Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-26

IL was announced thursday LndC
Harry J. Stone, for many years car
toonist and member of the lewiston
Journal reportorial staff, has accept
ed a position on the art staff of the
Los Angeles Times. Mr.. Stone will
leave for California about August l.
The committee Of ten members
appointed at the meeting of the Sa-
CO Yacht club and the Twin City
Yacht club, made up of five men,
bers from each club, to arrange for
a date for the proposed regatta OH
the river. have selected Saturday af-
ternoon. August 16. as date for
the sports.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Baptiste DAMS,
Maple street, Biddeford, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary at
their home Tuesday evening. Many
friends joined with relatives in max
ing the day one long to be remem-
bered by Mr.. and Mrs. DAMS, who
are well-known members of st. Jo-
sephs church.
Allen P. Hull Of the First National
bank, Seattle, Wash, has been in
Biddeford for the past few days in
an attempt to locate the heirs of an
Owen Burns, formerly of that city,
who it is believed left there about 30
years ago. A moderate estate, of
which Mr.. Hull has been appointed
administrator, awaits the heirs, If
they can be located.
Reports from various resort Sec
tons of the state indicate that Au-
gust will prove a big month in
Maine. July in some parts of Maine
has not been up to expectations, SO
far as Summer visitors has been con-
cerned. This was due in no small
degree to the fact that the Spring
was late and cold. However. with
August promising big, Names rev.
reach well into the millions this
year.
Norway and South Paris are to
have Kiwanis Club and start was
made Tuesday evening toward the
perfection of an organization for the
Twin Towns. At the request of
those interested Walter c. Hampton,
international field representative of
Chicago. came to Norway and made
a survey of conditions in that vicin-
ity and found there was a real need
for a Kiwanis Club in the commun-
ity and a preliminary meeting was
held Tuesday evening and temporary
officers were elected.
The large reduction plant and the
sawmill in the extreme southern
part of Eastport owned by the Sea-
coast Canning Company, are to be
opened very shortly. These plants
are customarily opened as soon as
the sardine factories are but this
year the opening was delayed. The
new organization which purchased
the Seacoast Canning Co. this spring
has a very conservative policy. The
converted into fertilizer and other
by products, will provide much en-
ployment as will the sawmill.
An attempt is being made by the
committee from c. Fayette Staples
post, American Legion. of Old Or
chard, to try to secure the big U. S.
navy dirigible, Shenandoah, the
largest in the world, as an attraction
for the afr meet planned by the post
at Old Orchard for the last of Au-
gust. The committee feel confident
that they can secure a permit to
have the big airship to fly over Old
Orchard during one of the days of
the meet. The big ship has been as
far as Boston and 1t is felt that the
navy department will grant the re-
quest of the committee for the flight
over Old Orchard.
A sewing machine made entirely
of wood. the only one of its kind
known to be in existence, is the
proud possession of P. A. Coney, II