This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
6
Dec 5 1894 reports note bronze coated steam radiators at the Phoenix, a temperance meeting at Popham hall, a dance at Music hall, a council meeting on water bill adjustments, and local chatter on rabbits, railways, and upcoming boxing bouts with Maine connections.
Les Camarades Musicaux hosted a Sunday concert at Mrs. Carl Albee’s home featuring Miss Magoun Miss Melcher and Mr. McPherson. The program opened with a paper by Mr. Ramsay followed by piano quartets duos and solo pieces with strong ensemble piano work and notable performances from Miss Rice and Miss O Hara. The group will rest this month and resume January 6 with Mrs. Fred Sturtevant hosting.
Drifts of broken ice run down the river as the steamer Sappho arrives at Ironworks to take two new boilers. Bath Gun Club plans a Christmas prize shoot at Woolwich range. Weather shows 3 below zero then 12 above by morning. Fire service test reveals hose jets cross Beacon Street church roof at 100 pounds. Diver Nellie B. repeats attempts to fix water main leak near city landing. Ben Lord injures leg after a 12 foot fall at New England yard.
The second 1934 35 Masque performance drew a large audience at Orono as Eugene O Neill s Pulitzer winner Beyond the Horizon debuted in beautiful settings. Hilda Libby Curtis Corner teacher takes leave. Helen Farmer Rose elected substitute.
Officers of Dyer Flaherty post number 2197 VFW and its Auxiliary were installed Sunday night at the G A R hall with about 150 present. Leroy Smith of Auburn assisted by Oliver Hamlin of Rockland installed the post officers. Mrs Hazel Cramp of Portland and staff installed the Auxiliary officers. Color bearers and other posts were named. guests included representatives from Portland Rockland Lewiston Auburn and Fairfield. A reception followed with speeches, gifts, and musical entertainment.
The New York Produce Exchange announces a new potato futures market for 30,000 pound contracts in US No 1 grade, with delivery in a cold storage warehouse in New York port. Trading spans the current month and next eleven months, with price units of per 100 pounds and daily limits of 50 cents up or down. Commission scales apply to round-turn trades. A USDA crop report foresees a bumper 383 million bushels, aided by late frost protection and record state yields, potentially increasing livestock feeding demand for lower grades.
Winter Street Ladies' Auxiliary met Tuesday evening in the parlor with forty in attendance. Reports noted eleven baskets sent at Thanksgiving and ten greeting cards to shut-ins. Plans included sewing after Christmas and a Nativity set for December eighteenth with rehearsals underway. January meeting committee appointments were listed and gifts for a tree requested.
Dell Heal, Mrs. Loraine Price, Miss Nellie Congdon, and Mrs. Carl Kennedy attend a welfare meeting where cloth is distributed. Betty Yeaton, born at 11 Center Street Rockland, has risen in Hollywood on stage and screen since her family moved to California a decade ago. Her parents Sumner Yeaton and wife moved from Islesboro. he works at Central Maine Power and later Curtis Publishing in Los Angeles. Her latest film is The Big Show.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.