Public Service Survey Notes Varied Industrial Gains in New England
Holding US Own reports slow but steady improvement across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. Maine shows textiles and shoes rising while Skowhegan Waterville and Augusta areas show gains. Rockland Belfast and Bath areas show mixed but improving signs with new industries and construction activity.
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New Feneland Public Service Company
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Skowhezan
Waterville
Rockland
Belfast
Bride
Bath
Maine Auto Association Opposes Gas Tax Increase
The Maine Automobile Association urged against the recent net tax rise on gasoline calling it inadvisable and unwanted. Portland representative J C Scates warned of a potential six to seven cent tax later and urged a referendum to block the measure. A campaign will seek signatures to force a vote, delaying the law until public choice at the polls.
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Maine Automobile Association
Executive Committee
Portland
J. C. Scates
Pilgrims and Jamestown Observance Set for Cape Henry
The piece notes the 324th anniversary of Jamestown and English colonization to be celebrated at Cape Henry with President Hoover attending. It urges remembrance of local and national history to foster patriotism among youth, praising community efforts to study the past.
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Popham
Pemaquid
America
Virginia
Jamestown
Cape Henry
United States of America
Hoover
Washington
Phippsburg Citizen Honored on Eighty-First Birthday
Freeman Clark Bowker of Meadowbrook district Phippsburg marked his eighty first birthday with greetings from friends. Born in Phippsburg he later lived at the Center and worked in Massachusetts before returning to Meadowbrook to farm John Perry’s property. He and Mrs Bowker spent winters in Concord New Hampshire and in Woburn Massachusetts with sons Harry and Jay. Local notices mention numerous visitors and community events including a May fifth town meeting to decide a bridge appropriation and streetlight funding for Sebasco West Point.
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Freeman Clark Bowker
Meadowbrook
Phippsburg
Massachusetts
Phippburg
John Perry
Bowker
Concord
N. H
Harry
Woburn
Mass
Jay
Judge
Williams
Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Sibasco
John H. Stacey
Florida
E. L. Risteen
Albert Ri
Horace Aitken
Beachmont
J. E. Perry
Horace Morse
Bath
Leon Eaton
Martin Wyman
Pauline Rogers
Morse High School
James Lowell
Frank Leavitt
Roland Alley
Boothbay
Alley
Mattie Cutting
William R. Bowker
Howard Bowker
Gardiner
West Point
George Savage
Dike School P T A Hosts Card Party At YMCA
The Dike School P T A held a card party at the YMCA building with 18 tables in play. First prize winners were Helen Shaughnessy in contract, E S Brown in auction bridge, and George Reynolds in whist. second prize winners were LeRoy Colby, William Pond, and Carl Meister.
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Dike P. T. A
Helen Shaughnessy
LeRoy Colby
E. S. Brown
William Pond
George Reynolds
Carl Meister
Birthday Party at Popham Beach Celebrates Fifth
Carol Elva Drake, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar L Drake, held a fifth birthday party at Popham Beach for schoolmates and friends. Guests included Arlene Perkins Norman Perkins Stanley Perkins Barbara Sprague Reginald Berry Mrs Fred Humiston and teacher Miss Lizzie Sawyer. A decorated cake by Mrs Fred Humiston and refreshments of ice cream cookies and candy were served.
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Carol Elva Drake
Edgar L. Drake
Popham Beach
Carol
Fred Humiston
Arlene
Norman
Stanley Perkins
Barbara Sprague
Reginald Berry
Augusta Todd
Lizzie Sawyer
Handsome Crafft to Take Plunge
The craft, fully outfitted in New York, will be used in the East during the early summer as part of a forthcoming voyage or event.
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Crafft
New York
Rural children in Maine show improved health outreach
Rural Maine families show modest gains in early health care. A Maine extension survey cited by A L Deering notes 36 percent of rural Maine children under six received health examinations, with 12 percent dental checks and only 3 percent smallpox vaccination. Comparisons show Maine below national rural averages in immunization but similar dental reach. Dr Palmer and Dr Stanley credit home demonstration and nutrition programs for better rural focus on child health.
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Maine
White House
A. L. Deering
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Maine
United States
New York
North Carolina
George T. Palmer
American Child Health Association
Dr. Palmer
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
If Men Played Cards as Women Do At Alumni Revels
A satire on modern card games titled If Men Played Cards as Women Do will be presented at the Alumni Revels in Bath High School auditorium on Wednesday evening May 6. The cast includes Edwin H. Lowell George Hibbert Norton Cecil Rowland and Nathan Watson with a likely hit run. Tickets are on sale through Alumni members Mikelsky's Music Store and Desmond's Men's Shop.
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George S. Kauffman
Mikelsky’s
Desmond
Bath Girl Training to Become Nurse
Miss Lucie M. Gerrish of Bath Maine has entered the Training School for Attendant Nurses in Boston to care for mildly ill patients and assist families at home. She will train at 222 Newbury Street for six weeks then a year in hospital wards followed by six months under supervision.
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Lucie M. Gerrish
Washington Street
Bath
Maine
Household Nursing Association
Newbury Street
Boston
Gerrish
Household Nursing Association Center
Community house hosts lively card party raises funds
A women's auxiliary card party at the community house cleared about 35 for the furnace fund. Sixteen tables played with prizes won by Mrs. Ernest Rogers Miss Josephine Fraser Leon Pennell and Augustus Small. Conso lation prizes to Miss Dorothy Morse and Sherman Morse. Sandwiches cake tea and coffee served after play.
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Women's
Furnace Fund
Ernest Rogers
Josephine Fraser
Leon Pennell
Augustus Small
Dorothy Morse
Sherman L. Morse
Squaw Club
Phippsburg
Robert Manson
Frank Perry
Almon Perry
Harry Williams
Elmer Coggeshall
Gus Small
Samuel Jordan
Emery Footer
Winfield Morse
Sherman Morse
Harry Oliver
Fairview Cemetery Association
Danforth A. McDonald
Joanna Hodgkins
Charles E. Preble
Danford McDonald
Harry F. Oliver
Dremore Grange
Annie Malcolm
Bessie Hunt
Helen Potter
J. Harry Blaisdell
George Thompson
William Thompson
Bangor
Maine Auto Association Opposes Gas Tax Increase
At a Maine Automobile Association board meeting in the Falmouth Hotel on April 22 members voiced strong opposition to raising the gas tax. They cited plans for a new highway financing program, opposition to pork barrel funding of 367 558 to influence highway legislation, and recent votes against a one cent tax raise.
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The
Maine Automobile Association
Falmouth
Maine
Choir at St Marys Enjoys Banquet and Bowling Night
Members of St Marys choir held a banquet at the Colonial then went to Park Bowling alleys for an evening of prizes. Prizes were awarded to Fred Gaudette Mary Twomey Clara Couture and John Allain. Organizers praised Hon Charles H Cahill and Frank Pepper for their assistance.
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St. Mary's Choir
Colonial
Fred Gaudette
Mary Twomey
Clara Couture
John Allain
George Comeau
Marion O’hara
Ann Quinn
Ann Perry
Blanche White
Elizabeth Conley
Melvin Comeau
Francis L. McDonald
Charles H. Cahill
Ralph Milliken
Joseph Milligan
Louis Allain
Henry Arsenault
Out of Soundings and Windjammer Jargon Spark a Sea Talk Row
Frances Cox critiques a book title and nautical slang in a lively essay. She defends American term usage like off soundings and windjammer against British bias, cites sources from the New English Dictionary to NYPL references, and recalls Maine sailors and a Bath skipper to illustrate dialect.
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Maine
Bath
Tomlinson
England
Conrad
New York Public Library
New English Dictionary
Oxford
London Gazette
Cunard
Liverpool
Blairs
Colbys
Hathornes
Kennebec Valley
Toll calls to be ticketed by local time this year
New England Tel and Tel announces toll calls will be billed using the time prevailing in the origin community. Maine shifts from standard to local option time under a new law. Exceptions apply for calls routed through toll centers where the center's time governs the ticket.
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New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Maine
Boston
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Brief Rites For Stranger In Maine Town
Funeral rites were held Tuesday afternoon for an unidentified man who leaped from the bridge on April 18. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs presided at the service at the Mayo residence, with interment in Maple Grove. No identification was found on the body. John LaVasseur of Presque Isle, manager of The Downing school, has completed plans for Limestone’s new high school. Miss Mary O'Brien visits South Portland with her aunt, Mrs. Emil Ringberg.
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Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Maple Grove
John LaVasseur
Presque Isle
Downing
Mary O’brien
South Portland
Mrs
Emil Ringberg
Old Program Recalls Memories of the Past
Emma Owen daughter of Major Henry W. Owen and Clara Martin Owen married Capt. Gilbert E. R. Patten in 1860. He sailed as master in Patten ships until 1882 and died then. Their Brockton era home at 1024 Washington Street became a hospitality center for decades. Mrs. Patten died in Boston in 1924 at age 90. their son John O. Patten led the Times as owner and editor.
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Emma Owen
Gilbert E. R. Pattten
Henry W
Clara M. (Martin) Owen
Bath
Democratic
Bath National Bank
Eastern Times
Owen and Company
Sagadahock
Senter
Patten
John Patten
Three Copies of Gazette Preserve Washington Funeral Item
The Ulster County Gazette notes three original January 4 1800 issues detailing George Washington's funeral have been deposited in Washington D C. They are the only known copies. Librarian R W G Vail reports nationwide hoarding of Gazette copies as Washingtons birthday nears.
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Ulster County Gazette
Gazette
George Washington
Washington, D. C
R. W. G. Vail
American Antiquarian Society
New York Public Library
Washington
Berwindglen Rough Voyage Lands at Kennebec Wharf
The steamer Berwindglen cleared Norfolk Saturday morning and docked at Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co on Tuesday about 8:30. Capt. A L Curtis of Bristol said the voyage from Hampton Roads was harsh with heavy seas, but the vessel carried 6800 gross tons of bituminous coal.
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Berwindglen
Norfolk
Kennebec
Three Flags Show Progress of Contest at Bath Iron Works
Three colored flags blue white and red mark progress in a safety contest at Bath Iron Works began April 27 with three divisions. Lost time accidents lower flag for the division involved while safety conferences continue under an executive committee chaired by Ernest T. Fulton with members and safety representatives among officials and plant executives.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Department of Safety and Accident Prevention
Ernest T. Fulton
Henry G. Shaw
H. O. Richardson
M. C. Gackenback
M. S. Baker
Frank Bowker
W. W. Chaney
Stanley M. Brown
Lester Robbins
George A. Dickinson
Harry S. Farrell
Maine high school bands enter Portland contest
More than 500 student musicians from Maine high and secondary schools will compete in a bands and orchestras event sponsored by the Maine Music Supervisors Association in Portland on May 9. Classes are by school size, with entrants from all regions including eight from Aroostook County. Bangor High, a three time state and New England winner in Class A, is expected to win again.
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Maine
Portland
Music Supervisors Association of
Arocsisok County
New England
Bangor High
St Marys Guild Season Ends with Rummage Sale Plans
St Marys guild of Grace church held the final regular meeting at the Parish house on Oak street Monday. The year’s work was completed and plans were made for a rummage sale later. The attendance team led by Miss Anna Trott will be treated to supper by the losing team led by Mrs. Carl Troop. Supper is set for Monday night. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Charles M. Tubbs and others.
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St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church
Oak Street
Anna Trott
Carl Troop
Charles M. Tubbs
Fred D. Hill
Augustus Perow
Edward Sewall
Russell Phinney
Carroll Watson
Ellen R. Turner
Sawyer Family Weekend Visit in Bath
Mr and Mrs M D Sawyer and daughter Nadine spent the weekend in Bath visiting Mr and Mrs John P Crosby and enjoying time with the Crosby household.
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M. D. Sawyer
Nadine
Bath
John P. Crosby
Crossword Puzzle Clue List and Solution Summary
The page presents a dense crossword puzzle with across and down clues, including wordplay for lam entation ardent affection danger pigeon bidden garden vex tige not sealed capacity American composer and other hints. The solution lines reference Turns over a new tent and various thematic phrases, with numerous scattered entries and a final “Literary odds and ends” note.
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Bidden Garden
Philippines
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the Times Company
Front Street
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Dike School
P.T.A
Bernice Hosmer
Attleboro High School
W. W. Hosmer
Middle Street
A.A
ST. Mary’s
Frances Cox
Gilbert E.R. Patten
Collier
Bath Iron Works
Israel
Leclandie
Pretiz & Fitness
Axe
Judah Swine
Archate
Colin
Pang
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