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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
5
Richmond reports a busy week with Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Soule's home, village meetings, and the Legion auxiliary planning a play. Notables include high school seniors and D A R activities, one wedding on Highland avenue, and local visits from families in Gardiner and Waltham. A deer incident on Pitts road and a Monte Carlo event at the American Legion hall are also noted.
The W C T U met in the Nazarene church vestry to discuss The Psychological Effects of Ethyl Alcohol led by Mrs. Nella Stover. Professors Hollingworth and Miles reported laboratory tests using 2.75 percent alcohol solutions showing up to 30 percent efficiency impairment and effects on eye span color perception and coordination relevant to driving.
Mrs Melvin calls on Miss Flora Campbell in Arrowsic and Eleanor Cunningham guest at Marion Hunts. Mrs Nancy Russell returns from Portland visit with Frank Hollis. Rev Walter Schoepfer spoke on Gospel at Mrs Roy Moores home. Meeting planned March 28 at Mrs Thomas Hagans. Alfred Rowe and Alonzo MacMahan seen in town and Georgetown Center respectively. Working League hosts at Mrs Billings home. readings by Mrs Carroll Powers. Bath visitors Mr and Mrs Harry Hoe and Mrs Burton Radley visit. William Collins and Harold Hurt Jr drive to Boston. Ralph Reynolds family from Woolwich guests. Walter E Reid arrives from New York. Clarence Caver cutting wood for T N Williams. Walter Powers buys Ford truck. Maude Thayer vacationing at West Georgetown cottage. C L Hinckley returns to Sagadahoc Bay after Bath Memorial hospital stint. Dorothy Hagan visits from Yarmouth Academy. Howard M Traften of Bath visits town. Assessors to be in session April 1 at Town Hall 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m to receive property lists. T N Williams of West Georgetown in Bath Saturday.
Mrs. Julia B. Cunningham of 9 Cobb Road celebrated her 91st birthday with well wishes and many greeting cards. She lives with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Stevens and son Raymond Cunningham, has four grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and remains active at home solving jigsaw puzzles and quilting by hand.
Theresa Small and June Varney led the Sagadahoc Reading Club program for Grade Seven at Weeks Street School with Mrs. V Hazel Cunningham teaching. The event featured music, news items, poems, jokes, and songs by students including Edna Besaw, Gordon Holbrook, Leon Pennell, Helene Babine, Edith Crocker, Madelyn Hart, Phyllis Coombs, and Mildred Cutting. Governor Wilbur Cross of Connecticut is being considered as a principal speaker for the Jefferson Day banquet in Bangor hosted by the Young Democratic Club.
Mayor Sewall and President Conti distribute aldermanic and council seats. Aldermen Bragg Emery Jackson Lord Miller Powers Turner lead committees on ordinances licenses chairs include charities corrections streets taxes schools and public buildings. Councilmen Burgess Cahoon Baer Connard Eseley Fortier Gediman Haskell Henderson Jewett Legard Lyden Morse Pinkham Robbins Robson Rodick Rogers Small Thompson Woodman named to finance accounts printing public lighting and related duties.
A Georgetown couple praised Bath roads on a Monday visit noting toll barriers now removed improve travel. Local pride in Arrowsic and Georgetown maintenance, drainage and patrols boosted spring travel from Bath to Five Islands.
At the Rotary club’s Monday session in Hotel Phoenix, members voted to restart Tuesday noon luncheons starting next week at 12:15 p.m. the traditional hour, after an experimental shift to evening meetings last fall. Fred D. Hill led the program and gavel, introducing remarks about Rev. Coughlin and Gen. Hugh Johnson and inviting member comment from Rev. George B. Wolstenholme, Clinton D. Wilson, Rev. T. F. Maney, Dr. Warren E. Kershner, and Dr. Francis A. Winchenbach.
Five Islands grange circle held a pleasant Friday meeting with Mrs. Mabel Dickey and Miss Madelyn Berry. Officers elected for the ensuing year include President Mattie B MacMahar and vice president Vesta Rowe.
A Monday town meeting approved funds for the coming year including Schools 1200 Poor 200 Repairs of Highways 500 Ferry 300 Bridges 250 Town Officers 350 and other line items. A special appropriation of 200 was set for a town road from Higgins store to Eaton estate. Some local notices followed including births and travels of residents and a death in Providence.
The Colby Student Council draws up a petition presenting a plan to grant unlimited unexcused absences to students with an average of 85 percent or better. It marks the first move in a campaign to revise the current cut system.
Morse High School will perform in the district one-act play contest next week facing Warren High and Rockland High for a spot in the state contest at Bowdoin College. Three plays will be presented at Morse High School starting at eight with judges William L. Skelton Eugene M. Desmond and Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson.
Dromore Grange held its final all day session with record attendance this winter. The event featured a master dinner committee led by Bessie Dickinson and Grace Dickinson, clean up volunteers, and a program of songs stories and questions. Weather and roads are noted as improving, and plans for the next meeting on the second Tuesday in April are announced.
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