Central Maine Power reports 1937 earnings and plan to issue new stock
Central Maine Power Co reports net earnings of 571000 for the year ended Aug 31 1937 with earned surplus near 1961221. The letter notes strong 12 month performance aided by water flows but warns contingencies may cut current figures. Directors outline a plan to issue a new class of stock to pay back arrears on preferred stock and fund property additions, aided by New England Public Service Co advancing 500000 and taking common stock in payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter 8. Wyman
Central Maine Power Co
Rockland
Thomaston
Camden St
Portland-Lewiston
Oakland Ry
New England Public Service Co
Phippsburg Social News Highlights Season End at Sebasco
Mrs John F Skillings and Mrs John E Blaisdell return to Bath after months at Skillings cottage Sebasco Estates Sylvester Cushman of Portland visits with guest Charles Pennell of Portland Mrs Charles M Lincoln of Montclair NJ stays at Rock Gardens Inn and others return from the Lodge Seasonal closure noted Bebasco Lodge ends season Mrs Veda Pike and daughter stay at Seeley cottage with Massachusetts friends Emma Ridley passes in Bath Dromore grange members attend Sagadahoc Pomona meeting and Busy Booster events at Bodwell grange include lectures sketches songs and a mock wedding weekend guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Blaisdell
Bath
Skillings Cottage
Sebasco Estates
Sylvester Cushman
Portland
Charles Pennell
Charles M. Lincoln
Montclair
N. J
Rock Gardens Inn
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Netta
Richard Cushman
Sebasco Lodge
Cushman
Francis Jennings
Bebasco Lodge
Veda Pike
Massachusetts
Seeley Cottage
Wyman’'s Beach
Emma Ridley
Dromore Grange
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Woolwich Grange
Elfreda Perkins
Charlotte Owen
Annie Malcolm Hubert McCarty
Pearl Barter
Eva Sanford
Mabel Ansert
Georgena Thorp
Celina Desjardins
Abbie F. Minctt
Elizabeth Hampden
Sarah
Annie Nichols
Westbrook Street
Jay Bowker
Stonybrook Road
Center School
Welfare Club
Dromore Grange Hall
Bowker
Emma A. Perry
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Meadowbrook
Frank McFarland
Alston
Mass
Laura Cutting
New Meadow
Carrie Little and Sons
James and
Allan
Little Cottage
Bodwell Grange
Eleanor Brown
Silver Star
Roscoe Perkins
Margaret Gilman
Beulah Pratt
Mary Pratt
Melvin Pratt
Stanley Gilman
Martin Eaton
Eugene Lowell
Herbert Scott
Arlene York
Eva Rogers
Grange
Anna Perkins
Madelyn McIntire
William Gilmore
New Berford
Harry Gilmore
Carlton Brown
Marjorie Fraser
Gilmore
Aston Bowker
Jack Synnott
Jennie Evans
New York
Brunswick
Melvin Wallace
Howard Bowker
Cornish
Getchell Street
Henry Carlton
Eleanor of
Woolwich
Jessie Kelley
John Kelley
Small Point
Mrs S Levin Leaves Bath Dept Store for Boston Trip
Mrs. S. Levin of the Bath Department store departed Monday morning for a brief business trip to Boston.
Funeral Services for Effie M. Curtis 59
Mrs Effie M Curtis wife of George L Curtis died Monday night at her home 7 Jones avenue Kittery after 32 years residence. Services set for Thursday at ten with grave committal at Oak Grove Bath at 2 30. Native of Princeton Minnesota she belonged to First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston and Portsmouth survived by husband sister and three brothers with several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie M. Curtis
George L. Curtis
Bath
Jones Avenue
Kittery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Ruby A. Preble
John Bernard Wood
Rosetown
Sask
Clarence Wood
Cornwall
Ont
Kennedy plans to restore the merchant fleet
Fortune highlights a new U S Maritime Commission led by Joseph Patrick Kennedy as chairman aiming to build 95 ships totaling 835000 dead weight tons in three years with subsidies around 9 million yearly. The piece notes Kennedy’s diverse background from banking to film and his Bath Maine connections, praising his knowledge of shipbuilding and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Fortune
Merchant Marine Act
Maritime Commission
U. S. Shipping Board
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Boston
Commission
U. S
Kennedy
Fore River
Quincy Bay
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
RKO
Wall Street
John F. Fitzgerald
Seven Seas
Kennebec
Pres. Newell
E. Carl Moran, Jr
Rockland
Maine
Edward Sewall
Richard Quick
Washington Street
Cape Horn
Sewall
Philadelphia
Seattle
Wash
Olds Dealers Forecast Record 1938 Sales Surge
F J Hackett of Plant's Garage reports from the Lansing Oldsmobile national sales convention that the 1938 Oldsmobile Sixes and Eights will boost Bath area sales. The delegation included William Ross Frank Given and C F Nelson among 8 500 attendees from across the country. Discussions on next year's sales plans were led by D E Ralston and C L McCuen. The Chisholm Ski club plans a Monday meeting at the Rumford municipal court room to discuss next winter’s carnival and ski instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Oldsmobile
F. J. Hackett
Plant
Garage, Inc
Bath
Mr. Hackett
William Ross
Frank Given
C. F. Nelson
Boston
D. E. Ralston
C. L. McCuen
G. R. Browder
Chisholm
Rumford Municipal Court Room
Popham Beach Weekend Chicken Supper At Society Hall
A Bath Bath area crowd attended a 6 30 p m chicken supper at Society hall on Popham Beach with about 240 present. The event featured North Yarmouth Academy musicians, autumn bouquets, and a long table setup. Guests from Newton Center Bath and Boothbay Harbor joined local residents for the meal and dancing after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Mattson
Dorothy
Bette
Vernon, Jr
Newton Center
Mass
South Shore
Society Hall
Frank Pfeiffer
Worcester
Page Wyman
Phillip and
Lawrence
Bath
Joseph Oliver
Upper Washington Street
Eugene W. Osgood
Shirley Morong
Bobby
Gerry
Lubee
Jonesport
Ethel Osgood
Lois McKeiver
U. O. O. I Lodge
Margaret Stover
Jackie
Junior
Joe
Boothbay Harbor
Horace Morse
Nina Larrabee
Helena Greeley
Bailey's Island
David G_ Loon
Town
Ellison Moody
Pauline Morong
Marguerite McNulty
Walton Sprague
William Rogers
Auburn
Long Island
Ida Burnham
Napoleon F. Fickett
Barbara Sprague
Fred Spinney
Blanchard Crowley
North Yarmouth Academy
Perley Chandler
Arthur Stevens
East Boothbay
Stevens
Popham
Florence Burns
Katherine
Lois
Annie Oliver Stacey
Stanley W. Hyde
Stanley Hyde
Walter Sprague
Frank Scott
Harold Tobey
E. P. Thomas
E. J. Carlson
J. A. Stevens
Howard Spinney
Allan Spear
Ralph Small
Katherine McCarty
Ida Schofield
Harriett Pye
J. E. Percy
Norman
Arline Perkins
Lester Oliver
Ernest
Lyman
George Oliver
Florence Reed
James Oliver
Louise Jones
Dorothy Johnson
George Ingraham
Charles Talbot
William Hutchins
Harvey Hartleb
L. Gayton
Ida Fogwell
Emma Ferguson
Hubert McCarty
Bernice Drake
Evadna Drake
David
Carol Drake
Joan Conway
Guy Crowley
Crowley
Moses Chandler
Susie
Lyman Barbour
Sprague
Harvey
Barbara Hyde
Henks
Hall
Ephriam Marr
Camden to Entertain Garden Delegates
Camden Maine hosts a three day Fall conference of the National Council of Garden Clubs from Oct 7 to 9, drawing about 200 members from 25 of 38 states plus regional leaders. Maine federation officials coordinate events including luncheons, a tea at Beauchamp Point, a Whitehall Inn banquet, and excursions to Camden Hills Acadia Bar Harbor and Ellsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Maine
National Council of Garden Clubs
North Atlantic
Garden Clubs
New England
National Council
Edward Bok
Philadelphia
Ernest A. Robbins, Jr
W. Griffin Gribbel
Walter B. Brockway
Portland
William R. Pattangall
Augusta
Thomas E. Greenway
Skowhegan
C. Omar Porter
Pearl G. Willey
Camden Club
Allston K. Thorndike
Charles A. Perry
Bessie Bowers
E. J. Cornelis
Emma Alden
D. Preston Wysong, Jr
Francis Gilbert
Fred S. Woods
Maine Federation of Garden Clubs
Harrie B. Coe
Megunticook Golf Club
Donald Dodge
Beauchamp Point
Whitehall Inn
Blazzo Balakovic
Bar Harbor
Acadia National Park
Moun Cadillac
Ellsworth
City Notes From Bath Area: Accidents, Events, and Meetings
A sedan driven west on Center Street collided with a similar car as it pulled from a curb. drivers settled damages. Scout events include a swim at Bowdoin pool Friday eight to nine with Troop 55 gathering 7:30 at Winter Street Church. A chimney fire on Summer Street prompted Engine 4 response with minor damage. PTA card party set for Thursday at North End Community Club rooms. reservations via listed hosts. Beano night drew strong turnout with prizes and refreshments. Club plans next business meeting October 15 and next beano October 8. Hunting licenses rise as woodcock and partridge season nears. two owners filed marriage intentions for James Fraser and Mary Belle MacDonald. John Hunt bagged three partridges on a North Bath outing. Girl Scout Tea and Exhibit slated Thursday at State Military and Naval Children's Home with guides, tea, and exhibits. Fire on Pratt Street extinguished. no damage. Bath Met Life agents attend New England Sales Conference at Poland Spring. about 900 agents across two sessions. Patten Free Library set Monday night meeting. voter enrollment changes due by December 20 for the June 20 primary deadlines.
South End PTA Holds Busy Meeting
The South End Parent Teacher Association held a busy meeting with multiple committees named, including Finance chaired by Mrs. John H Hunt and Hospitality chaired by Mrs Pearl E Dunbar. A DAR playlet on News of the Adoption of the Constitution was presented by nine members at Mrs Warren E Craig’s Bangor home to 40 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hunt
William H. Small
Fred Coombs
Guy Spraeue
Chester A. Plant
Charles A. Soule
Russell M Colby
Charles D Perry
Wellington A. Moore
William P. Hatch
Pearl E. Dunbar
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
James T. Bonney
Warren H. McIntire
William P. Crowley
Carroll A. Deering
Elbridge R Wright
Francis Dighton Williams
Daughters of the American Revolution
Warren E. Craig
Bangor
Bay Point Community Notes Correct Past Items
A Bay Point column corrects mistaken Sunday sightings of Mr. Morrean and Mr. Morgan and notes others misrecorded. It reports road work improvements, visits by residents from Bath Auburn Georgetown and Kennebec areas, fishing activity, frost damage to a cranberry bog, and seasonal cottage closures as winter approaches. The Aurora Borealis is described as seen over Bay Point with colors from deep pink to near white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
H. A. Spinney
Morrean
Bay Point
Moore
Clayton ‘Lawlor
Bath
Georgetown
Kennebec
E. R. Wright
Bruce
Chester Miller
Dorothy
Bobby
Auburn
Fred P. Taylor
Sea Holm
Harry Stone
Edward Coombs
John
Ruth
Coombs
Carroll Deer
Elizabeth
Ionit
Andrew Butter
Edward
Rossidue
Qosca
Miller
Lillian White
Whitehaven
Buren
Oscar Miller
Olive Davis
Dorothy Miller
Merling Thompson
Charlotte Cahill
Russel Ormsbee
Edgar Drake
Edna M. Coolidge
Peggy
Louisa Hamilton
Merline Thompson
William Adams
Long Island
Road fund diversion harms highway safety in New Jersey
The article warns that diverting automotive tax funds to non highway uses raises road deaths. For seven months in 1937 New Jersey saw a 30 percent rise to 615 fatalities, while Maine recorded a 14 percent drop. Officials argue that diverting highway money leads to neglected safety projects including crossings, curves, visibility obstructions, and safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Arthur W. Magee
Maine
Highway Safety Division
State Police
Maine Highway Safety Campaign
Balloons Found by Belgrade Schoolboys After Surprise Flight
Two balloons tethered with harnesses and nets were found in a hog pen near Belgrade after schoolboys spotted them drifting from a schoolroom window. Robert Mosher tried to pop one and was hoisted, with one balloon moving toward Augusta. The balloons, part of a trio used by a New York newsreel photographer at Old Orchard Beach for a 13 mile flight, released when the harness broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade Bow
Schol
Robert Mosher
Augusta
New York
Old Orchard Beach
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Central Maine Power
Phippsburg
Winfield Blair
South Portland
John C. Malcolm
Wollaston
Small Point Road
Middlebury
John C. Malcolm, Jr
Middlebury College
OLDS
Popham Beach
Ladies’ Society
Breid
James E. Perkins
Riverside
Bunding Committee
Lviian Oliver
E. S. Marr
Liewerilyn Oliver
A. H Hodedon
C. M. Clark
H.C Sevens
J H. Stacey
Stacey
Wood Cmvm
Clark
FE. S. Marrene
A. HW. Hodedon
Pond Island
Ernest Moody
Union Fair
Union
Levi Merrifield
Harry Stewart
Clarence Wagner
Center Street
Herbert Simpson
East Brunswick
Bowdoin Pool
Troop 55
Winter Street Church
Alexander M. Reed
Summer = street court
Engine 4
Joseph Cloutier
North End
Clifford B. Wild
John M. Conley
Fernando T Hutchins
Archie Wishart
North End Community Club
Fred B. Kittridge
Raymond A. Smith
Raymond C. Hart
A. L. Goss
Roger W. Pierce
E. A. Jewett
Daniel MacDonald
John W. Gilmore
James D. Fraser
Alexander Fraser
Mary Belle MacDonald
Charles MacDonald
Middlestreet
Mr. Hunt
State Military and Naval Children’s Home
Girl Scout Council
Alfred E. Carpenter
Glenn H. Easton
Pratt Street
Robert J. MacDonald
W. A. Risser
W. S. Voorhees
G. A. Fortin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Poland
Patten Free Library
South End P.T. A