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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1929

Page

5

Rotary Clubs Meet To Press Route 1 Refurbishment

Bath and Brunswick Rotary clubs assembled at Hotel Eagle in Brunswick for a joint meeting to urge the State Highway Commission to rebuild Route 1 between Brunswick, Bath, and Portland. Chairman Rank A. Peabody outlined highway plans, funding, and upcoming projects, while noting plans for new bridges and four miles of concrete road.

Bath Brunswick Hotel Eagle State Highway Commission Portland Rank A. Peabody State Highway Department United States Peabody George T. Files Freeport Deep Cut Hillside Maine Central Commission Yarmouth-Yarmouth Highway Department Brunswick-Bath Woolwich-Wiscasset Washington Bath Bridge Woolwich Topsham Bowdoinham Road Arthur B. Johnson Brunswick Club Harold E. Laws Chester A. Plant Ellis L. Aldrich

Davenport Trustees Aid City Hospital Renovation

George P Davenport estate trustees announced at Friday’s Davenport city hall meeting a full renovation and re equipment of the room named for Mr Davenport at City hospital funded by the estate. A new 385 gallon laundry tank was installed to provide ample hot water for daily washings and the four day per week operation handles about 2 800 pieces per wash. Mr Edward Rowe and wife welcomed a son Edward Jr at City hospital Wednesday morning.

George P. Davenport Mr. Davenport Davenport Memorial City Hall Pres Henry C. Wright Edward Rowe City Hospital Edward Jr

Erudition School Fate Hangs On Move Or Preservation

Old Erudition school house in Bath faces removal or possible preservation amid debate among aldermen and council. Arguments cite safety hazards, a rat problem, and sentiment for turning the building into a museum or historic site near Morse High School.

High Street Centes Albert H. Shaw Col. Dummer Sewall D.A.R George C. Quicksall Board of Common Cil Pres. Quicksall Bath Huse Troop Cemetery and Park Board Quicksall Wilson Wil Morse High School Powers Wold, Hennessy McFarland Pres. Brown Harold L. Troop Erudition School Maple Street City of Lincoln Street City Barn Shaw

North-Center PTA completes 1929 30 program of work and city council meets

The North-Center PTA finalizes a 20 session annual program for 1929 30 with guest night by Bowdoin College president Sills. The city council discusses rats at Morse High School, petting parties, acoustics and a proposed move of the Erudition school building, plus lighting and public works matters.

North-Center Pres. Sills Bowdoin College Carl C. Troop H. Emma Magoun William Palmer Scott Golder E. Mason Wright C. Myron Tubbs L. F. Gannon Clifford Wilband Kenneth C. M. Sills

Delightful Lecture on Wild Animal Life at Bowdoin Talk

Professor A O Gross of Bowdoin College spoke to the Winter Street church men’s club on Wild Animals and Birds in the Tropics. He described a Panama Canal Zone island sanctuary in Gatun Lake with colored views of native birds and beasts and praised the talk as one of the club’s best.

A. O. Gross Bowdoin College Winter Street Church Men's Club Tropics Gatun Lake Panama Canal Zone Gross

Red Cross Opens Bath Membership Drive Sunday

The Bath Red Cross initiates its annual roll call with 24 canvassing teams to reach a quota of 850 members, aiming to fund a full time public health nurse. The drive begins Sunday at 2 PM with Frederic H. Low in charge and names districts and captains listed for neighborhood recruitment.

Red Cross Frederic H. Low Bath Low Charles O. Nelson Alice Williams Winnegance Vivian Brown Wilfred Trott Lester Campbell William Hatch William Hill Arthur Lemont J. A. Redlon Lemont Street High Marshall Rose Washington Robinson Weeks Marshall Avenue Cherry Lucien R. Ames Ida Purington Jewett Margaret Chaney Annah Chaney Elvira Coombs Weeks Street Pine Middle Tarbox Corliss Robbins Clifton Highland Thomas MacDonald Eva Fulton Lottie Wilson Court Street Center Street Winslow Court Huse Edgett Charles R. Clinton’ McFadden T. W. Pease Bernice Carr Beatrice Nichols Allen Snow Park Academy Page Plant Dike Road Cobb Andrews Road William M. Adams Dorothy Wakefield Leola Adams Union Lord Shepard Wesley Wesley Lane Fishercourt Liberty Court House Miriam Kimball William A. Perry Norman W. Howard Christine Lockery Elsie Trott Union Street Center White Union Street Court Robinson Lane Granite Middle Street Court Franklin School Charles R. Farnham Lincoln Maple Chestnut Pratt Preble Green Oak Bedford Dike Bedford Road Roscoe P. McFadden Gladys Oli Anna Trott Gerald Maple Grove Avenue Bailey Tallman, Brown, Fitts Lydia B. Smith Ruth Skillings Mary Paine Congress Shirt Factory York Walker Winter, Garden William J.perry Eric Haggett Edward Lee Nettie Hill Frederick W. Freeman Alice Shackford Willow Willow Street Court Pearl Turner Court Dummer Dummer Street Court Crescent Crescent Street Court L. F. Gannon Carroll Watson Amos Perry Robert Haskell Roberta Barker Elm Elm Street Court Summer Summer Street Court Linden Fremont Hayden Place Maple Court Allen's Lane Grove John A. Lore TS. m R. Freeman Flora Randall Washington Street Mechanic Cedar Bob Marcia Somerset Place Edward

Armistice Day address honors Maine governor in Bath

Governor Gardiner spoke on the meaning of victory and peace eleven years after the war, praising Bath’s veterans and recalling frontline observations in France. The ceremony at Morse High School featured speeches, music, and recitations by local figures and students.

William Tidor Gardiner Roland Smith Post A. L Morse High School Gardiner France Germany Paris America Bath Smith Smith Post Maine Legion Charles Syde Syde William R. Kimball Ernest Edgar Kateon Vernon W. Miller Forrest Legard T. W. Hyde Can Legion Fred Cary McHugh Edward Bok United States Stowey Brown Cahill Legion Boys Drab Brenda F. Hill Aylward Phantom Legion

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Bath-Brunswick Rotary Clubs Davenport Arthur Allen Optometrist Center Street Man Web Erudition North-Center P.T. A Sam Levine Morris Povich Arthur Sewall Ralph W. Bragg Child’s Welfare R. Clinton McFadden John Conley Helen C. Foster Frederick E. Drake Carl C. Anderson Milton Trott W. J. Perry Julia Bailey Herman Crooker Marvin Truss Hospitality Robert B. Hatch Lena Mitchell Our Opportunity School Frederick W.man Daniel T. Dougherty Harry F. Morin Edward Sewall E. Motley Fuller Edmund P. Briggs Frostina E. Marston Grace Norton Morris Cohen C Myron Tubbs Frederick EF. Drake Frederick W Morse Idigh School Wrmen Stanley M. Brown Ward 2 Board of Common Council Joe C. Quicksall Common Council Brunswick Road North Lincoln Streets Supt. Wilson Edun Bedford Street Galen Ward Committee On Povich Ward 1 Corliss Street Loring Council City Hall New City Hall Public Buildings Committee GEO. C. Quicksall Convention City Treas Hall Bath Trust Co Bath National Bank First National Bank Perpetual Care Cemetery Alderman Troop George J. Hart Walker Street Alexander MacDougall M.E. Eisner Westport Ala William Tudor Gardiner American Legion
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