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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
2
The piece laments forgotten pledges to curb non defense spending as defense costs rise toward 50 billion dollars and a potential 90 billion dollar debt. It accuses Congress of lax budgeting and calls for public protest against waste and higher taxes to fund deficits.
Maine gasoline stations will receive only 45 percent of July supplies for the remainder of the month. Rationing likely through Labor Day weekend with potential monthly purchase limits and cards. Officials warn relief after visitors depart may not come. further reductions on the Eastern Seaboard cited.
A William J. Kuta piece notes banks now offer a broad range of items and services beyond large finance. Banks actively seek accounts of all sizes, welcoming borrowers from small needs to tens of thousands, and finance purchases from automobiles to homes.
The article notes that over 100 million dollars in defense bonds and stamps must be sold weekly to avert inflationary government issues to banks. It asserts private banking as a vital lifeline and suggests ships near the coast may have escorted President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at sea.
Torrey Roller Bushing Works employees vote Friday at City hall annex on representation by Local 4 Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America. Ballotting runs 3 to 6:30 p m under NLRB supervision in Boston region with potential follow up election next month if the result is negative.
Personal notes list neighbors and relatives visiting or returning home from trips across New England and Canada. Items include Alden H Anderson and family after a week in Marblehead and Cape Cod, Virginia Oliver recovering from surgery in Portland, Edward Thomas returning from Boston, and several trips to Boston, New Edinburgh, and New Brunswick with mentions of civic groups, employment changes, and a newborn Deval Merri Page.
Bath officials plan to move the city marshal and court officers into a new office space, with proposals ranging from the auditorium annex to basement emergency room use. The court ruling urged providing proper offices, as national defense rents strain availability.
Four youths Lester Thompson Werner Field Charles Beales and Everett Mowry were arraigned in Lewiston Municipal Court on larceny of an Oldsmobile. They pleaded not guilty and waived hearing. Held on $1,000 surety for the next Superior Court term. Local police note prior larceny records and probation for one.
Doris Babine daughter of Mr and Mrs George Babine of 516 Middle Street has been chosen by La Societe Assomption for its scholarship award. The life insurance society aims to send French Canadians to college and has financed over 400 students since 1903 including teachers lawyers doctors nuns priests and one bishop. Bath society members congratulate Miss Babine and wish her luck.
Bernhard Weiser, young American concert pianist, interrupted vacation at Boothbay Harbor to travel to New York for a special recital for British short-wave listeners on the Friendship Bridge series. His program features Sir Thomas Arne's eighteenth century piece.
The Fair Rent Committee appointed by Mayor Walter C. Rogers met in his office with Edmund A. Rothwell as chairman. The panel includes Alfred Neal and Victor Choquette from Bath Iron Works and Local 4 IWA CI O, with room planned in the municipal building for an office and possible WPA or NYA help. The group set November 1 1940 as a tentative fair rent start point and will accept complaint cards at Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co. offices.
With Maine gasoline allotments cut and car availability uncertain for the Three Quarter Century club’s Orono trip on Tuesday the 26th a Bath resident proposes postponement as patriotic. He notes potential waste of several hundred gallons and cites Governor Sewall’s Sunday fuel-saving suggestion. Elizabeth Deering, Sagadahoc chair for the outing, was unavailable for comment.
Fort Fairfield announces the engagement of Miss Helen Jane Page to George E. Parshley of Bath. Miss Page, a beauty culture graduate, works at Mary's Beauty Parlor in Fort Fairfield. Parshley, Morse High School alumnus, is a machinist at Bath Iron Works Corp. No wedding date set.
John L. Jack, Register of Probate, Sagadahoc County, announces probate appointments for multiple estates. Edith N Powers named executrix without bond for Burnside A Powers. Mark W Hennessy named administrator for Margaret A Conley. Mabelle H Bernier named administratrix for Abbie E Morris. Flora B Footer named executrix without bond for Joseph M Footer. Irving Barter named administrator. Dates: August 5, 12, 21.
Bath area station managers will meet Thursday at 1 30 PM in Bath City hall to discuss shortages and proposed two Sundays of closures. Speakers warn August cuts are mild and September brings tighter supplies as tankers shift to fuel oil for winter demand.
The Misses Nancy Cynthia and Sally Lane Sewall daughters of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall of Washington street returned home Wednesday from Camp Laughing Soon at East Waterford Nancy and Cynthia Sewall had been at camp several weeks and Sally Lane Sewall for a week.
A large reader crowd greeted President Roosevelt as his train passed Brunswick and Bath. Police cleared crossings to manage crowds while incidents included minor fender contact with a State Police car. In Bath and Brunswick thousands observed or were affected as crossings closed and traffic backed up.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Malacological Union will run August 26 to 29 with sessions at Knox Arboretum in Warren and Crescent Beach Inn in Owl’s Head. Officers include Dr. Harold Rehder Frank C. Baker Norman Lermond and Mrs H R Robertson. The group, chiefly scientists in mollusk study, draws members from the United States with affiliates in Canada and Cuba. Norman Lermond founded the union at Gulfport Florida eleven years ago.
Puzzle grid with across and down clues, including Jewish month, Ireland, glacial ridges, Brazilian palm, and other entries. Also a cryptoquote: INDUSTRY IS THE SOUL OF BUSINESS AND THE KEYSTONE OF PROSPERITY.
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