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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1930

Page

10

Winnegance Community Club notes and social events

Weekly community party at the community house featured whist with prizes won by El bridge B. Malcolm and Miss Marion Morse. Various club activities included socials, auctions, kitchen fund efforts, and plans for Donnelli vaudeville entertainment. Members and guests attended meetings, with multiple hostesses and prize winners named across Winneganee Bath area communities.

Elbridge B. Malcolm Marion Morse Dorothy Morse Monroe Stores, Inc Bath Ruth Williams Winneganee Squaw Club Walter Morse Harry C. Webber Frank Perry Richard ©. Morse Reed Farm Parker Head Donnelli John G. Morse George M. Eaton Harry C. Williams Bridge Street Abram C. Oliver Betty Wellman Carolyn Oliver Monroe Arthur Totman Nellie Boston Robert P. Manson Thatcher Barker Pinkham Phippsburg Roland Smith Post American Legion Women’s Auxiliary Edgar Oliver

Furber Reelected Chairman and Board Appointments

William A. Furber was re elected chairman of the Board of Education at the annual organization meeting Monday night at 7 30. Clinton D Wilson was re elected secretary. Dr Langdon T Snipe and Mr Furber were re elected members of the account committee. Edward W Bridgham was elected a member of the high school athletic council. Alumni members of last year’s council held over until the June meeting of the Alumni association. Beacon street church ladies aid served ice cream and cake to honor Mrs Annie Teeling and Roger Moulton on their birthdays.

William A. Furber Board of Education Clinton D. Wilson Langdon T. Snipe Furber Edward W. Bridgham Alumni Association Ladies Aid of Beacon Street Annie Teeling Roger Moulton

Bath attendees at Bates tournament basketball games

Allan Spear Ray Cummings Alex Burden Emery Wilson Albert Mullen and Charles D Hall were among Bath people who attended the basket ball games in the Bates tournament Saturday afternoon and evening.

Allan Spear Ray Cummings Alex Burden Emery Wilson Albert Mullen Charles D. Hall Bath

State D A R Meetings at Dover Foxcroft

Maine D A R chapters report strong finances per State Treasurer Avis G Ames. State Regent William Smith Shaw pushes Maine room and endowment fund, with chair selection for the Maine room pending committee approval.

Maine Daughters of the American Revolution Avis G. Ames William Smith Shaw State of Maine Maine Dover-Foxcroft Mary Pelham Hill Topsham Brunswick Victor Binford Amariscoggin Katherine Marshall Old York W. H. Williams Kcussinoc W. Huston Frances Dighton Williams Samuel Grant Gardiner Ames Marshall Jessica Haskell Mary Kelton Dummer Hallowell Victor Warren State Regent Florence Waugh Danforth Eunice Farnsworth Skowhegan

Prescott Motor Co Garage Entry Stolen Cash Found Hidden

burglars broke into Prescott Motor Co garage at North and Lincoln, stealing $20 to $30 from the office. About $15 in change was left in a mechanics bag, and another $15 was hidden behind the cash register. Entry was attempted through the front door before the burglars pried open a rear window.

Prescott Motor Co North Lincoln Street

Universalist Beats Fort Preble In Bath Prelim

The Universalist church team from Bath defeated Fort Preble of Portland 47 to 14 at the Y gym on Saturday evening in a preliminary to the Central Beacon clash. Lyden Lemont and Maxwell led the Bath offense, while McIsaac starred for Fort Preble. Proceeding item notes Portland business visitor E C Merry.

Universalist Church Five Bath Fort Preble Portland Y Gym Central Beacon Lyden Lemont Maxwell McIsaac

Phippsburg Social News Highlights Visitors and Local Updates

Hon Charles V Minott resting in Roxbury Mass visited Phippsburg town last week. Graydon Morse from Popham Coast Guard station spent weekend in Bath. Mrs Freeman C Bowker dined with Mrs J E Perry. Yvonne Kidder of Bath stayed with Linwood and Mrs Feete. The Bowker family and others visited Bath and Portland. School repairs completed and floors oiled. Robins sighted in Dromore area. William and Howard Bowker were Bath visitors on business.

Charles V. Minott Roxbury Mass Graydon Morse Coast Guard Station Popham Bath Freeman C. Bowker J. E. Perry Yvonne Kidder Linwood Feete Harry McIntire Alice Galvin Center School B. M. Simpson Frank Leavitt Portland Roslindale Nathaniel Percy Parker Head F. C. Bowker's Moses Chandler Popham Beach Jennie Bishop Dromore West Bath Jane Haggett Elmer Tibbets Elbridge Morse Beachmont Ann M. Bowker Henrietta Webber William R. Bowker Howard Bowker

Bridle paths not a public need opposes bill

Editor argues Maine constitution limits taking private property for public use and says public needs are met by highways. He condemns proposed private bridle paths as tyranny and questions motives of supporters including aid to out of state summer school children.

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Lenten preaching and local notes from Winter street area

Rev E D Hardin heads to Bangor for a Lenten service at All Souls Congregational church. Elmer Norton, patient at City hospital, shows steady recovery from a leg injury but will stay two weeks. Sunshine club met with president Miss Julia Montgomery planning rings. attendees included Barbara Norton Elizabeth Hughes Dorothy Elsemore. John L Brown from Manitoba advocates Canadian embargo on U S fruit over tariffs. Bessie and Grace Dick inson return home from a Portland winter stay.

E. D. Hardin Winter Street Bangor All Souls Congregational Church Elmer Norton Arthur C. Norton City Hospital Sunshine Club Julia Montgomery North Street Barbara Norton Elizabeth Hughes Dorothy Elsemore Dorothy Robinson

Health Seal Sales Campaign in Sagadahoc Tops Last Year

Sagadahoc County residents raised 571.61 in the largest Christmas Health Seal and Bond Sale yet, surpassing last year’s 413.36. The Maine Public Health Association, part of the National Tuberculosis Association, thanks committees and purchasers from Arrowsic Bath Bowdainham Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich for their support.

Sagadahoc County Maine Public Health Association Arrowsie Norman Drummond Bath Marcia Moulton Clinton D. Wilson Frank B. Nichols S. Mullen Eugene Desmond Bowdeinham Cecia Bugbee Georgetown George M. R. Walker Phippsburg Lizzie M. Sawyer Alice Galvin Evelyn Donnell Prin, McIntosh Richmond Arthur Terrill Topsham Mildred Edwards West Bath Lillian M. Cutler Kitty Preble Woolwich

Bath W C T U Aids Starving Chinese Children With Holders

The Bath W C T U and its Loyal Temperance Legions make and sell cloth holders to raise funds for starving Chinese children. Miss Ruth Emerson and Mrs. Bernice MacDonald lead weekly activities for children at several streets, with members selling holders to support the effort. The unions plan continued charity work with programs at the Oak street and Dummer street groups and expect more sales by the young workers.

Bath W.C.T.U China Temperance The Loyal Temperance Legion George Patterson Andrews Road Ruth Emerson Loyal Temperance Legion of Oak Street Bernice MacDonald Dummer Street

Boston House Votes Against Abolition of Capital Punishment

New England notes report Boston House of Representatives defeating legislation to abolish capital punishment. The item appears among broader weekly briefs from multiple U.S. locales including Watertown and Lowell with various political and social developments.

New England Boston House of Representatives A. Lawrence Lowell Harvard New House Plan Little New England College

Multiple World and Local Events Span Nations

A wide array of items includes flights to Santa Barbara, Europe trips, a jury verdict in a Thaw suit, thefts from Seventh Day Adventists, forgery arrests in Indiana, a military parade in Germany, Libyan clashes, a royal marriage ceremony, a tug of war over steel spares, and a Boston boxing title matchup. The notices cover floods warnings, parole rights, and several notable deaths and legal developments across the United States and Europe.

Knollin Leads Prayer Talks at Corliss Street Church

Rev F H Knollin of Waterville conducts Tuesday evening sermons on Worship drawing large crowds. Last night he explored why some prayers go unanswered and other issues. Next Tuesday he will discuss methods to develop prayer practice with class book The Training of the Devotional Life by Minnie E Kennedy and Minna M Meyer used in the study.

F. H. Knollin Waterville Corliss Street Church Minnie E. Kennedy Minna M. Meyer

Stammerers Not Backward Says Col Univ Expert

Dr Elizabeth D McDowell of Columbia University reports from Popular Science Monthly that stutterers are not behind in school. After examining 7000 children, she finds no retardation in stuttering students. A Morse leaves for Quincy Mass as guests of Mrs Ernest A Allen. Charles E Plaisted called to Stamford Conn by aunt Mrs T B Smart illness.

Elizabeth D. McDowell Columbia University New York Popular Science Monthly A. Morse Quincy Mass Ernest A. Allen Bath Charles E. Plaisted Stamford, Conn T. B. Smart

Corliss Team Loses at Portland Bimboes 45 28

The Corliss church team of the Y league traveled to Portland and lost 45 to 28 to the Portland Boys’ Club Bimboes at the Boys’ Club building. Bath led 12 0 early as Portland pulled away, with Phil Eaton scoring 12 for Corliss and Brewster fouling out. The Portland squad’s front line subs contributed heavily as they plan a rematch in Bath.

Corliss Church Portland Portland Boys Bimboes Boys’ Club Bath Shipping City Corliss Phil Eaton Brewster South End

Motor Buses Upset Old Irish Customs

The motor omnibus changes rural Ireland by linking districts to towns and cities, altering village trade as rural workers shift shopping to larger centers and towns feel the impact of competition from bigger cities.

Dublin Irish Free State Ireland

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