West Bath Pupil Christmas Program and School Closures
West Bath pupils and teachers plan an evening entertainment and Christmas tree at Littlefield with a gift exchange and a long program featuring recitations songs and pantomimes. Lowell school closes Friday for a two week vacation and local residents attend Grange meetings as clashes with Bath events continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
R. Wayne Gardner
Charles Haggett
John Colugh
Clyde Nash
Esquire Hawley
Lowell School
Texas
Bath Iron Works
Charles Foote
John Foote
Morin
Everett Lemont
State Grange
Bangor
West Bath Grange
William McCullough
Bertha
Boston
Bath
Grange
Ernest E. Williams
Miles Purington
FE. W. Haggett
Superintendent of Schools
Edwin W. Haggett
Giles
Bowdoinham
W.F. Simpson
Power Boat Fire Off Seguin Coast Forces Rescue
A Rustler and Gatherer crew battled heavy seas after a power boat fire near Seguin. Coast Guard and local crews towed the disabled vessel into Boothbay Harbor while rescuing men in a dory two miles through rough water. The Rustler, reportedly carrying about 500 gallons of gasoline, may have sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tage One
Damariscore
Boothbay Harbor
Yopham
Dory
Seguin
Coast Guard
Berry
Rustler
Clarence Thompson
Winder Torfason
Robert Lundstrom Cook
Port Clyde
R. H. Perkins
Robert Garrison
Bath
Sale of Cabot Mill Seems a Probability
Announcement in Brunswick states Farwell Mills offers 329 per share for Cabot Manufacturing stock if 4000 shares are presented. Cabot directors accept and urge others to sell. Management and selling house retained. Potential ownership change implies mill expansion and Cabot’s status as Brunswick’s largest industry with about 600 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Farwell Mills
Cabot Manufacturing Co
The
Cabot Co
Lisbon
Dunnings Return From Border Visit to Sonora
Mr and Mrs John G Dunning returned to Bangor after a trip through Mexico California and Kansas they crossed the border at Douglas into Sonora with no unrest observed in Nacozari and Vilares and found friendly US allied activity. They noted copper mining by Macatazuma company and American leadership in Sonora industrial life while recalling US troops near Douglas and the broader border situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Dunning
Bangor
Mexico
California
Kansas
Dunning
Boston
Savannah
Georgia
Douglas
Arizona
Walter H. Triplett
Nacozari and
Vilares
Sonora
Nacozari
Macatazuma, Copper Company
New York
Nacorizari
Chinanten
Orient
Pilares
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific
Mrs. Dunning
United States Butter Industry Shifts From Farm to Factory Output
The USDA reports butter production exceeds a ton each minute, with factory butter expanding since 1880 while farm butter peaks around 1900. Factory output grows faster than foreign countries, and renovated butter declines due to dwindling low quality farm butter supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Crosby family attends Boston vocal recital at Jordan Hall
Ex mayor and Mrs Elwell le Crosby travel to Boston to hear their daughter in law Mrs CarlK Crosby of New York perform at Jordan Hall on Thursday night.
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Elwell le Crosby
Boston
Carlk Crosby
New York
Jordanhall
Fs i
Winnegance Fishermen Welcome Ice Induced Camp Growth
Four below zero grips local piles but signals optimism for smelt fishermen as ice thickens near the bridge and camping on the ice is expected to rise. Fishermen shifted from canvas to tar paper shelters. many smelts shipped bring in dollars. Community notices: Evening Workers meet at Mrs Albertha Williams. church services led by Men’s Bible class. Christmas program at Phippsburg side school. various residents noted for illness travel or visits. The Morse saw mill at Winneganee shuts for winter due to ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertha Williams
Harry Blaisdell
Bath City Hospital
Phippsburg
Alfred Oliver
Harry CC
Williams
People’s Church
Ernest M. Holman
Elm Street Baptist Church
Ernestine Spencer
Chicago
Llewelyn Adams
Agnes Benner
Camden
Seymour Hayden
Joshua Tibbetts
Barker
Hattie Morse
Isazaar
Iness
Albert B. Storer
Emily Morse
Charles Perkins
Walter (. Perry
Roy Trask
Albert
Grace Trask
Court Street
Eugene Spinney
Boston
Morse
Winneganee
Chorister Perkins given surprise birthday at church
Choir members at Corliss Street Church surprised chorister James Perkins at his home on his 78th birthday. About 20 friends attended as four disguised women sang old folk songs. Rev. Clarence M. Fogg honored Perkins with a mascot dog and electric flashlight while Mrs. Perkins received carnations and chocolates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
James Perkins
Middle Street
Mr. Perkins
Perkins
Clarence M. Fogg
Hyde Windlass Co
Chance to Return War Risk Insurance
Discharged service members may reinstate War Risk Insurance within 15 months of discharge with only two months of premiums and a health statement. no medical exam. Reinstatement available for amounts of $1,000 or more, with option to convert to other government policies. Apply at Department Insurance Officer, 717 99 Chauncy Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Froom
Chauncy Street
Boston
Community centers highlighted at Bath forum talk
Henry F. Jackson of Washington DC spoke at the Bath Community Forum on building community centers in cities and towns for citizenship education. He urged schoolhouses as common ground, promoting Young America clubs to train young voters and foster informed electoral participation. A long question period showed strong audience interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Jackson
Washington, D. C
U. S. Department of Education
Bath Community Forum
New York City
Revision of Rules of Ship Construction
Col Edward C Plummer led a joint committee in New York to revise wooden vessel construction rules with Bath and Rockland builders and Bureau members. The updated rules cover site material quality workmanship and new shipyard challenges. Pacific coast builders will address Oregon timber issues. this marks the first major revision in over 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Plummer
New York
Bureau of American Shipping
Samuel R. Percy
Harry B. Sawyer
Bath
John Wardwell
Rockland
Bureau
Commodore Bertholf
Sharp
Armstrong
Frasier
Oregon Timbers
Beaver Street
Engineebs Club
Hippodrome
May keep the tug on the Kennebec
Thomas Gibbons returns from New York where he pressed the case to retain the tug Keystone on the Kennebec. The U.S. Shipping Board would sell but hold if costs are guaranteed, while the Seguin’s return to Bath could make Keystone unnecessary. heirs of Capt. William Small may issue a future notice as the tug situation unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas 8. Gibbons
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Keystone
Gibbons
Kean
U.S. Shipping Board
Bath
William G. Small
Shipping Board
Marking a Kennebec River Spot Not Yet Considered
The chairman of a historic preservation committee informs Silas Adams that marking a lower Kennebec spot in commemoration of Arnold's expedition has never been considered. A diary in the chairman's possession confirms the information Adams provided through a Times issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Dummer Sewall
Silas Adams
Kennebec
Arnold
Parker's Flats
Adams
Dense Fog Delays Travel as Bath Portland Driver Reports Near Collisions
Dense fog blanketed the region Saturday night with headlights barely piercing the gloom. A Bath motorist from Portland said it was the worst night he ever drove, taking 45 minutes longer from Brunswick to Bath and narrowly avoiding two crashes at the Muddy River bridge where visibility was under six feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Portland
Brunswick
Muddy River Bridge
Whittier Relics Exhibit At Times Office
The anniversary of John Greenleaf Whittier's birth will be marked with a display. The exhibit features Whittier relics autographed letters pictures and souvenirs from his home. Proceeds support local school children and interested visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greenleaf
Whittier
Owill
Times
Chance to Winter on the West Coast Naval Station
An opportunity to spend winter at the San Francisco naval training station is offered to men aged 18 to 35 who pass a medical exam. Re-enlistments may transfer to the receiving ship at Mare Island. Eleven December enlistments grant holiday leave from now until January 3 with return to the main recruiting station. Chief Phillips meets applicants daily 8:30 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Phillips
U.S.N
Federal Building
Mary Island
Phillips
Fox Hunt In Georgetown Off a Snowy Af ternoon
I W Carlton and H V Tathorne of Woolwich with Henry W Howard of Bath and Nathaniel Howe of Georgetown enjoyed a royal fox hunt in Georgetown on Monday. The pack bayed at several foxes but none were killed. the party returned by automobile with memories of good sport as fox tracks marked the snow with tails dragged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Carlton
H. V. Tathorne
Woolwich
Henry W. Howard
Bath
Nathaniel Howe
Georgetown
Richmond Silk Mills Seek Fast Hiring Ahead of Spring
Richmond Silk Mills operate with a small payroll as management struggles to recruit help. Locals convert houses into lodgings for mill workers and experts are brought in to train new staff. Topsham Grange officers elected for the year include George Sildreth and John Hayward. 64 members joined the grange last year. The ladies’ auxiliary plans a January fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Dee
Topsham Grange
George W. Sildreth
John V Hayward
Bertha Hunter
George W. Wright
Edwin C. Patten
Fred A. Rackley
Erwin Johnston
Henrietta Sawyer
Wilbur Cox
Ceres
Martha R. Johnston
Mary Ay Ward
Ora
Annie Wright
Milward Patten
Grange
Fox hunter legend and bay birds noted in Bath area
In Bath and nearby towns a column recalls Bill Hamlin’s fox hunting tale with tacks and a knife blade used as ammo. The piece also reports Merrymeeting Bay duck and sheldrake finds, large black-winged specimens, plans to mount for the State Museum in Augusta, and local game sightings, with hunters reporting a poor season due to live tollers and pump guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hamlin
Wiscasset
Bill
Horace Mitchell
Merrymeeting Bay
A. K. Ridley
State Museum
Augusta
Cosmopolitan Club Christmas Sale Nets Over $100
The Cosmopolitan club held its annual Christmas sale Tuesday afternoon attracting many residents. The event opened at 2 30 and quickly sold out, raising over 100 for the club treasury. Proceeds came from candy, aprons, cooked foods and the fancy tables with tea served in the dining room. The Cosmopolitan cook book remained popular with new residents seeking copies. Miss Margaret R Foote was absent. vice president Mrs Fred A Fuller led the event with several committees named for each sales table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret R. Foote
Fred A. Fuller
Jane Goodman
Margaret Lorrey
Frances Moses
Mildred Nichols
Charles M. Webber
A. R. Covell
Daniel T. Dougherty
L. J. Underhill
Warren Eb
Kershner
Ralph Bragg
Francis Cook
Harry Armstrong, Jr
Clarence Johnson
John Laing
Lewis Kirschner
Margaret [Lanson
Louise Haggett
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West Bath
Littlefield School
Wendall Williams
Edith Davis
Tim Charles Haggett
Ruth Bryant
Santa Claus
John Clough
Jesse F. Ames
Rosa Heal
Westport
Heal
Albert Ames
Malden
Mass
Southern Republic
Chorister
People’s Forum
Whittier Relics
Dad
Frank
Kurpoakes
John J. Desmond
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
Jennie Oliver
Nellie Wright
Sadie Garcelon
Marinet Beals
Addie Seiders
Gertrude Stewart
Alice Bowie
Susan Dutey
Addie Burden
Lucy Stover
Nettie Dunning
Mary Curtis
Bowie
Drummond Street
Grandma” Burleigh
First Assembly
Pythian Sisterhood
Burleigh
Bie
Conley’s Specialty Store
Fish and Game
James Barker
Exeter
Dyke Hill
Sagadahoc Ferry
Benjamin Ericson
Wooolwich
George Clough
Harriet Hale
McKay Wark
Murphy
Lewiston
Cosmopolitan
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Gath
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