State stipends totaling $27,836 to Maine agricultural fairs
State Agriculture Commissioner Frank P. Washburn announced that 40 Maine agricultural societies received stipends totaling 27,836.28 as the state's contribution toward fairs. The Maine State Agricultural Society and Northern Maine Fair each drew 3,000, with stipends based on premiums totaling 67,864.88 for 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Frank P. Washburn
Maine State Agricultural Society
Lewiston
Bridgton Agricultural Society
Cochnewagon Agricultural Society
Cornish Agricultural Society
Cumberland Farmers’ Ciuo
New Gloucester and
Danville Society
Norridgewock Agricultural Society
Northern Maine Fair
North Franklin Agricultural Society
North Knox Agricultural Society
North Penobscot Agricultural Society
Oxford County Agricultural Society
North Oxford Agricultural Society
Penobscot and Piscataquis Fair Association
Piscataquis Valley Fair Association
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society
St. Georges’ Agricultural Society
Snapieign and
Acton Agricultural Society
Somerset Central Agricultural Society
South Kennebec Agricultural Society
Washington County Agricultural Society
Waterboro Grange Fair
Wesermnsett Valley Fair Association
Western Maine Agricultural Society
West Oxford Agricultural Society
Androscoggin Poultry & Pet Stock Association
Freeport Poultry Association
Maine State Poultry Association
South Berwick Poultry Association, Inc
Governor Commends Women's Club Service in Maine
Governor Gardiner praised the work of women's clubs at a Wiscasset gathering. He urged civic involvement and suggested consolidating Maine's 41 state departments to improve efficiency. He argued government simplification would better keep Maine youth in the state and strengthen public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Womens Club
Wiscasset
Maine
Mrs York Celebrates 89th Birthday Quietly
Mrs. Mary F. York aged 89 observed her birthday Saturday at her daughter’s home in Brunswick Road Bath. Confined to bed earlier in winter she was able to move about but the family dinner was canceled due to her weakened condition. She wed William F. York Oct 11, 1865. he died Feb 12, 1926. They lived in Basin district Phippsburg over fifty years before moving to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. York
William F. York
Frank Ji. Beal
Brunswick Road
Joseph Libby
York
Basin District
Phippsburg
Bath
Route 1 Leads in 1930 Highway Construction Plan
The State Highway Commission outlines the 1930 program with Route 1 totaling 25.92 miles planned at 923,700 dollars and overall yearly construction of 106.11 miles costing about 3.33 million. The four year plan covers 419.80 miles at 14.32 million, with concrete, macadam, and gravel shares and major funding allocated to Cumberland, Penobscot, and Somerset counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Cumberland
Penobscot
Somerset
Androscoggin
Mechanic Falls
Auburn
Webster
Aroostock
Farmington-Jay
Hancock
Bar Harbor
Kennebec
Windsor
China
Litchfield
Knox
Thomaston
Warren
Union
Lincoln
Edgecomb
Boothbay
Jefferson
Waldoboro
Oxford
Gilead
Dixfield
Newport
Carmel
Hermon
Corinth
Charleston
Medway
Piscataquis
Dover-Foxcroft
Columbia Falls
Jonesboro
Whitneyville
Machias
York
Cornish
Parsonsfield
Lebanon
Sanford
Veteran Adjutant General Hanson of Maine Guards
James W. Hanson, veteran adjutant general of the Maine National Guard and chief of the state highway police, rose from private to senior command. His service spans 1898 to World War I with citations for gallantry and roles from private to lieutenant colonel. He married Zana H. Bickford in 1909 and has a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Hanson
Maine National Guard
Co. F
National Guard
United States Army
Hanson
France
Clarence R. Edwards
Marne
103D
Philippines
Baxter
National Guard of
Maine
U.S. Army
Brewtser
Zana H. Bickford
Dover
N. H
Union of clubs formed at Bath
A union of clubs gathered at the Cosmopolitan Bath on Thursday morning with guests from Lisbon Falls Damariscotta Freeport and Winnegance. Officers were elected at noon led by Mrs Frederick W Freeman as president. A varied program of music travel talk and readings followed with numerous club leaders in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
Reves
Shakespeare Club
Lisbon Falls
Progressive Club
Lisbon
Cra County Union
Damariscotta
Women's Club
Freeport
Winnegance
Washington Street
Cosmopolitan Club
Tng
Marcia Moulton
Frederick W. Freeman
H. Emma Magoun
Migstina Marston
Shorey
Longfellow
Frostina Marston
Maine
Federation
State Federation
Bath
Pamelia Jack
Elizabeth G. Rieker
George A. Churchill
Alice Howard
Woman's Club
Edwin D. Hardin
Helen Freeman
William W. den
Thelma Burleigh
Woolwich
Elliott. K. Hale
Clara Albee
Damariscotta Woman's Club
Bertha Small
Freeport Woman's Club
Fred L. Parks
John G. Morse, Jr
Harry C. Williams
Roscoe P. McFadden
Leland R. Mitchell
Daniel T. Dougherty
Ruth Thompson
Alice Johnson
W. W. Dennison
Harriet Morse
Minnie White
Frank Hodgdon
John Shaw
Freeman
Moulton
P. M. Olm
Kennebsc
First National Bank to Enlarge Quarters
The First National Bank plans expansion by taking over E. S. Crosby Co. offices at 48 Front Street. The former Marine Bank banking rooms will house a new vault coupon booths and an office for William S. Shorey. An archway will connect the banks. Work starts soon as Furber moves upstairs within the same building owned by the Sadahock Real Estate Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
E. S. Crosby Co
Front Street
Old Marine Bank
Trust and Safety Deposit
William S. Shorey
Furber
The
Sagadahock Real Estate Association
Bath Water District Seeks Bids on Standpipes and Pipe Line
Bath Water District invites bids from contractors for one and two standpipes on Potter's hill with 50 foot high 55 foot diameter tanks and capacity 890000 gallons, plus an 18 inch pipeline from High street to the hill. Standpipes may be steel or Armco iron. bids due by 11 am April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
Armco Iron
Potter’s Hill
High Street
Lecturer Praised At Pomona Meeting In Maine
George A. Hawkes lauded lecturer Mrs. Joanna Hodgkins of Bath at the Pomona gathering in Richmond with Enterprise grange. She was absent ill. The session included talks on turkey rearing, radio recipes, an old age pension debate, a baked bean dinner, and musical numbers. A March 26 next meeting was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Hawkes
Sagadahoc Pomona
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Joanna Hodgkins
Bath
Hodgkins
Sister Shaw
Nettie Dickson
Eda Lane
A. M. G. Soule
Division of Inspection
Department of Agriculture
Clarence Morrill
George Hawkes
Ellis L. Aldrich
William H. Gould
C.O. Purington
E. C. Patten
Minnie Walden
Pomona
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Grand Master Pays Lincoln Lodge Visit
Lincoln lodge I O O F welcomed Grand Master A E Ambrose of Spring vale and his marshal. About 50 attended the event with an oyster stew banquet. The meeting opened by Noble Grand Harold J. Carter, followed by remarks on Odd Fellowship and a Russia talk. Musicians Gedi man and Saunders performed, and the party adjourned at 10 30 after praising the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Lodge
A. E. Ambrose
Springvale
W. L. Norton
Noble
Harold J. Carter
W.L. Norton
Maurice Knight
Howard King
Frank Beal
Ralph Mank
Nathaniel Stover
Hagan Hospitalized For Appendicitis In Bangor
Wilbur Hagan known as Buddy of Bath and son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Hagan is hospitalized at Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor with appendicitis. The Morse high graduate and former star athlete at Morse and University of Maine in boxing and basketball, weighs about 122 pounds. Amid hospital news a separate note describes a tree in Otameston with a squirrel nesting in its hollow before the tree fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Hagan
Bath Sqvorts
Buddy
Frank W. Hagan
Washington Street
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
University of Maine
Bath
Phi Gamma Delta
Maine
Hagan
Morse High
Morse
Harold P Small elected mayor by citywide plurality
In Monday's municipal election Harold P Small Republican won with 1,450 votes total from 1,434 Republican and 16 Citizen tickets, defeating John P Carey Jr who totaled 1,002. Small carried Ward 3 by four votes on party ticket and won overall by 448 plurality across seven wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold P. Small
John P. Carey, Jr
Citicente
Carey
Ward 3
Small
Ward
General Utilities to Locate at Percy Small Shipyard Bath
The General Utilities Company from Bangor will locate in Bath taking over Percy and Small shipyard property. The plant will assemble electric household items such as refrigerating machines and washers. Board of Trade officials were notified and an executive committee approved the Bath factory plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Utilities Company
Percy & Small Shipyard
Bath
Board of Trade
The
General Utilities Co
Bangor
Percy & Small, Inc
George C. Quicksall
H. C. Buzzell
Pere & Small Shi Yard
John W. Whittington
Quicksall
W. A. Furber
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Y. M. C. A
John H. Grindell
Philip F. Chapman
Portland
William H. Small
David L. Wilson
Forrest L. Littlefield
Charles H. Cahill
Carroll Deering
Scott Golder
Arthur Larrabee
Mary Larrabee
Martha Cahill
Clara Hatch
Hellman
Nevin
Burleigh
Chapman
Bond
F. L. Littlefield
Charles R. Far
Deering
Hatch
Seth S. Mullin
Arthur Allen
Optometrist Bath Trust
Wiscasset Organization
Mrs. York
Russell Haggett
Bridgton
Florida
Eleazer Clarke
Fremstad
Adjutant General OF
Maine Highway Police
Sonar Bi
Movement
Marine Bank
Water District
Buddy” Hagan
R-C
Harold E. Cutting
Stanley M. Brown
R-D
Leslie J. Ward
Reginald Stacy
Williams Whitney
E. Mason Wright
Arthur Sewall
R-D. Common
Ellery E. Whittemore
Ralph P. Mank
Jamess. Knight
Alvah A. Morse
Eugene A. Youland
Harold EB. Tobzy
John K. Bailey
Harry L. Haynes
Edward T. Whitehouse
Marius H. Page
R.-C
Elford A. Stover
Bradford P. Belanger
R.-D
Frank H. Beal
William A. Fall
Harry D. Robinson
Fred W. Aderton
Raymond M.haley
Frank M. Churchill
Cedric A. Martin
Morris S. Povich
William T. Donnell
Arietta M. Yates
Eva J. Lemont
R.D
William Mann
Florence E. McClure
Frank L
Beatrice E. Rand
R. Ward
Fred E. Witham
Fred Dwyer
John
Place
Peter G. Innes
Edwin A. Russell
Langdon E. Green
Charles £. Robbins
R. Board OF Education
Langdon T. Snipe
Lawrence
Marion
Mr. Small
DELTA
Johnson Brosco
Bath -Maine
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