Red Rolfe Visits Bath Then Shares Baseball Views
Robert A Red Rolfe Yankee third baseman spent a weekend in Bath staying with John and Mrs Parker. He discussed the Yankees prospects for next season and noted Don Brennan's relief work. Rolfe said he remains in top shape through basketball coaching and refereeing. He recalled his rise from Dartmouth and Newark to the majors and his .300 career batting mark.
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Robert A
Red” Rolfe
New York Yankees
Bath
Rolfe
Penacook
N. H
John Parker
Penacook High School
Yankees
Dartmouth College
Giants
Concord
Business College
Col. Ruppert
Mr. Rolfe
Don Heffner
Tony Lazzeri
Young Gordon
Newark
N. J
DiMaggio
Selkirk
Hoag
Henrich
Dartmouth
Mr. Parker
Albany
Joe McCarthy
Yankee
Gehrig
Dickey
Don Brennan
Augusta
Cony High
Brennan
Diamond Star
Rolf
Johnny Madden
Morse High
Parker
Second Bath fatality follows city crash in 48 hours
Weikko Wirta 26 of Arrowsic dies at Bath Memorial Hospital after walking into a sedan on Washington Street near the American Legion building. Driver Roland Crocker of Bath Iron Works is absolved of blame. Wirta died of a fractured skull and concussion after the late night incident near the Arcade arena.
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Weikko Wirta
Arrowsie
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ralph O. Dale
Wirta
Roland G. Crocker
Crescent Street
Washington Street
American Legion
Arcade Arena
Norman Watson
Bedford Street
Legion Building
Crocker
Joseph I. Smith
George McElman
John Foley
Byron Clark
Dale
Bath Iron Works Corp
Harold Swain
Chester Swain
Newell Swain
East Brunswick
Finland
Everett Wirta
Arrowsic
William B. Campbell
Campbell
Gertrude R
Douglass
Everett
Sylvia Campbell
John E. Lemont
Central Grammar School
Lemont
Maine Prepares Payments To Unemployed Under New System
Maine moves to start unemployment benefit payments after January 1 1938 as 22 states and the District of Columbia prepare the new compensation system. A $3 250 000 trust fund finances benefits while 20 state employment offices line up to register claimants and aid reemployment.
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Maine
District of Columbia
State
Clifford A. Somerville
Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission
Commission
Somerville
Alabama
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
Bath couple marks golden anniversary with city ties and service
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel L. Stover observed their 50th wedding anniversary in Bath spending their early years in the city and noting Mr. Stover's long service at Hyde Windlass Co. The piece also covers Navy orders, a housing vacancy list proposal for Bath workers, and a trivia line: the Bay of Fundy tide reaches 53 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel L. Stover
Libby Court
Seth O. Rogers
Washington Street
Oliver Street
Beacon Street
Stover
Hyde Windlass Co
Capt
John Stover
Bath
Harpswell
Windlass Company
Old Bath Iron Works
Dudley Gilman
Lincoln Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Bath Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Woodmen
Lucy Blair Baker
James Baker
Richmond
Woolwich
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
T. W. Hyde Auxiliary
Sons of Union Veterans
The
Royal Neighbors of America
Wall of Columbia Theatre Collapses After Fire
A major gale toppled the Columbia theatre wall early Monday, sending brick into the pit and down through charred floors. The south wall collapsed 3:15 am, damaging adjacent Eagle lodge rooms and surrounding vacant stores while plans for a new theatre layout were imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Theatre
Bath Aerie of Eagles
Eagles Quarters
Dalrymple & Rowe's
Rice's Shoe
Columbia
Eagles
Communism Topic Of Rotary Debate At Sedgwick Hotel
The Rotary club luncheon debated the topic That Communism is beneficial with Reverends George B. Wolstenholme and George H. Thorburn Jr presenting pro and con arguments. Wolstenholme cited benefits for Russia and a large production system, while Thorburn warned against dictatorship and civil unrest domestically. Vice President Huston chaired. music by Chester Plant. guests included Harold Page, Leon Dodge, and Bowen Torrey.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
George B. Wolstenholme
People’s Baptist Church
George H. Thorburn, Jr
Universalist Church
Russia
Mr. Wolstenholme
Thorburn
Thomas R. Huston
Fred D. Hill
Music
Chester Plant
Berry
Harold Page
Leon Dodge
Damariscotta
Bowen Torrey
Captain Lyons Marries Thelma Bradbury in Norway
Captain Harry W. Lyon U S N retired navigator for the Southern Cross voyage weds Thelma Bradbury former Norway nurse in Norway. They were married there on Wednesday.
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Harry W. Lyon
U.S. N
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Thelma Bradbury
Norway
Maine deer harvest expected to set record this year
Maine closes hunting season in most counties with officials predicting a record deer take after strong increases in southern and central areas. Officials cite abundant feed and conservation efforts, while debate grows over a uniform one month season and shifting hunting patterns.
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Maine
Washington
Hancock
Fish and Game Department
South End P T A Busy All Day Meeting
South End P T A held an all day session on Tuesday in Washington street rooms. Candy bags were prepared for district schools and a 12 lunch and 2 pm meeting occurred with Mrs. Alfred E. Carpenter presiding. Mrs. Lillian H. Fadden spoke on school health and an Amateur Theatre Guild production was planned. An eight day clock was donated by Mrs. Arthur Mayo and repairs to the Mitchell school victrola were voted. The finance committee set a December 7 meeting to fund candy bag expenses for Mitchell South Weeks and ungraded schools.
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South End
P.T.A
Washington Street
Alfred E. Carpenter
Lillian H. Fadden
P.t.a’s
Circus
Arthur Mayo
Mitchell School
John H. Hunt
Mitchell
South, Weeks
Arthur M. Bowker
Fadden
Former Yankee Red Rolfe Visits Bath With Mrs Rolfe
Third baseman Red Rolfe of the New York Yankees, praised as a top pro, visits Bath with his wife at the home of Bath schools superintendent John Parker and Mrs Parker at 83 South Street. The couple toured the area and attended a Dartmouth bootball alumni gathering while in town.
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New York Yankees
Bath
Robert
Red" Rolfe
Rolfe
John Parker
Parker
South Street
Maine Christmas Tree Harvest Gets Underway
Maine's annual Christmas tree harvest has started as dealers arrange stumpage rights and contracts. The industry relies on proper tree selection, care, and packing for transport to major markets in New York, Philadelphia, and beyond, with fir trees favored for quality and shape.
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Maine
New York City
Providence
R. 1
Springfield
Worcester
Mans
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Rai Wltc
Maine Aims for Record Winter Sports Season
The Maine Winter Sports Federation led by President H H Sampson outlines a statewide plan to expand facilities including electrically operated ski tows toboggan slides and standardized trails. Western Maine hosts the best known regional effort with 12 towns building a vast area near the western border while Camden unveils the Snow Bowl in the coast region as a premier development. Caribou Fort Fairfield Mars Hill and Presque Isle stage elaborate carnivals marking the snow season as Acadia National Park eyes winter sports potential. A major new slope near Watematesheelol near Colby College expands Maine's winter footprint ahead of Christmas.
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Maine
H. H. Sampson
Maine Winter Sports Federation
Sampson
Western Maine
Andover
Bethel
Bridgton
Casco
Fryeburg
Harrison
Norway
Paris
Rumford
Sebago
Sweden
Waterford
Camden
New England
Aroostook
Caribou
Fort Fairfield
Mars Hill
Presque Isle
Mount Deser Island
Acadia National Park
Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Mayflower
Watematle sHeol
Colby College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Rolfe
Parker Home
Charlotte Fillebrown
Com. McCall
R. F. McCall
U S. N
Times
Navy Department
Sampson, Davis and Jouett
McCall
Bay of Fundy
Canada
Rotary
South End P.T.A
Robert A. Rolfe
Red
Mrs. Rolfe
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