Bath pushes civic effort and hospital drive in spring
Mayor Cahill announces Clean Up and Paint Week and urges broad citizen cooperation with Bath Garden Club to beautify the city. Augusta campaign for a local hospital aims to raise funds with a 25 000 pledge drive led by Thomas S. Brady and Charles S. Brown. Courtesy to visitors and Maine publicity bolster tourism and commerce as Bath anticipates a busy summer with steady industry.
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Charles T. Cahill
Thomas S. Brady
Charles S. Drown
Brown
Bath
Thirty eight Maine D A R s at session
The Maine D A R delegation numbered thirty eight at the Continental Congress session in Washington last week. Highlights included leadership changes and memorial tributes to Helen Prye White and Lucy Woodhull Garrett, with remarks by officials and attendees from Maine.
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Maine
Washington
Herbert McLord
Wiles
W. Shaw
State View
Megnoriad Continental Hall
Niles
Viles
Sue
Helen Prye White
Lucy Woodhull Uarrett
de Lurve
President Coolidge
Porter
Piazlett
Eiven
Port- Inui Mareh
Pdewellyn
Marine
Danghters
America
Netfusta
Cgenera Couwet O
National Sea- Crete
Hell
Nuaguasta
Ress
Lost Will Case Hearing Held in Maine Probate Court
The hearing concluded that a lost will of Alphonsus Faulkner, which left his estate to his sister Mrs Holdsworth, should be allowed. Judge Glidden ruled the document valid as a lost will and appointed Judge Cook administrator with the will annexed. The estate is around $2500 with potential additions upon further search. Clarence J Lane, a telecom worker, recently moved from Boothbay Harbor to Rockland and spent Sunday with his family in Bath.
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Worth
Motrow
Mr. Lorew
Faulkner
Hieldsworth
Bantkner
Drew
Alphonsus Faulkner
Ernest J. Goodspeed
Gardiner
Harold J. Cook
Kennebec County
Holdsworth
Glidden
Cook
Clarence J. Lane
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Boothbay Harbor
Rockland
Bath
Bath Independent Grange Department invites letter submissions
Members of the Grange in this section are cordially invited to contribute items for this department at any time. Letters should be addressed to Grange Department The Bath Independent. All such letters should reach the Independent by Tuesday nights.
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Grange
Bath
Governor Drewster Addresses Grangers on Railroad Tax
Maine Governor Ralph Brewster spoke at Dirige Grange in Dyers Corner addressing railroad taxation. He argued the Maine Central Railroad pays lower taxes than the average citizen, earned over 1250 per stock, and urged readers to correct critic misstatements. Continued on page eight.
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Ralph OF
Drewster
Dirige Grange
Dyers Corner
Tomena Crane
Giow
Brewster
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central Railroad Co
Maine
Pearth
Purchase At Home Encouraged By Grange Meeting
West Death grange members debated mail order buying versus home purchasing. David Henderson led the discussion banner, Herbert Cavanaugh won a local advertising contest, and Mrs Annie Peterson organized it. A quasie reading by Mrs Marion Vlummer impressed attendees.
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West Death Grange
Dar Giilence
David Henderson
Herbert Cavanaugh
Annie Peterson
Marion Vlummer
Pennsylvania Grange
P. T. Dewey
Rai
Lillian
Catherine Galvin
Dravid Henderson
Elli Douglass
William White
Sagadelioe
Ponona Grange
Diriike
Brunswick
Five Islands Grange Holds Lively Meeting
Good attendance at Five Islands grange Tuesday evening with a structured program. Eleanor Campbell performed a solo and members discussed topics on farmer benefits from daily newspapers versus magazines. The library received new books from The Master's School. A whist party at the Orange Balloon recently concluded.
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Five Islands Grange
Eleanor Campbell
Orange Library
Master's School
Noy
Death notices for Dromore Grange member Herbert Cutting
Resolutions note the death of Herbert Cutting a charter member of Dromore Grange Poof Th The Grange extends sympathy to the family and requests the charter be draped for 30 days Resolutions to be entered in Grange records printed in the Death Independent and a copy sent to the family by the secretary.
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Herbert Cutting
Dromore Grange
Grange
Fire at Topsham Farm Destroys Roof Sparks Seen From Far
A serious chimney fire at Harry A. Rackley’s Topsham farm Monday night sent sparks over three miles. Brunswick chemical team emptied two large chemical tanks as rain helped prevent shingles from catching. Rackley is a prominent county grange member.
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Harry A. Rackley
Topsham
Brunswick Chemical Track
Rackley
Dance and Social at Bodwell Grange Hall
A dance and social occurred at Bodwell Grange Hall in Small Point last Thursday night, drawing local attendees to the event hosted at the community venue.
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Bodwell Grange Hall
Ohio State Grange Calls for Focus on Fundamentals in Schools
The Ohio State Grange denounces excess time on athletics and urges schools to emphasize basics. It opposes a Federal Department of Education and supports vocational agriculture in high schools, praising short courses and agricultural knowledge programs.
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State Grange
Ohio
Buckeye
Grange
Department of Education
Box Social At Dromore Grange Meeting
A box social followed the Dromore Grange meeting in Phippsburg on Tuesday evening, about six dollars cleared for a worthy cause, and Wintiell W. Morse received the event award. Resolutions on the death of charter member Herbert W. Cutting were submitted by a committee. Next Tuesday evening will see conferring of the first and second degrees as the grange grows in membership and interest. Several members traveled to Brunswick for Sagadahoc county Pomona grange with Dirigo grange at Dyers Corner.
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Dromore
Phippsburg
Wintiell W. Morse
Herbert W. Cutting
Grange
Harry C. Webber
Marion Raffaell
Winfield W. Morse
Sagadahoc
Tomonna
Brunswick
Pomona Grange
Dirigo Grange
Dyers Corner
Woolwich Grange Gains New Members
First and second degrees were conferred on Mrs. Alec Grover Katherine Caton and L Krank Metcalf of Wiscasset. Two more applications read Frank Goull resigned as overseer Mollis Bailey elected and installed to fill vacancy. Tluntoon Till Grange visit reported no very fine time. Sandwiches cake and coffee served after meeting.
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Alec Grover
Katherine Caton
L. Krank Metcalf
Wiscasset
Frank Goull
Mollis Bailey
Tluntoon
Grange
Bodwell Grangers Confer Two Degrees at Small Point
Bodwell Grange of Small Point held its regular meeting Friday. One candidate, Warren A. Thompson, received the first and second degrees, canceling the regular program. After business, Stanwood Gibein played mandolin, Thomas Votusin banjo, and Myrtle Pye piano. An Achim stew supper is planned for next Friday with invited friends.
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Bodwell Grange
Small Point
Warren A. Thompson
Stanwood Gibeim
Thomas Votusin
Myrtle Pye
Achim
Poverty Ball Planned at Progressive Grange
At the Richmond Progressive Grange meeting Friday two visitors attended. After routine business the first and second degrees were conferred on candidates. Tea, coffee and cake were served by Lady officers. A poverty ball was planned for last evening to raise funds for the chair fund.
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Progressive Grange
Richmond
County Deputy to Visit Merrymeeting Grange in Bowdoinham
A county deputy will make an official visit to Merrymeeting grange at Bowdoinham Friday evening with a supper served. Miss Florence Watson, Bath schools teacher, is spending spring vacation with her parents in Richmond.
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Merrymeeting
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Florence Watson
Bath
Richmond
Bath boy attains high position on Washington paper
Shirley Povich, son of Mr and Mrs Nathan Povich of 28 Shepard Lane, rose from Bath to be sports editor of The Washington Post at 21. His rise spanned Morse High School to Georgetown and the Post, where he now leads a staff of about ten writers in the sports section.
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Bath
Washington, D. C
Washington Post
National Capital
Morse High
Shirley Povieh
Nathan Povieh
Shepard Lane
East
The
Povich
Vovich
Washington Senators
New York
Senators
New York Yankees
Washington Club
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Morse
Wee Young Povich
Georgetown
Washington
Georgetown University
Gar Harbor
Povieh
Sporting Department
Miller Heads List of Morse High Batters
Morse High batting averages show Jimmy Miller leading with a .400 average after two scrimmages. Bud Hagan ranks second with a .4000 mark, Gus Meister sits third at .4383, while Henderson and Ring tie for fourth at .285 each. Doyle and Oliver, strong hitters last season, have yet to find their eye this year.
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Morse
Jimmy Miller
Bud Hagan
Gus Meister
Henderson
Ring
Doyle
Oliver
Bath Man Back Home From Trip to Bermuda
Bath man Eugene Thebeau Maine Central agent in Bath returned Saturday from Bermuda after a two week stay with Samuel L. Forsaish cashier of the First National Bank Brunswick During the trip he had meals in New York with William S Newell of the American Brown Boveri Electric Co and James L McQuarrie former Bath boy and chief engineer of International Tel Tel Corp He also met Thomas White of Lewiston brother of Congressman Wallace II White Jr and Edward Webster aboard ship and encountered Hon and Mrs Edward W Hyde in Bermuda Rockefelter and Henry Ford never carry more than two or three dollars.
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Eugene Thebeau
Maine Central
Bath
Bermuda
Samuel L. Forsaish
First National Bank
Brunswick
Thebeau
New York
William S. Newell
American Brown Boveri Electric Co
James L. McQuarrie
International Tel. & Tel. Corp
Forsaith
Thomas White
Lewiston
Wallace II. White, Jr
Edward Webster
Edward W. Hyde
CROSS WORD PUZZLE LISTING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
The puzzle lists numerous clues across horizontal and vertical rows, including undulating, part of head, Pacific State abbreviation, percolate, and other terms such as compass points, plant names, and zoological references. It mixes common crossword items with missed punctuation and occasional symbols indicating numbers or archaic spellings.
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Pacific State
Little Devil
Methodist Mission in China Reaches 92 000 Members
Chicago office reports 92 000 Chinese Methodists with 7 420 baptized under instruction. 95 missionaries operate with 489 ordained pastors 457 local preachers and 100 exhorters. 955 Sunday schools serve 62 737 students. hospitals and clinics run by 34 missionary doctors and 22 nurses care for over 15 000 patients last year.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
China
Board of Foreign Missions
Womans' Foreign Missionary Society
Slaitawo
Methodist
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Rotary's Baseball League Organized by Bath Rotary Club
The Bath Rotary club formed the Rotary Baseball League to boost membership. Teams mirror major league names with captains and rosters: Sted Sox, Senators, Athletics, Yankees, White Sox, Indians, Browns, and Tigers. Harold Small and family visited Mrs. Emmian Greenleaf in Brookline before a six week Cuba trip.
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Rotary Baseball League
Bath Rotary Club
Sted Sox
Dryant M. Watten
John J. Desmond
Henry W. Butler
Harry FE. Stetson
Walter Plummer
Fred Li. Reed
Senators
Bill Powell
Harry I. Bridge
N. Gratz Jackson
Warren Ek. Kershner
Chester A. Plant
Frank DB. Nichols
Harold Small
Fmmian Greenleaf
Brookline
Mass
Cuba
Mayor urges Bath citizens to donate to Red Cross flood relief
Bath leaders join national Red Cross appeal for Mississippi flood victims. Mayor Cahill calls for a $700 Bath quota toward a $5,000,000 relief fund and asks residents to deliver checks to Charles Low or Ada Crockett or at the Times office.
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American Red Cross
Washington
D. C
Ada BR. Crockett
Bath
Cahill
Mississippi River
Charles
Low
Bath Savings Institution
Ada R. Crockett
Times Office
Mississippi
Interesting Papers From Long Years Ago In Maine and Augusta
A reader reports two preserved papers: the Maine Inquirer from February 18, 1846, the 36th issue of its fourth volume, featuring ads for Albert G. Page Wholesale and Retail Agency for patent medicines and Henry Quincy in Bath with various goods. The Age from June 15, 1848, printed three times weekly in Augusta, carries Democratic Republican ticket nominations Lewis Cass and William Butler. Both papers are well preserved and valuable as historical specimens.
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The
Maine Inquirer
Ath
Albert G. Page
Bath
Henry Quincy
Age
Augusta
Lewis Cass
Michigan
William ©. Butler
Kentucky
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Bath, Maine
Teems
Path Sgiaine
Imeay
Neels
Tom
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Gressive
Bath Garden Club
Gromnds
Augusta Hospital
Great Asset and
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Henry Ford
South Sudbury
Army
Navy
New England
Tention
Lesening
Geaiust
Willis Po Dirsens
Drewer- Poserefp
Mel
Piller
D.A.R
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Independents Grange Department
Pomona
West Bath Grange
Five Islands
Enterprise Grange
Enterprise Grange of
Bodwell
Woolwich Grange
Bodwell Grangers
Bath Boy
Shirley Povich
Miller
Hagan
Meister and
M Miller
Goo Hagan
Seen
Eenes
Meister
Pepep Henderson
Enee Ring
Bath Man
Rockefelter
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Chaldea
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Florida
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the International Syndicate
Rotary’s Baseball League
Red Cross
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