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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1931

Page

3

Committee positions held by members of the New City Council

The Independ ent lists 84th administration committee assignments chaired by Mayor Small and Pres. Quicksall. Aldermen Deerring, Gardiner, Povich, Stacy, Whitney, Whittemore, Wright, Youland top various committees. councilors Aderton, Belanger, Billings, Crosby, Cutting, Dyer, Fall, Freeman, Haley, Haynes, Knight, Martin, McCabe, McFadden, Morse, Robbins, Sheldon, Steeves, Tobey and Watson serve on many sections such as charities, ordinances, finance, public lighting, schools, streets, and water works.

Deerring Gardiner R Povich Morris 8 Stacy Reginald Whitney, Williams Whittemore Ellery E New Streets Wright E. Mason Youland Eugene A Aderton Fred W Belanger Bradford P Billings Leon J Crosby Freeman C Cutting Harold E Dyer Burt M Fall William A Freeman Emery I Haley Raymond M Haynes J. Maurice Knight James S Martin Cedric A McCabe Thomas C McFadden Roscoe P Morse Alvah T Robbins Edward M Sheldon Leburton D Steeves Lloyd E Tobey Watson, Carroll Young Austin Hall Trott Steussy Pres. Quicksall J. Horace McClure Henry G. Hodgdon Brian M. Jewett Alderman Wright Charles T. Jackson Roscoe G. Bailey Daan Belanger Ralph Dale McClure Jewett Bailey Dale Jackson Thomas R. Huston Cemetery and Park Board Harold L. Troop Edward E. Barry Fres Quicksall Arthur K. Purington Cahill Knox and Lincoln Charles E. Parks Fire Department Whitney Roscoe P. McFadden Stanley M. Brown Fred H. Thompson Arthur W. Brown Daniel A. Bishop J. Edward Drake Charles R. Farnham Herbert L. Grinnell Ernest F. Kelley William H. White Alfred J. Keene James E. Mitchell Sidney L. Eaton Herbert E. Worrey Edward E. Morse Frank M. _Churchill Gerald S. Atkinson Rowland S. Beal Harold W. Child Harry S. Farrell Josephine Fraser Henry W. Howard Roscoe P. Higgins Samuel Kirkpatrick Edward W. Larrabee Joseph R. Melrose John McDonald Chester A. Newell Harry E. Ring Edward Sewall Edward E. Sonia Ernest A. Work Leslie J. Wald Walter L. Whitney Fred W. Quimby Edmund Arsenault Ralph Gay Rolvin H. Bowie Charles D. Hall Frita G. Falin John W. Davis George Davis Herbert S. Harris Herbert Calderwood W. Dayton Hill Harold S. Walker Y. C. Neilson Lewis J. Sanborn Harold E. Cutting William Mann George E. Sonia Edward Brown Ellsworth Chandler Mabelle Whitten Andrew McAllister John Prisley Fred N. Gowen William A. Adams Frank H. Beal Walter F. Abbott Marius H. Page O. E. Page Greg Ware Alderman Cutting Small Donald D. Young Alderman Whittemore Wilfred C. Troit Pres. Wright Board of Aldermen William A. Furber Finance Committee Board of Education Deering Mr. Hall R. J. M. Steussy Alderman Whitney Albert F. Austin California Portland Kelley, Spear Co Furber Electon Watson State Department of Agriculture North Street Frederick E. Nickerson Gilmore 1Clerk Wright Council Pres Felow Quickpal Whfitney Water and Water Works Robbins Police State Aid and Pensions

Elks Open Night Entertains Bath Members and Guests

Bath Lodge of Elks hosted an open night with over 100 attendees. Master of ceremonies Brian Jewett introduced two banjo players dancers and singers from the Keith circuit along withMiss Pearl Oliver Samuel Povich Barton Crawford and Henry Gediman form the entertainment lineup. A Dutch feed prepared by Walter Whitney Arthur Sprague and Peter Reno pleased the crowd as Exalted Ruler John P. Carey Thomas Conley Bradford P. Belanger and Edward J. Mc Mann led the organizing committee.

Bath Walter Whitney Arthur Sprague Peter Reno John P. Carey Thomas Conley Bradford P. Belanger Edward J. McMann

Evening school plans demonstration night at Bailey Indus

Bailey Evening school will close with a demonstration night on April 8. The entire home economics department of six classes will perform separate demonstrations in cooking dressmaking sewing handicrafts and home nursing. Attendance this year matches or exceeds past years.

Bailey Evening School of Industries

College Flapper Chorus Stirs Morse Clinging Vine Show

Staid business men dress as college girls for a Home Talent show at Morse Clinging Vine theater. The College Flapper Chorus features twenty prominent local businessmen in féminine costumes portraying roles like Clara Bow and Teachers Pet, with a lively stage to be seen Thursday and Friday nights.

Clara Bow Teacher's Pet Cuopairs Morse Clinging Vine Harry Owen Innocent Alex Burden Clara Bows Ccc Oe Carl Albee Kay Francis Henry Schofield Bula Bula College College King of the X. B. Wolstenholme Sorority Presente Norehetetayalg John Carey Peaches Browning Stanley Bickle Tillie the Toiler Haviland Torrey Gloria Swanson John Freeman Morris Povich Clarence Johnson Clayton Fortier Emery Footer Brim Jewett Lloyd Steeves Tom Huston Matilda Jane Freeman Trott Dolly Dimples Freddie Lacey Hanna Shee Kenneth Tras Wey Ad Ete Alden Smith Giggles Sassean Rudolph McRae Danciner Girlvee Morris Haynes Cleopratra Karcher Jackson Ree Itl Gate Itlena Oe Farley Mayo Jigg’s Maggie Fred J. Higgins

H P Bridge Store Assigns For Creditors In 1929

H P Bridge Inc assigned late Thursday for creditors to Rupert H Baxter and Daniel T Dougherty. The department store closed Friday and stock taxing began. Assignees offered no statement but inventory completion may lead to a sale. Bridge and Merrill bought the store in 1923. Merrill withdrew in 1929. The business originated as David T Percy & Sons started by the late David T Percy.

H. P. Bridge, Inc Rupert H. Baxter Daniel T. Dougherty Harry P. Bridge Jazon A. Merrill Singer & Mendelssohn Mr. Merrill David T. Percy & Sons David T. Percy

Young elected city treasurer in heated council ballot

The council debated the city treasurer and tax collector post with multiple nominees. Donald D. Young emerged as a Bath boy candidate backed by Councilman Martin, while Wilfred C. Trott led the early ballots and eventually gained steady support, prompting a recess as the contest continued.

Subordinate officers salaries cut in city report

A joint special committee on subordinate salaries proposes reducing the tax collector’s commission from five to three mills and trimming the secretary of the board of assessors salary from 750 to 700 dollars. The report covers numerous budget items, office restructurings, and appointive actions for city offices and salaries for 1931.

Joint Special Committee Board of Assessors Bath Uni- Topmis Mee Ccs City Treas Board of Asses- Pacera Bes Ne Can Ee BP Iws Atilleghoctuce Ge Fire Department City Knox and Lincoln Cemetery and Park Board Tugrsuty Eee Eee Board of Aldermen Park and Soldiers’ Monument House of Correction

Drew Names From Hat Creates Fire Dept Committee

Ten councilmen signaled interest in joining the fire department committee. Pres. Quicksall put each name in a hat and had a councilman draw three. The three appointees chosen were McCabe, Freeman and Billings.

Committee On Fire Department Pres. Quicksall McCabe Freeman and Billings

Topsham Family Histories Chronicle Long Genealogy Effort

Miss Mary Pelham Hill, Maine authority, completes the second and final volume of Topsham family histories. The two volumes total 616 pages with town records, cemeteries, private Bible records, newspapers since 1830, and US censuses from 1790 to 1930. She plans Vital Records of Phippsburg next, aiming to finish soon.

Topsham Mary Pelham Hill Maine U. S& Co United States Petepsco

First serious injury at War ren Paper Co mill winds up in Gardiner

George A. Swift, 74, of Gardiner, suffered two fingers lost from his left hand after his hand was caught in a buzz planer at the S. D. Warren Paper Co mill on Wednesday afternoon. He had been employed there for two years.

S. D. Warren Paper Co George A. Swift Gardiner

Total Vaarthsiee 008 re $172,930

A brief note lists a total amount of 172930 dollars with an entry showing Lowdolnham as agency and a date 3 12 19 21. The readable fragments indicate a financial figure linked to a specific agency and date.

Lowdolnham Agen

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NEW City Council Independent 84Th Bath Lodge Atwood L. F Morse High P.T.A Aoe Standing Committee On Finance Hiter Ees Claris Isaac Eee Derren Williams Whitney Harold P. Small Ellery E. Whittemore George C. Quicksall Common Council J. Maurice Haynes William A. Fall Cedric A. Martin Board of Common Council George J. Goodwin Granville M. Colby Dorothy C. Belanger William A. Farrell F. Alice MacDonald William A. Perry Herbert W. McCabe Board of Health W. S. Voorhees H. B. Duce Edwin L. Emmons Mrs. Crockett Chester C. Aderton Edmund A. Arsenault Joseph E. Avery George F. Allen John W. Biggins Edward A. Blake Elmer F. Blake Howard E. Blake Ralph J. Boardman Hazen E. Boyce Frank J. Boyle George A Ford Ford de Luxe Detroit Ford Finance Universal Credit Company Philip V. Murphy Lester G. Munsey George A. McElman Eugene McGrath Scott Morse Alexander McDonald Chester H. McCabe Freedom N. Monroe Alexander McDougall Merritt A. Mitchell John A. Norris John S. Place Elwest G. Pinkham Charles W. Plant Horace W. Pottl George D. Parshley Roland Pero Ernest Pinkham Fred W. Parks Forrest B. Potter Melville L. Rice Thomas F. Reynolds Isaac H. Rideout Earlon S. Rideout Edwin A. Russell Rudolph Roy Carl L. Robinson Elmer W. Rogers Ernest E. Russell Percy W. Robbins Carlton L. Rice Wallace Russell Frederick W. Robinson Harold L. Safford Joseph A. Smith Augustus A. Seiders Seth Stewart Levi D. Spinney Clifton G. Spinney Russell H. Stodder Clarence C. Seavey Harry E. Sprague Harry L. Thompson J. Fred Tobey Harry W. Thebeau Carroll Watson Ulysses Whitlam Harry Warner Clarence A. Warner Leslie J. Wold Fred E. Whittam George W. Wilson Colin S. Wakefield William E. McLaughlin Maine Casualty Company
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