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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1938
Page
7
Several Bath region families hosted and visited friends from Kittery Alfred Roxbury and Alfred Mass includes Minott Brown Bowker Perry and Stevens among others. Bates College Freshman Week opens with 200 entrants at Chase Hall under President Gray with varied activities and tests through Friday.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Soule of Kittery and their young daughter Paith spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Loring Soule at Murphy s Corner Woolwich visiting Kenneths parents Mr and Mrs Soule in Murphy s Corner.
A speaker notes that British labor’s system grew from small beginnings in the early nineteenth century and strengthened through collective bargaining. Employers and workers share the view that a job is a right, leading to patient negotiations and agreements during strikes. Similar patterns emerge in Sweden, where government, labor, and industry favor organized bargaining to sustain industrial peace.
Arthur G. Oliver 39 Union Street, an outside machinist at Bath Iron Works and former newspaperman, suffered severe lacerations as his right sleeve was caught in a power saw at the carpenter shop. A tourniquet was applied at the ship yard, and he was taken to Memorial hospital where arteries and tendons were severed.
At a Woolwich Red Cross meeting chaired by Mrs Edward V Reed plans were set for a new first aid station at Ryans Corner. Mr and Mrs Earl L Ryan completed first aid courses and will run the station. Equipment has arrived and it will assist the current relief drive for flood sufferers and contact the committee during the drive.
Mr and Mrs C D Hunnewell of Woolwich will travel Thursday to Mechanics Falls to visit Mr and Mrs George W Howe. Hunnewell, a rural carrier, begins his annual two week vacation, pausing in the company of friends along the trip.
Residents and guests at Popham Beach gathered for a luncheon hosted by Bath Iron Works figures and local officials. The piece details storm effects along the coast, lighthouse activities, school events, and various weekend visits to cottages in Bath, Popham, and Long Island with multiple named residents and ships noted.
William J. Craft of Craft's Battery Service announces Donald Harvey, formerly of Bethel, has joined his staff. Harvey brings 25 years of electrical experience and recently ran his own business. The Center street shop gained a pumped supply during a power outage benefiting motorists. Mrs. Joseph T. Sith returned from Harrington after visiting her ailing grandmother Ida W. Strout.
Annual Booster's Night at West Bath Grange attracted 147 members and 34 guests. Augusta magician Ernest B. Haskell headlined an evening of tricks. The program included music, readings, plays, and a comedy surprise, with refreshments and dancing to close.
Maine communities near Bath rally around a new Marine Corps Reserve seaplane squadron. A Bath-area aviator chaired the effort and has enlisted 17 licensed pilots with substantial flight hours. Four flights are nearly full led by expert fliers. Manchester and other regions express interest.
Pine Tree Circle C F A held a Tuesday evening weenie roast at Mrs. Alex Burgess Jr residence 273. C F A chairman led the event with Mrs. George W Dall and Mrs. Mary Gallant assisting. Bridge and whist followed with first prizes to Mrs. John Johnson and Mrs. Esther J MacDonald and consolations to Mrs. Edward J Murphy and Mrs. John P Carey. Twenty members attended.
Mrs William F Palmer and her daughter Miss Addie Palmer of Bath traveled home from a trip to Washington and Virginia and encountered the storm aftermath without direct contact. Crossing the Hampton Virginia to Cape Charles ferry they faced heavy rain and seas that delayed them two hours. They later observed widespread destruction near New London Providence and New Haven including fallen trees, damaged poles, ruined foundations, and a yacht stranded in the street. Traffic control by veterans and Boy Scouts aided amid crowded streets before reaching Boston.
Mr and Mrs Edmund P Briggs and their daughter Louise Briggs faced a nor eastern storm while returning from Mount Holyoke college. They were blocked by police in Lowell and Webster where trees fell and a window shattered their car. They and their daughter sheltered in a garage and hotel. Several roofs and factory buildings suffered damage.
Mr and Mrs William F E McLaughlin reassure Bathman Harry D McLaughlin of 85 Howard St New London Conn by telegram that he and his family are safe after Wednesday hurricane damage. Also notes William D Sewall to Choate Wallingford and Maine wardens stranded in Springfield.
Mr and Mrs Robert C Mitchell of 40 Weeks street learn their son Vernon S Mitchell second officer aboard the Texas tanker Nevada arrived Providence Rhode Island from Port Arthur Texas ahead of the storm Wednesday morning and the ship was safely tied up. Edwin H P Lowell of 12 Western avenue faced the storm while returning from Portland Wednesday night as a high tension cable fell near Burnham Morrill plant and the car was briefly surrounded by flames. At Tukeys bridge waves washed over the highway deck. An old elm on John Howe home grounds on upper Washington street was toppled during the gale Wednesday evening tearing down wires in its flight.
Dr and Mrs A A Stott of Bath wired friends from Norwich Connecticut describing a terrible experience after the hurricane disrupted their motor trip planned toward New York. They suffered no injuries beyond discomfort and expected to resume travel once the storm cleared.
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America Local No. 4 plans tonight's meeting to nominate officers for the coming year with elections next week at Bath Iron Works yard amid strong candidate interest. A Bath council gathering elected leaders and aims to push pro labor laws and worker housing, health safeguards, and earnest efforts to secure federal funds for Bath housing. A Lewiston Shoe Workers rally features several speakers as the C I O council eyes Gov Barrows and Washington aid for workers housing. On Sunday a Bath area farm visit in Phippsburg reports a bloom-heavy Ben Davis orchard with blossoms and new leaves on apple trees.
Bay Point residents hosted guests from Bath Auburn and Fairfield while cottages closed for winter. Coast Guard saved part of the Etnier yacht after a Wednesday storm and Long Island rocks caused notable surf. Local damages included a light globe off Mrs Spinney's store and some pipe.
Edmond Gwynn 47 an Army veteran who served on the Mexican frontier and member of Battery H 240 C C A died from complications last Thursday in Memorial hospital. He was a Bath native, survived by three sons two sisters and three brothers with funeral Saturday at 1 30 at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence.
Katherine Jane Jenkins, 55, of 607 Middle Street Bath, died from complications last Thursday at Maine General Hospital in Portland after a illness required admission Aug. 6. Widow of William H. Jenkins, she was born in Prince Edward Island and lived in Bath 39 years. Survived by husband, two sons, two daughters, one brother James Taylor, three sisters. Funeral Sunday at two in her Bath home.
A Fairfield roadside stand draws attention not only for its colorful produce but also for a unique feature. The owners planted pumpkin vines to grow over the stand providing shade and a vibrant decorative canopy as the vines have climbed the building and the pumpkins hang in a colorful display.
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