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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1935

Page

9

Bath Rotarians Hear Talk On Depression

Bath Rotary Club heard Lloyd W. Fisher of Bates College discuss depressions of earth versus economic downturns. He traced earth history from fish to humans, noting coast line shifts and glacial changes. Bath Brunswick highway plans were discussed with action to cooperate with Brunswick. Future meetings move to Morse High cafeteria with the senior class as guests.

Bath Rotary Club Hotel Phoenix Lloyd W. Fisher Bates Millinockett Fisher Rotary C. Earle Richardson P. K. Niven Brunswick Club Bath-Brunswick Highway Snipe Bath Club Brunswick Morse High School

Classified Plant and Poultry For Sale Notice

Bill Hatch upstairs for sale strawberry plants 3.50 per M Carlton Bath 277 43. For sale chicks Barren Rocks extra gas laying strain make fine broilers. Hatch McIntosh Maquoit road Brunswick Me 4 4 tf a ee ee

M. H. Carlton Bath McIntosh Maquoit Brunswick

Daughters of 1812 Meet in This City

Enterprise chapter of United States Daughters of 1812 hosts at Mrs. Henry W. Butler’s home 624 High street with Spring decorations. Mrs. Cushman reports on the National Congress in Washington, D C, and a musical program features piano solo by Francis McPherson and songs by Mrs. Fred Cary.

Henry W. Butler Clyde E. Richardson Brunswick Mary Pelham Hill Topsham Enterprise Chapter United States Daughters of 1812 Butler High Street National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution Washington, D. C B. G. W. Cushman Auburn Francis McPherson Fred Cary McPherson Cushman Paul C. Bibber James B. Pulsifer Warren W. Gledhill Arthur A. Garcelon G. Edwin Turgeon George N. Gardiner Charles K. D. Chase Olney D. Bliss William D. Lawless Herbert L. Wells John E. Cartland Earle V. McCrellis Annie C. Bristol Chester A. Plant Louise R. Staples

Thespians End Season With Big Hearted Herbert

The Thespians closed their season Friday night with the three act comedy Big Hearted Herbert directed by H. Augustus Huse and led by Miriam Kimba in the role of the devoted wife. The cast included Margery Haskell, Wyman Holmes, 11 year old Herbert Steeves, Brenda Hill, Doris Wing, Doorothy Welch, and others while Richard Haskell served as stage manager. Audiences grew and out of town patrons attended as the troupe eyes next season with new productions.

Thespians Herbert H. Augustus Huse Miriam Kimba Herbert Kalness Mr. Huse Margery Haskell Alice Elizabeth Goodrich Mr. Goodrich Miss Kimball Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Huse Bath Holmes Brenda Hill Mrs. Goodrich Doris Wing Amy Lawrence Doorothy Welch Martha Franklin Wright John Moore Charles Bartlett George Quimby Frances Smith Richard Haskell William Owen Camden George B. Connard Lillian Miller Henry W. Owen

Brunswick Girl Scouts Hold Golden Eaglet Ceremony

On Tuesday night at Girl Scout Hall the Brunswick Girl Scouts present the Golden Eaglet to Miss Ernestine Wilson. The 7.30 pm ceremony features a scout playlet and is presented by Mrs. Pauline Long Wilson, a former scout captain. Miss Wilson, a Brunswick High senior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Wilson of 7 Stone Street.

Brunswick Girl Scouts Girl Scout Hall Ernestine Wilson Brunswick Pauline Long Wilson Miss Wilson Brunswick High School Ernest E. Wilson Stone Street

Conference Re-Elects Rev Rodney Roundy Superintendent

The 108th annual Congregational-Christian Conference of Maine concluded at Winter Street Church with Rev. Rodney W Roundy unanimously re elected as superintendent. He praised church cooperation and Bath hospitality as key memories from the Bath Bathport event. Pastor Joseph Purdue thanked Bath organizations and Winter Street Church for their support and coverage by The Bath Times.

Rodney W. Roundy Rodns. W. Roundy Portland Bath Roundy Joeph O. Purdue Times Central Maine Power Company Y.M.C.A Morse Academy Winter Street Church Joseph O. Purdue Congregational Conference

Two State Champions Attend Brunswick Amateur Boxing Show

The event features Ernest Filteau of Berlin New Hampshire 112 pound champion and Nicholas Kurikovitch of Winslow Maine 174 pound champion as part of a seven class boxing program at Brunswick town hall this Friday night. About 35 boxers from Berlin Waterville Biddeford Lewiston Brunswick and Bath are set to compete in the first amateur show by the Brunswick Community Boys' Club drawing a regional crowd.

Brunswick Town Hall Brunswick Community Boys’ Club Ernest Filteau Berlin N. H Pcound Granite State Nicholas Kurikovitch Winslow Maine Waterville Biddeford Lewiston Brunswick Bath

Skowhegan Dropps Parimutuel Betting This Year

Trustees of the Somers t Central Agricultural Society voted in Skowhegan nine to three Friday night against legalized betting. Proponents of Lie measure who spoke included Major John W. Fogler and Fred W. Weston. Opponents named George H. Plummer Ernest C. Butler and W H Himman. A Bridgton Academy official, Ernest Parson, is noted as a fisherman who caught a four and a half pound red spot at Keoka Lake, Waterford.

Skowhegan Somers T Central Agricultural Society John W. Fogler Fred W. Weston Maine George H. Plummer Ernest C. Butler W. H. Himman Ernest Parson Bridgton Academy Keoka Lake Waterford

Reverend David L. Wilson to Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon

University of Maine selects Rev. David L. Wilson of Bath to give the baccalaureate address on Sunday June 9. Commencement speaker will be Dr. Carleton W. Stanley of Dalhousie University Halifax Nova Scotia. Weather permitting both events planned for Alumni Oval or Memorial Gymnasium.

Arthur A. Hauck University of Maine David L. Wilson Central Congregational Church of Bath Carleton Wellesley Stanley Dalhousie University Halifax N. S Stanley Canada Manchester Guardian Isabel Alexander Toronto Wilson New York City New York Union Theological Seminary Columbia University America Wilon Congregational Church Fort Fairfield Belfast Maine Grand Commandery of San Francisco Alumni Oval Alumni Hall Memorial Gymnasium

Lake Titicaca Depths and Size Report

Lake Titicaca in Peru covers more than 3220 square miles and reaches depths over 700 feet in several locations.

Lake Titicaca Peru

Bowdoinham News Highlights Local Social and Sports

Social calls among Bowdoinham families. Junior Prize Speaking Declamations set for May 24 with a PTA prize fund. Local baseball: Sagadahoc Fertilizer beats Lisbon opponent. Leavitt’s loses 13 to 5 to Bowdoin Center. Births, visitors, and weekend guests count as community notes in a bustling town bulletin.

H. A. Clinch Portland John Purington Parent-Teachers Association Litheo Allen Betty Arlene Brunswick Hospital Sagadahoc Fertilizer Lisbon Bowdoinham Leavitt Bowdoin Center Bowdoin Dolly Brawn Miss Brawn Ernest Millay Carrie Ricker Litchfield Myrtle Gordon Newcastle William Gould Frank Hackett Rochester N. H Hattie Hackett George A. Hackett Alfred Brown Mexico Linwood Rideout Harry Gill Lawrence Mass Gill Mr. Gile Wilbur Small Jennie Allen R. H. Martin Gardiner Charles Fogg Lena Patten Lizabeth Blake John Blake Massachusetts Ray Douglas Roger Clyde Tucson Ariz Bowdeinham Edith Wood Hattie Andros Lottie Cobb Sanford Stephen Cobb Raymond Rendall Alfred Alice Larchmont N. Y Abbie Graves Eva Palmer Alice Maxwell Clara Fogg Brunswick William Huntoon David Andrews Boston Alvin Huntoon George Hamilton

Motion Pictures Shown by Beacon Street Brotherhood

At a vestry meeting Tuesday evening the Brotherhood of Beacon Street church viewed motion pictures supplied by Standard Oil Co and Canadian National Railways. The event drew a large crowd and votes were cast of thanks. Plans were set for the Sabine outing Friday, the season’s final meeting with Arthur C. Norton as committee chairman. Attendees not yet notifying Norton should do so promptly.

Brotherhood of Beacon Street Standard Oil Co Canadian National Railways Sabine Arthur C. Norton Norton

Miss Anna E. Gibson Funeral Held in Bath

The life long Bath resident Miss Anna E. Gibson died in Boston. Her funeral was held Sunday at one at the Arthur F. Mayo residence in Bath. Readers included Roland J. Sawyer of Brunswick. Bearers were Clinton Douglas, Charles L. Gibson of Boston, and Charles S. Brown with Charles S. Brown Jr. of Augusta. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

Anna E. Gibson Bath Boston Arthur F. Mayo High Street Roland J. Sawyer Brunswick Christian Science Reader Clinton Douglas Charles L. Gibson Charles S. Brown Charles S. Brown, Jr Augusta Oak Grove

Community notices from East Bowdoin and Sagadahoc Grange

East Bowdoin Ladies meet at Mrs. Charles Babb home on May 16 with 12 attendees. quilts discussed and two more planned. Sagadahoc Grange held May 18 with music and readings. local members attended. Local residents include Mrs. Grant Woods recovering from throat surgery and Samuel Enman injured in a barn accident. An East Bowdoin chapel season opening is set for June 2 with Dr William R. Wood as speaker.

East Bowdoin Charles Babb Robert McAfee Sagadahoc Grange Herbert Roberts Mildred Carr Ernest Maynard Carr Edna Bickford Theresa Carr Grant Woods Brunswick Hospital Chester Marshall Portland Samuel Enman Richard Pratt Richmond Olive Ward Ernest Carr Steep Falls Nellie Cobb Carrie Douglass Cobb Brunswick Loraine Heenie Marion Curtis East Bowdoin Chapel William R. Wood Augusta Harold Curtis Bliss College Charles A. Babb L. G. Starbird

Nurses Graduation Friday Afternoon Bath Memorial Hospital

The Bath Memorial Hospital School of Nursing holds its annual graduation Friday afternoon at Grace Church parish house. Graduate nurses will usher, a reception follows in the hall, and the High School orchestra will provide music. The program includes Invocation, Address by Mayor Arthur Sewall, Address to graduates by Dr. Langdon T. Snipe, a Nightingale pledge, medal presentation, and diploma distribution by L Eugene Thebeau.

Bath Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Grace Church Parish House Charles M. Tubbs Arthur Sewall Langdon T. Snipe

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