City Council Adopts Hands Off Policy on Morse Gym Debates
The January Bath city council meeting featured a hands off stance on Morse High School gym use for public dances and a vote to deny Maine Central Railroad Co. crossing gate abandonment in favor of flashing lights. Officials also discussed Carlton Bridge free toll cards, with the lower board seeking more fee details and potential revenue effects while urging continued open access to the gym for community events.
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Morse High School
Public Utilities Commission
Maine Central Railroad Co
Water
Washington
School
Carlton Bridge
Robert H. Haskell
Board of Education
Haskell
Harris T. Rodick
Horace B. Woodman
Rodick
Forest C. Legard
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Bath
Sewall
City of
Common Council
John W. Gilmore
Gilmore
Woolwich
Highway Commission
Legard
Wiscasset
Boothbay
Sie
Harold P. Small
Inauguration News Mix Talks Of Local Courts and Officials
Capital gossip at the inauguration references a proposed amendment to create a Bath municipal court with countywide jurisdiction. It also suggests the recorder would become court clerk, handling warrants and case records, with a higher salary for expanded duties amid legislative discussion.
City Election Day Seven Weeks Off
The annual municipal election on March 1 is seven weeks away. Nomination papers must be filed with the city clerk by February 11, with caucuses due by February 4. Registration Board sessions run February 17 to 24, except Sunday February 21 and holiday Monday February 22.
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Registration Board
False fire alarm clears as responders arrive Sunday
Fire department responded to a false alarm from box 41 at 8 15 Sunday evening on Middle and Winter streets. Neighbors watched as apparatus arrived but a search for a fire proved unnecessary. Chief Charles E Parks pledged a searching investigation after noting the door was closed following the pull.
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Middle
Winter Streets
Charles E. Parks
Fire Department
Casual Visitors See Augusta State House Charm and History
Augusta residents and readers recall the State House’s timeless appeal as visitors study portraits of Maine leaders. The piece notes Milton era governors, Blaine, Reed, Chamberlain, and others, plus recent nomination of Hon. Arthur J. Dunton for Bath municipal court judge amid ongoing political maneuvering.
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A. J. Dunton
James G. Blaine
United States
Burchard
Department of State
United States Senate
Blaine
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Augusta
Maine
Governors To Attend Roosevelt Inauguration
Governor Barrows among 15 states invited to second Roosevelt inauguration with 3 attendees confirmed and 12 declining due to duties or distance. The event features a parade with floats, a National Youth Administration unit, Civilian Conservation Corps participants, and a civilian parade segment including military units and 216 youths in blue sashes.
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Washington
Lewis O. Barrows
Maine
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Francis P. Murph
New Hampshire
George D. A.ken
Vermont
Arkansas
California
Idaho
Iowa
Nevada
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Automobiles Havin
of Conservation Corp
Juniors Consider State Organization in Bath Meeting
Local Junior Chamber discussion in Bath explored forming a Maine State Junior Chamber of Commerce with aim to unify clubs and possibly host the National Convention. While no action was final, Rumford will mark time and Lewiston and other cities showed interest in organizing at once.
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Bath Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pre Bath
Ford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Maine
Rumford
Nail
James A. Gilles, Jr
Lews
Bath
Lewiston
Superior Court Opens Tuesday for January Term
The Sagadahoc county grand jury reformed three indictments, two of them secret, as Justice Herbert T Powers presided at the January term opening. Frank Cole, 19, pleaded guilty to breaking jail and was sentenced to 10 months in Kennebec County jail but suspended. Mrs Mune Tousaint of Woolwich pleaded guilty in one case. Ralph Benson of Dresden faces an appealed larceny auto case. New deputies and staff attended the session, with several cases set for Thursday and Friday.
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Sagadahoc
Superior Court
Herbert T. Powers
Fort Fairfield
Ralph O. Dale
Frank Cole
Bath
Cole
Garret Galvin
Woolwich
Chester A. Plant
Justice Powers
Ralph Benson
Dresden
Loring D. Small
Cumberland County
Mariel Tousaint
Sheriffs Department
Tousaint
Rufus Savage
Portland
Small
Charlies W. Messenger
Court House
Garrett J. Galvin
William T. Stevens
Arthur J. Dunion
John P. Carey, Jr
Gardiner R. Deering
Charles T. Small, Jr
Harold J. Rubin
Ellis L Aldrich
Topsham
Lewis L. Richards
South Street
Mune Tousaint
Sagadahoc County
Grand Jury
Richards
Aear Ago
Kennebec
Augusta
New Traverse
Browr
Charles Berrr
Bowdeinham
Travers Surs
Kennebec Boston Steamboat Line’s Early Coastal Era
A long account chronicles the Kennebec and Boston steamboat service from its 1820s origins, led by Capt. Seward Porter. It describes the Chancellor Livingston built in 1816, the development of early Bath and Portland routes, and the first vessels like Patent and Waterville. Details cover vessel layouts, crew quarters, fuel, and notable accidents, with sources from Bath histories and Bradlee’s Essex Institute work.
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Chancellor Livingston
Boston
Kennebec
Batier Storaey
Kennebec River
Omnis
Robertton
Clermont
Hudson
Cape Cod
New England
Seward Porter
Atlantic
Porter
Independent
Bath
Levi P. Lemont
Francis B. C. Bradlee
Essex Institute
Satem
Maine
Robert Fulton
Fulton
Henry Eckford
New York
Hudson River
Lons Mand Sound
Amos H Cross
Port Wied
Mir
Gross
York
Keri
Balits
Lowe
Gounhot
Portland
John Gordon
Gordon
Bath Steam Mill Co
Steamboat Company
Tom Thumb
Dodd
Seguin
Casco Bay
Kennebec Steam Navigation Co
B Custom House
Dann: Dod
Savannah
Dod
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MORSE
Gates
State House
Bath Municipal Court
Roscoe G. Bailey
Charles S. Brown
Health and Welfare Department
Brown
Augusta House
John H. Morse
A. A. Morse
Lonie Hodgkins
John S. Hyde
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
George W. Leadbetter
Bria” Jewett
John A. McDonough
State
E.R.A
Gov
Covernor Barrows
Hall of Flags
Abraham Lincoln
Moses Owen
William King
King
William D. Williamson
Bangor
Benjamin Ames
Albion K. Parris
Supreme Judicial Court
Lot M. Morrill
the Treasury
Marie
Thomas Brackett Reed
Maine Senate
National House
Czar Reed
Joshua L. Chamberlain
Bowdoin College
William T Cobb
Carl E. Milliken
Percival P. Baxter
Ralph O. Brewster
Wm. Tudor
Louis J. Brann
Franklin Simmons
Barrows
Arthur J. Dunton
John J. Keegan
Charles T. Small Jr
Brann
John P. Carey Jr
State Liquor Commission
Executive Council
Republican City Committee
Judge Dunton
Republican Committee
Gardiner Deering
Owen J. Ledyard
Ledyard
Dunton
William T. Cobb
Keegan
Frederick W. Plaisted
Ith
Mear
Atbiom
Jec
CCC
Arrowsie
Thra
Lawrence Bath
Muuns H Bacon
Quiwsr Frown
John M Conless Alden P Denham
Florence E McClure
Garcner
Rogers Bowden
Edwin E Buke
Boadenham
Donald Grant
Georgetown
Rt Standish Phippsburg
Eikanah Wyman Richmond
H Frost
Haze K
Lumwby
Frank Preble Toshan
George A Blocge
Henrs “Rrith Edith L McCabr West B
Courtness
Stoser Welash
Susie FE Brown
Adm Co
United
Justice
Charles C Pearce
Katherine M Pert
Pearce
England
Ramer Midh
St John
Great Britain
Walter S. Gudeen
Pear Street
Jas
Kenneber
Biich
Epprar i
Henry W. Owen JR
Kennebec Steam Navigation Company
Herringgut
Owls-head
Belfast
Castine
Egeworgan Reach
Cranberry Islands
Moospeck Reach
Haycock’s Harbor
Lubec
Eastport
Stear
Keanete. Steam Navigation Co
Moasim. Cos
Neston
Se Waters
Tord Lane
Ik K Bryant
Rentele Steam Navigation Co
Fleet
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