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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1929

Page

6

Marine Band to Appear at Eastern States Exposition

Under presidential authorization the United States Marine Band will perform in Springfield Massachusetts on Sunday September 15 with afternoon and evening concerts in the Coliseum. The 72 member unit arrives by special trains from Washington and will be the Exposition’s featured act opening Governors Day events.

CTING Hoover United States Marine Band America Springfeld Mass North Atlantic Taylor Branson Eader Washington Springfield New York Marine Band Marine Barracks Exposition Management Springfield Symphony Orchestra Creatore Patrick Conway Victor Liberati Roy Smith Aleppo Temple Shriners’ Band Boston East District of Columbia

First American Newspaper Found on St Croix Island 1604

A New York Sun essay notes that Amer ica's first newspaper appeared during the 1604 05 winter on St Croix island near Calais Maine. The Master William was a handwritten periodical read by a small, sealed group of explorers led by De Monts and Champlain. It predates the Boston News Letter by about a century, though little survives of the original issue.

America New York Sun New England Maine Massachusetts St. Croix Island Calais William DeMonts Champlain France New World Florida Samuel Champlain Quebec New France Master William W DeMonts St. Croix Boston News Letter Calais Times Eastport Sentinel Pioneer Sheet Publishers Auxiliary

Personal notes from Bath area residents reflect visits and births

Miss Sophie Weinblatt of Boston arrived to visit her parents on Washington street while Rev. Robert Carmichael of Grace church Providence stayed with Miss Mary Gibbons. Emma Louise Hartleb was named at city hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Hartleb of 683 Middle street. Katherine Galvin has left Gorham Normal for a teaching post in East Union. Master Cleveland Elsemore arrived with grandfather Charles A. Leland for a visit that included a Canada trip.

Sophie Weinblatt Boston M. H. Weinblatt Washington Street Robert Carmichael Grace Church Providence Mary Gibbons Florence Burrill Alfred Jewett Pearl Street B. H. Woodside Walter Cummings A. E. Rowe Nancy Cummings Georgetown Bath Edward J. McMann Oak Street Jacquelin City Hospital Ella Frazee Middle Street Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Emma Louise Hartleb Henry C. Hartleb George Oliver Willard Roger Lincoln Street John Mitchell West Newton Mass Howard D. Spoerl Universalist Church Concord Unitarian Church W. B. Temple James Linwood Hinckley Street Parker Head Fred D. Hill Bath National Bank Hill Walter Paine Brooklyn N. Y Albert S. Noyes Court Street Noyes Morse Hich School Maine State Bankers’ Association Katherine Galvin Garrett Galvin High Street Gorham Normal School East Union Alice May Douglas Friend’s Church Durham Quaker Church Master Cleveland Elsemore Edwin Elsemore Charles A. Leland Woodland Canada Mr. Leland Mrs. Elsemore Hazelakefield South Street Southport Charles Crocker Fverett A. O. Blair Richardson Street Charles Maxwell Morse High School Tilton N. H Tilton Academy Eugene Sprague Frances Sprague Plymouth Squirrel Island Squirrel Inn Edmund P. Briggs Rangeley Briggs Louise W. V. Percy Moses Camp Donald Herbert Henderson Sheriff Albert Henderson Raymond David Sprague Jack Shaw Sprague Central Church Ethel Blake Boothbay Tranligh Montclair N. J. Millard E. Spinney Quincy Herbert L. Spinney Carrie Farmer Gladys Ernest

Local residents take coastal trips and school year starts

Mrs r F Oliver and daughter Sherman Morse return from a Boston trip visiting Mr and Mrs Augustus Small. Randall D Coombs runs a Popham Beach store for Hewitt family. Miss Lillian Parks visits from Lewiston as schools in the village reopen next week. Community groups plan meetings and repairs continue on Phil r portion with minor traffic delays.

R. F. Oliver Sherman L. Morse Boston Augustus Small Randall D. Coombs Popham Beach Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Iles E. Hewitt John G John G. Morse, Jr Beulah McIintire Hewitt Cottage Capitol Island Lillian Parks Lewiston Fred L. Parks Winneganeebi E Richard Morse Winnegance Community Club Phippsburg Bert Manson Workers Sewing Circle Cottage Park Almon R. Perry Lower High Street Arthur G. Lemont Lemont Street Charles E. Hewitt

Residents and Visitors Return from Summer

Local residents report returns from summer residences and visits across Maine and nearby states. Notable moves include Miss Hazelakefield back on South Street after a summer at Southport and Charles Maxwell leaving Morse High for Tilton Academy in Tilton New Hampshire.

Colonial Golfers Plan Sunday Tournament With Clambake

All Colonial club members plotting to compete in Sunday's golf event must notify organizers Clinton D. Wilson or J. Haviland Torrey before Friday. They will classify players and determine handicaps for the event run alongside the annual clambake and field day.

Colonial Club Clinton D. Wilson J. Haviland Torrey

Phippsburg Social Roundup Moves Through Summer Guests

Local residents and visitors recount a season of travel and hospitality from Phippsburg to Bath and Winnegance. Notables include Madame Van dt Whieeler returning to New York after West Point, Captain and Mrs Irving Burke visiting Kit tery, and families like the Bowkers, Rogers, and Perry hosting gatherings. Schools begin in town aside from Winneganee and Ashdale opening next week.

Madame van Dt Whieeler New York West Point Irving Burke Kittery Ernest Rogers Freeman C. Bowker Harry Bowker Hallowell Worster House Augusta Lewiston Ruth Skillings Sylvester Cushman Cushman’s Island Jason Merrill H. T. Stanton H. E. Dobson Carlton L. Rice Harry Hughes Olney Perry Harry King Lily Pray Jane Goodman Sawyer's Winneganee Ashdale George Ingalls Fred Blackley Horace Holton F. C. Bowker Alton E. Oliver Massachusetts Martin Wyman Emily Wyman Omar Perry Winnegance Earline Abel Ruth Wallace Popham Beach Punta Gorda R. C. Whitehead R. L. Wing Mt. Vernon N. Y Brightwater Walter Hutchins Stanley Brooklyn N.Y Meadowbrook George Schofield Lowell Mass James Percy Schofield Alice Merrill Bath Fred Fitch Ardmore John C. Berry Worcester Alston E. Oliver Hitchcock House High Street A. C. Wallace

Dromore Cemetery Association Holds Annual Meeting

The Dromore Burying Ground association conducted its annual meeting on Tuesday September 10 at 2 30 daylight time in the old burying ground at Dromore.

Dromore Cemetery Association Meeting The Dromore

Chicago Emerges as Major Air Hub in National System

Chicago strengthens its role as the central air hub with thirteen airlines linking to northern eastern western and southern centers. Key junctions listed include Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Wichita St. Louis Tulsa Indianapolis and New York as agencies expand service from Great Lakes to Florida Texas and beyond. The census notes the busiest lighted airway runs Boston to Jacksonville with major cities along the route, while air service along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans remains sparse.

Chicagn Chicago Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Wichita St. Louis Tulsa Indianapolis New York Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Pacific Coast Atlantic Coast Texas Florida Boston Jacksonville Fla Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond Atlanta New Orleans

Talkies Spark Police Worry in Lawton

Lawton Oklahoma reports police officers flocking to theaters while on duty with the chief threatening ten day suspensions. Galen M Low returns home to Allston Massachusetts after a week with his parents Charles C Low and his wife Mrs Low.

Lawton Okla Talkies Galen M. Low Allston Mass Charles C. Low

Bath social notes list summer visitors and local movements

Miss Isabelle Robinson and Alice Myers visit Bath, with relatives in Rockport Worcester and Damariscotta. Visitors include Jack Sweeney from Boston, Frances True of Augusta, and Clara Albee in Bath. Several locals travel to Irvington Bretton Woods Worthey Pond and Squirrel Island as summer workers change. The piece notes marriage intentions for Henry Brown and Florence Sullivan and Bath’s Battery H rifle team competition at Auburn.

Isabelle Robinson Rockport Edward Cook South Street David Black Boston David L. Black Grove Street Alice Myers Worcester Mass Owen J. Ledyard High Street Jack Sweeney Frank W. Hagan Upper High Street Frances True Augusta Lauirrel Inn Warren McIntire Stearns W. Scott Andrews Road Irvington N. Y Lord Burnham Co Roland Trott Squirrel Island Squirrel Inn Misses Aston Winifred Bates Charlotte Vannah Damariscotta Clara Albee Pine Street Olive Hallowell McFadden Pharmacy Gertrude Watson Elizabeth Brown Mary Brown Minnie Brown Florence Hagan Rockland Cowper Kettle Lillian Kateen Bath New York Kateen Doris Cornish Myrna Avery Bretton Woods Miss Avery Joseph Avery Mt. Washington Ruth Ledyard John Seaman Oyster Bay L. I Worthey Pond Rumford John Sullivan John W. Donnell N. H John Burgon Deering Street J. Horace McClure J. Edward McMann Auburn Maine Bath Boys

Summer visitors and family travels noted across Boston and suburbs

The column lists Alfred Gannon and his Boston family on Labor Day with Milan relatives, Elizabeth and Laura Tanguay returning from Mackahan, and many others visiting or returning from summer stays at cottages in Popham Beach, Woolaston and nearby towns. It records trips to Stratford Ontario, Wells and Unity Lake, and mentions work duties and teaching assignments for Mary L. Lord.

Alfred Gannon Boston Labor Day Lewis F. Gannon Milan Areee Elizabeth Laura Tanguay MacMahan Ida Thurlow Charles R. Brown Wollaston Mass Leslie Fowles High Street E. M. Fuller Betty Edwin Popham Beach John T. Doyle Middle Street Stratford Ontario Wa Bolger Detroit Galen Low Brookline Edward H. Hartwell William Tanguay William, Jr Philadelphia Carroll A Deering Florence Seymour Bany N. Y State House Mary L. Lord Pearl Street The Times Wells Gordon Harrington C. F. Harrington North Street Readfield Kents Hill Seminary Flossie Beals Park Street Unity Ardenne A. Stott Unity Lake Beals Twin Mountains N. H Carroll Inn Milan Streets Eugene Gannon Albany Quebec Houston St. Lawrence River

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