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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1936

Page

8

Eleven Nurses Gradutate In Bath Memorial Ceremony

Eleven Bath Memorial Hospital nursing graduates received diplomas in a notably large ceremony. Dr Fuller urged ideals and humility while President Thebeau praised the hospital’s progress, Florence Nightingale pledge was recited, and a display of diplomas followed by a social with ice cream and cake.

Fuller Bath Memorial Hospital Florence Nightingale Davenport Fund Helen V. Downing Thebeau Miss Downing Dorothy Ruth Sprague Kingfield Evelyn L. Plummer Bath Grace E. Carpenter Prince William N. B Irene K. Kiernan Fort Fairfield Lois F. Sidelinger Nobleboro Jennie M. Trail Fredericton Anstress C. Larrabee West Bath Catherine M. Harnish Annah G. ‘Chaney Idah F. Ashe Calais Nellie B. Long Miss Plummer Kiernan Long Miss Trail Miss Chaney A. Margaret Chaney R. N School of Nursing J. Albert Redlon Harry G. Deering Mary F. Gibbons J. R. Andrews

For Sale Secondhand Lumber Items Doors Windows And More

For sale secondhand lumber of all kinds including doors frames windows casings clapboards. Apply F. D. Scott Popham Beach. 7 16 wp.

F. D. Scott Popham Beach

Bath Firemen Praised for Good Work in Checking Fire

Sightseers view ruins of The Texas Steamship Co. yards after a blaze that destroyed a shipyard storehouse and nearby homes. Citizens praise local and Brunswick crews for halting the fire despite dry interiors fueling flames. S.H. Rice arrives from New York to assess loss with George C. Quicksall of The Texas Steamship Co.

BATH Texas Yard Texas Steamship Co Elmer W. Rogers Bowery Street Brunswick S. H. Rice The Texas Corporation New York George C. Quicksall

Presidential Special Passes Through Bath

The presidential train bearing Roosevelt and entourage sped through Bath at 7 42 am on its way from Hyde Park to Rockland to depart for a Maine coast cruise with his three sons. The eight car train was hauled by two locomotives and slowed for the city’s compact section. Governor Brann was seen breakfasting in the diner with few others in the entourage.

Roosevelt Hyde Park N. Y Rockland Penobscot Bay Maine Bath Louis J. Brann

Striped Bass Taken From the Kennebec River

Local anglers Harry E. Cooke and Edward S. Gediman caught three striped bass opposite the city on the Kennebec River while trolling from a motorized boat. This marks the first solid evidence of good river fishing here, though salmon sightings have been reported nearby.

Kennebec Harry E. Cooke Willow Street Edward S. Gediman Pratt Street Merrymeeting Bay

Lightning destroys elm tree near Thurlow home

A bolt struck the old elm in the yard of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Thurlow at 389 High street during a 4 30 Tuesday morning shower. Bark strips up to 12 feet long ripped from the trunk and scattered in the yard. The tree stood 12 feet from the Thurlows’ dwelling where Mrs. Thurlow rested after a month long illness and was unnerved by the strike. A boisterous shower with thunder and heavy rain lasted about five minutes. Miss Ruth Dale of Middle street works at Senter's Inc.

Joseph B. Thurlow High Street

Public card party funds Merrymeeting grange in Bowdoinham

The well attended event awarded first prize to Miss Ida Fowle second to Miss Alice Maxwell and third to Mrs Charles Hackett. Local residents visited Brunswick Camden Portland Lewiston and Old Orchard with many staying at area homes. A box social and dance will benefit the grange with ladies urged to bring boxes.

Merrymeeting Grange Ida Fowle Alice Maxwell Charles Hackett John Purington Joseph Cate Bar Harbor Emma Raymond Brunswick Hospital James Brawn Dolly Brawn Edward Wilson Lauris Wilson Old Orchard Phillip Rideout Camden Mr. Rideout Sadie Smith Orr’s Island J. E. Cornish Harvey Given Mr. Bangs Brunswick L. H. Bishop Portland Harold Cheney Percy Blanchard Richmond Edward White Coventry Conn George Hackett Leon Cash Connecticut Cash Ruth Jones Helen Courtney New York Wilbur Small Lewiston Hospital Nathalie Given Auburn William Given Murl Downing Addie Fowle Linden Little Jean Greenfield Mass Little Albert Fosset Wren Fossett Frank Given Bailey’s Island Bowdoin Baileys Belle Umberhind Dorothy Dickinson Fred J Perkins South Portland Elson Harford Harold Rollins Booker Douglas Lena Cornish Ethel Temple Lewiston

Probate Court Session Clears Several Estates in Sagadahoc

Judge Wal ter S Glidden presided at Sagadahoc July term probate court Tuesday with limited business. Wills allowed include William Kenyon estate and Oscar Ingalls estate. Admin appointments include Jennie Davis and Lydia Galt, with bonds noted. Inventories and accounts filed cover Barbour Moore Scott Fitch, Jones, Allen, Taylor, Melcher, Deering, Harris, Spear, Whalen, Hawkes, and Deering estates, among others.

Walter S. Glidden Sagadahoc William 5. Kenyon Fort Dodge Allan M. Kenyon Oscar B. Ingalls Topsham Bertha M. Ingalls Henry E. Houdlette Richmond Ernest L. Goodspeed Gardiner Jennie A. Davis Bath Carroll E. Davis Lydia L. Galt West Bath June R. Thornton John W. B. Barbour Thelma Barbour Moore Justine B. Scott Bernadine Scott Fitch William H. Jones James F. Jones Everett L. Allen Bowdoin E. E. Baker Guardian Mary J. Taylor Daniel Williams Charles A. Melcher Belmont Mass Edward W. Bridgham Maurice R. Deering Bernice C. Deering J. W. Randlette August Harris Allan Spear Frank H. Whalen Annie L. Hawke

Yankee schooner visits port with Girl Scout crew

The 90 foot Yankee schooner yacht from Gloucester called at the port Tuesday night with a group of Girl Scouts cruising the Maine coast. They anchored below the bridge and spent the evening ashore. Wednesday morning the yacht moved upriver, then returned with three girls perched on the mast and cross trees for a close view of navigation.

Gloucester Maine

State Laboratory Report Fails to Solve Christel Case

The Bath case of 26 year old Albura Christel ends with a report showing 24 percent alcohol in the stomach and trace zinc in organs but no poison. Officials remain cautious about foul play, keeping the investigation active while seeking new witnesses and information.

Albura Christel Bath Kennebec River Ralph O. Dale Elmer W. Campbell Division of Sanitary Engineering Department of Health and Welfare Attorney General's Department Christel Frank Cooper Camden Ada Mills Dale Ardenne A. Stott Sagadahoc Stott Ralph Dale

Commissioner Bell to Visit Maine on Lobster Station Plan

Commissioner Frank B. Bell of the U S Bureau of Fisheries will meet Maine officials Rodney Feyler and Governor Brann to discuss a lobster rearing station and seek federal funds. The visit aims to assess sites, feasibility, and needed action to help the lobster industry amid fisheries concerns.

Bell Brann Feyler

Salvation Army Drive Progresses in Bath First Week

The Bath Salvation Army maintenance fund targets $3,000 and reports over $309 raised last week. Adjutant and Mrs. Tripp will remain another year at residents’ request, offering July salaries to help hit the goal. List of donors includes Clover Farm Store, W. P. Hatch, Oakhurst Dairy, Trott Bros, A and P Stores, and many locals.

Salvation Army Tripp Army Bath Clover Farm Store C. W. Rogers Inc George Hibbs Burnham Auto Supply W. P. Hatch William Mann Arthur R. D. Skillings E. W. Foster F. Fortier F. Irish Minnie OC. Woodman Dan Dougherty William Shorty Martha P. Small Helen H. Magoun A.M. Main Bily Pray Myra W. S. Dean Carl Kennedy

Work of sweeping Kennebec completed

The Kennebec sweep by government engineers is finished. The Josephine towboat brought the three scows back to Boston from Bath after over two months of work. New charts are expected soon, and navigation toward Richmond and Dresden may resume this month as piers and bridges are evaluated.

Kennebec Richmond Augusta U. S. Engineering Department Josephine Bath Boston Dresden Kennebec River Richmond- Dresden

Bath Visitors Return to Philippines via New York and Frisco

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Schwartz and daughter Ann Berle of Manila recently spent a month in Bath with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Solovich and in Portland with his family. They plan to visit Portland again before proceeding to New York and then sail by ship from Frisco to their home in the Philippines. This is Schwartz’s first Bath visit in five years. he manages the automobile department for P. and C. Co. of Manila. Mrs. Schwartz and Ann Berle visited Bath two years earlier after a tour abroad that included the Holy Lands Paris and Marseilles.

Abraham Schwartz Ann Berle Manila Philippine Islands Bath Joseph Solovich High Street Portland New York San Francisco Frisco Philippines Schwartz P. and C. Co Automobile

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senter’s, Inc W. E. M’kay & Co Harold Earnheart Algerican College of Surgeons Arthur Sewall Herbert L. Douglas Boston City Hospital Bath Hospital Bath School William D. Sewall Downing John A. Morse House Morse J. A. Redlon BREWSTER —G._ SEDGWICK OPTOMETRIST Arthur Allen Bath Trust Bill Hatch Washington and Beacon Streets Sewall’s Hill Washington Street King’s Dock North End Ruth Dale Middle Street T. C. Hill F. O Laconia N. H Bowdoinham Glidden Yankee State Laboratory Salvation Army Drive Opera House Ann Harding Walter Abel FIAT Johnny Downs Shirley Deane Richard Dix Margaret Callahan Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert Victor McLaglen Rosalind Russell Julia
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