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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1930

Page

3

Notable marriages and social rounds in Bath society

The column notes Donald Jackson’s marriage to Mary Alden and outlines Jackson and Alden’s Broadway and Hollywood ties. It lists numerous Bath residents and visitors, travels to New Jersey, New Hampshire, Canada and Europe, social gatherings, hospital updates, church events, and motor trips, with frequent family and professional movements.

Mrs Frances Edna Thorns Heads North for Two Week Vacation

Mrs Frances Edna Thorns a student nurse at City hospital left Friday night for a two weeks vacation to spend with her mother in St John New Brunswick.

Frances Edna Thorns City Hospital St. John, N. B

Past Noble Grands meeting held at Mrs Perkins West Bath

Mrs Thomas F Perkins hosted the Past Noble Grands of Genesta chapter O E S at her West Bath home for a luncheon and a post luncheon auction. Attendees included Mrs Lucy Pike Mrs Horace Ward Mrs Luther Thompson of Bath and Mrs Bernice Fuller of Topsham.

Thomas F. Perkins Genesta West Bath Lucy Pike Horace Ward Luther Thompson Bath Bernice Fuller Topsham

Potter's furniture manager Samuel Pfeffer dies in Melvin Comeau case

Samuel Pfeffer manager of Potter's furniture store died Thursday in Melvin Comeau and Melvin Comeau has returned from Medford Massachusetts where he spent two weeks on vacation.

Samuel Pfeffer Potter's Furniture Store Portland Melvin Comeau Medford Mass

Bath Visitors and Travel Notes Highlight Local Contacts

Mrs Hiram Annis of Milan visits relatives in Boston and plans a trip to Laconia NH to visit her daughter before returning to Bath. Millard Trott takes two weeks vacation with his parents in Day's Ferry while employed in the Armstrong dining room in Union Station Portland. Mr and Mrs Lee Abbott and Mr and Mrs Ernest Rice drive to Portland and back via Lewiston. Westport visitors in Bath include Miss Maude Webber, Mrs Horace Jones and children Bea. Edward Gaudreau and son Edward Jr. travel from Portland and Waterville to visit Mrs Gaudreau's parents in Bath.

Hiram Tobey Boston Bath Mrs Arthur Pepper Hiram Annis Milan Street Suburbs Laconia, N. H Millard Trott Armstrong Union Station Portland Carl Trott Day’s Ferry Lee Abbott Ernest Rice Rose Street Lewiston Westport Edward Gaudreau Edward Gaudreau, Jr Waterville Gaudreau John T. Parris Upper Washington Street

Bath Readers Welcome A Busy Round of Visiting Guests

Many families are noted hosting and visiting across Bath and surrounding towns. The Bonneys and Keene family gather in East Buckfield while Sophia Blinn visits Sagadahoc Ferry and plans a California move. Others attend Lincoln County fair in Damariscotta and travelers return from coastal trips and Boston visits.

Miss Adelaide Coombs Returns to Sebago After Weekend Visit

Miss Adelaide Coombs has returned to Sebago where she teaches French after spending the weekend at the home of her mother Mrs. Carl Coombs in the area.

Adelaide Coombs Sebago Carl Coombs Lower Washington Street

Mrs Maxwell Powers Heads to Westbrook Trip

Mrs Maxwell Powers with daughter Ruth and the Misses Louise Calderwood Carol Stevens and Lois Swett motored to Westbrook where they arrived for a day trip and local social visit.

Maxwell Powers Ruth Louise. Calderwood Carol Stevens Lois Swett Westbrook Meee

Miss Marion Freeman Returns From Weekend With Mother

Miss Marion Freeman a languages teacher at Scituate high school has returned home after a weekend visit at the home of her mother Mrs Frederick W Freeman on York Street.

Helen Freeman Waterville High School Charles L. Pratt Boston Mr. Pratt Mary Pratt Elm Street Sophia Mikels David S. Smith Brookline Mass Freida Mikels Mildred Palmer Wright Oval School New York City Washington Street Marion Freeman Scituate, Mass Frederick W. Freeman York Street Dorothy Ham Gorham Normal School Albert Mudge Pine Street

Notable Bristol Figures and Local Arrivals Highlight Page

Mr Chamberlain, Bristol's prominent legislator, plans Florida travel with his wife as probate records in Wiscasset span a century. Alfred Parks Jr and Raymond return to Bath after summer with their father in New York. Morse High student Alfred resumes studies. Several Bath residents visit family in Searsport and Falmouth. Miss Dimer is chosen for the State Atwater Kent audition in Portland on Oct 18.

Wiscasset Alfred Parks, Jr Raymond Alfred Parks New York Bath Alfred Morse High Alden Ulmer Faith E. Ulmer Rockland Bath City Lewiston Dimer Atwater Kent Portland

Norma Frances Born to Mr and Mrs Hutchins

A daughter named Norma Frances was born at City Hospital on October 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Hutchins. The birth is reported by the local registrar as a family arrival adding to the community’s new residents.

Robert Leo The City Hospital Kenneth Leo Percival Russell Street Norma Frances Fernando Hutchins

Sports Writer Shirley Povich Among 150 Reporters Travelling

Shirley Povich son of Mr and Mrs Nathan Povich of Front Street is sports editor of the Washington Post. He was among 150 sport writers who traveled from Philadelphia to St Louis to cover games three, four and five of the series. The train carried porters chosen by the Pennsylvania Railroad for talents in singing and dancing to entertain the group.

Shirley Povich Nathan Povich Front Street Washington Post Washington, D. C Philadelphia St. Louis Pennsylvania Railroad

Jernee couple visits Trowbridge in Rusell Park

Capt. and Mrs. J G Jernee of Ocean City New Jersey are visiting Mr. and Mrs Henry O Trowbridge on Andrews Road in Russell Park for a social visit full of hospitality and conversation.

J. G. Jernee Ocean City N. J Henry O. Trowbridge Andrews Road Russeil Park

Donnell Family Returns From China Trip

Mr and Mrs Charles J Donnell and daughters Jane Barbara and Mary E arrived in Bath Sunday night from Teintsin China where Mr Donnell has been for two years in brokerage. They traveled via the Suez Canal with stops in Italy and Europe, a several month journey. Mr Donnell a Morse high 1901 Bowdoin 1905 graduate is at his parents home 9387 Wash.

Charles J. Donnell Jane Barbara Mary Eleanor New York U. S. Republic of the United States Donnell China United States New York City Bath Jane S Mary E Teintsin Suez Canal Italy Europe Morse High Bowdoin Charles R. Donnell Washington Street

Local residents vacation and visit notes from Boothbay Harbor area

Mrs. Herbert Maxwell and daughter Gertrude of Boothbay Harbor made recent calls in the city. Several residents from Woolwich, Union Street Court, Meaderway, and Malden visited family or prepared for winter travel in Colorado Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Herbert Maxwell Gertrude Boothbay Harbor City

Weekend Guests Visit From An drews and Portsmouth

Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson of And r ews road spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Norman Rand of Portsmouth. Arthur J Leeman returned to Kents Hill after a Bath weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry T B Leeman.

Carl Anderson Andrews Road Norman Rand Portsmouth Arthur J. Leeman Kents Hill Bath Mrs Henry T. B. Leeman

Weekend Guests Visit Mrs. Levi Wiley

Mr and Mrs Perley Dunton and two children and Mrs Fred Dunton of Boothbay were weekend guests of Mrs Levi Wiley on High Street.

Perley Dunton Fred Dunton Boothbay Levi Wiley High Street

Mrs Farrin of Fords Returns From Bath Visit

Mrs. George H. Farrin of Fords New Jersey has returned home after visiting relatives in Bath.

George H. Farrin Fords, N. J Bath

Bath City News Roundup Highlights Local Events

The Bath area reports on a range of topics from school life on Arrowsic Island to meter readers and water tank projects. Local officials discuss purchasing a new fire truck while firearm licensing sets a new record. Community clubs, church activities, dances, and public notices fill the town’s pages with emphasis on schooling, wildlife sightings, and civic affairs.

Bath City

Central Church Parish Annual Meeting Set for Monday

The annual meeting of Central Church Parish will be held in the Parish House next Monday evening at 7 30. Officers will be elected for the coming year and plans will be perfected for the future.

Morse High School Hibbert Norton Newell Wilson Carol Stevens Jeannette Shackford Mary Conley Nequasset Farm Bureau Rachel Hodgdon Eldie Wright Mae Gilmore Central Church

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Holman Beacon Street Emma Harvie William Harvie Center Street Sunset Hill House Sugar Hill Harvie Montreal L. Eugene Thebeau Bath Iron Works Corp Fred H. Thompson Parker E. Lewis Augustus Perow E. Motley Fuller Que Mary's Chur Church Building Fund Carl Kromistrand Alex Burgess, Jr Amos Perry John Mulcahy Wilfred Thibeault Carrol Davis Helena Fraser Anne Gaudet A. W. Gaudet Arthur Tracy Roger Moulton E. White Isaac Coombs State Street Hospital Abbott Otto C. Nutting Mt. Desert Lincoln Bailey Bedford Street Nutting A. Hallet & Co Louise Irish Helen Hughes Club Charles H. Cahill Frederick E. Drake Louis Thackeray Elaine Haverhill Mrs. Thackeray Mr. Thackeray Grove C. M.tubbs Episcopal Church Maine Diocesan House Camden Arthur Norton Clarence L. Rowland Vacuum Oil Co South Africa Sylvester H. Rowland Mr. Rowland Durbgne Natal Farm Bureau Nequasset Martin Alger South, Easton, Mass John Pooler Sumer Sabine Charles E. Hewitt Bernard Pratt A. R. Perry A. C. 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Morse Clare Coombs Wendell Leavitt Donald Bingham David McKellar Marshall Avenue Coombs House Rose and Washington Streets George A. Molson Theo Woolwich New Britain Harry L. Day Fred D. Hill Edward D. True John A. Lord Walter H. Bowker Charles Magoun Baltimore Henry A. Magoun Greenstreet Frederick Magoun Fred R. Lord of Augusta George Levyn Gardiner Deering Mary Lord Morse High Faculty Westbrook Morse-Westbrook Forest Higgins Joseph McLaughlin Carl Moore Carl Jr Boothday Harbor Moore Dayton W. Hill Harry McIntire Clarence R. McIintire Providence R. L Dudley Bible Institute Arthur J. Dunton Edward Sewall Ralph K. Hall Albert Bonney James T. Bonney East Buckfield Mr. Bonney Alfred Keene Sophia Wright Blinn Payette Idaho C. H. Hunnewell Flora Leonard Sagadahoc Ferry Union Street Court Herbert Bonney Lincoln County Richard Quick Nova Scotia New Brunswick Melville Smith Belle Dean Elmer Hodgkins Helen Smith Hardings Elizabeth Dow Lewis Dow George Dow Thomas K. Haley Crystal Club Cobb Road Waldo F. Marshall Winfred Hagan Jardiniere Thatcher Pinkham Prse Washin Street Charles Cook Mr. Cook Edward Cook Willow Street Cook Charles Williams West Newton Mrs. Cook Everett G. Lemont Mrs. Lemont Vaughan Smiley Ernest Couture Metropolitan Life Insurance Office Laconia Arthur Couture Lismore Falls S. W. Barnes George B. Wolstenholme Colby-Springfield College Walter Hill Betty Lou Junior Robert Beachmont W. A. Withee Bangor Parkhurst John Wishart North Street Joseph Cooper Gavin Cooper Marion Pawtucket, R.I John L. Bates Mary Kenny Alice Lee Portand William Dennison Searsport Clara Head Jaroso, Col E. J. Hammond Herman Johnson Ais Frances Wilson Richmond Lewis Wilson Harley True Norway Mrs. True Harry Cook Meadowway Freeman A. Trott Dike Road Sewall Strout Malden Horace Morse Bath Street Hyde House Russell Samuel Hooper Hubert McCarty Amherst Amherst College Hill John T. McClure Charlestown George A. Bragdon Trufant Street Sheriff's Department Alice”May Douglas Arrowsic Island Sam R. Kimball Hos Georgie Walker Days Ferry Charles H.‘Smith Central Maine Power Coa Mr. Smith Bath Water District Potter's Hill South High Street Sagadahoc Alonzo McMahan Five Islands Kennebec Phippsburg West Georgetown MacMahan Island Corliss Street Church Charles H. Berry Frank Curtis Abby McCabe Nellie Hunt Ephriam French Edith Wallace God Beacon Street Ladies’ Aid Irving Varney Frank Duley Clifton Duley Ae Ber Frank A.sie Budtinee Scott Tibbetts Ger Jet Elizabeth Tedford S. Tedford William Craft George Wallace Bessie Clark Nettie Teeling Elizabeth Oliver Charles Henderson Elizabeth Pepper Ladies’ Aid and Sewing People’s Baptist Church Ladies’ Aid and Sewing Circle Clarence Seavey Hinckley Street John W. Gilmore Ngceneaphae Depaiis J. 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