New England Day Promotes Community Growth in Vermont
J Franklin Babb of the New England Council opens a Brattleboro gathering as part of a regional New England Day series. He will address business leaders and community groups, with local sponsors handling programs and exhibits of New England products to highlight cooperative self development and regional growth.
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Vermont
J. Franklin Babb
New England Council
Brattleboro
Babb
New England
Rdea
Cooperatin
Mystic plans marine museum to preserve Bath shipping relics
A Mystic Connecticut reader urges Bath owners of ship models pictures and paintings to loan or donate their treasures to a planned regional marine museum. The piece argues Bath’s rich shipping history warrants a public exhibition to attract tourists and preserve reminders of past days.
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Mystic
Conn
Bath
Bath and Brunswick Highway Widening Planned
Residents along the Bath Brunswick corridor welcome Maine Highway Department work on the New Meadows bridge area. Officials plan widening the Bath Brunswick road to handle rising traffic with immediate upgrade at Cook's Corner near the railway crossing to boost safety. Wire cables on the New Meadows bridge will reduce off river accidents, as the old wooden guard rail proved insufficient.
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Bath
Brunswick
New Meadows Bridge
Maine Highway Department
Cook’s Crner
New Meadows
Golf courses for farmers urged by bankers in 1930s suggestion
The Journal of the American Bankers Association proposed converting farmland to golf courses. Citing Bobby Jones, it argued one course per 5000 people could boost income, with farmers earning more from golf than farming in many cases.
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The
American Bankers’ Association
Bobby Jones
Odors From City Dump Tied to Abatement Effort
Residents complain of offensive odors from the city dump disrupting sleep and prompting calls for action. Ward Five Councilman Beals suggests restricting burn times to seven to two to ease the nuisance. The drive also includes tax abatement for Bath Iron Works Corp to support its growth and reduce financial strain on the plant. Nearby residents George Ward James McKay Mary F. York and others express hardship from the fumes. The Bath plant aims to become a major Maine tax contributor as it expands.
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Tao
Greene
Beals
Ward Five
City
George Horace Ward
James McKay
Parker Lewis
Mary F. York
McKay Park
McKay
Cates
Ralph K. Hall
Bath
Works Corp
Ani
William S. Newell
Maine
The
Iron Works Corp
Rodney Ross Wins Presidents Trophy at Brunswick Golf Club
Rodney E. Ross, president of Hyde Windlass Co., won the President's Cup at Brunswick Golf Club after defeating Edgar Catlin in a 36 hole playoff. The Bath golfer secured the final margin on the 35th hole after a back and forth afternoon, marking the cup’s first arrival in Bath this winter. Ross previously won Sebasco’s Colonial club tournament in summer and a tourney last year.
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Rodney E. Ross
Hyde Windlass Co
Brunswick Golf Club
Edgar Catlin
Brunswick
Ross
Catlin
Bath
Bathman
Sebasco
Firemen Save Bath Home From Annex Blaze
Excellent work by the Bath Fire Department saved the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Heal at 4 Elsinore Avenue when a blaze broke out in an annex used as a summer kitchen. Neighbors and city officials aided in moving furniture as hoses fought flames that threatened the main structure. Insurance covers an estimated loss around 300 dollars.
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Bath
Ernest L. Heal
Elsinore Avenue
Heal
Wendall Heal
Harold P. Small
George C. Quicksall
Western Avenue
Dr. Rouse Recovers His Long Lost Coin
In 1860 Louis Everard of Bath gave Dr. William J. Rouse a Napoleon five franc silver piece to guard before dying. The coin was lost during Rouse’s Texas ranch years and reappeared recently in a deserted shack, with documents proving ownership.
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Louis Everard
Bath
Napoleon
William J. Rouse
Rouse
Texas
San Antonio
Real estate activity rises in Sagadahoc County in two weeks
At the Register of Deeds office Hiram T. Stevens 26 transfers were recorded across Bath Phippsburg Bowdoinham Richmond Perkins Woolwich Bowdoin West Bath Georgetown Topsham. Transactions include Douglas to Dysart Ritchie to McDonough Stovold to Stetson and others involving multiple buyers sellers and new property interests.
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Sagadahoc
Hiram T. Stevens
Register of Deeds
Bath
Charles L. Douglas
Nora M. Dysart
Joseph P. Ritchie
Thomas ‘J. McDonough
Henry William Stovold
William Oinonen
Harry E. Stetson
Ralph G. Stetson
Phippsburg
Bessie D. Dearborn
Raymond H. Trott
John McCormick
Perkins
Jesse L. Tarr
Swan Island Sheep Ranch Inc
Woolwich
Augustus Perkins
Eben Dana
Mabel P. Soule
Percy C. Bakley
Mabel A. Thwing
Als
Myra G. Thwing
Letain T. Kittridge
George C. Puller
Bowdoin
Benjamin B. Coombs
Mary S. Skelton
West Bath
Elmer B. Williams
Clarence M
Farewell Party Held For Harvey Fleming At Salvation Army Hall
The Salvation Army hosted a farewell party for Harvey R. Fleming in Bath on Friday night. Fleming departs Monday for the Salvation Army Training College in New York for a nine month officership course starting Sept 10. The program featured readings, hymns, solos by Mrs. Wheeler and Walter Clark, a pantomime by Boy Scouts, and speeches by Ensign Frank Furman and Capt. George Martin. Fleming received a briefcase as a gift from the Bible school.
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Harvey R. Fleming
Salvation Army
Fleming
Bath
Salvation Army Training College
New York
Wheeler
Ruth Thompson
Thompson
Capt. Warren
Boy Scouts of the
Walter Clark
Frank Furman
Franklin
N. H
George Martin
Concord
Bible School
John Fleming
Harvey
Capt
John Warren
Bath May Have New Fire Truck
The Bath Fire Department may gain a new motor apparatus before the current administration leaves office. If the finance committee can arrange a three administration payment plan similar to city insurance, paying one third of the cost per term, the purchase will proceed. A follow up finance committee meeting will be scheduled soon to study the matter further.
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Bath
Finance Committee
Mater
Over Half a Century in Same Bath Barber Shop
Mr. Curtis marks 51st anniversary as Bath barber, still in the same room since Oct 27 1884 after buying 74 Center Street shop. Jim Bonness serves since Dec 2 1898, among eight contemporary local veterans from Curtis era.
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Saapige Woere
Washington Street
al Wei
Charles
Bagley
Mr. Curtis
Tegen
Russell Colby
Curtis
Elliot F. Penney
Center Street
James F. Bonness
Oscar F. Andrews
Harry EB. Stitson
William B. Mussenden
Charles W. Clifford
Fred A. Page
W. Scott Shorey
Mr. Cahill
Harry M. Huse
Walter E. Chase
Hatch
Bath
City Treasurer Puts It Up To Council In Park Lease
City Treasurer Ralph K. Hall Saturday refused to sign a lease that would give LeRoy Burnham control of a city park land at North and Lincoln streets. Hall argues the 1925 lease order was unlawful for a park and that council should reconsider. If the council votes again to lease, Hall would sign as a public servant. without action the case is dead.
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Ralph K. Hall
LeRoy Burnham
Lincoln Streets
Hall
High Courts
Traces on Prescott Ridge Rock Look Like Footprints
At Acton on Hilton's Ridge three distinct rock imprints resemble human footprints. Local tradition says they are ancient Indian tracks, possibly made while the stone was molten, suggesting the maker was fleeing.
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Prescott
Hilton's Ridge
Acton
Lewiston Journal
Gloucester Twins Reach 84 on Birthday Milestone
In Gloucester two residents Mrs Flora Merrill and Miss Fannie Leach celebrated their 84th birthdays last week. Twin sisters with deep roots in the town and local Maine history, their family connections span generations in the region.
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Gloucester
Flora Merrill
Fannie Leach
Maine
Hay Not Harvested As Automobiles Replace Horses
A rural newspaper note laments large quantities of unharvested hay as autos replace horses and skilled haying labor grows scarce. High wages in wartime echo today, but the core issue is fewer draft animals and economic pressures lowering hay prices. The piece urges farmers in Sagadahoc to seize time before winter snows, to bale and store ahead.
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Sagadahoc
Mrs Stetson Hosts Delightful Tea at Middle Street
Mrs. Harry E. Stetson hosted a Thursday tea at her Middle street home. Guests included Mrs. Ralph G. Stetson soon to reside in Bath. Attire featured eggshell and black chiffon and floral outfits. Guests admired the garden and floral centerpieces while lob ster salad coffee ices and cakes were served. Out of town visitors included Mrs Barrett C Nichols Cambridge Mass Mrs Norman Haskell Waterville Mass Walter Brennan Woodlawn and Mrs Margaret Cargill New York City.
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Harry E. Stetson
Middle Street
Ralph G. Stetson
Bath
Barrett C. Nichols
Cambridge
Mass
Norman Haskell
Waterville
Walter Brennan
Woodlawn
Margaret Cargill
New York City
City Government Has No Right to Sell Land
Editorial notes the city cannot repurpose or sell land set aside as a park following the Rogers farm injunction against blasting. It cites public ownership of park land and limits on municipal power, then shifts to Acton’s centennial celebration with 1,009 attendees and honored guests Martha Lary and Samuel Garvin, noting enforcement at the fairgrounds and rough conditions for youths attempting ground-crashing.
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the Independent
Rogers Farm
Harold M. Sewall
Acton Fair Grounds
Shapleight
Martha H. Lary
Samuel H. Garvin
Auto Crash Near Oak Street Strikes Pole. One Charged
A collision involving Mrs. Pamelia Coffin and Charles Travis damaged both cars and toppled a pole near Oak Street. A young woman fled the scene with unknown identity. Travis pleaded guilty to passing a stop sign, fined five dollars plus court costs. Brunswick residents Clarence Banforth and Morissa Davis were present. Fire from a Chevrolet short circuit was quickly contained.
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Pamelia C. Coffin
Travis
Ae Ose
Furbher Davis
Douglas
Bath motorists praise city improvements and road work
Excerpt reports Bath's progress on safety and infrastructure. Officials note filling frost holes, sewer fixes at North Street School, sidewalks and street widening, new sidewalks and parking areas, and a macadam road on Sewall's Hill. The Bath-Brunswick road resurfacing proceeds under state cooperation.
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North Street
Russell Park
Tarvia
Sewall's
State Road
Washington Street
Kennebec
Bridge
State Highway Department
City of
Bath
Bath-Brunswick
Blind Crossing
Knights of Columbus Whist Party At St Marys Parish Hall
A good crowd gathered for the Knights of Columbus whist party at St Marys Parish Hall yesterday. Winners included Mrs Celia Plant for ladies, Miss Annie Quinn second, Mrs Gilbert Arsenault consolation, and Max Arsenault first for gentlemen with Jon Allen second and Frederick Gaudet consolation. An Appleton woman displayed a remarkable cornstalk with five ears, two joined at the base.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Mary's Church
Celia Plant
Annie Quinn
Gilbert Arsenault
Max Arsenault
Jon Allen
Frederick Gaudet
Appleton
Famous Old Handtub Deserves Better Fate in Bath
A long reminiscence recalls the Kennebec handtub, built in Newburyport and brought to Bath in 1847, its muster record of 156 feet, its maneuvers at Universalist church, and later moves to Winnegance and Greenville. The piece argues for preserving this historic fire apparatus as a city treasure and museum candidate.
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Staten
New England
Ceril
Kennebec
Baxter
Sagadahock
Bath
Newburyport
Mass
Leslie & Co
King’s Bridge
Combination Four House
Water Street
Universalist Church
Bath National Barn
Petty Burglars Get Only 60 Cents Reward
A break on Front street at Lyde's fish market yielded 60 cents in copper coins. Entry used a rear door accessed by a rope to reach the latch. Officer Mann found the door ajar Friday morning. No clues were left at Lyde's or Burns' restaurant, and prints at Burns' were obscured by wood grain, hindering photography.
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Front Street
Lyde
Elm
Summer Streets
William Mann
Burns
Burns’ Restaurant
Earl Kennerson Surprise Party Held in Bath
Mrs Joseph Oliver entertained 45 Bath and Woolwich guests at 1373 Washington Street for a surprise shower celebrating Earl Kennerson and Georgianna Young Kennerson. The couple, married Aug 16 in South Portland, visited his parents at 7 Palmer Street. The party featured flowers games music refreshments including cake ice cream candy and salted peanuts.
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Joseph Oliver
Washington Street
Earl Kennerson
Kennerson
Georgianna Young
South Portland
Bath
Moses W. Kennerson
Palmer Street
Rce
Aes
Bath and
Woolch
Committee named for field day and clambake plans
President J Haviland Torrey of the Colonial club announces committees for the annual clam bake and field day to be held September 21 or 28 depending on committee findings. Clambake committee includes Horace Morse Reddington Reed Carol Watson William Dennison Carol Davis Golf Joseph McCole and Clinton D Wilson. If tennis players show interest a tournament may be organized with prizes on the Sebasco courts.
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J. Haviland Torrey
The
Colonial Club
Horace Morse
Reddington Reed
Carol Watson
William Dennison
Carol
Davis Golf
Joseph McCole
Clinton D. Wilson
Sebasco
Funeral for George R. Ward Held in North Bath
Funeral services for George R. Ward 86 longtime North Bath resident were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at Grace Episcopal Church. Rev. C Myron Tubbs officiated. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Ward was found dead in bed Wednesday morning and survived by P Ward Horace W Ward Harold Freeman and Samuel Ward.
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George R. Ward
North Bath
C. Myron Tubbs
Grace Episcopal P
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Rodney Ross
Sagadahoc County
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D. M. Humphreys & Co
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Bath, Me
Room
Charles E. Curtis
Lamon Center
Mrs. Stetson
Lewston
Buxton
Village
J. Edward Drake
Board of Highways and Sewers
Small
John Small
Mr. Drake
Fort
Fritz Twitchell
Charles H. Cahill
Drake
Commercial Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ferry
Water
Center
Oak Street
Oak
Commercial
Broad
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