Money raising measures before the legislature
Maine lawmakers opened the seventh week of the session with bills on an income tax a state lottery a poll tax for women legalized pari mutuel dog racing and Sunday motion pictures A beano game lottery boxing commission and taxes on tobacco and cigarettes. Several measures touched old age assistance and exemptions while others proposed referendum taxation and billboard advertising bans.
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Maine
Heac
Malcolm P. Noyes
Franklin
Lee
Good
Monticello
Frank I. Cowan
Portland
Cowan
Arthur H. Ellis
Fairfield
Chester A. Weed
Health and Welfare Department
Fred H. Jordan
South Portland
John R. Smith
Westbrook
Randolph A. Wetherbee
Lincoln
Boxing Commission
William H. Hinman
Skowhegan
Alexander A. Lafleur
Wetherbee
Etta W. Robinson
Brotherhood Week program calls for unity across faiths
A church-sponsored Brotherhood Week message urges Americans to value liberties, resist atheism and materialism, and unite Protestants Catholics and Jews against totalitarianism and foreign propaganda. It stresses civil rights and freedom of conscience as America's heritage and warns against ideologies denying spiritual life.
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America
Fathers of the Republic
United States
Beacon Street Epworth League Supper at Parsonage
Rev and Mrs Jesse Kenderdine hosted 20 Beacon Street church Epworth League members at the parsonage. A social evening with games followed by refreshments served by the hosts.
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Jesse Kenderdine
Beacon Street
Epworth League
Installation of Garrison Hill O E S officers in Wiscasset
The Garrison Hill chapter O E S held its annual installation Tuesday with District Deputy Grand Matron Edna War ing of Crystal chapter Damariscotta as installing officer. Officers named include Worthy Matron Elizabeth Harding Worthy Patron Frank Gray Associate Matron Helen Erskine and many others with a 6 30 supper and musical interludes provided by local musicians.
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Garrison Hill
Edna M. Waring
Crystal Chapter
Damariscotta
Helen R. Haggett
Lulu R. Bailey
George C. Pease
Whispering Hope
Harriet McDonald
Edith Marr
Constance Marr
Elizabeth G. Harding
Frank H. Gray
Helen C. Erskine
William W. Cochran
Eva G. Wise
Laura H. Evans
Ruth Leighton
Carolyn H. Pendleton
Amy C. Jewett
Lulu Riley
Anne Miete
Alice G. Pickard
Adah
Harriet Frye
Ruth
Anne Nelder
Esther
Oriana Carney
Martha
Louise D. Jewett
Electa
Beatrice Cowley
Frank B. Adams
Sentinel
LeRoy Waning
Elmer Waning
Dresden Obituaries and Local Visitors Report
Mrs. Ella Call widow of Shepard Call dies at Mid dle Bridge after long illness. Sumner Berry of Bath visits town. Charles Chapman ill. Roy Lilly visits Portland. Flora Benson ill but resumes duties in Gardiner. Dresden Fire Dept. responds to chimney fire at Mrs. Annie Moody with little damage. Iva Coombs of Bath visits daughter Marion Hatch. Alfred Lilly visits Bath. Horace Gilpatrick at Bath Iron Works. Ethel Leask visits sister George Goodwin in Bath. Harold Bodge family from Gardiner visits Bath. Joseph Carlton visits Gardiner. George Kennerson winters with brother Walter in Bath. Earl Burgess of Bath hires logging on Willard Siegars’ lot. crew listed with Burgess foreman Melvin Pushard, Harry Hatch, Grover Pushard. Albert Morin to start-out.
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Ella Call
Shepard Call
Middle Bridge
Sumner Berry
Bath
Charles Chapman
Roy Lilly
Portland
Flora Benson
Gardiner
Richmond
Dresden
Annie Moody
Iva Coombs
Marion Hatch
Alfred Lilly
Horace Gilpatrick
Bath Iron Works
Ethel Leask
George Goodwin
Bath Street
Harold Bodge
Evelyn
Woman's Club meeting highlights and community notices
Strong turnout as Rear Admiral Robert Pierre Robert spoke on National Defense before the Woman's club. A card party for the club was announced to be held Tuesday at Miss Mary Hobson and Mrs. George Bemis. Televised tea duties were shared by Mrs. Clara Elliott, Mrs. Harriet Jackson, Mrs. Kate Sewall, and Mrs. Louise Redennett. France Francia Louise born February 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy. Mrs. Leland Bryant hosted the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Philip's church. this week’s host was Mrs. Alvin W. Keirstead. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond White and Miss Helena Bellas plan a winter final trip to the South. The Bradford Sortwell Wright unit of the American Legion hosts the Third District Council on Friday the 17th at the Woman's club rooms with Dept. President Olive Tinkham expected. Clerk Clarence A. Richards traveled to Portland on business. Verdial Jones returns to Boston after visiting his sister Edna Jones. Miss Josephine Merry and Miss Susannah Merry and Chester Merry group visited Portland.
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Esther Dunham
Knox
Lincoln
County Farm Bureau
Congregational Vestry
Lena Hodgdon
Gertrude Munsey
Montsweag
Chester Lowell
Lowell
Ware
Mass
Levi Steward
Bath
Frank H. Gray
Water Street
The
Organ Society
Albert Larrabee
Nina Fowles
Laura Carleton
Kate Sewall
Ruth Jones
Harriet Merrill
Carolyn S. Varney
Viola Adams
Nellie Munsey
Fathers’ and Sons
Samuel J. Sewall
Leon G. Flood
William B. Lewis
Harry D. Mosher
Nellie Clifford
North Edgecomb
Harriet Jackson
Churchill Street
Chester Merry
Wilbur Lowell
Hodge Street
Ernest Stinson
Harrisville
N. H
Frances Grover
Marcia Angell
Grace A. Cowley
Dorothy Holbrook
Neilise
Louise Adaims
Town
Carl Emerson
Boothbay Harbor
Olive Austin
Priscilla Campbell
Celia Rines
Maybelle Sherman
Prances Day
Frances Somes
Evelyn Hutchins
Flora Bailey
Betty Lewis
Anne Miete
Anne Bartlette
Georgia Gove
Bernice Blagdon
Beatrice Cowley
Woman's Club
Federal Street
Mary Hobson
Helen Haggett
Helen Fisher
Ethel Bedennett
Maine Pharmaceutical Association
Augusta
Marston
Merle Day
Blaine House
Lewis O. Barrows
Cellent
Robert Pierre Robert
George Bemis
Clara Elliott
Louise Redennett
Charles Murphy
Portland
Frances Fossett
Angus Grover
Fort Hill Street
Francia Louise
Leland Bryant
St. Philip's Church
Middle Street
Alvin W. Keirstead
Main Street
Richmond White
Olive Tinkham
Lewiston
Clarence A. Richards
Verdial Jones
Boston
Edna Jones
Josephine Merry
Susannah Merry
Henry Gurnsey
Providence
R. I
Samuel Morse
Whiskeay
Clara M. Reed
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
North Woolwich
Norma Drummond
Arrowsic
Frank J. Walker
Earl Spencer
C. E. Graves
Monticello
Eugene )Hunnewell
Brunswick
Good Will Club
Washington
Fred Hathorn
William
Ralph Wright
Eben Dana
Dresden
Rosalie
Alvin Hathorn
Smith
Ray Rice
Chester
Ralph Rice
Vernon Ayer
Mina Cushman
Vinal
Mary Wright
Wellesley Wright
Elwood Hathorn
Charlie Blaisdell
Albert Hathorn
Maria Savage
Marion Skinner
Rosie Allen
Nellie Reed
Robert Fry
Alden McBinnie
Richmond
Len Suilphen
Montsweag Grange Hall
Mary
Ruth Soule
John Sutter
Bruce Dickson
Woolwich
Alex St. Pierre
Clarence Cunningham
Cunningham
Fred Rice
Robert Rice
Emanuel Arsenault
Viola Arsenault
Mary Phillips
Ralph Higgins
John Arsenault
Felix Gallant
Dickie
Donnie St. Pierre
St. Pierre
Fred L. Rice
Freeman L. Oliver
Costello P. Hall
Clubs
Mabel Jack
Day's Ferry
Herbert Munsey
Albion L. Corliss
Fred Brown
Loring Mayberry
Lois Day
Charlotte Buck
Isaac Howard
John Armstrong
Edwald Carter
Charles W. Merrill
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carl Longfellow
Longfellow
Salem
J. W. Reed
Winship A. Reed
Gilbert Guenther
Sagadahoc Ferry
Freeport
Governor Warns Against Radicals During National Peace Drive
The speaker voices warning against radicals while praising Rotary’s impact and its global reach. He cites meetings with leaders from Canada and New Brunswick, notes Rotary’s age and service ethos, and asserts the organization promotes international friendship and civic progress as National Americanism Week is observed.
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Dent
Maurice Duperry
France
Calais
Maine
Dysart
New Brunswick
Rotary
Brotherhood of Service Organizations
Canada
Ireland
England
South America
Asia
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Lithuania
Peru
Chile
Local Notes From West Bath And Vicinity
West Bath and surrounding area report weekend visits and small events. Residents include Mr and Mrs Rufus W Lombard, Clarence White, and Everett Lewis of Topsham visiting or calling on neighbors. Bath tied communities share stories of ice cutting, school events, birthdays, church activities, and a postponed Red Cross meeting.
Americanism and Citizenship Called to Attention
The speaker urges frequent emphasis on true Americanism and citizenship, warning of un-American groups and communist propaganda. He praises the American Legion and Rotary for promoting independence, liberty, and national unity, and thanks Maine hosts for hospitality during their visit.
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American Legion
Legion
Rotary
Maine
Haskells Celebrate Tin Anniversary With Friends In York
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Haskell of York street marked their tenth wedding anniversary with a Monday night gathering. Formerly Miss Ruth Pierpont, Mrs Haskell received a waffle iron and other kitchen utensils as gifts. Attending were Mr and Mrs James Reeks, Mr and Mrs Edgar Leavitt, Mr and Mrs Frank Vennett, Mr and Mrs Ralph Bragg, Mr and Mrs Rupert Irvine, Miss Margaret Coombs, Miss Elizabeth Oliver, Mr and Mrs Percy Marks, Mr and Mrs Maurice Libby, Robert Hichborn, Mrs Katherine Legard, with out of town guests Mr and Mrs Walter Worthing and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Elvin of Brunswick.
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Kenneth Haskell
York Street
Haskell
Ruth Pierpont
James Reeks
Edgar D. Leavitt
Frank Vennett
Ralph W. Bragg
Office Hours by Appointment and Weekday Schedule
Listings show office days on Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays available by appointment. Telephone contact listed as 371-W.
Woolwich Notes Highlight Church Events and Community News
Woolwich community life is rich with church plans, social events, and local updates. Highlights include Willing Workers and Cheerio club gatherings, a Valentine party at Montsweag grange hall, a public supper and play Mary Comes Home from College, plus a Scotch Auction social. Community clubs praise volunteers, report district visits, and list local births, illnesses, and travel.
Bath to Florida in frail craft a maritime tale
David Dash recounts a seaside journey from Norfolk up the Elizabeth River aboard Duchess. He docks at The Hague and travels past the Navy Yard and ships Wyoming Texas New York and Preston. He notes the Dismal Swamp Canal, its canal locks, aging forests and wildlife, and the long history of transport by water before ending with a moody Turners Cut passage (to be continued).
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David
Norfolk
Hague
Elizabeth River
Yacht Yard
New York
New Haven
Castine
Navy
Navy Yard
Wyoming
Texas
Preston
United States
St. Julien’s Creek
Naval Ammunition Depot
Deep Creek
Southland
Carolina
Virginia
George Washington
Fielding Lewis
Hampton Roads
South
Elizabeth City
Moorhead City
Southport
Miami
South Mills
Turners Cut
Valentine Party Draws Sage Attendance at Woolwich Club
Nearly 100 people attended a Valentine party at the Good Will club house in Woolwich Tuesday night. Charles Brown, pastor of the Woolwich Union, led children's games and special Valentine games were enjoyed by all. Refreshments were served by the club.
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Carter
Good Will Club
Woolwich
Charles Brown
Woolwich Union
Gilbert Genthner
Sagadahoc Ferry
Portland
Evelyn Johnson
Freeport
Maine General Hospital
George Farnham
Calvin
Wellesley
Mass
Faithful Chow Chico Clings To Rockland Owners
A Chow named Chico became Mrs. Rae Dane of Rockland’s inseparable companion after years with her. When she fell ill and died in 1930 in Knox Hospital, the dog stayed at the hospital, watched from her window for days, and later refused to enter homes, living on Main Street and at City Hall with caretakers, showing loyalty through cold winters and changing guardians.
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Chico
Rae Dane
Rockland
Main Street
E. M. O'Neil
City Hall
Lucy Haggett Celebrates Fifth Birthday in Family Party
Lucy Anne Haggett daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Haggett of Dummer street celebrated her fifth birthday on Valentine's Day with a family party after returning from Mrs Maxwell Powers kindergarten where she studies. She received many gifts valentines and a large birthday cake with five candles along with ice cream and fancy cookies.
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Lucy Anne Haggett
Harold Haggett
Dummer ‘Street
Maxwell Powers
Lucy Anne
Mayor Small Shows Interesting Pictures
Mayor Donald N. Small presented moving pictures of Havana Nassau and Brunswick flood scenes from 1936 at a St. Barnabas Guild for Nurses meeting in Grace church parish house. A letter from Rev Robert E Merry described Princeton University work. A committee was named to explore nurse recreation at Memorial hospital. Guild members served refreshments. next gathering planned March 9.
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Donald N. Small
Havana
Nassau
Brunswick
St. Barnabas Guild
Grace Church
Small
Robert E. Merry
Wiscasset
Guild
Princeton University
Arthur Sewall
Helen V. Downing
Charles M. Tubbs
Memorial Hospital
Jane W. Haggett
Fred H. Thompson, Jr
Alfred P. McCabe
R. Clinton McFadden
Washington Street
Nequasset Farm Bureau Demonstrates Slip Covers
Miss Mary Wright Lewiston home demonstration agent led a Nequasset Farm Bureau meeting at Woolwich home of Mrs Duncan McIntosh. Members made a wing chair pattern and pin fitted. Next meeting March 8 at Mrs Frank Bailey home with a joint session on low cost home improvement.
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Mary Wright
Lewiston
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Duncan McIntosh
Woolwich
Clifford H. Guptill
Carolyn Wing
Frank Bailey
Woolwich P. T. A. Elects New Officers for Year
Mrs Beltran Crocker was elected president to replace Mrs James Nostall who resigned and Mrs Charles Haley named vice president to finish the year. The Woolwich P. T. A. executive board met at Mrs Lincoln Holidlette’s home to plan a Founders Day program on February 21 at the Community house. State president Mrs Austin Jones will be guest speaker with other state officers in attendance.
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Beltran Crocker
James Nostall
Charles Haley
Woolwich P. T. A
Lincoln Holidlette
Woolwich
Austin Jones
Miss Eleanor Beane Wins Wheaton Latin Prize
Miss Eleanor Beane daughter of Judge and Mrs Emery O Beane of 63 Green Street Augusta is a first year Wheaton College student in Norton Massachusetts. She received the class prize for outstanding Latin work for the semester and mid years among the class. A Cony High School graduate class of 1938 she was salutatorian of her class.
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Eleanor Beane
Emery O. Beane
Green Street
Augusta
Wheaton College
Norton
Mass
Beane
Cony High School
Eight Year Old Triggers Fire Alarm In Lewiston
An eight year old girl at the corner of Knox and Birch streets Lewiston pulled Box 614 handle at 3 40 p m Wednesday. Firemen arrived to find her crying and she was sent home.
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Knox and
Birch Streets
Lewiston
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Harold Ferguson
Ernest E. Williams
Percy A. Holbrook
Lindell Chadbourne
Lee Holbrook
Brighams Cove
Barbara E. Fisher
Robert R. Coombs
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Bath Road
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Joseph W. Larrabee
Leburton D. Sheldon
Edward R. Mank
Larrabee’s Grove
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Littlefield
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
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Alex T. St. Pierre
Albert H. Humphrey
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