Roadside Trees Bring Beautification Push Across Nation
National groups urge roadside trees to beautify highways as states form commissions and highway boards take charge. Advocates cite Maryland and New England examples and note efforts to protect and replant trees while limiting billboard visibility and trimming damage by utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Arthur Newton Pack
American Nature Association of Washington
Maryland
New England
Californiia
National Parks
American Nature Association
Hudson New York Star
Sign
Bill Poster
Bath City Names New Government For A Year
Monday the new city government took charge for twelve months with Mayor Cahill leading. Voters reappointed most members as Bath aims to grow, prosper, and move into a new municipal building while pledging careful department heads and accountable administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill
Bath
City official defeated in re election vote
One of last year's city government candidates for re election was defeated at the polls. The Independent wishes Mayor Cahill and the new city administration a happy and prosperous tenure with no evident reason they should not enjoy it.
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Cahill
Father of Prohibition Celebrated on Birth Anniversary
The article marks the 125th anniversary of Gen. Neal Dow born March 20 1804 noting his Maine led push for prohibition and national influence. It also urges spring planning for home improvement and garden prep, then reports a proposed New England Mail Packet steamship line with Portland as a landing point led by Commodore Herbert Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Dow
Maine
Dow
United States
Gen Dow
Gen. Dow
New England
Plymouth
London
Havre
New England Mail Packet Company
Portland
Herbert Hartley
Leviathan
Boston
Richmond Delighted by New High School Building
Richmond praises its completed high school replacing the fire destroyed structure. The new building better fits present needs with more conveniences, and Bath’s Morse high school loss is noted as a hardship that may yield eventual benefit for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bath
Morse High School
New Secretary Demands Repayment Over Cement Shortage
Some expect a new agriculture secretary to drop a threat to cut Maine highway funds if the State Highway Commission personnel change. Instead the secretary seeks $103,000 repayment to the federal government tied to alleged cement shortages on three federally aided road projects.
Genesta Chapter Hosts Enjoyable Social Evening
Following a regular meeting of Genesta chapter O. E. S. a large gathering enjoyed a social hour in the banquet hall. Mrs. May Ward directed an original program with musical numbers by the Genesta Kitchen band led by Mrs. Josephine Coombs.
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Genesta Chapter
May Ward
Genesta Kitchen Band
Josephine Coombs
Mabel Merrill
Mildred Morse
Genesta
Edith Savage
Eva Atwood
Alice Shackford
Marilla Morse
Lucy Pike
Kate Perkins
Elnora Oliver
Ethel Sampson
Hazel Hartleb
Kerr and Houston Renovate Thompson Bros Store for Monroe Stores
Kerr and Houston Co of Portland and Bath completed a full remodel of the former Thompson Bros clothing store for Monroe Stores Inc in under a month. They transformed the basement into a usable space, relocated the basement stairs, removed old steam piping, installed a steel ceiling, rebuilt the main floor office, and added a modern front with plate glass copper settings and verdant marble. The job included painting panelling and other odds and ends to ready the shop for opening day Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr & Houston Co
Portland
Bath
Thompson Bros
Monroe Stores Inc
Frank Churchill
Auto Trip From New Jersey to Bath Covers 500 Miles
Mr and Mrs Fred S Humiston of The Riverside Popham Beach returned last week from Hillsdale New Jersey to Bath where they are wintering at 41 Lincoln Street The journey by Hudson Super Six with their son at the wheel covered about 500 miles in 19 hours four gas and oil stops no meals and no snow until Portland They were called to Boston due to the illness and death of Mrs Humiston s brother Eugene Rich a noted Hillsdale sportsman and Bergen county figure
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Fred S. Humiston
Riverside
Popham Beach
Hillsdale
N. J
Bath
Lincoln Street
New York
Boston
Statler
Hackensack
Portland
Pratt McPartland wedding in Westminster ceremony
Friends of May Don Pratt formerly of Bath announce her marriage to Daniel McPartland of Boston on January 31 at the Westminster Church with Rev. A Z Conrad officiating. The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs Morton Young and a reception followed at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Young with light refreshments. Attendees included Mr and Mrs William Harwood Mr and Mrs Adam Miller Mr and Mrs Thornton Stearns Mrs John Keene Miss Helen Hubbard Mrs Gladys Legard Miss Eleanor Leighton Mr and Mrs Morton Young and James Woods.
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May Don Pratt
Bath
Daniel McPartland
Boston
Westminster
A. Z. Conrad
Park Street
Morton Young
Frank Young
William Harwood
Adam Miller
Thornton Stearns
John Keene
Helen Hubbard
Gladys Legard
Eleanor Leighton
James Woods
Cambridge students stage jam boree drenching town
Two Cambridge students rode through the town in a car with two soda water siphons and drenched pedestrians. Authorities drew up a list of 22 charges against them. They have not been caught yet.
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Cambridge
England
Anti cigarette talk at W C T U meeting focuses on women
The W C T U met Thursday at the YMCA with Mrs Ida Priestnal as principal speaker denouncing cigarette smoking by women especially in higher society. Rev Forrest L Littlefield spoke on Neal Dow and Prohibition noting shifts in drinking and a bootlegger's death after a seized shipment. A Bath WCTU petition urged voting against a Sunday sports legalization bill.
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Y.M.C.A
Ida Priestnal
Dunton
Barnstable County
Mass
Yarmouth
Forrest. L. Littlefield
Neal Dow
Littlefield
Pine Point
Bernice MacDonald
Loyal
Temperance Legion
Alice May Douglas
Bath
Augusta
Brim Jewett Shines in Vaudeville at Keith's Theater
Bath native Brim Jewett earns praise for his vaudeville turn at Keith's Theater in Portland. He started with a rough first try, moved to New York for opportunities, joined a touring company, and now performs with his long time partner Robbins. Mrs. Jewett, from Whitefield, Maine, and a daughter present share in the show business tale.
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Portland Evening News
Brim Jewett
Brian ‘Brim’ Jewett
Keith
Jewett
Brim
Maine
Whitefield
Far and Near Missionary Society Has Fine Meeting
The Far and Near Missionary society of the Corliss Street church met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Lucian Ames home. Reports showed a healthy treasury and much work accomplished. A varied program featured duets readings and missionary appeals followed by refreshments. The next meeting will be an all day White Cross Work session at Mrs. Ida Puringtons home.
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Missionary Society
Corliss Street
Lucian Ames
Weeks Street
Hattie Oliver
Frances MacFadden
Bertha Scott
Chester Plant
R. H. Carey
Harriet Oliver
Mildred Walker
Melvin Pratt
Frances Macadden
Lizzie Coombs
Pearl Campbell
Ames
White Cross
Ida Purington
Annie Jewett
Maud Russell
Vivian Plant
Morse Girls End Season With 21-17 Victory Over Freeport
Morse high girls top Freeport 21-17 at the Y gym in a fast, clean game. Morse led early and held it through three quarters before Freeport tied it at 15. Capt Aderton and Miss Legard starred. Miss Gould scored 13 for Freeport. Larabee added five from the line. Coach Barnby earns praise as Morse finishes 5-4-1 for the season.
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Morse High
Y Gym
Freeport Lassies
Morse
Freeport
Twomey
Petlock
Aderton
Miss Legard
Miss Gould
Larabee
Miss Spinney
Capt
Barnby
Nothing Quiet About 1929 Bathing Suits
Paris fashion notes describe the 1929 bathing suit as printed wool jersey with bold yellows reds and greens. The beach girl will keep farther from the water than prior years due to the vivid prints and trendy styling noted by the Associated Press fashion editor.
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Diana Merwin
Associated Press
Paris
Crossword Puzzle Word List and Clues
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers, misspelled words, and partial phrases. The items reference clothing fibers, Latin prefixes, geographic and historic names, and common crossword vocabulary across sections marked HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL.
Pendant of Luck Echoes Cossack Tradition
A single pendant echoes the old Cossack practice of wearing one earring for luck, shaping a tale of superstition and style that survives in modern adornment.
Face reveals type Florida woman says face reveals type
Jacksonville public stenographer Miss Winifred Coulson, famed for reading a man’s profession from his face, cites years of experience and lists patrons including Fritz Kreisler, Rabindranath Tagore, Jess Willard, Tex Rickard, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Barney Oldfield, Tris Speaker, and Meredith Nicholson.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Winifred Coulson
Tex Rickard
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Barney Oldfield
Tris Speaker
Meredith Nicholson
J. C. Penney
Socialists Form Largest Reichstag Faction With 152 Seats
In the German Reichstag the Socialist group becomes the largest bloc holding 152 seats. The chamber totals 490 members with fourteen parties represented.
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Mawading Dineeton
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Shaw
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Gould
Eves Ceatassice
Phelps
Coats
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S. Pacific
S. America
Seth
Moab
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France
A& Hotliag
N. E
Spain
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