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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
7
Richmond notes show funeral services for George H. MacSorley at Roberts parlors and burial in Richmond. Beulah Rebekah lodge members attend Bath anniversary with Portland and Lisbon lodges in attendance. Community events include city hall meetings, Orange lodge programs, and a large Loan and Building Association annual session.
Mrs Vera Merserve visited Mrs Nellie Cobb on Thursday. Miss Dorothy Fish returns from Portland for the weekend. Grace Merserve of Brunswick stayed with her parents Will and Mrs Merserve. Elmer Purinton of Litchfield works for C H Cobb on the State highway. Runstrum of Augusta visited Saturday. Vincent Cobb and George Cobb of Brunswick joined Mr and Mrs Charlie Cobb for Sunday. C H Cobb begins patrols on the Brunswick Gardiner stretch with Frederick Douglas of Bowdoinham assisting. John Parker of Bath spent the weekend with his family.
The East Bowdoin Ladies Aid met March 28 at Mrs. Grant Woods home with 14 members despite poor roads. A noon picnic, then a program of victrola music readings by Mrs. Purinton, Mrs. Adams, and Miss Starbird, plus clippings and jokes followed by scripture passages. Next meeting two weeks later with Mrs. Purinton. Also notes on Angie Purinton’s Lisbon Falls High School vacation, Mrs. M. E. Smith’s improvement, Charles Babb buying a cow from Harry Coombs of Gardiner, Millay Bros stock, Farm Bureau set for April 17 at Bowdoin Center grange hall on sewing screens led by Mrs. Wilson Freeman, Leonard Curtis’ visit, and maple sugar season nearing end with Millay Bros. reporting a fine run.
The ferry boat at the North End will be taken off duty on April 8 for two weeks. Road Commissioner Fred I. Green leaf has a crew working on the East Side road, with some blasting underway. James N. Cannon returns home to the North End after winter away. Miss Katherine Manning of Roslindale, Mass., visits her brother Thomas Manning on the West Side and returns home on Saturday.
The Beacon church basketball team clinched the Western Maine Church championship at the Portland YMCA gym with a 37 to 26 victory over the Portland church champs. Bud Hagan and Truck Pierce led Beacon as they dashed to an early lead and maintained it while Bath pressed hard.
Trailing 25 to 10, the Portland Boys Club Bimboes forfeited their game against Corliss after Capt. Erlick led players off the floor following a second delaying foul. Referee Stover warned that a repeat offense would disqualify the visitors, who then walked off as Corliss dominated in the first half.
The postponed bout will take place Friday evening at Columbia theatre with Johnny Carlton of Wiscasset facing Jack Dube of Brunswick in the main event. Kid Ferris vs Chet MacMahan leads the preliminaries as promoter Zina Sutherland plans a full card.
The article notes about 70 million acres of forest land on the Pacific Coast and explains that National Forests are legally established to improve and protect forests. It states the aim is to secure favorable water flow conditions and provide a continuous timber supply for U S citizens use.
A rundown of local events at Five Islands includes church gathering led by Mrs Ellen Hagan, and visits by D L Howard of Bath and Percy Greenleaf aboard the Norman I. Residents plan grange activities, quilt work, apron making, and a Saturday freight run by Maurice Pinkham. Several residents visit relatives in Bath, Richmond, and Seguinland, with seasonal house and boat movements noted.
A three act comedy titled Dulcy will be staged Friday April 12 at Columbia theatre for Bath City Hospital benefit. The Kauf man and Connelly play examines how far a wife should help in her husband’s business in a witty, human variety show with a sizable local cast.
Mrs Henry Olson hosted a two table bridge evening in Topsham on Monday. First prize went to Thomas White with Mrs Harold E Armes taking the consolation. Mrs Thomas White hosted another session while Mrs Harold E Armes won first prize and consolation went to Mrs Henry Olson.
Georgetown residents report road improvements and flood repairs while expanding local projects. Families travel to Bath and Boston for work and church events. Baptisms at Union Hall and Five Islands mark Easter observances as sermons urge faith, devotion, and making God central in daily life.
A cheerful group of girls gathered at the Hotel Statler in Boston for the annual luncheon hosted by Camp Overlook. Located on Kennebec Point Georgetown the camp is owned by Mrs Martha Rich Bowen and is noted for its well equipped facilities and water sport training including Red Cross life saving and Danish gymnastics geared to growing girls.
Yale wins the Junior League Track Meet with 30 points to Dartmouth 6, Cornell 5, and Notre Dame 4. Harold McElman leads Yale with 11 points, winning the 50 ft dash and the potato race, and taking first in the running high jump. Notre Dame, Dartmouth, and Cornell fill other slots as Yale sweeps relays.
A 70 foot heroic Columbus statue will be unveiled Sunday April 21 on Paris coast Spain. The monument features Columbus with arms on a cross and a chamber with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Notables including Mrs. Gertrude Whitney and Admiral Dayton supported the memorial.
Morse high school senior Winifred Aderton placed second in the National Oratorical Contest at Brunswick district on Wednesday evening. She will attend Boston University next fall and earned a silver medal for her work. Aderton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Aderton of 42 Edward street, captained Morse girls basketball last season and graduates in June with high honors. Her talk titled The Constitution of the United States in the Daily Life of the Individual was coached by Rev George B Wolstenholme. She previously placed third in Augusta a year earlier after brief preparation. Continuous.
The Bagley aided the damaged U S S Kershaw and evacuated passengers from the Gresham. It searched for overdue U S Sub chaser 236, found in Norfolk, then resumed kite balloon duty. After convoy escort work, it aided San Diego wreck sweepers, became Coast Torpedo Boat No 10, and was decommissioned March 12 1919 before scrapping following April.
Destroyer 185 becomes V 8 8 Bagley a 34 knot 1213 ton warship with four 4 inch guns one 3 inch AA twelve torpedo tubes and crew of 8 officers 114 men launched at Newport News October 19 1918 commissioned August 27 1919 in service until July 12 1922 laid up at Philadelphia Navy Yard with Nineteenth Destroyer Division mates Ensign Worth Bagley namesake of two ships born Raleigh North Carolina 1874 Annapolis graduate killed May 11 1898 during action near Cardenas Cuba brother in law of former Secretary of the Navy and brother David Worth Bagley commanded USS Jacob Jones in 1917
The right time to cut gladiolus is when the first flower opens or the lowest bud shows color. Cut the spike diagonally just above the uppermost leaf and leave four leaves on the plant while removing one or two for foliage. Allow blooms to mature in subdued light for best color.
Judge John J. Keegan granted a waiver Thursday for the marriage of Charles Albert Young of Bath and Miss Ethel Vivian Hale of Freeport. The ceremony was planned for Thursday afternoon in Freeport. Young is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Young of Freeport and Hale is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hale of Freeport.
Rev. Dr. August W. Sonne quits as president of the Christian Civic League of Maine after a clash between his views and those of the league's executive committee over the proposed Sunday sports law.
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