Last of a Beloved Bath Race Passes with John H Hyde
The Hyde family, longtime Bath leaders, endures a final generation with the passing of John H Hyde. Beginning with Jonathan and Zina Hyde, the Hythes helped shape Bath through mercantile vigor, education, and shipbuilding growth. John S Hyde steered major enterprises to prosperity and public service, and John H Hyde, resident at Elmhurst, leaves a generous legacy and widespread sorrow in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hyde
Bath
Jonathan Hyde
Connecticut
Zina
Long Reach
Thomas W. Hyde
Bowdoin
Union
John S
United States Shipbuilding Co
John H
Elmhurst
NEW FARM BILL Sparks Criticism Over Spending Powers
Critics warn the farm bill grants the Secretary of Agriculture open ended funding power to create large programs without measurable yardsticks. Senators McNary and Smith condemn the measure as flawed for rewarding nonconservation and undermining honest policy aims, while linking it to past court-driven reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
McNary
Washington
Jority
Fragmentary note hints at archival writing style.
A brief, fragmented line references a style of expression from a historical item. It implies a study or reminder of how similar texts were drafted in earlier times. The context remains unclear but suggests an editorial or archival activity.
Acadia Lodge Knights Install Becomes Big Night
Acadia lodge Knights of Pythias installed Thursday night under Grand District Deputy Russell M. Hosmer of Brunswick. Past Chancellor Commander Harry Watson honored with jeweled gift after speaker talks. Delegates elected, Knight rank to be worked Thursday. banquet planned with Clyde Robinson supervising. Officers named: Danforth, Owen, Murray, Freeman, Kenney, Melzard, Hill, Hanscom, Wilson, McLellan. Guests included Grand Prelate Pennell and Grand Master of Arms Purinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia Lodge
K. of P
Grand District
Russell M. Hosmer
Brunswick
Harry Watson
Clyde Robinson
Arthur Gebhard
Grand Lodge
Harry Williams
Robinson
Roberts
Dr. Gebhard
Order
Frank Danforth
Clinton W. Owen
Horace Murray
Earl F. Freeman
Russell Kenney
George O. Melzard
Fred D. Hill
Roland W. Hanscom
Donald H. Wilson
Edward McLellan
Dan
Gavels of Acadia Lodge From Mahogany Rudder Story
Acadia lodge officers received gavels with a tale from a 40 year history. A ship in a West Indies storm lost its rudder and used mahogany salvaged from timber scarce islands. New York repairers later swapped it for oak and scraps became gavels sold as souvenirs. Robert C. Dunning bought wood, created gavels, and gifted them to Acadia lodge where they remain in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia Lodge
K. of P
Robert C. Dunning
New York
West Indies
Dunning
Winter St Men’s Club hears new interest in religious education
Rev Charles S Sowder of Wiscasset spoke Thursday to the Winter Street Men’s club about Maine’s religious education move for high schools. He described a Wiscasset high school demonstration with himself and Rev Robert E Merry as teachers. An invitation to a YMCA banquet was accepted. March 5 meeting postponed to March 12. Supper praised. March 12 supper committee named. March 26 program committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Sowder
Wiscasset
Winter Street
Bath
Charles E. Hewitt
Walter E. Abbott
Wallace L. Atwood
Bessie Potter
J. Albert Redlon
Frank Hunt
Edgar D. Leavitt
Charles W. Walsh
Bath Wins Case Against the Town of Bowdoin
The Maine Law Court overruled Bowdoin ex ceptions in Bath against Bowdoin for pauper supplies. The rescript dated Feb 19 notes judgment for Bath at $504.72 with interest. Overseeing officials waived the notices defect, though Bowdoin argued no waiver. The case involved Arthur Douglass and family. Bowdoin Center did not exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATH
Bowdoin
Law Court
Douglass
City of
Fred H. Thompson
Edward W. Bridgham
Frank T. Powers
Androscoggin
Arthur B. Douglass
Bowdoin Center
Maine
Winter St Ladies Aid Holds Annual Meeting
The Ladies' Aid of Winter Street Church met Friday afternoon at 2 30 with Miss Corrie Varney Miss Alice Varney and others hosting. Officers elected include Bowker president Durgin first vice Irish second vice Wilband secretary Kershner treasurer Hodgkins flower committee. Thirty five attended and an all day session with lunch at 12 30 was announced for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of
Winter Street Church
Corrie H. Varney
Alice E. Varney
Walter H. Bowker
Mary Leonard
Bowker
Elwina F. Durgin
Allen M. Irish
Clifford B. Wilband
Warren E. Kershner
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Samuel R. Percy
Edward B. Smith
Langdon T. Snipe
Charles C. Low
Lemont
Joseph O. Purdue
Arthur K. Purington
Fred Foote
Grace P. Dickinson
Maxwell Powers
Alice Varney
Charles
Arthur C. H. Frost
Frostina E. Marston
Aid
Pick 4-H Delegates at Leaders' Meeting
Delegates to State 4-H Camp at the University of Maine will be selected at Lewiston on March 7 as local leaders and assistant leaders of Twin County 4-H Clubs meet for their annual conference. Any enrolled boy or girl may be considered. winners of Style Dress Revue Baking Poultry and Crops Contests will be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Lewiston
Helen C. Spaulding
Cony High School Hosts 45th Chizzle Wizzle Fair Finish
About 250 couples pupils and alumni and friends attended the 45th Chizzle Wizzle Fair at Cony High School. The gymnasium was transformed into a marine panorama with blue crepe paper walls and nautical cutouts, creating a festive nautical setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cony High School
Thg
Missionary Conference At Bowdoinham With Baptist Missionaries
A First Baptist church meeting held as part of a series of missionary conferences across the state drew good attendance despite weather. Speakers included Rev. H. H. Bishop and Rev. Clarence R. Roddy, with addresses by Rev. E. C. Condict and Mrs. John C. Killian on Burma and China. The program covered prayers, round table sessions, and reports on missions, ending with evening services led by Rev. Charles R. Sims. Additional session notes featured topics on local problems, tithing, and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Bowdeinham
C. D. Nutter
Berean Baptist Church
Brunswick
H. W. Chamberlain
Topsham
Chamberlain
Dr. Condict
Burma
Condict
Charles R. Sims
Nutter
Bartlett inherits incomes from father in Bangor estate
Major Charles D. Bartlett of Bath, with Sagadahock block office, listed as beneficiary of Charles H. Bartlett’s will. He gains $100, personal effects, stock in Kebo Valley club Bar Harbor, Penobscot Realty Co., and income from a trust with Eastern Trust & Banking Co. The income supports him for life, then his sons Charles D. Jr. and Harry Merrill Bartlett, with the residue eventually to Eastern Maine General Hospital. Pearl Moody Bartlett receives $1,000. executor named is Eastern Trust & Banking Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Bartlett
Meadowway
Bath
Sagadahock Block
Charles H. Bartlett
Bangor
Bartlett
Kebo Valley Club
Bar Harbor
Penobscot Realty Co
Penobscot Valley Country Club
Eastern Trust & Banking Co
Charles D., Jr
Harry Merrill Bartlett
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Pearl Moody
Maine
Harry Stern
Portland Lightship to Have Modern Signals
Charles C. Brush announces Portland Lightship will receive a radiobeacon and synchronized sound signals around May 1, 1936. When active, two radio dashes and two corresponding sound blasts are sent, allowing distance to be calculated by the five to one time ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Brush
Department of Commerce
Portland
Amateur hour to end amateur hours in Brunswick
An amateur hour event hosted Monday evening by Father Remy Circle D of I drew hearty enthusiasm. Participants presented varied simulations of radio personalities with P A Sawyer acting as Major Bowes. Amateurs performed on unfamiliar instruments or fields to showcase new talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Father Remy
D. of I
Circle
P. A. Sawyer
Major Bowes
Fred Allen
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Clues and Grid Fragment
A partial crossword puzzle page listing clues across and down with numbers and hints such as That which abbr and The Ram. Includes multiple definitions for words like Mother, wash, shore bird, skin, compass, and various units. Appears as a dense puzzle grid likely from a newspaper page segment.
Patriot Camp and Auxiliary Lincoln Birthday Observance
Rev. Harley A. Shattuck spoke at the Patriot Camp and Auxiliary Lincoln birthday observance at G A R hall. The program featured Gettysburg Address readings, multiple musical selections, pledges, prayers, and an address by Shattuck. Attendees included sixty in the audience and a committee led by John J. Marks and Vernon W. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley A. Shattuck
Beacon Street
George Melzard
Assembly of Sixty
Lincoln
Gardiner Crocker
Swain
Velma Crocker
Rev. Shattuck
Phyllis Haggett
Beulah Pratt
Harold Swain
Clif Leeman
Charles Dorsey
America
Washington
John J. Marks
Vernon W. Miller
John MecEachern
Everett Crocker
Edith Miller
Martha Wilson
Herbert Gallant
Fred Haggett
Past Matrons Club Enjoys Pleasant Genesta Evening
Genesta chapter O E S met at 155 Oak Street with 13 members present. Miss Mabelle Fullerton joined as junior past matron. A 6:30 roast chicken supper preceded a business meeting with satisfactory annual reports. Officers for next year named: Bagdikian president Leavitt vice president Fuller secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club of
Doris I. Leavitt
Fred A. Fuller
Wilbur C. Oliver
Lois T. McKiever
Jason A. Merrill
George W. Merrill
Albion L. Corliss
Henry G. Shaw
Fullerton
Leavitt
Thomas F. Perkins
Horace W. Ward
Corliss
Annie E. Cox
George A. Cahill
Luther S. Thompson
Fuller
Sea Gulls Gather in Sewall's Field
A flock of about 15 to 20 sea gulls landed in Sewall's field west of Dummer Street. Mrs. Lena D. Donnell, 55 Dummer Street, who feeds birds in her yard, observed the birds as they walked near Harold J. Sonia's hennery. She notes doves as her main patrons and believes they deter grassbeaks and sparrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall’s Field
Dummer Street
Lena D. Donnell
Harold J. Sonia
Red Clover Club of Woolwich Meets in February
The Red Clover Club of Woolwich held its regular meeting at Mrs. Nelson Rice's home on Wednesday evening February 19. A brief business session preceded a Valentine box gift exchange and a card shower for Miss Geraldine Rice. Guests included Bertha Presley, Gertrude Skillin, Elbridge Rice. members listed were Avis Marston, Patricia Strout, Sarah Reed, Geraldine Rice, Mila Orr, Ruth Presley, Dorothy Reed. The next meeting at Mrs. Percy D. Marston's home will cover Bound Buttonholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Clover 4-H Club
Woolwich
Nelson Rice
Geraldine Rice
Bertha Presley
Gertrude Skillin
Elbridge Rice
Avis Marston
Patricia Strout
Sarah Reed
Mila Orr
Ruth Presley
Dorothy Reed
Percy D. Marston
Shin plaster from Confederate battle relic owned by Farmington woman
Orena Linscott recalls a 50 cent shin plaster issued by the Confederate States of America and given by her father to Victor J. Huffman a former Union soldier. Huffman said he took it from a dead Confederate’s pocket after a battle and that the red spots were blood. Over 70 years the spots have browned but remain visible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orena Linscott
Farmington
Confederate States of America
Victor J. Huffman
Travel by plane a record cross country voyage
Mrs. C Nutting completed a cross continent flight from Los Angeles to Bath in 27 hours 59 minutes. The return trip was longer with arrival delayed to Glendale. The journey included ten stops, rough weather over the San Bernardino mountains, and other passengers such as Wallace Beery aboard. Mrs Nutting praised air travel as spoiled her for other travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Nutting
Bailey
Los Angeles
Glendale
Bath
Palmdale
Boston
Newark
Wallace Beery
Nutting
San Bernadino Mountains
California
Bath Girl Wins Prize in Speaking at Colby
Miss Margaret Evelyn Higgins daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred J Higgins of 80 Lincoln Street won second prize in Colbys Coburn prize speaking contest held at Colby College Thursday evening. Higgins is a Morse High School graduate class of 1938. First prize went to Miss Violet Morle Hamilton a Colby freshman from Millburn New Jersey. Other honors went to Miss Genevieve Rose Spear Augusta and Miss Mary Temple Crowley Kenmore New York. Ten speakers competed for prizes totaling 100 donated annually by Miss Louise H Coburn of Skowhegan former Colby trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Evelyn Higgins
Fred J. Higgins
Lincoln Street
Colby College
Higgins
Morse High
Violet Morle Hamilton
Millburn
N. J
Colby
Genevieve Rose Spear
Augusta
Mary Temple Crowley
Kenmore
N. Y
Louise H. Coburn
Skowhegan
Bat disrupts Bates College lecture in chapel vestibule
Early comers at the Rachel Field lecture at the Bates College chapel were greeted by a flutter of winds as a bat swooped near the audience. Choir practice ended and choristers swatted at the bat with books, driving it out into the vestibule to the relief of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Field
Bates College
Semper Primus Dance Proves Great Success
A First Semper Primus dance at Arch street hall drew about 400 attendees including out of town guests. The Battery’s Elver A. Stickney introduced Miss Chadwick as mistress of ceremonies while New York entertainers performed a vaudeville style show. Virginia Ray and Berna Roberts highlighted dances, with Reni delivering cabaret numbers and a piano trio accompanying. Dancing continued to 1 a.m. and Perry's Diner provided refreshments. The Battery plans weekly Tuesday dances at the Arcade with the Fenton Bros. orchestra, though total proceeds await final reckoning.
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New York
Fenton ~ Fitchdeadtnn
Perry
Elver A. Stickney
The
Battery
Miss Chadwick
Reni
Sally Band
Virginia Ray
Berna Roberts
Frances McDonald
Dora van
Fenton Bros
Powers Again Chairman of Democratic City Committee
Alderman H. Martin Powers was re elected chairman of the Democratic city committee at a Thursday night meeting in the Common Council chamber. Leslie J. Wold was chosen secretary and treasurer, with ward reports and campaign plans discussed. A key solicitation committee was formed comprising Harry W. Thebeau, ex Alderman Ralph C. Covel, and the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Martin Powers
Democratic City Committee
Common Council
Leslie J. Wold
Harry W. Thebeau
Ralph C. Covel
Whittier Attends Funeral of Mrs Simonton in Rockport
Mrs Arthur C Whittier of 19 Russell Street visited Rockport on Monday to attend the funeral of her aunt Mrs Georgia Lillian Simonton 87 widow of Andrew E Simonton who died February 22 at his residence in Rockport survived by relatives and friends the service held at G L Simonton Funeral Home with burial in Rockport Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Whittier
Russell Street
Rockport
Georgia Lillian Simonton
Andrew E. Simonton
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
B, Nichols
Harry C. Webber
Smith
Supreme Court
Congress
NRA
AAA
Patres
Hosmer
Acadia
Robert Dunning
Lodge
Winter ST. Men’s Club
Mr. Sowder
A.D
Winter ST
Ladies’ Aid
Walter Bowker
Baptist Church
Bowdeinham United Baptist Association
Maj. Bartlett
Pearl Moody Bartlett
Paul G. Bagdikian
Oak Street
Sewall’s
RED Clover Club
Ee Ee
Powers
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