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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1938

Page

3

Club officers elected in Wiscasset for 1938 39

The Nominating Committee at Priday’s meeting chose Mrs Nellie P Munsey as president and Mrs Joss Frye as first vice president for 1938 39. Gertrude Myer, elected president earlier, resigned because she will be out of town the rest of the club year. Adelaide Pearson of Blue Hill spoke on hand made pottery with a fine exhibit and sales. Mary Hobson provided piano music and tea was served after adjournment.

Priday Wiscasset Adelaide Pearson Blue Hill Pearson Mary Hobson Carolyn Charles E. Cowley Maude Clarke Gay Waldoboro George A. Millard Harvard Mass First Congregational Church Millard Charles Sigmon Catherine Pinkham Maine Street Sidney G Evans Edward Walter C. Leavitt Kingsbury Lester Sullivan Roslindale Lara Coffin Hooperstreet Coffin Fairfield Bragg Richmond Sidney G. Evans Elden P. Munsey Rtland Herbert F. Lewis Dorothy Kenneth L. Bernard Providence R. I Lewis Sanford G. Lewis Summer Street Herbert Newman E. Getcheil Sidney B. Knight Bath Harry S. Lewis Eunice Muriel Rangeley Lakes N. Albee Albee House Newman E. Getchell Portland Lawrence P. Radley Andrea F. Getchell Hancock Street Quincy Wiscasset Academy Colby College Edward Rogers Little Son Newman Getchell Hal Lewis Willard Edgar Wilcock Montsweag American Legion Auxiliary of Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Department of Maine Nelle E. Dowline Janet S. Berry Mildred Holbrook Atd Warren Dorr Gardiner Merle Dal Roberto Robert Haes Admiral Ny New Patuate Andes Charles FE Cowley S. P. Winds Annermenn Levins Anu Conrad B Parker Eleanor Lb. Dorey Parker Fiord FC Parker Manchester University of New Hampshire Gannett Publishing Co Harvey Chubbuck Kenneth Beane Maine

Autumn musical and community notes from Bradford edition

The program features Geraldine Grover and others performing Autumn Guesses and On Halloween with Madeline Grover and Elinor Sutter Harmonica Band. A Fish Pond and a Gues Cake attract audience. Rob ert Sutter wins the cake. Local residents and visitors populate a long social column with church plans, house rentals, weddings, and community fund appeals in Waldoboro and surrounding towns.

Geraldine Grover Virginia Cromwell Marcia Erskine Evelyn Gorham Pearl Erskine Madeline Grover Elinor Sutter David Hodgdon Calvin Cromwell Bernard Grover Ronald Hodgdon

Federal Theatre Vaudeville Delights Bath Audience

The Federal Theatre Vaudeville Revue at Morse high school auditorium, sponsored by Bath Iron Works Fire Department, drew a large crowd with a fast moving program. Lela Lawrence opened on diverse instruments, supported by an 11 piece orchestra conducted by Birge Peterson. Acts ranged from dance evolutions through 1700s styles to barbershop songs, violin duets by Mary Jenks and George Turcotte, acrobatic tap, eccentric comedy by George Banks, Spanish songs by the Spanish Troubadours, banjo novelty by Ted Clawson, to the Martini Brothers’ acrobatics and the humor of Ma Perkins Birthday Party. Costume work was by the W. P. A. Sewing Project Portland. scenery painted by Nicholas Karoly.

Bath Iron Works Corp Federal Theatre Morse High School Lela Lawrence Barber Shop Nellie Kathleen Mary Jenks George Turcotte Spain Valencia Ted Clawson Herbert Swift Martini Brothers Ma Perkins W. P. A. Sewing Project Portland Nicholas Karoly

Funny Bone Party Delights Pine Tree Troop Scouts

Pine Tree Troop No. 1 Girl Scouts held a Funny Bone party at the Y M C A with 24 captains and one lieutenant. Guests competed in bone themed games and costumes, enjoyed songs and stories, and a Halloween buffet served by troop members.

Pine Tree Skinny Joe Margaret Staples Dorothy Stanton Barbara Stodder Judy Dennison Glenda Howard Caroline Carpenter Germaine Bonney Dorothy Gilchrist Juliette Low Girl Scouting

Winter in Maine touted by residents with odd harvests

Maine residents push back against dire winter claims by reporting garden yields and early spring signs. Florence Young, Amanda Fernald, Martin Myrick, Gladys Carver, Carroll Cole and Irving Carter describe raspberries strawberries violets and haying as indicators of milder weather. The Sewalls visited Boston this Tuesday.

Maine Florence Young South Gouldsboro Amanda Fernald Martin Myrick Paris Gladys Carver Livermore Carroll Cole Canton Irving Carter Pembroke

Halloween Themed Get Togethers In West Bath

Miss Odie M Rich and Harry J Rich visited Mr and Mrs John H McNary on Thursday. Dorothy Bubier celebrated her seventh birthday with schoolmates. decorations and favors were Halloween. Numerous gifts were received. Various local residents hosted or visited relatives including Larrabee Lemont and Myatt families. The Littlefield school held a surprise Halloween party. Twin County Farm Bureau annual meeting was attended in Turner Center. Humphrey Owen marked his 82nd birthday with family attendances.

Odie M. Rich Harry J. Rich John H. McNary Dorothy Bubier Fred A. Bubier Dorothy John Wharff Shirley Warren Albert J. White David A. N. White Albert J. White, Jr Trafton Swain Joseph W. Larrabee Edward Rice Bath York James B. Lemont J. Bazin, Jr Paul Edwin W. Haggett Barbara Freeman East Brunswick Boston Walter Myatt Helen Anna May Rita Mary Joseph Annie Trufant Quincy Mass Sabine Malcolm L. Doble H. A. Owen Samuel F. Bates Zlmar E. Bates George Bailey Chester Freeman Donald Elbridge Malcolm Reuben Purington Quaker Point Humphrey A. Owen Charles Owen Portland Louise Smiley Marjorie Samuel Belanger Littlefield School Barbara E. Fisher Twin County Farm Bureau Turner Center

Bath Boys Prepare for Annual YMCA Conference

Bath youths aim for a record turnout at the YMCA Boy's Conference in Lewiston on November 18 to 20. Registration closes November 10, with many churches funding attendees. Thirteen Bath high school boys have paid, while twenty one have confirmed intent but not paid.

Y.M.C.A Lewiston Bath Winter Street Arthur E. Brown John J. Shepard John W. Coombs Bruce Wright Robert Clark John Osborne Clare Fulton Bernard W. Pratt John Staples Ralph Houston Philip Chaney John Arsenault David Y. Alkazin Norman H. Alkazin Allan H. Atwood Frank W. Danforth, Jr Harry E. Fullerton Warren A. Higgins Morton T. Holbrook, Jr Robert M. Huse D. Leroy Lord John J. Lowery, Jr George N. McKellar James W. McQuarrie John T. Voorhees John R. Kimble Richard L. Minott Robert E. Minott Albert E. Whitney, Jr Elwood Coffin Lawrence R. MacDonald Robert Hilbert James McDonald

D A R Guest Speaker Addresses Col Dummer Sewall Chapter

Mrs. John A. Morse former state regent spoke at the Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R November meeting in Central church parish house. Members traced ancestors from roll call with Crusades links. one new member admitted. luncheon planned. Mrs. Leonard M. Lord presided. hostesses were Mrs. Charles Low, Miss Elwina F. Durgin and Miss Agnes W. Humphreys.

John A. Morse Col. Dummer Sewall D.A.R Central Church Parish House Morse 9- Cal Leonard M. Lord Charles ©. Low Elwina F. Durgin Agnes W. Humphreys

Bath Elks Plan Ladies Night Weekend Party

Bath lodge of Elks plans a Ladies Night for Friday November 18 inviting each member to bring a guest. Music dancing and refreshments will be served with the committee including Leon Genthner Nes Archie Seekins and Jesse Allen. Frank Stewart of Portland visited the city weekend.

Bath Lodge of Elks Bath Elks Leon Genthner Johnnes Archie Seekins Jesse Allen

Morse High Evening School Opens 1938-39 Season

Bailey Evening School of Industries begins its 1938-39 term at Morse High School with seven o clock classes. Registrations and room assignments posted include dressmaking, sewing, cooking, manual training, drawing, bookkeeping, shorthand, typewriting, first aid, home nursing and art. Special technical classes by Bath Iron Works Corp. will be held on the first floor in rooms A B H and I.

Bailey Evening School of Industries Morse High School Addison Jones Alice Heald Eleanor A. Thebeau Gertrude Blaisdell Martha Grant Lillian Fadden Bath “Ron Works Corp

West Bath Grange confers first and second degrees

The West Bath Grange held a regular meeting where the young people’s degree team conferred the first and second degrees on a list of members. Harvest supper details were deferred, and plans for next week’s special collection and contest programs were announced.

West Bath Grange Charles Smith Stewart Anderson Marie MacDonald Donald McElman Donald Page Edward Lyden Doris Crocker Helen Condon H. David Clark Edward Gallant Leona Henderson Edith Estabrooks John Preney Bertha Ward Ida Williams Frederick Morton Kenneth Reardon Charles Walsh Marion Plummer Mabel Ingalls Fred Rose Joanna M. Hodgkins Herbert Simpson Edwin Haggett Ira Day Hubert McCarty Dronore Bernard Henderson Melvin Comeau Justus H. Miller Chester A. Plant Hazel Cunninghan Howard Ames Charles White Tillie Wold Clarence Brown Cynthia Chaney Annie Chase Christine Curtis Beatrice Footer Harriet Green Eunice Ayer Edna Higgins Emma Higgins Rose Jean Lida Lennox John Leonard William H., McGlinchy Fred P. King, Jr Pauline Robbins Ernest Snow Gertrude Sprague Frank Sylvester, Jr Hope Tingley

Treed by a Moose During Partridge Hunt in North Anson

A North Anson man met a moose while partridge hunting last week. He tried to outwait the animal with a shotgun but fled to a tree, where he remained for an hour and a half until the coast was clear.

North Anson

Woolwich Community Notes From Sagadahoc Area

Local clubs and schools report progress and events across Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry Nequasset and Arrowsic. PTA donates desks, Halloween parties held at Arrowsic and Murphys Corner schools, and plans for a supper dance at Montsweag Grange Hall. Capt Ralph Hatch plans winter in Daytona Beach. Community meetings include Willing Workers Cheerio Club and Woolwich Union for Christian Service with services scheduled in Day's Ferry Nequasset and Sagadahoc Ferry.

Parent-Teacher Association Sagadahoc Ferry Nequasset Farm Bureau Carolyn Wing Montsweag Grange Hall Daisy Bailey Ray Prescott Bangor Ruth McIntosh Duncan McIntosh Margaret McDonald West Boothbay Teachers’ Association Marjolaine Harvey Gertrude Phinney Catherine Campbell Normand Drummond Arrowsic Murphys Corner Jesse Spaulding Richard Dannals Arthur Allen Eric Reed Florence Robert Bath Earl Ryan Detroit Clara Hathorne H. P. Hathorne New Bedford Mass Emma Head Bath Memorial Hospital Montsweag Fred Soule J. G. Bailey Cheerio Club Alton Berry Harold Bailey Ardella Farrar Harvey P. Hathorne Belfast Waterville Beach Inn Lincolnville Burton Hodgkins Dana and John Augusta Hodgkins Eben Dana Dana Warren Bartlett Berlin N. H Charles Dubar Woolwich Union Day's Ferry Nequasset

Woolwich P T A Holds Halloween Party

Virginia Dow won first prize for the prettiest costume and Teddy Moisson took the most ridiculous costume prize at Sagadahoc Ferry school party hosted by Woolwich P T A for students and families. Mrs Ardell Farrar did readings. John Carter played organ. over 100 parents and children attended with decorations, games, and refreshments.

Virginia Dow Teddy Moisson Sagadahoc Ferry School Woolwich P.T.A Albert Dearmont Robinhood Roland McIntosh Woolwich John Conway John Carter Ardell] Farrar Earl Dow Louise Reynolds Charles Haley Vinal Hunnewell

Bath Marine Draftsmen Elect Officers at Meeting

The Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association held its annual meeting Tuesday evening at Central church parish house. Elected officers include D. M. McKellar as president, William W. Dennison as vice president, and Clement Barter as secretary and treasurer. An executive committee comprises McKellar Dennison Barter William By Pierce and Joan Grainger. Also noted are moves by Mr and Mrs Henry M Minott to 914 Middle Street for the winter and visits by Mrs Olive Guild and Mrs Merle Hood of Boston to Miss Anne Kimball's Lincoln Street home.

St. Philip’s Woman's Auxiliary Eugene McGrath Birch Point Cyprian Bryant Washington Street First Congregational Church Nellie Clifford Helena Clifford North Edgecomb Dexter Fowles Randolph Joan Jackson Graydon Fowles Alice Mae Lewis Waldo Brewer Henry W. Webb High Street Irving Lewis Wiscasset Academy Ethel Ralph Brewer Boothbay Harbor Poole’s Maine South Brewer Fort Harrison Clearwater Fla Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association Central Church Parish House D. M. McKellar William W. Dennison Clement Barter McKellar Dennison Barter William By Pierce Joan Grainger Olive Guild Merle Hood Boston Anne Kimball Lincoln Street

Real estate transfers flood Bath area records

Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds shows two weeks of activity with numerous transfers of land and buildings across Bath and nearby towns. Notable changes include entities such as Annie Fisher Lincoln to Charles L. Crosby and Elvira A. Plant to Lila M. Murray, among many others on Western and High streets and in Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg Topsham and Richmond.

Bath Sagadahoc Annie Fisher Lincoln Charles L. Crosby Emily Ida McDonald Elizabeth C Comeau Western Avenue Elvira A. Plant Lila M. Murray Weeks Street Norman W. Howard Joseph B. Dubar High Street James W. Watson Robert V. Boyce West Street Georgena 8 Thorpe Robert B. Small Roger Guthrie Eleanor T. Hill Middle Street Eleanor P. Armstrong Fred D. Perry Willow Street

Merrymeeting Alumni to Meet and Banquet in Bath Friday

The Merrymeeting Association of the University of Maine Alumni plans a Friday gathering at Hotel Sedgwick Bath with a 7 PM banquet and business meeting led by James Lester Morse. Coach Fred M. Brice and assistant William C. Kenyon will speak among others.

Bowdoin University of Maine Brunswick Merrymeeting Association University of Maine Alumni Association Hotel Sedgwick Bath James Lester Morse Fred M. Brice William C. Kenyon Merry Meeting Association Arrowsie Bowdoinham Richmond Topsham Woolwich Donald D. Young Front Street

Halloween Party at 7 Bridge Street Hostess Opens Homes

Marjorie Rogers hosted a Thursday Halloween event from 3 30 to 5 30 with games and treats at 7 Bridge Street. Guests included Ruth Coombs Elinor McRae Katherine MacDonald Dorothy Sanford and others. The O G T club met at Mrs Edward Chaplin on Wednesday for sewing and refreshments. Mrs Elbridge Malcolm hosted a dinner party on Friday with Mrs Fred May Miss Stella Whitlam and Mrs Edwin Morse attending.

Marjorie Rogers Parker O. Rogers Bridge Street Ruth Coombs Elinor McRae Katherine MacDonald Dorothy Marion Sanford Lucy Ann Haggett Barbara Willis Morse Jeanette Atwood Gretchen Christianson Elizabeth Morse O. G. T. Club Winneganee Edward Chaplin Elbridge Malcolm High Street Fred May Stella Whitlam Edwin E. Morse

Rare Coins Found by Mrs Powers in Kennebec River Area

Mrs. R W Powers of Perkins Island light near Parker Head along the Kennebec river shows three ancient coins found among her late mother Mabel Keene of Steuben’s effects. A 1830 dated 50 cent piece in near perfect condition features Miss Liberty and 13 stars. Also two pennies from 1820 and 1838.

R. W. Powers Perkins Island Kennebec River Parker Head Mabel Keene Steuben Miss Liberty

Maine Alpine Club Charts New Route Up Tumbledown Peak

The Maine Alpine Club planned its final climb of the season to explore a new ascent to the main west peak of Tumbledown Mountain. The expedition started from the Weld Byron road about five miles past the wood road to the usual Tumbledown trail, near mile 0.75 beyond benchmark 1,456 feet at Byron Notch.

The Maine Alpine Club Tumbledown Mountain Mt. Parkus Weld- Byron Wood Road Tumbledown Byron Notch Berlin No. 6 Byron Town Line

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Garrison Hill Love Mary Marston Fannie Adams Viola Adams Nellie Munsey Louise J. Blagdon Florence Sherman Lulu Riley Helen Haggett Laura Evans Helen C. Erskine Edith Rines Frank H. Gray William Cochran Charles S. Sewall Lon Jewett Violet Reed Stella Doe Thelma G. Boudin South School America Grover Gertrude Grover the Times Co Bath, Maine Arthur Dewar Way Buniser Daniel T. Malloy Pume Penobscot County Higgins B.I.W. Fire Department Pine Tree Troop Girl Scouts William D. Sewall Arthur Sewall West Bath Elks Plan Ladies’ Night Frank Stewart Morse High Calais Luxor Union Street Maine Central Railroad Harry Tracy Guy Lt. Thomas Deep Blue Sea Henry M. Minott Phippsburg Georgetown George E. Clough Myra M. Clough J. Parker Morse Ralph R. Tilbetts Robert Harris Et Als Harry R. Harris George Lowell Edward E. Wilson George A. Hackett Benjamin B. Douglass Topsham Albert Bourassa Wilfred Reindeau Florence I. Emerson Fred W. Emerson Carrie E. Hathorne Ethelyn M. Marston William M. Thornton John Stephens Jesse T. Saunders Alumni Association Merrymeeting
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