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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1922

Page

6

Winnegance Club Holds February Meeting And Pitch Tourney

The Winnegance senior club met with about 30 members as the second round of the weekly pitch tournament took place. A dinner for the Christmas hunt losers was approved. Reports noted progress on a minstrel show for March and a state traveling library for the clubhouse. Individual and team scores from the tournament were recorded and local notices included hospital updates and community event plans.

Winnegance Sen The Cay Winfield Morse Earl Morse Arthur Brown Frank Allegrin Joseph Tk. McCutcheon Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Albert Morse Frank Terry Omar Perry Robert P. Manson Augustus Small Almon R. Perry Walter Morse Charles Rogers Percy— Morse Winfield W Morse Zina M. Eaton Olney Perry Lloyd Rogers John G. Morse Harry Webber Hayden Conant Edgar Oliver Frank Perry Harry (. Webber Percy Morse Olney C. Perry Charles EB. Heavitt, Jr Harry C. Webber Almens R. Perry Hayden, Conant Joseph B. McCutcheon Winfielkl W. Morse Olney & Perry

Obituary of John Orr Porter 60 North Bath resident

John Orr Porter of North Bath died Tuesday evening after a short pneumonia illness. Born in Scotland he moved to Bath 15 months ago and bought the Ingalls farm. He spent 12 years in the provision trade in St. John New Brunswick and 2 years in Westwood Massachusetts prior to Bath. Survived by wife two sons and six daughters including Mrs. W R Alexander Westwood Mass Mrs A P Wright Providence Beatrice Georgina Jean Alice Charles and William. Funeral will be announced.

John Orr Porter North Bath Scotland Bath Ingalls St. John N. B Westwood Mass W. RR. Alexander

Mendelssohn Club Delights Members With Supper

Mendelssohn club held a winter session at Oak Street Parish House with a rehearsal followed by a chicken salad repast. Plans were announced for the Chapman concert at Wesley church on March 10 under club auspices, with an arrangements committee named including Daley Drake Gordon Dunbar Plant Legro Harris Oliver Thompson Hunt Nichols Colby Farnham Oliver and Nichols.

Mendelssohn Club Oak Street Mildred Nichols Roy Colby Charles R. Farnham Luther Thompson Charles L. Oliver Chapman Wesley Church

Early Potato Growing in Scotland

A brief note traces potato cultivation in Scotland from private gardens in the early 1700s to scarce field planting before 1735. It cites a 1697 Scots writer on husbandry who first urged systematic cultivation of the crop.

Scotland

Invincibles Triumph Over Winnegance In Bridgehall Clash

Capt Stan Kingsbury and the Invincibles outplayed Winnegance 44 to 20 at Bridgehall. Kingsbury’s spectacular basket and a stifling defense capped a rough but clean game led by Marsh Haraden replacing Marks.

Stan Kingsbury Invincibles Bridgehall Winnegance Marsh Haraden Marks Charlie Merry Capt Haraden Winne

Law on Political Advertisements with Responsible Signatures

A law requiring political advertisements to display the name and address of the responsible organization officer or person. Violations carry a misdemeanor with fine up to one hundred dollars or up to thirty days imprisonment. Editorials and nonpolitical content are exempt. candidates advertising their own campaigns are exempt.

Morse High Seniors Present The Private Tutor Play

Morse high seniors will stage The Private Tutor in the assembly hall Friday at 7 80 with dancing afterward. Rachel Webster and Mrs C D Wilson coached the performers. Cast includes Mr Spencer George Acheson Mrs Spencer Carolyn Stackpole Dorothy Spencer Aillian Miller Fred Spencer George Moses Mr Carother George McFadden Hans Jack Dougherty Elsie Lake Richard Edward True.

Morse High Assembly Hall Rachel Webster C. D. Wison Spencer George Acheson Carolyn Stackpole Dorothy Spencer Aillian Miller Fred Spencer George Moses Mr Carother George McFadden Hans Jack Dougherty Paths Ossupe Ecs Ais Dante Ey Eo Hlgste Elsie Lake Richard Edward True

Income Tax Facts For The Puzzled Prompts Clarity

The Bureau of Internal Revenue releases the first 1922 installment in a series explaining the 1921 revenue act. It outlines who must file, filing deadlines, exemptions, and surtax rates, with guidance on forms 1040A and 1040 and where to obtain them.

Bureau Internal Revenue Collector of Internal Revenue Revenue United States

Device Helps Birds Rest at Lighthouse Beams

Naturalists find fixed perches around lighthouse beacons invite birds to rest just below the strongest beams. In Holland these perches are now used with gratifying success, reducing bird hazard near the light.

Holland

Tax rules for net income and exemptions described

The article explains 1921 tax calculations for a married man without dependents. It notes a $1,000 personal exemption for single or married not living with spouse, and a $1,000 exemption for non resident aliens. It also outlines four percent tax on up to $4,000 over exemptions and eight percent on the remainder, with residents and aliens treated by source of income.

United States

Legion Notes Reflect American Legion News From Old Post

Readable items include Henry Hustenden the German farmer in Manorville who cannot read and fights wartime papers, notes on Warren G Harding lookalike Lawrence Leedy at Bellevue, 48 Legion posts in a week led Missouri Illinois Wisconsin top counts, and various posts reacting to politics alcohol bills and aid to veterans. Also mentions volunteers aiding a fire victim in Los Angeles and a Navy notation policy dispute, with Atlantic City urged as national convention site.

American Legion Legion Henry Hustenden Manorville L. L Chateau Chierry Hustenden Warren Gamaliel Harding United States New York Lawrence Leedy Bellevue Hospital Missouri Illinois Wisconsin C. E. Swazey Marion Harding Syracuse N. Y Vinton Auxiliary American Legion Post Municipal Employment Bureau New York City Rufus Bethea Birmingham Ala Stephen F. Tillman Washington, D. C Rainier Navy Department Roosevelt American Legion of New York Carbondale Los Angeles Amon A. Fries Chemical Warfare Service William F. Deegan American Legion of Atlantic City N. J National Convention of the American Legion

Altitude Climb Suppresses Lumbar Curve in Mountain Ascent

Experiments by Mosso show high altitude can flatten the lumbar spine, making climbers shorter than in valleys. Monte Rosa rises to 15,215 feet, the Alps’ second tallest peak, and the shortening is partly due to climbing exertion.

Mosso Monte Rosa Alps

Button Factory Brings New Life to Waldoboro Town

Waldoboro revels in a revived industry as the Paragon Button Co takes over the old factory. About 150 workers are employed, with hundreds of tons of shells used daily to produce shirts and other buttons. The enterprise purchases multiple town buildings and draws many families, lifting business prospects since the war.

Waldoboro Rockland Courier-Gazette Hadley H. Kuhn Medomak National Bank Paul F. Dusha New York Mr. Dusha Paragon Button Corporation Dusha Housing Corporation Holub and Dusha Co Paragon Button Co Lincoln County Ee Ae Ae

Man Returned to Worcester Hospital for Mental Care

George O Stewart a veteran of the late war was taken back to Worcester hospital under escort after escaping from the Ware state hospital. He had been gassed and became a dope addict, causing trouble in Maine and Bath. Assisted by American Legion and Red Cross, he disposed of donated goods for cash and rented furnishings for his wife and baby before being sent back to hospital.

George O. Stewart Ware Mass State Hospital Harry, L. Thompson Stewart Worcester Hospital Maine American Legion Red Crosx Bath City Hall Massachusetts Department of Mental Diseases Russell Overseers of the Poor Boston

Merrill and Thompson Win at Whist

A. S. Merrill and F. H. Thompson won the weekly whist event at the Colonial on Tuesday. In second place were H. W. Owen Jr and M. Fuller Jr. Twelve pairs played 35 deals. notable results included Merrill Thompson posting the big kill score, giving them 16 for the series and leading the overall list.

A. S. Merrill F. H. Thompson H. W. Owen, Jr F M. Fuller, Jr Co Waoulbines Merrill—Thompson Fuller—Owen Bonney—Work Haggett H. Thompson Scott—Wilson Merrill and Thompson

Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Robinson in Dorchester Center

Invitations go out for the Golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Robinson to be celebrated Feb 15 at their home 1085 Washington Street Dorchester Center Massachusetts. Reception from 3 to 9. Mr. Robinson a Bathman once worked for the late W J D Robinson in a mill on Union Wharf now part of Bath Iron Works Ltd. He later owned the Mill Pond Ice Co. and left Bath in the 1880s.

James H. Robinson Washington Street Dorchester Center Mass Robinson WJ. D. Robinson Union Wharf Bath Iron Works, Ltd Mill Pond Ice Co Gol. J. Frank Hayden Bath Robinson’s Lane Middle Street

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