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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1934

Page

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Fire destroys two story Rowe estate house at Thorne's Head

A two story frame dwelling on Henry C. Rowe's Thorne's Head estate was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. Firefighters battled near the Kennebec River as a woods fire risk loomed. the building collapsed at 2 30 PM with 2 engines on scene and the barn saved.

Henry C. Rowe Thorne’s Head Day's Ferry Kennebec River Albert Thompson Washington Street Walter L. Whitney Washington Winship Streets Rowe Thorne

Bath Taxpayers Club Ready For Business

City Treasurer Donald D. Young announced Bath adopts a 10 monthly payment plan for taxes running April through January. Members pay monthly with 2 percent discount if up to July 31 and no interest from July to January 1 1935. payments begin April 1 with $2 minimum and advance payments allowed.

Donald D. Young Bath Tax Club City of Bath

Maine student wins Hovey Memorial Scholarship

Stanley D Henderson of North Bath, a University of Maine junior and Morse high school alumnus, is one of three students at the State University to receive the 1934 Hovey Memorial Scholarship for the College of Technology. The award is $50 and based on scholarship, personality and achievement. Other honorees are Actor P Abbott of Trevête and Richard A Gallup of Ridlonville. Henderson has been on the Dean's List and is a Phi Gamma Delta president prospect, and he is a leading candidate for the University baseball third starter. James Comeau of Spring Street and George Comeau of Charles Street, employed in Waterville, visited home weekend.

Stanley D. Henderson Morse High School Bath School Morse High University of Maine de Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

Morse High Girls Reported Missing

Morse high school freshmen Lillian Trainor and Adele Robichaud, both 16, disappeared Friday while believed to have headed toward Boston. Sightings on a truck toward Portland and later in Portland prompted searches across New England led by Bath officials and state police using radio broadcasts.

New England Lillian Trainor Adele Robichaud Morse High School Miss Trainor Thomas H. Trainor Clifton Street Miss Robichaud Theophile P. Robichaud West Bath Boston John P. Crosby Portland Congress Street Bath Adele Lillian Albert Henderson Topsham Hazel Higgins Wiscasset Walter L. Whitney Bath End Henderson

Brunswick Rotarians Urge Immediate Brunswick Bath Road Construction

Brunswick Rotarians at their Monday meeting voted unanimously to support the immediate start of road work between Brunswick and Bath. They urged the State Highway Commission to act now and asked Bath Rotary to adopt a similar stance. The route was not specified as to be followed. The road’s condition is described as poor and prompting calls for repair or a new road.

Brunswick Bath State Highway Commission Timothy C. Maney

H. and H. Bridge Club Meets at Merry Home

The H. and H. bridge club gathered Monday night at Mrs. Charles L. Merry’s Winneganee residence with Miss Marcia L. Petlock hosting. Substitute players were Mrs. Edna Carter and Miss Eve Petlock. Members included Mrs. Arthur N. MacDonald, Mrs. Joseph T. Smith, Miss Edith M. Renaud, and Miss Dorothy A. Renaud. Refreshments were served. The Renaud sisters will host the club Thursday at 39 Bath Street.

H. Bridge Club Charles L. Merry Winneganee Marcia L. Petlock Edna Carter Theresa _Dall Eve Petlock Maurice A. Libby Arthur N. MacDonald Joseph T. Smith Edith M. Renaud Dorothy A. Renaud Renaud Bath Street

Hardings Man Develops Tropical Fish and Plant Business

Charles R. Andrews, son of the late Fred L. Andrews, has expanded at Hardings Bath Maine to raise tropical and gold fish alongside annuals and perennials. His showroom features 33 fish varieties from angel to American Flag fish, with a dedicated aquarium room and hospital tank. The grounds include greenhouses, a new rock garden, and extensive plant beds. visitors are welcome to tour New Meadows Gardens Aquarium.

Angel Fish Paradise Fish Jewel Bath Hardings Charles R. Andrews Andrews Fred L. Andrews Washington Street New York Cambodia Siam Goldfish Ruth Thompson Mexico Mr. Andrews New Meadows ‘Gardens

Brunswick man loses pants in Bath mystery

A Brunswick resident reported losing his gray pants with three key sets and vehicle registrations after staying in Bath. He recalled meeting a Bath man on Washington Street before everything went blank, while onlookers mistook a naked passerby for an escaped nudist.

Brunswick Bath Walter L. Whitney Maine Massachusetts Washington Street

Twin County Farm Bureau Leaders Report on Extension Activities

Saga dahoc county executive committee members from Twin County Farm Bureau summarize extension efforts in Auburn. Gertrude Marston of Woolwich reports on leather work and coat making. Wilson Bailey of Wiscasset discusses potato yields and farm bookkeeping. Emily Rideout covers Farm and Home Week and potential men’s farm bureaux. vote plans include inviting new affiliates and continuing the membership campaign.

Twin County Farm Bureau Sagadahoc Auburn E. L. White Bowdoinham Emily Rideout Gertrude Marston Woolwich Wilson Bailey Wiscasset Marston Miss Welch Dromore Topsham Nequasset Nequasset Farm Bureau Bailey Green Mountain Androscoggin County

Missionary Play The Sign of the Cross Sponsored by Wesley Church

The Ladies aid of Wesley church will sponsor a missionary play The Sign of the Cross later in the month. Cast includes Evelyn Trott Katherine Shellenbarger Mrs William Davis Mrs Agnes Shellenbarger Miss Alice O'Brien Victor Paquet Sidney Knight Bird A Shellenbarger Rev Forest L Littlefield. Rehearsals Wednesday and Friday afternoons in the vestry at four. Mrs Shellenbarger Mrs Oliver Brown and Mrs Harris T Rodick are in charge.

Ladies Aid of Wesley Church Evelyn Trott Katherine Shellenbarger William Davis Agnes Shellenbarger Alice O’brien Victor Paquet Sidney Knight Bird A. Shellenbarger Forest L. Littlefield Shellenbarger Oliver Brown Harris T. Rodick

Crooker Returns From Porto Rico Visit Aboard Bull-Insular Line

Ralph E. Crooker left Monday night for Boston to await a Bull-Insular Line vessel and arrived Saturday night at his parents home on 1245 High Street after an absence since fall while he traveled to Porto Rico aboard the Mary of the Bull-Insular Line.

Ralph E. Crooker Boston Awa Bull-Insular Line Hermon W. Crooker High Street Porto Rico Mary

Bath Memorial Hospital proposal gains support in Bath

President L Eugene Thebeau urged changing Bath City hospital’s name to Bath Memorial hospital and building a $50 000 modern brick wing doubling capacity. He favored a central heating plant, enlarged laboratory, operating rooms, X ray and nursing facilities while preserving local memory of donors. May 12 named Hospital Day. plans by Thatcher Pinkham and John Leonard shown.

Bath City Hospital Bath Memorial Hospital L. Eugene Thebeau City Hospital Pres. Thebeau Bath Hospital Thebeau Bath The New England Thatcher Pinkham Bath Iron Works Corp John Leonard Bath City Hosital School of Nursing American College of Surgeons Winship Street Institution

History of Bath's North Militia orderly book 1803 1823

In Bath an old attic discovery reveals the North Company militia orderly book covering 1803 to 1823. It records the split of Bath into North and South districts, early 1800s church movements, shipbuilding growth, and 1804 assembly at Long Beach with a 60-man roster, arms and equipment lists, and officers including Captain Benjamin Foster.

Bath Old North Company of Militia Massachusetts Maine West Bath Kennebec New Meadows High Street Washington Marshall Western Avenue Center Vine School Front Pine Summer South Street Trufant’s Creek Washington Street Russell Spring Center Street Front Street Elm Merrymeeting Bay Winneganee Bay Witch Spring Hon. C. H. Cahill Granite South Streets North Company Kenebeck River Isaiah Crocker Edw. H. Page Humphrey Puringtons Stevens River Said Bath North Militia Company David Lemont Edw. H. Pages David Shaw Benjamin Foster Benjamin Davenport Joel Ham Foster James Lambard Daniel Peterson Esquire Jesse Mitchell Edward H. Page Major Shaw John Page Milita Long Beach Horatio G. Allen Richard Parshley Enoch Foote Joseph Mitchell Levi Ham Cushing Allen Benjamin Brown Jonathan Bunker Thomas Beckett Gamaliel Crocker Isaac Crocker Caleb Ellison John Edgecomb Noah Ennis David Samuel Patrick Welch Thomas G Joel Whitney Benjamin White James Ward Edward Welch Winthrop Young James Robinson James Moore Samuel Light Timothy Hubbard John Grace Samuel Hopkins Nathaniel Donnell Jotham William Donnell William Crawford H. G. Allen Ceuta

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Rowe Estate Bath Taxpayers Club Stanley Henderson North Bath James A. Comeau Spring Street George H. Comeau Charles Street Waterville Acadia Lodge Pythians Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias of Bath Pythian Jubilee Committee of Western Maine Jubilee Association Pythian Sisters Town Hall Place Col. Elliot Battery G Coast Guard Defense of K. of P Fort George Lodge American Legion George T. Giles Boy Scouts Sagadahoc County Farm Bureau Executive Committee Memorial Hospital
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