Aroostook Potato Growers Face Massive Loss This Year
In Aroostook County farmers harvest 1 760 000 bushels of potatoes but face a near 13 million dollar loss as prices collapse. Despite hardships, growers reject blame and press on with optimism, aided by credit extensions and federal crop loans kept from foreclosure.
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Aroostook County
Craiaa
Ae B. Kleibeck
Maine
Boston Herald
Aroostook
Iowa
Wall Street
Aroos
Chance
United States Department of Agriculture
Lombard Injured in Fall from Apple Tree
Rufus W. Lombard, 82, fractured his left hip after falling six feet from an apple tree on the Howard Spinney farm in West Bath while gathering fruit. His fall was halted by Mrs Spinney, with assistance from Dr. Hugh D. Grant and neighbors. He arrived at Bath City hospital where X rays confirmed the injury though pain was less than feared. Lombard, longtime West Bath resident and noted for clam bakes, has previous hip fracture history but recovery is hoped to be as satisfactory as before.
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Rufus W. Lombard
Howard Spinney
West Bath
Mr. Lombard
Lombard
Bath City Hospital
Summer residents and visitors gather in Phippsburg
The list reads like a regional social page with numerous arrivals and guests. Mrs Chase Mellon returns to New York City from Gmail Point, while families such as the Wymeees, Berry, Ingalls, Gilmore, Walker, Packard, Bean, Simpson, Grovers, Rogers, Preble, Bowie, Morse and Woodman visit or host at Topsham fair, Meadowbrook, Bath, Richmond, and Lewiston. Several trips include Bath, Me dor, and Bangor as day outings with friends, relatives, and hosts.
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Chase Mellon
Gmail Point
New York City
Martin Wyman
Asa
Emily Wyepee Ees
F. Seriei Gilmore
Deering
Ae W. Eaton
Bath
Leon Eaton
Harry Berry
Eleanor of
Portland
George Ingalls
Harry Gilmore
William Berry
Eva Walker
Revere
Mass
Topsham Fair
James Perry
Herbert A. Willis
Emma Perry
Mabel Ingalls
Henry Jackson
South Hampton
Meadowbrook
Burton Packard
Sebec Lake
Arthur Bean
Wiscasset
F. P. Leavitt
B. M. Simpson
Roslindale
William Grevers
Philadelphia
Grovers
Gardiner Rogers
Charles Preble
J. D. Rogers
John Bowie
Waldo Weston
J. L. Morse and Sons
Eugene and
Donald
Gilbert Woodman, Jr
Elbert Woodman
W. B. Perry
Doris
Cord Campbell
H. W. Butler
Rose Gardens
Richmond
L. C. Feere
Jane
Lewiston
William Donnell
Campbell Farm
Samuel Nickerson
Harold
Bertha Atwood
Topsham
Ruth Skillings
Sebasco
Sylvester Cushman
Bangor
Annie Cutting
West Roxbury
Ruth Jordan
No One Claims Chrysler Sedan Found by City Marshal
City Marshal Walter L. Whitney found a Chrysler sedan during a search for another car at North Bath on Saturday evening. The sedan is registered to Seal-Tire Sales Co., 260 Allen Street, Portland, a business that has moved from that address. The driver listed is Fred R. McFarland, but no sales entries exist since Sept 1, suggesting the police may hold the car.
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Walter L. Whitney
North Bath
Seal-Tire Sales Co
Allen Street
Portland
Whitney
Fred R. McFarland
Bald Facts From Street Orator Upset Haircut Interruption
A street orator declares that self action ensures quality while an interrupter asks for a haircut. The exchange continues with a quip about presenting bald facts. A pianist remarks his audience benefits from his long hair as entertainment during performances.
Popham Beach Plans Public Wharf to Replace Decaying Structures
The article notes demand for a public wharf at Popham Beach with stone-ready ground for a permanent structure. It highlights falling wooden wharves, seasonal visitors, and community activity from trustees to hotel guests, repairs, and coast guard inspections as autumn scenes unfold along the harbor and surrounding homes.
Bureau of Fisheries Joke in Louisville Courier Journal
A brief humorous exchange about the Bureau of Fisheries with a quip about fish clutter within the bureau. The quote captures a light moment from the Louisville Courier-Journal reflecting public sentiment toward bureaucratic playfulness.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Louisville Courier-Journal
Winnegance Community Club Auxiliary Activities Report
Winnegance women's auxiliary meets at the Webber home and at the community house to work on a quilt and plan a performance. They vote to attend the Maine Progressive Union of Women's Clubs on November 2 and prepare a stirring playlet. Posts are added along Bridge Street to improve safety. The group hosts a card party with prizes including Laura Morse and Edgar Oliver. The YMCA team plans a fundraiser dinner October 28 to raise funds for equipment. Harry C. Webber serves on the league governing committee. Gunners report good bags on Winnegance Lake. birds briefly leave the area. Road gravel improvements continue on the Phippsburg side of the causeway. A social gathering draws nearly 20 men despite rain. another social is planned for Tuesday. Robert P. Manson of the Hudson River steamboat engineering department is visiting family. Squaw club sets its second fall meeting Friday with Mrs. John G. Morse hosting.
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Harry C. Webber
Maine Progressive Union of Women’s Clubs
Bridge Street
Women
Laura Morse
Edgar Oliver
Walter Small
I. A. Trueworthy
Reuben Purington
Augustus Small
Winneganee
Y. M.C. A. Church League
Winnegance
Y. M. C. A. Church League
Winneganee Lake
Phippsburg
Causeway
Robert P. Manson
Bert
Squaw Club
John G. Morse
New Cruiser Trials on Kennebec River for U S Health Service
The Bath Iron Works built cruiser for the U S Health Service at Gallops Island Boston Harbor finished trials on the Kennebec. The vessel conducted several trips from Doubling Point to Popham and Perkins Island before returning to Bath with government representatives. In Augusta, Susie H Phair was convicted of drunken driving after a Belfast crash, fined 100 dollars and jailed 30 days pending appeal.
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T. B. McClintic
Bath Iron Works Corp
U. S. Health Service
Gallop’s Island
Boston Harbor
Kennebec River
Bridge
Doubling Point
Fort Popham
Perkins Island
Phippsburg Center
Bath
Sarah West
Belfast
Susie H. Phair
Augusta
Southard
Phair
Arthur Freeman
Bishop McCarthy Feted by Knights in Waterville Banquet
Rt. Rev. Joseph E. McCarthy, bishop of Maine, was honored in Waterville at a banquet and reception hosted by the Knights of Columbus. The event took place at Sisters Hospital where the bishop also inspected the facility before dinner.
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Joseph E. McCarthy
Maine
Waterville
Knights of Columbus
Sisters Hospital
Topsham Fair Closes After Weather Delays Finale
The Topsham fair ended Friday night after a weather reshaped schedule from Tuesday. Sagadahoc County Agricultural and Horticultural Society appears to break even financially amid races cattle and horse events. Winners included Scammon team cattle with Fred Scammon driving, Bragdon and Tarr also placing, and Tarr's steer pair earning multiple prizes before sale to Auburn butcher Semer.
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Topsham Fair
Sagadahoc County Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Fred Scammon
L. T. Williams
Topsham
L. E. Hawkes
Cumberland Center
Maynard Tarr
Scammon
Ray Thurston
Andover
Henry Boothbay
Lincoln Center
Berry
Augusta
Thurston
Semer
Auburn
Reporter Probes River Bed Beneath Murky Water
A reporter narrates wading through Kennebec river muck in search of water mains. He crawls by touch, identifying two large pipes, notes air supply concerns, and describes disorienting darkness and dangerous slips as he advances north toward the mains.
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Kennebec River
Staples Opens His New Store Tonepiece
Edmund M. Staples, a druggist, opened a new store at Yorba and Ting mg Pay a mer location in the Y. MC.A bilock Blaintiff. A jury at the March term returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 1050655 dollars. the law court sustains the award.
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Staples
Edmund M. Staples
Camtree Yorba
Ting Mg
The
Y. MC
Blaintiff
Law Cour
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Katahdin
E. W. Newdick
State Agricultural Department
Verne Beverly
Andrew J. Beck
New England Shippers’ Advisory Board
Henry Ford
Sam
Federal Department of Agriculture
Carl Wing
Harold Wendell
Blanche Morris
Hazel A. Gwynn
Beacon Street
Boston
Portland — Company
Washington Star
Popham
Stanley W. Hyde
Yarmouth
Made
Library At
the Beach
Popham Beach
Sabine Hill
Cox’ Head
Fred
Hamiston
Riverside Hotel
Mr. Hamiston
Los Angeles
John H. Stacey
Nathaniel Perkins
Mr. Hyde
Charles Hyde
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentleman
Ernest Oliver
Will Hutchins
Clinton Newdick
Sprague House
Government House
Fort Baldwin
F. Stedman
Cambridge
Bay Point
Raymond Larrabee
Shirley Proctor
Machiasport
Moses Chandler
Hathaway
Capt. Godfrey
Effie Spinney
F. S. Hamiston, Son & Co
Riverside
Lester Oliver
Coast Guard
Isle of Shoals
Henry W. Owen, Jr
O. K
State OF
Edgar C. Smith
Hoover and
Curtis
William T. Cobb
Rockland
Hannibal E. Hamlin
Ellsworth
Cyrus N. Blanchard, “Wilton
Heber H. Cleveland
Georgia P. Porter
Old Town
Roosevelt and
Garner
John Clark Scates
Westbrook
Alton Bartlett
Hanover
Ralph L. Cooper
J. Edward Sullivan
Elisha W. Pike
Thomas and Maurer
David E. Knapp
Harry G. McNally
Hazen S. Taylor, Anson
Percival J. Parris
Paris
Hugh Breingan
Skowhegan
Charles P. Martin
Elbert E. Putney
George R. McKinney
Hans Nelson
Edwin Stein
St. George
Reynolds and
Aiken
John M. Britt
South Portland
Wm. QO. Rogers
Morris R. Schreiber
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