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16 Nov 1922
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Bath Independent in Bath, Maine
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
1
Underhand Propaganda and the Merchant Marine Debate
The piece argues for maintaining an American merchant marine to support national prosperity and military readiness. It condemns foreign shipping propaganda and urges readers to defend fair competition against foreign influence. The article notes Bath fundraising for a hospital offer and Maine Central Railroad’s purchase plans for 1923, framing broader economic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Board
Europe
Canine Chum Reunites Boy Don With Tom Helper
Don, a missing boy, returns home after befriended by his dog Tom who aided in the search. Howard family notes Tom’s keen understanding as Don is found and welcomed back by all. The pair share a strong bond and joyful reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Don
Miss Pauline Nickerson Celebrates Birthday Party
Miss Pauline Nickerson marked her 17th birthday with a jelly party attended by 21 friends. Activities included games, fortunes, peanut hunt, singing, and dancing, followed by hot chocolate, cake, and a birthday cake. Prizes went to Irene Jenkins and Charlotte Trott. Attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Nickerson
Irene Jenkins
Charlotte Trott
Ten Cent Social At Baptist Vestry
A ten cent social was held at the First Baptist vestry Friday night under the Ladies circle, raising a neat sum. The program included a piano duet by Leslie and Mabel Whitten, solos by Gwendolyn Mc Lellan and Mrs. Mabel Merrill, readings by Elsie Lake, and a dress contest won by Miss Gwendolyn McLellan masquerading as a man. Sandwiches cocoa and cake were served by a group of organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Vestry
Ladiex
Herbert E. Worrey
George McLellan
Leslie
Mabel Whitten
Gwendolyn McLellan
Elsie Lake
Mabel Merrill
Bernice Worrey
S. ©. Mulcahy
Harry W. Moulton
E. G. Lemont
Fred W. Larrabee
FE. W. Haggert
Clifford Harrington
Universalist Women Host Rummage Sale
A rummage sale conducted in the vestry of the Universalist church Friday afternoon benefited by the Ladies Aid under president Harry Sb. Sawyer. Special committee head Mabel Southard directed the sale with help from Albion Staples and many listed volunteers. Proceeds were cleared after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Harry Sb. Sawyer
Mabel Southard
Albion l Staples
George H. Hodgkin
Zina B. Wout
Maine Central Buys New Equipment
Board meeting notes report Maine Central Railroad purchasing new rolling stock including 25 box cars and expansion of passenger cars. Directors present for first time discuss procurement schedule and uses for the updated fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railroad Co
Maine Road
Hom
Maine Central
Eli
Percy Vo Syl
Auguste
Wired Thirteen
Robinhood School Forms An Improvement League
The Retinhid cheol formed an improvement league to unite pupils, parents and teachers with the aim of aiding the community. Officers include Agnes Powers as president, Stella Omer as vice president, Dorothy MacMahon as secretary, and George Dramer as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retinhid -Cheol
Camel Friends of the
Sehea
Ore Agne
Woowers
Stella Omer
Joeswlent
Drorethy MacMahan -Eeretars
Ocge
Fairfield Bridge Closure Forces Benton Detour
The Fairfield bridge on the Benton side will be closed for repairs for several days. A detour will affect travelers bound for Banger by the war of Winsor and Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Benton
Banger
Winsor
Gogorza Delights Bath Audience In Portland Recital
Emile de Gogorza, accompanied by Maine organist Lenare, wowed Bath residents in Portland with a diverse program. The concert opened the municipal venue series with operatic arias and Spanish selections, including works by Glock and de Falk, and featured Hansel and Gretel on Humperdinck themes and the Bell of Rhiems, prompting strong applause and enthusiastic response from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Portland
Emile de Gogorza
Gagorza
Emel Manmber
Fim
Lemare
Kreetipe
Nycuinhs
Cellow
Lewiston San
Bach
Maine
Notiber
Htogerze
Whee
Glock
Oberegerza
Redert
EL Ameri
Manuel de
Eovists
Piteres
Feredom
Andaluzz
Jendere Deénandez
Musieliever
Dtetiegerza
Nownher
Whick
Lenare
Plso
Lemire
Lemaire
England
Rhiems
Te Tunin
Die Vere Staepele
Lemare Goan
Hells of Khiems
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Mr. Lemare
Wes
Heaven
Eleoris
Belias
Greer
Ti- Mts
Feor
Treis
Charles
Faenes, _Mive Me Wil Caaee On . Mr amd Mr=. Jasaae
E Lee
Mis
Bederick Ku
Unclear OCR excerpt on Maine University event
Fragmentary report notes a recent Bowjoint Maine game and an incident involving a person from Biddeford seeking to stay at the location. Details are garbled and names are unreadable.
Foremen's School Held at Hotel Eagle Brunswick
A two week foremen's school is conducted at Hotel Eagle in Brunswick under local industrial plant sponsorship. Leaders from major concerns share expertise on men management and detailed cost systems in a program praised by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Maisie
Ham
Brunswick Village Grows Along Thompson Street
Growth in Brunswick's village area is rapid along Belmont Columbia Thompson Oakland Douglas Curtis and Spring Streets. Thompson Street leads with four houses under construction while new residences by Dr. T. H. Mitchell and Charles L. Douglas rise, and a Vernon concrete brick house by Wallace Jack stands nearby. Water mains have been laid and power lines extended, with a sewer extension planned at the next Brunswick Village Corporation meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Belmont
Columbia
Thompon
Oakland
Douglas
Curtis
Spring Streets
Thompson Street
T. H. Mitchell
Charles L. Douglas
J. C. Thibber
Leon N. Williams
Portland
Wallace Jack
Vejepscot Concrete Products Co
Dejepscot
Henry
McCorrison
Thompson and Curtix
Brunswick and Topsham
Central Maine Power
Brunswick Village Corporation
Evening classes in Bath attract large turnout
Mid Sweetser of Maine public schools visited the Bailey Evening School of Industry in Bath to inspect conditions. She learned the sewing class had 3 percent membership, a surprisingly high figure, and noted Principal Ernest F. Kelley hired Mr. Sarah Percival as assistant to Mrs Heald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid Sweetser
Public School Department of Maine
Bath
Bailey Evening School of Industrie
Ernest F. Kelley
Sarah Percival
Cement Barrel Injures Bath Worker at School Roofs
John Gaines of Biddeford, employed with George H. Cole of North Berwick, was severely injured Thursday when a 400 pound cement barrel fell on his left hand while loading a barrel onto a truck behind Johnson Bros. Three fingers were badly mangled and an X ray will be taken to assess the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gaines
Biddeford
George H. Cole
North Berwick
Bath
Johnson Brox
Obituary: Capt William M Tapper Resident of Jacksonville Dies
Capt William Marsh Tapper longtime Bath built schooner commander and Jacksonville financier dies in Jacksonville Florida at age about seventy. He headed Clyde and Southern Steamship Co headquarters in Jacksonville and served as vice president of Gulf Southern Steamship Co with prior directorships at Legon Coal Co and United States Trust and Savings Bank. A well known civic figure his life spanned Maine to Florida with vessels named in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Marsh Tapper
Bath Builtchooners
Jacksonville
Florida
Florida-Tiree+Union
W. Tapper
Clyde Andry Line
Gulf & Southern Steamhip Co
Legon Coal Co
Ams
United States Trust & Savings Bank
WM. Tupper
Gulf & Southern Steamship Co
Bias
W. M. Tupper
Lew
Jackonville Leightersge Co
Capt. Tupper
Bromwick
Lochenville
Mer Rosner
Tie
Cape
Tapper
Hunger
Si Amd
Richy
Maine
Boys Club Opens Season At Grace Church Meeting
Grace Church hosted the opening Boy Scouts meeting in the parish house last Thursday. Rev. ML Tobie spoke about plans and future activities as an advisory committee and counselors outlined the club's program. The session featured a report on shipping from an ongoing project and noted preparations for winter herring packing in Eastport with many workers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tees Lab
Grace Church
Tobie
Reeves
Twe
Daniel Wike
Howard Hawley
Satel
Hawley
Thomas P
Berl
Macific
Morse High Votes to Cancel Rockland Basketball Series
Morse high athletic council voted to cancel basketball games with Rockland high after Rockland canceled Morse football and agreed to play Brewer instead. Contracts were unsigned and will be returned with a courteous note hoping for improved relations. Morse reports only 60 dollars in debt across sports and plans a February 22 school fair to raise funds. The council discussed a six game basketball schedule including Cony, Rumford, Mexico, and Richmond, with a June date for additional games. Byron Spinney was elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Rockland High
Rockland
Morse
Brewer
Borkland
Herbert Morse
Maine
Cony
Rumford
Mexico
Richmond
South Portlams
Byron Spinney
Clinton D. Wilson
Allan Spear
Mark W. Hennes
Grand Matron Inspects Piscataqua Chapter in Kittery
Mrs. Edward Patten, the Maine Eastern Star Grand Matron, visited Piscataqua Chapter No. 90 in Kittery and received a gavel crafted from relics, including weed from the USS Olympia and wood from the Reina Mercedes. The stand contains parts from a German U-boat and other war memorabilia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward (. Patten
Order of the Eastern Star of Maine
Topsham
Kittery
Piscatapua
Reina Mercedes
Samuagy
UST
Will of Mrs. Foudray Provides Care for Cat Bean
A Knox county court filing records Mrs. Foudray's will naming her cat Bean as beneficiary. Bean is to receive the best care, indoor living, a $35 monthly allowance for salmon milk and meat, a white casket, burial on the Achorn cemetery lot, and a $20 marker. Jean died first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Transport case halted as brief deadlines set in court
United States government suits against United States Transport Co. and Charles W. Morse face dismissal motions in Portland court. Judge Peters gave defense 20 days to file briefs on dismissal and the government 10 days to answer. The dispute centers on leasing ships under the Emergency Fleet Corporation and its governmental powers. The report notes Meade Post G A R veterans remaining in Eastport, including Frederick W. Call, a Civil War veteran and early photographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Transport Co
Charles W. Morse
Bath
United States District Court
Portland
Peters
Nash Rockwood
Frederick R. Dyer
Dyer
Morse Interest
Rockwood
U. S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
John A. Peters
Mr. Rockwood
Meade Post
Eastport
Frederick W. Call
Ing
7Th
Maine
1St
Calais
Schooner Hart Sunk After Collision Off Small Point
The three masted schooner Samuel Hart of New York sank five miles east of Small Point Casco Bay after a collision with the orean going tug Wyoming at 5 30 p m. Capt Johnson and three crew members were rescued and brought to Portland by Wyoming. The Hart carried 400 tons of coal from Port Reading Virginia to Belfast when struck amidships and sank within ten minutes. The Wyoming sustained damage to bow and deck fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Samuel Hart
New York
Small Point
Casco Bay
Johnson
Portland
Hart
Port Reading
Belfast
Granite gun carriages gifted to Dover Foxcroft monument
In Monument Square Dover Foxcroft new granite gun carriages replace wood ones after 20 years. Donated by Osgood P Martin and Sarah Lucas Martin to honor Civil War veterans and preserve Union memory. Martin sourced cannons from the government and had them mounted on Weeden carriages before upgrading. Clifford's Inn lineage noted as oldest Chancery division in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monument Square
Dover-Foxcroft
Osgood P. Martin
Sarah Lucas Martin
Martin
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Dorothy Breton
Grace Thornton
Elie Trott
Mah Trott
Louise Holbrook
Dorothy Hogue
Helen Holman
Rose Weinblatt
Catherine Trott
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Grace Spaulding
Beatrice Jenkins
Beatrice Harrington
Elizabeth Randall
Dorothy Appleton
Thelma Cornish
Christine Lockery
Eleanor Lewis
Adeline Wing
Universalist
Robinhood School
John MclLaughlin
Uedford
Sreet
Troatdale
Maxie
Eugene McGrath
Chester
Gogorza
Widdeford
William M. Tapper
Good Housekeeping Institute
Dway
Kittery Eastern Star
Clifford's Inn
London
Castoria
Bigusiacs
I, LA
Fletcher
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