Bath Y M C A drive shows strong support for budget
Roger D Skillings leads Bath Y M C A annual fund drive aiming for 3500 dollars from the public. Calls, mail appeals, and in person solicitations are planned as volunteers urge broad backing. A long contributor list includes numerous local businesses and individuals. A women’s committee meeting in Augusta follows a state convention. A London naval conference delegation may be chosen. LaFrance hotel in Burlington suffers a $200,000 fire loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger D. Skillings
Bath
Co. C. Low
Marcia Moulton N. Gratz Jackson
E. M. Fuller
Arthur’s
Ourward Bowie Arthur Pratt
O. M. Redion Johnson Brothers
George, Johnson
George O
William D. Sewall Co
C. Toothaker
J. Haviland Torrey Torrey Roller Bushing Works
W. 8
Potter W. M. Hagan
O. J. Ledyard
Harry C. Webber
E. A. Stover
M. O. Brown
Ralph Bragg
Frank B. Nichols
William E. Palmer
Fred A. Page H. W. Owen, Jr. Cash
F. H. Low
F. W. Woolworth Co
W.S. Shorey
Daniel Williams Parker E. Lewis
Walter Whitney
John W. Gilmore
Marion H. Oliver
Ralph K. Hall
A. I. Stuart
Gordon Thomas R. Huston
W. J. Crafts
A. D. Stetson
Helen Larrabee Joseph Charles Footer & Sons
Marguerite Hennessey Wilbur G. Cahill
Samuel Levine
H. L. Day
Belanger’s Millinery Store
John J. Desmond
Eugene Desmond
J. W. B. Barbour Olympia Candy Store
W. E. Chase Company
A. W. Flint Morris Potter
E. W. Larrabee
Washington Street Fruit Store
H. P. Small Company
Baxter reflects on power export and Maine politics
In a Dover Foxcroft speech Governor Percival P. Baxter argues the water power export vote was an economic issue decided by voters. He criticizes non export as well as the Consumers Protective League, warns against political manipulation, and notes big business will shape Maine’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Women’s Clubs
Dover-Foxcroft
Percival P. Baxter
Lyate
Maine
Consumers Protective League
U.S
League
Insull
Illinois
Insulls
Progress
Syndicate Mills
Department Fair 5. of V. Auxiliary Proves A Success
The annual Department Fair of the auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans of Maine at Central church parish house drew a large crowd and showed a strong financial gain. Key organizers included Ila Day of Bath as president, Annelda Esty Waterville as chair, and Jennie Pomeroy Auburn as treasurer, with events from a supper to a humorous skit and a musical tableau. Receipts listed across multiple tables totaled a clear gain, with dolls awarded to top vote-getters and many local members noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans of Maine
Central Church Parish House
Ila Day
Bath
Annelda Esty
Waterville
Marie Patterson
Hallowell
Nellie DeHaven
Sanford
Louise Cole
Bangor
Florence Robinson
Alice Small Eee Mills
Celia Morse
Port Parcel
Gertrude Stewart
Nellie Acorne
Rockland
May Bassett
Annie Leathers
Lena Bacon
Woodfords
J. Mae Hallet
Oakland
Eva Lemont
Laura Frye
Portland
Mary Reed
Catherine Vater
Farmington
Sadie Garceldn
Lillien McKeachern
Augusta
Inez Puffer
Fairfield
Mabel Prince
Auburn
Geneva Buck
South Paris
Sadie Garcelon
Tillie Blake
Eleanor Blake McDonald
Edith Miller
Mary Pratt
Bina Staples
Mrs. Erskine
Lucelia Blake
Edna Ryder
Helen McIntosh
Jennie Pomeroy
Josephine Crosby Ayer
Charles Tinker
Margaret Coleman
Brunswick
C. Ricker
Marcia Prince
Gertrude Freeman
Irene Pomeroy
Red Cross
Homer King
Alice Bridge
Delia
Lillian Howard
Samantha
Beatrice Mottram
Marinda
May Jinny
Alice Brown
Topsy Turnover
Kathleen Brown
Arthur Anderson
Wesley Lemont
E. W. Haggett
Linwood Miller
Mel Robbins
Anwelda Esty
Anna Perry
Priscilla Blake
Elizabeth Pinkham
Department of the Auxiliary
Joseph N. Day
la Day
Charles Buck
Harry Farnham
Frank Small
Cooper's Mills
Harry Towle
W. W. Jewett
Cole
Woolwich Grange Hosts Governor and State Master
Woolwich Grange honored Governor Gardiner and State Master Abbott with a well attended reception. The event featured a formal receiving line, musical selections by local artists, and tributes from officials with Bouquets presented to the guests. Decorations included flags autumn leaves and Montsweag Farm apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Grange
Abbott
Gardiner
John E. Abbott
The
Frank Y. Gould
Ruth Hodgdon
Alton Erskine
Thelma Burleigh
Leora Stinson
Dorothy Bailey
Burnette Bailey
Mabel Grover
Roberta Hathorne
Bertha Brown
George Stickney
Ruth Erskine
Sadie Grover
David Henderson
Vincent Henderson
McKinnon Sisters
Fred D. Hill
John Shaw
Sheriff Albert Henderson
Bath
Beverly Shorey
Wiscasset
Woolwich Grange
Frank A. Hodgdon
Solomon Levi
Fred Soule
Phipps Neck
Hodgdon
Grange Hall
Woolwich-Wiscasset highway widened and curves removed
State highway work at Woolwich near Nequasset aims to widen the road reduce grades and eliminate curves for a two mile eastward stretch. Naugler Brothers of Brunswick lead a large crew with trucks steam shovels and rollers to create better drainage metal culverts and improved surfacing for a safer smoother route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Woolwich-Wiscasset
Nequasset
Naugler’ Brothers
Brunswick
Kennebec
New England
Una Namele
Bath Iron Works Gets A Contract For A New Yacht
The Bath Iron Works Corp has contracted to build another steel twin screw Diesel yacht similar to the Vanda, using builder designs though owner’s name is withheld. Delivery not before 1939. The Vanda, built for Ernest B Dane of Brookline Mass, measures 240 feet overall, 219 feet 9 inches water line, 36 feet beam, 15 feet draft, powered by two Bessemer Diesels of 1500 hp each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
J. P. Morgan Yacht Corsair
Ernest B. Dane
Brookline
Mass
Bessemer
Mrs Brown Hosts Farm Bureau Meeting at Woolwich
Mrs J W Brown entertained the Nequasset Farm Bureau at her Barley Neck road Woolwich home with sixteen members attending. The group discussed cereals and desserts highlighting a cream of wheat and dates pudding and a baked apple rice pineapple dessert. Menu included American suet chips rye salad and coffee. Next meeting set for Nov 13 at Mrs Eldie Wrights home with candy making and packing on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brown
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Barley Neck Road
Woolwich
Brown
Gertrude Marston
Eldie Wright
Bureau
Portland Women Lead Maine Rebekah Assembly Presidency
Mrs Parl W Stimson of Portland became president at the 25th annual dinner of the Past Presidents Association Rebekah Assembly of Maine in the Columbia Hotel. Martha Hawkes of Portland presided as retiring president. Clara Crossland of Dexter elected vice president and Florence M Martin of Bangor named secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parl W. Stimson
Portland
Rebekah Assembly
Maine
Columbia Hotel
Martha Hawkes
Clara, Crossland
Dexter
Florence M. Martin
Bangor
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Campaign For
Roger Skillings
Ida Coffie
Mary O’donnell
Margaret Coombs
Doris Jordan
Central Maine Power Co
Women’s Committee
Washington
Hoover
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Arkansas
London
Burlington
la France
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center Street
Mon
Baxter
Department Fair
V. Auxiliary
William Yule
Gilbert Robinson
Elizabeth Dunbar
Walter Dunbar
Norway
Paris
Questa
John Crosby
State Highway Police
New Hampshire
Bath Iron Works
Mrs. Brown
Farm Bureau
Johnson Brosco
Bath -Maine
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