Maine forests shaped early British naval power
The article discusses The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy by Robert Greenhalgh Albion. It highlights Maine forests as the source of live oak and masts for ships of the line, explains the contract system and timber theft issues, and notes how naval architecture stagnated due to wood limits and standardization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Navy
Robert Greenhalgh
Albion
Vph
Bowdoin A
Princeton University
Harvard University Press
Maine
America
Lloyd's Register
New Jersey
Georgia
Timber Trust
United States Navy
Fine Tribute Paid to Lvin H Beerwort by Masonic Brothers
A testimonial dinner honored Melvin H. Beerwort, Bath local manager for Swift & Co., as about 100 Masons gathered at the Temple. After 17 years in Bath he leaves for Portland, praised for his Masonry and citizenship, with friends presenting a traveling bag and best wishes for his new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin HH. Beerwort
Swift & Co
Masbonic
Temple
Beerwort
Portland
David L. Wilson
Langdon T. Snipe
Walter S. Glidden
Grand Masonic Lodge of
Maine
Mr. Beerwort
Bath
Masons
Snipe
Bath to redeem bonds with city funds and deposits
Bath plans to take up sixty thousand dollars of refunding bonds while earmarking eighty five thousand dollars in sewer bonds maturing January 1, 1927. A bond sinking fund of about seventy five thousand dollars plus deposits in Bath institutions will cover future redemptions including sidewalk bonds due July 1, 1931 and housing project bonds due June 1, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Bath
Oldelony Trust Co
Boston
Oliver Moses
City Treas
Hall
Old Colony Trust Co
Bath Savings Institution
Bath Trust Co
First National Bank
Estimated county running costs for 1927 and 1926 set
Sagadahoc County commissioners submit estimated budgets to the legislature showing costs for 1927 and 1926 at 8204,400, $100 less than 1925 and 1926 appropriations. They propose cuts in court, records, prisoners, and building expenses, with increases in stationery and county officers’ salaries. Capt. Walter Madlett’s term ends. Charles J. Dain to fill unexpired four years. The total county estimate lists many line items and shows a net reduction in receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
Cohanaga Lett
Bath
Opeate O
Lesre
Walter Madlett
Topsham
Charles J. Dain
David W. Scribner
Mallett
Scribner
Bey
Fred A1
Thompson
Sugadabee
Supreme Judicial Court
Baird
PrisGiers O
Ani- Ninsp Sns Wee Eas Haaghiee Ieee
Court House
Aca
Twin County Farm Bureau
Music and Address Entertain Bath Rotarians at Luncheon
Bath Rotary members enjoyed a lively Tuesday luncheon featuring Dill Powell of the Bath Opera House and Jimmie Evans' Revue performers Griffin Flynn and Pulsifer. Vaul TD Sargent, chief engineer of the State Highway Commission, spoke on his Europe trip to the International Road Congress in Milan and Rome as one of five U S delegates appointed by the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dill Powell
Jimmie Evans
Jimmie
Griffin
Flynn
Pulsifer
Vaul TD
Sargent
State Highway Commission
Europe
Milan
Rome
Kennebec
Lake Como
Venice
England
Jesniter Maint
Pope
Caaesars
Vienna
Berlin
Stockholm
Brussels
Copenhagen
Paris
London
Bath 70 Continues as a Discharging Port for Pulpwood
Bath likely remains the pulpwood discharge port for Sagadahoc Tow ing Co to Pejepscot Paper Co. A dredged dock and tidewater rail link at Bath support future operations. The Pejepscot tug will receive a diesel engine upgrade and larger oil tanks, boosting horsepower and range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Towing Co
Bath
Pejepscot Paper Co
Maine Central
Kennebec Bridge
Tidewater
Commercial Street
Pejepscot
Rotary Club Christmas Tree Illuminated For Bath
The Bath community held Christmas exercises around a 50 foot tree at the park, the largest ever used for the occasion. Chester A Plant served as master of ceremonies and the high school sang. Rev. Fh. D. Thardin spoke on the spirit of Christmas and Rotary's purpose. Miss Vera Howe of Worcester visited Mrs. M. Gachenback at 9 Dike Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Bath
Chester
Thardin
Rotary
Alumni Defeat Morse Track Men By Good Margin
The Alumni beat Morse 61 to 41 in a dual meet as Ray Small led with three firsts and a relay win. Cannonball Oliver set a shot put record for the schoolboy and finished high with 11 points, while Harold Brown contributed versatile scoring and Gus Meister dominated middle distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse Tracksters
Oliver
Ted Drinkhaim
Ray Small
Lorrington
Harold Brown
Small
Brown
Gus Meister
Gus
Elmer Norton
Harrington
Herbert Douglas
Haviland Torrey
Anliker
Morse
A’s
Toothaker
Pinkham
Grant
Meister
Norton
Bates
Cullen
Anlcker
Mullin
Rice
Jenkins
Boudreau
Rollins
Morseman
Carl Oliver
Adams
George P Davenport Dies at His Home in Bath
George Patten Davenport, 82, banker broker and educator, dies at 1:15 PM at 1135 Washington Street Bath after a prolonged illness. He was a longtime observer at Bowdoin College and Bowdoin trustee, generous donor to Memorial Hall, and a prominent Bath citizen. He never married and left a lasting estate tied to local institutions. His nurse Miss Nellie A Webber and agent William S Shorey cared for him during his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Patten Davenport
Bath
Washington Street
Washington
Bowery Streets
Boston
Davenport
Nellie A. Webber
William S. Shorey
First National Bank
Maria M. Wiggins
Clara FE. Kimball
James McLellan
Maria Page
May Sparks
Mara EB. Upton
Fred Upton
EE. Winsay
Tie
Bowdoin College
Kist
The
Colege
Boston University
Bowdoin Colege
William T. Hall
Edward E. Barry
Hall
Maine
Helso
Lyceum
Board of Common Council
Old School Board
Grace Episcopal Church
Young Men's Christian Association
Beacon Street Methodist Church
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Robert Greenhagh Albion
Lvin H. Beerwort Y
Masonic Brothers
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center Street
Bath Trust
Maine Highway Department
Judge Kenyon
Sebasco
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Wyoming
Harry F. Sinclair
Interior
Albert Fall
Vera Howe
Worcester
Mass
M. €. Gachenback
Dike Road
Oliver M
Mullin A
George P. Davenport
Johnson Bros Co
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