Magnificent steel pleasure yacht for Brookline man
Bath Iron Works Corporation to build a 240 ft twin screw diesel powered steel yacht for Ernest Bo Dane of Brookline Massachusetts. Plans by HH J Gielow Inc present luxury features including teak deck houses, tile baths, two masts, electric steering, gyro pilot, radio direction finder and submarine fathometer. The vessel will include multiple oil tanks, gasoline storage, hot and fresh water storage, and a 220 ft 3 in waterline length with generous beam and draft as it cruises the Atlantic coast.
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Brookline
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ernest Bo Dane
Mass
Athille
Bath Red Cross Chapter Holds Annual Meeting Highlights
Bath chapter of the American Red Cross reviews a year of Mississippi flood relief donations amounting to 1861.05, a 2250 dollar bequest from Miss Theresa Moses, and the Davenport welfare fund. Officers and an executive committee are named, with 200 members and ongoing welfare and information services noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Red Cross
Ada Crockett
Mississippi
L. Theresa Moses
Davenport Welfare Fund
American Red Cross
Arthur Sewall
Theresa Moses
S. 8S. Mullin
Langdon T. Snipe
Charles C. Low
Davenport
Sarah Coombs
Woolwich
Colonial Club
West Bath Red Cross Group
Police Department
Corporal Works of Mercy
J. W. Brown
Charles H. Cahill
Arthur 8. Crockett
Mabel A. Thwing
Corrie Varney
Harry A. Walters
Clinton D. Wilson
Wilson Wright
Frank B. Nichols
Elizabeth R. Moses
Morse Senior Play Pleases Bath Audience In The Whole Towns Talking
Morse high school senior class delivered one of the best amateur productions in Bath with The Whole Towns Talking. Under Mrs Clinton Wilson guidance the three act comedy drew a large crowd and featured standout performances by James Carey, Margaret Lord, Dorothy Couley, and Marjorie Troop. The show combined humor and domestic drama with a supporting cast including Carolyn Turner, Lincoln Parks, Stanley Footer, Natacie Jed dry, Marion Skillin, Helen Conley, Elizabeth Deering, Marion Whitten, Adele Boto no, and Annie Chandler. Music by the high school orchestra and Henry Delong led the production team to a successful spring showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Morse High School
Clinton
Wilson
Mr. Simmons
James Carey
Margaret Lord
Simmons
Chester Binney
Clarence Futon
Ethel Simmons
Dorothy Couley
Chester
Leving
Letty Lythe
Marjorie Troop
Donald Swift
Raphael Rowe
Clinton TD
Morse
Miss Dunning
Henry Delong
Trustees Give $200 to Old Ladies' Home
Donations flowed at the Old Ladies Home annual tea and pound party with a $200 check from the Davenport estate trustees George P L Davenport William S Shorey J Edward Drake and Arthur J Dunton. The event was warm and well attended with volunteers serving and flowers decorating the Tome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George PL Davenport
William S. Shorey
J. Edward Drake
Arthur J. Dunton
William D. Sewall
William S. Newell
Frederick H. Kimball
Wilbur G. Cahill
Harriot
Byron F. Barker
Langdon Snipe
Allan M. Irish
Frances
Lane
Owen J. Ledyard
Charles C. Low
Western Maine clash as Bath hosts Edward Little boys
Rumored excursion will take Bath to Auburn on January 13 for Morse high versus rival Edward Little high in a top Western Maine basketball showdown. The game draws 100 to 150 fans and students plus a band, with both schools aiming for the Western Maine title and Bates tournament berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Auburn
Morse High
Edward Little High
Western Maine
Bates
Edward Little
Mildrams Visit Boston as Aunt Reed Hosts
Howard Mildram returned to Boston on Thursday while Mrs. Mildram stayed for a visit with her aunt Mrs. Fred B. Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Mildram
Boston
Mrs. Mildram
Fred B. Reed
Junior League New Year Party Delights Bath Hospital Benefit
The Junior Hospital League hosted a New Year supper dance at the YMCA gymnasium to benefit Bath City Hospital. Patrons wore elegant gowns, decorations glowed green and white, and Miss Marcia Moulton led plans. Manson's six piece orchestra played nonstop as guests from Brookline, Brunswick, Belmont and beyond attended. A generous sum was raised for the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Y.M.C.A
Bath City
William D. Sewall
Charles W. Welch
E. Motley Fuller
Washington
Marjorie Troop
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Thompson
Margaret Lord
Helen Conley
Dorothy Conley
Carolyn Turner
Marcia Moulton
Ellen Newell
Anne Trott
Miss Shaw
Miss Paine
Miss Maxwell
Miss Skillings
Miss Coombs
Miss Smith
Manson
Gardiner
Out of Town
Wallace Rand
Brookline
Mass
Adelaide Campbell
Brunswick
Paul K. Niven
Belmont
David Rodger
Montreal
Chester Moore
University of Maine
Warren Oliver
Harvard Law School
Elmer Norton
Merritt Mitchell
Petit inflicts wounds upon his own person
Raymond Petit, 25, Brunswick slayer, allegedly wounded himself with a knife while in custody at Topsham after the killings of Mrs. M. B. White and injuring Deputy Sheriff Gerow. He reportedly told Sheriff Albert Henderson he attempted suicide due to pain after cutting skin and flesh in three places. His father’s threat was claimed, and his mother, shot in the back, along with Deputy Gerow, were said to be recovering though not out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henderson
Raymond Petit
Brunswick
Topsham
M. BE. White
Gerow
Lad
Petit
Henderson
Augusta
Franklin County Club Wins Boys and Girls Cup
Franklin County 4-H clubs win state club cup for the third year with near perfect score Ys percent. Arthur L. Deering presents the trophy on behalf of the Maine State Federation of Farm Bureaus which funded the award. Doris Boyle leaves Stoward’s Front Street cigar store for Lynn Mass to reside with her brother Frank Boyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Club
Franklin County
Arthur L. Deering
Maine State Federation of Farm Bureaus
Doris Boyle
Stoward
Front Street
Lynn
Mass
Frank Boyle
Maine Grangers Praise Newell at Bowdoinham Session
At Merrymeeting orange vial Bowdoinham December 28 the Maine day program honored Bath Iron Works Corp president William S. Newell. Senator J Edward Drake announced him to cheers from West Bath grange and others. The day featured Maine manufacturers, state history topics, and a dinner.
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William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
J. Edward Drake
Merrymeeting
Suagadahoe Pomona Grange
Bowdoinhanm
Maine
Mila J. Douglas
West Bath
Senator Drake
Bath
Addie Purington
West Bath Grange
Charles M. White
Merrymeeting Grange
George Ordway
Sagadahoc Grange
Albert Blenderson
Doanna Hodgkins
Christine Rackley
Topsham Grange
Mraime
Sheriff Henderson
the Grange
Sh. A. Rogers
Dirigo Grange
Lela Bishop
Grange
Bertram BE. Packard
Our State
Winifred Rackley
Mary Webber
C. O. Warinton
Ethel Hackett
Hodgkins
Pomona
Pheasant Propagation Discussed in Saga County Gatherings
Willis R. Parsons and local citizens met at the Phoenix on December 2 5 to discuss introducing a bill in the next legislative session. The measure would authorize state matching funds up to 1000 dollars for pheasant propagation, following a successful Massachusetts program. Representative Clifford is expected to introduce the bill again.
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Willis RE. Parsons
Inland Fisheries and Game
Sagadahoe County
Phoenix
Clifford
Massachusetts
York County
Maine
City Hall Plans Refined With Architect for Boston Firm
The city hall commission held a long session with H. F. Frederic representing Charles G. Loring of Boston. They reviewed floor plans with minor changes but will largely follow the original design. An auditorium for 400 to 500, plus rooms for most city departments, will be included. Frederic will return to Boston to draft new plans for bidding.
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H. F. Frederic
Charles G. Loring
Boston
Lorm
Frederic
Pheasants to be released in coast counties
Commissioner Willis E. Parsons announced coast county pheasant propagation under a state plan with a $1000 general fund appropriation and matching local contributions. The release aims to supplement ring neck pheasants in Sagadahoc and other coast counties while ensuring winter care and feathered game for hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
D Parsons
American Game Protective Association
Sagadahoc
York County
Marr Family Visitation in Hartford Line
Mr and Mrs James Marr and son Jr of Hartford Conn have been visiting Mr Marrs father John Marr on Court Street this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marr and Son Jr
Hartford, Conn
Marr
John Marr
Court Street
Navy Men Admire Admiral Hughes Now Naval Chief
Navy men praise Admiral Charles F. Hughes of Bath as the new Chief of Naval Operations. The Cleveland Phin Dealer cites colleagues calling him the "Old Sea Dog of the Navy" for his devotion to duty, work ethic, and storied career from the Spanish American War to command roles.
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NAVY
Admiral Hughes
NAVAL
Charles F. Hughes
Bath
United States Navy
Cleveland Phin Dealer
Washington
D Hughes
Uncle Las Sea Forces
Wilbur
Maj. Aven
John A. Lejeune
The
Navines
Annapolis
Richard A. Leigh
Bureau of Navigation
Wes
Naval Academy
Admiral Plaghes
Enmore
New York
Bath to See Major Upgrades in Telephone Plant
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co executives authorize 1460 to install a new automatic power plant and remove existing equipment at Bath central office. An additional 88570 funds will rebuild local pole lines, replace hundreds of poles and crossarms, reset and straighten poles, remove old wire, with work expected to start next June and finish in about 60 days, improving Bath’s entire telephone system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone and Telelgraph Co
SHAS6
Bath
Bath Exchange
Last Coal Shipment for Year Arrives in Kennebec Area
The final coal arrival of the year reached the Kennebec on Saturday as Bee Line Transportation Co. barge 767, towed by the Perth Amboy tug, docked at Mo W. Sewall & Co. around 11 30 pm in dense fog. The vessel carried two barges with one bound for Searsport and will wait for clearer weather before continuing to its destination. Mrs. Allan Spear hosted the Andrews Road Club gathering at her Andrews Road home Thursday night with out of town guest Mrs. John Crosby of Allston Massachusetts.
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Kennebee
Bee Line Transportation Co
Perth
Autboy
Perth Amboy
Mo. W. Sewall & Co
Searsport
Kennébec River
Allan Spear
Andrews Road
John Crosby
Allston
Mass
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BROS
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Fred G. White
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OLD Ladies
Witness
Newell
Iron Works
City Hall
Commission
Oonney
Germaine
Ralph K. Hall
High Street
Ruth Johnson
Helen Larabee
Coast Counties
Sagadahoc County
P Company
Bath District
Johnson Bros
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