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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1936

Page

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City Clerical Pay Hike Received by City Council

All clerical staff in Bath Maine’s municipal building were granted wage increases after a joint special committee report. Police pay rose from 3.40 to 3.75 daily with a vacation-pay condition. city clerk salaries and other posts were adjusted to reflect past cuts.

Harold P. Small Fire Department Turner Woodman Small Rogers Legard Cahoon, Henderson and Legard Bath Maine Common Council Board of Assessors WRI Actinic Nowleales Nane Knox and Lincoln Cemetery and Park

Service of dedication of World War Roll at Grace Church

Grace Episcopal church hosts a palm blessing at the early service and a 10 30 dedication of the new World War Roll with the choir performing Gounod Gallia. Holy Week schedules include 7 30 am services Monday to Maundy Thursday and a 9 am altar service Good Friday. Easter Eve baptism at 4 pm. A pig found alive on a two story veranda after flood debris. Where it came from unknown.

Grace Episcopal Church Rumford

Morse High Wins in One Act Play Contest Friday

Morse High School captured the district one act play contest held in the big school auditorium. They advance to the final at Memorial Hall Bowdoin College on May 9 joining eight district winners. Judges included Prof Athern P Daggett Bowdoin Mrs Eulela Pray Wiscasset and Miss Leota Witmer South Portland.

Morse High School Memorial Hall Bowdoin College Morse Gardiner High Rockland High Warren High Athern P. Daggett Eulela Pray Wiscasset Academy Leota Witmer South Portland High School Maine Secoety School Principals Association Arthur B. Scott Robert Kasper Morse High Kathaleen Scott May Allen Warren Hawley Fred Simms Wilfred Gaudet Burke Barbara Nickerson Julia Carr Carr Eleanor Goodwin Albert Hill Uncle Bob Alban Lemmon Nebraska William Brann Forrest Hubbard James Foote William Fish Dave Eloise Wood Mattie Thomas Demers Benny Edith Mann Larry Dramatic Club Janet Bridgham

Bath Iron Works Delivers Deluxe Chromium Tugboats

The Maine magazines notes Bath Iron Works produced the Turecamo Girls, a chrome finished diesel tug that set a New York Harbor sensation in 1933. To meet demand a larger Turecamo Boys was built at East Boothbay by Rice Bros with Brown and Demarest designing both vessels plus specialized lighting, copper reflectors, and a bronze propeller by Hyde Windlass.

Maine Turecamo Boys Turecamo Girls New York Harbor Turecamo Towing Corporation Bath Iron Works East Boothbay Rice Bros Brown & Demarest Staten Island Turecamp Boys William Fletcher Phippsburg Hyde Windlass Co Merritt Demarest Bath Demarest Ridin

World War Veterans File Bonus Applications in Bath Area

More than 300 World War veterans in Bath and nearby areas have filed bonus bond applications through J. Horace McClure of Roland Smith Post A L. The effort highlights City Marshal Walter L. Whitney’s expert finger printing for verify prints, aiding veterans across Spaga dahoc county.

Bath J. Horace McClure Roland Smith Post A. L State Department of the American Legion Walter L. Whitney Marshal Whitney Shipping City Spagadahoc County McClure

Hallowell Shoe Factories Rebound After Flood

Flood damages caused temporary hardship but spurred demand for Hallowell footwear. Officials report record sales and high production prospects for months as orders surge due to flood impacts in New England manufacturing centers.

Hallowell New England

Aluminum boom for Rainbow built at Bath Iron Works

Designer W Starling Burgess explains the all aluminum 70 foot boom for Harold Vanderbilt’s Rainbow, defender of the 1934 America Cup, the first contract of its kind awarded to a shipyard. The 50 percent lighter boom uses 24-8T Duralumin and supports a loose foot mainsail. Mrs. Prank A Small and Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bimson attended the Boston Flower Show.

Harold Vanderbilt Bath Iron Works Corp Bath W. Starling Burgess Aluminum Company of America Goodyear Zeppelin Co Akron. C Martin Aircraft Co Baltimore Aluminum Company Burgess Park Avenue Enterprise Harold 8 Rainbow Atlantic Ratsey and Lapthorne Nelson Eee Bath Iron Works Prank A. Small James A. Bimson Boston Norfolk Drayton Natty

Speedy Destroyer Drayton Launches at Bath Iron Works

The USS Drayton, a 334 ft destroyer, launched at Bath Iron Works on Thursday with Miss Barbara Edith Drayton christening the ship. Spectators cheered from the yard and Carlton Bridge as the vessel slid into the river, amid a formal ceremony and a new loudspeaker at the launching stand.

Drayton Bath Iron Works USS. Drayton Bath Iron Doda Corp Barbara Edith Drayton Carlton Bridge Barbara Drayton C. H. Dickins Ch C Justin H. Dickins Pres. Newell Miss Drayton Lamson Navy Department State of Maine

Navy Officer Pennoyer Heads Drayton Crew in Historic Command

Commander Ralph G Pennoyer U S Navy 68 N takes command of the Drayton after a distinguished career from the Naval Academy class of 1914 He previously served as Attorney General of American Samoa Naval Attache assistant at Berlin and London and commanded Coco Solo during World War I This article details his aviation service sea assignments and legal qualifications with the crew under him including Lt Justin H Dickins Lt Roger B Nickerson and Lt(jg) Fondville L Tedder and notes their education and prior postings

Ralph G. Pennoyer U. 68. N The Drayton Naval Academy At Annapolis American Samoa Pennoyer U. S. Naval Aviation Service U. S. Naval Air Station Coco Solo Canal Zone U. S London Berlin District of Columbia Supreme Court of the United States Akron New Hampshire Melville Denver S. Utah Texas Drayton Ig Justin H. Dickins U. S. Navy Naval Academy Utah James K. Paulding Northampton Dickins Yale University New Haven Conn Roger B. Nickerson Bangor West Asiatic Station Fondville L. Tedder Denison Idaho Asiatic Pecos Parrott U.S Breese Hawaiian Lieut Tedder University of California

Bath Red Cross Quota Quadrupled for Flood Relief

Bath chapter of the American Red Cross has quadrupled its flood relief quota from 500 to 2000 dollars, with Allan Spar reporting the chair as the source. Church collections this Sunday are still being tallied, but overall the response has been unprecedented and generous across the community.

Bath A.R.C Allan Spar

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Congress Shirt CO Old City Hall Middle Street Kelley, Spear Co Julius Grossman George M. Emery P. W.A Pres. Grossman Finance Committee Emery Ralph W. Bragg Donald N. Small Harold P Small Walter C. Rogers Sewall Joseph Charles Footer Center Water Streets Committee On Public Buildings Goodwin Committee On Committee On Printing Pinkham Rodick Dewey George Dewey Manila Bay Kay Scott Ruth Hynes Esther Drummond Ethel Sutherland Lucille Johnson Evelyn Tomlinson Sylvia Kutz Elizath Brackley Dorothy Ebeau Frances Wallace Dorothy Anicker Ruth Conley Kirk Roberts Ruth Sprague John Tourtillotte Dalrymple and Rowe Bath Plant Uncle Sam’s Navy Kennebec Destroyer Com R.G. Pennoyer NAVY R. G. Pennoyer Bath Red Cross
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