Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bath Independent in Bath, Maine

We have 914,015 pages in Maine

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1938

Page

7

Firemen to Get Pay Checks Under New City Order

Effective November 1 volunteer firemen will report to the city treasurer to receive semi annual pay checks. The change ends the old practice of handing checks to the chief engineer who distributed them through foremen. Alderman Whittemore and Chief Morse endorsed the order at a special session.

Whittemore Morse Board of Fire Engineers Bath Water District Water and Vine Streets Committee On Water and Water Works Libby Water District Fire Department George D. Emero Thatcher B. Pinkham Winneganee Lake Committee On Athletics Jason A. Merrill F. A Strcut Realty Agency, Inc Bath Trust Co Committee On Public Safety With Power

Chief Engineer With Power License Granted at Water Street

The victualer's license was granted to W. H. Moulton and Walter L. Perry at 211 Water Street. A monthly municipal court report showed city revenue of 46 dollars and 30 cents.

Forest J Barry King Street Pleasant Avenue Water Street Central Fire Station Sidney R Higeins M. B. Stanley Bath-Brunswick Morse Socony Vacuum of Co, Inc Vine Street Bak Washington Street Henry T. B. Leeman Commercial Street Wallace S. Reed High Street Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co Front Street Florence Ford W. H. Moulton Walter L. Perry

Williams Bound Over To June Term Court

Thomas Williams a 33 year old Brunswick mill worker was held on 500 bonds to the June term of Sagadahoc Superior Court after a municipal court hearing finding probable cause for charges of attempting indecent liberties with a 16 year old Brunswick girl on the Topsham Pejepscot highway. Williams pleaded not guilty and the case was continued to permit state witness Dr Maurice J Dionne to testify. The girl testified Williams attacked her in his car and Dr Dionne testified he found evidence supporting her account. The county attorney said a grand jury indictment for attempted ravish may follow.

Thomas Williams Brunswick Sagadahoc Arthur J. Dunton Williams Topsham-Pejepscot Ralph O. Dale Maurice J. Dionne Dionne Dale

Poetry Week Observed In City Schools

In observance of National Poetry Week, city schools host special English programs. Teachers read and discuss verses, with Miss Gertrude J Diggery and Miss J Gertrude Silsby leading activities at the High School and North Grammar. Scottish poems by Scott and Burns are featured, classroom decor includes heather and thistles, and readings of poems by James P Webb and Rev William Woo honor past authors.

Gertrude J. Diggery J. Gertrude Silsby North Grammar School Sir Walter Scott Robert Burns James P. Webber Bowdoin College North Grammar Chicadee William Woo Charles R. Sims First Baptist

Bathman Designs Cachet for Haverhill

Air mail from Haverhill Massachusetts last week used a cachet from the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. Designed by Wilfred R Guerin production manager at The Times Co. The seal features the chamber slogan The Queen Shoe City of the World and highlights art churches industries public utilities and homes. A large volume of mail was sent via air mail from Haverhill this week.

Haverhill Mass Huaverhill Chamber of Commerce Wilfred R. Guerin The Times Co Guerin

Hotel proprietor recalls rare hard bed request

Gene O'Neil, proprietor of The Thorndike Hotel, recalls a guest who asked for a hard bed. The guest reported finding a bed so soft in another hotel that he pulled the mattress onto the floor and slept there.

Gene O'Neil Thorndike Hotel

Morse High seniors tackle general information test

Morse high school's annual general information test engaged seniors Tuesday with a 100 question set. The top scorer earns a graduation prize funded by Mrs. Allan Spear and Mrs. Charles W. McKay in memory of Miss Elizabeth R. Moses. Answers cover history, literature, science, and current events, with results announced at graduation.

Morse High School Allan Spear City Charles W. McKay Fort Wayne Ind Elizabeth R. Moses Alice N. Maroun Henry W. Owen, Jr Bath William W. Owen James C. Steen Robert P. Sturte Vant Engelbert Dollfus Ans Austria Kurt von Schuschnigg Anthony Eden John Charles Thomas Lowell Thomas C. IT. O Committee For Industrial Organization Dale Carnegie Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell Northwest Passage Kenneth Roberts Sewall Ships of Steel Mark Hennessy Water Street Maine Acadia Benjamin Franklin Richard Jenny Lind United States Galahad Virginia England Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Nippon Japan Ranger F.o.b

Bowdoinham Community Notes Peopled by Visitors and Local Events

Bowdoinham hosts a Grange supper to aid the town baseball team and to fix the new ball diamond. The Methodist Ladies’ Aid met and quilt work continued. Local residents hosted and visited from Norway Portland Bar Mills and Worcester. A prize calf change hands from Neil Bishop to Charles Rowe. Several townsfolk recoveries and moves noted. The junior varsity baseball game results and town team schedule are reported along with library and civic activities.

Grange Hall Methodist Church Abbie Hulse Grant Hulse Erle Brown Leona Morrison Norway Elise Browne Portland Scott Moser Robly Morrison Bar Mills Gordon Wallace Watertown Mass James Ames Lou Carr Worcester Neil Bishop Charles Rowe Manchester Lola Lang Florida Edward Wilson Robert Webber Freeport Bert Webber Clara Woods Bowdoin Frank Aderton J. N. Palmer Methodist Chester Frances Carr Marshall Aderton William Aderton George O'Clair Dickie Robert Ransom B. Kelley Fairfield Erle Browne Robert Adams Donald Dorchester Adams George Hamilton John McCart Karl Hatch Ralph McEwen Louise Calderwood McCart Allen Naugler Dixie Biddeford William Gould Foster Meserve Topsham Frank Jack Martha Bates West Bath Miriam Browne Poland Springs Maine State Building Poland Spring Edward Little Coombs High Bowdoinham Waltonfield Brunswick Lisbon Falls Harry Allen Cumberland Center Eleanor Freeman William Valentine Fred Bass Charles Bass East Bowdeinham Milton Given Donald Hackett Sagadahoc

Surprise Shower For Miss Virginia Rogers Before Marriage

A surprise handkerchief shower honored Miss Virginia B. Rogers Tuesday evening for her upcoming marriage to Albert Ingalls of New York City. Miss Muriel Lane and Mrs. Harold J. Carter hosted at 151 Lincoln Street. Attendees included Adaline Rogers, Florence Robinson, Bernice Carr, Roberta Barker, Kathleen Leonard, Eleanor Erwin, Grace Waterman, Dorothy Jenkins, with Mrs. Clayton Fortier and Jennie Hodge absent.

Virginia B. Rogers Albert Ingalls New York City Muriel Lane Harold J. Carter Lincoln Street Jardiniere Adaline A. Rogers Florence Robinson Bernice Carr Roberta Barker Kathleen Leonard Eleanor Erwin Grace Waterman Dorothy M. Jenkins Clayton T. Fortier Jennie Hodge

Good Will Club Sale and Supper in Sebenoa Hall

Good Will club of Woolwich held its annual sale and supper at Sebenoa hall in Sagadahoc Ferry on Tuesday evening despite threatening weather. A well attended event raised a neat sum for community welfare with a baked supper served, a fancy articles sale, musical numbers by local groups, and a playlet titled Aunt Deborah's First Luncheon followed by dancing to John Carter and Mount Katahdin Boys.

Good Will Club Woolwich Sebenoa Sagadahoc Ferry Florence Carleton Edward V. Reed Harry Fitch Mount Katahdin Boys Merton Bearse Fred Brown Glenda Wright Bummers Deborah Jane Travers Charles Haley Elizabeth Geraldine Rice Moorfield George Conway Cartwright Laura Hall

Current Events Club Meeting Discusses Plans and History

The Cosmopolitan club Current Events department met with 10 members and two guests. Miss Minnie White spoke on the origin of Mother's Day, citing Mrs. F D Roosevelt and Miss Anne Jarvis. Mrs Lemont announced plans for next year and noted new Naval Academy standards and a marine program after graduation.

Herbert R. Lemont Cosmopolitan Club Minnie White F. D. Roosevelt Miss White Anne Jarvis Philadelphia Lena Donnell Naval Academy Frostina E. Marston Dorothy Thompson Joseph I. Smith Anton Lang

Lobster Salad Supper Proves Great Success

The Cosmopolitan club hosted a lobster salad supper Tuesday night at 5 30. The event drew a full house and exhausted supplies within an hour, prompting apologies from the committee and plans for a similar future supper to gauge demand. Mrs Ruth H. Farnham led as general chairman with club president Mrs Carl F. Pierce among the kitchen and dining room staff, and many members assisting with tickets and service.

Cosmopolitan Club Club Ruth H. Farnham Carl F. Pierce Gardiner R. Deering Leslie J. Wold George Baer Connard Carl Y. Kennedy Richard Quick Frostina E. Marston Granville M. Colby Paul G. Bagdikian Louis Silverman Alice F. Johnson Kennedy Connard Colby Silverman Earl P. Cahoon Elizabeth Colby Eleanor Danforth Amy Irish

Morse Sophomore Play Tacks Presented At School

Morse high school's sophomore class presents the one act comedy Tacks in the auditorium Thursday evening. The cast includes Richard Minott as Lawyer Miller Avis Brown as Mrs Carter John Marks Nance as the mischievous boy Thelma Baker Winifred Brown Alice Brown Janet Beardsley Richard Madden and Jack Sturtevant also listed.

Morse High School Lawyer Miller Richard Minott Carter Avis Brown

Control of Body by Brain

Psychologists state the right side of the body is guided by the left brain and vice versa. This finding clarifies lateral brain control and its effects on movement and sensation across body halves.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Brewster G. Sedgwick Optometrist Arthur Allen Bath Trust Bathman Morse High Bertram Packard Lewis O. Barrows Kenneth C. M. Sills Stephen Etnier Gilbert Head Frederick Robie Andrew Carnegie Hugo L. Black U.S. Supreme Court Roosevelt Cordell Hull Labor Frances Perkins Michael Angelo Raphael Hepplewhite Axminster Washington Washington Monument George Washington Spain Francisco Franco Boy Scouts of America Daniel Carter Beard Washington, D. C Minneapolis Minn Chicago U. S Joseph P. Kennedy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Eton Mt. Ararat Bethlehem Robert Frost Rosa Bonheur Rutherford White Midas Loch Lomond Scotland Scotland Yard London Metropolitan Police J. W Times Office Fred B. Reed Co Stanley E. Wallace Virginia Rogers Ban Spike Wedge Sagadahock Block Sebenoa Hall Annabelle Patricia Stinson Mary Esta Ee Fred Rice Deborah Smith Cominescoe Ardelle Farrar John Carter Sir Walter Raleigh Main Street Rockland Sir Walter Central Welding Service Morse High Auditorium Opera House Constance Bennett Paris BANK Richard Dix Clark Gable Myrna Lou Spencer Tracy Snow
Search Courier

Search the Bath Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bath Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication