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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

5

Pigeon rescue and cat mother dispute feature in Maine items

A Lewiston Library scene ends with firemen freeing a pigeon entangled by a string. A grandmother cat guards newborn kittens as Peanut refuses to relinquish the litter, while other Maine notes report smelts in Damariscotta brooks, gulls feasting on fish, forest-fire drills by Good Will youths, road widening near Frankfort, Bangor lumber shipments, and spring wildlife activity.

Lady Elmer L. Pendleton Islesboro Peanut Steenth Peanut'sies Lewiston Public Library

West Methodist Pastor Welcomed At Fine Reception

A reception for the new West Methodist church pastor Rev Chester B Oliver and his wife was hosted by the Ladies aid and Sorority in the vestry. Flowers from Kennebec Greenhouses decorated the room as clergymen and guests gathered. Local leaders and several aunts attended while music readings and piano duets filled the program. Ice cream cake and crackers were served by numerous volunteers from the Ladies’ aid and Sorority.

West Methodist Church Chester B Oliver Ladies’ Aid Sorority P. M. Olm Kennebec Charles M. Tubbs Gracechurch Jesse Kenderdine Beacon Street Methodist Andrew M. Butterfield Board of Trustees Butterfield Margaret Sampson Edna Besaw Louis A. Dole William W. Dennison Leroy FP. Colby Magnolia Brown Bird Walter F. Day Martha Walter Snipe Edward Butterfield Walter E. Upham Margaret Gordon Ellen Hodgkins Stanley Hunter Anna Shellenbarger John Besaw Aid Harris T. Rodick Earl B. Lermond Ellery E. Whittemore John Sampson Bird A. Shellenbarger Robert S. Gordon Merle Niles Williams. Temple

Welfare Committee To Host Dance In West Bath Grange

West Bath community welfare panel reports a supper entertainment and dance with 83 attendees including 31 visitors. Members Geraldine Robichaud and David Arthur Young elected. program features papers, songs, sketches, duets, and a mother themed program led by local residents.

Home and Community Welfare Committee West Bath Grange Geraldine Robichaud David Arthur Young E. D. Leavitt Fred K. Sturtevant John and Robbie Footer Elizabeth Trott Ruth Small Anne Desmond Beverly Curran William H. White Alice Smith Bertha Ward Job” Speyer Esther Perry Minuet Gloria Leavitt Judy Dennison Barbara Stodder Glenda Howard Wallace Stetson Richard Gilmore Robert Hart Mercie MacFadden Fred

Seven Point Pins Awarded Pupils at North Grammar School

North Grammar School awarded Seven Point pins to many pupils across grades seven and six. Named seventh grade recipients include Frederick Andrews and Mary Morse among others. sixth grade honorees list Mary Pierce and Jane Trott. Also noted are reentries and a local obituary for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams who passed Sunday at Small Point.

Mary J. A. Clappison North Street Ann Desmond Mary Pierce Jane Trott Elaine Noyes Sandra Daley Dorothy Maas Natalie Simms Richard Andrews North Grammar School Frederick Andrews Herbert Belanger Frances Flaherty Dorothy Gilchrist Kenneth Hill Ralph Houston Glenda Howard Mary Morse Linna Marie Purdue Nancy Sewall Lewis Wilson Betty Anderson Judith Dennison Mary Furber Arline Philbrick Thomas Morsety Walter Hill Gloria Leavitt Wallace Mayo Alfred Perow Harold Sewall Ralph Stetson Joseph Perow Harry Williams Small Point

Journalist Addresses Bath Rotary Club

Samuel A. Ladd Jr of Brunswick spoke to the Bath Rotary Club about postwar world politics. He warned against U S involvement in European power plays and contrasted democracies with dictatorships noting 14 of 21 governments at a South American conference were dictatorial. He projected no major conflict in 1939 and urged avoiding 1917 mistakes. President Hill thanked him. visitors included Carl Anderson Sumner Sewall and Frank Vennett.

Uncle Sam Pres. Hill Samuel A. Ladd, Jr Brunswick Carl Anderson Sumner Sewall Frank Vennett

Mrs Connard Addresses Beacon Junior Aid Meeting

Mrs Connard spoke on the Holy Land and Mediterranean at Beacon Street vestry Monday evening during a Junior Aid program. Plans were made for an Old Fashioned party May 22 and a June 3 food sale with guests invited and costumes encouraged.

George Baer Connard Holy Land Mediterranean Beacon Street Aid Lrs Madden Archie M. Wishart Wilbur H. Crocker Orange Pred D

Automobiles Threatened by Morning Fire at Bath Shipyard Lot

Firefighters battled a blaze in chips stored in Bath Iron Works parking area behind Swift and Co Water Street threatening employee vehicles. No conflagration found in woods area near North Bath later. smoke traced to Cook's Corner. Separately Hallowell D A R and Maine New Hampshire chapters plan June 20 Maine State Marking of Cop's Trail with ceremonies at State School Winthrop Hill Hallo well.

Bath Iron Works Corp Swift & Co Water Street Fred Perry Topsham Bath North Bath Hallowell Daughters of the American Revolution Maine New Hampshire Mary Kelton Dummer Sons of the Revolution Winthrop Hill Erroll N. H

Charlotte School of Dancing to stage recital at Morse High

Readable notes outline Miss Arline Arsenault of Morse as a featured dancer in the May 23 recital at Morse High School. She has four years in Miss Cahill's studio and is praised for her work in Mo Hib a and Rebekahs events. Also covered are local business sale Mum's Lunch to Roy Black, a municipal court intoxication case, and various civic notes including Navy river activity and Bath Eagles smoker plans.

Cyril B. Varney Cummings Street Ray Parker Percy R. Low Granite Street Berry's Mills West Bath Varney No. 8 Parker U. S. Coast Guard Service David L. Wilson Central Church Ascension Porter Congregational Church Brockton Mass Knight Templars Massachusetts Bay State Wilson Congregational Church Melrose Olin B. Tracy Henry W. Webb Florence M. Martin Bangor Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs Rangeley Maude Clark Gay Waldoboro Maybelle H. Brown Waterville Harry H. Burnham Biddeford Martin Charlotte Walter I. Norton This City Louis Arsenault Arsenault Water Street Mum's Lunch Lara A. Greenleaf Roy Black Black Bath Aerie of Eagles Aerie Ee Oe Lannes Puller Edward Losier Alfred Pomerieau Charlotte's School of Dancing Morse High School South Sea Roy Jimmy Knight Edmund Pur

Maine To Plant Seed Potatoes In Aroostook County

About 200 acres of foundation seed potatoes will be grown in Aroostook County under a new speed program by the Maine Department of Agriculture. Dr G I Simpson’s program and others will contribute 50 acres with plots from one to 12 acres. Total 240 acres expected to assist the county’s seed supply.

Aroostook Maine Department of Agriculture Simpson

Mrs Charies Frasee Visits Portland Family

Mrs Charlies Frasee of Portland is visiting her daughter Mrs Lynwood Haynes, Oven siret, for a few days.

Charlies Frasee Portland Lynwood Haynes

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H. W. Eldred Garden Street William J. Paisley, Jr Wiliam J. Paisley Weeks Street Priscilla Verrill Libby Harry L. Libby Middle Street Lucy G. Rogers High Street Merle Orne Sewall Strout Rosa Miller Malden Clifton Legard Memorial Hospital Bath Iron Works Willard Whitman Virginia Franklin West Somerville Roy Parris Braintree Whitman Lester Crooker Lena Crocker William S. Briry Edward E. Briry Grove Street Forrest Johnson Wiscasset Charles B. Doyle Bath Bus Service New Jersey Nightingale Club Hotel Seydwick Arthur L. Pratt Edward A. Footer Paul B. Wilson Pearl Street Adam P. Leighton Philip H. Foster Central Maine Power Co Veterans Hospital Togus Academy Street Sidney W. Noyes Dobbs Ferry N. Y Sebago Eben J.marston C. Lymar Hall Hall Marston Peru Ind William A. Grevers Rockville Center Martha Hutchins Meadowbrook Never Idle Club People's Baptist Church George B. Wolstenholme Earl Morse Wilfred W. Chaney Mary Curtis Gertrude Stewart Myrtle Lodge, Odd Ladies Supreme Board Boston Betty Trainor Clifton Street Cadillac Mountain Arthur P. Bliss Curtis Goodwin Rockland Arthur B. Stilphen Supt John Parker Superintendents Round Table Western Maine Arthur Parouette Lewiston Arthur Sewall Wallingford Everett Foster Court Street Arthur E. Baum Portsmouth Grace Duncan Cof Bath New England Council of Federated Church Women Sydney C. Dalrympie Brookline Georgetown Bertha Lee Lord John A. Lord New York Miss Lord Pasadena Cal Mrs. Gardiner D. Rogers Sally The Rotary Anns Hotel Sedgwick Joan Killarney Morgan Stetson Wollaston Charles A. Corliss York Street Camden Leslie Clough Stetson Morgan Bath Fuel Co Carrie T. Little and Son Allen Turner Court William Collins Norwood Daniel MacDonald Upper Washington Street Waldo M. Brown Wellesley Hills William Grevers William Green John M. Conley, Jr Reginald Atwood John Atwood Mr. Atwood Navy Yard Elmer Allard Mechanic Falls Sgt Samuel McElroy Brunswick Read Arthur J. Dunton James A. Gillies, Jr Pine Tree Park South Portland Reginald T. Lampard Deborah Lombard C. D. Bartlett Wm. Tudor Gardiner Gardiner Phips Point Joseph Kennedy Hurley Grant Belfast Waldo County Hospital Martha Grant Paul Bagdikian Augusta Augusta House A. G. Hendricks Lincoln College of Indianapolis Wilbur C. Oliver Clarence L. Oliver Andrus L. Coleman Newton Center Street Vernon Matson Vernon, Jr Newton, Mass Popham Beach Mary L. Gallant Emanuel Galant Floral Street Daniel J. Perry Donald F. Perry Elizabeth Sullivan Harold A. Ames Miss Gallant Emanuel Gallant Anne Sullivan Edna Durant Margaret Tourtillotte Elsie Small Mae King Aldine Lewis Margaret Gallagher Esther King Mary Duncan Pauline Nickerson Mary B. Hodgkins Gorham Normal School Waterford Ruth Oliver Henry Rogers Emma Rogers Ora Small Lisbon Falls Medford Samuel Stoddard Louis M. Silverman N.H Penley Stevens Auburn C. Leroy Hutchins M. Adele Hutchins Middle ,Street Gloucester N. J E. A. Rideout Allan Spear Joseph Spear Alfred L.tarbox Tarbox Allen M. Irish California Carl Hentz Gilbert Head Washington Street Enid D. Bryant City Charles A. Soule Corliss Street Edward E. Pinson, Jr Pinson Wyman Dam Oliver F. Brown Western Avenue Louis Gayton Charles Waterhouse J. Ross Chase Veterans’ Hospital Marshall Street Elizabeth Oliver Pacific Coast San Diego Chicago Walter Wiggin Albert Pinkham John H. Hyde Elmhurst Mrs. Duncan Bragg Avery Damariscotta Long Cove Bristol Good Will Good Will Boys Averill Cottage Frankeis Marsh Frankfort Village Newcastle Nova Scotia Penobscot River Panama Canal Atlantic Oregon Washington Chester B. Oliver Rotary Club Mrs. Connard Beacon Junior Aid To the Mona Kennebec County New York Socony T. W. Hyde A. V South China Nathan Hallowell A. E. Clark Samoset Steamboat Co E. W. Bridgham
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