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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1937

Page

2

Easter Services Highlight Wiscasset Church Life

The First Congregational church held morning Easter services with a reenactment by the Pioneers led by Mrs. Raymond Sherman and a large choir. Rev. Charles S. Lowder delivered the Easter sermon, and four new members were welcomed. The day included a rich program of music and readings by the church school.

First Congregational Church Pioneers Raymond Sherman Charles S. Lowder Roger Dow Paul Sherman North Edgecomb Mary Hobson Church School Virginia Adams Wesley Farmer Eunice Gough Loraine Light Verne Farmer June Farmer Doris Hilton Elvin Reed Edward Wise Robert Hodgdon Theodore Sherman Lincoln Bailey Barbara Merry Valeri Beane Helen Light Thalia Bailey Ruth Jackson Evelyn Gorham Genevia Sherman Gloria Lewis Lee Graydon Flaine Monte Aurolyn Rines Clara Ruth Gough Beverly Hamlin Bernard Merry St. Philip's Church Robert E. Merry Henry B. Nash Williams Lineau Port Washington

Congregational supper supports Scout benefit in Auburn

Mr and Mrs Joseph McCarty and daughter Elaine visited Mrs M A Plumstead on Federal street Friday. A Father and Son supper and program at the Congregational vestry Friday evening April 2 at seven will benefit Scouting. Men invited to attend and bring a boy. supper charge will be modest.

Leon G. Flood Knights of Pythias Maine Swett Memorial Art Museum Portland Alice D. Taylor Walpole Anna Eastern Star Club Franklin Hall Main Street Everett A. Schroeder Carolyn S. Varney Newcastle Wiscasset Joseph Kennedy Winchester Mass Lewis O. Barrows Blaine Mansion Augusta Oak Grove School Jeannette Haggett Lawrence B. Haggett Boston Arlington Eugene Allen Bailey Charles F. Wyman Lake Street Eugene Dinsmore Dolloff West Medford Baptist Church Woodlawn Everett Mr. Bailey Somerville Hospital Allen Marr) Bailey Arambec Lodge Somerville Batley Wallace C. Sprague East Arlington Hiram B. Andrews Medford Oscar C. Peterson Needham William A. Gorham Arnold Greenleaf Upper Federal Street Victor W. Gorham Pratt Institute Brooklyn N.Y Wiliam Frye Fred Albee Bertram Ricker Procram Committee IDAR Mabel Rand Boothbay Harbor Mt Hazel Mare Porthind YWCA Mayo John Maco South West Harbor Gt Wiscasset Meo Jame 7 Brave Rueh- Moud Rew Coh Brant Henrs Webb Muarch Christine McCarty Bam Pelatises Io Port- Dua Thi Acallins Janer Joanna Fes Ruth Simonton Grace Base Frances Colby Rover Dow Helen Paulkingham Reverly Handi Gendoline McPhee Grover Ruth Leavin Allen Mileolny Raymond Quinnan Betty Richardson Gladys Rines Geneva Shea Alan Weeks Falbrook Blagdon Phyil Briant Elaine Dow Grace Dutton Parker Fowle Kenneth Lincoln Maurice Lint Mildred Morris Brenda Raddin Ellsworth McPhee Joseph McCarty Elaine Auburn M. A. Plumstead Congregational Vestry

Colonials Defeat Brunswick Club Men In Annual Tourney

The Colonials beat Brunswick 10 to 7 in a mixed event at the club rooms. Don Jewett led bowling with 313 in the final string as Colonials swept billiards and pinochle to offset Brunswick edge in contract and cribbage.

Colonials Brunswick Club Brunswick Colonial Club Boys College Town Bath McKenna Jewett Arthur Pratt Allie Jewett Horace Morse Johnny Levyn Herb Douglas Hiram Stevens Dave Black Brswell Graves Raymond Parks Jalbert Invaders All Brunswick Laws and Johnson Cribbage Colonial Club Harold Brown Herby Henderson John Hayes John McCole Dec" Gregware Jack Jackson Williams-Williams Brunswick Pool H. Stevens Erswell Black Graves R. Parks Jalbert D. Pierce Laws W. Dennison Johnson

Phi Rho Society marks 44th anniversary at Morse High Bath

The Phi Rho society of Morse High School in Bath celebrated its 44th anniversary with officers including President Harold Thompson, Vice President Bowen Torrey, 2nd Vice President Emery Chase, Secretary Gilbert Baker, Treasurer William Freeman, and Sentinel Harold Leyden.

Lewiston Journal Phi Rho Society Morse High School Bath Harold Thompson Bowen Torrey Emery Chase Gilbert Baker William Freeman Harold Leyden

Assessors To Start Work On Bath Canvass

Seven assistant assessors begin the annual Bath survey Thursday to collect census data on each inhabitant including birthplace birth date and ages of children plus statistics on musical instruments cars boats cattle poultry and dogs. The effort supports poll and property tax assessments.

Bath

West Bath Community News and Morse High School Play

Miss Dorothy M Waterman of Foster's Point visited Lewiston Saturday. West Bath Grange attendees included many locals and visitors. Morse High School senior class play Tom Sawyer features Phyllis Sandelin as Widow Douglas. Multiple local birthdays anniversaries and family notices are recorded along with hospital and military updates.

Dorothy M. Waterman Foster's Point Lewiston West Bath Grange Alton Collins Harold Nickerson Sylvia B. Nickerson George Blanchard Mary Blanchard Lillian Blanchard Maynard Tarr Joseph Cobb LaVerne Richardson Fred Menard Brunswick Frank F. Carver Topsham Linwood Douglas Charles Berry Bowdoinham Phyllis Sandelin Hugo F. Sandelin Trufant’s Crossing Douglas Tom Sawyer Charles George Sandelin James C. Parker Louise Miller Glenys Bertha Mank Woolwich Morse High School Lannes Fuller Larrabee’s Grove Elmer E. Mank Fuller Ruth A. Mank South End Snow Llewellyn D. Rogers Ira B. Neiley P. M. Olm J. Everett Mayo Fred W. Larrabee Courtney E. Stover Joseph W. Larrabee Larrabee's Grove Salem Ind Bath U. S Great Lakes Dobbins Salem High School Harvey Dobbins Richard H. Dobbins Hazel Heath LeRoy V. Honsinger Cobo Road Ernest E. Rooe Rosedale Francis W. Stover Bates

Young People’s Union Meets With Miss Eaton

Tin Baptist church youth group met Monday evening with Miss Elizabeth Eaton. Seventeen members attended. Committees led devotional stewardship service and fellowship with named members. Miss Lucy G. Rogers led on Tuning the Dials. Next meeting at Mr and Mrs Chester Mackenzie Court Street. One member Harold Jo Carter ill awaiting Bath Memorial Hospital operation.

Tin Baptist Your Peoples’ Union of the First Baptist Church Elizabeth Eaton Oak Strong Imma Groves C. Lioyd Hooker Wilter B. James Chester Mackenzie Lucy G. Rogers

Legislators and wives hosted at Blaine House luncheon

Members of three Legislative groups Washington Waldo and Lincoln and their wives were guests at a Blaine House luncheon on Wednesday. On Thursday Governor and Mrs Lewis O Burrows hosted luncheon for members of the Piscataquis Sagudahoo and Somerset county groups and their wives.

Washington Waldo Lincoln Blaine House Lewis O. Burrows Piscataquis Sagudahoo Somerset County

Twenty Candidates for Grange Degrees at West Bath

One of the largest classes to join the grange will take the first and second degrees at West Bath grange on April 12 and the third and fourth on April 19. About 100 attended the Monday meeting where 11 candidates were approved, increasing the class to about 20. The evening featured an Easter program directed by Mrs. George R. Booker, with songs, tableaux, and readings.

Grange West Bath Grange West Bath West Bath Grange Hall Edgar D. Leavitt Charles B. Doyle James B. Lemont The Herbert Hodgkins Pomona Grange Harry E. Peterson Barbara Freeman Charles Genthner Leon M. Genthner Harold Peacock D. Wylie Lemont America Mercie McFadden D Wallace MacDonald Barbara King Eleanor King Vivian White Marie White Marilyn Booker Joan M. Howe Fred H. Cary Fred K. Sturtevant Chester A. Plant Patricia Booker Harold E. Freeman Holy City A. Bernard Henderson Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Charles T. Henderson Paul L. Boureau Eleanor P. Danforth Frances Day Wilhelmina M. Gackenbach Fernando T. Hutchins Beatrice Rose Red Herbert S. Cavanaugh Melvin L. Comeau Robert J. Footer Frederick W. Humphreys Alfred L. Jean Gwendolyn I. Leonard Charles Berry Bowdoinham Frank E. Carver Topsham Linwood Douglas

Morse High Baseball Schedule Announced

Morse Jugivs 1937 baseball schedule opens at Gardiner on April 24 in the Kennebec Valley League. Morse hosts Cony at Kelley Field on April 27. Bath is in the Southern Division. early league slate lists Gardiner away, Cony home, Hallowell away, Brunswick home, and other dates through May.

Gardiner Morse Jugivs Bath Schoolboys Morse Cony Augusta Kelley Field Bath

Junior Chamber Plans Benefit Dance at Hotel Sedgwick

The Junior Chamber of Commerce organized a benefit dance at Hotel Sedgwick for high school physical education. General chairman Henry W. Schofield reported strong ticket sales and about 100 couples expected, aiming to raise $100.

Cherry blossoms to bloom in Washington this April predicted

Reliable Washington connections report the annual bloom of the Japanese cherry trees near Washington around April 7 with peak bloom around the 15th. Travel advisories note a new route No 202 from New England to Kennett Square Pennsylvania and Route No 1 from there to Washington to avoid cities and hazards.

Washington New

Woolwich Community Notices and Easter Services

Woolwich community notices list postponed Ladies Auxiliary meeting and upcoming gatherings at Day's Ferry and Montsweag churches. Easter services in Bath and at Nequasset, cantata My Redeemer Lives, and church activities for Woolwich Center and Union churches are announced along with local visits, marriages, and club events.

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Nequasset Congregational Church Days Ferry J. W. Reed Floyd Sawyer Farmington C. P. Hall Rockland Fritz Klippell Bath Lawrence Heffron John Loring Good Will Club Edward V. Reed Pearl Gainsley Natick Mass George Gainsley Isaphene Dolloff Harvard E. A. Dolloff Pearl Winnegance Evelyn Hathorn Bath Memorial Hospital Woolwich Center Montsweag Alice Baker Cheerio Club Fred Soule Woolwich Union Old Rugged Cross Gertrude Gilmore William Robson Jesus John Carter Lillian Rice Ruby Stinson Mary Dodge Elsie Stinson Ruth Dubare Lucille Stinson Ed. Reed Lloyd Stinson Clayton Stinson Frederick Gilmore

Woolwich Grangers Plan Roof Shingle Purchase and Hall Improvements

Woolwich grange will buy shingles for the hall roof using proceeds from dances. They plan further hall improvements and awarded $5 to the Good Will Farm grange cottage. A school of instruction is set for April 8 at West Bath grange hall. The meeting, with 22 attendees, had no program as the lecturer was absent. A rehearsal for the three act comedy Simple Simon Simple was held with Mrs. William Bradford as coach and Harry Bradford of Wiscasset to appear.

Woolwich Topsham Simon Simple Henry Rowland William Bradford Harry Bradford Wiscassel Grange

Fire destroys workshop at Morris Winner junk yard

A workshop at Morris Winner junk yard in New Auburn burned early Thursday afternoon, destroying rag and paper valued at 1200 dollars. Smoke rose high across the Little Androscoggin river as hundreds looked on. Sparks from a chimney were blamed. total loss reached 2000 dollars with no insurance on the property.

Morris Winner Junk Yard New Auburn Main Mill Streets Little Androscoggin Edward Little High Winner

Barabbas Easter pageant staged by Corliss Street church

The Corliss Street Baptist Senior Christian Endeavor Society presented Barabbas, a two act Easter drama, to a full church. Cast included Silas E. Plant as Barabbas and Eleanor Cornish as Cleona, with Mrs. Isabelle P. Kennedy and Miss Ruth L. Clark in key roles. Mrs. Moffatt coached, organist Raymond D. Cummings performed, and Easter lilies and colors decorated the auditorium.

Corliss Street Baptist Church Senior Christian Endeavor Society Barabbas Mattie B. Shannon Frederick P. Moffatt Bible Times Margery F. Lemont Moffate Silas E. Plant Rome Eleanor Cornish Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society Cleona Anna Raymond D. Cummings R. Frank Curtis N. Gratz Jackson Charles Moore Ruth L. Clark Isabelle Kennedy

April pool tournament ready for playing at the Y

The YMCA announces the April pool tournament with draws completed on Monday. Seniors open with Frank Hinds vs Albert Desmond and Frank Gallagher vs Frederick Hotman, among other first round pairings. Junior division also lists opening matchups like Robert Levin against Charles Sullivan Jr. and Ernest Avery against Edward Jones.

Frank Hinds Albert Desmond Frank Gallagher Frederick Hotman Frank Kenyon William Owen John Arsenault Clarence Atwood John Murphy Millard Green Robert MacDougall Richard Swason John Perry Andrew Hart James Morse Donald Knight Robert Clark John Voorhees Donald Belanger Robert Wagner John Hinds

One Act Play Contest At Morse High Friday Evening

The Dramatic club hosts the annual district one act play contest at Morse High School Friday evening with Bridge Academy of Dresden, Brunswick High School, and Morse competing. Casts include Ester Fraser, Mildred Perkins, Merlene Lowell, Sylvia Hammond, Ruth Shellenbarger, Alice Hogan, Margaret Bimigion, Evelyn Tomlinson, and others. Vio lin accompaniment by Claire Grainger.

Dramatic Club Morse High School Bridge Academy of Dresden Prin. Norris S. Lord Ester Fraser David Mildred Perkins Martin Fraser Erville Meserve Mrs. Parrish Christine Wilams Ruth Parrish Edith Trask Owen Bennett Edmund Hayward Lottie Arline Randall Brunswick High School George Middleton Mildred R. Thalheimer Merlene Lowell Sarah Sylvia Hammond Constance Wisp Doris F. Halman Margaret S. Melcher South Portland Bates College Mary H. Conley English Department Ruth Shellenbarger Alice Hogan Margaret Bimigion Evelyn Tomlinson Claire Grainger

Also Mentioned on This Page

Legion Civic Club Legion Hall Village Improvement Society Walter C. Leavitt Civic Club Elbworth W. Holbrook Charles S Sowdie Tind Miss Parker Sting Emil Stpeorm Fratin Charlotte Diericia Wilbur FoMersi Merrils Dungeiier Freemas D. Southard Burlese Hilton Appin MrGull University Roter Appia Hebron Academy Montaweak Buta Buenay Bay Charles Pugh Tuva Penn Pugs Samuel Jo Sewall Lee Street E. Fred Albee L. Frank Metcalf Charles Gray Clarence Cowley Camden American Legion Auxiliary Wiscassey Academy Herbert W. Hawes Pres. Ellsworth W. Holbrook Herbert W Hawes Samuel J. Sewall Edna M. Southard H. W. Hawes EW. Holbrook S . Sewall Ro Marston Stanley W. Dodge Albert Galloupe Hallowell Neal Creamer New York Connecticut Alfred L. Groves South Barbara Sargent Bangor Hooper Street Joseph H. Wells North Carolina Donald F. Reble Optometrist Centre St PHI Rho Young People’s Union Morse High Junior Chamber William L. Leeman Sadie G. Dow Congregational Willard J. Rand, Jr Walwich Union Woolwich Grangers Corliss Street Y.M.C.A
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