Wesley’s One Day Convention Inspires Augusta Church
Wesley church hosted a one day district convention with Bishop Charles Wesley Burns and Rev. Ernest Heywood as hosts. Floral displays by P. M. Olm and Ena McLean brightened dinner and altar areas. Speakers included Cumbrid Hughes on the English Bible and Harold Metzner the conference chaplain. The evening service featured Burns addressing moral world issues and a resolutions committee praised the host and papers for coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumbrid Hughes
Augusta
Harold Metzner
Charles Wesley Burns
Ernest Heywood
Resolutions Committee
Wesley Church
Bath Daily Times
H. T. Rodick
William Davis
William Coombs
B. A. Shellenbarger
Memorial Hospital Donation Drive Urges Cotton Cloth and Jellies
A local appeal emphasizes Memorial Hospital's role in emergencies and recovery. Donors are urged to contribute cotton cloth for bandages and bed linen, plus jellies and preserves to boost patient nourishment during Donation Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Maine voters weigh Brann third term in 1936 race
An independent observer canvasses Maine across 16 cities and many towns to gauge public views on Governor Louis J. Brann’s potential bid for a third term and the impact of New Deal politics on a GOP victory. Residents, hotel workers, merchants, and others discuss Brann’s record and party unity suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Pine Tree
Louis J. Brann
Brann
Washington
A.A.A
Aroostook
FLAWS ARE PICKED IN HAGGETT PLAN FOR NEW HIGHWAY
The Haggett plan for a shorter straight Brunswick to Bath highway prompts debate over cost and surface choices. Brunswick official William Powers and Woolwich leader F W Carlton criticize estimates, noting higher rebuilding costs and bridge figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haggett
Powers
New Meadows
Ione
J. 8
Winneganee Creek
Oak Street
Mr. Powers
Tragic spill marks Topsham Fair opening parade
At the Topsham Fair crowds thronged for 81 years as Miss Vergery Carson of Lewis NY became the first woman driver in a Topsham race before a packed grandstand. Her day one performance ended in a hospital after a bad spill. Interspersed scenes show Miss Louise Grant Car nival Queen of Rangeley and Miss Christine Small and Miss Constance Cushing of Freeport. The first pari mutuel race ended with Norman paying 17.50 while Nickdale trailed. Midway acts, weight guessing by Benny Franklin, and bustling betting marked opening day amid a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Louise Grant
Rangeley
Christine Small
Constance Cushing
Freeport
Top Center
Vergery Carson
Lewis
Norman
Nickdale
William
Benny) Franklin
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath Formed
Bath plans a new mutual thrift and home financing association named First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath. More than 30 local business and professional people apply for a federal charter. charter members include Edwin R. Andrews and J. Emery Footer among others. Organizing committee leads the effort. charter arrives in four to five weeks with directors to be elected. The group aims to open for deposits and mortgage loans within two months under private local management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
First
Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Federal Savings and Loan Division
Federal Home Loan Bank Board of Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
G. Cornelius Baker
Association
Edwin R. Andrews
Edward W. Bridgham
F. Earl Burgess
Gardiner R. Deering
E. M. Puller
Joseph C Footer
J. Emery Footer
John C. Fitzgerald
William A. Furber
Henry G Hodgdon
Thomas R. Huston
George W. Hibbs
N. Gratz Jackson
Max Katz
John J. Mulcahy
Loraine M. Price
Gardiner D. Rogers
O. M. Redson
Fred B. Reed
Roger D. Skillings
Arthur G. Spear
William L. Skelton
Ralph G. Stetson
A. A. Stott
Maurice A. Libby
W. E. Kershner
R. E. Seekins
Fred H. Thompson Frank M. Talbot
Edward D. True
Dorothy A. Thompson
Milton C. Trott
J. Verheus
Lewis E. Wilson
Donald D. Young
Arthur F. Mayo
Reed Nichols Co
Fred H. Thompson
O. M. Redlon
E. M. Fuller
Edward W Bridgham
Strikers Declare They Will Remain Out Indefinitely
Two women and other workers vow to stay out until four discharged colleagues and the pay cut are restored. Factory officials report 30 walkouts and seek police protection as NRA policy disputes fuel the strike. The Bath Massachusetts plant says higher hours are needed to compete with rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Independent
Commercial Trading Co
Walter L. Whitney
Langdon E. Green
N.R.A
Boston
School Street
M. Noyes
Massachusetts
Bath
Patten Free Library Holds Annual Meeting and Elections
The Patten Free Library Corporation held its annual meeting with Judge Walter S. Glidden re elected president. New members were elected to fill vacancies from removals and deaths, and Harry B. Sawyer named trustee for seven years. Miss Margaret R. Foote reappointed librarian and staff assignments confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Ent
Margaret R. Foote
Walter S. Glidden
Corporation
Fred R. E. Dean
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Roland F. Hill
Ann Kimball
John
Ernest F. Kelley
Annie L. Palmer
Joseph Torrey
Harry B. Sawyer
Charles R. Donnell
Arthur KK. Purington
Margaret J. Adams
Edmund P. Briggs
Isabel E. Carter
Omar W. Folsom
Mark W. Hennessy
Agnes W. Humphreys
Allen
William 8. Shorey
Daniel Williams
William S. Newell
Allan Spears
Arthur K. Purington
Glidden
Langdon T. Snipe
Alice K. Robbins
Bertha R. Dean
Arline Troop
Children’s Department
Route proposed for Bath Brunswick highway extension
A survey by engineer Harold D. Haggett for a new 5.02 mile Brunswick to Bath route could cost 404 498.88, cheaper than rebuilding the present road. The plan envisions a near straight line with a new bridge near the New Meadows river, funded with WPA assistance and local approvals from Brunswick to West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Haggett
State Highway Commission
Brunswick
Bath
Cook's Corner
Court Street
Floral Street
Flint & Savage
New Meadows
Bull Rock
Roscoe G. Bailey
Sagadahoc
Bailey
Haggett
Thompson's Brook
Bull Rock Bridge
West Bath
Western Avenue
Floral
Carlton Bridge
J. S. Brooks
New
Brooks
Court House
Flint
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wesley
Aid and Sorority
G.O.P
William Powers
Brunswick and
Green & Wilson, Inc
Waterville
Highway Commission
Cooks
Blind Crossing
Topsham Fair
Alice Comee
Benny
Harry Jones
Old Orchard
Midway
Loan Association
Mass
Bath Factory
Patten Free Library Corporation
Librarian's Report
Patten Library Association
Juvenile Department
Main Library
Bath-Brunswick
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