Christmas recollections fill West Bath notes
A crowded West Bath Grange hall attended by many as the third and degree were conferred on ten members. The following week will feature officer installations. The county Pomona Grange met in West Bath. Numerous residents from Bath Brunswick and Campbells Pond appear in the social and family notices detailing visits holidays and community events.
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Grange Hall
Pomona Grange
West Bath Grange Hall
Lawrence B. Martin
Ter
Auburn
Martin
Scott Ward
Rdin
R Mitchell
William Mitchell
Brunswick
Ida Pierce
Court Street
Bath
Linceln Williams
Foster’s Point
C. O. Miller
E. R. Brown
Henry Brown
Herbert Groves
KE. R. Brown
W. H. Brown
Hallowell Rogers
U. of M
Orono
Llewellyn Rogers
Harriet Johnson
Springfield
Mass
Lucinda Sprague
J. FE. Mayo
J. C. Larrabee
E. Kellogg Trowbridge
Bedford Hills
New York
Walter T. Brown
South Street
Myra Coombs
Attiboro
Amy Coombs
Campbells Pond
Charles Stackpole
Campbell's Pond
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Lewiston
L. D. Sheldon
L. D. Sheldon, Jr
Wilma
Dorothy Williams
Boston
Fred W. Larrabee
Joseph W. Larrabee
Joseph White
Julia Coombs
Portland
Campbell’s Pond
Marguerite Williams
Chops
Woolwich
Carolyn Stackpole
Bates College
B. E. Stackpole
Eleanor Bates
Oscar Landean
Bates
Samuel F. Bates
Sabine
Edward Footer
Hyde Park
Footer
Joseph Footer
James LB. Lemont
Joseph Lemont
West Bath
Edwin Haggett
Charles
Arthur
Harry Lemont
William
Mary
Everett G. Lemont
James B. Lemont
James Db, Jr
Fred Whittridge
William Kittridge
Uaggett
Gall
Southbound trolley frees loaded sled at Chase’s corner
A southbound trolley car at Chase's corner assisted a heavily loaded horse sled stuck on tracks. The sled carried steel shavings and could not move. trolley operator William K. Maringin offered help, using a sled stake as a buffer to push the sled off the car tracks with the electric current.
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Chases Corner
Chase's Corner
Wiliim KE. Marringin
Witerman
Witnesses View Burning of Six Masted Schooner Edward J. Lawrence
Four Bath boys rode to Portland Sunday night to see the burning of the six masted schooner Edward J. Lawrence after a radio report said flames lit the sky. James H B Drake Frederick Drake Le an Meln ies Rodger Meln ies watched as flames leapt high, a magnificent yet awful sight.
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Bath
Portland
Edward J. Lawrence
James HB
Frederick Drake
Iiean
Rodger Melnies
Post Office Observes New Year Holiday Hours
New Year is observed as a holiday by the post office department. City and rural routes will follow holiday schedules. The stamp window in the main corridor will be open for one hour from 10 to 11 a.m.
League Cedes Mosul Section to Great Britain
The League assigns control of the Mosul area to Great Britain, transferring administrative oversight and responsibility for governance in the contested region. The move shifts local authority to the British mandate, influencing regional power dynamics and future security arrangements.
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League
Mosul
Great Britain
Salvation Army Brings Christmas Cheer to 75 Bath Homes
Seventy five Bath families received Christmas groceries from the Salvation Army corps. Baskets overflowing with food were delivered the day before Christmas to homes in need, including a mother and children left without support after the father disappeared.
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Bath
Corps
The
Salvation Army
Christmas music repeated at St. Mary's church
The St. Mary's Christmas service featured two masses with Rev. Fr. Harris assisting Fr. Horan. Catherine Millett sang Holy Night and Mrs. Lorenzo Collins played organ selections. James Royal directed the choir as Miss Lewin and Miss Hart performed Canticles and hymns.
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St. Mary's Church
Fr. Harris
Nicholas J. Horan
Catherine Millett
Lorenzo J. Collins
Fro Horan
Adame
Collins
Some Big Trees of Long Island Continued
An article discusses ancient oaks and their age, citing experts from the Conservation Association and a Massachusetts secretary. It notes trees possibly six hundred years old and references a preacher’s early mission aided by a tree, dating back to 1546, with vivid remarks on enduring nature and historical significance.
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Association
Stade
Drees
Massachusetts
Hid
Seriien Wis
Fossilized Forest Stretches Back to Ancient Time
A fragmentary note describes an Indian congregation and a pulpit tree estimated to be about 100 years old. The text confines the forest as a measure of life, hinting at how long trees endure compared with human spans.
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Hennes
Elio
Beacon Street Sun Day School Christmas Program Impresses
Beacons Street Sunday school families and adults enjoyed a Merry Christmas at the vestry Friday night. The event featured a two act play Mother Santa Claus and gift distribution from two large trees funded by Mr and Mrs Weston L Bonney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Weston L. Bonney
Herman Crocker
Leland Plummer
William J. Crafts
Weston P. Holman
Irving Varney
Marion Dain
Santa Claus
Eugene McGrath
Dorothy Robinson
Alice Chaney
Leslie Pierce
Robert Saunders
Doris Crocker
Junior Smith
Marie Smith
Polly McNeil
Hazel Cook
Santa
Buddy Plummer
Margaret Rogers
Louise McNeil
Lillian Smith
Judea
Dot McCabe
Wesley Church School Celebrates Christmas Program
Wesley Church School presents a Christmas Eve program directed by Mrs. Lloyd Daley and Mrs. Earl Stanley with music led by Mrs. Georgia Ripley. Pupils from Beginners and Primary departments perform songs poems and scenes, as Santa visits and gifts are exchanged.
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Wesley
Lloyd Daley
Earl Stanley
Ena Bucknam
Georgia Ripley
Like Cahill
Galen Watson
Walter Day
Edgar Farrar
Abbot
Gordon
Butterfield
Hortense Boyd
George Tinney
Elizabeth Trott
King
Charlotte King
Margaret Gordon
Priscilla Williams
Ralph Popkin
Dorothy Wing
Wesley Lemont
Elizabeth Butterfield
Edith Knowltorn
Ella Bradbury
Ctallis
Lily
Edna Besaw
Santa
Ronald Bonney
Eee
Phattern
Mary Holbrook
Jesus
Lyn Fetta
Arthur Seekins
Christa
Dorothy Parshley
Ressenm Oo
Linwood
Legence
Barbara Hopkins
Mary Phillip
Teeny Trtlanth Saan Ce
Frordon Crowles
Cars Turned About in Street Collisions
A freak collision on Frent Street near Ferry left cars damaged after a Buick struck a northbound Chevrolet, causing the latter to spin with no injuries. Another slippery road incident had a car reversing and rolling downhill to avoid a crash.
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Frent Street
Ferry
Chevrolet
Buick
Prenut
Fred Ouf
Woolwich Christmas and New Year Church and Social Notes
Woolwich activity surrounding the First Baptist church includes an all day gift party at Parish hall on Tuesday and a New Year sermon at the Center. A Christmas song dialogue was postponed due to illness. Numerous local residents and visiting relatives are listed with holiday visits, dinners, and travel between Woolwich Bath Dresden Portland Augusta and Richmond during the holiday period.
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Ladies’ Aid of the
First Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Frank Head
T. H. Fernald
Billie’ Rice
Richmond
Ernest
Baptist Church
Frank Sheridan
Boston
Fred Hathorne
Hartley Hathorne
Fred Johnson
Bath
John Reed
Eva Carlton
Portland
A. A. Stott
Ethlon Marston
Auburn
G. W. Marston
Walter Reed
Delia Card
Vernon Ayer
Moatsweag
Daisy Hunnewell
Augusta
Edgar Bhunnewell
Lulu Trott Bruce
Belfast
Kate Trott
K. Reed Main
Dresden
Leslie Bailey
A. W. Hall
L. J. Gilmore
Nequasset
Mary Dodge
Brunswick
Mary Fullerton
Edward Huse
Henry Dubar
John Lily
Sagadahoc Ferry
Jasper Mains
Sheldon
Woodfords
Mains
John Sheldon
Leon Welly
Ruimford
Fred Carlton
Charles Henderson
Annie Cunningham
Eugenie Hunnewell
Abbie Allen
Cumberland
Thomas Reed
Bowdeinhan
BE. H. Strout
Clarence Collins
Yarmouth
Alien Strout
Gorham Marwell
Lida Wathorne
Walide Hathorne
Woolwich
Wilfred Dodge
Wiscasser
Obituary J Heraium Specht Funeral Held
The funeral for J Heraium Specht 50 drops dead in Condit Electrical shop Hive Park Mees will be Thursday afternoon at 22 at Central church. Specht worked 22 years at Bath Tron Works and leaves a wife two sons his mother six brothers and two sisters. He was a Mason and member of several lodges. Body arrived Wednesday and was taken to Bedford street home after a Belfast business visit.
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J. Heraium Specht
Condit
Electrical Manufacturing Co
Hive Park
Central Church
Speeht
Bedford Street
Bath Tron
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Montgnery
St. Bernard
Willian King Council
Ro AL
Neadia Lodge
Koo Oof V
Central Churel
Beides
Donald
Jaowrence Specht
Elmina Bo Specht
Liehmoend
George
Piusten
Mass
Charles and
Leonard
Noank
Orville
Panna
Alden So
Braintree
Kenneth Specht
Richmond
Portland
Whitmore
Colonial Club Christmas Festival Delights Bath Youths
About 125 Bath youngsters visited the Colonial Club rooms for the annual Yuletime gift event. Edwin L. Emmons led the volunteers as gifts were distributed beneath two tall decorated trees. Rev George L B Wolstenholme offered a prayer before photo memories were captured. Tom Morrison gave each child an ice cream cone from Wiseman Farms as they left.
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Colonial Club
Bath
Edwin L. Emmons
Santa
Mr. Emmons
George LB. Wolstenholme
Herbert Douglas
Fred B.teeling
Dan Williams
Charles M. Fitzgerald
Marvns Vage
George Fields
Helah
Reg” Stacey
Stan” Tickle
Mel” Haggett
Tom Morrison
Wiseniamn Farms
Newell Joins Cox Stevens as Naval Architect Leader
William S. Newell, long time works manager at Bath Iron Works, joins Cox Stevens of New York to head outside inspection. He brings MIT 1890 degree, 1902 start at Bath Iron Works, and vast yacht and vessel construction experience to strengthen the firm’s supervision, plans, and specifications.
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the Marine Journal
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
New York
Naval Architects
Messrs
Cox & Stevens
Sutheron Works
Newell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bath Iron Works
United States
Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc registry
Real estate transfers filed in Sagadahoc registry over recent weeks list numerous deeds. John Arthur Spinney to George L. Spinney. Carrie Colson to Marion Stewart. Hildred Harrington to William Coffin. L H E Bacher to Mary Crabtree. Harriet Johnson to Almond Bowdoin. Reneau to Honore Jean Georgetown. Olive Haynes to Mattie Crosman. Morse to Parker Morse. Jeannie Merritt to Nathan Cushman. Leonard Merrill to Thury Merrill. Ernest Stewart to Benjamin Douglass. Bisa Shouten to Ena Shouten. Warren Merrill to Jessie Merrill. Elmer Williams to W F Nason. Annie Lake to Frank Rose. Myra Nason. Frederick Swanton to Bernard Wresby. Reed Main to Willard Blair. David Blair to Franklin Bailey.
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Sagwdahoe Registry of
Register Stevens
Arrowsie
J. Arthur Spinney
George
Spinney, Jath
Carrie EK. Colson
Marion EF. Stewart
Hildred W. Harrington
William A Coffin
L. HE. Bacher
Mary al Crabtree
Harriet BP. Johnson
Almon. Jackson
Bowdoin
Mdwidge Renaud
Honore Jean
Georgetown
Olive E
Annual Pound Party at Old Ladies Home
The Old Ladies' Home hosts its annual pound party Friday from three to five led by Mrs. Allen M. Trish and Mrs. Tifton Fy Darker with board members assisting. The event invites public donations of supplies and cash and offers visitors a chance to cheer the residents and view the institution while sharing tea.
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Old Ladies’ Home
Allen M. Trish
Tifton Fy Darker
Scallops on the Maine Coast Arouse Curiosity
George W. Field, a noted fish and game author in Boston Sunday Globe, analyzes the scallop Vecten irradians, detailing its life cycle from seed to maturity, breeding timing, and the gender question, while noting economic value, distribution along Cape Cod and Long Island bays, and the impact of pollution on June hatchings.
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Cape Cod
Long Island
Nature
George W. Field
Boston Sunday Globe
Meteorites and Kansas Shine in National Spotlight
Professor H H Nininger of McPherson College dismissed Kansas as a meteorite magnet noting that one fifth of major finds worldwide come from the state. He offered soil conditions as a reason for high finds and urged caution against believing all heavy objects are meteoritic. He cited iron meteorites concentrated in western Kansas and Texas plains and discussed theories linking meteor showers to disintegrating comets and a giant impacts mark in Arizona.
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Kansas
H. H. Nininger
McPherson College
Kansas Academy of Science
United States
Nininger
Jdains
Texas
Prof
Arizona
City Home Inmates Have Fine Holiday
Eight inmates at the City home enjoyed a merry Christmas with a special dinner and tree. A Bath citizen supplied a turkey and gifts from local organizations and religious groups filled the tree. Superintendent Mr Raymond Haley and Matron Mrs Haley thank all who helped make the day joyful.
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Bath
Raymond Haley
McKenzie Reed Wedding at Reed Home on Court Street
Ruth May Reed married Hadley Chester McKenzie in a double ring ceremony at the Reed home on Court Street Thursday evening. Rev. Samuel A. Evans officiated with relatives and friends present. Attendants Arline Humphreys and Preeman C. Crosby. The bride wore white satin faced crepe and pink carnations. gifts included a white gold hairpin for the bridesmaid and white gold cuff links for the best man.
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Clarence Va. Reed
St Court Street
Ruth May Reed
Hadley Chester McKenzie
Samuel A. Evans
Bath
Arline Humphreys
Preeman C. Crosby
McKenzie
Rattlesnakes Halt Telecommunication Work in Lexas
Construction crews along the Lexas route faced abundant rattlesnakes during July and August. The hot season left snakes blind and aggressive, prompting many encounters. Over 500 snakes, from one to six feet long, were killed as crews pressed on with the project.
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Lexas
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West Bath Grange
ARMY
Ladies OF ST. Mary's
Knights of Columbus Hall
America
Catherine Mallett
Anna Curran
Josephine
Rose Arsenant
Corinna Fortin
Delia Cloutier
Margaret Philpot
William Lundrigan
Mary Toomey
Jennie Cameron
Helen
Tower Hall
Cahill
ST. Mary’s
Doris Verry
Otis Smith
John Beals
Gertrude Wallace
Hazel Mayo
Rita Henderson
Gracie Bishop
Phyllis Cheney
Evelyn Derry
Nellie Perry
Harriett Frazier
Will Saunders
Florence Foosher
Barbara Fisher
Virginia Golder
Evelyn Frazier
Anna Derry
Wesley Church School
J. Herman Specht
Harold Brace
Maine
City Home
Reed
Mrs
Clarence A. Reed
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