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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1935

Page

3

Sermon and social notices fill Wiscasset church day

Rev. Joseph O. Purdue from Bath preached at First Congregational on July 21. A quartet and organist supported the service, followed by brief Bible school remarks. O. E. S. members attended Crescent chapter event. district O. E. S. meeting set for Aug 2 at Masonic Hall. Various locals and visitors are listed with summers stays, hosting, travel, and social events across Wiscasset, North Edgecomb, Squirrel Island, and surrounding towns.

First Congregational Church Joseph O. Purdue Winter Street Church Bath Krah Morgan Krah Luther Carney R. A. Wing Sheepscot Vestry Garrison Hill Crescent Chapter East Boothbay Worthy Florence Sherman Louise Blagdon H. R. Pease S. G. Evans Charles Hendrickson Helen Haggett Anna Soule Nellie Dowling Nellie Munsey Nellie Blagdon Edith Rines North Edgecomb Emma Curtis Melrose Clover Cottage the Eddy A. Williams Lienau St. Philip's Church Rebecca Nash Lienau Father Attridge Morristown N. J Ralph Birch Point Chester Pendleton Middle Street Frederick F. F. Pendleton Parker B. Stinson Charles S. Sowder Mark Stinson Baldwinville Mass Wesley C. Day Madockawanda Mary Marston Grace Sewall Angie Rines Edna Southard Ruth Sewall Jessie Stinson Anna Flood Mary Hobson Margaret Rees George O. V. Hyland Mildred Boston Davis Island F. W. Burleigh Paul Keeler Somerville James E. White Portland Keeler Bradford C. Redennett Bath Memorial Hospital Josephine Merry Donald Leavitt Quincy Mabel Moore Sara Moore Fast Orange James A. Bimson Minnie Lewis Lillian Nate Loude Lillian Frank Small Popham Beach

Mystery of Nash Family Ties On Main Street Continues

A brief note records a two week period spent by an unnamed narrator with Mrs. Nash and her son Mr. Nash's mother on Main Street. The passage hints at family residence and relational details without specifying events.

Katherine Perkins Foster Perkins Rumford Falls Charles S. Sewall Leon G. Iirst Bristol

Dick Hersom's golf team leads in twilight play

Dick Hersom's Tournaments won their second straight second-half match in the Bath County Twi-Golf League. They sit alone in the sun berth as rivals Top-Flites and Gold Cups falter. Jack Dougherty tied the low net mark with 31, 46 gross and 15 handicap.

Dick Hersom Bath Country Bill Girard Eddie Given Jack Dougherty Dave Mullin J. Dougherty D. Mullin John McCole

West Bath Vacation Notes Abound at Local Cottages

Numerous families and visitors from Bath and nearby cities fill Larrabee cottages in Sabino and Birch Point. Socialite outings include a Togus facility shore dinner and a log-cabin gathering hosted by Fred Williams. Federal action ends with three autos seized and sold at Bangor auction.

Hallowell R. Rogers William Kingsbury Glastonbury Conn Rogers Llewellyn D. Rogers William F. Hennessy Salem Mass Williams Camp Birch Point Robert D. Metcalf Providence R. I Metcalf Arthur Everbeck Winthrop Campbell's Pond Fletcher A. Waterman Foster’s Point George Conway Mary Ann Joseph Breault Bath Larrabee Larrabee'’s Grove Conway Catherine Cameron Hazel Wharff Foster's Point Road M. A. Brann Berry's Mill Florida J. Roy Larrabee Roy, Jr Graham Portland Gurnet Williams New Meadows M. H. Cullen William J. Cullen Edmund Cullen Boston Henry L. Cullen Larchmont Niu R. E. Williams Arlington Albert J. Horley Sabine Horley Frank Carter Scudder Livermore Falls Delmar Bates Cottage Malcolm L. Doble Miriam Beatrice Sabine Cottage Fair Oaks William Larrabee Lewiston Albert Larrabee Sabino Laurada Jordan Dummer Street Charles L. Haggett Haggett Lemont Walter Gilpin Everett Roy Perry Hyde Park Aiken Charles E. Hewitt Capitol Island Alice Rich Clifton Street Bates Farm Samuel Bates M. Eleanor Bates George Bailey South Portland Bates Margaret H. Rich Bath Memorial Hospital Plymouth Studebaker Federal Alcohol Tax Unit Bangor Bangor Motor Co United States J. G. Utterback Dodge Utterback

Dromore Grangers Meet Tuesday Night

The Dromore Grange held a Tuesday meeting delayed by rain. Deputy Harry Rackley of Tops ham attended in official role, guiding the program led by Miss M Helen Sims with readings songs and piano. The gathering closed with prayers and a supper served by a volunteer committee.

Dromore Grange Harry C. Rackley Topsham Dromore M. Helen Sims Annie Malcolm Minnie Woodman Evelyn Beals Ceres Miss Sims Grange The Graze Kenney Harry Rackley Henry W. Longfellow J. J. West Bessie Dickinson Hubert McCarty Deputy Rackley

Plantation Songs On Grange Program

West Bath grange hall hosted a program titled A Darkie Jubilee at Resting Time on a Southern Plantation with 111 attendees including 28 visitors. The event featured local residents, a decorative stage, and a discussion on how farmers compare with those of 50 years ago.

West Bath Grange Hall Charles T. Henderson North Woolwich Hugo F. Sandelin J Bernice M. Carr Doris Holbrook Marjorie Holbrook Frank Kendrick Brunswick Doris Lozier Frances Lozier Helen Lozier Justus H. Miller South Darkies Ernest Snow George Fernando Hutchins Martha Donald Emero Helena Hadley Arthur C. Lemont Albert F. McFadden Seth N. Snipe Charles W. Walsh Dorothy Waterman Charles B. Doyle Darkie David S. Henderson Edwin W. Haggett Harold Peacock Herbert Simpson

Bath Boy Commences West Point Training

Bath boy John E. L. Huse, son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Huse, Bath, sworn as a cadet at West Point July 1. Assigned to the First Company under Maj Gen W D Conner. Class strength 514. Training includes drills lectures and five day Catskills march. Academic year starts Sept 1 with long daily recitations and intramural athletics.

John E. L. Huse Harry M. Huse Snow Park Bath U. S. Military Academy W. D. Conner Huse West Point Frederick Hase Corps of Cadets Catskills

Woolwich Goodwill plans bazaar and entertainment event

Woolwich Goodwill club met Mrs. Arthur Orr to arrange a July 30 bazaar and evening entertainment at Sebenca hall. Activities include three o clock bazaar openings and eight o clock show with low admissions. committees named for apron booth fancy work guess cake candy cake ice cream and more. Local notices mention visitors and town church services with Youth Sunday events and vacation school activities.

Goodwill Club of Woolwich Arthur Orr Sebenca Hall C. P. Hall Harry Fitch Fred Rice Avis Marston Richard Hunnewell John DeLong Edward V. Reed Mila Orr Geraldine Rice Nelson Rice John Lilly Mason C. Carter East Corinth Winnifred Burke First Baptist Church Woolwich Center Ira Jay Martin Dorothy Stilphen Roberta Leavitt Merle Hathorne Adrian Wright Frank Wright Church Schiool Robert French Rumford Falls State Highway Department Harlan Trott Winchester Mass James Dott Murphy's Corner Harold Hall Yonkers N. Y Willard Oldrieve Boston Mason Carter Martin Avis Eleanor Suzel Howard John Savage Augusta Alfred E. Trott Milton Trott Happy Nook West Bath

Regional Produce Market Opens Aug. 1 in West Cambridge

Assurance of the August 1 opening came from Luke Ollis, general manager of the new farmers cooperative market. The Boston Regional Produce Market will be the largest and most efficient in the northeast, backed by Massachusetts residents via stock purchases. The West Cambridge site offers better rail access, highway reach, and space for up to a thousand farmers, replacing the old Faneuil Hall market to improve turnover and lower consumer prices.

Boston West Cambridge Luke &. Ollis Farmer’s Cooperative Market Peter Salvucci Waltham Mass Northeast Massachusetts Faneuil Hall Ollis New England Farneil Hall

Travel by Bus Gains Through New England

The article traces the shift from rail to bus travel in New England, noting eight daily regular bus trips through a city. It details Maine Central Boston & Maine lines to Rockland Bangor Calais St John and Portland Boothbay Harbor with schedules and connections, plus Grey Line and Quaker Stages routes. It compares streamlined, air conditioned buses with evolving railroad services and mirrors European progress in transport.

Maine Central Boston & Maine Rockland Bangor Calais St. John Bath Boston Portland Maine Central Railroad Boothbay Harbor New York Maine Staples Drug Store Grey Line A. Hallet & Co Portsmouth N. H McFadden’s Pharmacy Maritime Provinces Park Square Boston & Maine Central Europe

New Junior Choir Formed in Woolwich

The Woolwich Union for Christian Service forms a junior choir led by director Bertram Crocker and organist Mrs. Ray Rice. The group, open to grade school boys and girls, rehearses weekly and will sing at Nequasset Sagadahoc Ferry and Day's Ferry churches, alternating Sundays. Members include Carolyn Presley Ruth Presley Teddy Moison William Moison Jenny Moison Thelma Strout William Raynes Betty Preble Alton Munsey Arlene Wade Beverly Wade Lucille Stinson Arlene Leeman Ruth Leeman Virginia Hanson Miriam Robson Norma Presby Cora Stephens Edna Stephens.

Woolwich Union For Christian Service Sagadahoc Ferry North Woolwich Nequasset Bertram Crocker Ray Rice Day's Ferry Carolyn Presley Ruth Presley Teddy Moison William Moison Jenny Moison Thelma Strout William Raynes Betty Preble Alton Munsey Arlene Wade Beverly Wade Lucille Stinson Arlene Leeman Ruth Leeman Virginia Hanson Miriam Robson Norma Presby Cora Stephens Edna Stephens

Mrs Glass Funeral Held for Georgia A Glass

The funeral of Mrs. Georgia A. Glass widow of Melvin O. Glass was held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at her brother Edward J Bachelder’s home 41 Lincoln Street Rev Harley A Shattuck Beacon Street Methodist Church officiated Rev Weston P Holman now of Camden gave remarks Bearers named Milton H Douglas Fred H Lord John H Rogers of Lincoln Mass Parker Wylie of Dorchester Burial followed at Oak Grove.

Clarence A. Richards Portland C.S. .Whiton Brookline Mass Frank A. Creamer Washington Street Edward Evans Gerald Sherman Haggett Cottage Madockawanda North Edgecomb Esther Belfast Sidney G. Evans Federal Street Abbie E. Boynton Alice Mary Lowell Hodge Street Stanley Walsh Rockland Harvey R. Pease Water Street George A. Curtis Lynn Harriet Harvey Helen Clare Keating Council Bluffs A. H. Lennox Elm Lodge High Street Emerson Smith Lloyd Lowndes New York George Scott Little Boston Henry E. Scott, Jr Scott Judith Chase Walter G. Chase Max Kaufman Washington, D. C Mary Grant Rafter R. S. Halstead White Plains N. Y M. A. Griffin Norma Holbrook Clarence Holbrook Norma Phyllis Crangle Jessie M. Jackson Charles T. Doe Edgecomb Ellsworth MacPhee Lake Megunticook Episcopal Church Florence Huff Harwood Virginia and Antoinnette Fred Moody Exeter N. H Moody Elizabeth Olive A. Williams Lienau H. B. Nash Main Street Jane S. Murphy Frank A. Se Jean C. Lewis Philadelphia Julia B. Lewis Jean Franklin Hespell Franklyn, Jr Lee Hayes Lewis Barbara Brown Cape Elizabeth Elden P. Munsey Winona Lea Georgia A. Glass Melvin O. Glass Edward J. Bachelder Lincoln Street Harley A. Shattuck Beacon Street Methodist Church Weston P. Holman Camden Milton H. Douglas Fred H. Lord John H. Rogers Lincoln Parker Wylie Dorchester Oak Grove

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Wiscasset Brooklyn George Bemis Joseph P. Tucker Wiscasset Fire Society Southport Inn Charles F. Knight George P. F. Hobson Horace E. Henderson Carroll T. Berry Twi Caribou Carl O. Peterson Henry Anderson New Sweden Peterson Charmaine Sweden Anderson Nathaniel Moses Scarboro Dunstan Moses University of Maine Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine F. H. Steinmetz Fay Hyland P.C Royals Kro-Flites Top-Flites Gross Hand R. Miller M. Haggett G. Thebeau D. Small W. Chaney Ero-Flites F. Winchenbach Joe McCole Pett E. Bridgham, Sr A. Main E. Given A. Spear E. Bridgham W. Marco C. Wilson A. Irish E. Toothaker J. Conti H. Douglas Acushnets H. Brown Eereeee E. Sewall W. Partington E. Andrews Atwood L.F Old England Thomas J. McDonough Gage Street Dromore Grangers Bath Boy Julia Ann Mountfort White House Sagadahoc Ferry Service Glass Tuessic Henry
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