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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1937

Page

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Sewall Nominated for Third Term as Mayor in GOP Caucus

Mayor Arthur Sewall won renomination for a third term in a Republican mayoralty caucus defeating Pres. Donald N. Small by 18 votes. Sewall received 158 to Small's 140 with the nomination paper to be signed in Brunswick hospital after Sewall’s major surgery.

Arthur Stowall Donald N. Small Common Council Fred W. Quimby Republican City Committee Sewall Edward W. Bridgham John A. Lord USN Pres. Smalls Charles T. Small, Jr Thatcher B. Pinkham Small Brunswick Bridgham

Ward Nominations Set in City Election Caucuses

Democrats and Republicans held ward caucuses last week with small attendances. Ward leaders announced nominees for aldermen ward by ward and council seats across seven wards, with several incumbents renominated and some contests decided, including Morse over Duprey and Donnell over Witham in Ward 1.

City Hall South End North End Ward 6 WN. Gratz Jackson Elbridge R. Wright Herbert R. Morse Stillman P. Duprey Council Gladys S. Donnell Malcolm C. Witham Witham Constable

Bath Couple Celebrates 58th Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Zina B Hunt of 62 High Street Bath marked 58 years of married life on February 1. He, 85, and she, 80, remain active and engaged in local affairs. Married February 1 1879 by Rev J S Packard at his home in Corliss Street.

Zina B. Hunt Winnegance High Street Bath Winneganee

Local Ward Officials Names List By Districts

A fragmented OCR shows multiple ward level name lists for wards 1 through 7. The text compiles officials and residents including Wallace Reed Stanley Brown Burgess Miller Clappison Haskell Higgins Denham Lennox Gallant Tardiff Wagner Cahill Lyden Nichols Baer Connard Hart Pomerleau Miller Desmond MacDougall Perry Pierce Tardif Savage Conley Wing MacDonald Conley Dunbar Renaud Millett Miller Clark Witham Smith Trask Green and others across wards.

Wallace S. Reed Stanley M. Brown Alexander Burgess, Jr Edward F. Miller James A. Clappison Robert H. Haskell Roscoe P. Higgins Alden P. Denham, Jr Kenneth Ge Lennox Albert J. Gallant Rosario J. Tardiff Robert KE. Wagner William A. Cahill Walter G. Lyden Guy A. Nichols George Baer Connard John FE. Hart Alfred Pomerleau William H. Miller Albert F. Desmond Daniel A. MacDougall Carleton W. Perry Roger W. Pierce Dominique J. Tar

James F. Bonness Confined to Home Business

James F. Bonness of the Central Barber shop is confined to his home business due to unspecified illness or restriction, leaving his shop temporarily closed and affecting local grooming services.

James F. Bonness

Powers Named Democratic Mayor Candidate in Bath Caucus

H Martin Powers was unanimously nominated for Bath mayor by the Democratic caucus in the municipal auditorium. He credited the Washington Democratic administration with Bath’s improved business climate and fiscal results, while pledging to press for another victory on March 1.

Arthur Sewall Washington, D. C H. Martin Powers Democratic City Committee Powers Robert H. Haskell Alderman Haskell Leslie J. Wald Charles C. Toothaker John M. Conley, Jr Ralph C. Covel Walter G. Lyden Toothaker Daniel E. McPhee Wold Covel Democratic Party Bath Franklin Delano Roosevelt Infair Ness Washington

Bath Iron Works Launches Navy Ferry Aquidneck

The Bath Iron Works Corp. launched the 151 foot ferry Aquidneck at 2 14 p m Saturday for the United States Navy torpedo station in Newport R I The vessel valued near 350 000 was christened by 14 year old Valnessa Easton daughter of Lieut Commander and Mrs Glenn H Easton Two Morse high school sophomores Jo an McCall and Jean McCall attended the ceremony as attendants to the christening

United States Navy Newport R. L Aquidneck Bath Iron Works Corp Valnessa Easton Glenn H. Easton Morse High School

Change in Court Plans For City To Be Opposed

A Maine bill from Senator Sumner Sewall proposes revamping Bath municipal court with a clerk instead of a recorder, raising salaries and altering procedures. The measure, drawn after finance and accounts committees discussed city needs, faces opposition with no hearing date set. The proposal shifts jurisdiction and clerk duties under Sagadahoc County limits and requires governor appointment with consent of the legislature.

Maine Bath Sumner Sewall Savadahoc Judiciary Committee Sewall Finance Committee

Kennebec Boston Steamboat Service Opens Coastal Line Era

History of the Kennebec Steamboat Co. details the Star of the East service from the 1660s to the 20th century, led by Captain Jason Collins and later James B. Drake. Drake expanded the Bath Boothbay route, forming the Eastern Steamboat Co. and boosting Kennebec service, with the steamer Kennebes built in 1889 and later renamed Sayannebeck era.

Henry W. Owen JR Daniel Webster Kennebec Steamboat Co Star of the East Kennebec Boston Jason Collins James B. Drake Bath Mr. Drake Orrington Samuel S Priscilla Barstow) Drake Phippsburg James Litchfield Academy Drake Benjamin C Sewall J. H. Allen & Co Lincoln National Bank Bath Trust Co Eastern Steamboat Co Boothbay Harbor Eastern Steamship Co New England Edward Drake Kennebe Steamboat Co Clauties W. Morst Serry Kennebec Steambout Co New England Co Colite Sayannebeck Zo Venir Koemiebes Cpr Collis Largadahock Capt Baker R New York Kenneber

Bath Iron Works Plans Two Night Safety Party at High School

Bath Iron Works Co holds a two night celebration at Morse high school auditorium and gymnasium to close its Fourth Semi Annual Safety Contest. About 3 000 employees and guests will see 13 vaudeville acts with 27 performers from Boston and New York, followed by dancing.

Bath Iron Works Co Morse High School RKO Metropolitan of Boston Palace Theatre New York Harold L. Adams John H. Grindell Bath Portland Ultra Fine Cressey-Alln Co New England James G. Jenkins Mr. Adams Harry McGowan James Rooney Ferrari & DeCoots Lormershirs Marion Dunempe Mary Palmer White Roberts Yvonne Taylor

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Harold P. Small Quimby Henry G. Hodgdon James A. Bimson Earl P. Cahoon Harrison F. Bowie Ellery E. Whittemore Everett M. Quimby George,m. Emery Arthur H Price Irving C. Varney Harold E. Tobey Arlettus M. Yates Frank H Turner Berenice Colby Arthur J. Dunton R. Clinton McFadden Arthur W. Gediman Henry G. Hodggdon Edward W. Vaughan Ralph W. Bragg E. Mason Wright Leon J. Billings Mr. Billings Elford A. Stover Ruth L. Dennison Horace B. Woodman William O. Robson George M. Emery Frank T. Fortier Ralph W. Brage Frederick E. Drake William T. Donnell Frank H. Turner Walter C. Rovers Earl P. Morse Ralph Guy Harris T. Rodick Bartlet O. Smith Ward Merritt A. Mitchell Arthur Ward Forest E. Legard Woodbury W. Bailey Edgar B. McCausland Philip A. Roberts Edward G. Billings Peter F. Strack Josephine McNeil Grippe Louis P. Eseley Ralph F. Small Gladys Donnell William W. Hosmer Bessie E. Dickinson Edward H. Hartwell Bertha M. Dunbar Earle Temple Elizabeth B. Deering Edith Abbott Eva J. Lemont Florence E. McClure Frances T. Clark Antoinette L. Teeling Edward Clancy Leforest E. Springer Chester Aderton Frank A. Danforth Charles FE Robbins Emma J. Oliver Mr. Hunt Winifred H. Hunt Hunt Bath Iron Works Flint Bessie M. Hunt Central Grammar School James L. Hunt Wardens William FE. McLaughlin Selden O| Harrington James P. Sutherland Herbert B. Luce Edith M. Renaud Ralph Millett Catherine Be, Miller Frances T Clark Joseph Smith George G. Trask Everett T. Green Uncle Sam’s Navy Miss Vanessa Easton Vanessa Easton U.S. Navy Sagadahoc Ceria Arrowsie Geovertow Phippsburp West Bath Woolwich Ordindouce Fulton Clermont Cape Cod Ransom B. Fuller Iron Works Rines Blues Clarence Fo Baker Weds Donald J. Avery Lato Employes Dian Eyet Powits
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