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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1934

Page

2

Study of Japan by Cosmopolitan Current Events group

Cosmopolitan Current Events department began a study of Japan at a club house meeting after finishing Russia. The next meeting is slated for Wednesday Feb 21 at 2 30. Speakers cover Japan's population growth, expansion and international reactions including China, Russia, the United States and Holland.

Japan Russia Washington Frederick W. Humphreys Emma E. Walker Miss Walker China Siberia Pacific United States England Holland Manchuokuo Manchuria Fred R. E. Dean Faito Frostina E. Marston Miss Marston William L. Skelton Vladivostock Ncute Ures Skelton Charles R. Farnham Portland Minnie A. White David L. Wilson Philippines Hawaii Wilson Harry G. Deering Joseph I. Smith Mr. Abbott California Humphreys

Cosmopolitan club hears Norway talk by Bath pastor

Rev. Joseph O. Purdue gave an engaging Norway travel talk at the Cosmopolitan club February meeting in Bath. He shared boyhood tales, industries, and notable figures, aided by booklets and pictures. Mrs. Avery sang Norwegian songs as Miss Whittall accompanied, with 60 members present and bylaw changes expanding membership classes and granting voting rights to associate and life members.

Norway Joseph O. Purdue Winter Street Church Purdue Scandinavian Peninsula Bath Charles W. Avery G. Eunice Whittall Avery Bessie F. Greenblatt David S. Cogan Louis M. Silverman Charles R. Farnham William M. Adams Alice E. Norris Elizabeth B. Deering Roscoe P. McFadden Japan Cosmopolitan Players Eugene O'Neill Singinglubs

The Late Christopher Bean Shines in Bath Thespians Play

The Thespians stage Sidney Howard s three act comedy The Late Christopher Bean in 1934 Bath. Huse and Hill lead a strong cast with Miriam Kimball Abby the widow at center as Abby saves original Bean paintings and reveals her rightful ownership. The crowd applauded despite extreme cold and praised the ensemble for a lively production that became a local highlight.

Christopher Bean Abby Haggett’s Chris Bean Thespians Bath Chumbers Columbia Dr. Haggett H. Augustus Huse Huse Haggett Brenda Hill Miriam Kimball Atlantic Monthly Haggetts Bean Chris Rosen Maxwell Davenport Tallant Alberto Warren Cock Robin Roberta Manson Sophie S. Se Everjorié E. Furber Mari Aen Ada Y. Greenblatt Kenneth C. Trask Merton A. Dearing The George Baer Connard Boss

Winter Street Parish supper honors retiring Ladies' Aid president

About 200 attended the Winter Street church supper where Mrs. Charles E. Plaisted was honored as retiring Ladies' Aid president after six years. Dr. Langdon T. Snipe gave a talk on church music and history, and Mrs. Plaisted received a traveling bag presentation from Mrs. John A. Morse.

Winter Street Langdon T. Snipe Charles E. Plaisted Ladies’ Aid Plaisted John A. Morse Mrs. Plaisted Portland Eastland Joseph O. Purdue John N. Taylor Sarah Lermond A. J. Conti Clinton D. Wilson Carl Albee Arthur Crockett Langdon T Fred Foote Janette Smith Catherine Leonard Betty Rice Priscilla Colby Elizabeth Colby Lydia Atwood Marjorie Haskell Florence Robinson Ferralyn Roberts Florence Tait Bertha Lord Harriet Lord Ruth Dale Eleanor Erwin Mary McClure Kathleen Scott Arthur C. Lemont William R. Donnell Fred Emmons Allen M. Irish Jane Spinney Edward B. Smith John A. Lord J. Edward Drake Maxwell Powers Elwina Durgin Sylvester H. Rowland Charles. Nelson Arthur K. Purington Clifford Wilband Addison Pendleton Joseph Purdue Charles Blaisdell Horace Ward Harry L. Horne Allan Ramsay Les Camarades Musicaux Snipe Bath Old North High and Center Streets Albert H. Shaw Washington and Winter Streets Hayden

Hope Democrats Open To Sewall For Mayor Nomination

Arthur Sewall, Bath National Bank president and Ward 7 councilman, may become the Democratic mayoral candidate. The city committee favored Sewall after noting his municipal interest and finances expertise, despite his Republican enrollment. Sewall’s prominent Maine family includes banker father William D. Sewall and shipbuilder grandfather Arthur Sewall.

Arthur Sewall Bath National Bank Democratic City Committee John J. Mulcahy Charles C. Toothaker Henry M. Powers Sewall Harold P. Small Mr. Sewall Maine William D. Sewall A. Sewall & Co City Hospital Maine Central Railroad United States William Jennings Bryan Sumner Sewall

Message from Byrd Antarctic expedition travels to mother in half hour

Professor Earle B. Perkins of the Byrd Expedition sends a message home in about thirty minutes from Little America to his mother Mrs Edith Perkins of Oak Street. Messages reach him via Mackay Receiving Station New York and War Department War Amateurs in Washington. Perkins is Rutgers biology former, studying Antarctic microscopic aquatic life.

Little America Bath Earle B. Perkins Edith Perkins Oak Street

Republicans Name Ward Tickets At Their Caucuses

Upwards of 300 people braved cold to attend the Republican ward caucuses with various ward contests. Ward 1 saw Whittemore chosen unanimously for alderman. Ward 2 endorsed Youland. Ward 3 saw Emery defeat McCabe and Rodick defeat Nichols for second place. Ward 4 McFadden won aldermanic nomination. Ward 5 Donnell and Day led in nominations. Ward 6 and 7 reported renominations with no opposition in most races. Names of all nominees listed for council, wardens, clerks, and constables across seven wards. Presiding officer and attendance noted in Ward 1. continuation teased on page eight.

R. Frank Curtis Pleasant Street Howard White Chicago Mr. White Union Stock Yards 42Nd Halsted Usher John N. Taylor Ellery E. Whittemore Eugene A. Youland George M Louis Silverman Charles J. Donnell Stanley J. Bickle Harry L. Day Bickle J. Haviland Torrey Torrey Walter W. Smith Edwin R. Andrews Cedric A. Martin Horace B. Woodman William R. Donnell Harold E. Tobey Bessie E. Dickinson Charles A. Carr Charlotte F. Grace Albert L. Strout Perleston L. Pert William T. Donnell Arletta M. Yates Eva J. Lemont George F. Oliver Florence E. McClure Frances T. Clark Antoinette M. Teeling Malcolm C. Witham Fred E. Bragg Robert W. Donnell Joseph McDonough Chester C. Aterton Robert D. Green Charles E. Robbins

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Mid-West Metropolis Department OF Current Events Cosmo Club Independent New Davenport Memorial City Hall Hope Democrats Little America George M. Emery Roscoe Clinton McFadden Mark A. Jackson Earl P. Cahoon Thatcher B. Pinkham Walter P. Kingsbury Victor Pinkham Walter K. Morse Fred L. Brackley Harris T. Rodick Guy A. Nichols Raymond M. Haley Raymond C. Hart Philip R. Blaisdell Sidney A. McPherson
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