Mary L Baxter launches dignified four masted hoon in Bath
Fortnightly Bath notes report the Mary L Baxter, a new four masted hooner named for Rup ert H Baxter's daughter, launched at G G Deering Co with a large crowd and launching party. Local marina and shipping updates cover lighter Hat tie B Hovey reaching Phippsburg with pine cargo, spars and lumber movements, and trade notes on Bath Iron Works history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Baxter
Rupert H. Baxter
G. G. Deering Co
Sea King
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Guy C. Goss
Bath Iron Works
Goss
A. Sewall & Co
Flusser Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sets Speed Record
Sept 1 1909 the torpedo boat destroyer Flusser built by Bath Iron Works completed standard trials on the Rockland course achieving 33 676 knots per hour the fastest speed by any US vessel to date. A Times party rode to Bay Point and Popham Beach in Capt Elbridge R Wright's Idlewild with several staff members and musicians. Local fishermen and Bath nimrods report high spirits as big game season nears and hunting plans rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Rockland
United States
Times Office
Bay Point
Popham Beach
Elbridge R. Wright
Idlewild
Capt. Wright
George P. Larrabee
Job Department
Roy Dyer
Lewis Preney
Clifton Tedford
Thomas B. Perry
Lester Pratt
The
Times
Walter Norton
Wilfred Trott
Bath Iron Works President cheers for torpedo boat destroyer
Bath Iron Works president John S Hyde arrived home from Rockland after the Flusser standardization trial on the Rockland course drew congratulations by phone and wire. Guests at New Meadows Inn included Mrs. Cook with two daughters and Wallace Hill of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hyde
Bath Iron Works
Rockland
Flusser
Parsons Tribine Co
Mrs. Cook
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
New Meadows Inn
Austin D. Sullivan
Portland
Holbrook
Wallace Hill
Boston
Bath shipbuilders win trophy for torpedo boat destroyer Flusser
Sept 3 1909 Maine shipbuilders claim a new record as Flusser torpedo boat destroyer reaches three knots faster than any US Navy ship. Moral urges sending new battleships to Maine builders as praise and progress are celebrated. A major brush fire threatens near Winneganee creek with responders mobilized from Thomas Perry’s launch. Budd of Togus visits daughter Mrs Parker Lewis in the city as he supervises the amusement hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togus
Budd
Maine
Flusser
United States Navy
Maine Shipbuilders
Elijah Clifford
Winneganee Creek
Thomas Perry
Hyde Park Terrace and Bath News Summary
A. E. Falla of East Boston visits Bath for a brief stay and Bath Iron Works expands. Bath wins 13 to 0 over Wiscasset with Kenniston pitching 20 strikeouts. Local social notes cover residents’ weekend movements, Labor Day gatherings, and community travel, with several families relocating or visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Baseball
Wiscasset
Wiscassets
Bath
Kenniston
Labor Day
Master of Makeup Now at Lakewood
Jeraldine Dvorak has proven a makeup master this season at Lakewood in diverse roles from glamour girl to spinster. Her Hollywood training includes understudy and double work for Greta Garbo Arlene Dietrich and Madeleine Carroll. She has Broadway and West Coast credits plus dancing experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeraldine Dvorak
Lakewood
Mary Boland
Hollywood
Greta Garbo
Arlene Dietrich
Madeleine Carroll
Miss Dvorak
Lili Darvas
Bobby Clark
Keenan Wynn
Boudoir
Rome
United States
Scientist Measures Blood Ejected in Beat of Heart
Dr. W. F. Hamilton of the University of Georgia perfects a dye dilution method to measure blood ejected per heart beat. The study compares new technique to older methods, using arterial samples to gauge output from aorta pressure changes. He also probes kidney role in congestive heart failure and how circulation failures alter salt and water balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Hamilton
University of Georgia
Hamilton
1948 Doctors Entering Medical Ranks Reach 6597
The 47th annual report of the American Medical Association council on medical education and hospitals shows 6 597 new doctors entering the profession in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association Council On Medical Education and Hospitals
Welch Says Help Secured DDT Contract Cancellation
Pierre R. Welch a Washington chemical company executive testifies he hired James V. Hunt to aid his firm in obtaining cancellation of a DDT bomb contract. Welch notes the contract was voided approximately three days after Hunt’s help in the inquiry linked to the influence investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pierre R. Welch
Washington Chemical Company
James V. Hunt
Welch
Hunt
International
Old Country Church and Its People
A historical reminiscence recalls Parker’s Island meetings from 1808 to 1835. It highlights fervent faith, strict discipline, and community actions to restore or withdraw members, with strong emphasis on soul care and obedience to scripture. The piece traces church buildings and regional county changes from York to Sagadahoc, Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jotham Trafton
Parker’s Island
Georgetown
Traffton
John Hinckley
Thomas Trafton
Lincoln Trafton
Lincoln County
Warren Rice
Sagadahoc
Parker's Island
York County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kingdom of England
Maine
Georgetown and Stonington Harbor Gale Crossing to North Haven
The party set forth again amid a gale and reached North Haven seeking refuge until the storm eased. Apart from drenched clothing and minor damage, there were no serious injuries. They returned home late Tuesday night. Mrs. Gilbert Gunnell, John Gunnell, and Thomas Williams traveled from West Georgetown to Waltham, Mass. Howard Fletcher visited from Brooklyn for a few days. Mrs. Gertrude Hunt entertained friends in Tops ham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Lait
Brighton
Mass
Earl Maines
Carolee
Sandra Jane
Bluff Road
Westbrook
Morris Goldstein
Betsy
Edward
Golsten
Jacob Goldstein
North Street
Knute Holmsen
Betty Genthner
Popham Beach
Vincent Jones
Boston
Muriel Mitchell
Drayton Road
Robert J. Footer
John W. Cummings
George A. Sarkis
James R. Daly
William Johnson
Paul
Richard
Central Avenue
Canada
New York
Ralph Brewer
Stanley Dean
Marilyn
Skowhegan
Franklin MacDonald
Patricia
Lambert Park
Labor Day
Stanley Coleman
Mickey Footer, Jr
Janice Knight
Jean MacDonald
Bedford Street
Betty Footer
Jean Atwood
Delen Bonsey
Surrey
Mr. Bonsey
Robert Brennan
A. M. Brown
Pittsfield
Gertrude
Priscilla Dorr
Wiscasset
F. Blen
Frank
Lee Stewart
Leigh Bailey
Blair Bailey
Arrowsic
Juliana Cummings
Washington Street
Patricia MacFarland
Norman Alkazin
Frank John
Pearl Street
J. M. Tuck
Sebring
Fla
Nelson Horridge
Scott Maxson
Leah
Donna
George Dayon
Hartford
Conn
Stonington
North Haven
Gilbert Gunnell
John Gunnell
Thomas Williams
West Georgetown
Waltham
Howard Fletcher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Thompson
Gertrude Hunt
Topsham
The rose through ancient to modern hybridization
The rose has long held symbolic and artistic importance in Egypt and Persia. Modern roses stem from the Tea rose of China and the Provence rose of Europe, with ongoing hybridization refining beauty and fragrance across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Persia
China
Europe
Colonial New York Under Foreign Appointed Rule
In colonial times New York was governed by officials appointed by foreign powers, reflecting control by distant rulers over local administration and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Diesel Reach Led Passenger Car-Miles In 1948 Railroads
Diesel locomotives carried nearly 40 percent of total passenger train car miles on class I railroads in 1948, surpassing coal burning engines for the first time.
Toy Express Wagons Inspired by Early Hand Drawn Trucks
A nostalgic line traces the toy express wagon back to early hand drawn express trucks from over a century ago, noted as the favorite toy of boyhood days.
Marketing Act Aims to Boost Agricultural Distribution
The act prioritizes creating a more efficient system for distributing agricultural products. It stresses improved market mechanisms and streamlined channels to aid farmers and producers in reaching consumers more effectively.
Tobacco taxes yield record 374 million in 1948
A survey of 39 states shows tobacco taxes produced a record 374 million dollars in 1948. State revenue authorities attribute the rise to higher tobacco usage and tax rates, with several states reporting increases in per-pack levies and broader tax bases.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Daily Times
H. C. Smith & Co
F. M. Wood
W. E. Tarbox
Swink
Colo
Holly Sugar Co
Tarbox
Colorado
Santa Fe Railroad
Hattie B. Hovey
Phippsburg
Bowker & Son
Bowker
South Harpswell
Alameda
Jennie Waters
Cambridge, Mass
John W. Gilmore
Gilmore
Providence
R. L
Somerville
Charles Laskey
Henry Kingsbury, Jr
Five Islands
Small Point
George Temple, Jr
Spruce Lodge
New Meadows River
Grace McKinnon
Lewiston
Alice Wentworth
Charles
Mae O’brien
Albert Colby
Fred Snowdon
Charles R. Foote
West Bath
H. J. Jones
Oakes Ames
Frank H. Percy
White Mountains
Anna
Carroll Percy
Intervale
N. H
Charles Henderson
Washburn
Frank E. McFarland
B. F. McFarland
Augusta
B. F. Sanford
Hallowell
Joseph Webster
Bath National Bank
Webster Lodge
Charles W. Dingley
Knickerbocker Towage Co
Thempany
Joyeoy
New England
Harry Washburn
Edwin
Capt. Hussey
H. D. Maxwell
Boothbay
Racine Boat Co
Virginia
Pophamach Steamboat Co
Popham
United States District Court
Court House
A. E. Falla
East Boston
Haley
Massachusetts
Davis & Son
East
Charles T. Small
Dresden
Mr. Small
Elna Pratt
Miss Pratt
Washington and
Oak Streets
Brunswick
C. W. Jones
Kennebec County
Jones
Fred Emery Bean
S. Fogg
A. S. Crockett
Lawrence
Hyde Park Terrace
Gordon Holbrook
Liberty Street
Patrick Allaire
Lowell, Mass
Delen Wonsey
Richard Billington
Gerard Billington
Lark Street
Mr Billington
Lane Construction Co
Pennsylvania
Robert
Murray
Branch Pond
Bangor
John MacDonough
Jane Marie
Brewer
Edward Goody
One Avenue
Holiay
Goody
Hartford, Conn
Mr. Goody
Neil Allen
Orono
Allen
University of Maine
Cradle Snatchers
Ssed
Zion
America
W. C. Todd
Rose
Toy Express
Marketing Act
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Greece
Hoffman
Papadopoulos
Gen. Papadopoulos
Vitsi
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