Maine Writers Poetry Contest Terms Set for 1933
Rules announce a $25 prize fund for the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs poetry contest to be awarded on Literature Day at Bates College in May. Open to Maine residents, up to 50 lines, no manuscript return, sealed with real name and alias pen name. Mailing deadline April 10, 1933. Two prizes $15 and $10 with honorable mention. judges named by the State Federation President. disqualification for rule violations.
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Alice Frost Lord
Lewiston
W.G
Day of the Pony Express Opens in 1860 Route
The first pony express began April 3 1860 from St Joseph Missouri and San Francisco California. It crossed forts and towns including Fort Kearney Laramie Bridger Great Salt Lake City Camp Floyd Carson City Washoe Silver Mines Placerville and Sacramento. An eight day trip was scheduled. Regular service ended October 1861 after Pacific Telegraph line completed.
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St. Joseph
San Francisco
Calif
Forts Kearney
Laramie
Bridger
Great Salt Lake City
Camp Floyd
Carson City
Washoe Silver Mines
Placerville
Sacramento
Pacific Telegraph Company
Engineering Council endorses President Hoover in praise
The American Engineering Council endorsed Herbert Hoover praising his leadership during economic distress and public service. It lauds his ideals, energy, and sympathy for those in need while predicting a high place in history. Mrs. Daniel T. Dougherty hosted a three table contract club gathering on North Street Wednesday afternoon.
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American Engineering Council
United States
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Daniel T. Dougherty
North Street
Dr Snipe Delivers Talk at Central Men's Club Meeting
The Central church men's club met Tuesday evening with a supper by John Shaw, Charles Curtis and James Duntson. Dr Langdon T. Snipe spoke on Food, tracing its use from cave dwellers to modern diets and urging slower eating for digestion. The program ended with questions about stomach capacity. The next meeting is set for February 14.
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Central Church
John Shaw
Charles Curtis
James Duntson
J. Maurice Haynes
W. H. Small
Langdon T. Snipe
Central Club
Former shoe dealer dies of pneumonia in Farmington
Albert R. Jack, 62, a Bath shoe merchant who owned the old Melcher store, died of influenza followed by pneumonia at his Farmington home. He sold the Bath business in 1910, had stores in Madison and Berlin NH, and did real estate work in Farmington. Survived by wife Fannie Sawyer, sister Mrs. Gertrude Pinkham, three daughters Kathryn Lovejoy Isabelle Jack Eleanor Bump, and four grandchildren.
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Farmington
Melcher
Front
Broad Streets
George A. Churchill
William A. Fall
Jack
Salem
Mass
Wakefield
Madison
Berlin
N. H
Freedom
Ira
Eliza Whittemore Jack
Fannie B. Sawyer
Gertrude Pinkham
Dorchester
Kathryn Lovejoy
Isabelle Jack
Rumford
Eleanor Bump
Wilton
Elizabeth
Priscilla
Jeannette Lovejoy
Jack Austin Bump
Deaths of John Arsenault and Nephew Peter Arsenault
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Arsenault of 682 Middle Street were called to Rumford Saturday by the sudden death of John Arsenault 79 and on the same day by the death of their nephew Peter Arsenault 32 leaving a wife and four small children They had many Bath friends and often visited Bath.
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Gilbert Arsenault
Rumford
Arsenault
John Arsenault
Peter Arsenault
Bath
J H Galts Funeral Held in Bath for Local Citizen
The funeral of James Henry Galt longtime Bath resident and former coal transporter with Reading and Erie railroads in New York City took place Wednesday at two at Fred S Curtis funeral home in Bath. Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace church officiated. The body was sent by afternoon train to Albany for Rural Cemetery burial.
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James Henry Galt
Bath
Reading and Erie
New York City
Fred S. Curtis
Center Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Albany
N. Y
Mrs Higgins Funeral Held In City
The funeral of Mildred A. Higgins wife of John W. Higgins was held Wednesday at ten at the Fred S Curis funeral home 105 Center street Rev Charles H Berry officiated. Bearers were Percy and Ralph Chesley Elmer and Frank Higgins. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Mildred A. Higgins
John W. Higgins
Fred S. Curtis Funeral Home
Center Street
Charles H. Berry
Corliss Street Church
Percy
Ralph Chesley
Elmer
Frank Higgins
Oak Grove
Bath Citizen Proposes Insurance Broker Plan
A Bath resident suggested cutting the city manager’s salary by saving insurance costs. He claimed $100,000 yearly in premiums could be saved by making the treasurer an insurance broker, earning a 10 percent commission. Officials found actual premiums around $3,333, yielding only about $333 savings and facing possible agent objections.
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Bath
City of
Marble Statue in Gwalior Estate Honored Like Queen
A life size marble statue of the late ruler's mother on the maharajah of Gwalior's estate is cared for daily. It is bathed dressed and adorned with jewels by servants and fed meals. it often rests on electric fans.
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Gwalior
Better Cutting Tools Drive Heat Treatments and Machining
An article in Machine Design explains that faster cutting speeds require tougher steels and irons for gears shafts and stressed parts. Heat treated nickel chromium steels are now used to meet the material demands. Mrs John P Crosby and her mother Mrs Walter G Marco traveled to Portland for the day.
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John P. Crosby
Walter G. Marco
Portland
Bath Fire Department veteran Edward Cook retires after 50 years
Edward H. Cook, 62 South Street, concludes more than half a century with the Bath Fire Department. The final 15 years he served as driver of Engine 4, after earlier years as engineer of Steamer 3. Poor health ended his active service. he recalls no current member who joined when he did.
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Edward H. Cook
South Street
Cook
Bath Pastor Rev. Horan to Be Laid to Rest in Portland
Friends and clergy gather for Rev. Fr. Nicholas J. Horan's pontifical requiem at St. Dominic's in Portland Friday at 9 30 a m with Bishop McCarthy officiating. The Bath parish honors him for early debt clearance and building fund growth before his Bath farewell.
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Nicholas J. Horan
St. Mary’s Church
St. Dominic's Church
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John W. Houlihan
St. Joseph’s Church
Deering
John J. Harris
Greenville
St. Mary’s
Henry Biggins
Sandwich
Mass
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Montreal
Healey
St. Francis de Sales
Waterville
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Chisholm
Rumford Falls
Gilbertville
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North Jay
Wilton
Farmington
Phillips and
Rangeley
Father Walsh
Bangor
Richard W. Phelan
Postcard checks begin in Bath and beyond
Bath residents receive checks printed on a postcard with a government one cent stamp on the back to save postage. An Indianapolis printer proposes a patent for this method devised by a Los Angeles agency, claiming savings from envelopes folding and stamping. The postcard check is described as safe and tamper resistant with acid revealing ink to deter forgery.
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Bath
the Times
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Hickory Launch Set At Bath Iron Works February 9
The lighthouse tender Hickory will be launched by Bath Iron Works Corp on Thursday February 9 at 12 15 p m. No sponsor announced for the craft though the keel has been laid and a sizable portion of the frame is already in place.
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Hickory
Bath Iron Works Corp
Dewey
Invar Tapes Aid Coast Survey For Precise Mapping
The Coast and Geodetic Survey says invar surveyors tapes enable more accurate maps. Invar, an iron nickel alloy, hardly changes length with normal temperature, allowing more exact measurements.
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Invar
Coast and Geodetic Survey
U. S. Department of Commerce
Death of Bowdoinham farmer Charles H. Allen
Charles H. Allen 68 died at his Bowdoin home after a week illness. A lifelong Bowdoin resident he served as tax collector and selectman and was a prosperous farmer. He married Ida Adams and had four children. after her death he married Clara Hutchinson and had six more children. Survived by his second wife and ten grandchildren and one great grandson. He belonged to Sagadahoc Grange and Morning Star Masons. The notice also covers local town politics, milk producers meeting, school events, and various town social notes.
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Charles H. Allen
Bowdoin
Joel 8
Statira Holdbrook Allen
Ida E. Adams
Joel S
Clarissa
Danforth
Sarah
Charles Knight
Litchfield
Arthur
Lila
Litchfield Academy
Raymond C
Allen
Sagadahoc
Milk Producers’ Association
Grange Hall
Paul Ames
H. K. Adams
Committee of Adjustment
C. P. Curtis
Arthur Card
George Sedgley
Knight
Clinton
Central Association
Wright
Boston
Coombs High School
Samuel Raymond
A. P. Verrill
Alfred
Margaret Raymond
Verrill
J. N. Palmer
W. H. Gould
Ridge Cemetery
George Davis
Saco
L. P. Temple
Gardiner
Ira Frost
Electa Chapter
Masonic Hall
Cora A. Denham
Mae Heenie
Catherine Snrague
Chaplin
Hannie Jordan
J. Hall Denham
Henry E. Cornish
Lona Hackett
Hazel Hunter
Helen Gould Mitchell
Caleb Mitchell
Elinor Webber
Zina Maxwell
Mary Webber
Gladys Raymond
Ellen M. Cornish
Lelia Blodgett
Catherine Sprague
Nettie Merrill
Ada
Emily Rideout
Ruth
Dorris Raymond
Esther
Stella Given
Electa
Mary Billings
Erwin Sprague
Helen Mitchell
Sister Denham
Bath
Albert Henderson
Milton Douglas
Harold Hackett
Mrs Dickinson Passes Sunday With Jute In Tolm
Richmond notes list Ella Gray in Richmond and Mrs R A Dickinson obituary. Town clerk reports 1932 vital stats with six marriages 24 births and 27 deaths.
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R. A. Dickinson
Ella Gray
Richmond
Social Roundup from North Bowdoin Area
Weekend visits and social events listed include Miss Thelma Sheene at home Frances Baker returning from Richmond Marion Glines a visitor in Richmond Wallace Rideout home card party with prizes ice cream and cake Dorcas and Herbert Higgins of Tarr Hill Maple Hearst farm visits Mr F B Douglas critically ill William Wales Lewiston caller High Pine farm Perley Gowell Litchfield visitor John Reid Elmer Gowell Lewiston visitors.
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Thelma Sheene
Frances Baker
Richmond
Marion Glines
Wallace Rideout
Dorcas
Herbert Higgins
Tarr Hill
Maple Hearst Farm
F. B. Douglas
William Wales
Lewiston
High Pine Farm
Perley Gowell
Litchfield
John Reid
Elmer Gowell
Rotary Club Luncheon Features Amos Ayres Representative
Past Governor Amos E. Ayres of Sioux Falls South Dakota spoke at the Hotel Phoenix luncheon. He noted club declines due to depression but said the low point was reached and urged service over size, quoting a Rotary motto translation. Ayres travels Maine clubs and planned to Campbellton New Brunswick next.
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Hotel Phoenix
Amos E. Ayres
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Rotary
Mr. Ayres
Rotary International
Chicago
Bath
Ayres
Maine
Campbellton
New Brunswick
Bay of Chaleur
Mayor Harold P. Small Seeks Republican Nomination
Believed mayor Harold P. Small will seek renomination at the Republican caucus though no official announcement has been made. Friends expect a fourth term amid pressure from opponents, with critics citing economic conditions and aimed at defeating him in the caucus.
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Harold P. Small
Small
Old Ship Picture Painted on Glass
Mrs. Ellsworth Chandler of 7 Water street owns a painting of the Itasca built by Alfred Lemont and Alexander Robinson, showing the ship under full sail in 1869 near Flushing, S I, captained by Henry C. Tarbox of Bath. The work by C L Weyts was painted on the glass underside, preserved for over six decades in pristine condition. Moving pictures of Olympic events entertained Bowdoin College cortege and townsfolk as track coach Jack Magee shared tales of the trip with reels showing timed races and synchronized camera time versus official time.
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Bowdzin College
J. J. Magee
Adams Hall
Jack” Magee
United States
Magee
Vandalism At Davenport City Hall Rest Rooms Attributed To Local Pupils
City Messenger Harold W. Child reports vandals defaced enamel walls in both ladies and gentlemen rest rooms at Davenport city hall. High school students from Morse high School are blamed. officials plan to lock the ladies room during noon recess to curb damage and costly re enamel work.
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Morse High School
Harold W. Child
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Child
High School Graduates Given Eight Suggestions
Herbert H. Helble Appleton Wisconsin High School principal urges unemployed graduates to stay active by farming reading and study volunteering as playground leaders joining community enterprises writing developing hobbies interning in offices and pursuing postgraduate or extension courses to keep minds sharp.
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Herbert H. Helble
Appleton, Wisconsin
America
Opening of Worcester museum building draws elite art figures
Miss Anna E. Smith of Bowdoin Museum attended the Worcester Museum opening, with a distinguished audience including museum directors connoisseurs collectors critics and dealers. Principal speakers included Edward Waldo Forbes Walter Pack Henry Francis Taylor, plus Lord Millbank Edward Jackson Holmes and Frederic Allen Whiting.
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Anna E. Smith
Bowdoin Museum
Worcester
Mass
Edward Waldo Forbes
Fogg Museum
Walter Pack
New York
Henry Francis Taylor
Worcester Museum
Lord Millbank
Joseph Duveen
Edward Jackson Holmes
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Frederic Allen Whiting
American Federation of Arts
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