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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1938

Page

6

Abner J. Wilson Narrow Escape At West Point Wharf

Abner J. Wilson 44 Court Street proprietor of Wilsons Fish Market had a narrow escape Wednesday last week at West Point when he fell from Smiths wharf onto a lobster car. He sustained a badly bruised right hip and immersion, was rescued by a bystander, revived and treated at Memorial hospital.

Abner J. Wilson Court Street West Point Smith’s Wharf Memorial Hospital Ardenne A. Stott Wilson Sebasco Road Phippsburg Alton P. Reed Smith's Wharf Mr. Reed Mr. Wilson

Navy awards two destroyer contracts to Bath Iron Works

The Navy Department recently awarded Bath Iron Works two destroyer contracts at 5 067 000 each, bringing local shipbuilding totals to 39 817 800. The Boston News Bureau lists prices for seven other destroyers with various figures and launch statuses, noting Sims and Hughes about halfway completed and Gleaves and Niblack keel laid.

Navy Department Bath Tron Works Corp Boston News Bureau U.S. S. Sampson U. S. S. Davis Hughes U. S. S. Gleaves Niblack Hive

Bragg and Taylor are married in Central church ceremony

Albert Duncan Bragg son of Alder man and Mrs Ralph W Bragg and Miss Betty Louise Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy Taylor were married Friday afternoon at Central church parsonage with Dr David L Wilson officiating. The single ring ceremony featured Mrs Russell M Colby Jr as attendant and Robert W Bragg as best man. The bride wore blue chiffon and gardenia corsage. bridesmaid wore dark blue dress with sweet peas. Bragg, a Bath Iron Works employee and Colby Club member, is a Colby alumnus. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside at 220 North Street.

Albert Duncan Bragg Ralph W. Bragg North Street Betty Louise Taylor Percy Taylor St. Petersburg Fla Central Church Parsonage David L. Wilson Russell M. Colby Robert W. Bragg

Divide Committee Into Groups For Community Flower Show

A large Cosmopolitan Garden Club committee will divide into multiple groups for the August 11 community flower show with no general chair. groups will handle different exhibits including flowers from home gardens and professional nurserymen. Proceeds will partly go to the Worthy Poor Fund at Memorial Hospital. guests attended a luncheon and shower for Miss Louise Calderwood prior to her upcoming marriage. A visitor, Mrs. W C Davis of Pittston, Pa., arrives in town with her husband and relatives for a month with Mrs. Caleb Burns and family.

Sumner Sewall Cosmopolitan Garden Club Henry Ricker Topsham Memorial Hospital Mary Ella Gyr Moss Mary K. Kenney Barbara Ross Clarence W. Dalton Carol Stevens Elinor Shorey Marjorie Trott Nella S. Brives Sebasco Louise Ro Calderwood Joseph W Cal Iderwod Albion W. C. Davis Pittston Caleb Burns Front Street Davis Paul Davis Burns Gorham

Ex eter guests at Pratt Institute with Mr Brate

Miss Margaret Lewis of Exeter New Hampshire Brice Anderson of Detroit Lloyd Balderston of Springfield Massachusetts were weekend guests of Robert Brops of North Street. They are all Elues mates of Mr Brate at Pratt Institute Brooklyn.

Margaret Lewis Exeter Brice Anderson Detroit, Mich Lloyd Balderston Springfield Mss Robert Brops North Street Mr. Brate Pratt Institute Brooklyn

Dale Loses Suit for City Solicitor Compensation

The Supreme Court upholds Judge Chapman’s ruling that Ralph O. Dale cannot recover salary or quantum meruit as Bath city solicitor for 1937. He was elected in 1936 for 1937, but no successor was elected. court holds an attorney is not a subordinate officer entitled to ongoing pay beyond services rendered.

Law Court Ralph O. Dale Dale Arthur Chapman Superior Court Thaxter Supreme Court Chapman Bath Sagadahoc City of Bath Board of Aldermen Common Council City of Priv. & Spec

Truck Driver Fined After Near Collision With Police

State Highway Officer Harry L. Thompson investigated after a two ton Ford truck veered around a blind curve near Parker's Head. He spent three hours locating the Cox's Head, Lewis H. O'Brien vehicle bearing expired 10 day plates. O'Brien pleaded guilty and paid $5 fine plus $8.55 costs.

Parker's Head Independent Hall Harry L. Thompson Cox's Head Lewis H. O'Brien Cox's Ceramic Feldspar Co Bath Thompson O'Brien

Grange Master Taber to Speak at New England Conference

National Grange Master L. J. Taber of Columbus Ohio will be the outstanding speaker at the Conference of New England Grange Lecturers in Oro no on Wednesday evening August 24. He will also address meetings in Maine at Portland City Hall on Tuesday August 23 and Camp Benson Newport on August 25 during a field day for nearby granges.

National Grange L. J. Taber Columbus Ohio New England Orono

Legionnaires Enjoy Lobsters at Camp Overlook

Thirty five Legionnaires and friends attended a lobster supper at Camp Overlook Kennebec Point. Mrs Harold Brown catered with lobster prominent on the menu under cover with brief addresses and songs. She will cater this Summer for reservations. The Bath Iron Works Corp launched the destroyer USS Davis. It slid free in 34 seconds, traveling 18.6 feet per second, setting a new launch record.

Camp Overlook Kennebe Point Harold Brown Bath Iron Works Corp USS. Davis

Bath Iron Works Foreman Costain Launches Ninth Vessel

John W. Costain foreman carpenter at Bath Iron Works supervised the launch of the ninth vessel at the Kennebec plant marked by the U S Davis at 4 22 p m Saturday. Costain, with 36 years at Bath Iron Works and more than 40 years in the trade, led a team including Clarence Atwood as first assistant and George Delano and Cyrus Reynolds as leading men.

U.S Davis Kennebec Newport, R. I Bath Costain Harold K. Vanderbilt Ranger Drayton Samson Sampson Bath Iron Works Savannah Georgia Shipbuilding Co Terry & Trench Co Fort Wentworth New Bath Iron Works Corp Clarence Atwood George Delano Cyrus Reynolds

Pastime Horse Show Set With Record 23 Classes

The eighth annual Pastime Horse Show will be held Saturday, Aug 13 at 1 p.m. at Judge Duncon's West Bath estate. It features 23 classes the most in this event's history and a qualifying class for the New England champions at Springfield, Mass., in Sept 1924. Head judges are J Loring Brooks of Springfield and Dr Harold Haskell of Troy with Frank O Stevens of Auburn as announcer and James A Gillies Jr of Portland as ring director.

Arthur J. Duncon West Bath Springfield Mass J. Loring Brooks Harold Haskell Troy N. Y James A. Gillies, Jr Maine Horse Association Frank O. Stevens Auburn Maine Association

Bridge receipts fall in July amid traffic drop

A sharp decline in Carlton bridge traffic in July reduced cash receipts to 34,545.75 dollars, down 2,137.80 from July 1937. Fares remained at five and fifty cents for passengers and vehicles. Mr and Mrs Guy Beddees and Louis Brown visited Arlington Heights relatives, returning with their niece Ruth Hynes for several days.

Carlton Bridge Es Va Guy Beddees Louis Brown Arlington Heights Mass Beddees William Hynes Grove Street Ruth Hynes

Lost Skiff on Westport Island Reward Offered

Lost white skiff on Westport Island, finder to receive a suitable reward. Call Westport, Maine. Also classified note seeks a farm and city shore property listings via Fred B. Reed Co. Bath. 4-W. 12-30-t1

Westport Island Westport City Shore Fred B. Reed Co Seananee Beanie Wallace Front Street Bath

Bowdoinham Social Roundup Includes Many Local Visits

A Busy weekend in Bowdoinham features Bertha Tibbetts of Portland visiting her daughter, extensive gatherings at Happy Landing on Pleasant Point, and trips to Pemaquid Fort Boothbay Harbor and Southport. Dozens attend card parties and bridge games. several families vacation, travel to York Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Boston, while local gardens, tea parties, and outings fill the community calendar.

Bertha Tibbetts Portland Denham Howard Moody Happy Landing Pleasant Point Charles Hackett Sara Temple Nolte Maurice Zimmerman Marshall Small John Dunn Pemaquid Fort Boothbay Harbor Southport Priday Donald Lynn Frances Lucille Marie Jack East Bowdoinham Youngstown Ohio Star Aid Margaret Gile Bridge George Cutler Mabel Baker Pearl Raymond Charles Fogg Lewiston Nona Brown Rumford C. M. G. Hospital Jessie Ames Forest Wall York Bessie Sawyer Avery Fides Moosehead Lake Shirley Crosby Vassalboro Betty Hobart Cairns Rogge New Jersey River Road Harry Woodbury Edward Baker Carrie Kendall Inez Gowell Kendall Cottage Old Orchard R. D. Puringtoen Emma Ferguson Bowdoin Lilly Jane Browne Clara Fogg Sadie Perry Lauris Wilson Edward Edward Wilson Lola Lang Baileys Island David Lynn Robert Browne East Bowdeinham Larchmont N. Y Lynn Kenneth Wilson Joan Jimmie Hartford Ramson Kelly Fairfield Earle Brown Philadelphia Girard College Topsham Bowdeinham Harold Curtis Beverly Mass William Raymond Paula Berlin N. H Bert Merrill Bath William Sparks Billy Lang Farm Milicent Page Rhode Island Coombs High School Ocean Point Frank Siegars Tenant's Harbor James H. Ames Daniel Craney Davis Norman B. Small Melrose Augusta Cone Carrie Lang Herbert D. Cornish Ivan Lang Julia Walsh Boston Courtney Nealey

Sacred Heart Circle Dinner Plans at Hotel Fullerton

Sacred Heart Circle of Daughters of Isabella arranged a dinner for August 16 at Hotel Fullerton in Boothbay Harbor. Members must notify chairman Mrs James E McLaughlin by August 13 to attend and a hospital fund donation was approved. September hostesses named and the meeting was well attended. Mrs Charles H Cahill and Miss Martha Cahill left for Hartford, Conn.

Hotel Fullerton Boothbay Harbor Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella James E. McLaughlin Hospital H. Joseph Madden John W. Sonia Moses Wilfred F. Skaling

Popham Beach Camplands and Summer Social Notes

Popham Beach community reports guests and visits from Woolwich Bath Dedham and other towns. Residents and visitors frequent cottages on the riverside fort reservation and South shore with many returning from Bath Portland and Boston for summer. Sunday church services and weekly song meetings are announced along with dances lobster stew and clam chowder events.

Mabel Jack Woolwich Doris Brody Frances Roberts Annie Oliver Stacey Bath Herbert Kellaway Newton Center Mass Kellaway Miss Ida Riverside David Clark Upper Washington Street John Gilmore Mechanic Street Fort Reservation Joseph Oliver Eugene W. Osgood Roscoe Shaw Shaw Joan Barbara Sprague Cape Cod Portsmouth N. H George Woodman Dedham Woodman Cottage Woodman Popham Kennebec River Arthur Phillips Sedgeburg Bangor Waterville Raymond Dexter Maine Betty Dexter George Morong Bath Memorial Hospital Rollo Morton Saco Mr. Morton Katherine McCarty Seth Snipe Robert Cody Milton Cody Ann Frank Shaw Muriel Carleton Round Pond Bronx N. Y Charles Small Auburn Georgetown William Hill Naugatuck Conn William Robert Hill Miles Cameron Pauline Ellen Canada Wylys Ames Hyla Charles Montclair N. J Ralph Marsh Samuel Ward Ruth Levine Boston Walter Powers Robinhood Needham Henry Schofield Kerwin Boucher Kerwin, Jr Edward Whitehouse South Beach Haynes Walter Sprague Portland Marine Hospital Lynette Caverly Constance Morin Mary Ellanor Donnell South Shore Ida Schofield Cox's Head Parker Head Bay Point Society Hall Philip Lawrence Wyman Madelyn Bridges

Bowdoin Service Set at East Bowdoin Chapel

Bowdoin Services will be held Sunday at 4 PM daylight time in East Bowdoin Chapel with Rev. Percy L. Vernon of Lewiston United Baptist church officiating. All are welcome. East Bowdoin Ladies' aid meets Thursday with Mrs. Grant Woods. George Iverson, gravely injured after a horse incident, is recovering at Brunswick hospital. Curtis filling station reopens after a year closed. Visitors include Mrs. Harry King and Mrs. Belle Emerson of Watertown, Mass.

Bath Osgood Ida Oliver Popham Omar King George Palmer Brunswick Ralph Fort Reservation Vernon Mattson, Jr Voorhees Boys Seguin Island Robert Barlow East Boothbay E. W. Osgood Stephen Etnier Gilbert Head Long Island Melvin Downing Beverly Shirley Auburn John McCole W. Franklyn Morse Maude Haminston Elkanah Wyman Margaret Wyman Elisha Bridges Philip Carruthers Edwin Jane Melrose Mass Sedgeburg Peter Isaacson Lewiston Isaacson Ladies Sewing Circle Popham Beach Society Hall Stanley Hyde E. J. McNulty Frank D. Scott Walter Sprague George Oliver Alford M.graham Robert Cody Vernon Mattson Lizzie Oliver Herbert Kellaway Raymond Larrabee Ellison Moody East Bowdoin Chapel Percy L. Vernon Lewiston United Everett Jones Sabattus Irving Clough Hallowell L. C Harry King Belle Emerson Watertown C. A. Babb Nellie Cobb Gardiner Carrie Douglass

Gaudet and Sprague Married at Bath First Baptist Church

John Abel Gaudet and Ruth Jane Sprague wed in a single ring ceremony at the parsonage of the First Baptist Church in Bath. Attendants were Ethel Potansu of Waldeboro and Philemon R. Russell. The couple’s families are from Maxwell Street Bath and North New Portland. Reverend Charles R. Sims officiated their Saturday nuptials.

John Abel Gaudet Peter Francis Gaudet Maxwell Street Ruth Jane Sprague Alden E. Sprague North New Portland Nellie Sprague Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senter’s, Inc Kid U. S Bath Fish Market Brewster G. Sedgwick Optometrist Arthur Allen Bath Trust R. W. Bragg Justice Chapman Grangers Legionnaires John W. Costain Old New Bath Iron Works Connecticut Bowdoinham Charles H. Cahill Martha Cahill High Street Hartford, Conn Ethel Osgood Fred Dresden Mills Richmond Bowdoin Gaudet—Sprague Edwin Dodge Hardin Massena Hardin Winter Street Church Sebasco Estates Walker Cottage Opera House Robert Montgomery Stuart Erwin THE Ritz Brothers Kentucky America's Shirley Temple Little Miss Broadway George Murphy Jimmy Durante Phyllis Brooks
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