Bird Bootleggers Oppose Refuge Bill Says Sport Writer
Outdoors editor Florent Gibson denounces a campaign against a wildlife refuge bill in Congress, accusing bird bootlegging and commercial exploitation of ducks. He notes federal wardens and state protections, argues for funding to states and preserves, and claims conservation supporters lack funds for the push.
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Congress
Pittsburgh
South Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Biological Survey
United States
Pennsylvania
New York
Washington
Mexico Girls To Clash With Morse Here Thursday
Tonight at eight the Morse High girls basketball team hosts Mexico from Oxford county, a standout small town club with a noted boys team. The visitors play on two divisions, unlike Morse’s three section floor, requiring Morse to adapt its style for the game.
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Morse High
Maine
Oxford County
Mexico
Bath
Morse
Baxter Juniors Defeat Dare Devils In 47 To 17 Victory
Baxter Juniors basketball team defeated the Dare Devils 47 to 17 at Baxter Juniors on Lower High Street. Score details list Bailton, Wikia, and Nentiing among scorers. Referee Mo Jackson. Time of periods four tens.
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Baxter, Jrs
Lower High Street
Dare Devils
Winnegance
Baxters, Jrs
Bailton
Ino
Wikia
Tissi
Eae
Vaso DY
Cansane Enrol
He iGatterres .i
Ncteciee
Nentiig
Rhea Ec
Aes
Iuoeaisi
Iecacssss
Sileee
Cele
Iade
Tak Peace
Mo Jackson
CC. Brewster
F. Moore
W. Wilson
Bridgeport club sale brings Stallings and Hapgood back to New England
The Eastern League sale of the Bridgeport club to George Stallings and Walter Hapgood brings back two men familiar with New England baseball. Stallings once led the Boston Nationals to a league title and earned the nickname Miracle Man. Hapgood, a former Boston sports writer and Braves' business manager, rebuilt Rochester to a runner-up finish. The duo’s Bridgeport plan heightens Eastern League prospects as the season opens April 22 in Albany, Waterbury, Worcester and Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
George Stallings
Walter Hapgood
New England
Stallings
Boston Nationals
Hapgood
Boston
Braves
Rochester
Albany
Waterbury
Worcester
Island Falls man recovers second jewelry loss from Patten theft
Clifford S. Grindle of Island Falls recovers a second batch of jewelry worth 3000 dollars stolen last year by a gang of safe breakers during his business in Patten. Watches from the theft were found in Boston. Eliza A. White of Windham, 84, has completed a quilt of 2500 two inch squares and has a large family, with two granddaughters, a grandson, and a great granddaughter, and lives by the creed live right eat right keep cheerful.
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Clifford S. Grindle
Island Falls
Patten
Boston
Eliza A. White
Windham
Georgetown Social Reports and Road Work Plans
A Georgetown social and town news roundup covers a First Baptist supper fundraiser by the Working League raising about $20, neighborhood visits, visits to Bath, and trips by residents. It notes planned early road work under commissioners T. N. Williams E. C. Clarey and Arthur Berry, plus local church and ministerial association activities.
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Working League
First Baptist Church
W. A. Todd
George F. Oliver
Harold Brown
John Thibodeau
Ida Lewis
Regina Delano
Elizabeth Hunt
Earl Hagan
Dorothy
T. M. Hagan
Alvah
Henry Reynolds
Bath
T. N. Williams
E. C. Clarey
Arthur Berry
Richmond Bridge Hearing At Augusta In Richmond Project
Richmond bridge proponents faced the Ways and Bridges Committee in Augusta with over 100 residents present in the House of Representatives hall. Frederick H. Fay outlined plans for a combined highway and railroad deck with a 10 foot draw span, listing costs of 1 060 000 for the joint bridge and 625 000 for a highway only option.
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Richmond
House of Representatives
Augusta
Richmond High School
Ann Hatch
Frank W. Carlton
Sagadahoc
Ways and Bridges
Clyde H. Smith
Somerset County
Ways and Bridges Committee
Frederick H. Fay
Fay, Spofford & Thorndike
Boston Bridge Engineers
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Steamship Lines
United States District Engineer
J. A. L. Wasathbridge
Morrison Beats McLean In 500 Point Pool Battle
Tommy Morrison topped Spider McLean at the Colonial club in a two night 500 point pool duel. Spectators watched as Morrison delivered high runs and chalk kept at one cue, while McLean struggled with long scratches and dialogue with the crowd. President Fred Teeling called from Portland to check on progress.
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Tom Morrison
McLean
Colonial Club
Tommy
Spider
Reggie
Stacy
Gladiators
Morrison
Fred Teeling
Portland
Wheeler Demonstrates He Knows Checkers
Hareki B Wheeler of 16 Meadow Way gave a checker demonstration at the Y with over 100 in attendance. He played 33 games with two losses and many draws, defeating John Hayes three times and drawing once. Chester Clement also tested him, but Wheeler showed top form as he climbs from near last to fourth in state competition. A city tournament is planned for April staged as an elimination event at the Y with entries open to the public by phone or in person.
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Hareki B. Wheeler
Meadow Way
Wheeler
Windham
John Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Wheeler
Hayes
Chester Clement
Y.alc.a
Five Islands Grange minstrel show delight fills hall
The Grange hall hosted a Saturday minstrel show to benefit the Five Islands Grange. Local and visiting townspeople enjoyed a program of choruses, solos, duets, a comedy sketch, and an original song. Music by the Grange orchestra complemented the performances, with interludes, scenes, and numerous local participants praised.
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Grange
the Grange
Grange Hall
Dreamland
Edward Delano
Alfred MacMahan
Georgia
Delia Davis
Aurelia Gray
Sweetie
Ralph Davis
Swanee River
Addie Amazeen
Sally
Clinton Hanna
Dixie
Maurice Pinkham
Pal
Thelma Berry
Driftwood
Sumner Mains
Ida
Old
Maine
Mary Stevens
Grange Orchestra
F. H. Rittall
Minnie MacMahan
Horace Rittall
L. H. Rowe
Mattie MacMahan
Geneva Rowe
Julia Mains
Swa
Remwell
A. A. MacMakhan
Lothrop and Plant Win Ten String Match
Leroy Lothrop and Leste Plant defeated Charles R. Farnham and Richard Frate at Park alleys 135 pins in a ten string match. Plant led with a 1013 series while Lothrop shot 220, outdoing Farnham and Frates.
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Park
Leroy Lothrop
Leste Plant
Charles R. Farnham
Richard Frate
Plant
Lothrop
Farnham
Frates
Moving vans from Boston reach Nobleboro by ferry
Among the first moving vans to come through from Boston passed over the ferry Thursday with household goods for Nobleboro.
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Boston
Nobleboro
Personal notes on Bowker family and local residents
Mr and Mrs Walter H Bowker return from winter in Bath to their Whippsburg home on Thursday. Their daughter Barbara was born to Mr and Mrs Marius H Page at 65 Academy Street on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Leonard Wetherbee return from their honeymoon and visit Mr and Mrs F W Wetherbee. Miss Thelma Miriam, student nurse at City Hospital, resumes duties after illness and appendectomy recovery.
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Sara Pinkham
Bath
W. T. Boyd
Augusta
Bath Bridge
Vina Kingsbury
Everett Trafton
Minister's Association of
Bath and Vicinity
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham
Mass
Thomas Williams
William ©. Oliver
George Willis
Woolwich
Josie Williams
Lester Powers
Robinhood
Charles Campbell
Thomas Hagan
Son Junior
John R. Blackie
Bath City Hospital
Tillotson
Levi Totman
Howard McMahan
Southport
Winfield Cressey
Burnside Powers
T. M. Hagan
Son
Portland
Working League
W. A. Todd
Louis Burgess
Boston
Everett Higgins
Harold Hunt
Cundy’s Harbor
Hagan
Alice Cromwell
George F. Oliver
Five Islands
T. N. Williams
West Georgetown
Melvin Cunningham
Eleanor
Frank Heald
Wiliam Renaud
Chester Gatchell
Brunswick
Pauline
Ruby Moore
George O. Delano
Georgetown
Freeman's Express
Duxbury
Alten Reed
L. H. Rowe
Will Field
F. M. Reed
J. T. MaccMahan
Clarence MacMahan
T. W. Blaisdell
Iva Cromwell
Charles Moore
John Hinckley
Richard Boucher
Clarence MacMahon
A. A. MacMahan
John Hinckler
Damariscotta
Alonzo Thibodeau
David Standish
Littl Sheepsecot
Walter Newdick
Manfred Newdick
William Belanger
T. W. Semr
Farber Davis
Boothbay
Merton Davis
Woolfords
C. ©. Davis
I. H. Rowe
J. T. MacMahan
J. G. Rowe
J. G. Stevens
Kenneth Pinkham
Southport Stunday
Walter H. Bowker
Whippsburg
Marius H. Page
Academy Street
Barbara
Leonard Wetherbee
Insul Medal Awarded for Maine Lineman Heroics
At a Y M L C A meeting presided by Mrs Maxwell Powers the group voted to buy more kitchen dishes and discussed a men’s card party. William E ae of Rockland a Central Maine Power lineman will receive the Insul medal for saving a coworker Frank I Wakefield at Boothbay Harbor last July, making him Maine’s first recipient and third in New England.
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Y.mlc
A. Suliary
Maxwell Powers
William E. Ae
Rockland
Central Maine Power Co
Frank I. Wakefield
Boothbay Harbor
Brown
Maine
New England
Insul
Colonial Orchestra Broadcasts Concert to Bath Audience
Bath listeners tuned WEEL Friday night as the Colonial club orchestra under John H Grindell delivered a strong broadcast. Telegrams from Bath, Maine and Massachusetts poured in with praise and requests, while 100 plus messages supported the performance. The group, including former Bath residents, played 20 numbers and drew local gatherings such as a 30 person party at Small’s radio shop.
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Bath
WEEL
Colonial Club
John H. Grindell
Jenader
Thomas Grindell
Middle Street
Western Union
Maine
Massachusetts
Boston
John F
Reginald Stacy
George McLean
Herbert Manson
Elmer Dinsmore
G. Roy Dunning
Earl Collins
Walter Hill
William Deering
Arthur Colby
E. Burnham Dunton
Genesta Chapter Holds Jolly Evening Gathering
After the regular Genesta chapter meeting, over 100 members gathered in the banquet hall for an evening program. Mabel Merrill sang while the Bowery trio Florence Coss Madelyn Chase and Edna Lepper performed. A chafing dish lunch featured creamed chicken and crab and rarebit served by a large kitchen crew. Mil dred Morse led post lunch dancing with Ada Perkins assisting. Miss Eleanor Perry returned from Portland as a guest of her brother Robert Perry.
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Genesta Chapter
O.els
Mabel Merrill
Lucy Furber
Daisy Fuller
Katie Verkins
Susan Quick
Sarah Shaw
Annette Merrill
Grace Morse
Madelyn Merrill
Winnifred Sampson
Mae Congdon
Marilla Morse
Elnora Oliver
Grace Sampson
Bertha Epdit
Celina Small
Florence Lake
Ethel 3. Sampson
Elizabeth Jackson
Charlotte Redlon
Alice Soule
Bertha Pepper
Ethel Sampson
Elizabeth Tackson
Mildred Morse
Ada Perkins
Maine State Society at Washington Hosts Enjoyable Evening
The inaugural reception of the Maine State Society of Washington was held in the ballroom of Hotel Roosevelt. About 150 couples danced late while many guests socialized in adjoining parlors. Attendees included Congressman Walace H. White and families, former Maine residents from across the country, and Bath figures such as Commissioner Edward Plummer and Mary Finnegan.
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the Independent
Maine State Society of Washington
Hotel Roosevelt
Maine
Coolidge
Walace H. White
White
Thomas F. Murphy
Society
Seattle
Florida
California
Pine Tree
Bath
Edward ©. Plummer
Harold ©. Roberts
William J. Blackwood
Mary F. Finnegan
Agnes Finnegan
George 8. Albee
UO. LV
New Universities Dictionary Offered With Coupons
Readers are urged to present coupons now as demand outstrips supply for the New Universities Dictionary. The ad touts it as newly compiled with fresh type, new contents, and updated language aids. St Marys Guild held an Oak Street gathering at Burigh House, while Charles Ault of Auburn was elected to a three year term on the National Y M C A at the State convention in Augusta.
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Universities Dictionary
St. Mary's Guild
Dpurigh House
Oak Street
Universalist House
Charles Ault
Auburn
National
Augusta
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