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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1933

Page

5

Pierce to retire from Lighthouse service June 30

Captain Edward H. Pierce longtime keeper at Marshall's Point Light ends a 42 year career with the Lighthouse Service. He began at Half Way Rock in 1891 and earned official commendations including rescues on the Kennebec and aid to a dangerous wreck near Boothbay Harbor. He will be succeeded July 1 by Captain C. W. Allen as he and his wife exit service to reside in Bowdoin.

Edward H. Pierce Marshall's Point Thomas Arrowsic Pierce Bath Frank A. Winslow Rockland Courier-Gazette the Times Capt. Pierce Secretary of Commerce Washington Commissioner of Lighthouses Department Lighthouse Service Capt Southport Lighthouse Half Way Rock Boothbay Harbor Doubling Point Range Kennebec River Aurora C. E. Marr Marshall’s Point Harborville N. Y Boston Kennebec Doubling Point Constancy Boothbay Hospital Masonic Lodge C. W. Allen Doubling Point Light

Golden wedding anniversary of a Phippsburg couple

On Wednesday June 14 Mr and Mrs James Edgar Perry of Phippsburg celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with nearly 70 guests. The couple, longtime residents, married at Wesley Methodist Church in Bath. The event featured serenade memories, relatives from Bath Portland Brunswick and beyond, and a cake with a bride and groom topper. Mrs Perry marked her 70th birthday, guests presented money and gifts, and friends recalled the couple’s life in the same home since their marriage.

James Edgar Perry Phippsburg Omar R. Perry William Alden Margaret Clifford Perry Margaret Percy Johnson Francis Johnson Dover Eng Elizabeth Bowker Wesley Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Bath Ammi S. Ladd Wesley Church Portland Winneganee Perry Horace Aitken Beachmont Mass T. C. Hughes Lester Perry Randolph Walter Perry Charles Preble Omar Perry William Markelle Son Charles Chelsea Frank Jaquith Medford Ralph Coombs Eugene Paul Benner Donald Thompson George E. Thompson Ruth Helen Brunswick Eva Hayes Everett Leon Bates

Alaska from the Air Seen by Rotarians

Bath Rotary members viewed Alaska from the air after a luncheon at Hotel Phoenix. Madison Moore showed three reels of film from his air carrier work between Nome and Fairbanks, with plans to present three more next week. The meeting marked a transition of Rotary leadership from William A. Furber to Harry T. Passmore as Boston hosts the International convention looms.

Bath Rotary Club Alaska Hotel Phoenix Madison Moore Wellington A. Moore Moore Panama Pacific Airways Nome Fairbanks Yukon River Behring Sea William A. Furber Boston Rotary International Harry T. Passmore Vroom Snipe James Phelan Milford Conn Dick Vose Cambridge Mass Boothbay Harbor

Thespians Please with Vaudeville for Associates

A high class Columbia program by The Thespians delighted an invitational audience Tuesday night. The event featured magic by The Mysterious Rowland, songs by Mrs. Fred D. Hill, a blackface monologue by Mrs. Frances Young, and sketches including Versus Papa and In Walked Juno.

Thespians Columbia Frank F. Celburn Francis McPherson Edward Gaudreau Rowland Cecil Rowland Robert Gordon Shakespeare Lloyd Steeves Fuller Bull Marjorie Given Ima Byrd H. Augustus Huse A. Howland Harold E. Cutting G. Washington White Fred D. Hill Vanderpool W. A. Furber William A. Furber Philip E. Beardsley Edna Antworth Dorothy Francis A. Winchenbach Rawlins Bob Gordon Houghton Papa Huse Lascar Harold Cutting Fountain of Youth Merton Dearing Juno Miriam Kimball Lillian Miller Elgin Carver A. Marble Carver Helen Holmes Syrvus Wright Jupiter Elgin Carver

Bath Boy Graduates From Boston School

Edmund John Rollins of Bath Missouri graduated June 14 at the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance annual commencement held at the Boston Opera House. Rollins, 29 High Street, a Morse high school alumnus, finished with a splendid record at the Bentley School, noted for its accounting and finance specialization.

Edmund John Rollins High Street Bath Morse High School Bentley School of Accounting and Finance Boston Opera House Rollins Bentley School

Governor Brann to Speak at Bowdoin Commencement Dinner

Bowdoin College will host Gov Louis J Brann and dignitaries at the Thursday commencement dinner including Sir Francis Wylie of Oxford University and William B Jacob for the class of 1923. The first Bowdoin prize award will be presented, funded by the Curtis estate. The prize honors national distinction in any field and may go to a graduate or former faculty member. The award committee includes presidents of Dartmouth and Williams colleges and Maine Chief Justice Pattangall. Alumni Council meets at 9:30 in Massachusetts Hall with Col George Fogg presiding. New council members include Bernard Archibald Arthur Ham Scott Ward Simpson and Thomas Winchell. John F Dana will preside at the Alumni Association meeting at 1:30 in Moulton Union. Frank Farrington is association vice president. Lewis Burleigh will preside at the Alumni Fund directors meeting at 3 pm in Massachusetts Hall. New fund directors are John Halford Karl Philbrick and Joseph White.

Bath High School Alumni Association Morse High School Daniel Williams Association Blair C. Wilson Fred P. Shaw Herbert Calderwood Wilmer I. Voorhees Warren F. Hawley Janette W. Smith Annie Belle Cutting Eugene M. Desmond Richard E. McElman Hawley Newell J. Wilson Christine C. Curtis Charles R. Farnham Arthur C. Lemont Karcher S. Jackson Walter Bowker Alex A. Burden Harry L. Day Emery Chase Henry W. Owen Kennebec Greenhouses Perkins Hyde Estate Francis S. McPherson Kenneth Trask C. Merritt Trott Graham White Woodbury W. Bailey Grace Charles M. Tubbs Grace Church George Stewart Wollaston Mass Alexander Babylon Alexander the Great Gertrude Keen Read Eric Blair Haggett John James Flaherty Morse High American Legion Hall Eleanor Cahill Butterfield Andrew M Charlotte Cook Day Walter F Faith McCabe McKay Clarence W Cahill Niles Merle. Niles Donald D. Young Young Charles D. Hall Hazel Wing Hopkins Niles Tabor Lemonts Margery Florence Lemont Flaherty Clinton D. Wilson Board of Education Bowdoin Louis J. Brann Francis James Wylie Oxford University William B. Jacob Albert T. Gould Boston Charles C. Hutchins Pref Kenneth C. M. Sills Sir Wylie England Paul Nixon Oxford Rhodes Foundation William J. Curtis Curtis Ernest M. Hopkins Dartmouth College Harry A. Garfield Williams College William R. Pattangall Maine Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts Hall Col George E. Fogg Portland Bernard Archibald Houston Arthur Harold Ham New York City Scott Clement Ward Simpson Intervale N. H Thomas R. Winchell John F. Dana Alumni Association Moulton Union Frank A. Farrington Augusta Lewis A. Burleigh Alumni Fund Kenneth C. M. Sills John Henry Halford Norristown Penn Karl Russell Philbrick Bangor Joseph Curtis White

Hearing on proposed Maine Central bus line Thursday

J C Doane and S W Hapgood visited to discuss adding motor bus service. A Public Utilities Commission hearing will occur Thursday at the State House in Augusta. A Bath to Portland early service with a Portland Rockland loop is proposed, including two Bath trips each way and late Portland to Bath service.

J. J. Doane Maine Central Railroad S. W. Hapgood Maine Central Public Utilities Commission State House Augusta Bath Portland Boston & Maine Transportation Co Eastland Rockland

Maine boys take Coast Guard Academy entrance exams

Newell Wilson of Hebron academy traveled to Portland on Wednesday as part of a group of Maine youths taking examinations for the United States Coast Guard Academy. Wilson, Morse High School class of 1932, is noted for athletic ability and received the student council athletic cup at graduation. Walter J. Ward of High Street is visiting his brother Harry J. Ward at Peaks Island for the week.

Roosevelt New England Portland Campobello Maine Newell Wilson Hebron Academy United States Coast Guard Academy Mr. Wilson Morse High School Walter J. Ward High Street Harry J. Ward Peaks Island

Carey to Advise Beer Commission in Maine

County Attorney John P. Carey Jr. of Bath was appointed by Governor Brann as attorney for the Maine Beer Commission. Carey met the new commissioners in Augusta and will visit Boston to study Massachusetts licensing practices before helping establish Maine’s system ahead of beer legal in the state on June 30.

John P. Carey, Jr Louis J. Brann Maine Beer Commission Carey Augusta U. S Stillman E. Woodman Calais Louis Fleming Bangor Jean B. Couture Lewiston Bath Boston Massachusetts Maine

Magno Siblings Graduate From Edward Little High

Miss Carmella Magno and her brothers Orrin and Carroll Magno, children of Mrs. Louise Magno, graduated Wednesday night from Edward Little High School in Auburn. Carmella plans Farmington Normal School in the fall while Carroll will attend Bryant & Stratton in Boston. The Magno family moved from Bath to Auburn in 1922 after four years there. In the same week a birthday luncheon hosted by Mrs. Oscar F. Thornton featured five tables of contract. winners included Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs. True, with prizes of silk hose, pottery, a cigarette case, silhouettes, and a cactus plant.

Carmella Magno Orrin Carroll Magno Louise Herman Magno Newbury Street Auburn Middle Street Bath Edward Little High School Carmella Carroll Farmington Normal School Bryant & Stratton Business College Boston Magno Oscar F. Thornton June Rideout Washington Street Williams Whitney Clarence Merrill Fred D. Hill Edward D. True Charles W. Merrill

Letters Awarded Pupils at Morse Friday Morning

Morse high school awarded letters Friday morning in the auditorium. Baseball honorees included Omar King Harold Harrington Alfred Parks Leon Buck and others. Girls and boys track squads received letters along with golf and music groups including Rodney Ross Edward Owen and Margaret Austin.

Morse High Auditorium John E. Pomeroy Omar King Harold Harrington Alfred Parks Leon Buck Edwin Bates Carl Dearborn Ernest Sarkis John Huse Lewis Swett Megr Linwood Haynes Vincent Henderson Kenneth Snowdon Donald Page Ivan Kirkpatrick Arthur Sarkis Harold McElman Helen Moses Ila Abbott Jeannette Webster Arlene Littlefield Louis Briggs Mary Nickerson Ida Lindenburg Sara Lindenburg Ruth Sprague Eva Gaudet Annette Cutting Richard McElman Elwood Legard Nelson Lowery Harvey Rowe Edward Owen Phillip Oliver Warren McNeil Donald Perry Robert Oliver Golf Rodney Ross Wesley Marco Chester Leeman James Temple Wilfred Gaudet Linwood Temple John Skelton Frank Martin Sidney Knight Merton Sprague Durward Shorey Rosalys Desjardins Dorothea Nash Mary Goodwin Betty Rice Beth Trott Eleanor Wilson Charlotte King Crystal Shorey Eleanor Wright Ruth Cohen Esteele McCabe Vanona MacDonald Alfred Cormier Glee Club Margaret Austin Priscilla Blake Louise

Justice Powers Finds Leeman Claim Right

In the June term of Sagadahoc Superior Court Justice Herbert T. Powers ruled for Henry T. B. Leeman against Samuel Dickinson of Wiscasset for 136.39, balance due on a 236.39 motor boat engine repair bill. Dickinson paid 100, dispute over remaining amount, Leeman's team testified to substantial rebuilding including new features. Attorneys Arthur J. Dunton for Leeman and Edward W. Bridgham for Dickinson appeared.

Sagadahoe Herbert T. Powers Henry T. B. Leeman Samuel Dickinson Wiscasset Leeman Dickinson

Hospital Remembered Brightens With Geranium Boxes

The City hospital received geraniums from P. M. Olm of Kennebec to fill window boxes and brighten the institution. Officials express gratitude for the cheerful contribution enhancing the hospital's appearance.

City Hospital P. M. Olm Kennebec

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Roy Woodward William J. Perry Crescent Street James E. Perry Caroline Varney Woman's Club of Winneganee District Beer Commission Brann Ellis L. Aldrich Topsham Aldrich Mr. Carey Boston University Suffolk Law School Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Prrkins Massachusetts Bar Association Sagadahoc Bar Association Chicago Pomeroy Justice Powers Bowker Chemical Co Johnson Brosco GATH
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