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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
2
Bath Aims for Marine Museum as Community Pledges Grow
The Bath community shows strong support for a Kennebec Marine Museum with pledges from residents and outsiders alike. City hall display permission is sought for pictures and half models, promising a safe, fireproof interim home until a dedicated building is secured. Bath Iron Works announces December 14 wage increases, with profits shared with workers, boosting local employment and merchants. Court-driven changes to Maine liquor taxation affect shipments for sale. personal import exemptions remain but firms shipping for sale face taxes. October business in New England posts its best since 1929 per the New England Council, signaling holiday trade uplift. Rotary fencing for a Goddard hockey rink aims to protect the facility and support youth hockey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach
Bath
Privlege
Kennebec Marine Museum
Bath Iron Works Corporation
New England
New England Council
State pushes growth in fishing industry and local consumption
The Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries reports rising activity to expand Maine's fishing industry to a larger and more profitable level. Efforts focus on increasing Ash and Maine residents' fish consumption, underscoring the impact on a key state industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Maine
Fireside Club Hears Universalist Pastor on Protestantism
Rev. George H. Thorburn Jr of the Universalist church spoke to 61 youths at the Winter Street Fireside Club on What It Means to Be a Good Protestant. He traced Protestant history, discussed its narrowness, and outlined an ideal Bath church scenario amid a lively posttalk discussion. Refreshments followed and 42 attendees volunteered for the December trip to Wiscasset, with transport via Donald Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Thorburn, Jr
Universalist Church
Winter Street
Bath
Portland
Wiscasset
Donald Page
Transportation Committee
Maine Liquor Commission to Challenge Fee Ruling in Law Court
The Maine State Liquor Commission appeared before the Maine Law Court in Augusta to appeal Justice Arthur Chapman's injunction on the $200 annual license fee for brewers shipping beer into Maine. Anheuser-Busch and West End Brewing Co. are among the appellants. The appeal follows a U.S. Supreme Court Brandeis decision boosting state liquor regulation authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Liquor Commission
John P. Carey, Jr
Bath
Maine Law Court
Augusta
Superior Court
Arthur Chapman
Maine
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
St. Louis
West End Brewing Co
Utica
N. Y
Chapman
Law Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Brandeis
Auxiliary to Post Dedicates New Silk Colors
An installation ceremony for Dyer Flaherty Post No. 2197 VFW and its Auxiliary in Red Men’s hall featured the dedication of a new silk colors banner. About 150 attendees included members from Gardiner Auburn Biddeford Rockland and Friendship. Leroy P. Smith an Auburn official assisted by William Waldron Randolph Dept officers led the installation with Evelyn Riggs Emma Smith and staffs assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Red Men’s Hall
Dyer-Flaherty
Gardiner
Auburn
Biddeford
Rockland
Friendship
Ernest Edgar Kate
Roland Smith
A.L
Arlington Trawler Launches With Diesel Power and Tr IFactory Gear
The Arlington trawler features a combined pilot house and captain’s quarters with private toilet, a large skylight over the engine room, and a turtle back deck house shielding the steering gear and galley. Powered by a Fairbanks Morse five cylinder engine with a four cylinder generator setup and smaller units for trawl gear. Built to American Bureau of Shipping standards and supervised by Lawrence Rosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Fairbanks-Morse
New England Trawler Equipment Co
American Bureau of Shipping
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Lawrence Rosen
Veterans Rally Draws Record Crowd at Smith Post Hall
A social Veterans reunion in Smith Post Hall, Roland Smith, Alabama, drew 183 attendees with 125 veterans from Bath Augusta Rockland Waterville Damariscotta Boothbay Harbor Brunswick and other Posts. Entertainment by Miss Mary Cunningham pupils included tap and ballet numbers with Cliff Leeman’s orchestra. Department Adjutant James L. Boyle and membership chairman Hector Staples spoke. Rev. Ernest Heywood gave prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith Post
Bath
Augusta
Rockland
Waterville
Damariscotta
Boothbay Harbor
Brunswick
Dyer-Plaherty Post
Ernest Edgar Katepn
Mary Cunningham
Cliff Leeman
James L. Boyle
Hector Staples
Ernest Heywood
Miss Cunningham
Modern School of Dancing
Ann Hartnett
Barbara Danforth
Mary Stilphen
Barbara Stodder
Kathleen Harkins
Beatrice Avery
Helen Tabor
Barbara Hart
Frieda McAllister
Vets and Auxiliary Hold Joint Installations in Red Men's Hall
Officers of the Dyer Flaherty post V F W and Auxiliary were installed in a joint ceremony Friday evening in Red Men’s hall. National deputy chief of staff assisted by Department Commander William Waldron oversaw installations and swore in post and auxiliary officers with lists of names and titles. An additional note reports the marriage in Detroit of Bernadette Duguay and Louis Paradis, and announces Evangeline Shoe Manufacturing moving from Portland to Manchester with 100 workers initially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer-Flaherty
Red Men's Hall
National
Department
William Waldron
John R. Foster
Gardiner-Randolph
George E. Frost
Floyd H. Preble
Jesse T. Sanders
Fred O. Hayward
Joseph G. Kelly
John Stevens
Edward Rolfe
Donald Young
William Williams
Kerwin F. Butcher
Roy Clark
Albert Babb
Mike Roman
Frank King
Sentinel
Lloyd H. Preble
Herbert Stevens
Joseph G. Kelley
Emma Smith
Frank W. Hullett
Auburn
Ruth Gallagher
Nora Morse
Helen Frost
Myrtle Wilson
Evelyn Snow
Bertha Hagan
Adjie Smith
Ida Fancy
Louise Dorsey
Amy Sanders
Frances Preble
Mary McNally
Harriet Otis
Alice Middleton
Lucy Kelly
Wiliam H. Zeller
Chamber of Commerce of
Manchester
N. H
Evangeline Shoe Manufacturing Company of
Portland
Zeller
Maine
F. M. Hoyt Shoe Company
Bath Opera House manager wins first in Moreau Week drive
Frank F. Colburn Jr., Bath Opera House manager, wins first prize in the Mo reau Week promotion contest by the M. and P. Theatremen. Twenty two theatremen competed with J. K. O'Dornnell taking third and L. J. Landeneau fourth. The drive ran Sept 21 to 26 with campaigns across Bath and nearby towns, featuring patron outreach, trailers, lobby displays, grab bag sales, phone stunts, and special showings for nurses, doctors, and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Colburn, Jr
Bath Opera House
M. and P
J. K. O‘dornnell
The
Haines
Waterville
L. J. Landeneau
Rockland
P. H. Nelligan
Bangor
Colburn
Motion Picture Herald
A. J. Moreau
M. and P. Theatres
M. J. Mullin
Sam Pinanski
E. A. Cuddy
Harry Botwick
Portland
Mr. Colburn
Bath
Opera House
Francis J. Gooch
Columbia Theatre
Woolworth
Detective Leeman Praised In Magazine On Maine Murders
State Detective Charles E. Leeman of Bath receives commendation in the December Master Detective for key work in Maine cases. He traced evidence in the Mary Proulx murder, aiding the conviction of James T. Folsom, now serving life. He also worked on the Anna Knights and Mrs. Brewer cases, with an appeal in the Brewer matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Leeman
Bath
Master Detective
Maine
Mary Proulx
Waterville
Mr.Leeman
Clyde R. Chapman
James T. Folsom
Thomaston
Proulx
Anna Knights
Fairfield
Leeman
Attorney General's Department
Brewer
Ocean Point
Reuben Brewer
Lincoln County
Law Court
Teachers of Sunday Schools Training Session in Bath
The first session of the Sunday school teachers training school in Bath was held Friday at 7 30 pm in the Winter Street church with 32 attendees from city churches. Next meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 pm in the same church. Mae vine Jordan led the primary and junior class on Training Children in Christian Growth. Rev Harry Titus led the intermediate and senior classes on Teaching Methods. Rev Holt of Portland conducted the administrators class on How to Administer the Sunday Church School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Winter Street
Maevine Jordan
Baptist Church
West Bowdoin
Harry Titus
Maine Council of Religious Education
Holt
Portland
Second Annual High School Alumni Meeting Planned
Tuesday evening December 29 is the probable date for the second annual High School Alumni Association in Town Hall. The officers and executive committee will meet soon to make definite plans and select the various committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Veterans observe anniversary with music and Gettysburg address
Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary marked the anniversary of the Monument and Lincoln's Gettysburg address on November 19 at their Middle street home. About 126 attended a program with prayers, songs, many solos, a reading, and a Lincoln address reading, followed by tributes from committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Sons of Union, Veterans and Auxiliary
Middle Street
America
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Clarence Warner
A Soto
Beltran Crocker
G. Crocker
Evelyn Sotheard
Irma D. Groves
Addie Moulton
Gladys Gundel
Phyllis Haggett
Beulah Pratt
Mr. Moffatt
Edmund Ford
Cliff Leeman
Harold Swain
Velma
Edith Crocker
Henry Gediman
Catherine Crocker
Betty Swain
Gilbert Greenleaf
Asenith Haggett
Velma Crocker
Helen McIntosh
John J. Marks
Maurice Warner
Gardiner Crocker
Employers Urged to Help Emploees with Social Security Forms
Employers are urged to cooperate with the Post Office to ensure employees fill out the Account Number application correctly for Social Security. Incorrectly filled forms will be returned. Question eight requires full birth location including town city state and county. foreign born must include more than country. Forms SS5 available at local post office for those not notified or who have not received a form, and anyone under 65 may apply regardless of employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Electric Roaster Demonstration at Central Maine Power Co
About 100 people attended a Nesco electric roaster demonstration led by Miss Catherine Ames of Brunswick and Bath. Items prepared by Miss Ames were awarded to audience members. Grace Waterman of West Bath won the turkey, Mrs. C. W. Andrews received an apple pie, Mrs. George Dickinson got bread, and Mrs. Marion Cromwell earned a Nesco roaster dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesco Electric
Central Maine Power Co
Front Street
Catherine Ames
Brunswick
Bath
Home Service
Miss Ames
Grace Waterman
West Bath
C. W. Andrews
Milan Street
George Dickinson
York Street
Marion Cromwell
High Street
Idyllic Home Remembrances of a Simple Era
Omar W. Folsom recalls a cozy rural household with a central chimney, a cheese board, a full cellar well, and a kitchen without a stove. He describes the first stove, Dutch ovens, and a trundle bed as family memory, noting his siblings including Harriet and brother Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Harriet
Omar W. Folsom
Miss Adeline Rogers Returns Home After Ten Weeks in Hospital
Miss Adeline A. Rogers R N daughter of Mrs Herbert W Rogers of the Whisking road returned home on Thanksgiving day from Brunswick hospital where she had been a patient ten weeks following an operation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline A. Rogers
R. N
Herbert W. Rogers
Brunswick Hospital
Feast of Dedication Starts December 8
The Feast of Dedication begins on December 8 and lasts eight days. Jewish communities observe Chanukah with synagogue services and celebrations stressing religious liberty and tolerance. The festival honors Judah Maccabeus and the rededication of the Temple, with lights each night and a legend of oil lasting eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elacetis
Chanukah
Judah Maccabeus
Zeus
Zechariah
Benefit Card Parties Aid Worthy Poor Fund
A Memorial hospital effort has organized card parties to support the Worthy Poor fund. Starting with one table, each guest hosts a table and contributes to the fund, with ten parties held so far. Participants include Mrs. William S. Newell, Mrs. Frank B. Nichols, Mrs. Frederick H. Kimball, Mrs. F. Barker, Mrs. Edmund P. Briggs, Mrs. Charles H. Cahill, Mrs. Fred H. Lord, Mrs. Owen J. Ledyard, Mrs. Seth B. Mullin, and Mrs. Thomas B. Gibbens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthy Poor Fund
the Memorial Hospital
William S. Newell
Frank B. Nichols
Frederick H. Kimball
F. Barker
Edmund P. Briggs
Charles H. Cahill
Fred H. Lord
Owen J. Ledyard
Seth
Mullin
Thomas
Gibbens
Fall Home Wedding Unites Hildreth and Miss Greene
One of the prettiest Fall home weddings occurred at the Porter residence in Old Town on Thursday afternoon. Rev. William F. Brown of Camden officiated with the double ring service uniting E. Merle Hildreth of Milford and Miss Mary E. Greene of Pittsfield, with Miss Pearl Greene as bridesmaid and William Durward Buchanan of Stamford as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Porter
Center Street
Old Town
William F. Brown
Camden
United Baptist Church of
E. Merle Hildreth
Henry B. Hildreth
Milford
Mary E. Greene
Frank A. Greene
Pittsfield
Porter
Pearl Greene
William Durward Buchanan
Stamford, Conn
Strange Coincidences Mark President's Visit Tour
A fragmented report notes Lieut. John A. Lord U S N reflecting on coincidences during the president's trip. Mentions Delano Aires and a South American city with ceremonial items including a silver medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Lord
U.S.N
Lin Delano
Lord
George Washington
Argentina
Thanksgiving Basket Presented to Pastor and Mrs Wolstenholme
After a Bible study at People's Baptist church last Wednesday evening a large Thanksgiving basket was given to the pastor and Mrs Wolstenholme by church members. The pastor thanked givers and said only missing would be everyone sitting at the table to share the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Baptist Church
George B. Wolstenhoine
Sudden Heart Attack Triggers Car Crash
John 8 Doyle, 66, of Brunswick road and a Bath Iron Works carpenter, suffered a heart attack about 7 05 Friday morning while driving to work on Center street hill. His car struck a pole on Middle street, causing a head injury requiring stitches. He was taken to Memorial Hospital for observation. The car was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Doyle
Brunswick Road
Bath Iron Works Corp
Center Street Hill
Middle Street
Rockland Hosts Long Cable Laying Expedition
At six Saturday morning November 21 a large flotilla left Rockland to lay a telephone cable between Owl's Head and Crabtree Point, North Haven. The operation, led by Capt. John I. Snow for Snow Marine Co and Lewis Gray for New England Telephone, would take about six hours with 36,000 feet of cable described as the second longest in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Owl’s Head
Crabtree’s Point
North Haven
The
Snow Marine Co
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid Fragment
A damaged crossword puzzle snippet lists clues and partial answers from a 25 A habitat themed page. Entries reference nautical schooling and Alaska related terms with scattered numbering and partial words.
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Goddard Project
Fireside Club
Stephen W. Deane
West Farmington
Smith Post Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Matthew McCarthy
Rumford
Louis Paradis
Detroit
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Livermore Falls
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Franklin Street
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