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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1931

Page

5

Richmond Music Club stage second living room concert

The Richmond Music Club performed at the Methodist church reprising a living room setting with a program including instrumental and vocal solos, a piano duet, sketches, and a violin piece led by performers such as Miss Ethel Bailey and L. V. Cleveland.

Richmond Music Club Methodist Church Martha von Felton Merilna Pashard Ira Ring Ethel Bailey Reuben and Rachel Wesley Hinkley Olive Sulphen Maiden Effie White Hazel Dunklee Anton Dvorak Lowell) Reader Iver Ring L. V. Cleveland Gertrude Jack Frank Meachem William Dingley Ruth Lane Henry E. Houdlette Joseph Houdlette R. Y. Gifford Somerville Mass Annabelle Wallace Mabel A. E. Wilson Auburn W. F. Dunham Arthur C. Cooper Cooper Wise & Cooper Cecil Richards Aroostook Nettie Amberhind Portland Emerson Ellsworth Reed Swan Island Waltham Raymond Blair Swift & Co Biddeford White River Junction Elwin Silver Upton Elmer King Olive King Boston Sylvester van Sickle Brunswick Road Charles B. Day Pleasant Street Emmett Bryson Beedle Road Hampton N. H King George Sturtevant New York Richmond Bangor George Wren Eugene Purington E. J. Nagle Providence R. I

Bath man proposes Winnegance Creek transformed into a lake

A Bath resident suggests filling the Winnegance Creek bridge area to create a two mile long lake with wooded shores. The plan includes a 75 foot opening spanned by steel, a concrete spillway, and a permanent lake for boating skating and summer camps, potentially easing the bridge project.

Winnegance Lake Bath Winnegance Creek Phippsburg Winneganee Creek Independent

Red Cross drive praised by Bath Rotary and health leaders

Bath leaders praise Red Cross cooperation as Rotarians state support for the coming drive. Ruth Henry reports on local health work with statistics. A Rotary Ann Night gala is planned at Masonic Temple with a strong program. A new ski jump at Fisher Hill Fort Fairfield replaces the damaged old structure.

Ruth Henry Bath Kiwanis Club Florida Ada Crockett Supt Wilson Frederic H. Lew Red Cross City Health Department Ralph G. Stetson Rotary Ann Masonic Temple The Phoenix Fisher Hill Fort Fairfield White Bunny Ski Club Roger Hall Pene Goguan

Deer Strikes Car Near Brunswick Killing Doe

Attorney John P. Carey Jr. reports a 200 pound deer struck his car on Bath Brunswick highway killing itself. Game warden will turn the carcass over to Augusta State Hospital. Sunday hunting was forbidden and Carey held no hunting license.

John P. Carey Jr Brunswick Trueworthy Augusta Bath-Brunswick Carey

Giants Lead Park Alley League With Perfect 4 0 Record

The Giants top the Park Alley League with four straight wins and no losses. Shamrocks trail with seven wins and one loss while the Torrys sit in third with nine wins and three defeats. Additional notes show mixed standings and local social notes about raspberry clusters and society memberships.

Giants Shamrocks Torrey’s Purtkas Eee

Five Islands Grange Degrees Confer on Local Members

At the grange on Tuesday evening the first and second degrees were conferred on Miss Edith Pinkham Miss Christenia Pinkham Miss Barbara Gray and Woodrow Gray. Sandwiches and coffee were served at recess. Several local families and visitors are noted including Mrs Elicworth Pinkham returning from Bath and many weekend visits among longtime residents and relatives.

the Grange Edith Pinkham Christenia Pinkham Barbara Gray Woodrow Gray Elicworth Pinkham Bath Harc'd Rowe Elisha Field Merton Davis Woodfords L. H. Howe C. C. Davis Davis Charles Davis Augusta Joseph Lynch South Gardiner Walter Moore Hallowell Moore Nettie Snowman Carrie Isabel Stevens Katherine Padargast Pasadena Calif Fi Ve Islands Lester Davis Vincent Dexter J. G. Rowe C. A. MacMahan Cambridge Mass D. L. Howard G. W. Moulton C. W. Newton Portland Edith Anderson Moulton Nathaniel Hasenfuss Boston Hasenfuss Charles Moore William Renaud Rutledge G. Frost Fremont N. H J. G. Stevens J. P. Davis Cleve Davis

Bath Hunters Return with One Deer Each

Sheriff Albert Henderson leads 19 hunters from Priesly Lake in Aroostook County. They bagged 15 bucks and 4 does with bears nearby and partridge abundant. No accidents plus a 17th year trip praised as the most successful. Attendees included Ralph O. Wals, John J. Keegan, Bernard Henderson, and others from Bath Augusta and nearby areas.

Albert Henderson Priesly Lake Aroostook Priestly Lake Maine Henderson Ounty Ralph O. Wals John J. Keegan Bath Municipal Bernard and Charles Henderson Nat Howe Eben Dana Miles B. Hagan Everett W. Neal Ferdinand Hodgkins Augusta Boston Brunewick

Armistice Day Parade route and local honors in Bath

Armistice Day observance included a parade organized by the American Legion through Bath streets ending at Morse High School with an address by Ellis L. Aldrich. Veterans groups and school units joined the march. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Carolyne Freeland of Sutton and a report on the Cary Lake Fish Hatchery completion and staff moves at the Cleveland farm.

Tand Smith Pvt. A. L Bath American Legion Tno Ellis L. Aldrich Topsham Nator Segadahcc Bellery H C. A. Merse Hien Mer Hich Girl Scouts Fireman’s Drum Corps Veteran Firemen Sons of Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars Amrican Legion Drum Corps Reland Smith Post A. L Distinguished Guests Fire Department Wath Ncon Center Front Oax High Streets Morse High School Carolyne (Adams) Freeland Sutton Mass Bangor Exeter Cary Lake Littleton Boothby Cleveland Farm

Red Cross Purposes Told Over Radio by Eugene Desmond

Eugene M Desmond spoke from WCSH Portland on Public Health and Red Cross work The Bath chapter highlighted the charity's 1905 charter and three duties aid to the sick relief during peace and prevention measures Public Health Nursing and Home Hygiene Care of the Sick are taught by Red Cross nurses in Bath 150 babies enrolled since April 1 with 731 total attendances and a well baby conference gains support. Miss Alice B Ramsay returns from two weeks visiting Bridgwater Lynn and Wellesley Hills Mass.

Henry Reynslis Rockland Walter Cummings Portland Sanford Mitchell Winchester Mass Sumner Mains Bath City Hospital Edgar Warren Coleen Briar Bath Elizabeth Hunt Bedford Street Marion Hunt Edward Wren Boston Howard Adams Ruth Keene Brooklyn N. Y Bay Poin Roy Marston Wiscasset Miss Pounds Center School Grace Hovey F. W. Hovey Carlton Clarence Oliver Lena Donnell Charles R. Bailey Gardiner Augusta Rowe Donald Rudolph Rudolph H. Trafton Medford Trafton Howard Trafton Prank Heald York Eugene M. Desmond WCSH American Red Cross Desmond Congress of the United States of America Congress War Department of the United States Red Cross Maine Red Cros

Probate Notices in Bath for Inheritance Tax Officials

Court orders administrators and executors to publish three week notices in the Bath Independent. Public hearings set for December 1, 1931 at 9:00 AM to determine inheritance taxes and approve final accounts for Mary E. Coombs Agnes H. Torrey estates in Bath Sagadahoc Maine.

Legion Auxiliary President Calls Members to Enroll Now

Bath Maine readers learn from Mrs Agnes Bradley department president of the Auxiliary that all eligible women should join the 1932 roster before Armistice Day. She warns democracy faces threats from unrest and urges active patriotic service beyond war years. A birth notice follows: Mr and Mrs Frank E Whalen of New York City welcomed a daughter on November 6.

Fred S. Stilphen Rumford Richmond Lions Club American Legion Hall Leafy Honaxer Richmond Harry Verrill Hallowell Honaker Alice N. Honaker J. W. Gittis Verrill George Coughlin Wilson Douglass Myron Orman Douglass Maine Wilbur T. Emerson New York City Major Charles B. Day Pleasant Street Emerson Augusta House Chicago 86Th Street New York Auburn Lewiston Blanche Stetson Willis Atwood Arthur Kinsley Margaret Robinson E. Stephenson American Legion Auxiliary Bath Agnes Bradley Auxiliary Department of Maine Europe America Urgen Legion Frank E. Whalen

Guardian Seeks Sale of Minor Swett Real Estate in Bath

Harry P. Bridge representing guardians for Lewis B and Lois C Swett asks probate court to license sale of their Bath property at 865 Washington Street. The plan would place proceeds in trust while addressing land boundaries and legal description. A December 1 hearing is ordered to show cause why the sale should not be granted.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Harry P. Bridge Lewis B Lois C. Swett Bath Washington Street Sagwdahoc Summer Street Edward Gove Summer Washington Streets James H. Nichols Lewis B. Swett, JR H. P. Bridge Guardian Bath Tu Sadadahoc

Dissolution Suit Sparked in Sagadahoc County

Charles Henry Butler sues Montsweag Farm Inc in Sagadahoc to dissolve the corporation after a stockholders meeting on October 12 1931 found no assets or liabilities. Court orders notice by publication in Bath Independent and summons appearance by December 1931.

Montsweag Farm , Inc Charles Henry Butler Woolwich Sagadahoc Maine Montsweag Farm, Inc Wootwich Bath Staite State OF Maine Supreme Judicial Court Augusta Kennebec

Probate order in Sagadahoc Court Bath Maine 1931

Administratrix Sarah Bailey Wright seeks allowance of first account in the estate of Charles W. Wright late of Woolwich. The court orders publication of notice in Bath newspaper and appearance by interested parties at a December 1 1931 probate session to show cause why the account should not be allowed.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Bath A. D John P. Carey Mary E. Coombs First National Bank Allan Spear Agnes H. Torrey Walter Glidden Probte Mm. B Bath Tm Walter S. Glidden Witha Sarah Bailey Wright Charles W. Wright Woolwich Ing

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