Superior Court Team for County to Open Tuesday
Sagadahoc superior court opens Tuesday with Justice George L. Emery presiding. A mix of civil and criminal cases is expected, with County Attorney Ralph O. Dale likely to present grand jury indictments, including felonies. Appeals from Bath municipal court involve Roux, Southard, Haggett, Williams, and Mains with possible withdrawals. Bound over cases list several assault, burglary, statutory offenses, and larceny matters bound for grand jury. Traverse and arterial juries named from Bath, Bowdoin, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Woolwich, and Bowdoinham. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
George L. Emery
Emery
Maine
Republican State Committee
Ralph O. Dale
Bath Municipal Court
Joseph A. Roux
Frank Southard
Eric Haggett
Allen E. Williams
Roscoe Mains
Roux
Williams
Mains
Bath
Samuel Fortin
Augusta
Fred Hiller
Clarence Swain
Winfield Joy
Harry Final
Charles Taylor
Sanford - Leighton
Eric B. Maggett
Grand Jury
Arrowsie
Frank Clark
James Blair
Oliver F. Brown
John E. Fitzgerald
Scott Golder
Elmer J. Rich
Alonzo Thayer
Bowdoin
Wilson Freeman
Bowdoinham
C. P. Curtis
William F. Sewell
Georgetown
Population figures for Sagadahoc County 1930 census
Preliminary figures show Sagadahoc County's population 16,873 in 1930, down from 23,021 in 1920. Only Richmond and Topsham and Perkins township gained. Bath saw a sharp decline from 14,731 to 9,093. Listings include each town with 1930 and 1920 populations and farms.
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Richmond
Topsham
Perkins
Sagadahoc
Fred. R. Walton
Auburn
Bath
Arrowsic
Sedan
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Perking
Phippsburg
West Bath
Woolwich
Sylvia Yacht Launch Draws Big Bath Crowd And Wealthy Guests
The 191-foot steel yacht Sylvia built by Bath Iron Works was launched on schedule amid smoke and spray as spectators filled all yard space. Valued at 750000 dollars like sister Placida, the vessel heads for Great Lakes cruising via the St Lawrence with owner Logan G. Thompson of Hamilton Ohio and a large entourage attending the event.
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Kennebec
Sylvia
Placida
Bath Iron Works Corp
Great Lakes
Thompson
Hamilton, O
George Schwab
Nashville
de Gray Vanderbilt
Cincinnati
George Fetter Jr
Louisville, Ky
Glenn Traer
Minneapolis
White Ribboners Convene in Sagada County
The Sagada county WCTU convention met at the First Baptist church with Mrs Allegra Bickford presiding. Committees were named for courtesy credentials resolutions and the devotional program featured local ministers and musicians. Mayor Small welcomed visitors and praised the temperance effort.
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Sagada
Hoc
W. C
Dover-Foxcroft
Dorothy Raynes
Howard P. Jett
Charles H. Berry
Corliss Street
Small
Kenneth E. Morse
Bath
Allegra Bickford
Benja E. Keay
Agnes Roberts
Grace Taylor
Elizabeth Williams
Flower Mission
Alice May Douglas
Peace
Mercy
Lois Palmer
Benja Keay
Frances MacFadden
Achsah Purinton
Linzie B. C. Chaney
Agnes Rioberts
Mary Pratt
Luella Williams
Shorey
First Baptist Church
William Dennison
Fred Bragg
Althea Quimby
Carver
Portland man rewards girl who returned purse
A Portland business man tracked the purse owner through the papers after a loss of 120 dollars and notes. The owner, learning the identity, rewarded the returning girl with a nickel for her honesty.
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Portland
Prohibition: Mrs. Quimbys Speech Praises a Christian Act
Mrs. Quimby argues prohibition is a Christian duty to shield children from alcohol. She cites 33 states adopting prohibition and constitutional ratification as proof, noting the 1916 Senate election and the World War context.
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London
United States
Congress
Senate
Morgan Delighted With The Corsair After Its Trial
J P Morgan the financier and wealthiest man unveiled his new 2 million dollar yacht Corsair after official tests at Bath Iron Works. Capt Blair praised the craft’s handling as the Corsair averaged 18.15 knots with a full crew aboard. The voyage included a side by side run with the Chester cruiser on the same course, drawing praise from Morgan and Bath Iron Works officials. The Corsair’s completion and commissioning are planned after furnishing and crew finalization.
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J. P. Morgan
Corsair
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hill Family
Charles A. Blair
Cus
W. B. Porter
New York
Tebo
Basin
Brooklyn
Fore River
Chester
Blair
Capt
Mr. Morgan
William S. Newell
Iron Works
Archibald M
Main
Henry O. Trowbridge
Roland F. Hill
Merritt C. Gackenbach
Scott Morse
Harry Wallace
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Charles H. Cahill
W. Merton Rice
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
William H. Corfield
Gielow
Lyons to inspect Popham Beach for Atlantic flight start
Captain Harry W. Lyons, famed for piloting the Southern Cross, plans a visit to Popham Beach to assess takeoff conditions for an Atlantic crossing. He will not use Old Orchard due to superstition and disasters. If conditions suit, Popham may host future flights and bring regional publicity.
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Harry W. Lyons
Southern Cross
Pacific Ocean
Popham Beach
Atlantic
Old Orchard
Capt. Lyons
Paris Hill
Pophant
Lyons
City Hospital nurses graduate after training exercises
Three nurses graduate from the City hospital training school at Grace church parish house. Edna Thorne of Canada receives the Doris Chase Purington medal for top average. Margaret Yates of Bath and Reta Faulkner of Damariscotta also graduate. Ceremony features community support and hospital officials in attendance.
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City Hospital
Grace Church Parish House
Edna Thorne
Canada
Doris Chase Purington
Margaret Yates
Bath
Reta Faulkner
P. M. Olms
Kennebec
Henry C. Wright
L. Eugene Thebeau
Harold P. Small
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Langdon T. Snipe
Helen V. Downing
Commencement Address Urges Service to Humanity
Invocation by Mr Tubbs followed Mayor Small words to graduates about beginning careers. He praises ongoing study, the vocation as mercy, and carrying Florence Nightingale’s legacy, noting city interest and global respect for nurses. Morse high school orchestra provided music before and between events.
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Tubbs
Small
Florence Nightingale
Morse High School
Dr Snipe Addresses Nursing Honor and Patient Care
Dr Langdon T Snipe extols nursing as an honorable profession and stresses nurse patient contact in small hospitals. He lauds Bath hospital benefactor William D Sewall and urges nurses to show cleanliness comfort and courtesy while easing patient fears and welcoming visitors.
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Langdon T. Snipe
Snipe
Memorial Program Honors Fallen in West Bath Grange
John P. Carey Jr. spoke as the orator at West Bath grange Memorial observance amid a storm. Attendees heard on honoring those who sacrificed for country and the meaning of Memorial Day, with reflections on history and peace.
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John P. Carey Jr
West Bath Grange
Carty
The
Grange
Carey
Bourne
Pericles
Justice For Humanity
Parliament of Man
Memorial Day Observance Plans in Bath
Bath to observe Memorial Day under T W Hyde Camp 8 of U V of C W with multiple units and auxiliaries. Procession forms at 10 a.m. on Washington Street ending at Oak Grove Cemetery for exercises at the soldiers monument, then to Center and Broad streets for naval veterans services at City Landing.
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T. W. Hyde
U. V
C. W
Ernest Edgar Kateon
Roland Smith
Sewall and York Wed in Wiscasset Ceremony
Charles S. Sewall and Mrs Grace M York of Wiscasset were married Tuesday afternoon at 430 in Grate church. The couple's altar featured white flowers and the bride carried sweet peas and Swainsona. They left for a brief wedding trip after the service. Sewall, a lay reader at Grace church, is known in Bath for addressing men’s clubs. Mrs. Sewall is well known in Bath and has lived with her mother in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Sewall
Grace M York
Wiscasset
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Superior Court
Elmer Higgins
Fred Carlton
Traverse Jury Arrowsie
R. E. Raynes
William N. Beal
Frank M. Bowker
William Congdon
William A. Fall
Robert B. Hatch
Edward T. Whitehouse
Abel T. Grover
Charles H. McEwen
Arthur Allen
Optometrist Bath Trust
Yacht
Naval Architects of
New York City
Roy A. Ranger
Morgan
Popham
Mayor Small
John P. Carey, Jr
Winchester
Sewall
York
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