Premier Showing Of Vagabond King Delights Boston Audiences
New England premier of The Vagabond King in Technicolor at the Uptown Publix Theatre drew 2,000 attendees in formal dress. Notable guests included Mayor James Curley Jr. and city officials as the film featured Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald with vibrant musical numbers and a crowd-pleasing finale.
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New England
New York
Hollywood
Uptown
Publix Theatre
St. James
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Kleig
Mike
John Shepard 3d
Forest Smith
Haverhill
Harold Bent
Brockton
James E. Dunn
Providence
George Demeter
Huntington Avenue Merchants Association
John J. Murphy
Somerville
James M. Curley
Curley
Dennis King
Justin McCarthy
Mr. King
Jeanette MacDonald
Katherine
Lillian Roth
Huguette
O. P. Heggie
Louis
Lawford Davidson
Paris
RCA
Villon
Francois Villon
Willon
Portland Doctor Hosts Maine Mineralogical Society Tour
Dr. Willis B. Moulton of Portland displayed a 40 year collection of tourmalines to Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society members. The display included about 200 specimens viewed under a microscope and polarized light.
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Willis B. Moulton
Portland
Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society
Capt Chaney veteran Maine ferry master dies at 78
Capt Leonardo B Chaney 179 longtime Maine Central Ferry commander on the Kennebec between Bath and Woolwich died Tuesday night at his Bath home after months of illness heart trouble and other complications. He retired in 1927 with the Kennebec bridge opening. He commanded 13 towboats earlier and served as mate and captain on the City of Rockland and Hercul es. Survived by wife two daughters a son six grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral Friday at two at his home flowers omitted.
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Leonardo B. Chaney
Maine Central Railroad
Kennebec River
Bath
Woolwich
Oak Street
Chaney
Kennebse
Ferdinando Gorges
Bath Dock
Capt. Chaney
Capt
Pilot House
Turners Corner
North Whitefield
Albion P. Chaney
Bremen
Waldoboro
Lincoln County
Leonardo
Broad Sound
St. Lawrence Bay
Grand Banks
California
Union Pacific
Great Plains
Knox & Lincoln
Boston
Council Bluffs
Nevada City
South Yuba Canal Company
Philadelphia
Portland
Baltimore
City of Rockland
Charles Foster
Hercules
Foster
Bath Iron Works Corp
Mainentral Railroad
Thebeau
Susan E. Perkins
Edith M. Perkins
New Brunswick
N. J
Carrie Smith
Earl Chaney
North Stratford
N. H
Leon E. Buck
Earle B. Perkins
Rutgers College
Earlington P. Chaney
Freeport
Helen Hersom
Rochester
Clyde Chaney
Long Island
N. Y
Robert Chaney
Winthrop
Mass
Albion K. Chaney
Joseph M. Chaney
Salinas
Calif
Robert Perkins
Justina Choate
Berkeley
Died and buried: Rev Stuart B Purves former Augusta rector
Very Rev Stuart B Purves former rector of St Mark s Augusta died in Portland and was buried from Augusta church he once oversaw He served as archdeacon of the Kennebec valley Episcopal churches and previously headed Cincinnati Cathedral chapel duties later presided at Prout s Neck Grace Church services He leaves a widow a daughter in Portland and a son in the U S Navy Annapolis graduate
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Stuart B. Purves
St. Mark's Church
Augusta
Portland
Dr. Purves
Kennebec Valley
Cincinnati
Prout’s Neck
Grace Church
United States Navy
Annapolis
Death of Andrew J Dunham obituary details
Mrs. Thaddeus Hedrick returned from Gardiner after attending the death and funeral of her father Andrew J Dunham who died at Gardiner hospital. The funeral was at the home of Mr and Mrs D E Badger 110 Northern avenue with Rev A H Brown of the First Baptist church officiating.
First Inauguration At New City Hall For Harold P Small
The inaugural ceremony for Harold P Small begins Monday at ten o clock in the new city hall. The retiring mayor Charles H Cahill will call the board of aldermen and the council to order. A temporary presiding officer will lead until committees are appointed and credentials received. The two boards will meet in joint convention in the auditorium for the oath and brief inaugural address by Mr Small.
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New
City Hall
Harold P. Small
Charles H. Cahill
Wright
Board of Common Council
Cahill
Smaill
Small
High School P T A Postpones Meeting and Debate Plan
Due to a storm the High School P T A meeting was postponed. Foster Russell of Morse High announced Morse versus Brunswick in the Bates Debating League at Morse High School on March 21 at 8 a.m. The home team will affirm the proposal to abolish the Present Jury System in the United States. Principal Arthur B. Scott gave a tour of the new school building after a glee club program. The event included performers from Girls and Boys glee clubs and solos. Bar Harbor town appropriations show a drop of 9,545.13 from 1920 suggesting a flat or lower tax rate.
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Foster Russell
Morse High
Brunswick Hi
Bates
Morse High School
United States
William L. Skelton
Arthur B
Hibbert Norton
Moses
Five Islands School Attendance and Local Notices
At Five Islands the term closed with several pupils not absent including Helen Rowe Albion Carr and Vernon Gray Jr The Spring term starts March 24 for 12 weeks with same teachers and transport arrangements The Georgetown school committee elected Vernon E Gray as chairman and officers Edward C Clarey and Fred P Carr were elected attendance officers Victor Pinkham ferried the group to the grange meeting and many residents visited or traveled to Bath Portland and Belgrade on various errands
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Helen Rowe
Albion Carr
Vernon Gray
John Hinckley
Portland
L. H. Rowe
the Grange
F. P. Garr
Southport Grange
Victor Pinkham
Caroll Powers
Robinhood
Five Islands
Roy Boucher
Charles Boucher
George Hanna
Belgrade
Clinton
Lemuel Ayers
Southport
Charles Moore
G. W. Worthing
Alonzo
Earl
Thibodeau
Bath
E. C. Clary
Alonzo Thibodeau
D. L. Howard
Ocean View
Harry Heald
Georgetown
William Renaud
J. T. MacMahan
Friends
J. Horace McClure
Pive Islands
F. H. Rittal
Aid
S. G. Haskell
Togus
Lena MacMahan
Vernon E. Gray
Edward C. Clarey
Fred P. Carr
New England Farming Sees 40 Percent Power Shift Since 1924
A national survey by the American Research Foundation shows New England farms used 452.8 million horsepower hours of power in 1929, up from 322.7 million in 1924, with 80 percent of work by power equipment and 57.5 percent by gas tractors and trucks. The Middle Atlantic region also posted large gains, while overall U.S. power use reached 56 percent.
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Chicago
New England
American Research Foundation
United States
Middle Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
East North Central States
South Atlantic
South Atlantic States
Genesta Sewing Circle Supper At Masonic Temple
Genesta sewing circle held a supper at the Masonic temple Tuesday night with most members present. Supper served at six thirty nine followed by social time with cards music and moving pictures by Arthur G. Spear. Stanley Hunter chaired the dining room committee and Mrs Carroll Deering led the kitchen committee.
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Genesta Sewing Circle
Masonic Temple
Arthur G. Spear
Stanley Hunter
Carroll Deering
Bath Visitors and Local Social Notes Highlight Week
Georgetown residents and Bath visitors figure in a string of social items. Guests include Mrs. Carrol Powers, Mrs. Jennie Todd, and Miss Alice Hovey, with events at First Baptist and Morse high school noted.
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T. N. Williams
West Georgetown
Bath
William A. Todd
Carrol Powers
Robinhood
Jennie Todd
Ralph Scott
Melrose Highlands
Mass
Friend
Scott
W. C. Todd
J. R. Blackie
Topsham
Forrest Hanna
Bath City
Barbara
Gladys Hallett
Walter Cunningham
Harry Heald
Newcastle
Oakland
Earle Hagan
Lisbon
West
Frank Heald
Suffield
Stearns W. Scott
John F. Stacey
First Baptist Church
Smith
Consolidated Feldspar
Edgar Warren
F. W. Hovey
Alice Hovey
Frank W. Hovey
Morse High School
Amy Hovey
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Westport Town Meeting Maintains Tax Rate and Officers
Town meeting held at the town hall elected Richard L. Fowle as first selectman and Maud E. Webber as third. Oliver P. Jewett became second selectman, Fred M. Smith moving to Bath. Fred S. Bailey reelected treasurer and collector, Fred E. Greenleaf road commissioner in a tight 23 to 22 vote. Constable Horace Jones and town clerk Ernest E. Colby reelected. moderator Bailey presided. Appropriations total 5966. last year 6430, tax rate about 37.5 mills. Wiscasset Alway Whitefield union article was struck from the warrant. Town hall sold for 141 to Robert Greenleaf. Treasurer reports surplus 1507 and resources above liabilities 1218.19.
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Richard L. Fowle
Maud E. Webber
Oliver P. Jewett
Fred M. Smith
Bath
Freds. Bailey
H. A. Swanton
Fred E. Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Edward Cromwell
Horace Jones
Ernest E. Colby
Fred S. Bailey
Wiscasset
Alway
Whitefield
Robert Greenleaf
Jaqua Morse Couple Wed in Boston Marriage Rite
Frank W. Jaqua of New York and Harriet E. Morse of Bath wed in Boston Tuesday officiated by Rev. George Edwin Heath. Jaqua, long in the clothing business, retires to live at 833 High Street, the former John J. Desmond home.
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Frank W. Jaqua
New York
Harriet E. Morse
Bath
Boston
George Edwin Heath
Jaqua
Cohen & Lang, Inc
High Street
John J. Desmond
Richmond Captain John Knowlton Dead by Own Action
Captain John B Knowlton died Friday night in a Richmond hotel from self-inflicted poisoning. He arrived from Stonington with wintering daughter Mrs Lillian Eaton. a note for son Sherman Knowlton of Dresden Mills was found. Funeral set for Thursday at Dresden Mills with Rev Ralph J Barron officiating. Interment in Dresden Mills. Survived by two daughters and a son.
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John B.knowlton
Themond
Mr. Knowlton
Richmond
Stonington
Lillian Eaton
Dresden Mills
Knowlton
Sherman Knowlton
Bureau
L. T. Snipe
Bath
Robert
Main Street
Capt. Knowlton
Stonington Lodge
Belle Yarborough
North Newcastle
Sherman
Ralph J. Barron
Fire Department Meeting Delves Into Small Town Tactics
Members of the fire department and foremen gathered to discuss fighting fires and salvaging in small towns. J W Randlette presented a paper on department equipment, with problems assigned to foremen for next meeting to test their response in specific buildings. Nearby social notes record visitors and movements across Richmond, Lisbon Falls, Gardiner, and Brunswick, including clergy calls and family updates.
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H. E. Rankins
Earl A. McFee
J. W. Randlette
W. C. T. U. Meeting at the YMCA
The W. C. T. U. met at the YMCA on Tuesday at two. The gathering opened with moments of silent prayer for Chief Justice Taft during his funeral. Temperance day was observed in public schools with songs and recitations by Loyal Temperance Legion children. Autographs of notable people were displayed and Neal Dow’s life and works discussed.
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William H. Taft
the Loyal Temperance Legion
Neal Dow
Old-Time Favorite Foxgloves in English Gardens
Foxgloves, Digitalis purpurea, are long loved in English and American gardens dating from colonial times. The piece notes the plant's enduring popularity and contrasts winter activity in Keag, South Thomaston with locally crafted wood piles, lobster pots, and braided, hooked, and patchwork quilts produced by residents who have nothing to do in winter.
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America
Europe
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L. Eugene Thebeau
Andrew J. Dunham
New City Hall
P.T.A
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Brunswick
Bar Harbor
Philip Cohen
Genesta Sewing
Westport
Jaqua-Morse
A. W. Anthony
Lewiston
New York City
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Joseph Alexander
Litchfield Plains
Ernest
Wallace Dow
H. L. Stilphen
Paul Stilphen
George Wilson
Tristram Little
Arthur Turner
Gardiner
Carrie Houdlette
Dresden
Bert Stinson
Clayton
Glen Curtis
Ladies Aid of Enterprise Grange
Charles A. Alexander
Front Street
Amy Bradley
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Isaac L. Lake
Episcopal Church
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Christchurch
Maurice F
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W. S. Keene
Reed Road
Leslie Roberts
Gordon Maloy
Russell Maloy
Merion Little
Greenfield
Bangor
William F. Dunham
Hazel K. Libby
George A. Hawkes
Sadie A. Wood
John S. Parker
Anna W. Dunham
Raymond Libby
Charles W. Messenger
Freeman Wood
Merle L. Thompson
Margaret B. Peabody
W. F. Dennett
Freeman F. Wood
E. O. Tarr
Ray Toothaker
Alice Toothaker
Seth C. Watson
Earl B. Preble
Edwin Stewart
Victor R. E. Carey
John M. Jordan
B. R. Temple
Wallace W. Gardiner
A. D. Trott
Ray Stinson Lister E. Umberhind
Harold N. Libby
Florence G. Maxwell
James L. Roberts
Roy H. Gilpatrick
American Red Cross
Clarence Morrill
Freda Mariner
Enterprise Orange
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc Pomona
Lisbon Falls
Burton Brown
Medford
A. A. Williams
Stella Powers
Harry Powers
Harry Joy
New England Telephone Co
S Harbor
O. R. Ellis
John Porter
Hattie McKenna
Dorothy Grant
Leighton Gardiner
G. B. M. Soule
Emmet Bryson
Beedle Road
Banks Preble
J. B Ward
Jennie Small
Hallowell
Elizabeth Garey
R. A. L. Colby
Richmond Corner
R. F. Lowe
Methodist Church
Lewis Witham
Rachel and
Hattie Witham
Bowdoinham Ridge
Albert Merrifield
F. L. Merrifields
John Hartford
Bowdoinham
W. J. Layton
Whitingsville
Sebring
Fla
Layton
Florida
W. C. T. U. Meeting
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