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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1941

Page

2

Republican group proposes names for ward caucuses

A Republican group met at Alderman Donati N. Small's home to nominate candidates for ward caucuses on Feb 14. The list includes Aldermen and councilmen candidates for wards 1 through 7, with multiple names per ward.

Republican Group Donati N. Small Ellery E. Whittemore J. Frank Hunt Foster Pratt Charles A. Coombs, Jr Charles A. Shepard Charles F. Rush Walter C. Rogers Jesse W. Allen Ernest Kingsbury Walter F. Day Arthur Sprague John Leonard Stanley E. Wallace Chester Clements George M. Emery Gardiner D. Rogers Harris T. Redick Edgar D. Leavitt Elbridge Webber James Comeau Gerald Atkinson Harold W. Child Arthur W. Gediman Charles E. Parks, Jr John E. Hart Forrest C. Legard Bernard McCausland Harold J. Carter E. Emma Leonard Joseph R. Melrose Philip Oliver William W. Oliver Harold H. Harrington John Howe Waldo Weston David D. Tabor William H. Daley Charles L. Haggett Lloyd L. Steeves Frederick E. Drake

January Bridge Traffic Up From 1939

January 1940 bridge data show a rise in both cash cars and cash passengers versus January 1939. Receipts total 5 101 70 with a gain of 504 65. Cash cars 5 194 versus 5 23 and passengers 12 401 versus 11 728.

Central Church League Hosts Card Party Plans

Mrs Perry L Thompson and Mrs Arthur W King hosted Central Church League in the parish house with 16 members. They planned a Feb 12 card party for league members and friends and asked attendees to bring wool and warm clothing for Finnish Relief. Rockland Ice Co reports low water halting ice house filling, requiring truck haul, channel unloading and sluicing ice.

Perry L. Thompson Arthur W. King Central Church League League

Solar Lodge Masons Plan Ladies Night Entertainment

Solar lodge F and A M will host Ladies Night at the Masonic Temple on Saturday. Finnish 4 H Club Jolly Toilers from Thomaston will perform folk songs and dances in blue white red costumes, with Ernest Haskell and Miss Alice Jewett also featuring. The event includes a magician, xylophone and band entertainment, refreshments, and dancing beginning at 8:15. Tickets via Solar lodge members.

Solar Lodge A. M Masonic Temple Jolly Toilers Thomaston Portland City Hall Capitol Room Augusta House Elaine Risteen Eleanor Nelson Dorothy Johnson Helen Johnson Ellen Stein Sylvia Korpinen Edna Tauta Arline Nelson Muriel Hennan Albert Harjula Lewis Tabbutt William H. Daley Ernest Haskell Augusta Maine Haskell Joseph Avery Myr Avery Sea Girt N. J Alice Howan Bria” Jewett RKO Jewett Reginald Stacy Avery Yesternyear Ladies’ Might Wiliam H. Daley Edwin H. P. Lowell Cecil L. Fullerton

Marriage Intentions Filed in Greenfield Center Area

Marriage intentions were filed on Monday by Otto Vomyaska of Greenfield Center New York son of Mr and Mrs William Vomyaska and Dorothy Wright of this city. Also filed by Earle H Bickmore of Washington Street and Miss Madeline E Maddocks of Portland daughter of Elden B Maddocks.

Otto Vomyaska Greenfield Center N. Y William Vomyaska New York Dorothy Wright This City William A. Hill Middle Street Earle H. Bickmore Washington Street Harry P. Bickmore Rockland Madeline E. Maddocks Portland Elden B. Maddocks North Searsmont

Tourists Seek Fresh Milk From Rural Maine Family

A Boston Christian Science Monitor note recalls a Maine housewife explaining to visiting tourists that they live far from town and the milkman hasn’t arrived, so they cannot offer milk at that moment.

Christian Science Monitor Boston Maine Kently

Bath names sponsorship committee for new hospital service

Miss Helen V. Downing announces a Bath Memorial Hospital sponsorship panel for enrolling members in the Associated Hospital Service of Maine. Mayor Arthur Sewall and trustees plus business leaders, club officers, teachers, ministers, and hospital staff form the committee to promote enrollment and link service with employers and employees.

Associated Hospital Service of Maine Helen V. Downing Bath Memorial Hospital Hospital Board of Trustees Arthur Sewall Baer Connard Miriam Kimball Ralph G. Stetson Henry C. Wright Edwin R. Andrews Nightingale Club Albert S. Owen American Legion Committee John Parker Lewis E. Prentiss Grant's Arthur H. Price Congress Shirt Co Roy Putney Senter's Charles T. Small, Jr Rotary Club David P. Surette L. E. Thebeau Bath Iron Works Rowen Torrey Torrey Roller Bushing Works Francis A. Winchenbagh Bath Hospital Bath Associated Hospital Service Miss Downing Downing Associated Hospital Times

Survey of Kennebec River to assess widening options

Eleven Army engineers continue a Kennebec river survey from Seguin Light to Merrymeeting Bay to evaluate channel widening and obstacle removal for safer navigation. The study should extend into summer with Capt. Fred L. Dunton recovering from a leg fracture after a Bald Head fall.

Kennebec Seguin Light Merrymeeting Bay Army Fred L. Dunton Bald Head Arrowsic Dunton York Street Albert Whitiker Malcasion U. S. Army Engineers’ Office Boston Robert Chapin Bath Iron Works Corp Kennebec River Bath Ocean

Morse High to be featured on Sunday radio broadcast

Morse High School will be highlighted on the Maine Schools on the Air program Sunday at 3 39 PM on the Yankee network via WCSH Portland. Harrison C Lyseth state education official leads the event with Health and Physical Education as the theme.

Morse High School Maine Yankee WCSH Portland Harrison C. Lyseth State Department of Education Glee Club

Judge Ames Honored on Birthday by Bowdoinham Citizens

Judge James H. Ames longtime Bowdoinham church official and local businessman was given an easy chair on his 75th birthday. Born February 26 1865 in Palermo he moved to Bowdoinham in 1900 and has served as Sunday school superintendent since age 18. He has led a busy life across 38 states and across the continent ten times, with political runs for governor and a family devoted to church and community life.

James H. Ames Bowdoinham Methodist Church Judge Ames Main Street Palermo Unity Bowdeinham Prohibition Party Pacific Grove Calif James-Ames Ames Nettie Dodge China James C. Ames Mountain View John Sawyer York Jessie Ames Harvey Ames Watertown Mass Forrest Wall Harbor J. Wallace Ames Union William T. Haines Percival Baxter Ralph O. Brewster Louis J. Brann

Women Make Money Fishing for Smelts on Sasanoa River

Several women in Woolwich including Mrs. Myers Reed and daughters Beatrice Adams and Mrs. Thomas Murphy fish smelt through ice on Sasanoa River. Fluctuating catches show how unpredictable the season has been as it nears conclusion with a likely shift of camps this weekend.

Sasanoa River Myers Reed Woolwich Beatrice Adams Thomas Murphy Carrie Cleaves Everett Rice Reed Boston

Hillgrove and Haggett Tie May 191X in Bath Church

William E. Hillgrove of Parrsboro marries Mrs. Jane Woods Haggett R N of Bath at St Marys Church with Rev. Timothy C Maney presiding. Attendants were Joseph A Wilson and Mrs Vivian Brown. The couple plan to reside at 409 Dummer Street Bath.

William E. Hillgrove Parrsboro N. S Jane Woods Haggett R.N Bath St. Mary’s Church Timothy C. Maney Joseph A. Wilson Vivian Brown Robert Annie McDonald Hillgrove Capt Charles Woods Hillgrove Bath City Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association St. Barnabas Guild For Eric B. Haggett Dummer Street

Local Kras Fire Side club hosts travel night by Earl Kimble

Earl C Kimble presented color slides of the New York World Fair Moosehead Lake the White Mountains Gettysburg Washington D C Illinois and other sites at Winter Street Fireside club Sunday evening. Donald McKellar appointed Miss Dorothy Patchell and Miss Betty Swanton to lead next week's meeting. Refreshments will be served by several members.

Earl C. Kimble Moosehead Lake White Mountains Gettysburg Washington D C Illinois Winter Street

Classified Rates Reminder for Advertisers

A rate notice states 25 words cost 35 cents for the first insertion and 20 cents for each subsequent insertion. Copy must reach the office by noon on Wednesdays.

Farm for Sale Near Bath in Richmond Maine

Farm for sale about 100 miles from Bath with barn, house, and land for all farm produce located at door to summer visitors. Abundant hard and soft wood. Ideal for a hands on owner. Box 22 Richmond Maine. 2 8 11. Also listing service available by Fred B Reed Co manager Stanley B Wallace 93 Front Street Bath Tel 514 W 12 30 tf.

Bath Richmond Maine Fred B. Reed Co Stanley BE. Wallace Front Street

Willard McLean Hosts Wesley Sorority at Home

Mrs Willard McLean entertained Wesley Sorority Tuesday evening at 53 Granite Street with Mrs Lile M Niles assisting. The group planned a parish supper with the Ladies Aid on February 21 in the vestry. A social hour and refreshments followed the meeting.

Willard McLean Wesley Sorority Granite Street Lile M. Niles Ladies’ Aid

Weekend visitors and local notices from Melrose and surrounding towns

Harold Adams and Walton Adams visited their mother Mrs. Ella Adams in Melrose. Callers Sunday included James Abrams and family of Hallowell, Clyde Starbird of Lisbon Falls, and Irving Clough of Hallowell. Other guests included John Curtis family of Bridgton with Norman Curtis. Town schools close for vacation. Oscar Douglass and daughter Phyllis of Lewiston spent the weekend at their Douglas road cottage. Russell Higgins is ill. Mrs. Clifford Starbird and son visited in Lisbon Falls with Mrs. Clifford Bickford. Ernest Carr and son Maynard hosted visits by Archie Ayer. Calvin Stewart and daughter stayed overnight with Ernest Carr family.

Clara Fogg Ethel Willes Hulda Powers Cathance Lena Hackett Lottie Purington Jane Browne Prudence Hamilton Myrtie Cutler Nellie Cornish Elva Curtis Cora Denham Leland Benner Lewis Lucy C. B. Randall St. Petersburg Fla Randall Humphrey Mabel Bickford Topsham James H. Ames Parker Hennessey Kennebec Lodge K. of P Percy C. Pratt Walter Colbath Stanley Ayer Freeport Pythian Harry Porter Yarmouth Maine Harold Elder Records and Seal Elder Pythian Sisters George Hamilton Clare Fogg Charles Hackett George Cutler Elmer Powers Emma Ferguson Cleveland Curtis R. D. Purington William Willes Coombs Jessie Ames Roger Robinson Bowdoinham Ridge Scholars Roberta McCarthy K. of P. Hall Katherine Mulligan James Ames Hearts Karl Hatch Wilfred Jones Irene Babb Florence Jensen Merryworkers Ralph McEwen Thelma Maloon Merrymeeting Grange Women's Farm Bureau Grange Hall Sylvia Tardy Irving Prindall Georgie Fides Avery Fides University of Maine Elmer Rogers Sewall Rogers Bath William Hardie B. R. Temple Richmond Corner Civil Service Eva Libby Harold Adams Melrose Mass Walton Adams Gorham N. H Ella Adams L. C Norman Curtis Oscar Douglass Phyllis Lewiston Douglass Road Russell Higgins Herbert Higgins Clifford Starbird Lisbon Falls Clifford Bickford Ernest Carr Maynard Archie Ayer Calvin Stewart Stewart

Albert Desmond Leads High School League Scorers

Albert Desmond leads the YMCA high school basketball scorers with 176 points noted, followed by James Voorhees with 69 and Harry Fullerton with 65 as the season’s top point totals are listed. The full 20-point-or-more list includes A Desmond B Wright C Pulton K Fleming M McDonald B Perry and others. Mrs. Sumner Sewall died Tuesday in Boston.

Albert Desmond James Voorhees Harry Fullerton A. Desmond Voorhees H. Fullerton B. Wright C. Pulton K. Fleming

Elimination Series Set toChoose Bath Team for State Tourney

At a Y M C A Church League meeting the Bath committee voted to stage an elimination series among five teams to pick Bath's second representative alongside St Mary's in the state tournament on Feb 24. Grace meets Central at seven, Beacon faces Phalanx at eight, Elm has a bye. St Mary's and Phalanx had placed high earlier.

Y. M. C. A. Church Basketball League Bath St. Mary's Champs Grace Central Beacon Phalanx Elm

Bowdoinham Farmers Seek Electric Line Plan

At the request of Neil S. Bishop Bowdoinham farmers near River Road will meet at the Grange hall Thursday evening February 8 at 8 o'clock. Harry Bickford of Central Maine Power Co will discuss the situation and a plan to install a line. Lines may be possible with at least 20 dollars of service per mile and farmer groups can request similar assistance. Mrs Ralph W Bragg is visiting relatives in Portland.

Neil S. Bishop Bowdoinham River Road Harry Bickford Central Maine Power Co

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Senter'’s, Inc Greece Big Women Ares Srershoes Gils gKate Rockland Ice Co Solar Lodge Masons Morse Haggett Bride Parrsboro, N. S Fireside Club The Strand Empire Portland, Maine Prices (Tax Inc Strand Call Empire Call White Cross Cogswell Child’s Maple Felephone A. D. Stetson & Son Bowdoin St. Mary’s Y.M.C.A Bowdoinham Farmers Ralph W. Bragg North Street Walter Wallace Loretta Young Ec Yatta Lloyd Nolan Jean Rogers William Boyd Hopalong Cassidy Santa FE Marshall Philo Vance
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