Richmond Man Dies After Illness in New Hampshire
George Alexander 58 of Richmond died Saturday at Portsmouth New Hampshire after weeks of heart trouble. Born in Richmond son of Amesbury and Hattie Alexander he lived in Richmond until 18 and in New Meadows. He moved to Portsmouth 30 years ago and worked as assistant chief at Portsmouth Gas and Electric Light Co. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Buckminister Chapel in Portsmouth. Survived by wife Bernice Hatch Alexander a brother Charles and a stepmother Mrs Elizabeth Alexander of Richmond.
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George ‘Alexander
Portsmouth
N. H
Mr. Alexander
Richmond
Amesbury
Hattie (Jordan) Alexander
New Meadows
Portsmouth Gas and Electric Light Co
Buckminister Chapel
Bernice Hatch Alexander
Charles
Elizabeth Alexander
Arthur Skillen
Boothbay
Elizabeth Rose Whitney
William F. Whitney
Ansonia
Flora Eklund
Ruth Vogel
Edward Munn
William Whitney
Clarence Hanson
Whitney
Pleasant Street
Fellows
Gardiner Street
Harold Richardson
Hilda Spear
Miss Spear
Eastport
Howard Wilson
Belmont
Mass
Hattie Wilson
Jessie Lambert
Melrose
Department
Olive Haskell
Milo
Amy Bradley
U. V
C. W
George Leavitt
Solon
Josephine Julien
E. I. Small
Farmington
Ladies’ Aid of Enterprise Grange
Abbie McKenney
Hill Street
McKenney
Mariina Pashard
Eva Passmore
Pittston
Russell King
Carrie Houdlette
Dresden Mills
Lutitia Reed
Boston
Wesley Cray
Reed Road
Freeman Mosher
Fred Strout
Albert Wing
Kingsbury
Mayfield
Mr. Mosher
Frank Beedle
Alvah Alexander
Jay Alexander
Kings
J. A. Hinkley
Bertha Parker
Gardiner Hospital
Marion McFarland
Caroline E. Averill
Genesta Chapter Installation Draws 200 In Maine
About two hundred attended the Genesta chapter No. 73 O E S annual inspection in Ma sonic temple. Mrs Eunice W Larrabee Belfast grand matron inspected and praised the chapter with visits from 23 state chapters. A turkey supper preceded the meeting and gifts were exchanged among officers. A state park acreage cut from 80 000 to 14 000 acres will fund projects including Knox Montville Palermo in Waldo county and land near Sheep scot Lake Frye Hogback mountains for scenic development.
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Genesta
Masonic Temple
Eunice W. Larrabee
Belfast
Grand Chapter
Maine
Order of the Eastern Star
George W. Minott
South Portland
Mabelle S. Fullerton
Larrabee
Cecil L. Fullerton
George A. Rogers
David E. Rich
P. M. Olm
Alice O. Waterman
Martha
Mabel J. DeShon
Portland
Grace Hodsdon
Yarmouth
Milward Patten
Topsham
Gladys R. Rogers
Auburn
Ethel
Knox, Montville and
Palermo
Waldo County
Sheepscot Lake
Frye and
Hogback Mountains
Social round of Georgetown residents and visitors noted
Georgetown and Bath residents and guests are listed visiting in Bath Brunswick Westport and Kennebec Point. Names include Martha Rich Bowen Rudolph Trafton Eleanor Cunningham Harold Brown Maude Trayer Arline Hunt and others with activities such as church services harvest plans and a Christmas sale at First Baptist church in December. Local homes and cottages host visitors and a chimney rebuilt at Woolwich.
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Martha Rich Bowen
Wiscasset
Charles Soule
Bath
Thurso
Rudolph Trafton
Portland
Howard M. Trafton
Miles Hagan
Natalie
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Eleanor Cunningham
Morse High School
Melvin Cunningham
Herman Spinney
Bay Point
Russell Pinkham
Theodore Campbell
Warren
Blanche Earl
Melrose Highlands
Mass
Roy M. Newman
Thomas M. Hagan
Georgetown
Thomas Hagan, Jr
Woolwich
Carrie Heald
Carlisle
Edgecomb
Pierce-Ayer
Grace Church
Edgar Warren
Arline Hunt
Stott
Burton Radley
Long Island
Francis Oliver
CCC
Southwest Harbor
Clarence Oliver
Roscoe P. Todd
Earl Hagan
Howard Heald
Military Training Class at Morse High
Morse High School operates a military training course with Edward S. Wright supervising as instructor. The program, begun last year, meets Tuesdays and Thursdays with officers to be appointed soon. participants listed include M. Ellis, W. Bennett, F. Hayward, R. Haskell and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Wright
Morse High School
Wright
Washington, D. C
M. Ellis
W. Bennett
F. Hayward
R. Haskell
R. Pye
E. Hogan
H. Footer
J. Skaling
R. Lowell
P. Beany
E. Cohen
H. Staples
W. Lemont
H. McIntire
W. Weston
A. Brown
R. Reardin
US potato farming on six million farms overall
About half of the US six million farms grow potatoes and roughly 600000 farms report potato sales. In 1930 to 1934 the nation averaged just over three million acres under potato cultivation with production around 354 million bushels.
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United States
Stanwood discusses Ethiopia and Italy war at Winter Street club
Professor Daniel C. Stanwood of Bowdoin college spoke on the Ethiopian Italian conflict stressing the need to shed biases. He argued Italy seeks material raw materials rather than a population outlet and urged League of Nations sanctions to avert broader war. The talk lasted an hour and a half, followed by a venison supper. Next meetings and event details were announced including a basketball card party and supper committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel C. Stanwood
Bowdoin College
Winter Street Men’s Club
Italy
Haile Selassie
Stanwood
Edgar D. Leavitt
Charles Walsh
Ernest Freeman
David Y. Alkazin
Sylvester H. Rowland
Just Wold
Harry T. Passmore
Harry Walters
Fred J. Higgins
William A. Fall
Edward Daley
Clinton D. Wilson
Danish steamer unloads 700 tons of phosphate in Bath
The Danish steamer Johannes Merske, 300 feet, capt. Mortensen, arrived at Gibbons Coal Co dock discharging 700 tons of phosphate for Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co of Bowdoinham. From Bremen the vessel sailed via North Weymouth and is due to depart Wednesday for St John New Brunswick with remaining cargo.
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Gibbons Coal Co
Bowdoinham
Johannes Merske
Mortensen
Gibbons’ Coal Co
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Bremen
Germany
North Weymouth
Mass
St. John
New Brunswick
J. Edward Drake
J. C. Mulligan Stevedoring Co
Bath
Fertilizer Company
Baga
Trajan
Siren
Santa
Eulalia
New Britain
Baltimore
J. C. Mulligan Co
Old Bark Coriolanus Being Broken Up at Bath
Work began Monday on scrapping the old iron bark Coriolanus tied at the Maine Central dock for five years after being brought to Bath Iron Works from Boston for alterations. Three Boston men started sinking the ship while scrap iron will be shipped to Japan. The vessel was sold at a receivership sale and Bath Iron Works received a small towage and storage payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coriolanus
Maine Central R. R
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
Japan
East African Trading Co
Five Islands Community Notices Plentiful Deer Sightings Reported
Local residents report frequent deer sightings and several deer shot since season opened. Maurice Pinkham observed a buck cross from Southport to Sedgemere shore. Many names visit, travel, and attend Grange and church events. Thanksgiving program rehearsals begin at the Grange hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Pinkham
Southport
Sedgemere
Alton Reed
Woolwich
Portland
Catherine Wieting
South Weymouth
Mass
Percy Savage
Grange Circle
Belle Stevens
Ellsworth Pinkham
Victor Pinkham
William L. Berry
Barrowes
Boothbay
Carrie Stevens
Northampton
N. H
William McFadden
Merton Davis
Woodfords
Davis
C. C. Davis
Harold Rowe
Kittery
Chester Pinkham
Westbrook
Mildred Pinkham
H. E. Wade
True Blue Circle
Gertrude Carr
Fred P. Carr
Charles Campbell
Arrowsie
Old Town man held on serious abuse charge before Judge Higgins
An Old Town man from the Stillwater ward is held in the Old Town lockup awaiting bonds after a Saturday morning appearance before Judge Percy E. Higgins. The case arises from a report of severe abuse and attempted assault in a woman’s home, described as scarcely paralleled in the local court’s history.
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Old Town
Stillwater
Percy E. Higgins
Higgins
Prices That Can Not Be Duplicated Dresswear Sale Ad
An old newspaper ad lists prices on menswear and workwear items. Extra heavy all wool coats and suits priced from 12.50 to 18.50, dress pants 1.95 to 2.95, wool mackinaws to 4.95, full lines of shirts, underwear, stockings, gloves, and rain gear. Footwear includes rubber boots and Endicott-Johnson shoes with many items under 2 dollars. Multiple brands such as Ball Band Hoods and Gold Seal noted.
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Mackinaws
Bill Well Union
Melton
Endicott-Johnson
Morse Girls Poised For Strong Basketball Team
Morse high aims for a powerful season with three 1934 35 veterans returning Ruth Sprague Eva Gaudet and Doris Crocker leading the squad. Coach Gertrude Diggery fresh from Presque Isle guides two practice groups with three weekly sessions as scrimmages begin this week.
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Morse High
Maine
Ruth Sprague
Eva Gaudet
Doris Crocker
Morse Lassies
Portland
Deering
Lewiston
Westbrook
Rockland
Freeport
Boothbay Harbor
Gertrude J. Diggery
Presque Isle Girls
Bates College
Diggery
Morse
Elizabeth Deering
Digger
Bath E R A Projects To Finish This Week
Bath's E R A work will continue for about a week with 60 men. A ski jump tower will be erected on the Wing property near Mill Pond, financed by Bath Rotary Club materials. The project includes a 22 foot tower and a four foot take-off and will aid the Winter Carnival.
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ERA
Bath
Mill Pond
David P. Mullin
Mullin
Augusta
Rotary Club
Bath Rotary Club
Washington
Maine student chosen as candidate for ROTC honorary lieutenancy
Miss Carol E. Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram T Stevens of 871 Middle Street is among eight junior women at the University of Maine named as candidates for the honorary Lieutenant Colonelcy of the ROTC Battalion. Election slated for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol E. Stevens
Hiram T. Stevens
Middle Street
University of Maine
Morse High observes National Education Week with sermon
The Class of 1936 at Morse High presented an assembly on National Education Week. Rev. H A Shattuck from Beacon Street Methodist Church spoke on Education and Good Life, urging service to humanity and the will to live rightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
H. A. Shattuck
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Shattuck
Louis Pasteur
Thomas Edison
Jane Adams
Martha Cutting
Robert Footer
Elizabeth Pinkham
Bret Kakos
Ruth Sprague
Carroll Morse
Morse High School Orchestra
Christmas Doorways Contest Promises Festive Glow
Cosmopolitan Garden club plans its second annual Beautiful Christmas Doorways contest. Last year sparked numerous home decorations pleasing residents and passersby. Mrs. Frank A. Hodgdon, new club president, assigns committee led by Harriet Ann Gearing to organize this year’s event. plans to meet soon.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Frank A. Hodgdon
Garden Club
Harriett Ann Gearing
Fred N. Sanborn
Alice F. Johnson
Carl Y. Kennedy
Elizabeth B. Deering
Current Events Club Examines England at Cosmopolitan Club
The Current Events department of the Cosmopolitan club met Thursday afternoon with 14 members present to discuss England. The group planned the next meeting for November 21 and hoped for a speaker. if unavailable, Mrs. Charles H. Frost will lead lectures for the department.
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England
Cosmopolitan Club
Charles H. Frost
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Harold Averill
Preete’ Oe Hee Marriner
Ie United Baptist Church Parsonage
Shirley June
Springfield
Irving Hodgdon
Rose Hodgdon
Leon Glidden
Arthur Glidden
Shirley June Glidden
George Bester
Grace Hovey
Alice Hovey
Waterville
J. Blaine Gilley
Charles B. Day
Atlantic City
N. J
National Hotel Association
New York City
New England Council
William Meserve
Arthur Faulkner
Clyde McFee
Earl McFee
Norris Sidelinger
Forks
S. N. Smith
Brunswick
Minnie Waldron
Martha Totman
Carrol Linnekin
Frank B. Linnekin
Perley Conery
Reading
Alfred Rand
Lillian Wade
Daniel Clarke
Clarence Peacock
Milton
River Road
George Gilbert
County Road
John McCormick
North Pleasant Street
Robert Blake
Walter Barns
Robert
Eva Knight
Edna Lane
Charles Blake
Willis Lane
Beatrice Parker
Francis Johnson
Westerly
Johnson
Ann Johnson
Maurice McDonald
Flagstaff
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
the Times CO
Front Street
Ethiopia
D. C. Stanwood
Mrs. Merritt Mitchell
Buxton
Buxton Medicine Company
Abbot Village
Grange Hall
Fenton Moore
Vernon Gray
Basil MacMahan
Cambridges
M. F. Biggins
Florida
Dunedin
Ida Hinckley
Charles MacMahan
Chaney
Era Man
Walter E. Ried
Furber Davis
Five Islands
Cleveland Davis
Dexter
Mr. Davis
Leon Williams
Everett Stevens
Robinhood
Walter Schoepfer
Beulah Miller
George Gray
Woodrow Gray
Max Katz
Elm Street
Bath Savings Institution
Bath’s
E.R.A
Morse High Assembly
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Center Street
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