Old Ladies' Home elects Ledyard to presidency
Owen J. Ledyard was unanimously elected president of the Old Ladies Home at its Thursday afternoon meeting, succeeding William D. Sewall who died April 25, 1930. Arthur Sewall was elected vice president, and Langdon T. Snipe with David L. Wilson and Christine C. Snipe were reelected to key posts. The board also welcomed new members and noted bequests and gifts totaling substantial support during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen J. Ledyard
Old Ladies Home
William D. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
David L. Wilson
Christine C. Snipe
Mary Watson
Elizabeth Moses
Wilber G. Cahill
Allen M. Irish
Frank A. Small
Oliver Moses
Langdon T. Snipe
Board of Managers
Christine C Snipe
Harriet C. L. Lord
Sewall
Henry A. Magoun
Irish
Davenport Fund
George F. Manson
Charles H. Berry
Weston P. Holman
Business picking up at this bath plant
Business improves at the Commercial Trading Co. as pants demand rises and the plant may focus on higher grade styles. Treasurer Herman M. Noyes of Boston noted a low point in December to February, but an actual shortage of labor, specifically girls, now exists at the plant. Hancock county again leads the state in Christmas health seal and bond sale with a record per capita, though Penobscot county surpassed it last year by a small margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Trading Co
Herman M. Noyes
Boston
Noyes
Hancock County
Penobscot County
Hancock
Veteran Lawyer Frederick Cobb Remains Busy at 90
Frederick Cobb of Bath and Phippsburg, a longtime real estate and surrogate court attorney and 90th birthday celebrant, says he has never cared for politics yet has voted in every primary and election. He lives at 38 Schermerhorn Street with his wife and attends the Church of the Pilgrims, planning to keep practicing and reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cobb
Bath
Phippsburg
J. S. Upton
the Times
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Mr. Cobb
Montague Street
Tammany
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Harvard
Cobb
Academy of Music
Schermerhorn Street
Eagle
Church of the Pilgrims
the Tribune
the Eagle
Pomona Marks Golden Anniversary Despite Stormy Weather
Pomona observes 50 years with a West Bath Grange hall celebration attended by 375 people. Festivities featured a poem by Ella J. Douglas, decorations by J Edward Drake, and a Sagadahoc Pomona degree ceremony for 30 candidates. State officers and a large reception joined the day’s events. The roll of honor and deaths of William Rogers and Frank Gould were noted. charter members listed with one survivor, Alva J. Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella J. Douglas
Joanna Hodgkins
Sagadahoc Pomona
West Bath Grange Hall
J. Edward Drake
Elizabeth Haley
Harriet Brown
Kennebec Greenhouses
Perkins Greenhouses
Harry Crawford
Houston
Pearl D. Crawford
Flora
Nellie Hascall
Auburn
Irving D. Hodgkin
Lewiston
Gertrude Howard
Lee
Pomona
Edna Young
Ceres
Bertha McGibbon
Ocena Addison
Elsie Davidson
Lester McKenney
Ethel Abbott
Lola Strout
Luetta Thomas
Alice Lowell
Lottie Garland
Marjorie Haynes
Jennie Jackson
Evelyn Plummer
Lucille Blossom
Audrey Waterman
Frieda Young
E. R. Cobb
Charles Jackson
Charles Hascall
Arthur Peasley
Austin Roakes
Sagadahoc Po
Annie Henderson
Bertha Scott
Lilly Cornell
Pearl Lemont
Mercie McFadden
Minnie Waterman
Ida Waterman
Eva Lemont
Addie Purington
Katherine Galvin
Elizabeth Chesley
Hope Ward
Master Crawford
Mackinnon Orchestra
Alva J. Higgins
Massachusetts
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham
William Rogers
John Carter
Woolwich
Frank Gould
Messrs. Rogers
Golden Aniversary
Thomas H. Sprague
A. B. Williams
A. A. Jack
Alpheus L. Graves
George R. Hersey
C. T. Patten
J. M
Legion Drum Corps Formed At Roland Smith Post No 21
A Monday meeting of Roland Smith post No 21 American Legion formed a 25 member drum corps. Officers include J Horace McClure president Sam Povich commander Ralph G Stetson secretary treasurer. Instruments were bought via C C Conn Co through Mikelsky's Music Store. First rehearsal at the Legion home next Monday with the instructor present. Sixty attendees enjoyed supper and a smoker. Miss Elizabeth Ames Latin teacher Morse high school visited her parents in Somersworth NH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith
American Legion
J. Horace McClure
Sam Povich
Ralph G Stetson
Leon Billings
McClure
George Betts
C. C. Conn Co
Mikelsky
Legion Home
Perry
Thompson
Elizabeth Ames
Morse High School
Somersworth
N. H
Virginia B Rogers Wins Third Honor Part at Morse High
Virginia B. Rogers youngest of four Morse graduates wins third honor part in class of 1931 with a 90.89 average. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Rogers of Whiskeag Road, she is active in Commercial, Literary, Glee clubs and Student Council and enjoys swimming. She plans to work as a stenographer next year and then attend business college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia B. Rogers
Herbert W. Rogers
Whiskeag Road
Morse High School
Miss Rogers
Virginia
Morse
Lillian Gladys
N. Emery
Adeline A
Lillian G
Evelyn Oliver
Jan T. P. Byhouwer
Rotterdam
Holland
Business
Poll counts rise as assessors approve 3030 for collection
The board of assessors committed 3030 polls to Tax Collector Donald D. Young, at 3 dollars each totaling 9030 dollars. This is 350 more than last year and could add 1950 to city coffers versus 1939. Historical totals show peaks after 1919 and a wartime spike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Donald D.young
City Hospital Hosts Merged May Observance
The City Hospital combines its annual May 12 and Mother's Day events on Sunday May 10. Public tours run 11 to 5 with nurses guiding visitors and a nurses' home tea 3 to 5 hosted by wives of staff physicians. Mrs. Byron F. Barker chairs the committee. Flowers are expected around the wards. Unusual April blossoms Lilies of the valley Rock cress and Johnny-jump-ups are reported in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron F. Barker
Lewiston
Lilies-Of-The-Valley
Rock Cress
YACHT HALONIA DIPS INTO KENNEBEC AT BATH IRON WORKS
The 148 foot diesel yacht Halonia built for Charles H. Thorne was launched at Bath Iron Works at two o’clock with Miss Leslie Thorne sponsor and a crowd of over 2,000. The ship features twin Cooper Bessemer diesels, extensive steel construction, and a detailed interior plan including walnut paneling and teak living areas. The launch paused briefly due to tide but proceeded smoothly and the vessel will sail to New York for outfitting before summer commissioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Halonia
Charles H. Thorne
Chicago
Ill
Pasadena
Cal
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Leslie Thorne
Iron Works
Kennebec Bridge
Thorne
Robert McLean
Julia Conklin
Dorothy Neff
Frances Keating
Malcolm Frost
Clifford King
Wilton Tudor
New York City
J. A. MacDonald
W. Merton Rice
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
Dewey Pierce
C. M. Reagle
Cooper-Bessemer Corp
Mr. Newell
Newell
Archibald M. Main
Flora Main
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Eleanor Thebeau
New York
Rockland Run
Atlantic
Cooper-Bessemer
Lloyds
Potter's Hill Highest Point in City for Water Standpipes
Bath residents tout Potter's Hill as the city’s highest point at 198.5 feet above mean low water where two 80 foot high steel standpipes with 55 foot diameters and 890000 gallon capacity each were built for the Bath Water District. A booster pumping station between the pipes includes a 10 h p motor and a plan for a second pump, with gates kept locked to deter climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter's Hill
City
Bath
Lower High Street
Bath Water District
Walter B. Potter
Potter
Rocky Hill
Abbott
Bath Iron Works to Maintain Wages and Boost Production
William S. Newell, president of Bath Iron Works Corp., rejects wage cuts amid a slack economy. He says the plant will not reduce base pay and expects increased production under their contract and bonus system, benefiting both employer and workers as prices decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Iron Works
Newell
Maine
Mr. Newell
Bath Iren
Pres. Newell
Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
OLD Ladies’ Home
Ledyard
I Stuart
Optometrist
W. Batu
Mlaine
West Bath Grange
City Hospital
Kennebec
Boothbay Center
Vigoro
Johnson Brosco
Bath Main
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