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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1932

Page

5

Richmond News Briefs Reflect Local Visits and Incidents

Port land dental convention attendee Dr. Victor Carey. Mrs Pearl Perry hosts guests Miss Marguerite Beauregarde of Norway. A Darrah street improvement finishes. Local club celebrates Mrs Sanley Card's birthday with fortunes read and a June box gift. Gas theft chase ends in Augusta jail. two men with no licenses jailed. Numerous visits, telephones, graduations, and weekend trips feature among Richmond residents and families through town and nearby towns.

Victor R. E. Carey Dental Association Portland Pearl Perry Marguerite Beauregarde Norway Paris Miss Beauregarde Perry Obin Baker Darrah Street Noble Maxwell Lawrence Bond Irving Gramercy Park New York City Richmond Blair Cottage Sanley Card Annie Locke Whitman Mass John Hartford Lewiston J. F. Grant Mr. Grant Brunswick Edwards Augusta Pauline Rideout Wallace Rideout Charles Berry and Son C. H. Cobb Charles Douglas Wilton Suny Lelia Douglass Myrtle Gordon Minnie Bubier Auburn William Dingley Celestine McDonald Dresden Max Lester Kennebec Lodge Weston J. Walch Litchfield B. C. Humphrey Richmond Corner Annie Gould South Portland Victoria Call Louise Pratt Bangor E. F. Pratt Harry Stilphen Olive Fred Stilphen Boothbay Harbor Islands Herbert Eastman Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary E. E. Durand Belgrade Lakes Cora Osborne Wallace Bickford Belfast Carl Bickford Julia Chalmers Georgia Bickford John Dixon Houston American Legion Olive Stilphen Evelyn Stewart Miss Stewart Five Islands Maria Pottle New Jersey William Haynes Chestnut Street George Hawkes Capitol Island Arthur Lancaster Boston Frank Lancaster Donald Hutchinson Hallowell Alton Cooper James Welner Topsham Ralph Wheeler Bowdeinham Robert Stanley Amesbury Elmer King Stella King Bath

Flower Boys and Telephone Boys Tie for First in Park Alley League

After two weeks Flower Boys and Telephone Boys share first with seven wins and three losses in Park Alley Summer league. Miss Susan Reed returns home from Yarmouth where she worked as a matron at Yar mouth Academy dormitory.

Flower Boys Telephone Boys Park Alley L.pc Oie Burns Pete Oliver Oliver Mitchell Ketchum Berry Tiseserves Crear Bikes Nares COA PAWS Teresa Sara Fairs Susan Reed Lincoln Street Yarmouth Yarmouth Academy

West Georgetown Summer Notes and Local Visits

Georgetown social roundup details residents and visitors at summer homes in West Georgetown Kennebec Point and Robinhood. Names include Dorothy Stuart Newburyport and guests from Portland Richmond Bath and Newton with church events and a July 12 charity sale for the First Baptist Working League.

Dorothy Stuart Robinhood Leon E. Oliver Newburyport West Georgetown Christian Endeavor First Baptist Church W. O. Oliver Harry L. Tarr Richmond Ida Oliver Portland Any Albers Andover Mass Gilbert Standish Five Islands Harry H. Heald Walter V. Cummings Anne L. Read Medford League of the First Baptist Church Kennebec Point Read League Everett McKenney Augusta Georgie Wheeler Nellie M. Nagle Lebanon Lillie Boutil Vinalhaven Capt Horatio Drake W. F. Parker Providence R. I Pohek Harold J. Brown Arthur Prency Bath Elizabeth Hunt Clara Hinckley Gilbert Lewis Miles Hagan Anne Wardwell Lester Powers Robert P. Waller Newton Miss Bradshaw Martha Rich Bowen Working League Phillip Dalrymple Newton Center Joseph F. Higgins Irvington N. Y Washington, D. C Lord & Burnham Co Higgins Billington Edna Albers Henry Albers Meta Bearse Malden J. R. Hulbert Chicago Ill Maude P. Thayer Europe Annie M. Jones Carroll Powers Melrose Highlands Jones R. P. Todd Todd Warren Camp Shelter Sea

Kimball Mansion Being Torn Down After Long Bath Residence

Article notes the Kimball mansion in Bath, built by Richard Kimball who came to Massachusetts in 1634, served in local government, railroads, and the Bath Savings Institution. The house, later owned by the Tabor family and Texas Steamship Co, became a boarding house, was damaged by a fire, and is now being razed with lumber and fixtures to be sold. William Fraser also mentioned singing at a Nazarene church in Gardiner.

Richard Kimball England Watertown Mass Bath Board of Aldermen Maine Bath Savings Institution Humphries Brunswick Humphries Mills Merrymeeting Park Edward H. Kimball Anne Miriam Phillips Kimball Lincoln Street Kimball Texas Co The Nealih

Five Islands Summer Visitors and Local Arrivals Weekend notes

A crowded list of summer visitors and residents at Five Islands cottages and Pollyanna Lodge includes Miss Florence Wyeth guiding students from the Bible Training School, Miss Alice Cromwell, and families from Bath Needham Somerville Dexter and Wilmington. Several graduates and entertaining guests mark beginning of the season with openings, visits, and cottage stays.

Florence Wyeth Alice Cromwell Bible Training School Percy Allen Oakland Frank Kennedy Needham Mass Briggs Cottage Helen Winslow Miss Brown Wilmington Delaware Pollyanna Lodge Charlotte Berry Middleboro Gertrude Carr Charles Campbell Arrowsic John Hinds Pejepscot Nellie Reed Bath Seguinland Madge O'Brien Hallowell Inchigeela Somerville C. H. Minchen Boston Helen Rowe Lester Davis North Anson Theo Blen South Portland Katherine Cobb Catherine Blen W. J. Lord of Melrose Carl Pearson Pauline Frank MacMahan Albert Rasmussen E. C. Higgins Rasmussen Childs Auburn Lewis White New York Clarence White Little Good Harbor H. B. Cranshaw Newton Frank Bartlett Marjorie Bartlett Storrs Conn Winnifred Briggs Malcolm Libby Elbridge Southard Fred Carr Portland Mina Wilson Hope and Olive Charles Hanna Hope Rowe Morse High School Olive Rowe Bliss Business College Lewiston

Bargain Clothing Sale Items and Prices

A dense list of discount apparel including knickers hats shirts pants and suits with prices ranging from under a dollar to five dollars. Highlights feature wool pants blue brown gray options baby shakes dress shirts ties sweaters and athletic wear in various sizes and early sale quantities.

Harvard Arlington

Week Ahead Plans at Little Good Harbor Cottage

The text notes a couple planning a week at their cottage at Little Good Harbor during the summer season. It highlights a seasonal trip, location, and time frame without specifying names, dates, or additional details.

Little Good Harbor

North Grammar Honors List Honors and Highest Ranks

North Grammar pupils earn honor roll ranks across grades IV to VII. Notable names include Katherine Trott and J Gertrude Silsby as teachers for highest honors, with Barbara Hopkins and Ruth Gallagher among top scholars. The year’s list confirms repeat honorees and multiple grade-level distinctions.

North Grammar North Grammar School Katherine I. Trott Barbara Hopkins Mary Eleanor Donnell Clare Fulton Nancy Hyde Epocrat Johns Carlton Johnson Barbara Scott Carleton Stover Helen L. Hayes Shirley Grove Esther Hall Arren Higgins Jack Merrill Conance Morin Morris Owen Martha Page Robert Perry Frances E. Sprague Richard Davis Phyllis Small J. Gertrude Silsby Ruth Gallagher Dorothy Wing Mary Bates Barbara Donnell Florence Leeman Mary McClure Dorothea Fulton Warren Higgins Mary K. Robinson Patricia Sewall Beverly Shorey

Apple Scab Threat Persists at Highmoor Farm

Apple growers rely on dry weather to fight scab, but Highmoor Farm reports similar leaf scab levels to 1931 despite only 2.25 inches of rain since May. Last year scabffected 15 percent of fruit even with six lime sulphur sprays. plans call for a sixth spray around July 11 and a seventh in late July to avert widespread damage.

Highmoor Farm

Bathman backs Sharkey victory at New York bout

Lloyd E. Steeves, Bath's sole delegate to the world title fight, declares Sharkey decisively defeated Max Schmeling. He recalls a packed New York arena of about 75,000 and a postfight crowd chant of Sharkey. Traffic jams delayed Bath residents three hours exiting the venue.

Bath New York Lloyd E. Steeves Wnerervart Jack Sharkey Boston Max Schmeling Sharkey Schmeling

Maine to Receive Less Federal Aid for Roads in 1934 35

The House plans reduce federal-aid highway funding to 84 million dollars annually for 1934 and 1935 from 125 million previously. Maine's share will drop several thousand dollars versus recent years, with distribution by population. The notice ends with a stray line about Miss Florence Oliver of 3 Trufant Street visiting Lewiston.

Maine Uncle Sam House of Representatives Congress House Florence Oliver Trufant Street Lewiston

Two Morse High youths win high honors in academics and sports

John Huse and Edward Owen, Morse High School seniors, have earned top honors every semester since Fall 1930. Both pursue college courses with averages above 93 percent, while Huse excels in baseball track and Bates basketball, and Owen serves as class secretary and student council member.

Morse High School John Huse Harry M. Huse Snow Park Edward Owen Henry W. Owen Jr Oak Street Huse Owen Morse Bates Tourney

Boy Scouts Return From Camping Trip

Members of Troop 53 Boy Scouts of America returned to the city Sunday afternoon after a weekend camping trip to Thomas Point. The group left Friday from the American Legion hall and occupied the site with swimming and games through Saturday and Sunday. Scoutmaster Calvin Kimball led the trip with a long roster of scouts and one patrol was granted permission to wear whistles with colored lanyards.

Troop 53 Boy Scouts of America Thomas Point American Legion Hall Flying Eagle Patrol Calvin Kimball Mrs. Kimball Linwood Carr, Jr Robert Feere Clifford Varney Archie Trainor Haviland Chaney Walter Rogers Kendall Lord Ralph Card Guysbert Vroom, Jr Peter McVicar John Shaughnessy Elmer Avery Linwood Temple Kenneth Chaney Lowell Chaney John Trainor Maynard McFadden Alfred Gallant Andrew Lemoine, Jr William Mussenden Thornton Henderson Robert Donnell Harold Marston Albert Mullen

Cornerstone Laid for Fraternity House at Chi Psi in Brunswick

More than 200 attended the Wednesday exercises in Brunswick for the cornerstone laying of the Chi Psi fraternity house. Prof. Charles L. Durham spoke in John W. Anderson’s absence, Bowdoin College Pres. Kenneth C. M. Sills outlined Alpha Eta chapter’s history since 1844, and noted notable members like Sen. Thomas B. Reed and Chief Justice Fuller. Composition of college committees and Athletic Council, with faculty alumni and student reps, was announced.

Brunswick Chi Psi Charles L. Durham Cornell University John W. Anderson Jerson Kenneth C. M. Sills Bowdoin College Sills Morgan B. Cushing Henry L. Johnson Harvey D. Gibson New York John H. Joy Boston William R. Crowley Charles L. Hildreth Portland Allan Woodcock Bangor Raymond E. McLaughlin Skowhegan John H. Mill

Summer activities underway at Sebasco

Sunday at Sebasco drew many visitors as summer routines resumed with golfers and bath houses at Cushman Beach. Guests from Wakefield New York and Maine joined Bowdoin 1912 alumni for reunions while Sebasco Lodge welcomed Tony Beretto as chef and planners eyed a Lions Club outing and Cushman Beach picnic next month. A new Mount Merritt cottage nears completion and a refined state road project promises smoother access within two weeks.

Sebasco Sebasco Lodge Wakefield Mass Bath Portland Tony Beretto Hotel Hamilton Great Chebeague Island Peaks Island House Congress Square Portland Lions Club Bowdoin College Cushman's Beach N. A. Cushman Cincinnati Maine Mount Merritt Nathan A. Cushman Sobasco

Open-Air Library in Bath Proves Popular

Bath’s free open-air library, approved by President Walter S. Glidden and trustees, opened Saturday with readers from various ages, magazine tables, and plans to expand to bandstand use and donated fiction. Nearby Medway deer rescue shows humane warrants as two fawns survive after a hunter’s suspected crime. Chief game warden C. W. Carney saved the fawns by guiding them to safety, highlighting cross-town acts of care.

Bath Margaret R. Foote Walter S. Glidden Cn the Park Patten Free Library Medway C. W. Carney Penobscot County Mr. Carney Mr. Caveney

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mesmh Sapruteal Ora Reed Uateer Manchester N. H Viola Murphy Nellie Thomas Livermore Falls Dolly Bolton Reginald Emmons Masons Eastern Star D. A. Mene Gardiner Gardiner General Hospital Miss White Albert Darrah Goshen Carrol Young Jackson Quinnam Northeastern University Philip Randall University of Maine At Orono George Wren Haverhill Marjorie Wren Gale Memorial Hospital Harriette Patch Mr Riley Beverly Maint Gardiner Street Solon B. Small Grace Small Mattapan Henry E. Houdlette F. F. Freeman Westerly H. L. Tarr Charles Grondin Bertha Deboix Old Orchard Laura Grondin Charles Grondig McMahon Island H. W. Styles James John Cyr Everett Holmes Arthur F. Mayo Bath, Maine Georgetown William Fraser Nazarene Churc Athletic Union Teres Amedesan Max .Katz Elm Street Highmoor Bathman Says Sharkey BOY Scouts Fraternity City Park
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