Community notices span clubs and fires in Richmond area
A Richmond column reports on a D U V meeting with Milo and Portland members, a Capital Area Youth for Christ gathering at United Baptist church, and Emerson Lane American Legion Ladies Auxiliary activities. A Mitchell Lilly farm house fire destroyed home and barn contents with four children safe, neighbors aiding, and family relocating. The week features lodge elections, a Grange notice, and multiple personal items from local residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Bradley
D.U.V
Department
Thelma Waterhouse
Milo
National
D.U.V. Pee
Ruth Jordan
Almeda Lowe
Portland
Evelyn Hoxie
Alice Frank
Ruby Hamlin
Mary Partridge
Edith Duck
Helen Kelley
Wakefield
Mass
Mabel Rumrill
Capital Area Youth For Christ
United Baptist Church
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Emerson Lane American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Veneranda Sanford
Laura Reynolds
Opportunity Farm
Marcia Baker
Cecelia Robinson
Richmond Sportsman’s Association
J. Whitney
McWilliams
Lilly
Ideal Home Corner Club
Jeff Coates
Sadie Eaton
Civil Defense
William Meserve
Teresa Barnes
Lawrence Oddy
Eva Gomer
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Lois Pushard
Noble Grand
Bertha Trott
Frances White
Grace Vieira
Mina Clark
Charles Trott
Bernice Terrell
Marion Young
Odd Fellows
Sanborn Lodge of Odd Fellows
Hallowell
Pownal
Grover and CarverEngagement Announced in Woolwich
Mr and Mrs Chester Grover of Woolwich announce the engagement of their daughter Kathleen to Ronald Carver U S Navy son of Mr and Mrs Otis Carver also of Woolwich No wedding date set Kathleen attended Morse High School and works at Smiths cleaners Carver recently completed initial Navy training and is stationed in Norfolk Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Grover
Woolwich
Kathleen
Ronald Carver
U. S. Navy
Otis Carver
Miss Grover
Morse High School
Smith's Cleaners
Mr. Carver
Navy
Norfolk, Va
Wield Expert Brooms On Ice Boston
Women from several states competed in the national curling championships in Boston. The event showcased skilled broom wielders as they guided polished stones across the ice toward the scoring rings in the ancient Scottish sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tree Disaster in Grand Rapids Leaves Roof and Porch Damaged
Charles B. Poisson hired a tree service to cut down a box elder whose trunk was rotted. Workmen arrived 15 minutes after the tree toppled and crashed onto Poisson's roof and sun porch, causing damage. A mention notes the rarity of total solar eclipses occurring about every three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles B. Poisson
Poisson
Sunday Service Notes and Community Updates in Georgetown
Warren Harris continues a sermon series on Paul and Silas at First Baptist Church. Local notices cover church history, new stove and furnace, PTA activities, a minstrel rehearsal, and recent social visits, with many names from Georgetown and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
Paul
Silas
Harris
Gordon Divinity School
Beverly Farms
Mass
M. Belle Heald
Carrie Carlisle
Wiscas- Set
Bay Point and Bath Residents Noted in Weekend Visits
Bay Point and Bath residents are listed in a weekend round of calls and stays. Families including Ellis, Hinckley, Spinney, Campbell, Butterfield, Leeman, Hagan, Rowe, Grace, and Whittaker are mentioned with cottages and travels around Bay Point, Kennebec Point, and nearby Bath. Illnesses include flu and laryngitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron S. Ellis
Clara
Alton
Leonard
Alfred Hayden
Bath
Bay Point
Maurice Hinckley, Jr
Stevens
Wayside
L. M. Spinney
Sherman Campbell
Byron Campbell
Alfred Perow
Clarence Oliver
Whittaker
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Andrew Butterfield
Harry Knight
Clyde Whittaker
Johnnie
Patty
Cathy
William Leeman
Richard Hagan
Carl Rowe
Auburn
Taylor Cottage
Thomas Hagan
Theodore Stewart
Kennebec Point
Edward Butterfield
Joseph Grace
C. Whittaker
Alfred
Joseph Perow
Stolen gear blanks Wake Forest minister in Myrtle Beach
The Rev. Ben C. Fischer, public relations officer at the Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest North Carolina, had a camera electric razor watch and suitcase stolen from his car while filling the pulpit of the Myrtle Beach Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Ben C. Fischer
Southeastern Baptist Seminary
Wake Forest
N. C
Myrtle Beach Baptist Church
Five Islands Sunday School honors promotees and church call for volunteers
Last Sunday the Sunday school awarded certificates and promoted several members from beginners to primary B and from primary A to juniors. Bible and book recipients included Carroll Steward Franklin Pinkham and Stephen Thibodeau. Warren Harris, pastor, asked men to volunteer Saturday at eight to complete clapboarding the church addition and grounds cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery Pierce
Wayne la Rose
Karen MacGillivary
Carol Cochrane
Loretta Pinkham
Evelyn Pinkham
Bobby Pierce
Carrol Steward
Woody Gray
Frankie Pinkham
Stephen Thibodeau
Franklin Pinkham
Woodrow Gray
Warren Harris
Hallowell
Fred Elliot
Elliot
Elliots
Pierce
Marine Railways
Stork Shower Held for Mrs. Fred Sutherland Jr.
Mrs. Fred Sutherland Jr was guest of honor at a Monday stork shower hosted by Mrs Nimard Fifield at the Milan Street home of Mrs Ludie Oliver. Guests presented gifts in a decorated bassinet and refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sutherland, Jr
Nimard Fifield
Milan Street
Ludie Oliver
Sutherland
Joseph Kingsbury
Frank MacAllister
Arland Smith
Jessie Fish
Marjorie Leach
Maxine Rice
June Doughty
Wilson Fitzgerald
Edward J. McMann
Eleanor MacDonald
Jerry McNeill
Richard Barter
Lawrence Roy
Nancy Ward
Clarence Gowen
Roger Dinsmore
Edward Torrey
Conrad Hersom
Irving Wright
Joseph Desmond
Lionel Lessard
Gene Farrar
Richard McRae
Frank Williams
Nelson Brown
Bath
William Wetherbee
Bangor
Theta Chapter Plans For Party At Meeting Tuesday
Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a meeting at Mrs. George Larrabee Jr s home to arrange a party for October 4. XI Beta Chapter members will attend the event at Mrs Harold Perrys Grove Street home. The program Painting the Person was given by Mrs William Rogers. Dessert and coffee were served. Others present included Mrs Edward J Cummings Mrs Frank Curran Mrs Ruth Davis Mrs Sherwood Francis Mrs Nicholas Kakos Mrs Gerald Rieux Mrs Edward Rowe Jr Mrs Russell Turcotte Mrs Edward D True and Mrs G Thomas Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Phippsburg
George Larrabee
XI Beta Chapter
Harold Perry
Grove Street
William Rogers
Edward J. Cummings
Frank Curran
Ruth Davis
Sherwood Francis
Nicholas Kakos
Gerald Rieux
Edward Rowe, Jr
Russell Turcotte
Edward D. True
G. Thomas Murphy
Bath Garden Club hears Prof Clapp on bulbs and fall planting
Professor Roger E. Clapp of the University of Maine spoke at the Bath Garden club meeting on bulbs and fall planting held at Miss Anne Kimball's Lincoln street home. Mrs. Frank M. Reinoehl presided as club plans the Maine Federation of Garden Clubs semi annual meeting November 2 in Augusta. Members reported on Leeman highway upkeep, the club's transportation fund, Hospital Fair booth progress, and lilac hedge donation to Togus Veterans hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Mildred Phinney
Jeff Coates
Topsham
Nahumkeag
Roger Emmons
Albany
N. Y
Reginald Emmons
Warren Chetley
Bruce Baxter
Orono
Chetley
Percy Chetley
University of Maine
Chester Foster
Neal Powers
Cecil Witham
Gordon Howe
Kenneth Jaquith
Bath
Helen’ Lothridge
Augusta General Hospital
Judie Wells
St. Petersburg
Fla
Harold Bates
North Front Street
Arthur Harvey
Lewis Baker
E. M. Libby
Everett
Mass
Agnes Dinslow
Priscilla Riske
Rockland
Almon Riske
Roger E. Clapp
Bath Garden Club
Anne Kimball
Lincoln Street
Leeman Highway
Frank Sparks, Jr
Hospital Fair Booth
Reinoehl
Medomak Region
Boothbay Harbor
G. Thomas Murphy
Bath P T A District Meeting Set and Cinderella Play Planned
Bath Central Council of Parents and Teachers to host District 3 P T A meeting Oct 27 at the Junior High School. The council discusses sponsoring Portland Children's Theater production Cinderella for November and forms a committee for presentation. Mrs Isadore Singer announces Auburn conference Oct 30 and officers to be installed Oct 25 with Chaplain Robert K Wilson as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Dresden Mills
Portland
Bridge Academy
Robert Dorr
David Fitch
Hazel Call
Margaret Lilly
Mary Moody
Lillian Jones
Pittston
Victor Messeneff
Massachusetts
Mt. Olive
O.E.S
Lillian Wallace
Pemaquid
Lena Brackett
Doris Blaisdell
Erma Tukey
Myra Martin
Verna Poland
Irene Rice
Bath
Harry Larrabee
Leonard Smith
Gladys de Weaver
Alfred Oxton
Eugene Hart
Charles T. Small
Singer
White House
Auburn
Robert K. Wilson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Hi Y Officials Club to Organize This Fall at the Y
The Hi Y Officials club will form this fall at the local Y under Frank Torrey. It trains younger boys in refereeing basketball to supply qualified officials for Y games and offers paths to officiate elsewhere. The program runs a Oct week 10 with eight classes and a final exam for active membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Torrey
Tigers Sign Birrer Rookie From Buffalo IL
Detroit Tigers acquire Werner Birrer a rookie pitcher who graduated from the University of Buffalo and was purchased from Buffalo of the International League. The report also notes an oyster from India with a translucent shell used as window glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Birrer
Detroit Tigers
University of Buffalo
Tigers
Buffalo
India
Knights of Columbus Buy Hall in Bath
The Bath Knights of Columbus purchase the former Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Middle street marking their first meeting in the new headquarters. The 30 by 70 foot building, built 1949, includes a dining room kitchen and a basement furnace room originally planned for recreation. Previously the group met on Front street over the New England Tel office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Knights of Columbus
Middle Street
Knights
Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
Frank Allegrin, Inc
Dyer- Flaherty
Knights of Columbus
New England Tel & Tel. Co
Front Street
WCTU Meets Tuesday With Mrs. Elizabeth Trott
The Women's Christian Temperance Union gathers Tuesday afternoon at Marshall Avenue with Mrs. Elizabeth Trott. Clothing for Save the Children Federation of New York will be collected. Members renew Listen magazine for local schools and appoint 1955 56 season committees led by Mrs. Gladys Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Elizabeth Trott
Marshall Avenue
Save the Children Federation of New York
Theresa Hill
Gladys Farley
Mary Pratt
May Besaw
Harriet Wright
Nella Stover
Prudence Dunlap
Doris Thistle
Sarah Pratt
Obituary Daniel E Higgins Dies at 88
Daniel E Higgins 88 died at a local nursing home Wednesday morning. Born November 27 1867 in Perry he was son of Thomas and Mary Mulholland Higgins. Survived by two nephews Thomas McKay Bath and William McKay Collingswood NJ and two nieces Mrs James Cheverie Roxbury MA and Mrs L R Griffin White Plains NY. Funeral 8 am Friday at St Marys church. Burial Hillside cemetery Eastport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Higgins
Perry
Higgins
Thomas
Mary Mulholland Higgins
Thomas McKay
Bath
William McKay
Collingswood
James Cheverie
Roxbury
Mass
L. R. Griffin
White Plains
N. Y
St Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Church
Arthur F. Mayo and Son
Hillside Cemetery
Eastport
Mrs Nel lie E Galloupe Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie E Galloupe were conducted at 10 a.m Wednesday at Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence. The Rev Richard Arnold presided. Bearers were Bradford Belanger Fred Merchant David Henderson and David Desmond. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery family lot.
Funeral Services for Bernice Staples Held at Curtis
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernice D Staples were held at Curtis Funeral Residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev James L Grant officiating. Bearers were Frederick E Drake Jr Harry L Day Ralph C Hilyard and W Percy Marks. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berniece D. Staples
Curtis
James L. Grant
Frederick E Drake, Jr
Harry L. Day
Ralph C. Hilyard
W. Percy Marks
Riverside Cemetery
Brunswick
Committal Service for Fannie Sisk Held at Oak Grove
Committal services for Fannie E Sisk were conducted at 9.45 Tuesday morning at Oak Grove cemetery. The Rev. Martin van Buren Sargent officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie E Sisk
Oak Grove Cemetery
Martin van Buren Sargent
Laurel Grove Cemetery Meeting Set at Woolwich
The Laurel Grove Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting in the Baptist church hall Woolwich at 7 30 Friday evening Sept 30 to transact all business that may come before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Grove Cemetery Association
Baptist Church Hall
Woolwich
Topping mix for coffee cake batter
A simple brown sugar topping combines one third cup brown sugar with a couple of tablespoons flour and a quarter cup soft butter. Stir in one third cup chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts and sprinkle over batter in an eight inch square pan before baking.
Bath educator Berniece Staples 73 dies at Memorial Hospital
Berniece Dunning Staples 73 widow of Edmund M. Staples dies Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Born in Topsham she was a Bath public school teacher for 30 years including 19 years as Dike school principal. She remained active teaching home bound children after retirement in 1944. She belonged to Grace Episcopal church and several local clubs. Sister Mrs. Donald D. Young survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood
N. Y
Reynolds
Roland Peterson
Grace Lutheran Church
Lewiston
Harold J. Brown
Overlook
Forrest Carleton
Woolwich
Brown
Bath Iron Works
Tommie Kahr
Kennebec Point
Harvard College
Donald Walker
Providence
R. I
MacMahan
Dorothy W. Oliver
Joseph F. Higgins
Kingston
Mass
Oliver
T. Savgae
Little River
Savage
John Nelson
Brandeis University
Pierce Fuller
Norwell
Deborah Shain
Marblehead
Fuller
Georgetown Center
Massachusetts
Joseph Adshead
Waltham
West Georgetown
John Hunt
Gilbert Gunnell
Marion Clark
Sharon
Clarence B. Hill
Hill
George Flynn
Boston
Watertown
Sherry Rowe
Dixie Oliver
Willard Oliver
Bath
Georgetown Parsonage
Edward Wilson
Fall River
Berniecee Dunning Staples
Edmund M. Staples
Memorial Hospital
Topsham
William and
Lizzie Cox Dunning
Topsham High School
Farmington Normal School
Staples
Maine
Dike
Grace Episcopal Church
Col. Dummer
Sewall
Bath Teachers Club
Bath Business and Professional Women’s Club
Donald D. Young
Edward Precourt Dies at 84 in East Brunswick Home
Edward J. Precourt 84 died Monday at his daughter Jeannette Duncan’s home in East Brunswick. Born August 30 1871 in Three Rivers Quebec he lived in Marlboro Massachusetts for years as a machinist with Portland Co. He was a St Mary’s Marlboro parishioner survived by his widow Florida LaCouture Precourt. Funeral at St Mary’s Marlboro followed by burial in St Mary’s Cemetery Marlboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Precourt
Jeannette Duncan
East Brunswick
Three Rivers
Que
Quebec
Marlboro
Mass
Portland Co
St. Mary’s
Florida P. LaCouture Precourt
Death of Lillian E Boynton in Lexington Mass
Mrs Lillian E Boynton 56 wife of Harry Boynton died at Lowell General Hospital Lowell Massachusetts after a long illness She is survived by husband a son Evan of East Brunswick two brothers Ernest Wood Bath and Herbert Wood Eliot two sisters Mrs Elsie Spinney Eliot and Mrs Edna McConnell Roslindale three granddaughters and nephews Private funeral will be from her home 10 Revere Street Lexington Saturday at two Flowers omitted for Cancer Foundation Fund contribution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian E. Boynton
Harry Boynton
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell
Mass
Evan
East Brunswick
Ernest Wood
Bath
Herbert Wood
Eliot
Elsie Spinney
Edna McConnell
Roslindale
Hher
Revere Street
Lexington
Cancer Foundation Fund
Mrs Nellie E Galloupe Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Nellie Edith Galloupe 78 widow of Frank E Galloupe died early Monday at Willow Crest in Pitts ton after a long illness. Born July 1 1877 in Searsmont she was daughter of Alden F and Nellie Brown. She lived in Bath for many years and was a former Crescent Street resident. Surviving are two sons Albert J of Hallowell and Frank E of Bath two daughters Mrs Omar C Stevens of Bath and Mrs Gertrude Pennell of Old Orchard Beach eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Edith Galloupe
Frank E. Galloupe
Willow Crest
Pittston
Searsmont
Alden F
Nellie Cooper Brown
Galloupe
Bath
Crescent Street
Albert J
Hallowell
Frank E
Omar C. Stevens
Gertrude Pennell
Old Orchard Beach
Death notices Fannie E Sisk Bath interment set
Word has been received of the death of Fannie E Camack Sisk who died Friday in Brooklyn New York Surviving are a sister Minnetta L Plaisted of Bath and Samuel E Camack David W Camack of Brooklyn and a nephew Charles W Camack Interment will be in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery Bath on Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie E. (Camack) Sisk
Brooklyn
N. Y
Minnetta L. Plaisted
Bath
David W. Camack
Charles W. Camack
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral Service for Ralph G. Stetson Conducted
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. James L. Grant of Grace Episcopal Church officiating. Honorary bearers included Dr. Harry Morin Roy Putney Milton Trott Robert Brownell and Eugene Desmond. active bearers were R O Shaft Frederick Haggett John Gilmore Roy Richter William Hill Jr and Alton Collins. Burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Stetson
Curtis Funeral Home
James L. Grant
Grace Episcopal Church
Roy W. Putney
Milton €. Trott
Robert L. Brownell
Daniel Williams
Eugene M. Desmond
Ralph C. Hilyard
R. O. Shaft
Frederick Haggett
John Gilmore
Roy Richter
William D. Hill, Jr
Alton Collins
Oak Grove
Funeral for Robert E. Pye Sr.
Funeral services held September 21 at 3 pm at Leslie C. Shumway funeral home 638 High Street. Rev. Gerald Beals of Topsham officiated. Bearers were Raymond Pye, Clifford Pye, George Wyman, and Willis Ha! Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Pye
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Gerald Beals
Topsham
Raymond Pye
Clifford Pye
George Wyman
Willis Ha
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Mae N Hallowell Held at Mayo & Son
Funeral services for Mrs Mae N Hallowell were conducted Friday afternoon at 130 from A F Mayo and Son Funeral residence with Rev Dr David L Wilson officiating. Bearers were Stanley Wallace Robert Mitchell Chester Leeman and Wilson Finley. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae N. Hallowell
A. F. Mayo & Son
David L. Wilson
Stanley Wallace
Robert Mitchell
Chester Leeman
Wilson Finley
Oak Grove
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Richmond
Pushard-Guiou
Eva Douglass
Enterprise Grange
Wesley Webber
Dora Marriner
Olive Little
Albert Darrah
Freda Marriner
Della Grondin
Irving Tripp
Ceres
Cornelia Coates
Pomona
Belle Me
Dresden
Grace Blanchard
Somerville
H. L
C. E. Sheldon
Charles McDonald
William Houdlette
Carle Longfellow
Day's Ferry
Alice Corliss
Sheldon
Five Islands Baptist Church
Bragdons
Georgetown
Zaccous Trafton
Alfred A. Rowe
Nancy Tibbetts
Roslyn Higgins
Alfred Rowe
Louise Powers
Linda Gordon
Georgetown P.T.A
Rogers Hardware Store
Annie M. Jones
Lincoln Walton
Mount Vernon
Alex Cunningham
Walton
Gray
Denham
Trafton House
Ralph Davis
Cynthia Ann
Rudolf H. Trafton
Ralph Linwood Adams
Woodfords Congregational Church
Howard M. Trafton
Gardner Hanson
Arlington
Harlan Trafton
Robert West
Middleboro
Oak Hill Farm
Alvah C. Reynolds
Ralph M. Reynolds
F. F. Rockwell
Nyack
Slugh Rockwell
New York
Harold Hersey
Winthrop
Jimmie
Hersey
Robinhood Cove
John Lee
Louise Searle
Ernest York
Framingham
Laskey
George Gray
Lloyd Pinkham
Beulah Miller
Lilla Lewis
Alice Shackford
P. B. Savage
A. G. Pierce
Randolph
Orville Rowe
Sagadahoc County Superior Court
Kathleen Rittall
Lynn McMahan
Quincy
James McMahan
Margaret McMahan
Judy
Linda
James
Herman Barter
Vernon Gray
Arthur Berry
David
Berry
Edwin Berry
Lester Davis
Bath Memorial Hospital
Orrin White
Waterville
Herbert Moore
Clayton Doyle
Billy
Yarmouth
Walter Pinkham
Emma Drew
D. W. Staffeld
Donald Hopkins, Jr
Reggie Pinkham
USCG
Eleanor Wilson
Madge O’brien
Carey Cottage
Gerald Carr
Prof. Clapp
Bath P.T.A. Council
Hi-Y Officials
W.F.W. Hall
WCTU
Berniece Staples
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Nellie E. Galloupe
Fannie E. Sisk
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