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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1939

Page

4

Christmas Holiday Lights Dress Main Street Town

Local news notes seasonal decorations on Main Street as families move homes and host visits. The Andersons and others are guests or residents on Federal Street with relatives nearby.

Nativity Christmas Pageant Delights Winter Street Church

A large Winter Street church audience enjoyed the Nativity pageant Tuesday directed by Mrs. Maxwell Powers and Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson. The four scenes included The Temple The Annunciation The Shepherds in the Field and The Nativity with Greene lights and music from the church quartet and Heavenly Host.

Winter Street Church Maxwell Powers Brockton Mass Clinton D. Wilson Edgar D. Leavitt Joseph O. Purdue Charles W. Walsh, Jr Heavenly Host Richard T. Hersom Church Rupert M. Irvine Walter Marshall Clifford B. Smith Fred K. Sturtevant Yon Frances Young Carleton W. Andrews Archie E. Doyle Ernest L. Freeman Chester A. Roberts Janette W. Smith Cecil V. Rowland W. T. Crowley Harry H. Watson Clarence W. Dalton South Portland Mary Alice F. Johnson Joseph Henry O. McCabe Elizabeth Almena A. Jacques Zacharias Frederick H. Cullen Gabriel Catherine E. Leonard Angel of the Lord Katharine Conley Amy A. Irish Shepherd

Nequasset Farm Bureau Elects Officers at Annual Meeting

Nequasset Farm Bureau held its annual planning meeting at the home of Mrs. Henry T. Dubar. Officers elected were Mrs. Garret J. Galvin secretary and treasurer, Mrs. John Brown vice chairman, and Mrs. Fred H. Thompson home management leader. A square meal was served at noon by Mrs. Clifford H. Guptill, Mrs. John C. Gilmore and Mrs. Percy C. Bailey. Miss Mary Louise Wright, home demonstration agent, attended.

Nequasset Farm Bureau Henry T. Dubar Nequasset Garret J. Galvin John Brown Fred H. Thompson Clifford H. Guptill John C. Gilmore Percy C. Bailey Mary Louise Wright

West Bath Social Notes Highlight Local Get Togethers

West Bath residents report visits and events from January through December. Mrs. Stanley W. Williams died Tuesday as friends gathered Saturday. neighbors hosted a gathering at 45 Rose Street. Local Red Cross roll call drew 54 memberships under Mrs. Mayo and Mrs. Small.

West Bath Red Cross Tacks Three Quilts

West Bath Red Cross held a regular meeting in the grange hall where three quilts were tacked. Members worked on patchwork and children's clothing. A covered dish lunch followed for twenty four adults and two children served by a group of hostesses. Next meeting on Dec 20 plans a Christmas tree gift exchange and charity gifts, with a dinner committee listed. Attendees from West Bath, Woolwich, East Brunswick and Bath named.

West Bath Red Cross Grange Hall J. E.mayo Courtney Stover Pred B. Kittridge Carleton W. Andrews Harry E. Peterson Herbert S. Cavanaugh Fred Bubier Edward Burns L. D. Rogers West Bath F. W. Larrabee Fred Babier J. E. Mayo Lincoln Williams Joyce Morton Baker Woolwich East Brunswick W. H. Powers H. E. Peterson Joseph B. Day Bath John Doyle Charles B. Doyle Melvin E. Comeau

West Bath Grange Announces Holiday Events and Booth Plans

Mrs Bird A Shellenbarger leads a contest program next Monday evening at the West Bath grange. The Christmas tree and children's party are set for January 1. No meeting on December 25. Booth committee meets tonight to set up booths for the fair. Edwin W Haggett served as chaplain and E Mason Wright as gate keeper. Forty four members present.

Bird A. Shellenbarger West Bath Grange Grange Edwin W. Haggett E. Mason Wright

Waterville Girl Realizes Acting Dream in Hollywood

Miss Celia Travers of 50 Silverstreet Waterville returns home for holidays after a summer in Hollywood where she acted in Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Dancing Coed and did radio work including a nationwide M G M hour feature with Robert Young and Fanny Brice.

Celia Travers Silverstreet Waterville Hollywood Travers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robert Young Fanny Brice

Steves Market Break and $58 Stolen

Steves Market at 47 Center Street was burglarized overnight with entry gained by removing putty from a rear window pane. About $57 to $58 in cash, including $15 in bills and the rest in silver, was taken from a canvas bag stamped Bath Trust Co. Police and sheriff’s deputies, aided by fingerprinting, investigate. suspects believed to know the store layout.

Bath Trust Co Sheriff's Department

Westport News Notes Local Family Travel and Visits

Westport residents report visits and travels among relatives in Bow Dover Duxbury Hyannis and Bath. Arthur Verrill and Amos Knight families visited in Bow Dovnham while Robert Greenleaf Jr. visited Duxbury. Knight family plans winter in Hyannis with Melvin Knight and Dorothy Higgins from San- ford visited.

Arthur Verrill Bowdoinham Amos Knight Mr. Knight Robert Greenleaf, Jr Duxbury Mass Brian Jewett Hyannis Jonas Knight Knight Melvin Knight Fred Greenleaf Frank Greenleaf Ross Beaton Willis Colby Bath Annie Colby Wiscasset Lawrence Colby Dorothy Higgins Goodall Hospital Sanford

Public urged to use unusual caution during Christmas season

Maine residents are urged to drive and walk with extreme care during the Christmas period. The notice cites rising automobile fatalities around holidays, stresses dangers from bad roads and weather, and warns college students returning home to avoid overcrowded cars and rushed travel.

Maine

Woolwich Notes Show Community Life Amid Holidays

Woolwich activities include Baptist Ladies Aid meetings at Eben Dana home, holiday visits between Bath Wiscasset and Woolwich families, school closures for a three week vacation, and Christmas season gatherings. Woolwich Union for Christian Service plans services at Day's Ferry Nequasset Sagadahoc Ferry with a North Woolwich cancellation. John Emerson born Dec 9 at Getchell Maternity home. Woolwich Grange elects officers and schedules installation. Roast pork supper Dec 16 at Good Will Club House for union fund and a Day's Ferry community roast at Good Will Club House proceeds.

St. Petersburg Fila Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church Sarah Bagley Wright Eben Dana George Ames Harold Ames Bath Waldo Allen Marilyn Masonic Temple William Hagan Skowhegan Marshall Boudreau Camps Clara Corliss York Street William Cressey Richmond Woolwich Union For Christian Service Day Christine Hathorne Wiscasset Wilmot Dodge Missionary Society Frank J. Walker Good Will David G. Reed Joseph Smith Wellesley C. Wright Cew Getchell Frank Becker Chelsea Mass Amy Cromwell Becker Fred Hathorne Good Will Club Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich Union Edwold Carter G. A. Buck

Protect Your Home from Tuberculosis in Bath Maine

Health education and early diagnosis efforts by Miss Abbie M. Buck lead to 49 Bath schoolchildren receiving chest X rays funded by Christmas Seal donations. The program aims to reduce tuberculosis incidence through prevention and community involvement in Sagadahoc County with local leaders named for support.

Abbie M. Buck Maine Public Health Association Bath Sagadahoc County Aroma Woden

Bath Camp 40th Anniversary Event at Red Men’s Hall

Bath Camp 7407 Modern Woodmen of America marks its 40th anniversary with speakers State Manager George Woods of Bangor and former Bath merchant Harry Mayers of Hallowell. Charter members Fred Bowie William H White and Ned L A attend. A Hi Y special meets at 7 pm at the YMCA to plan winter activities and finalize work on new quarters.

Bath Camp Modern Woodmen of America Red Men's Hall George Woods Bangor Harry Mayers Hallowell Bath Fred Bowie William H. White Ned L Y.M.C.A

Sagadahoc Drives Stamp Sale to Fight Tuberculosis

Christmas Seals are sold across Sagadahoc county and generous citizens buy them for Christmas mail decorations, supporting tuberculosis fight funds through their purchases.

Sagadahoc Sagadahoc County

Illness and local visits around Bay Point and Bath

Edward Thorne has been ill at his Georgetown road home with a heavy cold. Dr. Berry of Bath attends him. Norman Holly of Milford called on Bay Point friends. Louise Howard visited Bath residents and stayed with Mrs. Edward Cook and Mr. Carl Welling. Harold Brown Georgetown first selectman reported a small fire near Bay Point extinguished quickly with no damage.

Edward Thorne Georgetown Road Dr. Berry Bath Maurice Burns Boothbay Norman Holly Milford N. H Bay Point Louise Howard Edward Cook Carl Welling South Street Clarence Kneeland Ebb Tide Harpswell William Adams Edward Wren Georgetown Harold Brown First Selectman Kennebec Point

Christmas Seal drive boosts Sagadahoc quota in Bath

Cecile Small and a group including Miss Doris Small Miss Eleanor Totman Miss Nellie King Miss Grace Hanson Miss Ruth Merry Miss Alice Reardon and Miss Barbara Fisher in West Bath support the Maine Public Health Association. Last year Sagadahoc County per capita seals was three cents seven mills. this year goal is four cents. Extra seals will help reach the quota. Girl Scouts in Bath plan a post office booth selling seals pins buttons and pencils to augment the drive.

Cecile Small Doris Small Eleanor Totman Nellie King Grace Hanson Ruth Merry Alice Reardon West Bath Roberta Hathorne Barbara Fisher Maine Public Health Association Sagadahoc Bath

Army relief drive seeks urgent donations for Christmas

The Army relief effort reports only half the donations of a year ago and warns this shortfall will hinder Christmas aid and the Winter Relief program. Citizens are urged to give at least one dollar to help meet urgent needs. Supt Maurice A Libby of the Bath Water District attended a Maine Utilities Association meeting in Auburn as a guest of the Auburn Water District.

Maurice A. Libby Bath Auburn Maine Utilities Association

Annual meeting notice for Bagadence Agri Cultural and Horiety

The annual meeting of Bagadence Agri Cultural and Horiety will be held in the Munich Court Town Building on Monday January 11. Attendees must come before Woodward. Secretary.

Bagadence Agri‘Cultural and Horiety Munich Court Vigore Yeer Ran Sa Woodward

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