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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1927

Page

4

Wiscasset Trustees Name Staff and Local Notices

Wis Casset Academy trustees assign W Dickinson as principal Helen Fl Dackinson as first assistant in commercial department. temporary vacancy for second assistant to the principal. Residents and visitors travel to Camden Lincolnville Camp Morrill and Boothbay Center for revival services. Numerous locals and guests frequent Webber's Tavern and inns, with Lindbergh visit drawing crowds.

Rotary Field Day At Sebasco Estates Draws 200 Plus

More than 200 Rotarians attended the clambake opened by Rufus W. Lombard of New Meadows river fame. The Bath and Brunswick clubs organized the Kennebec valley event with golf, tennis, a tug of war, and races. Augusta beat Bath Brunswick 11 to 8 in a seven inning baseball game.

Sebasco Estates Rufus W. Lombard New Meadows Bath Brunswick Kennebec Valley Young Busch Boston New York Wortland Bos

Social notes from Bath and nearby towns

Miss Margaret Daley hosts an evening at her High street home. Miss Ethel Huse works briefly in the city treasurer’s office. Miss Isabel Wishart, formerly of Bath, now of Boston, was in Bath Tuesday. A H Bates of Brown, Durrell Co. in Boston visited Bath on Wednesday. Ethelyn Gray of Five Islands visiting Mrs. Norman Oliver at High street. Mrs. Harry Dettengill of Gardiner stayed in the Owen cottage at Sabine for two weeks. Mrs. Louis Dunn of Malden visiting her father A. D. Thwing at Day’s Ferry. Mrs. Fred Sherman and daughter Christine of Newcastle visited Tuesday. Mrs. Garrett Galvin and daughter Catherine returned from a visit with relatives in Wiscasset. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cameron returned to Providence after ten days with Bath friends. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Oliver of North street attended the Lisbon Falls Anson game Tuesday evening. Miss Annie Hart arrived from Newark to spend two weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hart.

Nicola Forl Slaggete Congregational Church Deathbay Waldoboro Baptist Church Meds Dibble Institute Edgecomb Moody Dible Dnstitute Stu Werte Sheffield Smith Sohn Conningham Neon Neon Aymonts Burr Colasset Mass Der Fred Wright Thompson W. F. Merry Fred Boothbay Harbor Robert G. DeWolfe Charles E. Emerson Frank J. Bragdon Cumberland Avenue Portland Mr. Bragdon Congress Street Mere. Freel Greenleaf Texten Mrs. Greenleaf Flora A. Lowell Federal Street Wiscasset Dortland Charles A. Lindbergh Fred Greenleaf E. F. Holden Malden Mixx Flora A. Lowell Mary Groves Framingham Maxs EF. F. Helden Flora Sewell Car Harbor Ellsworth Augusta Coombs Damariscotta Mills Martha Verkins Mary Bailey Joseph Braintree Webber's Tavern Brookline Charles H. Haskins Henry K. Metcalf Cambridge Robert Lowell FE. B. Chaplin Andover Wiscosset Inn Camp Chewanké Harry Lewix Charles Pomeroy Beverly Mixx June Merrill Merle Dray Mixx Meerbara Southard Ilness Kenneth Burnham Elmhurst Bath Road Leon Francisco Washington Mee Greorge Warren George Lincoln J. Clifton Lewis Philadelphia Julia Lewis Gr. Merrill Boston Merrill Hodge Street Addie Merry Vogue Gladys White Lester Knight Bath Jesse White Theodore Sherman Gs. C. Lilly Camden Merrix Tar Harbor Flof. Pendleton Hall California John South Antoinette Plumstead Phaggetts Ford J. Wade Ellen Stone Johnson Grass Valley Calif Middle Street Masonic Lodge Shomaker Dlc Webber’s Tavern Foward van Tatten Thivenport Laws Gertrude Murray MacMahan Island Hook. Bedford Jesse Hunt Elizabeth Catterson Faxon Josephine Tucker Belfast Charles L. Stevens South Deerfield Phippsburg Congregational Harry D Pollock Waltham Knight Robert Burnham Fiske House Dramariscetta Dre Frederick Wright John Wright Bellaire Ohio Endicott Moreau Hier Parker Moreau Douglas Votter Traokline S. J. Sewall Porthind ZAM Col Lindbergh Radford Co Redonnett, Jr Randall Cummings Ira G. Kedennett Lewiston Frank Meadowcraft Chicago Joseph P. Tucker A. H. Lennox William G. Hubbard Wood Allen Rangeley Lakes Mixx Nettie BE. Koight Elizabeth Dodge Misses Koight William Elliott Winchester Kenneth Armstrong San Francisco BO Oal Dailey Ing E. Fre Albee New York Mixx Anna Cate Portsamouth N. H Effie Irvine Archie H. Dodge M. A. Griffin Kadgecomb Carrol Keene Chatham Ht. W. Webb Joseph KB. Hubbard Gertrude Frances Hubbard Alice Taylor Minnie Y. Bemis Ogunquit Hubbard Yo M. C Somerville William Foote Erastus Foote Carlisle Macurda Southport Frederick S. Wright Spiers Old Fort Sidney Howard England Frederick Franklin Chester H. Pendleton A. H. Kinney Central Maine Dower Co Floyd Proctor Pranswick Vault Havenstein Bound Brook Conn B.A. Bailey A. Ho MaccCormic Old Alna Church Edith Whitman Elizabeth Dorothy Sewall James Wadlow Wadlow Margaret Dunphe Charles West Susetta Preble Harold Erskine Diamiariscotta Foo Pendleton Chester Pendleton Raymond Sherman FL Mo Chase John KB. McKenuney Forest Preble Florence Grace Knight Varney Puesday Ralph Preble Diamarixcotta Henry Sewall Providence Howe Bo Metcalf H. v. B. Nash Ida Creamer Margaret Daley High Street Ethel Huse Isabel Wishart A. H. Bates the Brown, Durell Co Ethelyn Gray Five Islands Norman Oliver Harry Dettengill Gardiner Owen Sabine Louis Dunn A. DB. Thwing Day's Ferry Fred Sherman Christine Newcastle Garrett Galvin Catherine Henry Cameron Silas Oliver North Street Lisbon Falls Annie Hart Newark N. J Joseph Hart Stound Woman's Auxiliary W. W. Morse Stewart Day Bath City George M. Eaton Larrabee's Grove West Dalh Navy Yard J. Moir Bretton Houston Winfield W. Morse Arthur Marchand Baby Charles EK. Hewitt, Jr Marchand Tle Somerville High School Pitch Pine Hill West Jath Thrpswell Sybil Houdlette Walker Rogers Clifford Road Winfield Groves A. V. Dunham Cyrus Adams Falmouth W. F Whippsburg Witeh Pine Hill Winneganee Bridge W. C. Jefferson Sabino Charles Bates Beachmont Warington West Bath Marguerite Williams W.S. Hennessey Salem Edna Alene Mitchell Brunswick William F. Mitchell Robert Coombs, Sr Natick BE. BE. Williams Stanley Johnson Bk. RR. Brown Carolyn Stackpole Orphans’ Home Irving Coombs Quincy Amy Coombs Campbell's Pond Nellie Little Swampscott Henry Brown Joseph Huggins J. (. Larrabee Robert Coombs Harry Moulton Russell Street Chester Stevens Birch Point William Davis Scott H. T. Ladd Bangor Larrabee’s Grove John Higgins Wortland Clarence Bryant Blanche Miss Small New Meadows James Coombs Roger Holden E. R. Crown Mr. Bancroft Arlington Mr. Karlson Stoneham Fred Butler Madge Wettingill H. A. Owen Elmer Hodgkins Ellen Hodgkins Luella Noyes Wilbur Eugene McGrath Charles Dain Marion Dain Cottage Ardell Hogan Frances Bates Bates Lowell School Agricultural Club A. J. Higgins Trufant’s Crossing Alfred Snow Freeport KF. W. Larrabee Jennie Bishop Dorothy Kennedy E. W. Haggett Stacy Robbins West Paris Robbins Frank Robbins William Adams Susan D. Pratt Brooklyn N. Y Everett J. Mayo Mildred Strout Stackpole Ella True Paul Trixone Melrose Ernest Small

Winnegance Patrolman Coffee Spots Gravel Patches

Community notes from Winnegance report Patrolman Sidney Coffee spreading gravel on needed spots. A Bath City hospital patient Stewart Day receives a hospital remembrance from the Woman's Auxiliary. Local socials, visiting guests, ongoing drilling work, road improvements, and school repairs color the week amid wet weather.

Fancy Color Locomotives Debut for Minute Man Service

Boston and Maine unveils boldly colored Pacific locomotives for the Minute Man passenger train. The two engines named Paul Revere and William Dawes Jr carry buff blue and a red running board stripe, reflecting Continental Army colors. Built for speed and efficiency with modern gear, they mark a return to engine naming and decorative livery once common in early railroading.

Boston & Maine Railroad Pacific North Station Minute Man Boston & Maine Boston Chicago Continental Army Paul Revere William Dawes, Jr Revere Dawes Concord Lexington HL. Ledyard Towle New York DuPont Billerica L Pacific Husky Tioston & Maine New England BEM V Pacific

Butter used as face lotion in Arabian history

Arabian flappers discovered butter as a beauty aid, rubbing it on skin to smooth, lift, and dimples. National Dairy Council notes butter nourishes skin with Vitamin A, aligning ancient beauty ideas with modern health views. Mrs. Amby Curran left for Rockland to visit her husband.

National Dairy Council Gladys Coon Milady Miss Coon Amby Curran Rockland

Bath Boy Returns To View The Bridge

Dr and Mrs Arthur E Harris of Lynn Massachusetts returned Wednesday morning to their Summer home in Laconia New Hampshire after visiting Bath Tuesday night to view the new bridge. Harris a former Bath boy sought to see progress and thought of how his boyhood river would look with the steel span. They met several old friends during their Bath visit including at Ridin Light Lodge 732 High street opened by the Misses Dickinson. Mrs Daniel Rosen of Boston formerly Brunswick is visiting Bath friends.

Bath Arthur E. Harris Lynn Mass Laconia N. H Harris Woolwich City Ridin High Street Dickinson

West Bath Sabino Summer colony opens with social

The Sabino Summer colony in West Bath begins a lively season with a Thursday night hot dog roast and social at the hall under Charles Bates 3rd of Beachmont Massachusetts in charge. A barn repair at Miles Waring ton home was finished after the July 15 collapse that killed six cows, with ongoing haying and many visitors and weekend guests from Brunswick Bath and surrounding towns.

Sabino New Meadows

Walter Mills Concert in Maine Returns to Woolwich Benefit

Walter Mills, who sang at the Maine Musical Festival in Portland, will perform Friday evening at the Len­nox home in Wiscasset to raise funds for the Woolwich library. Mr and Mrs George Buchanan return from Cherryfield and plan a Bath vacation rest of the year.

Walter Mills Portland Wiscasset A. H. Lennox Woolwich George Buchanan Cherryfield Mr. Buchanan Bath

Rookies and other features billed for Bath Opera House

The Bath Opera House announces a week of classics led by Fridays showing Rookies starring Karl Dane and George K Arthur. Next week promises McFadden's Flats with Ches ter Conklin and Arthur Murray, plus Chang The Rough Riders and Beau Geste. The Publix Theatre pledges affordable, quality entertainment in New England.

America Bath Opera House Karl Dane George K. Arthur McFadden Chester Conklin Arthur Murray Chang Rough Riders Beau Geste Opera House New England

Russia to Exhibit at Springfield Show In Industrial Arts Building

Eastern States Exposition officials announce the Union of Soviet Republics exhibit to be shipped from Moscow by Amtorg Trading Corp for the Fall show September 18 to 24. It marks the first foreign government display at the Exposition. New York state and New England states will also showcase industrial safety and regional industries, with New Hampshire planning its most pretentious exhibit yet.

Union of Soviet Republics Amtorg Trading Corporation of New York Gr. Ohsol Moscow United States Department of Labor Bureau of Industrial Safety New England New Hampshire Granite State New Hampshire Publicity Bureau New Hampshire Manufacturers’ Association Vermont Connecticut Maine State of Maine Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Bay State

New England May Yet Produce Sugar Crop

A New England agricultural committee led by Harry K. Lewis proposals studying Jerusalem artichoke as a sugar source. Artichoke yields 10 to 20 tons an acre with sweeter sugar than beets or cane, plus need for local processing plants and uniform grade laws under push to standardize New England farm products. Also notes a New Jersey vehicular tunnel uses double-ended electric trucks for quick response in emergencies.

New Eagland Farms New England Council Agricultural Committee Harry KR. Lewis Davisville RK. 1 Lewis New England United States Bureau of Standards Jerusalem Council Rhode Island New Jersey

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Wiscasset Academy Wis Casset Academy Wu Key W. Dickinson Helen Fl Dackinson Mee Aurena Currier Dirsden Train Lattlefield Moody Frances Vlumstead Lincolnville Center Gray Watersstreet Wawenerk Block Liicense Augusta Trust Co Jeb FE Seuth John Patten Camp Morrill Battle Sebage Dendleton FL M. Chase Mary Chase Main Street Dray Ro Johnson Florence Fi Wiscasset Inn James Strous Washington, D. C Wiscassetton A. G. Monks Weston George W. Phillips Haggett’s Service Stations Wiscasset, Maine Ford Service Main Street Gas Station Burt Lawrence Rotary Field Day Bath-Brunswick Club L.F Atwood L. F. Medicine CO Portland, Maine Dromore Grange Frank Leavitt Phippsburg Center Daniel Rosen Bath, i Russia Springfield
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