New England urged to build its own boats and motors
The New England Council urges local manufacturing to shift boat and motor production from the Midwest. It cites strong New England boat craft, rising interest in aviation motors, and a need to satisfy growing demand with regional factories and smarter advertising. The piece also notes the tragic accident involving the Old Peppersass locomotive on Mount Washington.
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New England
Middle West
New England Council
England
Hartford
Mount Washington
Bretton Woods
Two New Jersey men build a thriving Bowdoinham rose garden
The article highlights two New Jersey men who bought an old Bowdoinham farm and founded a rose garden. Despite doubters, they prove their venture sound by steady yearly gains, driven by deep knowledge of the business and smart location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Bowdoinham
Maine adopts traffic light system in Auburn
Auburn becomes the latest Maine city to install the traffic light signal system with a month long trial to judge effectiveness. Officials expect lights to improve safety compared with earlier beacons as they monitor performance through the year. PMID
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Auburn
Maine
Blueberry potential on Brunswick plains prompting calls for development
The Brunswick plains have developed blueberry culture yielding notable revenue, yet vast undeveloped land remains. Observers wonder why someone does not acquire the waste land and put it to profitable blueberry cultivation for an annual paying crop.
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Brunswick Plains
Change in Boothbay steamboats after auto age
A few years ago seven boats of the Eastern Steamship Company ran into Boothbay Harbor daily in summer. Now there are none due to the rise of the automobile and motor truck, altering the steamboating scene.
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Eastern Steamship Company
Boothbay Harbor
Maine farmers push for more rural power distribution
Maine farmers largely accept exporting surplus electric power but request greater distribution in rural districts to gain the benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Coast Guard issues three new sailing charts for Penobscot coast
The U S Coast and Geodetic Survey released chart 312 of St George River and Muscle Ridge channel at the western Penobscot Bay entrance, chart 325 of Portland Harbor, and chart 231 of Saco Bay with updated soundings, buoy changes, and revised reef and shoal depictions to aid mariners.
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St. George River
Muscle Ridge
Penobscot Bay
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
R. F. Luce
New England
State Street
Boston
Portland Harbor
Fore River
Martin’s Point
Saco Bay
Saco River
Solar Lodge Masons Plan For Big Night
The Solar Lodge Masons announce a major event featuring a banquet claimed to be among the lodge’s best. The general committee and sub committees list officers David E. Rich Edwin H P Lowell Ralph E Blakeney Karcher Jackson Elbridge R Wright Cecil Fullerton and Harry C Webber in charge of program tickets and publicity.
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David E. Rich
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Ralph E. Blakeney
Karcher Jackson
Elbridge R. Wright
Cecil Fullerton
Harry C. Webber
Rotary club rest room registrants listed
A recent Rotary club roll call shows attendees including Mrs Martha MacCorkindale of Long Beach New York Miss Catherine MacCorkindale also of Long Beach Mr William M Smith of South Easton Massachusetts Mrs Mary H Curtis of Concord New Hampshire Mrs M A Bayden of Cambridge Massachusetts William Wyman of Dorchester and Mr and Mrs Harry M Adams of Quincy Massachusetts.
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Rotary Club
Martha MacCorkindale
Long Beach
L. I
Catherine MacCorkindale
William M. Smith
South Easton
Mass
Mary H. Curtis
Concord
N. H
M. A. Bayden
Cambridge
William Wyman
Dorchester
Harry M. Adams
Quincy
Mrs Catherine Cornish Takes a Week-Long Vacation
Mrs Catherine Cornish of W G Cahill's Store is enjoying a week's vacation, spending time away from her duties and relaxing away from work.
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Catherine Cornish
W. G. Cahill
Connell Starts National Girdle Tour Driving Chevrolet Six
John Grey Eagle Connell, claimed Sioux heritage and Sitting Bull descendant, drives a stock Chevrolet Six on a cross country trail from Detroit to Bangor Jacksonville San Diego Seattle Chicago and back to Detroit. Sealed with witness signatures and finger imprint, he plans to reach New York Saturday and complete the trek in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Plant
Chevrolet
Plant
John Grey Eagle Connell
Sitting Bull
Detroit
Vermont
New York
Bangor
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Seattle
Chicago
Grey-Eagle
Grey- Eagle
Phillips Andover Academy
Bath Woman Returns From Michigan Meeting
Mrs. Etta Thurlow president of Bath Business and Professional Women's Club led Maine’s 23 delegates at the national convention on Mackinac Island Michigan. About 2,000 women attended as Miss Marion H McClinch of Detroit was elected president and $25 000 was raised to start a National home fund in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Thurlow
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Maine
United States
Portland
Detroit
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Marion H. McClinch
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Washington
Europe
Vancouver
Rome
Montreal
Lena Madison Phillips
New York
National Federation
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Congress
Maria Castelani
Italy
Land
Charl O. William
Washington, D. C
Edna Farrar
Lisbon Falls
Thurlow
Farrar
Bath
Maine Legion to Stimulate Vote Across State
The Maine Legion urges civic and fraternal bodies to raise interest on the submitted state question. Communities are divided into Class 1 2 and 3 by population with caps awarded to posts in each class for the highest turnout compared to the last state election. Get out the vote September 9. John F Choate James L Boyle George Roberts.
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State of
Maine
John F. Choate
James L. Boyle
George Roberts
Augusta Visitors Welcome Rodericks and Family
Mr and Mrs Maurice Roderick of Augusta visited Bath on Sunday. They returned with daughter in law Mrs Maurice Roderick Jr and daughter Marie and son Donald of Elmwood NY who have stayed with Mrs Roderick s parents Mr and Mrs Carl E Meister of Park Street. Mrs Roderick and children will spend several weeks in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Roderick
Augusta
Bath
Maurice Roderick Jr
Maurice
Donald
Elmwood
N. Y
Roderick
Carl E. Meister
Park Street
Vacationing trio at Bangley Lakes and White Mountains
Miss Lillian Lewin and Miss Bertha Bellrose enjoy a two week vacation passing time at Bangley Lakes White Mountains and Lakewood. Lewin works in the Hyde Windlass Co. office and Bellrose is employed at the Bath Trust Co.
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Lillian, Lewin
Bertha Bellrose
Bangley Lakes
White Mountains
Lakewood
Miss Lewin
Hyde Windlass Co
Miss Bellrose
Bath Trust Co
Endorsements Back Salvation Army Bath Drive
Judge John J. Keegan and ex Senator J Edward Drake offer strong public endorsement for the Salvation Army drive in Bath Maine aiming to raise 3000 dollars to fund its work for another year. Both officials praise the charity and pledge support and potential further contributions.
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Keegan
Drake
John J. Keegan
J. Edward Drake
Salvation Army
Bath
the Independent
Maine
Army
W. E. Hoffman
The
Mr. Hoffman
Rockland man gets four months for striking officer
George Wheeler 33 of Rockland was sentenced to four months in Kennebec county jail for punching Officer William Mann on Water Street. Wheeler, a Sagadahoc Towing Co. worker, had been suspected in a car incident and fled, later arrested with Officer Melville Rice. He was also wanted in Eastport on a suitcase theft claim from the night before the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mann
Waterstreet
George Wheeler
Rockland
Kennebec County
Augusta
John J. Keegan
Wheeler
Sagadahoc Towing Co
George Tinney
Rice
Mann
Vine Street
Melville Rice
Eastport
Experienced Caterer at the Club House
Mrs. Mary Wilder Gunn, manager of the Hawaiian tea house in New York, now runs the club house at Small Point for the season. She brings hotel and restaurant expertise and has added a Thursday chicken curry dinner. Guests include Mrs. Gaines and three Beacon on Hudson children, Mrs. John Dwight, Mrs. Stanley Dexter, and Mrs. Cecil Tucker. Walter S. Wyman of Augusta spoke to about 100 Central Maine Power Co. employees on the power export bill at Central church parish house.
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Mary Wilder Gunn
West 51St Street
New York
Gunn
Gaines
Beacon-on-Hudson
N. Y
John Dwight
Washington, D. C
Stanley Dexter
Boston
Cecil Tucker
Hamilton
Bermuda
West Bath
Walter S. Wyman
Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
Central Church Parish House
Bath phone office to add over 40 new locations in 1929
The Bath business office of the New Manchester Telephone Company expands after weeks of operation. Plans call for more than forty additional offices in 1929 as new linoleum flooring and complete furniture install support a counterless, customer friendly arrangement with individual desks and chairs for interviews.
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Bath
Aang ES Ae Hh
W. Hartnett Co
A. J. Conti
Bay Point Colony Plans Field Day And Social Happenings
The Bay Point annual field day is set for the 27th with the Summer colony organizing a large program. Walter Quance of Auburn chairs the general committee. Events include sports at the first beach and a supper and dance at the casino. Various visitors and hosts are noted at multiple cottages around the area.
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Bay Point
Walter Quance
Auburn
Walter H. Gordon
Roslindale
Mass
Janet Ticknor
Eliza Graham
Joseph Busch
Brooklyn
Ticknor
Lewis Dietrich
Minneapolis
Lewis
Ruth
Howard Cottage
Charles Keisling
Dedham
Frank Norman
Fred Sweetland
Medford
Charles R. Marnham
Edward V. Coombs
John
Bath
Crosman Cottage
Rose Garden Draws Hundreds to Bowdoinham Display
The Kennebec Rose Gardens at Bowdoinham along River Road between Bowdoinham village and Richmond attract hundreds daily with 40,000 to 50,000 rose blooms. Fine weather prolongs the display for a week or two, drawing visitors from across Maine to view the state’s finest floral display.
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Kennebec
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham Village
Richmond
New England
Maine
Richmond Corner
Richmond Village
Fireat City Dump Reignites Risk of Salvage Value
A Thursday afternoon fire at the City dump on North Street Extension spread from refuse to limbs and old leaves. Firefighters sprayed the dump from a hydrant at North and Lincoln streets. Charles Weeks helped caretaker Mr. Quinn fight the blaze and was authorized to salvage junk, with potential value seen in reclaimed refuse.
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North Street
North
Lincoln Streets
Charles Weeks
Quinn
Mr. Weeks
Kingsley
Weeks
Yacht Cushions on Fire From Sun Rays
Frank Osborne of West Georgetown found cushions on his Chris Craft Special speed boat at City landing alight on Monday afternoon. Capt Harvey Bates quickly quenched the fire with water. Investigators suspect sun glare through the windshield ignited the upholstery. cushions in the cockpit were destroyed while the boat remained otherwise undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Osborne
West Georgetown
Bath
Chris Craft
City Landing
Harvey A. Bates
Broad Street
Three Quarter Century Club Plans Notable Maine Meeting
The Three Quarter Century Club in Maine plans its annual reunion at Auburn on August 26 1929 with Lewiston Fair Grounds as the venue. Maine Public Health Association and state leaders organize events including contests and a literary prize fund with Miss Edna St Vincent Millay invited to present the winning piece.
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Maine Lie Health Association
State Trust
Augusta
Maine
Auburn
George C. Wing
Lewiston Fair Grounds
Fair Association
Wing
The
Fred R. Walton
Samuel O. Foss
Auburn Chamber of Commerce
Wiseman
Lewiston
Twin Cities
Maine Public Health Association
Col. Lindbergh
Booth Tarkington
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gram
Mellie Dunham
Mellie
A. M. Dunbar
St. Petersburg
Rittenhouse
Farmington
F. C. Lovejoy
Church Vacation School Proves A Great Success
The Corliss Street Church vacation school under Miss Eva Grant of North Yarmouth closed its first week with an average attendance of 85. Sixty children are spread across junior and beginner departments with leaders from Somerville and nearby towns. The daily program blends prayers, Bible work, stories, songs and manual training, leading to an assembly each late morning and a planned picnic next week. An exhibition of work will be held Friday evening August 2 at the church.
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Corliss Street
Eva Grant
North Yarmouth
Bertha M. Corfield
Somerville
Mass
Ruth Watson
Phyllis Wright
Marion Whittier
Evelyn Trott
Mary McCabe
Cahill Marries Mabel Chase in Portsmouth Ceremony
Andrew R. Cahill son of Mrs. Fred Cahill 68 South Street and Miss Mabel M. Chase of Dover wed in Portsmouth on May 5. They will reside in Waterville where Cahill manages Temple Street Atlantic & Pacific Tea Store. Eaton Ohio seven dead as train strikes an auto.
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Andrew R. Cahill
Fred Cahill
South Street
Mabel M. Chase
Dover
Portsmouth
Cahill
Waterville
Temple
Atlantic & Pacific
CROSSWORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL CONTINUED 81 FRENCH FOR SALT
Puzzle lists numerous clues across horizontal and vertical sections including French terms for salt his and bed and English terms for pronoun imbibe fixed etc with many unfinished entries and broken endings suggesting a torn page.
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Bath Independent
Gardiner
Shore Road
Skillin’s Corner
Falmouth
Cumberland Town Line
Our Coast
Muscle Ridge Channel
Solar Lodge Masons
Connell
Bath B. & P. W. Club
Maine Legioners
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbot Village
BAY Point Colony
ROSE
Ini
Cahill-Chase
Eaton, O
Sdar
Scotland
the Antiquarian Society
Orme International Syndicate
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