Free Kennebec Bridge to be Toll Free for Bath Woolwich
Maine residents and summer visitors gain toll free crossing as the Kennebec span between Bath and Woolwich becomes toll free by state action signed by Governor Sewall. The note emphasizes improved traffic, property values, and security, urging ongoing policing and careful street repairs as frost thaws and streets are dug up.
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Maine
Sewall
Kennebec
Bath
Woolwich
Richmond-Dresden
Gardiner-Randolph
Augusta
Toll House
South Street
Middle
Washington Streets
Middle Street
Center
Thoughtless motorists proliferate in modern roads
Reports note that many drivers today exhibit careless behaviors on the streets. The observations suggest a rising trend of inattentive driving and risky maneuvers, prompting calls for stricter enforcement and safer education for all road users.
Attractive New Cape Cod Home in Bath
This Bath feature highlights the Currans new Cape Cod style house at 605 Washington Street. Four rooms and bath on one floor with a second floor large room, oil heating, and a Philgas range in the kitchen. Mr Curran works as a money order clerk at the post office and the couple praise the home’s thoughtful layout.
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Cape Cod
William J. Curran
Washington Street
End of Parking Chaos Under City Marshal Orders
Acting City Marshal McLaughlin ordered strict enforcement of parking regulations. Offenders can no longer settle for fifty cents by walking in. they must present their case to the Judge.
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McLaughlin
Real Estate Transfers Sweep Sagadahoc Registry
Remarkable activity in the Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds shows numerous transfers with many parcels listed in Bath, Georgetown, Brunswick, Topsham, Richmond, Phippsburg, West Bath, Woolwich, Bowdoinham, and other towns. Names include Moulton Owen Nelson Williams Perry Has kins Whitney Oliver Rogers Thibeau Garey Tondreau Thomas Olsen Murphy Murph y Estes Sanborn Rothers Chambers Southard Gosselin Williams Cahill Gainsley Brown King Estes Richards Cahill etc.
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Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds
Adelaide B. Moulton
Clinton Vv
Owen
Garden Street
Clinto V. Owen
Harry E. Nelson
Dike Road
Daniel Williams
Olney C. Perry
School Street
Bath Box Co
Arthur L. Haskins
Allen Street
Bath Trust Co
Williams Whitney
Washington Street
Amy R. Morse
Raymond T. Oliver
High Street
Alice E. Rogers
Maynard A. Thibeau
Brunswick Road
Sanford J. Garey
Omer L. Tondreau
Granite Street
Stanley E. Wallace
George M. Thomas
Drummond Street
George A. McCaul
Walter O. Olsen
Spring Street
Nellie E. Lord
James A. Murphy
Bailey Street
Louis P. Eseley
Arthur E. Eseley
Bedford Street
Arthur S. Eseley
North Street
Topsham B. Josephine Baker
Raoul F. Gosselin
Grace L. Williams
Everett L. Williams
Bath
Arthur W. Brown
Alton L. King
Woolwich
Elmer J. Estes
Frederick J. Richards
Wilford T. Woodruff
Charlotte E. Cahill
Merion H. Kelley
Kathaleen Gainsley
Comeau family return from Baltimore trip
Mr and Mrs George H Comeau Mrs Marguerite Wessman Mr and Mrs Harry A Comeau returned Sunday from a week long visit to Baltimore Maryland where they were guests of their brother and wife Mr and Mrs J Edward Comeau They also visited Washington and Annapolis
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George H. Comeau
Marguerite Wessman
Harry A. Comeau
Baltimore
J. Edward Comeau
Washington
Annapolis
District P T A Meeting Set for April 25 in Bath
Plans for the Third District Maine P T A meeting to be held in Bath April 25 were formed by local groups led by Mrs. Charles Stenger district president. About 75 attendees from Bath and six surrounding towns are expected, with state and national representatives present. The program features a panel on increasing PTA impact, an institute, and Miss Pearl Young performing with theremin and electric guitar.
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Maine
Charles Stenger
Friendship
Bath
Louis A. Dole
North Center
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Edward B. Hamblett
Merton L. Dearing
Dike P. T. A
Burton Goodwin
Mexico
Charles Senter
Georgia
Central Church Parish House
Harold B. Clifford
Boothbay
Miss Pearl Young
Cancer Control Army Campaign Ongoing in Maine Towns
Continued from Page One lists organizers and volunteers across Maine communities including Bowdoinham Phippsburg Sebasco and Topsham with names such as Fred Hayward Mrs Albert S. Noyes Mrs Jacob Smith and Mrs Harold P. Small among others. The campaign involves business districts and town leaders like captain Mrs Arthur Sewall and Miss Blanche Graves guiding efforts.
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Fred Hayward
Albert S. Noyes
Jacob Smith
Arthur Sewall
Harold P. Small
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Harold A. Burbank
Abraham Kramer
Bowdoinham
Ralph McEwen
Topsham
Blanche Graves
West Bath
James B. Lemont
Wooalwich
Edward V. Reed
Ramsay Recital and Club Talk on Current Affairs
Allan Ramsay headlines a mixed recital with violin obbligati and piano duets by Mrs. Carl Albee and Margaret Melcher, featuring Das Danza and MacDowell pieces. Harlan Trott of the Christian Science Monitor speaks on Current International Affairs before the Wiscasset Woman's Club on Friday April 4 at 3.
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Marrener
Allan Ramsay
Merton Sprague
Carl Albee
Albert LeTarte
Margaret Melcher
Robin
L’esca
Mrs. Carl Albee
Harlan Trott
The
Christian Science Monitor
Wiscasset Woman's Club
Munsey’s hens produce unusually large Easter eggs
Herbert A. Munsey of Pleasant View Farm Woolwich shows off a White Plymouth Rock hen egg 3% inches long and six inches in circumference. He notes pullet eggs started at 1% inches by 3% and one sits in the office window. The eggs draw attention in the Independent window.
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Herbert A. Munsey
Pleasant View Farm
Woolwich
Mr. Munsey
Quarterly Conference at Wesley Church
The fourth quarterly conference at Wesley Church was led by Rev. C B Oliver with a worship program. Officials, committees, and reports were named including Trustees Andrew M Butterfield Edward V Coombs Walter F Day Lloyd Daley Robert S Gordon and many others. The pastor was recalled for another year and the salary restored. Dr A A Callaghan closed the session. Miss Bessie Potter hosted the Junior Misers club gathering at her Washington street home with attendees listed.
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C. B. Oliver
Wesley Church
Andrew M. Butterfield
Edward V. Coombs
Walter F. Day
Lloyd Daley
Robert S. Gordon
George J. Hopkins
Herbert L. Hopkins
Cyrus M. Reynolds
John Stewart
William Coombs
Harold FE. Arm
Fred W. Quimby
Georgia Ripley
Llewellyn Rogers
John Sampson
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Charles A. Shepard
William B. Temple
James W. Temple
Wilfred C. Trott
Lillian Upham
Albert A. Whitney
Ellery E. Whittemore
Arthur C. Whittier
League Church Treasury
Chester B. Oliver
Carolyn Rogers
Butterfield
Temple
Coombs
Lermond
Walter J. Snipe
Stewart
Ena McLean
The
Women’s Society
Church Board of Education
Oliver
Day
Hopkins
Shellenbarger
Besaw
Leland Patten
Vinal King
Anna Shellenbarger
Whittemore
Rogers
Temperance
Mabel Paquet
W. F. Day
Everett D. Rich
Gordon
Edward
Daley
Willard McLean
Women's Society
Church School
Parker Worrey, Jr
Epworth League
George Hopkins
Edward Coombs
Mclean
A. A. Callaghan
Bessie Potter
Washington Street
Walter H. Bowker
Arthur Lemont
Frank Lemont
Sarah Lermond
Lewiston Guests Attend Twin City Lodge Installation
In Lewiston on Sunday, residents traveled to attend the Twin City lodge and Auxiliary Bnai Brith installation. Among attendees were Mr. and Mrs. A L Kramer Miss Minnie Brown Dr William Fradkin and Miss Adam Greenblatt. Mr Kramer presides Bath lodge and Miss Greenblatt leads Bath Auxiliary with Miss Brown as secretary.
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Lewiston
Twin City Lodge and Auxiliary
B’na_ Brith
A. L. Kramer
Minnie Brown
William Fradkin
Adam. Greenblatt
Kramer
Bath Lodge
Miss Greenblatt
Bath Auxiliary
Miss Brown
March Sets Record for Snowier Month Than All
March this year produced heavier snowfall than any other month with 19 inches total across four snow storms. The month had 20 fair days, ten mornings below freezing, and ten mornings at 32 or above, with warmest days on March 17 and 29 at 37 degrees.
West Bath Sewing Group Sets Next Meeting April 15
West Bath sewing group met Tuesday with strong turnout and active work on children's dresses and a comforter. A covered dish luncheon was hosted by Mrs. Morton S. Baker, Mrs. William Holland, and Mrs. Llewellyn D. Rogers. The group voted donations to Cancer Control and the Crippled Children drives.
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West
William Powers
Fred W. Larrabee
Alfred B. Snow
Edwin W. Haggett
Lincoln Williams
Edward C. Burns
Rogers
Harry O. Wallace
Holland
E. V. Hammond
Clifford Wilband
I. L. Wilband
Henderson
Everett G. Lemon
Harvard Glee Club Here on April 19
Morse High Alumni plans concert and dance on April 19 with the Harvard Glee Club set to perform in the high school auditorium and a dance in the gym. The executive committee includes Marius H Page Mark W Hennessy Mrs Warren F Hawley Mrs Frederick D Hill John Parker Herbert Calderwood and Arthur M Bowker. Proceeds support the Morse high school band. Tickets are available from committee members and several local stores and Bowdoin College.
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Morse High Alumni Association
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Harvard Glee Club
Marius H. Page
Mark W. Hennessy
Warren F. Hawley
Frederick D. Hill
John Parker
Herbert Calderwood
Arthur M. Bowker
Morse High School
Carl
Hallet
Donald Sewall
Boothbay
Poland
Damariscotta
Marston’s
Wiscasset
Morton's
Miscellaneous Shower for Miss Elinor Shorey
A miscellaneous shower was tendered by the Junior Hospital League at Mrs. Royal A. Johnsons home for Miss Elinor Shorey whose marriage to John Merrill Watson is set for Saturday at high noon. Guests included Mrs. Roger Luke and many others. Shorey's nuptials prompt teas and buffets at family homes with bridal party attendance in New Jersey and local guests.
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Junior Hospital League
Royal A. Johnson
Middle Street
Elinor Shorey
John Merrill Watson
Miss Shorey
Roger Luke
Howard Bates
Donald N. Small
Marcia Moulton
Elizabeth Butterfield
Theodore A. Earl
Harry L. Day
Frank A
William S. Shorey
Washington Street
Joss Pleads Not Guilty Of Charge
In a Richmond court the case State vs Joss opened after a brutal killing of Dr Laverne Harris Joss. Police describe a violent entry, a narcotics seeker, and a bloodied home with a dragged body down cellar. Sheriff Messinger and state police pursue a heavy investigation with fingerprints and a wide countryside manhunt.
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Joss
Page One
State
Laverne Harris Joss
Richmond
Gardiner Hospital
Main Street
Merrill Joss
Charles W. Messenger
Bath
Dr. Joss
Frank B. Bull
Gardiner
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
RFC
Gilpatrick
Young Republicans plan Sagadahoc luncheon in Portland
Frank Dunton Sagadahoc county committee member of the Maine Council of Young Republicans will attend an important Council luncheon Sunday at the Columbia hotel in Portland. The event begins at 1 30 with the meeting at 2 30. Officials stress the importance and Dunton aims to draw Bath and nearby residents.
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Frank Dunton
Sagadahoc
Maine Council of Young Republicans
Sagadahoc Young Republicans
Columbia Hotel
Portland
Dunton
Bath
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Puzzle includes across clues such as Feminine name freed from grime dull pain genuine tendency and others. down clues run from fissure pronoun music note forward weird to a long list with miscellaneous entries. Saturday’s answer awaited.
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Cetcher
Eels
India
Tellurium
Louisiana
Xolf Ball
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the Times Company
Front Street
Beth, Maine
B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry
Wedber
Berane
City Hall Square
Center Street
Mrs
Bowdoin
Cheatham P. Briery
Annie B. Briery
Frank L. Baker
Edwin A. Lane
Rachel L. Parker
Howard F. Smallland
Lillian E. Davis
Elmer Allen
Erskine A. Gay
Bertha Given
Georgetown
Merline Thompson
Marie Hogan
Phippsburg
Florence A. Robinson
John J Sanborn
Richmond Rothers
Douglass
Myrtle Chambers
Grace Fairclough Southard
P.T.A
Cancer Control Army
Ramsay
Munsey
Independent Window
West Bath Sewing Group
Morse High
Miss Elinor Shorey
Colonial House
Staples
Shepard
Trixie
Young Republicans
Arama
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