New Meadows Inn to rise on shores of New Meadows River
Alden G. Smith buys the New Meadows Inn property from ex mayor Cahill and acquires adjacent shore frontage from Mrs. George A. Biswell. Architect Alonzo B. Harriman of Lewiston draws a red and white one story building to be built south of the former site. The new inn aims to open before Maine summer visitors arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden G. Smith
New Meadows Inn Corp
New Meadows
Charles H. Cahill
Maine
New ‘Meadows
Lewiston
Bath
Bath Lumber Co
Smith
New Meadows Inn
No. 1
Calullo
New Meadows Tin
Cahill
Secoit R. Frye
iWortis
Tardif Elected Head of Bath Rotary Club
Formal election at the Sedgwick luncheon named Dominique J. Tardif as president and listed John Parker as vice president Carl Kennedy as treasurer Horace Herrick as secretary O Neil Houde Rupert Irvine Charles Doyle and Charles Small Jr as directors They will take office at the first July meeting Pres Small led the session and noted the upcoming 93rd district Spring Conference in Augusta and a social tea at the Augusta Country Club The session also featured F B Nichols discussing Florida travel and regional tourism, with future talks announced by Rev Percy Vernon of Lewiston and Thomas H. Riley of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Dominique J. Tardif
John Parker
Carl Y. Kennedy
Horace P. Herrick
O'Neil N. Houde
Rupert M Irvine
Charles B. Doyle
Charles T Small, Jr
Charles T. Small, Jr
Bath
Augusta House
Augusta
Augusta Country Club
F. B Nichols
Florida
Miami
Boston
New York
Norfolk
Tide- Water
Virginia
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Percy Vernon
Lewiston
Thomas H. Riley
Brunswick
Elks Charity Ball Draws 500 at Columbian Hall
Bath Lodge of Elks hosted its second annual charity ball at Columbian hall on May 1 drawing about 500 attendees and selling additional tickets for a substantial fund. Charlie Boulanger and his Radio City band headlined a polished program with a floor show and international flag decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Boulanger
Columbian Hall
Bath Lodge
Robert H. Haskell
Jesse W. Allen
Archibald M. Main
L. Eugene Thebeau
Ralph O. Dale
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Frank A. Venenti
Mary Cunningham
Modern School of Dancing
Beverly Curran
Johnny
Beverly Linnell
Marion Getchell
Clare Martin
Theresa Tardiff
Germaine Bonne
Eleanor Fortin
Frances Callan
Marguerite Rines
Natalie Hagan
Miss Curran
Myrna Avery
Elks
Lombard Street
Allen
Lodge
Elkhom
John E. Mullaney
Haskell
Mr. Mullaney
Percy W. Kingsbury
John Cowin
Louis Cormier
Lewis B. Swett
Sewall Urges Women to Help Make Laws
Senate President Sumnepe Sewall urged the Bridgton Women's Republican club to engage in lawmaking during a speech on Monday night. He described the era as an opportunity for women to influence social laws with justice and mercy and urged women to support candidates who align with their goals and to hold them accountable after election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall
Senate
Sumnepe@ Sewall
Bridgton
Typical American Family Wins Prize in Recent Contest
Harold and Armes family of 700 High Street Bath Maine chosen as Maine Typical American Family in Ganett Publishing Co contest. They will depart May 20 for a week at the New York World’s Fair with expenses paid in a new car and house on the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold & Armes
Harold A
Richard J
High Street
Maine
Gannett Publishing Co
Richard M. Hallett
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Guy P. Butler
Maine Publicity Bureau
John H. Huddilston
Maine League of Women Voters
Eva C. Mason
Maine Federation of Womens Clubs
William C. Holt
Portland
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Armes
Morse High School
United States Army
Harold
Richard
Bowdoinham Baptist Association Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Bowdoinham United Baptist Association held its best attended annual meeting at First Baptist Church. Officers elected include Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt moderator, Chauncey Stuart clerk and treasurer, F. E. Daggett auditor, and Charles R. Sims on the convention board. Delegates to the state convention named, plus education and evangelistic committees formed. Luncheon for over 100 by the Ladies' Aid featured mashed potatoes, pork, jellied salad, pies, and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
West Harpswell
Frank
Keehlwetter
Georgetown
Sarah Bagley Wright
Woolwich
Bernice G. Cressey
Bath
Langford
Brunswick
Miss Koch
L. L. Hooker
Ladies’ Aid
First Baptist Church
Bath Power Line Crippled Monday
Bath faced two hours of power loss Monday as Central Maine Power Co. shut down the Dresden Wiscasset 33 000 volt line to locate trouble. Industrial plants were fed and Bath Iron Works reduced its secondary voltage, opting for an auxiliary steam compressor. The Maine sap season for 1940 ended, with syrup output and quality comparable to other years despite irregular weather. In Aroostook County, syrup production led the state, matching combined statewide output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Central Maine Power Co
Dresden- Wiscasset
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine
Aroostook
Classifieds Notice Deadline for Wednesday Copy
Rate and copy instructions require submissions to reach the office by noon on Wednesdays. The notice outlines the cent rates and the weekly deadline for classified ads.
For Sale Dance Hall Inquire Inez Smith
Classified notice offers a dance hall for sale with a good location and a contact name Inez Smith in West 5 2 2ip. Also lists a five room cottage on Indian Point road Georgetown Maine with salt water cove nearby and a contact George B. Nagle P O Box 989 New Haven Com 4 18 4. A farm or city share property listing available through Fred B Reed Co Manager Stanley E Wallace 93 Front Street Bath Tel 514 W 12 30 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Smith
West
Indian Point Road
Georgetown
Maine
Salt Water Cove
George B. Nagle
P.O
New Haven
Com
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Bath
Bowdoinham Hosts Luncheon and Memorial Day Planning
Bowdoinham social activity centers on a luncheon and bridge hosted by Mrs. Clara Fogg and Mrs. R. D. Purington at Mrs. Emma Ferguson's home with high score won by Mrs. Edward Baker. A town meeting set Randall Warren as upcoming Memorial Day chairman and decorations led by Mrs. Mary Webber with a parade chaired by Kenneth Almy and Ernest Frye. The group plans inviting Emerson Lane Post of Richmond to join exercises at Merrymeeting Grange Hall on May 30 and promotes events including the play Aunt Betsey Beats the Band on May 14 for Richmond Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Fogg
R. D. Purington
Emma Ferguson
William Rogge
Margaret Gile
Charles Hackett
Edward Baker
Frank Siegars
Harry Woodbury
Randall Warren
Jessie Ames
Mr. Warren
Graves
Mary Webber
Ernest Frye
Charles Fogg
William Maloon
Chester Hobart
William Gould
Erle Browne
Raymond Tibbetts
Ida Fowle
Pearl Raymond
Gladys Raymond
Kenneth Almy
Irving Prindall
Frank Webber
Emerson Lane Post
Richmond
Bowdeinham
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
Betsey
Merrymeeting Grange
Richmond Grange Hall
Women’s Farm Bureau
Edna Cobb
M. L. Wright
Ralph McEwen
Alvin Huntoon
Portland
Leonard Bishop
Horace Gault
Star Club
Siegars
Auction Bridge
Hazel Seekins
William
Lowell
Mass
Seekins
John Holden
Bay Road
Myrtle Gordon
Alvah Nickerson
Newcastle
Allan Naugler
Dixie
Kittery
Knights of Pythias Hall
Sylvia Stevens
Warwick
R. I
Avery Fides
Coombs High School
Richard Billings
Carmalene Skelton
Ray Linneken
Erla Browne
Roy
Elizabeth Bishop
Franklin, N. H
Bishop Farm
River Road
Bowdoin Social Roundup Sparks Local Moves and Visits
Ben Smith and daughter Madiline Smith with Mrs. Ina Jordan of Waterville visited Mrs. Hattie Babb on Sunday. Mrs. Ernest Carr died Thursday. her daughter is Mrs. Archie Ayer. Everett Jones of North Bowdoin moved to Lisbon Falls for work. East Bowdoin Ladies Aid meets Thursday with Mrs. Erland Rogers. Cora McAfee of Portland staying with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert McAfee. Rural route carriers Karl Hatch and Oscar Hatch begin May 1. Arthur Nelson visited in Auburn. Clifford Starbird, employed by Lane Construction in Portsmouth, NH, spent the weekend with family. Gomer and family from Connecticut moved to the Douglas road farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Smith
Madiline Smith
Ina Jordan
Waterville
Hattie Babb
Ernest Carr
Archie Ayer
Everett Jones
North Bowdoin
Lisbon Falls
Jones
East Bowhoin
Erland Rogers
Cora McAfee
Portland
Robert McAfee
Karl Hatch
Oscar Hatch
Arthur Nelson
Auburn
Clifford Starbird
Portsmouth
N. H
Lane Construction Corp
Gomer
Connecticut
C. O. Purinton Place
Douglas Road
Engagement Notice For Miss Louis Pratt
Mrs Chase of Bowdoin visits daughter Mrs Clifton Babb. Mr and Mrs David A Vachon and son Joseph move to Vachon farm in Bath. Engagement announced for Miss Louis Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Bowdoin
Clifton Babb
David A. Vachon
Joseph
Bath
Vachon Farm
Louis Pratt
Sagadahoc Grange Meeting Includes Music Recitations and Quizzes
Sagadahoc Grange of Bowdoin met Saturday evening directed by Daisy Bickford. The program featured Singing River of Time, grange reading by Alice Larrabee, acrobatic dance by Patty Crockett, a Maine quiz led by Sadie Garland, vocal solo The Old Rugged Cross, recitations by Richard Crockett and James Crockett, readings by Louise Small, opening by Robert Bickford, and closing thought by Mattie Card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Grange
Bowdoin
Daisy Bickford
Grange
Reading
Alice Larrabee
Patty Crockett
Maine
Sadie Garland
Old Rugged Cross
Richard Crockett
Louise Small
Robert Bickford
James Crockett
Mattie Card
Saco Lodging Policy Ends Free Beds for Wanderers
Hoboes seeking shelter at the Saco police station must find overnight lodging elsewhere as the lodging department at the jail is closed. When police HQ moved to the jail, officials decided against free lodging for wanderers to avoid nuisance and municipal burden. Lodger registrations at the city prison have fallen this past year compared with earlier periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Murchie Elected Head Grand Masonic Lodge
Harold H. Murchie of Calais was elected Grand Master of Maine Masons for the coming year succeeding George F. Giddings. The Grand Lodge also named officers for the Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior and Junior Wardens, and Grand Treasurer and Secretary. The Grand Chapter elected James E. Stevens as Grand High Priest with other officers chosen. Leach received a 50 year veteran medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murchie
Grand Masonic Lodge
James E. Stevens
Rockland
Portland
Maine Masons
Harold H. Murchie
Calas
Grand
State Senate
State Bar Association
George F. Giddings
Augusta
Grand Lodge
York Rite
Benjamin L Hadley
Bar Harbor
Frank W. Puller
Pittsfield
Carroll W. Keene
Clinton
Herbert N. Maxfield
Conyers E. Leach
Leach
Royal Arch Masons
James E Stevens
Grand High Press
Benjamin W. Ela
North Anson
Charles E. Tucxtl
Bangor
Grand King
Luther A. Barlow
Boothbay Harbor
Harry L. Hunton
Oakland
Arthur J. Floyd
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Senter's, Inc
Gordon Gortex
Kenosha
Wis
Tardif
Bath Rotary Club
Donald F. Preble
Optometrist
Bath Trust Company
Harold E. Armes
Bowdoinham Baptist Association
Best
Lynde Heath
Frank Millay
Millay
Mabel Chick
Monmouth
Fred Heath
George Ackley
Charles Valentine
Herbert Roberts
Mechanic Falls
Henry Webber
Heath Homestead
Bowdoinham Post Road
Samson Ue
Samson de Luxe
A. D. Stetson & Son
Sagadahoc
Legion OF Lost
Tonto i HI
Gene Autry
Jane Withers
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler
Giddings
St. Andrews Lodge
Deering Lodge
Ee Fast Ory
Bextey' Oln Ag
Faa Raymond Massey
Pee Bee
Lee
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