Wealth Means Work and the Abundance Ideal
The article argues wealth requires persistent labor not leisure. It criticizes the New Deal notion of reducing work as impractical and dangerous, praising voluntary service and honest toil as the path to individual happiness and social abundance. It condemns Nazi labor ideals and urges work as a civic duty for free, civilized people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hitler
Germany
France
England
United States
Auburn Visitors Tell Canadian Experiences
Mr and Mrs J W Linford of Auburn NY visited Bath and Phipsburg after a Nova Scotia Gaspe Peninsula trip. They faced a hurricane and fog, saw wrecked vessels, noted Halifax streets crowded with soldiers, and observed war’s reach amid Bath ties to Columbian Rope and marine artist Charles Patterson. The article ends with a political critique of the New Deal and a call to defend democracy and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Linford
Auburn
N. Y
Bath
Phippsburg
Nova Scotia
Gaspe Peninsular
Peninsular
Gaspe
St. John
Halifax
New York
Charles Patterson
Linford
Ridin Light Lodge
Walter McCarthy
Willkie Speech In San Francisco Lays Out Unanswered Charge
The San Francisco address brands the President as responsible for Europe’s peril by opposing the London Conference of 1934 and Munich, while accusing him of delaying recovery and split in the United States over the Supreme Court issue. Willkie argues for unity to boost prosperity and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
San Francisco
Hitler
London
Munich
America
Supreme Court
Governor Proclaims Business Women's Week in Maine
The week of Oct 6 to 12 is set aside to honor business and professional women in Maine and across the United States. Governor Barrows notes the 13th annual observance and the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs 21st birthday. The theme is Business Women in a Democracy Vote, highlighting women’s civic and professional contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
United States
Barrows
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
National
Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Auburn man recounts waxed paper salesman ruse
An Auburn resident described a smooth talking paper salesman who arrived one afternoon offering to store waxed process sheets valued at 60 dollars at his home. Newsboys acting as agents would call for portions of the sheets and the man would take a 30 dollar commission, then he left with the promise to return at five. He did not return. The visitor was about 55 to 60, five feet eight inches tall, 160 pounds with poor front teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Herrick and Johnson
Alpine club clears Baldpate trail segments in Maine
Maine Alpine club members spent a busy weekend clearing miles of the Baldpate mountain section of the Appalachian trail. They faced raspberry bushes and blowdowns between Upton road and Andover, repaired Fryebrook bridge, fixed the lean to, and cleared main and spur trails toward Table Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Alpine Club
Upton Road
Andover
Fryebrook
Table Rock
Panama Soldier Faces Court Battle Over Army Duty
In Bath Maine Judge Deering adjourned Reuben Britt a 29 year old Panamaian after he attacked Ernest Trudeau a guard at Bath Iron Works with a beer bottle. The case resumes at 1 30 p m to consider new evidence as Trudeau testifies Britt claims twelve years in the Army. The morning also included Patrolman Kingsbury's case against Ludwig Muller for reckless driving near Bath High School with a $20 fine and $30 11 costs suspended on payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Reuben Britt
South Street
Britt
Ernest Trudeau
Bath Iron Works Corp
United States Army
Iron Works
Deering
Percy W. Kingsbury
Ludwig Muller
West Newfield
Center
Muller
Kingsbury
Bath
Bath Country Club
Parents And Teachers Meet In Waterville
The Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers holds its state convention Oct 18 and 19 at the Water ville Baptist church. About 6000 members from across Maine attend sessions on Guidance For Successful Living with talks by Dana Cotton and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Kletzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Baptist Church
Waterville
Dana Cotton
State Department of Education
Austin Jones
Veazie
William Kletzer
Portland
Ore
Pres. Johnson
Colby College
George Nesbitt
National Recreation Association
Sam Dorrance of Richmond Maine Aces Sheep Work
Sam Dorrance, vice president from Maine of the New England Sheep and Wool Growers Association, is described as a longtime sheep expert. He owned registered ram bouillets at fifteen, became a top shearer at eighteen, and won four first prizes plus a second in Connecticut agricultural college competitions. He funded much of his college through sheep shearing and graduated in 1928 with a B.S. in agriculture animal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Sam Dorrance
Richmond
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Connecticut Agricultural College
YMCA Drops Church League For Year Plans Junior And Senior Leagues
The Y.M.C.A. will not run a Church league this year and will introduce a Junior Church league for eighth graders and high school students including P.G.'s. A senior league for young men will also be formed. Separate entrances and departments are planned, signaling a shift toward distinct boys and young men activities. Dress rehearsal games set for Monday Sept 23 at 7 pm with room for four teams. entries due by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
P.g.’S
Bath Hosts 8 000 Line Streets Celebration for Battery D
A Bath town celebration honored Battery D with a night of music by Ernie George and the Royal Arcadians. Mayor Robert Haskell presented military gifts to Lieutenants Madden Ross and Ladd, and Capt. Butler received a service saber and farewell salute from City officials and the crowd. A grand march closed the evening with hundreds in attendance and a charity auction raising funds for the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poys
Ernie George
Royal Arcadians
Francis J. Gooch
Lancelot H. Cooper
Robert H. Haskell
John E. Madden
Leslie F. Ross
Leo F. Ladd
Lieut
Madden
Lieut. Ross
Bath
Bath Teachers’ Club
Ladd
Wiston
Joseph A. Butler
Donald D. Young
France
Mr. Young
Capt. Butler
City Hall
Haskell
Butler
Col. Fogg
Franklin Spencer
Major Spencer
Battery
Alderman Burgess
Vennett
Henry I. Gediman
Houples
Robert Milliken
Mary Tourtillotte
Edward Brown
Marion Getchell
Swift & Co
Linwood Temple
Battery D
Missing Army Pilot Known in Bath City
Capt George F Kehoe VJ S8 A one of three officers missing after a Friday night crash of their Army plane in the Satilla river marsh near Woodbine Ga was well known in Bath as a former roommate of Elwood S Toothaker Bath post office worker at University of Maine He visited Five Islands to see Howard S McPhee Bath and Salem N H and was a classmate of Blair C Wilson son of Dr and Mrs David L Wilson in Bath He had saluted the Wilson home during a prior flight and had recently been stationed at the Army air base in Boston He graduated from the University of Maine in 1927 and lived in Rutland Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Kehoe
Satilla River
Woodbine
Bath
Elwood S. Toothaker
University of Maine
Kehoe
Islands
Howard S. McPhee
Salem
N. H
Five Islands
Cant. Kehoe
Francis W. Honeycutt
Blair C. Wilson
David L. Wilson
Wilson
Army Air Base
Boston
Rutland
Mass
Missionary Society Resumes Meetings in Corliss Street Church
Far and Near Missionary society of Corliss Street church resumed Friday after summer recess. Eleven members and three guests attended with a 70th anniversary luncheon. Gift plans include Miss Mildred Furbush and Baptist workers. a world war relief fund and local needy collection were noted. Next meeting set for Oct. 18.
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Missionary Society of
Bowdeinham Baptist Association
Georgetown
Frederick P. Moffatt
Millay Brothers Cow Sets New Guernsey Record
A two year old cow Demon's Surprise of M. H. 506175 Bowdoinham Maine, tested and owned by Millay Bros, posted an official record. Supervised by the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and announced by The American Guernsey Cattle Club, the cow produced 12481.3 pounds of milk and 669.8 pounds of butter fat in class G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Maine
Millay Bros
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
American Guernsey Cattle Club
First Day of Autumn and Weather Shifts noted
The article describes the first day of autumn with 50 degrees at 7 30 am and a northwest wind, alongside a cool Sunday with temperatures around 60 rising to over 70. It mentions a thunder shower, heavy rain, and fog clearance, and cites Prof William H Barton Jr on daylight changes and the sun’s southward journey until December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Barton, Jr
Hayden Planetarium
Museum of Natural History
New York
Cunningham 50th Wedding Anniversary Observed at Augusta Home
Mr and Mrs Walter Cunningham celebrated their 50th anniversary at the River Road home in Augusta. The couple hosted six sons one daughter and ten grandchildren at a family reunion after a long marriage begun September 20 1890 in Wiscasset. He retired two years ago from Kennebec Box and Lumber Co in South Gardiner and now tends a small garden and household chores.
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Walter Cunningham
River Road
Augusta
South Gardiner
Bath Shipyard Faces Years of Prosperity Amid Navy Expansion
In a barometer of Bath’s economy the city relies on Bath Iron Works as the Navy expands, with Secretary Knox predicting a fleet doubling by 1947. Projections suggest six more years of work, potentially before a broader industrial shift as officials eye an airplane venture by Bath interests.
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Bath
Two Ocean Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
United States
Knox
Pres
William S. Newell
Bath Firm
City of
Winter Street Ladies Enjoy Picnic Lunch
Mrs. William S. Potter hosted Winter Street Ladies at her Arrow Sie Summer home with coffee desserts and picnic lunches. At a business meeting Mrs. Arthur C. Lemont named Mrs. Arthur K. Purington chairwoman with a nominating committee including Mrs. Walter H. Bowker and Mrs. Elmer D. Hodgkins. Next meeting set for Oct. 4. Members present listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Potter
Winter Street
Arrowsie
Fred P. Emmons
Edgar D. Leavitt
Howard W. Pratt
Mabel S. Shepard
Charles O. Nelson
Wallace L. Atwood
Walter F. Abbott
James F. Farnham
John H. Sylvester
Joseph O. Purdue
Hiram R. Annis
Clifford B. Wilband
Sturtevant Draws Lighthouse For Weeks Street Pupils
Seventh graders at Weeks Street school admire a colored chalk Portland Headlight by William E. Sturtevant of 641 Washington Street. The Hyde Windlass Co. machinist created the piece over the weekend as a hobby, depicting the 1790 lighthouse that helped mariners. The school will preserve the picture through the year and welcomes visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Street
Portland
William E. Sturtevant
Washington Street
Sturtevant
United States
Hyde Windlass Co
D A R Members in Gardiner Meet for Maine Society Fall Session
Miss Jane E. Lemont and several D A R members attended the Maine Society Daughters of the American Revolution Fall meeting held at the Gardiner Universalist church. Samuel Grant chapter hosted with 164 members from 38 Maine chapters present. Plans included a student loan fund, strengthening the national endowment, and aiding Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Lemont
Harry G. Deering
James T. Bonney
Fred May
Margaret R. Foote
Col
Maine
National Endowment
Opportunity Farm
New Gloucester
Cosmopolitan Club Plans Public Card Party
Junior Cosmopolitan club schedules a public card party Thursday with Miss Norma Jean Steussy as committee chair. Proceeds aid the Junior club room. Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson spoke on her trip to Boys Town as a Maine Pilot delegate. Refreshments were served by several members and new committees were named for program and house duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Cosmopolitan Club
Norma Jean Steussy
Clinton D. Wilson
Boys’ Town
Maine Pilot
Ruth Cogan
Steussy
Kathleen Harkins
Stickney
Elizabeth Howard
Barbara White
Helen Taborhouse
Miss Harkins
Geraldine Nickerson
Mary Anderson
Veteran Bath Firemen Name Committees for Year
Standing committees of the Bath Veteran Firemen's Association were announced. Finance includes Charles Thayer Frank Farrin and Wilfred Skaling. House includes Oscar King William Fletcher and Fred Ellenwood. Membership includes Alfred Neal Henry Parshley and Edward Thomas. Relief includes Charles Thayer Frank Fortier and Wilfred Skaling. Sick committee lists Stanley Purgess Edward Blake Edward Webster Joseph Melzard Edward Thomas David Tabor Everett Cooke and Harry Warner. An important meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM urging full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Veteran Firemen's Association
Charles Thayer
Frank Farrin
Wilfred Skaling
Oscar King
William Fletcher
Fred Ellenwood
Alfred Neal
Henry Parshley
Edward Thomas
Frank Fortier
Stanley Purgess
Edward Blake
Edward Webster
Joseph Melzard
David Tabor
Everett Cooke
Harry Warner
Realty Transfers Mark Two Local Property Sales
Two late Wednesday transfers through Roger D. Skillings agency. Frank M. Talbot sells 78 High Street to Reginald and Grace Butcher sells 22 Park Street to Edward Daley for investment. Daleys plan extensive renovations to the Park Street property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Talbot
High Street
Reginald Cote
Grace E. Butcher
Lewiston
Park Street
Edward C. Daley
Roger D. Skillings
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Across Clues
A compact cross word puzzle list with numbered across clues including Terrify Exclamation Foot like organ Regret Constella and more. The grid hints cover items from linguistic notes to geographic terms and objects such as the river names in Wales and in Turkestan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constellation
Wales
Turkestan
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the Times Company
Front Street
Beth, Baines
B. Wichols
Treas
Harry
Webber
Grom
Britain
China
Panama
YMCA
U. of M
Millay Brothers
Gardiner
Cosmopolitan Club
North Star
Padest
King Features Syndicate
Tas
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