Sewall Receives Unanimous Republican Nomination for Mayor
Arthur Sewall, Bath National Bank president, received a unanimous Republican caucus nomination for Bath mayor. The nomination was led by Edward W. Bridgham with endorsements from ex-mayors Lord and Dunton and city leaders. Sewall pledged careful study of hard times, promised transparency, and noted the city’s mounting debt and tax challenges while praising Sewall’s banking background and local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Bath National Bank
Municipal Auditorium
Mr. Sewall
Edward W. Bridgham
Harold P. Small
John A. Lord
Arthur J. Dunton
Rodney E. Ross
Hyde Windlass Co
J. Edward Drake
Small
Mr. Bridgham
Fred W. Quimby
City Committee
Bessie E. Dickinson
Bridgham
Sewall
Bath
Yale University
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Quimby
Lord
Dunton
Pres. Ross
Drake
Y.M.C.A
Stanley M. Brown Named Democratic Mayor Candidate
Stanley M. Brown was unanimously chosen by a Democratic caucus for mayor, marking his second consecutive bid after a narrow 200 vote loss to incumbent Harold P. Small. The meeting, led by H. Martin Powers, quickly formed ward tickets as the caucus prepared for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley M. Brown
Harold P. Small
Ralph C. Covel
Leslie J. Wold
Frank T. Fortier
Brown
Mr. Brown
Harry W. Thebeau
H. Martin Powers
First Woolwich Toll Exemption Gives Munseys Free Bridge Drive
Mr and Mrs Herbert A Munsey of Day s Ferry become the first to cross the Kennebec bridge without tolls for bona fide Woolwich residents The couple left late Saturday night reaching the toll house before midnight and crossing the bridge Then they dined at the Colonial and toured nearby sites before returning home They say the toll exemption saves them from years of payments totaling 724 and end with gratitude for the ruling A Damariscotta family faces a severe illness cluster as four of ten children have scarlet fever two with blood poisoning and one blinded eye awaits quarantine lifting for hospital care of the other eye
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Munsey
Day’s Ferry
Kennebec Bridge
Woolwich
Munseys
Colonial
Financial folly marks history of Bath city debt
The piece traces Bath's shift from prudent town finances to municipal debts after 1781, detailing inherited liabilities from Georgetown, wartime expenditures, and risky railroad ventures. It notes deficits from 1848 to 1861, then jumps to large contingent and funded liabilities tied to railroads, culminating in a total debt of over 1.8 million and growing interest obligations.
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Bath
Georgetown
Kennebec & Portland Railroad
Kennebec
Knox & Lincoln
Ward Nominations by Republicans On Wednesday Night
Republicans nominated strong candidates for city council across wards with Ward 4 delaying alderman and councilman nominations due to poor attendance. Key figures include Alderman George M. Emery in Ward 3 and Councilmen Mark A. Jackson and Raymond C. Hart. City committee later filled vacancies and listed multiple ward officials and wardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Emery
Mark A. Jackson
Raymond C. Hart
Harold P. Small
Karcher S. Jackson
Fred W. Quimby
Henry I. Gediman
Charles M. King
Haris T. Rodick
Leburton D. Sheldon
Bessie E. Dickinson
Eva J. Lemont
Bates E. Stover
Roger D. Skillings
Franzes D. Young
Raymond M. Haley
Stastus A. Jewett
Albert H. Thompson
Albert L. Strout
Frances T. Clark
Robert D. Green
Elizabeth Colby Heads List For Carnival Queen
In Bath's Winter Carnival and Ball contest the last 24 hours loom large as Elizabeth Colby leads with 224731 votes, margin slim over Mary McClure. Hope Rowe climbs, while late ballots stir rumors of vote dumps before Thursday 5 p.m. Crowned queen will be revealed Friday night at Morse high gym. court includes Chancellor Prime Minister four Knights two pages and two ladies in waiting.
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Bath
Elizabeth Colby
Mary McClure
Miss Colby
Miss McClure
Hope Rowe
Morse High Gymnasium
Patrons Selected for Winter Carnival Ball in Morse High Gym
Rotary club Winter Carnival Ball patrons have been named led by Mrs. Chester A Plant. The list includes PTA presidents and other Bath recreation figures. Ball supports supervised playgrounds, with events from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 30 a.m. Saturday. Miss Roberta Erwin visits Boston during vacation.
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Rotary Club
Morse High School
Francis A. Winchenbach
Chester A. Plant
Bath
Plant
John H. Hunt
Frederick W. Humphreys
Hermon W. Crocker
Frostina E. Marston
Harold P. Small
W. Emery Chase, Jr
Carrie E. Shaw
William D. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Fred R. E. Dsan
Brann Considering Bath Winter Carnival Attendance
Governor Louis J. Brann may attend Bath's Winter Carnival and Ball on Friday though the coronation occurs at midnight. The Rotary club aims to keep the queen's identity secret until long after Thursday night, with official counters closing after 5 p.m. Thursday. Ball attendance is expected to be 700 to 1,000, with informal dress and many visitors in sport clothes. Miss Cora Wilson Stuart spoke at Bates Chapel on illiteracy and the Federal Housing plan for home preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Brann
Bath
Rotary Club
Clinton D. Wilson
Donald B. Wilson
Morse Gymnasium
Cora Wilson Stuart
Kentucky Mountains
Bates Chapel
Stuart
Joan
Goddard Pond Named Popular Winter Skating Spot
Goddard's pond at High and Marshall streets has drawn hundreds for skating all winter under E R A plans. The city recently acquired the property and cleaned fungus from the water, with one south end section getting a rock and gravel foundation to host a future tennis or volleyball court. A Y M C A chute for skating remains at the southeast corner. The 225 by 100 foot area may see summer use as a wading pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard
High
Marshall Streets
PTA Approves Maine School Finance Plan at Meeting
The North Center PTA unanimously endorsed the Maine Public School Finance Commission education program. Edward E. Roderick spoke on state education expenditures and school conditions, urging support for the Commission's bill and detailing tax ideas to fund the program. The group planned future meetings and events, including Mothers Night and a pre school study group.
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The
North Center
Grace Church Parish House
Maine Public School Finance Commission
Association
Ernest A. Allan
Topsham
Wilbur C. Oliver
N. Gratz Jackson
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Harold Weeks
Fairfield
Roderick
Maine
Frederick W. Humphreys
Rotary Club
Leroy F. Colby
P.T.A
Seth S. Mahin
Milton C., Trott
Arthur S. Crockett
J. Gertrude Silsby
Clinton D. Wilson
Charles Andre
59th Wayne anniversary observed at family gathering
Mr and Mrs Leonard Turner of Wayne celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary with a family party at Edward Turner s home in February. Attendees included Nell Turner Hattie White and Lewis White plus Louella Turner with the four siblings and spouses sharing the occasion and their combined ages totaling 324 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Turner
Wayne
Mr. Turner
Edward Turner
Miss Nell Turner
Hattie White
Lewis White
Louella Turner
Thespians Score Another Success at Columbia Theatre
The Thespians presented The Clean Up a political comedy in three acts at Columbia Theatre Tuesday evening before a near capacity audience. Veterans Miss Lillian Miller Charles Cummings and H Augustus Huse delivered flawless performances under director Huse. The plot follows a young wife Nina Buckmaster who runs for Mayor on a reform platform, facing opposition from her husband a failing campaign manager and a thicket of political maneuvering including boss McKenna and a cemetery vote.
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Columbia Theatre
the Thespians
Barry Conners
Lillian Miller
Charles Cummings
H. Augustus Huse
Zest
Cummings
McKenna
Buckmaster
Cliff Callendar
Brenda Hill
Lucretia Aswell
Amos Woodruff
Martha Bridge
Doris Wing
Huse
Collendar
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Harold V. Fielding
Ralph J. Boardman
James E. Cameron
Justus H. Miller
Edwin M. Jones
Emerson B. Glidden
Eugene H. Spinney
Augustus A. Percy
Joseph F. Atkinson
John E. Hayes
Laurence E. Sprague
Harry A. Barker
Arthur J. Tracey
Joseph A. Smith
Edward T. Whitehouse
Alexander Burgess Jr
George Baer Connard
George J. Nugent
Helen I. Green
Robert W. Donnell
Wardalderman
Edward FP. Miller
John E. Kart
Walter G. Lydon
Charles A. Carr
George F. Oliver
Harry Warner
Carroll Watson
Walter J. McElman
Joseph R. Melrose
James A. Murphy
Herbert B. Luce
Benjamin S. Gediman
Henry Martin Powers
Robert H. Haskell
Carl B. Swanton
Dominique B. Tardiff
Bertha M. Dunbar
Robert D Green
Harry A. Plummer
John M. Conley, Jr
William A. Kittridge
Daniel E. McPhee
James A. McKay
George H. Jacobs
Charles E. Robbins
Woolwich Drive
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Sidney L. Eaton
John N. Taylor
Earl J P. Cahoon
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Edward M. Robbins
Stillman P. Duprey
Elizabeth Deering
Clarence A. Warner
Edward E. Pinson
Ellery E. Whittemore
George J. Goodwin
Arletta M. Yates
Frank T. Turner
Walter K. Morse
William O. Robson
Walter C. Rogers
William W. Hosmer
Ardene B. Pierce
Mellon J. Young
Arthur J. Punton
Roscoe Clinton Mi
Roscoe Clinton McFadjen
Arthur W. Gediman
Karcher
Woodbury
W. Bailey
Ralph W. Bragg
Armando J. Conti, Jr
Forest C. Legard
Donald M. Small
Charlotte F. Grace
Florence E. McClure
Chester C. Aderton
Frederick E. Drake
John Sampson
Louis P. Eseley
David 3. Henderson
Horace B. Woodman
William J. Perry
Nettie L. Teeling
Carnival Queen
Esa
Hope Rowe Peter
Cynthia Whitten
Blanche Moody Seem
Arline Thibeault
Mary Lowell
Mary Hodgkins Bee
Dorothy Thebeau Sere
Gladys Comeau Eeee
Frances Shaughnessy
See
Jeanette
Roberta Manson Teen Eens
Margaret Allen Te
Stella Vewett
Betty Lee Ea
Ruth Burns
Elizabeth Sullivan Sete
Barbara Chaney
Pete
Roberta Erwin Seen
Parent-Teacher
Roberta Erwin
Oak Street
Boston
Thespians
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