Arthur J Dunton Nominated for Sagadahoc Probate Judge
Bath's Arthur J Dunton a respected professional and current municipal court judge was nominated by Gov Lewis O Barrows to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge Walter S Glidden for Sagadahoc county. Confirmation by the Executive Council is expected at the November 22 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath
Lewis O. Barrows
Sagadahoc
Walter S. Glidden
Dunton
Executive Council
Charles T. Small, Jr
Republican County Committee
Barrows
Gardiner R. Deering
Recorder Deering
Augusta
Glidden
Colby College
Boston University Law School
Cobb
Frank L. Staples
Milliken
Charles D. Newell
Plan to Develop Maine Tuna Fishing Gains Support
A large Armistice Day gathering at Bailey's Island and Orr's Island endorsed promoting Maine tuna fishing for sportsmen. Officials from Boothbay Harbor and the Maine Development Commission pledged aid and outlined a state plan to publicize the island as a tuna fishing hub from Seguin to Cape Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey's Island
Orr's Island
Bailey’s Island
Arthur R. Greenleaf
Boothbay Harbor
Dick Reed
Maine Development Commission
Elroy Johnson
Seguin
Cape Elizabeth
Harrie B. Coe
Maine Publicity Bureau
Nova Scotia
Maine
Grange program for rural betterment outlined
National Master Ta ber at the Portland Oregon convention set forth eleven steps for farm prosperity. The program urges American market access, new markets for food and fiber, export share protection, tariff drawback use, ongoing farm research funding, lower costs through transportation and financial charges, debt and tax relief, forestry and land conservation, support for cooperative marketing, and greater agricultural education and rural programs to hasten recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Master Taber
Portland
Oregon
Ore
National Grange
Louis J. Taber
Farmers of America
America
Washington
Sagadahoc Women Republicans Club Annual Meeting
Sagadahoc Women s Republican Club elected Mrs Henry W Butler president and officers for the coming year at a Saturday meeting in Bath. The event drew wide attendance from Topsham Richmond Bowdoinham Woolwich West Bath and Bath with remarks on club work and state politics and a report from Butler detailing four years of leadership and future goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Butler
Sagadahoc
James S. McFarland
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Butler
John G. Reed
Woolwich
Mary Pelham Hill
Topsham
Arthur K. Purington
Bath
Women’s Republican Club
Wallace H. White, Jr
Frederick Hale
James C. Oliver
Lewis O. Barrows
William Veazie Pratt
Edward S. Titcomb
Robert Hale
Brian Page
Ellis L. Aldrich
Maine
Women's
Republican Club
Jane M. Houghton
Washington Street
United States News
David Lawrence
Washington, D. C
Board of Governors
Jennie S. Butler
Alice P. Litchfield
Aphia L. Pinson
Eleanora H. Totman
Linwood Skelton
Grace Hanson
Richmond
Margaret B. Peabody
Ora Yeaton
Seth Watson
Lalia P. Card
Bowdoin
Florence Merryman
Bowdoinham
Charles Hackett
Stella N. Given
Ruth Dubar
Maxine A. Walker
John C. Gilmore
West Bath
Edwin W. Haggett
William W. Dennison
George J Goodwin Elected President of Maine Officials
George J Goodwin superintendent of Bath’s poor department was elected president of the Maine Municipal Association of Overseers of the Poor at Augusta city hall. Other officers named include G Wilmot Carruthers of Brewer as vice president and Benjamin W Ela of North Anson as secretary and treasurer. The executive committee adds Barnett I Shur and Frank Goodrich. President Small and City Treasurer Young attended the joint meeting with the Maine Municipal Officers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Goodwin
Bath
Maine Municipal Association of Overseers of the Poor
Augusta
G. Wilmot Carruthers
Brewer
Benjamin W. Ela
North Anson Board of Selectmen
Barnett I. Shur
City of
Portland
Frank Goodrich
Waterville
Maine Municipal Officers’ Association
Charles T. Small, Jr
Common Council
City Treas
Donald D. Young
Governor urged to renominate Small for post probate judge
Gov Barrows faced opposition after Sagadahoc probate judge nominee Charles T Small Jr, 33, failed confirmation. Mayor Donald N Small urged reappointment, praising his honesty while noting council’s refusal stemmed from age. Barrows debated alternatives including Aldred Aldrich and Dunton as candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald N. Small
Charles T. Small, Jr
Lewis O. Barrows
Sagadahoc County
Walter 8. Glidden
Executive Council
Small
Barrows
Maine
Republican Committee
Ralph O. Dale
Ellis L. Aldrich
Joseph A. Aldred
Topsham
Council
Gov. Barrows
Aldred
Aldrich
Sherwood Aldrich
Arthur J. Dunton
Dunton
Looursday
Water District Receives Bond Payment for Kennebec Project
The Water District reports an $80,719.43 check from Brown Harriman & Co. for $75,000 in 20 year 3% bonds to fund a 16 inch submarine pipe line on the Kennebec river. An additional $85,000 from PWA is assured. Merritt, Chapman & Scott and Fay Spofford Thorndike engineers will supervise with Pitkin the PWA resident engineer. Boring on the river bed to start Monday. Rodney Hand named contractor superintendent until pipe laying begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water District
Brown Harriman & Co., Inc
Boston
Kennebec River
P.W.A
Rodney Hand
Local man named janitor for Sagadahoc County Court House
Ralph E. Wright of 101 Dummer Street, longtime garage operator on G. C. Moses estate at 1021 Washington Street, has been appointed janitor of Sagadahoc County Court House. He will start soon, with Harry Burton having served temporarily since William Davis died last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Wright
Dummer Street
G. C. Moses
Washington Street
Sagadahoc County Court House
Harry Burton
William Davis
Bath Will Send 49 Boys to the Y State Conference
Bath sends 49 boys to the Y M C A Annual State Boys Conference in Lewiston, the highest Bath total in years. Officers named for Sagadahoc county include Herschel Libby as president and Read Pitman as vice president. Leaders, group assignments, transport plans, meals, and scheduling details are outlined for Bath participants, with emphasis on unity and religious focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Bath
Rade
Auguglat
Sagadahoc County
Herschel I. Libby
Read Pit
Norman Alkazin
Warren Higgins
Arthur Brown
John Kimle
United Baptist Church
John Osborne
William Hill
Sagadahoc
City Hall
William C. Perkins
Bath Y. M.C. A
John W. Staples
John A. Arsenault
John T Voorhees
Norman H. Alkazin
David Y. Alkazin
Edward Sewall, Jr
Bernard W Pratt
Ralph L. Houston
James C. Steen
D. Leroy Lord
Bruce Wright
John W Coombs
Arthur FE. Brown
John J. Shepard
John R. Kimble
Read Pitman
Armistice Day clash ends 12-0 Brunswick over Morse
Morse and Brunswick clashed at Kelley Field on Armistice Day with Brunswick taking a 12-0 lead as the scene captured shows the visitors ahead 6-0 early. Eddie Hamblett led a 52 yard drive to Brunswick's 28 before Tony Ouellette intercepted, halting Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BrunsWick
Morse
Kelley Field
Shipping City
Eddie Hambiett
Tony Ouellette
Hamblett
Hammond
Hambrett
Lebel
Tony Holbrook
Johnny Madden
Madden
A. Nickerson
Gene Hart
Ouellette
Bath Marine Band
Former Woolwich Woman and Man to Wed
Mrs Abitsil Fo Allen 83 and Melbourne F Miller 63 both of Portland filed marriage intentions and obtained a waiver of the five day law. Allen has been married twice before and Miller, from Brunswick, told city officials the union would be his first.
Birthday Supper Honors North Bath Youth at 14th
Donald H Rowers son of Mr and Mrs Walter Rovers North Bath received a surprise supper Tuesday night for his 14th birthday. Guests included Chester Wright Robert Gilchrist and Merritt Shea who also attended a theatre outing with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H Rowers
Walter Rovers
North Bath
Chester Wright
Robert Gilchrist
Merritt Shea
Razing Percy & Small Shipyard Ends Bath Industrial Era
Richard C. Morse of Phippsburg has bought the Percy & Small shipyard site in Bath and will raze the buildings to salvage lumber and materials before selling the land for house lots. The yard, famed for four to six masted schooners, produced 44 vessels totaling about 61,689 tons by 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Richard C. Morse
Phippsburg
Percy & Small Shipyard
Perey & Small
Samuel R. Perey
Frank A. Small
Edward C Plummer
Eleanor A. Percy
Addi M. Lawrence
Ruth Eo Merrill
Alice M Lawrence
Edward J. Lawrence
Edward B. Winslow
Wyoming
Roanoke
A. Bewall & Co
Eleanor A’ Percy
Percy & Small
Ann
New England
Allen Cowin marriage at St Mary's Church
The marriage of Miss Anna Barbara Allen daughter of Mrs Jennie M Allen 716 Washington street and John J Cowin Bath will take place Monday at 9 am at St Marys church A reception follows at Hotel Phoenix
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Barbara Allen
Jennie M. Allen
Washington Street
John J. Cowin
Bath
St. Mary’s Church
Hotel Phoenix
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Bailey
Orr’s Islands
the Grange
Taber
Wallace
Surplus
Paber
Ralph E-Wright
James McQuarrie
George McKellar
Edmund Furber
Carleton Stover
John C. Osborne
Clare G. Fulton
Allan H. Atwood
Richard Steen
Lawrence R. MacDonald
Roger Oliver
Nimard M. Fifield
Philip T. Chaney
Joseph Pennell, Jr
Russell Gasser
Robert E. Minott
Richard L. Minott
Warren A. Higgins
Brunswick High
Coach Madden
Percy & Small Wooden
Plant
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