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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1934

Page

7

South End P T A Plans Talk and Reading Demonstration

The South End PTA features Miss Ella J. Douglas with a talk on Life in the Earliest Times and a reading demonstration by Mrs. Carrie C. Smith with pupils Janet Fitzgerald Jane Trott Elizabeth Trott Ruth Small Doe Higgins William Partington David Crockett Billy Voorhees and Richard Andrews. The next meeting on April 17 will feature Mrs. Warren F. Hawley with hostesses Mrs. Adelbert W. Hall and Miss Fros tina E. Marston.

Ella J. Douglas Carrie C. Smith Elizabeth Trott Ruth Small Doeen Higgins William Partington David Crockett Billy Voorhees Richard Andrews Warren F. Hawley Adelbert W. Hall Frostina E. Marston

Dike PTA Holds Meeting on Preschool Roundup and Minstrel

A pleasant Dike P T A meeting in Dummer Street School covered the preschool roundup plan inviting families with children entering school in September. The committee aims to complete the outreach in the week of April 16.

Dike P. T. A Dummer Street Ralph P. Dunbar Fred J. Hoffman Carl B. Swanton Alfred

Card party funds aid welfare work at Beacon Street

Proceeds from a card party held at a private home benefit local welfare efforts. The Beacon Street church ladies assisted in the work and a business meeting was followed by a round table on fears and worries affecting children's health and schooling. Hostesses were Mrs. Martin Powers, Mrs. Charles T. Henderson and Mrs. Chester H. Worrey.

Beacon Street Church Round Table Martin Powers Charles T. Henderson Chester H. Worrey

Iron Works Employes Expecting Results

Bath Iron Works workers hopeful for hours-per-week adjustment as National Labor Board and Senator Hale indicate action. Telegraphs say the case is now with the Industrial Relations Committee handling shipyard strike issues, with General Johnson asked to supply relevant NRA information.

Bath Shipbuilding Employes’ Association Bath Iron Works Corp National Labor Board Washington Senator Hale Labor Board Bath Industrial Relations Committee New York Shipbuilding Co Hale General Johnson NRA

Ossipee Breaks Ice Up the Kennebec

The Coast Guard cutter Ossipee tied up at Bath port Tuesday night and left Wednesday morning to survey ice fields above Bath to loosen and clear the river for navigation. Pilot Capt. Alfred Hogan guided the voyage northward with minimal difficulty, though a few back and forth maneuvers were needed at Thwing's Point. Flood tide limited visible ice, but observers expected more by the evening ebb.

Coast Guard Ossipee Bath Merrymeeting Bay Swan Island Alfred Hogan

Iron Works Code Explained with Figures Quoted

Bath Iron Works Corp employees seek wage adjustments under the NRA Shipbuilding Code. An official notes the code can be violated by wage increases as well as cuts, urging disputes be settled with the National Labor Board. Data from Bulletin No. 337 shows shipbuilding averaged 7.1 fewer hours weekly and 14.6 cents higher hourly pay than general manufacturing in 1933, with shipyards employing 30,709 and manufacturers 3,125,093. Tables compare hours, hourly earnings, and weekly earnings.

Bath . Iron Works Corp Bath Iron Works Corp NRA National Labor Board Monthly Labor Review Department of Labor Manu Jan Steve

Easter Concert at Bowdoinham Methodist Church

Bowdoinham held an Easter program at the Methodist church featuring a large choir and varied musical selections led by Rev J N Palmer. The event included scenes of worship with groups from Bowdoinham and neighboring towns and a committee of Frances Merrill Ida Fowle and Jessie Ames in charge.

Methodist Church J. N. Palmer Lord of Life Frances Hatch Sheldon Ryder Wallace, Kenneth Elmer Hunter Eleanor Coffin Roberta Lancaster Hazel Ryder Hunter Boys Lénora Caras Theodore Caras de Ie Ernestine Ryder Margaret Lord of All Gertrude Robinson All Nations Barbara Lancaster Lilla Nettie Mitchell Josephine Inza Smalley Lenora Caras Charles Tarr Junior Hunter Helen Read Eleanor Wildes Mohammedans Dorothy Ryder Angel Shirley Lancaster Charles Caras Frances Merrill Ida Fowle Jessie Ames

Probate Court Action Opens April Term in Sagadahoc

Sagadahoc probate court sessions report extensive business with wills admitted bonds set, administrations granted and inventories approved. Judge Glidden presided over petitions for probate of wills, guardianships, trustee appointments, adoptions, and bond reductions across Bath Topsham Richmond Woolwich and nearby towns.

Sagadahoc Glidden William P. Carr Richmond Mary B. Carr Viola A. Duren Harry E. Duren Alica L. D. Parks Bath Charles C. Low Patrick M. Dillon Frederick Dillon Ida M. Eastman Frederick R. Clapp Everett Mass Mary A. Hebbad Mary E. W. Safford Rochester N. H Robert H. Donnell San Diego Calif Roy A. Donnell Alicia L. D. Parks Allan Spear Mary Jane McCarty Topsham Lillian M. Tucker Annie Stone Hall Ida H. Leh Mya G. Thwing Woolwich Elizabeth E. Hathorne Ellen T. Deehan Mary L. Hennessy Gloucester Margaret P. Perry Phippsburg James E. Perry Frank E. Wormwood Emma Spinney Edward F. Johnson Winifred J. Bradeen Mary Spaulding Effie R. Grandin Daniel Doyle John H. Doyle James P. Ledyard Marion W. Ledyard Ada Manson Edward W. Bridgham Carroll L. Young Maude E. Young Elizabeth B. Chase Walter E. Chase Alma M. Jackson Mabel H. Moulton William D. Oliver Laura M. Morse John E. Conley Seneca H. Conley Peter Albert Savoie Inez Savoie Clarence Savoie James A. Tarr Beatrice H. White Florence E. Tarr Cornelia M. Flagg John I. Flagg Jacqueline Stodder Russell H. Stodder Guardian Katherine F. Neagle William P. McAuliffe Arthur J. Dunton Alma Florence Shepard Frank E. Carver Jennie M. McCarthy Clarence M. Haley Conservatory Carrie W. Farrar Frederick E. Drake William P. Drake Jennie M. B. Spinney J. Clifford Spinney Angeline Lee Albert Morrisette F. Alexander Magoun H. Emma Magoun Judith L. Bragdon Howard S. Carey Emery W. Booker Susie A. Johnson Nellie F. Totman Arthur L. Totman Lina A. Ross Rodney E. Ross Edwin O. Tarr Hosea O. Hartford Sherbrook M Norman W. Howard Susan F. Howard Clara E. Head Frank S. Heid Elizabeth J. Donnell Robert W. Donnell Ella C. Turner John Coolidge Joseph Grondin

Winnegance Church Reopens With Large Easter Attendance

Winnegance Baptist Church reopened for Easter Sunday after 33 years with about 204 attendees crossing a small bridge to the auditorium. Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Williams greeted visitors, and Reed Perkins and Paul Legard served as ushers. The service featured an Easter program with Miss Omah Trott, a newly purchased piano, a pageant The Hope of Easter, a choir, and flowers from P M Olm's Greenhouses. A fund was started to buy Hymn books, and a Bible from Bath was presented to the church.

Little Baptist Church Winnegance Walter Morse Harry Williams Woman's Society of the Church Reed Perkins Paul Legard Omah Trott Norman Concene Simper Phoebe Carey Church On Bath Calvin Stearns Almond New York W. H. White Bernice Drake Thatcher Elmer Morse Thatcher Pinkham Jean Drake Earl Banks Annette Williams Hogan Walter Rogers Anna Frances Morse Bertha Coombs Thomas Totman Milton Morse P. M. Olm C. R. Sims Miosis Frank Martin Kroeger William W. Robinson Pinkham Ruly Talbot Marjorie Brown Frances Ers Warren Rogers Stuart Day Bobby Easter Grace Brown Toute Tibbetts Phyllis Coombs Virginia Merry Perkins Louise Tibbetts Seth Snipe M. Helen Sims Orta

Important Meeting of Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias

Members urged to attend a most important lodge meeting on Thursday evening with all who can attend. Urgent business will be presented. James B. Drake of Washington Street left Monday to spend ten days in Boston and New York.

Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias James B. Drake Washington Street Boston New York

Miss Mary Sewall Hosts Easter Costume Dance

Miss Mary Sewall entertained at the Stone house with a costume dance the Easter vacation climaxing a colorful night. Guests arrived in varied costumes from Mae West to Groucho Marx while judges selected best outfits.

Mary Sewall Arthur Sewall Btone House Mae West March Groucho Marx Knave of Hearts John Alden Miss Sewall Sunbonnet Sue Jane Porteous Portland Jo March Jane Donnell Jane Hyde Frances Shaughnessy Mary McClure Marjorie Trott Carol Stevens Lois Swett Louise Calderwood Ruth Powers Margaret Austin Betty Fuller Louise Briggs Eleanor Voorhees Elinor Shorey Army Navy Guysbert B. Vroom, Jr Auburn Eastham Guild, Jr

Obituary Notices From Bowdoinham post road area

Robert Harward dies in Washington D C and is survived by a widow twin daughters mother N V Harward brother Francis of Medford Mass and aunt Mrs Clara Spear of Bath. Alice Temple Small widow of Lynn Mass dies leaving husband three sisters four brothers and a brother in law. W Fred Spear of South Portland dies leaving a daughter and a son. John and Mary Graves of Tops ham visit Mrs Mary Heath.

Robert Harward Washington, D. C N. V. Harward Francis Medford Mass Clara Spear Bath Alice Temple Small Guy Small Lynn Maria Curtis Lucy Chase Carl Savage Richmond John Charles George Bert Temple W. Fred Spear South Portland

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