War on brown tail moths urged in Bath and Maine
Local readers are urged to remove brown tail moth nests from trees while winter holds, to prevent a summer outbreak. Governor Gardiner advocates fish and game conservation, highlighting Maine as a destination for hunters and anglers. The piece notes rising liquor smuggling from Canada and calls for stronger border enforcement, citing Major General Clarence R. Edwards and Hoover administration support.
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Maine Sportsmen’s Fish and Game Association
Gardiner
Maine
Fish and Game Department
United States
Canada
Coast Guard
Clarence R. Edwards
Hoover Administration
Washington
Congress
Highway Location Hearings Announced By State Commission
The State Highway Commission will hold a hearing next month on the Portland to Yarmouth route. Residents debate keeping current alignment versus changing it to reduce hills and curves. Officials hope to avoid long detours like last summer during the concrete road project east of Portland.
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Portland
Yarmouth
State Highway Commission
Brunswick Seeks Site for New Post Office Building
Brunswick may place a new post office on Maine street or Pleasant street as merchants oppose the Pleasant street option. Congressman Reedy to invite federal officials next month to discuss the site with residents. A state-wide drive targets defective headlights as police enforce night lighting rules to reduce one eyed cars. Drivers should replace bulbs at the first garage if a light fails.
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Brunswick
Pleasant Street
Maine Street
Reedy
Pedestrians Caution Amid Icy Streets This Winter
An unusually high number of people have walked in the streets due to icy winter roads. Drivers struggle to stop quickly, and despite best efforts, several pedestrians narrowly avoided being struck by automobiles.
Bath Man Weds Olive Page in New York Church
J Houghton McLellan of Boston and Olive Page of Winchester Mass married Saturday at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York. After the ceremony they sailed on the steamship Carnaria for a wedding trip to Havana. the groom is an insurance man from Bath.
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J. Houghton McLellan
Olive Page
Winchester
Mass
Boston
Washington Street
Bath
John Page
Church of the Transfiguration
New York
Increased Safety in Flying Shown in First Half of 1929
During the first six months of 1929 the United States civil aviation sector logged 127 fatal accidents across all aircraft classes with total miles flown exceeding 56 million, yielding 442,530 miles per fatal accident. In 1928, 97 fatal accidents and 16.48 million miles produced 169,944 miles per fatal accident. Overall accidents rose to 774 in 1929 from 430 in 1928, with 72,612 miles per accident. Weather bias noted. last half of the year typically safer for flying.
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United States
Hoover at 25 as Mining Engineer in Western Australia
Herbert Hoover, then 25, worked as a mining engineer in Western Australia in 1898, marking an early chapter in his career before his rise to national prominence.
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Herbert Hoover
Western Australia
Memorial Exercises By Bar Association For Joseph M Trott
The Sagadahoc Bar Association held memorial exercises in the Sagadahoc Superior Court for Joseph M. Trott president of the association. Judge Walter S. Glidden presented resolutions with remarks by several judges and lawyers. The resolutions praise Trott for integrity, loyalty, and community service, noting his roles with Bath Tron Works First National Bank Bain Savings Institute and Patten Free Library.
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Joseph M. Trott
Sagadahoc
Glidden
Ralph O. Dale
Arthur J. Dunton
John J. Keegan
Edward W. Bridgham
John P. Carey, Jr
Henry R. Drew
Richmond
Joseph McCobb Trott
Esquire
Thomas W. Hyde
Bath Tron Works
Hyde
Brother Trott
First National Bank
Bain Savings Institution
Patten Free Library
Sagadahoc Bar Association
Trott
Walter S. Glidden
W. Bridgham
Bar Association
Dunton
Bridgham
Keegan
Old Folks Home Corporators Meet in Bath Trust Co
The annual meeting of Old Folks Home corporators was held Wednesday of last week at Bath Trust Co with Capt S R Percy presiding. Officers and trustees were rejected and new auditors elected. report showed 29 guests at the home with two recent deaths. Coventry Hall York Village, known as Judge Sewall mansion, now owned by Harold C Mathews family of New York City, ties to Bath shipbuilding history.
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Bath Trust Co
S. R. Percy
Samuel R. Percy
James O. Lincoln
Frank B. Nichols
Walter S
Judge David Sewall
Coventry Hall
York Village
Salem
Mass
Harold C. Mathews
New York City
Judge Sewall
Sewall
Bath
Maine
Massachusetts
Safety islands on Massachusetts Avenue aid traffic cambridge
New safety islands on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge reduce car speeds and improve pedestrian safety, though speed remains moderate. The design aims to calm traffic while preserving flow through the corridor.
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Safety Islands
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
President Sills Warns Schools Carry Too Much
Bowdoin College President Kenneth C. M. Sills told parents and teachers that schools face an unsustainable burden as duties once handled by home and church drift to schools. He urged shared responsibility among home, church, and school to avoid overloading teachers and delaying student development.
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Sills
Bowdoin
High School P T A Voted to Cooperate on Banquet Plans
The High School P T A, led by President William J. Skelton, agreed to cooperate with Y M C A and parent teacher groups for the annual Father and Son banquet. George P Davenport estate donated 500 to buy books, and a library committee was formed. Mrs Clinton D Wilson was named a delegate to the Junior College conference in Westbrook. The next meeting is Feb 11 and a question box will be available for parents and teachers to submit questions.
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Skelton
Arthur B. Scott
Herman Crocker
Seth S. Mullin
State
North Center Association
Pres. Skelton
Ruth Farnham
Scott Golder
Dike School
Elizabeth McLellan Bierney
Atlanta
W. C. Trott
M. H. Conley
Arthur Jenkins
Sylvester H
William S. Shorey
Ways and Means
William L. Skelton
Robert B. Hatch
William H. Small
C. E. Dunham
Alice Magoun
Margaret Conley
Ralph C. Whitehouse
Sam Levine
Albert Noyes
H. J. Leeman
Rosanna McFadden
Charles R
William J. Skelton
George P. Davenport
Association
Skeleton
Ellen Turner
Hester Rose
Agnes Fahey
Clinton D. Wilson
Westbrook
Bazaar of Months proposed by North Center P T A
North Center P T A members heard Mrs Arthur Norton describe Arizona customs and a Bazaar of the Months that funded a Phoenix stadium. The 12 booths, backed by Phoenix business leaders, drew strong interest and a committee was formed to plan a similar event.
South End PTA Holds All Day Session on Washington Street
South End PTA held a busy all day meeting Tuesday at the Washington street rooms with sewing progress. A dinner was served under Mrs. Carroll A Deering and Mrs. Leland R Mitchell. The afternoon session, led by President Mrs. Arthur C Lemont, approved cooperation with other associations for a Father and Son banquet and planned a big Y M C A card party on Lincoln's birthday February 12. Founders day 33rd anniversary to be observed February 17.
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South End P. T. A
Washington Street
Carroll A. Deering
Leland R. Mitchell
Arthur C. Lemont
Lincoln
Chicago Declared World Rose Capital by Chamber
The Chicago Chamber of Commerce claims the city is the rose capital of the world. It notes more varieties have been developed in its 15 million square feet of greenhouse space than in any other flower center globally.
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Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Cross Word Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical List
Puzzle clues for horizontal and vertical entries including 1 Winged mammals 4 Young horse 12 Fuss 14 Necessity 16 Time period 17 An old man 20 One who fishes with a troll 22 To thresh 24 A spool 25 A call in driving animals 26 A food dressing 28 To annoy 29 Noted American scientist 31 Sudden displeasure 33 An ending of adjectives 34 Pertaining to trees 36 Near 37 Personal pronoun 41 Noise 42 Tint 43 Beginning to exist 45 Salt 46 N African antelops 47 Youth 49 A hide 51 Pertaining to a lobe 54 Bullfighter 57 Linen collectively 9 Girl s name 60 Card game 62 To view 63 A cruel Roman emperor 64 Noted English school 65 Suffix denoting inflammation Vertical 1 Sacks 2 Girl s name 3 English for taffy pl 5 Upon 6 To rent 7 Pertaining to the 9 An old German coin 10 Sooner than 11 To venture 13 A Chinese shrub 15 Female deer Vertical cont 18 To bend 19 Part of a stairway 21 To even 23 Being on the left side of a ship 25 To fill to repletion 27 A prince of the church 29 To froth 30 Pertaining to birth 32 High winds 35 U S coin 37 Female of the red deer 38 A dance 39 A city of Virginia 40 Pertaining to the Saxons 41 Most precious 42 A condiment cruel 44 Sharp sudden noise 48 Prophetic sign 50 Japanese fish pl 52 To shut out 53 Colours 55 Hail Latin 56 A gnawing animal 61 Toward
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U. S
Virginia
Ramona council officers installed by district deputy
Ramona council of Daughters of Pythias installed its officers Thursday night with Florence Robinson administering and Luccelia Blake assisting. Officers named include Grace Hagan as prophetess Mary E Gallant Pocahontas Pearl Barter Wenonah and Edward Perry Powhatan keeper of records Sarah Durgin and Eunice Perry collectors of wampum Florence Robinson keeper of wampum Clara Troop Coram Freeman runners Mildred Avery and Sadie Garcelon councillors Estella Wade Elizabeth Haley Rose Lightbody Blanche Farrell Martha Wilson guard roles George Wade guards of forest Abbie Small first scout Agnes Harris second scout Retiring collector Mildred Avery received a tea set and Sadie Garcelon a similar set. past sachems Ernest Avery and Harry Rob inson honored with jewels. Social hour featured fruit salad sandwiches saltines and coffee.
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Ramona Council
D. of P
Florence Robinson
Luccelia Blake
Grace Hagan
Mary E. Gallant
Pocahontas
Pearl Barter
Wenonah
Edward Perry
Powhatan
Sarah Durgin
Eunice Perry
Clara Troop
Coram Freeman
Mildred Avery
Sadie Garcelon
Ernest Avery
Harry Robinson
Albert Gallant
Grammar School Track Meet Drawing Strong Interest
The annual grammar school track meet is nearing and attracting much attention from students. Central Grammar is slight favorite with North Grammar Dike and Weeks Street in contention for places. A new girls event, the potato race, counts in scoring along with five points for the largest cheering section. Events include 600 yard run 200 yard run 20 yard dash running high jump and relay.
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Grammar School
Central Grammar
North Grammar
Dike
Weeks Street
Hospital For Women In Atlanta Planned At Three Million
Atlanta plans a new hospital for women and children valued at 3,000,000 dollars. The item notes a social possibility that Mark Hanna and William Jennings Bryan could reconcile if they revisited Washington, seeing their daughters as close friends.
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Mark Hanna
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
Rhythm Band Tried at Maine Children's Hospital in Portland
A group from the Maine Federation of Music Clubs seeks to create a permanent Rhythm Band for child patients at Portland's Children’s hospital. The idea mirrors school toy orchestras but is unique among Maine hospitals, though Providence General Hospital has had a similar band for years.
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Children’s Hospital
Portland
Maine Federation of Music Clubs
Maine
General Hospital
Providence
R. I
Bath Trust Company Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
The Bath Trust Co held its adjourned annual meeting at the banking rooms at 11 o’clock Saturday forenoon. Edward Sewall was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles H Oliver. Officers elected for the ensuing year include President Rupert H Baxter and Vice Presidents Rodney E Ross Bruce H M White.
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The
Bath Trust Co
Edward Sewall
Charles H. Oliver
Rupert H. Baxter
Henry W. Butler
Charles H. Cahill
Charles W. Clifford
Daniel T. Dougherty
Harvey P. Hathorne
Duval L
William B. Mussenden
J. Edward@Hughes
William L. Skelton
L. Eugene Thebeau
Alden G. Smith
Baxter
Cahill
Clifford
Dougherty
Irish
Newell
Percy
Ross
Sawyer
Thebeau
Labor Organizer Discusses Old Age Pension Plan
John W. Brown, labor organizer, spoke at the Bath Eagles hall about an old age pension law nationwide. He cited scarce railroad hiring of workers over 50 and even 40 in some cases, urging urgent enactment supported by Eagles and miners' experience.
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John W. Brown
Eagles Hall
Aerie of Eagles
Brown
Maine Central announces reduced rail fares to Augusta and Rumford
The Maine Central Railroad posts reduced round trip rates from all stations to Augusta for the Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs Convention on January 31 and to Rumford for the Winter carnival February 10 and 11. Regular reduced rates apply to Portland for the auto show the week of January 27. Lieut. Col. Percy Barbour of New York City attended W. C. Hinds’s funeral in Winthrop on January 17 and visited his mother in Randolph afterward.
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Maine Central Railroad
Augusta
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Rumford
Portland
Percy ©. Barbour
New York City
Bath
Winthrop
W. C. Hinds
Clara Barhovy
Randolph
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