Independent vote holds balance of power in elections
The piece notes the growing independent vote influencing elections from Hoover to Roosevelt and in Maine, urging parties to offer preferred candidates and policies. It highlights the need for responsive legislation or risk a swing against incumbents. The text also describes holiday lighting efforts and local news on Witham and Ezra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Maine
Brann
Jstien
Fire and Weather Strain Maine Weekend Burns Noted
A mangled report mentions fires during extreme weather in Maine over the weekend and hints at broader patterns when weather worsens. It references residents facing risk to homes and chimneys and notes cane disasters and delayed payments affecting safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanday
Maine
Horn-tail Wasp Destroys Maples in Maine City
A Maine city report details horn-tail wasps damaging maple trees. A letter explains the horn-tail lays eggs inside trees, holes invite fungi, and control is limited.parasites like Ichneumon flies attack horn-tail larvae. The piece urges consulting local entomologists for accurate diagnosis and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destoy
Maine
Rhode Island
Provideme
Legion Drum Corps Elects Its President
Witbur H. Cracker was elected president of the Legion Drum Corps at a well attended Legion hall meeting Monday evening. Other officers for the ensuing year are Earl F. Maxwell vice president Pacene G Wart secretary Howes B tenth treasurer Ralph W Kingsimasy properties officer. The corps set aside the first and third Tuesdays each month for meetings and rehearsals. The first practice of the newly organized corps will take place Dec. 6. Walter Dr. Mi presided. Desmond for vestry. Raigh G Betson treasurer. The corps will visit Wiscasset Friday morning to attend the county convention of officers and accept seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dr
Wiscasset
Gay
Previdiett
Erygir Sea Desmond
Red Cross membership drive raises totals and commissions
The total Red Cross membership increased by 10 506 and commissions rose to 921.29, bringing the overall fundraising figures to a new level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruelew Batwsdeay
The
Red Cross
Northeastern District Audition Winners Named
Winners Miss Lydia Summers from New York City and Thomas L. Thomas of Scranton earned places as finalists in the national radio audition. Contestants were chosen by audience and judges from 28 regional entrants broadcast from WEAF New York on November 17. They advance to the December 11 national final with $15 000 in prizes, joined by four other regional pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Steel Pickernell
Atwater Kent Foundation
Lydia Summers
New York City
Thomas L. Thomas
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Northeast
WEAF
New York
Miss Summers
Chicago
Ramson
Delilah
Saint-Saens
Mr. Thomas
Verdi
South Wales
American Record Corporation
Audrey Ely
Buffalo
Armand A. Cote
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Margaret Codd
Philadelphia
Orlando Recalde
Morrison and Ham win Turkey Day bowling match by wide margin
Francis Ham and Ken Morrison defeated Tommy Coffill and Herby McMann in a Thanksgiving night ten string match at Park Alleys. The Ham Morrison team won 1066 to 742 in the Turkey Day clash, with Ham rolling 990 and Morrison 122 for high singles, while Coffill and McMann failed to find their rhythm and never passed 102 on a string.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Ham
Ken Morrison
Tommy Coffill
Herby McMann
Park Alleys
Ham
Coffill
McMann
Morrison
River navigation hazard raises caution amid ice in river
A sudden cold snap has brought hazardous river navigation with considerable ice on the river. Tug Seguin went to Augusta to remove the Penny pack barge sent to Purinton Bros Co to discharge coal and then head to open sea. Uncertainty remains about whether Hollingsworth and tem. can complete trips.
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Seguin
Augusta
Pennypack
Purinton Bros. Co
Cs Hollingsworth & Tem
Skaters Warned Away From Cemetery Ponds
The cold snap boosts town skating but Supt. Ward of the Cemetery and Park Board pleads with youths to stop using cemetery ponds for recreation. Despite warnings they break barriers and disrupt the quiet of the sacred grounds during practice.
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Ward
Eistere
Maine Men Speak at Conference on Life Insurance Pests
Kenneth C. M. Bills, president and 16th chairman of the committee for delegates from higher education institutions, corrected a sentence: "I am 50," said the businessman, "but I still regard life insurance agents as pests."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presiden Kenneth CM Bills
Institutions of Higher Learn
Bath Young People United in Marriage
Miss Helen Frances Harvie and Joseph Alfred Butler, Morse high school 1925 graduates, announced their November 22 wedding. Rev. Edwin Dodge Hardin performed the double ring ceremony on Thanksgiving Tuesday at 5:30. Attendants were Miss Anne G. Harvie and Ernest Dingsbury. Mrs. Butler is the daughter of William N and Louise F P Harvie. Butler, born in Portland, is the son of the late Henry A and Ora I Small Butler and a grandson of Mrs. Hattie M Small. He starred in Morse high football, basketball, and track and captained the basketball team his senior year. He is a member of Battery H 240 C A.
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Helen Frances Harvie
Joseph Alfred Butler
Morse High School
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Anne G. Harvie
Ernest Dingsbury
Butler
William N
Louise FP
Sawyer Harvie
The
Times Co
Portland
Henry A
Ora I. Small Butler
Hattie M. Small
Carlton Block
Washington Street
John A. Small
Morse High
Battery H
C. A
Witham Taken to Auburn Jail After Littleton Capture
Ezra L. Witham, 22, former convict, was taken to Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn by Sheriff Albert Henderson Deputy Abram C. Oliver and Officer George McElman. He faces January term Bagadahoc Superior Court for assault with intent to kill and murder of Irving Beach in Brunswick. Witham cooperated in Bath lockup and showed no escape intent. A $150 tip reward controversy surrounds the arrest.
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Ezra L. Witham
Bowdeinham
Andrscoggin
Auburn
Albert Henderson
Abram C. Oliver
George McElman
Witham
Bagadahoc Superior Court
Irving Beach
Brunswick
Bath
Littleton
N. H
Friday Movorning
City Hall
Mr. Beach
Agce E
Gee
Morrill Predicts Cold December With Winter Storms
Lewiston weatherman Morrill says December will bring normal to below normal temperatures with above normal precipitation. Expect two storm periods from the 9th to 15th and 21st to 27th, with rapid temperature swings and a notably cold last week.
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Morrill
Lewiston
Bam
Lincoln Academy Girls Hike 20 Miles to Bath and Back
About 50 Lincoln Academy Hiking club members walked from Damariscotta to Bath and back, accompanied by Miss Hattie Fossett. The annual stunt rewards members with letters after each completes at least 10 miles yearly. The group spent a couple hours in Bath before returning to Damariscotta.
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Lincoln Academy Hiking Club
Damarixetta
Bath
Hattie Fossett
Academy
Damariscotta
Workmen Erect Tree on Orbeton-Ludwick Premises
Workmen on Chestnut Street in Rockland cut down a crippled tree on the Orbeton Ludwick property. The deputy is puzzled over the choice of its successor. The article notes a primary election to be held at the Court House to settle the matter.
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Orbeton-Ludwick
Chestnut Street
Rockland
Thz
Word Puzzle Clues and Mixed Definitions List
A long garbled grid of crossword style clues with numbers and fragments in two columns. Several entries mix languages and odd spellings, hinting at a large, unclear clue set for a puzzle page.
Two Cars Recovered After Being Stolen
Two automobiles stolen in Bath last week were recovered. The Marco car, found near the City farm in a ditch, was ditched after the owner’s son Wesley Marco tried to move it. The Smith car crashed into a brick column on Front street and was badly damaged. Police suspect the same pair stole both cars and later ditched the first to grab another.
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Bath
Alden G. Smith
High Street
Melvin J. Marco
Marshall Street
Marco
Opera House
Wesley Marco
Cemetery Road
City Farm
Smith
George Hunter
Summer Street
Front Street
H. M. Sewall
Walter L. Whitney Beleves
Annual Alumni Dance Enjoyable Affair
More than 150 couples attended the Bath and Morse high school alumni dance at Morse gym on Thanksgiving night from 8 30 to 12 30. Ernie George and his Royal Arcadian band provided the music as alumni in formal wear socialized and raised funds to aid the association’s banquet needs.
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Morse High Gym
Ohe Morse High School
Bath High School
Santos
Morse_high school
George E. Barker, Jr
Robert B. Hatch
Charles R. Farnham
Warren F. Hawley
Allan Spear
Herbert Calderwood
Christine C. Curtis
Ralph G. Stetson
Edwin H. Lowell
Eugene M. Desmond
Catherine E. Leonard
Bernice M. Carr
Hawley
Alumni Association
Fred D. Hill
Farnham
Spear
Wilson
Arthur B. Scott
Frank L. Staples
Fitzgerald and Day Top Colonial Club Contract Winners
John Fitzgerald and Harry Day led the Colonial club contract bridge event with 6950 points, 2000 ahead of runners up Dudley Leavitt and Harold Brown who had 4160. Horace Morse and Clinton D Wilson were third with 4295 as Colby students shot group photos for the Oracle yearbook due in spring.
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John Fitzgerald
Harry Day
Colonial Club
Dudley Leavitt
Harold Brown
Horace Morse
Clinton D. Wilson
Colby College
Colby
Creed of the Parent Teacher Association Emphasized
Members of the Parent-Teacher Association publish the creed affirming cooperation among home school and community to support good teachers, adequate recreation, and strong citizenship. It calls for nonpolitical nonsectarian service and training for parenthood and homemaking to build civic virtue and patriotism.
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T. A
North Center P. T. A
Parent-Teacher Association
Small Ponds Attract Local Skaters As Freeze Deepens
The Independent reports six above zero on Sunday morning with colder readings in West Bath and East Brunswick. Ponds and streams froze, drawing many skaters to Goddard’s pond. Winnegan e lake froze but not suitable for skating. Cars balked by cold. garages aided with starting 11 engines. The Androscoggin River iced over, anti freezing products in demand, pipes froze in homes as residents kept warm. Mrs. Sam Povich returns from Boston area.
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West Bath
East Brunswick
Portland Weather Bureau
Goddard’s
Winnegance
Androscoggin
Worth Center PTA Announces Program for Coming Season
The North Center PTA releases its 1932 1933 program with meetings from December to May highlighting topics such as child welfare parent education and vocational education. Officers include President Mrs Wilmer Voorhees and Secretary Mrs Frostina Marston with a roster of hostesses for each session.
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Moma
North Center
Nemes
Gunton D. Wilson
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Arthur.j. Nichols
Frostina E. Marston
William E. Palmer
Morris H. Cohen
Milk Fund
Margaret Mary
House of Good Shepherd
Ralph G. Stetson
Harry E. Stetson
Carl ©. Anderson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Charles R. Farnham
David Y. Alkazin
Arthur Sewall
Guysbert B. Vroom
Milton C. Trott
Clinton D. Wilson
Marius H. Page
Miss Teague
Reginald Stacy
Leslie J. Wold
Ralph O. Dale
Daniel T. Dougherty
Seth
Mullin
Walter M. Hill
Arthur J. Nichols
William R. Freeman
Morris S. Povich
David
Cogan
Deer in Warren Doe Killed Near Local Yard
Mrs Ella Lewis of Warren alerted Samuel E Norwood to a deer visible from a chamber window. Norwood shot the doe through the eye in the pasture. The 140 pound animal was tagged at Corvin and Dewett's Garage marking the seventh deer tagged this season at War ven.
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Ella Lewis
Warren
Samuel E. Norwood
Norwood
Corvn & Dewett
War
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Mary Mirror
Sheri Henderson
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Hamepshire
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Wither
Catinda
Mersia
Bern
Bien
Maine City
Legion Drum Corps
Helen‘Frances Harvie
Lincoln Academy
D. M. Humphreys & Co
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Auytt
Sachs
Sicily
Leone
Day
J. Fitzgerald
H. Day
D. Leavitt
H. Brown
H. Morse
C. D. Wilson
A. Merrill
J. Hayes
P. Turner
C. Davis
W. Skelton
A. Spear
E. Sewall
W. Dennison
G. Hunt
E. Andrews
J. McCole
M. Haggett
A. Burden
H. Potter
M. Page
A. Oulton
H. Pooter
A. Austin
Thomas R. Huston
Association's Creed
Sam Povich
Middle Street
Boston
Irie
Lame Jn FE Weir
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