Sportsmen Meet to Push Legislation in Maine
Charles Zideon Southard led a Lincoln County meeting to back a modern Department of Fish and Game. The Federated Sportsmen Clubs of Maine plan three bills to create a seven member Inland Fish and Game Board and abolish the current office. The session, held at Lincoln Hall Damariscotta, featured film reels by Harrie B. Coe praising wildlife preservation and hunting via cameras.
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Charles Zideon Southard
America
Lincoln County
State Department of Fish and Game
Lincoln County Fish and Game Club
Lincoln Hall
Damariscotta
James L. Bryne
Federated Clubs of Damariscotta
Weston M. Hilton
Southard
Groton
Mass
Maine
Little Kennebago Lake
Kennebago
Mr. Southard
Grant
Big Chief
U. S
Rangeley Lakes
Coe
West Branch
Penobscot
Great Northern Paper Company
Mount Katahdin
Maine Publicity Bureau
Moving Picture
United States
Department of Fish and Game
Federated
Sportsmen's Clubs of
Board of Inland Fish and Game Commissioners
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game
Holy Cross Trawler Launched From Bath Iron Works
The beam trawler Holy Cross, second of three planned for Bath, was launched at 9:27 AM amid a crowd of Bath Iron Works and Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co. officials. John J. Spillane sponsored the launch as the ship slipped from indoors into the Kennebec. The 124 by 23 foot steel vessel carries a 18,000 gallon fuel oil capacity, 1,700 gallon freshwater tanks, five bulkheads, and a 140 ton fish and ice hold, powered by diesel engines to save space.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co
Boston and Friends
Holy Cross
Bath
John J. Spillane
Kennebec
E. L. Dunn
Boston
American Bureau of Shipping
Municipal Dump Opens To Public In City
A municipal dump opened last Monday on North street extension west of the city stable. A city employee will manage it daily from 7 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm. Refuse will be burned when possible and remaining debris covered to prevent disease. City leaders and health officials approved after review with State Health rep Dr. J W Loughlin. The Bailey dump protests prompted the new arrangement to improve sanitation and curb filth.
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North Street
Cahill
Chester S. Kingsley
J. W. Loughlin
State Department of Health
Bath Choral Society Gaining Membership
The Bath Choral Society will not meet until further notice in cooperation with Mayor Cahill and health authorities. New members are joining rapidly, pleasing president Mrs. Brenda Hill as Bath grows a musical society open to all music lovers.
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Cahill
Bath Choral Society
Bath
Brenda Hill
Arthur Allen Optometrist Services Ad Card
Local optometrist Arthur Allen offers eye testing and glasses fitting. Services available Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays with contact phone number 97 W. for appointments or inquiries.
White to Seek Republican Nomination for U S Senator
Friends of Rep Wallace H White Jr of Lewiston report he has decided to run for the 1930 Republican nomination for United States Senator. The move follows years of pressure from supporters who see him as fit to succeed the late Sen William P Frye. Other potential candidates include Sen Arthur R Gould and Rep John E Nelson with whispers about Gov Ralph O Brewster and ex Gov Percival Baxter. White stated he acts as others push for candidacy.
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Wallace H. White, Jr
Lewiston
White
United States
William P. Frye
Washington
Bath Young People Win Book Prizes
Mary Nickerson and John Skelton won prizes at the Patten Free Library Book Week contest for guessing the most titles. Twenty one children entered the event with over 200 bookmarks awarded. a list of 60 books and authors was read aloud as part of the activity.
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Mary Nickerson
John Skelton
Patten Free Library
Billy Mink
T. Burgess
Colonel Lawrence
L. Thomas
Poor Cecco
M. W. Bianco
Little Bear
F. M. Fox
H. Pyle
E. M. Ames
Bunny Brown
Sue
L. L. Hope
Eaton
J. T. Foote
Little Brother
E. A. Hyde
Bomba
R. Rockwood
J. S. An Dresser
Ruddy
L. Willenberg
Old Connecticut
A. T. Curtis
Bobbsey Twins
A. F. Johnston
Sunny Crest Farmyard
F. R. Buchgnan
L. M. Alcott
Loraine
E. Gordon
Dr. Rabbit
Brushtail Fox
Rick & Ruddy
H. R. Garis
H. Malot
E. Gale
M. A. Bigham
J. London
J. M. Barrie
F. H. Burnett
Beautiful Joe
M. Saunders
L. F. Perkins
For Sale Or To Set Modern Homes in Sunset Park Maine
For sale or to set two modern homes with five and six rooms and bath in Sunset Park Maine. See Mr Besley at corner High and Oliver Streets Sunset Park Bath Maine.
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Bath
Sunset Park
Besley
Corner High
Oliver Streets
Maine
Schools Reclose After Smallpox Quarantine Brief
After reopening Monday from a smallpox quarantine The School Board ordered a further closure due to low attendance with 577 absentees out of about 1600. A new smallpox case was reported and health officials planned vaccination checks and possible home isolation. The Rotary club canceled its noon meeting to aid public health efforts.
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Board of Education
Kingsley
Rotary Club
Brunswick
Bath
Cahill
State Health Department
Distance to Bangor Measured with Tape
Two New England Telephone and Telegraph employees measured the distance from Woolwich to Bangor at over 100 miles using poles about 40 feet apart. A second crew duplicated the process to verify accuracy and guard against errors. The work supports upcoming toll line changes and inch precise pole spacing. The company recently laid cable from High and Center streets to the waterfront and connected with the marine cable. Further improvements are planned for the Phippsbury area and Boothbay Harbor next season as part of ongoing service enhancements.
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Woolwich
Bangor
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Court House
Telephone Company
Phippsary
Boothbay Harbor
Naval Training Ship Built Here Changes Owners
The American barkentine John J. Phillips, formerly U S S Chesapeake and U S S Severn, has changed owners after a varied career as a naval training ship, submarine tender, floating barracks and warehouse. Built at Bath Iron Works in 1898 99, she later served the Navy and merchant service before becoming a floating warehouse in Philadelphia and then sold last spring.
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John J. Phillips
U. S. S. Chesapeake
U. S. S. Severn
Bath Iron Works
United States Navy
Naval Academy
U. S. S. Monongahela
Bath
Elise Bradford
Royal B. Bradford
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay
Navy Department
Severn River
Annapolis Naval Academy
Severn
Cumberland
Annapolis
U. S. S. Castine
Panama Canal Zone
Philadelphia
Prompt Discovery Saves Fire Damage
Seth Snipe, son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Lozier at 190 High Street, spotted a mattress fire early Thursday and helped extinguish it before the fire department arrived. Engine 4 fought the blaze with one extra pony used to douse remaining flames. Snipe, Morse eleven quarterback, was credited with preventing major damage.
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Phillip Lozier
High Street
Snipe
Morse
Pine Street Home Damaged by Fire
A chimney blaze damaged the southeast corner of Frank W. Robbins’s home at 36 Pine Street Thursday afternoon. Firemen used a chemical to control the fire and safety checks delayed by smoke and heat. Furniture was moved to safety and the loss was covered by insurance. A New York car with two deer lashed to its hood was seen crossing the bridge Thursday noon.
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Frank W. Robbins
Pine Street
New York
Former Bath captain Hinckley turns 75 amid sea lore and success
Frederik J. Hinckley, longtime Bath ship broker and former Bath ship captain, marks his 75th birthday. From starting at 18 in Bath to handling ten Bath ships 25 years ago, he built a storied career in shipping and insurance with 300 loyal clients. He plans retirement at 80, hoping to share his seafaring life’s tale. Jotham Reed, longtime North End resident and former Dike school caretaker, has recovered health after illnesses and surgeries and is back outdoors and about town.
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Frederik J. Hinckley
Bank oDlock
Front Street
Georgetown
Bath
Kennebec River
Hinckley
Boston
Capt
Bank Block
Kelley & Spear
New England
Jotham Reed
North End
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Reed
Dike
Monitor Tonopah Built Here One Of Last Of Type
One of the last monitors built for the United States Navy, the Tonopah, was launched around 1900 and served overseas in World War I. As a swift single turreted monitor, she patrolled from the Azores with submarines and a tender, defending a key war-zone route.
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Monitor
Tonopah
United States Navy
Wares
Sne
Nevada
Lonopan
Ionopah
Azores
Cheyenne
Eeing
Congress
Maine Lass
Bath
Grace Boutelle
C. A. Boutelle
Maine
U. S. S. Tonopah
U. S. S. Tallahassee
New Jersey Naval Militia
Ponta Delgada
Fulton
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Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Parker Head
Old Chesapeake
Barkentine
Hale and Hearty
F. J. Hinckley
Johnson Brosco
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