Mortgage tensions and farmer protests rise across the nation
With governments pressed to address rising tax and mortgage burdens, farmers in the West resist public sales to meet debts. Debts have grown since 1890 with mortgage shares peaking around 40 percent in 1932, while foreclosures number about 300,000 in three years. Nebraska explores conciliation boards as a remedy and Arkansas considers a two year mortgage moratorium.
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United States
Nebraska
Boards of
Arkansas
East North Central
West North Central States
South
Bath’s Shipbuilding Decline Strips Towns of Personal Property
Bath faces heavy economic fallout from the end of wooden shipbuilding as many residents lost wages and investment in vessel ownership. Taxable shipping property vanished, depriving towns of substantial personal property tax revenue while wages for yards, sailmakers, and suppliers disappeared with no replacement.
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Bath
Customs House
Maine
Brann Encourages Sagadahoc Democrats at Victory Dinner
Governor Louis J. Brann spoke at Sagadahoc County Democrats Victory Dinner at Masonic Temple praising Aroostook’s morale, urging statewide unity to outlast hardships, and predicting a return to prosperity through public works rather than dole.
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Louis J. Brann
Sagadahcc
Masonic Temple
Aroostook
Brann
F Here
Maine Grange Education Fund trustees choose new officers
A reorganization meeting in Winthrop elected Allison P. Howes as president FE T Clifford as secretary and Clarence O Purinton as treasurer for the coming year. New trustees include Miss Margaret Wilson and Vincent W Canham. The fund has loaned 875 dollars to nine Maine grange members pursuing school studies and plans to boost contributions via granges and Pomona groups. Plans cover Pearl D Crawford Memorial fund and a special state grange home economics drive with quarterly meetings announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Grange Education Fund
Winthrop
E. T. Clifford
Allison P. Howes
Palmyra
FE. T. Clifford
Clarence O. Purinton
Bowdoinham
Margaret Wilson
Auburn
Vincent W. Canham
Harry B. Crawford
Houston
Pomona Pgranges
State Grange
Maine
Kennebec Pomona
Pomona
F. B. Lyman
Pearl D. Crawford
State Grange Home Economics Committee
Crawford
Roller Polo May Return to This City
Roller polo appears set for a Maine comeback after a 15 year lapse. Bath shows interest and may revive the sport with an amateur league. Arcade hall on Arch street, once a polo venue, could be converted into a suitable rink with fan accommodations needing study. George McLean, former speed title contender, backs the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bath
Alameda
Arch Street
George McLean
Plummer Surprises Morrison In High-Scoring Billiards Match
Frank Plummer edged Tommy Morrison 150 to 136 in a Pepper's Pocket billiard parlor special match. Plummer led early, Morrison staged a late comeback, spectators numbered about 75, high run by Plummer was 19, match lasted one hour 42 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Plummer
Tom Morrison
Pepper’s
Plummer
Morrison
Frankie
Tommy
Aéne
Jay Povich
Beacon Street Ladies Serve Fine Supper
The Beacon Street church Ladies aid hosted a well attended supper last Wednesday featuring cold meats mashed potatoes turnip pie rolls pickles and coffee. Tables carried red and white valentine decor. Kitchen committee included Mrs. Irving Varney Mrs. Daniel McDonald Mrs. Raymond Clark Mrs. Charles Henderson and Mrs. John Horn. Dining room committee listed several members led by Mrs. George Wallace and Mrs. Lula Herbert.
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Ladies Aid
Beacon Street Church
Valentine
Irving Varney
Daniel McDonald
Raymond Clark
Charles Henderson
John Horn
George Wallace
Lula Herbert
Clifton W. Tedford
Weston P. Holman
Annette Teeling
Charles Madden
Bessie Clark
Agnes Perry
Bowdoin Professor Hames Wass Returns to Music School
Professor Edward Hames Wass of Bowdoin College resumes faculty duties at the start of the second semester after a year’s leave due to ill health. He will teach music and lead glee club, orchestras, and the band, and served as organist at the opening chapel exercises Monday.
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Edward Hames Wass
Bowdoin College
Bath Matriarch Miss Marcia Richardson Dies at 84
Miss Marcia D. Richardson a Bath noblewoman and descendant of Maine governors died at 84 from a heart attack at her home 30 Garden Street Bath after long illness. Born in Bath she studied abroad, hosted a cultured home, and preserved heirsloom antiques including items from Governor King. Cousins in Brunswick Portland and Boston survive.
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Marcia D. Richardson
Bath
William King
Maine
Robert P. Dunlap
Brunswick
Garden Street
Miss Richardson
John Green Richardson
Mary Lincoln Richardson
Isaac Lincoln
New York
England
Liverpool
Ledyard
Owen J. Ledyard
Richardson
Washington Street
Garden
Ralph G. Stetson
Governor King
Hartley C. Baxter
John L. Baxter
Allen Morrell
A. B. Holmes
Miles Langley
Portland
Homer Richardson
Frances Clark
Anita Woodward
Boston
Flora S Reed Dies in Houston After Illness
Flora S Reed aged 38 wife of Leigh W Reed former Railway Express agent in Bath died February 8 at her Houston home after a four week illness from a flu attack and weakened heart. Born December 1, 1894 in Presque Isle she was active at Wesley Methodist in Bath with husband and son of two, Francis and Clayton Reed. The Reeds lived at 38 Court Street in Bath before moving to Houston two years ago.
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Flora S. Reed
Leigh W. Reed
Railway Express
Bath
Houston
Reed
Presque Isle
Wesley Methodist Church
West Bath
Francis
Clayton Reed
Death notices: Miss Jane Stinson 76 Woolwich native
Word was received from Stockton Springs Friday night of the death of Miss Jane Stinson 76 formerly of Woolwich. She moved to Stockton Springs six years ago and had been in failing health some time. Nephhews and nieces survive. Funeral Monday at 1 p.m. at the home of her nephew Everson C Stinson Woolwich. Burial in Congregational cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton Springs
Jane Stinson
Woolwich
Tibbetts Funeral for Bertha R Tibbetts
Funeral services for Bertha Rachel Tibbetts wife of Joshua N Tibbetts were held Tuesday afternoon at two at her home 6 High street Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist church officiated Bearers were six nephews Charles T Small Jr Loring D Small Walter R Morse Albert G Morse Charles W Morse and Ralph H Dunton of Portland Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Rachel Tibbetts
Joshua N. Tibbetts
High Street
Charles R. Sims
The
First Baptist Church
Charles T. Small, Jr
Loring D. Small
Walter R. Morse
Albert G. Morse
Charles W. Morse
Ralph H. Dunton
Portland
Fairview Cemetery
Forest trees available from Maine State Nursery Orono
The State Forest Nursery at Orono will supply acclimated forest planting stock to Maine residents wishing to set out trees. Professor J M Briscoe head of the Forestry Department at the University of Maine announced the program and is receiving inquiries for information on distribution.
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Orono
Maine
J. M. Briscoe
Forestry
University of Maine
Briscoe
Miss Marcia Richardson Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church
The funeral of Miss Marcia Dunlap Richardson was held Monday afternoon at Grace Episcopal Church where she was an active member. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiated with church choir music. Ushers included Sumner Sewall of Bath Allen Morrell and A. B. Holmes of Brunswick, followed by a committal service at the family tomb in Maple Grove.
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Miss Richardson
Marcia Dunlap Richardson
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Allen Morrell
A. B. Holmes
Brunswick
Maple Grove
Banks Appear Ready To Make City Loans In Bath
Banks show willingness to buy Bath tax anticipation notes totaling 160000 at low yields. Rates cited include .01415 for Bath, .0047 for Brookline, .0045 for Milton, and .0063 for Bath in contrast to a year ago at .0575. Banks value short maturities and security of repayment amid lower overall yields and higher income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brookline
Milton
Dummer Street House Damaged by Fire
A fire at 115 Dummer Street seriously damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Wallace Jones. The blaze started about 11 30 in the noon hour while Mrs Jones prepared meals and spread from the chimney to woodwork and plaster, prompting firemen to remove wall sections to reach the flames. The Jones family including five children and Wallace Jones Jr 18 months were inside. neighbors Ralph E Wright and Mrs Wright assisted Mrs Jones and infant as the family planned to return to a wrecked home later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Jones
Dummer Street
Governor Brain Banquet Speaker at Bath Event
The Maine Democratic banquet featured Governor Brawn outlining government roles in money flow, liquor policy, and social reform, advocating hard liquors only for home use and a beverage commission. A successful dinner followed with prominent locals and guests from Portland and Bowdoin College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gediman
Aubrey Steen
John P. Carey, Jr
John J. Mulcahy
N. Gratz Jackson
Emily Rideout
Bowdoinham
Connolly
Brawn
Ruth Farnham
Stanley Brown
Sidney McPherson
Harry M. Huse
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Work Corp
Malcolm L. Doble
U. S. Internal Revenue Agent
Henry W. Owen
Ernest F. Kelley
James Lester Morse
Board of Selectmen
Phippsburg
J. Edward Drake
Michael Pilot
Edward P. Murray
Bangor
John G. Utterback
Ralph O. Brewster
Congress
Charles H. Cahill
Rupert H. Baxter
Charles J. Donnell
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath Iron Works Corp
Barney Ward
Yarmouth
Roger McGrath
Dana Cotton
Eugene Martin
James
O.es
Jett Reconsidered as Nazarene Pastor Receives Recall
Rev. Howard P. Jett of the Nazarene church, who announced retirement at year end, won a near unanimous three year recall at the annual meeting Friday night. Jett accepted the call with appreciation as members honored him with an endorsement. The Uphams, including J. Randall Upham and children George and Betty, are visiting in Waltham, Mass., with Mrs. Arthur G. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard P. Jett
The
Nazarene Church
Jett
Mrs. J. Randall Upham
George
Betty
Waltham, Mass
Mr. Upham
Arthur G. Williams
Bath Elks Honor Past Exalted Rulers Night
Bath Lodge of Elks observed past exalted rulers and charter members with a Thursday meeting, where Albert E. Desmond read a lodge history prepared by Walter L. Whitney. John P. Carey Jr. spoke on Elkdom’s meaning and the lodge's 1904 founding, charity work, and growth to nearly 1,000,000 members in 1400 lodges.
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Bath Lodge of Elks
Albert E. Desmond
Lodge
Walter L. Whitney
John P. Carey, Jr
Carey
New York City
United States
Elks
The
Desmond
Bath Lodge
H. M. Hartley
Charles Chelira
John Shea
Edward Jameson
W. M. Adams
Lewiston Lodge
Bath
Knights of Pythias Hall
John W. Ballou
Samuel R. Percy
Joseph Torrey
F. B. Torrey, Jr
George W. Morse
John F. Shea
Ryler
Albert H. Shaw
Fred H. Kimball
J. Edward Drake
New Meadows Inn
F. H. Kimball
A. H. Goodman
David Kidd
L. H. Gibson
C. F. Magoun
J. P. Ledyard
Owen J. Ledyard
Joseph E. Avery
E. W. Appleton
A. H. Waterman
W. C. Oliver
Herbert A. Oliver
J. F. McCarthy
A. A. Percy
Charles L. McLellan
Henry Bickle
E. P. Donnell
J. D. Foster, Jr
Albert G. Page, Jr
Charles A. Coombs
W. E. Rowe
F. R. Mason
W. B. Mussenden
Walter M. Ervin
Lombard Street
Eagles win 3 to 1 in interclub league match
Bath aerie of Eagles defeated Lincoln lodge of Odd Fellows 3 to 1 in four tables. Results show Eagles taking the other three games and the match standings list players Lee Bears Wilson Mank Nelson N Stover Paquette E Sawyer Roberts Fuller Sidelinger Sawyer Callan Hagan Gallant Norton across cribbage and other events.
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Bath Aerie of Eagles
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
Eagles Odd Fellows
Lee Bears
Wilson Mank
Odd Fellows
Eagles
Nelson N. Stover Paquette E. Sawyer
Cribbage
Humdinger Cross Word Puzzle No 6 1924 Humdinger
Puzzle in interlocked style with vertical and horizontal clues. Includes references to nerves, scents, Greek letters, and various wordplay hints. Solution promised in next issue.
Y M C A Secretary’s WWI France recollections shared
Rev. F L Littlefield of Wesley Methodist spoke to Grace Church Men’s club on his Y M C A service abroad before 1918 armistice. He recounts arrival in Paris, currency exchange duties, motor transport work, investigations into complaints, and experiences in Rheims after heavy conflict including a dugout scene and casualties.
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F. L. Littlefield
Wesley Methodist Church
Grace Church Men's Club
Oak Street
Paris
Y” Service
Littlefield
Rheims
W. Dayton Hill
Eugene McGrath
Dee Watson
Westbrook to Figure as Grid Attraction on Morse Schedule
Westbrook at Bath dominates the Morse high football calendar for 1933 drawn by coach Alden G. Smith. The plan calls for seven games starting Sept. 30 with a possible opener Sept. 23. Opponents include Gardiner Bowdoin Frosh Hallowell Brunswick Boothbay Harbor and Whittierfield. Miss Sapphene J Dolloff Bates freshman visited Woolwich with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Bath
Morse High
Alden G. Smith
Gardiner
Bowdoin Frosh
Brunswick
Hallowell
Boothbay Harbor
Whittierfield
Y M C A Church League to Stage Track Meet This Spring
The Y M C A Church Basketball League held its ninth meeting of the year at the Y M C A to organize the annual track meet for the tenth time. Treasurer Jewett reported 177.90 on hand with all bills paid. A track meet committee led by Harold Brown will secure officials, prepare the gym, print programs, and arrange advertising. Banquet plans were advanced with program and printing committees named and duty to coordinate entertainment and speakers. The meet is set for March 4 with entry blanks due by February 25. banquet likely March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. C. A. Church
E. A. Jewett
Edwin E. Pinson
Harold E. Brown
Harold Carter
Norman Norton
Paul Hayes
Phillip Oliver
Central
Wesley
St. Mary’s
Bath
Church League
Pinson
Clinton D. Wilson
W. Dayton Hill
Frank Harvie
Donald M. Jewett
Herbert A. Henderson
John Murray
Melvin Comeau
John Chaney
Albert Douglas
Alfred Neal
Forrest L. Littlefield
Elbridge R. Wright
Harry C. Webber
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
F. B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Grange Education Fund Committee
Tommy Morrison
Beacon Street
Dummer
Blaze
Governor Brain
Odd Fellows Hall
Uinitis
Cis
Muan
Ueum
Avurnorm
Yoo
France
Rev
Forest L. Littlefield
Grace Church Men’s Club
Morse
Ssaphene J. Dolloff
Bates
Elster A. Dolloff
Y.M.C.A
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