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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1932

Page

5

Richmond Vestry Evangelistic Services Open Week

Beginning Monday Richmond hosts evangelistic services at No. 5 chapel with Rev. James Alexander of Richmond and Son wos Colby of Gardiner as principal speakers. A lodge inspection meeting followed by oyster stew. district officer Booker of Brunswick served as inspector.

No. 5 James Alexander Richmond Son Wos Colby Gardiner Richmond Lodge Booker Brunswick F. C Charles James Augusta Fred Douglas Bowdoinham C. H. Cobb George Ayles Hattie McKenna Frank Jack Ida Fowles Gwendolyn Tarr Irene Millay Farmington Fred Hutchinson Lynn Mass B. R. Temple Ruth Lane Lincoln School Litchfield Margaret Hinkley Virginia Stratton Percy Cothran H. B. Curran E. O. Tarr O. E. S. School of Instruction Marion Chapter Irving Fowle Jennie Broderick Belgrade Eugene Smith Norway Joseph Alexander W. H. Johnson Bertelle Skinner Frank Beedle Round Pond Dresden Mary P. Reed Massachusetts George Hodges Beatrice Hodges Frank Anderson Portland Howard Wilson Rosemont Hattie Wilson Herbert Edgecomb Rumford Harpswell Beach Everett Lewiston Romeo's Market Main Street M. C. Lawton Front Street Addie Howard Church Street Geneveive Stuart Mary Juanita Baker Ethel Bailey Italy Hatch

Ross and Thebeau duel for 20 holes in Governor's flight

President Rodney E. Ross trimmed L Eugene Thebeau on the 20th green in the opening round of the Governor's flight. Other survivors included Clinton D. Wilson John H. Hyde Wesley Marco and Robert Brownell with further results noted among Dee Hunter Blair Wilson Jack Hyde and Joe McCole. A second flight is slated to begin next Saturday with Conti and Hunter leading potential semi final matchups amid frigid conditions.

Rodney E. Ross L. Eugene Thebeau Clinton D. Wilson John H. Hyde Wesley Marco Robert Brownell George H. Hunter C. D. Wilson Blair Wilson Rodney Ross Eugene Thebeau Warren Hawley E. Toothaker Ike Voorhees Hunter John Conti J. Conti Lieut. Hunter

Colonial club discusses bowling league and Halloween dance

Members of the Colonial club reviewed plans for a bowling league at the monthly meeting and will meet again next Monday at 7 30. Dwight Pierce chairs the committee to attend a conference at the YMCA and report at the November meetings. A report on Sebasco golf tournament was presented and a Halloween dance for members and wives was debated.

Colonial Club Dwight Pierce Com Y.M.C.A Sebasco

Percy Ayer Fined on Driving Charges

Percy Ayer of Bath was fined $20 and ordered to pay $14.14 in court costs after being found guilty on two motor vehicle law violations. He faced a similar fine for a deer carrying charge, with police alleging he used stolen plates in the latter case.

Percy Ayer Bath John J Hicle Ayer

Social notes from Melrose and nearby towns

Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend travels and visits. Names include Mrs. Edmund Blinn Somerville Mrs. J H Brown Newton Center Miss Belle Heald of the Christian Endeavor Society and Rev D L Pettengill among others, with several cottages closed at Sagadahoc Bay and Oak Cemetery services noted.

New Fall and Winter Merchandise Hit Markets

Fall and winter goods advertised include suits and top coats at 18.00 and 16.00, overcoats 12.68 and 10.00, leather coats 7.58, sheeplined coats 4.95 and 2.50, navy shirts 19.35, other shirts from 5 cents, union suits 69 cents and up, pants from 8 cents, sweaters 0.95 to 1.95 and up, fall hats 1.58 to 1.95, caps 5 cents and up, hunting caps 78 cents, heavy wool hose 25 to 35 cents and up, other hose 1 cent and up.

Five Islands News Notes and Local Visitors

Community updates list residents and visitors including C E Hanna’s passing and funeral details. Mr Troop of Bath joined J W Moulton for a Thursday supper. Bath residents Mrs J G Stevens and others hosted and visited in Bath and Boston. Families move to new homes, cottage life at Five Islands continues, and local social events and minor improvements are noted.

C. E. Hanna Troop Bath J. W. Moulton J. G. Stevens Mary Norton Margaret Stoughton Mass Orange Percy McGilvrey Delia Lewis House W. J. Lord Melrose Frank MacMahan Five Islands George Smith Gertrude Boston S. M. Cubbage Stopy Leslie Aingley Virginia Cambridge C. M. Bigelow E. M. Horton Fred Lundquist Roslindale Lundquist George Gray Northwood Ridge N. H S. W. Brown E. P. Allen Oakland

New Styles Require Carriage and Poise

The article argues that 1932 fashion demands refined carriage and poised posture. It cites Helen Spaulding and Mrs Pobre of Maine noting sleek formal clothes require a lifted chest, flat back, and smooth muscular flow to look taller and refined.

Helen Spaulding Pobre Maine

Parish Meeting at Central Church Chooses Officers

Major William R. Kimball served as moderator at the Central Congregational parish meeting. William W. Robinson was re elected secretary and Miss Martha A. Foote treasurer. Plans were set for an every member canvass on Wednesday evening October 12. Committees named include Prudentials Edmund P. Briggs and Owen J. Ledyard Parish James P. Ledyard Mrs William H Small Mrs Jesse Donnell James C. Ledyard Music Edmund P. Briggs Mrs Fred H Lord Mrs Jesse Donnell Everett Lord named chief usher and William E. Sturtevant assistant.

Effie White Minnie Hartford Julian Marcoul Biddeford George Kimball John Sullivan Main Street Sullivan Frank Jack Bowdeinham Minnie Waldron Martha Totman Joseph Bijeau Boston Mary Bijeau Hazel’ Gardiner Cambridge Mass Lesley Progressive Grange Grange W. F. Jonah Merrimac Seymore White White Marjorie MacAleese Bermuda Moncton N. B Ethel Trites J. T. Witham Doris Ethel Presque Isle Minnie Harford William Dingley Mabel Lancaster Ora Morrill Winslow Walter Reynolds C. M. Reynolds Quincy C. B. Northey Leesburg Fla Cora McAfee Portland Eugene Purington Gardiner Frank Beedle Leighton Gardner Leighton, Jr Charles Soule Augusta Methodist Pickering Philadelphia H. L. Tarr Richmond Lions' Club Wiscasset Richmond Rotary Club of Damariscotta Eastern Star Ladies Leo Shesong Margaret McMaster Henry Burlington James Fields Fields Sampson Street Freda Mariner Nassan Institute Springvale G. C. Mariner Flora Shepard Miss Mariner L. E. Alexander J. E. Pran P. F. Joy Farmingdale Paul P. Ridley Lewiston Mary Burnham Briggs Mechanic Falls Briggs Mechanic Falls High School Bates College West Paris High School Needham Ridley Maurice E. Ridley Gardiner High School Bowdoin College Lewiston Trust Co Amy Bradley Legion Hall Inspec Ida Watson Enterprise Grange Pro William R. Kimball Central Congregational Church William W. Robinson Martha A. Foote Prudentials Edmund P. Briggs Owen J. Ledyard James P. Ledyard William H. Small Jesse *Donnell James C. Ledyard Fred H. Lord Jesse Donnell Everett Lord William E. Sturtevant

Dromore Farm Bureau to Hold First Annual Fair and Exhibition

The Women's Farm Bureau of Dromore announces its First Annual Fair and Exhibition at the grange hall on Friday Oct. 7. Admission is free, supper from 5:30 to 7, then the fair and exhibition with a dozen tables of women’s year’s work. Addresses by A L Deering and Mrs Henry W Webb, plus a vaudeville sketch.

Women’s Farm Bureau of

Henry W Howard Dies in Bath at 68

Henry W. Howard, 68, Bath business figure for decades, died Monday at his Five Islands cottage after a two month illness. Born in Phillips in 1863, he moved to Bath as a youth and built a career from printing to bottling and finally coal with the Howard Coal Co. He served as a juror assessor and was a Mason. Survived by wife Susan F. Wheeler, two sons Sherbrook and Norman, and daughter Mrs. Samuel H. Kirkpatrick.

Henry W. Howard Bath Five Islands Howard Coal Co Oakley C. Curtis Portland Curtis Mr. Howard Phillips Sherbrooke J Gastena Ward Howard Hyde Light Guards Hoyt’s Express Bath Bottling Co Front Street Miller's Bakery State Miliary and Naval Children’s Home Susan F. Wheeler Norman W. Wheeler Goss Marine Iron Works Sherbrook Saugus Mass Norman W. Howard Samuel H. Kirkpatrick

Miss Georgiana Knight

Miss Georgiana Knight aged 86 died Sunday at the home of Mrs. E R Brown 31 Lexing Street after a paralytic stroke following pneumonia. Born in Georgetown she was a daughter of Eben and Elizabeth Knight with no near relatives. Funeral services were held at Curtis funeral home and Center Baptist Church with burial at Oak cemetery Georgetown.

Georgiana Knight Georgetown E. R. Brown Lexing Street Eben Elizabeth Knight Charles H. Berry Corliss Street Church Curtis Funeral Home Center Street F. W. Hovey Georgetown Baptist Church Center Baptist Church Oak Cemetery

Esther A Harrington 94 Widow of Charles Harrington

Esther A Harrington 94 widow of Charles B Harrington longtime Phippsburg resident died Sunday morning at her Parker Head home after a brief illness. She was born in Phippsburg daughter of John and Marcus Rollins and lived there all her life. Survived by one daughter Mrs Frank Webber of New London Conn six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Curtis funeral home 105 Center Street burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.

Esther A. Harrington Charles B. Harrington Phippsburg Parker Head John and Marcus Rollins Frank Webber New London

Patterson Ward Dies in Bath After Marlboro Native Active in Children’s Work

George Patterson Ward is reported dead in Bath Sunday. The Marlboro native, who recently lived at 27 Andrews Road, Bath, was prominent in children's work during his three years in Bath.

Ward Bath Marlboro Mass Patterson Andrews Road

Funeral for Georgetown Seaman Totman at Bath

The funeral for Joseph H. Totman of Georgetown, who died of heart trouble on the wharf at Five Islands, was held Saturday at 10 A.M. in the Pred S. Curtis Funeral Home in Bath. Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist Church officiated. Burial followed at Oak Cemetery in Georgetown Center.

Joseph H. Totman Georgetown Five Islands

New York Plants 22 Million Trees in One Year

New York state reports 22 million trees planted on 27 000 acres in a single year through the Conservation Department. The effort supports reforestation of the Forest Preserve and new lands bought under the Reforestation Amendment, with nurseries supplying counties cities water districts and private groups.

New York New York State Conservation Department Department

Death of His Friend May Have Caused Bathman John Houghton Disappearance

The Bath, Maine case surrounding John Reed Houghton's disappearance from the steamship Boston on Sept 28 raises grief over a friend's death as a possible cause. W Hamilton Lillie, an aviator, is cited by Houghton's brother in law Raymond Trott of Providence as a contributing factor. Family members traveled to Boston with Amory Houghton and Mrs Jane M Houghton to seek Houghton's personal effects and coordinate with police.

John Reed Houghton Boston New York W. Hamilton Lillie Staiger Mass Houghton Raymond H. Trott Providence R. I Trott Elizabeth Houghton John Amory Houghton Bangor Bath Jane M. Houghton John Houghton Lillie

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Ing Aroostook County New Yorkerville White Mountains Canada Elizabeth Small Fort Richmond Dar S. Reed Allen North Front Street New York City Annie W. Jack Emma Doughty James H. Fields Charles W. Newell Clara E. Newell Ross and Thebeau Bath Country Club Jack Hyde Joe McCole Dayton Hill Kendall & Whitney Prine Due & Mullay Harry MacFadden Wolfboro Doris Traften Elizabeth Hunt Edmund Blinn Somerville Martha Rich Bowen Ernest Heald Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston Warren S. Todd J. W. Lane Indian Point A. S. Cunningham Edna Delano Old Orchard J. H. Brown Newton Center John L. Washburn Tryon N.C Ida Hooker Belle Heald Christian Endeavor Society Helen Noyes Marson Five Ilands D. L. Pettengill Arnold Shatney Frye W. A. Todd Roy M. Newman Harry L. Tarr Meta Bearse Malden S. A. Clark H. E. Snow H. M. Trafton John P Thompson Harry L. Horne Garcoumeee Brown Deering Street Miss Knight First Baptist Church Ruth W. Powers Arrowsic Fir Jesus God T. M Hagan Bebe Heahs Ard Amy Hovey Max Katz Elm Street Central Church Dromore Farm Bureau Bath Savings Institution Charlies B. Harrington George Patterson Joseph Totman John R. Houghton Arthur Allen Optometrist
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