Old Alna Church Service Draws Large Weekend Crowd
Rev. Henry W. Webb assisted by Rev. L. A. Averill opened the Alna meeting with hymns. Mary Ellen Chase spoke on Maine heritage and coast churches. Benediction by Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick. The 1769 church features large hand hewn rafters and old pews. service highlighted deep ties to Maine history and architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alna
Henry W. Webb
Wiscasset
L. A. Averill
Worcester State College
Mary Ellen Chase
Smith College
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
New York
Mouse Island
Washington
Jonathan Ward
Wbb
John Hyser
Bluehill
Coast Line
Maine
Kittery
Eastport
Southwest Harbor
Ellsworth
Saulsbury
Christopher Wren
Sandy Point
France
Republican Women Rally in Sagadahoc County Hall
Miss Gail Laughlin of Portland spoke to about 200 supporters at City Hall about Roosevelt policies and New Deal critiques. Other speakers, including Robert Hale and Ellis Aldrich, urged straight Republican voting as the group expands toward 500 members with a September 10 election focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Laughlin
Portland
City Hall
Women's Republican Club
Sagadahoc County
Roosevelt
Brann
Maine
Robert Hale
House of Representatives
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Henry W. Butler
Horace F. Holton
Porter Congregational Church
Brockton
Mass
Wynburg
New Meadows
Mrs. Butler
Friends
NRA
Washington
Miss Laughlin
Butler
Bath Mayor Pledges Insurance Rate Reduction Push
Mayor Harold P. Small hopes a late month survey by underwriters will upgrade Bath from Class C to Class B for property insurance. He cites Bath Fire Department improvements Water District equipment and fire dam construction as factors. Underwriters are due in late August for the first survey in 10 to 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold P. Small
Bath
Bath Fire Department
Bath Water District
Small
Augusta Country Club golfers win tournament here
Bath Country club hosted the Augusta Country Club boys for their annual match against Capital City golfers. Augusta swept six of 17 foursomes and won 30-21 with several 3-0 and 2-1 results. Notable: Pete Pierce eagled the 355 yard ninth and drove tee shots to near 350 yards on number three. Postmatch lobster supper and social time followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Augusta Country Club
Capital City
Augusta
Harry H
Pete” Pierce
Joe Williams
Gene Thebeau
Charlie Sadler
Bath
Pierce
Bernie Hutchins
Frank Gilman
Hutchins
Jack Hyde
Gilman
Dr. Tyson
Tyson
Hyde
Hutchins and Hyde
Gilman and Tyson
Fogg and Simpson
Smith and White
Berry and Litchfield
Mullin
Toothaker
Brown and Fitzgerald
Partridge
Bridgham, Jr
McWater and Fisher
Bridgham
Rothwell
Pierce and
Williams
Sadler and
Thebeau
Brownell and Hersom
Babbitt and Downing
Ross and Miller
Allen and Farnham
Marco and Fuller, Jr
Brown and Williamson
Whitehouse
Littlefield
Fuller
Thompson
Goodwin and Hutchins
McCole
Andrews
Ellis and Vail
Steeves and Footer
Dougherty and Churchill
Campbell and Rice
Smith and Tozier
Adams
Smith
Carpenter
Seibert
Haggett
Henderson
Priest
McArdle
Paine
Irish
Winchenbach
Sewall
Williamson
O'Connor
Two Cars Plunge Into Deep Ditch After Collision
A Massachusetts car swerved toward Leonard Gowell of Falmouth on a road near Portland Country Club, sending Gowell into a steep ditch. Hawes of South China followed. Crile of Cleveland and Miss Minnie Bruns also veered and fell into ditches. Wilson Hawes and his five year old grandson Donald were injured and kept overnight at State Street hospital. others shaken but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Leonard Gowell
High Street
Falmouth
Portland Country Club
Gowell
F. }. Hawes
South China
Hawes
O. M. Crile
Cleveland
Minnie Bruns
Bruns
Crile
Wilson Hawes
Donald
State Street Hospital
Willis Hawes
Richard
C. C
H. A. Crile
L. C. Lang
Fatal Woolwich Dike Accident Kills Man
A Woolwich man, Alonzo B. Cromwell, 55, was killed and Bath man Daniel E. McPhee, 63, injured when a truck struck a temporary bridge on the Woolwich-Wiscasset road at 3:15 am Saturday. Dana R. McClintick, 30, of Brunswick, driver, was charged with manslaughter and pleaded not guilty. bond set at 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath
Woolwich-Wiscasset
Alonzo B. Cromwell
Daniel E. McPhee
Dummer Street
Dana R. McClintick
Mill Street
Brunswick
Harry L. Thompson
John J. Keegan
Thompson
Cromwell
McPhee
State Highway Commission
Waldoboro
Wells
McClintick
Alonzo Allen
South Harpswell
Velera Allen
R. W. McClintick
Massachusets
Mr. McPhee
General Contracting Company
Andrew S. Merrill
Garden Street
Sagadahoc Republican Women’s Club Meeting at Miss Hill’s Home
An enthusiastic Sagadahoc Republican Women’s club gathering met at Miss Mary Pelham Hill’s Topsham home Saturday afternoon. Miss Hill gave an opening address, Mrs. Henry Rich of Topsham spoke well, about 50 attendees from Topsham Bowdoin Bowdoinham and Richmond discussed enrollment-card allotments, refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Republican Women's Club
Mary Pelham Hill
Topsham
Destroyer Dewey Impresses On First Sea Trial
The destroyer Dewey built by Bath Iron Works for the United States Navy performed commendably on its first builders sea trial. The ship completed a run off Rockland and returned to Bath with officials aboard witnessing the test. A second trial was planned for Monday and a potential third later in the week before Naval Inspection Board review. Commander Harry W. Hill and nine officers were aboard for both trials. The Farragut, Dewey’s sister ship, passed on the course twice as both vessels saluted. Delivery to the Navy is expected in September at the Boston Navy Yard where a crew of more than 125 will board.
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Dewey
Bath Iron Works Corp
United States Navy
Iron Works
Rockland
Bath
Atlantic
United States Naval Inspection Board
Charles A. Blair
Harry W. Hill
New England
Boston Navy Yard
Bath centenarian goes out shopping
Miss Olive M. Thompson of 800 High street celebrated her 100th birthday at the Old Ladies Home and then went shopping for a dress with matron Mrs. Anne J. Ware. They rode to Front street in an auto, visited Senter's Inc., where she thanked Henry M. Biggins for a birthday gift of pink roses, and chose two black romaine crepe dresses in the garment department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive M. Thompson
High Street
Miss Thompson
Old Ladies
Anne J. Ware
Senter's, Inc
Henry M. Biggins
Harriette Ann Gearing
Fred R. E. Dean
Thompson
Ware
Woolwich
Bath Women Attend Meeting in Portland
Cumberland County Women's Republican club held an enthusiastic meeting at the Eastland hotel in Portland Monday evening. Attending Bath members included Mrs Arthur Sewall Mrs Henry W Butler Mrs James M Bimson Mrs Martha P Small Mrs Edmund A Rothwell Miss Jane Murphy Mrs Ingalls Miss Irene Ingalls and Miss Bessie Dickinson. Mrs Henry W Butler of Bath president spoke. Carl Meister Jr returned from New York for a visit with his parents on Washington street and plans to return to fall. Miss Louise Briggs is home from Bailey's Island for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland County
Women's Republican Club
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Bath
Arthur Sewall
Henry W. Butler
James M. Bimson
Martha P. Small
Edmund A. Rothwell
Jane Murphy
Ingalls
Irene Ingalls
Bessie Dickinson
Women’s Republican Club
Sagadahoc County
Carl Meister Jr
New York
Carl E. Meister
Washington Street
Maurice Roderick
Jackson Heights
Local Highways See Major Improvements This Season
Bath area roadwork progresses with ERA funded fills replacing wooden bridges. Whiskeay Creek and Harvard's Dock fills completed to widen and safer routes. Ingalls Hill fill adds a water source for fire protection. New Bath Country Club approach underway and Lincoln street paving partial with crushed rock pending highway route finalization. Maine Central macadam crossing at Center Street to modernize the crossing.
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Bath
ERA
Harvard
Gahan's
Ingalls’ Hill
Bath Road
Ingalls Hill
Bath Country Club
David Henderson
Country Club
Lincoln Street
Oak
Andrews Road
Harold P. Small
Bath- Brunswick
Maine Central Railroad
Center Street
Maine Central Section
Washington Street
Canning Centers See August Rush with Night Shifts
Canning centers across Augusta Waterville Lewiston and other towns report a flood of work in August. Augusta purchases string beans and corn for the State School for Girls at Hallowell driving the demand. Lewiston workers volunteer to finish tasks on Sundays while Presque Isle uses steam to boost output to 500 cans daily. The Westbrook center led by Mrs. Virginia Lamb processed 2137 cans the week ending August 16. Marriage intentions filed by Ray G Butler and Pauline H Russell. Mrs. Philip Gildart of Bangor visiting her parents in Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
State School
Hallowell
Waterville
Lewiston
Westbrook
Rumford
Sanford
Westbrook Center
Virginia Lamb
Portland
Havener to face theft charge over hens in Rockland
Jesse Havener of Waldoboro recovering from gunshot wounds at Bath Memorial hospital and will be arraigned in Rockland in recovery for theft of hens from Clarence Weaver of Washington. Angelo Lizzeo of Gage Poultry Co. Revere Mass. arraigned for aiding Havener and held on 500 bond for Knox County Superior Court. Weaver testified firing at a shadow in his hen yard. County Attorney Burrows says prison terms will be sought for convicted respondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Havener
Waldoboro
Bath Memorial Hospital
Rockland Municipal
Clarence Weaver
Washington
Angelo Lizzeo
Gage Poultry Co
Revere
Mass
Havener
Weaver
Knox County Superior Court
Bath Hospital
Jerome C. Burrows
Knox County
Doughnuts and Jelly Stolen From Outdoor Stand
A gallon jar of doughnuts and two tumblers of jelly were taken from an outside stand in front of a North end dwelling between 8 and 8 45 Thursday night without payment. The theft occurred under street lamp glare near curfew. A stranger also appeared at a back door days earlier, helping himself to food before fleeing when challenged.
Bids Opened Monday for Lighthouses on Maine Coast
Bids were opened for discarded Maine coast lighthouses in Portland. James H. Connor of West Southport bid 2250 for Hendricks Head lighthouse site with seven and a half acres. Alicia L. Connor bid 250 more. Doubling Point on Arrowsic drew 505 from Capt. G. S. Bredenberg of Everett Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Superintendent of Lighthouses
Portland
Hendricks Head
Southport
Sheepscot River
James H. Connor
West Southport
Alicia L. Connor
Arrowsic
Kennebec River
G. S. Bredenberg
Sled Hill Avenue
Everett
Mass
Mrs Wheeler Returns to West Point Camp with Mr Wheeler
Mme Van Zandt Wheeler of New York returns to her West Point camp after months away with Mr Wheeler and Fred Madsen. They plan to stay likely until after Labor Day. Mrs A Wilbur Nelson of Bronxville, guest of Mme Wheeler, receives sudden call to Chicago after death of her brother Benjamin Frederick McCutcheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. van Zandt Wheeler
New York
West Point
Mr. Wheeler
Fred Madsen
A. Wilbur Nelson
Bronxville
Mme. Wheeler
Chicago
Benjamin Frederick McCutcheon
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Old Alna
William B. Sprague
Jonathan Fisner
Jonathan
Bowdoin
Princeton
Ellsworth and
Miss Gail Laughlin
United States
Fayot
Alice
Bath Club
Flossie M. Beals
Evening Club
Park Street
Nathan E. Coffin
Robert Lucien
Lurien R. Elie
Front Street
Woolwich Dike
Daniel McPhee
U. S
Louise Briggs
Bailey's Island
Independent
Patton Free Library
John W. Gilmore
Ray G. Butler
Pauline H. Russell
Mgr. Butler
Charles C. Butler
Eva Whittaker
Miss Russell
Ernest E
Charlotte M. (Swain) Russell
South Street
Philip Gildart
Bangor
Mrs
John Hunt
Lower Middle Street
STAND
North End
D.S.T
Slezinger Boys
Ruth Hanson
WNAC
Frances Reid