Bath Council Delays Bridge Action Amid Costs Fears
Bath aldermen decide not to join Bath and Phippsburg under the Maine bridge act due to local financial strain and lack of cost estimates. Elevator funds for the city hall are approved by transferring from the sinking fund. bonds are cancelled. Petitions on street lighting are referred. Town treasurer reports overall finances and cash balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Phippsburg
Maine
Preeman H. Merritt
Edward W. Bridgham
State Highway Department
City Hall
W. B. Potter
Roscoe Mains
City Treas
Hall
Onotite BP
Trust Co
Bath National Bank
Pirst National Bank
Municipal Business Warrants Drawn For Presidential Election
Warrants were drawn for the presidential election on November 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Petitions from Supt. Horace W. Ward of the Cemetery and Park Board seek sale of burial lots to George L. Cutting, David A. Merry, and Minnie B. Wallace, now residents, were approved. Licenses were requested from George Rook of North Bath to sell farm products and from Mrs. G. K. Reynolds and Mrs. Gertie Totman at 767 Washington Street as victualers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Ward
Cemetery and Park Board
George L. Cutting
David A. Merry
Minnie B. Wallace
George Rook
North Bath
G. K. Reynolds
Gertie Totman
Washington Street
Brackett Breton Wedding Held in Brunswick
Miss Merline E. Brackett daughter of Mrs James A Broom Bath wed George F. Breton Brunswick son of the late Mr and Mrs George Breton at St Johns Rectory Brunswick. Father Dion presided. Bride wore royal blue velvet and butterfly roses. Best man Adrien Racine. Reception followed at Elm street Brunswick home with relatives and friends. Eighty two of ninety three Nebraska counties hold fairs this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merline E. Brackett
James A. Broom
Bath
George F. Breton
Brunswick
George Breton
St. John’s Rectory
Dion
Dorothy Breton
Adrien Racine
Elm Street
Arthur Allen Graduate Glasses Fitted
Arthur Allen receives fitted graduate glasses with appointments on Monday Wednesday and Saturday as noted in the brief item.
Honor for Dr. Alpheus Hervey drawn in Canton celebration
Canton New York prepares a three day tribute to Dr. Alpheus B Hervey pastor emeritus of Bath First Universalist Church and oldest living former president of St Lawrence University. Attending will be Owen D Young Irving Bacheller Nelson L Robinson John Langdon Heaton and other notable figures. The program includes a trustees meeting a pageant of varsity history a dinner and a golf day. Also plans for an airport in Bath are discussed with Kennebec Aircraft Corp detailing site access facilities and services for a future Maine air hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpheus B. Hervey
First Universalist Church of Bath
America
Canton
N. Y
Owen D. Young
General Electric Co
Irving Bacheller
Nelson L. Robinson
John Langdon Heaton
Theological School
St. Lawrence University
Dr. Hervey
Europe
Bath
Universalist Church
California
Hervey
Bermuda
Behrens
Richard Eddy Sykes
New York Herald
Beligneg
Alowie Eithentesas
George H. Johnson
101St Observation Squad
United States Naval
Kennebec Aircraft Corp
Bath Savings Institution
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Rockland
Portland
Augusta
Bangor
Lewiston
United States Navy
Department of Commerce
Maine
Air Service Corporation
Mrs Pattangall to Tour South for Hoover and Curtis
Mrs Gertrude M Pattangall of Augusta wife of Associate Justice William R Pattangall of the supreme judicial court and a longtime Maine Democratic National Committeewoman will campaign for Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis in the South Accompanied by Mrs Halsey Wilson of New York she spoke on Tuesday in Virginia under the Constitutional Democrats Association They will spend three to four days in Virginia then tour Kentucky and Missouri before roughly three weeks away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude M. Pattangall
Augusta
William R. Pattangall
Supreme Judicial Court
Democratic National Committee
Maine
Hoover
Curtis
South
Pattangall
Halsey Wilson
New York
Virginia
Constitutional Democrats Association
Alfred E. Smith
Another Bath Iron Works Trawler Launch Named
Bath Iron Works to launch the Boston College trawler on Wednesday October 17 at 3 30 p m in the Kennebec. A party from Atlantic and Pacific Fish Co of Boston will attend the event. The other two trawlers are not yet described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston” College
Kennebec
Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co
Boston
Public bequests by Meeker will reach large sum
Sydney J. Meeker of Bath and later Miami left a million-dollar will filed for probate in Florida and Sagadahoc County Maine. The estate exceeds $400000 with cash bequests of $168000 and 31 specific gifts to churches hospitals and individuals including $5000 to Central Congregational Church and $3000 to Bath City Hospital.
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Sydney J. Meeker
Bath
Miami
Fla
Dade County Court
Florida
Sagadahoc
Central Congregational Church
Bath City Hospital
Old Ladies Home of
Old Folks Home
City of
William P. Meeker
David Jellett
Florence H. Jerrett
Charles F. Hughes
James W. Hart
Auburn
N. Y
Elizabeth Meeker
Baltimore
Richard C. Meeker
Ambrose McFadden
Lucy Gerrish
Kathryn A. MacKenzie
Kansas City
John Houghton
Houghton Ship Yard
Water Street
South Street
Houghton
Washington Street
Charlotte S. Meeker
Levi Houghton
Maple Grove Cemetery
Florence M. Jellett
Avice M. Sewall
John R
Amory M. Houghton, Jr
Elisabeth H. Trott
Bath Opera House Wins First Prize
The Bath Opera House under manager William Powell earned first prize in the Publix Theatres contest for the third division greatest improvement. Powell credits his staff and the Ushers School of Training for the theater’s success and local patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Opera House
United States
William Powell
Bath
No smallpox cases reported in Bath health update
Bath has no smallpox cases per health officer Chester Kingsley at noon Wednesday. He urges anyone who drank beer in Brunswick in the last 16 days and not vaccinated in three years to get a booster vaccine and to report any contact with affected households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Chester
Kingsley
Brunswick
Yacht Vanda Launched by Bath Iron Works for Dane
The 240 ft twin screw Diesel yacht Vanda built by Bath Iron Works Corp for Ernest B. Dane of Brookline Mass was launched Wednesday afternoon. One of the Atlantic seaboard’s largest yachts this year she is designed for ocean cruising and may be delivered to her owner before November 1. The Times photographer captured her just after leaving the ways as she swung north with the incoming tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ernest B. Dane
Brookline
Mass
Atlantic Seaboard
Times
City board rewrites ranking plan and schedules changes
The Board of Education approved a standardized grading scale from A to E and separated spelling as a distinct study. Grammar pupils switch to morning sessions while high school students move to afternoon classes starting Monday the 15th. No school signal time shifts to 11 45. Evelyn Baraby named athletics director for girls. Account No. 8 for 1161.85 approved. Schools close Wednesday for Topsham fair unless rain. Columbus Day observed with services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
North Grammar
Evelyn Baraby
Elm topples across Washington Street blocking trolley line
A massive elm about two feet across toppled onto Washington street at nine AM Tuesday, taking down the trolley wire and halting local service briefly. It fell opposite 681 Washington Street near the Phoenix, narrowly missing Oscar Tanguay who had just left the area. City forester Edward W. Hyde cleared the tree in minutes. cars avoided the blocked side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Phoenix
Oscar Tanguay
Edward W. Hyde
Brunswick Man Pays Bath Court $100 Fine
Azbra D. Brown of Brunswick pleaded guilty in municipal court to driving under the influence. He was arrested Monday night by Deputy Sheriff John Parker and Patrolman William Mann after driving a Maxwell touring car on the highway. His license was revoked and he promised to pay the $100 fine on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azbra D. Brown
Brunswick
John Parker
William Mann
John J. Keegan
Brown
Blind Crossing
Bull Moose Frightens Woolwich Farm Party
Fred Soule of Montsweag and his daughter Marion Berry with Anna Mae faced a 1100 pound bull moose in a Woolwich potato field. The animal stood about 20 feet away for nearly 20 minutes before slipping back into the woods. Hunters note unusually tame moose behavior this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Soule
Montsweag
Mr. Soule
Marion Berry
Anna Mae
Moose
Pulp Mill Men Retrieve Driftwood in Bath
Representatives from Great Northern Paper Co and other mills supervise gathering cords of pulp wood adrift from Hallowell to Kenn area. Workers load on Maine Central docks for transport. three cents per stick paid to dainty collectors. A truck crossing a lawn prompted a protest and police intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Paper Co
Bath
Hallowell
Maine Central
Butler hosts old Wiscasset Fire Society at Montsweag Farm
Charles Henry Butler welcomed the ancient Wiscasset Fire Society and guests for its quarterly meeting at Montsweag Farm. State Commissioner Frank P. Washburn and Mrs. Washburn attended as the society reviewed routine business and observed apple packing activities. The 1801-founded group, now a social club with a 30 member limit, preserves relics like the 1803 copper hand tub and historic gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Butler
Wiscasset
Butler
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Winnegance
Nebraska
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
A. B. Hervey
Mrs. Pattangall
Democratic Party
Bath Iron Works
Meeker
Vanda
Iron Works
Brookline, Mass
Morse High School
Brunswick Man
Bath Court
Woolwich
London Police
OLD Fire Society OF
Montsweag Farm
Board of Underwriters
Winchester
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