Maine export power viewed as forward step for prosperity
John S. Lawrence of Boston, former president now president of the New England Council, praises Maine's new law permitting export of surplus hydroelectric power. He says free power exchange within New England benefits industry, reduces fuel import costs, and marks a forward, sound step for regional prosperity, while Maine handles implementation with a referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Council
Maine
New England
Johns. Lawrence
Boston
Porch Fied
New England Coun
GR Nate
Snares
Gaterne Wiliam
Law
Vad Caverhiey
Bath clergy weigh Maine convention housing and funds
The Bath Ministerial association will decide on hosting the Maine Council for Religious Education convention and raising funds for 300 delegates at an adjourned meeting on May 4 at the YMCA. Dr. Charles H. Peters outlined delegate care and financing needs amid limited hotel space and local housing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine Council For Religious Education
Bath Ministerial Association
Y.M.C.A
Charles H. Peters
Portland
Maine Council
Philadelphia
Peters
National Music Week observed by Granges nationwide
Granges across the United States will join National Music Week May 5 through 11 with hundreds of subordinate Granges planning special programs. The events will feature musical history and the lives of eminent composers as program highlights. Canberra, Australia’s new capital, laid out by Walter Griffin, an American architect, covers a federal district of 900 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canberra
Australia
Walter Griffin
List of Morse High seniors certain to graduate
A newspaper note lists Morse High senior students deemed certain to graduate if they finish the current semester with satisfactory work. Names include Winifred Aderton, George Barker, Mary Bryant, Thelma Burleigh, Jane Edgecomb, Duncan Farrell, Frederic Gilmore, Sophie Greenblatt, Edna Hallowell, Anna Hill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Winifred Aderton
George Barker
Mary Bryant
Thelma Burleigh
Jane Edgecomb
Duncan Farrell
Frederic Gilmore
Sophie Greenblatt
Edna Hallowell
Anna Hill
Mildred Hooper
Muriel Howe
Amy Irish
James Jenkins
Natalia Kidder
Roy Lawrence
Marjorie Legard
Even Lightbody
William Lundrigan
Charles Maxwell
Eda Mereen
Elizabeth McGrath
Anna McNeill
Vivian Nye
Charlotte O’brien
Mary O’brien
Kenneth Orr
Esther Petlock
Carolyn Plant
Silas Plant
Mary Royal
Gladys Spinney
Courtney Stover
Mary Twomey
Patricia Whitehouse
Phyllis Wright
Rogers Farm Lease Discussed for City Golf Club
The Cemetery and Park Board will meet the golfers Thursday at 7 30 pm in Druid Park offices to set terms for leasing the Rogers farm in Whiskeay district. City cemetery land sufficiency for 15 20 years removes a key hurdle and a 15 year lease with a nominal fee is under consideration. Golfers may invest up to 30000 dollars to lay out a course in that city area.
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Cemetery and Park Board
Rogers Farm
Whiskeay
Druid Park
Owner of big yacht inspects his craft
Hiram E. Manville of Pleasantville New York owner of the yacht Hi Esmaro under construction at Bath Iron Works visited Bath Tuesday. He inspected the craft at the Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co watched bronze cast for her propellers. The second engine will be installed Thursday and joining work will rush. Manville was joined by W Merton Rice vice president of H J Gieglow Co Inc designer of the Hi Esmaro. They stayed at Hotel Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram E. Manville
Pleasantville
N. Y
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Manville
The
Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co
Windlass Company
W. Merton Rice
H. J. Gieglow Co., Inc
Hotel Phoenix
Bath native Joseph W McDonald dies in Milton mass
The body of Joseph W McDonald 29 a former Bath boy arrived from Milton Mass where he died Sunday after a year and a half of illness He was born in Bath son of John and Esther J McDonald He attended public schools worked at Bath Iron Works and The Texas Steamship Co He later moved with his family to Milton and worked at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp He is survived by his parents two brothers Edward Boston and Robert Bath one sister Mrs Frank Dingley Milton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. McDonald
Bath
Milton
Mass
John
Esther J. McDonald
Bath Iron Works Ltd
Texas Steamship Co
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Edward
Boston
Robert McDonald
Frank Dingley
Seedlings Planted On Jerry Haile's Farm
Three year old transplanted pines on Jerry L. Haile's East Drunswick farm show longer sturdier roots than non transplanted trees. A demonstration Monday by State Forestry Specialist R. M. Hutchinson and County Agent Eastman noted 150 three year olds transplanted and 6,500 sold and taken up. Some young trees remained and were planted Tuesday by Haile at his nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry L. Haile
East Drunswick
Merrymeeting Bay Bridge
R. M. Hutchinson
Eastman
Haile
Substitute at Western Union Telegraph Office
Mrs. Chester Rines is substituting at the local Western Union telegraph office during the illness of Miss Ella Oressey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Rines
Western Union Telegraph Office
Ella Oressey
Seniors Present The Charm School at Morse High
Morse High seniors stage The Charm School a three act comedy by Alice Dyer Miller and Robert Milton next Friday. The play follows a young auto salesman who inherits a girls boarding school and humorously runs it his way centering on charm in education. Cast includes Charlie Maxwell as Austin Bevens and Muriel Howe as Miss Hays with Edna Hallowell as Miss Curtis and Thelma Burleigh as Sally Boyd. Tickets are on sale from seniors or the high school office with reserved seats at the Columbia theatre box office starting Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Charm School
Alice Dyer Miller
Robert Milton
C. D. Wilson
Austin Bevens
Charlie Maxwell
David MacKenzie
Jimmie Jenkins
George Boyd
Roy Lawrence
Tim
Jim Simpkins
Eddie Lee
Freddie Gaudet
Silas Plant
Homer Johns
Elise Benedetti
Betty McGrath
Miss Hays
Muriel Howe
Miss Curtis
Edna Hallowell
Sally Boyd
Thelma Burleigh
George
Muriel Doughty
Amy Irish
Ethel Spelvin
Mildred Hooper
Alex Mercier
Sophie Greenblatt
Lillian Stafford
Carolyn Plant
Madge Kent
Jane Edgecomb
Columbia Theatre
Bath Rotarians Discuss Boys Week plans
Bath Rotary directors map a Boy Week starting May 6 with events all week. On Tuesday 18 Morse boys, class presidents, and the high school orchestra will dine with the club. N A Cushman of Oakhurst Dairy invites members to tour the new Center Street plant. Father T C Maney is welcomed as a member. Harry E Stetson led today’s program on the Virgin Islands and sugar wealth shared with Denmark from St Croix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Desmond
The
Bath Rotary Club
Bath Rotarians
Morse Boys
N. A. Cushman
Oakhurst Dairy
Center Street
T. C. Maney
Rotary Club
Kershner
Harry E. Stetson
Virgin Islands
United States
Denmark
Panama Canal
St. Thomas
St. John
St. Croix
Christopher Columbus
City
Paul E. Dugall
Roxbury
Wilbur C. Oliver
West Palm Beach
Obituary for Mrs Julia E Mooers of Augusta
Mrs Julia E Mooers widow of Fred C Mooers died Monday at her daughter Mrs Walter F Abbott 16 Western avenue after a stroke suffered 13 weeks earlier Born in Augusta she was daughter of Josiah and Nancy Perkins A Baptist church member in Augusta She survived by son Charles W Mooers of Augusta sister Mrs Abbie Barber of Lowell Mass brother Josiah Perkins of Auburn and three granddaughters Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Mrs Abbott home and burial in Cass Cemetery Pittsfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia E. Moocers
Fred C. Mooers
Walter F. Abbott
Western Avenue
Augusta
Josiah and
Nancy Coombs Perkins
Baptist Church
Abbott
Charles W. Mooers
Abbie Barber
Lowell
Mass
Bowdoinham News Highlights And Local Visits
Gowell returns home to visit and attend events. Mr and Mrs John Maher host friends in Bath while John E Gibson visits Portland. Town roads fair but sidewalks poor. Family movements include movers from Litchfield to Bowdoinham and several weekend visitors in town. A measles illness and a Masonic meeting add to a busy week of social and civic activity.
Bowdoin Community Notes Highlight Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Carol Williams of Livermore Falls visited over the weekend with Williams mother Mrs Addie Williams. Orie Woods spent the holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs Grant Woods. Mrs N E Curtis has been ill at home. Miss Clara Williams of West Bowdoin called on Mrs Addie Williams Sunday. East Bowdoin Ladies aid meets Thursday at Mrs Robert McAfee. Mr and Mrs John Carter of Springfield Mass have been at Grant Woods home. Mrs Carter formerly Miss Harriett Woods. Mr and Mrs Harold Starbird of Auburn visited L C Starbird. Starbird slipped into a muddy spot on the road from Lewiston and needed help from Grant Woods and his team. The good Sunday weather drew autoists and several large cars were seen. two were pulled from mud on Bowdoin Center road. Jesse Keneston, formerly at Stephen O Purinton place, has moved to Yar mouth area for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Williams
Livermore Falls
Williams
Addie Williams
Orie Woods
Grant Woods
N. E. Curtis
Clara Williams
West Bowdoin
East Bowdoin
Springfield
Mass
Carter
Harriett Woods
Harold Starbird
Auburn
L. C. Starbird
Lewiston
Starbird
Bowdoin Center Road
Jesse Keneston
Stephen O. Purinton
Yarmouth
Brunswick visitors and county notes reflect a growing road steadiness
Oscar Hatch visited Brunswick on Saturday. Thelma Sheene spent a few weeks with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cobb at Richmond Corner. Brunswick visitors included Scott Small Ellen Miller and Mrs. John Reid and Dorothy. Eugene Small visited Bowdoin center. Frances Baker of Richmond visited with her mother Mrs. Lucy Baker. Mrs. Wilson Freeman visited Auburn. Mrs. Pearl West and Mrs. Wallace Rideout attended the Farm Bureau meeting at Richmond Corner. Roads are steadily getting better. Irene Chase returned to Farmington after a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Albion Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hatch
Brunswick
Thelma Sheene
C. H. Cobb
Richmond Corner
Scott Small
Ellen Miller
John Reid
Dorothy
Eugene Small
Bowdoin Center
Frances Baker
Richmond
Lucy Baker
Wilson Freeman
Auburn
Pearl West
Wallace Rideout
Farm Bureau
Irene Chase
Albion Chase
Farmington
Past Presidents Chair Bath Eagles Meeting Night
Past Presidents filled chairs at Bath Aerie of Eagles meeting with E die Whitehouge Amos F Perry and others named. Officers nominated for next year include Elmer Rogers Joseph Hynes Amos Perry and Rodney Tarbox. over 75 attended with banquet and remembrances from absent members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Frank Beal
E. J. Lee
Amos
F. Perry
Rodney Tarbox
E. J. McMann
William Ham
Worcester
Mass
The
Eagles
Russell Cross
Chicago
Lodge
Freeman Spearin
Michael Durgin
Lewis Thebarge
Brunswick
Amos F. Perry
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary Observed
Councillor and Mrs. Winfield F. Rowe of Waltham Mass observed their fortieth wedding anniversary with friends calling and telegrams of good wishes at their Chestnut street home on April 17 Mrs Rowe formerly Miss Hattie N Douglas of Bath and the couple married in 1889 at the Douglas home in Bath Georgetown native Mr Rowe long worked in the publicity department at the Waltham Watch Co and the couple have remained in Waltham years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield F. Rowe
Waltham
Mass
Chestnut Street
Rowe
Georgetown
Alexander Rowe
The
Waltham Watch Co
Offi
Notable Waltham Citizen Rowe Family Update
The text outlines Mr Rowe's career from a photographer to a Massachusetts highway department inspector, his long service on Waltham's Ward 5 city council, and his family's details. The couple spend summers at Popham Beach cottage and have three children Mrs Albert Towne, Arline Rowe, and Williard Rowe. Chester Freeman visited his parents on Charles street after a Portland trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Freeman
Portland
Fred Freeman
Charles Street
Miss Lou Baker to speak on Citizens of Tomorrow
Augusta grade school supervisor Miss Lou Baker will address a Bath meeting of both parent teacher associations on May 7 about Citizens of Tomorrow. Her talk promises educational value and timely thought, with meeting venue yet to be decided. Mrs Thomas McDonald and son Arthur of Oak Street have returned from Boston after visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Baker
Augusta
Bath
Thomas McDonald
Arthur
Oak Street
Boston
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Lawrence
Athletic Union
Rib Union
Max Katz
Elm Street
Edward E. Brrry
Shetland
Wiville
New Bampshire
BIG Yacht
Bath Iron Works
Joseph W. M’donald
Jerry Haile
Coumbia Theatre
Oakhurst Dairies
Julia E. Mooers
Bowdoinham
Gowell
Sansa
Daytona
Auto
John Maher
John E. Gibson
Len Lamoreau
W. 8. Given Co
Hazel Cornish
Nona Fogg
Hazel Hackett
Town Hall
John Temple
Litchfield
Bowdeinham
Pauline Huston
Elly Purington
Marjory Sedgley
W. E. Lake Place
J. E. Cornish
Newtonville
R. D. Spear
Fred Mulligan
K. of P
Gill Browne
Little Gilford
Gardiner
W. B
E. P. Kendall
H. L. Coffin
Freeport
C. H. McEwen
Coffin
Charles Berry
Ruth McEwen
Waterville
Charles McEwen
George Blodgett
Judge Ames
Harvey
Watertown
Malcolm Jewell
Wellesley
Lou Dunton
Fred Leavitt
Kendall Grain Co
John Purington
J. N. Palmer
Methodist Church
Village Lodge F. & A. M
Masonic Hall
George Pratt
Vinnie Denham
Ida Fowle
I. M. Fowle
Walter Merryman
Cecla Bugbee
Goldie Sprague
Jessie Cromwell
Belle Umberhind
Hamilton House
Cromwell
Karl Brann
Cold Springs
Margaret Hamilton
George Hamilton
Leola Sedgiey
Abbie Thorne
Pee Heenie
Carrie Merrill
James
Florida
St. Petersburg
Scott Brown
Elisha Webber
H.R Cornist
Ralph Guth
Dengan Frances
B. E. Wilson
George Cutler
McDougal
Bowdoin
Nortis Bowdoin
Bath Aerie of Eagles
MT. Hope
Taunton
Spencer
SPENCER _ we
Beatrice E. Rand
Dummer St
Spencer Corsetiere
Kennebec Rose Gardens
Parcel Post
Richmond, Maine
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