Memorial Day Observed by Local Patriotic Bodies in Richmond
Memorial Day exercises organized by Emerson- Tane post American Legion and auxiliary included John Merrill post G A R Amy Bradley tent D of V the local Red Cross and school children. A 1 30 p m march from Main and Pleasant proceeded to the water front and back to Cotton cemetery. Comrade Francis Bote spoke at Lanefield and Bishop Brewster led services at St Matthias church. Community groups and residents attended events and local youths performed songs and readings.
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Emerson- Tane Post
American Legion
John Merrill Post
Amy Bradley
American Red Cross
Main
Pleasant Streets
Main Street
Water Front
Emerson School
Front Street
Front
Gardiner
Pleasant
Cotton Cemetery
Chestnut
Evergreen Cemetery
Lanefield
Francis Bote
Winthrop
American Legion of Maine
Bishop Brewster
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
George Leavitt
Margaret B. Peabody
Alberta Haynes
A. EF. Small
John la Plant
Mildred Beedle
Marion Blair
Edna Chase
Muriel White
Frances Libby
Pearl James
Leighton KH
Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Charles Bagley
Ellen Harriman
A. ©. Atkinson
Carroll Young
Winterport
Reports Good Demand for Houses in Bath
Fred B. Reed, prominent real estate broker, notes lively inquiries for rental and purchase in Bath within a month. He counters claims of widespread out-migration, stating newcomers are moving in as families leave, and that within two weeks he has rented several dwellings. He remains optimistic about Bath’s housing market.
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Bath
Fred Bs. Reed
Mr. Reed
City
Woolwich Weekend Visitors and Memorial Day Notes
Woolwich residents and visitors populate towns for weekends and vacations at cottages and homes. Guests include Miss Elizabeth Trott, Florence Baker, Miss Susan Preble, and families from Somerville, West Upton, Monmouth, Gorham, Auburn, and Manchester by the Sea. Social visits span all weekender activity, with remarks on last year’s heat wave and a thunder shower cooling the spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Warrington
Mice
Charles
Somerville
Mass
Juniper Point
Elizabeth Trott
West Upton
Florence Baker
Monmouth
Susan Preble
Gorham Normal School
Wilbur Howe
Esmond
Ethlyn Marston
Auburn
G. W. Marston
Alexander Robertson
Manchester By the Sea
Hubert Reading
Duncan McIntosh
William Allen
Harvey Getehell
Harold Blair
Sowdeinham
Frank Reed
Damariscotta
Delia Card
Ernest Rice
Richmond
Miles Hlagan
Mildred Howe
Arrowsie
Ralph Rice
Burton Hodgkins
Augusta
Eben Dana
David Robbins
Evelyn
Virginia
Melrose
Wilson Bailey
Moatsweag
B. F. Hodgdon
Wast Boothbay
Herbert Wright
Howard Pratt
Hyde Park
Georgetown Social Scenes Highlight Memorial Day Weekend
West Georgetown hosts a lively Memorial Day weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John R. Blackie entertaining friends. Visitors include Harold Brown and family, Miss Foster, Rev Judson Cross and many others from Bath, Boston, Waterville, and Five Islands as townsfolk attend graduation prep, art, and church events across centers like Center and Five Islands Grange.
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Frank Sirois
Greenville
Hilda Deva
Helen Specht
Alice Oddy
Katherine Soule
Frances Preble
Jackson Quinnam
Robert Stanley
Carlton Randall
Brunswick
Leslie F. Roberts
Carlton
Sherman
Glenwood Farm
Canton Paint
George
Ralph Lowell
West Dresden
R. HS. Athletic Association
Enterprise Grange Hall
Nelson
George Coughlin
Boston
Kh. CL. Edgecomb
Augusta
Jean Edgecomb
L. Meisner
Eleanor and Calvin, Jr
Waltham
Herbert S. Edgecomb
Bates College
Eugene Edgecomb
Beatrice Tarr
Pauline Pashard
Charles Woodward
Bowdeinham Ridge
Karland Curtis
Bowdeinham
JW. J. Curtis
Alexander Id
Melvina Lorresson
Hollis Center
Lena Uarlow
Gardiner
Chester King
Eleanor King
Bath
Amandus Borjesson
Elmer C. King, Jr
Daniel Brown
Hampton
Elmer King
Main Street
Katherine Knox
Gardiner Hs
Cora McMann
Richard Derby
Winchester
Mass
Swan Island
M. Preble
Sadie Good
Wayne
Vanessa Beedle
Call
Dresden Mills
John R. Blackie
John KR. Blackie
West Georgetown
Harold Brown
Everett Higgins
Hortense Tillotson
Harold Hunt
John Williams
Raphael Rowe
Alfred Rowe
Andrew Rowe
M. G. Sparks
Robinhood and Center
Miss Foster
Gray
Walker
Woolwich
Ferdinand Reyber
William Zorach
Walter Powers
Marguerite Vohek
Arthur Todd
Lisbon
Jennie Todd
George Williams
Waterville
Williams
Vestry
Five Islands
Leon Williams
Gilbert Gunnell
T. N. Williams
Charles Oliver
John Thibodeau
Alfred
B.C. Higgins
Dorothy Stuart
Mac. Mahan Island
Thesday
Club House
Irving Hunt
Edgar Hunt
Center School
MacMahan
Bowen
Camp Overlook
Grace Tinckley
New York
Samuel Hinckley
Willard Oliver
George TB. Oliver
Muarttown
Sydney Dalyrmple
Brookline
Kennebec Point
Harold Ward
Topsham
Martha McPadden
West Enfield
Alonzo ‘Thibodeau
Damuariscotta Mills
John TH. Stacey
Pophaur
Willian Todd
Lela
Lila Campbell
Seguindand
Stuart Cottage
C. Uinckley
Ruth
Marjorie
Phyllis Drake
Popham
Medford
Anita. Woodward
Reade’s Point
Legion Clubhouse Damaged by Fire in Hak and Washington
The Roland H. Smith post American Legion clubhouse on Hak and Washington streets suffered a severe early morning fire that gutted the eastern side. Firefighters arrived after 10 and fought the blaze from box 54. Origin remains unknown though the fire started near the kitchen. a furnace had been in use the prior Legion meeting, but its location differs from where the fire began. Nearby plum trees are in blossom amid spring conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland H. Smith
Legion
Dollar Bill Revival Sparks Treasury Debate in 1924
In October 1924 the Treasury announced plans to reintroduce the silver dollar amid rising one dollar demand and short circulation life. The move faced surprise as the public long rejected silver coinage, reflecting currency history’s pattern of popular will shaping monetary policy.
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Treasury
Department
Canute
Bridge Contracts Go To Responsible Firms
The Foundation Company, owner of the Kennebec bridge contract, is a New York general contractor with extensive heavy foundations capacity. It operates globally with offices at 120 Liberty Street NYC and has subsidiaries in Paris, London, Brussels, and Montreal. The McClintic Marshall Construction Co. in Pittsburgh holds the superstructure contract with $7.3 million in stock.
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Foundation Company
Kennebec Bridge
New York
The
Foundation Co. of
Delaware
New York Company
Pionecil
New York City
Liberty Street
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Atlanta
New Orleans
San Francisco
Tampico
Mexico
Lima
Vera
Paris
London
Trussels
Foundations
Construection
World’s First Five Ring Circus Arrives in Portland
The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows announce a five ring format with five companies of horses and elephants performing simultaneously. The tent seats over 15 000, featuring 350 trained horses, 900 aerialists, clowns, and a thousand animals, with a two hour program. Gloria Swanson joins United Artists with equal ownership alongside Pickford Fairbanks Chaplin and Schenck.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Portland
An Juel
Gloria Swanson
United Artists
Pickford, Fairbanks
Chaplin
Joseph Schenck
FIVE ISLANDS VILLAGE NOTES AND ISLESFORD MAIL SERVICE
The article records social visits and weekend guests around Five Islands and Isleford, noting church attendance, a Memorial sermon by Rev. E. P. Kimball, organ music by Mrs. Frank Heald, and residents traveling between Bath and local cottages. Isleford’s first Bath trip is mentioned with a noon mail run beginning Tuesday, plus numerous names, cottages, and town events.
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Grange
E. P. Kimball
Frank Heald
George Gray
Ljoyd Pinkham
Leon Williams
Waltham
L. If Rowe
Davis
Islesford
Norman Oliver
Cubholds
Vernon Gray
Addie Stevens
Bath
Helen Plummer
Sherman
Bernard Plummer
Plummer Cottage
J. Luce
Carey
Elizabeth Cook
Teath
Leslie Aingley
Virginia
A. MacMahan
Basil MacMahan
Cambridge
Mass
Preston
Norristown
Aid
Grange Hall
Chester Pinkham
Brunswick
Ellsworth Pinkheam
Rowe
Mem
Elbridge Mains
Arthur Wilson
Hope
Olive
Myra Thibodeau
Madelyn
Charles Hanna
Frank Drake
Somerville
Sunshine Circle
Alice Cromwell
Ida H. Rowe
George Delano
Duxbury
W. F. Delano
Herbert Moore
Herbert
Charlie
Belmont
Gr. A. Yeo
Winchester
Moore Cottage
N. E. Boynton
New York
Commodore EF. PL
Boynton
Boston
Malden Iland
Hanna
Malden Island
Ferris Leonard
Alice Pinkham
Hl. M. Fossett
Gerlin
N. AL
George Bibber
A. E. Holland
Richmond
Harry Horne
Chester
Cleveland Rowe
W. L. Berry
A. A. MacMahan
Iva
Georgtown
Arthur Marr
Medford
C.H. Menchen
PARENT TEACHER ANNUAL SESSIONS RECAP AND CHARITY WORK
Continued from Page Ones the reception to teachers at Central church parish house marked fall activities. Mrs Joseph Small of Westbrook headlined state association efforts. Bean suppers and sales raised funds. a large January mens night, May dental hygiene talk, and a card party netted 372. Benevolent committee aid included clothing for fire victims in Woolwiel and Bath, transportation to Portland for a child to attend a free clinic, glasses purchases and repairs, and clothing for a widow.
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Central Church Parish House
Joseph Small
Westbrook
State Association
Florence Hale
Dorothy Bryant
William HL. Stall
Swumer
Y. M. Cala
Woolwiel
Bath
Portland
North Center P T A Holds Annual Meeting and Elections
The North Center P T A reported a gross income of 31LS024 for the year with 1144.42 from Kelley field drive and a 145.15 treasury balance. Sewing committee work impressed members as officers elected for the next year included Ruth Farnham president Clara Hateh vice president Florence Coss secretary Belle Briggs treasurer. A retiring president Scott Gelder received a silver sandwich plate as a token of appreciation presented by Mrs. Seth S. Mullin.
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North Center P. T. A
Dorothy Bragg
Kelley Field
Frank Wakefield
Ruth Farnham
Clara Hateh
Florence Coss
Belle Briggs
Scott Gelder
Seth S. Mullin
Geller
PTA Delegations To Attend State Meeting In Augusta
Both parent teacher associations will send full delegations to Augusta for the annual state sessions Friday and Saturday. The two groups will unite as last year to serve the supper for the high school banquet, continuing a joint effort.
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Augusta
Bath Y M C A Plans Summer Rest Room
The Bath Y M C A board met Tuesday evening with Edward B. Smith presiding. Merritt A. Ferguson resigned as director and auditor. Sidney J. Eaton named to unexpired terms, and Mayor Charles H. Cahill elected as director. The group approved operating a rest room this summer and placing a Front Street sign about Y M C A facilities. The general secretary reported Year Book figures from the National Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
Bath
Merritt A. Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Wortland
Sidney J. Eaton
Charles H. Cahill
National Council
Association
M Millan Schooner to Repair at Bath
The Bow Devin, a 68 foot auxiliary schooner, arrives from Southport for engine overhaul at Hyde Windlass Co. Docking precedes a June 19 sail from Wiscasset with Rene Metcalf’s new schooner on a Norse relics expedition to Labrador and Iceland. A highway hearing in Sacoc city hall was postponed to June 7 at Kennebank town hall for road proposals.
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Donald N. MacMillan
Arctic Circle
Southport
Hyde Windlass Co
Hyde
Wiscasset
Rene TL Metcalf
Providence
R. L
Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
State Highway Commission
Sacow City Hall
Kennebank Town Hall
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Mildred Teedle
Mins Winnnecker
Mina Floyd Nicholas King
Harry Tarr
Gerald Grondin Dougherty
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Clifton Melvin
Jim Mooney
Francis Sherman Erat
Ruth Howe
Joseph Randlette
Ned Pembroke, Jr
Kearney
Mearl Thompson
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Myrtle Stuart Vera Vernon
Hazel Libby
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Elizabeth Jovy
Lillian Johnson
Margaret Grover
Bridgton
Norway
George W. Green
Pleasant Pond
Jesse Tarrant
Wallace Bickford
Cora Osborne
Lillian Haynes
Mae Williams
Thadeus Leavitt
Laura Grondin
Ursula Sirvis
Verena James
Gertrude Moore
Marjorie Wren
William Keene
Morrissy
Danvers
Bert Merrifield
Lewis Leon, Jr
G. B. M. Soule
Ellsworth B Reed
Ida L. Hosmer
Waban
Gardiner Street
Samuel Vanner
Florence G. Maxwell
Lillian Hill
Jane Harward
Annie Allard
Eleanor
Anchorage
Atlantic Highway
Charles H. Clark
Seattle
Wash
F. L Rogers
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Orville & Page
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Bath, Me
Kennebec Greenhouses
Georgetown
Legion Clubhouse
Foundation Co
McClintic-Marshall Co
Stamnplant
Mrs. Crockett
Red Cross
Sim
John Hent
Leland Ro Mitchell
Elmer Fo Campbell
William V Hateh
Hant
Leila Oliver
Walter Potter
Redbert Manson
Hazel Trett
Mary MelIntire
Richard Quick
Emily Williams
Ralph ©. Whitehouse
Almen Derry
Grace MeIntire
Carrell A. Deering
N. Gratz Jackson
Cheter A. Plant
William Ho. Small
Wellington A. Moore
Leland R. Mitchell
William P. Hatch
James E. Leckery
John Burgen
Russell Colby
William H. Small
J. Albert Kredlon
Effie Wright
Stearns Scott
Frances McFadden
Elmer Campbell
Wilfred Trott
George Lennox
Carroll A. Deering
Vivian Vlant
N. Gr
Republicans
Sagadahoc County
J. Horace McClure
North Center Association
M'Millan
Sanitas and Meritas
Hall
Hale’s Variety Store
Center Street