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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
5
Bath post office prepares for the largest Christmas mail in its history with nationwide effort. Postmaster Henry W. Owen Jr urges early and correct mailing to prevent jams, detailing guidelines on postage, addresses, packing, weight limits, and insuring parcels as the rush approaches Christmas.
Hundreds gathered at the Bath Opera House to observe the eighth Armistice Day with a program by Roland H. Smith post American Legion. Exalted speakers and musical selections highlighted the day, and Israel Bernstein of Portland delivered a keynote address praising veterans and the Legion.
Bath Chapter of the DAR failed to save Old King Tavern as the landmark mansion was sold for 75 dollars. The article highlights Governor William King and his Bath home, detailing his life from a Bath carpenter to Maine’s first governor, and notes the future costs to recreate King Tavern’s historic role along the Kennebec.
Lawrence Purinton and Mrs Grace 3S LeBar of Augusta were married in Winthrop Wednesday night. Purinton, a Hebron Academy and University of Maine graduate, has led the Purinton Coal Co. after his father's death and serves as director of the Kennebec Towage Co. of Bath.
At the Phoenix hotel the Sagadahoc county Democratic dinner welcomed United States Senate candidate Fulton J. Redman of Ellsworth. The event featured remarks by Mayors Cahill Torrey and Larrabee, Judge Lowell and Rev Wolstenholme. Redman outlined his platform on Maine development tariff reform labor fairness and world peace.
The South End Parent-Teacher Association held a special meeting at their Washington street rooms with about 70 members. They voted to donate 10 to the Y M C A drive and 10 to the Red Cross Roll Call, provide milk to schoolchildren, present dictionaries and encyclopedias to local schools, arrange Thanksgiving baskets, and hold a Christmas sale on November 28 with items already prepared, including a Singx NY 7. Louis Jacobs of Boston visited Bath on Tuesday.
Daily Bath view of Kennebec bridge progress contrasts with Woolwich side where Lathrop & Shea Co. workers blast ledges and lay rails. An accident injures a young shifter, while Arrowsic road realignment and new piers reshape the project.
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