Open House Day Delights Damariscotta and Bath Event
The first open house day at Damariscotta NewCastle drew large crowds from Portland Bangor and Lewiston with nearly 500 attendees paying two dollars for access to fifteen mansions and three churches. Proceeds of about one thousand dollars benefited Lincoln Home for the Aged New Memorial Hospital and the Library. The Bath Iron Works launching of the U S S Livermore captivated onlookers with a 341 foot destroyer gliding into the Kennebec amid bands and flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damariscotta-Newcastle
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Women’s Club
Lincoln Home
New Memorial Hospital
Governor Kavanagh
Damariscotta Mills
Damariscotta Lake
Nicholas Codd
Edward Kavanaugh
U. S
Portugal
Andrew Jackson
Maine
France
St. Patrick's Church
Murillo
Mexico
Teague
Birchway
Joseph Tyler Huston
Bristol Road
Huston
Bath Times
U. S. Navy
George E. Newman
Newman
Front Street
Donald D. Young
E. Murray Senter
Theate W. F. Senter
Senter
Brunswick
City Finances Show Many Pay Taxes Promptly
The city will discharge two obligations this month due to prompt tax payments under July discounts. One tax anticipatory note for 100000 falls August 9 and another for 60000 falls August 21. Mayor Haskell and Treasurer Young praise citizens for timely payments and note slight improvement over last year, aiding temporary loans for fall state and county taxes. A complete audit by Millett, Fish & Dresser is available for public inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Treas
Young
Millett, Fish & Dresser
Portland
Gilmore
Justice Sturgis to head Supreme Court of Maine
Justice Guy H. Sturgis will become chief justice of the Maine Supreme Court to succeed Charles P. Barnes who retires at age 70. Sturgis, senior member since Aug. 13, 1923, has long been praised by the bar for his service and promotion. Harold H. Murchie of Calais was named to fill the vacancy, a choice seen as merited and unexpected. Judge William H. Fisher of the Sagadahoc superior court also reaches retirement age, with pension eligibility looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy H. Sturgis
Supreme Court of Maine
Charles P. Barnes
Sturgis
Percival P. Baxter
Mr. Barnes
Baxter
Barrows
Barnes
Carl F. Milliken
Supreme Court
State Superior Court
Milliken
Gov. Baxter
Justice Sturgis
Bar
Harold H. Murchie
Calais
Murchie
Maine Senate
Portland
William H. Fisher
Superior Court
Judge Fisher
Augusta
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Names for Destroyers Named for Naval Figures
Six new destroyers built by Bath Tron Works Corp are named Chevalier Emmons Maccomo Strong Taylor and DeHaven. Secretary Knox said they honor naval figures and the names form a fifth of a 30 destroyer fleet in a larger 68 new warships program that includes three aircraft carriers 13 cruisers named for cities and 22 submarines named for fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Tron Works Corp
Knox
Navy
Roosevelt
Chevalier
Emmons
Maccomo
Strong
Taylor
DeHaven
Lewiston social visit at 19 Fremont Street
Ley Smith and George Call from Lewis ton were weekend guests of Miss Eileen Jones at her parents home, Mr and Mrs Addison Jones, 19 Fremont Street. Miss Martin and Mr Call were classmates of Miss Jones at Bliss Business College in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley Smith
George Call
Lewiston
Eileen Jones
Addison Jones
Fremont Street
Miss Martin
Mr. Call
Miss Jones
Bliss Business College
Marked Decrease in Bridge Traffic This Summer
Automobiles with Canadian plates rarely crossed the Carlton bridge as war effects reduce traffic. In July income dropped by 1558.40 from 1939 levels, with 3125 fewer cash cars and 6326 fewer paying passengers compared to the prior year. Three children returned to Georgetown after nearly a year in Melrose Mass. while Mr Hagan worked in Boston Navy Yard and plans to join Bath Iron Works soon.
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Carlton Bridgh
Arrert
Ades Sperte Haren Rma
Georgetown
Melrose
Mass
Hagan
Boston Navy Yard
Bath Iron Works
Speedy Niblack Commissioned After Quick Run
The U S S Niblack a 1630 ton destroyer launched May 18 by Bath Iron Works was accepted by the Navy without preliminary trials and delivered at Boston Navy Yard for 3 pm commissioning. The four hour and 35 minute run from Kennebec river mouth to Charlestown dock featured a skeleton crew and was hailed as a splendid trip by Pres. William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works.
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City of Ships
U. S. S. Livermore
Bath Iron Works Corp
Perfection
Livermore
Kennebec
Bath Marine Band
State of Maine
Iron Works
Everard M. Upjohn
New York City
Samuel Livermore
U.S. N
Maine
Louis J. Brann
Lewiston
Senate
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Rhode, Island
Metcalf
Felicia
The
James A. Knowlton
Vulcan Construction Co
Boston
Fisher
Knowlton
Mr. Knowlton
Carlton Bridge
Simpson Bros. Co
Newell
Washington Street
Portland
John W. Costain
Carpenters’ Division
U.S. S. Niblack
Navy Department
Boston Navy Yard
Niblack
Kennebec River
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Willam S. Newell
Pres. Newell
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Knox
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maryland Steel Co
Sparrow’s Point
Old Iron Works
Cox & Stevens
Naval Architects
New York Shipbuilding Co
YACHT Doromar Sails for Boothbay Harbor After Maine Cruise
Doromar a twin screw diesel yacht owned by WG McCullough of New York with Mrs McCullough and their children aboard left Monday afternoon for Boothbay Harbor after docking at City landing. Built by Luders Stamford Conn the 110 foot vessel travels Maine coast toward Bar Harbor. Miss Betty Mae Hopkins and Miss Pearl Hawthorne join Camp Wayaka outing at Girl Scout camp in Oxford for two weeks.
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WG. McCullough
New York
McCullough
Boothbay Marbor
City Landing
Maine
Bar Harbor
Luders Marine Construction Co
Stamford, Conn
Betty Mae Hopkins
Donald Hop- Whittemore
Ellery Whittemore
Tarbox Street
Pearl Hawthorne
Elwood Hawthorne
Highland Street
Wayaka
Oxford
Pulpwood Pile at North End Continues to Grow
The Pejepscot Paper Co. pile at the North End, over 90 feet high, rises yearly in the Kelley, Spear Co. yard. A three-truck, five-trailer fleet hauls about five cords per load, with pulpwood shipped from Salmon River New Brunswick by barges of around 350 cords. towing starts mid June and runs until cold weather, with a Kiwi tug delivering every four days. Pulpwood goes to the Pejepscot grinding mill and surplus to Topsham finishing, dumped inside a boom and conveyed ashore. Leon Libby oversees the plant, with six workers on the conveyor, rising to 16 per barge load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pejepscot Paper Co
Kelley, Spear Co
Salmon River
New Brunswick
Pejepscot
Topsham
Leon Libby
Bishop's Jerseys Take Eight Blue Ribbons At Show
The Jersey herd of Neil S. Bishop of Bowdoinham won eight blue ribbons at the Dairymen's Show at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. The event drew over 5,000 attendees, with 250 mature dairy animals across five breeds. Bishop entered six pure bred Jerseys and earned ribbons across categories including a notable white ribbon in produce-of-dam, plus a blue for the herd.
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Bishop
Jersey
Neil S. Bishop
Bowdoinham
Highmoor Farm
Monmouth
Maine
New England
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Holstein
Laasste Tormentor Pogis
Charles H McEwen Bowdoinham 90 Years Barber Leader
Charles H McEwen long time Bowdoinham barber fire chief and Democratic leader celebrated his 70th birthday. He has 55 years in the trade with 46 at his Bowdoinham shop and 29 years as Bowdoinham fire chief. He has chaired the county Democratic committee 18 years and town committee 22 years and earned many Rhode Island Red prizes.
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Sagadahoe County
Charles H. McEwen
McEwen
Bowdoinham
Haynes & DeWitt Ice Co
Richmond
Lewiston
Mekwen
Maine
Boothhas Harbor
Democratic Town Committee
Sausabahoe County
Democratic Committee
Rhode Island
New England
Noa Fitemian
McFawen
Pre-Fiehters
Mare Street
Denomocratic Party
William Jennings Bevan
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Henry C. Wright
Frank B. Nichols
Mark W. Sewall
Edward Sewall
Edmund A. Rothwell
G. Thomas Murphy
William D. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
John McInnes
Margaret Cargill
O. E. Page
R. J. M. Steussy
Martin Watrous
Frank Givin
Roger D. Skillings
Alfred L. Tarbox
N Gratz Jackson
Marius Page
Donald Preble
Donald N. Small
Helen Hayes
Boyd L. Bailey
Edmund
Coconut Grove
Fla
Alice Barler
Chicago
John K. Jayne
Raymond H. Trott
Marshall Sewall
Small Point Beach
Donald S. Sewall
Boothbay Harbor
James D. Christy
William
Speedy Niblack
Quick Run
North End
Highmoor
Wayne Rich
Claak
R.F. Blanchard
Charlotte Cleaves
L. V. Tirrell
University of New Hampshire
D. S. Fink
Experiment Station
F. M. Nichols
Osborndale Farm
Derby
Connecticut
R. C. Foley
Massachusetts State College
New Hampshire
H. E. Dennison
A .-C.C. E. Lansing
Michigan
Charles H. M’ewen
Barber
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