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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1934

Page

6

Social Hostesses Host Luncheon and Auction Prizes Awarded

Mrs Frederick H Kimball hosted a Friday luncheon at the Country club followed by three auction tables. Mrs John H Hyde won first prize a pewter plate and Miss Miriam W Kimball took second a vanity box. Several local ladies and visitors attended including Mrs Lucy Green Mrs Ed ward C Craig Miss Miriam W Kimball and Miss Margaret Cargill of New York City. Henry C Wright returned from Bar Harbor and was joined by his brother Arthur Wright of New York. Mr and Mrs George Buchanan left for Florida N Y after a month at Popham Beach and Bath. Mrs Albion L Corliss hosted two tables of contact with guests from Baltimore Everett and Portland. First prize at that event went to Mrs Corliss with a bouquet awarded to Mrs Tabor.

Frederick H. Kimball Country Club John H. Hyde Miriam W. Kimball Fred R. E. Dean Charles P Wetherbee Frank B. Nichols Lucy Green John McInnes Frederick E. Drake E. Motley Fuller Joseph M. Trott Anne Kimball Edward C. Craig Margaret Cargill New York City Henry C. Wright Bar Harbor Arthur Wright New York Washington Street Albion L. Corliss Day's Ferry Hursday Axford Ramsay Baltimore Harry Tabor Everett Mass Florence Jordan Portland Josiah Walker Roslindale Lillian Freeman Marcia Stinson Charles A. Corliss Bath J. B. Howard John Evans Samuel A. Evans People’s Church Jennie Evans James L. Morse Phippsburg Lincoln Street Miss Cargill Nantucket Maine James Green John Green Dummer Street Court Waterbury Conn Stanley Green Rosalie Jackie

Local Office Staff Return From Vacation And Nearby Visits

Miss Delia M. Cloutier resumes duties at Woolworth's after a two week vacation with Miss Edith G. Gotte substituting. Private first class Sidney Doughty, returning from Balboa Panama, visits Bangor native Mr. and Mrs. Warner while on 90 day furlough after re-enlisting at Fort Williams for three more years. Mrs. Luther Thompson of Andrews Road has a car accident scare with a door unlatching and a fall, receiving medical care for a shaken body.

Delia M. Cloutier Granite Street Woolworth Edith G. Gotte Washington Street Miss Cloutier Sidney Doughty United States Army Balboa Panama Harry Warner Middle Street Mr. Doughty Bangor Fort Williams Portland Luther Thompson Andrews Road

Sidney Doughty Visits fiancee in Bucks County

Sidney Doughty arrived from Panama to spend Friday and Saturday with his fiancée Miss Elthea J. Warner of 23 Middle Street before leaving to visit his mother in Bucks County.

Sidney Doughty Panama Elthea J. Warner Middle Street John Warner Bucks

Rally Attended by 1400 at Women’s Republican Club

Mrs. Henry W. Butler attended the club rally where the presiding county president spoke for three minutes to a crowd of about 1400 people.

Henry W. Butler Women’s Republican Club

Local Family Notices Include Prenges Lynn Daughters

Mrs Prenges Lynn and daughters Frances of Cleveland Ferry and Miss Geraldine Brown with Miss Brown's cousin Miss Leonard of Sagadahoc 7 of A.

Prenges Lynn Frances Clevelan Ferry Uritney Geraldine Brown Brown A Leonard Sagadahoc

Residents and visitors in Bath and surrounding towns

Brooklyn Navy Yard worker Joseph Caton returns to duty after a Bath Summer visit with wife and children. Numerous guests travel through Bath and nearby towns with families visiting relatives in Dublin, Day's Ferry, Fryeburg, Bridgton, Westport, and Auburn.

Joseph Caton Brooklyn N. Y Brooklyn Navy Yard

Poem by Rev William Wood Appears in Star of the Past

Rev William Wood of Upper Washington Street writes a poem titled New Deal-But that appears in the August issue of Star of the Past the official magazine of the W C T U.

William Wood Upper Washington Street Star of the Past The W.C.T.U England Ruchinge Kentish

Miss Frances Holmes Travels From Bath to Wayland

Miss Frances Holmes left Saturday for her home in Wayland Massachusetts after visiting Bath with her cousin Miss Jane Hyde Hyde accompanied her to Wayland for the weekend.

Frances Holmes Wayland Mass Bath Miss Jane Hyde Miss Hyde

Prout's Neck Golf Finalists Visit Prout's Neck

Mrs. Edward C. Plummer widow of a Shipping Board vice chairman and nurse Anna Pleasanton stayed at 53 Beacon Street then returned to Washington. Miss Charlotte S. Meeker visited Prout's Neck with niece Mrs. Samuel Sewall, while Sewall and Barbara Webb of New York were finalists in the annual Prout's Neck Women's Golf tournament played Saturday.

Edward C. Plummer United States Shipping Board Anna Pleasanton William H. Shea Beacon Street Col Mrs. Plummer Dummer Street Washington, D.C Charlotte S. Meeker Washington Street Prout’s Neck Samuel S. Sewall Sewall Barbara Webb New York

Grimmer Family Moves to Wood Cliff New Jersey

Mrs. Harold C Grimmer and son Kirk left Saturday to join Mr Grimmer in Wood Cliff New Jersey after a summer with Mrs Grimmer’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles O Nelson on Washington street They had lived in Newark New Jersey for a year and a half before the transfer.

Harold C. Grimmer Kirk

Social news from Bath area summer travel and visits

Mrs. Florence Burrill returns to Boston after a Maine trip with visits to Boothbay Harbor and Portland. Allen Farrell motors to Old Orchard. Miss Ethel Barter comes back from Pittston to Bath. Several couples, including Mr. and Mrs. Garry Godwin and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jackson, stay at Birch Point with Mr. and Mrs. Drake. Others motor through New Hampshire Vermont and New York, visit Small Point Harbor, and meet relatives in Bath and surrounding towns.

Florence Burrill Alfred Jewett Boston Boothbay Harbor Portland Burrill Jewett Maine Ethel Barter Pittston Garry Godwin Lawrence B. Jackson Cambridge, Mass Birch Point Frederick E. Drake Wendall Stevens Adelbert Hall New Hampshire Vermont New York Mrs. Stevens

Hodgdon Carr Guests For Weekend Visit

Mr and Mrs Arthur Hodgdon and Mr and Mrs Thomas Carr of resodgdon on weekend guests for father. Melville B Hodgeo and Mrs Hodgdon of 1060 High street.

Arthur Hodgdon Thomas Carr Resodgdon Melville B. Hodgeo Tee Hodgdon High Street

Bath Picnic Draws Local Families for Day of Games

Annual picnic by the Hebrew Ladies Society of Beth Israel in Bath drew picnickers and guests to Sandy Cove Sunday. Races baseball and tug of war kept attendees busy as locals and visitors enjoyed a sunlit day. Rev Francis W O'Brien was recalled to New York after a parishioner’s death and planned to return later in the week.

Hebrew Ladies’ Society of Beth Israel Synagogue Bath Sandy Cove Francis W. O'Brien Greenwood Baptist Church Brooklyn

Social Notes of Local Residents and Visitors

The column lists multiple moves and visits: Misses Laurada and Marion Jordan return from West Roxbury to visit relatives Mr. and Mrs. Paul Palmer. Mrs. Palmer and Miss Jean Frohock visit York Street relative Mrs. George Jacobs in Massachusetts. Theo McNeil substitutes at Bath Box Co. in Bath. Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Koehler of Cincinnati stay at Brushwood lodge while sons finish Boothbay camp. Koehler leads Cincinnati safety and welfare work. Valerie and Norma Nickerson visit Arrowsic with Maurice Shea. Mrs. Roger Pierce hosts Miss Sarah Bailey of Gardiner. families tour Portland. Civil engineer Arthur W. Kindred from Los Angeles arrives to join Mrs. Kindred and Louise, summering with Carrie P. Johnson on North Street.

Laurada Marion Jordan Samuel Jordan Dummerstreet West Roxbury Mass Paul Palmer Fred K. Koehler Cincinnati Brushwood Lodge Woolwich Boothbay Camp Koehler City of Arthur W. Kindred

Notable Summer Hospitality Moves Across Cambridge and Bath

Mrs. Oria Gregware visits son Dr. Paul A. Gregware in Cambridge while relatives and friends travel between Bath, Greenough, and nearby towns. Guests include Mrs. Helen Leach returning to Boston and Mrs. John Donald from Scotland. A church group from Corliss Street hosts at King's Point with 19 members and 7 children, sharing picnic lunches and coffee. Additional visits span from Newark to Pottsville, and New York to Melrose, with locals resuming duties at the Old Ladies' Home and Bath Box Co.

Corliss Street Church Benjamin P. Coombs King’s Point

Fenno Family Summering Near Bath While Daughter Recovers

Mr and Mrs Fenno Hoffman of Philadelphia stay with Rev and Mrs Harrison Wright at Small Point Beach as their daughter Helen recovers from a mastoid operation at Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs James Hickey of Lynn Mass visited Bath on Friday en route to Old Town. Mrs Hickey is Edward J Lee’s sister.

Edwin S. Todd School of Business Miami University Oxford Todd Bath Edward G. Mead Mead A. M. Cutler the Phoenix Marblehead Mass England Ohio Congressional Committee On Ways and Means John McConnell South Harpswell McConnell Memorial Presbyterian Church James Hickey Lynn Old Town Hickey Edward J. Lee Pearl Street Woolwich Sagadahoc Board of County Commissioners Day's Ferry Nequasset Lake Dilard State OF Maine Gadahoc Court of County Commissioners A. D Tuessie Hall Commissionera

Social Calendar Shows Guests at Bath and Camp Gatherings

Local figures and visitors are noted across Maine coastal towns. Notable entries include Constance Libby and Sherwood Aldrich’s upcoming wedding in Topsham, while many guests vacation at Pop ham Beach and Ogontz Camp in Lisbon and Bath.

Preble Family Returns to Audubon Bath Trip Notes Changes

Mr and Mrs Ormell Preble return to Audubon New Jersey after a visit with relatives in Bath nine years since last trip Abraham Miller joins the family on the way back with a Boston stop Allan Ramsay hosts Les Camarades Musicaux picnic at Oak and Lincoln streets 18 members present except Miss Brown Miss Hodgkins honors 16th birthday with an evening party bridge wins first prize for Miss Kennedy and guests include Miss Allen Ellen Hodgkins Jennie Avery Eunice Whittall Virginia Falin Muriel McPhee

Ormell Preble Audubon N. J Bath Mr. Preble Abraham Miller Prebles Boston Allan Ramsay Les Camarades Musicaux Oak and Lincoln Streets Miss Brown W. P. Holman Camden Mary Hodgkins Bridge Joan Kennedy Quincy Mass Miss Kennedy Alma Allen Ellen Hodgkins Jennie Avery Eunice Whittall Virginia Falin Muriel McPhee Rockland

Garden Theft and Local Happenings In Bath Area

A North End garden suffered several dozen ears of corn stolen Thursday night after a dog alerted the owner. A group including Andrew C. Flaherty and others enjoyed a 900-pound deep sea fishing trip to Orr Island, plus two sharks, on Sunday. Bath residents see fender signs for a Lawn Party, while a Bath couple pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace with suspended sentences. Postmaster Hartnett announced three cent National Park stamps featuring Mount Rainier. A young girl loudly proclaimed her father works inside an office on Front Street. Marriage intentions were filed in Bath for Arthur J. Ward and Bertha M. Cullough. Others include Frank G. Allen awaiting further records.

North End Piers Orr's Island Andrew C. Flaherty Bradford Belanger Charles L. Merry Oscar J. Tanguay Clayton Rowe John Henderson Joseph Michaud Wilfred Skaling Edward N. Hartnett United States Mount Rainier Mirror Lake Mt. Rainier

Republican Women Call for Enrollment at Butler Home

The notice invites enrolled Republican women voters to join the Republican Women's club of Adahoc County, with calls possible at Mrs. H. W. Butler's home, 624 High Street, on August 27 or 28. A chimney fire on Shaw Street prompted Fire Engine 4 to respond Thursday morning to 27 Shaw Street, occupied by Mrs. Margaret Perry and daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Moore.

Elizabeth Pepper Middle Street Florence Fuller Melrose, Mass Republican Women’s Club Adahoc County H. W. Butler High Street Shaw Street Margaret Perry Elizabeth Moore

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Buchanan Forida Popham Beach Buchanan Western Electric Co Sylvia Weston Hopewell, Va Charlotte Page Academy Street Julia McHugh Amesbury Bart Conley Fremont Street McHugh Manchester N. H Arthur Sewall Women's Republican Club James A. Bimson Eben J. Marston Roger D.skillings George Ingalls Edmund Rothwell Jane Murphy Irene Ingalls Alfred K. Ames Butler Frank F. Colburn, Jr Bath Opera House Lafayette Hotel Sallie Moses Louise Hopkins Miss Moses Anna Emma Lydia C. Moses Eileen Jones Julia Clark Bailey Street York Harbor Clifton Knight Bird A. Shellenbarger Floral Street Extension Winthrop Catherine Shellenbarger Priscilla Warner Wise Owl Troop Hazel Oliver Kathleen Lewis Wild Rose Troop Camp Cathedral Pines Harry Green Green & Wilson Arrowsie-Georgetown Bath Memorial Hospital Green Frederick Sewall Walter E. Edge Dublin, N. H Frank Reynolds Brookline, Mass Mr. Reynolds Thomas F. Reynolds E. Hilton Jackson Harriet Ann Jackson Washington, D. C Fryeburg C. A. Peaslee Arthur C. Shorey Ardsley-on-the- Hudson Bridgton W. Scott Shorey Wendell Stevens Lower Washington Street Adelbert’ Hall Bedford Street White and Green Mountains Feralyn Roberts Chester A. Roberts Raxwell Street Auburn Herrandparents J. C. Wilen Wilson Arthur Emerson Westport Allen Farrell Old Orchard Charles Bank Dorchester Edward B. Thornton Arlington Frederick Rogers Fritz Carey Small Point Harbor Mr. Rogers Savannah Small Point Nancy Sewall Miss Sewall Frank Sewall Small Point Beach Club Arthur Pratt Hampton Ruth Wakefield Hiram Tobey Durham Sylvanus Pennell Fred A. Page 780 High Street A. A. Stott A. J. Somes Reading Marshall Sewall Small Point Beach Douglas Dearborn Evelyn John Howard McPhee Walter Longley Edward Thompson Joan Longley Dean Jordan Nancy Lee Stover Perry Thompson Samuel Jordan, Jr James Gardinier Beverly Hopkins Arthur Jean Brown O. M. McKown Ralph C. Covel Covel S. Levin Bath Department Store Galen M. Low Jean John J. Keegan South Portland State School For A. L. Hartwell Lucy Hartwell Katherine Briggs Edward H. Hartwell Fred Davis Elizabeth Wesley Street Maurice Deering Sam Belanger Stanley Clough Maynard McFadden Louise Smiley Virginia McGilvra Richmond Clarence Boykin Boykin Times Dispatch Roscoe Higgins Helen Warren Shackford Cottage Theo McNeil Pine Street Bath Box Co Valerie Norma Jean Nickerson Sanford B. Nickerson Maurice Shea Arrowsic Roger Pierce Park Street Sarah Bailey Gardiner Herbert Huggard Howard Parks Oria Gregware Cambridge Paul A. Gregware Wendell Gregware Gloria Wendell, Jr Gregware Pau Fred R. Lord Augusta Helen Leach Edmund Staples Staples John Donald Greenouch Scotland Harry Cooke Hazel Willow Street Mr. Cooke Newark Minnie L. Cummings Pottsville, Pa Andrew Flaherty Front Street Willard L. Harwood Dorothy A. Welch Kenneth Orr Mrs Harmon Orr Liberty Street Roland Robinson Memorial Hospital Nettie Blake Cliftondale Howard E. Blake Crescent Street Edward A. Mason Leslie Howard Guilford George S. Dearborn Rye Carolyn M. Moses Minnie White Susan Ballou Belle J. Foote Annie Ware Old Ladies’ Home Canadian William Pletcher Matricia Herbert Staten Island William A. Marr Upper Marion Welch Ralph Malden Bay Point Natalie McNeil Miss McNeil Frank Smith Newton Center Alice Mullen Farmington Normal School Vivian G. Nye R. N Commonwealth Avenue Nye Doris Cowan Stock, N. B Deaconess Hospital Palmer Institute Sophia Mikels Mikelsky's Music Store, Inc Statler Willard True Libby Mere Point Constance Sherwood Aldrich Ellis L. Aldrich Topsham Elm Street Alice Boyer Charles J. Donnell C. M. Pickney Highway Department New Meadows Inn Mrs. Pickney Earle S. Thompson George E. Thompson Eugene Desmond Ann Roscoe H. Shaw Joan Carol Stevens Hiram T. Stevens Ogontz Camp Lisbon Helen A. Grange Joan Lailey Napanee, Ont Miss Grange Harry F. Morin Francis McDonald Groton St. John, N. B Parker N. Moulton Nash Moulton Washington Weston P. Holman Fred H. Cary East Brunswick E. D. Hardin Massena Bermuda Sebasco Lodge New York State Houghton Trott Chewonki Virginia Trott Quonset, Mass Raymond H. Trott Billy Wilson Jim King Auto Sunday New London Bath Country Club Bath Municipal Court John W. Gilmore Arthur J. Ward North Bath Ernest A Mabel E. (Jewett) Ward Bertha M.cullough William and Eva (Savage) McCullough West Bath Mr. Ward McCullough Frank G. Allen Wiington F. Dunton Brunswick New Meadows Mallett Small William Dunton Dunton Nellie F. Dunton Wellington F. Dunton Said Dunton Said Murphy Murphy Wellington Addie Mocia Renon Springsetts Bradford Arrowsie Charles Oakes Maude Allen Beatrice A. Rideout Emery E Alice Cobb) Rideout Tallman Street Florence Larrabee Waldoboro Inez Crocker Larrabee Coty Florence Larrabee Sprague Lincoln Salt Arthur J. Dunton Walter S. Glidden John L. Jack Register Ethel M. Barnes Flora A. Bowie Papas Harold L. Troop George W. Troop Fred H. Trompron X. Ae von Fred H. Thombson
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