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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1937

Page

5

Sebasco Estates set for season opening amid improvements

N A Cushman from Portland plans a purchase to boost Sebasco Lodge season start. The resort adds new annexes and rooms near the tennis courts, with baths and open fireplaces. Many cottages rented for the season as Sebasco Lodge anticipates its busiest year yet.

N. A. Cushman Portland Stbi Sebasco Medora Au Handsome Traras Sebanco Ali Ali Teatyts Sebasco Freeman H Tia Basco Eternal Aitnoien Taut Diolatant Club of Bath Sebuscu Naoiuoaor

Two Driving Cases In Municipal Court

Robert Roy of 6 Bank Street Brunswick pleaded guilty in municipal court to speeding down Center Street hill shortly after midnight Tuesday. Judge Arthur J. Dunton taxed costs of $7.07. Night patrolman Robert Green was the complainant. Lester Munsey Jr of Phippsburg, formerly of the city, was arraigned for operating a motor vehicle not properly registered. Munsey pleaded guilty and paid fines and costs totaling $9.95. An Old Orchard resident charged with intoxication was released on promise to return after pleading guilty.

Robert Roy Bank Street Brunswick Munerpal Center Street Hill Arthur J. Dunton Robert Green Lester Munsey, Jr Phippsburg Dunton John P Crosby

Hearing Granted in Guardian Ship Case in Saladahoc Probate

Judge Walter S Gidden presided Tuesday in Saladahoc probate court over Leavitt Waterman petitioning to be appointed guardian of his father Frank Ho Waterman 77 of Tobain. Attorneys Paul Powers of Freeport and Linus A Jack represented parties as testimony and witness statements were heard. The hearing concluded with the judge conferring on the next steps and a potential guardian was not yet named.

Walter S Gidden Saladahoc Leavitt Waterman Frank Ho Waterman Top Bain Paul Powers Freeport Linus A. Jack Watertiach Toreae Eide Oken Mun Tay Dun Topeham Caididin Wynn Joe Sete Oi Fey Bes Pavitt Fas Ha HH Rati Breitak 2 Vath Frank Wateruie Fia Ier

Unclear Text Fragment About Event and Card Messages

Fragmentary OCR note references Pathe venue and Crosby engagement with cards. Mentions plays during a performance and some names or initials. Limited legible details prevent a full summary.

Bath Iron Works to hold mass meeting on union drive

Bath Iron Works Corp employes are called to a 7 30 pm Monday meeting at Arcade hall to discuss forming a local union under the Wagner Act. Edward W Bridgham, attorney for plant workers, arranged the gathering amid a past attempt and current readiness to address labor concerns without imminent trouble.

Bath Iron Works Corp Arcade Hall Supreme Court of the United States Edward W Bridgham Evenoiiy Wathering Bath Iron Work Corp Alexander Burgess

North Bath Young Man in Rio Writes Home

Stanley Henderson of North Bath Maine 95 employed by Versal Rand Co at Brazil base in Rio de Janeiro reports a ten week interior voyage covering over 4000 miles. He notes wet season heat and frequent rain yet improves in business. He hopes for New England cooking and familiar desserts on vacation homeward.

Stanley Henderson University of Maine Inversal Rand Co Brazil Rio de Janeiro David Henderson North Bath Nocercy Rio New England

Winnegance Notes From the Maine Lake District

Mrs. Fred A Oliver returns from Worcester with daughter Lena Oliver employed there. Many youngsters fish off the causeway catching perch and occasional striped bass. Bass nets south of the causeway. Bathing season slowed by cooler weather. Trolley service abandonment allows parking on High Street. Farmers urge spring planting but ground remains wet. Desper Oliver, former Bath resident, visited from Florida. Hella visits Maine for summer. Several bass visible in the lake this spring along with a sailboat and an outboard craft.

Fred A Oliver Worcester Mass Lena Oliver Winneganee High Street Bern Orting Portland

Personal Notes on Rownd Trott Move and Local Events

Mr and Mrs Rownd Trott and family relocated from Andrews road to the Snow Park area vacated by Edward Rowe. Miss Lucille Johnson and Miss Betty Fuller of Bath will attend the Bowdoin College house parties running Wednesday night through Friday. Johnson and Fuller head the unity house. Mrs Drake is vice president of the Maine branch. Mrs Sewall is the diocesan director of the Maine Alcar ety. Mrs Fred Hill chairs supply clos at the business meeting. Mrs Drake was also chosen as a delegate and Mrs Sewall as an alternate to the triennial national convention in Cincinnati in October.

Rownd Trott Andrews Road Edward Rowe Snow Park Lucille Johnson Betty Fuller Bath Bowdoin College Priday Miss Johnson Miss Fuller Unity House Drake Maine Sewall Uocesan Maine Alcarety Fred Hill Supply Clos Ilo Sewall Cincinnati

Birthday party and community notices in Bowdoinham

Miss Marilyn Brawn celebrated her ninth birthday with games a speech and treats. A long list of local residents and visitors are noted along with church events school contests and social visits. A wedding occurred in Richmond and local roads work at Harvard's Crossing is mentioned.

Marilyn Brawn Miss Brawn Louise Allen Annie Fides Christine Jenkins Pauline Tome Ruby Pratt Josephine Lancaster Bertha Heath Ellen Chase Muriel Mitchell Mabel Heath

Les Camarades At Maine Music Clubs Convention

Members of Les Camarades Mont eaux will appear on the program for the annual Convention of the Maine Federation of Music Clubs held in May 2022 in Rockland with the Rubinstein club as co hostesses. Kathleen V Leonard represents Les Carmaradas with Carl E Albee as accompanist and Merton E Sprague as violin obblisutoist. Mrs Carleton L Rice is voting delegate with Mrs Fred H Cary as alternate. Mrs Fred K Sturtevant will visit sister Mrs Glidden of the Rubinstein club and sing at an afternoon session.

Les Camarades Monteaux Maine Federation of Music Clubs Rockland Rubinstein Club Co Wall Register Congregational Church Kathleen V. Leonard Les Carmaradas Carl E. Albee Merton E. Sprague Carleton L. Rice Fred H. Cary Fred K Sturtevant Glidden Board of Rubinstein Club Aid

Bates College Couple Weds in College Chapel

Robert Crossman Walker of Whitinsville and Ruth Elizabeth Trites of North Monmouth married Saturday afternoon in Bates College chapel. Dean Harry Rowe performed the double ring ceremony with attendant Miss Barbara Howard Norman of Lewiston. Walker, a 1935 Bates graduate and Whitinsville native, works as a chemist at Whitin Machine Works.

Robert Crossman Walker Whitinsville Mass Ruth Elizabeth Trites North Monmouth Bates College Harry Rowe Barbara Howard Norman Lewiston Walker Ada Trites Monmouth Academy Bates

Winchester Trawler Launch Promises Modern Fishing Vessel

The Winchester, a Bath Iron Works modern beam trawler built for Usen Trawler Co. of Boston, launched Friday at 5 p.m. Mrs. Yoland D. Markson cracked the champagne bow. The launch party included Irving Usen and Massachusetts officials. Costing about 160000, the 128 foot vessel features nickel lined fish holds and cork insulation, twin to the Arlington launched last November.

Winchester Bath Iron Works Corp Pioneer Usen Trawler Co Boston Yoland D. Markson Newton Mass Irving Usen Bath Shipbuilders

Launching Guests Visit Bath Iron Works Plant Dinner at Sedgwick

Notables arriving for a launching dinner include Mr. and Mrs. Irving Usen with son Robert, Mrs. Annabelle Markson, Yoland Markson, Theodor Jonsson, Mahoney and Mrs. Mahoney, Executive Councilor Joseph B. Grossman and son Samuel Barron, Hon. Eugene A F Bartnett, Judge Jennie Loitman Barron, and many others from Massachusetts and New York. The gathering preceded a tour of the Bath Iron Works Corp plant.

Sedgwick Bath Iron Works Corp Irving Usen Robert Usen Annabelle Markson Yoland Markson Theodor Jonsson Brookline Mahoney Hurley Massachusetts Joseph B. Grossman Grossman Samuel Barron

Volunteers Sell Poppies For Memorial Day Effort

Ameri can Legion Auxiliary reports strong volunteer turnout for Poppy Day on May 29 led by poppy chairman Mrs. Bernard Pratt of the Roland Smith Auxiliary Unit. Women from the Auxiliary and other groups will distribute memorial poppies citywide to fund aid for disabled veterans and families of deceased veterans. Pratt stresses public support is crucial as veterans workers keep to a single day distribution.

American Legion Auxiliary Bernard Pratt Roland Smith Legion and Auxiliary Pratt

Rockland High to Install Cement Posts and Chains

The Rockland high school grounds will gain a formal fence upgrade as the senior class prepares to present cement posts and connecting chains to the school, aiming to give the campus a more college like atmosphere.

Rockland High School

Bath Represented At Maine Literature Day In Lewiston

Mrs. Paul G. Bagdikian led the Bath delegation at the sixth annual Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Literature Day at Bates College in Lewiston. About 200 club women and Bates people attended a program with three talks, music, a book fair, and a tea. Dr Samuel Macauley Lindsay of Boston spoke on Robert Burns, followed by a Bates Dance Club demonstration. Morning speakers included Rev Robert G Berkelman and Dr Edwin M Wright. Winners were announced for an original historical one act play with first prize to Evelyn Hoxie, second to Harriet Scribner, and honorable mention to Alice Karl. An upcoming General Federation Bible contest and Poetry Week were announced.

Paul G. Bagdikian Cosmopolitan Club Joseph I. Smith Federation Roscoe P. McFadden Lewiston Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Bates College Bates Chesley W. Nelson Norway Margaret H. Fahrenholz Little Theatre Robert G. Berkelman Edwin M. Wright Clifton D. Gray Mabelle H. Brown Waterville Evelyn Hoxie Detroit Pine Cone Club Clinton William Harriet Scribner South Paris Alice Karl Bockland Lady Knox Nelson H. H. Burnham Biddeford Arthur Buckner Hugh Pendexter

Accident to Ranger Proved Mast's Strength

An ill wind from a nor'easter last Saturday caused the Bath built Cup contender Ranger to lose its 165 foot aluminum mast off Massachusetts coast. Co designer W Starling Burgess says the mast with rigging cleaned out held under strain for hours, a feat he calls remarkable and beyond metal alternatives. The disaster strengthens Vanderbilt and associates faith in this mast type as a duplicate is rushed to completion.

Massachusetts W. Starling Burgess

Bath Woman Chosen as a Vice President

The Maine branch of the Women's Auxiliary to the National Council of Episcopal Churches met in Portland on Tuesday and elected Mrs. Charles F. Flagg of Portland as president. She succeeds Mrs. Margaret Ogden, also of Portland, who led for seven years. First vice president named was Mrs. Frederick F.E. Drake of Bath. A fire caused by a painter's blow torch damaged a house at Lincoln avenue and School street in Gardiner, owned by St. Joseph parish, with damage estimated at $2,800.

Maine Women’s Auxiliary National Council of Episcopal Churches Portland Charles F. Flagg Margaret Ogden Frederick FE. Drake Bath Fred H. Pope Lincoln Avenue School Street Gardiner Frank E. Lemar St. Joseph Parish

Three Crew Shifts to Rush Work on Ranger Mast

The 165‑foot duraluminum mast for the racing yacht Ranger may be ready in about three weeks as Aluminum Company of America speeds material to Bath Iron Works. Bath will use three shifts, night and day, to complete the mast before transport to Newport Rhode Island. Archibald Main notes the loss of the mast was not surprising given Ranger’s stiffness and heavy keel, while designer W Starling Burgess pushes for swift delivery and testing.

Ranger Aluminum Company of America Bath Iron Works Corp Massachusetts William 8. Newell Philadelphia Bath Newport R. I Cape Cod Archibald M. Main W. Starling Burgess

Pine Tree Circle Observes Anniversary

Pine Tree circle No. 826 of the Companions of the Foresters of America marked its 32nd anniversary with a banquet and social in Red Men hall. About 35 members attended. Prizes were won in bridge and whist. the circle plans Open House and an entertainment titled The Merry Widow Hat for its June day observance next Monday.

Pine Tree Circle Companions of the Foresters of America Red Men's Hall Edward J. Murphy John M. Johnson Albert J. Gallant George D. Parshley George W. Dall Alex Burgess, Jr Anna Conley Annie Wilson Charles H. Ansert Parshley Alex Burgess Alice Tracey Thomas Malia Dall

Brunswick Orchestral Society Hosts Free Town Hall Concert

The public is invited to an 8 30 Sunday concert at Town Hall by the Brunswick Orchestral Society assisted by Brunswick high and grade school orchestras. The society, about 50 musicians, has received Davis fund aid and plans a free performance as a gesture of appreciation after months of preparation.

Town Hall Brunswick Orchestral Society Orchestral Society Brunswick Davis Fund

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