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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1937

Page

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History of Bath by Central Grammar pupils 1935

A brief Bath history prepared by Central Grammar history club in 1935 is mimeographed for 100 copies by Morse High School commercial students. The work, with frontispiece map and multiple maps, covers exploration, settlement, wars, shipbuilding, roads, institutions, and local industry, with lectures and contributions from Bath residents and club members.

Bath Central Grammar Grammar M. Agnes Fahey Morse High School J. Edward Pomeroy Clinton D. Wilson H. Kenneth Smith Marion L. Jaques Mark W. Hennessy Jane Lemont Carol Wood Leah Merrill Virginia Ingalls Maurice Owen Clarence Atkinson Doris Armstrong Martha Page Lord Kennebec Long Reach Mr. Owen Court House Battery H William King Iron and Steel Patten Free Library

Vara to carry new 165 foot mast for Ranger to Bristol

Harold S. Vanderbilt's motor yacht Vara is due in Bath on Thursday then sails to Bristol, R I, carrying a 165 foot duralumin mast built by Bath Iron Works for the Ranger America's Cup contender. The mast will be lashed into chops on the Vara deck. delivery was delayed after the Ranger was not racing for a fortnight.

Harold S. Vanderbilt Vara Bath Bristol R. I Bath Iron Works Corp Ranger

Maine Central Railroad denied Bath crossing safety change

The Public Utilities Commission rejected the Maine Central Railroad petition to replace gate protections at Bath Water Washington and School streets with automatic light signals. The decision, reflecting Bath city opposition voiced at hearings on Dec 16 1936 and Feb 19 1937, notes traffic near Bath Iron Works and many pedestrians as key factors. The ruling preserves manual gate operation during active hours and automatic signaling otherwise.

Public Utilities Commission Maine Central Railroad Washington School Frank E. Southard Edward Chase Herbert W. Trafton Fort Fairfield C. Carroll Blaisdell Barrows Trafton George E. Fogg Portland Maine Central Railroad Co Walter S. Glidden Bath Iron Works Corp Maine Central Railroad Company Water Street Washington Street School Street Bath City of Young Bath Iron Works Center Street

Bath to Host Naval Affairs Committee Visit Dinner Planned

A Bath reception for a joint Congressional Naval Affairs tour of North Atlantic facilities was named by Mayor Arthur Sewall. The delegation includes Naval Affairs members and Rep James C. Oliver. The committee will include Bath leaders and local executives. a banquet may follow depending on the schedule. Mrs Reinoehl spent the weekend at Belgrade Lakes.

Congressional Committee Bath North Atlantic Coast Arthur Sewall Naval Affairs Committee James C. Oliver Merchant Marine Committee Sewall Ralph W. Bragg Board of Aldermen Mr. Sewall Thatcher B. Pinkham William O. Robson George M. Emery Frank T. Fortier Robert H Haskell Frederick E. Drake William S. Newell Archibald M. Main Treas L. Eugene Thebeau Bath Iron Works Corp Rodney L. Ross Hyde Windlass Co Sumner Sewall Henry W. Owen Jr George A. Baker Oliver

Col Underwood Addresses Bath Rotary on Salvation Army

Col Edward B Underwood of New York City spoke at Bath Rotary Club noon meeting at Hotel Sedgwick. He outlined the Salvation Army’s regional structure, advisory boards, and memorial bequests, noting decades of service, national coordination, and ongoing welfare work.

Edward B. Underwood New York City Salvation Army Fastern New York Bath National American Association of Social Workers Col. Underwood Army Terrairy Isional Ad- Vicory Th Army Willy Whack Wai Ark Co. Underwood Friends of the Army

Mechanic Falls Graduate Heads to Beechwood Summer Work

Miss Marie Merrill, who recently graduated from the Mechanic Falls high school, has arrived to spend a fortnight with her parents Mr and Mrs Jason A Merrill of Lower Washington Street before taking a summer job at Beechwood near Kennebunkport.

Marie Merrill Mechanic Falls Jason A. Merrill Lower Washington Street Beechwood Kennebunkport

Superior Court opens June term with major assault case

Sagadahoc Superior Court convened the June term with Justice Arthur Chapman presiding. The grand jury returned four indictments— Gilbert Williams and Horatio E White for criminal assault on 18 year old Margaret Louisa Robinson of Richmond. Alfred Michaud and Alcide Lavoi of Topsham for burglary at Ansel E Mathurin’s home. a third party juvenile named in that burglary. Clarence Lebel of Bath for larceny of a automobile from Rowe Motor Co.. and Frank Pratt of Bath for adultery. Williams and White bound over under $500 bonds. The civil docket includes Harold P Small vs Frigidaire Sales Corp for commissions, plus about a dozen divorce libels. Attorneys from Bath, Portland, and Brunswick attended. Sheriff’s staff also present.

Sagadahoc Gilbert Williams Horatio £. White Brunswick Margaret Louisa Robinson Richmond Alfred J. Michaud Alcide Lavoi Topsham Ansel E. Mathurin Clarence Lebel Bath Rowe Motor Co Horatio E. White Arthur Chapman Portland Joseph O. Purdue Winter Street Ralph O. Dale Williams White Joseph W. Randlette Randlette Ellis L. Aldrich Harold P. Small Frigidaire Sales Corp Small H. P. Small Co Edward W. Bridgham John P. Carey, Jr Verrill, Hale, Booth & Ives Dale Arthur J. Dunton Bridgham Carey Harold Woolwich William Stevens Clif Gray Bowdoinham Norman G. Curtis Bowdoin Lloyd Umberhind John W. Conway Superior Court Alcidt Lave Roger Allard Frank Pratt Helen Crisman Women's Reformatory Skowhegan Voth Chapman Harold P Small Frigidaire Bradhie Bathman Mr. Small Arthur Sewall Madelyn C. Pierce Pearl O. West Cleora M. Rollins Robeus Douglass

Prominent Guests Attend Meeting Monday Evening

Sagadahoc reporters recount a Sagadahoc Superior Court session where seven indicted persons faced arraignment and guilty pleas. Justice Arthur Chapman of Portland to sentence them this week while delays and additional trials loom for several in Topsham and Bath.

Daugher Ruth Gallagher to deliver salutatorian talk at Coombs High

Ruth Gallagher daughter of John R. and Mrs. Gallagher of Bath Street Bath will deliver the salutatory at Coombs High Bowdoinham for the class of 1937. She ranked 92 with Harold Millay valedictorian and is active as class secretary treasurer and a junior declamations prize winner. Six members graduate including four boys and two girls.

Bath Coombs High School Ruth Gallagher John R. Gallagher Harold J. Millay Bath Street Howard Moody Miss Gallagher Millicent Paige Coombs High Horace and Bercha Millay

Native Daughter of Bath Returns After 48 Years

Mrs. H A Guilmard of Brooklyn visits Bath for the first time in 48 years, reconnecting with relatives, attending family birthdays, and recalling her infancy in the city. She toured hotels, met kin, and plans to return for further family gatherings while managing duties as an associate matron and active in clubs and Democratic circles. Her husband H A Guilmard is a noted French chemist with dye formulas.

Maine H. A. Guilmard Brooklyn N. Y Guilmard Mabel Louise Kingsbury Henry Louis Kingsbury Bath Bath Sunday Until the Time She Left Tuesday Forenoon. Mrs. Guilmard Hotel Sedgwick Bush Ass 28 Emma King Shepard Street Ada Wricht Washington Street Middle Street Alexander Kunasburry Pinky Crainard Wien Leshor Order of the Eastern Star Hrerf Gusmiard Puiel Bratt Erundelsipper New York Tha Sa Order of Aramanth Order of the White Strine Brankive Rose Kings- Dury Imine Charles Himesbury Mary En Guilinard Key West Fla Metropoltan Opera House

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Gloucester Mass Rath Newport Commission Penobscot County Aroostook Cumberland York Oxford Walter J. Brennan Maine Highway Safety Campaign Industrial Safety Division Department of Labor and Industry House Naval Affairs Committee Frank H. Reinoehl North Street Belgrade Lakes Justice Chapman West Bath James C. Farmer New Hampshire National Grange Hartley Stewart Houston Nellie Hascall Auburn Eleanor P. Ripley Pomona Owen FE. Rogers North Bath the Grange Rogers Frame Hall Grace M Waterman Fily Leon M Genthner Ralph Po Dimbay Herbert S Cavanaudh Charles B. Dowie Harold F Freeman Edwin W Hecertt David S Henderson Fdlward Theavity Riverett G Lemont Owen FF Rovers Frederic K. Suriet Wid Mays Lincoln Williams Barbara Freon Miss Doroth Mo Waters Peterson Rosers Stewart Hascall Ripley Auburn Grange Grange Insurance Edwin W Hagget William E. Lindrigan James B. Lemont Arthur C. Lemont Charles B. Doyle Robert Gallagher Gallagher Norman Morse
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