National Guard survey details cost and equipment gaps
Walter Davenport of Collier's Magazine reports the National Guard remains two thirds of the initial protective force with costly needs. He notes clothing would cost about 5 million dollars, total readiness could reach near a billion, and equipment shortages include only 7,500 automatic rifles and few mechanized assets like ten ton trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Davenport
Collier's Magazine
National Guard
Army
Davenport
New England Council Appeals Canada Travel Restriction
The New England Council protested Canada's wartime travel rule aimed at conserving American exchange. Officials warn the ban could cost up to 100 million dollars in Canadian tourist spending, with Maine likely to lose a large share if the regulation stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Council
United States
New England
Maine
Maine Seeks Fair Share in Federal Preparedness Funds
States push for benefits from the huge defense fund as Governor Barrows plans a Washington visit to lobby Federal officials. Maine hopes to secure its due share, arguing it is the closest American outpost to Europe and should not be overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Washington
Maine
Europe
June Weather Delays Farm Crops Across Maine
The Department of Agriculture says crops lag behind average due to a cold wet June with little sun. Officials blame sunspot activity for the chill, while roads see heavy summer traffic and Bath's 240th military company trains at Fort Williams for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Weather Bureau
Bath
240Th
Fort Williams
Inventions Parade Marks 150 Years Of Patents History
The Commerce Department hosts a Washington exhibit tracing U S patent history with items from the Gutenberg Bible to early aluminum and nylon hose. Highlights include a dial telephone display, a 37 mm anti tank gun, a Palomar telescope disk model, silk stockings, and an inventors banquet with aluminum nuts and reaper rolls. The exhibit features prints from 1440 to date and a Kostelanetz record with Kettering greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Commerce Department
Washington, D. C
Martin
Mount Palomar Observatory
California
Joseph T. Smith
Coffee County
Reaper
McCormick Reaper
Telegraph
Marconi
Patrols Begin Daily Home Checks for Somer Camp Residents
Waterville homeowners at summer camps respond to a new police patrol service listing about 20 residences at headquarters. Police say daily checks will deter breaks and help uncover any wrongdoing quickly by ensuring officers are on scene within hours of activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Washington Romance Ties in Virginia's New Kent County
A travel note highlights New Kent County near Richmond with sites linked to George and Martha Washington. It visits St. Peter's Church where legends place their marriage, Poplar Grove, White House Plantation, Chestnut Grove, Eltham, and Criss-Cross, reflecting colonial landmarks and Civil War echoes along the Pamunkey River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis
William Ullman
N. Y. Times
New Kent County
Shire of
Kent
England
Virginia
New Kent
Government Road
Williamsburg Road
West Point
York River
Talleysville
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Martha Custis
Custis
Washington
St. Peter’s Church
Pine Woods
Poplar Grove Plantation
Pamunkey
Fredericksburg
Williamsburg
White House Plantation
Virginia Assembly
Mount Vernon
Chestnut Grove
Dandridge Plantation
Martha
Martha Washington
District of Columbia
Eltham
Basset
John Parke Custis
Yorkstown
Old “Criss-Cross
Cardboard genius builds furniture and devices in New York
H. W. Romanoff, once a Russian engineering designer and consultant, now spends sixteen hours daily in his Brooklyn Heights workshop at 21 Forty-sixth Street crafting furniture and instruments from corrugated cardboard. He fled Russia after the revolution and settled in New York in 1918, later creating light, buoyant cardboard planks and even an airplane spars concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Romanoff
Forty-sixth Street
New York
Romanoff
Mr. Romanoff
Tiflis
Caucasus
Kerensky
United States
Ocean Airport
Will Divides Darling Estate Between Bates College And Relatives
Two thirds of the estate of Dr Arthur E Darling a Lynn Mass physician will go to Bates College after the death of his sister in law Miss Bertha L Smith to share income and as much principal as needed The will was recorded for probate in Salem Mass The estate includes property in Auburn Mr and Mrs Fred Lovell of Auburn receive 500 after Miss Smiths death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Darling
Lynn
Mass
Bates College
Inlaw
Bertha L. Smith
Salem
Auburn
Fred Lovell
First wooden trawler classified under the Bureau of Shipping
The Bt. George, built at Rockland Snow Ship yards, is the first wooden Atlantic seaboard trawler built under America Bureau of Shipping specifications and classed as ALK. It sails from Tenants Harbor under Capt. Cly son J. Coffin of Quincy with ultra modern equipment including a full navigation suite, radio, fathometer, and geared steering. The 110 foot vessel carries 180000 pounds of ice, two masts with sails, and a five cylinder Fairbanks Morse engine with auxiliary and tail shaft generator.
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New England
Boston
Bt. George
Rockland
Snow Shipyards
Atlantic Seaboard
America Bureau of Shipping
Clyson J. Coffin
Quincy
Mass
St. George
Fairbanks-Morse
Maine Angling Prospects Boosted by Coastal and River Waters
The Maine fishing scene posts a strong outlook with tuna and bluefin sightings offshore near Portland while inland waters stay cool and productive into late summer. Reports cite Bailey Island club activity, new charter options, and abundant pollock and mackerel along the coast, plus notable runs of Atlantic salmon on the Dennys River and rapid river opportunities for trout and squaretails in Rangeley country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game
East Cod Ledge
Portland
Maine
James Herrick
Bailey Island
Tuna Club
Boothbay Harbor
Ogunquit
Kennebunk
Joseph Wallace
Art Read
Maine Tuna Club
Henry Strater
Bob Fisher
Kennebunkport
Warren Hume
Dick Reed
Maine Development Commission
Augusta
Mackerel Cove
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Lester MacVane
Portland Fire Department
Casco Bay
A. J. Smalley
Tenants Harbor
Matinicus Green Island
State House
Herb Allan
Harry Gleason
Alec McKinley
Denisysville
Sols Point
Sammy Ward
Sammy
Rapid
Lower
Richardson
Umbagog Lakes
Rangeley
E. F P. Coburn
Richardson Lake
Rapid River
Andover
South Arm
Lakewood
Coburn
New Revenue Act Will Affect Many
The 1940 Revenue Act signed June 25 increases federal taxes and the number of taxpayers. It requires individuals with gross income of 800 dollars or more to file, and married couples with 2000 dollars or more to file. It mandates returns detailing income sources and deductions, and emphasizes keeping full records to avoid March 15 filing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd L. Bailey
Maine
Howard Golden Wedding Anniversary at Cascades
Mr and Mrs Willis P Howard of Goose Rocks Beach marked their 50th anniversary with a July 3 lunch at the Cascades. The event was hosted by Mr and Mrs J C Howard of Kitchener Ontario, honoring the couple on their golden wedding milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis P. Howard
Goose Rocks Beach
Cascades
J. C. Howard
Kitchener
Ontario
Douglas Photo Shop Opens to the Public
Herbert L. Douglas opened his new Douglas Photo Shop at 20 Broad Street on a recent Wednesday. The modern interior features light wood and fluorescent lighting, five dark rooms with motor ventilators, and specialized equipment for commercial and amateur photography. The spacious second floor houses a large studio, dressing room, waiting area, and a small staff including Miss Jane W. Stevens and Howard W. Kirkpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Douglas
Douglas Fente
Broad Street
Jane W. Stevens
Howard W. Kirkpatrick
Douglas
Season Start Sparks Local Happenings and Historic Letters
A lively season opening highlights changes at the Philadelphia Automobile Cab and MacMahon era reports. A genealogy note shares a September 19, 1840 letter to George Wingate, with its Hallowell postmark and a scene of 1840s life showing a log cabin and farming implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahon
The
Times
Independent
Philadelphia
Rogers
Pine Tree State
MacMahan
Roland Peterson
Peterson
Robinhood
Rigesville
Hallowell
Elizabeth H. Baker
Exeter
N. H
George Wingate
Stratham
Allen & Co
State Street
Ruth McMorrow Returns After Week With Sister in Massachusetts
Miss Ruth McMorrow daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip McMorrow of Cheshire Massachusetts has returned after a week’s visit with her sister Mrs Charles Miller Jr on High Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McMorrow
Philip McMorrow
Orchester
Mass
Charles Miller, Jr
High Street
Across Clues Puzzle With Themed Word Matches
A word style puzzle lists across and down clues with numbers and partial hints. Solving yields terms like stylish small drum delicate and other noun and verb pairs across a grid.
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the Times Company
Front Street
B. B. Michols
Harry O
Vwebber
Fes Raat i
the National Guard
Phippsburg
New Defense Committee
Andre Kostelanetz
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors Research Corporation
Holyoke
Second Baptist Church
Benjamin P. Browne
Samuel A. Thompson, Jr
Bernice Smith
Thompson
Mildred A. Norton
Jonnie
Zacariah Norton
Corliss Street
Pine Street
New England Tel. & Tel Co
Sabine
Browne
Corliss Street Church
Gardiner G. Deering
Providence Forge
America
A Romanoff
Bureau OF Shipping
Snow Shipyard
Calais Rod and Gun Club
Washington County
St. Croix
Emery Babb
Red Beach
Keene Lake
Dennys
Percy Bassett
Springfield
Republican
Dennysville
Herb
Douglas’ Photo Shop
India
Indiana
Italy
Fearless
King Features Syndicate
Ina
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