Buses Sought to Save Lisbon Bath Transit at Hearing
The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hear Andros Cogging and Kennebec Street Railway petition to abandon Lisbon Bath service and the Bath local. Citizens fear impact on industries, property values, taxes, payroll, and snow removal. calls grow for bus substitution or extended open time for alternatives. A city committee represents local interests and a meeting may be held before February 15 to protect public rights and convenience.
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Maine Public Utilities Commission
Androscogging & Kennebec Street Railway Company
Lisbon
Bath
Nw Committee
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Lawyers urge Massachusetts to abolish death penalty
Maine records show low executions after abolition in 1887 and influence a Massachusetts bill. A group led by an assistant U S attorney argues capital punishment lacks deterrence and harms justice, noting Maine’s experience and forecasting little support for reviving the death penalty in the current session.
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Masachusetts
United States Attorney
Massachusetts
Bay State
Maine
Bath City Plans Industry Aid and Rail Transit Change
Bath officials at a Wednesday meeting expressed intent to assist existing industries and attract new ones. A committee was named to coordinate with local manufacturers as they address the Androscoggin and Kennebec Street Railway petition to abandon trolley service between Lisbon Falls Bath and Bath local.
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Bath
Androscoggin & Kennebec Street Railway Company
Ita
Lisbon Falls
Civic spirit boosts industry and baseball plans ahead
The article praises civic cooperation with manufacturers as a big asset to the community. It notes forthcoming baseball coverage from the South and the impending schedules of the two major leagues, signaling that the local baseball season is near.
Studio Bridge Party at Cosmopolitan Club
More than 50 club members husbands and friends attended a studio bridge evening sponsored by the Music Drama department. Mrs Arthur Pepper won first prize and Mrs Chester A Roberts second. Leslie J. Wold won the men’s prize. auction prize to Mrs Joseph I. Smith. Music, singing, and a buffet followed with a Valentine centerpiece by Mrs Roscoe P. McFadden.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Music Drama Department
Arthur Pepper
Chester A. Roberts
Leslie J. Wold
Joseph I. Smith
Carl F. Pierce
Valentine
Roscoe P. McFadden
William W. Dennison
Pierce
Joseph C. LaFavour
Alice F. Johnson
Eleanor P Danforth
Mildred G. Nichols
Ernest R. Avery
Paul L Boudreau
George A. Churchill
New Lighting System Planned for Bath Post Office
Senator Frederick Hale was informed by the Post Office department that a Treasury request has been made to install a modern lighting system at the Bath post office. The work date is not set but improvements are expected soon, with possible extension to the entire Federal building.
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Bath Post Office
Frederick Hale
Rupert H. Baxter
Hale
Committee On
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Putnam Resignation Accepted by State Liquor Board
Lawrence Putnam a longtime clerk at Maine State Liquor Stores resigned to join Bath Iron Works Corp as weight clerk. The State Liquor Commission confirmed acceptance of his resignation tendered January 16 and effective January 20. Superintendent R C Ketchen praised his valuable service and wished him success.
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Lawrence Putnam
Bath Iron Works Corp
State Liquor Commission
R. C. Ketchen
Maine
Bath Junior Chamber Marks First Birthday Celebration
Bath's Junior Chamber of Commerce celebrated its first birthday Saturday evening with a devotional dance in the Hotel Sedewick dining hall. Nearly 50 couples attended, including out of town guests, dancing from eight to midnight. Herby Henderson's Harmony Boys provided music with Henderson on drums, Francis McPherson on piano, Ernest George on trumpet, and Tanwood Russell on saxophone.
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Bath
Phillips Simmons Wedding Friday in City
David M. Phillips and Lena Evelyn Simmons, both of this city, were married Friday evening at Beacon Street parsonal. Rev. Harley A. Shattuck officiated the single ring ceremony. Attendants were Miss Helen Simmons and Charles Phillips. The groom, a Braintree native, is a shipfitter at Bath Iron Works Corp. Mrs Phillips is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis O. Simmons, 390 Front Street.
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David M. Phillips
Lena Evelyn Simmons
Beacon Street
Harley A. Shattuck
Helen Simmons
Charles Phillips
Braintree
Mass
Bath Iron Works Corp
Phillips
Lewis O. Simmons
Front Street
Bell toll marks 81 years at Curtis Street church funeral
Removal of the property of Richard Frank Curtis from Curtliss Street church included funeral services Sunday afternoon at one. The church bell tolled 81 times, once for each year of his life. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt officiated and burial was in Oak Grove.
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Richard Frank Curtis
Curtliss Street
Frederick P. Moffatt
Oak Grove
Club Garret sets future activities and welcomes new members
Club Garret held a regular meeting in Gielstrup-building on Thursday evening to plan future activities. New members Miss Barbara FE Fisher Miss Dominique J Tardif and Miss Mabel W Whitten attended. A February 18 special meeting was set to discuss an Easter Bazaar and Fashion Show.
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Garret
Gielstrup
Barbara FE Fisher
Dominique J. Tardif
Mabel W. Whitten
Emily L. Jordan
Jeannette F. Shackford
Mary K. Kenney
Elwood W. Lezard
Vanona A. MacDonald
Bertha L. Lord
Virginia Wright
Hazel Cooke
Wilbur Higgins
Eleanor Mullaney
Netta S. Briggs
Red Cross
Valentine Swing at Morse High Draws 150 Couples
Nearly 150 couples attended the Morse High School Valentine Swing in the decorated gym. Alfred Gallant chaired the committee with Miss Mary McClure and Miss Ruth Robinson, while faculty members and seniors assisted in decorating and receiving. Dress was formal and plans include a May Ball semi formal.
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Ernie George
Morse High School
Alfred Gallant
Mary McClure
Ruth Robinson
William Owen
Gertrude J. Diggery
M. Agnes Fahey
Mary L. Lord
Cecile Veilleux
Morse High
P. M. Olm
J. Edward Pomeroy
Carl Earlbach
Martha Hamblett
Phyllis Sandelin
Frances Wallace
Dorothy Wing
Garden Club Met Monday Afternoon Tea Follows
Cosmopolitan Garden club held a meeting at the club house with 11 members and one guest. Mrs William Yule and Miss Elizabeth E Dunbar led the program including a paper on flower name origins and a Chinese story. A Valentine tea followed with decorations for the day and plans announced for the Feb 22 meeting and tea.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
William Yule
Elizabeth E. Dunbar
Kennedy
Louise A. Bucknam
Yule
Louis M. Silvermii
A.ice F. Johnson
Chars
Freesrani
Frank A. Hodedon
Williats M Addims
Williams Whitney
Harry G. Deering
Real Estate Transfers in Bath and Nearby Areas
Real estate transfers recently recorded in the Bath registry include John B Sarkis to Sadie E Sarkis and Susie M Darrah to Ruth E Young. Other transfers involve city parcels in Bath Bowdain and West Bath, with pairs of owners listed. In a separate note, Bangor native Paul C Sargent, a 1927 Bangor High School graduate and pianist, gained fame, while Metropolitan Opera tenor Jagel attended a birthday party in Washington D C with figures such as Robert Taylor and Jean Harlow. J Edgar Hoover hosted the gathering.
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Bath
John B Sarkis
Sadie E. Sarkis
F. W. Haran
City of Bath
Susie M. Darrah
Ruth E Young
Martha B Bridge
Lois C Swett
Blinking McCabe
Bowdain
Ixae Lo Ward
George T Bradstreet Bowdainham
Wualter
Theo
Larry Georgetown
Almon L. Marr
Arthur A. Marr
Richmond
F. H Bowen
Jesse L. Tarr
Jesse Tarr
Warren D. Jor
West Bath
Charles T. Small
Cleveland P. Holbrook
Marie Marco
Wesley H. Marco
Paul C Sargent
Friderick Sargent
Bangor
Bangor High School
Wise
Jagel
Metropolitan Opera
Washington, D. C
Robert Taylor
Jean Harlow
Mitzi Green
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senator Sewall Seen as Maine Governor Hopeful
Sam E. Conner of Augusta notes Senator Sumner Sewall from Sagadahoc is viewed as a potential 1940 Republican gubernatorial candidate. Sewall, Bath native and veteran of World War I air service, moved from the House to the Senate to boost his statewide profile, with Fernald already publicly linked to the race.
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Sam E. Conner
Augusta
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Senate
Roy L. Fernald
Waldo
Sagadahoc
Fernald
House
Bath
Bath Board of Aldermen
House of Representatives
Legislative Committee
Arrests Hit Record High In Bath For 1936
Bath police total arrests for fiscal year 1936 reach about 540, an all time high, with over 300 of them for intoxication. Previously 1919 held the record at 379, later topped by 1934’s 358. The four-year span from 1933 to 1936 marks the busiest period in the department’s history.
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Bath
Walter L. Whitney
City government discusses pay and election warrants
City government discusses pay for damages from grade raising on lower High street being denied. Warrants for the March 1 municipal election approved with polls from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Judge Arthur J. Dunton filed his first report and a $70.70 city accrual check. Housing hearings scheduled February 10 at 2 p.m. on Howard Coal Co storage site at 77 Commercial Street. Western Union sign petition referred to signs committee. Victualers licenses filed by E. M. Hampton and Anna De Freitas referred to licenses committee. George C. Melzard Horace L. Norton and Clarence F. Freeman confirmed as constables. ex Mayor Harold P. Small serving constable. Absentees listed: Councilmen Henderson Ward 7 Leyard Ward 5 McFadden Ward 4 Smith Ward 3 Wallace Ward 2.
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Lower High Street
Arthur J. Dunton
Howard Coal Co
Commercial Street
Western Union Telegraph Co
Povich
Washington and
Center Street
E. M. Hampton
Water Street
Anna de Freitas
Vine Street
George C. Melzard
Horace L. Norton
Clarence F Freeman
Harold P. Small
PUC Cancels Water Street Rail Crossing Hearing
The Public Utilities Commission cancels the February 11 hearing on Maine Central petition to substitute flash signals for crossing gates at Water Washington and School streets due to city caucuses. No new date is set.
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The
Public Utilities Commission
Maine Central Railroad
Water
Washington
School Streets
Brunswick High Names 83 on Honor Roll for Third Ranking
Principal Percy E Graves announces 83 students at Brunswick High School made the honor roll for the third ranking period ending January 22. Among them 22 earned straight A grades while the remainder had at least half A’s, and no student ranked below B four.
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Percy E. Graves
Brunswick High School
Winter Street Men's Club receives fine supper and talk
A Ladies Auxiliary provided a ham and scalloped potatoes supper for the Winter Street Men's Club meeting. Frank J. Hackett spoke on General Motors history and car development, with 43 men present and plans announced for the February 18 gathering. Lieut. John A. Lord announced loans of maritime exhibits to the Kennebec Marine Museum at City Hall, including models from Houghton Brothers and Charles W. Minott, with more items promised.
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Houghton and Mihott
General Motors
Winter Street Men’s Club
Ernest Freeman
J. Edward Drake
J. Albert Redson
Edgar D. Leavitt
Edward Brown
Fred K. Sturtevant
Alice Coffie
Mary E. Campbell
Chester A. Plant
Clyde Berry
Frank J. Hackett
General Motors Corp
Durant
John A. Lord
USN
Kennebec Marine Museum, Inc
Davenport Memorial City Hall
Houghton Brothers
Bath Bank
City Hall
Charles W. Minott
Phippsburg
Lieut
Lord
Kennebec
Genesta Chapter Hosts Supper Bridge at Masonic Temple
Genesta chapter sewing circle held a supper bridge in the banquet hall of the Masonic temple with 28 tables. The menu featured chicken salad, chips, rolls, olives, cake and coffee as contracts and auctions ran. Ralph Dale won the men’s contract prize, Wilbur C. Oliver the auction prize. Mrs. William Daley, first in contract, Mrs. Eugene Desmond and Mrs. William Coombs among top auction finishers.
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Masonic Temple
Genesta Chapter Sewing Circle
Ralph Dale
Wilbur C. Oliver
William Daley
Eugene Desmond
William Coombs
Willard McLean
Mrs Crockett Speaks To Winter Street Aid
Mrs Arthur S Crockett executive secretary of the Bath Chapter American Red Cross spoke at Fridays meeting of the Ladies aid of Winter Street church at 2 30 pm. Thirty five attended and she traced the Red Cross history from its founding. Hostesses were Miss Carrie H Varney Miss Alice E Varney Miss Mary E Campbell and Miss Elwina F Durgin. Next Friday at 2 30 Rev Joseph O Purdue will address the gathering. Hostesses will be Mrs Clinton D Wilson Mrs Elizabeth L Beal Miss Grace P Dickinson Mrs David L Black and Miss Bessie E Dickinson.
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Arthur S. Crockett
Bath
American Red Cross
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street Church
Crockett
The
Red Cross
Carrie H. Varney
Alice E. Varney
Mary E Campbell
Elwina F. Durgin
Winter Street Sermons Begin Eight Week Series
Rev. Joseph O. Purdue opened a new eight Sunday sermon series at Winter Street Church covering Lent Palm Sunday and Easter. Topics include The Worth of Starting With Something Nothing Is Impossible The Worth of the Least Worthy The Success of the Humble Miracles Are So Unnecessary Only Integrity Persists A Cross at the Heart of the Christian Life Is the Reward for Loss. Auburn school committee weighs liability insurance for staff after city solicitor report and assigns a list of protected teachers and instructors. Mayor Estes names Supt. Gardner and two Committeemen to the panel.
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Winter Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Jesus
Auburn Superintending
Estes
Supt. Gardner
Stephens
Thibault
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Summary
A dense OCR style crossword puzzle page lists Across and Down clues with numbers for many entries. The clues mix wordplay and definitions, mentioning items like a receptacle, thorny plant, ashes burial, and various descriptive terms. The grid references and clue numbering indicate a large, interlinked puzzle typical of a weekly feature in a newspaper.
Red Cross flood relief boxes placed in four banks
The Bath chapter reports small contributions to flood relief through four bank boxes labeled Red Cross. Donors may drop any amount, large or small, in the boxes to aid sufferers. Woolwich branch leads with $155 raised so far, with more expected.
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Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Bath
Woolwich
High Point Man Omar R. King Excels In Winter Sports
Omar R. King a Bates College junior led Off Campus as high point man in the Inter Dormitory Winter Sports event Friday. The Bathday won cross country and placed second in the 100 yard ski dash for seven points. King is son of Mr and Mrs Arthur W King of 1 Edgett Street. Fifty seven applicants in Kennebec County's largest naturalization class were admitted by Superior Court Justice George H Worster of Bangor. The court will stay in session Wednesday until all 103 applicants are cleared.
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Omar R. King
Bates College
Arthur W. King
Edgett Street
Kennebec County
Talk on Marblehead Before Men's Club
Rev. George H. Thorburn Jr delivered a historical reminiscence of Marblehead at Grace Church Men's Club detailing the town's founding in 1629 its role in the Revolution and War of 1812 and its naval links. The talk praised local patriotism ships and famous residents as members enjoyed a scalloped clam supper and discussed parish house support and meeting schedules.
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Marblehead
Mass
George H. Thorburn
First Universalist Church
Grace Church Men's Club
Independence
Concord
Lexington
Washington
Delaware
Dartmoor
England
Eliot A. Fuller
W. Percy Marks
Francis W. Holmes
E. Everett Pierce
John H. Freeman
W. Dayton Hill
Ralph Small Catches Grand Daddy of Smelts
Ralph F. Small netted a seven ounce eleven inch smelt described as the daddy of all smelts. He caught it off Stony Island in Merrymeeting Bay while recently relocating his camp from Bean Rock in Whiskeay Creek waters. Local fishermen report smelt runs about seven to the pound, highlighting the massive size of the catch.
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Ralph F. Small
Merrymeeting
Mr. Small
Bean Rock
Saco appoints Clyfton Hewes as municipal judge
Clyfton Hewes of Saco began duties as municipal court judge Tuesday following confirmation by the executive council last week. He previously served as judge from 1928 to 1932. Willis T. Emmons had been appointed after Hewes’ prior term, and Saco’s court has been without a judge for one month.
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Clyfton Hewes
Saco
Executive Council
Augusta
Willis T. Emmons
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B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry 0. Webber
Putnam
CLUB
Morse High Gym
Garden Club
Lewiston Journal
Henderson
Leyard
McFadden
Smith
Wallace
Genesta Chapte
Mrs. Crockett
Bath Chapter
Lis
Ize
High
Grace Church
Ralph Small
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