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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1932

Page

8

Deers Taken by Local Hunters in Woolwich and Arrowsic

Percy Marston and Ray Rice bagged a 180 pound buck Wednesday and a 100 pound doe Tuesday in Woolwich. Roland Raynes and Alvah Reynolds each shot bucks near Bluff Head and Back Road area, with Horace More taking a fine deer near Parker Head.

Percy Marston Ray Rice Woolwich Woods Marston Rice Murphy's Corner Roland Raynes Arrowsic Jones’ Eddy Bluff Head Alvah Reynolds Rairden Back Road Horace Parker Head

Civilizational Reform Minds Across Generations

A reflection notes that humans in the present and 50 years hence seek to tackle civilization’s enduring problems with similar aims and methods. The passage emphasizes continuity in reform impulses spanning generations.

Thanksgiving Service At Central Church Next Sunday

A special Thanksgiving service is planned at Central church next Sunday at 10 30 in the morning. Choir director John Shaw has arranged a fine musical program and the choir’ll have its final rehearsal Thursday evening at 7 15 in the parish house. Mr Shaw asks all members to arrive promptly.

Central Church John Shaw Shaw

Childrens books topic of address at P T A meeting

Miss Katharine Conley of Morse high school's English department spoke to the North Center P T A at Grace church parish house on Oak street. The meeting, presided by Mrs. Wilmer Voorhees, covered funds from a recent card party, new shade needs for a school room, and plans for milk service and a food sale. Conley spoke on The Child His Books and Our Role in Forming Reading Habits during Book Week, stressing parents' role and the idea that all children can be drawn to reading with proper stimulus and access.

Katharine Conley Morse High School North Center Grace Church Oak Street Wilmer I. Voorhees Charles R. Farnham William E. Palmer Clinton D. Wilson Radcliffe College Morris H. Cohen Milk Fund Center Street Arthur W. King Marius H. Page McFadden Roscoe P. McFadden Board of Education Melcher American Booksellers’ Association Franklin Matthews Boy Scouts of America American Library Association National Education Association

Grace Church Men Anticipate Meeting With Dr Kershner

Grace Church Men's club awaits a Thursday night meeting featuring Dr Warren E Kershner. Members and friends will hear his talk on the Northern Maine woods and view a motion picture collection. The committee Edwin Given Everett Pierce and Carroll Watson will organize refreshments.

Grace Church Men's Club Warren E. Kershner Kershner Maine Woods Edwin Given Everett Pierce Carroll Watson

Dike School PTA Sets Dec 5 Meeting in Teachers’ Room

The executive committee of the Dike P T A was called to meet December 5 in the Dike school teachers’ room. President Mrs Daniel J Perry presided at Tuesday’s association meeting in the old Summer Street school where Mrs E Mason Wright was named chairwoman of the milk fund.

Dike P. T. A Dike School Old Summer Street Daniel J. Perry E. Mason Wright

Off icers Assaulted in Arch Row as Bath Police Clash

A free-for-all on Arch street between Bath police and Bath men left Officer Melville Rice with a badly bitten finger and Night Captain William Mann with a punched jaw. Clarence Blake faced assault and intoxication charges, while George McLean was held for resisting an officer. The incident began near the Arcade ballroom during the Bridge Workers ball when officers ordered a group to move. Blake allegedly punched Captain Mann, Rice tackled Blake and was bitten. Blake fled in a bystander’s car but was chased down and detained. Blake held on $1,000 bond. Rice treated for a severely injured finger. McLean charged with intoxication after a brief court hearing.

Arch Street Bath Melville Rice William Mann Clarence Blake George McLean Mann Rice Arcade Bridge Workers Buick Blake Captain Mann Front Street Furber Davis McElman Center Street Davis Water Street Sagadahoc Superior Court Owen J. Ledyard Auburn George McLern Ledyard

Bowdoin Social Notes Show Local Movements And Closings

Mrs Vesta Ackley of Portland died last week at her daughter's home. Bowdoinham residents visit friends, and Litchfield and Brunswick connections appear as people visit kin. The East Bowdoin Players cancel The Flower of the Family. road work at Brunswick Lisbon Falls junction progresses. chapel repairs completed. Fred Douglass moves family to the Minot Williams farm area.

Vesta Ackley Portland Grant Woods Robert McAfee Bowdoinham Addie Williams Litchfield L. C. Starbird W. S. Cobb Brunswick Ladies Aid Erland Rogers Charles A. Babb Bath Ernest Carr East Bowdoin Players Frank Jenkins Augusta Jenkins Williams Lisbon Falls East Bowdoin Chapel William Woods Fred Douglass Mockler Minot Williams Brunswick Road

Town Visitors and Local Callers Reported in Brunswick Area

North Bowdoin residents Scott Small and Carl Routhier visited Brunswick on Tuesday. William Wales of Lewiston called on friends nearby. Donald Jasper was a Richmond for Saturday, with others calling at High Pine farm including Mr and Mrs O E Douglas and Lee Phyllis of Lewiston. Frank Cr and Judah Small are new pupils Lucious and Lewis Young at a Ham school. Marion Glives spent the weekend with relatives in Rumford. Joseph Legende of Bath visited Maple Hearst farm.

Scott Small Carl Routhier Brunswick William Wales Lewiston Donald Jasper Richmond High Pine Farm O. E. Douglas Lee Phyllis Frank Cr Friend Toham Judah Small School Lucious Lewis Young Marion Glives Rumford Joseph Legende Bath Maple Hearst Farm The Red Cross P. C. Nealey Nealey Bowdoinham Waterville Clarence Blackman L. P. Temple H. D. Cornish Clara N. Fogg Bangor John Kendrick Samuel Rounds Auburn Georgie Berry Charles Kendrick Rounds Bay Ira Frost Kenneth Frost Gardiner George Cutler Parent-Teacher Association Grange Hall William Siegars Reading Mass Addie Trufant Charles Hackett Russell Fitz Maine Central Institute Pittsfield Frank Millay Bowdoin McDonald Temple Pythian Sisters Erla Brown Gorham Erle Browne J. E. Cornish Newtonville Portland Richard Denham N. H Fred Leavitt Village Lodge Emery Booker C. E. Hackett C. O. Purinton E. B. Sprague Zini W. Maxwell Herbert Adams Wallace L. Hunter Henry E. Cornish E. L. White Caleb Mitchell Frank T. Siegars F. K. Jack Frank L. Webber Ernest Hunter William T. Hardie Tyler Mr. Nelson Brockton R. K. Millay Purinton Carr Millay Road W. J. Graves State Road Massachusetts George Rowe Norman Rowe Methodist Sunday School Knights of Honor George W. 8 New England Coke Co Eastland Strand Theatre Orrin Fairfield

Red Cross appeal and community notes from Bowdoinham

Bowdoinham residents respond to a Red Cross appeal led by Mrs. P. C. Nealey as winter nears. The column covers visiting relatives, club meetings, gunning exploits at Merrymeeting Bay, Armistice Day observations, local elections, Masonic lodge installations, and local social visits across Bowdoinham and nearby towns.

Lemon Juice Quickens Cream Whipping

A tip suggests adding three or four drops of lemon juice to cream to hasten whipping. The acid causes the cream to thicken more quickly as it is beaten.

National Grange Opens Sessions in Winston-Salem

The National Grange begins its 66th annual session in Winston-Salem with calls for legislative action. Leaders urge Congress to address land use, marketing, taxation, government reform, and temperance while opposing farm debt moratoriums and any repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.

National Grange Winston-Salem Congress Grange Veterans’ Bureau America

Mikelsky's music store denies moving or branch plans

Miss Sophia M. Mikels of Mikelsky's music store refutes town rumors of relocation or a Center street branch. The shop has added a radio repair workshop and electrical appliance area, with renovations to support the new services. Mikelsky's opened December 9, 1909, and continues to serve Bath and surrounding areas.

Center Street Sophia M. Mikels Mikelsky’s Mikels Bath

Bath men hunt at Churchill lake report big crop on Lyons farm

Group of Bath men traveling from Bath to Lac Fron tiere Canada enjoy hunting. The party includes Sheriff Henderson and others. In Princeton Washington County Ralph S. Lyons reports a 500 bushel per acre potato yield across 15 acres, totaling 2 731 bushels, beating last year's bumper crop by 82 barrels.

Bath Churchill Lake Lac Frontiere Canada Hotel Tanguay Sheriff Henderson Charles E. R. Andrews Harry F. Morin Ralph O. Dale John J. Keegan Thomas R. Huston Gardiner Rogers Miles Hagan Everett Neal Eben Dana Brother Woolwich Natt Howe Georgetown Dr. Hodgdon Augusta Levi Steward Charlestown Mass Ralph S. Lyons Princeton Washington County Service American Agricultural Chemical Co Mr. Lyons

Dike School PTA Discusses Books For Adolescents

Mrs. Edmund M. Staples, Dike school principal, spoke to the Dike study club on Books for Adolescent Boys and Girls. She urged parents to cultivate good reading, suggested substitutes for undesirable books, and emphasized early literary engagement with children. The talk included book lists, Bible stories, biographies, and guidance for parents to stay ahead in reading.

Edmund M. Staples Dike School Dike Joseph L. Smith Washington Street Staples Wilmer I. Voorhees North Center P. T. A Bowdoin College Ruskin Golden River Silas Marner Maggie Floss Tarzan Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt

South End P T A Plans For Its Christmas Sale

The South End P T A meets in Washington street rooms with 14 members present. They set December 1 for their annual Christmas sale and November 29 for a dinner committee chair by Mrs Well ington A Moore. The group worked on aprons and candy bags, pledged 116 night gowns for the Red Cross, and started milk deliveries to Mitchell and South street schools. They also will prepare two Thanksgiving baskets.

South End P. T. A Washington Street Wellington A. Moore Red Cross Mitchell South Street

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