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3A3-Y KENNEBEC JOyRNAL. WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1941.AUGUSTA, Mifurfieerb-1AGUARDIA DAY.—Top left: Mayc Korello H' LaGuardia o* Jjlew York, ~J. S. Director of Civilian Defense, as he arrives at Augusta Airport, £ ’uesday, to transmit the current of his celebrated dynamic energy into Maine’s defense program. Left to right are U. S. Senator Ralph 0, Brew-edrnIt-lesasssidsitrsdrofster, who accompanied LaGuaidia from 3oston in the Gannett Publishing Company plane; LaGuardia; Governor Sumner Sewall, 'who greeted ha' party on arrival; Sherman Shumway o' Bangor, chairman of the Maine Civilian Defense Committee, and JamesJ S. Laidis of Boston, Civilian Defense Director for the Mrs Corps Area. 1 [ . , ’ « AmeriTop right: Governor Sewall, left, and Mayor LaGuardia examine the map of Maine, which LaGuardia said he regaidec. as a vital defense ara rs- Associ jecnuse tie state “siiffks waj out in .he Atlantic from the rest of the country.” I j 1 1 »[ comiBottom left: Mayor .aGuartia drives home a point with a'blunt forefinger during his address to a mass meetirg at Capitol’ Park( at which b» scay that made the major'public appearance of his visit. He also spoke at a meeting of the Maine Defense Commission and concucted a press conference. *permcn Bottom right: A pectior of LdGuardi’s audience at the Capitol Park meeting. i *,?ltncsscExplains Duties(Continued frpm Paga One)foducfed' th* speakers, James Landis of Boston, First Corpschairman of Civilian Defense and Need Discipline t SS}rr}£S5^sftfrlCol..Sherman shurauay of Bangor, ..At ar earlier press conference _Maine chairman.i » jradio stM and care of civilians durirg the hdr- during the afternoon, will bpild up necessary service* Arc spottml^™. chalA[Jea rorslcrf nodcm air raids an ofganteatloij in every -own and g0 ,nt0 action on the roots, dtwQioritv vNeed nUeiniirir community of the State o/ Maine1' ,___u___^__av’paipg incendiary bombs and arsujirHifl Tath As soon-as ti e committees are es- firej wlllch arc setting out ofcan’t.Re*-?gtartiwiiw. 4.» » mhvuvoi pro- conduits, as^Lstcd in some Bdltcduction agalns, production, and of labor squacs special vTelided Governor SewalJ, who in- carfoniy Detect *' .......... We Are not looking for Aar; wc whole civilian populations, Shumway have to gA into swift ictte , SUQntlnu=3..........= =c=......—: Starting bis spc di In high pitch- do not rail war; but we have given *a]d- • 1 rescue persons (trapped in TO*-1;ed tones, he,becai1 e mare .serious In lhe only language the ,James M. Landis, First Corps boil dhgsspeakers at the mass met ing in- Guardia sa d1 jiE-AJnnHr-an** ^ncs, He becai‘ e mare .seriousIn 5a1*0* m me omy language me .James M. Landis, First Corps mu angs ’-n —**a zander'as t progressed into dktr.tor* can understand that *c Area director |said the afternoon Re pointec out* that the profn V -gun Auxiliary, was a leeway vun- , ^ djscusslfps oi thc facing yil not tolerate any invasion o: anv c6nferen:e wilh Maine committee is tied in close v with functkffl ^ J ^Civilians In noder war by dictators itrrr\iorj in the western ncmlspheie members showed the .’state ! had regular n:Department presidentr r-.Hw « Civilians In hodcr war by dictators itr^ory m tnc western icmispheie members showedof Miami, who no bngetf re xct old interna- pr any .hrcat to our American in- adapted itself Well to the particLT!once protected 5 1 ^Ll°ns. he said. o larities of the stoite.” J ; partment 1s in charger?yH fifl rnlt ftirll? 'net ho- HDn-combaunts e continued that ^aGuarala congrftluLated Gover- The program calls for 'hree step^1 warning, and lit fit cases firerigiu, Do ^ourt csireci 1 CivlUnr Deft, isc program was nor Sewal for his ’vision, courage ho said recruiting personnel, train- lng units are connected with;i Nye of c^igncd to scler and train per- and great understanding* in setting mg them and organizing them, with hlarj Are departments, rwpfflmunicipal departments.New' York he rald the polfcc** «•of aiii^Mr and Mrs' Roger A Nye of lo sciec nna tram per- ana great understanding* in setting mg inem ana organizing mem. with uiarl Are depaFairfield visited with Dr and ?’ouI.c !v.ani ?f impend- up theMfine Civilian Defense or- hi? organization * acting gs a linson thref to five times the normal*R chard ccntl).Street re- B^r assaults, ti I people where to gan ’ go, what Uy do fo their protection, the . “^lng first lid to the Injured, spot hnjvBy tianizatfon a few weeks ago. ,4aH belwceh the states.and Washington sonn’eL Lisbon,necessary preparalbry pLans Characterizing the task as the “most: He stressed thc necessity Wyeman co been Completed details serious ever unoertakM. he cau- hmfled command”1 based^on nnit/^'•devotion uVaily Eni;!ish experiences u'ul™©1 CF“ U. S,Stubbs, Staleion, the ; ne-casar;\fr« rtia T BMit« . .1-----. . -pot hnjVQ been ifcomplctel 'Jo’ details serious ever unoertakei:k v fi. Fossctt of StUlwa er. I res and h^lp fliit them, combat havd iern overlooked. All unite have tioned that' it demanded viaitTn^ is l?e dongcri fron po^on gas and been imrshalled into ft compact or- and secr^ce” the present war vhen lack' ir fhp frlcnds^c isease, me can- out all. other gamzatim for training civilians In Afc the outset of the program Gov- command! led to mtich unncceawat tonhin me city ft.id|\lclnlt, , I unctions needed ar the protection defense activities, and if the ter- cmor Sewall said the program called stiffcrins I ’ % simile— • ~ . - ~~~~ 1 — , : nblc da/ should come, to put them for teamwork ^nd organization, aud i Major IftGuardia and— Ar -.LCt *T- ,nto acU6n-l , tliat the ability of everyone to know lived a the Angus a State tbJ*l 1wnaie rlas IXg JVlO a^ial Xhroat - 'We cno^Wc notmng is too what everyone ^ goirg to do Is shortly before noon^ ia the ^fverd frolt; * brutal ^ the dlc|Qtors_D*or.t be a “fundamental in gcttin? this thing Publishing Co T plane, and ™Siie guv anc get killec Be pru- fi°inE | ltndieon with Main-» defenseJ^Scans mdent and cooperate,'* Sewall warn’d that this countrv at the1 Blaine Mansion, wUbtj^JJT^ a* iThe f cry leader of tin country's ‘Shaken Ite ion? firger against p-nor Sewall as ios on *■jelf jdc/rn.se legions drew ^ burst _e1flic.^nt ,an^. ruthless null- h At the ^afternoon [conference Vereof I dpp iusc when he saifl hey . thc dictators! thintliat laDr organizatibn in the world De- Donald M. Pivson of Portland.^t»ers nh they daring,he hop(dithe n'ecessitv would chnu-man of the State Comifrlt;Vmat]sfri^ iten people into submisbion never be realiztjti io do wlint the pro- said it had been proposed them with bombings prepares toy. he said nevcrthe- raining school toi women’sVou ani I know that c.innot. be ^ess the prepaiassa the .tiillbftcrri ylnp them with bombings prepares for, he said nevcrL.^..........0 — ,v. ---------ataons would be car- from I the counties te conducts ( 3 last detail so that last two weeks m August Dl re challenge usv Farmington Nortna School..uccessf \l y done to the American ri“d °bt to th pcopte’* He continued that if the “no onc will dmid” i aAltiwg • Arn ythemse -es fon.iforces should cct through .........— «4.t. — ---and Navy, civl ians would countv [chairmen, gdneral commiltcc Piane 6n tlie return tiip to bcc pieparcd to take! care of members and representatives of the fpd New York lnuntdiately fliw With such an ofgam/a- American Legion | Disaster Relief outdoor nicetifiAt the aftarnoqn round table LaGuardia and .Landis ml X uhe 'aid. “We'll stand up and Committee wli ch Is establishing air tell ;thc A'holc world v,c fear no warning dosIs throughout the _ - _ - ±kolVc ' sLat«. pressed eager questions which \ riirlc RfirK FffCSLaGjiLrdia said Amerlnn CnIlian LaGuardia anc Landis answered I i - t/av.*v a i»-wDole lse plans were designed to Outlines Steps I u , r j -pioflrf f-orn thc cxi)erlcrce.s of thc r .nunnM* 1 03V LOflU t5UfllS’unprotected !people In lie unnro* ^ i f 'auous , , /tecLcd 4 lies ot England now sutfer- if Jn cftfc \Vhile Inuhmr hn\ in ft fid-• ks*' He ?! L Efcient spotters hate the Loighion lloid Tuesdayno , wain mg of ihiis, sheets noon thc uuck of Peter Care\e:etglInp^duJW and nightly nita\vnthat the fact Mainf Associafl HousMore su ■*»y wm plac dowrlarge, cc-nges :d cities. MhUt, .. ..r°rt Im itself. Js far offset •ues position on the map, Ainiv and Navy offlriab-and Navy ofllriaLs as one if the most .likely points of attack m » the country | '’lyilkn defense, carcfullv aican-1 ' ditcctcd unriei n single head 51 ' 1 an departments roopclatone i , ' » nr y, 1s the objective of tltei j* nil. he said Ommanding mi ne cadcrs foi getting well-jiganizfd program underway. La-Giaidia s^ld It was the purpose of S .1 aLjoPal orean^fttlon, -not to tel I the state.', what to do,” but t.o aid *md advise,” to b ing about 'i fcim construction which will1 Pd tie-program natjionallv. to h a lout standards Of high ef-•cnc in] operation and to obtainwit hemt v*rous disnip ions of callADAMS3 A.i.Govey becom adjourn8 by on. ^ccnts-cPLUS THRIFTIES^ i1 m Congress funds for purehas-• lt;necessary equipment n i H1-. PTesS conference he rx- • ed| that lii the case cf fire fightL • nr instance, equipment unlike •I lt;fire fighting unit, would be Ucal communities lack fundimoWi 1!ad ithcm* ^ equip-AiSni * *1? ^lobtainon shoit 11, * . .national oi gani2a -..........M8 to raise funosequipment whici)RESS^S — were S3.S8rwere 86,50INOW $2.98 NOW S4.98«9 W.V. ftut ... vion ; Is attem 1 Congressit wll itOTHER BIG MARKDOWNS W ftJUMER COTTONS AND RA\ONSor^tek tc“ have produced on aJaige scale under [uniform sprclficu-VhroaPhruit the counuvPictured above Is “Collo^suJ** mouth, ft monster 60-ton whale - lu,«llllv,e?5!h- 48!'rtnSc V W mwv -.eem ilthough a whalD av*»cUng competitocn m pioductionpn an Smal‘ ^ ch0k* l° den,h T* ^The mammoth whale whose nou h is showr here, will be exhibited rvnL«?iwnian Sljumu-ay State? Saturrd?y ^1 and Surfdly on a ^lafiv built i ail way oar commi?t^*h2SLffa]lmi n* t,old ,hcthat wi 1 be parked oa the Mini dp^oslte the Passb^er Depot I . Su ^c^he committee betTlie exl Ibitlqp, Which ^111 alsolnclMdc many othei dc*en sen oriditu^ ^9f°ycrnYr (wo 1,10and wonder, u Ul be c-and ah dpv S indavoc and under will be admitted f-ce with adult*. MhlA r. -.............r I ,iloJ- «i'.cusM0ii VI n LaGuardiaAr ;s - s- n.Tfi^ k.'H j-i—PASTEL COLORSmonths ago;Tom7ToV1,1,0 n(tioirfrdm noon until 11 p m alid all thilrticn 12 xeais S,t /ih,,J!,jLn Km1t-be admitted f-ce with adult*. c i\J:dtr^d' *ho attended a immtlD. W. ADAMS CO.AViWHTA5 Watable
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Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Maine, US
Wed, Jul 23, 1941
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