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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
5
The text describes Merrymeeting Bay near Bath where the Androscoggin River meets the Kennebec and flows toward Lene Beach. It notes the bay hosts summer boating parties and hosts several boys and girls camps along its shores.
The Bowdoin College Memorial Hall crowd heard Marc Connelly, noted playwright and director, discuss "The Author Director" and the needs of modern theatre. He argued the theatre is not dead, critiqued Hollywood, and highlighted the job of the author director to maintain audience connection. Carl Van Doren accompanied him, and the talk covered production control, casting, and the importance of omitting elements to stage a play effectively.
The Bailey Evening School of Industries issued 123 certificates for the 1932 33 season. recipients include graduates across classes such as Manual Training Shorthand Typewriting Elementary Subjects and Naval Architecture.
The Red Cross card party to benefit Bath chapter nursing service will be at Elmhurst home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hyde Friday afternoon April 21. Tables may be reserved by calling Miss Miriam W. Kimball. tea will follow for those not playing. Rainbow Hawaiians will perform guitar music from five to six. Tickets available from Miss Kimball, Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. Alden G. Smith, or Red Cross rooms.
Mrs. Albert E. Chittenden urged clubwomen to beautify communities as Maine Federation of Women's Clubs leaders spoke at the Maine Progressive Union in Lisbon Odd Fellows hall. About 70 attended, with members from Cosmopolitan and Winneganee Auxiliary clubs. Garden Week observances and future events at University of Maine and Bates were announced. delegates may attend the General Federation meeting in Richmond.
Edmund Robinson 16 and Charles Radley Jr 19 with Clarence Lebel 16 and Raymond Barter 17 tied to breaks at Oakhurst Dairy Central Grammar Weeks Street. Robisons confession spurred police to link the group known as Lone Wolves to multiple property damage acts, with details of entry methods, destruction and subsequent arrests in Bath and Richmond.
Edmund Robinson, first to confess, placed on $2,000 bond for involvement in the Weeks street schoolhouse break. Radley and Barter had pleaded not guilty at arraignment but soon admitted signing a confession produced by County Attorney Carey Jr. The state ments in the confession were admitted as true and Robinson confessed to breaking and entering Oakhurst Dairy and Central Grammar school.
Bath Rotary Club heard Walter Buzzell of Back Narrows Boothbay Harbor champion outdoor fitness and sun exposure. He described lifelong health focus, a Boothbay training camp, a salt water pool, gym, tennis courts, and massage. guest speakers and arrivals noted.
Despite a storm the Bath Country club held its first social of 1933 at the Arcade ballroom. The event netted nearly 100 dollars to fund the club’s electric refrigerator project. Ernie George and His Royal Arcadians provided music from nine to one. Punch and crackers were served with patronesses including Mrs. Edmund Rothwell Mrs. Daniel T. Dougherty and Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter.
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines first aid for trees damaged by a snow storm in New England. Key steps include removing dangerous limbs, repairing trunk injuries with smooth jagged edges, painting wounds, bolting split crotches, and using cables or block and tackle to realign limbs. Saw off broken limbs flush with the trunk and avoid pruning stubs. Apply asphalt or Bordeaux paint and a shellac border if possible to protect wounds. Maintain care after repairs and monitor for defects.
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