Appeal Taken By Guardian Of Swett Children
The guardian of Lois C. Swett and Lewis L. Swett Jr. filed an appeal to the Kennebec County Probate Court ruling that Horace W. Swett’s 1913 deed of trust is valid. The appeal contends Swett was mentally incompetent at signing and that the deed was secured by undue influence, seeking Supreme Judicial Court review in Augusta this October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Swett
Harry T. Bridge
Bath
Lois C. Swett
Lewis L. Swett, Jr
Lewis B. Swert
Jribute
Harold KH
Cook
Kennebec County
Briage
James Bb. Perkins
State OF Maine
Kennebec
Hillary
Sagadahoe
James $. Lowell
William D. Sewall
William 1B. Mussenden
Llorace W. Swett
Harry V. Bridge
Wis C. Swett
Lewis
Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Court of Dprebate
Augusta
Bids Opened for Bailey Island Bridge
The lowest bidder for Bailey Island bridge in Tharpswell is Carlton of Woolwich at 105,970.00. State highway commission figures show Carlton's bid is 24,000 below the next lowest and 6,800 below the third. Other bids come from Burpee Construction Co of Gardiner 127,265.00 and Rumford 87,315.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BLOW
Carlton
Wool Wich
Ishmuel
Tharpswell
State Highway Commission
Woolwich
Burpee Construction
Gardiner James HH
Rumford
Bath Concern Wins Bid for Two Grinders Contract
Watson Frye Co reports an order for two more grinders from Cushnoe Paper Co of Augusta. Drafts duplicate the current order as work completes. Charles A L Paquet of Montmagny Quebec, president of National Farming Attacanery Ltd and Canadian assembly member, visited with FL Bert Oldham of Watson Frye Co and Mrs Oldham at Hotel Phoenix. Paquet toured the Watson plant, met 2,000 workers, and pursued Canadian patent backed pup and paper machinery deals with Watson Frere Co.
Bath Loan and Building Association records wind up
The Bath Loan and Building Association directors sought court permission to dissolve, citing decades of prudent management yet facing present adverse conditions and a defalcation by a former treasurer. Indebtedness and earlier losses forced the decision, with early officials and ongoing leadership named. the store changes conclude with wrecked finances and a local jeweler transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Loan and Building Association
Peter Olinto
Harles A. Corliss
Corliss
Florida
Smith
Ath Loan and Building Association
Galen (. Moses
Thomas W. Hyde
Gen. Hustle
Mr. Moses
Mr. Swanton
Clark
Sills H. Dunncan
ISL
Clinte
Olinte
Elwell S. Crosby
Casper Hartleb
Arthur V. Uratt
Talented Morse Seniors Stage Cappy Ricks at Columbia Theater
A packed Morse high school audience praised the Senior class for a strong Cappy Ricks production at the Columbia Theatre. Elwood Toothaker led the cast as Cappy, with standout scenery by Clifford Russell and a capable supporting group including Ebsie Trott as Florence Ricks and Alice Whalen as Ellen Murray. The play featured clever plotting, vivid sets, and lively performances that delighted the crowd and marked a high point in the class's theatrical season.
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Cappy Ricks
Morse High School
Columbia Theatre
Clifford Russell
Elwood Toothaker
San Francisco
Cappy
Blue Star” Navigation Fleet
Matt Weasley
Alfred Ganpon
State of Maine
Weasley
Ricks
John Skinner
Dean Townes
Denney
Gannon
Marion Freeman
V’easley
Florence Ricks
Ebsie Trott
Matt
Cecil Pericles Sern
Reddington Heed
Ellen Murray
Alice Whalen
Peasely
Love
Lucy Ricks
Adelaide Campbell
Cappy Micks
West Coast
Cecil
Ellen
Pleasing Graduation of Bath Nurses Highlighted
The Bath City hospital graduation ceremonies for six student nurses were held in the high school assembly room with uniforms, music by a high school orchestra, and diplomas conferred by hospital president William D. Newall. Speakers included Mrs. Jane Prevost and Mr. Sewall. Florence Nightingale's pledge was recited as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hospital
Lelen Lea Kent
Madelyn Louise Footer
Leela Valdora Ureton
Mona May Coffran
Agnes Jeannette Vallen
Belva Marguerite Smith
Calull
Caroline Main
Jane Prevost
Portland
Sewall
Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
M. EK
Giuidwuee
Furbil
Forbish
Clarence AL Weaslee
Hospital
Staf
Bath Riding Club a lively city organization providing pleasure
The Bath Riding Club has grown from a small group to over twenty riders including H A Huse and the Clifford families. Members ride nearly every pleasant morning through suburbs, using bridle paths and wood roads, enjoying breakfasts, camp visits, and occasional weenie roasts. The club is seen as an active booster of horseback riding as ideal exercise, with plans to expand in spring and summer.
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American Legion
Braver
Legion
Albert Greenlaw
Augusta
Paris
Army of Legionnaires
United States
Greenlaw
Maine Legionnaires
Maine Department
Legion Savings
Jaccksonville
Houston
Galveston
Texas
American Railways
Bath Rotary Club
King Tavern
Daniel C. Stanwood
Lowdein College
Jesus
Oxford
Stanwood
Egypt
Alexandria
Jerusalem
Antioch
Caesarea
Rome
Euripides
Athens
Mediterranean
Bath Riding Club
Grus Huse
Arthur J. Dunton
Harold L. Adams
Samuel A. Morse
Anna Thibodeau
R. C. McFadden
Katherine McAusland
H. A. Huse
Charles W. Clifford
Bath Iron Works May Soon Become Busy Again
Theodore Kiedeberg, now representing Bath Iron Works, reports real estate is controlled by Senator Frederick W. Hinckley and that machinery removed consists only of duplicates. He notes a working agreement lets lessees buy or lease machinery, and Hinckley’s interest promises a forthcoming industrial boom for Bath, with plans for re establishing industry not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Kiedeberg
Bath Iron Works
Bath Bron Works
Frederick W. Hinckley
Senator Hinckley
Bath
Clean-up Week Interest Prompts Sunset Park Prizes
Representative Arthur Gilman Spear of Portland, treasurer of the People’s Investment Association and Sunset Park owner, calls for Clean-up Week urging Sunset Park residents to improve grounds. He offers two prizes, $10 and $5, to the best-kept family by Aug 1, with the award around Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gilman Spear
Portland
People’s Investment Association
Sunset Park
North End
Bath
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Spear
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Guardian OF Swett Children
Bailey Island Bridge
Sagadahoc
Independent
THE
Bath, Maine
Bath Concern
Cushnoe Paper Co
Watson, Frye Co
Castine
SESW
Avard Purdy & Co
F. A. Worslbury
Varey
C. Dasenport
Gardiner
Eenee Lake
Afl
Capps
Veales
Ine
Harold Maye
Edward Singleton
David Mullen Ax Brock
Trott
Miss Whalen
Amd Reddington Reed
Miro P Whalen
Mreed
Miss Trott
Prof
Baths Riding Club
CITY
Charley W. Clifford
Rep
Treasway
Congress
Legiute
the Oldtimer
Johnson Bros Co
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