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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1937

Page

3

Wiscasset Club Talks on China and Japan Visit

At a bi monthly Women’s club meeting Miss Jane Murphy of Bath spoke for over an hour about her recent trip to China and Japan with vivid impressions of Shanghai and Peking. Music by Mrs. Bailey Malcolm and Miss Hobson enriched the program as two new members were admitted and Red Cross Roll Call plans discussed. Social tea followed.

Jane Murphy Bath Miss Murphy China Japan Shanghai Peking Louiss Bailey Malcolm Mary Hobson Henry W. Webb Red Cross Wiliam Bradford Annie Adams Edith Greenleaf C. S. Sewall

West Bath Red Cross roll call and parish notices

West Bath Red Cross calls for membership fees and pins with material to be mailed. Next branch meeting set for Thursday Nov 18 at Mrs Carleton W Andrews home. Many local residents and guests attended recent events including hospital patients, dances, and gatherings at Grange hall and various homes in Bath and surrounding towns.

Red Cross West Bath J. Everett Mayo Bath Carleton W. Andrews Sanford's Crossing Road Marguerite Donnell Grange Hall Charles B. Doyle James Cameron Virginia Rees Walter H. Larrabee Ellis F. Coombs Foster's Point Hiram C. Brown Coombs Brown William H Holland W. P. Stevens Alfred Rowe Madlyn Berry Georgetown Minnie Berry Newton Mass Lincoln Williams Edward Jenks Fred J. Rose Rosedale Sarah Furbish Topsham Boston Furbish Evelyn Hoffman Horace Mann Girls School Framingham Rose Anna Fischer Roslindale Williams Mr. Jenks Agnes Woodworth Newton Highlands Frank Rose Washington, D. C American Legion France Alfred B. Snow Trufant’'s Crossing Freeport Gilbert Wilson Laura Cutting Winnegance Ernest E. Williams Campbell's Pond Campbell’s Pond John L. Russell Russell Street Edwin Woods Somerville Emily M. Larrabee Joseph W. Larrabee Larrabee's Grove Gaynes Weston L. Bonney Fred H. Carr Harold E. Freeman Harry E. Peterson Dorothy Powers William Powers, Jr Herbert Paul Simpson Carlton W. Andrews Charles H. Andrews Lanes M. Fuller Edward William H. Holland Fred W. Larrabee D Wylie Lemont Fred B. Kittridge Harry S. Wallace William H White Clifford B. Wilband

Barron Memorial Hospital Opens in Brunswick

Barron Memorial hospital on Topsham Heights at 11 Winter street has opened under Dr. Vernon H. Lowell, a Brunswick osteopathic physician. The building is refurnished with a surgery obstetrics operating room, a dining room, reception room, and a hall end doctor’s office. Miss Beryl Davis from New England School of Nursing is head nurse.

Barron Memorial Hospital Topsham Heights Winter Street Vernon H. Lowell Brunswick Lowell Kirksville College of Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, At Kirksville Beryl Davis New England School of Nursing Miss Davis A. G. Davis Methodist Episcopal Church

Woolwich Community News Roundup Sees Socials Travel and News

Woolwich residents share events from a busy week. Mr and Mrs Guy Cromwell welcome a daughter. A Bar Harbor trip, deer hunting success, and hospital updates are noted. Local clubs host suppers to fund school projects, harvest events, and church activities. A Halloween party at Murphy's Corner closes the week with school news and staffing notes.

Woolwich Union Holds Semi Annual Session

The Woolwich Union for Christian Service held a semi annual meeting and banquet in Sebenon hall with about 100 attendees. Clarence E. Baker presided in George Farnham's absence, as reports from multiple unions and Sunday schools were presented by officers and members.

Lecture on Ancient Ships by Harlan Trott at Nequasset Church

Nequasset Ladies' Auxiliary and Men's Forum sponsor a lecture by Harlan Trott of the Christian Science Monitor staff in the Congregational church on November 26. The talk titled Ancient Ships will be arranged by Arthur Williams, Frederic Gilmore, and Charles Dubar. A Christmas sale is set for December 9 with committee members Mrs. John C. Gilmore, Mrs. Henry T. Dubar, and Mrs. Amy Cromwell. A sewing meeting for the Auxiliary is planned for November 11 at Mrs. William Leeman's home, with coffee and pies served after the business portion.

Edward P. Murray Bangor Cecil Clay Belfast Webber's Tavern Superior Court R. Cleveland Coxe New York A. J Myer Federal Street The Organ Society Mary Hobson Carolyn S. Varney Samuel J. Sewall Alice D. Taylor Frank H. Hutchins Charles S. Sowder Lewis Roger Dow Guy Cromwell Edwold Carter Richmond Sebenon Hall Union For Christian Service C. P. Hall Good Will Club Sagadahoc Ferry George Hathorne Bath Roland Beals High Street Carolyn Wing Bar Harbor Everett Rice Windham Minnie Rice Hartley T. Hathorne Helen Leavitt Josephine Cunningham Genie Hunnewell Eben Dana Augusta Burton Hodgkins Union Bridge School Milton Hathorne Baptist Church Hall Union Bridge Miles Hagan Natalie Ralph Rice Dyson Jameson Merle Jameson Waldoboro Just Wold Court Street John Rice Lamont Crocker Winthrop George Ames Morrice Colby Waverly Mass Asa Hathorne East Woolwich G. W. Shaw J. G. Bailey Gloucester Montsweag Woolwich Center Ladies’ Aid Church Hall M. T Shirley Hunnewell Patricia Crocker Richard Crocker Paul Crocker Glenda Rice Arthur Rice Donald McIntosh Donna Cooper Beverly Carlton Dicky St. Pierre Norma Hunnewell Evelyn Plummer Hunnewell Beltran Crocker Della Hunnewell Forrest Carlton Harvey P. Hathorne Christine Hathorne Woolwich Cummington Hathorne Waldo P. Hathorne Cummington Inn Carlton Trott Day's Ferry Portland Millard Trott Nine of Clubs Card Club Gertrude Trott Olive Corliss Ethel Buck Harriet Brawn Isaac Howard Mary Longfellow Genesta Corliss Edna Brawn Eben J. Harlow North Turner C. E. Bousfield Shanghai China Laura Farnham Clara Hathorne Harvey T. Hathorne Harriett Potter Bradford Belanger Nequasset Ray Rice Calvin Farnham Warren Trott Dorchester Gertrude Gilmore Frank Carter Livermore Alls Ladies’ Auxiliary Men's Forum of Harlan Trott Christian Science Monitor Boston Congregational Church Frank R. Bailey Mr. Trott Arthur Williams Frederic Gilmore Charles Dubar

West Bath Red Cross to Meet November 18

The West Bath branch of the Bath chapter American Red Cross set November 18 as its next meeting date. The gathering moved from Wednesday to Thursday to avoid Sagadahoc Pomona’s Thanksgiving clash. Hostesses include Mrs Carleton W Andrews Mrs Harold E Freeman and Mrs William H Holland. About 35 people attended including 30 adults and five children.

West Bath Bath American Red Cross William Powers East Brunswick Joseph N. Day Herbert Simpson Sagadahoc Pomona The Red Cross Carleton W. Andrews

Window smashed in West Bath home during Halloween

Mr and Mrs H Dorman Perkins of upper Washington street discovered a large plate glass window broken at their West Bath residence during the Halloween season. Investigators report shutters forced and a stone used. the stone was found in the living room and sent to Augusta for fingerprinting as authorities pursue leads. A separate incident on Sunday involved youths on a hike hurling a stone at a large lamp on the house sign.

Lester Brown Cape Elizabeth Elden P. Munsey Federal Street Carroll T. Berry Westbrook Junior College National Art Week Sortwell Gov. Smith Fisher Wright Mexico Lilian D. Smith Carolyn S. Varney Washington Street Washington, D. C Wesley C. Day Depositors’ Trust Co George Leerman Providence R. I Archie H. Dodge Main Street George Lincoln, Jr Kenneth Walter Serle Cadillac George M. Hanshalter Front Street Rochester N. Y Dana Rines Wilbur Sherman Middle Street Alvin F. Sortwell Cambridge Mass Leon G. Flood Upton Stanley W. Dodge Neal Creamer Albert Galloupe Hallowell John H. Dunton Hog Callers Club Gardiner Eugene W. Chase H. Dorman Perkins Upper Washington Street West Bath Augusta

Tablet to honor Frost Garrison planned at Eliot

Miss Lilly Goldthwaite of Biddeford and Miss Mary Pelham Hill of Tops ham arranged with Torrey Roller Bush ing Works for a tablet to mark the Frost Garrison in Eliot on June 29, 1938. The Maine Society of Daughters of the American Colonists sponsors the dedication. A son was born November 4 to Mr and Mrs Roy Allen of Bedford Street at Bath Memorial Hospital.

Lilly Goldthwaite Biddeford Mary Pelham Hill Topsham Bath Frost Eliot York County Maine Society of Daughters of the American Colonists Roy Allen Bedford Street Bath Memorial Hospital

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