Mayor Small and New City Council Take Up The Reins
Mayor Harold P. Small was inaugurated for a second term as the city council began its 84th year. E. Mason Wright was elected president of the board of aldermen and George C. Quicksall led the council. The mayor urged economy and cooperation to reduce city debt while keeping taxes low, and emphasized careful selection of subordinate officers. The joint session adjourned to the auditorium for public observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
NEW City Council
Harold P. Small
Fife
E. Mason Wright
Board of Aldermen
George C. Quicksall
Carroll Watson
John W. Gilmore
Elbridge R. Wright
Eugene A. Youland
Thomas C. McCabe
Board of Highways and Sewers
Youland
Frank H. Beal
Beal
Mayor Small
Pres. Wright
Pres. Quicksall
Council Chamber
Gilmore
David L Wilson
Central Church
Achorn Will Disposes of Estate Worth 160 000
Edgar O. Achorn of Brunswick bequeaths a 160000 estate to Bowdoin college and multiple local and regional beneficiaries. Funds support Bowdoin flags, prizes, scholarships, Lincoln Academy, Second Congregational church of Newcastle, G A R veterans, and family gifts with income and trust provisions guiding future distributions. The will names trustees and sets a final termination date of January 1, 1950 with detailed distribution rules.
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Edgar O. Achorn
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Cumberland County
Lincoln Academy
Second Congregational Church of
Newcastle
Skidompha Library Association
Harlow Dunbar Post 57
Damariscotta
Jamaica Plains
Mass
Lamda
Zeta Psi
Lincoln Memorial University of
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Bowdoin
Bowdoin Library
Clara Rundlett Achorn
May Randlett
May Rundlette Achorn
Neweet
Leon C. Dodge
Harlow Dunbar
Richard Rundlett Wells
American Legion
Alice Morse Achorn
Lincoln Memorial University
Clara M
Frances Owen
Gertrude Murray
Sanford Bates
Washington, D. C
Telen S. Brooks
Newton
Rebecca Achern
Alice
Siegfried Achern
Erik
Columbia
S. C
Testatory and Bowdoin College
Achorn
Carnival at Nice Fails to Impress Tour Party
Steamer Carinthia report from February 18, 1931 describes a subdued Nice carnival due to heavy rain. The group visits Monte Carlo museum, Mentone, Cannes, and Palais de la Mediterranee, with a grand ball at the opera house and a jet of pajama fashion among attendees. They sail toward Naples and Elba, noting Corsica and Monte Christo, with cold seas and clear weather.
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Carinthia
Mediterranean
Nice
Monte Carlo
Mentone
Blue Sea
Frank Gould
Palais de la Mediterranee
Jay Gould
New York
Avenue Des Anglais
Cannes
Times Square
Opera House
Busses
Villefranche
Naples
Corsica
Napoleon
Elba
Monte Christo
Italy
Will leaves St. Mary's Church $2000 for building fund
Mrs. Mary E. Nugent of 1 Grove Street Bath wills $2000 to St. Mary's church building fund. Executors are Rupert H. Baxter and Judge John J. Keegan. The estate valued about $30,000 includes numerous other bequests to Bath, Lewiston, Boston, and California recipients, plus church and charitable bequests.
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Mary E. Nugent
Grove Street
William T. Nugent
St. Mary's Church
Bath
Sagadahoc
Rupert H. Baxter
John J. Keegan
Daniel T. Dougherty
William L. Skelton
Bertha Bellerose
John J. Keegan, Jr
Margaret Conley
Granite Street
Washington Street
Mary
Nellie Roche
Middle Street
Lewiston
Elizabeth Conley Kelley
Catherine Conley
John McLaughlin
William Lundrigan
Evelyn Conley
Corporal Works of Mercy
Catholic Women of
Sagadahoc Council
K. of C
Golden Rule Mission
Broad Street
Salvation Army
Bath City Hospital
John
Mary Roche
E. J. Roche
Catherine McPherson
Francis McPherson
John Donley
Nellie Deehan
John Roche
Hannah Roche
Nellie Conley Conroy
Wiscasset Men Bring Home Forty Four Rabbits
Eight men from Wiscasset went to the woods and returned with forty four rabbits. The thrifty harvest reflects local tastes for rabbit pies and a thriving woodland gathering.
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Wiscasset
Plans Submitted for Bath Country Club Golf Course
The Bath Country Club Governing Committee outlines plans for a nine hole golf course on the Wright farm at North Bath. Golf architects Stiles and Van Kleek propose a 3210 yard layout with par about 35, featuring holes from 160 to 540 yards. The plan notes the site as nearly ideal and promises a course rivaling others in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Wright
North Bath
Wayne E. Stiles
Stiles & van Kleek
Golf Architects
Bath
National Grange launches highway safety contest for youth
National Grange plans a safety essay contest open to members 18 and under to explore reducing highway deaths and property loss. L J Taber cites 32 500 deaths last year and nearly 1 million injured. Local grange groups will compete for state and six national prizes including a trip to Madison Wisconsin.
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United States
National Grange
Grange
L. J. Taber
Taber
Madison
Wis
Bath 150 Years Old on Thursday
The 150th anniversary of Bath s first town meeting marks the date as in 1781 Samuel Harnden of Woolwich chaired the initial gathering. The day recalls Bath s 1820 incorporation after Maine statehood and a 1881 celebration with banners, readings, music, and a large ball at Patten Car Works drawing about 5 000 attendees and hosting 12 visiting commanderies.
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Bath
Samuel Harnden
Woolwich
Maine
Wesley Church
Hinckley
Johnson
Lambert
Robinson
Higgins
Mitchell
John Patten
T. W. Hyde
Henry O. Thayer
F. W. Hawthorne
J. O. Fiske
D. D
H. J. White
J. Pottle
William R. Richards
Joseph G. Torrey
Boston
John Hayden
Samuel D. Bailey
James D. Robinson
John G. Richardson
Charles Davenport
Guy C. Goss
Jason Sewall
BE. B. Nealley
Bangor
Lewis B. Smith
Portland
B. F. Tallman
Richmond
Edward E. Hyde
Andrews Orchestra
E. B. Nealley
America
Patten Car Works
Dunlap Commandery
Gardiner
St. Johns
Bradford
Saco
Lewiston
Trinity
Augusta
St. Almont
Rockland
DeMolay
Skowhegan
St. Bernard
Eastport
St. Omer
Waterville
Blanquet Fort
Morse High Basketball Team Ends Season With Ten Wins
A photo shows the Morse high basketball varsity squad finishing with ten victories and five defeats. In the Southern Division Kennebec Valley league playoff they lost 24 to 22 to Cong, then at the Bates tournament last night Morse fell 316 to South Portland, totaling ten wins and five losses.
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Morse High
Cong
Bates
South Portland
Annual Y Church League Banquet Sets Attendance Record
The Seventh Annual Y M C A Church Basketball League banquet drew 232 youths and adult chaperones from nine Bath churches, exceeding prior years. Principal speaker Arthur A. Heald urged faith and athletics, citing Roosevelt and Cyrus Curtis as examples of courage and achievement. Mayor Harold P. Small presided after a dinner served by the Y M C A auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. Gymnasium
Corliss Street Baptist
Winter Street Congregational
St. Mary's Catholic
Beacon Street Methodist
Central Congregational
Grace Episcopal
Wesley Methodist
Universalist
Elm Street Baptist
Bath
Flower of Bath
Arthur A. Heald
Waterville
Heald
Mr. Heald
Theodore Roosevelt
Maine
United States
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Portland
Curtis
Mayor Greeting Young Men at Church League Event
Mayor Small addressed the TI Church League gathering, expressing pleasure in visiting and offering greetings to the young men. The speech continues on page six with further remarks.
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Small
The
Church League
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Thompson
Harold P
Aldermanic Chamber
Virs. Nugent
Samuel Gotlieb
Palm Street
Mr. Gotlieb
Pinsk
Poland
Jacob
Beth Abraham
A I Stuart
Optometrist
W. Batii
Order
Harry Ring
Newell Wilson
Richard McElman
John Levyn
Jack Conley
Elwood Legard
Paul Hayes
Cecil Cutts
Vincent Henderson
William Green
Harold McElman
Alfred Parks
Ralph McDonald
Donald Wilson
Y Church League
Johnson Bros Co
Bath-Main
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