Governor Baxter voices stance on Kennebec bridge debate
Gov. Percival DP Baxter says he never opposed a Kennebec crossing and criticizes misleading talk. He urges calm study of sites at Bath Winslow Rocks and Richmond, emphasizes statewide cost questions and impartial surveying before any decision.
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Percival DP. Baxter
Kennebec Bridge
Gov. Baxter
Kennebec River
Maine
Kennebec
Bath
Winslow's Rocks
City of
Richmond
Woolwich
Bath Bridge
Bath Y M C A to Resume Activities in November
At a Bath Savings Institution meeting of directors the Bath Y M C A announced plans to restart activities in early November. The treasurer reported debt reduction and urged citizen support to sustain operations and broaden programs. William Perkins was reappointed general secretary. A daughter Barbara was born to Mr and Mrs Robert S Pinkham of Quincy Maine, formerly Bath. Mrs George Arey and daughter Florence returned from Worthind after the Sumner.
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Bath Savings Institution
Bath
William (. Perkins
Barbara
Robert S. Pinkham
Quincy, Mess
Pinkham
George Arey
Florence
Worthind
Sumner
Old Stage Coach Sought in Bath for Henry Ford
Archaeologist William W. Taylor visited Bath seeking one or more old Concord coaches for Henry Ford to outfit an old time New England village at South Sudbury Massachusetts centered on the Wayside Inn. Ford plans include a line of four horse drawn coaches with a colonial atmosphere for public display and tourism.
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Concord
William W. Taylor
Fieldman
Bath
Sagadahock House
Charles T. Jackson
South Street
Taylor
Henry Ford
South Sudbury
Mass
Old Wayside Inn
George Washington
Cambridge
Washington Elm
Ford
New England
Sagadahock
Jackson
Massachusetts
Old Jay State
England
Baxter Re-Elected Trustee Of Bath Water District
Hon. Rupert H. Baxter was unanimously re-elected a trustee of the Bath Water District for a three year term beginning Nov. 1 by municipal officers at the city council meeting. The article notes delays in temporary injunction hearings involving Mike Zoome over a frankfurt vendor licensing dispute and mentions related city council deliberations and court jury duties.
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Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Mike Zoome
Supreme Court
Spear
Zoome
Zoone
Frankfurt
Trish
Walter S. Glidden
John Molodoron
G Crocker Street
C. TE. Black
Middle Street
Boasr O
City Treas
Hall
Fire Prevention Talk at Bath Rotary Emphasizes Safety
Bath Rotary members heard Lewiston Fire Commissioner George S. McCarty urge vigilance during Fire Prevention Week. He cited nationwide losses of 508 million dollars and 15,000 lives last year, blaming carelessness and faulty wiring, and urged stronger building laws.
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Rotary Clubs
Poland Springs
Bath
Rotary Club
George S. McCarty
Lewiston
McCarty
America
Warren T. Berry
Elbert Haas
Newport
R. J
Mr. Richards
South Framingham
Roy Howard
Augusta
James Hunter
Boston
Bath man dies after fall at Boothbay Harbor home
Hon. T Herbert TD. Maxwell 50 a Bath retired businessman died Tuesday at his Summer home in Boothbay Harbor after falling on stairs and hitting a radiator. He had been ill all Summer and likely suffered a heart attack. he leaves a wife and three children and held many public roles. Funeral time set for two thirty at his Bath Middle Street residence.
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T Herbert TD
Maxwell
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Louise Hodgdon
Humphreys
Middle and
Oak Streets
Sumner
Gertrude
Charles
Ell
Frederick Heath
Cambridge
Mass
Herbert ID. Maxwell
Lydia J. Maxwell
Ite
W. H L. Fogg
Tte
Watson, Frye & Co
Cleveland
Boston Branch Clothing Co
Filene’s of
Boston
David O. Foye Real Estate Co
Charles B. Palmer
TW. 1
Maxwell & Co
People’s Safe Deposit
Louise N
Gilman
Headedon
Phew Lave
Democratic Town Committee
Middle Street
Perkins Family Notice From West Bath Obituary
Mr and Mrs Thomas Perkins of West Bath passed Sunday with Mr Perkins brother Horice Perkins at South Portland.
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Thomas Perkins
West Bath
Mr. Perkin
Horice Perkins
South Portland
Maine Prepares Half Million Ballots for November Vote
Maine officials announce nearly half a million ballots printed for the national election with two sets to each municipality to prevent duplications. Secretaries Ball and Smith oversee absentee voting mailings and list candidates for presidential electors from parties including Republican Democratic Socialist Labor Progressive and others with Mary Perry Rich of Rockport as the first women on a presidential elector slate.
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Plounta- Housederks
Secretar
Frank W. Ball
Bil
Stuart Ws Wats
Dine
Mdear
Smith
Maverit
Secretary of State
Socialist Labor Hand Progressive
Socialist Party
Theo
Mary Perry Rich
Rockport
Rich
Knox
Luther Co Bateman
Auburn
Percy Young
Coolidge and
Dawes
Robert de Pods Don
Lewiston
Pred A. Gilbert
Aapden
Frank TD
Marshall Portland
Arthur J. Chick
Monmouth
Phineas 2. Gay
Bristol
Mary Derry Rich
Davis
Bryan
Leslie Boynton
Jefferson
Leon O. Tebbetts
Waterville
Wallace Trarmon
Bid
Alexander FP
Bages
Porthind
William County
Saco
Arthur S. Ladd
Herbert W. Sullivan
Dangory
James J. Pelletier
Augusta
Canadian Feldspar for Bath Plant Voyage Termed
The first cargo of Canadian feldspar of about 5 060 tons will reach from Montreal in two weeks to be crushed at J. W. Cremnings Feldspar Co. Steamers about 3000 feet long will deliver the cargo and dredging on the river bottom will ensure a 29 foot depth for docking. Bath residents attended the Jeritza concert in Portland Monday night.
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Montreal
J. W. Cremnings Feldspar Co. Tt
Portland Pehter Ajax
St. Lawrence
Days of the Little Red Schoolhouse Compared With Present Plan
Rev OO recalls life in a New Danp shire farming community, describing how the old district school operated with one teacher, no grading, boys and girls segregated by benches, and strict punishment. It contrasts winter attendance, janitorial duties, and the rigorous discipline with modern schooling and linguistic study.
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Rev OO
Rane
Phe
Pike Nein Tingers
Todiuy
Diawe
Dodi
Seledar
Poland
Sagaer
Dartienth
Inoour
Otto
Sandyeien
Saeift
Porn Bashful Bey
Tink
Phaltoa
Veryoinmieh
Miltom
Thompson
Menersy
Langdon Till of Portland Visited as Weeklong Guest
Langdon Till of Portland was a weeklong guest at his home there, staying with local friends and engaging in social activities during the visit.
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Langdon Till
Portland
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Baxter
Bath Water District
WP. L. Miller
Wiseman Farms
Grand
John EE. Fitzgerald
Winfield L. Ham
Owen J. Ledyard
Melville TB. Hodgdon
Frank W. Parris
James C. Biggins
Traverse
William Bh. Besaw
William R. Kimball
Walter Ek. Rowe
William HH. Puffer
Herbert L. Douglas
J. Edward Drake
Chester A. Plant
John W. Sampson
Nathan FE. Coffin
John T. Parris
J. Horace McClure
Bath Trust Co
First National Bank Shea
Bath National Bank
William Yule
Elizbeth Dunbar
Walter Dunbar
White Mountains
Herbert D. Maxwell
Robert Hatch
Fred Carey
John Shaw
William V. Palier
Liloyd Daley
Robert Gordon
Frederick I. Kimball
Mies. EK. TL Iimball
A. HH. Shaw
Arthur Robinson
Anne Kimball
James B. Drake
J. OF
TincoIny
Maret Moulton
Martha Hooper
Emma Hooper
A. K. Pourington
George Dean
Joseph Torrey
Martha Foote
Annie Cox
Frank A. Hodgdon
Sophie Mikels
Bessie Mikels
Dreken
van Fev
Damien
Ian
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