Modern Woodmen League Holds Maine Meeting
Modern Woodmen of America will dispatch a large delegation to a Port land assembly at Pythian Temple on Monday night for a statewide Maine gathering. Directors Korns of Des Moines and Harris of Rock Island will attend with members and families for a major event likely to inspire. Harris returns to Maine after a May 1922 appearance and will speak on the order’s aims alongside a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sab
Modern Woodmen of America
Portland
Pythian Temple
Maine
BF. OR. Korns
Des Moeines
Town
J. I. Harris
Modern Woodmen Paper
Rock Island
Korns
Ile
Woodcraft
Edifer Tlarris
Tle
Order
Formal Protest By Shipbuilders Against Dieselization Plan
The protest notes invitations to engine builders and repair yards outside the association and cites prior Shipping Board conversion experiments. It argues divided responsibility would hinder coordinated installation of new propulsion and suggests contracting with shipyards for complete conversion to avoid public losses if the program fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Shipping Board
King
Aan Inland
Jord
Death of Mary Jane Needham of Lowell Massachusetts
Mary Jane Needham 71 widow of Thomas Needham died Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Daniel S. Brierley 62 Green Street Lowell Mass She was born in Leeds England and lived in this country about 40 years She leaves two daughters Mrs Daniel S. Brierley Bath Miss Gertrude Needham Lowell two sons Harry C Needham and John S Needham Lowell one sister Mrs Susan Garside Philadelphia and five grandchildren Burial will be in Lowell Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Needham
Lowell
Mass
Thomas Needham
Daniel S. Brierley
Green Street
Needham
Leeds
Eng
Bath
Gertrude Needham
Harry C
John S. Needham
Susan Garside
Phiadephia
Second October Term probate court adjourned in Sagadahoc County
The second session of Sagadahoc county probate court adjourned from the 14th due to Judge James S. Lowell’s illness. Judge Lowell presided on the 21st. Wills allowed for Spinney, Bamons estate, Fulton estate. executors and administrators appointed without bond. inventories filed. accounts and petitions for change of name and trustees granted. taxes and probate actions listed for Bath Bowdoinham Topsham and related estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
James
Lowell
J. Clifford Spinney
Bath
J. Arthur Spinney
Jennie B. Spinney
Willian Hl. Bamons
Plaamons
James M. Fulton
Bowdeinham
Tlarriet J. Fulton
Tierbert DD
Maxwell
Louise Maxwell
Alfred King
Emma M. King
Mary Eh
Richardson
Joel T. Maines
Annie EK
Hooker
Lloyd Lee Tooker
Fannie I
Lond
Woolwich
Edward A. Bond
Alphonso J. Snow
Edgar M. Snow
Clarence DP. Bates
Bowdoinham
Locke Crouse
Marshall EL. White
Edward L. White
John Sh. Drury
Violetta Shepherd
Annie BE. Hooker
Lloyd Lee Hooker
Mary EK. Tlassan
Mary BH. Chase
I. Clifford Spinney
Edward W. Bridgham
Eistate
Violette
Shepherd
Joseph M. Trott
John Kk. Drury
Charlotte S. Turner
Topsham
George TP. Keith
Hudson, Mass
Erwin S. Parner
Evanston
Prominent Arrowsic Citizen William F. Potter Dies in Bath
William Frederick Potter 76 a longtime Arrowsic resident died Tuesday afternoon at his son William S. Potters home in Bath where he had lived the past three years. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 50 p m at 9 Andrews Road Bath. He was a skilled house carpenter and longtime public servant including town clerk and school committee member and treasurer of the Republican town committee. He leaves a daughter Mrs Allen Morse of Bath a son William S. Potter of Bath two brothers Captain John G. Potter of Brooklyn and Edwin A. Potter of Chicago three nephews Carry Swett Harold G. Deering and Ray I. Dunning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frederick Potter
Arrowsic
Bath
Willian S. Potter
Andrews Road
Ile
William Andamelia Potter
Arrowsie
John G. Potter
Brooklyn
Edwin A. Potter
Chieaso
Carry Swett
Harold G. Deering
Springfield
Mass
Ray I. Dunning
New Jersey
Eslands Grammar
Norman Oliver
Vernon Gray
Nuelia Gray
John DB. Porton
Shomer
Pleward
Sagdahiee Ferry
Creargetown
MacMathsan
William Belomger
Gail Som Lary- Taend
Bath Pridas With Chester MacMiathern
Catherine
Stewart
Ferotic
M. Oh
Charles Moore
Baer
Nia Far
Bert
Walter Moore
Halles
Terithen
Ales
Hau
Osborne Larrabee
Ciorsdiner
Rivershinds
Bison Bield
Bay Mote
Dear Warren
Vod. Reid
Wiscasser
Elbridge Mains
Mays
Ross Small
Bowdeinham
Mains
Va Cromwell
Portland
George Gray
Topsham
Eugenia Harford
Charles Pinna
Candy's
Plarber
PF. M. Reid
W. P. Delane
Augusta
Mildred Winkham
Chester Pinkham
Everett Stevens
William Bet Sumner Mains
Chester Mie
Areestook
Snow Reports And Social Notes From Franklin County
A report to the Department of Inkind Fisheries and Game from Alvah Berry notes two inches of snow at Stratton and nearby Franklin County with enough snow to track deer in Bal Wie. West Bath grangers plan a highly successful annual fair led by Miss Annie Riggs. Boston, a guest of Miss Mary S. Gibbons, has returned home after several weeks. Gibbons plans a Providence, KS visit before Bath return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Inkind Fisheries and Game
Alvah Berry
The
Megantic Club
Stratton
Franklin County
West Bath
Annie Riggs
Boston
Mary S. Gibbons
Miss Gibbons
Providence
Bath
Georgetown Community Notices and Social Road Work Update
The Working League will host a supper at the First Baptist vestry next Monday evening with serving at six. The Robinhood bridge has been strengthened and replanked. Town residents and visitors are listed with travels between Georgetown, Bath, Richmond, Lewiston and Boston, including clergy, students, and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Vestry
Italy Reaps Travel Revenue Before and After War
The piece notes pre war Italian tourism brought about 544.0 million lire daily and world tourism in 1922 added about 2 billion lire. It compares prewar remittances from emigrants in America and a shift due to U S immigration limits, and says emigrant remittances in 1922 matched prewar tourist spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Europe
America
United States
Miss Avice Meeker Dies in Bath After Summer at Prout's Neck
Miss Avice Meeker of Montreal who spent the summer and fall at Prout's Neck died Tuesday in Bath. She was visiting her aunt Miss Charlotte T Meeker of Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avice Meeker
Montreal
Prout’s Neck
Bath
Charlotte T. Meeker
Washington Street
Morse High Minstrels Prove Great Success
Morse High Assembly hall packed for an hour of vaudeville staged by school talent. Acts included George Field on xylophone, Eddie Emmons impressions of animals, Eddie Powers and Eddie McCormick as a stylish pair, Lester McBurnie and Tarrier Brown in a party skit, and a finale dance by six mixed race costume performers with Grindell’s orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High Assembly Hall
Edwin L. Emmons
George Field
George
Eddie Emons
Eddie
Mr. Emmons
Eddie Powers
Ceeil Tesartache
Eddie McCormick
Bill Bonelead
Lester McBurnie
Tarrier Brown
McBurnie
Thirtie
Serena
Assembly Hall
Elizabeth Coombs
Mildred Tope
Doris Povell
Elsie Wakefield
Mary F. Syde
Katheryn Thompson
Daucers
Grindell
Bathman Held on Automobile Charge
William J. Stinson was arraigned in municipal court on reckless driving and pleaded guilty with costs. He faced a later arraignment for driving under the influence. City Marshal Fred P. Hall filed the complaint. Lawyer Harvey Pease represented Stinson who waived reading and pleaded not guilty. Judge Keegan found probable cause and ordered $500 bond for October term Supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Stinson
Fred P. Hlall
Stinson
Harvey Pease
Wiscasset
Reading
Keegan
Supreme Court
Ruth Elizabeth Weybrant Marries Max Elisha Weybrant
Announcements from Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury M Varney Brunswick report the marriage of Ruth Elizabeth Varney to Max Elisha Weybrant on Oct 15 in Brunswick. Ruth, a former bookkeeper at Bridge Merrill, after a Brunswick High School diploma, worked at Central Maine Power Co and Derehaut store. Weybrant, son of Mrs. Clark Weybrant, is Brunswick born and in business there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Brunswick
Derehaut
Mr. Weybrant
Clark Weybrant
Brunswick High
Bowdein College
Observatory on Hawaii Volcano Brink Studied by US Dept of Agriculture
A Weather Bureau division bulletin describes the Volcano Observatory on Hawaii’s Kilauea rim led by Dr. TL A Jaggar Jr. The team monitors lava flow, Mauna Loa activity, seismographs, and is capable of predicting eruptions from seismic data, with international researchers joining seasonal studies.
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Bureaau
United States Department of Agriculture
Island of
Hawaii
TL A Jaggar
United States
Volcano Observatory
Kilauea
Mauna Loa
Department
Agriculture Bulletin
Winchester Family Returns From Visit to Cambridge
Mr and Mrs Philip Simpson and their children Anne Vinscilla and Philip Alden of Winchester Mass along with Mrs Annie Pennell of Cambridge Mass have returned from a visit with Mrs Pennell s niece Mrs Flerbert F Cavanaugh
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Philip Simpson
Anne
Vinscilla
Philip Alden
Winchester
Mass
Annie Pennell
Cambridge
Five Islands entertainment and local social notes
A Five Islands school event is planned for Friday evening with cordial invitation to parents and friends. The column lists numerous residents visiting relatives, attending fairs, and traveling between Bath, Arlington, Chicago, and nearby towns, noting social calls, cottage stays, and school committee meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands Grammar School
Community Notes From Gardiner And East Pittston
Mrs Vanessa Beedle and daughter Mildred of Richmond were weekend guests of Beedles parents Mr and Mrs W T Johnson. The Church guild met Tuesday with Mrs Annie Lilly to sew. A free baked bean supper was held at Mo BL church Saturday night with a large crowd. Harvest supper planned at Moo church South Dresden Saturday night. Mero and Mrs John Lilly attended the meeting at Mo BL church East Pittston Sunday and praised Rev Mer Qrateun's sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanessa Beedle Saul
Mildred
Richmond
Vesta
Seigars
Llarold
Gardiner
Chureh Guild
Chureh
Dresden
Mero
John Lilly
East Pittston
Mer. Qrateun
Executed drivers blamed for wrecks in Soviet Railways
A Georgian council of commissars special commission sentenced engineer Gavrilov and drivers Voyevodin and Sharyshev to death for railway fatalities amid other officials punished. Assistant Station Master Savitsky received eight years in prison for joint responsibility. Authorities allege excessive speeds and poor track conditions caused the disasters. Mrs. Fred G. White of Lewiston formerly Bath is recovering after surgery at St. Marie’s Hospital. Adelaide White, Bath nurse, traveled from Boston to be with her mother during her illness.
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Transeaucasia Aestinel
Gavrilov
Voyevodin
Sharyshev
Voyevedin
Sharyshey
Fred G. White
Lewiston
Foverly
Bath
St. Marie's Hospital
Adelaide White
Bath City Hospital
Boston
Deft Pickpockets Taught The Trade In Europe
The Vienna police chief told delegates at the International Police Congress that pickpockets are essentially opportunists who lurk where crowds gather. He said they move constantly, master languages, and are trained in Poland and Hungary, using charm and nerve to avoid detection and rob victims.
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B. Lewiseh
Vieni Police
Phe
Vienna
Europe
Lewisch
Poland
Pbangary
Tuan
Prague Aims to Be Europe Air Junction After Expo
Prague hosts the third international aircraft exhibition as Czech Slovak authorities press to turn the city into a European air travel hub. Ministers White and public works head Srba say treaties on aerial communications are the next step. A Brno to Mitisvesh route is planned and a large new aerodrome will serve peacetime and potential military use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Kingish, Prenel
Germin
Srba
Uake
Brunu
Mitviseh-Osirau
Ety
Cosmopolitan Club Course to Open October 29
Members announce the Cosmopolitan Club course begins October 29 with Miss Parblep among featured speakers. The six program numbers include pop musical entertainment monthly and Mrs Wau plans discussion on conditions. Tickets sold quickly due to the course novelty and high quality programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Hingrayhy
Abrahant Lincoln
Survey Shows City Water Pipes In Good Condition
Diver W Scott Tibbetts completed a mail survey of Bath Water District pipes across the Kennebec river. He found the pipes in good condition with little work needed. He then inspected the New Meadows river area and visited Squirrel Stand where an anchor test from the schooner Leona was recovered. the anchor had caught under a ledge and the chain was stripped.
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W. Scott Tibbetts
Bath
Kennebee River
Priday
New Meadows
Omite
Kennebee
Squirrel
Leona
Meeting Report on Royal Arc Chapter Officials
Rev. David I. Wilson and George J. Goodwin attended a Westbrook meeting of the Royal Arc Chapter. Wilson inspected the chapter work as part of the gathering led by the Grand Weigh Priest and Grand Principal officer names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Wilson
Royal Arc Chapter of
Meritne
George J. Goodwin
Eiseve Walesters
Harold FE
Westbrook
Bath man recalls Topsham fair forty years ago
The report notes a Bath resident recalling the Topsham fair from four decades past. He describes extreme cold, side curtains on carriages, fur coats, and ground frozen solid, with a two hour stay deemed sufficient due to the harsh weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Fair
Guy D. Morse
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Dunkirk
Harinett
N,.m. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Me
Probate
William F. Potter
Georgetown
Robinhood
George S&s. P. Brennan
Edgar Hunt
Dor N. EL
George Emmons
West Georgetown
Grace Morse
Bath Owas
Earle Skigan
D Portland
T. M. Hagan
Todd
Popham
Harriet Deering
W. C. Todd
Wlotl Boyd
Union
Boyd
John Ro Blackie
Taunton
Josie Wilfinns
John
Bison Fields
Five Islands
Edgar Warren
W. C. Oliver
Gladys Oliver
Cora Searle
Stummer
Haverhill
Maude Thayer
Bradford Academy
W. OT. Boyd
Sanbornville
Joseph F. Wigeius
Mark Marr
Frank Taylor
Wassidthorpe
Taylor
W. A. Todd
Arthur Delane
Edgar Hlant
Webster Tiarley
Mors
Thirtley Harley
Howard
Blol. Billings
Alfred Rowe
Eve- Ivan Rowe
John Grindell
Chivten Rowe
Warren Coward
Southport
Martha Hinckley
John E. Oliver
Roeland Oliver
New Hampshire
Millard Oliver
R.C. Higgins
Delian Davis
Charles Campbell
Tobimhead
Working League
Emma Billings
First Baptist Church
Ashabel Marro
Marrtown
Vassarboro
Arthur "Podd
Richmond Surckis
Jenkie "Rodd
WH. PL Want
Photius Hagan
South Porthand
Earle Hagan
Abbie Reynolds
Ralph
Teary
Rockland
Leslie Noyes
Somerville
Wooc Todd
Melrose Highlinds
Roscoe
Pokeh
Currel Powers
Gilbert Guinel
Waltham
DN. Williams
Tdm Williams
Morse High Minstrels
Weybrant
Serge
John J. Desmond
Aoui
Europe Air Junction
Agi
Arthur G. Staples
Lewiston Journal
John Clair Minot
Boston Herald
Katahdin Publishing Company
Augusta, Maine
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