Salvation Army Advisory Board Reaffirms Bath Leadership
Bath advisory board reports a year’s work at the Salvation Army with a unanimous request to keep Adjt. and Mrs. Edward J Tripp in Bath leadership. The meeting at Seydwick hotel elected Edward W. Bridgham chair, Mrs. Sumner Sewall vice chair, Ralph G. Stetson secretary, Daniel Williams treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Salvation Army
Adjt
Edward J Tripp
The
Seydwick Hotel
Edward W. Bridgham
Sumner Sewall
Ralph G. Stetson
Daniel Williams
Edwin J. Perrett
Portland
Max L. Pinansky
Tripp
Red Cross
Poor Department
William S. Newell
New York
Sumner Sewaill
Augusta
Hyde Camp Drill Team Accepts Challenge From Belfast
The T. W. Hyde Camp No. 46 Sons of Union Veterans drill team accepts a challenge from Clark Camp of Belfast for a contest in Belfast on Saturday May 1. The Maine Central bus will transport the party of over 40 including auxiliary members. Key figures include Maurice Warner commander Eurl Legard senior vice commander Forest Legard junior vice commander George Melzard patriotic instructor John Marks chaplain Gardiner Crocker oration to the flag and others. The Bath degree team stars Maurice Warner and Clarence Warner slate on the floor alongside Vernon Miller and others with Paul Swain on piano. A Massachusetts delegation will attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Union Veterans
Clark Camp
Belfast
Maine Central
Bath Camp
Maurice Warner
Eurl Legard
Forest Legard
George Melzard
John Marks
Gardiner Crocker
John Marks, Jr
Eugene Metcalf
Clarence W. Warner
Herbert Pratt
Lee Scott
Vernon W. Miller
Lynwood B Miller
Everett Crocker
Kenneth McCor
Newell Elected Scout Commissioner in Bath Meeting
William S. Newell was elected district scout commissioner of Bath with Edwin R. Andrews as deputy commissioner and Alden G. Smith as finance committee chairman at a Bath Council of Boy Scouts meeting held Sunday night at W. Dayton Hill's Washington street home. Stanley Cressey became Bath Court of Honor secretary. Guests included Herbert L Patrick and G Edward Rickheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
Bath
Edwin R. Andrews
Alden G. Smith
Glenn H Easton Keat
Hensinger
W. Dayton Hill
Frank Churchill
Harold Footer
Dwight Pierce
Elbridge Wright
Fred Higgins
Joseph O. Purdue
Edward Sewall
Earl B. Lermond
Stanley Cressey
James L McQuarrie a Pioneer in the Telephone World
James L McQuarrie of Vineyard Haven Mass is honored for introducing the telephone to Bath and for early Bath line work. His career spans Bath Portland Portsmouth Boston Chicago New York and leadership roles at Western Electric and ITT. He earned Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, held 50 years in communications, and retired in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. McQuarrie
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Bath
Ola City Hall
Long Beach
Washington
Beacon Street
Mr. McQuarrie
Portland
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston
Western Electric Co
Chicago
New York
International Western Electric Co
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Europe
Orient
Order of the Rising Sun
No Sinister Designs On Plant Or City
John W Brown of Woolwich said the CIO affiliate Industrial Union of Marine and Shipyard Workers plans a near term union drive at Bath Iron Works. He assured Bath citizens there is no alarm and that organizing will proceed gradually and legally. Louise Briggs, Mt Holyoke College sophomore, to assist at a centennial garden party May 7 and 8 and perform in college choir recitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
John W Brown
Woolwich
National Board of the
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipyard Workers
Lewiston
Brown
CIO
Bath
Mr. Bown
Louise E.’ Briggs
Edmund P. Briggs
High Street
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke
Briggs
Mt. Holyoke
Sewall
Barrows
Highway project Bath to Brunswick moves toward start
Construction of a 4 948 mile highway from Bath to Brunswick via the Witch Spring route is slated to begin within weeks after contract award. Six months is the estimated build time with bids from a dozen firms led by Hendrickson Bros Inc at 218 887 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Witch Spring
State Highway Commission
New Meadows
New Meadows Inn
West Bath
Hudson Falls
N. Y
Lane Construction Corp
Meriden
Conn
Bridge Construction Corp
Augusta
Callan Construction Co., Inc
Bristol
R. I
John McDonald Construction Co
Newton
Mass
Hendrickson Bros
S. Apera Renter
Anc
Gonlerduiiseens Saan West
Solons Adjourn After Passage of Sales Tax Bill
A state legislative body adjourned after approving a sales tax measure. The floor action occurred amid fiscal debate and committee considerations. Supporters cited revenue needs while opponents warned of consumer impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
Maine Legislature Enacts One Percent Sales Tax Plan
A one percent Maine sales tax to fund old age assistance and education was enacted, with a referendum set for Aug 16 and effect immediate if approved. The measure, a compromise, projects $2.1 million yearly and ties into grants for old age aid and schooling while exempting fuels and fertilizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Barrows
Sagadahoc Road Funds Allocated And Witch Spring Route Debate
Sagadahoc County receives 7700 dollars for 1937 38 and 5300 for 1938 39 from the road resolves for construction maintenance and repair under the State Highway Commission supervision. The commission cautions that switching to the Trolley route could forfeit funds while evaluating bids and plans for the Bath Brunswick road as part of a coastal trunk line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
State Highway Commission
Sagadaho County
Arrowsic
Bath
Bowdoinham Aes
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Topsham
West Bath
Woolwich
Maine State Highway Commission
Augusta
Bath and Brunswick
Witch Spring
Arthur Sewall
Roscoe G. Bailey
Woodman
Thurston
Federal Bureau of Roads
Washington
Maine
Lincoln Street
Mill Pond
Center Street
Sewall
Brunswick
Maine Passes Old Age Assistance Plan With $30 Cap
The Maine Legislature approved a new old age assistance program for residents six years and older who lack adequate support. Eligible individuals could receive up to $30 per month, with half funded by the federal government. Benefits depend on a state budgetary calculation and must not exceed $30 monthly while ensuring subsistence. Entrants must have five to nine years residency and may appeal denials to the Health and Welfare Commissioner. If federal funds end, the program could be suspended by executive proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Alton T. Misum
Portland
Mmaung
Maine
State Bureau of Health and Welfare
Commissioner of Healths
Welterc Hie
Maine Governor Defends Rights and Courts Amid Auburn Strike
Governor Lew Barrows told a Republican gathering in Bath that the state upholds rights of all people and Maine courts. He cited National Guard deployment during the Auburn strike, asserted martial law would be a last resort, and defended peaceful bargaining while condemning laws favoring employers.
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Maine
State of
Eaid
Lew O Barrows
Itbor
Barrows
Auburn
Barrow
Deiere
Pepe
Ager
Basra
Dietician
Peersie
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Hyde Camp
Sons of Union
Newell
Bath Council
John McInnes, Jr
Andrew Hawes
Stroudwater
James L. M’quarrie
James L. McCquarkrie
Bath Iron Works
Highway Commission
Sagadahoc County
Good Fellowship
NPE Altos
IU Cape
Bagtewe
Republican City Committee
Diesgetic
Fred W. Quimby
Masonic
Chair Queeon
Sumner Vn D. Sewall
Custy Jaren
Mars A. Jackson
J. Edward Drake
Sumner
Quimby
Sewalls
Jackson
Spiakes
Toasinaider Jackson
Borrow
Serrator
Gail Laughlin
Tts
L. Aldrich
EF. Hall
Topsfoursur
Gratz Jackson
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