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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
The Independent wishes readers near and far a Merry Christmas and a year ahead filled with happiness. It asks readers to focus on blessings, stay connected to home news and gossip, and promises to better serve in the coming year with chatty home news and features.
The rise of closed car bodies from 1920s forward transformed auto ownership, with mass production reducing costs and increasing closed car share from 30 percent in 1922 to 83 percent by 1927. Also notes Maine highway safety appeals and Brunswick diphtheria scare easing as year ends.
Lewiston moves to table a proposed city charter with a draft prepared for the Legislature in Augusta. The draft is being reviewed and likely to undergo changes before final submission to the solons.
Mrs. William H. Shea was elected president and other officers chosen at Beacon Junior Aid annual meeting held at 90 Oliver street. Retiring president Mrs. Lula P. Herbert presided as gifts were exchanged and a Christmas party followed with Merritt Shea revealed as Santa. Next meeting set for January 9 in the vestry.
The Bath Rotary Club held a Christmas luncheon at Hotel Sedgwick led by Chester Plant with Dr. Berry at the piano. President Fred D. Hill praised attendance, noted greetings from Governor Percy L. Vernon and the Quebec District Conference, and the group exchanged small gifts while collecting toys and groceries for Salvation Army baskets.
The Ladies' Aid of People's Church held a Christmas sale and supper in the vestry, featuring evergreen decorations, shaded lights, and poinsettias. All items were sold, with a large turnout for the supper. General chairman was Mrs. Helen Leonard. kitchen and dining roles were filled by listed volunteers.
Bowdoin College receives a $50000 check from the estate of Mrs. Alice Appleton of Bangor for the Appleton Fund honoring four Appleton family members who attended Bowdoin. Income funds general college purposes. Also notes Christmas visits by local residents including the McFaddons and Thibodeau family, and Robert B. Hatch Jr. from New Castle, Pa., visiting with his parents.
Morse High School's commercial department held a special assembly featuring A N Kitchen of Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. who introduced Chester Soucek, former amateur world champion typist. Soucek demonstrated on an Underwood, typing 135 wpm with unfamiliar copy and 155 wpm with familiar copy, stressing posture and proper technique.
Free Will Workers of Corliss Street Church reported a Christmas sale that raised more than seventy dollars at an all day session. A vote allocated twenty five dollars for insurance and funds to purchase new church silverware. Officers and committee appointments were set and plans for an annual supper and gift exchange on January 4 were announced.
The Cosmopolitan Garden club Christmas party at Mrs. Sumner Sewall’s Washington street home raised 104 dollars for clothing and gifts for 50 under served boys and girls. Eleven tables of contract participants and many donations at teatime aided the fundraiser. Prizes were won by Mrs. Gratz Jackson, Mrs. Fred Cary, Mrs. Carlton Lowell, Mrs. Fred D. Hill, and Miss Isabelle Carter.
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church elected officers at its annual meeting after a social hour. Helen Hall became president with Lotta Eaton as vice president Lila Place secretary Evelyn Sotheard assistant secretary Florence Martin treasurer Elsie Crosby flower chair and work committee members Lily Pray Mabel Reed Florence Martin Lucy Rogers. Retiring officers were praised by Pastor Charles R Sims to whom they were welcomed. No meetings until after the holidays.
Acme Supply Co and Howard Coal Co issue 1838 calendars featuring the Inn's early days. The caption notes the Inn opened Jan 9 1899 by Charles H. Cahill and burned Mar 5 1936. The piece recalls the piazza over the New Meadows river, famed waitresses, and a 50 cent menu.
Senator Sumner Sewall spoke Thursday to the Winter Street Men's club about his recent air trip to South America. The program included dance pupils led by Miss Thelma Fogg, a pianist, and a baked ham supper. Members announced a lights fund drive and noted the deaths of J. Albert Redlon and Charles E. Plaisted.
At Red Men's hall Ramona Council No 27 D of P elected Annie Wilson prophetess Edith Burnham We nonah Eva Sanford Pocahontas Charles Ansett Powhatan Edna Carter keeper of records Rose Lightbody collector of wampum Florence Robinson keeper of wampum. Christmas tree set for Dec 29 with Eva Sanford Tressa Corliss and Lucelia Blake on the committee. Sewing Circle to run public baked bean supper Saturday night.
Bangor firemen preparing their annual Christmas tree for needy children received a generous donation from Ida E Springer aged 82 of 9 Olive Heights who provided four pairs of high quality double knit wool mittens. She said she would knit more but ran out of yarn.
Mrs Louis A Dole spoke to Girl Scout Leaders Association at the YMCA about dramatics for Brownies and older girls. She described how acting builds character, teamwork, and self expression, and offered a plan from simple scenes to full productions with training in acting, speaking, staging, lighting, costumes, and makeup. Committees for upcoming meetings were announced, covering Folk Dancing, International Friendship, Nature, and a Folk Dancing Festival.
Six violators were arraigned in municipal court before Recorder Gardiner R. Deering. Five pleaded guilty and paid fines and costs totaling 7.95. Charles N. Doughty of Phippsburg pleaded not guilty and case continued to Monday. The five guilty offenders include Sherwood Baker Woolwich James Genovese New Haven Conn Lawrence Kenderdine 9 Beacon Street L R Boisvert 38 Cherry Street and Thomas R Gallagher 246 Center Street.
A pigeon rescued from a tree Wednesday morning by Driver Joseph R. Cloutier of Engine 4 was released Thursday morning by City Messenger Leroy C. Hutchins after spending about 20 hours in the City Hall guard room. The entangled bird, freed from about 100 feet of string, took to flight northward as soon as released.
Oliver Moses of Lisbon Falls, agent for Worumbo Manufacturing Co., visited New York after a Washington trip where he discussed Truth in fabric legislation with Senator Wallace H White. He attended a Federal Trade Commission hearing on a proposed fair trade practice agreement for the woolen industry. Jack Stevens of Portland spent Sunday in the city with friends.
The Coast Guard weighs a new watch tower on Rockledge Hill to improve western ocean visibility from Seguin Island to the Kennebec river region. After the Princeps fire near Small Point, a clearer lookout and telephone link to Kath Beach station are proposed, matching arrangements at other stations.
At a regular meeting Club Garret plans a Christmas party next Thursday with no Literary Circle meeting that night. Marguerite Brown chairs the refreshment committee and Edith G Small co leads the decorating group. Ten cent gift drawings will benefit the Salvation Army. The annual Christmas Ball is set for December 26 at Hotel Sedgwick. Mrs Edwin M Fuller Jr is elected corresponding secretary.
Percy Beckett, prominent Calais businessman, found a huge beehive under his home eaves after removing boards. The hive stretched nearly 20 feet into the attic and held about 70 pounds of high quality honey awaiting extraction.
Miss Alice N Magoun presented a Liszt centered program at Les Camarades Musicaux hosted by Mrs Car E Albee at 678 Washington St. The concert showcased arrangements and solo pieces highlighting Wagnerian influences and featured performances by Mrs Albee Miss Magoun Miss Melcher Mr Lewis and others across piano quartettes solos duos and choruses.
G Baer Connard spoke to Grace Church Men's club describing a Mediterranean itinerary with travel precautions near Jerusalem due to Moslem Jewish strife. He showed motion pictures of Gibraltar Alexandria Cairo Rome and Pompeii including Mt Vesuvius ancient temples and gardens. The talk followed a brief business session led by W Dayton Hill and vice president W Percy Marks.
The State began administering the government operations of Silver Ridge Plantation in Aroostook County, becoming the seventh municipality to be taken over since the Maine Emergency Municipal Finance Board was created two years ago by the Legislature.
A dense jumble of crossword clues spans across and down entries from young to zodiac terms. The grid includes references to Egypt Greek myth God of the heavens and various elemental clues, with entries on animals odors and languages.
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