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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
1
The text argues that new snow removal equipment and trucks clear 305,553 miles of highway at a cost of 37 dollars per mile, raising overall costs but preventing winter isolation for rural communities. It notes vast rural services reliant on roads including 1.4 million miles of rural mail routes and 7,000 public health nurses traveling by auto, with 12,000 police cars and 100,000 fire vehicles.
The Rockland Courier Gazette has been sold to John M. Richardson. The buyer assumes ownership of the newspaper and related interests, signaling a change in management and potential strategic direction for the Maine publication.
A concise note highlights the reach of his publication across a broad field and its influence on local readers. The piece emphasizes steady circulation and community engagement.
A man admitted leaving a box on a road after leaving a dump trip, risking tire damage and accident. Judge Deering considered a maximum penalty. another respondent faced an assault charge, pled not guilty, and was fined $5 with court costs of $5.15, plus 15 days in Kee nebee county jail.
Trustees seek court permission to distribute funds from a $500000 estate now valued at $482482 to an existing Roxbury home for aged women, arguing strict will terms make fulfillment of the original bequest unfeasible. The move aims to honor Miss Snow's intent by funding the home already serving elderly women.
Announcement by M/Sgt Quasi states that married men aged 20 to 26 with two years of college or equivalent, good health and character, may enroll in aviation cadet training. First married applicants expected to join March classes at Randolph Texas and other Texas bases including Waco Perrin and Goodfellow.
Harold Markham 15, Kenneth Trask 21, and Cleve Cleveland were duck hunting at Arrowsic when a wound required aid. Harold Seavey at Squirrel Point light helped provide first aid while Henry Leonard at Popham Life Saving Station coordinated transport to hospital via river boat and ambulance. Relatives in Phippsburg were among the visitors.
The War Department selected Fort Edgecomb for repairs and a maintenance contract valued at 501 dollars. In Summer 1945 an appointed caretaker, under supervision of a sergeant, would oversee the blockhouse and grounds with local families and residents noted in the arrangement.
Native Son McLellan won high honors as a journalist and playwright. He edited in New York and Bath, wrote for the Bath Independent, led Town Topics and The Black Cat, and created librettos for musicals and operas. His works include Puritania and The Belle Of New York, with stage success across Europe and Australia. He died in 1919 leaving a widow, a son, and a daughter.
City actions include public hearings on business signs and street acceptances for Liberty and Meadow streets. Council discusses charter changes for licenses and confirms Clarence Warner as constable. November municipal report notes 30 arrests, sewer repairs, catch basins, gravel work, cemetery burials, health inspections, and extension plans for High street improvements.
City officials report November activities including a parcel bid on Lot 2-A Mont Street. Plans to take over a two inch line via easement involve the state armory party and property owned by Sadie Barn and Mrs Kelley. Parking meter receipts total 621 with 56 in penalties. a regulatory ordinance on maintenance of ros has been prepared.
Loren Jaffe of Bath will move to Stamford as of December 1 to take over an active operation in Harmon’s Inc. He and his two sons will relocate, joining Harmon Eliasons as co owners previously, with Jaffe later sole proprietor of the Bath business until Nov. 26 of this year. The store will be sold to Charles Shepard, who plans to continue it as a men’s shop in connection with his business.
Mr and Mrs John Waterhouse and family hosted a house warming at their new residence on Lower High Street. Guests included Mr Tein, Mrs Morse, Mrs Etta Thurlow, Miss Allister, and Miss Lucille Cooley.
A garbled note references Sota Hill and a connection to Texas base locations, mentioning Sherman and Paris with unclear affiliations. The fragment suggests a sports or event misalignment but lacks concrete names, dates, or outcomes.
A group including Warren Raynes Carl Richard Heérsom Pinson Jr and Douglas Skillin dea cons and Dawn Avery Barbara Burden Barbara Green Jean Mc Kay Virginia Parker Sie Stover and Sally True communion stewardesses discussed a merger then adjourned to the ladies parlor where doughnuts were served. Miss Phyllis Bowie Mrs Greansy Morse Ernest Freeman Mrs Morton Young and Mrs John Sylvester attended.
Two Bath residents received international recognition for a widely circulated work aided by government agencies. The award or acknowledgment highlights international reach and collaboration across sixty countries.
The report notes an anticipated outcome from the milk investigation. It states that investigators found a repeat nonconformity in many cases and that dealers previously showing high bacterial counts had reduced them to acceptable levels.
Fragmentary text discusses Red Cross notes in Brunwick about an aviation tag and unit efforts in emergencies involving fewer than five families. Mention of discussion directed by area staff from New Brunswick.
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