Touring Quebec on cash outlay of ten dollars
A four member teacher group plans and completes a thrifty Quebec trip with a $30 fund, covering meals gas and modest lodging, noting border checks and a five cent elevator ride. They visit St Anne de Beaupre and lower Quebec, buy souvenirs, and report friendly locals and reasonable prices during a day trip and return. Miss Avis Seally of Milltown dies by poisoning.
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Quebec
Bath
Armstrong
Quebéc
Upper
Lower
St. Anne de Beaupre
Levis
Armstrong Inn
Inn
Jackman
Inheritance Tax Laws Explained by Judge Glidden
Judge Glidden explains the 1933 law transferring inheritance tax decisions to the Attorney General and creating a Tax Bond requirement for all estates. Executors must file inventory and a full estate statement with the Inheritance Tax Commissioner in Augusta, with appeals going to Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Glidden
Attorney General's Department
Philip D. Stubbs
Augusta
Stubbs
Maine
Glidden
Sage of Commercial Wharf Retires to Boston Lobster Wharf
Captain Loren C. Creamer, 76 of Waldoboro now in Waban Massachusetts, long known as the sage of Commercial Wharf, Boston, has returned to the wharf after two years away from big business. He has been a lobsterman off Gloucester and a lobster merchant and treasurer of an independent lobster merchants merger, and remains a stockholder in the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston American
Loren C. Creamer
Waldoboro
Waban
Mass
Creamer
Commercial Wharf
Boston
Gloucester
Steamer Kennebec winner in muster forty years ago
Bath history recalls Steamer Kennebec No. 3 winning a Brunswick muster on Aug 17 1893 with a state record 272 ft 9 3 4 in steam throw and a 100 pound pressure. The Bath engine earned a sterling pitcher now owned by Edward H Cook retired after 52 years service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Bath
Brunswick
Edward H. Cook
Bath Department
Times
Cook
Edward
Stinson
Thomas Bowser
Water Street
Hook and Ladder
New Meadows
Bar Lobster Fishing Sundown to Sunrise
The State Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries ordered August 9 a water closure from sunset to sunrise along the southern point of Small Point to Lumbo ledge buoy and Bailey's Island. The rule targets non owners pulling lobster traps, aiming to curb dawn and post dusk haulings by Summer visitors and locals. Lobstermen in Sebasco Harpswell Orrs and Bailey Islands sought this order to improve enforcement and protect their traps.
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Small Point
Lumbo Ledge Buoy
Bailey’s Island
State Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Sebasco
Harpswell
Orrs and Bailey Islands
Propellers Shipped From Bath For West Coast Delivery
Hyde Windlass Co. shipped two massive propellers each 18 ft 2 in in diameter and about 11 tons from Bath to Portland by rail using a special drop bottom car to clear overhead bridges. They will load onto a steamer bound for San Francisco for direct shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
Portland
San Francisco
New York Central Lines
Country Club Dance At Bath Club Draws Big Crowd
Summer dance series continues at Bath Country Club with fifth event of the season. Club members and guests invited as John H Grindell and his orchestra provide the music for Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath ‘Country Club
John H. Grindell
Twitchell Family to Visit Mrs Hatch for Week
Mr and Mrs Earl Twitchell and their two daughters Nancy and Betty from Haddonfield New Jersey will travel Friday to stay a week with Mrs Davis Hatch on Green Street, following the arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Twitchell
Nancy
Betty
Haddonfield
N. J
Maine outlines plan to preserve Sewall's York bridge
The Maine Development Commission pledges to preserve the Sewall's wooden pile bridge in York built in 1761 by Maj. Samuel Sewall. It notes danger from heavy traffic, supports reconstructing with original features, and may add a modern replacement alongside to handle current highways while maintaining historical character.
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Maine Development Commission
America
Atlantic
York
Massachusetts Bay Colony
York River
United States
Canada
Maine
People of
State Highway Commission
County of York
Selectmen of York
Sewall
Samuel Sewall
Maj
Charles River
Boston
Donald
Trafton
Pine Tree State
Sewall's Bridge
Old York
Jedidiah Morse
Malden
Beverly
Europe
Messrs
Cope
Thomas
Old Bridge
Monroe
David Sewall
City Government Votes No Pay In Vacation Period
Bath officials vote 19 to 2 to deny paid vacations for city employees this year. The plan excludes three fire truck drivers already on paid leave and requires clerks to forfeit weekly pay if any take time off while others double up on work. McCabe opposes on behalf of drivers. mayor notes clerks may reimburse colleagues but says no pay relief this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester H. McCabe
Ward
Bath
Edward M. Robbins
Amos F. Perry
Aldermen’s Chamber
John A. Lord T
Wold
Taylor
Smith
Footer
Dougherty
Perry
Common Council
McCabe
Henry M. Powers
Edward F. Miller
Wirich 4
Charles E. Parks
Scott Morse
Joseph E. Atkinson
Wallace R. Ham
Atkinson
Robbins
Walter L. Whitney
Harold W. Child
Lord
John W. Gilmore
Sumner Sewall
Stanley M. Brown
Gardiner R. Deering
Charles J. Donnell
Roscoe Clinton McFadden
Harris T. Rodick
Stonington-Deer Isle Bridge Hope Grows Among Citizens
Frank McGuire, president of the Stonington-Deer Isle Bridge Committee, reports strong support from civic groups and notable locals for the mainland bridge project. He warns to have work underway by late Fall, citing Deer Isle’s native population of five thousand plus a summer influx of about three thousand demanding an outlet to the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McGuire
Stonington
Stonington-Deer Isle
Deer Isle
Last Bates Summer Session Ends With Recital
The final chapel of Bates Summer Session was held Thursday morning. Prof. Seldon T. Crafts performed three selections including Jubilate Deo, By the Sea, and Prelude to C Sharp Minor. Ruth Flanders Loebs and Nancy Stewart offered two violin duets, and Mrs. Julian F. Ellis sang two vocal solos Joy and Some Day as the school closed officially Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Seldon T. Crafts
Silver
Schubert
Wodorinski
Ruth Flanders Loebs
Nancy Stewart
Nevin
Julian F. Ellis
Bassett
Bowles
New Egg Marketing Plan Unveiled at Orono Poultry School
Charles M. White of the Maine Department of Agriculture presented a new egg marketing plan at the 3rd annual Poultry School in Orono. The plan, already in limited use in the state, was shown to a statewide poultrymen gathering for the first time. Raymon N. Atherton spoke on market outlook, addressing storage volumes, demand, and chick production affecting prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Poultry School
Charles M. White
Maine Department of Agriculture
Maine
Orono
Raymon N. Atherton
Econom T mm
Atherton
Maine's Old Folk to Meet for Field Day August 26
The ninth annual Three-Quarter Century Club of Maine will hold a field day at Fort Williams near Portland on Saturday August 26 with Col Joseph Beacham hosting. American Legion Posts Auxiliaries Maine Public Health Association and Red Cross join in planning a grand event featuring a literary contest on youth today versus youth of the past. Essays must be sent to the Maine Public Health Association Augusta by August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Fort Williams
Portland
Joseph Beacham
Fifth Infantry
American Legion
Maine Public Health Association
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
City of Portland
F. Y. Gilbert
Harold T. Andrews
Legion
Edward J. Harrigan
Ralph D. Caldwell
Woodfords
Warren D. Eddy
Stewart P. Morrill
South Portland
Nelson Packham
Earl MacNeil Randall
Peaks Island
Thomas Flannigan
Philip W. Manchester
Westbrook
Raymond Rowe
Hazel Sinnott
Edna Couillard
Caldwell
Anne Kelley
Morrill
Evelyn Seabury
Hattie Evans
Manchester
Water Street
Augusta
Tragic drowning of Hale toddler in Swift River
George McIntyre aged 18 months, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph McIntyre of Hale, was reported missing Wednesday night and found Thursday morning at about nine o clock in Swift river behind the family home by neighbor Frank Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ralph McIntyre
Hale
Swift River
McIntyre
Frank Taylor
Dripping Gasoline Ignites Nash Truck Fire at Bath Welding Co
A Nash truck owned by Doyle's Express caught fire at 5.40 P.M. Friday after gasoline leaked from the tank during welding by Charles Mayberry at Bath Welding Co. Sparks from welding ignited the fumes. Firemen Cloutier Perry Wallace Russell of Engine 4 extinguished the blaze with chemicals and water. Mayberry barely escaped as the burning truck was driven into the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Doyle’s Express
Charles Mayberry
Bath Welding Co
Summer Street
Cloutier
Perry
Wallace Russell
Eddie Savage
Lawrence Small
Harold P. Small
Mayberry
Ernest Russell
Fred Perry
Jimmy Carr
Fred Murray
Pine Street
Music racketeers sought by police
Bath police warn of a music racket reported from the East involving two smooth strangers who canvassed towns offering violin lessons at 3 and 1 per lesson, collecting fees and departing without hotel charges. New Castle residents report similar schemes promising a gratis violin with a full course, leaving unpaid bills. police have forwarded descriptions to City Marshal Walter L. Whitney for immediate investigation.
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Bath
Newcastle
Walter L. Whitney
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Avis Seally
Milltown
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
Miss Seally
Sea and Shore Fisheries Department
Old Pile
Division of Markets
Department of Agriculture
R. N. Atherton Marketing
U. of M
Johnson’s Auto Cleaner
Johnson’s Auto Wax
Johnson
Johnson Brosco
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