West Bath Grange Fair Delights West Bath Grange Hall
The West Bath grange held a one day fair at Trufant's crossing with a baby show a fancy table of articles and confections, a grange supper and a two hour comedy The Farmerette. Child contestants ranged from 2 months to 18 months and prizes were awarded by weight and age. The crowd enjoyed music solos, a Red Cross drive appeal and a bustling dining room service before the show closed with the popular farce.
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West Bath
West Bath Grange
Fred KE. Irish
Laura Lemont
Ada Perry
William H. White
Edward J. Lee
S. LB. Martin
Elizabeth Vollard
Rose Rich
Herbert Cavanaugh
Lee
Hope Ward
Lillian Rogers
Patricia Enid Booker
Wilbert Bates Small
Harold William Bailey
Herbert Mehlhorn
Bath
Paul Bernard Hosmer
Barbara Marie King
Lewis Holden
Eileen Cressey
Martha Susan Beals
Harold Emery Doughty
Raymond Hubert Jincoln
Katherine Hessel
George Thomas Rose
Leona Estelle Henderson
Barbara Ethel
Eleanor Mae Munsey
Wilery Ardenne Munsey
Red Cross
Grace Freeman
June Martin
Peter Olinto
Barbara Freeman
Herbert Hodgkins
Owen Sogers
Harry Peterson
Sarah Couillard
Helen Mulligan
Tlannah Curtis
Fred Brown
Vearl Lemont
Lizzie Hagget
Farinerette
Beacon Street
Storm of Friday Ravages City Causing Widespread Damage
A gale Friday wreaked havoc across Bath causing downed trees and utility poles, power outages, and disrupted trolley service. Widespread branches littered streets. several homes suffered structural damage. Coastwise winds battered wharves and ferries while Bath waterfront saw high spray and waves at the docks. damage extended to bridges and local facilities as utilities struggled to restore service. The storm also forced emergency crews to inspect lines and shore up vulnerable infrastructure.
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Winship Street
Scott Golder
Washington Street
Amory M. Houghton
Hotel Phoenix
Harbor View
Front
Vine Streets
C. W. Walsh
Front Street
Central Maine Power Co
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Bath
Popham Beach
Coast Guard
Maine Central Docks
Gov. King
Sabine
Broad Street
City Landing
Woolwich
Maine Publicity Bureau asks residents to help boost state image
Secretary Harrie B. Coe mails a notice to Maine residents traveling to Provida for the Winter urging them to spread positive stories of Maine. The letter offers official booklets including Maine the Land of Remembered Vacations and asks how many copies to mail either to Maine or Florida addresses. It asks if readers will help boost Maine during winter travel and requests a reply.
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Harrie B. Coe
Maine Publicity Bureau
Maine
Florida
United States
Church Clerk Resigns After Long Service
William H. White, longtime church clerk and treasurer for First Baptist Church, resigns after 19 years as parish treasurer and two years as church clerk following midweek service. He is the father of County Attorney Arthur J. Dunton and had held both posts since his initial election.
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William H. White
Te First Baptist Church
White
Ames 8
Dunton
Arthur J.dunton
White Discusses Problems to Be Met by Farmers
Charles M. White, chief of the Maine Bureau of Markets, told the New England Conference at Worcester that a well rounded farm program including live stock offers the best hope for contentment among New England farmers. He warned that standards of living determine the region’s agricultural future and urged cooperative marketing, cost reductions in production and distribution, and closer collaboration among farmers, distributors, and transporters to raise profits from crops like potatoes hay apples and dairy.
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Aroostook County
New England
Charles M. White
Maine Bureau of Markets
Worcester
White
Aroostook
Aronstook
Maine
Middle West
Bath Winter Carnival aims to crown Miss Bath queen
Bath plans a winter carnival featuring ice horse racing snowshoe and obstacle races hockey exhibitions and a parade with a grand ball. Morse High School athletic association stands as cash beneficiary if receipts exceed expenses. Voting for Miss Bath runs Nov 24 to Dec 24 with store ballots and envelopes. winner will receive a diamond ring and silver loving cup.
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Viaus
Bath
Miss Bath
Morse High School Athletic Association
Morse High
Arthur J. Dunton
John J. Keegan
H. Ll. Adams
Bruce H. M. White
Allan Spear
A. B. Scott
Maine
Charles W. Clifford & Son
Will Isue
J.J. Desmond Co
Rooter’s Clothing Store
A. Hallet & Co
R. W. Canforth Co
Webber
Hearing on Accepting Alley as Public Street
The committee on new streets held a Saturday hearing on the petition of Hon. Joseph Torrey and others to accept the alley from Mitchell's lane east end to Commercial street as a public street. The alley, between the Torrey Roller Bushing Works plants, would likely be ordered closed to allow construction of walls connecting the two plants.
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Joseph Torrey
Mitchell's Lane
Torrey Roller
Torreys
Miss Furber Resumes Studies at Gorham Normal
Miss Dorothy Furber returns to Gorham Normal school to continue her studies after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs William A Furber over the weekend.
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Dorothy Furber
Gorham Normal School
William A. Furber
Newell Joins Noted New York Marine Design Firm
William S. Newell, long time works manager at Bath Iron Works, leaves Bath to join Cox & Stevens, famed New York naval architects and engineers. He will supervise construction of craft designed by the firm while remaining family in Bath for a year. Newell, MIT graduate, has been a leading civic and business figure in Bath, serving as Y M C A drive head, Bath Water District president, Rotary president, Chamber of Commerce founder, alderman, and Bath Savings trustee.
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William S. Newel
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
New York
Cox & Stevens
Naval Architects
Newell
Mr. Newell
Winchester
Peter W. Rouss
Isabel
John N. Willys
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Albany
N. Y
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Iron Works
American Steamship Line
Maryland Steel Co
Sparrows Point
Tech
Bath Water District
Bath Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Bath Savings Institution
Bath firm hosts its employes anniversary party
Bridge Merrill Inc celebrated its third year as owners of a well known department store established in S52 by the late David T. Percy with an informal dinner for local employes at the Colonial. The gathering included Mr Bridge, Mr and Mrs Merrill, and numerous staff members in attendance.
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Harry P. Bridge
Jason A. Merrill
Bridge-Merrill, Inc
David T. Percy
Bridge
Merrill. Stes
David Heald
Edith Marriner
Sarah Percival
Roberta Barker
Everett Tord
Henry Biggins
Carrie Fuller
Edna Wilson
Charles Webber
Alice Bernier
Sanford Nickerson
Hazel McDonald
Grace Oliver
Ina Hart
Marie Andre
Anna McAusland
Mina Snipe
Abner C. Johnson
Charles Shepard
Lucy Ward
Mildred Ware
Building at 323 Milin Street Ordered Removed
Municipal officers viewed the ruins of a dwelling at 323 Milin street and declared it a nuisance and danger. They ordered the structure removed after fire damage from years past. The board will also consider 73 Center street, linked to Ada Muand ham McCobb, recently murdered in San Antonio, Texas.
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Milin Street
Center Street
Ada Muandham McCobb
San Antonio
Tex
War cost of merchant marine rises to huge sum
The need of a merchant marine when the world war broke out cost the United States 4 000 000 000 dollars and will continue in interest charges to cost of people 50 000 000 dollars.
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United States
Phippsburg Plans Dual Public Libraries in Maine Town
Phippsburg will soon boast two public libraries with supporters for both the Popham Beach library and the Totman library at Phippsburg Center. The Totman project repurposes the old Center crossroads chapel into a fine library building funded by gifts and residents. When completed the new library is expected to attract visitors from nearby towns and serve as a model small town library.
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Phippsburg
Maine
Popham Beach
Totman
Phippsburg Center
Center
Whippsburg
Drake Announces Candidacy for Sagadahoc Senate
J Edward Drake announces Republican nomination candidacy for Sagadahoc county state senate. He previously served two terms as Bath representative, chaired Ways and Bridges and Mercantile Affairs and Insurance committees, and pledges faithful work for Bath, Sagadahoc, and Maine. The declaration was sent to The Bath Independent on November 18, 1925.
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Tien
J. Edward Drake
Sagadahoe County
Independent
Drake
Bath
Bath Independent
Bath, Me
Morse Freshmen Elect Track Team Heads
Morse high Freshmen elect officers for the winter class track team. Emery Wilson presides as president, Fred Gaudette named captain, Seth Snipe as manager, forming a nucleus to contest the interclass indoor meet in February. Deer and bears are plentiful in Maine according to the State Department. despite the one deer law, more deer have been shipped through Bangor than last year. Dawson, once a Klondike rush hub, now hosts about 1,200 residents.
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Morse High
Emery Wilson
Fred Gaudette
Seth Snipe
Wilson
Maine
State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Bangor
National Grange to Visit Maine Next Year
The National Grange plans its annual session in Maine, likely in Portland with Bangor or Lewiston as other possibilities. Some 12,000 to 15,000 delegates from across the country will attend, boosting attention to Maine’s agriculture and resources. Special trains and autos will bring guests to various state areas during and after the convention.
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National Grange
Maine
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Pine Tree State
Maine Publicity Bureau
John Abbott
Berwick
Sacramento
Cal
National Orange
Girl Wins Prize for Fine Essay on Sagadahoc Bay
Miss Helen M. Webster of Lexington Massachusetts won the first prize in the Atlantic Monthly High School Prize Essays contest for an essay titled Sagadahoc Bay. Her piece describes a bay of quiet waters twice daily, children at play, pines along the shore, a white sand beach, and a wintry scene of ice blocks as told to readers familiar with Sagadahoc Bay.
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Helen M. Webster
Lexington
Mass
Atlantic Monthly
Hollis Webster
Georgetown
Sagadahoc Bay
Sagadahoe
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Dawson
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