Fire alarm saves Winnegance blaze from car fire
A burning automobile owned by Ralph Tibbetts sparked a large fire in Winnegance Tuesday night. Neighbors quickly gathered and extinguished the flames before the fire department arrived. The incident occurred as residents noted the town’s State aid road work nears completion amid ongoing community events and winter preparations.
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Winnegance
Ralph Tibbetts
Squaw Club
Winfield W. Morse
Ida Hunt
Arthur Brown
Mildyred Trathaway
Charles Smallen
Northeastern University
Charles
High Street
Ralph HH. Dunton
Bath
Portland
Mothers’ Club
Comnunity House
Villbee School
Charles J. Farnham
Charles R. Farnham
Charles TL Small
Sherman L. Morse
Wilton G. Bates
Marion Morse
Woman's
Robert Po Manson
Harry ¢. Webber
Roberta Manson
Winfield W Morse
Thatcher Pinkham
Thatcher Barker Pinkham
Kittery
Bath Lrom
Winneganee
Harry LB. Williams
Pythian Sisters
Boothbay Harbor
Women's Auxiliary
Winkell W. Morse
Elisha
Totman
Small Point
Erry Bungalow
Mill Pond
Gardiner Addresses Woolwich Church Talk on Abroad Trip
Col William Tudor Gardiner spoke to a full Nequasset Congregationalist church Friday, presenting an illustrated tale of his recent trip and war pictures released for publicity. Woolwich Grange members attended. the event was sponsored by the women's auxiliary and men's forum. After the lecture, doughnuts coffee sandwiches and candy were sold along with items from a fancy table.
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Wiliam Tudor Gardiner
Nequasset
Merron Wright
Alonzo Cromwell
Percy Bailey
John Carter
L.S. Ryan
Surprise party at Sagadahoe Postmaster home in Woolwich
Seventeen relatives and friends gathered at Postmaster Harvey P Hathorne's Sagadahoe home for a surprise party. Bridge prizes awarded to Miss Marie Jack and Fred Jack, with Mrs. Florence Tagan as consolation. Music, snacks, and a comb orchestra lent a festive air as guests toured the area and shared news of travel and visits.
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Harvey
P. Hathorne
Sagadahoe Ferry
Harvey P.hathorne
Sagadahoe
Marie Jack
Fred Jack
Florence Tagan
Thathorne
Pr. OW. Carlton
Bath Area to Form Four Team League Across Cities
Representatives from Bath Augusta Richmond and Waterville met in Worcester House Hallowell to discuss a four city basketball league. If Waterville joins the circuit will expand with plans for four games per pair and shared gate revenue after expenses.
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Worster House
Hallowell
Bata
Augusta
Richmond
Waterville
Vickery & Haw Publishing Co
Ream
Elianer Melarland
Norman McCabe
Bath AL Co
Archie ‘Percill
Pred Papalos
Don Pirennman
Paulkner
Charles Prime
Yippie Nickless
Mae
Sad Beasts
Vars
Smith Dunnick
Aigens
Othereirut
Heme
Eseh
Bath-Rieumond
Smith Dimaeck
Bath Asc
Portland Wedding Of Miss Emma Payson To George Bradley
A Portland wedding at State Street Congregational Church united Miss Emma Conant Payson and George Bradley with Rev Henry Stiles Bradley officiating. Bride wore white velvet and Duchesse lace shawl, attended by Miss Helen Payson as maid of honor and numerous bridesmaids. best man and ushers listed. The couple planned a Bermuda trip before taking residence on Bowdoin Street. Mrs. Bradley is a noted Portland social figure. Mr. Bradley a Harvard graduate and Navy veteran.
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Portland
Bath Conle
Emma Conant Payson
George Bradley
State Street Congregational Church
Henry Stiles Bradley
Jooklin C. Payson
Helen Thomas Payson
Elizabeth Brown
Eleanor Souther
Charlotte Thomas
Mary Thomas
Porthind
Elizabeth Momas
Ast Grange
N. 1
Edith Quier
Reading
Little Anne Thomas
Sleury Martyn Payson
Charles P. Smith
Cambridge
Richard Payson
Thomas Payson
Dela Payson
James W. Boyd
Williams. McCandless
Charles ©. Merrill
Daniel True
Brooklyn
Porthand
Mere
Mers
Bradley
Thomas
Helen Payson
Tradley
Bermuda
Bowdoin Street
Milton Academy
Harvard University
Tle
Bath family rejects city water for personal grievance
A Bath family refuses city water due to grievances with the city. The head walks about two miles to Witch Spring daily to fetch spring water for the household. Years ago he lost his home for tax nonpayment and now avoids city service. William B. Berry of Gardiner visited the city on Monday.
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Bath
Witch Spring
Kaiser vetoed plan for massive Zeppelin raid on London
German air chiefs plotted a twenty Zeppelins raid to burn London in 24 hours with 6,000 fire bombs, but Kaiser Wilhelm blocked the plan citing targeting only military objects. Captain Ernst Lehmann recounts details from his Zeppelin memoir Zeppelins. The raid would have targeted Cassel St Omer Hazebrouck as a shift due to a secret Allied meeting at St Omer.
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London
Kaiser Wilhelm
Ernst Leh- Mann
Zeppelin Works
Phus
Oonce
Earth
Maghind
Tie
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
George
King Albert
Lehmann
Cassel
St. Omer
Hazebrouck
Poperinghe
Belgium
England
Old Fire Fighters of New England
An excerpt reflecting on early New England fire brigades from Florence Mary Bennett. It recalls volunteer members, decoration on old fire buckets, and the dramatic call to action with vivid images of candle houses, rope walks, sail lofts, and a trumpet fire alarm in a wooden town isolated by the Atlantic.
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Old
New England
Fire Brigade
Florence Mary Bennett
Forum Magazine
Unitarian
May City to Pass Ordinance on Stop and One Way Signs
The next city meeting may consider a ordinance to back Stop signs on High Street at Oak and the summer one way street signs. Police placed Stop signs to prevent accidents at the dangerous intersection, and future court action may hinge on city backing for such signs.
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High Street
Oak
Polices
South End PTA Hosts Successful Bridge Party
The South End PVDLA hosted 17 tables of bridge players on Wednesday evening with refreshments. Arlene Footer won first prize for ladies and Mrs. T. W. Pease captured the consolation. high linen prize went to BE. Dinse. Dinse was committee chair in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Wilber G. Cabill of Street left for Boston to spend Thanksgiving week with relatives in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Anna Kahler
Sagadahoe Perry
Thacel Feere
Ida Deals
Clara Hathorne
Flora Leonard
Dr. Hathorne
Falmouth
Henry Dubar
Boston
Eugenie Huanewell
Murphy's Corner
Oscar Bailey
Little Son
Wiscasset
Elizabeth Hunt
Jane Feere
John Reed
Union Bridge
Bath City Hospital
Norman Drummond
Edward HH. Pierce
Marshall Point
Fort Clyde
Pierce
Arrowsic
Walker Small
Porthind
Charles Sheridan
Woolwich
Esther Drummond
Chester MaceMahan
F. H. Snipe
Chester Bo MacMahanr
Five Islands
Harry Hayward
Portland
Artell Hayward
Addison Rice
Heart Rice
Harpswell
Ralph Wght
Aroostook
Ralph Rice
Ernest Hathorne
William Wright
Center Baptist Hall
Flora Whitlam
James Landers
South Gardiner
South End P.T.A
South End Pvdla
Arlene Footer
Wilber G. Cabill
Street
Dremore Grange Meeting Delights Members and Senator Drake Talk
Dremore Grange in Phippsburg drew about 40 members with four guests from nearby groups. Senator J Edward Drake of Bath discussed legislative work, highway funding and tax policy, drawing keen attention and praise. After the talk, refreshments were served and members hoped for another visit this season.
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Dremore Grange
Phippsburg
Grange
West Bath
Merrymeeting
Dowdeinham
Bodwell
Spall Point
Hoo
James
Drake
Reenlistment Openings Tied to Lexington Carrier
Ex Navy men are invited to reenlist for assignments to the USS Lexington. The vessel, now nearing completion, will be commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard in coming weeks with a crew over 1000, many from Boston and New England. Opportunities span most ratings, with aviation slots highlighted. The ship, built in Quincy, carries a silver service gifted by Lexington residents.
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US Os
Lexington
Quincy
J. J. Gulliver
Navy
Deston
Migs
Boston Navy Yard
Boston
New Buayland
Tastee
New England
Mass
Wesley J T Club Holds Regular Meeting
The 1. T. club of Wesley church met at Mrs. Marion Whittier's home on Wash-9ree for the Punine st meeting. Ice cream candy and fancy crackers were served. Present were Mrs. E. E. Abbott Mrs. Isabelle Robinson Miss Mary Dempsey Miss Virginia Hamilton Miss Doris Holbrook Miss Evelyn Trott Miss Marion Whittier Miss In Abbott and Miss Genevieve Wiley. Next meeting will be at Miss Mary Dempsey's South street home.
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1. T. Club
Wesley Church
Marion Whittier
E. E. Abbott
Isabelle Robinson
Mary Dempsey
Virginia Hawilton
Doris Holbrook
Evelyn Trott
In Abbott
Genevieve Wiley
South Street
Bath Notes Reflect Local Business and Weather Tales
A Bath citizen reports on local civic matters including a reformed venture Wy Conferth Can a West and regional contracts with DLitchfield & Douglas Contracting Engineers. The piece covers cold Sunday conditions, fishing, hunting reports, town commerce, mail deadlines for parcel post, and a minor traffic accident involving a child.
Dover couple and son leave. temporary replacement set
Mr and Mrs Melville Rice depart Dover New Hampshire on Wednesday November 19 for Thanksgiving with their son Herbert Rice division superintendent for the A and P B system leaving 15 stores under his supervision During his absence Lat J Colling will substitute for Patrolman Rice on the police force
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Dover
N. H
Herbert Rice
Ams
Lat J, Colling
Rice
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