Edward Bok Dies at 430 Thursday Morning in Florida
Edward W Bok longtime editor of The Ladies Home Journal has died at his winter home near Lake Wales Florida. The prominent author philanthropist and civic worker was known for his books including The Americanization of Edward Bok and for promoting world peace. He also contributed to Camden Maine where he helped beautify the town and supported local causes.
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Maine
Edward W. Bok
Lake Wales
Florida
Bok
Ladies Home Journal
Mr. Bok
Philadelphia
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Camden
Wyman and associates aid Maine industry and Bath Iron Works
The piece defends Walter S. Wyman head of Central Maine Power and his associates against attacks on Insull interests. It cites their timely support for Bath Iron Works Lewiston Bingham and Bucksport projects, boosting Maine industry employment and economic growth while earning profits for investors.
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Insull
Walter S. Wyman
Central Maine Power Company
Maine
Bath
Wyman
Lewiston
Bingham
Bucksport
State study calls for Atlantic Highway survey today
The State Highway Department orders an immediate survey of the Atlantic Highway from Portland to Yarmouth to assess the cost of a new Cumberland Foreside to Yarmouth strip. Officials claim it would remove curves and hills and widen the coast route to meet rising travel and improve permanent highway standards.
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State Highway Department
Portland
Yarmouth
Cumberland
Kennebec
Nomination Papers Circulated Ahead of June Primaries
Nomination papers for state and county officers and for senator and congressman are being circulated though primaries begin in June. Indications point to lively contests in the coming primary campaign and some potential entrants have not yet started circulating papers.
Time for an Early Start Divides Opinion
Readers debate whether an early start provides an advantage or if it wastes potential. Some argue waiting creates better readiness and avoids burnout while others insist momentum favors those who begin ahead of rivals.
Death of Bath lawyer Joseph M. Trott noted
Obituary notes the death of Joseph McCobb Trott, Bath attorney, dean of local lawyers, and Sagadahoc Bar Association president. He was deeply involved in Bath institutions, church, history, and city welfare, and his passing is a loss to the profession and community.
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Joseph McCobb Trott
Mr. Trott
Bath
Trott
Sagadahoc Bar Association
Profession
Prohibition Anniversary Sparks National Debate
A tenth anniversary of national prohibition is marked as supporters nationwide plan celebrations while opponents call for change. The article notes broad support evidenced by elections and predicts better enforcement if the amendment stays in the Constitution, acknowledging flaws but expecting them to be corrected.
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Maine
Gauvin Edges Potvin In Arcadian Arena Thriller
Eddie Gauvin of Bath shaded Buck Potvin of Lewiston in a hard fought bout before about 200 fans at Arcade Arena. Gauvin used sharp lefts to win a close decision as Potvin pressed aggressively, the crowd roaring through the bout. Also on the card Brown stopped Vinall, Swain lost to Pecci by technical KO, and Brown Reynolds fought to a draw.
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Eddie Gauvin
Arcade Arena
Buck Potvin
Lewiston
Gauvin
Bath Lad
Potvin
Jimmy Bagley
Bath Iron Works Corp
Jack Vinall
Brown
Vinall
Weasel Swain
Pecci
Swain
K. O
Bath girl to try out as Paramount dancer
Miss Pearl Oliver left Monday for New York for a finals tryout at the Paramount as a dancer. After impressive trials she passed eligibility tests and received a final tryout invitation from Lew Edelman of Publix Theatres Corp. Oliver’s training includes lessons from Jennie Harvey Percival Charlotte Rauser and Ned Wayburn’s School. She has danced at the Metropolitan in Boston and other venues.
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Pearl Oliver
New York
the Paramount
Lew Edelman
Publix Theatres Corp
Miss Oliver
Jennie Harvey Percival
Charlotte Rauser
Bickford
Portland
Ned Way- Lurn
Boston
Fred E. Oliver
Moving theatres travel by special railway cars to small towns
A new venture builds specialized railway cars to haul moving theatres with 100 seats. The cars include lobby, box office, projection room, stage, and proscenium arch and feature modern lighting. The traveling venue may host talks or gatherings when not showing films.
Labor Commissioner Beals A Bath Native In Maine Service
Charles O Beals a Bath native and longtime labor leader has served as Maine labor and industry commissioner since 1924. A cigar maker by trade and former president of the State Federation of Labor he rose from deputy to acting and full commissioner and has earned a reputation as a skilled mediator and steady administrator. He has guided the department through workers employer relations and maintained industrial peace for more than ten years.
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Charles O. Beals
State Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Maine
Beals
Portland
Bath
Charlotte McIntire
Auburn
Emerton
State Federation of Labor
Labor Committee
House
Committee On
Rumford
Milliken
Labor and Industry
Roscoe A. Eddy
Baxter
Brewster
Morse High Juniors Present Whimsey Comedy
Morse high school's junior class presents the four act comedy Whimsey in the auditorium Friday evening Jan 31. The 23 member cast is coached by Miss Mary H Conley with Freder ick Rowland as Jack and numerous named players including Merritt Trott Farley Mayo Herbert Henderson Stephen Marshall and Katheryn Shorey. William Bruce is business manager with Olive Rowe Johan Black and Mary Larrabee on the ticket committee. Tickets go on sale after Jan 17 via junior members or the high school.
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Morse High School
Mary H. Conley
Frederick Rowland
Jack “Prexy’ Marshall
Merritt Trott
Bob “Zip” Bryant
Farley Mayo
Willard “Falstaff
Martin
Herbert Henderson
Donald
Brick” Owens
Stephen Marshall
Chauncey “DeLuze” Abbott
Charles Stuart
Raymond “Derby” Tate
Albert Ingalls
Orville
Dusty” Rhodes
John Black
Gilbert “Speed” McDermotte
Robert Hatch
Gene
William Gove
Anna Chaney
Burleigh Williams
Arthur Hutchins
Lawrence Blake
Death of Bath shipbuilder Charles H Oliver
Bath loses a respected citizen with the death of Charles H Oliver a master caulker who oversaw work on Bath wooden ships and served several terms in city government He promoted Bath industry and believed new industries would arise He was remembered as a good citizen and his passing saddened many friends and acquaintances.
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Bath
Charles H. Oliver
Oliver
Bath Masons Attend Shriners Meeting in Lewiston
Bath Masons attended the annual Kora Temple Mystic Shrine meeting in Lewiston. Willis E. Swift of Augusta was elected potentate with Bath members among the honored include Fred E. McCausland and Chester S. Kingsley.
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Bath
Guards
Ralph O. Dale
John H. Freeman
John Wishart
Harold Small
Ralph Wright
Seth Mullin
Maurice Haynes
Donald Small
George C. Quicksall
Winfred Hagan
William A. Furber
Edward W. Sampson
L. J. Sanborn
Real Estate Transfers in Sagadahoc Registry
Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc registry of deeds over the last fortnight include in Bath Alfred S. Oliver to Frank Allegra n and others, Bowdoinham Clara P. Gile to George D. Bangs, Phippsburg John H. Haley to Byron C. Stevens, Richmond Fiora M. Perry to Willard J. Garnier, West Bath Fred J. Rose to Frank Rose.
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Sagadahcc Registry of
Bath
Alfred S. Oliver
Frank Allegrin
Fannie M. Love
Beth
Charles H. Cahill
Arthur H. Kateon
Alfred G. Gannon
Als
Eugene E. Gannon
Olivia J. B. Oliver
William S. Oliver
Bowdouin
Albertine G. Baker
W. Wallace Rideout
Isaiah R. Morrell
Patrick Coady
Kennebec River Open to Navigation Says Bath Letter
A Maine radio misstatement claimed the Saco river was the only large river navigable. The writer notes the Kennebec from Bath to the sea remains open most winters, with closures rare and brief, if at all this year, and calls the report harmful to Bath and the lower Kennebec region.
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Saco River
Maine
Kennebec
Bath
First to cross ocean in a Bath rowboat 1881
Bath readers recall John Traynor and Ivan Olsen becoming the first to row an Atlantic crossing in the City of Bath. They left Bath Maine on July 5 1881 and reached Falmouth England on August 24 1881. A police officer has a photograph of the pair and their craft.
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The
Pathfinder
Bath
Atlantic Ocean
John Traynor
Ivan Olsen
City of
Falmouth
England
City
Tir ‘Hoat
Harry F. Bibber
John Place
Postmaster Henry Owen Jr Renominated for Bath Office
The renomination of Postmaster Henry W. Owen Jr as Bath postmaster was forwarded to the Senate last week for confirmation by President Hoover.
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Henry W. Owen, Jr
Bath
Senate
Hoover
Y M C A Board Elects Officers and Directors
The annual Y M C A board meeting in Association rooms elected Sidney L. Eaton president and Charles C. Low vice president. Edward Sewall became recording secretary with Roger D. Skillings as treasurer and Arthur Sewall as auditor. Five directors were re elected for three years: Arthur Sewall Harry F. Morin Frank B. Nichols Roger D. Skillings William S. Newell. Committees formed for Finance Gymnasium Religious and Educational Membership Social and Entertainment Trustees and Swimming Pool. A PT A card party was approved for Feb 12 and the Father and Son banquet was canceled due to busy activities.
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Association Rooms
Sidney L. Eaton
Edwin D. Hardin
Charles C. Low
Harry F. Morin
Frank B. Nichols
Arthur Sewall
Edward Sewall
Carroll Watson
William H.white
Clinton D. Wilson
William C. Perkins
South End P. T. A
William H. White
Roger D. Skillings
William S. Newell
Association
Allan Spear
Elford A. Stover
Clington D. Wilson
Percy R. Low
J. Edward Pomeroy, Jr
Harold J. Carter
Frederic H. Low
David Y. Alkazin
Herbert L. Douglas
J. Edward Drake
Domestic Arts Topic Highlights Current Events Club
The Cosmopolitan club Current Events department held an instructive Thursday session titled Domestic Arts with Mrs. Harry C. Deering on Household Aids and Mrs. Leland R. Mitchell on A Perfect Room. Mrs. Harry E. Litchfield discussed Hand craft Products and recipes were shared via roll call. A card party is planned for January 30 at the club house. Next week’s talk will cover Foreign Affairs with Emma E. Walker Elizabeth R. Moses and Louise R. Staples as committee members.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Harry C. Deering
Leland R. Mitchell
Harry E. Litchfield
Emma E. Walker
Elizabeth R. Moses
Louise R. Staples
Boy Scouts Demonstrate Life Saving Method
At a Friday meeting led by Scoutmaster Pomeroy Troop 1 displayed artificial respiration using the Schaefer method. Seventeen to eighteen Scouts attended including nine cubs and nine unregistered boys. The event opened at 7 31 with the flag salute and oath, tests planned for advancement, and a Jan 24 entertainment voted. Clinton Fleming was elected committee chairman to organize the event. Taps sounded at 8 45.
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Schaefer
Troop 1
Boy Scouts
Pomeroy
Clinton Fleming
New Gas Meters Installed in Bath City
Central Maine Power Co begins installing about 700 new gas meters in Bath to renew an obsolete system after losing installation records. Some meters last renewed six to seven years. one in Washington Street dated to 1897 shows 32 years of use. Worcester reports a major order of paper machinery worth nearly $1,000,000 for Maine Seaboard Paper Co. at Bucksport, to be installed by Insull interests.
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Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Washington Street
Worcester
Mass
Rice, Berton & Fales Co
Maine
Maine Seaboard Paper Company
Insull
Bucksport
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Containing Horizontal and Vertical Items
A dense reading of a crossword puzzle list with horizontal and vertical clues. Includes small sour apple hut affirm positively degree Teutonic Mister miser characteristic of a miser random cut noise combining form small patch up elder afflictions fasten by stitches wearies challenge to strife danger sheath cushion moisture collect into a body ran swiftly chief actor bury and not pleasant in manner various clues appear in disordered OCR form with missing letters and misprints for readers to decipher.
Officers of Acadia Lodge To Be Installed
The Acadia lodge 13 K P O E P installs officers Thursday at Yarmouth with Glen Royal temple. Harraseeket lodge Freeport to install Friday. Listing includes chancellor commander Loring A. Roberts and other line and staff officers with three trustees and grand lodge representatives.
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Acadia Lodge
Ptpe
Yarmouth
Glen Royal Temple
Harraseeket Lodge
Freeport
Loring A. Roberts
Harry H. Watson
George DeGrasse
Harry Williams
Albert F
Maine Central ticket office broken into
The Maine Central railroad ticket office was broken into either Friday evening or Saturday morning. Ten dollars in the money drawer was left untouched, puzzling investigators. Entry was gained by prying open the ticket window and loosening screws on the grill, with an employee discovering the open drawer early Saturday.
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Maine Central Railroad
Whitney
Pythian Sisters Install Officers at Lowell Temple
Officers of the Lowell temple P S were installed Wednesday night by Mrs. Lila Haskell of Auburn grand mistress of records and correspondence assisted by Annie Williams as grand senior and Mary S Curtis as grand manager A banquet in Pythian hall preceded the meeting Mrs Haskell received a set of green glass tumblers at the close The year’s officers include Sadie Garcelon past chief Ada Pratt most excellent chief Emily Williams excellent senior Marion Bowie excellent junior Laura Munro manager Gertrude Stewart mistress of finance Mary S Curtis mistress of records and correspondence Nellie Dunning protector Etta Munro guard
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Lowell Temple
P. S
Lila Haskell
Auburn
Annie Williams
Mary S. Curtis
Pythian Hall
Emily Williams
Marion Bowie
Laura Munro
Gertrude Stewart
Nellie Dunning
Etta Munro
Adaline A Pollard Dies in Winslow Family Matriarch Passes
Mrs. Adaline A Brown Pollard died Friday morning at her Winslow home aged 97. A Waterville native and longtime G A R figure, she leaves ten children and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 pm Sunday at the Pollard homestead with interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
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Adine A. Pollard
Winslow
Pollard
Bath
Hier
Albert E. Pollard
Effie V. Parrish
Florence L. Mank
Waterville
Grand Army
W.S. Heath Circle
Baptist Church
Adaline A. Brown Pollard
Thompson
Conn
Frank
Mary White Brown
Henry W. Pollard
Erving
Mass
Harold Gerald
Clinton
Gram” Pollard
Edwin F. Pollard
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fred S. Pollard
Edward F. Pollard
Arthur W. Pollard
Victor C. Pollard
Fitchburg
Walter W. Berry
Edith M
A. F. Hoxie
Ida F
Isabel M. Bradley
Charlestown
Ralph
Florence) Mank
R. B. Parrish
Effie W
Ernest Graves
Montague City
Eugene Brown
Groten
N. Y
Fred S. Brown
Pine Grove Cemetery
Maine Apples Sail Directly to Germany in 14 Days
The Yankee Line began direct shipments from Portland to Hamburg in December. The Nathar loaded 1 400 barrels of Maine apples at the State Pier and reached Hamburg in 14 days, delivering the crops to consignees there 19 days after loading.
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Portland
Germany
Yankee Line
State Pier
Hamburg
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry
Webber
Geno Mice
Gems
Joseph M.trott
Bagley
Nadeau
Miss Pearl Oliver
LABOR
Morse High
Shriners’ Meeting
Buxton
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbot Village
Takes Ill
Flavor
Harmonize
Boy In Ilvery
Incline the Head
Sailor
Tao
William Mann
Maine Central Ticket Office
Pythian Sisters
Adaline A. Pollard
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