Rotary Club Aims Explained by District Governor
Governor Percy Vernon outlined the four Rotary aims at a Sedgwick luncheon. Club service and fellowship form the keystone. community service invites active, visioned effort. vocational service urges leading in one’s field with integrity. international service calls clubs to lead in easing European tensions. The talk ended with a clarifying poem. Visiting Rotarians included Fred Gardiner and Harry Churchill.
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Rotary Club
Percy Vernon
Hotel Sedgwick
Lewiston
Bath Club
Pres
Fred D. Hill
Hill
Sedgwick
Vernon
Rotary
Pres. Hill
Chester Plant
George Wolstenholme
Dr. Berry
Fred Gardiner
Portsmouth
Harry Churchill
Lawiston
Various Personal Notes From Portland Social Roundup
Miss Jane S Murphy and Miss Elsie Morton are visiting friends in Portland. Dr C A Berry travels to Moncton N B for his sister Pauline Berry s wedding and hopes to fish. Mary E Nickerson elected treasurer of Nassau College senior class. Mrs Virginia M Cutting returns to city from Bear Island. William D Sewall resumes studies at Choate after vacation with parents Arthur and Mrs Sewall. Archibald M Main Jr joins Federal Shipbuilding Co Newark after MIT graduation. Marriage intentions filed for Maurice Norton and Isabelle Hagan. Roland F Hill hosts supper party with out of town guests Rear Admiral and Mrs William Robert of Wiscasset and Mr and Mrs Robert H Charles of St Louis. Ernest R Avery and Vincent Nichols return from motor trip to Indianapolis where Avery attended Grand Sessions. Avery resumes duties at First National Stores and Mrs Avery as bookkeeper. Mrs Mabel S Shepard and sister Mrs Mattie S Varney move to 45 Robinson St and receive a surprise gifts shower with many attendees listed.
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Jane S. Murphy
High Street
Portland
William Campell
Elsie Morton
Jackson Heights
Long Island
Martha Cahill
C. A. Berry
Moncton
N. B
Pauline Berry
Mary E. Nickerson
Elm Street
Nassau College
Springvale
Nickerson
Virginia M. Cutting
W. H. Stuart
Boston
Bear Island
William D. Sewall
Choate School
Wallingford
Isabelle J. Hagan
Joseph P. Hagan
Summer Street Court
Roland F. Hill
William Robert
Wiscasset
Robert H. Charles
St. Louis
Ernest R. Avery
Vincent Nichols
Indianapolis
Ind
Avery
Improved Order of Red Men of the
United States
Maine
First National
the Times Co
Mabel S. Shepard
Mattie S. Varney
Robinson Street
Emma M. Daley
Melville B. Clark
Elmer F. Campbell
Raymond M. Clark
John H. Hunt
Robert C. Mitchell
James W. Gillespie
Howard E
Richmond High School Class Officers Elected
Richmond news lists class officers by grade with presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers. It also notes meeting dates for Amy Bradley Tent No. 15 D of U V C W and local visits from residents and guests including Boeing School student Paul Stilphen and several out-of-town visitors.
University of Maine welcomes Robert Feere as new returnee
Multiple Maine residents resume city life after summer trips. Robert Feere returns to the University of Maine while others, including Miss Philena Perry of Bath and Se Basco and Miss Dorothy Thompson of High street, finish visits in New York.
Burglary at Mars Hill Store Nets Over 400 in Goods
A break in Hyman Adelman’s Main Street clothing shop in Mars Hill on Saturday morning yielded merchandise valued by police at more than 400 dollars. Entry came through a skylight with burglars lowering themselves by a Tope adder. 19 topcoats, four suits, five leather jackets, five suitcases and various apparel were stolen. Sheriff Jasper Lycette leads the probe with help from Chief Perley Reese and Deputy Leo Spain.
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Hyman Adelman
Mars Hill
S. H. Hussey and Sons
Jasper Lycette
Houston
Adelman
Perley Reese
Leo Spain
Fall Delights and Seasonal Moves in Georgetown
Neighbors enjoy mild September days and early hints of winter as seasonal guests depart and return. Notables visit, sermons and services fill local churches, while residents plan autumn trips through Maine and into New York.
Bath Y M C A Considers Building a Public Swimming Pool
City readers note the Bath Y M C A seeks a swimming pool to boost membership and prevent drownings among youth. Officials plan an eastern annex with ground floor pool and second floor gym, but construction costs are high. Also mentions Dorothy Brown visiting Bath relatives in Deering Street.
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Kennebec
Bath
Maine P T A convention to hear Rev Lorentzen address
Rev Frederic L C Lorentzen of St James Church Winsted Conn will speak at the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers 19th annual convention in Portland at the Eastland Hotel on Wednesday morning October 4 His topic is Helping the Physically Handicapped to Help Themselves He heads several Connecticut crippled children initiatives and advocates inclusive society for the handicapped.
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Frederic L. C. Lorentzen
St. James Episcopal Church
Winsted
Mr. Lorentzen
Y Men Gym Class To Start At Y M C A This Fall
The Business Men's class at the Y M C A will begin Tuesday Oct 4 and meet every Tuesday and Friday from 530 to 630. It invites non business participants and emphasizes volleyball suitable for all ages. Call the Y M C A for more details. Wayne Library celebrated as Cary Memorial Library honoring Annie Louise Cary, Wayne born soprano. features 5000 volumes, art, and Cary memorabilia including a note from the Russian court. August 29 1895.
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Y.M.C. A
Wayne Library
Cary Memorial Library
Annie Louise Cary
Wayne
Miss Cary
Rome
Faxon Davis
Nelson Cary
Carys
America
Knighted
England
Castle Cary
Grange Hall
First Snow Graces Lubec as Nor’easter Blows In
Lubec reports the season's first snow on Saturday with a light flurry from a Nor’easter and an unofficial temperature around eight above freezing.
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Lubec
Saco Cat Reaches 25 Years Old and Births Near 200 Kittens
The Lewiston Journal notes a Saco cat living to age 25 has sired and mothered nearly 200 kittens. The piece highlights remarkable longevity and ongoing maternal instinct in the feline.
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Lewiston Journal
Saco
Five Islands season ends with cottages closed
The Five Islands area reports several cottages closed last week with more to close this month. September brings fine days for remaining visitors, and many residents note a busy summer with boat rides fishing picnics and hoped returns next season. Residents and visitors from Portland Cambridge Malden Bath Belmont Belmont Cambridge Dorchester Bath and other towns are listed among those who stayed or visited this season.
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Five Islands
Kenneth Howard
Clark Street
Portland
Howard
Leon Williams
Waltham
Mass
C. H. Minchen
Briggs
Sedgemere Road
Cambridge
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Mrs. Chase
Audrey Pinkham
John E. Powell
Jackie
Lawrence E. Shea
Malden
Arthur O'Hara
Mary
East Boston
Roger W. Thompson
Danvers
Lincoln Campbell
Shea
Joan
Thompson
Roger, Jr
Rita
Campbell
Mary Campbell
Bay Point
H. Elwin Burgess
Webster
Eliott Bold
Evelyn
Bath
Vernon Gray
C. M. Bigelow
Leslie Ainley
Virginia
Ainley
Elizabeth Thompson
Georgetown
H H. Bishop
Western Maine Baptist Society
F. S. Keehlwette
W. W. Bimford
R. S. Washburn
Boston
Quimby
Walter E. Reid
New York City
P. D. Wilkins
Lewiston
Wilkins Cottage
Sedgemere
Bethlehem Shipyard denies sub let of destroyer contract
A Bethlehem Shipbuilding official denies rumors that Bath Iron Works sub let a destroyer contract. He says Fore River plant in Quincy is too occupied to take over additional naval work. After the Jouett launch, six 1500 ton destroyers remain under construction or contract, spanning several years.
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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Bath Iron Works Corp
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
U. S. S. Jouett
U C C Expands Claimant Help At Branch Offices
Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission announces new steps to aid claimants. Augusta office adds partial claims to records and only payable claims move to central office, reducing cross office correspondence and speeding status updates for individuals.
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Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission
Commission
Augusta
Maine State Employment Service
Funeral for Poland native Charles M. Lane to be held
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence I. Lane and daughter Muriel travel to Poland for the funeral of Charles M. Lane who died Tuesday. Born in Poland 79 years ago he lived there most of his life. A former carpenter he retired 12 years ago and served 30 years as treasurer of Excelsior grange. Survived by daughter Mrs. Frank Mildram of Poland two sons Millard F. Lane and Clarence I. Lane Bath and five grandchildren.
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Clarence I. Lane
Muriel
Poland
Lane
Charles M. Lane
Mr. Lane
Excelsior Grange
Frank Mildram
Millard F. Lane
Richmond grocer William H Thurlow dies in Portland
William H Thurlow a prominent Richmond businessman died suddenly Saturday at Maine General hospital Portland after surgery two weeks earlier. Born October 1860 in Richmond he ran a grocery store with A A Williams for 20 years retiring in 1930. He married Cora E Brown fifty two years ago and is survived by his wife one sister Mrs Mary Baker of Bingham and several nieces and nephews.
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William H. Thurlow
Richmond
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Mr. Thurlow
William
Mary Thurlow
A. A. Williams
Cora E. Brown
Mrs Edith G Reed Pioneer Pitts ton Resident Dies
Mrs Edith G Reed wife of Harvey L Reed and sister of Clara E Corliss died Sunday at her daughter Bertha Church home in Pittston Born in Hallowell October 1 1880 daughter of Townsend and Bertha Laflin She is survived by son Walter Emery Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at her River road Pittston home
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Edith G. Reed
Harvey L. Reed
Clara E. Corliss
York Street
Funeral for Mrs. Emma F Whit tam at 2 Friday
The funeral of Mrs. Emma F Whittam widow of Asa P Whittam was Friday at two at the home of her daughter Mrs Edward E Morse 38 Snow Park. Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated with bearers Edward E Morse Galen Ward Frank Ward Winfield Whitlam. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Emma F. Whittam
Asa P. Whittam
Edward E. Morse
Snow Park
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Galen FE
Ward
Frank Ward
Winfield Whitlam
Oak Grove
Funeral of Mrs Mary A McLaughlin
The funeral of Mrs Mary A wife of John McLaughlin was Friday at eight in St. Marys church with Rev Timothy C Maney. Bearers included Harold Carter Edward Daley Edward McLaughlin Albert Mc Mann Francis Norton Norman Norton. Burial followed in Calvary cemetery.
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Mary A
John McLaughlin
St. Mary’s Church
Timothy C. Maney
Harold Carter
Edward Daley
Edward McLaughlin
Albert McMann
Francis Norton
Norman Norton
Calvary Cemetery
Mrs Gertrude Green Dies At 51 In Bath
Mrs Gertrude M Green 51 wife of Frank Green died early Thursday at home 14 Green Street She was born in Bath and had lived here 20 years She leaves husband and daughter Miss Thelma Green of Bath
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Gertrude M. Green
Frank Green
Green Street
Bath
Thelma Green
Funeral for Mrs. Gertrude M. Green at Grace Church
The funeral for Mrs. Gertrude M. Green wife of Frank Green was held Saturday at two in Grace church with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Bearers were Harry Warner John Warner Jerry Gilmore and Edward Sanford. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Gertrude M. Green
Frank Green
Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Harry Warner
John Warner
Jerry Gilmore
Edward Sanford
Oak Grove
Resolutions Honoring George M. Stinson of Riverside Cemetery
Divine Providence took a beloved Riverside Cemetery Association member, George M. Stinson. A founder and lifelong director, he helped organize the Partridge Association with his late wife. The association extends heartfelt sympathy, notes his public service, and asks records to publish and send copies to family and The Bath Independent. Signed by Flora A. Hathorn, Charlotte Buck, and David Greed.
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Riverside Cemetery Association
George M. Stinson
Riverside Association
Partridge Association
Jhreeir
Bath Independent
Flora A. Hathorn
Charlotte Buck
David Greed
Clam Sheller Finds Gold Ring in Coveted Pearl
Jerome Brackett, a Portland Fish Company employee with fifty years in the trade, disclosed that he had never seen a clam yield such a prize. A jeweler valued the discovered ring as gold.
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Jerome Brackett
Portland Fish Company
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D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Richmond High School
Norris Sidelinger
Ruth McBurnie
Earle Dickinson
Arlene Choate
Lawrence Thompson
Wallace Umberhind
Marguerite Mealey
William McKenney
Frances Shaw
Lucille Wentworth
Harold Dearborn
James Sherburn
Phyllis Witham
Amy Bradley
U. V
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Daughters of Union Veterans’ Hall
Main Street
Martha Totman
Annie Hawkes
Adele Maloy
Paul Stilphen
Oakland
Calif
Boeing School of Aeronautics
Boyd Boston
George Leavitt
Margaret Grover
New Hampshire
Vermont
B. L. Skinner
Limerick
Frank Beedle
Darrah Street
Julia Richards
Frank Preble
Kimball Street
Bertha Gray
William Fletcher
Waterville
Alfred Ives
Ladies' Aid of Enterprise Grange
Minnie Batchelder
Kermit Darrah
Malcolm
Lynn
Edwin H. Ridley
Albert Darrah
Ralph Peabody
Manchester
N. H
Margaret Peabody
Howard Wilson
Belmont
Hattie Wilson
Minnie Pert
Celia MacCwain
Robert Feere
University of Maine
Arthur Sewalld
Washington Street
New York
Philena Perry
Sebasco
Reddington Reed
Dorothy Thompson
Frank Martin
M. '40
Orono
L. W. Steward
Arrowsie
Arthur Maxim
South Anson
Walter J. McElman
Bedford Street
Mary Lowell
Marilyn Hatch
Herbert T. Caverly
Hatch
Chester Colby
Chisholm
Aras
Bath Iron Works
Colby
Weeks Street
Mary Dana
Barbara
Highland Street
Burton Hodgkins
Carroll Deering
James E Lockery
Revere
West Georgetown
Levines
James R. Hulbert
University of Chicago
Carroll Powers
Hoch
Arrowsic
Robinhood
Chester Woodbury
Melrose
Howard M. Trafton
Nova Scotia
Trafton
Henry Preble
Rudolph Trafton
Walter F. Powers
Carmel
Presque Isle
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Caribou
Quebec
Shirley N.C. Hicks
Cove
Ruth Hicks
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chambersburg
E. B. Hunt
A. E. Rowe
Meta Bearce
Ernest L. Heal
FE. B. Hunt
Emma Billings
Beatrice Abbott
Heal
Rowe
Bearce
Miss Bess
Isabelle Lachaise
the Cove
Walter Newdick
Howard Heald
Clarence Oliver
Walter
Frances Varnum
Prof. Hulbert
South Portland
Roy M. Newman
Frank E. Lowe
State Street
Col. Lowe
Los Angeles
Cal
Lowe
Col
Dorothy Brown
Eugene Brown
Deering Street
Isaiah Hunt
Iron Works
U.C.C
Farm Credit Association
Connecticut
Alabama
Colorado
Freddy Fernald
Bangor
Lower Exchange Street
Palm Street
Burt
Cape Cod
Park Street
Weston L Bonney
Bishop Lawrence
Bar Harbor
Walter Damros
Mlaughlin
Mrs. Green
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Center Street
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