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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1934

Page

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Prizes Awarded At Bath Skeet Day And Club Golf Event

A Bath skeet field gathering Sunday drew out of town sportsmen and local shooters for a season ending day. Milton Savage and Jim Whitney led perfect scores in skeet, Bath won team honors, and prizes were awarded including cups, ducks, coats, boots, and miscellaneous gear.

Bath Milton Mickey” Savage Jim Whitney Portland Eddie Clough George Conway Bernard McCausland Conway McCausland Walter Seavey Lowell Sagadahoc Milton Savage W. H. Smith & Son Savage Clase Colonial Club Shoreacres Sebasco David P. Mullin Jackman Golf Club Mullin Bob Brownell Clint Wilson Ed Sewall Brownell Wilson Archie M. Main Sr Bill Partington Alex Burden Marius Page Mr. Main Burden Mr. Page James A. Gillies, Jr John McCole Alden G. Smith Elwood Toothaker R. Brownell CS Wisom E. Sewall P. Thompson Fh. Werotsom Atsectitay E. Rowe Pete Cansee F. Winchenbach E. Toothaker Gr Vy W. Partington Bickig Wilee Aties F. Thompson Adlows Errr Fees ERI Dog Canterers Mo Hargett Isc Net Ot 50-47-97-22—75 Joe McCole Esmmallee Do Wi “Aram Resatte Cee Eee Burdensse Ena Mo Page Ics Wneud Besa Davis Etna Oy Hayes Gin Nes SEG WE Setae Co Snes E. Wilson

Effort to Reduce Tolls on Bath Woolwich Bridge

A mass meeting in Tuessic hall Woolwich urged toll reductions for residents of Bath Woolwich and nearby towns. A committee led by Carlton Day Reed was formed to draft a petition to the State Highway Commission and Public Utilities Commission. Speakers urged lower rates or travel tickets and citizen certification toll options. Miss Marjorie Thaxter visited Portland after staying with her grandmother in Woolwich.

Bath Tuessic Hall Woolwich Carlton Day Reed Arrowsie Natt F. Howe Georgetown Duncan McIntosh N. Gratz Jackson John Brown Mr. McIntosh Herbert Munsey Mr. Tarr

Gunners Await Opening Of Duck Hunting Season Changes

The article outlines the duck hunting season opening on October 4 with license costs rising to 1.65 including a federal stamp. It details stamp procurement, sunrise start rules, and a 30 day season running through December 8 with shooting allowed three days weekly. It also describes a garden club tea honoring artist Carroll Berry and a museumlike display of ship models and the William P. Frye painting.

Bath Edward N. Hartnett Cosmopolitan Garden Club Cosmopolitan Club Carroll T. Berry Wiscasset William P. Frye Brunswick End Garden Club Roscoe P. McFadden Arthur Sewall & Co Maine Joseph The Horn San Frisco Cape Henry Honolulu Jim” Murphy Sewall Murphy Joe” Sewall Seattle Liverpool Prinz Eital Friedrich Carroll Thayer Berry W. B. van Ingen Panama Canal Balboa Heights Mr. Berry New Gloucester Charles B. Berry Portland High School University of Michigan Portland Isthmus Panama Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts Eric Pape Boston Pennsylvania Academy France Janet Laura Scott Chicago Lloyd C. Douglas Davenport Library Squirrel Island

Power firm manager speaks to Bath Rotary on utilities

Ralph W. Bragg, manager of Bath and Brunswick divisions of Central Maine Power, addressed the Rotary club at the Phoenix after lunch Tuesday. He contrasted public utilities with private business, explained power generation costs, and illustrated the electric system from dam to consumer. District Governor Ned Murchie set a visit for Oct 16.

Ralph W. Bragg Bath Brunswick Central Maine Power Co Rotary Club Phoenix Bragg Augusta Chester A. Plant Ned Murchie Calais Thomas R. Huston Langdon T. Snipe M. D Naval Board Dewey

4 H Club Meeting and West Bath Demonstration

Boys and Girls 4 H clubs meet Thursday night at Rosedale Farm with University of Maine expert Donald Corbett to discuss a Saturday night demonstration at Lowell schoolhouse West Bath. Demonstration includes canning sewing gardening exhibits and local contest. Girls 4 H met Saturday to plan stories about the past season’s work. Mr and Mrs Jack Fallon and Mr and Mrs Osgood M Redson plan a month stay at their Washington street home before returning East via Chicago to visit The Century of Progress.

Rosedale Farm Donald Corbett University of Maine Lowell West Bath Jack Fallon Sacra Osgood M. Redson Washington Street Chicago Century of Progress

National Dog Week Observed Across Bath and Nation

National Dog Week runs Sept 16 to 22 with a Bath effort to boost dog care and public awareness. A Bath group plans window displays and an essay contest for grade schools to promote responsible ownership, kindness, and laws supporting dogs and owners.

Bath Senator West Dog World

Red Cross Members Hear Yearly Good Work Report

Bath chapter members heard Ruth W. Henry report ongoing peace time Red Cross work. Nursing and instructive visits totaled 512, with clinics aiding 38 babies. 34 tonsil and adenoid operations were performed at Bath Memorial hospital by Dr. Warren E. Kershner. Fall roll call planned under John C. Fitzgerald.

American Red Cross Bath Ruth W. Henry Bath Red Cross Bath Memorial Hospital Warren E. Kershner John C. Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Red Cross Waterville Walter Davidson Eastern Area H. J. Hughes National Red Cross Hughes Maine Henry W. Owen, Jr

Maine P T A Convention Set for October in Augusta

The 15th annual Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers convention will meet October 2 and 3 in Augusta with headquarters at Cony High School. Mrs Haven Sawyer of Bangor presides, and prominent speakers include Mrs A H Reeve and Miss Florence Hale. A tea at Blaine Mansion is planned for October 3.

Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Augusta Cony High School Haven Sawyer Bangor Blaine Mansion A. H. Reeve National Congress of Parents and Teachers Florence Hale Maine National Education Association Maine Congress Seth S. Mullin Clinton D. Wilson Parent Education George T. Reynolds Leroy F. Colby J. Albert Redlon District No

Floods inundate sections of city after heavy rains

Severe inundation struck multiple city sections as six inches to a foot of water flooded eastern areas around Roscoe G. Bailey's warehouse and yards, with North street, Pleasant avenue, and the Park pond heavily swollen. Catch basins failed, roads blocked, and relief arrived with a noon rainfall lull as engineers assessed dam and fill structures and possible spring adjustments.

Roscoe G. Bailey North Dike Street Pleasant Avenue Central Maine Washington Street Gahan’'s Harvard Dock Gahan Bridge Park Pond Winter Street Church Parsonage North Street Washington and Pine Streets Pearl Streets Bedford Street Lincoln Street McKay Park Page One

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