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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1921

Page

3

Social Happenings of the Week in the Shipping City

Hayden Hawthorne and mother Mrs Eleanor L Hawthorne sail from New York on the Olympic for Europe. Hawthorne was named vice president of the General Alcohol Expert Corp handling foreign business for US Industrial Alcohol Co and US Food Products Co. Many Bath and Portland residents visited, hosted, or traveled, with engagements, visits, and social events noted including inaugurations, entertainments, and family gatherings.

Hayden Hawthorne Eleanor L. Hawthorne Montclair Bath New York Europe Pbunvthorne General Alcohol Expert Corporation U.S. Industrial Alcohol Co United States Food Products Co Tle Levant Vawthorne Prince

Bowling Night At Pepper's Alleys With Notable Guests

Mr and Mrs George B R Drake Mr and Mrs Frederic S Patton Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson Mr and Mrs Allen Trish and Donald Sewall bowled on Friday night. Sewall posted the high score and Mirsi Drake finished second with 91 as the group later enjoyed supper at the Johnsons on Summer Street.

George BR. Drake Frederic S. Patton Clarence Johnson Allen Trish Donald Sewall Pepper's Mirsi Drake Summer Street

Auction at Middle Street home hosts Mrs Safford guest

Mrs Edward BR Smith held two tables of auction at her Middle street home for Mrs Percival Safford of Rochester New Hampshire, a guest of her mother Mrs Frank Weeks of Grove street. Safford won first prize a bouquet of roses. Mrs Allan M Irish received the booby prize also roses. Ice cream cake and candy were served.

Edward BR. Smith Middle Street Percival Safford Rochester N. Hf Frank Weeks Grove Street

Raymond Smith Becomes New Baritone At Universalist Choir

Raymond Smith takes the baritone chair in the Universalist church choir as Mrs. Smith, a New London Com man, arrives in Bath as a Texas Steamship Co. plant timekeeper. Thomas Norton came home Monday after a weekend at Lewiston.

Raymond Smith Universalist Church Mrs. Smith London Bath Texas Steamship Co Thomas Norton Lewiston

Three Bath Boys Enjoy Life Aboard Palm Beach Houseboat

Three Bath boys aboard the houseboat Four Winds, owned by Mrs. Samuel Nicholson of Providence, winter in Palm Beach waters. Captain Shirley Foster, engineer Raymond Hart, and Francis J. Snow are part of the crew. the 1100 foot craft features 15 state rooms and electric machinery. The Four Winds left Newport in October and will return north by May, then resume residence on Long Island Sound.

Shirley Foster Raymond Hert Francis J. Sagan Four Winds Samuel Nicholson Providence IR. T Caroline Rullmann Otto FF. Rullmann Raymond Hlart Joseph Tart Charles Street Pst Francis J. Snow Newport Florida Waters Foster Shirley Long Island Sound

Baxters Defeat Red Men in Bowling Match

Baxters defeated the Red Men in an Associate Bowling league match with a total pinfall of 14720 to 1397. Farrar, the state champion, rolled an impressive total across five strings, including a low 221. Cutting followed with strong scores for Baxters.

Baxters Red Men Farrar Farrar Cama

Community forms group of Project a a residents

About 50 owners and tenants of Project a a built by the United States Housing Corporation held a meeting in the Roland Th. Simith post hall. They organized a residents association with a by laws committee to finalize the group name and plan. March 2 will see committee reports and a new slate led by Max Alderman Randall Leonard as president and John Mulcahy as vice president.

United States Housing Corporation Project A A Roland Th. Simith A. T Max- Alderman Randall Leonard John Mulcahy Parry McGlinehiy Peter Clinto Cony Duncan George Barker Herbert J. Tall A. White Rubin Troop Arbitration Board Clinton D. Wilson John Miller Victor Pinkman James EB. Hunter Charles Melkenny Civic Improvement Board Stephen Conley Herbert J. Hall Berry Elis Arthur White Scott Morse Peter AL Clinte Fred AL Fuller Arthur J. Dunton Charles Pratt

Kennibeec River Opens to Navigation After Ice Clearance

The Kennebec River from Augusta to the sea is open to navigation after ice cleared in March for the first time since 1915. Ice retreat dates show March departures in recent years with the latest ever recorded on April 21 in 1964 and 1966.

Kenninebee Augusta Merrymeeting Bay Swan Island

Bath Woman Dances With Russian Ballet

Mrs. Charlotte Cahill Rauser of Bath performed with Anna Pavlova in two performances at Symphony Hall Boston last week. Rauser joined the ensemble of The Enchanted Lake and praised Pavlova's beauty and genius after studying with Polkine in New York in January.

Charlotte Cahill Rauser Bath Anna Pavlova Symphony Hall Boston

Burglary at Chester Diana Store in Woolwich

Burglars entered the Chester Diana store on Eben Diu’s Danas Mills farm in Woolwich and stole $10 along with groceries tobacco cigars and candy. No trace of the robbers has been found.

Chester Diana Eben Diu Danas Mills Woolwich

Local Notes Highlight Neighborhood Health and Move-Ins

Reader notices show residents visiting Bath, Augusta, and Boston, updates on illnesses and recoveries, and several moves including the Owen family to 34 Park Street and the Bakers relocating from Bath to Winthrop. A city inauguration and guild gathering are noted as events for the week.

Frank Tih Union Street L. Houghton Augusta Waterville Rhinche Doffman Porthind Bath Alfred Thouars Charles I. Crosby Lew Cotten Day's Ferry Frederick HM. Drake Sewing Club Wistington Street Lillian Douglas Richmond Plos. Merryman Henry W. Owen Culbert McGay Harey L. Day St. Mary's Guild Royal Mathews Donald Cobbroad John Card Pliner Street Lisbon Falls A. A. Gross Court Street Rockland L. W. Berry School Street Lothair Lowell Berlin N. TE Harry Biartlett George Curier Winthrop Thtrry Beals Mechanic Street Martin Powers Raymond Powers City Hospital Arthur Tagan Upper Washington Street Academy Street Kenneth Weeks Weeks Gorham DC Frances Mann Emily Potter Portsmouth Potter Robert Potter Water Holbrook Mar Warren Munsey Upper High Street Everett D. Brooks Hockomock Tiffany & Co New York Tiffany

Old Time Ball Players Recall South Portland Days

Deputy U S Marshal Eugene J Harmon of Path and Edward Brown police officer from Bath recall playing for South Portland team thirty years ago Harmon at second base Brown as pitcher. They discuss how rules have changed but their love for baseball remains strong and they tease about playing today if pressed, noting some rule tweaks might help them.

United States Eugene J. Tlarmon Path Edward Brown Bath Police South Portland Harmon Brown

Wing Buys Fast One from Hall in Damariscotta Purchase

Rupert Wing buys the chestnut mare Bel Medium from Roy Hall of Damariscotta, a horse admired by local enthusiasts.

Rupert Wing Roy Hall Damariscotta

Bath News Roundup Highlights Local Life and Incidents

Bath residents report a busy spell with new vehicle purchases, police actions, and spring signs. Notable items include Lewis Bailey buying a Wade & Danton milk wagon, Capt. Charles F. Witham escorting an insane man to the state hospital, and various community events at Moseley’s Freeport and the Bath Centennial ball.

Bath New York Boxton Boston Herald William A. Furber Board of Education Larrabee Luther Thompson Lincoln Park Page High Street Pine Tree Outing Club Moseley’s Freeport Lincoln Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle John Foley Harry Thompson Edward Blake, Jr Woolwich Blake William T. Hodgkins Howard Howard's Wharf H.W. Pinkham Wood and Coke Co Passmore Lumber Yard Tripp Passmore Whelley- Spear Co John Marsh

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