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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1933

Page

3

Morse High NA lot honors card party at Central church

Morse High School chapter of the National Honor Society held a Wednesday card party at Central Church parish house under a committee led by Mrs Merritt A Mitchell with Miss Helen L Hayes and Miss Beatrice M Jenkins. Fifteen tables played for prizes in contract and bridge with winners named including Mrs Gardiner R Deering and Mrs Arthur W King. Refreshments were served. Other local notes include births, illnesses, visits, Armistice day plans, and a variety of social rounds in Bath and nearby towns.

Morse High School National Honor Society Central Church Parish House Merritt A. Mitchell Helen L. Hayes Beatrice M. Jenkins Gardiner R. Deering Arthur W. King Leslie J. Woki John Conley William McLaughlin Elsie M. Crocker Katherine I. Trott Marjorie P. Troop

Notable Social Roundup From Bath And San Francisco

Mrs John C Geiger entertained at the Mark Hopkins Hotel with former Sewall girls and guests including Mrs Walter E Edge and Mrs John Williams while Dr Geiger heads to Richmond to speak on Metheylene Blue. The Brown couple marked their 51st anniversary, local births were reported, and Sumner Sewall returned from New York after a ten day visit.

John C. Geiger Ventura Avenue San Francisco Anna Morse Bath Harold M. Sewall Mark Hopkins Sewall Walter E. Edge France John Winslow Williams Baltimore Angelo J. Rossi Alfred Cleary George Becker James Watkins Fletcher Taylor Harold Collar Mortimer Fleischbecker Oscar Steen Shanghai China Daniel Crosby Ralph Branham Ludwig Frank John Fletcher Effingham Sutton Stuart Way Geiger Southern Medical Association Richmond

Mrs Mudge Travels to Boston to Visit Daughter and Granddaughter

Mrs Albert F P Mud ge of 22 Pine Street left Saturday for Boston to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs E F P Stewart and her granddaughter Miss Dorothy L Ham formerly of this city who is attending an art school in Boston Miss Ham was graduated from Morse High School in 1930.

Albert FP. Mudge Pine Jetreet Boston E. FP. Stewart Dorothy L. Ham Ham Morse High School

Donnells Headed for Week in New York and Mont Clair

Mr and Mrs Charles J Donnell of Washington street left Sunday for a week in New York City and Mont Clair New Jersey.

Charles J. Donnell Washington Street New York City Montclair N. J

Calais Mrs Ashe Visiting Bath City Hospital Nurse

Mrs Princes D Ashe of Calais is staying several days at the home of ex Alterman and Mrs Wilfred Chaney at 10 Park street while visiting her daughter Miss Ida P Ashe a student nurse in Bath City Hospital training school for music. Mrs Ashe arrived Saturday night.

Princes D. Ashe Calais Alterman Wilfred W. Chaney Park Street Ida P. Ashe Bath City Hospital Music Ashe

Miss Shackford Weekend Guest of Shackfords

Miss Jeanette Shackford who attends Nason Institute Springvale was a weekend guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Shackford of Turner's Court.

Geraldine Stott Westbrook Seminary A. A. Stott Jeanette Shackford Nason Institute Springvale Roy Shackford Turner's Court

Miss Anna Trott Returns From Providence Visit

Miss Anna Trott came home Saturday to High street from Providence R L where she visited her brother Raymond H Trott and Mrs Trott. Mrs Sarah I Dinsmore, forelady at Congress Shirt Co, received a birthday gift from fellow employees Thursday. Mrs Pred R E Dean returned to Dummer street after a month with Mr and Mrs Robert P Shaw in Chicago DL and in Pelham Manor NY.

Anna Trott High Street Providence R. L Raymond H. Trott Trott Sarah I. Dinsmore Congress Shirt Co Pred R. E. Dean Dummer Street Robert P. Shaw Chicago Pelham Manor N.Y

Winter travel visits and local social guests in New England

Mr and Mrs Robert Tremaine of Saugus Mass were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Leland Plummer of Dum mer street They drove to Bath to accompany Mrs Tremaine's mother Mrs Albert P Mudge of Pine street to Boston where she and her granddaughter Miss Dorothy Ham will pass the Winter Mrs Clyde Stou who is passing the Winter in Portland passed the week end with her father Hon F P W Carlton Sagadahoc Perry

Robert Tremaine Saugus Mass Leland Plummer Dummer Street Bath Clyde Stou Portland FP. W. Carlton Sagadahoc Perry

Shaw couple guests of Marion chapter O E S Maine visit

Mr and Mrs Henry G Shaw were special guests Monday night of Marion chapter O E S Gardiner during the official visitation by Maine worthy grand matron Ethel M Hilton Skowhegan Mrs Shaw a past worthy grand matron and Mr Shaw a past worthy grand patron also Pauline Baker Milan street visited Portland Monday where Mr Mitchell was called on business

Henry G. Shaw Marion Chapter O. E Gardiner Maine Ethel M. Hilton Skowhegan Shaw Mr. Shaw Pauline Baker Milan Street Portland Mr. Mitchell

Armistice Day Guests Return From Massachusetts

Mrs Ruth W Henry and Miss Estella M Bowden returned Sunday night after visiting in Mastachsetts over Armistice day weekend. Mrs Henry stayed with her sister while Miss Weeks of Framingham joined Miss Bowden visiting relatives. John B Moyzre and Harry L Haynes families traveled to Hollywood for Armistice day observances.

Ruth W. Henry Estella M. Bowden Mastachsetts Henry Dorothy Weeks Framingham Miss Bowden John B. Moyzre Natick

Marriage Intention Filings Show Local Couples in Bath

Marriage intentions were filed Tuesday morning in Bath city offices by Earl Leslie Larrabee and Carrie Helen Losier both of 190 High Street. Larrabee, Knox native, riveter by trade, is tied to Frank L. and Annie Foss Larrabee. Losier, Phippsburg native, is daughter of Alzoma Wallace Doughty and the late Nelson P. Doughty. Other intents listed include Holbrook Cornish Light Beulah French Vamvakias Trott, naming parents and hometowns. Henry B Nash of Wiscasset is improving after a serious illness and Rev Henry G Raps of New York appointed locum tenens in Wiscasset church. Maine D of P dignitaries attend Minnehaha council anniversary in Cumberland Mills. Carrie Hall returns to Boston after Bath visit.

John W. Gilmore Earl Leslie Larrabee High Street Carrie Helen Losier Larrabee Knox Frank L Annie Foss Larrabee Losier Phippsburg Alzoma Wallace Doughty Court Street Nelson P. Doughty Cleveland Paul Holbrook, Jr Getchell Street Holbrook Blanch Storer Marguerite E. Cornish Getchell ‘Street Ralph M Mattie Burke Cornish Alva Oren Light Albert M. Light Bath Ethel F P. Poole Coast Guard Beulah French John C Lillian Smith French Kingfield Theodora N. Vamvakias Vine Street Argery Kangalis Vamvakias Nicholas N. Vamvakias Edith L. Tr Henry Vb. Nash Wiscasset Nash St. Philip's Church Maine Episcopal Church Henry G Raps New York City

Social Round of Visits From Bath Area Residents

Mrs Edward B Noyes and daughter Madelyn Clark returned to Everett Massachusetts after a few days with Mrs Noyes sister Mrs Elmer D Hodgkins in Middle Street They will be with them a week Mrs James A Gillies Jr of Washington Street spent Thursday night in Berton Mrs Walter B Warren of West Newton and Mrs Edgar Sherrill of Brookline arrived Monday for a few days with Mrs Warren s aunt Mrs Edward H Kimball of Lincoln Street Mrs Pauline Moulton and Mrs Edward B Smith of Middle Street were in Portsmouth NH Mrs William S Newell left Friday for New York with their daughter Mrs Paul Tiemer Newell attends Naval Architects of America convention Bath Iron Works officers also attending Archibald M Main L Eugene Thebeau Sidney L Eaton Roland F Hill Miss Lillian Miller of Washington Street visited family James E French of West Bath is under observation at Bath City Hospital Mrs Prescott Warren and Mrs Willis G Bancroft of Newton were Armistice Day visitors to Miss Emma E Walker 16 Dummer Street Mrs Ruth Moore and daughter Shirley Weeks Street returned Monday after visiting K Weston Firnham of Boothbay Harbor and daughter who will winter in Florida

Edward B. Noyes Madelyn Clark Everett Mass Walter B. Warren West Newton Edgar Sherrill Brookline Warren Edward H. Kimball Lincoln Street William S. Newell New York City Paul Tiemer Newell Bath Iron Works Corp Naval Architects of America Bath Shipbuilding Firm Archibald M. Main L. Eugene Thebeau Sidney L. Eaton Roland F. Hill Prescott Warren Willis G. Bancroft Newton Emma E. Walker Dummer Street The Iron Works Middle Street Bath Plant

Mrs Wheelock Whitney to Visit Portland This Week

Friends of Mrs. Wheelock Whitney of St. Cloud Minnesota and formerly Miss Katherine Kimball of Portland will be interested to know she arrives this week with her son John Kimball Whitney to spend several weeks in Portland with her sister Mrs. Leland G Means and brother John M Kimball.

Wheelock Whitney St. Cloud Minn Katherine Kimball Portland John Kimball Whitney Leland G. Means John M. Kimball

Hebron resident returns after weekend with parents

John Levya came back to Hebron on Monday following a weekend visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Levya of Turner Court. Miss Clara Coombs hosted her contract club Tuesday afternoon at her home on Washington Street.

John Levya Hebron George Levya Turner Court Clara Coombs Washington Street John T. Parris Upper

Card Party Highlights and Local Social News

Roland Smith and the auxiliary hosted a card party in the Legion hall with prizes awarded in bridge and other games. Guests and participants included Mrs. John Grindell, Miss Arline Footer, Mrs. Leroy Webber, and Mrs. James McLaughlin. The event featured sandwiches and coffee and announced another party for Thursday.

Roland Smith A. L Feld John H. Grindell Arline Footer Leroy A. Webber Belfast James E. McLaughlin Perry L. Thompson Harry D. Hall Gradiner D. Rogers Auxiliary Thompson Eugene M. Desmond Ralph Gay William R. Freeman Post and Legion Hall

Cooke Couple Depart After Visit With Sheriff Henderson

Mr and Mrs Francis G Cooke of Silver Spring Maryland left Tuesday morning by motor returning home after visiting at the home of Mrs Cooke's brother Sheriff Albert Henderson.

Francis G. Cooke Silver Springs

Edmund Lenfest Returns to New York After Stay

Edmund Lenfest has returned to New York after spending several months at the home of his sister Mrs. William W. Dennison of Middle street.

Edmund Lenfest New York William W. Dennison Middle Street

Local social notes from Lewiston and surroundings

Miss Thelma Green celebrated her 14th birthday with a party at 14 Green Street featuring games prizes and a decorated autumn table. Other items note Stella Maris circle officers in Lewiston, a Boston Harvard Army game weekend, preschool PTA meetings, and various visits and trips of local residents including Bowdoin Maine football in Orono and talks by Dr. George Sutton at Bowdoin College.

Thelma Green Frank Green Green Street Barbara Walsh Alice Warner Barbara McMatin Louise Southerland Mary Fox Frances Whittier Emily Farnsworth Rita Sullivan Joseph I. Smith Washington Street Bowdoin-Maine Orono George M. Sutton Cornell University Memorial Hall Bowdoin College

Miss Jane Hyde Plays in Kennebunkport Puppet Show

Elmhurst resident Miss Jane Hyde was among the Waynflete Pup Troupe invited by Mr and Mrs Booth Tarkington to present Alice in Wonderland at the Olympus club in Kennebunkport for local children. The Wynflete Latin school troupe has produced 18 shows.

Jane Hyde Elmhurst Waynflete Booth Tarkington Olympian Club Kennebunkport Wynflete Latin

Miss Marcia Moulton Visits Sister in Melrose

Miss Marcia Moulton of Middle street stayed overnight Saturday with her sister Mrs Wallace Rand of Melrose Massachusetts. She attended the Harvard Army football game Saturday afternoon in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Marcia Moulton Middle Street Wallace Rand Melrose Mass Miss Moulton Harvard Cambridge

Miss Theresa Dall Heads to Wilmington Weekend Visit

Miss Theresa Dall of South Street departs Friday for Wilmington Massachusetts to stay with Mr and Mrs Donald Tarbell. She attended the Harvard Army football game in Cambridge Saturday. Mrs Ruth Johnson and Mrs Louise Johnson died Tuesday in Portland. Edwin E Pinson Jr and son E E Pinson III of Skowhegan visit her parents at 52 Corliss Street. The Pinsons recently returned from a hunting trip near Pilagstaff where Mrs Pinson shot a doe. Mr and Mrs Charles T Henderson of Upper High Street visited Tuesday.

Edward Chaplin North Street Extension Everett Mass Elsie Allegrin High Street Theresa Dall South Street Wilmington Donald Tarbell Miss Dall Cambridge Edwin E. Pinson Jr E. E. Pinson Skowhegan Charles A. Soule Corliss Street Mrs. Pinson Pilagstaff Charles T. Henderson Upper High Street Portland

Elmhurst Woman Returns After Tonsil Operation

Mrs. John H. Hyde of Elmhurst returned Tuesday night after two weeks in Boston for the removal of her tonsils.

John H. Hyde Elmhurst Boston

Bath News Briefs Touch On Local Projects And Events

City officials anticipate road work widening a Vite Street approach to a bridge, creating about fifty jobs and easing traffic. Local social life features a Thanksgiving dance at Morse High School with Royal Arcadians, a garden bouquet of flowers for Mrs. Clyde A. Mains, and busy civic and church activity ranging from Boy Scouts to theatre rehearsals for Cock Robin at the Cosmopolitan Club.

Vite Street Pt Syregg Clyde A. Mains High Street Alumini Morse High ‘School Royal Arcadians The Association

National Grange Master Speaks on Rural Policy

The Grange address urges a planned rural life with an immediate currency reflation to restore 1926 purchasing power. It calls to restore Farm Credit to farmer borrowers, promote land for forestry and conservation, curb erosion, and prevent floods. It favors gas tax use for highways, broader real estate taxation, uniform traffic signals, and Food Drug Act refinements. It supports T B eradication, pest import controls, radio decency, and the Lakes to the Sea canal.

America Grange Taber

West Bath Grangers Gala Day At Grange Hall

West Bath grange sets a gala day with a 2 30 card party, afternoon and evening fair, supper, and a minstrel show featuring Harold E Freeman and coach Herbert S Cavanaugh East Brunswick. Edu win Haggett plays piano. Vincent Henderson Harold Safford and Graham White to perform and dance. Sam Bevich named star in advance reports. friends expected Thursday evening.

West Bath Grange Hall Edwin W. Haggett Vincent A. Henderson Harold L. Safford, Jr Graham White White Sam Bevich

Card Party By Col onel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR

Ways and means committee hosted a Tuesday card party at Mrs. Harry G. Deering’s 606 Washington Street with 15 tables. First prize corsage bouquet went to Mrs. Edward D. True, second to Mrs. Seth Mullin, and auction prize to M. Lord. Dusting powder prize went to Mrs. Harold E. Freeman. Refreshments were served. Committee members included Mrs. Ring and others such as Miss Alice E. Varney and Mrs. Herbert Calderwood.

Ways and Means Dummer Sewall Harry G. Deering Washington Street Harry W. Ring Edward D. True Seth Mullin M. Lord Harold E. Freeman Ring Alice E. Varney Herbert Calderwood James T. Bonney Thomas F. Perkins Fred C. Hill William E. Palmer Elmer D. Hodgkins Fred S. Curtis Allen M. Irish George W. Merrill Jane Lemont

Canadians Entering U.S. Drop Sharply This Year

A sharp decline in the number of Canadians entering the United States this year contrasts with higher levels in prior years, signaling a notable shift in cross border movement and travel patterns.

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