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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1924

Page

8

Phippsburg Community House Christmas Program

Pupils of the Phippsburg district school performed a credited Christmas program at the community house with Mrs I A Trueworthy guiding. The event featured songs and skits by students such as Bertha Atwood Harold Rogers Roberta Manson Edith Bridges and others. A Santa present distributed gifts with an apple from Joseph McCutcheon. Street lights were installed on the village’s first night and other holiday activities continued with the community and auxiliary groups planning future events.

Phippsburg I. A. Trueworthy John. G. Morse Dérs Bertha Atwood Eiece Harold Rogers “Brown Burleigh Williams Roberta Manson Lawrence Small Edith Bridges Gertrude Atwood Louise Morse June Higgins Edwin Oliver Adelaide Morse Richard Morse Carolyn Oliver Ruth Morse Evelyn Atwood Franklyn Morse Herbert Perry Santa Claus Joseph McCutcheon Susan Sheffield High Street Taylor Corliss Street Winnegance Central Maine Power Co Community House Woman’s Auxiliary Squaw Club Frank Perow Harry (. Webber Alice Colson Susie Merry Bernice Drake Revere Mass Charles T. Small, Jr Ralph Merry Boston Fred J Parks Lincoln Mr. Parks Woman's Auxiliary Salvation Army Bath Mothers’ Club Vilage Marion Morse Harry F. Oliver Frank Alberin Leslie Plant Joseph B. McCutcheon Doris Winter Rockland J.A. Trueworthy Robert P. Manson J. Parker Morse Scott Morse Repnle Orville Rogers

Insects as Food in Antiquity and Today

The piece surveys insects as edible materials across cultures, noting 500000 species yet honey as a common product in modern diets. It cites biblical references, Greek and Roman practices, North African use, Chinese caterpillars, Madagascar cocoons, Australian night moths, Mexican water bugs, and European famine cases. It ends by comparing insect dishes to familiar foods like snails and frogs while discussing maritime freight costs and ship maintenance.

Asia Africa South America Yaul Scherdlin Milwaukee Journal Matthew St. John the Baptist Aristophanes Diodorus Sicily Caesar Augustus Arabia North Pliny Fabre Trovas Madagascar Australia Mexico Central America Brazil Europe County Galway Ireland

Phippsburg Local Notes Highlight Illnesses and Visits

Tax Collector A Wyman returns to activity after illness. Teachers and families from Parker Head Ashdale and Sebasco visit relatives for Christmas. Residents move houses, cut logs, and arrange winter plans in Bath Meadow Brook and Cumberland Center. Several locals visit hospitals, recoveries, and holiday gatherings noted among brief items.

A. Wyman Harriet Morse Parker Ashdale Boston A. FP. Williams Elizabeth Johnson F. S. Bowker Bath William V. Peray High Street Winnifred Brown Grace Carlton Margaret Sunshine Hill Farm Revere Mass Lillian Adams Cumberland Center William Cullity Bucksport Martha J. Percy Cox's Ina Vease George S. Davis William Wyman Basin Everett A. Harrington Ralph Pye O Small Point Ernest Doughty J. H. Pease William A. Butler Mugene Harrington Parker Head Bath City Hospital Charles S. Goomz J. (. Gilman PFTH

All Zete eleven selects Dean True from Maine as center

A Zeta Psi college fraternity special issue names a All-American eleven drawn from chapters nationwide. Maine’s Dean True of Portland is the lone Maine player on the team, a Tufts center rush last season, with Bowdoin and Colby stars also noted among honorable mentions.

Hansen Syracuse R. E. Gibson Rutgers R. T. Makepeace Williams R. G. True Tufts C. Paisley Manitoba L. G. Johnston L. T. Wester Cornell L. E. Payor Brown Q.B. Steger Michigan R. H. Cuddeback Stanford L. H. Grange Illinois F. B Zeta Psi College Fraternity Maine Dean True Portland Deering High Rush Charlie Hildreth Bowdoin Ae Soule Colby Frank Farrington Julius Koller Edward T. Murphy All Zeta Psi Red Grange Zeta Psi Farrington Soule True Zetes van French George Perry George McGrath Fred F. Solomon Stanford University Warren W. Fraim New York University W. Stanley Bliss Edward K. Goldschmidt John H. Claiborne Virginia Herbert Moody Hugh Robson Karl Wintemute Harry Botterell

Conflicting Forces On WBRZ Letter Spiritedly Quoted

A local radio fan complains that a wife makes listening and sleeping rules, joking that an alarm clock is needed to manage bedtimes. Christmas sees many radio sets as Small’s radio shop crews install new units. Telephone operators host a holiday party with five children, gifts, and a group photo.

WBRZ Small’s Bessie M. Stimson Herbert L. Douglas

Morse High Debaters Tie With Cony Then Fall To Deering

Morse High defeats Cony by two to one in Bowdoin Debating League on the topic capital punishment should be abolished in the United States. Deering defeats Morse by unanimous decision, with Edward Little also noting wins and losses. Brunswick and Cony both place in the triangular finals at Bowdoin.

Morse High Cony Bowdoin Edward Little South Portland Brunswick Morse Assembly Hall Morse Cony High Mary MacDonald Charles Cummings Beatrice Jenkins Atwood Nelson Marguerite Leuchter Marion Goldberk Arthur J. Scott Maine Rhode Island Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Kan- Sux Tle United States Kentucky Tie Wagner Marguerite Teuchter England Nelson McDonald Miss Leuchter Cummings Martha Bates Lustniel Keler Bela Emil Ascher John Sheldon Little Grey West Iva Hagan Philip HL Kimball Sewall Wiscasset Academy Thomas Ae ' Se Rarentzen

Portland schooner owners face civil action over unpaid taxes

Several part owners of Portland's four schooners refuse to pay assessments levied by Chase Lea vitt Company, raising the likelihood of civil action. Vessels’ bills total about 25,000 dollars as some shareholders, unable to meet the levy, offer to surrender certificates hoping for no repayment.

Portland Chase, Leavitt Company

Popham Coast Guard Rescues Norfolk Schooner WoT Bell

The two masted schooner WoT Bell of Norfolk bound from Reekhind to Norfolk was rescued from a dangerous anchorage Friday afternoon about one nine weet southwest of Thick knife ledges by the Popham Beach Coast Guard crew. They towed her to the Sennehee river and found a good anchorage of the oil stone fort. Incident involved engine trouble and fear of abandonment.

Bell Norfolk Reekhind Popham Beach Sennehee W. Te Bell Astovia Kennebec Sal Point Coast Guard AL EF. Jones Gay Cepanles Harvey Evry Bellow Coast Rocklar Cape Bleary Trou

Strange feast served by African chief

Richard Curle recounts a 1920s visit to Tameslought near Marrakesh where the Sharif’s son hosts a lavish desert feast. The party, including a guide and chauffeur, eats from a large brass tray with poached eggs in butter, shredded onion chicken, and spiced ducks, served in a courtly, ceremonial setting.

Marrakesh Atlas Tameslought Sharif Mulai Idris Morocco Richard Curle Daily Mail London Shariff

Augusta Winter Carnival Set for February 5 to 7

Dates for Augusta Winter Carnival of Sports are fixed February 5 through 7. Everett Perkins of Cony High named chairman of secondary school sports with Ralph Masterman of Winthrop High coordinating eligible schools. Blaine Owen serves as general carnival chair. Events include secondary hockey semifinals and finals, fancy skating exhibitions, relay races between Rotary and Kiwanis, and Saturday grammar school events. Horse races on Strate Street are a carnival novelty. Parcel post carrier James McLaughlin, ill with pneumonia, spent a comfortable night at City Hospital.

Augusta Everett V. Perkins Cony High Ralph Masterman Rotary Kiwanis Strate Street

Bowdoin man’s discovery could transform chemical racing

Bowdoin College junior Benjamin Burbank has developed a method to find accelerators for chemical reactions, called catalysts, enabling many processes to run faster and cheaper. The breakthrough, tested in over 100 cases, promises industrial profits and widespread applicability across manufacturing chemistry. Burbank, now an assistant to Bowdoin researchers, aims to publish the method for public benefit. The report also notes Bowdoin and Kora Temple events with a January 9 meeting at Lewiston, including ceremonial sessions and a banquet.

Mide Benjamin Vs. Burbank Towdoin College Evers Burbank Bowdoin Tt O Fio Jurbank Flon. Whittier Gross University of Maine Walter IL. Emerson Kora Sesson Thaperial Council Imperial Council Los Angeles Kora Shrine Club Portland J. Putnam Stevens Noble Stevens New England Anit-Shriners Hospital For Springfield Mass

Pine Tree Circle Christmas Meeting Elects Officers

Pine Tree Circle of OA held its annual meeting Thursday night with officers elected and gifts exchanged. A supper followed at seven, and plans were discussed for the January installation by Circle Deputy Lillian M. King. George H. Johnson received a five dollar gold piece.

Pine Tree Circle C.F. OA Jan. S Circle Lillian M. King Mary Arsenault Alice Taft J Mary Cary George IL. Johnson Mary FE. Gallant Minnie Dall Mary I’. Murphy Nellie M. Johnson George HH. Johnson Harriet Coyle Fanny Blake Josephine McNeil Etta Summerton Jennie Farrin Sarah Mosher Trushees

Early Portland steamboats Kennebec and Patent

The Saunterer notes Bath furnished Portland’s first steamboat the Kennebec, a lumber vessel converted for side wheels and operated from Portland Harbor to Casco Bay in 1822 by Capt. Seward Porter. The following year Porter added a larger steamer named Patent to Portland Harbor.

Saunterer Portland Sunday Telegram Bath Portland Harbor Kennebec Casco Bay Seward Porter Porter Patent

Coast Guard Cutter Sails After Missing Fishermen

Guy Crowley of the Coast Guard learned by telephone his brother was not among two Addison fishermen missing since Saturday. The Ossipee left Portland at dawn Sunday to search near Jonesport for Trying Drisko and John Plom mer after the alerted call.

Guy Crowley Coast Guard Station Addison Coast Guard Ossipee Portland Jonésport Crowley Drisko John Plommer

Three Vessels Anchored in Portland Harbor for Months

Edward J. Lawrence and Oakley Curtis and Cora F. Cs remain at anchor in Portland harbor for months. Edward B. Winslow is under charter. The lumber carrying trade in the gulf continues until March.

Portland Harbor Edward J. Lawrence Oakley Curtis Cora F. C Edward B. Winslow Gulf

Also Mentioned on This Page

James DP. Webber Wphillips- Exeter Academy Elizabeth Webber Hartford Occident ZETE Deering Popham Coast Guard James McLaughlin Bath Savings Institution Kora ‘Teauye Temple Lewiston Vhree Peeta Kora Temple Association Korn Arab Patrol Shriner's Vortland M. Brooks Sea of Kora Temple Band B. E. Parker Kora Temple Chanters Edward S. Stetson
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