New Maine School Fund Act Proposed in Legislature
The measure by Rep Varney would create a state school fund of 3.33 mills plus income from the permanent school fund and bank taxes, reallocating money from current school funds to support elementary and secondary schools. It sets $100 per teaching position, revises high school aid, and provides an equalization fund and tuition reimbursement with provisions for conveyance, consolidation, and epidemic closures. The first distribution would occur December 1922 based on year ending July 1, 1922 educational reports.
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Varney
Maine
State Department of Education
Down
Schooky
Povich's Clothing Store Burglarized Report
Moris S. Povich reported a nighttime break in at TAS Front street store. Goods valued between 100 and 5000 were taken including coats suits boxes of shirts stockings shoes rings neckwear and cash. two men seen with bulging suitcases boarded the 11 20 train Tuesday night, but no suspects named.
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Moris S. Povich
Tas Front Street
Larrabee Addresses Men’s Club on Kennebec Valley Shipbuilding
Former mayor and legislator Edward W. Larrabee spoke to the Brotherhood of the First Baptist society at Scott C. Pum’s home on High Street. He recalled early Kennebec settlement and the rise of shipbuilding after America’s first ship at Popham Beach in 1607, with William H. White presiding.
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Edward W. Larrabee
Brotherhood of the First Baptist’ Society
Scott C. Pum
High Street
Mr. Larrabee
Kennebec Valley
Virginia
Popham Beach
William H. White
Red Cross Chapter Leaders Hear of Postwar Work
Arthur Roteh outlines Red Cross efforts in Bath and nationwide. Miss Mary Turpin and Miss June Rideout detail home service and public health work, including school vision and hearing checks and case records. The talk covers veteran aid, returns to peacetime roles, and shifting duties as government assumes more disabled veteran care.
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American Red Cross
Europe
Arthur Roteh
New England
The
Red Cross
Bath
Mary T. Turpin
Home Service
June Rideout
Maury McDougall
Mia Reteh
Ele
United States
Rothh
Department of Public Health
Mary McDougall
Miss McDougall
Rotehaid
New Taghind
Mary EL. Turpin
Dave
Miss Turpin
Rotel
Dr. Rotel
Roteh
Senator Baxter Opines on Popham Road Funding Benefit
Bath sources report Senator Rupert A. Baxter supports a $5,000 town share to match a $10,000 state appropriation for rebuilding the Phippsburg Center to Popham Beach road. He argues improved access will raise property values, attract cottages, and greatly boost taxable values, with the town contributing 50 percent if the state funds the rest.
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Robert DR. Watch
Hatchshoe
Bath
Popham Beach
Phippsburg Center
Rupert A. Baxter
Augusta
Baxter
Mr. Hateh
Robert B. Hateh
Maine
Mr. Tateh
Phippsburg
Poplaga Beach
Athimtie Seaboard
St Plices
Phippsburg-Pophaim
Dooso
Sively
Phippspurg Aml
Bogus inspectors tried to sell filters in Bath
Louis Abrams of Portland and Carl Simmons of Rockland were captured by Bath Water District Supt Walter Abbott and police after complaints they posed as water district inspectors and forced subscribers to buy filters for 25 cents. They were taken before Judge Keegan and advised to leave town. they fled the city.
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Louis Abrams
Portland
Carl Simmons
Rockland
Walter PS Abbott
Bath Water District
Water District
York
Dummer
Maine Central
York Street
Keegan
Rvbbert
Oonce
Medal program to honor temperance speaking in Bath
The Bath area will award medals to school children for temperance advocacy. At a WLC VTC meeting Thursday at 6, county president Mrs. Rossa Brookings of Woolwich will discuss plans for a county convention and the medal program to encourage youth declaiming on temperance topics.
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Demorest’s
Bath
Aaa
WLC Vtc
Rossa Brookings
Woolwich
Vicinity
Daughters of Revolution Meet for Americanization Topic
Members of Col. Dummer Sewall chapter DAALA held a Tuesday afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs. Howard Jahmson and Miss Alice Shorey on Washington Street. Mrs. Henry R. White spoke on Americanization, with two readings by Mrs. Fred Courser and Mrs. Fred DP Tril. Plans were made for the Spring Congress in Washington.
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Col
Memorial service honors late John Melnnes in Bath
Citizens of Bath attend the Central church memorial for John Melnnes with remarks by Edwin E. Pinson representing Bath Iron Works and Charles P. Wetherbee of Bath Iron Works. Floral tributes, music, and tributes describe his 20 years as superintendent and his dedication to church duties.
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Bath
John Melnnes
Central Church
Edwin E. Pinson
Bath Tren
Charles P. Wetherbee
Bath Iron Works
David J. Wilson
Mednnes
Weno
Bath Tron
Rotary Club
John Shaw
Laura Appleton
Fred Sturtevant
Ernest Wood
Dethoven
Mr. Pinson
Dent
John MeInnes
Melanes
Charles
Wetherbee
Pinson
Wilson
Scotland
Tim
John Moetn
Ime
Columbian Ren Works
Baltimore
John Metines H
Ath Iron Works
Ladies Saddle Race at Mill Pond During Carnival
The Bath Driving Club carnival featured a ladies saddle race on Mill Pond near Washington’s Birthday. Ramdall TD Coombs photographed the event, described as part of the Bath festivities with entrants including Merhine Pampsen and Fitch Denise. The piece also notes Temperance Day debates in Maine and local ferry tariff concerns affecting Woolwich residents.
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Mill Pond
Bath
Wabenig
Sumner
Ramdall TD Coombs
Washington
Merhine Pampsen
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Povich
Sinecsioam Rede Cross
Popham Road
Daughters OF Revolution
John Parris
Evelyn Goff
Edward Gandrean
Grant Street
Arthur G. Qlover
John Minnes
Arther Ko Parington
Belwtf
India
State House
Percival I Baxter
Auburn
Greene
Hormell
Bowdoin College
Hormel
Charaer
AL J. Young
Young
Countes
Toran
Arthur
Staples
Lewiston Journal
Tormell
Thad
Powdoin College
Alfred Sweeney
Androscoggin Kenebec Railway Co
Mar Sweeney
Bill
Capitol Steps
Paris
Nubuen
UBS
Woolwich Road
George M. Stihson
Sagadahne
Stern Mel
Uae
Kennebec
Me Stinsen
Mediare
Prohibition
Jimmies G Perkins
Pharsedias
Mar. Deykins
Augustus O. Thomas
Mathea G. Quanby
Turner
Neal Dow
Lillian Mo N. Stevens
Charles Snow
Richmond
Rupert TH. Baxter
Public Utilities Commission
Ese
Sagadahee
Municipal Cour
John Weeeaa
Ranch
Eee
Rye
Willian
Saul
Dev Erent
Atin
Municpal Court
Dar
Frank Jack
Jacek of
Bowdeinham
Capitol
Thursdis
Jack
Customs
Hershi i Hong
Tero
Customs Office
Senate
Plaisted
William W. Brown
Mar, Brown
Willian P. Wendall
Charles B. Randall
Sagadahee County Commissioners
Maward Denham
Colgan
Lawrence Colgan
Daath
Cushnee Paper Co
Uncle Grassy
Lawrence
Sherwin-Williams
Johnson Bros Co
Bath, Maine
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