Bath Chronicles 1898 items span ships to school and weddings
The Bath Daily Times notes Enterprise visits Portland from Halifax and a Maine Society field day in Portland. Bath gun club results place Bath fourth. local kindergarten opens Sept 12. various Bath residents attend events in Bowdoinham and Five Islands. Union and civic notes include fire drill at Marine National Bank and a Bath High School yell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS
Enterprise
Bath
Portland
Halifax
Sagadahoc
Maine
Waterville
Auburn
Waterville Wa
Jones
Bates
Merrill
Reed
Thompson
Y.M.C.A
Townsend Club Rally Draws 125 Attendees
Mr. Oliver spoke at a Townsend Club gathering in Yarmouth with 125 attendees across Yarmouth and Freeport. He called the Townsend Plan feasible and urged relief from distress in America while sharing a light moment at the close of his talk. Local figures and attendees included Mrs. Oliver, W. M. Whalen, Mrs. Marion LeClaire, Oscar Jones, and Mayor Donald Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Yarmouth
Freeport
Mr. Oliver
Townsend
America
Chase
South Portland
W. M. Whalen
Portland
Marion LeClaire
Donald Small
Cookes Plan Quebec Trip for Labour Day Visit
Mr and Mrs Francis G Cooke of Silver Spring Md arrived Friday for their annual vacation. On Saturday they traveled with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Albert Henderson of Union street to visit Quebec over Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis G. Cooke
Silver Springs
Cooke
Albert Henderson
Union Street
Quebec
Notes from the Cosmopolitan Club History Illumine Past
A quarter century of Cosmopolitan Club history is recounted through notes read by Miss Alice N. Magoun. The record highlights early leadership of Lina Andrews and Elizabeth Webber, wartime efforts, fundraising events, and ongoing club activities from 1914 through 1938, detailing mortgages, repairs, departments, and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice N. Magoun
Cosmopolitan Club
Times
Emma Walker
Lina Andrews
Elizabeth Webber
Walker
Helen Keller
Winter Street
Susan Ballou
Virginia
Treasury
Washington Street
Ballou
Colonial Club
Arthur Bishop
Manual Training Department
Priscilla Kimball
Langdon Thaxter
Ruth E. Thompson
Allen Marish
Manley
Bath Iron Works
Margaret Rogers Foote
Dorothy Tarbox
Morse High School
France
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Jones
Katcha-Koo
Dorothy Jewett
Old Ladies Homes
Alice Edna Varney
Lillian S. Frost
Southard
Helen Sousante
Smyrna
Bath City
Francis Cooke
Bessie Hunt
William R. Freeman
Florence Coss
Sylvanus Pennell
Pennell
Edna Bliss
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Opera House
Marcia Moulton
McMillan
North Pole
Alice F. Johnson
Lina Andrews Ross
Miriam Kimball
Ruth H. Farnham
Helen Walker
Ihe J. Wold
Cosmopolitan
Arcade Fight Sparks Record Crowd Anxiety in Bath Maine
With Paul Junior K O Castillo looming, Arcade arena managers fear space limits as advance sales pass 500 and Lewiston fans add 200 reserved seats. Castillo trains with Tarpley and Carroll while Junior’s team spars at Taylor Pond. Weigh-ins set for Friday as excitement builds across Bath and surrounding towns.
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Paul Junior
K.O. Castillo
Arcade Arena
Arch Street
Lewiston
Junior
Spin
Bath
Nick Mihalos
Castillo
Pete Tarpley
Atlanta
Buster Carroll
Lowell
Mass
Carroll
Woodstock
N. B
Mihalos
Tarpley
Taylor Pond
K. O. Labbe
Jack Renault
Dom Labbe
Georgie Blaisdell
Portland
Maine
Cosmopolitan Club Reflects on 25 Years of Service
The club recalls its clubhouse grounds, flower show beauty, and memories of rare pictures of loveliness. Members praise programs by club and guest artists, note financial challenges, and celebrate philanthropies and enduring friendships. They vow continued service in the coming 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wordsworth
Cosmopolitan Club
Morse High Reports Thirty-One Candidates For Grid Workout
Thirty-one football players reported for Morse High in 1938 ranging from 107 to 172 pounds. Coach Henry D. Small held a light workout at St Marys church playground with four regulars present and Eddie Hamlett expected later in the week. Veterans include Tony Holbrook Frankie Curran Dave Rich and Dave Alkazin. Weighed in list shows numerous weights and names as the squad nears 150 plus pounds per man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Henry D. Small
St. Mary’s Church
Eddie Hamblett
Tony Holbrook
Frankie Curran
Dave Rich
Dave Alkazin
Frankie Gallagher
Small
Kelley Field
Morton Holbrook
Frank Curran
Frank Gallacher
L. Pratt
L. Lozier
J. Pennell
R. Besaw
Harold Perry
J. Perry
Norman Alkazin
W. Higgins
C. Wyman
Kinney Child Killed by Passenger Train Near Bangor
Glendal Kinney two year old son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Kinney of field died when struck by a locomotive of a Bangor and Aroostook passenger train Wednesday noon. Dr H C Kimball of Fort Fairfield arrived but the child died within minutes. Train crew were Conductor William Jardine and Engineer A W Higgins both of Fort Fairfield.
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Bangor & Aroostook
Glendal Kinney
Stanley Kinney
Field
H. C. Kimball
Fort Fairfield
William Jardine
A. W. Higgins
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The
Bath Daily Times
Trent
Elm Street
Popham
Costello
Rockledge
Naval Cadet
Samuel Hinckley
New York
Wiwurna
G. G. Deering
William C. Tanner
Ralph M. Haywood
Islands
Shepscot
J. L. Hoyle
Rumford Falls
Boston
Hoyle
Wesley Church
Kittridge
Fort Popham
Augusta
Camp Powers
Joseph Mitchell
South Street
Mrs. Given
Son Minott
Bowdoinham
Samuel Welch, Jr
Sam
Uncle Sam
Cyrus W. Longley
Georgetown
John H. Edwards
Mount Hermon College
Forward Movement
Mr. Edwards
Lee Hooker
Winifred
Alicia B. Crosby
Louisbourg
Maine Central
A. B. Hervey
White Mountains
West
S. L. Preble
Waterville Gun Club
Rockland
Knox Wheel Club
St Ae
H. A. Duncan
Marine National Bank
S. H. Duncan
John S. and
Edward W. Hyde
Washington
Philadelphia
Bath High School
John Perkins
H. D. Parsons
Alna
Miller
Charles Corliss
William H. Hartwell
Methodist Church
May Patten Welch
Middle Street
F. W. O'Brien
Seventh Day Adventist
Kennebec
Seguin
Knights of Columbus
Five Islands
Florence L. Spinney
Walter L. Johnson
High Street
O. W. Folsom
Kennebec National Veterans
U. S
the Times
Fritz H. Twitchell
Gov. Power
Ice King
Brown
Susan D. Wakefield
Charles Shaw
Gus Huse
Pennsylvania
Pudd'nhead Wilson Co
City
John O’brien
St. Mary's Church
Boothbay Harbor
Bert Beals
Erskine M. Phelps
Rideout
Beals
Marine Hospital
Phelps
John White
Winterport
Clarey
Chickamauga
First
Mississippi Volunteers
Co. D
George A. McFadden
College of Embalming
Leslie Remick
Joseph F. Remick
Center Street
Shaw Mill
Baltimore
al Ridley
Arthur Oliver
Gloucester
Annie F. Kimball
Kimball
Wilmington
Del
Sewall
Fred Donnell
Charles R. Higgins
Hatch
Irving Matson
Ray Powers
Townsend Club
Donald McMillan
Edwin Given
Gardiner Deering
Frank Hodgdon
Garden Club
Paul G. Bagdikian
Pierce
Miss White
Washington, D. C
Bagatelle
Mendelssohn Club
Needlework Guild
Progressive Union
State Federation of Clubs
Old Garden Club
Daughters of Hygenia
Fifi
Toy Shop
Cock Robin
Cherry Blossom
Russia
Albania
Syria
Turkey
Germany
Norway
Holland
Japan
China
Palestine
Memorial Hospital
Old Ladies Home
Old Folks Home
Alms House
Red Cross
Pyramid Bridge
Yuletide
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