Beautifying Highways and Safer Night Driving in Maine
The article urges Maine towns and organizations to improve highway aesthetics by reducing billboards and planting shade trees, add artistic guide boards, mark points of interest, and place town line signs to aid tourists. It notes Lewiston’s six drunken driving cases and stresses enforcing lights compliance to enhance night travel safety. It recalls Bath Iron Works delaying a double launch due to cold, with legends of a past five masted schooner launch failing in Old Home Week.
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Maine
Bath
Portland
New Hampshire
Maine Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Lewiston
Hanson
Maine Highway Police
Bath Iron Works
Days Grow Longer After Shortest Winter Period
The text notes the upcoming short days of the year lasting two to three weeks, followed by gradual lengthening of daylight as weeks progress. It emphasizes the seasonal shift in daylight before the days extend.
Bath Boothbay steamboat line strengthens business in winter
The Bath Boothbay Harbor boat service gains momentum as winter travel returns, with Edward W. Bridgham among organizers steering the line to better annual results. The service aids Bath merchants by easing shipment downstream and attracting travelers, countering the boredom of motoring. Rockland voters elect a Democratic mayor for the first time in eight years, with Charles M. Richardson losing by six votes after James Pf. Carver seeks ballot inspection. Trucks face road-use notices amid evolving suburban restrictions and dirt road wear.
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Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Sasanoa River
Boothbay’ Harbor
Edward W. Bridgham
Rockland
James Pf. Carver
Charles M. Richardson
Christmas gift line draws Bath shoppers in holiday display
Bath merchants showcase an unusually attractive Christmas gift line for locals and visitors as the season begins. Maine hunting season ends on Saturday with fewer killings and injuries than usual, offering a calmer close to the period.
Christmas Observances at D A R Meeting
The Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter of the D A R held a Christmas Observances program at the Legion building with Miss Clara N Fogg in charge. Mrs. William Willes sent greetings from Florida as others presented sketches, carols, and a wreath gift to the regent, followed by refreshments and Yule log stories.
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Colorel Dummer
Sewall
Legion Building
Clara N. Fogg
Edwin D. Hardin
Allen M. Irish
William Willes
Florida
New England
John A. Morse
Jane Hall Browne
Maude Clark Gay
Princess Pine
Gay
Margaret Foote
Harry E. Ring
Fred Cary
Gentleman
James R. Rogers
Alexine Brokoff
Legion
Colonel
Dummer Sewall
Personal Notes From Morse High Faculty Members
Miss Hortense G. Bryant of the Morse High faculty returned from Thanksgiving vacation at her Portland home. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Toothaker of North Street went by car to Lewiston Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peterson.
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Hortense G. Bryant
Morse High
Portland
C. C. Toothaker
North Street
Lewiston
Harry Peterson
Mastodon Tooth Found Near Walters Oklahoma
A five inch long mastodon tooth was unearthed beneath a creek bed near Walters Oklahoma and will be studied by University of Oklahoma archeologists. Also noted is the recent opening of a new nurses home at the Northern Maine auditorium in Presque Isle with many attendees. The trustees report a wood frame building 30 by 90 feet, two stories, concrete foundation and a Ton can iron fireproof roof.
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Walters
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Maine
Presque Isle
R. Pipes
Morning wedding unites Mrs Lorenz Collins and Mr Royal
Mrs Zepherin Collins hosts a Bath ceremony as Mrs Adrienne Collins serves as bridesmaid and Thomas Tracey stands as best man. The bridal party wears blue and green. vows include Ave Maria and Lohengrin. Couple to reside at 12 Wesley Street after honeymoon. Tracey and Collins family ties noted with careers and high school graduations.
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Lorenzo Collins
Thomas Tracey
Zepherin Collins
Wesley Street
Collins
Tracey
Morse High School
Bath Department
University of Maine
Fore River
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem, Pa
Bath Iron Works Corp
Jackson Duprey wedding at St Marys rectory
Miss Stetta Duprey and Mark A. Jackson wed Thursday morning at St Marys rectory High Street in a single ring ceremony conducted by Father Alexander Doucette. The bride wore green crepe and white roses. attendants included Genevieve Duprey. Best man H Laton Jackson. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home on Spring Street. The couple will reside at 1 Shaw Street after a trip to Manchester New Hampshire.
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Stetta Duprey
Mark A. Jackson
St. Mary’s Rectory
High Street
Alexander Doucette
Genevieve Duprey
H. Laton Jackson
Thomaston
Spring Street
Jackson
N. Gratz Jackson
Shaw Street
Morse High School
Steamboat Line Expands Support In New England Coast
Captain A P Greenleaf and M A Perkins report the Samoset Steamboat Co business for the Virginia is ahead of last year with a healthy surplus. They credit Joshua L Brooks Edward W Bridgham and Bath Boothbay backers for organizing the line to serve Boothbay Bath and landings amid automobile competition.
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A. P. Greenleaf
M. A. Perkins
Samoset Steamboat Co
Boothbay Harbor
Virginia
Treasury
Joshua L. Brooks
Newagen Inn
Greenleaf
Mr. Perkins
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath
Boothbay
New England
Four yachts to be built on the trawler ways
Bath Iron Works Corp plans to start four yachts identical to the four trawlers Ebb Flow Notre Dame and Fordham once the beam trawler Fordham goes overboard a week from next Saturday Two 190 footers engines arrived for one yacht Rev William W Laite formerly of the Maine Methodist Conference hunter and angler killed a rattlesnake with a heavy butt of a fishing rod Nose scarlet fever reports six cases in North Orrington
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Fordham
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ebb
Flow
Notre Dame
William W. Laite
Cocoa
Fla
Maine Methodist Conference
Maine potato and apple crops show gains over last year
Maine potato production is estimated at 46.44 million bushels with yields at 270 bushels per acre, both up from last year. New England total potato output reaches 55.36 million bushels as apple production remains below average, with Maine apples at 3.36 million bushels and a high grade quality.
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Maine
United Area
States
Departments of Agriculture
New England
Massachusetts
Slippery Roads Trigger Multiple Bath Accidents
Slippery road conditions during Thanksgiving period caused several crashes and near misses. A Bath woman escaped after her Ford Tudor plunged into Sewall pond and sank. nearby wreckers worked to recover it. A Dodge touring car overturned on High Street near Marshall Street as ice caused a skid. two men were unhurt and the vehicle towed. Many drivers reported skids and near-escapes as damp snow squalls reduced visibility and windshield wipers.
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Bath
Sewall Mill Pond
Bath Garage Co
High Street
Marshall Street
Goddard's Pond
Christmas Sale at People's Church Draws Helpers
Annual Christmas sale and supper held in the vestry on Tuesday. Committees guided apron, fancy work, novelties, handkerchiefs, fish pond, with Mrs. Viola Seavey, Mrs. Minnie Putnam, and others coordinating. Dining room and kitchen duties assigned to local members including Mrs. Helen Leonard and Mrs. Nina MacRae.
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People’s Church
Viola Seavey
Minnie Putnam
Bernice Cressey
Helen Leonard
Hattie Sutherland
Bertha Pushard
Elizabeth Hart
Mathew Clark
Nina MacRae
Minnie Cressey
Martha Robinson
Herbert Anderson
Ruth Trask
Saco Judge Sells Antique Valued at 2500
Judge George Addison Emery of Storer Street Saco reportedly sold an antique valued at 2500 dollars. His home furniture collection is believed to be the most valuable in the area.
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Saco
George Addison Emery
Storer Street
Reindeer Drive: Canada Plans 1500 Mile Arctic Transit
The Canadian government launches a 1500 mile Arctic trek moving 3000 reindeer from the Buckland River area north of Nome to Kittigazuit on the Arctic coast. The 20 month journey, conducted without outside aid, will use 50 sleds and is led by the Lomen Reindeer Corporation with four Lapps, six Eskimo men, two women and a doctor guiding the party. Alfred J. Lomen will fly in roughly every 60 days to check on needs.
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Nome
Alaska
Kittigazuit
Arctic
Buckland River
United States Bureau of Education
Dominion
Lomen Reindeer Corporation
Siberia
Lapps
Sheldorr Jackson
Bureau of Education
Lomen Corporation
Alfred J. Lomen
Canadare
Giants Tie Athletics For First In Park Alley Standings
Park Alley bowling standings show the Giants tied with the Athletics for the top spot as the Senators hold third. Giants face the Senators next while the Athletics meet the Braves in this week’s games. Highs include Oliver with a 137, Giants 221 team single, and 992 Giants team total. Eddie Gauvin plans a December comeback in a boxing match against Buck Potvin after recent layoff and prior bouts with Rocky Stone.
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Park Alley
Giants
Athletics
Senators
Braves
P.C. Athletics
Rhbhis
Red Sox
Yankees
Cardinals
Sse Sene
White Sox
Oliver
Oliver and Farrar Boost Park League Averages
Pete Oliver of the Giants rises from 99.1 to 99.3 averaging improved by two tenths last week. Farrar jumps from fifth to third with a 1.6 point gain. Whitey Lothrop of the Red Sox falls from 98.5 to 98.4 as other bowlers post shifts in the Park alley league standings.
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Pete Oliver
Giants
Park Alley
Whitey Lothrop
Red Sox
Farrar
Sis Dees
Chelema Vreleararaugeres
Asdic Va Ar Ira Leelemna Ec Tener
Mgucalign
Ronnie Ecinins Irae Peels
Foe Hein
Siseens
Gauvin to Try Comeback Bout at Arcade Arena
Eddie Gauvin of Bath will attempt a boxing comeback meeting Buck Potvin at Arcade Arena on December 12. The Bath fighter resumes after a period outside the ring and shoulders a renewed bid for victory.
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Sailor
Buck Potvin
Lewiston
Arcade Arena
Morse High
Gauvin
Rocky Stone
Sanford
Eddie
Stone
Maine
Potvin
Bath
Joe McDonald
Cross Word Puzzle Highlights and Clues List
Horizontal and vertical clues cover common word entries from litter to plague. Entries reference family name of America's first white child, Russian mountains, glass bottle, contemptuous term, and many more. The list includes 90 obligations and 155 mental picture plus 84 the French.
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America
Valuable Opal Ring Lost At Bath Iron Works Launch
An advertisement from Bath Iron Works yard seeks the return of a valuable opal ring set in diamonds lost Saturday aboard the trawler Notre Dame or nearby. Employees offering a liberal reward are watching for the jewelry.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Notre Dame
Doctor Bagdikian Returns After Bear Hunt
Dr. Paul Bagdikian returned from Ellsworth where he spent a few days gunning. He was successful in shooting a bear weighing over 290 pounds.
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Bagdikian
Paul Bagdikian
Ellsworth
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Bernadette Collins
Jackson-Duprey
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Goddard Pond
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McKenzie Territories
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