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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
3
The West Bath column lists Carolyn Pole a patient at Brunswick Hospital and William Jefford visiting Mrs. Amy Coombs at Campbell's Pond. It notes various Sunday guests including Emma Sears Chester and Dorothy McCabe, B Neiley visiting Williams, Julia Coombs from Portland, and Myra Coombs in Campbell's Pond. Wendall Williams returns from Wentworth Institute with family visitors from Natick and Worcester.
More than 100 members attended the West Bath grange session on Monday night. New membership applications were received and several names were balloted for. The program, led by Mrs. Robert Oliver and Mrs. Mary Pierce, featured musical and literary numbers including a character march, instrumental sketches, readings, vocal solo, and chorus. Next week's patriotic program will be organized by Mrs. Addie Purington and Mrs. Hope Ward.
Word from Bath Iron Works says the yacht Vanda arrived in Boston at 1 p m on Wednesday and will enter Simpson's drydock that afternoon. Pres William S Newell and Vice President Archibald M Main may stay over a day or two on business while department representatives who accompanied the ship on her trial trip plan to return to Bath by Wednesday evening.
The Woolwich Union for Christian Service holds services next Sunday at Nequasset church 10.30 a.m. Day's Ferry church 2.30 p.m. Sagadahoc school-house for Bible school at 2.30. A Union Council meeting follows at Day's Ferry Church 7.30 p.m. Council members are urged to attend.
Rev will speak at the Center Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Residents and visitors arrive for weekend visits with families in Hayward, Hathorne, Reed, Dana and Allen households. Montsweag Farm Bureau meets with Mrs Warren Grover. cottage cheese luncheon planned. Parish meetings, dinners, and church activities noted along with local arrivals and moves.
The Go-To-Church Sunday With A Pound Welcome engineered by Mrs. George Shaw pleased the pastor and community. A full day annual church and parish meeting with Willing Workers dinner will be held Friday at Hillcrest Manse with Dr. E. C. Whittemore of Waterville speaking informally. Next Sunday Rev. James MacKillop of Alna will present lantern and Pilgrim's Progress slides to all.
Mrs E Motley Fuller and Mrs By ron I Barker passed Wednesday in Portland. Mrs Horace McClure has returned from Boston where she has been passing several days. Mrs Dana McIntire has gone to Boston to join her husband steward of the yacht Vanda. Mrs Albert Veilleux of Worcester Mass is visiting her parents at 738 Middle street. Mr and Mrs Morton Young of Jamaica Plain Mass will pass Patriot's day and the weekend with relatives in Mrs Fred D Hill and others. Mr and Mrs Francis Lee of Quincy Mass are expected to arrive Thursday to holiday in Bath with Edward J Lee family. Edward Gaudreau and son Edward Jr of Woodfords passed Sunday with Mrs Gaudreaus' parents on upper Washington street. Mrs Melville Haggett of Bath street underwent an operation at City hospital Tuesday. operation successful and she is improving. Miss Lucy Coombs of Cherry street left Wednesday to vacation with sister Mrs Claude B Dyer in Everett Mass. Miss Coombs employed by A G Page Co jewelers.
The York Division adopts new radio beacons and directional beaming to guide cross country pilots from Cleveland and Hadley Field to Chicago. Systems include equi signal transmitters, 500 watt beams, and marker beacons to locate fields in thick weather.
A terse financial item lists collateral loans stocks and bonds cash in office and bank, agents balances interest and rents and all other assets as part of a balance sheet summary.
In Hector Bywaters book a United States cruiser Portland joins a fictional Japan vs United States war. The 34 knot, 10 000 ton ship carries twelve 8 inch and six 3 inch guns and six torpedo tubes. The tale warns Americans to bolster national defense.
The article recounts naval battles in the Pacific during World War II, detailing the Portland Hartford Olympia and other divisions fighting Japanese cruisers. It notes ships lost or damaged including Oklahoma and Albany, Bath's surrender to a submarine, and mentions the Bath as the former Andromeda with minimal armament.
The Alaska Coast Region shows West Coast hemlock as the most abundant tree with Alaska yellow cedar Sitka spruce and western red cedar also present. The total timber stand measures about 175 billion feet B M largely owned by the public. Cleveland pays tribute at Herrick’s bier in cathedral.
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