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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
4
Long column lists residents, visitors, and events in Wiscasset and surrounding towns. Updates include court terms, church and club meetings, birthdays, travel, and community happenings with numerous names such as Frank Quinn, Miss Mildred Holbrook, and Mrs. Blagden.
A Bath posed review lists Cannonball Bil Oliver Lisbon fast team pitcher and hitter as a top prospect. George Colby AL Bornes potential hurlers. infielders Whitey Lothrop Bill Daley Jerry Gilmore. outfielders Hlareld Cutting Jimmy Callan Mac McCabe. catchers Art McDonald Steve McPhee Lee Sheldon Benny Stover. Authors doubt a single player meets all qualities but urge a month of workouts to form a real Bath ball club.
The Morse high school building committee favors a new senior high school replacing the destroyed Morse high school. Aiming for a modern facility for about 600 pupils, the group consulted architects, studied plans, and plans to hold another meeting. The committee has not yet hired an architect but emphasizes haste and future adaptability.
The Mohiba popularity contest nears its end as bazaar days bring anticipated vote floods on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Rumors place candidates Cressey Gilat Hatch Wilson Maxwell among frontrunners with thousands of votes to sway the outcome. There is talk of a June wedding involving Governor Trumbull’s daughter and President Coolidge’s son, with the White House as backdrop. Robert B Hatch travels to Boston for a few days.
West Bath residents travel to Gardiner and Sabine for visits and cottage stays. The community notes include gatherings of Bates, Stackpole, Brown, and Larrabee families, school spring vacation, and plans for Grange and Red Cross activities.
The Blues beat the Whites in a bridge tournament at the Cosmopolitan club on Monday night by 40 points, 1805 to 117? with top pairs including Marcia Moulton Dorothy Furber Ruth Fields and Dorothy Welch among others. Whites led by Mrs Charles Farnham and J Haviland Torrey totaling 1784 with multiple pairings and scores listed. A Tennessee note about grange admission from Texas and Elizabeth Coombs at Pierce Secretarial School in Boston rounds out the item.
Bath plans a summer fast professional team formed from top New England college players with Ralph Brewer and Rex Benny Stover likely to join. Brunswick aims to counter with a college town club guided by Bob Toothaker, threatening a Bath Brunswick baseball feud at Delta athletic field.
Mrs. Carl Anderson Charles Hall Emery Wilson and Miss Katherine Thompson traveled to Port h on Saturday afternoon to attend the matinee performance Sally at the Jefferson theatre.
Edward W Bridgham of Bath elected second vice president Hon Edward Hyde Bath secretary and Dr Warren Kershner Bath director for Sogadahoe county at the Waterville meeting. Seventy five sportsmen from nine counties attended as the federation aims to protect fish and game and push related legislation. Directors will draft by laws for later approval and funding was raised to support initial work.
Central Church League will present a two hour district school farce titled Centralville District School under the direction of William H. Small. The show is set for Monday and Tuesday evenings April 30 and May 1 in the parish house with a cast including Estelle Ledyard Lara Turner Nellie Lord Laura Appleton Dorothy Ryder Doris Campbell Harriet Small Dorothy Bragg Josephine Freeman and Margaret Giles.
The district names Belle Welch, Lucy Kim ball, Martha Foote, Pearl Wilson and Emma Magoun as representatives. Anna Mullin is named district school nurse, Owen J. Ledyard district school superintendent, Ralph W. Bragg truancy officer, and Edmund VP Briggs janitor.
The Girls Friendly society of Grace church read through and assigned roles for the June 1 performance of Fickle Fortune. Cast includes Siew Warren Miss Ima Ayer Gloria Warren Miss Wilhelmina Gachenbach Rogana Blossom Miss Eudith Gotte Antoinette of Tony Warren Miss Dorothy Welch Lilly Miss Lettie Woodworth Maggie Miss Margaret Horne Miss Doris Leavitt Sadies Tweed Miss Ruth Fields Puppers Edwin Lowell George Fields Roger Tubbs Herbert Gotte. About 1E attendees and refreshments by Miss Leavitt and Miss Fields.
Final tribute to Fred B. Teeling insurance agent and active citizen was paid at his funeral held Friday afternoon at two at his home 00 Duimer street. Delegations from the Colonial club past president and the Rotary club attended in a body. Rev. Weston U Holman officiated. Floral tributes from both clubs were guiny and beautiful. Bearers were Chester S. Kingsley Eugene M. Desmond John Lt. Preeman and Maurice Ek. Interment followed at Oak Grove.
Raymond Small, assistant secretary of the Bath Y M C A, received a gold basketball as a surprise from less than 40 junior members he coached. Robert Callan, captain of the Y Juniors, spoke in presenting the gift. Small is credited with building a large junior class and starting competitive leagues.
Nathaniel Morse of Small Loint visits Franklin Sprague of a Trufant street in a brief street encounter.
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