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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1931

Page

2

Portland Circles New England Against Gangster Films

The city joins others in restricting gangster era movies amid public debate on film content and box office appeal. Producers signal shifts toward romance and mystery to meet audience demand while citizens urge refusal to influence trends. The piece also notes Bath’s new American Legion drum corps debut, Maine river pollution questions, highway projects, lobster fishery protests against Canadian imports, and historic road signs urging drivers to avoid ruts on oiled roads.

Portland New England Oann Hollywood Gsies

Dexter High School gains gift of thirty five pine trees

Thirty five young pine trees were planted by Dexter High School pupils around the school grounds. The act reflects a belief that tree planting by young people should be encouraged everywhere.

Dexter

Pupils Test For High School At Phippsburg Center

Five of the Phippsburg side pupils who took the high school exam passed, the entire group. The school on the Phippsburg side of the bridge will close June 12 for summer vacation. Lena Oliver is improving after illness. David A. Merry remains ill but improving. A railing section on the bridge rides is unsafe and needs repairs. Freed Oliver has a new telephone installed at home. Mrs Fred L Parks visiting Camden over weekend. Mr and Mrs Parker O Rogers have renovated the Standish property now used as a garage. Regular Winnegance Community Club meeting Thursday at 7:30 pm. The women's auxiliary hopes to send a delegation to the Progressive Club Union meeting in Freeport Friday.

Phippsburg Center Phippsburg Freed Oliver Fred L. Parks Camden Parker O. Rogers Standish Rogers Winnegance Community Club Progressive Club Union Freeport Lena Oliver David A. Merry

Winnegance Bridge Hearing Advocates New Span

Representative Freeman H Merritt and estates spoke before county commissioners Tuesday about a proposed bridge over Winnegance Creek linking Bath and Phippsburg. County cost about 19 800 80 dollars, Bath’s share over 10 000 plus 12 465 assessment. state 28 143 20. Phippsburg 5 591 80. No action was taken.

Freeman H. Merritt Scg Estates Winnegance Creek Bath Phippsburg Phipproiney

Historic setting for new gift shop opens in Brunswick

The Uncle Tom's Cabin gift shop began Tuesday in the Harriet Beecher Stowe house barn at 63 Federal Street Brunswick. Mrs Florence Whitmore Appleton and Mrs Bruce H M White run the shop featuring Fay cottage ware Wedgewood china Danish silver and other gifts amid recreated barn decor. Open all summer except Sundays attracts tourists seeking Maine attractions.

Brunswick Florence Whitmore Appleton Bruce H. M. White Topsham Bath Harriet Beecher Stowe General Street Federal Street Maine

Bathman Elected At Carriers Meeting In Biddeford

Edward J. McMann president of Branch 92 named sergeant-at-arms while Frank S. Wakefield became an executive board member for three years at the 37th Maine State Association convention in Biddeford Memorial Day events. John H. Coffey of Lewiston was reelected state president with Elmer E. Whitney vice president Lyman Bythers treasurer David S. Beach secretary and William A. Michie elected state delegate to the national convention in Oakland September 7 to 12. Edward N. Hartnett Oscar J. Tanguay and Randall Coombs also served as delegates.

Edward J. McMann State Association Frank S. Wakefield National Association of Letter Carriers Biddeford John H. Coffey Lewiston Elmer E. Whitney Lyman Bythers Pittsfield David S. Beach Rockland William A. Michie Association Oakland Cal Edward N. Hartnett Oscar J. Tanguay Randall Coombs

June Meeting Pomona Grange Dinner Delights Attendees

The Pomona Grange June meeting featured a well prepared dinner with baked beans brown bread white bread rolls cold meats salads pies cakes and coffee. Committee chair Miss Marion Raffaell led the team including Mrs. Emma Morse Mrs. Evelyn Beals and Mrs. Katherine Perkins. Visitors praised the plentiful food and service with bouquets of carnations from Kennebec Greenhouses.

Marion Raffaell Emma Morse Evelyn Beals Katherine Perkins Kennebec Greenhouses

Seven Point Pins Awarded to Bath Grade School Pupils

Maine Public Health Association issued seven point and six point pins to Bath grade school pupils after passing a physical inspection covering vision hearing teeth throat weight posture and birth registration. Recipients span Dike Center Street Weeks Street and North Primary schools with numerous Grade I II III IV V and sub Primary honorees. teachers also earned classroom certificates for pupil teeth standards.

Maine Public Health Association Rosanna McFadden Dike School Mary Brown Maynard McFadden Clifford Varney Howard Kirkpatrick Jean Marshall Katherine Galvin Robert Morse Hazel Crocker Manley Ellis Henrietta French John Shepard Kenneth Chaney Richard Sprague Carol Harrington Maurice Owen Robert Perry Edith B. Horne Frederick Hoffman Betty Swanton Ruth Cross Billy Deering Doris Crocker Margaret Babine Edward Avery Carrie Sanders Seven Point Helen Brann Six Point Ella R. Jaquith Barbara Vigne Irving Talbot Camilla Pratt Marguerite Moores Margaret Sampson Alma Swanton Philip Rand Raymond Belanger John Quirk Philip Chaney Frank Danforth Florence Robinson Billy Marshall Mary Sprague Mabel F. Libby John Kakos Betty Moores Paul Avery Celia McElman Bessie Galvin Bertram Miller Malcolm Varney Edward Babine Patricia Wing Richard Poulos North Martha E. Hooper Dorothea Fulton Mary E. Donnell Barbara Hopkins Stella Davis Carleton Stover Barbara Scott Barbara McMann Doris Huston Virginia Gilmore Betty Dunton Margaret T. Mulligan Priscilla Trott Barbara Trott Pauline Nickerson Harriet Pero Harriet Furber Ruth Murphy Beatrice Doble Clifton Leeman Edward Sewall Barbara Freeman Jean Dennison Eunice Perkins Eleanor Wilson Norman Alkazin Gloria Stover Betty Howard Betty Givens John Voorhees Carrie C. Smith Betty Fitzgerald Joseph Spear Virginia Trott Ada Rideout Robert Levin Carol Hall Louise Carver Joan Worden Arlene Philbrick Center Street Ethel Higgins Harry Fullerton Harry Chapman Edward Butterfield Harold Avery John Albert Oliver Charles Moore Arthur Perry James McGuiggan Carolyn M. Stackpole Ernest King Howard King Edmund Hamlin Doris Mains John Crane Dorothy Pottle Mitchell School Florence M. Watson Abbie McCabe Everett Oliver Christine C. Lockery David Young Ralph Duncan Geneta Smith Upper Washington Street Edna Morrill Herbert Fraser George Garnett Franklin McDonald O.K Helen Hayes Frances Sprague Katherine I. Trott Florence Hawley Leona Huestis

Veteran Teachers Resign Positions in Brunswick Schools

Supt Sherman Graves announced the resignations of two long service Brunswick teachers. Alice Dunning retires after 40 years in teaching and 32 years in her current role at Center Street School. L Frances Jordan retires after 44 years, 33 in her fifth grade post at Center Street. Knight named principal of Center Street fifth grade, Bangs transfers to Center Street fourth grade.

Brunswick Sherman Graves Alice 8. Dunning Center Street L. Frances Jordan Supt. Graves Helen B. Knight Union Street School Ruth Bangs Bunganue

Civil War veteran Charles H. Steward turns 90 in Farmingdale

Charles H. Steward, a Civil War veteran from Farmingdale and survivor of Belle Island Libby Prison and Salisbury, celebrates his 90th birthday on Tuesday and looks forward to Memorial day rides with Grand Army of the Republic comrades.

Charles H. Steward Farmingdale 19Th Maine Infantry Belle Island Libby Prison Salisbury

John H Morsely Joins Bath Upholstery Firm

Notice states that Mr. John H. Morsely, after twenty years as an upholsterer with Jordan Marsh Co. in Boston, has entered the employ of F. H. Whalen Fine Upholstering and Repairing at 58 Pearl Street Bath Maine Tel. 547.

John H. Morsely Jordan Marsh Co Boston F. H. Whalen Pearl Street Bath Maine

Ar Guess Not Club Holds Annual Meeting and Clambake

Twenty eight members attended the Ar-Gu-Not club annual meeting and clambake at W A Pennell’s Gun Point home in Harpswell. Alfred J. Sweeney was guest of honor and made an honorary member. Officers kept, 17 Lewiston Auburn attendees, 3 from Augusta, 1 from Gardiner. Supt Lewis gave a long speech and presented Blake a remembrance. Outdoor games, songs, stories. Menu featured sea and farm fare on a Pennell lawn with views of Quahang bay. 1000 lobsters on hand for late meal. shelter available for foul weather.

W. A. Pennell Gun Point Harpswell Alfred J. Sweeney W. W. Blake Supt Parker E. Lewis Frank H. Beal Kerwin W. Butcher George Nelson Cyril Varney Frank Erskine John F. Bowie Lewiston Auburn Augusta Gardiner Lewis Pres. Blake Pennell

Grand Commander to be received by Dunlap commandery

Rev. David L. Wilson, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Maine from Bath, will be officially received by Dunlap commandery K T this Thursday evening with Portland commandery present to provide a drill. The event includes a 5 30 p m assembly at Masonic temple, a procession led by Merse High School band, a supper at six, a drill at seven, and a formal opening at eight with the temple order reenacted by Portland and Dunlap commanderies.

Grand Commandery Maine David L. Wilson Bath Dunlap Commandery K. T Portland Commandery Portland Knights of Dunlap Masonic Temple Merse High School the Phoenix Wilson Bickmore Temple Washington Street Linden Morse Dunlap Order of the Temple Everning Order of Red Cross Malta

Bull Moose Walks Through Oak Grove Cemetery

A half grown bull moose wandered through Oak Grove cemetery Thursday, near workmen and a pond, then crossed North Bath road into Hagan's pasture. Witnesses included Walter Millett and Samuel Inman. The animal may reappear in the coming days near the North end of the city.

Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Road Hagan Walter Millett Samuel Inman Everett Cornish George Crocker Shaw Mausoleum Mill Pond

Washington's Fish Business and the Fisheries Today

Washington's ledgers show 1772 sales of over 11,000 fish and 30 barrels of shad to Tilghman. The Potomac fishery has grown into a national industry with three billion pounds annual catch, brine freezing, filleting, and large-scale stocking at Fort Humphreys hatchery. Washington would likely approve conservation efforts and private enterprise expanding this sector.

George Washington Mount Vernon Colo. Fairfax's White House Colo Fairfax United States Fish Commission Potomac Washington George Washington Bicentennial Commission James Tilghman Messrs Douglas & Smith United States Alaska Henry O'Malley Bureau of Fisheries Fort Humphreys Hatchery O'Malley

Bill Is Dismissed At Equity Hearing

The bill in equity against the estate of the late Fr. James P. Gorman of St. Mary's church, brought by Mrs. Margaret McCartney, his former house keeper, was dismissed in a Portland hearing before Associate Justice Sidney St. Felix Thaxter of the Maine Supreme Court. Evidence showed McCartney was paid six years back wages monthly and that no nursing bill existed, since Fr. Gorman was ill only a short time before death.

James P. Gorman St. Mary's Church Margaret McCartney Portland Sidney St. Felix Thaxter Maine Supreme Court

Crossword Puzzle Challenge From Aged Paper Page

A dense historical puzzle page blends cryptic clues and definitions across across and down entries. It includes references to ancient figures, geographic names, and common terms, with hints ranging from noble titles to science terms and mythic names.

Yellowstone boundary plan would enlarge park by fifty-two thousand acres

The Yellowstone Park Boundary Commission report urges adding 52 480 acres to Yellowstone National Park and preserves 40 square miles along the Snake River. It rejects Idaho reclamation for a 17 280 acre reservoir in Bechler River basin and backs Bridger Lake and Upper Yellowstone River regions for moose habitat protection.

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone Park Boundary Commission Hoover Congress Commission Government Printing Office Snake River Idaho Reclamation Bechler River E. E. Brownell California Arthur E. Morgan Ohio T. Gilbert Pearson New York Charles H. Ramsdell Minnesota Arthur Ringland Washington, D. C Yellowstone Park Cody Jackson Wyoming Ashton Idaho Pearson National Association of Audubon Societies Bridger Lake Yellowstone River Shiras

Dr. E N Lippincott Dies in Harpswell at 62

Dr. Edmund N. Lippincott, 62, who moved from Philadelphia to North Harpswell 14 years ago, died suddenly Thursday in his new home built after a prior fire. Born in Haddonfield, N J, Sept 21, 1869, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1894 and practiced in Philadelphia, Maine, Florida, and Pennsylvania. He was the first out of state physician to practice in Maine under the reciprocity agreement and was a 32 degree Mason. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs. R Seymour Webster of Brunswick, and two sons Edmund N. Lippincott Jr. and Henry Lippincott.

Edmund N. Lippincott North Harpswell Philadelphia Dr. Lippincott Haddonfield N. J Medical School University of Pennsylvania Maine Florida Pennsylvania Lippincott R. Seymour Webster Brunswick Edmund N. Lippincott, Jr Bowdoin Henry Lippincott Salisbury

Biddeford Plans New Miniature Golf Course At Five Points

Biddeford announces a new miniature golf course named Biddeford Golf Land located about three quarters of a mile from Five Points. Boston contractors are building the course, larger and different from any Maine miniature course. A clubhouse will host bridge for women. Work is being rushed to open early next month around June 6.

Biddeford Boston Maine

Learning to Ride a Bicycle Through Trial and Error

A first person account describes the challenges of learning bicycle riding. The writer shares falls, near misses with cars and sidewalks, and the help of patient friends. The piece stresses safety, practice, and perseverance needed to ride confidently on Front Street someday.

Front Street

Oil truck crashes through bridge on North End

A 15 ton Trimount Oil Cay truck broke through weakened planking on Dock bridge at upper Washington street, narrowly avoiding a plunge into the Kennebec River Thursday afternoon. The oiling system was badly damaged. the vehicle, from Everett, Massachusetts, was pulled up by the remaining bridge section.

Dock Bridge Washington Street Bath Kennebec Everett Mass

Lawrence elected treasurer of Maine Savings Bank

Fred F. Lawrence was elected treasurer of the Maine Savings Bank on Tuesday succeeding Frederic Cush ing who served 55 years at the bank and 18 years as treasurer. Lawrence is a Portland newcomer from Skowhegan, a lawyer and former state bank commissioner.

Fred F. Lawrence Maine Savings Bank Frederic C. Cushing Mr. Lawrence Portland Skowhegan State

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