Manos Manuel To Sail Olga 2 From Bath In September
Bath Iron Works painter Manuel, famed for his daring voyage in Olga 1, plans a second attempt to sail 8000 miles from Bath to South America on a 23 foot schooner Olga 2. He previously survived a sunken boat near Cape Hatteras on Thanksgiving Day after Athens style farewell from New York clubs. Norman Mackinnon, Bath Iron Works hull chief, who aided Manuel’s Brazil voyage, shares a colorful career across shipyards and ports.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Manuel
Olga
Cape Hatteras
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
Somerset
Bath
Punta Arenas
Chili
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Here
William A. Coffin
Sebasco
Strow Works
Iron Works Corp
Kennebec
New York
Hatteras
America
United States
Providence
L. M. Lewis
Savannah
James L. Dix
Iron Works
Brazil
Bermuda
Buenos Aires
Straits of Magellan
Florida
Manuel Biasca Cruz
Dix
Steamship
Lewis
Bath Iron Works Chief Roland Hill Highlight Revealed
The article reviews the life of Roland E. Hill, general superintendent of Bath Iron Works Corp., and announces further disclosures about his career, leadership, and impact on the yard. It notes his role in shipbuilding projects and the firm’s strategic direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland E. Hill
Bath Iron Works Corp
Eye care ad prompts modern lenses and frames
An advertisement emphasizes expert eye care using modern methods. It promotes examination of eyes and provision of contemporary lenses and stylish frames by A I Stuart.
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A I Stuart
Bath Iron Works Foremen Directory and Shipyard Notes
Directory lists foremen and department chiefs at Bath Iron Works Corp including Engine Draftsmen John N. Taylor Hull Engineering Draftsmen Del mar E Bates Hull Draftsmen Marvin Truss Joiner Draftsmen Thatcher B Pinkham Electrical Draftsmen S H Rowland Copper Shep Joseph Hinds Pipe Shep Scott Morse Tin Shop Almon R Perry Shipyard Stanley Brown Arthur King Mold Loft Howard Nash Pattern Shop Henry Shaw Joiners Morton Baker Jacpenters Frank Bowker Painters Peter Robinson James Murray Blacksmith Shop Fred Wetherbee Electris Shop Harry Wallace Plate Shop George Fowles ending Floor Joseph Vachon Boilers and Reamers Fred Chaney Tank Testers James McNeil Riveters Dept Frank Farrin Labor Dept George Stacy. Rainy weather delays in yard but Coast Guard boat built inside boiler shop on the same ways as yachts. Feature describes Morse high school gym length and mold left at the Iron Works Corp being 265 feet long.
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John N. Taylor
Hull
Delmar E. Bates
Marvin Truss
Thatcher B. Pinkham
S. H. Rowland
Joseph Hinds
Scott Morse
Almon R. Perry
Stanley Brown
Arthur King
Howard Nash
Henry Shaw
Morton Baker
Jacpenters
Frank Bowker
Peter Robinson
James Murray
Fred Wetherbee
Harry Wallace
George Fowles
Joseph Vachon
Fred Chaney
James McNeil
Frank Farrin
Labor
George Stacy
United States Coast Guard
Bath
Morse Highi School
Iron Works Corp
Morse High
Kelley Field
Loftsmen
Baxter Warns Legionnaires on European Threats
Former Maine governor Percival P. Baxter addresses the American Legion and auxiliary in Calais urging unity to curb Soviet influence and avert a European revolution. He calls for reduced reparations and tariffs and embargoes on trade to crush the Soviet five year plan, warning against complacency in a fragile global balance. The speech notes risks from Spain and Italy amid a risky European situation.
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Percival P. Baxter
Maine
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Calais
Germany
United States
Europe
Spain
Italy
Bath High School Alumni Reunion Highlights Long History
Bath high school alumni gathered for a large reunion at Morse high school gymnasium with Edwin H. P. Lowell elected president and Catherine Spear, Christine Curtis among officers. The event celebrated classes from 1863 to 1931 with gift plans for Morse Bath schools and photos request by Superintendent Clinton D. Wilson. Grindle’s orchestra provided music as attendees recalled teachers and memories, and a 25th anniversary for the class of 1906 was noted.
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Willard E. Sprague
Morse High School
Bryant & Stratton Commercial School
Boston
Morse
Commercial School
Guy Sprague
Bath
Harry W. Crosman
High Street
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Bath High School
Assoulalion
Morse Nigh School
Wavltham
Ariene ‘Lroop
Muton O. Trott
Association
Allen Spear
Charles C. Low
H. Emma Magoun
Morse High
Clinton D. Wilson
Arthur B. Scott
Florence Hawley
Bath High School Alumni Association
T. W. Horsfield
The
Universalist Church
Grace
William H. Farrar
Brunswick
Madelyn C. Dunton
Milton C. Trott
Elbridge R. Wright
Sarah Moody Beane
Augusta
Fred R. Lord
Madelyn Clifford Dunton
Helen Crosby
Ethel Holt Waterhouse
Portland
Earl L. Hamm
W. Howard Larrabee
Julia Coombs
Laura Mitchell
Raymond B. Welch
Hamm
Larrabee
Howard Conant Larrabee
Grace Fleming Oliver
Anna Percy Cutler
Long Island
Ralph Passmore
Cambridge
Mass
Charles R. Donnell
Donnell
Edmund Wellington
Malden
Arthur G. Staples
Atlantic
Pacific
William P. Hill
Christine Curtis
Grence Calderwood
Morse High seniors win Wood Good Citizenship prize
Morse high school honored seniors Albert Leroy Ingalls Anna Chaney Steve Marshall and Hymie Heyman at the 1931 graduation for embodying courage wisdom temperance justice and chivalry. Ingalls joined the National Honor Society and plans Bowdoin. Chaney received the South End PTA award and excels in sports and activities. Marshall earned the National Honor Society and led in academics and clubs. Heyman won the General Information prize and showed varied school involvement.
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Wood
Albert Leroy Ingalls
Morse High School
Ella E. Wood
Northampton
Mass
Henry Eames Wood
Ingalls
Eugene E. W. Ingalls
North Bath Road
Eugene G
Bowdoin College
Morse
Bowdoin
Annah Geraldine Chaney
South End P. T. A
Miss Chaney
Wilfred W. Chaney
Washington Street
A. Margaret
Chaney
Sixty-Seven Morse Seniors Are Given Their Diplomas
Morse high school graduation honors 67 seniors with prizes for citizenship and leadership. Albert Ingalls wins the Henry Eames Wood Good Citizenship prize. Stephen S. Marshall Jr. earns the student council athletic cup. Annah Chaney takes the South End PTA award. Porter Heyman tops the general information test. National Honor Society welcomes new members from the class of 1931.
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Steve” Marshall
Marshall
Stephen S. Marshall
High Street
Maine
John Porter Heyman
H. B. Heyman
Elizabeth A. Moses
Heyman
Bangor High School
New Bedford
Mass
Fairhaven
Bagdad
Albert LeRoy Ingalls
Eugene E. W. Ingalls
North Bath Road
Henry Eames Wood
Morse High School
Ella E. Wood
Northampton
Arthur B. Scott
Dugall
Stephen Samuel Marshall, Jr
101 High Street
Annah Geraldine Chaney
Wilfred W. Chaney
Washington Street
South End
Elizabeth Kk. Moses
Katharyn L. Shorey
Edward G. Morin
Harry F. Morin
Miriam L. Doble
Priscilla E. Colby
Russell M. Colby
Pleasant Street
Edith Mackinnon
Norman J. Mackinn
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Bath Iron Works Corporation
Norman J. Mackinnon
Mr. Mackinnon
Greenock
Scotland
Clyde
Norm
Caird Shipbuilding Co
Norman
Canada
Vickers-Maxim Shipbuilding Co
Roland F. Hill
Hull Construction
Wilmington
Del
Mrs. Mackinnon
Margaret
Edith
Isabelle
Optometrist
W. Bath
Baxter
A. W. Oulton
Senter's, Inc
Annah
Geraldine Chaney
John H. Grindell
William A. Bruce, Jr
Good Housekeeping Institute
Aladdin
Johnson Brosco
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