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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1937

Page

5

Portraits Presented to Patten Free Library Chronicled

The Patten Free Library received two portraits of Caleb Leavitt Jr. and Nancy Sewall Leavitt from their great grandson Howard Kellogg James of Alameda California. The report notes Nancy Leavitt’s flight from Fort Popham during the War of 1812 and the family ties to Bath and Sewall’s Hill, plus James’s broader affiliations with orders and genealogical societies.

Caleb Leavitt, Jr Nancy Sewall Leavitt Patten Free Library Howard Kellogg James Alameda Cal Fort Popham Nancy Caleb Leavitt Mr. James Nancy Leavitt Freeman H. Morse James Bath Leavitt Charles Washington Old Newbury Henry Sewall Newbury Old Jackman House England Howard Leavitt Morse Freeman Ho Morse Nanes Leavitt Morse Anelurdes Jerusalem Hush the Great Stephen of Blois Reubert Flanders Godfrey de Bouillon Robert Normandy Raymond of Toto Bohemund Tarentum M. James

Mock wedding surprises costume party in Daughters of Isabella hall

About 30 attendees at the November social committee event in the Daughters of Isabella hall enjoyed a mock wedding as the centerpiece. Mrs. Lucien Bisson played bride, Mrs. Wilfred Skaling groom, others attended as wedding party. Prizes were awarded for costumes including Gay Nineties and funniest attire.

Daughters of Isabella Hall Geraldine C. McGuiggan Lorenzo J. Collins Edmund J. Arsenault Joseph Gaudet Edward B. Hamblett Collins Wilfred F. Skaling Frank T. Fortier Wiliam H. McGhnchy Oscar J. Tanguay Arthur Jenkins Jenkins Alex Burgess McGuisvan Mary Pewers Catherine Kelley John M. Conley John W. Sonia Jennie M. Alten Mbilicent Thomas Beatrice Arsenault Cather T. Ohara Dominique J. Tardif de Clarke Pfitzgerud James Cameron

Morse High Notes Highlight Senior Play and Red Cross Talk

Morse High notes report a senior class play “Lateh, C’own” opening Monday with the dramatic club sponsoring assemblies. Donald McKellar urged 100 percent Red Cross enrolment in Bath schools, while Carl P. Meister returned home to resume his former mill and paper foods work after months in New York.

Groree H. Quimby Beendalu Cori Dramatic Club Co Baidiiv Donald McKellar Wilner I. Voorhees Carl P. Meister New York Carl T. Meister Washington Street Paper Foods Millesniin

Business Block Sold at Auction in Boston

Louis Annacone, a Boston automobile dealer, purchased the Johnson Bros. block and lot at 120 124 Front Street for 15 dollars plus the property debt of 7166 dollars 86 cents. Roger D. Skillings first bid 1 dollar over the bill in equity, with several raises by Fred H. Thompson and others before Annacone secured the bid by 15 dollars over the bill. The block currently houses McFadden’s drug store and offices on the second floor with Williams Whitney Bagdikian and Churchill among tenants. upper floors contain eight and ten rooms respectively.

Louis Annecone Boston Johnson Bros Front Street Roger D. Skillings George W. Johnson Fred H. Thompson Skillings Annacone Charles F. Cummings McFadden

Red Cross recounts peacetime disaster relief records

Harry Day of the Bath Red Cross Chapter reports that during the Ohio Mississippi Valley flood year the Red Cross aided 322 300 families or 1 450 000 individuals. More than 25 million dollars was contributed for relief, with 128 disasters in 36 states Alaska DC and 384 countries touched. Disaster service aims to maintain preparedness committees nationwide and a door to door roll call in November invites membership renewal or new joins.

American Red Cross Harry Day Bath Red Cross Ohio-Mississippi Valley Red Cross Day United States Alaska District of Columbia Philippine Islands

Airing the Heirlooms event set for November 30

Winter Street church Auxiliary led by Miss Janette W. Smith plans Airing the Heirlooms for Tuesday November 30 with Mrs Rosoe P. McFadden as general chair. A large team handles entertainment supper dining room tickets hobbies dresses costumes dolls old relics glass and china silver and gold publicity. Central church choir members must meet at the parish house Thursday at 7 15 for final Thanksgiving service music rehearsal.

Winter Street Church Janette W. Smith Ros Oe P. McFadden Auxiliary Fred K. Sturtevant Robert P. Manson Ernest Freeman Alice F. Johnson Ruth PF. Skillings Almira Jones Arthur S. Crockett Phyilis Bowie Carl Y. and Ae Russens Mary F. Campbell Joseph O. Purdue Leroy F. Colby Central Church Choir

Rita Sullivan Re elected to Sagadahoc GOP Board at State Club Meeting

Miss Rita Mary Sullivan of Bath read her prize winning essay The Woman Citizen How to be a Good One at the State club gathering in Augusta where she was re elected to the board of governors by virtue of her Sagadahoc county presidency. Miss Mary Pelham Hill of Topsham won first prize in the essay contest and Miss Mildred Hill received honorable mention.

Henry W. Butler Sagadahoc Republican Club State Club Augusta Board of Governors Mary Pelham Hill Topsham Butler Bath Harry F Litchfield Rita Mary Sullivan Mildred Hill Sulivan Marjorie Doe Sheepscot Lincoln Academy Miss Hill Miss Sullivan Sue Morse Hich Charles D. Sullivan Middle Street

Boy Scouts Clear Debris Along Route 1 in Blind Crossing

Boy Scout troop 55 led by Rev. Joseph O. Purdue cleaned decades of dumped rubbish from a roadside undercut on Route 1 in Blind Crossing district using sticks, boxes, rakes, hoes, and shovels from 8:30 to 11:15 AM. They then gathered at Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden’s home for a fire, hot cocoa, doughnuts, and a weenie roast hosted by Cosmopolitan Garden Club.

Boy Scout Joseph O. Purdue Blind Crossing Roscoe P. McFadden McFadden Highway Improvemnt Cosmopolitan Garden Club Leroy P. Colby Irene H. Ingalls Carrie D. Hall Garden Club Frank T Fortier

Obituary Eva Curtis Call Dies at Boston City Hospital

Eva Curtis Call widow of Warren Call formerly of Bath died at Boston City Hospital. She had been visiting West Bath a month earlier and fell ill after a cold while waiting for a Brunswick bus. Adopted daughter of the late Timothy Curtis, she lived in Arlington Mass after marriage and leaves a sister Miss Currie Johnson of Massachusetts and a brother Zeal Bay of West Bath. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Beulah Littledale of Portland, who will wed Paul Farley in December and reside on Chestnut Street Bath.

Warren Call Bath Boston City Hospital Eva Curtis Call Call Arlington Mass Callissa Eugene Curtis Curriechusetts Beulah Littledale Portland Raymond Farley High Street Miss Littlehale Paul Farley Chestnut Street Miss Littleiale Roland McIntosh Sagadahoe Ferry Farley

For Sale Stammer on Year Round Place Near Bath

Classified ad offers a property twelve miles from Bath with beach access and excellent view. Note reading shows pricing: 25 words first insertion 35 cents, 20 cents for each follow up. Copy must reach office by noon on Wednesdays. Write todt, Care of Independent 11-11-2tp.

Bath

Personal notes from Arrowsic and Augusta residents

A series of community notes lists moves and visits across Maine. Mr and Mrs Perley Ater relocate to 1095 Washington Street with Elizabeth and Thomas Steen. Quinlan sisters Mary Ellen and Anne Elizabeth return from Brunswick after visiting grandparents. Wilbur F Hagan visits from Skowhegan after Woolwich trip. Local Lodges and social events include Arrowsic Ladies Aid Christmas sale with several helpers and Hiawatha Rebekah officers visiting Gray for Visiting Officers night with 21 lodges represented. Marriage intentions filed for Ellsworth Darling and Margoie L Cothran, and Harold Hart with Ada M Fraser.

Perley Ater Elizabeth Ater Thomas Steen Steen Arrowsic Washington Street Mary Ellen Anne Elizabeth Quinlan Everett Quinlan Augusta Harry Peterson Brunswick Road Herbert W. McCabe Lena C. Shepard Albert H. Thompson Gray HiawWatha Rebekah Lodge Marie S Hoffman Fidelity Lodge Lewiston Rebekah Assembly of Maine Assembly John W. Gilmore Ellsworth B. Darling Loring E. Darling South Street Marjorie L. Cothran James F. Cothran Pleasant Avenue Harold C. Hart Ralph E. Hart Phippsburg Ada M. Fraser Major W. Fraser

Bowdoinham News Briefs and Court Result

A Bowdoinham automobile crash on a crest left Mrs. Stanley Foster of Augusta head lacerations and Mrs. Norman Knight of Augusta a fractured leg after a collision with a car driven by James McKinley of New York City. Knight was found guilty of reckless driving, fined $25 with 60 days in jail, and paid the fine. The report notes routine local happenings, visits, club meetings, and a basketball game where Coombs beat Brunswick 34 21.

Stanley, Foster Augusta Norman Knight Knight James McKinley New York City Brunswick Hospital Mitchell Bowdoinham Court Robert Cote Portland John Purington Spear Sedgley New York Zina Maxwell Maxwell Harold Hackett Methodist J. N. Palmer Eleanor Webber Elbridge Blodgett Fisher Road J. Edward Allen Bowdoinham Farm Bureau Grange Hall Hortense Welch Bowdoinham Ralph McEwen Edward Baker Richard Denham Milton Given Chester Hobart Howard Moody Raymond Tibbetts Donald Hackett North Cornville Leroy Adams Woodfords Alvin Huntoon Frances Merrill Brunswick William Gile Coombs High School Coombs South Paris Temple Douglas Pletts Payne Linwood Skelton Clarence Skelton William Babb Clifton Babb Comfort Branch Sunshine Society Ethel Hackett Elise Browne Earl Browne Miss Browne Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary John Jewel Malcolm Elizabeth Wellesley Mass Jewel Josie Irish Courtney Nealey Sanford Phillip Nealey Charles Hackett Carrie Merrill William Hamilton Silas Hamilton Hamilton Boston Erla Miriam Browne

Charge of carrying loaded shotguns in car

Sumner Berry Harold Fuller Frank and Norman Chase all of this city were arraigned in municipal court Monday afternoon. All four pleaded guilty and Judge Arthur J Dunton ordered them to pay costs of court taxed at 6.95 dollars. John H Perkins state game warden was the complainant. Perkins said he was checking gunning parties Monday at the bridge toll house and that the quartet bound home from a day's gunning in Woolwich had failed to unload their shotguns.

Sumner Berry Harold Fuller Frank Norman Chase Arthur J. Dunton John H. Perkins Perkins Bridge Toll House Woolwich

Anna Genevieve Smith Weds Donald H Benson in Brunswick

Miss Anna Genevieve Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Smith wed Donald H Benson son of Mr and Mrs Charles Benson in a Thursday morning ceremony at the bride’s home on High street. Rev Charles M Tubbs presided. The bride wore white satin princess gown with lace edged veil. Her niece Mary Johnson carried the bouquet. Matron of honor Mrs John Melley wore brown crepe and bronze chrysanthemums. Best man Albert Mullen. Reception followed with a halibut loaf buffet luncheon. The couple planned a White Mountains Massachusetts honeymoon and will reside at 98 1/2 Russell Street after returning.

Anna Genevieve Smith John W. Smith Donald H. Benson Charles Benson Brunswick High Street Charles M. Tubbs Gracechurch Mary Johnson John Melley Rockland Albert Mullen Lohengrin Calvin Kimball Mrs. Benson White Mountains Massachusetts Russell Street Benson Morse High School William P. Hill Middle Street Bath Iron Works Corp Fred Benson Carl Orrin Benson Wilfred A. Duquette Ralph Nelson Lewiston Bert Johnson Frieda Miles East Auburn Bert Marrow Auburn Robert Chapman Raymond Rosanna Hills Leroy Smith Manchester N. H

Bath girl wins All Holyoke award in speedball

Miss Louise E. Briggs of Bath Missouri, vice president of Mount Holyoke College’s Athletic Association, received an All Holyoke award for speedball at the annual banquet. She has previously earned numerals in basketball and a speedball award, and serves in the Glee club with upcoming concerts in New York City Worcester and Holyoke during Christmas holidays.

South Hadley Mass Louise E. Briggs Edmund P. Briggs Bath Athletic Association Mount Holyoke College Briggs Ham Catherine Palmer Robinson Department of Physical Education Miss Briggs The Glee Club New York City Worcester Holyoke

Barrington Bill Hayes Visits Rockland as Yankee Scout

Barrington Bill Hayes, a 19 year old scout for the New York Yankees and participant in their World Series campaign, spent a weekend in Rockland as the guest of Miss Felice Perry at the home of her parents on Grove Street after a two week stay on the West Coast with Joe DiMaggio.

Rockland Barrington Bill Hayes New York Yankees Barrington Bill Yankee Farms West Coast Joe DiMaggio Felice Perry Mrs Donald Perry Grove Street

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Senter’s, Inc Scranton Bart O'Donnel Portsmouth Brewster G. Sedgwick Optometrist Arthur Allen Rath Trust Bldg Daughters of Isabella Morse Elliot Block Ohio Mississippi Rita M. Sullivan BOY Scouts John J. Lowery Richard L. Minott Kenneth Wilson Joseph Swanton Dwight W. Pierce, Jr Richard Dennison Harry Fullerton Bruce Fulton Austin Stover George Conway Robert E. Minot Zeal West Bath A Johnson Solar Lodge A. M Masonic Temple Genesta Carroll A. Deering Athana Gillespie Solar Sanford B. Nickerson John W. Gillespie Langdon T. Snipe Harry E. Litchfield N. Gratz Jackson Jackson Oscar F. Williams Luther S. Thompson Roy F. Shackford Karcher S. Jackson Jason A. Merrill David E. Rich Edwin H. P Walter K. Morse William J. Perry Horatio A. Duncan W. Scott Shorey John R. Knowlton Wilbur F. Hagan Skowhegan City Mr. Hagan Melvin Comeau Upper High Street Hagan Garret Galvin Ladies Aid of Arrowsie Norman Drummond Drummond Charles Crosby William Potter Francis Sturmer Allan Naugler Remington Rand WW. H. Smith & Son Center Street Sai Belanger Son Smith Opera House Bette Davis Henry Fonda Barbara Stanwyck Gene Autry Rex Beach Barrier Paul Muni Emile Zola Deanna Durbin
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