Gladstone among England's greatest leaders profiled
The Times editor weighs Gladstone's life from Oxford debates to his public service. It recalls a 1888 Handel festival sighting, Benson's reminiscences on his power, and Gladstone's calm resolve in pursuing disestablishment and Home Rule.
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the Times
Gladstone
Mary
Gladstones
E. F. Benson
Benson
Canterbury
Archbishop Benson
Hawarden
William Ewert Gladstone
Oxford
Great Britain
London
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Crystal Palace
Israel
Egypt
Royal Box
Mr. Benson
Ireland
Morse P T A Meeting Favors Expanded Girls Sports
Morse High School P T A meeting drew 42 attendees as Mrs Ruth Farnham urged field development and expanded girls sports. Speakers noted lack of proper facilities, equipment and teachers, and praised Bowdoin’s athletics for all approach, with plans for hockey soccer baseball archery and more.
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Morse High School P. T. A
Ruth Farnham
Morse High School
H. P. Bridge
Morse
Alfreda Skillin
Barbara Wiggin
Jean Ogden
Errol Baker
Baker
Skillin
Bowdoin
Cutts
Central Council P T A Plans Reception for School Teachers
The Central Council of Bath P T A met with Mrs Ruth Farnham presiding to plan the annual teachers reception. The event will be on Thursday Nov 20 at the Y with the mayor and school board as guests. The welcome begins at 6 30 in the Y lobby, supper in the gym, and a program to follow with possible out of town speakers.
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Central Council of the
Bath Parent- Teacher Association
Aith
Ruth Farnham
Daniel William
an‘nNual
Morse High School
LeRoy Colby
Arthur Lemont
Farnham
Gardiner
State Bulletin
Chitt-Welfare
Andit
Central Council
P.t.a’s
Aged trio celebrates birthday gathering and cribbage
Minott aged 93 and Brown aged 84 gathered at Mrs Morrison's table with Mrs Brown the youngest. Their combined ages total 267 years averaging 89. Minott traveled by trolley with his daughter in law and returned by car. He plans more cribbage and prepared house chores for winter windows.
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South End
James Minott
Morrison
Brown
Minott
Bath Directory Totals Population At 11 102
The Bath City Directory 1931 32 will list 7 936 residents over 16, plus 1 764 public school pupils under 16 and 172 in parochial schools. A floating population estimate of 100 brings total to 11 102. Changes since 1928 include 3 222 in occupations and addresses, 1 952 new names, and extensive canvassing to ensure accuracy across Sagadahoc County.
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Bath
Crowley & Lunt
Beverly
Mass
Maine
New
Superintendent of Schools
Bath City
Bath Street
City of Bath
Sagadahoc County
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Phippsburg
West Bath
Woolwich
the Times
Armistice Day Observance Noted in Wiscasset
Mrs. Frank Emerson of Spring Street attends Armistice Day events in Wiscasset highlighting local remembrance activities.
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Frank Emerson
Spring Street
Wiscasset
North Center P T A Meeting Highlights Milk Drive and Round Up
North Center P T A met at Grace church with reports on the milk program begun November 17 in local schools and clothing deliveries to Morse high. The group discussed the summer round-up to screen preschool children for defects and prepare them for school, plus plans for a district skating rink and a literacy week paper.
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North Center P. T. A
Grace Church Parish House
LeRoy Colby
Milton Trott
Morse High
T. W. Pease
Anna W. Mullin
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
J. Edward Lee
R. Clinton McFadden
McFadden
South End P T A Plans Christmas Sale Activities
South End P T A prepares for its annual Christmas sale in Washington street rooms on December 17 with an all day session December 2. Twenty four members approved purchases for Mitchell school rooms and new records, plus a municipal skating course bid. Lectures and committee roles outlined by president Arthur C. Lemont include Food Greens Fancy Aprons Candy Mystery Books and Refreshments with named coordinators.
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Dike School
Oliver Street
Scott Golder
Helen C
George Hunt
Carl Swanton
Pearl Lemont
Florence Sidelinger
Edmund M. Staples
Yesteryear
Bobbie Carver
Stein
Bobby
Louise Carver
Carver
Association
Alice McDonald
Ray Clark
William Fogwill
Albert McFadden
South End P. T. A
Washington Street
Effie Wright
Mitchell
Sadie Coombs
N. Gratz Jackson
Arthur C. Lemont
William E. P. Hatch
William H. Small
Hiram F. Bailey
Charles Perry
Walter M. Potter
O. M. Redlon
Edward Brown
Carroll
A. Deering
Chester A. Plant
Wellington A. Moore
Lelia Oliver
Charles Stinson
Charles E. Hewitt Jr
Almon R. Perry
Russell Colby
Horace Morse
Carlton Lowell
J. Albert Redlon
John Hunt
Lester Campbell
Bath built boat sails on long scientific cruise
Mr and Mrs Robert C Roebling of Princeton New Jersey embark on a winter voyage aboard their Bath Iron Works three mast auxiliary schooner Black Douglas launched June 9 and trialed July 19. The trip includes the West Indies Magellan Strait South America to the South Seas with stops across the Caribbean and South American coast and a Panama Canal return reaching New Orleans May 12.
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Robert C. Roebling
Princeton
N. J
Bath Iron Works Corp
Henry C. Wright
Roebling
Bath
Robert Roebling
Washington, D. C
West Indies
Straits of Magellan
South America
South Seas
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Norfolk
Kingston
Martinique
Curacoa
Santa Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad
Island of Gasparri
Bahia
Brazil
Rio
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Punta Arenas
Valdivia
Caldera
Antifogasta
Iquiqui
Arica
Callao
Lima
Guayraquil
Quito
Belize
Honduras
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Woolwich Day's Ferry Church Re dedicates With Community Dignity
The Day s Ferry Congregational church in Woolwich held a Sunday re dedication service largely attended by locals many having moved or died. Rev Willard H Palmer of Portland gave the dedicatory address and administered Communion prepared by Mrs Winfield Wright.
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Day's Ferry
Mary Day Reed
Ellen R. Warren
Charlotte Buck
Woolwich
E. D. Hardin
Winter Street
Bath
Hardin
Isaac B. Howard
Warren
Howard
Willard H. Palmer
Portland
Winfield Wright
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Benjamin Shaw
Plinette Allen
Montsweag
Waterville Junior High Opens Miniature Golf Course
The Waterville public school system, already state funded for years, moved toward modern improvements as the junior high school laid out a miniature golf course on Wednesday. The formal opening likely occurred on Friday.
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Waterville
Rise of Sir William Phips from shepherd to governor
Article traces the life of Sir William Phips born February 2 1650 at Phips Point Woolwich his ascent from humble shepherd and shipbuilder to knight and royal governor. It notes a portrait by Thomas Child housed at Governor Gardiner’s Phips Point and discusses authentication and historical context with references to the Maine Library Bulletin and related authorities.
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William Phips
Phips Point
Woolwich
Bath
Maine
Sir William
Sir William Phips
Thomas Child
Gardiner
Phips
Maine Library Bulletin
Sir Wil Phips
Bulletin
William
Wiscasset
Monseag Bay
Copley Gallery
Boston
New York
Gardinett
Govenne
Ye Child
Phipsey
Govr
Bolton
Francis B. Hayes
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T. A
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Johnson Bros CQ
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