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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1938

Page

7

Wetherbee Prevents Contested Vice Presidency at Hospital Meeting

The Bath Memorial Hospital corporators meeting avoided a contest for the first vice presidency after Charles P. Wetherbee praised Harry W. Crosman for hospital work and withdrew his own name. Crosman was renominated by Mrs. J. Albert Redlon and Wetherbee by Lieut. John A. Lord. The gathering included numerous attendees and followed with a trustees meeting naming Miss Helen V. Downing as superintendent and reelecting several committees and staff.

Charles P. Wetherbee Harry W. Crosman Crosman Bath Memorial Hospital Common Council Wetherbee J. Albert Redlon John A. Lord Carl Anderson J. R. Andrews Rupert H. Baxter Henry W. Owen Arthur K. Purington Evelyn Plummer J. A. Redlon Ernest Rogers William D. Sewall Arthur Sewall Joseph I. Smith Ralph G. Stetson A. A. Stott L. Eugene Thebeau Charles M. Tubbs Wilmer I. Voorhees Henry C. Wright Francis A. Winchenbach Helen V. Downing Col. Owen Edward W. Bridgham Charles H. Cahill W. Dayton Hill Miriam W. Kimball USN Samuel R. Percy Mary F

Mother Daughter Banquet Set by Cosmopolitan Club

Mrs John A Morse spoke at the annual Mother Daughter banquet in the Cosmopolitan Club house on Wednesday evening at 630. Toastmistress Clinton D Wilson was heard again. Anita Bagdikian and her mother Mrs Paul G Bagdikian gave the mother and daughter toasts. Other officers and workers included Mrs Harry B Briggs Jr Mrs Stanley M Brown Mrs N Gratz Jackson Mrs Leland R Mitchell Miss Elizabeth B Deering with Mrs Donald B Wilson in charge of dining and Miss Marcia Moulton handling the tickets. Menu featured chicken salad potato chips peas sherbet and crax.

John A. Morse Cosmopolitan Club Clinton D. Wilson Anita Bagdikian Paul G. Bagdikian Harry B. Briggs, Jr Stanley M. Brown N. Gratz Jackson Leland R. Mitchell Elizabeth B. Deering Donald B. Wilson Marcia Moulton

Local social notes from Phippsburg and surrounding towns

Emma Perry visits Portland area as guests of friends. James Perry leaves Bath Memorial Hospital and stays with son Omar in Winneganee. Mr and Mrs Horace Woodman of Bath visit Bertha Nickerson. Henry Carlton and Eleanor of Woolwich visit John Kelley. Leslie Dyer recent guests of Eleanor Brown. Marie Simpson of South Barnstable to spend winter with sister Frank Leavitt. Alice Stewart returns to Portland from Bath. Charles Morrison moves from Sebasco to Bath winter with Alma Reed. Melvin Wallace visits Bath. John H. Perkins, state game warden, visits Small Point and Parker Head. Walter Betts of Portland visiting Annie Derwent. Emily Jordan hosts Bath friends at Meadowbrook Jordan camp. Gertrude Blaisdell called to West Newbury by mother's death. Annie Synnott dies aged 84 at Mrs Annie Dodge's home. widow of Stephen C. Synnott. Services held in Dodge home. interment in Kittery. Survived by three daughters, two sons, one brother, and many grandchildren.

Emma Perry Tie Cobb Oinham Portland Ta James E. Perry Bath Memorial Hospital Omar R. Perry Winneganee Horace B. Woodman Bath Bertha Nickerson Henry Carlton Eleanor Woolwich John Kelley Leslie Dyer Eleanor Brown Marie Simpson South Braintree Mass Frank P. Leavitt Alice Stewart Annie Derwent Portland Charles Morrison Sebasco Alma Reed Deering Street Melvin Wallace John H. Perkins Hardings Small Point Parker Head Walter Betts Emily Jordan Jordan Camp Meadowbrook Gertrude Blaisdell West Newbury Annie Synnott Annie Dodge Stephen C. Synnott Georgetown Kittery Dodge Miami Fla Jack Synnott Phippsburg Thomas Blaisdell Five Islands

Friendly contest in ticket selling among Y M C A church league

Nine churches compete in a ticket selling drive led by Winter Street with Frank Harvie selling nearly two thirds of their quota. Team captains Oscar Tanguay Robert Sutherland Clyde Stilphen Philip Oliver and John Osborne coordinate sales at Beacon Corliss Elm Grace St Mary’s Wesley and other churches while Saturday night totals are awaited.

Thornton Henderson Beacon Robert Sutherland Clyde Stilphen Corliss Street Philip Oliver Elm Street Ike” Voorhees Grace Church Church League Oscar Tanguay St. Mary's Wesley John Osborne Johnnie Frank Harvie Frank

Congress Shirt Co to Increase Payroll in Reopened Week

Congress Shirt Co plans to reopen Monday with about half a crew on a three day week under Julius Grossman of Boston, president, after a recent shutdown. The Middle street factory has been repainted and renovated as it readies to produce light-weight Spring goods and sport jackets, with output to rise at signs of business pickup. Also, Frank P. Webber of Bowdoinham caught a 14 inch 1 1/4 pound salmon trout named Square Tall on the Abagadasset River during Sunday smelt fishing.

Congress Shirt Co Julius Grossman Boston Middle Street Abagadasset River Frank P. Webber Bowdoinham

Westport Residents Gather for Weekend Visits and News

Mrs Ettie V Lewis and grandson John Stacey spend weeks at Ernest Colbys. Vernon and Thomas Brewer and Mrs Archie Brewer of Boothbay Harbor visit Edwin Cromwell. Virginia C Jewett pledges Pi Beta Phi at University of Maine. Eugene Whitten Bath visits Sund ay. Edwin Cromwell harvests ice at Eaton Farm. Ellsworth Colby and Eugene Whitten Jr return from Nequasset. Sunday callers at Ralph Jewetts Junction include B M Jewett and family. Herbert Cromwell family of Wiscasset also visit Eaton Farm.

Ettie V. Lewis John Stacey Ernest Colby Fred Greenleaf Sanford Vernon Thomas Brewer Archie Brewer Boothbay Harbor Edwin Cromwell Virginia C. Jewett University of Maine Pi Beta Phi Eugene Whitten Bath Eaton Farm Ellsworth Colby Eugene Whitten, Jr Nequasset Ralph Jewett Junction B. M. Jewett Ann Louise Dewey Richardson Herbert Cromwell Wiscasset

Girls to Organize Cheering Sections in YMCA League

Entry blanks were distributed at churches for girls Sunday school cheering teams to back YMCA basketball squads. One man per team assigned a girl contact to organize a section from local churches including Beacon Central Corliss Elm Grace St. Marys Wesley and Winter.

Maynard MacFadden Beacon George McKellar Central Clyde Stitphen Corliss Philip Oliver Elm Edmund Guynn Grace Oscar Tanguay St. Mary's Charles Osborne Wesley Warren Higgins

Frank Gallagher Wins Rotation Pool at YMCA

Frank Gallagher clinched the senior division title in the YMCA Annual Rotation Pocket Billiard Tournament, defeating James McQuarrie in straight games after reaching the final by beating Willis Hall 2-1 in the semi finals. Clarence Gowen won the junior division by sweeping Edward Cummings two straight games. The week-long event drew nearly 50 players at the YMCA with upcoming Sticks and Stax feature games and signups urged.

Frank Gallagher James McQuarrie Gallagher Willis Hall Hall Clarence Gowen Edward Cummings

Former Bath Woman Plans Cook Book from Elizabeth Webber

Elizabeth Webber of Cambridge Massachusetts formerly of Bath is preparing to issue a new cook book. Marjorie Mills Boston Herald Traveler cooking expert says the book will feature recipes from famous tea rooms restaurants and hotels from Maine to Florida. She requests three Herald recipes Deerfoot Chowder Stephanie pudding and Creme Brule with Pineapple waffles as a possible addition.

Bath Elizabeth E. Webber Cambridge Mass Marjorie Mills Boston Herald Traveler The Herald Elizabeth Webber Maine Florida Marston’s

Campus Life promises intimate campus portraits for 1938 Prism

Artemus Weatherbee editor in chief of the Prism at the University of Maine announces that the 1938 Campus Life section will reveal intimate student life secrets and facts. This year juniors and freshmen receive special partial coverage with separate individual cuts for juniors, unlike prior group pictures.

Artemus Weatherbee Bangor The Prism University of Maine

Popham Beach notes and coast ice report 45 years back

Fragments detail social visits from Frances Roberts in Popham Beach to Pauline Morong and Nathaniel Perkins plus many local calls in Bath Woolwich and Brunswick. It covers beach conditions high tides and damage, ice harvests on Silver Lake and Center, lifeboat rescues at Puller's Rock, and a history snippet of an old schooner wreck and an ice shipment to Philadelphia with a list of ice carrying vessels.

Town Clerk Sues Over Carlton Bridge Ticket ID Cards

Town Clerk Keirstead of Wiscasse initiates suit alleging 255 identification cards issued for Carlton bridge tickets caused confusion and improper collection of fines. Court seeks clarity on card validity and enforcement authority.

Keirstead Wiscasse Iad Carlton Bridge

Bay Point Residents Welcome Visitors and Winter Skating Fun

A Bay Point scene features guests of Herman Spinney including William Taursin and friends from Cumberland Center. Local skaters enjoyed moonlit sessions at the lily pond beyond Sinclaire property, while visitors from Bath Brunswick and Long Island dropped in for social visits and outings.

William Taursisn Cumberland Center Herman A. Spinney Lily Pond Sinclair Property Karl Hentz Visions Long Island Bay Point Edna M Coolidge Perley Chandler Popham Beach Bath Rose Estes Sherman Campbell Wright Phippsbury Edgar Drake Edna Cosclidge Birvshwood Popham Ardens Pinkham i Bath Memorial Hospital Charles Burtess John Grinds Birchwood Posey Hamilton Louisa Brunswick Bar Point Sevths I Pension Board

Fascinating Talk on Navy and Sea Power Legacy

A lecturer discusses naval tradition and sea power from Jones to Perry. He links American wars and naval battles to enduring phrases and the Navy’s evolving role from the Revolution through World War I era, highlighting leaders like Decatur and Farragut and episodes at Lake Erie and Mobile Bay.

Farragut Mobile Bay Wno Dewey Manila Bay Queenstown Joe Taussig Siip

Bath writer outlines Clark Griffith biography life

Bath sports writer Shirley Povich, a former Bath boy and Morse high school alum, scripts a multipart biography of Clark Griffith 68 longtime owner of the Washington baseball club and co founder of the American League. Povich, once Washington Post sports editor and later a feature writer, has long followed the Senators and accompanied them on spring training trips.

Shirley Povich Clark Griffith Washington Baseball Club Wash.ngton D. C. Post Washington Mr Povich Morse High Sch Fox Clark Grif Krown Anc Ife Pops Griffiths Washington Senators Povich Pee Beime Washinton Team

Squaw Club Meeting and Engagement Announcement

The Squaw Club met Friday at the home of Sherman L. Morse. Mrs Augustus Smail arrived from Somerville to visit. On Saturday Miss Gretchen A. Mulholland hosted tea at Anne E Fallon’s home. Engagement announced for Miss Gladys Evelyn Young of Cony High School to Murfee Newton Faulk of Waco and New York City.

Squaw Club Sherman L. Morse Augustus Smail Somerville Mass Gretchen A. Mulholland Anne E Fallon Green Street Augusta Gladys Evelyn Young Cony High School Murfee Newton Faulk Waco Texas New York City

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