White criticizes Farm Board over wheat shipping to Brazil
United States Senator Wallace H White Jr attacks the Farm Board for directing American wheat to Brazil in exchange for coffee. He argues the plan undermines American merchant shipping and urges returning control to the Agricultural Department or the President, condemning outside boards as miscoordinated and harmful to U.S. interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wallace H. White, Jr
United States Farm Board
Brazil
Tryin
Marage
Ise
Farm Board
Agricultural Department
White
Brunswick’s broad Main Street a lasting town asset
In historic reflections Brunswick’s main street is praised for its wide business avenue. Before autos the street drew sympathy as a detriment but concrete paving transformed it into a parking friendly, attractive area for motorists. The college town’s street remains a model for Maine communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Maine
College Town
Call to preserve and house old maps for public access
A writer urges storing antique maps and drawings in city or county custody and making them accessible. Proper labeling and filing in public libraries or courthouses would safeguard records of early owners and property lines for future generations and aid genealogical inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
New England apple growers press cooperative marketing push
New England orchardists awaken to using cooperation and publicity to expand eastern markets. They vote to promote fruit through newspapers and radio, aiming to boost income by selling a meritorious product, inspired by successes in California, Florida, and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Aple
California
Florida
Oregon
Gatherings Bring Joy to Maine’s Elderly Retirees
Elder residents returning to their hometowns in Maine savor reunions with old acquaintances over memories of childhood and youth. They find greater delight in recaptured past rather than recent changes, leaving with refreshed spirits and happy reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Sagadahoc Probate Court Matters At Session On Tuesday
Sagadahoc probate court met with Judge Walter S. Glidden ruling on wills, administrations, bonds, inventories, accounts and taxes. Multiple estates from Bath Bowdoinham Richmond and Georgetown saw executors named bonds filed and inventories approved while guardianship and real estate licenses were granted or filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Walter S. Glidden
Charles C. Snow
Bath
Ethel M. Lockery
Bird S. Moulton
Bowdeinham
Frank A. Morey
Margaret FE. Scott
Richmond
Philip H. Manchester
Samuel G. Haskell
Georgetown
Caroline C. Haskell
James R. McKay
James J. McKay
Marion McKay Taggart
Ralph J. Walker
New York City
Malcolm L. Walker
Benjamin G. Speck
New Haven
Conn
Mildred L
James H. Millay
Horace J. Millay
William H. Small
W. H. Gould
George H. Hodgkins
Caroline E. Hodgkins
Elmer A. Yeaton
Margaret A. Yeaton
R. H. Baxter
Oliver Moses
Samuel S. Sewall
Marcia H. Sewall
Mit
Bbth
Disco
Daniel Williams
Harriet A. Plummer
Edward W. Bridgham
John C. Humphreys
Allen F. Wheeler
Elizabeth W. Purinton
Topsham
Emma McL. Duncan
J. Houghton McLellan, Jr
Charles H. Oliver
Martha D. Oliver
William A. Jack
William C. Covel
Stanley L. Jack
Woolwich
Nettie H. Snow
Elizabeth Merrill
John P. Carey, Jr
George P. Hickey
Bowdoin
Myrtle E. Connors
Mary L. Partridge
Bohemia Sunk On Film To End Historic Clipper Era
The clipper Bohemia, built in 1875 in Bath, Alaska Navy crewed and later used in films, was destroyed off Coronado Islands in a staged battle with submarines and explosives. Indiana, another historic vessel, faced similar attack as cameras captured the scene for a RKO-Pathé production starring Bill Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado Islands
Bath
Houghtons
Bohemia
Indiana
U. S. S. Bonita
Arracuda
Bass
12Th Submarine Division
U.S. S. Ortolan
W. L. Friedell
Georgia
Seven Seas
China
Pacific
Nanaimo
San Diego
Alaska Packers’ Association
Rko-Pathe
Bill Boyd
Robert Armstrong
James Gleason
San Francisco
Friedell
al Rogell
Thomas Ryan
H. N. Burgess
Miss Nellie Webber Guest at Isle of Springs
Miss Nellie Webber of Pearl Street was a guest fee at Isle of I Springs on Tuesday, reported in local society notes. The brief item lists her as attending a visit and social engagement during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Webber
Pearl Street
Isle of I Springs
Tuesda
Baxter Boys Set for Big Labor Day Muster Tug of War
Senator Baxter boys target first money at Labor Day muster. In 1922 at Portland they won the New England muster with a 235 foot tub throw led by Wild Bill Shaughnessy. Fred G. Proctor will ride the tub as 220 feet may win Class A with five tubs cited including Sagadahbdcks Bath Torrent Berwick Vixen Triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Baxter
Baxters
New England
Portland
William Shaughhnessy
Wild Bill
Brockton
Mass
Baxter Boys
Fred G. Proctor
Sagadahbdcks
Bath
Torrent
Lubec
Vixen
Triumph
Berwick
News of Week From Bath Plant Continues
Details from Bath plant weekly column cover crew movements ships and officers aboard the Caroline Felicia and Hi Esmaro. Mentions Bath men Everett Cooke Jess Allen and H Edward Manville as potential crew. Includes personal trips, vacations, and a tally of accidents with dates and names aboard various crews.
Maine News Notes Highlight Local Events And Anecdotes
Assessor Carl Richards of Biddeford admires a double dahlia bloom. The Webber Hospital Nurses Alumni banquet honored the graduating class at Chesterbrook Inn. Minnie McKenney of Hollis Center will represent Hollis at the Maine state fair in Lewiston. John Pearce of Boston received a friendly tag from Augusta mayor Robert A. Cony. A deer caused damage in St Stephens near Calais, later killed by an officer. G Linwood Lougee paid fines for reckless driving. Arthur Brookings of Pittston adds rare coin pieces to a 1266-piece collection. A large fire in St Agatha caused extensive damage. Inez Fletcher resigns as principal of Maria Clark Grammar School after three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital Faculty and Nurses Alumni Association of
Biddeford
Chesterbrook Inn
Dunstan
Horne
Western Division Nurses Association
Nurses
Minnie McKenney
Hollis Center
Augusta
John Pearce
Boston
Maine
Arthur Brookings
Pittston
Tergeman V
Charles the Second
Inez Fletcher
Hallowell
Maria Clark ‘Grammar School
Board of Education
Light from Arcturus Opens Chicago 1933 World’s Fair Exhibits
Light from the star Arcturus will trigger the opening of science exhibits at Chicago’s Century of Progress fair. A 40 inch Yerkes telescope will focus light onto a photo-electric cell, sending a signal to switch on exhibits and illumination at 9 p.m. June 1, 1933. The project, led with Prof. Edwin B. Frost, marks a symbolic triumph of science over nature and reflects Chicago’s 40 year rise as a world city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Williams Bay
Wis
Arcturus
Areturus
Fort Dearborn
Red Sun
Pottawattomies
John Manson
John Whistler
Richard Grant
Ernest Lassey
United States
Bath Organist Plays For Lynder Funeral Service
Mrs Carl Albee played the Curtis organ at Bowdoin chapel Saturday for the Lynder funeral service She then accompanied the First Parish church Brunswick morning service on Sunday highlighting her steady recital for local congregations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Albee
Curtis
Bowdoin College
Lynder
First
Brunswick
Pomona Grange at West Bowdoin Meeting Recap
Discussion covered farmer progress versus funding with speakers from Topsham Merrymeeting Sagadahoc and Androscoggin. Emily Rideout reported on the New England Lecturers conference and a varied program featured music readings and papers. Sagadahoc Pomona plans to present both sides of the code bill referendum with Ellis L. Aldrich speaking against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Patten
Topsham
E. O. Tarr
Progressive
Albert Henderson
W. H. Gould
Merrymeeting
Joseph W. Larrabee
Harry Rackley
Emily, Rideout
Merrymeeting Grange
Joanina Hodgkins
New England
Gorham
Storrs
Gonn
Alfreda
Dremore
Hattie B
E. E. Baker
Sagadahoc
W. E. Stone
National Natural Milk Association
Leonard Curtis
Evelyn Curtis
Ella J. Douglas
West Bath
Maud Morey
Androscoggin
Clarence Merryman
Eugene Norton
Cumberland Pomona
Norton
Anne Haggerty
Thorne’s Corner
Fred Albee
Maud Chaney
Sagadahoc Pomona
Ellis L. Aldrich
Woolwich Grange
Across clues and word fragments from a puzzle page
A collage of cryptic clues and scattered terms appears. Entries span animals, people names, numbers, tools, virtues, directions, and objects, interleaved with partial phrases and letter hints. The text resembles a crossword or word-find puzzle segment with mixed solvable items and unresolved fragments.
Personal notes on visits and travelers in the area
Frank Manion of School street left Saturday morning for a visit in Waterville. Mrs. Thomas Grindell of Senter's Inc. went out Saturday night on her two weeks vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Plant of Brooklyn, N Y arrived Sunday to pass a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A Plant on High street. Mrs. Benjamin W Hall and daughter Miss Katherine Mayers returned to West Roxbury Monday noon after a six week visit in this city and at Popham. Phippsburg Congregational choir met at the home of Misses Bessie and Grace Dickinson 732 High street for a rehearsal Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Philip H Sanderson of Portsmouth N H were among the diners Sunday at New Meadows Inn and called on friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. John H Williams of 114 Dummer street had as Sunday callers Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hatch sons Arthur and Nelson and Miss Barbara Sweatt of Haverhill Mass. Mrs. Joseph T Greenleaf of Seattle Wash who has been a guest of her brother Charles Moulton at his Summer home in New Harbor arrived Wednesday to pass a few days with her sister Mrs. William S Newell 1080 Washington street. Mrs. Newell and daughter Ellen passed Monday in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Manion
School Street
Waterville
Thomas Grindell
Senter's, Inc
Irving Plant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chester A. Plant
High Street
Benjamin W. Hall
Katherine Mayers
West Roxbury
Popham
Phippsburg
Bessie
Grace Dickinson
Philip H. Sanderson
Portsmouth
N. H
New Meadows Inn
John H. Williams
Dummer Street
Ernest Hatch
Arthur and
Nelson
Barbara Sweatt
Haverhill
Mass
Joseph T. Greenleaf
Seattle
Wash
Charles Moulton
New Harbor
William S. Newell
Washington Street
Newell
Ellen
Portland
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the Times Company
Pront Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Hood
Tay
Houghton Firm
Labor Day
Baxter Handtub
Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association
Bath Plant
Charles Wigger
Caroline
Phoelin
Lsdls
Aeparts
Everett Cooke
Easter Island
Mediterranean
Jess Allen
Hotel Phoenix
H. Edward Manville
Jesse H. Metcalf
L. Eugenes Thebeau
W. Dayton Hill
Hill
Mainz
Beatrice Duprey
Isabel Paisley
Gerald S. Atkinson
Arthur Preney
Clyde A. Mains
Mr. King
Arthur P. Maines
Mr. Brown
George F. Willis
Mr. Gackenbach
Stanley E. Curtis
Mr. Farrin
Ernest R. Rice
Mr. Chaney
Thomas R. Gallagher
Mr. Stacey
Harold A. Goodfellow
Mr. Robinson
Louis G. Chabit
Stephen H. Bracey
Frank O. Smith
Herman O. Hurd
Parrin
Brown
Gackenbach
Frank Miller
Maine News Notes
Carl Richards
St. Stephens
N. B
Calais
G. Linwood Lougee
New Limerick
Lowery Road
Lougee
Nathaniel W. Tompkins
St. Agatha
L. F.” Atwood
Atwood’s Medicine
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadaheck Block
Bath, Me
Room
Pomona Grange
West Bowdoin
David
John Fortress
Noah
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