Maine Courts to switch to new system in 1930
Maine will adopt a new court structure after Jan 1 1930 with six Supreme Court justices and expanded Superior Court circuits. Trial terms rise from 40 to 60 annually as circuits travel statewide to preside over all trials and the Law Court becomes the sole appellate body.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Wilson
United States
Court of Appeal
Law Court
Androscoggin
Cumberland
Kennebec
Penobscot
Superior Court
Maine climate myths and Maine industry survey findings
W Gerald Holmes of the New England Public Service Co addresses the Economic Conference on making industrial contacts in Maine. He debunks climate myths, argues for surveys to attract business, and notes outsiders misjudge Maine by Massachusetts stereotypes.
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Connecticut River
Maine
Sumer
W. Gerald Holmes
New England Public Service Co
New England
Lewiston
New York
Massachusetts
Public Service Co
Stolen Hudson Hits Parked Ford on Court Street
A Hudson sedan, owned by T. L. Martin of Augusta and used by Pierce's Garage, struck a Ford sedan owned by William Wallace of West Point and parked opposite 37 Court Street. The Hudson driver fled on Court Street. about $50 damage occurred to the Ford. the car was later reported stolen by Martin who left it on Ferry Street while repairing.
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Court Street
William Wallace
Loring Darling
West Point
No. 37
Pierce
Augusta
T. L. Martin
Bath
Wiscasset
Martin
Hudson
Ferry Street
Columbia Hotel
Wallace
Ford
Woolwich
Halloween Night Damages Reported In Trufant Area
Trivial damages noted on Halloween night with a few broken windows and blinds removed near Trufant street and Washington street hill. Ten officers on duty including five specials listed as Lorenzo Collins Edwin Emmons Charles Carr Chester Newall and William McLaughlin. Some residents reported noisy revellers but overall minimal disturbance. Mr and Mrs Charles Davis of Wellesley Hills Mass are visiting.
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Chief of Police
Lorenzo Collins
Edwin Emmons
Charles Carr
Chester Newall
William McLaughlin
Trufant Street
Washington Street Hill
Winship
North Center P T A Sees Membership Surge to 233
The North Center P T A reports a record 233 members after a drive that added 120, fueled by two teams the Hustlers and Rustlers of 19 members each. At Grace church Oak street the captains announced 60 apiece, and plans were unveiled to form two subsidiary groups within the association.
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North Center P. T. A
Hustlers
Rustlers
Association
Grace Church
Oak Street
H. Emma Magoun
The
Grace Norton
Davenport Estate
J. Gertrude Silsby
North Grammar School
Dike School
State Association
R. P. McFadden
R. C. McFadden
Seth
Mullin
Alice Whitney
Marie Colby
Catherine Dougherty
Emma Magoun
Charles R. Farnham
Clinton D. Wilson
South
National Educational Association
Atlanta
South End P T A Dinner Honors Local Teachers
The South End P T A held its annual dinner for Mitchell Weeks and Winneganee school teachers at Washington street rooms. Ten teachers attended plus guests from state and education boards. A business meeting followed with donations to Red Cross and Y M C A, music gear for Morse high, and new reference books shared among Weeks street and Winneganee schools.
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South End
P.T.A
Mitchell
Weeks Street
Winneganee
Washington Street
Seth S. Mullin
State Association
Frostina E. Marston
Board of Education
N. Gratz Jackson
John Hunt
Charles Perry
J. A. Redlon
Arthur C. Lemont
Sarah Coombs
Panama
Red Cross Drive
Y.M.C.A
Morse High School
Weeks Street Grammar School
Winneganee School
Small
Lizzie Belle Chaney
Ethel Hatch
Edna Perry
Lemont
Drive for Y Fund Exceeds Its Goal
Bath Y M C A board reports 323 donations totaling 3591.65 with promises that could add about 200. The annual financial year 1928 29 shows all bills paid and a small balance. Booklets describing last year’s work reach nearly 550. new Y M C A clubs for members and embers to use upstairs rooms approved.
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Board of the
Bath Young Men's Christian
Roger D. Skillings
Sidney L. Eaton
Frank B. Nichols
Charles C. Low
William H. White
Carrol Watson
Arthur I. Stuart
William C. Perkins
Arthur Sewall
Y.M.C.A
Young Men’s Club
Emblem Club
Right to use garage car admitted in municipal case
An Augusta civil engineer was cleared in Bath municipal court after Judge John J. Keegan secured a ruling from the Secretary of State. The dispute arose over using a Pierce Motor Co garage car with dealer plates for state highway work.
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John J. Keegan
Secretary of State
T. L. Martin
Augusta
Keegan
Martin
Pierce
Woolwich
Pierce Motor Co
Columbia Hotel
Court Street
Loring Darling
West Point
William Wallace
Ferry Street
Pierce’s Motor Co
Bath
Three Houses Sold in North End Project
Arthur G. Spear of the People's Investment Association sold three North End houses. 22 Valley road, formerly Charles W. Bemis, goes to Harvard H. Lord and his family. 18 Valley road to Walter Elliott and family. High and Meadow Way corner to Robert Oliver. 80 of 109 houses now occupied, with all expected soon.
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Arthur G. Spear
People’s Investment Association
Valley Road
Charles W. Bemis
Harvard H. Lord
Evelyn
Mr. Spear
Walter Elliott
Meadow Way
Robert Oliver
Bath Iron Works Corp
Small couple return from Frigidaire convention in Boston
Mr and Mrs Harold Small of Andrews Road have returned from a few days visit in Boston where they attended the Frigidaire convention at the Copley Plaza.
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Harold Small
Andrews Road
Boston
Copley Plaza
Beautiful Maine governor home on historic Phipps farm
The country residence of Governor and Mrs. William Tudor Gardiner sits on the old Phipps farm in Woolwich, birthplace of Sir William Phipps. The article notes the farm's reach to Mont Sweag and Sheepscot bays, Phipps' boyhood, his 1631 vessel, and his knighthood for salvaging a Spanish galleon treasure. Gardiner farms there, showing a prize ram from his flock, and Mrs. Gardiner’s pet lamb Baby. They and Woolwich grange participate in community events.
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William Tudor Gardiner
Phipps
Woolwich
Mont
Boston
Bahama
Brockton
Gardiner
John E. Abbott
North Berwick
Bath Iron Works Wins Yacht Contract for 140 Foot Vessel
The Bath Iron Works Corp contracted to build a 140 foot yacht with 25 foot beam and eight foot six inch draft for an unnamed yachtsman, likely from the Middle West. Powered by two 350 horsepower diesel engines with Sperry gyroscope and a metal mike as auxiliary gear. Plans by Henry J. 4 Inc of New York. The deal comes amid a stock market slump indicating the client profile.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Highest Honors and Honor List at Morse High School
Morse High announces first six weeks rankings from Sept 17 to Oct 23. Principal Arthur B. Scott lists only two students at highest honors, Alice Hovey and Helen Shorey, with 93 or above in four subjects. Fifty students earn honors across grades, including post graduates and multiple juniors, sophomores, and freshmen with varied names.
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Morse High School
Arthur B. Scott
Alice Hovey
Helen Shorey
Roland Smith Post Installs Its Officers
State Commander Basil Stinson of Rockland installed the officers of Roland Smith Post A L for the ensuing year at the meeting Tuesday evening. The officers were Charles E. Syde commander Sam Povich 1st vice commander Otis Munroe 2nd vice commander Allan Spear adjutant Freeman Trott finance officer Wilbur Crocker sergeant at arms. State Commander Stinson spoke on the National convention in Louisville Ky and outlined plans for next year. About 30 were present. Mrs Ernest G Rogers left Monday night for St John NB to visit her ill mother.
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Basil Stinson
Rockland
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Charles E. Syde
Sam Povich
Otis Munroe
Allan Spear
Freeman Trott
Wilbur Crocker
Stinson
Louisville
Perkins to Head Boston and Maine Railway System
Thomas Nelson Per, chairman of the Boston and Maine Railway executive committee and a Reparations Conference member involved in the Dawes Plan, was elected acting president of the railroad at a Cambridge meeting after President George Hannouer's funeral. The committee noted his consent to serve.
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Thomas Nelson
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston& Maine
George Hannouer
Cambridge
Perkins
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Sir William Phipps
Woolwich Farm
Mrs. Gardiner
Bath Iron Works
MORSE
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Edward de Long
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Silas Plant
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Miriam Doble
Albert Ingalls
Doris Lawrence
Stephen Marshall
Katherine Shorey
Emma Colby
Clinton Fleming
Ada Greenblatt
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Ruth Mank
Roberta Manson
Carol Stevens
James Temple
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Donald Jewett
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