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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1936

Page

2

Maine primary results highlight race for governor and congress

The Maine primary produced wide margins for Republican Lewis Barrows over Erin Page for governor and strong showings in congressional races. James Oliver led in the First District, Clyde Smith edged J Clarence Leckemby in the Second, and Ralph O Brewster was unopposed in the Third. Local wins included Messenger’s sheriff nomination and Dale’s county attorney victory, with turnout described as heavy and city crowds lingering after midnight.

James C. Oliver South Penland Townsend Clyde H. Smith J. Clarence Leckemby Smith Ralph O. Brewster Simon M. Hamlin South Portland Wallace F. Mabee Eastport Sagadahoc County Barrows Page Sumner Sewall Clarence Flood E. Mason Wright Bath Joseph W. Randlette Richmond Charles W. Messenger Loring D. Small West Bath River Town Twearly Messenger Small J. Horace McClure Ralph O. Dale Gandiner R. Deering Dale Henry W. Owen George A. Baker Weston H. Allen Bowdoin Joseph W. Larrabee

Seed lobsters released for fishermen revenue boost

Fishermen will be paid for seed lobsters taken from traps and released back into the sea, easing hardship as catches shrink and competition from Nova Scotia lobstermen grows. A new highway from College Pines in Brunswick to Cook's Corner is praised for good construction and timely progress awaiting federal funds to extend toward the city.

Maine Executive Y Comnetln Nova Scotia College Pines Brunswick Cook's Corner

Morse High School 1936 Year Book An Attractive Volume

The Morse high school year book for 1936 features a red mural cover, cream pages, and is printed by The Times Go. Dedicated to Mary Helena Conley for guidance, it includes senior pictures, club and team writeups, a poetry section, informal snapshots, and a memorial tribute to Durward G. Wyman who died in 1934.

Mary H. Conley Morse High School Morse Morse High Times Go Mary Helena Conley Durward G. Wyman Rodney Wyman Phippsburg Center James Bridgham Carroll Morse John G. Morse, Jr Lena Kamentiuts Marie Merrill Esther Drummond Robert Footer Francis Sroyer Ruth Sprague Martha Cutting Esther Furber Francis Stover Estelle McCabe Priscilla Wyman Edith Stone

Nurses' Association Holds Annual Bath Banquet

The Bath Memorial Nurses Alumnae Association hosted a large banquet at Hotel Sedgwick with 28 attendees enjoying shore, steak, and chicken dinners. A rose bowl was sent to two ill members and a death tribute was paid to Ina A. Small.

Bath Memorial Nurses Alumnae Association Sedgwick Association Rath Leen J. Hart Genesta Corliss Ina A. Small Verna OD. Bowie Jane W. Haggett Adeline D. Wing Josephine Moore Violet E. Brown Leona Spicer Alice D. Potter Nellie B. Long Milas Grace Carpenter Ida Asher Jane Trail Dorothy Milliken Helen F. Higgins Margaret Chaney Estelle K. Thompson Katherine Chase Grace A. Blair Eva S. Powers Helen J. Bonney Roberta I. Parris Belya S. Fullerton Laura W. Rogers Edith W. Rich Estella Bowden Verna D. Bowie Jane P. McPhee Ethel Blake Margaret AR. Yates Rita A. Faulkner

Mrs Helen Thibodeau Returns With Nine Pound Son

Mrs Helen Thibodeau and her nine pound son Theodore returned to 50 Elm Street Sunday from the Bath Memorial hospital.

Helen Thibodeau Theodore Elm Street Bath Memorial

Odd Ladies Hold Quarterly Meeting in Maine Hall

Government officers of I O L Maine attended the quarterly session at Odd Fellows hall with Myrtle lodge No 8 as hostess. A noon session had 42 members, 60 for dinner. degrees were granted to one Auburn No 1 candidate. A memorial service followed and field day plans were discussed among multiple lodges.

LL. O Maine Odd Fellows Hall Myrtle Lodge No. 8 Annie J.leboney Lucelia Blake Lemont Velma Neilson Brunswick Elsie M. Alexander Georgia E. Wilson Westbrook Mary 8. Curtis Blake Ethel W. Abbott East Auburn May M. Durgin Woodfords Lydia Bendix Waterville Carrie Hilton Auburn Addie Murray Oakland Evelyn M. Jordan Portland Lizzie B. C. Chaney Grace Sylvester Emily C. Shaw Lewiston Gertrude Stewart Evelyn Jordan Alice Peterson Auburn Lodge No. 1 Mrs. Durgin Sadie E. Boies Hyacinth Lodge Ella F Fern Lodge Lewiston Brooks Pine Cone Hyacinth Merrymeeting Myrtle Fort Halifax Fannie Clark Eva Atwood Ida Beal Zeuleika Kingsbury Annie J. S. Lemont

Central Maine folks honor transfer with testimonial banquet

Central Maine Power Co employees hosted a June 9 testimonial at Powers Inn for Evan H. Marston now in Lewiston after transferring from Bath. About 30 attended a lobster banquet including Mrs. Marston and local staff and guests from Bath Lewiston Brunswick Wiscasset and Augusta.

Central Maine Power Co Evan H. Marston Lewiston Bath Powers’ Inn State Road Marston Mrs. Marston

Red Clover 4-H Club Meeting and Birthday Celebration

Red Clover 4 H club of Woolwich met Wednesday evening June 10 with Avis Marston of Sagadahoc Ferry. The gathering observed Flag Day with Ruth Presley reading The Flag of the United States. A picnic was voted for June 25. A surprise party for joint birthdays of Mrs. Nelson R. Rice and Avis Marston followed. Two visiting Rhynos from Attleboro, Mass., Reginald Rhyne and family, visited John C. Rhyno and family at 5 North Belfast Avenue Augusta.

Avis Marston Sagadahoe Ferry Ruth Presley United States Percy D. Marston Avis Nelson R. Rice Nelson R. Rice, Club Veader Marston Rice Patricia Strout Geraldine Rice George Farnham Sarah Reed Thelma Baker Mila Orr Reginald Rhyne Attleboro Mass Augusta John C. Rhyno Belfast Avenue Bay State Helen G. Rhyno Thomas Watters

Bath Class Day Highlights and Local Visits Highlighted

Bath residents attend Morse High School graduation exercises with honors for Francis W. Stover and many family members. Students Marian Rose Beatrice Rose and others head to Washington on a class trip, while relatives visit Bath from West Bath Quincy Roxbury and Topsham.

Seine, Lemont Edwin W. Haggett On Ie Roe Quincy Charles Gett Billy Roxbury Livermore Falls Ett Frank Carter Carter John H. Carter Woolwich Winnen Rose Fred J. Rose Rosedale Ily Larrabee S. Joseph W. Larrabee Larrabee’s Grove Lakewood Miss Rose Morse School Morse High School Joseph W. Larrabee Courtney E. Stover Ernest E. Rose Hagel Heath Percy R. Waterman Fletcher A. Waterman Ethel Waterman Betty Rose Grace Waterman Dorothy Waterman Beatrice Rose Elmer Williams Foster's Point Old Town Walter W. Larrabee Topsham Emily M. Larrabee Bates E. Stover Brunswick Road Marian Rose Washington, D. C Washington New York Walter Whitmer Marie Wiseman Jackson Heights L. I N. Ie

Bath area social notes from weekend gatherings at multiple cottages

Mrs. Edward Moyes of Everett and her sister visited the Noyes cottage while Bath residents Elbridge Malcolm and Fred Coombs stayed at Quaker Point. Numerous Bath and Winterport guests joined weekend gatherings at cottages, with Cross references to relatives, visitors from Portland Topsham and Winneganee, and a Red Cross meeting followed by a summer picnic committee appointment.

Edward Moyes Everett Mass Elmer D. Hodgkins Hodgkins Bath Noyes Cottage Elbridge B. Malcolm Fred S. Coombs Malcolm Quaker Point Humphrey A. Owen Samuel F. Bates Leslie Mayo Winterport Delmar E. Bates David N. Heald Jimmie Knight Leonard W. Oliver M. Eleanor Bates George Bailey South Portland Chester Freeman Portland Freeman Donald Dorothy Foster Topsham Herbert Carey Carl Stinson Bertram Willis Wilbert Dama Small Berry’s Mill Road Charles H. Bates Red Cross Grange Hall Fred W. Larrabee Hugo F. Sandelin Lincoln Williams

Newell Elected to Governing Board of MIT

William 8 Newell president of Bath Iron Works Corp Massachusetts Institute of Technology 99 elected to five year term on MIT governing board with two other Technology graduates Frederick W Baker 03 and B Edward Hutchinson 00. Also elected life members Philip Stockton Godfrey L Cabot and William C Potter. Newell served Bath Iron Works since graduation and holds multiple local and professional posts.

William 8. Newell Bath Iron Works Corp Massachusetts Institute of Technology Soest Technology Karl T. Compton Frederick W. Baker Cincinnati B. Edward Hutchinson Chrysler Corporation Detroit Compton Philip Stockton First National Bank of Boston Godfrey L. Cabot Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc Boston William C. Potter Guaranty Trust Co New York Newell Bath Iron Works Bath Water District Bath Trust Co Bath Savings Institution Patten Free Library Bath Memorial Hospital Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers National Council of American Shipbuilders Institution of Naval Architects of Great Britain

Motion Picture Scenes to Represent Salem

New England will be represented in a forthcoming motion picture directed by Frank Lloyd known for Mutiny On the Bounty Cavalcade Sea Hawk and Under Two Flags. Salem will be the simulated setting with filming to occur in Monterey California where a replica of old Salem will be built. Lloyd is visiting Boston with his daughter Alma.

New England Salem Frank Lloyd Old Salem

Bath jurors find defendant not liable in four auto cases

Androscoggin Superior Court jurors in Auburn delivered verdicts for defendant Armand Poliquin of Lewiston on four automobile accident suits. Plaintiffs Dr. Paul A. Gregware and Margery Scott of Bath and Mr. and Mrs. Orra Gregware of Barre, Vt., sued Poliquin. cases were tried together after starting Monday and deliberations ended Wednesday afternoon.

Prizes Awarded by D A R For Constitution Compositions

Col Dummer Sewall chapter D A R honored seventh and eighth graders for superb Constitution essays. Awardees included Claire Fulton Stanley Cressey Priscilla Wood Toula Kakos Edith Berg with others receiving mentions. Each grade received Frederick Has kins The American Government. recipients to keep over weekend.

Col. Dummer Sewall D.A.R Claire Fulton Stanley Cressey Priscilla Wood Toula Kakos Edith Berg John Coombs Ada Fraser Thatcher Pinkham Georgia Kakos Harold Avery William Sewall Frederick Haskins

Weekly crossword puzzle clues jumble into a playful list

A garbled crossword puzzle prompt mixes numbered clues with partial words and stray letters. Readable items hint at cross language wordplay, archaic terms, and potential theme entries, requiring careful reconstruction to form valid clues and solutions.

Annual Poetry Postponed in Bath

The Bath paper reflects on Bath poets and editors who rose to national prominence. Arthur Staples, editor of the Lewiston Journal, is noted for verses about state figures. Edward Mitchell trained at Bath and later led a major New York paper. Charles M. Lincoln, Bath native, edited the New York World New York Herald and New York Times.

Maine Theis Bath Times Arthur G. Staples Lewiston Journal Harold Sewall Staples Bath Times Edward P. Mitchell the Times New York the Sun Charles M. Lincoln James Q. Lincoln New York World The New York Herald New York Times

Recent Real Estate Transfers Recorded Across Sagada Hoc Registry

Real estate transfers recently recorded in Sagada hoc registry of deeds show multiple deeds across towns including Arrowsie Bath Bowdoin Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich. Notable transfers include Eugene Baker to Frances E Sturmer Mary E Kimball to John M Leonard and The America Land Co to Valmer Cormier among others.

Sagadahoc Arrowsie Eugene Baker Frances E. Sturmer Robert E. Maass Russell C. Sturmer Bath Mary E. Kimball John M. Leonard Silas G. Bryant Louise E. Allain Emily Brown Eve P. Babine Emma Spinney Gladys E. Johnson Leo Venus Jeannette H. Huntley Otis N. E. Card Frank A. Barker Fred B. Reed Bowdoin Earlow I. Rideout William D. Miller Leo S. Kenniston Florence Quintal Bowdoinham Mary E. Lilly J. Bowdoin Lilly Neil S. Bishop State of Rosemary A. Cunningham Grace Elliott King Horace E. Beane Phippsburg Mary E. Oliver Leslie R. Oliver Richmond Adeline Malloy Jean F. Butler Topsham The America Land Co Valmer Cormier Martin Bergquest Frank Clark Cleo A. Tenneson West Bath Rachel A. Chase William E. Webster Woolwich Asbury G

Lincoln Academy Alumni Hold Annual Meeting at Holly Inn

The Lincoln Academy Alumni Association gathered at Holly Inn for their annual meeting. Manager Walsh served a chicken dinner while Ellis W. Nash led with efficient direction. Attendees enjoyed a cordial, friendly spirit as they greeted one another.

Alumni Association of Lincoln Academy Strong Holly Inn Walsh Ellis W. Nash

Magoun Addresses Students At Kent Hill

Professor Magoun spoke to graduates and friends at Kent Hill, reflecting on his MIT and Harvard training and a career in engineering, aviation, and publishing. He recalled roles from aiding a harbor rescue to shaping warship design and authoring books on aircraft and human engineering.

Kent’s Hill Kents Ian Pee Ith Wrasadows Mass Alice N. Magoun Middle One Denver Colo United States Japan WNAC Magoui Hodgins Mos Magoun Sae Teaan Kents Hill Massachusett Institute of Technology

Dormitory Battle Hurts Students At Bowdoin College

Windows broken in North Hyde Hall and South Appleton Hall during an examination period clash at Bowdoin College. Two students sustained slight injuries as water bags gave way to stones, despite proctor efforts. Dean Paul Nixon was summoned to the campus.

North Hyde Hal South Appleton Hall Bowdoir College Paul Nixon

Meeting of West Bath 4-H Clubs

West Bath girls and boys 4-H clubs met Friday evening with Mrs Ida Sandelin and her son Henry. The boys swam after their business session and the girls discussed methods of making yeast bread.

West Bath Ida Sandelin Henry

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rae Pag Lewis O. Barrows Erin W. Page Skowhegan Elin W. Page Landon Knox Lancon Kansas Illinois Nurses’ Association Hotel Sedgwick RED Clover 4-H Club Central Congregational Church Miss Heath Wakefield N. H Wack Hardie King’s Point J. P. Lorentsen Revere Chester G. King Central Church Sabino Alfred B. Snow Trufant Recey 9 Freeport Gi Wilgon Olson Perkins Inn Genesta O. E Perkins’ Inn Ada Perkins Doris Perkins Thomas F. Perkins Paul G. Bagdikian Albion L. Corliss Harry G. Deering Doris Leavitt Annie Cox David E. Rich Thomas Aikenhead Fred A. Fuller Lewis Helen H. Rogers Farmington, Conn Llewellyn D. Rogers Farmington Rosamond Stover Farmington Normal School Jennie Larrabee Walter H. Larrabee Dana India Israel Belgium Centrail Atreet Archip Fis Liz Alice May Professor Magoun
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