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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
2
Maine hosts numerous public and private children's camps drawing youths to shore and mountain resorts. State health authorities inspect camps to ensure sanitary water milk and disease controls. Parents increasingly prefer Maine camps for safety and wholesome outdoor days.
A Department of Labor report shows more aliens left the United States than entered in the first four months of the year, with about 400,000 aliens in the country without rights. Removal is not harsh and safeguards exist, but if a court orders deportation they must go. Throughout the year ending June 30, entries exceeded departures by an estimated 60,000 to 70,000, a record pace since the Civil War. The piece warns of immigration levels comparable to 1914 and laments a hypothetical Republican Congress in 1921 for not enforcing limits.
Governor Gardiner selects Frank H. Holley of North Anson for chairman of the State Board of Assessors. Holley is a popular Maine Republican with a history in the Maine House and Senate and on key committees. His Bath ties and prior residence are noted as context for the choice.
Bath residents aided a ship visit by offering transportation and paying fares for children who would not have afforded the trip. Mrs Ada Crockett, former Red Cross secretary, organized the effort with help from Summer camp attendees and nearby service clubs.
Wiscasset mourns William D. Patterson a longtime banker railroad figure and staunch history enthusiast He helped preserve Pemaquid relics and supported the Fort William Henry memorial tower writings on Maine history were numerous and valued
The article notes the death of a Maine historical society vice president and mentions Hoover broadcasting to the Christian Endeavor Society's fiftieth anniversary in San Francisco. It also reports Mellon and Stimson attending a London conference on the German financial crisis as U S delegates.
Police report a Dexter burglary where two men burglarized a hardware store taking five revolvers and about one thousand rounds of ammunition. No injuries reported and investigations continue as officers seek suspects.
Tourists resent attempts to divert traffic from Portland to Bangor via Gray Lewiston Winthrop and Augusta the inland path over Route 1. Builders on Brunswick to Portland and Woolwich to Wiscasset roads drive the dispute while some travelers prefer the scenic coast route despite construction. A New York lawyer heard publicity bureaus urging the inland route but chose the coast after seeing travel options.
Frank Ryan, 32, told Judge John J. Keegan he has wandered the United States since 1918 and sought work on Bath boats after a July night arrest on the waterfront. The judge discharged him after Ryan explained his coat loss near the City landing and stated he never begs, only works.
The West Bath Grange hosts a lawn party on the grange lawn with dancing tonight and a confetti dance finale. Committees include Booths, decorations, and wiring. notable workers and taggers are named along with the hosts Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hagg et al.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Alton of Everett Massachusetts stay at Foster's Point Cottage and will return to Everett on Monday for a few days before again going to Foster's Point for the summer. Their daughter Helena who studied music in Italy is expected to arrive in the United States next Monday or Tuesday and accompany the family to Foster's Point.
Operating crews in the control house logged 108 lift events on the bridge draw during the Constitution's port stay from July 14 to July 16. Some 152 boats passed, with 11 not related to the frigate. Wednesday saw 72 lifts between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., traffic delays minimal, no accidents reported.
A Bath Independent reader from Portland on July 14 1931 commends the State Military and Naval Children's Home in Bath. The writer notes 42 residents with the girls outnumbering the boys and praises the facility’s capable management and cheerful atmosphere after a guided tour by Miss Ledyard and Mrs. Staples with Major Kimball.
Announcement lists Miss Minnie Bina Staples of the city and Leslie W. Wiles of Somerville Mass. wed July 7 in Kennebunkport. The couple left for a Boston area honeymoon. Mrs Wiles is daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Staples. The groom runs a Kennebunkport grocery with his father’s Somerville ties.
Collected marriage returns at the City Clerk office report 51 registrations in the first half of 1930 and 53 in the same period of 1931 ahead of last year. May leads 20 in 1930 and 18 in 1931 with June totals 16 and 10 respectively.
Mrs Frank A Hodgdon of Nequas hosted a Thursday afternoon lawn party at the Hodgdon home with a luncheon and auction. Fortune telling by Mrs Hortense Blanchard of Boston was a feature. Guests included Mrs Charles V Minott Miss Alice Minott and Miss Abbie Minott of Phippsburg and several Bath area ladies. The party traveled by car to the Hodgdon homestead for a tour of the couple’s valuable antiques.
Municipal court session with Judge John J. Keegan hearing three offenders. W Parke Leslie of Newcastle pleaded guilty to using a siren horn, paid $7.15 costs, $10 fine suspended. George A. Morrill of Auburn fined $100 plus $22.95 costs for leaving the scene after a crash injuring four. George L. McClintock of Bronxville fined $10 plus $7.75 costs for fishing without a non resident license. costs suspended on payment.
Mrs Eldridge R Johnson of Moorestown New Jersey arrives aboard the 159 ft yacht Caroline for the launching of her husband Eldridge R Johnsons 279 ft yacht Caroline at Bath Iron Works. Guests include Edward K MacEwan and six year old Caroline Fenimore Fitler who christened the boat. Captain Andrew H Peterson will command the new vessel.
Sheriff Albert Henderson is named chairman of the general committee on transportation for the Maine Three Quarter Century club and will oversee arranged transport for members over 75 attending the Aug 4 reunion in Camden. Frank H. Holley of North Anson announced the appointment. Governor Gar diner later named Holley to the State Board of Assessors.
Governor Gardiner raised a flag pole Saturday at his Woolwich farm using a 30 foot mast from his sloop Joker. The Joker snapped during a voyage to the farm amid rough weather, ending the boat’s racing days. His children helped lift the pole.
District Deputy Joseph Oulette of Brunswick installs the Knights of Columbus officers for the ensuing year at the Columbus hall. Melvin L. Comeau is grand knight with Paul Gurney deputy grand knight and Harold Footer chancellor. Other officers named include Alphonse Petit warden E J Murphy treasurer Arthur Tracy secretary John Allain recording secretary.
Ex mayor Charles H. Cahill hosted a noon party of diners at New Meadows Inn in a series of social events tied to the frigate Constitution's port visit. Guests included Lieut E H Petri, Lieut A D Clark, Lieut John A Lord, Mrs Lord and daughter, Mayor Harold P Small, ex Mayor J Edward Drake, Mrs William R Freeman, Miss Gladys Olm, and Miss Antonia Curtis of Portland among others. Curtis, a niece of the late Governor Oakley C Curtis, had been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E Johnson and left Saturday to visit relatives in Medomak.
Everett Estes, 15, appeared before Judge John J. Keegan on a municipal court docket and admitted stealing two suits of clothes a gold watch and a pocketbook with $5 from Harry Everett a boarder at 72 Center Street. Police recovered the items after locating Estes at work on a post office lot. Estes said he had no home or parents and had never stolen before. The judge continued the case for sentence noting the dilemma of a homeless parentless youth.
William Davis Patterson a longtime Wiscasset resident died at Bath City hospital from complications aged 73 He leaves daughter Janet Patterson and sister Elizabeth Patterson Born March 5 1858 in Dresden he served as treasurer of Wiscasset Savings Bank later Lincoln County Trust Co and vice president of the latter His rail line service spanned 25 years He was a Maine Historical Society member and collector of antiques Also active in Freemasonry the Wiscasset Fire Society and town affairs He helped erect a memorial tower at Fort Pemaquid and his widow Marguerite Dayton died in 1925.
Fourteen more boys left the Y M C A Saturday night for a week at the camp and fourteen arrived at noon Saturday after a prior week away. All expenses were paid and the feature showcases happy young manhood, with future groups including newsboys and orphans home boys.
City Clerk records for the first half of 1931 show birth returns down from 1930 levels amid possible effects of the business depression. April 1931 led with 22 returns and March followed with 19, while 1930 saw June lead with 22 and March and April at 21.
A dense list of cryptic style crossword clues spans animals foods metals rivers instruments and common words. The page includes definitions like eagle copper coins vocal solo and saltpeter along with time terms and directional hints.
Commander Louis J. Gulliver U S Navy sends a letter to Mayor Small thanking Bath Maine and surrounding residents for their hospitality to the U S frigate Constitution and the U S S Grebe crew during their port stay. He notes flowers, warm reception, and the officers and men’s appreciation for the visit.
Five young ladies of the city received letters from Commander Louis J Gulliver U S Navy dated July 15 thanking them for baskets of flowers presented to the Constitution during its visit. Recipients are Misses Joan Worden Constance Worden Betty Fitzgerald Marjorie Nichols and Marion Small, daughters of local families.
Byron Clark of Bath is in Brunswick Hospital with a fractured leg after an accident on Harpswell Street Sunday. Patrolman John M. Barnes of the Brunswick police will be arraigned in Brunswick Court in two weeks on charges of reckless driving. Clark and Frank Lapointe of Lisbon Falls were riding a motorcycle when Barnes, off duty, tried to turn into a yard. brakes failed as he attempted to avoid the collision.
Battery H of the 240th Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Williams for the two week annual encampment, returned home Saturday on a troop train that carried Battery G to Brunswick and Batteries E and F from Rockland and Thomaston. The Bath unit fired on free balloons with notable scores, led by Privates Kingsbury and Conley. First Sgt Cushing commanded with Sergt Carter and Sergt Palmer as Lieutenants, and Sergt Boyce as acting first sergeant. A first night battle practice spotted a plane by searchlight then fired anti-machine guns with blank ammo. Field training was postponed due to firing duty, and equipment was returned by army trucks Saturday.
Cemetery and Park board voted to police the Oak Grove cemetery and adjacent grounds every night to stop petting parties and repeated break ins at the tool house. Vandalism included trampling flower beds and theft of tools with an attempted jimmying deterred by a supervisor’s 10 30 drive by.
Wallace Chaplin and Harry Curran once of Bath are jailed after being arrested in Georgetown for a series of breaks in August 1930. Chaplin pleaded guilty to one gallon motor oil theft. Curran denied knowledge. Both got 90 days for vagrancy after arraignment by Judge John J. Keegan.
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