Rededication Planned for Soldiers Monument in Sedgwick Square
A memorial day ceremony will mark the rededication of the Soldiers Monument in Sedgwick Square Center Street Hill High Street. Vernon W Miller chairs the committee with Edward W Bridgham slated as orator and Lloyd Lee Hooker as marshal. The Grand Army posts and other patriotic groups plan a 10 am parade after cemetery visits.
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Sedgwick Square
Center Street
High Street
Sedgwick Post
Sedgwick
Thomas W. Hyde
Hyde
Grand Army Memorial Hall
Vernon W. Miller
Edward W. Bridgham
Clarence Warner
Lloyd Lee Hooker
The Spinsters Convention at West Bath Grange Hall
The Spinsters' Convention a comedy directed by Mrs Bertha Dunbar was presented by the cast from the Dike P T A at West Bath Grange Hall Monday night. 126 attended including 21 visitors. a dance followed with Bobby Carver and his orchestra. May Ball announced, School Teachers Night planned, Old Timers program May 16, Memorial Day program May 23 with two half hour committees named.
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Bertha Dunbar
West Bath Grange
Albert McFadden
William Fogwill
Everett Lemont
David Henderson
Clifford Wilband
E. Mason Wright
Elmer Avery
John Conley
Fred Hffman
Annie Hackett
Daniel Perry
John Howe
Lena Shepard
Charles Henderson
Chester Worrey
Charles MacDonald
Frank French
Harold Miller
Bobby Carver
Foster Pratt
Frank Martin
Peter McVickar
Roscoe L. Carver
Addie Purington
Doris Wing
Eva Fulton
Eunice Hanscom
Virginia Wright
Hazel Cunningham
Helen Green
Joephine Mihalos
Rita Henderson
Brunswick Considers Platoon System for 450 Pupils
A platoon system seems the sole solution to house 450 pupils in the current high school building. No official school board statement has been issued, but this plan is believed to be the eventual approach.
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Brunswick
City Council Mulls Budget and Bath Iron Works Tax
City officials discussed the 1932 33 budget including paying Bath Iron Works tax, school nurse cut, and Board of Education funding. A $13 000 tax issue remained unresolved with councilmen proposing cuts and the finance committee to decide before Wednesday's session.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Board of Education
Harold P. Small
Small
Bath
George J. Goodwin
Common Council
Blake
Howard Blake
Ward 7
Knight
Ward 1
Board of Assessors
Missionary Activities Highlight Winter Street Church Meeting
The Woman's Missionary society at Winter Street church held its annual meeting with reports on missionary work in China and Japan, a reading of a one act play, and officers re-elected. The next meeting is planned for Oct 3, with hopes for Mrs. Moulton and her husband visiting Bath during furlough.
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China
Arthur K. Purington
Japan
Evangeline Haynes
Emma Walker
Woman's Missionary Society of
Winter Street
Langdon T. Snipe
Green Street
Joseph Moulton
India
Moulton
Bath
Abigail Carter
Galen C. Moses
Clarence W. Morse
Warren E. Kershner
Alice E. Varney
Warren E
Morse to Play Deering in Portland Saturday
Morse Blue and White travels to Portland this Saturday to face Deering High on the baseball diamond. It marks the first Morse Deering meeting in about 15 years with Deering boasting a strong lineup and as the underdog. The scheduled Wednesday Richmond game was postponed.
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Portland
Deering High School
Morse
Deering
Bath Schoolboy
Richmond
Licenses Granted by Aldermanic Board in City Meeting
Fifty licenses were approved by the aldermanic board at the annual municipal meeting. Gasoline and petroleum product licenses topped the list with numerous holders including Clapppison, Hoker, Craft, Reed, Smith, Bullman, Robinson, Burnham, Prescott Motor Co. and others. Other licenses covered victualers, public autos, auctioneers, pool and billiard rooms, second hand dealers, motion picture operator, and entertainment venues such as Bath Opera House and two amusement companies. One license for Molly's American Amusement Co. was denied due to proximity of dates.
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James A. Clappison
Vine Street
York and
Middle Street
L. L. Hoker
William J. Craft
Center Street
Alton Reed
High Street
Bartlett O. Smith
Otto Bullman
Washington Street
Charles E. Robinson
Leroy L. Burnham
Lincoln Streets
Prescott Motor Co
North
C. W. Walsh and Sons
Front Street
D. A. Bishop
Francis E. Parry
H. P. Small Co
George T. Gleaves
Howard Coal Co
Gulf Refining Co
R. B. Smith
Victualers
Gardiner E. Roberts
Water Street
Alton P. Reed
Arthur J. Gaudet
John J. Conroy
Sam
Frank Def
Octave Breton
Frank Pepper
Mike Lesekatos
Nathan Petlock
Franklin Street
Rowe and Dalrymple
Oscar E. Coffill
Bath Opera House
Past Grands Night At Lincoln Lodge Observed
Lincoln lodge I O O F observed Past Grands night with 25 members present including 12 past noble grands and three grand officers of the Grand Lodge. Visiting officers delivered lectures on degrees, pictures were shown, and a late supper followed before the grand master departed for home.
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Lincoln Lodge
Grand Lodge
Horace W. Ward
John H. Williams
Walter Norton
George L. Sawyer
Ralph P. Mank
Henry G. Shaw
Harold Carter
Harry M. Thurlow
Guardian
Henry T. B. Leeman
Noble Grand
Harry W. Moulton
Nathaniel L. Stover
Odd Fellowship
J. H. Patten
Bar Harbor
M. S. Hutchins
Searsport
C. L. Soper
William C. Stollard
Eastern Star
Portland
Preston J. McLucas
Liberty Lodge
Fred J. Smith
Patten
Bowdoinham Community Notes and Social Roundup
Bowdoinham residents read of weekend visits from Richmond and Beverly Mass. guests, a Portland trip, and a shore dinner gathering. A Summer round-up clinic for children ages one month to six years is set for May 6 with examinations, weights, and clothing exhibits under health committee auspices.
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Sarah Howe
Bangoir
Carlton Melvin
Richmond
Clifton Melvin
C. L. Browne
Grace Maxwell
Alice
Clara Fogg
Marie Jack
Bridge
Sarah Small
Beverly
Mass
Arthur Carr
Carrie Kendall
Emma Ferguson
Portland
H. G. Robinson
Patten
Helen Britt
Star Aid
Emily Rideout
C. V. Chapman
Augusta
Philip Rideout
George Cutler
Charles Hackett
Eva Weston
Gardiner
Lindon Little
Greenfield
Roy
Walter Blanchard
Lowell
Eva MacDougal
Della Rideout
Pleasant Street Bridge Club
Nickerson
W. D. Hutchins
Frank T. Siegars
Milton Baker
Baker
Woolwich
J. Robert Gardner
Bowdoinham
Mary Tylor
Village
State Bureau of Health
Frank H. Siegars
Coombs High School
Local notes from Bowdoinham and area brighten town life
Mrs Helen Townsend of Portland and Mrs Lizzie Chamberlain of Gardiner visited Mrs C O Purinton. Mrs W J Graves stayed with her daughter for a week. Herbert R Heath cut his toe while chopping wood. Dr Pratt of Richmond amputated it. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hanson of Richmond died at three days. May 2 Chester Jack welcomed a 10 pound boy with Dr I C Irish as physician. Albert Smith moved from Spear farm. B B Douglass bought the place. Blanch Small of Portland visits relatives Alden Small. Mrs Maria Curtis had buildings painted. Mrs Harry Purington moved to Dingley Road home. Albert Smith and Cumberland Mills grandson visited Heaths Sunday.
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Helen Townsend
Portland
Lizzie Chamberlain
Gardiner
C. O. Purinton
W. J. Graves
Herbert R. Heath
Pratt
Richmond
Heath
Chester Jack
I. C. Irish
Clarence Hanson
Hanson
Bowdoinham
Albert Smith
Spear Farm
B. B. Douglass
Blanch Small
Alden Small
Maria Curtis
Harry Purington
Dingley Road
Cumberland Mills
Mary
Herbert Heath
Fisher Couple Visits Herbert Heath in Augusta
Mr and Mrs Norman Fisher of Augusta visited Herbert Heath recently. The call signals local social news and ties between families in the area.
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Norman Fisher
Augusta
Herbert Heath
Pumper Called Out But Finds No Fire
A quiet morning at Engine 4 ends with a false alarm from Topsham. North Bath smoke sighting prompts a four mile run, but no fire is found after officers confirm a flash blaze was likely farmer activity. later Colby scholarships urge Maine high school seniors to apply by April 30 for full freshman tuition.
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Engine 4
Topsham
North Bath
Mount Ararat
George L. Wright
Bath
Ernest C. Marriner
Committee On Scholarships
Colby
Maine
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Garment Department
T. W. Hyde
S. of W
Ernest Edgar Kateen
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Frigate Constitution Post
Harlem Hot Shots
Gambols
Brim” Jewett
Ruth Ward
Ken Symond
The
FOUR
Hal Freede
Helen Twelvetrees
Ines
Rosco Ates
Cliff Edwards
Grange Hall
West Bath
Opera House
Paramount Publix Theatre
Cohens & Kellys
Hollywood
Murray
George Sidney
Joan Bennett
John Boles
Miracle Man
Chester Morris
Sylvia Sidney
H. L. Tarr
Bres
M. O. Lis
Everett
Aldermanic
Qdd
Joseph L. O’brien
Manchester
Bowdeinham
Coombs
Eastman
Washington
Fred Bass
Arthur Curtis
Zina Maxwell
F. K. Jack
Maxwell
Masonic Grand Lodge
George H. Thomas
Masonic Block
William King
J. E. Cornish
William Chapman
Harrison
E.P. Gile
Higgins House
Clifford Smalley
J. Wallace Ames
Judge Ames
Ames
Nazarene Church
New Haven
Conn
Union
Betty Merchants
Canton
Miss Merchants School
Charles Fisher
Ann of Gardiner
Edward Gile
New York
Grant Hulse
Bath Department Store
Bath, Maine
New Spring Clothing
Morris S. Povich
Bowdoinham Post Road
Hatch’s Shoe Store
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