Maine Native Develops College for Negro Women
Lucy Hale Tapley from West Brooksville Maine shaped Spelman College into a four year institution and trained thousands of teachers. Her presidency from 1910 helped shift Spelman from a seminary to a respected college with Tapley Hall funded by Rockefeller and a chapel memorial dedicated to Laura Spelman Rockefeller. Thanksgiving services will honor her life and work in Negro education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Spelman College
Lucy Hale Tapley
Miss Tapley
Spelman
McKinley
West Brooksville
Thomas Tapley
Lucy Wasson Tapley
Lucy Henry
Brooksville
Bucksport Academy
Sophia B. Packard
Harriet E. Giles
Atlanta
Friendship Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Tapley
New England
South
Arouna
State of Georgia
Association of Colleges For
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mr. Rockefeller, Jr
Sisters Chapel
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Lucy Maria Spelman
Parish Pastor Expected Home For Thanksgiving
Rev Archie D Gillis of Cheverus high school Portland is expected to pass Thanksgiving day with his mother Mrs Edmund J Arsenault and Mr Areea at their home 535 High street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie D. Gillis
Cheverus High School
Portland
Edmund J. Arsenault
Areea
High Street
Local Social Notes From Phippsburg and Bath
Misses Alice and Abbie Minott visit Alfred for Thanksgiving with Rev. and Mrs. Stevens then return to Portland to stay with Miss Sarah and Miss Annie Nichols. Several Bath and Portland residents host and visit across Thanksgiving week including the Ingalls family, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Wilson, and Miss Perry. Edmund Wallace is a newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wallace. Ed mund. Numerous local visits occur at Rosebay, Meadow Brook, Pine Street, and the Campbell farm with relatives and coast guard personnel noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Abbie Minott
Alfred
Charles L. Stevens
Portland
Sarah Nichols
Annie Nichols
Eugene Ingalls
Mabel Ingalls
Bath
George Ingalls
Sarah Collins
Basin
Connecticut
W. B. Perry
W. J. Pierce
Abner Wilson
Delia Bolton
Ralph Coombs
James Perry
Emma Perry
Rosebay
New Meadows
Walter Libby
Meadowbrook
Evelyn Atwood
Willard Atwood
Wilbur
Asa Wyman
Boston
George Wyman
Ernest Rogers
F. A. Oliver
Gertrude Blaisdell
Edith Atwood
Newberry's
Clarence Wallace
Edmund
Lena Oliver
Theodore Vamvakias
Pine Street
Lester Oliver
Coast Guard Station
Oliver
W. R. Bowie
Walter J. Pierce
Brunswick
Campbell Farm
William Donnell
William Donnell, Jr
Billy
Lottie
Percy Lowe
J. L. Morse
Philip W. Fisher Dies From Poison
Philip W. Fisher a 25 year old Morse High School graduate class of 25 died Sunday from poison believed self administered. His parents found him in his room at 17 Park Street after returning from Gorham where Barbara Fisher studied. He planned to resume studies in Massachusetts and take state exams next spring. He is survived by his parents and sisters Barbara and Marjorie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip W. Fisher
Morse High School
Northend
Fisher
Park Street
Gorham
Barbara
Mr. Fisher
West Bath
Alonzo G
Blanche W. Fisher
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Woods Hole
Mass
Maine
Massachusetts
Barbara Fisher
Marjorie Fisher
Bath
Mrs. Sarah Amanda Forbes Randall rites held in Massachusetts
Sarah Amanda Forbes Randall 97 widow of Capt Edward W Randall formerly sailed from Bath and lived near 330 Front Street Kennebec. Born in Bangor she married Robey Ireland then Capt Randall. Sister Miss Anna Randall noted as music teacher. Two nieces survive. Funeral Sunday, Mount Pleasant cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Amanda (Forbes) Randall
Edward W. Randall
Bath
Arlington Heights
Mass
Bangor
Robey Ireland
Capt. Randall
Front Street
Kennebec
Anna Randall
Herman A. Taudien
Emily Bissell
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Shaw Family Visiting Bath For Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs Robert P Shaw arrive Thanksgiving morning from Pelham Manor New York to spend the holiday with Mrs Shaw and her mother Mrs Fred R E Dean at 19 Dummer Street Bath The Shaws will be guests with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred P Shaw and his sister Miss Carrie E Shaw He will return Friday night and Mrs Shaw will stay until Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Shaw
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Bath
Shaw
Fred P. Shaw
Carrie E. Shaw
Wentworth Senior Visits Family for Thanksgiving Weekend
Frederick F. Rowland, a Wentworth Institute senior in Boston, arrived Wednesday night to spend Thanksgiving and the holiday weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester H. Rowland, of 47 Lincoln Street. Also visiting will be Mr. and Mrs. Cecil V. Rowland and their young son Robert as Thanksgiving guests of Mr. Rowland's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick F. Rowland
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Sylvester H. Roland
Lincoln Street
Cecil V. Rowland
Robert
Mr. Rowland
Mrs Wiggin Visits Sister-in-Law in Brockline Mass
Mrs W Wiggin of 40 York Street is spending an extended visit with her sister-in-law Mrs Arthur Giles in Brockline Massachusetts.
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W48
Wiggin
York Street
Arthur Giles
Brockline
Mass
All Star Boxing Show Tops Bath Thanksgiving Card
Bath hosts an all star boxing event at Arcade arena on Thursday at 3 15 pm promoter Nick Mihalos promotes four strong bouts featuring El Kid Barrilito Frankie Garcia of Boston and Artie Giroux of Montreal in a notable lineup Young Jack Dempsey returns to face Sammy White of Boston in a stiff bout Two Portland rivals Kid Stackpole Eddie Miller meet Young OBrien and Mickey OHara in supporting six rounders Ladies admitted free with male companion ringside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Arcade Arena
Nick Mihalos
el “Kid” Barrilito
Frankie Garcia
Boston
New England
Artie Giroux
Montreal
Portland
Garcia
Barrilito
Kid Stackpole
Eddie Miller
Stackpole
Johnny Wilson
Young O'Brien
Bostoff
Miller
Farmer Brown
Mickey O'Hara
Hewitt Named Senior Inspector at Government Plant
Charles E. Hewitt Jr a 74 High street veteran of Bath Iron Works since 1928 has been appointed senior inspector of hull material and engineering supplies for the Government office at the Bath plant He took the oath Monday Hewitt’s career spans shipyards from 1900 including Fore River Charlestown Navy Yard Kittery and The Atlantic Corp Portsmouth NH with 13½ years in Navy yard work leading up to this post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hewitt Jr
High Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hull
Hewitt
Bath Iron Works
Quincy
Mass
Fore River
Charlestown
Mass., Navy Yard
Atlantic Coast
Charlestown Navy Yard
Mr. Hewitt
Atlantic Corp
Portsmouth
N. H
Kittery Navy Yard
Bath
Navy Yard
Boy Scouts Drill with Capt Stickney at Bath Meeting
Troop 53 of the Boys Scouts of America held a nearly full attendance meeting Friday at seven in the Armory. Capt Elver A Stickney of Battery H new Court of Honor member conducted the drill. Scoutmaster Winfred Scott plans to resign. Ralph Card will lead temporarily. Edward Cohen earned a troop scribes badge Edward Kamendalis bugler badge Earl Hill patrol leader badge Clifford Varney earned a 100 percent attendance pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 53
Boys Scouts of America
Elver A. Stickney
Battery H
Court of Honor
Donald R. Sterling
Winfred Scott
Bath
Ralph Card
Edward Cohen
Edward Kamendalis
Earl Hill
Clifford Varney
Bath High School Alumni Dance Set For Thursday Night
Patrons and patronesses for the Bath high school alumni dance at the high school gymnasium include Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Calderwood, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Desmond, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Voorhees, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Norton, Mrs. Fred R. E. Dean and Blair C. Wilson. Royal Arcadians will provide music for Thanksgiving night, with many alumni home from college and school planning to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath High School
Frederick P. Shaw
Warren F. Hawley
Herbert Calderwood
Eugene A. Desmond
W. S. Voorhees
Arthur C. Norton
Fred R. E. Dean
Blair C. Wilson
Royal Arcadians
Bath Court Team to Play This Season
A Bath basketball team organized for the season will play most games out of town. The Bath Shipbuilders will have uniforms funded by subscriptions. The team includes Allie Jewett Shorty Parks Needy Brewster Gus Meister Johnny Green and Rupe Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath “Shipbuilders
Allie Jewett
Shorty Parks
Needy Brewster
Gus Meister
Johnny Green
Rupe Lewis
Free Summer Camp for Needy Children in Maine
The Salvation Army camp at the Samuel A Miles estate in South Bristol funds a fortnightly summer outing for Maine children at no cost. Isabel R Miles runs it personally, rejecting outside contributions to honor her late husband George Herman Babe Rath’s vision. The program housed 416 children last summer, features color coded lodges, a concrete pool, and annual pilgrimages to a memorial shrine, with ten weeks planned if funds permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Samuel A. Miles
Bristol
George Herman
Babe” Rath
Ocean
Salvation Army
Maine
Isabel R. Miles
Damariscotta Rotary Club
Miles
Community clubs host social events and gatherings
Winnegance evening workers held a November social at Cottage Park with ring toss and turkey head cutting prizes. Squaw club met at Mrs. Manson's home and the next gathering will be with Mrs. Morse. The Women’s Auxiliary to the Community club hosted a large supper and card party for about 150, with plans for a cooked food sale. Several members and guests attended church services and a Red Cross drive reports good success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Park
Charles Preble
Susie Scholfield
Walter G. Marco
Zina B. Hunt
Harry Knight
Fred Coombs
Laura Cutting
Bessie M. Hunt
Grace Trask
Harry P. Nason
Herbert Hodgkins
Fred K. Sturtevant
Squaw Club
Robert P. Manson
Winfield W. Morse
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
M. Helen Sims
Ladies’ Aid
Elbridge Malcolm
Cribbage
Abram C. Oliver
Reuben H. Purington
Emery Footer
Almon R. Perry
William Lemont
Charles E. Preble
O. S. Sherburne
Marion Williams
Portland
Charles E. Hewitt
Mariner
Richmond
Red Cross
Frank Perry
Harry C. Williams
Bridge Street
Footer's
Center Street
Sherman L. Morse
Bernice Drake
High Street
Harry F. Oliver
Seymour A. Hayden
Williams Court
Hayden
Maine General Hospital
Thanksgiving Visits From Local Residents to Family Homes
Local notices list Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Reed visiting in Stetson household for Thanksgiving, plus teachers and students from Morse and Bowdoin spending holidays in Brooks Ellsworth Southwest Harbor and Bar Harbor. Also noted are visits by Mrs. Liscomb, Stephen Marshall Jr., and Bowdoin students with family near North Bath and Portland וכן.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Reed
E. G. A. Stetson
Hester Rose
Morse
Brooks
Jane Lemont
Corliss Street
Everett
Mass
Edward B. Noyes
Silas Anderson
Lewiston
Benjamin F. Savage
High Street
Cecile Veilleux
Catherine Conley
Morse High School
Ellsworth
Horace Herrick
Morse High
Southwest Harbor
Edna McAvoy
Bar Harbor
McAvoy
John Mc
Sewall
Stone House
William D ~York
Stephen
Marshall, Jr
Marshall
University of Maine
Winfield F. Rowe
Waltham
Notable Portland Visit and Thanksgiving Guests Highlight Local Socials
Mrs. Ralph G. Stetson visits Portland on Saturday. Senator Gratz Jackson and family plan Thanksgiving guests including H Laton Jackson Peggy and Barbara Jackson and Miss Jessie Jackson Emma Stinson from Waterville and Wiscasset. Genesta chapter O E S hosts Jason Merrill and wife with a 6 30 supper. Navy officers Crecca Serat Ferrell visit Bath Iron Works to discuss destroyer plans and duplications with United Dry Dock Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Stetson
Portland
Gratz Jackson
Shaw Street
H. Laton Jackson
Jackson
Peggy
Barbara
Waterville
Senator Jackson
Jessie Jackson
Emma Stinson
Wiscasset
Jason A. Merrill
Mechanic Falls
Genesta
Genesta Chapter
Genesta Sewing Circle
John D. Crecca
U.S. N
Mort E. Serat
United Dry Dock Co
New York
Robert W. Ferrell
Bath Iron Works
Iron Works
Sail yarn of Cape Horn rescue and reunion at Valparaiso
A shipwreck tale of Deceit Island and Le Maire Straits. Survivors endure a three day gale in a long boat with a sea anchor and relentless freezing cold before reaching the German barque Bessel and later reuniting with the Lizzie Williams crew at Valparaiso. The tale ends with a sailorly reflection on life at sea and the AMSL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Williams
Straits of le Maire
Cptain
Mr Beverage
Valparaiso
New York
Cape Horn Islands
Bessel
Parnager
Brazil
Cape Stiff
Maine Women Attend New England Council Meeting
Mrs. Leroy F Colby and other Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers leaders attended a New England Council meeting in Boston with sessions on child labor loans leisure and membership drives. The group toured Hotel Statler and discussed plans for the 1935 national convention while local residents search Small Point shoreline for ambergris following a deputy sheriff find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy F. Colby
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Morton F. Young
Young
Boston
Haven Sawyer
Bangor
Maine Congress
Seth S Mullin
New England Council
Edward J. Holland
Bangor State Bulletin
Noel C. Little
Brunswick
New England Council of Parents and Teachers
Hotel Statler
Julius H. Willcox
Simon S Lapham
Mmiute
George Hoague
Massachusetts
F. H. Devere
Noel Little
Child Welfare Magazine
E. C. Mason
Charles H. Remington
Carl L. Schrader
T. Merle Shaw
Connecticut
Deputy Sheriff Finds Ambergris Worth 1500 at Sea
Deputy Abram C. Oliver recovered about 1500 in ambergris floating off Small Point last week. The 15 ounce lump, found near the Casco Gun club house on the west side, is valued at 105 per ounce. Oliver will take the substance to Bowdoin College for analysis to confirm its origin from a sperm whale and its use in perfumery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram C . Oliver
Small Point
Casco Gun Club House
Oliver
Bowdoin College
Miss Lina Gove Sewall dies in Florida at 76
Miss Lina Gove Sewall of Bath dies in Winter Park Florida at 76 due to heart trouble three weeks after closing her Bath home at 44 Pearl Street for the season. Born in Bath to Gen Frederick Dummer Sewall and Evelina Hill Gove Sewall she was educated locally and at Abbott Academy. Her Civil War era relatives and service as U S Commissioner of Internal Revenue family ties in Washington are noted. She served with the Old Ladies Home Board of Managers and was active in Winter Street Church. Her body will be returned from Orlando accompanied by Miss Lida Swazey of Bucksport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Gove Sewalll
Bath
Winter Park
Fla
Pearl Street
el Cortez
Miss Sewall
Frederick Dummer
Evelina Hill (Gove) Sewall
Joseph E. Sewall
John C. Berry
Worcester
Mass
Lida Swazey
Bucksport
Johnson Funeral Held At 40 Summer Street
The funeral for Clarence E. Johnson was Sunday at 2 PM at his home 40 Summer Street with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs of Grace Church officiating. Pallbearers included Baer Connard Harry L. Day John C. Fitzgerald Alden G. Smith Hiram T. Stevens and John Sylvester. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Johnson
Summer Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Baer Connard
Harry L. Day
John C. Fitzgerald
Alden G. Smith
Hiram T. Stevens
John Sylvester
Oak Grove
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Native OF
Phippsburg
Sarah Forbes Randall
ALL Star Boxing Show
BOY Scouts
Capt
Stickney
Christmas Cove
Deceit Island
Cape Horn
Ounce
Lina Gove Sewall
Florida
C. E. Johnson
Atwood
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