Justice Peters Charges Jury in Henderson Case
The 11 jurors, led by foreman Alton Allen of Auburn, retired after a 40 minute charge by Judge Peters detailing conspiracy law and the specifics of Sheriff Henderson's alleged role. The verdict could hinge on good faith versus corrupt intent in the liquor conspiracy trial with counts covering smuggling and fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Allen
Gamage Avenue
Auburn
Peters
Sagadahoc
Henderson
Judge Peters
Sheriff Henderson
Fahey
Clark
Charles Huff
George Humphreys
William Flynn
George Clark
Philip O’hara
John J. Fahey
Customs House
Berman
O’hara
Church League Elects Officers and Plans Photo Session
The YMCA Church Basketball League governing board re elected Clifton W. Tedford president and chose Oscar J. Tanguay first vice president William Fall second vice president William C Perkins secretary Frank E Harvie treasurer Alfred W Neal will chair the officials committee Other officials named include Ernest Sarkis William Greene Robert Callan and Nelson Lowery Elton Pinkham chairs the schedule committee with John A Greene William Mussenden James McQuarrie and Manley Ellis Also elected were members of committees and the board approved a group team photo plan and scheduling details for upcoming meetings and elections for referees timers scorers and season officials. EB A Jewett received a rising tribute as he steps down from treasurer duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton W. Tedford
Y. M. C. A. Church
Oscar J. Tanguay
William Fall
William C. Perkins
Frank E. Harvie
Alfred W. Neal
Ernest Sarkis
William Greene
Robert Callan
Nelson Lowery
Elton Pinkham
John A. Greene
William Mussenden
James McQuarrie
Manley Ellis
Alfred Neal
Percy Kingsbury
Governing Committee
Grace
St. Mary’s
Wesley
E. A. Jewett
League
EB. A. Jewett
League Tso
Jewett
Bodwell Grangers Surprise Pomona At Its Meeting
Bodwell Grange of Small Point surprised Sagadahoc County Pomona at a Wednesday meeting. Attendance reached 102 with large turnouts from West Bath, Bodwell, and Bowdoinham. readings, music, and reports on Grange life filled the afternoon.
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Bodwell Grange
Small Point
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Bowdoin
West Bath Grange
Bodwell
E. E. Addison
Auburn
Clifford Gray
Grange
America the Beautiful
John H. Carter
Pee Grange
The
National Grange Monthly
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath
Addison
Grange Education Fund
Hinckley
Harry Rackley
Topsham
Sagadahoc Pomona
Kelley Memorial
Minnesota
National Grange
Oliver Hudson Kelley
Mississippi River
Emma Sylvester
Merrymeeting Grange
Isa McIntire
Eva Rogers
Clara Wyman
Hattie Pye
Eleanor Gilmore
Esther McCourt
Linda Perry
Margaret Wyman
Mary Sylvester
Bessie Sprague
Theresa Wyman
Emma Wyman
Jessie Kelley
Loretta Carlton
Woolwich
Miss Dorothy Huggard Returns From Visit To Hyannis
Miss Dorothy Huggard a nurse at Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis Mass returned Monday after several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Huggard of Mercastel. She was accompanied by her aunt Mrs Roger Pierce of Park Street to Quincy Mass where Mrs Pierce will stay with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Frank Oliver. Miss Haggard was the overnight guest of Mr and Mrs Oliver reporting for duty on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Huggard
R. N
Cape Cod
Hyannis
Mass
Herbert Huggard
Merc
Roger Pierce
Park Street
Quincy
Body ID mixup in Waterville fire case resolved
The Waterville fire victim identified earlier as George Frye of Bath is confirmed to be James Howard Smith of 181 Farnham Street South Lawrence Massachusetts. Fingerprints traced by Wilbur Larsen linked to William Leo Smith, then corrections showed James Howard Smith enlisted under his brother’s name in 1922 Navy service in Brooklyn.
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Rancourt
Waterville
George Frye
Bath
James Howard Smith
Farnham Street
South Lawrence
Mass
Jessie Smith
Wilbur F. Larsen
Frye
William
James
Navy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph Lavasseur
Fairfield
Prinze Edward Island
Sheriff Henderson resigns after liquor conspiracy conviction
Sheriff Albert Henderson mails resignation to Governor Louis J. Brann after being found guilty by a federal jury of a liquor smuggling conspiracy. Chief Deputy Abram C. Oliver will act as sheriff until a successor is chosen. Oliver may stay on until term ends or resign. Jackson, long-queried for the post, states he is not seeking the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henderson
Sagadahoc
John A. Peters
Henderson
Peters
Bangor
United States
Haggard
Louis J. Brann
Abram C. Oliver
Oliver
John G. Utterback
J. Horace McClure
Jackson
Karcher S. Jackson
Legion Plans Armistice Sunday Observance
Roland Smith post A L made plans Tuesday night for Armistice Sunday observance and will attend morning worship at Wesley church after an invitation from Rev Ernest Heywood. Roscoe H Shaw Ralph Gay and Donald Sterling named a planning committee. Mr and Mrs Forest Higgins of Rockland travel to South Portland for a week with Higgins relatives in York Street.
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Roland Smith Post
A. L
Post
Ernest Heywood
Wesley Church
Roscoe H. Shaw
Ralph Gay
Donald Sterling
Forest Higgins
Rockland
South Portland
Notable Career of Noble Maxwell and Maine Wealth
Bowdoinham man Noble Maxwell became one of Maine’s wealthiest men after a life at sea. The article traces his family origins, his parents James and Margaret Patten, and the diligent farming and shipbuilding heritage of Sagadahoc County. It notes Maxwell's rise from West India trade to farm life and Bath shipbuilding, highlighting regional ABC.
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Noble Maxwell Bowdoinham
Maine
Cathance Landing
West Indies
James Maxwell
Bowdoinham Neck
Margaret Patten
Margaret
James
John Patten
Merrymeeting Bay
Kennebec
Noble
Boston
New England
Sagadahoc
Massachusetts
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Justice Peters
U. S
John D. Clifford, Jr
Henderne
John J
Jack” Ahey
East Poland
George W. Garret
Baltimore
Philip G. O’hara
Benjamin L. Berman
O'Hara
Henry P. Weaver
Weaver
Phippsburg
Huff
Lisbon Falls
Flynn
Humphreys
Church League Governing Board
Bodwell Grangers
Brann
Legion
Noble Maxwell
Bowdoinham
Pattens
By Wilbur F. Decker
Peggy
Bay
Center
Abagadasset
Cathance
Patten
Hannah Harvard
Mrs. Harvard
George
Fiam
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