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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1939

Page

5

Bath social notes celebrate birthdays and gatherings

Bath communities share a busy week with birthday parties for Betty Barry and Jean Stinson, visitors from Augusta and Brunswick, and numerous club meetings. Local church guilds hold rummage sales, a Christmas sale plan forms, and residents plan travel to Portland and New York for work, weddings, and gatherings.

Local Society Notes Highlight Community Relations

A Bath society meeting led by At ail Carter reviewed World Community At Home and Abroad statistics with Rev Joseph O Purne and Mrs Langdon T Snipe. Guests and locals including Mrs Warren E Kershner assisted, with refreshments after the session as news of births travel and anniversaries weave through the town.

Atail Carter Joseph O. Purne Langdon T. Snipe Warren E. Kershner

New battleships cost nation far more now than before

The article notes that new battleships cost taxpayers 250 to 980 percent more than earlier ships, with eight ships on order. It outlines rising naval expenditures from 1922 to 1936, costs per ship, and broader trends in labor, materials, and design, comparing 1980s budgets to earlier periods and detailing fleet size and personnel.

Navy Roosevelt North Carolina New York Navy Yard South Dakota West Virginia Navy Yard National Council of American Shipbuilders Ethees Fer United States United States Navy Great Britain

Social notes from Orono and Bath gatherings

Marie Wiseman of Jackson Heights and her sister Mrs. Rose of West Bath joined Bowdoin Maine game attendees and house parties in Orono along with Evelyn Trott and Leonard Litchfield. Douglas Dearborn and daughter Susan Cony Dearborn left Small Point Beach for New York. Grace Akin visited sisters in Portland before Boston return. Leland Means hosted sister Wheelock Whitney of Minnesota for coffee at his Portland home. Anne Kimball and Margaret Cargill of Bath attended. Charles S Brown of Augusta visited Cahill, the postmaster, while recovering from illness. Brown is with the State Welfare department.

Marie Wiseman Jackson Heights N. Y Fred J. Rose West Bath Orono Evelyn I. Trott Leonard P. Litchfield Douglas Dearborn Susan Cony Dearborn Small Point Beach New York Grace Akin W. F. Ham Emily Pearl Street L. Given Portland Boston Leland G. Means Wheelock Whitney Bt. Cloud, Minn Anne Kimball Margaret Cargill Bath

Federal Fishways Show Success On Columbia River Dam

A historic report details three fishways at each end of the spillway and across the dam face. Concrete ladders and locks lift, guide, and release fish upstream through waterfilled chambers, gates, and submerged grids, preserving migration and supporting local industry and workers.

Ashington Robert G. Gkennet Ville

Local Social Notes From Boston to Bath

Mr and Mrs Louis M Silverman return after visiting callers in Boston and Lawrence Massachusetts A daughter named Roberta Arline born to Mr and Mrs Lester G Munsey at 26 Tarbox street Emma L Harvie visits in Providence R I Harry Jackson and hosts in South Hamilton Mass Bertha P Blackburn returns to Haverhill Mass after a week in Freeport Maine Mrs Sere Dunton visits in Fall River and lands Monday Matton Wright with parents Mr and Mrs Walter Larrabee at Bath Ernest Fulton of Braintree weekend visit to his circle Pete Sete and others in Washington

Louis M. Silverman Boston Lawrence Mass Lester G. Munsey Tarbox Street Roberta Arline Emma L. Harvie Carl Berg Providence R. I Harry Jackson Hamilton Gardiner Runswick Bertha P. Blackburn Haverhill Freeport Aig Pee Re EK Sere Dunton Braintree

Byrd Expedition Aims For Science and Territorial Claims

The Byrd Antarctic expedition pursues three aims: to establish a temporary U S presence for potential claims, to advance scientific study of weather biology geology and cosmic rays, and to chart un mapped coastlines with dog sled teams. Two ships North Star and Bear carry food planes snow cruiser and dogs for a seven month operation.

United States Antarctic Lincoln Ellsworth Alaska State Department Washington South Pacific Admiral Byrd Beck Byrd

Illness and Travel Roundup From Local Households

Mrs. Scott J. Donnell is seriously ill at home on 210 High street. J F P Carter of South Portland was a friend in the city Tuesday. Mrs. James Francis and Miss Emma King returned from visits in Philadelphia and Portland. Archibald M. Main and Archibalds guests left for New York. Allen Clark and Mrs. Farmingdale visited Ba friends, returning Sunday. Dr. Ardenne A. Stott and Mrs. Stott returned from Boston and Reading. The Lambies moved into an apartment on Walker street. Lane family and Muriel Lane vacationed in Mechanic Falls. Several local residents hosted guests from Monmouth and Bowery Street.

Scott J. Donnell High Street J. FP. Carter South Portland James Francis Upper Weshington Street Philadelphia Emma King Ruth King R.N Allen Clark Farmingdale Ardenne A. Stott Park Street Boston Reading Mass Robert Lambie Hotel Sedgwick Walker Street Clarence Lane Muriel Lane Francis Norton Mechanic Paris Lane Millard

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