City Council endorses free traffic over Carlton Bridge
In a special session the Bath Maine council endorsed free transportation over the Carlton bridge for residents if half the excise tax is paid to the state. They rejected a 200000 loan request, settling on a 160000 limit, and heard advocates claim tolls burden local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Bridge
F. W. Carlton
Woolwich
Duncan McIntosh
Bath
Public + Utilities Commission
McIntosh
Carlton
Small
Public Utilities Commission
Kennebec River
Maine
Sagadahoc
Richmond-Dresden
Commission
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Dinner and Dance at York Hall Delights Guests
Mrs William D Sewall hosted a dinner and dance at York Hall on Saturday night honoring Mrs Sumner Sewall who was naturalized as a United States citizen. The event featured speeches, Russian and American songs, a Tarbell portrait on view, and a late buffet supper. Attendees included Judge William H Fisher and ex Governor Percival Baxter among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Sewall
York Hall
Sumner Sewall
United States
Sewall
Russia
Bath
William Sewall
Edmund C. Tarbell
William.__H._Fisher
Augusta
Percival P. Baxter
Robert Hale
John McInnes, Jr
John M. Kimball
Portland
John K. Jayne
New Canaan
Reduced High School Dances Prompt Board Decision
The Board of Education voted to cut down dances at the high school. Dances after basketball games are eliminated, with each class allowed one annual dance, the student council one dance, and each sports group one dance. All others refused. The meeting also discussed free bus transportation for North End children, with Supt. Wilson to file arrangements. The President's ball committee was approved to use the gym for costs. Accounts No. 11 for $735.41 were paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Winifred Harnish
Upper Washington Street
North End
Winneganee
Supt. Wilson
Cabinet Members Speak at Bowdoin Institute
Two Roosevelt cabinet members and one Hoover era official will speak at Bowdoin Institute of Politics in Brunswick from April 9 to 18. Frances Perkins, Henry A. Wallace, and Ogden L. Mills are among nine speakers addressing New Deal economics, labor issues, liberalism, and international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert C. Hoover
Bowdoin Institute of Politics
Brunswick
Orren C. Hormell
Institute
Frances Perkins
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Perkins
Wallace
Mills
Russia
Italy
Germany
Ernest F Kelley Dies After Stroke Suffering
Ernest F Kelley 75 former post master and Bath city clerk died Monday at the Old Folks Home after a third severe stroke Sunday. A Bath native and MIT trained draftsman, he was active in Democratic politics, served as city clerk and in local committees, and was honored with a municipal baseball field named for him. He leaves his son Frank B Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Kelley
Old Folks
Winchester
Mass
Frank B. Kelley
Kelley
Bath
Grover Cleveland
Hiram A. Huse
Frank A. Small
Bath Loan and Building Association
Patten Free Library
Francis Kelley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Moulton, Jr
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Co
Cornerbrook Foundry
Barry
Simon M. Hamlin
Board of Education
Charles E. Patten
John O. Shaw
William Jennings Bryan
Palmer
Buckner
Sagadahoc County
Knights of Pythias
New England Council Accepts Augusta Chamber Invitation
Arthur R. Savage, president of the Augusta chamber, announced Monday that the New England Council has accepted an invitation from the Augusta Hallowell Chamber dated Jan 31. A business session will follow a luncheon in the State House House of Representatives, with details to be announced later.
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New England Council
Augusta-Hallowell
Arthur R. Savage
Augusta Trade Group
House of Representatives
State House
Maine Publicity Bureau highlights winter tourism courtesy
A Maine Publicity Bureau excerpt praises residents hospitality to stranded motorists during freezing rain. It notes Mrs. H. D. Cole of Gray provided shelter and use of a telephone, with Mrs. Cole’s guest invitation apology. Also commends Town Road Commissioner Clarence Leagitt and colleagues for shoveling sand to aid traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Harrie B. Coe
Maine Publicity Bureau
Coe
Danville Junction
Portland
H. D. Cole
Gray
Clarence Leagitt
Philip Frost
Lindsey Campbell
Mid-Winter Bath Street Scene From Long Ago
A historical Bath image shows Center Street from Front Street near City Hall with snow piled mid block and horse drawn teams clearing deep drifts. Gas lamp posts stand where the First National Bank would later sit, and telephones and electric lines are absent in this nostalgia filled winter street scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Center Street
Front Street
City Hall
First National Bank
Maine House Debates Nomination Bill With Convention System
Rep Donald W Philbrick of Cape Elizabeth introduces a bill to create a convention system for nominating state and county officers with defeated candidates able to appeal in a popular primary. The measure would abolish conflicting laws and set delegates by community basis with state and district committees elected by conventions. Other bills cover road repairs and local audits and licensing for lodging and eating places.
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Maine
House of Representatives
Donald W. Philbrick
Cape Elizabeth
United States
Congress
Philbrick
Allan
Topsham
Middlesex
Arrowsie
Four Corners
West Bath
Senate
Burkett
Cumberland
Bath Masonic Building Association elects officers and directors
Delmar E Bates becomes president succeeding J Edward Drake at the Bath Masonic Building Association annual meeting in Masonic temple. Samuel R Percy is reelected vice president, William A Furber treasurer, N Gratz Jackson jelerk and William L Skelton auditor. Directors include Bates, Melvin H Beerwort, Charles E Curtis, Furber, Walter S Glidden, Rowland, Stilphen. Rowland reelected to house and sinking fund committees for three years. Barbara Miller resigns as Dover Foxcroft public schools music supervisor to join Valentine Army Junior High in Cranston RI January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar E. Bates
J. Edward Drake
Bath Masonic Building Association
Masonic Temple
Samuel R. Percy
William A. Furber
N. Gratz Jackson Jelerk
William L. Skelton
Melvin H. Beerwort
Charles E. Curtis
Walter S. Glidden
N. Gratz Jackson
Sylvester H. Rowland
Arthur B. Stilphen
Barbara Miller
Carlton Denies Blame For Road Hold-Up In Bath Brunswick
Hon F W Carlton of Woolwich a former State senator and governor Branns executive council member denies insinuations he halted the Bath Brunswick highway project. He cites Bowdoinham families facing relocation and defends his bridge building record including the Kennebec river bridge and a $33 000 dam like crossing proposed for the New Meadows river. He says he has no plan to succeed Col Farnsworth and doubts Hobbs confirmation while stressing his practical road and bridge knowledge.
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Bath
McIntosh
Fortier and
Andrews
Brunswick Road
Kennebec
Rodick
Maine
James A. Gillies Jr
Charles J. Donnell
Shawmut National Bank of
Boston
Bath National Bank
Smail
Finance Committee
Whch
Gillies and Andrews
Sewall
Torrey
Pierce
John A. Lord
Lord
Donnell
Sickle
Brackley
Chaney
Hart
Sturtevant
F. W. Carlton
Woolwich
Brann
State Highway Commission
Bath-Brunswick
Brunswick-Augusta
Bowdeinham
Carlton
Kennebec River
Winneganee Creek
Highway Commission
Brunswick
New Meadows
Mr. Carlton
Col
E. E. Farnsworth
Col. Farnsworth
Frank A. Peabody
Houston
J. Crosby Hobbs
Camden
Peabody
All Republican Council
Hobbs
Red Cross Chapter Re-elects Officers in Bath
The Bath chapter of the American Red Cross reelected officers at a Monday meeting in Sagadahock block. Officers named were Mrs. Henry W. Owen Jr. as chairman, Charles C. Low as treasurer, and Mrs. Arthur S. Crockett as secretary. Reverend Frank W. Hovey of Richmond received a certificate for outstanding work during his Georgetown years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Sagadahock Block
Henry W. Owen
Charles C. Low
Arthur S. Crockett
Frank W. Hovey
Richmond
Georgetown
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Europe
W. D. Sewall
Mrs. Sumner Sewall
Bowdoin
Perkins and Wallace
Publicity Bureau
Florida
Charles F. Foster
Daytona Beach
Foster
Chamber of Commerce
Daytona
Arthur W. Bell
Palm Beach
Fred C. N. Parke
Bangor
Parke
Bell
North Ocean Blvd
Bulletin
Boston & Maine Railroad
New England
Masonic Building Association Meeting
Augusta Road
RED Cross Chapter
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