Gorgas Mosquito Elimination Plan Demonstration in Phippsburg
The Mosquito Division of the Gorgas Memorial Institute under Maj Edwin Skinner conducts a field demonstration in Sebasco Maine to show how Phippsburg peninsula can be cleared of breeding spots. Ditching marshes and controlled water removal aim to reduce mosquito populations at an estimated cost of 12 000 to 15 000 dollars with an annual maintenance of six to eight percent of the initial investment.
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Skinner
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Sebasco
Kenyon
Maine
Panama
Cuba
New Jersey
Phippsburg
Amos Keaton
William 8. Kenyon
N. A. Cushman
Maj
Edwin M. Skinner
Cosy
Shore Acres
Canal Zone
United States
Maj. Skinner
Four
Cranberry Islands
Mount Desert
Parker Head
New Meadows River
Gorgas
Major Skinner
Sprague’s River
Small Point
Suffolk
Toledo
Ohio
Post
Lindbergh Honeymoon Boat Passes Near Bath Maine
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Anne Morrow on the Mouette allegedly cruised the New Meadows river near Birch Point Bath on last week Wednesday night. A Boston couple, the Daniels, glimpsed Lindbergh at the wheel and saw a white hull with a concealed stern name and a profile of the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Ambassador
Dwight Morrow
Maine
Bath
New Meadows
Birch Point
Frank W. Daniels
Boston
Emma Daniels
Winneganee Bay
Candy’s Harbor
Daniels
Lindy
Lindberg
Mr. Daniels
Enthusiasm High at Boy Scout Meeting at American Legion
A Friday night Boy Scout gathering at the American Legion building showed strong enthusiasm. Merritt Trott’s patrol earned praise for neatness and Trott was named national color bearer. The event featured pledge, songs, tests, a CPR demo, fire building, knot tying, and a read of the Scout oath with all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Merritt Trott
Trott
Wilson
J. Edward Pomeroy
Wilbur Hagan
Harmon W. Smith
Newport
Bathman Chosen State Commander
The Maine department of the Grand Army of the Republic chose Portland as next year’s encampment site during Lewiston’s closing session. The Sons of Veterans elected officers including Commander Joseph N. Day of Bath and delegates F. Fiske Augusta Russell N. Hosmer Brunswick Frank L. Richmore Bangor and Charles C. Webster Sanford.
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Maine Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Lewiston
Portland
Sons of Veterans
Joseph N. Day
Bath
Fred E. Small
Cooper's Mill
Charles L. Buck
South Paris
Edward K. Gould
Rockland
F. Fiske
Augusta
Russell N. Hosmer
Brunswick
Frank L. Richmore
Bangor
Charles C. Webster
Sanford
Miss Edith Hilton Keeps Bath Visit With Friends
Miss Edith W. Hilton of Cambridge Massachusetts is spending a few days with friends in Bath.
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Edith W. Hilton
Cambridge
Mass
Bath
Dover man plans July Fourth bridge jump with parachute
Joseph P. Gillo, foreman at Hyde Windlass Co., living at 11 South Street, will leap from a Kennebec Bridge tower on July 4 at 2 PM. Henry Gediman announced permit from the State Highway Commission and parachute use to clear the 32 foot water clearance. The chute, open to ensure timing, will be built by A. M. Cutler at Commercial Street sail loft.
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Joseph P. Gillo
Hyde Windlass Co
South Street
Kennebec Bridge
Henry Gediman
Postal Telegraph Office
Daredevil
State Highway Commission
Gillo
A. M. Cutler
Commercial Street
Niagara Falls
Joe
Colonial Club Opens New Meadows Inn for 3rd Season
The Colonial club opened New Meadows Inn for its third season with a 110 member turnout calling it one of the best affairs. A 6:30 dinner featured shore fare, then vaudeville with Bria Jewett and Boston guests Dolly Johnson and Edna Ray. The program included banjo numbers, songs, dances, and a final chorus of Oh Didn't He Ramble.
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New Meadows Inn
Colonial Club
Grindell
Bria” Jewett
Bath
Dolly Johnson
Edna ‘Ray
Boston
Joseph Milligan
Mother MaChree
Ralph Small
Doc” Gregware
Bill” Palmer
Reg” Stacy
Francis McPherson
Ernest George
Winchester Family Trips to Squirrel Island for Summer
Mr and Mrs Frank Kelley of Winchester Mass travel with daughter Philippa and sons Forbes and Frank Jr through Bath on their way to Squirrel Island for the summer. Ex Postmaster Ernest P Kelley praises grandchildren’ tennis feats in Winchester with Philippa as a finalist. Mr and Mrs Greenblatt and daughter Sophie attend Miss Bessie Gremnbiatt’s graduation from Gorham Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kelley
Philippa
Forbes
Frank Jr
Winchester
Mass
Bath
Squirrel Island
Ernest P. Kelley
Phillippa
8. Greenblatt
Sophie
Franklin Street
Bessie Gremnbiatt
Gorham Normalnhol
Former Bathman Visits Old Neighbors for 60th Brunswick Anniversary
A Brunswick celebration marks the 60th anniversary of a 1869 class at Dinsmore Jackson's era with eight of the 31 members still living. Judge Clarence Hale joins the gathering at the Cumberland Club in Portland. Of the eight survivors, six are Beta Kappa graduates, averaging 83 years old, with none described as an athlete. likely only three will attend.
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Dinsmore Jackson
Plummer
Lain
Brunswick
Clarence Hale
Cumberland Club
Portland
York Hall Afternoon Tea Honors Mrs Sumner Sewall
Mrs William D Sewall entertained about two hundred guests at York Hall for a Summer tea honoring Mrs Sumner Sewall. Out of town attendees included Mrs Ernest Haskell of New York and Mr and Mrs John Baxter and Mr and Mrs Charles Gilman of Brunswick. The event featured floral decor a ship motif and an orchestra from Brunswick with informal dancing after meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Hall
William D. Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Olive Evans
Sewall
Arthur Sewall
William P. Frye
Ernest Haskell
New York
John Baxter
Charles Gilman
Brunswick
Arthur Bosworth
Portland
Bath Seeks Warship for Fourth of July Parade
Bath plans to place a warship in the Kennebec River opposite the city for the July 4 celebration. Mayor Cahill urged Senator Hale and Admiral Hughes to secure a ship, with Bath Iron Works’ destroyer Paulding named as a possible candidate.
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Kennebec River
Bath
Board of Trade
Charles H. Cahill
United States
Frederick Hale
Charles F. Hughes
Hale
Admiral Hughes
Paulding
Bath Iron Works
Talk on Water Ex port Hydro Power Heard at West Bath Grange
Frank W. Winter of Auburn spoke to West Bath grange on Monday opposing hydro electric power export. The room was hot and attendance ran at about half the normal level. Few people asked questions during the session.
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Frank W. Winter
Auburn
West Bath Grange
Annual Field Day of Maine D A R s at Old Pemaquid
The Maine D A R State Field Day will be held at Pemaquid on Friday July 12 with a dinner at Pemaquid Tavern and a program honoring Gov Gardiner and ex Governor Percival Baxter. Guests tour forts and historic sites after the program, with optional picnics and lobster on the beach.
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Pemaquid
Maine
D.A.R
Pemaquid Tavern
New England
Gardiner
Percival Baxter
Dummer Sewall
Bath
Ethel Fisher Willes
Victor Warren
Pemaquid Inn
England
Willes
Carolyn Cary
Lena King
William Smith Shaw
Grace Cobb
Florence Waugh Danforth
Clara Fogg
Preservation Historic Spots Committee
Marion Stanley
Old Fort Rock
Museum
Old Fort House
Brunswick
Augusta
Nobbleboro
Maine Water Utilities Association Meeting Plans
A large attendance is expected at the annual Summer meeting of the Maine Water Utilities Association. Attendees will tour the Brunswick pumping station to inspect new wells and a submarine line for Bath and Topsham districts, followed by a luncheon at New Meadows Inn and a lawn business session. Louis Thorpe of Boston will present on new wells and water supply. J. W. Koster of Du Pont will discuss explosives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Water Utilities Association
Bath Water District
Brunswick and Topsham
New Meadows Inn
Louis Thorpe
Boston
J. W. Koster
I. E. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Hydrant Committee
Bath daredevil to parachute from Kennebec bridge tower
Joe Gillo of Bath plans a Fourth of July stunt from the Kennebec bridge tower. He will drift above the piers with a parachute and then drop about 200 feet toward the river, the parachute floating down after him. His manager Mr. Gediman supports the risky plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gillo
Kennebec
Gillo
Mr. Gediman
Richard Stinson of Boston Dies Surrounded by Relatives
Richard Stinson of Boston passed away after a brief illness, surrounded by his family in Woolwich. He was a longtime resident of Massachusetts and is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Richard Stinson
Boston
Dunlap Hosts Five Maine Templar Commanderies
Dunlap commandery No. 5 hosts St John day observance with five Maine commanderies visiting Gardiner Augusta Portland Skowhegan Belfast. A parade of 1400 uniformed Sir Knights, clam bake at Sasanoa Bluffs, drills, concerts and vaudeville mark a full day of activities in Bath.
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St. John’s Day
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Dunlap
Maine
Gardiner
Trinity
Augusta
St. Alban
Portland
DeMolay
Skowhegan
Palestine
Belfast
Sasanoa Bluffs
Woolwich
Masonic Temple
New Morse High School
Railroad Square
Washington Street
Maine Central Crossing
Federal Street
Grand Commandery of
Wallance N. Price
Ficers
Yarmouth
Maine Masonic Temple
Palestine Commandery
Elks
Sir Knights
Bath
Young
Arthur B. Stilphen
Wallace N. Price
Richmond
Stilphen
Morse High School Class of 1929 Graduation
The Morse high school graduation for the class of 1929 will be held Friday at eight o'clock in the evening in the new auditorium.
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Morse High School
Lowell School to Close for Summer Vacation
The Lowell school in West Bath will close Thursday for the summer vacation as an entertainment program wraps up activities.
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Lowell School
Lowell
West Bath
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Lindbergh
BOY
Bathman
Nature
Arthur Allen
Bath Trust
Bidg. N
Jewett
Cahill
D.a.r.’S
Old Pemaquid
Col. Dummer Sewall
Maine Water Utilities Association Meeting
Brunswick-Topsham
Maine Templar Commanderies
Grand Commandery
David L. W
Harold E. Smith
Washington, Center
Front
Linden
Washington
High
Center
Court House
Soldiers’ Monument
Front Street
Clam King
John Martin
Summer Streets
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