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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows advertising rate terms and application details for public notices. The readable segments reference pricing, rate cards, and contact notes for further projection of costs and submission.
The program calls for federal licensing of books and financial disclosure, secret ballot officer elections, and banning strikes by government or public utility entities. It advocates nominal initiation fees, a 10 percent income cap on union expenditures, and strike approval by majority vote after 30 days’ notice. It favors management input, bans political activity by unions, and bars officers affiliated with Civil Liberties–suppressing groups. A key feature is wage incentives with profit sharing to align workers, customers, and stockholders. Industrial harmony requires fair, cooperative legislation and mutual understanding.
A Bath Republican caucus with at least 250 attendees unanimously nominated ex Mayor Donald N. Small for the mayoralty. Democrats in caucus chose not to field a ticket this spring. Voters expect a quiet election with Small’s businesslike governance and broad city support.
The phrase reflects on how people judge value and price based on prior experience. It suggests that current attitudes toward cost are shaped by historical context and personal benchmarks.
The author argues that current prices will not return to historical norms. Factors cited include a massive federal debt, record wages, declining output per hour, rising costs, and historically high taxes. The piece warns against expecting prices to revert to earlier years.
Cub Packs 50 and 57 showcased a window exhibit at A. D. Stetson & Son on Center Street for Boy Scout Week. Leon Piascik and Stewart McAllister organized scrapbooks, models, knot boards, rockets, tepees, and Goodies den records, with Hyde Park Terrace Association and Beacon Street Methodist Church backing the packs.
A Washington street resident reports two girls aged about 13 and 6 visited her home to sell a ticket described as long and cream colored for a western show. The older girl took a dollar for change and ticket and did not return. Local venues deny any sale of such tickets.
Club Forty Two members dined at the Eagle Hotel Brunswick with a lobster and turkey dinner then returned to Bath for an evening of cards at Miss Louise Trainor’s Allen's Court home. Attendees included Edith Small Louise Trainor Dorothy Olsen Ruth Mullaney Leonard Smith James Stanton Eliot Hansen Malcolm Lundberg.
Two brochures describe Merry Meeting Camp for girls and Boothbay Camp for boys on the Kennebec River near Bath. A. R. Webster, Cincinnati, Ohio, proprietor, runs 50 acre estate with cabins, dining and recreation halls, electric lighting, and supervised activities including sports, crafts, and boating. Camps open July 1 through Labor Day with Sunday services and adult Brushwood Lodge access.
Loton Jennings of Brunswick pleaded guilty in municipal court before Judge R. Deering for failing to stop at a stop sign. He paid a $10 fine and $4.70 costs. Patrolman Howard Pratt of Bath was the complainant. The Merill case in Wiscasset for alleged DUI was continued to March 1 with Patrolman Byron Clark as complainant.
Jack Townsend former U E S manager in Bath and now regional area supervisor, residing in Augusta with his wife and children, were guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Newman on Denny Road recently.
Mrs. Evelyn Stairs’ sixth grade at Weeks Street school hosted a Friday assembly combining Thomas Edison’s birthday observance and Saint Valentine’s Day. Students Led by William Morse and Arthur Banks presented Edison life quizzes, poems, and a St. Valentine’s tale, with music, violin records, tap dance, and Valentine exchanges followed by refreshments.
Mr. Brocato urged letting children express themselves through art amid a near full audience at Rice auditorium. He showcased works by a Japanese child and a Machias student, arguing talent should be identified and nurtured rather than forcing all students into one mold. A public question period followed and a resolution approved hiring an art supervisor in the schools.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe P Higgins of 78 York announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Louise to Frank A Hinds Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Hinds of 8 South. Both graduated Morse High in 1942 and 1940 respectively from Bath Iron Works staff. Hinds served three and a half years in the U S Navy and now works for New England Tel Tel Co. A fall wedding is planned.
Teepetndiahoc Women’s Republican club hosts Speaker Marion Longstaff of Island Falls at City Hall council room. Longstaff, teacher and state education committee member, will discuss women’s issues highlighted by the state secretary.
The text details Maine lawmakers debating salaries for Judge and Register of Probate and discussing teacher minimums. It covers visits to Augusta State Hospital, the Bay Point Village Corporation case, several education and judiciary bills, and proposed tax measures including a per gallon alcohol tax and payroll tax. It notes salary settlements and committee actions with references to multiple representatives and bills.
Rumors of last minute candidates circulated as the caucus passed with most party members satisfied. Mrs Noble Wood of 934 Street, ill with pneumonia, is recovering at Memorial and would welcome visits from friends.
The Democrats met with D. Josaph Doyle absent and decided not to field candidates this year. A strong committee organization is forming, and next year a full party ticket will be pursued.
Mrs Milton H Savage of 1311 H Street hosted a fur party and stork shower on Wednesday night from former classmates who arrived unannounced bearing gifts. The gathering featured social activities and refreshments. Mrs Savage, formerly Miss Barbara Robinson, has performed in dance recitals before many of the attendees. Attendants included Misses Tillie, Jane Jones, Jane Irish, Mae Nelson, Loretta Huff, Janice Hogan, and Jackie McMann.
A social stork shower for Mrs Robert Hallett of Washington Street featured co hostesses Mrs Ben Sibibey and others. Guests enjoyed games and a buffet lunch. gifts filled the room amid a festive evening.
John E. Kreidler Jr of Bath was acquitted of the charge of Irvine under the influence of liquor by Judge Gardiner R Deering in Thursday Spent Week court. A separate charge of operating without a license resulted in a guilty verdict with a $10 fine and $4.60 costs.
The item appears to be a fragmented crossword puzzle caption noting a theme entry for week seven and drawings related to a Purvonte and the Royal Air Force. Readable bits point to a puzzle page item with a prize amount of nine dollars.
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