Schoolboys Flock to Opera House for Rotary Show
Nearly 500 schoolboys attended a special Opera House program as part of the Boys week Rotary effort. Prizes were awarded for a Bath history contest with Elbridge Reed earning first prize of 10 dollars, Hubert Arsenault second, and Hubert McCarty third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Opera House
Rotary Club
N. Gratz Jackson
Elbridge H. Reed
Hubert Arsenault
Hubert T. McCarty
Charles Maxwell
Earl Fortier
Everett Gordon
Frostina Marston
John P. Carey
Ernest E.’. Kelley
Franz Schubert
John H. Grindell
C. Edward Reed
Robbins Street
Weeks Street
Edmund Arsenault
High Street
St. Mary’s School
Hubert H. McCarty
Morse High School
Herbert D. Maxwell
Middle Street
Frank T. Fortier
Union Street
Charles Gordon
Charles E. Gordon
Bedford Street
North Street
City of
Bath
Merrymeeting Bay
Kennebec
Phippsburg
West Bath
Georgetown
Long Reach
Nequasset
Hockomock
Arrowsie
Winnegance
Wiwurna
Samoset
Nahanada
Ans
Ans. Shipbuilding
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Corner Brook Foundry & Machine Co
Bath Shirt Factory
Bath Box Co
Commercial Trading Co
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Somerset
American Legion
Roland Smith
Earl of Bute
Bath Iron Works Wins Big Yacht Contract for Detroit Owner
Bath Iron Works announced a contract to build a 105 foot all steel twin screw diesel yacht for C Hayward Murphy of Detroit designed by Henry J. Gielow Inc. Delivery is set for May 1930, boosting orders to ten vessels including six yachts and four trawlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
C. Hayward Murphy
Detroit
Mich
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
New York
Murphy
H. E. Manville
Pleasantville
N. Y
Charles J. Davos
Providence
R. I
Corsair
J. P. Morgan
George M. Moffett
Robert C. Roebling
Morgan
Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co
Boston
Bay State Fishing Co
Vanda
Oakhurst Dairy Night Draws Joyful Bath Visit
Oakhurst Dairy Night in Bath featured a Portland group of about 40 visiting the Bath plant on Center street. The combined party of more than 50 toured North and South Bath, dined at the Colonial, attended a business meeting, heard speakers, and then returned home after a festive evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakhurst Dairy
Bath
Oakhurst Dairy Club
Portland
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Center Street
Colonial
Portland Club
Bath Group
Odd Fellows District Meeting Attended by Local Members
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. B. Leeman and daughter Lillian Mrs. Herbert Huggard and Mrs. Carl T. Pierce attended a district Odd Fellows meeting in Bartlett New Hampshire joining Osceola lodge No. 27. Over 200 attendees enjoyed a banquet prepared by Langdon Lodge of Rebekahs with a menu of ham pork pie and desserts. Bath group reported roads in excellent condition after returning Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. B. Leeman
Lillian
Herbert Huggard
Carl T. Pierce
Bartlett
N. H
Odd Fellows
Osceola Lodge
Leeman
Maine
Huggard
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Langdon Lodge of
Rebekahs
Ft Bath Group
Lawrence 8 Leech of Rockland Weekend Bath Visitor
Lawrence 8 Leech of Rockland spent a weekend visiting Bath. He was seen at local spots and left without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Leech of
Rockland
Bath
Buck Bailey saved 50 aboard Lady Washington at Dead Man's Cove
The Pacific coast tale recalls Captain Buck Bailey and the bar tug Tatoosh rescuing 50 passengers from the doomed steam schooner Lady Washington near Dead Man's Cove. Bailey steered under brutal seas to fasten a tow, earning two gold medals before later abandoning a pilot career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaries
Bailey
Granite Street
Bath
Pacific
Portland
Oregon
Lady Washington
Astora
San Francisco
North Head
Astoria
Dead Man's Cove
Buck” Bailey
Peacock Spit
Captain Bailey
Marine
Puget Sound
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Maine
White Water
Dead Man’s Cove
Napoleon
Redlon Jr Arrives in California for Boulder Dam Work
Albert Redlon Jr son of Mr and Mrs J Albert Redlon 62 Lemont Street has arrived in California and is located at the Boulder Dam project working for the United States government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Redlon Jr
J. Albert Redlon
Lemont Street
California
Boulder Dam
United States
Rice children visit Woolwich grandparents this weekend
Geraldine and Eugene Rice, children of Mr and Mrs Nelson Rice of Woolwich, were weekend guests of their grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred A Bowle on Drummond Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine and
Eugene Rice
Nelson Rice
Woolwich
Fred A. Bowle
Drummond Street
Plant Exchange Night Draws Large Garden Club Crowd
A record attendance marked the annual plant exchange meeting of the Garden Club at the Cosmopolitan Club. Mrs Leonard, chairwoman, said grounds work will start Monday and progress will be reported at the next meeting. A paper on Phlox was read, widespread interest cited, and future talks announced by Charles Low and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Leonard
Cosmopolitan Club Garden Committee
Isabel Carter
Garden club chooses phlox as standard perennial flower
The Garden Club favors the hardy phlox as the primary perennial flower for its dependability long bloom and wide color range. It notes Miss Lingard as an early white Phlox and highlights phlox paniculata with blooms from late June to mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
North America
United States
William
Miss Lingard
Judge Pattangall Presides At May Session Of Court
Associate Justice William R. Pattangall presides over Sagadahoc Supreme Court May term opened Tuesday. Grand jury, foreman Harry E. Stetson of Bath, reported two indictments against Clarence Ardeen Cote and Augustus Paul, both Bath, for break in and larceny from Weinblatt's general furnishing store on Scott's Harness Shop. Notables present included ex-Congressman Daniel J. McGillicuddy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Pattangall
Sagadahoc
Clarence Ardeen Cote
Augustus Paul
Bath
Weinblatt
Scott
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Lewiston
Herbert E. Holmes
United States
George W. Heselton
Gardiner
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Will C. Atkins
James B. Perkins
Augusta
Harold E. Weeks
Fairfield
Auxiliary of YMCA Women Postpone Election to Fall
The Woman's auxiliary of the Y M C A postponed its annual officers election to October 14 during Monday afternoon meetings. Treasurer Mrs. Leroy F. Colby announced a treasury balance over 200 dollars, while Secretary Mrs. Charles R. Farnham detailed a year of activities including a card party, Father and Son banquet with over 300 attendees, and a Church League basketball banquet catered by the auxiliary. The kitchen, fully equipped for 300, was noted, and the group voted to suspend further activities until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy F. Colby
Treasury
Charles R. Farnham
Bowdoin President Seeks Colby Endowment Support
Bowdoin President Kenneth C M Sills writes Colby College pledging support for Colby Campaign for a Development Fund. He praises Colby’s past Maine service and looks to a bright future with new leadership. He recalls a Bowdoin legacy story from Chief Justice Cornish about sharing windfalls and hopes Colby will receive a further half million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby College
Maine
Herbert E. Wadsworth
Colby
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin
Baths City Hall Dedication Set for May 28
Davenport to dedicate its new memorial city hall Tuesday evening with ceremonies planned. event details appear on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baths City Hall
Davenport Memorial City Hall
Exterior lanterns for new city hall arrive in Bath
Cast bronze ornamental exterior lanterns for the new city hall have been shipped and should reach Bath by week’s end. Clyde G. Morrill of Well, Mass represents Beardslee Chandelier Mfg Co while Central Maine Power Co. handles furnishing through Chicago. Lanterns replace pole lights and are part of Davenport memorial designs. they measure about 30 inches high and 12 inches in diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Clyde G. Morrill
Well , Mass
Mig. Co
Chicago
Central Maine Power Co
Morrill
Davenport Memorial
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Hodgdon
Charles Blair
Harry Foote
Harry Sawyer
First Universalist
Perkins
Nature
Perling
Glass Arthur Allen
Graduate Optometrist Bath Trust
Bath Iron Works
Oakhurst
ODD Fellows Meeting
C. T. Bailey
Phlox
Front Street ‘Stment Association
Independent
Wiscasset
Pattangall
International Shoe Co
Morris Glaser
Richmond
Jennie M. Allen
Ludger Morin
Antonio Bellog
Yonkers
Joseph Lucas
Petepscot
Hartley Ranger
Harry L. Stilphen
Howard Coal Co
Augusta, Gardiner & Boothbay Steamboat Co
Sherwin-Williams Products
Johnson Brosco
New City Hall
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