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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1934
Page
2
Navy Department announces contracts for twenty four warships with eleven in private yards and thirteen in navy yards. Bath Iron Works misses a destroyer award amid optimism for future work and local effort to keep plants busy.
The speaker pleads for locating and returning a long standing stone taken from a historic place. It laments the removal of the artifact that stood for many years and expresses hope it will be brought back to its original spot.
Fred D. Hill vice president of Bath National Bank spoke at Bath Rotary on Federal Deposit Insurance and bankers opposition. He noted bankers would loan for farm improvements on well managed, modernized farms with clear repayment. He cautioned local banks about funding dilapidated farms without definite repayment plans and answered questions on the new banking code. Visiting Rotarians included Harry Winn.
A garbled puzzle list presents numbered clues for words with partial answers and various stray characters. The reader must decipher cross references and fill missing terms, amid inconsistent punctuation and OCR artifacts.
The Bath and Portland Rotary clubs plan their first golf match at Bath Country Club on Friday September 7 with a follow up on September 21 at Portland Country Club. Guests included Edwin W. Adams Lewiston Willard Clarke Mt Vernon N Y Rev E D Hardin Massena N Y and Deputy Sheriff Carver Topsham as Secretary Passmore announced.
Word arrives from Malden Massachusetts of the death of Annie M. Dunton widow of William E. Dunton. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the Dunton home with interment in Woodlawn cemetery. She was a Westport native daughter of Henry N. Dunton and longtime Malden resident. The Morse High School National Honor Society banquet committee asks attendees to contact Olive M. Rowe or Priscilla E Colby with Eugene Ingalls and Stanley Rogers on the committee. Further announcements will follow.
A Maine Republican Women rally featured speakers including Mrs. Butler and ex Senator Aldrich. They attacked the New Deal and praised cautious fiscal policy while urging voters to back Republican leadership amid national economic concerns.
The Woolwich accident victim is 55 year old McClintick and Cromwell is named as the deceased, with details of his birth in Westport on December 14, 1880. He lived in Woolwich for 35 years and worked in farming, Bath Iron Works, and the Nequasset pumping station. He leaves a wife, son Guy Cromwell, a granddaughter, and multiple relatives.
Oscar F Adams remains active at his Center street tailor shop over Chase's, continuing cleansing pressing and minor repairs. In good health, he hopes to stay on the job many years longer.
A man about 60 with an anchor tattoo on his left wrist was found dead Monday near Topsham Fair Grounds. Officials said heart attack caused his death after partial identification as a hobo called Uncle Tim. Details from Sagadahoc County officials and Curtis Funeral Home.
James A Colby of Woolwich died Monday afternoon after seven years of ill health and a paralytic condition suffered at his station while on duty. Born in Litchfield he worked 28 years for Maine Central and lived in Woolwich 22.5 years. Survived by wife, son Benjamin, daughter Jeannette, and siblings. Funeral held Wednesday at the Colby home with two ministers officiating. A lodge picnic was postponed due to weather to Wednesday evening, with potential move to Odd Fellows hall if storms.
Mrs Ellery M Doyle and her son Martin of Whitefield New Hampshire visit Mrs Doyle's father John F Conley at 14 Balley Street.
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