Registration Board Notes Voter Movements Across City
The Board of Registration reports 150 voters moved since the spring election, with Ward 6 receiving the most moves at 28 and Ward 4 showing 20 removals. Ward 1, 2, and 5 each gained 15 voters, while Ward 7 had 16. Other shifts include 27 from Ward 2 and 27 from Ward 6, plus 11 from Ward 6 and 10 from Ward 1. In dentistry notes, a Virginia district commander reports full correction of dental defects in many areas, with some schools requiring a certificate of sound teeth for graduation.
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Board of Registration
Virginia
Mrs Bred Gilboy and Children Head to Lake Joe Mary
Mrs Bred Gilboy and her children of Washington street left Friday for Lake Joe Mary where they will spend a month enjoying the lake residence and leisure time away from home.
Providence Socony Tanker Ventures Through Kennebec Bay
Providence Socony of Standard Oil New York anchored at Popham Beach for the night then moved to Bath and tied to Astern Steamship Lines. Captain Frank Dingley joined for a Tarlewell trip. The Providence Second, a large coast tanker, carries 14 000 barrels but on Thursday held 12 000. Water draft reached 12 feet. Local residents Alonzo Terrell and family arrive to spend summer at Parker T Pine Cottage. John Perrell serves as cable manager for New Boghind Tel Co with 25 years tenure. Mrs Harold Avery and son Hardy Jr visit from Western avenue after a weeks trip to Boothbay and East Boothbay with J J Perkins family. Mrs Horace Rittell of Five Islands visited Bath Tuesday.
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Providence Socony
Standard Oil Coo
New York
Kennebec
Popham Beach
Bath
Astern Steamship Lines, Inc
Frank Dingley
Tarlewell
Providence
Alonzo
Terrell
AL Terrell
Wayne
Hast Beston
Parker TP
John AL Perrell
Tel, & Tel, Co
B. D. Purinton
Augusta
Topsham
B. Cornish
George Brown
Edward Graves
Jack
Phippsburg
I. Bo Cornish
Erland Rogers
Sowdern
Elmer Jordan
Massachusetts
Grange Hall
William Hamilton
Dorchester
Gertrude Atkins
Helen Lamoreau
Marion Fowley
Farmington Normal
Lamoreau
John Curtis
Curtis
Norman Curtis
Lowdoin
Louris Wilson
Philadelphia
Mrnday
L. F. Sparks
Perry
Lang Farm
Kate Smith
Aline
Lewiston
Arrie Kendall
Ella Nash
Eva Weston
Kendall
Old Orchard
Frank Rossi
Mary
East Auburn
Prances Merrill
Biddeford
Thorne
Lizzie Sparks
Louise Gilbert
Brookline
Mass
Ellen Sparks
Abbie Thorne
Brunswick
Gidulys Robinson
Rockland
Edith Wood
Methodist Aid
Carrie Merrill
Jimmie
Tiddeford
Portland
Col. Lindbergh
Henry Cornish
Gardiner
Elizabeth Britt
Lena Anderson
Bowdoin
R. E. Ferguson
C. A. Newton
Fort Topham
Sarah Small
Beverly
Arthur Carr
Davenport trustees discuss city hall fund proposal
Davenport estate trustees and the city council finance committee met to consider setting aside annual taxes for five years to fund a city hall. Mr Davenport left 10000 for a hall on Front street near Center street, not as a memorial to his father. Proposals estimated a 75000 to 150000 building cost, but no decision was reached.
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Davenport
Finance Committee
City Council
Front Street
Center Street
Charles Davenport
Davenports
Bath Natural Center for Pottery Industry Emerges
WC Davis president of the Kennebec Refining Co says a Bath area site near Merrymeeting Bay offers abundant feldspar and silica sand for high grade pottery. He notes a white clay deposit near Bath, found recently, covering a wide area and likely sufficient for years.
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Tath
WC. Davis
Kennebec Refining Co
Scity
Merrymeeting Bay
Mr. Davis
Davis
Maine Central figures show changes in first six months 1927
Maine Central reports the first six months of 1927 produced a surplus after charges of 6 against 414,756 for the same period in 1926, a drop of 142,187. Revenues rose by 173,060 over 1926. June 1927 was weaker than June 1926, with freight income down over 70,000 and passenger revenue about 30,000 lower. Surplus after charges for June 1927 stood at 13,849 versus 160,552 in June 1926.
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Maine Central
MeDo
Fairs Emphasize Youth Appeal and Anti Gambling stance
Plans nationwide for hundreds of grange fairs stress features appealing to youth as rewards for club work while keeping events free from games of chance and objectionable elements. Grange leadership showcases wholesome direction influencing other groups as states tighten fair gambling laws. Dr Weatherwaxer and family visit Nequasset. Ralph Brewer joins Bath team for Bridgton trip.
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Ralph Irewer
Dexter
Bath
Bridgton
Brewer
Lincoln Academy
Swift family opens Kennebec cottage for Summer
Mrs. Gertrude Swift with son Robert and daughter Gertrude of Mattapan Muass opening their cottage on the Kennebec for the Summer.
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Gertrude Swift
Robert
Gertrude
Mattapan, Muass
Kennnebec
A Bowdoinham Aeroplane Dazzles Town on Foggy Saturday
An aircraft flying low over Bowdoinham toward Purinton field sparked widespread excitement as residents gathered to watch a potential landing. The fog lifted briefly then forced the pilot to abandon plans, with the plane continuing its journey toward Topsham amid ongoing town events and local notices.
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R. D. Purinton Field
Ridge
New England Grange Lecturers Gather for Rhode Island Conference
The sixteenth Annual Conference of New England grange lecturers will meet at Rhode Island State College on Aug 15 to 17 to discuss lecturer work, build programs, and foster fraternal bonds. Maine New Hampshire Vermont groups travel via car convoys. registration limited to about 600 with lodging 50 cents a night.
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New England Grange
Rhode Island State College
Autre
Maine
University of New Hampshire
Durham
Western New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
New Hampshire
A. W. McDaniel
Guy D. Horton
Kingston
Angier J. Goodwin
Massachusetts
United States
Edwards
Livery New England Grange
Howard Edwards
J. Curtis Hopkins
Rhode Island State Grange
the Grange
New England
The
Grange
L. J. Taber
O. L. Martin
Rhode Island
Bath City Hosts Three Ship Models For Charity Exhibit
Bath celebrated its title as the City of Ships with three striking ship models in the business district. A Ford touring car styled as a ship named Mystery drew crowds to Front Street to raise funds for disabled World War Veterans, manned by four overseas veterans from Oklahoma City, with Joco the Central American ringtail monkey aboard. The Spanish galleon model in Thompson Bros. window, built by Morse High School teacher J Edward Womeroy, features a royal crown image from 1608. A second model, the Flying Cloud clipper, honors the famed New York to San Francisco record holder before fate. Built by C L Douglas of York Street, it rests in Mc Cole's Radio window amid other notable crafts.
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Bath
Front Street
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
Ford
Union
Thompson Bros., Inc
J. Edward lVomeroy
Morse High School
Albany
New York
San Francisco
New Brunswick
McCole
C. L. Douglas
York Street
Bathman
Sunday Services At Arrowsic And Georgetown Center
George Town Arrowsic church services announced for Sunday with 10 30 morning sermon A Question of Immortality and a 2 pm Robinhood church sermon on the same topic Sunday evening service at 730 in the Arrowsic schoolhouse plus a community sing at Georgetown Center church No prayer meeting at Arrowsic tonight Regular prayer meeting Friday night at Robinhood church Miss Bessie Brown of Weejpscot Paper Co Topsham on two weeks vacation at Pearl Street home
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Dougal
Kenneth
J. B. Lilly
Richard
Malden
Mass
Mary Lilly
W. 8S. Given Co
W. D. Foster
Watertown
Maxss
Brownville
Christian Endeavor Society
Cleveland I. Curtis
Bath
Arrowsie
Robinhood
Arrowsic
Georgetown Center
Robinhood Church
Bessie Brown
Wejepscot Paper Co
Topsham
Pearl Street
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Camp Aera
Rose Marie
Domestic Department
Horace Rittell
Five Islands
Davenport Trustees and Finance Committee
W. C. Davis
Thomas Weatherwaxer
George M. Carlton
Nequasset
Weatherwaxer
Philadelphia Hospital
Bowdoinham
William Armstrong
Doris
Winthrop
Lynn
Roxbury
Boston
Lindy
State of
Normandy
George Town
Jersey
Sagamore Jersey
Bath Department Store
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