New Maine Auto Plates Registered For 1940 Changes
Augusta Motor Vehicle Department reports a busy week issuing licenses and preparing for new auto registration plates in 1940. States show varied colors and designs, with Maine continuing Vacationland themes while others advertise fairs or regional slogans. Most states shift registration to February to April, while Maine warns drivers to file early before March 1 and ensure excise tax is paid and paperwork complete.
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Augusta
Maine
Idaho
Pennsylvania
New York
Georgia
Wisconsin
Motor Vehicle Department
Mount Vernon Liner to Be Broken Up At Bar Harbor
Liner once the Kronprinzess in Ce celle in World War I history returns to Maine as scrap. The vessel, after limping to Bar Harbor for safety then being libelled for large damages, was moved to Boston for interment and later renamed Mount Vernon.
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Mount Vernon
Maine
Bar Harbor
Kronprinzess
Cecelle
Plymouth
England
America
White Star Line
Charles Polack
Boston
Quoddy Project Receives 18870 For New Recreation Hall
Quoddy receives 18870 in National Youth Administration funds to build a recreation hall after a July fire. Salvaged materials from former bar racks will be used. About 500 boys are expected to arrive January 15 for six months of training across twenty work experiences.
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Quoddy
National Youths Administration
Be grateful you are in America and safe from Europe
A remark urges gratitude for American security and avoidance of European conflicts highlighting national stability and restraint amid international tensions.
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America
Marine Corps Recruiting Tour to Visit Bath and Other Maine Cities
A Marine Corps recruiting group will visit Bath on January 9 at the post office to recruit and answer questions. The schedule also includes Jan 3-4 Westbrook 5-6 Biddeford 10-11 Rockland 12-13 Bangor 15-16 Waterville 17-18 Augusta 19-20 Lewiston Auburn. The service touts education travel Navy coordination and bases at San Diego and Quantico along with joint Army training and ship duty opportunities.
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Bath
United States
Marine Corps
Westbrook
Biddeford
Rockland
Bangor
Waterville
Augusta
Lewiston-Auburn
Marine
Marine Corps Institute
International Correspondence Schools
Navy
Navy Yards
San Diego
Calif
Quantico
Fleet Marine Force
Army
Good Boating Year in 1939 Records Show
A retrospect on 1939 notes a favorable boating year with no major disasters, kinder weather and many weekend sails. The war had limited impact, but two government changes moved yacht interests: the Lighthouse Service merged with the Coast Guard and a Coast Guard reserve formed for yachtsmen. For 1940, war, prices, and events cloud outlook, while boat orders remain steady and Spring will reveal if stored boats return to water in numbers like 1939.
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New York
Washington
Coast Guard
America
Morse High cyclist injured in Front and Elm crash
Pauline Prest, 15, a Morse High freshman of 853 High street, sustained a bruised leg when her bicycle was struck by a truck driven by James B. Lemont Jr. at Front and Elm streets. The driver said a parked car hid his view. Prest was taken home and her injury was not serious.
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Pauline Prest
Ernest W. Prest
High Street
Morse High School
James B. Lemont, Jr
West Bath
Front
Elm Streets
Chief McGuire Talks Police Needs at Winter Street Club
Portland Detective Bureau chief Captain Harold K. McGuire spoke to Grace Church and Winter Street Men’s clubs at Winter Street church, outlining police needs such as financial support, plainclothes officers, a police school, a women officer, and better records. He cited cases including Theodore Bentz’s capture and praised Charles E. Leeman’s crime work.
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Harold K. McGuire
Portland
Grace Church
Winter Street
Winter Street Church
McGuire
Bath
Theodore Bentz
Michigan
Charles E. Leeman
Fairfield
Brewer
Ocean Point
Leeman
Justus H. Miller
Melvin A. Haggett
Thomas Murphy
Allen M. Irish
Herbert L. Anderson
Leslie Ross
Joseph O. Purdue
Worumbo Accepts Two Resignations
The Worumbo Manufacturing Co directors accept the resignations of Hon Oliver Moses 2nd as treasurer and Walter E Plummer as assistant treasurer effective Dec 31. A loan application of over 750000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corp for machinery modernization at Lisbon Falls plant will be ratified by stockholders later.
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Oliver Moses
Worumbo Manufacturing Co
Walter E. Plummer
Portland
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lisbon Falls
Moses
Phillips Exeter Academy
Bath
Frank O. Moses
Galen C. Moses
Mr. Moses
Worumbo
Eastman Business College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Sagadahacok Real Estate Co
Spring Strawberries Arrive in Bath Market at 27 Cents
Strawberries reached Bath market Friday morning in good condition with retail price of 27 cents per pint box. The same date last year marked the fruit's first appearance in the local market.
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Bath
Auburn youths nominated for West Point by congressman
Hartley Ray and Willis M. Robinson, Edward Little high graduates, nominated by Congressman Smith as candidate and alternate for U S Military Academy West Point. Examinations set for January. A fire of unknown origin destroyed Bennett-Drillon lumber camp at Spragg Pond Clifton, trapping workers dining inside. total loss about 1000 dollars.
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Hartley Ray
R. Howard Ray
Orchard Street
Auburn
Willis M. Robinson
Harold M. Robinson
Cook Street
Edward Little High School
Congressman Smith
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Bennett-Drillon
Spragg Pond
Clifton
First Federal Savings and Loan Declares Semiannual Dividends
Edwin R. Andrews announces three percent per annum semiannual dividends with four percent for savings share accounts at First Federal Savings and Loan Bath offices. He notes 1939 loan growth 41 percent and new savings 47 percent, citing government-backed security and favorable home financing terms. Outlook for the year is strong with expected high home building activity.
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Edwin R. Andrews
First Federal Savings and Association of Bath
Front Street
Andrews
Federal Savings and Loan Plan
United States
Ramona Council Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
Ramona council D of P elected officers at the annual gathering in Red Men’s hall. Eva Sanford was named prophetess and representative to the Great Council, Edith Burnham Pocahontas, Alice Burgess Wenona, Rose Lightbody trustee, Edna Sanford keeper of records, Eleanor Mac Donald collector of wampum, Florence Robinson keeper of wampum, Ernest R. Avery Powhatan, with delegates Rose Lightbody Stella Wade Pearl Barter Florence Robinson and alternates Annie Wilson Alice Rideout Martha Wilson Mary Gallant. Installation set for January 11 by deputy grand Pocahontas Annie Wilson. A Christmas tree and gift exchange followed. gifts presented by Pocahontas Mrs Sanford. Refreshments served by Annie Wilson Mabel Angert and Edna Sanford.
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Ramona Council
D of P
Red Men’s Hall
Eva Sanford
Edith Burnham
Pocahontas
Alice Burgess
Wenona
Rose Lightbody
Edna Sanford
Eleanor MacDonald
Florence Robinson
Ernest R. Avery
Powhatan
Great Council
Highway Department on the Job Early
The Highway department operated five plowing units at dawn to clear four inches of snow by 11 a.m. A truck and crew were set to clear snow around business curbings in the afternoon. Officials noted landing attempts would be useless while snow fell. equipment stood by to mobilize after accumulation stops.
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Highway Department
Central Church Choir Holds Christmas Social and Gift Exchange
The Central church choir hosted its annual Christmas social in the parish house. Luther Thompson played Santa Claus as John Shaw, the choir director, received personal gifts for faithful attendance. Mrs. Carrie Thompson and others led the committee. gifts included a mantel lamp set for Mr. and Mrs. Shaw.
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Central Church
Fred Hoffman
Charleston
8. C
Luther Thompson
Santa Claus
John Shaw
Shaw
Carrie Thompson
Ethel Parks
Margery Coleman
Perley Ater
Carlton Bridge Toll Exemption Tickets Sell Out Fast
City Clerk John W. Gilmore's office filled with 163 Carlton bridge tickets by noon as part of a year start rush bringing total 2 556 for 1940. Assistant Mrs. Edgar W. Oliver handled numerous fishing and hunting license requests, while Rev. Aime Giguere of Fort Kent Lewiston area receives 25th priesthood anniversary tributes on Jan 3 at the Marcotte Home.
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Carlton Bridge
John W. Gilmore
Gilmore
Edgar W. Oliver
Aime Giguere
Fort Kent
Lewiston
Marcotte
Sunbeam II Catholic Seacoast Mission Vessel Ready for Service
The 72 foot Sunbeam II cruiser, launched December 27 at Damariscotta for the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society, is valued at 34000 and powered by a 230 horse diesel engine. It will serve Maine coastal residents with mercy work. The ship carries a crew of four, a pastor, an office, and two guest staterooms. It is the fifth vessel to aid isolated coast settlements since 1905. Early supporters included Bishop Alexander Mackay, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Edsel B. Ford. The prior Sunbeam II, sold recently, served icebound fishermen and island communities, earning the nickname God's Yacht.
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Damariscotta
Maine Seacoast Missionary Society
the D. Cheney
Portland
Maine
Society
Alexander Mackay
Philadelphia
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Edsel B. Ford
Sunbeam
Orville J. Guptill
Longest Christmas Day Phone Call Reaches 13000 Miles
Abraham S. Schwartz and Goldie Schwartz spoke from Manila to Bath on Christmas Day spanning 13000 miles. The call connected at 9 am Manila time and 10 pm Bath time, with Schwartz representing the Pacific Commercial Exporting and Importing Co. in the Far East.
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Manila
P. I
Bath
Abraham S. Shwartz
Goldie
Joseph Solovich
High Street
Schwartz
Eastland
Portland
United States
San Francisco
Newark
Celia Eaton
Philip L. Eaton
Lincoln Street
California
Far East
Big Pacific Commercial Exporting and Importing Co
Christmas Post Office Sets Records at Bath
Christmas business at the Bath post office broke all records with an eight percent rise over 1988. During the week before Christmas 155 000 pieces of mail passed the cancelling machines. The 19th saw 87 088 outgoing pieces. the 22nd had the heaviest incoming mail. The staff completed sorting and distribution by night, avoiding deferred deliveries.
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Bath
Cars Must Not Park in Path of Plows
City Marshal Joseph A. Butler ordered police to jail auto operators who block plows clearing snow. All night parking is forbidden and 30 minute limits apply unless posted. Violators may be towed at owner expense to keep streets clear for snow removal.
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Highway Department
Joseph A. Butler
Auxiliary Election Elected Beatrice Burns President
Mrs Beatrice Burns was elected president of the Auxiliary to Ernest Edgar Kateen Camp No 16 USW V during an inspection at the G A R hall led by Department President Mrs Helen Heyland from Rockland. Other officers include Mrs Lillian Clancy senior vice Mrs Charlotte Barker junior vice Mrs Bertha Whitlam chaplain Mrs Bina Staples patriotic instructor and Mrs Hattie Wallace historian. Installation date set for January 10. Mr and Mrs Archie Doyle of North Street visited relatives in Augusta with Ellery Doyle.
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Beatrice Burns
Ernest Edgar Kateen
No. 16
W.V
Helen Heyland
Rockland
G.A.R. Hall
Lillian Clancy
Charlotte Barker
Bertha Whitlam
Bina Staples
Hattie Wallace
Harriet Otis
Clancy
Barker
Maine writers and pen names in 1800s literary scene
The passage lists Maine connected authors and their pen names such as Charles F Nye as Bill Nye and Fanny Fern for Sarah Willis. It notes Whitman as Quaker Poet, James Otis Kaler as James Otis, Bangs as Idiot and Son of Ogungqult, and Rebecca Clarke as Sophie May with Dotty Dimple. It mentions Alice Eliot for Sarah Orne Jewett and Edna St Vincent Millay as Nancy Boyd.
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Maine
Charles F. Wilson Nye
Bill Nye
John Greenleaf Whittier
James Otis Kaler
James Otis
John Kendrick Bangs
Ogungqult
Fanny Fern
Sarah P. Willis
Nathaniel P. Willis
Ruth Hall
Sarah Orne Jewett
Alicé Eliot
Rebecca Sophie Clarke
Norridpewock
Chimney Blazes Prompt Fire Crews At Two Homes
Fire department responded to three calls last week with two chimney fires. At White Hall the Sewalls home with Senator Sumner Sewall faced a stubborn blaze from the fireplace. Engines 2 and 4 worked nearly two hours using a booster line and chemicals without damage. Earlier Engine 4 fought a blaze at Walter Snipe 211 High Street and Dr. Ralph Warren 912 Washington Street saw a wooden attic tank ignite from a faulty electric bulb with a chemical aid.
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White Hall
Sumner Sewall
Walter Snipe
High Street
Engine 4
Ralph D. Warren
Washington Street
Bangor Maine State Fair history and key founders
The Maine State Fair once centered in Bangor before moving exhibitions to Portland and Lewiston. In 1883 three pivotal figures emerged: J. B. Bass, F. O. Beal, and Fero L. Sterns. Bass was a newspaper editor, Beal a longtime Bangor mayor known for political moves, and Sterns a prominent landowner.
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Bangor
Maine State Fair Association
Portland
Lewiston
Penobscot
J. B. Bass
F. O. Beal
Fzro L. Sterns
Bass
Beal
Sterns
Landerman
Missing Dogs Found by Dog Constable
Constable Edwin L. Emmons located a dead brown and white dog near a highway depot and recovered the license tag No. 45415 from the collar. He also found a young dog belonging to the ex mayor and Mrs Harold P Small, returning the pets after a daylong search.
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F. Sulliv
Bate Street
Portland
Edwin L. Emmions
Cahill
New Bath- Brunswick
Emmons
Sullivan
Exitionb
Harold P. Small
Coast Guardsmen Attend Funeral for Algonquin Crewman Chester Horne
A detail of 19 Coast Guardsmen from the cutter Algonquin attended the funeral of Chester Berry Horne Thursday afternoon. Rev. Joseph O. Purdue led a prayer at the home of Horne’s parents, followed by a service at Georgetown Center Church. The casket lay in a flag draped bier as flowers from friends, relatives, and the crew arrived. Pallbearers included J. E. Hardee, R. W. Lyons, F. E. Beasley, and G. F. Hayward. Civilians George Litchfield and Hillard Sennett attended. burial was in Oak Cemetery.
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Coast Guard
Algonquin
Chester Berry Horne
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Harry L. Horne
Pearl Street
Georgetown Center
Purdue
J. E. Hardee
R. W. Lyons
F. E. Beasley
G. F. Hayward
George Litchfield
Portland
Mr. Horne
Laura Caroline Tuck
Hillard Sennett
Oak Cemetery
Woodmen Election Names Bath Camp Officers
Wilbur J. Ketchum was elected consul of Bath Camp No. 7407 Modern Woodmen of America at a regular meeting last week in Red Men’s hall. Other officers elected include Charles C. Toothaker past consul Harry Warner advisor William H. White treasurer William Ketchum Joseph Brown watchman Frank Galenty sentry and Mr Toothaker trustee for three years.
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Wilbur J. Ketchum
Bath Camp
Woodmen of America
Red Men’s Hall
Charles C. Toothaker
Harry Warner
William H. White
William Ketchum
Joseph Brown
Frank Galant
Mr. Toothaker
Winter Street Auxiliary Hosts Exchange at Christmas Eve Party
Mrs Robert P Manson and other Winter St Augie hostesses led a Tuesday gathering of the Winter Street Auxiliary. A Christmas exchange occurred with gifts sent to January 9 for Mrs Charles W Walsh Jr Mrs Ernest R Freeman Emery Freeman Mrs Winlene A A Bruce and Mrs Herbert L Anderson.
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Robert P. Manson
P. Perry
William H. White
H. 8. Williams
Emma
Southard
Winter St Augie
Charles W. Walsh, Jr
Ernest R. Freeman
Emery E. Freeman
Winlene A A. Bruce
Herbert L. Anderson
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Down and Across Clues
Puzzle page presents a weekly crossword with numbered clues including sharpens devastation Greek bet panda E Ind aside store for future use kingdom writer of fables chews upon to fish stratum braced rame salad plant Spartan bondsman frostily lariat bury obese brood of pheasants distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc
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Spartan Bondsman
Bury
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Chester Berry
Horne
Woodmen
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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