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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1937
Page
4
Fireside Club Elects Officers For The Year
The Winter Street Fireside club elected Durward T. Shorey as president with Clayton Thebodeau as vice president William Rogers secretary and Jean McCall treasurer At the first meeting 50 members planned a year of programs including international topics with Alfred Beerbaum speaking on The New Germany and criticized by some as from Colby college The event featured films from Camp Manitou shown by Coach Henry D Small of Morse High School and previews of summers on Lake Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Durward T. Shorey
Clayton Thebodeau
William Rogers
Jean McCall
Mary Ellen Cyr
Barbara Freeman
Dorothy White
Harold Stanton
Germany
Beerbaum
Holstein
Harold Stanton, Jr
Camp Manitou
Henry D. Small
Morse High School
Lake Washington
Long-time Boston and Maine worker Jere M. Hurley retires
Jere M. Hurley of Kennebunk Lower Village leaves the Boston and Maine Railroad after 55 years and five months of service. He holds a lifetime gold pass and received letters of praise from Boston & Maine vice president J. W. Smith and Portland Division superintendent A. F. Twombly, along with widespread well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston and Maine Railroad
Jere M. Hurley
Kennebunk Lower Village
J. W. Smith
Boston & Maine
A. F. Twombly
Portland
For Sale House and Garage at Parker Head Maine
Eight rooms fully furnished newly painted with screened back piazza facing the Kennebec river. Three miles from Popham Beach ten miles from Bath with electricity water telephone and radio. Ideal summer or year round home. Inquire on premises Sunday John A Terrell 115 Appleton St Lowell MA 9 30 1m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Kennebec River
Popham Beach
United States
Bath
Stromberg Carlson
John A. Terrell
Appleton St
Lowell
Mass
Annual Donation Week for Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath residents observe annual Donation Week to support Bath Memorial Hospital. Public contributions include unbleached muslin sheets towels and bedding as well as baby clothing canned foods flour and produce. Donations can be left at the hospital or collected by staff visiting homes or businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath
Fourth Annual Contract Bridge State Tournament Held in Augusta
The fourth annual Contract Bridge State tournament drew 96 players at the Augusta House. Daniel Drummond and Arrington Abbott Jr. of Auburn won with the top scores. Drummond secured a third win and permanent possession of the silver cup. Ruth Tucker and William Brown of Portland earned second honors with trophies. Ralph A. Duperrault of Portland chaired the committee, and Frank W. Perkins ran the event. William Buxton of Cape Elizabeth, who helped start and direct the state tournaments, died in Portland on the day of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert H. Baxter
Charles H. Cahill
Oliver Moses
Edmund P. Briggs
Bath
Augusta
Augusta House
Daniel Drummond Andarrington Abbott, Jr
Auburn
Drummond
Ruth Tucker
William Brown
Portland
Ralph A. Duperrault
Frank W. Perkins
William Buxton
Cape Elizabeth
Wildcat sighting alarms Bangor residents on Main Street
Residents on lower Main Street near the Tin Bridge in Bangor reported a wildcat crossing from railroad tracks after a passing motorist alerted officers. Capt. Frank E. Foley and Officer Daniel T. O'Connell arrived and fired warning shots, but the animal fled toward Northern Maine Junction running at high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Main Street
Tin Bridge
Bangor
Frank E. Foley
Daniel T. O'Connell
Maine Junction
West Bath notices and visits mix with pilgrim voyage talk
Local tabloid items record a special town meeting set for Thursday in the town house. It notes visits by West Bath residents to and from Bath and Brunswick and details on family illness and the Alfred B. Snow death. It also covers dune fill progress at New Meadows and hunting news from Meadowbrook Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Alfred B. Snow
Trufant’s Crossing
Ernest T. Fulton
Dorothea
Front Street
Bath
Lincoln Williams
Foster's Point
Scott Davis
Allison
Washington Street
Courtney E. Stover
Trafton M. Swain
York Village
Joseph W. Larrabee
Larrabee’s Grove
Samuel Bates
Sabine
Hiram C. Brown
Beatrice Rose
Lester H. Crocker
Marcia Street
Morse High
Fred J. Rose
Rosedale
Ernest E. Rose
Frank Rose
Washington, D. C
France
Holland
Belgium
Southampton
Eng
Ernest Rose
Percy E. Holbrook
Meadowbrook Road
Mr. Holbrook
Billy Brown
Phipps
Revere
Tibbetts Farm
Herbert Marriner
West Cumberland
Harold P. Small
Raymond C. Small
Ralph Stevens
West Medford
Mass
Frank A. Purington
Middle Street
West Bath
Loring D. Small
Harry J. Rich
Odie M. Rich
Stevens
Howard Varney
Margaret Varney
Malden
Ernest Heywood
M. E
Lewiston
Twin County Farm Bureau
Red Letter Days for Mrs Stackpole and Harry Barrett Jr
A birthday celebration honors Mrs. Everett S. Stackpole of Sunny Hill Farm West Bath with a Grange card shower roses and a decorated cake. Nearby, Byron Clark hosts a surprise birthday party for his brother Harry G Barrett Jr on Edward Street Court with Halloween decorations games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett S. Stackpole
Sunny Hill Farm
West Bath
Byron Clark
Edward Street Court
Harry G. Barrett, Jr
Harry Garret
Ann Pennell
Lucian Tardiff
Reginald Stacy
Barbara Preney
Les Camarades Meet Night With The Misses Hooper
Emma and Martha Hooper hosted Les Camarades Musicaux at 24 Green Street last week. The program included choruses, solos, duets, and violin pieces performed by Mrs. Albee, Mrs. Sturtevant, Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Royal, and others in a refined evening of Hoffman and Dream themed selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Martha Hooper
Les Camarades Musicaux
Hoffman
Green Street
Carl Albee
Albee
Vanne’s
Royal
Ramsay
Forest
Schultz
Hatch
Sturtevant
Sanborn
Rice Lontano
Mrs. Albee
Mr. Ramsay
Andrews
Mrs. Sturtevant
Mrs. Andrews
Rice
Schummerlied
Eulenstein Dudsiarz
Wieniawski
Mr. Sprague
Aryl
Homer
Clough-Leighter
van de Water
Romeo and Juliet
Gounod
Official Inspection of Genesta Chapter in O E 8
More than 100 attended Genesta chapter annual inspection led by Grand Worthy Matron Mrs Lyle Woodard of Greenville. She praised the chapter after thorough review and noted its strong officer personnel. A Colonial bouquet gift followed her address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
O. E
Lyle Woodard
Greenville
Catherine E. Leonard
Barbara Kupelian
Pownal
Edna Waring
Wiscasset
Sarah Pritham
Gertrude B. McTeer
Sarah A. Shaw
Bath
Blaine Abbot
Auburn
Henry G. Shaw
Frieda Bagdikian
Nellie Carr
Genesia
Hawthorne
Brunswick
Queen Father
Hallowell
Mason elected head of evening school
Paul V. Mason, principal of Weeks Street Grammar School, was elected head of the Bailey Evening School by the Bath Board of Education. He previously held the post and will assume duties later this week. The meeting also approved use of facilities by the National Honor Society and Bath High School Alumni Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. Mason
Weeks Street Grammar School
Bailey
Bath Board of Education
City Hall
Mason
National Honor Society
Bath High School Alumni Association
William L. Skelton
Alden G. Smith
Allan Spear
Fire alarm system installation under Way by Gamewell Co
The Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co under Mr. Jepson directs the installation of a new automatic fire alarm system. Three stations on Shepard street Marshall street and Washington street will house compressed air horns and electric compressors with 100 alarm storage each. Zones may cover three to five miles during tests under favorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co
Jepson
Hose Co
Marshall Street
Engine Co
Shepard Street
Washington Street
Beacon Street
North End
Winter Street Ladies Aid Plans Rummage Sale
The Ladies' Aid of Winter Street Church met Friday with 37 members present. President Mrs. Arthur Lemont led a brief session outlining events including a parish supper on November 4 and a Christmas sale and supper on December 8. A yarn drive for Red Cross knitting was announced and a rummage-sale committee listed many volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies' Aid of
Winter Street Church
J. Albert Redlon
Maxwell
Walter Wiggin
John A. Morse
Arthur Lemont
Langdon T. Snipe
Red Cross
Fred Foote
Warren E. Kershner
Fred Emmons
Walter Bowker
Elmer Hodgkins
Charles Nelson
William Potter
Arthur K. Purington
Wallace Atwood
Walter Abbott
Fred Sturtevant
Hiram R. Annis
J. Albert Redson
Addison F. Pendleton
John A. Lord
Corrie Varney
Abigail Carter
Bessie Dickinson
Elwina Durgin
Edgar Leavitt
Bath Elks Plan Fall Bowling League and Halloween Party
Bath Lodge of Elks met Thursday and named Jay Povich to run the yearly Bowling League at Park Alleys this Fall and Winter. Albert McMann will head the Halloween party committee with assistants Henry Tarbox Frank Sheridan Henry Parshley and Leon Genthner. The meeting date was moved from Armistice Day November 11 to November 10 for a large lodge initiation with delegations from Portland Lewiston Rockland Sanford Gardiner and Biddeford Saco. Three candidates were initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Jay Povich
Elks
Park Alleys
Albert McMann
Henry Tarbox
Frank Sheridan
Henry Parshley
Leon Genthner
Portland
Lewiston
Rockland
Sanford
Gardiner
Biddeford-Saco
News Staff Couple to Wed Sophie Greenblatt to Marry Albert Friedman
Sophie Gertrude Greenblatt and Albert Friedman pledge marriage. Greenblatt is Morse High valedictorian Class of 1929, active in the National Honor Society, West Bath Grange, YWCA Business Girls Club, Cosmopolitan Club secretary, and longtime News Staffer at the Times and Independent. Friedman, son of Ida Friedman, graduated Cony High in 1926 and works in Augusta business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon K. Greenblatt
Washington Street
Sophie Gertrude
Albert Friedman
Augusta
The
Times and Independent
Friedman
Ida Friedman
Spruce Street
Oscar Friedman
Cony High School
Grange Food Fair Set for Armistice Day Activities
West Bath Grange designates Armistice day November 11 for a food fair dance and entertainment at Trafarit's crossing hall. Mrs Charles B Doyle chairs the committee with Miss Helen Hartwell and others including Mrs Wallace McDonald Mrs Herbert Cavanaugh Mrs Arthur C Lemont and Charles B Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Trafarit’s Crossing
Charles B. Doyle
Helen Hartwell
Wallace McDonald
Herbert Cavanaugh
Arthur C. Lemont
Notable Local News From Bowdoinham and Lewiston Scene
Portland visitors include Mrs Muri Downing and Mrs Addie Fowle with others at Moosehead Lake. Death reported of Miss Lizzie Curtis of Lewiston aged about 60 with sister Miss Ella Curtis. Rally Day at Methodist church featured sermons and music. Masonic officers elected for next year. Numerous local movements visits births and school notices across Bowdoinham and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muri Downing
Portland
Addie Fowle
Ivan Lang
Clara Poss
Moosehead Lake
Ethel Barney
Moosehead
Prances Cook
Ida Mackay
Augusta
George Cutler
Lizzie Curtis
Lewiston
Ella Curtis
Bowdoinham
Joel
Sophie Spofford Curtis
Lou
Emma Curtis
J. N. Palmer
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Pearl Bragg Bedgley
James H. Ames
W. B. Kendall
Carrie Kendall
Miamos Carras Berean
Sunbeam
Jessie Ames
Bath Iron Works builds 18th beam trawler for Jesuit colleges
The article notes that trawlers to be named for Jesuit institutions Boston College Holy Cross Georgetown Notre Dame and Fordham form part of the 18th beam trawler constructed by Bath Iron Works Corp Slide Thursday continues the preview of the shipyard project and its association with these colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Notre Dame
Fordham
Bath Iron Works Corp
Local Social Notes and Family Updates from Dresden
A report lists wedding anniversary observances for the Houdlette family of Dresden and notes on relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Houdlette. It mentions toll house history, deputies, and lodge roles, plus updates on Hewitt family travel to Boston, club meetings, New York trips, and community talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Owen
New Harbor
Winfield W. Morse
Dresden Lodge
Worthy Matron
Charles ©. Hewitt, Jr
Boston
Motor Squaw Club
John G. ‘Morse
Harry C. Webber
Sherman L. Morse
Elmer Lufkin |Ave
New York
Mr. Morse
Jane 8. Murphy
Bath
Japan
Rotary Luncheon Implements New Waitstaff Rule
Bath Rotary Club at Hotel Sedgwick imposes a 12 15 deadline with white aprons for tardy members to assist waitresses. New members Dr Brewster Sedgwick and Charles M Sawyer welcomed. Rex Cushing and wife perform light opera excerpts at People's Auditorium. guests include Justice Edward P Murray and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Center Street
Brunswick
Brewster Sedgwick
Charles M. Sawyer
Rotary
Presti Hill
Rex Cushing
Cushing-Hutton
People’s Auditorium
Cushing
Edward P. Murray
Bangor
The
Superior Court
Pather
Timothy C. Maney
Robert Hichborn
Central Ladies' Aid Meeting and Upcoming Convention
Central church Ladies' Aid met at the parsonage with Mrs. David L. Wilson hostess. The group sewed for the coming sale and refreshments were served. Bath churches plan to attend the New England Federation of Men’s Bible Classes convention at St. Johnsbury Vermont October 23 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Ladies’ Aid
David L. Wilson
Bath
New England Federation of Mén’s Bible Classes
St. Johnsbury
First Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter'’s, Inc
Cohas
Edward Tub
Loe
Edward Tubing
Fireside Club
Brewster G. Sedgwick Optometrist
Arthur Allen Bath Trust
E. S. Stackpole
LES Camarades
the Misses
Hooper
Ss.cdedecnises
Emery
Joseph Higgins
Walter Cummings
Nathaniel Perkins
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Bath Lodge OF Elks Plan Bowling League
Mrs. Solomon K. Greenblatt
Miss Sophie
Grange Food Fair
Bert Merrill
Lee Chapman
Delmar Curtis
E. L. White
Henry Cornish
Karl Hatch
Ralph Purington
Edward Sprague
George Hackett
Roger Robinson
Roland
Wallace Carr
Harold Cheney
Frank Webber
Guy Webber
Worcester
Emma Sturtevant
Richmond
Orge Hackett
Daniel Craney
Hall
Goodwill Farm
Hinckley
Hortense Welch
Ralph MacEwen
Farm Bureau
Edward Baker
Fred Cheney
South Portland
Gladys Cornish
Newtonville
Ralph McEwen
Eleanor Webber
Elbridge Blodgett
Blodgett
Ella Temple
Shirley Temple
Miss Ames
Allan Naugler
Dixie Mae
Faria
Leighton
Mrs. A
MacDougal
Fred D. Hill
Central Ladies’ Aid
Randolph Scott
Irene Dunne
Joe E. Brown
Helen Mack
Fit For
King
Free Radio
Ars
LaBerge School of Music
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Ritz Brothers
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