Mystery of missing Bath painter solved by death
Charles Johnson a Bath painter long missing after leaving Lewiston with plans to register a Plymouth coach was found dead in Rumford Community Hospital after a 20 foot fall from a post office platform. He carried three $5,000 checks drawn on the Bath First National Bank and a Mason ring. authorities seek details from a Boston attorney signed as E D Hill. Johnson, a widower, is survived by a daughter in Topshem.
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Charles Johnson
High Street
Bath
Rumford Community Hospital
First National Bank of Bath
E. D. Hill
Pendleton
Lewiston
Pendletons
Johnson
Lewiston Buick Co
Guy Meade
Augusta Road
Whitney
Rumford
Frazier Grant
T. H. Burr
Boston
Chester Steples
Topshem
Lincoln lodge ODD FELLOWS install officers Monday night
Officers of Lincoln lodge No. 10 I O O F were installed by grand officers from Wiscasset and Brunswick. A banquet followed for about 40, with remarks by visiting guests. New officers include Harry M. Thurlow as noble grand and Frank H. Beal as vice grand.
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Lincoln Lodge
Wiscasset
Brunswick
Frank H. Beal
Walter I. Norton
George L. Sawyer
Harry M. Thurlow
Noble Grand
Clarence Rogers
Guardian
John T. Blagdon
Co. C. Blagdon
C. E. Cowley
Harley Y. Colby
Earnest K. Purrington
William K. Hall
Hall
Purrington
Wis Casset
Bodwell Grange Hosts Pomona Meeting At Small Point
Bodwell Grange No 289 in Small Point voted to continue its work after a quiet afternoon session last week with Sagadahoc County Pomona Grange present Attendance reached 54 with granges from Dromore West Bath Woolwich Topsham Dirigo Brunswick and Merrymeeting represented Greetings came from Bodwell master Fred A Curtis and Pomona secretary Mrs Henrietta Sawyer A varied program featured poetry solos and discussions on happiness and membership options with plans for an entertainment night to draw members Pomona plans its annual meeting with West Bath Grange on November 22 and a well provisioned dinner followed by readings Halloween themed favors were noted during the event
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Bodwell Grange
Sagadahoc
Pomona Grange
Bodwell
Pomona
Dromore
Phippsburg
West Bath
Woolwich
Topsham
Dirigo
Brunswick
Merrymeeting
Bowdoinham
Fred A. Curtis
Henrietta Sawyer
Myrtle Cutler
Cutler
Milward Patten
Abner C. Johnson
Bath
Ella J. Douglas
Winifred Rackley
Annie Malcolm
Eleanor Ripley
Topsham Grange
Scott R. Ward
Hardings
Rackley
Ripley
Minnie Smith
West Bath Grange
Carrie Pye
Ida Curtis
Lillian Hosmer
Clara Wyman
Mary Sylvester
Hattie Pye
Myrtle Pye
Windbreak Reinstalled on Bridge for Pedestrian Protection
The windbreak on the north side of the bridge is being reassembled to shield pedestrians from winter blasts. Sections were stored after last spring, repainted, and are now being deployed again at a high expense to aid the many who cross the bridge. Defacing the windbreak will be dealt with swiftly by highway officials.
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Highway Commission
Engagement Announced for Sally Hancock and Lieut Williams
Mrs Laura C Hancock of St Petersburg Fla announces the engagement of her daughter Sally to Lieut John F Williams son of Dr and Mrs Adelbert F Williams of Phippsburg and Portland The wedding is set for Thanksgiving day Nov 30 in St Petersburg After Dec 15 the couple will reside in Gainesville Fla where Williams teaches ROTC at the University of Florida Miss Carolyn M Moses hosted the Gadabouts for a luncheon at her Washington Street home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura C.hancock
St.Petersburg
Fla
Sally
John F. Williams
Adelbert F. Williams
Phippsburg
Portland
St. Petersburg
Gainesville
Williams
University of Florida
Twin County Farm Bureau Marks Annual Meeting
The Twin County Farm Bureau held its all day session at Richmond Corner on Thursday with about 500 attending in the afternoon. Governor Louis J. Brann spoke and Dromore Farm Bureau won first prize for serving the most square meals, with Nequasset second, as awards were given for home demonstration and canning topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Wilkins
Gertrude Marston
Deborah Stevens
Fred Rose
George Rose
Emily Rideout
Yashnee
W. G. Thorne
John Tarbox
Potonar
P. Rieker
Poulteys
Joan Hurd
Mildred Hinkley
Farmers & Home Makers
Fred P. Ricker
Moatsweag Farm Bureau
Louis J. Brann
Richmond Corner
Bowdoin Center Square
Meals For Health
County Food Project
West Bath Entertainment
Bowdeinham
Hortense Welch
American Beauty Producti
Lisbon Falls
Nequasset
Farm Bureau
C. L. Eastman
Topsham
Dromore Farm Bureau
Dromore
Aletha Campbell
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Durham
Lisbon
Rowe's Corner
sec_ond
Livermore
Dromore Bureau
Albertha Williams
Annie Lemont
Theresa Wyman
Anne Deering
Florence Morse
Lucia Ferguson
Abbie Minott
Dorris Coggeshall
Belle Sawyer
Flora Risteen
Linda Perry
Rachel Hodgdon
Elizabeth Mayo
Martha Morse
Clara Wyman
Christine McCourt
Catherine McCourt
Roberta Manson
Daisy Murphy
Pauline Rogers
Elizabeth Deering
Julia Johnson
Lillian Hosmer
Hattie Cromwell
Julia Wallace
Carrie Pye
Carrie Wyman
Alice Weston
Bernice Drake
Gertrude Small
Harriet Pye
Clara Oliver
Esther McCourt
Alice Minott
Bessie Manson
Lillian Perry
Emily Williams
Cornelia Lord
Evelyn Beals
Bertha Wyman
Grace Dickinson
Bessie Dickinson
John G. Reed
Caroline Wing
Maurice T. Hathorne
Loring K. Soule
Henry T. Dubar
James A Colby
John C. Gilmore
Costello P. Hall
Rachel Gilmore
Arthur Williams
Jordan C. Wright
Percy D. Marston
Samuel Hathorne
Merle Jameson
Charles R. Farnham
Henry Coorer
Telephone Operators Host Halloween Party for Mrs Whitten
Mrs Eugene Whitten former operator guest of honor at a Halloween party in the company's rest room. Witches ghosts and sprites mingled while guests played bridge and enjoyed squash pumpkin pies doughnuts and cider. Committee members were Miss Rachel Potter Miss Marguerite Hennessy and Mrs Mary Willis.
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Eugene Whitten
Aramede Stacy
Whitten
Rachel Potter
Marguerite Hennessy
Mary Willis
Progressive Club Union Meets With Winnegance Club
Bath and Lisbon clubs join Freeport and Wiscasset groups for the Maine Progressive Union Fall meeting held with the Winnegance Auxiliary. Officers preside, reports on recent federation sessions are given, and a luncheon is served before an entertainment program. A separate note highlights Ira Mikels and family’s Durax S-20 metal breakthrough promising vast wealth and low production cost.
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Cosmopolitan Club of
Bath
Women's Club of
Freeport
Progressive Club of
Lisbon
Maine Progressive Union
Community Club of
Winnegance
Charles R. Farnham
Cosmopolitan Club
Rachel Hodgdon
Woolwich
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Lincoln County Union
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Poland Spring
Emma E. Walker
Nellie Hunter
Ella J. Douglas
Boothbay Harbor
Mabel Chaney
Omer Perry
Ernest Rogers
Harry Williams
Roberta Manson
Christine McCourt
Catherine McCourt
Horace Morse
Flora Risteen
Walter
William Ricker
Harry C. Webber
Frank Byram
Ira Mikels
Horatio
Lee Mikels
China
Mikels Brothers, Inc
San Francisco
Isaac Mikels
Sophie Mikels
California
Mikelsky Music Store
Front Street
Mikels
Bath People Receive Signal Masonic Honor
Bath residents attend the Tamerlane Conclave No 4 Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine annual reception at the Masonic Temple in Gar diner. 29 covers, elaborate menu, and a music program accompanied the induction of new members and the presentation of gold crosses to ladies. 1933 officers listed. Harold Donnell departs for New York after a season at the Country club pro shop.
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Tamerlane
Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine
Masonic Temple
Gardiner
N. Gratz Jackson
Verina Holt
Eleanor Fleming
Norman H. Trafton
Arthur H. Lander
Bath
David L
Harbinger
Benjamin L. Hadley
Warder
Frank E. Dill
George S. Giddings
Harold Donnell
Oak Street
New York
Mr. Donnell
Country Club
Repairs complete on bridge fender at Kennebec pier 3
The wooden fender at pier 3 of the Kennebec bridge has been fully repaired after ice damage last winter and a tug strike in summer. New 80 foot South Carolina pine pilings replace Oregon piling, held by 3 000 feet of 12 by 12 pine and 600 feet of iron bolts. Capt. A M Colby oversaw the work, deemed superior to the original construction.
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Kennebec
Foremost No. 3
Oregon
South Carolina
Harry Bowie
A. M. Colby
North Edgecomb
Bailey Night School May Be Conducted
Superintendent Clinton D. Wilson investigates a plan to run Bailey Evening School this winter with government funding. The proposal uses unemployed teachers funded by the federal program at three dollars per teacher per night, while the city covers heating and incidental costs.
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Bailey
Bath
Clinton D. Wilson
United States
Bailey Evening School Trust
Wilson
Elm removal sparks local opposition in Sagadahoe era
Snapshot from Independent's Album shows Center street and Sagadahoe House before the 1894 fire. The elm near the Sagadahoe House was removed about 45 years ago amid strong local opposition.
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Center Street
Sagadahoe House
South End Teachers Host Evening Reception for School Leaders
The South End P T A welcomed teachers from Weeks Street Mitchell and South Street schools plus Superintendents Wilson and his wife to a Tuesday reception in Washington Street rooms. About 50 attended with a supper program featuring Wilson and Senator N Gratz Jackson.
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South End
South Street
Weeks Street
Mitchell
Clinton D. Wilson
Wilson
N. Gratz Jackson
Red Cross Roll Call Seeks 1934 Members Citywide
The American Red Cross asks all citizens to join during Roll Call from November 11 to 30. Bath Chapter chairwoman Mrs. Seth S. Mullen urges volunteers to prepare for callers, notes most dues fund local activities, and highlights benefits like a Red Cross button and in-home stickers. The appeal cites vast relief work and community programs across 2,834 chapters and millions of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Seth S. Mullen
Bath
Red Cross
Mullen
Red Cross Service
Red Cross Public Health
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ODD Fellows
Fred Davis
Elizabeth
Oscar J. Tanguay
Wesley Street
Small Point
Carolyn M. Moses
Washington Street
Twin County Farm Bureau
F. B. Day
Progressive Grange of
Richmond
Frank B. Day
F. H. Harrington
Progressive Club
UNION
Winnegance Club
Thanity House
Carbon Steele
Knights of Red Cross of Constantine
Independent
Parent Teacher Association
David Young
Nate H. Young
Mary McLaughlin
Norma Jean Steussy
June Stover
Reinhold J. M. Steussy
Norma Jean
Maine Teachers Association
Bessie F. Greenblatt
Sarah E. Coombs
Mitchell School
Effie Wright
Evelyne L. Donnell
Coombs
Lillian F. Fisher
Anne Thompson
Girecenblatt
Carolyn M. Stackpole
Liza A. Mitchell
Eleanor M. Ferguson
South Street School
Edward A. Cummings
Russell M. Colby
Horace P. Morse
Carroll A. Deering
Arthur C. Lemont
Edward Brown
Charles D. Perry
William P Hatch
Wellington A. Moore
Hunt
Leland R. Mitchell
Leila J. Oliver
South End Po .Tl. A
John Burgon
Maine Federation of Women’s Club
Harry B. Stone
The
Lewiston Sun
John J. Butler
District 11
RED Cross Relief
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