Aldermen table resignation of William V. Percy
William V. Percy submitted his resignation as an overseer of the poor at the city council meeting last week. The motion to table the communication called for the full board to appear later. The minutes note appropriations for armory upkeep and other municipal matters while Alderman Oliver praised Bath’s playgrounds for children and urged clearer traffic signs.
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William V. Percy
Overseers of the
Mr. Percy
Arel
Col. Dummer Sewall
C. A
Committee On
High
Bath
Washington Street
Corliss
Committee On Water and Water Works
City Treas
Hall Way
Rota Iscat
Pres. Quimby
Dean
Charles R. Oliver
Oliver
Maine
Tides Create Thrills on Bath to Woolwich Ferry
Passengers aboard the Gov. King ferry from Bath to Woolwich faced a dramatic near miss as extremely high tides and strong currents slammed the ship against the dock. The forward gates broke, trimming to repairs for some gingerbread work and a bent auto mudguard, yet no injuries occurred and service continued.
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Gov. King
Bath
Woolwich
Bath State Ferry
Auction Called Off Private Sale To Follow
Bidding at Wednesday's sale of houses in the North end brick project built by the Emergency Fleet Corp now owned by the People's Investment Association failed to satisfy the owners. Only one house sold to no bidder, and the overall property received no offers, leading to a private sale plan. Peter Kyle of F O Bailey Co Portland acted as auctioneer.
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North End
Emergency Fleet Corp
People’s Investment Association
Peter Kyle
F. O. Bailey Co
Portland
Do We Need It A Rockland Man Faces Long Bath Bridge Wait
A Rockland man spent two and a half hours crossing the Bath to Woolwich route as cars stretched for miles in both directions. The piece questions whether such conditions justify voting for the Kennebec bridge, reflecting local transport concerns and public opinion.
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Rockland
Bath
Kennebec Bridge
Rockland Courier Gazette
Marine Studies Feature Work of M'Mahan Artist
Philip Little visits MacMahan for his 18th year painting marines with old square riggers and fast fishing schooners under sail. His works include watercolors and canvases shipped from Salem and planned exhibits at the Guild of Boston Artists. Many guests and extended family visit his summer home as weddings and parties are noted aboard.
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Philip Little
Salem
Mr. Little
Minneapolis
Guild of Boston Artists
MacMahin
F. Hoffman
Hoffman
Vravost
Elizabeth
N. J
Caroline Simpson
Charles Baker
Arthur Nye
Worcester
Ernest H. Wood
Paul B. Morgan
John D. Baldwin
Harry Lowe
Ralph Plaisted
Frank Bragg
Orono Pulp and Paper Co
Bangor
W. HL. Wheeler
New York
Philip Little, Jr
Philip
Charles
Gerhard Flintermann
Peter
Orange
Lily Roberts
Horace Thayer
Barbara
Haverford
James S. Rogers
Eleanor
Jerome E. Wideman
West Walm Beach
Fla
Rogers
MacMahan
Wally Newlin
Barton
Miss Newlin
Admiral Sims
L. I. Masters
E. W. Bliss
B. B. Anderson
Ferry
Francis Johnson
Fanny
Eliot
Oswego
N. Y
Allen Whittemore
West Park
Edward Nealley
Harvard
Massachusetts National Guard
Frederick
The
Athletic Association
White Court
President Coolidge
Little
Arthur Little
Philip Bird
Camden
Frank V. Hill
Brooklyn
Harold S. MackKaye, Esq
Ray Burkhardt
Cincinnati
Lichen Lodge
William DV. MacKaye
F. L. Reazer
Bermuda
Benjamin J. Spock
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
H. A. Nealley
Newton
Maine
Canada
Traffic officers go on duty at ferry
John Place former Bath patrolman engaged Saturday to handle traffic at the State ferry. He started at Woolwich end then Bath shore before relief by Harry L Thompson. Harold L Adams elected constable and named clerk at police headquarters to free City Marshal Hall for field work. Postmaster Owen solicits bids for emergency service trucks with bid opening set for August 20.
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John Place
Bath
State Ferry
Woolwich
Harry L. Thompson
State Highway Police
Harold L. Adams
Hall
Egypts craft incubators endure for thousands of years
Egypt uses home made chicken incubators for generations, a practice so old that hens have forgotten how to set eggs. The claim reflects ancient poultry husbandry traditions and the enduring role of improvised technology in Egyptian farming.
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Egypt
Public urged to scrap ships as essential for future shipping
William Francis Gibbs of Gibbs Bros. Inc. argues that idle wartime ships must be scrapped to rebuild a viable American merchant fleet. He cites Senator Fletcher’s view, warns public opinion is misled by appearances, and urges education on the need for new tonnage and a clear plan for ship disposal. Capt. Perry A. Colby returns to Bath and resumes work on the State ferry in Maine.
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William Francis Gibbs
Gibbs Bros. Inc
Newark
Fletcher
Florida
I Metcher
Cain
Hudson River
James River
Congress
United States
Perry A. Cobby
New England
Bath
Portland
Colby
Coss
Shipframe sale to cut up for wood by local buyer
Percy & Small sold the frame of a four masted schooner to G. Bailey, a local truckman, for wood. Bailey plans to cut up most of the frame for firewood to heat next winter and use part of it for lumber.
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Percy & Small
G. Bailey
Bailey
Maine to vote December 7 on two acts
Governor Brewster issued a proclamation for a special election on December 7 to decide on two Maine Legislature acts. One defines acceptable milk grades and bans other time standards for towns and municipalities. Petitions with 10,000 signatures request a referendum on these questions.
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Brewster
Maine
State Department
Special election ballots ordered for September 14
The state will print 652 556 general ballots and 1 080 absent voters ballots for the September 14 special election. Sagadahoc will have 16 200 regular and 277 absent ballots. Two ballot sets go to each precinct, one 10 days prior and a second three days to a week later. Sixty ballots per 50 votes from the prior governor election. Questions include two constitutional amendments on highway and bridge bonds and a referendum on Dexter PV Inc for tidal power and interjurisdictional power transmission.
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Sagadahoc
Kennebec River
Bath
Woolwich
Dexter Pv, Cooper, Incorporated
Bay of Fundy
Western Union President attends Bath yacht launch
Newcomb Carlton of The Western Union Telegraph Co. visits Bath to witness the launch of the Charmian, the Seawanhaka class yacht built at Bath Iron Works. The Charmian is the 13th of 16 yachts for the New York Yacht Club, with Carlton returning to New York soon after delivery.
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Newcomb Carlton
New York
Western Union Telegraph Co., Inc
Bath
Charmian
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Carlton
New York Yacht Club
Paul Hammond
Venturer
Howard Wesson
Springfield
Mass
Flying Fish
W. F. Carey
Sea Fox
W. H. Whitehouse
Newport
Seven Seas
Van
Merle Smith
Margaret Mary
John Bussert
Ahyee
Dave H. Morris
Acushla
G. M. Heckseher
Seafarer
Parker Corning
Fei Sein
Irving Cox
Saghaya
Howard C. Smith
Nokomis
W. A. W. Stewart
Christmas Cove Colony A Lively Place Just Now
Christmas Cove thrives with full cottages and Holly Inn at 103 rooms, visitors in native homes, festive dances at the casino, and a popular Venus Swimming Pool. Notable guests include Charles M. Lincoln, J. McCullen, and the Autograph Library’s Larry Chittenden, with hundreds of celebrated names in a unique public library.
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Christmas Cove
Holly Inn
Cosey
French McFarland
Casino
Anita Lees
Brick Church
N.Y
Harriet Ainsworth
Venus Swimming Pool
New York
Boston
Portland
John Haydock
Boothbay
Library Observatory
Conrad
Jos. Conrad
Charles M. Lincoln
J. K. Gilder
Bath
Montclair
Gilder
Fisher Girls
Joseph McCullen
Philadelphia
Arthur Cooper
Auburn
Arthur Staples
Autograph Library
Alpheus White
White
Howe
Emery
Casey
Sands French
Santa Claus
Autograph
Graham Parsons
T. M. Burguieres
William Kk. Pinkham
Lewiston Maine Journal
Larry Chittenden
Texas
Chittenden
Theo. Roosevelt
Lyman “Abbott
Woodrow — Wilson
Booth Tarkington
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Edwin Markham
Pres. Coolidge
Edward W. Bok
Henry van Dyle
Margaret Sangster
Holman Day
Joe Lincoln
FF. G. Gehring
William Bingham 2d
John Farrar
the Bookman
Ida Clyde Clarke
Pictorial Review
National Arts Club
Kennebec Bridge Broadcast Plans From Bath Committee
A Kennebec Bridge association committee in Bath arranges two programs of music, speeches, and features to be broadcast from WCSH at Congress Square hotel in Portland. The broadcasts will promote the proposed Bath to Kennebec Bridge and precede the upcoming vote in September.
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Kennebec Bridge Association of Bath
WCSH
Congress Square
Portland
Grams
Kennebec
Bath
Descendants of Pioneers Held Unique Dromore Reunion
Rainy morning gave way to sunshine as about 125 descendants gathered at Dromore to renew ties. The event featured tables, coffee, songs, talks on family lines from Rogers and Crosby clans, poems, papers, and performances, with many distant attendees from Bowdoinham to Portland and beyond. The meeting closed with plans to make it an annual affair and a strong sense of shared heritage lingered.
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Grace Dickinson
William Perry
J. D. Lastmillan
Doris
Clara Perry
Corrinne Berry
Elwell
Crosby
Martha Cutting Rogers
Calvin W. Rogers
Walter Rogers
Cynthia Rogers
Margaret Peterson Quinlan
Arlene Perry
Portland
Miss Perry
Helen Clinto
Lincoln Rogers
Cuathance
Mandalay
Henry Litchfield
Henry W. Butler
Butler
Adam
Philip Milliken
Verey Mitchell
Alice Winkham
Arabine Hall
Mary Hall
Bowdoinham
Mason Lemont
A. S. Tarbox
Ernest A. Allan
Walter Lemont Tarbox
Washington, D. C
Harry C. Webber
Whippsburg
Annie Hill
Bristol
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Ernest Blaisdell and Son
Leland
Philadelphia
William FF. Pinkham
Lewiston
Florence Pinkham
New York
James
Verry
Sebasco
James BK
Perry
Meadowbrook
F. S. Bowker
Alvena Oliver
Owen FE. Rogers
Marcia Crosby
Elwell Crosby
John B. Crosby
Alicia
Peter
Crosby Clinto
Harry Peterson
J. D. Eastman
Margaret Quinlan
Ann
Helen Rogers
Janwica Plain
E. O. Day
Lois M. Day
Woolwich
J. W. Reid
Cathrice
James B. Drake
J. Edward Drake
J. Edward Drake Jr
Bath
Reginald Loimbard
Debora
Alva Jewett
West Bath
Calvin Rogers
Jane Lemont
Orvile Pinkham
Seymour Pinkham
Harry Thompson
Merline Thompson
Percy Mitchell
William Terry
Doris Perry
B. O. Day
Martha Rogers
Mary Hill
Grange Hall
Margaret Rogers Adams
John LB. Dickinson
Dickinson
Corinne Berry
Bath Battery Shows Fine Marksmanship at Practice Range
About 25 members of Battery H responded to the call at the Brunswick rifle range for a Saturday practice. Capt. Horace McClure led the group, two‑per‑tent bivouac, with eleven men scoring above 30 from prone and six from sitting positions at 200 yards. Five top shooters will be sent to the State shoot, with plans for a repeat session next week announced at Battery H drill. Also notes Miss Lida Hathorne’s return to Augusta State House after two weeks with relatives.
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Battery H
Brunswick Rifle Range
Horace McClure
Bath
George Worrey
Edward Johnson
Sergt. Holmes
Sergt
Chamberlain
Edward Hartnett
Harold Holmes
Frank Higgins
Robert Johnson
J. Horace McClure
Charles Lemont
Charles Dutton, Jr
Harold Deering
Sibel
Gordon Harrington
Theodore Burns
de Eron
Inasaepalath
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Bath Trust Co
Ween Wees
Bath Nat'l. Bok
First Nat'l Bok
Woolwich Dock
M’mahan
City
Marshal’s Office
H. W. Owen
Lontract
Western Union
Bath Iron Works
Diamond W
Charles E. FF. McCann
Bre F. L. Crocker
Calliope
Clara Foss Tae
Christmas Cove Colony
Dromore
Little Cemetery
Phippsburg
James B. Lemont
Joseph Lemont
William Litchfield
Fort Worth
Mary Pelham Hill
Topsham
Frances Daley
George L. Cutting
Charles Cutting
Nellie Q Cutting
Joseph Perry
Arlene
Dorothy Perry
H. W. Cutting
Bishop
Brunswick
Lida Hathorne
State House
Augusta
Christine Hawthorne
Wilmot Dodge
Wiscasset
Stormtight
Johnson Bros Co
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