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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1937

Page

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Community events in Wiscasset feature clubs and scouts

A large audience at the Library building heard a Newcastle and Damariscotta women’s club program with Handel and Brahms pieces led by Mrs Knowlton. The Father and Son banquet and Scout demonstrations at the Congregational vestry raised funds for the Boy Scouts with scenes by Augusta troops and prizes for bird observation.

Woman's Club of Newcastle Damariscotta Knowlton Largo Stes Ke Ties Handel Hall Beethoven Alton Stetson Tae Brahams Singer Etheridge Reinhold Parsons Denny Rela Bette Wagner Paderwasks Congregational Vestry Vera Quinnam Pendleton Berry Metcalf Grant Colby Cowley Lewis Rines Tarbox Reed Evans Starling Burgess Willis J. Furtwengler Augusta Stanley McCurdy Boy

West Bath Grange Sets Two Dances for April and May

At a Monday meeting 93 members including 20 guests attended West Bath Grange. The Young People's degree team will confer the first and second degrees on April 12 and the third and fourth on April 19. Dances led by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Lemont are planned with committees named for April 26 and May 3. A rehearsal and officer school were announced, with social music by Frank W. Carver of Topsham after the program.

Fisher Wright Lilac Cottage Town Crier Wiscasset Bradford C. Redennett, Jr Jeannette Haggett Oak Grove Seminary Lawrence B. Haggett Middle Street L. D. Rogers West Bath Wilbur Lowell Hodge Street Nate Rines Bath Memorial Hospital Churchill Street Rines William Bradford Charles Plumstead Clarence A. Gough High Street Blair Rose Blair Middle Foster Kellogg Boston Kellogg Fred W. Clifford North Edgecomb Ethel Y. Barbour Garrison Hill Frank Frye Pastine Theatre Harry Bailey Daniel R. Sortwell Betty Gardiner Road Sortwell John F. Jackson Helena Clifford Augusta Lester Greenwood Lawrence Barbara Farmington Harold S. Sherman Federal Street Theodore Gagne Academy Portland Andrea Getchell Colby College Newman Getchell Montsweat John Blagdon Water Street Linwood Ames Sidney G Evans Ben Branklin Forrest Eaton Waldoboro James D. Alexander Dumariscotta Lawrence Averill Worcester Mass Sheep Averill Howard Trussell West Bath Grange Charles T. Henderson Grange Hall Arthur C. Lemont Herbert 5S Cavanaugh Fred A. Bernard Henderson Charles B. Doyle Aunt Shaw Maine Holman F. Day Eleanor P Danforth Solo Doyle Hamblett David S. Henderson Lincoln Williams Paul L. Boudreau Wilhelmina M. Gackenbach Frank W. Carver Topsham Doris Crooker Helen Simmons Bath Rosedale leRoy V. Honsinger Cobb Road Marie Wiseman Jackson Heights L. I N. Y New York Robert Chester G. King Fred J. Rose Priscilla Whitlam Farmington Normalchool Moatsweag Woolwich Center Montsweag Richard Hunnewell Ladies’ Aid of the Center Church Center Woolwich Union For Christian Service John Carter Lewis Orr Alec Burgess Johnny Long Omar Cothran Lewiston Fred Carlton Marius Page Montsweag Grange Hall Stacey Sara Dow William

Knight Named Candidate for Fire Engineer Post

James S. Knight announces his candidacy for 2nd assistant engineer in the fire department contingent on the succession of Richard Frates to 1st assistant if Scott Morse becomes chief to fill the vacancy created by the death of Charles E. Parks. Knight comes from a long line of firefighters including his father Sidney B. Knight and brother Edward Knight with deep ties to Engine 4 and Hose 1. Morse, a longtime department member since 1901, is seen as a strong contender for chief engineer, with family ties to former chiefs Frank Morse and Charles Parks.

James S. Knight Richard Frates Scott Morse Charles E. Parks Sidney B. Knight Knight Knight Purchased the Light Hose Wagon Assigned For Many Years To No. 2 James Knight Edward Knight Department Engine 3 James H. Scott Hose 1 Parks Combination 4 Engine 4 Chief Parks Morse Frank Morse Long Beach Engine Co No. 2

Miller Announces Candidacy for 2nd Assistant Engineer Post

Edward F Miller declared his bid for the 2nd assistant engineer, arguing the council will promote Morse to chair and Frates to 1st assistant, creating a vacancy. Miller cites 30 years in the fire department and roles from 2nd foreman to clerk at Engine 4, plus prior duties as Chief Parks’ assistant. A separate item notes resumed operations at Lawrence Portland Cement Company in Tomleston with 250 workers as the season opens.

Lawrence Portland Cement Company Thomaston

West Bath Social Notes and Local Council News

West Bath residents share weekend visits with relatives in Bath and Rosedale. Grange and A R C activities run with dances planned and committees named. 18 members attended a meeting despite a storm. Fertilizer orders and hospital visits are noted among local families.

Kennebec Riding Club Guests Attend Tea Sunday

Members of the Triangle Riding and Driving club entertained 30 Kennebec Riding club members from Gardiner with a tea in Brunswick. Skipper Bartlett received gifts and a Bath group gave a birthday cake. Dressage demonstrations featured Billy Bartlett on the Arabian colts Raki and Rabbani. A daughter Mary Jane M Halterman was born to Lieut and Mrs Warren Halterman of Fort Williams, named for Mrs Archibald Main.

Triangle Riding and Driving Club Kennebec Gardiner Triangle Club Brunswick Skipper Bartlett Bath Billy Bartlett Raki Rabbani Helen Conley Marian Whitten Ruth Morse Jeannette Shackford Dorothy Thompson Betsey Winchell Jane Rideout Louise Stewart Bertha Lord Harriet Lord Beatrice Duprey Mary Brown Minnie Brown Persis Hoyt Doris Scott Marjorie Scott Redington Reed Warren Halterman Fort Williams Maine General Hospital Halterman Archibald M. Main Middle Street Mary Jane M Halterman Main

Woolwich Notes on Farm Bureau and Community Events

Nequasset Farm Bureau leaders return from Orono Farm and Home week with lectures by H N MacCracken and Ella Gardiner. The Woolwich area hosts meetings, socials, church services and a special Union service led by Dr Rayborn L Zerby with proceeds benefiting the Union.

John C. Gilmore Leverett C. Welch Carolyn D. Wing Nequasset Farm Bureau Orono H. N. MacCracken Vassar College Poughkeepsie N. Y Ella Gardiner Washington, D. C Charles Alexander Albert Wing Richmond William J. Downing North Woolwich Wing Billy Downing Howard McNeil Edward Murphy Nequasset Congregational Church Rayborn L. Zerby Bates College Zerby University of Chicago John Carter Nequasset

Skunk Becomes Dog's Playmate on Oxford Street

Alton E. Perkins of Oxford found his collie playing with a skunk near his King street kennel Sunday noon. He watched them for an hour as the skunk frolicked around with the dog, coming from under a nearby barn where the pair had formed an unlikely friendship. No odor was detected when the skunk finally left.

Alton E. Perkins Oxford King Street Perkins

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Webb Ada Coffin Grace L. Knight Helen Day Betty Senter Rachel S. Hodgdon Helen H. Day Katherine M. Sewall Senter Maude Clark Gay Legion Civic Club Everett F. Greaton Maine Development Comission Holbrook Randall Cummings State Board of Education Organ Society Cyprian H. Bryant Charles S. Sowder Mary Hobson Mies Croace L. Kat Woolwich Charles S. Sewall Georer New Orleans M Copter Stephen Ri Croyeron N. H Pendleton Bony Barbor Daieerence B. Dubiam Evbuy Tae Einids R. G. Willams Kreg Co Detroit Mech Wolcott Andrewe Ann Lord New York City Jesse Bailey Ams Huty Bail Road Bailey Westport Ernest Gertrude Stephen Crearke W. Young Emmia Weeks Bristol Lincoln County Chapter A. R C Alta Brenna Boothbay Harbor Damariscotti Mills Newcastl Edeecomb Jefferson New Harbor Round Pond South Bristol Dresden Mills Coopers Mills Jefferson Case Reete Donald F. Resle Prometrist Centre Miller Edward F Miller Mr. Frates Hook & Ladder 1 Edward Clough Municipal Committee On Fire Department Larrabee’s Grove Harry S. Wallace Morton S. Baker Baker William H. White Charles William Powers Herbert Simpson Herbert Brunswick Road William H. Holland Larrabee's Grove Edwin W. Haggett Lexington Mass Edwin Hutchinson Haggett Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain Glenys B. Mank Lannes Fuller Morse High Kennebec Riding Club Leeman J. Willard Rand Millard Hanson Memorial Hospital Everett Rice Windham Minnie Rice Good Will Club E. V. Reed The Red Cross Harry Fitch Christian Pioneers Rand Chevrolet Chevrolet Motor Division General Moors Sales Corporation Michigan General Motors Washington Street
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