New Maine relief plan aids Aroostook counties
The plan authorizes monthly aid of 100000 for relief in Aroostook county through spring as low potato prices hurt growers who produced a large last year. The article notes benefits of grading and labeling potatoes to fetch higher prices and mentions winter sports trends drawing Boston residents to New Hampshire pursuits, with Bath Country Club highlighted for skating, coasting, and skiing activities.
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Aroostook
Maine
New Hampshire
Boston
Massachusetts
Bath Country Club
Beaumont flood cattle losses noted in journal copy
Oliver V. Webster sends a Beaumont Journal copy showing floods across the region. Photos depict beaches and highways with drowned cattle, an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 cattle valued at 250 000 lost to the flood. Health authorities burn carcasses to prevent disease and clear blocked highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver V. Webster
Texas
Beaumont
End of Maine Ice Industry Triggers Vehicle Tag Talk
The old Maine ice cutting era waned impacting farms shipyards and mechanics as fewer horses and oxen were used and no ice ships sail from Maine now. Lawmakers seek special registration tags for cars showing legislative membership provoking questions about usefulness after adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Caution Amid Winter Car Carbon Monoxide Reports
Winter sees unusual monoxide poisoning cases raising warnings about running engines in closed spaces. Authorities advise opening doors or windows to provide fresh air and prevent gas buildup that can seep through floorboards and overcome occupants, risking fatal outcomes.
Bath Winter Carnival Promises Real Big Show
The committee in charge of the February 22 Winter Carnival expects a genuine spectacle that will draw crowds and raise a significant sum for the stated purpose. The event aims to provide a real show and ensure strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath plans sturdy playgrounds and fire safety measures
The article argues Bath should provide suitable playgrounds for school children and urges community interest. It notes a recent timely supply of fire extinguishers prevented a potential serious fire and calls for widespread adoption of extinguishers in homes and businesses to reduce losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sledding Hazard Warns Drivers After Fatalities
Authorities urge motorists and truck drivers not to allow children to hitch sleds behind vehicles. The warning follows several season fatalities in New England and calls for vigilance to keep children safe on roads and highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Miss Phyllis Tripp Weds Henry Berkhoudt in Buffalo
The Salvation Army wedding in Buffalo N Y on January 10 united Miss Phyllis Tripp daughter of Adjt and Mrs Edward J Tripp with Henry Berkhoudt a commercial artist The ceremony held in the citadel auditorium featured Brigadier Donald McMillan and a large crowd The bridegroom is a bandsman and Life-Saving Scout Leader in Buffalo The Tripp family could not attend due to Army duties.
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Salvation Army
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Phyllis Tripp
Adjt
Edward J. Tripp
Henry Berkhoudt
E. Krohne
B. Dunning
Elsie M. Agnew
Herman Berkhoudt
H. Sparks
Dunning
Busby
H. Hepburn
Brigadier McMillan
C. Mehling
J. Bovill
Adjutant Sparks
Buffalo Corps
Bro
Sis. Berkhoudt
Westbrook Hotel
Numbers rise at Carlton bridge as tolls fall
January 1935 saw more people and vehicles cross the Carlton bridge than January 1934, but receipts dropped by 23 dollars and 45 cents due to lower trip ticket rates. Readings show 24,499 people and 13,345 vehicles in 1935 versus 22,915 people and 12,149 vehicles in 1934, with cash totals of 3711.75 and 3735.20 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Bridge
Auburn Drops Sidewalk Snow Clearing Plan
Auburn Maine shields from snow work as sidewalk clearing costs rise to 17000 dollars, about a mill of taxes. City Manager Ford ends plowing as hard packed snow requires plow aid. Federal towel making projects reduce male labor, replaced by women in families earning 30 cents an hour up to nine dollars weekly.
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Auburn
Maine
Ford
Eastport
Wiscasset Attorney Delivers Address on Little Things
Atty Bradford C Red onnnett of Wiscasset spoke to Grace Church Men's Club on the impact of small details on nations. He praised Maine’s history, warned of organized crime, stressed the home and church as bulwarks, and quoted Gray and Edgar Guest. The talk, praised as one of the club’s best, followed by refreshments and committee notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Bradford C. Redonnett
Wiscasset
Grace Church Men’s Club
Gray
Bedennett
Maine
United States
Greece
Belshazzar
Jesus Christ
Mr. Bedennett
Edgar Guest
Edward Wright
Theodore Watson
Oscar Williams
Carroll Watson
John H. Freeman
Harold L. Adams
William Adams
Gerald Atkinson
Ketchum Carries Mail On Snowshoes In Blizzard
Residents along William Ketchum rural route recall his bold trek during the January blizzard. The mail carrier swapped his car for snowshoes to cover about 14 miles from Foster's Point to Trufant's Crossing and deliver in the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ketchum
Ketchum
Foster's Point
Trufant's Crossing
West Bath
Wild Rose Girl Scouts Hold Meeting at Grace Church
Wild Rose troop of Girl Scouts met at Grace church parish house on Thursday afternoon with First Aid study and songs. They adjourned to the Y M C A for a joint meeting with Pine Tree troop and held an International Thinking day program with girl speakers. Pine Tree will visit for a hike on Feb 9 led by Miss Evelyn Trott and Miss Eleanor Danforth.
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Wild Rose
Grace Church Parish House
Pine Tree Troop
Evelyn Trott
Eleanor Danforth
Children boast big clan with ten grandparents
Merle E Spring five and Wanda Spring of Sanford claim ten grandparents between them. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M Spring list grandparents Percy Joyce Fryeburg and Springvale couple. Great grandparents include Edward Jones North Fryeburg Wesley Heald Fryeburg and Leth Spring Springvale, plus great great grandmother Julia Howard Standish aged 95.
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York County
Merle E. Spring
Wanda Spring
Sanford
Merle
Wanda
Gerald M. Spring
Percy Joyce
Fryeburg
Spring Spring
Springvale
Edward Jones
North Fryeburg
Wesley Heald
Leth Pring
Julia Howard
Standish
City police schedule to shift beats weekly
Beginning Sunday February 3 police officers will rotate beats on a three shift plan. Chief J J O Connell said the change allows each officer one day off in ten without extra cost or added force. The program, developed with Captains and Mayor Frederick G Payne, aims to boost coverage.
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J. J. O’connell
Augusta
Frederick G. Payne
Sacred Heart Circle Plans St Patrick Day Play
Sacred Heart circle meets Friday at K of C hall with plans for a St Patrick’s day play on March 17. A Valentine party for members’ friends, bowling team gathering, and a February 17 communion Sunday are noted. annual banquet set for March 3 at Hotel Phoenix with attendance notices.
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Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
C. Hall
Ludger Melancon
George Ingraham
Saint Teresa
Daniel Perry
Mary Peters
Catherine F. Kelley
Margaret Scott
Nellie Johnson
Florence McLellan
Regina Roy
Annie M. Wilson
Elizabeth Conley
Barbara Allen
George J. Nugent
Hotel Phoenix
Jennie M. Allen
Andrew C. Flaherty
Isabella
February forecast by Lewiston weather pro predicts storms
Lewiston weather pro Sam Morrill forecasts February as a rough month with above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures. He warns of three storm periods from the 1st to 5th, 10th to 16th, and 21st to 27th, with earth shocks in the first week and a pattern similar to late January. January snowfall measured 56 12 inches, far above January 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Morrill
Lewiston
Mr. Morrill
Bath Iron Works Treasurer Denies Payment Claim
L Eugene Thebeau treasurer of Bath Iron Works Corp denies a $50,000 payment claim by Arthur P Homer for services linked to the 1933 destroyer awards. Homer’s bill, dated August 1934, was refused as Homer offered no help to the firm. The company warned of suit by Homer’s attorneys if payment is not made.
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L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath Iron Works Corp
Nye
Washington, D. C
F. W. Larouche
Arthur P. Homer
Bath
Homer
Treas
Thebeau
Beau
Willard, Allen & Mulkern
Atlantic National Bank
Milk Street
Boston
January 1935 Among Maine’s Coldest and Snowiest Months
Portland records show January 1935 as the coldest since 1925 and the snowiest with 58.9 inches of snow and 12.29 inches of rain. The month produced 15 sunny days while a 10 day cold spell extended into February, shaping memories of bitter weather and blizzards.
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Maine
Portland Weather Bureau
Weeks Joins Augusta Post Office as New Postmaster
Harold E. Weeks of Riverside Drive in Augusta is officially installed as postmaster at midnight Friday February 1, succeeding John C. Arnold of Greenstreet. He indicates no immediate changes to Augusta Post Office personnel. Rural Free Delivery carriers, office staff, and Dr. Clinton A. Clausen Internal Revenue Collector for Maine presented bouquets in welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Weeks
Riverside Drive
Augusta
John C. Arnold
Greenstreet
Clinton A. Clausen
Internal Revenue Collector
Maine
Weeks
Central Grammar Current Events Class Shows Fine Program
Eighth grade classes at Central Grammar presented varied talks in two divisions. Division Threeleaders Donald McKellar and Manley Ellis chaired topics on literature science and history while Division Four covered motion pictures air raid defense and local history. An open discussion in Division Two preceded a study of the Current Events paper by Miss Marion Jaques and Roswell Haskell.
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Central Grammar
Donald McKellar
Constance Morin
Franklin Melville
Marine C.C.C
Betty Watson
Virginia Ingalls
John Clark
Louis Couture
Literary Digest
Edward Stacey
Read Pitman
Doris Pettingill
Niel Haskell
Marjorie Fisher
Russell Young
Manley Ellis
Martha Page
Lucy Knox
Bengal Lancers
Frank Kenyon
Germany
Warren Higgins
Howard Reynolds
Jane Stevens
Howard Holmes
George Hart
Gordon Pinkham
Waldo Weston
Sagadahoc Reading Club Entertainment Highlights
The Sagadahoc Reading Club of Weeks Street Grammar School presented a Friday program led by Barbara McMann and Elizabeth Munsey. Readings included News items on Saar decision and Danish visitor, letters from Lincoln, a poem, two songs, a harmonica solo, and short musical pieces by club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Trainor
Helen Babine
Abbie McCabe
Howard Toby
Whitehouse
Frank Hinds
Edward Murphy
Abraham Lincoln
Gordon Holbrook
Leon Pennell
Pleasant Card Party at Dike School P T A
The Dike School P T A hosted a card party with 14 tables Friday night. Prizes were awarded in auction and contract and pitch with multiple winners including Mrs Raymond Hart, William Armstrong, Mrs Alfred Bucknam, Carl Swanton, Mrs Edwin Bonney, Mrs Edward Footer, Clifford Wilband, and John Quirk. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served by the committee led by Mrs Charles F MacDonald Jr.
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Dike P. T. A
Dike
Raymond Hart
William Armstrong
Alfred Bucknam
Carl Swanton
Edwin Bonney
Edward Footer
Clifford Wilband
John Quirk
Charles F. MacDonald, Jr
Reginald Barter
Walter Elliot
Frank Reinoehl
Arthur Gilmore
Archie Wishart
Fred Hoffman
Wesley Official Board Elects Church Delegates
The Wesley Methodist church board met Wednesday at the parsonage and elected Walter F. Day judge Andrew M. Butterfield and Robert S. Gordon tellers for selecting one delegate and one alternate to the May annual conference. The pastor’s Spring plans were approved and church fabric matters were discussed.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Walter F. Day Jjudge
Andrew M. Butterfield
Robert S. Gordon Tellers
Holmes and Armstrong wedding at Grace Church Rector
Arthur M. Holmes of 418 Front Street and Miss M. Virginia Armstrong of 18 High Street Court were married Wednesday evening at Grace Church Rectory 895 High Street. Rev Charles M. Tubbs officiated with Mr and Mrs John F Osborne as witnesses. They will reside at 54 Bath Street.
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Arthur M. Holmes
Front Street
M. Virginia Armstrong
High Street
Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
John F. Osborne
Rumford Hears New Municipal Court Judge McCarthy
Hon Matthew McCarthy began his duties as Rumford Municipal Court judge succeeding James B Stevens on 16 years in office. McCarthy, a popular choice, has 20 years practicing law and was Oxford County attorney for a second term when appointed.
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Matthew McCarthy
Rumford
James B. Stevenson
Judge McCarthy
Stevenson
Oxford
Twenty-Eight Players Compete In Wore Tournament
Twenty eight fans played in the Wore tournament Friday night at the Opline of Mrs Rupert H Baxter on Washington Street. The event drew players from 45 countries and offered over 200000 participants across the year.
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Olympic
Rupert H. Baxter
Med Watntee Sn
Washington Street
Theer
East
South
West
Hearts
Alden G. Smith
John H. Hyde
Miriam W. Kimball
Thomas J. Casey
Edwin H. Given
Edward Craig
Everett Pierce
Eben J. Marston
E. Everett Pierce
Ada Deering
Harry W. Tucker
Charles H. Cahill
Thomas 8
Thomas 8. Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Owen J. Ledyard
Seths. Mullin
Edmund P. Briggs
Oliver Moses
Helen Shaughnessy
Frank B. Nichols
Arthur Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Central Grammar Girls Form Four Intermed Basketball Cheer Squads
The Central Grammar girls organized four cheering teams for the YMCA Intermediate basketball leagues. Division 1 now has Thelma Fogg and Mary Darrah as cheerleaders for the Central Reds, Division 2 has Louise Norton and Pauline McNeil for the Central Whites, Division 3 selects Margaret Anderson, and Division 4 selects Jane Stevens for the Central Blues. Each team will have two leaders who recruit squad members on YMCA sign up blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar
Y.M.C.A
Thelma Fogg
Mary Darrah
Central Reds
Central Whites
Louise Norton
Pauline McNeil
Central Blues
Margaret Anderson
Jane Stevens
Record Coldest Day Near Augusta and Gardiner Noted
The article notes Thursday as the second coldest for 152 years in Augusta and Gardiner with unofficial readings from 23 to 45 below zero and Gardiner Water District official at 39 below. The all time low remained January 24, 1907 at 41 below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Gardiner
Crossword Style Word Puzzle Listing
A long mixed keypad of clues and nonsensical letter soup listing many crossword style entries with numbers and partial garbled phrases. It appears as a collage of clues including anatomy terms and language hints alongside corrupted strings and stray letters.
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the Times Company
Bath, Maine
B. Nicnoll
Pres
Harry C. Webber
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Salvation Army Corps
Wild Rose Troop
Iron Works
Central Grammar School
Sagadahoc
Reading Club Entertainment
Weeks Street Grammar School
Dike School
P.T.A
Wesley Official Board
Morse High
Booth Tarkington
Morse High School
Kennebunkport
William Sylvanus Baxter
Willie
Jane
Lola Pratt
Mary H. Conley
English Department
Baxter Parlor
Pratt Porch
Morse High School Orchestra
Francis S. McPherson
Mr. Baxter
Donald Page
Jane Baxter
Marie Safford
Mrs. Baxter
Lydia Atwood
Sidney Knight
Johnnie Watson
Ralph Card
May Parcher
Mary Nickerson
Beth Trott
Warren McNeil
Corliss Street
St. Mary's Church
Charles R. Sims
Winter Street
Cosmopolitan Club
Opera House
A. D. Stetson and Son
Stanley M. Brown
Ruth H. Farnham
Hiram T. Stevens
Russell Stodder
Blair C. Wilson
Marjorie Trott
Shirley Moore
Catherine R. Johnson
Nicholas Vamvakias
Catherine Marr
John Atwood
Maurice Skaling
Robert Stevens
Glenwood Snowdon
Ruth Cohen
Irving Harrington
Frank Martin
Betty Rice
Ellen Stevens
Mark Harrington
Franklin Hallowell
Elizabeth Butterfield
Marguerite Brown
Paul Legard
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Marshall
Robert Bragg
Marjorie Haskell
Mary Hodgkins
Arlene Preney
J. R. Libby Co
Portland
J. R. Libby
Ralph G. Libby
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