Health officer finalizes Bath milk grading report
City Health Officer Chester McCabe on file in Bath reviews milk sample tests from Bath and Brunswick dealers. Grade A requires 3.7 butter fat, 12.20 total solids, and under 25 000 bacteria per cc raw milk. Pasteurized milk must stay under 20 000. Sediment and handling affect grading. five dealers face license issues, with a further test by Feb 5 determining license status. Nearby visitors include Dr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Allen and Mrs. Ethel Beane visiting Mrs. Florence Woodside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester McCabe
Bath
Brunswick
McCabe
Bernard L. Allen
Togus Hospital
Ethel Beane
Portland
Florence Woodside
High Street
Miss Joan Shaw Returns to Boston After Visit at Shaw Home
Miss Joan Shaw a Boston University student returns to Boston Sunday after a several day stay at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Roscoe H Shaw on North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Shaw
Boston University
Boston
Roscoe H. Shaw
North Street
Elizabeth Hanson
Portland
Egg Hill
Horace Holton
John Holton
Kenyon
Sebasco
F. C. Bowker
Bowker
Bernard Rowan
Everett
Mass
William Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Alice
Old Phippsburg Homes Reveal Roof Styles And Family Holdings
In Phippsburg a debate over hip versus square roofs marks the town’s early building plans. The Sylvester house at Small Point and Waldron Cushing house at Parker Head appear among the oldest, with shoreline sites linked to fishing. The Upton house near Timber Island combines brick under wooden clapboards. The Lee family once held wide tracts from Kennebec to the New Meadows, with slanting property lines crossing the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Small Point
Waldron Cushing
Parker Head
Upton
Timber Island
William Lee, Jr
Lee’s Island
Kennebec
New Meadows
Cold Spring
Lee
Silas Lee
Bowkers
Sewall
Higgins
Drummonds
Parker Head Community Ties in Phippsburg News
Money is slowly coming in to Mrs. Earl Lowell as Parker Head and Phippsburg residents aid the March of Dimes. Schools were closed due to icy roads with plans to close for Bath district alerts. Local visits include Dar lings hosting sewing circles and residents attending games, family gatherings, and hospital events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lowell
Phippsburg
March of Dimes
Nancy Welch
Popham
Stanton Dozois
Cox's Head
Parker Head
Gilman
Bath
Leslie Darling
Sewing
Sally
Bill Lowell
Florence Rollins
Charles Talbot
Clarence Blaisdell
Walter Cushing
William Hodgkins
Leslie Logan
Charles
Massachusetts
Bert Nisbet
Bodwell Orange
George Woodward
Portland Junior College
George Wilson
W. A. Lowell
Leston Harrington
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lowell
Harrington
Dromore Farm Bureau
Clarence Sheffield
Harpswell
Perkins Island
Neil Sullivan
Laurence Thayer
Wyman Farm
Charter Amendment Proposal Submitted
An Act to Amend the Charter of the City of Bath was presented before the Committee on Legal Affairs at the state house in Augusta. City Solicitor John P. Carey explained the changes while City Manager Ralph F. Mittendorf gave a brief talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bath
Committee On Legal Affairs
State House
Augusta
John P. Carey
Carey
Ralph F. Mittendorf
J. Horace McClure
Howard C. Larrabee
Etta M. Thurlow
Converse Fenn
Harold E. McElman
David Dickson
Ellery M. Doyle
House
Senate
Central Church Men Plan Card Party With Winter Street Club
The Central Church Men’s club held a supper at the par ish house with Ladies Aid serving at 6 30. President Joseph H. Torrey opened the meeting at 7 30. G Thomas Murphy spoke on the function of the Oakhurst Dairy in Bath and plans were made for a card party and a joint meeting with Winter Street Men’s club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Men's Club
Ladies Aid
Joseph H. Torrey
Winter Street Men's Club
G. Thomas Murphy
Oakhurst
Popham Beach Pot Luck Supper At School House
Popham Circle hosts a pot luck supper at the school house Friday at 6 p m with games afterward. Bodwell grange met in their hall. Attendees included Mr and Mrs F D Scott and other locals. Contributions to the March of Dimes are urged via the local post office before Jan 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Circle
Bodwell Grange
F. D. Scott
Nancy Welch
Archie McLaughlin
Kennebec
West Point
Irving
Peter Isaacson
Lewiston
Walter E. Sprague
New York City
New Jersey
Clarence Wallace
Schenectady
N. Y
Eugene Black
Bath
Wallace
Stanley Perkins
J. W. Gilman
Sebasco Estates
Boston
Swansea Burns
Brunswick Warden
Norman Perkins
Linda
West Bath
J. C. Perkins
Peter A. Isaacson
W. E. Sprague
Pierce’s Hall
Telescope
Lincoln Telegraph
Deluge
Amasa Soule
Elliot House
Colonel Soule
B. C. Bailey
C. Clapp, Jr
John B. Swanton, Jr
Heavy Snow Strands Coastal Roads and Digging Shift
The heaviest snowfall of the year slowed travel on Monday with freezing rain creating icy roads. Sunday clam diggers faced long hauls, unable to reach shore and wading through deep snow. Logs were hauled from Carlson wood lot starting Monday as local residents and visitors from Bath and West Point, including Lawrence Thayer, Eric Carlson, Frederick Thomas, Mr and Mrs Carney, and S C Moore, moved about town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Lawrence Thayer
Bath
Wyman Farm
Eric Carlson
Frederick Thomas
Carney
Cox Head
Kenneth Wallace
West Point
S. C. Moore
Geiger couple voyaging to Sweden and Norway aboard Golden Gate
Dr J C Geiger and Mrs Anna Geiger of San Francisco sail on the S S Golden Gate bound for Sweden Norway Denmark and London. They plan a three month trip for health reasons with assorted ports including Curacao Kingston Jamaica Antwerp Gothenburg and a Baltic crossing aboard the 500 foot Johnson Line freighter featuring a luxury Owner's Suite and minimal passenger count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Geiger
San Francisco
Calif
S. S. Golden Gate
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
London
Geiger
Anna M. Morse
Bath
Dr. Geiger
Department of Health
Johnson Line
Geigers
Golden Gate
England
Baltic Sea
Records of Bath's Early Firemen and Companies
This sixth installment traces Engine No. 3 and No. 2, listing early members led by W. C. Donnell and others, noting disbandment, reorganization, new engine in 1838, and 1844 succession by a new company, with social events and militia draft tensions shaping the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATH
Bath Fire Department
William C. Donnell
Mathew Bright
Samuel Costello
Samuel Donnell
Benjamin Lane
David Percy
J. W. Vinton
William Winslow
Wiliam Sanford
Samuel Wiggin
Johnson Rideout
Thomas Percy
William Ledyard
Michael F. Gannett
Levi P. Lemont
Nathaniel Swasey
John N. Mars
William S. Pattee
Jesse Mitchell
Henry Booth
Elliot House
Aroostook
Col
Amasa Soule
Antedeluvian Society
Sam’ G. Stinson
Chas. Clapp, Jr
Aids
S. G. Stinson
S. B. Goodenow
New Bakelite Plant Described By Manager
The manager described resin needs and chemical changes in making bakelite from raw flour shipped to manufacturers nationwide. Samples showed a wide range of finished products from machinery parts to radio set covers and colored coats, all highly designed. The Bath plant is expected to open about May 1 with President Loring Addition presiding and visitor Former Mayor Dominique Tardif of Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring Addition
Dominique Tardif
Lewiston
Popham Beach Residents Return From New York and New Jersey
Mrs Walter E Sprague and Mrs Peter A Isaacson of Popham Beach returned from a visit to New York and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Sprague
Peter A. Isaacson
Popham Beach
New York
New Jersey
Building Committee for Huse Memorial School Addition Named
City Council Chairman Mer ritt A Mitchell announced the appointment of a six member committee to oversee the Huse Memorial School Addition project. The panel includes Andrew M Butterfield and David C Dickson from the council, Edwin R Andrews and H Martin Powers from the Board of Education, and John N Taylor as citizen at large. An appropriation of 4400 for architects fees was authorized to speed plans, though financing and bonds remain to be decided next fiscal year. The addition aims for at least six rooms and a fall completion to handle rising enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Merritt A. Mitchell
Huse Memorial School
Andrew M. Butterfield
David C. Dickson
Edwin R. Andrews
Board of Education
H. Martin Powers
John N. Taylor
Mitchell
Huse
Women club leaders to attend Maine conference in Lewiston
Mrs Granville Colby state chairman of education heads a Maine Federation of Women's Clubs mid Winter conference in Lewiston with Mrs Arthur Eseley president of Cosmopolitan club and Mrs Wallace Ham delegate also set to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville M. Colby
Department of Education
Arthur Eseley
Cosmopolitan Club
Wallace Ham
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Lewiston
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Roy Green
Green
Jay Bowker
Howard Bowker
Carlton Brown
Beala Senecal
Lester Beal
G. C. Beal
J. Bradford Sprague
Emma A. Perry
Jean Totman
Betty Bowker
Samuel Young
First Congregational Church
Grace Dickinson
Jean Lermond
Minnie Malcolm
John
New Hampshire
Eastland Hotel
Norman Markham
Hamilton McCour
Parker
Thompson’s Auto Parts
Front St
Bath Motor Parts
Mittendorf
Central Church
Cox
Mrs. Geiger
Gen. Soule
America
Pontiac
Cadillac
Johnson
Bath Country Club
Harold P. Small
Washington Street
Maine
GMC
Johnson Outboard Motor
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