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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1934

Page

2

Richmond News Highlights Local Clubs and Personal Visits

Richmond area society notes report Daisy Young visiting Portland, Evang elical Young People and Rebekah assemblies meeting in Litchfield and Gardiner, with officers visiting from Mt Carmel and Hallowell. Local marriages and bequests are announced alongside bus route petitions, cemetery gifts, and community events at Emerson Grange and Mt Carmel chapter.

Independent Readers Send Kind Messages to Bath Independent

Readers across the nation renew subscriptions to Bath Independent. Walter A. Murtaugh of New York City praises the paper as a weekly letter from a personal friend and notes its regular Friday delivery. Ernest F. Couture of Troy calls it a letter from home each week, while a Los Angeles subscriber sends New Year wishes.

The Independent Walter A. Murtaugh New York City Bath Independent Bath Ernest F. Couture Troy N. Y Los Angeles

Chapter inspection by Augusta officer at Montgomery St Bernard Royal Arch

Montgomery and St Bernard Royal Arch chapter to host official visit by Right Eminent D Saunders Patterson district deputy grand high priest Augusta. Work in Mark Master Mason degree with a banquet at 6 30. Large attendance expected. Also reported Bangor note: Robert H Martin promoted to Regional Director of Transient Activities for 23 counties in Kentucky under Roosevelt administration social project with occupational centers.

Montgomery and St. Bernard Royal Arch D. Saunders Patterson Augusta Bangor Robert H. Martin Kentucky Mr. Martin Louisville

NU VITA HERB AND IRON TONIC CIRCULAR PROMOTES HEALTH

A fragmented old circular promotes NU-VITA HERB AND IRON TONIC as a system cleanser purifier and tonic. It claims to improve appetite and general strength and urges readers to ask their druggist. The ad lists Stonington Maine address and hints at a free offer.

Nu-Vita Ea Eae Co Stonington

Georgetown News Roundup Sees Visits, Meetings and Deaths

Local residents like Mr and Mrs Ardene Pinkham and baby Junior visited Edna Delano while Mrs Thomas M Hagan hosted the Working League. The Georgetown First Baptist church plans its annual meeting January 25. Obituary notes include Mrs Ida Hooker of Axlington Mass who died in Hallowell. The community reports bridge work, ice cutting, and a dog named Sandy passing away.

Ardene Pinkham Baby Junior Popham Edna Delano Thomas M. Hagan Working League Elizabeth Hunt Harold Bath John Carter Georgetown First Baptist Church Belle M. Heald Martha Rich Bowen Emma .B. Billings Harry H. Heald W. A. Todd Stevens Pond Five Islands Chester B. Horne Harry L. Horne Jacksonville Fla Dr. Horne B. H. Woodside Alfred J. Rowe Amy Hovey Carroll P. Powers Robinhood Ida Hooker John Wilson Hallowell Hooker Axlington Mass Cen‘ter School Red Cross Arrowsic-Georgetown F. W. Hovey Belle Heald Founding of Christian Endeavor Georgetown Agnes Powers Joseph F. Higgins Walter V. Cummings First Seward E. Emmons West Georgetown Portland Ida B. Oliver Thomas Hagan Jr Auburn Sandy Collie Ruth Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay

Local Westport Visitor and Community Health Notes

Vernon Brewer of Boothbay Harbor visits his sister family in Westport while Charles Cromwell and Charles Colby are among local residents in Bath area. Robert Greenleaf and family attend a Bath boxing match as James Sawyer wins the Maine championship. Medical staff and patients from Memorial hospital Damariscotta are listed among town residents.

Vernon Brewer Boothbay Harbor Edwin Cromwell Lawrence Colby Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Robert Greenleaf James Cannon Bath City Hospital Charles L. Cromwell Charles H. Colby Bath Charles E. Colby Thomas Brewer Joseph Hodgdon DePerri Wiscasset Elizabeth Richardson Robert James Sawyer Maine Neil Parsons William Risser Ebton Marjorie Fish Robert Higgins

Cyclone Sawyer to Fight Paul Junior in Lewiston Return

Cyclone Jimmy Sawyer travels to Lewiston City Hall next Monday night to defend the lightweight title against Paul Junior in a 10 round bout. Announcement came Tuesday morning after arrangements in Portland Monday evening between Nick Mihalos and Bing Conley. Islesboro voters rejected a proposal to subsidize a boat service between Dark Harbor and the mainland for summer 1934.

Jimmy Sawyer Lewiston City Hall Paul Junior Sawyer Junior Arcade Arena Portland Nick Mihalos Bing Conley Lewiston Islesboro Dark Haror Dark Harbor Maine Central Railroad

Publicity Bureau Re Elects Officers in Maine Meeting

Maine Publicity Bureau members reelected officers at the annual Portland meeting. President Herbert Swett of Skowhegan leads an executive slate with vice presidents Tapley Ellsworth Chapman Bangor, treasurer Libby Portland, and secretary Coe Portland. New members include Braun Portland Stobie Waterville Hoy Lewiston Baker Cape Elizabeth. Reports showed inquiries rose or held steady despite a map shortage and highlighted highway map needs and ongoing tourism literature campaigns.

Daisy Young Portland Carroll Young Leroy Cleveland Young People’s Society Litchfield Evangelical Young People's Society Olson First Baptist Church Gardiner Ivy Rebekah Lodge Assembly Rebekah Rebekah Assembly of Maine Margaret Peabody Beulah Rebekah Lodge Queen Esther Chapter Hallowell Mt. Carmel Virginia Dunklee Rebecca Rogers Mary Shaw Elizabeth Joy E. O. Tarr John Sykes Percy Baker George Shaw James Fields Perley Joy Inez Hinkley Courtney Hinkley Sergi Leon Shepard Genevieve Joy Lyte Lint W. N. Price Ideal Home Corner Club Beatrice Lemont Front Street Donald Savage Maurice Wheeler North Andover Peter Baker Dexter R. Fowles Richmond Hazel FE Nason Randolph Washington Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Arthur Leigh Methodist Church Massachusetts Fowles Hutchinson George Wilson Winthrop Raymond Libby Albert Lint Albert, Jr Derby Don Cate John H. Parker Leeds John S. Parker Bert, Skinner Augusta Skinner Frances Preble Waterville Austin W. Blair Lewiston Richmond Corner Litchfield Corner Sabattus Public Utilities Commission State House Mary Johnson Auburn Harold Richardson Evergreen Cemetery George Theobald Annie D. Dale C. H. Bryant Alvah Alexander Gilbert Page J. Alexander Umberhind Dale Lillian Provost Wesley Cray Maurice Cray Frank Alexander Llewellyn Alexander North Pleasant Street R. J. Telford F. L. Purington A. E. Small State of Maine Publicity Bureau Falmouth Herbert K. Swett Skowhegan Omar W. Tapley Ellsworth Harry A. Chapman Bangor Samuel N. Blackwood Bethel Ralph G. Libby Harrie B. Coe Charles H. Fogg Houston Frank D. Marshall Mortimer L. Harris Fred D. Gordon Henry P. Rines Arthur A. Crafts Greenville Junction Charles B. Day Mr. Fogg J. Frederick Hill Edward P. Ricker, Jr South Poland Perley F. Ripley South Paris Col. E. A. Robbins Camden John Clark Sc State of Maine Coe Maine State Highway Department Boston Springfield Mass Newark Kearny N. J Anglers Club New York City Providence R. I Staples Publicity Bureau Bureau Bar Harbor Brunswick Bath

Vital statistics for Bath in 1933 reveal rise in births and marriages

City Clerk John W. Gilmore reports 1933 saw 182 births and 114 marriages, increases over 1932, while 72 out of town deaths occurred that year versus 83 in 1932. Bowdoin sociologist Dr. Elbridge Sibley spoke to Brunswick PTA, with Mrs. Clyde T. Congdon named president and Miss Helen L. Varney vice president.

Dan Cupid the Grim Reaper Bath Stork Death Grim Reaper John W. Gilmore Elbridge Sibley Bowdoin College Brunswick Parent-Teachers’ Association Wheeler Hall Clyde T. Congdon Helen L. Varney

Five Islands Grange news with meetings and arrivals

Five Islands Grange installed master L H Rowe and conferred degrees on several members. A church gathering, school visits, trips to Bath, and road work news fill the week. Library adds sixteen adult titles and nine jigsaw puzzles from local donors.

the Grange L. H. Rowe Donald Stevens Hope Berry Basil MacMahan Allie Carr H. C. Barrowes Boothbay Drummond Stevens Tuesay B. F. Perry Bath Grange Circle J. G. Stevens Mattie B. MacMahan Isabel Stevens Almon Marr Linwood Everett Stevens Robinhood John Carter Woolwich Five Islands Everett Cromwell Wallace Freeman Gene Stevens Ada MacGillivary Portland Percy MacGillivary MacGillivary Walter Moore Hallowell James T. MacMahan Earle Cuba Fred Carr Charles Davis Lawrence Lewis Vernon E. Gray Gray D. L. Howard Erland A. Thibedeau Georgetown Ambrose Thibedeau Ruth S. Carleton Rockland Frank H. Hovey Burton Radley Alabama Furber Davis Mr. Davis Sylvanus Cromwell Bay Point Horace Rittall Esther Worthing Seguinland Nat Howe Georgetown- Arrowsic Bridge Vernon Gray Clarence MacMahan Gilbert Standish Russel Harford Clemmie McMahan Georgetown Center Thomas Blaisdell Will Fields Orville Rowe Charles MacMahan Edgar Warren Joseph G. Stevens Nora Marr C. A. MacMahan Bess S. Aldrich Kenneth Roberts Margaret Pedler Emilie Loring Ethel Dell Kerry Grace Hill Rose Lane Lonely Valley Peter Kyne

Pierce and Dennison Winners at Contract

Dwight Pierce and William Dennison won the first half of the Colonial Club contract tournament with Skelton and Scott in second, Wilson and Skillings third. The second half began under a new scoring system based on wins and losses. Standings show Skilings-Wilson and Merrill-Nickels at 2010 00, Pierce-Dennison 1100 500, others 1 1 500. Postscript notes a garden seed catalog reference and stray wording about flower scent.

Dwight Pierce William Dennison William Skelton Arthur Scott Blair Wilson Roger Skillings Skilings-Wilson Merrill-Nickels Fitzgerald-Day Pierce-Dennison McPhee-Brown Hayes-C. D. Wilson Mitchell-Sewall Scott-Skelton Mesaits Haggett & Randlett Herrick & Sewall Fitzgerald & Pierce Scott & Skelton Merrill & Nickels McPhee

Maine Pen Women Organize Augusta Branch

The Augusta branch of the Nacional League of American Pen Women met in Hotel Eagle Brunswick and elected officers Miss Clara N. Fogg Bowdoinham president Miss Mary P. Sylvester Lisbon Falls vice president Mrs Eleanor Martin Hinckley secretary Miss Katherine Marshall treasurer Miss Bethena Graham Bar Harbor historian Mrs Carroll Berry Wiscasset auditor. The group plans monthly meetings with headquarters at the Willard hotel Washington DC and aims to recruit Maine writers and celebrate a birthday ball for President Roosevelt with support from stage and screen figures.

Augusta Nacional League of American Pen Women Eleanor Martin Hinckley Katherine Marshall Bethena Graham Livingston Road Bar Harbor Carroll Berry Janet Laura Scott Wiscasset Miss Fogg Sylvester Miss Marshall Willard Hotel Washington, D. C Pen Women’s League Maine League Maine Writers Research Club Maude Clark Gay Waldoboro

Surprise Farewell Party for Miss Golder

Miss Hazel P. Cooke hosted a Friday evening gathering for Miss Virginia P. Golder who will enter Maine General Hospital in Portland on Feb 1 to train as a nurse. Attendees included Rita Henderson Stella Jewett Mildred Chaney Vanona McDonald Alice Mulligan Dorothy Martin Hope Rowe Olive Rowe Margaret Higgins Virginia Wright Louise Trainer Phyllis McCoubrey. Golder, Morse High School postgraduate 1933, received a traveling bag from her friends.

Hazel P. Cooke Harry E. Cooke Willow Street Virginia P. Golder Mary C. Golder Winship Street Maine General Hospital Portland Rita Henderson Stella Jewett Mildred Chaney Vanona McDonald Alice Mulligan Dorothy Martin Hope Rowe Olive Rowe Margaret Higgins Virginia Wright Louise Trainer Phyllis McCoubrey Golder Morse High School

Partridge Declares Bid for Maine Governorship Nomination

Donald B. Partridge of Norway, former representative from the old Second District, becomes the third Republican to declare for the June primary. He follows Alfred K. Ames of Machias and Brig. Gen. Albert Greenlaw of Eastport in entering the gubernatorial race.

Donald B. Partridge Norway Wallace H. White Jr Lewiston White U. S Partridge Alfred K. Ames Machias Albert Greenlaw Eastport

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Emerson School Elsie Page Lee Stinson Jennie Lovejoy Farmingdale Peter Bent Brigham Hospital W. W. Gardner Hazel Gardner Enterprise Grange G. B. M. Soule Samuel B. Soule Lowell Palermo Frank Stetson Charles Hackett Bowdoinham Elbridge Tregembo Maine Central G. H. Wentworth Cecil Richards Frank Lint Frank Lancaster Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church Alveng Knight Center Street Dexter Fowles, Jr Dexter Fowles William Haynes Elizabeth Haynes Henry E. Houdlette Leslie Roberts B. R. Temple Kora Temple Mystic Shrine Emerson Lane Post Kennebec Thomas R. Huston R. Bath Sagadahoc County Westport Cyclone Sawyer D. M. Humphreys & Co Insurance Sagadahock Block Bath, Ma Pierce and Dennison Colonial Club T Bank Bath Savings Institution PEN Roosevelt National Committee Waldorf-Astoria New York Will H. Hays Will Rogers United States Warm Springs Foundation Hollywood Motion Colony Marie Dressler National Committee For Eddie Cantor Eddie Dowling Harry Herschfield Sophie Tucker N. T. Grantland Frank Crumit Harold B. Franklin A. H. Woods Maurice Goodman John Golden J. E. Otterson William Wiseman F. Ray Comstock Joseph P. Bickerton, Jr Dan Healy George Gershwin Phil Baker Oscar Shaw J. Harold Murray Charles Einfeld George Gerhard L. F. Gouismond Bessie Mack Maxson F. Judell George Brown Hal Horne Edward Finney Mary Pickford Sam H. Harris Adolf Zukor Irving Berlin Edward Bowes Albert Warner Irvin Miss Golder G.O.P Beacon Street Beacon Hill Boston, Mass
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