Central Takes Lead in MCA Church Basketball Race
Central surged to the undisputed lead in the MCA Church league by edging Corliss 19-18 in a dramatic battle highlighted by two near-impossible shots from Red Reed. St Mary’s defeated Winter 23-17, Beacon set a season scoring high with 61, and Wesley beat Elm 31-24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmie de Universalist
St. Mary's
Central
Corliss
Beacon
Wesley
M.C.A. Church
Red Reed
Southenders
St. Mary’s
Winter
Grace
Elm
Elm Boys
Hilltoppers Top Winter Street In Tight Conference Clash
Teamwork in the pinches and strong defense from Johnny Allen and Tommy Malin led St. Marys to a victory over Winter Street. Hayes led the third quarter barrage, Capt Gaudet and Harold McElman added offense, while Winter’s Jenkins and Hart fought hard and Colby shone on defense. Referee Cummings called 18 fouls as both teams struggled with accuracy at the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Allen
Tommy Malin
Hilltoppers
Winter
St. Mary's
Hayes
Capt. Gaudet
Harold McElman
St. Mary’s
Malia
Freddy Hart
Jimmy Jenkins
Winter Street
Jenkins
Ben Colby
Cummings
Central tops Corliss in tough battle led by Levyn
Central defeated Corliss in a hard fought game as Reed hit key late shots. Johnny Levyn starred for Central, breaking up plays and sparking offense while Ralph MacDonald and Legard provided steady support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Er’ Relia
Corliss
Reed
Central
Johnny Levyn
Ralph MacDonald
Legard
Barker
Beacon Triumphs Over Grace In 61-31 Blowout
Beacon, led by Capt. Shorty Parks and Sailor Pierce with 43 points, cruised past Grace 61 to 31. Henderson Norton and teammates contributed strong guard play while Harold Lyden led Grace with 19 points and Smith added five baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty Parks
Sailor Pierce
Beacon Tornado
Stan Henderson
Elmer Norton
Gove
Cook
Harold Lyden
Grace
Smith
Beacon G. F.G
Parks
Rf Et
Beetee
Pierce
Ree
Rg Henderson
Peete
Winter ice strengthens but risks ski use, favors sled gifts
The crust has been strong enough to bear a man yet too hard and slippery for skis, making skiing dangerous. It now seems sleds, skits, snowshoes and skates would be safer gifts for Santa at Christmas than in recent years.
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Santa Claus
Winter Ice Strands Winnegance Traffic and Festivities
Winnegance endures a long ice storm halting electric car service as residents and visitors adjust. Snow plows keep High Street passable while bridge dances pause for winter. a sled thrill charms youth and a hospitalized resident receives care. Community events proceed with a Christmas play and a New Year card party led by locals, with Mrs. Webber visiting over Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Merry
Malden
Mass
Mr. Merry
David A. Merry
Bath
High Street
Bridge Hall
Ormond Cogshall
Gorham Normal School
Harry F. Oliver
Charles E. Hewitt
Harry F. Morin
Arthur Lemont
Elbridge Malcolm
Elizabeth E. Webber
Boston Y. W.C A
Harry C. Webber
Beulah McIntire
Phippsburg
I. A. Trueworthy
Santa Claus
Harold Rogers
Christmas Queen
Edith Atwood
Jester Jim
Herbert Perry
Pages
John G. Morse Jr
John Rogers
Obituary Ida Hunt 80 longtime Bath teacher dies
Ida A. Hunt, 80, a retired Bath schoolteacher, died Monday at City hospital. A native of Bath, daughter of Joseph and Susan McKenney Hunt, she taught 35 years in Bath schools and was beloved by students and friends. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 in Central church chapel. flowers omitted. She leaves no near relatives.
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Ida A. Hunt
City Hospital
Miss Hunt
Bath
Joseph
Susan McKenney Hunt
Central Church Chapel
Elm tree damaged by ice storm graces Phippsburg town
The elm on the late Herbert W. Cutting property near Me site 1 of Dromore mill suffered heavy limb loss in the recent ice storm. The town also notes Christmas vacation for schools and lists Dromore grange officers elected on December 17. Local residents and visitors are recorded in a series of brief notes across Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Cutting
Dromore Mill
Alice
Abbie Minott
Roxbury
Mass
Charles V. Minott
Katherine McCourt
Freeport
Raymond Wyman
Emily Wyman
Ernest Rogers
Prank Leach
Walter J. McCourt
John A. Perkins
Brunswick
R. C. Perkins
Raymond Campbell
C. M. Leavitt
Augusta
Frank Leavitt
Harold Haley
Kittery
Howard Bowker
George Ingalls
Dromore Grange
Elfrieda Perkins
Ernest Williams
Evelyn Beals
Belle Cutting
Marion Rafael
Charles Perkins
Pertha Coombs
Athletics Hold Lead in Park League Standings
Park Bowling standings show the Athletics with a slim edge over the Giants, with the Senators dropping to third. Records note Giants as high team total with 992 and Oliver leading individual averages while the schedule lists matchups including Athletics vs Cardinals and Senators vs Red Sox.
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Giants
Park
Senators
BPC
Athiletica Seine Acteiactncere
White Sox
Braves
Cardinals
Oliver
Lothrop
Farrar
Gevet
Conley Heis
Figgerins
Gastongiay
Eaters
Frodoyens Sec
Ener
Stein Teeters Ee Cers
Yankees
Athletics
Red Sox
Trolley Service Resumed Monday
The trolley service resumes on Monday carrying coal from the Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co. to Brunswick Lisbon Lewiston and Augusta. Bates and Bowdoin colleges rely on coal from the Bath plant via the A and K system. Coal also fuels Cabot mill in Brunswick a Lisbon mill and two Augusta mills with limited reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Brunswick
Lisbon
Lewiston
Augusta
Bates
Bowdoin Colleges
Bath
Cabot
William E. Gordon Dies After Ill Health at 73
William E. Gordon 73 longtime Brunswick businessman died Saturday morning after months of declining health. Born in Portland he moved to Brunswick 40 years ago buying James Berry’s furniture and undertaker shop later ran an antique furniture business. He served Brunswick club Knights of Pythias and Masons. Survived by wife brother Howard Gordon Portland sister Augusta Morang Portland and son Reginald C. Gordon Brunswick.
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William E. Gordon
Brunswick
Portland
John
Emma Jordan Gordon
Woodman & True
Bolster-Snow Co
James Berry
Maine and
Mill Streets
Brunswick Club
Knights of Pythias
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Howard Gordon
Augusta Morang
Reginald C. Gordon
Bath man Eugene Footer dies after long illness
Eugene M. Footer aged 71 a Bath business figure who spent 16 years with Kimball Bros grain merchants died at City hospital after four weeks hospitalization following weeks of complications. Born in Quebec he had lived in Bath 68 years and was a charter member of Bath camp M W A. Survived by wife one son Arthur L Footer Bath and five daughters Mrs Edward N Hartnett Gertrude Edna Agnes Mildred and a granddaughter Anne Hartnett.
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Eugene M. Footer
Kimball Bros
City Hospital
Quebec
Charles
Julia Footer
Bath
Bath Camp
M. W. of A
Footer
Arthur L. Footer
Edward N. Hartnett
Gertrude
Edna
Agnes
Mildred Footer
Anne Hartnett
Frances Lydia Stevens Dies After Illness at Bath Home
Frances Lydia Stevens 58 wife of Byron C. Stevens died Thursday night at 94 Academy Street Bath after several months illness following a July operation. She was daughter of John and Maria Haley of Phippsburg and had lived in Bath 25 years. She leaves husband three daughters Sibyl Leonard Brunswick Barton J Woodard Boston and Alice Safford Bath 11 grandchildren and her father.
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Frances Lydia Stevens
Byron C. Stevens
Academy Street
John and
Maria Haley
Phippsburg
Bath
Sibyl Leonard
Brunswick
Barton J. Woodard
Boston
Alice Safford
Miss Mollie Dougherty Dies in Brunswick
Ward receives relatives Thursday night after sudden death of Mollie Dougherty in Brunswick. Daughter of the late John and Catherine Dougherty formerly of Bath. Survived by one brother John Dougherty.
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Ward
Brunswick
Mollie Dougherty
John and
Catherine Dougherty
Bath
John Dougherty
Otis Gray Funeral Held at Curtis Parlors
The funeral for Otis Gray occurred Friday at two in Curtis funeral parlors on Center Street. Rev. George B. Wolstenholme of People's Church officiated. Bearers Elmer W. Rogers Edwin A. Huse George Middleton and George Freeman represented Bathaerie of Eagles. Burial followed in Oak Grove.
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Otis Gray
Curtis Funeral
Center Street
George B. Wolstenholme
People’s Church
Elmer W. Rogers
Edwin A. Huse
George Middleton
Bathaerie of
Eagles
George Freeman
Oak Grove
Funeral of Mrs Frances L Stevens
Funeral services for Mrs Frances L Stevens wife of Byron C Stevens were held Saturday afternoon at two at 94 Academy Street. Rev Weston P Holman of Beacon Street Church officiated. Bearers were William Ryan Edward Jaquith Chester H McCabe and Clifton Bridges. Burial handled locally.
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Frances L. Stevens
Byron C. Stevens
Academy Street
Weston P. Holman
Beacon Street Church
William Ryan
Edward Jaquith
Chester H. McCabe
Clifton Bridges
Oak Grove
Eugene M Foot er funeral for well known teamster
The funeral for Eugene M. Footer a longtime teamster was held Saturday at St. Marys Church with Father Alexander Doucette officiating. Pallbearers included Edmund Arsenault Gerald Atkinson Harold Footer Leo Thebeau Orrin Genthner and John Sonia. Burial followed at Oak Grove. Members of the Loring family planned Christmas and New Year visits in Lawrence Mass with relatives in the holiday gathering.
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Eugene M. Footer
St. Mary’s Church
Alexander Doucette
Edmund Arsenault
Gerald Atkinson
Harold Footer
Leo Thebeau
Orrin Genthner
John Sonia
Oak Grove
Wellington Loring
Georgie Pinkham
Lawrence
Mass
Miss Lillian Dunton Plans Christmas Visit with Mother
Miss Lillian Dunton, employed at a Bowdoin College fraternity house, will spend the Christmas vacation with her mother, Mrs. Cora Dunton, of Mechanic Street.
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Lillian Dunton
Bowdoin College
Cora Dunton
Mechanic Street
Arkansas Wingman Ace of Southwest Schoonover Shines
Fayetteville star Wear Schoonover, a three sport athlete and senior class leader, stars for the Razorbacks. He has 92 yard interception return against Centenary and 14 13 win over Texas A&M with two PATs. He blocked a late Aggie kick and scored multiple touchdowns and field goals in key games.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Schoonover
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Centenary
Texas A. & M
Aggie
Baylor
Henderson State Teachers
Louisiana State
Oklahoma Teachers
Pruning talk and Christmas program at Topsham grange meeting
E C Patten and I B Nelly urged cautious pruning to avoid delaying bear ing. Horticulturist Robert F. Chandler discussed pruning spraying and fertilizing orchards. The program covered cement uses on the farm plus vocal and reading performances from several grange members. Next meeting set with Tops ham grange January 29 to work the fifth degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Patten
I. B. Nelly
Topsham Grange
Robert F. Chandler
State Department of Agriculture
Herbert Cavanaugh
Owen Rogers
Harry Peterson
Alfred Rackley
Frieda Perkins
Dromore Grange
Hope Ward
West Bath
Perkins
Dromore
Mabel Brown
Bertha Scott
Anna Soule
Woolwich Grange
Millward Patten
Annie Malcolm
Lizzie Haggett
Mercie McFadden
Agnes Wright
Eva Lemont
Parker Head School Christmas Program Highlights
Parker Head School held a Christmas program Friday evening directed by Miss FE Galvin of Bath. An exchange of gifts, candy sale, and performances by Grades 3 through 8 featured songs and dialogues. Over 35 people attended as Miss Galvin received gifts and thanks from parents and pupils.
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Parker Head
Mies FE Galvin
Bath
Miss Galvin
High Street
Gram
Frances Kreidler
William Song
Merry
John E
Wyman
Kreidler
Mildred Harrington
la Wyman
Santa
Mildred Song
Glass in food myths debunked by Dr Roche Lynch
Dr Roche Lynch told the Medico Legal Society of London that powdered glass in food rarely causes death or serious damage as it passes through the digestive tract. He warned danger from larger glass pieces with sharp edges.
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Borgias
Roche Lynch
Medico-Legal Society of London
Care of Silver That Is Constantly Used
Care of silver that is in constant use should be washed well daily when rinsed in hot water and immediately with a fresh clean towel. It will keep bright a long time with such treatment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Davis
Alex Burden
Don Stewart
Davis
Boyce
E. Pinkham
P. Oliver
Harrington
G. F.G
McElman
Tee
Peete Terete See
Wee Jenkins
C Sebo
B. Green
Rg Peewee Ree
Colby
Morin
Cee
Steere Ee Weer Eens
Wesley G
Rf Peewee
Stewart
C Slalwpatseip
P.ahsninins
Wilson
Littlefield
Senee
Rf Roberts
If Boy
Eae Neese
Ota Peace Meee Ween Eeene
Gilmore
Elmer Morse
Bernadine Atwood
Lester Morse
Richard Morse
Frances Morse
Sterling Leavitt
Willard Atwood
Edwin Oliver
Adelaide Morse
Nellie Totman
Ida Hunt
Park League
Harold Smith
Gardiner
Miss Mollie Dougherty
Stevens
Avery
van Loons
Father
Merry Christmas
Bath Savings Institution
Parker Head School
Florence Frances Kreidler
William A
Priscila Wyman
Edward Stacey
Helen Cushing
Leonice Phyllis Young
Edward Thomas
Edward Wyman
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