Bath Physician Recounts Boyhood Pony Ride and Old Bridge
The narrative describes an old Morse River crossing built in the 1890s to link Small Point and Popham, tied to George W. Hunt’s and New Farm ventures. A pony team owned by young E. Motley Fuller Jr. provided rides that shaped his future as Bath’s physician, with Capt. James Perkins once steering steamers to Popham Beach nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse's
Popham
George W. Hunt
Register of Deeds
Bagadahoc County
Morse's Mountain
New Farm
Santirred
E. Motley Fuller, Jr
Bath
Popham Beach
M.D
Popham Colony
James Perkins
Summer Round-Up For School Pupils Planned
Parents receive letters detailing hours for entering public school pupils to be examined by doctors and dentists before opening day. The Summer Round-Up runs May 18 week, with no charge, and coordinates with P T A, Red Cross, and Health Departments to correct defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents“Teachers’ Association
Red Cross
Clinton D. Wilson
Arthur S. Crockett
Grant
Gregware
Morin
Smith
Snipe
Winchenbach
Berry
Owen
Stott
Bath Times
Hibbs
Caverly
Powers
Whitney
Warren
Crockett
Wilson
Chester A. Roberts
South End
Public Speaking Topic Inspires PTA Confidence
Reverend Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Congregational church boosted South End and Dike P T A members confidence in public speaking with an educational talk titled Public Speaking at a South End PTA meeting on 488 Washington Street. Fred K Sturtevant and Mrs Seth N Snipe performed two solos and Mrs Wilfred W Chaney served as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Five Islands Forms Own Fire Department for Village
The Five Islands Fire Fighters organized with Fred P. Carr captain and Vernon E. Gray clerk. A soliciting committee seeks $500 for equipment to prevent future disaster after the Memorial Day fire of 1934. Officers include Carr, Gray, Pinkham, and Rowe, with regular meetings planned at the grange hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
Fred P. Carr
Lermond H. Rowe
Vernon E. Gray
Grange Hall
Victor H. Pinkham
Percy B. Savage
Rowe
State Forestry Department
Russell E. Harford
Gilbert Standish
Ivan Pinkham
Donald Stevens
William Marr
Lloyd Pinkham
Ass’t
Russell Pinkham
Stanley Lewis
Walter McMahan
Horace Rittall
Chester McMahan
Percy MacGillvary
Cleveland L. Rowe
Victor Pinkham
Barrows and Page to Address Rally in Sagadahoc
Secretary of State Lewis O Barrows of Newport and ex Senator Erin W Page of Skowhegan will speak at the Women’s Republican Club meeting in Sagadahoc County’s municipal auditorium at eight. Executive Councillor Raymond 8 Oakes of Portland and other candidates will appear, with Gail Laughlin of Portland and Clarence N Flood of Bath also on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
Women's Republican Club
Sagadahoc County
Lewis O. Barrows
Newport
Erin W. Page
Skowhegan
Raymond 8. Oakes
Portland
Gail Laughlin
Clarence N. Flood
Bath
Henry W. Butler
Bath Water District polishes Thompson’s Brook supply assets
A Bath Water District survey of the emergency plant at Thompson’s Brook East Brunswick shows improvements over the past year. The station can pump 2,000,000 gallons daily to Bath mains, exceeding current consumption by 300,000. The district has secured watershed lands and trees, a new dam, sluice-way, and electric equipment, ensuring a reliable supply even if the Nequasset line fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
Thompson's Brook
East Brunswick
Nequasset Lake
Bath
Kennebec River
Maine
Nequasset
Kennebec
Maurice A. Libby
Water District
Thompson’s Brook Station
Thompson Brook
Water Company
Maine Letters Carriers Set Bangor Convention With Brann Speakers
Gov Louis J Brann and Rep Ralph O Brewster will lead the 42nd annual Maine State Letters Carriers Association convention in Bangor on May 24 Edward J McMann association president and Bangor officials join as speakers A buffet lunch runs 10 to 12 then business sessions 12 to 3 followed by officer elections committee reports and resolutions A Bangor sightseeing trip 3 to 5 and a banquet 5 to 7 complete the program Chris Halberstadt of Philadelphia attends as national executive committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Brann
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine State Letters Carriers’ Association
Bangor
Edward J. McMann
James G. O'Connor
Joseph E.garland
Bangor Chamber of Commerce
Benjamin W. Blanchard
Thomas J. Crowley
David S. Beach
Rockland
John F. Long
Brewer
Bangor-Brewer
Chris Halberstadt
Philadelphia
U. C.T. Hall
Park Street
Colby College to Hold 115th Commencement in June
Two members of this year’s graduating class at Colby College Waterville prepared or college at Cony Bligh school. Ruth C Fuller and Nancy Libby are the Augusta representatives in the senior group.
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Colby College
Waterville
Prepared
Cony —Bligh School
Colby
Ruth C. Fuller
Nancy Libby
Augusta
Genesta Chapter anniversary in Portsmouth Rotary district
Genesta chapter No 73 OES observed its 36th anniversary at the Masonic Temple with a 6 30 supper. Miss Annie E Cox and Mrs Lucy E Percy attended as charter members. Porter from Rose of Sharon Augusta and others were present. Rotary official E Curtis Matthews of Portsmouth was elected Governor of the 38th District Rotary International. Governor Brann urged religion and tax reform while Miss Ruth Nichols spoke on aviation. A broad report covered direct primary reform, Maine’s tax system, and education funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
O.es
Masonic Temple
Annie E Cox
Lucy E. Percy
Cox
Olive Tait
Rose of
Henry G. Shaw
Annie Ward
Edith Savage
Mae Ward
Bernice Fuller
Sarah A. Shaw
Adah
Annette Merrill
Ruth
Carolyn Thompson
Esther
Lois T. McKiever
Martha
Olive Corliss
Electa
Kate Perkins
Mabelle S. Fullerton
Bagdikian
Effie Heal
Anne Deering
Tillie Wold
Bertha Davis
Mary Rodick
Alice Sanborn
Lida Howard
Grace Hagan
Bessie Clark
Mary Miller
Mildred Clark
Lena Stilphen
Margaret Harkins
Rena Roberts
Athana Congdon
Ella Wright
E. Curtis Matthews
Portsmouth
N. H
Rotary Club
Rotary, International
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Maine
Brann
Pres
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Ruth Nichols
Salvation
Portland
Oregon
Sills
Convention
Pres. Sills
Reeset
Lewiston
Offenbach
Music Hall
Louis J. Brann
Augusta
Superior Court
Justic
Beliveau
Rumford
Donat J
New England Sees Record Summer Tourism Forecast
The six New England states launch a nationwide ad blitz to attract 52 million invitations and boost summer travel. A radio campaign plus rail fare cuts bring the region closer to the rest of the country, featuring events like Rhode Island Tercentenary and Harvard Tercentenary.
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New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
William A. Barron
New England Council
National Broadcasting Company
New York
Plymouth Rock
Lexington and Concord
Plans for Old City Hall Lot Change in Bid and Sale
City council in special session rescinded a minimum expenditure of 35 000 and set 20 000 for the old City Hall site at Center and Water streets. Lionel D Green of Boston to buy for 4 000 and raze the building, completing a new 58 by 90 foot brick stone and stainless structure in 12 months. Builders plan to hire local labor and use local supplies where possible, with a sidewalk along Water street.
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City Hall
Center
Water Streets
Lionel D. Green
Boston
Joseph Charles Footer
Green
Center Street
Footer
Water Street
Emma Leonard
Townsend Plan Club
Bath
No. 1
Whitney Harold L. Trask
Sewall
Hotel Sedgwick
J. C. Footer Jr
C. W. Longley
Bakley
Gay
Lake
McFadden
Pierce
Robson
Rodick
Small
Wallace
Gale Cuts Through Bath Area Causing Wide Damage
A 35 mile per hour gale hit Bath and nearby areas, toppling a section of a Woolwich tank under construction for the Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co. The damaged welded piece can be raised back, and the storm also toppled the Winnegance Community Club flagpole, damaged electric wires, and ripped wiring from houses with many trees losing limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co
Winnegance
Director Elected to Fill Hyde Bank Vacancy
Cecil E. Paine, vice president of Hyde First National Bank, was elected Monday afternoon to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Charles V. Minott of Phippsburg during the winter.
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Cecil E. Paine
Hyde First National Bank
Charles V. Minott
Phippsburg
Nursing Activities of Bath Red Cross in Annual Report
The fifth annual Nursing Activities report for 1935 details Mrs. Ruth W. Henry's Bath Red Cross. It records 679 general nursing visits to 104 patients, prenatal care for 29 women, 40 postnatal mothers, 31 new borns with 246 visits, and 603 visits in maternity care. It also notes 48 conferences for Well Babies, 217 children with 1096 visitors, 122 health supervision visits across age groups, and 280 office interviews. Additional items cover tuberculosis testing, school visits, Girl Scout first aid, referrals for tonsil surgery, and volunteer hours totaling 138 with 69 baby transports. 13 per cent patient payments and 34 per cent insurance coverage. Infant death rate for Bath in 1935 was 64.5 per 1000 live births.
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Nursing Activities Committee
Bath
American Red Cross
Ruth W. Henry
the Red Cross
Red Cross Office
Girl Scouts
Kershner
Portland
City of Bath
Drayton Builder’s Tests Begin For Destroyer Drayton
The 1500 ton U S S Drayton launched at Bath Iron Works is to start builders trials early next week with dock tests this week. Full completion will follow as she moves to open waters off Rockland.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Rockland
Drayton
Also Mentioned on This Page
South End and
Dike
P.t.a.’S
Barrows
Page
Women’s Republican Club of
Sagadahoc
Brann and
Brewster
Maine State Letter Carriers’ Association
Council
Reuben Brewer
Lolsterman
Boothbay Harbor
Arthur Greenleaf
Central Press
Old City Hall
Gale
Nursing Activities OF
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