City manager plan praised for efficient government
Professor Orren Hormell of Bowdoin college explained the city manager form to a large audience at Music hall, outlining itemized accounting, clear responsibility, and a corporate style with a mayor and council hiring a professional manager. He noted outside hires often provide best initial results and emphasized salaried, well trained department heads reporting to the manager. The talk, chaired by Earle Thompson, included a spirited question period and community singing with an orchestral trio providing music.
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Auburn
Orren
Hormel
Lostery
Bowdoin College
Music Hall
Hormell
Ike
Jay
Board of
Vartixan
Morse Track Team Builds Fast Bowdoin Meet Contingent
Morse gh prepares a strong squad for the Bowdoin Interscholastic track meet. Over 20 athletes train four afternoons weekly under Coach Alkazin, with capt. Bates excelling in 40 and 220, and potential relays formed from the sprint crew. Stoverluis aims for the mile with 5.15 clocking at the Y track.
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Morsegh
Bowdoin
Maren O
Alkazin
Nick No
Capt
Bates
Ile
Belanger
Speedt
Ledyard
Cahill
Fine
Joloyee
Morse
Salem High to Visit Friday in Busy Schedule
Morse schedules three day road swing starting Feb 24 through Dexter Bangor and Oldtown, then Brunswick at Brunswick. Possible reschedule defeats Cony, making Morse the championship leader with Cony runner up. Morse’s only loss was a two point defeat to Edward Little.
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Morse High
Salem
Dexter
Bangor
Oldtown
Owith Brunswick
Brunswick
Morse
Cony
Bath Mareh
Edward Little
Sanford
Auburn
Miss Chickering Delivers Striking Lisbon Falls Win
Bath horsemen witnessed Miss Chickering win a $2000 purse match race on the snow path at Lisbon Falls. She clocked impressive times in the first two heats and defeated Junior Forrest of Woodfords. Baroness Earle had a slow third place showing. Also noted were fishermen moving pounds of smelts and local residents returning from a visit with Mrs. Crosby.
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Bath
Miss Chickering
Lishen Balls
Snow Path
Junior Forrest
Woodfords
Sunshine circle forms at Five Islands with officers named
Five Islands notes report Sunshine circle officers Mrs Frank Heald president Miss Iva Cromwell vice president Miss Marion Stevens secretary treasurer and committees. Word also of grange readings and sales by Warren Davis. Various residents visitations, trades, boat work and a postponed church talk due to storm.
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Sunshine
Frank Heald
Iva Cromwell
Marion Stevens
Alice Cromwell
Taula Rewnes
Heald
Nora Marr
Aurelia Gray
Iva
Grange
J. B. Waisdell
W. L. Berry
Warren Davis
Charles Hiamna
Beth
Vpenuehio
William Plummer
Albion Davis
Will Boneher
Math
Montaweag Cottage
Five Islands
Walter Cunningham
Bath
Thomas Williams
West Georgetown
Alfred MacMahan
CW. Nocton
Hermon Spinney
J. G. Lewis
Boothbay
Lester Davis
Ahnon Marr
J. G. Stevens
J. 7. MacMahan
A. A. MacMahan
George Rowe
Albertina Stevens
Brother Everett
Albertina
Everett
George Hanna
Thomas Tanna
Everett Cromwell
Clyde Pinkham
Fred Care
William Mare
Leon Williams
Ll. HL. Rowe
J.T. MacMahan
William Belanger
Lili MacMahan
Waldo Lewis
G. Haskell
Christ
George McKenney
Georgetown Center
Delino
Westport Notes on Town Additions and Visits
Construction at the Summer residence of Mrs Charles BK Dow of Winchester begins at Westport Junction with Mare- Chant Stewart of Medford directing. Bath residents Hylan and Maurice Jewett transport a wood sawing outfit to work on the former William McKinney estate. Mitchell Knight, a Bath nurse, arrives to aid in caring for the ailing town treasurer Thomas F Knight. School at the Center closes for winter. North end school also ends for the season.
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Charles BK. Dow
Winchester
Mass
Westport Junction
Mare- Chant Stewart
Medford
Dow
Carrie Heal
Hylan M. Jewett
Maurice Jewett
Bath
Westport
William McKinney
Mtchel Knight
Perry
Jewett
Fowles’ Point
Mr. Jewett
James H. Jewett
James M. Jewett
Bh. F. Jewett
Henry V Boudreau attends national merchant conventions in New York
Henry V Boudreau, manager of the Dele Vereyer Sonsore HALee, spent ten days in New York visiting and attending meetings of the American etail Merchant convention and the Silk convention. Mrs Carrie Buck of Oak Street visits friends in Boston for a few days. Her son Leonardo Buck stays with relatives in Lor tland.
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Henry V. Boudreau
Dele Vereyer Sonsore
New York
Carrie Buck
Oak Street
Boston
Leonardo Buck
Lortlund
Portland inventor develops underwater photographic camera
Clough of Portland, now in Bath, has created a machine to photograph fish and underwater scenes up to 15 feet deep with a 30 foot radius. He aims to extend depth and range, testing under ice for smelts, with potential submarine cinema and navy applications. Pressure at depth causes mechanical distortions as he seeks improvements.
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Clough
Portland
Bath
Tle
Bee
Porthand
New York City
U. S
Georgetown Thursday Evening Prayer Meeting Draws Crowd
The Georgetown community reports strong turnout for Thursday evening prayer meetings and a new Picture Life of Christ series led by Rev. W. T. Boyd. Numerous local interactions, visits, and small events are noted among residents and families in the past week.
Maine’s Great Water Power Potential Explored
The piece argues Maine should invest in its water power resource, noting a possible higher long term return from Western Maine water powers than investments at home. It frames the question of where money best serves Maine’s energy future.
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Maine
Maine Water Power Investments
Central Maine Power Company
Bowdoin Hosts Principals of Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Bowdoin college invites principals of leading Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts high and preparatory schools to visit Brunswick for Bowdoin weekend. Students and guests will tour daily activities attend athletic exhibitions debates editorials and performances and see laboratories libraries and music facilities under normal college conditions. Attendance is expected to be large with Deering Hebron sending delegations and programs planned Friday and Saturday.
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Bolwdein College
Maine
New Plampshire
Massachusetts
Brunswick
Bowdoin
Deering
Hebron
Relay races and social events at Prydhe Athletic Pudding
Saturday Evening Scholastic reports relay races in the Prydhe Athletic Pudding with college observers open for inspection. An athletic checkers game features teams of college players. A college band will attend with social events at fraternity houses. Visitors must register at the Deas office to receive accommodations.
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Phe
Pryde
Pitchbard Hall
Bannister Hall
Memorial Tall
College Land
Pur Colege
Deas
Albert C Bragg longtime Portland banker dies after illness
Albert C Bragg chief accountant at Union Mutual in Portland dies Monday after a brief illness from geumenia. He served 22 years with loyalty and was highly regarded by colleagues. He was son of Captain Albert Drage and father of Ralph W Bragg and Mrs Thurlow Bartlett. He leaves his wife and aged mother and two daughters.
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Albert
Berage
Union Murtual Irstimer Colswain Offics
Porthind
Ralph W. Brage
Albert Drage
New York Steamships
Uyed
Portland
Bath
Maine Central
Union Mutual
Doering Lodge
Masons
Portlhind
Ralph WL Bragg
Bath Pron Works Engineer Employed In Department
A note mentions an individual employed in the engineering department of Bath Pron Works, with a personal reference to Dad.
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Bath Pron Works
Dad
Local Notes and Society News from Bath Area
Kor hklid distributed 170 free quarts of seed for hungry unemployed. Fishermen gathered a fair catch of pickerel at Candp Campbell's pond. Prank Pertoni sold five rabbits to Bath Mercantile Co, aiding Woolvich winter sale. Spring styles shown in local stores with gowns and sport skirts. DD PR Percy and Son establish ment open Wednesdays for patrons. School board and Highways and Sewers met Monday evening. Youths enjoyed snow with skis and snowshoes in the suburbs. John Carr recovers well after toe surgery from frost injury. Eastern workers in Bath yards reduce as 110 passengers return via Hockomock from 7 penn train.
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Kor Hklid
Bato Mercantily Co
DD. PR
Percy & Sonus
School Board
Oalso
Board of Highways and Sewers
John Carr
City Hospital
Bath Yards
Bath
Evenpy
Kennebec
Hockomock
Penn
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Sunday Forum
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Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
F. S. Curtis
Center Street
Bath, Maine
Stuart
Optometrist
Front St
Beaver
U.L. Farnham Co, Inc
H. C
Cedar Street
Stoverluis
Deere
Buckling
Truce
Perkins
Sprague
Footer
Wallace
Walkazin
Salem High
Willett Junior Forrest
Card Vine
Pathets
Tarle Ogre
Syde
Arrowsie
Charles Oa. Uarrinan
John Crosby
Otis N. E
Liberty ST
Agents Howard
Octave Breton
Venti
Sunshine Circle and
Elect
Their
Mrs. Frank
Georgetown
W. T. Boyd
Thursady
Vestey
Howard Deal
Norman Tlarley
Partles Hlavles
Seguinkend
Ladies Aid of Robinhood
Bana Billings
Ambrose Thibodeau
Samuel Marea
Tattlens House
Prlory Platford
TH. Phillips
Bom. Cunningham
Walter Cunningham Pridiy
Thareld Dhont
William Podin
Woolwich Mendias
Marjorie Giray
Porthimdwees
Miro
Thomas Tlagan
John Tome
Tiartley Tiarley
Secumbined
Barnard Cumming
Popham
Charles Oliver
William Oliver
Roland Pbarford
Charles
Gilbert Lewis
Owar Cummings
Pocohin
Stearn Scott
AL BL Rowe
Mrn
Ipswich
Thomas Dagan and Son
Ida Lewis
Willard Oliver
Frank Pleard
Mr. Stout
Milliken, Parm Linson Co
William Tiart
VTA
Huston Co
WW. C
Tord
Tyron Rowe
Steklist
Dorothy Stewart
Belle Teald
Nelson Rattle
Marrtown
Orinunt
Florence Monroe
Trunt
Clifton Matthews
Amos Stedman
John Blackey
Islesford
Central
Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
Walker Art
Music
John J. Desmond
Albert C. Bragg
Fletcher
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