Coast traffic and roads spur seaside access in Maine region
The piece discusses Sunday summer travel to coastal resorts like Popham Batley’s Island Candy’s Harbor and Thom as’ Point with inland origins and the need for better roads and a pier at Popham. It notes Witch spring delays on the Bath Brunswick road bicycle registrations safety rules and a Townsend plan push by Rep Clyde H Smith. Also mentioned are fishing closures on Sheepscot river upcoming Maine Three-Quarters Century Club meeting and duck hunting season extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Batley’s Island
Candy’s Harbor
Thomas’ Point
Bath
Morse's River
Maine Three-Quarters Century Club
State Department of Health
Augusta
Maine Hosts Noted Visitors Each Summer
Maine draws several distinguished national figures each summer as noted visitors, reporters report on their trips to coastal towns, cultural sites, and universities highlighting tourism and regional charm.
Keller Visits Maine Inspires Praise in Dresden
Miss Helen Keller visits Dresden and enjoys her first stay in Pine Tree State. The trip draws attention as residents welcome the renowned writer and advocate during the Maine stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Keller
Dresden
Pine Tree State
Two Bowling Alleys Set For St Marys Lawn Party
St Marys hosts a four day lawn party August 3 to 6 with two bowling alleys. One alley is run by James McLaughlin and Charlies Henderson, the other by John Dauphin and James Nostall. Music by Holland and Robichaud. Penny card contest offers a football to boys and a wrist watch to girls. Numerous booth captains and helpers listed for topics from candy to fish pond and ice cream with many volunteers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Lawn Party
James McLaughlin
Charlies Henderson
John Dauphin
James Nostall
Holland
Robichaud
B. Bourget
Burgess
R. Hart
J. Pomerieau
L. Staples
A Avery
Z. Grainger
A. McDonald
R Mulcahy
B. Nostall
P. Pecci
N. &Avole
M. Garkis
Z. White
Cat and Ball
Henry Arsenault
Candy
Philip Tardiff
Orrin Crosby
Cake
Daniel Perry
Carl Kronstrand
John Mulcahy
Oscar Tanguay
Wilfred Skaling
Margaret Mulcahy
Paul Gurney
Joseph Wilson
James Noftall
Henry Biggins
John Conley
Louis Allain
Roland Cloutier
G. Morse
Dennis Gaudet
Desire Amerault
8S. Sarkis
EB. Hart
Ernest Avery
Arthur Preney
George Perry
James Gardenier
James Footer
Melvin Comeau
Corliss Vacation Bible School Closes With Prizes
Corliss Street Vacation Bible School closes after a 70 pupil enrollment and 60 average attendance. Edwin Pinson and Harry Barrett win department prizes for excellence. Mrs. Bowker and Miss Campbell teach the Primary department. Miss Deering and Miss Seavey lead the Junior. McCabe and Seavey assist Beginners. offering benefits a camp fund via Christian Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Pinson
Harry Barrett
Corliss Street Vacation Bible School
Arthur W. Bowker
Catherine H. Campbell
Elizabeth Deering
Olive M. Seavey
L. Estelle McCabe
Frederick P. Moffatt
Robert Besaw
Christian Herald
New York City
Mt. Lawn
America
Jesus
Deep River
First Round Golf Matches At Bath Country Club Results
Seven of thirty two first round matches in the Rodger McInnes Trophy and Presidents Cup at Bath Country Club were played. Dave Henderson beat William Adams 3 and 2 while Tom Allen won 2 and 1 over Wilfred Chaney and Leon Buck defeated Gardiner Brown 6 and 4. Others went by default or were decided by the remaining results.
Popham Crew Beaten by Burnt Island in Two Mile Rowing Race
The Kennebec River station crew from Popham Beach lost to Burnt Island at Boothbay Harbor, trailing by half a boat length on a two mile course. Coxswain Niles Cameron led the five-man crew in the Coast Guard match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Kennebec River
Popham Beach
Cape Elizabeth
Fletcher's Neck
Cay
Elizabeth
Boothbay Harbor
Burnt Island
Port Clyde
Niles Cameron
Flying vacationists land at Bangor from Halifax
Pilot and Mrs Kenneth Unger of New York landed at Bangor Airport from Halifax with a passenger in a low wing monoplane. They cleared U S Customs and Immigration with Inspector Harold J Bonneau. The couple planned a return trip to New York with a stop in Portland. This was the first group of flying vacationists to register at Bangor from a foreign port this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Unger
New York
Bangor
Halifax
U.S. Customs and Immigration Regulations
Arold J. Bonneau
Portland
Bonneau
Bangor Field
Maine Poultry Meet Program Announced
The eighth annual poultry school at the University of Maine on August 15 and 16 lists speakers including Dean R Marble and Leslie M Black. Other presenters from Maine and New Jersey cover egg consumption campaigns and Maine producers. University staff will also speak with dormitory housing and no tuition. The banquet is set for Monday evening August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Poultry Deoe College of Agriculture
Dean R. Marble
Pennsylvania State College
Leslie M. Black
New Jersey
Homer Huntington
New England Fresh Egg Institute
Maine
Ledilie H. Berry
Bowdoinham
W. 8. Dillon
East Vassalboro
T. Earle Prouty
Dennysville
Huntington
Fresh Egg Institute
Berry
Dillion
Maine Poultry Cooperative
Prouty
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank D. Reed
J. R. Smyth
L. P. Gardner
J. F. Witter
Arthur L. Deering
College of Agriculture
Bath Memorial Hospital fund tops 2184 in drive
Bath residents continue to donate to the Bath Memorial Hospital drive. Treasurer Miss Mary Fibbons reports receipts of 2184.55 to date with more expected as callers from Bath and nearby communities send in contributions. Notable supporters include Hon. Rupert H. Baxter Mayor Donald N. Small Mrs. F. H. Kimball Central Church League Annie Donnell Liberty Bottling Co. and several local businesses and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mary F. Gibbons
H. B. White
Rupert H. Baxter
Donald N. Small
F. H. Kimball
Central Church League
Annie Donnell
Liberty Bottling Co
Arthur PF. Mayo
George W. Merrill
Inez J. Rothwell
O. M. Redlon
David P. Surrette
West Bath
Jones appeals court sentence for drunken driving
Irving Jones of Wiscasset pleaded not guilty to drunken driving and was found guilty in municipal court by Judge Arthur J. Dunton. He appealed to Sagadahoc Superior Court for October term, with a $100 fine and $1249 in costs. Bonds posted were $200. He also pleaded guilty to driving without an operator license, fined $5 plus $4.95 costs, paid. State police arrested him early Thursday after his car reportedly struck a pole at High and Center streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Irving Jones
Wiscasset
Sagadahoc
Jones
Ira Rice
High
Center Streets
Rice
Washington Street
Eight Lodges Meet for a Maine Field Day
Eight lodges including Myrtle lodge of Bath gathered for the Government of Maine I.O.L. field day at Garnet. A shore dinner, games, and stunts entertained attendees. Frances Clark won a prize for answering the most questions. prizes also went to the oldest and youngest attendees. Bath delegates listed include Mrs. Gertrude Stewart and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
Bath
Government of
Maine
Garnet
Frances Clark
Gertrude Stewart
Mary Curtis
Ida Beal
Florence Emmons
Cape pigeon mounted on Great Admiral in 1875 voyage
Special marine museum item details a Cape pigeon captured off Cape Horn during the 1875 voyage around the Horn. The second mate, who did taxidermy as a hobby, mounted the bird aboard the ship Great Admiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Museum
Seareport
Cape Horn
the Horn
Police chase as guards guard Bath bridge in car theft case
Andrew Gallagher of Bangor and Alfred Labonte of Lewiston sought on kidnapping charges were escorted by 15 National Guard members along Bath routes after a car theft and gunfire escape. Troopers guarded Carlton bridge and Woolwich toll house while police pursued the stolen Packard sedan through Bath toward the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Gallagher
Bangor
Alfred Labonte
Lewiston
Bath
National
Battery H
240Th Cac
Carlton Bridge
State
Woolwich
John P. Crosby
Bath Force
Joseph A. Butler
William Curran
Byron Clark
Joseph Pennell
Horace Pottle
James DeCapua
Ira Rice
Crosby
Albert E. Bass
Gallagher
Lebonte
Queen City
Augusta
Wiscasset
Young Republicans To Portland For Maine Convention
A large delegation of Bath and Sagadahoc county Young Republicans will travel to Portland on Friday the 29th for the Maine Young Republicans state convention. Mayor Small invites all young Republicans to attend. Gov. Aiken of Vermont will be the chief speaker. Eastland hotel serves as headquarters with a luncheon at 12.30, sessions at 2.30, caucuses at 5, council meeting and officer elections at 5.30, and a banquet at 7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Portland
Young Republicans
Maine
Small
Gov. Aiken
Vermont
Ronald Bridges
Sanford
Maine Council of Young Republicans
Bath motorists enjoy midcoast road trip to Dresden Mills
Several Bath residents recently drove along the Middle road from Woolwich to Dresden Mills, pausing for a southern chicken dinner at the Wee Own It tea room. The route covers Cedar Grove to the new highway from Richmond bridge to the mills, with a return possible via Wiscasset or the river road through Bowdoinham to Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Middle Road
Woolwich
Dresden Mills
Cedar Grove
Richmond Bridge
Mills
Wiscasset
Bowdoinham
Bay
Topsham
Cows Make Records at Millay Bros Herd in New Hampshire
Peterborough New Hampshire two Guernsey cows owned by Millay Bros of Richmond have set official production records entitling them to entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club Dolly's Madelon of M H 406944 at 9323.2 pounds of milk and 599.0 pounds of butter fat in class E Princess Anna of Maple Lodge 418503 at 9867.2 pounds of milk and 535.8 pounds of butter fat in class F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
N. H
Guernsey
Millay Bros
Richmond
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Dolly
M. H
Princess Anna
Maple Lodge
Distinguished guests dine at Hotel Eagle Brunswick
Ex governor Louis J. Brann and James Roosevelt son of Franklin D Roosevelt were luncheon guests at the Hotel Eagle in Brunswick. The article notes pleasant days attract visitors to York county blueberry plains where berries are good but not as large as some years. John Greene from W A Falls shoe store is on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Brann
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eagle
Brunswick Thursay
York County
John Greene
W. A. Fall
Maine 4-H Club State Camp Set At University of Maine
Fourteen delegates from each county will attend the Maine 4-H club state camp at the University of Maine August 17 to 21. Regular and special delegates will study crops poultry clothing foods and room improvement with Red Cross first aid instruction by Commodore W E Longfellow. Delegates will stay in university dorms and some will join radio programs and state style dress revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
College of Agriculture
Commodore W. E. Longfellow
American Red Cross
Commodore Longfellow
Disallowance of Mrs Blair Will Heard in Bath Probate Court
The Sagadahoc county probate court continued a case challenging the will of Mrs Georgiana K Blair widow of Capt James Blair of Bath. Clara Maynard Elizabeth E Beal and Laura Beal seek disallowance after about twenty witnesses testified. The 1937 will named Georgine Evelyn Young of Bath as principal legatee and executrix with an estate near 5000 dollars. Counsel for executrix were Edward W Bridgham and John P Carey Jr in Pattangall Goodspeed Williamson Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana K. Blair
James Blair
Bath
Clara Maynard
Elizabeth E. Beal
Laura Beal
Walter S. Glidden
Sagadahoc County
Blair
Georgine Evelyn Young
Ernest L Goodspeed
Pattangall
Short Lobster Case Again Continued in Municipal Court
Carlton W. Andrews of West Bath faced a charge of possessing 36 allegedly short lobsters. The case was continued to August 6 for a second time after Warden Owen Richardson of the Sea and Shore Fisheries reported seizing the package at Bay Point on July 2. If found guilty, the respondent faces a fine of 180 dollars or five dollars per lobster under applicable statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton W. Andrews
West Bath
Andrews
Owen Richardson
The
Sea and Shore Fisheries
Bay Point
Witch Spring Water To Have New Source
Bath residents will soon refill drinking water from a tapped spring north of the old Witch Spring, now covered by the Bath Brunswick highway. A fountain will stand off the main road for public use. The water reportedly has a good analysis, remains cold, and is believed inexhaustible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath-Brunswick
Bath
Brunswick
Witch Spring
Bath- Brunswick
Duck Stamp Sales Rise to 603623 in 1936 37
The United States reports 603 623 migratory waterfowl stamps sold from July 1 1936 to June 30 1937 through post offices. This compares with 635 001 in 1934 35 and 448 204 in 1935 36. Minnesota led with 72 460, Illinois 53 251, Wisconsin 48 999, California 44 570. Maine sold 4 527.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
Ducks Unlimited
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
California
Arrowsic Ladies Conduct a Sale
Arrowsic Ladies aid held a successful sale and public supper Wednesday of last week in town hall with about 75 present. Mrs. Melvin C. Drummond, president, was general chairman. Potte r oversaw dining, fancy table, grab bags handled by others. waitresses listed. menu featured baked beans brown bread potato and cabbage salads cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie Ladies Aid
Town Hall
Melvin C. Drummond
Ladies Aid
William 8. Potter
Arthur Lawrence
Frank H. Clark
Marion Rittal
Ruth Day
Esther H. Drummond
Evelyn Ater
Laura Hoch
Augusta Nature Club Tour Notes Ferns Found at Mill Pond House
The Augusta Nature Club gathered Wednesday at Mill Pond House on Readfield Manchester road with seventeen members. Mrs Archer L Grover led a fern walk noting 33 species found, marking a rich native Maine fern list considered highly creditable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Nature Club
Mill Pond House
Thorne Willis Jackson
Readfield
Manchester
Archer L. Grover
Hallowell
Maine
Maine Canneries Begin State Federal Grading of Beans
After two years of investigation the Maine bean grading program launched under state and federal supervision. Marketing Chief Charles M White says fifteen graders operate at eight factories with 12 and 14 substations to ensure a quality product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. White
Department of Agriculture
Maine
White
Former Commodore Arthur Curtiss James Visits Bath Yacht
Arthur Curtiss James, New York financier and former New York Yacht Club commodore 1909-10, arrives in Bath aboard the 126 foot Alpha Liri, anchored below the Carlton bridge. He plans Bar Harbor after Boothbay Harbor as he convalesces from a recent illness. Captain M. Olstud commands the Winton-Diesel powered vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Curtiss James
New York City
New York Yacht Club
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Bar Harbor
Boothbay Harbor
Mr. James
D. Willis
Ellen S. Curtiss James
Amherst
Curtiss Securities Co
Phelps Dodge Corp
North Pacific Railway Co
First National Bank of New York
America Brass Co
James
Alpha Lii
M. Olstud
North End Lawn Party Draws Crowd at Community Club
A large turnout attended the North End Community Club lawn party on the grounds last Wednesday. The PTA ran the candy booth with strong sales, an odd exhibit of half duck half turkey owned by Joseph R Oliver sparked comments, and the bowling alley and balloons drew much interest from spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End Community Club
Joseph R. Oliver
Articles Lost and Found Case on Bar Harbor Main Street
A large glass front case suspended at eye level on Bar Harbor’s main business street displays a changing assortment of items. Gloves, keys, glasses, belts, pins and more hang behind a locked frame, attracting passing motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Reflects 1938 Syndicate Style
This entry lists crossword clues with numbered hints such as 8 across Heathen consumer deity and 29 down From the mass interior, reflecting a King Features Syndicate puzzle from 1938. Answers align to classic puzzle conventions, with clues spanning letters, cryptic themes, and straightforward definitions.
Escapes Injurie s and Yacht Arrivals In Maine Coastal News
Edward M. Orr and James W. Kaler of Woolwich escaped minor injuries after a Chrysler coupe left the Arrowsie Georgetown highway near Indian Rest cottage. The Mary Otis, a Maine built 45 foot ketch, arrived at the Portland Yacht Club after a winter cruising Florida, with repairs planned in South Bristol. Moatsweag Food Products began packing beans, employing 15 to 18 workers and producing 4,000 to 5,000 cases to keep the Woolwich plant open through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Orr
James W. Kaler
Woolwich
Morse High School
Arrowsie-Georgetown
Indian Rest Cottage
Orr
Kaler
Arthur R. Orr
Clinton S. Kaler
Mary Otis
Plymouth
England
Portland Yacht Club
Florida
William D. Stevens
Port Orange
Fla
William D. Sproul
South Bristol
Richard Harriman
Miami
Stevens
Portland
Mi‘ami
Moatsweag Food Products, Inc
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