Maine Branch of National Mothers' Congress formed in Waterville
At Waterville on February 10 the Maine Branch of the National Mothers' Congress and Parent-Teacher Association organized with Mrs. D. W. Adams of Augusta as president and Supt. C. L. Flood and Mrs. Richard Quick of this city elected to the board of directors. The constitution outlines aims to improve home life, school cooperation, and child care, with a large slate of officers and a 12 member board. The proceedings include by-laws adoption and plans for future conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
National Mothers’ Congress
Parent-Teacher Association
Waterville
D. W. Adams
Augusta
H. E. Nichols
Eastport
J. L. Dean
Winslow
W. O. Hersey
Fairfield
Edbert Kelley
Nelson I. Mixer
Merton Bessey
Congress
Congress of Mothers
Penelope Winthrop
New York
Evelyn Norton
Elizabeth
Eleanor Bruce
Maddocks Seeks Dogfish Extermination Funds
Luther Maddocks of Boothbay Harbor Maine testified Monday before the House Merchant Marine Committee in support of a 25 000 appropriation for dogfish extermination research and food value studies. He described the fish as a major menace to fishermen and urged action to support crews. Representative Peters of Maine, who claimed to represent more dogfish than any other member, supported the Dill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Maddocks
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
House Merchant Marine Committee
Washington
Delaware
Massachusetts
Peters
Congress
Francis W. White 77 Dorchester Resident Dies
Francis Warren White age 77 died at his son Howard E. White’s home after a short illness. Born December 25, 1839 in Dresden Maine, he worked on a farm until the Civil War era. He passed away Saturday. funeral arrangements not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. White
Francis Warren White
Dorchester
Howard E. White
Mr. White
Dresden
Maine
Local Jottings and Small Town News Highlights
Mercury on Brunswick Plains was ten below Sunday morning and Popham saw four below. Bath reports 26 deaths this year. Hyde Guards plan new uniforms. Moose sociable at Music Hall. a San Francisco tramp sought lodging. Jolly Dozen social club forms in North End. Harvard notes Maine student enrollment up 130 percent since 1906.
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Mercury
Brunswick Plains
Rockland High
Bath
W. O. Kimbl
Boston
Hyde Guards
Merchants
Grace Church
Popham
Music Hall
Moose
San Francisco
Jolly Dozen
North End
Monhegan Island
Phi Rhios
Bath Dance Orchestra
Harvard
Maine
Harvard University
Beacon St. Epworth
Daniel C. Roper
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Lewiston
Bath Lodge
B.P.O.F
Anuric Kidney Medicine Promoted For Back Pain Relief
A reader commends Dr. Pierces Anuric tablets for her husband’s back ache and weak kidneys. The letter claims the remedy removes uric acid, eases rheumatic pains, and aids natural elimination, with Dr. Pierce backing its use at 50 cents a bottle.
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Dr. Pierce
E. D. Mines
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Lithia
Notable Local Movements and Departures in Freeport Area
A roundup of residents visiting and returning home notes Herbert Rice passing in Freeport and Stanley Woods returning from Portland where he serves as stage manager. Attendees at Kora Temple in Lewiston include W. A. McNeal H. G. Deering and L. B. Swett. Other items cover hospital appendicitis for Priscilla Hodge and staff changes at Bath Iron Works and the American Express office in Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rice
Freeport
Walter Pendleton
Boston
W. E. Rowe
Henry Wright
Gardiner
Laura D. Black
Nashua
N. H
Walter L. Ellis
Theo Gullicksen
Hull
Bath Iron Works
Quincy
Stanley Woods
Portland
New Portland
W. O. Given
Kittery Navy Yard
Hugh T. Madden
Bath Iron ‘Works
Lynn
Blaine Hall
Hincks
Albert D. Cutting
W. A. McNeal
H. G. Deering
L. B. Swett
Kora Temple
Lewiston
Grace Percy
Cox's Head
Hast Pownal
Washington
Ruth Morrison
Virginia
Sebasco
Morrison
Brunswick
Evangelist Greenwood
Berwick
Medford
Mass
Priscilla Hodge
Frank Hodge
Bath City Hospital
Morin
Stott
W. H. True
Dover
Maine
True
American Express Office
W. L. McNamara
Bangor
McNamara
Deermont Clothing Co
Dunton
Snow Park
Bath Notes and Local Updates Mention Dorcas Guild
Dorcas Guild meeting omitted this week. Weeks Street school lists 140 pupils. Bath saw three out of town basketball games last Friday. Three Fort McKinney soldiers visited Bath Sunday. Funeral for Harriet F Rollins held Saturday at Parker Head Church with Rev E P Browne officiating. Pallbearers were Lafayette Oliver, Edward Wyman, Walter Williams, William Cushing. Floral tributes noted. Interment in Parker Head family lot cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Guild
Weeks Street
Bath
Fort McKinney
Harriet F. Rollins
Parker Head
E. P. Browne
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Lafayette Oliver
Edward Wyman
Walter Williams
Wa&liam Cushing
Parker Head Cemetery
Social Roundup of Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Arthur W H Rana spent Saturday in Portland. Mr and Mrs Kelvin R Hanks of Augusta have been visitors in town. Landlord Fiske of the Fiske House of Damariscotta was in the city Monday. Bernard McCausland is visiting his brother Harry McCausland in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. H. Rana
Portland
Kelvin R. Hanks
Augusta
Fiske
Bernard McCausland
Harry McCausland
So Careless A Peddler Encounters Misread Identity
A peddler stays in a small town hotel sharing a room with a black guest. Jokers stain their faces mocking him. He is startled at the station, realizing he has been mistaken for the wrong person. The incident ends with his exclamation in a mirror.
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STATE
PT Association
Supt. Flood
Mrs, Quick
Aoa Ey
Board of Managers
Board of Manag
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
State Branch
Executive Board
Kentucky
Leo Burke
Marion Small
Christine Curtis
Adelaide Coombs
Leona Hoyt
Katherine Harrington
Margaret Kennedy
Thelman Rich
Dorothy Sheldon
Gladys Bickle
Gladys Glidden
Natalie McNeil
Mary Dowling
Napoleon Vachon
Tihe
Leon
Katherine Dudley
Lora Pinkham
Constance Dudley
Madelyn Rich
Barbara Dudley
Margaret Coombs
Anthony Howland
Harold Fielding
Eustace Grafton
Kenneth Atwood
Fitzgerald Brothers
Miss Norton
Miss Bruce
Miss Pinkham
Miss Coombs
Margaret Conley
Mary H. Conley
Charlotte Cook
Grace Lightbody
Gladys McGillicuddy
21St Maine Infantry
Woolwich
Benjamin Stone
G.A.R
Salem
Oriental Lodge
A.O.U.W
Calvary Baptist Church
Weeks St. School
Weeks St. Grammar School
Morse High School
America
Susie Robbins
Virginia Emero
Ralph Snow
Harold Frelehy
Willard Sprague
Hermann Shepard
Mabel Pinkham
Evelyn Dodge
Catherine Stinson
Georgie Knight
Inez Reed
Dorothy Ingham
Nathalie McNeal
Virgie McVey
Josie Rich
Helen Jones
Trene Lennox
Katherine Stinson
Kenneth Sheldon
Jowell Pinkham
Helen Lacy
Doris Barter
Velma Cornish
Albert Redson
Carrie “Crocker
Glendon Brewster
Gladys Pottle
Doris Hutchins
Wendell Richardson
Hazel Bowker
Ida McCabe
Isabelle Pinkham
Carl Pinson
Lillian Quimby
Howard Elliott
Mabel Nelson
Isabelle Berry
Ruth Crocker
Maddocks
House
J. A. Proctor
St. Petersburg
Florda
Leora Aline
Stanley Field Marr
Proctor
Richmond
Marr
B.I.W
Billings
Vermont
Herbert G. Barber
John Ena
A. P. Lorentzen
Ena
Standard Oil Co
Australia
Fletcher
Castories
Castoria
Aeeree
AB Watson
Union Street
C. M. Humphreys
Room I
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Mei
Eles Ot Beryl Railroad
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Ters Ladleat
Chichester
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Cyrus W. Longley
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