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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
6
Long-page Bath Chronicle notes Charles Davenport honored at vestry reception. Local happenings include a 11-year-old shot by a rifle accident, shipyard activity Skylarking and launches at Percy & Smail’s yard, and town notables attending Republican convention in Low. Also reports on telegraph office hours and water committee meetings.
A large crowd witnessed the launching at Percy and Small's shipyard of the five masted schooner M. D. Cressey christened by Miss Mabel Harding of New York. The event included a lunch by J. B. Robinson and praise for the builders. The vessel is the first five masted schooner from the firm, built with no expense spared.
The New England ship yard launched Barge No 15 for the Consolidated Coal Co at 2 PM. The 200 by 35 by 17 foot barge carries 1700 tons of coal and will be commanded by Captain Walkenberg. Local officials and naval veterans visited Bath, as Bath and Maine Water Co clash over contract terms and payment rights in the ongoing water dispute. The Bath steamer Gardiner plans an excursion to Boothbay Harbor and other town news includes a Bath resident joining the Cape Horn trade ship Alexander Gibson in New York.
May 15 1899 reports a YJ/MLC A reception for Ladies Auxiliary members and friends with about 80 attendees. Gen Sec Murray presented a portrait of Charles E Moody from donor Frances Moody. Other items note trolley accident near Le Mont, Casino construction progress, shipbuilding records, Dr Rideout house foundation, drunks at police court, and Bath area events including church dedication andBath native Ocea Cahill’s Bay Point visit.
Mrs. Catharine Cary wife of Patrick Cary died suddenly last evening at her Maple Court home in Bath after assisting guests. Heart trouble caused her death she was 64 born in Ireland and had lived in Bath 46 years.
Arthur Gewall & Co. orders material for a park project and charters a 250 foot bark with three masts. A schooner will carry stock from Pennsylvania as crews drive piles in Sewall yard. New poles for New England Telephone Co. set for city service expansion on multiple streets. Steamer Kennebec brings park casino materials. Alfred Tarbox returns from Boston. Bath Gun Club readies interstate tournament at Woolwich range.
Absent Ralph Coleman under cloud of stomach issue. Foundry crew shifts wheels and belts as Bath Iron Works parts move through shop. Foster Pratt puzzles belt size amid rising gasoline costs. Gotte and Mullin skip skating. Meyers plan plant softball, cribbage discussed. Morton Murray dispenses marital advice while Percy Pratt receives salmon. Herman Crocker remains sidelined with injury. Horace Morse holds back a bombshell before 10:45 AM.
The semi annual gathering of the Maine State Chiropractic Association convened at the Augusta House on Sunday afternoon. Dr. A. G. Hendricks of Lincoln Chiropractic College in Indianapolis Indiana delivered a talk on Gynecology illustrated by slides.
Morse High School coach John E. Madden likely will again play third base for the Worumbo Indians of Lisbon Falls in the summer title run. A Pittsfield, Massachusetts NABA standout, Madden previously manned the hot corner for Lisbon Falls during their national semi pro run to Wichita. He graduated from Providence College in 1935 where he captained the Friars and later played pro ball in Dayton before turning to teaching and coaching.
Miss Thelma Trott regional adviser from National Headquarters spoke on the New Program of the Girl Scouts at White Hall. She said the plan emphasizes shared experiences among girls and broader specialization with varied hobbies. The by-laws were approved and plans discussed for a June card party to support the camp fund and for Summer camp at Lake Thompson.
Flower lovers are urged to refrain from picking the pink ladyslipper moccasin flower this season. Orchids like ladyslippers need years to develop from seed and rely on insects for fertilization. destroying leaves with flowers can kill the plant and reduce seed spread. Portland’s 1938 life insurance payments totaled 1 405 000, the highest in Maine.
Lewiston's John D. Clifford Jr. will deliver the banquet speech at the Maine State Association of Letter Carriers event ending the 45th annual convention. More than 200 carriers from across Maine attend with national officers present.
Mothers Day tea at the Cosmopolitan club featured a music program led by Mrs G Baer Connard with violinist Miss Edith Mackinnon. Mrs Rupert M Irving sang The Songs My Mother Taught Me, joined by Connard and Mackinnon.
The program presents Lilah performing Reverie by DeBuasy and Moments Musicale by Schubert, highlighting expressive piano works.
The Central Maine annual report notes 1938 costs down about 24 percent and a shift to a block domestic rate, lowering average cost per kilowatt hour from 6.57 to 4.87 cents as consumption per customer rises. Total output reached 522,713,510 kWh with 91,722 customers, up from 89,245. A Madawaska lake storm damaged several Caribou area cottages, especially the Reginald Roderick cottage, with about $1,000 in losses.
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