Maine farm mutuals warn on wiring overload risk
At a Presque Isle meeting H F McGlauflin chairman warns that farm homes wired for basic lights soon demand more voltage as appliances rise, risking overload. He urges extra fuses and circuit breakers, regular inspections by inspectors or dealers, and avoiding overfusing or penny replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. McGlauflin
Maine Mutual Insurance
Presque Isle
McGlauflin
Farm Mutual Insurance
Big Government Grows in U S via Telephone Directories
A Chamber of Commerce study of the 10 largest U S cities outside Washington shows 3875 federal agency listings versus 1738 for state and a Boston count of 403 federal lines and 294 state lines. The analysis notes federal offices dominate, influence state and local hiring, and symbolize centralized government expansion. It cites defense, post offices, and executive departments shaping employment patterns nationwide. The piece comments on federal presence as a major employer in many cities.
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United States
Washington
America
Chamber of Commerce of
Boston
Massachusetts
Defense
Commerce, Agriculture and Treasury Departments
Federal
Sedges
Payroll Reach: 610k Plus Employed in Top Cities
The report shows payroll coverage across the country with over 610,363 people employed in the ten largest cities. It highlights the concentration of employment in major urban areas and outlines national payroll trends.
MTA Hi s Trip to Alaska
A couple from Bath with ties to Wesley Pearson and Ruth Kelley undertake a memorable Alaska tour. They traveled the southern route to Alaska and returned via the north, passing Seattle where they visited Ruth Kelley’s family and prepared their trailer for the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Alaska
Seattle
Mr. Ee
Wesley Pearson
Ruth Kelley
Bath
Raymond J. Kelley
Florida
Maine
Home
Upper Washington Street
Edward Butterfield
Olsen
Raymond Kelley
North Street
Brunswick Woman Takes An Appeal
O. Wooster pleaded guilty to a stop sign violation at Vine and Washington streets on August 3. He paid a fine of five dollars and costs totaling four dollars seventy cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
O. Wooster
Vine
Washington Street
Stork Shower Given Mrs. John Voorhees
Mrs. George Gallant and Mrs. Charles Hewitt 3rd hosted a story shower for Mrs. John Voorhees at the Hewitt home on High Street. Guests gathered around a stork centerpiece as gifts were displayed and refreshments were served from a cradle‑styled table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallant
Charles Hewitt
High Street
John Voorhees
Fire in chair sparks blaze at two family home
A fire started in an overstuffed chair at a two family house at 1224 Washington Street on Thursday. The flames burned the chair arm, spread to a window shade and drapes and scorched part of a floor before Engine 2 extinguished it with a booster line. The residence is tenants William Southern and owners Hans H Sievers.
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Washington Street
Engine 2
William Southern
Hans H. Sievers
Bath Man Pleads Innocent in Stop Sign Case
Robert Morse Jr of Brunswick pleaded innocent to failing to stop at Leeman Highway and Washington Street Bath, but Municipal Court Recorder Quarrington found him guilty and imposed 5 dollars fine plus 4.70 costs, paid. Another Bath man pled guilty to intoxication and was fined 10 dollars plus 4.70 costs or 15 days in Kennebec County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morse, Jr
Brunswick
Leeman Highway
Washington Street
Bath
John W. Quarrington
Morse
Bathman
Kennebec County
Veteran Returns To Duties After Loss At Togus
A woman has returned to duties at the Veterans Hospital in Togus following the death of her mother Mrs Luke Marr of Washington Street. Her daughter Mary Lou stayed longer with her grandmother.
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Veterans Hospital
Togus
Luke Marr
Washington Street
Mary Lou
Bath boards appoint principals for Central and North Grammar
Delbert L. Anderson selected as teaching principal of the new Bath Central school. Maurice H. Clark to remain at North Grammar. Grant becomes principal at Weeks, Bath. Flint writes he cannot accept continued central school principalship despite appreciation of Bath board support.
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Beton
Huse 1
Rve
Princi
Central
Junio Gh
Od Tan Bhar
Sanior High
Oe Ee 1
New South
Huse
Delbert L. Anderson
Anderson
North Grammar
Maurice H. Clark
Flint
Central Grammar
Clark
Grant
Bath
Machias State Normal School
University of Maine
Prospect
Sandy Point
Maine
Stamford
Conn
Board of Education
Bath Board of Education
Loring Addiion
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Meets Woolwich for Supper
Sagadahoc Pomona and Woolwich granges held a joint supper for about 80 people, hosted by Sagadahoc Pomona Master Edric Wheeler. The session included a fifth degree conferment, lectures, and discussions on auto insurance and farm management, with vocal solos by Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Ila Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Woolwich Grange
Grange
Edric Wheeler
Brunswick
Pomona
Wheeler
Elfreda Perkins
Joseph Wanes
Bailey
Palmer
West Bath
Ila Day
Ala
Mrs Beatrice Coombs Hosts Card Club at Kings Point
Mrs Eula Morang entertained her card club with a weenie party at Kings Point. The gathering continued indoors with cards and conversation in the home of Mrs Beatrice Coombs Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Morang
A Beatrice Coombs
Kings Point
New Jersey Couple Encounters Moose on Phippsburg Road
Mr and Mrs Eugene Duchin of New Jersey driving to Georgetown with their daughter Linda met a bull moose on Phippsburg Road near Bath Maine last Wednesday. The moose darted from woods into their path causing a minor collision. Warden Cecil Beane and the car occupants returned to the scene but the moose could not be found and was not believed seriously injured. The Duchins were visiting Georgetown residents Mr and Mrs Loring Hart.
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New Jersey
Maine
Betherbrook
Phi
Eugene Duchin
Linda
Reasan
Georgetown
Popham Beach
Kennebec
Bath
Cecil Beane
Duchin
Loring Hart
Surprise Shower for Jeanne Belanger in East Brunswick
Mrs. Carlton Andrews hosted a pink and white surprise shower at Bonny Brook Farm East Brunswick for Jeanne Belanger of Brunswick. The event honored her upcoming marriage to Herbert Perry of Topsham set for late September with gifts displayed on a pink and white theme and refreshments served in the dining room. Belanger is employed in the dental office of Dr. Maynard Irish in Brunswick.
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Carlton Andrews
Bonny Brook Farm
East Brunswick
Jeanne Belanger
Brunswick
Miss Belanger
Herbert Perry
Delider
Topsham
Frank Perry
Winneyance
Maynard M
Lawyers Elect Officers in Maine Bar Association
Belgrade Lakes Waterville resident Thomas N Weeks was elected president of the Maine Bar Association succeeding Edward W Atwood of Portland. The group also named George Barnes George Eaton and Robert Dow as vice presidents, Herbert Locke secretary treasurer, and elected Varney Mahon Silsby and Garey to the executive committee. Harold L Cross spoke on press freedom limits.
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Belgrade Lakes
Thomas N. Weeks
Waterville
Maine Bar Association
Edward W. Atwood
Portland
George B. Barnes
Houston
George F. Eaton
Bangor
Robert B. Dow
Norway
Herbert E. Locke
Augusta
State Senate
George D. Varney
Kittery
John J. Mahon
Lewiston
William 8. Silsby
Ellsworth
John P. Garey
Bath
Harold L. Cross
New York City
Skowhegan
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Woman Injured in Two Car Collision on Leeman Highway
Bath woman Mrs Ross Taggart, 53, received a scalp wound requiring six stitches after a crash on Leeman Highway involving her husband’s sedan and a car driven by coastguardsman Bruce E Jordan. Taggart was not seriously hurt and was moved to Portland after treatment at Bath Memorial hospital. Jordan and two of Taggart’s grandsons were uninjured. police estimate $150 damage to Taggart’s car and $400 to Jordan’s. Jordan, based at the Damoniscore Island station off Boothbay Harbor, was alone in his vehicle. Police continue investigation.
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Bath
Leeman Highway
Ross Taggart
Bruce E. Jordan
Atwoods Visit Relatives in South Portland
Mr and Mrs John Atwood of South Portland were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence Atwood of 1479 Washington Street and of Mr and Mrs Kerwin Butcher also of Washington Street.
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John Atwood
South Portland
Mr. Atwood
Clarence Atwood
Washington Street
Kerwin Butcher
Bath Firemen Mark Torrent No 1 100th Anniversary Parade
Bath hosts Firemen Day with 15 handtubs in a parade for Torrent No 1 of Bath's 100th anniversary. Machines from Newburyport Essex Marblehead and others compete. Protection of Newbury, Mass. wins first class with 196 ft 8 1 2 in. Torrent No 1 places in second class.
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Bath
Torrent No
New England
Odd Fellows Hall
Washington Street
Queen Esther Lodge
Rebekahs
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Aappen
BIW
Recreation Hall
Center Street
Washington
Oak
Sons of Union Veterans
Ray L. Kneeland
North Bath
Torrent
Kathy Pickens
USS Man
General Bates
Lisbon Falls
Bates
Neptune
Newburyport
R. H Counce
Thomaston
Okos
Marblehead
Passaconway
Seabrook
N. H
Gov. Bradstreet
North Andover
Mass
Newbury
Gerry
Androscoggin
Topsham
the Protection of
Stanley R. Hunter
Joseph Ger
Richard Frates
Bath Fire Department
N. Choate Tarr
Wenham
Chester Brickley
New England Veteran Firemen's Association
Providente
R. I
Elmer Berry
Protection
Kennebec of
Niagara
Brunswick
Vixen
South Berwick
Alabama Coon
Ipswich
Gov. Brt
Gen. Bates
Gen. Berry
Rockland
Torrent No. 1
Kennebec
R. H. Counce
Ral Bates
General Berry
Maine
CROSSWORD CLUES AND A CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE
A reader puzzle page presents crossword clues numbered 1 44 45 46 47 48 18 19 38 40 41 and a cryptogram. It explains a monoalphabetic cipher where each letter stands for another and notes that letter mappings vary each day. The entry hints at solving techniques and word lengths as hints to fill the grid.
Lippman leads energetic community orchestra at Bath event
The annual event features Dotto Morse and Mr Lippman with a lively program. Soloist Clarence Dotton and dancer Jane join local players Lynden Plummer and Alan Wilkie, plus visiting Lionel G. Vachon and his wife from Quebec. The Bath audience enjoyed the spontaneous encore and the mix of violin, cello, trumpet, and percussion.
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Nual Lippman
Ania
Clarence Dotton
Lynden Plummer
I Lin
Jane Dancer
Robert Seeger
Woolwich
Alan Wilkie
Lionel G. Vachon
Quebec
Bath
Fragmentary local notice about residents near Mer rymeeting Bay
Vague readable lines describe residents along a bay area near Mer rymeeting Bay passing nights. no clear event or dates emerge from the damaged OCR text.
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Merrymeeting Bay
Gerald Losier Reported Wounded in Korea Letter Delay
Mrs Edward Losier and relatives report Gerald E Losier wounded in Korea with leg injury while serving in the 843rd General Hospital unit. A letter suggests he was shot and a mysterious incident occurred as he received support from fellow soldiers. Mail access may be limited as efforts resume.
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Edward Losier
Son
Corp. Gerald
Korea
Ana
Gerald
Elks Club Clam Bake Field Day At Head Beach
At Head Beach in Small Point Elks hosted a clam bake field day on Sunday with a 10 am softball game won 7 to 6 in 10 innings by Augusta. The event featured lobsters clams corn frankfurts eggs and coffee. Committee members included Hugh MacDonald George Laty John F. Sturtevant Brian Jewett Edward Hartnett Gardiner seers Osceah Minas Frank H. moment ice H Back Joseph Desmond and Edward Pooler.
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Elks
Iston
Redland
Gardiner
Ipusta
E of Elks
Head Beach
Small Point
Rae Aa Eeeee
Augustgusta
Couple Guests From Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Visit
Mr and Mrs Charles Anderson of Indian Orchard Mass and Mr and Mrs Georgelle of Collingdale Pa were guests of Mr and Mrs Brian M Jewett at their Day s Ferry home.
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Charles Anderson
Indian Orchard
Mass
Georgelle
Collingdale,”Pa
Brian M Jewett
Day’s Ferry
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