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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1935

Page

7

Four Injured in Bath Brunswick Three-Car Crash

Four Bath and Phippsburg residents were seriously hurt in a Sunday afternoon three car crash on the Bath Brunswick highway between Powers Filling station and Simpson's farm. Charles Nelson 47 suffered severe forehead lacerations and three fractured ribs. John F King 15 and his wife sustained multiple injuries including two broken ribs and a displaced collar bone. Mrs Oscar Gilliam of Phippsburg had a shoulder fracture and two ribs broken. All were taken to Bath Memorial hospital. Police expect reckless driving charges against Nelson when recovered.

Bath Phippsburg Bath-Brunswick Powers Filling Station Simpson Charles Nelson Oak Street John F. King Floral Street Bath Iron Works Corp Oscar Gilliam Bath Memorial Hospital William B. Edwards Brunswick Police Nelson King Mr. King Brunswick Fred W. Greenleaf Auburn Greenleaf Herman Alexander Gerard St. Pierre Boulay Hugh D. Grant Joseph I. Smith Harold L. Adams Bath Hospital Francis A. Winchenbach

Guernsey Cow Sets Production Record for Advanced Register

A four year old Guernsey cow Maid of Millay Home stead 313586 owned by Millay Bros of Richmond finished a new official production record. She produced 9132.4 pounds of milk and 532.2 pounds of fat in class C qualifying for entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club.

Guernsey Millay Bros Richmond American Guernsey Cattle Club Millay Homestead

Grace Church Men’s Club Elects Officers

Grace Church Men’s Club held officer elections at the parish house. Stanley M. Brown became president with E. Everett Pierce vice president, Walter M. Hill secretary and treasurer, and trustees William P. Hill Oscar Williams and John H. Freeman.

Grace Church Men's Club John H. Freeman C. M. Tubbs Charles Pearce Harry B. Briggs Stanley M. Brown E. Everett Pierce Walter M. Hill William P. Hill Oscar Williams Mr. Brown Roland Hill Cecil L. Fullerton Eugene McGrath Charles S. Sowder Wiscasset Congregational Church Maine Wiscasset State Board of Education Wiscasset Academy Robert E. Merry Episcopal Church Bangor Northeast Harbor William Crafts Carroll Watson

Millay Bros Guernsey Bull Earns National Recognition

Millay Bros of Richmond Sagadahoc County has a purebred Guernsey bull Cloud of the Prince 91905 entered in the Ad Guernsey Cattle Club as an Advanced Register site after two daughters posted strong records. Daughters Sue of Millay Homestead 313587 and Mail of Millay Homestead 313586 posted 10798.7 pounds milk with 630.4 fat and 9132.4 pounds milk with 532.2 fat respectively in class D and class C. Mrs. LeRoy Lord left Tuesday for Portland to visit Mr. Lord.

Sagadahoc County Guernsey Millay Bros Richmond Cloud of the Prince American Guernsey Cattle Club Guernseys Sue Millay Homestead Mail Muilay Homestead

Special Week Mens Footwear and Shoes Offer

A local ad promotes men s Ralston Health Scotch Grain Oxfords priced 3 50 and Hill Bros shoes in brown and black at 3 50. Children s brown moccasin oxfords 85 cents and a large assortment of Ball Band footwear are also featured by Bill Hatch s Upstairs.

Ralston Health Scotch Grain Oxfords Hill Bros Snen Nan

West Bath couple marks 50 years of marriage

Mr and Mrs Walter H Larrabee of West Bath celebrate their fiftieth anniversary. Their family includes five children living in Bath Portland Milton Pa and West Bath with five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. They received gifts of a mantle clock and flowers along with cards from the community.

Walter H. Larrabee West Bath Walter Larrabee John and Harriett Larrabee Brunswick Winona Minn Minnie M. Adams Levi Gilbert Central Methodist Church Port Huron Mich Larrabee Bath Massachusetts Homestead Fla Pierce Clinger Milton Merton Wright Jennie Larrabee Portland John Larrabee Gordon Preble

East Bowdoin Ladies Aid Meets and Quilts Progress

East Bowdoin Ladies Aid held its regular meeting with 12 attending. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Erland Bogus and Mrs. Vesta Ackley. The group made squares for quilts and enjoyed a readings program and a floral stunt. Next meeting November 14 at Mrs. A. E. Purinton’s home.

East Bowdoin Ladies’ Aid Ella Adams Erland Bogus Vesta Ackley A. E. Purinton Erle Laird Morrow Boston Laird Cottage Roy Lancaster Amesbury Mass Charles Babb R. H. Friend Bucksport Irving Clough Chelsea L. C. Starbird Grant Woods Rumford Ernest Carr Lewiston Adams School Judas Small School Ruth Purinton State Road

South End P T A Holds All Day Meeting

An all day South End PTA meeting in Washington street rooms drew 26 for dinner with two more arriving for the business session. Mrs. Chester A. Roberts presided. reports were satisfactory and gifts planned for the hospital and a dish towel shower. A public supper is set for Nov 20 with a social to follow. Nora Jean Whitten born Oct 31 at Bath Memorial Hospital weighs over nine pounds.

South End P. T. A Washington Street Association Chester A. Roberts Carroll A. Deering Vivian Brown James Knight Frank A. Hodgdon Woolwich Roberts Wellington A. Moore Alfred E. Carpenter Isadore Singer Edwin Whitten Court Street Bath Memorial Hospital Nora Jean Whitten

Bowdoinham Obituary and Community Notes

Miss Emma Hobbs dies at 65 Bowdoinham boarding home after long Bowdoinham residence. Funeral at two, burial on Bowdoinham Ridge. Numerous local visits, society events, and school activities documented, including Sunshine Society, Methodist Ladies Aid, Coombs school dance, and Bates College ties.

Emma Hobbs Shepard Margaret Hamilton Hobbs Verrill Bowdoinham J.W. Bishop Farm Bowdeinham Ridge Hortense Cannon Gardiner Charles B. Randall Portland A. S. MacDougal Methodist Ladies’ Aid Sunshine Society Philip Rideout Rose Phillips New England Fellowship Methodist Church Coombs High School Charles Hackett Inez Gowell Edgar Temple Albert A. Dunlap Hamden Conn Bowdeinham Maine Dunlap Agricultural Experiment Station New Haven L. P. Temple Ford Charles Browne Loomis Dyer Florida

Woolwich Tax Appeal Before State Assessor

State Assessor Frank H. Holley to review Woolwich selectmen appeal over Bath Water District tax after Sagadahoc County Commissioners set 141.30. Woolwich represented by Carlton Day Reed. Bath Water District by Maurice A. Libby. Counsel: Goodspeed & Fitzpatrick for Woolwich. Judge Walters, Glidden for Bath District.

Frank H. Holley Woolwich Sagadahoc Bath Water District Carlton Day Reed Maurice A. Libby Goodspeed & Fitzpatrick of Gardiner Walters Glidden

Diocesan Young People’s Meeting Draws Large Maine Delegates

Favored by good weather the Maine Diocesan Young People’s Fellowship held its annual conference at Grace church and parish house with delegates from St. Mark’s Augusta St. Peter’s Gardiner and other parishes. Officers were elected led by Miss Audrey White St Albans as president and Edward Ainsworth as vice president. An address on Youth’s Part in the Forward Movement and group conferences preceded a banquet and installation service at Grace church.

Maine Grace Church Charles M. Tubbs Warren F. Hawley Bath Maxine F. Gillis Augusta Robert B. Linsley Gardiner John Hjort Portland Ernest O. Kenyon St. Peter's Church Rockland Tom G. Akeley Christchurch John H. Daley Rhode Island St. George's Church Newport Nelson Bryant Audrey J. White St. Albans South Portland Edward Ainsworth D. Dymoke Gasson St. Paul's School Concord N. H Llewellyn O. Diplock Woman's Auxiliary St. Mary's Guild Arthur Sewall 2d Fred D. Hill Carl Anderson Edwin Lowell Paul Mason Herbert Calderwood Anna _ Trott Janet Bridgham Barbara Tubbs Kathleen Pepper Virginia Jewett Patricia Sewall Josephine Haskell Bath Fellowship Howard P. Holmes

Y M C A Directors Close Campaign Meeting

Y M C A officials reported the recent annual drive nearly reached its $3 500 goal, missing by only $56. Roger Skillings was named to audit the campaign accounts as reports from Oct 1 1934 to 1935 and Nov 1 1934 to 1935 showed balances with no unpaid bills. A nominating committee was chosen to select officers and three five directors for terms ending at the January meeting. Mrs. J E Sawyer of Washington street leaves for Woodfords to spend the winter.

Sidney L. Eaton A. I. Stuart Roger D. Skillings

Bath visitors and locals recall in Popham Beach community notes

Bath area residents and visitors are listed with weekend and weekday movements. Seaman E. Drake returns to surfman duties at Kennebec River Station after vacation. Seguin Island light keeper Capt Urquehart and families ashore report earthquake tremors. Halloween parade, town visits, and seasonal housing plans feature among the social notes with multiple named individuals and places in Bath Georgetown Jonesport Augusta and Oxford.

Guy E. Crowley Blanchard Dora Bath Seaman E. Drake Kennebec River Joseph Oliver Upper Washington Street Eugene Osgood Edna M. Coolidge Georgetown L. E. Drake Henry Leonard Kenneth Charles Elizabeth Lou Karl Hentz Ellie Lowell Long Island Millard Urquehart Seguin Island Urquehart Edwin Taft Salvadore McKenney West Point Christopher H. Marr Clinton Newdick Augusta Loren Brutte Oxford Irving Dobbin Jonesport Walter Oliver Gardiner Mass Lizzie Oliver Leon Fickett Pond Island Bowie Esta Perkins Walter Williams West Georgetown Thomas N. Williams Fred Spinney Spinney Enid Spinney Wood Woodfords Groveville R. T. Flanders Buxton Annie Oliver Stacy Yarmouth St. Petersburg Fla Ernest Oliver Lillian Spencer Popham Grace Wyman Spruceville Dunlap Hatch Leslie Dyer Lester Oliver John and Joseph Young Parker Head Lawrence and Phillip Wyman Madelyn Bridges Eva Dobbin Annie Oliver Stacey

Well Known Market Changes Ownership

The grocery and provision market at 111 113 Center Street NE Corner of Middle Street was sold last week by longtime proprietor Fred P Emmons to Arthur B Stilphen a veteran marketman with 40 years at the Chase store until its 1934 closing Stilphen plans to run the market much as Emmons did and make improvements based on customer needs

Center Street Middle Fred P. Emmons Arthur B. Stilphen Chase Center Washington Streets Stitphen Stilphen Emmons

Sheriff Henderson Proclaims Innocence After Guilty Verdict

Federal court in Portland heard Sheriff Henderson deny guilt after foreman Alton D. Allen read the jury verdict finding him guilty of a race against government. The Sagadahoc official faced a potential sentence from Judge John A. Peters while remaining under $10,000 bond as his family waited through the night for the decision.

Henderson Portland Alton D. Allen United States Sagadahoc Edward W. Bridgham Bath Benjamin L. Berman Lewiston Donald Union Street John A. Peters

Mayor Proclaims Red Cross Roll Call in Bath

Mayor Arthur Sewall issues a Bath Red Cross roll call proclamation covering November 11 to 18. Volunteers urged to renew or join membership to support disaster relief and public welfare, with Sagadahoc County expected to back the effort. Also noted is a 100th anniversary event honoring Mark Twain at Sabattus High School with a program led by Stanley Coburn and featuring readings, songs, and a glee club.

Arthur Sewall Red Cross Bath American Red Cross Red Cros Sagadahoc County Sabattus High School Mark Twain Stanley Coburn Caroline Keates Twain Rita Vachon Susanne Glee Club Louise A. Bibber Calaveras County Frederic Austin

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senter’s, Inc Shirley Temple Shirley Cinderella Bath-Brunswick Road the Natural Heritage Arthur Allen Optometrist Bath Trust Bldg Center St Grace Church Men’s Club Charles S. Sowder of Millay Bros.’ Bull LeRoy Lord Mr. Lord Bill Hatch Mrs Bowdoin South End P.T.A Howard Moody Sidney Higgins Horace Millay N. J J. Albion Dunlap James Emery Perry Harvard Irving Maxwell Wilbur Howe Chester Windsor Anniebelle Williams Vining C Guayaquil Ecuador Nettie Frost Tiverton R. I Melissa Main West Upton J. A. Dunlap, Jr Alison Dunlap Bates College Dorothy Marilyn Webb Ocean Park Roberta Ronald Burrell Woolwich-Bath Diocesan Young People's Meeting J. E., Sawyer Popham Beach Joan Blondell Glenda Farrell Caliente Dolores del Rio Pat O'Brien Joe E. Brown Joan Crawford James Dunn Arline the Times CO Front Street
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