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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1931
Page
3
Bath's police department reports 202 arrests from Feb 1 to Sept 1, year to-date, with forecasts pushing totals toward 300 as officers highlight vigilance and numerous charges including larceny intoxication and disorderly conduct. Abbie Die is noted among cases. The force notes proactive warnings to potential offenders and continued street surveillance.
Miss Velma Cornish a clerk at the First National bank takes a vacation visiting friends in Toston and Malden. Mr and Mrs Ralph Seekins and sons Archie Arthur Norman return from a White Mountains trip to 688 Washington St. Mr and Mrs A E Whitney and sons Albert Jr Allan return from Bar Harbor with Mr Whitney resuming Bath post office duties. Mrs Wallet Barstow and two sons return to Winchester Mass after Bath visit with her parents. Mr and Mrs Michael J Quinn of 523 Middle St noted. Mr and Mrs Linekin vacationing in Massachusetts with Linekin on leave from the City Garage and Mrs Linekin from the Bath Central Maine Power Co.
Miss Roberta Manson hosted a farewell party for Miss Mary Steele of Watertown Massachusetts. The event featured humorous games and refreshments with a guest list including Emily Jordan Pauline Rogers and several Morse Hewitt and Stewart family members. Other items note gravel road work progress school openings and local visits including Gardiner and Cambridge residents.
A dinner party honored James S. Rogers, president of the Sheepscot Island Co., and Mrs. Rogers at Sheepscot Lodge drew over 100 guests. Toast master Philip Little led the event as committee members Mrs. J. Stewart Cory and Miss Margaret Wheeler organized the evening.
The sheriff seeks the owner of a mystery automobile found abandoned at Popham Beach. A 1925 or 1926 Dodge roadster with no plates and good tires was reported, battery dead, later moved to Bath under Coast Guard custody. Investigators Abram C. Oliver and Loring Small hope to trace the owner by engine serial number.
Five tables were played at the Dremore grange hall card party. Ladies prizes went to Annie Wilson Annie Johnson and Edna Libby and for the men George Ingalls first W L Gotte second and Fred Libby third. Doughnuts and coffee were served. Next party set for Thursday evening September 17. Many local residents and visitors spent time at Meadowbrook Brightwater and other area spots this summer.
The writer, a Davenport visitor, notes Davenport elected a chiropractor as mayor in a 65 000 population city as chiropractors gather for a Lyceum event. He recounts attendance of 3 000 chiropractors from multiple nations, lectures by Dr. B J Palmer, and a Malayan city of mystery with vast stone cities and walls.
An Independent letter from E B McCausland urges Maine to oppose broad duck and waterfowl limits. He argues West droughts drive bird scarcity, calls for state control over hunting and habitat protection, and condemns federal drainage and deforestation harming wildlife.
The Cosmopolitan Club plans a late October production of Inside the Lines by Earl Derr Bix- Berry. Mrs William Dennison chairs the committee with Miss Miriam W Kimball Miss Lillian Lewin Miss Lillian Miller and Miss Marcia Moulton assisting H Augustus Huse will direct the production and the cast will be announced later The New England Conference State Federation of Women's Clubs meets at Rangeley Lake Hotel Rangeley Lake Maine September 15 to 17 Note: separate annual meeting at Houlton September 22 to 24.
The New England Council forms New England Apples Inc to promote the six state apple crop worth 12 million dollars. W R Cole will deliver the first radio address on WBZ at 11 15 AM with a roster of state representatives named to lead the campaign.
Miss Helen Shorey of Lawnmere Southport returns home to 131 Center Street Tuesday to enter Bates College as a sophomore.
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