Milk Referendum Sparks Maine Dairymen Uproar Over New Law
Maine dairymen and grangers oppose a July 10 effective milk law set by the last legislature. They fear steep price rises for consumers and costly barn and equipment upgrades to meet a strict US scorecard for grade A milk. They seek a referendum to delay or defeat the measure, arguing the scorecard is too theoretical and grants inspectors too much discretion.
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Maine
Bath
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Granges
Maine Exports 1924 Lead by Wood and Paper Value
Maine shipments of merchandise in 1924 totaled 5 503 356 dollars ranking thirty eighth among states for foreign markets. New Hampshire led Maine by about 500 000 dollars with 6 014 221 dollars exported, while South Dakota with 5 240 833 dollars ranked second. The U S total trade for 1924 reached 4 498 151 936 dollars. Wood and paper topped Maine exports at 1 746 798 dollars. leather manufactures reached 51 642 dollars.
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Maine
Department of Commerce
New Hampshire
South Dakota
United States
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
New Jersey
Louisiana
Michigan
Virginia
Ohio
Massachusetts
Popham Road Hazard Spurs Phippsburg Bush Clearing
The article notes Phippsburg should trim roadside bushes along the highway to Popham Beach to improve safety and passage as the overgrown sites narrow the road and rutting worsens after spring neglect. It also highlights resumed steamboat service from Boston to Kennebec river points and inviting summer trips to Gardiner, Bath, Boothbay Harbor, and nearby areas.
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Phippsburg
Popham Beach
Popham
Boston
Kennebec
Gardiner
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Behind the Scenes at 101 Ranch Show in Lewiston
Two Bath women Miss Mae Bickle and Miss Cora Savage visited the Lewiston 101 Ranch Wild West Show. Col. Joseph Miller hosted them at dinner after the performance. They toured dressing tents and observed performers.
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Bath
Lewiston
Col
Joseph Miller
Mae Bickle
Cora Savage
Col. Miller
Miss Bickle
Miss Savage
Alumni Banquet Draws Large Local Reunion Planned
Alumni banquet drew many former students as classes arranged reunions and planned further fund raising next week at New Meadows Inn. The treasurer reported 84.10 in the treasury and a $75 gift from the late Walter M. Coombs class of 99 for Morse High gym equipment. A Beatrice Nichols ode closed the meeting with thanks to PTA groups.
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New Meadows Inn
Maye
Marion Hill Freeman
Roberta Barker
Williams
Treasury
Walter M. Coombs
Morse High
Beatrice Nichols
P.t.a.s
George P. Larrabee
Crockett
Sebasco Golf Course Nearing Completion
Courtney Brown of New York, Simmer colony member, reports six holes finished at Sebasco golf course near Sebasco Estates. Cushman of Porthind funded the project, with nine holes planned and opening expected July 11 in the summer season.
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Courtney Brown
New York
Sebasco
Nathan A. Cushman
Porthind
Sebasco Estates
Fuller couple guests of Beacon street resident
Mr and Mrs Eliot A Fuller of Nor Way spent the weekend as guests of Mrs Fuller s father John C Minott on Beacon street in a social visit.
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Eliot A. Fuller
Nor Way
New Telephone Cable Laid Across Kennebec River
A new telephone cable was laid in 25 minutes across the Kennebec river from Bath to Woolwich replacing the aged line. The cable, loaded Thursday on the Sophia of Rockland, was lowered Friday morning and fully deployed by 6 55. Experts from Bath Brunswick and Portland directed the operation with final splicing to follow, aiming to improve service at the earliest opportunity.
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Kennebec
Bath
Woolwich
Sophia
Rockland
John I. Snow
Brunswick
Portland
City Landing
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Thomas F. Maguire
Fiwood B. Hodgkins
Fred FE. Scribner
Lewiston
W. Howard Larrabee
Harry A. Starbird
Memorial service held for Sasanoa tribe and Ramona council
A memorial service in Red Men's hall largely attended by Sasanoa tribe of Red Men and Ramona council marked 22 and 21 years of existence. Wast Sachem Ernest Avery opened the service with leaders named, a pink memorial token laid on a table, and a memorial address delivered by Avery after the roll call of deceased members.
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Sasanoa Tribe
Red Men
Ramona Council
Degree
Pocahontas
Red Men’s Hall
Ernest Avery
Ralph Boardman
Sagamore
Lucile Blake
Paul West
Florence Robinson
Martha K. Grant
Avery
Kindergarten Pupils Shine in June Time Closing Exercises
Mrs Sylvanus Dennells kindergarten held closing exercises at the Cosmopolitan club featuring a singing play titled June Time. Participants included Mary Sprague Alicia Olin to Elizabeth Pinkham Virginia Kingsley Doris Armstrong and others. After the program the children went to Mrs Pennells home on High street for a lawn fete.
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Sylvanus Dennell
Cosmopolitan Club
Flowers
Mary Sprague
Alicia Olinto
Elizabeth Pinkham
Virginia Kingsley
Doris Armstrong
John Shaughnessy
Graham Vennell
John Larrabee
Peter Olinto
Lady June
Alicia Clinte
Violet
Grasshopper
Graham Pennell
Rosebud
Eighth Grade Pupils Visit the Capitol
About 60 pupils from three eighth grades took a motor trip to Augusta on Friday. Teachers Miss Alice Hartnett from Weeks Street School and Misses Marion Winningtom and Bessie Hunt from Central Grammar guided them. They toured the capitol and Blaine mansion, returned via a stop at Gardiner, and arrived home tired but happy after an ideal day.
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Augusta
Weeks Street School
Alice Hartnett
Central Grammar School
Marion Winningtom
Bessie Hunt
Fremont Rowe
Bath Grain Co
Capitol
Blaine Mansion
Brewster
Gardiner
Rear Admiral Hughes Receives Promotion
Rear Admiral C. Fred Hughes, TSN, former Bath boy and head of fleet training, will replace Admiral S. S. Robinson as commander in chief of the battle fleet when Robinson succeeds Admiral Robert E. Coontz as commander in chief of the United States fleet. Announcement by Secretary Wilbur sets changes for this fall after the fleet’s cruise to Australia.
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C. Fred Tughes
T.S.N
Bath
Navy Department
S. 8S. Robinson
Robert KE. Coontz
United States
Wilbur
Australia
Civitan Maine Trip Adds Noted Guests to Itinerary
The Civitan group extended its Maine visit with specialists in eye and ENT care, printing, wholesale soaps, and dentistry. Notable attendees included Dr. Morse, Val Nearpass, George Pinnteen, Peter Ranen, Dr. Robert Thompson, and L. P. Libby. On Monhegan they were joined by Eula McClary, who had covered MacMillan departure, before joining the voyage to Popham and Bath. She later returned to Weymouth to stay with the Sewalls.
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Val E. Nearpass
Northwest
George R. Pinnteen
Peter W. Ranen
Robert T. Thompson
Portland
MacMillan
Popham
Bath
Wiecasset
Charles S. Sewall
Dinner for MacMillan Honors Polar Hero and Crew
A Maine dinner salutes Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd and Lieutenant Commander MacMillan for the polar expedition effort. Governor Brewster lauds their service, and attendees include prominent officials, architects, publishers, and business leaders from Portland, Bath, Augusta, and beyond, with prayers for a safe return anticipated in September.
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Greely
Richard Byrd
MacMillan
Brewster
Peary
Navy Department
National Geographic Society
Polar Sea
Augustus O. Thomas
May P. Fogg
Freeport
Charles F. Flynt
The
Kennebec Journal
Augusta
Phineas H. Gay
Newcastle
Allen M. Irish
Bath
George F. West
Portland
William J. Blake
Henry F. Merrill
John Calvin Stevens
John Howard Stevens
State of Maine
Frank B. Nichols
Bath Daily Times
Herbert A. Clay
Harry Thomas
Boothbay Harbor
R. P. Hazzard
Gardiner
Charles W. Clifford
William T. Cummings
South Berwick
George S. Hobbs
E. L. Lyman
R. P. Robinson
W. C. Russell
Busting Island
Benjamin F. Cleaves
Associated —Industries_of
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Larry M. Carroll
Norway
M. E. Ricker
Lester H. Shibles
Orono
Charles M. White
Leon 8. Merrill
Charles M. Conant
Winterport
Edwin M. Hamlin
Milo
H. L. Garrigan
Storrs
O. A. Nash
George A. MacDonald
J. H. Fifield
John A. Robinson
Springfield
Mass
Philip PP. Chapman
Sidney EB. V. Thaxter
F.C. Deering
William BP
Deering
Hollis Center
John W. Leland
Dover-Foxcroft
J. Sherman Douglas
Lamoine
Charles B. Carter
Auburn
Frank P. Washburn
E. Chandler Buzzell
Fryeburg
Will ©. Beale
Charles H. Wilson
Eastport
H. E. Ward
Arthur Beliveau
Rumford
F. W. Manson
Waterville
T. Patten
Independent Reporter
Skowhegan
J. Fred Hill
George G. Averill
Nathaniel W. Wilson
Lester F. Wallace
George TB. Wood
Henry B. Bird
Jarvis C. Perry
Rockland
FE. A. Robbins
Camden
Crosby
Bangor
Alan L. Bird
John Clark
Westbrook
G. A. Lawrence
H. B. Fiske
Charles T. Shean
Albert Steiger
Henry H. Bowman
F. M. West
Walter H. Price
West Springfield
Wilson H. Lee
New Harbor
C. B. Whitney
E. Kent Hubbard
Middletown
Conn
Charles H. Beckwith
Montrose
E. Hill
Arthur L. Jones
Old Orchard
Leroy R. Folsom
Norridgewock
Irene C. Stetson
Guy E. Torrey
Bar Harbor
Albert J. Stearns
FH. E. Henderson
Guy P. Gannett
Harrison Atwood
New York
E. P. Webster
Lewiston
Arthur G. Spear
George R. Yates
Gilbert TD. Harrison
Samuel Stewart
H. G. Lombard
Frank W. Wardwell
Harrie B. Coe
Fred L. Williams
A. L
T. Cummings
Abba Harris Coe
Edgar TB. Lord
George FE. Stevens
Lebanon
O. W. Tapley
Washington, D. C
Philip F. Chapman
S. F. Thaxter
W. G. Love
T. J. Powers
Southport
E. Bertram Pike
Fred N. Rix
Pike Mfg. Co
Pike, N. H
Charles E. Dustin
Hortense P. Sargent
Haverhill
Mags
Lo T L. Brooks
Boston
Jan Eram
Jamaica
N.Y
Charles G. H. Evans
Portland Express
Sam E. Conner
Lewiston Journal
Allen T. Hubbard
Jake and
Phil Coolidge
Pathe News
A. S. Moffatt
L. FE. Ellis
Fox News
Vo. Kubes
International
Charleston Rumor Spurs All Classes in Harlem Dance
The Charleston, rooted in African origin, captivates society from debutantes to maids. Employers seek workers who can Charleston, while women and men practice in clubs and homes, turning a social fad into a skillful craze across New York City. The dance blends wing and step, with variations showcased by James R Whitton and others as it spreads through theaters, studios, and street corners.
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Charleston
Vroom
Sally
Colony Club
Park Avenue
West Side
Buck
Wing
New York Society
New York
Barstow Gaudett Couple Wed In St Marys Rectory
William Barstow Frederick Barstow and Georgena Gaudett were married Sunday night at St Marys rectory by Rev Fr Nicholas J Horan and started a honeymoon by auto through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia stopping at St John and Digby. Barstow owns a grocery at Washington and South Streets. The Boston boat whistle on its first season voyage Tuesday morning was heard.
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William , Frederick Barstow
Georgena Marie Gaudett
St. Mary's Rectory
Nicholas J. Horan
Auto
New Brunswick
Nova Scotian
St. John
Digby
Barstow
Demerise Boardman Barstow
Washington
South Streets
Marceline Thebeau Gaudett
Boston
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Dance Fever Shifts Back From Fox Trot And Two Steps
The article notes a rapid rise of the Charleston and a decline of the fox trot. It cites New York Society committees and orchestras switching to a 2 4 time one step rhythm. It mentions the two step turn gaining popularity and foreign pieces like Titania and Katharina affecting tempo choices.
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New York Society
Flowers honor Mrs McFadden in Wiscasset harbor rescue
Mrs Rosene P McFadden received a banquet of flowers in Wiscasset on Saturday served by Donald B McMillan before the Bowdoin set sail for the Polar seas. She helped recover a fur piece dropped from a MacMillan party boat near the Bowdoin, earning grateful thanks from the owner. Mr and Mrs Artis and daughters plan a summer at Old Orchard.
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Thomas FE. Artis
Helen
Charlotte
Old Orchard
Dollar Days Observed By Bath Merchants
Bath merchants announce Dollar Days on Thursday and Friday with many shops offering attractive prices. Large turnout is expected from surrounding towns with ample parking. Fred Williams of Portland, a former West Bath boy, will fly a seaplane over the river Thursday to drop coupons for cash at participating stores. if Thursday is stormy, the event shifts to Friday.
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Bath
Othey
Fred Wiliams
Portland
West Bath
Ferry governor sidelined by rudder chain break
The ferry governor was out of commission from 5 30 to eight Tuesday night after a rudder chain broke causing a traffic jam. Repairs were completed and service resumed promptly.
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King
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