American Ships and the Return of Maritime Prestige
An article argues U S ships lost share of trade to foreign shippers, urging Congress to back a bill by Rep Wallace TH White to restore American tonnage. It cites wartime ship counts, postwar declines, and calls for reduced foreign passage charges to boost U S shipping and economy.
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Sneha
VTE
Dhoeks Cmd
Kam
Soo
Congress
Cam
Wallace TH
White
Maine
Maine Leaders Debating Labor Preference Rules
Sunday papers cite Governor Brewster fearing Maine Row Workers face no danger as he pushes Section T47-4-1925 limits on favoritism in federal projects. Maine seeks to favor Maine citizens on non federal aid contracts, but Attorney General says federal rules block such preference on federal aid work. Maine delegation notes section limited to 1919 appropriation and press warns Brewster’s tactics may mislead voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Maine
Tate
United States
U.S
Restoring the Forests in the Northeastern States
The North Atlantic States face a large scale forestry reform from Maine to Maryland. Reforestation of idle lands, rehabilitation of depleted woodlands, and fire protection are urged to reduce reliance on outside timber. New York leads in tree planting while Maine hosts early mills. the region plants and protects forests to support industry and wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic States
Maine
New Dampshire
Vermont
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountains
Huiving
America
Jabob E. Tobbs
Berched
Bath Considers Garden Club Flower Show to Beautify City
Bath plans a local garden club modeled after others with a potential flower show. Advocates say such events grow civic pride, boost interest in plants, and can be organized by the club ahead of the planting season. Freeport and Camden are cited as examples of successful small-town shows.
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Bath
Sogrea
Freeport
Alway
Camden
Garden Club
Gerden Club
Ita
Bath Merchants Hear About Credit Bureau
Everett Morrill of the Darling Motor Co Harold Lawrence credit manager for the Ti Peek store and S. M. Booth head of the Lewiston and Auburn Credit Bureau spoke in Bath on the value of a credit bureau for merchants. The meeting under new president George C. Quicksall drew a quieter crowd but reinforced interest. No action was taken on forming a Bath bureau, though merchants will likely be approached.
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Everett Morrill
Darling Motor Co
Tlarold Lawrence
Peek
S. M. Boothby
Lewiston
Auburn Credit Bureau
Board of Trade
Columon Council Toom
George C. Quicksall
Bath
Cosmopolitan party proves great success at Masonic temple
Cage cosmopolitan club hosted a well attended evening with 20 tables of whist and a diverse program at the Masonic temple. Prizes included a hand chased brass pager and a painted lemon set. The event featured decor in red white and blue and a strong finish as Mrs. Adeline McPhee won high score in whist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagemoepolitan Club
Masonic Temple
Deatrice Noyes
Bred Cary Aid
Margaret Praser
Cirl Dudley
Peirlpel
Adeline McPhee
Alice Johnson
Jevenies Quinobas
Prieda Bagell- Kista
Come My
Viazel Tlartleb
Alice Churchill
Rhedel Hhodgson
Mildred Nichols
Bernice ‘Torrey
Bessie Taint
Helen Trartwell
Martin Moulton
Lilian Lewin
Lillow
Miller
Wuth Pields
Mars
Allee Charehill
Peeeioussty
Sultan
South End Plans a Local Baseball Club
South End proposes forming a baseball team with Madison Moore as head, backed by Stanley Brown. The group eyes local and surrounding towns with players like George Colby and Jim Knights, and aims to raise funds and elect officers at the next meeting.
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South End
Stummmer
Re. Scanthy
Bath Boy Co
Madison Moore
Tox
Stanley Brown
George Colby
AL Bonney
Lee Sheldon
Lorraine Pris
Max Sawyer
Jim Knights
Bath
Tein
Miss Dearing's Pupils in Piano Recital at Dearing Home
A delightful piano recital was held at Miss Melina Dearing's home with pupils performing pieces by Roberta Gordon, Dorothy Renaud, Mildred Adair, Elizabeth Dutterfield and others. After numbers, a social hour with refreshments followed. separate note mentions dancers Mrs. Helen Bellard and Mrs. Lydia Baxter Smith preparing Greenwich Village Cabaret at Morse High May 11 at Masonic Temple titled widgety Beet.
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Melina Dearing
Wath Street
Happy Davey
Mildred Adair
Roberta
Margaret Gordon
Daniel Rowe
Demorise
Renaud
Dorothy Renaud
Wilson Roberta Gordon
Carl Trevis
Margaret
Gordon Morning Prayer
Streabbog
Elizabeth Dutterfield
Polis Tittle
Walter Rolfe
Dorothy Tenand Cov
Renaud Woodhind
Paul Valdemar
Tap Thomas Dubois
Helen Bellard
Brounswick
Lydia Baxter Smith
Greenwich Village
Bath Considers Summer Time Plan
A reader urges Bath to adopt daylight saving time, noting Portland and Lewiston already use Summer time. The letter cites railroad schedules and bank hours aligning with earlier closing times elsewhere and argues Bath would gain by the one hour daylight.
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Bath
Powell
Portland
Lewiston
Beach
Grand Commandery of Maine Knights Templar Meet in Portland
The seventy seventh annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Maine Knights Templar will be held Friday in Portland at Masonic Temple and City Hall. Events include receptions, tea at Easthind Hotel, a grand military ball, a knight Templar parade, a grand march, a review, banquet at Masonic Temple, and free taxi service from hotel to City Hall. Commanderies from Bath Augusta Waterville and Skowhegan will furnish the band.
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Grand Commandery
Maine
Knights Templar
Portland
Masonic Temple
City Hall
Dunlap
New Easthind
Eoning
Edward I. Gould
Hasthind
Laneh
Indies
Eastland
Dunlap Commandery
Bath
Trinity of
Former Bath Man Established High Moor Estate
Bath readers recall Rev. J. Roscoe Day of Wesley Methodist Church once built a large estate at Withmoor Farm Monmouth along the Lewiston Augusta road. He spent over 12000 dollars on buildings and planted about 1000 apple trees for a state bought experimental fruit station, then abandoned the farm and later served as Syracuse University chancellor and Wesley Church pastor.
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Bath
Wwithmoor
Monmouth
Lewiston
Augusta
J. Roscoe Day
Wesley Methodist Church
Syracuse University
Syracuse
N.Y
Chancellor Day
Theological School
Wesley Church
Holy Name Society Card Party At St Marys Parish Hall
The Holy Name Society of St Marys church will host a whist and bridge party at the parish hall Friday evening. Presidents and committee members listed include John M Conley James McLaughlin Paul Gurney Mark Hennessey Jess Allen Henry Biggins Stephen McWhee James McLaughlin Emery Wilson Peter Allen Edmund Arsenault and John Hayes with Mrs John M Conley Mrs Ralph Gay Mrs J J Keegan and Miss assisting with the bridge rallying.
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Holy Name Society of
St. Mary's Church
John M. Conley
James Mulligan
Paul Gurney
Mark Hennessey
Jess Allen
Henry Biggins
Stephen McWhee
James Mclaughlin
Emery Wilson
Peter Allen
Edmund Arsenault
John Hayes
Ralph Gay
J. J. Keegan
Miss Vetions
Mrs Blanche White Takes Annual Quest From Colonial Cafe
Mrs Blanche White, a waitress at the Colonial cafe, begins her annual quest leaving duties behind. Local patrons wish her well as she departs for the unknown.
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Blanche White
Colonial Cafe
Bowdoinham Baptist Association to Convene in Topsham
The Bowdoinham United Baptist association holds its annual meeting at United Baptist Church in Topsham. Devotions start 9.45 led by Rev. M. G. Powers. the sermon by Rev. H. J. Skillin of Bath. Afternoon sessions feature Rev. William Amos and a 2.15 business meeting with reports and officer elections.
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Bowdoinham
Maine
H. C. Whittemore
Board of Missionary Co- Operation
FP. T. Knollin
Church
I. W. Smith
Harry McIntire
Bath
Eva
Grant
C.F. Tompkins
Suifa
West China
Garden Club Hears Paper on Peonies
Twenty two members attended the garden club meeting at the library last Wednesday evening. Mrs J A Leonard presented a paper on peonies from setting out to winter covering, sharing expert insights. Major William B R Kimball spoke on tulips, especially the Diagwin variety, and Charles Lew gave an instructional talk on Spring transprinting.
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Garden Club
J. A. Leonard
Civic Improvement Committee
Charles ©. Low
Mabel Thwing
Annabel Stearns
Harriet. Jedyvarrd and
Ton
Edward W. Hyde
Low
Arthur Sewall
Harry Fo Morin
Frederick JB. Drake
Bath Woman Wins Weekly Coffee Bread Prize
Mrs. Harry Lemont of 557 Washing ton street wins the Portland paper weekly prize for her Denates bread recipe. The judge Miss Ruby M. Thompson of the Portshing Gas Light Co. approves the directions, including cardamon seeded batter, two rises, cinnamon topping and coffee serving suggestion.
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Harry Lemont
Washington Street
Portland
Ruby M. Thompson
Home Service
Portshing Gas Light Co
Bath Ball Club Receives New Uniforms For Summer Play
Bath’s semi professional baseball team orders white uniforms with cardinal piping and red white hose. The city name will appear on shirts, boosting Shipping City's advertising in summer games. W. H. Smith & Sons supplies, uniforms expected before the opener at a home game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
W. H. Smith & Sons
Almanac Forecast For May Weather In Maine
Maine’s Almanac predicts a long stretch of fine weather from May 1 to 9 with warmer showery spells later. Memorial Day lands on Wednesday. a total solar eclipse May 19 will be visible only from distant regions.
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Almanac
Maine
Augusta
North America
South America
Pacific Ocean
Asia
CROSS WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A dense set of crossword hints listing horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and word prompts. Includes definitions for loan, crush, hold, compose, head of a newspaper, and many other common crossword entries.
Will of Mrs Adeline French Harvey Bequeaths Fortunes
Bath friends learn that Mrs Langdon Hill inherits the bulk of a 245000 dollar estate from her mother Mrs Adeline French Harvey who died in Cincinnati April 16. The will filed April 25 creates a trust to 160 Grasselli Chemical Co shares for Maynard French and life income to Mrs Till, with one third of residue to Mr Langdon Hill and two thirds to his children if applicable.
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Bath
M. Langdon Hill
Emery Street
Portland
Till
M. Langden Hill
Cincinnati
Mr. TM
Hayden, Stone & Co
North End Residents Report Brief Earth Tremor
About 600 residents in the North End felt a light earthquake last Wednesday evening. Park street and Brace street households reported shaking and rattling windows for under ten seconds. The tremor recalled a stronger quake two years ago with dishes rattling and a heavy trolley car rumble.
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North End
Park Street
Alonzo G. Fisher
Park and Winship Streets
William Congden
Brace Street
Grace Church Selects Convention Delegates
Grace Church chooses delegates and alternates to represent at the 109th annual Episcopal Diocese of Maine convention held May 22 in Portland. The Most Rev John Gardner Murray will preach at the cathedral and address the Maine Woman's Auxiliary meeting May 23 and 24. Also noted is Miss Gladys Clark of Hollis returning home after a visit with Mrs Philip Blaisdell.
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Grace Church
Episcopal Diocese of
Maine
St. Luke
Portland
Rupert TL. Baxter
Harry S. Day
Frederick E. Drake
Henry C. Wright
W. Dayton Hill
Fred P. Shaw
Carroll Watson
Daniel Williams
Charles D. Hall
John Gardner Murray
Woman's Auxiliary
National Council
Maine's Tailless Cow Makes Great Record
A Jersey cow named Pegis Golden Louise arrived at the university herd five years ago. Despite being tailess, she produced 640 pounds of butterfat from 11 100 pounds of milk by age five, a record stronger than two average cows and near three cows in butterfat and milk. The cow is offspring of Poet's Golden Flora and Pegis 09 of Hood Farm 29, with kin such as Emma May's Flora in the herd.
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Pegis Golden Louise
L. 8. Corbett
Department of Animal Industry
Corbett
Jerseys
Pogis Golden Louise
Poet's Golden
Howe W
Animal Industry
Popham Beach Mail To Run By Power Boat Service
Postmaster Owen received a Washington notice confirming Llewellyn Oliver’s $2700 bid to transport mail by power boat from Bath to Kennebec area including Phippsburg Center West Georgetown Bay Point and Popham Beach. Service starts May 1 and runs to June 30 1929 with one round trip six days weekly. June 14 to Sept 30 adds a second round trip. The resumption follows last year’s discontinuation and was secured with help from Congressman Wallace H White Jr. and praised Grange leadership by Senators Borah Capper.
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Owen
Washington
Llewellyn Oliver
Topham Beach Steamboat Co
Bath
Kennebec
Phippsburg Center
West Georgetown
Bay Point
Popham Beach
Sath
Popham Beach Steamboat Co
Wallace H. White, Jr
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Bereien
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Amverican
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TGOQ
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Hale
Northermstern
New
Vneland
Feo
North Atlantic
Credit Bureau
Band OF Mercy
AIDS
W.C.T.U
Salvation Army Hall
W. Cole
Salvation Army
Sone
Dorothy White
Priscilla Blake
Anna Perry
Charles Plimmer
Amber
Alton Shores
Beverly
Crystal
Tlelen
Helen
Unie
9. U
High Moor
Holy Name Society
Bowdoinham Baptist Association Meeting
United Baptist Church
Topsham
Bath Ball Club
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N. Central State
Othe International Syndicate
Langdon Hill
Gladys Clark
Thollis
Philip Blaisdell
High Street
Freak Animal
University of Maine
William FE. Borah
Idaho
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Borah
Arthur Capper
Kansas
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