Lieutenant Lord Becomes Bath Mayor At Colorful Inauguration
Lieut John A Lord U S N Ret is inducted as Bath mayor in a grand morning ceremony. The crowd filled City Hall with past mayors present as Lord pledged fiscal restraint and school support while urging cooperation from citizens and a humane approach to relief.
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Bath
Ayor
John A. Lord
City Hall
Samuel R. Percy
Percy
California
Allen M. Irish
Harold P. Small
Joseph Torrey
Allan Spear
Arthur J. Dunton
Edward Drake
Oliver Moses
Charles H. Cahill
Lord
Harriet Lord
Bertha Lord
Paul M. Olm
Kennebec
Old Folks Home
Old Ladies Home
City Hospital
City Messenger
Harold W. Child
John N. Taylor
Board of Aldermen
Stanley M. Brown
Board of Common Council
John W. Gilmore
Elbridge R. Wright
Common Council
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Whitney
Small
Bath Taxpayers Association
Spear
86Th City Council
Daniel T. Dougherty
Amos F. Perry
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City council approves sale of Bath property to Burnham
In a special Bath session the city council voted $1,500 to sell lot at North and Lincoln streets to Leroy L. Burnham, who currently leases it for $300 yearly. The sale faced rescinding attempts tied to a plan for a public park and included a note on a Central Maine Power Co. lighting proposal.
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Leroy L. Burnham
North and
Lincoln Streets
North Street
City of Bath
Lincolntreet
Lincoln Street
Burnham
Whitney
Yealand
Small
Central Maine Power Co
Central Maine
Bath
Alderman Perry
Perry
Whittemore
George J. Goodwin
Elbridge R. Wright
Arthur L. Pratt
Ward 5
Mayor's Address to City Council for 1933 34
The mayor thanks voters for confidence and warns of grave responsibility amid abnormal conditions. He pledges strict retrenchment in city finances and continued efficiency of all departments within funds available.
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Eighty-Sixth City Council
Bath
City Should Advertise For Bids On Property Sales
City officials debated the value of advertizing bids when selling property after former mayor Harold P. Small proposed a North Street lot sale for 1500. Critics noted higher offers, while City Treasurer Donald D. Young faced pressure to sign the deed, acting on legal advice. The sale may be rescinded to clear records.
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Harold P. Small
North Street
Lincoln Street
Brunswick Road
Small
City Treas
Donald D. Young
Judge Keegan Rules Bath Sale Of Park Lot Illegal
Judge Keegan rules the March 16 1933 vote to sell Bath city owned North and Lincoln street property to Leroy L Burnham was illegal because the lot was previously set aside for a public park and needed legislative approval. City Treasurer Donald D Young delays signing the deed pending clarity on legality.
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Leroy L. Burnham
North
Lincoln
Donald D. Young
Keegan
Small
Young
Harold P. Small
Lincoln Streets
Burnham
North Street
Lincoln Street
Park and Cemetery Board
Mr. Burnham
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
City of
Bath
North and
North Street Extension
Lewiston Wins One Act Play Contest In District Meet
Lewiston high school won first prize with Submerged by H Stuart Cottman and Le Vergne Shaw at the district one act play contest held in Morse high school auditorium. Brunswick high took second with Tie by Eugene O Neil. Freeport high and Morse high followed. Judges included Bowdoin College faculty. About 400 attended. Morse orchestra provided music and a large staff assisted.
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Lewiston High School
H. Stuart Cottman
le Vergne Shaw
Brunswick High School
Eugene O'Neil
Morse High School
Freeport High School
Allen Davis
Morse High
Eugene M. Desmond
H. Augustus Huse
Wilmot B Mitchell
Bowdoin College
Arthur B. Scott
Maine Secondary School Principals Association
George Call
Brice
Coward
Alberto Warren
Captain Keeney
Brunswick High
Margaret Alice Blouin
Lewiston
Ralph W. Edwards
Brunswick
Joseph A. Leonard
Freeport High
Mary H. Conley
Lewiston High
Belfast
Caribou
Rumford
South Portland
Windsor
Washington Square Players
New York University
Bath
Myron Sprague
Beth Trott
Charlotte King
Ruth Cohen
Betty Rice
Vincent Henderson
Virginia Golder
Marjorie Farber
Eva Henderson
Phyllis Chaney
Leon Buck
Helen Moses
Barbara Norton
Charles R. Sims
Alden G. Smith
Dalrymple and Rowe
Standard Furniture Co
A. D. Stetson & Son
Kateon
Pepper
Bridgton Academy
North Bridgton
Stephens High School
Rockland High
Norway High
Lewiston _ high
South Portland High
Fryeburg Academy
Morse
Bowdoin
Bath Grammar School Lads Shine in YMCA Basketball League
More than 200 Bath Grammar School boys played in the YMCA Grammar School Basketball League. Central Reds beat Central Whites in a post season series to claim the championship. Over 400 attend each final, about 300 at regular Saturday games, with schools including Central Grammar Reds Whites Blues Dike North St. Marys and Weeks/South Streets. The Reds also won the concluding track meet for girls and boys.
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Bath
Y.M.C.A
Whites
Family Survives Earthquake Night in Long Beach
Walter P. Lemont and family from Bath now in Long Beach recount their terrifying dinner moment as the city shook, forcing exits through a shattered window. They camp in a garage, cook on bonfires, describe widespread ruin, and note relief efforts from Red Cross, Salvation Army, and the Navy.
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Walter P. Lemont
Long Beach
Cal
Bath
Mr. Lemont
U. S. Navy
Lemont
Edith M. Lemont
High Street
Edith
Red Cross
American Legion
Salvation Army
Navy
North-Center P T A reports strong work and history
North Center P T A held a Tuesday meeting in the parish house with good attendance despite stormy weather. Reports from Secretary and Treasurer Mrs Harold S Avery were read and a Fall Winter 1932 1933 work report was delivered detailing baby clothing knit for the Red Cross and materials donated by friends and the Red Cross.
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P.T.A
Harold S. Avery
Red Cross
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Association
Faith Lear Dresser
San Diego
Cal
Paul Dresser
North Center
John A. Lord
Pearl Street
Charles Lester Smith
Orono High School
Maxwell Powers
Harry F. Morin
Dresser
Board of Education
Pearl Remington
Providence
R. I
Child Welfare Magazine
North Center P. T. A
Haven Sawyer
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Seattle
Wash
Bath
Pine Tree Troop
Linwood F. Carr
Margaret W. Teague
Portland
Episcopalian
Maine
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