Emerson Grammar School hires 9 teachers for new year
The article lists Emerson Grammar School staff for the new year, detailing grades 1 through 8 with each teacher’s name, prior schooling, and previous positions. It notes Monday school closings for the teacher convention in Waldoboro and reports on Booster and Lions club actions, 4-H fair blue ribbons, grange activities, and local resident visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Eunice Kinney
Higgine Clasical Institute
Charleston
Farmington State Teachers College
Atkinson
Richmond
Eva Chickering
Bristol High School
Gorham State
Waldoboro High School
Farmington State
Waldoboro
Elizabeth McFee
Emerson School
Richmond High School
No. 5
Litchfield and
Stevens
Margaret Borjesson
Lincoln Center
Parkman
Dover-Foxcroft
Beals Island
Frankfort
Brownville Junction
Gorham
Farmington
William Kelcher
Rochester
N. H
Newman Preparatory School
Boston
Boston College School of Education
Clifton-Burton
Madison High School
St. Albans
Booster Club
Maurice McKenna
Farras L. Stuber
Thomas Borjesson
Russell Perry
Farras Stuber
Lions Club
Leonard Bishop
Raymond Libby
Windsor Fair
Harold Brown
Frederick Raynes
Carol Yeaton
Barbara Crocker
Janice Gray
Sandra Mullen
Robert Brown
Louise Pushard
Edward Coughlin
Enterprise Grange
Miss Pushard
Young People’s Fellowship of the Baptist Church
the Grange
Cora Guptill
Evelyn Hinkley
Clergy search prompts Georgetown church leadership talk
The Georgetown church and Five Islands seek a new leader as Rev W T Gifford of the Western District United Baptist Convention of Maine speaks on The Christian Ministry. His lecture centers on apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers and their role in building church faith and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Five Islands
Easton
Leaves
Henderson
Sermor
Christian Ministry
W. T. Gifford
United Baptist Convention of
Maine
Gifford
Paul
First
Second Baptist
Elm Street
Bath
Billy Graham
Portland
Oregon
Robinhood Tearoom
von Huene
Middle Bay Road
Brunswick
The
Independent
Ossian Dodge
Woolwich
Second Baptist Church Lost Dying Members Remembered
Mrs. Tobey died in 1936 and her husband near ninety died about three years later. Grace Tobey recalled school days with fond memories. Other local notices mention visits by Mr. and Mrs. David Y. Alka zin of Bath at Robin Hood camp, and various travels and guests at Robinhood, Georgetown Center, and Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Greenought
Kittery Point
Georgetown Center
Robinhood
Reid Park
Tobey
Greenought
Grace Tobey
David Y. Alkazin
Bath
Roland E. Peterson
William Strang
Portland
Louise Peterson
Bryn Mawr
Peterson
Harold Brown
Brown
Overlook
Richmond
Dorothy W. Stuart
Bowen
Clarence B. Hill
John M. Sawyer
Betty Anne
Lester S. Hill
Dora Hill
Blanchard Hill
Greene
Victor Hagan
Hame
West Baldwin
J. Willebeek LeMair
J. W. LeMair, Jr
Ludmila LeMair
Pownal
Snecke LeMair
Clifton
N. J
Martin
Alvah C. Reynolds
Carroll Powers
Ralph Dunton
Moose traffic stop halts Bath officer on sleepy dawn street
In Bath a bull moose blocked early morning traffic on Center and Washington streets. Sgt Charles Pelletier and Patrolman Joseph Babine chased the animal with a patrol car as it navigated crossings then vanished toward the South End. Blood traces on High Pleasant Washington streets suggest injuries. Game Warden John St Peter in Brunswick was alerted for possible capture and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Pelletier
Bath Police
Center
Washington Streets
Washington Street
Variety Store
Times
Joseph Babine
Washington
Pelletier
South End
John St. Peter
Brunswick
St. Peter
Pre Nuptial Shower for Edna Oliver Honors Pending Marriage
Miss Edna M Oliver was honored at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Miss Jane Leeman and Mrs Catherine Fortier at 62 York Street. The event celebrated her upcoming marriage to Ernest Back of 9 Deering Street with gifts and buffet refreshments. Invited guests included Mrs Jane Smart Miss Marie Smart and many Oliver relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Leeman
Catherine Fortier
York Street
Edna M. Oliver
Ernest Back
Alfred J. Back
Deering Street
Winter Street Congregational Church
Jane Smart
Marie Smart
Freeman L. Oliver
Roberta Oliver
Rose Ziblatt
Clift Leemary
Florence Charpentier
Jackie Sylvester
Dorothy Libby
Frances Kakos
Phyllis Teasdale
Clayre Callan
Mary Philbrick
Ceres Houston
Eleanor Perow
Five Islands Road Move Near Rockmere Lodge Area
A new short road to Rockmere Lodge Pierce's Point and several Lewis Hill summer homes was built last week. It shifts the main route east of the William Marr house, easing a tight corner. Residents report regular attendance at Thursday prayer meetings rising and church activities resuming after rainy Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockmere Lodge
Pierce's Point
Lewis Hill
William Marr
Beulah Miller
Warner Gifford
Gifford
Maine Baptist Convention
Ernest Ireland
Ireland
Gorden College
College of Theology
South Carolina
Harlan Pinkham
Good Neighbor Club
Stanley Lewis
Elm Street Baptist Church
Bath
Billy Graham
Charles O’brien
Washington, D. C
Madge O’brien
Kathleen Rittall
Lermond Davis
North Anson
Dorothy Stewart
Georgetown
Allegra Bickford
Thomas Blaisdell
Ernest
Alton Reid
L. H. Rowe
Reid
Damariscotta Lake
Arthur Nelson
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
George Lee
Onset
Mass
Lawrence Perow
Constance Gray
Portland
Alex Marr
Lester Davis
Alice Shackford
P. B. Savage
Chester McMahan
Fort Devens
Korea
Russell Pinkham
Kittery
Cpl
Dennis Moore
Westover Field
D. W. Staffeld
Woolwich
Staffeld
Winnifred
Susan Briggs
Herman Barter
Clayton Doyle
Yarmouth
Victor Pinkham
Mary Stevens
J. T. Stevens
Repainting Ends Old Parking Marks in Business District
Highway department updated street surface markings with a cross shaped outline. A heavy boundary line marks the stall limit and a lighter perpendicular line defines the parking length. Shortening these lines saved ai and aims to meet the same purpose as previous elaborate marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
One in Six Auto Drivers Involved in Fatal Crash Had Drink
A police briefing reports that one of six drivers involved in a deadly auto crash tested positive for alcohol. Investigators are reviewing the scene and identifying responsibilities as the investigation continues.
Birthday Tea for Mrs Baxter Marks Eightieth
Mrs Claude S Gillette hosted a Monday noon coffee at 1111 Washington Street Bath to honor Mrs Rupert H Baxter on her 80th birthday with about 50 guests. Guests included Mrs Walter Plummer Lisbon Falls celebrating her 80th. New Bath resident Christy Thomas of Washington DC attended with the Torrey estate purchase in West Bath noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude S. Gillette
Washington Street
Rupert H. Baxter
Bruce H. M. White
Brunswick
John Schmerin
Portland
Arthur ‘Colby
Bath
William Spann
Anne Day
Webster Brown
Sarah Langley
Alonzo Holmes
Paul K. Niven
Walter Plummer
Lisbon Falls
Christy Thomas
Washington, D
Local News Notes From Woods Ville And Bowdoin
Mr and Mrs W J Larry returned to their Woods ville New Hampshire home after a weekend visit in the city with Mrs Albert E Desmond of 173 Oak Street. Mr and Mrs Manuel Gallant of 26 Pleasant Street have returned from a three weeks visit in Bridgeport Conn visiting Mr Gallants sister and family. Attending Bowdoin College Summer class graduation exercises Saturday morning were Mr and Mrs David Dickson and Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall 2nd of this city. David Dickson Jr and Arthur Foster Williams nephew of the Sewalls were members of the class. In the absence of Mr Dickson his father received his degree of summa cum laude for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Larry
Woodsville
N. H
Albert E. Desmond
Oak Street
Manuel Gallant
Pleasant Street
Bridgeport
Arthur Sewall
David Dickson
Arthur Foster Williams
Sewall
Dickson
Bath Man Killed in Korea Arrives Home for Funeral
The body of Pfc. Philip A. Babine 20 of Bath arrived by train from Korea on March 17 1951 accompanied by Sgt Lewis Benson. Relatives and Bath officials gathered at the depot for the casket transfer to Arthur Mayo & Son funeral home. Funeral services were set for St Marys church with burial at Calvary cemetery including firing squad and bugler taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Philip A. Babine
George E. Babine
Middle Street
Pungan-ni
Korea
Bath
Lewis F. Benson
U. Army
Brooklyn
N. Y
Arthur Boulay
Charles R. Dorsey
Frank T. MacDonald
George M. Bronson
Raymon Irish
Portsmouth
N. H
Pfc. Babine
James L. Babine
Benson
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
High Street
St. Mary's Church
Funeral rites planned for CPL John F. Henry in Rumford
Funeral services for Cpl. John Franklin Henry U S Army a former Bath resident will be Friday afternoon at the Episcopal church in Rumford with Rev Harold Adams officiating He died in Korea while serving with United Nations Forces He was 23 married to Laura Mitchell of Mexico He lived with his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur W Henry Sr Adams Court in Bath and attended Morse High School Survivors include his widow his parents a grandmother Mrs Flora Henry a sister Miss Harriet Henry and a brother Arthur W Henry Jr all of Mexico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rand
Madawaska
Joseph Siegars
Water Street
Marilla Tarr
Georgetown
Five Islands
Jennie Seeckins
Farmingdale
Tarr
Don Shoff
Stephen
Brunswick
Delia Hapgood
Eugene Daley
North Stratford
N. H
Shoff
Redale
Mass
Richmond Cemetery
Jesse J. Starr
Tallman
Charles E
Joseph L. Heinemeyer
Donald Higgins, Jr
Gardner Street
Norfolk
John Franklin Henry
U. S. Army, of
Mexico
Maine
Bath
Episcopal Church
Rumford
Harold Adams
Cpl
Henry
Korea
United Nations
Arthur W. Henry
Adams Court
Morse High School
U. S. Army
Camp Stoneman Calif
Japan
2Nd Infantry Division
Farrington-Morton A. L. Post
Robert Shand
Laura Mitchell
Oxford Paper Mill
Flora Henry
Harriet Henry
Arthur W. Henry, Jr
Mrs Ruby Sewall Dies in Kansas City at 86
Word arrives of the death in Kansas City Missouri of Mrs Ruby Fisher Sewall 86 native of Bath She had been ill the last two months and was a patient in a Kansas City hospital She is survived by a son Frederick Sewall Gentine of Chicago Funeral services were held Wednesday at her Kansas City home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ruby Fisher
Bath
Kansas Cl
Sewall
William Fisher
Louise
Lemont
High Streets
Frederick N. Sewall
Frederick Sewall Gentine
Chicago
Louisville Native Kenneth W Barter Died Abroad
Kenneth W Barter 30 of Louisville Kentucky died suddenly last week in Colorado. He was born February 26 1921 in Portland Maine son of Martha J Barter and Wilson Barter. He attended Portland schools served in World War II and worked for an automobile insurance company at his death. He leaves a widow and four months old son Mark his mother and five brothers including Sgt Nelson Barter USAF stationed in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Barter
Louisville
Colorado
Marthage
Portland
Ate Wilson Barter
Barter
Mark
Martha J. Barter
Ernest Penny
Harvey
Pay
Lowell
Patten
Richard
Coulee Dam
W N
Nelson Barter
S. Air Force
Africa
Mrs Ruth Dotton Dies in Cambridge After Residences
Mrs Ruth Mabel Dotton widow of William Dotton of this city died Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs Pearl Chagnon in Cambridge Massachusetts where she had lived since her husband’s death. Born in Providence Rhode Island she was the daughter of Charles and Isabelle Spencer. She lived many years in Bath before her husband’s drowning two or three years ago. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Mary Bruckner of Boston Massachusetts and Mrs Pearl Chagnon of Cambridge Massachusetts and a sister Josephine Randall of Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Mabel Dotton
William Dotton
Pearl Chagnon
Cambridge
Mass
Providence
R. I
Charles and
Isabelle Spencer
Cotton Liveqg
Bath
Mary Bruckner
Boston
Josephine Randall
Connecticut
Three Speedsters Fined In Court In Topsham
Ansel Verrill of Auburn Alard Richardson of Bangor and Kenneth Baker of Brunswick pleaded guilty to speeding after a state police crack down in Topsham and vicinity. They paid fines of 10 dollars and costs of court 4.70. Linwood Grover of Wiscasset pleaded guilty to following within 150 feet and paid 10 dollar fine plus 4.70 costs. State Trooper George Buzzell was the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Topsham
Ansel Verrill
Auburn
Alard Richardson
Bangor
Kenneth 5. Baker
Brunswick
Linwood E. Grover
Wiscasset
George C. Buzzell
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Key West
Fla
Harry Curran
Rangeley Lakes
Gordon
Miami
Andrew Friend
Helen
Westerly
Friend
Arthur
Gerald Grondin
Merrick
L.T
Della Grondin
S/fe
Celestino Garcia
Denver
Col
Richard E. Witham
U.S. Army Prison
New Cumberland
Witham
Gerald Witham
Fort Campbell
William Ye. Whitair
Kennebec County
American Legion
Glen Lamoreau
John Thrower
Argonne Post
A. L
Burary
Winterport
Knubble
Webber
Arrowsic
Rudolf H. Trafton
Virgil Stevens
Memorial Hospital
Virginia
Alvah Reynolds
Jerry
Octave Dauphin
Smith
Madson
Robert Wallers
Kennebec Point
George Laskey
Robert Jordan
Morse
Westbrook
Vernon E. Gray
Carroll P. Powers
Georgetown Central School
Joseph F. Higgins
Belle Heald
L. Earle Hagan
Melrose
Reynolds
Doris
Eugene Reynolds
Camden
Lewis Robinson
Harlan
Bowdoin Gregson
MacMahan
Marion Clarke
Sharon
Hill
Fred C. Locke
Winchester
Mill House
George Feindel
Nancy
George, Jr
Rock Hill
S. C
Feindel
Ruth Kiblin
Nancy Jane Spinney
Melvin Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Harvard University
Jerry Creamer
Clayton Stevens
Edna Oliver
West Bath
West Bath Methodist Church
C. D. Wentworth
C. C. Sargent
John McNary
Ernest E. Williams
W. Edwin Greig
Robert D. Metcalf
Robert D. Met
Loring D. Small
W. Elwin Greig
Loring Small
Alice Smith
Pauline Belanger
Temperance
Marius H. Page
North Street
Kennebec
St. Mary’s Church
John F. Henry
U. S
Ruby Sewall
Bath di
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