Maine Minerals Topic Shines at Central Men’s Club
Freeman F Burr state geologist spoke on The Minerals of Maine before the Central church Men's Club. He showcased local specimens and noted granite usage, feldspar binder for porcelain, quartz, mica, beryl and historic copper deposits in Hancock county. Burr urged regional mineral research and a state lab.
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Maine
Central Men’s Club
Central Church
Karcher Jackson
Freeman F. Burr
Wayne
Burr
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
St. Lawrence University
Canton
N. Y
New England
Springfield Exposition
Atlantic Seaboard
Hancock
Washington County
Oxford County
Fuller
Ward family grieves as Mrs Strout passes
Mr and Mrs Ernest Ward and son Robert of Augusta visited Mr and Mrs Scott Ward of Hardings. Mrs Ward was recalled on Tuesday by the death of her mother Mrs Albert L Strout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Ward
Robert
Augusta
Ward
Scott Ward
Hardings
E. C. Plummer History of Bath Praised by Maine Press
The E C Plummer History of Bath Maine compiled by Col Henry W Owen Jr receives high praise from Maine newspapers. Arthur G Staples Lewiston Journal lauds the 576 page volume with 66 halftone plates and maps, calling it a noble record of a noble city.
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E. C. Plummer
Bath
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Arthur G. Staples
Maine
Col. Plummer
U. S. Shipping Board
America
Times Company
Owen
Levi P. Lemont
Woolwich
Old City
Kennebec
Miss Harriet Johnson Engaged to Bates College Professor
The engagement of Miss Harriet M. Johnson of Springfield Massachusetts and Bath to Prof. George E. Ramsdell head of Bates College mathematics is announced after a Springfield tea. Miss Johnson teaches English at Springfield High School and Bates graduate Ramsdell heads the math department. No wedding date is fixed.
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George E. Ramsdell
Bates College
Harriet M. Johnson
Springfield
Mass
Bath
Miss Johnson
Ernest A. Johnson
Worth Street
Morse High School
Ramsdell
Bates
Mary Ellen Child Weds Elton Lloyd Pinkham in Portsmouth
Mr and Mrs Harold W Child announce the marriage of daughter Mary Ellen Child to Elton Lloyd Pinkham, son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Pinkham. The ceremony was at Portsmouth New Hampshire with Rev J C Wilson officiating. Mr Pinkham is Morse High School 1934 graduate. Mrs Pinkham Class of 1937.
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Harold W. Child
Summer Street
Mary Ellen Child
Elton Lloyd Pinkham
Clyde Pinkham
Green Street
Portsmouth
N. H
J. C. Wilson
Pinkham
Morse High School
Mrs John McInnes Hosts Contract Club Luncheon
Mrs John McInnes entertained her contract club for a noon luncheon Monday at her Washington street home.
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John McInnes
Washington Street
Timely Awakening Saves Home From Fire on Foster's Point Road
Mrs. Lin coln Williams woke to a barn and carriage house fire on Foster's Point road West Bath around 4 30 Sunday. she alerted neighbors and the central phone exchange prompting rapid volunteer response. Firefighters redirected effort to saving the dwelling as winds spread sparks. barn contents and a Ford coupe were destroyed. Chief Parks explained response times for out of town calls and lack of immediate alarm. Insurance on the home was being renewed after Friday.
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Lincoln Williams
Foster's Point Road
West Bath
Central Telephone Exchange
Williams
Fred Bubier
Eddie Jenks
Parks
Bath Department
Engine 3
West Bath Grange Elects Officers for New Year
West Bath Grange held its weekly meeting electing most officers for the coming year. James B. Lemont is master and John M. Howe joins the executive committee for three years. The group plans the December 16 grange fair and reports from the Maine state grange meeting. Attendance was 99 with seven visitors.
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West Bath Grange
Edgar D. Leavitt
James B. Lemont
Charles B. Doyle
Arthur C. Lemont
Leon M. Genthner
George R. Booker
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
D. Wallace MacDonald
Justus H. Miller
Ceres
Pomona
Flora
Grace M. Waterman
John M. Howe
Everett G. Lemont
Arthur S. Cockett
David S. Henderson
Joan M. Howe
Maine
Bangor
Wesley Ladies Aid Sale and Supper Set Thursday
The Ladies Aid and sorority of Wesley church will hold their annual sale and supper Thursday afternoon and evening. The sale begins at 2 30 with supper at six. Committees include Apron and household table, Fancy table, Candy table, Grab bag, Kitchen, and Dining room with listed club members.
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Ladies’ Aid and Sorority
Wesley Church
William Hosmer
E. H. Cook
A. G. Cahill
Ernest Heywood
John Besaw
E. C. Ripley
Arthur Whittier
Carrie Sampson
W. C. Trott
William Coombs
William Davis
Harris T. Rodick
A. M. Butterfield
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Delmar E. Bates
Merle Niles
James Knight
For Sale O S C Pigs and Shoats
For sale O. S. C. pigs and shoats by Mil lay Bros Bowdoinham tel 25 6. Ads note factory farm stock and contact details with casual inquiry.
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Millay Bros
Bowdoinham
Tel
Bath D AR Chapter Meets On Tuesday With Fine Program
The Col Dummer Sewall chapter D A R held its December meeting at Central church parish house with 23 present. New member Mrs Lincoln ley and guest Miss Larrabee attended. Gifts for Opportunity Farm were collected at Gibsons Coal office. A Christmas program featured readings and music by local members. Tea followed. the session closed with the American’s Creed and Salute to the Flag.
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Col. Dummer Sewall
Central Church Parish House
Harry E. Ring
Lincoln Ley
Miss Larrabee
Anna
Warner Bailey
Groton
Conn
Opportunity Farm
Gibbons Coal Office
Center Street
Fred Mays
New England
Archibald Main
Fred K. Sturtevant
Carleton L. Rice
Fred H. Cary
Carl E. Albee
Ring
Charles C. Low
H. E. Pierce
Charles M. Tubbs
Wesley Sorority Plans Christmas Sale and Supper
The Wesley church sorority met at Mrs. Edward Coombs home with co host Mrs. James Knight. Members sewed and finalized plans for today’s Christmas sale and the accompanying turkey supper at six. Committees include Supper Dining room Fancy work with listed chairmen.
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Wesley Church
Edward Coombs
High Street
James Knight
William Davis
Andrew M. Butterfield
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Delmar E. Bates
Merle Niles
Ernest Heywood
John Besaw
Hope for Playground at the North End
Rotary club luncheon reports on securing title to the North End playground from Senator Arthur G. Spear for city use. Members note a Vatican audience Frank B. Nichols described, recalling a 12 year ago meeting with Pope Pius, courtesy of Father Horan and Bishop Walsh.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Warren E. Kershner
Owen
Board of Directors
North End
Arthur G. Spear
Sunset Park
Pope Pius
Frank B. Nichols
Vatican
Rome
Father Horan
St. Mary's Church
Bishop Walsh
Portland
Bath Girls Win in Book Week Contest
Reading prompts Bath girls to pick at least a dozen good books next year and list titles they want to read now as part of a library program continuation.
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Bath Girls
Brary
America
Niles Weds Miss Norwood in Rockland
Harold F. Niles and Miss Marguerite E. Norwood both of Rockland were married Saturday in the city by Ralph O. Dale notary public. The groom is a Rockland truck driver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emery G. Niles, and Mrs. Niles is Irving Norwood of Massachusetts's daughter.
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Harold F. Niles
Marguerite E. Norwood
Rockland
Ralph O. Dale
Emery G. Niles
Niles
Irving Norwood
Massachusetts
Personal Notes From Bath and Portland Events
Mrs. William B. Mussenden of 16 Garden Street left Tuesday for a few days in Portland at the Eastland Hotel. Mrs. Paul A. Gregware goes to Boston for surgical treatment at Osteopathic hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams plan to move this week to 1068 Washington Street. Miss M. Elizabeth Arnis of the Good Will Home Association visited Bath and will broadcast from WCSH this month for Christmas needs, with programs on Dec 10 17 and 23.
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William B. Mussenden
Garden Street
Portland
Eastland Hotel
Paul A. Gregware
Boston
Osteopathic Hospital
Daniel Williams
Court Street
Charles W. Taylor
Washington Street
M. Elizabeth Arnis
The
Good Will Home Association
Bath
WCSH
Bowdoinham Socials and Obituaries Highlight Week
Hostess Ida Fowle led a Friday bridge party with four tables and luncheon. Masonic lodge officers were installed at Masonic hall in a ceremony led by Judge Walter Glidden of Bath. Wallace Hunter became Master and others were named. Miss Mary Lilly, 59, died after a long illness, a Bowdoinham native with deep local ties. Funeral services were held, and multiple local residents attended the event and other town activities.
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Ida Fowle
Herbert Adams
Bowdoin
Abbie Graves
Florence Rogers
Pennsylvania
Louise Williams
Cros Lodge F. & A. M
Karl Hatch
Frank Webber
Ernest Hunter
Tyler
Caleb Mitchell
Wallace Hunter
Charles Hackett
Henry Cornish
Hall Denham
Hammie Jordan
Galilee
Happy Prince
Pearl Raymond
Frances Merrill
Horace Whitney
Thelma Pratt
Portland
M. D. Pratt
John Purington
Ella
Mary Lilly
Massachusetts
Emma Reed
James Bowdoin Lilly
Coombs High School
Kents Hill and
Shaw’s Business College
S. W. Carr
Houston
Boston
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Merrymeeting Grange
J. Bowdoin Lilly
Richard Lilly
Malden
Mass
Methodist Church
J. N. Palmer
William Given
Herbert Given
Lewiston
W. S. Given
Alta Reed
Wilbur Browne
Brunswick
Comfort Branch
Sunshine Society
Nettie Brown
Gardiner
Mary Webber
Hazel Maxwell
Neil Bishop
Ronald
J. W. Bishop
Edward laRochelle
Elizabeth
George Hackett
Samuel Dorrance
Richmond
Probate Court Session Reviews Multiple Maine Estates
Judge Walter Glidden presides a year end probate session in Sagadahoc County Maine approving wills administering estates and filing petitions. Executors named include Edwina Hall Katherine Robb and Michael Fahey with others from Bath Phippsburg Richmond and Georgetown.
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Walter 8
Sagadahoc
Edwina M. H. Hall
Bath
Katherine M. Robb
Michael Fahey
Ted
Emma McLellan Houghton
Fred D. Hill
Charles P. Morrison
Phippsburg
Martha
Morrison
Hiram R. Annis
Annie A. Annis
George A. Worrey
Jane C. Donnell
Williams. Shorey
George F. Brackley
Richmond
Chester Hi Yeaton
Elizabeth P. Alexander
Charles A. Alexander
Hubert H. McCarty
Edward W. Wheeler and
Williams
Shorey
Frederick W. Crocker
Harold O. Crocker
Ernest M. Shepard
Cora H. Shepherd
John B. Denham
Ralph W. Denham
Varina Frances Denham
Bowdeinham
Lillian W. Tucker
Harry W. Tucker
Elnora D. Oliver
Addie A. Robbins
Edward W. Wheeler
William S. Shorey
Fred L. Brackley
Guests of Mr and Mrs Ride and others travel
Mr and Mrs Phillip hosted guests. Mr and Mrs John Gibson departed Tuesday for Portland and then Florida. Mr and Mrs Maynard Hinckley and family of Gardiner visited over the weekend with Mrs Hinckley’s mother, Mrs Frank Given.
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Phillip Rideout
John Gibson
Portland
Florida
Maynard Hinckley
Gardiner
Mr. Hinckley
Frank Given
Maria Strout Funeral Held at Curtis Home
The funeral for Maria Fisher Strout wife of Albert L. Strout occurred Wednesday afternoon at two at Fred A. Curtis Funeral Home 105 Center Street. Rev. Harley A. Shattuck of Beacon Street Church officiated. Bearers were Weston L. Bonney William J. Craft Frank A. Hodgdon and Charles Ridley. Burial was in Oak Grove.
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Maria Fisher Strout
Albert L. Strout
Fred
Curtis Funeral Home
Center Street
Harley A. Shattuck
Beacon Street Church
Weston L. Bonney
William J. Craft
Frank A. Hodgdon
Charles Ridley
Oak Grove
Funeral for Joseph R. Roy Held at St. Marys Church
The funeral for Joseph R. Roy took place Wednesday at 8 a.m. at St. Marys Church with Rev. David P. Surrette officiating. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery. The Good Will club of Maine plans a Thursday meeting at 7 p.m. at Miss M Elizabeth Arnts home 129 Park Portland with a 40 cent luncheon. Members should notify president Loring Strickland at 19 Pine Street Portland of attendance.
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Joseph R. Roy
St. Mary’s Church
David P. Surrette
Ralph Boardman
Arthur Carron
Joseph Carron
Lorenzo Collins
Carroll Larocelle
Joseph Michaud
Calvary Cemetery
Good Will Club of
Maine
Good Will
M. Elizabeth Arnts
Park Street
Portland
Loring Strickland
Pine Street
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Senter
Helen L. Hayes
Delia M. Cloutier
Waldron Troop
National Honor Society
Amy A. Irish
Chestnut Street
Development of
the Times Company
Bath, Maine
Staples
Lewiston Journal
Harriet Johnson
Foster’s Point Road
Wesley Ladies
Bath D.ar
Mrs. Albee
Mrs. Ring
Bethlehem
Mrs. Sturtevant
Quebec
Mesdames Sturtevant
Rice
Ring and Cary
Biedermann
Cary
Mrs. Cary
Wesley Sorority
Hope For Playground
Norwood
Brewster G. Sedgwick Optometrist
Arthur Allen Bath Trust
Bowdoin Ham
Topsham
Frances Hatch
Bowdoinham Grammar Room
Margaret Bishop
Bishop Schol
Milicent Page
Mary Hall
Marguerite van Leeuwe
Pejepscot School
Percy Rideout
Opera House
Dionne Quintuplets
Lady From
Mary Astor
Charles Quigley
G. Robinson
Joan Blondell
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
Glidden
Maria F. Strout
Hop-A-Long
Cassidy
Bill Boyd
Top Hat
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Charles Laughton
Trail OF the
Lonesome Pine
Henry Fonda
Sylvia Sydney
Fred MacMurray
MR. Deeds
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Bill
Will Rogers
Texas Rangers
Jack Oakie
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