Vandalism Hits City Welcome Sign Beside Blind Crossing
Cosmopolitan Garden Club laments acts of vandalism from night into morning damaging the welcome sign near Blind Crossing and nearby plantings. Residents condemn the deliberate destruction and urge steps to stop the harm, noting the sign’s costly installation and lighted display. The piece situates the event within a broader trend of roadside vandalism in New England communities.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Brunswick
New Meadows
Blind Crossing
Parking complaints rise over street narrowness in Bath
Residents and business leaders in Bath debate parking control on Vime street approach to Carlton bridge and on narrow side streets. Drivers park far from curbs, blocking passageways. many call for action by state or city. Implementing limits could benefit town business interests.
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Vime Street
Carlton Bridge
Bath
Seabrook Judge Removed Over Conduct at Court
Judge David C. Chase of Seabrook NH has been removed by the legislature and governor's council. No dishonesty charges were filed but his court manner was called unbecoming a judge and motorists faced undue hardship. A speed trap was alleged with motorists fined. Seabrook selectmen ordered the police chief to withdraw all officers from highway work.
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David C. Chase
Seabrook
New Hampshire
Governor's Council
Board of Selectmen of
Textiles hit by rumblings of regional strike spread feared
Rumors say Southern New England mills have called out workers with demands for higher wages. Threats surface that the strike could spread industry wide unless concessions are granted, recalling a bitter textile strike from months past and warning against repetition in New England or beyond.
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New England
Maine Welcomes July Tourists With Historic Hospitality
In the final week of June, departing Monday marks July 1, bringing an influx of tourists for July and early August. Maine remains beautiful and attractive, with locals extending the familiar warm hospitality to visitors just as in the past.
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Maine
Maine Fishermen Seek Greater Federal Attention
Fishermen along the Maine coast urge the federal government to focus more on their needs. They acknowledge state efforts to improve fishing in Maine lakes and streams but contend commercial harvesters and those gathering other ocean foods lack adequate support.
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Maine
Ambiguous Political Talk Raises Governor Prospects
The speaker appears to hint at a possible gubernatorial candidacy as he delivers pointed remarks, but he publicly states he is not pursuing any political office. The exchange suggests lingering speculation about his future role.
Opposition to Current Policies Spurs Bold Public Statement
A critic declares strong opposition to the dominant party policies and vows to make views publicly known, signaling a determined stance and intent to influence public discourse.
Club root disease threatens cabbage and cauliflower crops
Growers are urged to use healthy transplants as swollen roots indicate club root disease. It harms cabbage family crops including broccoli and turnip, spreads via manure, and can persist for years. Good drainage and lime help, but large applications may hurt potatoes. resistant turnip and rutabaga varieties exist such as Snowball and American Purple Top.
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Reiner Bend
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Douglass Simpson Nuptials In Augusta Lawn Ceremony
Miss Bernice Carlton Simpson and C Morton Douglass of Brunswick wed Friday afternoon at the bride’s parents home on Rocky Hill road Augusta. Rev A T McWhorter officiated. Attendants and guests included Marion Simpson Frank Douglass Jr Russell Douglass and Alien McIntyre. The bride, a Brunswick native and 1927 valedictorian, teaches in Augusta. the groom works with his father in Brunswick. They left for a coast wedding trip.
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Bernice Carlton Simpson
Augusta
C. Morton Douglass
Brunswick
Henry T. Simpson
Rocky Hill Road
A. T. McWhorter
Marion Simpson
Portland
Frank Douglass Jr
Russell Douglass
Alien McIntyre
York
Miss Simpson
Farmington State Normal School
Frank Douglass
Brunswick High School
Ed Wynn Yacht The Chief Clears For Atlantic City
Ed Wynn’s yacht The Chief sails from the Kennebec at 4 50 AM bound for Atlantic City. A broken pipe line forces a Portland stop for repairs as Wynn stays to care for his mother Mrs Minna Leopold. The vessel had been fog bound three days before taking on water and oil at Reed Nichols Co wharf.
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Ed Wynn
Atlantic City
Kennebec
Portland
Wynn
Opera House
Wheeler and Woolsey
Minna Leopold
Reed Nichols Co
Dunlap Commandery Goes to Portland for St. John's Day Parade
A Dunlap Commandery No. 5 K T delegation led by Eminent Commander J Maurice Haynes traveled by special train Monday to Portland where 24 commanderies joined in St John s day observances. Accompanied by a local band they marched from Masonic temple to Railroad square boarded the train with Rockland and Camden commanderies. Dunlap was welcomed by the Yarmouth band and joined with DeMolay at Skowhegan to form the fifth division in the monster parade. They returned by train around nine that night.
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Dunlap Commandery
No. 5
K. T
J. Maurice Haynes
Portland
Knight Templars
Masonic Temple
Railroad Square
Rockland
Camden
Dunlap
Yarmouth
DeMolay
Skowhegan
Commandery
First Green Peas From City Gardener’s Plot
Albert L. Strout of 1161 Washington street harvested his first mess of green peas Sunday night from a sloping plot with good drainage and ample sun. The peas were large and flavorful, reflecting favorable recent weather.
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Albert L. Strout
Washington Street
Mrs Carrie P Johnson Guests In Springfield Mass
Mrs Carrie P Johnson and her daughter Ruth spent the weekend in Springfield Massachusetts. They were joined home by Miss Harriet Johnson who teaches English at Springfield High School.
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Carrie P. Johnson
Ruth
Springfield
Mass
Harriet Johnson
Springfield High School
Memorial Service of Pythian Sisters in Lowell Temple
At the Lowell Temple No. 31 Pythian Sisters regular meeting last Wednesday conducted its memorial service led by Past Chief Alice Bowie. The service honored deceased sisters Clara Brackley Gussie Gregory and deceased brothers with floral tributes and closing prayers. The temple accepted an invitation to attend a grand officer’s reception at Boothbay Harbor on June 28.
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Pythian Hall
Washington Street
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
Alice Bowie
Bowie
Sadie Garcelon
Lou Haley
Louise Munroe
Emily Williams
Temple
Clara Brackley
Gussie Gregory
Rockland
Nellie Dunner
Edith Miller
Mary Curtis
Bordeaux Mixture Accidental Discovery
Maine Extension Service notes that Bordeaux mixture was first used in France to protect plants from pests rather than fungi. Millardet observed vines in October 1882 near a vineyard walk retained leaves while others defoliated, leading to the discovery of a blue copper lime coating used to control mildew. Further studies showed copper’s effectiveness even in great dilutions.
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France
Wayne Rich
Maine Extension Service
Millardet
Maine
Diamonds Returned to Brunswick Woman
Amedee Menard, Brunswick street cleaner, recovered a chamois skin bag containing $30, two diamond rings and a diamond brooch lost by a Bowdoin College commencement visitor. The Bowdoin Alumni office advertised the loss and Philip Wilder rewarded Menard with part of the money. The man found the purse Friday afternoon after dumping his cart at a dump. The brooch had 20 small diamonds. one ring had a large stone and the other four small stones. No value estimate was given.
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Amedee Menard
Brunswick Street
Bowdoin College
Menard
Bowdoin
Philip Wilder
Wilder
Four New Maine Liquor Stores Open Soon
The Maine State Liquor Commission plans to open four additional liquor outlets within two weeks, expanding totals to 21. The Bath store opened Friday June 14, with new sites in Bar Harbor and Old Orchard Beach, and others planned for Auburn Skowhegan and possibly Belfast. Since December 1934, units have opened in several towns and three Augusta headquarters units serve retail wholesale and mail order.
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Maine State Liquor Commission
Bath
Bar Harbor
Old Orchard Beach
Auburn
Skowhegan
Belfast
Houston
Rumford
Rockland
Ellsworth
Calais
Millinocket
State Liquor Commission
Augusta
Devil's Slide and Devil's Post Pile Landmark
A natural toboggan like formation called Devil's Slide in Utah is described as peculiar. The Devil's Post Pile, a National Monument near Yosemite, California, is a large basaltic rock formation along the San Joaquin River with a road to the canyon rim for access by trail.
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Devil's Slide
Utah
Yosemite Park
California
San Joaquin River
San Joaquin Canyon
Aldermen Order Fire Dept Roster Citizens Only
The aldermen voted to discharge aliens from the fire department and to fill vacancies with citizens. A hearing on Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1’s accepted roll was held after a protest by John F. King. The city clerk was instructed to return the roll to the company with citizenship requirements.
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Fire Department
Hook & Ladder Co
John F. King
Hook & Ladder 1
Ralph W. Bragg
Sewall
Big Crew Employed On Highway Work
One hundred twenty five men are employed on a new seven mile highway between Richmond Corner and Bowdoinham in Sagadahoc county. Two crews work the 30 hour week required by the Federal Road Bureau. The gravel surface will be laid this year with a future concrete road plan. The route shortens Augusta to Brunswick by about two miles and eliminates sharp turns. Funds come from the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. workers are hired through the Federal Re employment Service. Supervisory workers only may be brought by contractors.
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Richmond Corner
Bowdoinham
Sagadahoz
Federal Road Bureau
Augusta
Brunswick
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Federal Re-employment Service
Hallowell
Gardiner Knights Plan Field Day and Officers Named
At the Tamerlane Conclave in Gardiner the Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine planned a field day at New Meadows Inn grounds with dinner on Sept 1 for members and wives. Four Bath men attended. officers elected include Cyrus N. Blanchard as M. P. Sovereign, N. Gratz Jackson as Harbinger, and Arthur B. Stilphen as 1st Lieutenant.
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Tamerlane
Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine
Gardiner
New Meadows Inn
Inn
Bath
David L. Wilson
Dunlap Commandery
Arthur B. Stilphen
N. Gratz Jackson
Edward W. Sampson
Retired Bath Engineer Marks 85th Birthday at Home
George W. Rogers aged 85, a retired engineer machinist and Bath resident, celebrated his birthday Monday at 45 Trufant Street. Born June 24, 1850, son of William Rogers, he married Idella V. Genthner on December 23, 1882. They have son Ernest G. Rogers living with the family. Rogers credits health to prudent living and staying active.
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George W. Rogers
Bath
Trufant Street
Mr. Rogers
William Rogers
Idella V. Genthner
Waldoboro
Ernest G. Rogers
Campaign Labels and Public Sentiment Debate
The article notes strong public support for a movement and warns that failure to materialize would be charged to partisan leaders' selfishness and shortsightedness. It continues a discussion from page one about political labels and their influence.
Masons Attend Church for Masonic Sunday Observance
About 100 members of Solar and Polar Star lodges observed Masonic Sunday at Central church at 1030. They marched from the Masonic temple to the church with Arthur W. King and Thatcher B. Pinkham leading. Dr. David L. Wilson preached a powerful sermon and a yearly Masonic Sunday was proposed for future observances.
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Solar and
Polar Star Lodges
Central Church
Masonic Temple
Arthur W. King
Solar Lodge
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Polar Star Lodge
David L. Wilson
Abe
Children Sunday at Corliss Street service and concert
The Corliss Street Bible school conducted a Children Sunday with a dedication of five more children and a full morning service on salvation themes. An illustrated tobacco lecture series concludes Friday at 7:30 PM. The evening program featured readings, songs, recitations, and a school presentation of Begonia plants.
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Corliss Street Bible School
Snot Ein
Charles Moore
Madelyn Oliver
Hazel McCorr
Barbara Jenkins
Charles Godfrey
Dorothy McCorry
Lawson
Madge Armstrong
Jesus
June Stover
Leroy James
Christ’s Little Sunbeams
Eae
Nat Shirley James
Bowdoin Class of 1895 Holds Fortieth Reunion
Senator N M Gratz Jackson attended Bowdoin College's 40th reunion for the class of 1895, held at Garnet Wednesday evening last week. Of 43 living members, 20 were present and joined in songs, reminiscences, and a cheerful gathering after dinner. The attendees included Rev A G Axtell Demorest Ga, Dr B L Bryant Bangor, A L Dennison Wilton, Thomas V Doherty Houston, Frank H Haskell Portland, Prof H W Thayer Princeton, James E Hicks Boston, W M Ingraham Portland, N Gratz Jackson Bath, John G W Knowlton Exeter, Edward S Lovejoy Malden, G B Mayo Smethport Pa, Frank H Mead Bangor, Alfred Mitchell Portland, R T Parker Rumford, L F Soule Salem Depot NH, Philip D Stubbs Augusta, George C Weber Auburn, Corham Wood Bangor, Charles S Christie Warwick RI.
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NM. Gratz Jackson
Bowdoin College
Garnet
A. G. Axtell
Demorest
B. L. Bryant
Bangor
A. L. Dennison
Wilton
Thomas V. Doherty
Houston
Frank H. Haskell
Portland
H. W. Thayer
Princeton
N. J
James E. Hicks
Boston
W. M. Ingraham
N. Gratz Jackson
Bath
John G. W. Knowlton
Exeter
N. H
Edward S. Lovejoy
Malden
Mass
G. B. Mayo
Smethport
Arrowsic Republican Women Organize in Sagadahoc
At a well attended meeting at Mrs. James McFarland home an Arrowsic branch of the Sagadahoc Republican club was formed with officers elected including Mrs. McFarland chairwoman Mrs. Horatio L. Baker vice chairwoman Mrs. Fred O. Hayward secretary and Mrs. Norman Drummond treasurer An advisory board includes Mrs. Charles L. Crosby Mrs. Frank Clark Mrs. Ibra Lawrence and Mrs Henry Carlton A July meeting will be held with Mrs. Baker at Bluff Head Also Mr and Mrs Carroll A Deering and daughter Elizabeth moved to their Bay Point cottage for the season.
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James McFarland
Sagadahoc
New Zealand Extinct Bird and Related Word Puzzle Clues
A newspaper style prompt lists numerous crossword like clues including 9 A New Zealand extinct bird 10 A beverage 12 Wormlike larva 15 Greedy 17 One hundred thousand 18 Reverence 20 Hallem 21 Small vessels for ink 25 No good abbr 26 Domestic animal 27 Calcium symbol 28 Persian name for India 30 Free from harm 13 Sounded sonorously 14 A judgment 16 At 18 Make amends for 19 Follow 22 Transfer 23 Writing tables 24 Risk 27 Light boats 28 Part of arm pl 29 Layer of tiles 30 Mentally sound 32 Pronoun 33 Sun 36 Exclamation 37 Greek letter 31 Piecing out 32 Poverty 34 Astringent fruit of blackthorn 35 Conclusion 86 Short brisk leap 38 Ever contr. 39 Trellises to train shrubs flat etc.
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India
Friele
Origin of golf not in Scotland as belief suggests
A Rotarian Magazine article argues the game’s origins are unclear and defies simple tracing. It cites Teutonic terms for golf, royal prohibitions in Scotland, and later royal patronage linking golf to a "royal sport" label.
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Scotland
James IV
James
Edinburgh
James I
England
Blackheath
Greenwich
DROMORE FARM BUREAU PICNIC AT OCEAN PARK
Dromore Farm Bureau members enjoyed a social picnic at Ocean Park hosted by Mrs. Arthur F Mayo at her summer home. Attendees included Mrs Carroll A Deering Miss Elizabeth B Deering Mrs Frank Perry Mrs Robert P Manson Mrs Arthur C Lemont Mrs Leroy Lord Miss Helen Lee Mrs Frank A Hodgdon and Wallace Mayo. A dinner was served and the group sewed on patchwork during the day. In a separate note, a $300000 bequest is reported for Harry Perlstein of Lewiston from Abraham Greenberg of Santa Fe California who befriended him in New York before sailing to France in World War I.
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Dromore Farm Bureau
Ocean Park
Arthur F. Mayo
Mayo
Elizabeth Murphy
Carroll A. Deering
Elizabeth B. Deering
Frank Perry
Harry Perlstein
Ware Street
Lewiston
Abraham Greenberg
Santa Fe
Calif
Perlstein
New York City
France
Eddie Clough Makes Perfect Skeet Score
Eddie Clough of Bath hit a perfect skeet score of 25 in the Sagadahoc Red Gun & Skeet Association weekly shoot at the Bath skeet field. It marked the second perfect this season by a Bath competitor, with several others breaking 22 or better as the sport gains momentum.
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Eddie Clough
Bath
Sagadahoc
Howard Rice
Doc” Hibbs
Roland Brawn
Hartford
Piowoto
Ecieg
Petar
Charles Toothaker
Uate Tacitale
Ini Tvias Sieate
W. Ham
Brunswick
Samuel Morse
Motor Tour of Coast Guide Book Now Ready
The second annual edition of A Motor Tour of the Coast of Maine by D. W. Hoegg and published by the Maine Coast Publicity Association is ready for free distribution. It covers about 2500 miles and describes hundreds of scenic and historic sites along the Maine coast, with mileages and guidance for motorists.
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Motor Tour OF Coast Guide
Maine
D. W. Hoegg
Maine Coast Publicity Association
Camden
Maine Publicity Bureau
Portland
Maine Automobile Association
United States
Coast of
FIRST LAWN PARTY FOR BATH FIREMEN
The Bath Veteran Firemen Association hosts its first lawn party of the season June 27 28 and 29 at St Marys church grounds to raise funds for sending the engines Senator Baxter and Sagadahock to the New England muster in Portland July 20 A big beano game and multiple booths and concessions are planned The Girls Keep It Up 4 H club of West Bath met June 15 at Rosedale Farm with reporter Correnne Brown noting all but two members attended Plans for the next meeting were discussed
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Bath
West Bath
Rosedale Farm
Correnne Brown
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Chuir
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the Inn
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Thees
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Anna Day
Cummings
Billy
Bobby Cummings
Harry Barrett
Junior McPherson
Betty Hill
Parl Taylor
Violet McDorrad
Richard Godfrey
Shirley James
Evelyn Berry
Walter James
Harriett Plant
Leone Day
Madeline Haggett
Lawson Armstrong
Martha Williams
Arline James
Paul Daley
Marjorie Achorn
Alice Mitchell
King Margaret Day
Donald Williams
Jesus Loves
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Betty Berry
Beulah Pratt
Phyllis Haggett
Arrowsic Republican Women
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