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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1935

Page

5

Richmond Club Hosts Birthday Event at Mrs Card's Home

The N D B B Club gathered for an all day meeting at Mrs Lelia Card on Main street to celebrate her birthday with a dinner and rose centerpieces containing clocks. Guests included Mrs Ida Watson who presented a greeting card with money. Several members were away visiting relatives.

Lelia Card Main Street Earl Frost Massachusetts Ancil Marshall East Pittston Margaret Grover Edgar White Portland White Maine General Hospital Ideal Home Corner Club Mary Groves River Road Methodist Ladies’ Aid Federation Augusta Emma Small Sarasota Fla Intervale N. H Cate Damariscotta Col Castner Willam T. Cobb Portland Lodge of Elks West End Damariscotta Leather Co Richmond In- Intervale Fred Johnson Kendall Dunbar Walter Frank Boston Edward Chester Foster Wesley Webber Ernest Howe Chester Lord Everett Thompson Rangeley Lake Webber Ruth Curran Harry Curran Front Street Lucille Utter Frank Connor James A. Proctor Stanley Marr Waterville Cora Harvey Walter House Lisbon Falls Abbie Carver Joseph Pray West Boothbay Nellie Powers D. W. Clark Dorchester Mass Rebecca Rogers Inez Hinkley Marjorie Shepard Genevieve Joy Mabel McFee Mt. Carmel Harvey Goodwin Skowhegan Agnes Dinslow Eva Libby Progressive Grange George Edson Edson Massachusetts General Hospital Myrtle Ridley Danvers Josie Temple Amesbury Mary Riley E. O. Tarr Gwendolyn Henry Bangor Mary Murphy Reading S. M. Preble Epworth League Gilbert Edgett Ernest Brown New Road Len Foster Charles Dickinson Florence Weeks Lillian Johnson Pearlittle Bowdoinham James Preble Fred Lewis Enterprise Orange Ladies’ Aid North Front Street Lewis Frances Curran Anne Spofford George Hawkes Pleasant Street Emma Stinson R. N Marjorie Lord R.N Herbert Edgecomb Waltham Eugene Edgecomb County Road Wilbur Gowell Litchfield Gertrude Baker Frank Reynolds Kimball Street Laura Whitmore Gardiner G. H. Wentworth Annie Arsenault Bert Stinson Robert Stanley Stinson Mr. Stanley Marjorie Wren Lord Horace Whitney Topsham Whitney Walter Higgins Robert Beverly Ann Higgins Joanna Small Kenneth Gilpatrick Frank Paine Sampson Street Howard Wilson Belmont, Mass Hattie Wilson

Georgetown Socials and Memorial Day Observances

Miss M. Belle Heald hosts Working League gathering with plans for a First Baptist supper on June 11. Community notices include memorial services for Capt. James E. Perkins, visits from relatives, and local guests at Kennebec Point and Sagadahoc Bay.

M. Belle Heald First Baptist Church Harold J. Brown A. E. Holt Chicago Kennebec Point Rudolph Trafton Donald Portland H. M. Trafton Roscoe P. Todd Melrose Highlands Mass James E. Perkins East Boothbay Oak Cemetery Augusta Todd Annie Stacey Popham Beach William A. Todd Waldo Brown Wellesley Hills Edward Wren Boston C. L. Hinckley Sagadahoe Bay Malden Island Vernon Chase Bath Marilla Tarr Dorothy Stuart Richmond Alex Cunningham Sarah McKenney Lowell Jennie Todd Alonzo Hunt West Georgetown Erlon Newdick Department of Agriculture Augusta Doris M. Trafton Howard M. Trafton Trafton William Mitchell Otto Schoepfer James Pawtucket R. I Walter

Liberal drive for repeal of school cosmetics rule at Mechanic Falls

Liberal elements warned they would attempt a special town meeting to address the so called obnoxious situation after the Mechanic Falls high school board, led by Principal John K. Pottle, upholds the banned cosmetics and short stocking policy. The board had previously tabled Theron Hobbs petition seeking to abolish the ankle rule.

Mechanic Falls John K. Pottle Theron Hobbs

Senator Wadsworth Praises Makers of the Constitution

Hon. James W. Wadsworth former Senator from New York spoke at Memorial Hall Bowdoin College on Memorial Day in Brunswick. He praised the Constitution’s checks against majority tyranny, warned the NRA as a mastering step, and urged youth to shape the nation, noting the U S government has remained the oldest in the world since 1789.

Bath James W. Wadsworth New York Memorial Hall Bowdoin College Brunswik Chauncey Goodrich Kenneth C. M. Sills Wadsworth Supreme Court Congress NRA Supremes Court United States Senate Pershing Washington

Bath tidal power proposal near Quoddy concept explored

H A Swanton of Westport outlines a Bath area tide power idea using two pools and enclosing dams to trap Hockomock Bay water. He compares it to Quoddy and suggests smaller dams and power house near Goose Rock Arrowsic could yield significant output with locks for boats if needed. He recalls a Bath promoter from 20 years ago and hopes a younger engineer may develop the plan.

The Independent Bath Woolwich Arrowsic Georgetown Wiscasset Westport Goose Rock Passage Hockomock Montsweag Knubble Bays Quoddy Goose Rock Hockomock Bay Cooper

Five Islands Notes From Memorial Day Weekend

Sunday at the Children's day service a special sermon and babies consecration are planned. Numerous visitors and residents share Memorial day at Five Islands with family travels from Portland Cambridge Bath and Boston.

Ada MacGillivary Portland Percy MacGillivary Herman Barter Richard Nancy Vernon E. Gray Lena Higgins Herbert Cambridge Mass James T. McMahan William Belanger Bath Thomas W. Blaisdell Walter Moore Hallowell Nettie Snowman Moore Olive Everett Stevens Clayton Linwood Stevens Robinhood Five Islands C. M. Bigelow J. G. Stevens Isabel Carrie Stevens James Perkins East Bothbay Sherman Campbell Azuba Holland Ralph Davis Moreen Davis Addie Moulton George Floyd Groton Harbor Harmon's Harbor Seward Emmons West Georgetown C. H. Minden Boston Richard Parker Biddeford Maurice Pinkham Elbridge Southard Malden Wendell Stevens H. B. Cranshaw Quincy Wales Newton Walter Thomas Lowell Leslie Beebe Melrose Malden Island Allie Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay George Delano Allie Carr Farber Davis Bramwell Harford Ida Magro Evelyn Albert Marr Lettie Harford Philip Pinkham Furber Davis L. D. Moulton New York City Seguinland Harold Rowe Harold, Jr Carl Kittery J. J. Gibson Falmouth Islands Grange Circle E. M. Horton John Lundquist Roslindale Arthur H. M Fossett Berlin N. H Gott’s Cove D. L. Howard Herbert Moore Belmont Anna Fossett Grange Library Margaret Penrose Forest Lodge Camp Fire Girls Station Island Camp _ Fire Girls Hugh Eisenhauer Rhode Island Elliott Lumm Norman II

Westport Hosts Pierce Family Visitors

Westport notes Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce of Boston, guests of his mother Mrs. Mary Pierce, have returned home after a week. Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce arrived Sunday to spend a month with his mother.

Ernest Pierce Boston Mary Pierce John Pierce

June miscellany from Brann era with guests and anecdotes

Prominent guest Arthur L. Race of the Copley Plaza Boston attends Governor Brann's Squaw Mountain Inn fishing party. The feature includes a Maine coastal family history, a Central Congregational Church prayer poster from 1858, and anecdotes about Rodney Roundy and a Coriolanus shipyard tale.

Governor Brann Squaw Mountain Inn Arthur L. Race Copley Plaza Boston East Boothbay Race East Squirrel Inn Alfred Race Portland Bristols Boothbay Harbor Southport The American Hotel Association Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs

Colonial Club Banquet Planned at New Meadows Inn

The Colonial club announced its banquet committee for the annual opening banquet set for the 17th at New Meadows Inn. Vice president Harold Brown chairs the committee with Kenneth Brown Eugene M. Desmond Harold J. Footer Mark W. Hennessy Marius H. Page Perry L. Thompson and Dr. Francis A. Winchenbach. Desmond leads the entertainment planning with details to come.

Colonial Club New Meadows Inn Harold Brown Kenneth Brown Eugene M. Desmond Harold J. Footer Mark W. Hennessy Marius H. Page Perry L. Thompson Francis A. Winchenbach Desmond

Fisherman Catches Fifteen Pound Togue Near Eustis

Pr and Mrs W E Kershner returned from a summer visit to Flagstaff. The doctor caught a fifteen pound lake trout or togue in Jim Pond above Eustis on a five ounce fly rod. The fish measured 33 inches long and 17 inches around. He fought the big catch for over an hour before bringing it into the boat by its gills.

W. E. Kershner Flagstaff Jim Pond Eustis

Salmon Capture and Transit Shift in Eastport

Mrs Farr Hutchinson reports a 13 1/4 pound landlocked salmon caught by her husband Mr Hutchinson in a local lake, the second largest ever taken there. The city loses the last horse drawn delivery truck as motor vehicles replace horse teams, due to the Quoddy Project.

Farr Hutchinson Washburn Adelaide Campbell Bath Elmer F. Campbell High Street Eastport Water Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. L. Meisner Eleanor Calvin, Jr Waltham, Mass Fred S Curlis &Funeral Service Poeas R. BS ShellLane Lance R. Bath Monmouth Academy Cumston Hall Gertrude Mary Chick Miss Chick Arthur J. Chick Amaracus Farmington Normal School Miss Wheelock Chick Stella King White Houlton Maine Writers’ Research Club DeWitt Maine Rudy Vallee Norway Opera House the Legion Norway-Paris Rudy Kathleen Lenneville Westbrook Senator Wadsworth H. A. Swanton Safe Deposit Box Bath Savings Institution June Central Congregational Church Central Church Washington Street Congregational-Christian Conference of Rodney W. Roundy Laconia Roundy Bulletin Board Coriolanus Maine Central Railroad Seven Seas Norman Matson Wellfleet New Bedford Praia Cape Verde Fred A. Powers Houston United States Eugene Hale Powers Harold M. Sewall Judge Powers Tam North End William Zserach Benjamin Franklin Post Office Washington, D. C Rupert H. Baxter D. M. Humphreys & Co Sagadahock Block Mea Room
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