Constantinople Trip Sparks Colonial Era Curiosity
Haifa Palestine March 6 1931 editorial notes Constantinople as a highlight of the cruise. The party tours the Basilica of Saint Sophia the cisterns and the palace treasury, views the Hippodrome and mosque interiors, and visits Robert College with Dr E D Post. The author praises Kemal Ataturk’s modern reforms and notes a two day sail to Haifa and a train to Jerusalem.
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the Times
Constantinople
Golden Horn
Bosphorus
Black Sea
Museum of Antiquities
Stamboul
Galata
Euphrates Valley
Alexander
Syria
Sancta Sofia
Constantine
Justinian
St. Peters
Rome
Allah
Seraglio
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Robert College
E. D. Post
E. D. Hardin
Br. Post
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Mussolini
Italy
Angora
Menemen
Republic
Haifa
Jerusalem
Phippsburg Contains Local News and Bridge Plans
Local residents arrive and depart from Bath and West Point. Funeral of Almira Wallace held at West Point church with burial there. Bridge hearing in Augusta discusses a stone-filled single-span bridge costing about 60000 with Bath 12000 and Phippsburg 5000 contributions. decision expected this month on joint participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Minott
Roxbury
Mass
Augusta Campbell
Cora
William Perry
Doris
Bath
Bessie Sprague
Frank Sprague
Everett Harrington
Augusta
Clara Darling
Ruby Melville
West Point
Almira Wallace
Forreston Wallace
Edwin Scott
Portland
Jessee Wallace
West Pont
Charles Berry
Corliss Street
Leon Eaton
N. W. Eaton
Ashdal
William Bowie
Owen Richardson
Elijah Bartlett
State Highway Commission
Phippsburg
Bath and Phippsburg
Grinnell Presented Handsome Gold Watch
Herbert L. Grinnell, former secretary of the Board of Highways and Sewers, wears a gold watch chain presented by city stables employees led by Bernard MacCausland chief mechanic. Grinnell, surprised by the show of loyalty, thanked the workers and left his office briefly before returning to note the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Grinnell
Board of Highways and Sewers
Grinnell
Bernard MacCausland
Sale and Supper At People's Church Easter Benefit
The Ladies' Aid of People's Baptist church held an Easter sale and supper in the vestry last week, with orchid and yellow decorations and cut flowers from Perkins' Greenhouse. Tables were staffed by Helen Leonard, Viola Seavey, Lettie Thompson, Chester Aderton, Frances Rand, Bernice Cressey, Bertram Crocker, Nina McRae, Minnie Putnam, Bertha Pashard, Hattie Sutherland, and Herbert Anderson on dining and kitchen duties.
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People’s Baptist Church
Perkins’ Greenhouse
Helen Leonard
Viola Seavey
Lettie Thompson
Chester Aderton
Frances Rand
Bernice Cressey
Bertram Crocker
Nina McRae
Minnie Putnam
Bertha Pashard
Minnie Cressey
Hattie Sutherland
Herbert Anderson
Water Pipe Arrives for South End Line
The first of three carloads of 16 inch pipe arrived from Alabama for the Bath Water District. General Contracting Co of Bath will lay 1300 feet from Marshall Street through Middle and Getchell to High Street to connect with the existing line, beginning immediately. This marks the start of a trunk line from the South end to the city center.
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General Contracting Co
Bath
Summer Visitors of Phippsburg Have a Jolly Assembly
A Mer idian hall East Boston gathering of Summer Visitors of Phippsburg Me. More than 50 attendees enjoyed a banquet at seven with speeches and dancing. Dr Robert Bonney chaired assisted by Charles Rollins John Christoforo and John Malcolm.
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Meridian Hall
Boston
Phippsburg
Robert Bonney
Mary J. Morse
Julia Logan
Nellie Sparks
Nickerson
Bonner
Henry Barry
Thomas Donahoe
D. C. Crosby
Effie Snow
William A. Small
Charles Elliott
Grace Bethune
Stella Spinney
Fred F. Hodgkins
Edward Fogg
Sophomore Class Leads Honor List at Morse High
Morse High School announces six weeks of honor lists from Feb 9 to March 20. Sophomores head with 17 members on the list followed by Freshmen 14 Seniors 11 and Juniors seven. two post graduates also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Miriam Deble
Doris Lawrence
Burnette Bailey
John Black
Ssaphene Dolloff
Roberta Hathorne
Albert Ingalls
Edwin Morin
Virginia Rogers
Kathryn Shorey
John Skelton
Barbara Brown
Ellen Hodgkins
John Huse
Edward Owen
Leola Adams
Louise Briggs
Ida Colby
Faye Jerome
Jesse Levine
Helen Minott
Alice Mulligan
Rodney Ross
Herbert Wing
Eleanor Wright
Roy Lawrence
Nathan Watson
Bartlett Case Dismissed Over Boat Larceny Dispute
Jeremiah Bartlett of Sebasco faced larceny charges over a motor boat sale to John W. Wallace of Phippsburg. The case was not pressed after Bartlett agreed to refund $40 Wallace paid, ending with Bartlett restoring funds and the matter settled locally. Floyd Wallace of South Portland later became the boat’s buyer.
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Jeremiah Bartlett
Sebasco
John W. Wallace
Phippsburg
Bartlett
Wallace
Floyd Wallace
South Portland
John P. Carey, Jr
Ralph O. Dale Nol
Dairymaids Moonlight No 3 Organizes In Bath
The Dairymaids a Ramona council offshoot instituted Thursday night by Mr and Mrs William H Bennett Wenonah council Portland names Moonlight No 3 with 37 charter members and nine officers led by Mrs Sadie Garcelon and Mrs Lucelia Blake. The next meeting is May 14. A note recalls a Bay Area man who balanced a heavy atlas on his head to stay upright.
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Pocahontas
Ramona Council
William H. Bennett
Wenonah Council
Portland
Moonlight
Bennett
Sadie Garcelon
Lucelia Blake
Florence Robinson
Mildred D. Avery
Arletta Yates
Stella Wade
Ernest
Fire at Bath home prompts praise for fire department
Mrs. Charles L. Oliver of 37 Shepard Street thanks Bath Fire Department for stopping a Wednesday fire that caused heavy smoke and chemical damage to her home and belongings. She credits their skilled work and notes the fire's origin remains undetermined as investigators look for clues.
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Charles L. Oliver
Shepard Street
Bath Fire Department
Mrs. Oliver
Music Focus Frames Cosmopolitan Club Event
The Current Events department hosted a talk titled Boston Symphony Bach Festival by Mrs Arch ibald M Main. Mrs Frank A Hodgdon discussed Leading Musical Events of the Winter and noted Paderewski’s farewell concert Schumann Heink and the Passion play.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Archibald M. Main
Boston
Paderewski
Schumann- Heink
Bessie M. Hunt
Maine
Frederick W. Freeman
Maine Progressive Union
Lisbon
Harry G. Deering
Minnie White
Frank A. Hodgdon
Department
Home Flower Garden Topic At Meeting
Nequasset Farm Bureau met at Mrs. Ruth Farnham's home to discuss home flower gardening. Speakers covered location planning soil fertilizer starting plants with a Carter gardens seed packet sharing and a birthday tribute to Mrs. Sumner Bailey.
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Home Flower Garden
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Ruth Farnham
Roscot P. McFadden
Ruth Dubar
Alice Colby
Gertrude Marston
Ethel Bailey
T. W. Pease
Isabel Carter
Bath Garden Club
Easter Concert Pleases Winnegance Children
An Easter concert at Winnegance church Sunday afternoon drew a large audience as 38 children in colorful costumes performed a varied program. Several were awarded pins for 13 Sundays of perfect attendance and the church decorations featured yellow and green. Local clubs held meetings and plan two upcoming events including a baseball season revival.
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Winnegance
Katherine Perkins
Susie Merry
John Waterhouse
Lizzie B
Adelaide Morse
Stewart Day, Jr
Franklyn Marshall
Priscilla Coombs
Laura de Jordan
Littlefield
Annette Williams
Barbara Hogan
Muskrat slain after night chase by police
William Mann acting with the night police and Patrolman Furber Davis pursued a muskrat prowling near the First National Bank and Bath Trust Co. alley last Wednesday. The 20 inch rodent fought back before officers subdued it, leaving questions about its origin in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mann
First National Bank
Bath Trust Co
Furber Davis
Morse High Glee Club to Stage Belle of Bagdad Operetta
Morse High School glee club presents The Belle of Bagdad Friday night in the auditorium with a Thursday matinee for grade school pupils. Coached by Miss Carrie E Shaw, the show features dances such as American group numbers Oriental dances Aviators ladder of love and a solo dance with a large cast of students including Hope Rowe Martha Cahill Catherine Hooper and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School Glee Club
Carrie E. Shaw
Hope Rowe Demonise Renaud
Geraldine Stott
Elinor Shorey
Martha Cahill
Catherine Hooper
Betty Fuller
Evelyn Trott
Emily Jordan
Thelma Cameron
Song
Yoo-Hoo
Jane Donnell
Fred Rowland
Louise Briggs
Margaret Austin
Dorothy Jenkins
Elsie Moody
Annette Cutting
Emma Colby
Louise Calderwood
Lois Swett
Margaret Gordon
Hibbert Norton
Ruth Powers
Ethelyn Spinney
Ruth Dale
Rita Cummings
Vanona McDonald
Harriet Moody
Roberta Gordon
Ellen Hodgkins
Bertha Lord
Barbara Norton
Gladys Spinney
Nellie Leeman
Hope Rowe
Charles Lee
Leon Buck
Richard Mc- Elman
Paul Hayes
Ivan Kirkpatrick
Ladder of Love
Demorise Renaud
Robert Hatch
Newell Wilson
Jeanette Shackford
Pleasant Surprise Marks Curtis Anniversary at Easter Service
Easter Sunday wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Charles E Curtis was celebrated with a surprise to him at the Masonic temple where Dunlap commandery officers presented a bouquet and a friend gave an Easter lily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Curtis
Masonic Temple
Dunlap Commandery
Delegation Split On Five Cent Gas Tax Debate
Sagadahoc lawmakers split last week over the five cent gasoline tax with Senator Aldrich opposing the measure. Representatives Oliver and Wright of Bath also opposed it while Jackson of Bath Hawkes of Richmond and Merritt of Phippsburg supported the proposal. Miss Helen Conley returns to Boston University Sunday.
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Sagadahoc
Aldrich
Oliver and
Wright
Bath
Jackson
Hawkes
Richmond
M:rritt
Phippsburg
Helen Conley
Boston University
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Independent
Palestine
John H. Morsely
Jordan Marsh Co
F. H. Whalen
People’s Church
South End Line
Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance
Washington Street
Salem
Fes
Brien Enn
U. S
Atlas Assurance Biting 4 Ltd
ON Ent Eng
Eee Erste Rerene van Dl
Rosby & CO
Fe Stront Street
East Boston
Bartlett Nos
Dairymaids Latest Bath Organization
Ormond Coggeshall
Elmer Coggeshall
Winfield W. Morse
Woodstown
New Jersey
Coggeshall
Fred L. Parks
Hardings
Alfred Cornish
Harry C. Williams
Bridge Club
Harry Oliver
High Street
Marion McDonald
Walter Morse
Oliver
Sherman Morse
Almon Perry
Emery Footer
Samuel Jordan
Gus Small
Frank Perry
Robert Manson
Leila Oliver
Elmer Coggerhall
Monday Club
Morse
Carrie Wyman
Thatcher Pinkham
B. F. Barker
Franklyn Morse
George Ross, Jr
James Coombs
Edgar Oliver
Sherman L. Morse
Helen Wilts
Margaret
Portlandon
Herbert Morse
Park Avenue
The
Marine Hospital
Robert P. Manson
Olney C. Perry
Lester Perry
Randolph
Dorothy Morse
Senter
Train Academy
Kittery
Bilfred Academy School of Beauty Culture
H. P. Bridge, Inc
Reid
Paul
Carlton
Harold
Ruby Talbot
Grace Brown
Richard Hogan
Virginia Merry
Rose Louise Tibbetts
Marion
Annette
Norma
Frances
Virginia
Anna
Adelaide
Grace
Priscilla
Edgar Williams
Leroy Merry
Reid Perkins
Aeeden
Philip Day
Iva Rogers
Carlton Brown
Eeteeres Forest Drake
Edward Brown
Morse High Glee Club
Belle of Bagdad
Thomas Hagan
Edwin Bates
Wesley Lemont
Donald Wilson
Ralph McDonald
Linwood Haynes
Wallace Sheldon
Mary Larrabee
Amy Wade
Eleanor Voorhees
Gwendolyn Leonard
Alice. Sturtevant
Chevrolet
Tkerel
Flint
Michigan
Indianapolis
Indiana
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