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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
5
Chevrolet unveils its 1933 line with the aer stream styling, 110 inch wheelbase, 65 horsepower from a refined six, and a host of auto features. Bath showroom, Plant's garage, displays highlight lighter bodies, shatterproof glass, streamlined fenders, and fewer manual controls for easier driving.
Richmond residents hosted guests from Litchfield and Augusta while local students and staff returned to classes. The Richmond post office schedules holiday closures and a Thursday lobby option. Senior class play Ann's Little Affair and Christmas events, Grange meetings, and community visits anchor a busy week of town life.
The GM leadership and bulk purchasing power shape Chevrolet’s 1933 models. The closed Bodies-by-Fisher create no draft ventilation and rain protection. Longer lower windows improve visibility. A broad moulding runs beneath the window line. Final manufacturing plans aim for prompt dealer delivery and nationwide salesroom view.
Charles Hartley Smith aged 50, a veteran of Spain 1898 and World War I, died Monday at the National Soldiers Home in Togus after a year of ill health. Born in Barnet Vermont, he worked on Vermont railroads, Bath shipyards, and as a motorman in Akron before enlisting. He lived at 17 Highland Street and was active in Masonic bodies and Knights of Pythias. He leaves a wife, two half brothers Clarence Morrill Concord New Hampshire and Charles Morrill Barnet Vermont, and a half sister.
Howard Bowker of Phippsburg and Miss Helene Tracey of Bath wed at St Marys church rectory with Rev Samuel Dugan presiding. Both graduates of Morse High School in 1927, Bowker starred as Morse football guard 1924 25 26 and works in trucking. They plan to reside in Phippsburg. Francis Lee of Quincy employed at Fore River shipyard visits his parents on Christmas holidays.
Frederick Veilleux received full military honors at his funeral held Friday afternoon at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence. Rev. David L Wilson officiated as pallbearers from Ro land Smith post and Battery H fired a volley. Sergt Burns led the burial detail with Steadman McDonough Erskine Clark Gaudet London Mitchell and Maxwell sounding taps.
Rev and Mrs Paul Dresser formerly of Bath announce the engagement of their daughter Gwynne to David Mack of New York City. Gwynne graduated Morse high school Bates College Boston School of Occupational Therapy 1929 and directed occupational therapy at Danvers State Hospital. Mack is son of Mrs Charles S Mack of New York and the late Rev Dr Mack. He studied at Wisconsin and is pursuing psychology at Columbia University and belongs to Sigma Phi Fraternity.
The schedule lists mornings 9 30 to 11 and afternoons 1 00 to 3 40 for rounds of the Grammar School Basketball League. First round games run December 23 27 31 and January 7 14 with teams Weeks South Dike Central Reds Central Blues Central Whites St Marys North Grammar. Second round repeats first round structure with seven dates through March 11 all games Saturdays forenoons.
Mrs Lena D Donnell chaired the committee for the January Cosmopolitan club meeting at her home 55 Summer Street Tuesday afternoon. Members Mrs Leroy F Colby and Mrs John F Perkins of Hardings attended as they discussed an excellent musical program to be furnished by local talent. Tea was served.
Georgetown residents share visits and travels as Mrs. E B Billings returns from Richmond and families plan Christmas services. Center school closes for holiday. local entertainers and church programs feature Christmas music, songs, recitations, and a tree event with gifts and candy.
Bathman Bathman, also known as Hammond Colegrove from New York, attempted suicide by ingesting potash at his home on 4 Walker Street around 11 p.m. Friday. He was rushed to City Hospital, resisted stomach pumping, then improved and spent the night at the police station before returning home Saturday. Police speculate unemployment may have driven the act.
Registry of deeds records show only a handful of transfers in recent weeks across Bath Richmond and Woolwich. Notable moves include Lloyd L. Hooker to Clarence A. Pendleton and Arthur H. Price to Melvin J. Marco in Bath, along with the City of Bath selling to Ethel Webber and Charlotte E Wells to Benjamin B Douglass in Richmond and Woolwich transfers to Percy C Bailey and others.
Hyde Windlass Co. names E. J. Willis the metropolitan distributor for Hyde propellers. Charles R. Andrews will head the department. Willis company to stock 3,000 propellers and 500 shafts for marine use.
An editor laments a driver who struck a large city cat on North Street and did not stop. The piece calls for holding motorists to account and urges giving animals a chance to survive. Signed by A. L. Prat of 222 North Street.
Capt Miller of the Bath Salvation Army reports most applicants are willing to work if jobs exist. He notes relief needs rise as contributors shrink and cites transients and a few under eighteen seeking work, including a seventeen year old from Illinois hoping to aid his family.
Nearly 50 merchants cooperated to illuminate Front and Center streets for the holiday season. The display features closely spaced lights and arches viewed beautifully from City Hall square, with many shops contributing funds and plans for a permanent annual display in coming years.
Sumner Sewall outlined the history and progress of commercial aviation before Winter Street church Men’s club members. He described early aviation limits, the push for faster airliners, mail delivery needs, night flying with radio beacons, durable engines, and growth from regional to trans oceanic routes. The session was organized by Ralph Wright, Allen M. Irish, and A. J. Conti Jr.
Store managers in Bath report intensified efforts to deter theft during the Christmas rush. A Bath store boss cited most shoppers as honest, while noting several unreported losses and a counter theft followed by the recovery of merchandise. The story mentions Ralph Durgan and family visiting Rumford relatives at 30 Avadenis Street.
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