First Congregational church school opens in Wiscasset
The First Congregational church in Wiscasset announces its church school opening on Sunday October 6 at 10 o clock with Mrs John F Jackson as superintendent and a slate of teachers for all classes. The Christian Endeavor meeting follows at 7 30 p m with a camp report by youths who attended Camp Manator Medomak. A Boy Scouts Court of Honor awarded ranks and badges, and a miscellaneous shower celebrated the marriage of Mr and Mrs Horace W Day.
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First Congregational Church
John F. Jackson
Ruthena Thompson
Grace Beane
Joanna Evans
Virginia Pease
Verna Southard
Roger Dow
Ruth M. Jones
Forest Lewis
Vinton Dow
Beverley Hamlin
Charles S. Lowder
George W. Carleton
Church School
Churchill Street
Furtwengler
Augusta
di Perri
Evans
Messrs
Stinson
Quinnam
Pendleton
Sowder
Clayton Bailey
Clayton Lewis
Edward Evans
Gerald Sherman
Raymond Quinnam
Roland Tarbox
Clayson Lewis
Maurice Pendleton
Chester Pendleton
Walker T. Hawley
Dummerston
Charles S. Sowder
Congregational Vestry
Horace W. Day
Stanley W. Dodge
Louise Blagdon
Keane
Charles P. Blinn
Brookline
Mass
Webber's Tavern
Parker FE. Mareau
Cambridge
Main Street
E. Murray Senter
Leon G. Flood
Boston
Dana Rines
Sherman
Middle Street
C. J. DiPerri
Samuel J. Sewall
Sewall
Walter Leavitt
Winona
Ruth
Portland
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Marston
Josephine Plumstead
Birch Point
Carleton Manor
Bath Road
Katherine Chase
R. N
Bath Memorial Hospital
Richard Ashline
Miss Chase
Thelma Boudin
North Edgecomb
Mr. Mason
Sidney G. Evans
Edward
Joanna
Willis Smith
Joseph P. Tucker
Josephine Tucker
Walter G
Rally of GOP Women in Sagadahoc County
A large attendance is expected at a Thursday eight o clock rally in the municipal auditorium under the Women s Republican club of Sagadahoc county. Mrs Henry W Butler of Bath will preside followed by speeches from N Gratz Jackson Sumner Sewall Nettie C Burleigh and others including Ronald Bridges and Zelma Dwinal. The program ends with America the Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Club
Sagadahoc County
Municipal Auditorium
Henry W. Butler
Bath
Fred Cary
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Congregational Church
N. Gratz Jackson
Savadahoc County
Sumner Sewall
America
Nettie C. Burleigh
Vassalboro
Women’s Republican Club of
Maine
Ronald P. Bridges
Sanford
Congress
Zelma M. Dwinal
Camden
Southenders Plan Card Party
South End P T A met Tuesday afternoon in Washington street rooms with 13 in attendance. Mrs Chester A Roberts presided. They discussed a mid October card party. Finance committee to meet at Mrs William H Small's home Monday afternoon. Mrs FE Wright and Mrs Chester A Plant to host next Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Wright's 11 Marshall avenue. Mrs Roberts to Bangor for state convention Thursday. delegates leaving Friday morning for the convention.
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South End
Washington Street
Chester A. Roberts
Finance Committee
William H. Small
FE. R. Wright
Chester A. Plant
Wright
Marshall Avenue
Roberts
Bangor
William P. Hatch
William Crowley
Alfred E. Carpenter
John H. Hunt
Robber Sage Says Wealth Pretense Invites Enmity
The Chinatown elder Hi Ho denounces the lure of wealth as a trap that provokes robbers who have been duped into wasting their time on false show. He warns that ostentation breeds danger and urges humility and vigilance among residents.
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Hi Ho
Hhe
Chinatown
West Bath Social Roundup Highlights Local Visitors
A steady stream of visitors called at the home of Mrs. Everett S. Stackpole including Corydon Callahan of Brockton Mass and Henry Healey of Bath with grandson Charles Betts of Boston. Other notes: Miss Grace Waterman returned from Brunswick. Miss Hadley hosted by Miss Larrabee. families from Foster's Point and West Harpswell visited. Miss Anstress Larrabee heads to Boston for nine months hospital training. West Bath Red Cross and Farm Bureau plan events. local teachers attended a conference in Boothbay Harbor. birthday observance for Walter Larrabee. Philip Densmore of Richmond performed at West Bath Grange Boosters Night.
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Everett S. Stackpole
Corydon Callahan
Brockton
Mass
Henry P. Healey
West Street
Bath
Charles H. Betts
Boston
Grace Waterman
Foster's Point
Brunswick
Helena Hadley
Hadley
Emily Larrabee
Larrabee's Grove
James B. Lemont
Lemont
Arthur C. Lemont
Jennie Larrabee
Portland
Walter H. Larrabee
Percy R. Waterman
Fletcher A. Waterman
Somerville
Edward Jenks
Anstress C. Larrabee
Joseph W. la
William H. Holland
John Gilson
Gilsland Farm
Falmouth
Foreside
West Bath
Red Cross
Lincoln Williams
Fred W. Larrabee
Hugo F. Sandelin
Williams
Campbell's Pond
Ida Bonney
Ernest E. Williams
Dwinal E. Cornish
Rose Street
Lowell
Littlefield
John F. Larrabee
Jean L. Danforth
Lincoln-Sagadahoc
Teachers’ Association
Boothbay Harbor
Boosters Night at the Grange in West Bath
West Bath grange held Boosters' Night with 167 attendees including 70 visitors. A gypsy encampment program showcased by Mrs. George R. Booker featured Philip Densmore of Richmond on piano accordion. Densmore, cousin of Chester G. King, will perform at Ludwigs Casino Friday. Pro tem officers and a sewing circle meet were announced with next events through the annual grange fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Fred H. Cary
Chester A. Plant
Bernice M. Carr
Walter Snipe
Alfred Menard
Harlan Booker
Marcella Lozier
Densmore
Richmond
Ludwig's Casino
Richmond Road
Chester G. King
Grange Sewing Circle
Harold E. Freeman
Harry E. Peterson
Ceres
Ernest Snow
Kentucky Colonel Geiger Honored for Public Health Service
Dr John C Geiger director of Public Health in San Francisco and husband of Anna Morse of Bath has been appointed by Governor Ruby Laf foon of Kentucky a colonel on his staff The honor recognizes distinguished service in public health in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Geiger
San Francisco
Anna Morse
Bath
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
United States
Fox Trot Origins Tied to Ragtime Blues Jazz
Britannica notes the Fox Trot as an outgrowth of African American music and connects it to ragtime blues and jazz. The article cites its emergence in dance history dating back to the early 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britannica
Divergent Washington views in looming 1936 campaign
Washington observes sharply split political forecasts as Congress adjourns. Roosevelt’s popularity fluctuates from peak to deep low across papers and editors, signaling potential GOP gains in 1936. Party rifts center on candidates Borah Vandenberg McNary Knox Norris and La Follette.
Woolwich Friend Injured. Bath Hospital Reported
David G. Reed of Woolwich fell Monday afternoon injuring his left shoulder. He was taken to Bath Memorial hospital by Dr. Joseph I. Smith for treatment. Several social notes follow, including visits and weekend stays of residents and relatives across Woolwich and neighboring towns, a Red Cross meeting planned for Oct. 8, and local church services scheduled for Oct. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Reed
Woolwich
Joseph I. Smith
Bath Memorial Hospital
Maude Paquet
Newcastle
Fred Carlton
Annie Cunningham
Carlton Day Reed
Catherine Beebee
Hyde Park
Mass
Marcia Stintson
Woodfords
G. M. Stintson
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Congregational Church
Nequasset
Carrie Wing
Edward Wilson
Denver
Col
Wilson
Clara E. Head
Ruth Shellenbarger
Bath
Lucille Stinson
Everett Rice
Jean
Windham
Minnie Rice
Harlan Trott
Dorchester
Costello P. Hall
The
Red Cross
Percy Bailey
Herbert Hall
Benjamin Whitehouse
Rockland
Clement Hewitt
Boston
Bank of Rockland
George W. Shaw
Montsweag
Harvest Home Sunday at Montsweag Church poster
On Sunday October 1 the Montsweag church holds its annual Harvest Home Service led by Adjt Edward J. Tripp and the Salvation Army band. The event invites farm produce and canned goods for Salvation Army work in Bath, with evening program and early Bible school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Church
Rose Phillips
New England Fellowship
Bible School
Harvest Home
Adjt
Edward J. Tripp
Salvation Army
Army Band
Bath
Voters consider path for 1940 party shift
The piece notes factions urge the party to pursue a 1940 program, arguing Roosevelt’s 1932 win shows a Republican return is unlikely soon while others remind Hoover’s narrow margin over Smith mirrored Roosevelt’s victory. It forecasts a bitter, high-stakes campaign with voters choosing between continuing leftward policies or moving right as a full year remains before ballots.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Smith
Civil Service Men Meet at Post Office
President Roosevelt endorses merit system in a letter to Luther C. Steward, National Federation of Federal Employees. At the meeting in the post office building Local No. 527 elected Maurice Margolis secretary treasurer, replacing John J. Dooley who moved to Quincy. Robert H. Stone remains president. Two new officers took office. Mrs. Frederick H. Kimball visits Boston.
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Roosevelt
Luther C. Steward
National Federation of Federal Employes
Federal Employes’ Union
Post Office
National Executive Council
Maurice Margolis
Government Office Force
Bath Iron Works Corp
John J. Dooley
Genenacy of
Quincy
Mass
Robert H. Stone
Pomona Grange Meeting Report from Woolwich
Sagadahoc Pomona met in Woolwich with 115 attendees from most area granges. Woolwich master John H Carter welcomed participants as Obadiah Gardiner of Rockland spoke on grange work and past leadership, with musical numbers, readings, and farm advice plus a shawl pageant planned for October 30.
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Sagadahoc
Pomona
Woolwich
John H. Carter
Obadiah Gardiner
Rockland
State Grange
W. H. Gould
Topsham Grange
Gardiner
C. B. Smith
Topsham
Owen Rogers
West Bath Grange
Addie Moulton
Five Islands Grange
D. E. Foster
Cushnot Grange
Riverside
Kennebec County
Lillian Massee
Dirigo
Harry Rackley
Tipperary
Foster
Mary Hunnewell
Amelia Williams
William Robson
Everson Stinson
Lake Rose
Alice Baker
Bruce
Mabel] Jack
Shea
Grace Preble
Anna Mae Soule
Henrietta Sawyer
Ethel MacDonald
Nellie Booker
Eleanor P. Ripley
Bodwell Grange
Woolwich Grange
Ella Shaw
Hunnewell
Carter
William S. Berry
Five Islands
Forrest Hanna
Mabel Curtis
Richmond Corner
Montsweag Farm
Montsweag Orchard Harvest Powers 6000 Bushels of Apples
A 50 acre Montsweag orchard in Maine expects about 6000 bushels of McIntosh Red and Northern Spy apples from a 16 day harvest with 30 workers. A. S. Phillips, leasing from Charles H. Butler, will ship 4000 bushels by truck and sell 2000 at the farm, hand grading to avoid bruising and using mulch for root moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Phillips
Acton
Mass
Charles H. Butler
Washington
Phillips
Massachusetts
Maine
Montsweag
Bath Fancier Has 60 Cactus Varieties
Capt Herbert L Spinney of 75 Court Street maintains a large cactus collection, boasting over 60 varieties including 52 shown at a Cosmopolitan Garden Club flower show. He began the hobby recently, with many rare specimens and ongoing growth. Cacti are easy to grow with proper knowledge of watering, air, and pest protection. The plants provide pleasure to enthusiasts and casual observers alike.
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Herbert L. Spinney
Court Street
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Capt
Spinney
Seguin Island Light
Farm Bureau Supper Ends Nequasset Drive
Nequasset Farm Bureau members numbering 22 plus husbands gathered in the Nequasset Congregational church vestry for the final square meal of the yearly contest closing Sept 30. Tables featured Heart of France asters. L. Ryan thanked the committee and a social hour followed with music by Jeanette Colby L. Ryan and Reginald Stacy. The event marked a pleasant close to the year’s work as new member recruitment continues, following a Wednesday Montsweag meeting hosted by Mrs. Percy Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Nequasset Congregational Church
Heart of France
John C. Gilmore
Henry T. Dubar
Alton Reed
L. Ryan
Jeanette Colby
Reginald Stacy
Bureau
Montsweag
Hortensen Welch
Charg
E Sul
Percy Bailey
Nature Faking Clouds Draw Fire From Meteorologist
A meteorologist calls certain painters nature fakers for depicting bil lows with rounded flat bases and even levels. The critique targets artists who render fair weather clouds with fat bases in a single plane.
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Rangeley
Willis H. Clifford
Stanley Clifford
Melrose
Graydon
Helena E. Clifford
Mechanic Falls
Roy R. Marston
Vermont
White Mountains
Mary Hobson
George Bemis
Alice D. Taylor
Gertrude B. Sowder
White Mountain
Lawrence Crocker
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Arthur Merrill
Wilbur F. Merrill
C. S. Sewall
Lawrence B. Haggett
Harry
New York State
Charles Bessy
FE. R. A
Bessy
Zanesville
Wallace Crook
Bristol
Wilbur Lowell
Hodge Street
Lettie Stinson
Loweltown
Damariscotta
Sagadahoc- Lincoln Teachers’ Association
William Elliot
Winchester
Clara Brookings Trott
Brookings
Lee Street
Mr. Bailey
Phowe Bath
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City Hall Auditorium
Southenders
Boosters
the Grange
Theodore C. Wallen
New York Herald-Tribune
New York Times
Baltimore Sun
Wallen
GOP
Republican Party
la Follette
Norris
Senator Borah
Idaho
Colonel Knox
Chicago
Vandenberg
McNary
Senate
Columbus
Bata
Maine Central Railrg Railroad
Civil Service
Frederick H. Kimball
High Street
Pomona Grange
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