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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
7
Two Winnegance men narrowly escaped when their car’s wishbone broke on a bridge and the vehicle careened toward the edge. A nearby oak piling halted the car about 12 feet above open water, preventing a plunge.
The First Universalist vestry hosted a successful minstrel show by YILCLU drawing crowds. Soloists Weatrice Reed Carrie Shaw Martha Darker Bernice Gilley Goldie Harford Florence Longley George Upson Scudder Donnell Carr Cyrus Longley were praised. tickets managed by Edwin Spaulding with door work by Alice Shorey. Miss Tessie Munt coach. candy sale by Mareia Moulton. chairs donated by Stetson Furniture Co and Cosmopolitan club.
A Kelvina tor Electric Refrigerator Co. trainee leaves New York this week for Detroit to join the company training school and will then locate in White Plains New York to begin a service job.
By Farquson Johnson notes newspapers shape word usage and sports terms. He describes how readers adopt terms from public prints, making journalism a driving force in language evolution. The New Enlarged Universities Dictionary is presented as the latest, greatest volume, to be continued.
Miss Marion Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred D Hill of High street wed Capt William Robertson Freeman son of Mr and Mrs William Henry Freeman of Norfolk Virginia in Second Parish Presbyterian church Portland. The double ring ceremony attended by family concluded with a wedding trip to Boston New York Philadelphia Washington and Norfolk. Captain Freeman a World War I Navy veteran Lt G16 served overseas.
Harold V Hall and his wife departed with his parents Mr and Mrs A W Hall from Dummer Street for their home in Union Missouri after a short visit.
The Phippsburg selectmen finalize their annual report praising a 45000 note payoff, reduced taxes, and road improvements with gravel and culverts. Candidates for town offices emerge, including Harrington, Walker, Cutting for selectmen and McCourt for tax collector, while farms for sale and local visits mark the week.
Arthur H. Lamborn, a New York sugar broker and philatelist, reportedly holds a new record by owning more than 200 volumes of stamps gathered from five continents. His collection, valued above $300,000, inspires debate about his global reach and impact on American philately.
The Jolly Dozen of the WBA met at Mrs Effie Keene’s home on Franklin Street Tuesday night. After a brief business session ice cream and fancy crackers were served. Present were Mrs Alice Howe Augusta Mrs Weymouth president Mrs Effie Keene vice president Lillian Cutler secretary Mrs Fern McLean Bina Staples Minnie Staples Hattie Sutherland Mrs Tibbets Flora Crosby Mrs Brooks Annie Deejay. The group aimed to organize a sewing circle for the week.
Miss Dorothy Furber served as accompanist for the minstrel group at the Universalist vestry Monday night. She played for all rehearsals and the social hour after the show, earning much of the credit for the performances' success.
Miss Frances FE Mann, employed in Portland, returned after a weekend visit with her parents Mr and Mrs William Mann of Oak Street.
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