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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1932

Page

5

Richmond Summer Socials and Local Birthdays News

Richmond and surrounding towns recount a flurry of summer visits family reunions and birthday celebrations. Notables include the 71st birthday for William Doe of Windsor celebrated at Mrs Everett Trask’s home with a large party featuring relatives from Windsor Gardiner and Brunswick.

Pred Clifford Clifford Aes Weymouth Mass Car Clark Clark Ote Ees EB. Durand Belgrade T Richmond Clarence Lang Shirley William Doe Windsor West Dresden Everett Trask Mr. Doe Trask Dee William Fern Melvin Hutchinson Melvin, Jr Robert Pauline Edith Trask Carlene Terrell Children's Hospital Portland Hattie Terrell Presque Isle E. H. Bailey Ethel Margaret Bailey Elizabeth Watson Richmond Leslie Turner Augusta Bear Pond North Turner Doris Florence Mary Coughlin Malden Sarah Coughlin Catherine Coughlin Popham Arthur Sewall Boston Thomas Nealon Boothbay A. A. Williams Enterprise Grange Thomas’ Point Philip Conant Grace Mealey Miss Mealey John Mealey Bridge Melvina Borjesson David Brody New York Borjesson Frank Reynolds Gertrude Baker Frank Cox Robert Newell Eugene Purington Clarence Farnham William Newall Gardiner Stanley Marr Waterville Louise Pratt Bangor E. F. Pratt Charles Murphy Charles, Jr Cambridge Annie Snow Charles James James Charles Davis Farmington Fred L. Rogers Front Street Richmond Music Club Sarah. Temple Louraine East Orange N. J

Maine Freshmen Charm Campus With Rules Code

Freshmen prepare for campus life at the University of Maine with caps, greetings, and smoking limits enforced by upperclassmen. The white rule book covers attire blue caps green bow ties and freshman male etiquette while women face blue jams and winter caps under All Maine Women and Sophomore Eagles oversight.

Orono University of Maine Maine Christian Association Maine All Maine Eagles Owls U. of M Bath Stephen Marshall, Jr Morse Marshall High Street Sigma Nu Raymond C. Hathorne Maurice T. Hathorne Woolwich Phi Kappa Sigma Stanley Henderson David N. Gratz Jackson Shaw Street Phi Gamma Delta Hayden Rogers Llewellyn D. Rogers West Best Lamba Chi R. Hazel Feero Linwood C. Feere Phippsburg Road Donald W. Ring Harry E. Ring Washburn Street Eleanor E. Grinnell Elizabeth Brackley Huse Street Howard C. Bates Delmar E. Bates Snowpark Eta Nu Pi F. Wilbur Hagan Frank W. Hagan Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Oak Hall Donald Henderson Coombs High School Bowdoinham Sheriff Albert Henderson Middlesteet

Weather and meals echo in a Victorian boardinghouse exchange

In a Progressive Farmer vignette a landlady notes the unsettled bill as the weather grows unsettled, while a guest comments on the steak matching the sky. The dialogue preserves midwestern sensibility in a compact domestic scene.

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Georgetown Social Roundup Includes Many Visitors

A lengthy Georgetown column lists numerous visitors and residents, naming Doris Trafton, Elizabeth Hunt, Deborah Wilson, Ida Hooker, Dorothy Oliver, Meta Bearse, Mary Todd, Elizabeth Stores, George Smith, Rev. D. L. Bliss, and others. The piece notes summer comings and goings at Kennebec Point, Sagadahoc Bay, Belgrade Lakes, and West Georgetown, plus local projects like a cellar excavation, grading, and an artesian well at Dr. J. H. Brown’s property. It also mentions church activities and summer residents at Kennebec Point and nearby cottages.

Harold J. Brown Kennebec Point Portland Doris Trafton Melrose Mass Elizabeth Hunt John Wilson Deborah Hallowell Ida Hooker Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston W. C Meta Bearse Nellie Brown Deering Street Bath Mary Todd Missouri Elizabeth Stores Connecticut George Smith Sagadahoc Bay D. L. Bliss Old South Church Boston Bliss Sadie Drake Phyllis Belgrade Lakes C. L. Hinckley Forrest Drake Dedham J. R. Hulburt Chicago University Roy M. Newman Harry Riggs New York City Winthrop Riggs Georgetown H. G. Heald Walter V. Cummings William A. Todd James Dunton Morrill James Beane Lexington Rebecca Hocker Lovering School Holyoke Mags William Renaud L. Barle Hagan Malden Island M. A. Cunningham Eleanor of J. H. Brown John F. Thompson Horatio Drake Indian Point Mary F. Steadman Elsworth Stilphen Edward Wren Jamaica Plain Stetson Roxbury Latin School Phillips-Exeter Academy T. N. Williams A. A. Stott F. W. Hovey Alice Amy Ogunquit E. D. Marsh Rutland

County Officials Seek 25 Percent Salary Cut to Save Schools

Aroostook County officials propose 25 percent pay cuts and town warrants to cover half of teachers’ wages to survive the upcoming school year. Fort Fairfield would see weekly expense drop from 2000 to 750 dollars. Gov. Gardiner says towns must uphold public schools and seeks no borrowing beyond debt limits. Oxford County Fair trims costs and offers free admission as it nears closure with a late Thursday postponement and a gratis three ring circus and Wild West show.

Aroostook County Association Donald M. Allen Oxford County Fair Paris Wheeler Oxford Penna

Five Islands summer folk and visits noted

Malden residents Elbridge Mains and family reside in Five Islands. Visitors include Isabel Stevens Ted Yeo and J P Davis from Worcester and Winchester. Local cottages host Biggins, Allen, Pearson, MacMahan, and Baker families. Nettie Snowman turns 80. Gordon College student Rogers preaches as Rev Ho vey is away.

Elbridge Mains Malden Mass M. F. Biggins Arlington Isabel Stevens Ted Yeo J. P. Davis Wiscasset Charles Campbell Irving Arrowsic Fred Carr Harold Brown Georgetown Five Islands George Yeo Bob Winchester Yeo Ted Worcester Tech Percy Allen Oakland C. O. Pearson Marilyn Quincy Frank MacMahan J. ©. Briggs Winnifred Malcolm Libby Bath Leon Williams Waltham C. H. Minchen Boston Otis Baker Norwood MacMahan Island Mr. MacMahan B. F. Perry Columbus Ohio George Smith Gertrude Sedgemere Rogers Gordon College and Missions F. W. Hovey

Lighthouses Warn Mariners Along Maine Coast

Maine coastal lighthouses and fog signals are highlighted as guardians of mariners. A Rockland Courier Gazette news exchange among keepers and Coast Guard members shares homely gossip from stations like Portland Head, Petit Manan, Little River, Quoddy Head, and Doubling Point.

Maine Ghl Fred C. Green The Boston Transcript Courier-Gazette Rockland Coast Guard Guardians of Portland America Willard Hill Sue St. George Petit Manan Prospect Harbor Little River Cutler Pote Hibiscus Quoddy Head Lubec Narrows Ly Station Nad Bangor Ellsworth Matinicus Rock Penobecot Bay Tex Franklin Island Doubling Point Range Kennebec Pine Tree

Oddities in the News items span larceny to berries

A Pennsylvan ia youth 17 arrested for larceny after confessing a theft of about eight dollars from a filling station. A California bandit returned five dollars to a operator he had robbed. A Chicago artist creates lifelike meat sculptures. A Uniontown traffic officer is harmed by a bicycle rider. A Stone Creek bank cashier triggers a basement escape during a robbery. The Whitney family of Hillsboro claims a four thousand basket berry haul this month. A man bound for a synagogue is struck fatally by a car. A Trempealeau County pamphlet claims Eden lies nearby.

Raymond Allery Monongahela, Penn Glendale Calif Franklin Windle Ae S Chicago Art Institute Moomaw Whitney Hillsboro N. H Greenfield Arthur Kaplan Galesville Wis D. O. van Slyke Garden of Eden Trempeleau County

Evening Workers meeting delayed by last Friday storm

The opening meeting of the Evening Workers was deferred to next Friday evening at the club house in Cottage Park due to last Friday's storm.

Cottage Park

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Florence of W. W. Gardiner Pleasant Pond Frank Connor Flora Shepard Geene Ring Gardiner Road Eugene Edgecomb Everett Gipson Re Bailey A . A Hosmer Hae Audrey Holman Gordon B. Hatfeld Hatfield Ella Richards Windemere Park Unity Viola Stafford W. W. Gardner Mount Vernon N. Y Ida Pascall Lowell Abbie McKenney Flora Dockendorf Charles Cobb Richmond Corner George Hawkes Capitol Island Hawkes Joseph Dyer Lynn Aead William Haynes Elizabeth Maria Pottle Theresa Pottle Bowdeinham Elizabeth Haynes Gorham Normal School C. E. Bryant C. H. Bryant South Street Annie Allard Eleanor Ora Reed Edward McGinn Anderson Ind William McGinn Clarence Robinson Fairhaven Conn Fred Small Malcolm O'Brien Lee Academy Grange Hall Kennebec Valley Everett Hatch Percy Little George Coughlin Seth Watson T. J. Southard Harry Douglass A. Dingley South Portland W. M. Dingley Gwendolyn Tarr Irene Millay Philip Cleveland E. L. White Buffalo Niagara Falls Virginia H. L. Stilphen Leaf Maine John Witham, Jr J. T Amy Bradley Daughters of Union Dunklee Mary C. Billings Guildford Ensilage Potato Diggers SEEC Kendall & Whitney Atland Baskets Freshmen University Mr. Lloyd Rio de Janeiro Mrs. Lloyd California England Arthur-Allen Optometrist Center Street White Towers Bath Savings Institution Pyxe Guardias Tan Decmorr, Mion Mit He Ie Ormett, Pon Enn Tovey Ratnone Sutin Taman Mihe Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Union Guardian Trust Company of Detroit Gordon Drummond Washington, D. C Franz Ibisch Fred Friedrich Rochester Raymond Smith Lawton Arthur F. Mayo
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