Deserving Credit for Peleg Tallman Biography Project
The Independent published installments on Peleg Tallman of Bath 1764 1841. Frank Gifford Tallman from Wilmington funded a private volume by William M. Emery to preserve Tallman’s life showing careful research and public spirit.
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Independent
Peleg Tallman
Bath
Frank Gifford Tallman
Wilmington
Delaware
William M. Emery
New Bedford
Mass
Maine
Frank G. Tallman
Walter H. Sturtevant
Richmond
Sturtevant
Emery
Tallman
Gasoline taxes and highway funding debate in Oregon and nation
The article notes the 1919 Oregon gasoline tax anniversary and totals US highway financing from state and federal levies. It argues for reducing excess gas tax rates and removing duplicative federal taxes, while maintaining revenue to fund planned highways and employment.
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Oregon
Maine
United States
Senate
House
Doctor Frederick Cook fights for polar find claim
Dr. Frederick A. Cook appeals to the National Geographic Society to validate his claim of discovering the North Pole. At seventy years old he challenges reports by other explorers, including Admiral Peary, insisting he was the true Arctic discoverer.
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Frederick A. Cook
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Jeter
Peary
Arctic
Dr Cook Recalled From the Pole Attempt
Dispatches about Dr Cook recall a Boston hotel dinner with his manager where he described his polar trip. The writer questions the expedition’s veracity and whether Cook truly reached the Pole, noting the lack of conclusive proof and potential National Geographic Society action.
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Pole
National Geographic Society
Cook
Acadia Lodge Boosts Third Rank Team After Meeting
Pythian visitors from Bowdoinham and Boothbay Harbor praised Acadia lodge third rank team at Thursday night’s gathering. The Knights rank was conferred on one candidate, with strong praise for the team’s smooth performance. Chancellor Danforth and Vice Chancellor Clinton Owen outlined a solid program, while membership efforts aim to add at least 50 new members. An oyster and clam stew supper followed.
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Pythian Temple
Acadia Lodge
Bowdoinham
Boothbay Harbor
Danforth
Clinton Owen
Acadia
Miss Diggery Speaks At Fireside Club
Forty five young people attended Miss Gertrude J. Diggery's address at the Winter Street Fireside club. She urged better life work aims and noted motives for today’s world. Jane Stevens led the meeting with plans for next Sunday by Henry F. Deetjen and Miss Martha Page. Lincoln Academy announces the Class of 1936 honor ranks led by valedictorian Barbara Shattuck and salutatorian Althea Cole.
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Gertrude J. Diggery
Winter Street
Diggery
Morse High School
Jane Stevens
Henry F. Deetjen
Cheverus
Western Maine
Martha Page
Robert Clunie
Lincoln Academy
Barbara Shattuck
Althea Cole
Charlotte Poland
Edith Emerson
Edna Donnell
Virginia Pease
Ruth Belknap
Frances Stahl
Francis Alien
Anne Knowlton
Beryl Hodgkins
Lincoln
Jefferson
Dromore Farm Bureau Meets at Community House
Dromore Farm Bureau held a well attended meeting in Winnegance Community club house. Mrs. Rachel Hodgdon led a session on household cleaners and demonstrations included shoe polish silver polish floor wax and dustless dusters. Members knitted tatted and quilted under guidance of several leaders while a meat pie dinner followed due to a 25 cent charge with 29 attending.
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Dromore Farm Bureau
Winnegance
Rachel Hodgdon
Woolwich
Anna
Cogan
Emily Williams
Farm Bureau
Anna Percy
Dorothy A. Welch
Bath
Cora Campbell
Phippsburg
Dorothy Rogers
Dorothy Oliver
Bernice Drake
Percy Young
Parker Head
Hodgdon
Clara Oliver
Evelyn Beals
Bess Manson
Rebecca Feere
Lillian Perry
Aletha Campbell
State Tournament of Church Leagues in Bath
Bangor will send a team to Bath on March 14 to compete for Maine state church league championship. Hammond Street Congregational Church, Bangor champion, joins Portland Brunswick and Bath as state league winners entering the first tournament to determine the state champions.
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Bangor
Bath
Maine
Hammond Street Congregational Church
Portland
Brunswick
Corliss Street Church Names New Pastor Moffett
Rev Frederick P Moffett of East Greenwich Baptist church was chosen as pastor of Corliss Street Baptist church. He will move with his family the week of March 22 and preach his first sermon March 29. Moffett is son of Horace M Moffett of Needham Massachusetts and studied at Wentworth Institute Providence Bible Institute and Gordon College. He began his East Greenwich pastorate in June 1933. Mrs Moffett was Winifred May Bliss daughter of Needham police chief Arthur P Bliss.
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Frederick P. Moffett
East Greenwich Baptist Church
East Greenwich
R. I
Corliss Street Baptist Church
J. Moffett
Corliss Street
Mr. Moffett
Horace M. Moffett
Needham
Mass
Wentworth Institute
Providence Bible Institute
Evangelical Teacher Training Course
Gordon College
Moffett
Winifred May Bliss
Arthur P. Bliss
Needham Bank
Lenten Services Spotlight The Passion Of Jesus At Central Church
Central Church opens a Lenten sermon series themed The Passion of Jesus with a 10 30 Sunday service. March 8 15 22 and 29 schedule sermons on righteousness service love and the world. Holy Week includes a live dress of talks Holy Thursday communion and choir music. Dr Mary Ellen Chase prize news noted by Dr Milton M Ellis awards $100 for best original prose marking a new five year university prize program.
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Central Church
Jesus
Dr. Wilson
John Shaw
Mary Ellen Chase
University of Maine
Milton M. Ellis
Mrs N Electe ee of chub Mrs N electe ee of chub
Mrs Albert H Thompson former vice president was elected president of the Past Noble Grands club of Queen Esther Rebekah lodge at a meeting held at 152 North Street. Mrs Henry T B Leeman retires. Mrs Leonard M Lord was hostess with Mrs Bunker. Mrs Frank J Farrin elected vice president and Mrs Victor Pinkham elected secretary treasurer replacing Mrs Leonard M Munsey who declined another term. Twelve present. Farrin won first prize Thompson second and Ward consolation. Other attendees included Mrs Wallace L Atwood Mrs Charles E Helah Mrs Herbert H Huggard Mrs Lois T Mechiever and Mrs Ralph P Mank. Huggard and Elizabeth Tedford to host March meeting.
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Albert H. Thompson
Noble Grands Club
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Alfred Bunker
North Street
Henry T. B. Leeman
Leonard M. Lord
Bunker
Frank J. Farrin
Victor Pinkham
Leonard M. Munsey
Farrin
Thompson
Horace W. Ward
Wallace L. Atwood
Charles E. Helah
Herbert H. Huggard
Lois T. Mechiever
Ralph P. Mank
Huggard
Elizabeth Tedford
Deer Killed by Dogs on New Meadows Ice
A 60 pound young buck was chased and killed by two hounds on the New Meadows river opposite Larrabee's Grove in West Bath. Owners agreed to humane kill the dogs. Game Warden John H. Perkins cited fault of dog owners and warned dogs in the woods can be shot after the first of the month.
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New Meadows River
Larrabee’s Grove
Series of Sermons at Winter Street Church
A seven week series at Winter Street Church presents Sunday morning sermons by the pastor. Each talk interprets parts of the Book of Revelations under the theme Plain Statements from an Obscure Source with topics on Persecution Without Guilt, Intolerance, Activity versus Life, Man Proposes But God Disposes, Prosperity Without Merit, and Immortality as Life’s Answer to Injustice.
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Winter Street
Bath Iron Works Employes Party Delights With Sketch and Dances
The Bath Iron Works Employes staged a lively show headlined by Jack Edwards and Miss Morris with The Mad Hatter sketch and songs. The Roberts Sisters performed colorful song and acrobatic numbers, followed by the R.K.O. girls with Truckin. The event ran from eight to 10:30 with dancing until 12:50, and included a telegram read by Mr. McGowan to L. Eugene Thebeau. Decorations featured blue and red streamers and the Blues and Reds safety contest winners were announced. Ice cream and cookies were served. high school boys handled refreshments and check rooms.
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Jack Edwards
Miss Morris
Mr. Edwards
London Bridge
Roberts
Truckin
R.K.O
McGowan
L. Eugene Thebeau
B.I.W., Corp
Louis J. Brawn
Iron Works
Walter J. Brennan
Morse High
William Daley
Francis Holmes
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers List
A compact crossword puzzle listing multiple across and down clues with numbers and hints. Entries cover geography, language, vocabulary, and general knowledge terms, including animals, objects, and common prefixes and suffixes.
John Howard Fails to Appear in Court
John Howard of Lewiston operator of the Golden Ball tavern in West Bath failed to appear before Judge John J. Keegan in municipal court. The case concerns a worthless check for 15 dollars in Bath and 25 dollars in Auburn. Auburn officers planned to detain him for a related charge. The Golden Ball had been closed with two former employees saying Howard’s repair parts were being sought in Brunswick.
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John Howard
Lewiston
West Bath
John J. Keegan
Bath
Auburn
Shoe City
Howard
Golden Ball Tavern
Brunswick
Bath Youth Heads to Hawaiian Islands
Paul B Wilson youngest son of Rev and Mrs David L Wilson of 898 Middle Street left Bath for Hawaii on Wednesday. He finished duties at Bath Iron Works and flew from Boston with stops in Cleveland Fort Worth and Los Angeles arriving after about 21 hours. He will sail to San Francisco then Honolulu arriving March 12 to join his brother Cuthbert. En route he will meet Albert Redlon and Thomas Bates in Los Angeles. all are Phi Gamma brothers from the University of Maine.
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Paul B. Wilson
David L. Wilson
Middle Street
Hawaiian Islands
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
Los Angeles
Cal
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Tex
San Francisco
Honolulu
Cuthbert B. Wilson
Baldwin Sugar Co
Kauai Island
Albert Redlon
Thomas Bates
Phi Gam Fraternity Brothers
University of Maine
Bath Wins Its Suit Against Belfast
The City of Bath wins a pauper case against the City of Belfast for 127.93 dollars. Justice George L. Emery of the Maine Superior court ruled in Bath’s favor after a January term 1936 hearing in Sagadahoc county. Edward W. Bridgham represented Bath, Arthur Ritchie defended Belfast.
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Bath
Belfast
George L. Emery
Maine Superior Court
Fred H. Thompson
Emery
Superior Court
Sagadahoc
City of
Edward W. Bridgham
Arthur Ritchie
Literary Club Sets Agenda After Travel Book Talk
Cosmo politan club literary department met Tuesday with 11 attendees at the club house to discuss travel and adventure works. Titles included Without Armor Lost Horizon North to the Orient In Coldest Africa and travel writings on Germany and Russia. A speaker from Miss Frostina E Mars ton is planned for next week's mother club meeting with tea served at closing.
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The
Cosmopolitan Club
James Hilton
Orient
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Africa
Carveth Wells
Germany
Russia
Frostina E. Marston
Mother Club
Six Lent session discussions at Grace church parish house
A six session discussion course for young people and parent groups on Religion in Family Life will be held at Grace church parish house each Tuesday in Lent at eight under St Marys guild. First session March 3 on Christian Ideals in Marriage led by Marguerite Ogden of Portland.
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Grace Church
St. Mary's Guild
Marguerite Ogden
Portland
Rev Father Andrew V Kelleher Named New Lewiston Curate
Rev Father Andrew V Kelleher, formerly assistant at the Catholic church at Eastport, becomes curate at St. Joseph's church Lewiston, succeeding the late Father Zamund Murnane D D. Father Kelleher's home is in Malden Massachusetts.
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Andrew V. Kelleher
Mee ‘Carthy
Eastport
St. Joseph’s Church
Lewiston
Zamund Murnane
Kelleher
Malden
Mass
Chief Edwards Speaks on Safety at Pomona Grange Meeting
Brunswick police Chief William B. Edwards spoke on Safety at Sagadahoc Pomona Grange in Dirigo last week. Attendance was 111 with sessions led by Worthy Master Lorenzo Massee and Deputy Harry Rackley. A program on Home and Community Welfare featured Mrs. Harry Rackley and performances by multiple grange members.
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William B. Aeood
Brunswick Police
Sage Ia Hormona Grange
Dirigo
Edwards
Sesson
Lorenzo Massee
Brother Sadler
C. O. Purinton
Harry Rackley
Rackley
Home Sweet Home
Elfreda M. Perkins
Hardings
Dromore Grange
Ernest Snow
Nellie Snow
Beatrice Snow
Elaine Rackley
E. C. Patten
The
Grange
Otis Gray
Emily Rideout
Bowdeinham
Fred K. Sturtevant
West Bath Grange
Angel
Alice Sadler
Addison
Maine State Grange
Neil Bishop
William H
Sagadahoc Pomona
Progressive Grange
Memorial Service for Col Henry Latrobe Roosevelt
Members of the United States Navy stationed in Bath attended a memorial at Grace Episcopal church for the late Col Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy who died February 22. A senior class meeting voted to wear caps and gowns for the baccalaureate and commencement week exercises. The graduating class this year will number about 165 pupils the largest in the school's history, surpassing the 142 graduates of 1934.
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United States Navy
Bath
Grace Episcopal Church
Col
Henry Latrobe Roosevelt
Cong
Anxious to Complete Census of Business
Harry M. Stone, Census of Business supervisor, urges rapid completion of the census in Curmerland, York and Sagadahoe Counties and surrounding areas. He stresses quick reporting to Philadelphia for timely statistics and notes the effort aims to be simple, with reports used for business, not government. All participants are sworn to secrecy. no access to individual returns is permitted.
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Harry M. Stone
Census of
Curmerland
York
Sagadahoe
Philadelphia
Bureau of the Genius
Pie Social Follows Session of Grange in Dromore
Dromore grange held its regular meeting on Tuesday evening February 25 with 20 members and five visitors. After business, a pie social offered Washington pie coffee fudge and apples. The lecturer presented programs including songs poems piano solo a paper on Life of Washington and duets. Next meeting is set for March 10 at eight. Ice break up in the Whiting River signals early spring with rivен ice drifting into Cobsecook Bay and Pembroke river.
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Dromore Grange
Washington
the Grange
Annie Malcolm
Elfreda M. Perkins
Belle Cutting
Grace Kenney
The
Grange
Whiting
Cobsecook Bay
Pembroke River
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