McClintic-Marshall Leases Texas Yard for Bridge Assembly
The McClintic-Marshall Co. will lease the Texas Steamship Co. yard for 18 months to assemble Kennebec bridge superstructure material. The move follows The Foundation Co. use of Bath Iron Works parts, signaling rising activity with local labor likely and freight handling to accommodate long bridge components arriving by rail. The Pittsburgh and Pottstown, Pa. operation will supply materials, with winter work anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClintic-Marshall Co
Kennebec
Texas Steamship Co
Foundation Co
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Texas Yard
McClintie-Marshal Co
Pittsburgh
Pottstown
Memorial Services of Bath Veteran Firemen
More than 100 uniformed firemen joined Bath Veteran Firemen’s association in a Sunday memorial march with Sagadahocks and regulars. Prof. Edwin L. Emmons led the procession. Rev. David L. Wilson delivered the eulogy for Frank Skillings. Mayor Cahill and Rev. Wilson attended.
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Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association
Sagadahocks
Edwin L. Emmons
Emmons
Bath
Firmen
Association
Baxter Rail
Road Street
Front
Linden
Washington
North Streets
Centennial Avenue
Oak Grove
David L. Wilson
Frank (. Skillings
Lincoln
Green
Center
Groad
Charles H. Cahill
Wilson
Pres. Boardman
Orvasion
Bath girl earns magna cum laude at Mount Holyoke
Mars Evelyn Oliver of Bath graduated with Magna Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College in 1926 as one of 190 in the class. She was Maine's sole Phi Beta Kappa elect, majoring in Biblical history and literature, with a double minor in philosophy and Bible studies, and contributed to the book project on Primitive Religion with a section on Morality and Religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars Evelyn Oliver
Bath
Mount Holyoke College
Chapin Auditorium
Frederick Morgan Daven
Oliver
Mary Inda Hassey
Perkins of Bath to Be a Leader at Conference
William Perkins of Bath Y M C A will lead basketball coaching and the Sagadahoc delegation at Cobbosseecontect Lake in the Leadership Conference June 26 to July 3. He will run coaching classes, oversee the basketball tournament, and teach study skills as part of a program training older men to lead community activities. Perkins, a renowned Maine center, has a storied record including all Maine and all New England honors and notable scoring feats for Bates and against Albany teams.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Bath
William ©. Perkins
M.C. A
Bath Association
Bill
Lake Cobbosseecontec
Perkins
Sagudahoc
Cobbosseecontec
Berry
New England
Massachusetts Tech
Heis
Portland Athletic Club
Bates
Howard Little
Wonder
Rockland
Verkins
all-Maine Center
all-New England Center
Tufts
Maine Fisheries Association formed at Kingston King Tavern conference
At a conference of Maine fishing interests in Bath a Maine Fisheries Association was formed to save the industry and expand inland markets. Governor Brewster presided. a committee led by Frank B Willard and Lynwood Thompson named an executive slate. leaders from Portland Belfast and Bar Harbor joined prominent officials including Congressman White and Commissioner O Malley. The gathering urged federal action, better statistics, and a state sea and shore program to prevent depletion and boost seafood packaging and distribution.
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Maine
King Tavern
Arrgentine Republic
Maine Fisheries Association
Ralph O. Brewster
Frank 8. Willard
Portland
Lynwood B. Thompson
Belfast
George G. Morrill
Herbert Barnard
Robert Peacock
Lubec
Ira M. Cobe
Northport
George W. Nelson
Boothbay Harbor
Arthur E. Sewall
York
Elmer S. Bird
Rockland
Guy Lorrey
Bar Harbor
Brewster
Wallace H. Whitey Jr
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Henry O'Malley
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Lewis Radcliffe
Mark N. Hierser
State of Maine Associates
LF. Taylor
Atlantic Coast Fisheries Corporation
New York
Wany
Bath
Charles H. Cahill
State Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission
Washington
Congressman White
Crie
Pacific Coast
Malley
International Fisheries Commission
Los Angeles
Alaska
Alanka
O'Malley
JSS
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Slate Industry To Start In Bath Area
Senator Flinckley and Senator Hinckley stated a Bath slate industry will begin between now and early fall with Brownville slate for manufacturing. They expect operations at Bath Iron Works to start, potential labor grows after initial setup, and a 500 acre slate-bearing area supports a long term supply. Fire-quarrying equipment will be used for finishing and shipping as demand rises.
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Bath
Frederick W. Flinckley
South Portland
Independent
Bath Iron Works
Hinckley
Brownville
Brownville Quarries Corporation
Prodict
Death of Pond Island light keeper shocks Maine coast
Captain Walter Sprague and Coast Guardsmen raced to Pond Island after the lamp failed at sunset. Ezra Walter Morrison, 69, died of heart trouble in his home on the island leaving his wife alone with the body. Morrison, longtime keeper and son of the former keeper, would have turned 70 next year and is survived by two sisters and his wife.
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Pond Island
Kennebec
Walter Sprague
Popham Beach
Sprague
Coast
Fred S. Curtis
Morrison
Cumberland
Isaac Morrison
California
Frank Merrill
William Thurston
Morse High Class of 1926 Graduates at Columbia Theatre
Morse high school graduates 85 seniors at the Columbia theatre, with 48 earning honors. Valedictorian Adelaide Beulah Campbell led English. salutatorian Alice Sewall Whalen had top averages. Alfred Gordon Gannon and others received prizes and honors as the community applauded nearly full house attendance.
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Morse High
Ted
Alfred Gannon
Frances Dunning
David J. Wilson
Adelaide Beulah Campbell
Salutatorus
Alice Sewall Whalen
Elsie Lois Trott
Helen Ruth Parker
Miss Trott
Furber
Alfred Gordon Gannon
Lewis F. Gannen
ST Milan Street
Theatre Isle
Sidney Lang Cullen
Cullen
Elwood Sawyer Toothaker
Will
Cappy Ricks
Lamristen Trott
Fernanda Thomas Hutchins
New Milk Ordinance Changes Bottle Handling Rules
A new milk processing ordinance took effect Saturday at noon banning filling bottles on the street or outside the dairy. Citizens must report breaches to the health officer and milk customers should wash and set out empties daily to aid milkmen with bottle shortages. The Orphans Home trustees announced Harriet C. Jackson's upcoming wedding to Francis Hill on the 24th as a surprise tribute after a monthly meeting.
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Trustees of the Orphans Home
Harriet C. Jackson
Francis Hill
Miss Jackson
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Akron
United Sates
Samnoammd
Mount Holyoke
Mary Evelyn Oliver
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
Sagadahoc County
Georgetown
Benjamin H. Woodside
O' Malles
Norway
Russia
Irelland
George B. Morrill
Burnham, Morrill Co. Porthind
Coast Guard
Columbia
Moras High School
Columbia Theatre
Helen Furber
Leola Ward
Lauriston Trott
Francis Duprey
Donald Wilson
Hurley Grant
Harold Safford, Jr
Morse High School
Mabel, Arer
Mabel Wyman Whitten
Arthur B. Scott
Randall Bonney
Bonney
Donald Preble
Harold Donnell
Ella EK. Wood
E. E. Wood
Northampton
Mass
Henry Eames
Richard Ardeene Stinson
Morse
South End
Parent-Teacher Association
Helen Harford Rogers
Rogers
Ade
Johnson Bros Co
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