Bids opened for Morse High School rebuild plans
Sixteen bids were opened Monday afternoon by the high school building committee for a new Morse High School to replace the fire-destroyed building. Plans by Bunker & Savage of Augusta cited bids from Maine firms, with prices from $198,212 to $315,000 and the committee to review bids in executive session.
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High School Building Committee
Bunker & Savage
Augusta
Morse High School
Edward W. Hyde
Charles H. Cahill
William A. Parker
Edward W. Bridgham
Board of Education
Harold L. Troop
Charles P. Wetherbee
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Clinton D. Wilson
Maine
N. W. Downing
Presque Isle
Naugler Bros
Brunswick
Otto Nelson Co
Bangor
John H. Simonds Co
Portland
Ae Lemieux Co
Lewiston
F. A. Rumery Co
Arthur E. Steinert, Inc
Lawrence
Magss
Kerr & Houston
John J. Maloney Co
Fmile Dionne
W. H. McPherson
C. T. Reynolds
Brown Construction Co
Genesta Chapter Dines, Dances at Camp Overlook
Genesta chapter O. E. S. held a fine dinner at Camp Overlook Georgetown with 42 members present. Mrs. Bowen and her son Harold Brown aided in arrangements, and a committee led by Winfred Hagan organized the event.
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Genesta Chapter
Camp Overlook
Georgetown
Bowen
Harold Brown
Genesta's
Martha Bowen
Genesia
Winfred Hagan
Harold P. Small
John W. Sampson
Bridge-Merrill Opens New Beauty Parlor Department
Bridge-Merrill Inc will open a new beauty parlor department in its store early this week. Experts have been engaged to direct the department. Carpenters and painters have converted part of the basement into a large light modern parlor to be equipped with machines and appliances used in big city salons. The department will be ready for service within a few days and aims to be among the finest in the state.
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Bridge-Merrill, Inc
IRESEARCH CLASS REGULAR MEETING AT CORLISS STREET
July meeting of the IRESEARCH class of Corliss Street church was held at 394 Washington street with 11 members present. Lizzie French read an original poem on the Carlton bridge. Bible questions were answered and plans made for a picnic along the New Meadows. August meeting set for 211 High street.
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Corliss Street
John Nocton
Washington Street
Lizzie French
Carlton Bridge
New Meadows
Melville Clark
High Street
Community notes from Winnegance and surroundings
Local reports describe Central Maine Power crews extending service to Frank A. Leavitt, sidewalk repairs on Bridge street, and a rising community house addition under Earle P. Morse. Observations note flocks of black ducks, pine timber cutting near High and Lemont, cemetery fundraisers, and visits from Bayonne relatives amid club events and neighborhood improvements.
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Central Maine Power Co
Frank A. Leavitt
Earle P. Morse
Winney
High Street
Pitch Pine Hill
John G. Morse Jr
Winfield W. Morse
George Thompson
South Norwalk
Conn
William Thompson
Local News from Gardiner and Surrounding Towns
Mr and Mrs George Tibbetts return to their Gardiner home after a week with relatives. Mrs G L Siegars remains housebound with a sore throat but shows slow improvement. Mrs Ray Cate and her children Pris cilla and Linwood of Hazelton Pa visit South End relatives. Mrs Nellie Blagdon of South Portland vacationing with friends in town. Mrs A A Hodgdon of Gardiner visits brother Harold Wall in West Dresden. Mrs Fred Carlton spent a day with friends in West Dresden.
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George Tibbetts
Gardiner
G. L. Siegars
Ray Cate
Priscilla and
Linwood
Hazelton
South End
Nellie Blagdon
South Portland
A. A. Hodgdon
Harold Wall
West Dresden
Fred Carlton
Phippsburg Social Notes From Popham Beach to Bath
Lyman W. Barbour returns home to Small Point after operation at Bath City hospital and illness. George E. Daley of Tewksbury Infirmary visits with family at Parker Head. East Boston visitors Gladys and Florence Sanford vacationing with Mr. and Mrs. Rollins. Ongoing guest lists include Moores of Watertown and Oliver family, Popham Beach activities, and local road repairs.
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Lyman W. Barbour
Bath City Hospital
W. A. Butler
Small Point Road
Phippsburg
George E. Daley
Tewksbury Infirmary
Parker Head
Gladys Sanford
Florence Sanford
East Boston
C. A. Rollins
E. P. Moores
Edward, Jr
Watertown
Mass
Alston E. Oliver
Constance E. Moores
Alston Oliver
W. W. Percy
Bath
Asa Percy
Galen Moses
Moses
McIlwain
Julia Watson
Luia Sewall
Carrie Moses
Emma _ Sewall
Martha Small
Popham Beach
Charles Jensen
Scituate
Carlton Jensen
James E. Perry
Earle Pickering
Peardy
Gardiner
W. R. Bowker
Parker Head Four Corners
Popham Road
Jefferson
Phippsburg Centre
Omar R. Perry
Arthur
J. E. Perry
C. B. Wyman
Traffic signal study underway for Bath city streets
The Bath city council committee on police gathers information on traffic signal systems as Alderman Harold L. Troop urges an experimental light at a busy intersection. The preferred option is an automatic three-light system with individual timing, adaptable to various configurations, for motor and pedestrian safety.
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Harold L. Troop
Board of Aldermen
High
Oak Streets
Middle
Winter
Washington and
Center Streets
Popham Beach Busy With Bathing and Social Visit Revels
Several beach parties gathered from Wood Island to Fox Island enjoying clams and lobsters at a high water bake near Fox Island. An East Boothbay group included J Arthur Stevens and family plus Hodgdon and others. Yachting interest grows with dredging talks for Atkins bay to provide safe harbor.
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Wood Island
Fox Island
Wood Island Bar
Morse’s River
East Boothbay
J. Arthur Stevens
James
Eva
George Hodgdon
Sallie
George
Copin
Ruth
Doris Davis to wed Joseph Donahue in Leominster
Miss Doris Davis of Waltham Mass daughter of Mr and Mrs George S Davis of 119 Oak Street Bath to Joseph P Donahue of Leominster Mass Monday July 16 at Leominster The bride lived in Bath until five years ago graduating Brunswick High class of 1920 The groom serves in Shield Co and fought in France four years with the First Division Mrs Donahue visits her parents while Donahue is away After a short Bath visit they will join in New York City where they will reside
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Doris Davis
Waltham
Mass
George 8. Davis
Oak Street
Bath
Joseph P. Donahue
Leominster
Brunswick High School
Shield Co
France
Donahue
Grange Key Driver Of Farm Cooperative Movement
The Grange has long spurred farm cooperatives across the United States. With over 12 000 active farmer marketing and purchasing associations, these groups channel millions in transactions, while Grange halls often spark the initial meetings that birth such cooperatives.
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United States
Grange
California
Odd Ladies Field Day Held by West Bath Grange Lodges
Nearly 100 members from eight lodges attended the Odd Ladies field day at West Bath grange hall on July 18. Activities included needle threading, a peanut contest, one legged race, card blowing, a name writing contest, a two act play Good Gracious Grandma, and a Charleston dance. Alice LaRock of Brunswick chaired the event with Myrtle lodge coordinating the Myrtle committee.
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Odd Ladies
West Bath Grange Hall
The
Grange
Auburn No. 1
Tillie Blake
Pearl Campll
Fern Lodge
Portland
Elsie Alexander
Brunswick
Hyacinth
Auburn
Merrymeeting
Myrtle Lodge
Bath
Helen Townsend
Lewiston
Lewiston Brooks Lodge
Edith Louise Robinson
Merrymeeting Lodge
Mizpah
Pine Cone
Alice LaRock
Pearl Campbell
Effie Parrish
Lizzie Goodwin
Elsie Higgins
Salvation Army Bath drive falls short of goal
Bath's Salvation Army campaign nearly reached its $2,400 target, with $2,258 raised including 143.48 from tag day. Treasurer Daniel Williams announced the shortfall of $142 needed to continue work for another year, aided by contributions from Mrs. Nicol and others. Relatives of Rev. and Mrs. Wilson from Clinton, Conn., visit Dark Harbor, while Mrs. Clarence DePuy and H. W. Butler visit their grandmother in West Bath.
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Salvation Army
Bath
Daniel Williams
Adjt
Nicol
Clarence DePuy
Brookline
Mass
H. W. Butler
Malden, Mass
A. E. Rich
West Bath
Bath Woman Injured In Auto Crash
Mrs Chester Worrey of Bruce's Hill was badly injured in a head on collision with a brougham driven by Earl E Puddington of Marlboro on the State road between Portland and Yarmouth near Wildwood Cumberland Fore side. The Worrey car passed a parked vehicle when the Puddington car attempted to pass and the crash hurled Mrs Worrey and a guest across the road. Mrs Worrey suffered a fractured hip. The guest had only scratches. Charles Worrey escaped with minor bruises. Mrs Worrey was taken to a Portland hospital. State officers investigated and found no cause for prosecution.
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Chester Worrey
Bruce's Hill
Earl E. Puddington
Marlboro
Mass
Wildwood
Cumberland
Portland
Yarmouth
Worrey
Bath
Puddington
Driver Is Highway Officer In Disguise
A Summer resident pressed a truck on the narrow Small Point road and forced it into the ditch. The truck driver proved to be a state highway officer in disguise. No action was taken beyond a lecture on rushing on narrow roads.
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Small Point
Senator Edge
Obituary of Martha Jane Percy Lifelong Phippsburg Resident
Martha Jane Percy 84 widow of Capt Asa L Percy died Tuesday evening after a brief illness at the home of her son Nathaniel Percy in Cox Head. Born in Phippsburg to William and Mary Sprague she spent most of her life there aside from a few years in Portland. She had been a mothe
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Martha Jane Percy
Asa L. Percy
Phippsburg
Nathaniel Percy
Cox Head
Mrs. Percy
William and
Mary Sprague
Portland
Phippsburg Woman Remembered in Funeral Service
The obituary notes a longtime member of the Congregational church at Phippsburg Center, who died after a long life of sympathetic service. Her husband passed eight years ago. She leaves son Nathaniel and daughter Grace Cullity of Pucksport, plus five brothers and one sister. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p m at her home.
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Ber
Phippsburg Center
Nathaniel
Grace Cullity
Pucksport
Franklin P. Sprague
William Sprague
Bath
Bradford J. Sprague
Small Point
Charles
George Sprague
Coulee City
Wash
Freeman C
Five Thousand Cross Kennebec Bridge Sunday in Record
More than five thousand two hundred sixty seven people crossed the Kennebec bridge Sunday in 2473 vehicles. Receipts totaled 1416 dollars and 15 cents, beating all prior crossing records. Ticket sales included autos and passengers with commutation tickets noted.
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New Bridge
Kennebec River
Imperial Hawaiian Singers Return to Publix Theatre
The Opera House announces the Imperial Hawaiian Singers return engagement in Through the Hawaiian Islands on Saturday with a matinee and two evening shows. A new production features two new girl dancers in golden costumes, advanced stage effects, and a fresh Hawaiian program. Tickets are on sale at the theatre with no reserved seating.
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Opera House
Publix Theatre
Hawaiian Islands
Bath
Hawaii
Paramount Theatre
New York City
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Genesta
Iresearch
Lawrence Martin
Scott Ward
Hardings
Earl B. Austin
Dwight Crockett
Paul Jones
Duane Libby
Franklin Prescott
Edward Diehl
Linwood Golder
Shirley Allen
Raymond Welch
Evelyn
Southport
Buxton
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbot Village
Dresden
Committee On Police
Charles Rogers
F. A. Small
Atkins Bay
Fort Popham
Casco Bay
Boothbay Harbor
U. S. Engineers’ Department
C. D. Wainwright
Hotel Riverside
J. Kumpinga
Flint
Mich
A. W. Rogers
Milton
Emma N. Nelson
Daisy Nelson
Hillsdale
N. J
H. J. Campbell
Houston
Boston
Fairfield
Donahue-Davis
Salvation Army Drive
Bath Savings Institution
Chevrolet
F.o.b
Michigan
A. H. Humphreys
Damariscotta
O. M. McKown
Boothbay
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