W. S. Newell Honored by Edison Foundation
Harvey S. Firestone Jr. becomes national chairman of a fund raising group including Henry Ford as honorary chair and Philip D. Reed of GE leading the Industrial Division. William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works heads the New England division while James F. Lincoln runs the Western division of the Edison Foundation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Rve
Thomas Alva Edison Foundation
Henry Ford
Philip D. Reed
General Electric Company
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works
New England
James F. Lincoln
Lincoln Electric Company of
Cleveland, C
Central Grammar School Sevenths Eighth Dance Promoted
Parents of seventh and eighth graders are invited to a Darke Friday dance at Central Grammar School. Proceeds from the dance fund the purchase of cure for pris?giyusual Add. Me a teRinge WAIT oe be more effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
Curie
Pris Giyisual
Many of nation s best players in Bath years ago
A Bath reminiscence recalls the Columbian Hall and Alameda stock companies that entertained local crowds before cinema. The letter from J Harry McLellan highlights performers and troupes such as Bennett & Moulton, Katherine Rob er, Annie Frank, Maggie Mitchell, and Georgie Cayvan, plus musicians, pianists, and actors who graced Bath stages in former decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Old Columbian Hall
Alameda
Bennett & Moulton Opera Company
Bennett & Moulton
Katherine Rober
Frankie Carpenter
Brennan & Quinn
Gladys Klark Stock Company
J Harry McLellan
Pacific Coast
Laguna
Laguna Beach
California
Harry
Bath Amateur Dramatic Association
Frank Owen
Fred Owen
Henry W. Owen
Celia Parshley
Harry M. Ragan
Annie Frank
John Murray
Grace Cartland
Phineas Leach
Murray
Maggie Mitchell
Ben Lodge
Arnold & Tilla Opera Company
Fran Diavolo
Maritana
Hazel Kirke
Steele Mackye
Georgie Cayvan
Columbian Hall
Arthur Sewall
Dikhonsky
Theodore Tilton
Carpenter
Houdon
J. J. Villers
Liberati
Cornetist
Gilmour
Madame Jaunacheck
Brignoli
del Puente
Mary Faxon Duncan
Georgetown town resumes after vacation and town meetings
Georgetown Schools reopen after a week off and residents prepare for the annual town meeting at Five Islands grange hall. Community events include a junior choir Valentine party, PTA gathering, and social visits as winter weather and local activities continue.
Five Islands Annual Town Meeting and Community News
Five Islands annual town meeting is set for library hall. Social notes highlight Mrs. Laura Briggs’s 95th birthday in Somerville and her home duties. Good Neighbor club prepares for summer sales and honor roll effort. Various local visits, library book purchases, and PTA talks are recorded along with family gatherings and travel.
Obituary: Mrs Rose Walker Wade of Bath
Mrs Rose Walker Wade, wife of Ernest H Wade, died suddenly Friday night at 73 Walton Street Woodfords. Born April 26 1882 in Portland she lived in Somerville before moving to Bath ten years ago. Survived by husband and aunt Mrs Georgie Durgin of Kezar Falls. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from the Wade home. Burial in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodfords
Rose Walker Wade
Ernest H. Wade
Walton Street
Bath
Mrs. Wade
Portland
Plan To Organize Hi Y Club In Bath
The YMCA Hi Y club organizing committee met at the Y led by Arthur D. Warner to form a Bath Hi Y club. Members include Douglas Skillin Richard Gross Robert Wilson Albert Cummings and Arthur Bowker who will handle club publicity. The first meeting is planned for Thursday at 6 30 with candidates to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Hi
Hi-Y
Colonial Costumes Party Brightens Bath Gathering
A Junior League event at the Country Club drew over 50 guests for a colonial costume finale with supper at seven. Attendees included Mrs. Harry L. Day and Mrs. Douglas Dearborn showcasing vintage outfits while others wore modern ensembles. Nearby, George Larrabee of Bath heads to Springfield as a delegate for the Bath Brunswick District Farmers Cooperative meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League
Harry L. Day
Douglas Dearborn
Julia Halterman
Duncan McInnes
Roger D. Skillings
Archibald M. Main, Jr
William Turpie
Converse Fenn
Joseph Robinson
John F. Dougherty
Eastham Guild
George Larrabee
George W. Larrabee
Phippsburg
Springfield
Mass
Farmers Cooperative
Bath
Brunswick
West Bath Man Enters Maine Vocational Institute
Wilbert Small son of Mr and Mrs Loring Small of West Bath has begun study at Maine Vocational Technological Institute in Augusta after military service ending last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Small
Loring Small
West Bath
Maine Vocational Technological Institute
Augusta
Swift Mann Wedding in Newark February eighteenth
Miss Gwendolyn Mann of Belleville N J daughter of Mr and Mrs Percival Mann former ly of Bath was married Feb 18 to Milton A Swift of Newark N J The ceremony took place in the Fensmith Memorial Presbyterian church Belleville Rev Dr James K Morse officiated Elizabeth Mann served as maid of honor Arthur Stracker was best man Ushers were Calvin Peck and Clifford Cotton The couple will reside in Newark Mrs Swift born in Bath attended local schools and later East Orange High School She trained at a New Jersey hospital school of nursing and has worked in private and institutional nursing services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Carl Kardell
Brunsick
Alice Lenora Foss
Town
Marge
James Top
Baptist Parsonix
Glendhoe Beeceries
Brunswick
Rosema Foss
Eleanor Kardell
Deil
Ts. Basil Foss
Coule
Bradley
U. W
C. W
Ethel Silver
Een Marriner
William Berry
Louis Conti
Mclony
Inez Colby
International Association of Rebekah Assemblies
Ethel S. Pinkham
Marjorie Huntington
Frances Seigars
Alice Howe
Lincoln Road
Enterprise Juvenile Grange
Gilman Hinkley
Bavalenese Box
Claudette Fobinis
Marilyn
Gwendolyn Mann
Belleville
N. J
Percival Mann
Bath
Milton A. Swift
Newark
Fensmith Memorial
Presbyterian Church of
James K. Morse
Elizabeth
Arthur Stracker
Calvin Peck
Clifford Cotton
Swift
East Orange
New Jersey Hospital School of Nursing
Pilgrim Fellowship Plans Public Supper
The Pilgrim Fellowship of Central church hosts a baked bean supper Saturday from 5 to 7 pm with Barbara Legard chairing, Arthur Brown handling ads, Evelyn McPhee in the kitchen, Anita Bagdikian in the dining room, and others assisting. Tickets available at the door or from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Fellowship of
Central Church
Barbara Legard
Arthur Brown
Evelyn McPhee
Anita Bagdikian
Fellowship
Winter Street Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
Never hang fur coats in strong sunlight
Advises against placing fur coats in direct sun to prevent fading. Warns that prolonged exposure damages fur color and texture, reducing value and longevity of the garment.
George H. Perry 85 Dies at State Hospital Augusta
George Howard Perry 85 died at the State hospital in Augusta Friday night after four months as a patient. Born in Phippsburg in 1862 he was a seaman and later ran a farm in Arrowsic with his wife Zadia Bowen Perry for 50 years. Survived by his wife and siblings Emma and Timothy Perry of Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howard Perry
State Hospital
Augusta
Phippsburg
John
Anna M. Perry
Captain Jesse H Strong Dies After Long Sea Career
Captain Jesse H. Strong died at his home 304 Washington Street Wednesday of last week. Born April 9 1869 in St George he lived in Bath 55 years and followed the sea many years. He belonged to Aurora lodge F and A M Rockland. Survivors include daughter Mrs Harold Stanton twin sister Mrs Elizabeth Fales Thomaston two other sisters Mrs Charles Tibbetts Rockland and Mrs Grace Mitchell Brooklyn NY four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Curtis Funeral Home Saturday at two conducted by Rev J O Purdue burial in Village cemetery Thomaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Board of Education
Church Board of Missions
Women’s Society For Christian Service
William Sullivan
Dana
Boston
Carl Curtis
Roger
Anne Pierce
Dorchester
Mass
Dwight Moody
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Georgetown
Central Park
Ring
Statler
Leonard Bishop
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Doris Pullen
Harold Pullen
University of Maine
Miss Pullen
Richmond High School
the Garnet
The
Nifty News
Pauline Walter
U. of M
Readfield
Jean
Ann
Lois Kimball
Byron Ludwig
Waldoboro
Rita Vieira
Gardiner Hospital
Jesse H. Strong
Washington Street
St. George
Jonathan
Nancy Hooper Strong
Bath
Capt
Strong
Aurora Lodge
A. M
Rockland
Harold Stanton
Elizabeth Fales
Thomaston
Charles Tibbetts
Grace Mitchell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Curtis Funeral Home
J. O. Purdue
Joseph P. Fernandy Dies After Long Bath Career
Joseph P. Fernandy of Friendship died at his home Friday afternoon. Born in Havana on April 25 1889 he came to Bath in 1910 and lived there until moving to Friendship four years ago. He worked for Bath Iron Works Corp for nine years before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Fernandy
Friendship
Bath
Havana
Cuba
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ulderic Bourgoin Dies Suddenly at Bath Iron Works
Ulderic Bourgoin 49 of 20 Center Street Bath died Wednesday afternoon at Bath Iron Works Cenve where he worked as a striker on the bending floor. Dr Joseph I. Smith said natural causes. Survived by wife Doris Genthner and six children, plus sister Wilma Ruest and brothers Alcide and Wil Bourgoin. Born in Brunswick to Alderic Bourgoin and Mary Jane Pinette. Former Maine Central Railroad worker, joined Bath Iron Works in 1936. WWI veteran, served in Army Signal Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulderic Bourgoin
Center Street
Bath Iron Works
Cenve
Joseph I. Smith
Doris Genthner
Bath
Wilma Ruest
Alcide
Wi Bourgoin
Brunswick
Leon, Male
Death of Frederick D Burditt in Melrose Mass
Frederick D Burditt died in Melrose Massachusetts on Friday aged 48. He left a wife Phyllis Brownell of Bath and a daughter Natalie Burditt. A funeral service was held Sunday at 4 PM at Ballantyne Funeral Home 654 Main Street Melrose Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Burditt
Melrose
Mass
Phyllis Brownell
Bath
Natalie Burditt
Ballantyne Funeral Home
Main Street
Mags
Strong Funeral Held for Jesse H. Strong
Funeral services for Jesse H. Strong were held Saturday at two o'clock from Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Joseph Ordue of Winter Street church officiated. Bearers were Harold Stanton, Harold Jr, Eugene J. Hart and Harry Ring. Burial followed in the family plot at Village Cemetery in Thomaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse H. Strong
Curtis Funeral Home
W. Street
Joseph Ordue
Winter Street Church
Harold Stanton
Harold Jr
Eugene J. Hart
Harry Ring
Village Cemetery
Thomaston
Dromore Grangers Patriot ic Meeting Highlights
At the Dromore Grangers Patriotic Meeting Maurice Warner opens with Lincoln's Birthday reading. Guests Lucy Cutting Annie Malcolm and Elfreda Perkins perform poems and readings on Washington Lincoln and pioneer themes with songs by the grange and the Warner twins. Elmer Rogers speaks on visiting the Unknown Soldier's grave and other historic sites. final singing includes America The Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Maurice Warner
Lucy Cutting
T' Wahtt
Annie Malcolm
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Elfreda Perkins
The
Grange
Annie Wilson
Warner Twins
Phyllis
Frances
Elmer Rogers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur ‘Paine
Bridge Street
Buntees
Cariloen
W. S. Newell
Edison Foundation
Pepita
Adelaide Snow
Emma
Jennie McLellan
William Collins
William Nealley
Fred Kimball
Barker
Frank
Denver
Colo
Five Islands Grange Hall
Alfred Rowe
Clifton Little
Little
Belle Heald
Walter Williams
First Baptist Church
Stanwood C. Gilman
Thomas Watson
John D. Williams
Ray Dunkling
Reginald and
Jane
Montsweag
Ralph Davis
Florida
Frederick Moffatt
Elsie Jordan
Waltham
Robinhood
Walter Cunningham
Alice Hinckley
Robert Fry
Maureen Davis
Yarmouth Academy
Gertrude Hunt
Topsham
Melvin Cunningham
Roy Newman
Miles Hagan
Nat Howe
Vernon Gray
Five Islands
Carroll Powers
Charlotte Gray
Allan Bean
Charles Cloutier
James Dunton
Gardiner
Wild Rose Farm
Library Hall
Laura Briggs
Sedgemere Road
Somerville
Good Neighbor Club
William Jones
Francis Pierce
Albion Carr
William Marr
PTA
Wyoming
Curtis Bishop
Elizabeth Ogilvie
Ruth Moore
Russell Janney
Judge Colt
Archie Joscelyn
Lydia Bailey
Kenneth Roberts
J. Clifton Little
Berean’ Baptist Church
Betty Carr
Barbara
Jeanette Pinkham
Betty
Beverly Rittall
Mary Hanna
Claire MacGillivary
New Jersey
Natalie McMahan
James McNeil
Lloyd Pinkham
Arthur Marr
Almon
Marr
Malden
Vernon E. Gray
Alice Cromwell
T. E. Cromwell
Mrs. Cromwell
Rose W. Wade
Swift-Mann
George H. Perry
J. H. Strong
Dromore Grangers Patriotic Meeting
Marius H. Page
North Street
Kennebec Greenhouses
Fred Funeral Service
S. Curtis & Co
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