German inventor touts air current ship as new carrier
The text describes Anton Flettner's sailless craft that uses air currents for propulsion, boasting two tall steel towers and cylinders driven by a timing system. It claims fifteen times the propelling force of the area, with trials on the North Sea and potential as a sea carrier amid wartime industry shifts. It also mentions recruitment—Army and Navy seeking applicants—and notes William M. Butler of Massachusetts tipped to succeed late Senator Lodge, seen as an ally of President Coolidge.
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Anton Flettner
Beem
North Sea
Texas
Sime
Enyis
William M. Butler
Toston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cox
Butler
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Senate
October survey signals broad industrial recovery nationwide
Department of Commerce findings show rising industrial activity with low unemployment and many plants returning from shutdown or part time status. Manufacturers report a brighter business outlook and, post election, confidence grows that no radical disruptions will follow, suggesting a wave of prosperity ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Boston & Maine Transportation Co Formed
The Boston & Maine Transportation Co is created to operate alongside the Boston & Maine Railroad as an auxiliary system. President Flustis states the venture will not run competing lines and a thorough study of all routes is underway to maximize benefits for all parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Transportation Co
Flustis
Boston & Maine Railroad
City paving trial on Front Street praised for smoothness
A recent report recalls a city street department coating of cement on the west side of Front Street as an experimental treatment. The surface has worn well, yielding a very smooth street, prompting hopes to extend the work to the entire block for an upgrade to the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street
Front Street
Bath Firms Eye Kennebec Spar Industry Growth
Bath’s feldspar industry appears to be growing and could expand further. If grinding stays local and spar is shipped to distant factories, locating those factories on the Kennebec could save shipping costs and improve returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kennebec
Colby President’s Expulsion Action Backed by Boston U Chief
President Roberts of Colby expelled two Waterville college co-eds for cigarette smoking in their rooms. Dr Lemuel Herbert Marlin of Boston University says he would approve dean recommendations to expel girls caught smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Colby
Waterville College
Lemuel Herbert Marlin
Boston University
Traffic safety essay contest offers prizes for pupils
The Highway Education Board announces a national safety contest for fifth through eighth graders with more than 6500 in cash prizes and medals for top state and national essays and for teachers who submit practical safety lessons. State first and second prizes include gold or silver medals and checks, with regional participation across all states and territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offics
National Automobile Chamber of Concaeree
Bach State
SPO
Chambers of Ecommerce
Civil Organizations
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Phillippines
Canal One
Highway Education Bourd
Willard Building
Washington
Winter Street Men Hear A Fine Talk
The Winter Street church men's club opened its season with Dr. Langdon T. Snipe delivering an engaging talk on Spain following visits by he and Mrs. Snipe. Officers for the season include President Thomas B. Artis and Vice President Harry A. Starbird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
Langdon T. Snipe
Spain
Snipe
Steoring
Thomas B. Artis
Harry A. Starbird
Charles MM. Webber
Warren E. Kershner
Sylvester I. Rowland
Leland R. Mitchell
Progr
Qnen
J. P. Snipe
Bath citizen gives sixty dollars for Greek orphans relief
A Bath resident left a sixty dollar check at The Independent for Relief for Fatherless Children in Greece. The donation will help one Greek child for a year and be sent to New York with other gifts, following Madame Pasmudes’ Cosmopolitan club talk about 200000 starving children displaced by Turkish atrocities in Smyrna and Armenia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Greece
New York
Pasmudes
Cosmopolitan Club
Smyrna
Armenia
Legion Auxiliary Sale Raises Funds for Post Treasury
Auxiliary to Roland H Smith American Legion held a cooking sale at Mrs John A Morse residence 12 Summer Street on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6 30 pm. A good sum was realized for the treasury. Committee included Mrs bh J Murphy chair Mrs Perry Thompson Mrs John Costain Mrs Guy Crosby Mrs W Harry McGlinchy Mrs Albert Downing and Mrs Fred S Coombs the latter serving as cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland H. Smith
Post
American Legion
John A. Morse
Summer Street
Treasury
Bh. J. Murphy
Perry Thompson
John Costain
Guy Crosby
W. Harry McGlinchy
Albert Downing
Fred S. Coombs
Mrs Maude Curtis Plummer Dies At Damariscotta Mills
Mrs Maude Curtis Plummer wife of Wilbert J Plummer died at home in Damariscotta Mills on Thursday November 13 She was the daughter of Obed and (Mrs Curtis) formerly of the North End New Castle where she married Funeral was held at the home Sunday morning with many friends in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Curtis Plummer
Wilbert J. Plummer
Damariscotta Mills
Upholds New Serum as a Foe to Disease
Dr Thorvald Madsen delivering the Cutter lecture at Thurvard Medical School described serum and vaccine advances in whooping cough. He cited Copenhagen Institute work and Faroe Island cases, noted age and sex mortality patterns, and explained culture methods, vaccine components, and a ward-based immunization approach with strong preventive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurvard Medical School
Thorvald Madsen
Serotherapeutic Institute
Copenhagen
Faroe Islands
Denmark
England
Wales
United States
United
Madsen
Europe
Tle
Ile
Bath appoints Nichols to lead local relief drive
The article notes a Bath relief effort underway with I. B. Nichols appointed Thursday night to oversee donations. People willing to help are asked to leave contributions at the Times office, continuing from Page One.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Office
I. B. Nichols
Bath
Telephone Employees Gaining Information
Miss Margaret D. Foster cashier in the New England Tel and Tel local office returned from SPortland where she attended a Porting accounting school. Friday Verna 2B. Philbrook in Portland attended the same instruction. Manager Harry A. Starbird aims to implement the Rabale Bad ue method here with W. B. Tobey assisting as revenue accountant in the Eastern division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret D. Foster
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Sportland
Verna
Philbrook
Portland
Harry A. Starbird
W. B. Tobey
Firemen Halt Blaze From Hot Chimney at Henderson Home
Combination No. 2 crew rushed to North Bath Monday forenoon to tackle a dangerous chimney fire at the David Henderson residence. The blaze burned fiercely and was expected to burst within minutes without rapid response. All chemicals aboard No. 2 were employed to subdue the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bath
David Henderson
Joseph R. Cloutier
No. 2
Mrs Henry Greenleaf Returns From Brief Park Visit
Mrs Henry Greenleaf of Westport has returned home after a brief visit with her daughter Mrs Albert McFadden on Park Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Greenleaf
Westport
Albert McFadden
Park Street
Feldspar Cargo From St Lawrence Reaches Bath Plant
The Norwegian steamer Betty arrived in Bath on November 12 with 2600 tons of feldspar from the Gulf of St Lawrence. The John W. Cummings Feldspar Co expanded operations, employing 15 more workers as unloading proceeds at 500 tons daily under two shifts. The feldspar will be ground to powder for porcelain, spark plugs, and other uses nationwide, with future shipments planned in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Knute Wiig
Bath
Gulf of St. Lawrence
John W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Ajax
Washington Street
United States
Georgetown
Bowdoinham
American Legion Post Elects Its Officers
The Roland T P Smith American Legion post held a regular meeting with officer elections and reports. Commander Morse noted Maine soldiers memorial events at Kittery on Armistice Day and a key placed in the memorial box. Officers were elected unanimously and will be installed next Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland TP. Smith
Amerie Legion
James Lester Morse
Maine
Kittery
Jewel Wrs
Roscoe BE. Perkins
Eugene M. Desmonud
Roscoe Shaw
Elger Stickney
Russell Cross
Oliver V. Webster
J. N. Morse
Wilber Crocker
A. A. Stott
Johny Minott
Gardiner Rogers
Reacdill Coombs
P F. Morin
Ralph Wright
W. TE. Kershner
S. S. Mallin
Perry Thompson
Eugene Desmond
Percy Marks
Tiersom Olver
Maurice Brown
Oliver W. Webster
Patward Sewall
Allan Spear
Galen Ward
Successful Hunters Return From Maine Hunting Trip
Mr and Mrs Andrew Johnson of Hartford Connecticut traveled from Rockland to enjoy deer season in Northern Maine. They spent two weeks at camps near Eagle Lake and reported plentiful deer with other wildlife seen. They have hunted Maine each fall for 16 years and noted four inches of snow at Winterville on departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew (. Johnson
Hartford
Mar
Mrs. Johnson
Maine
Winterville
Boston
Worcester
Rockland
Bath Elks Celebrate 20th Anniversary Bake
Bath lodge of Elks held its 20th anniversary with an indoor clambake attended by about 60. The menu included clams, lobster, chicken, eggs, sandwiches, potatoes, cheese and coffee served by Lucius M. Lemont. A second service at 10 p.m. accommodated late arrivals. Committee members were Archie Miller, Herbert L. Grinnell, George Rogers, Thomas Lynch and John Summerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Archie Miller
Herbert L. Grinnell
George Rogers
Thomas Lynch
John Summerton
Vital statistics report to Augusta by City Clerk
Vital statistics for October forwarded to Augusta by City Clerk John W. Gilmore show changes from September with births nine, marriages eight, and deaths fifteen, reflecting monthly totals and comparisons. The report lists male and female birth counts and aggregate figures for marriages and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
John W. Gilmore
Mle Ag Ade Sevante LE
Plan Adopted by Juniors at Morse High School
Class of 1926 Morse High begins a personal interest plan to track absent pupils, identify reasons for four plus days away, and assist with illness and back work. Committee includes Gertrude Maxivell Eleanor Q Brien Mary Donnell John Clough Alice Whalen and Sidney Cullen. The class funds include harvest supper proceeds and a banner gift for parades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Cliss
Gertrude Maxivell
Eleanor Q Brien
Mary Donnell
John Clough
Alice Whalen
Sidney Cullen
School Athletic Association
Bath
Harvey Hlartleb
Tlelen Furber
Elsie Trott
Five New Directors Elected to Y M C A Board
Five Bathmen residents were elected to the Y M C A board to fill vacancies. New directors are Edward Sewall, Charles R. Oliver, Carroll Watson, J. Horace McClure, and M. T. Searwort. Oliver reported raising 2000 for the Y M C A, with 2245.25 raised and only 107 in pledges, rooms reopened under Secretary William C. Perkins as cold weather drew young men back to the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yo M.C. ON
Edward Sewall
Charles R. Oliver
Carroll Watson
J. Hlorace McClure
M. TL. Searwort
Y. M.C. ON
Bas
Pledzes
Gish
William C. Perkins
Cuirge
Bath Boy to Cruise Big Maine Forests
Amory Houghton of Bath joins 21 University of Maine seniors for a nine week stay in the Maine woods as guests of Great Northern Paper Co. They will cruise, map, re survey lines, and study modern methods of practical logging from Grindstone to distant sites. The company will provide new camps and a cook. the program includes six day work weeks with a two week Christmas break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amory Houghton
Bath
University of Maine
Maine Woods
Great Northern Paper Co
Bangor
Grindstone
Two Accident Cases Heard Last Week
Arthur Te. Thayer chairman of the State Industrial Accident Commission L M Coombs rehabilitation man and Charles Beals commissioner of labor of Maine attended city hill Wednesday forenoon for two hearings The first concerned Lindall Mains where J W Cummings Feldspar Co asked ending of compensation and this was ordered The second involved Nelson Harford of Bath Iron Works Ltd who sought increased compensation and it was ordered to continue on the same basis as before
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur TE. Thayer
Bangor
State Industrial Accident Commission
L. M. Coombs
Educational Department
Charles ©. Beals
Tabor
Maine
City Hill
Liendall Mains
J. W. Cummings Peldspar Co
Nelson Harford
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Brotherhood Visits Deacon White in West Bath Home
The Brotherhood of the First Baptist church visited Deacon Joseph White in West Bath on Wednesday night of last week. Members including the pastor attended, and Mr White was surprised. The evening included music and a box of candy from the Brotherhood. Mr and Mrs Joseph Larrabee served ice cream and cake. Social service of the church will meet in the vestry to discuss Being ready for Emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
Joseph White
West Bath
White
Harry Moulton
Waite
Brotherhood
Joseph Larrabee
First Baptist Church
Stolen Buick Roadster Case Reported In Maine
Ralph Wright sighted a Buick roadster owned by William B. Lewis of Wiscasset on Gray road Sunday. A boy driver fled into the woods after a chase, the sheriff of Androscoggin county was alerted, and Lewis found the car missing again with the thief at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Road
Ralph Wright
William B. Lewis
Wiscasset
Masonic Temple
Bath
Mr. Wright
Androscoggin County
Mr. Lewis
Iad
Legion Notes: Legion Film Service Offers Sixth Convention Film
The American Legion Film Service at National Headquarters reports that movies from the Sixth Annual convention in St. Paul are available to posts. The roughly one thousand foot film covers the parade and highlights and is distributed to assist posts with entertainment and membership drives. Interested posts should contact Indianapolis for details. Robert Albertells, a member of El Paso Post, was detained at the Juarez border but released after FL Paso assistant adjutant Dacey helped secure his entry. Albertells immediately paid five years of Legion dues after expressing appreciation for the service.
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American Legion Film Service
National Headquarters
American Legion
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Indiana
Robert Albertells
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
International Bridge
Sam
Dacey
FL Paso
Albertells
United States
Legion
The
Legionnaires to Build Large Hollywood Clubhouse
In Hollywood California the American Legion plans a major new clubhouse after the Portland Oregon post executive committee approved the project Legionnaires search for a suitable site to house one of the largest and finest clubs in the nation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
California
Legionnaires
United States
Planns Porthand
Oregon
American Legion
Provo to Get Legion Playground Aid From New York
Provo a tempo to secure a playground through the American Legion Post with a Harmon Foundation grant bid, aiming to place Provo among 100 cities to receive assistance. Virginia Legion aims for education tax reform good roads public health and state constitution revision in the coming year per department executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo
Utah
American Legion Post
Post
Harmon Foundation
New York City
Stampton
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Department
Drive to boost Pennsylvania Legion to 60000 members
Legion posts in and near Philadelphia launch a campaign to raise Pennsylvania membership from 52000 to 60000 by January 1. To speed growth, existing members may join by paying a $1.50 initiation fee that covers the remainder of 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Department of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Ladies Aid Clears Over $100 at Mage Sale
The Ladies Aid of the New Church cleared more than $100 at their rummage sale held Thursday afternoon at the Salvation Army hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of the New Church
Salvation Army Hall
Real Estate Transfers Across Sagadahoc County This Week
Path and Topsham tie with five transfers each at the Sagadahoc county Registry of Deeds. The listings include buyers such as Ralph H. W. and Ethel M. Seekins, Mary I. Roderick, and Harmon A. Bailey, with properties shifted among Bath Jowdoin Georgetown Kippsburg Topsham West Bath and notable corporate transfers involving Diamond Match Co. and Basin Quarries Inc. The week also notes transfers to Maine Feldspar Co. and other local entities.
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Path
Topsham
Sagadahoe County
John A. Robinson
Frank G. Richardson
Jowdoinhan
Marie J. Williams
Edwin If. Woodside
Georgetown
Grace C. Blake
Edward Tr. Atlen
Dwight Worthing
Esther Worthing
Kippsburg
Neott
Diamond Mateh Co
Maine Feldspar Co
Diamond Match Co
Leon FF. Howland
William VD. Wilson
West Bath
Ellis F. Coombs
William I. Donnell
Henry
PR. Rose
Samuel T. Cobb
Als
Morse Debating Council Holds First Meeting
Morse high debating council elected officers Mphrasma Pooler president Mary Currin vice president Katherine Scott secretary and treasurer. The group will enter Bates and Bowdoin leagues with four teams two per side. Bowdoin debates set for Dec 19 on capital punishment abolish in states. Bates debate on recognition of Russia by US. Coach Noel Deering senior. Student body named track manager Harry Pinson assistants Harold Safford Alex Burden, and others. Sophomore Latin Class formed a club Edwin Fuller president Chamber Quick secretary treasurer. Entertainment committee Katherine O Donnell Elen Dolloff Carl Oliver. Club chose Semper Pidi Caesari Always faithful to Caesar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High Debating Council
Mphrasma Pooler
Mary Currin
Katherine Scott
Tressurer
Bates
Bowdoin
Russia
United States
Morse
Noel Deering
Harry Pinson
Harold Safford
Alex Burden
Mark Jackson
Harold Boutin
Alfred Gannon
Edwin Fuller
Chamber Quick
Katherine O'Donnell
Elen Dolloff
Carl Oliver
Orphans' Home Wins Prize in Anniversary Sale
The Orphans' Home won a prize of a 1T piece children's tea set offered by Bridge-Merrill J T Percy & Sons to the purchaser with the largest household department purchase during last week’s anniversary sale. Mrs Clarence E Johnson and daughter Lucille of Summer Street visited Portland Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E.i Johnson
Lucille
Summer Street
Portland
People's Church Ladies Aid Elects New Officers
The annual meeting of the People's Church Ladies Aid was held Thursday afternoon in the vestry at 2 30. Officers elected for the coming year include Mrs Maud Orr president Mrs Martha Wilson first vice president Mrs Lewis Pepper second vice president Mrs Helen Leon third vice president Marjorie Coleman secretary and Mrs L L Hooker treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Traptist Church
Maud Orr
Martha Wilson
Lewis Pepper
Helen Leon
Marjorie Coleman
L. L. Hooker
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the Times Company
F. B. Nichols
Pres. and
Treas
Bath, Maine
Jie
Zoe
War Department
Army
Navy Department
Navy
Highway Education Board
Legion Auxiliary Sale
Mrs. Maude Curtis
Plummer
ST. Lawrence
Roland H. Smith Post
Bath Boy
Small’s Radio Shop
Center St
Morse Debating Council
Times
the Times
Times Job Print
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