Maine to Vote on Repeal of 18th Amendment September 11
Maine voters will elect 80 delegates to a state constitutional convention on September 11 to decide whether Maine will repeal the 18th Amendment. If 36 or more states vote for repeal, a national plan for alcohol manufacture and sale may emerge. 13 or more against keeps the amendment. The Maine convention meets December 6, 1933, in Augusta to decide Maine’s position.
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Maine
United States
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Wyoming
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Nevada
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Iowa
California
West Virginia
Tennessee
Oregon
Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Piscataquis
Franklin
Waldo
Hancock
Knox
Washington, Somerset
Oxford
Kennebec
Androscoggin
York
Aroostook
Penobscot
Cumberland
House of Representatives
Augusta
Salvation Army Work Told To Rotary Club
Ensign H Wetherby described the Salvation Army origin in London 1865 its 1 500 000 members 44 674 bandsmen and 102 hotels in the United States 89 for men 13 for women He noted fewer calls for help signaling improving conditions and cited maternity care Fresh Air Camps and Christmas Cove He entertained the club with stories as President Passmore led the meeting Visiting Rotarians were listed and a resignation letter from Rev Edwin D Hardin was read and accepted.
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Ensign H. Wetherby
Salvation Army Corps
Rotary Club
London
Gen. Booth
Bath
Christmas Cove
Ensign
Harry T. Passmore
Edward Sewall
Ry” Page
Chet” Plant
Gordon Holbrook
Newark
N. J
Samuel L. Smedley, Jr
West Chester
John W
Fitzgibbons Returns to The Bijou in Bangor
The Bijou in Bangor features Bert Fitzgibbons on this bill recalling its opening days when Keith's Boston bills dominated. Fitzgibbons and Joe Cook were Bangor favorites, each playing multiple engagements as the theatre rose toward the big time. Joe Cook later became nationally prominent in musical comedy.
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Bert Fitzgibbons
Bijou
Bangor
Fitzgibbons
Keith's
Boston
Joe Cook
Driver Fined After Topsham Road Crash
Four men were injured when a Packard sedan driven by H H Becker left the Augusta road five miles from Topsham striking workers along a newly built concrete section. Becker was found guilty of reckless driving and fined 25 dollars plus 25 65 costs.
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Topsham
H. H. Becker
Winnetka
Ill
Chicago
John J. Keegan
Bath
Frank Carver
Becker
Augusta
Brunswick
Packard
Carl Ryder
Newbury
Clyde M. Newcomb
Carmel
Charles Toothaker
Ara Simpson
Newburg
Edward W. Bridgham
Philip A. Ryder
Carl
Bridgham
John P. Carey, Jr
Carey
Keegan
Simpson
Brunswick Hospital
Newcomb
Ryder
Names Changed for Destroyers Under Construction
Bath Iron Works to name the destroyer Hull 154 as the U S S Phelps replacing Dewey with a reserve for a larger destroyer. The Quincy Fore River shipyard will rename the destroyer Farragut as the USS Smith. Both names honor U S Navy rear admirals.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
U.S.S. Phelps
Dewey
Quincy
Mass
Fore River
United States Navy
The
Iron Works
Country Club Party Features Lobster Stew and Card Prizes
Harry L. Day Mrs. Carl C. Anderson Mrs. Robert Brownell and Robert Brownell head the July club event for members and friends on Thursday night July 27. A lobster stew supper is planned at seven followed by short entertainment and cards with no charge for the games and prizes awarded. Mrs. Anderson can reserve tables by phone 953 W. Mrs. David Simpson of Mattapan Mass is visiting Bath with friends for several weeks.
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Harry L. Day
Carl C. Anderson
Robert Brownell
Country Club
Anderson
David Simpson
Mattapan,Mass
Bath
Maine September 11 vote includes bonds and taxes
Maine residents will vote on four questions including use of voting machines, a $2,000,000 relief bonds issue with ten year repayment, an excise tax on electric and power firms, and a tax on intangible personal property. Proposals stem from direct initiative and seek relief amid depression era strain.
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Maine
Brann
Medford Woman Seeks Lewiston School Lot Transfer
Mrs. Charlotte Stevens of Medford Massachusetts asks Lewiston to transfer a land lot on East avenue that the city received in 1870 from William H Stevens for a school site. The site has been vacant since the school building burned years ago and a reversion clause may apply. Mrs Stevens is the donor’s daughter in law.
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Charlotte Stevens
Medford
Mass
Lewiston
East Avenue
William H. Stevens
First Lady of Land Passes Through Bath
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt wife of the President and a companion left the Roosevelt Summer home at Campobello and passed through Bath on a west bound trip about six o'clock Saturday night. They traveled in a blue Buick phaeton with top down and Mrs Roosevelt driving. Her companion paid the bridge toll.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello
Mrs. Roosevelt
Five Islands Man To Study Habits Of Deadly Shark
Five Islands fisherman Chester A. McMahan will lead an August expedition 18 miles southwest of Seguin with a Massachusetts scientist to study man eating sharks. He has a reputation for handling sharks with rifle, hammer blows, and kicks, and notes the thrill over the science. The group aims to observe a spot where Maine coast sharks gather, possibly the sharks’ playground.
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Five Islands
Man
Chester A. McMahan
Seguin
Massachusetts
Mr. McMahan
Georgetown
McMahan
Bath man receives life interest in large estate
Charles P Wetherbee of Bath will gain a life interest in one eighth of the estate left by his uncle Charles L Wetherbee of Great Barrington and Deland Massachusetts and Florida. The estate exceeds 200000 dollars per preliminary appraisal with seven eighths to other nieces and nephews. After the deaths the assets revert to New York hospitals and charities. A 15000 dollar trust funds go to Empire Trust Co for sister Mary P Gardner with Massachusetts Episcopal diocese receiving income to St James church in Great Barrington. A second 15000 dollar trust funds Mr and Mrs Michael C Cleary of Great Barrington. upon death principal to Fairview hospital Visiting Nurses association and Ascension Farm School. Howard S Kerner Jr 3500 dollars and Rev E C M Tower 2500 dollars. Mahaiwe cemetery association 1000 dollars for the care of the plot of Rufus L and Jane L Palmer.
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Charles P. Wetherbee
Bath
Charles L. Wetherbee
Great Barrington
Mass
Deland, Fla
Pittsfield
New York City
Empire Trust Co
W. Barton Baldwin
New York
Mary P. Gardner
East Braintree
Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese
St. James Episcopal Church
Michael C. Cleary
Fairview Hospital
Visiting Nurses Association
That Town
Ascension Farm School
South Lee
Howard S. Kerner, Jr
Rev. E. C. M. Tower
St. James Church
Mahaiwe Cemetery Association
Rufus L
Jane L. Palmer
Wetherbee
Hyde Windlass Co Produces Giant Matson Propellers
Hyde Windlass Co completes two 18 ft 2 in diameter manganese bronze propellers for Matson Steamship Co weighing 10.5 tons each. The six foot hub and 21 ft pitch wheels required seven days of round-the-clock moulding led by foreman Charles E. Sidelinger. Ships will ride in a special machinery car to Portland for Pacific delivery aboard a Matson liner, marking a Pacific coast triumph for a Maryland plant with nationwide renown.
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Matson Steamship Co
Hyde Windlass Co
Leviathan
Matson
Mauna Ala
Mauna Wili
Charles E. Sidelinger
Alaska
Hyde
Phelps
Bath Iron Works Corp
Smith
Quincy
Maine Central Railroad
Portland
Canal
Pacific
San Francisco
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Maine youth wins at Fisher Body contest in New York
Otis C Haskell Jr of 349 Turner Street Auburn takes first senior prize in the Maine section of the miniature coach model contest held Friday in New York. He earns 100 dollars and a trip to Detroit for the Guild convention August 16 to 19. The Maine Junior winner was Edmund L Abbott of Cushman Place Auburn.
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Otis C. Haskell, Jr
Turner Street
Auburn
Maine
New York
Fisher Body Craftsman Guild
Detroit
Edmund L. Abbott
Cushman Place
Bath Street Car Service Reaches Fortieth Anniversary
Bath marks its 40th anniversary of street car service in August. The Bath Street Railway opened in 1893 linking Winneganee with the North End, initially running along Summer to Washington and later moving to Linden and Oak streets. The first cars numbered 1 2 3 included a famed wood box, with crews and workers named, and early trips described amid crowding riders and weather challenges.
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Baths Street
Bath
Bath Street Railway
Winneganee
Washington Street
Summer Street
Front Street
Linden Street
Oak Street
Spring Street
William H. Hayden
McGrath
Worcester
Mass
Milan J. Graves
Bath Daily Times
Bath Cordage Company
Milan Spinney
Fred E. Witham
Charles E. Gahan
Harry T. Passmore
Frank Loweston
George A. Baker
Fred Sawyer
Spinney
Witham
North End
Loweston
Baker
Winnegance
Marr's Hill
South End
Public Service
Winter Street
Nine firms bid for destroyers including Bath Iron Works
Nine companies submitted bids to the federal government for 1500 ton destroyers. Bath Iron Works of Bath Maine proposed 3796000 for one vessel and higher sums for multiple ships. other bidders included Maryland Drydock Bethlehem Shipbuilding Gulf Industries New York Shipbuilding and Federal Shipbuilding with varying base and adjustment clause totals.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Marylaist Drydock Co
Baltimore
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Quincy
Mass
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock ,Co
Kearney
N. J
Gulf Industries, Inc
New York Shipbuilding Co
Camden
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Salvation Army
Ensign Wetherby
Topsham Road
Destroyer
Country Club Party
First Lady OF Land
Chester MacMahan
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