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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1936

Page

8

Former Bath Woman Married at Lewiston

Miss Mary Greenwood Wentworth the legally adopted daughter of Miss Cc. R. Wentworth, former matron at the Old Ladies' Home in Bath, wed Josafa Morin supervisor of the Lewiston WPA music project in Lewiston. The ceremony by justice Neilson M. J. Peters was attended by close friends. they plan a three day Boston trip then reside at 112 Lisbon Street Lewiston.

Mary Greenwood Wentworth Cc. R. Wentworth Old Ladies’ Home Bath Josafa Morin Lewiston WPA Act of Violin Neilson M. J. Peters Mary Ann Wentworth Boston Lisbon Street C. R. Wentworth Mrs. Morin Old Ladies High Street Morin Miss Wentworth John Holmes Hyde Bath Iron Works

Maine Urged to Cultivate Clams on Coastal Flats

A Maine circular urges marine farming to transform 500000 acres of tidal flats into clam production. It argues two to three year planting cycles, seeds, and fertilization can yield large revenue, with canning factories expanding output and dollars for the coast.

Maine Esi Aroostook

Thirty Below Zero Recallled in 61 Year Old Fire

Sixty-one years ago Monday the temperature fell to minus thirty. E. B. Parris recalls the Bangs & Weston mill on the wharf was destroyed in a spectacular fire after a furnace door blew. River froze from the Narrows to the Reach and remained until March 15. Steam engine No. 2 overturned while rushing to the blaze. Engines 1 and 3 froze up as the river provided fuel for vessels and steamers.

E. B. Parris North End Bangs & Weston Bangs & Weston Mill Winslow Street Washington Winship Streets Parris Sewall’s Hill al Douglas Jack Fisher George Lightbody Washington Street Elwell S. Crosby

Sacred Heart Circle December Meeting Report

Daughters of Isabella Sacred Heart circle held a December business meeting in Isabella hall Front street with Mrs. Carl G Kronstrand presiding They voted to rejoin the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women for the coming year A beano party is planned Monday evening in the hall jointly with the Knights of Columbus The sewing circle meets Tuesday evening with Mrs Alex Burgess and Mrs Stephen E McPhee as hostesses Thursday afternoon card parties continue chaired by Mrs John W Costain December and January social committees were formed listing several members for each group.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Isabella Hall Front Street Carl G. Kronstrand Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Knights of Columbus Sewing Circle Alex Burgess Stephen E. McPhee John W. Costain Sprcial Albert Lozier C. Marguerite Hennessy Carl G Kronstrand John W. Cosiain

Miss Hart Hosts Kandoo Klub Meeting at Beacon Street

Miss Marilyn Hart daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hart of Park Street hosted the weekly Kandoo Klub gathering in the Beacon Street church parlor Tuesday afternoon Those present included Valerie Nickerson Velma Rogers Kathleen Clark Carolyn St Martin Barbara Preney Helen Plummer Nola Belanger and Mrs Neven teacher Mrs Arthur C Norton assisted with the entertaining

Marilyn Hart Raymond Hart Park Street Kandoo Klub Beacon Street Valerie Nickerson Velma Rogers Kathleen Clark Carolyn St. Martin Barbara Preney Helen Plummer Nola Belanger Arthur C. Norton

Por Salz OLC Rea Mil lay Bros Bowdoimham

OCR fragment shows a business line with telephone number 25 6 4841 and names likely misread. Readable elements include a company or trade line, a telephone contact, and a location hint. No clear event or date to determine a story.

POR Salz OLC Rea Millay Bros Bowdoimham, Tel

Magoun Hosts Les Camarades Musicaux Evening

Miss Alice N. Magoun and Mrs. John L. Sanborn entertained Les Camarades Musicaux Sunday evening at 1009 Middle Street. Mrs. Carl E. Albee opened with a paper on Deems Taylor as the program’s subject and the group performed many piano, vocal, and violin selections with Mr. McPherson and Mrs. Albee providing piano accompaniment.

Alice N. Magoun John L. Sanborn Les Camarades Musicaux

Morse Seniors Prepare Frivolous Play Crashing Society

Morse high school seniors stage the three act comedy Crashing Society by James C. Parker Friday night in the high school auditorium. Miss Mary H. Conley directs with a cast including Mary Bates Isabel Gediman Martha Hamblett Rita Lewis Mary McClure Charles Plummer Raymond Ramsay Phyllis Sandelin Channing Shorey James Steen Evelyn Tomlinson Edward Waters. Committees handle advertising tickets programs and usher duties with faculty support from J Edward Pomeroy and others.

Morse High School James C. Parker Mary H. Conley Mary Bates Isabel Gediman Martha Hamblett William Owen Stetson's Rebecca Miller George Moody Kenneth Bertrand Ralph Dale Theryl Robbins Dorothea Lewis Virginia Jewett Carl Earlbach Glenys Mank Glenys Man

Social Security blanks urged to be filed promptly

The Post Office Department reports some employers delayed filing SS4 forms though time has run out. All employe blanks SS5 must be filed by Saturday Dec 5. Employers and industries show cooperation with bulk filings and individual mail of account numbers to employees from Portland offices. Philip Carter of New York, stay with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shackford, Turner Court, left Tuesday for Boston.

Post Office Department Portland Social Security Administration Philip Carter New York Roy Shackford Turner Court Boston

Town Notes of Bowdoinham and Nearby Visitors

A Bowdoinham roundup lists weekend visitors and residents visiting relatives in Portland, Lewiston, Freeport, Wellesley, and Seattle. Mentioned are families Grant, Hackett, Given, Adams, Fogg, Irish, Hulse, Rideout, Maher, Hamilton, Brown, Sprague, and others with gatherings at homes, Thanksgiving meals, and trips to Bath Iron Works.

North Hampton N. H Lawrence Hackett Donald Grant Portland George Brawn James Brawn Herbert Given Lewiston William Given Walton Adams Gorham Charles Fogg Melvina Vroom Free I. C. Irish John Jewell Wellesley Mass Frank Hackett Rochester Hattie Hackett George Coughlin Middle Dam Ann Spofford Seattle Washington Grace Stubbs Leon Shepard Gardiner Hazel Cornish Warl Downing Arthur Addie Fowle Karl Hatch Frances Malcolm Abbie Hulse Frank Day Durham Phillip Rideout Nellie Rideout Eva Rideout Camden Edgar Temple Daniel Cornish Theo Lang Raymond Tibbetts Jerry John Maher Margaret Hamilton William Hamilton David Andrews Boston Hamilton House Elise Brown Erle Brown Richard Denham K. of P. Hall Electa Chapter O. E Grant Hulse Harold Rollins Vinie Hank Brown Litchfield Arlene Wildes Richmond Kenneth Gilpatrick Goldie Sprague Rhode Island Fred Heath Robert Chase Bath Iron Works Robert Ingraham Stoughton Miriam Brown Richard Strout Topsham Rosina Emerson Charles White Augusta Edward White Erla Browne Bath

Thanksgiving Guests Gather at Local Homes

The Bowdoinham Post Road area saw multiple gatherings for Thanksgiving. Chester Hobart hosted his wife and father in law. Cleo Mitchell and two sons visited Mr. Mitchell's parents. Herbert Heath hosted a Thanksgiving meal, and Charles Fogg and Mrs. Annie P. Cobb shared meals on November 26. Mrs. Fred D. Hill of High Street visited Portland on Tuesday.

Chester Hobart Hobart Cleo Mitchell Mr. Mitchell Herbert Heath Charles Fogg Annie P. Cobb Fred D. Hill of High Street Portland

Lincoln county group sells Christmas Seals to fund TB fight

A 1936 Christmas Health Seals drive in Lincoln County funds Maine Public Health Association efforts against tuberculosis. The effort supports child and adult health education, X ray film purchases, and clinic case finding. Local volunteers from Boothbay to Waldoboro organized the campaign with teachers and pupils aiding in communities across the county.

Lincoln County Maine Public Health Association Abbie M. Buck Anna Emery Helen Carleton Virginia Hanna Boothbay Boothbay Harbor Monhegan Southport B. West Lewis Mary G. Higgins Joseph N. Didge Benj. W. Rand Charles Chapman Grace Carlisle Prin. A. W. Jellison H. B. Clifford Margaret Welch Bremen Pauline McLain Bristol Ella B. Poole Elizabeth Hanna Nathalie McLain William Brown R. E. Francis South Bristol Wesley Turner Aletha O Hickson Muriel Farrin Damariscotta Newcastle Arthur Shephard Thomas E. Gay Clarence A. Bates J. M. King J. W. Laughlin Dresden Thelna Bailey Edgecomb Fannie Stone Jefferson Nobleboro Damariscotta Mills Wendall Hall Elizabeth Tibbetts Elizabeth Bryant Waldoboro William Brooks Agnes L. Creamer Whitefield and Coopers Mills Amy Kensell J. E. Orbiorne A. K. Chisam Wiscasset Grace Pease Carolyn S. Varney Somerville

Standish Holbrook couple wed in Gardiner home ceremony

Miss Marjorie E. Holbrook of Brunswick and George A. Standish of Gardiner were married on Thanksgiving Day at the home of Mrs. Frederick B. Lowden in Gardiner. Rev M Gerry Plummer officiated with Miss Doris Holbrook as attendant. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney W Holbrook, wears coronation red crepe.

Marjorie E. Holbrook Brunswick West Bath George A. Standish Gardiner Frederick B. Lowden M. Gerry Plummer Monmouth Doris Holbrook Myles Standish Plymouth N. H Farmington Normal School Standish Gardiner Motor Co Gardiner High School Masonic Order

White Poole marriage filed in West Bath records

Marriage returns show William Frederick White and Mrs. Mary Nellie Edna Poole of West Bath wed on November 20. The ceremony was performed by retired Rev. William Wood of Bath. White is the son of the late William W. White and his wife, while Poole is the daughter of Walter G. and the late Florence A. (Douglas) Atkinson.

John W. Gilmore William Frederick White Mary Nellie Edna Poole West Bath William Wood Bath White William W. White Poole Walter G Florence A. (Douglas) Atkinson

Miss Sylvia Kutz Resumes Studies at Rider College

Miss Sylvia Kutz daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Kutz resumes her studies at Rider College Trenton New Jersey after a Thanksgiving recess in New York with her roommate. On Sunday evening she attended the Ed Wynn broadcast at Radio City.

Sylvia Kutz Max Kutz Rider College Trenton N. J New York Ed Wynn Radio City

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