Widening Front Street Approved With a Proviso
The city council approved a widening plan for Front street opposite the federal building, with an order ensuring council approval before dealing with west side property owners. The measure authorizes buying land to straighten the line from the Bath National bank property corner to Front and Vine streets, with a Mayors committee to report by Oct. 5 if terms are not agreed.
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Board of Common Council
Front Street
City Council
Board of Aldermen
Cahill
Bath National Bank
Front
Vine
Metward
Bridgham
Kennebec bridge directors settle on granite pillars and ticket office plans
Kennebec bridge directors meet in Bath to decide ornamental granite pillars at each end and an illuminated base. They compare wooden and cement ticket offices with cement chosen for design and durability. Meetings include Dr J A J Waddell and state highway officials. August reunion planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Bridge
Bath
Woolwich
J. A. J. Waddell
New York
F. W. Carlton
FE. A. Robbins
Camden
George B. Wood
Rockland
State Highway Commission
Clyde H. Smith
Skowhegan
Charles Murray
Bangor
Eewin T. Clifford
Winthrop
Paul TD. Sargent
Highway Commission
Fred E Hooper Wins Deserved Promotion
Fred E Hooper is named general manager of the Southern group of hotels owned by Homer R K Mallow. Hooper, long a key aide at the Mallow chain, will oversee operations at hotels in Valdosta Panama City Perry Lake Wales Ocala and others with new properties under construction. Mallow plans expansion and confirms travel to supervise preparations for the upcoming winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer RK. Mallow
Sterling
Wilkestarre
Ferguson
Shenandoah
New York City
Florida
Gunner
Georgia
Wilkes- Barre
Capital
Johnstown
Panama City
Fla
Dixie Taylor
Perry
Lake Wales
Ocalan
Homestead
Palmetto
Mallow
Wilkes-Barre
Times
George Washington Hotel
Jacksonville
Coast Guardsmen Race Automobiles on Popham Beach
Coast Guardsmen and others staged a two mile auto race on Popham Beach between Harley Manchester and Lauriston R. Beal. Beal won in a 1916 Buick after Manchester in a 1926 Chrysler led early. Beal later found his car damaged by a plank and nails, with a broken spring and two flat tires.
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Coast
Popham
Harley Manchester
Lauriston R. Beal
Manchester
Chrysler
Beal
Buick
Treacherous Kennebec span lands as tug team guides it in
Jeff Reynolds and the McClintic Marshall crew completed the seventh concrete pier span of the Kennebec bridge at Woolwich Bath amid dangerous conditions. Tugs Seguin and M Mitchell Davis maneuvered the 500 ton mass with precise pivots, bringing the huge girder to the pier as riveting on span six continued at Texas yard.
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Kennebec
Jeff Reynolds
McClintic- Marshall
Pier
Woolwich
Bath
Seguin
M. Mitchell Davis
Mitchell Davis
Mitchel Davis
Texas Yard
Committee named to conduct Front Street widening talks
Mayor Cahill named Aldermen Ralph Cover and Harold L. Troop as city representatives to negotiate with property owners on the west side of Front Street for widening. They inherit full authority and will report to the council before negotiations close, aligning with a street widening plan from Bath National Bank corner to Front and Vine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill
Ralph ©. Covel
Harold L. Troop
Front Street
Committee On
Bath National Bank
Front
Vine Streets
Cover
Troop
Battery H Rifle Team Heads to State Shoot at Auburn
Battery H rifle team left Monday for Auburn to compete in the state shoot at the Auburn range. Four sharpshooters under Capt. J. Horace McClure led the squad: J. Edward McMann, Percy Kingsbury, Henry K. Savage, and J. Horace McClure. Christopher Cushing served as alternate, with Lawrence McPherson, Roland Tibbetts, Linton Robinson, and Theodore Burns as assistants handling minor details for a potential first-place finish.
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Auburn
Auburn Range
Bath Funeral Services Held for James W. Coombs
Mr and Mrs George Moses and Mrs Guy Sprague and son David of Somerville Massachusetts spent the weekend in Bath to attend the funeral services of James W Coombs at his home on High street Sunday.
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George Moses
Guy Sprague
David
Somerville
Mass
Bath
James W. Coombs
High Street
Maine Exhibits at Springfield Great Exposition
Maine plans highlighted by a painted Maine Building lawn update and fall perennials. Dairying is showcased with models tracing from old farms to modern dairies and a freight car background. A large sardine display and a prize-winning youth program accompany agricultural and industrial showcases.
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Maine
State of Maine
Springfield
Frank 2. Washburn
Wentworth
Eastport
State Chamber of Commerce
Lester H. Shibles
University of Maine
Mildred Brown
Portland
Falmouth
Maine Building Commission
Frank TD. Marshall
Frank KE. Washburn
John Leland
L. M. Carroll
J. S. Douglas
Steamer Sabino Heads to Portland Harbor for New Ownership
Steamer Sabino of the Popham Beach Steamboat Co. left Bath in tow of the tug William Golding to be fitted with a new propeller at Popham Beach and then turned over to Williams Bros. for summer excursion service in Portland harbor. The ship, built 45 by 15 feet and five feet draft, previously operated as Tourist on the Damariscotta river and was bought by the Popham Beach line in 1923.
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Sabino
Popham Beach
Bluff Head
Bath
Coast Guard
Hyde Windlass Co
Williams Bros
Sabine
Popham Beach Steamboat Co
LaForest Ibridge
Round Pond
Damuariscotta River
Bath City Hospital Loyalty Fund Drive Progress Report
More than half the required amount for Bath City Hospital has been raised. The midweek luncheon at the Y M C A featured Mrs Frances Lane who gave 1000 dollars, the largest single gift to date, while Mayor Cahill and other officials praised community support. Total donations exceed 11 459 27 with initial gifts of 4425 and out of town gifts of 141, plus contributions from men and women teams and local groups.
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Horace W. Ward
May I’. Congdon
Bath
Winter Street
Edwin D. Hardin
John F. Atwood
Medford
Mass
Nellie
Ella M
Athana
Mr. Ward
James Vs. Ward
North Street
Canada
White Mountains
William G. Congdon
Bruce Street
Wallace Atwood
Bessie Stimpson
Cora Savage
Viola O'Hara
Rey
Mes
Hardin
Harold Pike
St. Johns
N. F
Boston
John al Morse
OCAL
Clarence W. Morse
Frances PD. Lane
York Street
Charles Th Cahill
Lane
Rodney SK. Ross
Cahill
Ea Fees Seether Saga
Meteo
Fearne Betteh
Frances JD. Lane
Morse
Henry H. Crane
Malden
Crane
Baty
Sr. Crane
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May P. Congdon
BK. C. Merry
City
May TP. Congdon
Edwin J. Hardin
William
Congdon
Ralph K. Hall
Hall
ISG
Copghit Nee Etcomuits
Zapreshet
Bath Trust Co
First National Bank
Maud J. Murray
Patrict J. Murray
Murray
Industrial Accident Commission
Bath Garage Co
Colby
Washington and
Oak Streets
American Legion
John Howe
Upper
Washington Street
Committee On Water and Water Works
Engine Co No. 2
Fire Department
Committee On Fire Department
Bath Water District
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Abd
Fice
Auguste
Charles H. Innes
Saco
Mr. Smith
Fred E. Hooper
Charles H
Emma
Martha Hooper
Old
Bath High School
Coast Guardsmen
Battery H
Portland Harbor
Bath and Popham Beach
Casco Bay
Limington
Oliver Mosef
Eben J. Marston
Eugene McGrath
James Clark
William T., Skelton
Bath City Hospital
Ross
Rodney BE
Fred KE. Hooper
Land
Hooper
Isso
Roland HH
Smith Post
the Legion
South End Parent Teacher Association
Douglas Dearborn
Small Point
Y. M. Co Asem
Y. M
Forrest J. Littlefield
Wesley Methodist Church
Grace
Rodney E. Ross
Henry EH. Dunnack
Augusta
L. Eugene Thebeau
Charles S. Brown
Charles TL. Cahill
Tie
George S. Williams
Vicw
Central Maine Power Co
Edward W. Bridgham
John A. Morse
F.o. Littlefield
F. L. Littlefield
Henry 2
Harry BR. Sawyer
Harry W. Crosman
William J. Sewall
Downing
Hospital
Bernice D. MacDougall
Mary M. MacDougall
Marcia Moentton
John AH. Hyde
Wilbur C. Oliver
Henry C. Wright
Albert H. Shaw
Langdon Thaxter
Rodney Ed, Ross
Arthur Lew
Johnson Bros Co
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