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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1929

Page

7

Gossipy Maine Golf Notes on Winter Play and Figures

The article surveys winter golf in Maine, noting Bath players who kept a monthly record in 1929, winter ball care, and warming tips. It mentions Ex Senator Walter E. Edge and other officials enjoying Shore Acres and Wavenock courses, plus Rotary and Bangor Country Club activities and past courses like South Freeport fading away.

Maine Walter E. Edge France Paris Shore Acres Sebasco Camilla Sewall Harold M. Sewall Bath Edge Small Point Wavenock Golf Club South Bristol Ot Mer Penobscot Valley Donald Roses

Ice on Mt. Vernon mill pond freezes ducks’ outing

The Mt. Vernon village mill pond froze overnight last week. Ducks found a skating surface on their daily swim and seemed to enjoy waddling across the ice.

Mt. Vernon Village

Cystex 48 Hour Test Holiday Health Ad

An advertisement urges women to try Cystex for bladder irritation causing sleep disturbance. It promises relief and a money back guarantee, claiming quick results and availability at drug stores. The copy mentions backache leg pains and fatigue as associated symptoms and urges buying Cystex today.

Hennessey’s Men Win Over Rivals in Colonial Tournament

The Toreadors defeated the Pioneers 8-6 to clinch a 2-1 lead in the third Colonial tournament series. More than 50 members attended the Monday event as both teams pressed the final stretch to finish neck and neck before the victor’s final tally.

Hennessey Toreadors Pioneers Ean Tee Warmiy Ates Capt. Hennessey

Four Teams Probable in New City League

A City basketball league may form with four teams Bath Iron Works Hyde Windlass Colonial club and a small industries team. Key rules include 21 plus age limit no plant switchers and application of Church league mechanics where practical. A Dec 4 meeting set with Dudley Leavitt Alvin Jewett and Norman Norton to recruit teams.

Bath Iron Works Hyde Windlass Colonial Club Church League Dudley S. Leavitt Alvin Jewett Norman Norton Leavitt

Morse High Seniors Stage Three Plays

Morse high school seniors stage three plays including Sham a one act comedy The Dust of the Road and Heart Throbs and Pants. Mrs Ruth B Wilson coaches the productions with help from student committee members Nathan Watson Margaret Mackinnon Roland Trott and Dorothy Ham. The shows are set for Wednesday December 18 in the Morse high school auditorium.

Morse High School Frank Thompkins Kenneth Goodman Louise Saunders Ruth B. Wilson Morse Nathan Watson Margaret Mackinnon Roland Trott Dorothy Ham

Referees Chosen for Y Church League Season

The Y Church League committee named officials for the season. Returning referees Jerry Gilmore Joe Butler Ray Small Louis Pooler will be joined by newcomers Norman McCabe Thomas Cummings and Elmer McFarland. Opening games on Dec 11 assign McCabe to Beacon versus St Marys Pooler to Winter versus Corliss Cummings to Wesley versus Universalist Gilmore to Central versus Elm.

Y Church League Norman McCabe Thomas Cummings Elmer McFarland Jerry Gilmore Joe Butler Ray Small Louis Pooler Beacon St. Marys McCabe Winter Corliss Pooler Wesley Universalist Cummings Central Elm—Gilmore

Local youths urged to join college-bound Scouts

The article notes young men aiming for college becoming Scouts. They learn simple, natural, right conduct as character forms. Mr. Pomeroy thanks Bath Rotary Club and other local groups for ongoing support when called upon.

Pomeroy Bath, Rotary Club

Mrs Oliver Moses II and Daughter Motor to Portland

Mrs Oliver Moses second and her daughter Mrs Helen M Shaughnessy motored to Portland on Monday.

Oliver Moses Helen M. Shaughnessy Portland

Richmond Notes and Socials Highlight Thanksgiving Events

The Richmond section lists dances, Grange officers, and a long roster of local residents. Highlights include a cheese factory social, theater acts, birthday parties, hunting trips, and Thanksgiving visits to Brunswick, Dresden, and Augusta. The piece also notes Grange officers elected and installation planned in December.

Jimmy Evans Revue Week Shift Impresses New England crowds

The Jimmy Evans Revue draws crowds on its annual tour with stellar dancers and top singing. Comic relief comes from Jimmy Evans and Tom Carroll the Hebrew comedian renowned in New England. The Virginian film stars Gary Cooper supported by Mary Brian Richard Arlen and Walter Huston plays the Opera House next Monday and Tuesday with short acts included.

Jimmy Evan Jimmy Evans Tom Carroll New England Owen Wister New York Dustin Farnum Gary Cooper Cooper Mary Brian Richard Arlen Walter Huston

Sterling Bible class plans Christmas trees and boxes

The Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street church met with 27 members and 59 calls in the month. A Christmas tree was planned for Christmas Eve in the vestry and for January 6. Volunteers were named to trim the tree and fill Christmas boxes for elderly members. A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. E M Robbins on her marriage, with gifts of dishes towels and a rayon bed spread. Hostesses and officers for the next meeting were appointed.

Sterling Bible Corliss Street Deering Room E. M. Robbins Cherry Street Ruby Preble Lillian Fisher Annie Deering Clara Coombs Ethel Hatch Susie Mitchell Ida Plant Hattie Oliver Carrie Trott Emma Knowlton Nellie Hunt Abbie McCabe Melvin Pratt Robert Mitchell Grace McIntire Lizzie Harrington

Dike School Pupils Build Sand Box Scene From A Quaker Child

Third grade pupils at Dike School under Mrs. Harry Horne crafted a detailed sand box depicting A Quaker Child. The display includes Gwen and Sea born figures, a log cabin, Indians with papooses and tepee, pottery, cracked corn baskets, and woods. It was given to a girl unable to attend school that winter.

Dike School Harry Horne Little Gwen Seaborn

Miss Josephine Fraser Homeward from Boston Visit

Miss Josephine Fraser returned home Tuesday after spending the weekend in Boston.

Josephine Fraser Boston

Georgetown social notes and holiday visitors

Georgetown residents host friends from Bath, Lexington, and Manchester during Thanksgiving weekend. Local church services at First Baptist and First Parish feature the Life of Christ illustrated by stereopticon and Golden Rule sermons.

Frank "Heald Bath Marjorie Hinckley Virginia Harford Jack Dahl Lexington Mass Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay W. O. Oliver Christian Endeavor First Baptist Church Belle Heald Harold Jr Kennebe Lisbon Arthur L. Todd A. J. Rowe Walter V. Cummings Theodore Beaven Manchester N. H E. C. Clarey Robinhood Gilbert Lewis T. M. Hagan Maude Thayer Westbrook West Georgetown Sewall P. Oliver William Todd Oscar Jones Jones B. H. Woodside Lester Powers Methuen William Wardwell Ralph Reynolds Walter Newdick W. C. Todd Alice Amy Hovey Morse High School F. W. Hovey Harvey Heald Portland Martha Rich Bowen Edgecomb Christ China Famine Fund H. G. Heald Leon Williams Waltham T. N. Williams Five Islands

Arrowsic School Closes For Term With Two Week Vacation

The Arrowsic school ends a 12 week term with a two week break. Top pupil honors go to Esther Drummond Leslie Maass Merritt Shea Edmund Blinn Laurence Gowan and special mention to Merritt Shea age five who walked a mile daily to school. Thanksgiving social rounds include many Bath and Bayonne visitors and local families. The next Senior School league meeting is scheduled for Friday December 13 at the North schoolhouse.

Esther Drummond Leslie Maass Merritt Shea Edmund Blinn Laurence Gowan Frank Snipe Bath Harold Walker Aubury Steen Aubury, Jr Steep Falls Steen Merritt Pinkham Doublin Point Earl Pinkham Arlene Anna Earl, Jr Bayonne N.J Fred Pinkham Roger Topsham James Wheeler Alma Pierce Virginia Pinkham Harry Nye Vivian Nye Georgia Walker Maxine Walker Walker Southington Conn Maurice Shea Merritt Forest Baker Gracie Preble Bion Shea George P. Emmons Lewiston Melvin Drummond N. J Pinkham B. F. Savage J. S. McFarland Lakeview Farm T. O. Steen Miles Hagan Natalie W. F. Hagan

Tragic Poultryman Stanley Hamlet Killed In Accident

The Bowdoinham poultryman Stanley Hamlet aged 33 died after an accident in his Ridge Road kitchen. Dr Langdon T Snipe of Bath and Sheriff Albert Henderson with Deputy John Crosby and County Attorney Ralph Dale ruled it accidental. Hamlet, popular and successful, left a brother in Germany and a physician father who died in a prior accident.

Stanley Hamlet Bowdoinham Hamlet Sam Allen I. C. Irish Germany Hallowell

Delightful wedding for Mary Conley and Charles MacDonald

The ceremony occurred Saturday at 3 30 at St Marys rectory with Rev Alexander Doucette officiating. Bride Mary Conley wore a rose crepe gown and white chrysanthemums, attended by Helen Hayes. The couple, both Morse High School graduates, planned a Bath Iron Works life for the groom and a local career for the bride amid family guests from Auburn and Lewiston.

Mary Conley John Conley Beacon Street Charles F. MacDonald Oak Street Helen Hayes Miss Hayes John Conley, Jr Elsie Crocker Emma Ayer Ruth Meister Iva Hagan Marguerite Hennessy Pauling MacDonald Margaret Conley

Man Demands Payment Before Returning Lumber At Ship Launch

At Bath Iron Works two beam trawlers Flow and Notre Dame launch Monday afternoon a young man in a dory grabbed pine planks from debris broken free during the Flow's passage. He demanded half their value before delivering the lumber and was told no payment would be made.

Flow Notre Dame Bath Iron Works Corp

Thanksgiving pageant and family visits at Five Islands

A community Thanksgiving scene at Five Islands features children performing recitations songs and school dialogues led by Barbara Gray and Vernon Gray Jr. Local families share visits and meals with Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Stevens, and others. John Carter attends committee meeting. various residents travel from Bath, Jay, and Winchester to cottages and homes for the holiday.

Ing” Lilla Vernon Gray, Jr Mr. Turkey Barbara Gray Hope ‘Berry Marjorie Berry Phyllis Harford Tommy Anne Are Jr Helen Rowe Albion Carr Thankful Madelyn Berry R. N Marion Parker R. N Salem Mass Miss Berry Coleen Bryer Bay Point J. M. Stevens B. M. Campbell Bath Sewall Moore Everett Stevens D. R. Stevens Alonzo Thibedeau Lila Thibedeau Lawrence Lewis Norman Oliver Ethelyn Gray Roland Oliver Vernon Gray C. D. McMahan C. C. Davis Charles Pinkham L. H. Rowe A. L. Marr Nora Marr Horace. Rittall Arabine Gray George Gray Newdick J. G. Stevens John Carter Five Islands Leon Williams Liz Rowe Vesta Hinckley William Marr

Morse High Freshman Eleanor Cotreau Injured in Practice

Eleanor Cotreau a 13 year old Morse high school freshman daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Cotreau of 674 Middle Street was injured Monday afternoon during a Morse girls basketball practice. Doctors examined her leg to determine if the right leg above the ankle was fractured or if it was a bruise and strain. She tripped while shooting and fell with her weight on her right leg and was taken to Dr Grant’s office for examination.

Progressive Grange Otis, Gray Howard Knight Nellie Sylvester Eieward Arnold Lamoreau Henry Tarr William Dingley Lou Tarr Pate Arthur Witham Ceres Bertha Gray Pomona Lela Douglass Flora Edith Hayes Gwendolyn Tarr Sagadahoc Grange Louise Trott Edith Edgecomb Farmington Vernon Little Water Street Hathorne Block Main Front Streets Ralph Cunningham Front Street Beatrice Bertha Parker John Parker Joseph Whitmore, Jr Linwood Grindle Gordon Curran Afiel Spear Roy Gardiner Richmond-Dresden Merlin Joy Fairfield Firemen’s Relief Association Charles B. Day Lewiston S. Reed Allen H. E. Houdlette Hartland Florence Bolan Augusta Mary Hall Brunswick J. G. C. Farnham J. F. Harris Gardiner William Meader William Champney Boston Lillian McKenney Marshall Small White Road Arthur Maxwell Charles W. Messenger Austin Blair Pearl Perry County Road Moving Pictures Vanessa Beedle Lillian Johnson Richmond Bertel Skinner Mildred Beedle W. H. Johnson Dresden George Coughlin Wilson Douglas Maine Dwight Moody Hampton N. H Nettie Leavitt Arthur Terrill William Dunham Cecil Stilphen Portland Harry Stilphen Marion Bibber Webster Mass Philip Nardini Eric Grant Roslindale Paul Stilphen Lyte Lint W. N. Price Frances Preble Town Elwin Silver Upton Edward P. Favor DeWitt Hotel Harold Brown William Wright Eleanor Cotreau Morse High School Henry Cotreau Middle Street Morse High Miss Cotteau

Holiday Sale on Fine Shirts and Accessories

Readable items include men shirts at various prices, silk and wool hosiery, gloves, mufflers, bath robes, and pajamas. Prices range from 50c to $4.35 with multiple box options and bulk offers mentioned.

Amoskeag

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