Bath men establish new industry in Woolwich plant
A Bath business group led by Eubra and Harold Troop start Montsweag Food Products Inc in Woolwich, turning 14 weeks of work into a peas canning line with capacity for 10,000 cans daily. The plant, on Nutting farm near Bath-Wiscasset highway, employs 21 Bath and Woolwich workers and plans to expand to beans, corn, tomatoes, beets, carrots, and apples by Aug 1, using local produce from surrounding towns.
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Bath
Montsweag Food Products, Inc
Woolwich
Eubra Troop
Harold L. Troop
Troop
Nutting Farm
Bath-Wiscasset Highway
Toll House
Moatsweag Farm
Waldron H. Troop
Arthur L
Rondeau
Auburn
Eubra
Moatsweag Food Products, Inc
Maine
Wiscasset
Alna
Whitefield
Dresden
Richmond
Bowdoinham
Bowdoin
West Bath
East Brunswick
Phippsburg
Anna
Supt. Rondeau
Kennebec
Troop Brothers
Swift & Co
Arthur L. Rondeau
Tas
Saco Valley Canning Co
Belfast
New Hampshire
John C. Gilmore
Chignik Bay
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Copper River
Cordova
Mr. Gilmore
Vermont Town Reports Win State Merit Awards
Sixteen Vermont towns received Supreme Merit and Superior Merit certificates in the Vermont State Chamber of Commerce town report contest. Awards covered twelve population groups, judged by state officials, with plans to recognize counties and towns showing top averages and improvements. The article notes widespread legislative moves toward uniform accounting and annual detailed financial statements, plus examples of notable reports from Auburn Maine and Berkeley California guiding Vermont efforts.
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Vermont
Morris S. Tremaine
William P. Capes
Albany
New York State Conference of Mayors
Mark Graves
State Chamber
State Auditor's
State Chamber of Commerce
New England
Auburn
Maine
Berkeley
California
Vermont Chamber
National Municipal Review
Austin
Texas
Wichita
Civic Progress
Winooski
St. Johnsbury
Fairbanks
Deer Strikes Truck on Topsham Road Killing Buck
A young buck deer ran into the rear of Cushman’s Bakery truck driven by Robert Bragg on the Topsham Pejepscot road. Bragg’s truck suffered only a dent while the deer died shortly after the collision from chest injuries and a fractured leg. The incident involved Morse High School graduate.
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Topsham-Pejepscot
Cushman’'s Bakery
Robert Bragg
Ralph W. Bragg
North Street
Morse High School
Bragg
Bath Iron Works Field Day Set With Clam Bake
Brown's field in West Bath near New Meadows river chosen for Bath Iron Works Corp. field day on Saturday Aug 24 to end a six month safety contest. About 500 workers expected to attend with Reds and Blues teams competing in tug of war and other events. a large bake will follow. Governor Brann may attend. field features parking for 1000 cars and several baseball diamonds.
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Brown's
West Bath
Berry
Bath
Reds and Blues
Newell
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Reds
Blues
Louis J. Brann
New England
State Safety
Long Cove
New Meadows
Hill Road
Berry's Mill Road
Rosedale
Foster's Point Road
Harold L. Adams
Two Bath Boys Saved Clinging to Upset Skiff
Two Bath youths Renwood Pierce and Alonzo Curtis clung to an overturned skiff on the Kennebec River near Bath. They were rescued by boat builder Charles E. Blaisdell and Bowdoin graduate Nathan W. Watson, then towed to shore by local officials. Curtis enters eighth grade, Pierce has left school.
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Bath
Kennebec River
Charles E. Blaisdell
Bedford Street
N. Blaisdell & Sons
Woolwich
Renwood Pierce
Blaisdell Boat Shop
Nathan W. Watson
Front Street
Bowdoin College
Blaisdell
Sasanoa Bluff
Watson
Walter L. Whitney
Maurice A. Libby
Bath Water District
Water District
Curtis
Central Grammar School
Pierce
Sailing Races At MacMahan Spark Weekly Sport
Sailors from MacMahan and neighboring islands compete weekly under W Clinton Allen with lively races featuring strong winds white caps and big swells. The scene includes Allenook campers Flap and Nip entries and a picnic trip to Seguin. Eight or more people, cottages and visitors from Boston Yonkers Bangor Cleveland and Philadelphia add bustle to the season.
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MacMahan
W. Clinton Allen
Allenook Camp
Seguin
Allenook
Gordon Scott
Hal Colton
William P.nealley
Boston
Jim
Bill MacKaye
Yonkers
N. Y
MacKaye
North End
Deborah Nealley
Bangor
Southport Casino
Peggy Lee
Frances Ann Allen
George K. Rogers
Joseph H. Beatie
Dobbs Ferry
Morehouse L. Johnson
New Hampshire
Herbert J. Painter
Philadelphia
Penna
Lee Cottage
Fox Island
Mary Seaver
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary M. Rogers
Theodore S. Lazell
Silver Tea For Worthy Cause At Gardiner Home
Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d opened her Washington street home Tuesday afternoon with a Silver tea for the benefit of the House of the Good Shepherd at Gardiner. The House of the Good Shepherd takes care of 22 children with no homes and provides a real home life and fine environment. About inscriptions and $100 were given at the tea. Sister Mary Margaret, in charge of the children, was among the guests and both people had an opportunity to meet and talk with her. Tea was served from three until six. Mrs Walter E Edge and Mrs Nelson attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall 2d
Washington Street
House of the Good Shepherd
Gardiner
Mary Margaret
Walter E. Edge
Nelson
Army Truck Convoy Moves Battery H to Fort Williams
A Maine encampment experiment shifts troops by road. Battery H 240th C A C travels from Sagadahock Armory to Fort Williams in South Portland aboard six of seven Army trucks. The image shows the fleet lined on Front Street during the transport for the Portland Harbor two week encampment.
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Battery H
Fort Williams
Front Street
240Th C. A. C
Portland Harbor
Sagadahock Block
South Portland
Washington County as miniature republic of 1789
Frederic G. Fassett describes Washington County Maine as a reproduction of the early American republic in 1789, noting its Massachusetts origins, coastal towns from Cutler to Robbinston, and settlers who built ships and farms along the coast. The piece covers rail access limits, the county’s forests, wild lands, and abundant wildlife, framing the region as a living reminder of the nation's formation and growth.
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Washington County
American Republic
Maine
Passamaquoddy Bay
General Court of the Commonweath of
Massachusetts
District of
George Washington
United States
Cutler
Joseph Cutler
Newburyport
Robbinston
E. H
N. J. Robbins
Steuben
Columbia
Benjamin Lincoln
Massachusetts Historical Society
Republic
Aroostook County
Atlantic
Seven Seas
Aroostook
Washington
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Great Woods
Maine Central
Eastport
Bangor
Boston
Pullman
Calais
Henry van Dyke
Rhode Island
Penobscot
Machias
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Hingham
Topsham Road
Raymond H. Trott
Chere
Arthur Sewall
State of
Frederic G. Fassett
The
Boston Transcript
Dr. van Dyke
Nicatous
St. Croix
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