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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
3
Wiscasset reported a lively town assembly in which Charles E. Knight moderated a civics class meeting. Freshman and other residents filled roles from clerk to night watchman, with a 30-article warrant discussed and a ballot-stuffing case arrested for future assembly trial. Several social events and local visits were noted, with many residents reported leaving or returning to homes in nearby towns.
Payroll rosters soar at Bath Iron Works with 35 hired to reach 2175 workers, near a historic 2200 mark. U S Hughes and Sims pace naval ship construction with bulkheads in place, and two officers assigned to Sims. Eddie Gaudreau, famed Bath violinist, joins shipfitting staff, while a five ton portable crane and a new Ford truck replace horse-drawn equipment. John A Greene Jr moves from Fall's shoe to shipfitting in the north yard.
Office workers arrived Monday to find new rubber tie linoleum laid in the corridor over the weekend. The same is scheduled to be extended to other work areas, signaling upgrades to facility floors.
Mrs Addie Merry and Mrs Julia Lewis of Wiscasset had funeral services held Wednesday April 12 at Merrill Funeral Home with Rev Paul Walker of First Federated Church of Nelauiny officiating. Burial followed at Forestvale cemetery. John B Riley purchased io An drew S Merrill house at 20 Garden Street Bath. Mr and Mrs Mark Stinson of Bald of Mrs Emma Stinson High Street are on a week’s vacation from Baldwinsville high school duties. The April Ways and Means committee of the Woman's club chaired by Mrs Priscilla Campbell moved the Costume Party to April 25.
The article details holiday activity in the annex and a sand pile for a cement floor in the main office men’s room. It notes new hires Malon O Genthner Ralph E Milliken and Effie Fosher as a June bride, a sick leave for Dave McCabe, safety contest leadership, and upcoming field day at Brown’s Field with projected payroll nearing 2300.
Workmen who were used to racing out for a noon-day snack found their plan altered on Monday morning. The extended break provided a calmer start to the workday, with managers noting improved morale.
Thursdays and Fridays 10 am to 6 pm with Saturday by appointment. Contact tel 371 W for arrangements.
West Bath reports school vacation in progress with families visiting Belmont Massachusetts, Foster Point, Trufant's Crossing, and Portland. Residents move houses, repairs continuing on Rock Hill Inn and Mill Bridge. Local social visits include Perham, Mank, Haggett, Ward, and Lewis families with several relatives noted.
Dorothy M. Hart, 21 Floral street, wife of Andrew B. Hart of the mold loft, runs a new venture offering box lunches with sandwiches, cake, crackers, pickles and hot coffee from thermos jugs. Isabelle T. Kennedy from the main office leaves April 28 for a California vacation, with a farewell party hosted by the main office at Mrs. Laurence A. Lowell's home.
Central church League announced a fundraiser cafeteria supper for Monday April 24 from five to seven. Menu includes baked ham escalloped clams potatoes rolls cheese doughnuts pies and coffee. Committee chairwoman Mrs. William H. Small is aided by a long list of volunteers. Recent local visits noted include Mr. Leonard Wetherbee returning from Wakefield Mass and Mrs. Augusta E. Rowe visiting Boston family.
Woolwich reports rehearsals for an upcoming cantata at Nequasset church Sunday evening. Community guests include families from Lisbon Falls Lewiston Bath and Wellesley. A charity supper boosted the Good Will club treasury while a card party is planned for the club house. Various locals visit, travel, and host gatherings as church events, illnesses, and family news fill the period.
James E. Green, 19, of Bangor, drove a Chevrolet sedan across the Carlton bridge without paying a 50 cent toll. Detained by toll-house staff and handed to State Highway Police on suspicion of theft, Green allegedly confessed to stealing the Bangor motor. He claimed ownership by William Finnegan of Bangor and drove from Portland to Bath before crossing the bridge. The car sustained no damage.
A sea diary recounts a frail craft journey along the North Carolina coast to Southport and Georgetown, then through Winyah Bay toward Isle of Palms. The writer describes tides, bridges, canals, oyster crews, and rice plantation ruins, ending at a Charleston area winter home.
Daniel Kohr formerly of Washington DC has joined the drafting department at Bath Iron Works Corp. He will start May 1 and Mrs Kohr will accompany him. They have taken the Andre apartment on High Street recently occupied by the Fred Nichols family. Mr Kohr is a member of East Gate Lodge F and A M.
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