Maine Tourist Season Boosted by World’s Fair Traffic
Maine Publicity Bureau reports strong summer tourism with car counts through Portland showing gains over last year. Statewide checks noted substantial increases from Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Ontario and Quebec. Canadian and U.S. motorists praised Maine drivers while Desert of Maine and Boothbay Harbor attractions drew heavy crowds. Labor Day signals end of vacation period and debate on shifting holiday date to September.
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Maine Publicity Bureau
Maine
Bureau
Portland
Publicity Bureau
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Virginia
Masachusetts
Ontario
Quebec
Sasanoa
Boothbay Harbor
Iwomen
September referendum and Bath city issues highlighted
A Labor Day weekend preview details a September referendum on a $9,000,000 state highway bond issue and Bath citizens vote on a new city charter. It notes light statewide turnout except in local contests, mentions ongoing boat racing season and winter sailing craft, and highlights the Lewiston Auburn Shoe Protective Association’s Labor Day Maine State Pair opening expected to draw about 6,000 members and families.
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Bath
Civil Service
Maine
Lewiston
Lewiston-Auburn
Rotary Club Hosts International President at Luncheon
At the Hotel Sedgwick weekly meeting Augusta Waterville Lewiston and Bath clubs welcomed Walter D. Head of Montclair New Jersey Rotary International president. He urged leaders to meet and discuss fears to ease tensions amid a large turnout of over 200 members and guests including Carl Y. Kennedy and visiting Rotarians Edward Varney James Sumner John Giles Roscoe Scott E W Adams Henry Conn Hogge Alden Smith.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Carl Y. Kennedy
Augusta
Waterville
Lewiston
Bath
Walter D
Montclair
N. J
Rotary International
Europe
Charles T. Small
Edward B. Varney
Fall River
James Sumner
John Giles
Cambridge
Roscoe F. Scott
Westfield
E. W. Adams
Henry Conn
Boonton
Mr. Hogge
Schenectady
Alden Smith
City
Giant Sea Turtle Captured Off Coast
A 1500 pound giant sea turtle eight feet four inches long and seven feet seven inches wide was captured Saturday in Sheepscot Bay by Capt Chester A McMahan of Five Islands after a two hour 15 minute battle. The turtle towed boats several miles before being subdued and was exhibited over the weekend at Five Islands. The crew included nine aboard with four from Bath. Also harpooned on the trip was a 12 foot shark weighing 450 pounds. The captain planned to dry the turtle shell as a souvenir.
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Sheepscot Bay
Chester A. McMahan
Five Islands
McMahan
Georgetown
McMahon
Bath
MacMahan
Reginald Stacy
Howard Barter
Ralph Baker
Richard Babine
George E. MacKinnon
Earl MacKinnon
Revere
Mass
George C. MacKinnon
Melrose
Robert McKilnan
Boston
Carl Cunningham
Islands
Great Ledge
Anglers Battle Giant Lake Salmon at Messalonskee
Two fishermen hooked a huge salmon off Cedar Crest camp shore at Messalonskee while trolling heavy gear. The strike tore gear and broke the line after a violent fight. Similar giants are claimed in Messalonskee and China lakes, often unseen in records, with many weighing well over 20 pounds during the fall spawning season.
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Messalonskee Lake
Cedar Crest Camp
Messalonskee
China Lakes
Yankee cookbook craze sparks New England revival
Fashions in food shift toward Early American dishes as The Yankee Cook Book edited by Imogene Wolcott and published by Coward McCann gains praise in Boston and across New England. The piece highlights regional recipes, from Daniel Webster’s fish chowder to Cape Cod dishes, praising homestyle fare while noting a rise in canned convenience and modern kitchen changes.
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Eve
Coward McCann
Imogene Wolcott
New England Council
Boston Sunday Post
Plymouth Colony
Cape Cod
Rhode Island
Heman
Woolwich Pottery
United States
Daniel Webster
Nelson Eddy
New England
Junior
Grace and
Beverly Smith
Charles Morrow Wilson
Stackpole Sons
William Allen
Emporia
Kan
Utterstroms
Seattle
Wash
Kennebec River
Robert P. Tristram
Brunswick
Texas
America
Mr. Wilson
Closest Brush With Season in New Meadows River Regatta
Saturday races near New Meadows hosted 18 boats with Harold P Small aboard Beachcomber winning Class 4 by a slim margin as heavy names like Whoopie and No Name trailed. Ralph Warren led Class 1 in Flying Fish with 4:57:45 time while Kaola edged Leeward in Class 2 and Buccaneer topped Class 3.
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New Meadows
Ralph D. Warren
John Albitson
Crown Point
Harbone Stuart
Bear Island
Raymond Small
Bath
Sana
Howard Mayo
Pete Stuart
William H. Small, Jr
Atom
Bounty
J. Edward Drake
Theodore Earl
Ripple
Coot
Flying Fish
Gander Anonymous
Joan
Jacob Versheus
Kaola
Leeward
Buccaneer
Lana
Pintado
William Rand
Hopkins Island
Yellow Peril
Peggy Stuart
Baboon
Charles Blaisdell
Shardick
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Second Kanokolus Club field day at Unity pond
The Kanokolus Club fish and game association holds its second annual field day at Braley's shore on Unity pond Sunday. Events include boat races for step planes and outboards as well as field and water sports. The club has supported conservation projects in Waldo county and nearby areas. Mrs. Addie Robinson of Norway owns a gold banded lily of Japan with 21 buds.
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Kanokolus Club Fish and Game Association
Braley's
Unity Pond
Kanokolus Club
Waldo County
Addie Robinson
Norway
Japan
Beacon Street Bible School Ends Sessions With Fine Exhibits
The Beacon Street Methodist church closed its largest Vacation Bible School after growing from 64 participants in 1936 to 128 in 1939. A picnic at Bridges Beach on Aug 26 drew 130 attendees. Junior boys crafted two large bulletins. the intermediate class built a scale model of the church for receiving offerings. 83 students earned Honor Roll Diplomas for perfect attendance and work, named are Beverly Dearing, Jean Lermond, Carol Oliver, Ronald Atwood, and many others. Miss Amy G Sherman of Dorchester Center, Mass., a Boston University Religious Education graduate, directed the school for three years.
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Beacon Street
Jesse Kenderdine
Beverly Ann Dearing
Jean Lermond
Carol Oliver
Ronald Atwood
Paul MacDonald
Winston Stevens
Irene Jones
Nancy Barter
Muriel Ayer
Richard Rogers
June Doughty
Joan Bradford
Julia Doughty
Fay Renaud
Gloria Young
Barbara Summerton
Martha Clark
Patricia Smith
Beverly van Buren
Janice Conley
Norma Nickerson
Mary Callahan
Lorraine Hamlin
Emery Mitchell
Donald Robinson
Raymond Jones
Raymond Ayer
Edward MacDonald
Gordon Pinkham
Dennis Smith
Harold Hall, Jr
Gayland Alexander
James Jones
Carrol Hatch
Phyllis Mitchell
David Hill
Paul Bradford
Franklin Howe
Richard Holman
Beverly Lewis
Marilyn Holbrook
Madelyn Holbrook
Barbara Hudson
Nancy Hudson
Barbara Arabas
Judith Hibbs
Roberta Barter
Isabel Fifield
Kimberly Hibbs
Richard MacDonald
Kathleen Clark
Mary Chessman
Janet Garwood
Chestina Worrey
Elliott Mitchell
Winona Clark
Bernice McCrater
Amy G. Sherman
Dorchester Center
Mass
Boston University
Department of Religious Education
Bath Schools Open Tuesday September 12
Bath schools reopen Tuesday morning September 12 with an estimated 1900 to 2000 pupils. Examinations for late summer tutoring will be held at Morse High on September 6. A new junior primary grade will guide five year olds into early schooling, with age and testing rules for first grade placement and revisions to district boundaries in central Bath.
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Morse High School
Russell Street
Mitchell School
Center Street
Fred W. Quimby Hurt When Thrown From Car
Fred W. Quimby foreman machinist at Hyde Windlass Co and Republican City Committee chairman was injured Tuesday morning after being thrown from a car running board while en route to work. He was taken to Memorial hospital with bruises and cuts to the head. no internal injuries noted. The accident happened at South and Middle streets as the car driven by Harry A. Comeau braked to avoid a dog, sending Quimby onto the street.
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Fred W. Quimby
Quimby Street
Hyde Windlass Co
Republican City Committee
Memorial Hospital
Middle Streets
Mr. Quimby
Harry A. Comeau
Center Street
South Street
Comeau
Middle Street
Quimby
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Clue Pack
Crossword hints include African 15 and Neuter haircut 22 with Japanese sash 16 and to widen 19. Symbol for 20 invites answers, clues for clues 15 16 19 20 22 shape the puzzle grid as readers fill terms.
Sidelights on the World's Fair and a Bath critic
A Bath columnist tours the World’s Fair noting mixed exhibits from Soviet Russia, Italy, and Mexico. He praises the free arts and crafts displays, mocks the Soviet propaganda, and shares a humorous encounter over inflated prices at a frankfurter stand. A couple debates priorities between modern tech and cultural showcases, ending with lingering doubts about the visit.
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Germany
Washington
Bath Daily Times
Stover
Lissen
Buddy
Gemme
Russia
Italy
Mexico
Comrade Stalin
Boris Dumbeloff
Theneath
Bath
Mussolini
Rome
Bath to Benefit From the Will
The will leaves the remainder of Anna Pleasanton's estate to the City of Bath for a trust to fund welfare expenditures. Col and Mrs Plummer, long-time Bath residents, supported the city greatly and are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. They were not natives, the couple married in 1888 and lived in Bath until 1921 before returning to Washington.
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Anna Pleasanton
Bath
Col
Plummer
Col. Plummer
Freeport
Summer Street
Lee couple wed in city and begin Canadian trip
Cards announce the marriage of Mr and Mrs Charles W Lee in this city on Saturday morning. The newlyweds are on a two week motor honeymoon through the Canadian Provinces. Mr Lee works in the production department at Bath Iron Works Corp.
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Charles W. Lee
Lee
Bath Iron Works Corp
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