This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1932
Page
2
Community leaders urge immediate action to stop roadside dumping along High street and other locations. They call for cleanup during the upcoming week, with offenders fined or required to remove trash. Also notes Bath country club opening, its impact on social life, and large scale bridge and road work near Winneganee creek and Phippsburg.
Ex Governor Percival P. Baxter of Portland and Representative Henry C. Wright of Bath have arrived in the United States after months abroad in Persia, Russia and other lands. Friends are glad they’re back in the good old U S A.
The remarks emphasize staying safe and being prepared to hear about the conditions observed in several countries visited. The discussion highlights caution in foreign environments and suggests readiness to report on local circumstances encountered during travel.
Grace Church Men's club heard W J Graverson of Chevrolet and Edward Warren of Maine discuss General Motors car testing at proving grounds with shown pictures of new Chevrolet models. The talk covered mechanical features and car construction while questions were answered. Graverson and Warren planned to speak in Dover, NH. The club, meeting 20 times since November, features varied talks from Coast Guard training to storage batteries, with an average attendance of 34, and will resume in September.
The Bath Country Club prepares for a May 4 opening with greens rolling and sand traps being prepared. Dues are set for men 35 dollars women 15 dollars and various rates for children. A revenue tax of ten percent applies to season dues but not weekly, monthly, or green fees. Members may pay half with the application and the balance by July 1.
Haviland Torrey won second high average as bowlers thanked Frank for flower donations and acknowledged Bath Times and Hotel Phoenix proprietress Mrs Jennie Allen. Portland visitor Mrs Margaret L Beardsley attended Thursday.
Captain William H. Munter and Captain G. G. Walton with Commander 8. S. Yeandle arrived in Bath for the trial trip of the patrol boat Perseus. Mrs. Munter has sponsored previous Bath Iron Works vessels including Daphne, and Yeandle will command seven patrol boats to be based at Stapleton New York.
Mrs. Clara A. Barbour formerly of Bath marked her 80th birthday at her Randolph home on Sunday April 17. Gifts and greetings arrived from daughter Mrs. R W Coleman and Denver and Colp grandchildren. Her son Lieut Col Percy E Barbour arrived from New York to visit. She plans a later visit with Mrs L M Paul in Waterville.
The first pulpwood train for Pejepscot Paper Co left Bath on Thursday morning hauled by Maine Central locomotive. It carried 18 loaded cars plus one lumber car for Lisbon Falls and four oil tanks from Pennsylvanian Petroleum station at Woolwich. With opening of the pulpwood season, more cage cars are expected to move between Bath and Pejepscot, as the switching engine serves Bath yard daily and then returns to Brunswick.
The Bath City Hospital Nurses Alumni met Thursday night in the doctors room and re elected Mrs Ina A Small as president and Mrs Helen K Bonney as vice president. Jane W Haggett was re elected secretary and treasurer for the fifth straight year. A nominating committee was named and the Doris Chase Purington medal decision was left to the president. Plans for the annual banquet were postponed to the next gathering. Present were Ina A Small Belva S Fullerton Leona L Spicer Kathleen J Hart Helen K Bonney Phyllis Gilpatrick Grace M Allen Kathryn L Hecht Catharine O Donnell and Jane W Haggett.
The Brainerd blackberry, a new US Department of Agriculture developed variety, shows high vigor productivity and hardiness with large berries 30 to 60 percent bigger than Himalaya. Named for Ezra Brainerd, it lacks distribution plans but may be bought from cooperating nurseries in North Carolina, Ohio, and California.
The Bureau of the Census reports Maine had 6 232 marriages in 1931, down from 6 438 in 1930, and 1 342 divorces, down from 1 476. Five marriages were annulled. Maine's population was about 800 600 in 1931, with marriages per 1 000 residents at 7.8 and divorces at 1.68.
Real property transfers over the past two weeks in Sagadahoc include Annie M. McNeal to Winifred Whitehead and Gwendolyn A. Baxter Shaw to Frank A. Norton in Bath, Ellen F. Jones to Harrietter et al, and Bowdenham Myrtie Fickett to Benjamin B. Douglass with Douglass to Rose A. Almy. Georgetown sees Herman A. Spinney to Lila M. Spinney. Phippsburg lists Wallace L. Atwood et al to Willard B. Atwood et al and Ruby F. Sewall to Edward D. Chase. Topsham records Porcupine Feldspar Co. Inc to Olive Starrett and then to Clifford P. Shattuck. Woolwich shows Percy C. Bailey to William J. Stinson et al.
Frank King arrested on drunken driving and license charge paid 224.98 in municipal court before Judge John J. Keegan. He pleaded guilty to both counts, with 200 fine and 8.49 costs for drunken driving and 10 fine and 6.49 costs for operating without a license, represented by John P. Carey Jr.
Editorial references Col Edward C Plummer longtime Bathman and Shipping Board executive died March 20 buried Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Tributes from New York Times Washington Star and Journal of Commerce praise his leadership in legislation ocean mail contracts and ship operations and his push for federal aid and preferential rates. He served 11 years on the Shipping Board and over 40 years in American maritime service.
Henry C. Wright named chairman of the House committee Allen M. Irish heads the Greens committee and Cecil E. Paine chairs Membership. The club’s early May opening promises a lengthy season for members families. Prof Orren C Hormell of Bowdoin College to receive a grant-in-aid for study on utilities regulation in Europe. eight New England educators share $23,425. The grant supports social science research including work on immigrant children, women in Soviet Russia, and Miss Sadie Beacon recovering from major surgery at Maine General Hospital Portland.
Fire from Pennellville, then Rocky Hill, burned pasture lands at multiple points five miles west. Bowdoin students were summoned when Bath Fire Department could not send aid.
A major Bath fire raged through Hagan's woods threatening Oak Grove cemetery as hundreds fought with Bath Fire Department and volunteers including children. North Woolwich faced a parallel blaze while Bowdoin College students aided Woolwich crews. Over 100 cords of wood burned and hose lines protected the cemetery and surrounding fields.
A forest fire started Friday morning on the Zaphnath Pinkham lot near the area, fire crews responded to control the blaze and prevent spread to nearby structures. Local responders urged residents to avoid the vicinity as crews battled flames.
A scrambled puzzle style list includes clues for across and down entries such as Asiatic kingdom for 3 and metal for 7, with several damaged segments. The mesh of broken words suggests a vintage crossword page fragment listing clues like wine cask for 21 and mountain in Scotch for 64, though many letters are missing.
A barn fire near Day's Ferry swept across hundreds of acres before two o'clock as hundreds of volunteers and Bath students fought the blaze. John Preble and son battled grass nearby while crews saved house contents. Four vehicles were lost, but the main house and nearby homes were saved. Local fear eased when the fire was brought under control at two.
Bath police issue a nine item no parking card listing violations such as vehicle on crossing tight to hydrant wrong side of street motor running hogging street restricted place defiance corner law right wheels not at curb and one hour parking violation. Mrs Paul M Olm Miss Gladys Olm and Mrs Dwight Pierce drove to Portland for a day Friday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.