Powerful warning on Federal control over states voiced by Eisenhower era concerns
President Eisenhower seeks a program to shield states from becoming powerless satellites of the national government. Representative Howard W. Smith introduces a measure to affirm state sovereignty except where state law conflicts with federal law, warning many subjects Congress handles may erode state power over health and welfare laws.
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Eisenhower
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Washington
Congress
Rep. Smith
Foundations of Medical Schools and Education Week
The piece argues that 83 medical schools form the core of the U.S. health system and calls for Medical Education Week in April 2026. It cites President Eisenhower on recognizing medical schools and notes the growing need for more physicians, expansion of schools, and funding of over $200 million, with tuition only a small portion of the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Physicians Medical
Budget director Stans on deficits and tax reform
Maurice Stans says unbalanced budgets are like pants without suspenders and cannot be held up forever. He cautions against labeling all tax cuts as costly handouts while endorsing intelligent reform such as the Sadlaker long bill to spur business and aid the budget.
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Maurice Stans
Old Timer Reminisces Cup of Coffee Times in Aztec
An Independent Review feature recalls coffee rituals from a longtime resident of Aztec New Mexico, noting scarce cup times before daybreak and after sunset as the town’s mood and pace shift with the day.
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Aztec, N. M
Independent Review
Community poll favors printing juveniles' names in crimes
A survey asked readers whether newspapers should publish names of juveniles who commit serious offenses. Results showed 58 percent in favor, 27 percent opposed, and 15 percent undecided.
A Remark by a Man During Women’s Conversation
A brief quip by a man emerges amid a discussion between two women. The remark triggers humor and social tension as observers note its audacity and timing.
Flies Draw No Attention to Boiling Pot Quote
A fragment quotes Benjamin Franklin saying no flies come to a boiling pot, implying a counterintuitive or humorous observation. The note presents a maxims style line without context or names.
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Benjamin Franklin
Georgetown News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Rev Warren Harris preached on love at First Baptist, with Bowdoinham Association plans and a Japan missionary visit noted. Bird lovers await Robinhood fishhawks April 10 to 16, and Robinhood Marina showcased boats at a Bath Brunswick show. Community groups schedule 4 H officers, cancer drive on April 29, and a May 3 parent banquet. Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend happenings around Georgetown Center and Indian Point.
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Warren Harris
First Baptist Church
Harris
Bowdeinham Baptist Association
United Baptist Church
Topsham
Robert McKinney
Rumford
Georgetown
William Shorey
Japan
Five Islands
Georgetown P. T. A
Moody Flint
Bath
Nathan Watson
Morse High
Capistrano
Robinhood Marina, Inc
Brunswick Armory
Brunswick
Robinhood
Alfred Rowe
William A Todd
Joseph Higgins
Central School
Janie Oliver
James Oliver
Buddy Brown
Pat Moffatt
Calvin Harris
Cathy Brown
Grace Allen Preble
Todds
Georgetown Center
Bay Point Road
Lippard Place
Elizabeth Moffatt
Bay Point area records heavy winter snow and local life
A Bay Point report notes a 56 percent inch snowfall the largest in 24 years. Observations include arriving tree swallows, a Bath Iron Works USS Hull returning from a trial trip, and arbutus blooms of poor quality amid browning leaves. Georgetown grammar school reopened after a vacation and a long list of personal items and visits to the Navajo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.S. Hull
D.D
Bath Iron Works
Kennebec
Georgetown Grammar School
Five Islands Church Elects New Officers and Meetings
At a church youth meeting Five Islands elected President Sandra Mank Vice President Bruce McCarthy Secretary Mary Proctor and Treasurer Slaine Stevens. The junior group formed Monday evening at Grayauditorium with Mrs Harlan Pinkham and Mrs Dennis Moore as leaders.
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Church
Sandra Mank
Bruce McCarthy
Mary Proctor
Slaine Stevens
Andy MacGillivary
Loretta Pinkham
Carol Cochrane
Janice Pinkham
Dennis Moore
Dana Cochrane
Orville Rowe
The
Baptist Church
Gerald Hersom
Woolwich Baptist Church
Warren Harris
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Bath
Gray Auditorium
Harlan Pinkham
William Shorey
Japan
Massachusetts
Shoreys
Mary Stevens
Georgetown
Victor Pinkham
Dromore Grange Program Showcases Local Talent
The Tuesday meeting led by Raymond Campbell featured singing of Work For the Night Is Coming, a reading of Trees by Ruth Anlegrin, and Mae Dannenfelser's piano piece The Little Road That Leads Back Home. Florence Rollins gave the closing thought as Mylon Ellis presented Maine slides and a birthday party with Elfreda Perkins and friends.
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Raymond Campbell
Ruth Anlegrin
Mae Dannenfelser
Florence Rollins
Maine
Elfreda Perkins
Overseer
Mylon Ellis
Obituary of Thomas Murphy 1878 Bath Resident Dies
Thomas Murphy 79 retired farmer died Sunday at Bath Memorial hospital after living at North Bath for nine years. Born in Boston May 8 1878 to John and Mary Fitzgerald Murphy he ran a Litchfield farm before retiring and moving to North Bath. He was a St Marys church member and survived by his widow Margaret Morris Murphy.
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Thomas Murphy
Ridge Road
North Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Boston
John
Mary Fitzgerald Murphy
Obituary: Solomon Dodge 80 Woolwich Resident Dies
Solomon Dodge 80 of Woolwich died at home on Old State Road Wednesday morning. Born May 27, 1877 in Woolwich, he was a son of George and Susan Dodge. Survived by three brothers Wilmot W. of Wiscasset Lewis S. of Woolwich George O. of Woolwich and three sisters Annie Mary L. of Woolwich and Pamela Gowan of Bath and one nephew Anthony Dodge of Woolwich. A life resident of Woolwich he had been an invalid for over 60 years. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with burial at Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
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Solomon Dodge
Old State Road
Woolwich
George
Susan
Wright Dodge
Wilmot W
Wiscasset
Lewis S
George O
Annie
Mary L
Pamelia Gowan
Bath
Anthony Dodge
Dodge
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
Riverside Cemetery
Mrs. Ruby M. Randall Dies in Malden Mass at 59
Mrs. Ruby M. Randall widow of Charles P. Randall died at her Malden home after a Bath birth event. She had lived in Malden 32 years and belonged to Unity School of Christianity in Cambridge and Crystal Chapter OES Malden. Survived by son Edward Randall and sister Myra Burgon Bath. Private funeral held in Malden with burial at Forest Dale cemetery.
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Ruby M. Randall
Ruby M
Farrin) Randall
Charles P. Randall
Malden
Mass
Bath
Unity School of Christianity
Cambridge
Crystal Chapter
Randall
Morse High School
Edward Randall
Myra Burgon
Forest Dale Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Georgian Morse Ties Tarzana to Washington Roots
Word has come of the death of Mrs. Georgian Maury Morse wife of Erwin Albert Morse Tarzana California formerly of this city A Washington DC native she was a concert vocalist in earlier years Surviving her husband are three sons Major John Reyburn US Army Indianapolis Maury Reyburn New London Connecticut Maury Merse Tarzana Funeral services were held April 15 at Tarzana She was a granddaughter of the late Admiral John Maury and a descendant of the Spanish royal family
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Georgian Maury Morse
Erwin Albert Morse
Tarzana
Calif
Morse
Washington
D. C
John Reyburn
U.S. A
Indianapolis
Maury Reyburn
New London
Conn
Maury Merse
Mer
Mrs. Mildred Card Funeral Held at Local Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred P. Card, wife of Otis N. Card, were conducted Sunday afternoon at Leslie C. Shumway Funeral Home. Rev. Richard Arnold of Beacon Street Methodist Church officiated. Bearers included Edward V. Coombs Laforest G. Coombs Linwood Temple William Paisley Herbert L. Douglas and Joseph Coss. Interment followed in Oak Grove family lot.
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Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Mildred P. Card
Otis N. E. Card
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street
Frederick W. Thomas Jr. dies in Bath hospital
Frederick Warren Thomas Jr., born June 10 1956 in Bath, died Saturday evening at Bath Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Frederick W. Thomas and Neva E. McMann Thomas of Sebasco. Survived by his parents and one sister Debra Ann. grandparents Mr and Mrs John McMann of Phippsburg and Mr and Mrs Edward P. Thomas of Bath.
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F. W. Thomas, JR
Frederick Warren Thomas, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath
Frederick W
Neva E. McMann Thomas
Sebasco
Debra Ann
John McMann
Phippsburg
Edward P. Thomas
Funeral services for Robert C. Mitchell
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at Curtis funeral home with Rev. Harold L. Allen officiating. Honorary bearers included Harold Walker, Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson, Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt, and Edwin H. P. Lowell. active bearers were Karcher S. Jackson, Richard Towle, Joseph Wilson, Everett Wallace, Linwood Temple, and Abraham Greenblatt. Masonic services were conducted by Polar Star Lodge officers. lot at Oak Grove.
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R. C. Mitchell
Robert C. Mitchell
Curtis Funeral
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Harold Walker
David L. Wilson
Frederick P. Moffatt
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Karcher S. Jackson
Richard Towle
Joseph Wilson
Everett Wallace
Linwood Temple
Abraham Greenblatt
Polar Star Lodge
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Thomas Murphy conducted Tuesday
Thomas Murphy was honored with a 9 a m funeral service at Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence followed by a Requiem Mass at Francis E Morrissey officiating. Bearers Irving Johnston George Pottle Raymond Berry and Roland Farnham. Burial took place in the family lot at Oak Grove.
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Thomas Murphy
Arthur F
Funeral for Frederick W. Thomas Jr held at Curtis Home
The funeral service for Frederick Warren Thomas Jr. was conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Curtis Funeral Home by Rev. Norman Dube. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Frederick Warren Thomas, Jr
Curtis Funeral Home
Norman Dube
Oak Grove
ACROSS 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 18 19 21 29 30 31 32 34 37 Word puzzle
Puzzle clues list across and down with multiple entries including a coded cryptoquote and hints about substitution. It combines wordplay on clues for various common terms and a sample quote puzzle from King Features Syndicate.
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Equal Israelites
N.Y
Obituary for Robert C. Mitchell Bath racer and Mason
Robert C. Mitchell died Sunday at his Bath home after illness. Born in Auburn he moved to Bath as a child and became a veteran racer. He worked at Crosman store, owned businesses, and served at Bath Iron Works during WWI. A 32nd degree Mason, he held numerous lodge and chapter offices and was a life member of several Masonic bodies. Survived by wife Mossie and two sons Vernon and Merritt, plus a sister, granddaughter, great grandchildren, and nieces.
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Robert C. Mitchell
Robert Curtis Mitchell
Weeks Street
Auburn
Verron and
Mary (Raynes) M Shell
Bath
Mr. Mitchell
Crosman
Bath Iron Works
Masonic Temple
Mossie (Beals) Mitchell
Vernon Mitchell
Quincy
Mass
Merritt Mitchell
Amedia (Snow) M Will
Frank A. Var
Mildred P Card Rites Held After Long Illness
Mildred P Card 58 wife of Otis N E Card of 134 North Street died Friday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born July 21 1899 in East Wilton she was daughter of William W and Laura Winslow Payne. She attended Waterville public school and Waterville High School class of 1917. She belonged to Beacon Street Methodist church West Bath Grange seventh degree and Sabine Association. Surviving are her husband two sons Ralph H Card Bath and Richard O Card Boston one sister Lula Lemont Bath one brother Roland W Payne Beverly Mass one half sister Agnes P Olsen Portland and one granddaughter Janice J Card Bath.
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Mildred P. Card
Otis N. E. Card
North Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
East Wilton
William W
Laura Winslow Payne
Waterville
Waterville High School
Bath
Richard O. Card
Boston
Lula Lemont
Roland W. Payne
Beverly
Mass
Agnes P. Olsen
Portland
Janice J. Card
Irving R. Seavey 94 Dies in Bath After 50 Years of Work
Irving Rubin Seavey 94 died Monday morning at the Old Folks Home in Bath. Born in Brownfield July 25, 1863, he was a millwright by trade and longtime Bath resident employed at the Bath Box factory. Survived by daughter Mrs. Frank W. Moon of Lake Worth Florida and six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Irving R. Seavey
Irving Rubin Seavey
Brownfield
Hiram
Elizabeth Wakefield Seavey
Bath
Frank W. Moon
Lake Worth
Fla
Charles H. Shaughnessy Rites Held In Bath
Funeral services for 82 year old Charles H. Shaughnessy were held at St Marys Church in Bath with burial in St Patricks Cemetery Milford N H. He was a retired cabinet maker and World War I era worker at Bath Iron Works. Survivors include nephews nieces and cousins with several out of town relatives attending.
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Charles W. Shaughnessy
Charles H. Shaughnessy
Cobb Road
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
St. Mary's Church
John H. Bellefontaine
U. S
Philip J. Philbin
Raymond Salmon
Clinton
Mass
Edward Shaughnessy
Joseph Shaughnessy
Milford
N. H
Walter F. Shaughnessy
Brockton
Wilbur Higgins
Bath
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Shaughnessy
Bath Iron Works
Edward
Sophia Jennings Shaughnessy
Hartford
Anna Shaughnessy
Mary Fury
Edward J. Philbin
John W. Philbin
William J. Stevens Dies. Bath Electrian, Woolwich Resident
William John Stevens 64 died Sunday at his Woolwich home. Born May 5 1894 in Wardford Nova Scotia he was an electrician at Bath Iron Works and a Woolwich Baptist and Grange member. Survived by wife Pheebe one son Robert E Stevens daughter Elizabeth Blakeman sister Mrs William Kelley and three brothers. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday at Douglas Funeral Home Lexington with burial in Roxbury Mass. cemetery
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William John Stevens
Woolwich
Wardford
N.S
Peter H. Stevens
Bath
Lexington
Mass
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Woolwich Baptist Church
Grange
Pheebe K. Stevens
Robert E. Stevens
Elizabeth Blakeman
Billerica
William Kelley
Fred Stevens
Rupert
Florida
George
Belmont
N. H
Douglas Funeral Home
Roxbury
Mrs Mabel L Allen Rites At Bowdoinham
Mrs Mabel L Allen 76 wife of Ira D Allen of Bowdoinham died Thursday evening in a Brunswick hospital Born Webster May 9 1881 daughter of Charles and Clara Ayer She lived in Bath before moving to Bowdoinham thirty years ago Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Clara Walker Bowdoinham two sons Charles R Allen Bowdoinham and Donald B Allen South Portland one sister Mrs Gladys Pearl Richmond one grandchild and several nieces and nephews
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Mabel L. Allen
Ira D. Allen
Brown Point Road
Bowdoinham
Brunswick Hospital
Webster
Charles
Clara Lancaster Ayer
Bath
Clara Walker
Charles R
Donald B. Allen
South Portland
Gladys Pearl
Richmond
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Bath Independent
Marrtown Road
Henrs Hicks
West Newton
Larry
Las Vegas
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John Pierce
Mr. Demarest
Charley Perkins Place
Pierce
Clifton Winn
Amherst
Winn
Squirrel Point
Perkins Island
Marrtown
Robert Graffam
Eric
Guy Snowes
A-Hearns
Carlton Rideout Place
Guy Snowe
Homer Kenerson
Harry Grover
Gardiner
Carroll Peterson
Ricky
West Newfield
Harold Brown
E. J. Stewart
Needham
Kennebec Point
Alice Gardiner
Indian Point
Perley Keiths
Danvers
James Higgins
West Roxbury Mass
Peirce Fuller
Tracy Hatch
Norwell
Fuller Cottage
Sewall Webster, Jr
Raymond Reid
New York
Sewall Webster
Augusta
Indian Point Road
Alonzo Thibo
Emery Rideout
Nathaniel Hasenfus
Marie
Paul
Islands
Lawrence Babb
Bay Point
Pamela Burnham
Arthur Tibbetts
Dean
Rochester
Richard Sanborn
Maud Thayer
Walter Parker
Providence R. 1
Gertrude Hunt
Lauretta Jones
Mesbarry
Heald
Marjorie Rockwell
Holly Brown
Harold Brown Jr
Cathy
Joyce Oliver
Anne Moffatt
Brown
Sam Blanchard
Cumberland Center
McAllister
Leonard Flint
Theodore Stewart
Brookline
Mess
Clayton Taylor
Churchill
Richard Hagan
Stewart
John Calabrese
Medford
Charles Daniels
Sherry
Ashland
Calabrese
Sigfrid Czerlstrom
Donna
William Bisseth
Harold Peters
Susie
Ipwich
Wild Rose Farm
Peters
Gregory Barrett
West Georgetown
Elizabeth Harris
Barrett
Laura Boyd
Dorothy Stuart
Rolard Peterson
Arrowsic
Eugene Reynolds
Reynolds
Thorney. Co
Ina Co
Alex Cunningham
Mr. Cunningham
Linwood Wright
Cunningham
Cleon Powers
Bucksport
Kenneth Cromwell
Kathleen Rittall
Arthur Berry
Westbrook
Russell Harford
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Paul Thompson
Colby College
Roger Ayers
Kenneth Dell
Georgia Watson
Malden Island
Harold Cranshaw
Neil Boynton
Quincy Wales
Percy Wilkins
Lewiston
Franklin McNeil
Richard Barter
Russell Harford, Jr
Charles Cummings
William Marr
Rose Wilkins
Livermore Falls
Lawrence Perow
Carl Pearson
Somerville
Arthur Pearson
Pearson
John Brown
Yarmouth
Floyd
State Road
Bowdeinham
Dromore Grange
Georgia M. Morse
F. W. Thomas
Chin
Astron
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King Features Syndicate
Tle Jrya
William J. Stevens
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