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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1936

Page

6

Social and club notes highlight Armistice week

A long of society items recounts Norma Jean Nickerson’s seventh birthday party at Park Street with cake and games, plus Armistice day visits, travels, and gatherings across Bath. Names include Ruth Sprague, Helen Jepson, and Mrs. Evelyn Jordan, with fraternities, clubs, and college mentions weaving through the city’s social calendar.

Norma Jean Nickerson Sanford B. Nickerson Park Street Marilyn Hart Ruth Williams Wentworth Smith Dorothy Belanger Norma Hutchins Valerie Nickerson John Bowie, Jr Henry Powers Ruth Sprague Bates College Lucinda Sprague Oak Street Geraldine Stott Jackson College Ardenne A. Stott Brunswick Elizabeth Spain Elizabeth N. J Helen Jepson Walpole Mass Alice Jordan Seal Harbor George McMann Tufts Medical College William Ergon Tufts Carl Dearborn South Portland

A. J. Conti Jr Begins Vacation At Eastport Home

A. J. Conti Jr, manager of the New England Telegraph and Telephone Co, started his annual vacation Saturday and will spend part of it at his former Eastport home.

A. J. Conti, Jr N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co Eastport

Conti Family Heads Eastport Visit

Mr and Mrs A J Conti and their two sons Billy and Robert Edward of North street left Monday for Eastport for a visit.

Alonzo G. Fisher Woods Hole Mass Bath Vassalboro A. J. Conti Billy Robert Edward North Street Eastport

Prize Winners Chronicle Local Social and Public Notices

The report lists prize awards for a ladies event and top male score, naming Mrs. Mark W. Sewall and Roger D. Skillings among winners, plus Mayor Arthur Sewall and Harold C. DeLong. It also covers a series of card party results, social visits, engagements, and upcoming events across Bath with names, addresses, and brief notes on attendance and travel plans.

Mark W. Sewall Clarence W. Morse Roger D. Skillings Arthur Sewall Harold C. DeLong Sewall Skillings Minnie A. White Frederick E. Drake William D. Sewall Rupert H. Baxter W. Dayton Hill J. R. Andrews John A. Morse Harry L. Day Alden G. Smith Charles E. Cushing

Doctor Rachel Lord Opens Bath Osteopathic Office

Dr Rachel Lord, osteopathic physician, announces her office at 866 Washington Street Bath open daily 9 11 am and 2 5 pm with evenings Sundays by appointment Telephone Bath 590 She came from Methuen Mass and trained at Edward F Searles High School Bryant Stratton Boston Massachusetts College of Osteopathy Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery graduating June 1935 and completing post graduate work at Still Hildreth Osteopathic Sanatorium Macon Missouri.

Rachel Lord Bath Washington Street Lord Methuen Mass Edward F. Searles High School Bryant & Stratton Business College Boston Massachusetts College of Osteopathy Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery Kirksville Still-Hildreth Osteopathic Sanatorium Macon

Berlin letter boosts Bath Y M C A campaign effort

William C. Perkins of the Bath Y M C A received a letter dated October 27 from Hon. Arthur E. Dunning of Berlin secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Dunning recalls his Y M C A days and pledges support, noting associates and friendly memories as he wishes success to the Bath Y campaign.

William C. Perkins Arthur E. Dunning Berlin American Chamber of Commerce Germany Bathman Mr. Perkins Bath Y. M. C. A M. K. Murray Brooks Cahil Drake Low Nichols White Skillings Dunton Charles W. Clifford

Early Freeze Up River Feared by Residents

Persistent cold threatens Kennebec River navigation near Hallowell and Augusta with potential coal barge disruption. Debris from the freshet and damaged navigation aids require a new survey. Fishermen report ice along shore and several barges awaiting routes to Wingate, Bath, Gardiner, and South Gardiner while tankers Luzirelle and oil stations prepare for limited cargo before season end.

Kennebec Hallowell Augusta Seguin Wingate’s Smithtown Wingate Wharf Bath Gardiner Coal and Supply Co South Gardiner Luzirelle Standard Oil Co Shell Oil Co Gardiner

Bath Notes: Community Events and City Notices

A busy Bath schedule includes a Wickliffe Interdenominational Training School opening Nov 27 at Winter Street Congregational church with Rev Harry E Titus as dean and Rev Joseph O Purdue as registrar. A theft report cites violin stolen from Andrew Lemoine’s Washington Street car. Juror James McFarland, 41, convicted of lewd behavior, sentenced to 90 days in Kennebec County Jail. On shoplifting, a 13-year-old Bath girl avoided action after store manager review. Various club events include baked bean supper at Beth Israel, a Grace church radio gift to Miss Jennie Melcher, and praise for card party prize donors. Navy inspections, Bath Iron Works job openings, and a bathing beauty contest at Townsend Club add to an active fall schedule. Eagles plan a Thanksgiving Eve ball with 300+ tickets sold, while Deputy Auditor James Tevlin to attend class initiation at Bath Aerie No 875. Bath’s hotel scene features Fred Potter as Sedgwick School Alumni Association chef. A Christmas fair by Wesley M and church groups is slated for Dec 10, plus a Marine Museum planning meeting at City Hall.

Winter Street Congregational Church Harry E. Titus Portland Joseph O. Purdue

Bath High Thanksgiving Night Dance Features Talented Amateurs

A program by Bath High's most talented young amateurs including dancers and vocalists will highlight the Thanksgiving night dance at Bath High School. The event showcases local youth talent and aims to provide entertainment for the community during the holiday season.

Bath Bath High

Cosmo Club to Sponsor Christmas Fair and Beano Night

Cosmopolitan club will sponsor its first Christmas fair in years on December 5 at the club house with an afternoon sale, followed by a cafe teria supper from five to seven and a beano game. Mrs. William Yule cooks foods. others run aprons, candy, greens, dish wipers and other tables. a gypsy corner offers palm readings and handwriting. Mikelsky's Music Store provides music. chairmen urge members to contribute.

Cosmopolitan Club William Yule Clinton D. Wilson Carl C. Anderson Garden Department Frederick W. Humphreys Charles H. Frost David S. Cogan Joseph I. Smith Merritt A. Mitchell Herbert Worrey Marjorie Smiley Ann Gearing Roscoe P. McFadden Leroy F. Colby Carroll A. Deering Ruth H. Farnham Carl F. Pierce Mikelsky’s

South End P T A Regular Meeting Held In December Prep

South End P T A held a regular Tuesday meeting in Washington street rooms with president Mrs Alfred Carpenter presiding. A dental clinic and school nurse program were tabled for next discussion. Members sewed candy bags for Weeks street South street and Mitchell schools. Wise Owl troop No 3 Girl Scouts led the program with about 20 members and captain Mrs Wilmer I Voorhees. At close, corn cakes and apples were served. Next meeting is an all day event the first Tuesday in December.

South End Washington Street Alfred E. Carpenter North Center Weeks Street South Street Mitchell Wise Owl Troop Girl Scouts of America Wilmer I. Voorhees Association

Lieut Davis to address Gracechurch Men's Club

Lieut Frank R. Davis U S N assistant inspector of machinery at Bath Iron Works Corp will address Gracechurch Men's Club Thursday evening His topic covers life of a student at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis This is the first meeting under revised by laws meeting on the first and third Thursdays Supper at 6 30 will be served by Daniel Williams Carrol Watson Harry Smith and Frank Beal who plan serving a large number

Frank R. Davis U.S.N Naval Offices Bath Iron Works Corp Gracechurch Men’s Club United States Naval Academy Annapolis Daniel Williams Carrol Watson Harry Smith Frank Beal

Lenfest Weekend Visitor in Dennison Family Home

Edmund Lenfest of New York spent the weekend as a guest of his sister Mrs. William W. Dennison and family on Middle Street, sharing time with relatives.

Harold Footer South Street New York Philadelphia Baltimore Edmund Lenfest William W. Dennison Middle Street

Probate notices in Sagadahoc for Bath estates

On November 10 1936 in Sagadahoc County Maine Charlotte C Day of Bath was appointed executrix without bond of the estate of Edward H Cook late of Bath and testified as required. On same date Cora H Shepard of Bath was appointed and accepted as executrix of the estate of Ernest M Shepard late of Bath.

Stenthger Rome Charlotte C. Day Bath Nanoatee Edward H. Cook Sagadahoc Charlotte C.enone Cora H. Shepard Ernest M. Shepard Cora H. Sheps

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Whitehouse Whitehouse Ruth Oliver Wollaston Ruth Brown William Elliot Winchester William G. Hubbard Wiscasset Louise E. Briggs Edmund P. Briggs Edwin R. Andrews Janet Bridgham Mary Nickerson Eleanor Voorhees Nasson Kay Scott Shirley Moore Portland School of Commerce Leah Merrill Mechanic Falls High School Elizabeth B. Deering William Hines Grove Street Portsmouth Navy Yard Hines Ruth Guy Alonzo Fisher Ridin’ Light Lodge Stanley P. Jensen Audrey Hartford, Conn Leroy V. Hensinger Cobbroad Norman Nye George W. Merrill Harry E. Litchfield Henry G. Shaw George Meloon Washington Avenue Madonna Shrine of the White Shrine Albert Bonney Union Street Court N. H Bonney Benjamin Clifford Richard Wellaston Clifford Pearl Dunbar Walter S. Glidden New York City The Lath Iron Works Corp Roland F. Hill Jane Killian Bertha MacCammon Lincoln Street Col. Johnson Boston Garden Evelyn Tomlinson Sigma Psi Delta Club Ruth Robinson Doris Perry Norma McLuer Dorothy Wing Ruth Hynes Lida Nadeau Phyllis Sandelin Doris Henderson Dorothy Bourque Barbara Walsh Martha Hambrett Mary McClure Dorothy Waterman John McInnes John McInnes, Jr Stroudwater Chester Roberts Ferralyn Kirk Maxwell Street Auburn Roberts J. C. Wilson Margery C. Haskell Shaw’s Book Store Frank Given New Orleans Mr. Given St. Mary’s Milton C. Trott Stone House Northampton Mary Sewall Smith College Ruth Johnson Kate McCarty Henry C. Wright Howard Navy Cambridge Robert Hatch John K. Jayne New Canaan Conn Donald Small Harvard Navy Alice Toole New Haven James A. Gillies, Jr Topsham Grange Bath and Vicinity Ernest Snow and Ernest, Jr E. Mason Wright Everett G. Lemont Scott M. Golder Harry F. Smith Lunetta Smith Hubert McCarty Eliakim McCabe Marshall Avenue Bath Memorial Hospital Frank K. Jack Bowdoinham Linwood Miller Marie’ P. Murphy Leah B. Strout Cornwell Strout Hotel New Yorker Ernest S. Glantzberg Glantzberg Pinkney Glantzberg Capt Frederick Glantzberg Lawrence B. Jackson Lake Maranacook Theodore Watson Betty Andrews Road Sebago Lake William Allen Smith, Jr Scott Golder Oakhurst Frank Chesman Ada Deering Hibbert Norton Arthur C. Norton Marcia Petlock Franklin Street U. S Mary Dana Barbara Ernest Fulton South Braintree Thomas Baxter Quaker Point Les Camarades Musicaux Musical Society New England Conservatory of Music George H. Thorburn, Jr Universalist Church Thorburn Robert Decker Melrose, Mass Mabel Thwing Williams. Newell Charles C. Pearce Woolwich Elmer Greenleaf Helen L. Hayes Delia M. Cloutier Mabel Whitten National Honor Society Miss Whitten David 8. Cogan Edward V. Reed Bath National Bank Mary Evelyn Gallant Edna Gaudet Miss Gaudet Maynard Thibeau Old Orchard Richard Young Dorothy Jean Joseph Arsenault Viola Arsenault Alex St. Pierre Ralph King Emanuel Arsenault Louise Gaudet Margaret Gallant Jerry Gaudet Dorothy Arsenault Herbert Calderwood Walter M. Hill Carl C. Troop Marjorie Troop Doris Leavitt Richard Quick Capt. Quick Port Arthur Texas Amsterdam Antwerp Texas Steamship Co Etta True of Phillips Joseph Thurlow Gardiner D. Rogers Edward J. Murphy John P. Crosby Frederick S. Coombs American Legion Auxiliary Council Damariscotta Genesta Corliss R. N Woodbury Merrill Mrs. Norton George Whitehead Winifred Whitehead Dummer Street Westbrook Tower James A. Clappison Edward Lee Alfred Carpenter Michael Rearden Loraine Price Horace P. Morse John Atwood John Conley Clifford Wilband Addison Pendleton Edward Daley James McLaughlin Howard Parks Mechanic Street Quincy Frank Oliver H. D. Grant Lewiston Grace Wing Beacon Street Epworth League Pall Merrymeeting Circuit League Wesley Church Andrew Lemoine Music Hall James McFarland Owen J. Ledyard Kenenbec County Grant Store Center Water Streets William Curran Hebrew Ladies’ Society Beth Israel Synagogue Sidney R. Higgins Leroy Mitchell Fred H. Thompson Mr. Higgins Howard Moody Mr. Moody Baby Clinic American Red Cross Nellie Goodrich Donald N. Small Jennie R. Melcher Grace Church Charles M. Tubbs Miss Melcher North End Community Club Charles Connor Kora Temple Blue Lodge Red Men’s Hall Townsend Club Bath Aerie of Eagles Arcade Edward T. Whitehouse Woodbury Bailey Edward J. Lee Walter I. Norton Mr. Goldie Mr. Swan James Tevlin No. 875 Amos F. Perry Aerie Alex Burgess Walter H. Norton Norman O. Morse Sedgwick Fred Potter Spalding Inn Whitefield Morse High Ladies’ Aid and Sorority Wesley M. &. Church William Davis Delmar E. Bates Federal Building Officers’ Club of Genesta Chapter Senter’s City Hall Colonial Club Cosmo Club South End P.T.A Lieut. Davis John L. Jack
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