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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1936

Page

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Center Street Merchants File Parking Protest

A petition signed by every Center street merchant from Water to Washington asks for 10 minute parking on the south side. Alderman Gediman presented it at the November City Council meeting, and the police committee was ordered to act.

Center Street Water Washington Streets Arthur W. Gediman Albertha M .Williams High Street Fifie L George M. Emery Robert H. Haskell Edward M. Robbins Williams Spinney WPA Sewall City Treas Donald D. Young Horace B. Woodman Cemetery and Park Board Board of Highways and Sewers Alderman Woodman Warren M. Stitphen Middle Street Pine Weeks Highway Board Charles E. Leeman Cummings Street Committee On Public Lighting Haskell Carolyn M. Moses Washington Street Grove Committee On Gediman Front Street Parks Fire Department Vine Streets Emery

New England Winter Sport Industry Aims to Expand

The piece outlines how New England mountain towns plan a big winter season attracting visitors from Boston, New York and beyond. It cites Yankee Magazine writer A. Ritchie Low and Franklin E. Griffin of Stowe on keeping costs fair, boosting publicity, and developing housing and services to profit from winter sports.

New England Boston New York Yankee Magazine A. Ritchie Low Mr. Low Vermont New Hampshire Maine Berkshires Low Franklin E. Griffin Stowe Lamoille County Griffin Side Hill Washington

Carlton Bridge Tolls Gain in October 1936

The Carlton bridge reported cash receipts of $12,935.25 in October 1936, up $1,043.10 from October 1935, with 17,909 cash paying cars crossing, 1,348 more than last year. Dr Edward S. Roberts, son of Mrs Blanche W. Roberts of Lewiston, sails aboard the Queen Mary to England for five weeks of lectures with Lederie Laboratories, based in Leeds.

Carlton Bridge IRS Skeeter Ey Hee Caradoc, Colets Sorte Ate Estate Edward 8. Roberts New York City Blanche W. Roberts Main Street Lewiston Bates College New York England Roberts Lederie Laboratories Leeds

Old Ship St Paul Built in Bath Is a Marine Museum

The Bath built clipper ship St Paul, launched 1874 by Chapman & Flint, now rests seaworthy in Seattle as a marine museum under Puget Sound Academy of Science. Once a grain carrier and cannery runner, she endured 14 knots max speed and a 300 mile day in 1891, with a storied career from Bath yards to Pacific trade and near destruction before rescue by C. Arthur Foss.

Bath St. Paul Union Oil Bulletin Government Locks Seattle Arthur Foss Puget Sound Academy of Science Chapman & Flint Maine Maryland New England Chapman and Flint Isaac F. Chapman Pacific Packing and Navigation Company of Northwestern Fisheries Company Booth Fisheries Company Puget Sound Alaska Pacific Cement Company Pacific Coast Engineering Company C. Arthur Foss Foss Tug and Barge Company Philadelphia Liverpool New York San Francisco Cape Horn Ford Queenstown Formosa

Annual Winter Street Parish Supper Draws 230 Attendees

Winter Street Congregational church held its annual parish supper Thursday under the Ladies Aid. About 230 guests attended and contributions were collected at the transfer from chapel to parlor. The event featured a menu of cold roast turkey with dressing and gravy, mashed potatoes, beans, jelly, rolls, ice cream, cake and coffee.

Winter Street Congregational Church Ladies’ Aid Langdon T. Snipe Trust Fund Aid Frostina E. Marston J. Gertrude Silsby Alice N. Magoun Charles H. Frost Edward B. Smith Abigail F. Carter Warren F. Kershner Roscoe P. McFadden Carl E. Albee Fred RE. Foote Grace P. Dickinson John A. Morse Henry W. Butler Milton C. Trott Ralph D. Warren William H. White Olney C. Perry Arthur C. Lemont William R. Donnell Priscilla E. Colby Ferralyn Roberts Barbara Walsh Elizabeth Colby Lydia Atwood Mary McClure Barbara Freeman Blanche Moody Bertha Lord Florence Tait Margaret Tourtillotte Roberta Erwin Anna H. Hill Ruth Robinson Florence N. Robinson Amy A. Irish Betty Swanton Catherine E. Leonard Jeannette F. Shackford Walter H. Bowker J. Edward Drake Harry A. Walters Snipe Joseph O. Purdue Bowker Walter F. Abbott Wallace L. Atwood Wilbra E. Billings David L. Black Elwina F. Durgin Fred P. Emmons Fred E. Foote Elmer D. Hodgkins Harry M. Hust Allen M. Irish Sarah Lermond Charles C. Low Clarence W Morse Addison F. Pendleton Bessie Potter William Potter J. Albert Redlon Seth Stewart Alice E. Varney Horace W. Ward Charles P. Wetherbee Walter S. Wiggin Clifford B. Wilband

Maine turkey farms offer 6000 birds for markets and 4000 for Christmas

Maine turkey farms plan 6000 birds for local and out of state markets and 4000 for Christmas. E N Jacques of Manchester, Maine largest producer, says dry year yields exceed expectations and Maine home grown turkeys outshine Vermont and New Brunswick sources. He urges producer pooling and marketing to maintain profitable prices.

Maine Pine Tree E. N. Jacques Manchester Vermont New Brunswick Jacques Chicago

Progressive Club Union Guests at Winnegance Meeting

About 40 members from the Maine Progressive Union of Clubs attended the Fall meeting at the Winnegance Community clubhouse hosted by the Auxiliary. Speakers included Rev. David L. Wilson and Miss Anna C. Witherle. reports highlighted fundraising, education efforts, and district plans.

Maine Progressive Union of Clubs Winnegance Winneganee David L. Wilson Central Congregational Church Rockland Costa Rica Wilson Joseph I. Smith Cosmopolitan Club Union Edward J. Hayes Freeport Woman’s Club Orman Coggesh Harry C. Webber de Allen Lisbon Progressive Club Roscoe P. McFadden Department of Education Maine Federation of Women's Clubs McFadden Colby College Byram Maine Federation of Union Clubs Auburn Anna C. Witherle Castine Maine Federation George M. Chase Lewiston Greece Foyer Musicale Freeport Woman's Club Lisbon Garde Portland Winneganee Club John G. Morse Frank Perry Charles T. Small Harry C. Williams Winfield Morse Orman Coggeshall Elmer Coggeshall P. M. Ol

Development of Arts and Crafts in Maine Homes Sermon

Mrs. Rena Campbell Bowles of Bangor urged more recognition of rural home arts at the WLU clubhouse in Auburn on Friday. The home industries specialist at the University of Maine spoke on developing arts and crafts for finances and to boost state trade.

Rena Campbell Bowles Bangor Maine WLU Auburn Bowles University of Maine

West Bath Grange young people earn excellent degree team

The West Bath Grange No. 154 Young People’s Degree team in Sagadahoc County and Maine earned first and second degrees on Oct 26, the second such initiation since June. A class of 16 was initiated, with girls in organdic evening dress and the three lady officers in colors, while the young men wore blue coats and white trousers. Photos taken Oct 26 show the 16 team members, including Grace M. Waterman, Ernest Snow Jr, Sandelin, Charles Genthner, Dorothy Jean Pomona, Edward Jenks, Hugo F. Sandelin Jr, Leon M. Genthner, Barbara Walsh, Flora, Barbara Preeman, Phyllis Sandelin, Marcella Lozier, Virginia Kingsbury, and Dorothy M. Waterman.

Sagadahoc County Maine West Bath Grange No. 154 Grange Ernest Snow Charles W. Walsh The John M. Howe Grace M. Waterman Ernest Snow, Jr Sandelin Charles Gen

Concert by Rubinstein Club and Les Camarades Delights Bath and Rockland

Music lovers attended a Winter Street church concert by the Rubinstein Club of Rockland and Les Camarades Musicaux of Bath. Performers included Mrs. Lydia Storer, Mrs. Nettie Nicholson, Allan Ramsay, and groups from both clubs delivering arias, piano works, and instrumental trios to acclaim. A follow up concert is planned in Rockland on November 20 with both clubs.

Winter Street Rubinstein Club Rockland Les Camarades Musicaux Bath Earl Storer Lydia Tracy Marianne Bullard Nettie Nicholson Allan H. Ramsay Les Camarades Bach Bordier A. Charpentier Francis McPherson Carl Albee Merton ‘Sprague Plantation

Woolwich Eyes Recount of Malt Liquor Referendum Result

The Governor and Council granted a recount for Woolwich referendum No. 3 on malt liquor licenses, set for November 24 at 10 am. Woolwich’s tally was 153 Yes to 152 No, with No. 1 liquor store support also close. Local officials and residents reacted with varied expectations while plans for a statewide anti alcohol campaign loomed ahead.

Frederick W. Smith Civic League of Maine Woolwich Smith Samuel Buck Board of Selectmen Buck Edward V. Reed Willard S. Rand Day's Ferry Henry Weston Montsweag George B. Farnham Union Wilson Wright

Naugler Reginald and Dorrice Williams Wed in Brewer

Reginald Naugler of Topsham and Dorrice Williams of Brewer were married Friday afternoon at the Second Congregational parsonage. Rev. Raymond J. Cosseboom officiated. Williams, a Brewer High graduate, worked the past two years for Freese's. Groom Reginald, after Wick High, attended the University of Maine and graduated in 1936, previously employed on a Bucksport contract with Bridge Construction Co.

Reginald George Naugler Topsham Dorrice E. Williams Benjamin F. Williams Elm Street Brewer Second Congregational Raymond J. Cosseboom Williams Brewer High Freese Forwick High University of Maine Bucksport the Bridge Construction Co

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Turkey Farms Progressive Club Union West Bath Grange Barbara Preeman Phyllis Sandelin Marcella A. Lozier Virginia Kingsbury Dorothy M. Waterman Ceres Bizet Nettie Averill Seeee Goldbeck Kathleen Leonard John Sanborn Carleton Rice Allan Ramsay Clifford Smith
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