Court Overreach Foes Push Congress to Limit Supreme Court
The American Farm Bureau Federation adopted a resolution condemning Supreme Court power to legislate or override state concerns. Delegates fault court and perceived executive acquiescence, urging Congress to curb jurisdiction and pass corrective legislation. Former Rep. Pettengill argues no constitutional basis for calling court decisions law.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Congress
Farm Bureau
Indiana
Samuel B. Pettengill
Mr. Pettengill
US Supreme Court
Alr
Babes
Time-Out For Disinfection In Hoffa Campaign
A Washington court clamps down on Jimmy Hoffa after a union expansion plan, ordering monitors to oversee a clean-up and delaying a convention to re elect Hoffa. Judge F Dickinson Letts warns Hoffa to follow the monitors and notes potential costs and safeguards for members. Labor Secretary Mitchell comments that new members deserve a better fate.
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Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters’ Union
F. Dickinson Letts
Washington
Letts
Hoffa
Lotta
Jimmy
Jina
Ito
Judge Letts
Labor
Mitchell
Peace on Earth and Good Will at Christmas 1958
The newspaper reflects on Christmas as a timeless quest for peace with God, self, and others. It recalls the Bethlehem limit of divine love and urges universal goodwill during the 1958 holiday season, quoting the need for restraint in times of conflict.
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Bethlehem
Georgetown church sermon on The Inn of Christmas presents new reading
Reverend Ernest Roberts at First Baptist Georgetown delivered a Christmas message from Luke 22 7 12 focusing on the word in in six phrases. The service featured Christmas greens, choir music, and an extensive Sunday School program with student recitations solos and piano pieces. Local residents are noted visiting and hosting during the holiday season and community members are acknowledged for acts of neighborliness and seasonal goodwill.
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Ernest Roberts
Christ
First Baptist Church
David
Mary
Alfred Rowe
Mary Rowe
ATS
Glad Bell
Jane Oliver
Anne Moffatt
Judy Light
Shepherds
Harold Brown
Hark the Herald Angell
Our Saviour
Holly Brown
Cathy Brown
Ernet Roberts
Bath Brunswick Route Plans Face Federal Aid Hurdles
Daggett says highway funds are limited for two year periods and a Bath to Cook's Corner route may be considered in the next biennial. Navy objections delay Brunswick construction and federal aid. initial Brunswick work would cost about 400000 state money with the rest from federal sources. Other Bath area projects include East Boothbay, Richmond Bowdoinham, and Damariscotta Newcastle Route 1 upgrades.
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Daggett
Cook's Corner
Bath
Bath-Cooks Corner
Bath-Cook's Corner
Brunswick
Navy
BNA
Navy Department
Cumberland County
New Meadows River
Bath Brunswick
Maine State Highway Commission
Bath- Brunswick
Woolwich
Bath-Brunswick
Highway Commission
Bath Area
Fast Boothbay
Richmond- Bowdoinham
Five Islands Neighbors Hold Christmas Party at Moore Home
The Five Islands Good Neighbor club held its Christmas party at Mrs. Erland Moore’s home with a decorated tree and covered dish supper at 6:30. Gifts were distributed after the meal. Members present included Mrs. Thomas Watson, Mrs. Lloyd Pinkham, Mrs. Alfred Proctor, Mrs. Dennis Moore, and others. A Bible class meets Thursday January 8. The fire department responded to a call from Bay Point with no injuries.
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Good Neighbor Club
Erland Moore
Moore
Thomas Watson
Lloyd Pinkham
Alfred Proctor
Dennis Moore
George Gray
Kathleen Rittall
War Fin Pinkham
Victor Pinkham
Beulah Miller
Russell Ha
the Baptist Church
Ted Campbell
Reggie Pinkham
Thomas Waton
The
Baptist Church
Bay Point
Clarence Preble
Bath Memorial Hospital
Paul A. Thormoon
Bath
Fred Carr
Hutchins
Ropecomb
Jackie Sawyer
Harold Clapton
Kittery
Seulahn Miller
Naval and Molitary Children’s
Framingham
Mass
Gerald Wersom
Woolwich
Franz Stevens
Central School
Lynn MacMahan
Fort Dix
N. J
Stinson Davis
Yarmouth
Edward
William Campbell
South Gardiner
Reynolds Grover
Christmas Visit with Paula Slocum in New York City
Mrs Paula Slocum visits New York City for Christmas with relatives. she plans to return December 29. Mr and Mrs James Oliver are noted relatives in the context. Francis Oliver traveled to Boston on Monday.
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New York City
Paula Slocum
James Oliver
Jin Damiscotti
Francis Oliver
Boston
Wetherbee Dance School Pupils Hold Annual Christmas Party
The Madelyn Wetherbee School of the Dance hosted its ballroom class Christmas party at the studio last Wednesday. Patronesses included Mrs. Albert Austin Jr. and Mrs. Harry Cooke Jr. Refreshments were provided by several committees, and ushers included John Cooke and Owen Williams Jr. The Grand March was led by Winners in novelty dances and exhibition numbers featured students such as Mary Thompson and Dickson Drake. The event concluded with a decorated tree and treats, and classes will recess until January 7.
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Madelyn Wetherbee School
Albert Austin Jr
Harry Cooke Jr
J. Edward Drake Jr
Eugene Eberhard
Ralph Footer
Shurley Mayes
John Cooke
Todd Johnson
Stephen Brewer
Owen Williams Jr
Sharon Hooker
Owen Williams
Priscilla Taggart
Mary Thompson
Dickson Drake
Suzanne Eberhard
Anita’ Cyr
Robert McElman
Americans in Iran Two Engineers Await U S Return
Letters from John L Swift and family living in Apera Iran say they expect to return to the United States when canal construction work they aid is completed. They estimate the project will take two years. They enjoy the Bath Independent and invite local friends to write to them. Local notes mention visits and a hospital patient among Bay Point residents as icy weather and a nine inch snowstorm impact the area.
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John L. Swifts
Tran
U.S
Swift
U. S
Bath
John Bl. Swift
Bov
Apera
Iran
Madison Moore
William Adams
Bath Memorial Hospital
Louisa Howard
Stumner
Bay Point
First Baptist Sewing Circle Re elects Officers
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church held an all day meeting in the vestry with Minnie Pinkham reelected president. New officers include Stella Hart vice president Lottie Goodwin secretary Florence Woodside assistant secretary Jennie Cameron treasurer Elsie Crosby flower fund chair and Lina Butler work committee chair. A covered dish luncheon was served and Christmas carols were sung. Next meeting is planned for January.
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Ladies Sewing Circle
First Baptist Church
Minnie Pinkham
Stella Hart
Lottie Goodwin
Florence Woodside
Jennie Cameron
Elsie Crosby
Flower Fund
Lina Butler
Sta Oli Dauphin
Cora Blakeney
Obituary Mrs Ellen Falker Smith 79 Bath resident
Ellen Falker Smith 79 widow of Edward B. Smith died Tuesday at Bath Memorial Hospital. Born April 25 1879 in Newfield she lived in Bath 44 years and taught in Winneboganee district schools before marriage. She was active in Winter Street Congregational Church Ladies Aid and church prudential committee. Survived by daughter Mrs Stephin Woodbury Lunenburg MA son Bartlett Smith Fern Park FL caster Mrs Pauline Moulton Bath. grandchildren Mrs John South Rome GA and Miss Marline Smith Fern Park FL and grandson Stephen Woodbury Jr Londonburg MA.
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Ellen F. Smith
Ellen Falker Smith
Edward B. Smith
Bath Memorial Hospital
Newfield
John N
Martha Aver Falker
Bath
Frederick Burl Burgess Dies. Farnhan's Lumber Proprietor
Frederick Burl Burgess 59 proprietor of Farnhan's Lumber died suddenly at home on Lineal Street. Born September 20 1899 in Bath he was a son of Fred and Mary Lose Beloncer Burresa. Survived by two brothers Arthur of Thieffy and Tracy of Woolwich two sisters Madeline Creedon and Louise Francis and several nephews. Burgess was a member of St Mary Ronin Catholic Church the Path Lodge of Elks New Meadows Yacht Club and Mitre Liberian. Creedon of West Roxbury announced the death of Frances Creedon Friday. The husband of the late Mabel Haconfi. Creedonu, he is survived by two sons Joseph Mia Albert of West Roxbury and two sisters.
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Frederick Burl Burgess
Farnhan’s Lumber Company
Lineal
Few Min Thes Bornn
Bath
Fred
Mary Lose Beloncer Burresa
Arthur
Thieffy
Tracy
Woolfwich
Mer Parse
St Mary Ronin Catholichoreh
the Path Lodge of Elks, New Meadows Yacht Club and
Mitre Liberian. Association
Frances
S&s
Mrs Ledith Freeman Dies in Rutland Hospital
Mrs Edith Freeman wife of Frank Freeman of Bath and Rutland Vermont died Monday morning in Rutland Vermont hospital. Services were held Wednesday morning in Rutland Vermont.
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Ledith Freeman
Edith Freeman
Frank Freeman
Bath and
Rutland
Funeral services for Mrs Bes sie Sealt Rolfe
Funeral services were held Saturday at 9 30 AM at Staples funeral home Gardiner for Mrs Bes sie Sealt Rolfe mother of Mrs Phyllis Rolfe an elementary teacher consultant in Bath Died Thursday in an Augusta nursing home Interment followed at Maysville Cemetery Presque Isle
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Bessie Sealt Rolfe
Phyllis Rolfe
Consiltant
Bath
Staples
Gardiner
Maysville
Presque — Isle
Rolfe
Augusta
Requiem Mass for Fo Earl Burgess Held at St. Mary’s
A high mass was conducted at St. Mary’s Church at 9 a m on Tuesday for Fo Earl Burgess. Rev John E Bellefontaine officiated with bearers Alex Burgess Stephen McPhee John Carey Arthur Colby Richard Frates and Edward J McMann. Entombment followed at Oak Grove for spring family burial.
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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Earl Burges
John E. Bellefontaine
Alex Burgess
Stephen McPhee
John Carey
Arthur Colby
Richard Frates
Edward J. McMann
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Walter Kingsbury held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Walter Kingsbury were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell of Wesley Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Oak Grove.
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Walter Kingsbury
Curtis Funeral Home
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Oak Grove
Pupils Of Fay Pye Dance School Stage Christmas Party
About 100 children from Fay Pye Dance School and parents enjoyed a Christmas party at Central Church parish house. The program featured tap duets, songs, acrobatic dances, a St. Claus appearance with candy, and refreshments served by the Pye family and others.
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Fay Pye Dance School
Central Church Parish House
Cynthia Curvon
Alice Cunningham
Susan Chubbuck
Sue Ellen
Tyler Hathorne
Richard
Clifford Washburn
Jane Perkins
Joanne Rea
Paul Teechieras
Sandra Rose
Anne Ouellette
Susan Dube
Patricia Caton
Brenda Peabody
Donna Merrill
Dawn Savage
Linda Graves
Pamela Bourget
Sybil Middleton
Paula Lessard
St. Claus
Frances Durgan
Doris Rea
Martha Middleton
Martha Rea
Clyde Pye
Gershon B. Rollins Dies Suddenly at Daughter’s Home
Retired Rockland carpenter Gershon B. Rollins died suddenly Sunday at his daughter Arline Payson’s home at 86 Russell Street after visiting there for two months. Born July 5, 1889 in Rockland, son of Frank and Ann Upham Rollins, he attended Rockport schools and lived in the Rockport area most of his life. He was a member of Pratt Memorial Methodist Church and its Men’s Bible Class, and of the Baraca club. Surviving are his widow Shorley Dow Rollins, daughter Arline Payson of Bath, two grandchildren, sister Nellie Magune of Rockland, a niece and several cousins.
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Gershon B. Rollins
Rockland
Arline Payson
Russell Street
Hudson man Carl R. Merchant dies at 33
Carl Robert Merchant 33 of Hudson died Friday at his home. Born October 20 1925 in Camden he was a U S Navy World War II veteran and worked as a truck driver painter and at a Hudson plastic factory. Survived by widow Barbara Sicard Merchant parents Fred and Linda Standish Merchant three children Edmund Janequeline Michael three brothers Arnold Frederick Russell and one sister Phyllis Philbrick.
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Carl R. Merchant
Carl Robert Merchant
Hudson
Camden
Fred
Linda Standish Merchant
U. S. Navy
Bath Iron Works
Trusk
Hudson Plastic
Barbara Sicard Merchant
Edmund
Janequeline
Michael
Meadowway
Bath
Arnold
Waldoboro
Frederick
Fast Hartford
Conn
Russell
Phyllis Philbrick
Cranston
R. J
Kingsbury Dies at 94 A Bath Grocer Remembered
Walter Philip Kingsbury, 94, a Bath grocer and lifelong resident, died Thursday evening. Born November 7, 1874, he was the son of Philip and Valerie Kingsbury and a former Odd Fellows member and West Bath grange. He served several terms on the Bath Common Council. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. William Robson of Bath and Mrs. Alonzo Parks of Portsmouth NH. three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Tyler, Mrs. Blanche Sanborn, and Mrs. Etta Cowles. two granddaughters and six great grandchildren, plus nieces and nephews.
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Walter Philip Kingsbury
Bath
Philip
Valerie Blaisdell Kingsbury
Odd Fellows Lodge
West Bath
Etta Cowles
Stoneham
Mass
Chester C. Aderton Dies at 87 in Bath Home
Chester C. Aderton 87 retired carpenter died suddenly Sunday at his Bath home 62 Bedford Street Born in Bath March 20 1871 son of Cyrus and Martha Stevens Aderton Former Sagadahoc county deputy sheriff and Bath police officer attended the People's church and was a Knights of Pythias member He was husband of the late Sarah Woodbury Aderton Survived by daughters Miss Minnie L Aderton Mrs Florence M Munro both of Bath and half sister Mrs Gertrude Tolman Bath
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Chester C. Aderton
Bedford Street
Bath
Cyrus
Martha Stevens Aderton
Sagadahce County
People’s Church
Knights of Pythias
Ile
Sarah Woodbury
Reverend Evan A Edwards Dies at 84
The Rev. Evan A Edwards longtime rector of Grace Episcopal Bath died in St Petersburg Florida at 84. He served as rector at St Peters Episcopal Church St Petersburg from 1937 to 1950 and earlier at Bath 1905 06. A WWI chaplain with the 35th Division he earned the Silver Star for gallantry. Survived by widow Ruth Ann and two sons Evan A Denver and Philip W Fort Worth. Funeral services were held in St Petersburg.
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Evan A. Edwards
Bath
Grace Episcopal Church
Edwards
St. Petersburg
Fla
American Legion
Red Cross
Salvation Army
St. Peters Episcopal Church
St. Peterboro
Alberson
W. Va
Lawrence
Kans
Episcopal Church
University of Kansas
Vanderbilt University
Trinity Church
Washington
D. C
Coddington
Baltimore
Wilson, N. C
Evans
American Legion Post
Rotary Club
Amon
Aso
Diniphan
Verdun
Ruth Ann Edwards
Samuel J DeMetre 25 Raymond Court Resident Since 1953
Samuel J DeMetre born in Lescouik Albania on August 6 1890 died December 17 at his Bath home after a long illness. He came to the United States about 1907 and ran a restaurant and tourist cabins in Lunenburg Vermont from 1923 to 1952, then worked as Fuller Brush representative in Portland. Survived by widow Flossie Bailey DeMetre son George S DeMetre of Boston daughter Elizabeth DeMetre Hyman of Falmouth Fore side four granddaughters and two nieces. Funeral at Pike and Luther Inc Webster Mass December 21 at 2 p.m.
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Paul Wren
Medford
Mus
Georgetown Center
Ronald Atwood
Susan Anne
Bansor
Ralph Davis
Thomas Savage
Vasar College
Little River
Harold J. Brown
Harold
Bath Iron Works
Parviz Chahbazi
Mary Ann
Heald
jJast
William Bis
George Powers
Warren S. Todd
Stoneham
Mass
Joseph Phiggin
Carroll Powers
Robinhood
Howard Black
James Hulburt
New Mexico
West Georgetown
Allen Bean
Elizabeth Moffatt
Bath
Donald Stewart
Lewiston
Seguinland
Will Reid
Alna
Harry Percival
Alvah C. Reynolds
Elmira
N. Y
Eugene Reynolds
Raymond Reid
Georgetown
Lawrence Lowell
Roy Moulton
Reid
Samuel J. Demetre
Raymond Court
Lescouik
Albania
John DeMetre
Flossie Bailey DeMetre
George S
Boston
Elizabeth DeMetre Hyman
Falmouth
DeMetre
United States
Lunenburg
Fuller Brush
Portland
Pike and Luther Inc
Webster
Funeral for Arthur Ashton Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Arthur Ashton were conducted Wednesday December 17 at Curtis Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell of Wesley Methodist Church officiating. Bearers were Descrie Amir aul Sylvia Langlais Arthur Brown and Robert Sprinkle. Interment followed at Oak Grove.
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Arthur Ashton
Curtis Funeral
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Descrie Amiraul
Sylvia Langlais
Arthur Brown
Robert Sprinkle
Oak Grove
crossword puzzle and cryptoquote items from 1958 page
A scrambled crossword list includes mining related clues and word fragments with numbers and abbreviations. A cryptogram quotation by Hegel is partially shown ending with a dated 1958 attribution and a note about a King Venture syndicate inquiry.
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Francis S. Creedon
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Kingsbury Funeral
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