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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
2
Edward K. Thompson of West Bath and Edna L. Dunton of Boothbay were married Saturday night by Rev. David L. Wilson. The groom’s brother Perry L. Thompson and the bride’s sister attended. The couple settled in a Berry’s Mill Road bungalow in West Bath.
Mr and Mrs George Curtis of Dortmouth New Hampshire and Mr and Mrs Edward Curtis with daughter of Portland were Sunday guests of their aunt Mrs Miles Merry of Shimmer Street. They were with their mother Mrs Obes Curtis who stays with her son George in Portsmouth. Miss Eunice Lyford of New York City employed by The Texas Co is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Lyford of Mount Vernon for annual vacation ending soon.
West Bath Red Cross members and their spouses were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Noyes of Everett Massachusetts at their Sabino summer home for a third consecutive year. A luncheon featured baked beans cabbage salad cold meats beet pickles and desserts with tables inside and on the porch. The group voted to meet in three weeks at the West Point summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Abner C. Johnson with Mrs. Fanny Thurlow assisting.
The Near East Relief announces a 4,000,000 dollar overseas budget for next year directed by State Director William Mort Jessop. Maine receives a proportionate share as the work shifts from famine relief to reconstruction including malnutrition, malaria, education, and living-condition improvements.
The Bath Water District plans a culvert and retaining wall to protect Maine Central track mains near Woolwich ferry as Kennebec bridge work requires railroad fill. Bids for culvert, wall, pier open at 1 pm August 19. project expects 15 cubic yards concrete 32,500 pounds reinforcing steel and 650 cubic yards excavation.
During a Center Street discussion, Mayor Cahill raised the danger of high speed fire truck responses to alarms. He cited the intersection of Center Water and Front Elm as risky after witnessing Chief Parks topple when the truck sped from Water Street. He noted similar speed reductions in other cities.
A man recently returned from vacation is pressed to lend ten by another, who then mocks the request as a miracle. The brief item notes social awkwardness and casual manipulation in a compact local vignette.
A Woolwich and North Woolwich birthday gathering featured Albert Trott and Gordon Parker with a clam bake and ghost stories. Numerous locals and visitors from Lewiston Bath Framingham Medford Topeka Waterville Bangor Swarthmore Swarthmore Pa shared in hospitality and extended visits, with town news of schoolhouse improvements and local illnesses.
Joseph Comeha of Liberty spent time with family over the weekend. Helen Lilly visited her aunt Ada Perry at Pigeon Cove Massachusetts. The Star club of Dresden Mills plans an annual sale at Week's hall Cedar Grove on August 17. Joseph Comeha and family vacationed in Waldoboro.
Mrs J Edward Pomeroy of Court Street returned Wednesday from Darts mouth New Hampshire where she had been visiting her sister Mrs Robert Gilker for a month.
The Maine governor warns forest fire conditions are severe due to drought and resemble the 1921 crisis. Firefighters battle fires statewide at high cost. a continued drought could force forest closures and endanger lives. Motorists campers and woodsmen are urged to avoid building fires and cooperate with fire wardens.
City imposes nightly parking ban on Center Street from 6 30 p m to 9 30 p m to reduce fire hazards and allow unobstructed access for trolleys and fire equipment. Alderman Troop and Mayor Cahill pressed for action after safety concerns about narrow streets and wooden buildings.
Four agencies from federal to city level coordinated after a suspected bootleg liquor shipment from Bucksport toward Bowdeinham vanished en route. Federal Prohibition Director Seth May and State Police chief Field led efforts to contact deputies and watch ferries and bridges including Bath area crossings. No arrests were reported as officers investigated the missing load and potential hiding places.
Local committee for the Maine Three Quarter Century club plans auto transport for the first reunion in Augusta on August 30. Reply postcards go to all members to gauge turnout and canvass cars. groups asked to cooperate include Roland H. Smith post AT L Battery Hi 249 Masonic bodies Rotary Colonial Cosmopolitan clubs. Those offering a car should contact Mr Teeling at his home by telephone 238 for registration. Previous Maine communities arranged transport for elderly members last year.
At the annual meeting Birch Point Village Corporation elected trustees Roy F. Shackford Frank P Brien Oscar F Williams Harry Richardson and J Edward Drake Drake was chosen chair Shackford secretary and Daniel Williams treasurer The treasurer reported the corporation in excellent condition with greatly improved roads and cordial relations with West Bath The fall and winter regulations on hunting or corporation property were adopted.
Portland officials report 55 of 322 pumps failed accuracy tests. Sealer C. V. Fickett orders daily testing by operators, with penalties for false weights and unsealed pumps. Tests and seals must occur on changes or replacements, or buyers suffer short measure losses.
In 1820 Maine entered the Union without cook stoves. People cooked at the fireplace and brick oven, using large backlogs of hardwood and kindling. Iron cranes swung pots near the fire while kettles hung from andirons, and bread and beans baked in the andiron oven for superior flavor.
Two Bath women presented a delightful musical tea at the Wiscasset Woman's club in Lincoln county. Mrs. Brenda Hill sang several numbers with Miss Carrie Shaw on piano, offering Chopin and Beethoven pieces plus encores. Mrs. Wetherly of Castine spoke for the Maine Federation of Woman's clubs as the well attended event proved a great success.
Sept Mallison of McClintic Marshall Co contractors for the Kennebec bridge superstructure was in Bath on Thursday en route from Boston to Quebec. Company representatives are not expected for another month and headquarters will be at Texas yard.
Skunks are effective mousers and also feed on grasshoppers crickets locusts and other insects according to the readable text.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, once nearly inaccessible, now hosts a new trail down to the river and features the Boulder Canyon dam dream. Oil wildcatters have drilled a 2035 foot well at Crane Creek, Moab area, proving the canyon’s wild engineering feats and the evolving petroleum frontier.
A brief note explains that the simple axioms of courteous behavior guide conduct. It emphasizes respect, patience, and consideration in daily interactions, shaping how individuals respond to others and handle conflicts. The text underscores universal etiquette across settings.
The guiding principle stresses careful driving with attention to pedestrians and other road users. It underlines patience, warning against distraction, and consistent caution to prevent accidents and protect lives.
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