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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
4
Commencement exercises for the Richmond high school senior class were held Wednesday evening June 9 at the high school building with blue and gray class colors and the motto Ambition Has No Rest. William Meserve acted as marshal, and Charlotte White led the graduates as the event concluded.
The exercises featured Marguerite Manwarring reading the valedictory while the valedictorian was ill. The program listed Salutatory by Grace Lancaster, Prophecy by Barbara Floyd, Essay by Frank Anderson, Music by Olive Stilphen, and the class Will by Theodore Saba. The Lou Paul orchestra provided reception music. Supt Kendrick, Principal Paul Jack and others attended. Class flower was the White Gardenia. graduates named include Grace Lancaster, Barbara Floyd, Evelyn McKenney, Ma bel Knapp, and Marguerite Manwarring among others.
A near record time intoxication hearing in municipal court ended with a 90 day sentence for a young married former boxer who resisted arrest on Center street. Officer Pennell detained him after a brief struggle as three others faced arraignment for intoxication with fines and costs assigned or postponed.
Miss Grace Bishop daughter of D A Bishop and the late Mrs Grace Bishop of Bath married Lester Harvey Owen of New York City on May 2 in a Darstadt Baptist church ceremony. Rev Charles Leach officiated. The bride wore powder blue crepe with matching hat and white accessories, carrying yellow tea roses. Relatives of the groom attended including his mother Mrs Edythe Owen and siblings. After a brief honeymoon the couple will reside in New York City.
Westport report notes George Knight of Malden Mass returns home after a weekend at Squam Creek. The island mourns Edgar Perkins Brookline Mass a 28 year summer resident with cottage at Montsweag Bay. Others visited homes and summer properties including the Knights McDonalds Manning Greenleaf and Farringtons plus Bell Tilton and Wis casset ferry blasting. Community updates on illness visits and local traffic.
Police report that a man struck a woman with a rock when she refused to give him money. Mrs Stevens and neighbor Mrs Leon Kelley heard the screams, saw the assailant in a white polo shirt and light trousers, and identified him as St Pierre. Blood was found on the suspect's trousers.
Miss Dorothy Hagan of North Yar mouth Academy class of '38 spent the weekend with her parents. Bath hosts opened their town home for summer. Notables visited, including Mrs Ada MacGillivary of Portland and Prof Hulbert of Chicago University. The Working League served a well attended supper at First Baptist Church with committees named. Marsden Hartley, Maine native and New York artist, arrived for the season at the Horne home. The feldspar quarry on town premises will hire several workers for the summer and supplies will be moved to Bath.
Dromore Farm Bureau will hold an in between meeting July 7 to plan its annual fair and on July 14 will stage its annual picnic at Head Beach Small Point with Mrs Harry F Oliver in charge of outdoor games. Dinner committee for July 7 includes Mrs Sadie Carlson Mrs Annie Deering and Mrs Anna Derwent. after dinner committee includes Mrs Bess Manson Mrs Georgia Leach and Mrs Elizabeth Jackson. Regular meeting held at Winneganee Community club house June 9 with 25 present under Miss Hortense Welch home demonstration agent. Old members welcomed back include Miss Abbie Minott Roxbury Mass Mrs Georgia Leach Boston and Miss Elizabeth Hampton Baltimore Md. Also guests Miss Helen Lee Boston Mrs Harry L Knight Mrs Henry Minott Portland and Mrs Herbert L Spinney with Mrs Spinney later joining.
Bath Iron Works employees announce the annual field day and clam bake to celebrate the safety contest's close on June 30. The event, likely at Brown's field, West Bath, expects about 1800 attendees and features water sports including aquaplaning and tule racing, plus baseball games and tug of war with named organizers and committees.
Edmund J Rollins, student at the University of New Hampshire, has earned a place as a leading figure among peers. He served as Morse high Class of 1930 president, graduated Bentley School of Accounting in 1933, maintains over 80 average in psychology, and participates in varsity and intramural sports. He has been active in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, Glee Club business, University May pageants, and serves on the Liberal Arts dean’s advisory board. He completed ROTC early, acted on the rifle team, and studied psychology under Harvard’s Dr Lashley in addition to house managing Lambda Chi Alpha.
Past Matrons Club Genesta Chapter No 75 O F S visited Bath Country Club for a dine and meeting with 16 members present. After dinner they returned to Mrs Albion L Corliss Woolwich home for business and card playing. July meeting set for Se bassco on the 21st. officers led by Miss Doris Leavitt approved the plan and attendees included Mrs G A Cahill and Mrs Myrick Lamb.
The Center street school windows will be weather stripped and repairs done after the Board of Education awarded the contract to Chamberlain Weather Strip Co. Portland. A blower for the manual training room at the high school was ordered from The Bannister Co. Cambridge MA. Citizen's Coal Co. won a contract for about 550 tons of coal at 7.46 per ton. Roll of accounts No 4 totaling 874.45 was approved and paid. The Bath and West Bath School Union annual meeting is set for next Monday evening.
Five Islands residents and visitors are listed through a weekend of gatherings and graduations. Attendees include Miss Helen Rowe at Yarmouth Academy, families from Newton, Sudbury, Cambridge, and Washington D C, and locals such as the Pinkhams, Blens, and Kors. The piece notes cottage stays, property purchases on Sedgemere road, road work, and plans for a July Fourth rush to summer cottages.
The Murray club of the First Universalist church elected officers last Monday in the vestry. Officers chosen for the coming year are Mrs Alfie Jacobs president, Mrs Raymond Powers vice president, Mrs George Merrill secretary, and Mrs Arthur Nichols treasurer. The annual supper will be held next Monday at the Cascades in Saco and this will be the final meeting until pall
Agnes B. Nason 53 wife of Harry P. Nason of Cottage Park Avenue died Tuesday morning at Memorial Hospital after an emergency operation. Born in Dover she came to Bath 12 years ago and six years ago from Auburn. She was a member of High Street Methodist church Auburn and past treasurer of the auxiliary of U S W V. Survived by husband two sons Alfred and Lewis of Bath one daughter Mrs Ruby Robertson of Auburn three brothers John Camden Harold Westbrook and Dr Lewis Tewksbury of Stonington. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street. Burial Hillside Cemetery Lisbon Falls.
Mary E Joy Blanchard wife of W B Blanchard of 10 Bath street died June 13 after two years illness. Born Clinton Maine November 12 1871 she married February 3 1889. She leaves husband Ernest C Joy a brother and Mrs Elgin E Field a niece. She was a longtime Baptist church member for 50 years in Waterville Clinton Mechanic Falls Auburn Bangor and Bath.
Mrs Evelyn T Hope 50 died Thursday night from complications. Born in Bath to Frank N and the late Effie Hodgkins Thompson she attended Dean Academy in Massachusetts. She worked in the millinery trade and ran a beauty parlor at home. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Lewis H Smalley of Augusta her father one brother Fred H Thompson Clerk of Courts of Bath and a granddaughter Donna Rae Smalley of Augusta.
Leonard D Bickford died after an automobile accident Saturday night while walking on the highway. The funeral was Tuesday afternoon at his Wiscasset road home with Rev. Joseph Purdue officiating. Bearers were John Gilmore Ralph Boardman Arthur Tracey and John Tracey. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.
John D Beaton 71 of 8 Robinson Street and Bath Iron Works Corp. employee died Wednesday morning at Memorial hospital after a three week illness. Born in Hingham Massachusetts he had lived in Bath 40 years. Survived by wife and stepson Roland H Haining of East Brunswick. Funeral Friday at 2 from Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street.
The funeral for Mrs Evelyn T Hope was held Sunday afternoon at Fred S Curtis funeral home 105 Center Street A Christian Science service was conducted by Mrs Carleton W Lowell Bearers were Perry N Thompson Frank Thompson Fred H Thompson Jr and Edward Thompson Burial took place at Oak Grove Cemetery
The funeral for Mary E Joy Blanchard wife of William B Blanchard of 10 Bath Street was held Tuesday at 10 30 at the First Baptist Church Rev Charles R Sims officiated The body was taken to Bangor for burial.
Andrew Malia of Malden Mass sued for return of 39 Bath street property now held by Mrs Joseph Renaud and family in Sagadahoc Superior Court. Jury verdict ordered return to Malia but awarded $837.71 to Renaud for improvements, tied to a 1920 tax sale resolved on a technicality.
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