Bath to Boom on Industrial Expansion and Growth
Bath faces a surge in prosperity with plans for Bath Iron Works expansion and a $2,000,000 fabrication plant across the river at Hardings. Maine Central Railroad changes, YMCA dormitories for thirty men, dozens of new Bath houses, and school-building momentum signal an extended employment boom benefiting Hyde Windlass Torrey Roller Bushing Works and related firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Maine Central Railroad
Y.M.C.A
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corporation
New Meadows
Hardings
Hyde Windlass Company
Torrey Roller
Downcast Weekly Wishes Readers a Merry Christmas
The Independent sends readers Christmas greetings and a note that the paper will strive to better cover Bath and vicinity next year. It invites reader suggestions to improve service and thanks them for kind words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Bath
Maine targets winter sports tourism with new development folder
The Maine Development Commission released a comprehensive folder detailing winter sport attractions in the state. It highlights where to find facilities and features multiple scenic images from several winter sports centers to entice visitors for the season.
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Maine
Maine Development Commission
Cadet Programs Considered to Aid Physical Education
A note suggests reviving High School Cadets not as military service but to ready youths for any future need. The proposal frames cadet activities as part of physical education discipline deportment and character training in schools.
Increased Bath employment to worsen parking problem
The article notes rising Bath employment will worsen parking and urges authorities to plan early. It reports a delayed relaying of a city water pipe due to cold ground, with spring work to resume and proceed faster. It adds the local post office handled record Christmas mail efficiently.
Snowy Christmas Sends Sledders Into Seasonal Fun
A heavy preholiday snow blankets the area, providing ideal conditions for children to test new sleds. Residents welcome home Bath youths returning for the holidays, filling streets with anticipation and cheer.
Christmas Program at Mitchell School Recitals by Fourth Grade
Mitchell School held a Christmas program for grades two to four with Miss Anne M. Thompson teaching. Roy Lutz Jr led a radio broadcast style program featuring piano and clarinet solos, poems, songs such as The First Noel and Silent Night, stories like A Greedy Boy at Christmas, and group performances. Performers included William Jackson, Gaylord Alexander, Carolyn Burditt, Helen Witham, Gloria Douglass, and six to nine children per act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell School
Anne M. Thompson
Roy Lutz, Jr
Gaylord Alexander
Helen Witham
Dora MacMahan
Carolyn Burditt
William Jackson
Helen. Witliam
Bethlehem
Carolyn Burdaitt
Mother Goose
Gloria Douglass
Father Christmas
God Bless
America
Cynthia Dauphin
Jeanette King
Melvinia King
Edward Manion
Decision Reserved In Earle Brown Case
The municipal court postponed a manslaughter hearing for Earle Brown 20 of Lemont street to allow defense counsel Edward Bridgham to file a brief by Jan 2. The state argues Brown raced to pass a slower Hogan car, with DeWinters testifying Brown’s car traveled 183 feet after sideswiping Hogan, then hit a fence and another vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Brown
Lemont Street
Gardiner R. Deering
Edward W. Bridgham
Bridgham
Sherwood Aldrich
Brown
Joseph O. Couture
This City
Katherine Parmenter
Boothbay Harbor
Brunswick-Gardiner Road
Edward J. Hogan
Oliver Street
Miss Parmenter
Couture
Brunswick
Aldrich
John DeWinters
Augusta
Mr Drake helps neighborhood youths with back yard skating plan
A group of youngsters visited Hon J Edward Drake at his home 972 Washington St corner of North to thank him for allowing football in his yard. They gift him a Christmas card and pledge careful, fair play while he considers flooding the yard to make ice for skating with local youths offering to supply lumber.
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J. Edward Drake
Washington Street
North
Mr Drake
Rellew
Mr. Drake
Spirit of Christmas Play Presented by Daughters of Isabella
Sister M Crescentia of St Marys convent wrote The Spirit of Christmas. The production by Sacred Heart circle at D I hall Sunday evening featured Christmas carols by Junior Daughters and Audrey Durant in a program opening with songs.
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M. Crescentia
St. Marys Convent
D. of I. Hall
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Audrey Durant
Fenn Family Plans Christmas Visit in Massachusetts
Mr and Mrs Converse G Fenn and daughter Diana of Elmhurst Farm left Friday to visit his mother Mrs Lawrence Whitney in Brookline Mass They will spend Christmas day with her mother Mrs John H Hyde in Wellesley Hills Mass
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Converse G. Fenn
Diana
Elmhurst Farm
Lawrence Whitney
Brookline
Mass
John H. Hyde
Wellesley Hills
Stores Darkened When Fuse Blows on Broad Street
Several stores in the Front Street mercantile district went dark for about 30 minutes after an electric fuse blew from transformers on Broad Street at 5 10. East side stores between Broad and City hall lost power while Senter's Inc on the west side, which draws current from Front Street, remained affected until a skeleton crew repaired the line. Patrolman Kingsbury assisted to prevent accidents and lighting returned by 5 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street Mercantile District
Broad Street
City Hall
Senter’s, Inc
Front Street
Central Maine Power Co
Bragg
Senter’s
Kingsbury
Bowdoin Christmas House Party Draws 300 Guests
Miss Barbara Ross and Miss Barbara Young joined Miss Dorothy Anliker and Miss Geraldine Andrews as guests at Bowdoin college Christmas party hosted at Psi Upsilon Sigma Nu and Zeta Psi houses. Over 300 attended with Room Service Masque and Gown play dinners sleigh rides and skating. Count Basie orchestra provided music for the formal dance at Sargent Gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ross
Psi Upsilon
Barbara Young
Dorothy Anliker
Sigma Nu
Geraldine Andrews
Zeta Psi
Bowdoin College
Sargent Gymnasium
Count Basie
Central Grammar School Division Two Celebrates Christmas Program
Pupils of division two at Central Grammar School grade seven enjoy a decorated tree and serve sandwiches cookies and ice cream after a Christmas program. Teachers and guests join division one for the event with Bertha Sutherland as chair and a shown cast including Audrey Anderson Elizabeth Belanger Edith King and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
Edith King
Dorothy Stanton
Mary McNeill
Granville M. Colby
Bertha Sutherland
Eugene Cunningham
Elizabeth Belanger
Everett Quimby
Maurice Knight
Wayne May
Charles Johansen
Bernard Fraser
Frances Pinkham
Audrey Anderson
Margaret Libby
Carolyn Olmstead
Anna Coffill Trumpetsolo
Clyde Norton
Ruth Savage
Buster
Robert Russell
Maurice Grimard
Marilyn Oliver Long
the Bellis
Joanne Heal
Emma King
Mr. Richmond
Joseph Garneau
Miss Jones
Workman
Keye Kidder
Sadie
Mary McNeil
Messenger
Anna Coffill
Keve Kidder
Cosmopolitan Club Teas Proceeds Aid Bath Needy Families
The Cosmo Silver Tea on Sunday afternoon raised funds for Christmas baskets for Bath's needy families. A Junior club pageant, The Symbolic Significance of Cas, was staged at 3 30 under Mrs Joseph I Smith. Cast included Marjorie Nichols Gertrude Cole Marie Bennett Barbara White Helen Tabor Mary Anderson Betty Howard Grace Crowley Barbara Matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Joseph I. Smith
Marjorie Nichols
Gertrude Cole
Marie Bennett
Barbara White
Helen Tabor
Mary Anderson
Betty Howard
Grace Crowley
Barbara Matter
Elizabeth Williams
Geraldine Nickerson
Mary Double
Jean
Alice Dennison
George Baer Connard
Roscoe P. McFadden
Edward A. Rothwell
Carroll A. Deering
G. Thomas Murphy
Bath’s Navy Club elects shipwriter and welcomes new members
At the Ad miral Charles F. Hughes Ship meeting in G A R hall Floyd H Preble was chosen shipwriter for the year replacing C Leroy Hutchins. New members Harry Boyd and Arthur Wyman joined. A public dance is planned for Feb 21 in Masonic hall with Dewitt Bufkin Donald Smith and Harry Stone in charge. The group and Ladies auxiliary held a Christmas tree party with gifts exchanged by Santa Claus Charles Sastamoine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Clubs of America
G.A.R. Hall
Floyd H. Preble
C. Leroy Hutchins
Harry Boyd
Damariscotta
Arthur Wyman
North Edgecomb
Masonic Hall
Dewitt Bufkin
Donald Smith
Harry Stone
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Charles J. Sastamoine
Santa Claus
Perfect Attendance at South Street School Fall Term
The sixth grade pupils under Eleanor Ferguson at South Street School achieved perfect attendance for 15 weeks in the Fall term. Students listed include Jean L Anderson, Charles A Andre Jr, Cora Leone Day, Bernard L Ferris, Ramon a L Haines, John Henderson, Elizabeth T Hill, John D Lewis, Dorothy J May, and Ellen M Wil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street School
Eleanor Ferguson
Jean L. Anderson
Charles A. Andre, Jr
Cora Leone Day
Bernard L. Ferris
Ramona L. Haines
John Henderson
Elizabeth T. Hill
John D. Lewis
Dorothy J. May
Ellen M. Wilson
Nurses at Memorial Hospital Hold Annual Christmas Party
The Memorial Hospital nurses held their annual Christmas tree and party at the Home on Winship Street Friday evening. Christmas carols were led by Miss Josephine Moore with gifts distributed by Vanessa Gaddis and Jessie McClure assisting Santa. Hospital staff and students attended, including administrators Gladys Wolstenholme, Helen Downing, Isa Coss, Evelyn McMann, Constance Allen, Mila Gaddis, Doris Perkins, Evelyn Nickerson, Antoinette Jerzyk, and many nursing students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Winship Street
Josephine Moore
R. N
Vanessa Gaddis
Jessie McClure
Santa Claus
Gladys Wolstenholme
Helen V. Downing
Katherine MacDonald
Doris Mahoney
Anita Cohen
Mary O'Brien
Avis Alexander
Fay Bartlett
Chrissie Glendening
Mae Mc Ritchie
Beatrice Sidelinger
Charlotte McRae
Frances Adams
Janie Matheson
Autopsy Planned After Sudden Death of 12-Year-Old Ernest McIver
Ernest McIver, 12, died suddenly at his Bowdoinham home after a night rabbit hunting. An autopsy by State Pathologist Dr. Arch Morrell was ordered, with results pending. He is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. William McIver and seven siblings.
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Ernest McIver
William McIver
Brunswick
Arch Morrell
Pratt
Richmond
Attorney General's Department
Sherwood Aldrich
Pratt Ernest
Ernest
Gloria
Boston
Irene
Hope
Bernice
Kenneth
Angus
Bowdoinham
British War Relief Sale Nets Close to 150 Dollars
Nearly 150 dollars were raised at a British War Relief Society sale in the Central church parish house. Miss Margaret Cargill chaired the event with Mrs. Clarence W. Morse as co chair, and Mrs. Henry C. Wright and Morse ran the ticket table. A food table raised about 30 dollars, featuring a Victorian whatnot, a chair over 100 years old, and donated wreaths, fruit, and vegetables. Proceeds support the Mobile Kitchen Initiative of Bath chapter.
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British War Relief Society
Lotto
Central Church Parish House
Margaret Cargill
Clarence W. Morse
Henry C. Wright
Morse
William H. Double
Philip Foster
Dresden
Bath
Henderson Shaffer Engagement Prompts Portland Wedding Plans
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A Henderson of 17 Park Street announce the engagement of Ruth Eleanor Henderson to John A Shaffer of Portland son of Mr and Mrs James A Shaffer of Boston. Ruth is a Morse High and Maine General School of Nursing graduate now private nursing in Portland. John is a Mechanic Arts High School graduate who attended Harvard and is a vocational teacher at the Maine School for the Deaf in Portland. No wedding date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Henderson
Park Street
Ruth Eleanor Henderson
John A. Shaffer
Portland
James A. Shaffer
Boston
Miss Henderson
Morse High
Maine General School of Nursing
Shaffer
Mechanic Art High School
Harvard University
Maine School For the Deaf
Eastman Receives National Agricultural Agents Award
Charles L. Eastman county agent for Noroscoggin and Agadahoc counties received a distinguished service award diploma from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at their annual banquet in Chicago. He was among 57 men honored for meritorious service to local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Eastman
Noroscoggin
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Chicago
Eastman
Brunswick Court: Three Bath Men Convicted in Assault Case
In Brunswick municipal court, Robert Mitchell, John Stuart, and Werner Field of Bath were found guilty of assault and battery on Guy Lewis Sr. and paid fines. Field faced an additional assault on Angeline Lewis, 15, with a $25 fine. Mrs. Lewis testified the trio drove to the house, invited Angeline into the car, and a confrontation followed. police later apprehended the men.
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Werner Field
Robert Mitchell
John Stuart
Bath
Guy Lewis
Federal Street
Brunswick
Field
Angeline Lewis
Busy Bee Brownie Christmas Party at Dike School
Under leaders Mrs Leonard Wetherbee and Mrs Roger Luke the North End Busy Bee brownie pack held a Christmas party after school Thursday. Roberta Barter and Marilyn McElman were chosen secretary and treasurer for three months. The group sang carols decorated the tree, performed songs dances and recitations, and served sandwiches cake cocoa and candy before an gift exchange. Present were Muriel Ayer Roberta Barter Helen Cook Lorraine Hamlin Mary Hatch Barbara Hatch Judith Hibs Mary Lewis Marilyn McElman Jane Ellen Mockler Anastasia Mihalos Eunice Pert and Gloria Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wetherbee
Roger Luke
North End
Busy Bee
Dike
Roberta Barter
Marilyn McElman
Muriel Ayer
Helen Cook
Lorraine Hamlin
Mary and
Barbara Hatch
Judith Hibs
Mary Lewis
Jane Ellen Mockler
Anastasia Mihalos
Eunice Pert
Gloria Young
Governor-Elect Sewall to Move to Augusta Mansion
Governor elect Sumner Sewall and family will move January 1 to the Blaine Mansion in Augusta from Bath. The Sewall office staff includes Miss Mary Leo of Brunswick Miss Barbara Ross of Bath and Stephen Leo of Portland as executive secretary. Household staff includes Mrs Annie B Hackett Mrs Maude Longley Mrs Marcia A Hodge Miss Helen Simpson Miss Phyllis Stover and Harold J Sonia.
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Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Alexandra
David
Nicholas
Washington Street
Blaine
Augusta
Bath
Mary Leo
Brunswick
Barbara Ross
Stephen Leo
Portland
Annie B. Hackett
Maude Longley
Marcia A. Hodge
Helen Simpson
Phyllis Stover
Harold J. Sonia
South Street School Christmas Program Highlighted by Choir
South Street School held a Friday Christmas program featuring grade five and six choirs in First Noel and Deck the Hall, grade two and one performances, recitations by Donna Sutherland Paul Burns Marilyn Kimball and Charles Andre, solos by Diana Bartlett Philip Haskell and Russell Cahill, and the final group numbers Old Santa Claus So Jolly and Silent Night.
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South Street
Donna Sutherland
Paul Burns
Barbara Green
Marilyn Kimball
Charles Andre
Old Juarez
Philip Haskell
June Tondreau
Beverly Higgins
Donald Colby
Nickey Vamvakias
Paul LeClair
Kris Kringle
King Wencellas
Russell Cahill
Page
Engagement Announced For Bowdoin Junior At Brunswick Tea
Mr and Mrs Edgar R Comee of Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Preston to John Lincoln Baxter son of Mr and Mrs John Lincoln Baxter of Brunswick The couple both attend Bowdoin College He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Winter sports teams She is a Brunswick High School 1936 Westbrook Junior College 1938 Chamberlain School 1940 graduate employed by Porteous Mitchel and Braun in Portland The wedding date has not been set
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Edgar R. Comee
Brunswick
Alice Preston
D Jolin Linecoln Baxter
John Lincoln Baxter
Miss Comee
Brunswick High School
Westbrook Junior College
Chamberlain School
Boston
Porteous, Mitchel, and Braun
Portland
Baxter
Deerfield Academy
Bowdein College
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Y M C A Dormitories Expansion Plans Progress
The Y M C A outlines a dormitory project with telephone service in every room and a complete fire protection system. Four exits will service the dormitory area, with entrance from Front Street via the original stairway. Reservations are already being taken and work starts immediately, with the first section possibly ready in 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Guinea pig gifts delight Bath teachers at Christmas party
A guinea pig was among the presents received by Bath school teachers at Friday's Christmas party marking the end of public schools for the holidays. Miss Pauly Metcalf, third grade teacher at North Street Primary School, was noted for her unique contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Pauly Metcalf
North Street
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Oe 1 Cold vegetable dish
Puzzle clues span across sections with items such as Ciborium Breaches District in Venice Artifice Die Legislaturi Disclose Enclosing barrier Source of old French river Well pleased Back Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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Venice
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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the Times Company
A. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Webber, Exitor
Cave
COSMO
Bath’s Navy Club
Nurses’ Home
Bowdoinham Lad
Central Parish House
Brunswick Court
Father
Garment
Dart
Melody
Cleave
Fis
Fio
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