31 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
1
The item lists B. Nichols as president and treasurer, Harry C. Webber as editor. It details subscription rates: one year in advance two dollars, six months in advance one dollar. It notes the paper is entered at Bath post office for second class circulation.
A Portland woman delivered thousands of signatures to President Truman after meeting Senator Margaret Chase Smith in Washington urging a stand against hoarding during the emergency. The Oswego Oregon church echoed the sentiment with a resolution denouncing profiteering and urging nationwide circulation of such pledges. Retailers resist price gouging and officials insist shortages are not imminent and controls are unnecessary.
The piece notes Christmas preparations enter mid summer as manufacturers and retailers plan for the holiday rush. Jewelers, toy makers, card producers, and department stores stage conventions and order heavily for a robust season, despite possible shortages and early inquiries for 1951 products.
Bath and nearby communities gathered to bid farewell to Battery B members bound for a South training camp. Residents from Bath and surrounding towns offered gifts and best wishes, hoping for the soldiers' safe return to their homeland soon.
The bell from H M S Bath, one of 50 destroyers swapped for eight naval bases, is presented to Bath by British Consul-General Whitamore in a ceremony at city hall. Council honors the gesture, tracing Whitamore’s diplomatic career and the bell’s origin on the Bath.
A thunderstorm causes a bath house to be flooded and repairs restore power after new fuses. No fires were reported. Local roads, including Meadowbrook, suffer severe erosion where water carved new gullies through soft soil.
The article outlines the continuation of the hospital benefit party with Miss Molly Gibbons. Mrs. Joseph Mullaney serves as ticket chairman. Mrs. Gillies handles prizes. Miss Anne Kimball runs the scores.
The superintendent urged the school district to act, noting costs may rise over original estimates. He answered questions and left attendees confident the district is in safe hands. Visiting rotarians included W. J. Norton Granville NY and others from Cambridge Mass and Lewiston, with local guests H. T. Passmore and Fred Drake Jr.
Miss Jo Anne Heal daughter of Mr and Mrs Wendell Heal Elsinore avenue writes from Tokyo where she works as a civilian employee for the US Army. She describes arrival July 12 and busy days at Dai Ichi HQ, rationing due to Korea, English spoken by many Japanese, recreation for occupation forces and plans to aid nurses at Tokyo General Hospital.
After paying all debts the remaining balance from the Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers will be donated to the Hyde Memorial Home of the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults in Bath. A committee led by Walter Grover and Frank Dingley will present about $3,000 to the charity once the union’s debts are cleared.
Long wedding notice details the Bainbridge style ceremony as Nancy Sewall wed naval officer Chester S Brett Jr in a Bath Maine family setting. Attendees include Harold Sewall Randolph Sides Jr James Millar Daniel Ewing Robert Clark Robert Dibble Robert Arbuckle and Aaron Hobart. The reception featured a sword-cutting cake and Cliff Leeman orchestra with outfits described for the bride and Mrs Brett. After returning from Bermuda the couple plans to reside in Boston.
Miss Mary Cunningham of 762 Middle Street leaves for Boston to join the Boston Dancing Teachers convention at Parker House. She will then travel to New York City for private ballet and tap training. Dancing schools reopen in late September.
report notes roughly 13 thousand companies operate in the United States oil sector, reflecting broad domestic involvement in exploration extraction and distribution across multiple states and markets.
The First Naval District Commandant Rear Admiral Hewlett Thebaud USN states no full recall to active duty has been ordered. A selective partial recall is underway to meet added duties, with totals not released. Local release of recalled Reservist names may be done by Inspector Instructors at 22 New England Reserve Training Centers.
Most pre primary pupils will report where registered or per superintendent assignments. West Bath and South street area pupils go to Dike school with bus transport. West Bath attend morning session. South street area attend afternoon, starting 12 20.
Semi gloss enamel is favored for trim in living dining and sleeping rooms as it does not reflect bold highlights like high gloss enamel used in kitchens and bathrooms. Both finishes are easy to clean and maintain.
Guidance for fixing stamps without glue using a narrow top and bottom strip of tape. Do not seal the stamp completely to preserve usability.
A man opened a lacquer thinner valve at an Indianapolis paint factory triggering flames that shot through the room, with investigators attributing the fire to static electricity from the man’s body.
Doris Putney Thistle reports witnessing two men in a motor boat shoot a duck on Basin shores in Phippsburg. The injured bird flounders as the boat leaves, sparking a plea for conscience and divine judgment.
Robert Merrill of Woolwich faced a felonious assault charge at Municipal Court. Judge Gardiner R. Deering ordered a Sept. 6 hearing and set $1,000 sureties for his appearance. Merrill pleaded not guilty. Deputy Small said Merrill fired at a dog while his wife shielded, a bullet fragment injuring her leg and sending her to Memorial Hospital.
James Sullivan of Topsham was found not guilty by Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering on malicious mischief and destroying public property charges. Sullivan had pleaded guilty to intoxication and was ordered to pay a $10 fine plus $4.70 costs with one week probation to raise the money.
The article notes one of the earliest perfume recipes in the Bible's Exodus combining sweet spices with pure frankincense, stacte likely a myrrh type, galbanum, and onycha thought to be a sea snail resin.
Peanut butter is made by grinding roasted peanuts in continuous mills until the desired consistency is reached. Usually only salt is added, and the freshly prepared peanut butter is packaged without further processing.
The article notes insulating glass with dehydrated air sealed between panes cuts winter costs and reduces summer air conditioning expenses. It emphasizes long term savings and the upkeep of sealed units for efficiency.
Mme Scarecrow at Bernard Hendersons in Phippsburg has become a famed garden sentinel. The life like figure, dressed in varying outfits, drew visitors and even inspired a painter to render her portrait. After a lamp post scare she survived and returns to grace the garden drawing cheers from locals and tourists alike.
U S department of agriculture reports experiments with organic insecticides show potential for cotton growers to move from dusting to spraying for pest control.
Police Frank L. Moriarty and Jay Povich attend as organizers. State Senator Joseph W. Larrabee provides coffee and cream, while U. S. Congressman Robert Hale supplies doughnuts. The fife and drum corps and color guard, drawn from the Little Torrent Veteran Firemen’s association, perform. Over 100 cartons of cigarettes are collected for the Battery, with other contributions noted by Fred Dwyer. Representative McClure chairs the civic committee.
In livestock feeding vitamins A and D are probably the ones most likely to be present in insufficient amounts.
A note recalls 1912 practice of wrapping fragile light bulbs in cotton and shipping them in wooden boxes suspended on spiral bed springs. The Rose Bowl debuted in 1916 marking a early tradition in college football.
A listing of crossword clues across and down with numbers, plus a Cryptoquote phrase and example. Includes a Henry Longfellow themed code hint and a Pope quotation, distributed by Kine Features Syndicate.
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