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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1936

Page

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Kennebec River Explored as Plant Study Site

Prof Norman Fassett of the University of Wisconsin spoke to Gardiner Rotarians on the Kennebec River's unique tidal conditions. He described fresh and salt water plant varieties, heat-warmed mud flats promoting southern species, and evidence of plant evolution akin to Darwin’s theory.

Kennebec River Norman C. Fassett University of Wisconsin Gardiner Kennebec Prof Fassett Bath Merrymeeting Bay Merrymeeting -Bay Maine New England South Seas Charles Darwin Prof. Fassett

Bridge Receipts Rise Again at Carlton Bridge

August 1936 traffic and receipts at the Carlton Bridge show gains over August 1935 with receipts totaling 40 548 35 dollars. Vehicle crossings reach 119 057 and 33 724 more people crossed than the previous year, while cash receipts rise to 40 548 35 dollars amid higher travel. Mrs Wilbur Crooker visits Boston with her daughter Barbara, after weekend with Mr and Mrs Lumsden.

Carlton Bridge Wilbur Crocker Park William Lumsden Violet Dearing Barbara Boston Mrs. Crooker

Roses Presented as Mrs E H Given Resigns Presidency

Mrs Edward H Given leaves her post as president of the Commonatian club to move to Massachusetts. Christine Curtis succeeds as first vice president after a meeting attended by about 40, with Rev Harvey A Shattuck speaking on The Glory of God in Nature. The program included vocal solos by Miss Goldsmith and reports from officers, resignations, and plans for socials and fundraisers.

Edward H. Given Massachusetts Commonatian Cit Christine C. Curtis Leslie J. Wold Given Harley A. Shattuck Beacon Street M. E. Church Shattuck White Mountains Maine Mr. Shattuck God Abraham Isaac Mie Shattuck Miss Goldsmith South Paris University of Maine Carl Y. Kennedy Elizabeth E. Dun Ope Pine of Maine Federation Women's Club Isadore Singer Dorothy A. Welch Curtis Joseph I. Smith Federation Sumner Sewall Smith Small Point Alice F. Johnson Cosmopolitan Garden Club Mary E. Campbell Louise A. Bucknam Garden Club Merritt A. Mitchell Ruth H. Farnham Minnie A. White George Ingalls Arthur F. Mayo Albert S. Noyes Edwina M. Hall Philanthropic Nelly K. Goodrich House Henry O. Trowbridge Donald B. Wilson Clarence A. Merrill Louis M. Silverman David S. Cogan Carl F. Pierce Lloyd E. Steeves Charles H. Frost Addie D. Palmer Steeves Lillian

Stamps Sent by Bath Clergyman From Belgian Congo Exhibit

Rev. Harley A. Shattuck received a letter from Rev. Edward Everett of Elizabethville detailing missionary work in the Belgian Congo and noting two stamps with a 50 centime surcharge for a King Albert memorial at Leopoldville. The packet includes a Congo missionary meeting photo, showing worshippers on logs under a tree, with ant hill floor and modern costumes, displayed in the Times Co. window.

Harley A. Shattuck Edward Everett Elizabethville Belgian Congo King Albert Leopoldville Everett Congo Dinstead Times Co

Rainbow Defenders Return to Bath Iron Works Amid Hopes for 1937 Cup

The Rainbow, 1934 America Cup defender, arrived in the Kennebec river on September 2 and was moved to a Bath Iron Works dock by the Seguin. Vanderbilt and designer Burgess inspected the yard as plans for a new Rainbow to defend the cup against Sopwith’s Endeavour II move forward. Officials hinted the new hull may use aluminum and be built at Bath, with Burgess and Olin J. Stephens leading the project. The move signals Bath Iron Works as the likely site for the 1937 challenge craft.

Rainbow T. O. M. Sopwith Kennebec River Bath Iron Works Corp Seguin Harold S. Vanderbilt Newport R. I New York Sportsmen Vanderbilt Endeavour W. Starling Burgess Olin J. Stephens Mr. Burgess Enterprise Bath Mr. Stephens William S. Newell Bath Shipbuilding Concern Sopwith Burgess Bank Block Front Lombard Streets Carlton Archibald M. Main Aluminum Company of America

Vacationland Bids All Welcome Near Lucerne in Maine

National Editorial Association guests stop at Lucerne in Maine during Maine tour hosted by Fred D. Jordan of The Bangor Daily News. They dine in the largest log lodge with firelit lounges and dining room, then explore a lakefront recreation area with cabins, golf, tennis, and fishing for bass salmon and lake trout.

Maine National Editorial Association Maine Press Association Lucerne-in- Maine Fred D. Jordan Bangor Daily News Lucerne-in-Maine Bangor Bar Harbor

Carlton Bridge Could Pay For Itself By 1943

The Carlton Bridge over the Kennebec between Bath and Woolwich, opened 1927, is projected to pay its total cost of 3 016 691.92 dollars by 1942 or 1943 at current income. State and Maine Central Railroad figures show tolls and rentals totaling over 1.9 million so far, with ongoing payments and maintenance costs shaping the funding outlook.

Carlton Kennebec River Bath Woolwich Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad Co State of Maine Railroad Co

Expect Cup Races to Begin Next July

Harold S. Vanderbilt will manage and sail the new defender En deavour III to be built by Bath Iron Works. W Starling Burgess and Olin J. Stephens will design, with Rainbow's rig to be reused. The international match likely starts in late July, not September, as cup officials map schedules.

T. O. Sopwith Bath Iron Works Corp Harold S. Vanderbilt W. Starling Buwegess Olin J. Stephens James Robbins New York Times Robbins New York Yacht Club Royal Yacht Squadron Bath Vanderbilt Rainbow Vara Herreshoff Yard Bristol R. I

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