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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1949

Page

3

Richmond welcomes Rev J J Starr new pastor at Baptist church

Rev J J Starr and his wife arrive in Richmond from Old Town where he led the Penobscot Indian Baptist church he founded. The couple and their three daughters plus a 12 year old Indian girl live at the campground where he now serves as missionary and grounds superintendent. Mrs Starr directed the Children’s Camp and he is treasurer of the Cottage Owners Association. A separate society note covers the Sept 4 wedding of Mildred Ruth Morris to Eugene Powers Hart in Orono with details of the ceremony and reception.

J. J. Starr Baptist Church Starr Richmond Penobscot Old Town Elizabeth Nicolas Rev. Starr Richmond Campground Cottage Owners Association Orono Mildred Ruth Morris Eugene Powers Hart Augusta Charles O'Connor Mayford A. Morris Main Street Doris P. Morris Clarence E. Hart Eugene Thompson Thompson Francis Giggs Hart

Local residents relocate and visit relatives after travels

Jerrea Pittsfield plans to move his family to Kee field after purchasing a home there. Miss Priscilla Chipman, a post office employee, will remain. Alfred and George McMaster and their families from Millinocket toured Bar Harbor. Mrs. Conant of Washington DC and Mrs. Bisbee of Auburn visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Lealy on Water Street. Esther Parker visited her parents nearby.

Foence Jerrea Pittsfield Keefield Priscilla Chipman Alfred McMaster Millinocket George McMaster Bar Harbor Philip Conant Washington D. C William Bisbee Auburn John

Funeral for Genevieve Stuart in Portland Cathedral

Funeral services for Genevieve Stuart 78 of Portland formerly of this town were held last week Wednesday at Emmanuel chapel in Portland Cathedral church of St Luke. Burial followed in the Evergreen cemetery family plot here. Miss Stuart was a daughter of Capt and Mrs Stephan Stuart of this town. She is survived by a nephew Stuart DeMott of Port Huron Michigan.

Genevieve Stuart Portland Emmanuel Chapel

Maine to showcase broad exhibit at Eastern States Expo

Maine unveils a large display at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts highlighting agricultural fishery industrial and tourism assets. The Maine building features potatoes poultry apples seafood furniture and wood products with displays by the Departments of Agriculture Inland Fisheries and Game Sea and Shore Fisheries Highway Forestry and Maine Publicity Bureau.

Maine Springfield Mass State of Maine State Department of Agriculture Inland Fisheries and Game Department Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission The Highway Department Forestry Service Maine Publicity Bureau Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Sea and Shore Fisheries Department Dho State Forestry Service State Highway Commission Roger B. Withington Seale Glass and Paint Company Portland Merrill Thomas Maine Development Commission Pine Tree State Plang

Day Family Returns Home From Summer at Pop ham Beach

Mr and Mrs Harry L Day return with children Anne Jon and Jimmy to Green street after spending the summer at their cottage at Pop ham Beach.

Harry L. Day Anne Jon Jimmy Green Street Popham Beach

Ladies from CC club Enjoy Boothbay Playhouse Dinner

Mrs Lottie Brown Mrs Mary Dorr Mrs Freda Kingsbury Mrs Flora Simard Mrs Madelyn Marsh Mrs Nancy Fifield and Mrs Muriel Morin members of the CC club recently enjoyed dinner out and a play at the Boothbay Playhouse.

Lottie Brown Mary Dorr Freda Kingsbury Flora Simard Madelyn Marsh Nancy Fifield Muriel Morin CC Club Boothbay Playhouse

First PTA Meeting Opens Georgetown Season at Central School

Georgetown held its first PTA gathering since summer recess on Wednesday at Central School with a large turnout. Committees reported and plans were laid for the coming season. next meeting set for Five Islands grange hall.

Local residents relocate and host visits on Robin Hood area

Victor Hagan purchases the Russell Pinkham house for family occupancy. Several families and individuals depart Robin Hood for homes in Staten Island Ridgefield Bath and Elmira. Notable notes include Mrs Marguerita Morrison visiting in Robin Hood and Maud Thayer heading to West Point to teach.

Youth Council Plans Fall and Winter Programs

The Youth Council of the Community Center meets after reopening to outline a larger roster with representatives from local high schools and Central Grammar. They schedule a Sept 23 mixed dance and Sept 28 card party, with a Sep 24 meeting to finalize plans and boost membership.

Community Center Nancy Stover Douglas Champion Barbara Morse Mary Callan Paul MacDonald Frank Torrey Bill Milliken Central Grammar Central Eighth Vic

Community club honors long-time secretary at Five Islands

At Howard hall the Community club presented Miss Gertrude Smith with a book for her years as club secretary. Nat Hasenfus, elected president, made the presentation. A yacht Rosie Bell anchored in Harmon's harbor last week. Georgetown PTA held its first Fall meeting with a large local delegation. next month’s meeting is set for Library hall. Many residents and visitors are noted, with summer departures and trips to New York and Nova Scotia.

Howard Hall Gertrude Smith Nat Hasenfus Rosie Bell Harmon's Harbor Georgetown Parent-Teacher Association Library Hall Rockmere Lodge Harriett Worrell Philadelphia Arthur Nelson Library Association Clarence Preble Walter Moore Russell Pinkham William Stewart

Social notes from Harbor View area and nearby towns

Harbor View House resident remains since July and recently left for Medford Massachusetts. Richmond couple Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lewis visited in town. Edward Clarey of MacMahon Island spent an evening with the W. E. Grays. Woolwich spouses Alton P. Reed and Edith Pinkham family resettled in Georgetown after summer camp. Various relatives and friends from Hallowell Bath Portland Falmouth Lewiston and Bath area shared visits and church attendance. John Gibson, recently discharged from Maine General Hospital, has returned home.

Harbor View House Medford Mass Lester Lewis Richmond Vernon Gray Edward Clarey MacMahon Island W. E. Grays Alton P. Reed Woolwich E. E. Pinkham Edith Pinkham Thomas Watson Louis Austin Albion Carr Bath Lucius Ames David Rutherford Lewiston Elson Harford Harford Branwell Harford John Gibson Maine General Hospital Portland

Henry Ford Dance Prompter to Call Off Friday Evening

America's leading square dance promoter Albert Haynes will call off the gala Country Dance Friday at Bath Armory for the Polio Emergency Fund Drive. Haynes, long associated with Henry Ford, West Wayside Inn, Sudbury, is credited with reviving square dancing in New England and has drawn crowds at Sebasco Lodge and the Rockland Lobster Festival. The event features rustic decor, a Boston Fancy orchestra program, and a polio fund-raisers with refreshments by the Bath National Foundation Women’s Division. Local committee members and ticket sellers are listed, urging community support as polio cases rise in Saga dahoe County and statewide.

America Albert Haynes Bath State Armory Haynes Henry Ford Wayside Inn Sudbury Mass New England Hollywood Fords Maine Sebasco Lodge Phippsburg Frederick G. Payne Island Park Rockland Mr. Ford Armory Boston Bath Richmond Sagadahoe County James Nostall Women’s Division National Foundation James A. Gillies, Jr Marion Dean Shaw John Newell Archibald M. Mainhall

Obituary of Albert W Pinkham 80 Woolwich resident

Albert W Pinkham 80 a Woolwich resident died in Pitts ton Sunday Born in Boothbay Harbor he was son of Lyman W and Eva Ellery Pinkham He worked at sea and later farming in Woolwich He was a Mason member in Stock ton Springs Funeral was held Wednesday at 11 at A F Mayo Son Funeral residence Rev John Anderson officiated Survived by two nieces Ruth Doyle and Erna Savage both of Bath and three nephews Everson Stinson Woolwich John and Arthur Stinson Bath

Albert W. Pinkham Woolwich Pittston Boothbay Harbor Lyman W Eva Ellery Pinkham Ruth Doyle Erna Savage Bath Everson Stinson John and Arthur Stinson

Funeral services held for Miss Mabel Pearce of Woolwich

Miss Mabel Alice Pearce born October 3 1884 in Maidstone England died recently in Woolwich. Funeral services were conducted at Curtis Funeral Home Bath with Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace Episcopal Church officiating. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery Woolwich with a grave committal. Bearers were Charles Pearce George Pearce Wilfred Bernier and Neal Quinton.

Mabel Alice Pearce Woolwich Curtis Funeral Home Bath Charles M. Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church Riverside Cemetery Charles Pearce George Pearce Wilfred Bernier Neal Quinton Miss Pearce Maidstone Kent England George Minnie Read Pearce Charles

Allan H. Munro Dies at 84 in Bath Memorial Hospital

Allan H Munro 84 of 200 Center Street Bath died Friday evening at Bath Memorial Hospital He was born in Machias April 15 1865 a son of William H and Marion McKay Munro and lived most of his life in Bath as a brick mason He worked at Bath Iron Works and did masonry with Harry B Williams of Winneganee Surviving are a brother Charles A Munro Bath two sisters Lydia H Munro Bath and Laura Brown Concord N H one nephew and two nieces.

Allan H. Munro Center Street Bath Memorial Hospital Mr. Munroe Machias William H Marion McKay Munro Bath Bath Iron Works Corp Harry B. Williams Winneganee Charles A. Munro Lydia H. Munro Laura Brown Concord N. H

Sudden Death Reported for Braxton L. Luce of Bath

Word has been received of the sudden death of Braxton L. Luce of Bath on Wednesday in Florence South Carolina. Details are not yet available. His mother Mrs Herbert Luce 900 High Street has left for Florence and will return with the body.

Braxton L. Luce Bath Florence S. C Herbert Luce High Street

Parshley Funeral Held Saturday Afternoon

Funeral services for George Dana Parshley were held Saturday afternoon at two o’clock at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. C Clif ford Sargent officiating. Bearers included Herbert King Charles Dutton Frank Gallant Ralph Boardman William Curran and Everett Stilphen.

George Dana Parshley Curtis Funeral Home C. Clifford Sargent Herbert King Charles Dutton Frank Gallant Ralph Boardman William Curran Everett Stilphen

Funeral for Braxton Luce Held at Curtis Funeral Home

The funeral service for Braxton Luce was held Monday afternoon at two from Curtis Funeral Home on Washington Street. Rev. Charles R. Sims officiated with bearers Joseph Madden Morris Petlock John Wills and Fred Sutherland. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove. An Elks service was held Sunday evening at 7:30.

Braxton Luce Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Charles R. Sims Joseph Madden Morris Petlock John Wills Fred Sutherland Oak Grove Elks

Funeral for Allen H. Munro Held at Mayo Residence

Funeral service for Allen H. Munro Monday afternoon at 2 at A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral residence 819 High street with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Bearers Albert E. Whitney Edward Whitehouse Delmar E. Bates Perry Sanford. Burial in family lot at Oak Grove.

Allen H. Munro A. F. Mayo & Son High Street David L. Wilson Albert E. Whitney Edward Whitehouse Delmar E. Bates Perry Sanford Oak Grove

Bath Fire Department Driver Parshley Dies at 72

George Dana Parshley, 72, longtime Engine 3 driver for Bath Fire Department, died suddenly from a heart attack at his Bath home on Thursday. He attended a Bath City Council meeting the previous evening. Born July 23, 1877, he spent his life in Bath and married Ethel May Warner in 1917. Surviving are his wife, a son, four daughters, a sister, a half sister, and a half-brother.

George Dana Parshley Bath Fire Department Shepard Street Bath Mr. Parshley George Mary Dana Parshley Ethel May Warner Bath Aerie of Eagles George Elbridge Parshley Shirley May Swearingen Dorothy Swearingen Hazel Boyce Priscilla Parshley Jennie Stetson Brunswick George Beal Phippsburg Walter Parshley California

Mrs Alice M Lewis obituary from Bath Maine

Mrs Alice M Lewis 45 of 105 Center street died Monday evening at Presley Convalescent home after a time as a patient. Wife of Roger H Lewis she was born in Winthrop daughter of Eugene B Spear and Mary Jackson Spear and had lived in Bath. Survived by husband mother two sons Richard E Weber and Harry R Lewis, two brothers Maurice and Cecil Spear and four grandchildren. Funeral private Thursday at Arthur F Mayo Funeral residence Bath with burial in East Winthrop Cemetery.

Alice M. Lewis Center Street Presley Roger H. Lewis Winthrop Eugene B Mary Jackson Spear Bath Richard E. Webber U. S. Army Harry R Lewis Maurice Spear Cecil E. Spear Augusta Arthur F. Mayo East Winthrop Cemetery

Death in Lynn Claims Mrs Mae E Brown

Mrs Mae E Brown former Bath resident died at Franklin Manor House hospital Lynn Massachusetts She was daughter of the late John L Hayes She is survived by sister Mrs Joseph E Hart son Prof Harold W Burnham and three sisters Emma Miller Mrs Benjamin Ganthier and Mrs William S Neally Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Goodrich Funeral Home in Lynn.

Bath Joseph E. Hart Mae E. Brown Franklin Manor House Hospital Lynn Mass Brown John L. Hayes Hart Harold W. Burnham Emma Miller Benjamin Ganthier William S. Neally Chelsea Goodrich

Funeral services for Albert W. Pinkham Woolwich

Albert W. Pinkham of Woolwich died recently. His funeral was held Wednesday at 11 in the Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence, with Rev. John Anderson officiating. Bearers were Richard Stinson Everson Stinson John Stinson and John Doyle. Masonic rites followed at Cape Jellison Cemetery Stockton Springs.

Albert W. Pinkham Woolwich Arthur F. Mayo & Son John Anderson Richard Stinson Everson Stinson John Stinson John Doyle Cape Jellison Stockton Springs

Funeral for John Doyle at St Mary's Church

Funeral services for John Doyle were held Thursday morning at eight from St Marys church with Rev Fr Bellefontaine officiating. The body is being taken to Stratford Ontario for burial.

John Doyle St. Mary's Church Fr. Bellefontaine Stratford, Ont

Nazarene Missionary Society Meets At Ames Home

The Nazarene Missionary Society met at Mrs. Luecen Ames on Weeks Street with 22 members present. After scripture reading and prayers, they planned an all day sew at Mrs. Edna Johnson’s Court Street home on October 5 with boiled dinner. The monthly topic Japan Now was discussed.

The Nazarene Missionary Society Luecen Ames Weeks Street Edna Johnson Ruth Brown Doris Wanser Johnson Court Street Japan

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Mt. Carmel CBS Ivy Ames Cora Newell Horace A. Pratt Emerson Lane Post A. L Legion Home Richmond Sportsmen’s Association Alexander Road United States Public Health Service Miss Chipman Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Bangor State Hospital Hollis Easler Central Maine General Hospital Janette Jordan Albert Darrah River Road Annette Clark Pawtucket R. I Rusco F. C. Russell Goodhousekeeping E. A. Parlee Co Lisbon Street Dial Broad Street Boothbay Pemaquid P.T.A Central School Five Islands Grange Hall Belle Heald Harry Heald Stanley Lewis Beatrice Bouton Elizabeth Harris Frederick Beck Roy Newman Roland Peterson Louise Eustis Canada St. Augustin de Woburn Megantic Flagstaff Robinhood Frederick Kuhn Searsport Moulton Edith Anderson South Portland Roy Moulton Seguinland Basil Bryant Maple Grove Howard Heald Howard Trafton Oliver Wellington New York City Gaston LaChaise John Thompson Elizabeth Thompson Ralph Birdsale Howard Fletcher Fisherman's Boothbay Harbor J. C. Woodhull J. Clifford Jr Short Hills N. J. Hon Edgar L. Hunter Little Sheepscot Hanover J. A. Bean Warren Bean Lexington Allan Bean Maureen Davis Yarmouth Academy John Pollock Staten Island N. Y Campbell Cottage John Pennington Ridgefield Conn Paul Wren Labor Day E. A. Gilmore Iowa City Joan Hagan Faylene Rowe Tanglewood Islands James Merrill Morris Levine Charles Shain Northfield Minn Shain Carleton College Erlon Newdick H. M. Traft Daniel Weingarten Wiscasset Five Islands Lawrence Bartlett Louise Peterson Ocean Park Lawrence Barrett Princeton N. J James Gillies Richards Indian Point Mae Hagan Harry Carlisle North Edgecomb Ambrose Thibodeau W. H. Ralston Cranston Walker Cottage MacMahan C. A. Hanford Kennebec Point Hanford Harvard College Frank Browns Portsland Victor Hagan Gunnar Solveson West Georgetown Marguerita Morrison Howard M. Trafton Katherine Willis Edward St. Martin Dunton Cottage Charles Gould Waltham John F. Thompson Ralph Birdsall Brooklyn Myrtle Greenstreet Earle Hagan Cleves Henderson Little New Bedford W. Clinton Allen MacMahon Rye Gerda Peterick Marion Davis Rochester William A. Todd Edwin P. Hussa Lloyd Dickson Mexico John D. Williams Virginia Moore Christine Williams Elizabeth Nagle John St. Martin Ralph Dunton Jack Jean Pollock Douglas Solvesen Cleon Pinkham Betty Clark Morse Melvin Comeau Maria Walter Scholis Alexandria Var Turkey Jeanette Pinkham North Yarmouth Academy Madge O’brien Grady Norton Cottage Massachusetts Herman Barter Lawrence Perow Peron West Roxbury John Hern Wakefield Norman Howard Clayton Doyle Victor Pinkham Richard Corey New Jersey Carol O'Brien Washington D. C Elizabeth McMahan Reginald Church Somerville Marion Stevens Exeter J. G. Stevens Jacob Kunz Washington, D. C Thomas L. Hanna S‘ic U.S.S. Moale York Harbor Lula Hanna Albert Moore Bath Iron Works Herbert Moore Belmont Pearsons Mary Hanna Claire MacGillivary Harrison Rowe Mr. Scott Cumberland Rowe Orville Rowe William Plummer New York Irving Moore Nova Scotia Mrs. George Gray MacMahan Island Lettie Southard Shaw Warren Hawley Paul Akeley Raleigh J. Glynn John Voorhees FE. D. True, Jr Carl Anderson Ralph Hilyard Sam Povich J. Walter Snipe William Todd Patricia Ames Morse High School Edith Small Edward J. Lee Hyde Memorial Home Bowen Torrey Marius H. Page Kennebec North Street Mabel Pearce G. D. Parshley Braxton Luce Funeral A. H. Munro A. W. Pinkham Nazarene Society Freds Curtis & CO
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