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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
5
Bath Daily Times reports on 1894 activities including ferry incident with a fireman scalding his head, theatre gallery seating changes, maritime business moves, summer resort plans at Pleasant Point renamed The Birchwood, and city events. Also notes Bright weather, open cars, yacht Eleanor launch, Columbia theatre improvements, and local civic news.
In a closing speech Carlton blasts highway spending as wasteful, notes a proposed one hundred thousand dollar town project could save twenty five to thirty thousand with changes, urges appointing road and bridge experts to the Highway Commission, and argues better construction would reduce unemployment and dependence on dole.
In a Maine political appeal the speaker denounces the Democratic Administration for failure to guide the state and nation toward practical solutions. He calls for Republican and independent voters to unite behind practical leaders, recalling a prior pamphlet on highway waste and pledging a blunt, fearless campaign stance regardless of nomination outcomes.
Residents of Sagadahoc County seek rebuilding of Merrymeeting Bay Bridge which washed away in the March 1896 freshet. They argue government relief funding for unemployment makes now suitable, noting potential savings of up to ten miles between Bath and Augusta on the Bay bridge route. The old road begins near Bonnie Brook East Brunswick, with piers near the Androscoggin mouth visible from Tops ham shore.
The ERA office in Davenport plans $100,000 in aid for fishermen in Bath with Augusta ERA staff visiting in two weeks to arrange support. Checks for ERA workers in Bath covering the week ending April 30 arrived late due to a broken state checking machine. Dr. A M Skeffington, optometry director, spoke on the value of full visual use and reading without strain, noting six in ten people have poor sight affecting intelligence and describing optometry as a new language.
Public notice states Francis E. Parry of Bath mortgage breach leads to foreclosure of Lot 6 on Rosedale Cottage Lots, West Bath, near New Meadows River. Edward W. Bridgham is trustee, dated April 30, 1934, with notary seal and executorial appointment for James E. French estate proceedings ongoing.
The Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella held its regular May meeting in the Knights of Columbus hall and set a May 31 ball at the Arcade ballroom. A social committee led by Mrs Grace Cunningham and assisted by several members organized the event and June preparations. The State convention is scheduled in Lewiston May 12 and 13 with Monsignor George P Johnson as State Chaplain. members planning to attend the Lewiston banquet should contact Miss Mary Royal by Sunday. Music was provided by Mrs Lorenzo J Collins.
Overseers of the Poor of Bath Maine petition for Gardiner R. Deering to be appointed administrator of the estate of Wong See Sam who died March 20 1934 in Bath Sagadahoc County leaving at least twenty dollars in personal property and naming his son Wong Soem Lang of China as heir. A probate order set a public hearing for June 5 1934 in Bath with notice to interested parties.
The fragment notes a probate official named John L. Jack with a reference to Gina. The context is unclear and no action or event is described beyond the names and role.
Ed Bagley of Albion proposes a device to handle bulls safely. A stout rope runs from the bull’s neck through a ceil ing hole over two pulleys to an external windlass. He cranks to raise and pins, then loosens to let the bull move freely.
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