Maine Tourism Grows With Scenic Roads and Planned Projects
A Maine writer details a three week road trip covering over 1200 miles to showcase the state’s growing tourist industry. He credits strong publicity by the Maine Development Commission and Maine Publicity Bureau, plus attractions like Baxter State Park and Quoddy Bay, with a 20 percent plus summer business rise. He notes new roads and future plans to boost year round tourism and cites favorable impressions from visitors and out-of-state advertising success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Hampshire
Canadian Line
Baxter State Park
Mount Katahdin
Main Street
Maine Development Commission
Maine Publicity Bureau
New England Council
Brann
Quoddy Bay
Eastport
Houston
Aroostook County
Great Northern Paper Company
Millinocket
Baxter Park
Patten
Greenville
Moosehead Lake
Bay State
Massachusetts
Cadillac Mountain
Maine Foresees Biggest Recreational Season in 1936
A Maine resident predicting the state will experience the largest recreational season in its history during 1936. The remark surfaced in casual talk, emphasizing anticipation of unusually active leisure activities and events ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bath thanks ship for hospitality aboard Scarborough
Commander O W Cornwallis of H M S Scarborough expresses thanks to Bath Maine citizens through Mayor Arthur Sewall in a city council reading. He notes departure the next morning with regrets and hopes to renew acquaintances in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M
Scarborough
O. W. Cornwallis
R.N
Bath
Arthur Sewall
Maine
H. M.S
Banquet in Winnegance Church Vestry Highlights Local Attendees
About 45 men gathered for a Winnegance church banquet on a Saturday night. Dr Warren E Kershner spoke on the Mediterranean crisis and Ethiopia while Master Thatcher Barker Pinkham presented motion pictures of Chicago's World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
Warren E. Kershner
Bath
Ethiopia
Thatcher Barker Pinkham
Chicago
Donald N. Small
Mr. Kelley
South Carolina
Harry F. Oliver
Demand for Skilled Workmen Signals Upturn in Business
A barometer of improved business shows unusual demand for skilled labor with carpenters and plumbers in high demand and scarce supply. Rent demand is rising and overall town business trends upward, a condition not seen since the low mood.
Pleads Guilty to Deserting Children in Municipal Court
Delia Tardiff wife of Joseph E. Tardiff pleaded guilty to cruelty to her four children and deserting them in municipal court. Judge John J. Keegan sentenced her to an indefinite term at the Women's Reformatory in Skowhegan. The husband signed the complaint citing prior neglect. Two intoxication cases from Georgetown and Bath were settled with costs of 5.30 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia
Joseph E. Tardiff
Corner High
Winter Streets
John J. Keegan
Women’s Reformatory
Skowhegan
Georgetown
Former Bathman Stricken in Concord
Merritt A. Ferguson aged 60, a clerk for Horace Atkins and ex clerk during Wyman dam construction, died Thursday afternoon in Concord while preparing a supper for an Odd Fellows installation. A physician called the death instantaneous. He was active in Bath music circles, attended Winter Street church, and will be sent to Schenectady, New York, his birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt A. Ferguson
Horace Atkins
Bingham
Wyman Dam
Bath Iron Works
Concord
Ferguson
Bath
Winter Street
Schenectady
N. Y
Morse Coach Suffers First Casualty at Camp
The Morse High football camp reports its first casualty as head coach Alden G. Smith injured a thumb during Wednesday practice. The Bowdoin standout and All-Maine center collided with varsity players in a scrimmage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Alden G. Smith
Y M C A Camp Benefit Highlights Youth Programs
Readers revisit the State Y M C A Camp benefiting underprivileged boys. Since its start, 13 summers sent 562 boys for 901 weeks at no cost, with many reporting improved health and well being. The article also notes a Silver Tea exhibit by Local Council A Girl Scouts at the State Military and Naval Children's Home supporting camp funds.
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Council A
Girl Scouts
Military and Naval Children’s Home
Frank L. Staples
Glenn H. Easton
Kitchen
Fred R. E. Dean
Frank A. Small
Charles P. Wetherbee
John McInnes
Fred Hector
Fargo
N. D
Stroudwater
Alfred E. Carpenter
Edward Sewall
Milton C. Trott
John C. Fitzgerald
Coor
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Girl Scout Jane Stevens Reacts Calmly to House Fire
Neighbors praise Miss Jane Stevens of Pine Tree troop No 1 for returning home from Morse High as a freshman, finding dense smoke, closing the door, activating a fire alarm, and dialing her mother for help, actions influenced by her scout training under Mrs Linwood F Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Stevens
Pine Tree Troop
Linwood F. Carr
Morse High
Middle Street
Hiram T. Stevens
Register of Deeds Office
West Bath Red Cross meeting draws 31 attendees
West Bath Red Cross met Thursday with 31 present including four guests and one child. Guests included Miss Marion Lloyd and Mrs. Percy Waterman among others. A bountiful dinner followed, with a peach basket donation from Zacheril Eramo. Weather prevented dining in the grove. long tables were set in the dining room and kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Zacheril Eramo
Scott Marks Wedding in Newburyport Mass
Announcements state Violet E. Marks and Augusta State Police Officer Ernest B. Scott wed in Newburyport on Sept. 21. Rev. Phillip S. Nason officiated at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Ward, Brunswick high school graduate, works as a secretary in the State Police headquarters. Officer Scott, assistant to Lieut. Leon P. Shepard in the criminal identification department, graduated from the University of Maine 1926. They will reside in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Violet E. Marks
Ernest B. Scott
Augusta
Phillip S. Nason
Methodist Church
Scott
Scott R. Ward
Hardings
Brunswick High School
State Police
Leon P. Shepard
Criminal Identification Department
University of Maine
Fred E. Scott
Pittston
Young Japanese Graduate Visits Bates for Real American Insight
K. Hirasawa, a young Imperial University graduate from Tokyo, has arrived in Lewiston and Bates to gain first-hand knowledge of American life through everyday contact rather than books. He aims to understand Americans and their customs by immersion in daily activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Hirasawa
Imperial University
Tokyo
Japan
Lewiston
America
Bates
Farm Bureau Meeting Focuses on Household Cleaners
Dromore Farm Bureau gathered at Winnegance Community Club House for an instructional session on household cleaners led by Mrs. Lorena Baker of Lisbon Falls. Demonstrations covered brass polish silver polish shoe polish and furniture wax with 20 members present and plans announced for the Topsham annual meeting and future supper dish session.
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Dromore Farm Bureau
Winnegance
Lorena Baker
Lisbon Falls
Frank A. Hodgdon
Minnie McCarthy
Emily Williams
Lillian Perry
Abbie Minott
Bertha Wyman
Aletha Campbell
Elizabeth Hamilton
Virginia
Linda Perry
Esther McCourt
Sadie Carlson
Topsham
Dromore
Bureau
Bess Manson
Annie Lemont
Evelyn Beals
Florence Morse
Sara Wilbur
Electric cooking school proves instructive in Maine
The first of a series of electric cooking schools sponsored by Central Maine Power Co. was held at the Central Church parish house last Wednesday. Miss Rose Studnicka led the demonstration showing electric ranges are fast economical and easy to use. Three complete meals were cooked and foods were given away at the end.
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Central Maine Power Co
Central Church
Rose Studnicka
Home Service
Morse High Notes Elects Officers for "M" Club
Morse high school reports the election of Alfred Cormier as president Robert Footer as vice president Esther Drummond as secretary and Clifton Nickerson as treasurer at Thursday morning meeting. Nominations occurred Wednesday and no concrete plans yet. George A. Baker of Milan street returned from a visit with his daughter Mrs. Charles E. Doten in Portland.
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M” Club
Morse High School
Alfred Cormier
Robert Footer
Esther Drummond
Clifton Nickerson
George A. Baker
Milan Street
Charles E. Doten
Portland
Man Pleads Then Pleads Guilty In Drunken Driving Case
Harold Eaton of West Point Road Phippsburg faced drunken driving and improper registration charges after a collision on the New Meadows bridge with an Eastern Distributors Co. truck. He initially claimed not to drive but later pleaded guilty to the improper plates and was found guilty on both counts with an 11 month sentence in Kennebec County Jail.
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Harold Eaton
West Point Road
Phippsburg
New Meadows Bridge
Portland
John J. Keegan
Eaton
Kennebec County
Augusta
John P. Crosby
Eastern Distributors Co
Myrtle Lodge Honors New Lady Governess At Brunswick
Myrtle lodge members joined Merry Meeting lodge to honor Maine's new Lady Governess. Mrs. Lemont’s first installation presided with conductor Mrs. Lucelia Blake. Myrtle guests included Frances Clark, Marion King, Pearl Campbell, Zueleika Kingsbury, Elsie Higgins, Edith Nash, Ethel Osgood, Mary Gillespie, Amelia Mitchell, Lizzie B. Chaney, Grace Kenney, Sadie Savage, Dolly Mank, Ida Beals, Margaret Nelson, Eva Atwood, Ida Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
Maine
Merry Meeting Lodge
Odd Ladies
Brunswick
Lemont
Lucelia Blake
Myrtle Ledge
Frances Clark
Marion King
Pearl Campbell
Zueleika Kingsbury
Elsie Higgins
Edith Nash
Ethel Osgood
Mary Gillespie
Amelia Mitchell
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Grace Kenney
Sadie Savage
Dolly Mank
Ida Beals
Margaret Nelson
Eva Atwood
Ida Oliver
Henderson Trial Set for Oct. 28
Sheriff Albert Henderson of Sagadahoc County faces a federal conspiracy charge in liquor smuggling. The trial before Judge John A. Peters and a Portland federal jury will be prosecuted by U S District Attorney John D. Clifford Jr. with Bath attorney Edward W. Bridgham and former Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice William R. Pattangall defending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henderson
Sagadahoc
John A. Peters
United States District Court
Portland
U. S
John D. Clifford, Jr
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath
William R. Pattangall
Augusta
Maine Supreme Court
Moran Rebuffed Over Alleged Socialistic Tendencies
The speech by Miss Burleigh branded Moran’s associates as feared by the Women’s Republican clubs name dropping Henry Wallace Tugwell Felix Frankfurter Frances Perkins and Smiling Jim Farley. Speakers included Senator Gratz Jackson and Representative Sumner Sewall who urged Republican strength and warned against the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Burleigh
Henry Wallace
Tugwell
Felix Frankfurter
Frances Perkins
Jim Farley
AAA
Republican Clubs
America
N. Gratz Jackson F
Sagadahoc County
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Treasury
Morgenthau
Sewall
Republican Party
Fred H. Cary
Runswick
Ames Soule Engagement of Ruth Ames to Judson Boyle
Mr and Mrs George M Ames of Woolwich announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth to Judson B Boyle of Woolwich. No wedding date has been set.
Singing Quilt to Feature Fair in Osburg Welfare Club Plans
The Welfare Club of Osburg discussed a winter fair at a meeting at Mrs. Hiram Wyman to dispose of the Singing Quilt and donate proceeds to benevolent work. The eight by seven foot quilt has 30 original poster design squares depicting songs and was crafted by Emma Perry, Mrs. Wyman, Mrs. Roscoe Perkins, and Mrs. Eleanor Gilmore with a committee led by Mrs. Omar Perry, Mrs. Ernest Rogers, and Mrs. Walter McCourt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Club of
Osburg
Hiram Wyman
Rodney Wyman
Emma Perry
Wyman
Roscoe Perkins
Eleanor Gilmore
Omar Perry
Ernest Rogers
Walter McCourt
Mountain
Isle of Capri
Gray
Welfare Club
Election held by S. of W. Auxiliary in Waterville hall
At the regular meeting of T. W. Hyde Camp Auxiliary in G A R hall last week officers were elected. Names include Mrs. Adgie Smith as past president and president, with trustees Edith Miller, second and third. vice president Mabel Ansert. other officers Asenath Haggett, Florence Robinson, and Fran ces Miller. Attendance planned for the Waterville department fair on Oct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde Camp
G. A. R. Hall
Adgie Smith
Alice Rideout
Asenath Haggett
Edith Miller
Mabel Ansert
Llorence Robinson
Helen McIntosh
Frances Miller
Jennie Garey
Minnie Cressey
Nellie Swett
Emma McEachern
Alice Warner
Waterville
Former Bath Pastor Honored as NH Baptist Secretary
Rev. C. Raymond Chappell, formerly of Bath First Baptist Church where ordained 25 years ago, was elected executive secretary of the United Baptist convention of New Hampshire at the state convention in Keene. He will move to Manchester to succeed Rev. Daniel S. Jenks after 22 years in the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Raymond Chappell
First Baptist Church
Bath
Keene, N. H
United Baptist Convention of
New Hampshire
Keene
Chappell
Manchester
Daniel S. Jenks
Bowdoin Orient Begins Fall Issue With Revival Of Athletics
The Bowdoin Orient’s first Fall issue, printed at the Record office in Brunswick, features renewed athletic enthusiasm and a two column picture of Adam Walsh, the Polar Bear’s new football coach. The student-edited paper is published by Bowdoin Publishing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Orient
Brunswick
Adam ‘Walsh
Polar Bear
Bowdoin Publishing Company
Largest Tree in Maine Removed in Bangor Landmark
City forester James P. Sutherland reports the giant willow at 1054 Keington Street Bangor is the state's largest tree with a circumference just over 37 feet and a diameter about 12 feet. Four days into removal, with one trunk section down, workers uncover a rare two foot burl and note the tree may date back to around 1777.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Sutherland
Rupert H. Baxter
Keington Street
Sutherland
Continental Congress
Kidnapped Biddy Dies of Fright at Scavenger Party
A scavenger night among high schoolers ended in tragedy when a guest returned with a live hen. The bird died after guests tied its legs to enforce silence, a stunt gone fatal due to fright.
Hall brothers bag eight woodcocks and three partridges
Ernest M Hall and his father F E Hall of Brunswick brought back eight woodcocks and three partridges from their first day’s hunt. They displayed the birds in a Brunswick shoe store window last week and credited their dog for the success while avoiding details about the hunting location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Hall
F. E. Hall
Brunswick
Ernest Hall
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
Puzzle lists across and down clues about canals and related words with references to Isthmus Panama and de Lesseps. It reads as a cryptic fill describing canal connections, construction terms, and geographic names. The final line asks for the answer to the previous puzzle.
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Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry OC. Webber
Tered
Alodeton
O. W. Cornwallis, RN
Mediterranean
Morse
Girl Scout Experience Council
Miss Jane Stevens
Girl Scout
RED Cross Meeting
Scott-Marks
Farm Bureau Meets
Keegan
MR. Moran
S. OF
W. Auxiliary
Biddy
Daily Cross
Panama
United U.S
Erie
Lake Ontario
North Sea
Ups de Lesseps
Cape Breton
Albany
East India
Ize
Lis
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