Girl Scout Council Heads Year of Service and Training
Mrs. Wilmer I. Voorhees reports the fourth annual Girl Scout Council year ending Dec 31 1937. The council oversees five troops two Brownie packs 113 registered scouts 38 Brownies 19 leaders and a three member troop committee. They held 10 meetings averaged 10 attendees and coordinated training camps awards and community activities. Publicity support came from local papers and groups while service actions included Salvation Army Red Cross health seals hospital week and community drives. Plans for 1938 focus on expanded health home making and citizenship training for more girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Girl Scout Council
Wyconda
Belgrade Lakes
Patricia Sewall
Silver Birch
Pine Tree Camp
Plymouth
Bath
Linwood F. Carr
Pine Tree
National Training School
Mass
Glenn H. Easton
Archibald M. Main
Sumner Sewall
Boston
Portland
Lewiston
Aubrey I. Long
John C. Fitzgerald
Portland Council
Leaders’ Association
J. Edward Drake
James A. Gillies
North Bath
Stone House
Arthur Sewall
Curtis Publishing Co
Dawn Nelson Wallace
Nassau College
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Needlework Guild of America
Damariscotta Council
Damariscotta
Cosmopolitan Club
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winter Street Church
Bath Daily Times
Portland Press Herald
Grace Church
Winter Street
Children's Home
Corliss Street
Council
National Movement
Eleanor Tallman Voorhees
Junior Traffic Police proposal halted by city council action
A unanimous report from the special police committee, signed by Mayor Sewall and Alderman Bragg, recommended not adopting the Junior Traffic Police due to liability concerns. The council also advanced road, cemetery, and public safety items, including designating Court street as a State Aid highway and approving minor ordinances and appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Bragg
Arthur Sewall
Robert H. Haskell
Bragg
Col
Hugh Eldred
Board of Highways and Sewers
Court Street
Robson
Emery
Harold P. Small
Turner
Mitchell
Committee On Public Safety
Columbia Theatre
Committee On Accounts
Cleveland P. Holbrook
Winnegance
Noyes Hill
Committee On Water and Water Works
Committee On Athletics
Calvin Kimball
Goddard's Pond
Horace B. Woodman
Woodman
Protests Clash Over Columbia Hotel Liquor Permit
Rev Ernest Heywood and three W C T U delegates oppose the Columbia hotel's liquor permit citing proximity to the Y M C A within 300 feet. The board deadlocks 3 3. Mayor Sewall casts the deciding vote in favor. Edward Brown elected sealer of weights and measures. warrants set for March 7 municipal election. Charles B Doyle approved to install a 1000 gallon gasoline tank at Bath Bus Terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Heywood
Columbia Hotel
Y.M.C.A
W.C.T.U
Nella Stover
Carrie H. Trott
Wilfrid C. Trott
Trott
Columbia
Sedgwick
The
Phoenix
Elks
Eagles
George B. Wolstenholme
Heywood
Wolstenholme
Robson
Fortier
Drake
Emery
Bragg
Haskell
Sewall
Edward Brown
Louis P. Eseley
William Mann
Recorder Deering
Charles B. Doyle
Bath
North Street
John Fitzgerald permanent head of WPA in Maine
John C. Fitzgerald was named permanent WPA administrator for Maine after serving as acting head since last July. A Bath attorney and Bowdoin alumnus, he joined the WPA in 1935 and has been in senior posts including deputy administrator and assistant state administrator. He is 43, married with three children. wife Katherine Toole of Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Fitzgerald
WPA
Maine
Aubrey Williams
Fitzgerald
Albert Abrahamson
Bath
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Bowdoin
University of Maine
Katherine Toole
Bangor
William R. Day
Bethel
Arrowsic
L. Adeline Fish
Philip W. Day
Mr Day
China
Arrowah
Day
Boston & Maine
Astowsic
Dus Errd
Bethe
Dey
Blie
Bowron
Arch Chaperot Mints
Dunmp Commander
Governor Barrows Endorses Garden Clubs Maine Roadside Goals
Governor Barrows lauds the Garden Club Federation of Maine for preserving natural beauty and urges citizen support. He outlines the Maine Development Commission roadside improvement objectives including pride in highways, erosion control, scenic views, and standardized signs. Page Five continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Garden Club Federation of
Maine
State Highway Department
Maine Development Commission
Old Ice Cutting Days on Kennebec Were Busy Ones
A historical survey of Kennebec river ice harvesting from the 19th century through the rise of artificial ice. It details early ice houses, major and minor operators in Dresden, methods of cutting and storing ice, wages of workers, and the industry’s decline after consolidation and artificial production reduced demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Irene J. Carlton
Kennebec River
Richmond
Havana
Cuba
Rufus Page
Cedar Grove
Dresden
Knickerbocker
Cochran-Oler Co
Independent Co
Charles Russell & Co
Great Falls Co
Clarke & Chaplin
Morse & Co
Haynes & DeWitt Co
George Weeks & Co
Haley & Co
Rich Co
Dr. Underwood
Morse Ice Co
Bath
American Ice Co
Charles W. Morse
Maine
Morse
Brown's Point
Bowdoinham
Gardiner
Thwing's Point
Ice Trust
Hudson River
Kennebec Valley
Seth Bailey
David Houdlette
Owin Blenn
James Cameron
Joseph Carlton
Fred Carleton
Charles Chism
Laforest Goud
William Goud
Charles Hall
Capt
Bert Reed
William Houdlette
Joseph F. Houdlette
Joseph L. Houdlette
Vs Vs
Gustus Perkins
Orrin Perkins
John
Maine highway accidents drop in January report cites coasting danger
Jan 1938 shows a 13 percent drop in automobile fatalities from January 1937 with total crashes linked to children coasting or playing in the road. The report warns urban coasting bans, truck involvement in many crashes, and notes most fatal drivers had 10 years or more experience. It also highlights a hit and run death of Alfred Cote and a crowded Topsham Grange Hall program with acts by Rita Moens and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Androscoggin
Aroostook
Somerset
Driv Dta Shoou
Cing
Camcs
Alfred Cote
Maine
Grange Hall
Toniszh
Topsham Grane Hall
Blue Danube
Rita Moens
Brunswick
Hubert McCarty
Bath
Richards and Garrbon
Cottages at Popham Beach Face Grave Dangers
Shifting sands threaten cottages along the Popham Beach river bank as a southwest storm and high tides erode the shore. Builders erect bulkheads for some homes while others may be moved to safer ground. old timers recall similar dangers in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Chester H. McCabe
Bath
Prank A. Small
Moses Chandler
Charles F. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
William E Hii
Naugatuck
Conn
Spelling meeting highlights Cosmopolitan club gathering
February Cosmopolitan Club program featured two spelling matches with 28 attendees and prize winners. Officers and committees named for March plans include nominating committee members, dining room leadership, and a lecture open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Smith
Paul L. Boudreau
Cosmouiltan Club
William W. Dennison
Paul G. Bagdikian
Helen E. Hartwell
Chassiano
Walter S. Wiggin
Mary E Campbell
Herbert R. Lemon
Richard H. Mohier Wene
Louie R. Musker
Liovnd E Sterves
Louis A. Buena
Opportunity Farm
Rupert M Irvine
Bath-Brunswick
New England Tel and Tel Co
Mra Graham
Pine Po
Frank Davis
Jowph d. Smith
Frank Davin
Archihbeid M Mam
Francs J. Goh
March House Committee
Bridge Traffic Declines in January Reports
January bridge traffic figures show a drop across multiple metrics with several dollar amounts listed, including $168 and $4,387.35, among others, reflecting reduced activity and revenue. The data references various months and figures, indicating a broader decline in transportation volume and related cash totals.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Committee On Police
John Fitzgerald
W.P.A
Joan C. Fitzgerald
Popham
Frank A. Small
Allan Spear
Edward ©. Fisher
Fred Fitch
Ardmore
Nelson Gordon
Readfield
Arrowsic Bridge
William R. Daytee
McArthur
Buideford
R J. Sawyer Co
Freeport
Freeport Reality Co
Lee En Irich
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