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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1932

Page

6

Hermes Set for Launch on Tuesday at Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works to launch Hermes, the fifth of seven U. S. Coast Guard patrol boats, on Tuesday Feb 23 with sponsor unnamed. Seguin tugboat undergoes boiler and engine repairs while local steamboat inspectors deem it generally sound. Fire department holds routine meeting. next trial run set for Feb 16. Others arrive for service and assignments related to Coast Guard boats and the destroyer Dewey project.

Bath Iron Works Corp Hermes U. S. Coast Patrol Seguin Kennebec Iron Works United States Bath Iron Works Fire Department

Mayor Small Faces City Budget Critique

The piece defends Mayor Small while criticizing prior administrations. It calls for cutting political influence at City Hall and claims critics are ignorant of true conditions. The article suggests more oversight and openness, including public debate with opponents.

February thrills in California snow storm delight Berkeley readers

Mrs. John H. Davenport of Berkeley writes of an unusual February snow storm bringing two inch snow depths. Schools dismissed as children and adults enjoyed snowmen, sliding, and snowballing in the Berkeley Hills. Davenport recalls Maine winter memories and Maine’s beloved state as Captain Kidd’s tale concludes.

California John H. Davenport Berkeley Davenport Georgetown Frank M. Bowker Pine Street Bath Berkeley Hills Gordon Davenport Maine

Maritime Museum for Bath Would Be Great Asset

Mayor Small announced his candidacy for a third term and failed to win a salary raise to 3000 dollars. He attacked critics and newspapers while touting savings in city operations. A proposed maritime museum would chronicle Bath shipbuilding from early English ventures to modern yards, leveraging local collections and patronage to preserve the city’s seafaring heritage.

Small Gillis The Times City of Bath Pres. E. Mason Wright Whitney Finance Committee Purington the Times Land

Cosmopolitan Club observes Washington bicentennial program

The Cosmopolitan club held a Washington bicentennial program during the February meeting attended by 40. The program opened with singing and piano accompaniment, reports by officers, and a plan to form a dramatic department and fundraisers. Attendees heard talks on Washington, a planned Serbia reminiscence event, and a Maine Progressive Union meeting setup with luncheon and entertainment committees.

Washington Cosmopolitan Club Stearns Scott Carolyn Stackpole Elsie Trott Minnie White Book Helen Hartwell House William Dennison Masonic Temple Clinton D. Wilson Archibald Main Serbia Maine Progressive Union John Butler Lewiston District 11 A. E. Chittenden Federated Clubs of Maine Reginald Stacy Ruth Thompson Bessie Hunt Roscoe P. McFadden Isaac Howard Daniel Dougherty Frostina Marston Addie Palmer Bertha Bellerose Anne Quinn Frank Jaqua Haviland Terrey R. Clinton McFadden Marcia Moulton Christine Curtis Lillian Lewin Mildred Nichols H. Emma Magoun Jane Murphy Archibald M. Main Carl Anderson Muriel Howe John Shaw Mary Campbell Leonice Morse Lord Geoffrey Amherst Elizabeth Ames Lillian Norton Cecille Veilleux Dorothy Welch Candlyn Stackpole Sophie Greenblatt Miss Norton Miss Stackpole George Washington S. Greenblatt Betsy Ross Miss Ames Erla Douglas Helen Walker George

Genesta Chapter Installation Praised in Maine

Officers of Genesta chapter No. 73 O E S were installed in the Masonic temple with Miss Mabel J. DeShon of Portland as installing officer. The ceremony featured music by a quartet and an orchestra, floral decorations from local greenhouses, and gifts to retiring matron Mrs. Frieda Bagdikian. A banquet, then dancing, followed the formalities.

Genesta O.E.S Masonic Temple Mabel J. DeShon Portland Grand Chapter Maine William H. Ohler South Portland Kate Perkins Kathryn Smith South Easton Mass Nellie C. Congdon Horace W. Ward Doris I. Leavitt John Wishart Carrie Thompson Annie Cox Edith Rich Mabel Fullerton Bessie Clark May Ward Marshal Mildred Morse Ina Small Ada Bernice Carr Ruth Annie Stacy Esther Olive Tait Martha Marilla Morse Electa Catherine Leonard Warder Frank S. Wakefield Sentinel Ernest Wood Luther S. Thompson Jack Shaw Lloyd G. Daley Shaw John H. Grindell Emery Freeman Woodbury Bailey Kennebec Perkins Miss DeShon Wood Miss Congdon Ohler Cora Mae Hunter Genesta Circle Annie Deering Emma Ehlers Elizabeth Jackson Effie Heald Annette Merrill William G. Congdon Bruce Street Mabel DeShon

Harry Passmore Holds Rotary Club Attendance Record

Harry T. Passmore, secretary of the Bath Rotary club, maintains the district attendance record with ten and a half years of uninterrupted meetings. He often travels long distances to attend away Rotary gatherings, reflecting his dedication. Oliver P. Wish of Portland, a former Bath attendee, died last week, and his memory was praised by Bath Rotarians.

Harry T. Passmore Bath Portland

Figurehead on Ship Belle of Bath

The Belle of Bath figurehead, carved by Mr. Sampson near the Kennebec area, is a renowned 19th century work depicting a richly dressed woman. Built in 1877 at the New England yard later owned by The Texas Steamship Corp, the 1477 ton vessel drew hundreds of spectators to view its elaborate craftsmanship.

Virginia George Popham Colony Popham Beach Bath New York New Amsterdam George Popham England Kennebec Arrowsic Wiliam Phips Woolwich Belle of Bath Sampson Kennebec Coal and Wharf Co Charles T. Jackson Belle of Texas Steamship Corp

Federal Land Bank loans in Sagadahoc total $68200

Pres E H Thomson says losses amount to seven tenths of one per cent and Sagadahoc records show $68200 loaned on farm property in the county over the past decade. Major sums went to Bath and Topsham, with North Bath foreclosure noted on the Arthur P Wright farm. Loans to Arrowsic Bath Bowdoin Bowdoinham Phippsburg Richmond Topsham Woolwich listed. Continued on Page Eight.

Pres. E. H. Thomson Federal Land Bank of Springfield Mass Sagadahoc County Sagadahoc Georgetown West Bath Arrowsic Bath Bowdoin Bowdoinham Phippsburg Richmond Topsham Woolwich Arthur P. Wright North Bath Country Club

Woolwich budget at town meeting to ask $13 443

Woolwich voters will seek appropriations totaling 13 443.90 in the annual town meeting warrant on March 7. A special budget committee meeting in Nequasset reviewed the panel’s recommendations, cutting the prior year’s total by about 5000 and discarding nonessential items.

Woolwich Special Nequasset Duncan MclIntosh Harry Fitch John Brown Asa Hathorne Frank Bailey John Carter Gertrude L. Marston

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Charles Christanson Winton Engine Co Cleveland Gustave Gustafson U. S. Coast Guard Wiliam S. Newell New York City Charles W. Avery Groton Harold P. Small Mayor Small Captain Kidd Front St Maritime Museum Sasanoa Merrymeeting Winneganee Percy & Small Corsair Caroline Kennebec River Samuel R. Percy Wyoming Patten Library Percy John A. Lord Harold M. Sewall Jonathan Philbrook Samuel Swanton McLellan’s Wharf William King Brunswick Custom House John Peterson New Meadows Peleg Tallman City Park Levi Houghton South Street Jonathan Davis Samuel Davis William M. Rogers Nathaniel William Sprague James McLellan Dwelly Turner Joshua Samuel John M. Moody Johnson Rideout G. J. Spear Kelley, Spear Co Charles E. Moody C. J. Jenks E. K. Harding William Rogers J. P B. W C. W. Morse Alexander Robinson John McDonald William T. Donnell G. G. Deering George Hawley C. B. Harrington Adams and Hitchcock B. C S. D. Bailey D. C. Magoun Cosmo Club Harry Passmore Figurehead Federal Land Bank Registry of Deeds Wonder Johnson Brosco
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