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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1932

Page

5

Cold Dishes of Hot Days At Richomond Grange

Richmond grange hall hosted a session on Cold Dishes of Hot Days led by food project head Mrs Walter Knight who demonstrated recipes from Miss Welch. The next meeting will be a farm home picnic for Aug 18 with hunch led by Mrs Emily Wallace, Mrs Knox and Mrs Knight.

Grange Hall Walter Knight Food Project John Clark Auburn Mable Lancaster Edgar Cobbin Hudson, N. Y George Cobbin Washington, D. C Charles Cobbin Lewiston Hospital Zoe Rogers Augusta Harold Castner Donald Foster Portland Carl Coolidge Springfield Mass Richmond Bowdinham Edward McGinn Franklyn Ind William McGinn McGinn Robin Court Elwin Silver Mr. Silver Grant Wood Bowdoinham Edna L. Marshall Farmington Normal Schol Laura I. Smith Haverhill Lela Marshall G. B. M. Soule Soul Abbie Brann Dutton Samuel Vannah Winchester Alice M. Banks Mark R. Shibles Everett Banks Belfast Miss Banks Farmington Normal School Shibles Ansel Shibles Knox Colby College Boston University Baptist Church Mattaponsett Vermont New Hampshire Canada Harry Blair Boston Richmond Camp Grounds Kennebec Valley R. A. L. Colby Ora Reed Lyte Lint Harry Jordan Ella Odionne Pleasant Street Raymond Libby Lakewood Victor Carey Robert Libby Ruie Curtis Layton Richards Birmingham England America Hannaford N. Y Wellesley Richards George Hawkes

Marriage Unites Madeline Caswell Fickett and Arvard Webster

Friends in Casco announce the marriage of Madeline Caswell Fickett to Arvard Webster at Bangor on June 8. The couple, both teachers, met in Casco where she teaches in Gilead grades and he at Casco High School. Mrs Webster is a Gorham Normal School graduate class of 1930 and began teaching that year. Webster is a 1930 UMaine graduate who worked at the State hospital and is now teaching in Casco.

Casco Madeline Caswell Fickett Arvard Webster Roy Webster Dark Harbor Bangor Raymond C. Fickett Louis S. Staples Gilead Webster Gorham Normal School University of Maine State Hospital

Maine readers mourn Rev Harold Marshall death in Melrose Mass

Many in Maine lament the death by own action of Rev Harold Marshall head of the Universalist Publishing Co in Melrose Massachusetts due to financial worries. Marshall preached in Maine when a Tufts student and served as pastor of the Round Pond Universalist church in the late 1880s. He was a trustee of West Brook Seminary and a frequent visitor there.

Maine Melrose Mass Harold Marshall Universalist Publishing Co Marshall Tufts Universalist Church Round Pond Westbrook Seminary

Social notes from Bath and Kennebec Point village

Georgetown visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hunt of Dorchester and Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt. A Boston area set attends at Kennebec Point with Miss Lorna Kelley from Baltimore. Local hospital care for two Hinckley children. Mrs. Read's charity sale at Kennebec Point raises about 110. Various residents travel, host, or attend church events. a moonlight picnic and road work highlight community life.

Irving F. Hunt Dorchester Mass Elizabeth Hunt Frank Wren Medford Kennebec Point Lorna Kelley Baltimore Spruce Point Maine Ruth Hicks John Hopkins University Maurice Hinckley Bath City Hospital Edward Wren Boston H. E. Snow Helent Melrose Georgie Wheeler Arrowsic Lester Powers Anne Wardwell Ralph Reynolds Woolwich Fred P. Oliver Melrose Highlands William A. Todd Kenneth Dunlap Newtonville A. S. Cunningham Ferris Leonard Mildred Baker Portland Lena Donnell Bath Capt Charles Bailey Gardiner Augusta Rowe Arthur E. Brown Margaret Brown Wellesley Hills W. C. Todd Dorothy West Cove Bridge Selectman L. Earle Hagan Dorothy W. Oliver Annie M. Adams North Edgecomb Christian Endeavor First Baptist Church Walter V. Cummings East West Cove Gilbert Gunnell Waltham T. N. Williams West Georgetown Alfred J. Rowe Shelta Sea Camp

Obituary of Mrs Winifred Goud 62 Dresden Mills

Mrs Winifred Goud wife of La forrest Goud died Tuesday forenoon at her Dresden Mills home after a shock seven weeks earlier. Born in Woolwich she was a daughter of John E and Mary Hutchins. She lived in Dresden 43 years, formerly of Wiscasset and was active in the Methodist church. Survived by husband two brothers Frank H and John E Hutchins Jr both of Wiscasset and two sisters Mabel Blinn Gardiner and Nellie Carlin Wiscasset.

Winifred Goud Laforrest Goud Dresden Mills Woolwich John E Mary Lowell Hutchins Goud Frank H John E. Hutchins, Jr Wiscasset Mabel Blinn Gardiner Nellie Carlin

Mrs Ellen L Melcher Committal In Bath Service

Miss Margaret J Melcher visited Brunswick Tuesday for the committal of her sister in law Mrs Ellen Latham Melcher widow of Woodbury S Melcher who died Saturday in Roxbury Massachusetts at age 83 The funeral was Monday with Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace Church Bath officiating all details from the source text.

Margaret J. Melcher Brunswick Ellen (Latham Woodbury S

Funeral for Frank S Wakefield to be held at home

Funeral services for Frank S Wakefield veteran letter carrier who died Tuesday afternoon will be Friday at two at his home 53 South street Rev David L Wilson of Central church will officiate The Masonic ritual will be conducted by Solar lodge officers A lawn tree planted nearly 70 years ago by Miss Partridge's grandmother stands near the Wakefield residence related to Lincoln's death anniversary centerpiece

Frank S. Wakefield South Street David L. Wilson Central Church Solar Lodge Etheltree Miss Partridge Lincoln

Five Islands Summer Sale and Visitors Report

The Five Islands community hosts an annual sale with baked beans and pies and a supper as visitors arrive. Several families from Waltham Concord Paris France and other places are seen staying at cottages and cottages and guest houses around Seguinland Monhegan Island and Beebe cottage, with numerous relatives and friends visiting over the week.

Leon Williams Waltham Frances Reed Concord N. H Gore Charles Jordan Auburn Orin White Boston Five Islands F. B. White Cleveland Davis Marion Davis High Rock W. T. Bennett Gatineau Quebec Helen Winslow Helen Brown Monhegan Isand Walter Hines Walter Pisser Pejepscot John Hines Seguinland Aulsbrook Knight Paris France Pilot House Fred Johnson Arthur Ann Elizabeth Johnson Lowell Beebe Malden Island Ruth Hall Frank Crayton Cleveland Ohio Clearwater Fla West Acton Mass Hall Cottage W. E. Gage Augusta Gage George Yeo Winchester Robert Moore Charles Herbert Gardiner Leon Lewis Edward Lewis Charlotte Tucker Medford Marr Azuba Holland Richmond Fred Ried Segminland M. F. Biggins Arlington Madge O’brien Strout Rafter Miss Dill Arthur Mulligan New York Mr. Mulligan Clara Hinckley Pleasant Villa Elizabeth Geneva Little Monmouth Charlotte Berry Alice Cromwell Middleboro Florence Berry Herbert Moore Joseph Quincy William Sawyer Marie LeProhon Portland G. W. Moulton Lundquist Roslindale W. A. Neal West Roxbury Proctor Hagan Henry Hanson Quimby Nat Hassenius Viola Hinckley Harry George Quincy Charles Campbell Irving Fred Carr Leroy Moulton Thomas Shaw Moulton Bertha Newell Edward Henderson Cambridge Frank McMahon R. G. Frost Fremont

New Oil Tanker Gov. Douglas Arrives at Kennebec

The Gov. Douglas, a 14 000 gallon oil tanker owned by East Coast Oil & Transport Co of Bath, docks Monday at Petroleum Products Co wharf in Woolwich. Capt H E Carlton and chief engineer Charles Campbell, both of Woolwich, command the vessel which will move between Portland and Eastport.

Gov. Douglas The Petroleum Products Co Woolwich East Coast Oil & Transport Co Bath Claude R. Lowell Cobbroad Ralph E. Lowell Portland Governor Douglas H. E. Carlton Charles Campbell Eastport

Popham Beach Enjoys Summer Activities

Local families and visitors converge on Popham Beach for vacations and social visits. The Kellaways celebrate Ida’s eleventh birthday with a Bath dinner at New Meadows Inn while Hyde hosts guests from North Yarmouth Academy and others at cottages. Vacationers include John Clair Minott of The Boston Herald, O Neil family from Astoria, and photographer Winfield M. Rowe plus numerous residents and temporary residents enjoying fishing trips, light keeper vacations, and cottage stays through July.

Herbert J. Kellaway Ida Bath New Meadows Inn Kellaway Newton Center President Rowe North Yarmouth Academy Stanley Hyde Hyde John Clair Minott Boston Herald Rolf Marsh New York David Leon Carl Fisher Lexington Mass Lester Hathaway Elizabeth E. Webber Cambridge Boston Y. W. C. A Boston Y. W. C. A. Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil The Riverside Astoria N.Z

Watertown Girl Weds London Architect in East Boothbay

Miss Martha Wentworth daughter of Mr and Mrs An drew Wentworth of Watertown Mass married Derek Hill son of Mr and Mrs W Matthews Hill of London Eng Saturday at Ledgelawn Wentworth Summer home East Boothbay Rev Edward C Camp officiated Walter Wentworth brother of the bride was best man Bridesmaids were Priscilla and Frances Wentworth Reception followed at the estate Hill was educated at Mill Hill School and London School of Architecture is a structural architect in London The bride graduated from Vassar class of 1928 They will honeymoon in Maine then sail for England and reside in Surrey after September 1.

Martha Wentworth Andrew Wentworth Hillside Road Watertown Mass Derek Hill W. Matthews Hill London Eng Ledgelawn Wentworth East Boothbay Edward C. Camp Phillips Congregational Church Walter Wentworth Priscilla Frances Wentworth Wentworth Estate Mr. Hill Maine Mrs. Hill England Surrey

Lightning Strikes Westport Cottage Injures Six

Six occupants of the A. A. Pierce cottage in Westport narrowly escaped injury when a lightning bolt hit the west side about 10 45. The bolt shattered windows tore floors and ceilings and tore off clapboards as it exited. All within eight feet were shocked but none severely. Residents listed include Mr and Mrs A A Pierce their granddaughter Barbara of Brookline Mass Mr and Mrs A H Pierce and Capt Johnson of Perth Amboy N J.

A. A. Pierce Westport Barbara Brookline Mass A. H. Pierce Capt. Johnson Perth Amboy N. J

Pine Tree Circle Enjoys Annual Picnic at Thomas Point

Members of Pine Tree circle No. 826 C F of A and friends held a Thursday picnic at Thomas Point arriving around 10:30 by auto. They enjoyed field and water activities with contests and prizes won by Ernest R. Avery Jr., Mrs. Carrie Lehand, Mrs. Minnie Le Tendre, and Shirley Parshley. About 50 attended the gathering hosted near J L Davis’s Jersey Shore home.

Pine Tree Circle C. F Thomas Point Ernest R. Avery, Jr Carrie Lehand New London Conn Minnie le Tendre

Veteran Mail Carrier F S Wakefield Dies at 63

Frank S Wakefield a Bath Maine native and long serving postal worker died at his home at 53 South Street after an illness of under two weeks. He joined the service in 1898 and was to retire at 65 next year. Survived by wife Sarah Matheson and daughter Elsie, his career included roles at Bath Iron Works and as a Royal Arcanum member.

Frank S. Wakefield South Street Mr. Wakefield Bath John W Mary F. Sawyer Wakefield Bath High School Worcester Mass Pinless Clothesline Co Bath Iron Works Royal Arcanum of Maine William King Council of

Corliss Street Vacation School Program Recap

A long report details the Corliss Street Vacation School program with memory verses, Bible exercise, and stories by junior girls led by Mrs. Chaney. It notes perfect attendance awards for beginners, primary, junior, and intermediate departments and honors for Miss Sadie E. Coombs.

Charles H. Berry Catherine Campbell Amanda Day Dorothy Hill Olive Seavey Mary Holbrook Marion Mitchell Lucy Haggett Frances Wallace Mary Reynolds Hazel Oliver Pearl Oliver Duncan Rogers Thaxter Hill Edward Stacey Albert Oliver Olive Ripley Hazel Plant Dorothy Wing Janet Chapman Edith Delisle Phyllis Haggett Beulah Pratt Kathleen Lewis June Stover Barbara Jenkins Barbara Kerwin Madelyn Haggett Clarence Warner Daniel Hatch Stewart McPherson Billy Hill Marilyn Cummings John Dunlap Ruth King Washington Corliss Street Marion Palmer Coombs Clarice Berry Wilfred W. Chaney Lucian R. Ames Edith Wallace Evelyn’ S. Trott Esther Wilson Frances Card Beth Trott Christine Lockery Senater Crosman's June Stever Sadie E. Coombs Evelyn I. Trott Elizabeth Whittemore Frank Pagurka Alice Mitchell Betty May Hopkins Grace Whittemore Malcolm Moore Harry McNeil Charles Lermond Madelyn Oliver Deletra Hill Anna Day Norma Cummings Eleanor Munsey Margaret

Bangor area pilots receive licenses at Crumble Flying School

At Godfrey field near Bangor airport, R. D. Hoyt from the Commerce Aeronautics Branch conducted examinations for pilots and merchants licenses. Three private pilot licenses went to Prentiss Godfrey of Bangor George O'Donnell and Ruel Hanks both of Augusta one mechanic's license to Arthur Poulin of Waterville and one limited commercial license to Wesley Madden of Waterville.

Godfrey Bangor R. D. Hoyt Department of Commerce Aeronautics Branch Crumble Flying School Prentiss Godfrey George O’donnell Augusta Ruel Hanks Arthur Poulin Waterville Wesley Madden

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Christies Alfred Niles Town Hall Queen Esther Circle Methodist Parsonage Sdele Maloy Methodist Church Italy Hatch Juanita Baker Lucille Bailey Dorothy Barnes Viola Waltz Doris Sedgley Garnetta Geau Uriah M. Lancaster William C. Robinson William Currier Appleton Village Lillie Gibson Swarthmore E. Pettie Philadelphia W. C. Robinson L. F. Roberts Clarence Alley Hartford Alley Lake Anasrgunticook Carroll Goodwin Marian Carroll Lena Harlow Roy Riffenburg Detroit Mich Charles Reynolds Raymond Whitney Brockton E. N. Dearborn Whitney Eleanor Meachams Carl Bolton A. G. Baker Charles Blair Enterprise Litchfield Progressive Merry Meeting George Crook Berwick Ray Purinton West Bowdoin Purinton Clarence Baker Temple Legion Hall E. F. Pratt Leslie F. Roberts Pratt Arthur F. Mayo Bath, Maine Georgetown Mrs. Laforrest Goud Ellen L. Melcher F. S. Wakefield Funeral Fiveislands Kennebec Mary P. Hill Topsham Popham Beach Vernon Matson Newton Moses Chandler Ernest Spinney John H. Stacey Bolt J. L. Davis Jersey Shore Penn Bath Savings Institution F. S. Wakefield Corliss Street Vacation School Pleasant Drive River Road Cam Conor Oana Desig Ate of Richmond R. F. D
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