Second District Council Set for Auburn January 16
Delegates from Calais Milo Old Town Houston Peaks Island and South Portland attend the Second District council American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon January 16 at one. Speakers include Agnes C. Bradley of Rumford and state and district officers. A social hour follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
Milo
Old Town
Houston
Peaks Island
Woodfords
South Portland
American Legion Auxiliary
Auburn
Second District
Wiscasset
Damariscotta
Bath
Rumford
Rockland
South Paris
Alden M. Gayton Post
Samuel Mottram
George C. Wing
The
Legion Auxiliary
Maine
Agnes C. Bradley
Blanche M. Swan
Edward J. Murphy
Bradley
Bertha S. Abbott
Swan
Rockland Poppy Chairman Leads Local Committee Mix
Olive Tinkham and Anne F Snow of Rockland named poppy chairman while Alden M Gayton Unit Auburn assigns hostess committees with Pearl Jackson Blanche M Swan Florence Cook Olive Tinkham and Celia Sizeland handling reception entertainment and refreshments in a community organization.
Red Cross Treasury In A Healthy State
Bath chapter of the American Red Cross reports a January first balance nearly $1000 higher than a year ago. Treasurer Charles C. Low cites an annual report showing the 1934 balance at $512.27 and notes the Library fell $263.18 short of expenses during the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross Treasury
Charles C. Low
Bath
Amersican Red Cross
Pete
Life Ins. Co
Elmhurst
Davenport Welfare Fund
Ellsworth
Red Cross
Davenport Welfare
H. Moses
Ellsworth-Auburn
State of
Maine
Detroit Edison
Toledo Edison
Circulation Gains at Bath Library in Year
Miss Margaret R. Foote reports Patten Free Library boosted circulating volumes by 2504 amid hardship. The meeting adopted by law change to October date. several trustees and corporators reappointed or elected, with staff retained including Foote and Robbins.
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Patten Free Library
Bath
Margaret R. Foote
Miss Foote
Charles C. Low
Charles A. Harriman
Eben J. Marston
Galen C. Moses
Lina G. Sewall
Edwin D. Hardin
Carl C. Anderson
Mark W. Hennessy
N. Gratz Jackson
Joseph O
Ernest F. Kelley
Warren E. Kershner
Fred H. Lord
John A. Lord
Percy R. Low
J. Houghton McLellan
Clarence W. Morse
Jane S. Murphy
William S. Newell
Henry W. Owen
Arthur K. Purington
Alice K. Robbins
Fred P. Shaw
John Shaw
Frank A. Small
Charles R. Donnell
Omar W. Folsom
Walter S. Glidden
Langdon T. Snipe
Joseph Torrey
Bertha R. Dean
Arline Troop
Children’s Department
Treasurer's Report for Patten Free Library Balance and receipts noted
Charles C Low treasurer reports Patten Free Library operating account for 1933 with a starting balance of 110.85. Receipts include fines 135.75 city of Bath 1,750.00 bond interest expense 12.00 bequests Emma H Moses 2,500.00 Elizabeth R Moses 900.00 temporary loans 500.00 Davenport Estate Trustees 750.00.
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Charles C. Low
Patten Free Library
City of
Elizabeth R. Moses
Davenport Estate
Explosion damages Kinney kitchen in Easton incident
The Kinney residence in Easton suffered a stove explosion when the stove froze during a fire. Mrs. Kinney, cooking pancakes, had a griddle shatter into three pieces, two hitting her arm. Every kitchen window was broken and the stove was left a total wreck.
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Alfred B. Kinney
Easton
Bowdoin Grange Holds Regular Meeting at Bowdoin Center
Sagadahoc grange met at the hall in Bowdoin Center with 60 members. After business a New Year’s tree and gift exchange brought cheer, cake and coffee were served, and installation of officers is set for Jan 20 with State overseer officiating.
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Sagadahoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
Erland Rogers
Irving Clough
Chelsea
L. C. Starbird
Myron Doupglass
Augusta
Ernest Carr
Clyde
Clifford Starbird
Charles H. Cobb
Richmond Corner
Bessie Small
Woolwich
Obituary of Charles H. Cobb of Bowdoin
Charles H. Cobb of Bowdoin died Sunday at his home after a long illness. Born in Litchfield on August 2, 1868, he lived in Richmond 30 years and worked as a carpenter and electrician. He was foreman on the Gardiner to Brunswick road for nine years and was a member of Richmond lodge No. 56 I O O F and Progressive Grange. Survived by wife Nellie, two sisters Lydia Ellard and L. C. Starbird, two brothers Samuel T. Cobb and Vincent S. Cobb, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday at 1 p.m. Rev. Gilbert E. Edgett officiated. burial in Litchfield Plains cemetery with active and honorary bearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cobb
Bowdoin
County Road
Mr. Cobb
Litchfield
Ezra and
Levine (Sedgley) Cobb
Richmond
Gardiner
Brunswick
Richmond Lodge
Progressive Grange
Nellie (Douglas) Cobb
Lydia Ellard
Salem
N. H
L. C. Starbird
Samuel T. Cobb
Auburn
Vincent S. Cobb
Gilbert E. Edgett
Litchfield Plains
J. S. Parker
H. W. Douglas
Arthur Harrington
J. F. Meserve
The
Odd Fellows
B. R. Temple
E. O. Tarr
J. L. Ross
Otis Gray
Richmond News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
E H Sheene visited Richmond for electrical hand treatment. Carl Routhier broke his leg and fans wish him a speedy recovery. John Reid works cutting wood for O E Hatch. Elmer Gowell and Mrs E H Sheene attended C H Cobb’s funeral at Richmond Corner. Mrs F B Douglas is on the sick list. Russell B Fowler called at Richmond Corner. Mrs Donald Jasper spent a week at High Pine farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Sheene
Richmond
Carl Routhier
John Reid
O. E. Hatch
Elmer Gowell
E. H. Shesne
C. H. Cobb
Richmond Corner
F. B. Douglas
Russell B. Fowler
Donald Jasper
High Pine Farm
Freeport worker suffers freezing injuries after cold walk
Bea trice Ramsay, living near Pleasant Hill, walked three miles to a Freeport shoe factory Friday morning in thirty below zero weather. She collapsed at the shop, was rushed to Freeport hospital, where doctors found leg muscles affected and her nose frozen. She wore chiffon hose and woolen anklets, did not change clothes, and cannot yet return to work.
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Pleasant Hill
Freeport
Beatrice Ramsay
Freeport Hospital
Ramsay
Gasolene Price Cut In Northern New England
Gasolene dropped a cent in retail price Tuesday across northern New England. The new price was 17.9 cents per gallon versus 18.9 prior to Tuesday, with the decrease applying at all service stations and tank wagons while tank car prices fell by half a cent.
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New England
Edge inscription reveals jailed man awaiting execution
A Dallas bank cashier found a condensed life history on a pit edge reading that a $100,000 fortune was spent on wine, women, and song and that the writer is now in jail awaiting execution for murder. The note hints at a life of excess ending in a death sentence.
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Dallas
Tex
For Sale Double Runner Pung In Good Repair
Classified note offers a double runner pung for sale in good repair at a low price from W. BE in Chase County.
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W. Be, Chase Co
Bowdoinham Obituary and Local Notes Highlight Community
John Barrett 76 died December 31 at his son Leslie’s home after years living with the family. He leaves three sons Herbert Arthur and another. Funeral services were held Wednesday at W H Gould parlors with Rev J N Palmer, interment at Rogers cemetery. Charles Cobb of Richmond Corner died Sunday night. long known as a state road maintainer on the Post road. Local notes cover town officials, visits, schooling, and early 20th century civic projects including C W A works, tax discussions, and a clothing rework program led by Miss Clara Fogg. Dr. Shailer Mathews named to deliver Barrows lectures on India. born in Portland, Colby graduate, and longtime Chicago Divinity School dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrett
Leslie
Mr. Barrett
Herbert
Arthur
W. H. Gould
J. N. Palmer
Rogers
Cathance
Charles Cobb
Richmond Corner
Cobb
State Road
Post Road
C. Gill Brown
Board of Selectmen
Gardiner
Charles R. Berry
Hazel Cornish
Hazel Denham
Leon Sheppard
Vernon Lowell
Missouri
Dexter
J. N. Palmere
Lowell
Inez Gowell
A. S. Gowell
Litchfield
Frank Webber
Rideout
Ketchum
Curtis
Cora Denham
H. D. Cornish
R. D. Purinton
Bridgton
Jane Hall Browne
Clara N. Fogg
Stella Given
Mary Lilly
Elbridge Blodgett
Colsb
Eric Blair
Charles Fogg
Pratt
Richmond
Lancaster
Purington
Frances Merrill
Selectmen's Office
George D. Pratt
Portland
W. B
E. P. Kendall
A. S. MacDougal
Grand Falls
N. B
Silas Hamilton
Kenneth MacDougal
Pleasant Street Bridge Club
R. D. Purint
Clara N., Fogg
Ella Purington
Massachusetts
Ralph
Extension
Farm Bureau
Bowdoinham
Shailer Mathews
Maine
Colby College
Barrows
India
Mathews
University of Chicago Divinity School
Potland
Colby
University of Chicago
Den
the Divinity School
Monson
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Senter’s, Inc
Lord Pepperell
Men’s Forest Mills Union
Morse
Margaret Waterhouse
Emily Dexter
Lewiston
Anne E. Lovely
Frances B. Hayes
Pva Sherman
Alta Cutler
Nell
Patten Library Association
Worumbo
Morris S.povich
Front Street
North Bowdoin
Arthur Alten
Optometrist
Center Street
Charles R. Blair
New York
Gretchen Blair
Glenace’ Schoen
Gladys Reddick
Pe O W. A
Clara Fogg
Charles L. Browne
L. P. Temple
Philip Rideout
Jessie Ames
Final Court of Appeal
Miss Ames
Bowdeinham
Robert Temple
Richard Denham
Charles Hall
Coombs High School
Selectmen’s Office
Bath Department Store
William Powell
Ed Wynn
Edmund Lowe
Miriam Jordan
Matinee
Prize Fighter
Max Baer
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