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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1935

Page

4

Garden Club Forms Department of Cosmopolitan Club

A garden club department was organized Monday at the Cosmopolitan club house with Mrs. Charles R. Farnham presiding until formal setup. Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden as president and Mrs. Leroy F. Colby as secretary will lead future meetings discussing locations, color schemes, soil, and fertilizers. Regular meetings are set for the first Monday of each month at 2 30. two meetings may occur monthly during peak gardening season.

Cosmopolitan Club Charles R. Farnham Roscoe P. McFadden Leroy F. Colby

St Mary's guild hosts supper bridge for welfare work

St Marys guild at Grace church hosted a Monday night supper bridge for about 160 attendees at the parish house on Oak Street. Proceeds go to the guilds welfare work. 35 tables for contract and auction games yielded prizes to top players and a snack service by local volunteers.

St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church Oak Street Archie Doyle Henry O. Trowbridge Marcia Moulton Arthur King Harry W. Tucker Edward Bridgham Guild Edward Sewall W. S. Voorhees

Bath Bath residents and visitors in local society notes

Miss Miriam L. Doble a Wheaton junior visits her parents and attends a Thespians play at the Cutiebia theatre. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hagan spend Sunday with Mrs Hagan's parents in Bath. A new class enters Bath City Hospital Training School for Nurses including Constance Beers Thelma Fewer Elizabeth Donnell Ruth King Isabelle Wishart. Mrs Wallace Rand and daughter Virginia visit Bath. Dr John H Morse elected president of St Marks Men’s Club Augusta. Earl B Collins named director of Waltham Chamber of Commerce. Mrs James E Lockery visiting her mother in Revere. Lieut George P Hunter of Summer Street to motor to Virginia with visits to University of Virginia and Virginia Beach. Miss Mary F Gibbons hospitalized after fall on North Street.

John W. Gilmore Hugo H. Baecker East Park Street East Orange N. J Ruth M. Ledyard Lincoln Street Baecker Johann C. Baecker Germany Florentine Leibert Miss Ledyard Marion Wallace Palmer Ledyard James P. Ledyard Miriam L. Doble Wheaton College M. S. Internal Revenue Malcolm L. Doble Mrs. Doble Green Street Miss Doble Ckater Sidney Howard Christopher Bean Cutie Bia Bath City Hospital Constance Beers Vanceboro Thelma Fewer Canada Elizabeth Donnell Ruth King Isabelle Wishart Bath George P. Hunter Summer Street Virginia Hunter Edith Madeira University, Va Virginia Beach Washington Annapolis

Boothbay Lodge Knights Install Officers After Banquet

Seth Stewart Charles Dunning El mer Edgecomb Edward HH Hartwell and William Mann attended a Boothbay harbor meeting of Boothbay lodge K of P. A banquet preceded the installation of officers and conferring of knight ranks on two candidates. They returned home at 115 Tuesday morning after a smooth trip.

Seth Stewart Charles Dunning Elmer Edgecomb Edward HH Hartwell William Mann Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Lodge K. of P

Local Visitors Return After Weeks Away

Mrs. Frank Moses of Corliss street returns home from a two week visit with her son George Moses in Medford Massachusetts. Mrs. James Townsend of Somerville Massachusetts accompanied her for the same two week stay.

Frank Moses Corliss Street George Moses Medford Mass James Townsend Somerville

Mrs Day Hosts Contract Club on Green Street

Mrs. Harry L. Day entertained her contract club Wednesday afternoon at her home on Green Street.

W. Dayton Hill Washington Street Clarence W. Morse Contract Club Harry L. Day Green Street

Woolwich resident donates Lincoln birthplace picture to Day's Ferry school

Mrs Ellen R Warren one of Woolwich's oldest residents visiting Woolwich with Mrs Charles Corliss presented Day's Ferry school a picture of Lincoln's birthplace during Lincoln's birthday observances. Rev Walter W Swank received the gift on behalf of Mrs Warren. She long served as Sunday school superintendent at Day's Ferry.

Ellen R. Warren Woolwich Charles Corliss

Hinds Observe 30th Wedding Anniversary at Bedford Street

Mr and Mrs Frank Hinds entertained friends at home on Tuesday evening to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Refreshments were served and the couple received a table lamp as a gift at the gathering.

Frank Hinds Bedford Street

Mrs Sumner Sewall Hosts Luncheon and Card Party

Mrs Sumner Sewall held a Friday noon luncheon at her North Street home with three tables of contract. Guests included Mrs Arthur Sewall and many local residents. Separately, Farmington Normal student Howard Larrabie improves from illness under nurse care.

Sumner Sewall North Street Arthur Sewall Alden G. Smith Roger D. Skillings James A. Gillies, Jr Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Guysbert B. Vroom Edwin R. Andrews Rodney E., Ross Edward C. Craig Edwin H. Given Howard Conant Larrabie Farmington Normal School Farmington

Mrs Mary Brown and Daughter Visit Sister in Winthosp

Mrs Mary Brown and her daughter from Waterville are wintering with sister Mrs Harry Knight in Winthosp. Mr Brown works in northern part of the state for the winter. The Sosum club meets at Masonic hall Thursday at two o clock.

Mary Brown Waterville Harry Knight Sosum Club Masonic Aoe

Lincoln Lodge Odd Fellows Auction Bridge Night

Lincoln lodge Odd Fellows conducts an auction bridge party in Odd Fellows hall Thursday night at eight. Prizes will be awarded to the top two scoring men and top two women, plus a door prize. Refreshments follow the play and all lodge members are invited.

Lincoln Lodge Odd Fellows Odd Fellows Hall

Bath City Notes On Ice Weather And Local Events

Bath residents report icy streets and heavy cold while the Parker Flats buoy will be relocated after Kennebec river ice shifted it. Alden G. Smith files for Bath Board of Education election with 34 signatures as farmers face winter hardships and water scarcity. Winter Street groups plan a Valentine social and a Nequasset Farm Bureau meeting is set for Feb 16. A Morse High School play clash prompts changes. Bath Iron Works notes steel for two destroyers is arriving but construction delays persist.

Department of Commerce, Lighthouse Service Parker Flats Kennebec River Alden G. Smith High Street John W. Gilmore Bath Board of Education Bath Iron Works Corp William Small Bath Iron Works Chine Shop No Samuel Whitehouse Court House Union Wharf Atlantic Ocean Old No. 3 No. 3 Union Water Streets Union Street Washington Street Iron Works Portland Bath Hyde New York Col. J. F. Hayden

Probate Court Passes on Multiple Sagadahoc Estates

Sagadahoc probate court sessions grant and file administrations and executors for numerous estates. Appointments include Elizabeth J. Alexander as executrix without bond for Humphrey Mallett of Topsham and Josephine H. Wilson as administratrix for Ida S. Hooker of Georgetown. Accounts and final settlements listed for several guardianships and executors, with bonds and inventories approved.

Sagadahoc Glidden Humphrey Mallett Topsham Elizabeth J. Alexander William P. Carr Richmond Mary B. Carr Ellis L. Aldrich Ida S. Hooker Georgetown Josephine H. Wilson Gladys C. Harriman Arthur K. _Hariman Clarence Leander Savoie Inez Savoie Peter Albert Savoie Della W. Lampson Bath Edward W. Bridgham Horace D. Manwaring Byron Ludwig Alma L. Gardner Mary Frances Stewart Joshua G. C. Farnham Leslie F. Roberts Leda Drouin Pauline Maiie Drouin Concord N. H Marion E. King Annie M. Pushard Charles Co. Low Frederic H. Low Roscoe £. Perkins Henry Fish Perry Point Julia T. Clason Azella H. Huntington Pauline Marie Drouin

Bath Iron Works blaze marks 40th anniversary

Forty years ago the Bath Iron Works suffered a $160000 fire on a bitter Feb night. The blaze followed a series of large city conflagrations as Bath’s fire crews battled heavy snow and a zero degree night to save the plant. The Bath Daily Times recounts the events and memory of the Bath Iron Works fire.

Bath Iron Works Bath Box 45 Bath Fire Department Sagadahoc Box 94 Bath Daily Times

Bath Iron Works Fire Triggers Massive Inferno

A blaze at Bath Iron Works caused extensive damage across Ship Machinery Shop No 2 and nearby buildings. Fire crews fought through freezing conditions with multiple streams from steamers and pumps, preserving the yard and safeguarding vessels as ruins and ice covered the site.

Card of Thanks to Firemen at Bath Iron Works

We express sincere thanks to the firemen who valiantly fought the flames and saved much of our plant from destruction. High praise is due these men. The Bath Iron Works.

Bath Iron Works

Talks On Fire Damage and Plans for Rebuilding

In a discussion with the Times Treasurer Hyde describes a destructive fire at the Works with losses around 150000 dollars and potential 200000 dollars including Cramp wind lasses. He suggests temporary structures to finish work and a possible move to New London if offers stand, with chances of relocation noted by Mr Andrews and Mr John Hyde.

Hyde Times Mr. Hyde New London Mr. Andrews John Hyde

Augusta Boy Becomes Capt in Western Humanitarian Jail Story

An Augusta youth Charles Fitzgerald rises to captain in a West Coast jail project described in USC Camden daily. He visits inmates on three floors of the Hill of Justice Building, guided by Captain Pitar d. Fitzgerald is son of P H Fitzgerald and Mrs Fitzgerald of West Seneca, linked to Standard Oil Company work.

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