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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1931

Page

3

Dromore Farm Bureau Holds All Day Winneganee Meeting

The Dromore Farm Bureau met all day at the Community House in Winneganee with 31 members and three guests. Guests considered prospective members. the program featured Quickbreads and dessert baking, with committees formed to expand dinner and dishes groups and arrange a guest night for November 12.

Dromore Farm Bureau Winneganee Grace Bessie Dickinson Elinor Gilmore Aletha Campbell Rachel Hodgdon Elizabeth Mayo Linda Perry Bessie Manson Eva Rogers Evelyn Beals J. Edward Drake Bureau Washington Street Ruth Farnham Jennie Harrington Elizabeth Hutchins Emily Ingalls Dorothy Reed Ethel Pinkham Lillian Perry Rogers

Officers of Lincoln Lodge Installed In Brunswick

Lincoln lodge I O O F installed officers this week with District Deputy Grand Master William K Hall and district deputy grand marshal Albert W Tedford, both of Brunswick, attending after an old fashioned baked bean supper. Capt Lemuel S Brown 58 of Pemaquid died at Memorial hospital Damariscotta from injuries after being trampled by his horse in the stable incident.

Lincoln Lodge William K. Hall Albert W. Tedford Brunswick Nathaniel Stover Ralph Mank Alfred Bunker Harry Thurlow George Sawyer Henry G. Shaw James Hagan Harold Carter Nathaniel L. Stover John H. Williams Leonard Lord Chester Colby James McKay Henry T. B. Leeman David Heald Howard King Inside Guardian Eugene Watson Outside Guardian Walter Norton Noble Lemuel S. Brown Pema- Guid Reina Mercedes Santiago Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Brown

Cony Student John MacDonald Wins Yale Freshman Scholarship

Word from Cony high school reports John MacDonald of Cony 1931 has earned a $450 Yale University scholarship for the freshman class. Son of Mr and Mrs William L MacDonald formerly of Augusta, the family notes.

Cony High School John MacDonald Cony Yale University Mr. MacDonald William L. MacDonald Augusta

New England Tourism Survey Details Spending Patterns

A New England Council survey shows average tourists in Maine spend 25 cents of each dollar in retail stores, 20 cents on hotels, 21 cents on food, 8 cents on amusements, and 6 cents on gifts and papers. The study notes a $500 million annual regional tourism income and warns of a potential 20 percent drop unless a $100,000 spring advertising program is launched with Maine leading an effort by Willard H. Cummings of Skowhegan to secure Maine’s share.

Maine Committee On Recreational Development New England Council Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut New England United States Willard H. Cummings Skowhegan Cummings New York

Current Events Club Plans Regular Meetings

The Current Events department of the Cosmopolitan club voted to hold regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays at 3:30 pm through April. Mrs. Isaac B. Howard presided with Mrs. Emma E. Walker as secretary. Miss Alice N. Magoun outlined the plans for the year.

Cosmopolitan Club Isaac B. Howard Emma E. Walker Alice N. Magoun

City hall meeting touts budget cuts and reform drive

City officials report eight year bond total of 1 656 000 and forecast year end debt 625 000 under limit. They describe revaluation fixes, motorized fire department, pay raises, new fire boat, expanded playgrounds, and ward line reform to curb waste. Public works gains emphasis and purchasing centralization cited. Attendance 45. voting strength about 4 000.

Lewiston Portland Public Works Department Deering Sewer Department Ford Auburn

Card Party Highlights Dromore Grange Social

A Thursday evening event at Dromore grange hall featured whist and bridge with prizes. Winners included H F Oliver in bridge and Myra Metcalf in whist, plus several second and third prizes. The gathering also noted many local visits and social activities at nearby towns and cottages.

Dromore Grange Hall H. F. Oliver Edgar Oliver Myra Metcalf Humphrey Owen Betty Rogers Elbridge Malcolm Robert Metcalf Ella Arras Emma Ingalls Bath Carl Haskell Nelson Portland George Ingalls Frank Leavitt Augusta Model Ingalls Grace Newhall Rockland F. S. Sawyer Moses Chandler Edward Fisher Popham Martha Small Popham Beach William Hill Naugatuck Mass John Stacy George Stacey Victor Towers Pearl Street William Perry Doris Cora Campbell J. E. Perry E. L. Risteen Arthur Risteen Elaine Sterling Marr Thomaston I. S. Sawyer N. H. Cushman Sylvester Cushman Sebaco Sebasco J. F. Skillings Harold Miller Linwood Feere Ernest Rogers Small Cox’s Head Dorothy Wilbur Charles Robbins Plymouth Mass Miss Wilbur Maurice T. Hathorne Marion Simpson Woolwich E. P. Thomas Hattie Bowie W. R. Bowie Eric Carlson Eric J. Carlson Harold Woodward James E. Percy Edward P. Thomas

Popham Beach Notes and Gossip of the Week

Winston Bickford recently visited Popham Beach and has headed to a two week hunting trip in the Maine woods. Weekends draw auto parties from Bath and surrounding areas, with visitors to Fox Island at low tide. Local residents and visitors trade news about books and seasonal doings at the coast.

Winston Bickford Maine Woods Bath Fox Island Popham Coast Guard Station

Bath Youth Injured While Out Hunting

Robert A. Fletcher eighteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Loren Z Fletcher of 4 Pratt Street was wounded by a shotgun at Phippsburg while hunting partridges. A misfired double barrel 16 gauge shell struck his right leg just above the ankle. Fletcher was carried to a car and rushed to City hospital where surgeons installed a Silver band to stabilize the shattered bone. Fletcher worked at Smiths Service Station.

Robert A. Fletcher Lorenzo Z. Fletcher Pratt Street City Hospital Phippsburg Frederick F. Rowland Lincoln Street Fletcher Rowland Sylvester H. Rowland Morse High School Dromore A. A. Stott

Coast Guard officer speaks to Grace Church Men’s Club

Lieut. Harry C. Moore former Naval Academy graduate discusses Coast Guard history, operations, and duties before Grace Church Men’s Club. He notes his career at the Naval Academy and assignments at Bath and Tampa while Coast Guard shipbuilding proceeds.

Lieut. Moore Grace Church Club Harry C. Moore U. S. Naval Academy Coast Guard Service Coast Guard Grace Church Coat Guard

Man Burned at Home by Kitchen Fire

Harold A. Browne a Bath Iron Works shipfitter suffered burns to his right hand and wrist when a varnish pot on the kitchen range ignited. He threw the flaming pot into the sink to stop the fire and chemicals were used to halt the blaze near Engine 3 station. First aid was given by Assistant Fire Chief Scott Morse.

Harold A. Browne Bath Iron Works Corp Shepard Street Mr. Browne Browne Scott Morse Engine 3

Winter Street Men Hear Med Tour by Frank B Nichols

Hon. Frank B Nichols spoke to the Winter Street church Men s club detailing a Mediterranean tour with points of interest. An exhibit of souvenirs and picture cards complemented the evening after an oyster stew supper. The next gathering is set for Nov 19. Captain Robert C Miller of Bowdoin College arranged December swimming meets for the Ineligibles and Interfraternity teams ahead of Harvard and Brown varsity opens. The Game association holds first annual pointer dog trials on Nov 15 near Hackett s Mills West Minot.

Winter Street Church Frank B. Nichols Mediterranean Nichols Robert C. Miller Bowdoin College Harvard Brown Game Association Hackett’s

Stained glass shows Maine scenic beauty

Maine publicity chief Harrie B. Coe notes how Meredith Rhodes and Leonard H. Rhodes of Brookline Mass decorate their home with stained glass windows depicting Camden Rockland and Matinicus scenes. The sunroom windows, designed from tinted photos by Mr Cutting of Boston, capture water light and coastal hills, framed by driftwood casings.

Maine Harrie B. Coe Maine Publicity Bureau Boston Transcript Leonard H. Rhodes Brookline Mass Mr. Rhodes Camden Jennie P. Young Matinicus Island Downing Road

Morse High Grid Team Hosts Annual Dance Fundraiser

The Morse high school gymnasium hosted the second annual football dance attracting Morse and Brunswick pupils to raise funds for the Athletic Association. Brian Jewett's orchestra played as students enjoyed Eskimo pies and sodas, with chaperones and a large blue and white display marking the Morse Brunswick clash.

Morse High School Brunswick High School Athletic Association Morse Brunswick Whittierfield Brunswick Archibald M. Main Russell Colby Carl Stinson Cecil Cutts Coach Cutts Jean Ogden Cutts Harold McElman Newell Wilson Vernal Chaney Gilbert Atwood Archibald Main John Huse Richard McElman Myron Coombs William Grindell Paul Stinson Ernest Sarkis Leon Buck Alfred Parks Maurice Skaling Elwood Legard Alfred McCabe Howard Bates Paul Davis Omar King Bart O'Donnell Stanley Wallace Stanley Curtis Franklin Hallowell Willard Oliver Carlton Pye Carl Dearborn

Needlework Guild Responds to Bath Winter Appeal

The Bath branch of the Needlework Guild donated about 500 garments for the needy, to be distributed by the Bath chapter of the Red Cross this winter. Eighteen directors thanked members. directors include Mrs. Edwin R. Andrews, Mrs. Byron F. Barker, Mrs. Wilber G. Cahill, Miss Martha Foote, Miss Elizabeth R. Moses, Miss Lydia C Moses, Miss Ellen Newell, Mrs. Maxwell Powers, Mrs. Arthur Sewall and others.

Bath Needlework Guild The Red Cross Edwin R. Andrews Byron F. Barker Wilber G. Cahill Freedrick E. Drake Martha Foote Walter S. Glidden Mary F. Gibsons Robert B. Hatch W. Dayton Hill Charlotte I. Meeker Elizabeth R. Moses Lydia C Moses Ellen Newell Maxwell Powers Arthur Sewall William D. Sewall Minnie A. White

Mrs Thing Hosts Midweek Gathering at Chestnut Street Home

Mrs Edwin T Thing entertained Wednesday night at 51 Chestnut street with games and an accordion duet by Edith Barter and Herman. Miss Gertrude Freeman assisted in serving. Also present were Amy Preney Emery Wilson and Arthur Preny.

Edwin T. Thing Chestnut Street Edith Barter Brother Herman Thing Gertrude Freeman Amy Preney Emery Wilson Arthur Preny

Cosmopolitan Club hears code bill discussion with Carey

Attorney John P. Carey Jr. clarified the Administrative Code Act during a Cosmopolitan club meeting last week. He presented both sides, answered questions, and was praised for his clear discussion. The new music department performed two Ira B. Wilson songs before and after the speech, and 50 members attended with guests. The club elected Miss Eileen Hayes to membership and allocated funds for public welfare gifts.

John P. Carey, Jr Cosmopolitan Club Carey Emma Walker Ira B. Wilson Jack Shaw Lillian Lewin William Dennison Helen Walker Lena Donnell George Churchill Anne Quinn Helen Hartwell Muriel Howe Elizabeth Ames Carolyn Stackpole Emma Magoun Lillian Norton Bessie Greenblatt Stearns Scott Frank Hodgdon Bertha Bellerose Jennie Perkins Kidder Christine Curtis Mary Deehan Timothy C. Maney Charles Oliver George Raymond Winthrop Cora Welch Ellsworth

Hale and Hearty at Eighty Celebrated Bath Man

Henry P. Healey of 12 West Street marked his 80th birthday amid well wishers. Born November 7, 1851 in Salem Massachusetts he moved to Bath with his parents and pursued masonry, later in partnership as Reed and Healey. He retired three years ago and remains a leading local octogenarian driver for business and pleasure.

Henry P. Healey West Street Mr. Healey Salem Mass Bath William P. Healey Boston Hussey & Sow George Reed Reed Lodge of Odd Fellows Mchanic Falls Whitney Lodge of Masons Canton Mrs. Healey Ham Brunswick John Sanford West Bath Sanford

Morse High School to Dedicate Flagpole

Morse high school student council met after class to decide who dedicates the new flagpole. They voted the student body will dedicate it after opening exercises on Tuesday morning. Paul Hayes led the committee selection for the dedication task. Mrs. Cora Welch of Ellsworth travels to Somerville, Mass, with Mrs. Farnham escorted to Portland.

Morse High School American Legion Paul Hayes Puase Dane Danne McElman Newell Wilson Cora Welch Ellsworth Charles F. Farnham Middle Street Somerville Mass Portland Farnham

Also Mentioned on This Page

Furnace Fund Walter Small Phyllis Small Auxiliary Cld Union Progressive Union of Clubs Almon R. Perry Arthur C. Lemont Richard C. Morse Leona Stacey Winneyanee San Antonio Texas Sgt Samuel McElroy Shenandoah Valley Arsenal Aztec Theatre KTLA Monkey Island Brackenridge Park Sgt. McElroy Milton Loring Walter Morse Freeport Gertrude Russell Frank Perry Bertha Smith Dover N. H Ruth Gwynn Woodfords Herbert Russell Bristol Harry C. Webber Bath Interclub League Three Town Act D. A. Merry Place Fred L. Parks Thatcher Pinkham Bridge Street Winnegance Bridge Harry F. Oliver Marion Oliver Ashtray Women's Auxiliary Clara Oliver John M. Eastman Kennebec Court House Kennebec County Horace Bickford Lisbon Falls John H. Stacey Greydon Morse Fischer David Leon Loen Bath Iron Works Clinton Newdick Joseph T. Sewall Joseph T. Sewall, Jr Boothbay Harbor Mr. Sewall Mark W. Sewall Buxton Buxton Medicine Co Abbot Village Morse High Grid Code Bill New Music Committee
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