Teacher explains opportunity work in her classes
Mrs Hawley, head of the opportunity class at Center Street primary, and Mrs Small demonstrated the program at the South End P T A meeting on Washington Street. Reports praised preschool checks by Summer round up chairmen, and a Good Citizenship prize was approved for the top graduating girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren F. Hawley
Center Street
Raymond C. Small
South End
Washington Street
Hawley
Small
Arthur Berry
Steven Bracey
Henry Eames Wood
Alfred E. Carpenter
Arthur C. Lemont
J. Albert Pedlon
Richard Quick
N. Gratz Jackson
North Center PTA hears Miss Lou Baker on health and character
Miss Lou Baker, Augusta elementary supervisor, spoke at Grace church on health work and character formation. She urged attention to home influence, adolescent understanding, and art’s role in values, while noting a city-Hallowell PTA meeting and upcoming fundraisers and events for Morse high and North Grammar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Baker
Augusta
North Center
P. T A
Grace Church
Miss Baker
Hallowell
PTA
William W. Dennison
Noel C. Little
Brunswick
Italy
Morse High
North Grammar
W. Percy Marks
Arthur S. Crockett
Joseph I. Smith
Woolwich
Clinton D. Wilson
David S. Cogan
Edward A. Rowe
Harold S. Avery
Dike PTA Nominates Prize, Plans May Banquet
At a Tuesday meeting in the North End Community clubhouse the Dike PTA voted to award five dollars to Morse High School’s outstanding girl in extracurriculars and to host a banquet for the North End Community club. Mrs Irving C Varney will chair the banquet with Mrs Fernando T Hutchins overseeing the dining room. Twelve members attended. hostesses were Mrs Sanford B Nickerson and Mrs Samuel A Morse. The next meeting is set for Tuesday evening May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford B. Nickerson
Samuel A. Morse
Fire destroys cottage of Elwood Campbell family
Mrs. Olive Wotton housekeeper and four children ages nine months to seven years lost all in a Saturday fire that razed the Sasanoa Bluffs cottage owned by Joseph Charles Footer. Campbell and Wotton were away. only the clothes on their backs remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Wotton
Elwood Campbell
Sasanoa Bluffs
Mr. Campbell
Joseph Charles Footer
Parade Scheduled for Sunday Afternoon
Announcement confirms the parade will proceed Sunday afternoon rather than Monday morning. All committees in charge will meet at 7:30 tonight in Grand Army Hall to coordinate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army Hall
Phippsburg Residents Attend Social and Family News
Local notices report visits and guests across Phippsburg and nearby Bath. Mrs John F Leach staying in Malden with relatives. Miss Abbie Minott to return to Roxbury and open her home at the Center. several Bath residents visit and travel between centers. A Sagadahoc Pomona degree event occurs in Richmond. Albert Staith dies in Rochester, N Y. notices note land purchases and new car for Caeries F Pye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Leach
Malden
Mass
John G. Leach
Turner McCarty
Parker Head
Harold Mott
Harold Mott, Jr
Marie Simpson
Gray
Benjamin Simpson
Abbie Minott
Roxbury
Walter J. McCourt
Miss Minott
Durwird Bowie
Pred A. Oliver
Frank P. Leavitt
Ralph Robinson
Howard S. Bowker
Hasaley Tremaine
Olive Higgins
Bath
Bowker
Dromore Grante
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Eva Sanford
Edna Carter
Mabel Ansert
Viola Melzard
George J Ingalls
Albert E Staith
Rochester
N.Y
Smith
Eliot
Pitch Pine Hill
Texas Yard
Maud H. Ingalls
North Bath
Carrie Smith
Boston
Welfare Club
David Alkazin
George W. Larrabee
Irving Wallace
Phillip
Donald
William B. Perry
South Eline
Gacester
Walter J. Pierce
Pierce
Carvie Pye
Charles F. Pye
Caeries F. Pye
Morse Players Hit Above .300 In Kennebec ValleyLeague
Morse high school shows three players above .300 in the Kennebec Valley league this season Harry Thayer Epocrat John and Charlie Grace each post multiple hits in limited at bats Fortin Roger Fortin leads with six of nine and a homer two triples plus strong defense Drisko Gardine French Estes also notch high averages in scarce plate appearances
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Harry Thayer
Epocrat John
Charlie Grace
Fortin
Cooke
Cong
Roger Fortin
Brunswick
Drisko
Gardine
French
Cony
Estes
K. V
C. Garainer
Estes. P
Barrows
Grace
Morse John
Morse
Thayer
Jones
Stevens
Neilson
Healey
Levesque
Hallowell
Warm seed potatoes before planting
Experiments by the bureau of plant industry and state stations show seed potatoes stored at 60 to 70 degrees for ten to fourteen days before planting yield better stands and earlier starts than those stored at 38 degrees. Potatoes stored at 38 degrees sprout little and may delay growth. warming improves performance. Mrs. Hiram R. Annis reports the death of her brother-in-law, John Annie, at Stonington, the third death in seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau
Hiram R. Annis
Stonington
John Annie
Maine Fights for Protection of Its Fisheries
An article portrays Maine’s fishing industry as a sick man due to overseas competition and cheap foreign labor. It notes Maine seafoods are superior but displaced by frozen imports, urges strong advertising funding and coordinated action by the Maine Development Commission and the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries to restore prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New York
Japan
Africa
Maine Development Commission
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Central Church League closes season with sale and supper
Central Church League ended its season Monday with a rummage sale in the parish house and a cafeteria supper. The supper featured scalloped clams, ham, scalloped potatoes, rolls, pie and coffee. Several named ladies chaired the supper and rummage sale committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Wiliam H Small
Adolph H. Ehlers
Charles A Scule
Owen J. Ledyard
Leonard M. Lord
Matias H. Page
Perry L. Thompson
Merritt A. Mitchell
Arthur W. King
Gardiner R. Deering
Marius H. Page
Owen J Ledyard
Horace P. Morse
David L. Wilson
Francis Hill
Ethel
Porterland couple at Brigham's Cove lodge weekend visit
Mr and Mrs Ralph Dunton of Port land stayed at Brigham's Cove lodge with Mrs Dunton's parents Mr and Mrs Charles Small of lower High street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dunton
Portland
Brigham’s Cove
Charles Small
Lower High Street
Popham Beach visitors and aurora sighting noted
North Yarmouth Academy figures and many Bath visitors are listed as weekend guests at local cottages. The piece also describes a rare aurora spectacle lighting the sky, a summer kickoff at Popham with beachgoers and bonfires, plus several locals stopping by Bath, Georgetown, and Lisbon.
West Bath Farm Bureau Hosts All Day Meeting
West Bath Farm Bureau hosted an all day gathering at the home of Harry T. Rodick in West Bath with 16 attendees. The event featured a demonstration on making the house homelike led by Hortens Welch of Lewiston, plus a dinner committee and forthcoming program on chan caning under Ellery Whittemore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Farm Bureau
West Bath Farm
W Bath
Barrard
Loring
Wet Bath
Chan Caning
Ellery E. Whittemore
Charles F Ripley
Whittemore
William A Coomps
Earls
Lermond
Walter G Marco
Ripley
Charles T Small
Whittemall
Bath
Fdwin
Hugo F Sandsiin
West Bath
Rodick
Donner
Licenses Granted by Municipal Officers on Monday
The Portland aldermen approved a batch of licenses at the annual meeting, with a $50 fee due to the city clerk. Licenses cover carnivals, fireworks sales, billiards, and various vendors. Several applicants including York Bazaar, Townsend Club, New England Amusement Co, and others were referred to the licenses committee for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murncas
Marion York
Lancaster Street
Portland
York Bazaar
Townsend Club
Ray Brothers
Junior Chamber of Commerce
New England Amusement Co
Aliso
Jay Povich
Front Street
Paul Coffin
Washington Street
Portland Cabinet Works
John Nicholas
Center Street
New York Cafe
Parish and D A R Chapter Hold Annual Meetings
The Parish meeting at Corliss Street Baptist Church reviews pastor Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt report and praises music work. D A R Sewall chapter hosts May meeting at Mrs Cary’s home with officers elected and reports presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Corliss Street Church
Frederick Po Moffatt
Hareld & Walker
Fred W Brage
Senor
Seth Snipe
Ray Cummines
Wilfred W Chaney
Wilfred W Charney
Mabel P Wheeler
Grace Watson
Wilfred W Chiney
Lizzie Chaney
Harold S Walker
Nellie Hun
Vivian Plant
W. W Chanes
Grace Watsor
Carroll A
Successure
R. Frank Curtis
Joan Russell
Lizzie French
W W Chaney
Willam H. Sneidon
Chester A Plant Music Committee
Harold
Walker
Frederick P Moffatt
Silas FE
Plant Floral French
John Russell
Silas E Plant
Ralph Cornish
Isabelle Kennedy
Wilfred W. Chaney
Susan R. Ames
Nellie Hunt
Special VFW Meeting On Budy Poppies Sale Plans
There will be a special meeting at Dunmimer Street Hall Thursday at eight for VFW Post 2197 to arrange the annual Buddy Poppies sale. Mrs Loum Hagan has returned after a weekend in Portland and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Dunmimer Street
Loum Hagan
Portland
Woolwich Grangers Stage Rural Comedy Simple Simon
Woolwich Grangers present Simple Simon a rural comedy at the Woolwich Orange hall on Wednesday May 1. Mrs Sarah Bradford leads as Simple Simon with Reginald Stacy and Caroline Wing in key roles. The cast includes Fred Gilmore Burnette Bailey Gertrude Gilmore Clayton Stinson Ernest Getchell Elsie Stinson Mabel Jack Dorothy Getchell. A dance with Stacy's Orchestra follows the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Orange
Simon
Sarah Bradford
Reginald Stacy
Simon Simple
Caroline Wing
Simple Simon
Fred Gilmore
Burnette Bailey
Gertrude Gilmore
Clayton Stinson
Ernest Getchell
Elsie Stinson
Mabel Jack
Dorothy Getchell
Stacy
Triplets Born March 16 Return Home From Bath Hospital
Mr and Mrs Morris H Cohen welcomed triplets born March 16 who were moved Tuesday afternoon from Bath Memorial Hospital to 10 Old South Place. Mrs Cohen hosted a shower Monday evening by the Hebrew Ladies Society. Francis S. McPierson, returning Wednesday morning, resumes duties with the Graceline steamship Santa Paula orchestra for Music Week performances tonight at Les Camarades. He sails again later in the week for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris H Cohen
Old South Place
Bath Memorial Hospital
Les Camarades Musicaux
New York
Baxter Resents Park Proposal For Katahdin Region
A Maine critic opposes commercial resorts at Katahdin arguing nature should govern the wilderness. He urges Maine and the federal government to steer development toward other areas and to honor the Katahdin trust, warning against hotels, motor traffic, and commercialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Poland Springs
Aroostook
Washington Counties
Franklin
Oxford
Hancock
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Katahdin
Yacht Ranger to Be Launched
The yacht Ranger is nearing completion at Bath Iron Works with designer W Starling Burgess and Sparkman Stevens. A 6170 pound mast built to America Cup limits will be strapped to the vessel before it is towed to Newport for stepping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
W Starling Burgess
Ranger
Sparkman & Stevens
Bath Iron Works Corp
Newport
Sketch of Life by Alice May Douglas to be featured
Alice May Douglas has received proofs of the sketch of her life to appear in the book Principal Poets of the World published by Mitre Press of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice May Douglas
Mitre Press
London
Sacred Heart circle May meeting announced
The Sacred Heart circle of Daughters of Isabella held its May business meeting at the hall on Front Street with a social including punch cookies and candy. Plans cited include the Bangor May 15 state convention and a May 11 social featuring Miss Margaret Dealy of Lewiston as guest speaker, with preparations noted for June events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Daughters of Isabella Hall
Front Street
Lorenzo J. Collins
Eva C. Tatro
Beatrice Arsenault
Bangor
Carl G. Kronstrand
William H McGlinchy
Wilfred Roy
Frank Wilson
Margaret T. Mulligan
Alex Burgess
Joseph Charles Footer
Andrew C. Flaherty
Mary A. Savoie
John M. Johnson
Irene Kiernan
Horace Lovell
Brunswick
John W. Cummings
Catherine T. O'Hara
George H. McElfman
John W. Costin
Alex Bur Bes
Margaret Dealy
Lewiston
Bartholomew O
Young People's Union Meeting At First Baptist
Baptist Young People's Union of the First Baptist church met at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter B James on North street with 14 attendees. A business session followed by devotional led by Mrs James. The group plans to meet next Monday at Mr and Mrs Cloyd Hooker 713 Washington street with Rev Helen Sims leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Union of the First Baptist Church
Walter B James
North Street
James
Cloyd Hooker
Washington Street
Helen Sims
Lucy G. Rovers
H Chester McKenzie
Marche
Staver Imi
Walter B. James
Marjorie Vo Stover
Hooker
Itman Groves
Laura Hall
Exhibition Debate by Morse High Students
Morse high school held an exhibition debate Tuesday morning with teams debating whether all public utilities should be government owned and operated. Edward S. Wright coached the teams. William Owen led as senior class president. negative team members were Beulah Pratt Leah Merrill Dorothy Mulcahy and Ruth Lemoine. the affirmative team included Philip Beony Irving Baker Charles Moore and Ina Hare Teasdale with Mrs Norman Reed as hostess for a birthday party at 85 Pine Street for Mr Reed and guests including John Osborne Joan Pa eurko Harold Boutin Lallnin Hard and Robert Workman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Edward S. Wrieht
William Owen
Beulah Pratt
Leah Merrill
Dorothy Mulcahy
Ruth Lemoine
Philip Beony Irving Baker
Charles Moore
2Na Hare Teasdale
Norman Reed
Pine Street
Mr. Reed
John Osborne
Joan
John Paeurko
Harold Boutin
Lallnin Hard
Reed
Clara
Mary
Robert Workman
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P.T.A
Wake UP
Phippsburg
Epocrat John and
Willow
Popham Beach
Stanley Hyde
North Yarmouth Academy
Chirtz
Stanley
Viccinia
Perle Chandler
Batt
Ernest Oliver
Beth Vitter
Annie Over Staves
Town Sunde
Bruns- Wi
Stacey
Alta
Culstom
St Petersburg
Shirley Morong
Boboy
Jerry
H- Wint
Marion Morong
Lisbon
Moses
Jo Chander
Christopher Marr
Marr
Grace Barrett
Dunlap Hatch
Horace B. Ben Falls
Stace
Pauline Morong Rised
Daugher
Eleanor Thay
Eugene Spinnes
Annie O Stacey
Margaret Siover
Marion Morone
Lisbon Falls
Morone
Popham
Nina Larrabee
Eva Dobbin
Seaman Drake
Carol
David
Cape Elizabeth
Edgar [ Drake
C. L Hinckley
Drake
George Smith
Sigudlahor Bay
Georgetown
Oliver Crowley
Huntley
Fred Osgood
Lighthouse Cosery Union
Auburn
Roland Ldds
Howard Colbath
Bucks’ Harbor
Colbath
Lighthouse Department
L. E Drake
Edgar N Drake
Ralph Schofield
Arthur Hill
Seguin Island
Forrest Legard
Willard Oliver
Elizabeth Oliver
Fay Welch
Sundarkford
Lis
Ame O
Harris T. Rodick
the Texas Co
William J. Craft
Center St
Gulf Refining Co
North and
Lincoln
Geeorge Emero
Washington St
Donald J. Emero
O M Redison
Front St
Forest R. Lewis
Nort St. Ex
Francis E. Parry
Front
Lewiston Buick Co
Jenuney Mfg. Co
Vine St
Fred May
Howard Coal Co
Commercial St
Bartlett O. Smith
Henry TB. Leeman
Commercial
Samuel H. Kirkpatrick
Harold P. Small
Otto F. Ruiiman
D. A
Mike Zumie
Front St Louis
Henry Rogers
E. Hampton
Water St
Minerva Wilson
C. E. O'Brien
Robert E. Wagner
Lura Greenleaf
B. T Wagner
Joseph H. Hynes
Spiros Kakos
Washington
Sedgewick
High St
Thoma
L. Morrison
Costos Venus
George R. Perry
Solomon K Greenblatt
Standard Furniture Co
Rowe & Dalrymple
Harry S. Hosmer
Max Kutz
Elm St
William Mann
W H. Smith & Son
Edward T. Lemoine
North St
Mike Leseholos
Octave Breton
Willam Mann
Henry G. Hodgdon
Ralph E. Legard
Alston E. Oliver
Bath Opera
Hous
Columbia Theatre
Nathan Petlock
Monon Picture
Oscar
Catherine D Hawie
Hiech St
D.A.R
Excellent
Fred H. Cary
East Brunswick
Lizzie
Col. Dummer
Charles M. Tubbs
Carl E. Albee
Fred W. May
Flora M. Randall
Alice Shorey
Herbert Calderwood
Margaret R Foote
Harry FE. Ring
Continental Congress
Valley Forge
Ring
Lord
Harry F Ring
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Thomas S Gibbons
Harry . Deering
Walter Edmonds
Tubbs
WLBZ
Howard Houston
Woolwich Grangers
Baxter Resents Park
Young People’s Union
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