West Bath Community Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
West Bath women of the Red Cross and the Ladies sewing circle finished European children’s work at the grange hall with a noon lunch and a birthday cake for Mrs. Helen Brewer. The issue records visits, family news, school events, grange activities, and local social life across Bath and Sabino, noting weather concerns and community milestones.
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The
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Grange Hall
Helen Brewer
Fred W. Larrabee
W. H. White
L. D. Rogers
Scott Hill
F. C. Murphy Walter Brown
North Street
Bath
Orono
Mr. Brown
Frank Beale
Nan Town
Bangor
Henry Cotteau
Eleanor
Sabino
Oscar Smiley
Vaughn
Marjorie
Humphrey Owen
Smiley
Samuel Bates
Thornton Tyates
A. C. Hines
Bald Head
Annie Greenleaf
Winona
Lendell
South Portland
Greenleaf
Charles Bates
Charlotte Perkins
Malden
Mass
Sabine Camp
Margaret
Eleanor Bates
Everett Lemont
Fred Kittredge
Will Kittredge
Lemont Cottage
Herbert Todgkins
Lemont Street
Sabine
William Foster
Dorothy
Shirley
Topsham
Foster
Kenneth
Yates
Mary McDougal
Fred Ring
Joim
Dtruns- Wick
Willun Brown
Lannves Fuller
Woolwich
Lowell
Littlefield
Larrabee
Smith
Mary Philpot
Mala Barter
Leon Pennell
Birch Point
Zeta Psi Fraternity
Bowdoin College
New Meadows
Sandy Cove
William Toothaker
Harpswell
Lillian Brown
J. Edward Drake
J. Edward, Jr
Dorothy Jewett
Drake Farm
Ormond Higgins
Stonington, Conn
Grange
West Bath Grange
Mr. Bates
First launching of year at Bath sparks barge Barnstable
The 3000 ton coal carrying barge Barnstable, first vessel sent overboard this year in Hath district, was launched Monday at Kelley Spear Co yard. Christened by Miss Barbara Austin, she sails soon towed by Staples Transportation Co. from Fall River. Built for Fall River firm, Barnstable rivals Bourne in size and finish. Capt. Stephen Manhem to command, with escorts including Staples officials from away.
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Barnstable
Kelley, Spear Co
Barbara Austin
Albert F. Austin
Staples Transportation Co
Fall River
Mass
Bourne
Cape Cod
Stephen Manhem
KE. N. Hammond
Staples ‘Transportation Co
WL. S. Rea
Montsweag Forms Choral Society At Baptist Church
The Montsweag Choral Society formed at Montsweag Baptist church on June 1 with officers Joseph Robson president H F Butler secretary and Hollis Bailey treasurer. Charter members include Robson Hunnewell Hodgdon Robson and others. Dues levy set to fund start. aim to promote community singing separate from the church choir directed by Thomas Robson.
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Montsweag
Montsweag Baptist
Joseph Robson
Richard Hunnewell
Flagg
Llewellyn Dailey
Hollis Baily
Lowell
Carrie Kingsbury
TH. F. Butler
Beatrice Clark
Alva Thlodgdon
Sadie Robson
Eveline Robson
Helen Erskine
Corn Erskine
Velma Bailey
Thomas Robson
Robson
America
Montsweag Choral Society
Chancellor Day to Resign Post at Syracuse University
Rev Dr James Roscoe Day longtime Syracuse University chancellor will resign at the annual meeting Friday night requesting immediate acceptance when a successor is named. He plans years of travel with to retire after 27 years guiding the university to prominence and will leave a legacy of major gifts from notable benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roscoe Day
Syracuse University
Wesley M. RE
Bath
Board of Trustees
Day
University
John 1
Archbold
W. Bowne
Russell Sage
John Lyman
James J. Bleden
John Crouse
Edgar Crouse
Lyman, Smith
Andrew Carnegie
John
Huyler
Eddy Steele
Francis Hendricks
Horace Wilkinson
Wesley Church
Blanchard and Lamoreau Wed in Bowdoinham Nuptials
Harold Clyde Blanchard of Livermore Falls and Olive Lamoreau of Bowdoinham married June 3 at the bride’s Bowdoinham home. Rev. Pearson officiated. The couple will reside in Livermore Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Clyde Blanchard
Livermore Falls
Olive Lamoreau
Bowdoinham
Central Maine General Hospital Nurses’ Training School
Mr. Pearson
Gladys FE. Philbrick
Lewiston
Marguerite Rand
Marjorie Lamoreau
Edwin Lamoreau
Miss Swett
Blanchard
Livermore
Lamoreau
Charles Lamoreau
Wisconsin
Bow
Dollar Day in Bath Promises Big Bargains for Shoppers
Next Tuesday Bath merchants plan Dollar Day shopping event with extensive bargains designed to attract customers. Local retailers anticipate strong crowds and boosted sales as residents compete for reduced prices.
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Bath
Woolwich Ninth Grade Graduation at Day's Ferry Church
The ninth grade graduation took place at the Congregational church in Day's Ferry with 28 pupils marching from the schoolhouse. Students appeared in white gowns and dark suits, and the program included recitations, prayers, and diplomas presented by Duncan Melntosh. Several attendees and guests from nearby towns were noted, along with community updates and upcoming activities.
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Day’s Ferry
Congregational Church
Day's Ferry
Ellen Warren
State of Maine
Roy Graffam Balutatarywes
Albert Wing
Yeat
Stee
Eleanor Reed
Torane Aree
Gilbert Blathorne
Pnuusigene
Marion and
Eunice Hussey
Wecitatinnion Pyccy Ic
Melvin Bailey
Harold Donald Araaeingity
Hethsyeee
Aerie
Harold Miller
Mary Badeleck
Beerttiat
Scott Ferra
Cuttom
Aerson
Shirley Gilman
Mimigoe
Elie
Teeny Reed
Duncan Melntosh
Orville Jameson
Laura Hadley
Forrest Carlton
Frank Galloupe
Marion Thhissey
Alva Savage
Arrowsic Bridge Closed for Repairs to All but Pedestrians
Arrowsic bridge is closed to team and automobile traffic due to a weakness at the Woolwich end of the draw. Selectmen deem it unsafe for general travel and expect repairs to take several days. Two years ago a fallen span halted all travel and repairs were funded by public subscriptions to Arrowsie.
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Arrowsie Bridge
Woolwich
Arrowsie
Funeral of Miss Frances A. Dunham Veteran Bath teacher
Large attendance at the funeral of Frances A. Dunham a veteran Bath schoolteacher with many former pupils and colleagues present. Rev John Roy Browne of Beacon Street Methodist church officiated. Bearers were Walter S. Russell George W. Dean James D. Tabor and Charles J. Cain. Burial followed at Maple Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances A. Dunham
Bath
John Roy Browne
Beacon Street
Plummer Nominated for Shipping Board Seat
Washington reports President expected to nominate Edward C. Plummer of Bath for the United States Shipping Board and send the nomination to the Senate for confirmation before day’s end.
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Washington
Edward C. Plummer
Bath
United States Shipping Board
Senate
Morse Grinds Wiscasset In Revenge Victory
Morse defeats Wiscasset to avenge a prior loss, piling 24 hits including two seven hit innings. Vovich and Steward lead with four hits each, Stover homers, Belanger clocks 12 strikeouts, and every Morse player has at least two hits and two runs.
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Morse
Wiscasset
Academy
Vovich
Steward
Stover
Belanger
Wiscasset Nan
Beany
Morse Ab
Notieis Sham Nee Cm Uie Cntterds
Ctifulteasreueneestet
Sfacyesia Scat
Citywide Sanitary Survey Underway Leaders to Inspect Homes
A thorough sanitary survey is being conducted in the city by City Sanitarian Chester Kingsley with help from Madward W. Vanaghan. They record owner and occupant names and whether flush closets and sinks connect to the city sewer, to a mill pond, or open drainage. The effort aims to push all dwellings to connect to the sewer and improve local sanitary conditions as work advances from the south to the city center.
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Chester
Kingsley
Madward W. Vanaghan
Duchesse of Richelieu Hosts Recital in Palatial New York Room
The Duchesse of Richelieu, staying with Emma Mames of North Street this spring, gave a charity song recital at Mrs. Ernesto Fabri’s New York music room. The room, two stories high with Raphael work and Italian palace woodwork, featured a fine organ and ornate candelabra. Guests included Charles Cushing of New York and Mrs. Cecil Tucker of Bermuda.
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Duchesse of
Richelieu
Emma Mames
North Street
New York
Clemente Bologna
Ernesto Fabri
America
Raphael
Robert Browning
Venice
Duchesse
Red Cross
Charles Cushing
Cecil Tucker
Bermuda
Bath
Tulsa’s boom shows oil wealth and rapid growth
William S. Shorey, cashier of the First National Bank, recalls Tulsa as a modern boom city in Oklahoma. He notes rapid population growth from 600 to 72,000, extensive oil wealth, new roads and handsome homes, and a national guard response amid a recent uprising.
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Tulsa
Oklo
William S. Shorey
First National Bank
Shorey
National Guard
Wright Isaac Wright dies after four month illness in Woolwich
Isaac Wright 78 a Woolwich farmer died at Mill road Woolwich after an illness of four months. He was born in Wiscasset son of Roland Wright and leaves a brother Frederick Wright of North Bath and a sister Mrs Rines of Wiscasset. Miss Dorothy Sewall of Washington street returned Sunday morning after a week in New York.
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Ralph Duonton
Robinhood
Lawrence Putnam
Clara Hathorne
Flora Leonard
Annabelle Troughton
Portland
James Colby
Reading
Mass
Marion Carlton
Bath Hospital
Munday
Mildred Clark
Bowery Street
Bath
Florence Carlton
John Kelly
Henry Carlton
Belfast
Alvah Stickney
North Methodist Church
Cordelia Card
Thomas Baker
Moatsweag
Mary Baderick
Elmer Higgins
Winfield Brookings
Richard H Munnewell
Wilson Bailey
Ruth Eaton
Moatsweag School
Augusta
State House
Ruby McIntosh
Massachusetts College
Duncan McIntosh
Ralph Seigars
Quincy
Harvey T. Dailey
Pearl Wiggins
Ellsworth
Georgia Lily
Isaac Wright
Woolwich
Mill Road
Wiscasset
Roland Wright
Frederick Wright
North Bath
Mrve. Rines
Dorothy Sewall
Washington Street
New York
Pendleton argues proposed type not best for sailing ships
Pendleton, shipbroker from New York, says a 2000 to 5000 ton schooner with diesel would invite steamboat regulation. He argues sailing ships remain superior for certain trades, but fuel prices and labor costs threaten American shipping. He cites need for skilled sailing crews and criticizes labor influence on Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields Pendleton
Carl
Crosby
Kennebec Nivigation Company
Willian T. Donnell
Finn
Pendleton Bros. Shipbrokers
New York
Pendleton
Steamboat Inspeection Service
United States
Ma. Pendleton
Maine
Gene Crabenraca
Cnb
Stemerhip Lines
Best Training School
Willet
Ian
High shipping costs and Lloyds insurance blocks
The article argues American ships face crippling costs from high insurance and maintenance. It urges a federal veto to mirror British Lloyds rates, claiming foreign insurers cover losses at about 40 percent while charging only 4 to 5 percent to carry risks.
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Lloyd's
Naimalmoth
Readjustment of Ferry Auto Rates Sought
Bath Chamber of Commerce president N Gratz Jackson and associates joined Senator Rupert Baxter for a ride to Augusta. The group planned a meeting with Governor Percival Baxter and state officials to discuss readjusting the Bath State Ferry tariff.
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N. Gratz Jackson
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Lee
Lucian D. Puller
Ralph K. Dunton
Rupert T. Baxter
Augusta
Percival IP Baxter
Executive Council
Paul DD. Sargent
State Highway Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Bath
Perry
Cosmopolitan Club Names Honorary Member at Meeting
Over 60 members attended the Cosmopolitan club monthly meeting chaired by President Mrs. Alice Varney. Mrs. William J D Sewall was admitted to honorary membership and at the close ice cream and cake were served. Miss Lily Weber entertained with interpretative dancing accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Buck.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Alice Varney
William JD. Sewall
Lily Weber
Carrie Buck
Pian
Mrs Byron Barker and Mrs Charles Welch Die in Portland
Mrs. Byron F F Barker and Mrs. Charles W Welch died Thursday in Portland. The notices list their deaths and identify surviving relatives.
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Byron FF. Barker
Charles W. Welch
Portland
Legion Meeting Urges Attendance and Dues Support
The Roland TH. Smith post of the American Legion calls a critical meeting on June 14 to consider important matters including war risk insurance reinstatement and policy conversions. Delegates may be elected for the Waterville convention July 27-28, a women’s auxiliary planned, and fall concerts proposed to cover post improvements.
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Roland TH. Smith
Armerican Legion
State Department
Department
Waterville
Washington
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West Bath
Red Cross and
Sewing Circle
Elmer Williams
Lisbon Falls
Paul Bodreau
John Larrabee
Morse High School
James L. Williams
City Hospital
Williams
Foster’s Point
W. H. Larrabee
John Wits
Fred Williams
Mr. Williams
Lincoln Williams
Esther White
Ruth Morgan
Mildred Jones
Mildred Harrison
Kamp Kumfort
Choral Society
Arrowsic
Miss Dunham
Plummer
Ebbett
Sewell
Atbee
Farnham
Carlton
C. Perkins
Bath Bank
Saac Wright
Congress
the Bath Trust Company
Cosmopolitan Club Monthly Meeting
Supt
Parker Lewis
Porthind
Perfection
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