Veteran Firemen Honor Ten Years Of Service Banquet
Bath veterans host annual dinner in Baxter hall with Mayor Cahill praising firemen for decades of service. Speakers note debt reduction and pride in the department while wreaths and flowers grace the head table. The program features music, supper, and tributes to Bath Iron Works and local civic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cahill
Bath
Baxter Hall
Andrew R. Cahill
Bath Veteran Fireman's Association
Cahill
Paul M. Oli
Thomas F. Perkins
Perkins
Frank J. Farrin
Mel Robbins
David Henderson
Linwood Russell
Frank T. Fortier
Frank J. Parrin
George Boutin
Philip Boutin
John Arsenault
Seth Stewart
M. H. Savage
Herbert Anderson
Edgar Pye
Levi T. Thompson
MIRTH AND MELODY PREVAIL IN SHOW OF COLONIAL CLUB
The Colonial Club Minstrels drew 900 theatergoers to Bath Opera House for a 65 minute performance filled with lively jokes, touching songs, and standout numbers. Herby Douglas impressed as Parson Geewhikker Tripe in Poppys Wedding Party, while Ned Andrews stepped in for ill Dan Williams and earned applause alongside Sammy Povich and Joseph Milligan in tender and comic numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Bath Opera House
Eugene M. Desmond
Herby Douglas
Parson Geewhikker Tripe
Ned
Dan
Sammy Povich
al Jolson
Masonic Temple
Dunlap
Bath
Joseph Milligan
Mother Mahree
Ralph Small
Ralph
Ed Ramsar
Eddie
Ralph Blakeney
Hilda Scott
Poppy
Sammy Ward
Sammy
Trousseau
Thunder
Parson
Fred Higgins
Ed Ramsay
Francis Norton
Mike
Mr. Norton
Pomona Grangers Oppose Plan for Pasteurized Milk
Sagadahoc Pomona at West Bath Grange debated pasteurized milk, with 150 members opposing introduction after a non granger communication dominated the program. Speakers included David Henderson and James Lemont, plus consumer views from William White and Lena Donnell. The meeting featured a long discussion, a fifth degree conferral, a fine noon dinner, and musical performances, ending with a social-leaning assessment of grange progress. Next meeting at Enterprise Grange in Richmond on Feb 27 with fifth degree to be conferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona
West Bath Grange
Herbert Cavanaugh
David Henderson
James Lemont
Millward Patten
E. Mason Wright
Addie Purington
Albert Henderson
I. B. Neily
Duncan McIntosh
Lincoln Williams
William H. White
Lena Donnell
Herbert Simpson
Henrietta Sawyer
Clifford Gray
Flora
Bertha Gray
Richmond
Millard Patten
Harold B. Smith
North Bangor
Caroline Cary
Alice Smith
E. W. Haggett
Harold Freeman
Vincent Henderson
Bodwell Orange
Enterprise Grange
Mercie McFadden
Agnes Wright
Mrs. Haggett
Bath Company Lowest Bidder For Work On River Pipeline
Trustees of the Bath Water District selected General Contracting Co., Inc., of Bath as the lowest bidder at 14 080 dollars for laying a 12 inch water main across the New Meadows river about 700 feet apart. Ten weeks estimated for completion. Other bids ranged from 14 485 to 23 800 dollars. Work to restore a line to Thompson’s brook pumping station in Bruns wick, with start date weather dependent and diver conditions. Representative Henry C. Wright of Bath attended a dinner in Augusta during the legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
New Meadows
General Contracting Co., Inc
Bath
Andrew S. Merrill
Water District
Thompson's Brook
Brunswick
Lake Nequasset
Woolwich
Stewart & Williams
Augusta
Benefit Contracting Corp
Portland
Green & Wilson
Waterville
Kerr & Houston
Youthful Y M C A Church Basketball League Group Photo
A large group photo shows about 70 youths and a dozen officials of the Y M C A Church basketball League. The league, in its seventh season, has influenced many city youths with Corliss and Grace not present. With six weeks left and an eighth team added, three churches vie near the trophy as up to 400 fans attend key games. The league feeds Morse High School, with most Morse players trained here in recent years.
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the Independent
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Johannesburg
South Africa
India
Pribiloff Islands
Behring’s Sea
Malay Peninsular
Y. M. C. A. Church Basketball League
Corliss
Grace
Beacon
Central
Y. M. C. A. Church League
Morse High School
Morse
Church League
Morse High Nears Completion At Old Site
The new Morse High School rises on the old burned site with fireproof red and blue bricks forming a striking facade. An open book granite panel bears Morse High 1904-1929, and each room includes built in wardrobes, sound proof gypsum walls, and direct telephone links to the principal. The southeast commercial wing houses bookkeeping and typing classrooms with double windows, while the auditorium, stage, dressing rooms, and a 1000 seat main hall headline the building plans. Completion is set for August 1 with July finish anticipated. Frederick E. Drake and son and Edward Dana are visiting Boston during the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Red
Morse High School
Morse High
Richmond-Dresden Bridge Plan Returns in Maine Legislature
A bill to construct a Maine Kennebec Bridge across the Kennebec River between Richmond and Dresden creates a commission to manage a toll bridge. Estimated cost ranges from 260000 to 550000 with a 1230 foot span and 20 foot roadway. Tolls would repay the state in 10 to 15 years, with support from Sagadahoc county legislators.
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Kennebec River
Richmond
Sagadahoc
Dresden
Lincoln County
Maine
House of Representatives
George A. Hawkes
Maine Kennebec Bridge
Public Utilities Commission
National Bureau of Public Roads
Hawkes
State Highway Department
Sagadahoe County
Rumor of Fine New Hotel for Morse’s Neck at Small Point
Rumor in Bath claims Morse's Neck on the west side of Phippsburg may become the site of a large summer hotel and cottages under New York capitalists. The 300 acre tract, owned by Mrs. William Morse and Mrs. Moora of Boston, has drawn visitors lately though no sale is confirmed. Local officials have only noted increased inquiries about value and location.
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Bath
Morse
Phippsburg
New York
Head Beach
Martin Wyman
Small Point
Morse’s Neck
William Morse
Moora
Boston
Bowdoinham Ladies Attend D A R Meeting
Mrs Charles Browne Mrs William Willis Miss Clara N Fogg Mrs Edward Kendall and Mrs William Given of Bowdoinham attended the Col Dummer Sewall chapter D A R Tuesday afternoon in the American Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Browne
William Willis
Clara N. Fogg
Edward Kendall
William Given
Bowdoinham
Col. Dummer Sewall
American Legion Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mayor Cahill
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath Iron Works’ Corp
Wellington A. Moore
Bath Box Co
George B. Wolstenholme
People’s Church
Herbert L. Grinnell
Board of Highways and Sewers
Henry G. Hodgdon
Board of Assessors
Stanley M. Brown
Board of Common Council
Scott Morse
Bath Fire Department
Frank H. Turner
Association
David L. Wilson
Central Church
William R. Kimball
Heroes of the Sea
New York Fire Department
Baxters
Main
Treas
Pres
Willian S. Newell
Fireman's Association
J. P. Morgan
C. F. Hughes
Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Wilson
Admiral Lee
Bath Iron Works
Arthur Allen
Optometrist Bath Trust
National Capital
Susannah
Moonlight Bay
Chester S. Kingsley
Torrey
George Hunt
Harry Hall
Borneo
Java
Benjamin Franklin
Pomona Grangers
Bath Company
Henry C. Wright
Augusta House
Y.M.C.A. Church Basketball League
New Morse
Frederick E. Drake
James B. Drake
Washington Street
Edward Dana
Richmond-Dresden
Rep. Hawkes
Instant-Lite
Candlepower
Johnson Brosco
Winchester
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