Physical education plans outlined at Rotary luncheon
Duncan H Farrell Bath public schools director outlined aims for a district wide physical education program to start in all grades. The plan scales with age from rhythmic movement in first grade to self chosen activities in upper grades and high school marching and drills. Emphasis on health exams, better equipment, and ongoing activity echoed Greek athletic tradition and upcoming Collins Festivals Course starts Oct 5 at People's Auditorium with $1.50 tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Duncan H. Farrell
Bath
Pres. Hill
People’s Auditorium
Bath National Bank
Times Office
H.ms. Dundee
H. E. Emmons
Norman Smith
Brunswick
B. M. Anderson
Omaha
Neb
Frank Hunt
City
Officials at Corliss Street Meet
First Fall meeting of the Corliss street church Sunday school teachers and officers was held in the Deering room Tuesday evening with 18 in attendance. Rally day planned for Oct 24, time changes for Oct 31, next meeting in November. Free Will Workers and Missionary society activities noted with reminders to bring Bibles. A candle light communion service Sunday evening at 7 15 will feature music and a new Communion table from the Research class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Deering Room
Frederick P. Moffatt
Julia Paisley
Silas E. Plant
M. Eugene Watson
Missionary Society
Merton Wright
White Cross
Miss Jane Kilhlan Visits Friends in Providence
Miss Jane Kilhlan is visiting friends in Providence Rhode Island during a brief trip. She plans to return shortly after spending time with local acquaintances and exploring city sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Kilhlan
Providence, R. I
Golden Wedding 50 Years For Mr and Mrs George Alexander
Mr and Mrs George Alexander of Main Street celebrate their golden wedding with an open house attended by about 80 friends and relatives. Guests from out of town include William Field of Braintree Mass Andrew Young family Harrison and Irving Alexander and son Edward of Auburn. The couple, born in Topsham and longtime church members, were married at the Robinson homestead on Winter Street Rev Frank B Sanford officiated. They have a son Saving Alexander and a daughter Ruth Hildreth with a grandson Edward Alexander. They have lived at their present home for 49 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alexander
Main Street
William Hall
Brunswick
Ruth Hildreth
Esther Hall
William Field
Braintree
Mass
Andrew S. Young
Mary
Roberta
Andrew Young, Jr
Harrison
Irving Alexander
Edward
Auburn
Belle Rackley
Sarah Robinson
Annie Mason
William Alexander
Topsham
Carrie Fisher
Mrs. Alexander
United Baptist Church
Alexander
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. D. Willis
A. Sickles
Kingston
N. Y
Mamie Russell
Boston
Charles Browne
Allen’ Naugler
West Buxton
William Gould
E. L. White
Meredith
N. H
Ruth Jones
Kate Mulligan
Nova Scotia
Helen Stackpole
Portland
Alice Whittier
William Rogge
Bridge
Grace Maxwell
R. D. Purington
George Cutler
Fred Britt
Alice Maxwell
Ida Fowle
Clara Fogg
McCort
Goldie Sprague
Oakfield
Connecticut
Supt
Spinney
I. M. Fowle
Methodist Church
Louise Williams
Lewis Williams
Electa
Henry Cornish
Philip Nealey
Milton Given
Elizabeth Whitney
Stella Given
Mary Purinton
F. K. Jack
Edward Sprague
Lena Blodgett
Hannie Jordan
Adah
Helen Mitchell
Ruth
Emily Rideout
Martha
Cora Denham
Mary Webber
Caleb Mitchell
Carrie Merrill
Annie Mitchell
Edward Baker
Sybil Briry
Sybil Augusta Briry
River Road
Comfort Branch
I. 8
S. S
The
Baptist Church
Ella Nash
Bowdoinham Ridge Cemetery
Ada Barry
Alvin Brown
Pearl Raymond
West Stewartstown
Gladys
Doris Raymond
Bowdeinham
William Raymond
Berlin
Born in Old Bath Visits Bath Maine Guests From Mount Kissee
Mr and Mrs H J Akehurst of Mount Kissee New York formerly Bath England guests at Ridin Light Lodge Saturday night Mrs Akehurst visits her mother 82 year old Mrs James Carter in old Bath Bath Eng reminds her of Bath Maine due to surrounding hills Avon river runs through Bath Eng with woolen mills Pickwick Inn noted in Toner Toner-on Avon Emperor and Selassie mentioned Bath a glittering table of light Abbey highlighted Mrs Akehurst maiden name Carter graduate of St Pauls school Old turnpike toll bridge thruepence toll Mr Akehurst helped start Christian Endeavour in Oaklands Shepherds Bush London He served four years in Royal Canadians Their brother Alfred James Carter awarded D S M for gallantry in 1916 Bath Herald ran pictures of Carter brothers and Mr Akehurst
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H. J. Akehurst
Mount Kissee
N. Y
Bath
Eng
Akehurst
Ridin’ Light Lodge
Twerton-on-Avon
Pickwick Inn
Old Bath
Ane Selassie
Alfred James Carter
Jed
Gulf of Zeros
Carter
Bath Herald
Carter Brothers
Funeral of Mrs McKiever in Bath city service
The funeral for Lois T. McKiever widow of John McKiever was held Wednesday at 2 PM at Arthur FP Mayo funeral residence Bath. Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist officiated with bearers Horace Ward Charles Dunning Frank Beal and William Perry. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois T. McKiever
John MecKiever
Arthur FP. Mayo
High Street
Bath
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
McKiever
Horace W. Ward
Charles Dunning
Frank H. Beal
William Perry
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bath Documents Listed by Survey
The History of Bath from earliest times to the present day will be included in a publication by the Massachusetts Historical Records Survey. The survey has spent weeks inventorying records in City Hall, court house, and other depots uncovering manuscripts of great historical value, some long forgotten. The project aims to describe the records and their vaults, opening up a mine of material for scholars and writers and shedding new light on Bath’s founding and key events.
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Bath
Massachusetts Historical Records Survey
City Hall
Court House
Wreer
Virginia Steamer Sees Best Season in Six Years
The Virginia steamer, part of the Samoset Steamboat Co, posted its strongest season since 1931 according to Captain Walter E. Farmer of Southport. Now in winter quarters at Harbor, she was taken off the run in mid September. Linekin replaces her on the mail contract and will make its last trip Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Samoset Steamboat Co
Walter E. Farmer
Southport
Linekin
VFW Leaders Urge Jobs or Pensions for All Veterans
Department Commander Oliver R. Hamlin and Major Leroy P. Smith spoke at Bath Dyer Flaherty Post 2197 urging a national program of jobs or pensions for veterans and dependents. They noted high veteran unemployment past age 40 and the need for widows and dependents pensions, citing broad support from Bath area posts and officers.
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Oliver R. Hamlin
National Council
Leroy P. Smith
Auburn
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Bath
Dyer-Flaherty
Dummer Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Hamlin
Smith
William Martin
Biddeford
Daniel Noonan
Rockland
John Cristin
Thomas Foley
Friendship
Portland
Bowdoinham couple in Bath dungeon
Bowdoinham farmer Gilbert B. Caron and his wife Annie are held in Sagadahoc jail on assault with intent to kill charges after a deputy sheriff William Stevens, serving a writ to recover four heifers, said Stevens failed to identify himself. Caron fired a shotgun, two pellets struck Stevens in the leg. Annie Caron allegedly struck Stevens with the shotgun or a joist. Bail set at $2,000 for October term. Caron claims debt from George Gotte for pasturage and says Stevens showed badge before firearms were drawn.
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Gilbert B. Caron
Bowdoinham
Annie
Willian Stevens
Stevens
Caron
Grace McKenzie
Sherwood Aldrich
Topsham
Sagadahoc
Dingley Road
George Gotte
Connecticut
Edward Cassavant
Brunswick
Dogs Born in Little America on View at Portland Show
Five sled dogs born during Admiral Byrd’s last South Pole expedition will be shown all day Saturday October 2 at the Exposition building in Portland for the Maine Kennel Club event. The male and female Siberian huskies, owned by Admiral Byrd and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Seeley of Wonalancet N H, will seed future Byrd expeditions. Over 400 dogs entered with 15 champions. judging begins 10 30 a m and runs to 10 30 p m.
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Little America
Admiral Richard Byrd
South Pole
Exposition Building
Portland
Maine Kennel Club
Admiral Byrd
Milton Seeley
Wonalancett
N. H
Au gusta man travels far to Portland for convention
E. D. Tribou of Hillcrest street in August a traveled 7 800 mile trip to Portland Oregon for an international sales convention of the Jantzen Knitting Mills. He had the distinction of traveling the farthest distance and cost the main office the largest traveling expense.
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E. D. Tribou
Hillcrest Street
Augusta
Portland
Ore
Jantzen Knitting Mills
Mr. Tribou
Bowdoinham Social News Highlights and Obituaries
Bowdoinham locals host visitors from Topsham Kingston and Boston during a weekend of calls and gatherings. Households welcome guests, celebrate birthdays, and honor long-time members of the community while a string of social events includes bridge whist and kitchen parties hosted by Miss Clara Fogg and Mrs R D Purinton. Obituaries note the death of 80 year old Sybil Briry of Bowdoinham and the passing of Dr Isaac Chase Irish 83, detailing their families, affiliations, and funeral arrangements.
East Bowdoin Ladies Aid Meet Serves Picnic and Plans
The East Bowdoin Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Grant Woods last Thursday with eight attendees. A picnic lunch, Bible readings, and a quilt in progress dominated the day. Officers to be elected at the October meeting, and the 4-H club local contest is set for Friday at Bowdoin Center’s Grange hall with Bowdoin Hustlers and allied clubs. Several locals were noted as visitors or moving, including Leonard Curtis leaving for Caribou to teach music.
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East Bowdoin
Vesta Ackley
Garnet
Woods
Grange Hall
Bowdoin Center
Bowdoin Hustlers
Healthy Happy Home Helpers Club
Earl Laird
Boston
Rumford
Charles Babb
S. S. Enman
Bowdeinham
Harry Durgin
Clifford Bickford
Lisbon Falls
Garden club plant sale a success and annual goal set
Cosmopolitan Garden club held its first plant sale in the clubhouse Friday afternoon. Items came from members gardens and others, selling for five to ten cents a pot. Irene H. Ingalls led the sale with support from a dedicated committee. Prizes included a garden basket and garden tools, donated by Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden, for the fruit exhibit by Miss Jane Cushing. Tea under the pergola complemented the event as the club plans to make the sale an annual affair and continues taking orders for decorative cedars and rose bushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Irene H. Ingalls
Carroll A. Deering
William L. Skelton
Roscoe P. McFadden
Jane Cushing
McFadden
Leroy F. Colby
Richmond Gardens
Mary E. Campbell
Emily Moulton
Ingalls
Laconia Family Guests Visit Mrs Annis in City
Mr and Mrs Ernest Marshall and son Willard and Miss Nellie Quimby of Laconia New Hampshire were weekend guests of Mrs Hiram R Annis in the city visiting the mother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Marshall
Willard
Nellie Quimby
Laconia, N. H
Marshall
Hiram R. Annis
City
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Kennebec River
Popham Beach
United States
Stromberg Carlson
John A Terrell
Appleton St
Lowell
Central Welding Co. Inquire
Middle St
Brewster G. Sedgwick
Optometrist
Arthur Allen
Bath Trust
Masonic Temple
Mrs
Maine
Oaklands
Shepherd's Bush
London
Royal Canadians
Mrs. McKiever
Massachusetts
V.F.W. Head
Farmer
William Stevens
Montsweag Farm
Wiscasset
Isaac C
Isaac Chase Irish
Turner
Henry Turner
Bowdoin Medical School
New York City
Josie B. Fisher
Irish
New England
Maine Medical Association
Selectmen
Universalist Church
John Jewell
Wellesley
Walter Irish
Wilton
Elizabeth
Malcolm Jewell
Opera House
Richard Cromwell
John King
Jones
Jimmie—Ellison
Marsha Hunt
Annapolis
Bing Crosby
Martha Raye
Bowdoin
Cosmopolitan Club
Zasu Pitts
George O'Brien
Dick Tracy
Boris Karloff
Jean Rogers
Jeanette MacDonald
Rose Marie” Nelson Eddy
Popeye
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