Community club and squaw club meet with guests and prizes
The article reports on the weekly Squaw club gathering hosted by Mrs. Parker O. Rogers at the Morse home. Auc tion prizes were won by Mrs. Harry C. Webber and Miss Doris Morse. Charles Hewitt, recently ill, is welcomed back. Auxiliary to the Community club plans an old fashioned party. Guests include Elmer Lufkin and Mrs. Sherman Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie B
C. Chaney
Valentines
Charles Hewitt
Charles
Squaw Club
Parker O. Rogers
Winfield W. Morse
Harry C. Webber
Doris Morse
Webber
Elmer Lufkin
Isle Ou Haut
Arthur L. Totman
Skillings Announces Candidacy for Legislature Seat
Roger D Skillings of Bath announces his bid for a legislative representative post. He previously served on the Bath common council under Mayor Irish and Dean in 1924 1925 and on the board of aldermen in 1926 during Mayor Cahill s term, frequently presiding over sessions due to the regular absence of the presiding officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger D.skillings
Bath
Skillings
Common Council
Irish and
Dean
Board of Aldermen
Cahill
Board of Common Council
Mail by dog team and plane bring Minot mail through
A mix of old and new mail transport reached Minot last week as Postmaster Pulsifer used a dog team to haul mail to the railroad and a plane piloted by B V Carlton delivered a bag to Minot. An eight year old girl visiting Stillwater wandered miles and was returned home by the City Marshal. Harold Smart of Bangor, WWI veteran, now largely bedbound, lives in a self built Bangor home and pursues reading politics and architecture. The Fortune magazine notes Bartlett's Island off Maine hosts the largest North Atlantic heronry and serves as a game sanctuary, owned by Augustus Peabody Loring and William Caleb Loring, who maintain isolation and ban utilities while keeping a three generation fisher folk history.
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Minot
Pulsifer
B. V. Carlton
Orone
Stillwater
Old Town
Harold Smart
Bangor
North Atlantic
Bartlett’s Island
Maine
Augustus Peabody Loring
William Caleb Loring
Boston Patricians
Men of Law
New Business
Fortune
Brothers Loring
Lorings
Phippsburg Notes Highlight Local Life and Births
Freeman Merritt plans a June primary bid for the Bath area legislature as towns mingle with social visits. A baby boy named Edward Payson Walker was born February 16 at Bath City Hospital to A P Walker and wife Cynthia West, who are spending the winter in town. The community mourns the death of Will Cushing with services held at Parker Head.
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Freeman H. Merritt
reen _Conn
New York
Bath
Sebasco Estates
Alice Galvin
Herbert Cutting
Bath City Hospital
A. P. Walker
North
George Ingalls
Henrietta Webber
Arthur Totman
Winnegance
Miles Webber
Walter Pewker
Freeman Merritt
Topsham
West Bath
Arrowsic
Woolwich
Phippsburg
Merritt
Charles V. Minott
Roxbury
Mass
James E.*perry
Omar Perry
Winneganee
Freeman C. Bowker
Hazel Feero
Marion Whittier
Washington Street
Lester Oliver
Popham Beach
Alston Oliver
High Street
Board of Selectmen
Elbridge Morse
Clinton Beals
Allan Brown
Viola Pashard
Winneyance
William Cushing
Cushing
Parker Head
Walden Cushing
Grace
Walter
David L. Wilson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nellie Kelly
Small Point
Claire McIntire
Ellen McIntire
Herbert McIntire
Clifford Pye
Clyde Pye
Ralph Pye
Robert Pye
Brunswick Club Makes Clean Sweep In Bath Tournament
The Brunswick club defeated Colonial 10 to 6 at the Bath club rooms winning the Bath tournament after clinching a 10 to 5 victory over Bath two weeks earlier. William Oliver led in billiards with a 100 65 win over Robert Toothaker, while Mel Haggett and Rodney Ross contributed in pool and other games. Cribbage and auction results favored Brunswick, with several pairings like Fred Thompson and Andrew Merrill repeating past wins. Refreshments followed as the event wrapped with Brunswick taking seven of nine auction games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Club
Colonial Club
Bath Club
Bathites
Brunswick
William
Oliver
Robert
Bob” Toothaker
Mel Haggett
Mr. Ackley
Rodney Ross
Tom Morrison
Tommy
Bath
Joe McCole
G. B. Wolstenholme
Horace Morse
Mitchell
Jack
Fred Thompson
Andrew Merrill
Steve Allison
John Baxter
Doc Fuller
Clint Wilson
Carroll Watson
Portland man visits parents for weekend
J. W. McNeil of Portland passed the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Archie McNeil on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McNeil
Portland
Mrs
Archie McNeil
Washington Street
Marvelous Speaker Little Loring Hart Delights Parish
Five year old Loring E Hart son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Hart spoke at a People's church social reciting Longfellow's Bridge from memory in two hours. He was praised as perfectly marvelous and plans to tackle Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on November 19 1863 when he speaks again.
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Loring E. Hart
Joseph E. Hart
High Street
People’s Church
Longfellow’s Bridge
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Leander Dauphin Dies of Illness at 67 in Bath
Leander Dauphin 67 a boilermaker at Bath Iron Works died late Monday at his Tarbox street home after a long illness with complications. Born in Canada he lived in Bath 42 years and is survived by his wife four sons Charles John Eugene Octave two daughters two brothers and one sister. Funeral set for Thursday morning at eight in St Marys church. Also note Miss Isabell Lewis wintering with grandmother Mrs Sarah Dinsmore.
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Leander Dauphin
Bath
Gorham
N. H
Fred Dauphin
Mary Gilbert
St. Mary’s Church
Blaze damages Bath home on School and Franklin streets
A half hour fire Tuesday in Nathan Petlock’s home at the School and Franklin corner caused extensive damage. Firefighters cut away flooring to reach the blaze which started near the furnace, using two lines of chemical before extinguishing the fire. Smoke damaged upstairs rooms. Box 34 was rung minutes before eight, and the all clear came at 8 25.
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Nathan Petlock
School
Franklin Streets
Bombay Visitors Describe City Tour and School Visit
Grace L Morse recounts a Bombay excursion with a clean cool hotel room, tea and cakes, and market buys. The party visits the Zoological Gardens, the Hindu Burning Ghats, Maradhi Mission for boys and girls, and meets Mr Buell and local orphans. They sail to Colombo on January 17 after meeting Indian girls and enjoying Hanging Gardens views.
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Zoological Gardens
Maradhi Mission
Mr. Buell
Bombay
Hanging Gardens
Colombo
India
Grace L. Morse
Old Age Pension League Urges Humane Pension Law
A plea for a thorough old age pension law to rescue seniors from 16th century poorhouses and humiliation. The Old Age Pension League aims to pass a suitable measure, promising relief and national pride in years ahead.
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Old Age Pension League
Old Age Pension League Formed Seeks US Social Security Model
In a critique of feudal era dispossession and rising distress, the piece argues England’s modern social insurance system protects against accident sickness unemployment old age widowhood and orphanage. It notes which nations have enacted old age pension laws and laments United States reliance on outdated poor laws dating to Queen Elizabeth I.
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United States
England
India
China
Queen Elizabeth
Maine notes include partridge dog record and Baxter Boulevard plans
A Wiscasset man's pointer had 50 birds by season end, a notable puppy achievement. Portland Park commission aims to acquire land and flat rights on Baxter Boulevard water side near Back Cove to extend the park, needing about 80 acres and potentially using the area as a public dumping ground over 10 to 12 years. Bobcats are described as plentiful pests with Maurice Porter of Canaan reporting a local sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Park Commission
Back Cove
Park Commission
Maurice Porter
Canaan
Prominent New York man bears running shoes map tale
A rumor from the Courier-Gazette notes a New York insurance man who hunted bears in Maine last Fall traveled with running shoes and a road map in his outfit. Houston eyes a busy summer with possible government Immigration and Customs building, post office addition, a new hotel, and a new telephone building. Also reports of rare tri colored tom cats appearing in Portland West Paris and a Wiscasset sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maine
Bear
Courier-Gazette
Houston
Immigration and Customs
Portland
Paris
Shipping boom at Portland Harbor signals active week
Shipping arrivals at Portland Harbor for the first three days of this week indicate the most active period since the war. The expected boom may continue through the season. A Mt. Desert Island reunion in St. Petersburg Florida drew about 30 Maine guests at a tea house operated by Mr and Mrs Thomas McIntire of the Jordan Pond House. Isaac F Clark of Portland, age 89, keeps a diary spanning 68 years, a city history in 62 volumes.
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Portland Harbor
Mt. Desert Island
St. Petersburg
Fla
Thomas McIntire
Jordan Pond
Seal Harbor
Maine
Isaac F. Clark
Portland
Miss Langthorne to end 48 year Portland teaching career
Margaret W Langthorne of the Nathan Clifford school in Portland will retire in June after 48 years as a public school teacher. She witnessed Portland's school system grow with rapid progress and remains noted for her long service to the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret W. Langthorne
Nathan Clifford
Portland
Langthorne
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