Winnegance Community Party Winners Celebrated Whist Prizes
A Wednesday evening social in Winnegance awarded prizes to John G Morse and Miss Merion Morse for whist with consolation prizes to Arthur Lemont and Miss Pauline Potter. Elbridge B Malcolm attended but is ill. Numerous local residents, clubs, and church members participated in a busy schedule of gatherings and organizational meetings through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morse
Merion Morse
Arthur Lemont
Pauline Potter
Elbridge B. Malcolm
Ilness
Walter Morse
Popham
Page A. Wyman
Henrietta Webber
Small Point
Edith Small
Omar Perry
Bridge Street
James Knight
Raymond Campbell
Vernon Chase
Chase
Harry C. Williams
Dromore Grange
Topsham
Grange
Ralph Trask
Bath
Parker Head
Joseph N. Day
Winnegance
William Fletcher
Martha Hall
Evelyn Sotheard
Ruth Emerson
E. Melvin Pratt
Fred L. Parks
Squaw Club
Richard C. Morse
Sherman L. Morse
Frank Pe Tow Parker O. Ropers
Bath City Hospital
Winneganee Community Club
Charlotte Owen
Annie Malcolm
Marion Rafnell
Charles Preble
Maine exhibit sent to Sportsmen's Show in Boston
Two carloads of Maine properties arrive for the state display at the Sportsmen's Show in Boston. Maine Development Commission executive secretary Vico Isola directs a 20-person team assembling a 160 by 15 foot mural landscape and four log cabins with exhibits from Fish and Game, Forestry, and railroads. Crafts include whittling, moccasins, flies, fishing rods, snowshoes, and canoe paddles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Maine
Boston
Vico C. Isola
Maine Development Commission
Pine Tree State
Fish and Game
Maine
Frank Connolly
John Mitchell
Forestry Department
Harry Cochrane
Kenneth Fuller Lee
Senile Ill Turn Ends With Hospital Visit
Joseph B. McCutcheon aged 77 of 101 High Street fainted in a trolley car at 11 16 on Wednesday morning. Dr S S Mullin attended and he was transported by ambulance to City Hospital for treatment. A longtime farmer from the Winnegance district he is to remain under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. McCutcheon
High Street
S. S. Mullin
McCutcheon
Winnegance
Cold Morning Readings Dip Below Zero Across Locality
Thermometers on Wednesday morning showed temperatures from six to 24 degrees below zero, with the 24 below mark recorded in East Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Brunswick
Phippsburg Social Notes Include Ill Child and Visitors
In Phippsburg the Bridges family reports their ill daughter with pneumonia improving under Dr. W G Jefferson care. Visitors arrive as William Cullity and wife visit Nathaniel Percy in Rockport. Rodney Wyman drives a new car while others, including Mrs Les Holbrook and Mrs Page Wyman, visit local homes and attend Capsham Grange hall dedication with various nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Bridges
W. G. Jefferson
William D. Cullity
Rockport
Cullity
Nathaniel Percy
Raymond Wyman
John Carter
Woolwich
Rodney Wyman
Les Holbrook
Freeport
J. E. Perry
Messrs
Stevens and
Rolfe
Claris Bowker
Wiscasset
Walter Libby
Arthur McDonald
Bath
Libby Camp
Meagowhbrook
Page Wyman
Elicha Bricees
Popham Beach
Dromore Grange
Grange Hall
Capsham
Cowhig To Lead Vermont Industrial Survey Work
Boston industrial engineer Cowhig, well known in Bath, will head field work for a Vermont industrial survey by the New England Power Association. The project aims to map suitable industries, open development offices at Bellows Falls, and later recruit new industries to the Green Mountain state. Cowhig has ties with the Maine State Chamber and Portland Chamber, with prior executive roles at Western Electric and General Electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall Mountain Electric Company
Bellows Falls
H. Rocktaschel
New England Power Association
Vermont
Vermont State Chamber of Commerce
Vermont Associated Industries
Verimont
Green Mountain
Cowhig
Bath
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Western Electric Co
General Electric Co
South End Teachers Dine as Association Guests
Teachers from Weeks Street and Mitchell schools were luncheon guests of the South End P T A during an all day session in Washington street rooms. Work piled up, sewing progressed, and 25 sat for tomato bisque and a full table. The group voted to lease rooms to Bath Business and Professional Women's club twice monthly and thanked Bath Box Co. for a wood donation. Founders Day is set for February 17 with Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Plant, and Mrs. Trott named to plan a suitable program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Street
Mitchell
South End
Washington Street
Bath Business and Professional Women's Club
Bath Box Co
Elmer F. Campbell
Chester A. Plant
Wilfrid C. Trott
Coastwise Cleared for Norfolk Amid Rough Seas
Steel steamship Coastwise discharged 6,6060 tons of bituminous at Kennebeck Wharf & Coal Co and cleared Thursday at 9 45 for Norfolk. Rough northeast wind and seas forced an anchorage on Parker flats. Lehigh Valley barge 741, carrying 900 tons of anthracite from Perth Amboy, docked at E W Larrabee coal wharf due to Coastwise nearby, and began discharge at M W Sewall & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebeck
Services at Woolwich Union Churches
Woolwich Union for Christian Service will conduct services Sunday at Neanasset church at 10.30 a.m., Day's Ferry at 2.30 p.m., and North church at 7.30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Neanasset
Day's Ferry
North Church
Public card party planned at Cosmopolitan club
Plans are underway for a public card party at the Cosmopolitan club on Thursday evening January 24. The organizing committee is chaired by Lillian Miller with Beatrice Noyes, Helen Hartwell, Irma Byrne and Annie Quinn. Reservations can be made by calling the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Lillian Miller
Beatrice Noyes
Helen Hartwell
Irma Byrne
Annie Quinn
US Medical Officer Wounded in Managua Clash
Lieut William H. Smith of the U S medical corps was wounded during a clash between rebels and the national guard in Managua Nicaragua. The incident adds to rising tensions as authorities report continued fighting and cautious regional security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaranue
William H. Smith
U. S
Hearing Tests For Bath Children With Audiometer
North Center P T A and South End association sponsor school hearing tests in Bath using an audiometer. The device, designed at Bell Labs, allows groups of children to hear numbers through headsets and chart the results. About eight percent of pupils tested showed defective hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center
South End Association
Bath
Portland
Associated Press
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Harvey Pletcher
National Research Council
Leagues
Beautify Back Yards And Front Is Advice To Members
Harry E Stetson addressed Bath Garden Club at Cosmopolitan club urging tidy attractive back yards as living rooms with fences and planting for privacy He praised urban beautification and urged coordinated citywide efforts, noting garden spaces improve health happiness and civic pride A later meeting discussed town flowers and a living Christmas tree with Rotary cooperation planned for December
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Stetson
Garden Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Mr. Stetson
Mr. Stectson
Bath Garden Club
Rotary
Bath
J. Horace McFarland
Bath A C Opener Hard Fought Victory Over Brunswick
The 1929 Bath A C opened its season Thursday at the Y M C A gym with a 42 25 win over Brunswick A C a crew of prep and college stars. A third period spurt led by Cy Longley and Spider Carlton sealed the result as Brunswick led 17 16 at halftime. Shipping City potential noted with several standout players including Ten Flatley Jim Flatley Dom Paiment and Charlie Small. Fisher and Bill Jensen provided Bath fans with high level ball handling and speed throughout the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath A.C
Y.M.C.A
Brunswick A. C
Cy” Longley
Spider Carlton
Brunswick
Tio
Ten
Jim Flatley
Portland
Bates College
Dom Paiment
Charlie Small
Pennsylvania
Fisher
Bill Jensen
Bath
Jensen
Bath Club
Cy’ Longley
Longley
Carlton
Hank Harrington
Wiscasset
Louis Pooler
Oliver
Mer
McFarland
Maine
Tom
Jim
Century old tide power mill still operates on Maine coast
East Boothbay Maine hosts a tide power mill in operation for over a century. Caleb Hodgdon built the tidal pond mill in 1626, later expanding into a shipyard with a log and grain mill. The Hodgdon family retained ownership through generations, with Tyler Hodgdon current proprietor. The plant has produced over 100000 feet of lumber annually and remains among Maine’s last active tide mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
East Boothbay
Passam
Quoddy Bay
Caleb Hodgdon
Westport
Damariscotta
Hodgdon
Caleby Hodgdon
Union
John
George
Caleb
John Hodgdon
Bath and Brunswick deliver clean floor play in tense game
Bath hosts Brunswick in a tight contest where Longley and Carlton anchor the Bath attack while Paiment and Penfold shine for the visitors. The game is praised for its sportsmanship, with Chessman officiating and fans appreciating the balanced effort from both sides.
Loss of whiskers cited as serious problem in hero image
The piece discusses how modern heroes lack the old fashioned beard and depth of thought, contrasting Leacock and Ouida with current depictions. It notes a hero may sit in a bath tub rubbing his beard in space, signaling a shift away from traditional masculine symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reade
Robert Penfold
Mr.Reade
Helen Rolleston
Mr. Reade
Arthur Penfold
Dickens
Mr. Leacock
Duck Hunting Trip Delights An Author
The Saturday Evening Post features Mr. Gillaspie’s Merrymeeting Bay duck hunting tale by Ben Ames Williams. The piece recalls local gunning lore from Sagadahoc County with detailed mentions of rivers Kennebec Androscoggin Abagadasset Cathance Eastern Muddy and notes power towers at the Chops. A motor journey Boston to Bowdoinham is depicted along with a near collision on a narrow Topsham bridge. The tale blends fiction and memory centering on a regretsful hunter who never returns to Merrymeeting Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gillaspie
Merrymeeting Bay
Saturday Evening Post
Ben Ames Williams
Sagadahce County
Gillaspie
Mr. Williams
Kennebec
Androscoggin
Abagadasset
Cathance
Eastern
Chops
Boston
Bowdoinham
Topsham
Augusta Highway
Calif Hotel Registers Rath People on Weeklong Outing
Several former Rath people were registered at a San Francisco hotel uncovering a mix up among guests. The party included Mr and Mrs H Wright and daughter Sophia of wood and Orrin F Frye and father Scott R Frye of Los Angeles. The Wrights traveled through Frisco Fresno and Oakland on a week long outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
H Wright
Sophia
Wood
Orrin F. Frye
Scott R. Frye
Los Angeles
Wrights
Frisco
Fresno
Oakland
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Phippsburg
South End Teachers Guests OF Association
P.F.A
Norfolk
C Town
Frank B. Nichols
Harry C. Webber
Margaret R. Foote
Rupert H
Garden Magazine
Frances D. Lane
Webber
Edward H. Kimball
Joseph M. Trott
Brunswick A.C
College Stars
Bath Savings Institution
Bash A. C
P.G
Pooler
Cal
Ci Nee Stover
Loneley
Ols
Selvin
Harrington
Cee Fisher
T. Flatley
Baneens
J. Flatley
Gilmore
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