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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1936

Page

4

Brunswick water supply partly restored after Friday relief

Bath aided Brunswick by supplying water through a temporary hookup via Merebrook. Supt Libby arranged hose lines from Topsham to Brunswick, using 1,500 to 1,800 feet of hose, with 1,700,000 gallons in the standpipe. Dr E F Campbell approved the plan and Brunswick planned further pumping and inspections as repairs continue.

Bath Brunswick Maurice A. Li Water District Merebrook Brunswick Fire Department Libby Charles Bowker Brunswick-Topsham Topsham Highway Bowker Charles B. Parks George H. Coombs Bureau of Health State Department of Health and Welfare Coombs E. F. Campbell Cooper's Mills Waldoboro Parks Fire Department Highway Bridge

Leeman Machine Works Resumes Operations After Flood

The Henry T. B. Leeman Machine Works reopened Tuesday following a Thursday shutdown caused by high tides and flooding on Commercial street. Water 12 inches deep flooded the floor. boats on the wharf were tied down. silt washed into the shop requiring a full plant washdown with hoses. Cleanup aimed to restore normal capacity by Wednesday.

Henry T. B. Leeman Machine Works

Card of Thanks from Lewis Family

Card from Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Lewis and family thanks friends for flowers after a bereavement in Wiscasset Maine dated March 16 1036.

Wiscasset. Me Harry S. Lewis

Mirror Breaking Brings Misfortune Warning

A local reminder warns that breaking a mirror will invite bad luck and seven years of misfortune, urging careful handling of reflective glass and household items.

Wiscasset Flood Relief Drive Seeks Local Contributions

Town churches Red Cross and auxiliaries Boy Scouts and others send funds to Washington for Lincoln county relief. Local chapter treasurer Samuel J. Sewall to collect, $500 quota. Donations, clothing, and telegraphs to Mexico and Biddeford churches urged. American Legion Auxiliary meeting heard National Defense talk. next district meeting in April hosted by Thomaston unit.

Red Cross American Legion and Auxiliary Boy Scouts Washington Lincoln County Samuel J. Sewall Mexico Rumford Charles S. Sowder Congregational Church Biddeford Sowder Third District American Legion Auxiliary Department of Maine High Street Bradford-Sortwell- Wright Mary Hodgkins Grace A. Albee Bradford C. Redennett Anna Holbrook Mary Hobson Priscilla Bryant Audrey Mayo Miss Hobson Louise Miller Waldoboro Hobson Jessie Stinson Eva G. Wise Dorothy Holbrook Evelyn Gray Doris Foye Thomaston

Local Woman's Club Notes and Community Events

Friday meetings feature Grace Lawrence health films and a talk by Kenneth Fuller Lee of the Forestry Department was canceled. The club heard music by Helen and Forest Faulkenham and learned about town services, with many residents attending events at the Montsweag Farm Bureau and Lincoln Academy group trips to Washington and New York City.

Woman's Club Grace Lawrence Kenneth Fuller Lee Forestry Department State House Helen Forest Faulkenham Alvin W. Keirstead Boston Helen Keirstead Montsweag Farm Bureau Congregational Vestry Margaret Ladd Milo Edna M. Currier Grace J. Merry Bertha Sutter Hazel Mayo Lewiston Middle Street Joanna Evans Helen Quinnam Verna Southard Lincoln Academy Robert Clunie Washington, D. C New York City Conrad Parker University of New Hampshire Joseph P. Tucker Josephine Carrie S. Knight Rockland Mary Hobson C. A. Peaslee Bath Wiscasset Philip Munsey Walter G. Serle Masonic Hall William B. Lewis Frank B. Adams Benjamin H. Adams Clinton R. Bailey Frank E. Quinnam Wesley C. Day Carl M. P. Larrabee Archie Rines Morris Rines E. Fred Albee Joseph Coffin William L. Frye Sheepscot J. R. Graves Federal Street Clara Grover Portland Carl Graves Grover E. Murray Senter Damariscotta Main Street

Local Residents Noted in Seasonal Social Circuit

Health updates list Mrs. recovering from illness as she resumes visitors. Musicians Edward and Fred Graves return to Montsweag for spring and summer. Harry Greenleaf and Brad Bradford Street hosts host Mr and Mrs Currier. E Murray Senter and wife on business trip to Boston and New York. James E White and wife visit son Turner White in Boston for a Flower Show. Dr Charles DiPeri of Wiscasset attends the sixteenth annual Eastern Osteopathic Association convention in New York.

Edward Fred Graves Kentucky Montsweag Harry Greenleaf Boothbay Harbor John H. Currier, Jr Bradford Street E. Murray Senter Boston New York James E. White Turner White Charles DiPeri Wiscasset The Eastern Osteopathic Association

Wildlife meeting postponed at University of Maine nature forum

The wildlife meeting directed by D B DeMerritt of the Maine Forestry Department, set for Thursday at Orono, is postponed due to flood conditions. The event aims to form a national Wildlife Federation with state by laws, grouping Sagadahoc with York, Cumberland and Androscoggin. Bath and Bath area groups are urged to attend when rescheduled. literature has been sent to Gardiner R Deering.

University of Maine D. B. DeMerritt Department of Forestry United States Maine Washington Sagadahoc York Cumberland Androscoggin Bath Orono Gardiner R. Deering

Bath Chapter Reaches Original Red Cross Quota

The Bath chapter of the Red Cross has sent its original quota of 500 dollars to headquarters and a special committee led by Miss Mary Newell will oversee raising a further 500 dollars. The Junior Chamber of Commerce offers its help as the city canvass proceeds amid flood disaster concerns in Brunswick and reports from nearby towns.

Bath The Red Cross Allan Spear Spear Mary Newell Carl Anderson Leroy F. Colby Duncan Farrell Donald N. Small Wilmer I. Voorhees Chamber of Commerce Brunswick Saco Biddeford Auburn Lewiston

Iron Works Ready for Launching

The article details the planned launch of Iron Works with a luncheon at Building Y following the event. It lists anticipated out of town guests including Joseph W. Powell of United Drydock and L. H. Kerndorff of Federal Shipbuilding, plus several other city and corporate figures. It notes Boy Scouts Troops 1 and 2 aiding communications via wig wag Morse code and telegraph systems between Auburn and New Auburn and describes Scouts handling stock removal from local stores.

Building Y John C. Henderson Warley Pennlyn Joseph W. Powell United Drydock, Inc Staten Island New York L. H. Kerndorff Federal Shipbuilding Co Kearney N. J W. F. Gibbs Naval Architect New York City Ross W. Judson Detroit Mich Bath Iron Works Corp James Nolan E. B. Fisher E. B. Fisher Co Luther MacKall The National Sureties Corp P. O. Buckley Henry Brout J. M. Hayden Bank of Manhattan Frederick V. Goess Manufacturers’ Trust Co Col Frank E. Lowe Portland Boy Scouts Auburn New Auburn Barker Mill Ernest Baker Werner Hofmann Lester Pheney Hiram Ricker Jr Mitchell Cowles Fred Conner Richard Neal Robert Booth Fred Dick

Flood News Touches West Bath Community Sleepy Neighbors

West Bath residents report flood impacts across towns and farms. Families move, roads remain impassable, and social events postponed as lines of travel and daily life are disrupted by rising water.

Junior Garden Club to Organize Monday Meeting

Cosmopolitan Garden club members invite boys and girls ages six to 12 to form the Junior Garden Club. Mrs. Louis M. Silverman leads, with officers chosen at the 3:30 PM kickoff in the club house.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Cosmopolitan Club Louis M. Silverman Silverman Garden Club Frank A. Hodgdon Roscoe P. McFadden William Yule Alice F. John Elizabeth B. Deering

Diamond Facts: Unmeltable and Unweldable Substance

A diamond has no melting point and cannot be welded to any other substance. This intrinsic property highlights its extreme hardness and chemical stability.

Bermuda Charms Equal Some Seen Across Atlantic

Report from Bermuda recounts a 600 passenger Queen of Bermuda voyage from New York during a storm. Observations include Bermuda scenery, gardens, Crystal Caves, Perfume Extraction plant, and a tennis tournament week with players like Kalle Schroeder and Bitsy Grant. Local high schools Shams and district contests noted with dates toward April in Brunswick.

The Times New York Bermuda Furness Bermuda Line New England Staten Island Gulf Stream St. David's St. George Grassy Bay Great Sound Kalle Schroeder Sweden Husky Blond Crystal Caves Bailey's Bay Hamilton Bay of Naples Atlantic

Patches and Darning and Red Cross Flood Drive

Woolwich notes lead with a Red Cross flood relief drive chaired by Mrs Edward Reed and executive committee members. Reports mention busy club activities, illness recoveries, and several residents relocating, with milling planned and road conditions hindering outreach as floods affect the town.

Nelson Rice Edward V. Reed Red Cross Vera Skillings Woolwich Pearl Reed Ladies’ Auxiliary Reginald Stacy George M. Stinson Marcia Stinson Champion Portland Carl Trott Day's Ferry Millard Trott Isaac Howard Harry Tabor Everett Mass Josephine Cunningham Bath Fred Carlton John Savage Elizabeth Hathorne William Downing Farnham Rice Richmond Everson Stinson Ellen Trott North Woolwich William Stinson Nequasset Brunswick Gardiner Hallowell

Maine Lawmakers Fail Storage Dam Plan After Flood Losses

James B. Drake of Washington street, a French faculty member at St. Paul’s School in Concord, N H, will leave Thursday for a spring vacation in New York. The passage recalls battles over State ownership of dam sites and a defeated compromise to build storage dams, noting Maine’s flood losses and a veto and referendum episode.

Central Maine Power Company Wyman Skelton Maine Chicago Morro Castle James B. Drake Washington Street St. Paul’s School Concord N. H New York

St Patrick's Program At Woolwich Grange

Woolwich Grange held a St Patrick's Day program with songs by William Robson and Mrs. Jessie Spaulding. Humorous reading by Mrs. Arthur Willis, games including Who's Who Pat or Mike, a wheelbarrow vs husband debate, handicap potato race won by Mrs. Jessie Spaulding, and charades led by John Carter and William Robson.

Woolwich Grange Mother Machree William Robson Grange Arthur Willis Pat Mike Ethelyn Shea Jessie Spaulding St. Patrick's Reginald Stacey John Carter

Woolwich Book Club Discusses Race Problems in U S

The Woolwich Book Club met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Lincoln Houdlette as host. Road conditions kept attendance small, but discussions on Race Problems in the United States and the Christian attitude of Orientals in American life were led by Mrs. Farnham Crocker Wright and Houdlette. The group voted to continue the topic and planned an early meeting with Mrs. Susan Preble Howe, weather permitting.

Book Club of Woolwich Lincoln Houdlette Sagadahoc Ferry United States George Farnham Beltran Crocker Wilson Wright Susan Preble Howe

Nequasset Farm Bureau Sets April Meeting at Montsweag

The Nequasset Farm Bureau will hold its next meeting on April 8 at Montsweag Grange Hall. Bread Making, led by food project leader Mrs. Jordan C. Wright, will be the featured topic with Mrs. Leverett C. Welch as hostess.

Nequasset Farm Bureau Montsweag Grange Hall Jordan C. Wright Leverett C. Welch

Bath to observe destroyer Drayton launch

Bath observes the launching of destroyer Drayton on Thursday believed to mark a key moment in local industry. Citizens consider displaying Stars and Stripes from City hall and the Common to honor the $7,000,000 in work from Bath Iron Works and the Aug. 3 1933 award.

Drayton Bath Bath Iron Works Pres William S. Newell

Winter Strains Hit Chester Green Wood Plant

The Farmington Chester Green wood factory, maker of ear protectors for 50 years, operated day and night this winter with three shifts to fulfill orders from across the country. About 100 employees and their families gathered in the North Church vestry to celebrate the winter windup with a program and fellowship.

Chester Farmington North Church

Chelsea Creates Overseer of the Poor Position

At a recent town meeting Chelsea established a new office to oversee the needy. Robert Kirk was elected to supervise the poor after the selectmen announced they could no longer manage the department alongside their regular duties.

Chelsea Robert Kirk

Also Mentioned on This Page

Supt. Libby Bath Water District Readers Service Leeman Machine Works John F.wright Donald Dunn Philadelphia Ava Dodge Archie H. Dodge Dodge Sagadahoc County Iron Works West Bath Lannes Fuller Augusta Fred W. Larrabee Larrabee’s Grove Rogers Glastonbury West Bath Farm Bureau Walter W. Larrabee Percy Marriner Brunswick-Topsham Bridge George Wright Lewiston Road Androscoggin River Charles S. Lemont Alfred B. Snow Trufant’s Crossing Grace Waterman Foster's Point Emily Larrabee Elmer Williams Old Town Charles L. Haggett Billy Dummer Street Haggett Edwin W. Haggett Berry's Mill Pierce Clinger Milton Lulu Larrabee Campbell's Pond Dwinal E. Cornish Rose Street Sabine Road Lester G. Munsey Arthur Brown Munsey Thelma Cotton Allen Brown Nathan Pierce P. M. Olm Florence A. Neiley Bath Street College Town Viamond Unmeltable the Independent Cony Frank G. Tompkins Robert Blaisdell Marguerite Cloutier Mary M. Soule Winslow High School Hallowell High School Woolwich Book Club U. S SUN Ins. Office, Ltd E. S. Crosby CO
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