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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1932

Page

5

Richmond Richmond Area Residents Share Weekend Notices

Richmond and Augusta residents visited and attended church events while local committees reviewed town warrant items. The Damariscotta American Legion degree team initiated many at Emerson Lane post with oyster stew, and the town considered secret-ballot reforms and budget controls ahead of the next town meeting.

Ruth Curran Augusta Rute Curtis Gardiner Melvina Leavitt Merle Laura Frances Swett Damariscotta Post American Legion Emerson Lane Post Donald Mosher Donald White Aid of The Baptist Church Susan Meserve Chestnut Street Eva Knight Edna Lane Dwight Lord George Wren Patteron N. J Annie Stiles Grace Clark Christian Endeavor California Phyllis Stuber Bliss Lawrence Rockland Mass Olive King Boston Elmer King John Wallace Newburyport Hollis Trott Beedle Road Elizabeth Small Board of Selectmen J. W. Randlette C. H. F)yant H. E. Haudlette H. E. Alexander Eben Baker C. W. Messenger C. E. Seckins R. P. Stewart C. H. Curtis B. R. Temple G. M. Dennett W. A. Bibber Orren True Jane Harward Detroit Mich Frederick Harvard Mt. Carmel Star Club Amy Bradley Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Lincoln Warren Peacock T. H. Finnigan Portland Richmond Vanessa Beedle Bertelle Skinner Marshall Powers Topsham Richmond Corner Gwendolyn Tarr Irene Millay Gardiner Hospital Richmond Lions Legion Hall Lion Harold N. Libby

South End P T A Hosts Meeting With Notables

South End P T A met in Washington street rooms with 14 members as Mrs Haven Sawyer of Bangor and Mrs Seth S Mullin of Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers attended as guests. The group voted to place the Child Welfare Magazine in Winnegance Mitchell and South Street schools and displayed a George Washington picture in Winnegance.

Haven Sawyer Bangor Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Seth S. Mullin South End Washington Street Leroy F. Colby P. D. Mitchell South Portland Winnegance Mitchell South Street George Washington Clinton D. Wilson J. Albert Redlin N. Gratz Jackson

Georgetown Notes Show Local Visitors and Bridge Openings

Georgetown reports list visits by John E. Carter Woolwich superintendent and others from Bath Five Islands and Robinhood. The East and West Cove bridges open replacing unsafe wooden structures, aiding travel. A Valentine social at the First Baptist and a George Washington program are noted with speakers from Bath.

John E. Carter Woolwich Charles Lewis Five Islands Harold J. Brown Kennebec Point Marion Hunt Bath H. F. Hunt Annie M. Jones Robinhood Stott Jones R. P. Todd Melrose Highlands Mass Edward Wren Elizabeth Hunt Valentine Christian Endeavor Society First Baptist Church Rapheal Higgins Augusta Rowe Alfred J. Rowe Stearns Scott Arthur S. Rowe New York B. H. Woodside M. L. Wilder Augusta Bridges Walter Powers Spinney Bro Bay Point Cromwell L. Earle Hagan East Cove Georgetown East West Cove Edgar Warren Wahington George Washington Five Islands Grange Hall Arthur J. Dunton

Ticket Selling Contest Progresses at Central Grammar School

Central Grammar's ticket drive for the George Washington anniversary event shows Division 2 with 86 tickets and Division 4 with 84, leading Division 1 with 5 as the pupils approach Friday's final report. Totals reach 331 tickets sold by students, with a private dress rehearsal set for Thursday evening at Morse High School.

Division 2 Division 4 Central Grammar School George Washington Morse High School Division 1 Miss Hunt Miss Dyer O’brien Hagan Mr. Brown Miss Duprey Miss Jaques

Kennebec Valley Clerical Meeting Continued

Listing of attendees for the Kennebec Valley Clerical Meeting includes Very Rev. Arthur Glasier of Portland and several other ministers from Camden Rockland Thomaston and Bath among others. The record shows a late page continuation of the meeting proceedings with a broad regional clerical turnout.

Arthur Glasier Portland Ralph H. Hayden Camden Ernest O. Kenyon Rockland Peter F. B. Franklin Thomaston Tom G. Akeley Belfast Nelson W. Bryant Gardiner Joseph H. Bessom A. J. Pulsifer Hallowell Henry B. Nash Wiscasset C. M. Tubbs Bath

Five Islands Church Plans Washington Birthday Sermon and Meeting

Five Islands and Georgetown residents prepare for a public patriotic meeting next Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the grange hall to observe the 200th birth anniversary of George Washington featuring Hon. Arthur J. Dunton of Bath. Also notes on sermons titled Making Excuses to God and local social and visiting events across the community.

Opera House Calumet Club Augusta Leslie F. Roberts Dresden Lewis Woodward Gorham Margaret Grover Fred Webber Gardiner Mary Adeline Houdlette Dresden Mills William and Katherine (Bickford) Houdlette St. John's Episcopal Church St. John’s Episcopal Church Mr. Nash Leslie Bailey Vanessa Reeds Lillian Johnson W. H. Johnson Vesta P. Siegars Charles H. Siegars Siegars Perkins Frank Nancy (Pushard) Lilly Rebekah Wa Hington Fannie F. Blen Joseph Bessom Episcopal Church of Hallowell Pine Grove Charles B. Day Portland Ernest Purington Winthrop H. L. Tarr George W. Lane Charles W. Bick Orrin White Boston Five Islands Otis Baker Norwood Mass Ladies’ Aid Charles Hanna West Georgetown Hanna D. R. Stevens Robinhood Carol Powers L. H. Rowe Orville Rowe Bath J. G. Stevens J. P. Davis F. P Carr Chester MacMahan and Son J. S. MacMahan A. MacMahan Horace Rittall F H Rittall F. M. Reid W. E. Reid Seguinland Drummond Stevens

Advise Phippsburg to Build Popham Road Petitioned by Beach Residents

A town meeting appeal urges building a road near Popham Beach to connect 43 cottages and 87 vacant lots. It argues nonresident taxpayers contribute heavily to town funds and deserve access, noting past growth, tax impact, and potential tourism benefits.

Phippsburg Popham Beach Sause Ull Peron Popham Brush Coottes Bown Yill Maine

Legion Minstrels Bring Bath a Night of Old Time Show

The American Legion hosts the Bath Masonic Temple performances February 29 and March 1 featuring a 30 voice chorus, six local comedians, and novelties. Proceeds aid the Legion Unemployment committee for needy Bath families. Notables include Herby Douglas Wilbur Crocker Dido Cutting Eddie Rowe George McLean Freeman Trott and a Bath debut of Master Bob by Carver performing Little Black Me. Tickets sold by Legion members or Desmond's Men's Shop with a post show dance by a select orchestra led by Reginald Svacy John Grindell Ned Rogers George Field and Mrs Frances Young.

Bath American Legion Masonic Temple Legion Unemployment Committee Herby Douglas Wilbur Crocker Dido Cutting Eddie Rowe George McLean Freeman Trott Little Black Me Bobby Carver Legion Desmond's Men's Shop Reginald Svacy John Grindell Ned Rogers George Field Frances Young

Harvard Doctor Analyzes Auto Costs in Traffic Waste

Evanston reports Dr Miller McClintock of Harvard says operating an automobile costs 4.20 per hour and that 75 percent of time in traffic is a "perfect waste" of time and resources.

Evanston Miller McClintock Harvard

Real Estate Sales in Brunswick Area Reported

Real estate transactions in Maine include the transfer of 62 acres from Ann E. Johnson of Bowdoin to Eva May Kirkpatrick of Belleville New Jersey. Also involved are the sale of 15 acres from Adelia Penley of Pownal to Mary Peebles of Brooklyn New York, and the sale of nine acres from Esther A. Mack of Brunswick to Oscar M. Krosnes of West Albany New York, formerly of Toonsberg Norway.

Maine Frank S. Walsh Brunswick E. A. Strout Realty Agency, Inc Ann E. Johnson Bowdoin Eva May Kirkpatrick Belleville N. J Adelia Penley Pownal Mary Peebles Brooklyn N. Y Esther A. Mack Oscar M. Krosnes West Albany Toonsberg Norway

Church League Games Showcase Weekend Scores

Winners in the Church League Saturday night games include Corliss 29 Grace 18 St. Mary's 20 Elm 17 Beaccen 39 Wesley 25 Winter 37 Winnegance 20. Strong scoring by Beaccen Wesley and Winter highlights the uneven matchups across the slate.

Wasketa Corliss Grace St. Mary's Elm Beaccen Wesley Winter Winnegance

Whales Sighted Off Cape Elizabeth Coast Guard Station

Surfman Haskell L. Crane sighted two large whales Sunday morning about ten o clock a half mile off-shore near the Cape Elizabeth Coast Guard station. The observer reported the mammals in view with the naked eye.

Coast Guard Cape Elizabeth Haskell L. Crane

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South End P.T.A Arthur F. Mayo Kennebec Valley Clerical Meeting Clyde Pinkham Popham Road John H. Stacey Bath Savings Institution New Webster’s College and Office Dictionary Times and Independent Perenaed Ma Dee Yy Newdick Front Street Newdick and Shorey
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