Calendar Reform Gains Momentum Toward Global Change
The 1931 calendar reform movement advances toward a Geneva conference in October under the League of Nations. Preparatory meetings in May or June will gather calendar authorities, with U S participation invited to send delegates to discuss a 13 month fixed calendar and implementation protocol.
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B. C
Bath City
New Hampshire
City Hall
Geneva
League of Nations
General Conference On Communications and Transit
United States
League Council
League
Bath club selects site for nine hole course with expansion plan
The Bath club picks a site with ample acreage to allow future expansion from nine to eighteen holes without acquiring more property. This strategic choice ensures room for growth while starting with a nine hole course and residential care facilities for residents and touring golfers.
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Bath Club
Trustees Elect Library Board and Officers
The trustees re elected Judge Glidden as chairman and added Mrs Bertha R Dean as assistant librarian Others re elected include Charles C Low treasurer Miss Margaret R Foote librarian Miss Alice K Robbins assistant Mrs Arline Troop librarian of children s department Charles R Donnell auditor Dr Langdon T Snipe curator Book committee includes Judge Glidden Charles R Donnell Rev Omar W Folsom Dr Langdon T Snipe Joseph Torrey Ernest F Kelley Library trustees are William S Newell term expires 1932 Dr Langdon T Snipe 1933 Judge James S Lowell 1934 Hon Rupert H Baxter 1935 Charles R Donnell 1936 Judge Walter S Glidden 1937 Rev Omar W Folsom 1938
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Glidden
Bertha R. Dean
Charles C. Low
Margaret R. Foote
Alice K. Robbins
Arline Troop
Children’s Department
Charles R. Donnell
Langdon T. Snipe
Omar W. Folsom
Joseph Torrey
Ernest F. Kelley
William S. Newell
James S. Lowell
Rupert H. Baxter
Walter S. G
Magazines On File List For The Year
The librarian Miss M R Foote prepared a year long on file list including Arts and Decorations Antiques Atlantic American Review of Reviews and many more with numerous gifts noted. The compilation spans popular periodicals from General Federation of Women Clubs to National Geographic and Youth's Companion among others.
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M. R. Foote
American Historical Review
Atlantic
American Review of Reviews
American Magazine
Airway Age
Ambition
American Home
American Issue
American Library Association Booklist
American Builder
Building Age
Better Homes and Gardens
Boston Transcript
Boys’ Life
Bell Telephone Quarterly
Club Woman
General Federation of News
Current History
Century
Country Gentleman
Christian Register
Christian Science Sentinel
Columbia
Commonweal
Cumulative Book Index
Dupont
Etude
Farm Journal
Forum
Good Housekeeping
Harper's Magazine
Herald of Holiness
Harper’s Bazar
Hygeia
International Studio
John Martin
Jewish Tribune
Literary Digest
Ladies Home Journal
Living Age
London News
Library Journal
League of Nations
Herald
Mazdaznam
New York Times
National Geographic
National Republic
New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Ocean Ferry
Popular Science Monthly
Popular Mechanics
Pictorial Review
Revue Des Deux Mondes
Rotarian
Scribners
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
St. Nicholas
School
Smith Alumnae Quarterly
Technology Review
United States Daily
Union Signal
United States Recruiting News
Woman's Home Companion
Wilson Bulletin
Young Crusader
First 1931 Waldo births Twin Daughters at East Searsmont
The first Waldo county birth of 1931 was twin girls born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Cele at their East Searsmont home at 12:30 am January 1. The twins Phyllis Marie and Priscilla May each weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces. Hon Charles V Minott arrived from Roxbury Mass to attend the First National Bank annual meeting where he serves as a director.
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Waldo County
Clarence Cele
Searsmont
Phyllis Marie
Priscilla May
Charles V. Minott
Roxbury
Mass
First National Bank
Free Will Workers Hold Annual Meeting At Chaney Home
The Free Will Workers of the Corliss Street church held their annual meeting and officer election at Mrs. Lizzie B. C. Chaney's home. Officers named: Nellie Hunt president, Mary Bowker and Ida Plant vice presidents, Ida Plant secretary, Bessie Knowlton treasurer, Mildred Walker and others on work committees. Seventeen members attended. 40 meetings and three all day sessions reported. 63 quilts tied. past year included fundraising events and donations to the Sunday school delegates. Next gathering set for next Wednesday at Mrs. Hunt’s home.
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Free Will
Corliss Street
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Nellie Hunt
Mary Bowker
Ida Plant
Bessie Knowlton
Mildred Walker
Amelia Mitchell
Ruby Preble
Grace Watson
Harriet Oliver
Annie Jewett
Lois Ames
Grace McIntire
Bath City directory issue highlights growth and new names
The sixth biennial Bath City directory covers Bath and surrounding areas with about 1900 new names and few vacant desirable homes. Population exceeds 11 000, rankings show Oliver and Smith common, Morse Robinson Browns Wilsons prominent, Campbells in Georgetown, Wallaces in Phippsburg, Reed in Woolwich, Hathorne and Hawthorne nearby. The directory's appearance and accuracy reflect well on the city.
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Bath
West Bath
Woolwich
Phippsburg
Georgetown
Arrowsie
Brunswick
Oliver
Smith
Morses
Robinsons
Browns
Wilsons
Coombs
Kings
Johnson
Lewis
Campbells
Marrs
Wallaces
Morse
Reed
Hathorn
Hathorne
Hawthorne
Morse High to Stage And Billy Disappeared This Friday
Morse high school plans a four act comedy And Billy Disappeared produced by special arrangement with Walter H Baker Co. Mis Mary Conley coaches the underclass play. Cast includes Hon H M Borden Nelson Lowery Ishmael John Murray Billy Charles Lee Dusenberry Paul Hayes Hibbert Norton Mary Kenney Thelma Graves Jeannette Shackford Barbara Ross Doris London and others. Cast subject to change.
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Billy
Walter Ben Hare
Walter H. Baker
Morse High School
Mary Conley
Morse
H. M. Borden
Epee
Nelson Lowery Ishmael
Hermit
John Murray
Mr. Billy
Charles Lee
Bob Dusenberry
Paul Hayes
Gene Greener
A. Hibbert Norton
Mary Blake
Mary Kenney
Miss Match
Seeneevee
Gwendolyn Brown
Mrs. Gray
Thelma Graves
Nancy Borden
Gr Jeannette Shackford
Aggie Borden
Barbara Ross Kittie
Wesley Ladies Aid Jolly Party Before Florida Trip
The Wesley church Ladies Aid held a vestry social hour as a surprise for Mrs. Gage who plans a Florida trip. Gifts, dainty refreshments, and a rhyme card were set at each place. Eva Cahill led the event with a calling committee including Issa McBean Georgia Ripley and others. Next meeting hostesses named Mrs Cook Mrs O Brown Mrs McBean and Mrs Ripley. Roscoe P Shaw hosted the auction club at her North Street home.
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Ladies Aid
Wesley Church
Gage
Florida
Eva Cahill
Aid
Issa McBean
Eva Lemont
Georgia Ripley
Lydia Cook
W. Trott
Dora Lowell
Cook
O. Brown
McBean
Ripley
Interclub League to Resume in Bath Next Week
Representatives from Bath area clubs and fraternal organizations vote to restart the Interclub League within a week to ten days. If all teams join, the eight club league will reuse previous rules with a schedule to be published soon.
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Bath
Hall of the
Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association
Bath Aerie of Eagles
Bath Ledge of Elks
Colonial Club
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Winnegance Community Club
Bath Camp
Modern
Frank H. Turner
Caribbean Travel Talk Rouses Winter Street Men’s Club
Rév. T. W. Horsfield described Caribbean islands and ports along South America’s north coast during a Winter Street church Men’s Club talk. He urged smaller steamers for fuller ports, warned seas can be rough, and praised Haiti’s resources under U.S. Marines. Magoun of New York Shipbuilding will next week speak on ships and shipping.
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Caribbean
South America
Winter Street
T. W. Horsfield
Universalist Church
Horsfield
Haiti
U. S
All
H. A. Magoun
New York Shipbuilding Corp
Camden, N. J
City Truck Collides On One Way Street
E A Hudon driving a city truck going the wrong way on Summer street collided with Ralph Pinkham’s taxi at Summer and Front. Pinkham’s taxi had a damaged right front wheel and mud guard. Hudon admitted liability claiming he hauled snow and that street signs declaring one way had been removed.
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Summer Street
E. A. Huden
Ralph Pinkham
Summer
Front Street
Pinkham
Hudon
Whitney
Elwell, Maine Built Ship, Destroyed by Fire at Richmond Beach
The three masted vessel Elwell, once the fastest Pacific sailing ship and a 55 year veteran of the American merchant marine, burned to ashes at Richmond Beach near Seattle after being sold to Neider & Marcus Inc. of Seattle. Launched at Damariscotta, she set records in 1896 for the San Francisco to Nanaimo voyage and later served in Alaska before changes in ownership and use.
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Pacific
Damariscotta
Richmond Beach
Seattle
Neider & Marcus, Inc
New England Fish Co
Elwell
San Francisco
Nanaimo
B. C
Alaska
United States
George T. Myers & Co
Chatham
Juneau
Sitka
The
Memorial Gate Fund Established From Mans on Estate Gift
A one thousand dollar legacy from the estate of George F Mansion to the Cemetery and Park board will fund memorial gates at Oak Grove cemetery entrance. No restrictions were attached and the gift is in a separate Bath Trust Co. account awaiting future gifts to cover costs. Hedges along Centennial avenue are being removed to open views of the burial ground and ponds. a low wall may replace hedges later.
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Cemetery and Park Board
George F. Manson
Boston
Suffolk Probate Court
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bath Trust Co
Manson
Centennial Avenue
Bath Boy a Friend of Injured Lads
David Black son of Mrs Beatrice Black of 21 Grove Street is a close friend of David C Crockett Jr and Orion Wadsworth of Camden. They were injured when a car returning from the holidays to Massachusetts crashed at Montsweag crossing Woolwich, killing Joseph A Marshall and Harry Walker, and later Sherman Mitchell died. Crockett and Wadsworth recover and may be discharged next week. Black had planned to return with them to Oxford School of Business Administration.
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David Black
Beatrice Black
Grove Street
David C. Crockett, Jr
Orion Wadsworth
Camden
Bath Hospital
Massachusetts
Montsweag Crossing
Woolwich
Joseph A. Marshall
Harry Walker
Sherman Mitchell
Crockett
Black
Oxford School of Business Administration
Wadsworth
Walker
Mitchell
Chum
City Hospital
Cambridge
Far and Near Missionary Society Holds All Day Session
The Far and Near Missionary Society of the Corliss Street church met at Mrs. Mildred Walker’s home on Friday. Prayers opened the day followed by a brief business session and a dinner prepared by Maude Russell Lois Ames and Mildred Walker. A new dinner committee was chosen for the year, and sewing for hospital supplies and children's dresses took place. Attendees included Ruby Preble Maude Russell Grace Watson Nellie Bonney Crystal Berry Lois Ames Annie Jewett Mildred Stackpole Annie Towle and Fred Bragg. A business meeting is set for Friday January 30 in the Deering room with all parish women invited. The next White Cross meeting is planned for Friday February 13 at Annie Jewett’s home.
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Missionary Society of the
Corliss Street
Mildred Walker
Highland Street
Maude Russell
Lois Ames
Annie Jewett
Annie Towle
Vivian Plant
Ruby Preble
Grace Watson
Mirs
Nellie Bonney
Crystal Berry
Mildred Stackpole
Fred Bragg
Deering
White Cross
Washington Street
Maine Women's Clubs Mid‑Winter Meeting Highlights
The Maine Federation of Women's Clubs calls for its mid winter meeting in Augusta on January 29 at the Augusta House with a Presidents Banquet. Each club president gets two minutes to speak on Ideas and Ideals of a Club President. Also details on advance banquet tickets and hotel arrangements are provided. Bangor radio broadcasts announced include talks by Edna A Hutchins and others on thrift, peace, and winter birds.
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Corunna
Edna A. Hutchins
Maine Federal Women’s Clubs
Augusta
Augusta House
C. E. Dustin
Corinna
Dennis Donovan
Davenport Street
Hutchins
Ms. Dustin
Federation
Bangor
WLBZ
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Calvin M. Clark
Bangor Theological Seminary
Annie Peakes Kennedy
Portland
Family Finance
Helen Robinson
Brewer
Lelia P. Kingston
Horse railroads gaining favor in Portland routes
A Maine newspaper from 75 years ago notes growing support for horse railroads in large cities with plans discussed for a track to Woodfords Corner and Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, reflecting popular demand for easy public travel.
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Woodfords Corner
Evergreen Cemetery
Portland
Maine
Death of Alden C. Boynton In Jefferson Civil War Link
Alden C Boynton dies at his Jefferson home on Thursday. He was one of the Boys in Blue who served in the Civil War. The broken ranks are recalled at the silent tenting grounds. His youngest son Alton was killed after enlisting in the World War.
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Alden C. Boynton
Jefferson
Mr. Boynton
Alton
Rockland Native Cecil Copping Works on Paramount 10-Reeler
Cecil Copping, former Rockland boy now in Hollywood, writes that he is employed full time by Paramount on a big rush 10 reel film titled Fighting Caravans, a picture in the vein of Covered Wagons. He has written several original numbers for the score.
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Cecil Copping
Rockland
Hollywood
Paramount
Mr. Copping
Cast Selected for Class Play The Automatic Butler
Morse high school will present The Automatic Butler a three act comedy in March coached by Errol Baker. The Walter H. Baker Co. of Boston supplied the rights for the production. Readings feature Carolyn Moody Christine Higgins Hubert McCarty Florence Robinson Frank Harvie Paul Hart Ralph Crocker Margaret Huse and Stanley Henderson in the cast.
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J. C. McMullen
Morse High School
Errol Baker
Walter H
Florence Robinson
Kitty Preston
Irma Groves
John Preston
Frank Harvie
Sheik” Babbitt
Paul Hart
Big Jim” Mitchell
Ralph Crocker
Maizie Dowell
Margaret Huse
Connie Bryant
Evelyn Redlon
Adrian Bryant
Stanley Henderson
Crossword Puzzle Clue List and Answers
A list of across and down clues for a newspaper puzzle with various wordplay including conceal, first man, smell, slant, title and more, plus many entries such as sea eagle, compass point, verb forms, and classical references. Includes solutions for positions like East and West and other directional hints.
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Guido
Meadow
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Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Tress
Harry
Webber
W. S. Newell
Praha
State of Maine
Charles E. Patten
N. C. Gielstrup
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Mary A. Wiggin
Sarah W. Marr
Thomas Harward
Ernestine S. Wright
Andrew J. Fuller
Edward P. Donnell
William D. Sewall
Free Will Workers’ Annual Meeting
Morse High
Wesley Ladies’ Aid
Roscoe P. Shaw
Auction Club
North Street
Interclub League
Rev. T. W. Horsfield
Winter Street Men’s Organization
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Bath, Me
Roem
Montsweag
FAR and
Maine Women’s Clubs
Royal Arch
Genesta
Montgomery
St. Bernard
Masonic Temple
John Wishart
R. E. Benjamin L. Hadley
Bar Harbor
O. E
Mackinnon-Henderson
R. E. Samuel B. Purbish
West Coast
Temple
Lloyd L. Hooker
Luther Thompson
Otis N. E. Card
John Shaw
Mr. Hadley
Grand Royal Arch
R. E. Samuel B. Furbish
R. E. David L. Wilson
Oscar F. Williams
George P. Larrabee
Benjamin Murray
Arthur B. Stilphen
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E. Harold P. Small
E. Edwin H. P. Lowell
Edward Coombs
Ralph K. Hall
R.E. George J. Goodwin
William E. Sturtevant
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Charles F. Nelson
Donald D. Young
Donald N. Small
Harold W. Child
John H. Freeman
S. S
George C. Quicksall
J. S
P. H. P. Elmer W. Rogers
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Iebrew
Yellow Bugle
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Stupefya
David
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