Republicans Hold State and First District Conventions in Portland
In Portland on March 31 the Republican State and First District conventions saw strong Sagadahoc participation with 36 of 38 delegates attending. Key votes chose Arthur K. Purington as state committeeman, Georg ia Wakefield named woman member, and district committee members including Ellis L. Aldrich and Florence E. Wallace. Sagadahoc names a two year slate led by George L. Tarr and others, while Oxford mirrors Sagadahoc in district representation. Democratic selections followed with Bath’s John P. Carey Jr. as Sagadahoc state committeeman and Ralph C. Covel as county chair, vacancies to be filled April 13 at the Jefferson dinner in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Arthur K. Purington
Bath
Harold Small
Small
Georgia Wakefield
Richmond
Charles Wakefield
Ruth Dodge
Bowdeinham
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Florence E. Wallace
Cumberland
York
Oxford
Oxford County
George L. Tarr
Catherine F. McFarland
Arrowsic
Arletta M. Yates
W. Leslie Maloon
Florence Merryman
Bowdoin
Charles B. Randall
Stella Given
Bowdinham
Joseph G. Stevens
Emma Billings
Dunham
Purington
Portland
John P. Carey Jr
Ralph C. Covel
Aubrey Steen
Arrowsie
Charles McEwen
Bowdoinham
Percy B. Savage
Burg
William F. Tate
Alfred Snow
West Bath
Nelson Rice
Woollwich
Jefferson
Washington, D. C
Woolwich Voters Reopen Road Improvement Decision
At a special meeting Woolwich voters reversed a March 7 stance and appropriated funds to maximize state aid for the Five Islands to Dresden road project through Arrowsic and Woolwich. The plan, expected to exceed $2000, aims to complete the work, provide local employment, and start upon state notification with Arrowsic and Georgetown already agreeing to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Five Islands
Georgetown
Arrowsic
Dresden
Arrowsie
Mrs Fosdick Known in Boothbay Region
Mrs Raymond B Fosdick killed her two children in Montclair New Jersey then died by suicide after a nervous illness. The Fosdicks were well known in Boothbay region where they visited for years. Mr Fosdick a World War I civilian aide to General Pershing wrote uplift and welfare books. He is brother to Rev Harry Emerson Fosdick of Riverside Church New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond B. Fosdick
Montclair
N. J
Boothbay
Fosdicks
Fosdick
Juniper Point
General Pershing
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
New York
Mouse Island
Boothbay Harbor
Unemployed Armies Besiege City Office in Bath Maine
An army of unemployed besieged the office of Sidney L. Eaton, amid layoffs of about 250 men who have drawn roughly $47,000 in wages since last fall. City officials warn of a $72,000 shortfall from floating state tax debt and unemployment spending, forcing potential cuts across departments as Mayor Harold P. Small and City Treasurer Donald D. Young seek balance through back-tax collection and state extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney L. Eaton
Bath Iron Works Corp
City Treas
Donald D. Young
Harold P. Small
Bath
Maine
Treas
Young
Finance Committee
Woolwich Dwelling Destroyed by Fire
A story and a half wooden dwelling on the farm of the late Donnell Thwing in North Woolwich burned early Wednesday, destroying the structure and contents. Occupants James McCormick and Benjamin Curtis were away. McCormick and Curtis were sheltered with neighbors after the fire, with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murphy employed in Richmond and away for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnell
North
Woolwich
Edward Murphy
Richmond
Mr. Murphy
James McCormick
Benjamin Curtis
Maine Leads In Rainfall And Forest Resources In State Spotlight
Maine is praised as the best watered area on the American continent with 43 inches of rainfall stored in 2500 lakes and many streams. Officials note heavy hunter and fisherman activity, state hatcheries planting 8,000 trout and 3,000,000 more planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
A. L. Grover
Inland Fisheries and Game
Fisheries Department
Merton
Parsons
Maine Experiment Station
George F. Dow
Experiment Station
New England
O. Frost
Maine Forest Service
March Bridge Tolls Rise Sharply In 1932
Bridge tolls show substantial gains in March 1932 with 2,300 more vehicles and 3,600 more people than March 1931, boosting cash receipts by over $500. First quarter figures reveal 19,000+ more persons and 10,000+ more vehicles, lifting income by over $2,000. Also noted is the Belfast engagement of Miss Eleanor L. Talbot and Winston B. Stover, both Crosby High grads. The Beth Abraham synagogue on Carr Street Bangor was destroyed in a two alarm fire causing about $25,000 damage with $4,000 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor L. Talbot
R. N
Earl Talbot
Union Street
Belfast
Winston B. Stover
Lynn
Mass
Crosby High
Tal‘bot
Baptist Church
Beth Abraham
Carr Street
Bangor
Bath Remembered in the Will of Late E C Plummer
The will of Edward C. Plummer of Bath Sagadahoc filed by Judge B C Reynolds directs bequests to sisters Clara Currier Adam Lane and Ella Pease of 2500 dollars each and to Howard C Plummer 2500 dollars for education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Sagadahoc
B. C. Reynolds
Portland
Plummer
Bath
Sagadahoe
Maine
Clara A. Currier
Adam. Lane
Ella E. Pease
Harbor
Howard C. Plummer
Simon F. Plummer
Howard Clarence Plummer, Jr
Blanche Chandler
Annie R. Cary
Henry Chandler
Lillian G. Plummer
Yarmouth
Cumberland
Ruth B. Plummer
Freeport
Solomon H. Plummer
Lillian C. Plummer
Frank B. Nichols
Reed
Nichols
Winter Street
Sai Toe Ee Ee Rece
Li G. Plummer Fund
Explorer Holdsridge Heads Bold trek into Brazil’s Half World
Des mond Holdridge 24 leads Brazil Expedition from Manaos toward Catrimany headwaters on the Negro and Branco rivers accompanied by a native mechanic and Emerson Smith the motion picture cameraman. They aim to reach remote countries to film and study unreported tribes and wildlife while living off rivers and forest resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Desmond Holdridge
Brooklyn Museum
Lee Trenholm
East 40Th Street
New York
Catrimany
Mana
Holdridge
Rio-Mar
Manaos
Parima Mountains
Orinoco
Smith
Turuaca
Amazon
South America
Negro
Siapa
Col
P. H. Fawcett
Mesa Mundo
Manacs
Para
Amazon Delta
Brazilian
Landmark Schoolhouse Clings to Parker Head in Bath Region
The Independent features a scene from Parker Head in Phippsburg recalling the old Schoolhouse perched on the cliff as visitors enter the village. The brief memory tribute highlights the landmark that has long defined the area’s shoreline approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Phippsburg
Wills Proceed at Sagadahoc Probate Tuesday Session
Three wills faced probate in the Sagadahoc court with actions including executors named and bonds set. Abbie E. Bailey of Woolwich had a will allowed with Percy C. Bailey named executor. Edward C. Plummer and Charles W. Dingley wills were filed with Lillian G. Plummer and Mary E. Dingley as executrixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie E. Bailey
Woolwich
Walter S. Glidden
Sagadahoc
Percy C. Bailey
Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Lillian G. Plummer
Charles W. Dingley
Mary E. Dingley
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath
Theodore W. Pease
Blanche A. Pease
Alice M. Stinson
George M. Stinson
Wilson L. Bailey
J. Gould Bailey
Lindley L. Hamilton
Topsham
Irving W. Stetson
Brunswick
Mary Gleeson
Mary
Eugenie Renaud
Mary A. Woods
John J. Keegan
Wilbur S. Carver
Bowdeinham
Annie B. Allen
Harriet S. Barron
Edward M. Pierce
William R. Bowker
Phippsburg
Daniel Williams
Razing landmark in Washington erases Butler home of New Year breakfasts
A wrecking crew tears down the old Washington residence at 1535 I Street once owned by Charles Henry Butler a longtime Washington lawyer and Montsweag farm owner. The home famed for New Year breakfasts hosted by Butler housed notable figures including Vice President Fairbanks Chief Justice Fuller and several Supreme Court justices. Guest books recount multilingual signatures and Who's Who lists from visitors over decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
I Street
Charles Henry Butler
Washington and
Woolwich
Supreme Court of the United States
Butler
Montsweag Farm
Wiscasset
Montsweag Bay
Washington
James G. Berrett
Austria-Hungary
Mr. Butler
Charles W. Fairbanks
Melville Fuller
John M. Harlan
David J. Brewer
Henry B. Brown
Joseph McKenna
E. D. White
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William R. Day
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sagadahoc County
Mrs. Fosdick
Boothbay Region
A I Stuart
E.C. Plummer
Norwood Road
Baltimore
Gerald Holdridge
Halifax
Ungava Bay
Hudson Bay
Jphin
Nova Scotia
Mona Marie
George Robinson
Venezuela
British Guiana
Roraima
Dolphin
Virgin Territory
Labrador
Greenland
David Binney Putnam
the Independent
Glidden
Stoves
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