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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1933

Page

7

Richmond High Honors Seniors in Annual Awards

Principal Charles Jordan announced honors for the Richmond High senior class. Valedictorian Gordon B. Howe, with 95.43 average, leads a class of fourteen. salutatorian Miss Phyllis Merchant, 90.7 average, and honor speaker Grace E. Smith, 89.43. Additional honors named for essays and presentations, plus activities and post–graduation plans. Also notes school events, community notices, and obituaries in the Richmond area.

End High School Charles Jordan Gordon B. Howe Ernest E. Howe Boy Scouts Phyllis Merchant Edward Murphy Manchester N. H Richmond Miss Merchant Grace E. Smith Arthur G. Smith Miss Smith Clyde N. McFee Roland Alexander Albert Pinkham Florence Weeks Beatrice Tarr Merle Leavitt

Former Richmond Athlete Visits Family in Brass City

Percy Little, ex-Richmond high school football player from 1896, is visiting his sisters Mrs. Charles Hackett and Mrs. George Hackett of Bowdoinham and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dunklee. A long-time employee of F. S. Hardy Co. in Boston, he has traveled across the United States and Canada and now is back in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Percy Little Richmond Charles Hackett George Hackett Bowdeinham Leon Dunklee Little Richmond High School F. S. Hardy Co Boston Canada Greenfield Mass

Gardiner and Surrounding Folk Gather for Events and Visits

Community notes describe music by His All Star band from Albion, relatives returning from Frances Watson nursing home, University of Maine students visiting home, visits among families in Gardiner Boothbay Harbor and Augusta, a Progres sive Orange meeting with Topsham orchestra, school operettas at the grange hall, and a Boy Scouts flag presentation with a large audience.

Richmond Lion’s Club American Legion Hall Rodney Nash Department of Agriculture State House Augusta Ernest Stewart Gardiner Street Joseph Prey Bath Leonard Munsey Joseph Thurlow Seth Watson Grace E. Randolph Roberts Funeral Rooms G. E. Edgett Miss Randolph Harry P Medora Cheney Randolph Boston Lowell Mass I. E. Hatfield Richmond Margaret Grover Gardiner Inge The Baptist Church Susan Me Chestnut Street Roland Grant Boothbay Harbor Royce Dunham Louis A. Rideout Harry Boston Hebron Lewiston Progressive Orange Frank Carver Topsham Grange Roy Stinson Bucksport June McKenna E. O. Tarr Mabel Lancaster Clifford Allen Waddell Freeman Waddell Brunswick Hospital Marjorie Wren R. N Haverhill George Wren Kenneth Bartlett Mary Webber E. Hatfield Grace Randolph Herbert Carr Walpole Mr. Carr William Carr Vital Gilbert Louis David Gilbert Banks Preble Fred Small Mildred Harford W. W. Gardiner John Young George Leavitt Bowdoinham River Bertelle Skinner Minnie Skinner Frank Beedle Everett Douglass C. E. Knight Winthrop T. J. Southard Emerson School Grange Hall Betty Frances Webber Bob Billy McKenney Peggy Phylis Choate Paul Lynwood Richards Mother Goose Ernestine Mayhew Margaret Limekin Bo Peep Eleanor Meéaley Jack Horner Victor DeBree Queen of Hearts Barbara Bond Boy Blue Melvin Chase Miss Muffet Louise Webber John Arthur Sewall, Jr Jill Esther King Jack Frederick Richter Contrary Mary Theresa Slattery Harford Malloy Giant Edward Pinkham Florence Margaret Robinson Charlie John Libby Charles Howes Howes Frank Woodrow Greenfield John Sykes Anne Spocard Frances Watson Leon Dunklee Aid of Enterprise Grange Alice Lewis Front Street Fred Elliot Clara Foster Emerson Lane Post A. L Legion Hall Legion Richmond Sargent Edward Mansir Boy Scouts J. W. Randlette Citizens Boy Scouts Committee Gilbert Edgett Legionnaires

Bath visitors and local social notes from Georgetown

Bath visitors include Mrs Elizabeth Hunt Miss Marion Hunt and H F Hunt. Families from Melrose Highlands Kingston Rutland and Portland visit or stay with relatives. The article notes Gaston Lachaise visiting and preparing to move to New York City. A Christian Endeavor service with topic Is it practical to live without worry is announced at the First Baptist church with a consecration service. A sudden death in Belmont Mass is reported involving Stuart Rand Jr and Margaret Rand.

Elizabeth Hunt Marion Hunt H. F. Hunt Bath Walter Williams Earle Pottle Popham Roscoe P. Todd and Warren Melrose Highlands Mass Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston W. C. Todd Amy Hovey E. D. Marsh Rutland Walter W. Cummings Portland Gaston Lachaise New York George Willis Woolwich Owen Marr Edward Wren Ruth Hinckley Walter Cunningham Levi Powers Robinhood Victor Hagan L. Earle Hagan Madelyn Berry R. N Five Islands Stuart C. Rand, Jr Belmont Ida Hooker Cambridge Margaret Rand Christ First Baptist Church

Morse Team Set to Open Season April 28 in Kennebec League

Morse high baseball begins the Kennebec Valley League Southern Division schedule at Gardiner on April 28 with Cony of Augusta visiting Kelley Field on May 2. The Bath squad faces tough tests early, with key games against Gardiner, Brunswick, Hallowell, and Augusta through May.

Morse Morse High Gardiner Cony High Augusta Kelley Field Cony Bath Hallowell Brunswick

Fuel Oil Tax Opposed in Consumer Petition

A petition signed by 103 fuel oil consumers opposing any tax on fuel oil was submitted to Rep N Gratz Jackson to take to the Legislature. The effort was led by Mrs Ambrose S MacFadden and Mrs John Burgon of 26 Deering St. The signers protest the proposed tax and include Mr MacFadden as a leading figure.

N. Gratz Jackson Ambrose S. MacFadden John Burgon Deering Street MacFadden

Tolls on onds bridge taken up on Friday

In Maine the House discussed tolls on the Richmond Dresden bridge as an economy measure for winter. Representative Carleton of Portland moved to table H P 667 L D 199, arguing Public Utilities and Ways and Bridges committees should convene to decide toll policy. The House divided 59 to 28, tabling the matter.

Richmond- Dresden George A. Hawkes Richmond Maine House Carleton Portland Maine Kennebec Bridge Mr. Carleton Hawkes Mr. Hawkes Speaker Ways and Bridges Committee Public Utilities Committee Public Utilities

Former Bath resident praises Bath Independent in letter

A Bath, Maine subscriber expresses strong affection for the Bath Independent. He sends 75 cents for renewal and recalls reading each Friday to stay connected with the Shipbuilding City. He commends Bath’s cleanliness and homey streets shaped by shipmasters.

Independent Sagadahoc

Bath merchants join regional opposition to sales tax plan

Maine legislators face coordinated merchant resistance as Bath, Lewiston, Portland, and others oppose the proposed sales tax. Regional meetings in Lewiston and Portland signaled unified stance, while Bath merchants affirm support for the opposition to Sagadahoc lawmakers. Phi Beta Kappa lists eleven seniors and two juniors from the University of Maine for 1933 with names and hometowns.

Maine Bath Lewiston Portland Sagadahoc University of Maine Phi Beta Kappa Albert Turner Pauline F. Brown Bangor Pauline Cohen Luthera H. Burton Thomaston Harold W. Fleischer Chelsea Mass Evelyn M. Gleason Arlington Robert B. Lorimer Grace A. Quarrington Pauline Siegal Rose Snyder Laurice M. Stevens Plymouth Wesley N. Walgatt Rockland Martha I. Tuomi Rosston Ruth S. Walenta South China

Five Islands Grange Forms Circle Elects Officers

The Five Islands grange organized a circle on Friday with President Mattie B. MacMahan and others elected to roles including vice president Madeline Berry and secretary Vesta Rowe. The group reported large attendance, active quilting, and a completed quilt with two more in progress.

Edith Pinkham George Gray MacMahan Island Percy Bailey Woolwich Five Islands Bath Wesley Church Homer Grimes Clinton Hanna Belgrade George Ilanna Paul Stevens Groton Mass Earl MacMahan Boston Grange Hall Walter Moore Hallowell Chester MacMahan Moore Rex Bridges E. A. Cote Auburn Mary Cote E. A. Freeman Alfred MacMahan Ellis Ellingwood South Paris Otter Cliff Olive Rowe Bliss Business College Lewiston C. E. Hanna Everett Raymond Reid New York W. E. Reid Acroid Cambridge Harmon's Harbor A. D. Wilde

No Further Action On City Property Sale

City council took no additional steps regarding the disputed sale of land at North street extension Lincoln street and Brunswick road to Leroy L. Burnham after Judge John J. Keegan ruled the action illegal. City Treasurer Young refused the deed pending the opinion and several aldermen opposed the sale while others supported it. councilman Arthur L. Pratt presided and did not vote.

City Council North Street Lincoln Street Brunswick Road Leroy L. Burnham John J. Keegan City Treas

Shipping Services of the Port of Boston noted for businesses

A booklet compiled by Capt. George P. Lord and Edmond F. Bemis outlines Boston port transportation facilities for New England manufacturers. Free copies are available from the Boston Port Authority or the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

George P. Lord Boston Port Authority Edmond F. Bemis Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce New England Boston Port of Boston Customhouse

Belfast 4-H Girl Finds Hen Egg in Bed During Poultry Project

Virginia Ladd of Belfast, a Sunny Side Up 4-H member, recounts a hen laying an egg in her bed while she raised 312 day old chicks in 1932. She details starting the project April 25, costs of chicks at 18 cents each, care routines, sale of broilers for 63.67 and pullets for 143.50 with a 58.30 profit and 20 losses from disease, skunk, or overcrowding.

Virginia Ladd Belfast Carleton Doak

Percy Johnson Injured When Truck Hits Tree

Percival Owen Johnson of Times Co. was hurt Sunday afternoon when a Ford truck driven by Donald Emero overturned after striking a cavity in Oliver street where a water main was installed. Emero escaped unharmed. Johnson, taken to City hospital, had one stitch over the right eye and injuries to the thumb, left finger, and right leg.

Percival Owen Johnson Times Co Donald Emero Oliver Street Emera George Emera Johnson Langdon Green E. Motley Fuller

Ice Company Shifts to Pond Ice Over Twelve Inches Thick

The Saco Janson Ice Company abandons river ice and harvests pond ice twice thicker than a foot. They have been cutting for some time and their houses are nearly filled. Despite higher costs, the pond ice is clearer and higher quality.

Saco Janson Ice Company Saco River

Girl Wins Potato Race at YMCA Meet

Kathaleen Lewis, 13, Central Grammar, set a boys’ division potato race time of 24 seconds flat at the YMCA Guluminar school track meet, as Central Reds led the boys with 23 points. Merton Reynolds won the boys 50 foot dash in 24 1 5 seconds and Fraser of Dike took the 600 yard, while North Grammar won the girls with eight points led by Durgin in the 50 foot dash.

Y. M. C. A. Guluminar Kathaleen Lewis Central Grammar School Pic Merton Reynolds Central Reds Miss Lewis Central Whites North Grammar Dike North Grammar Lassies Charlie Grace Fraser Dike School Grace Reynolds Reds Burns Earlebach Earl Lowery Central Blues Owen Miss Durgin Conta Recs Eee Noromegoin Ithe Eeeriey Nee Enet Dirg Rochon Et Genta le Wanes Central eBlnés Cat Ce Care Central Ynitessesens Enya Central “Blues Central Ros Esac Kingsbury Nickerson Durgin Donnell Ferrell Davis Lewis Guynn

Jeffersonian Simplicity as NYC Mayor Salary Cuts

The Boston Transcript notes New York City faces a new era of frugal governance with the mayoral salary reduced to 30000 dollars a year signaling a metropolitan model of austerity and reform.

New York City Boston Transcript

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Jordan Dresmonia Raymond Call Chester Emmons Carl Watts Hilda Toothaker Raymond Curtis Sister Umberhind Madelyn Brown Paul Dyer Velma Gibbs Gordon Curran Richard Thompson Fred S Curtise Thomas R. Huston R. Bath Boy Scout Methodist Church W. H. Johnson Dresden Cecil Stilphen Harry L. Stilphen Methodist Church Belle Whitney Pleasant Street John Dunn Rodney Darrell Young Ann Johnson George Howard Beverly Roy Patch Howard Hervey E. Patch Richmond Shoe Co., Inc Patch Hartley Ranger Georgetown Byron Page Lincoln Katahdin Iron Works Page Maine “General Hospital Randolph Isa Frances M. Evans Windsor Street Evans Ond Bridge Bath Independent Bathites Keegan Maine News Notes Leona Snow Arthur Snow New Gloucester Leona Central Maine General Hospital Evening Star Rebekah Lodge Sarah O. Cook Hardy North Berwick Cook Evening Star Lodge Save Travel Bath Savings Institution Percy Johnson Arthur Allen Optometrist Center Street Mon
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