Opportunities in Maine for the rising generation
Gerald Holmes of the New England Public Service Corporation urges Maine youth to seek chances at home. He argues prewar Westward migration drained Maine industries, leaving mills outdated, and cites Bucksport’s new paper mill as proof of undeveloped local potential and strong managerial prospects.
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Maine
West
Gerald Holmes
New England Public Service Corporation
Colby College
Great West
New England
Holmes
Bucksport
Taft Dies After Long Public Service
The nation mourns the death of William Howard Taft former President and Chief Justice. He held the highest U.S. offices with credit, admired for his kindness and desire to help others, cherished even in Canada where he had a summer home.
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William Howard Taft
United States
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Taft
Progressive Movement
Taft
Canada
Senate approves six cent cement tariff to aid Thomaston plant
Senator Hale of Maine led a floor fight as the Senate voted to impose a duty of six cents per hundred pounds on cement imports. The tax aims to curb foreign competition and bolster cement plants in Maine including Thomaston and others nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Maine
Senate
Thomaston
Maine Plans Move to May Auto Registrations
A proposal to shift automobile registrations from January to May meets favorable reception. The change would let many drivers use cars through winter and pay gasoline taxes in the state, avoiding year end storage of vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Shade trees need care to survive ice storm damage
Local observers warn that substantial shade tree decay looms this season due to the earlier Winter ice storm. The loss in Western Maine was far greater, highlighting regional differences in tree damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Corsair Yacht Launch Behind Closed Doors
The J. P. Morgan yacht Corsair will be privately launched at Bath Iron Works. Public access to the plant starting room on the Kennebec bridge will be restricted and admission will be limited.
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J. P. Morgan
Highways Improve Spring Road Conditions
The article notes fewer mudbound sections as roads shift from wagon to auto traffic. It emphasizes good roads as essential for travel and commerce, urging towns to promptly repair spring road problems. A progressive town must maintain passable streets in all weather and conditions.
Gasoline Tax Surges Across States in 1929
Reports from 35 states to the American Petroleum Institute show gasoline taxes in 1929 were 96 times higher than 1921, rising 47 percent over 1928. Taxes ranged from two to six cents a gallon, totaling 449 million dollars, the largest direct sales tax on a commodity. Maine again undergoes a tuberculosis free milk survey to maintain its high rating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Petroleum Institute
Union
Maine
Naval Limitation Conference Could Ease Tax Burden
The London Naval Limitation Conference offers a path to lasting peace and a lighter tax load for the five major nations. The navy currently consumes about 1.2 billion dollars annually and ships are costly to build and operate. A battleship, cruiser, and submarine carry multi million price tags with crews and upkeep adding to the burden.
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London
Portland Tire Repairer Killed by Passing Car
A Portland man repairing a tire by the roadside was struck and killed by a passing automobile. The article urges motorists to move disabled vehicles off the traveled highway, avoid stopping on curves or hilltops, and exercise caution to reduce similar fatal incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Muffs Reinstated With Modern Aids
Paris fashion notes show muff designs returning with integrated handbags. Styles include football sized barrels, twelve by nine inch pillows, and small round muffs hung from the arm. Short furs dominate all fur muffs with velvet options trimmed in kolinsky or mink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Merwin
Associated Press Feature Service
Paris
Bridge tested with music near Aarsta
Stockholm reports engineers tested the Aarsta bridge with musical strings to assess rigidity. The beams were vibrated using an electromagnet to gauge structural response after the recent opening.
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Stockholm
Aarsta
City League receives about 550 dollars in two months
The City League at the Y M C A gymnasium collected roughly 550 dollars at gate receipts over two months leaving about 360 dollars to be distributed. The governing committee voted to spend 24.75 on a three year trophy and divide the rest for sweaters for players after waiving the Y M C A’s one third share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Perkins
J. Haviland Torrey
Colonial Club
Perkins
Oakhurst’ Dairy
Edward Rowe
George McMann
Horace Morse
Bath Iron Works
Oscar Adams
Walter Lyden
L. Eugene Thebeau
Carrol Davis
Hyde Windlass Co
James Knight
Louis Pooler
Edwin R. Andrews
Glee Club to Present Operetta on April 4
Morse High School Boys and Girls Glee Club will stage the operetta Jerry from Jericho Road on April 4. Carrie E Shaw, supervisor of music, coaches. cast includes Geraldine Bank Kathleen Leonard John Draydon Seth Snipe Alan O Day Hibbert Norton and others with rehearsals after school on Monday Tuesday and Thursday.
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Af Morse High School
Jerry
Jericho Road
Carrie E. Shaw
Miss Shaw
Geraldine Bank
Kathleen Leonard
John Draydon
Seth Snipe Alan
O'Day
Hibbert Norton
He Oars
Dorothy Ham Frederick Rowland Lettice Bank
Bean
William Gove
Mimi Mary Kenney
Pete
Thomas Hagan
Sandy Bank
Amos Bank
Harriet Lord Dome
Miriam Doble Hunter
Stanley Hatch
Morse High School Names Valedictorian and Honor Part Winners
Miss Alice Hovey will be valedictorian with an average rank of 2.55 over four years and the highest English ranking at 94.07. Ruth Watson is salutatorian with 91.15, Eugene Ingalls earns third honor with 89.77, and Miss Helen Shovey fourth with 89.62. Announcement was made during Friday morning assembly in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hovey
Morse High School
Ruth Watson
Eugene Ingalls
Helen Shovey
Hovey
Current Events Club Deliberates Economics at Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan club Current Events department met on Thursday to discuss Economics. Miss H. Emma Magoun presented a paper titled Riches From Waste, following a roll call of current news items. Next week the group will study Nature in Maine with performances by Mrs. Oliver Moses and Mrs. Leland R. Mitchell.
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Cosmopolitan Club
H. Emma Magoun
Maine
Oliver Moses
Leland R. Mitchell
Helen A. Walker
Mrs Clarence FE Johnson Staying in Portland with Mrs Her bert Malzard
Mrs Clarence FE Johnson is spending a few days in Portland visiting Mrs Her bert Malzard. The record notes their hospitality and social call while in the city.
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Clarence FE Johnson
Portland
Her
Bert. Malzard
Cemetery funds questioned by Bath editor Edward Vaughan
Editor Edward Vaughan of Bath questions city officials and the Park Board about using perpetual care funds to pay for a city water system and a power lawn mower. He argues that non perpetual care lot holders should not share the cost and calls for a fair interpretation of the perpetual care ordinance. He expects a later settlement.
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the Independent
Scoopeve and Park Board
Times
Perpe Care
Bath
Edward W. Vaughan
Spencer Heads Maine Insurance Department
Wilbur D. Spencer, former representative and senator, ex-lawyer and teacher, now leads Maine's insurance department. Appointed by Governor Baxter in 1923 and reappointed by Governor Brewster in 1927, he is beginning his second four year term. He wrote a 400 page illustrated Maine rivers history and is married to Florence M. Ford with five children.
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Wilbur D. Spencer
Insurance Department
Maine
Baxter
York County
Brewster
Spencer
Dartmouth
Berwick
Somersworth
N. H
West Lebanon Academy
House of Representatives
Florence M. Ford
North Berwick
Reduces Railroad Rates for Democratic Convention Trip
Maine Central unveils convention tickets at one and one half fare for round trips to Lewiston for the Democratic convention. Tickets sell March 17 to 19 with return by March 20. The railroad pledges to provide extra equipment and asks state committees to share departure plans for delegates.
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Maine Central
Maine
Lewiston
Mains Central Railroad
Mrs Nichols Returns After Augusta Visit With New Baby
Mrs. Guy E. Nichols returns from Augusta after visiting daughter Mrs Ephrem Soucie for seven weeks. A son was born Feb 13 to Mrs Soucie and has been named Leo Norman. Mr Nichols drove to Augusta to bring his wife home.
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Guy E. Nichols
Augusta
Ephrem Soucie
Leo Norman
Nichols
Parks and Levine Win YMCA Tourney Titles
The YMCA tournament crowned champions in senior and junior divisions. Senior champion Raymond Parks defeated Don Jewett after a series of rounds and semifinals. junior champion Jesse Levine beat Maurice Skaling 50 to 23. Entrance blanks opened for the annual ping pong tournament.
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Fogirae Egg Bbth
Y.M.C.A
Tour‘vine
Maurice Skaling
Jewett
Leeman
Watson
March
Bill Levine
Gowell
Pierce
Crosby
Haynes
Gove
Hall
Smith
Buck
Parks
Skaling
Y. M. CA
High Schools Prepare for Maine Debate League Conference
Morse High School and others join Bates Interscholastic Debating League events starting March 21 with 60 Maine venues from Caribou to Fryeburg. Over 150 judges and 50 city chairmen oversee debates on jury abolition. home debates award a best report prize from Prof. Brooks Quimby.
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Morse High
Richmond
Brunswick
Bath
Bates
Cherryfield
Hartland
Woodstock
Brooks Quimby
Bates College
Nazarenes W F M S Holds Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Nazaren e Womans Foreign Missionary Society was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mary Whitten, 12 Wesley street. Officers elected include Alma L. Reid president and Edna Johnson treasurer.
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Womans’ Foreign Missionary Society of the Nazarene Church
Mary Whitten
Wesley Street
Alma L. Reid
Bella Garnett
Edna Johnson
Lois Palmer
Lillian Mayo
Maxine Davis
Nellie Brown
Prayer
Evelyn Sotheard
Harry Berry
Junior Missionary Society
Uniform muskrat trapping season set statewide
The Legislature changed the muskrat trapping law to a uniform open season from November 16 to January 31 across all counties, eliminating spring trapping. Previously spring trapping varied by region, leaving most animals prime in spring.
Crossword Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A dense list of crossword clues with numbered across and down entries including multiple theme lines and partial phrases. Clues cover a wide range from common words to names and places and include special symbols for some entries.
Browntail Moth Control Provisions Enforced by Municipalities
The report outlines state and municipal duties to destroy browntail moths and San Jose scale in city town and plantation limits including trees overhanging streets. If municipalities fail the Commissioner of Agriculture can act and charge the cost as a local tax not to exceed one percent of assessed property value. Towns may raise funds as for other municipal needs.
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Frank P. Jon‘er
T of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture
San Jose
Blunt Ellis couple wed at Corliss Street parsonage
Charles S. Blunt a draftsman and Etheleene E. Ellis both of Bath married Thursday night at Corliss street parsonage. They were unattended. The groom is son of Guy O. Blunt of Hiram and the bride daughter of Olio B. and Mrs Ellis of Bath. They will live at 1168 Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Blunt
Etheleene E. Ellis
Bath
Corliss Street
Charles H. Berry
Guy O. Blunt
Hiram
Olio B. Ellis
Washington Street
Forester Submits Annual City Tree Report
City Forester Jas P Sutherland reports 1929 30 actions and costs. 21 trees removed 3 Morway maples 2 American elms planted 26 cement cavities added. Pruning in all wards, young Brick project trees trimmed. Spraying for satin and browntail moths in June and August with limited success. December storm damaged maples prompting $200 for maples and $140 for dangerous limbs. John Lucas Co pruning approved. Central Maine Power Co support praised.
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State Department
Bath
John Lucas ‘Co
Portland
Lemont
Pine
Bragg
Central Maine Power Co
John Lucas Co
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H. Douglass
Keels
Pepe Sje Hee
Andrew Savage
Percy Kingsbury Beter
Glee Club
Cemetery and Park Board
Buxton
Annie Buckley
Elm St
Itness
Amesbury
Mass
James T. Gallagher
Rexall Store
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbot Wil- Forcore
Parks and Levine
Bates Iinterscholastic Debating League
Nazarene W. F. M. S
Idi
Sgie
Hinder
Lydia
Asia Minor
Napoleon
Star of India
Washburn
Blunt-Ellis
Forester
Jas. P. Sutherland
City Forester
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