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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1939

Page

7

Governing Board Plans Season For Church League

Arthur Sarkis and Harry Thayer were named referees with Rupert Lewis Alfred and Raymond Parks as alternates. The committee approved minutes and set 26 members on the governing panel who distributed 175 tickets with incentives for sellers. The officials panel named scorers and timers while entrances must be filed by Nov 13. The group discussed age limits and potential junior leagues and outlined schedule ads and first night matchups. Forrest B. Potter was elected police officer and ticket collector.

Arthur Sarkis Harry Thayer Y.M.C.A. Church League Rupert Lewis Alfred Raymond Parks Philip Oliver Ohliver Erning Ym.c.a James McQuarrie Wesley Grace Central St. Mary's Beacon Elm Forrest B. Potter

Bath Opera House Manager Speaks at GAR Meeting

Frank A Vennett, Bath Opera House manager, spoke at Col Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR at Central church parish house. He discussed theatre and movie stars and the New York World's Fair. Clarence N Flood missed talk. April date planned. Thirty five members attended and donations for the December Opportunity Parml were requested.

Frank A Vennett Bath Opera House Dummer Sewall D.A.R Central Church Parish House Vennett Clarence N. Flood Portland Allen Marish Corre H. Varney Alice F

Kaler Bags Large Buck Near Bath After Hunt

Clinton D. Kaler aged 81 and companions hunted Whitefield woods when his son Kaler found a 225 pound eight point buck. The boy separated from his father and John L. Otis Tarbox street, then shouted for help and rejoined the party with the deer nearby.

Clinton D. Kaler High Street Whitefield Clinton S. Kaler John L. Otis Tarbox Street

Rockville Woman Butcher Expert After Accident Incident

Mrs Oscar W. Carroll of Rockville earns a reputation as an expert woman butcher after an accident when she struck a yearling with a piece of wood. Startled to see the steer stay alive she finished it and dressed the animal. She has killed and dressed five cows in a single morning.

Oscar W. Carroll Rockville

New England Community Statistical Abstracts count Bath data

Boston University researchers announce the 368 page New England Community Statistical Abstracts for 175 cities led by Bath. The work, directed by Ralph Wells and John Perkins, compiles two pages per community with social economic data from 70 sources to aid industrial development and local planning. The Bath entry covers population, housing, finances, labor, retail, nearby trading areas, and municipal facilities, with transportation and historical notes. Local union Local 4 plans a new election at Bath Iron Works to seek representation by the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, with campaigns to gather fresh applications and pursue a six month eligibility period.

New England Boston University Bureau of Business Research Bath Industrial Development Committee New England Council New England Community Statistical Abstracts Ralph G. Wells College of Business Administration Bureau of Business Research John 8. Perkins Boston University Bureau Chamber of Commerce Public Utilities Champers of Commerce Kennebec River Popham Portland Androscoggin County Cumberland County Kennebec Lincoln Brunswick Lisbon Yarmouth Topsham Wiscasset Phippsburg Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America Bath Iron Works Corp Shipbuilding Company National Labor Relations Board Lucian Koch Quincy Mass

Fletcher Furber wedding Friday at Central church parsonage

Miss Esther Mildred Furber daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Furber of 1252 Washington Street married Robert Alfred Fletcher son of Lorenzo Z Fletcher and the late Mrs Myra Fletcher at Central church parsonage 898 Middle Street in a single ring ceremony. The couple will reside at 1252 Washington after November 11 with Fletcher an outside machinist at Bath Iron Works and Mrs Fletcher formerly of Morse High School and the American Tel and Tel Company. Miss Emily Furber sister of the bride attended from Augusta.

Esther Mildred Furber William A. Furber Washington Street Robert Alfred Fletcher Lorenzo Z. Fletcher Mechanic Street Myra Fletcher Central Church Parsonage Middle Street David L. Wilson Fletcher Bath Iron Works Corp Morse High School American Tel. and Tel. Co Emily Furber Augusta

Stinson Purington Wedding in Portland

Miss Ida Purington and Delmar Stinson of Richmond wed Saturday at 4 pm in Portland with Rev. Alger W Geary presiding. Witnesses were Mrs Minot Doble and Mr Doble. The couple will reside in Richmond. The record shows numbers 347 and yearly counts 363 295 301 across years.

Ida Purington Delmar Stinson Richmond Portland Alger W. Geary Minot Doble

Mrs Briggs Returns From Bayonne Visit

Mrs Harry B Briggs Jr residing at 44 Pearl street has returned after several weeks visiting Bayonne New Jersey.

Harry B. Briggs, Jr Pearl Street Bayonne N. J

Classifieds Rate Notice for Local Advertisers

Classifieds notice lists insertion costs and submission deadline. It references Bath street address and contact details with a phone-like number, urging advertisers to reach the office by Wednesday noon. The ad fragment includes pricing per word and per insertion and mentions a city area.

Bowdoinham News Briefs Include Hunting Trips and Socials

Local notes report George Haraghy and others in Bowdoinham as hunting plans unfold in Northern Maine. The Sunshine Society dined with Mrs. Frank Rossi in Gardiner. Residents relocate and travel, with Edward Kendall wintering with Maud Kendall in Bowdoin. Duck shooting at Merrymeeting Bay draws visitors from Brooklyn and Warwick Neck. A car collision on North Front Street in Richmond injures a two year old, minor vehicle damage. Forty guests attend a costume party hosted by Ralph and Mrs Chesley with prizes for best and funniest costumes. Deer sightings mark midweek harvests. Emore Webber and Zina Maxwell each shoot deer in Bowdoinham. Socials include a Methodist Ladies' Aid meeting and hunting trips to Ornesville. A varied week closes with residents returning from Boston and Lexington camps, and patients visiting Eye and Ear in Benes.

George Haraghy Harts _ Conn Jane Brown Charles Hackett John Purington Prudence Hamilton Clara Fogg William Rogge R. D. Purington Willis Skelton Son Lloyd Maine Sunshine Society Frank Rossi Gardiner Charles Sherman School Street Mary Patten Bay Road Edward Kendall Maud Kendall Bowdoin Leon Zach Brooklyn N. Y Dexter Stevens Warwick Neck R. I Merrymeeting Bay Stevens Mab Lancaster Josephine Walter Yattan C. E. Briary North Front Street Richmond Ralph Chesley Ernest Millay Terrance Curran Wallace Hutchins Emore Webber Bowdoinham Zina Maxwell Ellis Moore Herbert Merrill Main Street Miram Brown North Conway N. H Earl Brown Ralph Raymond Portland Emma Raymond Aid John McCain John Palmer Ralph Olsen Mcnaay Ornesville Ivan Lang Frank Siegars Waterville Richard Sparks Edward Creighton Boston John Lyons Edward Babb Jr Lexington Mass Edward Todd Bright Louis Prouty Brookline Browns Duck Camps Phillip Rideout John Tarbox Topsham Harold Rollins Edward Baker Alden Small Alice Sedgley High School Christian Jensen Reginald Dore Maine Central Section Harmon Rogers Edward LaRochelle Gail Fay Gardiner General Hospital

Halloween Parties and Social News in Bowdoinham and Nearby

Mrs Ernest Millay and Mrs Wallace Hutchins won prizes at a 40 guest Halloween party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ralph Chesley with music by the Millays and Hutchins. Other notices include a Northey Sylvester party with fortunes told and a Temple family birthday event for Joan and Leta Temple. A new baby girl arrived for Mr and Mrs Little, formerly Dorothy Temple.

Ralph Chesley Ernest Millay Harry Picard Wallace Hutchins Terrance Curran Raymond Northey Ernest Sylvester Northey Frank Clark Kennebunkpur Bert Temple Beatrice Doughty Malcolm South Portland George Ackley R. Dow Gardiner Temple Shirley Humphrey Joan Leta Edgar Temple Mrs. Temple Mrs. Little Dorothea Temple

Central Parish supper bridge yields prize winners

Mrs Belle Welch won the door prize as Central held a successful supper bridge in the parish house. Twenty two tables competed. women’s first prize went to Mrs Helen Bonney and men’s first prize to William Turpie. Miss Arlene Footer took second in contract. in auction, first prize went to Mrs Miles B Hagan and second to Mrs Lawrence Huston.

Belle Welch Central Helen Bonney Wiliam Turpie Arlene Footer Miles B. Hagan Lawrence Huston

Sacred Heart Circle Plans Men’s Night and Novena

Sacred Heart circle No. 561 D of I votes to observe a men’s night on November 21 with a covered dish supper entertainment and dancing. It also allocates a nine month novena for peace and notes December social committee and hostesses. A birthday party honors Miss Jane Stevens with hot chocolate and snacks in the Club Garret rooms.

Sacred Heart Circle D. of I Theresa Dutton Catherine Burgess Esther Moses Muriel Tardif Beatrice Arsenault Daughters of Isabella Bath Memorial Hospital Vivian Kronstrand Beatrice Thebeau Alice Burgess Jane Stevens Mary Darrah Mary Grace Phyllis Darrah Barbara Freeman Ruth Pratt Barbara Walsh Barbara Young Barbara Kenney

Second Grade Work Described by Teacher

North Primary School second grade work was presented by Miss Margaret T. Mulligan at the North-Center P.T.A. meeting in Grace church parish house. A Nov. 20 speaker is Capt. Harold Maguire of Portland Police.

Margaret T. Mulligan North Primary School P.T.A Grace Church Parish House Mulligan Harold Maguire Portland Bailey Morse High School Grace Foster Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Isadore Singer Bird A. Shellenbarger

Mrs Sarkis Hosts Charity Whist Party For St Marys Club

Mrs Sadie Sarkis of 745 Middle Street hosted a whist party as part of a series for St Marys Parent Teachers club. Prize winners included first prize to Mrs Lettie W Spencer and second prize to Mrs John W Costain.

Sadie Sarkis Middle Street St. Mary's Parent Teachers’ Club Lettie W. Spencer John W. Costain

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Senter’s, Inc Te's Red Cross Governing Board OF Church League Alfred Neal Iz¢ar Greenblatt Arthur Warner Frank Gallagher Francis Norton Henry Middlton Frank Hinds Rchard Cummings Henry Rideout Roland Robinson James Skaling Robert Huse John Quirk Allison Estes The Gov Men & Boys Max Kutz Elm Street GAR Kaler C.1 Labor Board Local 4 Koch Stinson Purington City Shore Ropers Fred B Front Street Bowdoinham Post Road Stetson’s A. D. Stetson & Son Uptowne Roy Rogers Wall Street Cowboy George Hayes Ray Hatton Red Circle Dick Tracy Jane Withers Ritz Brothers North-Center James A. Gillies, Jr Junior Hospital League Barbara Ross New Armory Alfred A. Parks, Jr Donald N. Small Ferrie Davis Errol Flynn Tomek Hope Goddard
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