Maine Hotel Receipts Show Tremendous Maine Tourism
Census figures for 1929 reveal eighty four year round Maine hotels with over twenty five rooms reporting 4 750 000 in annual business and 1 153 000 in salaries while 162 seasonal resorts earned 4 853 000 with 936 000 in wages. The report notes travel trends, road construction delays and the frigate Constitution's commission with Bath tours and schoolchild interest in seeing Old Ironsides.
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Burea
Maine
Holiday weekend toll rises with hundreds killed and injured
The holiday and weekend period produced a high death toll with nearly five hundred killed and a larger number injured, a record surpassing previous counts.
New England Golf Course Attracts Summer Visitors
The piece notes rising Independence Day accident tolls with 160 automobile deaths and 181 drownings, alongside 14 airplane fatalities. Augusta opens nine new golf holes at its Country club, Bath plans a spring course launch, and Summer visitors foresee the course drawing crowds to enjoy the greenery and fairways.
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Augusta
Bath
New England
Old Quaker Custom Observed At Wedding
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Douglas and Lincoln Smith Clifford were wed in a Quiet Friends church ceremony in South Durham. Rev. Alfred Ware opened with prayer as witnesses and a church clerk filed the certificate. The couple, after a reception at the bride’s home, left for Peru Illinois where Clifford will join Illinois Zinc Co. research.
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Ruth Elizabeth Douglas
Lincoln Smith Clifford
Friends Church
South Durham
Alfred Ware
Oak Street
Portland
Nina K. Newell
Anna Goddard
William Prideaux
George Griffing
Ada _F. Weed
Whittier Street
Mary I Gifford
South Westport
Charles L. Douglas
Peru
Ill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Illinois Zinc Co
Moses Brown School
Providence
R. I
Farmington Normal School
Mapleton
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Parade plans Formed for Constitution Celebration
The parade committee for the Constitution celebration met and finalized plans for a July 14 parade at 6 45 p m The procession will feature local military lodge civic bodies and various floats with entries from Bath Brunswick Boothbay Harbor Damariscotta and more The Coast Guard and several veterans and fraternal groups are expected to participate The float committee invites groups to enter floats by contacting the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
Odd Fellows
Sons of Veterans
Red Men
Knights of Pythias
Constitution
U. S. Coast Guards
Charles R. Farnham
Sons of Union Veterans
Bath Iron Works
Hyde
Open Air Service Planned at City Park for Constitution Week
A Bath union open air religious service will be held at the city park next Sunday night to begin Constitution week. The event follows a Bath Ministerial Association meeting chaired by Rev. George B. Wolstenholme with ministers from several churches. A special committee will arrange details and music by John Shaw.
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Constitution
U. S
Bar Harbor
Bath Ministerial Association
George B. Wolstenholme
People’s Baptist Church
Honard P. Jett
the Nazarene Church
Forest L. Littlefield
Wesley Methodist Church
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary’s Church
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
David L. Wilson
John Shaw
Houdlette Hosts 19 at Sagadahoc Ferry Home
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Houdlette entertained 19 at their Sagadahoc Ferry Sagadahoc home on Sunday. Guests included Capt. D. C. Averill of Sailor's Snug Harbor and Capt. Charles Young of Warren, Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Stilphen and Olive, LeForest Lowell and Fred Stilphen, Cora Searles and daughter, Mary Walker, Russell King and three children, Arthur Bradstreet and Florence Bradstreet among others. the gathering centered on viewing the Houdlette grandchild, Richard Lowell Crocker, three weeks old, son of Bertram Crocker and a Houdlette daughter.
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Lincoln Houdlette
Sagadahock Ferry
Woolwich
Arthur Bradstreet
Florence Bradstreet
Gardiner
Davenport City Hall Repaint Project Underway
Davenport city hall receives fresh paint in multiple areas with William Wakefield winning the contract and Harold Child supervising. The police station cells and baseboards in the cell room receive buff tan and gray. corridors on the lower floor and the cupola will be repainted gray. Mrs. Lillian Bibber of Bangor visits sister Mrs. Flossy Erskine Sidelinger on Washington street.
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Davenport City Hall
William Wakefield
Committee On Public Buildings
Harold Child
City Messenger
Lillian Bibber
Bangor
Flossy Erskine Sidelinger
Washington Street
Seventeen Babies Attend Weekly Conference
Seventeen babies aged one month to two years attended a regular baby conference in the Red Cross rooms of the Sagadahock building. Public Health nurse Mrs. Ruth Weeks Henry and RN Mrs. Jane Spinney led the session, weighing and measuring attendees while distributing literature to mothers.
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Red Cross
Sagadahock
Ruth Weeks Henry
Jane Spinney
R.N
Katherine McCarthy
Dorothy Thompson
Carolyn Plant
Mary Newell
Mary Paine
Henry
Pine Tree Circle Hosts Picnic at Thomas Point
Members of Pine Tree circle C F A and guests enjoyed a Wednesday picnic at Thomas Point. They traveled by Bisson's truck from ten to five, spent time in games and bathing, and shared a noon lunch with everyone bringing their own. Attendees included Mrs Mary Murphy and many others.
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Pine Tree Circle
Thomas’ Point
Bisson
Mary Murphy
Barbara Kenney
Alice Taft
Harriet Coyle
Dolly Goodwin
George Parshley
Priscilla and
Shirley
Nellie Johnson
Alden P. Denham
Irene Denham
Junior Avery
Victoria Avery
Perry Colby
Jennie Farrin
Ada Storer
George Dall
Doris and
Bernadine
Beverly Butler
Mary Milliken
Catherine
Madeline
Ralph
Betty Lee
William Paiement
Brunswick
Harper Found Guilty On Liquor Charges
Pascal C. Harper was found guilty by Judge John J. Keegan in municipal court on two liquor law charges and transporting intoxicating liquor without a permit. He was fined 300 dollars plus 17.95 costs and jailed three months in Androscoggin county jail Auburn, with six more months if unpaid. He also was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle under the influence and must pay 100 dollar fine and serve 60 days. Bonds were set at 500 dollars each. Harper appealed. Defense by Edward W. Bridgham. The cases stem from Harper’s arrest in West Bath with an alleged beer load on his truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal C. Harper
John J. Keegan
Androscoggin County
Auburn
Edward W. Bridgham
Harper
Abram C. Oliver
West Bath
Vacation Reading Course Diplomas Offered at Patten Library
Mrs Arline Troop librarian invites boys and girls to read ten books over the vacation and report on them for diplomas. Participants may choose books or use Troop suggested titles. Reports are filed in booklets. readings run July 6 to September 1 with judging of booklets. Meanwhile Mrs Samuel Dowds and family arrive from Montclair New Jersey to stay with Mrs Dowd’s parents on High Street.
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Arline P. Troop
Patten Free Library
Samuel Dowds
Peggy
Ruth
Dorothy
John
Montclair
N. J
Open House Planned as Constitution Stays at Bath
The Cosmopolitan club voted to keep its open house during the three day celebration in this city July 13 14 and 15. Miss Alice Johnson appointed hostesses and a diverse program followed with music readings and a Venice theme closing with refreshments.
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Constitution
Bath
Cosmopolitan Club
Alice Johnson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Frank A. Hodgdon
R. Clinton McFadden
Williams Whitney
Frostina,Marston
Frostina Marston
Ruth Wilson
Emma Walker
Carolyn Stack
Ralph G. Stetson
Johnson
Marcia Moulton
Frank W. Jaqua
Minnie White
William Dennison
Anne Kimball
John Shaw
Elen Walker
Walker
Alice B. Ramsay
Moulton
LeRoy Colby
Dorothy Welch
Marjorie Smiley
Merritt Mitchell
Katherine Trott
Nellie Goodrich
Susan Ballou
Doris Dyer
Granville Colby
Bessie Greenblatt
Central Grammar School
Beth Trott
Wanderer
Shirley Moore
Mary Nickerson
Ernestine Eaton
Dorothy Moore
Martha Cutting
Rosalys Desjardins
Elizabeth Butterfield
Marjorie Haskell
Jenny
Arlene Littlefield
Mrs. Malaprop
Sheridan
Brahms
Ada Greenblatt
Louise Calderwood
Venice
Jane Murphy
Mary Campbell
Horses on Bath streets draw attention and jokes
The Observant Citizen column notes many horses in Bath Maine blocking shop fronts and cites wooden telephone poles wrapped with wires to deter gnawing. The piece playfully contrasts modern autos with horse use and jokes about local characters.
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Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Boston Post
Mel King
D A R Field Day at Opportunity Farm Maine
The Maine Daughters of the American Revolution hold their annual state field day at Opportunity Farm New Gloucester on Saturday July 11. State regent Mrs Florence W Danforth Skowhegan and committee plan the program with speakers. Lunch at one o clock Standard time on the lawn if weather permits. Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter members report to Margaret R Foote if they attend.
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Maine Daughters of the American Revolution
Opportunity Farm
New Gloucester
Florence W. Danforth
Skowhegan
Colonel
Dummer Sewall
Margaret R. Foote
Mr and Mrs Eugene McGrath at Dain cottage Sabino
Mr and Mrs Eugene McGrath are spending a two week stay at the Dain cottage in Sabino.
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Eugene McGrath
Dain Cottage
Sabino
Vacation School At Beacon Street Held At North End Church
The Beacon Street Methodist vacation school finished its two week run with a Friday program attended by parents and friends. 58 children enrolled, under Mrs. Wilfred Chaney with Hibbert Norton, Miss Nellie Leeman, and Miss Edith Wallace. The Bible focus included verses and crafts, followed by a cake and ice cream reception. The Davenport Trustees and supply donors aided the effort.
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Beacon Street Methodist Church
North End
Wilfred Chaney
Hibbert Norton
Nellie Leeman
Edith Wallace
Chaney
Davenport
Governor's Wife Hosts Circus Day for Local Children
Mrs. William Tudor Gardiner wife of the Governor led a group of more than twenty children at a Friday circus visit. Along with her three sons Tudor Thomas and Sylvester and daughter Margaret the gathering included local Hathorn Brown Soule and Shaw children and seven state wards from Woolwich. The outing provided full access to the circus attractions and created a memorable Fourth of July lead up.
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William Tudor Gardiner
Tudor
Thomas
Sylvester
Margaret
Hathorn, Brown, Soule
Shaw
Gardiner Farm
Phipps Point
Woolwich
Gardiner
Bath Sisters to Broadcast Classical Music on WCSH
The Mackinnon sisters Margaret Edith and Isabel of Bath will host a weekly Saturday afternoon program on Station WCSH Portland featuring classical music. Edith and Isabel are Morse High School students with Edith heading to a senior year and Margaret studying music at New York University.
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Bath
Wcsh Portland
Margaret
Edith
Isabel Mackinnon
Norman J. Mackinnon
Dummer Street
Hull Construction
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
Isabel
New York University
Castine
Leav es City Hospital After 15 Months Stay
Frederick Veilleux aged 40 recovered from a fractured hip sustained at Iron Works Corp on April 10 1930 the day the J Pierpont Morgan yacht Corsair was launched He fell from a ladder at the machine shop roof while watching the launch After nearly 15 months in hospital he returned home Also two Iron Works workers Thomas McClure and Sherman King who were injured in a motorcycle accident and fractured their left leg returned home Wednesday
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Frederick Veilleux
Winter Street Court
Iron Works Corp
J. Pierpont
Oak Street
Iron Works
Buick Driver M. J. Chase Involved In Enbankment Crash
A Buick sedan driven by J Ross Chase left the Woolwich Georgetown road and rolled over twice down an embankment. Mrs. William Be langer sustained bruises and a cut above the eye after returning from Five Islands with Chase and her family. The wreck occurred on the Figure 8 stretch below Arrowsic bridge and the car was towed to a Woolwich garage.
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J. Ross Chase
Woolwich- Georgetown
William E. Belanger
Oliver Street
Arrowsic Bridge
Woolwich
Puzzle Clues Across A Rough War of Letters
A scrambled word puzzle lists clues with varied answers such as Persian poet, olive genus, and Scandinavian terms. The challenge stitches 69 entries from plant to weapon and daily objects, ending with a French conjunction.
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Ohio
Secona
Nevada
Peer Gynt
Partaker
Ity
Stormy Weather Reduces June Receipts on Kennebec Bridge
Traffic on the Kennebec Bridge declined in June with receipts down nearly 3000 dollars from June 1930. Year to date figures show increases in crossings and overall vehicle counts, but 50 cent tolls and passenger revenue fell, contributing to a revenue shortfall of 634.25 for the first half of the year.
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Kennebec Bridge
Cas Pole
Estets
Natal
Fire Causes Hundreds in Damages at Bath Store
A blaze at the Bath Department store located at 26 Center Street was contained in about ten minutes by the local fire department. Engines 4 and 3 laid lines to combat the rear origin of the fire, causing smoke damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars. alarm sounded from box 32 at 6:30, fire out by 6:40.
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Bath Department
Center Street
Fire at Kelley and Spear Shipyard
A blaze at Kelley and Spear shipyard began at 11 35 Thursday morning in chips near the southeast corner adjacent to the old Texas yard. Engine 2 sprayed 500 feet of hose to extinguish, while Engine 4 laid 450 feet of hose but wasn’t used. Authorities classify the fire origin as a mystery.
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Kelley & Spear Shipyard
Texas Yard
Assured for Bath Bath Firemen Muster Set for July 15
Bath fire officials vow a muster on Wednesday July 15 with classes A and B entries. Prizes offer 100 to 50 and 25 dollars for first through third. Sagadahoc and other area engines from Lumberton Westbrook Rockland Gardiner Randolph Thomaston and Boothbay Harbor will compete in Bath. The event is on Washington street opposite the park with a potential 10 am start if Iron Works Corp closes early.
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Bath Firemen
Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association
Sagadahoc Firemen’s Association
Middle Street
Senator Baxter
Lumbec
Westbrook
Rockland
Gardiner
Randolph
Thomaston
Boothbay Harbor
Washington Street
Park
Iron Works Corp
Wooster Butler Nuptials in Rockland Home Ceremony
Miss Emily Butler of Rockland and Emery Wooster Jr of North Haven wed at the Bartlett home on Valley Road with a garden arch and double ring service officiated by Rev. Weston P. Holman. Attended by the Bartletts, the couple received many gifts and planned a Rockland to North Haven honeymoon.
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Emily Butler
Rockland
Emery Wooster, Jr
North Haven
A. S. Bartlett, Jr
Valley Road
Weston P. Holman
Methodist Church
Bartlett
Ethel Butler
Emery Wooster
Evelyn Perry
Marie LeMont
Barnett
Mr. Wooster
North Haven High School
Hebron Academy
The
Inn
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P. B. Nichols
Trees
Harry
Webber
Weer and
Kennebec
Yarmouth
Lewiston
Wiscasset
United States Navy
Young Republic
John A. Lord
America
Lincoln Smith Gifford
Sagadahoc
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Beacon Street
City Hospital
Dows
Ireland
Howard P. Hill
Saco
Frank Reed
Mechanic Street
Hill
Donald
David
William S. Barry
Melrose
Mass
John F. Briry
Malden
Briry
Grove Street
Five Islands
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