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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1936

Page

7

Sagadahoc Voters Watch Busy Primary Field Broad Interest

In Sagadahoc county the June 15 primary sees nine Republican and three Democratic candidates for Congress, with two for governor and seven for sheriff. Citizens discuss McClure versus the field for sheriff, while the Page hydroplane mishap and local profiles of Norman Curtis Natt Howe Charles Messenger Loring Small and J Horace McClure color a wide, quiet campaign landscape.

Sagadahoc County Sheriff Congress Simon M. Hamlin Lewis ©. Barrows Erin W. Page Clarence Flood Sumner Sewall Leon Earle Hagan Georgetown Weston R. Allen Bowdoin McClure Norman Curtis Natt Howe Richmond Charles W. Messenger West Bath Loring D. Small Bath Langdon E. Green Elver A. Stickney J. Horace McClure So and So

Phippsburg Summer Visitors and Local News

Dr Frederick F Blachly and party return from Brightwater in Washington D C. Numerous Bath and Phipp sburg residents host or visit friends and relatives over the weekend with cottages at Coxs Head Meadowbrook Sebasco and the Center. A Topsham grange meeting awards degrees to 14 candidates and a Meadowbrook woods fire is put out by neighbors. Fred Mains recovering after Bath Iron Works burns.

Frederick F. Blachly Washington, D. C Brightwater Arthur Tracey Jack Bernard Bath Howard Bowker John F. Leach Malden Mass John Golder Leach Turner McCarty Parker Head Phippsburg Center Abbie Minott Roxbury M. E. Wilbur Waltham Cox’s Head Edward Dyer Léeston Dyer Eric Carlson Gertrude Gibbey Melrose Harry Gilmore Jennie Evans New York James L. Morse Morse Christine McCourt Chebeague Alexander Brown Sebasco Estates Joseph Brazier Joseph, Jr Edward Portland St. Petersburg Fla Reginald Wright Kaufmann Washington D. C Dromore Grange Topsham Dean Bonney Ossipee N. H Lena Oliver Campbell Farm William B. Perry Cora Campbell Fred A. Oliver Sagadahoc County Edward Sampson New Meadows Raymond Campbell George J. Ingalls Marie Simpson Jamaica Plain Frank P. Leavitt Francis Winchenbach J. Rodney Wyman Meadowbrook West Bath Fred Mains Bath Memorial Hospital Bath Iron Works

Crow watchers and a Lewiston pharmacist visit

The report notes that neither person was badly scarred while observers watched the crows and the long struggle for supremacy. Adolph Rivard of Lewiston, a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, visited the city on Thursday to catch up with old friends.

Adolph Rivard Lewiston State Board of Pharmacy

Local families visit at Hardings Station Brunswick

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Newdick and their children from Augusta join Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Newdick and their kids of Popham Beach for a Sunday gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark at Hardings station Brunswick. Elmer Clark of Lewiston also attended.

E. L. Newdick Ard Robert Williams Rich Augusta Clinton Newdick Bertha Walter Mary Popham Beach Elmer Clark Lewiston Charles Clark Hardings Station Brunswick

Popham Beach Social Scene Highlights Coastal Guests

Bath, Maine residents and visitors frequent the Popham Beach area with cottage stays and seaside gatherings. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Marsh of West Orange, Merle Connors and family, Seaman Drake and relatives, Dora Crowley, Floyd Bridges, and many others from Bath and Georgetown enjoying weekends, drives, and dinners.

Charles C. Marsh West Orange N. J South Dunlap Hatch Bath Merle Connors Mickey Nancy Seguin Island Boothbay Harbor Seaman E. Drake Carol David Mr. Drake Fred Osgood Roland Sudds Auburn Margaret Stover Jackie Joe Junior Albert Willard Smith Portland Fred Humphreys Omar King Bates College Lewiston Fort Popham Kennebec River Phillip Lawrence Wyman Stephen Etnier Gilbert Head New York Karl Hentz Long Island Edna M. Coolidge Georgetown Lester Oliver Henry Leonard Small Point Road E. W. Osgood Ellison Moody Barbara Dorothy Moore Edgar Hamilton Vayo Marie Ann Winifred Safford Howard Colbeth Machias G. Edward McNulty Colbeth Perkins Island Hanaford Miller Howard E. Colbeth Popham Marguerite McNulty Freeport Walter E. Sprague Page Wyman Madelyn Bridges West Georgetown Larrabee’s Grove Clinton Newdick Mary Bertha Walter Charles Clark

Hotel Sedgwick Reports Full Occupancy Monday Night

The hotel was fully booked with guests including Mrs. John H. Paine of Boston Lysander Richmond of Sanford Donald H. Allen of West Lynn W H Wescott of Laconia R L Nichols of Bangor John H Hayes of Jamaica Plain Elmer Woodside of Portland A G Gale of Teaneck H L Davis of Schenectady Charles Plewinski of Philadelphia Louis J Parello of Ellwood City Ray L Clapper of New York City James A Patterson of Boston A H Auld of Boston.

Sedgwick John H. Paine Boston Lysander Richmond Sanford Donald H. Allen West Lynn Mass W. H. Wescott Laconia N. H R. L. Nichols Bangor John H. Hayes Jamaica Plain Elmer Woodside Portland A. G. Gale Teaneck N. J H. L. Davis Schenectady N. Y Charles Plewinski Philadelphia Louis J. Parello Ellwood City Ray L. Clapper New York City James A. Patterson A. H. Auld

Nightingale club hosts lobster supper at Hotel Sedgwick Sun Room

Members of the Nightingale club were entertained by Mrs. Emery Footer at Hotel Sedgwick with a lobster supper and a contract game. First prize a novelty tray went to Mrs. [name], second prize a desk set to Mrs. Ralph O Dale, consolation salt and peppers to Mrs. Arthur King. Guests enjoyed the Sun Room event.

Hotel Sedgwick Nightingale Club Emery Footer Ralph O. Dale Arthur King

Leadership Conference Promotes Vocational Guidance Growth

The State Y.M.C.A. Leadership Conference at Lake Cobbosseecontee, Winthrop, opens June 27 with new Vocational Guidance courses for Maine youths and teachers. Directors Wilfred J. LaPoint and Charles Hewett outline topics, including work lookup, community planning, and career conferences, with Dr. Mary H. S. Hayes as special advisor.

Y.M.C.A Lake Cobbosseecontee Winthrop Maine United States Wilfred J. LaPoint Charles Hewett LaPoint Mary H. S. Hayes New York City Hayes University of Wisconsin University of Chicago Scott Company Philadelphia Chicago Laboratory of Social Hygiene Bedford Hills New York Children’s Bureau Department of Labor

Arrowsic Man Injured In Fall From New Home Cellar

Eugene Baker, aged over 70, suffered severe cuts to head and neck after falling into the cellar while moving a camp into a former dwelling in Arrowsic Monday night. He was pronounced more comfortable Tuesday by Dr. Joseph I. Smith. Paul Stevens assisted. the home lies near the north schoolhouse in Arrowsic.

Eugene Baker Arrowsic Joseph I. Smith Baker Paul Stevens

Mrs. Charlotte Wyman Vacation at Edna Mae Shoppe

Mrs. Charlotte Wyman of the Edna Mae Shoppe is taking a short vacation for a few days. She plans to return with renewed energy and resume her duties at the shop.

Charlotte Wyman Edna Mae Shoppe

Augustus Small to Return Home After Boston Hospital Stay

Winneyance friends report Augustus Small, a former resident, is recovering well after an operation in a Boston hospital. Mr and Mrs Walter Small visited from Boston, and Mrs Fred L Parks from Somerville plans a summer stay here. Squaw club announces weekly meeting at Mrs Robert P Manson’s home Friday.

Winneyance Augustus Small Boston Walter Small Harry F. Oliver Fred L. Parks Somerville Mass Elmer Coggeshall Squaw Club Robert P. Manson

College Debaters Entertain Grangers in West Bath

Colby and Bates college teams debated before 122 attendees at West Bath Grange Monday evening. The question urged Congress to override Supreme Court rulings by two thirds, with Colby team led by Harold Wolff James Glover and Robert Moore and Bates team by Hoosac Kadyperooni Lawrence Floyd and Donald Curtis.

Colby Bates College West Bath Grange Grange Bates Grangers Herbert C. Libby Department of Public Speaking Congress Supreme Court Harold M. Wolff Brooklyn N. Y James E. Glover Waterville Robert B. Moore New Bedford Mass Hoosac Kadyperooni Lewiston Lawrence Floyd Rye N. H

Three Home Changes In East Brunswick Sale

Mr and Mrs Weston L Bonney sell their Bonnie Brook residence in East Brunswick to John K Bailey of Bath. The deal shifts three homes before June 1 as Bailey, who recently bought the Phinney trucking business, takes the Bonney property between Bath and Brunswick. Bonneys move to a cottage east of their current home and the Fullers relocate to 20 Cobb Road. The Bailey purchase spans about five acres west from the main driveway to the Androscoggin River.

William L. Berry Five Islands John K. Bailey Bath W. L. Bonney East Brunswick Weston L Bonney Bonnie Brook Mr. Bailey Russell L. Phinney Bonney Brunswick

Duley Family Returns from Kennebunkport Visit

Mr and Mrs Frank L Duley of Beacon street returned Monday from Kennebunkport where they were guests of their son Frank Duley and wife and their daughter Miss Louise Duley. Over the weekend they enjoyed a trip through the White Mountains.

Frank L. Duley Beacon Street Kennebunkport Frank Duley Duley Louise Duley White Mountains

Miss Cunninghams Pupils Dance Recital at Morse High

Miss Mary Cunningham of the Modern School of the Dance will present her pupils in a recital Friday evening at Morse High School Auditorium. Pupils from Boothbay and Wiscasset join Bath dancers for a colorful program featuring soloists such as Mary Anderson Tambourine Tarantella and Joanne Heal Stepping in Style.

Mary Cunningham Modern School of the Dance Morse High School Boothbay Wiscasset Bath Mary Anderson Mary Stilfin Ethel Dupond Freda McAllister Ada and Etta Rowe Joanne Heal Marion Wagner Marguerite Rines Mary McNeil Barbara Stoddard Barbara Hart Barbara Reardon Priscilla Loring Natalie Pagan Betty Fitzgerald Barbara Danforth Loraine Jordan Madeline Robson Roland Rector

Portland Couple Reopen Robinhood Cottages For Summer

Mrs. Ralph Dunton of Portland and her husband reopened their Robinhood cottages for the summer. She returned Monday after spending the weekend with her daughter Mrs. Edward St. Martin and family on upper Washington Street.

Ralph Dunton Portland Dunton Robinhood Edward St. Martin Washington Street

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Harry Planine Albert Henderson Sheriff Henderson Plummer Henderson Plumer Elin W. Page Skowhegan Senator Page E. Curtis Matthews Portsmouth Bowdoin College Warwick Club Panaway Club Beatrice Henley Jacob Henley Matthews Norman W. Rand Dorothy Higgins Charles R. Higgins Phippsburg Beach G. E. McNulty Emma Newdick Arthur S. Crockett The Fred K. Sturtevant Harold E. Freeman Jerry L. Haile Raymond M. Clark Fred J. Rose James B. Lemont Charles B. Doyle John M. Howe Everett G. Lemont David S. Henderson Edgar D. Leavitt John B Payson Payson-For-Congress Os, Payson Chevrolet America Chevrolet Motor Company Detroit Michigan Chevrolet General Motors Fisher Lan Bath, Maine Flint General
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