Sebasco Lodge Opens With Noted Guests and Honors
A Friday evening ceremony celebrated Sebasco Lodge’s formal opening and the Shore Acres golf course. Judge William S. Kenyon presided, with Hon. N. E. Kendall of Iowa as principal speaker and local figures Edward W. Bridgham and Ralph O. Dale present. Freeman H. Merritt and Mrs. Merritt were praised for extending electricity to the colony, and Cushman’s vision for a golf course was hailed as a community boon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Cushman
Shore Acres
Sebasco Lodge
Williams. Kenyon
N. E. Kendall
Iowa
Sagadahoc
Edward W. Bridgham
Ralph O. Dale
Henderson-Mackinnon Orchestra
Cushman
Sebasco
Kendall
Maine
Judge Kenyon
Freeman H. Merritt
Merritt
Kenyon
George Wilson
John Summerton
Mr. Hilton
J. A. Redson
Charles Johansen
Governor Kendall
Buckeye
Grimes
Seale
Ksr
James G. Blaine
Thomas B. Reed
National House of Representatives
Eugene Hale
Allison
Napoleon
Bath
Bridgham
Mr. Bridgham
Dale
Charles F. Johnson
United States Senate
Beth Peters Toain
Baye
Kenyor
Spain
Kennn Nopeenne
C. Webber
Mr. Dale
Joseph Brazier
Loyall F. Sewall
Sebasco Lodge Opens as New 16 Room Hotel at Sebasco
Enthusiasm greets the new Sebasco Lodge a 16 room hotel opposite the club house with views over Sebasco bay Watua lake and surrounding forests. The opening features a modernistic centerpiece Madonna lilies and gladiolas gifts from Central Maine Power Co and A D Stetson Son. A historic black walnut post office desk and a scale model Nevada battleship draw attention as guests enjoy comfortable rooms baths and electric light comforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco Lodge
Sebasco Bay
Watua Lake
Central Maine Power Co
A. D.stetson & Son
J. A. Redson
Watualake
Mr. Cushman
Sylvester
Richard
Kenneth
Portland
Harold
Lynn
Mass
Nevada
S. C. Dyer
Bath Iron Works adopts pay by check system
About 1400 Bath Iron Works employees received pay by check at noon Saturday marking the start of a new system. The payroll process now uses a machine to print names and clock numbers, another to amount due, and a signature die for the checks. The change reduces cash handling and lowers robbery risk while easing payroll tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Bron Works Corp
Bath Trust Co
Sidney L. Eaton
Eaton
Mr. Eaton
American Perforation Co
Brunswick filling station manager robbed at gunpoint
Tom LaChance, manager of the Ty dol filling station near Brunswick Golf Club, was held up about 1 30 am by two men in a runabout and robbed of the evening’s receipts estimated at 50 to 100 dollars. The car was later found abandoned in the Grand Trunk yards after a chase from Portland police who pursue leads and expect to identify the bandits. LaChance says he can identify them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom LaChance
Tydol
Brunswick Golf Club
LaChance
East Deering
Portland
Harrowing Tales Told Board of Assessors
Busy days mark hearings as the Board of Assessors meet in City Hall. With a four mill tax increase this year, many callers include elderly widows in hardship. One woman recalls taxes tripling over 40 years as her house aged and repairs rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Record Crowd At Old Orchard Sees 50000 Visitors
A large turnout at Old Orchard Beach drew about 50,000 people with few incidents. Several children were lost but found and returned to parents, and arrests were minimal as the crowd remained orderly. Mr and Mrs Josef Hofman of Philadelphia occupied the Rock at Camden summer home, with Hofman noted as a pianist of world wide fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Josef Hofman
Philadelphia
the Rock
Camden
Hofman
Port
Maine Judge rules Donnell guilty in inland fishing case
Bath resident William R. Donnell was found guilty of fishing in inland waters without a valid license under Chapter 331 of the Public Laws of 1929. The decision holds that the 1923 certificate was revoked by the 1929 statute, making Donnell liable for costs of court and possible appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rendood Ee
William R. Donnell
Bath
Donnell
Maine
Keegan
State F of Maine
Sagadahoc Sith Municipal Court
State
Harpswell Conference Members On Picture Moment
A small gathering in Harpswell captures conference members in a group photo during a community event. Attendees include local organizers and regional representatives posing for a memory in the town hall yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpswell
Aliquippa guests enjoy summer days at Small Point Harbor
Visitors at the Aliquippa hotel on the Maine coast fill rooms since the month’s start. The Harned twins lead a forthcoming August tennis event for the Aliquippa Cup, with local and visiting players, including notable guests from Philadelphia and New York, joining in sea air, sports, and social life at the harbor resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Harbor
Edith Harned
William
Irving
Philadelphia
Maine
Aliquippa
Harned Twins
Pennsylvania
Aliquippa Colony
Bath
Cushing Cottage
Samuel D. Cushing
Taunton
Rye
N. Y
Heart Reon
Hugh K. Black
Capt. Black
Aerial Age
Saturday Evening Post
Adventurers’ Club
Black
Birdie B. Ray
Haverhill
Mass
Paul Miner
Miner
Broadway
Chase National Bank of
New York
James Walker
Walker
Westtown
Franklin H. Castnsr
Muriel
Castner
Amstead Silk Co
Mary Haines
Morton
Atlantic City
Brunswick
Gilpin Smith
R. W. Eaton
Edith J. Boardman
Bowdoin College
Samus Smedley
Smedley
Shamrock V Aims To Swim Ocean For America’s Cup Win
Sir Thomas Lipton, 80, prepares the Shamrock V for a fifth and likely final shot at the America’s Cup. The yacht sails without wireless, carries 22 crew, a month of rations, fresh water, and is escorted by the tender Erin. Route via the Azores includes refueling stops as Lipton reflects on past roles and ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Erin
Azores
Atlantic
Ned Heard
Notable New Residents at Aliquippa and Nearby Areas
The last few days bring new registrations at Aliquippa including Isaac Nicholson and Miss Annette Nicholson Landsdowne Pa Miss Dorothy Dutt en Ardmore Pa Waldo Kurtz and Miss Irene F Geyr Swarthmore Pa Miss Florence P Lawley Philadelphia Lauretta P James West Chester Pa. Boating bathing and fishing are popular at Small Point Harbor with shore leisure like obstacle golf at the Shore Acres course in Sebasco nearby. Guests have little time to rest as vacation activity and a shift toward winter months fill evenings and days here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliquippa
Isaac Nicholson
Annette Nicholson
Landsdowne
Dorothy Dutten
Ardmore
Waldo Kurtz
Irene F. Geyr
Swarthmore
Florence P. Lawley
Philadelphia
Lauretta P. James
West Chester
Small Point Harbor
Shore Acres
Sebasco
Guests Keep Courtly Company At Sabino Cottage
Mr and Mrs Humphrey A Owen of Lmont street entertained guests for several days Mr and Mrs Arthur Robbins and daughter Ruth of Newark New Jersey and Mrs Emma Lewis of Portland at their Sabino cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey A. Owen
Lmont Street
Arthur Robbins
Ruth
Newark, N. J
Emma Lewis
Portland
Sabino
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Allen
Optometrist Bath Trust
Bath Iron Works
Tom la Chance
Beanly
Stuart
W. Gath
Shamrock V
Ocean
Ned
Vigoro
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