Junior Misers' Club Observes Anniversary in Bath
The Junior Misers marked their 32nd anniversary with a February 14 banquet at Mrs. Arthur C Lemont's home 332 Washington Street Bath. Founding members included Miss Sarah M Lermond Ruth Cameron Bernice Potter Sydnie Potter Abbie Mae Scott Annie J Shepard and Emily and Margaret Hyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misers
Arthur C. Lemont
Washington Street
Sarah M. Lermond
Lermond
Ruth Cameron
John N. Taylor
Bernice Potter
Frank M. Lemont
Sydnie Potter
Raymond Welch
Woodfords
Abbie Mae Scott
Fred Starkey
Watertown
Mass
Annie J. S. Shepard
Emily
Margaret Hyde
Bessie B. Potter
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Almon R. Perry
Arthur C Lemont
Tarbox
Moree
Donnell
Black
Stinson
Bowker
Ernest
Frank Stinson
Ray Chewers
Rough Riders
Camp Growl
Bath
Leonard Gowell
Ralph P. Mank
Growlers
Junior
Bessie Potter
Stolen Car Recovered on Yarmouth Road
A 1933 Ford Tudor sedan owned by Plant's Garage was found on Yarmouth Road after theft in Bath. Employee William McDonald of Bath Iron Works was detained and charged with larceny. arraigned Monday before Judge Arthur J. Dunton and pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant's
Garage, Inc
Yarmouth
William McDonald
Marshall Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Arthur J. Dunton
McDonald
Bath
Portland
Loring D. Small
Frank C. Given
Plant's Garage, Inc
Augusta
Ralph P. Lombard
Small
Alna’s Oldest Citizens Remain Healthful This Winter
Alna reports three of its oldest residents Thomas N Aver Sr Ella C Abbott and Arthur Brown all over 91 are hale and hearty this winter They eat and sleep well and live under comfortable care and conditions for relatives and friends visiting from far away this will be welcome news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alna
Thomas N. Aver, Sr
Ella C. Abbott
Arthur Brown
Phippsburg News Sketches and Local Highlights
Town residents note Mrs. Simonson visiting Berkeley while Lieut Dale R. Simonson awaits transfer. Readers recount Lee Island's history as Puddleston Island home to William Lee and Eastman voyage with 40000 dollars. Squirrel Point lighthouse tale includes Minott land purchase and 1898 lights. Community notices cover health, guests, picnics, ice harvesting, and club events with Dromore and Sagadahoc officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale R. Simonson
Dudley
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Arrowsic
Squirrel
Massachussetts
Squirrel Point
C. V. Minott
Roy L. Luther
Southport
Perkins Island
Range
Doubling Point
Samuel Beal
Rowsie Park
Kennebec
Phippsburg Center
Nathan D. Chapman
Boston
Sagadahoc
W. E. McIntire
H. W. Glidden
Tarbox Street
Bath
M. J. Webber
Charles Goodrich
Raymond McIntire
Portland
Hattie Minott
Charles D. Trus
Weeks Street
Emma Haskell
West Point
Sebasco Estates
George Durwent
George C. Beals
Omar Perry
Arthur
James E. Perry
Ray F. Campbell
Campbell's Pond
Alva Holbrook
Maud Holbrook
Perry's Cove
Howard Bowker
Jean
Frank Higgins
Fanmaly
William Atwood
Ruth Skillings
Jessie Kelley
Small Point
Henry Carlton
Mr. Carlton
Woolwich
Kelley
Iron Works Party Celebrations Span Several Contests
The article recounts a series of labor group celebrations tied to a contest where the losing team pays part of the costs and the firm covers the rest. It notes a two year genesis, field days, clambakes, and a vaudeville show with dancing as closing features across multiple seasons.
Hallowell Teachers Propose Split Year Plan
Hallowell school officials on Friday had not decided on accepting a proposal from teachers. The plan would have seven week periods after Christmas with a one week break, then an eight week final term before summer. board action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowell
Worumbo Stockholders Pleased With Showing
Stockholders of Worumbo Mfg Co report a successful year with gross business over 2 090 000. Damage from flood to the Androscoggin river dam cost about 50 000 with more repairs ahead. Oliver Moses 2nd of Bath re elected director and treasurer for nearly 50 years of service. Directors elected include Walter Gutmann Rupert Baxter Walter Plummer and others with roles as president and treasurer assignments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worumbo Mfg. Co
Lisbon Falls
Androscoggin
Oliver Moses 2Nd
Bath
Worumbo
Walter E. Plummer
Oliver Moses
Walter U. Gutmann
Auburn
William Hill
Springfield
Mass
Sewall C. Strout
Portland
Rupert H. Baxter
Walter FE. Plummer
Harry Rounds
Thomas H. Riley
Brunswick
Charles A. Litchfield
Alber
Julia Lewiston
Walter A. Gutmann
Lewiston
Walter E Plummer
Valentine program at Woolwich Grange entertains with music
Woolwich Grange held a Valentine program led by Mrs. Henry Weston and Mrs. Alfred Dowling with songs poems and a Valentine word contest. The event observed Lincoln and Washington birthdays and prepared for Sagadahoc Pomona’s fifth degree meeting in Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Henry Weston
Alfred Dowling
Maurice B. Shea
Lincoln
Washington
Topsham
Sagadahoc Pomona
John H. Carter
Hollis Leeman
Ceres
Clarence Blagden
Wiscasset
Coach Small Advises Fireside Club On Champion Traits
Despite heavy rain, 56 youths attended the Winter Street Fireside Club as Morse High School coach Henry D. Small gave a talk on the word CHAMP using letters to symbolize courage honesty accuracy modesty and physical development. He tied these traits to incidents in various athletics and to life at Camp Kennebec where he teaches in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Fireside Club
Henry D. Small
Morse High School
Small
Ious Athie
Camp Kennebec
Moree
John Madden
Ralph Dale, Jr
President's Ball Financial Statement Report
Financial statement from President's Ball chaired by John P. Carey Jr for fourth year. Receipts 398.67. expenses 153.10 with music 85 hall rent 25 refreshments 3.16 miscellaneous 39.94. balance 245.57. Of this 245.57, 30 percent or 73.67 sent to national committee. 70 percent or 171.90 kept locally to aid infantile paralysis victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Garret
John P. Carey
Honor parts for class of 1937 at Wiscasset Academy
Grace Beane won valedictory honors for graduating exercises. Marion Rines earned salutatory recognition as second. Roger Dow Bertha Wright and Ruth Ena Thompson secured minor class parts based on their ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset Academy
Grace Beane
Marion Rines
Roger Dow
Bertha Wright
Ruthena Thompson
Popham Beach Residents Note Social Roundup and School Break
Weekend visits unfold as Bath residents like Grace Williams and Olive Crowley catch up with friends. Popham School plans a February Winter vacation closing on Friday with Valentines exchanged by pupils and Miss Nellie King. A second annual Riverside Beach cave event is reported, and many locals visit Portland, Bath, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Williams
Bath
Olive Crowley
Ethel Osgood
Light House
Ida Oliver
Upper
Washington Street
Dora Bridges
Bridges
Corea
Nina Larrabee
Ralph Schofield
Seguin Island
Schofield
Aubrey Coffin
Plymouth
Mass
Edgar N. Drake
Karl Hentz
Long Island
Popham
Bernard Carleson
Cox's Head
Arthur Hill
Seguin Island Light
Elizabeth Oliver
John Wright
Marshal Avenue
Eugene Osgood
Popham Light
Marine Hospital
Portland
Ellison Moody
Pauline Morong
Popham School
Nellie King
Marguerite I. McNulty
Ernest Oliver
Fred Osgood
Rollo Morton
Saco
Raymond Larrabee
Capt
Morton
Kennebec River Station
Founders Day Program One of the Finest Ever Held
South End P T A marks Founders Day with 60 attendees in Washington street rooms under Mrs N Gratz Jackson. Activities include community singing, piano by Mrs Frank Hodgdon, readings on the P T A founders, candle lighting for national state and Bath P T A, and a closing “America” song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Washington Street
N. Gratz Jackson
J. Albert Redion
Redion
Harry W. Crosman
Leland R. Mitchell
James E. Lockery
Revere
Mass
State of Maine
Alfred E Carpenter
Frank A. Hodgdon
Carpenter
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Church
Horace P. Morse
Alice McLellan Birney
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
First
National Congress of Mothers
Washington, D. C
Fred K S@urtevant
Carl E. Albee
Les Camarades Musicaux
Laura A. Mitchell
South Street School
Carolyn Carpenter
Marshall Street
Redson
Carroll A. Deering
William P Crowley
Woolwich P. T. A
Giant statue of Buddhist goddess near Takasaki hill
A massive concrete figure representing Xwannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, rises on a hill crest in Takasaki City, Japan, creating a striking landmark for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xwannon
Takasaki City
Japan
Committee Concedes to A. K. Street Railway Rail Removal
The industrial committee acting for the Bath city council met with Alfred Sweeney of the electric road to discuss abandoning service. Harold P. Small Alderman George M Emery and James A. Gillies Jr represented Bath Box Co. The talks were positive with both sides willing to compromise. City plans to accept rail removal from Powers store to Gahan's bridge and on North street west of High, with sections to Winnegance and the North End route removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Box Co
Ceramic Feldspar Co
Harold P. Small
Alfred Sweeney
Electric Road
Mr. Small
George M Emery
James A. Gillies, Jr
South End
Maine Central Railroad Co
Powers Store
Gahan's Bridge
North Street
High Street
Gahan’s Bridge
Winnegance
High
Date Bureau Expands At Bath High School
Plummer and Shorey form a date bureau with new partners Miss Mary McClure and Miss Frame Wallace, raising registrations from 17 to 50. They handle dates for girls and boys, deny school involvement, and hint at a popularity contest while hoping Bath starts similar programs elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plummer
Bath
Deering Named Recorder for Bath Municipal Court
Gardiner R. Deering was nominated by Governor Barrows on Friday afternoon to serve as recorder of the Bath municipal court. He succeeds Owen J. Leonard whose fourth term ends December 31, 1936. Deering, son of the late Frank M. Deering, is a lawyer and former alderman. His appointment awaits Council confirmation after seven days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Barrows
Bath Municipal Court
Owen J. Leonard
Mr. Deering
Frank M. Deering
Gardiner G. Deering
John J. Keegan
Ralph O. Dale
Charles T Small
Brann
John P. Carey, Jr
Executive Council
Speedsters Fined in Municipal Court and Anniversary Notice
Bath police pursued speeding and reckless driving with two cases before Judge Arthur J. Dunton. John Atwood, 45 mph on Washington near Pearl, was guilty and fined 50 plus 8.19 costs. Frederick Berry paid 5 plus 4.95 costs for speeding. An intoxication case resulted in the suspect being ordered to leave the city. Leon Pennell celebrated 25 years with the Bath N F E Tel Co with a supper party and gifts. guests included Rev. David L. Wilson and several associates from Bath, Brunswick, and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Arthur J. Dunton
Langdon E. Green
Joseph D. Pennell
John J. Atwood
Upper
Washington Street
Pearl
Green
Pennell
Atwood
Dunton
Frederick M. Berry
Middle Street
Pine
Leon Pennell
N. FE. Tel. & Tel. Co
David L. Wilson
Central America
Lucien Ames
Linwood Carr
Clarence Lane
Theodore Watson
Leston Hemore
Boothbay Harbor
Bryce Roberts
Robert Anderson
Brunswick
Mr. Pennell
Howard Larrabe
Earle Trott
Mr Davis
Portland
Valentine Party At The Elks Home Draws Hundreds
The Elks Home on Lombard street hosted a Valentine party Friday night with nearly 200 members and guests. Dancing ran from nine to one to live music by Ray Vachon, Linny Russell, and Vinny Henderson in the Dutch room. Intermission served lobster, chicken patties, chips, cake and coffee as Edward J. McMann led the event and announced upcoming St Patrick's celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Lombard Street
Ray Vachon
Linny Russell
Vinny Henderson
Edward J. McMann
Morse High
Arthur H. Sprague
John H. Harkins
H. Joseph Madden
Ralph W. MacDonald
McCabe Pleads Guilty in Assaulting Officer Case
Ralph E. McCabe of the city pleads guilty in municipal court to assaulting an officer and intoxication. Judge Dunton fines him $10 plus $6.35 costs or 30 days in Kennebec County jail for the assault. intoxication case continued. Officer Foley, who was transporting McCabe, says McCabe attacked him in an alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. McCabe
Arthur J. Dunton
Kennebec County
Augusta
John Foley
Joseph D. Pennell
McCabe
Center Street
Foley
Water
Front Streets
Broad
Young Peoples Service at Beacon Street and Augusta Club Read Poems
The Beacon Street church youth gospel team led an evening service with earnest readings and prayers by Rebecca Miller and others. Augusta Study Club met at Mrs L W Winship’s home with Mrs Laura Bean and Mrs Helen Buckley in charge. members read original poems drawn from a basket and shared varied contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Gospel
Beacon Street Church
Epworth League
Rebecca Miller
Laura Craft
Shaemus O
Doris M. Crocker
Carrol Morse
Melvin Henderson
Veornes Saute Craft
James Steen
Hiram Staples
Augusta Study Club
L W. Winship
State Street
Laura Bean
Helen Buckley
Community notes from Cottage Park and beyond
Mrs. Harry P. Nason of Cottage Park avenue is a patient at Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston after a major operation on Thursday and is resting comfortably. Mrs. Bernice Drake leaves for Boston as her father Elwood Clifford, a patient in a Boston hospital, faces leg amputation following months of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Nason
Cottage Park Avenue
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Harry C. Webber
Cleveland Holbrook
Monday Contract Club
Walter Morse
John Bowie
Waldo Weston
Harry Oliver
Page Wyman
Elisha Bridges
Dorothy Oliver
Bernice Drake
Lower High Street
Boston
Elwood Clifford
Obituary of Frank Fiori Brunswick businessman 61
Frank Fiori 61 longtime Bath and Brunswick merchant died Monday night in Brunswick after a lingering illness. He owned Kennebec Fruit Co in Brunswick and previously operated in Bath Topsham Haverhill Mass and a Brunswick Auto Supply Co. He was born in Italy and came to the United States at 14. Survived by his brother Henry and several sisters in Italy. another brother Fred of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fiori
Bath
Davenport
Nick Gianthas
Center Street
Brunswick
Kennebec Fruit Co
Topsham
Haverhill
Mass
Bath Lodge
Eks
Fiori
Italy
Brunswick Auto Supply Co
Fred
Henry
Funeral for Burleigh Pye Held at Phippsburg
The funeral of Burleigh Pye of Phippsburg was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt officiated with bearers Clarence Pye Carleton Pye Edward Ferris and Albert Coffin. Interment followed in Oak Grove cemetery. George Bert Davis of Oxford remains an avid ice fisherman on Lake Thompson and known as king of the bar for his long-standing winter pastime. Ex Gov Carl E Milliken donated his former home to Island Falls for a hospital to be named the Emma V Milliken Memorial Hospital. Island Falls organizes a hospital project with James Doughty as president and aims for 13 000 to 15 000 dollars in funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleigh Pye
Phippsburg
Arthur F. Mayo
Frederick P. Moffatt
Clarence Pye
Carleton Pye
Edward Ferris
Albert Coffin
Oak Grove Cemetery
George
Bert" Davis
Oxford
Lake Thompson
Bar
Carl E. Milliken
Island Falls
Rook County
Emma V. Milliken
James Doughty
Also Mentioned on This Page
City
Yarmouth Road
H. A’ Spinney
Bay Point
Georgetown
Iron Works
Fireside Club
National Fund
Popham Beach
Walter Sprague
South End P.T.A
Powers’ Store
North End
NEW Date Bureau
Telephone
Rock Company
Gay
THE
M’cabe
Wilder Dwight Bancroft
Bowdoin College
Tallman Foundation
Moulton Union
Young People's Service
Beacon Street
Gospel Team
Queen Esther Lodge
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
R. Frank Curtis
Elizabeth Pepper
Lois T. McKiever
Maine Central Hospital
Annette Pinkham
Howard A. Parks
Roger Pierce
Glenn Orrs
Reginald Atwood
Earle Legard
Joe Boyer
Thomas Tracey
Avery Hamblen
Boyer
May C. Ward
John E. Atwood
Wallace L. Atwood
Annie Colby
Frank J. Farrin
Charles E. Helah
Herbert Huggard
Harryl. Knight
Henry T. B. Leeman
Leonard M., Lord
Herbert W. McCabe
Noble Grand
Leonard M. Munsey
Elizabeth Tedford
Albert H. Thompson
Horace W. Ward
Marie Wiggin
Dowling
Noble
Mr. Cowley
Pine Cone Lodge
Bath Fruit
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