Notable Bath society mingles with Holiday guests
A Bath society column notes Hon. and Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter hosting friends after a wild turkey hunt at Sea Island Georgia. Capt. Claude S. Gillette shot the 19 pound bird. Guests include Mrs. Delano of New York and Mrs. Sewall of Portland, with many other local residents entertaining and traveling for holidays and weddings.
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Rupert H. Baxter
Claude S. Gillette
U.S.N
Philadelphia
Miss Margaret Cargill Visits Bath With Cocoa Nut Grove Trip
Miss Margaret Cargill of New Canaan Connecticut, a frequent Bath visitor, left Sunday for Coconut Grove Florida to spend several months with cousin Miss Florence Hall. A Grace Church Welfare club meeting was held Monday at Mrs. Charles M. Tubbs home. Committees named for Christmas party and for distributing Christmas boxes to the needy.
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Jane S. Donnell
Kalamazoo
Mich
Wellesley College
Charles R Donnell
Washington Street
Donnell
Bowdoin College
Poetry Club of
Gorham Normal
Jane E. Wing
Bath
Polly
Metcalf
Amy Lowell
Cecile Clement
Ada Yates
Brunswick
Miriam Peckham
Rae Parady
Ruth Longfellow
Miss Lewis
Marion Ferguson
Margaret Cargill
New Canaan
Grace Church Welfare Club
Charles M. Tubbs
New Bungalow Burns Before Occupancy
Mr and Mrs Linwood V Miller and their seven year old son Robert lost their planned four room bungalow at 222 Center Street to a fire on Wednesday morning as they prepared to move in before Christmas. Origin of the blaze unknown, suspected to be from an overheated heater. Mrs Vernon W Miller, next door, alerted the fire department. fire fighters battled a hot blaze, gutting the interior before 9 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood V. Miller
Robert
Center Street
Santa Claus
Miller
The
Iron Works
Carey May Be Named Head Of Democratic State Committee
Hon John P Carey Jr of Bath is mentioned for the chairmanship should a reorganization occur The retirement of Fred H Lancaster of Auburn has been discussed but no definite action is expected Carey admitted being approached yet declined to comment He would need to resume membership on the committee to be eligible and Democratic leaders foresee a hard 1938 campaign with the chairman to bear much responsibility
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Carey, Jr
Bath
Democratic State Committee
Fred H. Lancaster
Auburn
Carey
Maine State Liquor Commission
Sagadahoc County
State Committee
Former Governor Brann Headlines Lincoln County Young Democrats
More than 150 members of the Lincoln County Young Democratic Club gathered at the Red Men’s hall in Wiscasset for their second meeting. Ex-Governor Louis J. Brann spoke at length, with Portland’s John J. Maloney Jr also delivering a talk. Out-of-town guests included Bath’s John P. Carey Jr and Portland’s Silas N. Jacobson and Rufus A. Hall plus Rockland’s David McCarthy. A buffet lunch followed, with fourteen Lincoln County towns represented.
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Lincoln County Young Democratic Club
Red Men's Hall
Wiscasset
Louis J. Brann
Maine
John J. Maloney, Jr
Portland
Young Democrats of
John P. Carey, Jr
Bath
State Liquor Commission
Silas N. Jacobson
Democratic City Committee
Rufus A. Hall
David McCarthy
Rockland
John Blagdon
Lincoln County
Brann
Fire at 976 High Street Believed Chimney Overheated
Engine 4 responded to a still alarm at 11 am for a fire at Mrs. John Sawyer home on 976 High Street. A pony of chemical extinguished the blaze in the fireplace and Engine 4 returned to Water Street headquarters at 11 20.
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John Sawyer
High Street
Water Street
Christmas Party For Navy Office Staff At Bath Iron Works
Civilian employees in the Inspector of Machinery U.S. Navy office at Bath Iron Works enjoyed a Christmas gathering Tuesday at the Sedgwick with a tree gift exchange and buffet. The evening included dancing and socializing with attendees including Mrs. Eldred Rucker and several couples and individuals such as Miss Florence Williams and Miss Thelma Cutler.
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Bath Iron Works
Sedgwick
Eldred Rucker
Dwight Hale
Charles H. Avery
George Nasi
Florence Williams
Thelma Cutler
Oscar Freeman
R. Robbins
Cyrus Bates
Arthur Bowker
H. 8. Lowell
E. B. Hamblett
Miss Bertha Lord Returns Home From Fashion School
Miss Bertha L. Lord daughter of Lt and Mrs John A Lord of Pearl Street is home for vacation from the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City.
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Elinor Shorey
Child Education Foundation Training School
New York City
William S. Shorey
Washington Street
Child Education Foundation
East 84Th Street
Teachers Training School
Children’s Home School
Miss Shorey
Rodney E. Ross
Barbara Ross
High Street
Bertha L. Lord
John A. Lord
Pearl Street
Traphagen School of Fashion
New York
Sewall Ships of Steel A Bath maritime volume
Mark W. Hennessy presents The Sewall Ships of Steel from Kennebec Journal Press, a detailed history of Bath square rigged carriers linked to Arthur Sewall and family. Richly illustrated with portraits, ship plans, and firsthand accounts, the book traces vessels from launch to scrap, with archival letters and reports.
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Sewall
Mark W. Hennessy
Kennebec Journal Press
Hennessy
Bath
Arthur Sewall
William Dunning
Samuel Swanton Sewall
Davy Jones
Toto
Arthur Sewall & Co
Kenilworth
Edward Sewall
William P. Frye
Standard Oil
Acme
Atlas
Astral
Williams, Dimond & Co
Mark Kaiulani
Kineo
United States
Jack London
Arthur
William D
Samuel S
Harold M. Sewall
James G. Baker
George W. Goodwin
Robert J. Graham
James F. Murphy
Joseph E. Sewall
Richard Quick
William Taylor
Walter M. Mallett
South End P T A Fills Candy Bags for Pupils
The South End P T A assembled 450 candy bags for pupils and teachers at the close of school on Wednesday during a Tuesday meeting on Washington street. Ice cream was served to the opportunity class pupils and two puff pastries were added. The next meeting will be an all day event on Tuesday January 4 after the holidays.
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South End P.T.A
Washington Street
Whales and a Young Helper Attracted Fishermen Tale
Bangor News columnist recounts a Lubec fisherman's tall tale about a young whale feeding on herring. The season was poor until the whale guided two baskets of bait to feed the creature, then departed with the tide. Nearby weirs later had a record run, credited to the whale's meddling in the anglers' favor.
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F. W. Keene
Bangor News
Christmas Program At First Baptist Church
The First Baptist church held a Sunday evening Christmas program featuring organ preludes, hymns such as Joy to the World and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, readings, a Christmas story Keeping Christmas by Henry Van Dyke, and a pageant with a kindergarten choir. A morning service included a vision Prelude and an anthem There Were Shepherds, with a sermon Why the Angels Sang by Rev Charles R Sims. The midweek service is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m and the annual Christmas tree entertainment is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p m.
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First Baptist Church
Sarah B. Wright
Lyndall Corliss
Mary Furber
Judith Dennison
Dennison
Alice Dennison
Deacon A. I. Stuart
Leon Eaton
Mildred Oliver
Paul Petit
Man Furber
Rena Legard
Freida
Dunton
Oliver
Hilda Staples
Lily Woodsum Merrill
Spirit
Eleanor Woodman
Harriet
Jean Benediction
Rheinberger
Bethlehem
Foster Pratt
Jesus
F. M. Lamb
Pees
Charles R. Sims
Alexander Guilman
Sarah Bagley Wright
John Perkins
Frank M. Lamb
Christmas Program at Ashdale School Recites and Songs
At Ashdale school in Phippsburg Miss Agatha Lennox directed a Christmas program with recitations, plays, and carols by students including Annie Gomes Joyce Bartlett Clayton Moore and Billy Gilman. Parents presented Miss Lennox a canary as thanks. a separate incident involving a photographer and a local doctor was described with humorous misinterpretation and a tentative farce.
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Ashdale
Phippsburg
Agatha Lennox
Annie Gomes
Moore
Peenteialinese
Joyce Bartlett
eeenTene al
Clyde Moore
Mrs. Brown
Lewis Gomes
Jimmy Brown
Billy Gilman
Etta
Fannie Gomes
Donald
Bobby Lowell
Fred
Clayton
Clayton Moore
Mary
Joseph
Marion Alexander
Lillian Gomes
Thelma Huff
Miss Lennox
Bath City News: Local Christmas Cheer and Safety Efforts
A Bath column notes a local dealer selling white sprayed Christmas trees at premium price. Bath Country Club memberships as gifts impress residents. Federal pension checks arrive for blind residents. ten receive aid. Updates on heating at Arcade hall with Hijet system and a cracked bank pane caused by a brad. Salvation Army fund donations listed, and safety films shown in schools. Western avenue decorations praised. Night Captain McElman ill and officer Pottle covering. William Bartlett pleads guilty to improper vehicle registration. fines imposed.
Widow of Danford McDonald Dies at 75 in Bath
Mrs. Margaret C. McDonald aged 75 widow of Danford McDonald died Tuesday at Miss Alma Reid's convalescent home in Bath after years of illness. Born in Richmond November 3 1862 she lived in Bath since infancy and was a St Mary's church member. Survived by two sons Danford A. McDonald and Francis L. McDonald a daughter Mrs Harry McIntire five grandchildren two brothers and one sister. Funeral Friday at eight in St Mary's church with viewing at Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence until then.
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Margaret C. McDonald
Danford McDonald
Alma Reid
Deering Street
Richmond
Francis C
Hannah (Grady) Coffill
Bath
St. Mary’s Church
McDonald
Danford A. McDonald
Francis L. McDonald
Quincy
Mass
Harry McIntire
Barbara
Francis
Harold
William Haley
Kittery
Frances McDonald
John T. Coffill
Gardiner
Frank Coffill
Fairfield
John O. _Anderson
St. Mary's Church
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Millay Brothers Ship Guernsey Bull to Ohio by Express
The Millay Brothers of Bowdoinham have shipped an eight month old Guernsey bull to Elgin Ohio by express. The bull travels in a padded crate with oats for the journey and will be fed by train crews en route. Crate plus animal weigh 625 pounds.
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Millay Brothers of
Bowdoinham
Elgin
Ohio
Express
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