Recessions Seen as Likely Despite Strengthening Economy
In an interview on U.S. News via Report, economist Murray Shields warns recessions are probably inevitable even as the current banking and financial system shows strength. He argues depressions are man-made and preventable with tighter money during booms, tax surpluses, and a public works shelf, plus caution on over- and under-investment during cycles. He notes labor and material shortages amid near record production, calling for long-term strengthening of financial reserves and investment.
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U. S
Murray Shields
Shields
Mr. Shields
Portland Oregonian Wiew
Keeping Pace with Retail Growth and Store Modernization
The year just closed marked the largest retail period, with total sales near 185 billion dollars. Chains will likely spend over 1 billion on modernization, boosting job creation, convenience, and choice across the country amid intense competition and low margins.
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Godfrey M. Lebhar
Chain Store Age
Mr. Lebhar
Bath Iron Works Wins Navy Destroyer Contract
The Bath Iron Works Corp. secured a contract to build three destroyers, promising two years more payroll stability for Bath. City Manager Stanley Judkins notes the deal aids local labor and business as most funds stay in the area.
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Navy Department
Bath Iron Works Corp
Stanley Judkins
Bath
Winter Wonder Land Grass Fire In January
Mrs Caroline H Smith reports a grass fire starting from burned newspapers near a fireplace in Bowdoinham Maine. The fire spread to a triangular field before Bowdoinham Fire Department wet it down and prevented further trouble.
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Indépendent
Oinham
Maine
Bowdoinham
Florida
Caroline H. Smith
Oldhaven
Municipal Court Weighs Driving Violations Before Judge Deer ing
Five driving related cases were heard in Municipal Court before Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Edward Hunt 20 of Midd le Street pleaded innocent to failing to stop on Front Street and was found guilty with a $10 fine and $5.70 costs. Hunt appealed and posted $25 sureties for June superior court. Daniel Trask 20 of Richmond paid $10 fine and $5.70 costs after pleading guilty to an unregistered car on Route 201. Robert Elwell 18 of Pownal pleaded guilty to speeding 50 mph on Washington Street and was fined $10 with $5.70 costs, with court costs suspended on payment. An 18-year-old Bath boy pled guilty to intoxication on Front Street but the case was placed on file with a warning. Walter Boyce 21 of Jefferson pled guilty to speeding 70 mph on Route 1 at Woolwich and paid $10 fine plus $5.70 costs.
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Edward C. Hunt
Mdiddle Street
Arough
Charles T. Small
Front Street
John Lander, Jr
Hunt
Deering
Sagadahoc
Daniel A. Trask
Richmond
Robert T. Elwell
Pownal
Washington Street
Paul Avery
Bath
Walter E. Boyce
Jefferson
Woolwich
Soyce
Philip Hodgins
Gardiner R. Deering
Douglas M. Chadwick
Palermo
Center Street
Earl Haines
Chadwick
Kaye M. Nickerson
Yarmouth
Route 196
Topsham
Mortimer O'Connell
Kennebec County
Augusta
Robert E. Foster
Phyllis M. Foster
Edward Belanger
Richard S. Philbrick
Middle Street
Philbrick
Robert Starling
Vernon
James
Norman Koehling
Phippsburg
West
Bath candidates grapple with citywide race shift in 1956 election
Bath voters face a new citywide council contest as campaigns scramble to map support across six wards for the February 13, 1956 municipal election. Candidates anticipate a busy year with budget debates, a possible central fire station, and talks of an economic study, plus “Meet the Candidates” events with GOP figures LaFleur and Trafton planned.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Republican Club
Alexander A. LaFleur
Portland
Willis A. Trafton, Jr
Auburn
LaFleur
Girl Scout Troops Plan March Birthday Observance
Scouting notes from Troop 5 and Red Rose Troop outline plans for a March birthday observance with a Juliette Low presentation led by Eve lyn Percy. Other troops report painting, interior decorating, cook and hospitality badges, and new member pledges as sessions conclude.
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Juliette Low
Evelyne Percy
Nancy Dearborn
Paul Stinson
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Carolyn Shaw
Lawrence Hill
Ricky Minot
Kathy Ashe
Suzanne Marco
Red Rose
Red Rose Troop
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Oliver Foster
Michigan
Bath
Marilyn Foster
Maine Ice Fishing Season Restarts Amid Caution
Maine anglers report renewed ice fishing as waters refreeze after a thaw. Wardens patrol weekends while vandals decline, and a new film titled Tip-Up from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Game promotes safe, warming braziers for cold outings.
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Maine
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Augusta
Sagadahoc Pomona Meeting Details at Richmond Corner
A report lists members and officers of Sagadahoc Pomona and Community Welfare including Margaret Morse Mattie Collins and Marion Chubbuck with reception duties assigned to Elnora Blanchard Marion Trott Dorothy Ryan and Dora Royal. The next meeting is set for the evening of Feb 29 at Progressive Grange Richmond Corner.
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Margaret Morse
Mattie Collins
Marion Chubbuck
Alice Harrington
Mary Gaudreau
Jacqueline Stilphen
Elnora Blanchard
Marion Trott
Dorothy Ryan
Dora Royal
Millward Patten
Elva Curtis
Health report lists chickenpox and streptococcal cases in Maine county
The Maine Health Department reports Sagacahoe county week ending Jan 21 shows two chickenpox cases and 12 streptococcal nasopharyngitis cases, with Phippsburg at two streptococcal nasopharyngitis. The rest notes Earth’s orbit affects solar distance seasonally.
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Sagacahoe County
State of
Boothbay Region YMCA to receive Buzzell estate gift
Philanthropist Harlow M. Russell has given Walter Buzzell Health Resort property and nearly a mile of coast near Boothbay Harbor to the Boothbay Region YMCA. The gift includes 100 acres of woods and fields, a 40 acre historic island, a salt water pool, tennis courts, and a gym. W. David Dellert will head the regional Y program with Walter Buzzell as resident director.
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Walter Buzzell
Boothbay Region
YMCA
Boothbay Harbor
Harlow M. Russell
Red Triangle
Boothbay
Vemec Ca
Russell
Maine Coast
Buzzell
W. David Dellert
South Central
State of
Maine
Y.M.C. A
East Lee
Suburb Civic Club Meets With Mrs Pinkham
The Suburb Civic club gathered Thursday at Mrs Thatcher Pinkham's home with 23 members. President Mrs Edna McLain led the session on the January project and began a February project. Refreshments followed, and committees for the February 9 meeting at Mrs Duncan Farrell's home were named for refreshments and entertainment.
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Suburb
Merion MacDonald
Ethel Pinkham
Most Parents Sign Polio Vaccine Permission Slips
About 85 percent of parents of local school children have signed permission slips for February polio vaccinations, per City Health Officer Roscoe C. McFadden. All permission slips must be signed by a parent or guardian.
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Roscoe C. McFadden
State reports polio year ranks high with 203 cases
McFadden said no child will be accepted for the Salk vaccine after February 1. A State Health department report shows last year had 203 polio cases, the third largest year on record for the state.
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McFadden
State Health Department
Boy Sentenced for Assault on Local Officer
A 12-year-old Bath boy was sentenced to the State School for Boys in South Portland after a stormy Municipal Court hearing before Recorder Arthur D. Dolloff. He was found guilty of assaulting a local police officer, attempting to strike with a butcher knife and attempting to steal another officer's revolver.
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Bath
State School For Boys
South Portland
Arthur D. Dolloff
Bath theft shocks Dallas workers during empty house raid
Police in Dallas report a unusual burglary where a bathtub was stolen from a house under construction. The case stands as a clean theft with the object and location clearly identified.
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Dallas
Tex
Cryptoquote Puzzle and Quotations From King Features
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