Governor Brann seeks federal relief for Ellsworth blaze
Governor Brann, after surveying Ellsworth’s fire damage, travels to Washington to press relief with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Home Loan Bank. He aims to mobilize federal aid for highway construction and pulp wood and sardine industries while securing assurances that representatives will visit Ellsworth soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brann
Ellsworth
Washington
National Capital
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Loan Bank
Maine
Gloucester Schooner Gertrude L Theband May Go To Chicago Expo
The Gloucester fishing schooner Gertrude L Theband renowned for international racing and a Washington voyage seeking federal aid for New England fishermen may be taken to the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago opening soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Gertrude L. Theband
Washington
New England
Chicago
Woman Presides At Parish Meeting In First Baptist Church
At the annual First Baptist Society meeting Mrs Herbert E Worrey was elected moderator marking the second such female presiding event this week. New members join include Mr Mrs Jason Merrill Mrs Gladys Leeard and others. Rev Charles R Sims praised with a year of service and a gospel fund drive set at 2500 dollars. A vacation school was approved under the same committee leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert E. Worrey
First Baptist Society
Jason A. Merrill
Gladys Leeard
William W Wakefield
Thelma Thornton
Lillius Larrabee
Stearns W. Scott
Jennie Oliver
George Oliver
Charles R. Sims
Jon
Arthur J
Dunton
Stuart
Arthur S. Stuart
Grace C. Baker
Leon Eaton
Cedric A. Martin
Lily Pray
Deacon Alfred R. Pratt
Simon Moore
Prudential
Harry W. Moulton
County 4-H Canning Contest Promises Gold Medals
Gold medals for county champions and a gold wrist watch for the state champion will be awarded to four Maine 4-H club girls this year. The awards come from the National 4-H Canning Achievement Contest sponsored by Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp. and urged by the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work of Chicago with Franklin D. Roosevelt as honorary chairman. State Club Leader Lester H. Shibles endorses the contest as a valuable aid to the 4-H program.
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Maine
Eanning
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club Work
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp
Oklahoma
Lester H. Shibles
Orono
Waneta Guthrie
Kansas
Gene Sheppard
Alabama
Elvis Dutcher
Michigan
One Town Reduces Number of Tramps
A nearby town faced a surge of vagrants using a local lock-up as shelter. Ten to twelve men slept there nightly, begged for money, and caused disturbances. Local youths blocked the chimney with wet burlap bags, creating smoke that forced lodgers to leave. After two nights,door-to-door begging declined and overnight lodging dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Successon
Boys Found Not Guilty In Peeping Tom Case
Two Bath men were found not guilty by Judge John J. Keegan in municipal court after being charged with peeping through windows in the business district Saturday night. Police testified one teen was caught in a narrow alley following a manager's complaint. no contrary testimony emerged. Both youths, on probation for prior offenses, earned the acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
John J. Keegan
Keegan
Hon
Morse High School Honor Roll List Issued
Morse high school principal Arthur B. Scott releases the honor roll for March 20 to May 5. Postgraduates achieve highest honors Christine McCourt and others. seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen list multiple students with highest honors including Waldron Troop Ruth Cohen Beatrice Adams Ruth Brown Ruth Lary and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Scott
Morse High School
Christine McCourt
Louise Calderwood
Vernal Chaney
Emma Colby
Mary Dunton
Roberta Gordon
Leslie Larrabee
Kathleen Leonard
Carol Stevens
Merritt Trott
James Temple
Waldron Troop
Dorothy Bryant
Russell Colby
Joseph Cyr
Anthony Dodge
Iona Dunton
Marjorie Furber
Ruth King
Gwendolyn Leonard
Nelson Lowery
Isabel Mackinnon
Ethelyn Mather
Arlene McCorrison
Evelyn Middleton
Stanley Rogers
John Skelton
Lois Swett
Jeannette Webster
John Huse
Edward Owen
Louise Briggs
Barbara Brown
Robert Cressey
Rita Cummings
Annette Cutting
Robert Feere
Elizabeth Fuller
Mary Gallant
Thomas Hall
Dorothy Jenkins
Faye Jerome
Edythe Knowlton
Ruth Lawrence
Helen Minott
Blanche Moody
Alice Mulligan
Harvey Rowe
Ruth Cohen
Elizabeth Trott
Beatrice Adams
William Boyce
Rosalys Desjardins
Margery Haskell
Ida Lindenberg
Sara Lindenberg
Dorothy Moore
Marguerite Mulcahy
Warren McNeil
Mary Nickerson
Dorothy Parshley
Betty Rice
Nellie Robinson
Glenwood Snowdon
Ruth Brown
Charlotte Page
Mary Sprague
Janet Bridgham
Esther Drummond
Edna Durant
Dorothy Farley
Margaret Gallagher
Helen Greene
Warren Hawley
Sophie Johns
Bret Kakos
Ruth Lary
Frances Miller
Carrol Morse
Barbara Nickerson
Ruth Oliver
Helen Oulton
Ronald Oulton
Mary Phillips
Bertha Presley
Roger Pruneau
Muriel Quinn
Eugene Rice
Francis Stover
Rubinstein Club program showcases voices and choral delight
The Rubinstein Club presented a varied program directed by Adelaide Cross with sopranos, contraltos, and chorus members including Mrs. Veazie, Miss Veazie, Mrs. Havener, Mrs. Crie, Mrs. Hoch, and more. Highlights featured choral pieces, a piano duo Le Matin, solo arias from Puccini and Cadman, and a reading by McDowell Giorza with Miss Cross and Mrs. Storer. The Mallets, Mr. and Mrs. Adshade, and three Misses Mallet visited Quincy relatives for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Cross
Edward Veazie
Katherine Veazie
Mildred Havener
Grace Crie
Ruth Hoch
Loreta Bickmell
Irene Young
Helen Wentworth
Hazel Atwood
Lydia Tracy Storer
Edna Browne
Katherine Keating
Puccini
A. O
Moon
Cadman B
Cry of
Rachael
Mary Turner Salter Millilotti
de eClavelltos Eerste
Oe Sant Valverde
Peroses
Aes
Sist
Pesteriaas Chadwick Gpecuckoost
Bert Taser
Martin Shaw
Miss Cross
Gdee Thomas B. Slumber
Gretchaninow
Cade le Sera
Lydia Tracey Storer
Zingarella McDowell P. Giorza
Blanch Morton
China
Ennce Warren Story Smith
Mrs. Storer
Burleigh-Page
Huntley Rubinstein Club
Bath boy at Hebron wins discus throw
Hebron Academy defeated Coburn Classical 72 to 44 as John Levya of Bath won the discus with a 104 ft 5 in mark. Levya, son of Mr and Mrs George Levya of Turner court, starred for Hebron Academy and also played on the school basketball quintet competing in the University of Maine tournament.
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Hebron
John Levya
George Levya
Turner Court
Hebron Academy
Big Green
Coburn Classical
Levya
Oxford Hills
Levyn
University of Maine
Language Classes End Salesbury
Mrs Frances D Lane of York street closed a language class that taught ten girls aged ten to twelve in French Spanish Italian and Dutch. The pupils including six Girl Scouts can speak converse and sing in the four languages with favorites cited in Spanish French and English phrases.
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Frances D. Lane
York Street
Lane
Seville
Marie
Dorothy White
Barbara Donnell
Barbara Hopkins
Mary Eleanor Donnell
Mary Josephine Ferrell
Margaret Ferrell
Nancy Hyde
Connie Morin
Nellie Brown
Patricia Sewall
Commercial Club Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
Morse high school Commercial Club conducted its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening from seven to nine. The program committee Jeannette Webster Marion Coleman and Vanona MacDonald presented an evening of entertainment with two chorus numbers Down South and O Danny Boy a reading Applying for a Position and a one act play Paid to Worry performed by Wallace Sheldon Oscar Wright Marion Coleman and Vanona MacDonald. The show was repeated in the Friday assembly and Kathleen Leonard sang Just a Cottage Small. A social hour and refreshments followed in the gym with faculty and guests present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Jeannette Webster
Marion Coleman
Vanona MacDonald
Down South
Danny Boy
Crystal Shorey
Wallace Sheldon
Oscar Wright
Kathleen Leonard
Edna McAvoy
Mary Lord
Agnes Fahey
David Alkazin
William Sheldon
Earl Morang
Central Maine shows sustained rise in power output
Central Maine Power Co reports last week’s power output nearly matches the prior year, marking the sixth straight week of gains and the strongest rise in 31 months. Industrial and commercial sectors drive the improvement after earlier declines tied to the bank moratorium and seasonal patterns.
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Central Maine Power Co
Reed Speck Wedding Ties Charles Reed and Kathryn Speck
Charles William Reed of Brunswick and Kathryn Leona Speck of Allamuchy N J were married Wednesday of last week at the chapel in the municipal building. Reed, born in Woolwich and Morse high school alumnus, is son of Gilbert and Emma Reed who moved from Woolwich to Topsham. Speck, daughter of Samuel E and Alta Speck, hails from Greenscastle Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles William Reed
Brunswick
Woolwich
Kathryn Leona Speck
Allamuchy
N. J
Hines
Mr. Reed
Morse High School
Gilbert and
Emma _ Williams Reed
Topsham
Miss Speck
Samuel E. and
Alta Kinsell Speck
Greencastle
Hebron Academy Students Pass Weekend at Home
Newell J. Wilson Archibald M. Main Jr. and John E. Levyn Hebron academy students passed the weekend at their homes in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell J. Wilson
Archibald M. Main Jr
John E. Levyn
Hebron Academy
Co-Workers Class At First Baptist Welcomes Members
The Co-Workers class of the First Baptist Church met Friday evening in the church parlor with 19 in attendance and five visitors. Three joined the class as questions and answers and readings formed the entertainment after a brief business meeting. Members were appointed to lead the June gathering including calling, entertainment, and refreshment committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Charles Furber
Edwy A. Sotheard
Bates E. Stover
Oliver Carter
Evelyn W. Sotheard
William W. Wakefield
Sotheard
H. Chester McKenzie
Stover
George Oliver
Fremont B. Rowe
Arthur I. Stuart
Carter
Colonial Club Party Brilliant Affair
The May dance at the Colonial club rooms drew about 40 couples including guests. Ken Trask and his Colonial Club orchestra played until 1am with Paul Jones dances enlivening the evening. Intermission offered sandwiches sherbet cake and coffee. Decorations in green and pink were arranged by Edwin F Ramsey and George Baer Connard with committee members J Haviland Torrey Eugene M Desmond William L Skelton and Ramsey.
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West Bath Grange Hall
West Bath Grange
P. of H
Grange Hall
Edwin W. Haggett
Harold L. Safford, Jr
Cecil V. Rowland
Bradford P. Belanger
Herbert A. Henderson
Paul Jones
Edtvin W. Haggett
Alice F. Johnson
the Grange
Lillian E. Lewin
Muriel H. Howe
James A. Thurston
Harold R. Peacock
Bernard Henderson
Grange
Colonial Club
Ken Trask
Colonial Club Orchestra
Edwin F. Ramsey
George Baer Con
Annual Poppy Day Observance Set for May 27
Bath observes Poppy Day on May 27 with World War I memorial poppies distributed by volunteers. Helen Shaughnessy of the American Legion Auxiliary leads efforts to have poppy girls citywide. Poppies are produced by disabled veterans and will be free to wear. contributions support veterans and their families locally.
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Bath
Helen Shaughnessy
American Legion Auxiliary
America
Bathman's Fine Herd Sets Pace in Androscoggin Valley
E Mason Wright of Bath leads milk production in the Androscoggin Valley D H I association with 16 cows averaging 849.6 lbs of milk and one cow at 1888.0 lbs. C H Foss of Sabattus owns a Jersey herd averaging 39.55 lbs butterfat. L J Libby’s Guernseys show 5.85 per cent butterfat.
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E. Mason Wright
Bath
Androscoggin Valley
D. H. I. Association
Jersey
C. H. Foss
Sabattus
L. J. Libby
Gurnseys
H. Rose & Sons
West Bath
Morse High Golfers Defeat Brunswick in Bath Match
Morse High School defeated Brunswick High 2 points to 2 in a Bath Coin Club match. Rodney Ross Jr. led Morse with 95 for 18 holes, while Wilfred Girard of Brunswick was one stroke back at 96. The results included individual wins for Girard over Owen 2 and 1 and several foursome outcomes with close margins.
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Morse High
Brunswick High
Bath Coin Club
Rodney Ross Jr
Bath Schoolboys
Wilfred Girard
Brunswick Ace
Ross
Eddie Owen
Girard
Brunswick Star
Brunswick
Owen
Morse
Buck
Henley
Henderson
Ridley
Michaud
Three Topsham Girls Escape Injury in Auto Trolley Crash
Three Topsham girls riding in a Ford sedan were spared serious harm when the car, driven by Omer Messier, was struck by a coal laden trolley trailer at a crossing. The trailer backed into the sedan after a switch mishap, tipping the car and denting its side but causing no injuries to Vera Small, Winifred Douglas, Christine Metcalfe, or the driver.
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Topsham
Omer Messier
Vera Small
Winifred Douglas
Christine Metcalfe
Bates College 4A Players Present The Skin Game
The Skin Game by John Galsworthy was splendidly staged at Bates College Little Theatre in honor of the author. The cast featured many seasoned players coached by John A. David Jr with Prof. G M Robinson supervising. A repeat performance followed Friday evening before a fair audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Galsworthy
Bates College 4A
Little Theatre
John A. David, Jr
G. M. Robinson
Bath Boy Honored for Cum Laude Society Election
George Littlefield of Bath son of Rev. and Mrs. Forest L. Littlefield has been elected to the Cum Laude Society at Kent's Hill School Maine Wesleyan Seminary and College. Election honors high scholarship and well rounded character and allows him to wear the Cum Laude key after initiation. He is a Morse High School 1930 graduate and is in his first year at Kent's Hill.
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Edward W. Hincks
Kent's Hill School
George Littlefield
Forest L. Littlefield
Union Street
Bath
Cum Laude Society
Littlefield
Morse High
Kent's Hill
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and College
Hospital Patients Must Make Deposit
Bath City hospital trustees vote to require patients on admission to deposit one week's rate. The house committee will arrange the annual nurse graduation to be held at Grace Church Parish House on Friday May 26 at 3 p.m.
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Bath City Hospital
Grace Church Parish House
Youngster Suffered Broken Collar Bone
Richard Andrews five year old son of Mr and Mrs Edwin R Andrews of 981 High street suffered a broken collar bone Thursday afternoon shortly after 3 30 when he ran from behind a parked car on High street near his home into a car driven by Miss Agnes Fahey head of the Commercial department at Morse high school. Patrolman Langdon Green investigated the incident.
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Richard Andrews
Edwin R. Andrews
High Street
Agnes Fahey
Morse High School
Changes date for Cosmo Singing club supper
The Cosmopolitan Singing club moved the Miss Cherryblossom supper from Friday May 19 to Thursday May 18 for cast members. The operetta by May Hewes Dodge and John Wilson Dodge was recently performed under the club’s auspices. Supper will be served at 6 30 in the club house.
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Cosmopolitan Singing Club
Word Puzzle Clue Set and Answer List
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword like clues with numbers, languages, and partial solutions. The item notes a forthcoming solution in the next issue and includes mixed English and foreign terms, with some garbled lines and placeholder text.
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Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry C. Weeberer
Farley
United States
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Lewiston
Connecticut
Ralph G. Stetson
Washington Street
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N. Y
James G. Dann
Edwin H. Given
Cobb Road
Mr. Given
Herbert McInnes
West Bath Grangers
Rubinstein Club
Alice, Geneva
Genevieve Mallet
Quincy, Mass
Inlaw
Ernest Adshade
Commercial Club
Allamuchy, N. J
Pine Tree Troop
Girl Scouts
Pine Tree
Girl Scouts of America
Legion
Amber F. Carr
Harold Conley
Pauline M. MacDonald
Lucy Haggett
Dorothy Wing
Mary Josephine Farrell
Ellen Cyr
Betty Watson
Isabel King
Virginia Davis
Alice Coleman
Cynthia Chaney
Patria Staples
Farenheit
Harry Leon Wilson
Norma Talmadge
George Martin
J. B. Stetson
Rudolph Valentino
John Brown
Florence Nightingale
Alphonso XIII
Spain
Nicholas
Russia
Glenn Curtis
Douglas Fairbanks
Henry E. Fosdick
Ralph Waldo Emerson
al Jolson
Patrick Henry
Peter
Co-Workers
Legion Auxiliary
Bathman
Bath Country Club
Bates
Bate
Department of Education
Aanick
Ape
Eastern University
Carpenter’s Tool
Western Newspaper Union
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