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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1939

Page

3

Wiscasset Fire Society hosts banquet at Blair’s Restaurant

The 549th quarterly Wiscasset Fire Society meeting at Blair’s Restaurant included re election of Charles S. Sewall as clerk and Charles E. Knight as treasurer. Neal Creamer served as moderator and toastmaster. Dr. Charles J. DiPerri spoke on drugs in medicine. The event featured talks on local hand tubs and engines now superseded by a motorized department. Attendees included Charles E. Knight and numerous local figures.

Wiscasset Fire Society Blair's Charles S. Sewall Charles E. Knight Neal Creamer Charles J. DiPerri Amazon Nile Charles 8. Sewall Carrol T. Berry John H. Southard Roy R. Marston Elden P. Munsey Alvin W. Keirstead Lawrence B. Haggett Charles E. Cowley Richmond L. White Parker B. Stinson Ellsworth W. Holbrook Wesley C. Day Leon G. Flood Carroll T. Berry Joseph

Engagement of Elsie Bailey to Curtis Pearson

Mr and Mrs Harvey Bailey announce the engagement of their daughter Elsie Bailey of Federal Street to Curtis Pearson of Bath son of the late Mr and Mrs William Pearson of Bath. Bailey a Wiscasset academy valedictorian, Pearson an employee at Bath Iron Works.

Christina Albee Louise Jewett Alice Pichard Frank Winn South Portland Clarence A. Richards Federal Street Elsie Bailey Ruth Jones Verna Southard Ruth Campbell Lillian Rines Helen Quinnam Helen Faulkingham Eva Rankin Phyllis Lewis Madeline Reed Evelyn Hutchins Eleanor Sproul Harriet Jackson Bailey Harvey R. Bailey Curtis Pearson Bath Pearson William Pearson Miss Bailey Wiscasset Academy Morse High School Bath Iron Works

Red Rolfe Speaks at Bath Rotary Luncheon

Bath Rotary members enjoyed a lunch at Hotel Sedgwick with Red Rolfe of the New York Yankees as guest speaker. Superintendent Parker introduced Rolfe, Concord native and former Dartmouth teammate, who recounted training, seasons, and memories including a year with Babe Ruth.

Bath Rotary Club Hotel Sedgwick Fred Hill Parker Red” Rolfe New York Yankees Concord N. H Dartmouth Rolfe Yankee Newark St. Petersburg St. “Pete St. Louis Cardinals Babe Ruth al Webster Lewiston-Auburn Club Charles Joy Lewiston Robert J. Howland Boston Frank A. Vennett City

Bath Boy Earns Eagle Scout Badge at Pine Tree Council Event

Harry E. Fullerton 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Fullerton of 27 Huse Street, received the Eagle Scout badge from Governor Lewis O. Sparrows at the Pine Tree Council annual meeting in Portland. He attended the 1937 Scout Jamboree in Washington and serves as junior assistant scoutmaster and bugler for Troop 55 while active in Morse High School drama, Latin club treasurer Hi Y club and Grace Episcopal church Acolyte Guild.

Harry E. Fullerton Cecil L. Fullerton Huse Street Lewis O. Sparrows Pine Tree Council Inc Boy Scouts of America Hotel Eastland Portland Harry Fullerton Washington Morse High School Acolyte Guild of Grace Episcopal Church

Clever Pony Grandmother

A reader recalls an event near Oscar Bailey’s Wiscasset home involving a baby pony found in the road. The gray pony, believed to be its mother, blocked access and guided the foal back to safety, showing animals’ clever behavior.

The Independent Oscar Bailey Wiscasset Bailey Place

Engagement Announced Between Ruth Hughes and Lloyd Perry

Mrs. Carrie E. Knight announces the engagement of her daughter Ruth Hughes of Cottage Park to Lloyd D. Perry son of Edna Perry of 406 Front Street. Perry works in the tinshop at Bath Tron Works Corp and Miss Hughes has spent three years in the traffic department of the Bath exchange of New England Tel Tel Co. Perry is Morse High School class of 1928 and Hughes is class of 35. The wedding is planned for early Spring.

Carrie E. Knight Cottage Park Ruth Hughes Lloyd D. Perry Edna Perry Front Street Perry Bath Tron Works Corp Miss Hughes Bath Exchange New England Tel, & Tel. Co Morse High School

Parker Head Notes and Local Social Roundup

In Parker Head the Sunday crowd includes Mrs Ray Campbell and Clarence Blaisdell visiting kin. Mrs Julia Logan visits her mother Mrs Henry Mank Sr. The Ladies Sewing club met at Mrs Lewis Lowell’s with a pleasant lunch from five members. Attendees Mildred Harrington Helen Cushing John Perkins Harold Rogers and Orman Rogers from Winnegance went to a Portland fight. Nat Percy visits Bucksport. Boy Scouts wrote to Rev Stevens of Alfred who sent scout pins. Laura Wyman visits North Berwick with her father’s family. Vestry event at Parker Head. Sunday school birthday party honors Jean Hamel Earl Hamel Barbara Mank Sandra Mank and others with games and cakes. Guests include Earl Lowell Lloyd Lowell Dorothy Cushing Charles Savage Ramon Hamel William Cushing. Galen Daley visits Bath relatives. Community Club discussed and made ping pong paddles. James Chambers spends weekend in Harmony. Jennie Hallett and Frances Schreiter visit from Cathance for Sewing club but return early due to illness. Mrs Leston Harrington hosts cards. Mrs Earl Lowell hosts a small party with Mrs Lewis Lowell Florence Rollins. Allie Rollins shops in Portland. Halletts visit Woolwich for weekend. Award Day at Sunday School yields gold cross pins for nine Sundays attendance: Fred Libby Lloyd Lowell Sally Pearl Lowell Barbara Mank Jean Hamel. Six Sundays recipients get Bible pictures: Sandra Mank Dorothy Cush ing Clayton Charles Doris Savage William Cushing Ramon Hamel Earl Hamel Laura Wyman.

Ray Campbell Clarence Blaisdell Julia Logan Boston Henry Mank Ladies Sewing Club Lewis Lowell Mildred Harrington Helen Cushing Portland John Perkins Harold Rogers Orman Rogers Winnegance Nat Percy Bucksport Charles Stevens Alfred Laura Wyman North Berwick Parker Head Jean Hamel Earl Hamel Barbara Mank Sandra Mank Fred Libby Carolyn Wallace Doris Savage Clayton Savage Sally Pearl Lowell Lynette Caverly Earl Lowell Lloyd Lowell Dorothy Cushing Charles Savage Ramon Hame William Cushing James Chambers Harmony Jennie Hallett Frances Schreiter Cathance William Hallett Sewing Club Florence Rollins Leston Harrington Allie Rollins William Hallett and William, Jr Woolwich Clayton Charles Ramon Hamel

Sportsmen oppose proposed legislation on gunning floats

Sagadahoc Red Gun & Skeet Association voted 14 to 5 against a bill to bar decorated gunning floats in Merrymeeting Bay. About 30 sportsmen attended the public hearing at City Hall with Ransom Kelley urging the measure, while experienced gunners argued existing restrictions are sufficient.

Sagadahoc Ransom Kelley Arnold Trail Sportsmen's Club Fairfield Kelley

Obituary of Frank Raymond Blake 74 Bath native dies in Mechanic Falls

Frank Raymond Blake 74 of Bath died Monday in Mechanic Falls at his daughter’s home after years of ill health and a stroke. Born February 9 1863 in South Harpswell, he worked as a coastwise trader and carpenter before living in Mechanic Falls. He leaves wife Annie Cromwell Blake two daughters Mrs James Williams Mechanic Falls and Mrs Don Foote Bangor one son Herbert L Blake Saugus Mass one sister Mrs Charles Noble South Harpswell ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral was Wednesday at Tucker funeral home Mechanic Falls.

Frank Raymond Blake Bath Mechanic Falls James Williams Mr. Blake South Harpswell A. Raymond Cinderella (Jewett) Blake Annie M. Cromwell Westport Lower Washington Street Rose Rivel Don L. Foote Bangor Herbert L. Blake Saugus Mass Charles Noble Tucker Funeral Home

Dromore Grange Installations and Local Visits

Local residents attend Dromore Grange installations in Bath and Sagadahoc county. Visitors include Rev. and Mrs. Stevens of Alfred, Mrs. Derwent of Jefferson, Capt. and Mrs. Perry in New York week, and several Holmes and Rogers households. The gathering features installing officers from Dirigo and West Bath with about 50 attendees. The new altar dedication awaits master Mrs. Elfreda Perkins recovery from an automobile accident.

Charles L. Stevens Alfred Dromore Grange Anna Derwent Jefferson Dromore James L. Morse Harry Gilmor William B. Perry Hattie Pye Bath William W. Hosmer Frank P. Leavitt C. M. Leavitt South Portland Ida Hinckley Five Islands J. Lester Morse New York South America Gardiner Rogers Sally Brunswick Road Meadowbrook Sagadahoc County Emma Ferguson Bowdeinham Adelbert F. Williams Augusta Nathaniel Perkins Curtis Funeral Home Alvin Pye William Gilman Church Committee Center School Lynette Caverly Jay K. Bowker George Betts Stanley Williams Percy Holbrook Campbell's Pond Charles Pye, Jr Small Point Howard S. Bowker Stonybrook Fred Mains George W. Larrabee, Jr West Bath Bodwell Dirigo Woolwich Hubert T. McCarty Georgena Thorpe Isabel Smart Elfreda Perkins

Mrs. Ann Farrin 87 Dies After Illness in Bath Home

Mrs. Ann S Farrin widow of Henry R Farrin died Friday evening at 41 Green Street Bath after a heart attack two days earlier. Born in Edinborough Scotland she grew up in Tops ham and lived in Bath for more than 60 years. Survived by son Frank J Farrin Bath three daughters Emma Kenney Buffalo New York Albert E Desmond Bath Russell M Colby Bath and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Ann S. Farrin Henry R. Farrin Green Street Farrin Edinborough Scotland James Agnes Hardie Topsham Bath Emma

Death of Allen D. Niles in Boston

Mrs Nellie Wheaton Niles of South Portland learns of the sudden death of Allen D. Niles a 48 year old railway mail clerk at Boston City Hospital after a day’s work. He was born in Hallowell a Mason and served 20 years in the railway mail service. He is survived by his wife a son Frederick 11 a mother and three brothers. Funeral was Monday at Phillips Funeral Home South Portland with burial in Hallowell.

Allen D. Niles South Portland Boston City Hospital Mr. Niles Hallowell Hallowell Lodge of Masons Niles Nellie Wheaton Niles Bath New England Tel. & Tel. Co Frederick Walter Groveton N. H Carroll Rockland Oliver Niles Mississippi Phillips Funeral Home Ocean Street Philip O'Hara George R. Perry David Tabor Eugene Footer Adeline McAllister

Popham Beach News Notes and Coastal Incidents

S. L. Ganick of the United States Engineering Office Boston and William W. Robinson Bath visited to review river beach damage with maps. The Lusitania steamer, after fog, ran ashore on clam flats then reached deeper water. Obituary notices, birthday events, and cottage moves feature alongside lighthouse work and local visits.

S. L. Ganick United States Engineering Office Boston William W. Robinson Bath William Hill Naugatuck Conn Ganick Lusatania Kennebec Atkins Bay Seaman E. Drake Horatio N. Drake Vinalhaven Grand Manan Island Canada Indian Point Osgood Bernard Carleson Dix Island Silver Lake Hibiscus Sugar Loaf Newport News Marion Bridges Stanley Perkins Lynette Caverly Sebasco Stanley Arline Virginia Perkins Betty Charles Kenneth Leonard Merrill Gloria Inest Oliver Bertha Walter Nancy Newdick David Carol E. E. Drake Muriel Debra Huntley Barbara Luke Lighthouse East Boothbay Stephen Ethier Nassau Bahamas Ellison Moody Popham Leslie Greenlaw Leslie Leroy Mr. Oliver Mr. Osgood Capit E. W. Osgood

Herbert C Stevens 75 Dies At Bath Home

Herbert C Stevens 75 died Friday afternoon at his Bath home on Cobb road. A carpenter, he came from Portland to Bath 12 years ago. Born in Chelsea Maine, he was son of Henry and Sarah Stevens and is survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs Earl Randlette of Portsmouth New Hampshire, a brother George Stevens of Windsor Maine, a sister Mrs Mabel Aldrich of Hallowell, and a grandson Herbert A Randlette of Portland.

Herbert C. Stevens Cobb Road Trent Bath Portland Mr. Stevens Chelsea Henry Sarah Cappers Stevens Earl Randlette Portsmouth N. H George Stevens Windsor Mabel Aldrich Hallowell Herbert A. Randlette

Engineer Visits Popham Beach Over Erosion Threat

S. S. Ganick of the United States Engineers Office Boston called at Popham Beach Thursday with Bath resident William W. Robinson his daughter Mrs. William E. Hill and cottage owner Niles Cameron of the Coast Guard station plus Capt. Llewellyn Oliver to inspect river bank erosion endangering several cottages. Photographs and a contour map were collected for later study and report.

S. S. Ganick United States Engineers Office Boston Popham Beach William W. Robinson Bath William E. Hill Naugatuck Hill Hiram T. Stevens Ganick Park Square

Bath Iron Works Notes and Gossip

A long history of Bath Iron Works from its 1889 founding by General Thomas Worcester Hyde through its evolution to the present. The piece covers early contracts, notable ships including the Machias and Corsair, key executives like William S. Newell and Archibald M. Main, and anecdotes on riveters, aluminum use, and factory life plus a look at employee culture and bowling matches.

Bath B.I.W Thomas Worcester Hyde Hyde Windlass Co Water Street Machias Maine Ethel Hyde Castine Cottage City Manhattan Maine Steamship Co Frank Jones Maine Central Railroad

Legislative orders limit bill reception in 1939 session

In the Senate on January 4 1939 the house agrees to bar any bill or resolve received after 4 p m on Thursday February 9 1939 without unanimous consent. If not unanimous in the other house reception, bills go to the Ninetyth Legislature. Exceptions apply for joint committee reports and measures to aid the Eighty ninth Legislature. A true copy ATTEST.

Senate House

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Garrison Hill Elizabeth Harding Roger Cowley Maybelle Sherman William Cochran Eva G. Wise Laura G. Evans Ruth Leighton Carolyn Pendleton Fannie Adams Agnie Rines Frank H. Gray Marion Smith Cora Bean Helen Gorham St. Philip's Woman's Auxiliary Sarah Keirstead Main Street Eliza Holbrook Edith Bellas White Anna Holbrook Plum Woolwich Grange Charles M. White Albert Bailey John Sutter Cora Pearson Sutter Mary Hunnewell Ammon Soule Florence Smith John Carter Bernice Bailey Ceres Wilma Nelder Pomona Rachel Lawrence Flora Forrest Johnson Arthur Williams Alton Smith Merle Jameson Edward Lowe South Paris Eva Gorham Wise Fred Dunn Teddie Dunn Clara Wright Bath Road George Cowley Reading Connecticut Earl Carleton Boothbay Harbor Carleton Southport Bridge John H. Dunton Lee S. Gorham Raymond Palmer Sylvia Palmer Joseph T. West Damiariscotta Lincoln County Stephen Wright Wright Vivian R. Giles Mr. West Arthur Greenleaf Sea and Shore Fisheries Weston Hilton Clarence A.richards Elton H. Lewis Herbert Pinkham Boothbay Harvey Sprague Melvin H. McKown Alton Dickinson George Reed Leland Bryant Elmer Campbell West Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries O. E Will Governor Barrows Frank R. Blake Phippsburg Mrs. Ann S. Farrin Bath Telephone Karl Hentz Long Island Millington, N. J Sail Loft Eleanor William Slater Slatersville R. I U. S. Navy Congress United States Shipbuilding Co Charles M. Schwab John S. Hyde Hyde Bath Iron Works, Ltd William T. Cobb Theodore Friedelberg William S. Newell American Brown Boveri Electrical Corp Camden N. J Archibald M. Main B.L. Corp Messrs. Newell and Main Vanda Ernest B. Dane Brookline Henry J. Gielow South Pacific J. Pierpont Morgan Mr. Slater Mr. Morgan Newell Albany, N. Y Winchester Massachusetts Institute of Technology Old Iron Works Maryland Steel Co Sparrow's Point M.I.T New York Shipbuilding Co Bath Iron Works Corp Clyde Byles and Barr Glasgow University Knute Rockne Eastern Shipbuilding Co New London Naval Merrill Stevens Jacksonville, Fla Pusey & Jones Corp Wilmington Del W. 8. Newell L. Eugene Thebeau Chesapeake Thebeau Old Bath High School Cole Bath Business College Maine Central R.A Eddie Clough Sam Clough Brother Clough Earl Larrabee Fawney” Cookson Fortier Edgar Oliver Edgar Harry Farrell Bob Lambie E. Oliver F. Fortier J. Taylor Tom Allen Bob Crean A. Turcotte Stan Brown Everett Pierce Harry B. Briggs, Jr al Perry J. W. Osborn Chester Marr Thatcher Pinkham Tim McCabe South Yard Bean Rock Merrymeeting Bay George Harnish Shipfitting Department George Barker Johnny Hayes Woods’ Point Hamish Gerald Atkinson Frank Plummer Dick Frates Charlie Cotten Bob Sturtevant Frank Reinoehl State OF Attest Roydon V. Brown
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