Bath City Manager Debate Opens Informal Meeting
A Bath committee weighing a City Manager form held its first informal session in Bath City Hall with 10 members present. Three favored the manager plan led by Mayor Harold Small, while three opposed led by Joseph Torrey and Oliver Moses. four members remained undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters. Glidden
Roger Harold P. Small
Bath
Harold P. Small
Samuel H. Kirkpatrick
Howard Coal Co
Joseph Torrey
Torrey Roller
Oliver Moses
Clinton D. Wilson
Walter
Torrey
Edward W. Bridgham
Highway and Sewer Department
Board of Aldermen
Small
Herbert Lanell
Iron Works Corp
Boston
Salter
England
Sewall
Wright
Whitney
Cutting
Ward
Brown
Stacy
Arthur Sewall
Stanley M. Brown
Board of Highways and Sewers
Finance Committee
Board of Alders
Harold Childs
Highway and Sewer Board
Rupert H. Baxter
Williams Whitney
Leslie J. Ward
Beeston
Alderman Wold
Wold
Committee On Accounts
Alderman Brown
John W. Gilmore
J. Edward Drake
Bagton
Bath Boy Riding in Development of Far Off China
A Bath boy Lee L Mikels, son of Isaac Mikels, and his brother Ira, with partner J A Brierley, drive China’s industrial growth in Tong Ka Wan. They bring American refining methods to a new oil refinery and steel fabrication shops as China builds its own petroleum capability and industrial base. The piece highlights their work under Tong Shaoyi and local Chinese businessmen and notes the impact on employment and industrial progress. A second note mentions Biddeford fire department expecting a cat rescue call amid a spate of such incidents.
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China
Canton
Bath
Lee L. Mikels
Isaac Mikels
the Times
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin Medical School
Benjamin Mikels
Los Angeles
Cal
Lee Mikels
Fort Worth
Texas
Ira
Lee
California
Frank
Benjamin
Hill
Long Beach
Horatio Mikels
Messers
L. L. Mikels
J. A. Brierley
Tong Ka Wan
Messers. Mikels
Brierley
Sheng
Mr. Brierley
Mr. Mikel
South
Foundaee Chine
Tong Shaoyi
Free Port
Macao
Shekhi
Harbor Peninsula
First Ship Built in America at Popham Remembered
A historical note recounts early American shipbuilding from the 1607 Virginia at Kennebec to the 1631 Blessing at Popham. It credits Bath as a historic shipbuilding center and links Maine settlements to early colonial maritime efforts, noting Plymouth and Jamestown timelines.
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America
Popham
Bay
Winthrop
Massachusetts
Ball
Virginia
Kennebec River
Medford
New World
Sieaters
Bath
United States
Maine
Jamistown
Plymouth
Gielow Yacht Arrives in New York After Smooth Delivery Run
The yacht Gielow built for Henry J. Gielow Inc. left Bath Saturday morning and tied up at City Island New York Sunday morning after a near flawless delivery. Captain George Lewis led the voyage with a crew including Archibald Main Jr. and executives from Bath and New York aboard.
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Gielow
Joseph A. MacDonald
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
New York City
Bath
City Island
N. Y
William.s. Newell
Archibald M. Main
Main
Archibald M. Main Jr
Iron Works Corp
George Lewis
Alex Chopin
Charles Raphael
A. Koster
Mr. Hatch
Wilfred O. White Co
Bath man heads Boston gear firm amid war work legacy
Charles L. Pratt of Boston, a Bath native and Legion attendee, rose from Bath Iron Works machinist to president of Union Gear and Machine Co. He served as Army Inspector of Ordnance, coordinating production of 9.5 and 9.2 howitzers and anti aircraft guns. The article outlines his career across Hyde Windlass, Rivett Lathe and Grinder, Boston Gear, and Worcester Stand Plunger Elevator, plus wartime manufacturing roles.
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Bath
Boston
Charles L. Pratt
Pratt
Bath Iron Works
Union Gear and Machine Co
High Street
Hyde Windlass Co
Hyde Windlass
Faneuil
Mass
Boston Gear Co
Norfolk Downs
Army
Worcester
Powell Machine Co
United States
Pressed Steel Car Co
Pittsburg
Johnston
Norfolk Iron and Steel Co
Jones and Lamson
Springfield
Bethlehem Steel Co
Bethlehem, Pa
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Waterveliet Arsenal
Waterveliet
N. Y
Easton
Hichbridge
Great Lakes
Gulf
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Aberdeen
Trend of fewer farms with higher production in US
Census data show a net loss of 233,215 farms nationwide as production rises. Rural regions in the east south and midwest lose farms while western states gain, with Georgia South Carolina and New York among impacted areas. The chamber proposes mid sized farms operated by families or group management as future models.
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Washington
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
California
Iowa
Michigan
United States
South
Midwest
Georgia
South Carolina
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Idaho
Montana
West
Corporation
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Atlon
Ise
Chamber of Commerce of the
Legge
Farm Board
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Shifts in Farm Numbers Across States From 1920 Census
The 1930 census shows 24 states with farm losses and 18 states with gains. New Hampshire suffers the steepest rate drop at 27.6 percent, Arizona posts the largest percentage gain at 32.9 percent, and Mississippi records the greatest numerical increase with 40,352 farms. Georgia reports the highest numerical losses at 54,480, while Mississippi has the fewest county losses with 67 gains and 9 losses.
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New Hampshire
Arizona
Mississippi
Georgia
Chamber
United States
South Carolina
Tennessee
Westginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Montana
Columbia
Homa
Oregon
Nevada
Florida
North
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
Ohio
South
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Bath City
Biddeford
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center Street
Mon
A I Stuart
Optometrist Tel
W. Bath
Bath Boy
France
Okla
Putty
Sherwin-Williams
Johnson Bro
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