New Dog License Law Exasperates Brunswick Clerks
A Brunswick Record column recounts tough new 1938 dog licensing rules. Argos the dog required multiple forms and detailed owner data, The process took 28 minutes for one clerk and raised questions about necessity and enforcement while noting licenses run April to April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Gould
Brunswick Record
Argos
John W. Riley
Riley
Brown
Brunswick
Commissioner of Agriculture
C. H. Crawford
Mr. Riley
Miss Brown
Mr. Crawford
Old Peabody Pew at Augusta church by local cast
Kate Douglas Wiggin's dramatic play The Old Peabody Pew to be staged at Penney Memorial United Baptist Church Augusta on Thursday evening. Produced with Sam French arrangement, proceeds fund hymnals for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Pew
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Penney Memorial United Baptist Church
Augusta
Sam French
Bath area social notes list visits and movements
Mrs Bernard Carlson stayed with sister Mrs George Stacy on Washington Street Bath. John Moore moved his family to Bath from the McIntire place. Edward Thomas made a business visit in Bath. James Percy is a patient at the Portland Marine hospital. Chard Cushman from Portland visited Sebasco Estates. Emma Ridley and Jessie Kelley visited Bath and Woolwich respectively. Edgar Pye returned from a fishing trip aboard the Richard Nunn. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bean of Wiscasset were guests of Frank P Leavitt. Everett Lowell, Marjorie Gilmore, Belle Lowell and Virginia Gilmore visited Bath or Small Point on various Sundays. Edward Thomas Jr a Morse High senior spent the weekend at home. Alvin Pye and Martin Eaton visited Bath. Willard Lowell traveled to Portland. Alva Holbrook and daughter Maud are ill at home with Dr Joseph I Smith attending. Martin Wyman harvested ice from Wyman pond. 16 inch ice stored at Minott pond. Timothy Perry is ill at home. Howard Bowker and Ray Campbell filled their icehouses with 16 inch ice. William Gilman and Frank Cushing were Bath visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Carlson
George Stacy
Washington Street
Bath
John Moore
McIntire Place
Parker Head Village
Edward Thomas
James Percy
Marine Hospital
Portland
Chard Cushman
Sebasco Estates
Emma Ridley
Edgar Pye
Richard Nunnn
Arthur Bean
Wiscasset
Frank P. Leavitt
Jessie Kelley
Henry Carlton
Woolwich
Everett Lowell
Marjorie Gilmore
Emma Wallace
Alvin Pye
Herbert Scott
Bodwell Grange
State Grange
Augusta
Hubert T. McCarty
Dromore Grange
Cumberland County Granges
North Deering
Nathaniel Percy
William Cullity
Bucksport
Edward Thomas, Jr
Morse High School
Martin Eaton
Belle Lowell
Willard Lowell
Alva Holbrook
Maud Holbrook
Joseph I. Smith
Martin Wyman
Wyman
Virginia Gilmore
Arlene York
Small Point
Timothy Perry
Howard Bowker
Ray Campbell
Minott Pond
William Gilman
Frank Cushing
Manager Hunt Attends Home Loan Meeting in Boston
Eliot Wadsworth, ex assistant secretary of the treasury, spoke at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston annual meeting in Boston 1938. J Frank Hunt attended. he manages the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath. The 1937 bank report shows 4 percent increase in advances to members with total near seven million dollars. The bank lists member assets of 297 million for co operatives and building and loan associations 197 million for mutual savings banks and 101 million for federal savings and loan associations. Neaves projects a prosperous year and urges a cooperative thrift campaign and active business input to counter unsettled conditions. He favors saving today to buy tomorrow over spending today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
Boston
Eliot Wadsworth
Walter Neaves
Co-operative Banks
Building & Loan Associations
Mutual Savings Banks
Federal Savings & Loan Associations
New England
Boston Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Neaves
America
Woolwich PTA to Meet Tuesday Night
Woolwich P T A will meet Thursday evening January 27 at Sagadahoc Ferry schoolhouse to celebrate the first anniversary of its organization. Out of town guests include state president Mrs Noel C Little of Brunswick and district and state officers. A program and refreshments will follow a discussion of important matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich P. T. A
Sagadahoc Ferry
Noel C. Little
Brunswick
Joseph I. Smith
Clinton D. Wilson
State Bulletin
Leroy F. Colby
Seth S. Mullin
P.T.A
Dromore Farm Bureau Elects Officers At January Meeting
Mrs. Althea Campbell was chosen chairwoman for the year, with Mrs. Clara Oliver secretary, Miss Lelia Oliver clothing, and Mrs. Anna Derwent food. The group discussed Slip, voted a gift to a charter member hospitalized, and bought a 24 quart pressure cooker for demonstrations. An interim meeting Feb 2 will feature Slip making led by Miss Lelia Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althea Campbell
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Clara Oliver
Lelia Oliver
Anna Derwent
Evelyn Beals
Grace Baker
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bureau
Jennie Harrington
Esther McCourt
Hortense Welch
Investiture Ceremony of Wise Owl Troop Holds Pledge
At Grace church parish house last Wednesday Wise Owl troop conducted an investiture ceremony. Roberta Renaud Linna Purdue and Mary Morse presented candidates. June Sullivan led promise laws and flag salute. Color bearers were Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Moulton and June Sullivan. New inductees include Martha Day Ann Desmond Gertrude Dole Dorothy Maass Mary Pierce Charlene Rogers Elaine Rogers Lydia Smith Alma Tait Elizabeth Trott Emma Jane Trott Mary Webb and Mrs. Charles M. Sawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Owl
Grace Church Parish House
Roberta Renaud Linna Marie Purdue
Mary Morse
June Sullivan
Elizabeth Williams
Elizabeth Moulton
Martha Day
Ann Desmond
Gertrude Dole
Dorothy Maass
Mary Pierce
Charlene Rogers
Elaine Rogers
Lydia Smith
Alma Tait
Elizabeth Trott
Emma Jane Trott
Mary Webb
Charles M. Sawyer
Marie Gaudette
Girl Scout
Frank S. Saunders
Discussion on China and Japan at Winter Street Fireside Club
At Winter Street Fireside Club 35 youths gathered Sunday to discuss Our Attitude to China and Japan led by Miss Jane W Stevens. Participants debated Japan's invasion of China with opinions split though most agreed blame lies with Japan's government rather than its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Jane W. Stevens
China
Japan
A. Elizabeth Colby
Miss Stevens
Dorothy White
Charles Camack
John Kimble
Sewall Ships of Steel Honored by Patten Free Library
A copy of Sewall Ships of Steel by Mark W. Hennessy was presented to Patten Free Library by Mrs. William Sewall. The book narrates Bath Maine's Sewall fleet of steel ships and the American Merchant Marine through firsthand accounts from 13 Yankee shipmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall
Mark W. Hennessy
Patten Free Library
William D. Sewall
Bath
Maine
A. Sewall & Co
Hyde Windlass Elects New Officers and Directors
At Hyde Windlass Co annual meeting on Monday Rodney E Ross was reelected president and treasurer Cecil E Paine became vice president George W Merrill was chosen clerk and secretary. Directors elected were William S Shorey and Edwin R Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Rodney E. Ross
Cecil E. Paine
George W. Merrill
William S. Shorey
Edwin R. Andrews
City Farm to Get New Management January First
Mr and Mrs David E Rich of North Bath will assume management of City Farm after the current superintendent and housekeeper Mr and Mrs Ferdinand W Coombs complete their duties on February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Rich
North Bath
Ferdinand W. Coombs
Williams Grammar Wins Ice Carnival Cup In Augusta Meet
Williams Grammar School clinched the silver loving cup with 62 points in the Augusta ice carnival at Williams Field rink on Saturday morning. Lincoln School finished second with 43 points, followed by Smith 27 Farrington 17 Webster 7 and Nash 6 as around 250 participants completed a 16 race program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Williams Grammar School
Brooks Hardware Co
Augusta
Williams Field
Lincoln
Smith
Farrington
Webster
Nash
Popham Beach Social Roundup and Local Visits
A flurry of visits and hometown notices from Popham Beach and nearby towns describes Mrs Pauline Morong returning from Lisbon Falls with daughter in law, while Miss Edna Coolidge visits in Georgetown and Kay Hentz visits from Long Island. Multiple Bath visitors are named including Fred Osgood and Ellison Moody and Capt Edgar N Drake.
Mrs Heald Hosts Sewing Class Supper at Morse High
Mrs Alice Heald entertained Bailey Evening School sewing class of 32 plus teacher and Paul Mason at Morse High School lunch room. Menu included creamed chicken in patty shells, pickles olives cranberry sauce rolls cakes cookies and coffee. Gift given to Mrs Heald by Grace Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Heald
Bailey Evening School
Morse High School
Paul V. Mason
Bailey Evening School of Industries
Squaw Club Plans Dinner Meeting At Home
WINNEGANCE Squaw club met Thursday evening with Mrs Herbert Morse and will meet next Friday evening with Mrs Robert P Manson when a covered dish supper will be served at 6 30. A human chain formed on the edge of Glover wharf Rockland Friday afternoon to rescue a dog from icy waters. The dog wagged its tail as it reached shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt.ef
John Parker
Charles Camack
Squaw Club
Herbert"Morse
Robert P. Manson
Glover Wharf
Rockland
Terra Firma
Maine Lobstermen Seek Reciprocity With Nova Scotia
Boston Transcript reports a proposed reciprocal plan between Maine and Nova Scotia lobster fishers to balance supply and raise prices. The idea: Nova Scotia would pause operations from mid January, allowing Maine pounds to clear stock, then resume in March to a brisk Boston market. The plan promises fewer price drops, cross border gear savings, and easier market conditions for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Nova Scotia
Boston
Maritime Province
Pine Tree
Smack
Boston Transcript
Prominent Maine Figures Endorse Infantile Paralysis Campaign
A statewide push for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis draws endorsements from Maine leaders. Bowdoin president Kenneth C. M. Sills, Maine Medical Association chief Dr. Ralph W. Wakefield, Bangor Hydro-Electric president Edward M. Graham, and others from Bangor, Orono, Portland, and beyond urge support to aid children’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation For
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin College
Maine
Ralph W. Wakefield
Maine Medical Association
Edward M. Graham
Bangor
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co
Herschel E. Peabody
Maine League of Women Voters
Edith G. Wilson
Orono
University of Maine
Marion G. Currier
J. H. Huddisston
Ernest Jackman
Donald Payson
Portland
A. Langdon Freese
Haven Sawyer
John P. Carey, Jr
Path
Pensacola Hostess Leads Elmhurst Card Luncheon
Mrs Henry C DeLong of Pensacola was guest of honor at a Tuesday noon luncheon hosted by Miss Jane Hyde at Elmhurst. Two tables of cards followed with Mrs Harold DeLong winning the prize. guests included Mrs J Edward Drake Jr, Miss Barbara Ross, Miss Lois Swett, Mrs Howard Mayo, Miss Mary Newell and Mrs James A Gillies Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. DeLong
Pensacola
Fla
Jane Hyde
Elmhurst
Harold DeLong
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Barbara Ross
Lois Swett
Howard Mayo
Mary Newell
James A. Gillies, Jr
Promises Wonders for New Type Machine
Announcement of a new short wave radiothermy device for treating colds and sinus infections. Dr. Paul A. Gregware, an osteopath, notes his office houses one of three machines in private use and suggests possible transfer to Bath Memorial Hospital. The center reported initial publicity after 600 patients at the Boston Dispensary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Medical Center
Paul A. Gregware
Washington Street
Gregware
Bath Memorial Hospital
New England Center
Boston
Swedenborg 250th Birthday Marked Worldwide Celebrations
The 250th anniversary of Emanuel Swedenborg is celebrated in England and the United States with a London Queen's Hall event under royal sponsorship and a Delmonico's banquet in New York. Swedenborg is noted for pioneering studies across physics geology psychology and theology. The government issues a commemorative stamp available January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Swedenborg
England
London
Queen's Hall
Sweden
Prince Arthur of
Swedenborg
College of Mines
Parking crackdown in Bath tags 47 Sunday cars
Forty seven automobiles parked on Bath streets Sunday morning were tagged by highway department workers as courtesy warnings for interfering with street and sidewalk plows. If another storm requires plows, tagged cars may be towed at owner expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Highway Department
Berwindglen Sails to Bath with 6500 Tons Coal
The steamship Berwindglen, Captain Rawding, heading to Bath with about 6500 tons of bituminous coal for Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co, sailed from Newport News Sunday night at 11 10. She was due Wednesday morning but a wireless note said she could not dock until Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwindglen
Rawding
Bath
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Newport News
New York
State Motor Vehicle Bureau Opens Bath Branch
The State Motor Vehicle Bureau will open a temporary Bath branch office January 31 and February 1 to issue plates and operator licenses. City Clerk John W. Gilmore said the municipal building will host the bureau during the operation. Miss Marjorie Trott of High street left Monday to visit Miss Mary Kay in Brookline Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
John W. Gilmore
Bath
Marjorie Trott
High Street
Brookline
Mass
Mary Kay
Community Notices From Bath and Bay Point
Mrs Perley Chandler travels to Bath as her mother lies seriously ill while Mrs Earl Payson improves slowly at Bay Point. Mrs Edgar Warren visited Birchwood. Maurice Burns mourns his sister’s sudden death. Painting notes tell of Stephen Etnier’s works, including The Kite and Birdhouses bought by Avery Memorial. Mrs Carroll Deering and daughter visited Bay Point. Mrs Keen of South Weymouth dies near 90, loved by Bath friends. her granddaughter Ruth Keen and family reside in Bath. Local residents Gerald Navajo and Bath Iron Works staff are seen in Georgetown and West Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milch
New York
Avery Memorial
Kennebec River
Fort Popham
Kennebec
North Easter
Francis A. Keen
South Weymouth
Mass
Keen
Bath
Edward Cook
Minerva White
Ruth E. Keen
Henry S. Keen
H. 8. Keen
Walter Day
South Street
B. Merrill
Bowdeinham
Douglass
Edna M. Coolidge
The
Birchwood
Georgetown
William Adams
Missionary Society Holds Meeting and Judson Note
The Missionary Society of Corliss Street church met Friday at Mrs. Fred Bragg’s home. Speaker Mrs. W S Lincoln of the Northern Baptist convention urged renewed Baptist work. The 150th anniversary of Adoniram Judson was noted and his Bath visit recalled. The next gathering, Feb 4, will host White Cross Work with a baked bean dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of Corliss Street
Fred Bragg
Richardson Street
W. S. Lincoln
Council of Finance and Promotion
Northern Baptist Convention
Adoniram Judson
Pioneer Baptist
Lincoln
Baptist Church
High Street
Pythian notes on lodge installations and events
District Deputy Grand Chancellor Frank Danforth and staff installed officers at Fort George lodge Brunswick. Acadia lodge plans a bus trip to the Pythian Jubilee in South Paris April 19. Wescustago lodge officers to be installed February 3 in Yarmouth. Last district meeting February 22 at Bowdoinham. Acadia lodge to host a Thursday meeting with a focus on special business and banquet by the Pythian Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wescustago Lodge
Yarmouth
Bowdoinham
Pythian Sisters
Acadia Lodge
Fire Fighting Pictures in Brunswick February Show
Bath firemen will attend a motion picture show in Brunswick in February. The Boston Fire department supplies the pictures with a narrator. They will depict fire editing licenses in Boston. Brunswick Fire department sponsors the event and invites nearby departments. Exact date and place to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fire Department
Brunswick
Boston Fire Department
Boston
Brunswick Fire Department
Mrs Courser Visits Warner Resident in City
Mrs. Fred Courser of Warner New Hampshire formerly of the city is visiting and stays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon M. Moore at 47 Bath Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Courser
Warner, N. H
Simon M. Moore
Bath Street
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Phippsburg
Hunt
Federal Home Loan
Woolwich P.T.A
Eva Irvine
Mars Hill
Wise Owl Troop
Grace Parish House
Fireside Club
Mark Hennessy
Hyde Windlass
City Farm Management
Popham Beach
Pauline Morong
Harold Thayer
Lisbon Falls
Ethel Osgood
Vilda Barlow
Ethel Luke
East Boothbay
Seaman E. Drake
Leaman Drake
Kay Hentz
Long Island
Fred Osgood
Ellison Moody
Gilbert's Head
Eugene Stover
Damariscove Island
Edgar N. Drake
Clarence Perkins
Norman
Stanley
Arlene
Virginia
Frances Roberts
Bronx
N. Y
Nathaniel Perkins
Popham
Mabel Jack
Day's Ferry
Roberts
Waterville
Seaman Drake
Gloria
Merrill Oliver
Carol Drake
Annie Allen
Debra Huntley
Robert Morong
Virginia Perkins
David Drake
Erma Huntley
Mrs. Drake
Susie Spinney
Esther Perkins
Carol
Stanley Perkins
Bertha
Walter Newdick
Debra
Muriel Huntley
Annie Allan
Richard Sprague
Blanchard Crowley
North Yarmouth Academy
James Spinney
Fort Williams
Eva Dobbin
Jonesport
Leon Fickett
Pond Island
Norman Perkins
Shirley Morong
Bobby
Gerry
Millard Urquehart
Seguin Island
Forrest Legard
Paul
Barbara Sprague
Walter Sprague
Moses T. Chandler
Herbert Sprague
Capt
Emma Huntley
Roscoe Allan
Ernest Oliver
Silver Lake
Rockledge Hill
Silver’ Lake
Mrs. Heald
Berniece Soule
Etta Thurlow
Estella Wade
Margaret Walsh
Arletta Yates
School of Religious Thought
Pythian
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