Roadsides Need Cleanliness and Civic Pride Across Maine
A writer urges residents to curb roadside signage from clubs and campaigns, preserve natural scenery, and remove old debris. He cites the Marblehead cruiser on the Kennebec and urges chambers to support local, stable industries over fly by night concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark Scates
Westbrook
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Augusta
Maine
Scates
Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce
Maine Gas Tax Receipts Show Strong Summer Travel
Maine’s gasoline tax receipts for the first half of 1934 exceed those for the peak previous year by about 75000 dollars. The increase suggests more spending by residents and a higher tourist turnout this summer, with expectations the annual gas tax total will reach or surpass 3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Winter Street School Closes Friday Vacation Session
The first year Vacation Church school at Winter Street concluded Friday with 18 teachers and 84 pupils enrolled, totaling 102. Average three-week attendance was 63, and $10.44 was donated to Pleasant Hill Academy in Tennessee. Fifteen certificates were awarded for near perfect attendance, plus 37 pupils earned special honors for perfect attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Pleasant Hill Academy
Tennessee
Alice Lorraine Purdue
Colin Mitchell
Anita Bagdikian
Graydon Smith
Richard Marr
Dwight Pierce
Robert Huse
Frank Danforth
Barton Morrison
Robert Minott
Richard Minott
Nellie Page
Annie Arlene McCabe
Barbara King
Marcia Hoffman
Thelma Kingsbury
Stella Alley
Alma Tait
Constance Worden
Mary McKay
Barbara Walsh
Phyllis Darrah
Robert Kingsbury
George Hersom
John Kimball
Guy Coolin
Salvation Army Seeks 1200 More to Meet 3000 Goal
The Salvation Army opens its annual maintenance fund drive with 1800 pledged of a 3000 goal and 1200 still needed. The campaign runs all week ending with a Saturday Tag Day. recent support comes from telephone company workers, The Times Co., and a Home for the Elderly. The Army notes added expense after taking over Gospel Mission work and hopes remaining contributors will finalize the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Gospel Mission
Telephone Company
the Times Co
Old Ladies
Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc registry
The Sagadahoc registry of deeds shows transfers in Bath Topsham Georgetown West Bath Woolwich and Phippsburg over the last two weeks. Notable entries include Charles H Treen to William A Bruce Alice E Bourne to Vivian G McMaster and Alcide J Lavoie to Joseph M Lavoie among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
Charles H. Treen
William A. Bruce
Isabel B. Wiley
Emile J. Cyr
Seymore A. Hayden
Alice Frost
Gertrude G. Thompson
Russell C. Dalrymple
Warren K. Davis
Roland Breton
Mary Pratt McPartland
Alexander Burgess Jr
Daniel E. McPhee
Howard S. McPhee
William D. Oliver
Pauline Walsh
Charlotte
Gorrie
Mary S. Humphrey Bowdeinham
Harry H. Nicoll
Bertha M. MacNaughtin
Georgetown
Millie B. Pinkham
Fred M. Reid
Newell Campbell
Edwin W. Adams
Phippsburg
George E. Lowell
William H. Gilman
Richmond
Alice E. Bourne
Vivian G. McMaster
Percy H. Baker
Alice May Williams
Topsham
Alcide J. Lavoie
Joseph M. Lavoie
Wallace A. Jack
Lillian Ii
Jack
Albert P. Cotton
Clarence E. Hennessy
West Bath
Frederick N. Sanborn
Paul M. Olm
Wooldwich
Alfred R. Ames
David E. Hathorne
Old Time Bath Players Accept Challenge From Rockland Club
Bath’s veteran players mobilize to face the Rockland Old Timers in a two game series, with Timmy McCabe ready to recruit more former city players aged over 45 for the Bath and Rockland matchups to be held within about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Rockland
Timmy” McCabe
Rockland Nine
Cottage camp planned in West Bath named Camp Boston
Fred Hegner of Boston builds a four room camp with a 12 foot piazza in West Bath opposite Roosevelt Park development. It will be called Camp Boston and open with a house party and flag raising on Labor Day. Lawrence Vail and wife of Saugus return from a six weeks visit with Bath relatives including Mrs. Lowell and Mrs. Coffin and local residents Beals and Clary. Vail works as a GE specialty man in Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hegner
Boston
West Bath
Roosevelt Park
Lawrence Vail
Saugus
Mass
Bath
C.W. Lowell
Pine ‘Street
N. E. Coffin
Park ‘Street
Perry Beals
Edward F. Clary
Robinhood
Vail
General Electric Co
Lynn
New Hampshire Rep Frank W Perkins Returns From Vacation
Frank W Perkins, the New Hampshire representative for Wheeling Steel Corp, returned Monday to his territory after spending his annual vacation with Mrs Perkins at their North Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Perkins
New Hampshire
Mrs. Perkins
North Street
Mr. Perkins
The
Wheeling Steel Corp
Jolly Summer Days at MackMahon Island on the Sheepscot
July events on MacMahan Island include a 13th inning 9 8 baseball win for MacMahan over Five Islanders with Lee Hazen the sole girl player. Forestry Day cleared trails for mosquitos and breeze under Miss Mabel Searle and Miss Peggy Lee. Social events featured dances at the Playhouse and dinners hosted by local residents amid visits by Prof. Bradley Stoughton and family. Boat trips to Boothbay Harbor ended in foggy returns. new kayak named Gnome built by Nell Carol. visitors James S. Rogers and Dr. Edward Hodge arrival. fires back home claimed Dr. Hodge’s Boston area house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islands
MacMahan
Lee Hazen
W. Clinton Allen
Mabel Searle
Peggy Lee
Bradley Stoughten
Spock
Stoughten
Stoughten, Who Is Mrs. Spock's Brother, Teaches Metalurgy At Lehigh University
The
Athletic Association
Playhouse
Paul Joneses
Rebecca Taft
George K. Rogers
Taft
Keena Snether
Tafts
Benjamin Drake
Betty Craig
Douglas Robininson
Rogers
Frances Allen
Jean MacVicker
Laura Bowler
Gordon Scott
Robert Pinkham
MacMahon
Dewey
Bath Iron Works
Ralph Dunton
Robinhood
John K. Lee
Sheepscott
Wiscasset
Allens
Nell Carol
Douglas Robinson
Fred Carr
Mrs. Howard
Dr. Howard
Boston
Qualifying rounds for President's Cup at Country Club
Members may qualify through Sunday with match play to start Monday. Nine have posted qualifying nets, led by Wesley Marco with 84 and Eddie Given 85. others include Rodney E. Ross Jr 88 and Eddie Owen 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Wesley Marco
Eddie Given
Eddie Owen
Robert Brownell
Francis A. Winchenbach
David Mullin
Elwood Toothaker
John Conti
Sagadahoc Breeder Wins National Cattle Recognition
Millay Brothers of Richmond in Sagadahoc County receives national nod as Holliston Cavalier of Millay Homestead enters the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle club. Daughters Cavalier's Nelia and Cavalier's Clotilde show strong official records with high milk output and fat production in classes C and A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Millay Brothers
Richmond
Guernsey
Holliston Cavalier
Millay Homestead
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Cavalier
Clotilde
Coombses Welcome Son Lloyd F Junior At Bath Memorial
A son born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd F Coombs of 525 High Street Bath at Bath Memorial Hospital has been named Lloyd F Coombs Jr The infant weighed eight pounds twelve ounces Mrs Coombs formerly Miss Edith Oliver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd F. Coombs
High Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Miss Irene Croteau Visits West Bath With King Family
Miss Irene Croteau of Lisbon Falls is spending several days with Mr and Mrs Alton King at their home in West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Croteau
Lisbon Falls
Mrs. Alton King
West Bath
Popham Beach Abuzz With Summer Activity
The Bath destroyer Dewey launch last Saturday drew many Popham residents to witness the event with the Marblehead cruiser and visiting yachts along the Kennebec. Locals welcomed road improvements by Allie Rollins on Popham avenue and enjoyed cottage gatherings with families from Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Bath
Popham
Marblehead
Kennebec
Herbert J. Kellaway
Miss Ida
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Gorge
Cynwyd
Eleanor McDowell
Ardmore
R. Garland
Maynard
Mass
A. F. Strong
Dearborn
Mich
C. B. Sisco
Floy Sisco
Jack P. Miller
Los Angeles
Calif
C. W. Hobart
Franklin
Vernon Matson
Waterville
South Beach
Japan a peace loving nation says visiting reporter
Marc T. Greene, a traveling correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, notes Japan is not a war seeking power. He cites Japan's actions in China and Manchuria as protective, not aggressive, and says Japan wants to be left alone to pursue agriculture arts and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Marc T. Greene
Bath
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Mr. Greene
China
Shanghai
International
Manchuria
Protectorate
Two Bath Men Appear in Municipal Court
Judge John J. Keegan presided as two Bath men faced municipal court. One pleaded guilty to non support and was continued to Aug. 8 to present a reconciliation plan with his wife. If unresolved, he faces jail as a repeat offender. The other, charged with intoxication, was fined court costs of 4.95 as a first offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan
Bath
Millay's Cow Sets New Official Dairy Record
A Guernsey cow owned by the Millay Brothers of Richmond posted a new official production record, earning entry in the Ad Guernsey Cattle club. Dolly Varden, age four and a half, produced 11820.2 pounds of milk and 688.4 pounds of fat in class B. A Summer group from Small Point Beach attended a performance of Twelfth Night with Maude Adams at Brunswick Monday night, including Rev. and Mrs. Harrison Wright and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Millay Brothers of
Richmond
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Dolly Varden
M. H
Small Point Beach
Maude Adams
Brunswick
Harrison Wright
Chase Mellon
Duer D. Breck
Willis Terry
Osborne Coates
Raymond H. Trott
Terry
Osborne Coates, Jr
Fenno Hoffman, Jr
Harry Hoffman
Susan Breck
Marie Coates
Frederick Sewall
Bath
Archibald M. Main
Frederick H. Kimball
Charles H. Cahill
Arthur Sewalld
Joseph M. Trott
Anna Trott
Charles M. Tubbs
Ruth Henry
Harold A. Burbank
Jane S. Murphy
Clare Coombs
William Tudor Gardiner
Phipps Point
Miss Adams
Memorial Hall
Mrs Grage Oliver Guest At Fitts Street Hosts
Mrs Grage Oliver of Portland is the house guest of Mr and Mrs Leonard Lord on Fitts street during her visit to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grage Oliver of
Portland
Mfs
Leonard Lord
Fitts Street
Public regrets close of oldest grocery in Bath
Bath mourns the closing of W. E. Chase Co. at Center and Washington streets after 51 years of trade. The store known as Chase's Corner announced an indefinite closure after stock was counted, with Walter E. Chase and longtime executive Arthur B. Stilphen among the familiar faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
W. E. Chase Co
Center
Washington Streets
Chase's Corner
Walter E. Chase
Boston
8. S. Pierce Co
Mr. Chase
Arthur B. Stilphen
Chase
Destroyers Lamson and Drayton Under Construction at Bath Iron Works
The destroyer Dewey slid overboard at Bath Iron Works leaving two ships on the ways. The Lamson and the Drayton are each about 16.5 percent complete named for Navy officers Roswell Hawkes Lamson and Percival Drayton with storied Civil War service records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lamson
Drayton
Roswell Hawkes Lamson
U. S. Navy
Iowa
Mount Washington
Nansemond River
Hills Point
Fort Fisher
Portland
Oregon
Percival Drayton
Charleston
S. C
Bureau of Navigation
Pawnee
Port Royal
DuPont
Fort Sumter
Hartford
Mobile Bay
Farragut
Queen Esther Lodge Invited to Auburn Picnic
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge will attend a picnic at the I O O F home in Auburn on August 4 with guests from the Grand Lodge Grand Encampment Rebekah Assembly Department Council and Ladies Auxiliary. Edythe Florence Kelly of Oregon will be guest of honor. Sub Lodges plan games. Woodbine Rebekah lodge Portland will entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Auburn
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Department Council
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Edythe Florence Kelly
Oregon
Association of Rebekah Assemblies
Woodbine Rebekah Lodge of
Portland
Kelly
Anchor Lodge of
Columbia of Woodsfords
Ivy Lodge of Portland
Wesley Sunday School Plans Vacation and Picnic
At a Wesley M. E. church Sunday school board meeting publicized a vacation from Aug 5 to Sept 2. The group scheduled a Thomas Point picnic for Aug 4 and formed a three member committee to appoint a new junior department superintendent. Ellery Whittemore presented Mrs. Walter Snipe with a wedding gift on behalf of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. E. Church
Thomas Point
Ellery Whittemore
Walter Snipe
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Catherine
Ernest Heywood
Whittemore
Lloyd. G. Daley
Merle Niles
Thelma W. Dearing
Earle B. Lermond
Women’s Republican Club Gathers Support Districtwide
The newly formed Women’s Republican club has a strong start and invites all district women interested in Republican principles to join. Eligible areas include Arrowsic Bath Bowdoin Bowdoinham Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich with contact through secretary Miss Grace Dickinson of Bath or officers Mrs. Eleanora Totman of Topsham and Mrs. John C. Gilmore of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Club
Arrowsie
Bath
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Phippsbur Richmond
Topsham
West Ba
Grace Dickinson
Eleanora Totman
John C. Gilmore
Woolwich
Crossword Clue Answers List From Historic Puzzle
A compact grid of clues covers Across and Down entries including headgear torment BA degree abbr organ of hearing beltings pertaining to belts tellurium symbol preposition to the lee jump skill Dominicans abbr wants minor note color notes in Guido scale over contraction suffix meaning one who bridge players attempt grand plural Rhode Island abbr distress call at sea situations backbone end borough end of backbone etc Negative answer atop printers measure entrance barrier channels masculine pronoun associate of art snare of tobe unit French measure prefix equal lacérates consumed honey gatherer Hines Eden garden poss note Guido scale such and no more fleur de lis compact Mistake Yes in Italian animal frog Eve s noun mommy lion preposition a title Virginia abbr printer s measure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guido
Rhode Island
Tobe
Maine Three-Quarter Century Club to Meet in Augusta
Governor Brann invites the Maine Three-Quarter Century club to Augusta for their tenth annual meeting on Friday August 17. The day includes contests essays and a Picnic lunch with coffee provided and a Visitors Day program in the afternoon. The club was formed in 1925 by the Maine Public Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Bratin
Maine
Augusta
Emma Gannett
Portland
Maine Public Health Association
Brann
Maine Public Healthy Association
Boys and Girls Club Field Day Set for August 10
4-H Club members from Franklin Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties will contest at Bear Pond Park North Turner Friday August 10. A Franklin Twin counties baseball championship game starts at 10 AM followed by horseshoe play and field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc
Bear Pond Park
North Turner
Twin Counties
Bowdoin Class of 1895 Reunion in Bath
Members of the Bowdoin College class reunion from Bath gathered for an annual summer event. They dined at New Meadows Inn with Senator N Gratz Jackson and watched the destroyer Dewey launch, then visited the Marblehead light cruiser. Attending were Dr Alfred Mitchell Judge H E Holmes George C Webber E J Lovejoy Hon F Haskell Walter F Haskell A Li Denni son Hon P D Stubbs Ralph H Parker and others. Previous host was Mr Dennison in Wilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
Bath
New Meadows Inn
N. Gratz Jackson
Dewey
Marblehead
Mr. Jackson
Alfred Mitchell
Portland
H. E. Holmes
Lewiston
George C. Webber, Esq
Auburn
E. J. Lovejoy
Malden
Mass
F. H. Haskell
Walter F. Haskell
Westbrook
A. Li. Dennison
Wilton
P. D. Stubbs
Augusta
Ralph H. Parker, Esq
Rumford
Mr. Dennison
Cruiser Marblehead Leaves Port After Tough Channel Run
The 555 foot U S S Marblehead sailed from the Kennebec river on Sunday noon amid strong flood tides. Bath pilot Capt Charles A Blair had to back the cruiser toward the Range Lights three times to avoid drifting toward Potter's Mills. He said there was no danger, though he took no chances with the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Charles A. Blair
Bath
Potter's Mills
Potter’s Mills
Capt. Blair
Uncle Sam
Governor Brann Hosts Dinner at New Meadows Inn
Governor Louis J. Brann and wife entertained at a dinner party in Bath after attending the destroyer Dewey launch and related conferences. Guests included Executive Councillor F. W. Carlton, Adjt. Gen. James W. Hanson, Comptroller William A. Runnels, and state officials and bath residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Brann
Bath
Dewey
New Meadows Inn
F. W. Carlton
Adjt
James W. Hanson
William A. Runnels
J. C. Burnham
State Highway Commission
J. P. Labell
State Highway Police
C. E. Brown
Lawrence H. Putnam
Woolwich
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry
Webber
Rotary
Kiwanis
Kenenbec
Old Ladies’ Home
M’mahan Island
Sheepscot
Popham Beach
Millay
Lamson and Drayton
Queen Esther Lodge
Rebekahs
I. O. O. F. Hall
Wesley Sunday School
Virginia
Lis
Bowdoin Class
Senator N. Gratz Jackson
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