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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1928
Page
2
The piece argues Bath should host a country club with a golf course as a magnet for tourism and commerce. It praises golf’s broad appeal, social benefits, and potential to boost hotels, shopping, winter activities, and community ties while noting site interest from local men and plans for future action. It then shifts to a national note on road funding and highway expansion, stressing their role in urban progress and the economy.
Local selectmen request State Highway Commission hold a hearing on expanding the Bowdoinham bridge to a three car lane. They argue widening now saves future costs as automobile traffic grows each year and note the Merrymeeting Bay bridge rebuilding consideration.
Local residents and travelers welcome plans to reopen the scenic route along Merrymeeting Bay. Officials say the project would relieve congestion during the busy travel season and provide a pleasant drive along the bay shores.
The eighth annual American Education Week runs November 5 to 11. Schools will highlight health, recreation, nutrition, ventilation, and good habits while communities visit classes and observe demonstrations. The Red Cross drive on Armistice Day marks its tenth anniversary with Bath hosting the campaign.
Mrs William Frasier and daughter Marjorie Louise visit their Chestnut street home after leaving the City hospital Ruth Emerson returns from a weekend with her grandmother Mrs Mary Emerson in Newcastle Angus Burden of Highland street receives a surprise from Queen Father Rebekah lodge at his home with wife Mrs Burden more socializing and a gift wicker parlor chair Guests include Alfred Bunker Emma Coneland Herbert Harvard Henry Leeman Oscar Thornton Nathaniel Stover Annette Pinkham and many others with tea, cakes, and music
Local Bath citizens discuss organizing a country club with plans for a nine hole golf course. Wealthy residents have been quietly surveyed and a meeting may be called soon to pursue formal steps. Nearby cities already boast clubs, and Bath residents see growing golf interest as justification for action.
At the Long Island Baptist Association 62nd anniversary session held at the Baptist Temple in Brooklyn officials re elected Rev Dr Francis W O'Brien formerly of Bath as moderator for the coming year and named Rev George C McKiernan clerk while Rev Dr Brougher was chosen unanimously as the new vice moderator representing 88 churches on Brooklyn and Long Island.
Elisha L Totman 82 longtime Phippsburg resident died suddenly Tuesday from a stroke suffered the prior day at his Small Point home. Born in Phippsburg to Elias and Almira Totman, he farmed locally and served several terms as a selectman. Survived by wife Helen and four sons William F and Charles E of Berwick, Arthur L of Winneganee, Henry F of New Jersey, and daughter Nellie Cook of Massachusetts. Funeral pending.
Jessie Steward former Bath resident and wife of Kerry B Steward died at her Skowhegan home after severe injuries from an automobile accident two months earlier. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Folsom of Augusta she had lived in Bath five years and attended the First Baptist Church. Funeral planned in Skowhegan on Monday.
Frank H. Sargent, 76, died Sunday afternoon after a lengthy illness at the City Home where he had lived two weeks. Born in Natick, Massachusetts, he moved to Bath in 1920 to work on the Maine Central car boat, later at Bath Box Co. and Coombs farm in West Bath. He leaves a son Frank H. Sargent Jr. of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and several brothers and sisters.
Jacob Lindenberg age 50 a Bath grocer at 785 Middle Street died last Wednesday after living in Bath 11 years He was born in Russia and was husband to a wife and father of four daughters Anna Rose Ida and Sara He belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America The body was taken to Portland for burial
Funeral services for Mrs Kerry Warey were held Monday afternoon at her Bridge Street home with Rev Olin B Tracy officiating. Pallbearers were Walter Hight Fred W Kennison Alfred Proble and Fred Watson. Interment followed at Southside Cemetery.
Elizabeth Mae Sullivan daughter of Mrs Anna L Sullivan formerly of Bath marries Etalo P Mazzoli in Framingham Mass at St Stephens Church The ceremony features O Promise Me and a reception at the bride’s mother’s home Guests travel from Boston Quincy Gloucester Woodmere L I New York and Range The bride works for Dennison Manufacturing Co The groom a Wentworth Institute graduate is in plumbing in Framingham
Harold Hildreth of Topsham and Sheriff Albert Henderson canvassed Bath residents to gauge support for a $100000 project to rebuild the Merrymeeting Bay bridge swept away in 1896. Proponents say a new bridge would cut Bath to up river distances by eight miles and ease summer traffic between Bath Brunswick and Bowdoinham plus provide a scenic route along the bay. They plan further discussions with lawmakers early in the new session.
Mr and Mrs H R Hardwick of Brookline Mass arrived in Bath by their yacht Arcadia from New York. They left Friday night for a gunning trip on Merrymeeting Bay and entertained W S Newell president of Bath Iron Works Corp and Mrs Newell at dinner. The Arcadia built 1926 at Newport News is 188 feet long with 27 feet six inch beam and 11 feet draft powered by two 800 horsepower Winton Diesel engines and crew of 28. Mrs Hardwick is daughter of Galen Stone of Hayden Stone Co New York.
The Chevrolet Tudor sedan owned by Norman W. Howard of Acme Supply & Service was stolen Wednesday night from in front of the Christian Science church on North Street. It was found abandoned Thursday morning in a Topsham dooryard by Brunswick Chief William B. Edwards. Police broadcast a description and license number statewide. The car appeared abandoned near the state highway.
The Pythian Sisters District No. 4 held its annual meeting at Mizpah temple Boothbay Harbor with 17 Bath members attending. Alice Bowie Marion Bowie Laura Munro and Abbie Morris held offices and delivered the address. About 150 attendance included Glen Royal Yarmouth MacDonald Bowdoinham and Alvah Young Brunswick temples.
Postmaster H W Owen lists a four year contract bid for carrying mails on two Maine steam and power boat routes out of this city. Proposals due January 8 1929 in Washington. Current contractors are Llewellyn J Oliver and Thomas E Cromwell. Also notes on clover cover crops and a Murray club card party with prizes.
A dense list of crossword clues covering horizontal and vertical entries with numbers and partial phrases including familiar terms like prepositions and verbs. The grid references include 1 across 6 down 9 across 12 down 18 across 15 across 16 across 18 down 19 across 20 across 22 across 23 across 24 across 27 across 28 across 29 across 80 across and a long vertical section with many more entries.
Washington college women active in the presidential campaign influence fashion as well as politics. At the Republican national headquarters, attendees wear elegant fall hats, silk gowns, and pearls, while discussing strategy and candidates with reporters and hosts such as Mrs. Sidney Cleman and Mrs. Paul Rowman.
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