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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1930

Page

2

Community Notables and Club Programs Mentioned in Local Note

The text lists local figures such as Sheriff elect Arthur R. Greenleaf of Boothbay Harbor and Representative elect Hervey C. Bailey of Whitefield class among jurors. It also describes Mrs. Jackson hosting callers with gifts and cakes despite rain, plus guests including Mrs. Simon D. Crosby and Mrs. Harvey R. Pease. The Women’s Club program includes Rev. Akeley, various members, and upcoming events through December with speakers from Colby College.

Arthur R. Greenleaf Boothbay Harbor Hervey C. Bailey Whitefield

Car lineup with 1920s to 1930s models for sale

A dealer advertises several early Ford and Chevrolet cars including 1828 Ford Tudor Sedan priced at 350, 1979 Ford Closed Cab Pick up, 1829 Ford Sport Roadster at 300, 1830 Ford Sport Roadster at 440, 1828 Chevrolet Coach with new tires at 300, 1927 Chevrolet Landau Sedan, 1925 Chevrolet Tours, 1822 Chevrolet Truck, 1926 Ford Touring, 1925 Ford at an unspecified price, and a 1924 Sitar Sedan at 175. The seller notes the cars are not rare but good value and cites their fair-dealing reputation.

Ford

Local residents enjoy travels and community events

A crowded week features guests and travels from Boston to Bath and Boothbay Harbor, Lions club charter night at Wiscasset Inn, teachers at Bangor convention, hunting trips in Maine, and multiple dinners and visits among families in town. Notable names include Miss Helen Kierstead, Mrs. J. Towles, Rev. Ernest Spinney, and the Munseys.

Lions’ Cue Wiscasset Inn Earl P. Parker Charles H. Plumstead Lawrence B. Haggett Fred F Pendleton Harvey R. Pease Alex. M. Weatherbee Benj H. Adams John Riley E. G. Spinney Harald Sherman Frank B. Adams Philip Munse

Local Notes From Westport Damariscotta And Waldoboro

Hartley Hitton of Westport was in town yesterday. Henry Ingalls and daughter went to Portland. Mary Ann Taylor Florence Knight Mrs. S B Hilton and others attended a Sabbath School convention in Damariscotta this week. Mrs Hilton is renovating her Main street store. Rev H E Hadlock of Waldoboro assisted in forming an Epworth League with Mrs Freeman president and Dora Jackson secretary. A league meeting is set for next Tuesday at the Methodist church.

Hartley Hitton Westport Henry Ingalls Portland Mary Ann Taylor Florence Knight Joshua Hilton Damariscotta S. B. Hilton Main Street H. E. Hadlock Waldoboro Methodist Church

West Bath Scene Brims With Visits and Local News

Mrs. Wymanne remains a patient at the sanitorium. Local residents travel to attend gatherings at homes of the Larrabees and Haggetts. Notable events include a Hallowe’en party at Lowell school and a 96 year old hip injury. Families return from summer homes and voyages, with weddings and shifts in work at Bath Iron Works.

Dorothy Wright Lowell School Chester Lorentsen Corsair Bath Iron Works E. W. Haggett Jane Haggett Jennie Bishop Haggett John Pooler Sabine Waterville Fred Rose Marion Beatrice Stanley Rosedale Quincy Walter Ellis Endicotte N. Y John Larrebee C. C. Chesley Annie Trufant Pownal Lewiston Emily Larrabee Joseph W. Larrabee Brunswick Boston James B. Lemont West Bath Masonic Temple Bath

Birthday Celebration at W C T U Meeting

The regular W C T U meeting at the Y was well attended to mark the birthday of Miss Frances Card S T L leader. A cake decorated with a W C T U badge doll and an L T S pin was served. Mrs Linwood Carr spoke on Girl Scouts. Mrs Lizzie B C Chaney read a letter from Miss Anne Brookings in Natal Africa about starting teaching in January and learning Zulu.

Frances Card Fred Bragg Linwood Carr Girl Scouts Bath Lizzie B. C. Chaney Anne Brookings Woolwich Natal Africa Brookings

Woolwich Notes Include Harvest Supper and Meetings

Woolwich Center Ladies aid to host a harvest supper at the Baptist hall. A Halloween program by No 2 school pupils will follow, with services by the Woolwich Union for Christian service on November 2 across multiple local churches and venues. Local families host visitors from Bath, Montsweag, and Virginia Beach while farmers face fox damage and a chicken loss.

Baptist Hall Laurel Grove Emma Hathorne Carrie Hathorne Auburn Ruben Nequasset Maurice Baker Warren Frank J. Walker Boston Maxine Connecticut John Reed Roy McIntosh Bangor Charlotte Buck Augusta William Gould Robinhood Twin County Farm Bureau J. B. Shaw Merton Wright Intervale Herbert Hall Rockland Lincoln Houdlette Fred Carlton Josephine Cunningham Maude Paquet Edgecomb Charles —Oliver Adams Howard Rice Bath Harold R G. W. Shaw Montsweag Ladies Aid Woolwich Center Hallowe’en No. 2 Woolwich Union For Christian Service Day’s Ferry

WISCASSET 235 YEARS AGO IN BRIEF

Henry Johnson holds a fine Boston position while Rev. E. H. Boynton of Camden visits Wiscasset. Mrs. Sewall and Miss Knight and Miss Patterson tour Eastport. Silas Porter party returns to East Boston. Creamery foundation laid 32 by 50 feet with lumber onsite. Various locals travel, socialize, and mark Miss Mary Farley’s sixth birthday anniversary.

Henry Johnson Boston E. H. Boynton Camden Charles Sewall Carrie Knight Elizabeth Patterson Eastport Silas Porter Emerhne Dickinson Wiscasset J. Wellington Fowles Effie Pool Lewiston Ray Marston Kents Hill G. P. Farley Mary Pearson Nina Rundlett Mary Shannahan New Meadows Inn Mary Farley H. B. Nash Ladies’ Guild St. Philips Church Owannox

Maine Aeronautical Survey Heads Toward Air Mail Use

Charles N. Cutter of Portland and Bath business leaders discuss air service uptake for a Maine Aeronautical Survey sponsored by 12 capitalists. The Bowdoin graduate and former Colonial Air Transport official aims to gauge businessman use of air mail and express service over several months. Albert Hinkley and wife of Gardiner announce birth of their 13th child.

Charles N. Cutter Portland Maine Aeronautical Survey Maine Bath Cutter Bowdoin Colonial Air Transport System

Farm Bureau meeting and community events in Days Ferry

The Farm Bureau plans a November 7 meeting at the Community House with box lunches and scissors. Mrs. George Coombs of Bath will demonstrate paper flowers, a popular and profitable activity. Other notes mention travel and visits among residents and a community club supper set for Saturday evening.

Farm Bureau George Coombs Bath Twin County Farm Bureau Lemuel Preble Loring Mayberry Massachusetts Mabel Day Whittum Flushing N. Y H. J. Seeger Dayferry Louis Seeger Jefferson Woolwich Herbert Munsey

Dunton Shows His Kentucky Geldings at Brunswick Show

Hon Arthur J Dunton exhibited two Kentucky chestnut geldings Red Fern seven and Denver six in a Brunswick show on the high school athletic field for B H S Athletic Association. Judge Dunton plans to enter them in the five gaited class with J Edward Luce as riding master.

Arthur J. Dunton Brunswick B. H. S. Athletic Association Judge Dunton Red Fern Denver J. Edward Luce Old Orchard School Bath Clarence Bartlett Bartlett Bros

Luce Buys 20 Acre Hallowell Granite Works Field

The W. D. Hutchins company sells a 20 acre field in Manchester to Floyd W. Luce. The land will join his residence on the road from the old Manchester road to Granite Hill, adding to his home property.

Hallowell Granite Works Manchester W. D. Hutchins Company Floyd W. Luce Manchester Road Granite Hill

Kennebunk Student Wins Harvard Graduate Scholarship

Richard S. Hawkes of Kennebunk, a Harvard medical student and 1927 graduate, was among 132 students from six Harvard graduate schools awarded a scholarship yesterday. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Edgar S. Hawkes.

Richard S. Hawkes Kennebunk Harvard University Harvard Edgar S. Hawkes

Morse Highs Narrow Win Over Hallowell in Gridiron

Morse High School defeated Hallowell 16 to 6 as Morse built an early lead with nine points in the first quarter and seven more in the second. R. McElman and Marshall scored Morse touchdowns, with Hallowell answering late in the first half before Morse clinched the game with a safety and a fourth-quarter march.

Morse High Hallowell Granite City Boys Cutts Harold McElman Richie McElman Morse H. McElman R. McEliman Bath Bettinson Murphy Burns Radcliffe Marshall Morse Scrubs Steve Marshall Conley Capt Sulamary Lewis TBS Conley Ford Legard Babb Canes c HN Boothby MacDonald Troburbo Clees Levya Radcliffe Sacaeee le

Contributors urged to finish Bathy Y M C A drive soon

The Bathy campaign reports strong response and asks all to make final contributions before week end. A list of contributors is published, including J H Schottler Arthur H Price Harry Moulton O F Bullman E V Coombs W W Dennison P J Nichols A J Butterfield Warren Hawley Harry Ring Charles Hall Mrs Jane Spinney Oscar Williams Charles Wetherbee Daniel Dougherty Walter Glidden Samuel Percy Allen Irish Acme Shop Charles Cahill Boston Shoe Store Walter Hill Hotel Phoenix Rodney Ross Friends Olympia Candy Store J A Merrill Mrs Ella Wood Fred Potter George Wetherbee.

vVveven pMossreawnes J. H. Schottler Arthur H. Price Harry W. Moulton O. F, Bullman E. V. Coombs W. W. Dennison P. J, Nichols A. J. Butterfield Warren F, Hawley Harry E. Ring Charles D. Hall Mrs Jane B. Spinney Oscar F. Williams Charles P. Wetherbee Daniel T. Dougherty Walter 5. Glidden Samuel A. Percy Allen M. Irish Acme Shop Charles H. Ca

Correspondence Course in Illumination Work

Westinghouse Lighting Institute New York completed a general illumination course for public utility employees and others in the electrical trade. George R. Perry of Bath, a stock clerk with Central Maine Power Co in Brunswick, graduated with high honors. The program, begun last March, covered the full lighting art to meet demands of manufacturers merchants and homeowners.

Westinghouse Lighting Institute New York George R. Perry Bath Central Maine Power Co Brunswick

Augusta teacher leader receives silver gavel

Superintendent Fred W. Burrill of the Augusta schools, retiring president of the Maine Teachers Association, was presented with a silver-mounted gavel used at the General Assembly session by Augusta teachers. His name and the date were engraved on the gavel’s silver band.

Fred W. Burrill Augusta Maine Teachers’ Association General Assembly

Also Mentioned on This Page

Simon D. Crosby Rockland Highlands Carrie Hilton Mrs. Pease Little Allen Crosby Birch Point Frank H. Grey Mr. Akeley Newcastle Joseph Cot A HL Dodge Nellie Merry Verma Bailey John Southard Anna Soule Blanche Powle Frances Plumstead Ethel Redd Jessie Jackson Ina McFadden Grace Knight Alice Taylor William D. Pa Sic Dean Runals Colby College New England Chevrolet Landau Haggett’s Garage Chic Mme Coste Paris Mme. Coste Mado Sarah Bagley Wright P. Muriel Titus A. M. G. Soule A. W. Kierstead Helen Kierstead George M. Hanshaker Morday Rochester N.Y Churchill Street Wiliam Linean Martin Andrews Thomas C. Cromwell Helen of Wey Alfred Douglass Snell House Lee Street Brookline Mass Florence McLoud Douglass H. L. Bradford Nellie Dowling Fred Raggett Gay Ernest G. Spinney Wesley C. Day Harry W. Luck Norway J. W. Towles Herman L. Towles South Windham Naomi Warren Suniday Nute John Nute Pleasant Street J. Stanley Smith Virginia Beach H. W. Hawes Barbara Southard John H. Southard Federal Street Philip Munsey Elden P. Munsey Canada Montsweag Farm Bureau Garrison Hill Cresent East Boothbay Mount Pisgar Charles Plumstead Hall Hodgdon Boothbay Plumstead Roy Georgiana Lilly Hooper Street Alice M. Boynton Wilbur Lowell Joseph P. Tucker Josephine Varney Florence Charles Legrow S Island Cottage Prank H Hutchins Edward Bailey New Harbor Clarence I. Dickinson Fred Merry Luther Hall Tyler Hodgdon M. D. Glidden Toms Kenneth and Morris Neal Creamer Prank Creamer George W. Nute Somerville Sheepscot Echo W.C.T.U Albert Hinkley Gardiner Dunton Kentucky Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co Fred S. Curtis Mortician the Mutual Savings Banks Bath Savings Institution Shipping City Sedan Ambulance Service Mrs. Mayo Arthur F. Mayo W. C. Chadbourne Center St. Tel Bath, Maine Broad St Tel BATHY Bine
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