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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
4
In the Park bowling league, Whitey Lothrop remains in first place as averages shift recently. Frates Smith Vinni and others move ahead of Thomas who has slumped, with minor changes to percentages and ongoing scoring notes across the group.
Gayton Post of Auburn 124 25 Maine state champions will play at the Y next Tuesday night after a rout of Portland Athletic Club. Manager Harrnett booked the game and promises a strong lineup with several collegiate stars to try to topple Shipping City.
A Christmas at Bath City Hospital featured large donations of oranges and fruit crates. Nurses decorated wards as carols and services filled the day. A Christmas dinner, radio concert, and a nurse alumni Christmas tree with jokes and gifts followed. Cakes and treats were donated by Mrs Seth 3ulin and Miss Wize eth.
The report details 22 miscellaneous meetings with 128 attendees and 59 women giving a demonstration on balanced meals. It highlights household accounting as a key duty for housewives, compares it to business bookkeeping, and notes projects on fireless cookers reed work chair caning and basketry as part of Extension Work.
French naval and army leaders argue over dismantling cavalry as modern warfare shifts toward guns and air power. Belgian officials say no field favors cavalry, challenging French arms chiefs. The debate touches national identity and potential reforms in a tense European war context. Connecticut data on patents per capita appears as an unrelated endnote.
Bath A C defeated Portland 17 to 15 in a fast, hard fought game marked by a late Bath rally. Bill Perkins led the effort with scoring bursts while Verkins and Oliver anchored defense as Bath spoiled Portland’s effort and registered their first win over the Portland outfit.
The Bowdoinham Methodist Sunday School held a Christmas Night program headlined by a Nativity pageant and songs. Pledges of thanks and personal notices followed, naming local families visiting relatives for Christmas and marriage news including Jack Allen Kelley Jr. and Beatrice M. Allen.
Arthur W. K. Purington of Bath is elected unaniously to the State committee seat from Sagadahoo county, succeeding the late David W. Scribner of Popsham. Purington has prior service as councilman and alderman and chaired the town committee. New Parish House: Woodford Congr egational church to rise as a red brick colonial style parcel house with white trim and tall pillars across from the church. asbestos suit exhibited in New York for fire victim rescue.
Bath's Y.M.C.A. hosts a New Year's Eve dance sponsored by the Junior Hospital League to benefit City Hospital. Grindell's Colonial Club Orchestra provides music for dancing and viewing from the balcony. tickets and tables for cards are available as the gym and lobby are decorated for the occasion.
From the committee and the league's young ladies, reservations for tables can be made by calling 400, signaling an organized social event with expected attendance and table availability.
The marriage of Miss Avice Meeker of Montreal to Samuel S. Sewall of Bath and Redlands was held Tuesday at St. Martin's church Montreal with Rev Canons Howard and Carlisle officiating. The ceremony was quiet due to a family bereavement, with no invitations issued and out of town guests including Mrs. Stuart Webb and Mr. and Mrs. John Bradley. The couple left for New York en route to Honolulu and then Redlands for the winter.
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