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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1938

Page

3

Memorial Day at First Congregational Church and community news

Memorial Day themed sermon at First Congregational Church with special guests from American Legion and its Auxiliary. Summer recess begins for the church school, with a Crescent Beach picnic planned. Local residents receive notices of obituaries, social visits, club activities, air mail week dispatches, graduations, and community events across Bath area.

Morse Senior Wins Contest Excerpted Essay on National Pride

The piece discusses patriotic feeling and freedom in America, contrasting democracy with fascist states. It praises the right to free elections, civilian control of war decisions, and religious liberty. The author urges Americans to value peace, personal liberties, and diversity of worship while respecting national pride.

Miss Ireland America Congress Italy Spain Germany Japan

Miss Ryan Biography and Essay on US Government

Miss Ryan describes growing up in multiple states including Pennsylvania Michigan Massachusetts and Maine and hopes to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House while pursuing a scholarship to the New England Conservatory She reflects on her high school record and emphasizes pride in American liberties citing the right to elect officials request sparing comparison to Europe and affirming the freedom to pursue future goals and contribute to the country.

Miss Ryan Pittsburgh Michigan Detroit Muskegon Saginaw Boston Maine Metropolitan Opera House New England Conservatory Ryan United States Europe Germany America

American Jew Finds Freedom in America

Mr. Bronstein speaks of visualizing college and a future in chemical engineering while praising America as a land of liberty, equality, and tolerance. He notes his father's limited schooling and his own family duties, and he asserts pride in being American. He also emphasizes education as a path to success and gratitude for a society free from religious persecution.

Bronstein Stephens High School Rumford George Lord America

Julienne Potatoes Enter Boothbay Harbor Packing Line

Aroostook surplus potato markets loom as Trindent Packing Co opens a new Julienne department in Boothbay Harbor. The unit, operating about a month, could handle a large share of the annual surplus, benefiting both Aroostook and Boothbay Harbor. Julienne potatoes are quarter inch by one to two inch strips, cooked like chips but prepared differently, canned to stay crisp after opening and favored for picnics.

Aroostook Trindent Packing Co Boothbay Harbor

West Bath social round lists visiting families and locals

West Bath features a long weekend with L D Rogers hosting Hallowell Rogers and son William of Glastonbury Conn plus Llewellyn Rogers of Rockland. Many Bath residents and guests visit relatives, church events, and cottages at Sabine and Brigham's Cove with numerous named families and weekend trips noted. The piece reads as a community social diary of visitors, hosts, and local activities.

North Enders Beat Winnegance 11 8 In Erratic Game

North Enders defeated Winnegance 11 to 8 at Crooker's field as Winnegance committed 13 errors. D Cromwell and C Oliver led North Enders with two hits. E Rollins, D Cromwell, Rideout, and C Oliver had two base hits for Winnegance. Umpire M Vigne. Time two hours.

Crooker Field Winnegancers Winnegance Crooker North End North Enders Em. D. Cromwell C. Oliver Red Jackets H. Rogers E. Rollins D. Cromwell Rideout Co. Oliver Jewett Cromwell Hogan Rogers Mott Perkins Rollins S. Fraser Winnelgance Fraser Pride E. Pride H. Mott M. Vigne Ae’ Hogan P Steer Eresees Morse A Rollins Wallace Wee Aes Williams Sreees Tee Hamlin E. Fraser P H. Chaney

Social notes from Bath area guests and visits

Mrs R E MacIntire of Small Point stayed with Mrs Packard at the Packard House on Washington street. Mr and Mrs William A White of Rockland guested with Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall on Washington street. Several families spent Memorial Day at Old Orchard. Others vacationed in Bangor Bar Harbor and Lawrence Mass. From Bath to Boston, Philadelphia visitors pass through for cottage openings and sorority events with local families returning from trips and moves to new homes.

R. E. MacIntire Small Point Packard Packard House Washington Street William A. White Rockland Arthur Sewalld Russell Dalrymple George Wright Marion Wakefield Old Orchard Fred M. Cook Old South Place Bangor Bar Harbor Lena Chase Frank and Norman Court Street William Phillips West Street Lawrence Mass J. Houghton McLellan, Jr Boston J. Houghton McLellan William McGill Winchester Arthur Sewall Stonehouse Edward Steininger Maxwell House Middle Street Mabel Louise Searle Philadelphia Bath MacMahan Island Barbara Tubbs Dorothy Anliker Alpha Kappa Phi Brunswick Business School Hotel Eagle Joseph I. Smith Bladen James Cleveland Ohio

Woolwich Weekend Social News and Church Notices

Woolwich residents traveled to East Corinth and Moosehead Lake for visits while others hosted relatives from Yonkers Boston and Portland over Memorial Day weekend. Church events include a morning service at Montsweag and a public supper, plus a play rehearsal and cemetery association meeting. A bicycle licensing proposal for Portland cyclists aims to curb unsafe riding and reduce highway accidents.

Republican Women's Club Enthusiastic After Semi Annual Meeting

The Sagadahoc Woman's Republican Club held a Saturday afternoon meeting at City Hall auditorium presided by Mrs. Henry W. Butler. Judge Edward S. Titcomb and Miss Gail Laughlin spoke on national and state issues, with discussion of the Auburn $30,000 robbery and governor scandals. Attendees included local officials and candidates, while Governor Barrows sent greetings from Lakewood.

Sagadahoc Woman's Republican Club City Hall Henry W. Butler Edward S. Titcomb Sanford Bath James E. Hewey U. S. District Court Gail Laughlin Portland Cumberland County Titcomb Bangor Auburn Branch Miss Laughlin Butler Joseph O. Purdue Donald N. Small Jane S. Murphy Sumner Sewall Small Fred W. Quimby Republican City Committee Purdue Nettie C. Burleigh Vassalboro Woman's Republican Club of Maine Lewis O. Barrows Lakewood Quebec Rotary

Trustees reorganize church officers and repairs planned

Trustees of Beacon Street Church re elected Milton H. Douglas as president Miss Marion S. Cain as treasurer and Clifton W. Tedford as secretary in a meeting held Wednesday of last week Repairs are planned for both the church and the parsonage with repainting under consideration Wesley church trustees re elected Andrew M. Butterfield as president Robert S. Gordon as secretary and treasurer Routine business was conducted in their meeting Also Boston Globe writer M. E. Hennessy reports Postmaster General James A. Farley will not campaign in Maine this year He plans a Pacific Coast August trip addressing young Democrats and a visit to Alaska to dedicate a new post office Mrs Robert H. Haskell returned Tuesday from Memorial hospital after a four week stay at 1217 Washington Street.

First Congregational Church Charles 58. Lowder Madeline Fisher Reed Roger Dow Mary Hobson Bradford-Sortwellt Post American Legion the Legion Auxiliary Crescent Beach Jefferson Harriet Jackson Nancy Sowder Lorraine Light Berle Nichols Helen Light Wilberta Nichols Margaret Main Gray Maurice Hathorn John Soule Arthur Williams Fred Soule Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Albert Bailey George Lanfear Oakland California Charles S. Lowder Amy C. Jewett Lon Jewett Helen R. Haggett Garrison Hill Grand Chapter Maine Portland Ross Elwell Lincoln Street Cambridge Mass Lincoln County Union Waldoboro Elizabeth Webb Grace Sewall Helen Day Clara Wright Grace Knight Nettie Legrow Carolyn Varney Ethel Redennett Grace Cowley Ruth Jones Clara Elliot Anna Macurda Sarah Chase Anna Soule Rose Baker Verne Bimson Inez Rothwell Fannie Ingalls Irene Ingalls Walcott Andrews Little Daughter New York Wiscasset Fort Edgecomb Wiscasset Harbor Carl Lewis Boothbay Lewis Alice Lewis Town Waldo Brewer Boothbay Harbor Quebec Grace Bean Northeastern Business School Lewis’ Spa Mary Campbell Wilbur Lowell Hodge Street Cyprian H. Bryant Washington Street Grange Hall West Anna Fred L. Moody Elizabeth and Olive Moody William F. Moody Exeter N. H Josephine Plumstead M. A. Plumstead Federal Street Julia Lewis Fitchburg W. A. Malloy John Gerry Alfred Bernard Hutchins Waterstreet George Haushalter Rochester N. Y Wisscasset Joseph Hubbard Frances Hubbard Somerville Alice Taylor W. Starling Burgess Massachusetts General Hospital Beacon Street Church Milton H. Douglas Marion S. Cain Clifton W. Tedford Wesley Church Andrew M. Butterfield Roberts. Gordon M. E. Hennessy Boston Globe James A. Farley Farley Belgrade Lakes Brann Pacific Coast Hennessy Alaska Robert H. Haskell Memorial Hospital

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Nellie Clifford Charles A. Day North Edgecomb Barbara Furze Richard Munroe North Reading Anne Frame Mt. Vernon Carl Copeland Melrose Frank Haggett Farm Bureau Ralph Wentworth Benjamin Webber Lermond Thomaston Clara Crummitt Lara Coffin Hooper Street Sewall Strout Rosa Miller Malden Virginia Trott C. C. Blagdon John Blagdon Lawrence Marston Roy Marston Main Street Catherine Tucker Ethel Y. Barbour High Street Joseph Atkinson Knowald Eugene Thebeau Parker Lewis David Clifford Hanover Orin Main Orin Jr Allen Betty Merrill Smith Damariscotta Ethelyn Whitehouse Gardiner Earl D. Rines Blagdon Jay Theodore Greenleaf White Mountains Maude Rines Whitman Douglas Soule Melvin Soule Quincy Birch Point Warren Dyer Norwood Fred Grover Bath Road Wiscasset Academy Woman's Club Samuel J. Sewall Lee Street Izetta Taylor Lincoln Home Newcastle James E. White American Legion Auxiliary Nellie Dowling Emma Stinson Donald Philbrick Philbrick Cape Cottage Harvey R. Pease Frank R. Hodgdon Henry W. Webb Mr. Hodgdon Carrie White Hodgdon Lewis Hodgdon Dover Burton Hodgdon Boothbay Cemetery Morse Mr. Bronstein Land of the Free Home of the Brave West Bath L. D. Rogers Hallowell Rogers William Glastonbury Conn Llewellyn Rogers Annie Trufant Portsmouth Ralph Warren Alfred Neal Rosedale Farm Jennie Larrabee The Nazarene Sunday Schools Courtney E. Stover Joyce Washington Leslie Cargill A. B. Snow Dana York Brunswick Harpswell C. E. Stover Bates E. Stover North Woolwich Rosamond Stover Robert Metcalf South Boston Robert R. Coombs Eleanor Robert Thompson Waterville Percy Holbrook Ernest E. Williams John Russell Chester Stevens Lewiston Frank Daniels Thomas Pierce Providence R. I Roy Burnham Fred Drake Percy Low Dwinal Cornish Carl Christel E. E. Williams Walter Gilpin Everett Sabine Chris Craft Thure G. Nelson George Cameron, Jr Beachmont Charles Owen South Portland Florence Biddeford Humphrey A. Owen Owen Samuel Bates Donald Freeman Bates Horace W. Aitken Delmar E. Bates Howard Bates Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Charles 3d William Bourque Cotteau William Rich Merritt's Island Samuel Lancaster Brigham’s Cove Harold Cutting Annette Martha Mildred Maxine Brown Ardis Umphrey Westbrook Junior College Robert Eleanor Thompson Peter Gagnon Paul Davis Harry Ring Arthur Sarkis Raymond Small Mabel Redlon Friend Redlon Cottage Silas M. Bates Tibbetts Margaret S. Bickford Leslie M. Bates Clarence Perkins Howard A. Spinney Phippsburg Lombard Cemetery Ralph H. McNary Jackie Marblehead John H. McNary Harry Williams Marion Williams Ellen Conway Lincoln Williams James Williams Cape Elizabeth Edward Jenks Sarah Furbish Topsham Grace Waterman Leon Genthner Charles Andrews Waterboro Carleton Andrews Walter Scholes Andrews Leeds Wilbur Hendrickson Duane Alberg Dorothy Waterman Edward Severs Thomas Lynch Joseph Barrett John Silo Alfred Gray Alfred, Jr Dorchester Watermans Charlotte Ernest Rogers Malcolm Cottage Quaker Point Reuben Purington Elbridge Malcolm Purington Cottage Raymond E. M’intire Mr. Mc Intire Tion Arrow Sie West Bath and Woolwich Langdon T. Thaxter Frederick H. Kimball Thaxter Cushing's Island Woolwich Mason C. Carter Hazel Smith Forest of Richmond East Corinth Harold Hall Yonkers Carol Hatch Lawrence Putnam Moosehead Lake Hermon Crooker Wilbur Crooker Doris Dorothy Crooker Ardella Farrar Alice Corliss Montsweag Cheerio Club Richard Hunnewell Mary Riverside Cemetery Association Edward Reed Costello P. Hall Arthur Orr Ardelle Farrar Nelson Rice Fred Rice Patricia Strout Gwendolyn Rice Charles Haley William St. Pierre Edna Kew Winfield Wright Rey Clarence H. Clark Charles, Llewellyn Richard Newport Clark Wilson Wright Bonnie Brae Ruth Morgan Nequasset Congregational Church Masonic Orders Polar Star Lodge Solar Lodge Day's Ferry Congregational Church Day's Ferry W. Mayo Payson Payson Public Safety Committee William J. Ward Sagadahoc Ferry Supt. of Schools John H. Carter Republican Women’s Club Edward Clarence Plummer Henry W. Owen, Jr the Times CO Front Street Telephone Bath
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