Death of W Scott Shorey Cited as Bath's Loss
Bath mourns the death of W Scott Shorey longtime bookbinder and oldest Bath businessman. Shorey, past master of Solar lodge of Masons, began his career at fourteen and ran his bindery until retirement in October. The notice also notes local Jersey Judiciary committee discussion on Bath municipal court pay and the Kennebec Marine Museum’s growing interest among former Bath residents who donate Bath craft models. The piece cites taxi/transport changes, navy destroyer trials, rough Atlantic seas, and ongoing city police service without change.
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Bath
W. Scott Shorey
Solar Lodge of Masons
Sherey
Judiciary Committee
Maine
Kennebec
Tuna sightings off Maine coast hint at early warm season
Early season tuna sightings along the Maine coast suggest warmer weather may arrive sooner this year. The report notes the unusual early activity could indicate rising temperatures and an earlier spring.
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Maine
Burial Delayed as Autopsy Continues for Billy Lincoln
In Oak Grove cemetery Lewiston mourners awaited the body of William R Lincoln after a crash tore from a dwelling Monday. An autopsy at Interborough Mutual Indemnity Co. request aimed to determine death cause amid workmen compensation concerns. Physicians could not confirm if heart disease or injuries caused death. Lincoln, a New York brewery employee, had protections under work comp and his dependents seek benefits. The inquiry involved insurers and Mrs Lincoln’s counsel. Funeral services followed at the D J Conley funeral home with Rev Perc y Ridlon presiding. The burial moved to Bath on Friday.
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Soldiers’ Monument
Oak Grove Cemetery
William R
Billy van) Lincoln
Auburn
Lewiston
Interborough Mutual Indemnity Co
New York
Julius Gottlieb
J. E. Cartland
Wallace E. Webber
Lincoln
Bath
Mr. Lincoln
D. J. Conley
Percy S. Ridlon
South Paris
Great Pocahontas officers visit Ramona council in Red Men's hall
Mrs Lois Lewis of New Gloucester led the official visit of Great Pocahontas to Ramona council No 27 with 75 in attendance including 15 from Alfaretta council and others from Kapla Durumquen Minnehaha. The event featured a supper, degree work, remarks by chiefs and visitors, and a triple compact presented to the great Pocahontas by Mrs Mildred Avery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Lewis
New Gloucester
Ruetta Hawkes
Cumberland Mills
Wampum
Omar Francis
Junior Sagamore
Florence Robinson
Asenith Hagegett
Annie Wilson
Arletta Yates
Alice Rideout
Viola Melzard
Minnie Woodman
Edith Burnham
Mabel Ansert
Alice Burgess
Alice Smith
Ramona Council
Avery
Los Angeles Wedding Highlights Mikels Family Ties
A Los Angeles ceremony at Dr and Mrs Frank M Mikels home on Beverwill Drive united Geanne Mikels and Louis Lesser in marriage. Geanne, Beverly Hills High and Pomona Junior College graduate, was joined by sisters Thelma Elaine and Annette Mikels and uncles Dr Benjamin Mikels Lee Mikels and Horatio Mikels.
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Los Angeles
Frank M. Mikels
Beverwill Drive
Geanne
Louis Lesser
Beverly Hills High School
Pomona Junior College
Thelma Elaine
Annette Mikels
Bath
Benjamin Mikels
Lee Mikels
Long Beach
Horatio Mikels
San Francisco
Drive to Continue Fund Drive for Cancer Control
The Women's Field Army of the Society for the Control of Cancer extends this week to allow organs to contribute. Send memberships to Miss Marcia Moulton, treasurer. Gratitude expressed for gifts and interest in reducing mortality from this health menace.
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Women’s Field Army
the Society For the Control of Cancer
Marcia Moulton
Woolwich P T A Meets With Mothers Club
Woolwich P T A met by invitation with Chopps Mothers club Thursday evening with 32 present. Mrs Noftall spoke on P T A goals and school help. A supper will be served April 7 in Lebenon hall chaired by Clarence Baker. Seven new members joined. Next meeting April 22.
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Woolwich P. T. A
Chopps Mothers’ Club
John H. Carter
James Noftall
Parent-Teacher Association
Beltran Crocker
Lebenon Hall
Clarence Baker
Lincoln Houdlette
Women’s Field Army
Pine Tree Society of Crippled Children
Cushman Bakeries
Grover
Cushman
Mothers’ Club
Florence Temple
Chopps School
P. T A
Lenten Services in Woolwich Union Close with Good Friday Program
Lenten services by the Woolwich Union for Christian Service concluded with a Good Friday program at Day's Ferry Congregational church. A large audience watched two duets "In the Garden" and "'Tis Midnight" and "On Olive's Brow" performed by local musicians. The occasion included remarks on new electric lights and hymnal purchases, a sermon titled "Golgotha on Main Street," and an evening offering for benevolences. Mrs. J. W. Reed played the organ, with Mr. John Carter on piano for the duets.
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Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Day's Ferry Congregational Church
Harriet Brown
Roland Raynes
Olive’s Brow
Gertrude Gilmore
William Robson
Day’s Ferry Church
Willard
Morse High Pupils Debate For Government Ownership
Morse High sophomores debated two Bates freshman teams in Lewiston on Thursday. Morse, coached by Miss Harriet P Durkee, argued for government ownership while Bates argued the opposite. Prof Brooks Quimby praised Morse's training and potential after the non-decision event.
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Harriet P. Durkee
Mansfield Center
Conn
Bates
Morse
Morse High School
Lewiston
Leah Merrill
Ruth Lemoine
Beulah Pratt
Dorothy Mulcahy
Durkee
Brooks Quimby
Mrs Marietta Trufant Celebrates 91st Birthday
Mrs Marietta Trufant widow of Charles F E Trufant marked her 91st birthday with a family reunion at the home of her daughter Mrs Fred S Curtis at 38 Pleasant Street. Surrounded by son Irving C Trufant of Bangor granddaughter Mrs Carl Albee and her family she enjoyed the day in good health.
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Marietta Trufant
Charles FE. Trufant
Fred S. Curtis
Pleasant Street
Irving C. Trufant
Bangor
Trufant
Carl Albee
Albee
Curtis
Christine Curtis
Reach South America by Grace Line ship to Cartagena
A letter from Puerto Colombia dated March 17 says Mr and Mrs Frank B Nichols and Mr and Mrs Oliver Moses reached the port after a smooth noon voyage from New York aboard the Grace Line Santa Rosa. They planned visits to Cartagena and the Panama Canal, with perfect Atlantic and Caribbean weather. They toured Barranquilla, sixteen miles away, and will arrive in Los Angeles Monday.
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Puerto Colombia
Frank B. Nichols
Oliver Moses
New York
Grace Line
Santa Rosa
Cartagena
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Atlantic Coast
Caribbean Sea
Barranquilla
Los Angeles
Miss Sylvia Kutz Aids Ten Day Visit With Parents
Miss Sylvia Kutz arrives Thursday morning for a ten day vacation from Rider College in Trenton New Jersey where she is a first year student accompanied by her parents Mr and Mrs Max Kutz of 5 Cobb road.
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Sylvia Kutz
Rider College
Trenton
N. J
Max Kutz
Cobb Road
Mayor Sewall Names Constables For A Year
Mayor Sewall announced 178 men and eight serving constables were named for a year, confirmed by the aldermen. The list includes William M. Adams, Chester C. Aderton, George F. Allen, Charles H. Ansert, Harold E. Armes, Joseph F. Atkinson, Roscoe G. Bailey, Harry G. Barrett, plus many others across the city. Serving constables listed separately include Earl P. Cahoon, Merton G. Doyle, Henry I. Gediman, J. Horace McClure, William E. McLaughlin, Harold P. Small, Walter L. Whitney, Donald D. Young.
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Sewall
William M. Adams
Chester C. Aderton
George F. Allen
Charles H. Ansert
Harold E. Armes
Joseph F. Atkinson
Roscoe G. Bailey
Harry G. Barrett
Frank H. Beal
John W. Biggins
Leon J. Billings
Edward A. Blake
Elmer F. Blake
Richard Frates
John R. Gallagher
John Gannon
Arthur Gebhard
Henry I. Gediman
Malon O. Genthner
John W. Gillespie
James A. Gillies
Emerson B. Glidden
Francis J. Gooch
H. A. Gowell
Fred N. Gowen
Everett T. Green
Langdon E. Green
John A. Green
Robert D. Green
William F. Ham
Robert
Chester A. Lewis
Maurice A. Libby
John M. Lomac
Cyrus W. Longley
Carlton W. Lowell
Francis W. Lyons
William Mann
Andrew V. McAllister
Stewart V. McAllister
Chester H. McCabe
John R. McDonald
Joseph A McDonough
Alexander McDougall
George H. McElman
Walter J. McElman
R. Clinton McFadden
Eugene McGrath
William E
Former Principal Will Be Lecturer at Summer Session
Principal Charles L. Smith of Orono High School and former Morse High principal will lecture at Washington State Normal School Machias Summer session opening July 5 for six weeks. A Harvard graduate, he has led Orono High since 1931 and taught at the University of Maine. He will teach courses in elementary and junior high administrative programs, dramatics, and creative writing.
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Charles L. Smith
Orono High School
Morse High
Bath
Washington State Normal School
Machias
Harvard
Harvard University
Bates College
Orono High
School of Education
University of Maine
More Names Added to the Honor Roll for Pine Tree Society
Names recently added to the honor list in the Pine Tree Society seal sale for crippled children include an anonymous donor and households headed by Carl C. Anderson Harold 8 Avery Leroy F. Colby Harry L. Day Clarence N. Flood Central Church League Roscoe P. McFadden Joseph I. Smith Arthur G. Spear Eva C. Tatro Fred H. Thompson Henry O. Trowbridge and Ralph D. Warren plus their spouses.
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Pine Tree Society
Carl C. Anderson
Harold 8. Avery
Leroy F. Colby
Harry L. Day
Clarence N. Flood
Central Church League
Roscoe P. McFadden
Joseph I. Smith
Arthur G. Spear
Eva C. Tatro
Fred H. Thompson
Henry O. Trowbridge
Ralph D. Warren
Accident injures Mr and Mrs Share near Newport
State Police report a motor accident at Newport Sunday left Mr Share and Mrs Share with minor cuts and bruises after their car skidded hit a guard rail and overturned. They were pinned beneath the vehicle but narrowly escaped serious injury or death.
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muel-Share
NYA Training Sought For Maine Waitresses
Young women aged 18 to 25 in Bath are invited to register at the NYA office for a summer waitress training program. The eight week course, held at Morse High School under Miss Janette W. Smith, aims to prepare trainees for Maine hotels and restaurants. Registration is 9 11:30 am and 1 4 pm at City Hall.
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Bath
Maine
NYA
National Youth Administration
Ay Hall
David P. Mullin
Board of Education
Morse High School
Janette W. Smith
State of Maine Hotel Association
J. C. Maher
Mullin
Portland
Benjamin J. Houser
NYA For
Houser
New England
Massachusetts
NYAA
City Hall
Municipal meeting actions appoint officers and committees
The council records 89th municipal report copies ordered for printing plus rosters for 1937 38. Mayor Sewall reappointed McCabe and McFadden to terms on health board and overseer of the house of correction, with others reconfirmed or named to committees. Several aldermen and council members are listed as absentees and assignments finalized at the end of the session.
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Carr
Mary J. Cummings
Lulu Marr
John W. Conley
Sewall
Herbert W. McCabe
Board of Health
Roscoe P. McFadden
House of Correction
Wilmer I
Highway Board Organizes Amid New Officers
The Board of Highways and Sewers held a Friday night meeting with Alderman William O. Robson as chairman Oscar F. Williams reelected superintendent Arthur Avery as foreman and Mrs Eva Palton as secretary Also on the board are Mayor Sewall Pres Ralph W Bragg and Pres Forest C Legard along with Councilman Arthur W Gediman in executive role Mae Edwards known as Mae Edwards of Lindsay Ontario dies after a long illness at 17 Sussex Street Lindsay She was a notable social figure and versatile actress with 26 years in the theatrical business and the Mae Edwards Players.
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Sewall
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Robert H. Haskell
Pres. Legard
Horace B. Woodman
Harold P. Small
Arthur W. Gediman
Board of Highways and Sewers
William O. Robson
Oscar F. Williams
Arthur Avery
Eva Palton
Pres
Ralph W. Bragg
Pres. Forest
C. Legard
Belfast
Charles T. Smith
Canada
United States
Mae Edwards
Sussex Street
Lindsay
Ontario
The
Mae Edwards Players
City 60 Standing Committees Named by Mayor Friday Night
The city council announced joint standing committees as appointed by Mayor Arthur Sewall and Council President C. Legard. Several aldermen hold chair roles, with Fortier chosen for the fire department committee reflecting Robson’s reluctance. Other groups cover Accounts Athletics Charities Engrossed Ordinances Finance Fire Insurance Manufactures New Streets Ordinances Printing Public Buildings Public Lighting Schools Taxes Water Special Committees Licenses Police State Aid and Pensions. The Mayor serves on all committees.
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Oe City Council
Arthur Sewall
Presest C. Legard
Common Council
Fire Department
Fortier
Robson
Pinkham
Haskell
Turner
Eseley
Gay
Emery and Fortier
Smith
H. P. Small
Rogers
Emery and
Drake
Mitchell
R. F. Small
Pierce
Emery
C. T. Small
Robson and Fortier
FE. P. Morse
Gediman
Drake and
Bragg
Tardif
H. R. Morse
Bailey
Rodick
H.R. Morse
Hbrage
Pierce, Smith
Woodman
Donnell and Bailey
Smith and Donnell
Brunswick High Names 88 Honor Students for March Period
Principal Percy E. Graves announced Brunswick high school’s fourth ranking period ending March 12, honoring 88 students. Of these 29 earned high honors with A grades in all subjects, while 59 received honors for strong overall performance.
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Brunswick High School
Percy E. Graves
Happy Bath Couple Wedded 55 Years
Mr and Mrs Edward E Coake mark their emerald anniversary at 38 Willow street in Bath observing 55 years of marriage since March 25 1882. Neighbors visited and well wishes poured in while granddaughter Hazel P Cooke convalesces at Bath Memorial hospital. Rev Horace Jerome married them in their home parlor. Mr Cooke never spends an evening away from work. Mrs Cooke came from Fredericton to Bath as a young girl and their family remains on Willow Street.
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Edward E. Coake
Willow Street
Hazel P. Cooke
Bath Memorial Hospital
Burt M. Dyer
Mr. Cooke
Cooke
Bath
Fredericton
N. B
Samuel Cooke
Five Islands
Harry E. Cooke
Miss Hazel
H. Everett, Jr
Damage Done Fairways at Country Club
Police seek leads after a car cut up No 8 and No 9 fairways at the country club and was driven over the hedge. Two men and two women likely involved, with liquor present. Restoring the turf will require spring work and expense. Another note: Nathan Merle Grover plans to stock a brook on his Augusta farm with trout this coming summer and will receive Federal fish between June and fall.
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North Bath
Bath Country Club
Nathan Merle Grover
Augusta
Wesley Cummings
Maine State Hill Fish Hatchery
Grover
U. S
Clyde H. Smith
Skowhegan
Washington
Washington, For the Fish From the Federal Government. Mr. Smith
Mr. Grover
Damp and 24 Son-prefix cold used with ter Scotch
Founders and clues thread through a loose crossword style puzzle with scattered entries. The grid references, partial wordplay hints, and stray fragments evoke a weekly puzzle page, mentioning The Society, Friends, and various cryptic style cues. The page ends with an instruction requesting the Answer to previous puzzle.
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U. S
Alelo Bashan
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B. Nichols
Prés
Treen, Harry
Webber
Street Railway Company
Uncle Sam
Navy Department
Atlantic
William R. Lincoln
Great Pocahontas
Clarence W Herrick
Mechanic Falls
Clarence
Waterfalls Paper Mills
P.T.A
Sipmae Anvil
Woolwich Union
Day’s Ferry
Connecticut
South America
Waes
N.Y.A
Frank T. Fortier
Ward 4
Highway Board
Séwall
Légard
Hovey Burgess, Jr
Freeport
Bowdoin College
Burgess
Edward E. Cook
Ise
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