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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1933

Page

5

Miss Moses Will Directs Funds to Bath Pupils

Bath learns Miss Elizabeth R Moses of Bath left 2400 to aid a Morse high school senior with further education. She also bequeathed 1200 to William F Moses fund, 900 to Patten Free Library children’s department, 600 to Bath Red Cross Nursing Service, and 300 each to Central church parish Opportunity Farm and other groups. Executors delayed payments until prior bequests were settled.

Morse High School Elizabeth R. Moses Bath City of Bath Miss Moses William S. Shorey Allan Spear Patten Free Library American Red Cross John H. Hyde Elmhurst Central Church Parish Opportunity Farm Children’s Home Society Augusta Maine Bible Society Ladies Aid of Central Church Central Church League

State Librarian addresses Rotary in Bath luncheon

Rev Henry E Dunnack Augusta state librarian spoke on the economics of the current depression at the Rotary Club luncheon in Bath. He argued causes include rising production and dividends with falling wages and employment, inflexible monetary policy, and excessive credit, and urged shifting from dividends to wages with shorter hours. He praised President measures as guiding toward stability and peace.

Rotary Club The Phoenix Henry E. Dunnack Augusta America Dunnack N. Gratz Jackson State House Herbert L. Spinney Mark A. Jackson Wilbur C. Oliver Sumner Sewall Edward W. Bridgham, Jr E. E. Wardwell O. E. Page Bath Burtis F. Fowler Monmouth Lewis Hopkins Fort

Murray Club Card Party at Cosmopolitan on May 4

The Universalist church Murray club will host an afternoon card party at the Cosmopolitan club on Thursday May 4. Committee on reservations includes Mrs Edward D True and Mrs Madeline Merrill.

Elmhurst card party a successful Red Cross benefit

Elmhurst hosted a large afternoon card party for the nursing activities committee of Bath's Red Cross chapter. About 200 attended at 38 contract and auction tables, music by the Rainbow Hawaiians, and proceeds exceeding $160. Guests from out of town included Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Farnum, with prizes awarded for top contract and auction scores.

Elmhurst The Red Cross John H. Hyde Bath Edward W. Hyde Nursing Activities Committee Rainbow Hawaiians Jane Spinney Daniel T. Dougherty Arthur Crockett Seth S. Mullin Henry W. Owen, Jr Motor Corps Kate McCarty Mary Newell Carolyn Plant Jane Hyde Mary Sewall Louise Briggs Elizabeth Butterfield Donald S. Sewall Boothbay Harbor Alfred E. Carpenter Helen Shaughnessy Donald D. Young Merritt Mitchell Roland F. Hill T. W. Pease W. Percy Marks Frederick H. Kimball Arthur Sewall Rodney E. Ross George Hunter Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Alden G. Smith Edwin H. Given Sumner Sewall

Daylight Saving Time Begins In Bath On Sunday

Daylight saving becomes effective Sunday morning at two o clock. Bath will conform to the East's custom though the town clock and offices stay on standard time. Employees may adjust hours if desired. Remember to set clocks ahead Saturday night. Daylight saving lasts from the last Saturday in April to the last in September.

Bath

Five Bath boys escape injuries in ditch scene near Freeport

On Bath-Port road west of Freeport a Ford roadster driven by Donald Conroy from Elm Street veered into a roadside ditch to avoid a parked dark car. Passengers John Conroy Hiram T Stevens Jr William Greene and Ronald Smith escaped harm as the car hit a rock pile. Nearby Fletcher Lawson of Brookline Massachusetts visited Mrs. William Partington on High Street.

Bath Bath-Portland Freeport Donald Conroy Elm Street John Conroy Hiram T. Stevens Jr William Greene Ronald Smith Young Conroy Portland

Annual Mohiba Opens With A Fine Musical Program

A large Bath crowd enjoyed two hours of Wednesday night entertainment at Morse high school auditorium for Alumni Night. Morse orchestra opened, then Les Camarades Musicaux performed works by Verdi and others. Selections included solos by Hibbert Norton and duets, trios, and quartets. The second act featured a Night Club theme with graduates and students, a lively joke-filled interlude, and performances by Miss Mary Cunningham and Night Club Steppers.

Morse High School John H. Grindell Les Camarades Musicaux Bath Fred H. Cary Carleton L. Rice Weston P. Holman Robert B. Hatch Fred K. Sturtevant George TD. Field Allan H. Ramsay Hibbert L. Norton Frederick Edney Carl E. Albee Francis S. McPherson Ernani Edney Mr. McPherson Hatch Sturtevant Holman Cary Albee Norton McPherson Ernest Charles Robert Braine Nutting Eugene M. Desmond Morse Mary K. Kenney Nelson Lowery Margaret Austin Jesse Levin John Mullaney Chester Leeman Percival Black Rodney E. Ross, Jr Ruth Dale Jane Donnell Lois C. Swett Betty Fuller Catharine Hooper Ellen Stevens Vernal Chaney Donald Jewett Carl Dearborn Alfred Parks Bertha L. Lord Isabel Mackinnon Wesley Marco Louise Briges Frederick Henderson Russell M. Colby, Jr James W. Temple Stanley Curtis Harold E Dido” Cutting William “Joe” Grindell Stanley Rogers D. Joseph Doyle Walter Winchinchin Father Time Dido D. Joseph Mary Cunningham Steppers Thelma Cameron Annette Cutting Ethelyn Spinney Vanona MacDonald 42Nd Street

Miss Aderton Joins Staff of Ambassador To Italy

Miss Aderton Morse 29 and Boston University 31 leaves for Italy with Ambassador Breckinridge Long of Missouri. She has worked about a year and a half in Washington as part of his staff. Accompanied by her mother Mrs Frances S Aderton they reside at Park Lane Apartments on Connecticut Avenue Washington DC.

Miss Aderton Morse College of Practical Arts and Letters Boston University Italy Breckinridge Long Missouri Washington D. C Frances S. Aderton Park Lane Apartments Connecticut Avenue Washington, D. C

New England Launches Second Recreational Advertising Drive

The New England Council begins its second annual all New England recreational ad campaign to attract visitors and boost income. Major outlets including National Geographic, Time, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New Yorker will carry the ads, with a Boston tribute meeting tomorrow led by Gov. Joseph B. Ely. The effort aims to counter low incomes and rising travel competition, targeting an annual recreational spend near 500 million dollars in the region.

New England New England Council Today The Council National Geographic Magazine Literary Digest Time Home and Field Atlantic Monthly American Magazine Saturday Evening Post National Sportsman the New Yorker House and Garden Good Housekeeping Sportsman Harper's Bazaar Boston New England Council Advertising Club of Joseph B. Ely Massachusetts William A. Baron Crawford Notch N. H Advertising Club Statler Providence Hartford New Haven Worcester Pittsfield

David Walsh Farm Grass Fire Scorches Acres

A brush fire at the David Walsh farm in North Bath spread into the woods burning many acres late Monday afternoon. Alarm sounded at 3 20 as volunteers with buckets battled flames and saved wood piles without using firefighting apparatus. The all out was sounded at 6 30.

David Walsh North Bath

Walter E Chase Half a Century in Business Life

Walter E Chase marks fifty years in Bath's grocery trade at Center and Washington streets. A display recounts the firm’s history from 1862 under Hiram L Chase to 1883 Walter joining, through expansions and modernizing era. Photos, a pickle barrel cover certificate signed by Horace Greeley, and era artifacts highlight loyal patronage and long service.

Walter F. Chase Center Washington Streets Chase Walter Chase Hiram L Chase Walter Chases Bath B. F. Tarbox Hiram L. Chase American Institute Horace Greeley Chase Greeley United States H. L W. E. Chase W. E. Chase Co Walter E. Chase Arthur B. Sulphen Oscar R. Adams Charles E. Curtis Harry E. Stetson Dr. H. A. Bates Charles W. Clifford Joseph Torrey Amasa S. Ellers Fred A Page George F. Wallace W. M. Hagan

Chase Store Reaches 50 Years Of Service In Bath

The article recalls the rise of canned goods and refrigeration, then details the Chase firm’s 50th anniversary in Bath. It notes purchases from S. S. Pierce Co. and Chase & Sanborn, and highlights long-time staff Arthur B. Stilphen, W. Emery Chase Jr., Karcher S. Jackson, and Thomas F. Coffill, praising quality, fair dealing, and faithful service.

Chase S. S. Pierce Co Chase & Sanborn Twitchell, Champlin Co Arthur B. Stilphen W. Emery Chase, Jr Karcher S Jackson Thomas F. Coffill

Break Reported At Covel Shop In City

The Covel leather shop at 774 Wahinutonm street was broken into Tuesday evening. Officer Langdon Green found the break shortly after midnight. no items appeared missing as per proprietor Toulph C. Covel after initial inspection. It is believed the break may have targeted the fruit store next door. Mr and Mrs Gite C Nutting, wintering in Long Beach Cal, plan to visit this week en route to their Mount Desert summer home. Mrs Nutting is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Batley of 111 Bedford Street.

N. & W. C. Covel Wahinutonm Street Langdon Green Gite C. Nutting Long Beach Cal Mount Desert Nutting Lincoln Batley Bedford Street

Sunbeam Visits Bath on Mission Yacht Tour

The Maine Seacoast Mission yacht Sunbeam with Rev. Orville Guptill aboard docked at Bath’s Eastern Steam Ship wharf Tuesday evening and will sail Thursday to continue island lights visits. Guptill plans to meet Bertram Packard and staff in Rockland for a three day island schools cruise.

Sunbeam Maine Seacoast Orville J Guptill Bath Kennebec River Isles of Shoals Guptill Bertram E. Packard Rockland David L. Wilson Central Church Angus Alexander McDonald Allan A. McDonald Washington Street Mission North Street Free Baptist New Gloucester

Unusual Honor for Solar Lodge Masons

Solar lodge Masons in Maine, led by worshipful master Karcher S. Jackson, was invited to have its degree team exemplify the M M degree before the Grand Lodge in Portland next Wednesday afternoon. A large delegation is expected to attend. Also notes Mrs T G Hunter’s trip to Cambridge after ten days in Bath, and visits by Mr and Mrs John H Hyde and Miss Miriam Kimball in Portland.

Solar Lodge Masons Karcher S. Jackson Loders Maine M. M. Desree Grand Lodge Portland Solar John H. Hyde Miriam Kimball

Also Mentioned on This Page

Moses’ Will Fletcher Lawson Brookline, Mass William Partington High Street E. Winifred Aderton Constant Times H. L. Chase Dail Times Times Maple Grove William King Ccemetery Mainet Solar Lodge Masons T. G. Hunter Cambridge Mass Lieut Hunter Dee Johnson Brosco
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