Bay Point News Mix Includes Yachting Problems and Wildlife
Bay Point notes describe the Princess Ann of Philadelphia anchored awaiting weather for a tuna trip, local cottage visits by Dedham residents, repairs at Sea Holm, deer and moose sightings near Kennebec Point, a near-sinking yacht Hello repaired at extra cost, and residents and visitors enjoying summer routine at cottages like Green Pastures and Comfort Cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charles Kershing
Walter White
Lillian
Mildred
Walter Robinson
Dedham
Mass
Rock Ledge
Fred P. Taylor
Auburn
Sea Holm
Thomas Hagan, Sr
Georgetown
Carol Farrow
Robinhead
Lou
Edward Coombs
John
Ruth
Clayton Taylor
Earl Payson
Em Clayton
Ted Stewart
Kennebec Point
Clayton
Edward Payne
Jean Lermond
Portland
Blue Bell
Bana M. Coolidge
the Birchwood
Richard Taylor Hagan
Fred Taylor
Dickie
Harry Stone
Green Pastures
Jamaica Plains
Clarence Kneeland
Rawley
LeRoy Moore
Frank Morgan
Herman A. Spinney
Eleanor McCue
Lewiston
Thomas Hagan, Jr
Harry Crosman
Bath
Mr. Crosman
Bay Point
Day
Carolyn Oliver
Harry Oliver
B. L. Bardeley
Biddeford
Biddeford Passed Sunday At Miss Oliver
Hancock county farm bureau reaches two decades in Maine
The Hancock county farm bureau, the first in Maine, marks 20 years. Leaflet 72 on measuring hay in stacks is available from the U S Department of Agriculture. New England turkey output remains steady as most birds go to market in November. Dairy outlook improves for the rest of the year. Farm Credit Administration paid 25,000 mortgages in full, up 60 percent. Over 2,560 CCC storage locker units operate nationwide. Less than 0.07 percent of 256,000 birds tested for pullorum at the University of Maine reacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County Farm Bureau
Maine
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
New England
Farm Credit Administration
University of Maine
Morse High Notes Elects 1940 Class Officers
Morse High re elected George A Tinney as president Ardenne McFadden as vp Barbara Curran as treasurer and Alice Eaton as secretary replacing Frances Lemont A student rally for the Morse Winthrop game at Kelley Field was held Friday after noon before weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Tinney
Libby's Court
Ardenne McFadden
Mercie McFadden
Bedford Street
Barbara Curran
Warren C. Curran
Academy Street
Alice Eaton
Leon R Eaton
Oak Street
Frances Lemont
Frank M. Lemont
Washington Street
Kelley Field
Westport Notes Include Weddings and Local Visits
Westport social notes detail weddings, visits, and weekend gatherings. Norma Littlewood’s family ties, Cloverdale gatherings, and city visits appear alongside highway patrols, anniversaries, and a September gala for Randall’s 50th anniversary with a parade style program. Betty Hapworth is highlighted as a top fashion model connected to John Robert Powers. Gold Star Mothers Day observances are noted with a Veterans Administration visit announcement by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Police Department
Betty Hapworth
Bangor
John Robert Powers
Miss Hapworth
New York City
Marconi L
Veterans Administration Home
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Phippsburg Residents and Visitors At Sebasco Estates
Local summer residents and guests circulate among Sebasco Estates and nearby Bath areas. Notables include Mrs Nathan Kendall, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burke and family, and Mr and Mrs Clifford Bayer and family. Club events, visits to Parker Head, Little Wood Island, and Small Point Beach are noted along with welfare club activities and gatherings at Meadowbrook and Glenroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Kendall
Chautauqua
N. Y
Kendall Cottage
Sebasco Estates
Lawrence Burke
Clifford Bayer
Portland
Sebasco Lodge
Colonial Club of
Bath
Sebasco
William S. Kenyon
Washington, D. C
Annie
Fred Nickerson
Thomas
Parker Head Village
East Boston
William W. Hosmer
Wyman’s Beach
Harrison Wright
Radnor
Small Point Beach
Edward Morse
Boston
Mary Morse
Small Point
Elizabeth Rossiter
Winneyance
Susie Schofield
Hetty Morse
Thomas C. Hughes
Jerome Davis
Wilfred
Brightwater
New Haven
Conn
Henry Alexander
Cundy'’s Harbor
George Ballou
Yonkers
Little Wood Island
Sebisco Estates
Herbert Lemont
Campbell Farm
William B. Perry
Kittery
Walter Pierce
Lower High Street
James L. Morse
Watertown
Andrew Kinkel
Gilbert Woodman, Sr
Alpheus Purington
Frank Purington
Parker Head
Haverhill
Mass
Samuel Stokes
Dr. Stokes
John Kelley
Jessie Kelley
Henry Carlton
Mr. Carlton
Woolwich
John Tracey
Howard Bowker
Welfare Club
Abbie Minott
Jay Bowker
Stonybrook Road
J. K. Bowker
Isabel Patten
Clarissa Price
John Ho
Doc Webber Lewiston horseman dies after long illness
Charles M. Doc Webber aged 88 a Lewiston pioneer and horse authority died Saturday after a two week illness at the home of his daughter Mrs Charlotte Webber White in Portland where he had lived the past eight years He was famed for owning fine driving horses and earlier in life served as a veterinary earning the nickname Doc among friends and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. “Doc” Webber
Lewiston
Charlotte Webber White
Portland
Bangor man passes bar exams from Maine and Massachusetts
Abraham Stern of Bangor has been notified of passing the admission exams to the Massachusetts Bar after graduating with honors from the University of Maine in 1934 and Harvard Law School this year. He also earned high marks in Maine’s bar exam and is a brother of Harry Stern and Edward Stern of Stern & Stern in Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Stern
Bangor
Massachusetts
University of Maine
Harvard Law School
Bar of
Maine
Harry Stern
Edward Stern
Stern
Morse Eleven Opens Season With A Victory
Morse high school opened its 1937 grid season at Kelley field with a 13 0 victory over Winthrop. Morse scored in the second quarter and late in the third, Harry Thayer and Georgie Sarkis contributed big runs and a successful extra point. Morse defense was strong, though blockers and some backs faced stiff pushes from Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Winthrop High
Kelley Field
Harry Thayer
Dave Alkazin
Morse
Morsemen
Winthrop
Eddie Hamblett
Husky
Georgie Sarkis
Hamblett
Thayer
Sarkis
Allen Wakefield
Smith Petre Ca
Carer
Hinckley Tracine Taito
Laie
Johnson MocPadden
Tii
Ova Cans
Bell Fiomdrook
Healey Sarkis
Intlderacnee
How to Act in Case of Fire in the Home
Fire safety guidance urges calm and practiced exits from homes. Chief McElligott notes two thirds of fire deaths occur in dwellings, mainly on upper floors, and stresses door heat checks, limited possessions, and rapid, prioritized egress. Regular family fire drills are recommended to build trained, swift responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall's
John J. McFiligott
New York
McElligott
Weekend visits and coastal weather at Popham Beach
A crowded weekend scene at Popham Beach with visits from Gorham Bath and Sagadahoc residents. The piece notes coastal wanderers, extended families, and social calls along with gale warnings, wreckage on the beach, and a planned old time chicken supper in October. Prominent mentions include Mr and Mrs Raymond Webster Mrs Evadna Drake and Mr Drake David G Parsons and family and Fannie McGarry.
Stamp issues honor Constitution with 3 cent violet design
Bath post office reports heavy demand for a three cent stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Constitution with a Stearns painting depiction of the Federal convention and Washington at Independence Hall. Virginia Dare stamp and others highlight a busy philatelic week alongside local events from dances to community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Junius Brutus Stearns
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Stearns
Virginia Care
Eilinor White Dare
Ananias Dare
Virginia Dare
Manlee
N. C
Roanoke
Bethel men fined after deer shooting trial
Floyd Kimball and Henry Wesley of Bethel were arrested after a deer was shot at West Bethel. They appeared before Trial Justice Flormer C Allen on Monday. Kimball pled guilty to illegal possession of deer meat and Wesley to illegal transportation. Each was fined $100 and costs. Game Warden William French of Lovell testified, with four wardens present at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Kimball
Henry Wesley
Bethel
West Bethel
Flamer C. Allen
Kimball
Wesley
William French
Lovell
New Policy At Columbia Theatre Slashes Weekly Changes
The Columbia Theatre changes its policy from four to three weekly changes and adds a fixed Monday Wednesday and Friday show schedule. Friday nights will feature Western Action pictures, with Bank Night drawings, a new serial chapter, and a news reel. The inaugural week showcases Night Key, Rose Marie, and Dick Foran attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Columbia
Boris Karloff
Columbia
Rose Marie
Dick Foran
Lewiston Sun-Journal Hosts Annual Company Outing
About 95 employees and guests traveled to Cascade Lodge in Scarboro on Saturday night for the paper's annual outing. The evening featured turkey and steak shore dinners followed by games and festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Sun-Journal
Cascade Lodge
Scarboro
Maine farmers earn 346000 in soil conservation payments
A Agricultural Adjustment Administration report shows Maine farmers used soil-building practices on 102251 acres and diverted 9800 acres to conserve soil. Over 6500 farmers filed applications, covering 440700 cropland. total payments reached 346485.71 dollars, including county admin costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Mrs J Howard Marshall and son visit Washington street kin
Mrs J Howard Marshall and her son Howard from San Francisco are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs E Everett Pierce on Washington street for a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Pierce just returned from two weeks in Philadelphia and York Pennsylvania where they stayed with their son E Everett Pierce Jr and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fineberg
Barrington
R. I
Littlewood House
Norma Littlewood
O. P. Jewett
Edwin Hoffman
Warren
Roger Matthews
Watertown
Mass
Harriman Point
Esther Hanley
Bélmont
Nine Acre
C. E. A. Cromwell
Portland
Ardie Tilton
Belle Tilton
South Portland
the Cedars
Brian M. Jewett
City Hall
Louis J. Brann
Rudy Vallee
Brann
Flora Jewett
Violet Colby
Iscanset
Russell Stodder
al Taxier
Boston
Eve Beaudet
San Souci
Romeo Laberge
Auburn
Lester Hodgdon
Wiscasset
Solomon Higgins
Edwin Cromwell
Boothbay Harbor
Amos Knight
Ross Beaton
Eugene Whitten
Eva Beaudett
Horace Jones
George Richardson
Massachusetts
Bath
Whitten
Smokey Hollow
Arthur Pratt
Lucienne
Claudette Labbie
Lewiston
Pratt
Robert Greenleaf
Earl Richardson
Trudy
Robert Greenleaf, Jr
James Greenleaf
Greenleaf Homestead
Archie Clancy
Dresden
Viola Rideout
Margaret Day
Willis Colby
Pauline
Clark
Nequasset
Jonas Knight
George Cromwell
J. Howard Marshall
Howard
San Francisco
E. Everett Pierce
Washington Street
Mrs. Pierce
Philadelphia
York
E. Everett Pierce, Jr
Pierce
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S
Corn Belt
Pacific Northwest
Westport
Phippsburg
Winthrop High Boys
Estes
Nickerson
Cohen
Wakefield
R. Perry
Alkazin
Pride
Currar
Curran
Gallagher
Holbrook
Hart
G. Perry
Anderson
Rich
Smith
A. Sturtevant
J. Sturtevant
Young
Staples
Stetson
Johnson
Reynolds
Bell
Towns
Allen
Auclair
Worster
Shate
R. Maxwell
Roman
Healy
Bragg
Bowdoin
Farrell
Springfield
Stover
Bridgton Academy
Popham Beach
Raymond Webster
Gorham
Jones
Evelyn Thurston
Seaman Drake
Pond Island
Ezra Morrison
Robert Barlow
Robert
East Boothbay
Charles G. Jackson
Owen
John Mason
Bessie Hewes
Frances Street
Melrose
David G. Parsons
Eleanor Lowell
Long Island
Newark
N. J. Karl Hentz
Stephen Etnier
Morse High School
South Beach
Ella Marr
Grace Barrett
Hallowell
Eleanor Thayer
Lisbon Falls
Laura Harding
Popham School
Paul Luke
Ethe Luke
Barbara
E. Luke
Vilda Barlow
Ethel Luke
12. Osgood
David M. Rodgerson
Lawrence Wyman
Madelyn Bridges
Irma Huntley
Walter Sprague
Herbert
Sprague
Marine Hospital
Mr. Sprague
Mr. Hyde
John Minott
Boston Herald
Salvation Army
Broad Street
Front Street
West
Charles W. Walsh
Ernest Richer
Middle Street
Graham
Bath- Brunswick
Brunswick
Julia D. Fossett
School Street
National Honor Society
Stan Blanchard
Isabel R. Gediman
Arcade Ballroom
Arcade Barnyard
Garret
Ernie George
Arcadians
Jeannette F. Shackford
Emily Jordan
Louise Stewart
Margery Scott
Doris Scott
Dorothy Thompson
Washington and
Oak Streets
Front and
Center Streets
Wesley M. E. Church
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
M. H. Douglas
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Christine Gibson
Zion Bible Institute
East Providence
Church of God
Ricker Gardens
Old Orchard Pier
Clifton S. Nickerson
Ruth Pratt
Helen L. Hayes
Bath Lodge of Elks
North Center P. T. A
Leroy F. Colby
Andrews Road
Columbia Theatre
J. W. Penney
Penney Road
Belgrade
Ennebec Farm Bureau
Srothy Mills
John May
Albion
Extension Service
Maine Central Railroad
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