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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1931

Page

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Spend Less Money and Reduce Taxes Advised

Frank H. Holley, chairman of the state assessors, urged a retrenchment program at the 15th annual assessors convention in Augusta. He noted tax increases for state and municipal levels from 1910 onward and argued that only tight public spending can steady taxpayers, restore confidence, and bring prosperity. The piece also covers Bath Iron Works celebrations, destroyer construction plans, welding shifts, and local workplace notices.

Frank H. Holley Board of State Assessors

Woolwich Tragedy Told Again in Municipal Court

Woolwich farm hand Sherwood B. Baker, 18, arraigned in Bath municipal court on reckless driving in a fatal hit and run case that killed two Bath men, injured three others, with defense success on a minor charge and testimony describing a mysterious Essex coupe and a Chevrolet sedan linked to the scene. State witnesses identified Baker with the vehicle, while others described no lights on a Hudson, a car not stopping, and a pursuing investigation continuing after the midday recess.

Sherwood B. Baker Woolwich Farm Bath James Mallett Charles A. Coffin Baker Adolph Brinker Portland John J. Keegan Ralph O. Dale Leslie Davis South Portland Wiscasset Maine Boothbay Harbor John P. Crosby Woolwich Davis Hudson Samuel Lepoff Lepoff Morris Parger Brinker Parger J. Keegan Harry L. Thompson Thompson

Bridge Receipts Rise in September Traffic

The Kennebec bridge saw a strong September rise in totals with more cars paying 50 cents and passengers at five cents, lifting cash receipts by 3,509 dollars for the month. The gain follows Labor Day timing shifts, with September traffic boosted by Labor Day moving earlier than last year. Readings show 19224 passengers at five cents and 33,187 automobiles at fifty cents, yielding 23,257.30 in receipts, plus 19,739.65 of other earnings, a net increase of 3,517.65.

Kennebec Bridge Ita Sais

Hand Engine League Will Meet Saturday Night in Waldoboro

The Maine State Hand Engine League Inc will gather on October 10 at eight in the Waldoboro hall of the Baw Beese Veteran Fireman's association to map plans for the 1932 season expected to be the peak period for muster circles Chester H McCabe of Bath serves as president and will preside Roger D Skillings was a Portland business visitor Tuesday

Bath Iron Works Corp United States Navy Department Masonic Hall Thatcher Pinkham al Perry Oscar Adams Stanley Brown Harold Adams Waldo Marshall Robert W. Ferrell U.S. N Iron Works Navy Department Portsmouth Navy Yard Bath Archibald M. Main Uncle Sam Hyde Windlass Co Denry J. Gielow, Inc Caroline Helene Halonia Felicia Scapine Tradione Aletes Kenkora 2 Kenneth G. Smith Detroit Mich Coast Guard Sportsman's Park St. Louis Merrymeeting Bay Ralph Kingsbury Gerald Atkinson Alphonso Cookson Eddie Clough Champ Riveter Sandy” Lounsbury Percy Plant Harold Fielding Wilds Buddy Huston Norman O. Morse Mr. King Roger D. Foss Mr. Farrell Maine State Hand Engine League, Inc Baw Beese Veteran Fireman’s Association Waldoboro Chester H. McCabe The Hand League, Inc

Elwell S Crosby a Bath shipbuilder and public leader dies

Hon Elwell S Crosby 75 longtime Bath figure dies Sunday night. Once mayor and port collector, he built a shipbuilding and insurance empire starting as a mill hand, then cabinetmaker, shipyard worker, later Crosby Navigation Co and Kennebec line. Funeral set for Wednesday at his 709 High Street home.

Elwell Crosby Elwell S. Crosby New England High Street Arrowsie Josiah Marinda Crosby Bath James and Eben Morse Crosby Navigation Co Kennebec River Ports Boston Kennebec Navigation Co Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc Richmond Seneca H. Conley Center Street Bath Trust Co William A. Furber Aidermen Charles B. Littlefield Congress Edward W. Hyde Harold M. Sewall Hyde Mr. Sewall Alameda Sewall

County Teachers Convene Here With 225 Attendees

Lincoln Sagadahoc County Teachers association held its annual meeting at Morse high school. About 225 teachers from two counties registered and heard sessions on local history safety and rural school issues. The program featured demonstrations, plays and talks by state and national education officials.

Lincoln-Sagadahoc John H. Grindell Charles H. Berry Corliss Street Field of Glory Harrison C. Lyseth Augusta Supt H. B. Clifford Boothbay Harbor Prin Earle M. Spear Waldoboro Sherman Graves Topsham Brunswick Lena MacMahan Georgetown Louise Potter Harold B. Clifford Margaret Adams Agnes Creamer Bertram E. Packard State Department State Department of Commerce K. Prin Charles Sewall Wiscasset Mies Hester Rose Morse High School Mary Kenney Hibbert Norton William Levine James Temple Kathleen Leonard Paul Hayes Stanley Wallace Marjorie MacGlauflin George M. Wiley New York Rural Schools Department Blynne Allen Newcastle Prin. Norris Lord Bridge Academy Dresden Mills John Gyger Falmouth Edith Dodge East Boothbay Doris Dyer Celia McElman Edward Tettle Constance Morrill Stanley Lupovitz Melvin Ferris Franklin Howe Winona Clark Bertrand Miller Jackie Hopkins Bryce Minott Joseph Swanton Clinton D. Wilson Robert W. McLaughlin Worcester Mass Washington Lyser McLaughlin Wiley Lincoln-Sagadahoc County John H. Carter Woodwich Errol Baker Ruth Powers Ruth C. Trueworthy Phippsburg Alma Gudden Charles F. Cummings Portland John Redman Willis Hussey Jefferson Louise Reynolds Woolwich Mary Kenniston Harriet Cox National Education Association Los Angeles

Lemont House on High Street One of Bath's Oldest

A Bath feature traces the Lemont house on High Street built about 1814 as one of the city’s 12 oldest. Miss Jane Lemont guides a visitor through the home’s history, noting its sideways street-facing design, ties to the Trufant farm, and changes from a once vigorous crick and mill site to today’s well preserved residence.

Lemont High Street Bath Lower High Street Jane Lemont Russell and Pine Russell Street Lemont House Fine Street Rusell Street Miss Lemont David Trufant William King” David King” Davids Trufant Middle Street Joshua P. Lemont West Bath William Trufant George Lemont Jane Elizabeth Clara Lemont Lemonts

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Bath Iron Works Corporation Holley Clarence P. Spinney Mr. Fowles John H. Stewart David W. Manion Mr. Brown Stephen H. Bracey Mr. Chaney William A. Corfield Henry J. Gielow, Inc George A. Martin Winchester Sherwood Baker MCT First National Bank and Bath Trust Co A I Stuart Optometrist Tel Hand Engine League Roger D. Skillings Sagadahoc and Lincoln King David OLD Lemont House Corbin Johnson Brosco Bath-Maine
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