Bath Odd Fellows Honor Founder of Well Known Order
Lincoln lodge I O O F celebrated the 115th birthday of Thomas Wildey founder of Odd Fellowship. Guests included Will C. Miller Elton H. Fales and other Lewiston Bath figures. The banquet featured a menu of ham mashed potatoes and pie with a varied program of songs and speeches.
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Bath
ODD Fellows
Lincoln Lodge
Thomas Wildey
Odd Fellowship
Will C. Miller
Augusta
Patriarchs Militant
Grand Lodge of
Maine
Elton H. Fales
John W. Thornton
Henry W. Hoffman
Lewiston
Frederick Smith
Portland
Herbert Skillings
Nellie B. Leeman
Harry M. Thurlow
Henry T. B. Leeman
Grand Lodge of Maine
Hayden Conant
Clifton Leeman
Lillian Stover
Malaga
Bertha Coombs
Dorothy Rogers
Bernice Drake
Edwin Perry
Woolwich
Pratt
Louise Carver
Thomas Totman
Darkey
Ralph Tibbetts
Louise
Bobby Carver
Mildred Walker
Eula Morahy
Walter Stover
Ferdinand Smith
Edwin B. Parris
Queen Esther
Lois Knight
Elizabeth Pepper
Frank H. Beal
Ralph P. Mank
Alfred H. Bunker
Walter Norton
Stevens Announces He Is A Candidate For Reelection
Hiram T. Stevens, Republican nominee for sagada hoc register of deeds, has primary papers circulating countywide. Elected first in 1916, he has run the office in an obliging, efficient, and courteous manner. The story also notes vast untapped iron ore deposits in eastern Brazil.
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Hiram T. Stevens
Sagadahoc
Brazil
Blaze Destroys Peterson Cottage at New Meadows
An eight room story and a half cottage on Harding road near the Petersons in East Brunswick was destroyed with contents by fire Thursday afternoon. Estimated loss is 1200 to 1500 dollars, partially insured. Fire likely originated near the kitchen stove but cause undetermined. Discovered by Mrs. George Jewett of West Bath, fire spread to the rest of the house as she reported it to the Petersons. Brunswick fire department responded, using wells and chemicals to confine flames. the wind from the north helped save the Peterson home and nearby buildings. The Cassavants, occupants, were away at work. their Ford coupe was destroyed by heat. The building was a former Peterson farm building converted to a dwelling after a fire 17 years ago. The Cassavants, out of work, had been living with relatives. Both families endured a severe loss but were relieved the fire occurred in the day rather than the night during a cold spell.
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Hardings Road
Harry E. Peterson
Brunswick
East Brunswick
Peterson
George Jewett
West Bath
Petersons
Edward Cassavant
Cassavant
Mr. Cassavant
Judge Glidden Declares Candidacy for Sagadahoc Probate Judge
Hon Walter S Glidden of Bath announced his running for renomination as Sagadahoc county probate judge. Elected first in 1926 succeeding Judge James S Lowell now deceased, he won unopposed in 1930 for both primary and election amid praise for his scholarly opinions. Republican nomination papers are circulating.
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Walter S. Glidden
Bath
Sagadahoc
Glidden
James S. Lowell
Judge Glidden
Jackson Announces Candidacy for renomination
State Senator N Gratz Jackson declared Saturday his bid for Republican renomination. He has twice represented Bath in the House and, two years ago, followed a prior senator’s move to county attorney by announcing his own candidacy for the senate. He won the nomination and the election over William F Tate of Topsham, by a 3 to 2 margin, and has chaired committees on banks and banking pensions senatorial vote and library.
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N. Gratz Jackson
Jackson
Bath
House of Representatives
Ellis L. Aldrich
William F. Tate
Topsham
Patten Announces Candidacy for County Treasurer
Edwin C. Patten of Topsham, county treasurer, announced Saturday his bid for Republican renomination. A prominent dairy farmer active in grange, Patten is well known locally and previously ran unopposed for renomination four years ago, with no Democratic opposition.
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Edwin C. Patten
Topsham
Patten
Grange
Dover-Foxcroft's smart lady enjoys snowshoeing with youth
Mrs Laura Severance, 76, joins young locals in snowshoeing in Dover-Foxcroft this winter. She says the activity brings back memories of happy days.
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Dover-Foxcroft
Laura Severance
Busy annual meeting of Bath City hospital noted
The Bath City hospital corporators held a lengthy annual meeting featuring by law amendments, officer and trustee elections, and reports. Thirty nine corporators attended in the city hall, with 21 elected to members. The session approved amendments to article two of the by-laws creating membership classes and dues.
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City Hospital
First robin sighting reported as frost ends night
Nellie OConnor and Mrs Dean report a robin seen in the door yard on Summer Street as temperatures hover near zero. Early morning readings show around 10 below in the vicinity signaling approaching spring.
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Robin
Nellie O’connor
Fire damages Bath Street home in major blaze
A Monday fire at 862 High Street Bath caused extensive damage to Mrs. Mary A. Russell’s home, with several thousand dollars in losses. Two firefighters were injured, including John Dwyer and ex-Councilman George J. Goodwin, as flames spread through floors and walls, gutting the main house interior and prompting a large water and hose deployment.
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Bath
Mary A. Russell
High Street
John T. Dwyer
George J. Goodwin
Russell
Charles D. Hall
Wallace A. Price
Central Maine Power Co
Samuel Wakeman
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Bath Iron Works Corp
Charles E. Parks
Dwyer
Goodwin
Chestnut Street
Bath High School
Richmond Dresden bridge tolls not equal to costs
The Richmond Dresden bridge across the Kennebec River opened three years ago has earned 16160.75 in tolls while the operation cost reached 20093.60. Toll takers wages of 6223.41 also serve as draw bridge tenders, aiding at least eight months yearly. Operating costs 1931 2221.61 tolls 2356.10. 1932 costs 8187.52 tolls 7412.25. 1933 costs 7 8 6 54 tolls 6 392.40. 93.1 percent of Maine 4 H members completed tasks in 1933.
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Richmond-Dresden
Kennebec River
William R. Runnells
Runnells
One Summer Visitor Heir To A Fortune
Elmer B Williams principal of Old Town Junior High is named heir to a rumored legacy, with figures ranging from fifty thousand to a quarter of a million dollars. He says the inheritance is enough and plans to enjoy summers at Foster's Point, while details remain unclear. The news, known to friends for weeks, hints at early dividends of fifty thousand and potential further sums.
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Foster's Point
Elmer B. Williams
Old Town
Williams
Far Cry From Gorillas to Skiing in Bath Holiday Tale
Gerald Russell of London, guest of Mrs. John Winslow Williams of Bath, recalls his West Africa expedition with the Percy Sladen mission to British Cameroons. The trek, fevered forests, and rare finds near the equator yielded two unknown skeletal specimens and gorilla discoveries. He plans Tibet research and may tour America for lectures.
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Western
Africa
Equator
Bath Country Club
Gerald Russell
London
John Winslow Williams
Baltimore
Russell
Porter Ashe
San Francisco
Harold M. Sewarl
Small Point
Bath
West Africa
British Museum
Percy Sladen
British Cameroons
Cameroon
Philadelphia
New York
Tibet
America
Federal funds may help evening school plans unfold
The Board of Education authorized Superintendent Clinton D. Wilson to seek federal education relief funds to reopen Bailey Evening School of Industries, employing only unemployed teachers at $3 per night for three nights weekly over about 16 weeks. If approved, a 16 week term is hoped, with Friday dances by high school girls after a basketball game. On January 2, 1934, Nazi Germany enacted the strictest animal cruelty law worldwide.
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Bailey Evening School of Industries
Board of Education
Clinton D. Wilson
State Department of Education
Wilson
Supt. Wilson
Central Grammar
Jordan High
Lewiston
Bath Built Craft That Won Fame By Fast Sailing
Nathaniel T. Palmer recalls the Mary E. Palmer and sister ships built in the 1890s. He describes hulls, rigging, and captains, including Capt. William H. Haskell, and recounts the Mary E. Palmer’s notable voyages from New York to Dublin and Philadelphia, its bold runs, and a famed race with the Augustus Palmer.
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BATH
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Stevens
Peterson Cottage
New Meadows
W. S. Glidden
E. C. Patten
Bath City Hospital
City Pees
Mem Ts
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bertha V. Bellerose
Charles P. Wetherbee
Charles H. Cahill
Wetherbee
Thebeau
Joseph Torrey
Henry W. Owen
Harry W. Crosman
Sec
Owen
Board of Trustees
Fred C. Cox
Arthur J. Dunton
Edward W. Bridgham
Fred H. Lord
Edwin H. Given
James O. Lincoln
Helen Merrill
Harry F. Morin
Fred N. Sanborn
Loyall F. Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Dorothy Thebeau
Joseph M. Trott
The
Gee
Corporation
Corporation For Life
J. R. Andrews
Byron F. Barker
Andrew M. Butterfield
Annie Cox
George .L. Curtis
Frederick E. Drake
J. B. Drake
E. M. Fuller
Elizabeth Fuller
Mary F. Gibbons
Miriam W. Kimball
George P. Larrabee
John A. Lord
John A. Morse
Seth
Mullin
William 8. Newell
Edwin E. Pinson
Arthur K. Purington
Arthur Sewall
William D. Sewall
Fred P. Shaw
John Shew
Union
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 4
Ward 6
Pee Eerres
Foster’s Point
Mary E. Palmer
Nathaniel T. Palmer
Independent
Nat
Sarah Palmer
Augustus Palmer
Shannon
William H. Haskell
Ellis Haskell
Sarah E. Palmer
Will Haskell
Mary E
Augustus
Cape Cod
Dublin
Ireland
Limerick
Queenstown
Thames
Downes
Corbin
Johnson Brosco
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