Bagley Too Small to Risk Overseas Guards the Coast
The U S S Bagley a Bath built 157 foot torpedo boat served along the Atlantic coast during World War I. Launched in 1901 she carried a small crew and was reassigned to the Atlantic Reserve Torpedo Flotilla as destroyers emerged. She saw patrol work from New York to Cape Cod, aided the Mohawk, endured heavy weather and repairs, and operated from Brooklyn Navy Yard. The record notes monthly transfers of command and eventful escort duties ending with March 13.
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U. S. S. Bagley
U. S. Navy
Bath Iron Works
Atlantic
Bagley
Atlantic Reserve Torpedo Flotilla
Charleston
S. C
Navy Yard
Atlanta
Bailey
Barney
Biddle
Blakely
Dahlgren
de Long
Dupont
Foote
Mackenzie
Shubrick
Thornton
Tingey
Worden
H. K. Lewis
Norfolk
Lynnhaven
New York
Ambrose Channel
Bell
Scotland
Middle Ground
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Whitestone Landing
Long Island
Cape Cod Canal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
U. S. S. Passaic
Grangers Protest Bridle Path Bill at Pomona
Sagadahoc county Pomona Grange gathered for a March meeting amid heavy snow and crossroad hay to discuss the bridle path bill before the 84th legislature. Speakers included Department of Welfare official Cornish on child welfare, plus farmer questions on turkey raising and food production. The program featured a tableau, musical numbers, and a verdict that farmers do not grow enough food to cut groceries, with plans for an April bird life talk at Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Grube Cornish
Department of Welfare
Grange
Richmond Corner
Sherman Graves
Progressive
Union Church
Brunswick
Topsham
Clifford Gray
Albert Henderson
William H. Gould
Bowdeinham
Gould
Grangers
Edward C. Patten
J. P. Hayward
Clarence O. Purington
Bowdoinham
Everett G. Lemont
Bath
Joseph Larrabee
West Bath
Alfred Rackley
Maud Millay
Lemuel Lamoreu
Millward Patten
Mabel Millay
Blanche
Gladys Humphrey
Rachel
Hattie Witham
Ernest Millay
A. O. Gross
Bowdoin College
City Seal Mounted on New City Hall Entrance
The bronze city seal, 28 inches in diameter, was installed Friday in the railing niche above the main entrance of the new City Hall by Torrey Roller Bushing Works. The piece is ornamental yet dignified reflecting credit on the local firm, as interior work continues with furniture shelving and desks installed and the building nearing occupancy.
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City Hall
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Bath Garden Club Hears Talk on Wild Flowers in Bath
The Bath Garden Club met at the Cosmopolitan Club with a large turnout. Miss Katherine Huston spoke on Study Wild Flower Conditions in Your Locality and urged protecting wild flowers by cutting rather than pulling. She praised the Boston flower show and outlined plans for National Garden Week and upcoming programs on soil compost fertilizers and color schemes.
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Garden Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Katherine Huston
Bath
Margaret Foote
Edward H. Kimball
Frostina Marston
Louise Abbott
Frank B. Nichols
Isabel Carter
George A. Churchill
Langdon T. Snipe
Clara Abbott
William D. Sewall
Daniel T. Dougherty
Ruth Thompson
Joseph M. Trott
T. W. Pease
Martha Foote
Charles C. Low
Hubert McCarty
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
J. A. Leonard
Mabel Thwirig
Rupert H. Baxter
Roscod P. McFadden
Frances Lane
Alice Shorey
Ruth Skillings
Anna Trott
New England Wild Flower Preservation Society
Bath Garden Club
Bathman to drop over Niagara in rubber barrel
Bath, New YorkJuly 4 plan details a Bath man Joseph P Gillo 35 a World War veteran and Hyde Windlass Co boss aiming to ride a custom eight foot rubber ball over Niagara Falls. He vows to seek fame and fortune while facing deadly waters and will share backers names only if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Joseph P. Gillo
South Street
Hyde Windlass Co
Great Falls
Joe
Gillo
Providence
R. I
United States Army
Bath
Annie Dwyer
Wesley Lane
Joseph Jr
Joe Jr
Mr. Gillo
New York
Congressman White Heads U S Delegation to London Conference
Representative Wallace H. White of Maine sailed from New York to chair the United States delegation to the international conference on safety of life at sea in London. Twenty nations attend. the four to eight week meeting begins April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace H. White
Maine
New York
London
United States
Congressman White
Coolidge
Washington
America
White House
Representative White
Hoover
White
Department of Commerce
Bowdoin College Students Begin Annual Spring Vacation
Edwin Spaulding Wilfred Rice James B Drake and Edwin M Fuller start their annual ten days spring vacation from Bowdoin College underway amid campus notices and student schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Spaulding
Wilfred Rice
James B. Drake
Edwin M. Fuller
Bowdoin College
House votes to export hydro power amid narrow margin
The House approved by four votes the Joint Water Power Committee report on the Carlton bill to allow hydroelectric power exports after popular approval. The 713 to 69 vote follows Senate passage. Governor Gardiner is expected to sign, backing development of water power with fair treatment for public and utilities.
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Carlton
Senate
Gardiner
Maine House Debates Power Export Bill Amid Opposition to Fernald Law
The Maine House voted to accept a favorable report on the Carlton bill permitting export of surplus power after a public referendum, while rejecting the Sturgis bill to use surplus power within the state. Debates touched Fernald law repeal, rural electrification, and constitutional questions with legislators citing industry impact and regional prices.
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Carlton
Sturgis
House
Joint Water Power Committees
Aldrich
Topsham
Littlefield
Farmington
Maine
Hong Kong
Boston
U. S. Supreme Court
Jack
Lisbon Falls
Insull
West
Illinois
Republican Party
Maine Development Commission
Lenfest
Manchester
Audiometer Tests Bath Pupils Hearing In Public School
A portable audiometer is used at a Bath school under nurse Mrs. R Clinton McFadden to test hearing for up to 40 pupils at once. Over 1800 Bath students have been tested. results aid parents in addressing possible hearing problems.
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Bath
R. Clinton McFadden
Miss McAllister
Statue of Maid of Orleans Adorns Meridian Park
Meridian Hill park hosts a Joan of Arc statue by Paul Dubois, presented seven years ago by the Women of France. The equestrian sculpture, praised as one of modern times, overlooks Washington from the terrace. The article recounts Jeanne d Arc’s 1412 birth, visions, and early campaigns with Prince Charles during France’s struggle against English rule.
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Meridian Hill Park
Washington
Joan of Arc
Paul Dubois
Cathedral of Rheims
America
France
Meridian Park
Jeanne D’arc
Dowrenmy
Lorraine
Paris
Normandy
Prince Charles
Jeanne D
Genea
Charles
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Arthur Allen
Center Street
Cornish
Katherine Houston
Maid OF Orleans
National Capital
Rheims
Kingdom of Ather
Evan
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