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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1937

Page

7

Veteran Bath captain Blair dies after long illness

Capt. Charles A. Blair 60 longtime Bath steamboat and towboat master died at 691 High Street after a protracted illness. He captained vessels from the B. W. Morse to the City of Rockland and the Governor Cobb on trials at Bath Iron Works. He sailed from Richmond to a merchant marine career, earning honors along coast and inland routes.

Charles A. Blair Bath High Street Richmond John and Elizabeth Staples Blair Kennebec Towage Co B. W. Morse Atlantic H. F. Morse Boston Capt. Blair Hardings Ledge Point Allerton Morses Bangor Penobscot Rockland Camden Belfast Bucksport Blair City of Rockland Isle of Shoals Wiliam Chisholm Chisholm Chester Georgia Bath Iron Works Dewey Iron Works J. P. Morgan Yacht Corsair Texas Steamship Co Harvard Yale New York Hudson River Albany Key West Havana Eastport Norfolk

Will leaves all estate to friend in York County probate

Frank Baptist of Kittery left no heirs found for his estate valued over 11000 dollars. In his York County probate petition Lee B Lamprey of Kittery is named administrator and claims Baptist born in Portugal naturalized in the United States forty years ago. Baptist says his wife deserted him thirty five years ago and has no claim to the estate.

York County Frank Baptist Kittery Lee B. Lamprey Lamprey Baptist Portugal United States

Apple Maine's Spring Greeting Festival at Greene

An official spring greeting event will be held in Greene on May 22 to welcome Summer visitors. Leading Maine organizations will unite to mobilize every state facility to make the blossom festival the outstanding event of the season.

Maine Greene Mane Lewiston Maine Development Commission Maine Department of Agriculture, Extension Service Maine Pomological Society Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Bates College Lewiston Armory Barrows Governors Council Chésén Quetn Maine Department of Agriculture Extension Service Stanley Painter

Morse high seniors stage Tom Sawyer in auditorium

Morse high school seniors presented Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer directed by Miss M Agnes Fahey in the auditorium before a large audience. Cast members included William W Owen as Tom Sawyer and George Moody as Joe Harper with Becky Thatcher played by Rush Robinson and Aunt Polly by Eileen Jones. The production featured a full evening of acting with a three act setting in Aunt Polly's home, props loaned from local shops, and music by Raymond Vachon Linwood Russell and Vincent Henderson. The Maine Garden Club Federation held an April meeting at the WLU clubhouse in Auburn discussing highway liquor advertising bans and billboard tax bills with telegrams sent to the Legislature.

M. Agnes Fahey Morse High School Mark Twain Tom Sawyer Charles George Fahey Isabel Gediman William W. Owen Henry W. Owen Charles “Buddy” Plummer Leland Plummer Channing Shorey Morse High Huckleberry Finn Adam Dunningan James C. Parker George Moody George P. Moody Joe Harper Eileen Jones Addison Jones Col. Dummer Sewall North Bath Road Miss Wing Morse Tom Becky Thatcher William S. Tait Plorence Tait Sereny Harper Polly Joe Susy Harper Susy Betty le Edward J. Lee Phyllis Sandelin Hugo F. Sanderlin West Bath Douglas James Steen Aubrey E. Steen Jim Ralph Dale Ralph O. Dale Aunt Polly St. Petersburg Baker's Plays Boston Los Angeles J. Edward Pomeroy Kathleen Pepper Miss Gediman Virginia Jewett Carl Earlbach Earlbach Gediman Theryl Robbins Robert Sturtevant Kenneth Bertrand Everett Norton Clement Robichaud Rebecca Miller Edythe Barter Martha Hamblett Alfred Gallant Glenys Mank Laura Craft Doris Crocker Doris Lesier Ida Johns Maine Maine Garden Club Federation WLU Auburn Fred S. Woods Portland Augusta

Dr Henry L Stickney to observe Coronation trip

Dr Henry Ladd Stickney chief medical officer of the Veterans Administration Hospital and Mrs Stickney leave Friday for a six week abroad trip. They will observe the London Coronation on May 12 and sail from New York on the SS Bremen at midnight for Cherbourg arriving April 23.

Henry Ladd Stickney Veterans Administration, Hospital Stickney London Gardiner New York City Cherbourg

Bath tourists visit studios during Hollywood trip

Mr and Mrs Oliver Moses and Mr and Mrs F B Nichols toured California on a Panama Canal to Pacific coast trip. They visited a working Hollywood movie studio, Musk surroundings, Grauman Chinese Theatre, Santa Monica, Malibu Beach, and Beverly Hills. They also toured San Diego aboard ships, to Agua Caliente racetrack, Coronado Beach, La Jolla, and Imperial Valley before continuing east from San Francisco.

Oliver Moses F. B. Nichols San Francisco Pacific Coast Panama Canal Los Angeles Hollywood Santa Monica Malibu Beach Beverly Hills Mission Inn Riverside Cathay Theatre Joe Brown San Diego Samuel R. Percy Allen M. Irish Roy Donnell Irving L. Hopkins Bath Arthur Hagan California Mexico Agua Caliente Isthmian Line Tus Caloosa City W. R. Freeman Marion Hill Coronado Beach la Jolla Laguna Beach Mountains Imperial Valley Moses Nichol Canyons Texas New Orleans Dixie New York

First annual Cony High C Club dance announced

The Cony High School C Club will host its first annual dance in the high school gym on Friday evening April 23. The floor show features popular talents from the Chizzle-Wizzle Fair with Fred Brown performing singing and snake-hips dancing. Mary Lee, Martin Damborg, Ed Barrows, and Ann Gray appear as a comedy trio. Frank Aducci leads the orchestra. refreshments will be served.

Cony High School Fred Brown Mary Lee Martin Damborg Ed Barrows Ann Gray

Junior Red Cross Conference in Bath

The first Junior Red Cross conference in Bath is set for Saturday at 9 30 in Morse high school auditorium. A two hour program will feature community singing, speeches, and exhibits with all Bath schools as members, plus invited guests from Brunswick Woolwich and Phippsburg.

Central Grammar School Marjorie P Troop South Street M. Jane Feere D.ke School Janeite W Smith Morse High Haz*l V Cunningham North Grammar Margaret M. Mackinnon Esher Ho Cremmend Allin Spear Bazi ARCG Miss MacQuaid Red Cross Weoin Jo Baws Ces Red Cross Ols

Quimby Family Civil War Memoir Featured in Hall Portrait

A Bar Harbor family memorial highlights William Quimby and four brothers who served in the Civil War. The hall displays a tintype of Robert Quimby and his sons, with Lieut. Daniel and Lieut. James Quimby killed at Fredericksburg, while Lieut. Robert Quimby and Michael Quimby survived. The family note recalls the teens who enlisted and served together after the war.

Pheograph Lincoln William Quimby Bar Harbor Quimb Wilikun Quimby Robert Quimby Daniel Quimby Michael Daniel Robert Michael James Quimby Fredericksburg

Millinocket Lays Cornerstone for New Post Office

The cornerstone of the new $8000 post office building in Millinocket was laid on Saturday afternoon in a program with government state and local officials and citizens. The event marked a historic moment for Millinocket known as the Magic City.

Millinocket

Bath Country Club Sets May 1 Opening For Season

Bath Country Club directors meet at Bath Savings Institution announce tentative season start on Saturday May 1 with early opening possible. Jimmie Jones returns from Panama Canal Zone to lead Gatun Locks Golf Club duties by late May as course prep begins. Dining room overseen by Mrs John H Grindel plans to open May 15 with added members and stronger finances forecast.

Bath Country Club Bath Savings Institution Allan Spear Jearlier Jimmie Jones Panama Canal Zone Gatun Locks Giated John H. Grindel Nno Meadows Weeks Ave Last Tar Seaay Mietee Hienachoel Boys’ Golf Club Charc Spear Haareld Brown Minse Tacuiy Brown Ateriors

Bowdoin Music Dept Plans May Ives Chardon Concerts

The Bowdoin College department of MUSIC announces a May 13 concert with Ives Chardon and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performing chamber music by modern composers. A Bowdoin Glee Club concert is planned for May 1 featuring works by Baton Corinne Paine and Dorothy George.

Bowdoin College Department of Music Con- Hotsen Om Ives Chardon Boston Symphony Orchestra Bowdoin College Glee Club Su Vatuuing Aricts Baton Corinne Paine Dorothy George

Methodists Open Conference in Portland Maine

The Maine Annual Conference opens in Portland with Rev. Harley A. Shuttuck on the statistical staff and Bishop Charles Wesley Burns presiding. Attendance by Bath and Portland churches expected all week. An Apple Blossom Festival in Greene near Lewiston May 22 aims to showcase Maine as a spring destinations with a coronation, parade and Apple Blossom Ball.

Harley A. Shuttuck Beacon Street Methodist Church Portland Maine Chestnut Street Methodist Episcopal Church Albert D. Parker Shattuck Charles Wesley Burns D. D Boston Ernest Heywood Wesley Church Bath

Retirement of Bowdoin Overseer Cobb Cited for Health

President K C M S reveals the retirement of former Bowdoin Overseer and Trustee William Titcomb Cobb due to health reasons. Cobb, a 1977 Bowdoin graduate, served as chairman of the Visiting Committee since 1925 and previously held top governance roles beginning in 1908.

Willian Titcomb Cobb Board of Trustes Bowdoin Rockland

Bath Woman Joins Pine Tree Society Executive Board

In Augusta on Tuesday the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children added members to its executive board. New appointees include Mrs Henry Campbell of Augusta and Mrs Donald Payson of Portland along with Dr Herbert R. Robes of Augusta and others. The board plans to focus on access to clinics, transportation, and vocational training for crippled children. The annual meeting is set for May with Mrs Haven Sawyer of Bangor calling the meeting and outlining the committee leadership.

Pine Tree Society For Augusta Tai Port Henry Campbell Donald Payson Portland Herbert R. Robes Sumersewall Bath Dhorhe Buckner Edith Im

Director of Art Interesting Speaker at PTA Meeting

The Dike P T A held a meeting in the North Community Clubhouse with Mrs John M. Conley and Mrs Bee We Crooker presiding. A nominating committee consisting of Mrs John E Atwood Mrs Daniell MillecDonald and Mrs Henry L Adams was announced for the May 14 meeting. A Jun Hl hats CUster Kee Lo is announced for Morse Jug auditorium May 1.

Mies Helets Viermey Noth John M. Conley Bee We Crooker Avilly Pollosh RN John E Atwood Daniell Henry L. Adams Custer Morse Jug

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Central Church Junior Red Cross Methodists Staff Greene First Parish Unitarian Nelson E. Canfield Womer Foreign Missionary Society Thomas W. Owens Women’s Home Missionary Sociely Mervill A. Beem Pownall Merle S. Conant South Portland Christian F. Reisner First Parish Unitarian Church Chestnut Street John Wesley Daniel L. Marsh Boston University James W. Barr Searsport Presiding John L. Davis Cymbrid Hughes Ralph F Lowe Madison Warren J. Moulton Bancor Theological Wilbur F Berry Waterville Presidin Mortine Artes Wat Shop Bashy Charles Westes Methodist Churches Bortland C F Butterhead Reza Falls Chitinces YY Wentworth Woodland Burts Mo Gerry Planiner Monmouth Spoaker City Hall Herbert F Aldrich Brewis Ernest L. Cherrimeton Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals Burns Iendihe Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children
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