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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1935

Page

4

Church League Sets 59 Basketball and 11 Track Awards

The Y M C A Church League announces 59 basketball and 11 track awards for season end. Team trophy methods include a best of three finals if winners differ. All-Church League first and second teams selected by captains with votes. medals and special honors to top players.

Y. M. C. A. Church Basketball League Central States Amateur Independent Basketball Association Central States Basketball Association Central States Association U. S. Basketball Federation Med

Wiscasset Organ Society supper and village events

In Wiscasset last week the Organ Society's Ways and Means hosted a cafeteria supper and beano party raising funds, with a 100 attendees. Other events included a Valentine party at the Congregational vestry, a Dorcas group serving snacks, Boy Scout plans, and many club activities with lectures by Hon. Maude Clark Gay. The town reports school vacations, alumni visits, Red Men and Pocahontas installations, a class play at the academy, and community gatherings at Grange and church halls.

Congregational Vestry Ways and Means Committee Organ Society Stanley W. Dodge Horace W. Day Louise Blagdon Hattie Mosher Vera Quinnam Mabel Lewis Church School Dorcas Young Peoples Meeting of Christian Endeavor Elmer Tarr Woman's Club of Wiscasset Mary Hobson Academy Martha Haskell Marion Rines Grace Bean Clara S. Wright Maude Clark Gay Gay Sidney G. Evans J. E. McKenney Joseph Coffip Samuel J. Sewall Charles S. Sewall Frances Plumstead John Jackson Miss Plumstead Blair Main Street Carl M. Larrabee Portland White Elephant Club Sue Bailey Federal Street F. H. Theakston Quebec Jeannette Haggett Oak Grove Seminary Lawrence B. Haggett Middle Street Leonard J. Boynton

Morse Team Prepares To Tangle With Cheverus Friday

Morse high hoops head to Portland Friday night for a key finish to the season against Cheverus. Morse aims to repeat its defensive form from recent wins over Cony and Waterville and seeks an upset of the Fighting Irish on their home floor. The lineup features Skaling McNeil Foote Gaudet with Stevens Burgon or Thayer in the other forward spot as Morse eyes a surprise.

Morse High Portland Cheverus High Bath Morse Rooters Augusta Cony Waterville Cheverus Skaling Warnice McNeil Bob Footer Wilfred Gaudet Morse Fighting Irish Bob Stevens Bob Burgon Harry Thayer

Historical Society Granted Second Floor Room

The Historical Society received use of a sizable second floor room, announced at a meeting held at James E. Philoon’s office, the clerk of courts.

Historical Society James E. Philoon

West Bath Social Notes From Campbell's Pond And Bath

West Bath residents share visits and guests at Campbell's Pond with Mrs. Laura Cutting staying for the winter. Ernest E Williams yarding wood for William Cotton. Teachers Miss Helen H Rogers and Miss Clarice Whittier vacationing with families in Saco and Lewiston. Local schools observe eight week vacation and Morse high students take a week off. Topsham grange members attend meeting while young people host a gathering at Foster's Point with games and refreshments. West Bath pupils attending Morse high in Bath enjoy a week’s vacation.

Isaac M. Trufant W. P. Browne Ernest E. Williams Campbell’s Pond Percy E. Holtra B. Neiley Laura Cutting Williams Campbell's Pond Bath William Cotton Sabine Road Helen H. Rogers Clementine K. Burns Saco Llewellyn D. Rogers Littlefield Clarice Whittier Lewiston Grace Dorothy Waterman Foster's Point West Bath Morse High School

West Bath Farm Bureau Holds All Day Meeting

West Bath Farm Bureau conducted an all day meeting led by Miss Hortense Welch with Mrs. Elmer Sidelinger and 33 attendees. The program covered Raising and Preserving Foods at Home and Home Made Kitchen Saving with a March 14 session planned.

West Bath Farm Bureau Elmer Sidelinger Washington Street Hortense Welch E. Mason Wright Walter W. Smith Guy Crosby Weston L. Bonney Frank A. French Arthur W. Brown Clifford B. Wilband John Conley Joseph M. Lemont Dana Small Jackie Rose D. Wylie Lemont Humphrey A. Owen Herbert Simpson Elle C. Donnell Earle C. Donnell Loring D. Small Ralph P. Dunbar Herbert Hodgkins Edwin W. Haggett Earl Lermond Daniel A. MacDonald Harris T. Rodick Charles T. Small Ellery Whittemore James B. Lemont Ernest Rose Fred J. Rose Jerry L. Haile Lincoln Williams Hugo Sandelin Hazzi Heath William A. Coombs Belle Donnell Owen Simpson

Westport Social Roundup andLocal Appointments in Wiscasset

Westport and area residents are noted visiting relatives and friends in Wiscasset Boothbay Harbor Bath Milton Mechanic Falls Damariscotta Mills and North Newcastle. The item mentions card party and town hall dance with prizes won by Helena Hodgdon Annie Colby Lester Hodgdon and Robert Green i ness. Postmaster Preston N Burleigh of Houston received a watch and chain from local colleagues upon completing 12 years in office.

Robert Greenleaf Wiscasset Brian M. Jewett Augusta John A. McDonough Edwin Cromwell Ross Beaton Boothbay Harbor Edward Luther Cromwell Alyn Jewett Betty Richardson Walter Frank Greenleaf Damariscotta Mills Mechanic Falls Mary Greenleaf Robert Bath Nellie Davis Archiz Brewer Charles Roberts North Newcastle Doris Ethel Higgins Geneviive Hodgdon Wiscasset Academy Preston N. Burleigh Houton

Bath Young Man Composer of Hymn

A Bath youth is identified as the composer of a hymn linked to the Wesley Methodist church. The brief notice notes the church setting and the creator's connection to Bath.

BATH

Washington Grange Hosts Weekly Meeting and Dance

West Bath Grange held a Monday night program with 102 attendees including 13 visiting grangers. Funds from Friday’s dance totaled 13 dollars. next event is the Feb 28 fair. tableaux featured Martha and George and Tea Party, plus music led by Mrs. Sturtewart. A surprise program by John M. Howe is planned for next week.

Washington West Bath Martha George George R. Booker Paul Leland Haworth George Washington Young People’s Sewing Society Fred K. Sturtewart Susanna Maggie Arthur C. Lemont Edwin W. Haggett Snipe Brothers’ Orchestra John M. Howe

Officers Re-Elected By Cosmopolitan Garden Club

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club re elected its officers at the annual meeting in the club house. President Mrs Roscoe P McFadden and others were named along with an executive board. The club also planned a bird house contest for students and discussed a billboard bill before the Legislature. Three committees will manage the club grounds with heads named.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Cosmopolitan Club House Roscoe P. McFadden Margaret R. Foote Leroy F. Colby Carl Y. Kennedy Alice F. Johnson George A. Churchill Mildred G. Nichols Bird House Joseph Robinson Morse High Bath Garden Department Kennedy Foote Frank A. Hodgdon

Playoff Dates Set for Middle School Basketball Ties

Playoff schedules finalized for the YMCA leagues. In Intermediate, Central Whites and Freshmen Browns will contest a best of three starting Feb 25 at 7 pm to decide the first half winner. In Grammar, North Grammar and Central Greens meet Feb 25 at 10 am, with the winner facing Central Blacks in another best of three. Mrs. Carrie Strout turns 91 with a small gathering hosted by her daughter Mrs. Hattie Whiting in Winthrop.

Central Whites Y. M C. A. Grammar School Central Blacks Central Greens North Grammar Hattie Whiting Winthrop Carrie Strout Flora Mitchell Leona Morton

Woolwich Good Will Club Hosts Multiday Celebration

Glendon Sylvester of Sagadahoc spent weeks with relatives while Woolwich Good Will club held a holiday gathering at Sagadahoc Ferry home. The event featured a Washington pie centerpiece, buffet lunch, games, prizes, and a Washington word contest won by Alice Todd. A large guest list, Feb. 27 planning, and local residents attending mark the socially rich Woolwich pageant.

Glendon Sylvester William Sylvester Sagadahoc Henry II Woolwich Edward Reed Sagadahoc Ferry Harry Pitch Nelson Rice Florence Carlton Alice Todd Robert Rice Harry Fitch Albert Humphrey Ida M. Beals Flora Leonard Harvey P. Hathorne Eugenie Hunnewell Fred Carlton Geraldine Rice Eugene Rice John Todd Sadie Rice Maud Orr Mira Orr Patricia Strout Harvey Crosby Costello P. Hall Edward J. Murphy Auburn Murphy Mary Murphy North Woolwich John Carter North Methodist Church F. W. Carlton Augusta Louis J. Brann Blaine Mansion Frank J. Walker Boston John Reed Frostina Reed Jennie Moyson Pamelia Strout Mila Orr Sarah Reed Miss Rice Dorothy Reed Doris Crocker

Clifton Jewett Wins The Friends Tournament

Clifton I. Jewett won the annual Friends tournament at the Y M C A after a weekend of play. He defeated John Sprague and Charles Plummer while Sprague and Plummer each beat others but fell to Jewett in their only two meetings. The event used a checker board format originating in China and brought to the United States by a foreign Y M C A secretary.

Clifton I. Jewett John Sprague Charles Plummer Jewett Friends China Clayton Thibodeau Clifton Nickerson Francis Sullivan Harold Footer Edward Cohen Henry Gallant Martin Eaton Frederick Hamlin Richard Cummings Franklyn Morse John McLaughlin Maurice Puffer George Sarkis Harold Stanton Clifton Jewett Walter Rogers Whitney Craige Peter McVicar Plummer Thibodeau Footer Gallant Morse Hamlin Sprague Puffer Jew

New York City Lies Near Latitude Close to Historic Cities

The fragment notes New York City sits on a latitude not far from Madrid Naples and Constantinople, suggesting geographical proximity among capitals and historic centers within a similar latitudinal band.

New York City Madrid Naples Constantinople

Governor Brann at throttle of the Flying Yankee train

Governor Louis J. Brann of Maine stood at the throttle of the new Flying Yankee locomotive on a Maine Central line. In the coaches were heads of state departments, members of the state senate and the governor's council. After arriving in Augusta the train departed for Pittsfield with officials aboard.

Louis J. Brann Maine Maine Central Railroad State Senate Augusta Pittsfield

Eight Schools Enter Winter Carnival at Bath

Eight schools including Rumford high enter Bath Rotary club's first Annual Winter Carnival to be staged Friday at 10 am. Events include snowshoe dash, ski downhill, slalom, cross country, medley relay, ski jump, skating, and runs with points for places. Rockland sends largest delegation. medals and cups awarded. competitions at Mill pond hill and Goddard's pond with Bowdoin and Bates judges.

Rumford Bath Rotary Club Maine Stephens High Edward Little Auburn Rockland Union Thomaston Lincoln Academy Wiscasset Academy Morse Mill Pond Hill Goddard’s Pond Bath Y. M. C. A Bowdoin Bates’ Colleges

Plow Operator Endures Long Blizzard Shift in Woolwich

Percy D. Marston, Woolwich snow plow operator, toiled 80 hours through the Wednesday storm and extra days, driving and repairing with no sleep. Milton Hathorne and Herbert Stevens assisted as the blizzard spread. Marston even drove to Phippsburg after a 24 hour stretch. A February 19 Memorial Hall concert by Winifred Christie on the double keyboard piano, funded by Walter D. Wentworth, Bowdoin, offers community entertainment with free admission.

Percy D. Marston Woolwich Marston Phippsburg Milton Hathorne Herbert Stevens Hathorne Winifred Christie Memorial Hall Brunswick Studen Walter D. Wentworth Bowdoin

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Lincoln Lodge William Clisby Foster Perkins Fort Hill Street E. Fred Albee Albee Miami Bertha Wright Richmond George Bemis Congregational Church Repair Fund Bemis Miss Hobson Wesley C. Day F. J. Dyer The Baptist Church Thomas Dixson Birch Point Manuel Caton Mary Sewall Metcalf L. B. Haggett Jeannette Moatsweag Farm Bureau Grange Hall Jessie Lawrence Mary Hungewell Lanchlin MacInnes Chewonki Red Men Pocahontas Red Men's Hall John Mayo Sanap John Merry Sachem William Gorham C. H. Pendleton Bradford C. Redennett, Jr Prophet Fred Merry Byron Adams John Adams Sanaps Alex Grover Warriors Asbury Bailey Charles Reed Irving Davis Braves Ekiden Munsey Forest Preble C. C. Blagdon Grace Merry Nellie Munsey Georgiana Simonton Edna Jones Fannie Stone Tepee Forest Peble Rose of Andrea Getchell Pete Anderson Rancho Laguna Sea Edgar Rankin James Bailey Goodwin New Move Jones Darlene Eve Es Estaban Athletic Association Franklin Hall Washington League Allan Weeks Arthur Erskine Marcia Bailey St. Patrick Elizabeth Sewall Lincoln Abe Allan Albert Erskine Hollis Erskine Elinor Sutter University of Maine Bacteriology Dept Clements Bros.’ Farms RE. F. D Winterport Will Westport Wesley Methodist Church Washington Party Grangers West Bath Hall Cosmo Garden Club Buxton Buxton Medicine Company Abbot Village
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