City takes in over five thousand from auto registrations
The special automobile registration bureau in the City building collected more than 5,000 in registrations on Monday and Tuesday. Ex mayor Harold P. Mall, now an inspector, noted that traveling bureaus bring instant service to owners and reduce delays. Residents can visit Bath Brunswick Waldoboro on designated days, with costs kept low as staff are state employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Automobile Registration Bureau
Harold P. Mall
Small
Tobey
Augusta
Bath
Brunswick
Waldoboro
Department of State
Help Wanted Direct-To-Consumer Plan Ad
Grand Union Tea Company invites inquiries about a special direct-to-consumer plan for selling high grade food products. Call or write for details at 241 Congress Street Portland Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Union Tea Company
Congress Street
Portland
Maine
Life of Lincoln shown in pictures at Central church
The Central Church Men's club hosted a turkey dinner and the Bath premiere of Life of Lincoln by Clinton D. Wilson. The film traced Lincoln from his log cabin birth through education, debates with Douglas, presidency, and assassination, highlighting national mood. A joint meeting with Winter Street Church is planned for Feb 27 with speaker Donald W. Adams. Dexter students Harold Knox and Spurgeon Nelson walk four miles daily to keep up with school after road blockages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Cosy
Bath
Lincoln
Clinton D. Wilson
Kentucky
Stephen A. Douglas
Capitol
Springfield
Ohio
Washington
Supt. Wilson
Central Church Men's Club
Winter Street Church Men's Club
Donald W. Adams
Harold Knox
Spurgeon Nelson
N. H. Fay
Dexter
Charleston Road
Bowdoinham Community Notes Shift in Town Life
Miss Inez Lowell buys a sedan and residents relocate between the Given, Blanchard, and Purington homes on Pleasant Main and Bridge streets. Fifteen vacant houses mark the winter, while Erle Brown steps in as CWA foreman after E S Lancaster’s accident. Local sports saw a Sabattus loss, and frequent visits pass among residents including Geraldine Merchant and Mrs Lona Hackett. Gaps in health appear as Eliza Ferguson dies in Brunswick and Gloria Tibbetts passes from pneumonia. Lancaster remains hospitalized with plans for surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Lowell
Winfred Lowell
Pleasant Street
Blanchard
Maine Street
William Miller, Jr
John Purington
Bridge Street
Sarah Tarr
Main Street
E. S. Lancaster
C.W.A
Erle Brown
Sabattus
Geraldine Merchant
Farmington
Lona Hackett
Richmond
Evelyn
Gardiner
Milendy
Fred Mulligan
Charles Sherman
Stephen Pratt
Maine Central Railroad
CWA
Willie Gile
Eliza Ferguson
Brunswick
George Ferguson
Alonzo Durgin
Eulala Sedgley
J. N. Palmer
Village Cemetery
Gloria Tibbetts
Raymond Tibbetts
Bowdoinham Ridge
Brunswick Hospital
Bowdoin Grange Meeting and Local Updates
Bowdoin Sagadahoc grange held a regular meeting with low turnout due to cold weather. A Valentine program is planned for Feb 17 and a Valentine party followed. Ladies' aid met at Mrs. Grant Woods' home. Discontinuation of meetings until April 5 was considered. CWA workers under N E Curtis progressed on road work despite severe cold and deep snow. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Cornish on a new daughter. Ernest Lancaster improving from injuries at work as CWA foreman. Fred Mulligan, long-time resident, ill in Brunswick. Town schools close for six weeks of winter vacation. Mrs. Marion Curtis recovering from a heavy cold. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carr visited in Brunswick Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
Grant Woods
C.W.A
N. E. Curtis
Roland Cornish
Ernest Carr
Brunswick
Marion Curtis
Ernest Lancaster
Bowdeinham
C.W.A. Crew
Fred Mulligan
Dromore Grangers Confer Degrees at Meeting
Dromore Grange held a meeting in its hall on Tuesday. The third and fourth degrees were conferred on two candidates. A harvest dinner followed. Master Bessie Dickinson read an article on Finland. Evelyn Beals presented the program for next time with readings on Lincoln and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Bessie Dickinson
Finland
Alfreda Perkins
Evelyn Beals
Lincoln
George Washington
Marion Rafael
Charlotte Owen
Fishermen Plan to Beat Racketeers for Higher Prices
The Commercial Fishermen unite across Maine to Virginia to form a multi state Interstate Conference aimed at replacing wholesale racketeering with an auction system. They seek a new New York seafood wholesale center and stronger conservation measures as felonious misappropriation indictments target 26 New York fish wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fellowes Morgan, Jr
New York City
Eastern Fisheries Association
West 31St Street
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Florida
Great Britain
Europe
Delaware Bay
Long Island
Atlantic Coast
Harold F. Turner
Interstate Fisheries Conference
Brotherhood of
Golden Rule Mission to close its doors after good service
The Golden Rule Gospel Mission on 30 Broad Street in Bath will close after years of sheltering homeless men. Founder Brother Charles A. Brown recounts years of feeding and lodging 5,000 souls while auctioning off the mission’s belongings, lamenting betrayal and dropped support as he ends the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule
Broad Street
Golden Rule Gospel Mission
Charles A. Brown
Brother Brown
Buffalo
N. Y
Court of Heaven
Maine
Auburn
Bath
Massachusetts
Togus
Central Reds Win Game in Bowdoinham
The Central Reds beat Temple Grammar School League visitors 32 to 11 in Bowdoinham. After a 9-7 halftime deficit, Thibodeau scored 15 and Fraser 9 for the Reds while Bowdoinham added only two points in the final two periods at the gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Grammar
Bowdoinham
Central Reds
Y. M. C. A. Gramar
Thibodeau
Fraser
Reds
Holbrook
Oliver
Obituary for Lincoln Pulp Co retiree Lewis N Towers
Retired purchasing agent Lewis N Towers of Lincoln Pulp Co died aged 75. He lived at 12 Pearl street with his brother Victor and leaves sister Susie Little of Georgia. Born in St Stephen, he served 25 years in Ashland? wait. The body was sent to Lincoln for funeral likely Friday at Riverside cemetery.
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Lincoln Pulp Co
Lewis N. Towers
Lincoln
N. H
Victor
Towers
Pearl Street
St. Stephen
N. B
Robert
Isabelle Towers
Susie Little
Georgia
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Riverside Cemetery
CWA Project Work Halted. Bath Faces Payroll Loss
CWA projects halt nationwide Thursday at three o clock causing Bath to lose over $3,000 in weekly payroll. More than 200 men and 20 women face sudden unemployment with incomes cut to $8 to $30 weekly. Several sites close and repairs halt on Kelley field and Lower High street. Checks for last week’s pay delayed with official word expected Friday. Workers express optimism for a return Monday as government action looms.
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CWA
Bath
Kelleyfield
Lower High Street
Oak Grove Avenue
Washington
Oak Grove
Kelley Field
W. Emery Chase Jr
Republican Ward Caucuses Name City Committee Members
Ward 2 About 24 attended with no contests and vacancies to be filled by the city committee. Ward 3 About 60 attended. Wallace R Ham declined renomination. vacancies filled by the city committee. Ward 4 About 14 attended. one council candidate nominated. vacancies to be filled. Ward 5 About 45 attended. city committee to fill vacancies. Ward 6 56 attended. present council ticket elected. vacancies to be filled. Ward 7 45 attended. no contests after Andrews Martin. vacancies to be filled. City Committee members listed by ward and officers elected to organize for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Tobey
Arietta M.yates
Fred W. Quimby
Daniel Williams
Wallace R. ‘Ham
Baucus
City Committee
Harold P. Small
W. Emery Chase, Jr
J. Edward Drake
Henry W. Owen
Republican City Committee
Ellery E. Whittemore
Chester H.mccabe
Anne M. Deetring
Annie J. S. Lemont
Eugéne A.youland
Arletta M. Yates
Florence E. McClure
George M. Emery
Bessie E. Dickinson
Mary J. Quimby
Arthur J. Dunton
Rosco
Clinton McFadden
Harrison E. Bowie
Arthur H. Price
Roscoe G. Bailey
Jane Spinney
George A. Churchill
Albert L. Strout
E. Mason Wright
F. Alice MacDonald
Luella A. Varney
Martha P. Small
Verne B. Bimson
Alden G. Smith
Charles H. Kidder
Bath Marshal Reports Slight Rise in Intoxication Arrests
Bath's 1933 34 fiscal year saw 275 arrests by City Police vs 278 prior. Door locks left unsecured rose to 703 from 530. Intoxication arrests reached 149, up 30 from the year before, with lodgers at City Hall down to 566 from 649.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Walter L. Whitney
City Hall
Artem Amv
Eric Tie Ces Ossie Ont
Stedere
Tadte Conneel
Corletis
Wight
Wark Fe etebariNtabe
Giskaby A Ghee
Piiockag
Unusual Water Main Freezes Hit Bath District
Walter F. Abbott, superintendent of the Bath Water District, says this winter is the hardest since 1918 for frozen services. Snow removal exposes pipes to cold. prolonged cold has driven heat deeper into soil, freezing many services that never froze before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Abbott
Bath Water District
Water District
Abbott
Bath
1918
Lebel and ParsonsWed in Bar Harbor Ceremony
Wedding records show Arthur James Lebel and Helen Parsons wed on February 10 in Bar Harbor. Reverend Edward F. Fitzpatrick officiated at the Bar Harbor ceremony. Lebel’s parents are Peter E. and Josephine Lebel of Bar Harbor and Higgins Parsons is daughter of John and Annie Parsons of Bar Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
Bar Harbor
Arthur James Lebel
Helen Parsons
Edward F. Fitzpatrick
Mr. Lebel
Peter E
Josephine Arsenault Lebel
Pleasant Avenue
John
Annie B. Higgins Parsons
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Secretary of State
State House
Rockland
Central Church Men’s Club
OODS
Morris S. Povich
Bowdoin
Dromore Grangers
Myrtle Lodge
Amos F. Perry
Summer Street
Brown
Arthur Allen
Optometrist Bath Trust Bldg
Center St. Mon
WARD
Sheepscot Hide CO
Wiscasset, Maine
Lebel-Parsons
Bate
Opera House
Nellie Paul Muni
Glenda Farrell
Otto Kruger
Una Merkel
Mary Brian
Donald Cook
MR. Skitch
Will Rogers
Zasu Pitts
Joe E. Brown
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