Bath man sues city over alleged cold lockup
Arthur S. Reynolds, 26 Valley Road, filed a $1,032.54 civil suit against Bath alleging he was confined in an unheated cell on March 5 1933. Reynolds claims he contracted bronchitis and lost wages after a cold night and seeks medical and damages plus suffering. Attorney Ralph O Dale warned the city of possible litigation if no settlement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Arthur S. Reynolds
Valley Road
Reynolds
Ralph O. Dale
Dale
John W. Gilmore
Farber Davis
George McElman
Harry
Davis
Dale Alleges Judge John J. Keegan
Hugh D. Grant
Grant
Harry F. Morin
Morin
Maine Central Railroad
Brunswick
Transfer Col Baker to Inactive Reserve After 42 Years
Col George A Baker is transferred from the active reserve to the inactive reserve auxiliary ending 42 years of service in the U S military due to retirement age. He enlisted June 14 1891 in Hyde Light Guards and rose to colonel in the Officers Reserve Corps. He commanded coastal forts in World War I and served in city and state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Baker
Active Reserve
Inactive Reserve Auxiliary
United States
Col. Baker
Co. C
Hyde Light Guards
2Nd Maine Infantry
Coast Artillery
Leavitt, Williams and
McKinley
Portland Harbor
Baker
Maine Legislalature
State Prison
Staples Under Bonds On Liquor Charge
Charles M. Staples of Bath appeared before United States Commissioner Richard Gould in Portland on a transport of intoxicating liquors without a Federal permit. Held to the September term, he posted $500 bond after federal investigator Chester Marr alleged finding one pint of Golden Wedding whiskey in Staples' car on Washington Street. The rest of the report notes the end of the first week at a Kennebunk pond Girl Scout camp with 25 local scouts and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Staples
Bath
United States
Richard Gould
Portland
Chester Marr
Staples
Washington Street
Kennebunk Pond
Biddeford
Saco
East Orange
N. J
Joan R. Cosgrove
Earle Lewis
Madeline Davis
Anna Daigle
Ernest Walker
Ethelyn Libby
Rebekahs honor oldest Noble Grand of lodge in Bath
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge celebrated Emma F. Jacobs aged 82 with a surprise party at 8 on Union and Middle streets. Guests included her daughter-in-law and son, many members, and great grandchildren gave a cake baked by a relative. Jacobs is a Brunswick native, longtime Bath resident, widow of William J. Jacobs, and charter member of Myrtle lodge No. 8 UOOIL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Union and
Middle Streets
Emma F. Jacobs
Victor Pinkham
Middle Street
Barbara
Donald Robinson
Roland B. Robinson
Herbert H. Huggard
Henry T. B. Leeman
Leonard M. Munsey
Harry L. Knight
Wallace L.,atwood
Lois T. McKiever
Ralph P. Mank
Albert H. Thompson
Jacobs
William J. Jacobs
Maine Central Railroad Co
Brunswick
Charles
Martha Perkins
Bath
Myrtle Lodge
U. O
Queen Esther
First Universalist Church
Nettie Jenks
Chebeague Island
Fred Fowler
Brooklyn
N. Y
Samuel Perkins
Lynchburg, Va
George H. Jacobs
Roland
Stanley Robinson
Col Owen Describes Military Camp Life For Bath Rotary
Col Henry W. Owen told Bath Rotary at Hotel Phoenix about the 240th Coast Artillery at Fort Williams during the first two weeks of July. The unit, with three battalions for harbor defense gun handling and antiaircraft defense, camped July 1 and set up tents within two hours. He noted target practice, praise from General Hamilton, and explained firing the 12 mile distant target. Battery H assisted in Portland Fourth of July parade. He warned that future training time will be cut about 25 percent as an economy measure. President Passmore led the session and appointed entertainment hosts for three months. Visiting Rotarians included Leon Farrel and George Morse. A Bath-Portland golfers challenge was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Owen
Bath
Hamilton
Col. Owen
Battery H
Portland
Harry T. Passmore
John J. Desmond
James A. Gillies, Jr
Francis A. Winchenbach
Leon Farrel
Athol
Mass
George Morse
Boonton
N. J
Portland Rotary
Owen
Proposed Bath Brunswick Highway Measurements
Roscoe G Bailey reports measurements for a proposed Bath to Brunswick highway. The route runs 2.5 miles from Bath court house to the east bank of the New Meadows river, crosses a 440 foot wide river, and extends 4.4 miles from the west bank to a concrete road near Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Total length about seven miles, roughly two miles shorter than the current route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe G. Bailey
Bath
Brunswick
Court House
New Meadows
Bowdoin College
Family farewells as McKay leaves for Tulsa trip
Charles McKay departed Monday for Tulsa Oklahoma after a week at Popham Beach with his wife Mrs McKay and their four children will stay at Popham for the summer readers learn from the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McKay
Tulsa
Okla
Popham Beach
Bath Plant Tackles Large Summer Trousers Order
Commercial Trading Co. busy with an order for 500 dozen full length Summer trousers in Sanfor ized cloth. The late order signals rising demand for Summer pants and work continues on shirts, knickers, and shorts as the plant prepares for future seasonal production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Trading Co
School Street
N. Sherman McQuaide
Hospital Trustees Receive $5000 Gift From Sewall Estate
The Bath City Hospital trustees accepted a $5000 gift from the estate of Miss Alice Sewall via Bath National Bank. The will gave no spending limits, enabling the trustees to use the funds as they see fit. A hospital benefit event is planned with a tea and later a tag day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hospital
Alice Sewall
Bertha Bellerose
Bath National Bank
John A. Morse
Charles H. Cahill
Arthur Sewall
Howard C. Hanscom
M. D
Department of Health and Welfare
Bureau of Institutional Service
Henry C. Wright
Hanscom
Tax collections beat last year by over $13 000
Tax receipts for the week ending Saturday at noon totaled 33 902 83, up from 20 210 36 a year ago. City Collector Donald D Young notes steady payments, aided by a two percent discount, with expectations of stronger totals as confidence grows and fall production picks up at Congress Shirt Co in Bath.
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Donald D. Young
Young
Cement road on Route One urged for Bath to Rockland
The Rockland Courier Gazette editorials for Saturday urge cementing the short Bath to ocean region stretch of Route One. They note a funding pool exists and warn delays could ruin the long awaited permanent public improvement linking Boston with Maine's eastern coast and inland areas.
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Rockland Courier-Gazette
Bath
Florida
Kennebec
Rockland
Bangor
Fort Kent
Boston
Ocean
Maine
Emmons Thanks Friends After Legal Trouble
Edwin L. Emmons, a retired truant officer and drum major, thanked friends at the Independent for their kindness after recent legal troubles tied to illegal beer brewing. He served 60 days in jail for the $200 fine, then was released when county commissioners accepted his note. He cited loss of income as the cause and expressed hope for a wage job to regain stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Emmons
Independent
Deering Street
the Independent
Bath Iron Works to come under new shipbuilding code
Bath Iron Works Corp will be affected by a draft shipbuilding code under the National Industrial Act with a 40 hour week and a 40 cent minimum wage. The code grants workers the right to organize, prohibits forced union membership, and requires employer compliance with hours and pay. Also noted are meetings with plant representatives and a Washington hearing on July 19 while Mrs. John Linder and her three children visit Popham Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Archibald M. Main
Washington
City Receives Tax Credit for 816.13 in State Obligation
The city will receive a credit of 891.13 toward last year’s state tax after the Overseers of the Poor and Superintendent Sidney L. Eaton established a settled claim dating to July 5, 1930. The case involved a distressed family and was recently resolved by the State Department of Health and Welfare in the city’s favor. Eaton has since noted further credits for ensuing periods and reported year-to-date aid collections of 8,290 through June 1 for distress cases charged to other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney L. Eaton
State Department of Health and Welfare
Eaton
Supt
Clam diggers ordered to appear in court amid clash over shells
Deputies ordered 18 Sebasco residents found clam digging in Coombs cave to appear in municipal court next week. The dispute with West Point flat owners centers on permits and past arraignments, with many diggers supporting families and facing legal action in Bath and Brunswick courts. Genevieve Cameron and two sisters head to New York from Boston after a visit in Jamaica Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco
West Point
Abram C. Oliver
Loring D. Small
Sheriff's Department
West Bath
Coombs
Oliver
John J. Ke
Genevieve E. Cameron
Thelma B. Cameron
Mary Cunningham
New York
Wiliam F. Walsh
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Cameron
Massachusetts
Boston
Plans to Demonstrate Voting Machine Here Next Month
A Maine city considers an amendment to allow automatic voting machines. Alaric R. Bailey of Automatic Voting Machine Corp. plans public demonstrations to show the machine’s operation, secrecy, and tallying methods, with no date yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Alaric R. Bailey
Automatic Voting Machine Corp
Jamestown
N. Y
Municipal Auditorium
New York
Connecticut
Bailey
Mr. Bailey
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Rebekahs
Mrs. Jacobs
Bath Rotary Club
Willard F. Whitman
W. Franklin Whitman, Jr
Virginia
West Somerville
Congress Shirt Co
Michigan
Chicago
Middle West
Fiehteen
Congress
Arthur H. Price
Price
Emmons
Bath Iron Works
John Linder
Winchester
D. T. Percy
Linder
Ellen Percy
D. Thomas Percy
Arlington, Mass
Cook's Corner Crossing
Cook's Corner
Poor Department
Cove
Pyrote
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