Bath industry plans extension of present coal plant
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co of Bath plans immediate expansion of its coal storage facility. They acquired the Goodwin property north of their site, extending wharf length by about 75 feet and possibly lengthening the adjacent bridge. Engineers Fay, Spofford and Thorndike will circulate plans to prospective bidders as the project moves toward contract award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Bath
Richard FE. Goodwin
Augusta
Goodwin
Central Maine Power Co
Coal Company
Wharf and Coal Company
Maine
Kennebec
Boston
Portland
Waterville
Fay, Spofford & Thorndike
School Street
Board of Trade
Lewiston Buick Co Takes Over Bath Motor Mart
The Lewiston Buick Co completes purchase of Charles W. Clifford Jr interests in Bath Motor Mart with agencies and service stations in Bath Brunswick and Rockland. Carl C. Curtix signs for Lewiston Buick. Clifford began in 1910 and led Bath Motor Mart since 1912. deal includes Bath sales room service station and Brunswick Rockland offices. Lewiston Buick operates in multiple Maine locations including Lewiston Portland Augusta Farmington and Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Clifford Jr
Bath Motor Mart
Bath
Brunswick
Rockland
Lewiston Buick Co
Lewiston
Carl C. Curtix
Mr. Clifford
Buick
Broad
Commercial Streets
Front Street
Brunswick Field
Maine Street
Clifford
Lewiston Buick
Curtis
Portland
Augusta
Farmington
Waterville
Dover- Foxcroft
Rumford
Reed Couple Bring Full Fishing Limit in Rangeley Trip
Mr and Mrs Leigh V Reed recently returned from a brief fishing trip in the Rangeley region with their full limit of fish They traveled up Tuesday and stayed at Saga more camps near Quimby pond a new set of camps they called first class in every respect The couple expressed enthusiasm over their good luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh V. Reed
Rangeley
Sagamore Camps
Quimby Pond
Amos Perry Returns to Thompson Bros Store Post Vacation
Amos Perry resumed duties at Thompson Bros Inc store on Monday after completing his annual vacation, marking his return to work and continuing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Perry
Thompson Bros. Inc
Brewster Urges Stronger American Merchant Marine
Governor Ralph O. Brewster of Maine, chairman of the national Conference of Governors, urged strengthening and development of an American Merchant Marine to counter European critics. He argued the United States sacrificed hundreds of millions to aid foreign shipping during or after World War I and highlighted Maine’s historic shipbuilding role and the vast wartime fleet built or commandeered by the U.S. government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
National Conference of Governors
Mackinac Island
Mich
Brewster
The
Shipping Board
New World
Virginia
Vilgrims
John Paul Jones
Ranger
Red Jacket
Atlantic
England
Bath
Xen
Great Lakes
Oie
Middle West
South
Bath Garden Club Hosts Speakers at Small Point
More than fifty Bath Garden Club members and summer visitors attended a lecture series at the Manley estate Small Point. Speakers Miss Elizabeth Pattee Mrs. John Brandlin and Mrs. Harrison Wright urged diversified planting design and noted garden trends in New York Kashmir and Ceylon while inviting participation in a Lowthorpe gardening course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Manley
Small Point
Duer Breck
Chase Mellen
Garden City
New York
Jane Cushing
E. H. Kimball
Elizabeth Pattee
Doxton
Lowthorpe
Groton
Mass
Vattee
Bath
Pelham Garden
Pelham Manor
New York City
Miss Wattee
Brandlin
Wright
Maine
Salvation Army Tag Day Raises 200 Toward 1900 Goal
Salvation Army tag day raised 200 of 1900 needed, under Miss Ethel Nicol supervision. Most funds came from State ferries with permission to solicit on boats. Local committee led by Mayor Cahill aided, appeal for remaining 300 via donations to Daniel Williams at First National Bank. Elizabeth Randall, visiting Bath, was at Popham Beach Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Ethel Nicol
Nicol
Edmund P. Briggs
Charles H. Cahill
Miss Nicol
Daniel Williams
First National Bank
Maine Development Commission forms advisory groups
The Maine Development Commission held its first formal meeting at Congress Square hotel in Wortland and named officers and advisory committees. Officers include Chairman Clarence C. Stetson, Secretary Edgar C. Smith, and Executive Secretary Vico C. Isola. Committees cover advisory advertising, agricultural, survey, and finance with members from Bangor Portland Augusta Lewiston and other towns. The group will expand as the commission broadens its work and seeks state expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Development Commission
Congress Square
Wortland
Clarence C. Stetson
Bangor
Edgar C. Smith
Augusta
Vico C. Isola
Charles HH. Boge
Houston
Daniel W. Hoegg
Portland
George M. Houghton
Arthur G. Staples
Lewiston
M. L. Harris
Hiram W. Ricker
Poland Spring
Harrie I. Coe
State of
Walter Ro. Lord
Lebanon
Dr. Swelke
Jefferson
Wilson Conant
Buckfield
A. B. Wiehlin
Fort Fairfield
Charles Ault
Auburn
Charles O. Beals
Neil I
Violette
Frank DP. Washburn
George KF
West
Albert J. Stearns
Norway
George F. West
Bean
Wresque Isle
Rdgar C. Smith
Commission
Tugboat to assist ferry on flood tide in Bath harbor
Due to difficulty leaving Bath dock on flood tide, Maine Central ferry Ferdinando Gorges will be assisted by tug Seguin. Helpers will push the ferry only far enough to gain steerage, avoiding near collisions with the new bridge and piers. Exists mainly on flood tides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Dock
Maine Central
Ferdinando Gorges
Seguin
Former Judge Lowell Struck by Automobile
Hon James S Lowell former probate judge for Sagadahoe county was knocked down on Green street Thursday night about eight by a Ford sedan driven slowly by J A Raymond Robinson 165 Cottage road South Portland. The car was ward bound. Robinson obtained Dr Langdon T Snipe and police at once. Lowell suffered facial cuts and bruises with no broken bones. He will be confined to bed a day or so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Lowell
Sagadahoe County
Green Street
J. A. Raymond Robinson
Cottage Road
South Portland
Robinson
Langdon T. Snipe
Lowell
Secretary of Navy Wilbur Visits Bath for Knox Meeting
Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur passed through Bath on Monday morning en route to Thomaston for a General Knox association meeting. He was accompanied by two others besides the ten o'clock ferry. Roland Robinson of West Upton, Massachusetts, is visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Ralph Dunbar, on Upper Washington Street, for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Navy
Curtis D. Wilbur
Bath
Thomaston
General Knox Association
Wilbur
Roland Robinson
West Upton
Mass
Ralph Dunbar
Upper
Washington Street
Phippsburg Road Hearing Highlights County Dispute
A Thursday hearing before Associate Justice Albert M. Spear will probe the legality of William R. Bowie acting as county agent for Popham Beach road work. Complainants challenge Bowie's appointment and a $2000 Cornish bid, amid a plan to build 1408 feet of road this year within a three year, 416 foot wide project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County Court House
Albert M. Spear
A. R
William R. Bowie
Board of Selectmen
Phippsburg
Popham Beach
Cornish
Bowdoinham
George C. Pease
Elijah Bartlett
Mr. Bowie
Mr. Cornish
Henderson
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath
George W. Heselton
Gardiner
Arthur J. Dunton
Dccaire
Bowie
Popham
Daniel I. Cornish
John H. Stacey
Class of 1926 to stage A Pair of Sixes tonight
The Columbia opens tonight with A Pair of Sixes produced by the Class of 1926. A fine cast under Miss Marion Freeman has earned praise, with tickets at Hallet's YMC A Central Maine Power and Bath Department Store. Box office sales today 1 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Marion Freeman
Hallet’s
Y. M. C. A. Central Maine Power Co
Bath Department Store
Brown
Portland
Supt. of
C.D. Wilson
Condon Praises Native State at Thomaston Meeting
Supt. Condon, Cincinnati public schools head and American Teachers' Association president, spoke at the Knox Memorial Association in Thomaston. A native of Friendship, Maine, he recalled sea work with his father, returning to school, later graduating with honors from Colby. He noted he worked in Cincinnati but lived in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Condon
Public Schools of
Cincinnati
American Teachers’ Association
Thomaston
Knox Memorial Association
Friendship
Colby
Maine
Bath man stricken with sudden illness
Chester A. Rines, driver for William F. Barstow grocery, 638 Washington street, suffered a severe appendicitis attack on Front street near his visit to his father John Rines. He was taken to Dr Mullin's office and then rushed to Bath City Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Rines
William F. Barstow
Washington Street
Front Street
John Rines
Bath Motor Mart
Dr. Mullin
Bath City Hospital
Secretary of Navy Wilbur Attends Knox Memorial Meeting
Secretary Curtis D Wilbur laid a wreath at the Thomaston grave of Gen Henry Knox, Washington's first secretary. Adjutant General Hanson led as escort while the Knox Memorial Association held its annual meeting followed by a luncheon in the honor of the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary OF Navy
Curtis D. Wilbur
John E. Walker
Thomaston
Knox
Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Gen
Henry Knox
Washington
Adjt
Hanson
Knox Memorial Association
The
General Knox Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Montpelier Memorial events mark Knox anniversary
Monday ceremonies by the Knex Memorial Association to restore Montpelier as a national shrine honored Revolutionary War soldier Gen Knox. Secretary Wilbur and Mrs. Wilbur arrived from Portsmouth NH, joined by officials at Hotel Knox. Gen Lindbergh was asked to fly over the tomb but was unavailable. A cemetery service led to a mass meeting with Wilbur, Gen Lord, and Randall J. Condon among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knex Memorial Association
Montpelier
Knex
Wilbur
Portsmouth
N.hs
Meter
Hotel Knox
Herbert M. Lord
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gen. Knox
Gen. Lord
Randall J. Condon
Cincinnati
Pottery firm plans expansion after Bath visit
Dunbar Lockwood and R. F. Reed of a New England pottery company visited Bath Tuesday to discuss expansion with local businessmen. They were greeted by ex Alderman Dougherty and officials, toured sites including Sunset Park, and met with Mayor Cahill and Board of Trade leaders. The firm, renowned for table dishes, operates nine kilns and plans tunnel kilns to meet rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar Lockwood
R. F. Reed
New England Pottery Company
Daniel T. Dougherty
Willard F. Cowhig
Arthur G. Spear
Portland
Dougherty
Sunset Park
Emergency Fleet Corp
Senator Spear
New Meadows Inn
Charles H. Cahill
Lockwood
Reed
Cahill
Arthur Sewall
Board of Trade
Harry M. Huse
Manufactures and Manufacturing
City Treas
Ralph K. Hall
Frank B. Nichols
The
Times and Independent
Cowhig
George S. Williams
Central Maine Power Co
Many Bath Masons to Attend Auburn Outing
Bath Masons plan a Lewiston and Auburn Masonic outing at Auburn fish hatchery on Wednesday. Grounds open at 11 am with a flag raising at 1 30 pm and a Tweed Hyde’s Famous Rube band concert from Livermore Falls. The program includes a Lewiston Auburn baseball game, tug of war, horseshoe pitching, chariot race, watermelon race and fat man's race followed by supper and a grand finale at 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Lewiston and Auburn
Auburn Fish Hatchery
Tweed Hyde
Livermore Falls
Lewiston
Auburn
Draw Span to be floated into place on Kennebec bridge
Engineers predict the Kennebec bridge draw span will be floated into position next Monday morning despite tighter navigation clearance. The span weighs 234 feet and 100 tons, with the machinery house at its center, nearly assembled and ready. This fifth span will connect from Front street at Vine to the span’s far end, as spans six and seven remain to come down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
McClintic- Marshall
Front Street
Vine
Kennebec Bridge
Teeling Accepts as Committee Chairman for Maine reunion
Fred T B Teeling accepted a request from Verley B F Ripley of South Paris Maine Automobile Association to chair the transportation committee for the Three Quarter Century club reunion in Portland on August 31 He will act as transportation manager for Sagadahoe county and has begun securing car commitments Also noted is Mrs L I Robbins of Belfast visiting Bath during her son Wight Robbins hospital confinement after a recent automobile accident and returning Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred TB. Teeling
Verley BF. Ripley
South Paris
Maine Automobile Association
Tie
Sagadahoe County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center St
Governors’ Conference
Bath Garden Club
Elizabeth Randall
New State Board
Justice Spear
Court House
Condon
John I. Walker
Josie Verey
Company
East
Teeling
Johnson Bros Co
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