King George V Dies After Four Day Illness
The nation mourns as King George V dies at seventy after a sudden four day illness. Edward VIII to ascend the throne. the empire gathers for bulletins from the royal bedside. The article contrasts Nye's attack on Wilson with Wilson's peace efforts and notes New Deal opposition in a Literary Digest poll.
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England
George V
George
Empire
Britain
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
Nye
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
United States
Senate
House
Unseasonal Winter Rain Keeps City Costs Down
The winter has brought more rain than snow, reducing the need for snow removal and hauling. City officials note the pattern is unusual but not unique, with several similar winters in the past recalled by longtime residents.
Panama Canal talk highlights Sanitation and locks
Lieut LeRoy V Honsinger told the Winter Street Church Men’s Club of Panama Canal history and construction noting Col Gorgas sanitation efforts The talk covered canal locks railroad and end‑point highways He also discussed a possible Nicarguan canal and the Sancho rebellion with vivid life in Panama Supper plans were announced to avoid Bank Night conflict and meetings resume Feb 6 with a new supper committee and program slate
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Winter Street
Lieut
LeRoy V. Honsinger
Panama Canal
Gorgas
Lieut. Honsinger
Opera House
Chester A. Roberts
Harold S. Walker
Archie Doyle
Edward Daley
James Clappison
Charles Hewitt
Arthur C. Lemont
Veteran Deputy Seeks Republican Sheriff Nomination
Norman E. Curtis of Bowdoin, a Spanish American War veteran and 18 year deputy sheriff and court crier, seeks the Sagadahoc County sheriff nomination. He joins eight candidates from Bath Bowdoin Georgetown Richmond West Bath and others. Curtis has long served Bowdoin education and local boards and holds Masonic and K P positions.
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Norman E. Curtis
Bowdoin
Sagadahoc County
Curtis
Robert H. Jack
Bowdoinham
Bath
Georgetown
Richmond
West Bath
Lisbon Falls
Litchfield Academy
University of Maine
Spain
Mander
Clarke Camp
Board of Selectmen
Sagadahoc Grange
Columbia Lodge
K. of P
Natt F. Howe
Charles W. Messenger
Loring D. Small
Langdon E. Green
Chester M. Marr
J. Horace McClure
Elver A.stickney
Pine Tree Circle Installs Officers for 1936
Pine Tree circle No. 826 of the C of F of A installed officers Friday in Red Men’s hall with Mrs. George D. Parshley as installing officer and Mrs. Alice Tracey as marshal. New officers include chief companion Mrs. Charles H. Ansert and others, followed by a social and lunch. Supper and card party planned for next Friday with committees named.
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Pine Tree Circle
F. of A
Red Men's Hall
George D. Parshley
Alice Tracey
Charles H. Ansert
Alexander Burgess, Jr
George W. Dall
Albert J. Gallant
Ernest R. Avery
Edward J. Murphy
John M. Johnson
Emery Rideout
Alexander Burgess
Anna Conley
Frank C. Dingley
John P. Carey
George R. Ingraham
Gallant
Carey
Avery
George A. Milliken
Murphy
Ansert
Ramsay Given Books by Brunswick Hostess
Allan H. Ramsay, a dinner guest of Mrs. Edward H. Wass in Brunswick, received volumes from the Wass library. The donations include works in French, German, Russian, Shakespeare, mixed songs, oratorios, books of glee, and concerted numbers and solos. Ramsay has a history as a versatile musician and longtime friend and accompanist from his student days, with performances across Maine and at state Masonic installations in Augusta, Waterville, and Brunswick.
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Allan H. Ramsay
Edward H. Wass
Brunswick
Wass
Ramsay
Bowdoin College
Maine
Augusta
Waterville
Beacon Street Ladies Host Choir Christmas Supper
The Beacon Street church ladies hosted the choir and helpers after a Christmas cantata rehearsal. Tables featured pink and green decor with flowers and candles. The menu included chicken pie, mashed potatoes, green peas, cranberry jelly, hot rolls, ice cream, cake, mints and coffee.
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Ladies’ Aid
Beacon Street Church
Arthur C. Norton
Samuel A. Morse
Warren A. Parris
Sanford B. Nickerson
Raymond M. Clark
Chester Worrey
Rebecca Miller
Harley A. Shattuck
D. Leroy Lord
T. Edward Lemoine
William Belanger
Susan Beardsley
Robert Haskell
Percy Hodgkins
George Field
John M. Howe
Otis Card
Thomas O. Steen
H. Martin Powers
Kitchen
William J
Five Divorces Signed by Justice at Sagada Superior Court
Justice George L. Emery signed five divorce decrees before adjourning the January term. The cases include Dorothy Campbell versus Elwood Campbell of Bath and four other Bath residents. All filings cite cruel and abusive treatment with custody or maiden-name restoration as applicable. A civil suit Bath versus Belfast seeks $150 for pauper support and rests under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Emery
Sagadahoe
Dorothy L. Campbell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elwood J. Campbell
Bath
Dorothy L. Appleton
Carl L. Linekin
Florence W. Linekin
Verna L. Gallant
Arrowsie
Apa Fiant
Pune
Four Liquor Raids Conducted Amid Friday Arrests
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit investigators joined forces with Acting Sheriff Oliver Deputy Small and State Patrolman Crosby to stage four raids on suspected bootleg operations. A North End home revealed strong alcohol odor from the sink suggesting a spill and a deceptive sink setup allowing quick disposal of contraband.
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Federal Alcoholic Tax Unit
Abram C. Oliver
Loring D
Small
John P. Crosby
North End
Morse High Dramatic Club Plans Assembly
The Morse High Dramatic Club met with 72 members present and revised plans for a January assembly honoring a well known Maine author. A committee led by Dorothy Anliker, with Alice Hogan Mary Lee and Constance Morin, will decide the author. The group will also sponsor a public dance in the high school gym at the end of January.
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Dramatic Club
Mark Twain
Maine
Dorothy Anliker
Alice Hogan
Mary Lee
Constance Morin
Genesta Chapter Holds Installation and Exhibits
Genesta Chapter officers were installed and members adjourned to a banquet hall with refreshments. The next meeting will be Feb 7 with work to be exemplified. Mrs Annette Merrill chairs the refreshments committee. A public exhibit of works by the late Dr Gertrude E Heath is planned at Gardiner Public Library with details given by librarian Miss Ruth E Lane. Jan 20 marks the birth anniversary of Dr Heath.
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Annette Merrill
Gertrude E. Heath
Gardiner Public Library
Ruth E. Lane
Sasanoa Tribe Chiefs Raised In Red Men's Hall
Chiefs of Sasanoa tribe No 64 of S O R M were raised Tuesday in Red Men's hall with Albert J Gallant acting deputy for Hugh Johnson of Orr's Island. Harold L Corliss sues as great prophet and Ernest R Avery as great sannap. officers listed include Knight Haggett Barrett Corliss Gallant Boardman Avery Haggett Lyons Savage Ansert Wright Rideout. Social closes meeting. plans for visits and a possible Bath district meeting in spring. Tribe in good financial condition and forecasting a prosperous year.
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Albert J. Gallant
Hugh
Johnson
Orr's Island
Red Men's Hall
Mr. Gallant
Harold L. Corliss
Prophet
Ernest R. Avery
Sannap
Harry L. Knight
Sachem
Eugene J. Haggett
Sagamore
Harry G. Barrett
Ralph J. Boardman
Arthur B. Haggett
George Flint
Thomas Lyons
Edward H. Savage
Charles H. Ansert
Ralph Wright
Woolwich
Warriors
Solon Savage
Harry McIntire
E. Fournier
Brunswick
Braves
Carlton Rideout
Emery Rideout
Bath
Bath Hospital Upgrades Highlight Modern Care
Bath Hospital showcases advanced equipment and wards improvements. A basal metabolator aids metabolism tests, curtains create semi private beds, memorial tablets honor benefactors, and new desks, fire alarms, and an upgraded nurses home enhance staff comfort and patient safety.
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Bath
Courab
Brann
John S. Hyde
Jack Coombs Hurt in Texas Hunting Accident
Baseball iron man and Duke University coach Jack Coombs lost a finger in a Texas hunting accident near his Palestine home. The Athletics legend and Kennebunk resident was wounded when a shotgun barrel burst while he fired at a quail, necessitating amputation of one finger.
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Jack Coombs
Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Texas
Duke University
Kennebunk
Alewive
Coombs
Palestine
Grace Church Men Hear Samoa Talk From Naval Officer
Lieut. Thomas J. Casey spoke to Grace Church Men's Club on Samoa, detailing visits in 1925 and 1931, island history, tribal rivalries, German and American interests, the 1889 neutral territory plan, the 1900s split between Germany and the United States, and Samoa’s postwar shifts. He described tapa cloth, barter, and local social customs, followed by questions and a discussion.
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Samoa
Thomas J. Casey
Grace Church Men’s Club
South Pacific
Bismarck
United States
Trenton
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Great Britain
Germany
Circular
Sweden
Lieut
Casey
Stanley Brown
E. Everett Pierce
Harry Smith
Charles Pearce
William P. Hill
Negative team wins Morse High debate on free medical care
Morse High assembly drama features senior negative team defeating junior opponents on the resolution that Bath citizens deserve free medical and hospital care. Judges included Carl C. Anderson Harold Footer and William Partington.
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Morse High
Freshman Debaters Declared Winners at Morse High
Morse High School freshmen defeated the sophomores in Friday morning’s assembly over the issue Re solved that all citizens of Bath be given free medical and hospital care. Winners: Leah Merrill Beulah Pratt Dorothy Mulcahy with William Bennett alternate. Judges: Conti Anderson Footer. Brunswick High library opens with 150 donated books and new shelves.
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Bath
Morse High Auditorium
Carl C. Anderson
Harold Footer
William Partington
Margaret Gallagher
John Morse
Helen Cameron
Janet Bridgham
William Owen
Mary Bates
Charles Plummer
Kathleen Pepper
J. Edward Pomeroy
M. Agnes Fahey
Bates
Morse High School
Hester Rose
Leah Merrill
Beulah Pratt
Dorothy Mulcahy
William Bennett
Catherine Leonard
Clifton Nickerson
Ruth Pratt
Philip Veaney
Charles Moore
A. John Conti, Jr
Harold E. Footer
Brunswick High School
H Thorne
Daily Crossword Puzzle Fragments From Old Page
Fragmented clues list mixed with numbers and partial words for a weekly crossword. Appears to include across and down entries like nativity pain town plural Syria masculine Joppa nickname and various partial hints such as forward former donkeys scale and cathedral city clues.
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Syria
Oak Hall Fire Destroys Maine University Dormitory
The Oak Hall dormitory on the University of Maine campus burned down last week, leaving 77 freshmen homeless. Thomas W. Hall from Bath and Robert C. Feero, both Morse '34 graduates, were among those ruined. Losses exceed $75,000 with over $50,000 for the building and $20,000 for furnishings, insured.
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Thomas W. Hall
Morse
University of Maine
Oak Hall
Hall
Bath
Alderman
Edward F. Miller
Middle Street
Emerson Hall
Wiscasset
Millers
Young Hall
U. of M
Lyndon Oak
Garland
Crone
Old Town
Maine Christian Association
Frederick S. Youngs
Bangor
University
Robert C. Feero
Mida P. Feero
Oakhall
Feero
Pierce-M'Innes Wedding in Bath
Keith Z. Pierce and Evelyn T. MacInnes of Bath were married Friday evening at six o'clock by Rev. Ernest Heywood at Wesley church parsonage Union Street. Attending were Thomas Aikenhead and Mrs. Charles Mitchell. The couple will reside in Bath. Pierce is a pressman at Commercial Trading Co and MacInnes is a stenographer, Morse High School graduate.
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Keith Z. Pierce
Evelyn T. MacInnes
Bath
Ernest Heywood
Wesley Church Parsonage
Union Street
Thomas Aikenhead
Charles Mitchell
Pierce
Walter Pierce
The
Commercial Trading Co
Wilfred MacInnes
Morse High School
Maine Matron to Install Marion Chapter Officers
Mrs Eunice Larrabee of Searsport Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Maine O E S will install Marion chapter Gardiner No 63 officers on Monday evening January 20 at Masonic hall The Worthy Grand Matron will be assisted by Norman H Trafton Gardiner Past Worthy Grand Patron Mrs Ada E Goodwin retiring Worthy Matron of Marion chapter Grand Marshal Mrs Mary B Price Gardiner a Past Grand Matron Grand Chaplain and Miss Florence H Moody Grand Organist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Larrabee
Searsport
Maine
Marion
Gardiner
Masonic Hall
Norman H. Trafton
Ada E. Goodwin
Mary B. Price
Florence H. Moody
Maine Exhibit At Pennsylvania Farm Show
Maine, a leading potato grower, participates in the Harrisburg Farm Show with a 100 square foot seed exhibit. Commissioner Frank P. Washburn leads the seed program, detailing Maine's 1,031,800 barrels of certified seed shipped in 1934 35 to 34 states led by New York and Virginia second. Sales in the spring of 1930 totaled 26,000 barrels rising to 70,479 last spring. Maine plans to offer 20,165 acres of seed this season with no increase in available seed from 16,006 acres.
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Maine
Frank P. Washburn
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Keystone
Green Mountains
New York
Virginia
Connecticut
Kennebec Towage Co Annual Meeting Declares Dividend
The Kennebec Towage Co held its annual meeting Thursday at Bath Trust Co offices. The Seguin towboat is in good condition with only petty repairs needed. Elected directors include Rupert H. Baxter, Fred N. Boston, Edwin L. Russell, and others. Boston reelected president. Baxter vice president. Alden G. Smith treasurer. Judge Walter S. Glidden secretary. Harry E. Ring general manager.
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Kennee Towage Co
Ann
Bath Trust Co
Seguin
Kennebec
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Fred N. Boston
Gardiner
Edwin L. Russell
Daniel T. Dougherty
Clyde B. Holmes
Belfast
William S. Newell
W. B. Purinton
Augusta
Rodney E. Ross
Levi T. Williams
Hallowell
Frank S. Wingate
Boston
Mr. Baxter
Alden G. Smith
Walter S. Glidden
Harry E. Ring
Bath Lodge B'nai B'rith to Install Officers in Portland
Bath lodge of B'nai B'rith plans the January 26 installation of officers in Portland at Beth Israel Synagogue. Joint installations with Portland and Biddeford involve a transportation committee of Samuel Korolick Morris M. Petlock and David S. Cogan and a membership committee led by Matie Povich president.
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Portland
Bath Lodge
B'nai B'rith
Beth Israel Synagogue
Biddeford
Samuel Korolick
Morris M. Petlock
Davids. Cogan
Korolick
Cogan
Matie Povich
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Literary Digest
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Winter Street Men’s Club
Beacon Street
Morse High Dramatic Club
Plans Assembly
Genesta
Bath Hospital
Grace Church
U.S.N
European Vipers
Cathedral
France
Europe
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Bathman
Crono
Kennebec Towage CO
B’nai Brith
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