Community Club Plans Fall and Winter Activities
The Winnegance Community club held its regular meeting with strong attendance. Reports praised the October whist committee and interclub tournament, and plans were set for fall and winter activities including building funds, fuel purchases, and weekly community parties led by Almon R. Perry and others.
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Ita
Leccal_ News
Winneginece
Almon R. Perry
Sherman I. Morse
Earle DT. Morse
Joseph N. Day
Reuben Thurington
John G. Morse
Omar R. Perry
Edgar Oliver
Robert TP. Manson
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
High Street
Leon Pennell
Almon Perry
Parker ©. Rogers
Squaw Club
Robert TP
Manson
Fred L. Warks
George M. Eaton
Harry (. Webber
Fred L. Parks
Frank G. Purington
Pacific Coast
Capt. Purington
Joseph B .McCutcheon
Mothers’ Club
Harry F. Oliver
Arctic Seas
Charles A. Hunt
Winnegance
Senator Baxters
Bath
Baxter Boys Ideal
Rotary Changes Date for Spring Meeting
The Eighth District Rotary International conference moves to Thursday and Friday April 23 and 24 in Portland. John R. Bentley of Cleveland will represent Rotary International as a director. About 700 to 800 Rotarians from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts attend. The Maine event marks the first district conference held in Maine and the first by the new Eighth District.
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Rotary International
Portland
John R. Bentley
Cleveland
International Rotary
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Eighth District
Worcester
Mass
Rotary
United States
Odd Lightning Facts Photography Reveals Lightning Flashes
Nature Magazine notes that many lightning flashes are multiple discharges along the same path. Researchers study these with a camera on a vertical axis, turning side to side by clockwork, taking night pictures with shutters open until a flash occurs.
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Nature Magazine
Solar Lodge Observes Past Masters Night in Bath
Lieut. John A. Lord U.S.N. attended the M M degree as candidate while about 50 Masons from Portsmouth and Kittery traveled to Bath for the annual event. A supper by Genesta chapter OES followed, with many lodge officers and visitors from Lincoln Lodge Wiscasset and other area lodges attending.
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John A. Lord
U.S.N
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Solar Lodge
Portsmouth
Kittery
Lord
Navy Yard
Bath
Ladies of Genesta Chapter
O.E.S
Carrie Thompson
Edith Savage
Ella Sprague
Alice Soule
Frances Murray
Helen Dickle
Florence Lake
Olive Corliss
Sarah Shaw
Annie Cox
Jennie Webber
Sarah Wakefield
Maud Phinney
Florence Seymour
Elizabeth Jackson
Lida Howard
Eunice Walters
Nellie
Mae Congdon
Mabel Merrill
Alice Shackford
Ethel Sampson
Bernice Fuller
Kate Pernins
Ruby Curtis
Howard B. Johnson
W.M
Langdon
T. Snipe
S.W
Walter S. Glidden
J.W
Warren Robinson
Percy Mann
Hans Berna
James Jones
Stephen H. Grant
Wesley E. Grogan
John D. Keen
C. B. Stephenson
Joseph A. Eaton
H. IF. Fernald
Harold W. Hodgdon
Earl T. Smart
Walter W. Clark
Lincoln Lodge
Wiscasset
Mount Holyoke Junior Show Stages Modern Shakespeare Satire
Miss Evelyn Oliver chaired the Mount Holyoke College class of 1926 Junior Show in Chapin Auditorium. The modernized Hamlet and Macbeth themed satire, billed as Whats in a Name, spoofed current institutions and campus customs with Portia and a vampire Cleo amid a clutter of Elizabethan slang and contemporary gags.
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Evelyn Oliver
Washington Street
Bath
Mount Holyoke College
Chapin Auditorium
Duncan
Vortia
Hamlet
Prince
Denmark
Sappho
Shylock
Portia
Lady Macbeth
Gallagher
Shean
Romeo
Cleo
Julius Caesar
Kate
Pete
Antony
Macbeths
Henry
Free Will Workers Meet For Christmas Fair Plans
The Free Will Workergy of Corliss street church held a business meeting at Mrs. Frank Blake's home on Washington street. Committees were named for the December 3 fair in the South End P T A rooms. Chairs include Fancy table Mrs Chester A Plant, Cooked food Mrs f candy table Mrs John Hunt, Christmas tree prizes Mrs Clarence McIntire, refreshments Mrs Grace McIntire, aprons and quilts Mrs Frank Knowlton. Large attendance.
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Corliss Street
Frank Blake
Washington Street
South End
P.T.A
Chester A. Plant
John Hunt
Clarence McIntire
Grace McIntire
Frank Knowlton
Quick sugar refinery saves minutes in wash process
Nature Magazine notes a rapid method where six hundred pounds of sugar are spun off and washed in five to six minutes. The process yields washed raw sugar and wash syrup, with the syrup blended with the raw sugar at the refinery’s entry for finishing steps.
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Nature Magazine
Reed farm timber to be cut at Parker Head
Stand ing timber on the Reed farm at Parker Head is to be cut and sawed with the work starting in about two weeks. A set of one mill has already arrived and two portable mills are reported to be brought in this winter. This is one of the largest timber lots in town.
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Parker Head
William Brown
Auburn
Charles L. Knight
Squirrel Point Light
Albert Young
Ernest Doughty
A. W. Blaisdell
A. F. Williams
Boston
Henry M. Minott
Alice
Portland
James C. Gilman
Della York
Sebasco
Bath
Alex J. Coffin
Maine
Andrew Verry
Basin
Maine Feldspar Co
Brunswick
Allen C. Brown
Sunshine — Hill Farm
A.C. Brown
North Bath
Tiattie Head
Gertrude Dube
Augusta
Miss Bertha
Walter J. Small
Gilman and York Wed in Bank Block Office Ceremony
James Cushing Gilman of Phippsburg a grocer and Della York of Sebasco were married Wednesday of last week by Edward Bridgham Esq a notary public at his Bank block office. The ceremony occurred about six p m as Bridgham closed for the night with stenographer Helen Jones as witness. The couple planned a trip to New York and were pleased with the ceremony.
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James Cushing Gilman
Phippsburg
Della York
Sebasco
Edward Bridgham
Bank Block
Mr. Bridgham
Ian
Mrs. Gilman
Bath Rotary Chub Ladies Night at Central Church
The Bath Rotary Club will host a ladies night at Central Church Parish House on Wednesday evening November 19 with dancing and refreshments. Eastern Steamship Lines has reduced Portland–Boston fares to 2 dollars with two-person staterooms at 1 and 1 50. Calvin Austin operates on this route promising a safe and comfortable trip.
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Bath Rotary Chub
Central Church Parish House
Eastern Steamship Lines Ince
Portland
Boston
Calvin Austin
Dance by Legioners Proves Big Success
Dance of the American Legion in armory hall Monday night drew a large crowd and was a success. Credit goes to Ralph Gay Gardiner Rogers and Eugene Worrey the committee, assisted by John Minott who collected tickets. Punch was served by Mrs. John W Costain and Mrs. Guy H Crosby. Music was provided by Henry Hartleb Lloyd Green Clarence Reed Tel LaPointe Herbert Douglas and S. Nelson.
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Dance of the American Legion
Armory Hall
Ralph Gay
Gardiner Rogers
Eugene Worrey
John Minott
John W. Costain
Guy H. Crosby
Henry Hartleb
Lloyd Green
Clarence Reed
Tel LaPointe
Herbert Douglas
S. Nelson
Mayhew Funeral Held At Liberty Street Home
Funeral services for John H. Mayhew were held Tuesday afternoon at the Liberty Street residence with Rev. L. W. Hammons of the Advent church officiating. The body was transported to South Gardiner Wednesday morning for burial.
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John H. Mayhew
Liberty Street
L. W. Hammons
The
Advent Church
South Gardiner
Sammy's String Causes Teary Recitation
A Kansas City Star tale recalls a pupil named Sammy who cannot stand due to a string his teacher confiscated, revealing human moment amid classroom disruption. Separately, the Torrey pine in southern California faces rarity, spurring a municipal park to protect remaining specimens near San Diego and the Santa Barbara Islands.
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Sammy
Kansas City Star
California
San Diego
Santa Barbara Islands
Super broadcasting would improve radio service says Sarnoff
RCA's Sarnoff argues that progress in radio requires both stronger transmitters and better receivers. He promotes super power broadcasting to deliver consistent winter and summer service, reach distant listeners, and support a national program line while preserving local stations. He envisions government backing and parallel development of wire line networks alongside the new stations.
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United States
Sigher Power
Super
Daty
Cmd
Individuad
Ind
Oesed
Hine Volls
Gary Ether
Radio Corporation of America
Penn
Sper Broadcasting
Seed the Lawn Now for Best Results
Fall seeding gives an early start and better coverage than spring says the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. A double parts high-grade Kentucky blue grass and one part red top mix seeded lightly at one ounce per square yard for new lawns yields strong early growth, with white clover added for vigor.
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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
N.Y
Seed Laboratory of Grains
Lobelia Cardinalis and Indian Tobacco Use Cited
Nature Magazine notes the familiar relative of the car dinal flower is Indian tobacco Lobelia indiata. Open fields host the plant which is said to have medicinal value in treating laryngitis and spasmodic asthma when used correctly. The drug from this species can be dangerous in overdoses and has been linked to fatal results and poisonings.
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Nature Magazine
Melville and Mrs Smith and Mrs Hodgkins Visit Everett
Mr and Mrs Melville Smith and Mrs Elmer Hodgkins left Thursday for Everett Massachusetts for a few days visit with Mr and Mrs EB Noyes. The Smiths remained there Sunday for the winter in West Palm Beach Florida.
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Melville Smith
Elmer
Hodgkins
Everett
Mass
EB. B. Noyes
West Pai Beach
Pla
Evolution of mankind subject of a talk
Walter Barlow of Brunswick addressed the Grace church Mens club at the parish house on Wednesday night. He traced mankind from the cave age to modern progress noting each generation asks What Next and claimed progress follows economic laws with advances in underwater vessels planes and radio. He concluded with the question What Next and the gathering adjourned at 10.
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Walter Barlow
Grace Church Men’s Club
Brunswick
Grace Church
Barlow
Myth Belief About Laurels and Lightning Myth Debunked
The article states that laurel trees and similar myths about immunity to lightning are false. It notes that trees with extensive root systems are more likely to be struck by lightning, emphasizing factual soil and root considerations over Perceived natural protection.
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Mount Holyoke
Gilman
York
Edward W. Bridgham
J. N. Mayhew
Sarnoff
Big Radio Corporation
Thrift
Bath Savings Institution
Smalls Radio Shop
Center Street
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