Old Age Pension Tied to Labor Age Limit Debate
Commissioner of Labor Charles O Beals told the Kennebec Ministers Association in Hallowell that continuing to fix lower age limits for industrial workers could drive old age pension legislation. He linked 40 to 45 year caps with limited reemployment, urged safety and accident prevention, and noted Workmen's Compensation costs and 1929 accident figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Beals
Kennebec Ministers’ Association
Hallowell
House
Senate
Smith
Skowhegan
Maine
Beals
Commercial Club Monthly Meeting at Morse High School
The Morse High School Commercial Club held its monthly meeting in the gym Monday evening led by president Edith Gotte. Christine Higgins was elected secretary. A skit featured Frank Harvie, William Gove, Edith Gotte, Pauline Burden, and Eunice Hanscom with vocal and violin solos by Kathleen Leonard and Ada Greenblatt. Refreshments were served by Carolyn Moody and others. Mrs. Charles W. Clifford and Mrs. Arthur J. Dunton returned from Boston after a few days with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Morse High School
Agnes M. Fahey
Patricia Smith
Errol Baker
Edith Gotte
Christine Higgins
Josephine Easley
Frank Harvie
William Gove
Pauline Burden
Eunice Hanscom
Richmond Residents and Visitors Noted in Town News
Richmond notes list numerous visitors from Gardiner Portland and Augusta, with locals and relatives arriving for gatherings, speaking engagements, and family events. Highlights include high school speakers, honor roll names, church activities, and a funeral for Henry M Smith. illness and travel mark a busy period in Richmond society.
Nomination Papers Filed for County Offices in Augusta
Three Bath candidates submitted papers for county positions on Wednesday in Augusta. Sheriff Henderson seeks renomination on the Republican ticket along with County Attorney Ralph O. Dale and J Horace McClure for county commissioner. Chester C. Aderton of 62 Bedford Street is rumored to oppose Sheriff Henderson in the June Republican primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sheriff Henderson
Ralph O. Dale
J. Horace McClure
Chester C. Aderton
Bedford Street
Albert Henderson
Aderton
Wilbur C. Oliver
Bates Student Hazel Wakefield Vacations in Bath
Personal notes list Hazel Wakefield Morse 23 of Bates College Lewiston spending her Spring vacation in Bath. Theodore Pease of Mechanic Street returned Saturday from Portland on business. John Houghton of Washington Street spent Sunday in Boothbay Harbor with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Wakefield
Morse
Bates College
Lewiston
Bath
Theodore Pease
Mechanic Street
Portland
John Houghton
Washington Street
Boothbay Harbor
Joseph T. Sewall
Passion week noted in Georgetown and Five Islands churches
The two Georgetown and Five Islands churches observe the nineteenth hundredth anniversary of Passion week with Palm Sunday sermons titled The Triumph of Jesus and Union services nightly at 7 30 p m led by Rev. Howard P Jett from Bath. Gift Sunday in Sunday school to give presents to each attendee. Local social notes mention congregants, visits, and community events including a Grange supper and attendance at nearby Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Island
Howard P. Jett
the Nazarene Church
Bath
Dike School PTA Hosts Kitchen Shower for New Community House
At a Wednesday meeting in the Dike School teachers room, the PTA and school nurse Mrs. R. Clinton McFadden presented a kitchen shower for the association’s new community house at 13-15 Oliver Circle. The opening card party is set for April 11. Donations of chairs and tables are requested, with Mrs. Scott Golder handling pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike School
P.T.A
Dike
R. Clinton McFadden
Oliver Circle
Warren Hawley
Bath
Maine
Association
Scott Golder
Raymond Powers
Card Party
Elmer Sidelinger
Fred Kittridge
Mrs Berry Funeral Service Held In Bath
Nellie M. Berry wife of Arthur M. Berry died recently. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at Curtis funeral home with Rev. Kenneth M Morse of the First Baptist church officiating. Bearers: Winfield Groves Ralph Legard Clifton W Tedford and Albert B Tedford of Brunswick. Burial at Oak Grove. H O Trowbridge chief engineer Bath Iron Works Corp drives a new Chandler sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie M. Berry
Arthur M. Berry
Curtis Funeral Home
Kenneth M. Morse
First Baptist Church
Winfield Groves
Ralph Legard
Clifton W. Tedford
Albert B. Tedford
Brunswick
Oak Grove
H. O. Trowbridge
Andrews Road
Bath Iron Works Corp
Chandler
Peerless Casualty Company Asset Report Keene N H
Asset figures dated December 31 1929 show mortgage loans stocks and bonds cash in office and bank totaling 574020.37 with admitted assets 570806.41 after deducting non admitted items Unearned premiums 50215.70 net unpaid losses 39500.23 other assets 2500.00 liabilities include agents balances 8149.12 and total liabilities and admitted assets match 570806.41. Signed by F W Hump Bath Maine with date 10-17-24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peerless Casualty Company
Keene
Seadele
Apital Peeriine
F. W. Hump
Bath
Maine
Robinhood and Bath News Mix Local Happenings
Community notes report visits and guests from Robinhood to Bath, census work by Pred Carr of Five Islands, and social events. Birthday observance for Miss Georgie Knight at W C Todd’s. funerals for Clara Williams of Middleboro. church services and Easter programs planned by First Baptist. Local roads work, quarry staffing, and travel between towns also noted.
MacMillan plans Iceland trip and Alaska voyage details
M MacMillan and Bowdoin crew prepare for Arctic expedition with Second Mate Kenderson and Dr. William Thomas aboard. Bowdoin will undergo drydock at Boothbay Harbor, adding bunks and converting storage hold to a cabin, while a new rudder replaces the damaged one. Hawaii welcomes the explorer with eager lectures planned for Honolulu schools next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice
Frank Kenderson
Provincetown
Bowdoin
William Thomas
Chicago
MacMillan
Thomas
Southport
Boothbay Harbor
Baffin's Land
Hawaii
Honolulu
Eugene F. MacDonald
MacDonald
Little Dorothy Barnes Dies After Wish to Reach Heaven
Five year old Dorothy Barnes, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Sylvester W. Barnes of 69 Russell Street, died at 10 pm after expressing desire to join her late twin sister Doris in heaven. Survived by brothers Merrill and Ernest and parents. born in Bath on December 10, 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Barnes
Sylvester W. Barnes
Russell Street
Doris
Dorothy
Joseph F Carvill Dies at Norfolk
Joseph F Carvill, Irish native and shipbuilding figure, died suddenly in Norfolk Virginia. A Bath transplant since 1916, he rose to port manager of The Texas Corporation. He was a painter and golfer, survived by wife two sons and a daughter, with final Bath visit last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Carvill
Norfolk
Bath
Ireland
Belfast
Carvill
Texas Co
Port Arthur
Texas
Texas Steamship Co
Texas Corporation
Colonial Club
Brunswick Golf Club
Grace Church
Thomas
Stephens Institute
William
Cone
Josephine
Mr. Carvill
Dr. Percy C. Proctor Dead at 67 in Gloucester
Dr. Percy C. Proctor, 67, died April 1 at 555 Washington Street Gloucester after a long illness from Brights disease. He was Harvard Medical College trained and once volunteered at Children’s Hospital in Boston. Survived by his wife Bertha, he had a prominent family background and a history as a summer visitor to Bath and Woolwich. Funeral held Saturday at four at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy C. Proctor
Washington Street
Gloucester
Mass
Bright
Proctor
Bath
Woolwich
Harvey P. Hathorne
Sagadahoc Ferry
Clara Hawthorne
Moatsweag
Harvard Medical College
Boston
Children's Hospital
Bertha Proctor
Mary A Kirup 74 Widow of Charles O Kirup Dies
Mary A. Kirup aged 74 widow of Charles O. Kirup died suddenly Saturday night of a heart attack after retiring at her niece Mrs. Charles O Johansen's home at 69 Western Avenue where she had lived for the last year. Born in Brooklyn she was a daughter of George and Mary Yerkes. Body sent to New York Monday afternoon. funeral Wednesday in Brooklyn. Burial in Cyprus Hills Cemetery. Survived by Mrs Johansen and another niece Mrs Florence Burnham of Bath and a Brooklyn brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gious
Ivan Richardson
Sofi
Davis
Boston
James Hayned
Ira
Rinaldo Colby
George Monroe
Gardiner
Frank Linekin
Ekin
Johnson Seed Potato Co
George Hoyt
Family Wéfé
Portland
Charles Her
Mars Hill
Cora
Jane Little
H. L. Tarr
T. J. Southard
E. F. Pratt
Louise Pratt
Bangor
Seth Watson
Florence Watson
Bath
Richmond High School
William Champney
Mary Cass
Elizabeth Haynes
Edna Leon
Freda Mariner
Stella Purington
Ruth Savage
Adolpheus Savoir
Virginia Stilphen
Eva Yeaton
Mildred Beedle
Jessie Southerland
Augusta
Miss Bee
R. A. Palmer
Lewiston
Della Southard
Lee Small
Walter A
Grace A
Sears
Small
Front Street
Beaumont
Texas
Richmond
Quigg
The
Baptist Church
Cotton’s Cemetery
Annie Hatch
R. A. L. Colby
Dorothy Skelton
Gwendolyn Tarr
Richmond Corner
Arthur Northey
Hampden Highlands
I. P. Northey
Allie Packard
Ernest Harford
Wallace Nichols
Gertrude Strout
Lillian McKenney
Adelle Maloy
Carolyn Averill
Carlton Randall
Ralph Cunningham
Methodist Church
Aaron Slick
Pumpkin Crick
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church
Anna W
Conmay
N.alee
Provost
E. Witham
Stella Powers
Ernest Hatford
Russell Maloy
Charles Smith
Pine Islands
Sie
Henry Peterson
Vernon Little
Gardiner Hospital
G. E. Sampson
John’ Dunn
New Hampshire
Percy Little
Henry Anson Partridge
Kimball Street
Mr. Partridge
Jefferson
Arthur
Center Street
P. J. Quigg
Partridge
Arthur H
Elmer J. Partridge
N. Paul Tutino
Loretta Parks
Frances Curran
Melita Leavitt
Christine Densmore
Dumas
Brockman
Leslie Roberts
Charles Messenger
George Hawkes
Redlands
Calif
Eula Terrill
Italy Hatch
Rebecca Rogers
Mina Floyd
Terrill
Charles Dudley
Detroit
Mich
Charles James Dudley, Jr
Mary A. Kirup
Charles O. Kirup
Charles O. Johansen
Western Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
George
Mary Yerkes
New York
Cyprus Hills Cemetery
Johansen
Florence Burnham
Lord Family Weekend Visit to Portland and Cambridge
Mrs Frank P Lord and daughter Margaret drove to Portland on Saturday Miss Mary Lord and Miss Mar jorie Troop joined them on the trip Miss Lord teaches in Wells and will spend the weekend with her parents Miss Troop attends the Leslie School in Cambridge and will stay with her mother Mrs Carl Troop during the visit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Lord
Margaret
Portland
Mary Lord
Marjorie Troop
Miss Lord
Wells
Miss Troop
Leslie
Cambridge
Carl Troop
Yellow Bird Stowaway Plans Bath Business Venture
A Times report ties Arthur Schreiber of Portland to a 1929 transatlantic flight aboard the Yellow Bird. He says he hid aboard to travel to Paris and may set up a fur business branch in Bath Maine with his father. he plans to stay in Bath at Hotel Columbia if he moves the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assolant
LeFevre
Lotti
Santander
Spain
Times
Schrieber
Columbia
Portland
Bath
Schreiber
Yellowbird
Old Beach
Paris
Arthur Schreiber
Schieber
Philadelphia
Maine
The
Nettie M Berry dies after lingering illness in Bath
Nettie M Berry 38 wife of Arthur M Berry died suddenly Monday morning at her home 220 Oak Street after a lingering illness. A native of Monticello she was a daughter of George Hare and had lived in Bath nearly six years. Her husband has been a pneumonia patient in City hospital the last four weeks. She also leaves one George H Hare of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie M. Berry
Arthur M. Berry
Oak Street
Monticello
George Hare
Bath
City Hospital
George H. Hare
Mrs Clara B Williams dies in Massachusetts
Mrs Clara B MacFadden Williams wife of Rev Charles W Williams died Wednesday at her Middleboro home after years of invalidism. She was sister of Ambrose MacFadden of Deering street. The body will be brought here Saturday and buried Sunday in Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara B. MacFadden Williams
Charles W. Williams
Middleboro
Mass
Williams
Ambrose MacFadden
Deering Street
Georgetown
James J Gallant Funeral Held at Andrews Home
James J Gallant funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the home of Misses Flora E and Lucy H Andrews in East Brunswick with Rev David L Wilson of Central church officiating. Bearers were Fred H Cary Harold R Preeman Albert Bonney and Herbert P Simpson. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Gallant
Flora E
Lucy H. Andrews
East Brunswick
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Fred H. Cary
Harold R. Preeman
Albert Bonney
Herbert P. Simpson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bath
Fire in partition between two garages on Ferry Street
Firefighters from Engine 4 led by Driver Cook and Driver Cloutier faced a still alarm Thursday morning as a blaze damaged the wooden partition separating two garages on Ferry Street. Chief Parks and several firefighters worked to extinguish flames after using ponies of chemicals and significant cutting away to access the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Cloutier
Parks
Ferry Street
Supper Party Hosts Honor Prize Winners on North Street
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Shaw entertained guests at their North Street home Wednesday night of last week. Carl C Anderson won first prize for ladies and Freeman Trott second. Carl C Anderson held the highest score for the gentlemen and Freeman Trott the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Shaw
North Street
Carl C. Anderson
Freeman Trott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Commissioner Beals
Charles W. Clifford
Arthur J. Dunton
Sedan Ambulance Service
Mayo
Arthur F. Mayo
W. C. Chadbourne
Center St. Tel
Bath, Maine
Broad St
Tel
PHILIP_COHEN
Webber’s
Wiscasset
F. P. Carr
Manson Campbell
Neescat
George Gray
Lloyd Pinkham
J. M. Stevens
Carr
George Hanna
H. W. Howard
Marjorie
Hope Berry
Vernon Gray, Jr
Barbara Gray
Evelyn Magro
Phyllis Harford
Albion Carr
Earland Moore
J. G. Stevens
Norman II
Capt
Greenleaf
F. H. Rittall
Horace Rittall
Isabel Stevens
J. P. Davis
Melvin Harford
Merle Wilkins
Bowdoin College
W. W. Marr
W.E. Gray
Grange
Wasi L. H. Rowe
Rissie Carr
Hazel Gray
New Home Association
Agnes Powers
Martha Rich Bowen
Camp Overlook
Kennebec Point
O. Oliver
Fred Andrews
Carroll Powers
Robinhood
M. G. Sparks
Golding Sons
Feldspar
Estatee
N. C
Jack Dahl
William Little
Maryland
Spark
Ralph Scott
Melrose
Edgar Warren
Harry Heald
W. C. Todd
Elizabeth Hunt
H. F. Hunt
Georgie Knight
Georgie
Miss Georgie
Edward Wren
Clara Williams
Charles Williams
Hovey
Frank
Lydia McFadden
Henry ‘Reynolds
Alvah
Five Islands’ Church
Charles H. Berry
Corliss Street Baptist Church
F. W. Hovey
Montsweag
M’millan
Iceland
Clara B. Williams
Bath Independent
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