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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
2
A Bath debate centers on using the lawn behind the county building for parking. One resident argues for more green spaces while another laments the removal of iron fencing to create car space. The exchange highlights differing views on preserving small parks and curb appeal.
Police Chief Ouellette posts twenty mph zones in Brunswick while state law allows twenty five mph in business districts when traffic signals exist. With no traffic officers or signals, he cites the next clause setting twenty mph for other streets in built up areas. No arrests yet for speeds under forty mph.
A note from the American Humane Association asks Summer resort visitors to contact local Humane Societies or SPCA agents to rehome or humanely destroy pets left behind. Bath officials suggest clearer street signs to guide tourists, while praise is given to the destroyer Sampson built by Bath Iron Works as it nears commission. July rain leaves roadside foliage bright and green.
A morning fire caused minor damage to the Woolwich Arrowsic bridge on Sunday about 5 a.m. near Arrowsic. The blaze, likely from a cigarette butt, burned timbers on the second span from the Woolwich shore and halted traffic for over two hours. Fire crews from Bath and Carlton responded, using multiple pump lines. traffic resumed shortly after seven.
Friends gathered at 13 Chestnut street to watch a night blooming cereus unfold its petals. The plant opened fully by 9 PM reaching eight inches, then closed by Friday morning ending another yearly bloom cycle. The plant, gifted by Mrs. James McFarland of Arrowsie, had not bloomed before Miss Stearns received it.
An official announcement lists the elected Richmond school teachers for the coming year. High school principal Clarence Arbor Hallowell along with Norman Walker Islington Mass commercial Miss Jessie Stewart Needham Heights Mass English and history Miss Monica Baker Gardiner Emerson school principal Eighth grade Guy Morang Machias First Miss Hazel Gardner Richmond First B Miss Italy Hatch Richmond Second Miss Christine Gillis Calais Third Miss Elizabeth Haynes Richmond Fourth Mrs Marcia Baker Richmond Fifth Mrs Elizabeth McFee Richmond Sixth Mrs Eula Terrell Richmond Seventh Mrs Hazel Umberhind Richmond. Schools begin Monday Sept 12.
Ernest B. Nichols 81 Sagamore Avenue Quincy Mass pleaded not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The case was continued to 10 am next Friday at Nichols request after his Thursday evening arrest on Court Street near Center by Officers Ira Rice and Dana York who noted his zigzagging drive.
The Maine Three Quarter Century club plans a late August gathering with Augusta as the tentative host city. Gorham had offered to host but lacked sufficient meeting space, so alternatives are being arranged and will be announced in time for members to attend.
Arrowsic hosts Evelyn Phinney and Robert with Edgar Phinney Jr of West Orange N J visiting T O Steen. Providence children visit Mr and Mrs Ibra Lawrence. Rev Culbert McGay and son John of New Milford Conn in the city en route to the Pemaquid region for an outing. McGay formerly rector of Grace Church Bath.
Charles Wallace of North Street Extension pleaded guilty to intoxication and was found guilty of assaulting Officer Ira Rice in Augusta. Judge Arthur J. Dunton sentenced him to 60 days in Kennebec county jail. appeal bonds set at 150 dollars for October term Sagadahoc Superior Court. Rice arrested Wallace for intoxication on Water Street.
Bath area leads with about one third of recent deed activity in Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds. The list records buyers and sellers including McFarland to Eisenhauer, Palmer to Sturtevant, Wright to Goodwin and Oliver to Oliver, among many land and buildings transactions across Bath Georgetown Phipsburgh Topsham West Bath Woolwich and surrounding towns.
Miss Jane S. Murphy spoke at the Cosmopolitan club on China outlining theatres daily life food and customs of the Chinese people. She exhibited objects from China and 25 members attended including a new member Mrs Leonice B Morse.
A report on Bowdoinham Old Brick Church describing its status as the Mission’s largest station with a 450 member church and Boys' High School chief, a furlough pastor to return in 1939, and roles in preaching administration and district mission work. Mrs Lamreau White and Bertha Gray lead readiness and hospitality committees for a reunion gathering.
The government dredger Minquas passed the Cartier bridge at 6.40 a.m. Tuesday bound upriver to dredge the channel at Gardiner. It came from a job in Penobscot Bay and anchored off the Sugar Loaves at the river mouth Monday night. Miss Helen E. Hartwell is on vacation from the New England Tel. office.
Clarence Pratt of Boston and a Summer resident at Robinhood Georgetown was found not guilty of trespass in municipal court after state witnesses testified the path across Alkazin land had long been used by residents. Alkazin claimed a right to close the path. Pratt’s side cited decades of public use. Judge Dunton discharged the case, noting the path was well defined and in common use for many years.
The Kennebec Valley Garden Club met at Mrs. Roy M. Newman's Robin Hood Cove home for an educational afternoon. Members toured woodland and cove paths identifying mushroom species, pressed mosses and lichens, assembled herbariums, and enjoyed iced tea from the garden after a luncheon. Members listed include Mrs. G. S. Williams Windsor, Mrs. L. E. Bradstreet Jr. Hallowell, Mrs. John H. Morse Augusta, Mrs. F. J. Stone Augusta, and others from Winthrop Readfield Gardiner and nearby towns.
Bath police hold a warrant for Edward House of Damariscotta on burglary with intent to assault and battery against his wife. He allegedly forced entry at 1.45 am on Middle Street, the wife escaping through the rear. House is on probation for non support and assault and battery. authorities seek him in Rockland.
Bernard Seguin, 32, a West Bath lumberman, was arrested on a felonious assault with attempt to murder charge after his wife Gertrude said he fired a loaded revolver at her while she held their five month old son Graham. The incident occurred at their Foster's Point road home and the bullet passed through the floor. Seguin pleaded not guilty and was held on $1000 bond for the Sagadahoc Superior court October term.
The U S 8 Sampson, 1850 ton destroyer built by Bath Iron Works, passed final acceptance trials. Tests included boiler overload, crashing stop, and steering. Capt. Blair guided her to a flawless berth beside the U S Davis. Navy Trial Board lauded Bath-built destroyers as a tradition of efficiency.
The 1850-ton destroyers U. S. S. Sampson and Davis, built at Bath Iron Works, incur a large fuel bill as tank cars arrive for fueling. Sixteen cars from Everett, Massachusetts have arrived since trials began, each carrying eight to ten thousand gallons.
The Robinhood church Vacation Bible School ends its week with 29 students and four teachers. The final session, replacing the morning class, will be held next Friday at 7 30 p.m. All parents and friends are invited to attend for a handwork display. Georgetown choir to perform at the church on August 14 at 7 30 p.m.
Prof Robert P. T. Coffin lectured at the Columbia University Summer school arguing that the hunt for novelty in verse leads to shoddy poetry and jaded intellect, while some poets chase novelty as an obsession. Miss Rita Lewis spent the weekend in the White Mountains.
Puzzle notes list cryptic clues and cross references including terms like Viper Open Court and title, alongside hints such as native spect in Hawaiian Spain equiv food and damp abbr, with entries for deficiency amount and possess as of income. The snippet ends with Answer to previous puzzle EATURES SYNDICATE. ted
In The Independent office window a новел souvenir of Grand Army Days draws interest. An imitation canteen and knapsack from the 1861 65 war opens to reveal a satin panel with veteran portraits and a banquet card for Detroit’s Twenty Fifth National Encampment in 1891.
A fire in railroad ties under the Carlton bridge disabled the draw span and all signals for nearly three hours from 2 15 to 4 55 a m. Myers Reed reported the blaze to Engine 4. Chief Operator Chester A Roberts repaired the system, restoring control shortly before the east bound freight's arrival.
The Maine Aero Rendezvous at Augusta State Airport runs Friday through Sunday August 19 to 21. Last year drew over 67 000 attendees and this year features a three day show with a wide range of aircraft from 1910 to modern flying fortresses. Attendance prizes include a Deluxe Taylorcraft airplane or 1000 in cash and a Maine California round trip by air. Notable invitees include Howard Hughes Eddie Rickenbacker Dick Merrill Tex Rankin Douglas Corrigan and others.
Trustees announced a new study of hours at Patten Free Library effective Monday Aug 15 as an experiment. The schedule extends Monday to Friday from noon to 8 30 pm Saturday 10 am to 8 30 pm and Sunday and holidays 1 30 pm to 8 30 pm. The librarian and staff will implement the change to serve more patrons and support education and community needs.
Manley Breck of New York is spending a week with his mother Mrs. Duer D. Breck at Small Point Beach.
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