Local News From Bowdoinham Village and Surroundings
Bowdoinham hosts visitors and town folks attend high school speaking contests. Prize winners include Evelyn Webber and Ella Purington with Cora McAfee honorable mention. The Maine Central Railroad added a new station platform while residents travel to Portland Bangor and St Petersburg for various visits and business.
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Tulsa
Charles Blodgett
Brunswick Hospital
Boston Mar
Charles Browne
Cora McAfee
Mary McAfee
Richard Ruthier
Ella Purington
Clarice Verrill
Ralph Purington
Courtney Nealey
Evelyn Webber
Clifford Bickford
Henry Cornish
J. H. Ames
Emily Rideout
Maine Central Railroad Co
Darton
Portland
Frank Scott
Presque Isle
John Bishop
Caribou
Jake Bishop
St. Petersburg
Fla
W. H. Gould
Richmond
George A. Hackett
Richmond visitors and social notes from Brunswick
Cards Mr and Mrs Etali were Richmond visitors Wednesday of last week. Mrs Charles Browne attended a dinner and card party at Brunswick Wednesday of last week with Miss Geraldine Browne as hostess. Dinner served at these hotels with 62 guests present after which cards were enjoyed at Miss Browns home Saturday morning. Rev Ella G Nash called to Malden Mass by sudden death of her mother Mrs Delig M Nash of Gardiner. Funeral held in Malden at home of daughter Mrs W A Watson Monday afternoon. Tuesday Miss Nash and Mrs Watson accompanied remains to Gardiner for interment.
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RA. Dickinson
R. D. Purinton
Skowhegan
Pittsfield
Sagadahocker
Elva Maloon
Portland
Ralph Denham
Grange
Vendella Mosher
Wiscasset
George A. Hackett
Bangor
State Grange
Hackett
Merrymeeting
Cora Denham
Charles McEwen
Ralph
F. K. Jack
Bath
Carrie Merrill
Frances
Belfast
Bern
Frank Sedgley
Waterville
Clay Hill
Charles Hackett
Lewiston
A. S. MacDougal
Alma Kendall
Lena Cornish
Clara Fogg
Dummer Sewall
Msn
Richmond
Charles Browne
Brunswick
Miss Geraldine Browne
Miss Brown
Ella.g. Nash
Malden
Mass
Delig M. Nash
Gardiner
Bath Takes Honors At Boys Conference In Lewiston
Bath led Maine youth with 47 delegates at the 22nd State Y M C A Boys Conference in Lewiston Auburn. Elmer Norton was elected conference president, Duncan Farrell secretary treasurer, and Bath groups secured multiple offices. Bath’s 47 delegates were the largest contingent and its members won praise for attendance, a strong parade and a filmed group. Distinguished speakers included Bernard C. Calusen and Dr Henry H Crane as the three day program stressed leadership and piety.
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Lewiston
Auburn
Elmer Norton
Bath
Duncan Farrell
Silas Plant
Duncan Bragg
George Littlefield
Seth Snipe
Frederic Rowland
Merritt Trott
Hibbert Norton
Front Street
Fester Russell
Arthur Leeman
Wood
Bury Bailey
Albert Douglas
State Young Men's Christian Association
Bernard C. Calusen
Syracuse
N. Y
Henry H. Crane
Scranton
Bath Boys
Maine Grange Convention Urges Farm Agencies and Tax Change
John E. Abbott of North Berwick urged Maine farmers to seek cooperative farm agencies to access government aid, extend the retail sales tax, and study railroad unification. More than 1,000 delegates attended the Bangor convention as Abbott praised Maine’s effort and warned of the risks to dairy and potato sectors from federal aid and industrial price shifts.
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Maine
John E. Abbott
North Berwick
Bangor
the Grange
New England
Derry
East
Grange
Mock kangaroo court trial planned by Battery H unit
A mock trial before a makeshift courtroom in the armory is set for December 31 at 7 15 p.m. organized by Battery H 240th C A with Capt. J Horace McClure and Lieut Elver Stickney coordinating. Joseph Butler will preside, William F Swain prosecutes, Cush ing and Kingsbury defend, Amos Perry as foreman, and a juror panel including Doe Foss George Saillett Harold Fielding Thurlow Pinkham Joseph Sears Roland Tibbetts Edward Giles Arthur Mediman Seymore J Eliott.
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Battery H
C. A
Camp Williams
J. Horace McClure
Elver Stickney
Joseph Butler
William F. Swain
Christopher C. Cushing
Percy Kingsbury
Amos Perry
E Foss
George » Saillett
Harold Fielding
Thurlow Pinkham
Joseph Sears
Roland Tibbetts
Edward Giles
Arthur Mediman
Seymore J. Eliott
Attorneys Ready for Action as Verdict Triggers Dance
The opposing lawyers have prior wins, signaling strong arguments once trial resumes. After the jury renders its verdict the hall will clear for dancing. Tickets for the event will be distributed to some members and also sold at the door.
Cars in Collision on Center Street Hill
An Oldsmobile coupe driven by Arthur Cushman of Rockland, a Highway Police lieutenant, collided head on with a Buick sedan driven by John Davis on Center street hill Tuesday noon. Cushman’s radiator and fender were damaged. the Buick sustained minor damage from a struck mud guard. Both drivers were insured.
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Arthur Cushman
Rockland
Center Street Hill
John Davis
Lieut Cushman
Mr. Davis
Lieut. Cushman
Buick
High School Rally Prepares Gardiner Games at Morse
Morse high school held a Wednesday rally to drum up support for Gardiner Friday basketball games. Students marched to the new gym, boys and girls squads practiced with selected teams, the Blue and White band played, and authorities offered cut price admission for all seated together.
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Morse High School
California walnut orchards yield over 125000 acres in bearing
Newspaper notice highlights vast California walnut production with more than 125,000 acres in bearing. Classified ads offer Currier-Ives pictures and a high paying position for male seed sales, detailing contact at L. Laurin in Biddeford and Cobb Co. in Franklin Massachusetts.
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California
Cobb Co
Franklin
Mass
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Star Aid
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Thelma Todd
Walter Pidgeon
Holmes Herbert
the Cosmopolitan Club
Minstrels
Dorothy Mackaill
Ian Keith
Myrna Loy
Gertrude Lawrence
Paris
Tata
Disraeli
George Arliss
A. G. Page CO
Bath, Maine
H. P. Bridge, Inc
Abbott
Grangers
Armory
Gordon
Gordon Chiffon
Brunswickck Seeommtenr
Spencer Corsetiere
Spencer
Cardler
Beatrice E
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Dummer St. Bath
Center Street
Walter L. Whitney
sRnrRaRk Ee
Currier-Ives Pictures
L. Laurin
Elm Street
Biddeford
Maxwell St
Massachusetts
Fred H. Thompson
the Toy Center
Teddy Bears
Bath Department Store
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