New Contracts Accelerate U S Merchant Marine Growth
Postmaster General signs five mail contracts with United Fruit Line and Grace Steamship Company, enabling about 25 million dollars in new U S shipyard work. Ten vessels to be built, eight under United Company and two under Grace, serving routes to San Francisco Puerto Armullas New York Port Limon New Orleans Puerto Colombia and Valparaiso. Government aims to boost American travel and shipping with use of American ships and merchant marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Pruit Line
Grace Steamship Company
United Company
San Francisco
Puerto Armuellas
New York
Port Limon
New Orleans
Puerto
Colombia
Valparaiso
Tacoma
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Resignation of Maine publicity director Abbott noted
The Maine Development Commission and State of Maine lose William S. Abbott after three years as publicity director. His resignation, effective Thursday, takes him to New York to join a large advertising agency. Colleagues expressed regret and presented a gold wrist watch in appreciation of his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Development Commission
State of
Statute Revision Report Expected by July 1
The Committee on the Revision of the Statutes plans to report by July 1 and Governor Gardiner expects a brief July special session to approve the revision. The session may last only a few days, though some legislators may seek additional measures extending beyond initial expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Admiral Pratt to Succeed Hughes as Navy Chief
President Hoover announced that Admiral William V. Pratt will take over as chief of naval operations when Admiral Hughes retires on October 14. The Bangor Bath Maine connection highlights two Maine natives in high naval command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V. Pratt
Charles F. Hughes
Admiral Hughes
Hoover
Admiral Pratt
Maine
Bath
Belfast
Pine Tree
Road project to Harpswell Neck eyed by highway commission
More than $15,000 will be spent on the Harpswell Neck road this year under the State Highway Commission. The work alarms residents and summer visitors who enjoy cruising the Harpswell section during warm months and vacationing in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpswell Neck
State Highway Commission
Harpswell
Fortunes on Roads push for farm to market highways
The piece urges substantial road spending to connect farms to markets with hard surfaced feeder roads. It cites Department of Agriculture totals, 32 532 miles of planned attention, and Farm Bureau leadership in advancing year round rural roads without extra tax burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gattoed
Department of Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Fedration
United States
Sunday Fire devastates Nashua and New England towns
A Sunday blaze in Nashua New Hampshire destroyed 225 houses several industrial plants and a church leaving 500 homeless as wind and dry conditions helped spread flames. Additional fires hit North Harpswell Peake Island Wells Beach and other Eastern states prompting calls for rains to avert further forest fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Nashua
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Nashua River
North Harpswell
Peake Island
Wells Beach
Maine Publicity Bureau Sees Travel Boom Then Warmer Season
The Maine Publicity Bureau in Portland reports a surge of travel inquiries and road condition questions last week. Officials expect visitor traffic to Maine to exceed previous years, aided by state publicity and the Massachusetts Tercentenary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Portland
Massachusetts
Windy Spring Linked to Forest Cutting, Bathman Says
A Bath man suggests that unusually windy springs result from widespread forest removal. He notes forests once acted as wind breaks and claims their rapid disappearance in New England years of lumber and pulp cutting have reduced that protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathman
New England
Wallace H White Jr Returns Home To Resume Maine Senate Campaign
Representative Wallace H White Jr left Washington Sunday to resume his campaign for the Republican nomination for U S senator in the June primaries. He had gone to participate in important House legislation but will now focus on his home state Maine campaign duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace H. White, Jr
Washington
United States
Mr. White
House
Maine
Morning at Eastport Me awarded Athenaeum prize
The painting Morning at Eastport, Me. by Anthony Thieme, a Boston painter, won the Athenaeum prize of $200 at the annual Spring exhibition of the Art Academy of Fine Arts for best picture or other art work without limitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastport
Anthony Thieme
Boston
Athenaeum
Cut Academy of Fine Arts
Industrial Accident Chairman Garcelon Career Summary
Legitator and lawyer Garcelon of Auburn shaped Maine law and politics after nine years at Harvard. He served in the 1917 and 1919 Legislatures, then as state senator for Androscoggin in 1921. As Workmen’s Compensation reformer and chairman, he drafted laws on lenders, absentee voting, veterans bonuses, and created the Androscoggin county superior court. He was American Legion leader and married Harriet Lawry in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieeraki D. Garcelon
Beidwig
Eeward Dle
Auburn
Harvard University
Law Cag
House of Ives
Androscoggin
Maine
Androscoggin County
Garcelon
Alden M. Gayton
American Legion
Harriet N. Lawry
Lewiston
Dr Geiger Leads Health Car Tour Across States
Dr J C Geiger a Chicago health expert travels with wife Miss Anna Morse of Bath aboard a Southern Pacific educational health car. The mobile medical lab on wheels features X rays and diagnostic tools and is making regional stops including Phoenix Tucson Los Angeles and Del Monte for medical association meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Geiger
Chicago
Anna Morse
Bath
Geiger
Arizona
Southern Pacific
Arizona State Medical Association
Phoenix
Tucson
Los Angeles
del Monte
California Medical Association
Cook
Southern Pacific System
Willand Recovers and Goes Home After Memory Loss
City Marshal Walter L. Whitney informed the relatives of George Willand a 65 year old Brockton Iron Works employee that Willand had departed for home after two days of memory loss. He had not fully recovered and sought work at Bath Iron Works a few hours after being paid for the two days. He told Mr. Pratt at the residence that he had been paid for two days but had not worked there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Whitney
George Willand
Iron Works
Brockton
Mass
Willand
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Mr.Pratt
Constable Warns Against Frogs Torture by Boys
Constable Edwin L. Emmons reports boys in the city park pond are killing or torturing frogs. He vows to stop the practice and will bring offenders to police court if caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Emmons
City
Emmons
Tom Heany Visits Here in City Guest of Joseph Doyle
Tom Heany of Newark New Jersey former Bath resident is staying a few days in this city as the guest of Joseph Doyle of Union street. He has boxed in the past and was with Jack Delaney's camp during Jack's prime though he has not trained or followed boxing recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Heany
Newark
N. J
Bath
Joseph Doyle
Union Street
Tommy
Jack Delaney
Jack
Hayden Hawthorne Visited Bath As Guest Of Henry Magoun
Hayden Hawthorne of the New York office of the Central Fibre Co. visited Bath this weekend as a guest of Henry A. Magoun of Green Street, South Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden Hawthorne
New York
The
Central Fibre Co
South Gardiner
Bath
Henry A. Magoun
Green Street
Vintage Cars For Sale List From 1920s Era
A catalog of early 20th century vehicles includes a 1929 Ford Tudor and Cabriolet, a 1927 Dodge Coupe, a 1926 Buick CoachEs, and a 1926 Ford Touring offered for sale. Prices and seller details are not provided in the fragment.
Legion Hosts Bath Boy Scouts for Evening Party
American Legion in Bath welcomed the Boy Scouts for a 50 50 split program featuring knot tying Morse code semaphore and wig wag demonstrations. Commander Charles E Syde opened with a welcome followed by Hyde Camp head Forest Legard who spoke on Memorial Day plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith
American Legion
Boy Scouts of
Bath
Charles E. Syde
Forest Legard
Hyde Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
Fred Hiller
Phippsburg
China
J. Edward Pomeroy
Legion
Blair Hodge
John Muray
Russell Colby
Frederick Henderson
John Skelton
Omar King
Howard Flemming
Linwood Temple
Clinton Flemming
J. Horace McClure
Eugene Hart
Gardiner Rogers
Maine canned goods aid by welfare society display moved
Maine Department of Agriculture joined with the Family Welfare Society to distribute about 300 cans of Maine corn beans apples sardines and other fish products after an exhibit in the New England Council display window at North Station arcade. Frank P. Washburn commissioner arranged distribution from the Society’s McLane street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Department of Agriculture
Boston Witt
New England Council
North Station Arcade
Family Welfare Society
Maine Department of Agriculture
Frank P. Washburn
Maine Department
Welfare Society
McLane Street
Society
Sealer Finds Tin Under Scale In South End Store
William Mann, sealer of weights and measures, found a two ounce tin chunk beneath a grocer’s marble scale slab. The tin foil registered two ounces, needing just 14 more to reach a pound. Mann said a repeat offense by the same person could trigger action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mann
Weights and
South End
Beenath
Mann
Fire at Bay Point Causes Little Damage
A blaze near Cahill cottage Bay Point swept briefly as wind blew strong from the shore. Coast Guard crew from Popham Beach and local residents battled the flames and had them under control by 2 40. No dwellings were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Cahill
Coast Guard
Popham Beach
Marriage of Gladys Breckenridge to Fred Strassburg in Reno
Gladys Breckenridge and Fred Paul Strassburg were married on Thursday April 17 in Reno Nevada. Breckenridge came to Bath from California about 15 years ago as the widow of Dr Carl Breckenridge the first osteopath to settle in Bath where he practiced at Washington and Oak streets and later at Center Street. Their two sons were born in Bath before Dr Breckenridge died of tuberculosis. Mrs Breckenridge and her sons later lived with her parents near Los Angeles. The note adds that Mr and Mrs O E Page of Middle Street spent Sunday at their Rocthhay farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Crossword Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A readable crossword puzzle list of horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and partial words for a past newspaper page. Includes multiple clue sections such as horizontal cont and vertical cont with hints like A lariat food fish and Anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W
England
Puts Men Under Bonds to Keep the Peace
Raymond Pottle of Windlass Co faced municipal court on assault and battery accusations from Walter H. Green over a disputed blanket and rent. Judge Keegan scolded both men, placing them in $200 bonds to keep the peace for one year and sharing court costs of $9.89 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Pottle
Windlass Co
Walter H. Green
Pottle
Green
John J. Keegan
Hyde Windlass Co
Real estate transfers in Sagadahoc registry of deeds
Recent recorded transfers include Bath Mertice L. Walton to Fred Gorman Louise A. Oakes et al to Emma Brown Mary F. Ingham to Ber tha E. Rogers William Thieckens to Harold E. Armes James R. Jewett to Mary Boyce Bowdoinham Frank P. Curtis to Maria J. Curtis John E. McCarthy to Cyprian Lajoie Edward L. White to Otis C. Gray town Georgetown Associates Inc. to Isabel Lachaise Phippsburg John H. Stacey et als to J Arthur Stevens Richmond Nathaniel G. Gilpatrick to Alice M. Gilpatrick William Goodman to Charles I. Lewis Topsham Ray S. Merriman to Edward B. Nickerson Woolwich Bernard A. Bailey to Maude Lewis Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
Mertice L. Walton
Fred Gorman
Louise A. Oakes Et Als
Emma Brown
Mary F. Ingham
Bertha E. Rogers
William Thieckens
Harold E. Armes
James R. Jewett
Mary Boyce
Bowdoinham
Frank P. Curtis
Maria J. Curtis
John E. McCarthy
Cyprian Lajoie
Edward L. White
Otis C. Gray
May Basket Honors City Nurse Helen Downing
Nurses at City hospital showed their esteem for Miss Helen Downing by secretly hanging a May basket in her living room. The basket, decorated with roses and petals, held confections and nuts and surprised her on her return from an evening out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Downing
City Hospital
Bath Iron Works to Build 156-Foot Yacht for Goodyear
Bath Iron Works will construct a cruiser type steel yacht measuring 156 feet for Frank H Goodyear of Buffalo New York. Designer H J Gielow Inc of New York prepared the craft which will be powered by two 485 horse power diesel engines. Delivery is set for March 1 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Frank H. Goodyear
Buffalo
N. Y
H. J. Gielow, Inc
New York
Mrs Addie Wildes Skinner Dies in Mansfield Mass
Mrs Ad die Wildes Skinner widow of Warren Skinner died Friday in Mansfield Massachusetts. She was the only daughter of Philip Wildes a Bath vessel builder. In later years she was cared for by her husband's niece Grandvilla Wilson in Mansfield. Funeral was Sunday at two with burial in Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Mass
Addie Wildes Skinner
Warren Skinner
Philip Wildes
Bath
Grandvilla Wilson
Mrs McKay Rites Held at St Mary’s Church
Funeral for Mrs Margaret McKay wife of Maurice McKay was held Saturday morning at St Marys church with Rev Timothy C Maney presiding. Sodality members attended in a body. Bearers were Carroll Davis Alonzo Thayer Just Wold and Richard Neagle. Burial followed at Oak Grove. Mrs Ambrose MacFadden of 26 Deering Street is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McKay
Maurice McKay
St. Mary’s Church
Timothy C. Maney
Sodality
Carroll Davis
Alonzo Thayer
Just Wold
Richard Neagle
Oak Grove
Ambrose MacFadden
Deering Street
Genesta Chapter Members Delighted by Farce at Meeting
Genesta Chapter members enjoyed a light comedy titled No Men Wanted performed by three members including Mrs. Carrie Thompson as Prynella Abercrombie and Mrs. Maude Phinney as Isabelle Grange. The cast drew roaring laughter as two bachelor maids learn happiness with men. Refreshments followed, with Edith Savage leading the hosting committee. The chapter marks its 30th anniversary at the May 16 meeting with an anniversary program at the Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta . O. E
Carrie Thompson
Prynella Abercrombie
Maude Phinney
Isabelle Grange
Eva Helen
Elizabeth Rawley
Edith Savage
Rose Rogers
Ina Small
Ella Spracue
Mayor orders new traffic signs for city intersections
Mayor Harold P. Small bought about 350 worth of traffic signs from the American Gas Accumulator Co. of Elizabeth New Jersey. The package includes 14 Stop signs at 13.50 each with posts at 2 each, a Hospital Quiet Zone sign, and several No Parking signs. Signs will be placed mainly on Middle and High streets near Oak Winter and Center streets following a history of accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold P. Small
American Gas Accumulator Co
Elizabeth
N. J
Oak
Center
Winshin Street
P. T. Dougherty
Ferguson Hames United in Naz arene Church Ceremony
Peter Ferguson of New York and Mrs eeeletan of Bath were married at the Naz arene church Saturday night with Rev Howard P Jett presiding. Ferguson, an interior decorator, is son of Mr and Mrs James Ferguson and has lived in New York since childhood. Mrs Ferguson, widow of Charles Ham, is daughter of Dennis and Lucelia Moore of Southwort. They will live at 639 Washington street Bath. Byron Kimball and two children avoided collision at Goodwins pond and escaped after their car slid into the pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Ferguson
New York
Eeeletan
Bath
Nazarene Church
Howard P. Jett
James Ferguson
Reguiled Eagle Restored at City Hall Square Bank Facade
The north side eagle at First National in City Hall square has been regilded at a cost of 125 dollars and shines in sun. The bank sign and enlarged quarters through Marine National expansion are underway with new offices and booths planned. Kerr & Houston and Frank M. Churchill oversaw restoration and renovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine National
E. 8
Crosby Co
Marine Bank
First National
William S. Shorey
Bank
E. S. Crosby Co
Shorev
Kerr & Houston
Bath and
Portland
Frank M. Churchill
Miss Margaret Miller Returns From Vacation in Melrose
Miss Margaret Miller who teaches in Melrose Massachusetts returned Saturday after spending her week off with her parents Mr and Mrs Archibald Miller on Granite Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Miler
Melrose
Mass
Archibald Miller
Granite Street
Nurse Miss Leona Rines Dies in Bath Guest Home
Miss Leona Rines of Portland registered nurse died Thursday in Bath while visiting Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McCabe at 273 Washington Street. Her family requested burial in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Rines
Portland
Bath
Herbert McCabe
Washington Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Times Company
Pront
Treas
Webber
Donald D. Garcelon
DR. Geiger
Haggett’s
Ford Tudor
Ford
Dodge
Buick
Reno
O. E. Page
Middle Street
Rocthhay
Babylon
Canada
River
Russia
Mexico
France
Kes
Anger
Prince
Lake Maggiore
N. Ireland
Ascanius
Israel
Europe
Asia
HE International Syndicate
Bath Plant
Mrs
Mrs. McKay
Haggett’s Garage
Ford Dealers
Wiscasset
Stanley Raymond
Buxton
J. Fred Ivers
Police
Amesbury
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine CO
Abbot Village
Rae Sata Ata
Prue Sinres
Genesta Chapter
Ferguson
HAM
Byron Kimball
Goodwin’s Pond
First National Bank
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