Tons of Ice Fall on Sedans in Bath Block
A Friday afternoon ice slide from the north roof of the Ledyard block crashed onto Broad street, damaging two Chevrolets and threatening a third. One car owned by C. C. Rich was crushed, another belonging to Francis Deehan of Brunswick suffered major damage, while Charles Nelson escaped injury as his Buick coupe was narrowly missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledyard
Broad Street
Chadbourne
Charles Nelson
Lewiston Buick Co
Front Street
Chadbourne’s
Churchill's
Elmer Rogers
Francis Deehan
Brunswick
Prudential Insurance Co
C. C. Rich
Raymond Paper Co
Lewiston
Bath
Frederick E. Drake
American Yachts Largely Built in U S Yards in 1929
J A MacDonald of Henry J Geilo Inc states American shipyards built most major private yachts delivered in 1929. Bath Iron Works and George F Lawley supplied many vessels including the 223 foot Migrant owned by Carll Tucker and the 267 foot Hi Esmoro Manville yacht. Vanda 248 foot Diesel yacht owned by Ernest Dane also built there. Eight Bath ships remain under construction for 1930 delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. MacDonald
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
New York City
MacDonald
New England
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
George F. Lawley & Sons Corp
H. Edward Manville
Pleasantville
Lawley
Hi-Esmaro
Manville
Carll Tucker
New York
Elderly Woman Found Dead in Topsham Yard
The body of Miss Melvina Winchell, an elderly resident of Middlesex road, Topsham, was found in her yard. Investigators believe a heart attack occurred Thursday while she fed the hens, with no fire in the house. Early Friday a medical examiner call was canceled as death was deemed natural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvina Winchell
Middlesex Road
Topsham
Harry F. Morin
Ice Storm Paralyzes City Utilities and Trolleys
A severe sleet storm caused widespread outages and damage across the city. Central Maine Power and A. and K. Ry. Co. faced multiple failures. 75 local telephone lines failed. trolley service halted. power and wires brought down trees and damaged roofs. Police to repair crews fought fires from fallen lines and branches as residents coped with outages.
Bath Iron Works Plants Shut Down By Sleety Storm
Slippery stagings due to sleet and uncertain electric power halted operations at Bath Iron Works Corp affecting over 700 workers outside the plant. Hyde Windlass Co. also shut down power dependent departments until afternoon resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
Leader Grindell Surprised With Waterman Pen Gift
John H. Grindell, head of Morse High School orchestra, received a Waterman fountain pen and pencil as a Christmas surprise during rehearsal. Henry Mank presented the gift on behalf of the orchestra, showing the high regard the players hold for their popular leader.
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John H. Grindell
Morse High School
Waterman
Henry Mank
Grindell
Pupils Musical Show Praises Director Miss Carrie Shaw
A grade schools musical in the high school auditorium featured 232 pupils with about 230 present. It marked Miss Carrie Shaw’s first large directing effort for Christmas and showcased pupils from Mitchell Center Street South Street Dike and various grades with numerous soloists and choristers across grades I to VII.
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Carrie Shaw
Sub P. Mitchell
June Stover
Doris Babine
Center Street
Rosamond Tinney
Dorothy Staples
Robert Huse
Se’ Doughty
James Middleton
South Street
Madeline Robson
Daniel Hatch
Marilyn Cummings
Barbara Stanton
Elsie Skaling
Dike School
Barbara MacDonald
Barbara Baldwin
Stanley Jewett
Helen Tabor
Mitchell
Harriet Plant
Martha Trainor
Emerise Bourque
Mary Johnson
Matcred Wallace
Shirley Pinkham
Barbara Pinkham
Billy Marshall
Ida Cohen
Margaret Coffill
Anna Shellenbarger
Morton Holbrook
Quentin Quinn
Norman Reynolds
Bernedine Dall
Lena Given
North
Norman Alkazin
Robert Staples
Eunice Perkins
Dike
Catherine McAllister
Constance Gilmore
Alma Swan
Richard Curtis
Barbara McMann
Carrie Sanders
Beatrice Perry
Betty Swanton
Frederick Hoffman
John Gilmore
Eugene Lewis
Mitchell School
Beulah Pratt
Leah Merrill
Carol Wood
Barbara Wood
Paul Swain
Barbara Kenney
Margaret Anderson
Frances Quinn
Clinton Child
Francis Reed
Chester Cram
Phyllis Darrah
Mary Darrah
Albion Johnson
Jane Stevens
Louise Norton
Jeanne Marshall
Kathleen Lewis
George Tinney
George Sarkis
Harold Stanton
Edward Cohen
Beverly Shorey
Patricia Sewall
Ruth Pratt
Mildred Pinkham
Clifton Nickerson
Edgar Fox
Ralph Spinney
Charles Robinson
Melvin Henderson
Kenneth Clough
Paul Dudley
Doris Henderson
Marie Smith
Dorothy White
Old Walls and Jones Eddy Relics Revealed in Arrowsic
Remains of cellar walls and a historic two and a half foot wide wharf near Arrowsic mark the old trading point at Jones Eddy. The structures, built with notched logs and stone fill, hint at a once permanent enterprise tied to Charles Vaughn’s 1793 plan to make the Kennebec river bend a hub for trade, later abandoned as Bath and Wiscasset rose in prominence.
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Kennebec
Arrowsie
Jones’ Eddy
Clarence Baker
Central Maine Power Co
Gulf Island
Bingham
Bath
Bluff Head
Eddy
Charles Vaughn
Boston
Vaughn
the Eddy
Wiscasset
Arrowsic
John Jones
Mahogany Jones
Seguin Island
Pownalboro
Plymouth Company
Augusta
Cushing
Pownaiboro
Castine
Maine Democrats map 1930 convention plan and candidates
The Maine Democratic Committee met at Hallowell to name five men to form a five member sub committee to canvass candidates for the 1930 state convention. Lewiston and Bangor were noted as possible sites. Chairman Edward C Moran Sr presided. Edward C Moran Jr said he would not run. National committeeman Daniel J McGillicuddy spoke of opportunities for victories next year. Miss Arabelle M Lord visits Oakwood for holidays with Lieut. John A Lord family.
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Maine
Hallowell
Lewiston
Bangor
United States
Edward C. Moran, Sr
Rockland
Edward C. Moran, Jr
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Destroyer Gamble honors two Gambles linked by fate
The U.S. Navy destroyer Gamble is named for Lieut. Peter Gamble of the Navy and Brevet Lieut. Colonel John M. Gamble of the Marine Corps, who both enlisted on the same day and died on the same day. Peter Gamble died September 11, 1814 at Lake Champlain. John Gamble died September 11, 1836 after notable service in the War of 1812 including the Essex raid. The Gamble (DD-123) launched May 11, 1918, served in European and Pacific fleets until 1922, and on trials reached 33.2 to 36 knots.
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United States
Gamble
Peter Gamble
U. SS. Navy
John M. Gamble
U. S. Marine Corps
Maine
Phippsburg
Hornet
Lake Champlain
U.S
Ticonderoga
MacDonough
Congress
John Gamble
U. S. S. Essex
Pacific
Marquesas Islands
South Pacific
Seringapatam
Sir Andrew Hammond
Greenwich
Nooaheevah
Valparaiso
Chile
Phoebe
Festus
Hawaii
H. M. S. Cherub
Hammond
U. S. S. Gamble
Newport News
Division
Lamberton
Radford
Montgomery
Breese
Ramsay
San Diego
Seguin Finishes Towing Season With Bast Trip
Tug Seguin began her final tow of the season taking barge East to Boothbay Harbor to meet a Snow Marine Co. tug and continue with the Bast to Camden. The Bast, owned by Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co., carries about 800 tons of bituminous for a Camden mill, with plans to return to Boothbay Harbor to anchor for the winter.
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Seguin
Boothbay Harbor
Snow Marine Co
Rockland
Camden
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Capt
Haley
Bath
Bath Maintains Long Distance Service Despite Local Wires
Bath escaped major long distance outages Friday as local and surrounding town lines failed. A heavy underground cable from Bath to Brunswick Portland and Boston kept service intact across the river to Nequasset, running through Front Street and Center Street into larger towns toward Boston.
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Bath
Brunswick
Portland
Boston
Nequasset
Front Street
Center Street
Wiston
Lisbons
Bath Iron Works to Build Big Yacht for Easter Island Mystery
Bath Maine firm to construct a 265 foot yacht for delivery May 1931. The vessel designed by H J Gielow Inc will serve 20 scientists with two seaplanes a lab and radio gear and a 35 member crew. The project aims to aid archaeological exploration of Easter Island and its enigmatic artifacts.
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Bath Iron Works
Easter Island
Associated Press
Bath
H. Edward Manville
Pleasantville
N. Y
Philadelphia
H. J. Gielow, Inc
New York
New Jersey
Esland
E. R. Johnson
Moorestown
N. J
Victor Talking Machine Co
Johnson
Mer Ae
Parents urged to support teachers at Sagadahoc Pomona event
About 104 attendees at the Sagadahoc Pomona meeting in West Bath heard officials urge stronger parent involvement with teachers. John Carter of Woolwich pressed parents to back teachers and schools, while Albine Munsey from Moody School asked hard questions about teaching methods and age and marital status in the profession. Florence Neily of Topsham also spoke. Continued on Page Four.
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Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
West Bath
Herbert Simpson
Pomona
George Wright
John Carter
Woolwich
Albine Munsey
Bath
Moody
Wells
Carter
Florence Neily
Topsham
Auburn couple joins daughter for Christmas visit
Mr and Mrs JC Wilson of Auburn arrived Tuesday to pass Christmas with their daughter Mrs Chester Roberts on Maxwell street.
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JC. Wilson
Auburn
Chester Roberts
Maxwell Street
Trolley Service Resumed Monday
Public utilities recovered from a sleet storm over the weekend with trolley service restored on Monday. The first car from Lewiston resumed to Bath, crews worked through Sunday night repairing ice and broken wires. Superintendent Bragg urged subscribers to report un repaired lines for immediate attention as telephone faults were being cleared. Freight service will gradually resume with A. and K. Ry hauling lumber from Lisbon to Bath Box Co.
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Central Maine Power Co
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Rockland
Boothbay Harbor
Phippsburg
Georgetown
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Lewiston
Bath
Brunswick
North Street
Lisbon Falls
Yarmouth
Kennevec Bridge
Woolwich
Western Union Telegraph Co
Postal Telegraph
Cloutier
Cook
Engine 4
Frank H. Whalen
Pearl Street
Union Streets
288
High Street
Weday
Cats
Bragg
Central Power Co
Lisbon
Bath Box Co
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Hone
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Martha Suilphen
Andrew Lemoine
Rita Lewis
North Grammar
Mary Bates
Florence Leeman
Ralph Dale
George Moody
Anna Ramsdell
Genevieve Emery
Barbara Hunter
Isabelle Gediman
Bessie Kingsbury
Ruth Robinson
Doris Perry
Gertrude Wallace
John Shaughnessy
Weeks
Laura Hall
Helen Cameron
Chester Comeau
Muriel Lewis
Luella Lewis
Donald Cromwell
Central Grammar
Mary Child
Carrie Wilson
Ruth Sprague
Grace Swain
Muriel Quinn
John Wakefield
Edwin McLaughlin
Marie Merrill
Sylvia Kutz
Flora Ramsdell
Kathleen Pepper
Pauline Robbins
Mary Sewall
Esther Fuller
Florence Faucher
Edith Barter
Betty Lee
Junior Morrill
Martha Cutting
Freida Tyler
Marguerite Brown
Shirley Moore
Beth Trott
Shirley Tobey
Helen Hosmer
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Rosalie Desjardins
Gwendolyn Quinn
Dorothy Anlcker
Catherine Shellenbarger
Kathleen Scott
Mary Hodgkins
Betty Rice
Ellen Stevens
Alma Allen
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Mary Nickerson
Virginia Kingsley
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Nellie Robinson
Marguerite Rogers
Priscilla Blake
Bernice Colby
Anna Perry
Betty Footer
Grace Allen
Donald Perry
Joseph Pinkham
Ernest Perkins
Eva Henderson
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Arabelle M. Lord
Ey Woodland
John A. Lord