Winnegance Weekend Socials and Memorial Day Notes
The Beulah cottage at Bay Point hosts Morse family members and friends including Marion Morse Dorothy Morse Edna Totman Hartiett Morse and others over Memorial Day. Local visits include Crockers Small E Eaton Small and Turner families with church services led by Rev. F. O. Taylor and Clinton Wratt. Stanley Whitehouse sustains a broken arm from a fall at a tree, while several relatives visit Bard families and attend gatherings in Winslow region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiter Morse
Beulah
Bay Point
Marion Morse
Dorothy Morse
Edna Totman
Hartiett Morse
Madelyn Wyman
Charles Morse
Earl Morse
Percy Morse
Zina Eaton
Earther Jackson
Harry. Williams
Edgar Williams
Harold Crocker
Maxine
Bath
Harry Oliver
George Eaton
Walter Small
Popham
Alfred Cornish
Darker Blead
Cornish
Bred I. Parks
Thomas J. Perry
Robert Manson
Lawreston Black
Philip Black
Gardiner
Forrest Rice
Rice
Maud
Marion
Glenda
George Black
Albert Morse
Parker Morse
Parker Head
Herbert Morse
Morse
Bowdoin
Charles Downing
Quincy
Mass
A. S. Oliver
Ernest
Knight
Augusta
F Eugene Knight
Joshua Tibbetts
Rockport
Sybil Hondlette
Dresden
Charles T. Small
Ray Oliver
Pennsylvania
Walter
Perry
George Charlton
Portland
FE. O. Taylor
Corliss Street
Clinton Wratt
Ellen Walker
Boston
Henry Campbell
George Dennison
Madelyn
Freeport
Leon Pennell
Roy Trask
Grace Trask
A. S. Adams
Albert Lambert
Somerville
Parker Adams
Edward and Palker, Jr
Adams
A. J. Adams
Stanley Whitehouse
Ralph C. Whitehouse
Winneganee
Endorsement of Late Captain Murphy's Plans for Vessels
The article discusses Bath shipbuilders' belief that sailing craft remain viable as oil and coal costs rise. It cites Mr. Waddington arguing that vessels over eight knots favor sailing or motorships with light power, and that true auxiliaries should run at five to six knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Waddington
Waddington
Capt. Murphy
Bath Shipbuilders
Summer policy changes at Bath Opera House lineup
The Bath Opera House adopts a summer policy with a picture program on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday. An eight piece orchestra led by Joseph L. Gaudreau performs with matinees and evenings. Liberty theater offers shows Friday and Saturday nights while closed the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Opera House
Joseph L. Gaudreau
Liberty
Bees Cut Bark to Gather Tree Sap in South America
Bees in South America strip bark from rubber trees to induce sap flow. The collected gum serves as a ready-made wax used by the bees to build and insulate their nests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Never to Be Trusted Political Promises by Senator Sorghum
Senator Sorghum dubs political promises as fairy tale tricks noting a catch hidden in every wish. He warns voters to scrutinize pledges and look beyond bold slogans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Bath school board overhaul sparks debate on education funding
Dr Edward E Bairy warns that Bath's Big Board of Education delegation has inflated costs at Morse and ninth grade schools. Critics blame large salaries and supervisory powers for waste while praising the former 14 member committee for hands on management and school visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
F.C. Phammer
Morse
Frank Torrey
Finance Committee
Tis
Plummer
Bureau of Education
Board of Education
Plain School Committee
Boards of Education
Anl
Independent of the Chamber of Commerce
Bath Rotary Club
Bath
West Lath
West Bath
Brunswick
Edward E. Bairy
Schooner Phoebe Crosty Arrives On Maiden Voyage
The Crosby Navigation Co. schooner Phoebe Crosty arrived Tuesday from Norfolk on her maiden voyage and was towed to Gibbons Coal Co. wharf with 157% tons of coal. Capt. O A Gilbert, Boston Ship Brokerage manager, also bought the four masted Clara A Donnell and plans coastwise trade. Donnell built at Bath and weighing 1177 gross tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Crosty
Crosby Navigation Co
Norfolk
Gibbons Coal Co
Mulligan Stevedores
O. A. Gilbert
Boston Ship Brokerage Co
Cammack
Clara A. Donnell
Donnell
Bath
ISO
Oston
New York Trireties
Koston
Intricacies of a Watch Reveal Its 175 Parts
The article explains that a watch consists of 175 pieces and requires about 2,409 operations to manufacture. It highlights the complexity behind a common timekeeping device.
Phippsburg Visitors and Residents Return for Summer
Mrs John F Leach returns from Key West to Phippsburg for the summer. Golden Leach arrives from Hebron Academy to spend vacation with his mother. George C Pease shows off a new Overland car. Dr Carl Percy arrives at Small Point cottage for the season. Numerous guests from Bath Waltham Roxbury and Thomaston visit locals and attend dinners and regimens at summer homes along the Basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Leach
Key West
Fla
Golden Leach
Hebron Academy
George C. Pease
Carl Percy
Brookline
Mass
Fred B. Percy
Percy
Warren Ryan
Waltham
Ryan
J. N. Pease
Roy Lord
Bath
John E. Walker
Thomaston
Levensaler
E.B. Houdlette
George Lang
William Trenld
William Roderick
Autora Gonzales
Tall Quarrie
E. B. Houdlette
Eugene Coleman
The
Center
Harry Oliver
David Leon
Popham Beach
Herbert Scotton
Rachel Scotton
Rosie M. Gray
Frank Fisher
Somerville
S. D. Richardson
Troy
Boston
the Basin
Thomas Tf. Bartlett
Hitl
Marion
South Porthand
S. B. Richardson
TL. W. Butler
Bila Bartlett
Basin District
Ion
F. S. Bowker
Clara Perry
Capt
Mrs. Butler
Anchorage
Ruth Morrison
Bath Chamber Committee Pushes Ferry 10-Round Ticket at $5
The Bath chamber forum voted to urge directors to create a 10 round trip ferry ticket for five dollars matching former local operation rates. Shippers may inspect rate classifications, while a nominal property tax on Kennebec Navigation Co. and a new shoe factory site are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Bath State
Kennebec Navigation Co
Gardiner
Bath
Hartnett
Messrs. W. C. Trott
Douglass, Moore
Contry
Boudreau
Olinte
Volz
Morse Records Post Batting and Fielding Averages for Morse High
Morse high baseball publishes updated batting and fielding averages. Stover and Povich lead batting with Perry rising. Clinto jumps to three spots above Bucklin. McPhee still tops fielding, with Stover close behind, while Belanger leads in strikeouts with 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Stover
Povich
Steward
Perry
Clinto
Bucklin
McWhee
Williams
Flaherty
McPhee
Carr
Callan
Olinto
Belanger
Fielding
Hale Secures Maine Sub Chaser For Coast Patrols
Senator Hale arranged a Navy loan of a sub chaser to the Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries commission for patrols along the coast and rescue work during the summer. The chaser will be loaned by the Navy and returned after use, with proper governor and district commandant approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea and
Crie
Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission
Hale
Maine
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
First Naval District
Boston
Denby
United States
Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission
State of
Senator Baxter Shows Up Well in Tuesday Playout
Senator Baxter handtub had its first season tryout on Commercial street Tuesday night and delivered an open stream of 221 feet, a distance surpassed only twice last season with the stop nozzle. The tub, idle since Nov 11, performed wonderfully and drew much attention with Sanford Gary as painter. The next playout is Friday night, then Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays until July 4 when the tub enters the Topsham munter and berthed schedule continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Commercial Street
Sanford Gary
Wildcats Defeat Red Sox in High-Scoring Rubber Game
Wildcats edged the Red Sox 21 to 20 in a wild series finale. Kirby Fullerton started strong but faded, replaced by Barney King and Jewett as the Sox rallied behind Midget Tudge, Happy Fraser and Stubby Carr in a dramatic ballpark showcase.
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Wildcats
Red Sox
Sox
Cats
Klrby Fullerton
Barney King
Jewett
Bath Bowlers to Enter Event at Monument Square
State Champion Preston Farrar and Maurice Reynolds head to Portland for the largest candlepin event ever staged in Maine. Forty top Massachusetts bowlers line up at 8 o clock, with Maine's George McConville and Emery Russell among hopefuls for big prize money in a nine-lane sweepstakes at Monument Square alleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Farrar
Maurice Reynolds
Portland
Monument Square
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
Star Timber
Paul Poehler
Archie Walsh
Red Millar
Charlie Gangie
Jimmy Hade
Johnny Christopher
Val Randall
Jimmie Whelan
Taylor Roxx
George McConville
V’ortland
Emery Russell
Lewiston
Notable New England Couple Married in Bath
Rev Dr Alpheus Baker Hervey and Mrs Hanna Mion Hervey wed Wednesday morning at the Herveys home, in Bath. Mrs Hervey, a prolific author and contributor to major magazines, once edited Despatch articles from London during 1916 and established maternity hospitals in England during the war. She is a painter and composer with Bermudian ties. Dr Hervey, long respected in Bath, has led St Lawrence University and contributed to algae studies and botanical works. Both prepare to attend St Lawrence commencement in Canton, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpheus Baker Hervey
Hanna Kion
Francis A. Gray
Hervey
Lord Northcliffe
London
Hanna Mion
Bermuda
Hersey
Bath
St. Lawrence University
The
Universalists Chored
Frank %. Collins
America
Dir. Hervey
St. Lawrences University
Tufts College
Bibliophile Society of
Wesxton
American Association For the Advancement of Scene
Canton
N. Y
Lucky Fisherman Netted Two Sturgeon in One Night
Kenneth Edgecomb, a North End fisherman, hauled two sturgeon Tuesday night weighing about 200 pounds total. The catch yielded about HW pounds of roe, worth roughly 150 dollars at New York market rates, with total receipts near 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Edgecomb
North End
New York
Cat Turns Violent in Nova Scotia Chase Incident
A domestic cat in Nova Scotia suddenly attacked two people chasing them into a house. They locked a room but the cat followed, scratched at the door then at the window. The two fled to a neighbor and were pursued. one victim was badly scratched. The cat was killed by the children's father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Early North American oil discovery timeline
The passage traces oil knowledge among indigenous peoples, surface prospects from creeks and salt wells, Drake drilling America’s first oil well in August 1859 near Oil City, Pennsylvania, and the 3857 discovery report in Canada at Petrolia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Edwin L. Drake
United States
Oil City
Canada
Methodists Adopt New Plan for Ministerial Study
Chicago May 31 Important changes have been made in the books for the three thousand Methodist Episcopal young ministers and theology students. Bishops at the Portland meeting adopted a volume on social problems from the Interdenominational War and Religious Outlook and a volume on Modern Promillennialism by I. F. Rall. The commission led by Bishop Edwin Hughes approved the course, including works from various denominations.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal
Methodist
Portland
Oregon
Interdenominational Committee
BL HL Pattison
W. N. Clarke
Colgate University
Washington Gladen
Williston Walker
Yale University
J. Smith
A. V
Allen
A. c. McGiffert
Commixsxion
Allan MacRosxie
New York
Ambergris and Its Historic Uses
Ambergris has served in sacred church rites and royal apartments for centuries. It has been used as medicine and a flavoring in some dishes, but today its main role is in perfumes and fine scents, first dissolved in alcohol to make a tincture.
Sagadahoc Sunday School Convention Elects City Officers
Sagadahoc county Sunday school association elected all officers from this city at its 29th annual convention in Central Church. Officers include Rev. L. W. West president Everett Lord vice president Mrs Grace Baum secretary treasurer and department superintendents. The convention opened with devotions and features speakers from multiple churches and educators including Rev Edward I Brewster Col F J Cummings and Charles H Volz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc County Sunday School Association
Central Congregational Church
John Roy Browne
Beacon Street
M. E
L. W. West
People’s Baptist Church
DL. L. Wilson
Central Church
FE. M. Holman
First Baptist Church
Charles H. Volz
Yilcla
C. Aderton
W. T. Boyd
Georgetown
Mixx Susie Walker
Vortland
F. J. Cummings
Wortland
Col Cummings
Brewster
FE. W. Brewster
Workers for the Blind to Meet in Iowa Convention
The American Association for the Workers for the Blind holds its tenth biennial convention at the Iowa College for the Blind in Vinton from June 26 to 28. Over two hundred delegates are expected from the United States and Canada. Executive committee members include President H Randolph Latimer Sherman C Swift Second Vice President Miss Kate M Foley Treasurer George M Bellows and Secretary Charles B Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Iowa
Iowa College For the Blind
Workers For the Blind
United States
Canada
Toronto
Essociation
H. Randolph Latimer
Baltim Et Csiient
Sherman C. Swift
Kate M. Foley
San Francisco
Calif
George M. Bellows
Glyndon
Maryland
Charles Ib. Hayes
Boston
Miss Willian Tough Returns to Cambridge
Miss Willian Tough comes back to Cambridge Monday night after spending the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J W Clough of Sabine. Miss Arline Smith also returns to Bowderham after a few days with Mrs Arthur Whittier of Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Tough
Cambridge
Maxx
J. W. Clough
Sabine
Read
Arline Smith
Bowdeirham
Arthur (. Whittier
Washington Street
Educators celebrate 100th anniversary of University of Virginia
Charlottesville hosts a four day observance marking the 100th anniversary of Jefferson's University of Virginia founding. Governors and university leaders welcomed thousands of graduates and foreign guests as Rev. Barr addressed religious influence and sectarianism. World War veterans held a Paris headquarters reunion and a Greek Amphitheater organ recital was announced with talks by Humphrey Stewart and Henry Van Dyke Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Westmoreland Davis
Erwin A. Alderman
William Alexander Barr
Christ Church Cathedral
New Orleans
Jefferson
Barr
University
Rotunda
Francis IL. Smith
Phi Beta Kappa
United States
Virginia
Virginia Union
Paris
Humphrey John Stewart
San Diego
Cal
de. Henry van Dyke Murray
Princeton University
Becomes Mayor of Polish City Thorn Names Former Detroit Editor
Dr. Boleslaw M. Zielinski, ex Detroit newspaper man who returned to Poland after 12 years here, is named mayor of Thorn on the Vistula frontier. Thorn, population about 40,000, shifted from German to Polish control. Zielinski cited for relief work during Bolshevik invasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Boleslaw M. Zielinski
Poland
Thorn
Vistula
Zielinski
Detroi
Daley and Campbell Families Visit Kent Hill and Providence
Mr and Mrs Lloyd G Daley of Lincoln Street vacationed at Kent s Hill over the holidays with Mrs Daley s father H S Brown They also note Mr and Mrs Lincoln Campbell have returned to Providence R I after visiting Mr Campbell s mother Mrs Helen Campbell of South Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd G. Daley
Lincoln Street
Miss-K.-F.-Brown
Kent's Hill
Mrs. Daley
H.S. Brown
Lincoln Campbell
Providence, R. J
Mr. Campbell
Helen Campbell
South Street
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Winnegance
Eral
J. F. Murphy
Phippsburg
Forum Committee
Maine Navy
Senator Baxter
Hanna Rion
Sophronia TD Rosebrook
Osteopath
Wath
Maine Osteopathic Association
Cleveland
Mixx Viola
Hogan
Sarah Quinn
Daniel Sullivan
Rockland
Joseph Grace
Bath Iron Works. Ltd
Mildred Colby
Weeks Street
William Swan
Rewobures Weae
Methodists
Thompson Bros
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