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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1938

Page

8

Theatre employes hold third annual Christmas party

The Opera House and Uptown theatres held their third annual Christmas dinner at Hotel Phoenix with 42 attendees. Managers Gooch and Vennett led the event with music by Clif Leeman and performances by Mrs. Guerin, Vennett, and Ken Vennett. Attendees included many local staff, with remarks stressing loyalty and cooperation. Miss Josephine Haskell returned home from Croton-on-Hudson, N Y.

Opera House Uptown Theatres Hotel Phoenix M. & P. Theatre Corp Francis J. Gooch Uptown Frank A. Vennett Grace Wilfrid Guevin The Times Co Clif Leeman Vennett Wilfrid Guerin Ente Tainde Kenneth Gooch A. J. Moreau Portland Opera Bath John L. Con Almeda Gen ®Imner Frank Hinds Frank Kenton Paul Hast Laura Knight Peter McVicar Eileen McCurdyv Alice Geneau Clarence Arsenault Diana McDonough Paul Gurney

Business Hours By Appointment Policy

Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays by appointment. Telephone number 371 W provided for contact.

Old English Christmas Party by Rose Troop Scouts

The Red Rose Troop of Girl Scouts staged an Old English Christmas party on Monday with Norma Cummings as ald and Maxine Tinney as host. Cast included Barbara Ring Elizabeth Whittemore Katrina Moffett and Millicent Hecht among others. a short play Christmas in Other Lands was performed.

Red Rose England Norma Cummings Herald Virginia Bowker Madge Armstrong Maxine Tinney Norma Hathorne Barbara Ring Elizabeth Whittemore Katrina Moffett Virginia Hogan Betty Dauphin Jean Mullen Rosamond Tinney Millicent Hecht Betty Mullen Betty Hopkins Grace Whittemore Margaret Day Gladys Geneau Anna Day Dora Bridges Joan Hunt Agnes MacDonald Pearl Hathorne Barbara King Betty

Watts Sentenced on Larceny Charge in Augusta

Raymond Watts, released two days ago from Kennebec county jail after 30 days for intoxication, pled guilty in municipal court to intoxication and larceny at F W Woolworth and W T Grant stores. Recorder Gardiner Deering sentenced him to 90 days on the larceny charge. police arrested Watts on Water Street. Substantial items stolen were recovered in his possession.

Raymond Watts Kennebec County Augusta F. W. Woolworth Co W. T. Grant Co Gardiner R. Deering Dana York Watts Water Street Grant's Woolworth’s Merry

New YMCA Organizes Industrial Basketball League for Men Over 21

An organizing committee led by Arthur Sarkis at the Bath YMCA formed the Bath YMCA Industrial Basketball League for men over 21. Teams include Merchants, Office, Pipe Shop, Fitters, and Machinists with named organizers and rosters. Games start Jan 5, 1939, with practices scheduled and a next meeting planned for Wednesday at 7:30.

South End P T A Christmas Sale Clears Nearly Sixty

The South End P T A annual Christmas sale and supper netted nearly 60 dollars on Saturday afternoon. About 75 people enjoyed baked beans cabbage salad pickles rolls apple pie and coffee. Proceeds fund 450 candy bags for South End schoolchildren.

South End N. Gratz Jackson Ellery E. Whittemore Sven B. Lonn Arthur Bowker Horace Morse Fred K. Sturtevant John H. Hunt

Plan for Industrial Basketball League

An organizing committee met at the Y M C A to form an Industrial Basketball League in the city. Arthur Sarkis chaired as president as plans outlined a five team circuit replacing the Y M C A City League and playing one night weeklyThursday. Committee members include Ronald Smith Robert Stevens Donald Page Gilbert Atwood Charles Grace and Alfred Gallant. Sixty three potential players over 21 were presented and five teams selected for balance.

Arthur Sarkis Y.M.C. A Bath Y. M. C. A Bath Y.M.C. A Charles Grace Donald Page Donald Smith Gilbert Atwood Robert Stevens Ronald Smith George Perry Clifton Jewett John Mullaney Edwyn Haskell Joe Grindell Kendall Lord James Miller Guy Norton Harold McElman Robert Callan Joe Robinson William Boyce Paul Hayes Robert Footer Omar King Leroy Perkins Willis Hall Louis Allain William Parks Charles Osborne Nelson Lowery Donald Perry Harold Dunton John Osborne Newell Wilson Donald Jewett Ted Earl Richard Haskell Edward McLaughlin John Black Harold Fuller Everett Cooke Franklin Hallowell Russell Kenney Willard Oliver Y M.C.A Alfred Gallant

South End Grocery Store Burglarized

Police investigate a break at Sam Povich's grocery store 465 Middle Street, Saturday night or Sunday morning, with about $20 in merchandise missing. A pane of glass and window catch were used, same method as in Greenblatt's clothing store on Front Street the night after Thanksgiving, where $300 in clothing was taken. Mr and Mrs William P Kelley of Quincy are guests of Mr and Mrs John J Cowin.

Sam Povich Middle Street Greenblatt Front Street

Scotland History Highlighted By Central Church Men

The Central church Men's club hosted a dinner and a talk by Alexander MacDonald on Scotland. He traced Scotland from Roman times to modern leaders, poets, and scientists, noting Burns and Napier, Haig, Kelvin, and Gladstone, with quotes and moral reflections. The event included a new concrete walk and lighting, paid in full, and a rising vote of thanks. The club plans a Jan 12 meeting.

Central Church New England E. P. Briggs Fred H. Lord Charles Curtis Roscoe G. Bailey Alexander MacDonald Scotland Lowlands Bruce Wallace Britain Haig Burns Scott Barrie Napier Kelvin Gladstone Ramsay MacDonald Clyde Frank B. Nichols

New England Tel. Tel. Co. Girls Hold Christmas Party

The traffic department and business office staff held their annual Christmas party with a social evening, refreshments, and gift exchange in the recreation room. Attendees included Nellie M. Robinson and many colleagues. Diana Fenn is named in West Newton, Mass.

New England Tel. & Tel. Co Traffic Department Business Office Nellie M. Robinson Carroll E. Davis Katherine C. Butcher Mary I. Willis Eleanor S. McAllister Cora A. Savage Elizabeth P. McKay Lera D. Burns Helen E. Hart

Talbot pleads guilty to speeding in Bowdoinham

Robert H. Talbot of Patterson New York pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 10 dollars with 8 dollars costs by Trial Justice James H. Ames. State Trooper Harold Mitchell arrested him Friday afternoon. Community notes report local visits, holidays, and assorted social events across Bowdoinham and nearby towns including church groups, school news, and residents’ movements.

Robert H. Talbot Patterson N. Y James H. Ames Harold Mitchell Queen Esther Methodist Sunday School Alice Palmer Sagadahoc Topsham Grange Hall Merry Meeting Grange Bowdoinham Frank Hackett Rochester N. H Hattie Hackett Linwood Rideout U. of M Phillip Rideout Neal Roberts Charles Roberts Auburn Bryce McEwen Bertha Brown Gardiner William Maloon Sunshine Karl Hatch Joseph Haley Neil Bishop Newport Nova Scotia Haley Alice Chapman Moody Dwight Moody New Hampton Moody New Hampshire Alice Webber Ida Fowle Winfield Lowell Portland Jerry Tibbetts Brunswick Raymond Tibbetts Hazel Denham Charlotte White Edward White Gladys Raymond William Raymond Berlin Ruth McEwen Seal Tarbor Charles McEwen George Davis Neal Bishop Frank Webber Gerad Mayo Guy Webber Worcester Mass Kenneth Webber Chelsea John Sykes Richmond Ware Sykes Merle Terrell Skyes Earl Woodbury Hazel Cornish Kittery George Hamilton William Hamilton John Hamilton Dorchester Leroy Adams Peggy Hamilton Boston Alvin Huntoon Francis Williams Louise Florence Jensen Coombs High School Christian Jensen Edward Graves Joseph Lambert

Bowdoin Center Christmas Tree Event and Service Schedule

The Bowdoin Center church invites all to a Thursday 7 30 Christmas tree program. Winter services shift to Sunday school 1 15 to 2 15 p m and church hour 2 15 to 3 15 p m. A Pembroke eel trapper recounts three eels using a rock and a lath to free themselves from a rock in a tale of cleverness.

Bowdoin Center Pembroke

Americans Visit Mount Vernon Historic Site

An American travel feature recounts a Potomac voyage to Mount Vernon with notes on nearby landmarks in Alexandria and Washingtons era sites. It describes Naval Air Base views, Masonic memorials, Christ Church, Washingtons gear, and the family move to St Vernon detailing ownership of the Mount Vernon estate.

Mount Vernon George Washington National Republic Potomac Jennie Esmond Wright Potomac River Washington Mt. Vernon War College Washington Barracks Naval Air Base Haines’ Point Alexandria Masonic Washington Memorial America Nichols Spencer Augustine George Lawrence St. Vernon

Fire destroys Rome Inn restaurant on Lewiston road

Fire of undetermined origin gutted the Rome Inn restaurant on the Lewiston road Thursday. Basements flames forced Jordan Manugin inside to jump out a window. Firefighters laid 1500 feet of hose from Adams' brook to save the dwelling house nearby.

Rome Inn Lewiston Road Jordan Manugin Adams’ Brook

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Senter’s, Inc St. Mary’s All Wool Lady Pepperell Phoenix Josephine Haskell Gardensree Croton-on- Hudson Arthur Allen Optometrist Pleasant St Elinor Shorey Child Education Foundation New York William S. Shorey Washington Street South End P.T.A William P. Kelley Quincy, Mass John J. Cowin M’donald Converse G. Fenn West Newton Diana Fenn Jane Hyde Written By H. W. Owen, Jr Maine TIMES Lyle Temple Ernest Frye Cornish Stetson Samson Whitney Hampers Bissell A. D. Stetson & Son Masonic Lodge Lafayette Capitol Lodge Martha Washington Christ Church Washingtons Bela Dracula Lugosi Tom Brown Andy Devine Joe E. Brown Leo Carrillo Rawleigh Dept Albany, N. Y Fred B. Reed Co Valence Dick Powell Olivia de Haviland Jones Preston Foster Phyllis Brooks Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris
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