New England Council urges tourism ad spend and wartime relief ideas
The New England Council's recreational committee at Lakewood Maine proposes a 1932 tourism promotion budget of 100000 to boost New England's attractions against Canada and rival regions. It argues tourism is a vital asset and urges careful use of charity funds this winter, suggesting work payments rather than cash dole to sustain labor and dignity in relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Council
Maine
Lakewood
New England
Canada
New England Council Oe
Robbery at Cabot Manufacturing in Brunswick alarm cries
The Brunswick office of Cabot Manufacturing suffered a bold robbery described as one of the boldest in years. The event raises concerns that bandits are targeting remote areas as they face intensified hunts in major cities. The Bath region uses payroll checks to reduce payroll hold ups, a system Brunswick may adopt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabot Manufacturing Company
Brunswick
Bath
Former Bath Boy Wins Scholarship for Study Abroad
Duncan Niles Terry, a former Bath boy, has earned a Boston Museum of Fine Arts School scholarship enabling a year of study overseas. The program splits into three months each in Oxford Paris Munich Florence with Terry, son of William and Lillian Terry of Roslindale, who left school early to pursue art. He has held a recent one man show at Washington Irving School and has received nine scholarships in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Niles Terry
Bath
Boston Museum of Fine Arts School
Oxford
Paris
Munich
Germany
Florence
Italy
Terry
Willam Terry
Hewlett Street
Roslin- Gale
Lawrence Putnam
Woolwich
Ruby Moore
Washington Irving School
Longblew School
Museum of Fine Arts
Engish High School
Lonefellowy
Harvard School of Art
Massachusetts School
Arsine
Beac
Obituary for Capt James Blair 73 former mariner
Capt James Blair 73 retired mariner died Tuesday at City hospital after over two years in jail. He served Sagedahoc Towing Co. a Pejepscot Paper Co. subsidiary, commanding barges in pulp service with Canada. Born Granville Ferry Nova Scotia, son of William and Agnes Blair, he sailed from Snow of Rockland to Morses of Bath fleets. He lived at 1219 Washington St and attended Beacon Street Church. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs Wine and Mrs Parker E Worrey, three grandkids Ruth Blair, Patricia Wing, Parker Worrey Jr., and two sons Capt Robert J and Capt William Blair. Also three sisters Elizabeth Snow, Ina Sevate, Martha Hrd53. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blair
City Hospital
Sagedahoc Towing Co
Pejepscot Paper Co
Capt. Blair
Granville Ferry
N. S
William
Agnes Blair
Snows
Rockland
Snow
Morses of Path
Washington Street
Beacon Street
North Bath
Earl Wing
R.N
Wine
Parker E. Worrey
Rothland
Ruth E. Blair
Brooklyn
Robert J. Blair
L. Patricia Wing
Bath
Parker E. Worrey, Jr
Robert J
William S. Blair
High Seas
Elizabeth Snow
Ina Sevate
Portland
Mrs Ida Freeman Dies at 64 in Bath Home
Mrs Ida May Freeman widow of Frederick W Freeman of Bath died Monday night at 28 York street after an illness of more than a year. Born in Cape Elizabeth she lived in Bath 27 years and engaged in social and civic work including Cosmopolitan club and Maine Progressive Union leadership. Survived by two daughters Miss Marion Freeman and Miss Helen Freeman, funeral Wednesday at two at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida May Freeman
Frederick W. Freeman
Bath
York Street
Cape Elizabth
Miles
Mary Strout
Cosmopolitan Club
Maine Progressive Union
Mendelssohn Club
Winter Street Church
Missionary Society
United States Customs
Marion Freeman
Scituate
Mass
Helen Freeman
Waterville
Thirty One Graduates Continue Education
Howard M. Steen, Charles L. Stuart, C. Merritt Trott, Harriet C. Lord and Arthur E. Hutchins, Jr. moved on with further studies. Mrs. E. B. Wright and daughter Eleanor Wright of Union Street spent the weekend in Gardiner with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Steen
Charles L. Stuart
C. Merritt Trott
Harriet C. Lord
Arthur E. Hutchins, Jr
E. B. Wright
Eleanor Wright
Union Street
Gardiner
Bath Welcomes Riley Family Returning from Germany
Mr and Mrs Thomas A Riley visit Bath guests of his mother after his study period in Munich and work translating English texts for the Passion Play. Riley, Bowdoin 1928 graduate, taught English to Munich traffic police and will join Smith College as German instructor. Elizabeth Dobler of Munich his Bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Riley
Bath
Annie Riley
Green Street
New York
S. S. Dresden
Germany
Riley
Bowdoin College
University of Munich
Munich
Oberammergau
Darmstadcer National Bank
America
Northampton
Mass
Biley
Smith College
Smith Colege
Hon John H Stacey Celebrates 81st Birthday in Bath
Hon John H Stacey of Popham Beach marked his 81st birthday while visiting Bath. His daughters Adelbert Williams of Portland and J Arthur Slevers of East Boothbay surprised him there. The party then moved to Stepping Stores for luncheon. Stacey, a longtime Phippsburg leader, plans to spend winter in Florida with Mrs Stacey after visiting Portland in November.
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John H. Stacey
Popham Beach
Bath
Lisbon Falls
Stacey
Adelbert Williams
Portland
J. Arthur Slevers
East Boothbay
Lower Phippsburg
Richmond
George Stacey
George
William Stacey
Amanda Spear
Little John
Phippsburg
Board of Selectmen
Florida
Central Grammar to Field Football Team This Fall
Central Grammar School will field a football team this fall with over 100 boys turning out, the largest squad yet for a Bath area school. Coach Harold Brown leads practice as the team prepares for games against Brunswick High School and Auburn Grammar. The squad is expected to boost Morse High athletic policy and requires a year of preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
Brunswick High School
Grammar of
Auburn
Bath
Harold Brown
Central Grammar
Morse High
Officers on watch as $10000 payroll holdup rattles Brunswick
Bath officers and sheriff’s department mobilize after a $10,000 payroll robbery at Cabot Mill in Brunswick. Acting Marshal Place and Officer McEiman patrol near the Kennebec bridge while Sheriff Henderson checks vehicles at the Woolwich toll house. Police suspect the gang may have split and altered plates. Also, lifeguard W Reginald Craig leaves Old Orchard Beach for Columbia College to study voice culture after a notable season saving thirty people.
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Cabot Mill
Brunswick
Bath
Sheriff's Department
John S. Place
McEiman
Kennebec Bridge
Albert Henderson
Woolwich
W. Reginald Craig
Old Orchard Beach
New York City
Columbia College
Mr. Craig
W. E. Craig
Oldtown
Columbia
Rerbier
Metropolitan Opera Company
Craig
Eenig
Mrs Worrell Prescott Returns from Isle of Springs Visit
Mrs Worrell Prescott and her daughter Dorothy of Newark New Jersey have come back after several weeks with Mrs Prescott's parents Mr and Mrs Erastus Jewett on Winslow Street and at their Summer home on the Isle of Springs.
Salvation Army appeals for Bath funds to aid work
Chairman Edward W. Bridgham leads a Bath drive to raise 4050 for Salvation Army mercy work amid rising demand from industrial hardship. Treasurer Daniel Willims and a committee of prominent local figures including Mayor H P Small and Joseph Torrey spearhead the appeal across Bath and Sagadahoc County.
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Bath
Salvation Army
Edward W. Bridgham
Daniel Willims
First National Bank
Sagadahoc
H. P. Small
Rupert H. Baxter
Charles H. Cahill
Eugene M. Desmond
Daniel T. Dougherty
Frederick Lb. Hill
Mary E. Kimball
Frederick E. Drake
James E. Drake
Arthur J. Dunton
John C. Fitzgerald
Charles C. L
Annie McInnis
Canariette I. Meeker
Wellington A. Moore
Oliver Moses
Emma H. Moses
Elizabeth A. Moses
William S. Newel
Frank B. Nichols
Harry T. Pasmore
Chester A. Plant
Arthur K. Purington
Rodney E. Ross
Harry EB. Sawyer
Martha P. Small
L. Eugene Thebes
Joseph Torrey
Harry C. Webber
Clinton D. Wilson
Mrs Grace Heald Injured In Washington Street Accident
Mrs Grace Heald 616 Welhington street wife of Melvin Heald was struck by a Buick truck at the Washington and South streets corner while going home to lunch. She suffered head bruises and a possible skull fracture and was taken to City hospital for x rays and treatment. Alfred W Simmons of 218 Center street, a former Hyde Windlass Co loftsman, drove the truck and notified Acting Marshal John S Place after rushing the injured woman to the hospital. The collision occurred about 11 35 a.m. as Simmons turned from Washington onto South street and Heald stepped from the curb into his path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Streets
Grace Heald
Welhington Street
Melvin
Hyde Windlass Co
Dr. G. T. Elliott Dies in New York
Dr. George Thomson Elliott 75 a renowned New York dermatologist dies at Otisville home Burial set for Woodlawn He was born in New Orleans and graduated Yale 1877 with an 1891 medical degree He practiced dermatology in New York since 1884 taught at Pest Gradu ate Medical School and Cornell University Medical College for 21 years becoming emeritus in 1920 A member and consultant at several New York hospitals during his career
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomson Elliott
New York
Eva M. Briggs
Bath
Otisville
Woodlawn
Elliott
New Orleans
Yale
University of Louisiana
New Yorn
E. 35Th Street
Pestgraduate Medical School
Cornell University Medical School
Stalls
Hi Y Club holds initial meeting
The HI Y club held its first meeting last night at the YMCA. Members voted for sessions on alternate Thursdays and a maximum membership of 25. A candidate is admitted for one week then becomes a member. Supper of welsh rarebit was served. Eibbert Norton presided. The meeting drafted a constitution and debated who would shoot the ducks for the next supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ym.c.a
Eibbert Norton
Woolwich contractors win bridge bids from State Highway
Two firms secured contracts to build bridges in Woolwich pending approval by the Governor and executive council. F W Carston won the West bridge at Georgetown for 14656.05 dollars and Reed and Reed won the Keag bridge at South Thomaston for 20732.50 dollars. A police report notes thieves were caught harvesting Judge John P. Deering’s apples on Summer street and released after a lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
State Highway Commission
Executive Council
F. W. Carston
Georgetown
Reed & Reed
South Thomaston
John P. Deering
Summer Street
Deering
Maine Game Commissioner Answers Bath Inquiries
Charles Weeks asked if the Maine Supreme Court ruling favoring the two Plants of Bath on Merrymeeting Bay before duck season affects this year. The commissioner notes flashlight use for night rifle shooting is illegal, 38-40 shells may be used for rabbits, and he has no comment on the Plant case beyond obeying the law as advised by the Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Weeks
Bath
George J. Stobie
Inland Fisheries and Game Department of
Maine
Maine Supreme Court
Plants
Merrymeeting Bay
Mr. Weeks
Plant
Bath Native Elmer Dow Becomes Rudy Vallee Secretary
Elmer Dow son of Elizabeth Dow Bath becomes private secretary to Rudy Vallee in New York City. Dow, once a Bath auto salesman, met Vallee in school and on a Maine tour. He lived with his mother at 366 Middle Street and has a sister and brother in Bath. Dow is a Bath Lodge Elks member and is married with one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Dow
Elizabeth C. Dow
Middle Street
Rudy Vallee
New York City
Dow
Bath
Portland
Packard Company
New York
Westbrook High School
Rudy
Vallee
Maine
Bath Garage Co
Lewiston Buick Co
Peckard Company
Harry M. Thurlow
Hinckley Street
Louis L. Dow
Bath Lodge of Elks
Portland Man Buys Bowie’s Iron Shop
Donald H. Fogg of Portland purchases the iron shop at 243 Water street from Harrison E. Bowie, owner for nearly 30 years. Bowie trained under Newell Hall and worked in Damariscotta before returning to Bath. Fogg, a West Appleton native, learned the trade at Bowie's shop and previously worked at Emery Waterhouse Co. He will move his family to Bath soon and neighbors welcome him back to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H. Fogg
Portland
Water Street
Harrison E. Bowie
Bowie
Newell Hall
Hall
Mr. Fogg
West Appleton
Bath
Emery Waterhouse Co
Fogg
Iron Works
Union Street
Former Times Newsboy Becomes Noted Candy Manufacturer
N Edward Covel of Lovell & Covel, once a Times newsboy, has risen to prominence as a major candy maker with a Cambridge Mass plant. He aided Commander MacMillan’s Arctic expedition, earning an acknowledgment for helping bring happiness to Labrador families via the American Radio Relay League. Mrs Ruth W Henry, a Red Cross nurse, returned to Framingham after a brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
N. Edward Covel
Lovell & Covel
Cambridge
Mass
Donald B. MacMillan
Par North
MacMillan
Mr. Covel
Frobisher Bay
Baffin Land
American Radio Relay League
Hartford
Conn
Labrador
Ruth W. Henry
Red Cross
Framingham
Thayer Dies in Portland War Veteran Remembered
Eldred B. Thayer 38, World War veteran, died Friday morning at 7:30 in the U S Marine hospital Portland after a long illness. Born April 22 1893 in this city he enlisted July 3 1914 with the 27th Division Camp Upton N Y served 18 months in France then Navy nearly two years. He suffered tuberculosis in Panama and spent 11 months in a Panama hospital later four years in a Naval hospital in Brooklyn. Before coming to this city last June he was at Chelsea Mass Naval hospital 11 months. He was transferred from Bath City hospital Aug 5 to the Marine hospital Aug 24. He attended Boston High School left early for ill health and studied at Harvard. He planned to become an interior decorator and belonged to Roland Smith post No 21 American Legion and Disabled Veterans of America. Episcopalian. Survived by mother Mrs Ann G Blodgett and four Harvie cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldred B. Thayer
U.S. Marine Hospital
Portland
Mr. Thayer
Camp Upton
N. Y
France
Navy
Panama
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
Chelsea
Mass
Bath City Hospital
U. S. Marine Hospital
This City
Ann Gertrude Thayer
Lewis Beals Thayer
Boston
Harvard Universiy
Roland Smith Post
No. 21
American Legion
Disabled Veterans of America
Ann G. Blodgett
Pine Street
Emma Knowlton
William N. Harvie
Center Street
Frank E. Harvie
Helen F. Harvie
Emma L. Harvie
Anne G. Harvie
Jay Jordan's Market Sold to Lowell Man
Jay Jordan sold his meat and grocery market at 776 Washington Street to Roy C. Richter of Lowell Massachusetts. The deal occurred this week as Jordan retires due to poor health after 18 months of ownership and several building improvements. Richter, a Lowell native now in Portland meat trade, plans to move his family to Bath and continue daily delivery with possible renovations.
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Jay Jordan
Washington Street
Roy C. Richter
Lowell, Mass
Jordan
Mr. Richter
Lowell
Mass
Portland
Bath
Morse High Notes Elects Class Officers and Members
Morse High School held its first class meeting of the year in Room L. Elected officers are Newell Wilson president Charlie Lee vice president Elmer Shorey treasurer and Carol Stevens secretary. Members named to the student council include Barbara Fisher Edith Mackinnon Hope Rowe Hibbert Norton Paul Hayes and Newell Wilson. Miss Anna H Hill, daughter of the Hills of 95 North High, is in the class of 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Room L
Newell Wilson
Charlie Lee
Elmer Shorey
Carol Stevens
Barbara Fisher
Edith Mackinnon
Hope Rowe
Hibbert Norton
Paul Hayes
Salvation Army Seeks 4000 Dollar Sagadahoc County Quota
The Salvation Army annual appeal for Sagadahoc county, led by Edward W. Bridgham of Bath, aims to raise 4000 dollars to sustain aid efforts. The drive covers many communities and cites rising requests from previously comfortable residents now needing help, with a large representative committee guiding the effort.
Real Estate Transfers in Sagadahoc County
Real estate transactions across Bath Georgetown Richmond Topsham and West Bath feature numerous transfers. Notable deeds include Ralph E Spinney to Effie Spinney Cyrus Reynolds to Frank Bates and Roscoe Carver to Charles Card in Bath Georgianna Knight to Raymond Reid in Georgetown Rae Kennedy from Charles Kennedy in Richmond and several transfers in Topsham including Tremblay to Williams Boucher to Bossie and Pagurko families to Pagurko heirs. Civil engineer L D Jones was in the city for a few days after surveying in Franklin County.
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Sagadahoc County
Bath
Ralph E. Spinney
Effie L. Spinney
Cyrus M. Reynolds
Frank A. Bates
William Oinomen Et al
Emma Spinney
R. Alice Rich
Margaret H. Rich
Anna May Stearns
Clyde A. Mains
David D. Standish
Charles A. Andre
Roscoe L. Carver
Charles E. Card
Marritt Parker Pinkham
Ada M. Dunbar
Joseph Salovich
Jennie Salovich
Georgetown
Nellie T. Reid
Nathaniel J. Hasenfus
Georgianna Knight
Raymond EF. Reid
Richmond
Charles B. Kennedy
Rae E. Kennedy
Topsham
Charles Tremblay
J. Vance Williams
Albert L. Boucher
Ulysse G. Bossie
Joseph Pagurko
Henry Pagurko
Pejepscot Paper Co
George W. Naugler
West Bath
Ellis F. Coombs
Daniel J. Murphy
Nellie M. Temple
Across and Down Word Puzzle with Multiple Clues
A large assorted word puzzle with numerous across and down clues including themes of measurements languages and historical references. The grid contains items on chemistry geography and literature with several entries partially obscured by OCR errors.
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Harry Reid
National Electric Power Company
Lake George
Middle West
East
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
J. Tasuis
Nower Chan
Pete Bardh
Penny Don
Nery
James Plair
Bridgham
Grace
Washington and
G. T. Elliot
Hi-Y
Woolwich Contractors
Water Street Business House
Times Newlie
M’millan
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Me
Lowell Man
Morse
Anna H. Hill
Fred C. Hill
95 North High School
Sebasco
Smail Point
Ashdale
H. W. Chamberlain
Norman MacKinnon
A. B. Johnson
F. W. Mallett
Norman G. Smith
G. O. Ormerod
George L. Tarr
Arrowsie
N. E. Curtis
Bowdoin
Frank W. Hovey
Annie M. Pease
Roscoe
L. D. Jones
Franklin County
New York State
SaeRhou
Constellation
Lion
Ben
Palmyra
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