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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1936

Page

6

Club Garret Admits Four New Members and Plans Dance

The Club Garret society announced four new members Mrs Randall Daley Mrs David Cooper Miss Eleanor Mullaney and Miss Virginia Wright. They vote to hold a dinner dance at Hotel Sedgwick during Christmas holidays and a later dance October 9 in the club rooms. Plans were discussed for a winter swimming group at Bowdoin pool and notes on recent visits and upcoming meetings fill the column.

Elwood Legard Roland Trott Dorothy Thompson Helen Conley

Stackpole Family Vacation Visit To Melrose

Mr and Mrs Charles Stackpole and their daughter Carolyn of Middle Street left Monday for a stay with his sister Mrs Blair Wilson and Mr Wilson in Melrose Massachusetts. Mr Stackpole takes a two week vacation from duties at Central Maine Power Co.

Otto Weisse Union Co Charles Stackpole Carolyn Middle Street Blair Wilson Wilson Melrose Mass Stackpole Central Maine Power Co

Stott to Attend Medico Military Symposium at Mayo Clinic

Dr A A Stott of this city leaves Friday for Rochester Minnesota to attend the Eighth Annual Medico Military Duty Training at Mayo Clinic October 4 to 20. He holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander MC V USNR and will participate in clinical instruction at the Mayo Brothers Institution with afternoons and evenings devoted to medico military subjects. Return trip includes a stop in Philadelphia for the American College of Surgeons annual meeting.

A. A. Stott Rochester Minn Mayo Clinic Stott USNR Naval Reserve Mayo Brothers Institution Philadelphia American College of Surgeons

Scouts Form Four Troops at Pine Cone No 4

Scouts of America meeting at Four Mm Winster church organized four patrols Busy Beaver Snowflake Hemlock Rosewood with Edith Berg as scribe and Alice Young as treasurer. New captain Mrs Glenn H Easton presided with Lieutenants Mrs LeRoy V Honsinger and Miss Eva J Gaudet.

Pine Cone Scouts of America Arlerhaee Winster Church Edith Berg Alice Young Busy Beaver Bernadine Dall Shirley Parshley Snowflake Patrol Marion Small Grace Crowley Hemlock Ruth Lemoine Elizabeth Whittemore Rosewood Patrol Abe Darrah Anna May Shellenbarger Glenn H. Easton LeRoy V. Honsinger Eva J. Gaudet

Bath social notes include cards and visits across town

Mrs. C Jane McPhee hosted three tables of yards with prizes won by Mrs. Marguerite Le Mont and consolation by Mrs. Eva Powers while Miss Adelaide White received a guest prize. Numerous Bath residents attended gatherings at Washington and Temple streets and at Summer cottages, with hospital and church activities noted.

C. Jane McPhee R.N Court Street Adelaide White Lewiston Bath City Hospital Marguerite Lemont Eva Powers White Grace Ferris Roberta Parris Kathleen Hart Viola Melzard Gertrude Freeman Leola Seekins R. N Violet Brown Madelyn Hartnett Louise Rogers Thomas S. Gibbons Washington Street Mary F. Gibbons Owen J. Ledyard

Amount of probate business shows busy October docket

The Sagadahoc to Cow court opened its October term with numerous probate actions. Wills were admitted for Hinckley Rowland Powers Groves Witham Ellers Starbird Warren Low Robbins Oliver Lewis. petitions for probate filed for Lang Pierce Todd Crooker. administrations granted for Povich Hatch Powers Yeaton Hall Peabody.

Sagadahoe Walter S. Glidden Frederick J. Hinckley Bath E. Blanche Rowland Maxwell Powers Alice R. Powers Ezra R. Groves Caro E. Witham Efla Ellers Harry A. Starbird Ellen R. Warren Woolwich Charles C. Low Addie A. Robbins Elnora D. Oliver Alice M. Lewis Richmond Fred C. Lewis Ivan E. Lang Bowdeinham Carolyn Lang Thomas J. Pierce Henry D. Pierce Augusta V. Todd Phippsburg William A. Todd Frederick W. Crooker Harold C. Crooker Morris E. Povich Eva Povich Wallace R. Hatch Bowdoin Oscar E. Hatch Harry E. Powers Hattie T. Powers Frank M. Yeaton Chester H. Yeaton Charles D. Hall Charlotte H Barbara F. Bond Lawrence A. Bond Joseph M. Lemont West Bath James B. Lemont Edward W. Bridgham Sarah E. Burrill Herbert L. Spinney Varina Frances Denham Lucy I. Green John H. Green Edward J. Bachelder Mattie K. Bachelder

Old Ironsides Drydocked Again at Charlestown Yard

The Constitution, 189 years old, was towed into drydock No 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard for hogged keel repairs. Workers drained water, bagged a school of mackerel, and braced the keel as carpenters removed parasites. The ship, built 1794 in Boston, has undergone major overhauls four times before, with reconstruction completed in 1909 and again in 1931.

United States Constitution Charlestown Navy Yard Navy Yard Congress Hart’s Constitution Wharf Boston Joshua Humphreys Philadelphia Society of Daughters of 1812

Estate Guardians and Real Estate Deals in Maine and Virginia

Estate records reveal guardians appointed for Barbara Foye Bond estate minors in Richmond with a petition for dismissal granted. Everett L. Allen of Bowdoin and Edwin E. Baker as guardians for estate filed a certificate of sale of real estate. William H. Small of Richmond represented by W. H. Gould as administrator, estate of Mabel V. Lord of Bath with guardian Margaret E. Mitchell. License to sell real estate granted for Lewis B. Swett and Lois C. Swett minors with Martha M. Bridge as guardian. Stearns W. Scott of Biuth estate, administrator Arthur J. Dunton filed petition for sale of real estate.

Mattie K. Bachelder Edward J. Bachelder Bath Edward W. Vaughn Cecelie A. Vaughn Collingwood C. Shea Lora R. Shea Arrowsie Leroy V. Cleveland Effie M. White Richmond James F. Jones William H. Jones R. Thornton Lydia L. Galt West Bath Henry Heselton Alice V. Jack Bowdeinham Thomas R.merrifield Lee E. Haley James B. Lemont Laura E. Lemont Joseph M. Lemont William H. Gould William H. Small Harry L. Day Katherine W. Huston Charles B. Doyle James Doyle Carrie M. Wyman Page A. Wyman S. Arthur Paul Daniel H. Flagg Topsham James Edwin Cornish Bowdoinham Sadie A. Wood L. Etta Marco Herbert L. Spin Fred H. Thompson David H. Flagg Arthur Paul Barbara Foye Bond Et al Lawrence A. Bond Everett L. Allen Bowdoin Edwin E. Baker W. H. Gould Mabel V. Lord of

Funeral for Mrs. Lottie L Proctor at Home

The funeral for Mrs. Lottie L. Proctor wife of Fred G. Proctor was held Friday at 2 PM at their 1030 High Street home. Rev. David L. Wilson officiated. Pythian Sisters of Lowell Temple performed a ritual with officers Edith Miller Nellie Dunning Annie Williams Emily Williams Gertrude Stewart Bernice Sturtevant. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

Lottie L. Proctor Fred G. Proctor High Street David L. Wilson Central Church Pythian Sisters Lowell Temple Edith Miller Nellie Dunning Annie Williams Emily Williams Gertrude Stewart Bernice Sturtevant Philip Blaisdell Charles Dunning E. E. Morse Otis Munro Oak Grove

Milford C Oliver funeral held in Bath Woolwich area

The funeral of Milford C. Oliver a Woolwich farmer who died in Augusta was held Sunday afternoon at two at the home of his sister in law Mrs. David N Heald 510 Washington street Bath Rev Harley A Shattuck of Beacon street church officiated The bearers were Samuel Brown James Dunston Lester Ray and Alfred Soule Burial was in Riverside cemetery Woolwich

Milford C. Oliver Woolwich Augusta David N. Heald Washington Street Bath Harley A. Shattuck Beacon Street Beavers Samuel Brown James Dunston Lester Ray Alfred Soule Riverside Cemetery

Funeral of R D Hollis at Pred 8 Cur tis home

The funeral of Robert D. Hollis of 69 Dummer Street was held Wednesday afternoon at one o clock at the Pred 8 Cur tis funeral home 105 Center Street Street Methodist church officiated. The body was removed to Portland for burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

Robert D. Hollis Dummer Street Curtis Funeral Home Center Street Harley A. Shattuck Beacon Street

Funeral for John W. Nocton at home Sunday

The funeral for John W. Nocton was held Sunday afternoon at two at 394 Washington Street with Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt officiating. Bearers were Lucian Ames Frank Bowker Willis Hall Sidney B. Lermond and Robert Mitchell. Burial followed in Oak Grove.

John W. Nocton Washington Street Frederick P. Moffatt Corliss Street Church Lucian Ames Frank Bowker Willis Hall Sidney B. Lermond Robert Mitchell Oak Grove

Local notices mix in city events and incidents

City items report Salvation Army quarters in good condition, a handbag theft at a store entrance, and upcoming dances hosted by National Honor Society with changes due to Garret club. Outings of Maine Sons of Union Veterans gathered from multiple towns, autumn Girl Scout tea slated, and Bath firefighters swap to a new driver. Harvest supper plans draw large crowds. a Ford roadster burned at Washington and Beacon streets with fire under investigation.

Alfred King Washington Beacon Streets Engine 4

Proper Storage for Garden Vegetables

A Maine horticulturist outlines ideal storage rules for garden vegetables. Root crops store best in sand, onions at 32F with dryness, squash and pumpkins at 45 to 50F dry. celery with roots covered and tops dry. Choose disease free produce and avoid bruising to maximize shelf life.

R. M. Riley Department of Horticulture University of Maine

Henderson at Rio de Janeiro pursues study abroad life

Stanley Henderson, a University of Michigan graduate, class of 1934, son of Mr and Mrs David Henderson of North Bath, left early in the season for Rio de Janeiro Brazil. He writes that he spends several evenings each week at school while learning Portuguese and notes the climate was trying but is becoming natural to him.

Stanley Henderson U. of M David Henderson North Bath Rio de Janeiro Brazil

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Hyde Jane and Nancy Hyde Elmhurst Brookline Jane Hyde Ogontz School Ogontz School For Barbara Fisher Berry Mills Fred Hector Fargo N. D Canada Hector Mary Hector William D. Sewall Archibald M. Main James Main Good Will Club Florence Carlton Sebenon Hall Edward Reed Maud Orr John Lilly George Farnham Harry Fitch Florence Carton Charles H. Hunnewell Percy Marston Fred Carlton Costello P. Hall Terese Hodsdon Inlaw Joseph I. Winslow Howard E. Webber Harry L. Nye Nye Arrowsic Webber Depositor’s Trust Co San Diego Cal Mr. Webber Ann Webber Mrs Conrad Olsen Stratford, Conn Ledge O' Rock Upper Washington Street Mr. Olsen Dromore Orange Sagadahoc Pomona Fred Sawyer Flora Risteen Hubert T. McCarty John H. Perkins Ralph Kenney Celina Desjardins Ralph Trask Elbridge Malcolm Humphrey A. Owen West Bath Grange Frank Moses Arthur C. Lemont Charles W. Walsh Vance Matthews Newport Matthews Dorothy A. Welch David S. Cogan Thelma W. Dearing Wilhelmina M. Gackenbach Herbert Gotte Edith Gotte Mary Aick Bernice M. Carr Donald McRae Fred S. Hodgdon East Boothbay Evelyn T. Hope Julia Boyd Pine Street Robert Paisley Somerville Malden Cambridge Norma Frances Hutchins Ferdinando G. Hutchins Winship Street Charles P. Weatherbee Moosehead Lake Benjamin T. Newman Haying-Bridgton Jordan Marsh Co Mr. Newman W. A. Hawkins Henry Schofield Hatch Shoe George A. Churchill Jerome F. Gaudet Lincoln Street Edna Gaudet Maynard Thibeau William Thibeau Pine Point Lena Elliott Charles Round Pond Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Lucy E. Hill Long Island Evelyn Seabury Chebeague H. Kenneth Smith Allen Street Frank J. Walker Swampscott, Mass Miss Maxine Walker Charles A. Corliss York Street Bowdoinham Bridge Club Alice Maxwell Grace Maxwell Fred Jack Charles Brown Maxwell Larchmont N. Y St. Petersburg Fla Marie Jack Bath and Clara Fogg Sanford B. Nickerson Park Street van Buren South End Five Elms Nequasset Frank A. Hodgdon Guy Sprague Elbridge R. Wright Alfred E. Carpenter Richard Quick Edith Small William Small Ralph Small Dummerstreet J. Russell Grant Jane Sally Grant Bath Iron Works H. D. Grant Theodore W. Pease Thomaston Joseph O. Purdue William Potter Walter F. Abbott Anna H. Hill Maine Council of Religious Education Lewiston Methodist Church Winthrop Dorothy Samuel R. Percy Porcupine Club Sugar Island Lily Bay Moosehead Eben Haggett Baltimore Newcastle Joseph F. McCale Allen M. Irish Chester H. McCabe Arthur Hutchins David Vachon Harold E. Brown Russell Cosby, Jr Bethel Elizabeth M. Deering Westbrook Junior College Miss Deering Boston University Sargent School of Physical Education Massachusetts General Hospital Sargent Camps Morse High School Carroll A. Deering Hurley Grant Ruth Michels Waldo County Hospital Belfast Linwood P. Wright Chicago Carroll L. Wright Mr. Wright John A. Greene Fall's Shoe Store Mark W. Sewall Ernest Randall Falmouth Donald S. Sewall John K. Jayne New Canaan Eugene Moore Ellsworth Hobart F. 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McCurdy Ont Street National Honor Society Ernie George Morse High Gymnasium Garret Club Vic Barbara Nickerson Lena Kamendalis Edna Durant Esther Dummond Department of Maine, Sons of Union Veterans and Auxiliary Joseph N. Day’s Sanford Farmington Oakland Brunswick Winter Street Men's Club Girl Scout Council Wilmer I. Voorhees Davids. Cogan Edward Sewall Sumner Sewall Frank L. Staples Milton C. Trott Fred D. Perry Bath Fire Department Isaac W. Chase Dromore Grange Grange
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