Reds Shoot Down Airliner and Escalate South China Sea Crisis
A British airliner en route Bangkok to Hong Kong was attacked by two Chinese fighter planes off Hainan on July 23. Eight aboard survived, including three of six Americans. The incident triggered carrier deployments, U.S. responses, and three U.S. notes demanding compensation, punishment, and preventive measures. The crisis widened as a Russian cruiser and four destroyers moved toward Hainan, signaling a tense co existence policy at Geneva.
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Hainan Island
Bangkok
Hongkong
Laurence Parrish
Philip
Lowa Park
Pex
Stonington
Conn
Hornet
Philippine Sea
U. S
Dulles
South China Sea
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
U.S
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
Washington
State Department
Eisenhower
England
Formosa Straits
Hainan
Geneva
FTC report links high coffee prices to speculation
The FTC says speculation drives high coffee prices not frosts or costs. The wholesale price fell about five cents a pound the day of the report, with some observers predicting a rebound this fall.
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Federal Trade Commission
National Board Publishes Fire Safe School Building Pamphlet
The National Board of Fire Underwriters distributes a 21 page pamphlet on fire safe school buildings to educational institutions nationwide. It urges limited combustible materials, fire separations, fire resisting walls, and adequate exits. It highlights sprinklers for high risk buildings and stresses maintenance, inspections, and ongoing administrative attention to fire safety.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Board
New York
Board of Education
Stockholders mostly middle class say survey shows
A major manufacturing firm surveyed its stockholders and found that 56 percent earned under 5000 dollars a year while 10 percent earned above 25000. The average income of the low group was just under 2800 dollars, suggesting wider participation by nonwealthy investors.
State Aid Road Work Planned for West Bath
A Berry's Mills road project in West Bath will reshape a highway section near Sheriff Loring D. Small's residence. The plan moves the road west, blasts ledge, fills grade, and creates about a quarter mile of new road from Route 1 to Campbell's pond road at Prince's Corner near the Sabino road.
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West Bath
Berry's Mills
Loring D. Small
Campbell’s Pond
Prince’s Corner
Sabino Road
Wills and estate filings in Monto... court record
Montoro bate court lists numerous wills and estates with executors administrators and guardians named. Items include petitions for administration and licenses to sell real estate, bonds approved, and accounts filed or allowed for residents of Bath Bowdoinham Richmond Georgetown Georgetown West Bath Woolwich and Topsham.
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Peter Bailly
Topsham
Martha Billy
Lillie Jesy
Bath
Leonard Ion Pprey
Harsh
vAuwes
Ee Unnewell
Joseph A. Plumstead
Harry Frye
Margaret F. Frye
Walter ‘Haloon
Bowdoinham
Susan M. Denham
Charles Ignes
Mearlames
Violet T. Wright
Alton L. Wright
Carroll P. Powers
Georgetown
Agnes S. Powers
Louis L. Lemieux
Richmond
Addie M. Lemieux
Mary A. Lightbody
Charles T. Small
Ceta
Lewis E. Warren
Katherine E. Warren
James B. Lemont
West Bath
Marguerite M. Lemont
Margaret L. Grover
Forest E. White, Jr
Georgia A. Tibbetts
Percy B. Tibbetts
Warren Wright
Als
Gladys L. Munsey
Milton Given
Bowdeinham
Mildred S. Given
Carrie H. Stevens
Carolyn I. Thompson
Sadie R. Hanson
Leslie F. Roberts
Guardian
William S. Newell
John R. Newell
Clinton I. Strout
Woolwich
Alma M. Strout
Harold C. Hart
Gardiner D. Rogers
Charlene D. Cogswell
First Portland National Bank
Ione Mary McIver
Angus W. McIver
Jean Marie Guiou
Levina E. Holman
Mearl K. James
Three Driving Cases in Municipal Court
Four cases were heard by Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Friday's session. Percy A. Little pleaded guilty to speeding 60 mph on Route 197 in Richmond and paid a $10 fine plus $5.70 costs. John Gault pleaded guilty to passing on a bill on Route 201 at Bowdoinham and paid a $10 fine plus $5.70 costs. Elmer E. Chase pleaded guilty to failing to stop for a red light at Leeman Highway and Middle Street and was fined $10 plus $5.70 costs. One intoxication case was heard with a guilty plea and fined $5 plus $6.15 costs or 15 days in jail.
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Percy A. Little
Richmond
John Gault
Falmouth Foreside
Bowdoinham
Elmer E. Chase
Elsinore Avenue
Leeman Highway
Middle Street
Big clock in front of A restored after breakdown
The large clock outside A. was repaired after a weeks long shutdown caused by a prior accident that bent the clock from its base. It now sits level with a new interior light for better nighttime visibility.
County politics warm up as September nears
The article notes Maine county political activity ahead of September results. GOP planners, county tours in Sagadahoc with leaders like Margaret Chase Smith and Burton Cross, and Democratic tours with a Bath rally are described. Bath Iron Works won a $46 million destroyer contract, stirring local politics as workers blame Republicans. Democratic women formed a Bath City Hall club. officers include Barbara Brewer and Carrie Lehane. Uncertainty surrounds Neil S. Bishop’s stance, claimed by Democrats to have drawn about 39,000 votes two years ago.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Frederick G. Payne
Robert Hale
Burton M. Cross
Sagadahoc
Bath
Bath City Hall
Bath Iron Works
Quincy
Republican Party
City Hall
Democratic Club
Barbara Brewer
Carrie Lehane
Mary P. Golder
Ruth Dunbar
Brewer
Neil S. Bishop
Neil
Bath City Council Renames School With City Themed Pun
The writer praises Stanley M. Hunter for urging the Bath school be named Bath Junior High. The council approves naming streets houses and more, but this time the new school carries a punning Bath title reflecting the city.
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Stanley M. Hunter
Bath
Bath Junior High
Stan
Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society 49th Annual Report
The Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society reports continued welfare service from Bar Harbor headquarters under Dr. Tertius van Dyke and Rev. Neal Bousfield. The Sunbeam aids transport, government food aid supports year-round islanders, and Santa Claus ships clothing and toys for Christmas. Dental clinics, donor lists, and supporters nationwide sustain programs amid harsh winters.
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Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society
Bar Harbor
Gelawn Avenue
Tertius van Dyke
Neal Bousfield
Woolwich
Maine Coast
Santa Claus
Sunbeam
Maine
Torrent Handtub Season Set With Multiple Musters
The Torrent of Bath gears up for a busy muster season with stops in Somersworth New Hampshire East Greenwich Connecticut Newburyport Massachusetts Agawam Marblehead Revere Haverhill and Amesbury Massachusetts. Fans hope for victories as the handtub travels about 290 miles per trip and competes in the New England League Muster.
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Bath
Somersworth
N. H
Torrent
East Greenwich
Conn
Newburyport
Mass
Agawam
Connecticut
Marblehead
Revere
Revere Beach
Haverhill
Amesbury
Committee named for fashion show in West Bath
Mrs. Leonard Smith chairs the Bandbox Delight Fashions event presented by West Bath Cancer Crusade with Bates Manufacturing Co. at Winter Street Church on August 12. Decorations are led by Mrs. Harry Larrabee, tickets by Mrs. Kenneth Snowden and Mrs. William Dolloff, plus local volunteers Edith Small Frank Gallagher Eleanor Wilson and Eleanor Otis. Ushers include Misses Elaine Pinkham Ann Amirault Kateri Costain Barbara Stewart.
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Leonard Smith
West Bath
Contributions Grow for Moriarty Memorial Fund
Scattered donations have swollen the Frank L. Moriarty Memorial Fund to 1,625.89 dollars, revealed Monday. Treasurer John W. Coombs said gifts were deposited late last week in the Bath Trust Co. fund account. Donors named include Carl M. Langbehn and family Leilani J. Cahill and two friends.
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Frank L. Moriarty
John W. Coombs
Bath Trust Co
Carl M. Langbehn
Leilani J. Cahill
City Council Votes on Names for Position
The city council considers several candidates for a key post as the manager reviews all options. In other departments, fire alarms fell to seven this month from 19 a year earlier while painting at Central Station nears completion. Cemetery work remains heavy with 13 burials and 7 monument foundations.
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John Hinds
New Haven, Conn
Central Station
Cemetery & Park
Oak Grove
Highway & Sewer Department
Washington
High Streets
Water Street
Public Welfare Department
Health & Sanitation Department
Bath Iron Works
Gahan’s Bridge
More Women Wear Glasses Than Men
The article reports that 56.4 percent of wearers are women, indicating women outnumber men among eyeglass wearers.
Smith Tobey Post Drum Corps Leads Rockland Parade
Smith Tobey Post Junior Legion Drum Corps of Bath led the big parade in Rockland on Saturday as part of three-day Lobster Festival activities in the harbor area.
Bath Elks Clambake Set at Sewall's Beach
Bath Lodge of Elks plans its annual clambake for Sunday at Sewall's Beach in Small Point with field activities starting at 11 and lunch served at 1 30. Menu includes two lobsters hot dogs clams corn and side dishes.
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Bath Lodge of Elks
Sewall’'s Beach
Small Point
Maine Three-Quarter Century club meet goes Augusta
The Maine Three Quarter Century club will hold its annual gathering at the Augusta armory on Wednesday August 18 with Lions clubs as hosts. The event draws elderly residents from across the state and transportation is being arranged by District No 41 Lions clubs. The program includes games contests and exhibitions from 9 30 a m to 4 p m with over 3 000 members aged 75 and older.
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MAINE
Augusta
New Augusta Armory
State of Maine Publicity Bureau
Lewiston
Augusta- Hallowell
Lions Club
Lions International
Bath Team Falls to Augusta in District Playoffs
Bath Burgess Market of the City Recreation Softball League reached the all-winners finals in East err District playoffs of the Maine Softball Association before a 5-1 loss to Augusta TWUA. Bath opened with a 13-10 win over Connors Trucking, then beat Brunswick TWUA 6-5 in a comeback thriller. Rines earned the loss in the final after a long day. Beck and Ralph McInnis supplied firepower for Bath.
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Bath
Burgess Market
City Recreation Softball League
Maine Softball Association
Augusta Twua
Lewiston
Burgessmen
Connors Trucking
Brunswick
Brunswick Twua
Burgess
Beck
Lucien Tardif
Ralph McInnis
Battery
Rines
Ay Employees Begin Annual Two Week Vacations
About two thirds of the highway department staff started their annual two week vacations Monday. The city planned to wrap up the street oil program later, but rough weather ahead prompted City Manager Nathan C. White to grant time off now and finish oiling after the vacation. Only portions of Washington and High streets and a few side streets at the South End remain.
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Highway Department
Nathan C. White
Washington
High Streets
Bath Street Flowers Brighten Summer Scenes
Rain keeps Bath streets flower boxes refreshed and blooms vibrant along telephone poles attracting many summer visitors who remark on their attractiveness.
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Bath
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues List
A dense set of crossword clues covering Tibetan garment boundary channels occurrence ba type window stupidity music note pound placed braced frame raised long-eared rodent fragrant wood shameful number of notes cast perishes compression Jewish month land measure foliage climbing plant domestic hens former Russian leader swift tal condiment whirlpool three times as fear region in Indo China tree trunk overcome with fear heavy carts long necked animal owing slope
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Swift
Indochina
Tei Tei and cryptic clues from a newspaper puzzle
A cryptogram puzzle explains how to substitute letters in a quotation. The example shows A standing for L and X for O, with each day a different code key. The page lists clue numbers and some solved words as hints for solvers.
Cryptogram Quotation From Longfellow Highlighted
A cryptogram quotation attributed to Longfellow appears in a feature by Kigg Features Syndicate with the phrase Life hath quicksands and snares and praise for prayer.
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Longfellow
Kigg Features Syndicate
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