Miss Grace E. Cotton Honored by Revere Teachers Club
Miss Grace E. Cotton a Bath native and longtime Revere teacher is honored at a luncheon and reception hosted by the Revere High School Teachers Club on April 28. She retires after 39 years in education including 34 years in Revere schools, with tributes from club leaders and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace E. Cotton
Bath
James E. Lockery
Washington Street
Revere
Mass
Miss Cotton
Hazel Byrnes
Carl Lindstol
Augustine Whalen
Mora Lowe
Cotton
Elsie Moore
Mr. Lindstol
McKinley
Whalen
Nobleboro
Lockery
Central Men's Club Holds Final Meeting of Season
The Central church men's club gathered at the Parish house for its last meeting. A fine supper featured baked ham and sides. Guests of honor included Bob Oliver and the Moonshiner's Daughter cast. A late musical program followed with Marius Page on piano and Alex McDonald directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Bob Oliver
Marius Page
Alex McDonald
Bob
Ed Haggett
N. Gratz Jackson
Stanley Wallace
Frederick
Selectman in Maine Town Charged in Election Duties
Lincoln county grand jury accuses Westport First Selectman Colin R. Dunn of 67 counts for failing to allow voter challenges and to perform duties at the September town polling place. Complainant Richard Fowles cited 19 challenged ballots, including 14 absentees, as the basis for the indictment under a 1935 expansion of voter qualification challenges. County Attorney James B. Perkins notes the charges rest on two statutes, splitting duties across five and three required actions upon receiving a challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Colin R. Dunn
First Selectman
Westport
Maine
Dunn
Richard Fowles
James B. Perkins
Perkins
Two Farm Complexes Razed by Blaze in Richmond
Fire began at four on Thursday afternoon and burned late that night destroying the Charles Reed farm buildings including barn and outbuildings in Richmond. Sparks from flaming shingles ignited the Arthur Reed place 500 feet away, wrecking that farmstead and destroying a tool shed and a henhouse at Edwin Stuart and Minnie Smith. Twenty acres burned over, with Booker Douglass owning the Charles Reed place and Victor Ring, 86, occupant, losing everything. John McLeod had just moved furniture into the Arthur Reed place. Wilbur McKeen suffered severe burns while fighting the fire and is listed in critical condition. Loss estimated at five thousand dollars with some insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reed
Richmond
Arthur Reed
Edwin Stuart
Minnie Smith
Booker Douglass
Victor Ring
John McLeod
Wilbur McKeen
Alewives Run At Nequasset And Damariscotta Mills
Bath motorists flock to Nequasset and Damariscotta Mills to witness the alewives running in great numbers. The spectacle is expected to reach its peak over the weekend, drawing curious locals and visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Nequasset
Maine Life Insurance Payments Hit 16.7 Million in 1938
Maine paid 16.7 million dollars in life insurance to 1038 policyholders and beneficiaries in 1938. Portland led Maine cities with 1.405 million, while Lewiston and Bangor trailed with 844 thousand and 416 thousand respectively. Projections show Maine ranks 35th in payments and per capita receipts were 18.40 dollars. Prominent Maine policy maturities include Joseph B. Bancroft of Portland and Howard T. Sands of Saco.
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Maine
Portland
Lewiston
Bangor
Saco
Augusta
Auburn
Biddeford
Waterville
Presque Isle
Vermont
Burlington
New Hampshire
Manchester
Massachusetts
Boston
Joseph B. Bancroft
Howard T. Sands
Gas & Electric Co
Vachon-Bisson Wedding Saturday at St Marys Church
David A. Vachon and Jacqueline Y. Bisson wed in a morning ceremony at St Marys Church with a single ring rite. Attendants included Rita Jenkins. Napoleon Vachon served as best man. The couple planned a New York World’s Fair trip and will live on Court Street after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Vachon
Joseph D. Vachon
Weeks Street
Jacqueline Y. Bisson
Lucien Bisson
High Street
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's Church
Vachon
Rita Jenkins
Miss Jenkins
Napoleon Vachon
Seventy Visitors Tour Memorial Hospital on Hospital Day
Seventy men and women toured Memorial hospital on Friday afternoon during Hospital Day. Miss Helen V. Downing, the superintendent, led the visit with nursing staff and Alumnae Association volunteers including Miss Margaret Chaney and Mrs. Nellie McCabe. The new reception room drew praise and a telegram from Governor Lewis O Barrows extended greetings. There were 30 patients in the hospital that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
National Hospital
Helen V. Downing
Margaret Chaney
Nellie McCabe
Lewis O. Barrows
Maine
Barrows
Sumner Sewall
Donald N. Small
Maine Sunshine Society to Convene in Lewiston May 16 18
Maine chapters of the International Sunshine Society host a three day annual convention at the De Witt Hotel Lewiston May 16 18. Mrs Blaine Abbott state president is general chairman with open sessions for the public and a reception banquet planned for the evenings. A large national and international delegation will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
International Sunshine Society
de- Witt
Lewiston
Blaine Abbott
Society
Maine to require title proof for cars under new law
A July 21 effective Maine rule will require motor vehicle owners to show title proof at a $1 fee. Secretary Frederick Robie expects at least $225,000 revenue first year and about $100,000 annually thereafter, all to the general fund. A new titles division, led by Wallace E. Brown of Yarmouth, will handle the work with eight to ten staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Frederick Robie
Fecretary of State's Department
Robie
Wallace E. Brown
Yarmouth
Bathman aided Simon Lake in first submarine effort
The Bath Iron Works chief constructor John McInnes and Edward Peacock aided Simon Lake in 1896 building the Argonaut the first submarine to run on an even keel underwater. The book Submarine details their roles plus Lake’s many patents and visit to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McInnes
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Simon Lake
McInnes
Lake Boat Co
Edward L. Peacock
Frederick Peacock
Mr. Peacock
Lake
Mr. McInnes
Alex Cochran
Robert Cochran
Mr. Lake
N C Editor Daniels to Visit Maine as Distinguished Guest
Jonathan Daniels editor of the News and Observer plans a lengthy Maine visit this season. He notes his book A Southerner Discovers the South drew attention and seeks New England material for a forthcoming regional work. He asks Bangor Chamber of Commerce to provide Bangor information before his travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Jonathan Daniels
News and Observer
Raleigh
N. C
South
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Navy
Bangor Chamber of Commerce
Daniels
New England
Bangor
Brunswick Fire Crews Respond to Eleven Brush and Chimney Fires
Eleven calls for brush and chimney fires came in one afternoon to the Brunswick fire department. None of the incidents caused extensive damage.
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Brunswick Fire Department
Classifieds Rate Notice for Inquiries and Submissions
A public classifieds notice states rates: 25 words for the first insertion at 35 cents, with 20 cents charged for each subsequent insertion. Copy must reach the office by noon on Wednesdays.
For Sale notices and farm listing from Cundy's Harbor Me
Postpala Mrs Lizzie Deering offers six double mixed dahlia bulbs for 100 dollars at Cundy's Harbor Me. A house in good condition with sunny rooms, modern upgrades, new hot water heating, screened porch, garage, extra lot, investment value. Mrs Fred B Reed High St lists farm and shore property with contact Fred B Reed and E Wallace, 93 Front Street, Tel 514 W. December 30 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Deering
Cundys Harbor
Fred B. Reed
City Shore Rovers
E. Wallace
Pront Street
Bowdoinham Set News From Bowdoinham 1935 Local Page
Local notes cover marriages births and social visits in Bowdoinham Maine in 1935. Mentions include Bowdoinham school leaders Bowdoinham residents in Cambridge Massechusetts, family weddings and weekend guests from South Portland Portland Augusta and Jamaica Plain. A brush fire near Leon Bachelder’s farm and government savings bonds sales at Bowdoinham post office are recorded along with funeral notices and community events.
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Cambridge
Mass
Bowdoinham
Curtis
Ernest Curtis
Coombs High School
Cumberland County Power & Light Co
Portland
Ledlie H. Berry
Boston
Murl Downing
Arthur
South Portland
Robinson
Leon Bachelder
Clifford Gray
Fred Leavitt
Bowdoinham Fire Department
Leavitt
Formister Aarph H. McEwen
Addie Umberhind
Augusta
Albert
Dingley
Skowhegan
Libby
Henrietta Dingley
River Road
May Raymond
Richmond
Doris Slink
Fred R. Dingley
Winn
Paul Dingley
Edna Smith
Yarmouth
Stanley Coolidge
Thomas Jeffers
Alice
William Allen
Jamaica Plains
Grant Hulse
Frank Heath
Marilyn Brown
Bertha
Mabel Heath
Harry Tome
Milton Temple
Mildred Temple
James Allen
Ellen Mitchell
Annie Pides
Joseph Lambert
China
David Barnes
Brunswick
Thorne
J. E. Brown
West Medford
Pleasant Pond
Maxwell Ward
Clinton
Ward
Edwin Denam
Clara Gile
Margaret Gile
Lawrence
Harry Gill
Courtney Nealey
Sanford
Phillip Nealey
Malcolm Jewel
Bates College
Lewiston
Josie Irish
Sedley Berry
Ella Nash
Alice Whittier
Maiden
Harold Millay
James Cunningham
U. of M
Horace Millay
Elisha Webber
Belmont
Ezra Webber
Daughters of Isabella State Convention Set for Bath
The Daughters of Isabella convenes in Bath Saturday and Sunday with tea at Hotel Sedgwick from four to six Saturday. Local dignitaries and officers from MLC CW and K of C will attend, with a Communion breakfast Sunday and banquet reservations due May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters Isabella
Hotel Sedgwick
Daughters of Isabella
Bath
Nora McLaughlin
Lena Fortier
Lida Costain
Esther Moses
Ethel Lee
Margaret Mulligan
Beatrice Footer
Louise Rogers
Annie, Arsenault
Mary. Linekin
Clara Sonia
Marguerite Lemont
Muriel Tardif
Helen Moses
Corrine Hayes
Eva Tatro
Marion Houde
Gertrude Nugent
Arlene Lemoine
Mabel Burgess
Dorothy Reardon
Lillian Stover
Betty Reynolds
Emma Oliver
Katherine Reardon
Margaret Long
Katherine O’hara
Katherine Burgess
Adeline McPhee
Margaret Flaherty
Mary Cummings
Anne Perry
Isabella Hall
Yvette Bisson
Nellie Johnson
Annie Hackett
Hannah Curran
Katherine Conley
Alice Burgess
Vivian Kronstrand
Louise Arsenault
Ada Noftall
Josephine Tardif
Talk on Antiques Draws Interest at PTA Meeting
Clarence N. Flood spoke on antiques and old glassware at a South End PTA meeting Tuesday. Hostesses included Mrs. N. Gratz Jackson Mrs. Mark A. Jackson and Mrs. Earl B. Lermond. The annual luncheon and officer election are set for June 6. Miss Vanona A. MacDonald visited Lewiston Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence N. Flood
South End P.T.A
N. Gratz Jackson
Mark A. Jackson
Earl B. Lermond
Pall
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Senter’s, Inc
Japonica
Huaraches
Oxford
Pacers
SAVE
H. Lord
Albert Noyes
Mr. Oliver
Pres. Bailey
Central Men
Lincoln Grand Jury
St. Mary’s Church
Bathman
Sean
Emma Ferguson
Farm Bureau
Topsham
A. D. Stetson & Son
Sedgwick
City Hall
J. E. McCarthy
Arthur Sewall
Monsignor Johnson
Sacred Heart Circle
Mary Riley
Joseph Quellette
K. of C
Mary Barton
Mlc.c.w
David
Katherine Pradden
Beatrice Thebeau
Grindell
Delia Moody
Helen Perry
Arlene Thebeau
Corinne Hayes
Katheryn Reardon
Anne Skaling
Katherine Madden
Don Ameche
Loretta Young
Alexander Graham Bell
Preston Foste
Lynn Barr
Jane Withers
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Vernon and
Irene
Edna Mae Oliver
Vanona A. MacDonald
Lee Tracy
Peggy Shannon
Fixer Dugan
William Boyd As
Hop-a-Long
Cassidy
Gene Krupa
Shirley Ross
Sylvia Sidney
Leif Erikson
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