Holiday Greeting and Postwar Labor News From Maine Independent
The Maine Independent wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a hopeful New Year while reflecting on wartime and postwar moods. It notes economic strain, invites continued charity, and hopes prosperity returns. It reports Coast Guard actions stopping liquor cargoes, discusses state job programs under Civil Works, and covers New England labor leaders backing forty hour weeks, uniform wages, and child labor limits as part of recovery efforts.
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Independent
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Labor Departments
New England
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Potato Acreage Gains While Sheep Decrease
Farm prices guide Maine farmers in production and marketing according to Dr. Merchant. The article notes sheep numbers drop from 895,884 in 1867 to 7,600 in 1933 and potato acreage rising from 40,208 in 1900 to 19,600 in 1921, with depresión era price trends affecting overall agriculture. Wesley M. E. church Ladies hold annual fair and Christmas sale, coordinated by the Aid and Sorority, raising funds despite a storm.
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C H Merchant
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Maine
Maine
Neras
Maisie
Matin
Pice
Experiment Station
Apa
Public interest soars over new Chevrolet truck debut
A Chevrolet dealer in District 5 reports over 100 advance orders for a truck not yet seen. Carl Plant says the vehicle is larger heavier more powerful and finer than any Chevrolet before. Public confidence grows from past Chevrolet performances and upcoming improvements are highly anticipated.
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Ifton Frida
Chevrolet
Fioni Chevrolet Co
Acs
Rockland
Farmington
Bom
Plant
Hi Y Club Votes To Hold Student Rallies
The Hi Y Club convened for a meeting and voted unanimously to organize student rallies. New members Alfred Parks Russell Colby Paul Davis Warren McNeil Philly Over Ems Sarkis Merril Barnes Jess Leo Robert Stevens joined, with Omar King appointed to reorganize the group.
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Alkazin
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Hur
Scott
Wilam
Perkin
Andere
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Omar Kine
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Gerald Carr
Maure+ Skaline
Wesley Marco Pranklin Hallowell
Wesley Lemont
Edward Oxen
Donald Jewett
Omar King
Alfred Parks
Russell Colby
Paul Davis
Warren McNeil Fhilly
Ems
Sarkis
Merril Barnes Jess
Leo Robert Stevens
Rodrevy Ross
Cong Hish School Varsity Receives Christmas Gifts
At a Thursday morning assembly the Cong Hish school varsity football players received nineteen sweaters and two letters. Pach William H. Macomber presented the items and praised the squad’s three veterans and injured key men for their season. Norman Merrill presented the coach with a billfold and key holder.
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Cong Hish
Pach
William H. Macomber
Norman Merrill
Macomber
Bilfold
Ker
Class Rings Stolen From Morse High School
Stolen sample class rings valued at about 40 dollars were taken from Morse High School last week. Entry was gained through a rear door with a broken glass panel replaced to block cold. Rings, kept in a glass case in the lobby, were not easily disposed of and the incident follows a series of recent break-ins in the area.
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Morse High School
Real estate transfers and local meeting notes in Sagadahoc
Real estate transfers in Sagadahoc include Bath properties from G Standish and M S Haskell to buyers, plus several transfers to Pegg, Blenn, Chambers, and Freeman among others. A Richmond meeting of Amy Bradley Tent held a 1934 officer election with Edith Edgecomb as President and Beatrice Lemont as Senior Vice President.
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Bath
David G. Standish
Ethel M. Lockey
Mac S. Haskell
Frank W. Preble
Ruby A. Prebie
Pauline L. Forz
Forest A. Pegg Bowdeinham
Hah Blenn
Helen M. Blenn
Georgetown
Philip A Powler
Winslow Rouse
Phippsburg
Nathaniel Percy
Amy Bradley
C. W
Richmond Wedne
Edith Edgecomb
Beatrice Lemont
Ina Douglas
Sadie Waltz
Ida Hutchins
Viola Waltz
Minsie Waldron
Ina Douglass
Kitchen Contest Winner Describes Broad Improvements
Mrs. Madeline Black explains how her kitchen transformation won first prize in the site wide contest. She details a cramped, poorly lit space before and the gains after removing a pantry wall adding light, open plumbing, linoleum flooring, and a window over the cooking area.
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Madeline Black
Dedham
Nox
Palmer's Land Becomes Bay of Whales on Antarctic Charts
Nathaniel Palmer, a Bath shipbuilder, recalled during a visit that Palmer's Land in Antarctica was renamed Bay of Whales after Admiral Byrd's explorations. He noted the chart change occurred long after his discovery in 1842 and tied to Byrd's voyage.
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Antarctic
N. T. Palmer
Bay of Whales
Admiral Byrd
American Bureau of Shipping
New York
Stonington
Conn
Bath
Nathaniel Palmer
Palmer's Land
Medical examination of all children in Bath and Segadahoc County
Federal drive seeks to locate undernourished children among 6 900 000 nationwide. In Bath a prior check showed 43 families lacking proper nourishment. Dr Warren E Kershner Bath and the Maine Medical Association mobilize cooperation as Emergency Relief funds provide food and medical supplies. Oakhurst Dairy offers transport for schoolchildren from outlying districts.
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United St.s
Bath
Segadahoc County
Maine Medical Association
Maine
Warren E. Kershner
Maine Association
McDonough
Kershner
State Department of Health
Oakhurst
Hi Y Club Plans For A Busy Winter
The Hi Y club, a Y M C A high school boys organization, will have a busy Winter. Founded on high ideals, it aims to create and extend high standards of Christian character in the school and community. Sponsored by the high school and Y M C A, it will attract public attention this Winter.
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Y.M.C. A
Dromore Farm Bureau Sets All Day Planning Meeting
The Dromore Farm Bureau will hold an all day annual planning and taxation meeting Friday at the Winneganne Community Club House from 10 to 12 led by C. L. Eastmin Auburn county agent. Dinner will be served by the P Bureau. All men interested are invited. the chairman seeks remaining donated vegetables or canned goods to meet the Dromore quota at this gathering.
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Winneganee
C. L. Eastmin
Auburn
P Bureau
End of the Serene Foreshadowed Puzzles and Elements
A garbled horizontal list presents a mix of clues and partial words. The column mentions 12 foot lengths used in soups, references to elements, a note about the solution appearing in the next issue, and an assortment of scattered terms including place names, scales, and descriptors.
Shipbuilding talk and supper at Grace Church club
John Wishart led a shipbuilding talk at Grace Church Men’s Club with diagrams, Clyde yard views, and student work from the Bailey Evening School. The event included exhibitions, a lantern show, and praise for Bath region studies. The club also hosted a fund-raising supper for boy’s basketball uniforms, drawing about 100 attendees with remarks from league leaders and coaches.
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John Wishart
Clyde
Scotland
Wishart
Bailey Evening School
Bath
Karcher Jackson
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Central Church Men's Club
H. B. Duce
William Adams
William Craft
Harry L. Day
Eliot
Fuller
Rupert H. Baxter
Beacon Street
M. E. Vestry
Charles Plummer
Clifton W. Tedford
Church League
Edwin E. Pinson
William H. T. Gove
Clayton Holden
Holden
Hermon W. Crocker
Clinton F. Pratt
Irving C. Varney
William J. Craft
Muriel H. Howe
Elizabeth D. McGrath
Laura Craft
Gertrude Wallace
Charlotte Robbins
Katherine Marr
Pauline Baker
Pauline Robbins
Bath Woman Attends Maine Club Dinner in New York
Miss Minnie White of Bath attended the Maine Society of New York’s 20th annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Guests included Lincoln Colcord Chase Mellen Jr and Lowell Thomas. Bath attendees listed among officers and trustees. Earle Thompson and Stanley Henderson visiting from University of Maine 35 joined relatives in Bath for vacation.
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Minnie White
Bath
Maine Society of New York
Waldorf- Astoria
Lincoln Colcord
Chase Mellen Jr
New York County Republican Committee
Lowell Thomas
Air
Carl K. Crosby
Loyall F Sewall
Mr. Crosby
Frank S. Shaw
Arthur Se
Legion Auxiliary Has Regular Meeting
Roland Smith Unit No 21 of the American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting in Legion hall last Wednesday. Vice president Mrs Louis M Silverman presided in the president’s absence. Mrs John P Crosby was elected welfare committee member alongside Mrs Walter M Hill and Mrs Joseph I Smith. Plans were made for a joint Christmas tres with the post on December 17 featuring a joke tres entertainment and refreshments. The general committee includes Mrs Walter M Hill Mrs Helen M Shaughnessy Mrs Edward A Rowe Mrs Edward J Murphy Mrs Louis M Silverman and Mrs Eugene M Desmond.
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Roland Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Louis M. Silverman
William R. Freeman
John P. Crospy
Walter M. Hill
Joseph I. Smith
Helen M. Shaughnessy
Edward A. Rowe
Edward J. Murphy
Eugene M Desmond
Oliver Backs Governor Brann Plan For City Liquor Stores
State House hearings record Rep Wilbur C Oliver of Bath as the sole supporter of Governor Branns plan to permit immediate sale through municipal stores under state control. Ex Mayor Harold P Small supported the sales tax measure before the committee on taxation.
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State House
Wilbur C. Oliver
Bath
Committee On Temperance
Brann
Harold P. Small
Committee On Taxation
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