Bath Leads Maine in Delayed School Opening Movement
Bath Board of Education voted to open city schools on September 17 to support a statewide push for a later school start. Portland declined to postpone, while Bath hopes other towns follow to boost business and weather-friendly vacation periods. The piece also notes Rep. Wallace H. White Jr. is expected to be reelected, citing his sponsorship of the merchant marine act and its significance for shipbuilding and national shipping.
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Maine
Portland
Bath
Wallace H. White, Jr
White
Congressman White
William P. Frye
O'Brien urges Maine publicity push along coast
Rev. Francis W. O'Brien addressed the Bath Rotary club urging Maine to boost nationwide publicity. He argued the coastal region is best equipped to supply material, citing its early role in American settlement and history.
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Francis W. O’brien
Bath
Maine towns urged to preserve local history and bridge plan
The article calls for organizations in Maine towns to preserve local history and notes interest in a legislative move to rebuild Merrymeeting Bay bridge. Restoring the bridge would shorten travel between Bath, Brunswick, Topsham and up-river communities, offering a scenic route and eased access to the state capital. Local residents foresee presenting the issue to the Maine Legislature this winter.
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Merrymeeting Bay
Bath
Kennebec
Brunswick
Topsham
Maine
Major Kimball to Join National Encampment in Havana Cuba
Maj William R Kimball of Bath will attend the National Encampment of Spanish War Veterans in Havana Cuba Oct 7 12 as a delegate at large. He will travel from Boston with Massachusetts and Maine delegates to Key West then by steamer to Havana near Camp Columbia. Also serving is Bath's John W Gilmore city clerk who marched with Kimball in the Maine troops.
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William R. Kimball
Bath
Havana
Cuba
Maj. Kimball
Boston
Massachusetts
Maine
Key West
Fla
Maj
Kimball
Marion
Camp
Columbia
Bathman
John W. Gilmore
Engagement announced for former Bath teacher Adelaide Boynton
Miss Adelaide Boynton former Bath teacher announced her engagement to Caldwell S Phillips of Bangor at a luncheon hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Charles W Boynton in Melrose Highlands Massachusetts Boynton a Howard Seminary Kendall Hall and Wheelock kindergarten school alumna taught at Center Street kindergarten in Bath She is a Junior Hospital League member and a reading demonstrator for Houghton Mifflin Co Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Horace B Phillips Bangor a Maine Central Institute Pittsfield class of 1914 Ex 18 of Maine graduate He served as a first lieutenant in the aviation service during the war and was an aerial gunnery instructor He is a Houghton Mifflin Co representative in Northern New England
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Adelaide Boynton
Bath
Caldwell
Phillips
Bangor
Charles W. Boynton
Melrose Highlands
Mass
Miss Boynton
Howard Seminary
Kendall Hall
New England
Horace B. Phillips
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Ex ‘18
Maine
Houghton, Mifflin Co
Personal notes from the city hospital and local events
Ernest King rests comfortably after appendix surgery at City hospital. Charles M. Webber of Bridge Merrill enjoys his annual vacation. Shrine Day in Lewiston drew Bath Masons, with John Freeman Harold P. Small Dr. S. S. Mullin Jay Jordan Ralph Wright Howard Blake Gardiner Deering George Quicksall George Merrill Dr. E Motley Fuller and N Gratz Jackson among attendees.
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Ernest King
City Hospital
Charles M. Webber
Bridge-Merrill
Lewiston
John Freeman
Harold P. Small
S. S. Mullin
Jay Jordan
Ralph Wright
Howard Blake
Gardiner Deering
George Quicksall
George Merrill
E. Motley Fuller
N. Gratz Jackson
Bishop D A Bishop Skipped Wednesday Hearing On Mary F Barrett
D A Bishop did not attend or have representation at the August 29 hearing before a city council committee. Protest against continuing the schooner Mary F Barrett at the Bishop wharf near Ropewalk pond outlet was led by Wellington A Moore and Judge Arthur J Dunton for the box company and George Merrill for the Windlass Co. Petitioners and local citizens opposed mooring of a decrepit vessel that allegedly shoals the river bottom at nearby wharves. The committee reported the matter to the city council for its next monthly meeting.
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D. A. Bishop
Mary F. Barrett
Bishop Wharf
Harry M. Huse
Bath Box Co
Hyde Windlass Co
Wellington A. Moore
Arthur J. Dunton
The
Box Company
George Merrill
Windlass Company
John Tyler
N. Gratz Jackson
Simmons Holbrook Wedding in Bath at Portland Church
Miss Ruth A. Holbrook daughter of Charles H. Holbrook and Clifton H. Simmons son of Maynard Simmons were married Saturday in Portland by Rev. F. F. Peterson. The bride attended Morse High School and played on the Morse girls basketball team. The groom works as a chauffeur in Lewiston.
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Ruth A. Holbrook
Charles H. Holbrook
Tarbox Street
Clifton H. Simmons
Maynard Simmons
Brockton, Mass
Portland
F. F. Peterson
Bath
Morse High School
Lewiston
Johnson Knight Marriage Announcement in Bath
Miss Georgia Mildred Knight of Bath and Edward C. Johnson of North Bath married August 2 at Beacon Street Methodist Church with Rev. Weston P. Holman officiating. The bride, daughter of Ruel T. Knight, worked at Miller's Bakery. the groom, son of H. Maria Johnson, is a pipe fitter.
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Georgia Mildred Knight
Bath
Edward C. Johnson
North Bath
Weston P. Holman
Beacon Street
Linen shower honors Miss Belva Smith prior to Bath wedding
Miss Belva Smith was guest of honor at a linen shower Monday evening at Mrs. Ralph Small’s Andrews road home hosted by Mrs. Small and Mrs. David Rich. She will wed Clarence Fullerton of Bath this week, with attendees including Mrs. Eric Haggett and others. Mrs. Louise Smiley closed the Smiley cottage at Sabine as son Vaughn, a navy yard worker in Kittery, visited Bath, and Capt. and Mrs. Norman Merry of Boothbay Harbor visited Bath on Friday.
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Belva Smith
Ralph Small
Andrews Road
Small
David Rich
Smith
Clarence Fullerton
Bath
Eric Haggett
Walter Rogers
Mary McDougall
John Sampson
Fred Bubier
Louise Smiley
Marjorie
Smiley
Sabine
Norman Merry
Boothbay Harbor
Approaching Marriage Announced for Miss Linehan and MacKinnon
Friday announced the approaching marriage of Miss Mary Clare Linehan of Hudson Falls New York to Donald W. MacKinnon son of Mrs Norman MacKinnon of Topsham The wedding will take place in New York City on September 15 and the couple will reside in Cambridge Massachusetts Linehan is an English literature instructor at the University of Maine and the first woman to earn a PhD from Penn State College MacKinnon a Bowdoin graduate 1925 and former Harvard University instructor of abnormal psychology continues in academic posts
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Mary Clare Linehan
Hudson Falls
N. Y
Donald W. MacKinnon
Norman MacKinnon
Topsham
New York City
Cambridge
Mass
Linehan
University of Maine
Penn State College
Elmira College
McGill University
MacKinnon
Bowdoin College
Harvard
Harvard University
Grandson of Late Hon. Frank P. Whitehouse
A brief notice honors the grandson of the late Hon. Frank P. Whitehouse of Topsham. The reference underscores family connection and local remembrance within the Topsham community.
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Frank P. Whitehouse
Topsham
Peculiar accident shocks Bath as salesman escapes
William Jacobs of Portland, a leather salesman, claimed a Gulf Refining oil truck he followed up a hill near Yarmouth caused a wooden board extending from the truck to crash through his Whippet’s windshield. Jacobs ducked his head from the open window and escaped serious injury as the car suffered heavy damage. He said the lumber lacked a red flag and was told to report to Portland or State police. the incident occurred in Cumberland County.
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Bath
William Jacobs
Portland
Yarmouth
Jacobs
Cumberland County
Bath Girl to Wed in Near Future
The many friends of Miss Katherine report her upcoming marriage plans in the Bath area. Details on the groom and date are not yet disclosed.
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Katherine
Bath Nurse-to-be Stinson Engaged to Weiland of Holyoke Mass
Stinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Stinson of 315 Washington street plans marriage to Henry Weiland of Holyoke Massachusetts. The couple are vacationing in Bath with Stinsons and will return Saturday to Holyoke where Miss Stinson is completing nurse training at Maine General Hospital in Portland. She attended Bath public schools and was in training at Maine General Hospital.
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Stinson
Charles Stinson
Washington Street
Henry Weiland
Holyoke
Mass
Miss Stinson
Mr. Weiland
Bath
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Elks Plan Annual Field Day and Clam Bake
Bath Order of Elks prepares for its annual field day and clam bake at Sebasco next Sunday. Chairman Charles Heath reports strong cooperation. event features a big feed plus baseball and golf. New Meadows Inn will close for the season in September.
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Bath Order of Elks
Sebasco
Charles Heath
Cross Word Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A listing of cross word puzzle clues with numbers for horizontal and vertical entries. Includes definitions such as breath with difficulty and ancient Irish kings seat, plus various prefixes, body parts, and place names. Indicates a puzzle solution path and refixes.
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Naval Affairs
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William F. Dunham
Arthur K. Purington
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New York
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John P. Carey
ELKS
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