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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1939

Page

8

New Books Added to Patten Library Shelves

January additions at Patten Free Library include Autobiography and Biography titles such as A Child Under Sail by Elizabeth Linklater and A Puritan in Babylon by William Allen White. The list spans Drama and Poetry, Travel, Science, and General works with authors like Selden Rodman, Norah Lofts, A. E. W. Mason, and Frank M. Chapman among others.

Patten Patten Free Library Elizabeth Linklater Babylon William Allen White Calvin Coolidge America Burns Mantle Selden Rodman A. E. Housman Edwart Vincent Millay Elinor Wylie John Masefield Carl Sandberg Edwin Arlington Robinson Amy Lowell Maine Robert P. Tristram Coffin Colin Lowrie Norah Lofts Count Belisarius Robert Graves Max Brand Flint Spears Wil James Faith Baldwin R. C. Hutchinson Frank M. Chapman Barro Colorado Panama Canal Zone William Stephen Grooch South America China Ann Hark South Jonathan Daniels Maryland Gulf Virginia Carolinas Dyess Colony Arkansas Jacob Deschin William J. Kearton Joseph H. Keenan Frederick G. Keyes

Annual Silver Tea at Old Ladies Home

The Old Ladies Home hosts its annual Silver Tea and Valentine party Tuesday afternoon from three to five. Attendance is expected to be the largest in 15 years as 16 residents form a close knit community. Mrs. Sewall and Mrs. Newell oversee dining with several notable hosts and volunteers assisting in arrangements. C E Lamson, a 90 year old resident at Sebec Corner, is highlighted for his woodpile winters and garden summers.

Old Ladies Home William D. Sewall William S. Newell Allan Spear Fred R. E. Dean Fred H. Lord Owen J. Ledyard Fred H. Kimball Charles C. Low Wilber G. Cahill Henry C. Wright Langdon T. Snipe Charles H. Cahill Ibald N. Small Mass Davis Hatch Anna Trott Phillis Bowie Mary Watson Lydia C. Moses Agnes Humphreys Charlotte I. Meeker Sebec Corner C. E. Lamson

Social notes and town life in Phippsburg

Bout of visits and social events across Phippsburg Me include guests from Bath, Small Point and Camden. Notable items: Meadowbrook residents praise snow-clearing crews after storms. several families travel to Boston and Virginia. Bodwell grange degrees conferred on five. Tommy Morse’s 14th birthday party with skiing and skating. Clyde Pye’s surprise shower and Dec 17 wedding. local meetings and home improvements noted.

Winnegance Forms Athletic Club and Seeks Funds

The newly organized Winnegance Athletic club met at Harold Mott's home. Walter Rogers was named acting captain of the baseball team. The group aims to stage a minstrel show at the Community club to raise funds for uniforms, with weekly dues to be collected. Charter members include Harold Mott Edward Glidden Fred Glidden Harold Drake Reid Perkins Harry Knight Jr Earl Banks Willard Atwood Jr Arthur Williams Jr Bob Drake Walter Rogers Stanley Coffin Gordon Holbrook Everett Lewis.

Winnegance Athletic Club Harold Mott Walter Rogers Edward Glidden Fred Glidden Harold Drake Reid Perkins Harry Knight, Jr Earl Banks Willard Atwood, Jr Arthur Williams, Jr Bob Drake Stanley Coffin Gordon Holbrook Everett Lewis

Winneganse O G T club meeting notes and hosts

The O G T club met Tuesday with Mrs Leona Green and officers including Mrs Thelma Skillings Mrs uth Totman and Mrs Violet Deering. Skillings will entertain Tuesday evening. A Rockland area claim notes the Meadows old Green House and the Ran kin house once owned by General Knox with Daggett house at Blackingtons Corner cited as very old structures.

O. G. T. Club Leona Green Winnenee Thelma Skillings Uth Totman Violet Deering Skillings Herbert Morsey Rockland the Meadows

Popham Beach Residents See Tide Island Flooding and Visits

At Popham Beach Elisha Bridges and others visit or return home from Bath, Auburn, and Jonesport. The rough seas and last week’s blizzard washed out sand and bulkheads near Hathaway and Morse cottages, turning part of the area into an island during high tides. A library Valentine party for Sunday school pupils is planned with five cent admission and penny games.

Elisha Bridges Boston Arline Perkins Auburn Milliard Urquehart Sefiui Island Jonesport Ethel Osgood Fred Osgood Bath Elsie Shaw Southbridge Mass Hathaway Cottage Morse Cottage Lawrence Taylor Eugene W. Osgood Erma Huntley Debra Muriel Stanley Perkins Roland Bowie Eva Dobbin Karl Hentz Gilbert Head Theunday School Popham Clarence Perkins Virginia Norman Lewiston Philip Wyman Forrest Mae Schofield Wellesley Ida Lawrence Moore Chester West Bath Madelyn Bridges Dorothy Lermond Winneganee Bridges Miss Marion Marie Leonard Edwin F. Wharff Virginia Bennard Fred Haminston Susie Cirone Mary Dean Kenneth Elliot Shirley Morong Bobby Jerry J. Smith Pauline Moreng Lisbon Falls Shirley Moreng Barbara Luke East Boothbay

Westport Engagement Announced for Golden Francena Greenleaf

Westport couple Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Greenleaf of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter Golden Francena to Kenneth Parsons of Providence. No wedding date is set. Both families are well known in Westport. Summers residents for life.

Matthew Greenleaf Sanford Golden Francena Kenneth Parsons Providence R.I Westport Etta V. Lewis Ordway Lewis John Stacy Yarmouth Nellie Little Bath Memorial Hospital Amos Knight Mechanic Falls

Maine Savings Bank Real Estate Holdings Case Upheld

The Maine Law Court ruled that savings banks may acquire real estate in normal operations and must maintain it, denying the Employment Commission’s bid for extra wage contributions. The commission claimed $53 more on $2,944.76 in wages tied to the bank’s real estate, but the court held the law does not let savings banks operate as real estate corporations. The dispute arose from an agreed statement of facts in a claim by the Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission.

Maine Savings Bank of Portland Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission Maine Law Court Maine Charles P. Barnes Unemployment Compensation Commission Law Court

Swift & Company Introduces Employee Year Book

A new streamlined employee year book debuts for Swift & Company staff and the broader Swift organization, aiming at clear reports on income and expenses, wages, investments, and money sources. John Holmes outlines last year’s operations and future livestock outlook, noting vacations, long service, and pensions.

Swift & Company Swift L. W. Pratt John Holmes Holmes

Clergy Honor 25 Years Service for Dr David L Wilson

At Grace church parish house the Ministerial Association congratulated Dr David L Wilson on 25 years in the pulpit at Central Congregational church. A Brotherhood Week mass meeting is planned with Rev Jesse Kenderdine speaking on Revelation as a daring tract for desperate times.

Ministerial Association Grace Church David L. Wilson Central Congregational Church Wilson Joseph O. Purdue Louis A. Dole Charles M. Tubbs Ewart Edmund Turner Open Forum Boston Berlin Germany Jesse Kenderdine Beacon Street Methodist Church Charles Sims Charles M.bbs Cassius C Whidden C. F. Bowles

Battery to Move Into New Quarters

Battery H 240th C A will not relocate from Sagadahock block until late February as rent covers through March 1. Work on the new armory nears completion with lighting changes planned to permit adjustable angles for the rifle range. The facility will正式开幕 with a grand military ball on February 21 hosted by the Junior Hospital League.

240Th C. A Sagadahock Block Junior Hospital League

Boy Scout Troop 55 Elects Its Officers

At a regular meeting of Troop 55 Harry Fullerton was elected junior assistant scout master and Guy Coolin senior patrol leader. John Shepard became Moose patrol leader with James Chambers as assistant. Forrest Cunningham led Flying Eagle Patrol and Lawrence Matter as assistant.

Harry Fullerton Guy Coolin John Shepard Moose Patrol James Chambers Forrest Cunningham Lawrence Matter

Parker Head Community Notes and Social Roster

Local district reports social calls and visits in Parker Head East Boston, including Blaisdell, Farnham, Darling and Campbell households. Ice harvest misfortunes affect Libby and Darling. sewing club, birthdays, bake sale plans, and a Valentine party are announced.

Personal Notes from Portland and Nearby Towns

Mrs. Clarence Sanborn of Portland visits her mother Mrs. Scott Golder on Winship Street. Caroline Rice arrives from Fryeburg to visit grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Rice of Turner Court. Lula Herbert and Everett Lemont of Upper High Street spend Sunday in Dixfield with Mrs. Herbert's relatives Mr. and Mrs. Olie Payne. Melvin Comeau and Mrs. Comeau relocate to the Doyles’ Brunswick Road home for a month while the Doyles vacation in Florida. Frank Shaw of Needham Mass visits Mr. and Mrs. Horace Morse on Oak Street and Mrs. LeRoy Lord on Washington Street. Dominique Tardif is homebound on Pine Street with a broken ankle from skiing. cast applied and cared for by her mother Mrs. Mary Minihane of Lewiston. Social Eight attends the showing of Kentucky at the Opera House then to Colonial cafe for lunch. next meeting with Mrs. Albert Darrah on Court Street. St Mary’s Guild of Grace Church met at the parish house. baby blankets finished for the Diocesan supply closet and dresses worked on for an Easter box for the House of the Good Shepherd. Miss Dorothy Milliken donated a knit baby robe for the guild. Reports covered the Men’s Club supper and card party. Mrs. Walter M. Hill, president, appointed the Men’s Club supper committee for February 16: Mrs. Double chairman, with Miss Anna Trott, Miss Dorothy Milliken, Mrs. Wilmer Voorhees, Mrs. Thomas Aikenhead and Mrs. A. Farley Mayo.

Lynette Caverly Laconia N. H Géza Campbell Morse Farm Harry Lester Frank Higgins Billy Bath Howard S. Bowker J. Beadford Sprague Small Point Annie Bowker Donald Hart Eleanor Brown James L. Morse Meadowbrook William Heal Bath Memorial Hospital Eugene Perkins Roscoe Perkins William Blaisdell Leslie Dyer Tommy Morse Gilmore Home Ralph E. Wright Sherman Campbell Bay Point Hazel Feero Lisbon High School Cunard Carinthia England Boston Portland Leah Bowie Gardiner Rogers Robert Boudreau Sebasco Carl and Everett Wallace Richard Young Herbert Scott Bodwell Grange Amy Jones Dwinal Cornish Clyde Pye Clara Hill Isaphene Dolloff Tommy Daniel Doyle Mary Grindell Nellie Katherine Tracy Howard Bowker Maurice Pashard Stonybrook Dromore Farm Bureau Dromore Grange Hall Mary Wright Bodwell Grange Hall Charles R. Sims Elm Street Baptist Church Martin Eaton Belle Lowell Pye Hazen Hilton Melvin Pratt Shirley Pratt Anna Perkins John Rogers Adella Gilman Arlene York Charles Huff Thelma Carl McIntire Charles Pye William Blaigdell Maurice Pye Raymond Pye Clifford Pye Louise Hodgkins Angie Mank Parker Head Clarence Blaisdell Ruth Blaisdell Dean Farnham Allan Eugene Ray Campbell J. A. Darling Walter Darling John Libby, Jr Popham Leslie Darling Ladies’ Sewing Club Lewis Lowell Jennie Hallett Woolwich Frances Schreiter Cathance William Hallett John Perkins Eugene Harrington John Libby Togus Alice Rollins Walter Cushing Annie Harrington Alice Lowell William Cushing Rollins Helen Cushing Burleigh Williams Winneganee Harry Mank, Jr Damariscotta Legion Bill Libby Elsie Sargent Clarence Wallace Ted Bernard Wyman North Berwick Galen Daley Frances Morong Cambridge Mass Margaret and Jerry Marks Jessie Beatrice Denningham Wilma Hodgkins Dot Emma Julia Logan Betty Virginia Irving Harrington Phippsburg Center Fred Libby John Kreidler Jean Hamel Eleanor Thomas Clarence Sanborn Virginia Golder Scott M. Golder Winship Street Caroline Rice Wilfred Rice Fryeburg Carleton Rice Turner Court Lula Herbert Everett G. Lemont Upper High Street Dixfield Melvin Comeau Charles B. Doyle Brunswick Road Doyle Florida Frank Shaw Needham Popham Beach Horace G. Morse Oak Street LeRoy Lord Upper Washington Street Dominique Tardif Pine Street Mary Minihane Lewiston Daniel Williams St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church House of the Good Shepherd Dorothy Milliken Wittiam JH Edward W. Bridgham Walter M. Hill

Public Interest in Science Grows at New York Museum

The New York Museum of Science and Industry reports a surge in public interest with 11 755 lectures in the past year and attendance near half a million. March had the highest visitation, and 62 895 New York City pupils were admitted free under a educational program with WPA staff and free subway transport.

New York Museum of Science and Industry Rockefeller Center Robert P. Shaw Bath Frank B. Jewett American Tel. & Tel. Co Bell Telephone Laboratories Polaroid New York City Board of Education WPA Eighth Avenue Line

Commercial Market Opens in New Front Street quarters

The Commercial Market resumed business in its new quarters at 124 Front Street after Jan 15. Proprietor Morris H Cohen, an established grocer for 20 years, offers modern fixtures and standard brands. The store features a glass front refrigeration box, refrigerated display cases for Swift meats, Libby Dole and Baxter canned goods, and segregated departments including cookies crackers vegetables and fancy fruits. Delivery service continues.

Front Street Johnson Bros. Hardware Morris H. Cohen Swift & Co Libby, Dole Baxter

Auto Fatalities Show Increase Across Maine Roads

The article notes more auto fatalities in January with details on drivers, passengers, and highway safety concerns. It urges careful driving and safe pedestrian behavior, highlighting responsibility of citizens to improve road safety. The piece closes with a social note about Mrs. George Grace hosting a card evening for several guests.

Maine Highway Safety Division

Bay Point Social Notes Record Village Visitations

Lewisa Howard visited Bath Morriay and Percy McQuilvery of Five Islands called on Elson Field at Cedar Cove this week. Mrs Walter Gordon of Roslindale Massachusetts is seriously ill for six weeks. Everett Stevens of Georgetown called on Bay Point. John R Blackie and W O Clark visited friends. Clark narrowly escaped a truck accident. Burton Radley helped repair a broken chain. The Entier family plans to return from the Bahamas around mid April. Mrs Florence Burns of Bay Point received a 34th birthday shower with gifts and cake at Mildred Pottle’s home in Bath.

Lewisa Howard Bath Morriay Percy McQilvery Five Islands Elson Field Cedar Cove Walter Gordon Roslindale Mass Gordon Everett Stevens Georgetown Bay Point John R. Blackie Friends W. O. Clark Damariscotta Clark Burton Radley Earl Hentz Edna M. Coolidge Adams Miss Howard Howard Avenue Maurice Burns Perlie Chandler Bath Stephen Etnier Gibert Head Ellison Moody Bahamas Maine Katherine Freddie Chandler Popham Perlie F. Wright Phippsburg Sherman Campbell Florence Burns Mildred Pottle Russell Street Horace W. Pottle Myrtle Simpson Dorothy Yates This City Perley Chandler Herman Spinney Lois and Katherine Burns Albert Ginn Bucksport Blake Francis Pottle

Luncheon of Second District Republicans at White Hall

Members of the Second Congressional District and Sagadahoc County Republican committees met at White Hall in Augusta for a luncheon hosted by Senator and Mrs. Sumner Sewall. Attendees included numerous spouses and local officials from Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Woolwich and Bath, with remarks on the local political situation.

Sagadahoc County Sumner Sewall White Hall Washington and Edward Streets Sewall Augusta Senate James S. McFarland Arrowsie Florence Merriman Bowdoin William S. Given Bowdoinham Winfield W. Morse Phippsburg Doris Brown Richmond Hiram W. Totman Topsham John L. Jack Edwin W. Haggett West Bath John C. Gilmore Woolwich Bath Henry W. Butler James A. Bimson Fred R. E. Dean Janet S. Murphy Fred W. Quimby Arthur K Purington Edmund A. Rothwell Arthur Sewall

Birthday tribute to Mrs Mildred Litsis of Washington

Columnist Riley celebrates Mrs Mildred Litsis born in Gardiner Maine longtime Washington resident of 20 years. He notes her as a capable clerk and devoted mother while highlighting her duties at the Quartermaster General Office and her family ties including a son who biked from Washington to Pittston last summer.

Washington D. C Sunday Herald Mildred Litsis Mildred Sparrow George Sparrow Pittston Riley Litsis Connecticut Maine New England Quartermaster General

Young Skater Robert Allen Holds Early Birthday Exhibition

The Riverside Skating Club in Skowhegan hosted a party for two year old Robert Eugene Allen son of Mr and Mrs Frank Allen Jr. He skated at the roller rink just four weeks after taking up the sport and performed an exhibition a day before his birthday.

Robert Eugene Allen Frank Allen, Jr Riverside Skating Club Skowhegan

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Prisbie Whicher Emily Dickinson Annapolis Kendall Banning Naval Academy Navy Marine Corps Johann Burkhard Menchen H. L. Menchen G. K. Chesterton Canada May Lamberton Becker OLD Ladies’ Home Winnegance Jennie Cromwell Clara Wright BOY Scout Troop 5 Charles W. Avery Seth Mullin Parker Kentucky Opera House Colonial Cafe Albert Darrah Court Street Nippy Guerrette Ervin Burnham Flora Thayer Albert Pinkham George Melzard George Darrah New Quarters Johnson Brothers George Grace High Street Lissa Dearborn J. Leslie Coombs Elwina Durgin Jane Goodman
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