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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
2
The article projects postwar employment for women rising to about 17.1 million by 1950, 500000 to 1000000 more than without war, and only about 2 million below the wartime peak when one in three workers was a woman.
Public opinion shifts as Bath abandons opposition to parking meters. Portland reports approval and Lewiston considers installation. 4 H clubs and Scout movements are praised for benefiting suburban youth as communities prepare for a sudden cold wave and winter starting difficulties.
Kohler of New York earned best in a setting not fully described. Mrs Mook, a graduate of pepertenoary high school, assists Prof Stowell of New York University and visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Hall. Mr Mook, LSU alumnus and ex Ski Trooper in Italy, works as an advertising agent for a furniture company in Longlewat. The couple plan to reside near Grammar School on Dec 2 after a week’s vacation as Arlington neighbors recently visited his farm.
Bay Point notes list Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wright visiting in New Castle. Walter J. Notes report they are settled in Bath Home for the Aged. W C Hinckley of Sagadahoc visited Mrs. L M Spinney, Thanksgiving visits with relatives noted. Ruth Keen left for Jamaica New York. Edna M Coolidge and W C Bowen hosted Thanksgiving at Bath. Fred P Taylor traveled Bay Point then Auburn. Hagan visited Thanksgiving with Mrs Hagan’s parents Fred Taylor of Auburn. Frederick Moffatt and wife stopped Bay Point Wednesday. Mrs. Walter Cunningham and family moved to a cottage on Dr S C Dalrymple’s farm to serve as caretaker.
West Bath grange held its annual election Monday night with nearly 100 members present. Alfred Neal presided as worthy master. officers elected include Alton Collins over seer Fred Wentworth Jasper Lovett steward Ella Coombs chaplain reelected Bertha Ward treasurer reelected Ethel MacDonald reelected for 13th year Daniel McCall gatekeeper Mattie Collins Ceres Ruth Wentworth Pomona Thelma Lovett Flora Joyce Wentworth and others. Installation set for Jan 6 with lecture by Alfred Back guest speaker Mr Back recently visited his boyhood home in England. A social hour followed by remits and dancing. The annual damage from aan is estimated at 100000.
Local notes report deer tagging after open season closures, with an albino deer sighting near Bath. Thanksgiving gatherings include residents from Portland Waltham Elmira and Bath. Winter arrives with heavy snow and 18 degree conditions as residents plan travel and farm duties.
Mrs Stevens described wartime changes at the Baptist church as a first hand look at life in the country during conflict. Snow and holiday visits marked the week with many local families hosting relatives and recovering at home after hospital stays.
Fragmentary town notes describe visits and greetings during Thanksgiving with Bath residents including Willard Oliver's family, Dixie and George Bowers Gale, Charles Saw, Clarence Perkins, Page Wyman, Lawrence Wine, and others visiting or hosting relatives and friends in Bath and nearby communities.
Frederick Thomas returned from Bath Memorial rescue. families from Bath and Portland made town visits. Mrs. Dozois and Mrs. Goodwin joined local committees for a December Christ mand dinner. Thanksgiving was shared in Winchester and Bath with relatives visiting in Bath and Parker Head.
Thomas Nichols of Auburn formerly of Bath was a recent visitor and called on old acquaintances at the Inde eee ane vee he ee merly employ is n Ww of Frank Frank B. Nicholz, publisher of the Times and Independent.
The Bath Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday evening in City Hall auditorium to discuss city charter provisions. Members showed sentiment toward modernizing municipal operations to improve efficiency and governance. Iceland is an island of volcanic origin.
The speaker recalls a failed attempt at reform and argues Prohibition harms law and order, highlighting gang violence, bootlegging, juvenile delinquency, and poisoned alcohol as greater evils from past experience.
Fragmentary entries reference Nellie B. Gust Eckman and others involving land and buildings. No clear dates or locations are readable. The record preserves a public notice style with names and property terms.
Fragmentary notes list numbers and terms: aromy 86, Java 96, charges for 38. The readable items hint at a ledger or tally with numeric codes and brief descriptors. No clear names, dates, or events emerge to establish a full report.
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