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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1935

Page

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Sagadahoc Women Republicans Rally Amid Unconstitutional Ruling

Gail Laughlin Portland attorney told Sagadahoc Women's Republican club at the Y M C A that the Supreme Court ruling on NRA unconstitutionality was unsurprising and proven correct. The semi annual meeting drew about 200 attendees despite weather, with remarks from Alderman John A. Lord Senator Gratz Jackson and others plus a luncheon and music. Plans for June 20 and an upcoming July 18 annual meeting were announced.

Sagadahoc Women’s Republican Club Miss Laughlin Republican Party Henry W. Butler Bath Sagadahoc Club John A. Lord Ward 7 Butler Longfellow Arthur Sewall Francis McPherson Central Church Parish House William R. Pattangall Maine Supreme Court Topsham Ellis L. Aldrich

Traffic Surges Yet Toll Receipts Drop on Bridge

May figures show higher traffic with $1,953.30 less cash than last May as 103 071 people and 47 700 vehicles crossed the bridge. Sunday turnout was heavy with four collectors directing two-way lines. 700 Bath cars boosted business while receipts lagged last year. A fatal stair fall in Lewiston claimed Leonce J. Berube 5 of 24 Chestnut Street after a skull fracture.

Leonce J. Berube Chestnut Street Lewiston Mr. Berube Ste. Marie’s General Hospital

Inspiring sermon at Morse High School Winter Street church

A 1935 Morse High School baccalaureate service at Winter Street Congregational Church featured Rev. Joseph O. Purdue delivering a sermon on friendship as life’s goal. Class president Warren R. McNeil led graduates in the service as friends and families attended, with the message praising enduring friendship over wealth or fame.

Morse High School Winter Street Congregational Church Joseph O. Purdue Purdue Warren R. McNeil Anatole France Damon Pythias Roland Oliver Goethe Schiller Wordsworth Coleridge Stevenson Henley Robert Browning Elizabeth Barrett David Jonathan Professor Rogers Frederick Arnold F. W. Robertson Paul Gilmore Legard Forrest C. Legard Gladys M. Legard Frank 8. Martin Cedric A. Martin Willow Street Clement Belmont Barter Clement M. Bart Dorothy Louise Parshley Ellen Heath Stevens Robert Winslow Bragg Charles Richard Farnham, Jr Miss Parshley George D. Parshley Shepard Street Stevens Hiram T. Stevens Middle Street Mr. Bragg Alderman Ralph W. Bragg North Street Mr. Farnham Ruth H. Farnham Charles R. Farnham Miss Rice Miss Shaw Blind Mice Even Haskell Ernest Haskell Croton Hudson N. Y Sebasco Beth Trott Warren McNeil

Clifford Wins Bowling Trophy at Jewelers Meeting

Charles W. Clifford received a vase trophy at the Retail Jewelers association annual meeting held at the Portland Country Club after a bowling tournament. His wife Portland was awarded a ring. The Clifords were joined by daughter Mrs. Arthur J. Dunton who won an open work bracelet at cards. A banquet and dance followed the afternoon event at the Lafayette.

Sagadahoc Pomona Dromore Grange Allison P. Howes Pittsfield Howes West Bath Grange Pomona Ella J. Douglas Eva J. Lemont Miss Douglas Christine Rackley Topsham Elfreda Perkins Hardings Dromore Perkins Isle of Somewhere Bessie Dickinson William H. Gould Charles Lemont Ralph Dunbar Mildred Morse Fred Brown Woolwich Ethel Lewis Bradford Mr. Howes Ellis Eleanor P. Ripley Grange Goodwill Farm Grange Fund Home and Community Welfare Committee The National Grange Elizabeth McAffee Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Joanna Hodgkins Ceres Harry Rackley Lizzie Haggett Five Islands Charles W. Clifford Retail Jewelers Association Portland Country Club Portland Clifford Arthur J. Dunton Lafayette

Bridgham Elected President Of Bath Country Club

Edward W. Bridgham, Bath attorney, was elected president of the Bath Country Club for the coming year after the stockholders meeting and a directors session. Treasurer Daniel T. Dougherty reported a profitable year with higher dues, greens fees, and locker rentals, and membership ahead of last year. The board also elected Edward W. Bridgham secretary and attorney, with Allen M Irish named vice president and Cecil E Paine, Allan Spear, Dayton Hill named as directors. The club agreed to a $10 non resident women golfers fee and continued exchange privileges with Augusta Wavenock and Boothbay clubs.

Edward W. Bridgham Bath Live Wire Bath Country Club Rodney E. Ross Daniel T. Dougherty Dougherty Cecil E. Paine Allen M. Irish Arthur Sewall Rupert H. Baxter Dayton Hill John H. Hyde L. Eugene Thebeau William S. Shorey Allan Spear Harry C. Webber Bridgham Mr. Bridgham Ross Augusta Wavenock Boothbay

Morse High Holds Colorful Senior Class Day in Bath

Morse high school in Bath filled to capacity for the 1935 senior class day exercises. Miss Margery Chapman Haskell delivered the class history, tracing the 158 freshmen rise to 162, with a program of music, odes, prophecies, and impersonations.

Morse High School Bath John H. Grindell Mary Bates Laura Craft Esther Drummond Margery Chapman Haskell Haskell Richard H. Haskell Robert H. Haskell Grove Street Errol Baker Charles F. Cummings Warren R. McNeil Donald Marshall Elbridge Reed Morse High Offenbach Mona Zucca Carrie Shaw Glee Club Rosalys Dawn Desjardins Celina Desjardins Allen Street Mary Hodgkins High Street Leland T. Hodgkins Alma Eudora Allen William H. Allen Park Street F. Elizabeth Rice Carleton L. Rice Turner Court Emily L. Jordan Samuel M. Jordan Dummer Street Beth Trott Wilfred C. Trott Marshall Avenue Agnes Catherine Shellenbarger Bird A. Shellenbarger Floral Street Marguerite Eleanor Rogers Walter M. Rogers North Bath Evelyn Mary Gallant Emanuel Gallant George Ellis Davis Leon Davis West Point Miss Shaw Betty Rice

Ancient Cannon on Bath's Park Echoes English War Ship

The old cannon on Bath's Common traces to the British frigate Somerset, captured in 1777, later wrecked at Peaked Hill bar in 1778. A landmark since, its story, preserved by the D. A. R. in 1912, highlights the ship's escape, wreck, and enduring legacy as a peace symbol amid shifting sands.

Bath’s Park Somerset Dummer Sewall Boston Bay Peaked Hill Bar Cape Cod New England

Graduating Morse Class Guests At Rotary Meeting

Morse High graduates attended the Rotary Club gathering held in the Morse High cafeteria. A campus-operated menu and performances highlighted the event with poetry, piano, and a guest speech by Prof. Athern P. Daggett of Bowdoin College.

Rotary MORSE Morse High Rotary Club Jeanette M. Smith Home Economics Katherine Leonard Marius H. Page Chester A. Plant Bath Club N. Gratz Jackson Warren MacNeil Marie Stafford Mary Hodgkins Betty Rice Beth Trott Page Donald Page Wilson Scott J. Edward Pomeroy Blair Wilson Athern P. Daggett Bowdoin College Bowdoin Edward H. Owen Daggett Eton Seno

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Sagadahoc Women Republicans Gail Laughlin Supreme Court Maine Sagadahoc County Carlton Bridge Winter Street England Massachusetts Bay Christian Science Monitor Paul Revere Provincetown Park Hr Veers
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