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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
4
Bath daily notes a flurry of local life including social events like whist club entertainments and dinners, motion of residents across towns, new businesses and ships, medical staff changes, a window on weather and fishing, government posts, and a royal coronation connection to Bath families with ties to Miller County.
A Sunday school has been organized at North Bath meeting in the chapel each Sunday with officers I G Rogers superintendent Mrs O A Rogers secretary Mrs Fred Wright treasurer E I Rich librarian Mrs E I Rich organist The gunboat Vicksburg will conduct a preliminary trial spin over the South port course tomorrow Official trials of the Newport expected next week Vicksburg to follow shortly Also news of deaths dog licenses local visits and social events in Bath including Capt J B Weaver’s death and community notices.
Mrs Edward C Hyde aged 78 died May 17 1897, leaving son Charles E Hyde and six grandchildren. Since her husband’s death she had suffered ill health and had long been a prominent longtime member and founder of Grace Church in the city. Her residence on Washington Street is listed as the place of death.
Professor Herbert Ross Brown spoke at Saturday Chapel at Bowdoin urging students to devote more time to study as finals approach. He warned that the end of May marks the start of blue books and quipped that if Ivy arrives, finals cannot be far behind.
A large bull moose sighting occurred Monday evening near the Cascades along Litchfield road Hallo well. Harold Carter first spotted it thinking a stray cow. Kenneth Nichols and Edward Morgan saw the moose in a field near Vaughan woods before it moved into the woods.
A Chicago grandmother Mrs. Birdora H White won 350000 for a simple bibble overalls and work garments invention. The May Modern Mechanix piece highlights several self made inventors such as Louis A M Phelan with the mercury contact switch later selling for 1 million and two Hershey brothers auto rock success. It also notes C R Keeran earnings from a pencil improvement and Mrs Anna Greenwich hair curler benefiting from relief loans.
Two perfect rounds of skeet shooting were posted Monday evening at the North Bath field. Bernard McCaushind, president of the Sagadahoc Rod and Skeet Association, led one perfect 25 while the other came from Wing of Richmond. Chive Alexander of Richmond posted 24, with McCats land achieving a 23 in the early season at Brunswick.
The article profiles Wesgilt Starling Burgess, noted naval architect and aircraft designer linked to Sopwith production, with ties to Burgess and Starling Sullivant lineage. It details his wartime roles, industry influence, and later real estate in Maine as a precursor to a broader real estate wave. The piece mentions extant associates like Norman Princes and figures such as Owen Smith and Warren Wedds at a Maine real estate meeting in Farmington.
Lakewood announces a 1937 summer season featuring Hollywood and Broadway stars such as Katherine Alexander Erin OBrien Moore Jtan Dixon Martha Sleeper Frankie Thomas Jr Mary Phillips Horda Albright Tom Keene Owen Dwyane Cire Stratford Warren Hyner Alber Hackett and Arthur Byron The lineup includes new plays and revivals with a permanent company and new comers ready for a series opening May 29 and ongoing through August 25 at Lakewood theatre plus garden and gift shop openings and reservations already breaking records.
Bernard McCausland led a Hadahoc Rol Gun and Skeet Association shoot at the local field with 20 and 19 scores in the 39x50 event. Redford Christiansen shot 19x25 and 19-17-36x50 in rounds, while Vinny Henderson and Johnny McCarthy tied 13 and 10 in the two rounds, as another shoot is planned for five o'clock with weekly matches announced.
The 12 treasurer of Androscoppin County Savings Bank sails from New York to Naples on the SS Conti Di Savoia to attend the Rotary International Convention in Nice France on June 6. He will tour Italy Switzerland and England and return aboard the SS Aquitania from Southampton in June.
The North End Ball Tossers trailed 14-13 entering the ninth but scored twice to defeat Winnegance 15-14 at Goddard's firsd last Wednesday. North End outhit 20-13 but issued six walks by three North End pitchers. Danny Frasier M Vizue and P Condon led the rally while R Hogan starred for Winnegance with the bat.
The Ranger's 165 foot aluminum mast snapped, likely when rigging failed, during a voyage to Newport. Bath Iron Works engineer Samuel Wakeman suggested the rigging caused the break. the vessel continued with the Rainbow's mast while the damaged section was cut away to avoid hull damage.
Lottie M Harrington of Hallowell, eligible for retirement, stays with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. After 30 years at the department she remains license clerk, first joining in May 1907 as a stenographer when Lérey T Carlton, a Winthrop attorney, chaired the early three man board.
Assessors declare before assessment they must notify inhabitants in writing or post notices in public place and require lists of polls and real or personal estates not exempt from tax as of April first. Residents failing to list are barred from abatement requests unless they submit and prove inability to file on time. Board of Assessors Edmund P Briggs Harry F Letocufield Earl P Cahoon Bath Maine May 6 1937.
AW proprietors and managers of hotels boarding and rooming houses and all other places are required under the laws of the State of Maine to furnish to the Assistant Assessors of Taxes names ages where born and legal residences of all persons in their respective houses twenty one also horses automobiles launches motorcycles vetrodes or other talking machines radios dogs owned or stored in their buildings on said date Edmund P Briggs Harry EF Lipcfield Earl PL Cahoon Board of Assessers.
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