Federal Control Folly in Education Debate
Dr. George Benson of Harding College argues before Congress for federal aid to education, warning it would push nationalization. Representative Ralph Gwinn cites Benson and urges distributing the full address to lawmakers and service clubs.
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George Benson
Harding College
Arkansas
Congress
Ralph W. Gwinn
New York State
Gwinn
Dr. Benson
Washington
America
Isdutr
Congress Manor
Cornice Gwinn
Benson
Joshua Brooks of Springfield Dies Known Exposition Founder
The report notes Joshua Brooks of Springfield Massachusetts passed away. He founded the New England States Exposition and helped push an important measure through the Maine Legislature, earning lasting publicity for the state.
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Joshua Brooks
Springfield
Mass
Maine
Brooks
Death of Joshua L Brooks Linked to Newagen Inn
The coastal Cape Newtrex development hosts the popular Newagen Inn created by Joshua L Brooks. The inn entertained hundreds of summer visitors and hosted a dinner in honor of Adrira Byrd with Governor Ralph O Brewster and other Maine dignitaries present. Brooks’s death is mourned both in his home state and Maine.
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Cape Newtrex
Newagen Inn
Joshua L Brooks
Adrira! Byrd
Little America
Ralph O Brewster
Mr Brooks
Maine
Remarkable Salvation Army Report in Bath Meeting
Major and Mrs. Warren presented the Salvation Army Corps report at Bath during the annual Activitory Board meeting. The Times notes the Army’s quiet, steady work aiding every resident and urges reading the full article to appreciate its service.
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the Times
Bath and
Wiecnity
Blister Rust Control Efforts Reported in Maine
Blister rust control work covered 49 720 acres in Maine during 1948 with 5 000 acres more than 1947. Crews target rust carrier plants around pine lots in towns including Auburn Bowdoinham Bristol Buxton Casco Freeport Georgetown Gray Harpswell Leeds Lisbon Litchfield Liverpool Raymond South Bristol Wayne Webster Winthrop and Wiscasset. Project led by M G Calderaziz reports improved procedures despite labor limits. collaborative effort by federal state and town agencies under the Bureau of Entomology and Quarantine US Department of Agriculture and Maine Forest Service.
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Auburn
M G Calderziz
Bowdo Cham
Bristol
Buxton
Casco
Freeport
Georgetown
Gray Harpswell
Leeds
Lisbon
Litchfield
Livermore
Raymond
Seouth
Wayne
Webster
Winthrop
Wiscaster
Calderara
Mr. Calderara
Maine
Work Bureau of Entomolety
U_ S Department of Agriculture
Maine Forest Service
Wild Geese Signal Early Spring for Maine
Weather signs point to an early spring in Maine as a mild winter reduces snow cover. Robins are spotted in Georgetown and Phippsburg while pussy willows bloom and a flock of wild geese hovers over Winnegance and Old Mill Pond. The flock’s honking is heard across the mist, suggesting spring may arrive in coming weeks.
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Maine
Georgetoun
Phipp Burzy
Old Mil Pond
Winnegance
Fred
Scot
Unclear OCR fragment about legal matter and names
Fragmentary text mentioning possible liability and individuals plus a station reference, lacking coherent facts or clear outcome. No identifiable date, place, or action.
Aeroplane Models Display By Boys Club
Three place menters completed by Boys Aeroplane Modeling club members are on display at Burrham's Auto Supply. A huge fi wing span over feet will be hung from the ceiling at the Center for all to see. Outstanding club members will be chosen to work on the final model.
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Burrham
Winter Recalls Severe Maine Snowbound Winters of 1828 1867 and 1888
Old residents recall mild winters compared with historic Maine cold snaps. The 1888 report from Lincoln County News recalls a severe winter with frozen Kennebec crossings, rail disruption, heavy drifts, and ferry failures, while 1867 saw a total traffic suspension and forged river ice routes.
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Atime Kennebec
Ina
Woolwich Shore
Lincoln County News
Herald End
Hard-rammed Snow Drifts Delay County Roads Clearing
The text describes crews breaking crusted snow with iron shovels and axes to clear roads. Sidewalks are mostly uncleared except on principal sheets. Crust depths range from 8 to 10 feet, in places exceeding 15 feet, and it will take days to break out county roads. Lumbering operations are nearly suspended.
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Deiris
Alice D. Leavitt
Teachers approve three day art course for May
Elementary school teachers at two meetings last week unanimously endorsed a three day art course to be offered in May. Binney and Smith Co will supply free materials for a workshop led by an art education specialist at Huse Memorial School May 17 18 and 19 in the afternoons and evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binney & Smith Co
Huse Memorial School
Snell Commended for Blizzard Rescue Efforts
Sgt. Dana W. Snell based at Fort Francis Warren Wyoming received a letter of commendation from Air Provost Marshall J.S. Corwell for his missions during a severe Wyoming blizzard. The praise cited his role in rescue and transportation of Williams and other victims, with prior appreciation from Cheyenne police chief and mayor.
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Dana W. Snell
Fort Francis Warren
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Wiss. Wnfield Snell
Olivers
Sgt
Sune
J.s.corwell
Concert by Giovanni Barzzotti at Bowdoin College
Swiss violinist Giovanni Barzzotti, now in the United States, will perform at Bowdoin College Memorial Hall at 8 15 Thursday evening Feb 25. Frederic Tillotson announces the free concert. Barzzotti born in Geneva, a Lausanne Conservatory faculty member, studied in Geneva and Berlin and toured Europe 1935 to 1939.
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Giovanni Barzzotti
Swi
Bowdoin College
Memorial Hall
Frederic Fe.t Tillotson
Mr Bagarotti
Geneva
Lausanne Conservatory of Music
Berlin
Switzerland
Paris
United States
Concert Date Changes Prompt New Elm City Appearance
The Feb 22 program was cancelled and Paul Makovsky will perform in the Elm City on March 21. Lewiston reschedules Sascha Gorodnitsky with a May date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Makovsky
Elm City
Lewiston
Sascha Gorodnitesky
Bath Girl Scouts Celebrate Valentine Party
Red Rose Intermediate Troop No 6 met at Corliss Street vestry for a Valentine party. Members prepared food for cook and hostess badges and hosted the event with refreshments and a Valentine table setting. Invited council chairwoman Mrs Meurice Libby and troop members attended. Pine Cone Intermediate Troop 1014 planned costumes for an upcoming pageant. Oak Leaf Brownies Troop 14 held a Valentine party with decorated boxes, lunch, and prize drawing. Leaders Mrs Willian Nuss Mrs Roger McAleer and Dion Avery guided the group. 24 Brownies attended. Next meeting set for Wednesday with pageant songs rehearsal.
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Red Rose
Corliss Street Vestry
Christel Cornish
Beverly Dauphin
Barbara Tabor
Astrid Anderson
Dawn Newcomb
Nancy Norton
Judy Robinson
Stephanie Rush
Meurice Libby
Council
Avid Anderson
Lila Murray
Dwinal Cornish
Pine Cone
Winter Street Parish House
Henrietta Wilkins
Willian Nuss
Roger McAleer
Dion Avery
Oak Leaf Brownies Troop No 14
Hyde Park
Loretta
Annette Bailey
Loretty Bisley
James Caverly
Delmar Pendleton
William Freeman
Albert Barden Jr
Robert Minott
Leroy Hawes
Florie Kay Pendleton
Gertrude Howard
Albert Barden
Brownie Investiture Held by Blue Bird Troop 10
Blue Bird Brownies Troop No 10 held an investiture at Mitchell school on Monday with 17 regular Brownies and three visitors. Mrs Zylpha Richardson assisted by Mrs John Dauphin and Mrs Joseph Foote. Guest Mrs Maurice Libby from the Girl Scout Council attended.
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Blue Bird Brownies
Mitchell School
Zylpha Richardson
Reacher
John Dauphin
Joseph Footer
Fenton Moore
Maurice Libby
Girl Scout Council
Sandra Moore
Past Exalted Rulers Night At Bath Lodge Elks
Bath Lodge of Elks observes Past Exalted Rulers Night at its regular Thursday meeting. The program lists P E R s and chairs, with Charles Kidder Jr Exalted Ruler and H V Fielding Leading Knight among officers. One candidate will be initiated and dinner is served at 6 30 under P E R Edward N Hartnett.
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Bath Lodge of Elks
Charles Kidder, Jr
H. V. Fielding
Harry Gilchrist
John E. Mullaney
Harry C. Stone
Edward J. McMann
Tyler
Abolishing September Elections Backed in House Vote
Representative Howard C. Larrabee led support for a measure to move the State election from September to November. The House approved 66 to 47, with Sagadahoc’s Vincent C. Jones and Roger E. Williams opposing and J. Horace McClure absent. Larrabee cited improved travel and potential $289,000 savings every four years.
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Howard C. Larrabee
Bath
House
Sagadahoe
Vincent C. Jones
Richmond
Roger E. Williams
Topsham
J. Horace McClure
Morse Club Notes At Morse High French Christmas Box
The French club adopted Pierre Guichard for nine more months sending a Christmas box filled with useful articles. The Senior class will join the annual fund raising. Bowdoin College pianist Jose de Tejada will give a Spring concert. On January 27 eighteen students joined the club and an all day session with made up faces led to the gym initiation that night. The February 3 banquet featured two Bowdoin French exchange students and was described as very entertaining.
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Morse High School
Pierre Guichard
Jose de Tejada
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Morse High Dramatics Club Plans One Act Plays
The Morse High Dramatics club selects three plays for the year including There's Money In Witchcraft directed by Mr Wetherell Write Me a Love Scene directed by Miss Irish and Just My Style directed by Miss Hutchins Try outs for A Wedding by John Kirkpatrick will start soon for the state contest A Truth or Consequences assembly was held with student involvement Freshmen led the latest program and Sophomores will follow with Juniors and Seniors after.
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Dramatics Club
Morse High
Mr Wetherell
Miss Irish
Miss Hutchins
John Kirkpatrick
Eastern Gas and Appliance CoBuys Front Street Brick Building
Eastern Gas and Appliance Co., at 168 Front Street, owned by Arthur Hutchins and Stanley Curtis, bought the northeast corner brick building long used as Archibald Miller’s bakery and then by W. T. Grant Co. The property may become a new Eastern Gas and Appliance location with plans to be announced.
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Eastern Gas and Appliance Co
Front Street
Arthur Hutchins
Stanley Curtis
Archibald Miller
W. T. Grant Co
Eastern Gas, & Appliance Co
Hutchins
Master Bussey Hosts Fifth Birthday Party
Master Robert Bridgham Bussey, son of Attorney and Mrs Lynn M Bussey, 907 High Street, entertained Saturday afternoon from two to four in honor of his fifth birthday. Movies, sandwiches, ice cream, cake and gifts were featured with pink and white décor. Guests included Peter Guild, Nancy Ellen Melinnes, Day, Alison Turpie, Jean Miller, Patty Kelley, Joan and Eleanor Fenn and Gerald Small. In three Southwest Conference games this season Texas football overcame half time deficits to beat Rice Baylor and TCU.
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Robert Bridgham Bussey
Lynn M. Bussey
High Street
Bobby
Peter Guild
Nancy Ellen MelInnes
Day
Alison Turpie
Jean Miller
Patty Kelley
Joan
Eleanor Fenn
Gerald Small
W. S. Newell Keynote Speaker on Bath Shipyard Years
The Bath Iron Works built the Cor sails to Portland after Newell attended 11 visits at about $2000 per trip. Newell recounted disputes with Morgan over a $150,000 yacht and a $32,000 deficit, Navy contracts aiding the firm, and a Boston Navy Yard trip aboard a destroyer.
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Bath Iron Works
Newell
Bath
Portland
Mr. Morgan
Newel
Morgan
Boston Navy Yard
Mr. Newell
Hardings
North Yard
Alden club meeting names numerous executives and guests
The committee lists Adena Smith Louise Mayo Robert Farrell and other chairmen along with Alerra Fraser Theo Semeings Grace Wessinger Viola Osgood Maxine Furber Ruth Howe Barbara Abbott Bonnie McKenna Charlotte Hil yard Mabel Fuller Gladys Lowell Almira Jones About fifty members including spouses attended and Mr Newell was introduced by Mr Crockett.
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Adena Smith
Louise Mayo
Robert Farrell
Alerra Fraser
Theo Semeings
Grace Wessinger
Viola Osgood
Maxine Furber
Ruth Howe
Barbara Abbott
Bonnie McKenna
Charlotte Hilyard
Mabel Fuller
Gladys Lowell
Almira Jones
Mr. Newell
Mr. Crockett
Possible New Bridge Link To Georgetown Road
Highway Commission bridge engineer Max Wilder discussed a plan to swing a new road east from Route 1 toward Georgetown. The old toll house and island would be removed to improve access, with no rotary traffic planned yet. A wider railroad overhead bridge at Sasanoa Bluffs is also planned to handle future growth near Reid State Park.
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Georgetown
Max Wilder
The
Highway Commission
Times
Wilder
State Park Commission
Reid State Park
Center Opens Earlier For Vacation Week
The Community Center Youth Council rules the center will open at 10 during the vacation period, replacing 11 30. A card party is tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon March 9 from two to four. A committee for the party will be appointed next Saturday. Sam Prawer named chairman of the Chamber nominating committee with Gardiner D. Rogers and Frederick E. Drake Jr assisting. The committee will prepare a slate of officers for the coming year for the annual meeting date to be announced.
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Lines’ Lodge
Grand Lodge of Mz
Ine Hurter Thompson
Madson
Rey Gilford
Alfred Gerrett
Bert Chasvnser
Ralph Dyer
Loring Brown
Lincoln Lodge
Merrill Lodge
Freeport
Ladies and Cheveliers
Canton King
Community Center Youth Council
Bath
Sam Prawer
Chamber of Commerce
Gardiner D. Rogers
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
WeeKi A Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Crossword puzzle clues list with across and down entries including city in Massachusetts pepper beetle molding commence undivided Siberian river droop middle wander s close to wild ox Tibet swell of sudden anger rapacious person liquid toward the leeward relay transport India note pieces of Lee Topaz mingah at home coal scuttle wading bird sultan decree wide awake bird foundations abrading material down clues include pudding starch Egyptian god Roman house gods insane policeman evening before a holiday clothes pen name Charles Lamb yearn tree kinds beam quiver exclamation dancer s cymbals Guido's lowest note nourished back music note pale put on clothes colors slightly cut whiskers one of Israel s greatest kings soft palates god of war answer river German refuse to grant coin Swedish anger butt
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Mass
Siberia
Tibet
India
Charles Lamb
Guido
Israel
Daily Cryptoquote Decoding Guide
A simple description explains the daily cryptoquote puzzle. Each letter maps to another letter with one letter per symbol as hints. The sample shows A stands for L and X for O, illustrating how word length and structure reveal the plaintext.
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Longfellow
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Pressac
Barry C. Weeber
Glaefe
Wesley
Catia
Rus
Wes
Rockland
Rickland
Kennebec
Woolwich Shores
Jd Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Kooper
Sheeters
Wiscasset
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Steg
Amis
Woolwich Hoop
Ios
Golaisky
ODD Fellows
Snell
Blizzard
Bath Girl Scouts
Exalted
Elks Club
Larrabee
Morse Club
Robert Bussey
Texas
Rice
Baylor
TCU
W. S. Newell
Austin Miller
Marjorie Boucher
Keith Crockett
Elizabeth Young
Butt
Fas
Fir
Pais
Kce
Milton
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