Richmond Birthdays News and Community Notes
Richmond holds sixth birthday party for Donald Knights with gifts and games. Weekend visits include Charles Hackett in Bowdoinham and Freda Marriner in Gardiner. Fire department battles chimney fire. Emerson school honors and honor rolls listed. town reports 1934 births deaths and marriages, and PTA meeting notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Knights
Main Street
Glen White
Roger Gibbs
Beverly Butler
Loraine Jewett
Marjorie Rice
Helen Herbert
Vincent Marchese
Richmond Fire Department
George Wren
Alexander Road
E. F. Pratt
Pleasant Street
Elizabeth Kelley
R. W. Shuggs
Princeton
N. J
Warrington B. McCullough
Allison Park
Maurice Rankins
Wren
R. J. Libby
State Department of Agriculture
Public School Finance Commission
Emeth
Royal Arch Chapter
Leslie F. Roberts
Clifford Seekins
Ray Foote
Henry E. Houdlette
Charles Dicker
James Nelson
Thomas Borjasson
Royal Arch
Harry Jordan
Starlley Card
Henry Floyd
Leon Shepard
Homer Alexander
Harry Whitney
Gardiner
Marion McFarland
Richard McFarland
Augusta
Boothbay
Bridge Street
Ralph Hanson
Howard McNeil
Gerald
Bath
Ernest Harriman
John Dixon
Hartley Ranger
Carol Mather
Doris Gilley
Milton
Mass
American Legion Hall
Legion
Lelia Douglass
Robert McAfee
A. E. McMaster
Brunswick Road
S. H. Tarr
North Litchfield
J. W. Tarr
H. A. Tarr
Gwendolyn Tarr
Eva Libby
Gard
Bath Boy James L McQuarrie Reaffirms Long Subscribership
One of the oldest subscribers, James L. McQuarrie of Bath, renowned in the telephone industry, sends a check to renew his Independent subscription. He has been a reader for over forty years and notes he recognizes few names on today’s list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. McQuarrie
The
Independent
Smoke mistaken for steam at Swampscott police station
Patrolman Samuel Hooper observed what appeared to be smoke issuing from the station cellar during a return from a call. The Fire Department was summoned. A cellar window was broken and the office door demolished before it was found that a disconnected steam pipe was releasing steam in large clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hooper
Swampscott
Dexter P. Cooper Returns to Eastport From Washington
A delegation of friends and townsfolk welcomed Dexter P. Cooper, originator of the Passamaquoddy bay tidal power project, back to Eastport Monday. Cooper is a consulting engineer to the Public Works Administration reviewing the plan to harness Quoddy tides for electric power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter P. Cooper
Passamaquoddy Bay
Eastport
Washington
Cooper
Public Works Administration
Fire destroys John Lang Berry homestead at the Center
Five Islands resident Charles Lewis visited friends at the Center on Wednesday. The John Lang Berry homestead at the Center was destroyed by fire Thursday evening around nine. Bert Hunt alerted occupants. a horse was rescued as the fire gained headway. The family, including small children, will move to Five Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis
Five Islands
John Lang Berry
Herbert Hunt
Leo Pertell
Islands
Ruth Hinckley
Sagadahoc Bay
Gray
Emma B. Billings
Hardy J. Brown
Westbrook Team Invades Bath for Crucial Friday Clash
Westbrook C A unbeaten in Portland league meets Bath Shipbuilders at the Bath Y M C A in a battle that could decide Maine’s 1935 independent basketball champion. Shipbuilders on a 13 game win streak will not play before this clash, while Westbrook reserved over 100 advance seats five days ahead of the game. Shorty Parks returns for Bath. St Mary's meets Westbrook II as a prelim.
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Bath
Westbrook C. A
Maine
Westbrook
Portland
Art Colby
Shorty’ Parks
Cath
St. Mary’s
West Brook
Augusta women present gifts to World War veterans at hospital
Mrs Grace Rowe president of the Augusta Lieut Walker Blaine Beale Post VFW Auxiliary and Mrs Caroline Cosgrove Department Color Bearer visited the Veterans Administration Hospital Saturday with gifts for patients. They distributed toothpaste cigarettes and shaving cream valued at 30 dollars in coordination with the State Department plans and the Augusta Auxiliary funded part of the drive. The Hospitalization committee conducts monthly visits to the National hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Rowe
Walker Blaine Beale Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department
Caroline Cosgrove
Veterans Administration Hospital
Augusta
State Department
National Hospital
January Clearance Sale Footwear and Attire Highlights
January clearance offers include Work or Dress Shoes at 1.95, roomy Richard Flannel shirts minus 1.00, fine felt hats 1.95, broadcloth shirts at 0.19, leather mittens 0.50 and 0.79, Eskimo mittens 0.25, spring caps 0.50 to 1.00, heavy union suits 1.00, extra heavy overalls or coats 1.00 each, and heavy work or dress sweaters 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Awards Planned for YMCA Basketball Leagues
Twenty nine awards will be given in the YMCA Intermediate and Grammar School basketball leagues. Awards on display at the YMCA, with a team trophy decided by end of each half and playoffs if needed. individual and sportsmanship honors based on coach and referee selections, captains’ all intermediate teams, and all-grammar selections, culminating February 23.
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All-Grammar
Sleep power in growth and health guidance
The article cites Therese E. Wood noting children grow during sleep and emphasizing health habits including sleep rest water sunshine fresh air and exercise. It recommends a daily 15 to 30 minute rest, warns on water intake if milk is under the quart daily, and highlights sunshine aiding Vitamin D for strong bones with less cod liver oil. It also mentions office workers and homemakers benefiting from mild daily exercise. The Sanford Methodist church marked its 47th anniversary with a supper and program led by Rev. Chester F. Butterfield with member reminiscences spanning 7 to 47 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therese E. Wood
Extension Service
Sanford
Five Islands Grange Officers Installed and Social Held
Five Islands Grange meeting Tuesday evening saw installation of officers led by Deputy Harry Rackley with assistors. Percy Savage reelected to executive committee. Edith MacMahan lecturing member absent due to sickness. Sister Ida Allen honored as charter member with charter draped. Socials included lobster stew and ice cream. next meeting planned with Mrs. Lermond Rowe. Weather disrupted mail. road commissioner kept roads clear. Local visits noted for Bath and Woolwich residents. California departure of Mrs. Ida Hinckley cited.
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Grange
Harry Rackley
Topsham
Harold Pinkham
Forest Hanna
Horace Rittall
Grange Circle
Mattie McMahan
Lermond Rowe
Alton Berry
Woolwich
Berry
W. L. Berry
Mabel Dickey
Madelyn Berry
Orville Rowe
Bath
Basil MacMahan
Ida Sweet
Southport
Percy MacGillivary
Chester MacMahan
George Gray
William Marr
Fred Carr
Everett Cromwell
Five Islands
Ida Hinckley
California
Donald Stevens
Donald
Wellsley Hills
Mass
Bath Young Lady Delivers Law Talk at Hotel Touraine
Miss Lillian G. Rogers auditor of Hotel Sheraton in Boston spoke on hotel law at the Touraine. Co valedictorian of Morse high class of 1922, she graduated from Portia Law School last June after five years of study at evening school. Hotel industry experts note growing importance of accounting in hotel management.
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Lillian G. Rogers
Sheraton
Boston
Herbert W. Rogers
Whiskeag Road
Morse High
Touraine
Forrest Hull
The
Boston Transcript
Berwindvale Arrives Despite Icy Harbor
The steamship Berwindvale captained by Abbott completed a 6800 ton coal cargo run to the Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co despite a mid Atlantic gale and river ice. The vessel cut a channel through ice from the bridge to the dock and was warped to berth. A vagabond named John Martin from Pittsburgh appeared in Old Town Municipal Court and received a 30 day sentence for begging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Berwindvale
Abbott
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Virginia Capes
Seguin
Pond Island
John Martin
Pittsburgh
Penn
Higgins
Old Town
Mitchell
Orono
University Town
Merchant Marine Is Not A Burden
The article argues for a strong domestic flag merchant fleet to strengthen national security, balance of trade, and employment. It contrasts American shipping with foreign lines, cites economic and defense benefits, and urges continued subsidies to expand and preserve U.S. commercial vessels and related industries. It notes 200,000 maritime jobs and the fleet’s role in sustaining vital markets and defense readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Liverpool Journal of Commerce
National Defense
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Richmond
Louis Rideout
Perlena Rideout
Brunswick Hospital
Brundey
Guy Blegars
Gladys Humphrey
L. H. Lamoréau
National Soldiers Home
Togus
Herbert J. Chase
Monmouth
Professor Chase
Richmomt
Seventh Day Adventist Church
W. H. Howard
Rochester
N. H
Emerson School
Clair Plouff
David Cleveland
Jean Morris
Alfreda Dearborn
Leighton Gardner
Earl Mealey
Shirley Douglass
Maurice Reynolds
Beulah Naylor
Marguerite McGurty
Alice Lancaster
Frederick Richter
Gertrude Walker
Theresa Muise
Joseph Bovin
Barbara Hurlburt
Lois Webber
Geneva Brown
Melvin Chase
Colleen Hinkley
Mildred Morris
Mary Coughlin
Geneva Gowler
Charles Hanson
Nellie de Bree
Donald Waltz
Phyllis Witham
Alice Watson
George Richter
Harold Dearborn
Gertrude Curtis
Verna Douglass
Robert James
Patricia Duren
Irving Lewis
Everett Lord
Ernestine Mayhew
Ernest Mayhew
Alice McMaster
David McGinn
Martha O'Brien
Maxine Passmore
Edward Pinkham
Leslie Watson
Thornton Priest
George Lloyd
Laura Whitmore
Melvin Hutchinson, Jr
Paul Batchelder
James Shurburne
Daniel Danforth
Nataleen Passmore
Evelyn Drinkwine
Estelle Brown
Margaret Boynton
Eleanor Mealey
Jean O’brien
Billy McKenney
Laurence Thompson
Leona Lamont
Lucille Wentworth
Phyllis Choate
Fern Fraser
Ruby Furlong
Carlton King
Charlotte Cate
Charles Dore
Frances Webber
Kenneth Lancaster
Arthur Boulter
Robert
Shirley Small
John Bby
Lowe “Whitney
Jolyn Curtis
William Worthing
Norris Sidelinger
Edward Coughlin
Dresden
Margaret Peabody
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Lewis Baker
Front Street
Albert T. Densmore
Densmore
Dorchester
Elizabeth Densmore
Amy Densmore
Walter Densmore
Parent-Teacher Association
High Schoo
Mount Carmel
Fred S. Curtis & Co
Funera Tel
Georgetown
Tee
Max Katz
Elm Street
Y.mlca
Portia Law School
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Bath Savings Institution
Federal Trade Commission
L. F
Atwood
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