Community bean supper planned by women’s auxiliary
The women’s auxiliary of the Community club schedules a baked bean supper with pies at the community house from 5 30 to 7 30 followed by a social. Proceeds will reduce the club building note due next month and tickets are expected to sell well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TéAdhex Aid
Fran Perry
Elbridge R. Malcolm
Annie L. Purington
Corliss Street
E. O. Taylor
Massachusetts
Malcolm
California
West Bath
James Purington
High Street
Sherman L. Morse
Robert Manson
Phippsburg
Fred S. Coombs
Bath
John G. Morse
Almon R Perry
Almon R. Perry
Margaret Footer
Ruth Williams
Squaw Club
Harry B. Williams
I. A. Trueworthy
FE. C. Taylor
Corlisle Street
John G. Morse & Sons
Charles T. Small
Lilian Parks
Auburn
Fred L. Parks
Cora Campbell
Lena Oliver
Campbell Farm
Reach
Tyleston C. Oliver
Winnegance
Dunning Farm
Clifford Road
Itch Pine Hill
Ladies Aid
Alphonso ID. Adams
Frank Perry
Harry F. Oliver
Bath City Hospital
Winnegance Community Club
Senator Baxters
Fire
City Fire Department
Frank Allegrin
Winnegance Hose Company
Charles A. Hunt
Patrolman Pottle with Philip Owen on Grand Jury charge
Patrolman Horace Pottle and Philip Owen went to Augusta on Saturday. Owen is held under $500 on a Grand Jury charge of being an accessory after the fact in the larceny of the Herbert Be Worrey automobile taken November 23 from in front of the First Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Pottle
Augusta
Philip Owen
Grand Jury
Herbert * BE. Worrey
First Baptist Church
Marriage in Bath Marks An Outlandish Wedding Day
Ralph Freeman Small and Miss Tha A Allaby wed Thursday night at the Webb home in Bath Maine. Rev David L Wilson officiated in a parlor ceremony with a reception to follow. The bride wore white georgette and carried white carnations. The couple left for an unknown destination and will reside at 1256 Washington Street. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Spencer Fearon. The departure ended in a playful bridal chase with Harold Small and friends stealing the bride for a city ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Freeman Smfall
Tha A. Allaby
Owen Webb
Washington Street
David L. Wilson
Small
Edith Small
Hawaii
Bath
Federal Telephone
Boston
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
A. D. Wood Southfield
N. B
Bath City Hospital
Webb
Harold J’. Small
Harold
Ir. Small
Helen Lavicka
Stella Dolloff
Washington — Street
Spencer Fearon
Wortkind
Kennebec Towage Co Annual Meeting Reports A Good Season
The Kennebec Towage Co held its annual meeting at the Augusta House, Augusta on Thursday. L G Purinton of Augusta was elected to the board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis B Purinton. Directors named: Fred N Bolston Rupert H Baxter Thomas S Gibbons L G Purinton I J Cooper Rodney B E Ross Levi T Williams Harry G Deering Edward L Russell William S Newell. Fred N Boston reelected president Rupert H Baxter vice president and Thomas S Gibbons treasurer and general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Towage Co
Augusta House
L. G. Purinton
Augusta
Francis B. Purinton
Fred N. Bolston
Gardiner
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Thomas 8 Cibbons
Fate Plays an Important Part In League Scoreboard
A partial league evening recap shows Eagles against Woodmen with multiple games and scores, listing players such as Jenkins, Roberts, and Knight across various matchups. The overall league summary includes clubs like Weeds, Knights of Columbus, Winnegance, and Bascom. Local notes mention Mrs. Charlesworth visiting Lisbon Falls and road crews clearing roads before Thursday Ra mona council S of P meeting at Red Men's hall.
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Lee Higgins
Whitehouse
Toothaker Eagles
Woodmen
SOS
Ansett Cathr Co
Farrar
Tedford Eagles
Weeds
Knights of Columbus
SOO Winnegance
Gogmngry Wetcenstsicitae
Bascom Rs
Pheruha
Waxtelse
Sun
Dialeree
Legion
Ramona Council, S. of P
Red Men’s Hall
Tax Payers Hurry to Pay Before February 1 Closing
Phippsburg tax collector A Wyman visited many residents Saturday as selectmen prepare to close the town books for the current municipal year on February 1. Several taxpayers choosing to pay early to avoid listing in the delinquent panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Tewn
Page A. Wyman
M. FE. Martin
Page's Mills
Jefferson
Herbert Doughty
Thath
PF. S. Bowker
Ernest Doughty
Alston EF
Oliver
Parker Heal
Fred Wilson
Bath
Belanger Place
Basin Road
Plijah
Hasélet
Albert Coffin
Tath
Mr. Coffin
Jeannie Merritt
Front
Vine Streets
Charles A. Martin
Augustus Hodgkins
Popham Beach
J. M. Fuller
Henry M. Heald
Heald
Nathaniel Percy
Cox's Iead
F.C. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Edgar Pye
Bath-Small Point
Clarence
Irving Harrington
Irving Jr
Sebasco
Novel radio feature to be broadcast by WEAF and five others
A radio feature will air Tuesday from 9 to 10 pm linked by land wires, recounting William Beebe’s The End of the World Galapagos. A ship crew becalmed off South America endures tortures, cannibalism, lava seas, and brackish water before rescue in Peru, with a music background. Stations WJAR Providence WEEI Boston WGR Buffalo WEI Philadelphia and WCAKE Pittsburgh join WEAF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEAF
William Beebe
Galapagos
South America
Pacific
Peru
WJAR
Providence
WEEI
Boston
WGR
Buffalo
WEI
Philadelphia
WCAKE
Pittsburgh
Veteran teamster Swain celebrates 70th birthday at home
Bath resident Robert M. Swain longtime driver for several local firms and now with Howard Coal Co. was surprised Monday night at 388 Granite Street by wife and family with a birthday party and cake marked 1885. Alphonso Grant on the tug Pejepscot staged a buffet lunch as 30 friends and relatives joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Swain
Bath
Granite Street
Alphonso Grant
Mr. Swain
William Fields
W. W. Mason
McFadden Bros
Howard Coal Co
Schoice
Longtime Warren church school official re elected
William H. Holston of Westbrook celebrated his 55th anniversary as secretary and treasurer of the Warren church school. He has served since July 4, 1869 and was unanimously re elected Sunday for another year. A bouquet of carnations was presented after his report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Holston
Westbrook
Warren Church School
Waterville Library Receives Burgess Book Set
The Waterville Public Library received 20 volumes from Misses of the children's room, a complete Burgess Bed Time collection. In a short time after shelving, every book had been stolen.
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Waterville Public Library
Ocean liners add new amusements to keep passengers engaged
As liners race in speed and size, decks brim with gymnasiums pools golf and tennis and new devices like electrically operated horses. Social directors guide long voyages creating masquerades bridge tournaments and deck games while keeping hundreds entertained aboard ships such as Leviathan Berengaria Majestic Guinard Paris Columbus and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leviathan
Berengaria
Majestic
Guinard
White Star
Paris
Columbus
Atlantic
South America
Africa
Pacific
Daughter of Hugo Stinness Starts Farm
Fraulein Claire Nore Stinness, eldest daughter of the late industrial magnate Hugo Stinness, has purchased thoroughbred mares and begins a breeding farm. At 25 she was close to her father, often his chauffeur on German trips, and after his death seeks a new business path. Her brief stint in moving picture production ended after a finger bite by a monkey during filming. The injury was minor and led her to abandon cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franelin Claire Nore Stinness
Hugo Stinness
Fraulein Stinness
Germany
Stinness Moving Picture
Bowdoin College Catalogue Published for 1924 25
Bowdoin College releases its annual catalogue for the 1924 25 academic year. It lists 500 students total with 105 seniors 163 juniors 136 sophomores 150 freshmen and 6 special students. Scholarships and prizes totaling over 16000 yearly aid meritorious students in need. The library holds about 131000 volumes. Tuition stands at 200 per year and dormitory housing with heat ranges from 110 to 235 per year. Dining at fraternity houses and other Brunswick locations runs 6.50 to 7.50 per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Bath Men Plan Dinner for Baptist Church Leaders
Western Maine laymen of Baptist churches arrange a dinner at the Falmouth hotel Portland on Wednesday January 21 at 6 30 pm Speakers include Henry Bond Brattleboro VT prominent churchman and former president of the Northern Baptist Convention and Dr Albert W Beaven Rochester NY pastor George H Hinckley Portland chairs the committee Bath men plan to attend the event as part of a larger Baptist gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Falmouth
Portland
Henry Bond
Brattleboro
Northern Baptist Convention
Albert W. Beaven
Lake Avenue Baptist
Rochester
New York
George H. Hinckley
Bath
Cleaning seed reduces Nemas infection on alfalfa and clover
Nemas are minute organisms harmful to alfalfa and clover. Some parasites cling to seed and survive cleaning. First cleaning may not remove infection and recleaning cannot guarantee safety. A second cleaning after three cleanings virtually removes nearly all organisms.
Bowdoin to Host Institute of Modern Literature May
Bowdoin college will run the Institute of Modern Literature from May 4 to 18 with lectures by Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg among others. The event aims to connect students and alumni with current American poetry, fiction, essays, and criticism, highlighting East and West literary voices and honoring the college’s 1825 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Modern Literature
Bowdoin College
Robert Frost
Carl Sandburg
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Bowdoin Chapel
America
West
Frost
New England
San Francisco
New
Mr. Frost
Old England
Boston
London
Galesburg
Illinois
Chicago
Maine
England
Bowdoin
Sandburg
Portland Plans 1925 Tax Valuation by Exterior Photographs
Portland assessors will photograph building exteriors to aid in a scientific 1925 property valuation, supplementing interior surveys already done. A full time photographer will develop films at an estimated cost of $1500. The system aims to equalize values and has found examples of two similar houses taxed very differently. New and remodeled structures will be photographed as completed. Tabulation will finish by July, with Leroy Lord family enjoying a sleigh ride to Phippsburg Center earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Board of
Tthe
Kennebec Bridge Bill Tabled in the Senate
In the Senate Thursday Senator Hinckley of Cumberland county tabled a resolve to appoint a commission to study building a bridge across the Kennebec river. In the House Representative Spear of Portland proposed amending the constitution to ban income and inheritance taxes, to be voted by the people on September 14, 1925, based on a Florida law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hinckley
Cumberland County
House
White
Bowdoinham
Kennebec River
Spear
Portland
Mborida
Bath Lodge of Elks Officially Inspected
Bath lodge of Elks held a well attended meeting with District Deputy Grand Exalted Leader Lester Ayer, Deputy Grand Esquire Dwight Stevens, Grand Esteemed Leading Knight Dr John W Connellan, and Leon H Jeffries of Portland visiting. Ayer spoke on conservation of human life and Stevens described plans for Maine night in Portland Feb 17 with delegates from every lodge in Maine. The event included supper at King Tavern and a buffet lunch, ending in a night of pleasure and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe—P. Shay
Herbert L. ¢Grindell
King Tavern
Ayer
Elks
Mr. Stevens
Maine
Portland
Banquet Tendered Dr Parks Cadman On 60th Birthday
Dr S Parks Cadman, famed Bath radio speaker, was feted at a Hotel Astor banquet in New York City in honor of his 60th birthday. The event drew 3800 attendees across Jewish Catholic and Protestant communities, with speakers including Dr Stephen Wise Mons John Belford Rev Dr John Moore Halsey Hammond and Judge Frederick Crane. Congressman Frederick W Rowe served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Parks. Cadman
Bath
Tedford
Brooklyn Y. M. C. A
Hotel Astor
New York City
Cadman
Edwin E. Vinson
Winter Street
Stephen S. Wise
The
Free Synagogue
John L. Belford
RR. C. Church of the Nativity
John M. Moore
Brooklyn Federation of Churches
Marcy Avyenue Baptist Church
Halsey Hammond
Bedford
Y. M
Court of Appeals
Frederick KE. Crane
Frederick W. Rowe
Church League Heads Meet At Y For Fourth Assembly
Fourth meeting of the church basketball league convened at the Y with nearly all churches represented. William C. Perkins acted as chairman. Central team postponed Feb 11 game with People’s due to a Portland track meet. Elwood Toothaker and Clifford Russell elected to the committee. Future meetings to be called as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Basketball League
William C. Perkins
Portland
Elwood Toothaker
Clifford Russell
Y M C A Pool Tournament Surprises Local Fans
The Y M C A pool tournament drew 88 top players, delivering strong early rounds. Surviving players include McCabe, Oliver, Hart, Meister, Lyons, Bickle, Carr, MacDonald, Talbot, Doyle, Grover, Dow, Ed Sonia, Crosby, and Harold Sonia as the field narrows to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCabe
Oliver
Hart
Meister
Lyons
Bickle
Carr
MacDonald
Talbot
Doyle
Grover
Dow
Sonia
Crosby
Harold Sonia
Change of address for West Palm Beach couple
Friends of Mr and Mrs Wilbur C Oliver who have been writing them at West Palm Beach Florida should send mail to W C Oliver care of J E Lambright Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach Florida
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Oliver
West Palm Beach, Fla
W. C. Oliver
J. E. Lambright
Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach
Fla
Sheriff Raid Exposes Alleged Gambling Ring on Front Street
Seven Bath men were arrested after sheriffs and deputies raided a third floor room at 140 Front Street believed run by Michael Lyden. The raid found a padded table and gambling paraphernalia. Bail was set by Commissioner Cahill and the men were released to await further action. State Detective Chester McCabe assisted, with Patrolman Frank Reynolds and officers guarding the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Raheysh
Cahill
J. Horace
Roscoe E. Perkins
Mike
Lyden
Chester McCabe
Frank Reynolds
Horace Pottle
Bath City Hospital Elects New Corporators and Trustees
The Bath City Hospital annual meeting elected L Gene Thebeau and John E Burkhardt as corporators. Officers named were William D Sewall president, Hare Sawyer vice president, Hiram T Stevens secretary, Miss Lula M Emer treasurer. Trustees for three years included William D So Samuel R Percy R Frye Arthi J Dunton Harry Sawyer Charles W Welch Julia A son Mrs Harold M Sewall and Mrs A Redlon with Gen Charles H Cahill to fill the unexpired term of Harold Mc Sewall. A committee of Miss Julia A Watson Hubert H McCarty and Frederick E Drake to draft realtions on Harold Sewall’s death. The meeting was followed by a trustees meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Hospital
Gene Thebeau
John E. Burkhardt
William D. Sewall
Hare, Sawyer
Hiram T. Stevens
Lula M. Emer
William D
Samuel R. Percy
R. Frye
Arthi J. Dunton
Harry Sawyer
Charles W. Welch
Julia A. Son
Harold M. Sewall
A. Redlon
Charles H. Cahill
Harold Mc Sewall
Hubert H. McCarty
Julia A. Watson
Frederick E. Drake
Harold Sewall
National Council DAR to Meet in Washington DC
The 34th annual continental congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet in Washington DC the week of 20 sessions held in the new Washington Auditorium with about 6000 seats. The venue at 19th and E streets and New York Avenue is three blocks north west from Memorial Continental Hall. Delegates will secure credentials at the registrar’s desk at the auditorium on the day before and day of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Society of the Dangsters of American Revolution
Washington, D. C
New Washington Auditorum
19Th and
E_ streets
New York Avenue
Memorial Continental Hall
PD. A. R
Auditorum
Washington Auditorum
Flock of Crossbills Seen on High Street in Granite
A flock of about 50 American crossbills visited High Street near Granite on Thursday morning feeding on mountain ash berries. Birds were erratic in flight and this marks their first local visitation this season. Most were young with yellow underparts, while a few older birds showed red patches where yellow would be.
Paperweight reproduces Pacific locomotive model
Charles FE Milliken of Augusta displays a six inch long metal paperweight modeled after a Pacific locomotive. The piece, sent by the American Locomotive Works, reflects Milliken’s role as director of the Bangor Aroostook Railroad and features detailed rivets on the boiler and tender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles FE. Milliken
Augusta
Pacific
American Locomotive Works
Milliken
Bangor
World War Vet Joseph Trafton to Togus for treatment
Joseph Trafton a well known World War veteran is sent to Togus for medical treatment after lung trouble. He was advised to go to the Parsonsfield sanitarium but suffered financial or logistical issues, so Togus was chosen when a vacancy appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Trafton
Togus
Parsonfield
Pars
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Woman’s Auxiliary
Eagles Woodmen
Farnham
A. Jenkins Roberts
Rice Eagles
T—Woodmen
Averill Knight Martin R. Bowie
S—Eagles
Sanford J. Jenkins
Eagles
Cotteau IF. Lowie Woodmen
Robechaud
Hagan Nelson
Chellis Woodmen
Reagles
Pridham Stover Boyce
Wiwwaggy
Arsenault
Curran
Allen Kk
Arsenault McDougall
Gallant Eagles
T—Woodminnen
Charlesworth
Lisbon Falls
Thelma Littlefield
Viola Hogan
Bedford Street
Hes
Neagle Perry Dall Daley
Warner Milléy
Smiley _Farrel
Ham
William Wyman
Alyah Wallace
Trevcy Kierstead
Page Mill
Whitefield
Mr. Jewett
Robert Wakum
Page Will
Bryant’s Pond
S. S
Hugo
Stinness
Leroy Lord
Kendall and
Leroy, Jr
Phippsburg Center
Bath -Savings Institution
Kennebec
Representative White
Bath Lodge OF Elks
Church League
Sheriffs Force
National Council
DAR
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