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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
2
Bath citizens rally to protect shade trees as elm beetle damage spreads. Officials urge planting more trees and funding via subscriptions or events to enhance the city entrance from Limerock Hill to North and Lincoln streets, preserving the city’s heritage for future generations.
The piece recalls the eight hour day gain in America and notes new proposals for five and four hour days as a path to employment. It records Hoover's call for a five day week conference with New England leaders, urged by Governor Winant, to shorten work hours. It also discusses Route 1 traffic declines and calls for cement road extension from Brunswick to Bath.
The article notes Bath and nearby areas suffer fewer heavy electrical storms than much of New England, possibly due to surrounding rivers and water bodies. It mentions a recent fierce storm in central and western Maine causing damage, while Bath experienced only a few lightning flashes and a light shower. A Bath farmer in California asks if Charles E. Hyde of Bath is the same person referenced.
The article claims the first triple expansion marine engine in the country was built under Mr. Hyde at Bath Iron Works and fitted to the yacht Meteor, with a second engine later placed in Mr. Hyde’s Trifle, once the fastest local craft. It also warns readers to view the solar eclipse at month’s end with smoked glass to protect sight.
Republicans begin county meetings across sections of the state while Democrats vow the most active campaign in years. Analysts say this year’s political battle could outshine recent struggles when Democrats showed less aggression.
The Lewiston Brigade band conducted by Arthur N. Pettengill returns for a second concert at City park under Roland Smith Post No 21 A L. Public response to collections will decide if the band can be invited again. The program features marches and popular tunes including American Legion Parker Hungarian Fantasia Tobini Moonlight in Dixie and Anchors Aweigh.
Bath schools superintendent Clinton D. Wilson, known as Clint, fell asleep under violet ray therapy during a five minute session and endured four extra days of treatment for severe burns. His wife interrupted the overrun session, preventing worse injuries and prompting a suggestion for an alarm on the violet lamp.
Eastern poultrymen anticipate substantial cost savings from sardine oil in feeds as a vitamin D carrier. Experiments show one percent sardine oil in all-mash rations matches cod liver oil in growth, with rachitic protection and potential for nicer beak and skin.
Bates College faculty members Prof. Grosvenor R. Robinson and Prof. Ander M. Myhrman spend two weeks in Finland's lake region. They visit the Arctic Ocean shore and observe a midnight sun near the horizon before it rises again, sharing travel notes from their Arctic Circle journey.
Mr and Mrs Robert B Hatch and Mr and Mrs Arthur Nichols Mr and Mrs Augustus A Percy and Mrs Mae Drew return to Bath after several days at the Percy cottage at Popham Beach.
The Woolwich pumping station chimney in Bath Water District, 93 feet tall, 11.5 by 7.5 feet, built 1894 with 110000 bricks, was struck by lightning. Insurance will hire steeple jacks to repair the top using a portable staging suspended by pulleys. top courses to be rebuilt, 20 minutes for initial setup.
Bath led the Three Quarter Century club gathering in Skowhegan with the largest attendance, nearly 90 from Bath and 53 from Ellsworth. Sheriff Henderson corrected an early miscount, Bath received cheers, and 23 Bath automobiles ferried seniors and friends, making the day memorable for those over 75.
William H. Ketchum of Bath serves as delegate for Lincoln Knox and Sagadahoc counties to the 28th Maine Rural Letter Carriers Association convention in South Paris. The event includes a joint session at 10 Friday, business at 1 pm, a motor trip to Paris Hill, a 6:30 banquet, and discussions and officer elections Saturday morning.
University of Maine extension forestry specialist Albert D. Nutting urges farm owners to make woodlot roads more visible and accessible. He argues that better trails for hauling firewood double as public recreation paths, boosting campsite sales and farm produce as tourists seek Maine woods. Public access could increase tourism from Maine and Adirondacks visitors.
The Bureau of Fisheries reports a surprising lobster discovery in the Winter trawl fishery off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts. The genuine northern lobster Homarus Americanus was caught frequently in small marketable quantities by otter trawlers, with all lobsters weighing at least five pounds and averaging about ten pounds.
The Wesley Missionary Society of West Bath held a summer picnic at Camp Adale King's Point with Rev. Forest L Littlefield and other members attending. A noon lunch preceded an afternoon program outlining a year of topics under the theme Victories of Peace including Christian Missions Among Indians and The Victory themes across devotional educational and social aims.
West Bath grange hall hosts a dance Thursday evening sponsored by the grange. Central Maine Power Co. provides electric fans to keep the hall cool. Committee chair Eva L. Fulton leads the event with Alice F. Johnsin J Rupert Wing Kenneth Smith James Thurston and Edwin W. Haggett. The four piece orchestra has added a banjo and features Mrs. Edwin W. Haggett pianist Harold L. Safford Jr violinist Percy Lieman saxophonist Vincent Henderson drummer Graham White banjoist. Favors will be provided and square dances will be included.
Mr and Mrs Philip J Gildart of Bangor stayed with Mrs Gildart s parents in Bangor en route to Portland where they were summoned by the death of Miss Sarah Roberta Gildart 27 at her home 51 Essex St Portland Born in Calais she had lived in Portland 19 years A Cathedral High School graduate class of 1928 she worked four years at Paramount distributing Co on St John St Funeral services set for Thursday with a 815 am procession from Locust St to St Joseph s Church for a requiem high mass Burial likely in Calvary Cemetery South Portland
Alfred C. Clouse 71 died Monday afternoon in Brunswick hospital from a heart attack after being moved there Sunday. Born in Rockland, he lived in Waldoboro and Boston before moving to Bath 40 years ago, most recently at 324 Washington St. He worked as a shipwright and later in the Bath Iron Works plate shop until February. Survived by two half sisters Adelbert Benner and Madelyn Harkins of Waldoboro and nephew Roy Miller of Union. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at his home.
Dr and Mrs William Hill and their two sons of Naugatuck Connecticut are passing Lane at their cottage at Popham Beach. The notice records a family caravan moving along a coastal lane during a vacation period.
A dense OCR style list of clues and partial answers spans topics from poetry and essays to chemistry and navigation. It appears as a puzzle or crossword fragment with numbered hints, incomplete terms, and scattered references to music, anatomy, and language.
Poultry management will be the main topic at the first day of a two day poultrymen school to be held Aug 15 and 16 at the College of Agriculture in Orono. Speakers include W H Allen of Acetol Products Inc and F L Hannaford, noted poultry management experts, plus Roy Jones of the Connecticut Agricultural College. Mrs Jones, formerly with the University of Maine, will also attend.
The Maine Development Commission placed distinctive roadside signs along Route 18 named the Roosevelt Trail in tribute to Theodore Roosevelt. Signs erected at Westbrook Windham Raymond South Casco Naples Fryeburg Bridgton honor donor families. The unique markers aim to identify the trail from Portland to Fryeburg nationwide.
A liquor truck, stopped on a road near The Willows after nine, led to a pursuit by Sheriff Henderson and State Officer Crosby. A rifle found in a Buick, carried by the driver, prompted a tense confrontation as ring leaders attempted to lift the truck with a house jack.
A large seizure in Sagadahoc county tied a truck registered to the Mivatery Transportation Co to an illicit liquor shipment. State and local officers, watching trucks for months, found about 365 cases of varied spirits including Scotch, gin, brandy, and whiskey, with plates from New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The State Bureau of Taxation highlights economy and transparency in 1932 results. Gasoline Division shows 16 percent more tax collected with 27 percent less money. Property Division reports 44.2 percent salary savings and 55.9 percent cut in general office expenses. Edmund Rothwell and Miss Irene Ingalls are visiting Boston.
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