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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1938

Page

4

Subordinates Get Same Salaries As Last Year

The Joint Special Committee on Subordinate Officers and their salaries reported no changes from last year. It lists the fixed salaries for various city posts and fees, including City Clerk, City Marshal, City Forester, Assessors of Taxes, and others, with a recommendation to continue the combined City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes role and to set pay for 1938-39 effective April 11, 1938.

Whittemore Drake W. C. Roegers Burden Elmer W. Rogers Annaaieek Cemetery and Park Board Board of Aldermen Bath Common Council Board of Assessors Oslu Socee Centro City Knox & Lincoln Railroad AES House of Correction Board of Health Night Watch Joint Standing Committee On Finance Forsclenk Tee

Wiscasset social notes and town updates passage

Madam Rodolfo Branca returns from Florida and opens her High street home with sister-in-law visiting. Reports cover Woman's Club meetings, organ society events, Easter church plans, fire department calls, Garrison Hill OES gathering, junior prize speaking prep, academy contest prelims, and local resident travels and visits.

West Bath Red Cross meeting notes and local updates

West Bath Red Cross met in the grange hall with quilt tacking and children’s clothing on the day’s work. A large roll of members from North Bath East Brunswick Bath Woolwich and West Bath attended, with April 26 set for the next dinner and meetings. The piece notes social visits church activities and local engagements including Virginia Kingsbury's salutatorian honor at Morse high and various family visits in the area.

West Bath The Red Cross Grange Hall E. C. Donnell Carleton W. Andrews Joseph Day North Bath David Henderson East Brunswick Weston Bonney H. E. Peterson Herbert Simpson Herbert Paul Bath Clifford Wilband

Legion Auxiliary installs officers at Roland Smith unit

Mrs. John Costain was installed president of Roland Smith unit No. 21 American Legion auxiliary Tuesday night at seven in the American Legion hall. Other officers named were Mrs. Walter M. Hill first vice president, Mrs. Ambrose Curran second vice president, Mrs. Bernard Pratt secretary, Mrs. Gardiner D. Rogers chaplain, Mrs. Charles Snow sergeant at arms, and Mrs. Louis Silverman historian. Gifts were given to retiring president Mrs. Gardiner Rogers and to installing officer and past president Mrs. Guy Crosby. Afterward, many members adjourned to Begin's Tea room for refreshments.

John Costain Roland Smith No. 21 American Legion Auxiliary American Legion Hall Walter M. Hil Ambrose Curran Bernard Pratt Gardiner D. Rogers Charles Snow Louis Silverman Gardiner Rogers Guy Crosby Begin’s Lawrence Ryan John Crosby Waldo Weston Carl Stinson Ralph Gay Walter M. Hill

Maine sportsmen protest greeted by large gathering

J McEman chairs a public protest of Maine sportsmen as about 40 new members join a local club. Attendees include Sagadahoc Rod Gun Skeet Assoc president William Donnell and Cumberland County Fish and Game Assoc president Arthur Fels, with wardens and officers from southern to northern Maine present. The Richmond delegation and representatives from Brunswick Woolwich Bowdoinham Topsham and other towns attend alongside out of state members and Boston club affiliates. Mrs Frank Thompson N of Cobb Road covers Bath Memorial Hospital night shift during Miss Josephine Moore N visit.

J. McEman Wilbur H. Crocker Edward E. Sonia William M. Briggs Sportsman’s Association William T. Donnell Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association, Inc Arthur R. Fels Portland Cumberland County Fish and Game Association Joseph S. Stickney Saco George E. Clough Daniel E. Hall J. Walter Snipe Seth Snipe C. Redford Christiansen Ernest A. Rogers Stanley E. Wallace Philip J. Wenz Bernard Pratt H. Joseph Madden Harold Harrington Charles Dutton George E. Parshley Sam M. Jordan Hobart F. Ames George Trott John Taylor George Avery J. M. Jones Harry M. Thurlow William A. Kittridge Nicholas S. Michalos Francis A. Winchenbach Leon M. Genthner Edgar D. Leavne Brewster G. Sedgwick A. E. Hutchins, Jr Harold W. McElman David Field Hayden Conant Elmer F. Blake Reginald Burns Kenneth H. Kittridge Charles Renaud Leslie Larrabee Henry Rogers E. L. Burns Roy S. Lawrence Lancelot H. Cooper Gerald Atkinson Harold S. Avery Frank J. Farrin H. E. Jaquith John W. Rennie Harry E. Cooke Donald S. Smith Chester R. Talbot Roscoe E. Robinson John E. Sonia Joseph Saint Edward FE. Sonia Harold J. Sonia John McCarty Herbert Henderson Capt Walter Elliot Kenneth A. Edgecomb L. Eugene Thebeau Royal Johnson Harold P. Small John Conway Emery I. Freeman Walter K. Morse Robert Boudreau E. A. Stover James Callan George McMann John Greene Ronald Smith Samuel Belanger Arthur A. Gilley Irving W. Hunt Kenneth L. Snowdon Leslie B. Ferris Brunswick Club Gilbert Wheeler John Levesque Irving Stetson Maynard Dow John Jack Topsham Woolwich Lawrence Putnam Albert H. Humphreys Clarence A. Preble Clarence Tanner Carlton Day Reed Frank T. Siegers Bowdoinham Merrymeeting Bay Clubs Sagadahoc Cumberland Lincoln Ransom P. Kelley Fairfield Arnold Trail Sportsmen's Association Maurice I. Rines Wiscasset Lincoln County Red and In Club Clinton Grown Newton Mass Charles Sargent Boston Massachusetts Fish and Game Association Frank Thompson R. N Cobbroad Bath Memorial Hospital Josephine Moore St. Stephen N. B Miss Moore Bath

Married couple visits kin in New London family note

Mrs. Richard J. Carver formerly Miss Carolyn E. King and her young daughter Patricia Ann visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. King at 35 Oliver Street in New London Conn.

Richard J. Carver Carolyn E. King Patricia Ann New London, Conn Frank A. King Oliver Street

Coincidence Name Born On Parents Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Rideout of North street extension welcome a seven pound son at 5 45 p m on Thursday born at the grandparents home on their second wedding anniversary and the great-uncle Alton H Cobb Gardiner is noted in the contemporaneous events The father recently found highway department work while the mother Bertha A Atwood from Phippsburg is identified in the report.

Arthur E. Rideout North Street Extension Emery E. Rideout Alton H. Cobb. Gardiner Highway Department Bertha A. Atwood Phippsburg

Cosmopolitan Club Plans 25th Birthday observance

The Cosmopolitan Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary on July 7. At a Wednesday meeting with 40 members, new president Mrs. Carl F. Pierce outlined tentative plans and committees for May and an April 27 officer election for the Music Drama department. A memorial was held for departed member Mrs. Hodgdon.

Cosmopolitan Club Carl F. Pierce Frank A. Hodgdon Daniel T. Dougherty Alice F. Johnson Bessie Mikels House William W. Dennison Richard Mohler George W. Hibbs Ruth Farnham Fred F. Blaisdell Ernest R. Avery Margaret J. Adams Pierce Charles B. Doyle Herbert Lemont Stanley M. Brown Lorraine Price Rachel Nichols Addie Palmer Jacob Smith Eleanor Danforth Ada Greenblatt Amy Irish Gardiner R. Deering Leslie J. Wold David Cogan Central Grammar School Fred W. Humphreys

Miller A Candidate For G O P Nomination

Justus H. Miller a 30 year old contracting mason and Bath business man filed primary papers as a Republican candidate for Maine Representative. A Lisbon Falls native who moved to Bath ten years ago he chairs Rotary and belongs to Solar lodge Masons West Bath Grange and has a wife and three daughters at 26 Garden Street. He ran unsuccessfully in 1936 promoting honest economic government alongside announced rivals Mrs Henry W Butler Frank R Dunton and Charles E Syde.

Justus H. Miller Department of State Maine Mr. Miller Lisbon Falls Bath Brunswick Rotary Club Solar Lodge Masons West Henry W. Butler Frank R. Dunton Charles E. Syde

Woolwich Grange Hosts Surprise Program and Dance

A Woolwich grange meeting last Wednesday featured Edith Weston substituting for John Lilly as lecturer. Nellie Dowling and Weston offered humorous readings, William Robson sang two solos, and conundrums were shared by Bradford and Williams, with Jessie Spaulding at the piano. The evening closed with a dance and grange orchestra.

Woolwich Grange Edith Weston John Lilly Gerry Nellie Dowling Weston William Robson Willian Bradford Arthur Williams Jessie Spaulding Grange

Woolwich Community Happenings and Visits

Woolwich residents share news of illness and recovery, relatives visiting Boston Bath and Augusta, local club activities at Sagadahoc Ferry Moatsweag and Day's Ferry, a 10th wedding anniversary, card party prizes, and upcoming Easter services at Moatsweag church. Notables include Mr and Mrs St Pierre celebrating. Marilyn Hatch returns home after anaesthesia study. neighbors visit relatives in Bath and Augusta.

Samuel Hathorne Horace Wade Webber's Tavern Wiscasset Frank J. Walker Maxine Boston Wilbur Howe Bowdoinham Harry Allen Good Will Club Ida Beals Ardella Farrar Sagadahoc Ferry Fred Carlton Florence Carlton Portland Costello P. Hall St. Petersburg Fla Harold G. Hall Yonkers N. Y Emma Head Alex T. St. Pierre Woolwich Richard Donald Emanuel Arsenault Joseph Arsenault Bobby Bath Clarence Cunningham Brunswick Nine of Clubs Samuel Buck Day’s Ferry Isaac Howard Herbert Munsey Albion L. Corliss Carl Longfellow Mabel Jack Charlotte Buck Fred Brown Edword Carter Mary Longfellow Carl Long Woolwich P.T.A Nathan E. Coffin Vera Dexter Charles Haley Freeman Oliver Lincoln Houdlette Maud Orr James Nostall Harry Fitch John Presley Cheerio Club Moatsweag Fred Soule Mont- Sweag Marilyn Hatch Herbert T. Caverly Ralph Hatch Eben Dana Augusta Dana Burton Hodgkins

Woolwich Union to present cantata Easter services

The Woolwich Union lists Easter Sunday events including Day's Ferry service at 9 45 am North Woolwich Sunday school service at noon and a 2 30 pm preaching service with a cantata at Nequasset directed by John Carter The chorus features Mary Dodge Betty Ryan Gertrude Gilmore and others Good Friday includes a Communion service at Nequasset at 7 30 pm followed by Methodist quarterly conference Also notes Miss Avis Marston of Woolwich leaves for a week in Washington DC with relatives and D A R members from Rumford and Canton accompany her on the trip

The Woolwich Union Day's Ferry North Woolwich Nequasset John Carter Mary Dodge Betty Ryan Gertrude Gilmore Henry Dubar Edward Carter Charles Haley Ray Rice Beltran Crocker Edward Reed George Farnham William Robson Frederick Gilmore Edword Carter Methodist Church Avis Marston Woolwich Washington, D. C Addie B. Ray Canton Catherine Abbott East Peru Margaret Ray Ray Miss Abbott Amariscoggin D. A

Dromore Grange Holds Regular Meeting With Six Gradings

Dromore Grange met Tuesday night with 30 present including visitors from the Woolwich grange. First and second degrees were conferred on a class of six. After adjournment games followed by refreshments served by the losing side of the last contest. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night April 26.

Dromore Grange Woolwich

Death of Ernest Knight known as Skeet shocks Westport

Westport community mourns the sudden heart attack death of Ernest Knight known locally as Skeet on Friday April 9. Knight, born in Westport, leaves two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Center church with interment in the family lot.

Ernest Knight Skeet Mr. Knight Westport George Knight Medford Mass Ruel Knight Bath Brian M. Jewett Augusta Mary Spear Daniel Shanahan Capitol Street Phoebe Hilton Cambridge John Sampson Francis Eaton England France Ernest Colby Woolwich

Silver Wedding of Woolwich Couple Celebrated in North Woolwich

The Soule home in Montsweay hosted Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ames of Thwing's Point North Woolwich for their 25th wedding anniversary on April 8 and Mr. Ames birthday. Guests included daughter Mrs. Judson Soule and family plus Mr. and Mrs. Fred Soule and Mr. and Mrs. Alton Berry. A cake with 25 candles and a bride cake marked the occasion as gifts were exchanged and memories recalled of the couple’s 1913 Bath wedding. The Ameses, long established on their North Woolwich farm, have five children Ruth Harold Gilbert Roberta. An April 8, 1913 snowstorm echoed the present coincidence.

Judson B. Soule Montswear David Henderson Fred Soule Wiscasset Alton Berry Ame*s M. E. Churc Ames Ida E. Knowlton Bath Exchange Skowhegan Mrs. Ames Ruth Judson Soul Montsweay Harold Gilbert Goo Ee Jr Roberta

West Bath Grange Holds Large Meeting and Degree Work

West Bath grange drew one of the year’s largest attendances with 170 members and visitors present. Seven candidates received third and fourth degrees under regular degree officers Jean and County Deputy Lorenzo Masse of Dirigo grange. Masse praised the two degree teams for their work. A harvest supper preceded the meeting, and next week’s men’s night will be led by David Henderson with plans for a gala program and a hoped-for record turnout. Mrs Henry Shaw returned from a visit in Waltham Massachusetts with cousins George and Mrs Pomeroy.

West Bath Grange Jean Lorenzo Masse Dirigo Grange Brunswick Masse The Grange David Henderson

Notice to Candidates for June 20 1938 Primary

Candidates for the June 20 1938 primary must file nomination papers in the Secretary of State's office by 5 PM on Monday April 18 1938. Harold I. Goss Deputy Secretary of State in Charge of Election issues the notice.

Secretary of State Harold I. Goss

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rodolfo Branca Florida High Street Hugo Branca Ernest Stinson Eugene J. Stinson Stanley W. Dodge Cs. Frank M. Haggett Woman's Club Ethel Bedennett Sarah D. Keirstead Gertrude Myer Annie Macurda Verne Bimson Elizabeth L. Webb South School Leona Weeks Katherine Lewis Marcia Erskine Elinor Sattler Evelyn Gorham Donald Brookings Albert Erskine Leon Grover Bernard Grover Eva Gorham Grace C. Pease Abbie M. Buck Carrie H. McKenney Ethel Leavitt Nellie P. Munsey Grace M. Sewall Organ Society Congregational Vestry Charles S. Sowder Alberta Larrabee Sue Bailey Edith Hutchins Harriet Jackson Carolyn Varney Congregational Church Clarence A. Richards Webber’s Tavern Damariscotta Evander Gamage Federal Street Rockwood S. Rittall Garrison Hill Masonic Hall Chrystal Chapter Edna Waning James Webber Elmer Waning Nellie Blagdon Bertha B. Day Louise J. Blausdon Dorothy Chase Lowise Adams Anne Nelder Beatrice Cowley Wiscasset Academy Jeannette Hass Wo Oak Grove Seminary Lawrencr Bo Hagcett Bath Road Henry W Webb Charles S. Sewall Newcastle Neal Creamer Joseph PP. Tucker Pridiy Hageeits Garoue Alice D. Tayior Somerville Joseph E. Hubbard John F. Wright Lee Street Sharon Lansdown Washington, D.C John H. Currier, Jr Blanche Plumstead Charles A. Day Morse High Virginia Kingsbury Littlefield School Llewellyn Rogers Rockland L. D. Rogers Hayden Rogers Ruth Ames Paul Morrison Bingham Charlotte Colby Alfred Cargill Cooper's Mills C. E. Stover Wesley Woman's Home Missionary Congress Square Ann Mildred Henley Federated Churches Universalist Church Margaret Slattery Rosamond Stover Ruth Lary Pittsfield Farmington Normal School Marguerite Donnell Laverne Richardson Lincoln Williams Alpha Booker George R. Booker John H. McNary Sabine Road Edwin W. Haggett James B. Lemont Paul Lula Herbert Everett G. Lemont Loring D. Small Wilbert and Margaret Gile Cashance William A. Foster Joseph E. Foster Hardings Frank A. French Lewiston Stanley Williams Lizzie Williams Campbell's Pond Percy Low Ernest E. Williams Robert Coombs Brigham’s Cove Edward Sampson Edwin Ramsay Arthur Feder Raymond Small J. B. Lemont Wills Clifford North Edgecomb Helen G. Keirstead Alvin W. Keirstead Cyril R. Grant Alex Grover Birch Point Grant New London Conn Dexter Fowles Dexter, Jr Randolph Fowles Everett W. Jackson Old Sheepscot Road Charles E. Pugh Ithan Samuel J. Sewall Thomas H. Dickinson Keirstead Edward B. Smith Pauline C. Moulton Maxwell Powers Janette Smith Virginia Charles Norfolk Williamsburg William and Mary College Urban Nicky) McCorrison Tallman Street Memorial Hospital Legion Auxiliary Richmond James Carr Frank Sherman Norman Sidelinger Earle McPhee Robert Wyman James H. Lothridge Carl Roberts Albert D. Wing Charles Alexander Kathlene Harkins William Hill Elizabeth Williams Uncle Sam Gertrude Dole Europe Alice Dennison Ruth Cogan United States Miss Cogan Miss Dennison Geraldine Nickerson Madeline Jones Lois Estabrook Russell Snell Eugene Lewis Mrs. George Ames Henry Shaw Oak Street Waltham, Mass George Pomeroy
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