Maine's trappers and hunters kill huge wild game total
State records show at least 69,609 wild animals died in Maine from July 1, 1930 to June 1931 through trapping and hunting. Data cover licensed trappers, fur buyers purchases, warden arrests, guides, and hunting guests, with deer and bear counts rising and efforts on hatcheries and anti pollution policies noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Show
George J. Stobie
Stobic
Belgrade
Stobie
Central Maine Power Co
Caratunk Plantation
Moxie
Bath woman fainted in court during sentence hearing
Virginia Stanton of Bath, formerly of Brunswick, fainted in municipal court as Judge John J. Keegan sentenced her to an indefinite term at the Skowhegan Reformatory for Women for wanton and lascivious conduct. She objected that no one would care for her kitten. the cat was assuredly to be looked after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Stanton
Bath
Brunswick
John J. Keegan
Reformatory For
Skowhegan
Frank Carver
Topsham
Sarah O. Cook
Wedding guests travel from Washington to Portland
Mrs John McInnes and Duncan Mc Innes of Washington street left Friday to visit friends in Portland as guests of Mr and Mrs Ernest Randall. They were joined there by Mr and Mrs John McInnes whose wedding was held July 11 at Falmouth Foreside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gildart
Bangor
John Hunt
Middle Street
Connecticut
John McInnes
Duncan McInnes
Washington Street
Portland
Ernest Randall
Falmouth
Jack Reid
Los Angeles
Calif
Mrs. Reid
Idaho
Seguinland
Mr. Reid
Walter E. Reid
Bath Iron Works Chief Pete Newell Praised by Marine Journal
Marine Journal lauds Pete Newell of Bath Maine for reviving Bath Iron Works since 1927. Article highlights his leadership building a skilled community, securing contracts, and producing yachts, trawlers, Coast Guard cutters, with destroyer bids anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Newell
Bath
Kennebec
The
Marine Journal
Caroline
Eldridge R. Johnson
Moorsetown
N. J
Bath Iron Works
Coast Guard
Navy
Dutil Meets Georgie Paulin Friday At Arcade Arena
Lewiston’s Flash Dutil, favored by Bath fight fans, faces Georgie Paulin in the main flyweight bout at Arcade Arena this Friday night. Promoter Nick Mihalos booked the match after Dutil refused to pair with Rocky Gravel. Dutil touts his Maine record and claims parity with Paulin. Supporting bouts include Young Jack Dempsey, fresh from his near miss with Sailor Sharkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flash Dutil
Lewiston
Bath Fight
Georgie
Paulin
West Bath
Bridgeport
Conn
Nick Mihalos
Dutil
Rocky Gravel
Maine
Connecticut
New York
Pine Tree
Bath
Tommy Lemieux
Biddeford
Jack Dempsey
Sailor Sharkey
Sanford
Lack of Time Halts Bancroft Bath Film Plans
George Bancroft the Paramount star cannot visit Bath to film scenes for Rich Man's Folly because of time pressure. Paramount had arranged with Bath Iron Works for July filming tied to the Johnson yacht launch, but Bancroft redirected to Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Quincy, Mass. His telegram cites limited time for East Coast work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bancroft
Paramount
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Johnson
Caroline
Bath Opera House
A. J. Moreau
Portland
Publix Theatres
Janet Beardsley Celebrates Ninth Birthday Party
Janet Elaine Beardsley marked her ninth birthday with a party July 21 at her aunt Mrs. Walter Smith's home 1299 Washington street. The decor featured green and gold with marigolds. guests Camilla Pratt Margaret Strack Carolyn St Martin Barbara Footer Lillian Wallace and Warren Beardsley attended. after gifts games ice cream cake cookies and candy were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Elaine Beardsley
Walter Smith
Washington Street
Camilla Pratt
Margaret Strack
Carolyn St. Martin
Barbara Footer
Lillian Wallace
Warren Beardsley
Emery Chase visiting relatives in New England towns
Emery Chase of Sharon Pennsylvania is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Walter E Chase. Mrs Emery Chase and daughter Nancy arrived Friday from Ilesboro to pass two weeks in Bath before returning to Sharon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Chase
Sharon, Penn
Walter E. Chase
Nancy
Ilesboro
Bath
Sharon
Lifelong friend recalls John L. Stoddard legacy
Editor recalls a lifelong New England friendship begun in Gilmanton in 1863. He details the Stoddard family lineage, John's Williams College prowess, Yale Divinity School struggles, and a shift toward agnosticism after European study, noting the impact on his ministry ambitions and personal ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
John L. Stoddard
Lake Como
Italy
Gilmanton
N. H
Old Gilmanton Academy
Sandwich
New Hampshire
Boston
Brookline
Edward
Mary
John
Jonathan
David
Stoddard
England
New England
Anthony Stoddard
Solomon Stoddard
Jonathan Edwards
John Stoddard
Charles Stoddard
Old South Church
Episcopal Church
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Jersey City
Maria Washburn
Nellie
Maria
St. Andrew's Guild
St. John’s
Letv of the Relief of the Sick and I
N .H
Laconia Road
Hanover
Williamstown
Williams
Yale Divinity School
Manning
Yale Seminary
Bason
Echo Lake
Andover Seminary
Maine Missionary Society
North Waterford
East Stoneham
American Bible Society
Darwin
Huxley
Andover Theological Seminary
New Haven
Yale
Andover
Germany
Phippsburg Social Roundup Includes Far-Flung Guests
Visitors from Portland Bath Yarmouth and Roxbury mingle at Sebasco and Popham Beach cottages. Residents recount a rocky City of Rockland episode, a Labor Day crowd barn dance, and moose sightings affecting local farms.
Winnegance social cards feature auctions and visits
Mrs. Robert Manson hosted five tables of auction at her Winnegance home with garden blooms. prizes went to Mrs. Olney Perry and Merton Oliver, while others received consolations. The event followed by refreshments. many neighbors attended. Various residents organized breakfasts, visits, and trips to nearby towns, with tractable notes on road work and local appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Manson
Winnegance
Olney Perry
Sherman Morse
Merton Oliver
Harry Oliver
Gus Small
Walter Morse
Frank Perry
Almon Perry
Dorothy Morse
Roberta Manson
Paul Holbrook
Cleveland Holbrook
Harold Hicks
Robert P. Manson
Boston
Aimon R. Perry
Emery Footer
Salvation Army
L. A. Miles Camp
Christmas Cove
Louise Tibbetts
Priscilla Coombs
Phyllis Coembs
Roberta Lewis
Pegey Lewis
Anna and
Reed Perkins
Leona Stacy
Filmer Morse
Elwood Drake
Annette Williams
Marion Marshall
Harry F. Oliver
Albertha Williams
Omar Perry
Dromore Farm Bureau
Dromore
Arthur Perry
Bridge Street
Angie Willis
Edward Belt
Danford McDonald
Douglas Kipp
Brooklyn
Damariscotta
Barbara Hogan
Mabel Walburn
Beachmont
Mass
Seymour Hayden
Farmington
Knight
Harry Jr
Fairfield
Fred L. Parks
Camden
Fred Sturtevant
Fred Jr
Cambridge
Winfield W. Morse
Orman Carr
Raymond
White Mountains
Mystery Marine Creature At West Point Stuns Fishermen
A six foot long marine oddity with three fins and whale like tail was netted near West Point by Jesse Irving Wallace at Smith’s pier. The leathery headed creature breathes like a human and baffles veteran fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith's Pier
West Point
Jesse Irving Wallace
Sea monster displayed after 800 pound catch in Casco Bay
Durward Bowie showed Bath residents an 800 pound horse mackerel taken Monday by Henry Wallace of West Point. The fish, sold to a Lewiston dealer, was to be exhibited briefly before being cut up. Fishermen report plentiful mackerel and strong pursuit of other fish along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casco Bay
Bath
Durward Bowie
Lewiston
Henry Wallace
West Point
Bowie
Harbor
Portland
New Meadows
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L. A
Atwood
Sella
L. F
Atwood’s Medicine
Newell
Georgie Paulin
Janet Beardsley
Rev
O. W. Folsom
Desings
Pri
Phippsburg
Harold Battison
Battison
Old Orchard
Sebasco
Georgia Preble Eby
Raymond Fitz
West Somerville
Guy Pyle
R. D. Eby
Lincoln Farrar
Charles Farrar
William
Emma
Gordon Preble
Lucinda Sprague
Ruth
Inda Ferguson
Roxbury
Phippsburg Center
John H. Stacey
Stanley Hyde
Leo Doherty
Yarmouth
Popham Beach
Woodbury Nichols
Pop
Mapleton
Irma Gilman
Ashdale
Augusta Campbell
Asa Wyman
Emily Wyman
William Sprague
Arthur Sprague
J. Bradford Sprague
Bessie
Freeman C. Bowker
Aoe
Topsham Thursay
J. E. Perry
Stanley Bickford
Beachmont Mass
James E. Perry
Flora Risteen
Earl Risteen
Thomaston
Pred Sawyer
Herbert Robinson
Madame Robinson
Ossining
N. Y
Kamp Keebee
Tiny Tim
Leila Hampton
Pauline Wyman
Anita Williams
Margaret Minnett
Fred Sawyer
North Woods
Willard Blair
George Blair
Foxboro
Raymond Campbell
Myrtle Washer
Mabel Buell
Waltham
Mrs. Clark
Popham
Miss Washer
City of
Rockland
Dix’ Island
Willard Cromwell
Harry Nason
Ruby Robertson
Cottage Park
Harold Drake
Franklin Morse
Alfred Cornish
Hardings
William W. Thompson
Walter Thompson
Wilton
Lower High Street
Noyes’ Hill
Merry Property
Louise Smiley
Marjorie Smiley
William Davis
Samuel Belanger
Smiley
Sabino
Uncle Ben
Paul G. Bagdikiar
Agdikian
Chiropractors
Front Street
Bath, Maine
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