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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1940

Page

6

Bailey Evening School exhibits close with large open house

Two hundred seven diplomas were awarded at the Bailey Evening School of Industries open house at Morse High School. The event featured tours of classrooms and displays, a BIW Forum lecture on turbines and propulsion, and many student projects from sewing and home economics to shipfitting and metalwork.

Bailey Evening School of Industries Morse High School BIW Forum H. C. Coleman Marine Electric Engineers Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co Gertrude Blaisdell Ross Eleanor A. Thebeau Alice Heald Nellie Jones Annie Skaling John Winchell Brunswick Pollowing Pauline Potter Walter Maass Phyllis Burditt E. Barbara Matter Celia Carlton Susie May Reed Glenda Wright Sumner Hawley Edward Butterfield Frank W. Cutting Evelyn Roderick Victor Linnell Linwood Carr Catherine Huse Grace Bennett Henrietta E. Prench Felix A. Gallant M Adele Hutchins Mildred Mathews Kantak Hedwidge Rheaume Helen L. St John Mary A. Dunton Alice H. Cromwell Elmer E. Lawrence Grace H. Lawrence Edward C. Morton Ralph A. Spinney Lillian Fadden Rachel C. Messenger Phyllis Steen Anna Hill Mildred Jackson Delphine Boudreau Evelyn Coleman Margaret Laurence David Y. Alkazin Albert H. McMann Paul R Farley Alla W. Prince Donald L Cromwell Harold F. Burns Charles W Hayes Frances E. H. MacFadden Samuel Gupt Ralph J. Warren Chester W. Leeman Douglas Pierce William 7. Donnell Leonard P. Litchfield Neal F. Bayard Raymond C. Small Louis A. Dele Charles G. Chase Insewing Sara White Alice V Cotter Marguerite Beardsley Sarah £. Farrel Ruby Melville Louise Parks Louise Rogers Dora Collins Barbara Cowin Eunice Perry Violet Brown Ellen English Agnes Gilchrist Thelma Holmes Charlotte Allen Marie Andre Doris Pride Marie Murphy Josie Eastman Gesa Langbehn Andeline Bourque Edith Miller Bernice Achorn H. A. Annis Marie Berry Clara Bracey Goldie Bryant Henrietta

Bath Girl Scouts Lead In Active Meeting Report

Girl Scout leaders in Bath met with Alma Kirkpatrick and Frank Saunders to discuss the Portland conference, outdoor programs, and a Brownie nature plan. New leaders Edith Mackinnon and Henrietta French were welcomed. The meeting covered hikes, camping skills, and community activities with numerous troops and Brownies participating.

Girl Scout Leaders’ Association Alma S. Kirkpatrick Frank 8. Saunders Portland Frances Pierson America Linwood F. Carr Edith A. Mackinnon Henrietta E. French Saunders Court of Honor Wilmer I. Voorhees S. Stanley R. Hunter Kirkpatrick Hunter John Parker Peter Pan Pack Prank Earl Clay Mrs. Saunders Barbara Dunton Frances Young Lillian Saunders Ann Wilson Patricia Cowan Robinhood Jacob Smith Alma L. Kirkpatrick Rita Sullivan Shirley Hamlin Sylvia Cohen Virginia Emery Constance Smith Mildred Oliver Jane Grant Joan Longley Grace Thayer Ida Ferris Gloria Brown Jean Haley Jean Leonard Sally Grant Janet Haley Norma Pierce Brownies Pine Tree Linwood ¥ Carr Y.mc.a Lorraine Marr Marguerite Rines Lord Baden Powell Nancy Sewall Juliette Low Frances Callan Edith Macy Sally Munsey Virginia Andre Eleanor Fullerton Caroline Carpenter Mary Sarkis Germaine Bonney Judith Dennison Gloria Leavitt Country Gardens

Morse High Seniors Names Co-Valedictorians

Morse High School announces co valedictorians for the class of 1940 Stanley Burtt Cressey and Clare Kendall Fulton. Salutatorian is F Norman Titcomb with honor essayists Harold Sidney Avery Jr and John Frederick Sturtevant.

Stanley Burtt Cressey Clare Kendall Fulton Morse High School Prin Horace P. Herrick F. Norman Titcomb Harold Sidney Avery, Jr John Frederick Sturtevant Unusu

New Captain Coming to Salvation Army Bath

Capt Walter Lamie of Newport Vermont will replace Capt and Mrs Clarence Bowles as Bath corps leaders. He arrives Friday and will assume command immediately with welcome services Sunday. Bowles have led since June 1938 and depart for new fields. Lamie is unmarried, a 1937 Salvation Army Training College graduate from West Haven Connecticut. Easter meetings led by Major and Mrs Pickering yielded strong attendance and Easter drama “The Vision of Easter” by the Bath Songsters.

Walter Lamie Newport Clarence F. Bowles Salvation Army Bowles Bath Salvation Army Training College New York West Haven Conn Albert Pickering New England Portland Minsternil Association Louis A. Dole Salvation Army Advisory Board of Bath G. B. Wolstenholme Army C F Bowles

Tree Planting Plans At Cosmopolitan Garden Club

James J. Sutherland outlined a Bath tree planting project at a Cosmopolitan Garden Club meeting Monday afternoon. The first tree honors Albion Branavit a former Bath boy, and Mrs Edmund A Rothwell dedicates the second to Miss Jane Murphy a former member. Mrs Rothwell spoke on the Boston flower show and will continue this talk at the next meeting. Seventeen members were present.

James J. Sutherland Bath Cosmopolitan Garden Club Frederick Albion K. Branavit Edmund A. Rothwell Jane 8. Murphy

WPA Projects Expand Maine Public Buildings

The Work Projects Administration of Maine reports 60 public buildings constructed 156 rebuilt or improved and four additions over four and a half years. Educational structures dominate with 105 schools. recreational, office, firehouse, and utility buildings follow. Additional facilities include parks, athletic fields, swimming pools, and sanitation works totaling vast community improvements.

Work Projects Administration of Maine John C. Fitzgerald WPA Fitzgerald

American Democracy Talk Delights Rotary Club

Rotarians heard Prof. Herbert Ross Brown of Bowdoin College discuss American democracy after a luncheon. He traced progress and ideology against foreign ideas, citing Franklin, Cooper, Emerson, Thoreau, Lincoln, Whitman and Twain, noting debates over the American process. Absentees included Norman Smith and Thomas H. Riley. guests included A Bradford and Tracey.

Herbert Ross Brown Bowdoin College Sedewick Benjamin Franklin J. Fennimore Cooper Ral Ward Emerson Henry D Thoreau Abrahan Lincoulin Walt Whitman Mark Twain Norman Smith Thmas H. Riley Brunswick A Bradford Boston Tracey Portland Bath Tia Willard Storige Bitters

Highways Board Plans for Year With City Officials

The highways board meets with members including Burgess and Edward A Pooter to organize for the year. Projects and assessments are discussed, with plans for a park bowling event and potential public notices. A shop conversion to an antique display is noted, featuring dusting, ceiling work, and preserved forge elements.

Brigesa Chaitinah Fara Golletery Park Bowtt Aku Agril Toa Ee x Ulings Blacksouth Artique

Maine Entertains Faster Guests at Nation's Capital

Congress man and Mrs Clyde H Smith hosted the Maine delegation for Easter in Washington. Hon Leroy H Folsom of Norridgewock and other Maine figures attended a luncheon at the Capitol. Maine officials and supporters discussed wild life, fisheries, and education while Adjutant Gen James W Hanson testified on Maine National Guard needs.

Maine Washington Clyde H. Smith Leroy H. Folsom Norridgewock Smiths Ralph O. Brewster Capitol L. J. Shaffer I. FE. McLaughlin Gardiner and Burress Moore Orono Gerald P. Cooper Maine Fish and Game Department R. B. Kelley Kennebec Farms Fairfield Howard Mendall University of Maine Wildlife Research Unit Joseph Stickney Augusta Gerry Wade Inland Fish and Game Department Charles Hilton White Mountain Forest Service James W. Hanson Maine National Guard Hanson Harry Siegel Aberdeen Maryland Proving Ground University of Maine Round Table House Committee On Agriculture Frank P. Washburn Arthur L. Deering Department of Agriculture Brewster R. E. Lothrop Northeastern Regional Laboratory L. T. Smith F. J. Stevenson L. A. Rogers Hale White Senate House Joe Martin

Republicans Name Delegates to the Two Conventions

Sagadahoc county delegates to the Maine Republican State and District conventions include Edmund A. Rothwell and Elizabeth Deering among state delegates with Anger, Fogg, White, and Baxter names listed. The event in Portland will pick 13 at large and district delegates, five presidential electors, and new state committee officers with Harold H. Murchie presiding.

Portland Robinson Verrill Cumberland County State Committee Philadelphia Maine Bath Edmund A. Rothwell Bessie E. Dickinson Sagadahoc Sagadahoc County Harold H. Murchie Bangor James W. Wadsworth New York John Y. Huber, Jr Republican State Central Committee Pennsylvania J. Fred O’connell

Finland Grateful for Red Cross Donations

A letter from Helsinki Red Cross leaders thanks Frank E Harvie of The Times Co. for two money orders totaling 81.80 dollars and for public support. The note also acknowledges Mrs. Anna Campbell for her part in the donation and is signed by R. Taltin, vice president, and the secretary general.

Frank E Harvie the Times Co Finando Rodatore d Red—Cross Helingfors Red Cross Anna Campbell R. Taltin Red Cross Station

Elizabeth Deering Declares Candidacy for Maine Legislature

Elizabeth Deering of 398 Washington Street enters the Republican race for one of two Bath seats in the Maine Legislature. She has taught physical education and served with local groups including the Cosmopolitan Club and South End PTA, vows to pursue beneficial state laws and broad civic service.

Elizabeth Deering Washington Street Bath Miss Deering Carroll A. Deering Sargent College Boston University Morse Caller Westcrook Juror College Morse Fa Wome Maine Govsays Maine Cosmopolitan Club Central Jechurch Genesta CES South End P T.A, E

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