Maine Tourism Boom Predicted By State Officials
Maine officials forecast a record 1936 tourist season asGovernor Brann and Maine Publicity Bureau head Herbert L Swett cite rising out of state travel. The bureau plans a new Portland building to better serve visitors, with 600 to 700 daily inquiries and expanded publicity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Swett
Maine Pubicity Bureau
Lakewood
Flaine
Louis J. Brann
Maine
Mairé
State Development Commission
Maine Publicity Bureau
Babsoni
Floy
Portland
St. John and
Danforth
Portland-Portland Bridge
Perkins and Blaisdell Boat Builders of Distant Past
Afi tentin and Maine papers recall the firm Perkins and Blaisdell, builders of many boats a half century ago. Their shop was tied to the Boston boat trade, producing yawls and ship’s boats. They were noted for sturdy craft including steam launches and star steam fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afi
Tentin & Maine
Otter Day
Perkins & Blaisdell
Boston
Ieee
Mother of Famous Film Actor Visits Local Couple
Mrs. Thomas P. McCrea of Brentwood Heights Los Angeles mother of Joel McCrea visited her cousin Edmund M. Les at 329 Front Street and spoke of her son's early days. She recalled his Pomona College start and breakout role in The Fair Coed and noted recent film work The Barbary Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. McCrea
Brentwood Heights
Los Angeles
Joel McCrea
Edmund M. Les
Arate
Front Street
McCrea
Europe
Mer Hoten
California
Augusta
Abbie Buck
Pomona College
Southern California
Masker’s Society
College Dramatic Club
Pomona
Sam Wood
Hollywood
Jean Wood
Joel
Ts. McCrea
San Francisco
Albert Whipple
John McCrea
Californian
England
First District COP Rally and Field Day Planned at Old Orchard
One hundred thousand to 150 thousand people expected for the First District Republican Field Day and rally at Old Orchard on Labor Day with Col Theodore Roosevelt as principal speaker. Session begins nine AM with contests, parade, possible dinner and rail travel discounts. Attendees include Fred W. Quimby Mrs. Quimby Ellis Aldrich Walter Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Fred W. Quimby
City Committee
Quimby
Portland
Co. Roosevelt
Teddy
Bath
Sagadahoc
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Walter S. Hall
Hyde Windlass Employees Plan Field Day and Clambake
Hyde Windlass Co employees will hold a company field day and clambake on Saturday August 29 at the New Meadows river site of the old Bull Rock bridge. All departments including office machine shop propeller yard crew pattern shop and two foundries will compete in a softball tournament with other activities such as horseshoe pitching and an all day bake. The event is organized by Edwin Ramsay Fred Quimby Chester Clement Louis Pooler and George Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
New Meadows
Bull Rock
Edwin Ramsay
Fred Quimby
Chester Clement
Louis Pooler
George Wilson
Autographed Hen House Traces Boothbay Harbor History
H. A. Winslow of Boothbay Harbor preserves an autographed hen house once at Mt. Pisgah weather station. Visitors carved initials and sayings there. Moved to the Harbor, it served as a meat market before Winslow bought and set it on his property as a hen house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Winslow
Boothbay Harbor
Mt. Pisgah Weather Bureau
Mr. Winslow
Law Court decision clears A K Railway debt claim
The Law Court at Augusta upheld the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railway Co stance that it bears no liability for Augusta Division bonds. It refused to treat preferred stockholders as bondholders sharing in statutory claims. The ruling centers on who may participate in salvage from the Augusta Division lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Court
Augusta II
Augusta
Hallowell and
Gardiner
Androscoggin and Kennebec Railway Co
Hallowell and Gardiner
Winthrop
Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner St. Railway
Lewiston
Waterville Street Railroad
Auburn
Brunswick
Bath
Mechanic Falls
Waterville
Sabattus
Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway Co
Bath Horses Win at Gorham Fair Show
Sweet Kentucky Sue, bay mare, and Smokey Ben, bay gelding, owned by Hon. Arthur J. Dunton, were honored at Gorham Fair Storage Show. Sue won first for saddle horses under 15-2 and second in the ladies saddle class. Smokey Ben earned a second in the 5 gaited class. Miss Jane Hyde, Bath, placed third in ladies horsemanship and rode a Waynflete Riding School horse that took second in the novice saddle horse class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Kentucky Sue
Smokey Ben
Arthur J. Dunton
Gorham Fair
Jane Hyde
Bath
Missing Children Return To Home
A 16 year old girl and a 13 year old boy who had been missing since last Friday were found Thursday shortly after 6 p m by Harold B Wing a dairyman on North Street Extension and induced to return home. They had been sleeping in a cave near Dead Horse woods and foraging for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Wing
North Street
Visitor from Scotland Arrives in Maine for first North American tour
Mrs. W. G. Ogg wife of the Macaulay Institute director in Aberdeen Scotland visits Maine guests her cousins Mr and Mrs John W Hilbert at Gardiner after arriving in New York two weeks earlier for her first U.S. trip. She accompanies Professor and Mrs E Ward Tercentenary during which an honorary degree will be conferred on Professor Bailey holder of the geology chair at Glasgow University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
W. G. Ogg
Macaulay Institute For Soil Research
Aberdeen
Scotland
John W. Hilbert
Johnson House
Gardiner
Ogg
New York
United States
E. Bward
Potatoes Outlook Mixed Across New England and U S Regions
Annual August 1 yield forecasts show Maine at 39.78 million bushels, up 2 percent from 1935 but below the 1928–32 five year average. U S production expected at 294.54 million bushels, with late crop states totaling 210.94 million. Drought stress and uneven stands threaten some regions, while timely rains could boost others. Crop conditions vary from Maine and Massachusetts improvement to Vermont declines and Michigan moisture-related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Massachusetts
Rode Island
Vermont
Maine
Aroostook
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Dakotas
Long Island
New York State
Red River Valley
Idaho
Matheson declines Morse coach post to take Rockland head coach role
Donald A. Matheson of Waterville informs Bath officials he cannot accept the Morse high school biology and basketball coaching post for the coming year. He will become head coach at Rockland high, overseeing football basketball and baseball, replacing Sam Sezak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. Matheson
Water- Ville
Morse High School
Matheson
Springfield College
Winslow High
Board of Education
Henry “Hank” Small
Morse
Clinton D. Wilson
Rockland High
Bath Board
al Kent
Bowdoin
Madison High
Rockland
Sam Sezak
Lime City
New Fairhaven
Mass
Fort Fairfield Softball Injuries Reported on Grammar School Campus
The Review notes softball debut in Fort Fairfield where two Tuesday games caused injuries. Malcolm York received three stitches after a ball struck below the stomach, Frank Ouillette sustained four broken ribs, and Kenneth Theriault fractured a finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Fairfield
Malcolm York
Frank Ouillette
Kéneth Theriault
Sacred Circle Sails and September Meeting Planned
Sacred Circle of Daughters of Isabella sponsors a sail for September with Miss Margaret Allen in charge. A September business meeting is set for Wednesday the 9th and a social follows hosted by several officers. Mrs. Stephen McPhee chairs the September social with numerous members including Mrs. Mary Cummings and Miss Barbara Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Wah Veel
Deu Daughters of
Isabella
Ednesday
Annie B. Death
Mertina McInnes
James B. Lemont
James E. Metaghlin
Barbara Allen
Mary Cummings
George Emero
Mary Hartnett
Believe Ray Palmer Safe in Barcelona
Ray FE Palmer, longtime National City Bank figure in Barcelona, is believed safe amid rioting. A bank vice president reports Barcelona office says Palmer’s family there. son Rene with relatives in Beaulieu, France. Bank notes daily contact with Barcelona, adds Americans can leave if needed but staff will avoid undue risk. Palmer is brother of Mrs. James P. Ledyard and William B. Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray FE. Palmer
National City Bank
Barcelona
Owen J. Ledyard
H. ©. Shepard
Mr. Palmer
Rene
Beaulieu
France
Mr. Shepard
Palmer
James P. Ledyard
William B. Palmer
McCausland Leads Friday Skeet Shoot at Bath Field
Bernard McCausland topped eight shooters at Bath skeet field by breaking 47 of 50 targets. He hit 23 of 25 in the first round and missed one in the third, with Bob Sturtevant close behind at 23 of 25. McCausland leads the season ahead of Fred Sturtevant as two Friday shoots remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard McCausland
Bath
McCausland
Bob Sturtevant
Howard Rice
Fred Sturtevant
Robert Sturtevant
George Hibbs
Arthur Plant
John Sonia
John Hunt
Miss Neiley Attends Audubon Nature Camp on Hog Island
Miss Florence Neiley of West Bath spent two weeks at the Audubon Nature Camp on Hog Island near Damariscotta. She studied the Maine coast’s spruce forests and shallow waters, observed gulls, terns, cormorants, herons, and the rare beach petrel, and noted whales and porpoises. The camp aims to bring back ideas for sharing nature education with clubs, camps, or schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Neiley
West Bath
Audubon
National Association of Audubon Societies
Hog Island
Damariscotta
Muscongus Bay
Maine
Miss Neiley
Annual Silver Tea at Old Ladies Home
The Old Ladies Home will host its annual Silver Tea on Thursday August 27 at the Home on High Street. Directors moved the event from January to summer due to bad winter weather and appointed Mrs William S Newell chair of the committee with Mrs Byron F Barker and Mrs Thomas S Gibbons assisting. Public invitation is extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ladies Home
High Street
Williams. Newell
Byron F. Barker
Thomas S. Gibbons
Mrs. Carpenter Returns as Secretary at Merchants Profit Sharing Co
Mrs. Harry C. Carpenter resumes duties Monday as secretary in the office of the Merchants Profit Sharing Co after a vacation at Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Carpenter
The
Merchants Profit Sharing Co
Boothbay Harbor
Weekly crossword puzzle clues in mixed languages
The page features a European 26 clue for a feminine Russia name and a 28 clue for scraps of resecute literature. A 29 clue mentions a river in Poland and a 30 clue asks for a pull with fellow effort. The entry references Antwerp and the previous puzzle.
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Russia
Poland
Morse a Student Rifleman Morse a Student Rifleman
Everett W. Norton a popular Morse high school student from Maine is selected as a member of the Maine rifle team to compete in the national matches at Camp Perry Ohio from Aug 24 to Sept 12 He attended the C C at Fort Me Kinley and is one of two Maine rifle team members from the First Corps Area C A Selleck Lt Col Field Artillery CM T officer writes Norton praising the trip as a valuable experience and notes the gathering of top marksmen from across the country
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Everett W. Norton
Morse
Apr Onidrén
Hse
Camp Perry
Ohio
Norton
C. C
Fort meKinley
Segsoee Masti
M G
Maine
Richard W. Main Street
Limerick
Lakerte
Toledo
Cleveland
C. A. Selleck
Field Artillery
C.M.T
Mrs Ross Eliminated in State Golf Tourney
Mrs Rodney E Ross of Bath Country Club fell in the second round of the State women's golf tournament at Augusta on Wednesday August 12. She was defeated by Miss Constance Hedin Penobscot Valley Country Club the runner up last year with a 3 1 margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Hedin
Penobscot Valley Club
Rodney E. Ross
Bath Country
Augusta
Penobscot Valley Country Club
Hedin
Bath couple to receive home replacement after fire
Mr and Mrs Elmer W Rogers of 26 Bowery Street after a July 5 fire near The Texas Steamship Co have accepted an offer for a two story wooden dwelling at 1 Cedar Street. George C Quickball is drawing transfer papers. The Rogers home stood opposite the storehouse where the blaze is believed to have begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer W. Rogers
Bowery Street
Texas Steamship Co
Cedar Street
George OC. Quicksall
Chute and Long Wed in Beacon Street Parsonage
Dudley H. Chute of 12 Chiff Avenue Lexington and Miss Mary J. Long of 23 Winchester Road Arlington were united in marriage Friday at 3:30 PM in the Beacon Street parsonage by Rev. Harley A. Shattuck and were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Cairns. The couple will reside in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley H. Chute
Chiff Avenue
Lexington
Mass
Mary J. Long
Winchester Road
Arlington
Beacon Street
Harley A. Shattuck
Stewart.c. Cairns
Rockland Man Earns “Iron Man” Title After Foot Injury
Charles H. McIntosh of Rockland earned the nickname “iron man” from friends after dropping a 240 pound piece of iron on his foot on Wednesday. He suffered only minor injuries and continued on, though moving slowly the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Man
Charles H. McIntosh
Rockland
Charles
Five Year Apple Crop Outlook Across Regions
The 1936 apple crop is projected at 102 487 000 bushels, with 600 bushels of commercial output. Pacific and Rocky Mountain states expect 50 percent of the crop, hot July weather slowed sizing in parts of New York and Pennsylvania, but disease and insect control remained favorable and fruit quality is generally good. The Pacific Northwest shows some spotting but overall cleaner fruit, though warm last month boosted codling moth development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Rocky Mountain States
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Middle Western
Pacific Northwest
Judge Selected for Fifth Annual Pastime Horse Show
James A. Gillies Sr. of New Haven will head the Fifth Annual Pastime Horse Show at the Pastime Farm West Bath on November 22, filling in for Florence Dibble of Newburyport who cannot attend. Gillies, father of James A. Gillies Jr., is a known New England authority on horses and horsemanship. The event is expected to surpass the previous four shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gillies
New Haven
Conn
Panes
Arur J.ton
West Bath
Gilte
Florence Dibble
Newburyport
Mass
Gillies
Jamés A. Gillies
New England
Mrs Wishart Admitted To Maine General Hospital
Mrs John Wishart of 70 Oliver Street was admitted to Maine General Hospital in Portland on Saturday morning for observation. Her daughter Miss Wishart remains in Portland to be with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wishart
Oliver Street
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Miss Is Wishart
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