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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
7
A Richmond community page details visits and events. Local residents attend meetings at the reservoir and pump station, inspect new bridge construction, and dine at the Grange Hall. Many townsfolk host guests, travel for work, and report on family news and illnesses.
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The Genesta sewing circle held a supper bridge in the Masonic temple banquet hall. Chrysanthemums and pinks decorated the hall. 50 card tables featured bud vases. Prizes included silver items for ladies and men, with a detailed refreshment and table committee listing.
George Deddy Rooks of North Bath pleaded guilty in municipal court to a gunning violation after sunset on Merrymeeting Bay. He paid a $5 fine and $7.75 in costs. Game warden George Higgins testified the shot was at 5:17 p.m., 40 minutes after sunset.
Community notes list visits and travels among Five Islands residents including Mrs. FP Carr in Lewiston and Winneganee trips, church events at Five Islands with Rev Berry lecture on social evils, school substitutions, and local social visits in Bath, Georgetown, and nearby towns.
A potential lifting of the ban on out of state shipment of Kennebec River clams is anticipated. Federal and state inspectors collected samples at Popham Beach and Small Point flats for laboratory testing on sewage impact, following a prior ban lift for Scarboro clams.
The Woolwich Union for Christian Service will convene its semi annual meeting on November 21. The event features a community supper followed by speeches and activity reports, inviting both active participants and friends to learn about the Union’s work and aims.
Weekend winds ripped a weakened plate glass window at the Central Maine Power Company showrooms on upper Water Street in Hallowell. The pane failed and crashed in on Saturday, evidencing the power of the gusts.
Georgetowns Miss Georgia Knight visits Bath with Mr and Mrs Edward Wren. Mrs Mary Steadman closes her Bay Point house and heads to Cambridge. Westport and Somerville residents visit Bath, Farmington Normal events, Bath hospital training visits, and local church activities noted. State engineers survey roads and local residents move houses and cars. Public gatherings include a Christian Endeavor meeting and a Hallowe en social at the First Baptist vestry.
Bath Rotarians heard Roland Cobb of Bowdoin College discuss modern physical education and leisure time fitness. He urged schools to provide opportunities for children to train minds and bodies through outdoor activities. The program included local officials and Morse High athletic director Cecil Cutts. Reports say federal agents investigated narcotics activity in Biddeford with no public findings.
The Maine budget survey recommends abolishing the secretary of state office after a constitutional amendment and creating a bureau of motor vehicle registration, with duties shifted to other agencies. It criticizes high costs and weak budget controls, calls for centralized personnel management under the governor, and urges improvements to the state highway police and storage for ammunition at Camp Keyes with long term plans.
At the Roland Smith Post No. 21 American Legion annual meeting, officers were installed led by Commander Samuel Povich and officers include Russell H. Stodder, Lloyd L. Steves, Herman A. Johnson, Freeman A. Trott, Eugene M. Desmond, Gardiner D. Rogers, Eugene G. Hart, with Allen Spear, Charles E. Syde and Roscoe E. Perkins named as executive. A supper followed, Dr. A. A. Stott spoke on his Hampton Roads trip with the U S naval fleet, and a policy to hold monthly suppers was approved. Future events include a Legion Halloween ball dance and Armistice Day observances slated later.
Bath Red Cross chapter chairwoman Mrs. Seth S Mullin led an adjourned meeting in Sagadahock block with treasurer Charles C Low and secretary Ada R Crockett reporting. National Red Cross suggested a district nurse to begin next month for prenatal and bedside care for those needing affordable nursing. 18 Christmas bags were sent to New York for soldiers abroad. Frederic H Low outlined Armistice week roll call work and Andrew W Mellon cited Red Cross as community insurance against disaster, noting its role in relief during emergencies and disasters locally and abroad.
Dorothy Welch resumes duties at Small's Radio Shop on Monday after a two week vacation. She spent time in Boston with her aunt Mrs Willard Harwood during the trip.
Miss Magoun, long-time Bath teacher, recounts travels to the Rocky Mountains and canyon country. She notes differences between East and West cultures, collects photos and souvenirs, and plans speaking engagements with PTAs. She helped start PTAs in Nebraska and regrets not continuing teaching.
Madame Nature showcases fall carpetings across the city featuring browns golds and scarlets. Shoppers are urged to explore displays to choose from plain browns two tones and multicolor patterns before the seasonal exhibit ends.
The Bath pulpwood season closes with tug Pejepscot and barges 2 and 8 from New Brunswick. 18 000 cords dumped on the Maine Central wharf, 3 000 less than in 1928. Drought delayed wood flow from New Brunswick rivers. first pulp arrival April 22, versus April 10 in 1929.
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