Complete Nominations Filed by Republicans and Democrats
The Bath city election slate shows all nomination papers filed with City Clerk Gil nore before 9 30 Thursday night. Ward 6 shifts include Elmer W. Rogers replacing Walter W. Smith for alderman, with Rogers later losing a Republican caucus for council. In Ward 1 Melvin J. Marco replaces Charles TH. Stinson on the ticket, and in Ward 7 Karl H. Daley runs for councilman after William Armstrong steps to the Republican ticket. An independent ticket forms in Ward 3 led by John F. King, who secured petition signatures to appear on a separate ballot column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Gilnore
Walter W. Smith
Elmer W. Rogers
Rogers
Bath
Chester E. McCabe
W. Walsh
A. R. Armstrong
George C. Lightbody
Mr. Rogers
George A. Draydon
Constable
Charles TH. Stinson
Melvin J. Marco
Stanley M. Brown
William A. Armstrong
Karl H. Daley
Mr. Armstrong
Frank V. Daley
Joseph . Moerard
John F. King
John G. Haskell
Aldermen and Ward Officials List Snapshot
A dense roster lists ward representatives ward clerks ward constables and city officials. It names Charles A. Coombs Melvin Hl Beerwort Fred W. Quimby Owen J. Ledyard Charles H. Hooper Chester H. McCabe Charles Hl Oliver COMMON Chester A. Plant Elson EK Harford Harry M. Thurlow Eugene A. Youland John T. Russell and others across wards 1 through 7 with assorted positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Coombs
Melvin Hl. Beerwort
Fred W. Quimby
Owen J. Ledyard
Charles H. Hooper
Chester H. McCabe
Charles Hl. Oliver
Chester A. Plant
Elson EK. Harford
Harry M. Thurlow
Eugene A. Youland
John T. Russell
Albion LL. Corliss
J. Horace McClure
John G. Haskell
Oliver F. Brown
Arel Horace DP
Richard Harold Troop
Claude L. Fifield
John Simpson Roger DD. Skilling
Nathan MW. Coffin
William J. Crafts
John TL Parris
Howard FE. Blake
John O. Méulten
William A. Arinst
Better Mailing Week Commenced To Curb Postal Waste
Since Franklin, Postmasters have denounced careless addressing and incomplete or incorrect mailings. The system wastes about 1.74 million dollars annually, harming the Post Office, taxpayers, and private business. Postmaster General has designated the week starting last Monday as Better Mailing Week to curb errors and save funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Postal Service
Wostofice Department
New
eEtter
Oliver Denies Mayor Election Bid and Ballot Use
In a letter from Lditer, the Independent, Oliver denies reports he would seek the mayoral nomination. He states he never intended to be a candidate and that any ballots printed bearing his name were without his knowledge or consent. He warns against repeated rumors and declares he will not run now or in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahan
Iname
Se Dess
Apprett
United States
Opening Chapter of the History of Topsham Town
A historical note on Thomas Purchase and early Pejepscot settlement. The text covers Purchase’s land dealings with Massachusetts Bay, Gorges authority, 1636 court at Saco, loyalty shifts after 1660, Indigenous attacks in 1675, and subsequent land grants and heirs tied to the Kennebec and Androscoggin regions. It fragments through Maine histories and references to the Way and Warehase patents, ending with a note on dispute over the Pejepscot tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Moses Woodman
Mary Welham Hill
Casco
Thomas Purchase
Pejepscot
Brunswick
Massachusetts Bay
Androscoggin
Purchase
Maine
Gorges
Folsom
Saco
Ferdinando Gorges
William Gorges
Ferdinando Georges
Charles 2Nd
Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony
Maine Historical Society
Falmouth
Merrymeeting Bay
New Plymouth
New Brunswick
Sacco
George Way
Androscoggin River
Kennebec River
Casco Bay
Eleazer Way
George
Re. Whartoun
Thomas Warehase
Kennebec
Shipping Board Chief Discusses Turning Corner in Trade
Hon E C Plummer and other Shipping Board leaders examine postwar naval policy. The article argues for US government support to maintain merchant fleet and notes Britain’s surge in shipbuilding while US fleet is downsized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedward
Punner
United States Shipping Board
Bath Hin
Journal
The
American Bankers’ Association
Independent
Shipping Board
Armmistice
Taterna
Great Britain
Bath forty years ago remembered in rambling tale
SETH CONTINUES RAMBLES IN BATH FORTY YEARS AGO recounts Bath's past streets and stores. It traces Front Street mud streets past grocers William PR Smith & Sow, Hodgkins, and ship stores. The article recalls old ferries, steamers, candy makers, and crews aboard vessels like the Sebation and Creedmore, with vivid local names and scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth
Bath
Front Street
George Harrison
Popatie
Liberty Garage
Farners
Yaocents
Gaineh
William PR Smith & Sow
State Road
Kelly Field
William HL Lyettes Grocers
Perry and Prout
Shaw
Anny € O
Charles Sampsom
Mikelsky Music Store
Ferry Street
Wes
Wo TL Swett
Hodgkins
Bo OW
Hathorn
Steves
Shiuw Auto Cn
Mitt and Jeff
Pinkham’s
Center Street
Opera House
Alameda
Hinthorn
ELA. Hodgkins
Turner McCarty
Vo Snipe
Washburn & Worth
Stare Ferry
Akivs
Sagadsahoe
Boothbay Harbor
Popham Beach
City Landing
Trott
Sebation
Sussanea
Samioset
Aurena
Toothbay
Gilman Loewe
Sebenuadod
Herbert Lowe
Ssieset
Herbert
Tie
Creedmore
Oliver
Lane Hinckley
Poplin
Hins Bay
Creednore
Weston and
Gardiner
Jason Collins
Dianphy
Dex Odo
Tenry Morrison
Boothbay Piarbor
Islands
Oc. McClintock
Della Collins
Bettor
Augusta
Capt
Perkins
Jiminy of
Maple
Chestnut Streets
Bath boy brave volunteer to aid wreck survivors at sea
A Tacoma rescue tale unfolds as a Bath boy and crew members volunteer amid a shipwreck off Vera Cruz. They battled steering reefs and waves to reach a lighthouse, aided by Mexican boats, then endured exposure before rescue and transfer to safety aboard the Richmond and Prometheus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Vera Crazy
Mexico
Naws Department
Ellinsen
Cat Johnsen
Eg Solinson
Norris
Abel
Shige
Andy
Bays
Howard
Dia
Bat Wei
Wei
Richmond
Promethas
Vera Cruz
Charleston
S. Cl
Eskimo Dog Team Sees Arctic Blizzard Feats
A feature on the leading Eskimo dog team recounts their prowess and leadership under owner Oates or Whitehouse, detailing traits of the dogs, lead dogs, and fierce drives during training and race conditions. It notes record runs, the pack dynamics, and threats from rivals, culminating with a sense of ongoing pages of the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derorsdher
Portiamd
Ceceniis
Alwiys
Tle Park
Sindiy
Ena Liek Lim
Nils
Peter
Mat
Otek
Mr. Whiteline
Hoesen
Glen
Paulin Hix
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank M. Lemont
Harry Cornish
Arthur E. Stewart
Herbert J. Maxwell
Warden
Marshall A. Haraden
Mr. Maxwell
Robert P. Haley
Clerk
Fred W. Humphreys
Mr. King
Charles EF. Shepard Harold Avery
William V. Percy
Charles A. Carr Walter S. Russell Frank
Skillings
Leland S. Plummer
WARD
Frank A. Norton
Fred Dwyer
Maynard O. Drown
Eratie
Edward W. Vinllighan Frenk II
Edgecomb
Thomas L. Morris
James S. Naight Joseph DT. Yates
Fred S. Wing
Edwin L. Emmons
William W. Wakedi Hartley IX
Dunton Rupert: Miller
ARD
Democrat Melvin J. Marco
Ralph C. Covel
Levi T. Thompson J. Fred) Tobey
Edward Sewall Eluer W. Rogers Frank W. Hagan
William B. Temple Louis A. Jack Stanley M. Brown
William E. Sturtevant
Frank T. Fortier
Frank A. Hall Norman J. McCabe
Robert Sutherlland
Henry L. Gediman
John Wh. Hart
Bdward F. Miller
Chester A. Lewis Carleton W. Lowell
Rufus A. Hall Herbert D. Maxwell
Arthur Sewall Earl H. Daley Herbert J. Rice
Charles IL. Jordan
Charles A. Coombs, Jr
Vernal T. Cheney
Eugene G. Hart
George Hart
Robert
Haley
Joseph TE. Everard
Guy G. Crocker
Joseph A. Smith
John S. Place
Peter Robinson
George T. MeElinan George AL Bragdon Melville L. Rice
Lditer
Topsham Town
Thoms Paschase
Richard Wharton
Wormbe
Thamas Purchase
John Claney
Lyon
Thomas
Jane
Elizabeth
Maine Historical Collection
York Records
E.C. Plummer
Merchant Marine
Europe
Athuitic
Barkly
Pou
Dasebation
Redfield
Department of Canmerce
Jim Chaitin
Shippine Board
Er Suiphiativatia
Vie
Edward C. Plummer
Bath Boy
Comrades
Edward Johnson
Mexican Coast
Auburn
Meni
Whitelentse
Detfielond
Columbia Dry Batteries
Johnson Bros Co
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