A Step Forward in Bath Street Widening Plan
A Bath city piece argues for widening Front Street from City Hall to the Savings Institution by reclaiming space from a building frontage and back shops. It notes costs and past fire‑recovery plans that halted the project, urging financial means to extend the widening for public benefit.
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Smits
Front Street
The
Times
Broad Street
City Hall
Savings Institution
Bath
Youth at home from a nation wide study
A study in 715 communities reports American girls aged 13 to 19 are industrious and resourceful. Sixty three percent babysit, 70 percent do household chores, 65 percent help with the family wash, 79 percent earn extra spending money, and 58 percent offer practical suggestions. Boys are seen as sharing more at home.
Truman Signs Economic Controls Bill Ahead of Price Hike
President Truman signed the new economic controls measure last week and warned higher ceiling prices for manufacturers wholesalers and retailers are coming. Business leaders surveyed indicate prices for farm equipment machinery and machine tools are likely to rise.
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Truman
Manufacturers weigh price hikes against demand downturn
Automobile makers expect some price increases to stick as consumer demand falters. They foresee higher costs being passed to prices, with textiles also likely to rise. Dealers in hides and leather worry about price weakness more than any potential ceiling increases.
Bath Driver Fined On Speeding Charge
John W. Waterhouse of Bath, before Judge Gardiner Aug 1, found guilty of speeding with State Trooper Frank Powers as complainant. Also reads: Bath man arrested at Topsham for intoxication pleaded guilty with $5 fine and costs $11.30 or 15 days in Augusta jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Waterhouse
Bath
Gardiner
Frank Powers
Waterhouse
Toammieiaedeemummmbamecet
Topsham
Augusta
Edward Belanger
Merle Niles
Phippsburg
Kelliher
Section crew foreman fined for larceny
Francis S. Soule of Wiscasset a section crew foreman with the Maine Central Railroad pleaded guilty to larceny of a maple telephone stand from the freight shed. The stand missing since March 1 was to be sent back to Mikelsky's Bath firm due to damage. Recorder Quarrington fined Soule 25 dollars plus 4.70 in costs after railroad detective Christie identified the stand.
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Francis S. Soule
Wiscasset
Maine Central Railroad
John W. Quarrington
Frank L. Moriarty
Mikelsky’s, Inc
Bath
Recorder
Quarrington
Soule
Albert Christie
Portland
Tinker Mackerel Fishing Flourishes at Westport Causeway
Bath residents report strong tinker mackerel runs at the Westport Island causeway with crowds watching fishermen at work. One boat reportedly landed 70 mackerel in a short outing while a mink was seen dining on a nine to ten inch fish nearby.
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Westport
Bath Industrial Plants Set Annual Clambakes and Field Days
Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Company plan annual field days on August 11 and 18 at Brown's Field in West Bath. Malon O. Genthner leads the Iron Works committee and Edwin F. Ramsay heads Hyde Windlass. The events include sports and prize prizes for workers.
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Bath
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Hyde Windlass Company
Brown’s Field
West Bath
Malon O. Genthner
Iron Works
Edwin F. Ramsay
Hyde
Bath Sees 27th Day Without Alarm Fire
Chief Richard J. Frates reports favorable conditions for potential woods fires as Bath endures a 27th day without a bell alarm fire. The last incident occurred July 6 when Box 34 responded to a burning mattress at a residence on School and Middle streets due to heavy rainfall in July.
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Bath
Box 34
Department
School
Middle Streets
Richard J. Frates
Uly
Phippsburg Man Arrested After Beating Incident
A young man in Phippsburg was arrested Saturday morning and charged with intoxication. Police reported blood on his clothing and facial injuries from an assault by unknown attackers. He was taken into custody by Patrolman Kelliher on Front Street.
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Phippsburg
Kelliher
lPront Street
City Manager notes Bath adopts new mercury vapor street lights
City Manager Ralph F. Mittendorf says Bath becomes the second Maine municipality to install mercury vapor street lighting and the public response is largely favorable.
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Ralph F. Mittendorf
Bath
Maine
Woolwich Birthday Party Highlights Local Festivities
Juanita Galuza celebrated her seventh birthday with a Pink and Blue themed party on Barley Neck road featuring outdoor games a peanut hunt and a pin the tail on the donkey contest won by Lloyd Stinson of Bath. Guests included Walter Dingley Aud rey Gilmore and many Woolwich neighbors and relatives.
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Juanita Galuza
Adam Galuza
Barley Neck Road
Ince
Lloy Stinson
Bath
Juanita
Walter Dingley
Audrey
Frederick Gilmore
David
Rosalie
Donna Baker
Lloyd Stinson
Lloyd, Jr
Judith
Janet
Barbara Woerter
Mary
Edward Leeman
Crystal Cox
Joan
Donna
Yvonne
Gerald Galuza
Riverside Cemetery board meets at Day's Ferry home
The Riverside Cemetery Association board held a special meeting Saturday evening at president Mason Carter's Day's Ferry home. Directors present included Cyrus Gilmore Ossiah Dodge George Ames Edwold Carter Mrs Charlotte Longfellow Forrest Baker and Mason Carter.
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Thomas Cole
Co‘meau
Bath
Riverside Cemetery Association
Mason Carter
Day’s Ferry
Cyrus Gilmore
Ossiah Dodge
George Ames
Edwold Carter
Charlotte Longfellow
Forrest Baker
Popham Colonists Enjoying Summer Days at This Resort
The article details summer visitors and residents at Popham Beach Maine including Owen Smith of the Maine Coast Fisherman staff, Miss Alice Wyman of Hunter College, Mrs. Vernon Mattson of Newton Mass., and Rev. Joseph Purdue. It notes Sea Acres lodging, local eateries, outdoor decor projects, and improvements by Ex Mayor Donald Small Bath, with mention of nearby Rockledge and Kennebec mouth access.
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Owen Smith
Maine Coast Fisherman
Portland
Popham
Harold W. Smith
Cumberland
Sea Acres
Smith
Falmouth
Camden
Alice Wyman
Hunter College
Bristol Road
Miss Wyman
John Wyman
Maine
Seeaside
Chamberlain
Wellesley College
Vernon Mattson
Newton
Mass
Massachusetts
Ma Goodwin
Cox's Head
Wolfeboro
Joseph O. Purdue
Bath
South Dartmouth
Spear Cottage
Purdue
Sebasco Estates
Sewall Percys
Harold Smiths
Omar King
Kennebec
Spinney's
Parkway
Camps
Gilbert Atwood
Atwood
Donald N. Small
Lincoln County Appeals for Flood Aid and Local News Roundup
Lincoln county seeks 550 dollars in flood aid for western states as volunteers fundraise. Founders Day at Lincoln Home for the Aged raised about 900 dollars despite weather delays. A list of Woman's Club workers includes Mrs. Helen Day and Mrs. Grace Cowley among others. Deputy Sheriff Alton Erskine praised for stopping North Edgecomb Postoffice burglars. Wiscasset Fire Society marks 150th anniversary with plans for Aug 16 at Wiscasset Inn featuring Bowdoin president Dr. Kenneth Sills. Local crafts exhibit at Rockport features Maine crafts and early American designs. An auto collision on Route 27 near John A. Merry’s home injures two from an Augusta party. no major injuries. Various personal notices list visitors and vacations in the region from New York, Scarsdale, and Philadelphia areas.
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Lincoln County
Lincoln Home For the
Woman’s Club
Helen Day
Grace Cowley
Josephine Foyé
Carolyn S. Varney
Edna Southard
Helen Dickinson
Grace Sewall
Helen MacFarlane
Bath
Verne Bimson
Zephie Lowell
Carrie Fuller
A. M. G. Soule
Montsweag
Augusta
Wavenock Block
Lester Peters
Water Street
Alton Erskine
North Edgecomb
Route
Edgecomb
Wiscasset
Rockport
Martha Pashard
Janet and Carroll Berry
Wisasset
Dorothy Washington
Marilla Libby
Luella Frazier
Esther Stevens
Brazer Guild
Rafter
Bath Road
William Lineau
Scarsdale
N. Y
Richmond L. White, Jr
White House
High Street
Mr. White
Charles J. Pugh
Ithan
Penn
South Harpswell
Pugh
Samuel J. Sewall
Lee Street
Louise Maybury
New York City
Eugene McGrath
Birch Point
Louise Hamlin
Fair Haven
Conn
William Burton
John L. Blagdon
William Cost, Jr
William Cost
Winthrop
George Davison
Barbara
Cambridge
Mass
Taylor Bungalow
Frances Britton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Britton
Neal Homestead
Birthday party for Mrs. Lemuel Preble in Arrowsic
Mrs. Lemuel Preble of Pay Ferry was feted at a Sunday birthday dinner hosted by her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hogan in Washington D C and later at a cousin’s home. Guests included the Preble family, the Ainsworths, Hogans, and others visiting from Bath, Westport Island, and nearby towns.
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Wilbur Howe
W. A. Sharkey
Marie
Arlington
Mass
Jerome McCarty
Shane Michael
Melford
Sebasco
Gordon Preble
Wright
Bath Iron Works
Robert Dunham
Richard
Judy
Plymouth
Norris Waltz
Damariscotta
Waltz
Chester Leeman
Barley Neck Road
Wilson Freeman
Winifred Letourneau
Timothy
Roy
Leah
Bowdoinham
Herbert Leeman
Louise Leveroni
Boston
Charles Leveroni
Barley Neck
Day’s Ferry
Frank J. Walker
Eben Dana
Howard Whittum
Mabel Jack
Lois Day
Frank Allegrin
Woolwich
Boothbay Harbor
Southport
Howard Rice
Bath
Lemuel Preble
James Hay
Ee Drummond
Arrowie
Carl Welling
South Weymouth
Percy Savage
Islands
Arthur Allen
David Allen
James Fitzgib
Pay Ferry
Robert Hogan
Washington, D. C
Spinney Mill Road
Raymond Ainsworth
Arrowsic
Forrest Baker
Preble
Lces
Patricia
Darrell
Bruce
Phillip
Rose Shea
Bion
Leslie Ainsworth
Russell Mingo
West Newbury
Mingo
William Potter
George Gates
Nashua
N. H
Andrew Pray
Norwood
Frances Sturmer
Kenneth Sturmer
Frank McBride
Stephen
Andover
McBride
H. J. Ainsworth
Wilmington
Gertrude Phinney
Frank Rittall
Ronald
Bion Ainsworth
Reid Park
Michael
New Hartford
Sandra
Kittery
L. F. Young
Ralph Young
Portland
Charles Sewall
Jennie M. Hodgkins
Charles
Logan
Walter Hassan
Rensel H. Colby
Veazie
Colby
Congregational Church
Thomas Campbell
Providence
R. I
Taylor Bungalow
John MacFarlane
Malcolm Graham
Westfield
N. J
Sebasco Estates
Earle Rouse
Ackron
Friends
Rouse
Cotton Island
Kennebec River
Arthur Maxwell
John Duncan
Richmond
Norman Swift
Dobbs’ Ferry
Guernight
Brooks
Richard King
Hastings-on-Hudson
Chester McLain
Swansea Burns
Bay Point
Frank Luderman
Salter's Island
L. M. Spinney
Mrs Maybelle Hall Dies at Water Street Home
Mrs Maybelle Hall died on August 1 at the home of Mrs Lillian Colby on Water Street where she had resided for six years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Cowley Funeral Parlors with Rev Robert Frazier officiating. Interment followed in Greenlawn cemetery.
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Maybelle Hall
Lillian Colby
Waterstreet
Cowley
Robert Frazier
Greenlawn Cemetery
Bay Point News Recaps Aurora Night and Farewell Events
The Bay Point community enjoyed a Tuesday evening program with a beautiful aurora and a treasure hunt at the Casino ending in a dance. Jane Niles and Texas Miller organized the events, with many locals in attendance and farewells planned for two cadets entering the Maritime Academy at Castine.
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Aurora
Kennebec
Jane Niles
Texas Miller
Mary Alice Haskell
Marvey
Frenne
Graham Wren
Paul Loughin
Stewart Carlisle
John Calhoun
Dean Evans
Gorham
John
Harry Bliss
Jean Houdi
Lucy Lippart
Juliette Lippart
Henry Powers
Richard Hagan
Maritime Academy
Castine
Henry
Richard Sucess
Cess
Frank Hughes
Moran Towing and Transportation Co
New York
Bussy Furbish
Gail
Jimmie Furbish
Bussy
Jimmie
Ken Crafts
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Cryptoquote Teaser
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