Theatre on Wheels Appears in Bath Tuesday Afternoon
The theatre on wheels stopped in Bath at 2 p.m. showing Better Homes for America in a Maine Central Railroad coach. About 80 attended as William A. Wheeler led the FHA tour with John C. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Catherine Hickson speaking. The film showed neglected homes and loan options for remodels, followed by a Q&A. The setup includes sound equipment and a 45 minute program. The coach had earlier visited multiple Maine cities and proceeded to Rockland and Portland after Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central R. R
Bath
William A. Wheeler
Maine Central
Boston& Maine
Wheeler
Maine
Federal Housing Administration
John C. Fitzgerald
FHA
Catherine Hickson
Western Maine
Boston & Maine
Biddeford
Lewiston
Auburn
Rumford
Farmington
Waterville
Skowhegan
Bangor
Ellsworth
Brunswick
Rockland
Portland
Morse High hosts NHS chapter guests from Brunswick and Bath
At a spring NHS meeting in Morse High School cafeteria and gymnasium Hawthorne chapter Brunswick guests joined 62 members from Bath and Brunswick. Attendees planned an upcoming June dance with invites for one couple per member and discussed fundraising and a September banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
National Honor Society
Hawthorne
Brunswick High School
Brunswick
Bath
Helen L. Hayes
Jeannette F. Shackford
Delia M. Cloutier
Janet Bridgham
John E. L. Huse
Robert C. Feere
Beth Trott
Beatrice Duprey
Ruth E. Bryant
Mary Nickerson
Louise Stewart
William H. Bryant
Margaret M. S. Mackinnon
Elsie M. Crocker
Robert
Thomas Riley
Robert Giveen
Ernest Curtis
David Douglas
Jack Winchell
Wilfred Gerard
Omer St. Onge
Alexis Theberge
Eva Woods
Florence Coombs
Fernande de Lorimer
Betty Haveson
Goldie Singer
Junior Red Cross Entertainment in Woolwich
The Woolwich branch Bath chapter A R C sponsors a Friday eight oclock program in Sebenon hall Sagadahoc Ferry directed by Miss Roberta B Hathorne with pupils from seven Woolwich school districts. Teachers cooperate. a dance follows and a candy table is run by Mrs. Harry E Fitch Mrs. Carolyn D Wing and Miss Avis Marston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Fitch
Carolyn D. Wing
Avis Marston
Park Alley Banquet and Election Set for Saturday
The Park Alley Bowling League will hold its annual banquet and meeting at Hotel Phoenix at 6 30 PM Saturday. Members should meet at the alleys at six PM for the prebanquet gathering, followed by the officers election after the meal.
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Park Alley Bowling League
Hotel Phoenix
Memorial Service by Myrtle Lodge for Abbie Mulcahy and Elizabeth Pepper
Myrtle Lodge No 8 LL O I O L held a memorial service in Odd Fellows hall with supper, scripture, roll call, and flowers for the deceased sisters Abbie Mulcahy and Elizabeth Pepper. Graves will be decorated on Memorial Day and lodge plans include a 35th anniversary May 25 with a fellowship supper and entertainment.
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Myrtle Lodge No. 8
LL. O
Odd Fellows Hall
John H. Hunt
Abbie Mulcahy
Elizabeth Pepper
Hunt
James Gillespie
W. Frank Higgins
Isle of Somewhere
Howard O. Nash
Edwin W. Haggett
Wilfred W. Chaney
Gillespie
Kennebec Greenhouses
Bath Memorial Hospital
Beacon Street M. E
Merry Meeting Lodge
No. 7
Brunswick
Angus E. Burden
Higgins
Howard E. Blake
Chain letters illegal under postal lottery and fraud laws
Postmaster Charles H. Cahill notified. Acting solicitor W. E. Kelly urges postmasters to inform inquirees that the send a dime chain letter and similar schemes mailed at various points violate postal lottery and fraud statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cahill
W. E. Kelly
Kelly
Gowell and Anderson Wed in Bath Feb 9 1935
Frederick H. Gowell and Gladys E. Anderson of Bath were married February 9 1935 by Rev. David L. Wilson at Central church parsonage. Gowell, a Bath Iron Works tin shop employee, is son of Leonard Gowell. Anderson is daughter of Herbert L. Anderson and spouse of Bath.
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Frederick H. Gowell
Gladys E. Anderson
Bath
David L. Wilson
Central Church Parsonage
Leonard Gowell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Gowell
Herbert L. Anderson
Building SAGS as Support Timber Gives Way in Lewiston Move
A small wooden building being moved on Sabattus Street in Lewiston dropped onto the macadam when a support timber failed. It rested briefly until jacked up and a new timber fitted. No serious damage occurred. traffic delayed but not blocked, with room on both sides for passing vehicles.
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Sabattus Street
Crest Street
Lewiston
Phippsburg Community News and Visits
Local residents share visits and greetings across Bath Portland and Sabattus. Notable items include Shir ley Eleanor Pye birth, Field Day in Phippsburg Center, dances at West Point and Parker Head, and numerous weekend visits among Cushman Gilmore Morse and Winn families.
Health Topic Dominates WCTU Meeting at Nazarene Church
The well attended session led by Mrs Nel lie Brown discussed health as the focus with reports from Mrs Chaney Miss Douglas and others. President Mrs Neila S Stover presided and plans were outlined for a May 28 program on Temperance and Missions and a social hour. Saga dahoc county convention was moved to June 12 at West Bowdoin Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
Nellie Brown
Lizzie Chaney
Berean Baptist Churen
Brunswick
Brunswick Union
Neila S. Stover
Chaney
Loyal Temperance Legion
Lillian Mayo
Temperance
Alice M. Douglas
Peace and Mercy
Temperance and
Sagadahoc
West Bowdoin Baptist Church
Girls Win Individual Rifle Honors Over Boy Scout Team
The story notes Troop 1 Girl Scouts claiming individual rifle honors Thursday night as Mary Robbins and Rowena Lewis scored 30. The Boy Scouts rifle team trailed by a narrow three point margin on totals, with future practice eyed to overtake the boys in final scores.
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Biddeford Boy Scouts
Troop 1
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Mary Robbins
Rowena Lewis
Tablet Tribute to Donors to Bath Memorial Hospital
A memorial tablet will be dedicated at Bath Memorial Hospital listing 34 deceased donors and two clubs who contributed to the hospital. A special committee selected the design, led by President L. Eugene Thebrau. The inscription thanks the contributors for their liberal endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Pres. L. Eugene Thebrau
Steamer Virginia to Begin Bath Boothbay Route June 19
Capt. and Mrs. Walter Farmer visited to discuss the Virginia resuming command on the Bath Boothbay Harbor route. The Virginia, part of the Samoset line, will run two round trips daily starting June 19, joining Norman II for an established mail service. Capt. Farmer previously commanded the Virginia since 1930 except for last season.
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Walter Farmer
Boothbay Harbor
Farmer
Virginia
Samoset Steamboat Co
Bath Boothbay Harbor
American Foreign Steamship Co
New York
Puerto Rico
Bath-Boothbay Harbor
A. P. Greenleaf
MacMahan Island
Bath
Oppose Reduction of Bath Police Night Force
Mayor Arthur Sewall proposes four officers on night duty instead of five, but officials push back. They note city ordinances require one desk officer overnight and argue two officers are needed on all night calls. With four men, protection at various hours would be severely limited and gaps would open on both ends of the city.
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Arthur Sewall
Bath
North End
South End
Hand Engine League Elects Its Officers
Chester H. McCabe of Bath elected first vice president and Benjamin F. Oldread of Saco chosen president. Other officers include John H. Trecartin Lubec second vice president William Hennessey Brunswick secretary Gerald E. Nason Saco treasurer Oscar C. Libby Westbrook Charles E. Colby Topsham and Henry W. Way Portland as trustees.
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Chester H. McCabe
Bath
State Hand Engine League
Portland
Benjamin F. Oldread
Saco
John H. Trecartin
Lubec
William Hennessey
Brunswick
Gerald E. Nason
Oscar C. Libby
Westbrook
Charles E. Colby
Topsham
Henry W. Way
McCausland Brothers Lead Trout Catches at Lake Cobbosseecontee
E Bernard McCausland president of the Sagadahoc Rod Fish and Gun Club landed several handsome trout at Lake Cobbosseecontee with his Augusta neighbor Leon McCausland. Catches ranged 10 to 16 inches. A bridge and whist party with a fashion show was held in St. Mary's hall Biddeford sponsored by the Council of Catholic Women.
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Cobbosseecontee
E. Bernard McCausland
Sagadahoc Rod, Fish and Gun Club, Inc
Leon McCausland
Augusta
Lake
St. Mary's Hall
Biddeford
Council of Catholic Women of
St. Mary's Parish
Popham Beach Coast Guard Notes and Local Visitors
Capt Walter Sprague returns to duty at Merrimac River Coast Guard station after a visit with the McNultys. The Popham school field day program features songs and scenes by pupils led by Margaret Wyman and Stanley Perkins. Local residents from Bath, Long Island and Winnegance are listed among visitors, drivers, and family announcements. twins births reported for Freeman Oliver and family. ongoing Coast Guard station ties and community activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sprague
Merrimac River
Phippsburg Hall
Popham
Margaret Wyman
Stanley Perkins
Marion Bridges
Johnny
Blanchard Crowley
Joseph Stover
Eugene Stover
Mary Ziller Alley
Red Cross
Leon Oliver
Kenneth Leonard
Cowboy
Carol Drake
Lone
Daniel Webster
Frederic Thomas Miothet
Pistiet
Arlene Perkins
Eugene Stover, Jr
Frederick Thomas
Margaret _ Wyman
Edna Oliver
Fred Spinney
Stry
Obituary of John Edwin Berry of Concord
Mrs. H Dorman Perkins of West Bath reports the death of her brother John Edwin Berry aged 58 at The Maples Concord New Hampshire after months of illness including a lengthy stay at Concord Memorial Hospital. He leaves Lena Lake his wife and siblings Harry C George N Benjamin and Mrs Perkins. The family traveled to Concord for services and stayed with Mr and Mrs Harry Berry.
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Concord
Peoples Market
John Hancock So
Jamaica Plain
L. I
George N. Berry
Winthrop
Mass
Perkins
Evelyn
Clarice Whittier
Lewiston
Harry Berry
Henry S Brown 88 dairy farmer longtime Maine resident
Henry Stevens Brown 88 of Kents Hill died Wednesday in Auburn after a life spent in South Chesterfield and Kents Hill. He moved in 1887 after the Chester Ville homestead burned and retired from farming in 1932. He married Caroline Morrill in 1871. she died in 1922. Surviving are three daughters, two grandsons, and a sister.
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Henry Stevens Brown
Kents Hill
Auburn
South Chesterville
Chesterville
Mr. Brown
Maine Wesleyan Seminary
Burnham's Business College
Portland
Caroline E. Morrill
Lloyd Daley
Bath
Clinton Bailey
Charles Taylor
Meadfield
Frederick Bailey
Stanwood Taylor
Readfield
Eliza F. Brown
Charles S. Brawn Dies at 67 After Illness in Bath
Charles S. Brawn 67 a longtime ice business figure in Bath died Friday at his home 102 Bedford Street after a brief illness. Born Bath May 3 1868 he was married 1893 to Alice A Reed Brawn and survived by son Worthen E. Brawn Brunswick daughter Marion Legard Bath brother Arthur W. Brawn West Bath sisters Grace Stevens Topsham Alice MacDonald Bath and two grandchildren. He was a past commander of T. W. Hyde camp S of U V and active in its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Brawn
Bedford Street
Mr. Brawn
Bath
Sumner
Rebecca
Carson) Brawn
Alice A. (Reed) Brawn
Worthen E. Brawn
Brunswick
Marion Legard
Arthur W. Brawn
West Bath
Grace I. Stevens
Topsham
Alice MacDonald
Brawn
T. W. Hyde Camp
U. V
Funeral for Everett F. Wallace in Phippsburg
Everett F. Wallace 64 a fisherman died Sunday at Bath Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. His funeral was held Tuesday at 2 pm at West Point church Phippsburg with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Burial followed in Holland cemetery. He leaves wife Carrie daughter Mrs James York six grandchildren and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett F. Wallace
Bath Memorial Hospital
West Point Church
Phippsburg
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Bath
Ralph Wallace
Floyd A. Wallace
South Portland
Harold E
Lewis E. Wallace
Holland Cemetery
Wallace
George
Melvina Wallace
Carrie E. (Green) Wallace
James York
Alvin C. Wallace
Miss Mandelia Covel Dies at 86 in Bath
Miss Mandelia Covel, 86, a veteran Bath compositor, died after a two year illness at the Old Folks Home. Born in Bath to Zemi ra and Julia Covel, she lived in Bath most of her life and worked in the offices of Elijah Upton and son and briefly for The Times Co. Survived by six nephews in Bath, Boston, Los Angeles, and St. Andrew, plus a cousin Mrs. Grace Carey of Hartford.
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the Times Co
Ralph C. Covel
Bath
N. Edward Covel
Harry Covel
Boston
Fred Covel
Los Angeles
California
Harry T. Passmore
Arthur C. Passmore
St. Andrew
N. B
Grace Carey
Hartford Conn
Charles S. Browns Funeral Honors Ice Dealer Leader
The funeral for Charles S. Brown former ice dealer and past commander of T. W. Hyde camp S of U V was Sunday at 2 PM at High Street Church with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Large Camp and Auxiliary attendance. bearers included Linwood Miller George O Melzard and several past commanders. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Brown
T. W. Hyde
U. V
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
S. of
Hyde Camp
Linwood Miller
George O. Melzard
Clarence Warner
Gardiner Crocker
John J. Marks
Vernon W. Miller
Oak Grove
Winnegance Area Notes A Busy Week Of Local Events
Twin babies born to Mrs Freeman W Oliver of Popham Beach on Wednesday. Edgar W Oliver and family plan move to new home next month. Miss Roberta Manson visited Springfield Mass. Women’s Auxiliary meeting set for Thursday at 2 30 pm. Charles Rogers adds dormer windows to Herbert Morse house. Bath fire department responds to chimney fire at James Lester Morse home. little damage. Robert P Manson opens home baked goods shop. Minstrel vaudeville evening at Winnegance Community Club House directed by Mrs Bernice Drake with Thelma Fogg tap number. Church services observed Mothers Day with special sermons and flowers. Busy Bees class recites on Mothers Day. Guild Girls decorate vestry for tea. Ruth Morse and Ruth Dobson pour. L T L meets. Ladies Aid postponed. Community Club renov plans discussed. North End Pitch Club game Friday. renovations to club house to begin soon.
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Ernest Wers
Emily Wyman
Arthur Cottle
Belgrade
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Rogers
Harry Wyman
Sylvester Cushman
Portland
Sebasco Estates
Harold Cushman
Lynn
Mapss
Nathan Cushman
Eugene Osgood
Fred
Popham Beach
Perkin's Island
Bath
Ralph Pye
Shirley Eleanor
N. W. Eaton
Sabattus
William Harriman
Sidney Eaton
Ashdale
Joseph Jr
Edward
Sebasco
Horace Morse
Parker Head
Harry Gilmore
Maud Holbrook
West Point
Ralph W. Kenney
Smith's Hall
Harry Berry
Eleanor
George J. Ingalls
James L. Morsé
Julia Logan
Parker Head Hall
Henry
Angie Mank
James L. Morse
Lena Oliver
Emma Perry
Fred A. Oliver
Lena
Lewiston
Hattie Bowker
New Meadows
Martha Small
Harry McIntire
Ralph Robinson
Hiram Robinson
Eric Carlson
Forrest Legard
Paul
Cora Crowley
William Tozier
George Oliver
Herbert Sprague
Rowley
Mass
Popham
C.C
Vermont
Josiah Ritter
G. Edward McNulty
Capt
Llewellyn J. Oliver
Freeport
Ernest W. Oliver
Moses Chandler
Perley M. Chandler
Long Island
George E. Hoyt
Richmond
Arthur Hardy
John Young
Leah Bowie
Spruceville
Lester Oliver
Ernest L. Spinney
Trueman Taylor
Bay Point
Grace Brown
Ellie Spinney
J. H. Miller
Peggy McFarland
Clara Oliver
Winnegance
Freeman Oliver
John Libby
Pauline Morong
Kennebec House
Eleanor Thayer
Lisbon Falls
Beulah Light
John Carter
Fred Clark
Lubec
Christopher Marr
Clark
Mr. Marr
Kennebec River
June Oliver
Eugene Stover
Charles Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Roberta Claire
Robert Leslie
Ralph Morong
Leslie Dyer
Merton Oliver
Leaman E. Drake
Carol
David
David Leon
Clarence Getchell
Irving Dobbin
George Smith
Sagadahoc Bay
Georgetown
Stanley Hyde
Nancy
Barbara
Yarmouth
Roland Alley
Constance
Freeman W. Oliver
Harry F. Oliver
Charles Rogers
Herbert Morse
James Lester Morse
Robert P. Manson
Winneganee
Bernice Drake
Dorothy Rogers
Thomas Totman
Thelma Fogg
Thatcher Pinkham
Guild
North End
Rain Ends Dust Storms After Weeks of Dry Weather
William O. Benner, formerly of Winnegance and now in Cheyenne, Wyoming, notes rain has halted dust and dry spells, recalling hauling water for years. A Cheyenne paper reports Maine granted Governor Miller a free hunting and fishing license with leather case and gilt embossing, contrasting Wyoming’s license law which requires payment except for license sellers who receive five dollar licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O. Benner
Winnegance
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mr. Benner
Maine
Leslie A. Miller
Miller
Game Department
National Emergency Council Calls For Work Relief Proposals
The National Emergency Council seeks brief project proposals from city town and county officials service clubs and others for the new Work Relief Program. Proposals should include project description cost estimates expected employment and work days with the phrase Project Proposal on the envelope. Over fifty varieties of oak trees and shrubs exist in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Emergency Council
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Theatre ON Wheels
Morse High Branch
Junior Red Cross OF
Woolwich
Park Alley
Myrtle Lodge
W.C.T.U
Bonors
Lucinda Bailey
Mary A. Wiggin
Adelaide L. Delano
John S. Hyde
Emma
D. Sewall
Arthur S. Hyde
Lucy W. Patten
Charles D. Clarke
Seamen's Fund
Sarah M. Wells
William H. Sewall
Monday Club
Rere
Harold M. Sewall
L. Theresa Moses
Ernestine S. Wright
Sane
Albert H. Shaw
Joseph E. Sewall
George P. Davenport
Cordelia D. Morrison
Sidney J. Meeker
Emma C. Greenleaf
Celia E. Lincoln
David C. Malcolm
Bie & Tate Eee
Lina G. Sewall
Hand Engine League
Clifton Morong
U. S. Coast Guard Station
Raymond Larrabee
Stephen Etinier
Millard Urquehart
Seguin
John Edwin Berry
Mandelia Covel
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