Maine towns seek law to adopt manager form of government
Three Maine towns Portland Auburn and Gardiner now operate under the city manager system and seek legislative approval for other towns to adopt it. Sanford faces cost pressures as Freeport Boothbay Harbor and Saco previously pursued it with mixed results. Citizens have long tended to delegate duties to paid executives dating back to York county's early governance.
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Islature
Portland
Auburn
Gardiner
Saco
Sanford
Board of Selectmen
Freeport
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
York County
February Cold Wave Predicted by Morrill
Lewiston Auburn weather predictor Sam Morrill released a February forecast predicting below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation with two storm periods. The first from the 4th to the 10th and the second from the 15th to the 21st, the latter to be worse, followed by a cold wave to end the month and an early spring outlook.
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Sam Morrill
Lewiston-Auburn
Divorced Maine Couple Plans Remarriage in Melrose
Augustus H. Hodgkins of Phippsburg and Lizzie A. Hodgkins of Portland were once divorced in Sagadahoc 1922 for utter desertion. Now aged 69 and 56 respectively, they filed marriage intentions with Melrose City Clerk Victor C. Kirmes, staying with their son in Melrose while keeping wedding plans undisclosed.
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Sagadahoc Supreme Court
Augustus H. Hodgkins
Phippsburg
Lizzie A. Hodgkins
Portland
Victor C. Kirmes
Melrose
Mass
Hodgkins
Help-A-Bit Reading Club Has Meeting
The Help-A-Bit Reading Club of division 1 seventh grade Central Grammar School held its third meeting Friday morning. Rodney E. Ross Jr read a book report on Crusoe Island while Louise Briggs reported on a Lingernot Series title. Betty Fuller and Anna Mayers read poems. Wesley Lemont was chosen chairman of the program committee with Betty Fuller and Crystal Shorey as associates. Mary Gordon was named membership chairman along with Raymond Brown and Louise Briggs.
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Central Grammar School
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Crusoe Island
Louise Briggs
Betty Fuller
Anna Mayers
Wesley Lemont
Crystal Shorey
Mary Gordon
Raymond Brown
Colby Student and Friend Weekend in Bath With Smith Family
Miss Dorothy Smith a Colby college student and her classmate Miss Lucille Cunningham of Patten spent the weekend in Bath with Miss Smith and Miss Cunningham accompanying Miss Smith's parents Mr and Mrs Charles H Smith of Washington street.
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Dorothy Smith
Colby College
Lucille Cunningham
Patten
Bath
Obituary: Edwin P Hyde 75 longtime Bath Iron Works machinist
Edwin Page Hyde aged 75 died at his Union street home after 18 months of ill health. He served 40 years as machinist and long-time foreman at Bath Iron Works and was a former deacon of Winter Street Congregational church. He was born in Richmond March 7, 1854, married Isabel Rogers, and is survived by his wife and two sisters, with the family living on Union street for years.
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Edwin Page Hyde
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Union Street
Bath
Old Iron Works
Richmond
Jonathan A
Rhoda Hildreth Hyde
George Moulton
Commercial Street
Isabel Rogers
South Freeport
Mr. Hyde
Winter Street Congregational Church
Iron Works
Mrs. Hyde
Sarah A. Hyde
William L. Lincoln Woolwich carpenter Civil War veteran dies
William L. Lincoln of Woolwich died Friday night after a brief illness. A Civil War veteran and lifelong carpenter, he and his wife spent winters at the Columbia in Bath. He survived by his wife Ella Hanson Lincoln, a brother Samuel D. Lincoln, six nephews, five nieces, and several other relatives. He lived most of his life in Woolwich with a Barley Neck road home and was a member of the local Methodist church.
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William L. Lincoln
Woolwich
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Methodist Church
Barley Neck Road
Ella Hanson
Samuel D. Lincoln
West Falmouth
Fred Hanson
New York
Charles Hanson
Boston
Clarence Lincoln
Portland
Ralph C. Covel
Bath
Frank
Edith Lincoln
Alice Inness
Roy Nichols
Arthur Saunders
B. G. Potter
Charles A Hunt Dies After Illness in Bath Area
Charles A Hunt 78 a Winnegance millman died Saturday after a five day illness with pneumonia. Born in Bath he was the son of Reuben and Sarah Hunt and lived in the Winneganee district. He attended the local church and is survived by one daughter Mrs. Charles Talbot two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Charles A. Hunt
Bath
Reuben and
Sarah Robinson Hunt
Winneganee
Charles Talbot
Mrs Mary L Cummings Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Mary L Cummings widow of Charles Cummings died in the Old Folks Home after a brief illness that developed into bronchial pneumonia. Born in Bath, she was the daughter of Samuel and Betsy Higgins. She lived much of her life in Bath and entered the Home on Sept 19 1918. Survived by son Edward Parkhurst of Beachmont Massachusetts and grandson Edward Jr.
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Mary L. Cummings
Charles Cummings
Old Folks Home
Bath
Samuel
Betsy Lemont Higgins
Edward Parkhurst
Beachmont
Mass
Edward Jr
George Pinkham 75 Dies at Brunswick Road Home
George Franklin Pinkham died last Wednesday at his Brunswick road home after a five day illness. A longtime worker at the old Drummond coal yard he was 75. Survived by two Bath sons Joseph E. Pinkham and Albert M. Pinkham eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Also two siblings Mrs Ward of Lowell Mass and John Pinkham of Woolwich.
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George Franklin Pinkham
Brunswick Road
Drummond
Joseph E. Pinkham
Albert M. Pinkham
Bath
Mrs. Ward
Lowell
Mass
John Pinkham
Woolwich
Mrs Elwyn O Taylor Dies in Wickford Rhode Island
News of the death of Mrs Elwyn O Taylor wife of a former pastor of Corliss Street Church Wickford Rhode Island was received during the day by Harry McIntire 358 Washington Street Rev and Mrs Taylor were in Bath five years the former immediately preceding the present pastor Rev Robert H Carey.
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Elwyn O. Taylor
Corliss Street
Wickford
R. I
Harry McIntire
Washington Street
E P Hydes Funeral At Bath Iron Works Foreman Honored
Edwin P Hyde longtime Bath Iron Works machine shop foreman known as Uncle Ed was buried at his home on Union Street. A half mast flag signified memory by President Newell. Rev Edwin Dodge Hardin officiated. Bearers were Seneca H Conley James T Bonney John Johnson and Richard Johnson. Owen J Ledyard returned to work after a week illness.
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Edwin P. Hyde
Bath Iron Works
Uncle Ed
Union Street
Pres. Newell
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Winter Street
Seneca H. Conley
James T. Bonney
John Johnson
Richard Johnson
Winnegance Women Hold Socials and Notice of Farewell
Friday evening the Squaw club hosted Mrs John G Morse with prizes awarded to Mrs Sherman L Morse and Miss Marion Morse. Charles E Hewitt Jr left for Philadelphia for navy yard work. Evening Workers held a house warming at Cottage Park with cribbage bid whist and bridge. Blues won a fundraising contest raising about 30 for clubhouse repairs. Women’s auxiliary discussed events including a card party and Easter sale. Several residents died this week including Zina Eaton Amanda Rogers and Charles A Hunt. School on the Phippsburg side closed for winter vacation.
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Squaw Club
John G. Morse
Sherman L. Morse
Marion Morse
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Cottage Park
Reds
Charlotte Owen
Blues
Annie Malcolm
Womcen
Joseph B. McCutcheon
Bath City
Winneganee Community Club
Winneganee
Zina Eaton
Amanda Rogers
Charles A. Hunt
Lincoln Parks
Robert Manson
Roberta
Farm Bureau
Miss Welsh
Bridge Club
Frank Perry
Gertrude Russell
Omar Perry
Bonne Annie Club
Dorothy Morse
Charles T. Small
Abram C. Oliver
Phippsburg
Improvements at Pemaquid Fort Plan Is Before Legislature
Two Maine House measures seek to improve Fort William Henry at Pemaquid. One would fund a 1000 dollar road repair project under Governor and Council direction. The other would set a state reservation with a resident custodian over all state title land at Pemaquid including the fort site.
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Fort William Henry
Pemaquid
Harold Bishop
Boothbay Harbor
Fort Wiliam Henry
Maine
William Henry
Plymouth Colony
John Brown
William Penn
Pennsylvania
America
Samoset
Unongoit
Charlestown
Mass
Mrs Florence B Cressey Dies in Bridgewater Mass
Mrs Florence B Cressey 57 widow of Leonard W Cressey formerly of Bath died Tuesday in Bridgewater Massachusetts of double pneumonia. She was daughter of James and Lelia Knight of Bath. Survived by two daughters Mrs Edwin Smalley and Miss Florence Cressey and one son Leland Cressey. Body to Bath for service at the grave in Oak Grove.
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Florence B. Cressey
Leonard W. Cressey
Bath
Bridgewater
Mass
James and
Lelia Manc-Fadden Knight
Edwin Smalley
Florence Cressey
Leland Cressey
Prave
Oaks Grove
Phippsburg Residents, Roads, and Grange Trophy Event
Phippsburg notices show Mr and Mrs William Cullity guests of Nathaniel Percy in Rockport and visits by Bath and Portland residents. The Pomona grange awarded Bodwell Orange of Small Point a trophy for attendance. petitions seek a hearing on road repairs from Parker's Head to Popham Beach, citing over 100 years of existence and neglect.
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William EB. Cullity
Rockport
Small Point
J. B. Perry
Annie Cutline
Portland
Evelyn Beals
Winnifred Brown
Viola Pashard
Pomona Grange
West Bath
Bodwell Orange
Dr. Jefferson
Ernest W. Spinney
Ephraim S. Marr
Nathaniel Perkins
Christopher H. Marr
E. W. Morse
I. J. Wallace
Willis G. Jefferson
Phippsburg
Parker's Head
Popham Beach
William R. Bowie
Board of Selectmen
In questio Back or ell road mention
A fragment notes a reference to the Back or ell road nicknamed in question. The piece hints at street naming or local usage without clearer context or events. No dates, people, or organizations are readable to anchor a fuller summary.
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Questio
Monthly Meeting of YMCA Directors Report
The monthly meeting of the directors of the YMCA was held Tuesday evening with members Edward B. Smith Frank B. Nichols William H. White Charles C. Low and William C. Perkins present. Reports from the general secretary and the absent recording secretary were read and approved. Perkins was named secretary pro tem. Nichols reported on the Mather and Son banquet committee noting several meetings and progress on the program.
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Edward B. Smith
Frank B. Nichols
William H. White
Charles C. Low
William C. Perkins
Mather and Son
South End P T A plans more pupil amusements and repairs
South End P T A members met at Washington street schoolhouse to push more pupil amusements. They will repair swing poles at Mitchell school and provide volleyball for Weekstreet girls. A next meeting was set for Monday March 4 due to Father and Son banquet. Communications from the sick praised the association’s supportive efforts and a program on Founders Day February 26 was planned with cake and tea.
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South End
Washington Street
Mitchell School
Weekstreet School
Hamlin
State Association
Child Welfare Workers Day
Mrs Sewall Improving After Week in Bed
Mrs Edward Sewall who had been confined to her room with a cold for a week is improving and was able to be about the house on Tuesday.
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Edward Sewall
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Morrill
HELP
L. I.” Atwood
L. F. Medicine Co
Portland, Me
Winnegance
George F. Pinksam
E. P. Hyde
Owen J. Ledyard
Pemaquid Fort
Bath Savings Institution
Y.M.C.A. Directors
Association
Chevrolet
Phaeco
von Chasis
Kline, Mich
General Motors
Atlantic Motor Co., Inc
Damariscotta
O. M. McKown
Turner & Gilpatrick
Rehnna
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