Remembering Ernest F. Kelley Bath Civic Leader and Educator
Obituary honors Ernest F. Kelley a longtime Bath resident active in education, library, athletics, and city government. He championed Bailey Evening School, Kelley Field improvements, and the Patten Free Library, while remaining a loyal Democrat and community advocate. The piece also notes the President's Ball proceeds split between Georgia Warm Springs Foundation and local child treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Kelley
Bath
Kelley
Bailey
Patten Free
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Maine gains four hours to Pacific coast with new air routes
Maine now four hours closer to the Pacific via a revised schedule. Flights from Bangor at two o clock stop at Waterville Augusta and Portland before continuing to Boston with American Air Line planes and linking with United Air Lines at Newark. The trip ends in San Francisco the following afternoon about a quarter after two, a nearly twenty four hour Bangor to San Francisco journey.
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Maine
Pacific Coast
Bangor
Waterville
Augusta
Portland
West Bath Farm Bureau Discusses Handicraft
The West Bath Farm Bureau held a full day meeting in the grange hall focusing on handicraft with demonstrations in braided and hooked rugs and reed and caned chairs. A noon dinner featured meat loaf and sides, followed by an after dinner committee and guest attendees. The group plans an inbetween meeting on February 1 centered on knitting and crocheting.
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West Bath Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Joseph M. Lemont
Ivan Trueworthy
Fred Rose
Arthur W. Brown
Harris T. Rodick
William A. Coombs
Guy Crosby
Charles T. Small
Hazel Heath
Trueworthy
William Powers
Fred Oliver
Scott R. Ward
Hugo F. Sandelin
Brown
Crosby
Coombs
Rodick
Small
Miss Heath
Ralph P. Dunbar
Herbert
Hodgkins
Edwin W. Haggett
Daniel A. MacDonald
Humphrey A. Owen
Elmer Sidelinger
Herbert Simpson
Walter W. Smith
E. Mason Wright
Weston L. Bonney
Frank A. French
Fred J. Rose
Loring
Former Bath Man Weds South Paris Girl
Lee Llewellyn Wade of South Paris, formerly of Bath, wed Geneva Mae Knapp of South Paris on Saturday evening in the South Paris Methodist parsonage. Rev. Percy S. Ridlon officiated with the double ring service. Attendants were Merritt Caldwell and Miss Reta Merrill. The couple planned to keep house with Charles Woodcock and family before establishing a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Llewellyn Wade
South Paris
Bath
Geneva Mae Knapp
Percy S. Ridlon
Merritt Caldwell
Reta Merrill
Charles Woodcock
Charles L. Buck
Hobart Kenney
Paris
Woodcock
Converse-Mason Co
Wade
Youngster Loses Hens and Roosters in Nighttime Theft
Herbert King a 15 year old of 244 Center street mourns four birds stolen from his bantam flock after a cloth covering was cut. He offered a reward of three dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thiefs. His pets include a puppy white rats and a rabbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert King
Francis A. King
Center Street
Herbert
Winter Street vane gilded and replaced at church
The heavy oak vane on Winter Street church spire, painted with gold leaf, was restored last week and reinstalled after repairs to the spire and pinnacles. The restoration, expected to finish near month end, follows renewed timbers and bolted pinnacles. William H. Hosmer of Camden asks if Gummer has come, noting a spider spinning in an apple tree while he waited.
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Winter Street
William H. Hosmer
Meohvalc Street
Camden
Gummer
Choir of Central Church Hosts Franks Supper and Social
The Choir of Central Church held a Thursday evening supper at 6 30 featuring frankfurts fried and steamed potatoes rolls chili sauce pickles doughnuts pies coffee and tea. Rev David Wilson presented Director and Mrs Shaw with Scrandon lace table cloth as a surprise gift after the meal. Prizes were awarded for a Beano game and the event ended at 10 30 with praise for the committee for organizing the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Frankfurt
David Wilson
Shaw
E. S. Brown
Clifford B. Smith
Nellie E. King
Howard A. Parks
D. L. Wilson
Ralph P. Mank
Ernest Wood
John Burgon
Everson C. Stinson
Albert Henderson
Phyllis E. Wright
Andrus L. Coleman
Cosmopolitan Club Officers and Guests Feted at Farnham Home
Mrs Ruth H Farnham president of the Cosmopolitan club entertained officers directors and members at 985 Middle Street Friday evening for supper and bridge. Guests included Mrs Mary G Higgins from Boothbay Harbor and many club officers and directors in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth H. Farnham
Cosmopolitan Club
Middle Street
Farnham
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Mary G. Higgins
Monday Club
Boothbay Harbor
Emma E. Walker
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Marcin Moulton
Lillian C. Miller
Charles C. Anderson
Leland R. Mitchell
Charles H. Frost
Miriam W. Kimball
Addie D. Palmer
Gardiner R. Deering
Leslie J. Wold
Frederick W. Humphreys
Minnie A. White
Joseph I. Smith
Cosmopolitan Players
David S. Cogan
Edwin H. Given
J. R. Andrews
Carl F. Pierce
Daniel T
Memorial Tablet for Bath Memorial Hospital Trustees Approve Bronze Tablet
Trustees of the Bath Memorial Hospital accepted a committee’s recommendation to order a bronze memorial tablet bearing the names and bequest amounts of donors. It will be placed on the wall near the main entrance. The session named Cahill Bridgham Owen as tablet committee members. Arthur Dunton joined the board to fill an expired term. The hospital annual meeting is set for next Saturday at two PM in the common council chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Pres. L. Eugene Thebeau
Charles H. Cahill
Edward W. Bridgham
Henry W. Owen Jr
Arthur J. Dunton
Rupert H. Baxter
Common Council
Veteran firemen donate funds from benefit event
Melvin H. Savage president of the Bath Veteran Fireman's Association turned over 20.95 to Ada R. Crockett treasurer of the James W. Temple fund. The amount was the net from a benefit held Wednesday at Baxter hall by the BVFA. Savage thanked all who helped despite poor weather.
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Melvin H. Savage
Bath
Wild Rose troop meets at Grace church parish house
Miss Evelyn Trott led the Wild Rose troop of girl scouts at Grace church parish house Thursday afternoon. Twenty five girls attended and reviewed First Aid with questions and answers. Two new songs and a scout grace were learned. The meeting ended with a formal closing and good night circle. Mrs Clarence E Johnson and daughter Lucille visited Portland on Thursday.
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Evelyn Trott
Wild Rose
Grace Church
Second annual minstrel show at Beth Israel draws capacity crowd
The vestry of Beth Israel synagogue hosted the second annual minstrel show by the Hebrew Ladies Society and Young Jewish People, with Henry I. Gediman directing. Dr. Joseph I. Smith debuted as interlocutor, and the program featured many performers including Arthur W. Gediman, Sam Povich, David Cogan, and Edward S. Gediman. An enthusiastic audience demanded encores, and dancing continued past midnight with Henry’s Stringed Rhythm Band providing music.
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Pippy and Smooth
Beth Israel
Hebrew Ladies’ Society
Henry I. Gediman
Arthur W. Gediman
Sam Povich
David §. Cogan
Edward S. Gediman
Adam. Greenblatt
Ruth E. Cohen
Esther J. Petlock
Isabel Gediman
Louis Miller
Morris E
Matey" Povich
Jay Povich
Abraham E. Greenblatt
Julius
Jack Gediman
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Joseph I. Smith
Dinah
Eddie Gediman
Miss Petlock
Miss Greenblatt
Mr. Cogan
Henry Gediman
Peneath
Ioan
Arthur Gediman
LaForrest G. Coombs
Henry
Myrtle Lodge Social and Degree Work Observed
Myrtle Lodge No. 8 U O of S O L met in Odd Fellows hall for a Friday social and supper attended by about 30 members and guests from Lewiston and Portland. A New Year tree and gift exchange followed after the lodge exemplified rituals and conferred one new degree holder, Mrs Sadie Savage.
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Myrtle. Lodge
U. O
Odd Fellows Hall
Emily K. Shaw
Lewiston
Helen Townsend
Alice G. Peterson
Portland
Della McCray
Edna B. Wing
Sadie Savage
Peterson
Jimmy Evans Revue Returns to Bath Opera House
An old Bath favorite, Jimmy Evans and his 26‑member company, bring a musical revue to Bath Opera House on January 23 and 24. The lineup features ace comedian Mickey Flynn, veteran Danny Cavanagh, a strong stage band, and dancers, comics and singers ready to delight the audience.
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Bath
Jimmy Evans
Bath Opera House
Jimmy
Evans
Mickey Flynn
Danny Cavanagh
Engine 4 booster test yields praise at fire scene Rose Street
The booster tank of Engine 4 passed its first practical test during a Still alarm at 9 15 Saturday. Fire department members praised its work as the engine responded to the dwelling at 32 34 Rose Street and returned to Water Street headquarters about an hour later. Responders included Joe Cloutier Clarence Seavoy Fred Perry and George Breed. Rabbi Larry Z Zwelling, formerly of Cleveland, who led social services in Bangor during the recent Jewish holidays, assumed the Bangors Jewish community rabbinate this week.
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Rose Street
Water Street
Larry Z. Zwelling
Cleveland
Bangor
Ashumed
Ramona council and Sasanoa tribe install officers jointly
Ramona council No. 27 D of P and Sasanoa tribe No. 64 I O R M held a joint installation in Red Men's hall with more than 100 present including guests from Wiscasset and Alfaretta councils. George Gauthier acted as assisting district deputy, installing Sasanoa officers, while Mrs. George A. Wade and Mrs. Joseph L. Yates led Ramona officers in their installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Council
Sasanog Tribe
Red Men's Hall
Wiscasset
Edward J. Perry
Harold L. Corliss
Harry L. Knight
Sagamore
Elmer Blake
Charles
Fred Clark
Arthur B. Haggett
Carleton Rideout
Wigwam
Erving L. Burnham
Forest
Ralph J. Boardman
Minnie C. Woodman
Pocatontas
Everett G. Waite
Powhatan
Charles H. Ansert
Wenonah
Edward A. Garcelon
Leonard F. Lightbody
Florence M. Robinson
Wampum
Emery E. Rideout
George W. Wilson
Everett G. White
Gertrude Freeman
George O. Melzard
Hattie Smith
Tepee
Linwood Boardmen
Alexander R. MacDonald
Evelyn Coughran
Irving. B. Wright
Norman A. Smith
Ernest R. Avery
Bradford C. Bedennett
Catherine Durgan
Council
Bradford C. Redennett
Chester Pendleton
Evelyn F. Hutchins
F. F. Pendleton
Pine Tree Circle Installs Officers and Two New Members
Officers of Pine Tree Circle No 826 C of F of A were installed in Red Men’s hall on Friday evening with two candidates initiated. New officers include Mary Gallant chaplain Victoria Avery chief companion Mabel Ansert sub chief companion Ethel Parshley junior past chief companion and others. Lunch followed. A social evening is planned Friday Jan 18 with supper at 6:30 served by Dall Rideout and McDonald.
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Pine Tree Circle
C. of F. of A
Red Men’s Hall
Mary E. Gallant
Victoria Avery
Mabel Ansert
Ethel Parshley
Mildred Avery
Mary Murphy
Dall
Alice Rideout
Esther McDonald
Real estate transfers filed in Sagadahoc registry
Realty transfers include Eva May Kirkpatrick to Hazel A Kirkpatrick in Bowdoin land Edith P Blodgett to Benjamin B Douglass in Bowdoinham estate of William F Henderson to Florence C Boston and Melvin E Hutchinson to Pauline D Hutchinson in Richmond Charles E Leeman to Frank Allegrin in West Bath
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Sagadahoc
Eva May Kirkpatrick
Hazel A. Kirkpatrick
Bowdoin
Edith P. Blodgett
Benjamin B. Douglass
Bowdoinham
William F. Henderson
Florence C. Boston
Melvin E. Hutchinson
Pauline D. Hutchinson
Richmond
Charles E. Leeman
Frank Allegrin
West Bath
Country's smallest daily The Tryon Bulletin described
The Tryon Daily Bulletin of Tryon North Carolina established in 1928 is highlighted as the smallest daily in the United States. It measures six pages and 647 inches long by 5 inches wide and was sent by Miss Jane D. Cushing of Bath noting Maine like autumn climate in Tryon.
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The
Independent
Tryon
N. C
United States
Jane D. Cushing
Bath
Mrs. Hatch Hosts Contract Club Gathering
Mrs. Robert B. Hatch of Washington street entertained her contract club Thursday afternoon with cards, conversation, and refreshments, hosting a cordial social event for players in the neighborhood.
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Robert’ B. Hatch
Washington Street
Cosmo Sin Hosts Surprise Shower For Mrs Singer
Cosmopolitan singing club and drama department jointly honored Mrs Singer with a Thursday evening shower at the club house after a joint supper. Gifts were presented from both clubs as guests sang and prepared for a February program.
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E Singer
Singer
Bessie’f. Greenblatt
Leroy F. Colby
Joseph I. Smith
Evelyne ‘L. Donnell
David- Cogan
Donates Trophy for Church League Meet Prize
Charles C. Low, president of the Y M C A, donates a silver 12 inch trophy with a miniature runner atop for the Y M C A Church Basketball league track meet. The base is ebonized metal and more than 225 participants in the league will contend on Saturday evening, March 2 for the coveted cup to be permanent to the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Low
Church League
Somerset Stamp Club Sees Rapid Growth in Skowhegan
The Somer set Stamp Club held its annual meeting in Skowhegan last Friday, drawing attention to a lively group of stamp bugs. From seven members, the club has grown to thirty nine, per the secretary’s records, in under a year despite the town’s small size and a slow start.
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Somerset Stamp Club
Skowhegan
Enjoyable Program at Weeks Street Grammar School
Friday afternoon at Weeks Street Grammar School Grade Seven presented an enjoyable program. Committee members were Leon Pennell Jr and Reid W Perkins. The program featured a mix of news items poems duets and jokes including Uncle Sami's Fleet Starts and The Theft with readings by Edith Crocker Avis Brown and others among the students.
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Weeks Street Grammar School
Leon Pennell,Jr
Reid W. Perkins
Nation
Edith Crocker
Sheridan
Avis Brown
Wsveo Pe Oyseay
Scott Cressey
Sami
Ward
Havana
Ramona Council Witnesses Alfaretta Chiefs Raised in Brunswick
Ramona council No. 27, D of P, attended in Brunswick for the raising of Alfaretta council No. 72 chiefs led by Mrs. Ethel Alexander district deputy Great Pocahontas and aided by Miss Viola Smith. The event featured eleven new officers, a past Pocahontas jewel presentation, a luncheon, and Keano afterward.
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Ramona Council
D. of P
Brunswick
Alfaretta Council
Ethel Alexander
Great Pocahontas
Viola Smith
Jeannette Nickerson
Pocahontas
Bernice Nickerson
Wi- Ronah
Alden Bragdon
Mattie Donahue
Agnes Hammond
Muriel Alexander
Rosanna Collins
Annie Alexander
Mary Swett
Marie Hoskins
Gladys Cowley
Florence Boyd
Winifred Collins
Celina Cassavant
E. Nickerson
Ethel Bragdon
Harriet Hammond
Cora Nickerson
Tepee
Byron Hammond
Forest
Keano
Across and Down Puzzle Clue List Reveals Mixed Word Set
A scanned puzzle page shows multiple across and down clues with numbered entries and garbled final lines. The text includes definitions for unspoiled sound infrequent inflamed spot form of to be peevi sh electrical engineer abbr contrary desire doctrine a burden girl s name complete a distinctive wager mineral spring shilling abbr public annoy marriage tone of diatonic scale lumps of metal a medieval noun ooze unrefine ment of wrath not shallow measure of weight a kind of turnip state of being stout tranquil grooves a month an angry goose cry a hostile invasion England abbr insects of any kind main axis of a plant national automobile association abbr body of salt water senior abbr peatscript fab br) A combat to batter Erbinus symbol isle teen Biot lelnis ule.
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England
National Automobile Association
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the Times Company
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Barry
Webber
Pate
Miss Geneva Mae Knapp
Anurdrises
Mrs
Jack Shaw
Cosmo Club
Wild Rose Troop
Dgs
Adin Rae
Myrtle Lodge
Isadore Singer
Y.M.C.A
Weeks Street
Arthur Warner
Phyllis Coombs
Haan
Edward Murphy
Frances Lemontoke
Richard Hogan
Madelyn Hart
John Burke
Mildred Cutting
Edna
Abbie McCabe
David Cressey
Children’s Hour
Helen Brann
Harry Cornish
America
Gordon Holbrook
Paul Revere
Frank Hinds
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