Kennebec River Steamboat Service to Be Re Established
Augusta and other Kennebec towns rejoice as plans move to restart steamboat routes from Augusta down to Boothbay Harbor. Rockland’s sale to Carl K Crosby of Bath may enable service, with Gardiner hoped as terminal. freight and patronage must be assured. The river’s heyday included regular Boston trips and busy sawmills, but industrial decline has left the valley largely deserted.
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Tortland Press
Augusta
Hallowell
Gardiner
Tichmond
Bath
Kennebec River
Boothbay Harbor
Rockland
Carl K. Crosby
Eastern Steamship Company
Kenanebee River
Boston
Kennebec
Miliy
Moosehead Lake
Waterville
Kennebec Valley
Maine
Spraying Urged To Save Northern Orchard Profits
USDA experts urge northern fruit growers to spray thoroughly after a string of late freezes that devastated orchards east of the Rockies. With good weather in sight, they stress arsenite lead and lime sulphur treatments to protect apples pears peaches and other fruits, and advise consulting local experiment stations for schedules and bulletins.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Rocky Mountains
Virginia-Carolina Line
Allegheny Mountains
Middle Arkansas
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Middle Ohio
Nebraska
New England
New York
Lake Region
Department of Agriculture
Department, of Agriculture
Card Rede T
Georgia
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Forest Protection Week Proclaimed By Governor Baxter
Governor Baxter proclaims Forest Protection Week following President Harding’s request. Maine forests cover about 64 million acres and support wood industries, with fire protection and lookout stations expanded to safeguard the resource. Selectmen gain power to close highways to heavy traffic during frost and wet periods to prevent road damage. Clergy rector Rev. Culbert McGay of Grace Church resigns from Bath. Blueberry blossoms signal a likely record crop this year.
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Baxter
Harding
Maine
Culbert McGay
Grace Church
Bath
McGay
Path Boh
Fistic Encounter Carried to Court
Pleasant avenue case ends with Arsenault found guilty of assault and battery after a street fight with Armstrong who alleged his finger was chewed. Judge Keegan imposes 30 dollar fine plus costs totaling 454 or 60 days in jail. Arsenault appeals through attorney Bridgham. A separate case, Colon Crowley pleads guilty to drunk driving on Brunswick road and is fined 100 dollars plus costs totaling 116.75 or three months in jail.
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Pleasant Avenue
Paul Arsenault
Owen Armstrong
Armstrong
Arsenault
Keegan
EK. W. Bridgham
Colon C. Crowley
Brunswick Road
Harmen
Harry Thompson
John Phice
Weather Proverbs Might Signal Incoming Rain
A compilation of traditional signs predicts rain, including cricket songs, geese washing, petals closing, daytime roosting chickens, roosters crowing, troublesome houseflies, undersides of leaves, women's bangs, owls seeking shelter, and flocks of birds indicating showers to come.
Reed Reclaims Boothbay Shipyard to Resume Boats and Repairs
Irving W. Reed regains ownership of the Boothbay East Coast shipyard from East Coast Ship Co. He plans to build smaller boats again and accept contracts for larger craft including fishing schooners and steamers. Reed previously supervised the yard and was a stockholder in the firm.
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East Coast
Boothbay
Irving W. Reed
East Coast Ship Co
Reed
East Coast Shipyard
Church organizes nine with officers named
The People's Church baseball team organized as a class at Bible school Sunday with officers Bertram Crocker president William Savage vice president Carl Webber secretary Maurice Wood treasurer A social committee list followed Then Walter Glidden left Tuesday for a few days business trip to Boston.
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People's Churchers
Bible School
Bertram Crocker
Willian Savage
Carl Webber
Maurice Wood
Frank Baker
Nathaniel Sylvester
David Tabor
Howard Smith
Arthur Adama
Walter $. Glidden
Boston
Bath People Return From Osteopathic Meeting
Dr and Mrs W W Currie have returned from Portland where they attended the New England Osteopathic convention. Attendees exceeded 200 with papers of special interest. Executive officers elected include William H R Shepard of Providence as president Maude G Williams of Northampton as secretary and Benj F Riley of New Haven as treasurer.
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W. W) Currie
Portland
New England
Sunday School Board Holds Monthly Meeting
Wesley Sunday school board met Friday night at Mrs Gs Dntey Lincoln street. Treasurer Harry Thompson and others reported encouraging finances and progress on the children’s day program to be observed June 12. A committee including FE Farrar Walter Day Galen Watson Mrs Harry Thompson and Ena Bucknam was named for the Sunday school picnic. Refreshments were served.
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Wesley Sunday School Board
Mfsy Tryar
Honor Students at Morse High Honor list grows. football captain noted
Morse High held an assembly to read the six weeks ending May 2 honor list. The total rose to 106, up from 44 in October, with the first football captain, Mhnel McFarland, listed among the juniors. The alphabetical roster includes seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen with multiple honors noted for each class.
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Morse High Assembly Hall
Mhniel Melarland
New Schooner Phoebe Crosby Sets Speedy Maiden Voyage
The four masted schooner Phoebe Crosby left Bath on the fourth under tow by the Seguin and, after being set free at Se guin, arrived at Norfolk Sunday morning. The voyage was unusually swift for a maiden trip, with the schooner sailing light and reaching her destination in good time.
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Norfolk
Bath
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Kennebec Navigation Co
Sagadahoe Towing Co
Defepscot Paper Co
Stockton Springs
Phoebe Crosby
Seguin
Light
Weeks Street Pupils Help in Clean Up Work
The Weeks Street school seventh grade pupils and teachers participate in Clean Up week. The list names Redington Reed Marjorie Butler Catherine Burgess Adelaide Campbell and many others under Miss Conley and Miss Kane, spanning grades five to seventh.
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Redington Reed
Marjorie Butler
Catherine Burgess
Adelaide Campbell
Jerome Doyle
Emily White
Laurence McPherson
Edith I. Small Dorris L. Soule
Elizabeth Robins
Sarah I. Pushard
Louise Munsey
Chester H. McCrater
Dorothy Lewis
Madelene Moore
Nina Crocker
Llewellyn Yattan
Virginia Clark
Beatrice Duprey
Agatha Lennox
Harry MctIntire
Maurice McCrater
Miss Kane
Helen Doughty
Louise Hamlin
Myrtle Nason
Roland Trott
Frances Knowlton
Winifred Safford
Raymond Crocker
Agnes Mains
Clairence Eaton
Ruth Toolbrook
Arnold Robinson
Dwinal Cornish
Lelia Thornton
Emma McDonald
Natalie Smith
Edward, Staples
Margaret McNeil
Elizabeth Oliver
Miss Coombs
Jessie Colby
Ardeen Pierce
Harland Shepard
George Wilson
James Jackson
Freeman Wilson
Lloyd Perry
Frederick Lacy
Louise Williams
Josephine Munsey
John Glidden
Albert Sanford
Grade five class roster under Miss Cunningham
Readable roster lists students George Chesley James Conley Muriel Spinney Eleanor Pinkham Marion Black Irene One Marcella McDougall and Arthur Ifall in grade five with teacher Miss Cunningham.
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George Chesley
James Conley
Teeling Candidacy for Representative Announced
Fred B. Teeling announced his run for a State legislature seat in June 1922 primaries. A Bath figure, he is a war speaker, Rotary member, and life insurance agent. He seeks the Republican nomination to succeed Dr Langdon T. Snipe, who pursues a Sagadahoe county senate seat. Bath gains three representatives under the new apportionment.
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Fred B. Teeling
Teeling
Bath
Langdon T. Snipe
Sagadahoe County
General Edwards Praises Salvation Army Rally in Boston
Gen Edwards praised Col McIntyre who presided as the father of two daughters nicknamed Sallies who stayed in their hut in France frying doughnuts for soldiers despite German shelling. Edwards noted the fire ceased after his headquarters moved. Miss Trene McIntyre spoke at a Bath rally two weeks earlier.
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Boston
Gen. Edwards
Salvation Army
Col. McIntyre
France
Trene McIntyre
Bath
Maine undertaker J Clarke Flagg dies after long illness
J Clarke Flagg of Richmond, the oldest Maine undertaker and former state association president, died Sunday after a lingering illness. He was more than 70 years old. His wife was near death at the time.
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J. Clarke Flagg
Richmond
Maine
The
State Association
Kerosene price slips to 15 cents a gallon
Kerosene wholesale price fell another cent this week to 15 cents per gallon, down from a high of 20 cents. The drop marks a continued easing in fuel costs for wholesalers.
Maine Retail Grocers Hold Annual Portland Meeting
Walter E. Chase and other Maine grocers attended the Maine Retail Grocers annual meeting at the Elks club in Portland. John A. Ulmer of Toledo, president of the National Retail Grocers association, spoke on proposed grocery sales tax repeal and a garnishee salary bill.
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Arthur B. Sulphen
Melvin O. Wright
M. H. Beetwood
William DD. Coombs
Hymen Abramson
Frank W. Weeks
Lucian D. Fuller
Chamber of Commerce
Maine
Portland
Elks Club
John A. Ulmer
Toledo
National Retail Grocers Association
Ulmer
Congress
Bath Red Cross Delegates Return From New England Conference
Bath delegates to the New England division conference of the American Red Cross Miss Mary L Turpin Miss June Rideout and Miss Mary McDougall returned Sunday Maine sent 40 delegates The Maine representatives were applauded after speaking Hancock county Red Cross nurses were praised this year the program was run by chapter representatives The Red Cross of Peace pageant was shown by Metropolitan chapter at Convention Hall Earle S Thompson Bath chapter chairman was unable to attend.
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Bath
New England
American Red Cross
Mary L. Turpin
June Rideout
Mary McDougall
Maine
Turpin
Red Cross
Hancock County
Metropolitan
Convention Hall
Earle
Thompson
Mrs Paul Dresser and Daughter Visit Yarmouth Guests
Mrs Paul Dresser and her daughter Leon left Monday for Yarmouth to spend a few days as guests of Mrs Julius A Dresser.
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Paul Dresser
Leonore
Yarmouth
Julius A. Dresser
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