City Finances Debated Ahead of Municipal Audits and Bath Club Plans
Citizens debated the city’s true financial position amid split views on deficits from four to thirty thousand dollars. A state audit after year end could settle facts before elections, while Bath’s Country Club advances under Wayne E. Styles promise a premier nine hole course with potential expansion and a versatile clubhouse. The design includes sluiceways to flood a four hundred yard stretch into a skating pond for winter use.
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Yeriance
Theisi
Bath
Wayne E. Styles
Boston
Stiles
New England
Taxpayer burden grows as new taxes spread nationwide
The piece notes looming tax pressure on Americans as states pass measures shifting levies onto businesses property owners and workers. It highlights new forms like state income taxes and intangibles taxes and observes a delayed spring season with lingering winter conditions.
Milk prices hit New England dairy producers hard
The region faces a major issue as milk and cream prices in the market fall, severely impacting producers. Although feed costs drop somewhat, they do not decline as much as dairy products, worsening the financial strain on farmers.
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New England
New England Unemployment Panels See Hope in Boston Meeting
State unemployment committees from six New England states reported in Boston that the worst mood has passed and that things are looking up. The meeting attributed improving conditions to easing layoffs and cautious hiring optimism across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Bath Tron Works Officials Hold Weekly Safety Parleys
Bath Tron Works Corp officials foremen and assistants instituted weekly safety conferences in the old office building from 11 15 to 12 30 with L Kuytne Thedbeau as chairman. Attendees review weekly accidents, discuss preventable steps, and note improvements to reduce hazards across divisions including machinists wood working and ship yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Tron Works Corp
Mant
L. Kuytne Thedbeau
Uravel
Plans Submitted for Golf Course Development
The article outlines proposed layouts for a new golf course with nine holes, detailing hole lengths from 160 to 540 yards, hazards, greens, trees, ponds, and a dogleg variety. It notes a clubhouse conversion, parking, two tennis courts planned later, and a veranda for view across the course. First stock payment is due April 1, with construction through 1932 opening season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirbhorse
Mtr
Devlee
Green
Daniel T. Dougherty
Morse Eliminated by South Portland at Bates Tourney
Morse high's basketball team were eliminated from the Bates Tournament with a 39-16 loss to South Portland. The Capers raced to a 21-9 halftime lead and pulled away in the final period as Curran and Doughty led the visitors. Morse showed flashes of teamwork but could not match the Capers' speed and defense, ending their Lewiston excursion with the defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Bates
South Portland
Bath
Morse
Cutts
Capers
Riet
Bath Lads
Curran
Doughty
Mecrre
Newell Wilson
Movse
Richie McElman
Harry Ring
John Tevya
Senuth Portland
Bath Reeters
South Perland Machine
Lewiston
Legard
Conley
Sweet Corn Problem Discussed At Farm and Home Week
A special program for sweet corn growers and canners during Farm and Home Week March 28 features Maurice D. Jones chairing the Isrearvami committee and Bruce H. M. White of Maine Canners Association outlining comparisons of canned corn from Maine and competing areas. W. E. Lewis of Washington, D. C., will cover grading raw products for canneries, while C. G. Woodbury of the National Canners Association addresses production problems. Clarence Carll of Carll Canning Co., Gorham, will appear in the Wednesday session to demonstrate a viscosimeter for regulating corn consistency.
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Maurice D. Jones
Isrearvami
Bruce H. M. White
Topsham
Maine Canners’ Association
Maine
W. E. Lewis
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. C
C. G. Woodbury
National Canners’ Association
Clarence Carll
Carll Canning Co
Gorham
School of
Grange Sponsors National Essay Safety Contest Prizes
National Grange and the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce sponsor annual essay contests with six national prizes ranging from $50 to $5 and additional medals. Essays must be under 800 words, submitted by July 4, and winners chosen through state and national committees. Notable past winners include Miriam Evelyn Jobe of Indiana and Betty Mulligan of Maryland. Also, Amarillo plans to plant 10 000 trees in its public park during March.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
The
Grange
Miriam Evelyn Jobe
Connersville
Ind
Rochester
N. Y
Betty Mulligan
Berwyn
Theington
D. C
United States
Reach Agreement in Equity Case in Bath
A bill in equity to compel conveyance of real estate in the case Lee man v Blaisdell Blaisdell was settled by agreement of counsel. Hearing was set before Chief Justice Pallangall at the Kennebec courthouse in Avesta. Defendants were represented by W M Sanborn of Augusta and Arthur J Dunton of Bath with Edward W Sridgham of Bath for the Blaisdells.
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Equity
Bath
Henry T. B. Leeman
John W. Blaisdell
John H. Blaisdell
William R. Pallangall
Kennebec Court House
Avesta
W. M. Sanborn
Augusta
Arthur J. Dunton
Edward W. Sridgham
Blaisdells
Calais Hosts American Legion State Convention
Calais will host the State American Legion convention June 21 to 23. More than 3,000 Legionnaires are expected to visit, and plans are underway to house the guests.
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Calais
American Legion
Oliver Opposes Split Sentence Bill in Maine Legislature
Representative Wilbur C. Oliver, in his maiden House speech, protest the split sentence bill and its effect on enforcement. He recalls enforcement history, warns against empowering county attorneys, and urges votes for the minority report to keep strict penalties for bootleggers. He cites past sheriff service and concerns over probation and sentencing.
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Wilbur C. Oliver
House of the
Maine
Haynes
South Portland
Goudy
Portland
Merchants National Gets Second Loan for Bath City
The City of Bath awards an $80,000 loan to Merchants National Bank Boston at 2.43 percent due Aug 12, next, after a Feb 5 loan at 3.09 percent. Other Massachusetts towns issue notes of various sizes at 1.94 to 2.22 percent. The loans, tied to Story Thorn dike Palmer & Dodge, exhaust the city's borrowing limit set at a mid-Winter meeting. Proposals for a $300,000 loan due Nov 2 were to be received by Brunswick today.
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Everett
Second National Bank
Boston
Brunswick
Church League Attendance Surges to 8350 This Season
Secretary William C Perkins reports 8350 spectators for Church League Basketball last season at the local Y M C A The upcoming championship between Corliss and Winter is expected to push the total near 8800 Belfast awaits two West youths Frederick Pinkerton 24 and Elmer Clark 22 of Oshkosh Wisconsin as they plan world voyage with stopovers in Africa and India Guests of Belfast relatives before departure.
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William C. Perkins
Corliss
Belfast
West
Frederick Pinkerton
Elmer Clark
Dromore Farm Bureau Organized In Winnegance Community Club
The Dromore Farm Bureau organized Friday at the Winnegance Community club house with eight charter members and Miss Hortense Welch state agent present. Officers elected include Chairman Althea Campbell and secretary Clara Oliver. A nine-meeting schedule was outlined covering Home Flower Garden Basketry Dishwashing and more with speakers from Bath and Nequasset.
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Dromore Farm Bureau
Winnegance
Hortense Welch
Miss Welch
Althea Campbell
Eva Rogers
Belle Sawyer
Washington
Bath and Nequasset
Clara Oliver
Foods Project
R. P. Manzon
Home Management
Grace White
Publicus
Home Flower Garden
Wardrove
Arthur Mayo
Ruth Farnham
Merting
Home Town Loyalty Has Peculiarities
A reflection on how locals defend their town’s image against outsiders. The writer notes residents’ sharp reactions to every critique, contrasting winter grumbles with summer tourist arrivals and the mixed welcome tourists receive despite contributing to local business.
Poppy Sale Order Covers Bath Poppy Day Drive
An order for 3060 poppies has been sent to Portland headquarters by the American Legion auxiliary after their last week meeting in Bath. Large poppies will sell at a fixed price for decorative use, with small poppies available at any price. The group plans a supper for the Rotary club on April 14 at the Legion home.
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Portland
American Legion Auxiliary
Rotary Club
Legion Home
Madelyn Jackson
Katharine Spear
Susan Rogers
Roscoe Shaw
Lucien Bissen
Helen Shaughnessy
Mary Murphy
Cleora Coombs
Phoebe Hart
Mary Nelson
Jennie Thompson
Leda Costain
Forest Service acquires fire boats for Minnesota lakes
The Forest Service, USDA, has received two 26 foot boats from the Bureau of Biological Survey to convert into fire boats for the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. With high powered pumps and a mile of hose, foresters aim to draw lake water for wildfire suppression in a lake rich region where travel is mainly by water.
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The
Forest Service of
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Superior National Forest
Minnesota
Mullaney Sets Potatoes Race Record at YMCA Meet
In the eighth annual YMCA Church League track meet John Mullaney competed in a potato race, set a time of 261.5 seconds to break the 272.5 second record, but did not place in the finals where the winner clocked 27.15 seconds. he is credited with the record despite not winning.
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John Mullaney
The Automatic Butler brings Morse high comedy
The three act farce presented by the class of 1930 at Morse high school auditorium delighted Bath audiences Friday. The Preston household reels from a robot cutout as Adrian Bryant and Violet Mackie stir romantic turmoil amid criminals and a clever detective cook. Strong performances by Ralph Crocker, Florence Robinson, Christine Higgins and Paul Hart drove the lively show.
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Preston
Prestons
Violet Mackle
Carolyn Moody
Adrian Bryant
Stanley Henderson
Bryant
America
John Dall
Abdon Bennyworth
Frank Harvie
Filiott Bailey
Nathan Watson
Eanryworth
Elliott
Conny Bryant
Evelyn Redlon
Conny
Maizie Dowell
Margaret Huse
Bennyworth
Donny
Abdon
Mr. Morse
Violet
Slick Babbitt
Paul Hart
Maizie
Liceman
Jenny Sandkitchen
Florence Robinson
Herlock
Lily Preston
Christine Higgins
Miss Higgins
Miss Robinson
Col
Ralph Crocker
Violet Mackie
Abden Bennyworth
Frank Harvie Elliott Bailey
Kitty Preston
Irma Groves
John ‘Preston
Jim’ Mitchell
Miaizia Dowell
Automatic Butler
Errol Baker
Paul J. Hart
Ralph E. Crocker
Frank E. Harvie
Nathan W. Watson
Stanley D. Henderson
John W. Dall
Margaret E. Huse
Florence N. Robinson
L. Christine Higgins
Evelyn O. Redlon
Carolyn L. Moody
Irma D. Groves
Anxious Extinct New Zealand bird in word puzzle list
A dense OCR puzzle page lists clues across and down with partial answers and scattered proper nouns. It includes references to New Zealand birds, Germanic and Scandinavian terms, and various wordplay items, typical of a late era newspaper puzzle section.
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New Zealand
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Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry
Webber
Shipping City
Pride
Hayes
Redeye
Robinson
Ee Knigent
Renee Jones
Ease
St. Johns
Ioughty
Ring
Parks
Eerie
Henderson
McElIman
Wilson
Ib Levya
McElman
Ib Esas
Iiferec
Mahan
Roundy
iTime
White
Orono
National Grange
Amarillo
Tex
Oliver
Merchants National
Boston Bank
Legion Auxiliary
LHS
Clinton D. Wilson
William A. Furber
Allan Spear
John Fitzgerald
Pinoghte
Sunt Island
Singty
Ao A. Iu
India
Telurium
Rie
Iriairie
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