Topsham Grange marks 60 years with Brann Crawford talks
Topsham grange observed its 60th anniversary with Gov. Louis J. Brann and Harry B. Crawford as speakers. Brann urged tax reform to fund broader education and equal opportunity, while Crawford called religion the quickest path to prosperity. Certificates and tributes were awarded to long serving members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Grange
Maine
Louis J. Brann
Harry B. Crawford
Houston
State Grange
Eleanor Ripley
Brann
Crawford
The
Grange
Lottie Tarbox
Albert Ward
Nelson H. Worthy
Sagadahoc Pomona
Given Jameson
Isaac E. Mallett
Uriah A. Jack
Thomas H. Sprague
Oliver F. Thompson
Charles T. Patten
Lewis Thompson
Alpheus L. Graves
Joseph M. Williams
Ceres
Elthea H. Jameson
Pomona
Sarah H. Thompson
Flora
Fannie D. Nowell
Rosa Jack
Jameson
A. A. Jack
Alpheus Graves
Thomas Sprague
William Rogers
Charles Edgecomb
Thomas Simpson
Edwin C. Patten
Emery C. Mallett
Henry Simpson
E. W. Mallett
Fred Rackley
William Foster
George Wright
H. J. Whitney
Edwin Hildreth
Fred Cary
Harold Hildreth
Ralph Mallett
George Hildreth
J. P. Hayward
Erwin Johnston
Earl Ormsby
Walter Plummer
Harry Rackley
Guy A. Nickerson
Warren G. Morrill
Edwin W. Mallett
Edward Sprague
Daylight Saving Ends Sunday at Two O Clock
The notice reminds readers to set clocks back one hour on Saturday night as daylight saving ends at two o clock Sunday morning. Maine School of Commerce students alumni and faculty enjoyed a weekend outing at Taylor Pond with swimming boating and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine School of Commerce
Lewiston
Foust
Frank Wellman
Taylor Pond
Dewey Completes Government Tests Before Octo ber Launch
The destroyer Dewey, built by Bath Iron Works, finished six days of trials under Naval Board inspection led by Rear Admiral George C. Day. The ship logged speeds from 9 to 37.5 knots, tested steering and auxiliary systems, with about 240 aboard, and is set to sail to Boston on October 1 for commissioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Board of Inspection and Survey
George C. Day
Dewey
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Boston
Navy Yard
Owl's Head
Rockland
William 8. Newell
Archibald M. Main
Naval Construction
Lamson and Drayton
Newell
Boys and Girls 4-H Contest Held in West Bath
Bath 4-H clubs staged a local exhibit at Lowell School West Bath with garden produce canning and sewing on display. Donald Corbett judged the boys and Miss Hortense Welch judged the girls while Beatrice Rose Dorothy Waterman led a paint removal demonstration. The event featured talks on cucumber disease and season highlights. Exhibits advance to Topsham Fair then Auburn with results announced Oct 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
West Bath
Lowell School
Donald Corbett
University of Maine
Charles L. Eastman
Hortense A. Welch
Topsham Fair
Auburn
Beatrice Rose
Dorothy Waterman
Joseph Haile
Marian Rose
Marion Getchell
Robert Waterman
Corbett
Jerry L. Haile
East Brunswick
Henry White
Edward Jenks
Trafton Swain
Fred Brown
Stanley Brown
Federal Home Loans to Be Made Available in Bath
George Williamson of Portland representing the Federal Housing Administration met Bath businessmen to promote the Federal Home Loan act loans for home repairs through approved agencies. He hopes to soon announce lending agencies in Bath. The lighthouse reports a buoy remains at Trott's Rock and the red nun buoy 12 was never removed. Edward W. Bridgham Jr. left for his second year at Bates College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williamson
Portland
Federal Housing Administration
Maine
Williamson
Bath
Vinever
Edward W. Bridgham, Jr
Washington Street
Bates College
Whiskeag Collapse Freezes North Bath Access After Freshet
Heavy rains caused the Whiskeag creek fills built with ERA funds to collapse last week. The failure closed North Bath road except via Lovers' Retreat and State highway as the causeway and five pipes could not handle the flood. A temporary bridge at Whiskeag was begun to replace the ruined fill.
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ERA
North Bath
Lovers’ Retreat Road
Harwood Dock
Oscar Williams
Winneganee Causeway
Mr. Williams
Arthur Avery
Board of Highways
Federal funds to rebuild Whiskeag fills with city condition
ERA supervisor Brian M. Jewett announced federal funds will replace the Whiskeag creek and Harvard dock fills after a Bath storm, provided the city accepts engineer Dunton's plan. He noted funds may be redirected from other projects and emphasized the city cannot cover replacement costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Brian M. Jewett
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Knox
Bath
Winnegance
Jewett
North Center P T A reports progress on city playgrounds
Glowing notes on summer playgrounds in Bath school yards were given at Grace church by the North Center Parent-Teacher Association. Plans for the year include a membership drive, school visits, welfare sewing, and evening meetings to boost teacher parent cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Grace Church
Oak Street
North Center
Parent- Teacher Association
Emergency Relief Administration
Frederick W. Humphreys
Almyra Jones
South Street
Susan L. Reed
North Grammar School
Carolyn M. Stackpole
Arthur W. King
David S. Cogan
Haven Sawyer
Bangor
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Sawyer
Association
Arthur S. Crockett
P.T.A
Augusta
Joseph I. Smith
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Frostina E. Marston
Clinton D. Wilson
Board of Education
Charles W. Avery
Stackpole
Humphreys
Miss Stackpole
Miss Reed
Committee Upholds 600 Gallon Seagrave Pumper Purchase
The Bath municipal fire committee kept its plan to buy a 600 gallon Seagrave motorized pumper for 6600 dollars. Delivery is slated in about 60 days, around November 25, with potential alternative options noted but not pursued after underwriters' input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Committee On Fire Department
Seagrave
Harold P. Small
Fire Department
Small
Bath
Frank T. Fortier
Wheelas
Seagrave Company
Water Street
Brunswick
Portland
Municipal Fire Department
Edward F. Miller
Raymond M. Haley
John E. Hart
Walter G. Lyden
Charles E. Parks
Scott Morse
T Richard
Fra
Boston
White Ribboners Report 1000-Member State Gain
At a Tuesday meeting of the W C T U in the First Baptist church, delegates Lizzie B C Chaney and Nella Stover announced a 1000-member gain in the state over the past year. The news came at the Membership Banquet where Althea G Quimby received a celebratory cake for twenty years of service. Ella J Boole shared Sweden trip tales from national convention sessions in Stockholm. The group adopted slogans We will work harder than ever before and We will not quit till the liquor traffic quits. Ida Stover named director of White Ribbon Recruits with Miss Helen Sims as calling committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Brotherhood
First Baptist Church
Rockland
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Nella Stover
Althea G. Quimby
Ella J. Boole
Sweden
Stockholm
Quimby
Nellie Brown
Department of White Ribbon
Ida Stover
Helen Sims
Uncle Sam plans construction of 78 naval craft
The Vinson Trammell program aims to raise U S naval strength to treaty levels by 1942. The plan details 78 vessels including one aircraft carrier, two light cruisers, 51 destroyers and 24 submarines to be built in yearly increments through 1939, with completion projecting by 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry L. Roosevelt
Dewey
Boston
Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lamson and Drayton
Roosevelt
Vinson
Great Britain
Japan
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Public School Finance Commission
Physical Education and Health Service
Lowell
North Bath Road
E.R.A
Sagadahoc County
Bath Boys
Kelley Field
Independent
State Highway Commission
Blind Crossing
Uncle Sam
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