Kickapoo Clears Kennebec River Ice For Tanker Georgene
The ice breaking tug Kickapoo cleared the Kennebec River near Woolwich and the Reach to permit the Georgene carrying 200 000 gallons of oil from Tiverton Rhode Island to reach the Woolwich dock. Ice jams and ebb tide slowed work but by Monday open water allowed passage and a return to normal navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Georgene
Tiverton
R. I
Woolwich
Theylvania Petroleum Products Co
Berwindglen
Newport News
Kickapoo
Georgene Bethe Reach
Wharfé& Co
Tage
Brunswick Road
Bath Endures Record Cold With Plants Shutting Down
Friday brought the coldest morning in years with temperatures 20 to 30 below in Bath. The Bath Iron Works closed all nonessential operations at noon and water was cut off to prevent freezing as river ice thickened and drivers faced dangerous conditions.
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Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Winslow's Ledges
Irty
David Henderson
North Bath
Lincoln Street
William H. Small
Chase's
Jerry L. Halle
Trueworthy’s
Peterson’s
Bonney and Haile
Busy Sagadahoc probate court handles wide writ of estates
The January term opens with Judge Walter S. Glidden deciding petitions for probate and administrations for multiple Maine estates. Actions include appointing executors and administrators, filing inventories and accounts, and granting licenses to sell. Notable names include Almeda S Hayden Bath Seymour A Hayden Permelia Coffin Annie E Hildreth Topsham Nellie C Corey Richmond John S Place Bath Clarence E Johnson Bath Bath peers and trustees. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Walter S. Glidden
Almeda S. Hayden
Bath
Seymour A. Hayden
T.a
Permelia C. Coffin
Edward W. Bridgham
Annie E. Hildreth
Tops
Topsham
Allen Howe
Brunswick
Nellie C. Corey
Richmond
George L. Scott
John S. Place
Arthur J. Dunton
Clarence E. Johnson
Charles L. Bradeen
Alden G. Smith
Elmer A. Yeaton
Frank M. Yeaton
Owen K. Marr
Georgetown
Josephine M. Marr
Said Georgetown
Strutter Steliades
Bowdoinham
Caliope Karanasos
Katherine F. Neagle
William, Lot Cullinan
Boston
Frank O. Coffin
Ada G. Jack
Alfred S. Oliver
Leila J. Oliver
Toby George L. Scott
Richard Neagle
Margaret N. Crocker
Sarah H. Percy
William V. Percy
James C. Stewart
John Stewart
Pea? E.eer
Frank O. Griffin
Annie M. Donovan
George L. Pierce
C.t.a
Elmer E. Dore
Myrtie M. Dore
Robert C. Hamlet
Bowdeinham
Roland E. Clark
Harry L. Stilphen
Laura M. Stilphen
Charles C. Low
Clara V. Troop
Mary L. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Sumner Sewall
William D. Sewall
Daniel Williams
Georgianna Knight
Bath National Bank
Alice W. Sewall
Lillian E. Stover
Urial Stover
Winslow Rouse
Elvira Athern
Sarah M. Wells
Angeline Lee
Albert Morrisette
Leda Drouin
Pauline Marie Drouin
Concord
N. H
Harry L. Tarr
James H. Preble
Frederic H. Low
Norris G. Curtis
Floyd C
Joseph P
George K
Charles P. Curtis
Charles A. Harriman
Nellie D. Harriman
Justice Worster to preside at Sagadahoc January term
Justice George H. Worster of Bangor will preside over the January term of Sagadahoc superior court convening in Bath next Tuesday. Traverse jurors drawn include Clarence Carlton Arrowsic Vernon Chaney Bath John J Desmond George Emro Morris Povich Arthur K Purington Elmer W Rogers Ernest Bickford Charles H McEwen Fred P Carr Howard B Bowker Walter Marriner Arthur Maxwell Frank A Sherman Topsham Arthur Barnes George Carrier R B Strand West Bath Frank A French Woolwich Harvey T Bailey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Worster
Bangor
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Bath
Arrowsic
Clarence Carlton
Vernal V. Chaney
John J. Desmond
George D. Emro
Morris Povich
Arthur K. Purington
Elmer W. Rogers
Bowdoin
Ernest Bickford
Charles H. McEwen
Georgetown
Fred P. Carr
Phippsburg
North Center PTA Provides Christmas Aid and Lectures
North Center P T A met at Grace church parish house for a session with notes on Christmas food provisions for a family and candy boxes from Center Street School. Dr Paul A Gregware will lecture January 16 on child development as part of a six lecture series. dramatics in schools were praised for student growth and responsibility.
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North-Center
P.T. A
Grace Church
Arthur J. Nichols
Center Street School
D. 8. Cogan
Bath Educators’ Association
Morse High
Paul A. Gregware
Portland
North Center P.T.A
Gregware
Marius H. Page
Harold Avery
William E. Palmer
Roy W. Putney
Bridge Tolls Rise by 11000 in 1933 Traffic Up from 1932
The Kennebec bridge saw 11000 more in toll revenue in 1933 than 1932. Traffic rose with nearly 15000 more vehicles and over 55000 more people crossing the river year over year. Cash receipts were 147280.20 in 1933 versus 136231.60 in 1932.
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Kennebec
Erry
Morse High Teachers Offer One-Week Pay Cut to Save School
Eleven of seventeen Morse high school teachers vote to teach one more week without pay if the city council funds an extra week to keep Morse open this fiscal year and preserve its Class A rating. Some teachers are already on vacation, while six have left Bath for other towns and will likely agree. Miss Mary Newell leaves Bath for New York to resume studies after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Clinton D. Wilson
Supt. Wilson
Bath
Mary Newell
New York
Wiliam Newell
Washington Street
Miss Newell
Conklin
Junior Hospital League gala dance raises funds for Bath City hospital
More than 100 couples attended the Junior Hospital League New Year’s dance at Morse high school gym. The 10 piece Royal Arcadians orchestra played from 8:30 pm to 2 am as decorating chair Janette W. Smith directed a red and white canopy with fir boughs. The event, socially and financially successful, cleared money for the Bath City hospital and drew many out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Morse High School
Bath City
Royal Arcadians
Janette W. Smith
Miss Smith
Ruth F. Skillings
Alden G. Smith
Edwin H. Given
Marjorie H. Dearborn
Marcia Moulton
Harriet C. Lord
Helen V. Downing
Delightful New Year Party At Sumner Sewall Home
Alderman and Mrs. Sumner Sewall hosted a New Year Eve supper at their North Street residence to welcome 1934. The Rainbow Hawaiians performed a musical program and guests included Mayor John A. Lord and numerous Bath residents and visitors from surrounding towns.
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John A. Lord
W. S. Newell
Frederick E. Drake
Arthur
Arthur Sewall
Loyall F. Sewall
Edouard Sewall
Guysbert B. Vroom
George P. Hunter
Edward C. Craig
Edwin H. Given
Edwin R. Andrews
Minnie A. White
Roger D. Skillings
Royal A. Johnson
Marcia Moulton
Rupert H. Baxter
William JD. Sewall
Byron F. Barker
Ralph G. Stetson
John M. Kimball
Portland
Richard Merriam
New York
John K. Jayne
New Canaan
Conn
Bath built craft helped to win war with Spaniards
During the Spanish American War era Bath ships carried coal to Key West and Guantanamo. Nat Palmer recalls the Palmer family fleet loading coal for the North Atlantic squadron, with crews resisting initially then agreeing as pay rose. The William B Palmer, Augustus Palmer and others worked alongside battleships at Guantanamo and Santiago, aiding the American war effort.
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Bath
Maine
Havana Harbor
United States
Spain
Chickamauga
Teddy Roosevelt
The
Rough Riders
Leonard Wood
Roosevelt
Cuban
Nathaniel T. Palmer
S. B. Marks & Co
Baltimore
Key West
Mr. Palmer
Marks
Sarah E. Palmer
Augustus Palmer
Mary E. Palmer
Wiliam B. Palmer
Frank A. Palmer
Nat
Sarah H
Lorchie MacDonald
William B. Palmer
Lancaster
Guantanamo
Cuba
MacDonald
Palmer
Wainwright
Santiago
Navy Department
San Juan
P. R
Sampson
Bath Shipbuilders Put On Aggressive Court Display
Bath merchants support a newly formed Bath Shipbuilders basketball team that faced the Y Church League’s top four teams at the Y gym last night. The city quintet relies on speed and crisp passing to outplay bigger opponents, with Parks Jewett Brewster Greene and Meister among its sharp shooters in white uniforms.
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Bath Court
Y Gym
Y Church
Bath
Parks
Jewett
Brewster
Greene
Meister
Demurrage Payout Restores Hope For Bathman Partners
Nat Palmer recalls a long delay in demurrage payment after a four and a half month stay and an improvised dock. A Portland broker warned only four to five thousand would be paid, but the government sent a full check for eighteen thousand three hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Mr. Palmer
Oxford Woman Wins State Garden Contest
Madeline S. Parlin of Bethel won first prize in Maine's vegetable garden contest with 151 contestants. She receives $15. runners up Marion Maillet of Wilton and C. E. Grant of Silvers Mills get $10 each, plus four prizes of $5 to others. Contest funded to boost family diet and health, with gardens judged by yield, canning, and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline S. Parlin
Bethel
George E. Lord
Maine Farm Buyreau Federation
Parlin
Marion Maillet
Wilton
C. E. Grant
Silvers Mills
Mary R. Elkins
Gorham
Emma Simmons
Lincolnville
Bessie A. Dyer
Charleston
George E. Huson
Easton
Lord
Richard M. Riley
The
University of Maine
Dick A. Young
Bangor
Glenn K. Rule
Orono
Wallace warns against deductions on hog processing tax
Secretary Wallace says country buyers and others deducting the hog processing tax from bids defy the Agricultural Adjustment Act and harm farmers. Open market price is paid by those who slaughter, with tax paid from hog product proceeds. deductions shift tax burden and raise farmer profits at the seller’s expense. Names of buyers should be sent to Dr. A G Black at the Agricultural Adjustment Administration for action. farmers selling to country buyers need not pay the tax, but commercial processors must. Continued on Page Eight.
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Washington
Wallace
A. G. Black
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington, D C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ezen
Justice Worster
Traverse
P.1.a
Mrs. Sumner Sewall
U. S
Ellis E. Haskell
Bath Shipbuilders
Shorty” Parks
Needy” Brewster
Johnny Greene
Gus Meister
Allie Jewett
Oxford
State Garden
Warren A. Parris
Upper Washington Streel
South
Hamilton, Mass
Alvin Perley
Johnson Brosco
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