Thanksgiving Dates Vary Across States A Century Ago
The feature notes two Thanksgiving proclamations this November 23 by the President and November 30 by the Governor, reflecting historic uneven observance. It cites a century-old column listing New Jersey New York Connecticut Massachusetts Maine Rhode Island observing November 28, Vermont New Hampshire December 5, and Wisconsin on October 24.
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United States
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Protests Grow Over New Auto Ownership Law
A new law requiring auto owners to file proof of ownership with the secretary of state and pay one dollar is met with growing opposition. A Republican insider urges a special legislative session to repeal the measure, warning it could harm the party’s prospects in the next state election.
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Secretary of State
Christmas Club funds boost Maine Savings totals to 1.388 million
The Christmas clubs will distribute 1 388 000 dollars in Maine. The payout exceeds last year's by over 150 000 dollars as 3400 more members joined in the year. Funds will fund gifts and purchases at Maine merchants while thrift is promoted and banks plan new clubs for 1940.
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Maine Savings Banks
Maine
Armistice timing recalled and roadside dumping halted
A Times inquiry reaffirms the sequence of events surrounding Armistice Day in 1918 with Friday to Monday milestones and the end of hostilities. Officials warn that roadside dumping near the city is a growing nuisance and vow enforcement to stop the practice.
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the Times
Pleasant Fall Weekend Weather Forecast Realized
The weather over the double holiday was kinder than forecast. Both Saturday and Sunday offered fine conditions for outdoor work, hunting, or motor trips with cool but mild temperatures and ideal football weather for attendees.
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Weather Bureau
Box Alarm Fire Reports Likely Electric Wiring
First box alarm fire since Chief Richard Frates took over hit 6:45 AM at 73 E Street home of Dominique J. Tardif. Fire started in a shed attached to the Meister apartment, gutted kitchen and shed, with $1,500 in losses mainly to Meister furniture. Fire crews laid about 2,500 feet of hose in four lines and confined the blaze to the ell, with the all clear at 7:45 AM.
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Richard Frates
Dominique J. Tardif
E Street
Carl P. Meister
Meister
Bath Iron Works
Bold Break At Max Kutz Store in Shipping City
Police seek a suspect after a 2 am break in at Max Kutz clothing store. A group of women heard the crash when a front glass panel shattered and saw a man run across Front street into the parking lot north of Swett's Filling Station. He grabbed a gray suit coat and vest, brown suit trousers, and possibly an overcoat from near the door.
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Max Kutz
Front Street
Swett’s
Commercial Street
Real estate transfers updated in Sagadahoc registry
Recent transfers across Sagadahoc include Fernando Hutchins to Elizabeth Coffill on Winship Street Rose Lilly to Ralph Gay on Granite Street Eunice S. Ledyard to Alfred A. Parks Jr on Dike Road Maria J. Johnson to Dora G. Cohen on Front Street Delia M. Thurston to Old Folks Home Bath on Crescent Street Walter M. Rogers to Alice M. Coffie on North Bath Road Bowdoinham Florence Hill Bates to E Eugene Hill on Phippsburg Edwin M. Wyman to John Rollins Topsham Carroll W True to Camille D. St Pierre on land Cedea Wilson to Lawrence Saucer on land Woolwich Thomas K Haley to Maude Agnes Powers on land.
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Fernando Hutchins
Elizabeth Coffill
Winship Street
Rose Lilly
Ralph Gay
Granite Street
Eunice S. Ledyard
Alfred A. Parks, Jr
Dike Road
Maria J. Johnson
Dora G. Cohen
Front Street
Delia M. Thurston
Old Folks Home
Bath
Crescent Street
Walter M. Rogers
Alice M. Coffie
North
Bath Road
Bowdoin College Notes Debates And Talks Schedule
Bowdoin College notes list upcoming events in Hubbard hall and Memorial hall. Achorn Prize debate Thursday at 8 15 p m in Hubbard hall Rev Henry D Gray educational secretary speaks at chapel Sunday Nov 19 at five choir sings Finlandia by Sibelius Alexander Prize Speaking Monday Nov 20 in Memorial hall H H Nininger of Denver Museum of Natural History speaks Tuesday night Nov 21 in Meteorites Dr Brinley Thomas of London School of Economics speaks Thursday Nov 23 in Moulton Union subject How British Democracy Works programs open to the public
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Hubbard Hall
Henry D. Gray
Congregational
Christian Churches
Finlandia
Sibelius
H. H. Nininger
Denver, Colorado
Museum of Natural History
Brinley Thomas
London School of Economics
Moulton Union
Maine Summer shines in Bath history guidebook review
Edwin Valentine Mitchell praises Col Henry W Owen Jr in his Edward C Plummer History of Bath calling it a fascinating record. The Maine Summer book, on shelves at Patten Free Library, blends lively sketches from Portland to Eastport with rich Bath centric history and vivid tales of shipyards, Civil War raids, and Round Pond summer visits. It highlights Battery H at Fort Preble and a quirky Cats of Haskell Island tale, concluding Maine reads lure summer visitors.
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Edwin Valentine Mitchell
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Edward C. Plummer
Bath
Maine
Patten Free Library
Portland
Eastport
Col. Dummer Sewall
Daughters of the American Revolution
North End
Edward Parry
Mr. Mitchell
Phippsburg Center
Parker Head
Round Pond
Edward Arlington Robinson
Battery H
243Th C. A
Fort Pre
Reade
Fort Preble
Haskell Island
Harpswell
Bailey Island
Merryconeag Sound
Edward Sewall Heads Grace Church Club
Edward Sewall was elected president at the Grace church Men's club fall meeting held in the parish house. Officers include Francis Holmes as vice president Walter M. Hill as secretary and treasurer Harry B. Briggs Jr publicist and Rev Charles M. Tubbs among directors. A joint meeting with Winter Street Men's club is planned for December 7. Next meeting is November 22 with Wilmer Vorhees chairing assisted by Edwin H. P. Lowell and Donald Benson.
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Edward Sewall
Grace Church Men’s Club
Francis Holmes
Walter M. Hill
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Charles M. Tubbs
Fred D. Hill
Earl Lermond
Winter Street Men's Club
W. Dayton Hill
Charles T. Small, Jr
Harold Adams
Wilmer I. Vorhees
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Donald Benson
Petitions Circulate to Repeal Title of Ownership Law
Objection to the Title of Ownership law enacted by the 89th Legislature spreads in Bath and Sagadahoc county with petitions bearing hundreds of signatures. Voters call for a special session or repeal, arguing lack of public knowledge prior to passage. Meanwhile Mrs. Nellie D. Thompson hosts relatives including Mrs. Albert N. Towne and family in Bath.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Collision at 406 High Street injures two drivers
A collision on Commercial Street near the post office involved Donald F. Conroy and Charles Cooper's car and Fullerton, a Shipping attendant. Fullerton escaped injury while Cooper and Conroy received minor facial cuts. Brown required 15 stitches for neck and chin wounds from broken glass.
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High Street
Cooper, Woolalwich
Bath Works Corp
Carth
Thomas W
Mechanic Street
Commercial Street
Fullerton
Cooper
Donald F. Conroy
Middle Street
Commercial
Memorial Hospital
Interesting Movies Shown At Club Garret
Club Garret hosted an evening featuring parente interesting moving pictures led by Herbert L. Douglas. Highlights included Water Sports with yachting and water polo, local Kennebec scenes, and a Miami Florida segment with historical shots. Snacks were provided by Dorothy A. Thompson and others.
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Herbert L. Douglas
Parente
Club Garret
Kennebec
Diamond Spring
Moatsweag
Merrymeeting
Miami
Fla
Dorothy A. Thompson
George E. Barker, Jr
Frederick A. Hendance
Morris Cohen Buys the Johnson Block
Morris W. Cohen, proprietor of Commercial Market, buys the Johnson Block from the widow of George W. Johnson through Roger D. Skillings. Cohen plans to lower the store floor to align the entrance with Front Street. Tenants remain in the building once home to Elliott House hotel and Johnson Bros. hardware.
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Morris W. Cohen
Commercial Market Oe Sirens
George W. Johnson
Johnson
Elliott
Roger D. Skillings
Cohen
Johnson Bros., Hardware
Front Street
Elliott House
Music-Drama Club plans Christmas fair novelty table
Mrs Chester A Roberts was named chair of a novelty table for the Christmas fair on December 2 during a Cosmopolitan Music-Drama department meeting. An entertainment committee was appointed for the Christmas tea. The group reported ticket sales for a November 17 reading by Mrs David Graham titled The Little Foxes and will sew oilcloth novelties for the sale at a two o clock session at 945 High Street.
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Chester A. Roberts
Cosmopolitan Music-Drama Department
George Baer Connard
Rupert M. Irvine
Leroy F. Colby
Roscoe P. McFadden
Alice F. Johnson
David Graham
Little Foxes
Roberts
High Street
Fireside Club Session at Winter Street Church
Fireside club members at Winter Street church enjoyed a varied evening with Robert Sutherland leading a discussion on Science and religion. Virginia McLaughlin and others provided cocoa and cookies while a hillbilly music program entertained. Estabrooks elected secretary. Mary Young to lead next topic Conscience.
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Winter Street
Robert Sutherland
Virginia McLaughlin
Barbara Pitman
Betty Swanton
Norman Alkazin
Richard Curtis
Madeline Jones
Lois Wstabrooks
William Ayer
Stanley
John Marshall
Stewart McPherson
Estabrooks
Mary Young
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Distributed by Ming Features Syndicate
A weekly crossword puzzle distributed by Ming Features Syndicate Inc appears in print, offering readers a standard grid layout and clues designed for broad enjoyment and mental exercise across multiple pages.
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Ming Features Syndicate, Inc
Bath Booster Club Eyes 1940 Circus and Carnival Season
Bath boosters plan to stage at least one circus and one carnival in Bath during 1940 under club auspices with the Red Cross sharing receipts. A decision on local license permissions was noted, with six Bath lots discussed and Christmas greetings prepared for circus managers. Earle Brown, son of the club president, displayed painted cards that received approval.
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Vandy Pons
Edward Sas
W. Meni
Percival O. Johnson
Herbert W. McKenney
Bath
The
Red Cross
Ceplex
Earle Brown
Mental Hygiene Talk At Morse High School
Dr Grace Foster spoke on mental hygiene and its relation to public life at Morse High School in Room K Wednesday. Sponsored by the School Department and American Red Cross the event opened a series of forums on mental health attracting over 100 attendees with future talks planned including Dr James Loughlin District Health Officer on November 22.
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Grace Foster
Augusta
Morse High School
Cepertnayt
American Red Cross
Foster
James Loughlin
District Health
Offi
Ladies' Aid All Day Session at Central Church
The Central church Ladies' Aid held an all day meeting with a luncheon for members and guests. Reports highlighted Needlework Guild gifts and plans for future gifts. A feed sale was scheduled for Nov 22 with Alfred Rowe chairing the sale committee and Nov 17 hostesses named.
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Central Church
Alfred Rowe
Richard Quick
Joseph Avery
Library to Observe National Book Week
Patten Free Library prepares to observe National Book Week by reorganizing shelves for easy access and displaying posters for children. Teachers have brought classes to visit and some children have joined as members. Book Week runs all next week with Children's Week in local schools November 20 to 24 to emphasize the value of reading and library use.
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Patten Free Library
Changes in R at Memorial Hospital
The board enacted new visiting hours noon and seven to eight with two visitors per hour per ward and barred readmission for patients leaving against medical advice except in emergencies. Trustees promoted Drs. E M Fuller Jr and Jacob Smith to the medical staff. Arthur Sewell, president, was named a one person committee to improve hospital telephone service. The wrecking meeting occurred at City Hall with Mr. Sewall presiding.
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E. M. Fuller, Jr
Jacob Smith
Arthur Sewell
Sewall
Shipbuilding Craft Classes Progress At Bath Iron Works
A bid by Bath Iron Works Corp workers to teach shipbuilding craft progresses with classes led by foreman Arthur W. King and assistant Robert C. Lambie. Plans include sheet metal work and electrical engineering taught by Walter J. Barliker and Chester N. Marr, with Captain William Blair possibly leading a course. Further details to come.
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Shipbui
Arthur W. King
Bath Iron Works Corp
Robert C. Lambie
Iron Works
Cass
Eenin
Walter J. 3Ariliker
Chester N. Marr
William 8. Blair
Plan to Present a Minstrel Show in Bath
A plan to present a minstrel show was agreed by John Shaw to coach the production with rehearsals starting immediately. The circle will feature Bath's best known musicians and seasoned end men in a lively performance led by a capable cast.
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Ing
John Shaw
Bath
Plans for theta meeting at YMCA Pearse Lewiston
A large religious gathering for boys and young men is planned at the YMCA in Pearse Lewiston. Details list organizing figures including Harry and John Arsenault, George R. James, Robert W. Clark, James F. Kers, Jerome W. McNinch, Carleton C. Stover Nadeau, and others with registration set for July 29 and early August.
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Ym.c.a. Pearse Lewiston
Peters
Mars
Harry
John Arsenault
George
R. E. James
Robert W Jt
Robert ‘W. Clark
James F. Kers
Jerome W MicNinch
Carleton C. Stover Nadeau
James Iiie
Daniel Hatch
James E. Bet P Sutherland
J David Teasdale
and Richar
Topsham Man Pleads Guilty To Speeding Charge
Napoleon Roy of Topsham pleaded guilty to speeding on Main Street in the town. The case notes Roy arrived at a speed of 50 miles per hour. Two Bath residents also faced charges and pleaded guilty to related offenses in the municipal court session.
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Napoleon Roy
Topsham
Pegeen
Op Street
Current Events Club Brief by A Adems
A Adems delivered a brief to the Current Events Club detailing recent happenings. The talk highlighted regional developments and touched on classroom implications for students.
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A. Adems
Winter Street Ladies Aid Plans Christmas Sale
The Winter Street Ladies Aid met at Metsee with about 40 members. Fred E Foote and Mrs Arthur Purington attended, with Lawrence W Morse unable to attend due to illness. A Christmas sale and supper were planned for Wednesday, December 6, and the group will meet again Friday at 2 30 with hostesses Clifford B Wil eand and others.
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Metsee
C. Mey
Fred E. Foote
Arthur Purington
Larence W. Morse
Clifford B. Wileand
Pred Aa Sennens
Sain Charles F. Nelson
Seth C. Stewart
Wilbra EB. Billings
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Bath Independent
Eneh
Bath, Maine
Em EE
Pine Street
Bowdoinham
Florence Hill Bates
E. Eugene Hill
Phippsburg
Earl E. Tobey
Lendall E. Greene
Edwin M. Wyman
John Rollins
Topsham Carroll W. True
Camille D. St. Pierre
Cedea Wilson
Lawrence Saucuer
Woolwich
Thomas K. Haley
Maude Agnes Powers
Bowdoin College Notes
Memorial Hall
Pays
Grace Church Club
Winter Street Club
Nellie D. Thompson
Lena D. Donnell
Summer Street
Albert N. Towne
Towne
Marguerite
Janice
Bess Williams
Waltham, Mass
Mr Atd OO
Garret
Morris Cohen
Drama Club
Fireside Club
U. S. Naturalization Bureau
Naraee
Superior Court
Auburn
Down Neck
Scott
Old End
State Hospital
Rat Memorial Hospital
Bailey Evening School
Adelbert Hall
Bedford Street
Rockland
Nettie Britt
iMenieg
Ene
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
William A. Fletcher
Staten Island, N. Y
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