James Hanson Leads Boston Orchestra to Notable Recognition
James B. Hanson a Cumberland Center native now Bath-born leader of a rising orchestra broadcasts on WNAC Sundays at five and weekdays on WAAB. He played trumpet and arranged for major groups, worked with Rudy Vallee and Henry Busse, and conducts his own ensemble while serving as chief arranger for Keith theatres in Boston.
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James B. Hanson
H. W. Hanson
Cumberland Center
Bath
WNAC
WAAB
Hanson
Ted Hanson
New Normandie Ballroom
Keith's Theatre
Boston
Mr. Hanson
Rudy Vallee
Mr. Vallee
Henry Busse
Victor Recording Orchestra
Paul Specht
Eddie Elking
Keith
Keith Boston
Notable Patriachs Militant guests visit Maine lodges
E E Lambert of Des Moines and Carl Jordan of Portland, Maine leaders of the Patriachs Militant, toured Lewiston and Waterville with Mrs Leeman and Re Bekahs. A canton and auxiliary gathering was planned in Gardiner. Also reported are local social visits, a Nasson Institute play, and multiple club engagements among Odd Fellows and related groups.
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E. E. Lambert
Des Moines
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Carl Jordan
Portland
Maine
Henry T. B. Leeman
Somerset Place
Abou Ben Adhem Hall
Lewiston
Waterville
Notable attendees chart for Bates tournament opening in Lewiston
A long list of attendees includes Grinder Harold Footer Frank Given of New York City and numerous local figures such as Mrs Edwin Powers Madison Moore Mr and Mrs Thomas Cummings Merritt Mitchell Theodore Burns D Joseph Doyle Arthur Colby Mrs Jennie Brown Thomas R Huston and many more toward the Bates tournament opening in Lewiston with several cheerleaders noted.
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Lewiston
Bates
So Grinder Harold Footer
Frank Given
New York City
Edwin Powers
Madison Moore
Thomas Cummings
Merritt A. Mitchell
Theodore Burns
D. Joseph Doyle
Arthur Colby
Jennie Brown
Thomas R. Huston
Maurice Haynes
Edwin E. Pinson
Francis A. Winchenbach
William H. T. Gove
Edward J. Lee, Jr
Herbert A. Henderson
Linwood
FP. Carr
Mary Nickerson
Elizabeth Pinkham
Marius H. Page
Charlotte Page
Patricia Whitehouse
Plorence Robinson
Emily Jordan
James Jenkins
Dunlap Hatch
David Tabor
Clifton Moody
Kendall Lord
Carl Dearborn
Mary McClure
Marjorie Trott
Lucille Johnson
Arthur B. Scott
Kathaleen Scott
Leslie W. Plant
John Burgon
Arlene Littlefield
Elizabeth Colby
Everett Norton
Mary Gallant
Harold Burns
Bobby Lee
Betty Fuller
Louise Briggs
Shirley Moore
Alice Mulligan
Dorothy Parshley
Rosalys Desjardin
Elizabeth B. Deering
Russell M. Colby
Jennie Kakes
Blair C. Wilson
Donald Wilson
Harold Brown
Ellen Stevens
Elford A. Stover
Carrie FE. Shaw
Alden G. Smith
James A. Gillies, Jr
Donald Jewett
Henry W. Mank
Mary Hodgkins
Eleanor Voorhees
Netta Briggs
Jane Donnell
Annette Cutting
Oscar Wright
Anne G Harvie
Gladys Fuller
Local Railway Man Fractures Wrist On Icy Sidewalk
Wilbur Burns of 1093 Washington street, an operator for the local A and K street railway division, fractured his wrist after slipping on ice and is under Dr. C A Berry care. Lorenzo Fletcher of 4 Pratt street travels to Ellsworth after his mother’s death, joined by his son Robert and Mrs May Mayers with her daughter Anna. Another Fletcher son, Ernest of Portland, accompanied them in Bath.
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Wilbur Burns
Washington Street
A. and K. Street Railway
C. A. Berry
Lorenzo Fletcher
Pratt Street
Ellsworth
Robert
May Mayers
Anna Mayers
Ernest Fletcher
Portland
Bath
Fred W. Larrabee Is Confined by Severe Cold in West Bath
Fred W. Larrabee remains bedbound at his West Bath home due to a heavy cold, with his condition limiting daily activities.
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Fred W. Larrabee
West Bath
Community Notes and Social Roundup in Wiscasset
Leonard Munsey and Mrs Sheldon attended Miss Mary Cowley’s funeral in Wiscasset. A new club named Merry Sunshine Troop formed with officers Helen Cameron president Geraldine McGuiggan vice president Katherine Cameron secretary Betty McGuiggan treasurer. Meetings set at 500 Middle Street. Portland trips noted for local residents. Anita Williams and George Albert Hunt wed February 24 in Portland with address 150 Park Street. Gwendolyn Brown returns from Boston. Helen Oulton’s surprise 16th birthday party at 123 Bedford Street included Ruth Pratt and others. John H. Hyde to visit wife in Boston. Monday Evening club hosted by Mrs Hatch with supper and contract. next meeting with Mrs Troop. Iona Dunton of Woolwich at Bates basketball in Lewiston. Dr A A Stott called to Readings Massachusetts for his father. Winter Street Ladies Auxiliary enjoyed entertainment. Catherine Conley in charge. Liebestraum piano solo by Charlotte King. Poem group read by Miss Frances Mac Donald. Merton Sprague played violin. Mrs William Pletcher of Long Island visited due to ill mother Mrs William Bathart. Mrs Clarence Merrill of Madeline Marie beauty salon shop owners to attend Hotel Pennsylvania convention in New York starting March 19.
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Merry Sunshine Troop
Geraldine McGuiggan
Middle Street
Helen Cameron
Katherine Cameron
Betty McGuiggan
Winter Street Ladies’ Auxiliary
Katherine Conley
Liebestraum
Charlotte King
Prances MacDonald
Merton Sprague
Catherine P. Emmons
Bowdoin One Act Play Contest Winners At Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall hosted the Masque a Gown Bowdoin dramatic society event with attendees including Mr and Mrs Arthur B Scott and others. James E Bassett of Mamaroneck NY won first prize $25 for This Side Insanity, a Hollywood Shakespeare parody. Thomas M Spencer of West Orange NJ won second prize $15 for As You Were.
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Memorial Hall
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin Dramatic Society
Arthur B. Scott
William L. Skelton
John
Jane
Murphy
Ruth W. Henry
James A. Bimson
James E. Bassett
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Thomas M.S. Spencer
West Orange
N. J
Paul Welch
Revere
Mass
Arthur M. Stratton
Coatesville
Charles T. Burnett
Frederic W. Brown
Stanley B. Smith
Bassett
Stratton and Spencer
Club members hosted by Mrs. Harry Cook on Willow Street
Mrs. Harry Cook entertained the members of her contract club at her home on Willow street Wednesday afternoon of last week.
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Edward Sewall
High Street
Frederick E. Drake
Washington Street
Harry Cook
Contract Club
Willow Street
Edward Coombs
South End PE. T. A
Harry W. Crosman
Coombs
William H. Small
William P. Hatch
Albertha Williams
Nate H. Young
Elliott Gilliam Welcomed A Son In West Point
A son weighing five pounds was born March 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Gilliam of West Point. Mrs. Gilliam, formerly Miss Jane Edgecomb, Morse High and Gorham Norman graduate, is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Edgecomb. Mrs. Emery Footer hosted a gathering on Lower High Street. First prize cigarett e humidor went to Mrs. Minnie Cyr. second to Mrs. Ralph Whitehouse. third to Mrs. Fred Higgins. Edward Heaphy, recently ill at 131 Center Street, shows slight improvement.
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Elliott Gilliam
West Point
Emery Footer
Lower High Street
Min-nie Cyr
Ralph Whitehouse
Fred Higgins
Engagement announced for Angela Johnson and Oscar Fellows
Mr and Mrs Arthur B Johnson of Topsham announce the engagement of their daughter Angela H Johnson to Oscar Fellows of Bangor The couple meet through University of Maine life where Miss Johnson is a senior and Mr Fellows a junior Harvard Law School plans follow graduation
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Arthur B. Johnson
Topsham
Angela H. Johnson
Oscar Fellows
Bangor
Johnson
Brunswick High School
University of Maine
Fellows
University
Harvard Law School
Residents and visitors share weekend in Bath area
Mr and Mrs Glenn A Lawrence of Rockland visit daughter Mrs D Joseph Doyle on Union Street. J Albert Redlon Jr and Thomas Bates, two Bath boys on the West coast, guest of Redlon in Los Angeles for March weekend. Henry O Trowbridge returns from New York City. Mr and Mrs John Conley dine with Mr and Mrs Harry Brown in Lewiston before basketball. Frank H Coffin, Culver cadet, stars in varsity shell crew and band. plans Europe tour next summer. Jeanette Shackford of Nassan Institute chairs St Patrick’s dance at Brown Hall.
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Glenn A. Lawrence
Rockland
D. Joseph Doyle
Union Street
Bath
West Coast
J. Albert Redlon Jr
J. Albert Redlon
Lemont Street
Thomas Bates
Tommie
Redlon
Pcific Tel. and
Tel. Co
Mr. Bates
Long Beach
Calif
Mr. Redlon
Los Angeles
Frank H. Coffin
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Ind
Chicago
Young Coffin
Prank Cotta
Worcester
Mass
Europe
Pacific
Jeanette Shackford
Nassan
Stitute
Nas” Bec
St. Patrick’s Night
Brown Hall
Evening of entertainment planned by Sasanoa tribe and friends
An evening of snappy entertainment and laughs is promised March 21 under Sasanoa tribe I O R M and Ramona Council D of P. Participants include Mrs Florence B Ford iss Amy Wade Miss Eunice Whittall Frank Packard and others with a tap dance by Miss Pearl Oliver. Following the program dancing will follow with music by Henrys string Rhythm Quartet.
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Sasanoa Tribe
Ramona Council
D. of P
Florence B. Ford
Iss Amy Wade
Eunice Whittall
Frank Packard
van Vleck
Merton Doyle
Lowell Larrabee
Gertrude Freeman
Minnie Woodman
Birthday party honors Sagadahoc guest in Bath home
Mrs. David Loon of 3 Washburn Street hosted a dinner Tuesday for her daughter Mrs. Clarence Getchell of Sagadahoc Ferry in honor of her birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, Mrs. Lulu Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Leon, and Mrs. Frank Oliver. A newborn girl named Lillian Maud Thompson was reported at 10 Tented City North Street.
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David .Loon
Washburn ‘Street
Clarence Getchell
Sagadahoc Ferry
Getchell
John Wright
Lulu Peterson
D. L. Leon
Royal Thompson
Henderson elected president of Phi Gham Delta
Stanley Henderson of Morse high and University of Maine 35 has been chosen president of the Phi Gham Delta fraternity. He is noted for his athletics and is a member of the technology class. He will spend Easter recess with his parents in North Bath, Mr and Mrs David S Henderson.
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Stanley Henderson
University of Maine 35
Phi Gham Delta
Henderson
Morse High
David S. Henderson
North Bath
Miss Maude Belgr and Miss Delia Belanger Visit Boston
Miss Maude Belgr and Miss Delia Belanger accompanied a business trip to Boston.
Merrill Family Visits Gardiner Weekend Based in Mechanic Falls
Mr and Mrs Jason A Merrill and daughters Marie and Leah spent the weekend with Mrs Merrill’s parents Rev and Mrs Frank A Lamb in Gardiner and returned Monday after staying at their home on Lower Washington Street. Marie visited Barbara Brown on Saturday night, while Florence A Neiley of Trufant's Corner also joined Gardiner weekend friends Ira Bailey and Gardiner schools.
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Jason A. Merrill
Marie
Leah
Mechanic Falls
Merrill
Frank A. Lamb
Lower
Washington Street
Barbara Brown
Walter Brown
Washburn Street
Florence A. Neiley
Trufant’s Corner
Gardiner
Ira Bailey
Woolwich
Births Announced in Wiscasset for Bowdoin Son
A St. Valentine birth announcement from Wiscasset names Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bowdoin as the parents of a son to Kenneth Russell Bowdoin. Mrs. Bowdoin, formerly Miss Helen Downey of this city, is a niece of Mrs. Lewis Spicer of Bedford Street. Mr. and Mrs. Merton Oliver, Mrs. Walter Morse and Mrs. Clara Oliver traveled to Portland Tuesday.
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Wiscasset
Carl Bowdoin
Kenneth Russell Bowdoin
Merton Oliver
Walter Morse
Clara Oliver
Portland
St Marys guild makes dresses for Easter gift
Members of St Marys guild of Grace church met in the parish house Monday night to sew dresses destined for the Home of the Good Shepherd in Gardiner as an Easter gift. They plan to meet again next Monday afternoon and share an informal supper.
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St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church
Gardiner
Miss Carol Stevens Elected Barnard Hall President
Miss Carol Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram T Stevens of Middle Street and a University of Maine freshman was elected president of Barnard hall the girls dormitory. She is also a member of the student government.
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Carol Stevens
Hiram T. Stevens
Middle Street
University of Maine
Barnard Hall
Miss Stevens
Miss Jane Hyde Visits Elmhurst This Weekend
Miss Jane Hyde arrives Friday from Waynflete Latin School in Portland to spend the weekend with her father, John H. Hyde, at Elmhurst.
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Jane Hyde
Waynflete Latin School
Portland
John H. Hyde
Elmhurst
Two Nurses Head to Boston and New York for Duties and Visits
Miss Vivian G Nye and Miss Doris Cowan, both R N s, depart Doubling Point to serve at Deaconess Hospital and Palmer Institute in Boston on call. Mrs Edwin H Given travels to New York to visit sister and brother in law Becher Hungerford, with Buchanan family ties noted. plans include Easter holidays in New York.
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Vivian G. Nye
R.N
Harry L. Nye
Doubling Point
Doris Cowan
R. N
Woodsteck
N. B
Boston
Deaconness Hospital
Palmer Institute
Edwin H. Given
Cobb Road
New York City
Becher A. Hungerford
Southgate
East 52d Street
Given
Hungerford
J. Wallace Buchanan
Medford
Mass
Buchanan
Bermuda
New York
Mr and Mrs Charles McDonald Visit Auburn
Mr and Mrs Charles McDonald and Mrs McDonald's brother Jack Conley of Beacon Street spent the weekend in Auburn as guests of Mr McDonald's brother.
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Charles McDonald
Mrs Couture of Troy Fractures Leg on Slippery Walk
Friends in Bath recall Mrs Ernest F Couture who has fallen on a slippery sidewalk in Troy and broken her leg in two places. She will remain at home at 84 Fourth Street for several weeks and is remembered by Bath residents for her years with the Metropolitan Insurance Co.
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Frederick H. Kimball
High Street
Eastland
Portland
X, Conn
Frederick Bradeern
Kimball
Bath
Ernest F. Couture
Troy
N. Y
Fourth Street
Couture
Metropolitan Insurance Co
Bath Social Notes Records Travel and Births
Morris S Povich of Front Street clothing store leaves for Boston on business. Mr and Mrs Frederick H Magoun of Wellesley Farms Mass welcome a daughter at Newton hospital on Saturday March 10. Pres Rodney E Ross of Hyde Windlass Co and Mrs Ross return from Washington on business. Bath residents William F Pond Mrs Herbert Huggard and Mrs Roger Pierce visit Portland over the weekend.
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Shirley Povich
Washington, D. C
Post
Rosa Povich
Front Street
Bath
National Capital
Miss
Washington
Morris S. Povich
Boston
Frederick H. Magoun
Wellesley Farms
Mass
Newton Hospital
Magoun
C. F. Magoun
Rodney E. Ross
The
Hyde Windlass Co
Mrs. Ross
Ross
William F. Pond
Herbert Huggard
Roger Pierce
Knights of Columbus Triumph Over Woodmen in Tournament
The Knights of Columbus defeated the Modern Woodmen in the fourth game of the tournament. They won one pitching game and both cribbage games, leaving the Woodmen with one game. Next meeting set for Bath camp hall of Modern Woodmen of America in March.
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Knights of Columbus
Knights
Woodmen
Hall of Bath
M. W. of
City Works Plan Expands Vine Street On Approach To Bridge
Public notices announce widening Vine Street to 40 feet and a new concrete approach to the bridge at Washington Street. Bid openings, state land purchases, and nearby property sales are noted as the city seeks representation and fast action on the project.
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Vine Street
Phi Y Washinton
Wilbur C. Oli
Water Sifsers
Ave 1
Spring Fever and Town Notes Prompt New Season
Snowy streets slow traffic while car repairs and new pews aim to improve service. Readers urge cleaner billboards. Bath residents recall spring traditions like marbles and willow whistles. Maine town reports include Mrs. Burns’s Florida hotel boom, road frost on Brunswick to Portland, and a donor library bequest to Totman. Roosevelts joke aside, spring commerce and tourism rise with greens and gardens.
Morse High School Teams to Meet Varsity Night Exhibition
Alumni teams collide with Morse High varsity squads in a Friday evening event at Morse High School gym. Girls perform stunts supervised by Miss Rector, followed by a basketball oats game with Bath business men as players. Program starts 7 p.m. dancing to midnight with reserved seats available.
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Morse High School
Morse High
Miss Rector
Bath
Morse
Engagement announced for Marjorie Austin and Leon Francisco
Mr and Mrs Thomas Austin of Hallis Long Island New York and Spruce Wold announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Marjorie Austin to Leon Francisco of Danville Virginia and Wiscasset Virginia Miss Austin is a graduate of Fairfax Hall New York and Mr Francisco attended the Peddie Military Institute in Lexington Virginia
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Thomas Austin
Hallis
Long Island
N. Y
Sprucewold
Marjorie ‘Austin
Leon Francisco
Danville
Wiscasset
Austin
Fairfax Hall
New York
Francisco Peddie
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