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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1934

Page

2

Maine Retail Store Tax Scrutiny Calls for Amendment

State Tax Assessor Frank H. Holley criticizes the Maine retail store tax act for high collection costs and limited revenue. He notes 25,000 miles of highway and 517 municipalities hinder enforcement, with costs consuming a large share of revenue. In 1933-34 licenses issued 15,075, revenue 45,094.50, expense 11,530.72. By September 1 of the following year revenue rose to 40,357 with expense 5,166. current year shows 41,078 revenue and 2,324 expense, projecting further savings to exceed 36 percent.

Maine Frank H. Holley

Maine officials press for more highway patrols after fatal toll

Adjutant General James W. Hanson requests forty six more officers for the Highway Police claiming current patrol strength is inadequate after twenty seven highway fatalities in Maine last month. Secretary Robinson C Tobey and Chief Justice William R Pattan discussed the high death rate at the Maine Safety Conference urging compulsory automobile insurance and elimination of grade crossings amid concerns about liquor legalization and drunk driving.

James W. Hanson Maine Robinson C. Tobey William R. Pattangall Maine Safety Conference

Fall shopping season boosts employment across retailers

The onset of fall and Christmas buying is under way and expected to swell jobs. Reportedly 187000 more workers already employed in stores, with 354000 additional hires projected for December, totaling at least 540000 extra jobs during the holiday season to ease the employment outlook for a period.

Schoolboy traffic patrols aided by Legion and AAA

Schoolboy patrols are on duty again at street intersections near schools backed by the American Legion the police department and the American Automobile Association They direct traffic as students go to and from school wearing white belts and the AAA insignia Motors are urged to heed their signals as they would those of a full traffic officer.

American Legion Police Department American Automobile Association

Tuesday voting reshapes several states in early returns

Pennsylvania shows a GOP fragmentation as Guffey leads Reed while Earle edges Schnader for governor. California and New Jersey mirror shifts with Merriam and Moore triumphing. other states tilt toward Democrats or third parties in Senate and governorship races amid a broad national realignment.

Pennsylvania Guffey Reed Earle Gop Schnader California Sinclair Merriam New Jersey Moore Gop Kean Senate Hoffman Maryland Radcliffe and Ritchie Michigan Vandenberg Delaware Addams Townsend Montana Wyoming O’mahoney Carter New Mexico Cutting Chavez Hatch Dillon West Virginia Gop Hatfield Nebraska Burke Simmons Connecticut Walcott Maloney Ohio Fess Donahey Indiana Robinson Minton Missouri Pendergast Paterson Truman Rhode Island Hebert Gerry Massachusetts Curley James Roosevelt Walsh Vermont Austin Wisconsin Bob LaFollette Phil New York Lehman Copeland Kansas Florida Idaho South Dakota

Thanksgiving Dinners Tag Day On Nov 24

The Salvation Army sponsors its annual tag day on Saturday November 24 to raise funds for Thanksgiving dinners for needy families and to serve a dinner at the hall for homeless men. A rummage sale Friday November 16 proceeds aid the cause with clothing donations welcome and pickup offered by Adjutant Edward J. Tripp. The Bath branch sponsors no trucks, only a trailer, and Portland trucks may call for articles but are not for the local branch.

Salvation Army Army Salvation Army Hall Edward J. Tripp Tripp Portland Bath

Bay State Opinion on Auto Insurance Sparks Debate

The Boston Herald notes Maine Chief Justice Pattangall favors compulsory liability insurance, but argues Massachusetts experience shows it fails to curb reckless driving. The piece suggests redress for injuries supports the idea, while Maine police say real reduction requires stricter enforcement of existing rules.

The Boston Herald Maine Pattangall Massachusetts Justice Pattangall Hanson

Two Bath Gunners Score Deer Saturday in Sagadahoc County

Bath gunner Wilbur Crocker of 18 Park Street and Frank Sylvester Jr. of 191 High Street harvested deer on opening weekend in Sagadahoc County. Crocker posted a big 200 pound nine point buck at Woolwich Hockomock Bay area, while Sylvester dropped a 125 pound buck near the Dresden Woolwich line. Reports say deer were mostly on the east side of the Kennebec River with earlier and later outings by Miles Hagan in Arrowsic and Arthur Rideout in Woolwich. Unofficial word mentions peers shot in Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, and Sebasco areas.

Bath Wilbur H. Crooker Park Street Frank P. Sylvester, Jr High Street Sagadahoc Crocker Woolwich Hockomock Bay Sylvester Dresden Kennebec River Miles Hagan Arthur Rideout Luck Arrowsic Bowdoin Bowdoinham Sebasco Phippsburg

Water District Votes to Omit Saturday Office Hours

Bath Water District trustees voted to close Saturday evening offices citing little business from local industrial plants. They will review the New Meadows river pipe line and plan repairs and improvements at Thompson's Brook station to boost efficiency and ensure constant readiness for emergencies.

Bath New Meadows Thompson's Brook

Wise Owlet Reading Club Halloween Program at Central Grammar

The Wise Owlet Reading club of sixth grade at Central Grammar school presented a Halloween program replacing the day’s reading session. A sketch titled The Three Jolly Pumpkins featured Little Pumpkin Bernandine Dall Larger Pumpkin Quentin Quinn Largest ballet Albert W. Whiting Jr. Witch Lee area Shirley Warner North Wind Edith Burns Micharavc Lawrence Boardman Charles Martin Lesier BUSt Elaine Collins Miss Eleanor Danforth teacher. Gardiner Municipal court October activity rose one third from last year with 175 cases. drunkenness led with nine warrants and convictions, plus four wood duck killings, three drunken driving, and other charges.

Wise Owlet Central Grammar School Little Pumpkin Bernandine Dall Quentin Quinn Albert W. Whiting Witch Lee Shirley Warner North Wind Gardiner Municipal Court Gardiner Court

Byrd Camp Cottage Burglary Reported At Tremont

With Admiral Byrd away at the South Pole, thieves broke a small window pane at his Tremont camp cottage and stole pint-sized items. The caretaker found the burglary on Saturday and notified authorities.

Admiral Byrd South Pole Tremont

Thespians Open Season With Tom Cushings Thank You Play

The Thespians open their 1934-35 season at Columbia theatre on Nov 14 with Tom Cushings Thank You a New England comedy drawn from Bath life. Rev Joseph Purdue leads a strong cast including Brenda Hill Miriam Kimball Margery Haskell and Margot Merrill with a village vestry and a Parisian niece driving the plot while a millionaire backs the cleric to become a national figure.

Columbia Theatre Tom' Cushing Frances Simpson Gladys Jones Solid South Christopher Bean New England Paris Wilson Joseph Purdue Purdue Brenda Hill Prances Young Miriam Kimball Margery Haskell Marie Merrill Freeman Trott Harold Cutting Franklin Wright Hayden Conant Kenneth Trask Henry Owen Charles Bartlett Charles Avery Sylvester Rowland Wyman Holmes Augustus Huse Robert Gordon

Deer Tosses 200 Pound Buck Near Woolwich

Arthur Rideout, 20, of 15 Tallman Street, bagged a buck over 200 pounds near the Ed Moisin place in Woolwich on Friday at about nine. He plays for Elm Street church basketball at the Y M C A. Do not resist, as Deer reports had circulated in Woolwich ahead of the season.

Maine Woolwich Arthur Rideout Emery Rideout Tallman Street Elm Street Church

Real Estate Transfers Dominant in Sagadahoc Registry

Bath and Bowdoin tie for transfers with five listings each in the Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds over the past two weeks. Readable entries include Bath-Stewart H Day to Frances Day and Bowdoin-Maynard transactions such as F Anderson et al to Florence Sherman et al, James Footman to Bertrand Dulac, and L H Sherman to Lenora Coskery, among others.

Bath Bowdoin Sagadahoc Stewart H. Day Frances V. Day Nellie M. Merry Eleanor MacDonald Annis M. Ward Alice Ward Bettis Maud Lonergan Mae Morse Jennie Solovich Arthur D. Brown Maynard F. Anderson Als Florence H. Sherman Laura C. White James Footman Bertrand Dulac Ralph H. Sherman Lenora Coskery Mary E. Rogers Erlon C. Rogers Bowdoinham Caroline L. Perry Robert P. Blanchard Nathaniel G. Alterton Benjamin B. Douglass Rochester Trust Co Clara Hawkins Mellen Georgetown J. Henry McLellan Donald M. Walker

Redonnett Appeals to Youth At Grace Church Club

Bradford C. Redonnett Jr of Wiscasset urged younger men to seize apprenticeships and grow responsibility as unemployment hits graduates. He warned that without training the current youth cannot be good citizens of tomorrow. The Grace Church Men's club voted to hold a young men's night. refreshments were provided by committee members.

Bradford C. Redonnett, Jr Wiscasset Grace Church Bedennett Stanley Brown John Freeman William Adams John H. Freeman Daniels Williams Harry W. Smith Harold L. Adams

YMCA Grammar League to Award Prizes in Memory of Mrs Moses

Four boys will receive YMCA memberships and the championship team will gain a loving cup trophy in memory of Mrs Galen C Moses. Funds for the awards were contributed by a friend in her memory. Mrs Moses supported the YMCA and left a substantial bequest. Mr Moses helped found the YMCA and built its current building.

Moses Jack Erskine Randolph Gardiner William Peacock William Bradstreet River Avenue Bradstreet Erskine’s Hill

Sam Morrill Forecast Shapes Thanksgiving Weather

Lewiston weather prophet Sam Morrill predicts a snowy Thanksgiving with normal to below November temperatures and normal to above precipitation. He foresees two storm periods from the 9th to the 15th and 22nd to 28th, a warmest latter half, and dull, cloudy final week with a fair cold month end. An earthquake period is noted from the 19th to the 14th.

Sam Morrill Lewiston Sam Mr. Morrill

Jumbled Word Puzzle From 12 Humor To 44 An International Language

A fragmented list of crossword style clues spans numbers 12 through 44 covering terms for hints like distress signal mire apostasy calf mollusk growth lawyer possessive form has been crib sailor habitual drunkard atomic abbreviation vulgarism male person small explosion seventh Greek letter eternity coinages suggestively mixed with stray letters and phrases from a puzzle page.

Large Congregation Welcomes New Choir at Winter Street

A large congregation welcomed a new choir at Winter Street canyon on Sunday morning. The quartet leads the ensemble with Allan Ramsay as tenor and director, Mrs. Fred D. Hill soprano, Mrs. Fred H. Cary contralto, and Clifford Smith bass. Additional singers include Jeanette Shackford Ruth Dale Mrs H Kirkpatrick Shirley Minott Roberta Erwin Indian Atwood Betty Rice Blair Hodge Newell Hodge Ivan Kirkpatrick and Fred Higgins. Flowers for the service were donated by Mrs Reginald Lombard of South Portland in memory of her mother Mrs J Edward Drake. About half of the parish pledge cards have been returned and canvassers will follow up with those not signed.

Winter Street Canyon Allan Ramsay Fred D. Hill Fred H. Cary Clifford Smith Jeanette Shackford Ruth Dale H. Kirkpatrick Shirley Minott Roberta Erwin Bydian Atwood Betty Rice Blair Hodge Newell Hodge Ivan Kirkpatrick Fred Higgins Reginald Lombard South Portland J. Edward Drake

Schoolboy Patrol On Duty This Week

The American Legion post sponsors a School Boy Patrol to protect children at school crosswalks. The volunteers, backed by State Highway Police and AAA, operate city wide from Monday, with white belts badges and arm bands for identification. Donald Sterling chairs the Patrol Committee.

Legion Post The American Legion State Highway Police American Automobile Association Legion Donald Sterling

Needlework Guild Donations Aid Bath Relief Effort

Bath Needlework Guild items will be distributed through the local American Red Cross chapter to those in need in the city. Miss Mabel Boardman, Red Cross secretary, praised the guild for loyalty and help during a stressful year and urged continued united effort.

Bath Needlework Guild American Red Cross Mabel Boardman The Needlework Guild of America Red Cross United

Harvard Captain Charlie Hubbard Visits Bath on Yacht

Harvard football captain Charlie Hubbard, once a Crimson standout, visited Bath with his wife for a brief stay. He traveled from Boothbay aboard a 60 foot schooner yacht to enjoy a day or two on the river and participate in local duck hunting.

Charlie Hubbard Harvard Crimson Bath

Sagadahoc Reading Club Friday Program Highlights

The Sagadahoc Reading club at Weeks Street School presented a Friday program led by Miss Bessie Greenblatt. The lineup included poems, songs, news items, and piano pieces performed by a long list of students and peers, plus garden notes on blooming flowers and two children in Lewiston City park carrying a large ice chunk.

Sagadahoc Weeks Street Bessie Greenblatt Everett ‘Oliver Theresa Small Beecher David Cressey Elizabeth Trainer Avis Brown Myrtle Soule Elizabeth Munsey Barbara McMann Virginia Farley Edith Crocker Merritt Scott Hungary Beatrice Tibbetts Edward Murphy Walrus Helen Howard Tobey Byrd Cence Scott Cressey Cecilia Nickerson Searspor Nickerson Moose Hill Gertrude Palmer Mary Jones Lewiston City Park

Thieves Loot West Lebanon Bungalow Belonging to Slack

Sheriff Charles H. Goodwin and York county deputies suspect youths or men seeking revenge burglarized the Northeast pond bungalow of George Slack at 113 Pearl street Boston. They stole more than $300 in household goods and maliciously damaged a portable electric lighting system in the basement worth about $400.

Charles H. Goodwin York County Northeast Pond Lebanon George Slack Pearl Street Boston

Bailey Evening School to Open November 13

The Bailey Evening School opening was moved from November 5 to November 13. Principal Mrs. Margaret Fisherty expects many classes and large memberships with courses in commercial subjects, elementary topics, reading, spelling, English, drawing, dressmaking, cooking, and home nursing. A Spanish class may start if enough students enroll.

Bailey Evening School Margaret Fisherty Flaherty

Augusta Lawyers Plan Carleton and Donovan Firm

J Elliottte and Bernard A Donovan, two of Augusta's attorneys, will open the law firm of Carleton and Donovan. Carleton has a wide acquaintanceship in Bath.

J. Elliottte Bernard A. Donovan Augusta Carleton Donovan Bath

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