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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1933

Page

7

Potatoes a Profitable Garden Venture urged by local grower

Frank Leavitt of Phippsburg urges neighbors to grow potatoes as a profitable crop. He notes proper care, weeding, and pest control yield rewards, and recommends east‑facing ground. He has dug early potatoes for about two weeks and also grows raspberries, though drought reduced this year’s crop.

Frank Leavitt Phippsburg Independent Leavitt Times Office

Georgetown Social Notes Highlight Regional visitors

Town social column records visits from Leon E Oliver of Newburyport Mass to Georgetown and exchanges at Overlook Lodge Kennebec Point, Bath and Five Islands. Several locals and visitors return from trips, attend services, and join family gatherings with notes on hosting and ongoing summer activities.

Oakland Contractor Purchases Bath House

C W Griffith, long married to Bath native Ada Blaisdell, bought 858 Middle Street and renovated it as an investment. He has built over 500 houses in Oakland in 12 years and plans to return to California in September with his son Warren T Griffith, a State Trust Bank employee on leave. Griffith's father, George Bancroft Griffith, once edited Portland Maine Transcript and contributed to The Youth's Companion, and compiled The Poets of Maine.

C. W. Griffith Ada Blaisdell Bath Middle Street Griffith Oakland Calif California

In-Vita Herb and Iron Tonic promotes health claims

Advertises In-Vita Herb and Iron Tonic from Freedman Medicine Co. of Stonington Maine. Claims include cleansing the system purifying the blood improving appetite aiding digestion toning the body regulating bowels and correcting constipation with a guarantee of safety and reliability.

Freedman Medicine Co Stonington, Me

Five Islands Card Party Draws Eight Tables

A successful card party of the Five Islands Improvement Association was held at Mrs. B. F. Perry’s Sedgemere Road home with eight occupied tables and a fine bay view. Prizes awarded, then sandwiches and tea served by D. L. Howard and committee.

Five Islands Improvement Association B. F. Perry Sedgemere Road Joseph G. Stevens Gertrude Smith D. L. Howard J. A Herbert Moore George Yeo Winchester Bob Yeo Boston Elizabeth Waters Arlington Mass Eunice Nelson Gladys Howarth Cambridge Marion Ainlee Harry Horne Georgetown Center Fred Reed Seguinland Charles Kenney Norman Donald Kenney Everett Cromwell T. D. Reed Bath Pollyanna Lodge Herbert Brown Herbert Melrose Fred Eldridge Medford Albert Rasmussen William S. Farr Hilda Bailey Joan Lincoln Charles Belmont Clara Hinckley Portland Fred Carr Burt Lewis Malden E. M. Horton Lewiston Linwood Stevens Robinhood Drummond Stevens Grange Circle John Hines Pejepscot Seguinl Burt Martin Somerville Laurence Martin Arthur Randall Richmond Elbridge Southard and H. Minchen James Stevens Derby Line Stevens Ellsworth Pinkham Helen Gage New York City William Gage Katherine B. Mathewson Binghamton N. Y George H. Smith Sedgemere Edward C. Boynton Scarsdale Malden Island Hinckley Eilleen Connecticut Mr. Hinckley Viola Hinckley

Bath ministers families hold Keene reunion

A reunion of three former Bath ministers and their families took place Sunday August 6 in Keene New Hampshire. The group attended morning services at the First Baptist Church Keene where Rev C Raymond Chappell preached. They shared a noon meal and an afternoon recalling Bath days.

Bath Keene N. H C. Raymond Chappell First Baptist Church Chappell Maurice J. Duncklee Duncklee Richard John Sidney J. Willis Willis Olivia Mr. Duncklee Winter Street Congregational Church First Baptist

Your Uncle Dudley at College Players Delights Bath

The College Players presented Your Uncle Dudley by Lind and Robinson to a merry Bath audience. Philip Wilder led as Uncle Dudley Dixon in a witty, bustling plot filled with family quarrels and comic twists, earning hearty applause and compliments for the strong cast. The company plans The Perfect Alibi next week with tickets at Hallet’s and via the Junior League.

Columbia Theatre College Dudley Howard Lindsay Bertrand Robinson Philip S. Wilder Bowdoin College Wilder Dudley Dixon Europe Christine Sederholm Mr. Wilder Frances Larrabee Mabel Dixon Church Margot Russell Uncle Dudley Mrs. Church Kirby Sally Childs Janet A. Dixon Dixon Philip G. Parker Charley Post A. A. Milne Bath Stephen F. Len Hallet’s College Phivers Ralph de S Childs Mr. Lee W. Hunter Perry Albert P. Madeira Tileston Perry Charles Yeaton Imia Porethy Church Edward Laverick Edward P. Carter Wyman Holmes Major Fothergill Philip Parker Jane West Fulverton-Fane Arthur Ludgrove Ralph de S. Childs Adams George Barter P. C. Mallet Edwin Walker Stargent Mallet Willard Travis

Ordination Service for Charles R. Sims Held in Bath

Charles Robert Sims, pastor of First Baptist Bath for three years, was ordained Friday night before more than 100 attendees under Bowdoinham association guidance. The ceremony featured sermons, prayers, an organ prelude, and a welcome to the ministry by Rev. F. W. Hovey, with Sims delivering the benediction. The event notes Sims’ Boston roots, studies at Crozer Theological Seminary, and his father Robert A. Sims visiting from Massachusetts. Wallace L. Woodcock dies at 46 in Lisbon Center after lingering illness. survivors include widow Emily and daughter Geraldine, plus brothers and a sister.

Boston Jefferson Bond Wemple CG. L. Phillips Malden Pine Tree Inn Francis Power Portland W. R. Currier Mass A. L. Fowler Lottie Egleston Harry Hobbs Vica Coal South Portland Johanna McGinn St. Androse Church Charles Biglin Ernest Gomier Henry Doyle Joseph Riley John Daily Richmond Cemetery Franklyn Swett Mary James Ross Pleasant Pond E. F. Pratt Skowhegan Lakewood Theatre Edgar Murphy Alice Hunter Holbrook J. Albert Brock Keller Canada Mary Ann Craig London Ontario Genevieve Stuart John Doyon George Slattery Richmond Juliet Doyon Alphonso Doyon Augusta Rene Winfield Hallowell Frank Beedle Jesse Dumas J. J. Kolifrath Lawrence Helen Duncan Brooklyn N. Y Pelham N. H Mary Koemer Dumas George Dumas Charles Dudley James Nadine John Dix Detroit Mich Dudley Frances Watson Mr. Dix Alton Cooper Bridge Street Wilbur Hazel Bennett Chester Bennett Harry Whitney Louise Paul Clark Clark Leon Dunklee Brunswick Hospital Frances Watson Nursing Home Chester Foster Josiah White Dover and Lee, N. H Gilbert Lewis Wilder Robinhood Overlook Kennebec Point Eula Fielding Caroline Rogers Bath First Baptist Church Amy Hovey Edgecomb Gaston Lachaise New York Chicago Alfred J. Rowe Fiver Islands Beatrice Abbott E. O. Higgins Clarence Hill Greene Stearns W. Scott Morin Meta Bearse Bay Point Skippy Boone Edwin Rush Junior Attleboro Robert Turner Fall River Virginia Steadman Helen Bob Snow Whitney Brown Phyllis Skinner S. W. Scott H. M. Trafton Daniel L. Bliss Old South Brewster Emma B. Billings Gilbert Gunnellnd Baby John Gilbert Waltham West Georgetown T. N. Williams Joseph F. Higgins Freeport Everett C. Higgins Everett) Higgins Annie Ireland Newcastle Albert Diamant Arthur E. Holt D. D Chicago Theological Seminary Jesus Christ Arrowsie Five Islands Georgetown John Rittall Hildreth and Authur Greenfield Peatt Rittall Robert Walter Rittall Elsie Arlene Frank Robbins Dresden Fred Rittall Sedgemere Joseph G. Stevens Paul Thompson Jean Dorothy Pemaquid Point Christmas Cove Roy Clark Drummond Stevens Charles M. Bigelow Anna Lewis Oakland Ida H. Allen Hagan House M. F. Biggins Charles Robert Sims Council of Church of the Bowdoinhany Association Largo Sarah Bagley Wright Walter Colby Harpswell F. W. Hovry Bowdoinham Association Plinnette Allen Montsweap John Perkins Proctor Louis W. West South Baptist Church South Boston People's Baptist Church Charles H. Berry Corliss Street H. W. Chamberlain H. H. Bishop Westwood F. W. Hovey Charles R. Sims Wallace L. Woodcock Androscoggin Lisbon Center Lisbon Falls John Emma J. Woodcock Worumbo Mfg. Co Emily Woodcock Geraldine Corey Joseph Susie Skelton Bowdoin Lewis Winthrop

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