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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1938

Page

3

Maine Potatoes Promote New Cookbooks Nationwide

One hundred thousand specially printed cookbooks featuring 99 Maine potato recipes are being mailed nationwide by the Maine Development Commission. The 48-page booklet showcases recipes by 33 culinary experts, with color plates and notes on potato dishes from noodles to stuffed shells.

Maine America Maine Development Commission Queen of Hearts Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrance New York Development Commission Julia Bourne American Home Magazine Betty Caswell Washington Star Harriet Cooke Buffalo Evening News Eloise Davidson New York Head American Cookery Lucile W. Small New England

West Bath Red Cross meeting after storm attendance low

West Bath branch of the Bath chapter, American Red Cross, met at the grange hall with 14 attendees. They sewed three comforters and children’s clothing, with dinner by Mrs. Hugo F. Sandelin and others. Next meeting scheduled in two weeks.

Bath West Bath American Red Cross West Bath Grange Hall Arthur J. Ward North Bath Herbert Simpson Lucy Ward Brunswick Road Red Cross Hugo F. Sandelin Courtney E. Stover Lula P. Herbert George R Booker Edwin W. Haggett Fred W. Larrabee J. Everett Mayo Llewellyn D. Rogers Lincoln Williams Morton Littlefield Lowell Helen H. Rogers Longmeadow Mass Unionville Conn Florence Mack J. Gertrude Silsby Green Street Marjorie V. Stover Bath Road Stover Marion Williams Portland Foster's Point Trafton M. Swain York Village Joseph W Larrabee Larrabee's Grove Albert J. White Dorchester Peter Brysette White Arthur Footer Raymond C. Small Harold E. Cutting Brigham’s Cove Shirley Bickford Beachmont Kent's Hill School Benjamin H. Stackpole Stackpole Campbells Pond Eleanor Thompson Robert Thompson Owen Thompson Waterville Percy E. Holbrook Meadowbrook Road Thompson Waterville High Robert West Bath Grange Miner Stackpole Augusta Everett S. Stackpole Richard F. Young Natick Robert Coombs Young George A. Thompson Phippsburg Center Carleton W. Andrews Sanford's Crossing Road Masonic Temple Arthur C. Lemont Carver Topsham Emma Perry Bowdeinham Alfred Houdlette Frank P. Leavitt Leslie Dyer Eleanor Brown Jay K. Bowker Bath Memorial Hospital Belle Lowell Marjorie Virginia Gilmore Dromore Orange Raymond F. Campbell Howard S. Bowker Edward Thomas, Jr Morse High School Katherine Johnson Pine Street Alfred Inman Biddeford Dromore Grange Sagadahoc Pomona Dirigo Orange Brunswick Elfreda Perkins Frances Leavitt Bessie Hunt F. A. Richardson Strong Christine Richardson Flora Hartley Stewart Houston Nellie L. Hascall Auburn Fausta Howes Pittsfield Home and Community Welfare Evelyn Beals Marion Rafnell Annie Malcolm Hubert McCarty Malcolm Charlotte Owen Harry Nason Bodwell Grange Melvin Pratt Pratt Ceres Dromore Grange Hall Phippsburg Church

Longfellow to Give First Aid Course at Farm and Home Week

Commodore W. E. Longfellow, American Red Cross aid and life saving official, will teach a Red Cross first aid course during Farm and Home Week at the University of Maine March 28 to 31. Completion earns a standard Red Cross certificate. Longfellow, noted for issuing over a half million certificates, led sessions at Farm and Home Week last year and at the state club camp last summer.

Red Cross Commodore W. E. Longfellow American Red Cross University of Maine Commodore Longfellow

Pastor Thorburn to Leave Bath Church

The Bath Universalist Church announces the resignation of Pastor George H. Thorburn Jr. after service here, with gratitude for his ministry and support from the community. A candidate will conduct services next Sunday as the church seeks a successor. Thorburn has held multiple denominational leadership roles across New England and New York.

Bath Daily Times George H. Thorburn, JR Thorburn Bath Massachusetts Y. P. C. U Rhode Island Universalist Conference New York Universal First Universalist Church of

All Day Session of South End P T A

South End P T A held an all day session in Washington Street rooms with 22 members in the afternoon and 18 at dinner. Mrs Alfred E Carpenter presided. Miss Elizabeth B Deering read the state president’s message from the Maine Children’s Council meeting in Augusta.

South End P. T. A Washington Street Alfred E. Carpenter Elizabeth B. Deering Maine Children’s Council Augusta Arthur M. Bowker Arthur Berry J. Albert Redlon N. Gratz Jackson John H. Hunt Raymond C. Small

Popham Beach Daily Social Notes Report Visits and Arrivals

Mrs Eva Dobbin returns from Jonesport after her father's death. Many residents visit Portland Bath and Lubec. ships officers and keepers add to local social calendar. Updates include Edgar Drake and family ties, 4 H club invitation, and local roadwork news.

Eva Dobbin Jonesport Dobbin Eugene Osgood Leona McDonnell Portland Seaman FE. Drake Bath Clarence Sawyer Lubec Hatch Leon Fickett Pond Island Light Edgar L. Drake Kennebec River Fred Osgood Auburn Roland Sudds Edna M. Coolidge Seaman Drake Shirley Morong Charles Shepard Ellison Moody Mr. Moody Popham Harpswell Edgar N. Drake Georgetown Roscoe Allan Erma Huntley Geneva Moody Pauline Morong Clarence Perkins Arlene Virginia Norman Stanley Lewiston Debra Muriel Moses Chandler Chandler Annie Chandler Perley Chandler Bay Point Blanchard Crowley North Yarmouth Academy Fred Spinney Morse High School Ernest Oliver Milliard Urquehart Seguin Island Lynette Calvary Phippsburg Miss Calvary Phippsburg Center Walter Williams West Georgetown G. Edward McNulty

Winnegance Squaw Club Hosts Weekday Social

The Winnegance Squaw Club met Wednesday night with hostess Mrs. Winfield W Morse. The Women’s Auxiliary to the Community club held a social Friday at Mrs. Charles E Hewitt Jr’s home. A cucumber 14 inches long was sent in by Raymond L Anderson of The Rockland Courier Gazette force.

Squaw Club Winfield W. Morse Robert P. Manson Richard C. Morse Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Raymond L. Anderson Rockland Courier-Gazette Force Esther

Bay Point Community Notes and Locals Activities

Bay Point residents share visits and strolls as Miss Virginia Payson and Miss Mabel Pinkham visit Augusta and Georgetown. Edna Coolidge and Louise Howard walk to Georgetown. storms and road work noted. A meteor lights the sky while locals enjoy poetry and art displays at Aunt Lou's Gift Shop.

Lowell Brown Woolwich Bay Point Virginia Payson Mabel Pinkham Augusta Earle Payson Man A. Spinney Louise Howard Edna M. Coolidge Birchwood Georgetown Morris Hinckley Ida Mathews Stephen Bvnner Stephanie New York Gilbert Head Carl Hentz the Willows Edgar Drake Joseph Payson Richmond William Adams Elizabeth Deering Bath Eleanor Danforth Ruth Lemoine Edith Berg Marion Anderson LeRoy Moore Gwendolyn Hanna Maurice Burns Bath Iron Works Walter Perry Donald Avery Dawn First Beach Washington Sherman Campbell

Bath Needs Stronger Zoning Laws and Billboard Rules

Mrs Roscoe P McFadden, former M F W C Roadside Improvement chair and Cosmopolitan Garden Club leader, argues Bath Maine lacks adequate billboard and roadside waste controls. She cites two Bath laws on signs and urges zoning planning and enforcement to curb dumps and highway blight ahead of elections.

Independent Cosmopolitan Garden Club Bath Maine Times

Social Eight Meets Amid Storm. White Elephant Sale Postponed

Social Eight gathered Monday evening at Mrs. Walter Stover’s Court street home despite the storm. The planned white elephant sale was canceled due to absence. members sewed and sang, with refreshments served. Mrs. Albert Pinkham to host next meeting with a covered dish supper. Attending: Mrs. Erving Burnham, Mrs. Albert Darrah, Mrs. George Darrah, Mrs. George Melzard, Mrs. Albert Pinkham.

Walter Stover Court Street Albert Pinkham Erving Burnham Albert Darrah George Darrah George Melzard

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