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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1935

Page

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Magee Shares Japan Visit Experiences At Club Talk

Bowdoin track director Jack Magee spoke to Cosmopolitan club about his 14 man US Olympic team tour of Japan. He described Tokyo Yokohama Osaka modern life, meetings with Manchukuo premier and U S Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew, plus impressions of Japanese athletes and culture. A rising vote of thanks ended the talk.

John Joseph Magee Jack” Magee Bowdoin College Cosmopolitan Club Magee Japan United States Tokyo Yokohama Osaka Manchukuo U. S Joseph Clark Grew Pennsylvania Bowdoin

More People and Cars But Receipts Less

Car traffic on the Carlton bridge rose in April 1935 with 29 000 more pedestrians and 14 185 more vehicles than the prior year yet receipts dropped by 1140 50 due to toll exemptions granted under a Public Utilities Commission decree. Edward Little debaters travel by auto to national championships at Kent Auburn teams join top U S high schools to debate Federal Aid to Equalize Educational Opportunity among the states.

Carlton Bridge Public Utilities Commission Edward Little National Forensic League Kent Auburn United States

City Council Passes Budget With Small Reduction

The annual appropriation totals 350,098.04, down 11,007.88 from last year. Fire department funding drops from 17,500 to 16,629.40 after a council split. a 500 dollar reserve transfer restored spending to 17,129.40 and the bill passed unanimously with a new expenditure rule.

Fire Department Jackson Emery Miller Ward Powers Turner Bragg Lord Finance

City Budgets and Receipts Reported for Final Year Totals

The document lists city expenditures including cemetery and park funds, police and fire departments, school and highway departments, library, and public works. It cites detailed line items such as salaries, maintenance, debt interest, lighting, and abatement of taxes with a grand total of 350 098.04 and estimated receipts of 32 325.97.

Pepesaiapeateies Board of Health American GO Riot Sales Clan Fatsse Veterans of Foreign Wars Ccc Ees Claus Bod Faithes Sons of Vet Sss USADA Municipal Board of Children's Guardians

Bath Iron Works to pay city tax in installments

Treas. L. E. Thebeau reports Bath Iron Works Corp will pay about $30,000 in 1933-34 taxes with an initial $3,000 due May 1 and monthly installments thereafter in exchange for an abatement of interest charges. The firm must finish payment before February 1, 1936, the start of the new fiscal year.

Jackson Treas L. E. Thebeau Bath Iron Works Corp Iron Works

City orders bond for fire call expenses to five towns

City clerk ordered by Councilman Rogers to notify Arrowsic Georgetown Phippsburg West Bath and Woolwich to file bonds of not less than 500 with the city treasurer. The 60 day limit for payment of indebtedness applies before bond demand, for responses to fire protection or fighting calls.

Rogers Ward 2 Arrowsic Georgetown Phippsburg West Bath Woolwich Arrowsie George- Woolwich

Morse High School honors fifteen new National Honor Society members

Fifteen Morse high students including two sisters were initiated into the local NHS chapter during a Monday assembly. Nine seniors and six juniors earned membership based on Character Scholarship Leadership and Service. Speakers included Bowdoin College professor Herbert R Brown.

Morse High School Morse High National Honor Society Mary Barbara Nickerson Mary J. Scales Elm Street Beatrice Adams Elizabeth Butterfield Mary Goodwin Ruth Lary Mary Nickerson Elizabeth “Betty” Rice Catherine Shellenbarger Glenwood Snowdon Elizabeth “Beth” Trott Janet Bridgham Esther Drummond Lena Kamendalis Carroll Morse Ruth Sprague Herbert R. Brown Bowdoin College Arthur B. Scott Helen L. Hayes Albert L. Ingalls Nellie Robinson Dorothy Parshley Priscilla E. Colby Elsie M. Crocker Service John E. L. Huse Frank Martin Beatrice M. Jenkins Crystal Shorey William H. Bryant David S. Cogan Ruth E. Cohen Robert H. Cressey Viola Arsenault Cogan Prof. Brown John H. Grindell Tte South Street Miss Butterfield Andrew M. Butterfield Granite Street Cioodwin George J. Goodwin Bath Street Lary Ves North Street Rt.ce Edward W. Bridgham Washington Street Miss Drummond Norman Dheemed Arransic Miss Kemendalis Frank R. Curnt Center Street Mr. Morse Seuel A. Morse Whiskeag Road Miss Sprague Ice

Annual Hospital Day at Bath Memorial Hospital

Bath Memorial Hospital to observe next Saturday as Hospital Day inviting the public to tour the facility. Visitors will meet nurses in white uniforms and learn the hospital’s role for those in ill health or after accidents, honoring Florence Nightingale and her 1855 Crimean War contributions.

Bath Memorial Hospital Bath Florence Nightingale

Haifa Port’s Docks Grow as Jaffa Loses Trade

The narrator sails into Haifa to find a modernizing port with a new breakwater and extensive oil storage, while Jaffa lags in port facilities. He notes strict Palestinian immigration rules, a booming oil pipeline, and Haifa’s blend of old and new development as Beirut awaits further exploration.

Wés Jaffa California Haifa Rosa Aquatania Jerusalem Conte de Savoia Palestine Iraq Germany Beirut Lebanon Fabre Patria Messageries Maritimes Mehouas Marseilles Eto

Maine in Nat Geographic May feature highlights state lore

National Geographic Magazine’s May lead article by George Otis Smith on Maine blends scenery and industry. It notes 39 color illustrations and a two page map, detailing fisheries wildlife and forests plus historical insights from Champlain and Waymouth.

Maine George Otis Smith National Geographic Magazine National Geographic Society Nea United States Gilbert Grosvenor John Oliver la Gorce Hughes General Pershing Admiral Pratt North Atlantic John Cabot Bristol Samuel de Champlain George Waymouth Massachusetts Plymouth Rock Pilgrim Fathers Monhegan Island Valley Forge Ogunquit Wells Portland Casco Bay Old Orchard Beach Europe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Jimmie Temple of Bath Rebounds at Warm Springs

James W. Temple of Bath is recovering in Warm Springs Georgia from infantile paralysis suffered last fall at the University of Maine. He is able to bathe in the Warm Springs pool as his arm and leg use gradually improves and his progress is followed with statewide interest.

Jimmie Temple OF Bath Warm Springs James W Jimmie” Temple Georgia University of Maine Temple William B. Temple Hinckley Street Morse Orono

Federated Choirs Plan Spring Festival in Portland

The Federated Choirs of Portland plan their fourth Spring Festival on May 16 at 8 15 pm in Portland City Hall under Maine Federation of Music Clubs auspices. Twelve choirs perform under Howard R Stevens with Dr Alfred Whitehead guest conductor and organist. Bach and Candlyn works feature, plus solos and a cello piece. Admission is by voluntary contributions.

Federated Choirs of Portland Maine Federation of Music Clubs Portland City Hall Central Congregational Church of Bath John Shaw Howard R. Stevens Alfred Whitehead Christchurch Montreal Whitehead St. Anne Alfred Brinkler St. Luke's (Episcopal) Cathedral T. Frederick H. Candlyn Fred Lincoln Hill Westbrook Congregational Church John Fay St. Joseph's Catholic Church Evelyn Badger Carroll Clifford B. Smith Isabel Jones Katherine Hatch Foster L. Haviland Department of Church Music Immanuel Baptist Susan G. Coffin Westbrook Congregational Westbrook Woodfords Congregational Maude Haines Chestnut St. Methodist Carl Hooper St. Lawrence Ethel Fullerton Hatch People’s Methodist South Portland Romayne Perry Drinkwater Central Square Baptist Bertrand Cobb St. Peter's Episcopal Louise Dade Odell Stevens Avenue Congregational Dorrance Douglass Bridgton Federated Choir Bridgton Grace Richardson First Baptist South Berwick L. A. Kellie Hallelujah Chorus Messiah

Bowdoin Football Coach Addresses Colonial Club Meeting

Bowdoin's new football coach Adam Walsh spoke at the Colonial club meeting where four new members joined. Committees were named for a May dance and a spring golf tournament, and Walsh recalled Knute Rockne’s legacy at Notre Dame during his remarks.

Colonial Club Adam Walsh Bowdoin John E. Levyn Harold W. McElman Arthur E. Hutchins, Jr Russell M. Colby New Meadows Inn Reddington Reed Mark Hennessey John McCole Frank Churchill Emery Footer Pierce Edwin R. Andrews Edward Sewall Horace Morse H. T. Caverly Edwin Ramsay Brunswick Club Mr. Walsh Harvard Eddie Casey Knute Rockne Notre Dame Walsh Rockne Knute Washington America Bath John J. Magee Don Lancaster

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Jack Magee Lnd Army of Friends Federated Choirs Plan Rheinberger Cog Bennett Pigott Jesu Kopyloft God's Garden Brewer Alden M. Gayton Post Auxiiary Main Street American Legion Miami
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