Death of Senator Robert A Taft Revered Statesman Loss Felt
National grief spreads after the death of Senator Robert A Taft known as Mr American and Mr Republican. He was praised for deep knowledge of foreign and domestic affairs and diplomacy. President Eisenhower loses a valued advisor and the nation recalls his leadership and character. Taft’s memory will influence future generations.
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Robert A. Taft
Taft
Washington
Nees
America
Eisenhower
United States
All Maine Mourns Gardiner and Plane Victims
The state mourns former Governor William Tudor Gardiner and two companions killed in a plane wreck over Pennsylvania on Sunday. Gardiner, a World War I hero and popular leader with an estate near the city, was deeply respected and remembered as outstanding in many fields.
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Maine
William Tudor Gardiner
Gardiner
Pennsylvania
Phipps Point
Governor Gardiner
Antique Auction to Benefit Bath Memorial Hospital
The Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary hosts an antiques auction next Friday and Saturday at the Red Barn in Moatsweag Woolwich. Residents are urged to donate attic treasures and forgotten heirlooms to raise funds for hospital costs and patient comforts.
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Red Barn
Moatsweag
Woolwich
Cattlemen defend free market amid price drops says editorial
Edmund Christopherson notes beef producers resist calls for government relief and favor market-driven strategies. He argues declines began 18 months ago, yet industry remains committed to expanding markets and consumer sales without government subsidies.
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Saturday Evening Post
Edmund Christopherson
Christopherson
Capacity crowds applaud at Chandlerfield circus show
Capacity audiences attended the circus Monday afternoon and evening at Chandlerfield. The three ring clowns elephants trained horses and ponies drew thunderous applause from youngsters. Standout acts included James Millette on the flying trapeze and Hugo Zacchini shot from a giant cannon. The Cristiani family also dazzled with bareback riding.
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Chandlerfield
Corps of Clowns
James Millette
Hugo Zacchini
Cristiani
Motor Vehicle Cases Highlight Bath Court Session
Two truckers from Virginia and Alabama failed to appear on Route 1 at Woolwich at 11 p m and forfeited 25 dollars bail. Richard Morse of Phippsburg pleaded guilty to speeding 43 mph in a 25 mph zone on Leeman Highways Bath and paid 10 dollar fine plus 4 70 costs. Henry Schmidt of Bath admitted assault and battery and received 30 days jail suspended with 11 months probation. One intoxication case resulted in 10 dollar fine plus 5 15 costs and six months probation after suspension.
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Woolwich
Bath
Clyde Wilson
Roanoke
Robert Coleman
Birmingham
Ala
Gardiner R. Deering
Richard C. Morse
Phippsburg
Leeman
Lenry B. Schmidt
Lynn Bussey
William H. Day
Deering
Schmidt
USGS Works on 4000 Quad Ranges for Topographic Atlas
The U S Geological Survey is engaged in mapping 4000 quad ranges across every state to advance its Topographic Atlas project. This nationwide effort aims to provide detailed geographic data and accurate national coverage for researchers and planners.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Bath YMCA delegates attend state camp meeting at State YMCA Camp
State YMCA Executive Committee held a full day session at the State YMCA Camp with Bath Y representatives led by Main. The Bath group reports large camper weeks totaling over 2000 for the season and notes Bath operates a Sebasco camp for about 150 boys. The assembly toured grounds. renovations include infirmary, lodge facilities, a new library, and a seven room infirmary with 12 beds.
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A. M. Main
Bath Ymca
Bath “Y
Sebasco
Bath Area
Bernard Bailey
Charles Barton
William Clayton
Ronald Brown
Robert Carlisle
David
Donald Daley
Donald
Peter Kelley
Alexander
Bath
YMCA
Dredging Kennebec Begins This Week
Dredging of the Kennebec River from the sea to Bath will begin this week to remove shoals. The Lyman dredge, new to Bath, with 720 cubic yards capacity, will operate for about a month and remove about 80 000 cubic yards of material.
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Kennebec
Bath
New England
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Lyman
Maine sees record summer visitor activity this season
Richard Hebert of the Maine Publicity Bureau reported in Bath that more summer visitors are in Maine than ever before and August is expected to be another big month. Hotels motels and summer camps report strong business in July with numerous town and city attractions drawing guests.
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Richard Hebert
Maine Publicity Bureau
Bath
Maine
Escaped Ward Patient Taken on Bath Camp Custody
A 39-year-old mental ward escapee from the Veterans Administration hospital was found in a West Bath camp by Bath police. He had stripped supplies, appeared malnourished, and said he believed the camp belonged to his brother. Missing from Togus since July 22, he was later identified and returned after officers tracked him to the scene.
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Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Bath
West Bath
Raymond Hatch
Robert Westfall
Hatch
Westfall
Togas
Camor
Edward L. Gaudreau
Friday Winners at City Talent Show Highlight Tap Winners
Betsy Goldstein and Merline Osborne won top honors in the eight and under and nine and over groups at the city playgrounds second talent show held at the Community Center on Friday afternoon. Other winners included Knight second and Cynthia Staples third in eight and under, Donna Kaler and Sally Leonard second with Kathleen Stewart third in nine and over.
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Betsy Goldstein
Merline Osborne
Knight
Cynthia Staples
Donna Kaler
Sally Leonard
Kathleen Stewart
Germaine Bonney
Lillian Donaco
Audrey le Vasseur
Peggy
Patty Rogers
Beverly Doyle
Marie Henrikson
Louise Cooper
June Green
Lorraine Gallant
Carolyn Knight
Camp Manitou Welcomes Bath Youths for Week
Young people from the Congregational churches of Bath enroll for Camp Manitou August 23 to 30. Staff include Mrs Laforest Hodgkins as dean of girls and Rev Richard J Schaper as chaplain. Camp Manitou, sponsored by the Congregational Christian Conference of Maine, operates at Lake Cobbesseecontee in Winthrop featuring swimming canoeing and courses in Christian doctrine and life.
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Congregational Churches of
Bath
Manitou
Laforest Hodgkins
Richard J. Schaper
Congregational Christian Conference of Maine
Speeding Case Heard in Municipal Court
Richard H. Cardozo of Boston pleaded guilty through attorney John P. Carey to speeding 65 mph on Route 1 at West Bath. He paid a $10 fine and $4.70 in costs. Judge Gardiner R. Deer presided Friday morning.
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Municipal Court
Gardiner R. Deering
Richard H. Cardozo
Boston
John P. Carey
Bath
West Bath
Country Club Record Tied in Best Ball Scores
Hodgdon 84 and Sewall 84 led with best ball 76 69 and 73 67 while Cummings 90 Noyes 91 Buck 77 posted 76 70 72 69. A traveling man disparaging Bath remarks about scantily clad women in Northern New England business streets saying Bath once boasted best dressed women in Maine.
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Hodgdon
Ed Sewall, Jr
Bob Cummings
Ken Noyes
Dr. Leon Buck
Bath
New England
Maine
Daily Crossword Across Clues Puzzle Card
A cryptic style crossword list with numbered clues from 1 to 47 covering definitions for words such as Weeps convulsively Hastened Permit and more with a note about letter substitutions and a final cryptic string WFF TS FQYM-UQNAPW.
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City
Prussia
Legion Drum Corps Pleases Spectators at Rockland Show
Thousands attend the Maine Seafood Festival in Rockland where the Bath Legion Drum Corps led by William Milliken performed in its first formal competition. The Bath group did not win prizes but received high praise for its precision and progress. St. Marys Post Beverly Mass won top honors, followed by Rockland Junior Legion Corps and Rockland third. Hundreds of Bath members attended, with spectators noting the potential if the Bath post had been in uniform.
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Maine Seafoods
Rockland
Bath Group
William Milliken
Bath Post
St. ’S Post
Beverly
Mass
Rockland Junior Legion Corps
Bath
Misplaced purse returned to owner in Woolwich carnival incident
A Woolwich woman misplaced her pocketbook containing $14 and an endorsed War Bond while leaving a carnival with her four children. The purse was found in the rear of a pickup and turned in to Woolwich Police, later returned to Mrs. George Rattleff. The finder’s identity was not disclosed.
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Woolwich
Frank L. Moriarty
George Rattleff
Mr. Rattleff
Handbag Snatching Case Reported in Bath
Bath police continue investigation of a handbag snatching on High Street near Richardson Street last Monday around 10 p.m. Two teenaged boys grabbed Mrs Ida Foye's purse containing $70 and bank books. Officers searched the area with no trace, and the purse was later found in a field near Leeman Highway with contents intact.
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Bath
Ida Foye
Union Street
High Street
Richardson Street
Talk on alcoholism by Elder Cheney inspires local group
Elder Reginald Cheney of the Seventh day Adventist church spoke to women at Miss Sarah Coombs home about alcoholism in a lively talk and monologue titled Public Enemy No. 1. WCTU members plan an all day picnic August 11 at Mrs. Vernal Chaney home. Salvation Army conducts its annual Bath fund drive with tag days Friday and Saturday to raise operating costs for the coming year.
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Reginald Cheney
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sarah Coombs
Corliss Street
Cheney
Verna
Salvation Army
Bath
Non-Swimmer Group Lays Record Test Completion At Camp
The largest group of non-swimmers on record completed tests at the camp. Names of first members include Pommy Cahoon Eddie Morse David Snowdon George Pickard George McLean Reichard Lutz Cliff Goodwin Wayne Gurney Richard Oulton Dennis Scott Leo Dumais Richard Dauphinee Alan Church Mike Guerin and Ralph Oulton. Many boys passed to schedule deep water swimming exams. next week 18 others like Gene Leask Charles Morton Ernie Bishop Maynard Overlock George Pashard Billy Allen John Bergeron Mike Dodge Bobby Hawks Sherman Mitchell Riley London John McDougall Larry Overlock Ronald Purdy Pushard Talbot Craig Ayer Harry Deering and Larry Downs await tests.
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Gene Leask
Charles Morton
Ernie Bishop
Maynard Overlock
George Pashard
Billy Allen
John Bergeron
Mike Dodge
Bobby Hawks
Sherman Mitchell
Riley London
John McDougall
Larry Overlock
Ronald Purdy
Ronald Pushard
Ronald Talbot
Craig Ayer
Harry Deering
Larry Downs
Legion Auxiliary Enjoys Day Outing at Rock Haven
Mrs. Madelyn Jackson hosted the Smith Tobey Post Auxiliary at her Summer Rock Haven home for a day of boat rides bathing and luncheon on the New Meadows riverfront porch. Guests included Mrs. Maude Dowling Mrs. Latey Desmond and others with out of state visitors from Wickford Rhode Island.
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Madelyn Jackson
Center Street
Smith-Tobey
American Legion
Rock Haven
Foster's Point
New Meadows River
Maude Dowling
Latey Desmond
de Hart
Mary H. Carey
Charlotte Anderson
Sophie Mikels
Althea French
Daugh Dauphin
Dncabice
Health report outlines Sagadahoc weekly disease totals
Maine Department of Health and Welfare reports for Sagadahoc county for the week ending July 25: one case of infectious hepatitis in Bath, two cases of German measles, one case of malaria, and two cases of mumps.
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Sagadahoc County
Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Arrowsic
Bath
Morissette Pleads Guilty In Topsham Stop Sign Case
Maurice R. Morissette of Auburn pleaded guilty in municipal court before Judge Gardiner R. Deering to failing to stop for a stop sign at Route 196 and Route 201 in Topsham. He paid a $10 fine plus $5.50 in costs.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Maurice R. Morissette
Auburn
Topsham
Morissette
Salvation Army tag days raise 247.75 in Bath drive
Salvation Army collected 247.75 last week as part of the annual Bath appeal aiming to reach 5,000. Merchants seek improved traffic to boost business and safer driving in the business district. A traffic-improvement committee faced quorum issues at its first meeting and adjourned without progress for now.
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Salvation Army
Bath
Council Hunter
Three Cincinnati youths injured in head-on crash near Tuessie Hall
Webster 18 driver John son 17 and Jerry 17, all Camp for Girls employees, were hurt when the 1953 sedan struck a tree near Bath about 9 pm. Bush was thrown through the windshield. Webster unconscious and motorists aided by ambulance. Wreckers towed car after lengthy extraction. Police investigation ongoing.
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Cincinnati
Wanda
Idng Webster
Johnson
Jerry
Camp For
Ens Gables
Belanger
Webster
Tuessie Hall
Bath
New Snow Loader Arrives for Bath Replacement
Bath city officials announced a new Lull four wheel drive loader and snowplow will be sent this month to replace the July 1952 purchase. City Manager Nathan C. White said the machine costs no extra to the city, will arrive at no extra charge, and replaces earlier unit with drive weaknesses. Factory rep assured immediate delivery of the improved model.
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Nathan C. White
Bath
White
Lull Company
Doll Carriage Parade At City Park Next Tuesday
A preschool event invites all children who participated last time to join the doll carriage parade at City Park next Tuesday morning at 10 30. Parents and friends are urged to attend.
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Huse
Two Short Lobsters Found in Pleasant Pond
A camper at Pleasant Pond near Skowhegan found two short lobsters in a bait trap over the weekend. The pair measured about 3% inches each and were described as miniature lobsters. The man planned to release them in nearby Lake Wessersett, noting lobsters had been found there before.
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Pleasant Pond
Skowan
East Water
Skowhegan
Lake Wesserrusett
Skowhean
Church Reopens at Day's Ferry Congregational Church
The Day's Ferry Congregational Church held the first Sunday afternoon service with 38 attendees. Rev. Howard J. Cramer from Beacon Street Church delivered the sermon, music by Mrs. Carol White, soloist Mrs. Jeanne Cramer. Next service is Sunday August 9 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Harold L. Allen of Corliss Street Baptist, Bath.
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Day's Ferry Congregational Church
Howard J. Cramer
Beacon Street Church
Delivsermen
Carol White
Jeanne Cramer
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Bath
Beams of Teak Claim 7000 Year Endurance
A claim states teak wood beams can endure for over seven millennia, suggesting remarkable longevity beyond typical timber lifespans and prompting questions about preservation and historical use.
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