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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
2
Edward W. Bridgham, elected president of the Bath Country Club, urged making the club a community proposition with $10 yearly memberships open to all, allowing golf as an extra. He praised the club as a fine northern New England facility and urged sociability and inclusivity among Bath residents.
The article urges caution for young swimmers at Winneganee Lake and Whiskeag with new bathing places and potential instructors for safety and rescues. It notes little roadwork progress in the region, delays no one will explain, and reports strong fishing prospects with calls to raise fishing license fees to stock lakes and streams for game fish.
In the largest Bath Skeet field shoot, Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association from Bath finished second to Auburn New England champion. Auburn led by A Gatchell with 48 of 50. Bath’s Ralph Small 43. Brunswick 189. Oxford 161. Jim Whitney joined Auburn. L Messier shot perfect 25 in practice.
Unusual interest in the State YMCA Leadership Conference grows as catalogs exceed supply. Over 50 high school students requested catalogs, with rush orders placed to the State YMCA. Delegates will explore leadership, canoe trips, swimming, and group camp life at the State YMCA Leadership Center during the late June conference.
The home of Mrs. Lillian G. Plummer at 97 Dummer Street narrowly escaped destruction Sunday night thanks to Everett Green of Engine 2. Flames broke from beneath the sun porch of the vacant house but were subdued with chemical methods. Authorities note suspicious circumstances due to accumulated excelsior and newspapers while Mrs. Plummer, widow of Col. Edward C. Plummer, resides in Washington, D. C.
Weekend golf events at Bath Country Club featured a Saturday point tournament won by El wood Toothaker with 31. Dave Mullin and Edward Bridgham tied for second at 30. Sunday’s kicker handicap tourney saw Mrs. Rodney E. Ross Sr and Dr. Paul A. Gregware tie for first with net 80. Seventeen of 24 players posted within 72-82, with the drawn number 80 yielding the top prize.
Morse High seniors on a Monhegan trip faced dense fog that limited sea travel. The Novelty charter carried 50. 24 students rode by land to Boothbay Harbor then joined the White Can for the voyage to Monhegan. The group returned by 11 to Bath, with Principal Arthur B. Scott arranging buses and trucks to fetch the remaining voyagers. Accompanying staff included Horace Herrick Lynette Walker Cecile Veilleux and Mr Mrs Marius H Page.
Grace Church school concluded the Spring term with a 10 30 Sunday service. Rev Charles M Tubbs spoke on Bath Abbey history and presented a framed Abby picture by Cecil Alden. He reviewed the year’s enrolment attendance offerings and awarded prizes to pupils including Scott Holmes and Beulah Pettengill.
Firefighters responding to Sunday reports from Pine Grove near Kennebec Greenhouses and a chimney fire at William A Marr residence contained the incidents with minimal damage. Earlier a shipyard chip fire at the old Kelley Spear yard required extensive hose lay and cooling as children played nearby.
The destroyer McDonough arrived off Bar Harbor during Memorial Day exercises on the waterfront in honor of fallen sailors. On its shake down cruise the new ship anchored before proceeding to St. John New Brunswick for a silver jubilee celebration.
A service of re dedication for the Corliss Street Baptist church is set for next Sunday afternoon June 9 at three o'clock. After extensive repairs including steel ceilings new wiring and wall redecorating the church invites former pastors and Bowdoinham Association pastors and members to attend with Rev John J Pendleton as principal speaker.
Martin Streabbog Mack Pupils of the Sisters of Mercy presented a fine musical recital in the convent on Friday evening. Parents and friends of the pupils attended and were pleased with the performances. The program included works by Beethoven, Moszkowski, and Verdi with solo and rhythm band pieces.
Real property transfers recorded over the last two weeks across Sagadahoc counties include Abbie R Weeks transferring in Arrowsic and multiple deeds in Bath Bowdoin Bowdoinham Georgetown Richmond Topsham and West Bath. Names include Abbie V Mulcahy Alma Goddard William Mussenden Ralph Reynolds Daisy Mains William Robinson Alonzo Bickford Susan Lemont Clarence Poland and others.
Bernard Hutchins, Bath Country Club pro, reported the largest single day attendance ever except on a few special programs as Memorial Day drew a busy crowd. The course and tennis courts were active from morning to night while the dining room, led by hostess Mrs. John Grindell, ran near capacity.
The Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association starts its second annual skeet tournament for members this Thursday evening with weekly shoots. The top average earns the trophy. Milton Mickey Savage won last year and aims for a second leg to gain permanent possession.
Rodney E. Ross Sr., president of Bath Country Club, hammered a remarkable early season shot on the 433 yard number three hole. His second club struck 170 yards from the pin before a precise three to finish with a birdie. Also noted, Dr Warren Unger and Mrs Unger joined Mrs Furber at home for the holiday, with Mrs Warren Gledhill returning home Friday.
Four weekend suspects appeared in municipal court and pled guilty to intoxication. Two out of town men were allowed to leave the city. A Bath man received one year probation with a 60 day jail term for violation, another 6 months probation with a 30 day jail term for violation. One Bath man had case continued for one week at the attorney’s request after fleeing police on Front street.
Kenneth Earle MacDonald and Gertrude Louise Freeman both of Bath were married in a single ring service by Rev. Charles M. Tubbs at Grace church rectory Saturday at two. The groom, a riveter, is son of Charles F. and Mrs. MacDonald. the bride, daughter of Frank B. and Mrs. Freeman. Attendants were Dean Gow and Nona MacDonald.
William F. Wilson and Grace Burbank of Brunswick were married Saturday by Rev. David L. Wilson at the Central Church parsonage. The groom, a Pejepscot mill paper maker, and the bride a Farmington teacher. Archi Wishart family visited Memorial Day with Grace Wishart’s father, William Ramsay.
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co files revised toll schedules raising night rates to start after 7 p m for station to station calls within Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island and to 95 cents outside the area The change aims to ease after eight thirty congestion and follows a prior 8 30 night rate period Also filed is a new hand set charge schedule eliminating the 15 cent a month rate after 36 months of service with notes to customers about handling continuity of service and inclusion of hand-set charges in local service bills
Nine eighth grade girls at Central Grammar earned white felt numerals for faithful service to tomb and basketball practice. Miss Eleanor Danforth awarded the 35 numerals to Mary Darrah Phyllis Darrah Barbara Kenney Barbara Mank Connie Morin Martha Page Virginia Preney Jane Stevens Betty Watson.
Miss Marjorie Fisher left Thursday for Woods Hole Massachusetts to spend the summer with her father Alonzo G Fisher.
The American Legion Minstrel Revue Anchors Aweigh, with 35 performers, will be staged at Masonic hall on June 10 and 11. Eugene M. Desmond predicts a codes and novel entertainments show filled with comedy and surprises. Featured young singers include Marion O'Hara Clarabel Quick Alma Allen Morse high graduate and Pearl Staples. The finale plays Sweethearts of the Navy with a strong chorus led by Jack Shaw. The SINGING SAILORS chorus lists many cast members. Tickets are on sale at John J. Desmond Co Hall and Hunt jewelers or from cast members. limited seating urged.
Bath officer William Curran tackled a young man fleeing on Front Street after being picked up for intoxication. The suspect, who allegedly assaulted Harrison Adams at 1033 Middle Street, was brought down in a Water Street alley. Curran injured his leg and trousers in the pursuit.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leydon and his mother Mrs. Margaret Haraden of Brookline Massachusetts spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Reed.
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