Winning Essays in Rotary Club School Contest
The three freshmen essays, printed here, propose Bath improvements including a hotel, a playground, and a swimming pool. Committee members Arthur B. Scott, Edward W. Bridgham, Rev. Timothy C. Maney, Chester Plant, and Edwin Pinson selected the winners. judges Rev. George B. Wolstenholme, Harry C. Webber, and Miss Alice N. Magoun offered critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Bath
Arthur B. Scott
Edward W. Bridgham
Timothy C. Maney
Chester Plant
Edwin Pinson
George B. Wolstenholme
The
People's Baptist Church
Harry C. Webber
Bath Daily Times and Independent
Alice N. Magoun
Bath Essay Winner Proposes New Hotel on Riverside View
Miss Jane Donnell daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles J Donnell 937 Washington street won first prize five dollars for an essay proposing a modern attractive Bath hotel near the business district with river views. The plan includes a top floor dining room a winter wing that can be closed to save upkeep and potential for expansion. Merchants might fund the building fund to attract visitors and boost Bath between Boston and Bar Harbor, serving Summer tourists and local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Donnell
Charles J. Donnell
Washington Street
Bath
Kennebec
Country Club
Miss Faye Jerome’s Bath playground essay wins prize
Miss Faye Jerome of 103 South Street authored an essay that won second prize of three dollars. She proposes converting Kelley field into a public playground for ages five and up with swings teeters pools tennis courts and improved grandstands to serve High School students and the city. She argues a playground would steer youth away from danger and automobile risks and urges schools to help raise funds via food sales dances plays and private contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Jerome
South Street
Bath
Proney
Miss Austins Essay Wins Third Prize in Bath Contest
Miss Margaret Austin of 37 Bedford Street won third prize two dollars for an essay advocating a city swimming pool in Bath. She urges a large deep end for experts and shallow area for beginners, near the city center at the Y M C A or the Columbia Theatre, funded by Morse High School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Austin
Albert F. Austin
Bedford Street
City of
Bath
Kennebec
Y. M.C A
Columbia Theatre
Morse High School
Mrs Benjamin H Stackpole Daughter Carolyn Lewiston Saturday
Mrs Benjamin H Stackpole plans a Lewiston outing with her daughter Carolyn for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Stackpole
Carolyn
Lewiston
Phippsburg Field Day Set After Weather Delay
The Phippsburg schools annual field day, postponed last week due to weather, will be held Friday at the town hall in Phippsburg Center. A roster of local residents and visitors, many from Bath, Marblehead, Portland, and Stamford, are listed as guests or observers around Sebasco Estates and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Phippburg Center
Horace Holton
Brockton
Mass
Brightwater
Arthur Walter
Stamford
Plainsville
N. J
Harry Wyman
Martin Wyman
Kittery
Omar Perry
Winnegance
Ernest Rogers
Martha Small
Donald Small
Popham Beach
Christopher Marr
Bath
Albert Thompson
Herry Passmore
Dromore
Frank Leavitt
Tileston Oliver
Winnigance
John D. Rogers
Maud Holbrook
Meadowbroeck
Rose Carpenter
Small Point
Arthur Cottle
Belgrade
Sarah L. Wyman
Legion Auxiliary Meets in Farmington
At Farmington May 28 at 1 p.m. the Second District Legion Auxiliary holds a major meeting. After the business session Farmington Unit serves coffee and attendees bring box lunches. Mrs. Agnes Bradley will preside and discuss the June State Convention in Calais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Second District Legion Auxiliary
Agnes Bradley
Second District
Calais
Westport Notes On Visits Deaths and Local News
Westport activities include visitors from Yarmouth Milton and Dorchester at the Grauman Stewart cottage. Obituaries note Capt Owen A Whitten of Gloucester and Mrs Ruth A Brown of Boothbay, with local family ties to Westport. Maine Archery club held an all day shoot near Waterville with Daniel I Gould among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Lewis
John Stacy
Yarmouth
John
Woodbury Stewarts
Milton
Stanley Adams
Dorchester
Mas
West Side
Charles E. Titus
West Anna Grant
Westport
Town
Dorothy
Annie Tarbox
Boston
White Plains
N. Y
Annie
Gloucester Times
J Owen A. Whitten
Gloucester
Mass
William and
Emmeline
Dunton) Whitten
Ethel Whitten
Ettie V. Lewis
Frank Whitten
Wiscasset
Elmer Whitten
Bath
Boothbay
Ruth A. Brown
Fletcher Hall
Arlington
Ezekiel Tarbox
Daniel Marshall Brown
Elizabeth Campbell
Hinckley
Laburton Lewis
Sheepscot River
Alvin T. Hodgdon
Medford
Brown
Maine Archery Club
Green Lantern
Waterville
Daniel I. Gould
Bangor
Atendance
Brewer
Augusta
Remembrance of a Fatal Auto Crash Rescue
A native of Fredericton New Brunswick died when the car carrying three men overturned on Chicken Hill Presque Isle Thursday night after striking a culvert while turning out for another car. The fallen man died Saturday leaving memories for those who knew him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merase
Chicken Hill
Presque Isle
Fredericton
N. B
Morce Welcomes Daughter at Home in Winnegance
Local notes report the arrival of a daughter at Mr. and Mrs. J Parker Morce's home Friday morning. Cemetery fundraising progresses with committees headed by Mrs Danford McDonald and others contributing. Community updates include visits, school field day plans, road repairs, grange meeting arrangements, and a Sunday school at the vestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Parker Morce
Fairview Cemetery
Danford McDonald
Emery Footer
Harry F. Oliver
Charles E. Hewitt
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Portsmouth
N. H
Audrey Sherburne
Portland
High Street
Stanley Whitehouse
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Ralph Whitehouse
Phippsburg
John Small
Elbridge R. Malcolm
Reuben H. Purington
Sabine
Humphrey A. Owen
Dromore Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
The
Grange
Vestry
Stolen Auto Recovered by Darien Police
Darien Connecticut police arrested Joseph and Paul Karkos of Lisbon Falls for stealing a Chevrolet sedan registered to Guy G. Hosmer of Bath Maine. The car, recovered in Darien, was undamaged and returned to Bath with Hosmer and the suspects to face larceny charges. The youths, known visitors to Bath, were headed toward New York City when located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien
Hosmer
Whitney
Bath
Lisbon Falls
Karkos
Conn
Governor Gardiner to Deliver Memorial Address in Woolwich
Governor William Tudor Gardiner will speak at Woolwich Memorial exercises Friday May 29 at the Congregational church in Nequasset due to prior engagements on the 30th. The event honors local veterans with a long tradition spanning over 30 years and features notable long time organizers, including Donnell Thwing’s chairmanship and Mrs. John G. Reed’s near quarter century of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tudor Gardiner
Woolwich
Nequasset
Gardiner
Donnell Thwing
John G. Reed
William Lincoln
Twilight League Opens Season in Bath June 2
The Bath YMCA Twilight League baseball season begins Tuesday June 2 at Kelley Field with Times Co. team facing Bath Iron Works in the opener. St Mary's church meets Hyde Windlass on Thursday June 4, as league officials certify players, set seven inning games at six, and plan next steps for umpires and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
St. Mary’s
Elford A. Stover
James Jenkins
B. I. W. Thurs
St. Mary's
Hyde Windlass
Times
The
Iron Works Corp
St. Mary’s Church
Steve McPhee
Stubby Boutin
Mark Hayes
Dutch Henry
Harry Comeau
James Callan
Andrew Flaherty
Jimmy Noonan
Joe McLaughlin
Henry Arsenault
Paul Hayes
John Hayes
John Conley
Frank Sheridan
Gus Meister
Brad Belanger
Belanger
Championship Times Co
Times Company
Brian Jewett
Newell Wilson
Bill Perry
Benny Stover
Bob Campbell
Alec Burden
Dad Leavitt
Jake Crocker
Paul Wilson
Bill Oliver
Paul Davis
Pete Oliver
Harold Sonia
Harry Ring
Les Plant
Whitey Lot
Donald Wilson
Blair Wilson
Iron Works
Reginald Atwood
Fred Hart
Andrew Savage
Tony Puiin Jr
Louis Allain
Fred Gaudet
Francis Richards
Henry Toothaker
George Genthner
John Osborne
Paul Thomas
Robert Burns
John Dauphin
George Littlefield
Rowland Hansen
Edwin Lane
Linwood Higgins
Kenneth Thayer
W. A. Small
William Walker
Charles Miller
Albert Lenney
Jerry Gilmore
Needy Brewster
George Comeau
A. Thayer
R. Lewis
Bailey
Red Davis
Harold Carter
Bobby Callan
Percy Pratt
Harold Cutting
Propeller
Roy W. Putney Buys Sprague Residence in Portland
Roy W. Putney, secretary of Senter's Inc, bought the two story frame house at 1055 Washington Street, corner of Pearl, from Richard L. Sprague. The Putneys, arriving from Fitchburg, Mass, will occupy the home which was built by the late George E. Hughes. They plan to take possession about the first of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Putney
Senter’s, Inc
Percy
Richard L. Sprague
Washington Street
Pearl
Putney
Fitchburg
Mass
George E. Hughes
Maine
Frank H. Percy
David T. Percy
Mr. Putney
Miss Ballou Returns to Bath After Winter in Queens
Miss Susan Ballou and sister Mrs. H. W. L. Stafford spent winter in Queens, Long Island, returning to Bath Monday. Ballou plans a few days with Miss Jane S. Murphy on High Street before resuming her summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Ballou
Queens
Long Island
H. W. L. Stafford
Bath
Ballou
Jane S. Murphy
High Street
Maine C M T C quota reached in Waterville list
The campaign for enrollment in the Citizens Military Training Camps for 1931 reports Maine’s quota of 322 exceeded by May 10. Withdrawals may allow more enrollments. applications continue through Waterville offices and via local chairs, Legion posts, and postmasters. Sagadahoe County lists two on file with several pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Waterville
American Legion
Sagadahoe County
Harry W. Owen, Jr
Bath
Chester B. Horne
Ft. McKinley
Charles E. Guion
Richmond
Infantry
Real Estate Transfers Grow Across Sagadahoc Registry
A surge in property recordings over the past two weeks shows broad activity in Sagadahoc towns including Bath Bowdoinham Phippsburg Richmond Topsham and Woolwich with numerous transfers among individuals and firms. Notable moves include Bath Hywindlass Co to Peter Lebel and Bath City Hospital to Francis G. McDonald while Mrs Harold Supovitz travels to Boston and New York for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds
Arrowsie
Georgetown
Bath
Litchco Allen
Valeria G. Sedgley
Elmer Allen
Phippsburg
Elizabeth Smith
Nathaniel M. Morse
Richmond
Benjamin B. Douglass
Adeline M. Kelley
James H. Whitney
Annie M. Pushard
Charles H. James
D. S. White
Augustus E. Small
Emma V. Small
Robheus A. Douglass
Topsham
George L. Carlo
Calixte J. Bernier
Roger E. Williams
Elizabeth Forgette
Faith C. Metters
West Bath
Almina E. Preble
Beatrice H. L. Greenleaf
Woolwich
Nora McDonough
Margaret Gardiner
Harold Supovitz
Boston
New York
Bath Woman Observes Ninetieth Birthday
Friday May 15 marked the 90th birthday of Mrs. Martha J. MacFadden of 31 Deering Street Bath She hosted a four generation family reunion with children grandchildren and great grandchildren attending from four states to honor her long life Her career included teaching and service at the First Baptist church Orphans Home Bates College and the Rescue Home in Lewiston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha J. MacFadden
Deering Street
Barcelonia
South America
Laura L. Stevens
Stoneham
Mass
George A. Fall
West Enfield
James B. MacFadden
Staten Island
N. Y
James Lyman MacFadden
Maplewood
N. J
Harry MacFadden
Wolfboro
N. H
Portland
Rescue Home
Lewiston
Science Hall
Bates College
Frank Hagan
Upper High Street
Noted Matriarch Maintains Wits At Advanced Age
The elderly woman, who ceased intellectual development long ago, completed a correspondence English literature course at the University of Chicago. Despite her extreme age she retains all faculties and stays current on events and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago University
Warden Linscott Delivers Joy to Thomaston Prison
Warden Linscott of the Maine State prison returned to Thomaston with Winfield S. Joy who was sentenced by Justice Worster at Sagadahoc to 18 to 36 months for assault on a five year old girl. The case stemmed from a 1930 crime. a mistrial occurred due to a faulty indictment, then a new indictment led to Joy's January capture from Exeter, New Hampshire. The Law Court denied Joy's appeal as the sentence was affirmed. Linscott was accompanied to Bath by Phineas H. Gay of Newcastle, member of the Prison Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linscott
Maine
Thomaston
Winfield S. Joy
George H. Worster
Sagadahoc
Ralph O. Dale
Joy
Exeter
N. H
Henderson
Bridgham
Law Court
Worster
Fred H. Thompson
Bath
Phineas H. Gay
Newcastle
Board of Prison Commissioners
High School Orchestra To Play Nurses Graduation
Morse high school orchestra will provide music for the graduation of the School for Nursing of Bath City hospital at Grace church parish house Friday at 3 pm. Vice President L Eugene Thebeau presides, Rev Charles Myron Tubbs offers prayer, Mayor Harold P Small speaks, Dr Warren E Kershner gives the address, and Mrs Ralph Small presents the Doris Chase Purington memorial medal for top nursing skill. Refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
School For Nursing
Bath City Hospital
Grace Church
L. Eugene Thebeau
Henry C. Wright
Charles Myron Tubbs
Harold P. Small
Warren E. Kershner
Ralph Small
Alumnae Association
Doris Chase Purington
Folsoms Return From Washington DC Winter Visit
Rev Omar W. Folsom and daughter Miss Elsie Folsom returned Friday from Washington DC where they passed the Winter per their annual custom and have reopened their home at 1189 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar W. Folsom
Elsie Folsom
Washington, D. C
Washington Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bar Harbor
Miss Austin
Legion Auxiliary Meets
Nequasset Congregational Church
Elinor Hunt Howes
Norway
Sagadahoc County
Bath High School
Colby
Twilight League
Governing
Thurs
B.I. W. Thurs
B. I
Sprague
America
Chevrolet
Flint
Michigan
Indianapolis
Indiana
C. M. McKown
Boothbay Harbor
Turner & Gilpatrick
C.M.T.C
Martha J. McFadden
Fall
Rev. E. Mercer
Easton
Norway Mephink Co
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