Fine Halloween Party at Children's Home
Forty children at the State Military and Naval Children's home enjoyed a Halloween program Friday evening led by nurse Mrs. Lula Herbert. The show featured plays, recitations, a not guessing contest, fortunes from witches, games, and refreshments with a surprise appearance by Matron Louise R. Staples in disguise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Herbert
Beatrice Adams
Raymond Ramsay
Olive Ripley
Harry Chapman
Violet Jones
Louise R. Staples
Wesley Ladies Aid Halloween Party at Wesley Church
The Wesley Ladies Aid held a Friday afternoon and evening event in the vestry with a six o'clock supper on Halloween themed tables. Birch bark menu cards, candy baskets, and musical readings featured a program including piano, recitations, and Halloween stunts by members such as Dora Lowell, Georgia Ripley, Eva Lemont, Eva Cahill, May Garnett, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Wesley Church
Oliver Brown
Lydia Cook
Harris Rodick
Julia Johnson
Carrie Sampson
Morse High Musicians Plan Thanksgiving Minstrel Show
Morse High School music groups led by John H. Grindell will stage a minstrel show during Thanksgiving week with the band and orchestra performing. A planning committee includes Ada Greenblatt Edith Mackinnon James Temple Wilbam Levine Elizabeth Trott and Chester Leeman. Mary F. Gibbons hosted a Washington street luncheon. contract earned prizes for five tables with Alden G Smith first Rodney E Ross second and Bruce H M White third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
John H. Grindell
Ada Greenblatt
Edith Mackinnon
James Temple
Wilbam Levine
Elizabeth Trott
Chester Leeman
Mary F. Gibbons
Washington Street
Alden G. Smith
Rodney E. Ross
Bruce H. M. White
Topsham
Golf owner blends sport with hunting at Shore Acres
N A Cushman of Shore Acres golf course in Sebasco ponds a tale of hunting while golfing. At the No 2 hole a black duck skimmed the cove and Cushman struck with a golf club, hitting and killing the bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Cushman
Shore Acres
Sebasco
Winnegance Community House Hosts Benefit Play and Club News
An entertainment and benefit for the furnace fund is set for Friday at eight at the Winnegance Community House with songs dances and a short operetta. The program features Beverly Shorey Phyllis Small Lorraine Holmes Carol Hall and others. A bridge replacement is planned next Spring with costs shared by the State county Bath and Phippsburg. Regular Winneganee Community Club meetings and a dancing party entertained members and friends, with plans for winter activities and a large turnout urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace Fund
Winnegance
Beverly Shoreyong
Phyllis Small
Lorraine Holmes
Arlene Philbrick
Katherine Milliken
Eleanor Oliver
Chin-Chin
Carol Hall
Virginia Preney
Martha
Betty Lee
Aldeane Syphers
Shirley Grove
Patricia Hall
Betty Erskine
Beverly Shorey
Martha Hawkes
Bath
Phippsburg
Almon R. Perry
Arthur Lemont
Winneganee Community Club
Hale Defends Code Bill Before Colonial Club
Hon Robert Hale of Portland, speaker of the Maine House of the 84th Legislature, spoke Monday night before the Colonial club in defense of the Administrative Code Act. He highlighted potential state business simplification and tax savings expected from the act ahead of Monday's referendum. The meeting followed reports from committees including golf, bowling, by law revisions, and a planned club dance. The Christmas tree for poor children will be featured again this year. Pres Edward Sewall presided. Arthur B Nickels and Horace Herrick were admitted as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hale
Portland
Maine
Colonial Club
Hale
C. D. Wilson
Sebasco
Alex Burden
George A. Churchill
George Barker
Mr. Wilson
Edward Given
Joseph Milligan
Bowling League
Edward Sewall
Arthur B. Nickels
Horace P. Herrick
Quilts and Samplers Highlight Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter Meeting
The Col. Dummer Sewall chapter of the D A R met in the American Legion hall for a talk by past regent Miss Agnes Humphreys on old patchwork quilts and samplers, followed by a display that drew keen interest. Committee members reporting on the General Knox arm chair donation to Montpelier noted impressions from their Thomaston trip. Activities Committee set Nov 18 at Mrs George W Merrill's home for Ellis Island day. Mrs Ada Deering was admitted to full membership and routine business was conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Dummer Sewall
American Legion Memorial
Washington
Henry Knox
Activities Committee
George W. Merrill
Oak Street
Ellis Island
Ada Deering
Margaret R. Foote
Manchuria Talk at Winter Street Club Highlights International Law
Prof. D. C. Stanwood of Bowdoin spoke on the Manchurian question before the Winter Street church Men’s club, comparing China’s lack of governance with Japan’s lawful stance and citing U S Cuba and Panama Canal precedents. The meeting also elected officers and praised a roast beef supper, with future speaker Hon F B Nichols announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Stanwood
Bowdoin College
Winter Street
Manchuria
Stanwood
United States
Cuba
Roosevelt
Columbia
Panama Canal
Japan
China
Peking
Nanking
Manchurian
A. John Conti
W. Stanley Hunter
Horace Ward
Robert Haskell
Conti
J. Edward Drake
Hunter
F. B. Nichols
Allen M. Trish
William C. Perkins
Fred J. Higgins
Chester A. Roberts
Hunting and Fishing Pictures Shown at Grace Church
Harold Deering spoke before Grace Church Men's Club about a Maine hunting trip. He displayed trout and salmon on the Penobscot North Branch, deer, bobcats, partridge, mink, and wild duck photos, including a captive bobcat in a cage. Next week Lieut. Eaton of the Coast Guard will discuss ice breaking and rescue duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Grace Church Men's Club
Harold Deering
Penobscot River
Merrymeeting Bay
Deering
Eaton
U. S. Coast Guard
Mr. Deering
Carroll Watson
Automobile Case Continued To Nov 16 In Haverhill Court
Albert Morrill of Haverhill faces a reckless driving charge, with the case held over to November 16 in municipal court. Sidney Murray, severely injured with a fractured skull, is hoped to testify then. Morrill bonded at 500 dollars. Topsham Chief Frank Carver filed the complaint. The wreck occurred when the Murray party’s car struck a telephone pole on the Tops ham bridge. relatives suggest fatigue from a long drive from Eastport may have caused Morrill to nod off. Clarabell Quick, daughter of Mrs. Richard Quick, is noted for Sigma Theta chapter activities at Eastman School of Music Rochester, with seven scholarships this year and several alumni in graduate study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Morrill
Haverhill
Mass
John J. Keegan
Sidney Murray
Brunswick Hospital
Morrill
Frank Carver
Topsham
Murray
Short Bridge
Eastport
Clarabell Quick
Richard Quick
Terry Street
Sigma Theta Chapter
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
Social Roundup from Phippsburg and Nearby Towns
Mrs William Perry hosted the Tuesday sewing club with attendees including Mrs Ingalls Rogers Margaret Perry Omar Perry and Gertrude Blaisdell. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Arthur Cottle and son Scott of Belgrade and many calls and visits from residents of Bath Rockport Ogunquit and Gardiner during a busy period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perry
George Ingalls
Ernest Rogers
Margaret Perry
Omar Perry
Gertrude Blaisdell
Arthur Cottle
Scott
Belgrade
Martin Wyman
Lena Oliver
Portland
Paris
Stella Mills
Harold Haley
Kittery
Ralph Packard
Sebec Lake
John Leonard
Bath
Frank Leavitt
Calvin W. Rogers
Dromore
William Cullity
Rockport
Nathaniel Percy
George Wetherell
Percy
Bucksport
Martha
Mary Morse
Horace Morse
Augusta
Charles M. Leavitt
Flora Risteen
A. C. Wallace
Small Point
J. C. Clars
Thorndike
Annie Cutting
Pittsfield
Evening School to Open Monday Night at Bailey Industries
The Bailey Evening School of Industries begins Monday at seven for the 1931 1932 term of 20 weeks. Registration will take place in Morse High School auditorium. Courses include bookkeeping shorthand typewriting arithmetic English reading spelling writing home economics dressmaking handicraft home nursing lip reading mural arts and manual training. Tuition is free for all subjects except cooking which has a small materials charge. The program offers free education to those not attending day schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Evening School of Industries
Morse High School
Meeting on Rebuilding Bath Phippsburg Bridge
A joint meeting of the State Highway Commission Sagadahoc County officials Bath City Council and Phippsburg selectmen discussed rebuilding the Winneganee Creek bridge between Bath and Phippsburg. The planned concrete bridge with a 150 ft span could cost about 66 000 dollars. Mayor Small urged a simpler design to reduce accident risk due to the present structure's weakened condition. The group planned to stop in Bath on their return from Georgetown after a 3 30 bridge hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Sagadahoc
Bath City
Phippsburg
Highway Commission
Bath
Georgetown
Coast Guard Officer to Speak at Grace Church Meeting
Lieut. Harry Moore of the Coast Guard will address Grace Church Men's club Thursday on Coast Guard activities. He serves as personnel officer at Bath Iron Works during seven patrol boat builds, after teaching at the Coast Guard academy in New London. Refreshments follow as a large turnout is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Moore
United States Coast Guard Service
Grace Church Men’s Club
Coast Guard
Moore
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
New London
Cosmopolitan Club Hosts Halloween Party for Members and Guests
The Cosmopolitan club held a Halloween party Thursday night for members and guests with about 40 attendees. Costumed participants enjoyed games like Going to Jerusalem and Truth and Consequences, along with doughnuts and cider serving at ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
William R. Freeman
Lillian Lewin
Harris
Bertha Bellerose
Mildred Nichols
Miss Bellerose
Jerusalem
Beacon Street Ladies Host Halloween Party
The Beacon Street church ladies held their annual Halloween costume party at the home of Mrs. Antoinette Teeling on Dummer Street. Guests wore costumes from witches to pajama figures, enjoyed a golden glow décor and a buffet lunch of sandwiches squash pie coffee and doughnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Beacon Street
Antoinette Teeling
Dummer Street
Leland Plummer
Winkham
Weston P. Holman
George "Wallace
Eugenie
Tseling
Clifford Tedford
Charles I. Madden
Bessie Clark
Florence Oliver
Grace Bishop
Edward Bachelder
Annie Teeling
Frank Daley
Georgie Glass
Leonard Oliver
Isabell Hall
Helen Hall
Ella Douglas
Daniel McDonald
Delia Card
Scott Tibbetts
Wilmot Tibbetts
Charles Oliver
Charles Henderson
Gertrude Wallace
Football Players Sponsor Annual High School Dance
The second annual football dance at the high school gym on Friday night November 6 raises funds for the athletic association. Capt Harold McElman directs committees with Newell Wilson and Vernal Chaney leading areas like decor and tickets. Tickets go on sale Monday, football players admit free, and sellers of ten tickets gain admission free. Blue and white decorations, intermission refreshments, and Brian Jewett’s orchestra set the scene. Arthur Leeman visited Farmington Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Association
Mr. Cutts
Harold McElman
Newell Wilson
Vernal Chaney
Gilbert Atwood
Archibald Main
John Huse
Richard McElman
Russell Colby
Myron Coombs
William Grindell
Paul Stinson
Ernest Sarkis
Leon Buck
Alfred Parks
Maurice Skaling
Elwood L¢gard
Alfred McCabe
Howard Bates
Paul Davis
Omar King
Bart O'Donnell
Stanley Wallace
Stanley Curtis
Franklin Hallowell
Willard Oliver
Carlton Pye
Carl Dearborn
Brian Jewett
Sunday Football Halted by City Officials in Portland Bath Game
A Sunday gridiron clash at Kelley field between Canton Blues of Portland and Bath Independents ended in the third quarter when Officer John Place and Mayor Harold Small stopped play after a clergy complaint. Portland led 13-0, with Sanford trailing Morse in a separate notes section of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley Field
Canton Blues
Portland
Bath Independents
John S. Place
Harold P. Small
Officer Place
Bucky Savage
Bath
Blaisdell
Portland High Star
Botto
Bath Boys
Sanford's Powerful Team Defeats Morse in 21-0 Nickel City Clash
Morse high's football team fell to Sanford 21-0 at Plush Town Saturday afternoon. Sanford struck early after recovering a Morse fumble at the Bath boys 25 yard line and scored in five plays with Howgate crossing the chalk line. Sanford added a second tally in the second period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Sanford
Morse
Bath Boys
Howgate
Bath Iron Works third lowest bidder on Coast Guard cutter
Bath Iron Works Corp. was the third lowest bidder on a 165 foot United States Coast Guard cutter in Washington DC last week. The Bath bid $457 000, $49 000 over DeFoe Boat and Motor Works of Bay City Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
United States Coast Guard
Washington
D. C
Bath
DeFoe Boat & Motor Works
Bay City
Mich
Archibald M. Main
Bath Tron Works Corp
Iron Works
DeFoe
Maryland Dry Dock Co
Baltimore
American Shipbuilding Co
Cleveland
Ohio
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Wesley Ladies’ Aid
Fred S Curtis &O
Thomas R. Huston
Norway Mephine Co
Norway
Winter Street Club
Grace Church
Winneyance
Suxton
Buxton Medicine Co
Abbot Village
Dummer ‘Street
Arthur Leeman
Farmington
BIS News
WCSH
A. Hallet & Co
Rexall
Chase
Bath Schoolboys
Merryfield
Wilson
Parks
Sarkis
Bruce
Fordham
Rogers
Dartmouth
Davis
Loyola
L. A
Libby
Nunan
Stinson Allen
Currier
Legard
Pye Fleming
Seferlis
Grindell Drouin
Wallingford
Colby Howgate
Simpson
Perrow
Qb A
Chaney McCullough
Hamlin
Charette
Pore
Sarkis Merryfield
Dube
Huse
Bath Indies
Roma
Burgess E. Murphy
Butler Jenkins
L. Thayer T. Bellino
Wfelebee
Snipe A. Murphy
A. Thayer Francour
Sateen Tenes
Savage S. Bellino
Eueaee le
H. Arsenault Peewee
Dutton Botto
Lewis Maguire
Brewster Dello
Travis
Stover
Oliver
Peters
Timer
Seaman
Bath Lads
Michigan
Seth
Walter Snipe
Canada
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