Economy in Washington Requires Homefront Effort
The article urges citizens to back fiscal restraint, oppose pet government spending, and push for economy in both executive and legislative branches. It notes the duty of informed citizens to vote, stay engaged, and avoid special-interest pressures that drain taxpayer money. It condemns groups that demand economy yet seek appropriations for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Pandora’s Box of Coal Derivatives Reflects Research Advances
Coal yields a vast array of derivatives from explosives to pharmaceuticals. Researchers note coal’s versatility as a primary heat and energy source and its key role in electricity and steel. Ongoing studies aim to make coal combustion more efficient, with horizons yet to be explored.
Farm prices slip as cost of living boosts protests
Mid December cash prices to farmers fell 12 percent from a year earlier, reaching July 1950 levels. Wheat stood 23 cents below government support, corn 11 cents, while cotton shed 2.25 dollars per bale. Churchill arrival in Newark for Eisenhower talks cooled futures.
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Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Newark
Price declines ease consumer hesitation
Falling commodity prices prompt shoppers to delay purchases and sellers to cut forward commitments. As retail prices drop toward normal levels the public may welcome the relief but fear if further cuts follow.
Former Sousa Band Member Resides Here in Bath
Arthur F. Cain of 872 Washington Street, a former member of John Philip Sousa’s band, has lived in Bath for 11 years. A versatile musician and vaudeville star born in New York City, Cain toured worldwide and once roomed with Al Jolson. He now works for Acme Supply Co while Mrs. Cain has spent a decade in Bath Iron Works’ tabulating department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Philip Sousa
Bath
Arthur F. Cain
Washington Street
New York City
Sousa
Europe
Mr. Cain
Portland
Maine
al Jolson
Eddie Cantor
Marion Dyer
Augusta
Cain
Acme Supply Co
Two motorists fined in Bath Municipal Court
In Bath court, Gilbert E. Dorr of Harrington paid 10 and 4.70 in costs after a guilty plea to speeding 40 mph in a 15 mph school zone in Bowdoin. Melvin Wark of Fort Fairfield pleaded guilty to driving with a revoked license, fined 20 plus 4.70 costs. Trooper Whalen arraigned a Fort Fairfield man for intoxication with a 5 plus 4.70 fine. John F. Carlson of Bath paid 10 plus 4.70 for illegal rubbish dumping in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gilbert E. Dorr
Harrington
Bowdoin
Francis Whalen
Melvin Wark
Fort Fairfield
Whalen
Bath taxi driver fined for reckless driving plea
Lloyd A. MacDonald 30 of Bath pleaded guilty in Brunswick Municipal Court to reckless driving. He was fined 50 dollars plus 18.92 dollars costs, unpaid at noon Monday. Arrested Saturday evening, he fled the Brunswick headquarters, then hired a taxi to Portland and was later picked up by Portland police and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd A. MacDonald
Bath
Brunswick
MacDonald
Evenin
Brunswick Police
Portland
Freeport Motorists Face Mixed Outcomes in Municipal Court
Two Freeport drivers charged with speeding on High street appeared in Municipal Court. Charles Stimpson’s warrant was dismissed for lack of prosecution while Harold L. Ingerson pled guilty through local counsel, was found guilty by Judge Gardiner R. Deering, and fined $10 plus $4.70 costs. Ingerson was cited by Patrolman Paul Avery for 45 mph in a 25 mph zone.
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Freeport
High Street
Charles Stimpson
Harold L. Ingerson
Gardiner R. Deering
Ingerson
Paul Avery
Bath court fines man for possession of short lobsters
Archie R Alexander of Phippsburg paid 35 dollars and 4.70 dollars costs in Bath Municipal Court after pleading guilty to possessing seven short lobsters. Sea and Shore Fisheries warden Swansea Burns was the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie R. Alexander
Phippsburg
Bath
Swansea Burns
Robert Bussey Hosts Ninth Birthday Party At Home
Robert Bussey celebrated his ninth birthday with a luncheon at his High Street home for friends. Guests attended the Uptown Theatre and received Valentine cutouts or compass badges and a balloon. Attendees included Christopher Buck Gordon Gillies Jonathan Day James Day Nancy Ellen McInnes Barbara Buffum Peter Roberts Thomas Bertocci Kent Johnson and Anne Bussey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bussey
Lynn M. Bussey
High Street
Uptown Theatre
Christopher Buck
Gordon Gillies
Jonathan
James Day
Nancy Ellen McInnes
Barbara Buffum
Peter Roberts
Thomas Bertocci
Kent Johnson
Anne
Annual meeting details of Bath First Federal Savings and Loan
The Bath First Federal Savings and Loan Association held its annual meeting at the offices with E W B Eering Charles A Frank Hunt Edward D True Charles B Doyle and Abbott Redlon present. Reports show broad gains across departments and increased reserve accounts. New equipment including a ledger desk safe over three tons was purchased to improve customer service and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First’ Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath
E. W. B.eering
Charles A. Frank Hunt
Edward D. True
Charles B. Doyle
Abbott Redlon
Bridgham
Hunt
First Federal Savings
Weeks Street School Honor Roll Honors First Semester
The Effort Honor Roll lists students by grade at Weeks Street Grammar School. Principal Garth Somers notes seventh grade students Frank Blanchard Reta Cyr Albert Douglas Marilyn Foster Laverne Grace Peter Henderson Edyth Lowery William Luke Errol McGuiggan Margo Parks Dennis Ring Errol Snipe Roy Stuart Alyn Temple. Miss Belisle sixth grade includes Ruth Doughty Sue Farrell Steven Griffith Marcia Holbrook Arlene King Margaret Lowery Richard Oulton Steven Rogers Walter Staples David Watts Steven Wilson. Miss Babbidge fourth grade lists Robert Barter Diane DiCaesari Patricia Frost Carl Graves John Johnson Gilbert McDonough Pat Morin Robert Ricker. Miss Mingo third grade lists Linda Bailey Donald Carr David Haggett Peter Hanson David Jenee Sue Johnson Carol Lindsey Lee Merrifield Janet Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Street Grammar School
Garth E. Somers
Frank Blanchard
Reta Cyr
Albert Douglas
Marilyn Foster
Laverne Grace
Peter Henderson
Edyth Lowery
William Luke
Errol McGuiggan
Margo Parks
Dennis Ring
Errol Snipe
Roy Stuart
Alyn Temple
Miss
Sewer Extension Work 1 Completed
Work on the sewer extension from Middle street to the Kennebec River at Gahan's bridge area is completed for now. The section from Washington street to the river edge will settle over winter with possible fill in spring, and 25 yards of rock rubble protect the pipe end from ice. Washington street access will be renewed and the trench will be paved with asphalt when weather allows.
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Middle Street
Kennebec
Gahan's Bridge
Washington Street
Early touch typing gains after 1900 and 1862 Morrill Act
The touch system for typewriting was rare before 1890 but became nearly universal after 1900. The Morrill Act of 1862 established land grant colleges in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Service Men From This Section Receive Training and Assignments
Local soldiers and sailors are listed with new postings and basic training. Pfc. Philip Savage heads to Camp Kilmer for overseas assignment. Ardine W. Pinkham earns Private First Class while serving in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division. Others, including Pvt. Albert Manford Wallace and ET3 William O. Wagner, prepare for duties at Fort Dix and aboard the Gardiner’s Bay in the Far East respectively. Additional transfers include A3c Stuart T. Cousins to Lowry Air Force Base and several recruits arriving at Fort Dix for 16 weeks of infantry training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Savage
Camp Kilmer
Erna Savage
Somerset Place
Savage
Camp Polk
Germany
Ardine W. Pinkham
Ardine Pinkham
High Street
Korea
7Th Infantry Division
Inchon
Pinkham
17Th Infantry Regiment
Pvt
Albert Manford Wallace
West Point
Fort Dix
N. J
H Company
39Th Infantry Regiment
9Th Infantry Division
Nellie E. Wallace
Ernest Wallace
William O. Wagner
Robert E. Wagner
Washington Streets
Gardiner's
Far East
Formosa
Gardiner’s Bay
L. F. Dodson
Washington, D. C
Western Pacific
United Nations
Hongkong
Okinawa
Indo-China
Samurai
Pescadores Islands
U. N
Wagner
Rodney J. Wright
Dummer Street
Daniel O'Connel Harkins, Jr
James E. Bailey
Woolwich
U. S. Army
47Th Infantry Regiment
Pvt. Wright
Ralph E. Wright
Dummerstreet
Morse High School
Woman struck by car near post office suffers minor injuries
Mrs. Margaret Bourget, 48, was knocked down by a car backing into a parking spot in front of the post office around 11:30 Monday. Gordon A. Vannah of Damariscotta was driving the vehicle. Bourget received treatment from a physician and was released with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bourget
Gordon A. Vannah
Damariscotta
Notre Dame Star Dick Rosenthal Sees Dual Roles
Dick Rosenthal, a junior forward on the Notre Dame basketball team, also serves as the first baseman for the Irish baseball nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Rosenthal
Notre Dame
Irish
Knights of Columbus State Convention Held in Maine
State Deputy Robert J. Ouellette presided over a two day session of the Knights of Columbus with officers, five point members and state instructions. Sunday included corporate communion with Pine Cone Council, Bangor, and a farewell breakfast led by Ouellette. The next annual state convention was set for May 30 and 31 at Old Orchard Beach with plans for Catholic literature displays in February Catholic Press Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Ouellette
Brunswick
State Council
Knights of Columbus
Point
T Meres
Louis E. Ayoob
Fort Fairfield
Pine Cone Council of
Bangor
Penobscot
Ouellette
Old Orchard Beach
Birthday Party for Judith Stover at Home
Miss Judith Stover daughter of Mrs Mary Stover of 14 Fremont street celebrated her 14th birthday Saturday with a party. Friends from Central Grammar School eighth grade attended and games prizes gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Stover
Mary Stover
Fremont Street
Judith
Central Grammar School
Carol Henderson
Carol Cummings
Judith Boyce
Yvonne Crosby
Cynthia Osgood
Adelle Rubin
Ann Miller
Thelma Stover
New Phone Directors Named for New England Tel and Tel
Milton P Higgins of Worcester and George Olmstead Jr of Chestnut Hill were elected directors of New England Tel and Tel to fill board vacancies. Higgins is president of Norton Co Worcester and serves on multiple insurers and banks while Olmstead leads S D Warren Co Boston and sits on several corporate boards and trade groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton P. Higgins
Worcester
George Olmstead, Jr
Chestnut Hill
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Mr. Higgins
Norton Co
Mr. Olmstead
S. D. Warren Co
Boston
Higgins
Mutual Boiler & Machinery Insurance Co
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Boston Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co
Worcester County Trust Co
People’s Savings Bank of Worcester
Community Chest of Worcester
Boston Safe Deposit Co
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Walworth Co., Inc
West Point Manufacturing Co
Wellington
Sears Co
American Paper & Pulp Association
Book Paper Manufacturers Assoc
Recall of frozen Kennebec and old river ferries
Old timer Frank B. Nichols recalls the 1888 Kennebec River freeze closing the river and stopping ferry service. He details travel from Round Pond to Damariscotta by stage, train to Bath, and meals at the Sagadahoc House. The hotel, built by ship builders, mirrored the Tremont House in Boston and stood near Thompson's Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Kennebec
Frank B. Nichols
The
Round Pond
Coburn Classical Institute
Waterville
Bath
Sagadahoc House
Thompson's Corner
Seek Bull Fighting Ban in Japan Over Cruelty Claims
The Japanese Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals asks the government to ban bull fighting in Japan citing reports from Spain about plans to bring the sport. The SPCA’s statement urges action against this dangerous practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Japanese Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
SPCA
Spain
Whitfield Repeats 800m Olympic Win In Helsinki
Mal Whitfield wins the 1952 Olympic 800 meters in 1 49.2 matching his 1948 London title time. He repeat Olympic victory signals continued supremacy in middle distance event.
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Mal. Whitfield
Helsinki
London
Inland Maine film completed by Stateway Commission
The Stateway Commission finished production on Inland Maine a regional film showing lake activities cattle farms and a Maine farm home. Guy Nicholas directed and Parker Fennelly narration is provided from New York City. The film will screen in Maine telecasts and be part of the Springfield Exposition in September.
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Maine
Guy Nicholas
State of Maine
Warrant in Colonial case vs Constant Venus in Bath
Const antine Venus, co partner of Colonial restaurant, faced a nol pros warrant after an assault on Deputy Sheriff Clifford Gray during a restaurant incident. The case was not pressed, allowing Gray to pursue civil action if desired, and Venus agreed to discontinue related suits. Verle R. Fanning paid $10 and costs after pleading guilty to speeding on Route 1 in Bath. State Trooper Francis Woodhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine Venus
Colonial
Clifford W
Gray
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
Harold J. Rubin
Venus
Rubin
Sheriff's Department
Verle R. Fanning
Dow Field
Bangor
Francis Woodhead
Grant Store Names New Assistant Manager
Raymond T. Earls of Portland is appointed assistant manager at the W. T. Grant store in Bath succeeding James McMahon who moved to Leominster. Earls, a Notre Dame graduate and former Army serviceman, previously managed Grant stores in P town and New Haven and began his Bath duties January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond T. Earls
Portland
Notre Dame University
W. T. Grant
James McMahon
Leominster
Mass
Bath
Earls
Grant
Poran
New Haven
Notre Dame Dame
Bedford Street
Debate on Vandal Destruction During 455 Rome Raid
Some authorities argue the Vandals did not intend systematic destruction in the 455 raid on Rome, challenging the modern use of the term vandal. The discussion centers on the nature and scale of the damage and the motives attributed to the invaders.
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Rome
Four Presidents Who Drove Their Own Cars Before Eisenhower
The article notes that only four U.S. Presidents prior to Eisenhower could drive their own automobiles. It lists Harding Coolidge Roosevelt and Truman as the predecessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Eisenhower
Harding
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Truman
Dumping Rubbish On Road Sides Draws Fines
The city and department cooperate to curb illegal dumping along road margins in a nearby district. Bathman faced arraignment Saturday morning for the charge, fined $10 plus court costs of $4.70. Officials say such dumping burdens the waste department and vehicles, while most citizens cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thee
de Torre
Lidge
Pany
Cartier
Bathman
Moatey Department
Waldoboro Juvenile Arraigned in Bath on Hit and Run
A Waldoboro juvenile was arraigned in Bath Municipal Court on leaving the scene of an accident. The collision at Oak and High streets involved a car linked to a relative of one boy and driven without permission. Police apprehended all three youths after they fled the scene.
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Waldoboro
Bath
Aas
James W. Ja Pa
Bath Works
Oak and
High Streets
Mores
Edgecom
Woldobore Lad
Bath Police
Health report shows chickenpox and tuberculosis cases in Sagadahoc county
The weekly communicable disease report from the Maine Department of Health and Welfare lists Bath with 11 chickenpox cases and 1 tuberculosis case and Richmond with 1 tuberculosis case for the week ending January 17.
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Sagadahoc
State of Maine Cement of Health and Welfare
Bath
Richmond
Bath Ser Worker Saves Life in Maine Camps
Nurse Hamilton administers first aid to 3000 lumberjacks scattered in camps across a million and a half acres of Northern Maine forest. Based at a farmhouse attic ward headquarters she treats about 800 cases per winter, sometimes drives 50 miles and snowshoes 10 to 12 miles to reach remote camps. She helped sew up a man’s throat after a fight and was involved in the first known tularemia case in New England in 1983, documenting the illness for Time magazine.
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Maine
Hamilton
New England
Kokadijo
ig+ sue
Time Magazine
Civil Service
South America
Army Nurses Corps
Bath Iron Works
Feathers Invade Washington Yard as Birds Flock
Mrs Sumner Sewall of Washington street reports a yard swarmed by too many birds daily. Neenas and woodpeckers are said to feed on sunflowers and other food left for them. Birds gather at the door and perch on window sills each morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Washington Street
Valley of Tencolene Smokes in Alaska Monument
In Alaska a partially formed monument effort linked to President Wilson traces to the Katmai region's volcanic activity near Mt Katmai. The oddly phrased note references a monument notion arising in the era and location of 10.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed With Names and Terms
A set of crossword style clues includes entries for persons and places such as Ishad and Ishaq, a last Trojan king, land measures, river names in Italian, a sea of reeds item, a gunmetal instrument, and a number of clue prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Cryptoquote puzzle hint and example decryption
A brief note explains substitution ciphers where each letter represents another. It shows a sample phrase and how letter frequency and word shape aid solving, noting daily changes and giving a trailing example AKD.
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Pandora's Box
Sousa Band
SAP Loa Ssca and Loan Association
Weeks Street
Stuart T. Cousins
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Lowery Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
D. B. Cousins
Albert T. Thompson
Front Street
Sampson
Colorado
Knights OF Columbus State Convention
Central Grammar
Grayity
Rosie
Cathy Parte
Oak and High Street
Manu
Iblongfellow
Awikyuigyk
JVK Qpoj Okcgliwsk
AKD
Pope
Kine Festures Syndivete
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