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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
7
Dr. Smith urges mothers to curb temper tantrums with proper use of a paddle and to treat all children equally. He stresses the home school bond, youth development through varied physical activity, and frank talk on sexual education and marriage. He warns against favoritism and urges parents to stay honest with themselves.
Bath fans flood Lewiston as Morse high meets Deering high in the first Bates tourney game at 3:30. Coach Horace Herrick trains an A-1 squad led by Ring, the McElman twins, Legard and Wilson. Bath closes Morse’s school early to let students attend and hopes for a strong road showing with reserves ready to step in.
In a tense City League final, Bath Independents tied 35-35 with 18 seconds left as Allie Jewett hitting two clutch free throws. They then outscored Merchants 9-5 in a five minute overtime to claim the 1931-32 pennant under Red McMann. Oakhurst beat Windlass 51-49 in a separate overtime to finish second.
Red McMann, coaching the Indies, entered in street clothes after an overtime start and anchored a defensive effort as Brian Jewett’s Merchants faded on foul trouble. The game swung close through four quarters with Reed and Miller trading baskets, then the Indies pulled away in overtime aided by sharp passes and clutch free throws. Allie Jewett scored 17 as Miller and Reed added 14 and 13 respectively in a hard fought district contest.
In a thriller, Oakhurst edged Windlass 51 49 after overtime to claim second in the league. Cy Longley tied the game with a close shot, Brewster and Breton dominated early, McMann hit a late long jumper, and Cannonball Oliver delivered a late crowd pleaser as both squads traded leads until the extra session.
Eugene M. Desmond, former vice president of the Colonial club, was elected president at the annual meeting. He succeeds Edward Sewall who presented a desk lamp upon retirement. Francis E. Parry is vice president, Edwin F. Ramsay secretary, Allan Spear treasurer.
L B Costello general manager of the Lewiston Sun Journal spoke to the Central church men's club on The Mohammedan World. He and his wife spent months in Egypt Palestine and Syria studying Islam and comparing the Koran with the Bible. He traced the religion's growth noted lack of charity compared to Christians and discussed Britain’s Palestine policy and the Nile's irrigation significance.
Registration for 1932 plates debuted March 1 but traffic over the Kennebec bridge shows no drop. The first week of March compares favorably to last year with about 20 dollars more per day in motor vehicle crossings.
Bowdoinham held its annual town meeting with 300 attendees despite bad weather. The new secret ballot system elected officers including Graves Hackett White Ames and others and set up budget figures for highways schools and miscellaneous expenses. A committee of twelve was named to act on the 1933 budget and gifts to mark the town’s 170th anniversary were approved with funds to accrue interest for educational use.
Bowdoin voters elected town officials including moderator W L Maloon selectmen N B E Curtis Oscar Hatch W L Alden overseers of the poor clerk E E treasurer George Coombs auditor W L Maloon and added a new school committee member W Rideout for three years other items: tax collector and constable E E Baker fire warden N E Curtis road commissioner H M Marshall and a budget committee including E E Baker Linwood Skelton Ray Purinton Marshall F S Meechan W C Batch elder Charlie Allen H K Adams road funds pared to 1847 dollars and Sagadahoc grange held a well attended meeting at Bowdoin Center.
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Sawyer in Auburn attended the funeral for David Chaney. Services were held all afternoon at W H Gould's undertaking parlors with out of town attendees including his sister Mrs Ida M Fyin of Brunswick and a relative Mrs Fitzpatrick of Bath.
Members of the national W C T U as carried by the local unit gathered at the Salvation Army to discuss a new membership program. Present were Mrs William A Hill Mrs Dale Simonson Irving Varney Mrs Addie Robbins Miss Frances Mrs Wilfred Chaney and Mrs Wilfred Trott. Chaney spoke on a regional conference and Tem perance Day in Maine. The group planned to buy 500 paper cups for the Army building and arranged for youth and missionary work updates. An egg production note from North Dakota followed.
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