Brotherhood Week Observed by Joint Meeting
February 1926 is set for Brotherhood Week observances in Bath and across the nation under Dr. Everett R. Clinchy. A mass meeting at Bath High School on Sunday February 19 aims to unite Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders in demonstrating solidarity against persecution while highlighting democracy and the Bill of Rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett R. Clinchy
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Clinchy
Roosevelt
Bath
Ewart Edmund Turner
Lowell
Mass
Berlin
Germany
Brotherhood Week
America
United States
Refunds to Maine Taxpayers Exceeding $500 Reported
The Treasury reported to Congress refunds of $500 or more paid to Maine taxpayers for levies by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Listed are individuals, estates, and corporations from Bar Harbor to Washington, with amounts ranging from about $517.99 to $15,692.22, including Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co and Henry Stanley Wood Estate, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Treasury
Congress
Maine
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co
Llewellyn Barry
Bigelow and Girard Trust Co
Philadelphia
William Bingham II
Bethel
Joseph W. Blaisdell
Mitchell, Taylor, Capron and Marsh
Exchange Place
New York City
Mary
Chaplin
Bangor
Frank C. Deering
Saco
Eastern Manufacturing Co
South Brewer
Louis B. Goodall
Sanford
Kennebec Pulp and Paper Co
Augusta
Keyes Fibre Co
Portland
Charles S. Lugrin
George E. Macomber
Louis E. Pennington
Mary V. Pennington
Summit
N. J
Clarence H. Pierce
Houston
John M. Sawyer
Greene
Morris I. Silverman
Philip L. Smith
Tenants Harbor
Adele Dohme True
C-O Fidelity Trust Co
Baltimore
Maine Blueberry Industry Plans to Get Publicity
The Maine blueberry industry seeks a public awareness bill to tax a fraction of a cent per pound to fund advertising and research. The plan aims to open new markets, stabilize prices, and boost incomes in Washington, Hancock, Knox, and Waldo counties through a national campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
America
Clarence B. Beckett
Calais
Beckett
Ty Country
Maine Development Commission
Washington
Hancock
Knox
Waldo
Annual D A R Conference Set for Portland in March
Maine D A R announces 41st Annual Conference to be held March 15 and 16 at Eastland hotel Portland with events including executive board meeting Tuesday, credential sessions, luncheon, banquet, and memorial service. Notable features include a round table with state and chapter regents and many candidates for the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage to Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Morgan
Maine Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Elizabeth Wadsworth
Eastland
State Regent
Sam E. Conner
Auburn
Maine
Charles Lawry
Pairfield
Washington, D. C
Beacon Street Church Choir Sings at Day's Ferry Service
The Beacon Street Methodist church choir performed at the 2 30 service on Sunday afternoon at Day's Ferry. Pastor Charles A Brown led the service and invited Rev Jesse Kenderdine of Beacon Street church to give an address. James A McLellan, organist for Beacon Street, accompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Day's Ferry
Charles A. Brown
Jesse Kenderdine
Beacon Street Church
James A. McLellan
Bath men push for Popham Beach wharf plan
Bath industry leader William S. Newell led a Phippsburg town hall session with selectmen on a proposed wharf at Popham Beach. Speakers cited economic boosts, yacht traffic, and artist Stephen Etnier's pledge to fund the project. The plan envisions funding from local property owners and a state hearing to approve construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Bath
William S. Newell
Popham Beach
Newell
Sagadahoc
Kennebec
Atlantic Ocean
William W. Robinson
William E. Hill
Naugatuck
Conn
Robinson
Pres. Newell
Popham
Stephen Etnier
Gilbert Head
Charles T. Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Fred W. Humphreys
John W. Conway
Stanley E. Wallace
Raymond Wyman
William R. Bowie
Mr. Wyman
Herbert J. Kellaway
Boston
New York
Wyman
Elijah Bartlett
Board of Selectmen
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
Llewellyn Rogers
West Bath
Dan Bishop
Morse high school drafts rules for dances
The Morse high school Student Council and the Board of Education publish regulations for public and private dances held in the high school gym. Rules cover advance invitations, doors open times, security staff, conduct, liquor and smoking, locker room behavior, and limits on public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Board of Education
Alice Darrah
Hershel Libby
Maurice Owen
Stanley Cressey
Bobcat Seen Near Bingham by Rail Crew
A large bobcat was spotted on the outskirts of Bingham twice recently. A crew of section men approached within a short distance of the animal, which then snarled and scrambled up an embankment before disappearing into the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Inter faith meeting to be held at Morse high school
A Bath inter faith meeting Sunday at eight in Morse high school auditorium will be led by Rev. Timothy C. Maney and Rabbi Abraham May with Rev. Ewart Edmund Turner as speaker. Mayor Donal d Small will chair. Music by Central Congregational choir and Winter Street quartet. Clergy from Catholic, Protestant and Jewish communities to participate. Usher selection from city churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's
Abraham May
Beth Israel
Ewart Edmund Turner
Lowell
Mass
Morse High School
Donald N. Small
Europe
Bath
Charles Sumner Cook Dies After Long Banking and Legal Career
Charles Sumner Cook aged 80, a prominent legal and financial figure, died yesterday at his summer home in Bolster's Mills. A bar member since 1886, he retired recently as Board Chairman of the National Bank of Commerce, which he helped found, and previously led Fidelity Trust Co. He also served as a director of Boston & Maine and was Maine counsel for the carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sumner Cook
Bolster’s
Mills
Cook
National Bank of Commerce
Fidelity Trust Co
Boston &Maine Railroad
Maine
District Meeting of Garden Clubs Draws Wide Attendance
Cosmopolitan Garden club hosted the district meeting on Monday with Maine Federation president Mrs Harrie B Coe of Portland. Delegates from Bath Camden Rockland Belfast Newcastle Boothbay Harbor Damariscotta Topsham and others attended a luncheon at White Hall and heard talks on conservation wildlife and coastal access from several leaders.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Maine Federation of Garden Clubs
Harrie B. Coe
Portland
Medomak
Bath
Camden
Rockland
Belfast
Newcastle
Boothbay Harbor
Damariscotta
Topsham
Sumner Sewall
White Hall
Washington Street
Archie C. Dummer
Mabel R. Thompson
Clarence
Augusta
Burton L. Preston
Edward Hellier
Leon A. Dodge
Clyde B. Holmes
Raymond Sherman
DeWitt C. Brewster
Maine Hills
Roy Manson
Maine
Preston
Merrymeeting Bay
Lewis O. Barrows
R. P. McFadden
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Ernest Merrill
State Highway Commission
William Yule
Federation of Garden Clubs
Clarence S. Beverage
Edmund A. Rothwell
Community Betterment
Herbert R. Lemont
Sewall
Wild Life Week
Sagadahoc County
Carl Y. Kennedy
Marshall Washburn
Washburn
People’s Church Men’s Club to Host Talk
The Men’s club of People's Church invites ladies and friends to the vestry Thursday evening for supper at 6 30 followed by Capt. Frank Walker of West Woolwich speaking on his experiences in the Guianas of South America. Capt Walker’s time in the region makes his talk well qualified and a large attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Church
Frank Walker
West Woolwich
Guianas
South America
Walker
Stump Injured in Fall on First Day Back at Work
Charles H. Stump of 26 Milan Street fell Monday and injured his leg on what should have been his first day returning to work after a long winter spent at home due to rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Stump
Milan Street
Bath girl rises from ribbon counter to cinema stardom
Miss Iva Stewart of Hollywood returns to Bath after making a string of film industry steps from Woolworth counter beginnings to Miss Maine runner up at Atlantic City and eventual Fox contract status. She arrived with her father Marple A. Stewart and brother John, greeted by managers Frank A. Vennett and Francis J. Gooch, and will have a 1939 Chevrolet at her disposal during her Bath visit. The Berlin New Hampshire native, raised mainly in Maine, stands five feet two and a half inches tall, weighs 108 pounds, and shares the “Vow Girls” fame circle with Elizabeth Palmer Irma Wilson and Alice Armand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Stewart
Hollywood
Cal
Miss Stewart
Marple A. Stewart
John
Frank A. Vennett
Francis J. Gooch
Opera House
Uptown
Bath
Woolworth
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Stewart
Atlantic City
Artists
New York City
Paradise Club
Elizabeth Palmer
Indianapolis
Ind
Irma Wilson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alice Armand
Alsace-Lorraine
France
20Th Century Fox
Fox
America
Berlin
N. H
Joan A. Stewart
Marjorie May Stewart
Florence Villa
Fla
Bath Girl Scouts Council Reports Doings for Year
The fifth annual report of the local Council, Girl Scouts of America, covers the year ending December 31, 1938. It lists nine active troops split into Brownies aged seven to ten, 10 to 14 year olds, and a senior troop. Two troops were added, total registered including leadership and committee members reaches 194. Fifteen girls attended Camp Piscataqua in New Hampshire with council-financed funding and troop contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts of America
Key to City Presented in Bath to Miss Stewart
Miss Stewart received the key to Bath on Tuesday at two PM on the steps of Davenport Memorial City Hall. Mayor Donald N. Small presided and Raymond E. English, assistant superintendent, gave Miss Stewart a genuine Hudson Bay Parka on behalf of the Congress Shirt Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
City of Bath
Davenport Memorial City Hall
Donald N. Small
Raymond E. English
Miss Stewart
Hudson Bay
Governor Barrows Warns Boston Rotarians Against Radicals
Maine Governor Lewis O Barrows told a joint Boston and Portland Rotary gathering that communist propaganda is growing in the nation. He spoke during a Wednesday visit from Maine amid the Maine legislature’s session and Rotary exchanges in Boston and Portland.
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Boston
Lewis O. Barrows
Maine
Portland
Rotary Clubs
Barrows
Rotary Club of
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Quebec
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D.ar
Morse Auditorium
People's Church Men's Club
Bath Girl Scouts’ Council
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