Pygmy Quest in Amazon Headwaters Bites Dust
Emerson Smith reports that Desmond Holatidge’s Brazil Expedition failed to locate the Paktai pygmies and Waikas in the Sierra Parima headwaters after months of perilous travel. Malaria, hostile terrain, and equatorial raids forced a retreat toward Manaos and Barcellos as the crew refocuses on film work and later river routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon
Emerson
Tim”) Smith
Wiscasset
Brooklyn Museum
Brazil
New York
Desmond
Holdridge
Rio-Mar
Catrimany
Fortaleza
Smith
Quirino
Malaka
India
Shiriana
Demini
Breaks at Plant's Garage and Bath Grain Co
Two break ins occurred overnight or in the early hours with small amounts stolen. At Plant's garage a cash register held about twenty to thirty dollars. at Bath Grain Co only a minor sum of change was taken. City Marshal Whitney suspects a single thief. Entry at Plant's was via basement window. a cut panel released the ground floor lock. The grain store break involved glass in a door window and unlocking the door. the thief avoided the safe and left with the cash drawer contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant
Bath Grain Co
Walter L. Whitney
Engagement of Miss Myrna I Allard to Charles W Jordan
Mrs D T Eldridge of Turner announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Myrna I Allard to Charles W Jordan son of Dr and Mrs Archer A Jordan of Auburn. The couple plan a December wedding. Miss Allard studied in Providence Rhode Island and attended Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School before returning to Turner. Jordan has been appointed principal of Richmond High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Eldridge
Turner
Myrna I. Allard
Charles W. Jordan
Archer A. Jordan
Hillcrest Street
Auburn
Miss Allard
Providence
R. I
Catherine Gibbs
Jordan
Richmond High School
Thanksgiving Guests and Local Visits in Phippsburg
Holiday gatherings and weekend visits span Phippsburg and nearby Bath as residents host relatives and friends from Foxboro Five Islands and Massachusetts. Notable mentions include Nellie Cutting Edith Bermadine Atwood and many more as families share Thanksgiving meals and weekend hospitality.
Auxiliary Enjoys Supper and Talk at Winter Street Church
Thirty six members gathered for a Winter Street church Auxiliary meeting after a supper prepared by local volunteers. Mrs Edwin Dodge Hardin spoke about her Channel Islands trip while Edward Carter welcomed by friends. A Dec 5 event invites the Men's club and wives with a planned program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Arthur C. Lemont
Charles E. Plaisted
Harry L. Horne
A. J. Conti Jr
William R. Donnell
Fred P. Emmons
Charles Perry
John Atwood
Perkins
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Channel Islands
Edward Carter
Washington
Helen Johnson
Charles E. Hewitt Jr
Bessie Hunt
Fred Sturtevant
Richard Hersom
Edna Bliss
Former Phippsburg Woman 90 Celebrates Birthday in Foxboro
Mrs. George Hampton Duley of Foxboro Massachusetts turned 90 on November 24 at her son’s home on Leonard Street. She lived many years in Phippsburg before moving to Foxboro. Mother of seven, only two survive Jay H. Duley and Mrs. George L. Cutting. Despite a broken hip six years ago she remains keen minded and active in knitting sewing patchwork reading and politics. Guests included Mrs. Fred Sparks of Wollaston and Mrs. Daniel Miller of Roslindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hampton Duley
Foxboro
Mass
Leonard Street
Phippsburg
Jay H. Duley
George L. Cutting
Duley
Fred Sparks
Wollaston
Daniel Miller
Roslindale
G. Hampton Daley
Hutchins to Leave Bath Country Club for South
Bernard E. Hutchins, a professional at Bath Country Club, plans a winter trip to the South and will return in the spring. He has made many friends during the latest club season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard E. Hutchins
Bath Country Club
Highy Su
Franklin stoves and fire frames relics of colonial past
Walter Rendell Storey notes Franklin stoves dating to circa 1742 and their spread through colonies. He explains design features such as iron plates, hot air backs, drafts, and Adam style ornamentation and contrasts with Cape Cod fire frames used where built chimney space limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
New England
Franklin
England
Adam
Cape Cod
Samuel McIntire
Salem
Mass
Walter Rendell Storey
New York Times
Still Alarm Urged For Small Fires By Fire Chief
Fire department called out often for small fires that are quenched quickly. Chief Parks urges Still alarm use for minor blazes to save city money and prevent wasted firefighter time. John H. Hyde and two daughters return to Elmhurst for Thanksgiving with Newton relatives. Sally hospitalized for throat abscess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks
Adn
Lenfest Family Names Inheritance Ties And Addresses
Edmund A. Lenfest of Long Beach California names his brother in law and sister and Mrs William W Dennison of 1094 Middle Street in a brief family notice indicating relationships and a contact address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund A. Lenfest
Long Beach
Calif
William W. Dennison
Middle Street
Winter Fun and Club Notes From the Community
Lake ice forms a thin sheet as skaters test the surface while many groups plan events. The Squaw club meets Friday with Mrs. Walter Small and several community clubs schedule social and organizational meetings at the Community house in Cot tage Park and nearby venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw Club
Fria
Walter Small
Y. Church
Grace Church
Cottage Park
Emma Hunt
Cleora Coombs
Joanna Hodgkins
Dromore Farm Bureau
Community House
Winneganee Community Club
John G. Morse
Portland
Ford Touring Car Believed Key in Berry's Mill Robbery
Miss Ruth Coombs was robbed at her Berry's Mill Road home by two unidentified men. A dilapidated Ford touring car, seen by a neighbor with lights out headed toward Witch Spring Corner, is the only clue the sheriff has. Coombs fortified her home and could describe little about the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Coombs
Berry’s Mill Road
Witch Spring Corner
Miss Coombs
Berry's Mill Road
Sheriff Henderson
Petition Circulates For Fort Popham Wharf
Hon John H Stacey of Popham Beach and Mrs Stacey are circulating a petition in Portland asking the next Legislature to authorize a wharf on the Fort Popham Reservation. The old Boston steamer wharf has decayed leaving Popham without proper landing facilities. The petition will come from year round residents and property owners of Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Stacey
Popham Beach
Stacey
Everett Chambers
Portland
Fort Popham
Boston
Popham
Atkins Bay
Phippsurg
Blaze Destroys Webster House in Local Fire
Fire destroyed the Webster House hotel on court street, owned by William E. Webster. The building 28 years old had good insurance on the structure but no coverage on contents. Formerly the Grand View and popular as a summer hotel, it had not opened in four years. No evidence of the blaze was found at 1130, and owner Poland noted his near residence would have drawn attention to any smoke.
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Palishana
Quirino
Joe
Josepha
Catrimany Isle
Malaka
Catrimany
Lincoln
Mississippi
Manaos
Bud
Barcellos
William E. Webster
Court Street
Webster
George Shoppe
Beth
Poland
William A Bailey Dies. Brunswick Union Manager
William A Bailey longtime manager of the Brunswick Farmers' Union who retired two years ago died suddenly Tuesday in Brunswick. Survived by two individuals. Thomas Silva of Lewiston, district manager of John Hancock Insurance, was a business visitor in Bath Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Bailey
Brunswick Farmers’ Union
Brunswick
Thomas Silva
Lewiston
The
John Hancock Insurance Co
Bath
Railroads Side of Problem Told Richmond Lions
Wheeler, Maine Central Railroad special representative, told the Richmond Lions Club that all transportation forms must be regulated and taxed fairly. He argued railroads and highway carriers deserve equal treatment, noting railroads are essential now and could be displaced only by future tech. He cited tax burdens and payroll declines and urged public support for a level transportation field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Oieat
Maine Central Railroad
Richmond Lions Club
Maine Central
Rairoads
Bath Basketeers Open Tryouts This Thursday
Bath basketball team in the Pine Tree League invites players to report for first practice this Thursday under Manager Oscar Adams. Interested individuals should appear ready to join the Bath squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Basketeers
Bath
Oscar Adams
Bear and hunter tales from an Maine trapper
A Maine trapper Describes beaver anchoring sticks to build dams Not afraid of bobcats and bears He recalls a bear encounter on Dead River where the animal fled at his loud yell The trapper mocks sensational hunting stories and refuses to publish true accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Redmond
Dead River
Maine
Morse Alums Triumph 19 13. McMann Faces Partial Paralysis
George McMann of Oakhurst Dairy, famed Morse high school star, suffered partial paralysis on his right side after an early blow in the Morse high alumni versus Bath Independents game. He returned to help Morse Alumni win 19 to 13, with facial movement loss appearing the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McMann
Oakhurst Dairy
Morse High School
Morse High
Bath Independents
McMann
The
Indies
Talk on Aviation at Grace Church Club
The Grace Church Men's club plans its weekly meeting Thursday evening at the parish house on Oak Street. Sumner Sewall, a former World War I American ace, will address members and visitors on aviation. Committee in charge includes Everett W. Neal Robert Brownell and Eugene McGrath. Also noted is a social update on visitors from Medford Mass the Caddy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Oak Street
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Everett W. Neal
Robert Brownell
Eugene McGrath
Kershner
Maine Woods
Abbott Family Guests Visit Nequasset Home
Mr and Mrs Harry Abbott and son Clifford Mrs Charles Stover and niece Helen Stover were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Edwin Holbrook at Nequasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Abbott
Clifford
Charles Stover
Helen Stover
Edwin Holbrook
Nequasset
Birth of Virginia Ann for Clyde and Clyde Baker
Mr and Mrs Clyde Baker welcomed a daughter at City hospital on November 24. The baby has been named Virginia Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Baker
City Hospital
Virginia Ann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amazon River
Sitas
Beacon Street
Beacon Hill
State House
Argus
Lass F. Campbell
Dromore Panes
Nellie Cutting
Cora Campbell
W. B. Perry
David N. Heald
Raymond Carpbell
Thoro
Harry Blaisdell
Ida Hinckley
Five Islands
Eugene Synnott
William Blaisdell
Eugene
Donald Morse
West Newton
Fred Dodge
Edith
Bermadine Atwood
James Abel
Earline
Elmer Blaney
Avis
Parker
Ernest Rogers
George Ingalls
Eugene Ingalls
North Bath
Barbara Wyman
Leon Eaton
Emily Wynyvan
Omar Perry
Eugene Stover
Stover
Catherine Mullaney
Park Street
Malcolm Berry
James Perry
F. C. Bowker
Harry Bowker
Concord
N. H
Alice
Abbie Minott
Emma Perry
W. G. Jefferson
Roscoe Perkins
Bradford- Sortwell-Wright Post
American Legion of
Kansas
John E. Blaisdell
Samuel Nickerson
Horace Woodman
Harry Gilmore
Stanwceed Gilman
Lottie Wilson
Doris Perry
Gordon Davidson
South Portland
T. C. Hughes
Davidson
Ethel Stanton
Ann Cowan
Ann Durgan
Maine General Hospital
Thomas Robinson
Frank Rouze
Maurice Libby
Walter Libby
Meadowbrook
Howard Bowker
Frank Higgins
George Hampton Daley
Foxboro, Mass
John H. Hyde
Jane
Nancy
Elmhurst
Charles M. Boyd
Newton
Sally
Children’s Hospital
Coombs House
Popham Wharf
Blaze
Webster House
Richmond Lions
Bear
Hunter
Solon
Bobcat
Brain
Grace Church Club
Henry P. Caddy
William
Arline
Medford
Caddy
Frank M. Powers
Norway Mephist Co
Norway
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