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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
1
Bath Independent printed by The Times Company Bath Maine publishes weekly under Second Class Matter 1809. The paper notes postage and pricing details and lists front street Bath Maine.
A bath news item discusses advertising as a business indicator with Babson’s view that ads pay when used properly. It notes 1929 January ad volume rose 9,299,911 from 1928, and predicts continued gains through February and March, arguing strong ads reflect prosperity. The piece also covers Bath golf club hopes, Rogers farm land use, and a potential country club benefiting town and tourism, with cost considerations.
The State moves to convey the old ferry property at the foot of Ferry Street in Bath to the City for use as a public landing for motor boats and small craft. The plan aims to revive river traffic, boost local trade, and enliven the waterfront while inviting citizen tree-planting and beautification efforts along the city entrance.
The Bath YMCA league banquet featured eight basketball teams led by Beacon, with Charles Cahill presiding and Edward Bridgham as toastmaster. Coaches and captains praised Beacon’s three successive cup wins, while Prof. Roland H. Cobb of Bowdoin delivered a keynote on basketball emphasizing teamwork, endurance, and strategic play.
The annual Fifth Church Basket Ball League banquet featured Rev Forrest L Littlefield presenting trophies to Beacon and Central church team captains, with district officials praised for improving refereeing. Awards included sportsmanship cups and a classy gold basketball for Dud Leavitt, while Elm church received the clean sportsmanship banner.
Winter Street Men's club heard Superintendent Ralph Bragg of Central Maine Power Co describe Susquehanna river hydro power near Baltimore supplying Philadelphia and saving 15 000 tons of coal annually. A Stone Webster film showed the project from start to the dam and power houses with scenes of the flood year and 3800 workers. Refreshments followed.
The Free Will Workers met in the vestry with 17 attendees voting to donate 15 to new singing books. An all day session is planned next Wednesday with six puffs to be fraded. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served by three members. The Sterling Brotherhood met in the Deering room voting 15 for singing books and were served by the Free Will Workers committee.
Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan will lead a summer cruise to Labrador and Baffin Land aboard the Bowdoin, departing Wiscasset June 22 and returning about September 10. Bowdoin’s caretaker Howard Thompson must have supplies ready by June 1. Botanist Charles S. Sewall will speak at Bath Rotary on April 16.
The Cemetery and Park Board organized at the office building Thursday night with Harold L. Troon named chairman and Marius H. Page and William L. Skelton as members. Miss Marcia Hewey was re-elected clerk and Horace W. Ward was recommended for reappointment as superintendent subject to mayoral appointment and aldermen confirmation. Frank Montgomery and family from East Douglas, Massachusetts, visited Julia Fletcher before planning to return to Bath for the summer.
Royal Arch Chapter installation proceeded Wednesday week for Mi and St Bernard R A C. Right Excellent Walter Glidden installed officers, praised attire limits, and John Wishart thanked all. Banquet, entertainment, and dancing followed with extensive musical performances by local quartets and trios.
Hearing of six suits over car crashes near Dead Man's curve Bowdoinham July 29 proceeded in Portland before Associate Justices Pattangall and Dunn. Cars owned by Eugene Bridges Bath and Joseph B Fortin Suns wick involved. Damages contested as liability admitted by Fortin.
George A. Nelson 54 Washington Street Bath was the A and K Ry Co trolley operator when his car struck Charles Duchesneau on Lisbon Street Lewiston Friday afternoon. Duchesneau attempted to cross and was thrown onto the tracks on the easterly side near the car’s four o clock trip from Lewiston to Bath.
Lewiston Sun reports street incident led to Duchesneau being rushed to hospital where skull fracture and probable internal injuries caused his death. Authorities note he appeared under the influence of liquor with a bottle of denatured alcohol on his person. Duchesneau, about 70, native of Canada, is survived by wife, four sons, seven daughters.
Ernest A Avery of Bath and John Merry of Wiscasset were appointed by Great Sachem William R Davis of South Portland to a special war board for the Maine pow wow to be held in Portland on May 4. The event is part of five New England assemblies May 3 to May 8, with Herbert F Stetser of Philadelphia as principal speaker on Red Menship. Delegations from over 45 tribes will attend and a large class of pale faces is expected to be adopted.
Over the past two weeks transfers recorded at the registry of deeds include Bath deeds from Mabel Talbot and others to Louise Marguerite Burgess and from Edward W. Sampson to David N. Heald among others. Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Richfield, Woolwich, and related name pairs appear with buyers such as Irene S Jensen and Martin Bergquest and sellers including the estate of Coleman Flaherty and Abbie G Tibbetts. some parcels shift to the State of Maine.
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The Cosmopolitan club will hold a members bridge tournament. At a recent meeting Miss Marcia Mquilen named Miss Lillian Lewin and Miss Addie Palmer as arrangements committee. The club also approved using rooms for the North Center P T A for the year and announced theater tickets for Dulcy on April 12 for City hospital benefit.
Harrison Heckman of Augusta, field representative for the Red Cross, visited Bath on Thursday to meet with local officials Mrs. Seth S. Mullin, chairman, and Frederic H. Low, treasurer. He had previously visited Bath in November to commend the Porto Rico hurricane drive and later assisted in relief efforts there before returning recently.
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