Maine nautical training school and ship proposal
The piece urges Maine to establish a nautical training school and ship with state and federal backing. Bath is highlighted as an ideal base near shipyards and marine industries, while Portland or Bath could host the project. It argues trained navigators are needed for postwar naval and maritime service and stresses practical location merits and economic benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Sewall
Navy
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Windlass Company
East Brunswick
Portland
Nautical School
Com
Maine Central
Bath Tron Works Corporation
Depot Square
Social event proceeds aid Sunday school at library
Miss Frances M. Robie organized a social at the Popham Library with refreshments and games including a mystery contest to raise funds for Sunday school work.
Proposal Sets Poll Tax at Two Dollars For All Voters
A proposal suggests a two dollar poll tax for both men and women. The fate and potential impact of the measure remain to be determined as officials and citizens weigh the change.
Bananas Replace Grease in Ship Launches
A rumor notes a vessel recently launched on banana covered ways replacing grease. The old time shipwrights would wonder what they would think of this modern technique and its departure from traditional materials.
Sewall-Sewell Coventry Fund Aids Coventry Relief
Descendants of Henry Sewall in the United States launch the Sewall-Sewell Coventry Fund to raise money for Coventry relief. The fund aims to provide milk for children, food for widows, medicine for the sick and wounded, and beds for the homeless, with headquarters in Rockefeller Plaza New York. Further appeals urge family names to donate and supply potential donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall-Sewell
Coventry
Henry Sewall
United States
Maine
California
Sumner Sewall
Loyall F. Sewall
Bath
Coventry Fund
Sewall- Sewell Coventry Fund
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
Loyall Sewall
England
Sewall
James I
Sherbourne
Radford Brook
St. Michael's
St. John’s
America
Ex-Alderman Miller Confined by Pneumonia at Home
Edward F. Miller, former city official, is confined to his residence at 822 Middle Street due to pneumonia. This health development follows prior public service and a noted local presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Miller
Middle Street
Winter Vacation school opens for ages four to fourteen
Parker Head Miss Frances M Robie will lead Winter Vacation classes in the vestry Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 through February for boys and girls aged four to fourteen. A Valentine party follows Feb 11, and plans are under way for a February 12 baked bean supper to benefit the church school. A March of Dimes card party was postponed due to the death of Galen Daley. Friends note the December death of Galen P Daley on Jan 29.
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Frances M. Robie
March of Dimes Fund
Galen Daley
Church School
Galen P. Daley
Phyllis Young
Sebasco
Leston Harrington
Bath
Currey Stiles
Lawrence Stiles
Jack Loring
Edgecomb
Charles Perry
Lawrence
George Morong, Jr
Earl Lowell
Leroy Perkins
Burleigh Williams
Walter Cushing
Lloyd D. Perry
Aubrey Alexander
Lewis Lowell
Fred Shepherd
Brunswick
Popham
Bob Moore
Lewiston
Herman Hallett
Town
Eugene Harrington
John Kreidler
Harold Rogers
James Kerwin
Auburn
Irene Hiister
Lisbon Falls
John D. Libby
John Libby
H. D. Mank
Garden P. Daley
Charles Savage
Watertown
Mass
F. Percy Young
Long Beach
Cali
Maine
Delegates elected to D A R congress and state meeting
Mrs. H Kenneth Smith hosted Col. Dummer Sewall chapter D A R as delegates to the Continental Congress in Washington D C and state convention delegates for Bangor in March 1920 named. Alternates listed. Red Cross work outlined and sewing day set for February 11 at Mrs Deering’s. Donald Coombs (Mitchell School) injured at play with a broken collarbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Kenneth Smith
High Street
Col. Dummer Sewall
Charles M. Tubbs
Fred May
Continental Congress
Washington, D. C
Harry G. Deering
Thomas S. Gibbons
Fred S. Curtis
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Leonard M. Lord
Bangor
William S. Given
Agnes W. Humphreys
Charles C. Low
Jane E. Lemont
Alice E. Varney
Corrie H. Varney
Edward W. Bridgham
Carl W. Kennedy
Edmund A. Rothwell
Horace P. Morse
James T. Bonney
Opportunity Farm
G. Thomas Murphy
Red Cross
Washington Street
Tubbs
Frank W. Jaques
Almena A. Jaques
Repent at Leisure to Feature Ruth Dietrich Secretarial Role
West Coast reports Ruth Dietrich will star as Miss Flynn in the upcoming film Repent at Leisure. Dietrich, known in Bath and Bay Point, has gained praise on Hollywood stages in recent months.
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Ruth Dietrich
Miss Flynn
Ruth
Bath
Bay Point
Hollywood
Portland
Morton Point
Arthur Delano
Popham Beach
Herman Spinney
Mr. Delano
Georgetown
W. O. Clark
Damariscotta
Herman A. Spinney
Louise Howard
Spinney
George Powers
Waldoboro
Allie Hinckley
Sagadahoc
L. M. Spinney
Clyde Pinkham
Five Islands
Earl Payson
Mary Campbell
C €art-Delano
Sylvia Warren
Maurice Burns
Harold Brown
Kennebec Point
Westport Feels Measles Epidemic Close
The town resumes school after a two week break due to measles and grip. C. E. A. Cromwell, longtime Westport ferryman and resident, dies January 29 after a long illness, survived by two sons and three grandchildren. Funeral held at Cowley parlor with cemetery services in town.
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C. E. A. Cromwell
Westport Ferry
Edward
Luther Cromwell
Cowley
Wiscasset
James Apt
East Brunswick
Fred I. Greenleaf
John P. Harrison
George
Arrowsic
Jed Colby
Violet Colby
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Frank Greenleaf
Bath
Brian Jewett
Philip Leavitt
Edward Cromwell
Ralph Jewett
Edith Campbell
Freeman Colby
Westport Ferryman C A Cromwell Dies at 65
Charles E A Cromwell, longtime Westport ferryman, died January 29 after months of illness. Born May 13, 1876, he lobbied for a bridge to his town and ran Sunset View House with his wife’s death ending that venture. He is survived by two sons Edward and Luther and three grandchildren. Funeral in Wiscasset. Also notes Dorothy Thompson recovering from burns after coffee incident.
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Westport
Lincoln County
Charles E. A. Cromwell
Mr. Cromwell
Sunset View
Edward
Luther Cromwell
Wiscasset
Cowley
Towage Firm Seeks Reimbursement for Tug Seguin Damage
Miss Elizabeth Deering of Bath introduces a legislative resolve for the Kennebec Towage Co to be reimbursed $7,171.29 for repairs and lost services after the Seguin struck pilings by the Richmond Dresden bridge draw on June 18, 1940. The injury left two thirds of the tug submerged and a net loss of $2,165.21 after insurance and improvements. The measure is referred to the claims committee.
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Elizabeth Deering
Bath
Kennebec Towage Co
Seguin
Richmond-Dresden
Kennebec
Sequin
Committee On Claims
Maine Governor Master Mason in Prime of Condition
Governor in the prime of condition amid a Monday event. H Laton Jackson and Rev Rensel H Colby of South Paris attended as visitors from that community. The informal reception reflected strong support and encouragement for the governor among those present.
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H. Laton Jackson
Rensel H. Colby
South Paris
Maine
Births Recorded by City Clerk Gilmore Family Names
The city clerk lists births including Ivy Katherine January 1 to John Picken Jr at 3 Union Street Ralph January 13 to Albert Sanford at 4 Pleasant Avenue Artemaus Roger January 21 to Henry Schmidt at 355 Washington Street Lloyd Weslie Jr January 5 to Rainey at 23 Center Street Richard John January 29 to Joseph J Gaudet at 5 Deering Street. Camelia Henderson daughter of Frederick Henderson and wife of Eliot has returned home after visiting parents on High Street and Court Street. Henderson works at Portsmouth Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
Ivy Katherine
John Picken, Jr
Union Street
Ralph
Albert P Sanford
Pleasant Avenue
Artemaus Roger
Henry Schmidt
Washington Street
Lloyd Weslie, Jr
Rainey
Center Street
Richard John
Joseph J. Gaudet
Deering Street
Frederick Henderson
Camelia
Eliot
Charles Henderson
Upper High Street
Arthur Gilley
Court Street
Mr. Henderson
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Palm Should Go To Mrs Moulton
The Moultons recount decades in Maine and beyond with hunting and travel themed adventures. Mrs. Moulton describes wildlife, rustic living, and domestic crafts while Mr. Moulton from Haverhill, Mass. works at Bath Iron Works. They recently skipped Northern Maine in favor of the World’s Fair in New York where Mr. Moulton still bagged a deer back home.
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Chamberlain
Moulton
Ephraim Partridge Place
River Road
Haverhill
Mass
Woolwich
White Mountains
Crawford Notch
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
North Carolina
Maryland
Maine
Bowdoinham Ski Tow Expanded With Night Lights
The Bowdoinham ski tow will operate on Sundays for the public and on weekdays evenings for four plus riders. Six large flood lights illuminate the tow for night use. Lieutenant Colonel A B Holmes serves as secretary treasurer. The club remains affiliated with the Maine Winter Sports Federation.
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Miss Maxine Young Leaves for Clerical Position
Miss Maxine Young of 194 North Street departs Tuesday for Skowhegan to take a clerical job. Her family moved to Bath from Madison, and her father, Orman Young, works at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Young
Orman Young
North Street
Skowhegan
Bath
Madison
Young
Bath Iron Works
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A word puzzle grid with across and down clues covering pronouns, clothing edges, priests, genders, facts, currencies, branches, lakes and more. Entries include familiar terms such as flap border of garment and Greek god of War, plus several nautical and literary hints.
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Ernest A. Oliver
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