Bath Independent Newspaper Archives, Jan 9, 1936, p. 4

Congregational Organ Society Elects Officers in Wiscasset

The First Congregational Church organ society met January 1 at the vestry with Nina G. Fowles re elected president and Mary M. Marston treasurer. Reports highlighted strong finances and ongoing charitable projects as new officers were chosen and a short program followed a holiday supper.

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Nina G. Fowles The Organ Society Sarah D. Varney Mary M. Marston Nina G. Fowies Grace M. Sewall Carl M. P. Larrabee Cora L. Bean Harriet C. Jackson Ella Dunton

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Committeees Confer with Manager over Price Factory Expansion

The municipal committees on manufactures and finance met with Arthur H. Price of Congress Shirt Co. to discuss expansion of the Middle street factory. Plans include buying from Jacob Dreyfus & Sons, doubling output, and raising payroll from 55000 to over 100000 yearly. They will seek a referendum on March 2.

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Arthur H. Price Congress Shirt Co Alderman Powers

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West Bath Grange installs officers in 1936 ceremony

Nearly 200 attendees watched West Bath Grange No. 154 P of H install new officers for 1936 led by Charles M. White of Augusta. Retiring master Edwin Haggett received a gift amid praise as a supper followed with dancing to Snipe brothers and Clayton Holden. membership stands at 363 with 51 meetings last year.

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Cummings Exonerated In Auto Tragedy In Brunswick

Thomas J. Cummings of Bath street was cleared by Brunswick police after his car struck and killed Mrs. Harriet Newman on the Bath Brunswick highway near Bowdoin College. Newman, 55, died from a fractured skull. Cummings avoided the woman by leaving the road but was not found at fault.

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Thomas J. Cummings Cummings Street Ceramic Feldspar Co Harriet Newman Bath-Brunswick Bowdoin College Brunswick Newman Oliver B. Newman Oak Island Casco Bay Cummings Bath Arthur J. Sullivan Lynn Mass Maine

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Chase Withdraws From Sagadahoc Sheriff Race

J Ross Chase withdraws from the Sagadahoc county sheriff race after two friends, J Horace McClure and Natt F Howe, entered the contest. He says he will not engage in a political contest with them. Freeport man Winfield Winslow, 24, a fire hero, survived the Portland tanker blaze but the captain died. Winslow, son of Mrs Dorcas K Winslow, rescued a crew member and worked near the tidewater oil plant.

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J. Ross Chase Sagadahoc County J. Horace McClure Natt F. Howe Mr. Chase Winfield Winslow Portland Freeport Dorcas K. Winslow Winslow Tide Water

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West Bath Grange Officers Installed and Local Attendees

West Bath grange met Monday as officers for the new year were installed by Charles M. White of Augusta with Mrs. White present. Topsham grange installed Joseph W. Larrabee as overseer. Local residents from Bath, Topsham, Brunswick and Campbell's Pond attended the events and Red Cross met in the grange hall on Wednesday.

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Hbteanor P. Ripley Bagadahde Pomona Topsham Grange West Bath Grange Charles M. White Augusta White Joseph W. Larrabee Larrabee's Grove Edwin C. Patten Topsham Percy E. Holbrook Meadowbrook Road Bath Ernest E. Williams Campbell's Pond Benjamins. Gedimar Pratt Street Warren G. “Mil Sidney Holbrook Doris Holbrook Brunswick Miss Holbrook West Bath The Red Cross Grange Hall

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West Bath Grangers Honor Longtime Members At Ceremony

West Bath Grange held a meeting with 123 attendees including 17 visitors for the Sheaves ceremony led by Nellie Hascall of Auburn. Five decades of service were celebrated with Golden Sheaves for Elmer D Hodgkins and Sabine’s sister Mrs. Edward Noyes of Everett Mass. Silver Star certificates recognized 25 years for many members, though several could not attend. A past master George Wright received his certificate shortly before his November death. Refreshments followed.

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West Bath Grange Nellie Hascall Auburn York County Grange Elmer D. Hodgkins Edward Noyes Everett Mass Sabine Noyes Hiram C. Brown Belle C. Donnell Earle C. Donnell Harold E Freeman Edwin W. Haggett Herbert Hodgkins Mabel Ingalls Everett G. Lemont James B. Lemont D. Wallace MacDonald Harry E. Peterson Owen Rogers Ernest Rose Fred J. Rose Henry Rose Alfred B. Snow Lincoln Williams Frank Kendrick Brunswick Fred H. Cary William R. Kimball William P. Hatch Brown Donnell Freeman Hodgkins Miss Ingalls

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Lecture on Byrd Expedition at First Baptist Church

First Baptist Brotherhood plans two night lecture by Dr. Earl B. Perkins on the Byrd Antarctic expedition at the church January 27 and 28. The Rutgers professor is linked to Bath via his mother Edith Perkins and the Boothbay Harbor visit will feature the play The Strait and Narrow with cast members and choir numbers.

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First Baptist Brotherhood Earl B. Perkins Perkins Rutgers College Bath Edith Perkins Leonardo B. Chaney Parker Head United States Brotherhood Boothbay Harbor Plinette Allen Montsweag Boothbay Chester Clement Forest Legard Leon Eaton Edwy A. Sotheard

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Mrs. Caroline Thurlow Funeral Service Held

The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Thurlow widow of Leeman Thurlow occurred Wednesday at Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street. Rev. David L. Wilson officiated with bearers Christopher Cushing Earl Freeman Charles H. Kidder and William Staples. The body was entombed.

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Caroline Thurlow Leeman Thurlow Arthur F. Mayo High Street David L. Wilson Central Church Christopher Cushing Earl Freeman Charles H. Kidder William Staples

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Higgins Funeral Held at Beacon Street Home

Byron A. Higgins funeral conducted Thursday at two PM from his home 47 Beacon Street with Rev. Harley A. Shattuck officiating. Bearers were brothers Walter A Sidney R Wilbur P and Elmer P Higgins. Burial followed in Oak Grove. Fitchburg reports circulated that Payson Smith former Maine education chief and Massachusetts official was asked to become superintendent of schools in the city to succeed James M. McNamara. Smith said he had no interest.

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Byron A. Higgins Beacon Street Harley A. Shattuck Walter A Sidney R Wilbur P Elmer P. Higgins Oak Grove Fitchburg Mass Payson Smith Maine Massachusetts James M. McNamara

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Doughty Dies From Burns From Tanker Explosion

Raymond F. Doughty, 28, of Arrowsic, an engineer deck hand aboard the tanker Governor Douglas, died after burns from the explosion that killed Capt. Charles H. Campbell at a South Portland wharf on Dec. 31. He is survived by his wife, daughter Mildred, his parents in Linekin, and a brother Walter. He last worked at East Coast Oil and Transport Co. Vine Street station.

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Raymond F. Doughty Arrowsic Douglas Charles H. Campbell South Portland Ste Marne General Hospital Porand Mr. Doughty Bath Fred I Lena Bean Doughty Mildred Vine Street East Coast Oil and Transport Co Capt. Campbell Wiscasset Doughty Linekin Walter Doughty

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Mrs Effie Thompson Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage

Mrs Effie A Thompson 78 wife of Frank N Thompson died Friday afternoon at Memorial Hospital after a morning cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Boothbay Harbor she lived in Bath since childhood. Survived by husband two children Clerk of Courts Fred H Thompson and Evelyn T Hope of Chicago two sisters Mary Dolloff Medford Mass and Kate Farrar New Haven Conn.

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Effie A. Thompson Frank N. Thompson Memorial Hospital Thompson Boothbay Harbor Silas Caroline Hodgdon Bath Thompson Bros George E. Thompson Brunswick Fred H. Thompson Evelyn T. Hope Chicago Mary Dolloff Medford Mass Kate Farrar New Haven Conn

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Obituary of Mrs Margaret E Dunton of Woolwich

Mrs Margaret E Dunton age 67 widow of Frank B Dunton died after a long illness at Bath Memorial hospital. Born in Woolwich to James F and Clara Rice she was active in Moatsweag Baptist church. She leaves two sons James Woolwich and Charles Lewiston a daughter Clara Lynch Lewiston three brothers Edward Melville Rice Bath George Rice Woolwich and two sisters Mrs John Robinson Lynn Mass and Mrs Warren Munsey Bath with several grandchildren.

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Emerson Smith New York D. R. Sortwell Jeannette Haggett Oak Grove Seminary L. B. Haggett Bath Pompeii Opera House Cora Groves Elm Lodge High Street Sheepscot N. Gratz Jackson James Jackson Eastport Elizabeth Rosie Bangor Emma Stinson Miss Jackson Parker B. Stinson George A. Coombs Waldoboro Ellie McLaughlin Stanford, Conn Harold Perkins Jolly Janes Stetson Damariscotta Merle Day Main Street John Dunton Elden P. Munsey Addie Merry Nina G. Fowles Rebekah Lodge Richmond Degree of Pocahontas Red Sarah Bagley Wright Woolwich Sol Holbrook Wiscasset Academy A. W. Keirstead Lisbon Falls Paul Bailey Arthur Bryant Republic Hawaiian Islands Lowney D. Young Brooklyn N. Y Frank P. Hodgdon Birch Point Harry Donnell Donnell Frank R. Hodgdon Rebecca C. Hall Jefferson Norris N. Miller Margaret E. Dunton Frank B. Dunton Bath Memorial Hospital Dunton James F Clara Rice Moatsweag Edward Melville Rice George Rice John Robinson Lynn Mass Warren Munsey

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Kenneth F Hatfield Dies at 46 in Calais

Kenneth F Hatfield 46 of Calais died at home December 26. A former Bath Iron Works cost accountant after World War I, he served in the chemical department during the war. Survived by widow, two sisters and a brother. Masonic lodge of Calais conducted funeral services. interment at St John New Brunswick.

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Kenneth F. Hatfield Calais Bath Iron Works Chemical Department Masonic Lodge of St. John, N. B

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Funeral for Capt. Elbridge F. Wright Held at Home

Capt. Elbridge F. Wright was laid to rest Sunday afternoon at 3 at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Maurice A. Libby, 5 Palmer Street. Rev Charles H. Berry officiated. Bearers included Warren McIntire, Elbridge R. Wright, Hiram and Ralph Robinson. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

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Elbridge F. Wright Maurice A. Libby Palmer Street Charles H. Berry Independent Full Gospel Assembly Warren McIntire Elbridge R. Wright Hiram Ralph Robinson Oak Grove

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Mrs Effie A Thompson Rites Held at Home

Funeral services for Mrs Effie A Thompson wife of Frank N Thompson were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home of her son Fred H Thompson Clerk of Courts at 654 High Street Rev David L Wilson officiated with bearers Frank and Fred H Thompson Jr Edward K Thompson and Perry L Thompson. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

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Effie A Frank N. Thompson Fred H. Thompson High Street David L. Wilson Central Church Frank Fred H. Thompson Jr Edward K Perry L. Thompson Oak Grove

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A E Purinton Funeral Held for Parker Head Resident

The funeral of Alpheus E. Purington of Parker Head who died in Haverhill Mass took place Sunday afternoon at one at Fred B Curtis funeral home Bath. Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist church officiated with bearers Eugene Harrington Cleveland P Holbrook Robert Manson Walter Perry Reuben Purington and Oliver Rabasin. Burial was in Oak Grove.

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Alpheus E. Purington Parker Head Haverhill Mass Fred Curtis Center Street Bath Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Eugene Harrington Cleveland P. Holbrook Robert Manson Walter Perry Reuben Purington Rabeassin” Oliver Oakrove

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Funeral held for Margaret E. Dunton at Woolwich

Margaret E. Dunton widow of Frank B. Dunton died last week and was buried in Murphy's Corner cemetery after a Friday funeral at her Woolwich home. Rev. Walter W. Swank officiated with bearers Ray and Stanley Shaw present. Nearby, Earl Larrabee shot a 54 inch red fox near Thorne's Head on New Year’s.

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Margaret E. Dunton Frank B. Dunton Murphy's Corner Woolwich Walter W. Swank Ter Ray Stanley Shaw Earl Larrabee High Street Thorne

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Woolwich Community News Briefs and Church Notices

Woolwich and nearby communities share New Year visits and travel news. Rev. Mrs. Plinette Allen resigns as Woolwich Wiscasset Baptist pastor after nine years, with Montsweag Baptist planning a guest pastor. Fire damages Dr Fuller’s Murphy Corner dwelling. Raymond Hathorne heads to Roanoke as junior forester. 4-H club, school meetings, and local visits summarized with multiple residents noted.

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Samuel Buck Day’s Ferry E Ae Savage Charlotte Luck Carlton Day Reed Woolwich Josiah Winship Reed Charles D. McDonald Brookline Mass Floyd Sawyer Farmington Cora Pearson Bath Gertrude Gilmore Alfred Irish Winthrop Percy Marston George Farnham Calvin Wellesley Woolwich and Wiscasset Baptist Church Plinette Allen Boothbay Center Allen Montsweag Walter Fickett Portland Fickett Lemuel Preble George Gainsley Percy Bailey East Boothbay Pearl Gainsley Natick Walnut Hill School Florida John Carter Clara M. Reed Arthur Durgin Gardiner Maine Central Telegraph Office Ralph Hatch Martyn and Carrol Nequasset Farm Bureau Duncan McIintosh William Downing Fuller Murphy's Corner Raymond Hathorne Roanoke National Forest U. of M U. S. Forestry Service Mary Perkins

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Peterborough cow sets new official record for milk production

A Guernsey cow owned by Millay Bros of Richmond New Hampshire finished a new official production record. The three year old Mazella of M. H. 348046 produced 12154.5 pounds of milk and 707.9 pounds of fat in class E, earning entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle club.

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Peterborough N. H Guernsey Millay Bros Richmond American Guernsey Cattle Club Mazella M. H

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Colonial Club Plans Entertainment Committee and Notes

The Colonial Club's monthly meeting assigns President Pierce to form a three member committee to arrange next month's club room entertainment. The Christmas tree committee reported aiding 91 poor children during the holiday. A picture of the new liner Queen Mary, donated by Lorain M. Price, was accepted. A Ham and Yam tournament followed with refreshments. Membership actions include adding Maurice L. Skaling A. D. Bragg John McCarty Frank P. Thompson and Dr. Ralph D. Warren to active status, J E Maynard Smith of East Milton MA and Philip J. Wenz of Trenton NJ to row resident membership, and John H. Grindell restored to active membership.

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Maurice L. Skaling A. D. Bragg John McCarty Frank P. Thompson Ralph D. Warren J. E. Maynard Smith East Milton Mass Philip J. Wenz Trenton N. J John H. Grindell

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West Bath man Loring D Small seeks Sagadahoc county seat

Loring D Small of West Bath announced his candidacy in Sagadahoc county on Tuesday with primary nomination papers circulating. A machinist by trade, he has served six years as a deputy to Albert Henderson and Abram C Oliver, and is now in his second year as West Bath selectman. He is married with two sons Wilbert and Dana. His entry is the third for the nomination beside Natt F Howe of Georgetown and J Horace McClure of Bath.

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Loring D. Small West Bath Sagadahoc County Small Albert Henderson Henderson Abram C. Oliver Boston Bath Wilbert Dana Small

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Woolwich Good Will Club Has Fine New Year Party

The Woolwich Good Will Club held a New Year’s tree event at Sagadahoc Ferry, hosted by Mrs. Charles V. Hunnewell. Miss Geraldine Rice and Miss Mila Orr acted as Santa Claus, distributing gifts as guests enjoyed ice cream and cakes. The group plans to meet January 14 with president Miss Florence Carlton, in attendance were numerous local members and guests including Mrs. Ida Day and Miss Betty Sears of Philadelphia.

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Good Will Club Woolwich Charles V. Hunnewell Sagadahoc Ferry Geraldine Rice Mila Orr Santa Claus Florence Carlton Nelson Rice Harry Fitch Sadie Rice Maud Orr Percy Marston Avis Marston Costello Hall Edward Reed George Farnham Laura Farnham Fred Carlton John Lily Ida Day Walter Gwank Betty Sears Philadelphia

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Installation Night at Woolwich Grange

Woolwich grange held installation on Wednesday evening January 8 with Charles M. White of Augusta as installing officer assisted by Mrs White and others. Officers installed include William Bradford master Maurice Shea overseer Ethelyn Shea lecturer Arthur Williams steward William Robson assistant steward Mary Hunnewell chaplain John H Carter treasurer Daisy V Welch secretary Leverett C Welch gatekeeper Ruth Leeman Ceres Amelia Williams Pomona Evelyn Bailey Flora Sadie Nelder lady assistant steward Jessie Spaulding pianist. Write this down in your diary Monday December 30 the Saco firemen were called out at 2 15 pm to fight furious grass fires in the Somesville district along the Boston and Maine railroad. Boys skating on the ice near the tracks started a fire and flames spread to dry grass. firemen were summoned to extinguish it.

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Woolwich Grange Charles M. White Augusta White William Bradford Maurice Shea Ethelyn Shea Arthur Williams William Robson Mary Hunnewell John H. Carter Daisy V. Welch Leverett C. Welch Ruth Leeman Ceres A. Amelia Williams Pomona Evelyn Bailey Flora Sadie Nelder Jessie Spaulding Saco Somesville Boston & Maine Railroad

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