boston Navy Yard. He was an art lover who painted Bath relatives. Funeral services were held at Strong Funeral Home Damarscotta and he was buried in Brain tree Mass beside his wife who died five years earlier.

Roy Parris Bath Pemaquid William B Emma Johnson) Parris Parris Bath High School Bath Iron Works Fore River Shipbuilding Corp Quincy Mass Boston Navy Yard Florida D. LeRoy Lord Upper Eeton Street Fred May John G. Morse Morse Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Strong Funeral Home Damarscotta Braintree

Mass for Carleton W Perry in Bath church

A high Mass of Requiem was sung for Carleton W Perry 38 at St Marys Catholic church Bath at 8 am Tuesday. He died suddenly Saturday evening at work in a local market. Survived by widow Virginia Wright Perry son Stephen daughter Elaine and five brothers including Bath City Councilor Donald F George P and Robert J. Perry. Burial in Oak Grove family lot. Perry was born Benedicta to Annie L Perry and the late Daniel J Perry, long employed at Bath Iron Works Corp and previously at Steeves Market. He was a director of the corporal works of Mercy Society at St Marys. A large K of C delegation past grand knight attended.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Carleton W. Perry Winship Street Sylvia Langlais Frank Manion, Jr Ralph Hutchins Henry Seile William Kelley Harry Deering Avadahoc Council K. of C Mr. Perry Oak Grove Benedicta Annie L. Perry Bath Daniel J. Perry Bath Iron Works Corp Steeves Market Perry Corporal Works of Mercy Society St. Mary's Church Virginia Wright Perry Stephen Elaine Donald F. George P Robert J Harold D John J. Perry

Memorial Mourns TenYearOld Jay Stanton After Truck Bicycle Crash

Jay Stanton ten died Friday morning at Memorial hospital after a Thursday collision between a bicycle and a truck. Born in Chelsea Massachusetts May 26 1943 he was the son of James and Rita Stanton. Survived by his parents maternal grandmother Mrs John W Cummings of Bath paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Patrick Stanton of Wakefield and several aunts uncles and cousins. He would have entered the fifth grade at North Primary School this fall and was a member of St Marys Cub Scouts. Funeral services will be Monday morning at eight from St Marys church Barton Vermont. The second item reports the burning of Lawrence L Peavey farm buildings on Route 12 with estimated losses between 25000 and 30000 and total area losses reaching 70000 for the area.

Jacob Kunz Washington, D. C Kunz Herman Barter Bath Clarence Watson Farmington Pleasant Villa Arthur Rowe Waltham Mass Lawrence Perow William Campbell South Gardiner Donald Hopkins, Jr Victor Pinkham Lester Lewis Lawrence Lewis Richmond Paul Thompson Bloomfield Hills Mich Arthur Berry Kathleen Rittall Harlan Pinkham Popham Richard James Davis Lermond Davis North Anson Pvt Ardeen Pinkham, Jr Kentucky William Philbrook Newton Upper Falls Red House Harmon's Harbor Waldo Hasenfus Marycliff Albert Newton Hahlands Upper Sheepscot Bay Frank Doland Seguin Lodge Albert Browne New York City Paul Browne Arlington Georgetown Joseph O'Brien Robert Sullivan George Jones West Rox Jay Stanton Memorial Hospital Chelsea James Rita (Cummings) Stanton John W. Cummings Patrick Stanton Wakefield Jay St Mary's Cub Scouts St Mary's Church

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