Richmond Ministers Hold Sermons on Limitation and Faith
The week's services featured Rev. Alfred Ives of the Richmond Methodist and Rev. Lester Norton of the Baptist church delivering sermons on Breaking Limitations and What Aileth Thee. Local social notes report gatherings of Enterprise Orange Ladies aid, I. F. FP club planning a weiner roast, and several visits and births in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Ives
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Lester R. Norton
Enterprise Orange Ladies’ Aid
Brunswick
Lenora Niles
I. F. FP. Club
Mildred Morris
Weiner
Ida Pascall
New York
Abbie McKenney
Gilbert Edgett
C. H. Barrows
Rome
N. Y
Roderick Edgett
Belmont
Mass
Sherman
Cranston
R. I
Leverett
Rumford
Horace Hinkley
Wren
Death Notice of Charles F Ring Richmond Ward
Charles F Ring died in Hempstead Long Island New York on September 9. He was born December 9 1865 in Richmond and was the son of J H and Mary Ring. He worked as a clerk in A W Smith dry goods store and later as a shoeworker in Lewiston. He lived with his sister Miss Alice Ring in Merrick Long Island for the last two years. He had been a patient in Hempstead hospital three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Mr. Ring
Hempstead Hospital
Bath Pupils Present Dental Certificates Week One
Bath school nurse Mrs Lillian Fadden lists pupils who submitted dental certificates on the first day of school. At North Grammar Jean Small Robert McLellan Barbara Legard Lois McLellan. North Primary Cynthia Sewall Frie da Legard Frank Warren Harmon York Charles Burden Sally Rogers. Weeks Street Norma Cummings Grace Whittemore. Dike School Peter Pinson. Mitchell School Selma Cummings Betty Nostall. Center Street Walter Fullerton. During the first week more pupils submitted certificates: Weeks Street Madge Armstrong Gladys Geneau Betty Mullens Willard McCabe Irene Denham Betty Hopkins Donald Hopkins Lermond. North Grammar Col Rowe Martha Pratt Mary Pierce Anita Bagdikian Norma Belanger. Dike School Judith Hibbs Roger Pinkham Marion Jordan. North Primary Carolyn Stackpole Paul Bagdikian William Boyland. Mitchell School Alice Deehan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Fadden
Bath
North Grammar
Jean Small
Robert McLellan
Barbara Legard
Lois McLellan
North
Cynthia Sewall
Frieda Legard
Frank Warren
Harmon York
Charles Burden
Sally Rogers
Weeks Street
Norma Cummings
Grace Whittemore
Dike
Peter Pinson
Mitchell School
Selma Cummings
Betty Nostall
Center Street
Walter Fullerton
Madge Armstrong
Gladys Geneau
Betty Mullens
Willard McCabe
Irene Denham
Betty Hopkins
Donald Hopkins
Lermond
Northa Grammar
Col Rowe
Martha Pratt
Mary Pierce
Anita Bagdikian
Norma Belanger
Dike School
Judith Hibbs
Roger Pinkham
Marion Jordan
North Primary
Carolyn Stackpole
Paul Bagdikian
William Boyland
Alice Deehan
Battery H Plans to Double Enlistment Amid War Dept Order
War Department orders Captain Elver A. Stickney to raise Battery H 240th C A A to 124 men from 62, with new recruits required to have a high school education after November 23. Nationwide move aims to add about 45,000 National Guard soldiers. Battery drills Thursday at the old State highway armory. officers include Lieut. Joseph A. Butler and 2nd Lieut. John A. Madden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Elver A. Stickney
H.D
National Guard
Bath Battery
Joseph A. Butler
John A. Madden
Stickney
Bowdoinham Native Frank Nevens Dies in Portland
Frank W. Nevens 89 president of Nevens Co Minneapolis launderers died at Maine General Hospital after hip fracture from a fall at his hotel. Cause listed as heart disease. Body to be sent to Minneapolis. He visited Bowdoinham, his boyhood home, en route to Atlantic City convention. survived by three daughters Mrs Foreston and Mrs C M Parker of Minneapolis and Mrs L B Allen of Kalispell, Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Nevens
Nevens Co
Minneapolis Launderers and Cleaners
Maine General Hospital
Minneapolis
Bowdoinham
Nevens
Atlantic City
N. J
Foreston
C. M. Parker
L. B. Allen
Kalistell, Mont
Research class hosts Free Will Workers Wednesday
A Corliss Street church research class entertained Free Will Workers last Wednesday in the vestry. Members and guests, with bouquets given to two longtime members, enjoyed songs, readings, a skit, and an illustrated piece. Refreshments followed and a group photo was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Church
George Allen
Minnie Tyler
Martha Cutting
Cora Small
Minnie McPherson
Edward F. McFarland
Fannie Burden
Heaven
Earl Morang
Harold 8. Walker
Free Will Workers
Lizzie French
Winnie Mudge
Annie Sylvester
Maude Clark
Edward McFarland
Harriet Blaisdell
Emma Daley
Jennie Curtis
Effie Parrish
Nellie Hutchins
Free Will
Harold Walker
Nellie Hunt
Grace McIntire
Bernice Achorn
Clara Coombs
Ethel Hatch
Theresa Hill
Abbie McCabe
Millie Mitchell
Ida Plant
Vivian Plant
Ruby Preble
Grace Watson
Annie McCabe
Annie Coombs
Flora Robbins
Winnifred Moffatt
Mabel Wheeler
Co Workers Class Picnic Luncheon at First Baptist Church
Mrs Cora M Sotheard and Miss Evelyn W Sotheard hosted the Co Workers class at Front street with a picnic luncheon and coffee. After a business session, games and a social hour followed. many members and guests attended including Mrs Esther Andrews, Mrs Jennie Cameron, Mrs Louisa Carter and Rev Charles R Sims. Next month Laura Harrington will entertain with Lizzie Haggett and others serving refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora M. Sotheard
Evelyn W. Sotheard
First Baptist Church
Front Street
Esther Andrews
Jennie Cameron
Louisa Carter
Elsie Crosby
Ora Dauphin
Lizzie Haggett
Helen Hall
Ada Larrabee
Eleanor Mills
Mary Sims
Alice Smith
Hannah Snow
Rosie Wade
Julia Worrey
Effie Legard
Laura Harrington
Edith Miller
Harriet Wright
Annie Oliver
Minnie Cressey
Helen Pratt
Nella Stover
Lila Place
Julia Haggett
Cleora Coombs
Lily Pray
Mabel Reed
Maibel Lake
Charles R. Sims
E. A. Sotheard
Martha Hall
Esther Hall
Evelyn Sotheard
West Bath Grange Hosts Safari on Wheels Film Night
At West Bath grange Monday night the film Safari on Wheels showcased Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thaw on a Dark Africa automobile journey. Colonial Beacon Oil Co sponsored the screening. Refreshments and dancing followed. Boosters night is planned for next Monday with honors for Past Masters and Silver and Golden Sheafs members, plus dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Lawrence Thaw
Africa
Colonial Beacon Oil Co
Far and Near Missionary Society Fall Meeting
The Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street church will hold its first fall meeting in the small vestry Friday. The session opens at 10 15 with devotions, followed by dinner at noon. Mrs Theresa Hill will read a paper on India and White Cross work will be done for Dr R 8 Baker in Keatung Burma. Dr Baker and his twin brother, a minister, are natives of Maine and well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of
First Baptist Brotherhood Elects Officers for Fall
The Baptist Brotherhood at First Baptist elected Ray Cummings president Edwy A Sotheard first vice president C Lloyd Hoooker second vice president E Melvin Pratt treasurer and Philip Oliver secretary at its first Fall meeting held Tuesday at the Hooker cottage Sabine The group voted to invite men interested in the Brotherhood to attend the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Brotherhood
Ray Cummings
Edwy A. Sotheard
C. Lloyd Hoooker
E. Melvin Pratt
Philip Oliver
Hooker Cottage
Sabine
Maine to supply 47 million bushels this year
Maine plans to meet national demand by producing about 47 million bushels, roughly 7 million more than last year. The increase highlights stronger output and aims to boost supply for broader markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Georgetown Summer Visitors Enjoy Heat Relief in Town
The Georgetown community reports an unusually hot spell, while remaining more comfortable than cities. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. L. Earle Hagan and daughter Joan Marjorie from Melrose Mass. Others travel funds, attend to family matters, and prepare for school sessions. Mrs. York’s death prompts services in Augusta and a circuit of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Earle Hagan
Joan Marjorie
Melrose
Mass
Dorothy
Victor
Nettie Gray
Hagan
Charlestown Navy Yard
D. L. Pettengill
Augusta
Ida M. York
Georgetown
Roxbury Town Hall
Frye, Me
Christ
Koehlwetter
North Sedgwick
Helen
Inez Allen
Walter Williams
Harry Heald
Leon Williams
Waltham
Olive
Leon, Jr
Thomas N. Williams
Leon
Tom Williams
Wendell P. Todd
Salem
Harold Miller
Five Islands
Maude P. Thayer
Woolwich
Carter
Good Will Club
F. T. Littorin
T. M. Hagan
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Rod and Gun Club Tickets Going Fast
Demand for Thursday's Rod and Gun Club supper meeting at Hotel Sedgwick is so strong that President William T. Donnell says public sales may not satisfy all applicants. Tickets are available from Donnell or committee members Edward Sonia Edgar Oliver William Briggs and Redford Christiansen. A 6 p.m. turkey supper will precede full color wildlife films by Major R. H. Tait on Newfoundland hunting and fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet Association, Inc
William T. Donnell
Mr. Donnell
Edward Sonia
Edgar Oliver
William Briggs
Redford Christiansen
R. H. Tait
New York
Newfoundland Information Bureau
Newfoundland
New England Osteopaths Meet at Poland Spring
Dr. A E Chittenden of Auburn will direct the recreational program for the New England Osteopaths meeting at Poland Spring on September 28 and 29. Several out of state speakers will attend. The program features a Friday golf tournament and an evening vaudeville, banquet, and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E.chittenden
Auburn
New England
Poland
Patent promises safety to driver in a collision
Numerous U S patents are summarized including a vibrationless steering wheel by Harvey D Geyer of Dayton Ohio designed to cushion the driver in a crash. Other patents cover oil additives by Robert B Denham, a non brittle beryllium alloy by Gerald R Brophy, peanut butter stability by DuPuis Lenth Segar, non cracking ice by Robert H Bedford, blossom promoting dinitrophenol sprays by Boyce Chandler Kimball, and a canning method by Sterling W Alderfer plus Mondine a thermostatic pipe, John David self closing shirt collar, Antoine Beckius earthquake proof sphere building, and John P Caldwell auto foot brake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors Corporation
Harvey D. Geyer
Dayton
Ohio
Robert B. Denham
Indianapolis
Gerald R. Brophy
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
General Electric Co
Robert N. DuPuis
Charles W. Lenth
John B. Segar
Chicago
Association of American Soap and Glycerine Producers, Inc
New York City
Robert H. Bedford
New York
Alfred M. Boyce
Riverside
William H. Chandler
Berkeley
Marston N. Kimball
Alhambra
Calif
United States
Sterling W. Alderfer
Akron
Arthur B. Mondine
Racine
Wis
John David
Harry. Frank
Middletown
Conn
Antoine Beckius
Luxembourg
John P. Caldwell
Portland
Miss Etta Purington and Brunswick deaths noted
Miss Etta Purington of Lynn and Purington Erswell of Brunswick died Wednesday, with cousin Mrs Thom as F Perkins in Brunswick, where Josephine MecNeil returned after a death in the family. Mary Dolan, a Brunswick cousin, died Saturday in Brunswick hospital after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Purington
Lynn
Mass
Purington Erswell
Brunswick
Thomas F. Perkins
Washington Street
Josephine MecNeil
Mary Dolan
Brunswick Hospital
Library Auxiliary elects officers at Five Islands meeting
Eleven members gathered for the first Library Auxiliary meeting at Five Islands. Elected were Madeline Berry as President and Buyer, Orville Rowe as Vice President and Quilts committee member, J G Stevens as Secretary and Treasurer, and multiple members to Quilts Fancy Work and Aprons committees. The next meeting is set for Friday at two with Mrs. J G Stevens as host. War relief efforts were discussed with Mrs. Rowe to confer with Mrs. Crockett of Bath headquarters for local organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library
Madeline Berry
Orville Rowe
J. G. Stevens
C. H. Stevens
Theodore Campbell
Everett Cromwell
Marion Stevens
Ralph Davis
Belle Stevens
Ellsworth Pinkham
Sedgemere Road
Hartford
Olive Williams
Waltham
Williams
Leon, Jr
Orvis Bonney
Auburn
Dean Bonney
Bath
Thurlow
Little Sheepscot
Richard Fellows
Edith
Plainfield
N. J
Fellows
Miss Edith
Roland Fellows
Mr. Fellows
Roland
Wendell Stevens
Five Islands
G. H. Smith
Gertrude Smith
Dorchester
Mass
Clarence McMahan
Kittery
Charles Davis
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Daisy Hinckley
Raphael Higgins
Rosalyn
Sagadahoc Bay
George MacKinnon
Municipal Court Hears Driving Violations On City Streets
Lewis B. Swett, local filling station manager, pleads not guilty to driving through a walk light at Center and Washington. A continuance is granted for 10 a.m. Sept. 26. Frank D. Leighton and Gerald M. Day face charges from a collision at Winter and Middle streets. Leighton pleads guilty to passing a stop sign, Day's speeding charge continued. Bowdoin senior Logan Becker ordered to answer speeding on Washington Street after prior stop sign conviction. Mrs. Francis Bruce and son Gerald return from summer visit with Mrs. Bruce's mother in Highland Street relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Swett
Center
Washington Streets
Gardiner R. Deering
Frank D. Leighton
Freeport
Gerald M. Day
Lewiston
Winter
Middle Streets
Leighton
Day
Winter Street
Logan A. Becker
Lakewood
Bowdoin College
Washington Street
Becker
Maine Car Title Law Confuses Buyers And Dealers
The Lewis ton Journal reports that Maine's title and registration rules require a detailed bill of sale signed by buyer and seller with a matching pink slip, plus three applications for title and a registration form listing the last two prior owners. Failures to comply risk innocent buyers or dealers facing penalties as temporary plates expire quickly and names of former owners may be hard to obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Maine
Augusta
Cross Roads
Portland
Lewiston
Obituary of Stephen Gould former Bowdoinham educator scientist
Bowdoinham friends mourn the sudden Washington death last week of Stephen Philip Gould formerly of Rockland. Son of Judge E K Gould, he graduated Rockland High 1915 and Bates College 1919, later teaching in Bowdoinham Rockland and Edward Little Auburn. He joined the Bureau of Dairy Industry in Washington, invented a wool-from-skim milk process, earned a PhD at Columbia in 1937, and gained national prominence as educator scientist and chemist. He is survived by his wife Alice Lawry of Vinalhaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Washington
Stephen Philip Gould
Rockland
Gould
E. K. Gould
Bates College
Bowdeinham
Edward Little High School
Auburn
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Department of Agriculture
Columbia University
Alice Lawry
Vinalhaven
Miss Dorothy White Enters Farmington Normal Studies
Miss Dorothy White daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry White resumes studies at Farmington Normal school after visiting Scarsdale New York with her aunt Mrs Gertrude Ham where she attended the World's Fair and returned after Labor Day. Mr and Mrs Joseph Cyr of Augusta return from two weeks visit with Mrs Cyr's parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Calderwood and with his mother on Center Street Extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy White
Harry White
Summer Street Court
Farmington Normal School
Scarsdale
N. Y
Gertrude Ham
Joseph Cyr
Augusta
Funeral held for Mattie Varney 68 widow of West Bath resident
Mattie Sarah Varney died Saturday after 39 years of invalidism. Funeral Tuesday at 2 at Fred S. Curtis funeral home Bath officiated by Rev Joseph Purdue and Rev Frederick Moffatt. Burial in Witch Spring Cemetery West Bath. She was born in Bath, lived in Bath 14 years, from West Bath, class of 1889. She leaves sister Mabel Shepard and niece Mrs Arthur Lemont, both Bath residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Sarah Varney
Howard E. Varney
West Bath
Fred S. Curtis
Center Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Church
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Church
Arthur C. Lement
Almon R. Perry
Charles Preble
Loring D. Small
Witch Spring
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Robert B
Betsy Perkins Clark
Old
Henry P Healey 88 Boston Mason Dies in Bath Home
Henry P Healey 88 a veteran brick mason died Thursday night at his Bath Maine home where he had been an invalid since spring He was born March 23 1851 in Salem Mass son of William P and Martha Ann Healey He worked for Hennessy Low Boston then Reed Healey in partnership 18 years He belonged to Whit ney lodge Odd Fellows He married Martha J Ham of Brunswick who died earlier He leaves a grandson Charles Henry Betts and two granddaughters Mrs Lloyd Grant and Miss Barbara King Betts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Healey
West Street
Mr. Healey
Bath
Salem
Mass
William P
Martha Ann Healey
Hennessy & Low
Boston
George F. Reed
Reed & Healey
Whitney Lodge
Odd Fellows
Mechanic Falls
Martha J. Ham
Brunswick
Lawrence
Charles Henry Betts
Belmont
Lloyd Grant
North Westport
Barbara King Betts
Cambridge
Daniel E Black 66 longtime boilermaker dies at home
Daniel Edgar Black of Bath aged 66 died Tuesday after a long illness at the home of his daughter Mrs. John Belanger 68 Richardson Street Portland born in Portland son of Daniel and Maggie White Black worked in shipyards including Portsmouth and Charlestown Navy yards and was a member of the Boilmakers Union He leaves one son Roy Black of Bath eight grandchildren and one daughter Mrs Belanger to host Thursday funeral service at 2 PM at her residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Edgar Black
John Belanger
Richardson Street
Black
Portland
Daniel
Maggie White Black
Portsmouth
Charlestown
Boilmakers’' Union
Roy Black
Bath
Belanger
Mrs Emma Wiggins Dies After Six Weeks Illness
Mrs Emma Wiggins 75 widow of George E Wiggins died Sunday morning at her Bridge Street home Richmond after a six weeks illness. Born April 15 1864 in Richmond she was daughter of Jonathan and Julia Bryant. She had long lived in Bath before returning to Richmond in 1912 to live with her niece Miss Minola Farnsworth. Survivors include two other nieces Mrs E P Bullock of South Portland and Mrs A R Libby of Scarboro and a nephew George R Bryant of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Wiggins
George E. Wiggins
Bridge Street
Richmond
Jonathan
Julia P. Bryant
Bath
Minola Farnsworth
Wiggins
E. P. Bullock
South Portland
A. R. Libby
Scarboro
George R. Bryant
Portland
Mrs Turner’s Funeral Held for Carolyn E Turner
The funeral of Carolyn E Turner widow of Edward H Turner was held Wednesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Henry W Owen’s Oak Street home. Dr David L Wilson of Central church conducted the private service. Bearers were ex Mayor Allen M Trish Major William R Kimball William S Shorey and Daniel Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn E
Edward H. Turner
Henry W. Owen
Oak Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Allen M. Trish
William R. Kimball
William S. Shorey
Daniel Williams
Funeral for David Pero in Phippsburg at Curtis Funeral Home
The funeral for David Pero of Phippsburg was Thursday at two in the Fred S Curtis funeral home at 105 Center Street. Rev Frederick P Moffatt of Corliss Street church officiated. Bearers were Henry Gagner Ralph Lewis Guy McCorr and Bernard Presley. Burial followed in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pero
Phippsburg
Fred S. Curtis
Center Street
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Church
Henry Gagner
Ralph Lewis
Guy McCorr
Bernard Presley
Oak Grove
Healey Funeral Held at Mayo Residence
The funeral for Henry P. Healey, a retired brick mason of 12 West Street, was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence, 819 High Street. Rev. Chester B. Oliver of Wesley Church officiated. Burial followed at Oak Grove. Signature details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Healey
West Street
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Chester B. Oliver
Wesley Church
Oak Grove
Miss Sprague Elected President At North Yarmouth Academy
Barbara Sprague daughter of Capt and Mrs Walter E Sprague of Popham Beach was elected president of the Student Council at North Yarmouth Academy this week. Officers include Martin Nyberg Hamden Conn vice president Ruth Noble Wilmerding Pa treasurer John Seabury Yarmouth secretary. Senior Sprague plans to enter University of Maine or Bates next fall and won the Merrill prize in June for contributing most to school welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Sprague
Walter E. Sprague
Popham Beach
North Yarmouth Academy
Martin Nyberg
Hamden
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Charles F. Ring
The
Nevens Company of
Minneapolis, Minn
Co-Workers
Far
Baptist Brotherhood
ROD and Gun Club
Harold J. Rubin
Francis Bruce
Gerald
South Ozone Park
L. A
Bruce
Allen Morse
Morse
Highland Street
Mattie
Varney
H. P. Healey
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
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