Boy falls from vessel deck in Bath injury to throat
June 27 1900 in Bath Maine a boy named Ray Parker aged about 11 son of Officer William Parker sustained a bad throat wound after a fall from the deck to a stage while selling caramels to workmen at Kelly Spear and Co yard. Fire department responded to a small roof blaze on William Webster’s residence caused by firecrackers. The piece also notes reunions births and other local items including a Bath delegation to the Republican State convention and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
William Parker
Kelly, Spear & Coi
William Webster
Western Avenue
Farrin Street
Bath iron works clambake and local updates mark day
June 29 1900 Bath officers hosted a clambake on new club grounds by the New Meadows for O L Halenbeck and H Matteson of Standard Oil Co. The Triton tug arrived from Portland for steering gear repairs. Frank S Wakefield returns home from Portland to serve as substitute letter carrier Monday morning. The day features extreme heat with thermometers around 90 to 95. Steel ship cabin work advances at Sewall's yard, Elroy Stock Co announces July 11 musical director, and Emery schooner preparation continues. Government and local business movements include attendance at the National Democratic convention in Kansas City and various trades in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
New Meadows
O. L. Halenbeck
H. Matteson
Standard Oil Co
Frank S. Wakefield
Portland
The
Portland Co
Bath
Sewall
Edward Sewall
Bath Man Barzilla Hathorn Dies After Operation
Barzilla W Hathorn aged 60 died at his Bath home 699 High street after an operation last Saturday. Born in Wiscasset he later mined in California before returning to Bath to run a grocery business on Ferry street. He served on the City Council in 1878-79 and leaves a widow. Local notices mention a hose house project bids and school improvements as well as various community events and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barzilla W. Hathorn
High Street
Wiscasset
Lake Ponchartrain
Miss
California
Bath
Varney’s Mill
Ferry Street
Charles H. Morse
Local Notes Include Debt Wiped and Cruises Planned
The treasurer reported a small debt of 2.66 wiped out. Miss Alice Sewall and Miss M. Wells left for Small Point for a two week stay at the Anderson cottage. Miss Mabel Bacon entertained friends at Orr's Island. The Yacht club plans a cruise to Boothbay Harbor on the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Sewall
8. M. Wells
Small Point
Anderson Cottage
Mabel Bacon
Orr's Islanding
the Yacht Club
Boothbay Harbor
Rural Carriers Elect Officers at 36th Maine Convention
At the 36th annual Maine Rural Letter Carriers convention, officers for 1940 41 were elected including Ralph Pearl of Detroit as president and Ralph A Millett of Topsham as vice president. The executive and legislative committees were named. Auxiliary officers were re elected with Mrs Ralph E Pustis and Mrs Winfield Redlon retaining key roles. The 1941 convention was set for Kennebec county with the location to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Ralph Pearl
Detroit
Ralph A. Millett
Topsham
Edward Worcester
Jonesport
W. K. McNeil
Belfast
Edward Lundgren
New Sweden
Byron Burrill
Corinna
C. M. McCulty
Farmington
Charles Carter
Freeport
H. C. Henderson
Hebron
Ralph Eustis
Strong
Ralph E. Pustis
Everett Howe
Bryant's Pond
Winfield Downes
Carmel
Howard A. Knight
West Scarboro
Frances Maxim
South Paris
Winfield Redlon
Limerick
Pearl
Convention Guests Numberous This Year
Maine resorts report a record late spring and early summer of convention guests with one coastal hotel hosting over 3000 visitors in two weeks. Groups included Business and Professional Women's Clubs Northeast Region and other prominent associations as the Maine Development Commission promotes pre season tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Everett F. Greaton
Maine Development Commission
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Northeast
New England Association of Insurance Clubs
Telephone Pioneers of America
International Association of Torch Clubs
Development Commission
Grea
Sixteen Qualify for Joint President's Cup Roger McInnes Trophy
Sixteen players earned places in the combined handicap tournament the President's Cup and Roger McInnes Trophy. The first playoff must occur between July 1 and 15. Readouts list each contestant's qualifying score and handicap alongside opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger McInnes
Leon E. Buck
Robert L. Brownell
Frank Danforth
Don Perry
Herbert T. Caverly
al Pelletier
Girard
Wilfred Chaney
Joe Fullmer
Ed Fuller, Jr
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Paul A. Gregware
Eugene Thebeau
Francis A. Winchenbach
Harold Cole
War Strikes Ursuline Order Across Europe
Very Rev. Mother Mime De St. Jean Martin in Waterville reports the Ursuline nuns face severe disruption as war scatters sisters from Holland to Poland. Seven sisters died fleeing Belgium in a train wreck while refugees. In Rome the order endured humiliation after the armistice for displaying the Italian flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mime de St. Jean Martin
Rome
Mount Merici Academy
Waterville
Holland
Italy
Poland
Belgium
Prance
France
China Library Receives $5000 Gift for Memorial House
China Library, started with 100 books less than four years ago, receives a $5000 donation from Mrs. Albert C. Brown of Malden Mass. The funds honor her late husband and will restore the library's former home, a house bought for $400 through gifts from association members and the community. The residence, once owned by the Mains and the Fletchers, stands as a historic site in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Library
Albert C. Brown
Malden
Mass
China
Library Association
Mains
Fletchers
Unemployment and job drive at Bath shipyard plant
Readers learn how Bath's Iron Works faces high unemployment estimates while John Fortin and staff handle a flood of job and housing inquiries. Applicants from across the nation submit detailed pamphlets, monograms, or letters, with many seeking shipyard labor or trades.
Fortin outlines job campaign advice at Maine plant
Mr Fortin of the Maine plant, a Holy Cross and Harvard Business graduate, shares an example when a Maine University student followed his tip to mail a self history to New England firms. The student landed six interviews and soon took several offers, while the Iron Works will hire for a few weeks, giving priority to two men and their assistant Paul Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
New York
Boston
Mr. Fortin
Holy Cross
Harvard Business
Paul Hayes
Fortin
Maine Employment Commission
University of Maine
New England
Neeless
Shirley Stinson Funeral Held for Woolwich Girl
The funeral of six year old Shirley Stinson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Stinson, who died Saturday near the Carlton bridge, was held Monday at two at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence. The service was conducted by Charles Brown. Bearers were Richard, Arthur, John and Everson Stinson. Burial followed in Riverside cemetery Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Stinson
Robert Stinson
Woolwich
Carlton Bridge
Arthur F. Mayo
Charles Brown
Richard
Arthur, John
Everson Stinson
Riverside Cemetery
Stilphen Thibault couple wed in Brunswick church
William A Stilphen of 66 Richardson Street and Dorothy Ann Thibault of Brunswick are recorded as married. The ceremony occurred Saturday at St Johns Church Brunswick officiated by Rev William J Dauphin. He is son of Clyde N Stilphen and Mrs. Stilphen. she is daughter of Wilfred Thibault and Mrs. Thibault of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Stilphen
Richardson Street
Dorothy Ann Thibault
Brunswick
John W. Gilmore
Stilphen
St. John's Church
Willam J Dauphin
Clyde N. Stilphen
Wilfred Thibault
Bath Iron Works and Camden Shell Played To 0 0 Tie
The Camden game ended in a 0 0 tie after five innings due to rain. Both Bath Iron Works and Camden Shell managed one hit each. Frank Newcomb of Portland visited Bath friends on Tuesday.
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Bath Iron Works
Camden Shell
Camden
Frank Newcomb
Portland
Bath Friends
Maine delegates asleep at post at Philadelphia convention
Maine’s eight delegates at the 1940 Republican National Convention faced questions after passing on the sixth ballot while Willkie led. Four members leaned toward Taft, nine supported Willkie after a first ballot for Bridges, and a poll later showed Willkie had the majority. Telegrams and local names tied to Bath and Sumner Sewall framed the debate on strategy and potential vice presidential speculation.
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Maine
Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
Republican State Committee
J. Fred O'Connell
Bangor
Taft
O'Connell
Albert J. Stearns
Norway
Walter G. Powers
York
Cyrus N. Blanchard
Wilton
Willkie
Bridges
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Tom Platt
New York
Bath
O’connell
Robinson Verrill
Robert Williamson
Ruth Clough
Inez G. Wing
George H. Minott
Harold B. Skelton
Herbert W. Kitchen
Clarence C. Stetson
Fred C. Scribner
Stearns
Powers
Blanchard
Dewey
Senate
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Central Maine Shows A Gain In Production Capacity
Central Maine shows a gain in production capacity before 1943 with plans to add 20000 kilowatt steam turbine capacity by Fall 1941 through a joint order with Cumberland County Power & Light Co. The move aims to prepare for potential increased defense program load. University of Maine music offerings expand next year with full catalog in aesthetics and theory of music and ensemble work, under Prof Adelbert W Sprague who will be aided by three ensemble directors from Northern Conservatory and staff changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland County Power & Light Co
University of Maine
Adelbert W. Sprague
Ision
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Northern Conservatory
Een
A. Stanlev
Francis Nu Strickla
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Bath Daily Times
Bath High School
Merrymeeting Park Casino
Hyde Light Guards
W. C. Perkins
Charles L. Pratt
E. A. Jones
Archie McNeal
Madison
al Davis
Five Islands
F. W. Carlton
Rockland
Thomaston
Camden Electric R. R
New Meadows Inn
W. B. Mussenden
Lincoln
North Conway
Leora M. Thurlow
C. R. Brown
Wollaston
James P. Webber
Bowdoin
Angie M. Dunton
Henry W. Cobb
George B. Gould
Charles H. Potter
John Coster
Mary A. Randall
Carrie A. Norton
Dresden
C. W. Light
Front Street
Karl Percy
F. B. Percy
Brookline, Mass
D. T. Percy
Matt McCurdy
Joseph H. Specht
W. A. Atchley
Ada McKay
Elm Street Baptist Parsonage
Kenneth
Filgssie
Enterprise
Brunswick Telegraph
EB. G. Parshley
Mr. Parshley
Dow
Wiwarna
H. T. Passmore & Co
Georgetown
Read Nichols
Byron
Olive Dudley
Gardiner
Frank Black
Kennebec & Boston S. B. Co
E. J. Marston
John Thompson
Maggie Wheeler
Joseph Manies
Wakefield
Fred Parka Winnegance
Pleiades
Norfolk
Edward H. Kimball
E. C. Plummer
Dr. Barker
John Scott
H. E. Cole
W. G. Cahill
Broad Street
Clara McDonald
Springfield
F. H. Twitchell
Belle Foote
Popham Beach
George Percy, Sachem
C. C. Dennett
James P. Ledyard
Mary D. White
Chelsea
Barney” King
Homeopathic
Jerry L. Sullivan
Ed Potter
South End
E. B. Drummond & Co
North End Engine Co
W. M. Lake
Water Street
Commercial Street
Mr. Lake
Washington Street
C. T. Jackson
W. H. Watson & Co
A. C. Sprague
Sabine
al Craven
Idle Park
Fred Spencer
Middle Street
Lewiston, Bath & Brunswick
Timothy Curtis
George A. Baker
M. W. Sewall
Bowdoin College
George P. Davenport
Merrymeeting Park
Henry Sutherland
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Daniel Fulton
Bedford Street
Robert Fulton
L. M. Smith
Iron Works
H. L. Grinnell, Jr
J. O. Shaw
Harold M. Sewall
J. W. Wakefield
John H. Kimball
William T. Donnell
S. L. Fogg
W. 8. Glidden
George Moulton, Jr
George M. Daley
O. F. Williams
F. L. Staples
James Jones
Frank Haggett
A. F. Williams
J. A. Hama
Peter Gaudreau
F. B. Nichols
Thomas Gibbs
Obed Baxter
South America
J. Edward Drake
Yale
John S. Hyde
Mrs. J. W. Lambert
George H. W. Barton
Capt. Bond
T. W. Dunn
Sagadahoc
Triton
Charles Potter
Elroy Stock Co
Eastport
Arthur Sewall
Kansas City
D. Howard Spear
Kelly, Spear & Co
Solon Andrews
Supt. A
Merrill
Frank P. Wildes
Savage
Boyd
Frank P. Lord
Harrington's
City Landing
Fred Coombs
Sherman Tabor
Hallowell
J. War É
Clarence G. Blanchard
E. O. Smith
J. T. Crosby
Wesley Church
A. M. Bagley
Charles Stinson
Southend
J. B. Wescott
White Rock
Charles B. Wescott
Grace
Laura Wescott
MacMahan Island
Florence Leland
Parker
Bay State
Brockton
A. Howard Holbrook
Express
City Messenger Thistle
Knight F. R. Mason
Dunlap
Fred Bowie
Pattern
Hyde Windlass Co
Kennebec
Naval Cadet Band
People’s Church
John Fortin
Iron Works’ Personnel Department
New Yorker
Tron Works
John Smith
Eastern 8S. Lines, Inc
Johns-Mans«ville Sales Corp
Woolworth
R. H. White Company
Community Opticians, Inc
Tron
New York City
Brooklyn
Bath Navy Yard
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Len
John Costain
C.l.qo
C.I.O
Frank Angelo
Louis Cormier
Navy
Frank
Naval Reserve
Harold Adams
Randall Leonard
Moosehead Lake
Ralph Millett
Mrs. Millett
G. Wesley Plummer
Wes
James Duncan
Damariscotta Lake
Charles Lee
Lee
Mrs. Dunton
William Daley
John Sonia
Carpenters
Ernest Fenno
Somerville
al Giguerre
William Shaughnessy
Old Iron Works
Gamboa
Panama
Wild Bill
Yesteryears
Marrison Moore
Moore
Hardings
Fast Brunswick
Thibault