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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1937

Page

4

New Year Contract Club Acknowledges Roses and Fun

South End Contract club welcomed 1937 with eight tables of play at Mrs. Harry W. Crosman’s home. Prizes honored Mrs. Russell Colby, Mrs. Alfred Carpenter, and Mrs. James T. Bonney. roses and snapdragons decorated the prize table. Numerous guests and a later New Year’s celebration followed with cake, crackers, and ginger ale.

South End Contract Club Harry W. Crosman Russell Colby Alfred Carpenter James T. Bonney John Hunt Lillian Fisher Clara Coombs Bessie Potter Chester Flant Hightreet

Bath residents feature in New Year social and medical notes

Mrs Leland S Plummer sustained a probable broken collar bone and brain concussion after a fall on her front steps while leaving for Watch Night service. She remains in Memorial hospital with delirium spells. other local residents travel, study, and socialize across Bath with family, friends, and church groups during the holiday season.

Leland S. Pfimmer Dummer Street Anna Trott High Street Roger D. Skillings Memorial Hospital Ruth Skillings Robert P. Shaw Pelham Manor N. Y

Bath and Brunswick folks head to West on 10 20 train

Bath residents join others for Sunday forenoon trip to Portland to catch the Portland bound Bangor train. Elinor Shorey returns to New York City education work. Several Bath and West Bath residents travel for family events and studies. many attend holidays with relatives in Boston and Fall River.

Bath Brunswick West Elinor Shorey William 8. Shorey Washington Street Child Education Foundation Training School New York City Joseph Small New York Frank A. Small W. Dayton Hill Providence R. I John P. Farnsworth Arthur Nickels North Street Florida Bangor Bath and Brunswick Portland

Bath Iron Works prospers with Navy work and Cup bid

The Bath plant saw eight million dollars in ships year including two destroyers and four trawlers. Harold Vanderbilt chose Bath for his new America's Cup contender Rainbow, praised Bath welding and design talents. A 1936 recap notes re capitalization to 500,000 common shares, bond redemption, and bright 1937 outlook with more fishing trawler contracts anticipated. A February safety contest finale for 1300 workers will host 2,600 guests over two nights with vaudeville acts from New York.

Bath Kennebec J. Pierpont Morgan Harold S. Vanderbilt Bath Iron Works Corp Vanderbilt Vara Bristol R. I W. Starling Burgess Enterprise Rainbow Burgess Aluminum Company of America Alumette Endeavour II Felix Reisenberg Nautical Gazette Newell Main L. Eugene Thebeau Thebeau Bath Iron Works Reds and Blues New York City

Central Church Choir Hosts New Year Party Highlights

The Central church choir held its annual New Year party in the parish house with gifts from a decorated tree. Gifts included money for Mr. and Mrs. John Snow amid laughter and poetic quotations. Mrs. Maude Hoffman accompanied on piano. ices and cake followed a social hour.

Central Church John Snow

Intermediates Results From Central League Basketball

The YMCA Eight Grade Intermediates opened with Central Whites and St. Marys triumphing over the Reds and Blues. Central Whites won 17 to 9 while St. Marys outscored the Blues 14 to 11, in Saturday’s first games.

Central Whites St. Mary's Central Reds Central Blues Reds Blues

Bates College women debate trip high point at WGAR

The Bates College women’s varsity team from Lewiston begins a 1900 mile debating tour with a radio debate at Station WGAR in Cleveland against Western Reserve University. The delegation leaves Lewiston on Monday and plans to return January 14. Members are Grace Jack of Lisbon Falls Margaret McKusick of Winsted Colin and Harriett Durlée of Ashford Connecticut all Delta Sigma Rho members. They will engage in seven debates during the trip.

WGAR Cleveland Western Reserve University Bates College Lewiston Bates Delta Sigma Rho Grace Jack Lisbon Falls Margaret McKusick Winsted Colin Harriett Durlée Ashford Conn

Aikens Take First Place In Park Alley League

The Aikens led by R Hall and K Morrison defeated the Pana tellas 4-1 to seize top spot in the Park Alley league, setting a new team single of 231 and a season high 812 in total. Morrison 124 Hall 107 propelled the team past the Kools, with Hall 419 and Morrison 393 sharing the high totals. Dick Hall posted the season's second-highest Park Alley score.

Aikens R Hall-K. Morrison Panatellas I. Kirkpatrick A. Jewett Park Alley Totems Kools Morrison Hall Dick Hall Irving Daley

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