North Center PTA hears plans for sales and play
Mrs. Charles E. Miller addressed the North Center PTA at Grace parish house. The group discussed a food sale with home delivery, a future play, and a rummage sale at month end. A Central Council formation was considered. The next meeting is March 13 with Elm Grace playoff tie details.
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Charles E. Miller
Boston
North Center
Grace Parish House
Leroy F. Colby
Association
Public Informatio
Colby
National Congress
Salt Lake City
West
Maine Congress
Maine Children’s Council
University of Maine
Merrill Hall
Ellen Lombard
Francis J McCabe
State Police
George J. Valenta
South China
Wen
Joseph J. Smith Kent
Miller
Louis M Silverman
William W
Banquet Plans At UMCA League Church Event Progressing
The UMCA Church Basketball League program committee reports the annual banquet program nearly complete. Frank Harvie, committee chairman, notes a varied and fine program. A printing committee report by Pont Page is also noted.
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UMCA
Frank Harvie
Ponaid
Dummer Sewall D.A.R. Session Finishes Quilt For Opportunity Farm
The Col. Dummer Sewall chapter of the D.A.R. held an all day Central parish house meeting Tuesday. Members almost finished a quilt for Opportunity Farm. After a noon luncheon for 35 members and two guests Rev Joseph O. Purdue spoke on American ideals. Doris H. Henderson of Morse High was named candidate for a Ruth Bryan Owen Citizenship Pilgrimage. A state conference in Waterville March 15 to 17 was announced with a call for attendance. A crafts exhibit was planned for April with Mrs Harts BE. Rie to present handicrafts. The roll call honored historic Hattiefields and the meeting closed with a flag salute.
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Col. Dummer
Morse
Ruth Bryan Owen
Washington
Purdue
Leonard M
Waterville
Dike P. A. Members Discuss Health Topic
At a Tuesday meeting at the home of Miss Stella Dolloff RN president 1314 Washington Street a small group discussed health topics including the Cancer Control campaign and a New York Mucernivy Center brief on congenital syphilis The next meeting set for March 15 will be an evening session in the North End Community club with speaker Wilbur Ho Crocker hosting. William Lomac of Portland returned after a weekend Bath visit guest of Join Conroy of Middle Street. His brother Joan Lomac, assistant to Manager Chivoch of the Columbia Theatre, has gone to Minneapolis where he is employed for the winter.
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Dike P . A
Stella Dolloff
Washington Street
Woman's Field Army
Mucernivy Center
New York
North End
Wilbur Ho Crocker
Hostosses
William Lomac
Portland
Bath
Join Conroy
Middle Street
Joan Lomac
Chivoch
Columbia Theatre
Miaola
Alvah Kelley
Lowell
Mass
Bowdoinham Ridge
Electa
Karl Hatch
Howard Moody
Walton Adams
Gorham
N. H
Adams
Ella Adams
Pleasant Street
Frank Siegars
Margaret Hamilton
Boston
George Hamilton
Fireman's Association
Community Hall
John McCart
Merton Webber
Dunklee
Topsham
George Hackett
Merry Workers
Rich
Ralph MacEwen
Charles Sherman
Brunswick
Frank Day
Truman
Durham
Abbie Hulse
J. Edward Allen
Star Aid
Hall Denham
Erland Curtis
Hay Press
Gardiner Hospital
Earl Hatch
William Morse
Pearl Raymond
Emma Raymond
West Stewartstown
Bert Merrill
Stella King
Susan Borjesson
Arno Jackman
Grant Hulse
Lucille Carr
Roger Robinson
Jane Given
Waterbury
Catherine Mulligan
Charles Berry
Lottie Cobb
William Moore
Lisbon Falls
Hatch
Mary Nolan
Miss O'Clair
Barbara
Siegars
Norman Cook
Maria Gray
J. N. Palmer
Harold Laws
Ridge Cemetery
John Palmer
Bernardston
Eva Palmer
Clifford Gray
Samuel Dorrance
Wallace Gardner
Weston Allen
William Raymond
Berlin
Emily Rideout
Avery Fides
Clarence Purington
Johnny Williams Sprints Into Films with Sonja Henie Connection
Johnny Williams, Bangor born drummer with ties to Bath and Bangor, appears in Sonja Henie films Happy Landing and Ali Baba Goes to Town. The piece notes his Los Angeles stay, celebrations for sons John Towney turning six and Jerry David turning one, and references his musical family including mother Katharine Duffey and late father Thomas Neagle.
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Johnny Williams
Bangor
Bath
Sonja Henie
Happy Landing
Ali Baba
John
Los Angeles
Johnny
John Towney
Jerry David
Williams
Esther Towner
Boston
Joan Katherine
M. Williams
Thomas Neagle
Montreal
City Hall
Mr. Neagle
Rockland
Tom Neagle
Katherine Duffey
Katherine C. Williams
Daniel Doyle
Union Street
Happy Six
Bath memory recalls Gen. Cilley as a Bath teacher
The Independent notes the 100th anniversary duel between Jonathan P. Cilley of Maine and Graves of Kentucky. It recalls an earlier Bath connection, showing Cilley taught in Bath’s Weeks street grammar school in the late 1850s and early 1860s, boarding with Miss Lucy Delano’s family.
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N. Gratz Jackson
Jonathan P. Cilley
Maine
Graves
Kentucky
Gen. Cilley
Bath
Weeks Street
Lucy Delano
John Huse
J. Edward Hughes
Bath Trust Co
Cilley
Shirley Temple Trains on Trap Drumming for Little Miss Broadway
Special instructor coaches Shirley Temple on trap drumming for an extended period to prepare her for a featured performance in the upcoming film Little Miss Broadway. The preparation emphasizes rhythm accuracy and stage rhythm synchronization.
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Shirley Temple
Robinson-M Phee wedding joins two families in Wiscasset
Carl W. Robinson of 54 Bedford Street and Geraldine Eleanor McPhee of Wiscasset were married at St Philip s church Wiscasset with Rev Edgar W Wilcock officiating. Attendants were Nellie Marjorie Robinson and Robert H Cressey. The bride wore royal blue and pink roses. reception followed at the parsonage. The couple will reside at 54 Bedford Street after a wedding trip.
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Carl W. Robinson
Carl L. Robinson
Bedford Street
Geraldine Eleanor McPhee
William McPhee
Wiscasset
St. Philips’ Church
Edgar W. Wilcock
Nellie Marjorie Robinson
Robert H. Cressey
Bath
Robinson
Brunswick couple sue for damages in three personal actions
A Brunswick couple and Miss Agnes W. Humphries seek damages after a Brunswick accident near the city line on September 11. Robert A Toothaker claims rib and knee injuries plus car damage and expenses totaling $8,500. his wife seeks $10,000 for fractures and hospital time. Miss Humphries demands $5,000 for chest and knee injuries. Donald Sullivan of Scarborough defense contends he could not have caused the crash or known of it until later. Trial before Justices Sturgis Hudson and Chapman as referees, with Toothaker testifying first.
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Portland
Supreme Judicial Court
Guy H. Sturgis
James H. Hudson
Augusta
Superior Court
Arthur Chapman
Robert A. Toothaker
Alie
Brunswick
Agnes W. Humphries
Donald Sullivan
Scarboro
Toothaker
Miss Humphries
William B. Mahoney
Forrest E. Richardson
J. A. Aldred
Col and Mrs Eldred Move to Garden Street
Col. and Mrs. Hugh Eldred who had lived on North street moved Friday to 10 Garden street.
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Col
Hugh Eldred
North Street
Garden Street
Classified Rate Card Instructions
Rate information for classified ads states 25 words required for the first insertion and 35 cents. Each additional insertion costs 20 cents. Copy must reach the office by noon on Wednesdays.
For Sale and Open Coffee Agency Notice Mix
Short classified items list canaries breeders and singers, coffee agency opening with early earnings claim, employment notice for a housekeeper or companion, and a farm or city property listing service. Includes names Mrs H K Smith, Albert Mills, Mrs J Munro, Fred B Reed Co., Stanley Wallace with addresses and telephone numbers.
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H K. Smith
South Freeport Road
Freeport
Albert Mills
Monmouth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Bowdoinham social notes and town meeting preview
Alvah Kelley visits Bowdoinham Ridge and Electa chapter O E S met. Firemen’s Association elected officers Howard Moody and John McCart. Town meeting to consider 48 articles including library books and Millay road upgrade. Betsy Nealey hosts 10th birthday party for Christine. many neighbors attend. Christened events and local travel recaps fill the page.
Delegates Named At Republican Caucus in Selectmen's Office
At the Wednesday caucus in the selectmen's office the following delegates to the State convention were elected Avery M. Fides Mrs W B Given Howard W Moody E L White with alternates P C Nealey and Mrs P C.
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Selectmen’s
Avery M. Fides
Local residents return from nursing and relatives travel
Mrs Edgar Temple and her young daughter came home from Mrs Tarr’s Nursing Home in Richmond. Mr and Mrs All Cornish, recently at Mrs Annie Dobbs's, returned to Lewiston. Billy Cornish traveled to Philadelphia to stay with Mr and Mrs Rogers.
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Edgar Temple
County Farmers Face Changes in 1936 37 Vegetable Rates
The document outlines updated conservation payments for many county farmers, noting vegetable rates at 1.50 per acre based on 1936 37 averages and a 25 percent cut on potato payments from four to three cents per bushel. It explains possible adjustments by Congress and the Secretary, with local administration deductions, and urges farmers to monitor notices and await further letters detailing allotments. Local officials listed include Henry C Anderson conservation agent in Lewiston and county committee members William J. Ricker Robert H. Boothby Edward L. White Hubert A. Bowie.
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Congress
Twin County Conservation Committee
Henry C. Anderson
Lewiston
William J. Ricker
Turner
Robert H. Boothby
Livermore Falls
Edward L. White
Bowdoinham
Hubert A. Bowie
Lisbon Falls
Master Werldall Freeman Celebrates Fifth Birthday
Master Werldall Freeman celebrated his fifth birthday Monday at his parents home 5 Dike road. Prizes were won by Huey Madden Dana Snell and Sally Freeman. Sandwiches cake cookies ice cream and hot chocolate were served by Mrs. Freeman Isabelle MacInnis and Mrs. Nina Freeman. Others present were Charlie Foster Donald Harrison Jackie Small Larry Pecei Victor Lonn and Micky Snowdon.
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Werldall Freeman
Emery Freeman
Dike Road
Huey Madden
Dana Snell
Sally Freeman
Freeman
Isabelle MacInnis
Nina Freeman
Charlie Foster
Donald Harrison
Jackie Small
Larry Pecei
Victor Lonn
Micky Snowdon
Westport Social Roundup and Travel Amid Minor News
Westport residents report family visits and travel notices. Mrs Amos Knight returns from Nashua after a death in the family while Alyn Jewett leaves Belmont after a week at home. Community members attend wood chopping events and visits across Bath Augusta and Nequasset.
Anniversary Observed At Corliss Street Church
Corliss Street church marked the 60th founding anniversary of the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society in the vestry after prayer. Mrs. Wilfred W. Chaney led the program. a pageant and readings highlighted the society’s work, with a birthday cake and a thank offering concluding the observance.
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Corliss Street
Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society
Wilfred W. Chaney
United States
Jesus
John Towle
Benjamin Stackpole
Agnes Harris
M. E. Watson
Carrie H. Trott
Merton Wright
John H. Hunt
Bernice Achorn
Harold S. Walker
William A. Hill
Moffatt
Catherine H. Campbell
Lillian M. Clark
Skowhegan Fair Features $16,000 Purses in Centennial Race
The Skowhegan Fair centennial exhibition August 15 to 20 will offer $16,000 in purses for light harness racing on a half mile track, among the richest events in America for 1938.
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Skowhegan Fair
America
Miss Margaret Miller Resumes Teaching in Brighton High
Miss Margaret Miller returned to teaching duties at Brighton High School in Boston on Monday after a week’s vacation spent with her mother Mrs Archibald Miller of Granite Street.
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Margaret Miller
Brighton High School
Boston
Archibald Miller
Granite Street
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Durward Shorey
Philip Oliver
Robert Sutherland
William Perkins
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Arthur Allen
Baib Trust
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Vincent Lopez
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Jonathan Cilley
St. Philip’s Church
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Dawn Boy” i
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Josephine C. Rand
Vernie G. Edminister
Ruth Odlin
Prin
Guy E. Rowe
Pearl Kilborn
J. Munro
Round Pond
Otis C. Lancaster
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State Department of Audit
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Millay
Lewis Souci
Annie Getchell
Gertrude Robinson
Locke Crouse
Ronald
Lauris
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Maurice Ware
Annie Fides
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Thelma
Lloyd
Clyde Benner
Louise
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Robert
Lithea Allen
Roland Robinson
Guy Sedgley
Hazel M. Cornish
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H. D. Cornish
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P. C. Nealey
Sanford
Bowdoinham Post Road
H. B. Esmond
M.D. Bowdeinham
Westport
Amos Knight
Nashua
Alyn H. Jewett
Belmont
Ordway Lewis
Stoughton
Ettle V. Lewis
Ada Colby
Clarke
Francena Cromwell
Nequasset
James Apt
Fred Greenleaf
Charles Colby
Ernest and Ellsworth Colby
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Richard Fowle
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Ross Beaton
Horace Jones
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Nettie Fowle
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Herbert Cromwell
Elmer Mank, Jr
Helene Leavitt
Woolwich
Stuart Little
Edwin Cromwell
Luther
Edward Cromwell
Robert Taylor
North Andover
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Malden
Jennie Cromwell
Isabel Grover
Dana Rines
John Jackson
Willis Colby
Phoebe Hilton
Cambridge
Freeman Colby
Colin Dunn
Brian Jewett
H. M. Jewett
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Opera House
Kay Francis
Preston Foster
First Lady
Ann Sothern
Gene Raymond
Glenn Morris
Eleanor Holm
Tarzan
Joan Crawford
Spencer Tracy
Leslie Howard
Bette Davis
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