Bath Iron Works Receives State Safety Plaque
Bath Iron Works Corp. receives the State Safety plaque at the Portland conference for 1937 safety records. Archibald M. Main accepts for the shipyard group, named Metal Group, after beating Saco Lowell Shops, Portland Co., and Hyde Windlass Co. in the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Portland
W. Emery Chase, Jr
Archibald M. Main
Bath Shipbuilding
Saco- Lowell
Biddeford
Portland Co
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
Metal Group
Placque
Twin County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at Topsham
Twin County Farm Bureau drew a large crowd at Tops ham grange hall despite rain. President H Donald Hatch presided as the program featured home management and 4 H reports, prize awards for women handiwork and apple displays, and an address by Rev Harry Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin County Farm Bureau
Topsham Grange Hall
Farm Bureau
H. Donald Hatch
Auburn
C. L. Everett
Bowdoin
H. A. Bowie
W. L. Bailey
Woolwich
Mary Bryant
Livermore
Harry Frost
Bangor
Christine Pierce
Topsham
Sally Green
E. L. White
Bowdeinham
Bertha Hascall
Auburn Farm Bureau
South Livermore
R. H. Boothby
H. J. Shaw
Sanford
Sagadahoc
Clyde Wheeler Seeks Bath Return After Trial Turmoil
Clyde A. Wheeler says he and wife Pearl want to reestablish their Bath home disrupted Oct 1 by arrest for alleged assault on Pearl's 7 year old daughter. He believes Pearl will be acquitted if retried in January, asserts Bath residents should be fair, notes his job loss, and recalls past work and character witnesses. The piece ends noting a private Embden cemetery relocation of nine graves to Bingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Wheeler
Pearl Wheeler
Bath
Betty
Dunton
Portland
Wheeler
Pearl
Joan
Mr. Wheeler
Jonesport
Oakland
Talking Pictures
Rollins
Judge Deering
Embden
J. Leon Williams
Concord
Bingham
Central Maine Power Company
Bingham Cemetery
History of Girl Scouts in Bath is timely topic
In observance of Girl Scout week, Bath presents a series on local scouting history. The article recounts the first Bath troop formed in 1922 under Charlotte Cook Day, followed by later leaders and the growth to five troops, two Brownie packs, and a council. It notes training, camping, and fundraising efforts, and lists current leadership and troop assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliette Low
Girl Scouting
Bath
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Bedford Street
Charlotte Cook Day
Walter F. Day
Bessie M. Hunt
Central Grammar
Oliver Webster
Jessie Spaulding
Linwood F. Carr
Harry F. Morin
David S. Cogan
John C. Fitzgerald
Edward Sewall
Frank L. Staples
Alfred E. Carpenter
Charles Donnell
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ferrell
Robert W. Ferrell
Charleston
S. C
Edwin H. Given
Wakefield
Mass
Evelyn I. Trott
Sumner Sewall
Pine Tree
United States
Plymouth
Military and Naval Children’s Home
Archibald M. Main
George Nasi
Glenn H. Easton
Arthur Bowker
Almira Jones
Harry E. Collins
Harold J. Carter
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Charles E. Miller
Jacob Smith
Charles Sawyer
Hazel Oliver
Patricia Sewall
Jane W. Stevens
Bird U. Shellenbarger
Frank S—Saunders
Alma I. Kirkpatrick
Pearl Oliver
Roger Luke
Mr and Mrs Doten Visit Mitchells in Portland Milan Visit
Mr and Mrs Charles E Doten and grandson Robert Doten of Sherman street Portland were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Whitman Mitchell of Milan street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Doten
Robert Doten
Sherman Street
Portland
Whitman Mitchell
Milan Street
Past Lecturers Day Observed At Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Past Lecturers Day was observed by Sagadahoc Pomona at Bodwell Grange Small Point with 83 attendees. Highlights included greetings from Bodwell Master Roscoe Perkins, talks by John H Carter and E C Patten, readings of Edgar Guest poems, a question session on grange issues, a report from Bodwell on 50th anniversary preparations, and a noon clam chowder. Seven granges represented by past lecturers. Next meeting at Topsham Grange for officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Bodwell Grange
Grange
Educational Aid Fund
Pomona
Roscoe Perkins
John H. Carter
Woolwich
Edgar Guest
Annie Malcolm
Dromore
the Grange
E. C. Patten
Topsham
Lorenzo Masse
Dirigo
Seth Watson
Enterprise
Milward G
John H.carter
Sagadahoc Pomona
Maggie
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore Grange
W. H. Gould
Merrymeeting
Edgar
Milward G. Patten
Emma Ferguson
Bodwell
Emily N. Wyman
Eva R. Rogers
Elfreda M. Perkins
Margaret B. Peabody
Charles White
Emma Purington
Progressive
Bertha Gray
Lucy M. Tarr
Eleanor P. Ripley
Charles M. White
State Department of Agriculture
Mae Gould
Eveline Beals
Lillian Masse
Lucy
Henry Gilmore
Margaret Wyman
Eva Rogers
Topsham Grange
Ten boys plead not guilty in mischief case
Ten boys ages 14 to 17 were arraigned before Judge Arthur J. Dunton on a charge of malicious mischief for breaking street lights on Center street Sunday evening. They pleaded not guilty and the judge continued the case to 3 p.m. Friday to allow police to summon witnesses. Police say the acts involved a slingshot and a .22 rifle. Mr and Mrs Isadore Singer and daughter Anne Riva moved from 233 Washington street to 81 Bedford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Center Street
Dunton
Isadore Singer
Anne Riva
Washington Street
Bedford Street
Maine to honor Lovejoy martyr on centennial observance
Colby College will host a public convocation on Monday afternoon November 8 marking the 100th anniversary of Elijah Parish Lovejoy’s martyrdom. Former President Herbert Hoover will be principal speaker with Lovejoy descendants honored. The event will be broadcast on WLBZ WRDO and the Mutual network and followed by a public reception at Colby Alumnae Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Albion
China Academy
Waterville College
Colby
Alton
Illinois
Colby College
Lovejoy
Herbert Hoover
WLBZ
WRDO
Mutual Broadcasting System
Hoover
Pine Tree Troop Halloween Party Delightful Scout Event
The Pine Tree Troop No. 1 Girl Scouts held a Halloween party in the YMCA scout rooms last Wednesday. Thirty-two children attended in costume with prizes for prettiest and most original outfits. The Sunny Seniors organized the program. Busy Bees served refreshments. Brown-Eyed Susans decorated the room. Amateurs performed dances and songs, a Halloween word contest and buried words contest awarded prizes, and a ghost story closed the event. The gathering featured candlelit decor and dimmed lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Troop
Girl Scouts of America
Y.M.C.A
Bird Patrol
Nancy Sewall
Madeline Jones
Audrey Hill
Jean Stanton
Ruth Murphy
Barbara Wood
Eileen Piper
Dorothy Dunn
Barbara Stodder
Glenda Howard
Betty Howard
Townsendism touted as answer to economic problem rally
Congressman James C. Oliver spoke at a Bath rally saying Townsend plan would aid disabled citizens and widows with families with weekly incomes of 30 to 40 dollars. He linked Townsendism to abundance, urged shipbuilding support, and praised Cochrane bill while highlighting Bath Iron Works activity and broader national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Oliver
First District
City Hall
Townsend Club
No. 1
Bath
Maine
South Portland
Oliver
Bath Iron Works Corp
America
Marian LeClare
Edward Brown
Bath Townsend Club
Evenine
Clarence Wiltsie
Paris
Benjamin Ward
Portland
Ardent Townsend
Scenic Kennebec River Roadwork Improves Maine Highway
The scenic highway from Brunswick to Gardiner via Topsham Richmond and South Gardiner is being rebuilt with $10,000 state and federal funding. A 0.3 mile section near Richmond will gain a rebuilt curve and hill to reduce danger, plus a new 10 foot culvert over Wilmot's Brook. Completion expected this Fall with tarvia surfacing planned next Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Augusta
Topsham
Richmond
Gardiner
Maine
Bath
Kennebec
South Gardiner
Wilmot's Brook
Kennebec River
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Safety Placque
State Department of Labor — and Industry
Androscoggin
W. W. Canham
Betty Ryan
Lawrence Ryan
Clyde Wheeler
Girl Scouts
The
Ricrt
Herbert
Rowlious
Pauline Nickerson
South Gardiner and
Richmond Road
Tarvia
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