Generous Will From Edward C Plummer Funds Maine Towns
The will of Edward C Plummer vice chairman of the United States Shipping Board filed in Sagadahoc Probate Court leaves five thousand dollars for educational purposes to Freeport Yarmouth and Bath after his wife’s death. The income from these funds will support local history and a history of Bath as well as education in the named communities. Plummer’s life as a Bath attorney and Shipping Board member is cited with praise and reflection on his local contributions.
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Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Sagadahoc
Freeport
Yarmouth
Bath
Washington
Winter Street
Reed
Maine
Edward Clarence Plummer
Maine Faces Prohibition Question In Fall Campaign
The Maine Democratic platform proposes submitting repeal or modification of the Eighteenth Amendment to conventions or a general referendum. The Republican platform opposes repeal or modification, adopting a bone dry stance. The dispute signals a public test of Maine’s long prohibition history and whether voters will reconsider the issue this fall.
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Maine
Union
Hoover signals end for United States Shipping Board
President Hoover told reporters that he would not fill the vacancy caused by the death of vice chairman Edward C. Plummer of Bath and that he intended to abolish the United States Shipping Board. He urged economy and argued the independent government unit should be dissolved despite its historic role and lack of direct control by the president.
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United States Shipping Board
Hoover
Edward C. Plummer
Bath
Maine and National Policy Shifts Highlight Legislature and Convention
The Maine Legislature met in special session to raise gas tax revenue and abolish the Lame Duck Congress practice, while debating salary limits and campaign expense rules. At a Portland Republican convention, leaders endorsed primary reform to restore party responsibility and align nominees with platform pledges amid ongoing tinkering of the primary law.
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Maine
Congress
Portland
Delightful Evening of Favorite Songs at Mrs Albee’s Home
Mrs. Carl E. Albee hosted Les Camarades Musicaux at 678 Washington Street on Sunday evening with Miss Margaret Melcher as guest artist. Guests heard talks on My Favorite Songs and Why by Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Sturtevant, Mrs. Cary, and Hibbert L. Norton, followed by a varied program of choral pieces, solos, duets, and piano numbers. The event closed with refreshments and notes on the hosts’ guests and honorees.
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Carl E. Albee
Les Camarades Musicaux
Washington Street
Margaret Melcher
Robert B. Hatch
Fred K. Sturtevant
Fred H. Cary
Hibbert L. Norton
Mireille
Albee
Fire in Garage Damages Car and Garage at Deering Home
A Friday morning garage fire at 37 Park Street damaged a Ford sedan and a two car garage while a Packard was moved to safety by Maurice Deering. Insurance covers $709 to $1,000 in damages. Firefighters used foamite and multiple hose lines to prevent total loss of the structure.
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Maurice R. Deering
Park Street
Deering
Ford Motor
Ford
Packard
Winnegance Fill Construction Underway
Contractor F W Carlton prepares to begin work on the Winnegance fill with surveys by engineers already complete. Rock from Maine Central Railroad at Woolwich will be trucked to the site. A spillway will allow tide to persist with water over flats at all times, not flooding beyond historical levels.
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F. W. Carlton
Winnegance
Maine Central Railroad
Woolwich
Carlton
South Thomaston
Winneganee
Bath
Popham Beach
Cemetery and Park Board Organized in Maple Grove
The Cemetery and Park board met last Wednesday in Maple Grove office. Members Thomas R. Huston chairman Raymond M. Haley Burt M. Dyer. Horace W. Ward secretary and superintendent Mary A. Hewey clerk. Major business deferred to next regular meeting. Mrs Reynolds McCutcheon improving at 46 Winter Street.
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Cemetery and Park Board
Maple Grove
Thomas R. Huston
Raymond M. Haley
Burt M. Dyer
Huston
Horace W. Ward
Mary A. Hewey
Ward
City League Trophy Vanishes At Banquet Presentation
The Y M C A City Basketball League trophy disappeared from the speaker's table during a banquet at Hotel Phoenix. Edward J. McMann, coach of the Independents, was to be presented the trophy by Councilman James Knights, but it vanished before the handoff. The trophy’s brief history includes Hyde Windlass Co and Iron Works prior to this year. The gathering enjoyed turkey and festivities despite the mystery.
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Edward J. McMann
Independents
McMann
James Knights
Hyde Windlass
Knights
Councilman Knights
Scotland Yard
Churchgoers Must Pay Bridge Tolls Says Attorney General
Maine Attorney General Clement F. Robinson rules that churchgoers crossing bridges on Sundays must pay tolls, unless the Public Utilities Commission creates an exemption. The issue arose after Boothbay Harbor residents noted a planned assembly in Portland and questioned existing worship day toll rules.
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Clement F. Robinson
Maine
Boothbay Harbor
Portland
Robinson
Public Utilities Commission
Legion Auxiliary Meeting in Lewiston District Council
The Lewiston Legion Auxiliary hosts the Second District Council on Thursday at 1 30 pm. Auburn’s Hon Alton C Wheeler will speak with Mrs Bertha Abbott presiding. State president Agnes Bradley will discuss plans for the June 22 23 24 state convention.
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Lewiston Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Alton C. Wheeler
Auburn
Bertha S. Abbott
Agnes C. Bradley
Rumford
Houston
Sara Higgins
Augusta
Genesta Circle Easter Tea Reported A Delightful Event
Genesta sewing circle held an Easter tea at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday of last week with large attendance and a pleasant time. Mrs L D Howard poured assisted by Mrs Carroll A Deering, with Nellie Congdon and others serving luncheon of chicken salad sandwiches hot rolls pickles tea coffee and cake. Mrs William Robinson of Belfast returned Friday after visiting Mrs James K Farnham of 41 Western Avenue.
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Genesta Sewing Circle
Masonic Temple
L. D. Howard
Carroll A. Deering
Nellie Congdon
Worthy
N. Gratz Jackson
Edward Sampson
A. W. Hall
William Robinson
Belfast
James K. Farnham
Western Avenue
Bath Girl Wins Honors at Bliss College Lewiston
Miss Olive M. Rowe daughter of Mrs Mina Wilson 1206 Washington street earned third highest rank in her Bliss business college Lewiston class for the first half semester with an average of 94 percent She also won a letter in girls basketball playing side center Graduated Morse high school class of 1931 with honors in Commercial course and spent the weekend with her mother
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Olive. M. Rowe
Olive M. Rowe
Mina Wilson
Washington Street
Bliss Business College
Lewiston
Miss Rowe
Morse High School
Talk on Indians Delights Grace Church Men’s Club
Hon. Rupert H Baxter addressed about 50 Grace Church Men's Club members after a semi annual steak supper. He recounted experiences in Arizona with Cherokee Mopi and Hopi tribes, noting Indian fare and smoke dance ceremonies and questioning gains from white contact. Supper hosts were Carroll Watson and William Adams.
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Rupert H. Baxter
Grace Church Men’s Club
Arizona
Baxter
Fort Wengert
Holbrook, Ariz
Carroll Watson
William Adams
Grace Church
Bath Church
Winter Street
Central Church
First Baptist Brotherhood
Universalist Church Club
Daniel C. Stanwood
Bowdoin College
Mohiba Sign Foolish Visitor In Bath City Mixup
A Massachusetts man, arriving in Bath, reads a Mohiba welcome sign on a Board of Trade display and believes Mohiba is Bath. An officer confirms Bath is elsewhere but the sign has been covered to advertise a local fair and high school event.
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Masachusett
Bath
City
Board of Trade
Mohiba
Brunswick
Massachusett
Arm of the Law
Vermont to Buy Maine Made Poppies for Memorial Week
Maine Poppy Shop in Augusta cooperates with Col. Ryan and the Veterans' Administration to supply the official red paper Legion Poppy for Memorial week. About 50,000 poppies were shipped to Maine Posts and Units with two truckloads transported from Togus to South Portland for orders. A mishap saw two boxes spill near Brunswick but were promptly recovered and mailed to Auxillary officials.
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Vermont
Maine
Legion Auxiliary
Col. Ryan
Veterans’ Administration Home
Augusta
C. D. Merrill
Milliken, Tomlinson & Co
Portland
Togus
Massey Street
South Portland
Merrill
Brunswick
Assessors organize with Bailey as chair and Litchfield as secretary
Roscoe G. Bailey was elected chair man of the Board of Assessors and Harry E. Litchfield, secretary, when the board organized for the year Friday. Mr. Bailey, the new chairman, served as secretary last year. Under the revised list of salaries accepted by the City government at its last meeting, all three assessors are placed on an equal basis of $270 each.
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Roscoe G. Bailey
Harry E. Litchfield
Bailey
Birthplace of Henry LV Word puzzle clue set
Puzzle lists across and down clues with many references to places animals and objects. It includes entries like Birthplace of Henry LV edge eagles equine animal and various common crossword terms across down entries such as Roman road nuisance and testifying.
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Edge
Henry LV
Emerald Isle
Ery Sea Eagles
Rod and Gun Club Opposes Penny Tax Measures
Nearly two dozen Rod and Gun members met at the YMCA auditorium to discuss issues for gunner and fishing interests. They unanimously opposed a federal penny per shell tax and urged a protest to authorities. They also called for a fish expert to study Winneganee creek waters and advise on stocking for the new pond from the fill, noting tide gates affect salinity. J Edward Drake spoke on West Bath sanctuary with details on boundaries and wildlife recovery. President E Bernard McCausland presided.
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Rod & Gun. Association
Y.M.C.A
Winneganee
West Bath
Winneganee Creek
J. Edward Drake
West Bath Sanctuary
E. Bernard McCausland
Will of Edward C. Plummer Leaves Bequests and Trustees
Edward C. Plummer outlines bequests to Clara A. Currier Ada C. Lane Ella E. Pease and Howard C. Plummer with share equal distribution if heirs predecease. He appoints his wife William G. Plummer as sole executrix without bond and signs July 31 1931 with witnesses Helen L. Jones George B M Soule Edward W. Bridgham.
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Clara A. Currier
Ada C. Lane
Ella E. Pease
Howard C. Plummer
Simon F. Plummer
Blanche Chandler
Annie R. Cary
William G. Plummer
A. D
Edward C. Plummer
Chesterfields Rally Boosts to Near Leaders in Colonial Club Bowling
In Thursday action of the Colonial Club bowling league eight of 12 points went to the Chesterfields, who moved within 3.5 points of the leaders as Old Golds jumped to a second-place tie. The Luck Strikes hold a slim lead over Fatimas and Old Golds with a half point separating them. Page Hits 322 aided by 114 102 106 from Marius Page. Herby Douglas posted 289 high for the night. Oliver Moses, longtime treasurer of Worumbo Manufacturing, returned from New York City Thursday evening.
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Fatimas
Old Golds
Page
Marius Page
Herby Douglas
Ho Dennhad
Oliver Moses
Worumbo Manufacturing Co
New York City
Man
Hersom
R. Hersom
H. Torrey Dee
H. Morse
C. Wilson Wee
E. Toothaker Senet
M. Page
Fatimas I
H. Morsé
Jones Eer
McCole Seene
Wilson
Spear Peewee
Wwe Wee
Ene H. Torrey Wee
E. Rowe
D. Small Ewe
Murads C. Wilson Seme
E. Ramsey
F. Turner
E. Desmond Seen
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McPheron
Mwous
B. Bergere Legere
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Edney
Mrs. Albee
Haydn Miss Melsher
White Dawn
Cadman
Mr. Norton
McPherson
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Fidelio
Beethoven
Mrs. Hatch
Mr. McPherson At the Piano
Ign
Rile Lenteliere
Holman
Norton Mr. McPherson
Goldner
Miss Melcher
Mrs
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Cary
I Martini
Donizetti
Messrs
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Mmes. Sturtevant
Mr. McPherson
James H. Roberts
Sanford
Roberts
Blaze
Thomas R.huston
R. Bath
Genesta Circle
Grace Church Club
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Morse
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagedahock Block
Bath, Me
Roem Il
ROD and Gun Club
West Bath Bird Sanctuary
Helen L. Jones
George B. M. Soule
Edward W. Bridgham
Colonial Club
Eumuncu
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