Plans for new ferry drawn by Bathman
Fred M. Cook of Bath is designer of a new Isleboro Ferry Co. vessel to be built under Maine Legislature charter. Terminals at Islesboro and Lincolnville. F. W. Carlton of Woolwich is contractor. Construction may push to May with operation planned around June 1. boat to be wood, double ender, 65 feet long, 27 feet 6 inches beam, eight autos, with two deck lanes and separate men's and women's cabins. A 150 hp diesel engine drives propellers at both ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Cook
N. A
Islesboro Ferry Co
Maine
Islesboro
Lincolnville
F. W. Carlton
Woolwich
Cook
U. S. Steamboat Inspection Service
Penobscot Bay
Maine Ships Christmas Trees Across the State
Maine ships about four million Christmas trees annually led by Washington and Aroostook counties. Most shipments go to nearby New England towns due to quarantine rules on brown tail and gypsy moths. Shippers advise station agents on inspections. Fir and red spruce are common. fir prized for odor and needle retention. Smaller trees in crates of 50 to 100 gain popularity. four to six foot trees sell best at 50 cents to 4 dollars. Demonstrations thinning dense spruce and fir stands to six foot spacing have continued for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Washington
Aroostook
New England
Exhibition Debate Set At Morse High School
Prof. Brooks Quimby of Bates College brings two teams to Morse High School for an exhibition debate on Free Medical Care. The event, free to attendees, starts Thursday evening at 7 30 in the school auditorium with two men and two women on each side. The Board of Education offers a cup to the winning interclass team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Quimby
Bates College
Morse High School
Board of Education
Flood Devastates Bengal Homes and Claims Lives
An Indian student recounts the Bengal flood disaster near Burdwan. Embankments failed, thousands of houses were destroyed, and many people, including families, faced death. Relief work used boats and elephants to ferry children and provide food amid harrowing scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Traynor
Clifton Street
Bengal
India
Ramesh Chandra Kayan
Ahirpara
East Raj
College Road
Burdwan
Buru
Rivs
Mystery Ring Return Sparks Long Lost Mystery
Mrs. Lillian M. Lewis of Elm street Gardiner recalls losing her wedding ring at the R P Hazzard factory when she was newly married. A package postmarked unreadable contained a gold ring and a note signed S R claiming it was the ring she lost years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. Lewis
Elm Street
Gardiner
R. P. Hazzard
S. R
Wiscasset Doorway Contest Awards Set
The Village Improvement Society offers two prizes of 5 and 3 dollars with honorable mention for the next four best decorated doorways. Judges will be locals away and judging in daylight, lighting effects not considered, awards based on decorative merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Village Improvement Society
Wiscasset
Garden Club Plans Christmas Season Activities
Cosmopolitan Garden club outlines a Christmas party on Dec 24 from 3 to 5 pm with guests from member families and gifts for children aged four to eight. The group also announces a Christmastide decorations contest, a living Christmas tree dedication to Joyce Kilmer, and a December 20 contest deadline with exterior lighting judged Dec 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Elizabeth B. Deering
Louis M. Silverman
Ann Gearing
Alice F. Johnson
Carl Y. Kennedy
Miss Deering
Fred N. Sanborn
Miss Gearing
Garden Club
David L. Wilson
Frank A. Hodgdon
Garden ‘Club
Joyce Kilmer
Hodgdon
Cosmopolitan Club
Leslie J. Wold
Richard Hersom
Dr. Wilson
Grace Morrison Poole
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Alice May Douglas
Wilson
Classified Coat And Clothing Bargains At MAX KATZ
A sale listing by MAX KATZ offers overcoats all wool at prices from 12.50 to 24.50, heavy wool hunting coats to 5.95, dress pants from 1.95 to 4.95, a full line of flannel shirts and wool stockings, Fur Felt Hats from 1.95 to 2.50, Endicott Johnson Shoes, Ball Band rubbers and knit gaiters, with refunds on unsatisfied items and emphasis on first quality merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tessa Ah
Endiscott Johnson
Max Katz
Bowdoinham Voters urged to re register with former party
Bowdoinham reports remind voters who changed registration at the last Primary to re register with their former party in December. All party registrants must be six months before an election. Local social notes include visits, dinners, a Neighborhood club meeting, and Electa chapter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
One
Gora l Can Club
Neil Bishop
Margaret
Paul
Ronald
North Windham
Russell Black
Litchfield
Eddie LaRochelle
Frank Webber
Fisher Road
Alice Webber
Electa
Masonic Hall
Bridge Club
Charles Hackett
Ernest Curtis
Richmond
Mary Gibbs
Clifford Gray
Seth Watson
Bath
Kate Smith
Addie Fowle
Bowdoin Ladies Aid Meeting Notes and Local News
Bowdoin Ladies Aid met December 5 at Mrs. Grant Woods home with smaller attendance due to sickness and cold. A brief program followed a noon lunch, led by Mrs. Woods in the president and vice president's absence. Next meeting January 2 with Mrs. Erland Rogers featuring a New Year tree and baked bean dinner. Also reports of a hen thief dog at Charles Babb's farm taking 11 pullets. the dog escaped after Mr. Babb shot at it through a window. Other items include travel of Mrs. Nellie Cobb to Gardiner, Mrs. Vestan Ackley to Belmont Mass for winter, Jasper Brothers woodcutting nearby, and updates on Charles Babb’s illness and visits from Everett Jones of Sabbatus to L. C. Starbird’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Grant Woods
Woods
Erland Rogers
Charles Babb
Mr. Babb
Everett Jones
Sabattus
L. C. Starbird
Garden Club Honors McFadden At Year End Program
Mrs Roscoe P McFadden was praised for two years of leadership in the Garden club as Miss Dorothy A Welch sang Do You Know My Garden by Haydn Wood with Mrs Kennedy as accompanist. Mrs Hodgdon presented a silver tray and relish dish to honor her service and Miss Deering was named conservation and gardens chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe P. McFadden
Dorothy A. Welch
Haydn Wood
Miss Deering
The
Garden Club
Experiences in Mexico told by South Portland leader
George E. Beal principal of South Portland high school and Lions club president will share his Mexico City trip and convention experience at the Winter Street Men's club meeting Thursday evening. Supper at 6 30. nonmembers welcome. Mr and Mrs H B Wyman leave for Camden New Jersey to pass the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland High School
Winter Street
George E. Beal
Mexico City
Beal
Lions’ Club
South Portland
Portland
Potato allotment meetings set for Sagadahoc county
Potatoes growers in Sagadahoc and Androscoggin counties are urged to attend upcoming allotment meetings starting possibly December 17 at Arrowsic town hall. The meetings explain federal allotment requirements, with tax implications for noncompliant sales, and help fill allotment forms with county agents and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Androscoggin
Arrowsic Town Hall
Georgetown
Arrowsic
County Potato Committee
G. L. Eastman
Lewiston
R. H. Boothby
Livermore Falls
E. H. Waterman
Sabattus
W. J. Ricker
Turner
Boothby
Mr. Waterman
Sagadahoz
Ricker
Reception for new members of W C T U at Nazarene church
A W C T U reception for new members was held at Nazarene church Tuesday afternoon with devotional led by Mrs Ethel Back. Miss Marjorie Stover and Miss Carrie Trott presented music and readings. Miss Alice May Douglas read an original Frances E Willard tribute poem. Firemen rescued a boy from ice near the Bangor Aroostook bridge before their truck arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
Ethel Back
Marjorie Stover
Carrie Trott
Alice May Douglas
Frances E. Willard
Omah Snipe
Nella S. Stover
Alma L. Reid
Lizzie Chaney
Lillian Mayo
Mattie Cornish
Nellie Brown
Snipe
Mary P. Sims
Presque Isle
George Jewell, Jr
Bangor and
Aroostook Bridge
Chapman Street
Pete Lainey
Beavers Express Expressions Through Vocal Inflections
Beavers show no humor but communicate via distinct vocal inflections. Researchers observe that these sounds convey warning, warnings, and social signals within beaver groups.
Wish on the New Moon Belief Persists
A brief note on popular superstition claims that wishing during the new moon can grant desires. Readers are invited to test the idea amid ongoing lunar cycles and community chatter.
Morse High Card Party Supports School Athletics
The M club and the Athletic Association at Morse High promote a mammoth card party in the gym Friday at eight to benefit school sports, especially basketball. A large town turnout is urged, with committees led by Esther Drummond and Martha Cutting coordinating prizes, tickets, tables, refreshments, and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M” Club
Athletic Association
Morse High
Esther Drummond
Janet Bridgham
Ruth Sprague
Herrick
Martha Cutting
Annie King
Edward McLaughlin
Pomeroy
Eva Gaudet
Dorothy Anliker
Clifton Nickerson
Mr. Brown
Kay Scott
Dorothy Wing
Iscar Greenblatt
Mr. Wright
Dorothy Thebeau
Mary Bates
Wilfred Gaudet
Miss Smith
Lucille Johnson
Doris Crocker
Carl Earlbach
Mr. Wilson
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Senter’ S, Inc
Bathman
John Wattis
Waterville
Auburn Y. M. C. A
Longwood Shoe Co
Wattis
Magnus C. Hanson
YM. C. A
Rowe
C. W. Roberts
Rawleigh
Lincoln County
W. T. Rawleigh Company, Inc
Albany
N. Y
Arthur Allen
Center Street
Professor Quimby
Bill Hatch
George W. Cobb
North Main St
Auburn
G. R. Hunnewell Fur Co
Studio Music Store
John Grindell
Sagadahock Block
Senter’s
the Working Man's Store
Bowdoin
Mexico
H. B. Wyman
Phippsburg
Camden
N. J
Georgetown-Arrowsie
West Bath
Central Men’s Club
Thomas Reed Ballentine
Central Church
Pastor Wilson
Central Sunday School
Arthur B. Stilphen
Karcher Jackson
E. P. Briggs
Charles Curtis
Harold Brown
Roscoe G. Bailey
Cliff Leeman
Helen Tabor
Thomas Reed Balentine
California
Balentine
Maida
Carl Brisson
Arline Judge Ship Cafe
Burns and Allen
Cookie
Roger Pryor
Joan Perry
Will Rogers
Old Kentucky
George Brent
Bette Davis
Prof
Herman Norge
Miles
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