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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1930

Page

7

Juniors Stage Whimsy Delight At Morse High

The Morse high school juniors staged four acts of Whimsy in the new auditorium drawing 400 spectators for Friday night and a matinee for 450 grade school children. The cast of 23 earned praise led by Robert Hatch as Whimsy and Frederick Rowland as Jack Prexy Marshall with strong turns by William Gove Priscilla Colby and William Bruce. Miss Mary H Conley received special credit for producing the lively college farce.

Morse High School Robert Hatch Whiisy Jack Marshall Frederick Rowland William Gove Dale Denning Rowland Gove Priscilla Colby Judith Denning Dale—Denning Mr. Gove William Bruce Dean Russell Coulter Dean Jack “Prexy Kantrell College Dean Coulter Mary H. Conley Miss Connley Jack “Prexy” Marshall Merritt Trott Bob “Zip” Bryant Farley Mayo Willard Falstatl Martin Herbert Henderson Donald Brick” Owens Stephen Marshall Chauncey “DeLuze” Abbott Charles Stuart Raymond “Derby” Tate Albert Ingalls Orville Dusty” Rhodes Jack Black Gilbert “Speed” McDermotte Gene Chester Prigcilla Colby Dale “Oily” Denning Arthur Leeman Howard “Buck” Peters Doriss Holbrook Barbara Chatterton Olive We Estelle Johnson Paulineers Marjorie McHugh Dorothy McCabe Helen Mitchell Catherine Hooper Ruth Norris Hilda Scott Rebecca Thompson Ella Comeau Thelma Wright Roberta Hathorne Albie Sanders Katheryn Shorey Rosalind Mrs. Sander Nellie Leman Hermione Medill Durant

Giants win big game at the opera house 33 to 25

At the Richmond opera house the Durand Aces faced the Philadelphia Giants, the world champion colored team, with the Giants winning 33 to 25. Local teams of high school girls and boys plan Friday matches at Brunswick and St. Mary's Bath, while many town notices and obituaries follow.

Opera House Durand Aces Philadelphia Giants Giants Brunswick St. Mary's Bath Richmond High School Pius Lloyd Cheney University of Maine Ruth Anderson B. A. Black Brockton Amy Brent D. of A. V Legion Lincoln George Tibbetts Albert Tibbetts South Dresden Jane Harvard Pred Gelloward Detroit Mich Rsa Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church Edith Edgecomb Pleasant Street Arthur Dickey Main Street Jennie Wayer Malden Mass Clinton C. Gardiner Front Street William Susan Morton Gardiner Richmond Sadie Grover Bar Harbor Hattie Plate Bertha Clifford North Weymouth Odd Fellows J. R. Clifford Cotton Cemetery Ralph Hodges Newark Louise Trott Mark Gardiner Herbert Baker Hilda Baker Portland Mary Webber F. Smart R. N Augusta Frank Alexander

Bowdoin Man Hurt Assisting Stuck Truck on Ridge Road

Samuel Enman Bowdoin sustained a head injury when a horse thrown while he helped pull a New England Telephone Co truck from the ditch on Ridge road. He was taken to his home for recovery after Dr. Pratt attended to a leg bruise and he regained consciousness before arrival. The item notes club meetings and social happenings in the area.

Samuel Enman New England Telephone Co Ridge Ernest Sylvester Mr. Enman Bowdoin Hustlers W. D. Rogers Sagadahoc Grange Pomona Grange Topsham Ladies’ Aid Herbert Adams Helen Mocker Angie Purinson Leonard Curtis New Gloucester N. E. Curtis

North Bowdoin Notes and Local Moves

Master Harland Hatch travels to South Portland to visit relatives and Mrs H D Higgins shows marked improvement after illness. Judah Small school program and box supper raise $8.40. School vacation begins Friday for six weeks. William Sanders of Bath visits relatives. Local carpentry at the town house by Alfra Small and Oscar Hatch. Lewellyn Freeman recovers from illness. Mrs John Reid and Dorothy visit Bath while Wilson Freeman and family return from Bath.

Harland Hatch South Portland H. D. Higgins Judah Small School H. C. Marshall William Sanders Bath Alfra Small Oscar Hatch Lewellyn Freeman John Reid Dorothy Wilson Freeman

West Bath Grangers Have A Fine Program

Attendance at the West Bath Grange meeting reached sixty with a strong program of singing, current events by Ethel MacDonald, orchestral selections by the Mackinnon sisters and Hender son brothers, plus stories by Leland Plummer. Next week will honor Abraham Lincoln with a committee of Ida Waterman, Minnie Waterman, Bessie Snow, Elizabeth Chesley handling arrangements and Rev. Weston P. Holman as speaker. A cafeteria lunch will follow.

West Bath Grange The Grange Ethel MacDonald Mackinnon Sisters David Vincent Henderson Leland Plummer Charles T. Henderson Mercie McFadden Annie Henderson Abraham Lincoln Ida Minnie Waterman Bessie Snow Elizabeth Chesley Weston P. Holman Edith Trott Eleanor Danforth Laurice Smith Lucy Ward

Wiscasset News and Local Obituaries and 4 H Enrollment

The page notes James H. Gray of At tleboro and Amesbury died January 28 at 59, a Wiscasset native who visited annually and stayed with Miss Williamson. Maine 4 H enrollment for 1980 reaches 1267 members, Cumberland leading with 247, Waldo 138, Penobscot 128. growth suggests statewide 1930 enrollment will surpass 1929. Mrs. Caroline Kneeland of Harrison, widow of David Kneeland, runs Elms House Hotel, supervising pastry, menu planning, and daily management after her husband’s death 16 years ago.

James H. Gray Attleboro Amesbury Wiscasset James Sarah Gray Miss Williamson Maine Cumberland Waldo Penobscot Caroline Kneeland Harri‘son David Kneeland Elms House

Five Islands News Roundup and Local Visits

George Gray files report from Five Islands with notes of residents including Arthur Berry of Bath and Mrs Emma Pinkham visiting. Fred Carr drives to Bath. T. M. Hagan and son Earle prepare ice house for Robinson pond. Alden Carr of Topsham passes Mrs Fred Carr. town officials J G Stevens Percy Savage and W E Gray in Georgetown on town business. Local coasting, social gatherings at the Ladies aid, grange meeting with officers installed, and a storm causing a single school session.

George Gray MacMahan John Key Portland Fred Carr Bath Arthur Berry Five Islands Charles Boucher Percy Savage T. M. Hagan and Son Earle Robinson Pond Hershel Dickey W. E. Gray Georgetown Myrna Campbell Isabel Stevens Seguinand Alton Reed Winner Grange

Farm Bureau Planning Meeting Officers Named

Officers were elected at planning meetings across towns. Lists include Bowdoinham Montsweag Nequasset West Bath with chairmen secretaries and department heads for Women and Men. Attendance contest winner Nequasset with 97 points. Richmond Corner 73. Woolwich 70. others scored in the 60s and 20s.

Farm Bureau Bowdeinham Milton Given H. A. Rackley W. B. Donnell C. E. Heenie Emily Rideout Edith Rowe Hazel Denham Ruth Dodge Mildred. Given Montswear Alton C. Berry George Fred Rose Loring Small L. D. Rogers

Georgetown Social Roundup Highlights Visitors and Local News

Georgetown residents and visitors are listed with repeated mentions of trips to Bath Woolwich Portland and Westbrook. Notables include Thomas Hagan and son Earle Cunningham, Charles Lewis Five Islands Senator Carlton Woolwich and various Bath guests. Local activities note wood cutting motor trips and church events at First Baptist and Berean Baptist.

Thomas Hagan Earle Alex Cunningham Charles Lewis Five Islands Walter V. Cummings Bath Portland Arthur Farrar B. H. Woodside John Hunt Alonzo West Georgetown Woolwich Augusta Rowe Bath and Son Arthur Rowe New York Senator Carlton Ellsworth Loveitt William Mains Roland Harford W. A.'Todd Higgin’s Mountain H. G. Heald Martha Rich Bowen Charles Soule E. B. Billings Grace Hovey Ruth Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay Walter Powers Robinhood Henry Reynolds Alvah Edward Clarey Maude Thayer Westbrook Spitz T. N. Williams F. W. Hovey Edgecomb Christ First Baptist Church R. D. Coombs Friends In Town Hovey Berean Baptist Church Brunswick

Delegates elected to national congress by DAR chapter

Col. Dummer Sewall chapter of the D A R elected the regent Mrs. Ethel Willes and Miss Clara N Fogg as delegates to the national congress in Washington in April. Alternates include Mrs. Kendall and Miss Douglas among others. Delegates to the state conference in Rumford in March were named, with several alternates. An activities committee all day session with luncheon was noted, and Miss Ella J Douglas spoke on Washington, father of our country. Hostesses were Mrs. Leonard M. Lord and Mrs. Horace Morse.

Col. Dummer Sewall D.A.R Ethel Willes Clara N. Fogg Washington D. C E. P. Kendall Ella J. Douglas Edwin Mead John A. Morse Agnes Humphreys Fred Cary Maud Clark Gay E. Fred Albee Thomas F. Perkins Rumford Willes W. S. Given Clara N Fogg B. P. Kendall Harry Ring Lucy Kimball Winnie Durgin Margaret R. Foote Alice Shorey Jane Lemont Leonard Lord Charles C. Low Emily Rideout R. D. Purington Leonard M. Lord Horace Morse

Appraisers Named to Value Tug Pejepscot

Albert B. Hall and Edmund R. Norton of Portland are appointed by Judge John A. Peters to appraise the tug Pejepscot owned by Pejepscot Paper Co of Brunswick. The company seeks liquidation under civil suit damages of 20000 by George and Elliott Smith and Frank Falkins. The tug of 142 tons operates between Bath and Canadian ports towing pulpwood carriers.

Albert B. Hall Edmund R. Norton Portland Pejepscot Pejepscot Paper Co Brunswick John A. Peters United States District Court George and Elliott Smith Frank Falkins Bath Canadian

North School Closes for Winter Vacation in Westport

The Westport North School closed Friday for winter break. Nonabsent pupils include Dorothy Higgins Doris Higgins Ethel Higgins Bertha Jones and Horace Jones. Ethel Mae Colby and Ethel Higgins were also not absent in fall. Miss Bessie Greenblatt from Bath plans to reopen the North school for spring term. A successful box supper and social funded an organ purchase, pleasing parents and friends who praised student work.

North School Dorothy Higgins Doris Higgins Ethel Higgins Bertha Jones Horace Jones Ethel Mae Colby Bessie Greenblatt Bath

Barrymore Debuts Vitaphone in General Crack at Opera House

John Barrymore stars in General Crack a full talking film with singing in a tale of eighteenth century romance. The Vitaphone production directed by Alan Crosland for Warner Brothers features a dual personality hero from gypsy origins and royal blood along with Marian Nixon and an extensive supporting cast. The film is partly in vibrant technicolor.

John Barrymore Opera House Theatre Europe Barrymore Alan Crosland Warner Brothers Don Juan Marian Nixon Lowell Sherman Hobart Bosworth Armida Jacqueline Logan Otto Matteson Philippe de Lacy Andres de Segurola Douglas Gerrard William von Brinken Theodore Lodi Nick Thompson Curt Rayfield Walter Anthony Vitaphone George Preedy J. Grubb Alexander

Rod and Gun Club Elects Its Officers

Sagadahoc Rod and Gun association at its annual meeting elected Vernal Chase as president Edward Hunt as first vice president Edward Reed as second vice president Leigh Reed as secretary and treasurer Edward W Bridgham as counsel Dr W E Kershner as auditor Ellery E Whittemore Arthur H Price and George Parshley as directors An intensive drive for members is planned and an oyster supper is set for the first week in March at the next meeting.

Sagadahoc Rod & Gun Association Y.M.C.A Vernal Chase Edward Hunt Edward Reed Leigh Reed Edward W. Bridgham W. E. Kershner Ellery E. Whittemore Arthur H Price George Parshley

Queen Esther Lodge Hosts Reception for District Officers

Queen Esther Rebekah lodge held a reception after its Tuesday meeting in Odd Fellows hall for district deputy president Harriet Bunker and marshal Lois McKiever. Past Noble Grand Lillius Larrabee presented gifts, with music by Caroline Thompson and readings by several members. The group planned next week’s activities and noted upcoming Past Noble Grand’s Night on Feb. 18 with a coordinating committee.

Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Harriet Bunker Lois McKiever Odd Fellows Hall Bunker McKiever Lillius Larrabee Queen Esther Caroline Thompson Elizabeth McCabe Harriet Huggard Harriet Richardson Henry T. B. Leeman

Clifford Announces Candidacy for State Senate Seat

Hon. Charles W. Clifford of Bath plans to seek the Republican nomination for state senator in Sagadahoc County. A veteran Bath businessman and former city council member, he has served eight years on a state hospital trustees board and was Bath’s representative in the Maine House in 1927. Another candidate is Hon. Ellis L. Aldrich of Topsham, who served in the House in 1927-29.

Charles W. Clifford Can Sagadahoc Clifford State Hospital House of Representatives Bath Ellis L. Aldrich Topsham

Bremen's Maiden Voyage Spurs U S Link to German Line

A 1929 account recalls the Bremen first voyage to New York marking the rise of North German Lloyds vast transatlantic service. The ship boasted grand public rooms a 60 by 135 foot lounge a 300 person ballroom extensive winter garden and a night club on the sun deck guiding modern liner luxury.

A. Satkowski Bremen Lloydine New York America New York Harbor

Also Mentioned on This Page

Flora Shepard Dora Mariner Coun‘cil R.H Clarence Morrill Hazel Southard Mary Cass Jay Alexander Irene Trott Roland Alexander Howard Knight Frank Preble Charles Messenger Brunswick Grain Warehouse Joseph W. Larrabee Pasenger Station Bowdoin North Bowdoin West Bath Grangers Nequasset Bureau Richmond Corner Dummer Sewall Westport ROD and Gun Club Carters We Carter Queen Esther Lodge Chef A. Salkowski the Bath Times Office Joe Rey Fade Bath Independent Bath, Maine
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