Ex-Gov Smith Says St Lawrence Seaway Not Practical
Former New York governor Alfred E. Smith argues in a Buffalo Times interview that the St Lawrence waterway could never pay its costs, being impractical due to yearly closures and the railroads having ended the era of water transportation. He cites the costly barge canal and notes industrial discussions with Nettleton the shoe maker about canal shipping versus rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence Seaway
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Buffalo Times
Smith
St. Lawrence Waterway
Port of
Oswego
New York Central
Mr. Smith
Nettleton
World War Veteran Veilleux Dies At City Hospital
Frederick Veilleux 42 a World War veteran who served in the Toul sector from November 1918 died at City hospital after being moved there Sunday He will receive military honors by Roland Smith post A L at his funeral Friday at two at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence Rev David L Wilson officiating He was born in Canada raised in Holyoke Mass enlisted October 7 1917 served with AEF in France July 31 1918 to April 11 1919 and later lived in Bath Maine as a blacksmith helper at Bath Iron Works until 1930 He had heart trouble recently survived by wife and daughter Doris Also notes on local employment plans and a school prize at Bangor High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Veilleux
Toul
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Freddie” Veilleux
Veilleux
Canada
Holyoke
Mass
France
Bath
Bath Iron Works
C. Gill Brown
E. E. Hanley
Gardiner
Lena Patten
Winthrop
Augusta
Joshn Blake
Massachusetts
Viola Coombs
Blake
Coombs
Portland
Farm Bureau
Emily Rideout
George Cutler
Helen Britt
Norman Rowe
Lottie Cobb
China
Mr. Rowe
George Rowe
State Grange
City Hall
Charles R. Berry
William S. Given
Emily
Cozmbs
K. of P
Evelyn Hackett
George S. Leavitt
Ernest H. Card
Travers
Superior Court
Richard Brown
John Edward
Bowdeinham
Kendall Block
Main Street
W. D. Hutchins Co
Elisha Webber
Charles E. Woodworth
Mr. Woodworth
William Woodworth
Long Branch
Bondsinham Ridge
Robert
J. N. Palmer
W. H. Gould
Village Cemetery
A. S. MacDougal
Melvin Curtis
Richmond
George Hamilton
Ralph Purington
Boston
John Purington
Dean
Winfield Lowell
Lowell
Ruth McEwen
L. P. Temple
Frank Shaw
South Portland
Frank T. Siegars
John Denham
South Freeport
Denham
Verina Denham
Maxwell Ward
Clinton
Edwin Denham
Emma Millay
Brunswick Hospital
John Maher
Frank Heath
Herbert Heath
Bath employment ad seeking two men for work
An old reliable concern offers work in Bath for one or two men aged 20 to 45. Pay is $20 per week. Requires good references. Apply to Box N, c.o. Times, T2-15-2t.
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Bath
C.o. Times
Central Grammar School Pupils Present Christmas Benefit
Central Grammar School sixth to eighth graders stage a Christmas program Thursday at 3 30 pm to raise funds for Christmas dinners. Teachers Miss Duprey Miss Dyer assisted by several staff planned plays poems and songs featuring many named students and performers.
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Central Grammar School
Genevieve Duprey
Doris P. Dyer
Gagnon Located in Quincy Over Liquor Truck Case
Sheriff Albert Henderson was notified that David Gagnon aged 25 of 23 Des Moines Road Quincy Point has been picked up in Quincy. Gagnon is accused of illegal transportation tied to a big motor truck seized at Blind Crossing carrying 350 cases of liquor. He faces a Bath court on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henderson
James H. Whelan
Quincy Police
David Gagnon
Des Moines Road
Quincy Point
Henderson
Gagnon
Blind Crossing
John P. Crosby
Bath
Massachusetts
Maine
Poney
Crosby
John J. Keegan
Dog saves family from Washington Street fire
Freddie the police dog woke Mrs Frances A Boucher and her 15 year old son Richard during a kitchen blaze at 769 Washington Street. The dog’s actions allowed them to escape before the fire spread, though the upstairs kitchen and day bed were damaged and clothing and cash were lost. Fire officials cited wiring or rats as likely causes. The restaurant downstairs remained undamaged.
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Freddie
Frances A. Boucher
Richard
Washington Street
Washington and
Vine Streets
West Bath Grange Fair Sets Varied Evening Program
A West Bath Grange fair features a Thursday eight o clock program at Grange Hall with an afternoon sale and card party, a six to seven thirty supper, and a dance. The entertainment includes Grange orchestra, vocal solos, readings, a burlesqued pantomime Romeo and Juliet, a rural one act play Detour Ahead, and multiple musicians and readers gathered from Grange members.
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West Bath Grange Hall
West Bath Grange
Grange Orchestra
Bernice K. Sturtevant
Grange Talent
Francis S. McPherson
J. J. Rancour
Brunswick
Carrie Cary
Sturtevant
Dorothy A. Welch
Edith G. Gott
Mrs. Cary
Rancour
David S. Henderson
Harold E. Freeman
Robert W. Oliver
John M. Howe
Reading
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Mr. McPherson
Polly MacManus
Linda Ramsey
Sophie G. Greenblatt
David Ramsey
Joseph N. Day
James Moorhead
Bath Bowlers Triumph Over Brunswick in Park Alleys Match
Bath team of bowlers defeated Brunswick town rollers by 137 pins at Park alleys on Friday night, following a previous 18-pin win at Funswick. Poke Farrar led with 294 for three strings, while Whitey Lothrop had 287 and Dall 286 for Brunswick, with Dall posting the high individual string of 118.
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Bath
Brunswick
College Town Rollers
Park Alleys
Funswick
Farrar
Bowdoinham Happenings From Wednesday to Tuesday
Bowdoinham reports a week of local notices and social events. Mrs. E P Gile received word of Miss Mary Favour’s death in Natick Massachusetts. Electa chapter O E S planned a Christmas tree at Masonic hall. Various residents visited, meetings, sales, and charity drives are noted along with marriages births and local incidents. A Studebaker collision near Dunham's corner caused minor injuries.
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Ackley
Upton
John Purington
Ella Purington
Evelyn Hackett
Portland
J. Hall Denham
Henry E. Cornish
Frank Heath
Mary Heath
Pleasant Street Bridge Club
R. D. Purinton
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham Post Road Social Notes
Mrs Laura Whitmore of Hallowell spent part of last week with her friend Mrs Annie Cobb. Mr and Mrs Ernest Curtis visited relatives in Richmond Sunday. Mr and Mrs W S Given Mr and Mrs Chester Jack attended State Grange events in Augusta. Miss Evelyn Heath stayed with Mrs David Graves in Richmond last week. Billy Cornish illness after appendectomy recovering. Otis Schroeder and mother visited E D Cornish. Mrs Mary Jenkins boarding with Mrs Eila Baker in Richmond. Bertha and Mabel Heath visited grandmother Mary Heath Saturday and Sunday. Freddie Merrifield visited his brother in Hallowell recently.
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Laura Whitmore
Hallowell
Annie Cobb
Ernest Curtis
Richmond
W. S. Given
Chester Jack
State Grange
Augusta
Evelyn Heath
David Graves
Bowdesinham
Billy Cornish
Otis Schroeder
E. D. Cornish
Mary Jenkins
Eila Baker
Bertha
Mabel Heath
Mary Heath
Freddie Merrifield
Christmas Event at Judah Small School in Richmond
North Bowdoin A D Chase visits Richmond as townsfolk plan Christmas festivities. A Christmas tree and entertainment are set for the Judah Small school with singing lessons led by Miss Glines on Thursday night. Local residents including F B Douglas and families attend events and visitors frequent Bowdoin Center and Maple Hearst farm as Sagadahoc grange attracts new members.
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A. D. Chase
Richmond
Judah Small School
Miss Glines
F. B. Douglas
A. N. Reid
Oscar Douglas
Little Phyllis
Lewiston
Donald Jasper
East Bowdoin
Henry Wright
Bowdoin Center
Marion Glines
Wallace Rideout
Maple Hearst Farm
F. B. Douglass
J. 8. Reid
O. E. Douglass
Phyllis
J. T. Sanders
Bath
H. F. Chase
Bowdeinham
Elmer Gowell
Sagadahoc Grange
To the Point Complaining Customer Thais lawn mower
Gord Hardware filed a complaint over a lawn mower bought last summer claiming it has many issues and remains unresolved despite repeated repairs and promises from the hardware merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gord Hardware
Man Pledges Probation After Burglary Attempt
A 26 year old Bath man tried to break into McCabe's grocery on Washington street Tuesday night to feed his hungry family. He was caught by proprietor Alfred McCabe and neighbor Norman McDonald. Judge Keegan placed him on one year probation after noting there is a poor department to assist such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan
McCabe
Washington Street
Alfred R. McCabe
Norman McDonald
Bath
Keegan
Original member Stinson marks 33rd Bath Fire anniversary
Ernest M. Stinson, clerk of Hose Co. No. 1, is the lone original member of Bath Fire Department Southend unit. The group, about 20, held a lobster supper at the hose house on Marshall Street to celebrate the unit’s 33rd anniversary. Guests included substitute members. menu featured lobster stew by Ellery E. Whittemore and was prepared by steward Edward M. Robbins. After eating, cigars were lit and attendees shared reminiscences and cards in a social wrap.
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Ernest M. Stinson
Hose Co. No. 1
Southend
Bath Fire Department
Hose House
Marshall Street
Edward M. Robbins
Ellery E. Whittemore
Carey to Speak at Grace Church Men’s Club
The Grace Church Men’s Club selects County Attorney elect John P. Carey Jr. as speaker for Thursday. The committee hopes for strong attendance as no meeting will be held on December 22.
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Grace Church Men’s Club
W. P. Hill
John Freeman
Walter Hill
John P. Carey, Jr
Fuller Funeral Held At Home In Washington Street
The funeral of Charles P. Fuller was held Wednesday at two in the afternoon at his home on 674 Washington Street. Rev. David L. Wilson of Central church officiated. Bearers were Harry Couillard George P Larrabee Albert Pollard and Charles Thayer all brothers in law. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles P. Fuller
Washington Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Harry Couillard
George P. Larrabee
Albert Pollard
Charles Thayer
Oak Grove
Two Young Contestants Win Atwater Kent Audition
Miss Lydia Summers of New York City and Wilson Angel of Winston Salem were each awarded 5000 in the Atwater Kent radio audition. Lewiston officers responding Friday night to a Bates street house encountered a confusing scene as one man lay on the floor and another’s leg appeared from under a bed, only to reveal an artificial limb. The other man was later found intoxicated and jailed after being taken from the wagon to the cell room.
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Lydia Summers
New York City
Wilson Angel
Basso
Winston-Salem
N. C
Atwater Kent
Thayer
Lewiston
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Senter’s, Inc
Velvet
Mr. Nettleton
Paramount Publix Theatre
Ruth Chatterton
George Brent
Norma Shearer
Frederic March
Leo Carillo
Thelma Todd
Wild Horse
MESA
Randolph Scott
Sally Blane
Eric Linden
Sidney Fox
City Hospital
Bar Harbor
Odd Fellows Building
John H. Stafford
Mt. Desert Island
Oracle
Bangor High School
Charles E. Taylor
Robert Donnell
Bethlehem
Florence Leeman
Nga Stetie
TD Draye
Jake
Jack Keegan
Harold, Burns
George Gallant
Rebecca Miller
Frances Wallace
Elizabeth Eaton
Virginia Armstrong
Ted Cain
Caine
Cselanex
George Moody
Doris Perry
Eileen Jones
John Wakefield
Mexicols Ciy Ic
Franklin Cromwell
Fiomagtig Gorda Cree
Olive Ripley Palestine
Avo
Isabel Gediman
Scandinavia
Alma Johnson
Bennett
Mary Tourtillette
Jane Stevens
Edward Cohen
Eleanor Gasser
Curem Quickly
Arthur Payne
Jack Frost
Franklin Melville
Walter Arsenault
Brownie
Hugh Fleming
Fairy Youngheart
Frances Quinn
Girleneesen
Alice Coleman
Harold Stanton
Thelma Fogg
Rosetta
Kathleen Lewis
Louise Norton
Barbara Kenney
Lillian Goodwin
Mary Darrah
Ruth Shellenbarger
Charles Genthner
Maurice Glidden
Albert Alley
George Sarkis
Jack Crashy
Phyllis Darrah Flommel
Harold Rowe
Bear
David Gavagan
Watch Dog
Arthur Young
Santa
Gordon Pinkham Christmas Carols
BAY State Police
Quincy
Sheriff’s Department
West Bath Fair
Grangers
Moorhead
Charles
Chuck) Allen
RECAA
Aes
Bath Lothrop
Weer
Philbrick
Morton Weybrant
Bath Department Store
Center Street
Bowdoinham Post Road
North Bowdoin
Ernest Stinson
Carey
C. P. Fuller
Rings&s
Harriman
Optometrist
Jewelers
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