Maine Pine Log Shortage Threatens Paper Mills
A reading on Maine lumber shows the state’s pine is rapidly depleted with mills relying on imported pulp from Canada to meet demand. Eastern capitalists explore Washington coast sites for new mills while Canadian policy curbs cutting to push domestic manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paeihe
Maine
Pup Mills
Taimber
Ahone
Kennebee
Kemmnebee
Canada
United States
Washington
Daeilie
Pacific Coast States
Shipping Board U S Sail Capacity and Private Profit
The United States Shipping Board should not force private ship owners to compete with government owned vessels. Private owners need profit to invest in ships and operations. Delays risk idle yards and lost national maritime stature as other nations advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Shipping Board
United States
Shipping Board
America
Congress
Lenard
Debate on Merchant Marine and Daylight Saving Policy Shifts
The article argues the U S must build a solid merchant fleet to avoid high future costs and warns that government controlled ships hinder competition. It notes ships idle along the coast, discusses daylight saving time changes, and reports Massachusetts fights over repealing the law with chambers of commerce surveying public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewin
Massachusetts
Wo O
Chambers of Commerce
The Merchant Marine Vital to National Defense
The piece argues the U S merchant marine is essential to national defense and war effort. It credits wartime shipbuilding, oil fuel, and better pay for foreign ships with sustaining competitiveness, urging continued support of merchant tonnage and fleet resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Germany
United States
Comerchant Marine
Miss Harriet Jackson Attends Senior Prom at Amherst College
Miss Harriet Jackson of South Street left Thursday to attend the Senior prom at Amherst College Friday night. She will also visit Newton Massachusetts as a guest of Mrs. Edward Covell formerly of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Jackson
South Street
Amherst Colege
Miss Jackson
Newton
Mass
Edward Covell
Bath
John A. Morse
Summer Street
Boston
Morse
Worcester
Maxs
Graham Blandy
Death in a field attributed to exposure near Augusta
Thomas Allen a 40 year old Bowdoinham horse jockey was found dead in a field near the Perry road and River road after an expedition to Chelsea and Augusta. An official inquest led to a finding of accidental death by exposure with details from witnesses about his activities and movements over the prior days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Allen
Bowdoinham
Perry Road
Augusta
Sherit Harwood
Walter M. Sanborn
William W. Harris
Kennebec County
Mike
MD Blair
Ferrey Road
Chelsea
Allen
Blair Brothers
Erning
MD Beinhey
Bowdeinhanm
River Road
Adlen
Mar Allen
Ato Ae
Min
MD Bhi
Winfeld Pushe
Auguta
Jide
Robert A. Cony
Teusha
Tie
Walter Mo Sanborn
Cony
Busha
Valentine Party Notes From Water Street Church Club
The Tuesday Evening club of Water Street church hosted a Valentine party at the chapel on Tuesday night. Rooms were festively decorated with red and white, hearts, and cupids. Activities included Cupid wishes, a playful honeymoon trip, an archer contest with prizes to Mrs. William I Currie and Miss Gertrude Carleton, plus games and refreshments. Hostesses were Mrs. Warren J. Kershner Mrs. Sylvester Rowhind and Mrs. Terbert E. Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Roeckland
Boston
William I Currie
Gertrude Carleton
Warren J. Kershner
Sylvester Rowhind
Terbert E. Douglas
Moreland to Address Women Voters at Cosmopolitan Club
Miss Mary Moreland of the National League of Women Voters will speak at the Cosmopolitan club tonight at eight. The talk previously in Bath drew strong interest and request for a return engagement. The meeting is non partisan and all women are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moreland
National League of Women Voters
Cosmopolitan Club
Miss Moreland
Bath
Local Jottings on Fishing Revival and Town Shipments
Smelt fishermen report 100 live suckers and clam worm supplies arriving as a cold wave nears ending. Bath Tron Works staff hold a reunion and supper at Colonial cafe Tuesday. Rend Nichols Co sends 200 cords of wood from Brunswick for Court street brick kiln use. Ship timber arrives for Kelley Spear Cols barges in construction at the northern yard. A carload of scrap iron heads to Watson Prye Co. Ltd on Commercial street Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Tron Works
Colonial Cafe
Rend Nichols Co
Brunswick
Court Street
Stumaier
Notable Visitors and Local News Tidbits in New England
Dr George A Gregory of Boothbay Harbor in Bath for a Governor Thaxter council visit. Lieut Col George A Thaker dies in Portland after visiting daughter Mrs Charles E Doten in Portland. Lemuel Welch of Bath joins Tagus National Home veterans list amid fragile health. Miss Mildred White, teacher in North Lebanon, returns from a two week vacation with cousin Mrs Raymond Clark in Washington Street. Leavitt of Winneginne has photo selected by Curtis Publishing Co. for magazines spotlight. Mrs Arthur S Albee of Jamaica Plain visiting Mrs Chester S Kingsley in High Street. Mr Albee, Boston broker, will attend Shrine ball in Lewiston with Kingsleys Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Gregory
Boothbay Harbor
Thaxter
Bath
George A. Thaker
Portland
Charles E. Doten
IM Wescott Street
Lemuel Welch
Tagus National Home
Mildred White
Lebanon
Raymond Clark
Washington Street
Coa
Leavitt
Winineginee
Curtis Publishing Co
Home Office
New England
Arthur S. Albee
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Chester S. Kingsley
High Street
Albee
Boston
Mrs. Albee
Mrs. Kingsley
Lewiston
Caill Praised For His Record In City Caucus
The city caucus lists ward and city officials including Aldermen Scott M. Golder Edward W. Sampson and Charles I Madden. The committee backed adding two women from each ward and empowered the committee to fill vacancies as the caucus adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott M. Golder
Lee
Ralph Lv. Donhbar
Walter . Smith
Currier E. Dorloff
Edward W. Sampson
Charles I. Madden
John Donahue
Ralph J. Palmer
William VY. McAuliffe
Roy E. Shackford
John HE. Sonia
John J. Donahue
City Committee
Bath Citizens Hold Mayor Caucus Endorsing Cahill For Office
A Bath civic gathering discusses comparing city government to private enterprise and endorses Hon. Charles T. Cahill as the mayoral candidate. The speech urges merit and prudent city spending, noting debt reduction and nonpartisan support for capable leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bath
Tle
Democratic Party
Charles TL. Cahill
Winter troubles hamper ferries and hunting in Woolwich woods
Snow halted ferry travel and kept rabbit hunters from Woolwich woods. Herbert Oliver added Plymouth Rocks from Tu bert Shepard and White Leghorns to his Middle street flock last week. Bar, coal barges progress to Kennebec, and a Bath track crew prepared a racecourse on the Lily pond. Smelt fishing continues on Whiskeag ice and Kennebec near South Gardiner. Scott Tibbetts, diving on Squirrel Island water main, fought a dogfish with a crowbar and killed it by forcing a bar down its throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Woods
Herbert Oliver
Middle Street
Plymouth Rocks
Tubert Shepard
Pine Street
Oliver
M. W. Sewall & Co
Kennebec
Manheim
Philadelphia
Howard Coal Coel
W. Savage
George Tl. Colby
William I. Smith
Big City
Lily Pond
Bath Horsemen
Bath
Winnegance
Gardiner
Scott Tibbetts
Squirrel Island
Boothbay Harbor
Fire at Eagle Hotel on Front Street. damages limited
Fire in a blind closet beneath the Eagle hotel stairway caused a brief alarm. Driver Cloutier and Combination 4 extinguished the blaze with the hotel’s big tank. Mrs. Armstrong and Marshall Bunker helped avert a worse outcome. Estimated damage up to 400 dollars, origin uncertain, matches in a pocket noted as a possible cause. The hotel has a history of fires. the Hatch homestead and early pianos nearby are recalled by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Front Street
Cloutier
Combination 4
Blanche Armstrong
James Armstrong
Marshall Bunker
Miss Armstrong
Armstrong
Yarry Brown
Eagle Hotel
Damai R
Driver Cloutier
William J. Rein
Cornish
North Bath
Rouse
Rouse Homestead
Hateh
Bath
William King
Hatch House
Bath photographers plan underwater film tests and a horse collision on Front Street
One Bath trio invested about 1700 to 1800 in cameras and gear for underwater filming. J De Clough Frederick Humphreys and Randall D Coombs describe trials on Winneganee creek and a Front Street trolley horse accident while detailing a submarine photography project aimed at 25 to 40 feet depth with no patent yet sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
J. de Clough
Frederick Humphreys
Randall D. Coombs
Howard Coal Co
Front Street
Johnson Bros
Water Street
Iis
Winneganeee Creek
Clough
Washington
Virginia
Winneganee Creek
Maine
Liberty Pole
Mark Gannon
Lincoln
Kennebec Steamboat Co
Miami
Fla. Te Havang
Cuban
Gannon
Southern
Kentucky
Martinique
Atlantic
Pacific
Horse carnival planned at Lily Pond on Waon’s birthday
Directors of the Driving club announce an outdoor carnival at Lily Pond on Waon’s birthday with saddle horse and harness races for men and women. Entries should contact Dr. Maxwell Powers, secretary, to finalize arrangements. Prizes include ribbons and possible presents. Weather will affect plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Pond
Waon
Maxwell Powers
Cashier Hill Addresses Grace Church Men's Club
Fred D. Till of Bath National Bank gave an engaging talk on banking to Grace Church Men's Club in the Parish house. The main business was planning a parish canvass to be conducted Sunday afternoon, urging every member to contribute to church expenses and missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Till
Bath National Bank
Grace Church Men's Club
Mr. Hill
Surprise Birthday Tea for Miss Bowie at Erskine Home
A surprise party honored Miss Alice Bowie on her 14th birthday at Mrs Lorraine Erskine’s home on Drummond Street. Guests, games, a heart themed dinner and a cake with fourteen candles marked the festive evening. Attending were Lucile Beals Dorothy Ross Bessie Crosman Mabel O'Tlara Ethel Lowie Grace Moody Lorraine McAllister Iva Hagan Emery Budge Wilbur Ingan Erwin Powers James Erskine Dean Bonney Bedford Christian Karl Colby Karl Smith Vernon Bornheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bowie
Fred Bowie
Drummond Street
Lorence Erskine
Erskine
Bowie
Emery Budge
Miss Bowie
Lucile Beals
Dorothy Ross
Bessie Crosman
Mabel O'Tlara
Ethel Lowie
Grace Moody
Lorraine McAllister
Iva Hagan
Wilbur Ilngan
Eewin Powers
James Erskine
Dean Bonney
Bedford Christian
Karl Colby
Karl Smith
Vernon Bornheimer
Parish Supper at Winter Street Church Attended by 200
More than 200 attended the parish supper in the Winter Street church chapel. A menu highlighted chicken pies. Dr. Langdon T. Snipe moderated the post supper business meeting and read the trust funds report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Langdon T. Snipe
Snipe
Jennie G. Silsby
Thwin Dodge Iardin
Henry R. White
Albert I. Austin
Allen M. Trish
Prudential Committee
Herbert I. Douglas
Ralph W. Conforth
Clarence W. Morse
Galen. Moses
Charles W. Clifford
Charles J. Plaisted
Edward TB. Smith
Terrible Case of Eczema Healed by Fruit-A-Tives and Sootha Salva
Dover New Hampshire resident recounts a long battle with eczema from 1906. After trying fruit remedies and Sootha Salva, he reports rapid improvement and complete relief after using two Fruit-a-tives and one Sootha Salva. Remains available at 50 cents per box or two fifty for three boxes from Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toth
Fpruiz-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Lincoln Memorial Service Reveres Abraham Lincoln
Central Church Lincoln hosted a patriotic memorial with a sermon praising Lincoln’s work and urging continuation of the cause. The service closed with Walt Whitman’s O Captain My Captain and renditions of The Star Spangled Banner and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory by the congregation and choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Walt Whitman
Julia Ward Howe
Boston Kennebec boats may resume service this season
Carl K Crosby of Kennebec Navigation Co holds an option extended until a key East Coast Steamship Lines director returns from the South. Crosby reports growing stock subscriptions and hopes to secure steamers for the Boston Kennebec route once the director arrives in Boston within a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
Boston
Carl K. Crosby
Kennebec Navigation Co
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc
South
Crosby
Tie
Government offices at Barth Iron Works deserting
The Barth Iron Works government offices appear deserted as furniture is sold and removed. Next month may see full retirement of staff and equipment. The long active war period makes the scene sad, but officials hope naval contract stagnation is temporary and offices will resume later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barth Iron Works
Anderson and Holmes Wedding in Bath
Emile J. Anderson and Miss Lillian H. Holmes, both of Bath, were married Saturday night at 7 30 in the aldermanic Chamber with City Clerk Albert J. Grassy officiating. The groom is an iron worker at the Texas yard, son of John Anderson of Sweden, and the bride is daughter of Francis Holmes of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile J. Anderson
Lillian H. Holmes
Bath
Albert J. Grassy
John Anderson
Sweden
Texas Yard
Francis Holmes
Mrs Oliver Recovering at City Hospital. Dingley Joins Old Folks Home
Mrs Charles H Oliver a patient at City hospital is recovering well from a severe pneumonia. Capt Frank Dingley joined the family at the Old Folks Home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Oliver
City Hospital
Frank Dingley
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the Times Company
F. B. Nichols, Pres. and
Treas
Bath, Maine
American Shipping
Cahill
Page Ofme
Herbert D. Maxwell
Henry J. Geddiman
Keegan
Cashier Hill
Murial Freda
Dover, N. H
J. N. Olzendam, D. V. M
Central Church
Lincoln Service
Anderson—Holmes
Fletcher
Castoria
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