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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1933
Page
6
Maine lawmakers seek input from lobstermen via a three thousand postcard questionnaire on nine inch and double gauge laws to protect the resource. Fishermen, editors, and neighbors discuss Canada’s imports and a shift from porgy fishing to lobster, fearing a collapse of a multi million dollar industry.
The Park Alley Bowling League shows the Willows and Shamrocks tied for first with 40 wins and 12 losses each. The Baxters sit third with 37 wins and 15 defeats, closing the gap.
Three local men pleaded guilty to intoxication charges after being booked Saturday night and a fourth was brought in to sober up. They received one year probation and court costs of 4.95 or 5.30 dollars. The arrests marked the start of the 1933 34 fiscal year. In another notice, Joseph Dubay and Phoebe Carney wed in Mattawamkeag officiated by Rev. Frederick McNeill at Shorett's luncheonette.
Troop 6 of Bangor conducted a cookie sale by taking orders then delivering cookies from a Bangor bakery. Proceeds will cover troop registration. The effort is led by Captain Lydia Adams and Lieut Leona Leighton.
Mr and Mrs Page Wyman and Mr and Mrs Waldo Weston of Bath visited at Popham Beach. Emily Wyman dined with Mrs Ernest Rogers. A son named Reginald was born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Pye. Freeman C Bowker funeral held in Bath with private bearers and burial at Oak Grove.
Freeman C Bowker born 1850 in Phippsburg lived there most of his life. He farmed at Meadowbrook and built houses in Woburn Massachusetts before returning to own a model farm at Meadowbrook Seabsc o and Parents Center. Survived by widow Annie Sprague two sons Jay K and Harry P Bowker two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The Dromore Farm Bureau will meet in the club house on February 17 to discuss Square Meals for Health. Mrs. Clara Oliver chairs the business meeting. Ruth Trask leads the demonstration with a menu from Home Demonstration Agent Miss Welch. Ladies’ committees are listed, plus a note on Pepperell family silver at Kiterry Congregational church and local history. Do not discard cigars and matches until extinguished.
The opening of the Boston Rotary Convention office last week kicked off preparations for six to eight thousand Rotarians at the 24th annual convention June 26 to 30 in Boston. President Clinton P. Anderson will speak, with a schedule of international fellowship events and district dinners.
The Thespians under H Augustus Huse present The Solid South a comedy drama by Lawton Campbell on Tuesday evening February 21. It is their second production of the season following Fred Ballards Ladies of the Jury which delighted audiences. The play debuted in 1930 at the Lyceum Theatre New York later starring Richard Bennett. The Thespians are noted for enjoyable performances drawing a growing following.
Bridge traffic for January fell by 563 motor vehicles and 1,878 people compared with the same month in 1932. Receipts dropped $393.10 to $4,372.10 as 13,977 vehicles and 25,875 people used the bridge. Also noted is a 50 year old anecdote about Benjamin Kiniston driving his colt Sandy from Saco to the Preble House in Portland in one hour and ten minutes.
Edgar W. Oliver at Bath Iron Works injured a thumb at work. He received care at Bath City hospital and is recovering. A fleet of over a dozen ice boats has been or will be finished for lake use with ice on the lake frozen over the past two nights. Many boats are expected to be in service Sunday. The Squaw club enjoyed a Friday evening gathering hosted by Mrs. Edgar W. Oliver featuring five bridge tables and refreshments. Next week the club will meet at Mrs. Harry F. Oliver’s home. Members of the Women’s Auxiliary to the Community club traveled to Bath to attend the Progressive Union of Clubs meeting at the Cosmopolitan club. Charles E. Wilson recently turned 84 at his daughter Mrs. Winnie S. Merry’s home. He received a birthday cake from granddaughter Mrs. Alvah Morse and, in good health, has chopped winter wood for ten years.
West Bath Grange members enjoyed a series of amusements during Monday night’s gathering directed by Miss Lollian E. Lewin. A memory test, orange stunt, and limerick contest entertained 70 attendees, with reading by Mrs. Minnie Smith and a pantomime by Miss Dorothy Welch and Miss Edith Gott. A production of Glorious Annabelle is planned for February 16 with a dance to follow.
The Maine Federation of Women's clubs held a Midwinter meeting in Augusta with 52 attendees from Lisbon Progressive, Winnegance Auxiliary, Cosmopolitan, Freeport, and Lincoln county Union. Performances included Merton Sprague and Louise Calderwood plus readings by Edna St. Vincent Millay, with Miss Carrie Hall of Boston donating a silver ship centerpiece for the luncheon.
With little hope of continuing business and plans for a near term shutdown, Jefferson-Rafter in Norway announced it would stay in operation after a wage scale and working conditions adjustment. Stephen O. Jellerson said the company will provide work for as many workers as possible as demand and buyer competition press on the region.
Prof Roscoe J Ham of Brunswick sails from New York City aboard the Europa bound for Bremen He will take a sabbatical from Bowdoin College and spend months in Munich and other German cities to study and travel Later he plans visits to England and France.
Morse High School releases honor lists for the third ranking period from Dec 12, 1932 to Jan 27, 1933 and for the first half year from Sept 12, 1932 to Jan 27, 1933. Postgraduates, seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen appear with highest honors and honors designations, naming students such as Em ma Colby James Temple Louise Calderwood Evelyn Coombs Bertha Lord Christine McCourt Phyllis Chaney Joseph Cyr Ruth King John Skelton Barbara Brown Edward Owen Bea trice Adams Ruth Cohen Beatrice Adams William Boyce Rosalys Des jardins Dorothy Parshley and many others. The half year list includes Car ol Stevens James Temple Louise Calderwood Emma Colby Evelyn Coombs Bertha Lord Christine McCourt and additional seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen with honors designations.
The Sacred Heart circle of the D of I admitted five members at its Friday meeting and outlined a dance at the Arcade on the 16th. Mrs Grace Cunningham chairs the social committee. March duties assigned to Catherine O'Hara Rita Mulcahy Eva Tattoo Josephine Tardiff Elizabeth Gabagon Agnes Wright Esther Moses Margaret Ingraham Margaret Flaherty Laura O'Connor. The first annual banquet is set for next Sunday at the Phoenix with Jennie Allen in menu charge Margaret Allen Mary Royal decorations and Dora Collins entertainment. Ticket distribution by Nora McLaughlin Addison Jones Grace Cunningham Mary Royal Margaret Allen.
Eight men were given lodging at the police station and a record number in the Davenport Memorial area with arrivals from six to ten p.m. Most were passing through Bath seeking work elsewhere, well dressed, while four drunks remained in the lockup. Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson is ill at 785 High Street.
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