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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
2
The piece reflects on efforts toward world peace and human welfare through the United Nations and the United States. It emphasizes relief to the needy, justice for workers, and the aim of amicable industrial relations, hoping for a happier Christmas and a peaceful new year.
A syndicated column notes cordial Republican Democrat ties in Washington and predicts a Truman comeback as laws and executive powers shape labor issues. It praises Byrnes UN diplomacy, warns of ongoing national disputes, and ends with holiday optimism for 1947.
A letter to the City Commissioner, signed by Chairman Footer, argues that High Street should not be closed for excavation before a bridge contract is awarded by the State Highway Commission. The writer warns that closing the street would hinder pedestrians from St. Mary’s Church, the high school, Hotel Sedgwick, and nearby establishments, especially during winter.
Harland Ladd was named associate Commissioner of Education in New York. Maine actions included funding veteran training, boosting the Maine Maritime Academy budget, and a wage raise for Gerry Wade. The Maine subsidy to Norridgewock was withheld for educational failures amid a stalled school project and injunction battles.
A Bath Cub Scout received a letter with a donor tag bearing goodwill from fellow Scouts. Scout Robert Carmichael now leads his former Cub mates as a Den Chief and Cub Master Leon Piascik says the appreciation letter signals a broader effort by Scouts of the world building lasting peace through unity.
A collage of brief items covers sea food debates with Boston and Rhode Island figures, hunting accident concerns and youth training at the Fall River Rod and Gun Club, aging Marine Painter James Maxfield, railroading memories from John Proctor, and local plans from New Hampshire for a Grantham Mountain resort. Also mentions the U S S Grouper at Portsmouth, rare Edwin Arlington Robinson copies at Colby, and cranberry bog insect spraying by helicopter.
Dr Rowland notes a wartime shortage and claims Vita oil from a whale's liver could be worth 500 dollars. He estimates the tonnage or amount derived from the whale as a basis for salable oil supply.
A year in Maine 1946 features deadly accidents at Dover Foxcroft and Saco, a tanker explosion in Portland, and major fires including Algin Corp. Losses highlighted by 178 highway deaths, six killed in a Lewiston bus crash, and a dozen other fatalities. The year saw hunting fatalities, floods at York Beach, a rockbound mail boat wreck, and labor strikes. Notable appointments include Sumner Pike to the Atomic Energy Commission and Sumner Sewall as military governor in Germany. Obituaries cover Chief Justice Harlan Stone and Booth Tarkington among others.
Theodore G. Rogers of Brunswick pleaded guilty in Bath municipal court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars plus 4.70 in costs after an accident on Washington Street Saturday night. Patrolman Joseph Thibodeau arrested him. A separate intoxication case also ended with a guilty plea and 5 dollar fine plus 4.70 costs.
The largest living kangaroos reach about eight feet tall with sheep sized heads, while extinct kangaroos had heads as big as a Shetland pony and heights over ten feet.
A moving guide recommends using a ruled notebook with labeled entries to track every item during packing. The method aids movers and is essential for organizing stored furniture and ensuring nothing is left behind.
Pupils from grades six and seven at Central Grammar performed a Christmas program featuring a radio play Dickens Carol with a cast of student narrators, Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and spirits. Santa Claus helped with gifts while teachers supplied refreshments and room decorations enhanced the festive display.
The sixth grade program featured announcer Alice Plummer with curtain attendants Everett Waterman and Howard Bubier. A pageant titled Santa's Airship and a reader Children of Other Lands highlighted by Mary Gallant Anne, Judith Costain, and Ivan Pouliot with various performers and a Christmas story reader. Notable participants include Dicky Babine, Joyce Stover, Theresa Skaling, and Doris Alexander among others. lists of choir members and names mark attendance and tardiness for first term.
The South Street school staged a Christmas program Wednesday afternoon featuring Loretta Barter second grade Christmas story Evelyn Crocker first grade Bells a Christmas song Frances Plummer first grade What Mother Goose's Children Want for Christmas Audry Hogan on piano Joseph Leavitt December Pauline Kelly Oh Little Town of Bethlehem and Hark the Herald Angels sung by the boys of South Street
Grade 8 directed program features Dianne Thaye in piano solo with the dire school. Lorraine Allen leads tap dancing and the girls chorus. The boys chorus performs Jingle Bells. Faith Sherwood conducts. Ralph Wright serves as announcer.
Pupils at Mitchell School presented a pleasing program of recitations and music under teacher Mrs. Herbert Morse. Anna Lonn won a prize for a perfect number workbook. a large Christmas tree distributed gifts and candy bags from the South End P T A. Several pupils were noted as not absent or tardy.
Several grades at North Grammar presented Christmas programs Wednesday afternoon of last week preceding the Christmas vacation. Grade Four presented Silent Night by the class Christmas is Comin by Mary Wallace A Christmas Poem by Everett Wright The Boy
Mr. Hamilton read a greeting from the Congress Shirt Factory to President Grossman and the Boston boys, presenting a scroll with local employer names. A Professor Quiz, a Mary Cunningham dancing showcase, and a silver dollar bonus created festive pageantry as guests enjoyed performances and awards.
A 17 year old Bath resident pleaded guilty to larceny as probable cause was found. Judge Gardiner R. Deering ordered the youth held over to the January term of Ada County Superior Court under $1000 bond. A 16 year old was charged in connection to an online game allegation and found not guilty. Frank L. Moriarty of the police department represented the youth.
Instructions describe applying machine oil to both sides of the screw that holds the blades and keeping the blades free of dust after use. The guidance emphasizes oiling every six months and rubbing any residue, with sandpaper used to smooth surfaces as needed.
Hybrid corn acreage accounts for nearly seven eighths of U S bird corn area in the north central states, highlighting a regional dominance in hybrid varieties and planting trends.
A garbled list of cryptic words and numbers appears with partial phrases and misspelled items. The text shows scattered clues like plunders and acrobat’s bare, suggesting a damaged puzzle or crossword fragment with undefined context and missing titles or instructions.
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