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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1931
Page
4
Richmond mourns Mrs Hattie Brackett with attendees from Portland Brunswick Gardiner Malden Topsfield and other towns. The obituary notes Eugene Rankins long-time Richmond businessman died at Mount Pleasant and a large community alert includes local service details.
Full line of spring menswear with suits top coats pants sweaters and shirts. Prices listed include $12.50 to $24.50 on suits and coats and utilities like ties hats shirts and workwear with guarantees and refunds.
Miss M Isabelle Jones of Portland sails for Europe on May 10 to attend Fontainebleu France for the summer and return in September. She will visit relatives in Liverpool and Wales with her mother Mrs William H Jones, graduating from Bates College in 1927 and studying voice with Henrietta D Rice and Mrs Charles R Cranham.
Mrs E B Billings returns to Bath after visiting Miss Belle Heald. Clarke Matthews and Edwin Powers visit from Bath. Raphael Higgins of Rehobeth Mass visits two weeks with parents E C Higgins. William Farnsworth and A B Rowe attend Wednesday dinner with Walter Newdick. Gladys Oliver returns home after five months in Waltham, escorted by aunt Mrs Nellie Mains. Mrs Roy M Newman recovering from influenza. Christian Endeavor meeting at First Baptist led by Walter Cunningham and Harry Heald with Alfred Rowe directing song service. Warrants posted for town meeting on Monday the 23rd at Five Islands Grange hall. W C Fladd visits Bath. Melvin Deering 83 dies after illness. born Georgetown. survived by wife Emma and children Daisy Smith Leslie. burial in Long Island. Alex Cunningham drives to Portland. John Thibodeau treated for bad cold at Bath City hospital. Mrs Lida Mains visiting daughter Mrs Charles Mains. Mrs Ruth Powers in Robinhood. Rev Frank W Hovey attends ordination at Moatsweag Baptist church.
Bath Maine March 17 1931 Hubert H McCarty explains the difference between bookkeeping deficits and cash shortages in Bath City operations for 1930 and the end of the 1931 fiscal year. He cites conflicting Treasurer reports and calls for a standard accounting form and a state audit.
Mrs. Marion Fox Oakes R.N. of Augusta collapsed from carbon monoxide fumes seeping from a garage below while preparing her home. The persistent telephone ring woke her just as she rose toward the phone, and a neighbor helped summon medical aid after she collapsed.
Pandemonium erupted on Silver Street as Ralph Hallie of 13 Main Street stormed Gabriel Joseph’s drug store. He smashed several items, exited disorderly, struck a woman in his path, and ended up in jail charged with intoxication.
The Cosmpolitan club held its 17th annual gathering at the club house on Washington Street with a 6:30 supper. Seventy six members attended as officers reported a year of work, new rules, and plans to host District 11 of the State Federation in late May. Officers for 1931-32 were elected, with Alice Johnson reappointed as president and other officers listed amid recognitions and committee assignments.
A busy sequence of social visits and small events fills Five Islands as residents return from trips. Mrs. Ida Hinckley comes back from Portland while Miss Catherine McDonald visits Miss Myrna Campbell. The Ladies' aid held a pleasant afternoon with Mrs Elisha Field. no grange meeting due to storm.
John H. Rucker of Water Street faced a 30 day jail term and fines after entering the police station to bail out Blanche Houghton intoxication arrest. He was freed on appeal after posting $500 bond. Houghton, detained on Center Street for intoxication, had previously threatened self harm near the Kennebec bridge. The piece notes a quiet Lilly Bay hotel season and a planned fleet of 20 fire trucks for California forest fires.
Corliss basketball team powered by Lloyd Perry defeated Winter Church 26 to 20 at the YMCA gymnasium to clinch the 1931 YMCA Church League title. A near 500 strong crowd roared as Corliss built an early lead and held firm with stifling defense amid Winter’s late surge.
Morse High School placed eighth among Maine and Massachusetts rivals at Bowdoin College gym. Freddy Rowland led Morse with a high jump of five feet four inches tying for first, plus a 18 foot 5 inch broad jump. The Morse relay team also contributed a podium finish, while Brunswick and other rivals traded leads in close events. Sam McCall officiated as 36 fouls were called. Corliss edged Winter for the league title with a late surge.
Bath Rotarians heard a vivid travel talk by John W. Riley of Brunswick describing a westward journey through the Canadian Rockies to California and Mexico and back via the Grand Canyon and Chicago. He shared Rotary contacts made along the trip and noted coincidences with other Rotarians he met on the way.
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