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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
2
The passage extols the U S Constitution as the supreme guardian of liberty, detailing the three-branch system, checks and balances, and the elected structures designed to curb power. It argues that monarchy would threaten freedom, and credits careful design for limiting government overreach while preserving rights.
The text reflects on American liberty from the founding to 1933, noting attempts to invade rights since then and urging readers to study the Constitution as printed in the Times as part of Constitution Day observances. It emphasizes free birth, personal betterment, and the enduring framework of the Constitution.
Winnegance Community Club approved the church’s October 1 use of the clubhouse for Bowdoinham Baptist Association meetings. Ladies Aid will serve meals to visitors. A public card party was planned for next Friday with a dedicated committee led by Arthur Lemont. Augustus Small will oversee a clubhouse dance and chimney extension to improve draft.
Miss Louise Graham of West Southport a Radcliffe 1933 graduate has been appointed a resident fellow at Mount Holyoke College for 1934 35 She will join six other resident fellows to share social duties with house deans and student presidents while pursuing some graduate study.
At the Advent Christian church on Middle street the annual meeting elected Everett B. Wright as pastor for another year. Officers include Zephie Rice as clerk and assistant treasurer, E B Wright as treasurer, Lee L Abbott and Earnest R Rice as deacons, Olive Jewett and Mabel Marden as deaconesses, E B Wright and Lee Abbott as trustees, Zephier Rice as organist with Mabel Marden as assistant, Earnest R Rice as superintendent and E B Wright as assistant.
Eunice G Melzard 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs George Melzard 106 Court Street is awarded the Medal of Honor by Dyer Flaherty Post No 2197 Veterans of Foreign Wars for rescuing Marion Spinney 14 from drowning and aiding her mother who collapsed during a picnic at the New Meadows river on Friday July 19.
George A Merritt, employed this summer in Portland with Parris Leavitt, will return to his home on lower High street this week to pass the fall and winter months.
Blues rout Reds 9 0 at Kelley Field to clinch the 1935 pennant in the series. Johnny Westfall and Lee Sheldon standouts with Paul Wilson also key in centerfield and at bat. Crocker gave up four runs in one inning. Thayer pitched six scoreless frames for the Reds.
Acme Supply Co opens a temporary showroom at 22 Center Street in the former Celia Currier candy store to showcase Philgas gas equipment and the Electrolux kerosene refrigerator. Demonstrations cover operating costs, with a quiet, odor free unit claiming 18 cents weekly fuel. Also on display are Maytag washers Estate Heatrola and space heaters. A Lady in charge will run evening hours during the short display period.
BEACON LIGHTS How Much Are You Worth was the title of the morning message by Mr. Shattuck listened to by a large audience including visitors. Hibbert Norton was the guest soloist singing James H Rogers beautiful Today If Ye Will Hear His Voice. Attendance grows at the noon Church school session. Supt. Eugene McGrath is encouraged. Ladies aid meets at the parsonage Friday at two.
The Sunday morning service featured the second in a series titled The Conflict of the Ages with a message on Satan’s attempts to destroy the Royal Line, all defeated. In the evening Duncan Rogers shared a lifting sermon drawn from II Timothy 1:7.
Mrs Graham Hughes left Sunday for her home in Baltimore Maryland after spending a few days as a guest of Miss Jane S Murphy of High Street.
Annie J S Lemont wife of Arthur C Lemont of 332 Washington Street was elected lady governess of the government of Maine U O of I O L at the annual meeting in Auburn Odd Fellows hall. She is the fourth Bath woman to hold the office with Mrs Mary Curtis reelected treasurer for a tenth term and Mrs Gertrude Stewart elected first trustee.
Miss Mary Edna Hallowell daughter of Capt and Mrs Jed F Hallowell of 157 Oak Street wed William N Blake of Augusta in Portland on a Saturday afternoon. Rev William Dawes Veazie officiated. They left for a White Mountains trip and will reside in Augusta.
Harry Final was sentenced to six months in Kennebec County Jail at Augusta after pleading guilty to assaulting Patrolman Melville Rice during a boxing show at Arcade arena Friday night. The case was before Judge John J. Keegan in municipal court. Rice and Marshal Green assisted in subduing Final as he attempted to break away.
Glenn H Easton Jr elected president of Morse high senior class with 105 members. Alfred Cormier retires after two years service. Francis S Stover reelected treasurer. J Edward Pomeroy named adviser for class of 1936. Carroll Morse named vice president. Lena L Kamendas named secretary. Miss Ida Schofield and Miss Maxine Wallace replaced. Student Council officers to be chosen later.
Merrick B Lamb of New Haven and Norma Lamb of New Haven wed September 9 at the Baptist parsonage in Mechanic Falls. Rev Frank M Lamb performed the ceremony, the couple residing in New Haven, with Mr Lamb an electric dealer. A dinner for guests followed before the newlyweds left for New Haven. Edward Strout of Topsham visited with his parents Ivory and Mrs Strout of Woolwich.
A Maine ERA study led by Lester C. Fickett reports 53 percent of rural residents lack electric power. Of 73,704 interviewed, 39,063 have no facilities. 18,763 miles of roads surveyed, 13,603 miles without lines. results urge broader electrification with agency cooperation.
Roland Smith unit No. 21 A L held its first meeting after summer recess in the American Legion building. The nominating committee presented officers elected for the year: Mrs Walter M Hill president, Mrs Edward A Rowe first vice president, Mrs Ralph Gay second vice president, Mrs Edward J Murphy treasurer, reelected, Mrs Wilbur Crocker secretary, Mrs Charles Snow sergeant at arms reelected, Mrs Fred Coombs historian reelected, and Mrs J Parker Crosby chaplain. Installation set for October 9 with a covered dish supper preceding it. Sewing circle meets next Tuesday evening with Mrs Edward A Rowe of Snow Park.
Pleasant Point overlooking Merrymeeting Bay hosts fall gunning camps as owners prep for the Oct 1 season. A north bank road from Topsham covers about four miles with new camps and improvements. Black ducks and geese travel south from Labrador and Newfoundland, attracting nature lovers despite modest shooting.
Beacon Brotherhood officers and members met at president H. Martin Powers home to map Fall and Winter activities. A tentative program was drawn up for adoption at the first meeting on Tuesday Sept 17. A men’s Bible class is planned. A buffet lunch was served by Mrs Powers. Attendees included Elmer Norton Arthur C Norton Clifton W Tedford Rev Harley A Shattuck Samuel A Morse D Leroy Lord William J Craft Rogers I Moulton.
The Cosmopolitan club Current Events department resumed after summer recess, meeting Thursday at 2:30 PM in Washington street club rooms with 18 members. They began a map collection led by a National Geographic Society Africa map, and plan to discuss the Italian situation at the next session on September 26, with meetings now every two weeks.
First assembly heard Principal Arthur B. Scott outline school rules and encourage participation in clubs and sports. Emphasis on establishing a representative orchestra and band. A meeting for football candidates and interested male students was held to boost squad interest as numbers decline.
Edward L Kennedy, 49, of Middle Village New York, held in Bath lockup after a car wreck at 3 am on the Bernard A Bailey property in Wiscasset. He was arraigned and fined for reckless driving. drunken driving charges were dropped for lack of evidence. The driver claimed he was given knockout drops by two unidentified companions.
Richard W. Berry and Eleanor H. Taylor resumed their brief honeymoon at the Perkins cottage at Cox's Head after their Sept. 6 wedding in Concord New Hampshire. Berry is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Berry of Concord and a nephew of Mrs H Dorman Perkins of West Bath. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William F Taylor. The ceremony was at St Paul's Episcopal church with Rev R L Lovegren officiating. Berry worked at Perkins Greenhouses and as a decorator in a Concord drug store while Mrs Berry attended Concord Memorial Hospital and St Paul's School.
Marequita Choate Deermont, four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Deermont of Seattle and Chipley, displays dance and dramatic talent under Prof Ivan Novikoff. She was praised in a Seattle sketch, won Perfect Baby in Atlantic City, and was Queen of the Icicles in a Seattle pageant for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women.
Bates college football team members report to Dave Morey for informal workouts and list Joseph Pignone as a leading halfback candidate. Pignone formerly carried ice last summer and gained valuable pounds in training.
Miss Shirley Mank entertained in her home at 15 Spring Street last Wednesday for Stella Jewett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brather Jewett, on her engagement. Guests played a lively evening of games with prizes awarded to Miss Vanona A. MacDonald in bridge and Mrs. Edward J. Lee Jr, Miss Virginia Wright, and Mrs. Howard W. Mayo in beano. Pink decorations highlighted the event with ice cream, cake, saltines, and cookies served. Gifts poured in for Miss Jewett, with additional presents mailed from absent friends.
Miss Anne Kimball of Lincoln street helps run the third annual Maine contract bridge championship for pairs to be held October 12 at the Augusta house in Augusta. Ralph A. Duperrault chairs the committee with William H. Buxton as tournament director. Qualifying rounds start Saturday at 2 PM and the final at 7:30 PM. Winners receive engraved trophies. the event is limited to Maine residents.
James M Geiger recounts his experiences during perilous hours as part of the crew and describes a thrill he is not eager to relive. The account emphasizes duty amid danger and personal impressions from the tense events.
Miss Geneva Chaney 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernal P Chaney of 18 Cato Avenue, learned both quilt tops she exhibited at the Maine State Fair in Lewiston won prizes. One quilt earned the Brewster prize of 5 dollars for best quilt top, the other took second place.
A 16 month old boy from Waterbury, Bing ham Hallock, reportedly climbed a ten rung ladder to a veranda roof and was found near the edge brushing the surface. The incident highlights a young child’s bold exploration and parental supervision considerations.
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