City Council Sees Teachers’ Salaries Protected By Special Fund
The city council approved a finance committee plan to segregate and use a special fund from the school department appropriation to pay teachers’ salaries for the current year. The measure passed both branches with no further changes, while a separate dispute over Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association funding was decided against the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Bath Veteran Firemen's Association
Board of
Aldermen
Common Council
Francis B. Torrey, Jr
Fred W. Armes
Edward F. Miller
Herbert L. Hall
Henry R. White
Carl C. Troop
Board of Highways and Sewers
Lizzie Bb. Thompson
J. H. McGuiggan
Lower Middle Street
Thomas J. Lynch
Middle Street
George O. Stetson
Western Avenue
F. E. Moore
Huse Street
William H. Roderick
Gerald Avenue
Stephen Conley
Winfield Ham
Secretary Brewster on religious education at county convention
Sagadahoc county Sunday school association held its 2nd annual convention at Central Congregational Church. Rev FE H Brewster discussed the present program of religious education, urging stronger church home-school cooperation, improved Sunday school training, and broader financial and supervisory support. The parade of 200+ children highlighted the event, with notable participation from Central, Corliss, First Baptist, and Wesley churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County Sunday School Association
Central Congregational Church
FE. H. Brewster
Vortland
Church
Brewster
L. L. Hooker
People’s, Baptist Church
Central Church
Corliss Street
First Baptist
People’s
Wesley
Weacon Street
Winter Street
Etta Wottle
Cora May Vearson
Great Northwest Pleases the Traveler in Oregon and Washington
A travelogue from Seattle details a two week northbound journey via the Shasta route from San Francisco. The writer praises Mt Hood and Mt Ranier, the Willamette River city of Portland, the Columbia River Highway, Vista House, and scenic waterfalls like Horsetail and Multnomah Falls. It notes timber rafts, salmon canneries, and a half million dollar hotel rising along the river.
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Seattle
Wash
The
Independent
San Francisco
Great Northwest
Shasta
California
West Ax
Santa Fe
Southern
Northern Pacific
Frisco
Mt. Shasta
Portland
Oregon
Mt. Hood
Mt. Kanier
Maine
New England
Willamette River
Great Columbia
Mt. Ranier
W Pacific
Cumbia
Forty Niners
Willamette
Hudson
Columbia River
State of Washington
Cascades
America
Seren
Terrific crash at Dunham Curve Bowdoinham
A motorcycle and touring car collided at Dunham's corner in Bowdoinham at noon Sunday. Fred Jadix 26 of Malden died Tuesday at Maine General Portland. Victoria Burwood 2 and Mrs William N Shaw were lightly hurt. Westwood and others escaped serious injury as vehicles damaged heavily.
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Fred Jadix
Wiley Street
Malden
Victoria Burwood
GS Crescent Avenue
Chelsea
William N. Shaw
Montrose Avenue
Portland
Coltion
Dunham's Corner
Bowdoinham
Sadix
Maine General Hopital
Richard Dunton
Dor. HK. OC
Trish
Shaw
John HL
Westend
Loose Wiles Co
Wortland
Westwoul
Tewessity
Miss Barweed
Dunham al
Westwood
Augusta
Wix
Jagix
Mixx Kurwood
Wetaenl
Niles
Alme
Consham’s
Thane
Ami
Velixtx
Wportland
Murweind
Sprayer to Battle Pests on Bath Trees Amid Civic Worry
City officials led by Mayor Cahill seek state help to deploy a sprayer to protect historic Bath trees from brown tail moths and elm beetles. Harold McSewall reports to Major Philbrook, who promises to inspect and bring the sprayer to York County by month’s end, with city paying transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles HW O
Mayer
Harold Mc Sewall
City Forester
York County
Maj
Whitbrook
Cahill
Ctizens
Major Philbrook
Kath
Bath Boys Return from Peru with Navy Tales
Carl Ho Creanan and Edward Rowe of Bath recount a 15 day Navy vacation aboard the destroyer Preble, detailing Peru calls at Callao and Panama, a bullfight, a roosters fight, Peruvian lottery craze, and canal speed tests. They report Peru’s sanitary conditions and sights as a mix of interest and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ho Creanan
Washington Street
Edward Rowe
Elsinore Avenue
Uncle Sam
Navy
Crosman
Rowe
Preble
New York
Hinds
Panama Canal
Callao
Peru
Panama
USN
Oa Street
Callas
Callan Bay
Lima
San Lorenzo
Gatun
Navy Yard
Bah Iron Works
Denby
Hayti
Washington
Cuba
Pranee
Shriners Plan Air Sightseeing Field Day at Old Orchard
About 70 nobles of Kora temple Mystic Shrine of Gath will join a field day at Old Orchard Friday. Marty Mo Jones will pilot four planes for aerial trips over the beach with the fleet ready. The gathering starts at 9 am at Maxonic temple Portland and transports to the beach by auto. A banquet at 624 and a ceremonial season follow after returning to Portland.
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Kora Temple
Mystic Shrine
Gath
Old Orchard
Marty Mo Jones
Atr
Everett
Maxonic Temple
Portland
Smith Re elected Superintendent of the Bath Schools
At the annual meeting of the Path and West Bath School Union in Bath, Charles Lester Smith was re elected superintendent at a salary of 3150 for the year, with 150 raise over prior. The vote split along Bath and West Bath lines, with debate over duties and funding including state aid and local town portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Path and
West Bath School Union
Charles Lester Smith
West Path
Charles PL Cahill
John J. Keegan
Bath Board
Bath D Board of Education
Fpelock
Moth
Marion Pendleton
Morse High
Mildred Plarrison
Bath
Tao
Leland W. Mitchell
Viton
Miles S Purington
Edward W. Plaggett
Ernest B. Williams
West Bath
Dloelsmd
Mitchell
Frederick BE. Drake
William A. Furber
Charles HE. Catill
J. Ed. Keegan
Bath Board of Education
Purington
Meath
Sludge Keegan
Joe
Forber
Boston Kennebec Steamship Service Reopens With Excursion
A grand excursion marks the start of rebuilt Boston Kennebec steamboat service from Bath Boothbay Harbor and nearby points. The City of Rockland will sail Deoton to Kennebec with new rates, schedules and automobile carriage, while island boats resume trips to Boston after a long layoff.
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Boston
Bath
Kennebec River
Boothbay Harbor
City of
Rockland
Deoton
Kennebec
Vie
Foottibas Harbor
Islinds
Becton
Gardiner
Ceder
Vipon Oon
T Pom
Massachusetts
Maine
Popham Beach
Bath-Boothbay
Christmas Cove
Wiwurna
Thathh Dock
Catherine
Boothbay
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Columbia
Crown Point
Central Maine Power Company
Central Maine Power Co
C. A. Jordan
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
B. I
Dunham Curve
Shriners
Phippsburg
Winneganee Bridge
Smith
Bath Schools
Keegan
Furber
Drake
Buckeye Mowing Machines
Worcester Horse Rakes
Johnson BrosCo
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