Salvation Army Kettles Fund Christmas Dinner for Bath Families
The Salvation Army will provide a Christmas dinner Thursday for over 400 Bath residents who would otherwise go hungry. Reports describe several families in need across Bath, with baskets packed by Capt. Warren and volunteers, including a meal with chicken, vegetables, pudding, and fruit. Mayor Harold P. Small distributed baskets to children, showcasing the charity’s reach across the city.
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Salvation Army
Bath
Santa
Santa Claus
Capt
Warren
Portland
Mamma
North Bath
Harold P. Small
John Warren
Ruth Thompson
Loring Darling
Mayor Small Extends Christmas Greetings in Bath
Bath mayor delivers a Christmas message from the municipal building praising local prosperity and low suffering. He expresses wishes for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, noting bright business prospects for the coming year.
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Small
Bath
Mary
Insurance Risks More Than State Valuation in Maine 1929
The 1929 Maine biennial report shows fire insurance risks written at 1.03 billion dollars, far exceeding the state's assessable property value of 757 million. Commissioner Wilbur D. Spencer notes municipal property is undervalued to avoid taxation and calls for liberalizing Maine's insurance laws to attract investment and grow this sector. Premiums totaled 34.1 million with 12.1 million in losses. The state hosts nearly 500 insurance companies and gains over 500 thousand in tax income from this industry.
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Maine
State Department of Tea
Wilbur D. Spencer
Board of State Assessors
Springfield
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
Boston
New York
Concord
New Hampshire
Major Kimball Ends Havana Visit Reports Cuban Unrest
Major William R. Kimball, back from a ten day trip to Havana, notes unrest in Cuba driven by unemployment and Latin student political activity. He recalls hearing of bombing and a tense mood toward President Machado, detailing cordial meetings with Cuban military figures and a sea crossing from Key West to Havana.
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Cuba
Havana
Republic
William R. Kimball
Kimball
Machado
York
Signal Corps
Army Corps
United States Army
Camp Columbia
Major York
Sergt
Alvin York
Key West
Wright
Belfast
Northland
New York
Gov. Cobb
Major Kimball
Bath
Maine Governor comments on state government survey findings
Governor Gardiner releases initial statement on the Citizens committee survey of state government. He notes comments from the public, outlines plans for an administrative code, a department of finance, and potential constitutional changes. The plan includes a coordinated Health and Welfare system, a six member advisory health council, and a commissioner supervising three bureaus.
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Gardiner
Citizens Committee
National Institute of Public Administration
Maine
A. E. Buck
Institute
Executive Council
Executive Committee
Department of Finance
Treasury Bureau
Doas
Leonard A. Pierce
Walter B. Brockway
B. G. McIntire
Social Welfare
Department of Corporations
Bureau of Securities
Blue Sky Law Enforcement
Banking
Secretary of State
Department of Conservation
Fish and Game Department
Department of Labor
Industrial Accident Commission
Rockland Benefit Auction Provides Five Tons Of Food
The Rockland post and American Legion will distribute five tons of foodstuffs to needy and unemployed families in the coming days following a benefit entertainment at a Rockland theater. Donations ranged from onions to homemade preserves with a charitable spirit highlighted by a child offering half a cake of soap. The foreign population in Rockland, hard hit by the industrial downturn, again demonstrated generosity. Homer Farnum of Bryant's Porch shot a 24 pound Canadian lynx, earning a $10 state bounty. Mrs. Farnum would receive a neck piece if desired.
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Rockland Post
American Legion
Rockland Theatre
Rockland
Homer Farnum
Bryant
Mr. Farnum
Mrs. Farnum
City Forester Hurt in Electric Wire Accident
James P. Sutherland of 298 Center Street city forester is hospitalized with a compound fracture of the right leg after a pole carrying electric light wires he was climbing snapped and toppled 20 feet. He was trimming an elm in front of Mrs. Lulu Atkins when a chain of failed wires caused the accident on Wesley Lane near Washington Street.
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James P. Sutherland
Center Street
City Forester
City Hospital
Wesley Lane
Washington Street
Sutherland
Mr. Sutherland
George Burnham
Lulu Atkins
Atkins
Burnham
Harold G
North Street
Curtis
Hugh D. Grant
Wing
Maine
Arcade Arena
Arthur Ellier Injured In Auto Crash On Icy Road
Arthur Ellier proprietor of Arthurs Lunch at 135 Front Street was seriously hurt Friday noon when his sedan skidded on an icy stretch near Warren and overturned three times. A Waldoboro physician stitched 21 in the head and arm. he has two broken ribs and a badly lacerated nose. He was taken to Bath and rests at William Belanger’s home in Bath.
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Arthur Ellier
Arthur
Front Street
Rockland
Warren
Ellier
Waldoboro
William Belanger
Oliver Street
Telephone workers spread Christmas aid in Bath and Brunswick
Bath and Brunswick telephone exchanges collect about 60 to aid needy families this Christmas. A finance committee led by Miss Bessie Stimpson and Miss Ella McAllister will distribute funds for dinners and clothing, with Bath and Brunswick funds used locally. Conti and Stimpson will personally verify needs, coordinating with the Salvation Army to avoid duplication. William Billings, 83, ill with pneumonia following a 50 year courtship and wedding on November 25 in North Berwick.
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Bath
Brunswick
Traffic Department
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Bessie Stimpson
Ella McAllister
W. Howlard Larrabee
A. J. ,Conti Jr
College Town
Mr. Conti
Miss Stimpson
Salvation Army
William Billings
North Berwick
Golden Wedding Anniversary of Popular Couple Foote
Mr and Mrs Harry Foote of 38 Summer Street celebrate their golden wedding on December 24 1880. They recall shipbuilding era, travels through New Jersey Boston and beyond, and settling in Bath again after the war. Their daughter Raymond Chasey of Bloomfield NJ joins family at a dinner prior to Christmas.
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Harry Foote
Frank Foote
Celia A. McFadden
Thomas McFadden
Pottle
Bath
New Jersey
Boston
Raymond Chasey
Bloomfield
N. J
Foote
Alameda
Universalist Church
Mission Toy Drive Lends Hand To Pittsburgh Children
More than 18,000 Pittsburgh children will receive toys this Christmas thanks to a volunteer effort begun after an 1893 alley meeting between Major R. W. A. Simmons and George L. Bond. The annual mission has grown from 250 to thousands, with Bond and volunteers collecting, repairing, and distributing gifts through schools and agencies.
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Pittsburgh
R. W. A. Simmons
Santa Claus
George L. Bond
Major Simmons
Bond
That Glorious Christmas of 1776 Washington’s Trenton Triumph
Washington led 2400 Continental troops across the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 to strike Hessian forces at Trenton. The victory yielded about a thousand prisoners and revived American morale as enlistments waned. The Washington Bicentennial Commission notes the episode to lift spirits and encourage perseverance.
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George Washington
Great Britain
Delaware River
Rahl
Trenton
Washington
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
General Howe
New York
Heem
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Stuart
Optometrist
W. Bath
Spencer
TOY “Mission
Delaware
A ‘Nyagganeel
Johnson
Bath-Maine
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