Cahill sells Colonial restaurant. stays active in town
Former mayor Charles H Cahill completes sale of the Colonial restaurant but will continue running New Meadows Inn and pursue other business interests. The piece notes his long service to the city and active life, while winter road work delays keep High street South End closed to traffic until surfacing reaches Lemont street, easing the steep icy hill for motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cahill
Cahill
New Meadows Inn
Public Works
High Street
Lemont Street
Maine bootlegging fears rise as liquor enters dry state
A Lewiston man was arrested for bringing liquor into Maine and discharged after claiming no sale purpose. He was rearrested by federal officials under the Webb Kenyon act for beverage use and held to the April term of the U S district court. The case highlights harsher clashes with illegal liquor as legalized competition grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Maine
United States District Court
Municipal caucuses set race for March election
Calls issued for party caucuses remind that municipal election day is near and candidates for mayor and city government will be chosen to face voters on the first Monday of March. Incumbents may be urged to seek reelection and likely will agree in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican City Committee
Fred W. Quimby
Quimby
Charles J. Donnell
George W. Dean
Donnell
Daniel T. Dougherty
Allen M. Irish
Harry L. Day
Eugene A. Youland
Farmer Returns Government Check to Aid Charity
A western farmer declined a $162 government check for reducing acreage and sent it back with a note that others might need relief more. The reply advised donating to a local charity or welfare group if he wished, as the government could not redirect funds.
Bath donors boost Warm Springs fund total near 300 dollars
Bath reports substantial support for the President's Birthday Ball and infantile paralysis fund. Contributions from several societies pushed the local tally toward three hundred dollars, complementing more than six thousand dollars raised across other communities to strengthen the foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Warm Springs
Georgia
Potatoes and Taxes Stir Rural and Gas Tax Talk
Department of Agriculture cites a potato acreage cut as essential to save farmers in Aroostook County from overproduction. The letter ponders bonuses to reduce plantings. It contrasts gasoline taxes, noting Florida’s seven cent rate versus Alabama and several other states at one cent less per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Aroostook County
Birthday Party for Far and Near Missionary Group
Mrs. R. Frank Curtis hosted an all day birthday party at 33 Pleasant Street honoring five members of Corliss Street church. The event featured Washington and Lincoln decor, individual birthday cakes, lollypops, an old fashioned oyster stew, and a large cake by Mrs. Lee Scott. Mrs. Ruby Preble directed a program with readings, solos by Mrs. Fred Bragg, guitar duets by Miss Clarice Berry and Miss Ruth Watson, ending with the Star Spangled Banner and flag salute. Guests included Mrs. Ruby Campbell, Mrs. Annie Towle, Mrs. Vivian Plant, Miss Edith Wallace, and Mrs. Maud Russell. 18 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Frank Curtis
Pleasant Street
Far
Missionary Society of Corliss Street
Curtis
Ruby Preble
Fred Bragg
Clarice M. Berry
Ruth Watson
Ruby Campbell
Annie Towle
Vivian Plant
Edith Wallace
Maud Russell
Winter Street Ladies Aid Entertained At Church Meeting
A large attendance gathered in the Winter Street church ladies room for a Holiday era gathering of the Ladies aid with hostesses Miss Mary E Campbell Mrs Fred N Sanborn and Miss Helen C Foster. Betty Rice Lydia Atwood Roberta Erwin and Kathleen Scott sang four songs with Miss Rice at the piano. Bessie E Dickinson gave a talk on Littlenown Facts About a Well Known Island about Juan Fernandez Robinson Crusoe's Island. Dickinson and her family were shipwrecked in 1891 on the Sewall ship Rappahannock bound from Liverpool to San Francisco. The coal fire forced the Dickinsons to the island and a German gun boat carried them to Valparaiso Chile then to San Francisco on the cruiser Baltimore under Capt William Scott Schley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of
Winter Street Church
Mary E. Campbell
Fred N. Sanborn
Helen C. Foster
Betty Rice
Lydia Atwood
Roberta Erwin
Kathaleen Scott
Miss Rice
Bessie E. Dickinson
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crusoe’s Island
Wiley Rogers Dickinson
Grace P
Rappahannock
Liverpool
Eng
San Francisco
Dickinsons
Valparaiso
Chile
Baltimore
William Scott Schley
Sacred Heart Circle Plans Banquet and Dance
Sacred Heart circle No. 551 D of I held its February meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall with about 160 present. Plans discussed include an anniversary banquet this month and a Valentine dance on Feb 12. a dance committee meeting is set for Monday at Grace Cunningham's home. The circle draped its charter Friday night for Mrs. Almeda M. Footer, who died January 25. Mrs. Andrew C. Flaherty presided as regent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
D. of I
Knights of Columbus
James E. McLaughlin
Cord
Circletz
Zondu
Valentine Dance
Grace Cunningham
Middle Street
Dance Committe
Almeda M. Footer
John Footer
Andrew C. Flaherty
Smart Old Lady Makes Quilts and Does Puzzles
Mrs. Julia B. Cunningham, who reaches her 90th birthday on March 25, spends her time crafting patchwork quilts and solving jigsaw puzzles. She created at least 14 quilts in the past year and plans a 1296 piece quilt after a rest. She lives with her daughter at 9 Cobb road and remained sharp despite lameness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Herbert C. Stevens
Stevens
Cobb Road
Clever cross inside bottle by Francis C. Rice
Francis O. Rice of 37 Vine Street crafted a remarkable cross inside a small bottle in two days. The piece includes a wooden ladder to the cross arm, spears on one side, a maul and spike on the other, a shovel and heart at the base, and initials N. R. A. burned into the arm. The components are held by wooden pins and the display is shown in the hair pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis O. Rice
Vine Street
Bates College Freshman Bridges Home After Exams
Atte W. Bridgham Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bridgham 1074 Washington Street arrived Thursday evening to spend a week at his home following mid year examinations at Bates College where he is a freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atte W. Bridgham, Jr
Worumbo Co elects officers and directors at Lisbon Falls meeting
Hon. Oliver Moses 2nd of Bath re elected treasurer and Walter E. Plummer of Lisbon Falls chosen clerk at the annual Worumbo Manufacturing Co meeting in Community hall. Reports show 286,392 yards of Wo Tumbo cloth sold, assets 306,000 and liabilities 45,000 with a net profit of 31,000 for year ending Nov 30 1933. Stock issued to Ellery A. Baker & Co as payment for services. directors named include Moses Baxter Guttman Plummer Deering Hill Strout Rounds Julia Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moses
Bath
Worumbe Manufacturing Co
Walter E. Plummer
Lisbon Falls
Treas. Moses
Ellery A. Baker
Ellery A. Baker & Co
Worumbo
Baker Company
Rupert H. Baxter
Walter A. Guttman
Philip J. Deering
William C. Hill
Hill
Sewall G
City borrows 80000 in tax anticipation notes
The municipal finance committee chaired by Alderman Daniel T. Dougherty borrowed 80000 on anticipatory tax loan notes from Lincoln I. Young Co. at 3.19 percent. The six month loan, half the amount authorized, compares with 3.23 1/3 from National Shawmut Bank and 4.83 from F S Moseley Co. The rate exceeded last year but was deemed best under current market conditions, noting Portland’s loan at 3.51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Finance Committee
Daniel T. Dougherty
Lincoln I. Young Co
Hartford
Conn
National Shawmut Bank
Boston
F. S. Moseley Co
Portland
Bath
Major Bartlett Seeks Republican Nomination for Bath Legislature
Major Charles D. Bartlett, local attorney and former Bangor legislator, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination as representative from Bath. He served two terms in 1925 and 1927, on Legal Affairs and Judiciary committees, aided the Kennebec bridge project, and was a World War I aviation instructor. He resides in Bath on Meadowway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Bartlett
Bath
Major Bartlett
Bangor
Judiciary
Kennebec
Woolwich
Brewer
Bartlett
Meadowway
Bath Fend
Young owl captured on plum tree by Clifton W. Tedford
Clifton W. Tedford caught a young owl on his plum tree Friday and keeps it at his home on 50 Me chanic Street. Ralph Legard tried to trap it earlier as the bird moved positions. The owl is brown and shows no fright, leading Tedford to believe hunger drove it to seek shelter near a dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton W. Tedford
Mechanic Street
Ralph Legard
Mr. Tedford
Smith A Candidate For School Board In Bath Area
Alden G. Smith, trust officer at Bath Trust Co, overseer of the poor member, Kennebec Towage Co treasurer, is a candidate for the Board of Education. Nomination papers for Mrs Henry W Owen Jr filed with city clerk. Post office dedication opens for public inspection 2 to 7 p m Sunday at State University town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden G. Smith
Board of Education
Smith
Bath Trust Co
Overseers of the Poor
Kennebec Towage Co
Henry W. Owen Jr
Sam
Valentine
Orono
Louise R. Harding
State University Town
Charles J. Dunn
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Ira G. Hersey
F. Snow
James G. Utterback
Federal Mail Service
Thespians Renovate Bath Headquarters at Church Block
The Thespians, Bath amateur actors, renovate their third floor suite at 48 Front Street with a green and black decor. Plans include a scale stage, a Green Room, and a theatre museum featuring photographs and relics loaned by H. A. Huse. Completion follows the Feb. 9 Columbia Theatre presentation of The Late Christopher Bean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thespians
Bath
Oliver Moses
Church Block
Front Street
Universalist Church
Columbia Theatre
Moses
Christopher Bean
Columbia
America
H. A. Huse
Halcyon
Red Men and Council Send Check for $16
Herbert F. Stetser of Philadelphia great chief of records sends $16 from Sasanoa tribe 64 and Ramona council 27 to the President's War on Infantile Paralysis appeal. The funds go to the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for FDR tribute, per Worthington Wachter's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Stetser
Philadelphia
Ramona Council
National Committee
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Worthington P. Wachter
Hagerstown
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Red Men
Maine State Highway Projects Nearby Faced in Bulletin
Maine Highway Department bulletin details local projects including Woolwich overhead bridge on new location a 0.65 mile gravel segment, Brunswick Harpswell Garnet bridge temporary span, Southport Thompson bridge detour around half mile, and Arrowsie Georgetown Back River bridge traffic rerouted over work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Highway Department
Woolwich
Brunswick-Harpswell
Garnet
Southport
Thompson Bridge
Arrowsie-Georgetown
Back River
Sam Morrill Predicts Severe February Weather Ahead
Weather forecaster Sam Morrill predicts a cold late winter with normal to below normal temperatures and normal to above precipitation for February. Look for two storm periods from the 7th to 13th and 18th to 24th, with cloudy skies and possible snow and a cold last day. Morrill discounts groundhog signs, favors planetary indicators, and anticipates a harsh February and a cold, snowy February into March. Western ward caucuses set for February 13 and mayoral caucus February 15. discussion centers on candidates like Eugene Youland and others for alderman seats, with several incumbents likely seeking re nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Morrill
Lewisoephet
Sam
Mr. Morrill
Morrill
Brunswick Writer Discovers Desert in Maine
Brunswick columnist known as John of the Brunswick Record recounts discovering the Desert of Maine near Freeport. He recalls naming it The Sand Farm, claiming his story sparked widespread copies and even incorporation papers, while noting others reuse his wording and occasional misattributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Farm
Freeport
Desert of
Maine
John
Brunswick
Brunswick Record
Desert
Newlyweds Return From Florida Trip
Dr and Mrs Paul W Tuttle of Boston and West Bath have returned to Boston from St Petersburg Florida where they spent a week after their Lynn Mass wedding Mrs Tuttle formerly Miss Helen Stein a popular Junior League member Dr Tuttle grandson of the late George A Tuttle of Bath is an interne at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary Boston and has an office at 371 Commonwealth Avenue He has summered at his cottage at Quaker Point for several seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Tuttle
Boston
West Bath
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lynn
Mass
Tuttle
Helen Stein
George A. Tuttle
Bath
Forsyth Dental Infirmary
Commonwealth Avenue
Quaker Point
Inspecting Elevators and Shoe Industry Outlook in Bath Area
Elevator at City hall passed inspection by Moses L. Fecteau of F B Payne Co Cambridge Mass who installed it. Hyde Windlass Co and Commercial Trading Co elevators also checked. Freeport shoe factory payroll reaches over 10000. Lenox Co to open new factory. hiring advertised. Shoe orders strong but labor shortages persist. Colgate plant expanding with aims to raise capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Moses L. Fecteau
F. 8. Payne Co
Cambridge
Mass
Fecteau
Bath
Hyde Windlass Co
The
Commercial Trading Co
Freeport
Lenox Company
Colgate
Language Puzzle From Historic Clue List Reveals 70 Entries
A fragmented crossword style list presents numbered clues translating to names places and concepts from 26 to 81 and beyond including atomic charge dress incline archery measures and geographic hints. Readers must piece together terms from Latin prefixes to regional terms and species names as a printed puzzle frontier.
Fireside Club selects speakers for February and March
Members of the Winter Street Fireside Club have named speakers for February and March. Scheduled speakers include Errol Baker Blair C Wilson Mrs Sumner Sewall Arthur B Scott Dr Francis Winchenbach Miss Jeannette F Shack er with Feb 11 18 25 and Mar 4 11 18 25 dates. After each address attendees will have Q A time and topics will be announced weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Fireside Club
Errol Baker
Blair C. Wilson
Sumner Sewall
Arthur B. Scott
Francis A. Winchenbach
Jeannette F. Shacker
Salvaging operations described for Grace Church club
Salvaging operations were detailed at Grace Church Men's club with Lieut. E. C. Craig recounting the tugboat incident in the Delaware and Chesapeake canal. He described headquarters setup, pumping the end of the sunken vessel, weathering ice and cold as the crew fled to a shelter and later recovered the craft for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Men's Club
E. C. Craig
United States Naval Academy
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
Lieut
Craig
Robert W. Ferrell
Harry B. Briggs
W. A. Wheeler
Maine Central Railroad
Maine
H. B. Briggs, Jr
John H. Freeman
Walter Hill
Carroll Watson
Farm and Home Week Committee Announced at Maine
Arthur L. Deering announced the Farm and Home Week program committee for March 26-29 at the University of Maine. Charles E. Merchant serves as chairman with Llewellyn Dorsey Pearl S. Greene and Glenn K. Rule as members. Department heads are finishing their parts of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Deering
College of Agriculture
University of Maine
Charles E. Merchant
Llewellyn Dorsey
Pearl S. Greene
Glenn K. Rule
Deering
Sarkis Sidelined by Illness at Bliss College
Arthur Sarkis son of Mr and Mrs George Sarkis of 745 Middle street and a student at Bliss college Lewiston is confined to his home by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sarkis
George Sarkis
Middle Street
Bliss College
Lewiston
One of the Family senior play at Brunswick High School
Brunswick High School presents One of the Family, senior class play at Town Hall on Friday evening February 9, moved from February 2 due to hall renovations. Ernie George and his Royal Arcadians will perform at the dance after the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick High School
Town Hall
Ernie George
Royal Arcadians
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the Times Company
Bath, Maine
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Pres
Treas
Harry C. Webber
HSA
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Bessie Dickinson
Will
Arcade
Francis C. Rice
Hartford, Ct
Council
Darice
Warm Springs Foundation
Florida
New York
Piccadilly
Piccadilly 45Th Street
Bedédwig
New York Cty
William Taadluung, Me
St. Paul
Mtorr
Teane
Spain
Adam
Atlantic
Fireside Club
E.C. Craig
Grace Church
Farm and Home Week Committee
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