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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1954

Page

2

Productivity and liberty drive American gains in output

The bulletin links productivity to output gains from same or less effort aided by natural resources science invention competition and managerial talent. It credits the profit motive and human liberty for progress citing tire costs and lifespans from 1908 to 1952 and arguing private property free markets and contract sanctity sustain incentive and growth.

Prada The Bulletin America the Bulletin Strom Privatgg

Building boom steady through 1954 says US Chamber

The national building boom is projected to continue at least through 1954 per the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Contracts awarded in the first six months hit a record volume up 17 percent from a year ago, with expenditures near 17 billion dollars.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States

Building boom fuels economy with new homes and schools

The article argues that ongoing construction of homes, factories, schools, hospitals, churches, and public works supports a strong economy. It cites demand for furnishings, machinery, and related products as driving steady job growth and continued prosperity.

Several Cases Continued by Court in Bath Session

A Bath municipal court session under Recorder Arthur D Dolloff began busy but many cases were continued. One stop sign violation and four intoxication charges were disposed of. Melvin Marco, 61, pleaded guilty for failing to stop at Leeman Highway and Washington Street, paying 5 and 5.70 costs. Four intoxication cases all pleaded guilty with penalties including 5 and 6.15 costs or 15 days in jail, a 30 day suspended sentence, and one continuation for hearing. Walter Marshall Jr., 41, faced drunken driving and license revocation charges and posted 400 sureties for Aug. 19 Bathcourt appearance. Werner Fields, 33, charged with drunken driving andlarceny of a 1940 sedan, had bail set at 800 and will appear on week of 17.

Arthur D. Dolloff Dolloff Melvin Marco Marshall Street Bath Leeman Highway Washin Street Sheriff's Department Walter Marshall, Jr Washington Street Route 209 Phippsburg Marshall Bathcourt Werner Fields Rothland Old Brunswick Road Fields Bath Court

Rockland Man Held Here On Two Counts

A 33-year-old Rockland man, Werner Fields, was arrested in North Bath after a disturbance report. He faces drunken driving charges on Old Brunswick Road and larceny of a 1940 Chevrolet sedan belonging to William Lenfest. Fields was held on $800 bond for Bath Municipal Court on Aug. 17.

North Bath Rockland Werner Fields Old Brunswick Road William Lenfest Ridge Road Robert Starling James DeCaput Lenfest Fields Blind Crossing Bath Municipal Court

Two Traffic Violations Heard in Municipal Court

Bernard K. Fraser of 16 Bluff road pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license. He was fined 25 dollars and 9.54 dollars costs for the hit and run plus 10 dollars and 5.70 dollars costs for no license after Bath police cited him for striking Everett S. Mitchell on Granite street. Florice S. Galand of Topsham pleaded guilty to speeding 50 in a 25 zone on Route 24 Tops ham and paid 10 dollars fine with 7.10 dollars costs.

Arthur D. Dolloff Bernard K. Fraser Bluff Road Fraser Bath Everett S. Mitchell High Street Granite Street Mitchell Florice S. Ga Topsham

Moriarty Memorial Fund Receives Two More Donations

Delphine Boudreau and Mrs Joseph W Lane add contributions to the Moriarty Memorial Fund. The total now stands at $1,628.89 with a check for that amount prepared to present to Mrs Moriarty this week to honor the late police chief's service.

Delphine Boudreau Joseph ‘W.-Lane Frank L. Moriarty

G O P Clambake Signals County Election Tour

A Sagadahoc County Republican clambake at Rock Hill Inn West Bath Saturday night will cap a county tour by top GOP figures for the September 13 election. Speakers include U S Senator Margaret C Smith Representative Robert Hale and Gov Buron Cross with local committee leaders. They will tour industrial plants in the morning and speak after the clambake.

Sagadahoc County Republican Committee Rock Hill Inn West Bath U. S Margaret C. Smith Robert Hale Burton M. Cross John F. Weston Fryeburg Sagadahoc John Morse Phippsburg Sumner Sewall Bath Stanley R. Hunter

Sagadahoc GOP exceeds quota in statewide drive

Sagadahoc County GOP reports reaching and exceeding its $900 quota in the statewide fundraising campaign led by John G. Morse of Phippsburg, who also serves as Finance chairman. Franklin County is the only other group to meet its quota as the effort aims for a $41,000 state total. Democrats plan a Bath food sale and rally as campaigns intensify.

Sagadahoc John G. Morse Phippsburg Franklin County Morse Democratic Women's Club of Bath Barbara Brewer Central Avenue Preswell Democrats

Monthly Probate Court Session Details for Bath and Nearby Estates

Probate court records list wills allowed including Albion L Corliss and Gordon Berry. executrix appointments Olivia K Corliss and Leslie Saw telle Berry. administration petitions for Carrie Minta Wilson, Charles S Turner, and Andrew M Byras. inventories and accounts filed for Euda Bertha Smiley Nancy Ann Pratt Edmund A Lenfest Joseph Edward Hart Bessie M Hunt Winifred B Wardwell Cynthia E Miles Marion W Moody Goldie M Greenblatt. distribution petition in Bath. real estate licenses and bonds for Smiley Zignego Holman Sanborn. inheritance tax bonds noted.

Gordon Berry Worcester Mass Leslie Sawtelle Berry Maine Carrie Minta Wilson Bowdoinham E. Kenneth Wilson Charles S. Turner Waltham Harold R. Turner Massachusetts Andrew M. Byras Bowdoin Helen E. Byras Euda Bertha Smiley Bath Marjorie L. Douglas Guardian Nancy Ann Pratt Edward W. Bridgham Edmund A. Lenfest Ruth L. Dennison Joseph Edward Hart Loring E. Hart Bessie M. Hunt Winifred H. Brown Winifred B. Wardwell Allan Spear Cynthia Etta Miles Gardiner D. Rogers Marion W. Moody Fred L. White Goldie M. Greenblatt Abraham E. Greenblatt Iscar W. Greenblatt Owen Lee Greenblatt Charles Zignego Topsham Levina E. Holman Richmond Jeanie R. Sanborn

Bath Boys Attend Winthrop YMCA Camp

The State Y M C A camp at Winthrop enjoys a strong season with Bath boys taking part. Participants include Tommy Bertocci John Butcher Mike Conley Gary Cousins Harry Deering Jim Day Paul Hutchins Larry Parks Niles Perkins Bobby Pooler Gordon Gillies and later Robert Christopher Buck Donald Kelley and Jackie Preney. Director W David Dellert leads his first season guiding activities such as Appalachian trail trips overnight hikes canoe trips council ring fire programs water carnivals swimming and more.

Winthrop Bath Tommy Bertocci John Butcher Mike Conley Gary Cousins Harry Deering Jim Day Paul Hutchins Larry Parks Niles Perkins Bobby Pooler Gordon Gillies Robert Christopher Buck Donald Kelley Jackie Preney W. David Dellert Dellert An Ave

Mrs Shackford Dies. Shackford Family Cited in North Street Notice

Mrs Alice Shackford died Monday after a long illness. She is survived by her brother Percy Savage her husband John Greene and her daughter. The Greene family resides on North Street with other relatives attending the funeral.

Alice Shackford Percy Savage John Greene North Street

Rockland Drum Corps Protest over Parade Judging

Port O' Rockland Junior Drum & Bugle Corps filed a protest after a recount altered the first place result in the Rockland Lobster Festival Parade. The memo cites judge qualifications color guard scores and parade procedures, with Bath Corps not backing the protest. Milliken voices concern over potential injustice to Lobster Festival contestants.

Bath Lime City Smith-Tobey Post American Legion William E. Milliken Junior Legion Winslow- Holbrook-Merritt Post Corps Rockland Port O’ Rockland Look Dlarene Bath Corps

New Englanders Become the Travellinest People

A. L. A. Travel Department finds 26 percent rise in summer travel requests as New Englanders take shorter trips. Unseasonable cool weather, frequent showers, and comfortable days reduce the appeal of one stop vacations and push families toward road travel and beachside getaways. Many opt to visit southern resorts when off season rates entice travel outside the region.

New Thibodeau New England

Parakeets gain fame as popular household pets

A camping family touring Maine reports their parakeet Jimmy escaping at Camden Hills State Park. After two days in the trees the bird returned to its cage and joined the family for the rest of their trip to Bar Harbor.

Maine Camden Hills State Park Bar Harbor Jimmy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy to Visit Bath Iron Works

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Raymond H. Fogler will visit Bath Iron Works Friday for a First Naval District inspection. He will be joined by naval aide Captain R. E. M. Ward and Cmdr. J. B. Kackley. Fogler will arrive Thursday afternoon at Kittery Naval Base and stay overnight before touring Bath next morning. Mrs. Philip Wysor and children of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, have returned home after two weeks with Mrs. Wysor’s mother, Mrs. Jason A. Merrill of Bath.

Raymond H. Fogler Bath Iron Works Rriday First Naval District Kittery Naval Base Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Naval Inspection R. E. M. Ward USN J. B. Kackley Supply Corps Philip Wysor Bethlehem

Bailey Sleigh Factory's Local History Recalled in Bath

Miss Margaret Rice of Amesbury Massachusetts seeks history of the Samuel Robinson Bailey Sleigh and Carriage Factory once on Summer Street Bath where Dr. John F. Dougherty now lives. The Bailey Company, famed for glass run channels used in auto windows, was a major Bath business in 1866 and is remembered for fine sleighs and carriages bearing the S. R. trademark.

Margaret Rice Amesbury Mass Bath Samuel Robinson Bailey Summer Street John F. Dougherty Maine Bailey Company Bathwell Bailey’s Miss Rice Times S. R. Bailey

Outstanding YMCA Day Camper Named for 1954

Nearly 300 boys and parents attended the YMCA camping program closing night. Sandy Zimmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Zimmerman, was chosen as the outstanding Day Camper for 1954 for high standards of cooperation and interest. Daniel A. McDougal funded the camp trophy. Plans for fall and winter activities were announced. The fish symbol of Christ appeared in early Christian art.

Lincoln County Pops Concert Supports Music Scholarship

The Lincoln County Orchestra presents its fourth annual pops concert under Ernest Lippmann at 8:30 p m in the Lakehurst dance pavilion. Proceeds aid the orchestra's statewide music scholarship fund. Frederick Dotton, a Morse High School graduate, will perform trombone and begin at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Lincoln County Orchestra Ernest Lippmann Lakehurst Damariscotta Baptist Church Lippmann Germany Frederick Dotton Clarence Dotton Maxwell Street New England Conservatory of Music Morse High School Maine Damariscotta Boothbay Bath

First Baptist Circle All Day Sewing Session

The Ladies Sewing Circle of First Baptist church held an all day session in the church parlor with 17 members sewing aprons quilt tops and fancy work for an upcoming church sale. Picnic lunches were shared with a noon treat from president Mrs Ora Dauphin. Mrs Lotta Goodwin returned from the South and a brief business meeting approved a covered dish luncheon for August 25.

First Baptist Church Ora Dauphin Lotta Goodwin

Gaudreau Family Visit Reported in South Portland

Arthur Gaudreau of South Portland stays with his grandparents Acting Police Chief and Mrs Gaudreau at their home on upper Washington street. Later in the week his parents Mr and Mrs Edward L Gaudreau Jr and brothers Edward III and David are to join the family.

Arthur Gaudreau South Portland Gaudreau Upper Washington Street Edward L. Gaudreau Edward David

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Times Company Front Street Moriarty Fund Curtis Cleveland Curtis Bowdeinham Edmund S. Muskie Mr. Curtis Republican Party Nathan C. White John P. Crosby Crosby Muskie Eisenhower Congress James C. Oliver Paul A. Fullam Edmunds. Muskie Oliver Democratic City Committee U. S. Representa Arthur J. Dunton Lillian H. Heal Wills Albion L. Corliss Woolwich Olivia K. Corliss Rockland Unit Harold Look Rockland Festival Corporation Rockland, Maine NAVY Bailey J. F. Dougherty Christ Lincoln County Group Lakehurst Dance Hall First Baptist Circle Asia Sym MKYK
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