Legislators Name Officers In Open Maine Session
Maine's 88th legislature opened in open session as Governor Brann administered the oath to House and Senate. Senate President J Frederic Burns urged budget balance while House Speaker George E Hill called for harmonious work. Bath Iron Works growth highlighted with payroll, contracts and new ship launches including destroyers and trawlers.
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Augusta
Jan. G
Maine
Senate
House
Louis J. Brann
Charles E. Fortin
Lewiston
Burns
George E. Hill
South Portland
William Donahue
Biddeford
Hill
Webber
Auburn
Bath Iron Works Corp
William S. Newell
Bath
Drayton and Lamson
Harold S. Vanderbilt
United States Navy
Weather for 1936 in this vicinity briefly reviewed
Annual weather review notes eight oclock thermometer readings and rough diary style summary. January cold with ten below zero on the 30th and twenty inches of total snowfall. February had winds below zero on several days and total snow around 22 inches. March marked an unusually warm spell with major floods across the eastern United States and a 52 degree high on the 18th along with 40 plus readings in mornings.
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United States
Maine
Brunswick
Bath
Mercury
Winter Carnival Plans Abandoned by Rotary Club
Bath Rotary Club announced the Winter Carnival and President’s Ball would be dropped for the year after the Bath Board of Education refused to allow liquor in the gym for the events. Pro moters expressed disappointment as Bath youths would miss two major social ventures. The report also notes Rotary Club founding details and a monthly weather summary from April to October.
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Bath
of the Bath Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Board of Education
Winchenbach
Rotary Club
James A. Gillies Jr
Warm Springs Foundation
James Temple
University of Maine
Harry T. Passmore
Bath Rotary Club
Portland Rotary Club
Bath Club
Portland Club
H. T. Passmore
Edward W. Bridgham
Fred D. Hill
Frank B. Nichols
Bridge Tolls Increase for Month and Year
Traffic data shows Carlton bridge crossing surpassing 1.5 million in 1936, with toll cars around 250,000 earning $170,320.50 in receipts, up from 1935. Engagement announced as Phyllis Lucille Hanson to Cadet Harry Leonard Stiegler with wedding planned post West Point graduation.
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Carlton Bridge
James W. Hanson
Melville Street
Augusta
Phyllis Lucille
Harry Leonard Stiegler
West Point
Mitss—Hanson
Kents Hill Seminary
Oak Grove Seminary
Wellesley College
Hanson
Cadet Stiegler
Josephine Stiegler
Baltimore, Md
Sylvester Stiegler
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Republicans Nominate State Officials and Councillors
At a caucus on Tuesday night the Republican party named nominees for state offices including Secretary of State Frederick Robie and President of the Senate J Frederick Burns. Councillors for seven districts were named, with nominees such as Eaton Rumford, Schnurle Cape Elizabeth, Blanchard Wilton, Wadsworth Winthrop, Clarke Ellsworth, Fernandez Old Town, and Beck Washburn.
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Frederick Robie
Gorham
Senate
J. Frederick Burns
Houston
House
George E. Hill
South Portland
Belmont A. Smith
Bangor
Franz A. Burkett
Portland
Frank P. Washburn
Perry
Elbert D. Hayford
Farmingdale
Royden V. Brown
Skowhegan
Harvey R. Pease
Wiscasset
Frederick O. Eaton
Rumford
Harold F. Schnurle
Cape Elizabeth
Frank M. Blanchard
Wilton
Herbert E. Wadsworth
Winthrop
Percy T. Clarke
Ellsworth
O. B. Fernandez
Old Town
Andrew J. Beck
Washburn
Robie Elected Secretary of State in Maine Legislature
Jane Frederick Robie, Republican of Gorham, was today elected Secretary of State by the Maine Legislature, succeeding Gov. Lewis O. Barrows who held the office the last two years.
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Augusta
Jane Frederick Robie
Gorham
Maine
Lewis O. Barrows
St Marys Guild Elects Officers At Grace Church
The annual St Marys guild meeting at Grace Church Oak Street elected Mrs Paul Mason as president and others for the coming year. Miss Anna Trott secretary and Mrs Herbert Calderwood treasurer were chosen, with a card party planned for January 26 to benefit welfare work.
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St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church
Oak Street
Edward W. Bridgham
Fred D. Hill
Carl Troop
Walter M. Hill
Paul Mason
Augustus Perow
Anna Trott
Herbert C. Calderwood
West Bath Grange installs officers in 1937 ceremony
West Bath grange held a January installation with Mrs. Edwin C. Patten of Topsham presiding. 164 present including 50 visitors heard remarks from state officers and presented gifts to retiring master Edward W. Haggett and Mrs. Patten. A box for program preferences was announced and an oyster stew supper and dancing followed the ceremony.
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West Bath Grange
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham Grange
David
Henderson
Harold E. Freeman
James B. Lemont, Jr
Fred K. Sturtevant
Fred H. Cary
Chester
James B. Lemont
Charles B. Doyle
Ralph P. Dunbar
Arthur C. Lemont
Leon M. Genthner
George R. Booker
Herbert
Auburn
Charles T. Small, Jr
Dromore Grange
Eleanor P. Ripley
Sagadahoc Pomona
Dunbar
Augusta
Edward B. Hamblett
Arthur S. Crockett
Robert Footer
Charles Genthner
Charles T. Henderson
Edward Jenks
Daniel A. MacDonald
James McGuiggan
Ernest Snow
Hamblett
Frank Carver
Topsham
Frances Merrill
Brunswick
Roger Robinson
Bowdoinham
John M. Howe
Hascall
Patten
D. Wallace MacDonald
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Edgar D. Leavitt
Leavitt
Hambiett
Bridge Identification Cards In Demand In Carlton 1937
City clerk records show Carlton Bridge identification cards issued ahead of last year with 693 by noon Tuesday versus about 590 on the same day in 1936. Miss Maurierie Deveau, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Deveau of Hill Street Orono, holds mayflowers picked Friday on Piney Knoll Park Street while skaters head to a pond.
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Carlton Bridge
John W. Gilmore
Maurierie Deveau
Arthur Deveau
Hill Street
Orono
Piney Knoll
Park Street
Aliquippa Hotel at Small Point Starts Second Century
A Maine seashore hotel at Small Point Harbor, Aliquippa, born in 1836 and named for Princess Aliquippa, marks its second century. The piece traces early settlement history, brick yards, post offices, and multiple owners, noting the Lowell family as builders and later modernizations. It emphasizes local lore, past transportation by water, and a long-resident source guiding the historical sketch.
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Aliquippa Hotel
Small Point Harbor
Mall
Aliquippa
Halt Aroon
Augusta
Poplium
Streims
Shermen
Joe
the Lewells
Mr. Smith
Harry
Will Hosmer
Fred Humiston
Riverside Hotel
Popham Beach
Percy Reed Varrman
Pennsylvania
Phippsburgz
Lowell
Phippsburg
Staniuly
Low Reelected Head of YMCA A for Second Term
The YMCA A member group announces the reelecting of Low as head for a second term. Prominent guests attend a reception at the Rebekah Lodge. notes include donors and endowment figures, with details of attendees from multiple lodges and regions.
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Low
Y.M.C. A
Rebekah Lodge
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Boston
U. S. Navy
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Torpedo Station
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Vanderbilt
Bay State Fishing Co
Francis J. O'Hara
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Lamson
Atlantic
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Archibald M. Main
Attitude Board of Education
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ST. Mary’s Guild
Early Says
Queen Esther Lodge
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