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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
6
The Bath caucus shows a swift political flip as supporters back Harold P. Small for mayor amid calls for economy and harmony. Fred W. Quimby concedes, planning a campaign meeting. Roosevelt backs a stronger merchant marine, linking national policy to ship subsidies. Deep ground frost and winter freeze cause plumbing issues after heavy snow.
Over two days more than $5,000 was collected as officials offered on site automobile and truck registrations and plates. The program, praised by car owners, allows licenses to be issued without sending to Augusta, reducing state costs. The piece notes winter frost causing water mains and service pipes problems in many areas.
Maine Democratic leaders meet and announce the state convention will be in Bangor while Republicans choose Portland. The arrangement splits the state with eastern Maine hosting one convention and western Maine the other amid severe frost and cold conditions.
The YMCA promotes its twelfth annual grammar school track meet open to all students including girls. Eight teams from five grammar schools compete with separate boys and girls events scheduled for March 3 at 1 p.m. Central Grammar provides four teams, prizes awarded for top finishers, and girls form four color groups Reds Whites Blues Blacks with team captains and a manager to organize entries by February 21.
A Bath man faced Bath municipal court on an intoxication charge and answered Judge John J. Keegan with witty, unsound logic. After a sequence of quips, the judge granted a suspended sentence due to extenuating circumstances.
Martin Eaton wins the Y M C A checker championship by defeating Herbert Closson three straight games. Eaton remained undefeated throughout the tournament, a notable feat as he did not lose a single game while overcoming all opponents.
The mid winter meeting occurred Thursday in Gardiner at the Johnson House. Three new clubs the Brew Garden club the Albion Garden club and the Elliot Garden club joined expanding the federation to 29 clubs spanning Caribou to Kittery.
T W Hyde camp No 46 S of A and its auxiliary held their Lincoln birthday observance Monday evening at the G A R hall on Middle street. About 75 attended. Rev H R Winchenbach of Rockland spoke. Lincoln address by Paul Legard. Vocals by Miss Lillian Stover and Mrs Eleanor MacDonald. Xylophone solo by Linwood Miller. A back face comedy sketch by John J Marks and son. Supper preceded program. thanks noted to donors and participants.
In Bath a caucus endorsed Harold P Small despite criticism of prior spending. Officials appointed monitors for ward ballots and a committee to count votes as Small pledged a stronger 1934 administration and thanked rival Quimby for a clean campaign.
Viola Childs of Water Street was arraigned in municipal court on operating a motor vehicle with improperly registered plates. She pled guilty and was fined $10 and costs 4.95, suspended as first offense. Officer Langdon Green arrested her Saturday on Broad Street after noon.
More than 60 men watched State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game pictures at Winter Street church. Viewers saw Bangor Salmon Pool Moosehead Lake Rangeley Kennebago and Eagle Lake scenes plus a quarter ton tuna caught near Portland. Deputy Commissioner Archer L. Grover narrated. A supper by Clifford Wildband Clarence Lane and Dr Maxwell Powers followed. A public card party was announced for the 22nd. Next club meeting February 27 will feature Donald Adams of New Haven.
Lake Wattuh near the Shore Acres golf course was stocked with rainbow trout by the State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. A town meeting in Phippsburg discussed fly fishing season, daily limits of five trout, and seven inch minimums.
The Old North Church building, once moved from the Maine Central wharf to the Sewall shipyard and later to the Texas yard, has outlived its usefulness and is being removed by contractor Jack Verheus. It served as a mill and joiner shop during shipbuilding years and now features only its lumber value. Mr and Mrs Charles L Fletcher of Springfield Mass recently visited Portland friends.
West Bath Farm Bureau meeting in West Bath Pracee Hall had 12 members and two visitors. Hortense Welch led the program on coat and buttonhole making. dinner, cleanup, and future topics were arranged by several members with March 15 set for Home Flower Gardens.
Fire damaged the ell of Mr. and Mrs. Bird U. Shellenbarger at 86 Floral Street Friday morning. The blaze confined to the ell caused about 1000 dollars in damage with insurance. No injuries reported as residents evacuated and fire units saved parts of the main house.
Democratic city committee members were named for seven wards and a Brown candidate was listed among ward constables. The caucus elected officers with Chairman Mulcahy announcing the first meeting Monday at 7:30 in the common council room to organize for the year.
Mrs George Parshley of Shepard street hosted an auction on Wednesday of last week. William Curran won first prize with Mrs Cora Freeman taking second and Mrs George Melzard earning the consolation prize. Val lentine refreshments followed.
The Girls Friendly Society of Grace Church heard Rev. Charles M. Tubbs discuss Saint Margaret of Scotland. The talk traced her royal lineage, upbringing in Hungary, marriage to King Malcolm III, and her influence on Scotland through religion and charity, including abbeys and vestments.
About 150 C W A payroll checks in Bath were altered with a rubber stamp date causing a hold up of funds. A Treasury call cleared the matter and by late Saturday forenoon the checks were accepted at banks after actions by Lewiston Augusta and Boston officials.
The F. O. Bailey Co. of Portland has won the contract to entirely renovate the Colonial Cafe. Work begins immediately with new fixtures and furnishings, a south side row of booths, central tables, and a 24 foot north side counter. The private dining room will be retained and refinished for six tables, and the proprietors plan to reopen in March with improved service.
Mrs. Weston P Holman hosted the Les Ocamrades Mustcault event with Allan Ramsay presenting on fiction suited for opera plots. Performances included quartets solos duets and arias from Mozart Don Giovanni and Le Nozze with multiple pianists and participants, and Miss Jane Hyde arrived from Waynflete Latin School for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hyde.
A garbled list of crossword style clues and stray phrases covering various topics. Includes references to nautical parts, animals, celestial figures, verbs, and common words alongside fragmented notes on people, places, and objects, with hints of a missing answer grid.
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