Bath pupils win three of four Propeller club prizes
Morse high school students Miss Barbara L. Curran Miss Geraldine Andrews and Claire Fulton secured three of four national essay prizes on How Ship Building Contributes to the Prosperity of the Nation. Curran earns an expense paid Boston to St John and Digby trips, Andrews gets $10, Fulton a free trip to the New York World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Propeller Club
United States
Morse High School
Barbara L. Curran
Boston
St. John
N. B
Digby
N. S
Geraldine E. Andrews
Claire Fulton
Bath
Warren C. Curran
Academy Street
Miss Curran
Miss Andrews
Carroll E. Andrews
High Street
Eva Fulton
Patton
Maine
Portland
Susan And God opens Lakewood Theatre season May 27
Lakewood Players begin their 39th season with Susan And God by Rachel Crothers on May 27. Director Melville Burke will feature new and familiar cast members, with scenery by Charles Perkins in three settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan and
God
Lakewood Theatre
Melville Burke
Lakewood Players
Susan and God
Rachel Crothers
Lakewood
Gertrude Lawrence
New York
Nancy Kelly
Burke
Charles Perkins
Youngster Recovers From Near Drowning At Woolwich Slip
Ronald Aldrickson five year old son of Mr and Mrs Merle Aldrickson Woolwich was snatched from likely death by his father after nearly drowning at the old State Ferry slip in Woolwich Wednesday afternoon last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald
Merle Aldrickson
Woolwich
Old State Ferry
Boy Rescued From Water After Submersion
A father rescued his son after the boy was submerged for three to five minutes at a local location. Ronald’s three year old sister Nancy raised the alarm, helping firefighters and bystanders locate the boy by surface bubbles. The boy was treated at Memorial Hospital and recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Ronald
Nancy
Aldrickson
Dorothy McAllister
Andrew V. McaAllister
Drummond Street
This City
Morse High School
Poetry Fellowship Meeting in Brunswick Saturday
The Poetry Fellowship of Maine plans its annual meeting in Brunswick on Saturday May 27. Theda Kenyon of Brooklyn will read in costume from Scarlet Anne. Harold Pulsifer, Sheldon Christian and other members will participate. Prize poems will be read and awards made during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Poetry Fellowship of
Maine
Brunswick
Theda Kenyon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anne Hutchinson
Scarlet Anne
Kenyon
Hunter College
New York
Poetry Society of America
Harold T. Pulsifer
Round Table
Hotel Eagle
Sheldon Christian
State Fellowship
Blanche W. Brown
Dover-Foxcroft
Anna Shaw Buck
Dover- Foxcroft
J. Burpee Larsen
Portland
Past Ladies Club Guest of Mrs Perry
Mrs Amos F Perry of 850 Washington street entertained the Past Ladies club of Myrtle Lodge Monday evening. Mrs Emma Daley was co host ess and Mrs Pearl Campbell pres ident led the business meeting. Members sewed patch work and served ice cream strawberries and cake. Mrs John H Hunt will host next month at 362 Middle street. Attendees included Mrs Charles Nelson Mrs Wallace L Atwood Mrs Wilfred W Chaney Mrs Fred S Curtis Mrs Howard E Blake Mrs Walter P Kingsbury Mrs Frank Higgins Mrs Jennie Oliver and Mrs Robert Mitchall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos F. Perry
Washington Street
Myrtle Lodge
Emma Daley
Pearl Campbell
John H. Hunt
Middle Street
Charles Nelson
Wallace L. Atwood
Wilfred W. Chaney
Fred S. Curtis
Howard E. Blake
Walter P. Kingsbury
Frank Higgins
Jennie Oliver
Robert Mitchall
Miss Newell Visits Needham and Plans Madison Show Trip
Miss Mary Newell of Washington Street spent the weekend in Needham Mass with Mrs Olive B Guild. She then joined Miss Mary MacKinnon of Topsham and they left Monday for New York to attend the Morris Es sex Dog Show in Madison New Jersey Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Newell
Washington Street
Needham
Mass
Olive B. Guild
Newell
Mary MacKinnon
Topsham
New York
Madison
N. J
Les Camarades Delight Bath With Wednesday Concert
A large Bath audience welcomed Les Camarades Musicaux at the Cosmopolitan club last Wednesday. The program featured mixed vocal and violin numbers plus piano interludes by Donald Lewis, with Allan Ramsay, Kathleen Leonard, Mrs. Sturtevant, Mrs. Albee and Merton Sprague among the soloists. The ensemble received enthusiastic applause for a varied, well-crafted performance praised as one of Bath’s outstanding musical events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Camarades Musicaux
Cosmopolitan Club
Winter Street Chapel
Allan Ramsay
Genee
Fred Sturtevant
Carl Albee
Beach
Kathleen Leonard
Ramsay
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Brunswick
Les Camarades
Bizet
Carmen
Mrs. Albee
Miss Bertha Lee Lord Weds Robert Langmuir in Pasadena
The Bath and Englewood families gather as Miss Bertha Lee Lord and Robert Rose Langmuir marry at a Pasadena Wedding chapel. The ceremony includes 50 guests, with a reception at their new Pasadena home. Langmuir, Harvard and Exeter alum, pursues a PhD at Caltech while working with United Geophysical Co. on a post graduate program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Lee Lord
John A. Lord
Pearl Street
Bath
Robert Rose Langmuir
Pasadena
Cal
Dean Langmuir
Englewood
N. J
John F. Freeto
Los Angeles
Harriet Lord
Langmuir
Harvard University
Winona Avenue
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Mrs. Langmuir
Seven Nurses to Receive Diplomas at Grace Church
Diplomas will be awarded to seven young ladies by Hon. Arthur Sewall in his roles as Mayor and Bath Memorial Hospital president. The graduation exercises of the School of Nursing will be held in Grace Church parish house Friday at 3 pm with prayer by Rev. Charles M. Tubbs. Names include Mabel Russell Vassalboro Izetta Bartlett Danforth Alice Stothart St John NB Barbara Bartlett Livermore Falls Grace Adams Livermore Falls Ethel Gunn Aberdeen NB Eleanor Stanhope Calais. A reception will follow and a large attendance is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Bath Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing
Grace Church Parish House
Charles M. Tubbs
Mabel Russell
Vassalboro
Izetta Bartlett
Danforth
Alice Stothart
St. John
N. B
Barbara Bartlett
Livermore Falls
Grace Adams
Ethel Gunn
Aberdeen
Eleanor Stanhope
Calais
Bath men charged for tree surgery law violation in Brunswick
Charles A. Radley and Wilbur D. Pottle of Bath pleaded guilty in Brunswick to violating the tree surgery law. Judge J. H. Rousseau fined them 25 dollars each plus costs or 60 days in Cumberland County jail. They allegedly posed as licensed tree surgeons, sprayed elm trees at the Gilman mansion, and collected 8 then 12 dollars after misrepresenting a state inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Radley
Wilbur D. Pottle
Bath
Brunswick Court
J. H. Rousseau
Cumberland County
Portland
Joseph A. Butler
Bath Police
Brunswick
William B. Edwards
Edwards
Gilman
Union Street
Mary Gilman
Miss Gilman
Big electrical job completed at plant
The Berwindglen with Capt Rawding is at Newport News loading a 6750 ton coal cargo for Bath after a month long strike affecting New River mines. Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co replaced three old steam turbine generators with AC motors under James Royal, enabling Maine power to operate the tower and lights and reducing coal boiler use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwindglen
Rawding
Newport News
Bath
New River
West Virginia
Oxford Paper Co
Rumford
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
A. C. Motors
Central Maine Power
James Royal
Petty Thievery Rises Amid Bath Industrial Boom
As Bath experiences an industrial upswing substantial petty theft increases. Thieves stole two expensive cars from High street near Morse High School, and a laundry basket valued around 50 dollars vanished from a porch. Larcenies also occur at Bath Iron Works and Swift & Co. railroad yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
High Street
Morse High School
Bath Iron ‘Works Corp
Swift & Co
Lee to Manage Bath Country Club Tennis Courts
Robert G. Lee named manager of the Bath Country Club tennis courts for the 1939 season. He will restore the courts to top condition and sell season memberships. For details contact Mr. Lee or Alec Baka, assistant pro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Lee
Bath Country Club
Lee
Mr. Lee
Alec Baka
Paisley Libby wedding at Corliss Street Baptist
William John Paisley Jr and Priscilla Verrill Libby married Friday evening in Corliss Street Baptist parsonage. Rev Frederick P Moffatt officiated at a single ring ceremony attended by Bertha Presley and Robert Paisley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William John Paisley, Jr
Wiliam J. Paisley
Weeks Street
Priscilla Verrill Libby
Harry L. Libby
Middle Street
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Baptist Parsonage
Bertha Presley
Robert Paisley
Rogers couple arrive from Florida for summer
Mr and Mrs Calvin W Rogers arrived Sunday from West Palm Beach Florida to spend the summer at their home on Washington Street. The Rogers left early in November for Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin W. Rogers
West Palm Beach
Fla
Washington Street
Mrs. Rogers
Florida
Classified Rate Notice For Wednesday Copy
Public classified ad rates announce 25 words first insertion at 35 cents and each additional insertion 20 cents. Copy must reach the office by noon on Wednesdays for publication.
Bowdoinham Community Notes Host Supper and Meetings
The Bowdoinham senior class held a well attended supper on Friday raising over $50. The Bowdoinham 4-H club met Thursday reorganized with Wallace Hunter as leader and Wayne Rich as county agent. Several residents and visitors are noted, including Pelham Noyes in Portland hospital for a hip joint issue and various weekend visits and travels among local families. Memorial Day plans include speaker Wilmot Mitchell of Edward Little College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coombs High School
Bowdoinham
Wallace Hunter
Wayne Rich
Pelham Noyes
Willis Sewall
Children's Hospital
Portland
Ralph Purington
Delma Curtis
Erland Rogers
Clarence Hanson
Moxie
Nona Joy
Charles Fogg
Margaret Gile
Paris
Wilmot Mitchell
Edward Little
Brunswick
Gladys Raymond
Richmond
E. E. Durand
Contract Bridge
Aaron Souis
Arthur Verrill
Windsor
Duncan Farrell
Mother of Bath
Jean Purington
Stephen Billings
John McCart
Lewiston
Malcolm Jewel
Bates College
Josie Irish
Ernest Pease
Auburn
Pease
Charles Sherman
Helen Stackpole
Alice Whittier
Miss Margaret Given dies in Everett nursing home
Word arrived Thursday of the death of Miss Margaret Given at a nursing home in Everett Massachusetts on May 17 after a long illness. She was born February 24 1870 in Bowdoinham and taught in Massachusetts schools for many years rising to principal of Emerson School before retiring. Her survivors include nephews nieces in New York and Massachusetts and Bowdoinham cousins. A separate note reports a surprise personal shower for Mrs Joseph H Mullaney hosted by Mrs Norman Adams with several attendees and gifts. A reception to grand officers of OES in Portland followed with several attendees remaining for sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Given
Everett
Mass
John O
Annie R. Kelley Given
Bowdoinham
Salem
Massachusetts
Emerson School
Bowdeinham
Austin's Island
New York
Joseph H. Mullaney
Norman Adams
Andrews Road
Alice Mulligan
Mullaney
Vanona A. MacDonald
Mary Lee
Virginia Sanborn
Eleanor Sherman
Frederick Henderson
Olive Smith
Rita Pierce
Farm Sale Notice in City Area
On shore Beet bo Mae ar Bi or call Pred B Te Wallace at 93 Front street W. 12-30-tf for details of a farm sale advertised in the local column.
Cosmopolitan Fashion Show Delights Grace Parish Guests
The Cosmopolitan club's Music Drama department staged a well attended fashion show at Grace parish house. Mrs. Baer Connard and Mrs. Herbert Lemont hosted with teas and models wore house coats dresses street ensembles and evening gowns among others. The event featured 28 numbers and was aided by sponsors The Bath Department Store Edna Mae Shoppe Miss Hennessy and Shepard's Shoe Salon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Drama
Cosmopolitan Club
Grace Parish House
Baer Connard
Herbert Lemont
Elinor Danforth
Alice Dennison
Connard
Rupert M. Irvine
Frances Ginty
Leah Merrill
Kennebec
Earl P. Cahoon
Herbert R. Lemont
Bowen Torrey
Stanley M. Brown
William W. Dennison
Bath
Edna Mae
Portland guest list attends dancing recital
Mrs Eunice A Carlton of Portland Mrs Claude Dyer and Mrs Hazel Ashworth of Somerville Mass are guests of Mrs Fenton Moore sister of Mrs Dyer at 15 Cherry Street They came to attend the Tuesday evening dancing recital where Mrs Dyers niece Miss Barbara Jenkins performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice A. Carlton
Portland
Claude Dyer
Hazel Ashworth
Somerville
Mass
Fenton Moore
Surprise Shower for Miss Kathleen V Leonard Before Wedding
Miss Kathleen V Leonard was honored with a surprise shower at 21 Bath Street hosted by Miss Mary K Kenney. Guests included Miss Margaret A Mackinnon Miss Edith E Mackinnon Miss Bernice M Carr Miss Marguerite Brown Miss Dorothy A Thompson Miss Jeannette F Shackford Mrs James G Jenkins and others. gifts were given, games enjoyed, and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen V. Leonard
Mary K. Kenney
Bath Street
Nathan W. Watson
Margaret A. Mackinnon
Edith E. Mackinnon
Bernice M. Carr
Marguerite Brown
Dorothy A. Thompson
Jeannette F. Shackford
James G. Jenkins
John L. Sanborn
Catharine Legard
Henry Sheffield
James Duncan
C. Marjorie Trott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter'’s, Inc
Blanket Club
Erron
Kenwood Mills
Popular Theatre
Ladies’ Club
Mrs. Perry
California
Marshal Butler
Paisley
Libby
Margaret
David Y. Alkazin
Paul G. Bagdikian
Carl H. Pinson
Philip A. Roberts
O.es
Portland City Hall
Bagdikian
Alkazin
Pinson
Roberts
New Meadows
Wilber G. Cahill
A. D. Stetson & Son
Sylvia Sidney
Lief Erikson
Bob Baker
Black Bandit
Barton MacLane
Tom Brown
BIG Town
Dennis O’keefe
Florence Rice
Texas
Board of Education
Edward C. Plummer Fund
Bernice D. Staples
J. Gertrude Silsby
Martha E. Hooper
Bessie M. Hunt
Ethel L. Higgins
Laura Mitchell
Effie C. Wright
Anna M. Serevin
Isa Miranda
Ray Milland
Imperial Cooking School
Ann Shirley
James Ellison
THE
Ritz Brothers
Bing Crosby
Joan Blondell
East Side OF
Heaven
Priscilla Lane
Jeffrey Lynn
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