Old Stage Coach Days and Bath Tax Debate
A reminiscence recalls an old mail coach run from Hallowell to Augusta during Air Mail Week, with a rifle-armed guard and comparisons to the Sagadahock coach of Bath. The piece notes Bath tax-exemption proposals for new moderate priced houses to stimulate building and jobs, plus toll-free Carlton bridge prospects, bus replacements for trolleys, beach driftwood aftermath at Popham Beach, and a Maine tourism pamphlet offering free copies of Vacationland views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowell
Augusta
Sagadahock Oach
Bath
Maine
Kents Hill
Ben” Harriman
New One Way Street Signs to Be Erected Soon
In a few days signs marking the one way streets under the new traffic regulations will be erected and a close watch of motor vehicle operators kept to ensure compliance with the rules.
Maine Horse Association elects officers at Augusta meeting
At the Augusta House last Wednesday night the Maine Horse Association elected FP Owen Stephens of Auburn as president James A Gillies Jr of Bath as first vice president Lloyd W Batchelder of Sanford as second vice president Ralph B Skinner of Auburn as secretary and Charles W Clifford of Bath as treasurer Governor Lewis O Barrows received a life membership for his contributions The 1938 Trail Ride will be in Lucerne Maine and the Pastime Horse Show set for August 13 in West Bath at Judge Dunton's Summer home Winners meeting the association standards will be eligible for Eastern States Exposition competition in Springfield Massachusetts in September
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Maine Horse Association
Augusta House
Augusta
Lewis O. Barrows
Mane Horse Association
Barrows
Owen Stephens
Auburn
James A. Gillies, Jr
Bath
Lloyd W. Batchelder
Sanford
Ralph B. Skinner
Charles W. Clifford
Lucerne-in-Maine
West Bath
Judge Dunton
Maine
Springfield
Mass
Bath Announces New Traffic Rules Take Effect
Bath enacts new traffic rules with one way streets on Lombard Broad Arch and Commerce pending signage. Lombard will flow Front to Commercial while Broad runs opposite. Arch and Commerce enter from Front. Violators face court. New parking limits apply on Front Center Water Elm School Washington. first offense 50 cents, second 1, third court.
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Bath
Lombard, Broad
Arch
Commerce
Lombard Street
Broad Street
Front Street
Front
Center
Water
Elm
School
Washington
Vine
Boy Pleads Guilty To Looting An Auto
A 16 year old boy pled guilty to larceny in municipal court after being caught looting a car at the rear of hotel Sedgwick. Judge Arthur J. Dunton sentenced him to the State School for Boys at South Portland for the remainder of his minority. Harold E. Footer and Cyrus W. Longley testified. Four intoxication cases were heard. three pled guilty and were fined or jailed. One case went to trial and resulted in acquittal.
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Sedgwick
Arthur J. Dunton
State School For Boys
South Portland
Harold E. Footer
Cyrus W. Longley
Footer
Dunton
Jal Ome
Balinese ceremonial costume to appear in Charlotte recital
Miss Martina Proctor of Camden will perform in Charlotte's Dance Recital on May 24 wearing a real Balinese ceremonial costume from Bal Island. The sacred robe, owned by her grandfather Colonel Robbins, was hard to procure and will be used in a native Balinese dance composed for her by Charlotte. The routine draws on Shankar's Javanese technique to which Charlotte has devoted many years of study.
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Martina Proctor
Camden
Charlotte
Bal
Colonel Robbins
Miss Proctor
Shankar
Body of Floyd Bosse Recovered After Drowning Incident
The body of Floyd Bosse aged 10 son of Ulysses Bosse of Topsham was recovered near Granny Hole stream. He disappeared after falling from a rock into the stream about a month ago. Special Police Officer Henry Boucher found the body beneath the Old Short Bridge as high water prevented earlier recovery efforts by police and firemen.
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Floyd Bosse
Ulysses Bosse
Topsham
Granny Hole
Henry Boucher
Short Bridge
Progressive Grange meeting draws visitors from nearby towns
Over 100 people attended a Progressive Grange gathering at Richmond Corner on Friday night. Visitors from Sagadahoc Merrymeeting and Litchfield joined locals as moving pictures of farm machinery were shown.
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Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Sagadahoc
Merrymeeting
Pee Om
Litchfield
Ness
Minard Couple Arrive in Bath for Summer at 49 Green Street
Prof. George C. Minard head of NYU Education Department and Mrs. Minard arrived from New York Monday morning to spend the summer in Bath at 49 Green Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Minard
Department of Education
New York University
Auto Collision Injures Several In Brunswick Area
Mrs Roberts and her daughter Rosa suffered facial cuts while Rosa Levin and Samuel Levin endured bruises in a Brunswick street collision. Tondreau and Goldstein drivers escaped major injuries as Dr Joseph L Smith treated the victims. Chief Joseph Ouellette said further investigation is needed before action. Mrs Roberts and children stay with her parents. the Goldsteins live at 701 Washington Street.
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Roberts
Goldstein
Washington Street
Maine horse shows set to open May 30 at Pine Tree Park
The Dressage Club of Cape Elizabeth will stage a 26 class Maine horse show at Pine Tree Park South Portland on May 30 with new professional riders bareback and for sale classes and six ribbons per children class. If postponed due to weather the event will move to June 4. entry blanks available from Mrs. H Stables.
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Maine
Dressage Club of
Cape Elizabeth
Pine Tree Park
South Portland
Maine Horse Association
H_ j Stables
Quick Bath Real Estate Deal Lets Out of State Buyers Move In
An out of state couple completed a rapid Bath real estate transaction after a Sunday visit. They quickly chose the Crocker property at North Bath and plan immediate work, with former owners moved out and renovations to begin Tuesday as the buyers prepare to become Bath residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Propery
Richmond
Snowhegan
Bathana
Card Party at the Cosmo Club Proceeds Benefit Pins
A successful card party and tea at the Cosmopolitan club house drew eleven tables last Wednesday. Proceeds fund a die for the Past Presidents pins. Chairwoman Mrs. Leslie J. Wold led the committee with assistants Mrs. Ruth H. Parnham Mrs. Car FP. Pierce Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden and Mrs. Bowen Torrey. Pours were by Mrs. Harry G. Deering and Mrs. William Yule. Contract prize went to Mrs. J. Albert Redlon and auction prize to Miss Louise A. Bucknam.
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Cosmopolitan Club House
Leslie J. Wold
Ruth H. Parnham
Car FP. Pierce
Roscoe P. McFadden
Bowen Torrey
Harry G. Deering
William Yule
J. Albert Redlon
Louise A. Bucknam
Merrymeeting Grange Honors Late Members at Bowdoin Ham
Merrymeeting Grange at Bowdoin Ham met Friday evening and draped the charter for the late William S. Given and Anson P. Given. The Monday entertainment was postponed and the lecturer's hour was passed with the program. Opening song Abide With Me memorialized the late brothers. LeRoy Adams spoke on a Senior Class Trip to Washington, D. C. A half hour discussion on pet superstitions followed Friday the 13th. Everett E Pierce of Bath Iron Works Corp. left Sunday night for New York on a business trip.
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Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
William S. Given
Anson P. Given
Washington, D. C
LeRoy Adams
Everett E Pierce
Bath Iron Works Corp
New York
Bath considers state armory site and funding
Mayor Conrad N. Small says Bath may convene the finance committee to discuss a possible $25,900 appropriation for a new armory. The city might deed land and pay about 4,900 to 5,000, with a potential site at North and Lincoln streets. Savings on current Battery H quarters could reach 690 to 700 annually, but funding remains challenging. Rumford and Presque Isle standby.
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Conrad N. Small
Finance Committee
Rumford
Presque Isle
Re.ias
Lincoln Streets
Wise Owl Troop Succeeds in Sunshine Basket Drive
Wise Owl Girl Scouts met Tuesday at the YMCA to pack a Sunshine Basket for a homebound member. Attendance and dues were recorded, a secretary’s report given, and songs rehearsed for the May 31 Court of Awards at the YMCA. Tickets were distributed and a plan for first and second class badges outlined. Color bearers named. Taps sung to close.
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Wise Owl
YMCA
Y. MC. A
Hibbert L Norton to Appear in Recital
Hibbert L Norton son of Arthur C Norton of 30 Dummer Street will appear in a music recital in George W. early December. Harriet Baken, his accompanist from last fall broadcasts, will join him for a program of songs in Italian French German and English. Norton a Morse High and Conservatory graduate is gaining recognition among Conservatory alumni and a large audience is expected.
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Hibber
L. Norton
Arthur C. Norton
Dummerstreet
George W
Co-Workers Class Meets on Friday at First Baptist
Mrs Ruth MacKenzie hosted the Co-Workers class gathering at the First Baptist church Friday evening with a large attendance. After devotional and business, entertainment was by Miss Evelyn Sotheard and Miss Irma Groves. refreshments by Mrs Mary Sims and others. June meeting at Mrs Laura Harrington home North Street with committees for refreshments and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth MacKenzie
First Baptist Church
Evelyn Sotheard
Irma Groves
Mary Sims
Aphia Legard
Rose Wade
Nella Stover
Laura Harrington
North Street
Helen Hall
Bertha Furber
Alice Groves
Rebecca Burnham
Harrington
Alberta Brooks
Bath Brunswick highway progress slows after winter
Road work on the Bath to Brunswick highway continues at a steady pace. Hendrickson Bros. haul gravel from Topsham to smooth the surface from Cook's Corner to Court Street for oiling. Drainage work proceeds with a six inch underdrain east of the New Meadows fill to divert winter floodwater.
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Bath-Brunswick
Hendrickson Bros
Topsham T
Cook's Corner
Court Street
New Meadows
Brick Yard
TALK ON NORWAY AT YANKEE CLUB SESSION
Rev Joseph O Purdue spoke on Norway at the Yankee Club Gracle 8 Division 4 Central Grammar on Friday afternoon using a war map to locate places. He described climate surface customs industries and gave brief biographies of famous Norwegians. Ice cream and cookies were served afterward by Millicent Coombs. Shirley Miller Doris Houston and Lt Com Glenn H Easton U S N left Sunday night for New York for a few days.
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Joseph O. Purdue
Gracle
Central Grammar
Waterville Hosts Legion Convention in Maine Shine
Waterville prepares to host the Legion convention June 24 to 26 with city halls and business support. Volunteers report ample cooperation and hospitality as housing remains the main challenge for the large gathering, with permanent headquarters active in City Hall and reservations being taken daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Maine
Waterville Legion
Committee In
Fr iday Thirteenth Twins Bless Warners and Wheeler Family
Friday the 13th brought twin daughters to Mr and Mrs Maurice E Warner at 11 minutes after 11 p m weighing 3 pounds each. Attendant Dr Paul A Gregware. Store provided a second bassinet free due to twins. Warner works at Bath Iron Works. Frances L Miller became Mrs Warner. Twins Martha and Alline Wheeler also marked Friday the 13th birthday.
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Priday
Maurice E. Warner
Middle Street
Paul A. Gregware
Warner
Edward F. Miller
Frances L. Miller
Bath Iron Works Corp
Martha
Alline Wheeler
Joseph E. Wheeler
Togus
German Folk Dance Demonstration Presented By Local Pupils
Students from Dike and Central Grammar schools performed in a supervised play demonstration with grades six and seven showcasing dances, wand exercises, and ball passing games under teachers Eleanor Danforth and Enid Sawyers. Names include Barbara Page Barbara Stodder Madeline Haley Winona Clark Ma rjorie Cushing Elizabeth Cushing Eleanor Jewett and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Page
Bettey Lou Hill
Shirley James
Phyllis Curran
Frances Loxery
Geraldine Corliss
Betty Orvis
Clinton Colburn
Joseph Swanson
Herbert Belanger
Kenneth Hill
Frederick Andrews
Ralph Houston
Bernard Pratt
Mary Morse
Martha Torrey
Betty Anderson
Barbara Stodder
Sally Hyde
Rhoda Katz
Nancy Sewall
Betty Small
Glenda Howard
Lydia Smith
Judy Dennison
Dike School
Eleanor Danforth
Madeline Haley
Leora Henderson
Poppy Kakos
Alice McDonald
Dorothy Mitchel
Tima Reynolds
Margaret Rich
Barbara Roberts
Barbara Shrack
Patricia Wing
Gerald Lemoine
Robert Linnell
John Murphy
Richard Peales
Donald Rogers
Chester Wright
Winona Clark
Margaret Bilson
Geraldine Estabrook
Ethel Faucher
Evelyn Guynn
Gertrude Harnish
George Langbehn
Janet McHale
Martha McShane
Phyllis Mitchell
Alma Tait
Melvin Ferris, Jr
Scott Holmes
Franklin Howe
Robert Kazer
Elliot Mitchell
Marion Niles
Paul Perry
Nicholas Poulos
Elizabeth Cushing
Marjorie Cushing
Eleanor Jewett
Marion Jordan
Helen Kakos
Clair Martin
Jacqueline Pert
Catherine Powers
Gladys Reynolds
Charlene Rogers
Elaine Rogers
Walter James
Aubrey Steen
Enid Sawyers
William Anderson
Paul Avery
Marjorie Black
Germaine Bonney
Lea Couture
Lillian Derby
Lloyd Doyle
George Dunlap
Phyllis Ervine
Eleanor Pullerton
Audrey Hill
William Johansen
Betty Jones
Cyril Leeman
Lorraine Marr
Karl Merchant
Sally Munsey
Donald Nichols
Leroy Peasley
Marguerite Rines
Grace Savage
Joan Stanton
Margaret Staples
Mary Stone
Barbara Tibbetts
Paul Tourtillotte
Allen Whitney
Larry Wold
Real estate transfers surge across Sagadahoc region
A surge in Woolwich area transfers is logged at the Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds with Bath leading activity. The record lists numerous transactions across Bath Bowdoin, Bowdoinham Phippsburg Richmond Topsham and surrounding towns including deeds by George G. Hathorn Wilbur Tremain Read Nichols Co. and Edward Harrington among others reflecting land and buildings on streets such as Robinson High Shaw Court and York plus multiple estates and parcels changing hands.
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Woolwich
Sagadahoc
Bath
George G. Hathorn
Dora C. Beal
Wilbur L. Tremain
Frank J. Lehane
Robinson Street
Read Nichols Co
Sidney R. Higgins
Court Street
William H. Sheldon
Marie M. Ellis
High Street
Leon N. Belanger
Als
Gertrude M. Boardman
Piloral Street
Bath Real Estate Co
Edward A. Beland
Shaw
Legion Auxiliary delegates chosen for Waterville convention
Mrs Ade laide C Owen president of Milo Legion Auxiliary hosted aPriday evening event with Mrs Mary Miliken from West Baldwin as historian. Delegates elected for the state convention in Waterville on June 24 25 26 include Mrs John W Costain Mrs John Hart Mrs John P Crosby along with alternates Mrs Guy Crosby Mrs Louis Silverman and Mrs Ralph Gay. Mrs Owen received a gift and remarks were given by Mrs Owen and Mrs Miliken before refreshments. William W Hosmer contractor painter is confined to bed at his Middle street home.
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Adelaide C. Owen
Milo
Mary Miliken
West Baldwin
Waterville
John W. Costain
John Hart
John P. Crosby
Guy H. Crosby
Louis M. Silverman
Ralph Gay
Owen
William W. Hosmer
Middle Street
Bonney Naval Inspector Named for Bath Iron Works
Albert L. Bonney of 2 Union Street Court has been assigned as naval inspector at Bath Iron Works Corp in the office of Lieut. Commander Roger F. McCall U S N inspector of machinery. A son of Mr and Mrs James T Bonney he trained as a machinist at Hyde Windlass Co and later joined Portsmouth Navy Yard taking civil service exams for his current post. Motion pictures sponsored to showcase Maine attractions will film salmon fishing on Dennys River possibly in swift water to illustrate fishing conditions.
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Albert L. Bonney
Union Street Court
Bath Iron Works Corp
Roger F. McCall
James T. Bonney
Hyde Windlass Co
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Maine
Dennys River
Mothers Day Service by Pythian Sisters in Lowell Hall
A Mothers Day observance was held by Lowell temple P 8 at Pythian hall. Grace Hagan led the welcome and Grace Hagan chaired as chief. Musical numbers featured Newell Hamilton and his band with a full program of solos recitations and songs. The origin of Mothers Day and a carnations presentation were included.
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Lowell Temple
Pythian Hall
Grace Hagan
Louise Munroe
Sophie Mikels
Newell Hamilton
Phyllis
Mary Darrah
Barbara Mank
Henrietta French
Barbara Freeman
Betty Watson
Isabel King
Ellen Cyr
Norma Jean Drummond
Hilo
Rainbow Hawaiians Orchestra
Thatcher Pinkham
Phyllis Darrah
Ellen
Mother
Rose
No Man's Land
Nowhere
Grace Darrah
Mammy
Honolulu Moon
Mrs. Hamilton
Cyr
Marion Darrah
Lois Knight
Norma Drummond
God
WEEKLY CROSS WORD PUZZLE CLUES AND ANSWERS
Puzzle lists across and down clues with definitions and partial answers, including 4s across and 25 down. The page shows misread OCR text, scattered letters and stray brackets, with an answer line for PIES IY BHT and other fragments that indicate a completed crossword solution.
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Brean Ei
Tunisia
Aido
Carnival Coming at McKay Park This May
The Maine Amusement Shows will play at McKay Park the week of May 23 to 28 under the Bath Boosters club. Ray Flanders of Portland and Sangerville owns and runs the carnival with a Ferris wheel merry go round chair plane and kiddie ride. No admission charged and free parking arranged. Five cent rides for ladies and children in the afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
McKay Park
Boosters’ Club
Ray Flanders
Portland
Sangerville
Bath
Club Garret Literary Circle Holds Inaugural Meeting
The Club Garret Literary Circle met Thursday evening in Garret rooms with nearly 20 attendees. It will meet every other Thursday, directed by Mrs. Elwood S. Toothaker with a program committee. Members may submit short stories and poetry under a nom de plume for discussion and criticism, aiming to publish a collected book in a year or two. Mrs. Henry McCabe hosted a gathering at her North Street home last week with several members present and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club
Garret Literary Circle
Garret
Elwood S. Toothaker
Henry McCabe
North Street
William Paisley
Lester Campbell
Wellington A. Moore
Lucian Ames
Andrew Butterfield
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Treas. Marry CO
Weeeea
Bam Et
Norway
Carlton
Popham Beach
Maine Publicity Bureau
Pat Anouet
Boy
Lad
Crosby’s Inn
Maime
Cosmo Club
State Armory
Hibbert L. Norton
Co-Workers
Glenn H. Easton
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Elm City
Bowdoinham Fremont D. Averill
Robeus A. Douglass
Charles L. Dorrian
Helen C. Robinson
George E. Sedgeley
Lillian E. Davis
Phippsburg
Sherman I. Gould
George C. St. John
Lewis M. Baker
Sterling Brewer
Topsham Walter D. Jack
Charles M. Morse
Grace L. Tebbetts
Marion M. Eves
Perkins Street
Amy P. Nickerson
Marion H. Kelley
Norman W. Howard
Roger S. Savage
Thomas C. McCabe
Percy C. Bailey
Robert E. Maas, Jr
Vance M. Mathews
John G. Soule
Judson B. Soule
William Neil
Legion Auxiliary
Bonney Naval
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Temple
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