Farm Conditions Improve Despite Earlier Hardships
The article notes signs of improving farm conditions after World War I deflation. It cites Armour & Company president F Edson White, who reports Middle Western farmers are more prosperous now, with higher regional incomes than the national average and growing bank deposits. It also discusses better farming methods, cooperative marketing, and road construction expansion as factors aiding recovery. A proposed public ferry dock for motor craft is mentioned, along with political commentary from John J. Raskob criticizing the Republican Party as Prohibition-focused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Edson White
Armour & Company
Mr. White
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank
White
MacCormick Elected Head of Maine Welfare Conference
Austin H. MacCormick of Bowdoin College has been chosen as head of the Maine State Conference of Welfare Workers. He is noted for long term involvement in welfare reform and extensive study of its various facets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin H. MacCormick
Bowdoin College
Maine State Conference of Welfare Workers
MacCormick
Brackett-Davis Wedding Held at Colby Home
The wedding of Miss Evelyn Eugenia Davis to Woodbury E. Brackett took place Tuesday at eight in the Colby home 125 Bedford street with Rev. C Myron Tubbs officiating. An evergreen arch framed the ceremony and the couple left for Portland and New York en route to Hot Springs Virginia for their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Eugenia Davis
Woodbury
E. Brackett
George H. Colby
Bedford Street
C. Myron Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Robert Cameron
Marion Wakefield
Helen Hall
Priscilla Hodge
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Eleanor Danforth
May Allen
Doris Fuller
Eugene Foster
Portland
New York
Hot Springs
Granite Street
Morse High
the Times Co
Waterville
Charles Chaplin
Keyes-Fibre Co
Brackett
Edmond Hamlin
Middle Street
Bath
Galen Watson
Ernest Shepard
Randall
Henry Churchill
Earl Clark
South Portland
Ethel Dexter
Vera
Woolwich
Fred Larrabee
West Bath
Howard Davis
Brunswick
Personal notes from Bath and surrounding towns
Local social items list residents and visitors: Ella Congdon on two week vacation from Shaw's to Boston. Fred and Mrs Kittridge back from Cherryfield. Philip Marsh after Maine University visit, Bath and Portland. Emma Bonney returning from Wollaston. Katherine Butcher substituting at Bridge Merrill store. multiple households hosting or visiting relatives in Bath, Portland, Boston, and Berlin. attendees at Bowdoin Tufts game in Bath. officials and professionals noted as luncheon guests during Supreme Court term at Montsweag Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Congdon
Shaw's
Boston
Fred Kittridge
High Street
Cherryfield
Richard Hastings
Philip Marsh
University of Maine
Bath
Orono
Portland
Emma Bonney
Wollaston
Mass
Skowhegan
David L. Wilson
Clarence Pendleton
Washington Street
Walter Fitch
Russell Street
Frank Yattan
Richmond
F. B. Nichols
P. K Niven
Kendall
Blair Wilson
Elwood Toothaker
Milton S. Kimball
Augusta
Bowdoin Tufts
Frederick H. Kimball
Pera O. Lowell
Ralph Burden
Bedford Street
Berlin
N. H
Lowell
Harry Bartlett
Frank Brown
Rosa H. Brown
Anne M. Robinson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Savannah
Guy H. Sturgis
John R. Kelley
Rence A. Richards
Linecola County
Edward W. Brideham
Charles Henry Butler Esq
Montsweag Farm
Supreme Court
Wiscasset
Central Maine Power Hosts Public Relations Meeting
Over 50 employees of the southern division gathered at Central Church parish hall for the third public relations meeting of the year. Speakers included John Murray on gas development, Leon Pollard on waste elimination at Brunswick, and Charles Wentworth on electrical ranges. a 50 minute film, Rural Electrification, followed with remarks by William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Central Church Parish
Central League
John Murray
Augusta
Leon Pollard
Brunswick
Charles Wentworth
New Britain
Conn
Frary & Clark Co
Ralph W. Bragg
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Iron Works
Maine
Walter S. Wyman
Mr. Wyman
Richard Sprague
J. Haviland Torrey
Byron F. Barker
Owen J. Ledward
William V. Percy
Belle Welch
Lulu Turner
E. M Fuller
Ralph C. Whitehouse
Perry L Thompson
Almon R. Perry
Man Arrested After Leaving Mackinaw at Filling Station
Raymond Dunham alias Raymond Johnson of Rutland Vermont was arrested after leaving his mackinaw at Demerritt's filling station in Woolwich to pay for gas and being linked to a Nash roadster theft in Waterville. State Officer Harry L. Thompson detained him and Bath police aided, with transfer planned to Augusta. A companion, Dick Wells, is being sought in related larcenies at Waterville and Appleton Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demerrtt
Woolwich
Raymond Dunham
Raymond Johnson
Rygate
Nash
Waterville
Dunham
Harry L. Thompson
Demerritt
Bath
Thompson
Bridge Toll House
Colby
Joseph Young, Jr
Department of Criminal Investigating
State Highway Police
Leon Shenard
Augusta
Themnyson
Toll House
Union
Topsham
Dick Wells
Appleton Inn
Wells
Out of town spectators attend Morse Rockland game
Miss Mary Lawrence of Rockland and other visitors watched the Morse Rockland game at Kelley field Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Maria Cahill Mrs. Lida Sampson Mr and Mrs Charles Morse Dr Watter Morse and Miss Pantine Pore drove to Waterville and Oakland Sunday. Mr and Mrs Chauncey Lewis and sons George and Malcolm of Everett Mass stayed with Mrs. Lewis's sister Mrs. Albert McFadden on Park Street over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lawrence
Rockland
Kelley Field
Maria Cahill
Lida Sampson
Charles Morse
Watter-Morse
Pantine-Pore
Waterville
Oakland
Chauncey Lewis
George and
Malcolm
Everett
Mass
Lewis
Albert McFadden
Park Street
Hospital Officials Thank Public for Donation Week Support
City Hospital trustees and Superintendent Miss Downing express gratitude for the public response to this year’s appeal. Donated items include vegetables fruit jellies and jams cotton cloth towels blankets and many other household articles with more gifts still arriving. An inventory will soon be made and reported to The Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Miss Downing
Bath Teachers Entertained at Juvenile Delinquency Forum
A Bath gathering features a discussion on juvenile delinquency focusing on home life, parental involvement, and environmental factors. The speaker advocates patience, personal correction, and asks for public playgrounds to provide safe outdoor exercise for youths. The event includes performances by the Shorey trio and Mr. Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform Schools
Bath
Shorey
Sewall
Arctic explorer speaks on Far North flora and Eskimo life
Charles S Sewall, principal and botanist from the Rawson Field MacMillan expedition, spoke to teachers and P T A members about Labrador and Baffin Land. He challenged the ice bound myth, praised Maine as a base for Arctic work, and described Eskimo life, culture, and honesty. He outlined reasons for northern travel: exploration adventure and scientific study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Sewall
Wiscasset
Maine
New England
Labrador
Mr. Sewall
MacMillan
Field Museum of Chicago
Expedition Talk Reveals Arctic Radio and Eskimo Beliefs
Mr. Sewall described research from an Arctic expedition including New England cod in a freshwater lake, aurora effects on radio reception, and Eskimo religion beliefs. Attendees viewed expedition photos and asked questions as social events followed with duets and praised hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall
New England
Mr. Sewall
Maine Aviators Land Near Bath
Two marooned aviators in Maine near Bath are aided by local business figures. Turgeon and Tewksbury with aviation ties coordinate plane handling. Meanwhile Charles J. Donnell and relatives travel from Bath to Teintsin China, pausing in Kalamazoo, en route to sail from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Canada November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager
Lewiston-Buick Co
Turgeon
Maine
Tewksbury
Charles J. Donnell
Barbara
Mary Eleanor
Bath
Popham Beach
Kobe
Japan
Vancouver
B. C
Two Bath Boys Leave to See the World
Two 16 year old Bath youths Edwin Whitten and Jimmie Disakis ran away last Wednesday without contact. Disakis left ten dollars and told Nick Mihalos he planned to attend a radio school. Whitten, son of Mrs. Arthur Whitten, may follow the same plan. Locals expect a brief adventure trip and anticipate their return once they tire of traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Edwin Whitten
Jimmie Disakis
Disaskis
Nick Mihalos
United Shoe Repairing Shop
Mr. Mihales
Young Whitten
Arthur Whitten
High Street
Young Disakis
Whitten
Disakis
Mihalos
Cross Word Puzzle Clues Chronicle
Reading of a dense newspaper puzzle sheet listing horizontal and vertical clues with numerals and word hints across a wide range of topics from ages to geography and animals. Includes multiple entries such as Old age poet and Eagle and various wordplay prompts.
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the Times Company F. RB. Nichols, Pres. and
Treas
Harry
Weeber, Paditer
Front Street
Bath, Maine
Beene
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Republican National
Work
Republican—party
Prohibition Party
United States
Republican Party
Prohibition
Raskob
Southern Division
Arctic
New Yorks
Brent Sanut
Robert B. Hatch
Fred Cary
James E. Lockery
Arthur J. Dunton
Wellington A. Moore
N. Gratz Jackson
South End Association
E. M. Puller
North Center Association
Marie Colby
Ruth Moore
Vivian Plant
Dorothy Bragg
Vivian Brown
Ethel Hatch
Olive Sprague
Ruth Parnham
Florence Hawley
Nellie Hunt
Belle Briggs
Anne Deering
Charles Soule
Mrs
Elmer Campbell
Cleveland
Wide Awake
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