Gospel Mission Aids Men In Bath With Shelter And Food
The Keeper of the Bath Gospel Mission for 45 years helps men worn by hardship. For 3.50 a week beds and 25 cent meals, plus shelter for those without funds, and rules against drinking. Meals include cereal breakfast and mid day dishes, with support from local donors and creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Bath
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Omaha
Mr. Brown
Auburn
Broad Street
Woolwich
Davenport
Brown
Johnson
Ledyard
Philadelphia Family Visits Mrs Drake on Way to Camden
Mr and Mrs Curtis Bok and son Benjamin of Philadelphia were guests of Mrs Frederick E Drake and Mr Drake of Washington at their Summer home in Camden on their way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Bok
Benjamin
Philadelphia
Priday
County Pomona discussion on trucks roads and future travel
The Pomona meeting at Five Islands Georgetown debated trucking taxes and road damage with Topsham’s Edwin Patten arguing touring cars fault, while Clifford Gray of Richmond said trucks smooth roads. The event drew 110 attendees with a five Islands dinner, songs, and addresses by Miss Elsa Clapp and others. next gathering Aug 27 at Bowdoin Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin ©. Patten
Topsham
Clifford Gray
Richmond
Mr. Patten
Five Islands Grange
Alfreda Perkins
Dromore
Elsa Clapp
Five Islands
Kentucky
Bertha Scott
Frances MacFadden
West Bath Grange
Millward Patten
Bertha Wright
Box
Harry Rackley
Pomona
Sagadahoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
Sagadahoc
Androscoggin
Thomas's Point
New Meadows
Ar-Gu-Not Club Holds Semiannual Clam Bake Meeting
Thirty two members of the Ar-Gu-Not club of the A. and K. Ry. Co. met at Sandy Cove Candy's Harbor for their semi annual clam bake and annual meeting. Ground Officer Parker E. Lewis disbarred members lacking the Golden text and called the Bible class to order before the bake. W. W. Blake was re elected president with Parker E. Lewis as vice president Harry Rose treasurer and Lester Buck secretary. Attendees from Bath included Frank H. Beal Kerwin B. Butcher John Bowie Cyril Varney Frank Erskine and George Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Cove
Candy’s Harbor
Parker E. Lewis
Emery
W. W. Blake
Lewiston
Bath
Harry Rose
Lester Buck
Frank H. Beal
Kerwin B. Butcher
John Bowie
Cyril Varney
Frank Erskine
George Nelson
Seekers for Liquor Fail in Their Quest
Two men drove to Kennebec Wharf and coal cars after dark with flashlights and searched several cars for liquor. They found nothing and drew the ire of shipment handlers. It was unclear if they were idle trespassers or law officers investigating Bath liquor rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Wharf
Miss Jane Cushing Arrives in Bath For Summer
Miss Jane Cushing associate principal of Dobbs Perry School for Girls at York arrives in Bath and will spend the summer at her home on Green Street. She is accompanied by Miss Alys Thompson of New York who will also pass the summer here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Cushing
Principf Dobbs Perry
York
Bath
Green Street
Miss Cushing
Alys Thompson
New York
Althea Yacht Launch Spon sored by Miss Murphy in Bath
C Hayward Murphy sails his 105 foot diesel yacht Althea down the Bath iron works cradle on a Thursday launch. Miss Mary Blair Murphy, 14, Detroit owner’s daughter, acts as sponsor and shatters the bottle. The yacht slides about 100 yards into the Kennebec before resting and drifting with the tide. Crew of nine and Capt. Harry Stakes to command. Althea will cruise the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
C. Hayward Murphy
Althea
Mary Blair Murphy
Detroit
Mich
Miss Murphy
Iron Works Corp
Murphy
Pres
Althea Diesel Motor Yacht Launched by Bath Iron Works
The diesel motor yacht Althea, 105 feet long with 18 foot 6 inch beam, was launched by Bath Iron Works for Detroit owner C Hayward Murphy. Built of steel with a teak pilot house, two Bessem er diesels provide 400 shaft horsepower, and the craft includes a walnut panelled dining room and living room, separate staterooms, baths, and a Copeland refrigeration system. The design by Henry J Gielow Inc marks the seventh Bath launch of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
Althea
Bath Iron Works Corporation
C. Hayward Murphy
Detroit
Bessemer
Henry J. Gielow
Miss Elizabeth Deering Returns From Petersboro Camp
Miss Elizabeth Deering, a participant at the Sargent School of Physical Education camp in Petersboro New Hampshire, arrived Thursday with her mother Mrs Carroll A Deering who had driven there to bring her back. Deering graduated Morse High School in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Deering
Sargent School of Physical Education
Petersboro
N. H
Carroll A. Deering
Miss Deering
Morse High School
Dr Seth Mullin Confined by Illness at Washington Street Home
Dr. Seth Mullin remains homebound at 1111 Washington Street due to illness. Local health advisory notes limited mobility but no emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth
Mullin
Washington Street
Governor calls special session of legislature
A proclamation convenes the legislature for August 5 1930 at 3 pm to review the general statute revision and consider measures for state welfare. Officials expect a brief session of two to three days with rural lawmakers likely preferring a short stay to tend farming duties.
Five Brunswick weddings mark Monday morning service
Five couples wed at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Brunswick on Monday. Irma Racine married Otto of Lewiston at 5 30 with Fr. Soller officiating. Jeanette Levesque and Henry Gatchell wed at 6 15. Sylvia Paiement and Henry Harvey tied at 7 with Fr. Chambard presiding. Adeline Coulombe and Magloire Levesque also exchanged vows. Irene St. Pierre and Adelard Breton completed the ceremonies as the double ring rite was used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John the Baptist
Brunswick
Irma Josephine Racine
Michael J. Racine
Spring Street
Otto
Lewiston
Jeanette Levesque
Henry Gatchell
John B. F. Dion
S.M
Sylvia A. Paiement
Frank X. Paiement
Maple Street
Henry L. Harvey
Montreal
Claude Chambard
Jeoffrey Normand
Mr. Harvey
Mrs. Harvey
Quebec
Magloire Levesque
Fr. Chambard
Camille Levesque
Ste Anne
Cleveland Street
Auguste St. Pierre
Joseph Breton
Cabot Cotton Mill
Leo Boissonneault
Bedford
Mass
Favien’ Belanger
Ts. Belanger
Rosanna Levesque
Lillian
Wife's devotion recalls Boston amnesia case
Mrs. Lewis locates her husband B West Lewis in Boston after he vanished April 15 and aids in restoring his memory with patience and late recognition. Police transport him to headquarters and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital for care as townspeople express relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
B. West Lewis
Boothbay Harbor
Leglie
Lewis
Blake
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Linwood S. Gilman
Benjamin
Mr. Lewis
City Signs Contract With Cummings Company
The city executes a five year lease with J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co. for its stone crushing plant on Court street. The city will buy all crushed rock at 2.40 per ton, with the company allowed to sell excess rock to outside buyers but pay the city ten cents per ton. An indemnity bond protects the city from liability, and the crusher will be restored by the lessee at no cost to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Court Street
John W. Cummings
City Treas
Ralph K. Hall
Cummings Company
Three master Annie D Mitchell sails with sand for Hyde Windlass
The three masted schooner Annie D Mitchell arrived Monday afternoon with over 400 tons of moulding sand from Red Bank New Jersey for Hyde Windlass Co. With Seguin unavailable the schooner anchored offshore until Seguin docked Wednesday morning and Mulligan stevedoring crew began unloading. It is the first vessel to sail up the river in several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie D. Mitchell
Red Bank
N. J
Hyde Windlass Co
Seguin
Mulligan
Bath YMCA plans $45,000 pool and gym addition
Bath YMCA outlines a $45,000 project to convert the present gym into a 62 by 22 foot swimming pool and to build a new brick annex gymnasium seating 1,000 to 1,200. Plans call for a 20,000 pool and 15,000 new gym costs with a 10,000 foundation, aiming to start next summer and boost Bath’s athletic facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Young Men’s Christian Association
Morse High School
Bath
Maine
William C. Perkins
Y.M.C.A
Perkins
Arthur Sewall
Frank B. Nichols
Charles C. Low
Charles C. Loring
Boston
City Hall
Gymnasiuuk
Knights of Pythias
Ku Klux Klan
Elm
Csting
Pithen Tale Nee Ner
Sania
Bath ¥.M.C.A
Newland
National
Squirrels Foster Nest in Dover-Foxcroft Chimney
In February two gray squirrels built a nest in a Dover-Foxcroft chimney. The tame mother entered Dr. W A Parrington’s office for nuts. A neighbor's truck killed one, and the remaining babies were removed. Four died from pneumonia. the fifth survived two thirds grown and was released, remaining on the property with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover-Foxcroft
W. A. Parrington
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Gospel Mission
Arthur Allen
Bath Trust
County Pomona
Ar-Gu
A. & K. Railway
Bath Iron Works
Church of St. John the Baptist
Feldspar Company
Y.mlc.a
Bath Association
Manila
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