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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1954

Page

7

Dromore Grange Plans Activities For Charity Day

The Dromore Grange committee plans a rummage sale and cooked food sale on Saturday from 10 30 a m to 1 p m at a hall on Middle Street to raise money for the dining room. The September 28 meeting features Myron Ellis as chairman with Evelyn Beals Mrs Florence Rollins Mrs Lillian Blair Melvina Vachon serving refreshments.

Aan Hall Middle Street Evelyn Beals Florence Rollins Lillian Blair Melvina Vachon Men of the Grange Myron Ellis The Grange Thomas Tracey Everett Wright Everett Clara Ellis Donald Seeds Ada King Leonard Ellis Helen Gagnon Mre. G Bri Helen Gaspoe Jessie Morrill Shannon Shamrock You Elfreda Perkins Hazel Ellis Beatrice Burns Ray Campbel

Morse Brunsw 1954 opener lineup teased

Morse High prepares for a 7 30 p m season opener against Brunswick with a 20 man squad at Ed­ Field. The article lists Morse players and jersey numbers for the 1954 season, noting experienced backs and a new line on both sides.

Morse High Brunswick Morse Peter Francisco Richard Gauvin Merle Condon Bill Russell Herb Anderson Pete Crocker Dave Newcomb Gordon Allen Allan Stewart Ed True Francis Brown Gerald Chaput Dick Lemoine Dick McElman Ed Marche

Well Pump and Equipment Stolen From Under-Construction Site

A deep well pump including the motor a 30 gallon tank and pipe were stolen from a well outside a house under construction in Anderson South Carolina.

Anderson

Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Chester J Comeau

Mr and Mrs Chester J Comeau of 11 Spr Street announce the birth of their daughter Dowty Lorraine weighing four pounds seven ounces. The baby, a Ruby Lorraine, is welcomed by proud parents in Rutland Massachusetts, in a family note from Dorey of Rufoe.

Chester J. Comeau Spr Street Lorraine Dorey Rutland Mass

Pierce’s Marine Service Evinrude Sales & Service

Georgetown 14 W 1 Fiverstands Maing provides marine sales and service for Evinrude engines with local contact and shop details.

Pierce’ Marine Service Evinrude Sales & Service Georgetown Fiverstands Maing

Hurricane ravages Georgetown area causing road damage

The storm left widespread destruction in Georgetown Center and Robinhood with fallen trees blocking roads and eroding lanes. Road crews worked on Robinhood road as a new section west of the bridge washed away. A fire at the Heffron home drew aid from Bath and Woolwich after flooding blocked Charles Pond road. Damage estimated at 1200 dollars amid continued storm recovery.

F. Irving Shattuck Little Grove Georgetown Center Robinhood Roy Newman Peterson Place William Todd Alfred Rowe Edwin W. Adams Auburn Riggs Cove Ralph Dunton Portland Lawrence Heffron Charles Pond Five Islands Bath Woolwich

Gridiron Forecasts From The Sports Editor

The old crystal ball is dug out for weekend picks. Morse at Brunswick should be a close game with Morse winning by a touchdown. St Dom's at Rumford favors Rumford to open with a win. Other clashes include South Portland over Cong, St Louis over Sanford, Deering over Portland, Thorn ton over Edward Little, Winslow over Cheverus, Westbrook over Kennebunk, Gardiner over Brewer. College picks include Wake Forest over George Washington and Maryland over Kentucky.

Morse Brunswick Harry Hallsey St. Dom's Rumford Saints

Audubon Birds of America Acquired for Over 30000

H J Luther Stark buys John Audubon’s Birds of America five volume set containing 1065 life sized bird portraits in 1861. The volumes arrived in Orange under armed guard from Philadelphia and join Stark’s priceless art collection started by his mother, the late Miriam Lutcher Stark.

Audubon Bird Books John Audubon H. J. Luther Stark Orange Philadelphia Stark Miriam Lutcher Stark

Daley Couple Settle in New Home at 833 H

Mr and Mrs Edward C Daley plan to move into their new home at 833 H this month. The notice confirms a residence change for the Daley family in the local housing update.

Edward C. Daley Papernees

Five Islands News Briefs Highlight Rally Day and Storm Recovery

Georgetown attendees gather for Five Islands School rally day on Sept. 26 with promotion certificates and a remembrance for each attendee. Hurricane Edna caused widespread damage including fallen trees and power outages. power was restored by Monday. The first Good Neighbor club meeting for fall is planned for Tuesday at Mrs. Erland Moore’s home. The report also notes numerous personal visits and travels among residents from Bath to Springfield and Boston, with many relatives staying at or visiting Malden Island cottages.

Georgetown Five Islands Oe Good Neighbor Club Erland Moore Malden Island Carol Cleaves Henderson James Coughram Bath Addie Moulton Myra Pennell Gladys Wright Springfield Mass William So Belchertown Ray Gilpatrick Ralph Washburn Auburndale Paul Thompson J. G. Stevens Loring Hart Boston Rowe Cottage Hart Reid State Park Melvin Comeau Winnifred Briggs Bath Memorial Hospital Helen Huskins Moulton Charity Bourget M. R. Boynton Hingham Percy’ Wilkins Lewiston Arthur Berry Portland King Junior High School Berry Pennsylvania Kathleen Rittall Melvin Kelley Charleston Higgins Classical Institute Charles Kelley John Calloway Princeton N. J Kenneth la Rose Haskell Vernon Gray Edwin Berry Milton Stone Frank Blake Melrose Edgar Osborn Osborn Ralph Davis Terry Lawrence Cloutier Augusta Boothbay Harbor Bloomfield Hills Mich Thompson J. G Stevens Quincy Wales Lincoln Walter Thomas Lowell David Rutherford Victor Pinkham Harriett Worrell Rockmeree Philadelphia Carol Pearson Somerville

Quiet Please Bedford Pa Arrest Order For Noisy Parades

Burgess H A Clark issues arrest order for anyone taking part in noisy parades for newly married couples. Mrs Edward C Daley returns from Campbellton New Brunswick after learning of her brother John Kerr’s critical illness and death.

Bedford Burgess H A. Clark Edward C. Daley High Street Campbellton, N. B John Kerr

Muskie Carries Bath by 128 in State election

Bath gave Waterville attorney Edmund Muskie an 128 vote margin over Republican Governor Burton Cross in Monday's election. Republicans statewide posted substantial but smaller margins for other races. Rodney Ross Jr led Bath’s House race with 1986 votes, edging Margaret Smith in the U S Senate contest. Robert Hale of Portland also featured among notable returns.

Bath Waterville Edmund 8. Muskie Burton M. Cross Rodney E. Ross Margaret Smith U. S E. Mason Wright Robert Hale Portland James C. Oliver South Portland Charles F. Cummings Dahoc County Alexa Burgess Charles T. W. Blake Richmond Louis O. Couture Bath City Ross Couture Barbara Brewer Harry E. Cooke Ballian H Millward Patten Toham Rrnette Stevens Bath of Deeds Loring D. Small West Bath George M. Carlton Woolwich Smith Fullam Patten Register of Deeds Stevens Carlton

Central Maine Power reports earnings for August

W F Wyman president says crews from Central Maine Power Co and outside utilities worked heavy overtime repairing Hurricane Carol damage since Aug 31. Except for storm day costs, all repair expenses are not reflected in August income statement.

Co Ff Arm W. F.wyman Central Maine Power Co

Maine to Receive Federal Help After Edna's Toll

Maine officials estimate seven million dollars in damage and eight of twenty deaths from Hurricane Edna. Rehabilitation aid is approved by Civil Defense Administration offices and sent to the White House for final action. Engineering teams survey damage as the Kennebec River remains closed in the lower reaches due to a Waterville boom breach. Logs from Hollingsworth Whitney Co. drift 50 miles to sea with many trapped by booms.

Portland Maine Edna Massachusetts Nova Scotia Burton M. Cross Civil Defense Administration White House Kennebec Waterville Hollingsworth & Whitney Co

Obituary Russell L. Kenney 62 Bath Foreman at Hyde Windlass

Russell L. Kenney 62 a milling machine foreman at Hyde Windlass Co. died early Wednesday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born December 19 1891 in Edgecomb he moved to Bath at eight and lived there. He leaves wife Rebecca Mosher Kenney two daughters Mrs Albert Thompson and Mrs Richard Haskell a son Russell W and seven grandchildren all of Bath. Funeral Friday at 2 30 at Leslie C Shumway Funeral Home 638 High Street with Rev Laforest E Hodgkins officiating. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery family lot.

Russell L. Kenney Hyde Windlass Co Bath Memorial Hospital Edgecomb Leroy J. and Susan (Burnham) Kennedy Bath Knights of Pythias Lodge Bath Street Rebecca Mosher Kenney Albert Thompson Richard Haskell Russell W Laforest E. Hodgkins Leslie C. Shumway High Street

Mrs Genevieve Bradshaw of Sebasco Dies at 55

Genevieve Bradshaw 55 of Sebasco died Tuesday afternoon at Memorial hospital after weeks as a patient. Born July 8, 1899 in Phippsburg, she was daughter of Elijah Bartlett and Jane Coffin Bartlett. Survived by son Harold, two grandchildren Eugene and Barbara Ann Bradshaw, brother Jeremiah, four sisters Mabel Slocum Evelyn Dodge Etta Bartlett and Mrs Frank Freeman. Funeral Friday at 1 30 from A F Mayo Son Funeral Residence, burial Oak Grove family lot.

Genevieve Bradshaw Sebasco Memorial Hospital Phippsburg Elijah Jane Coffin Bartlett Nazarene Church Harold Sebasco Estates Eugene Barbara Ann Bradshaw Jeremiah Mabel Slocum Rockland Mass Evelyn Dodge Etta Bartlett Ford, Conn Frank Freeman Bath A. F. Mayo & Son Oak Grove

Mrs Katherine A Clark Dies at 78 in Bath

Katherine A Clark 78 widow of Amos Clark died at Memorial hospital Monday evening. Born August 2 1876 in Prince Edward Island she came to Bath over 25 years ago and resided at the Old Ladies Home since May 3 1946. She belonged to Beacor Street Methodist church and was an honorary member of its Women’s Society of Christian Service. Survived by sister Mrs Christine Santa of Fryeburg. Douglas Wirta son of Mrs Gertrude Wirta of Arrowsic, a Morse High School graduate 1950, U S Army veteran discharged 1953 after Korea service, later employed at Bath Iron Works and a local construction firm.

First Baptist Church Warren Harris R. Harris Bowdeinham Baptist Association M. Belle Heald Alfred Rowe L. Earle Hagan J. Robert Blackie Harry H. Heald Lemon Club Joseph F. Higgins Thetown Center George Oliver Jo Mitchell Bath Belle Heald Georgetown Florence Woodside Connecticut Roger Oliver Joseph Higgins Ins al Monroe Waltham Mass Robeen Robinhood Seth Frank Boyd Boro N. H Dorothy W. Stuart Mahan Toee Ree Farmer Waterville Katherine A. Clark Amos Clark Memorial Hospital Prince Edward Island McDoughall Elizabeth McInnis McDoughall Clark Old Ladies Home High Street Beacor Street Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service Christine Santa Fryeburg Douglas Wirta Gertrude Wirta Arrowsicegan Portland Junior College Wirta Morse High School U 3. Army Korea Bath Iron Works Hardings Was Construction Company Brunswick

Americans Send 121 Million Pounds Mail Abroad in 1953

United States mail service output reached 121 million pounds sent overseas in 1953. The record highlights the volume of correspondence handled by the postal system, reflecting postwar mobility and international communication trends.

Benjamin Look Tussiey Obituary in Topsham Area

Benjamin Look Tussiey dies after long illness near Madison Ave. He moved to Topsham six years ago. Survived by niece Louise Brown of Bath and nephew G Edward Sears of Masonville NJ plus other relatives. Masonic funeral at Leslie C. Shumway Funeral Home 638 High St at 1:30 pm Thursday. Burial in Topsham cemetery family lot.

Tussiey Madison Davis i Road Tops Louise Brown Look Asylum Lodge Masons Louise ‘Brown Bath G. Edward Sears Masonville N. J Leslie C. Shumway High Street Topsham Cemetery

Mrs Susan Conforth Funeral Service Held in Saco

Funeral services for Mrs Janne M Conforth of Biddeford were held Thursday at 2 PM from Dennett Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Burial followed in Laurel Hill cemetery. Widow of Ralph W Conforth, long-time proprietor of a Bath store, the couple lived at 5 Deering Street before moving to Biddeford. A cousin Lydia Tracey of Rockland is noted as the nearest living relative.

Janne M. Conforth Biddetora Dennett & Craig Funeral Saco Laurel Hill Conforth Ralph W. Conforth Jackson Occupie Jackson’s Front Street Irs Bath Biddeford Deering Street Alvah Robert Small Street Lydia Tracey Rockland

William F Maines Dies at 62 in West Bath Home

William F Maines aged 62 of Route 1 West Bath died last week after a period of ill health. Born August 24 1892 in Georges he was the son of John L and Esther Cromwell Maines and spent most of his life in the area. He ran a secondhand merchandise business in West Bath the past eight years. He is survived by a son Charles Maines a daughter Mrs Bessie Hasty of Parker Head two sisters Mrs Mabel Gove of West Palm Beach Florida and Mrs Jane Strout of Bath and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Clarence B. Hill J. H. Brown Porand Paul Wrens Georgetown Center Kennebec Point Paul Lehmann Paul McMahan Princeton N. J James Harper Raphael Higgins Bath Jack Carl Williams Philo Calhoun Boothbay Playhouse John—D.—Williams Lisbon Williams Bath Iron Works Charles Arbuthnot Georgetown New York Worcester Mass Clifford Babcock Peter Gardiner Weston William F. Maines West Bath Georges John L Esther (Cromwell) Maines Charles Maines Bessie Hasty Parker Head Mabel Gove West Palm Beach Fla Jane Strout

Funeral planning and clergy guidance series begins

This article begins a series to help the public understand funeral procedures. It emphasizes consulting a clergyman and church, noting funerals are religious ceremonies and the clergy can explain church rules and services. The funeral director offers experience to arrange multi-denomination services.

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Dromore Morse-Brunswick Woodhull Haverford Donald Walker Fins Providence R. I George Laskey Jackie Edith George Laskey, Jr Pamela Clayton Heald New Jersey James B. Stuart Waldo Browns Cambridge Adolphees Lauretta M. Jones Carroll Powers Ross P. Todd Muskie Gop Ross and Edmund Wright Blake Benjamin P. Look Topsham Mrs Susanne Conforth Shumway
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