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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1926
Page
1
The Times Company reports on a 1909 post office matter tied to Maine under the March act. Details remain fragmentary, but the item notes official action and a classification issue affecting postal administration.
Returns from 110 of 407 towns indicate publicity budgets for Maine are at least 50 percent higher than last year with 55 towns new to appropriations. A few towns that funded last year but not this are reported, and many communities have yet to vote. Results influence neighboring New England states, including New Hampshire and Vermont, as they eye tourist trade and regional growth.
The plan to turn Maine’s several hundred drug stores into information bureaus for tourists gains broad support among druggists. Bureaus in cities will provide Pine Tree State information to motorists, a key step in Maine’s publicity push. Woolwich reports winter River Road openness aiding auto travel, though narrow paths remain a challenge. wider, cleared main lines could boost winter automobiling across the state.
The State pier at Portland has generated sufficient receipts this past year to cover its operating expenses, pleasing Maine residents and suggesting sound management. predictions that it would never pay have proven unfounded as the pier aids commerce. Measles epidemics threaten one Maine city while Bath reports only one case. City officials, led by Mayor Cahill, begin a new year hoping for harmony and value for taxpayers.
Obituary notes Capt Silas Adams a Bowdoinham native and Waterville resident who served in the Civil War and knew Lincoln. He captured a rebel flag and long contributed to local history. His death mourned by Grand Army circles as Atlantic highway upgrades loom including Portland to Portsmouth realignment and Kennebec bridge construction.
Trouble with the draw of the South Portland bridge caused considerable disruption in Portland last week. An inquiry will determine the cause and arrange safeguards to prevent a repetition. Heavy traffic on such a bridge means any malfunction can inconvenience the public.
Former Governor Vereival I Baxter, returning to New York on Friday, declares that liquor has gone forever in the United States. He compares the current US experience to Maine’s years under a state prohibitory law prior to national prohibition, suggesting a lasting end to liquor.
Gardiner is canvassing local businessmen for support to establish another shoe factory. The city already hosts two successful plants and shows signs of a third, as residents anticipate greater prosperity up the river.
In Belcherton Massachusetts a fox darted across a railroad track ahead of an oncoming train and escaped with its tail. A few days later a hunter nearby shot a tailless fox believed to be the same animal that suffered the mishap on the rails.
Bath and MacMahan friends report Allen Johnson, Yale historian and political scientist, has moved to Washington to edit the Dictionary of American Biography under the American Council of Learned Societies. He must select about twenty thousand biographies and assign writers, basing inclusion on substantial contributions to national life, not mere titles or rank.
Governor Ralph Brewster will speak at the annual Farmers Week banquet at Piasentine hall University of Maine on April 1 during Farmers Week. Frank Fo Wasisburn commissioner of agriculture will act as toastmaster and attendees from across the state will give short talks after dinner.
Freeman W Smith longtime organizer and first worshipful master of the Eastern Frontier Masons of Fort Airfield reportedly died briefly but is found alive in Highwood New Jersey where he is spending the winter. He is nearing seventy years old and has been a Mason for 68 years.
The Old Folks concert at Masonic Temple drew a large audience, extra seats were brought in, and many stood through the performance. Director James Perkins led the event with flair, while veteran leader Verkins received a gold piece for his efforts. The program featured soloists and ensembles including Mrs. Evelyn Heald Young and Robert Gordon, with a closing dance and a total proceeds around 240 dollars to reduce the Masonic Building Association deficit.
A historical overview cites 6000 electric light and power systems serving nearly 18 million customers in the United States. It notes a total industry investment over 7.7 billion with 4500 generating firms and 26.5 million kilowatts of capacity, plus long high tension transmission lines and expanding plant spending to meet demand. The piece adds that average lighting customers pay about $2.50 monthly and 60 billion kilowatt hours were produced in 1925, with 34 percent from water power. It references 8000 private industrial plants, 12 billion kilowatt hours annual output, and broad household appliance sales in the millions.
Texter reports Cooner, promoter of Cooper One Titan Project, plans in Eastport and Ottawa visits, with progress on permits expected to attract Maine and Downton interest. Lays out vast logistics and funds needed, indicating a large dam construction undertaking requiring substantial water and freight resources.
Appropriations totaling 212500 for advertising the natural resources of Maine were authorized March 1 or town meetings and by the city council in Gardiner. Gardiner, which raised 100 last year, doubled the amount this season. Skowhegan led towns with 5250. Other towns allocated publicity funds include Freeport 2000, Yarmouth 200, Limerick 100, Thifield 200, North Yarmouth 100, Oakland 106, and Kittery 100.
Notes describe the Duke and Duchess of York moving to 40 Grosvenor Square amid a circle of American and European elites. Nearby mansions house figures such as Lady Beatty, Lady Becham, and Lady Cunard, with embassies and a Chilean legation nearby. Other items cover ex‑Empress Zita’s fundraising by Austrian women, Princess Victoria’s royal status, and various European social trends in fashion and politics.
Eve Curie says her mother’s heart is with her in her chosen career but hopes she will be judged by her own efforts rather than as Mme Curie’s daughter. The quote reflects the tension between lineage and individual achievement in a public figure’s speech.
Independent crossword puzzle page offers a long horizontal set and a vertical cluster. Clues span beverage names girl names racial terms and common words with multiple definitions challenging solvers. Solution appears in the next issue as noted by the puzzle caption.
The Twentieth Annual Farmers Week will be held at the College of Agriculture in Orono on March 30 to April 2. Dr. Leon S Merrill announces a broad program covering all farming and home making topics with many state agricultural organizations participating. The event features an electrical exhibit, potato grower program, decoration school for women, and social activities.
Bath lodge of Elks held its annual election Thursday night naming Archie Miller exalted ruler Thomas Cummings leading knight Roger Skillings royal knight Elie Dow lecturing knight Roscoe Shaw secretary De 1 Howard treasurer Herbert Grinnell ruler Horatio Mikels past exalted ruler elected delegate to the National convention in Chicago next June Henry Bickle chosen as alternate Ralph Q Dale application received voted on and passed.
The quarterly meeting of the Government of Maine Odd Ladies assembly met at Odd Fellows hall Bathe with active morning and afternoon sessions. A noon dinner was provided by Myrtle lodge with committee chairs Mrs. Amos Perry, Mrs. Emma Crosby, Mrs. Eva Atwood, and Mrs. Walter P. Kingsbury. Dining room committee led by Mrs. Sadie Couillard included Mrs Thomas Haley, Mrs Predd Peeling, Mrs. Ph. W. Haggett, Mrs. Ralph Mank, and Mrs. James Thorpe. A gift and candy table was run by Mrs. Edgar Goodwin.
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