Bath Announces New Traffic Regulations for City Compliance
Bath introduces strict traffic rules to curb poor behavior and improve safety. One way street signs are posted, curbs painted, and penalties set at fifty cents for a first violation, one dollar for a second, and court action for a third. Police will enforce parking restrictions and curb long term street parking to keep driveways hydrants and business entrances clear.
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Bath
New England
Broad Street
Tide gate proposal to aid bass spawning at Winneganee spillway
Rod and Gun Club suggests installing a tide gate in the Winneganee causeway spillway to permit striped bass to enter the lake for spawning as in the old days when the dam and gates existed. The plan aims to keep lake level near current, improve water flow, and boost fishing. Debate continues among tidal experts. rising lake levels could flood and undermine the highway to “the oaks” south of Fred Oliver’s home, making road modification unlikely without state road relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod and Gun Club
Winneganee Causeway
Mill
Fred Oliver
Governor Barrows Endorses Townsend Plan If Legislature Probes
Barrows says he would not oppose memorializing Congress to adopt the Townsend plan if the next Legislature acts. He argues the country might fare as well or better under such a plan as under current social security unemployment and pump priming methods. He urges government to stop meddling and let business and industry create real jobs through supply and demand, criticizing federal intervention as Morale harming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Congress
Townsend
Law of Supply and Demand
Camp Conference Opens June 18 At State Y M C A Camp
The Leadership Conference for high school boys runs June 18 to 25 at the State Y M C A Camp. Bath, with 15 to 25 attendees, traditionally sends the largest group. The program offers 40 courses, swimming, vocational guidance, photography, religious talks, athletic activities, hikes, and an all day canoe trip. Financial aid is available at the Bath Y M C A for eligible boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Y. M.C. A
Bath
River Road Scenic Route Improves for Brunswick to Gardiner
Motorists are urged to use the river road from Topsham through Bowdoinham to Gardiner via Merrymeeting Bay. The route is praised as scenic and in good condition, with recent improvements removing curves and lowering hills. Construction on the Brunswick Gardiner highway affects traffic with one way sections and delays, as Lane Construction Co. pushes toward a July completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Gardiner
Topsham
Fairgrounds
Merrymeeting Bay
Bowdoinham
Fulton's Corner
Iceboro
Richmond
Camp Ground
South Gardiner
Brunswick-Topsham Bridge
Richmond Corner
Bowdoinham Line
Bowdeinham
Lane Construction Co
Dromore Farm Bureau Schedules All Day Meeting
Dromore Farm Bureau held an all day meeting last Wednesday to demonstrate meat canning led by Mrs. Carolyn Wing of Nequasset. Members canned forty pounds of pot roast and stew beef with a pressure cooker and sealer aided by Mrs. Carroll A. Deering and Miss Elizabeth Deering. Miss Annie Percy shown a quilted puff fundraiser for Parker Head cemetery awarded to Miss Lelia Oliver. Miss Sarah Wilbur returned from Daytona Beach Florida. A table donated by Mrs. Anna Derwent will be converted into a utility wagon. Members voted to buy a sealer. Hostesses were Mrs. Grace Baker and Mrs. Anna Derwent. Dinner featured lamb loaf, potato chips, fruit salad, graham muffins, cupcakes and coffee. Twenty attended. Next meeting set for June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Carolyn Wing
Nequasset
Carroll A. Deering
Elizabeth Deering
Annie Percy
Parker Head
Lelia Oliver
Sarah Wilbur
Daytona
Fla
Anna Derwent
Grace Baker
Sacred Heart Circle nets $103 for hospital
Sacred Heart Circle No. 551 of the Daughters of Isabella raised 103 dollars for Memorial hospital via benefit card parties held Monday in the Daughters hall and Wednesday at the Y M C A gym. Mrs James E McLaughlin, welfare chair, thanks the Y M C A and all helpers for the success. Potato prices rose to about two dollars per barrel in Fort Fairfield Caribou and Limestone amid strong city-market demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Memorial Hospital
Daughters’ Hall
Y.M.C.A
James E. McLaughlin
Fort Fairfield
Caribou
Limestone
Lincoln Association Meets at Bristol
The Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers convened Tuesday at Bristol Congregational church for its 28th annual meeting. Dr. David L. Wilson administered Holy Communion at Bristol, with services at Old Walpole church near Damariscotta and evening address by Rev. Rodney W. Roundy of Portland. Prof. Brooks Quimby of Bates College spoke on Our Foreign Policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Bath
Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches
Congregational
Bristol
Rodney W. Roundy
Portland
Walpole
Damariscotta
Brooks Quimby
Bates College
Central
Winter Street
William L. Frye
Old Walpole
Hubert Leach
Thomaston
Weeping God
C. H. Olds
Rockland
L.H.D
Charles
Sowder
Wiscasset
Our Foreign Policy
New Columbian Hall to Open June 3
The Columbian hall replacing the burned Columbia theatre will be ready for formal dedication on Friday June 3 with a tentative dance sponsored by the Colonial club and Club Garret. Foreman F E Jose of Portland leads the final work on a 58 by 66 foot maple floor with wax finish and a 20 foot ceiling, positing an airy interior with olive walls and chrome cream woodwork.
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Columbian Hall
Columbia Theatre
Colonial Club
Club Garret
F. E. Jose
Portland
Bath
Arthur T. Main
O. R. Main Co
Theatre
Donnell Addresses Boothbay Sportsmen on Bay Duck Fight
Sagadahoc Red Gumani Skeet president William T. Donnell spoke to Boothbay Harbor Sportsmen about the threat to Merrymeeting Bay’s duck hunting. The Boothbay group then voted to join the Merrymeeting Bay Clubs association, making Boothbay Harbor the fifth local club to join.
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William T. Donnell
Sagadahoc Red
Gunani Skeet Association, Inc
Boothbay Harbor
Merrymeeting Bay
Merrymeeting Bay Clubs' Association
Merrymeeting Bay Clubs’ Association
Bath
Brunswick
Bowdeinham
Richmond
Open New Hall Committee Named For Garret Colonial Dance
The Garret Colonial clubs dance committee for June 3 at Columbian hall includes Mrs Helen Toothaker Miss Beatrice E Duprey Catharine H Legard Miss Netta S Briggs Miss Jeanette S Shackford Miss Marjorie Trott Carl C Anderson Allan Spear Edwin R Andrews Harold E Brown J Emery Footer Harold W McElman Former Governor Louis J Brann unopposed Democratic mayoral candidate spoke for Joe Simonetti of Everett Mass three people seek the honor The college campaign opened with Brann receiving an ovation The other mayoral candidates are Paul Stewart of Portland and Clark Sawyer of Wakefield Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbian Hall
Helen Toothaker
Beatrice E. Duprey
Catharine H. Legard
Netta S. Briggs
Jeanette S. Shackford
Marjorie Trott
Carl C. Anderson
Allan Spear
Edwin R. Andrews
Harold E. Brown
J. Emery Footer
Harold W. McElman
Louis J. Brawn
Bates
Joe Simonetti
Everett
Mass
Brann
Paul Stewart
Portland
Clark Sawyer
Wakefield
Senior class play Little Miss Fortune at Morse High
Bath audiences watched Morse High School seniors perform Little Miss Fortune about the Cooper family’s rise from hardship to wealth and back. Lily’s schemes, the inheritance twist, and Kitty and Randolph’s arrangement drive the plot toward a happy ending.
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Bath
Miss Fortune
Morse High School
Cooper
Betty Ryan
Philip Beaney
Lily Henshaw
Alice Hogan
Coopers
Harry
Lily
Glenda Ingraham
Patricia Sewall
Margaret Tourtillotte
Randolph Blaney
Irving Baker
Kitty Cooper
Augusta Smythe
Ruth Pratt
Augusta
Kitty
Jerome Patrick
Vivian Nightingale
Margaret Brimiston
Sawyer Proctor
Philadelphia Blaneys
Randolph
Amy A. Irish
Bath hoped to host 1939 state rural letter carriers meet
William H. Ketchum, local carrier and secretary treasurer of the Tri County Rural Letter Carriers association, aims to bring the 1939 State association convention to Bath. He would invite about 200 carriers and families for the last Friday and Saturday in June, seeking free hall space, banquet facilities, and hotel rates. Contact before June 4 to submit the plan at the Tri County association banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Ketchum
Tri-County
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
State Association
Bath
Tri- County Association
North Whitefield
State Rural Letter Carriers Association
Ketchum
Tri-County Association
Harold Eaton Caught in Bangor Burglary Case
Bangor police and City Marshal Butler tracked Harold Eaton from Phippsburg to a Bangor store break in late Friday. Eaton, on two years probation from Saga dahoe Superior Court for larceny of an auto, has a local record of six offenses. He was arraigned in Bangor municipal court and held for the September term of Penobscot Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Joseph A. Butler
Harold Eaton
Phippsburg
Queen City
Mirsial Butler
Sagadahoe Superior Court
Wallis Small
Bowdoin
Eaton
Penobscot Superior Court
Mountain Laurel 4-H Club Meets at Dro More Grange
The fifth Mountain Laurel 4-H club meeting was held at the Dro More Grange hall. Girls studied fruit preparation while boys held a bean judging contest and exhibited bird houses. County agent Mr. Rich attended as a visitor.
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Mountain Laurel
Dromore Grange Hall
Rich
Sacred Heart circle benefit party raises funds for Memorial hospital
The Daughters of Isabella Sacred Heart circle No. 551 hosted an auction and contract party at the YMCA gym last Wednesday for Memorial hospital. About 40 tables were in play, with sandwiches cake and coffee served. Prizes awarded in both auction and contract events went to numerous members including Mrs. Atwood Mr. King and Mrs. Reardon. This was the second such event of the week, supervised by a welfare committee listing many participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Memorial Hospital
John Atwood
Howard Trafton
John P. Carey, Jr
Arthur King
Ralph O. Dale
Harry P. Briggs
Wilfred Skaling
Catherine E. Conley
Frank Freeman
Michael J. Reardon
James E. McLaughlin
Just Wold
Edward Daley
Lorenzo J. Collins
Frank E. Moses
Carl G. Kronstrand
Frank Wilson
Robert E. Linekin
Edward J. Lee
John W. Costain
Ernest G. Rogers
Dominique J. Tardif
James B. Lemont
Carroll E. Davis
Stephen E. McPhee
John W. Sonia
Keymen of CIO Meet Thursday Evening
The regular meeting of keymen from the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America met at G A R hall in Bath. Seated 152 men heard progress reports and submitted many new applications for membership as Bath Iron Works progress fueled enthusiasm.
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Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
G. A. R. Hall
Bath Iron Works Corp
Charles Purkis
Bath
Single Men Triumph Over The Benedicts In Ball Game
The single men of Winnegance defeated the Benedicts 15 to 8 at Morse's field. E Morse went 5 for 5 with a double, Rollins 4 for 5, and the team totaled 17 hits, six in the sixth inning. Opponents' pitcher Hogan held the married men to six hits.
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Morse's Field
B. Williams
E. Morse
Rollins
Hogan
H. Mott
Home Demonstration Agent Appointed Here
Mary Louise Wright of Falmouth Foreside is named home demonstration agent for Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties, effective July 1, per Arthur L. Deering of the University of Maine Extension Service. A UMaine home economics graduate, she has held leadership roles in student groups and clubs.
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Mary Louise Wright
Falmouth
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc
Arthur L. Deering
Extension Service
University of Maine
Miss Wright
College of Agriculture
Brewer
Bangor High School
Reckless Driving Charge Brought In Street Crash
Allegedly the operator of a sedan crashed into the residence of Archibald N. Edgerly at 449 High Street, causing about 300 dollars in damage. Norman W. Hodgkins of 3 Drummond Street was arraigned on a reckless driving charge, pleaded not guilty, and sought a continuance to summon witnesses. The hearing was set for 4:15 p.m. Monday. Hodgkins, injured, was treated after the Nash sedan struck a soft shoulder and careened into the Edgerly home at the High and Pine streets corner. City officials investigated the crash.
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Archibaki N. Edgerly
High Street
Norman W. Hodgkins
Drummond Street
Arthur J. Dunton
Hodgkins
Edgerly House
High and
Pine Streets
Joseph I. Smith
Joseph A. Butler
James DeCapua
Sponsor Named for Destroyer Davis Launch
Miss Elizabeth Davis of Jamestown Rhode Island was notified by Secretary Swanson that she has been chosen sponsor for the destroyer Davis to be launched at Bath Maine between June 25 and July 5. She is a granddaughter of the late Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis after whom the ship is named. the vessel is the third to bear the name.
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Elizabeth Davis
Jameston
R. I
Swanson
Davis
Bath
Maine
Charles Henry Davis
New Three Cent Postage Stamps Put On Sale Next Month
The new three cent regular postage stamp debuts in Washington on June 16 with first day covers handled by the Washington postmaster. A Philadelphia issue on June 21 commemorates ratification of the Constitution, showing a colonial court house with two horsemen. A June 27 Wilmington release marks the tercentenary of Swedish and Finnish settlers with a 0.92 inch square stamp featuring a painting by Stanley M. Arthurs of the settlers landing.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Court House
Wilmington
Del
America
Stanley M. Arthurs
Roswell Colcord Noted Nevada Governor Turns 99
Roswell Keyes Colcord born in Searsport in 1839 celebrated his 99th birthday in April at his Carson City home. He is the oldest member of a Masonic order in Nevada. He left Searsport with his father at age 17, moved to California, and settled in Nevada two years later.
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Roswell Keyes Colcord
Searsport
Nevada
Carson City
California
Genesta Chapter C E S Holds Birthday Party
Genesta chapter OES marked its 38th anniversary with a birthday party at Lewiston. Mrs. Warren Gledhill, first worthy matron, and Miss Annie Cox attended as charter members along with 26 past matrons and eight past patrons. A supper featured flowers from Kennebex Greenhouses, a first-time use of new flat silver, and a three layer birthday cake from the Sewing circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Gledhill
Lewiston
Genesta
O.es
Gledhill
Annie Cox
N. Gratz Jackson
P. M. Olm
Kennebec
Esther Andrews
Bernice M. Fuller
Genesta Chapter
Portland
Catherine Leonard
Mabel Merrill
Mabel Nelson
Carrie Thompson
George P. Larrabee
Iona
Sagadahoc Lecturers' Council Meets at Tops ham Grange Hall
Sagadahoc County Grange Lecturers Council gathered at Tops ham grange hall on Thursday sharing supper and working on banners and articles for grange tasks. Pomona officers present included Master Otis Gray and Lecturer Eleanor Ripley with several other officers from Bodwell Dirigo Merrymeeting and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Sagadahoc County Grange Lecturers
Topsham Grange Hall
Pomona
Otis Gray
Eleanor Ripley
Emily Gray
Flora Millard Patten
Bodwell
Melvin Pratt
Ceres Mary Pratt
Dirigo
Lorenzo Masse
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across Clues Mix of Odds and Fragments
A fragmented crossword list presents clues such as Little ball, river names, scales of a hearing window, and cryptic hints. The garbled grid shows hints for numbers 1 to 37 with partial word fragments and mixed language errors. The item reads like a printed puzzle page with numerous broken entries and mis-placed hyphens.
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Bostow
Russia
Redskins
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the Times Company
Elaane
Lincoln Association
New Columbian Hall
Donnell
Boothbay
Mountain Laurel Club
Keyman
C.I.O
Benedicts
John H. Andrews
Norman Hodgkins
Edgerly
Destroyer Davis
Bath Yard
C.E.S
Beast
Hovel
Avupyes
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