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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
3
The Salvation Army annual maintenance appeal began July 6 with expectations of easier fundraising than last year due to improved business and more generous donors. Bath citizens sponsor the drive, highlighting records of relief work including food baskets and meals, clothing distributions, and homeless services.
The Fourth passed with few serious city incidents while nationwide deaths neared three hundred from highway crashes and drownings. A major fire in the idle Texas shipyard burned unoccupied buildings and one residence belonging to Elmer W. Rogers, which was destroyed. Firefighters contained the blaze to nearby homes with limited damage. The fire origin remained unclear but electrical wiring was unlikely since the starter building was not powered.
Merchants and property owners in Bath circulate petitions to the State Highway Commission urging reconstruction of the Bath Brunswick road on the present route to protect local business and oppose a potential direct ramp to the Carlton bridge that could divert through traffic away from the city. The effort reflects shifting views on routing through traffic and its tax impact on merchants who fear loss of trade.
Miss Charlotte Helen Haley wed Maurice Johnson Lander in Cambridge with Rev. Ernest Heywood officiating. The bride wore her grandmother’s white muslin gown with old lace, previously worn at the Stone House in Bath and by her mother in Brunswick. The gown’s history links Gov. King’s era and Bath’s Stone House.
Commissioner Feyler of the Sea and Shore Fisheries Department coordinates Maine clubs to rebuild the fishing industry with a week of fish programs starting July 20. Clubs will read a department message, offer souvenirs, and feature industry speakers. Moving pictures may follow to illustrate past, present, and future industry prospects.
Mr and Mrs Everett Green hosted a farewell gathering at 66 Bowery Street for their son Leland who departs Saturday with Battery H for a two week period at Fort Williams. Guests included Bernice Robinson Sidney Howard Oscar Robinson and his son Edward plus many family members and friends.
The Dromore Burying Ground association will hold its annual meeting Thursday at one o'clock in the afternoon at the burying ground. All interested are invited to attend or extend a cordial invitation. La Trugworthy of the Independent force is on a two week vacation.
The Salvation Army annual fund drive is under way in Bath led by Edward W. Bridgham and a committee of sponsors. The group hopes for generous gifts to sustain a balanced budget for the coming year, aside from Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets aiding local families. The sponsors include J. Edward Drake Arthur Dunton Mrs Frederick E Drake Mrs John Hyde Mary E Kimball Miriam E Kimball Owen J Ledyard Archibald N Main Rev Joseph O Purdue and others.
Many subscribers install outside electric meters in Bath as they are better protected from weather and easier to read. The meters eliminate the need for the reader to enter homes and reduce in person visits, while base readings can be taken whether residents are home or away. The demand is high and Central Maine users have ordered extra meters.
Lieut Lyle Halstead U S A circled Bath in a Sikorsky seaplane owned by Henry Wallace on a fishing trip. He paused to pick up Theresa Lyden of Springfield visiting Mrs George Sonia at 89 Oliver street Bath. This marked Halstead's second overnight visit over the city.
The Bath city fire department was sent to two incidents last week. At 8 30 PM on Wednesday a fire started in a dwelling at North and Bailey streets owned by Alfred L Tarbox and used by Mr and Mrs Maxcy Lewis due to a flooded oil heater with no damage. A second alarm came at 3 30 AM Thursday for a fire in the hose room at the Bath Iron Works can be confined to a waste can and extinguished by 3 45 with some crew kept on site to ensure no risk of spreading.
Corliss Street church launches its annual three week Daily Vacation Bible School now in its tenth year. Admission limited to public school students due to space. Principal Mrs Wilfred W Chaney leads the program with Rev Frederick P Moffatt in charge of the junior department. Mrs Moffatt teaches the primary and Miss Beulah Pratt the beginners. Morse 36 graduate Herbert L Perry trains as manual arts instructor and Miss I Estelle McCabe serves as secretary. Morning sessions run 9 to 1130 with standard curriculum retained.
A Sunset Park beautification contest offers a $25 prize to the resident with the greatest grounds improvement between June 1 and October 31. A Garden Club committee canvassed residents, with photos to track progress and unbiased judges to select a winner. The project includes finishing touches by painters and lawn work, amid rising home sales and improved streets.
The State Assessor reports a revised approach using a New York collection agency for the Ture camp Boys tax, arguing the city cannot lose and may gain recovery if successful. Center Street parking regulations face aldermanic debate amid shopkeeper complaints of lost business and calls for leniency for legitimate shoppers.
Fred D. Hill, longtime Bath National Bank vice president and cashier since 1893, was granted extended vacation by directors to attend the American Bankers Association convention in San Francisco this summer with the bank footing the travel.
Beacon Street church officers met at the Craft home to organize the annual lawn party led by general chairman William J. Craft. Appointees cover ice cream, soft drinks, frankforts, candy, popcorn, fish pond, aprons, amusements, decorations, and advertising with July 30 and 31 set as the event dates.
Arrowsic Woman's Republican Club hosted a summer gathering at Mrs Horatio L Baker's Bluff Head residence with Woolwich members. They read from the lives of Governor Landon and Col Knox and planned a union meeting with Woolwich and a Sagadahoc Bay picnic on July 28. Tea was served. A fire department call in Bangor tied to women mailing letters in fire alarm boxes occurred again at Grove Street and Stillwater Avenue after a previous similar incident on Court Street.
A mixed grid of across and down clues with numerous word fits. Clues cover verbs nouns adjectives and proper nouns, referencing common puzzle themes and shorthand hints. The page includes an answer to preview and miscellaneous scattered letters and fragments.
The article lists upcoming garden club flower shows across Maine from July to August. Shows include Thomaston July 1 by Thomaston Garden Club and dates for Boothbay, Eliot, Camden, Augusta, Rangelsveen, Southern Portland, York Village, Machias, Bethel, Bath, and more, with multiple garden clubs hosting exhibitions.
Senator N. Gratz Jackson and Elizabeth Farnham marked their 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise party hosted by their son Mark A. Jackson and family at 418 Middle Street. Attendees included son H Laton Jackson and family, Kercher Shaw, and other relatives, with ice cream and cake served. The couple married July 1, 1896 in Bath and have four sons. three were present.
Rev. George B. Wolstenholme, pastor of People's Church for 11 years, was extended a unanimous call to remain for a 12th year at a special meeting following a midweek service. He first arrived in Bath as a summer supply, and his work proved satisfactory enough to earn yearly renewal.
The Winter school opens Monday from 9 to 11 48 in the evening with a varied program including handwork and period work for attendees. It offers a kindergarten department and classes up to eighth grade. A fine faculty includes Miss Elinor Shorey, Mrs. Horace W Ward, Rev Joseph O Purdue, Miss Catherine E Leonard, Miss Janette W Smith, Harold Stanton, and Mr Purdue among others with primary, kindergarten, and music teachers listed.
An Oregon commemorative stamp will issue July 14 at five spots: Astoria Lewiston Missoula Walla Walla and Daniel. The purple three cent stamp shows a double border and a map of the old Oregon Territory including present Idaho Oregon and Washington with the inscription 1836 1936.
At a special meeting last week the First Universalist parish unanimously voted to call Rev. George H. Thorburn Jr. of Herkimer New York to serve as resident pastor starting September 10. Thorburn a Massachusetts native, married with one child, praised for his personable manner and effective work with youth.
Mulford Francis Simmons son of Mr and Mrs Lewis E Simmons of 390 Front street and Esther May Payne daughter of Mr and Mrs Em ory N Payne of Whitefield were married in Gardiner at the clergyman Rev John R Clifford home at 114 Spring street. The single ring service was used. The couple will reside in Bath. Dr and Mrs Warren E Kershner spent the weekend at their camp at Flagstaff.
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