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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1932

Page

8

Maine Publicity Bureau Manager Speaks Here

Bath Rotarians heard Harrie B. Coe, manager of the Maine Publicity Bureau, discuss tourism’s value to the state. He cited a conservative one hundred million dollars annual tourist impact and argued for increased highway beautification, noting pervasive roadside signs. Clarence Passmore of Portland attended as a guest.

Maine Publicity Bureau Mr. Coe Maine California Florida Colorado Coe Brunswick Bath Clarence Passmore Portland

Grand Jury to be empanelled Tuesday at Sagada court

A new grand jury will be empanelled for the year at the opening of Sagada the superior court next Tuesday with Associate Justice George H. Worster presiding. It will be the last session for county attorney Ralph O. Dale, who retires year end, to be replaced in January by John P. Carey Jr. Eighteen residents from Bath and nine county towns were drawn to serve, with twenty traverse jurors named for the term from multiple towns including Bath Bowdoin Bath West and Woolwich.

Sagada Superior Court George H. Worster Ralph O. Dale John P. Carey, Jr Bath Arrowsie Henry Carlton Alden P. Denham Earl B. Lermond Maurice McKay Arthur Sewall Fred K. Sturtevant Alonzo Thayer Bowdoin Benjamin F. Jones Bowdinham Thomas W. Borjesson R. K. Millay Georgetown Orville Rowe Phippshore Everett Wallace Richmond Melvin Curtis Everett E. Hatch Topsham Pearl Stevens Ernest R. Tedford West Bath Benjamin Batchelder Woolwich Harvey A. Henderson Traverse Traverse Jury Charles H. Campbell James T. Bonney Charles A. Harriman Frederick N. Klippel Herbert W. McCabe Levi T. Thompson Carroll Watson Oscar Hatch Bowdoinham

Colonial Club Halloween Dance Planned by Colonial members

Colonial Club members prepare for a members only Halloween dance on October 31 at the club rooms. The event promises novelties and surprises planned by Frank Churchill Carl Anderson Oscar Adams and Harold J Footer as the committee works to ensure another popular affair.

Colonial Club Frank Churchill Carl Anderson Oscar Adams Harold J. Footer

Bath Iron Works Launches Boat

Washington D C Mr Clark associate naval architect of the U S Department of Commerce designed the T B Mc Clintic also Dr and Mrs F A Carmelia Dr Carmelia assistant surgeon general at Washington D C Sixty feet long with a beam of 15 feet and draught of 7 12 feet the T B Mc Clintic is a bulldoggish type of craft She appears built to withstand the elements and is black Sean in the waterline There is a large steel deckhouse and cabin She is propelled by a 100 horsepower standard diesel engine and is single screw Trial trip of the McClintic will take place within a day or two and her delivery to Boston will be in the very near future She went overward practically completed.

Washington, D. C Clark U. S. Department of Commerce T. B. McClintic F. A. Carmelia Carmellia Sean McClintic Boston

Modern Poultry Methods Outshine The Old Way

Mrs. Margaret Gile of Bowdoinham describes her poultry venture from a single 100 acre farm. She recounts starting with 400 chicks and shifting to Rhode Island Reds with 1000 day old birds, detailing housing, heating, feeding and calendar production from September to July. She emphasizes keeping records, costs, and egg counts to show poultry can pay even in lean times.

Margaret Gile Bowdoinham Boston O. M. Wilbur University of Maine Farm Bureau Rhode Island

Death of Sister Kendall Noted by Sagadahoc Grange

Sagadahoc grange mourns the death of Ella Adams Kendall, longtime member, who contributed to programs despite declining health. The resolutions express heartfelt sympathy to her family, request publication in Bath Independent, and authorize records to memorialize her. Committee members Florence J. Merryman, Hattie M. Babb, E. E. Baker signed the resolutions.

Sagadahoc Grange Ella Adams Kendall Kendal Bath Independent Florence J. Merryman Hattie M. Babb E. E. Baker Committee On

North Center P T A Clears $25 by Sale

North Center P T A held a rummage sale at Grace church parish house Oak street clearing more than 25. A well attended sale offered clothing and a broad assortment. Unsold items were given to the Overseers of the Poor for distribution. Mrs Roscoe P M Fadden chaired with a long list of assistants.

North Center P. T. A Grace Church Oak Street Roscoe P. M.fadden R. Clinton McFadden Harry F. Morin Arthur Sewall Charles M. Tubbs Arthur R. Crockett William E. Palmer Arthur J. Nichols Morris Povich Leslie J. Wold Edward Rowe Charles Andre Wilmer I. Voorhees William R. Freeman

Maine PTA Convention Set for Rockland October 14 15

The 13th annual Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers convention will be held in Rockland October 14 and 15 with theme Sending The Whole Child to School. Events include formal opening, address by national leaders, round tables, a banquet at Thorne DK hotel, and public talks on child welfare and leadership.

Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Rockland Marie Colby Bath Copper Kettle Postoffice Square Maine Rockland High School Board of Managers Congress of Parents and Teachers Groun Haven Sawyer George H. Welch Universalist Church Hugh Braiford National Congress of Parents and Teachers John Taylor Y. M. C. A. Campden Parent-Education Charles E. Roe Standard Association Parent-Teacher Magazine Charles H. Remington Child Welfare Magazine Austin W. Jones Noel C. Little Thorndike Hotel Ernest L. Toner Walter Rounds The Congregational Church Hugh Bradford National Congress F. Donald Carpenter Vermont Congress William Travis New Hampshire Congress Edward E. Roderick Augusta Irving W. Small Bangor Kenneth C. Lovejoy Belfast Adelaide Cross Paul Nixon Bowdoin College Brunswick Chiki Welfare Magazine Gold Star Lovejoy Leroy F. Colby Maine Congress John M. Richardson Rockland Courier-Gazette J. Charles MacDonald Baptist Church Edward J. Holland Joseph E. Blaisdell Herman Hart Seth S. Mullin P. D. Mitchell Edith Soule M. C. Mitchell Edwin Sanders Joseph D. Small Westbrook

Local notes from Bowdoinham and nearby towns

Readers record a string of social visits and local happenings. Carrie Adams returns to Bowdoinham from Boothbay Harbor. Henry Cornish stays in Richmond to help at Bibber drug store. several residents attend meetings, fairs, and car rides. The piece notes 4-H events, Springfield exhibit talks, Bowdoinham races, and obliquely references a political line as the page ends.

Carrie C. Adams Charles F. Dodge Boothbay Harbor Bowdoinham Mrs. Dodge Boston Henry E. Cornish Richmond Bibber Lina Maxwell Lewiston J. E. Cornish Jane Hall Browne Clara N. Fogg Viola Coombs Colonel Dummer Sewall Bath Merryworkers Grange Hall Helen Reed Celia Billings Springfield Mass Frances Billings Hortense Welch Evelyn Lord Merlin Jasper Freeman Billings

Recount Angle Shifts Maine Governor Contingent Plan

Early January notes that if a recount is ordered the President of the Senate would act as Governor of Maine for about six weeks. The temporary governor’s identity remains uncertain, with several Senators in consideration to occupy the Governor’s chair during the delay.

Senate Maine

Man Breaks Arm After Fall From Tree

Ernest Coombs fell from a tree and broke an arm. W M Powers of Topsham attended services at the No. school Sunday where there was a good attendance. Rev.

Ernest Coombs W. M. Powers Topsham

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