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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1938

Page

2

Local Social Notes Highlight Wiscasset Neighbors and Guests

A busy social page chronicles guests, visitors, and moves among Wiscasset residents and nearby towns. The list includes the Neader family guest soloist at the First Congregational church, visitors from Providence and Dorchester, summer hosts on Main and Federal streets, cemetery association officers re elected, and numerous family gatherings, travels, and engagements among local families, with a long salute to summer leisure and community events.

West Bath Grange Plans Lawn Party And Activities

West Bath grange elected Mrs. Edgar D. Leavitt as lecturer and scheduled no regular meeting until Aug 29. Lawn party activities include dancing chairs for E Mason Wright, candy booths, a supper committee and a booth setup led by Harold Peacock. Over 50 members enjoyed a long program directed by Edward Jenks and discuss plans to improve the grange finances. A draft horse show, pony rides, and horseshoe pitching were announced with a free Bath bus service for Thursday and Friday night. Miss Ella Thompson, 78, formerly of Greene, was found dead in West Los Angeles with a $55,000 bank box under her bed and a will for a Greene rest home for women over 60. She supported Greece projects and church and cemetery funds in Greene.

Malvern George Drabenstadt Philadelphia Pugh’s Toone Samuel Sewall Pred Hall Farmington Falls Walter Leavitt Birch Point Emma Stinson High Street Parker B. Stinson Augusta Mark Stinson Baldwinville Mass Florence Seavey East Boothbay Charles Doe Cheshire Elsie Bailey Natalie Heywood Anne Miete Curtis Pearson Lee Merry Walter Pushard Bernard Merry Edward Evans Albert Seigars Roland Tarbox Gerald Sherman Merrill Dickinson Raymond Hammond Parker Fowle Woodie Gunderson Allan Weeks Allerton Hutchins Olvia Miete Fred Wallace Leslie Maass Richard Gowen Bath Martha Haskell Squirrel Island Ernest Stinson East Edgecomb Charles Cowley George Carlisle Boothbay Harbor Pemaquid Baptist Church Damaris Pearl Whitehouse Waldoboro Wiscasset Academy Gardiner Mr. Purdy Gardiner High School John Blagdon Upper Federal Street Boston West Bath Melvin L. Comeau Arthur C. Lemont Wallace L. Atwood Joseph R. Oliver Fred J. Rose Raymond M. Clark Fred K. Sturtevant Percy R. Waterman Frank Kendrick Harold Peacock Booth Edward Jenks Ethel Robert Waterman Mocaimenlon Anna May Myatt Ethel Waterman Marion Williams Herbert Simpson Almon Perry Charles B. Doyle Grange Ella Thompson Greene Los Angeles Calif California Miss Thompson

West Bath Notes Cast Wide Summer Guests

A long list of West Bath residents and summer visitors share weekends at cottages and camps from The Maples in Union New Hampshire to Birch Point. Notable names include the Larrabee Rose Heath and Baker families with revisits by Barrell, Donnell, Snow, Lynn and Rog ers, plus locals M r and Mrs Whitmer and McNary family. A Camden man’s fruit mishap closes the column with a friendly roadside joke.

Irving Snow Eye and Ear Henrietta French Bowdoinham David Lynn Larchmont N_ Y Marilyn Booker Alpha Booker George 8 Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Foot Williams Daniel Clement Vassalboro Eleanor Bates Delmar Bates Ralph H. McNary Betty Marblehead Mass Jackie John H. McNary Howard Bisbee Raymond Perry Hyde Park Perry Aitken Camp Bisbee Mr. Perry Edward Perry Carrie Morrison Perry Meadowbrook Road Phippsburg Samuel F. Bates Eleanor Chester Preeman George Bailey Portland Charles Andrews Harry E. Peterson East Brunswick Augusta Everett Quinlan Sophia Gatchell Marian William Fort Williams Company C Brunswick C. A William Wallace Bloomfield N. J Bath West Bath James B. Lemont Lincoln Williams C. C. Peaslee Auburn Ruth Kirby Staten Island N. Y Marian Williams Lillian Knight Reading Florence Swan Chadwick Birch Point D. H. Philbrook Norwood

Ellsworth widow seeks home for adopted skunk orphans

Mrs. Harry M. Woods of Ellsworth makes a public plea to adopt her baby skunks. The animals are orphans and thriving on a milk diet as they grow rapidly.

Harry M. Woods Ellsworth

First Auto Tragedy on New Bath Brunswick Highway

Walter C. Rogers Jr. 20 died from internal injuries after a Ford touring car left the Witch Spring grade and crashed into a parked Buick coupe. Five occupants were thrown to a side road. Ardenne MacFadden 16 faces reckless driving charges. The crash occurred on the Bath Brunswick road as tire marks suggest excessive speed.

Walter C Buddy” Rogers, Jr Bath-Brunswick Memorial Hospital John P. Crosby Ardenne E. MacFadden Morse Bath Kenneth Avery Brunswick Young Rogers Linwood T. Crindell Maurice H. Owen MacFladden Vernal McCorrison

Bowdoin Community Notes Include Visits and Meetings

Leonard Curtis of Caribou will teach music through July and August after visiting his father N E Curtis in Bowdoin. East Bowdoin Ladies aid held its annual visit at Richmond with 12 members and two children present. A funeral for Amy Saunders, wife of Jesse Saunders, occurred in Bowdoin after a long illness. The Curtis filling station will reopen soon under Harold Curtis. Visitors from Kingston, Bridgton, Beverly, and Richmond were frequent at Bowdoin households last week.

Leonard Curtis Caribou N. E. Curtis Bowdoinham Addie Williams East Bowdoin East Bowdoin Ladies’ Aid Hattie Purinton Richmond Ella Adams Chester Carr Little Beverly, Mass Mr. Carr Thersa Carr

West Bath Grange Names Committee For Lawn Party

West Bath Grange assigns committees for a two evening lawn party listing Harold Peacock Herbert White James Lemont Jr Charles B Doyle Herbert Simpson Daniel A MacDonald Walter Norton Arthur Lemont Albert Thompson and many others handling booths lighting booths and games with numerous volunteers in attendance including Miss Edna Higgins Miss Barbara Walsh and Miss Grace Waterman among others assisting with waitresses darts shooting gallery and candy stands.

Harold Peacock Herbert C. White James Lemont, Jr Charles B. Doyle Herbert Simpson Daniel A. MacDonald Walter Norton Booths Arthur Lemont Albert Thompson Herbert Cavanaugh Edna M. Higgins Percy R. Waterman Pletcher A. Waterman Charles Genthner Harold Freeman David Fields Arthur 8. Crockett Barbara Walsh

Barnett Brothers Circus to Perform in Bath on July 22

The Barnett Brothers 3 ring circus and trained animal show visits Bath for one day only on July 22 at McKay Park. A Wild West rodeo led by Texas Ted Lewis headlines a sparkling program with numerous acrobats, performers, and a Frank Buck zoological display. Two shows, at two and eight, will feature hundreds of stars and a vast menagerie opening an hour before showtime.

America Barnett Brothers Bath McKay Park Show Texas Ted Lewis Congress of Lewis Barnett Frank Buck

Woolwich News Highlights Local Social and Church Notices

Woolwich residents report funds available for projects up to 45 percent. Day's Perry hosts summer visitors and electric lights arrive above the town. Local people visit, travel, and host relatives from New Jersey to Massachusetts. Moatsweag church services Sunday at 10:45 and 7:45 with a parish meeting next Sunday. Willing Workers to meet at Mrs. Harold Bailey's home. Woolwich Center Baptist Church offers sermons on "Which Is Yours" and "Temptation" with a Friday weenie roast for youths. Various residents travel, visit friends, and attend events in Woolwich, Dresden, Richmond, Yarmouth, and neighboring towns.

Wellesley Mass Farnham George Farnham Ivory Strout Bath Memorial Hospital Elizabeth Wright Newark N. J Wilson Wright Newport N. Y Alice Gilmore Frank Carter Livermore Falls Blanche Davis New York Amy Cromwell Moatsweag Harold Bailey William McBinnie Richmond Lennie Stilphen T. H. Fernald Waldoboro Penney Siegars Dresden Woolwich Westport William Cressey Pearl Doughty Yarmouth Laforest Savage Ray Rice Edward Thorne Pemaquid Merle Jameson Merline Keith Florence Temple North Woolwich Woolwich Center Baptist Church J. E Harvey P. Hathorne Clara Hawthorne Ida M. Beals Mr. Hathorne Imington

Woolwich Voters Debate Crowded Schools Consolidation

Residents discuss enlarging the Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry and Nequasset schools to ease crowding. A proposed combined building costs 6000 to 7000 dollars, with a five member committee seeking federal aid and reporting by July 21. A special town meeting and bids spark debate while rain floods pulpwood outputs along the Aroostook river.

Nequasset Brown John Carter Samuel P. Buck Roland McIntosh Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich Wilson Bailey Nequasset School Ferry Portland

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William Neader First Congregational Church George Wilson Providence R. I A. H. Dodge Main Street George Dusseault Pittsburgh Edna Jones Fort Hill Street Pred Marsh Dorchester Elden P. Munsey Munsey Federal Street The Cemetery Association Walter G. Chase Edith Bellas White Carrie 8. Knight Alice D. Taylor Fannie S. Chase Daniel Horn Cambridge Janet Patterson William Patterson Raymond Sherman Stanley Dodge Damariscotta Lake Charles Lake Rockland Joseph Lake Brookline Alfred Dowling Bradford Street Anna Soule Evelyn Butts Solon Charles Powder Summer Street Cyril R. Grant Mystic Conn Phyllis Osier Edwin Power Donald Atwood Hudson Falls Harry Atwood Lisbon Falls Grant Alvin H. Keirstead Forrest Preble Dow House Hooper Street Leon Flood Don Emery Gibbs Bath Road Gibbs Preble Howard B. Worden Vermont Webber's Tavern Williams Lineau Port Washington Nash Leonard Dow Wiscasset Kennebunkport Fred Grover Warren Dyer Alfred Raymond George Grover Ernest Grover Fred Grover, Jr Herman and Linwood Fred Coffin Westbrook Harry Kidr Roy Dow Elaine Nadine John H. Dowee Sidney G. Evans Joanna Evans Camden Sheepscot Valley William Elliot Elliot Benjamin F. Blagdon Mr. Blagdon Arthur Durgin Durgin Waterville Barbara Dow Chauncey Paul Squantum State School of Beauty Culture Charles E. Pugh Willy Brandt Germany Bund Riverhead L. I Adolf Hitler United States Central Press West Bath Grange E. E. Williams Son Stanley Ira B. Neiley New Bath-Brunswick Witch Spring Hill Bowdoin Angie Purinton John Curtis Bridgton Amy Saunders Jesse Saunders Saunders Walter Douglass Carrie Douglass Curtis Harold Curtis Hattie Babb West Bath Grange Names Committee Barnett Bros. Circus Harry Bartlett Berlin N. H Pred L. Rice Robert Ethel K. Dexter Vera Albert H. Humphreys John Gould Bhegehlewe Cam Nina G. Smith Alex T J. Pierre Mrs Harold Walker High Aroostook Sheridan Bathurst OF Bath Henry W. Owen, Jr the Times Press Bath, Maine
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