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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
5
A long column from Phippsburg details residents and visitors for the week. Names include Mr. and Mrs. James Percy, Mrs. Turner McCarty, Mrs. Charles Rollins, Dr. E M Fuller, Mrs. Walter J McCourt, and many others visiting or staying at homes in Parker Head, Bath, West Newbury, and surrounding areas. Also noted are measles cases, travel to Boston, and local school and church events.
Letters from Hon. and Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter and Mrs. Alden G. Smith recount their arrival in London after a calm Hamburg-American Line crossing with only one day of rough seas. They plan a Scotland trip soon and are currently in London.
Mrs. Milton C. Trott, Girl Scout Council of Bath camp chairman, calls camping a medical and social relief for city strain. Tickets for the May card party support the camping fund, with venues at Hallet's and The Times Co. York Hall hosts the event as Trott outlines camps for summer, emphasizing simple living, self guided days, and trained leaders who act as elder sisters to nurture individual girls.
Bath Firemen's Memorial Association bought an eight foot barre granite monument to be set on the Oak Grove cemetery lot for the annual memorial Sunday on June 14. Funds from a May ball at Arcade ballroom aim to cover costs with about $600 on hand and more from tickets. Henry's Stringed Rhythm band plays eight to twelve with a grand march at 9 30. Edward T Whitehouse floor manager. committee Charles Burgess Elmer Rogers president and Richard Frates.
Donald McRae was nominated president of Bath Aerie of Eagles No 875 at the regular meeting Tuesday evening. Election of officers is set for Tuesday evening May 12. Other nominees include Norman Morse vice president Walter Norton chaplain Edward Lee secretary Amos Perry treasurer Rodney Tarbox inside guard Horace Norton outside guard Walter Norton retiring president trustee for three years. Conductor to be appointed by incoming president later. Memorial day grave decoration committee named and Walter Norton class to initiate Friday May 29. indications are over forty entrants.
Mrs Reginald Wright Kauffman stays at her Summer home at Sebasco and plans to return later in the season for several months. Mr Kauffman is in Washington writing for an editorial page and has been European correspondent for a New York paper. He has contributed to the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines.
A local notes column lists numerous visitors and residents in Popham Beach area towns. Highlights include Miss Viola Sudds returning to Auburn from the lighthouse, the Hyde family at a cottage, Seguin Island keepers Merle Connors and Ralph Thompson noted, Bath and Saco trips, and Fort Baldwin and Fort Popham inspection by out-of-state visitors. Community movements include moves to Spruceville, transfers between Seguin and White Rock lights, and the Sunbeam boat docking at the state wharf.
The Cosmopolitan club garden department met in the club house with good attendance. President Mrs Frank A Hodgdon chaired. May breakfast planned for Friday May 1 from six to nine. Work progress on club house grounds and Goddard's Pond project noted. Afternoon topic herbs with members sharing herb descriptions. Next meeting to cover errors in my garden and corrections. Conservation Week set for May 4. Two new members welcomed.
Maine farmers have received 434 loans totaling 197 866 dollars and 145 grants totaling 11 473 dollars through the Resettlement Administration. Letters from Harmony and Presque Isle praise the program for enabling dairy income and seed and equipment purchases, while university and state officials laud its effects on self sufficiency and morale. Loans require approved farm plans and may include small emergency grants, with eligibility limited to those farming as owner tenant or laborer and lacking access to local credit. Applicants should apply promptly for spring planting.
Economist R N Atherton predicts a positive year for poultrymen due to rising durable goods activity boosting farm product demand. He notes likely continued industrial output growth and higher farm product demand, though sharp feed cost increases in mid April may hurt Eastern poultrymen and egg prices may stay below last year in spring and summer as consumption rises with higher receipts and lower stored eggs.
A contingent of 163 enlisted men from the Drayton ship out of Portsmouth to Boston next month. Each sailor knows his duty and quarters from studied charts as they enlist. Lieutenant Dickins notes the remarkable pretraining and assignment clarity. Stanley Jackson of Bates and Harvard ties to upcoming fall teaching post.
Miss Carolyn A Oliver daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry F Oliver of 52 High Street has passed her state board examinations for nurses She returns to Webber Hospital Biddeford where she is employed after a week with her parents She trained nineteen months at Westerly Rhode Island Hospital before illness in her family prompted her home. Mrs John T Oliver of 500 Cottage Road South Portland returned after a visit with Harry F Olivers family and spent the weekend as guest Walter R Morse regained ability to sit up Monday after illness Gus Small underwent a second major operation in Boston City Hospital Edgar Williams son of Mrs Albertha Williams has returned from Bath Memorial Hospital after treatment for pneumonia Mrs Thatcher Pinkham and Mrs Harry F Oliver will visit Boothbay on Tuesday
A family in Phippsburg escaped a blaze after their dog Bill barked, awakening Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huff and their daughter Thelma. The house burned, contents were lost, and only a yard truck was saved. The family planned to rebuild near Sebasco, with insurance noted at 1500 dollars.
The Bath Junior Chamber of Commerce met at City Hall to announce moving a Welcome to Bath sign from a key intersection, Rotary Club will maintain Goddard playground with a new baseball diamond, and a South End Boys club is forming. They discussed a Bath Country Club charity dance, parking progress, and attention to Kelley field. Roger Goodwin topped Gardiner High with a 95.08 average to become valedictorian, with William Fish as salutatorian.
Miss Helen Higgins of York street travels to Portland to spend a vacation week with her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Elwood Hodgkins. Her brother Warren Higgins stays in Auburn as a guest of cousins Mr and Mrs Clark Newton.
Governor Brann and Joseph P. Carney arrange rapid flood relief loans through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with a Portland office. The Walsh Koppleman act enables loans to individuals, firms, municipalities or school districts, secured by mortgages or personal notes, with four percent interest and terms up to ten years for property repair or construction.
The four mast schooner Mabel A Frye bought at Boothbay Harbor by L K Thurlow moves to East Coast Lines with Roland E Peterson as president. Peterson plans to seek Shipping Board approval to transfer to Capt Alexander Rodway who will sail Newfoundland trade routes. The 193 foot vessel, built in Harrington in 1920 for Crowell and Thurlow, has been idle since 1931 and will be caulked and painted by Newfoundland crew before returning to service in May under Captain Rodway sailing coal and lumber along the coast with possible Atlantic crossing to Europe in fall. At 1151 gross tons, she would be the largest Newfoundland registered vessel.
An event for Bath's schools featured a host of musical numbers led by Miss Carrie Shaw with performances from Morse High School glee club members and soloists including Barbara Freeman Nancy Sewall Lydia Smith Mary Bates and Linna Marie Purdue. Attendees included Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson and Mr. Frank Daley family members and Kennebunkport guests. Art day at Bowdoin College is planned for May 8 and the Spring convention in Portland runs May 20 and 21 with details issued previously.
At a Monday meeting Mrs. Carl H. Pinson hosted 24 Milan Street as the Junior Aid of Beacon Street church thanked Rev. Harley A. Shattuck for the newly installed piano. Fifteen members and one guest attended as committees reported strong proceeds from ticket and candy sales for the April 25 Watson Doane Company entertainment. A rummage sale is planned for May 18 with Mrs. Kenneth Haskell, Mrs. Omar C. Stevens, and Mrs. John H. Hopkins on the committee. The next meeting is May 11 with hostesses Mrs. Leroy Lord, Mrs. Lil A. Herbert, and Mrs. Otis N. E. Card.
The YMCA Grammar School baseball circuit began Saturday at Kelley Field with all six teams in action. Dike, North Grammar and St Marys were among the winners, and a feature 5 4 game saw Dike defeat the Central Greens in extras. The schedule was cut to five innings due to cold weather.
The opening game at Goddard's field saw the Central Blues defeat St Mary's 10 to 7 on a lone third inning single by Turcotte off Stitphen. Plummer relieved Stiphen and pitched hitless ball thereafter. Central Whites beat the Reds 12 to 8 in the other league match.
A Watson Doane produced program at Beacon Street church featured children’s matinee with Dutch songs and wooden shoes, and an evening show with Miss Irma Watson’s Russian folk numbers, Puccini aria, Helen Doane’s humor sketches, and period pieces. Proceeds benefited the church Rinne fund as audiences enjoyed two hours of music and light theater.
Blamhe Emory Folsom of Norridgewock is the sole woman among Republican candidates for State Senate in the county. She previously served in the State Legislature in 1927 and 193? as chair of the Somerset County Republican Committee. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, she studied in Ton, D.C., finished secondary schooling in Norridgewock, and graduated from Colby College in 1909.
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