Mysterious intruder stirs Small Point with series of thefts
A tall elusive man in a dark suit sparked a weekend of eight break-ins across three garages and five cottages in Small Point. He backed out cars, fled into woods after dawn, and left a torn trail including a dinner improvised in a cottage larder. Deputies traced incidents to a 1933 Chevrolet stolen from Forest City Motor Co. in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Sprague
Mr. Sprague
Albert Thompson
Selectman
Walter Rogers
Bath
Bald Head
Head Beach
Abraham C. Oliver
Loring D. Small
Forest City Motor Co
Portland
Thompson
George McMann
Oakhurst
Cushing Cottage
Alliquippa House
Oliver
Small
Explains Farm Loan System for Farmers and Mortgages
A Farm Loan Commissioner agent outlines refinancing options for farmers with various debt levels. He notes possible use of Federal Land Bank loans, first mortgages via national associations, and bonds guaranteed by the United States, with terms up to five years at low interest. Loans cap at 5000 dollars per person and 75 percent loan-to-value, with conditions on first mortgage protection for a three to five year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Loan Commissioner
Federal Land Bank
Charles A. Windholz
The
Federal Land Banks
Congress
United States
National Farm Loan Associations
Farm Loan
Fourteen Young Men Invited to YMCA Leadership Conference
The YMCA will fund fourteen young men to attend a Leadership conference in return for service to the association. Eight will coach grammar school basketball and help with programs, tasks, and fundraising, while six will coach and assist in the baseball league. Applicants must commit to duties, not just play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Flower Urns Donated to Morse High School
Morse High School received urns donated by the senior class led by president Richard McElman. The urns, crafted in the manual training department of David Al Kazin, stand on pedestals at the building entrance, accepted by Principal Arthur B. Scott. Miss Stella Whittam and Miss Nathalie Whittam of Wollaston and Miss Beatrice Barnard of Stratham visited Mrs. E. E. Morse at Snow Park for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McElman
Morse High School
David Alkazin
Manual Training
Arthur B. Scott
Stella Whittam
Nathalie Whittam
Wollaston
Mass
Beatrice Barnard
Stratham
N. H
Miss Whitlam
E. E. Morse
Snow Park
Nurses Rewarded For Three Years Hard Training
The Bath City Hospital School of Nursing held a senior class graduation at Grace church parish house with Miss Helen V. Downing honored for leadership. Miss Zeta West won the Doris Chase Purington medal. Miss Marjorie Hinckley and Miss Helen French also graduated. Music by Morse High School orchestra accompanied the ceremony led by John H. Grindell. Mayor John A. Lord spoke on nursing’s noble role and the Naval Hospital Corps, while Dr. Langdon T. Snipe listed five essential nurse qualifications: care, observation, obedience, breeding, and people management. He urged nurses to read widely to stay informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hospital
Zeta West
Doris Chase Purington
City Hospital
Miss West
Sunny Brae
N. B
Marjorie Hinckley
Georgetown
Helen French
Kingfield
Morse High School
John H. Grindell
Diana
Lucia
Grindell
Durwood Shorey
James Temple
Chester Leeman
Crystal Shorey
John Skelton
Beth Trott
Betty Rice
Ruth Cohen
Charlotte King
Mr. Grindell
Merton Sprague
Frank Martin
Linwood Temple
Rosalys Desjardins
Vanona MacDonald
Dorothea Nash
Edward Gaudet
Mary Goodwin
Estelle McCabe
Esther Wilson
Eleanora Ede Sidney Knight
Alfred Cornier
Miss Hinckley
Miss French
Miss Downing
Catharine O'Donnell
Nora Brown
Helen Merrill
Grace Allen
Miss O'Donnell
Violet Ellis Brown
Louise Rogers
Jane Haggett
Florence Nightingale
Edith Cavel
Naval Hospital Corps
Lord
Langdon T. Snipe
School of Nursing
Snipe
Morse and Brunswick Postpone Game to Friday at Five
After heavy rain the Morse Brunswich baseball clash is moved to Friday at Kelley Field five oclock. Morse star Leon Buck gains rest, aiming for best form in the season finale as both schools seek a win to boost their Southern Division Kennebec Valley League standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse-Brunswick
Kelley Field
Morse Nine
Leon Buck
Morse
Cony High
Augusta
Brunswick
Brilliant Comedy by The Thespians Delights Columbia Audience
Take My Advice by Elliott Lester closed a successful Thespians season in Columbia. Director H Augustus Huse led eight cast members in a light Easter vacation comedy that drew a large crowd and featured standout work by Edwin C. Tietig and Edna Antworth among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Lester
The
Thespians
Columbia
H. Augustus Huse
Ladies of the Jury
Solid South
Thirteenth Chair
Edwin C. Tietig
Edna Antworth
Francis Winchenbach
James B. Drake
Erroll L. Baker
Fred D. Hill
Charles F
Miss Antworth
Ann Weaver
Bud
New York
Kerry van Kind
International School of Histrionics
Mr. Drake
van Kind
the Thespians
Dr. Winchenbach
Jimmy Thayer
Baker
John J. Weaver
Bradley Clement
Weaver
Hill
Stolen Car Wrecks on Bath Road Near Brunswick
A stolen automobile, driven at high speed, skidded in sand on the Bath road near Brunswick causing a wreck that toppled a telephone pole and badly damaged the car. A bystander reported two men fled into the woods, one appearing injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Bath Road
Note of warning against forces of Communism
Rev F L Littlefield delivers Memorial Day address in Oak Grove cemetery warning against Communist influence in government. He questions motive of gathering, warns of national disintegration, and frames choice as America under God or without God. He cites Lincoln and stresses heritage, duty, and patriotism amid perceived threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Littlefield
Oak Grove Cemetery
America
Lincoln
Bath Observes Memorial Day With Parade and Exercises
Memorial Day was observed in Bath under rainy skies as a procession moved along the Maine Central wharf area. Mayor spoke of Bath’s Navy ties while veterans, auxiliary members, and civic groups joined a flower service and patriotic tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central
Bath
William H. Tobey
Topsham
Secgwick Pot
Thomas Gannon
George F. Chandler
John H. Pease
Phippsburz
Chester A. Plant
Seth Stewart
Forest L. Littlefield
Soldiers Monument
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charles Brown
Edward A. Garcelon
Charles W. Pratt
T. W. Hyde Camp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Y.M.C.A
Miriam W. Kimball
Hue
George Baer Connard
Lillian C. Miller
Kimball
Kenneth Trask
Woodbury Bailey
C. Merritt Trott
Graham White
Clifford Leeman
Harvey Hartley
Bill Colerwell
Mr. Trask
Leeman
Francis S. McPherson
Mr. White
H. W. Cool
Howard Blake
Henry Wilson
Emery Rideout
Norman Smith
Auxiliary
Frank Given
Joseph Yates
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Arthur Haggett
Helen McIntosh
Lester Young
Frigate Constitution Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Horace Ward
Lloyd L. Hooker
T. W. Hydecamp
S. of
A. V
John C. Fitzgerald
Morse High School Band
Battery H
Elva Stickney
Joseph A. Butler
Harold Carter
F. W
Harold Corlis
Ernest Edgar Kate
United
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Ralph G. Stetson
American Legion
Roy Getchell
Boy Scouts
W. N. Scott
T. W. Hyde
U. W
George Melzard
Thomas Worcester Hyde
Bath Iron Works
LePage
Johnson
Maine
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