Polly With a Past Stage Hit By Local Cast
The Players at Morse high school offered Polly With a Past a three act comedy by Middleton and Bolton. Lydia Baxter Smith led as Polly with strong supporting turns by Patricia Smith Edwin Lowell and Huse. The audience enjoyed the lively production directed by Huse and benefited the girls basketball team though the show is now past.
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Polly
George Middleton
Guy Bolton
Morse High School
H. Augustus Huse
Rex van Zile
Edwin Lowell
Myrtle Davis
Patricia Smith
van Zile
Lydia Baxter Smith
Rex
Myrtle
Fred D. Hill
Samuel D. Hooper
Robert Ecké
Rowland
Mr. Ecke
Stiles
Harold Cutting
Faid
Clifford Smith
Commodore Bob
Doris Preeny
Mr. Huse
Stories of Our State at Maine Current Events Club
The Cosmopolitan club Current Events department held a meeting titled Stories of Our State. Members answered roll call with names of people in distinctive work. They supported the anti advertising campaign and invited the State Federation of Women's clubs to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Alice Magoun
Frederick W. Freeman
Charles R. Franham
Alice H. Johnson
Harriet Morse
Blaine Mansion and Maine Governor's Home History
A hundred year old Colonial house across from the state is the Blaine mansion, home to Maine governors since 1919. The public tours showcase Blaine’s study, state dining room, reception room, and items tied to Lincoln, James Russell Lowell, and the ship Maine’s gift.
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Maine
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Harriet Blaine Beale
Augusta
Grover Cleveland
Italy
Congress
U. S
United States
Abraham Lincoln
City Point
Richmond
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Berwindvale Sets Fast Newport News to Bath Voyage Record
The Berwindvale, a 6790 ton coal carrier built for the Staples Transport Co and operated from Fall River, completed a 56 hour run from Newport News to Bath setting a new record. The ship, 366 feet long with turbine cross compound engines, carries 32 crew and can load seven thousand tons. It was built at Fore River, Quincy, and is commanded by Captain Stanley P. Abbot.
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Berwindvale
Kennebec
Berwind-White Co
New York
Staples Transportation Co
Fall River
Mass
Kelley & Spear
Kennébec
Fore River
Quincy
Bath
Stanley P. Abbot
Bucksport
C. J. Pierce
Norfolk
Walter Snyder
Boston
George Perkins
Plymouth
Arthur Haskins
Providence
R. I
Abbot
Newport News
Harry G. Deering
Deering
Boothbay Harbor
Fire destroys Elliot block in Bath. owners face heavy losses
A Sunday fore-noon blaze in the Elliot block at 120 124 Front Street Bath caused extensive damage to Dr. Paul Bagdikian and Dr. Williams Whitney offices, McFadden’s drug store, and Johnson Bros. stock. Firemen under Chief Charles E. Parks fought with eight hose lines, the block’s boiler area flooded, insurers and Salvation Army volunteers aided, while crews worked to contain the flames and mitigate water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Elliot Block
Front Street
Paul G. Bagdikian
Bagdikian
Williams Whitney
Robert B. Hatch
Hatch’s Shoe Store
Hatch
John Sylvester
Johnson Bros., Inc
Mr. Hatch
Dr. Bagdikian
Engine 4
Water Street
Mr. Sylvester
Box 42
Front
Broad
Hook and Ladder
Parks
Aera
McFadden
Johnson Bros
Dr. Whitney
Salvation Army
John Warren
Elliot
John Elliot
Warren
Damage to Maine Crops by Deer and Bobcats Report
Inland Fisheries and Game commission records Deer damage to Maine crops and orchards in November at 1036 dollars, slightly above last year. Deputy Commissioner Archer L. Grover notes bounty payments of ten dollars each for sixty four bobcats, marking a small rise.
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Maine
Inland Fisheries and Game Commission
Archer L. Grover
Successful Grange Fair Draws West Bath Crowd
West Bath grange held a highly successful fair featuring a sale and card party, a harvest supper, a four act play Down in Maine, and a dance. Over 100 attended the supper and capacity crowds saw the Way Down East performance with a full cast led by Zeth Cummings and Robert Oliver. A diverse program included tables for apron goods candy and fancy articles, whist and bridge, and an evening of music and dancing.
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West Bath Grange
Maine
William H. White
Robert Oliver
Ambrose MacFa
Zeth Cummings
Ralph
New York
E. W. Haggett
Neil Wentworth
Eee - Herbert Simpson
Bingle
Mr. Holden
E. Mason Wright
Jimpsey
Charles Plummer
Mose Goffin
Eere Teers
David Henderson
Susie Cummings
Cummings
Zeth
Johanna Hodgkins
Hope Ward
Betsy Tomps
Annie Henderson
Edith Mackinnon
Vincent Henderson
E. Farrs
Issherbert Cavanaugh Pomp
Leland Plum
Percy and Small Sell Office Building in Maine Conference Deal
The Percy and Small office building at 256 Washington Street across from the ship yard was sold by Fred B. Reed agency to the Maine Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists. Frank D. Wells of Rochester New Hampshire handled the transaction. The association plans immediate alterations to convert the building into a chapel, and it includes about a half acre of land along Washington and Marshall streets.
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Percy & Small
Washington Street
Fred B. Reed
Maine Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists
Frank D. Wells
Rochester
N. H
Maine Conference Association
Washington and Marshall Streets
Clearing roadway to standpipe site
Bath Water District crews clear the right of way from High street to Potter’s Hill for a storage tank and five stand pipes. The 16 inch line climbs 100 feet to the hill as Supt. Abbott plans specifications for a 55 foot diameter by 50 foot high stand pipe with 890000 gallon capacity, with work starting in spring and some preliminary tasks this winter.
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Bath Water District
High Street
Getchell Street
Potter’s Hill
Abbott
Maine Poultry Show Opens at Portland
More than 2 000 varieties of poultry fill the 29th annual Maine State Poultry association exhibition at the Exhibition building in Portland. Representing New England, the event features the largest display of 400 birds from the Pinnacle Zoo of Meredith, plus Seabastapol geese, emmetts, black cochin bantams and spangled ole English. Judges begin evaluating classes, with the show running until Friday.
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Maine State Poultry Association
Portland
New England
Pinnacle Zoo
Meredith
N.eh
Destroyer Trippe’s long career in wartime patrols
Nineteen years after its 1907 launch, the destroyer Trippe remains active in naval operations. The article recounts her 1917-19 service with Sim’s Circus, battles with Rum Row during World War I, and her role in convoy duties, submarine hunts, and port visits from Bath Iron Works to Queenstown. It notes specifications, speed, armament, and honors linked to Lieut. John Trippe.
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United States
Trippe
Bath Iron Works
John Trippe
U.S.N
Congress
Preble
Mediterranean
U.S.S. Vixen
Henley
Rrippe
U.S.S
Atlantic
Vera Cruz
Dominican
Haitian
Newport Harbor
Stephen
Strathdene
West Point
Bloomersdijk
Chr. Knudsen
York River
Boston
Patterson
Warrington
Paulding
Jenkins and Drayton
Walke
Drayton
Dakotea
Edward Luckenbach
el Occidente
Montanan
Kanawha
U.S.S. Hancock
St. Louis
Shaw
Ammen
Flusser
Cassieppe
Oise
St. Nazaire
Belle Isle
Henderson
Finland
San Jacinto
Lenape
Antilles
U.S.S. Finland
U.S
Rowan
Jacob Jones
Bath youths win high honors at state YMCA conference
From 800 attendees across Maine, Elmer Norton of Bath was chosen president and Duncan Farrell of Bath was elected secretary and treasurer at the annual YMCA State Conference in Lewiston. Bath sent a 47 member delegation, the largest group present, as the event closed with a three program night and a Bangor-hosted next year.
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BATH
Y.M.C.A
Maine
Lewiston
Elmer Norton
Arthur C. Norton
High Street
Duncan Farrell
Harry S. Farrell
Turner's Court
Wil Os Cc
Bangor
Street Department Finances And Old Erudition Debate
The city council weekly meeting focused on the street and sewer department’s dwindling appropriation, and a public push to preserve the Erudition Schoolhouse. Auditor Allan Spear resigned. Roscoe P Higgins was elected to succeed but declined the role. The 44,550 dollar budget faces a two month shortfall. weather and snow removal drive costs, while sidewalk assessments may offset losses. Public sentiment supports saving the Erudition building, with community groups proposing restoration and permanent relocation on North Lincoln lot, pending property status.
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Allan Spear
Roscoe P Higgins
Higgins
Board of Highways and Sewers
Harold L.trocp
School House
Bath
Harry M. Huse
South End P. T. A
Lizzie B. Chaney
North End
A. C. Ni
Lincoln Streets
Park Board
Huse
Quicksall
Brunswick Road
Spear
Gilmore
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Current Events Club
Optometrist
Center Street
Governor's Home
Grange
West Bath Hall
Percy & Small Sell Office Building
Seventh Day Adventist Conference
Bath Built
Roscoe P. Higgins
Family Food Chopper
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