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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

4

Dancing and social cards share program finale noted

Following the program, attendees enjoyed social cards and dancing, marking a festive conclude to the event with music and neighbors socializing after performances.

Plans Completed for Summer Round-Up Examinations

Supt John Parker and Mrs James Nostall announce a city wide Summer Roundup to give free physical examinations to children entering public schools next fall. The week of May 6 will feature doctor and dentist clinics with schedules for individual practitioners to assess and correct defects before September. Vaccination discussions encouraged, with options to use family doctors outside hours for a fee.

John Parker James Nostall Red Cross Paul A. Gregware Francis A. Winchenbach Harry F. Morin Edwin M. Fuller, Jr

Community Concerts Plans Move to May Fifth Meeting

The Bath and Brunswick Community Concert Association will meet at Moulton Union on Sunday May 5 at 7 39 to finalize plans for the membership campaign launching May 6. Gladys Swarthout and the Trapp Family are slated to perform in two of the three concerts, signaling a premier season.

The Bath and Brunswick

Controversial Maine Grange Meeting Attacks State Code

Allison P Howes of Palmyra, a former state official, urged burning the Maine Administrative Code and railing against high taxes at a Sagadahoc Pomona grange session in Richmond. He warned of old age pensions as an insult and pressed faith based citizenship, while the afternoon program showcased reports, readings, and a juvenile drill.

Maine Augusta Kennebec William Tudor Gardiner Allison P. Howes Palmyra Maine State Grange Somerset County Mr. Howes Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Richmond Howes Fausta Howes Home and Community Welfare Committee Elfreda Perkins Merton Stewart Cora Tucker Home and Community Committee Frank Carver Topsham Perkins Mae Gould Edna Bickford Norman Curtis Bowdoin Margaret Thompson West Bath Mina Floyd Rebecca Rogers Grange Charles Thompson Andrews Androscoggin Lincoln East Somerset Kennebec Pomonas Chester Foster Philip Densmore Open Grange Forum Progressive Grange Eleanor Ripley C. O. Purinton Bowdoinham Educational Aid Fund of Maine Kennebec Pomona Penobscot Pomona East Kennebec Pomona

Local Movies Shown At Old Folks Home

Ex mayor Donald N Small and Mrs Small presented home movie footage to about 30 residents in the newly decorated Old Folks Home living room on Friday evening. The screening included Bath parade with Drum Major Edwin L Emmons circus scenes at Bath surf at Popham Beach and children playing along the shore a Nassau cruise and Havana sequences as well as many shots from the New York World's Fair. Residents expressed gratitude for the thoughtful visit and entertainment.

Donald N. Small Big City Mrs. Small

Bath chapter delegates head to Washington for National

Mrs. W. S. Voorhees and Mrs. Thomas Murphy travel Saturday to Washington DC as Bath chapter representatives. Voorhees attends for the Red Cross in schools and Murphy for the production committee. The convention opens Sunday with delegate registration and runs through Thursday.

W. S. Voorhees Thomas Murphy Washington, DC Bath Voorhees Red Cross Murphy

Bath Girl Honored at Bliss Business College Lewiston

Miss Eileen Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Addison Jones of 19 Fremont street received Bliss Business college top honor in Lewiston She was elected editor in chief of The Go Getter yearbook Graduated Morse high 1937 National Honor Society member Ruth Bryan Owen prize candidate Maintains high scholastic average Active in Taleo Papoutsi sorority riding swimming clubs and Lewiston welfare work Lives at Lewiston Y W C A.

Eileen Jones Addison Jones Fremont Street Bliss Business College Lewiston Morse High School Miss Jones Ruth Bryan Owen Bliss Taleo Papoutsi Lewiston Y

King Plant wedding Friday evening at home on Walker

Percy E King and Miss A Hazel Plant wed Friday evening in a private ceremony at the bridegroom’s sister Mrs John Osborne’s home 22 Walker Street Rev Frederick P Moffatt officiated The couple will reside at 26 Walker Street Mrs King a Morse High School graduate 1939 and daughter of Cecelia White and Percy Plant The groom a Morse 1937 graduate works at Bath Iron Works Corp as a chipper

Percy E. King A. Hazel Plant Frederick P. Moffatt John Osborne Mr. Osborne Walker Street King Morse High School Bath Iron Works Corp Morse Eulalia King Frank King Percy Plant This City Cecelia White California

Mitchell Sutherland Wedding Friday

Alvin W. Mitchell a truck driver and Virginia M. Sutherland were married Friday at seven in a single ring ceremony by Rev Charleis H Berry at Emmanuel Bible Assembly parsonage 188 North Street Attendants were Mr and Mrs Earl E Blake The couple will live with the Mitchell and Sutherland families at their respective addresses.

Alvin W. Mitchell Goddard Street Virginia M. Sutherland Oak Street Charleis H. Berry Emmanuel Bible Assembly Parsonage North Street Earl E. Blake Mitchell Ross E. Mitchell George A. Sutherland Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Sutherland

Bowdoinham Clerk Reports Douglas Read Marriage

Bowdoinham town clerk received notice Friday of the marriage at Brunswick on April 13 of Roger L. Douglas and Helen T. Read. They were attended by Mr and Mrs J E Miner. Douglas is son of O W and the late Irma Greening Douglas and works in Bath. He graduated Coombs high school in 1939 and attended Mississippi State College. Read is daughter of Walter F and Hattie Temple Read and also graduated from Coombs high school in 1939.

Bowdoinham Brunswick Roger L. Douglas Helen T. Read J. E. Miner Douglas O. W Irma Greening Douglas Bath Coombs High School Mississippi State College Walter F Hattie Temple Read

Oliver and King Married at Grace Church Parsonage

Donald Merton Oliver of 11 Dummer Street and Miss Barbara Elizabeth King of 15 Blasland Jane Street were wed Friday evening by Rev Charles M Tubbs at Grace Church parsonage 895 High Street. Mrs Frederick Percy and Miss Mabel Howard of South Lancaster arrived Tuesday to visit Mrs Arthur Sewall of the Stonehouse. Percy plans improvements at her Summer home at Small Point Beach.

Donald Merton Oliver Dummer Street Alfred M. Oliver Gladys Y. Oliver Barbara ‘Elizabeth King Blasland Jane Harry E. King Huse Street Charles M. Tubbs Grace Church Parsonage High Street Frederick Percy Mabel Howard South Lancaster Mass Arthur Sewall Stonehouse Percy Small Point Beach

Classifieds Rates and Submission Deadline Notice

Public notice outlining classifieds pricing at 25 words for first insertion and 35 cents, 20 cents for each subsequent insertion, and a deadline requiring copy to reach the office by noon on Wednesdays. details appear as an advertising and submission instruction for local readers.

Wanted to Give My Black Long Haired Mother Cat

A brief personals notice seeks a kind country home for a black long haired mother cat aged about one year. Contact Mrs Catherine Mc Farland at 666 Middle St Bath Maine for arrangements.

Catherine McFarland Middle St Bath

Bowdoinham Real Estate Purchases and Local Plans

Ken Almy buys the Herbert Leighton place on Clay Hill and starts repairs. Dr. P W Woods to lecture at the P T A meeting May 8 at the high school on a dental clinic for all school children. Card party prizes at the Fireman's hall went to Mrs Margaret Gile and others. Memorial day planning, lodge events, and widespread local personal notes fill the page with community life.

Ken Almy Herbert Leighton Clay Hill P. W. Woods State Division of Dental Hygiene P.T. A Parent- Teacher Association Bridge Margaret Gile Frank Siegars Clifton Babb Charles Hackett William Kochan Donald Hackett Delma Curtis Frederic Panting Springfield Mass Kennebec Lodge K. of P Sisterhood Knights Neil Bishop Acadia Lodge Bath Harold Elder Elder Portland Harry Porter Yarmouth Roger L. Douglas Orator Douglas Bowdoinham Helen Reed Walter Reed Brunswick Harry Chamberlain Eli Miner Orator Douglas John Holden Bay Road Ernest Frye Jessie Ames Randall Warren River Road Bridge Club Emma Ferguson Clara Fogg R. D. Purington Carlene Brawn George Brawn Hattie Jack Western Union Jack Maine Central Abbie Graves Bion Marriner Derry N. H Margaret Henry Charles B. Allen Internal Revenue Washington, D. C Kenneth MacDougal Kossuth A. S. MacDougal Barbara George Cutler James Merrill Frederick Pauling New Britain Conn Lida Hawthorne Ethel Scribner Augusta Ivan Lang E. P. Kendall Bowdoin Elmore Webber Walter Adams Rachel Jean Gorham N.H Pleasant Street Hattie Powers Reed Walker Hartford Vachon Rosetta Gowell Inez Gowell Carrie Kendalls Boston Harry Crockett J. Bowdoin Lilly Malden Lilly Harold Cheney Leonard Bishop Harold Hackett Seal Harbor

Humason and Graffam Couples Wed in Whitefield Ceremony

Robert William Humason and Miriam Esther Graffam were married Sunday in a ceremony performed by Dr. David L. Wilson at his home, 808 Middle Street. The Humason and Graffam families, from Humason town and Whitefield, were represented.

Robert William Humason Anna William E. Humason That Town Miriam Esther Graffam Whitefield George S. Graffam David L. Wilson Middle Street

Artist Stephen Etnier Among Local Private Pilot Licensees

Stephen Etnier, a widely known artist, was among about six aviation students who received private pilot licenses in Portland on Tuesday. Etnier resides at Gilbert Head near the mouth of the Kennebec River below Bath.

Stephen Etnier Portland Ethier Gilbert Head Kennebec River Bath

Miss Dickinson Attends Republican State Meeting

Mrs Bessie E Dickinson of Bath new Republican State committee member attended the Augusta House organization meeting Tuesday and heard praise from Vice Chair Inez G Wing for nationwide party organization. Re-elected officers were praised. chairman J Fred O Connell of Bangor noted as birthday. An elephant gift was presented to Mr O Connell by Willard H Cummings of Newport.

Bessie E. Dickinson Bath Republican State Committee Augusta House Inez G. Wing Kingfield Sagadahoc Wing J. Fred O'Connell Bangor O'Connell William S. Linnell Maine National Committee Alice M. Plummer Lisbon Falls Willard H. Cummings Newport

Morse High School Faculty Member Recounts Father's Death

Henry D. Small of Morse high school faculty returned from Brewer where he was summoned by the death of his father Daniel Small aged 89 a Bowdoinham native. The funeral was held Saturday in Brewer with burial at Charlestown where he spent most of his life. He ran a sportsmen's camp at Onawa Lake for many years.

Henry D. Small Morse High School Brewer Daniel Small Bowdoinham Mr. Small Royce Allen A. C. Locke Charlestown Onawa Lake

Merrymeeting Grange Hosts Bird and Flower Program

Merrymeeting Grange in Bowdoinham held a Friday program on birds and flowers directed by Mrs. Ralph McEwen in the lecturer’s absence. Seed packets were given, plans for a August flower show discussed, Arbor Day legend read by Mrs. William Kocian, and a beautification discussion led by William H. Gedald. Prizes and guessing contests followed, and a plan to take the grange play Aunt Bessie Beats the Band to Richmond on May 1 was made.

Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham Ralph McEwen Arbor Day William Kocian Plattsmouth Neb William H. Gédald Grange Bessie Eee Grange Richmond

St Marys guild conducts rummage sale and plans drive

St Marys guild of Grace church ran a rummage sale at the parish house Tuesday with Mrs Kenneth Brown and Mrs Phyllis Mason in charge. Proceeds will aid guild welfare work. A Monday meeting launched a box drive for mountain whites in Virginia and North Carolina. Refreshments were by Mrs Harry B Briggs Jr and Mrs Thomas Allen. The Diocese of Maine Woman's Auxiliary meets in Augusta June 13 and 14 at St Mark's church marking the parish centennial. delegates include Mrs Fred D Hill and other guild members.

St. Mary’s Woman's Auxiliary Diocese of Maine Episcopal Church Augusta St. Mark's Church Guild Fred D. Hill W. S. Voorhees Augustus Perow Walter M. Hill Kenneth Brown Phyllis Mason William H. Double Foster Herbert C. Calderwood Thomas Aikenhead

Mrs Maude Woodside Returns From Florida Visit

Mrs Maude Woodside, who spent the winter in Florida as a guest of Mrs Elmer D Hodgkins at 937 Middle Street, returned Wednesday to her home in Fryeburg.

Maude Woodside Florida Elmer D. Hodgkins Middle Street Fryeburg

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Senter’ Ss. Inc Growin Priscilla SCF Bowdoinham Lodge Neil S. Bishop Jersey Bishop University of Maine College of Agriculture Tolim Harry Williams Russell Lo Keuner Loring Roberts Arthur Gebhard William Shea Charles Dunning Donald Wilson Addison Rice Fort George Lodge Lester Mrs Blake Wiscasset Harold S Flder Grand Domain of Fred L. Sylvester Norman J. Rowe Sisters of MacDonald Temple Bowdeinham Ida Fowles Irene MacDiver Efleine Sleeper Lisbon Charles F. Rush Williams Whitney George W Hibbs Ralph D. Warren Herbert T. Caverly Victor R. E. Carey Pomona Dirigo Grange OLD Folks King-Plant Frederick P. Moffat Mitchell—Sutherland Douglas-Read Oliver—King Inez Smith West Point Gee Town Salt Water Cove George B. Nagle P. O. Box New Haven Fred B. Reed Co Stanley E. Wallace Pront Street George. Robinson Harold Rollins Humason Graffam R.c.a.victor Records Axminster Linoleum Samson Congoleum Armstrong A. D. Stetson & Son Miss Dickinson John Niruee AL LS Walter Wanger George Raft Ana Bennett i Gene Auta Richard Arlen Andy Devine
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