Pennies Grow Scarce After New Sales Tax in Bath
A Bath area survey shows penny shortages at several banks tied to the two percent state sales tax. Bath National Bank reports weekly penny shortages needing Fed help, while other banks report ample or surplus penny stock. Parking meters contribute thousands of pennies weekly, with collectors noting weekly take around 240 to 250 dollars. A city messenger cites limited penny supply and rationing by federal reserve as affecting circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Alexander A. Burden
Bath Savings Institution
Burden
Bath Trust Company
George J. Nugent
Bath National Bank
Dunlap A. Hatch
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
Newsboys
Theodore F. Burns
City Messenger
Maine
the Observer
Observer
Dove of Temperance Charms Front Street Store Window
A pigeon entered the open door of the State liquor store on Front Street at noon and perched in the front window. A clerk captured the bird and released it. An observer quipped that it seemed to be the dove of temperance.
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Front Street
Temperance
Barn Owl Controls Mice By Feeding On Them
The barn owl hunts and consumes numerous mice, serving as a natural pest control. This small predator relies on its sharp senses and stealth to secure meals across the barnyard.
Gifted Bathman Captain Duncan and His Quaker City Cruise
The Quaker City cruise party led by Captain Duncan featured American tourists visiting Old World ports. Mark Twain reported the journey, inspiring his Innocents Abroad. Duncan born Bath 1821, married Hannah Tibbetts in 1841, with relatives noted in Bath society. The library received Duncan family gifts including a portrait and journal copied by Captain Duncan.
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Duncan
Tigers Twain
Captain Duncan
Bath
Samuel E
Sarah (Webb) Duncan
Samuel Duncan
Hannah
Benjamin Donnell
William Webb
Elizabeth
Isaiah Crocker
Eton Shaw
Wesley Church
Hannah J. Tibbetts
Mark Twain
Horatio A. Duncan
Katherine
Charles Davenport
Charles C. Duncan
Crocker
Johnson Rideout
Charles
William D. Crocker
C. C. Duncan & Co
New York
Duncan & Kendall
Tower Chambers
Tower Gara
George F
Henry E. Duncan
Jennie
Emma F. McLellan
Charles H. McLellan
Henry McLellan
George F. Duncan
Portland
McLellan
Liverpool
Benjamin Webster
Bath labor market considered tight
Bath's labor market is described as tight by officials after low job seeker registration at the Bath office. Skilled trades such as machinists and moulders are in demand, builders seek carpenters, cooks are needed for nearby resorts, and woodchoppers are scarce despite nearby lumber industry demand.
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Bath
Seth W. Thornton
Maine Employment Security Commission
Leman R
Boothbay
Bath Canning Plant Expects Pick Up in Fish Supply
Bath's Canning Factory plans quicker hiring recovery by late August or early September as Maine herring runs vary in size. Sales manager D R Rutherford hopes a steady, sizable catch arrives soon to restore normal production after a spring disruption. Seiners patrol the Kennebec coast and two carriers await word on a consistent run to resume full output.
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Bath
Bowery Street
Maine
D. R. Rutherford
Nature
Rutherford
Kennebec
State Y M C A Honors A M Main of Bath
Archibald M Main of Bath receives the State Y M C A 1951 distinguished service to youth award at a noon dinner during the state camp. More than 300 boys attended the program, with 50 board members and guests present. The citation lauds his 15 years on Bath Y M C A board, eight years on the state committee, five years as local president, and last year as chair of the state's World Service committee.
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A. M. Main
Waterville
Y. M. C. A. Board
Main
Archibald M. Main
Bath
Young Men’s Christian Association
Scotland
North America
World Service Committee
Bath Couple Suffer Broken Arm After Fall at Home
Mrs Rexford B Stover of Days Ferry Woolwich formerly Bath injured a broken arm in a recent fall at her residence. Mr and Mrs Stover had lived at 39 Allen Street Bath for years and recently bought a home at Day's Ferry.
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Rexford B. Stover
Day's Ferry, Woolwich
Bath
New Maine Motor Vehicle Laws Aimed at Reducing Accidents
Maine legislators enacted new motor vehicle laws effective Aug 21 to curb crashes. State Police estimate 1951 highway deaths at about 70, with Maine ranked ninth nationally. Officials expect higher court fines and plan an educational drive for nearly 300000 car owners.
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Maine
Bath
Central Church Parish
DeWinter
Massachusetts
Lieut. DeWinter
Wiliam Mennealy
Wyatt Albertson
Ford Agency
Percy Smith
Scarsdale
N.Y
John Frates
Brockton
Mass
Roy Warner
Wethersfield
Red Cross Chapter Seeks $650 Urgently
Floods across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Illinois have displaced thousands. Homes were destroyed and relief is underway with Red Cross feeding and sheltering efforts. President Truman urged a national drive for at least $5 million while local chapters set a $650 minimum goal and will place coin boxes around the city.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Red Cross
Truman
Brooke Chevrolet Plans New Used Car Lot on Leeman Highway
Brooke Chevrolet Inc announces a new used car lot on Leeman Highway with an administration building nearly complete. The lot spans Center Street to Leeman Highway and will be black topped soon. The February flower is violet, traditional birthstone amethyst.
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Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Center Street
Leeman Highway
C. E. Bean
Bath
Brooke Chevrolet
Ich
Mikels
Washington Street
School Street
West Pointers Busy These Days Working for Fair
The Friendship club's July 31 rummage sale on the George Davis lawn raised over 70 dollars for folding chairs for community use. Mrs. Myrtle Davis chaired with help from Mrs. George Soule and others. local Scouts and volunteers contributed to fair preparations.
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Friendship Club
George Davis
Myrtle Davis
George Soule
Clara Long
Ruby Jenkins
Brunhilda Scott
Flora Gilliam
West Point
Ernest M. Wallace
Carl H. McIntire
Oscar A. Gilliam
Merle E. Gilliam
Jerry Bartlett
Charles Pye
Chester Wallace
Vida Gilliam
Paul McColes
Alfred Pistohl
Brisbane
Calif
Ronald Davis
Virginia Wallace
George Musk
Bath
Richard Quick
Earl P. Cahoon
Lewis E. Wallace
Sebasco
Bealer Berquist
Floyd Wallace
Leslie Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Everett Wallace
U S Official Reports Thai Education Aid Rolls Out
Earl Hutchinson, chief of the U S Field Party, leads 20 American educators to reform Thailand's education system over two years. He notes aims in vocational and elementary education, university work, and text book production, as Bangkok endures a brief post coup conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hutchinson
Bureau of Education
Washington, D.C
Earl McGrath
U. S
Thailand
Hutchinson
Peter
Freddie
Bath
Pearl Campbell
Donald B. Wilson
21 High Street
Bangkok
Mr. Hutchinson
Siam
Mon
Ministry of Education
China
America
Bath initiates oiling program to improve Bath streets
Bath starts a street improvement program with 50 000 gallons of a preparation to be applied starting Wednesday. Five railroad tank cars will be needed to deliver the material. The $16 000 effort includes resurfacing Front and Center streets with hot top and awaits State Highway Commission approval for aid of about $3 000.
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Bath
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Front and
Center
State Highway Commission
Mittendorf
State Commission of
W. H. Hinman Company
Front Street
Summer Street
Lombard
Vine Street
Carlton Bridge
Center Street
Front
Washington
Floral Street
Middle Street
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Carl Norton
Joe Marchetti
Jackie Oliver
Bill Haggett
Sonny Munsey
John Trafton
Carl Black
Louis Kingsbury
Brad Stover
Dennis Murphy
Bob Carmichael
John Callan
Richard Greene
Robert Haggett
Paul McCourt
Terry Ramsey
Gerry Parker
Don Perry
Legion Post Athletic Officer
Tom Perry
Dove OF Temperance
Joe Avery
J. Henry McLellan
STATE
A. M. Main OF
State Police
RED Cross Chapter
Chevrolet
Charles E. Wyman
Augusta
Wyman
Roderick
Madelene Richardson
Ellsworth
Both
Folks
E.C.A
Manhattan
Navy
Tromburi
U.S.A
Army
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