Deserved tribute honors Arthur Staples in Maine
Auburn and Lewiston service clubs hosted a testimonial dinner for Arthur G. Staples dean of Maine newspapermen and longtime Lewiston Journal editor. Prominent Maine figures attended to praise his more than six thousand Talks, noting their wit, wisdom and positive community impact.
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Auburn
Lewiston
Arthur G. Staples
Maine
Lewiston Journal
Union
Arthur Staples
Mr. Staples
Bath
Bath Times
Staples
Bath residents rally as housing and politics spark hope
In Bath workers prepare homes signaling faith in the area's future and jobs. Harold Dubord plans to enter June Democratic primaries for Congress opposing Clyde H. Smith who seeks GOP renomination. Saturday's Bath launching drew crowds from near and far, boosting Easter shopping.
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Harold Dubord
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Clyde H. Smith
G.O.P
Dubord
Frederick Hale
Bath
Maine farmers taxed by auto levies despite low income
W H Schofield of the Maine Petroleum Industries Committee notes the average Maine farmer earned 1700 last year yet paid 58 in automotive taxes, about 3.4 percent of gross. He argues net income, not gross, governs tax liability and says farm vehicles, essential to farming, are unjustly taxed as luxuries.
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Maine
W. H. Schofield
Maine Petroleum Industries Committee
Schofield
Conference at Wesley Church Reviews Year and Names Officers
The Fourth Quarterly Conference at Wesley Church, presided by Dist. Supt. A A Callaghan, reviewed the year’s activities with reports from department heads. A memorial for Ellen Blair followed. The new Official Board list includes trustees Andrew M Butterfield president and Robert S Gordon secretary treasurer, plus numerous officers across benevolence, Sunday school, home department, and choir.
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Wesley
A. A. Callaghan
Ernest Heywood
Callaghan
Ellen Blair
Andrew M. Butterfield
Robert S. Gordon
Walter F. Day
Lloyd Daley
John Stewart
George Hopkins
Edward Coombs
Cyrus Reynolds
Herbert Hopkins
John Besaw
Earl Lermond
Ena McLean
Llewellyn Rogers
Eva Cahill
Madge Gordon
Georgia Ripley
Mabel Lermond
Lillian Temple
Mary Quimby
Nellie McCutcheon
Harold Armes
Oliver Brown
James Temple
Ellery E. Whittemore
Bird U. Shellenbarger
William Besaw
Harris T. Rodick
Eleanor Butterfield
Agnes Shellenbarger
Charlotte Day
Elizabeth Trott
Home Department
Eva Lemont
Natalie Daley
Hazel Hopkins
Letha Brown
Willard McLean
Charles Shepard
William Coombs
W. E. Upham
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Ladies Aid
Sorority
John F. Besaw
Wallace Named Program Chairman for Bath Housing Drive
Stanley E. Wallace of Bath was appointed chairman of a local Better Housing program aimed at repairing and modernizing homes and buildings and constructing new houses. The appointment, approved by Federal Housing Administrator Stewart McDonald, follows the resignation of Charles H. Cahill.
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Stanley E. Wallace
Bath
Wallace
Charles H. Cahill
John H. Magee
Maine
Stewart McDonald
America
Better Housing Program
Federal Housing Administration
Missionary Society Holds Regular Meeting
Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street church met at 10 High Street Court Friday with nine members present. Mrs. John Towle led devotional, readings from Luke 19, and the poem Tithing was read. Reports were approved and communications noted. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt spoke on Tithing and Mrs. Ralph Cornish presented the March paper Japanese Christians in America. Next meeting is an all day session May 6 at Mrs. Merton Wright’s home.
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Missionary Society of Corliss Street Church
Frank Preble
High Street Court
John Towle
Jesus
Frederick P. Moffatt
America
Ralph Cornish
Moffatt
Merton Wright
Gray Elected to Trustees Board at Railroad Meeting
The article notes Mr. Gray’s election to the board of trustees. He became president of the Union Pacific System in 1920 and retired last October at age 70 to serve as Vice Chairman. He also serves as a director of Maine Central and recently was chosen as a spokesman for American railroads to meet with President Roosevelt.
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Gray
Union Pacific System
Maine Central
American Railroads
Roosevelt
Boston praises travel cookbook by former Bath woman
Boston Transcript food writer Margaret Fallin Eicks lauds Elizabeth Webber of Cambridge for compiling 150 recipes from inns and hotels from Maine to Florida. The washable folding book lists place names for motor trips and menus, including New England specialties and regional desserts.
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Elizabeth Webber
Cambridge
Mass
Bath
Margaret Fallin Eicks
Boston Transcript
New England
Elizabeth
E. Webber
Maine
Florida
Vermont
Maine Fire Chiefs Meet in Bangor
One of the state's largest gatherings of the State Association of Fire Chiefs occurred in Bangor on Tuesday April 12 with representatives from Biddeford to Presque Isle. Chief Scott Morse of Bath explained the Bath Plant Garage explosion, presenting a concise report of his conclusions on the cause. Chiefs agreed Morse reached the logical conclusion and urged laws to require ventilation when building public garages.
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State Association of Fire Chiefs of
Maine
Bangor
Biddeford
Presque Isle
Bath
Scott Morse
Chief Morse
Ministry of Music Presents Memorial Volume at Patten Free Library
The Patten Free Library received Ministry of Music a memorial volume, Ministry of Music The life of William Rogers Chapman by Mina Holway Caswell. Emma Louise Chapman requests circulation to music lovers highlighting Chapman's musical contributions. Dr William R Chapman directed Maine Music Festivals for 30 years and the Rubenstein Club in New York City for 48 years.
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Patten Free Library
Ministry of Music
William Rogers Chapman
Mina Holway Caswell
Chapman
Emma Louise Chapman
William R. Chapman
Maine
Rubenstein Club
New York City
Aids to navigation changes for Kennebec river system
The May 1 improvements include converting Hospital Point buoy 8 to a lighted Kennebec River lighted buoy 8 with a red flash every 2.5 seconds, 0.5 second flash, 2 second eclipse, 40 candela, 12 feet above water. It will be lit from May 1 to December 1 and marked by a red nun buoy December 1 to May 1. Richmond bridge buoys 22, 22A and 33 were discontinued April 13.
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Kennebec River
Hospital Point
Trufant
Superintendent of Lighthouses
Richmond Bridge
Miss Norton and Cousin Celebrate Easter at Hodgkins Home
Miss Myra Norton of Cape Neddick spent Easter with her cousin Mrs. George H. Hodgkins at 1224 Washington Street.
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Myra Norton
Cape Neddick
George H. Hodgkins
Washington Street
Last Cooperative Concert Attracts Large Bowdoin Audience
Memorial hall Bowdoin College hosted the final Cooperative concert by pianist Erno Balogh last Wednesday. The performance included Chopin and other works, with Balogh delivering generous encores to an enthusiastic crowd. Balogh, born in Budapest, debuted at three and a half, studied at the Royal Conservatory, and has seen international recognition with works performed by notable artists and orchestras. Over 300 tickets were sold in Bath, 35 school children received tickets through the Board of Education, and attendees praised the artists’ reception by the youths.
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Royal Conservatory of Music
Berlin
Kreisler
Lehmann
Grace Moore
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
United States
Strauss-Schulz-Euler
Roland Hayes
Ernc Balogh
Bath
Board of Education
Attorney Charles T. Small addresses Bath firemen meeting
Local attorney Charles T. Small Jr spoke to a large Bath Fire Department Memorial Association gathering at the Central fire station on Water street about insurance and liability. Members discussed forming a weekly relief association for firemen injured on the job and allocating 180 disability days per year. Plans for Firemen Memorial Sunday on June 12 were discussed with expected 100 marchers to Oak Grove cemetery monument for services. Engine 3 hosted the event and served refreshments after the meeting.
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Charles T. Small, Jr
Bath Fire Department Memorial Association
Central Fire Station
Water Street
Small
Oak Grove Cemetery
Engine 3 Company
Royal Arch Masons Install Officers in Montgomery and St. Bernard
Officers of Montgomery and St. Bernard Royal Arch chapter were installed Thursday night by Walter S. Glidden assisted by Edwin H. P. Lowell and Fred D. Rand. New officers include Thomas Aikenhead high priest Carl E. Albee king John W. Gillespie scribe Donald D. Young treasurer George J. Goodwin secretary Chester H. McCabe captain of the host Harold E. Cutting principal sojourner Oscar S. Adams royal arch captain Gardiner R. Deering master of third veil James Chambers master of second veil Donald Smith master of first veil John H. Freeman sentinel.
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Montgomery & St. Bernard
Royal Arch
Walter S. Glidden
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Fred D. Rand
Thomas Aikenhead
Carl E. Albee
John W. Gillespie
Donald D. Young
George J. Goodwin
Chester H. McCabe
Harold E. Cutting
Oscar S. Adams
Gardiner R. Deering
James Chambers
Donald Smith
John H. Freeman
Sentinel
Edward Butterfield Wins First Prize at Morse High Speech
Edward Butterfield 40 won first prize in Morse High school's Thursday public speaking contest sponsored by the public speaking department. Beulah Pratt 39 shared top honors with Butterfield. Butterfield presented After the Wedding and Pratt offered The Aged Prisoner as readings among a mix of serious and humorous selections.
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Edward Butterfield
Morse High School
Beulah Pratt
Rebecca Smith
Alma Kirkpatrick
Mary Lord
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Clues Pack
Crossword clues list wind archaic form of have mythical monster Scott bounder hasten form of the verb to be dancer s cymbals appears as a puzzle prompt in a weekly section with several themed entries.
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Scott
Philip Beany Wins Speaking Contest at Morse High
Philip Beany class of 1938 won the first prize in Morse High School’s three-part speaking contest featuring declamations humorous and serious readings and extemporaneous selections. Donald McKellar and others participated, with judges rating poise audibility enunciation interpretation and memorization under coaches Miss Agnes Fahey and Miss Cecile Vailleux.
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Philip Beany
Morse High School
Independence
Patrick Henry
Donald McKellar
Glenn Frank
Edward ©. Plummer
U. S. Shipping Board
Marjorie Achern
Oliver Wendall Holmes
Doris Armstrong
Maine
Moses Owen
Irving Baker
Charles IX
Maude Moore
Agnes Fahey
Cecile Veilleux
Summer Round-Up Plans Discussed
Representatives from Bath parent teacher associations met with Superintendent John Parker to plan the Summer Round-up for entering school children. Ada Crockett was elected chairwoman for the May 9 program, sponsored by Bath PTAs and the National PTA, with Stella Dolloff Hermon Crocker and Arthur Berry representing local associations.
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Superintendent of Schools
John Parker
Ada Crockett
Bath
Parent-Teacher
P.T.A
Stella Dolloff
Hermon Crocker
Dike Association
North Center
Arthur Berry
South End
Bath Woman Among Beneficiaries Of Will
The will of E Josephine Runnells of Brunswick disposing a 530000 estate and public bequests of 11000 was filed for probate in Portland. She died March 17. George A Runnells her husband is left 15000 in trust with income and Brunswick property to revert to Old Folks Home Association of Brunswick. The Good Will Home Association of Hinckley receives 5000 and Brunswick Red Cross chapter and First Parish Benevolent Society get 3000 each. Mrs Mary Gillespie of Bath is among cousins who receive 3000 each.
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E. Josephine Runnells
Brunswick
Portland
Brunswick Red Cross
First Parish Benevolent Society
Mary Gillespie
Bath
Sagadahoc County Democrats reorganize in Davenport
At a large Sagadahoc Democratic meeting in Davenport City Hall the committee re elected Ralph Cove of Bath as chairman James Carr of Richmond as vice chairman and Darius Morin of Topsham as secretary and treasurer A sub committee will urge John Carey Jr of Bath to consider county attorney nomination The group aims to field a full county ticket on primary day June 20.
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Sagadahoc
Common Council
Davenport
Ralph C. Cove
Bath
James Carr
Richmond
Darius Morin
Topsham
John P. Carey, Jr
Harry W. Thebeau
Leslie J. Wold
Carlton Day Reed
Woolwich
Covel
Robert H. Haskell
Haskell
State Senate
Walter S. Glidden
Walter L. Whitney
Cahill Buys Land for New Socony Filling Station
Charles H. Cahill Jr has purchased an acre from the Hyde estate at the western junction of Richardson street beside the new State highway and will build a Socony filling station with modern facilities. Architects plans are in use and construction is targeted for completion by July 1 when the State Highway Commission opens the road to traffic.
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Bath
Vine Street
Railway Station
Water Street
Depot Square
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Hyde
Richardson Street
Cahill
State Highway Commission
Model of Rainbow Exhibited in Local Window
The working model of the Rainbow, designed by W Starling Burgess, is on display in Fred H Thompson's real estate and insurance window in the Kershner block. The scaled model, tested in Washington DC, informed design of the Ranger built by Bath Iron Works for Harold S Vanderbilt and raced off Newport. Mr and Mrs Daniel McDougall of Somerville Massachusetts and their daughters are visiting. Alexander McDougall has been sick for two weeks.
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W. Starling Burgess
Fred H. Thompson
Kershner
Mr. Burgess
Washington, D. C
Bath Iron Works
Carp
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Newport
Daniel McDougall
Bailey Road
Somerville
Mass
Edna
Margaret McDougall
Alexander McDougall
Walker Street
Miss Alice Jones and Barbara Pinkham Head to Boston
Miss Alice Jones and her niece Barbara Pinkham of Court Street left Friday for a week in Boston, starting their extended visit with travel plans and expected return.
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Alice Jones
Barbara Pinkham
Court Street
Boston
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Arthur Field
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Leonard Munsey
Sarah Munsey
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Annie Hall
Celina Small
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Mildred Clark
Mabel Nelson
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Maine Petroleum Institute
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Erno Balogh
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