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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1929

Page

3

Maine Governor Gardiner Quietly Shapes State Life

Governor Gardiner, a Harvard athlete and outdoors enthusiast, leads Maine with a busy career in law and politics. A veteran of the First Maine Heavy Artillery, he later practiced law and rose from the House to speaker before becoming governor. He even built a snowmobile for rural campaigning and hails from the long line of Gardiners who own Oaklands estate since 1754.

William Tudor Gardiner Husky Harvard Maine Crardiner England Sullivan A. Sargent Pemaquid Penobscot Bay Gardiner Massachusetts Camp Bartlett First Maine Heavy Artillery 56Th Pioneer Infantry France Germany John E. Nelson Charles L. Andrews Augusta Maine House Gardiners Sylvanus Gardiner Kennebec Oaklands Manson Margaret Thomas Thomaston

Woolwich Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits

Mrs Daisey Bailey visits daughter in Carmel after weeks with Velma Grover. Laura Bickford off to Springfield Mass for the winter. Miss Sarah Bailey returns to Gardiner after holidays with Dora Bailey. Mary Fullerton recovering at Bath City hospital. John Lily moves family to former DeLong home. Harvey Henderson buys Sagadahoc Ferry milk route from Alfred Trott. Trott, a 25 year milk man, is missed. Catherine Beebcee and friends cottage weekend, return to Hyde Park. Leland Savage visits Augusta relatives. E Reed Mains wintering in Dresden Mills visits home. Clarence Baker confined two weeks with throat trouble. Eleanor Hathorne teaches Murphys Corner for winter term. Harold Leeman and family of Bath host New Year guests. Julia Hathorne ferries Day's Ferry pupils to Union Bridge. Roy McIntosh returns to Ashdale school after recess at home. Alice Reed, Bath employee, visits parents. Woolwich Farm Bureau holds all day meeting at Day's Ferry Community House with State Health Nurse talk. Kitchen shower at Day's Ferry Community House Saturday evening to benefit the community house. guests urged to bring kitchen utensils.

Daisey Bailey Ray Prescott Carmel Velma Grover Laura Bickford Springfield Mass Bickford Sarah Bailey Gardiner Dora Bailey Mary Fullerton Bath City Hospital John Lily DeLong Harvey Henderson Sagadahoc Ferry Alfred E. Trott Mr. Trott Catherine Beebcee Hyde Park Leland Savage Augusta E. Reed Mains Dresden Mills Clarence Baker Eleanor Hathorne Murphys Corner Harold Leeman Martha of Bath Artell Hayward Julia Hathorne Day W. H. Gould Clarence Mr. Gould U. of M Village Lodge Amos D. Bridges & Sons Caleb Mitchell Gould John Palmer Village Cemetery Farm Bureau Grange Hall Stella Given Abbie Graves Josie Irish Mary Hall Brunswick Dorothy Dickinson Sheriff Henderson Wath Barnard Herbert Frank Sedgley Waterville Robert Sedgley McDonald Temple Pythian K. of P. Hall Elmer Jordan Helen Winters A. S. McDougal Elisha Webber Bowdoin Vendella Mosher Hortence Cannon Portland Amasa King of Richmond Merry Meeting Grange B. B. Couriass J. E. Cornish Newtonville J. H. Gallagher H. E. Cornish Mabel Chase Eastern Star Star Aid C. L. Brown Natalie Given Auburn W. S. Given Arthur Chick Monmouth Charles Hatch Samuel Bates Sabine Albion H. Hillman George Lynn Hillman George Hillman Willace Lodge O. FE. S Ira Frost Dora Gustafson Belle Haskell W. D. Hutchins

Christmas Eve Program at Montsweag Church Inspires Community

A Montsweag church Christmas program drew a large crowd from North Woolwich, Wiscasset, and Nequasset. The diverse event featured a chorus, Mountain Road school pupils, and a pageant Jesus, the Light of the World. The manger scene remained on display and Santa Claus distributed gifts. Next Sunday service is 10 30. parish meeting was postponed. Bible study Friday invites all.

Richard Hunnewell Robert Sutter Montsweag Church North Woolwich Wiscasset Nequasset Anna Soule Sammy Soule Edna Hannaford Charles Dubar Harold Leavett Florence Brookings Ruth Leavett Marcia Ellen Bailey Billy Berry Mountain Road School Florence Baker Elsie Bailey Fernald Roland Burton Bailey Catherine Maxine Buddy Bailey Lloyd Shaw Alice McKinney Jesus George Stickney Albert Bailey Melvin Coyle John Sutter James Percy Bailey Harold and Clyde Leavett Wilma Sutter Roberta Hathorne Sadie Grover Rosa Wooley Edith Getchell Evelyn Bailey Nellie Bailey Florence Hathorne Montsweag Harold Wooley Bethlehem Elsie Fernald Bailey Santa Claus Santa Richard Grover Louise Christian Endeavor Society

Death of Clarence Good in Connecticut

Friends mourn Clarence Good son of W H Gould who died of flu pneumonia while working in Connecticut. His bedside visit by his father occurred shortly before death. He leaves a father and sister Mrs Helen Mitchell plus uncles and aunts. Bowdoinham High School and the University of Maine graduate.

Clarence Good W. H. Gould Connecticut Clarence Helen Mitchell Bowdoinham High School

Milk and milk products dominate American food bill

Americans spend twenty four point eight cents of every dollar on milk and milk products. This item stands as the largest single cost in the food budget, prompting doctors, inventors, businessmen and public commissions to seek safeguards for milk quality and purity.

Americans For Food

Robbery Report At Bowdoinham Church Door Cited

A brief notice states a party was seen taking a robe from a car in front of a Methodist church in Bowdoinham on Christmas night. The item is to be returned to J. E. Cornish store in Bowdoinham, Me to avoid further trouble.

Auto Methodist Church Bowdoinnham J. E. Cornish Bowdoinham

Help Wanted Ads Offer Steady Work From Home

Women to be can get steady work at home with good pay. Materials and patterns supplied. Write to Box L c.o. Independent men in every town can earn big money selling seeds. No experience needed steady work. Write for particulars Cobb Co Franklin Mass.

C.o Cobb Co Franklin Mass

Cobu's Improving After Treatment at Local Facility

Cobu is reported to be improving after several days of treatment. The piece lists numerous social visits and local movements including Mrs. Jane Browne and Clara Fogg visiting Brunswick, and various residents moving or hosting guests in Augusta and Portland.

Cobu Jane Browne Clara Fogg Brunswick C. B. Randall Stella Clary White Road Daniel H. Johnson Mont Woodsum Mulligan Clay Hill Kendall Ruth McEwen Waterville Helen Denham George Cutler Emma McCausland Gardiner L. P. Temple Clare Fogg William Shaw Portland

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