Jittery days in Maine during Spanish War fears
The piece recalls Maine coast jitters during the Spanish American War when rumors of Spanish ships alarmed residents. It notes Brewster’s denial and cites reports of bombardment insurance, National Guard preparations, and mined rivers near Kennebec. It closes by describing Bath’s safe skating rink project and widespread concern over ice safety and drownings.
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Minnesota
Maine
Brewster
Boston Transcript
Santiago
Montauk
Portland
Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Boston
Prout
Kennebec
Bath Iron Works
Washington
Kennebec Valley
Popham Beach
Lewiston
Granite
Dave
Grangers to Repeat Old Fashioned Dance in March
West Bath grange held a successful old fashioned dance at the grange hall led by Arthur C. Lemont and plans a repeat event on March 4. Carver's Orchestra provided music for fox trots and waltzes. the hall was decorated by several members of the dance committee. Prizes included a Valentine candy box for two winners and a door prize of one dollar. a grange hall bus connected City Hall square with city buses for dancers.
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Grange Hall
West Bath Grange
Arthur C. Lemont
Grange
Carver
Topsham
Lemont
Charles and
Leon Genthner
Grace M. Waterman
George R. Booker
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Arthurs. Crockett
Charles B. Doyle
Barbara B. Freeman
D. Wallace MacDonald
Hugo F. Sandelin
Justus H. Miller
Chester Marr
City Hall Square
Social Security Plan Explained to Club
Men's Club of Central church held a meeting at the parish house with a roast beef supper. Myron M. Hilton from the Bath Maine State Employment Service spoke on the Federal Social Security Act, its goals, and Bath’s local offices, detailing employment support and old age benefits processing. He answered questions on the Act’s application to local industries and relief.
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Central Church
Myron M. Hilton
Bath
Maine State Employment Service
Hilton
Maine Women to Serve on Fair Committee
Maine cities set advisory committees for the 1939 New York World's Fair. Portland leaders Mrs Clin ton W. Davis and Mrs Langdon T. Thaxter chair a state panel with Bangor and Augusta aides. About 100 Maine women join to advise on participation while Maine has allocated 50 900 dollars for the exhibit themed Building the World of Tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Grover Whalen
Clinton W. Davis
Portland
Davis
Langdon T. Thaxter
Wingate Cran
Bangor
Milton S. Kimball
Augusta
Vincent Astor
Bear Seen Floating on Ice Cake in Kennebec River
Mrs Dorman Perkins and daughter Doris from Bruce's Hill Washington Street report sighting a bear on an ice cake drifting down the Kennebec near Day Ferry. The bear stood on hind legs pawing the air while observers used binoculars. Bridge operators report no unusual traffic on the river this week.
White metal used in dentistry replaces scarce gold in Germany
German dentists increasingly rely on white metal alloys as gold use declines by about fifty percent, mixing with gold at times. Manufacturers say these alloys are not mere substitutes but new materials that may render gold unnecessary for dental work. Separately, girls at a Pa Patua boarding school in Samoa constructed a bamboo chapel bound with coconut husk strings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Papauta
Samoa
Progressive Union to Meet Friday in Cosmopolitan Club
Maine Progressive Union and Cosmopolitan club set annual meeting for Friday Feb 18 at the club house. State federation president Mrs Maude Clark Gay of Waldoboro will attend and partake in a buffet supper hosted by club president Mrs Paul G Bagdikian. Sessions led by Miss Elizabeth B Deering and others include papers by Ruth H Farnham on Highway Safety and Leroy F Colby on Crime Prevention and Parole.
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Maine Progressive Union
Cosmopolitan Club
Maude Clark Gay
Waldoboro
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Paul G. Bagdikian
William W. Dennison
Carl Y. Kennedy
Fred W. Quimby
Jennie P. Perkins
Mary E. Campbell
Ruth H. Farnham
Leroy F. Colby
Recorder to Stop Panhandling Nuisance
Recorder Gardiner R. Deering sentenced Joseph Saunders of West Virginia to 30 days in Kennebec county jail Augusta for panhandling. This marks a rare jail term for the offense amid numerous complaints from Front and Center street business owners about panhandlers entering shops.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Joseph Saunders
West Virginia
Kennebec
Augusta
Deering
Tate
Dike School Visits Day Showcased By P T A
Dike school held visitors day on February 10 with parents and friends touring classrooms. Elizabeth Waters state nutritionist spoke on nutrition and building the body. tea followed. Miss M Jane Feero of Grade 5B had the most visitors and will receive a room library book.
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Dike
Dike P. T. A
Elizabeth Waters
Stella Dolloff
R. N
Fred B. Kittridge
M. Jane Feero
Cooperative Concert Plan Expands Access for Members
Brunswick and Augusta members of the Cooperative Concert Association gain reciprocal access to Lewiston Auburn concerts. The Lewiston Auburn series, organized by Ben H. Lobdill of Columbia Concerts, features Nino Martini, Toscha Seidel, and Emil Baum in an American tour.
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Brunswick Co- Operative Concert Association
Brunswick
Augusta
Lewiston-Auburn
Ben H. Lobdill
Columbia Concerts Association
Nino Martini
Edward Owen Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Edward H. Owen son of Col Henry W. Owen of 109 Oak street was named one of five Bowdoin seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa bringing total from the class to ten. He graduated in 734 from Morse as co valedictorian. Other new members are Harold D Ashkenazy Lynn Mass Louis J Hudon Brunswick Frank H Purington Jr Malba L I Roy E Wiggin Peabody Mass. Initiation occurred at Alpha of Maine’s annual Phi Beta Kappa meeting on Monday.
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Edward H. Owen
Henry W. Owen
Oak Street
Bowdoin College
Phi Beta Kappa
Owen
Morse
Harold D. Ashkenazy
Lynn
Mass
Louis J. Hudon
Brunswick
Frank H. Purington, Jr
Malba
L. I
N. Y
Roy E. Wiggin
Peabody
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of
Maine
Marriage Filed for Robert Maines and Cordelia Wallace
Friday records in City Clerk John Gilmore office list the marriage of Robert L. Maines of 1229 Washington street and Cordelia E. Wallace of West Point on February 10 in this city. Rev. David L. Wilson of Central Congregational Church officiated. Maines is son of Roscoe A. Maines and Mrs. Frances Wallace is his mother in law.
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John W. Gilmore
Robert L. Maines
Washington Street
Cordelia E. Wallace
West Point
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Maines
Roscoe A. Maines
Frances (Gilliam) Wallace
Frank Wallace
Keep Fit craze draws thousands to classes in Lancashire
Health and beauty reform movement gains mass appeal as thousands attend keep fit classes across northern England. Halls in Lancashire towns prove too small to accommodate all women wishing to join. The National Council for Social Service promotes the trend.
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England
Lancashire
National Council For Social Service
Mitchell school children host Friday PTA program
A South End PTA event at Mitchell School drew over 70 attendees. Miss Anne M. Thompson’s fourth grade won a framed picture prize. State nutritionist Elizabeth Waters spoke on health topics as students performed songs, poems, and stories reflecting health and safety themes across grades I to V.
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South End P. T. A
Mitchell School
Anne M. Thompson
Elizabeth Waters
Lillian F. Fisher
Billie Jackson
Jeanette Atwood
S. Isabelle Lewis
Lince
Nancy B. Turner
Richard Dauphin
Teddy Sturtevant
Dorothy Sanford
Joseph Hecht
Selma Cummings
Iris Armstrong
Carl McCabe
Jean MacDonald
Hazel Alley
Leone Day
Robert Landry
Russell
Lorenzo Fletcher
Paul Knight
Shirley Wakefield
Knud Holmson
Charles Godfrey
Dora Bridges
Ann Hartnett
Arthur Berry
Albert Berry
Co-Workers' Class Meeting At First Baptist Church
About twenty members attended the February gathering of the Co-Workers' class at the First Baptist church Friday evening. The event, hosted at Mrs Florence Rowe's home 46 South street featured devotional services a business meeting and entertainment led by Mrs Lila Place and Mrs Lucy Brown Readings were given by Miss Evelyn Sotheard and Mrs Place Refreshments were served by Mrs Rowe with help from Mrs Isabel Dalrymple Mrs Ruth MacKenzie and Miss Sotheard Committees for the next meeting to be hosted by Miss Irma Groves at Oak street were announced Refreshments by Augusta McLellan Gertrude Wakefield Lottie Eaton and Mrs Place Entertainment by Nella Stover and Mrs MacKenzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Workers
First Baptist Church
Florence Rowe
South Street
Lila Place
Lucy Brown
Evelyn Sotheard
Place
Rowe
Isabel Dalrymple
Ruth MacKenzie
Sotheard
Irma Groves
Oak Street
Augusta McLellan
Gertrude Wakefield
Lottie Eaton
Nella Stover
MacKenzie
Syde Announces GOP Candidacy for State Representative
Charles E. Syde of Marcia Street announces his bid for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the June primaries. A 47 year old former fish market operator, he now serves as district sales manager for Eastern Inc. Beverages in Lewiston and has long been involved with the American Legion and Bath Elks lodge.
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Charles E. Syde
Marcia Street
Syde
Edward Syde
Bangor
Eastern, Inc
Lewiston
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Bath Lodge of Elks
Grace Church Welfare Club entertains at Mrs Sewall home
Grace Church Welfare Club met at Washington Street home of Mrs Arthur Sewall on the 2d Wednesday of last week. Helen Gallagher joined as a new member and members began an Afghan for the Red Cross. Priscilla Bryant read a story. refreshments followed. Attendees included Patricia Sewall Lorraine Holmes Dorothy Gilchrist Mikdred Perow Arlene Philbrick Poppie Kakos Canacaris Betty Lou Hill Elizabeth Williams Betty Erskine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Welfare Club
Arthur Sewall
Washington Street
Helen Gallagher
Red Cross
Priscilla Bryant
Patricia Sewall
Lorraine Holmes
Dorothy Gilchrist
Mikdred Perow
Arlene Philbrick
Poppie
Kakos
Canacaris
Betty Lou Hill
Elizabeth Williams
Betty Erskine
Bedford man refuses aid as wife drowns in river
Richard P. Wilsher of Bedford stood nearby when his wife fell into a river and refused to help her out. He claimed his doctor had ordered him not to bathe due to his catarrh. His wife drowned in the incident.
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Richard P. Wilsher
Bedford
England
Miss Beverly Curran Wins Grange Prize
Miss Beverly Curran daughter of Mr and Mrs Ambrose M Curran of Blind Crossing won first prize at Topsham Grange for the final Grange Hall Tonight program. Prizes were $10 $5 and $3 from 27 acts. Ernest Curtis won second on accordion and Fred Jones of Pejepscot won third on guitar and harmonica. The Swain Family and Hubert T McCarty provided additional entertainment with guest artists Mrs Carlton W Andrews and Miss Mildred Kalloch. A dance followed. many Bath residents attended.
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Beverly Curran
Ambrose M. Curran
Fred Jones
Pejepscot
Swain
Brunswick
Bath
Hubert T. McCarty
Carleton W. Andrews
West Bath
Mildred Kalloch
Maine
WCSH
Portland
Rudy Vallee
Hollywood
New York City
Mrs Sewall Hosts St Barnabas Guild Meeting
Mrs William D Sewall of York Hall entertained St Barnabas Guild of Grace church Thursday evening for its February meeting. Rev Charles M Tubbs led devotionals and Miss Dorothy M Milliken presided. Officials read national communications, motion pictures shown, including coronations and family scenes. Next meeting March 10 in the parish house with a speaker.
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William D. Sewall
York Hall
St. Barnabas Guild of Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Dorothy M. Milliken
Evelyn Plummer
R. Clinton McFadden
National Headquarters
Old Age Pension Office Opens In Bath City Hall
Branch offices of the Division of Old Age Assistance in Bath are on the second floor of City Hall. Bath staff includes ten employees with seven investigators and three stenographers. State Representatives Owen and Baker and Mrs Farnham of Bath assist. The Bath office serves Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties and is part of a broader setup including Knox and Waldo counties. Investigations of claims begin on receipt of applications. The Bath staff is a temporary arrangement with no permanent appointments yet.
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Division of
State Department of Health and Welfare
City Hall
Henry W. Owen
George A. Baker
Charles R. Farnham
Bath
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Knox
Waldo
Wise Owl Troop Holds Regular Meeting
Wise Owl Troop No. 3 G S of A met in the Y Tuesday of last week distributing registration cards. Scouts Own planned for Feb 20 at 3 in Masonic Temple with songs by Ruth Cogan Geraldine Nickerson and Alice Dennison. Members led code discussions signaling and Taps closed.
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Frank S. Saunders
Ruth Cogan
Elizabeth Moulton
Geraldine Nickerson
Linna Marie Purdue
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Old Folks Home Family Grateful for City Support
James C. Love writes on behalf of the Old Folks Home family praising Opera House management and Bath Rotary Club for transportation to a showing. The letter thanks citizens for kindness, notes the ill matron and wishes her speedy recovery and renewed cheer.
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Opera House
Bath Rotary Club
F. B. Nichols
James C.love
Old Folks Home
Mr. Nichols
Rotary Club
James C. Love
Sponsor named for Bath built destroyer Sampson
Secretary Swanson designated Mrs. Louisa Smith Thayer of Newport Rhode Island as sponsor of the new destroyer U S S Samp son to honor her great grandfather Rear Admiral William T Samp son. The ship at Bath Iron Works will launch between April 12 and 18.
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Swanson
Louisa Smith Thayer
Newport
R. I
U. S. S. Sampson
William T. Sampson
Wat T. Cluverius
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Sampson
Bath Iron Works, Corp
Bath
Bath Young Man Honored at Newport
C Richard Farnham of Bath, son of Mrs Ruth H Farnham and Morse high school class of 1935, has been named Junior Company Commander of Company 6 at the U S Naval Training Station Newport Rhode Island. He ranked high in a recent competitive exam earning admission to the Navy trade school at Norfolk Virginia, transferring March 4. After graduation he worked two years at Bath Iron Works Corp which aided his exam rank.
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C. Richard Farnham
Ruth H. Farnham
Morse High School
United States Naval Training Station
Newport
R. I
Bathman
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
GM Opens Major Detroit Diesel Engine Factory
General Motors launches a large new Detroit plant to mass produce diesel engines and stimulate a diesel industry. The move signals strong business support and resistance to the New Dealers, reflecting big business reluctance toward reform.
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General Motors
Detroit
Bath police record year 1937 38 busiest yet
City Marshal Walter L. Whitney reports 508 total arrests on 31 charges for 1937-38, down from 539 the prior year. Intoxication arrests reached 309, with 244 vehicles tagged for parking violations earning $144. Unlocked doors 533, 201 accidents investigated, 506 non criminal complaints, 41 distur bance arrests, and 28 larcenies. Six held for driving under the influence.
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Bath
Furmanens
Walter L. Whitney
Three Stores Leased in Columbian Block Bath
In Bath’s business district on Front street three stores under the old Columbia theatre are leased to the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Oliver Moses of the Real Estate Association reports a self serve grocery store to rise, similar to Portland’s, with customers selecting goods. Roof work is progressing and aims to close in next week.
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Bath
Front Street
Elm
Columbia Theatre
Sagadahoc & Real Estate Association
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Oliver Moses
Real
A. & P. Company
Portland
Columbian Block
Grange Conferences Set Across State Counties
State Master F. A. Richardson lines up dates and venues for Grange conferences including masters lecturers secretaries juvenile superintendents and welfare chairmen across all counties. State officers will lead sessions after the master offers guidance with Sagadahoc’s Feb 24 Topsham meeting pending.
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F. A. Richardson
Sagadahoc
Topsham
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
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New York
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Bruin
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Dike School
Dike P.T.A
Cooperative Concert Association
Edward Owen
Wallace
South End P.T.A
Eres Ann Hartnett
Marjorie E. Palmer
Harry Barrett, Jr
Our Safety Club
Willard McCabe
Agnes MacDonald Long
Irene Denham
Agnes MacDonald
Helen Blake
Martha Williams
Patricia Kerwin
Betty Poem
G.O.P
Grange Prize
Topsham Grange Hall
ST. Barnabas Guild
MRS
OLD Age Pension Staff
Lincoln Counties
Wise Owl Troop
Bath Built Boat
Newport, R. I
Montana
Washburn B. Folsom
Monticello
Hodgdon
Folsoms
Scab
Roundtop
Billings
Folsom
Grange Conferences
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