Campaign closes as Sagadahoc over quota in war loan drive
Bath and Sagadahoc county conclude a vigorous victory loan drive with Bath totaling 611,600 against a 395,250 quota and countywide receipts surpassing 746,250 against 511,425. Reports show wide participation by banks, women’s committees, and Boy Scout troops, with individual sellers winning helmets and medals for top notes.
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Bath
Forbes
GUOER
Occies Ccssaee
Victory Liberty Loan
Moses
Bowdoin and
Topshops
Sagadahoc County
Arrowsie
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Richmond
Topsham
Weat Bath
Woolwich
Car Loops Into Main Street Excavation in Lewiston
Carl Damon of Bath escaped injury when his Ford touring car plunged into a sewer excavation on Main Street Lewiston between Union Square and the canal Sunday evening. Damon, arrested by Officer Stone, was intoxicated and the car bore 1918 plates. The auto was hauled out by an I A W gravel car with only the steering wheel damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Damon
Bath
Lewiston
Main Street
Union Square
Canal
Sun
Damon
Stone
E Wa
Trial of Stacey Moore in assault case at Sagadahoc Court
In Sagadahoc county supreme court today Stacey Moore of Bay Point Georgetown faced trial for armed assault with intent to maim. John A Steadman Georgetown selectman testified about a May 1 confrontation near the Buzzo feldspar quarries after Steadman stopped Moore’s child from crossing his land. Four witnesses for the State and two for the defense, including Moore and Rosatio Murro, described the incident. The jury, under Associate Justice Philbrook, was expected to hear from further witnesses as the session continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacey Moore
Bay Point
Georgetown
John A. Steadman
Philbrook
Sagadahoc County
Mr. Moore
Rosatio Murro
Buzzo
Moore
Murro
Steadman
Charles D. Newell
Edward C. Plummer
Trving Heath
W. B. & E. P. Kendall
Bowdoinham
Frank Cowan
Portland
Kenneth Witham
Auburn
Kenneth Keiser
Sabatino Garido
William 8. Sedgeley
Elizabeth
Topsham
Everett N. Pratt
Freeport
Pratt
Ormouth
Fauk
Michael Barry
Edward Pepper
Front Street
Clyde O. Leeman
Bowdoinham Bay Shore
Willard B. Darton
R. W. Conforth Co
Irving Heath
W. B
E. P. Kendall
Bowdoingham
Harry G. Deering
Bath
Bert Woods
Bowdeinham
Richmond
George A. Lennox
Eddier Berpier
Melvin A. Haggett
James FE. Perry
Anaes
William C. Eaton
Henry M. Webber
Bowdoin
Walter H. Melcher
J. W. Bishop
Washington Office Girls Prepare Twenty Five Acre Farm
Washington office girls work on a twenty five acre training farm near Washington D C to aid soil improvement and food supply. The effort aims to relieve labor and bolster the country’s food program through girl participation and practical farming experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington, D. C
Kelley Spear Co launches Falmouth with many salutes
The wooden barge Falmouth, built for Staples Transportation Co. of Fak River Mass, was launched Wednesday from Kelly Spear Co yard. Miss Virginia Fuller christened it with wine and a large crowd witnessed the ceremony. Capt. Frank B McCoy to command. vessel ready for sea late week bound for a southern coal port.
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Falmouth
Staples Transportation Co
Fak River
Mass
Kelly, Spear CO
Virginia Fuller
Worcester
J. Edward Fuller
Wedes
Press Waller
Deughter
E. N. Hammond
Hammons
Wiliam Rea
Sane Company
Rea
Coloniai
Harry B. Sawyer
Kelley, Spear Co
Bay Shore
Frank B&b. eCoy
Atlantic Seaboard
John L Clifford recalls Bath ship fastening era and bonds with ships
John L Clifford, a veteran Bath ship fastener now in an old folk home, recalls fastening hundreds of wooden sailing vessels. He lists clients from Bath and Brunswick, notes the first job was a 1861 gunboat for Larrabee & Allen, and describes the hard wartime craft using belt iron and nails while reflecting on changing shipping economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clifford
the Independent
Bath
Wilson
Clifford
Connecticut
Middle
Pearl
Mr. Clifford
Drummond Howard
Larrabee and
Allen
New England
Benjamin
Charles W. Morse
Capt. Hawley
A. Sewall & Co
Moses
William T. Donnell
William Rogers
Crosby
Lemont & Robinson
Oaks
Harvard
Board of Education selects teachers and fixes salaries
The Board of Education elected teachers for the grade schools and junior high for the September school year and set salaries under the new city appropriation. Positions filled include junior high principals and teachers, grammar and primary grade staff, and two kindergarten vacancies pending, with several vacancies to be filled.
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Board of Education
Morse High School
Margaret J. Adams
Bessie Hunt
Ellen R. Turner
Mary Conley
Olive Murray
Vera Wentworth
Frances Chapman
Edith Merrill
Center Street
Martha Hooper
Olive Rowe
Helen Haraden
Almira Sturtevant
North Street
H. Emma Magoun
Florence Watson
Margaret Mulligan
Elizabeth Hayes
Dummer Street
Ella Douglas
Hope Sturtevant
South Street
Laura Mitchell
Grace Baker
Jennie Foster
Edna Farrar
Elizabeth Curtis
Mitchell School
Effie Wright
Sarah Coombs
Carrie Trott
Lillian Fisher
Ruth Smith
Winnegance
Eleanor Ferguson
Isabelle Olm
Blanche Strighland
Clifton Dustin
Motorcycle Crash Near Mill Pond In Bath Injures Man
Edward A. Erskine, 21, of 7 Gerald Street, Bath, is hospitalized with internal injuries after his newly purchased motorcycle was struck by an auto truck owned by Verenia & Co. of 772 Washington Street, Bath. The collision occurred on the State highway near Sewall Mill Pond. Verenis, driving about 20 mph, said he could not stop as the motorcycle stalled and he could not turn out due to an approaching vehicle. Erskine, a veteran recently returned from France with the 42d A. Tin smith at Bath Iron Works, was riding to familiarize himself with the machine. He was taken home by Roland Brown after being placed in a sidecar box, with emergency crews alerted and Dr. Mullin attending. Erskine’s condition improved by today. Verenis continued to Brunswick after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Erskine
Gerald Street
8. Verenia & Co
Washington Street
Bath
Arthur Verenis
Sewall Mill Pond
John Doyle
Verenis
Erskine
Seth 8
Mullin
France
42D
Bath Iron Works
Peter Beneditti
Lewiston
Young Erskine
Roland Brawn
Drummond Street
New Meadows
Brawn
Frank Erakine
Central
Wellman C. Blake
Parker Lewis
City Hospital
Seth
Curtis
Erxykine
Brunswick
Mr. Brown
Smallpox Closes Brunswick Grammar School Over Illness
A. Wheeler, a former Texas Steamship Co. employee, has smallpox prompting the Brunswick grammar school closure. A family member attended the school. no child will be admitted without a vaccination certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
A. Wheeler
Texas Steamship,Co
Bowling League Banquet Opens New Season Closing Plans
Park Bowling league holds annual banquet at New Ivon house on Monday night with special cars departing Sagadahoc square at 6 30. It marks the close of two highly successful bowling seasons with a fine program planned. Mr and Mrs Samuel Tilson of Rockland are visiting Bath for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Tilson
Rockland
Bath
Five Aircraft Pass Over Bath Bound Eastward
Night Watchmen at Bath Iron Works sighted five aircraft flying eastward at 3:30 am. Lead machine followed by a larger craft and three smaller planes appeared silent in the still night. The mystery remains unresolved with theories ranging from a seaplane test run to a trans Atlantic flight ground bound, no police report filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Roy
Night Watch
Bath
Chatham
Roy
Albanian pedlar Yesum fined after morning fruit sales
Mafet Yesum an Albanian fruit pedlar refused to move at 6 30 am was arrested, fined, and had his stock taken. A plain clothes inspector mistook him for the sheriff causing a threat of killing. Yesum, muscular and noisy, faced lodging, board charges, and later a liquor case, with the court deeming his threat as fighting talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafet Yesum
Colgan
Yesum
Sherif
Colonial Club Smoker Delights Members With Musical Program
Colonial club members enjoyed a lively smoker featuring a Merrill opening recitation, a quartet including Williams Murtaugh Hill and Irish, and songs by Stacey. James Verkins and James King spoke on the club's community influence while Marius Page led piano. A concluding piano singalong followed a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Drake for Mrs. Ives of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Andrew 8. Merrill
Dan Williams
Walter Murtaugh
W. Dayton Hill
Allen Irish
Fessenden Chase
M. A. Haraden
Jere Page
John Legro
Ralph Gay
M.A. Haggett
John Stacey
Marius V Page
James B. Verkins
Boothbay Harbor
James P. King
Morse High School
Arthur E. Bishop
Edwin F. Ramsay
Frank H. Turner
William A. Furber
Smokes
Pres. Merrill
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Sagadahoc
County
Roscoe
Ham
Arthur. E.baum
Mollie Palmer
Harry Stendrup
Madeline Sonia
Baum
Flavel Pierce
Thomas S. Gibbons
Frank Deering
Daniel T. Dougherty
Marion Dain
Arthur J. Dunton
Mollie Gibbons
Evelyn Oliver
Albion Parris
Francis B. Torrey
Boy Scouts
Blair Wilson
Harold Brown
James Ledyard
Archie Wishart
Richard Baker
Boy Scouts of People’s Church
William Stewart
Lloyd C. Hooker
Charles Stewart
Ralph Rideout
William Jack
Norman McCabe
Roland Cornish
Erlon Grover
Supreme Court
Ralph Hrittall
Dresden
John
Morse High
Ellen Blair
Maud Seymour
North
Frostina Marston
J. Gertrude Silsby
Grace Lightbody
Gladys McGillicuddy
Nannie EK
Trask
Nellie Temple
Mable I. Lake
Albine Hodgkins
Weeks Street
Margaret Conley
Catherine Cunningham
Myra M
Mill Pond
Edward Erskine
Frederick E. Drake
Howard Ives
Ives
Johnson Bros Co
Sherwin-Williams Co
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