White Elephant Sale Highlights Winter Street Aid Event
Rev. Joseph O Purdue acted as auctioneer at a White Elephant sale hosted by Winter Street Ladies' Aid. Luncheon served by committee members followed a business session announcing an April 3 banquet and an April 10 rummage sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Purdue
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street
Henry M. Minott
Charles H Frost
Leroy F Colby
Emma E. Walker
Walter F. Abbott
Charles W. Walsh
William M. Congdon
Archie E. Doyle
Roscoe P McFadden
Raur C Lemont
Joseph Pin'din
Lemon Ur
Red Cross
Fred E Foote
Bath businessmen sponsor local venues and shops
A list of Bath businessmen acting as sponsors for various local venues and shops appears. Names include Francis E. Perry, W. Crosman, Paine Fretti Thompson, John P. Carey, Gibbons Coal Co, Sears Roebuck & Co, Bath D y e Works and multiple stores and suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyter Street
Fall's
Arthur Seveins Murti Baker
Kennebec Fruit
Daribey Center
Streeit Mesut Muri Citedy
Stilpneas Mase
Carl Yoried
Francis E. Perry
Photmix
W. Crosman
Ceri
Paine Fretti Thompson
Alvan FC
Lewis
John P. Carey
Arti
Coitygiere
George Poulos
C. Wo Riners
Boward D. Hodgkins
Jota
Deamiind Co
Shaw
Sori Bake
Gibbons Coal Co
Donald F Preble
Brad Nichols Co
Acme Supply Co
Pilgrimy Chesrotes Inc
Eo Mason Wright
Wilson’s Drug Ore
Thomas Dalrymple
A. E. Burgess
Edna Mae
Carl's Drug
Sears Roebuck & Co
Bath Dye Works
Shepard's Shor
City Pride
A. G Page Co
Joseph Charles Footer & Sons
TD Stetson & Son
S To Grant Co
J. J. Newbert, Co
Bath-area firms listed in regional business directory
The notice lists Senter's Inc. and Bath firms including Central Maine Power Co. Bath Fuel Co. Bath Grain Co. and services by Dr. Charles F. Rush and James B. Drake & Sons. Also named are N Gratz Jackson & Sons Lillian A Maloney and Marguerite's Dress Shoppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senter’s Inc
Central Maine Power Co
F. W. Woolworth Co
N. Gratz Jackson & Sons
Bath Fuel Co
Bath Grain Co
Charles F. Rush
James B. Drake & Sons
Lillian A. Maloney
Marguerite’s Dress Shoppe
March Weather Reflected Varying Seasonal Changes
March brought a mix of fair days and cold spells with notable snow and rain. The month ended on a pleasant note with the 31st morning at 41 degrees and overall temps fluctuating between above and below freezing across several days.
Madden Talks at Fireside Club and Local Celebrations
Madden spoke at the Morse High Fireside Club on Sunday evening at Waller Street, with a social program organized by John Kintle. Guests included Gertchide J Digehiy and the Mw schol fawns. A brass quartet performed during worship, and a surprise party at 32 Corliss Street celebrated Mr and Mrs Alien Presiham Jr with many attendees and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doum
Britowick
Gertchide
Brunswick
Ernie George
Disan Henderson
Linwood Thoms
Linwood Russell
Alien Presiham, Jr
Corliss Street
Dentien
Frank Sparks, Jr
Charlies Robinson
Leignton Coombs
Edgar D. Leavitt
Heyward Newcomb
Murray F Bridges
Thomas LaChance
Justus H. Miller
Benjamin Berenson
Legion Takes Lead In Americanization Work Says Sewall
Hon Sumner Sewall of Bath commends American Legion efforts to counter subversive influence. He notes Legionnaires’ steadfastness in civilian battle matches military resolve and praises Maine’s role in coordinating veteran and civic activity for renewed patriotism and vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Edward J. Poulliot
American Legion
Dexter
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Frank E. Lowe
Coordinating Committee On
State of
Maine
Bath Country Club Plans Active Season
Bath announces a busy season under President Robert L. Brownell with aims to broaden club appeal as a community hub. Morse High golfers gain course access and a new schoolboy league forms in Lewiston, while free weekly golf instruction may be offered to local youths. Installment memberships help families join, with separate rates for men and women. Tennis courts upgrade and a public ball set for April 10 at the State Armory, plus a Cinco de Mayo dance scene, round out the season push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Robert L. Brownell
Morse High
Lewiston
Jimmy Jones
Bath Savings Institution
Alex Burden
Dirly
Rliv
State Armory
Bath
Brunswick
Racine
Bates senior Ruth Sprague elected Phi Beta Kappa
Miss Ruth Evelyn Sprague a Bates College senior and Morse High School co valedictorian was among eight seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is a member of Phi Sigma Tau and has honors in Romance languages and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Evelyn Sprague
Bates College
Peleg W. Sprague
Oak Street
Bath
Phi Beta Kappa
Sprague
Morse High School
Bates
Phi Sigma Tata
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Former Fire Chief Morse Honored at Burn Banquet
Scott Morse, a former Fire Department chief who rose from fireman to the Board of Fire Engineers, was given a Ma sonic ring and tie holder at the Firemen's Memorial Association banquet at Hotel Phoenix. President Elmer W. Rogers presided as Dr. David L. Wilson spoke and Morse toasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Morse
Fire Department
Board of Fire Engineers
Firemen’s Memorial Association
Hotel Phoenix
Elmer W. Rogers
David L. Wilson
Morse
Parks
Timothy C. Maney
Great Pocahontas Makes Official Visit to Ramona Council
Mrs Iona Black of Orrs Island Maine attended as Great Pocahontas of Maine with Ramona council No 27 De gree of Pocahontas. Gift presented by deputy Mrs Annie Wilson. Supper and degree work followed by a business meeting. Ex Gov Percival Baxter travels to Yokohama Japan en route back to Portland after Pearl Harbor visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iona Black
Orrs Island
Great Pocahontas
Maine
Ramona Council
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Annie Wilson
Black
Edith Burnham
Laura Hasey
South Portland
Wilma York
Elsie Briggs
Portland
Jessie Richardson
Mildred Avery
Bath
Ruetta Hawkes
Maude Stickney
Cumberland Mills
Lucelia Blake
Eleanor McDonald
Tressa Corliss
Viola Melzard
Alice Purgess
Eva Sanford
Virginia Cutting
Kennebec Greenhouses
Percival P. Baxter
Yokohama
Japan
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Claude S. Gillette
Gillette
U.S. N
Classifieds Rates and Mailing Deadline Notice
Classifieds rates two cents per word with twenty cents for each additional insertion. Copy must reach this office by noon each Wednesday. For farm or city share property sales contact Fred B. Reed Co. manager Stanley E. Wallace at 93 Front Street Bath telephone 514 W. Published December 30, 192? classifieds text provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Bowdoinham Social Roundup Acknowledges Milestone
Bowdoinham residents host a surprise 25th wedding anniversary for Harold and Mrs. Rollins with bridge, cake, and gifts. Holmes attendees include Van Leewie, Baker, Siegars, Hackett, Gile, and Bishop. Seth Millay and Neal Bishop attend Farm and Home Week. Electa chapter hosts Masons. local notices feature bridge games, census work, cost estimates for school toilets, and a fatality of a premature birth at Gardiner General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rollins
Emil van Leewie
Edward Baker
Frank Siegars
Charles Hackett
Margaret Gile
Neal Bishop
Rollins
Sara Temple
John Dunn
Richmond
George Hamilton
Helen Britt
Jane Browne
Lorraine Nolte
East Orange
N. J
E. Graves
U. of M
Horace Millay
Sagadahoc
Maine Livestock Breeders’ Association
Electa
Village Lodge of Masons
Masonic Hall
Hazel Hunter
Old Rugged Cross
Elaine Sleeper
Lisbon
George Frost
Vance Harmon
West Bowdoin
Jay Nelson
Grace
Florence Young
Wallace Hunter
George Hackett
Clara Fogg
Bridge
Horace Ganet
Hall Denham
Hackett
Delma Curtis
Portland
J. A. Purington Grain and Grocery
Curtis
Powers House
Leon Spinney
State Department of Education and
of Health
Coombs High School
Spinney
Charles L. Eastman
Auburn
James Pratt
Gardiner General Hospital
M. E. Joss
Temple Twins Celebrate 13th Birthday With Party
Mildred and Milton Temple observed their 13th birthdays with a small party for friends. The evening featured games and a nice treat. Ernest Millay is on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Farrington of Litchfield have moved to a rent on the Millay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred and
Milton Temple
A. S. Temple
Ernest Millay
Farrington
Litchfield
Millay
Local Farm Notes and Health Update
Mr. Farrington will work for the Millay brothers. Neighbors of Willis Sewall express concern as he remains in poor health this spring. Mr. and Mrs. S Billings visited Portland on Sunday to see Tru man Billings and family. Mrs. Turner returned home from the C M G hospital in Lewiston after a lengthy stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Browne
Clara Fogg
George Hamilton
R. D. Purington
Portland
Cecil Poor
Hiram
Maine Central
Richmond
Charles Hackett
Edwin Lamoreau
Nancy Lou
Fort Fairfield
Caleb Mitchell
Painted Post
N. Y
Hope Williams
Leroy Williams
Rumford
East Bowdeinham
Merton Webber
Howard Moody
Boston
Ralph McEwen
Cancer Research Foundation
William Gould
Frank Siegars
Barbara
Dorothy Perry
Winnifred Robshaw
Prudence Hamilton
Ethel Willis
Loomis Dyer
Florida
California
Alice Lowell
Gardiner
Winfield Lowell
Fireman's Association
Town Hall
George Gay
Mary Webber
Ada Briary
Farrington
Millay Bros
Willis Sewall
S. Billings
Truman Billings
Turner
C. M. G. Hospital
Lewiston
Minstrels rehearse for coming show at Masonic temple
Rehearsals are held for the Star and Crown Minstrel Show to be presented at eight this evening in the Masonic temple. Proceeds go to Boy Scout Cub Pack 55 for uniforms and equipment. Railroads on Parade offers a model railroad display, plus flags and Scout uniforms by J. J. Newberry Co. The event features Ell turrets and Morse High School boys as performers, with soloists including Miss Elizabeth Williams and Robert S. Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Boy Scout
Cub Pack 55
J. J. Newberry Co
Cubs
Eastern Star
Commandery Escort
William A. Furber
Dido” Cutting
Percy Marks
Ralph Small
Leslie Wold
Kenneth Vennett
Clare Fulton
Sumner Hawley
Edward Atkinson
Morse High School
Waldo Marshall
Lloyd Stinson
Howard Steen
Orrin Crosby
Elizabeth Williams
Robert S. Gordon
Forest C. Legard
Charles S. Bartlett
Cecil L. Fullerton
Luther Thompson
John Gillespie
Charles Henderson
Raymond Watson
Gertrude Wakefield
Viola Osgood
Ruth Fields
Evelyn Morse
Doris Coggeshall
Estelle Carpenter
Mae W. Larrabee
Kathryn T. Smith
Carolyn
Local Talent Show Features Scouts and Soloists
The program lists Margaret W. Thompson, Alice M. Harkins, and Kathleen Harkins among performers. A chorus of Darkey Cub Scouts directed by Mrs. Bernice Sturtevant, Pack 55 Cub Scouts cubbing demonstration, a tap dance by Skippy and Snooky Miller, cornet solo by John Wakefield and Martha Stone, the song bird Kathleen Harkins, accordionist, and Freeman and Henderson in a specialty act.
Fight Cancer Drive Underway in Bath Community
The annual Fight Cancer With Knowledge drive opened in Bath and nationwide. Local canvassers include Mrs. Jacob Smith and Mrs. Harold P. Small with helpers Mrs. Sam Prawer and Mrs. James A. Gillies Jr. In 1938 Bath contributed part of $25,009 statewide, with $659 from Bath. drive aims to boost memberships this season. Members of $1 receive a Dr Clarence C. Little booklet on cancer facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Jacob Smith
Harold P. Small
Sam Prawer
James A. Gillies, Jr
Clarence C. Little
Mrs C Paul Holbrook Returns Home From Memorial Hospital
Mrs C Paul Holbrook who had been a patient at Memorial hospital for the past fortnight returned Sunday to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph M Cornish on Getchell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Patricia Vennett
Frank A. Vennett
Court Street
Aines
Mary Stone
Janie Trott
Carmen Huse
Gloria Leavitt
Frederick Andrews
Richard Andrews
Kenneth Hill
Lewis Wilson
Glaydon Smith
Joseph Swanton
C. Paul Holbrook
Memorial Hospital
Ralph M. Cornish
Getchell Stree
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter's, Inc
White Elephant Sale
Edward Drake
Abivzi
Fred K.S
Carleton W
Winter Street Ladies’ Auxiliary
Madden
Fireside Club
M.H.S
Marcia M. Stinson
City
Ruth E. Sprague
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Red Men’s Hall
Bowdoinham
Edith Lancaster of
H. D. Lancaster
Bowdoinham Post Road
Ake
Crane
A. D. Stetson & Son
Boy Scout Pack
Poo
Ck Mee
Ture
Lyle Marr
Edward Marr
Upper Washington Street
Everett
Mass
Tom Brown
Constance Moore
Poe
Merhe Chestie
Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
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