Bids Opened For Winnegance Bridge Or Fill Project
Maine Highway Commission advertises for bids to build a bridge or a fill and spillway at Winnegance with plans and specs prepared. Bid opening set for March 29. cost estimates favor a fill but final prices depend on bids. Public interest centers on maintenance costs, travel disruption, and feasibility before heavy travel season. Prohibition politics and referendum questions loom in broader coverage. Raymond E. Thurston named warden of the State prison at Thomaston. Warden Charles E. Linscott resigns to take vacation before new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Highway Commission
Winnegance
Phippsburg
Raymond E. Thurston
Rockland
Thomaston
Knox County
Charles E. Linscott
Maine Sees Normal Unemployment Amid Spring Jobs Hope
Governor Gardiner reports Maine's unemployment near normal with no famine risk. Spring brings extra work in home improvement, yard cleanup, garden setup and other labor intensive tasks, keeping state employment steady after a hard winter.
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Maine
Gardiner
Maine Governor Assures On Special Session Agenda
Governor Gardiner says only matters of greatest importance will come before the Maine Legislature during the April 1 special session. He notes banking law changes are tinkered with every two years and should not be taken up at this time.
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Gardiner
Maine
Farm Board seeks overseas wheat sale to lift home prices
The administration and farm leaders aim to export millions of bushels of Farm Board wheat to stabilize prices. They believe selling abroad will improve the domestic market for this year's crop and raise farmers' returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Board
Maine Daughters Endorse Hale Naval Construction Bill
The Maine Daughters of the Revolution endorsed Senator Frederick Hale and his naval construction bill at their annual Lewiston convention. The measure aims to expand the United States Navy to treaty limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Daughters of the Revolution
Frederick Hale
United States
Lewiston
Icarus launches as sixth Coast Guard patrol boat
The Bath Iron Works yard launched the Icarus at 10 10 AM the sixth of seven 165 foot patrol boats for the U S Coast Guard Lieut Raney will command the vessel Mrs Raney christened the ship with Poland Spring water and a bottle of champagne A luncheon followed at the Newell home in Malden Mass with President and Mrs Newell hosting The crew is forming and sea trials are planned off Seguin within ten days before a shakedown voyage to Stapleton Island NY
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Icarus
U. S. Coast Guard
Bath Iron Works Corp
Roy L. Raney
Lieut
Raney
Perseus
Malden
Mass
Pacific Coast
Iron Works
William S. Newell
Wesley Ladies Aid Sponsors Playlets at Vestry
The Wesley church Ladies' Aid staged three one act plays in the vestry on Thursday. Casts included Lizzie Pike Reete Lillian Lewin Muriel Howe Eunice Hanscom Dorothy Welch and others in Sardines One Born Every Minute and Mock Wedding. The wedding match was played by Wesley Lemont and the entertainment was enjoyed by the attendees.
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Ladies’ Aid of
Wesley Church
Emaline Smithers
Muriel Howe
Lillian Lewin
Lucy Ward Yew Nehee
Jean Danforth
N. Y
Lillian Littlefield
Beet
Dorothy Welch Drain
Eunice Hanscom
Best Mans Sa Penage
Alice O’brien
Wesley Lemont
Omitted Names in Sacred Heart Circle Committees
Mrs Rita Durant and Mrs Anna M Wilson were left out of the Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella committee list. Durant chairs the standing membership committee and Wilson sits on the Visitation of the Sick committee. Bertha Bellerose leads the standing social committee in the Knights of Columbus hall meeting that closed the charter at 124 members. Next meeting set for Friday April 1 at eight oclock in Knights of Columbus hall.
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Rita Durant
Anna M. Wilson
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Durant
Wilson
Annie Arsenault
Bertha Bellerose
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus Hall
Landmark Three Story Building Razed on Front and Oak
A three story wooden building at Front and Oak, owned by Mrs. John A. Morse, is being razed by contractor Roscoe G. Bailey. A small crew began Thursday and the work will take about three to four weeks. The structure housed a store and two dwellings and featured hand hewn timbers and hand made nails. The late Samuel Strout ran a grocery there for years.
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Front
Oak Streets
John A. Morse
Samuel Strout
Albert L. Strout
Roscoe G. Bailey
Sheepscot Bridge Informally Opens Between Wiscasset and Edgecomb
The new Sheepscot Bridge between Wiscasset and Edgecomb opened informally on Saturday morning with no ceremony. Workmen removed bars and all traffic was directed onto the new structure. The bridge, paralleling the old span to the north, offers modern traffic capacity across about five eighths of a mile, replacing the aging crossing.
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Sheepscot
Wiscasset
Edgecomb
Ts Zeplace
Brown Bailey Wedding Ties City Engineer to Mrs Bailey
Arthur A Brown married Lucille B Bailey in New York City at the Manhattan license bureau chapel. Brown, an engineer and former city council member, is the son of Celia M Brown and the late Harry Brown. Mrs Bailey, born in China, is the daughter of the late Capt James Ballard. City Clerk Cruise officiated.
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Arthur A. Brown
New York
Manhattan
Lucille B. Bailey
Wiscasset
Mrown
Celia M. Brown
Pearl Street
Harry Brown
Brown
China
James Ballard
Amey I. Ballard
Cruise
Puppets to Entertain Farm and Home Week at Maine
Orono women stage a three act puppet show The Romancers for Farm and Home Week March 30. Puppets from Orono will perform with clowns dogs and animals while local women offer talks on puppetry stage design scenery costumes and construction techniques to accompany the show.
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University of Maine
Orono
Skowhegan
Portland
Boston
Rudy Vallee
The
House Beautiful
C. A. Dickinson
D. B. Young
N. R. Bryan
Kenneth Rice
Mrs Sewall resigns Maine state chairmanship of prohibition reform group
Mrs Arthur Sewall of Washington street has resigned as chairman of the Maine division of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform. The group formed in October 1931 with Mrs Sewall as state chair and now reports membership growth from 240 to over 800. Mrs Clinton W Davis becomes state chair. The National Conference convenes in Washington on April 12 and 13 with special railroad fare for members.
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Arthur Sewall 2d
Washington Street
New York
Maine
Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Sewall
Clinton W. Davis
Portland
Cochairman
Miriam W. Kimball
Bath
James W. Ricker
Poland Spring
Davis
Washington, D. C
Bath Couple Returns From West Coast Journey
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Footer travel by auto from Oakland to Maryland covering 4200 miles after leaving February 23. Snow storms halted them in Boonsboro for three days with abandoned cars and a fatality recalled nearby. The couple, on their eighth round trip, expect this may be their last winter voyage.
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John D. Footer
Oakland
Calif
Maryland
Boonsboro
Footer
Delightful Concert Heard Over Radio With Noted Performers
Clifford B. Smith baritone formerly of Bath and Mrs Jack Shaw accompanied a studio program heard on WCSH Portland Wednesday afternoon last week. The program included One Fleeting Hour by Dorothy Lee The Road Song by J E Roberts When Big Profundo Sang Lowg by George Botsford Forgotten by Eugene Cowles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford B. Smith
Bath
Jack Shaw
WCSH
Portland
Dorothy Lee
J. E. Roberts
Big Profundo
Lowg
George Botsford
Eugene Cowles
Maine Central Institute Honors 1932 Graduates All Girls
Purinton announced the 1932 graduation honors at Maine Central Institute Pittsfield highlighting that all five awards go to girls based on junior and senior year ranks.
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Purinton
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Frankfurt king burned as gasoline heater starts fire in shop
Mike M. Zoome suffered severe burns to hands and head when a gasoline heater ignited a fire at his pop corn shop at 157 Front Street. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze as bystander Donald Wilson aided Zoome and the Swett heirs own the building. Zoome expects to reopen soon after treatment by Dr. Hugh D. Grant.
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Mike Zoome
Mike M. Zoome
Front Street
Mr. Zoome
Donald Wilson
Swett
Zoome
Hugh D. Grant
Two Escape Injuries When Car Capsizes
Mr and Mrs Ralph Burden of 23 Bedford Street escaped serious harm after their Ford sedan overturned at Middle and Oak streets. They were struck by a northbound Chevrolet truck driven by Thomas Merrill Sofa, which forces caused the crash. Mrs Burden exited with minor bruises and cuts. The truck had a bent bumper. Merrill was with Dell Shane and H Driscoll of Casco. Patrolman Furber Davis investigated.
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Ralph Burden
Bedford Street
Middle
Maine Livestock Breeders to Meet During Farm Week
The Maine Livestock Breeders Association holds its annual meeting at the University of Maine during Farm and Home Week on March 31. H. S. White of Auburn announces the gathering and H. M. Tucker will discuss Accrediting Herds for Contagious Abortion. Dairying topics and breed association sessions follow with leaders from Holstein Jersey Ayrshire and Guernsey groups presiding.
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Maine Livestock Breeders Association
University of Maine
H. S. White
Auburn
H. M. Tucker
Bureau of Animal Industry
Augusta
W.N. Bronson
New England Milk Producers Association
Jersey Cattle Club
Ralph Cripps
Camden
Maine
Ayshire Breeders Association
H. H. Allen
Jay
Guernsey Breeders Association
Maine bids sought for Winneganee bridge fill project
The Maine Highway Commission invites bids for the Winneganee fill with March 29 deadline. Contractors have begun evaluating the job, and site visits by major firms are underway. New surveys favor a fill approach, especially the Phippsburg spillway, suggesting possible lower costs amid current low labor and material prices.
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Winneganee
State Highway Commisson
Maine Highway Commission
Phippsburg
Lewiston TM Seniors Head to Washington Trip
Lewiston TM high school seniors depart Friday morning for the annual Washington trip with 68 students and chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Marsh. The group will base at the Harrington hotel during their stay.
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Lewiston
Washington
Clarence E. Marsh
Harrington Hotel
Sunday School Board of Wesley Met in Annual Meeting
The Wesley Methodist church Sunday school board met in the vestry for the annual meeting and officer election. A covered dish supper followed. Reports praised flourishing conditions with the Beginners and Primary department leading in enrollment and offerings. New officers elected include Ellery E. Whittemore general superintendent and Bird A. Shellenbarger assistant superintendent.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Mary Redick
F. Li. Littlefield
Elizabeth Trott
Trott
Home Department
Nathalie Daley
Eleanor Butterfield
Harold Wing
Reynolds McCutcheon
William Besaw
Bird A. Shellenbarger
George Hopkins
Ellery E. Whittemore
Wesley Lemont
Carroll Niles
Charles Shepard
Mary Rodick
Carrie Sampson
Complimentary Supper For Miss Johnson By Cosmopolitan Club
Miss Alice F. Johnson retired as club president after two years from 1930 to 1932 and was honored with a complimentary supper hosted by this year's and last year's boards. The event included decorated tables in white and green, a menu of fruit salad to mints, piano by Mrs. Hodgdon, and a social program with singing and games.
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Alice F. Johnson
Cosmopolitan Club
Mildred G. Nichols
Helen E. Hartwell
Bessie M. Hunt
George A. Churchill
Christine C. Curtis
Bertha V. Bellerose
Lillian E. Lewin
Lillian N. Norton
Miss Nichols
Johnson
Frank A. Hodgdon
Miriam W. Kimball
Clinton D. Wilson
Emma E. Walker
Elsie L. Trott
R. Clinton McFadden
William W. Dennison
Charles R. Farnham
Addie P. Palmer
Marcia Moulton
Roscoe P. McFadden
Minnie A. White
Carolyn M. Stackpole
J. Haviland Torrey
Daniel T. Dougherty
Eula Fielding
Florence E. Hagan
H. Emma Magoun
Nellie K. Goodrich
Ruth Weeks Henry
Lillian C. Miller
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Mayor Proposes Reducing Budget and City Building Lights
City hall renovation praises cleanliness from basement to top floor. Harold W. Child supervised ten days of cleaning as flowers from Kennebec Greenhouses brightened the mayor and council desks. Bouquets sent to old folks homes. Gilmore named city clerk by unanimous ballot. A joint committee on subordinate salaries formed with mayor and council leaders.
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City Hall
Harold W. Child
P. M. Olm
Kennebec Greenhouses
Common Council
Old Folks Home
Old Ladies ‘Home
Perry
Olm
Gilmore
Burt M. Dyer
McCabe
Small
Whitney
Whittemore
Pres. Goodwin
Across and Down Puzzle Clues Mixed with Wordplay
A dense list of crossword style clues spans Across and Down entries with various hints such as titles and occupations. The puzzle includes synonyms, classical names, and common terms for objects, actions, and letters, inviting solution through standard crossfill techniques.
Richmond men endorse Bond for sheriff in primary
A political advertisement from Richmond Maine dated March 10 1932 endorses Laurence A Bond for sheriff in Sagadahoc County. The letter lists Bond s wartime service with the 37th Ohio Division and notes law enforcement work including deputy sheriff, US Department of Justice special agent and fugitive apprehensions. It is signed by local business leaders and town officials supporting his candidacy in the June primaries.
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Richmond
Maine
Sagadahoc
Laurence
U. S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
New York City
Denver
Dallas
Boise
Salt Lake City
Boston
Philadelphia
Bond
Bureau
Washington
Harold M. Sewall
Bath
City Council Adopts Meeting Night and Rules for Year
Councilmen Troop Pratt and Stover discuss a 7.30 to 10.30 meeting schedule with first Wednesday sessions and carryover of unfinished business. Alderman Whittemore introduces monthly meetings. Alderman Youland adopts prior administration rules for the coming year by motion of Alderman McCabe.
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Pratt and Stover
Whittemore
Youland
McCabe
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Treas
Webber
Santata
Coast Guard
Wesley Ladies’ Aid
Sheepscot Bridge
Oreno
Body of Women For
National Prohibition Reform
California
Middle and
Sunday School Board OF Wesley
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Pythias
Yale
Hezekiah
Judah
Asia Minor
Opera Berlin
New York State
Isi
Mr. Bond
37Th Ohio Division
112Th Ammunition Train
Meuse-Argonne
W. C. Oliver
H. L. Stilphen
M. D
Geo
F. Wilson
R.A. Ring
Herbert Mansir
Frank E. Preble
T. J. Southard
Victor R. E. Cary
H. P. Richardson
Don O. Cate
M. E. Hutchinson
Leslie F. Roberts
Harold N. Libby
Percy W. Chetley
J. W. Haynes
Agt
Railway Express
KE. I. Jack
Fred R. Duren
F. Pratt
L. Young
Frank P. Anderson
Carlton H. Curtis
William A. Bibber
J. E. Alexander
Mgr
Augusta Trust
Earl B. Preble
M. A. Morris
A. & P. Tea Co
J. W. Randlette
First Selectman
L. E. Umberhind
Selectman
C. H. Bryant
H. Gilpatrick
Harold Hinchliffe
Chas. A. Alexander
Chas. B. Day
Asso
H. E. Houdlette
F. S. Brockman
William H. Haynes
H. L. Tarr
G. E. Shaw
G. C. Marriner
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