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The line shows a publication entry marking second class matter on June 1 1909 at the Bath Maine post office under the 1879 act.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1924
Page
1
The line shows a publication entry marking second class matter on June 1 1909 at the Bath Maine post office under the 1879 act.
See Maine First urges Maine residents to tour local sites before traveling afar. It highlights East Winthrop’s YMCA camp, Augusta’s Maine State Museum, Portland’s Twin Lights, Highmoor orchard in Monmouth, Edgecomb’s blockhouse, Damariscotta shell heaps, the Marie Antoinette house, and other regional attractions as worth a summer visit.
Ton Augustus F. Moulton presents a history tracing Sagadahoc as part of Lincoln, the rise of Lincoln County in 1760, land title disputes, royal charters, and the colonial struggle between England and France, ending with Maine’s growth and the 1824 court house centennial.
A man named Morse of Merchants Produce Co. reported to Bangor police that he left $200 in his rooming house bathroom and found it missing on return. He offered no clues and police have no leads at this time.
Mrs. Frederick E. Drake and Misses Mary S Gibbons Emma Houghton Anne Kimball and William P Drake drove to Prout's Neck on Thursday for a day excursion.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice presidential candidate, will visit Maine for one speech on a date set between August 22 and 26. The Island Park Augusta event is planned with possible receptions in Portland and nearby towns, signaling a major campaign stop.
The War Department authorized 200 additional candidates for the 1924 Citizens' Military Training Camps in New England. Brewster urges eligible young men to mail applications to the Officer in Charge, C M T C, Affairs, Army Base, Boston, and begin smallpox vaccination and typhoid inoculation now to ensure readiness by the August 1 camp opening.
Sidney Noyes Jr., 16, son of Sidney and Mrs. Noyes of Dobbs Ferry New York, summering at Sebago, impressed spectators in the Maine amateur golf tournament at Poland Spring. He won his forenoon match against J W Riekert and in the afternoon defeated Bo Olcott of the Portland Country Club 2 to 1, signaling a promising future.
A modern hospital dedicated to eradicating malaria in Pampanga and Bataan has opened at the Pampanga Sugar Mills Central in Del Carmen, Luzon. Funded by John T. Spreckels and Adolph B. Spreckels of San Francisco, the facility is among the Philippines’ best equipped and will treat medical and surgical cases while serving as Rockefeller Foundation headquarters.
Fred B. Teeling will speak before the Floulton Rotary club on Friday night about a hotel proposition by a syndicate planning a chain of hotels across the state. The syndicate includes Henry F Merrill of Portland FE, J. Post, Perley Ripley, C. J. Bailey and others. Business leaders in Houlton show strong interest and Presque Isle merchants may send a delegation to Houston to hear Teeling.
A Monday morning report notes rising visitor numbers at the rest room with Mrs. Fred B. Teeling as hostess. Listed guests include Mary M. Brough of Boothbay Harbor and Ruth Eastwood among others from Brooklyn Greenwich Conn Jersey City Malden Winthrop Philadelphia Everett and more, plus a Saturday crowd led by S. Leon Shelps Brewster and others.
The Bureau of Standards reports that summer afternoons are the worst for radio. Extensive tests show radio signals weaken and disturbances rise during hot afternoons. Observations indicate signals from high power European stations are weakest at sunset.
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