Dike PTA Votes For Dental Work And Scout Banquet
At a North End Community club meeting the Dike PTA voted to continue school dental work and to help stage a Girl Scout banquet early next year. Ten tables were played with prizes for high scores won by Mrs Hutchins and Whitman Mitchell and a consolation prize to Mrs Miller. James Gardenier won the pitch prize. Miss Stella Dolloff RN president thanked members and wished a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Proceeds will aid Christmas gifts for Dike school children.
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North End
Dike P. T. A
Girl Scouts
Fernando T. Hutchins
Whitman Mitchell
Harold L. Miller
James T. Gardenier
Scott M. Golder
Irving C. Varney
Stella Dolloff
R. N
Successful South End PTA Sale Raises Over $60
South End P T A cleared more than sixty dollars from its annual sale and supper Tuesday in its Washington Street rooms. Following the sale, members filled five hundred candy bags for the children.
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South End
South End P. T. A
Washington Street
Community group hosts event with electical merry go round
Mrs. Alfred E. Carpenter led the project with Mrs. Horace P. Morse as supper chairperson. An electrical merry go round built by William P. Crowley drew many young attendees. The association plans an all day meeting on January 5.
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South Street
Weeks Street
Mitchell
Alfred E. Carpenter
Horace P. Morse
William P. Crowley
Acadia Lodge to Nominate Officers for 1937 Year
Acadia Lodge No. 13 K of P. orders all members to attend Thursday evening Dec 17 at 7 30 for officer nominations for 1937. Other matters will be discussed and a banquet follows under committee Clinton Owen Earl Freeman Harry Watson and George Melzard. The lodge aims for a banner year in 1987.
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Acadia Lodge No. 13
K. of P
Clinton Owen
Earl Freeman
Harry Watson
George Melzard
Acadia Lodge
Smallest flowering plant drifts on pond surfaces
Nature Magazine notes the smallest flowering plant floats on quiet ponds within Lemnaceae. It forms widespread yellow green mats and is important as waterfowl food.
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Nature Magazine
Three Friends Die Within a Month
Senator Frank W. Carlton mourns in Maine as three lifelong friends die in quick succession. William G. Hubbard of Wiscasset passed on Nov. 12, Josiah L. Walker of Roslindale, Mass., on Dec. 1, and Walker’s funeral followed Hubbard’s service on Dec. 4. Carlton attended Hubbard’s service but did not attend Walker’s, saying he was shaken by Hubbard’s service. The three bodies rest in Riverside Cemetery in Woolwich Day's Ferry.
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Frank W. Carlton
William G. Hubbard
Wiscasset
Josiah L. Walker
Roslindale
Mass
Will Hubbard
Maine
Mr. Walker
Woolwich
Moosehead
Walker
Bath
Carlton
Hubbard
Chanukah Program at Beth Israel Vestry Draws Crowd
Large attendance at a Chanukah entertainment and party in the Beth Israel synagogue vestry. Pupils from Sunday school classes and the Junior Council performed, with Chanukah gifts, ice cream, cake, and readings. The Junior Council presented The Sabbath Angel play under Miss Mary Arik.
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Beth Israel Synagogue
Joseph I. Smith
Junior Council of
Beth Israel
Hebrew Ladies’ Society
David S. Cogan
Ruth
Edward
Gerald Cogan
Ida Cohen
Eleanor Gediman
Rhoda Katz
Robert Levin
Albert
Donald Povich
Bladen Smith
Arnold Cogan
Sylvia Cohen
Alvin Gediman
Joan Korolick
Jimmy Smith
Ruth Cogan
Mary Arik
Fannie Barnett Linsky
Alex Miller
Emily M. Gediman
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Arik
Abraham E. Greenblatt
Thelma Goldstein
Evelyn Petlock
Esther J. Petlock
Esta M. Gediman
Isabel Gediman
Edward S. Gediman
Edward B. Cohen
Sophie G. Greenblatt
M H Page Elected Rotary Secretary Bath Club
Marius H Page was elected secretary of the Rotary Club of Bath to fill the unexpired term of Col Henry W Owen Jr who resigned due to his planned winter legislative duties. Owen had served about ten years as secretary and his retirement is noted with regret. Page has led the club as president and acted as secretary pro tem several times.
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Rotary Club of
Bath
Marius H. Page
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Col. Owen
Page
Harry T. Passmore
H. W. Owen
Harry C. Webber
Passmore
Bryant Patten
Nativity Play Draws Large Winter Street Audience
A large audience attended the fourth annual Nativity presented by the Auxiliary of Winter Street church on Tuesday evening. The story was well staged with lovely costumes and lighting. Angels Dorothy Stanton Jean Stanton Barbara Stanton Linna Marie Purdue Alma Swanton Betty Swanton sang Holy Night Silent Night. The cast upheld the Auxiliary’s reputation for the yearly performance.
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Winter Street
Dorothy Stanton
Jean Stanton
Barbara Stanton
Linna Marie Purdue
Alma Swanton
Betty Swanton
First French Railroad and Saint Simonians Feature
The first French railroad arose through Saint Simonians a religious faction centered on railroads. Their church in Paris housed the early railroad company and a Railroad University trained engineers administrators and financiers to advance railway systems.
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Saint Simonians
Paris
Hoy Has 53 Square Miles
Hoy the second largest Orkney island covers 53 square miles of area creating a notable geographic fact for the archipelago. The statement emphasizes Hoy prominence within Orkney and provides a precise measurement of its size.
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Hoy
Orkney Islands
Fine program delights Sunday Les Camarades Musicaux
Mrs. Carl E. Albee and Miss Kath leen V Leonard hosted Les Camarades Musicaux at 678 Washington on Sunday evening. Miss Margaret J Melcher opened with a Purcell paper followed by piano quartets duets solos and trios featuring Albee McPherson Ramsay Rice Sturtevant Cary and Leonard among others. The program included works by Rossini Arensky Keiser Czibulka Ernst Schumann Bach and Weber with several violin and duo performances and a concluding Jubel Ouverture.
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Carl E. Albee
Kathleen V. Leonard
Les Camarades Musicaux
Winter sports talk at Grace Church club event
Phil Hussey of North Berwick, active in developing winter sports across New England, will speak to Grace church Men's club on a growing recreation. He recently addressed the Maine Development Commission and New England Council in Boston. Bath Winter Carnival supporters and Junior Chamber of Commerce members are invited. Supper at 6.30. committee: Brownell, Sewall, Voorhees, Adams.
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Phil Hussey
North Berwick
New England
Grace Church Men's Club
Hussey
Maine Development Commission
New England Council
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Bath
Robert L. Brownell
Edward Sewall
W. S. Voorhees
William M. Adams
North End Club Hosts Families for Evening of Socials
North End Community club entertained wives and families on Saturday in club rooms as part of a series of parties. About 70 attended with supper, dancing to Reginald Atwood and others, a skit by Fred B. Kittridge, and bridge and pool games. Next event features a New Year tree on January 2. Mrs. George Marr found rare books including Watts Psalms 1832 and a 1834 Religion and Eternal Life.
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North End
Reginald Atwood
Avery Hamblen
Thomas Tracey
Roy McLean
Fred B. Kittridge
George Marr
Durham
Isaac Watts
Garlavel
Germany
Switzerland
For Sale Underwood Upright Piano in Good Condition
For sale a Upright piano by Underwood in extra good condition. Contact Mrs Philip Denonville at 151 Pleasant Street Brunswick Me by call or letter for details or to arrange viewing.
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Underwood
Philip Denonville
Pleasant St
Brunswick
Bath Elks On Lewiston Visit For Lodge Inspection
Twenty five Bath Lodge of Elks members traveled by special bus to Lewiston Monday evening for the annual lodge inspection. The Bath group included John P. Carey district deputy grand exalted ruler Maine West and his aides. Others in the party named their offices and duties with Hartnett in charge of transportation arrangements.
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Bath Lodge of Elks
Lewiston
John P. Carey
Maine West
Bath Lodge
Mr. Carey
Stanley W. Brown
Joseph Madden
Edward J. McMann
Edward McCormick
Edward N. Hartnett
Percy W. Oliver
Joseph Breault
Arthur Footer
Samuel Povich
William H. Grindell
Bath
Ralph O. Dale
John P. Crosby
Leslie W. Plant
Milton E. Footer
George Arata
Bart O'Donnell
George McLear
Joseph Couture
Jay Povich
Mr. Hartnett
West Bath Farm Bureau elects officers at annual meeting
West Bath Farm Bureau held its annual planning meeting at Miss Annie H. Trufant’s home with 12 present led by Miss Hortense Welch and chairwoman Mrs. Loring D. Small. New officers include Small as chairwoman for fifth term and Coombs as secretary treasurer. Calendar outlines 1937 events from January to November including meat cookery, sewing, nutrition and picnics.
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West Bath
Harris T. Rodick
John H. Bryant
Ellery E. Whittemore
Jerry L. Haile
Fred J. Rose
Bryant
Coombs
Belle C. Donnell
Earle C. Donnell
Haggett
Ripley
Hugo F. Sandelin
Charles T. Small
Whittemore
Installation Held by Dunlap Knights Delivers Eminent Commander Eugene McGrath
Eugene McGrath was installed eminent commander of Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar in the Masonic temple by Judge Walter S. Glidden. The ceremony featured 49th year induction for Oscar F. Williams as standard bearer, a past commander's jewel presentation to J. Maurice Haynes, and music by a Brunswick orchestra and vocal quartet. Banquet and dancing followed with officers named: Loyd L. Hooker, Chester H. McCabe, Carl Albee, John Wishart, Charles E. Curtis, Harold E. Cutting, John Gillespie, W Clyde Lake, Roy Shackford, John H. Freeman, Forest C. Legard, and Langdon Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene McGrath
Dunlap
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Walter S. Glidden
Arthur B. Sulphen
David L. Wilson
Oscar F. Williams
J. Maurice Haynes
Dr. Wilson
Grand Commandery
Maine
Brunswick
Fred D. Hill
Harry Smith
George H. Thorburn, Jr
George D. Field
Francis McPherson
McGrath
Williams
Loyd L. Hooker
Chester H. McCabe
Carl Albee
Ice bound cake ritual of northern sailors told in legend
An old tradition says northern European sailors offered a cake to the sea to appease water spirits. When the sea froze, a man cut a hole in the ice and a hand reached up to seize the cake, creating a tale of icy ritual and omen.
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Europe
Bowdoinham Funeral for Adria Fulton at Daughter's Home
Bowdoinham reports the funeral for Adria Fulton aged 80 held Friday at daughter Mrs Norman Rowe's Bowdoinham home. Survived by daughter Norman Rowe and grandson George Rowe. member of the Pythian Sisters. Additional local items include visits, local school notes, and community events through December.
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Adria Fulton
Norman Rowe
Pulton
Bowdoinham
George Rowe
Pythian Sisters
Harold Rollins
Edward Baker
Zina Maxwell
Karl Hatch
Prank Siegars
Charles Hackett
Alice Maxwell
Leland Chapman
Caleb Mitchell
Bath
Morin
Erland Curtis
Livermore Falls
Phyllis Brown
George Brawn
Delmar Curtis
Frank L. Webber
Arthur Webber
Rochester
N. H
Eleanor Webber
Richmond
Maine Central Railroad
Portland
Charles Fogg
George McPherson
Sagadahoc
Fogg
Phillip Rideout
Helen Allen
Parent-Teachers Association
Charlotte White
Augusta
Maine Central
James Gibbs
Linwood Rideout
University of Maine
Carrie Hall
William Gould
Roslindale
Mass
Willard Tome
New York
Marshall Merryman
George
Mrs
Walter Merryman
Lewiston
Cheney Guests and Local Health Updates in Bowdoinham
Mr and Mrs Fred Cheney of Auburn were guests of Mr and Mrs Rothie Douglass Sunday. Friends of W S Given are glad to learn he is slowly improving after a severe shock last week. Mrs Brown and nephew, who have
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Fred Cheney
Auburn
Rothie Douglass
W. S. Given
Brown
Nephew
Bonney Village Reorganization Shifts Farm Management
The Bonney village community sees relocation of its living area while the Spear farm passes from Douglass and Burns to Charles Douglass of Brunswick. This transfer changes farm management and local oversight.
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Bonney
Spear
Douglass & Burns
Charles Douglass
Brunswick
Bowdoin Grange Hosts River View Union Event
The second union of River View Pine Tree granges was hosted by Sagadahoc grange at Sowaotn Center with Topsham granges in attendance. The program was entirely musical with eight girls from Prof. St Pierre’s Brunswick studio performing tap and solo dances. Supper followed the program. Nearby residents and families are noted, including Arthur Nelson visiting Brockton, Mrs. Babb recovering, and Clifford Starbird hosting Brunswick guests. Next East Bowdoin Ladies Aid meeting is Dec 31 for the New Year’s tree.
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Union Eo
Riverview
Pine Tree Granges
Sowaotn Center
Sagadahoc Grange
Topsham Granges
Riverview Grange
Pine Tree Grange
St. Pierre
Brunswick
Arthur Nelson
Brockton, Mass
Charles Babb
Clyde Starbird
Lisbon Falls
Starbird
L. C. Starbird
Fred Douglass
Grant Woods
Brunswick Hospital
Clifford Starbird
East Bowdoin Ladies’ Aid
Erland Rogers
Irving Clough
Hallowell
Dorothy Clough
Pratt
Richffiend
Extra Week's Pay For Senter Clerks
Senter's Inc in Bath celebrated five years of business by awarding Christmas bonuses to 30 regular clerks. Those with over a year received a full week’s salary, six months to a year earned half a week’s pay, a surprise bonus praised by manager Roy W. Putney as a token of appreciation for the staff’s co operation.
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Senter’s, Inc
Bath
Roy W. Putney
Putney
Lights Versus Gates Hearing Held With City Officials
The hearing on crossing bells drew Chester A. Plant of Plants Garage and Thomas R. Huston voicing concern over noise. City officials led by City Treasurer Young argued for delaying to evening to allow aldermen to attend. Governor Brann appointed Judge Max Pinansky to the Board. Executive Council had not acted. Elmer Parkman and Ervin Lander also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Plant
Plant
Thomas R. Huston
City Treas
Young
Sewall
Southard
Edward Chase
Baring
Brann
Max Pinansky
Herbert W. Trafton
Fort Fairfield
Elmer Parkman
Railroad Division
Ervin Lander
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Senter's, Inc
Dike P.T. A
South End P.T.A
Ence Book
the Times Company, Publishers
Front Street
Bath, Maine
Riverside
M. H. Page
Rotary
Musical Society
Mrs. Albee
Miss Leonard
Stephanie Gavotte
Czibulka
Ernst
Mr. Sprague
McPherson
Grace Church Club
Brewster -G. Sedgwick Optometrist
Arthur Allen
Bath Trust
Bath Elks
Carey
That City
West Bath Farm Bureau
Dunlap Knights
Bowdoinham Post Road
Opera House
Katherine Hepburn Herbert Marshall
Warner Baxter
June Lang White Hunter
Clark Gable
Marion Davies Cain
Mabel
Guy Kibbe
Sybil Jason
Bowdoin
Will Rogers
Ambassador
Bill
THE
Texas Rangers
Fred Macmurray
Popeye
Jean Muir
Warren Hall
Our Gang
Edmund Lowe
Elissa Landi
Zasu Pitts
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