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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1953
Page
1
The American Legion junior drum and bugle corps, sponsored by Smith-Tobey Post, plans a public appearance in July to show progress from weekly lessons. Funds raised will support equipment for the color guard and other necessities, with ongoing lessons for the summer to instill discipline and teamwork in dozens of youths.
Pine Tree Camp in Bath Maine opened Sunday for handicapped children ages eight to sixteen. Duncan H Farrell Morse School athletic director directs the camp with Philip Hamm University of Maine instructor aiding rehabilitation. The program offers physical occupational and speech therapy a graduate nurse counselors in dramatics crafts and athletics plus waterfront safety guards. Easter Seals funds and community contributions support 100 campers.
A Club 42 event featured red roses, spring flowers, and an elegant service table with white linen and candles. The centerpiece showed a Ova van Pene highway signpost toward East Hartford with silhouettes of members and a Club Forty two banner. Guests enjoyed decorated sandwiches, cake, and coffee as games led to living room electric clocks for the honored guests. Mrs. William Greene and Mrs. Edward Jones chaired tables, with arrangements by several members and a long list of attendees.
A State Council warning cites an Independence Day highway toll of 348 deaths and 14 900 injuries nationwide last year. It advocates staged trips with 10 minute breaks every two hours, reducing congestion irritation, and early starts to avoid speeding, noting about five injuries per 85 seconds of reading this item.
The federal plan requires U S ship owners to run a set number of trips annually and replace aging vessels. Subsidies cover high operating costs but do not guarantee profit. if a subsidized owner earns a profit, 50 percent of much of it may be remitted to the government.
BLS reports four months of 1953 show more strikes than last year but total hours lost drop toward 1946 levels. Major unions bargain quickly with mass employers, while metal fabricators resist passing rising steel costs, causing more localized stoppages. The Empire State Building era context frames wartime tensions abroad.
A 24-year-old Wise county sailor Carl Landis Stanley narrowly escaped drowning Sunday while swimming under the Arrowsic bridge in Woolwich. He was fished unconscious from the Gut by crew on the cruiser Alouette 3rd owned by George Lovett. Police say Stanley and three companions from USS LST 1158 were swept by a strong current. a boathook aided the rescue. Resuscitation began aboard the Alouette 3rd then continued ashore before he returned to his ship.
Judge Arthur J. Dunton, longtime organizer, announced there will be no Pastime Horse Show this year due to the growing workload of arranging the events. Since 1932 the show, held at his Summer home in West Bath, had become a Maine staple with 81 entries in 1951.
For the week ending June 20 the Maine Department of Health and Welfare reports Bath one measles case Bowdoinham one mumps case Richmond one German measles and West Bath one German measles. A test of the new South End fire alarm box 252 was conducted Friday morning.
Fossil remains reveal pterodactyls with impressive wing spreads, some reaching up to 18 feet. These flying reptiles, referred to as gas lizards in older texts, illustrate the remarkable aerial reach they achieved in their era.
A dated Lincoln National Bank note from 1865 bears signatures of George F Patten and John Shaw. The piece links Bath history with regional banks and fires, recounts Sagadahock House, and notes Civil War veteran Thomas B Mennealy and grandson William’s July trip to the Elks convention via Gettysburg with his grandfather’s diary and a statue inscription.
Residents at Sandy Cove on the islands southern tip report a beach littered with tons of small herring piled in windrows along nearly 100 yards. Island fisherman James Harrison noted a large school near shore the night before the discovery, with pollock and silver hake nearby and theories that herring were driven ashore while feeding.
Mr and Mrs Arah E Richmond of 54 North Street purchased the Hon J Edward Drake homestead at 972 Washington Street from Mrs Drake who will continue to reside there with the Richmonds. The brick house, believed over 100 years old, features eight fireplaces and a basement kitchen with Dutch oven. two rear houses were removed ca 1875 and two modern homes built on the rear lot.
Beaches at Reid State Park and Popham Beach drew crowds Sunday with facilities at capacity. The Park Commission will build a road to Todd's Head to expand access, while a Highway department crew paints crosswalks and curb markings to improve pedestrian safety.
Bath Chamber of Commerce efforts to attract small industries face location gaps. Two city owned buildings, the Center Street school and the Plummer Home for the Aged on Oak Grove Avenue, could host ventures with attractive rental terms. A new junior high and possible central grammar school closure may add another available building. The Bath Merchants' Association should consider off street parking alongside this idea.
Five cases heard by Recorder Arthur D. Dolloff in municipal court. Olivia D. Annis, 42, of Dover Foxcroft, guilty of passing on a curve, fined $10 plus $6.40 costs. Leo J. Cyr, 35, Lewiston, fined $10 and $6.40 costs for speeding 50 mph on Route 201 in Topsham. Gerard A. Baudoin, 25, Lewiston, guilty of speeding 50 in a 25 mph zone in Topsham, fined $10 and $6.40 costs. Roger I. Goldsmith, 21, Brunswick, fined $5 and $6.40 costs for failing to stop at a stop sign in Topsham. Freeman Oliver, Woolwich, pleaded innocent through attorney to possessing 76 lobsters at Phippsburg on June 3. case continued by Judge Deering to 9 a.m. Friday after state testimony. City Hall coal burner being dismantled for junk. boiler replacement planned with fuel tanks installed in former cowl bin basement. The boiler has served about 25 years. A note: when preparing cooked fruit, add a dash of salt to heighten flavor.
Mr. Greene and his wife observed a doe at about 7 25 am near their Virginia home. The couple formerly lived at 1286 High Street Bath Maine where he worked for Hyde Windlass and she at Bath Iron Works. He now serves in the U S Coast Guard in Virginia.
Vacation church school at Wesley Methodist church closed Friday after a two week session from June 15. Sixty five children aged four to thirteen attended Bible stories and crafts illustrated by models and depictions. The session included murals, plaster molds, carpentry, and a Palestine village replica, ending with a lunch as Bishop John Wesley Lord preached later at Beacon Street. A Bath Extension Service card party followed with prizes and refreshments for fifty two participants. Lake Baikal in Asia is said to be the deepest lake in the world.
Testimony in a Coastal Warden case recounts Oliver pulling a storage trap full of lobsters from the water on June 3 and later claiming the trap belonged to him. Trials also cover assault charges, speeding fines, and a Bangor man set to begin work at American Locomotive Works after earning an electrical engineering degree from Tufts.
Mr and Mrs Robert Levine of the Mademoiselle Shop returned Thursday after a few days in Boston where they attended an apparel show at Parker House. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jaquith of 79 Denny Road and children Joe Eddie Brenda and Amy left Friday evening by plane for Pascagoula Mississippi for a two weeks visit with Mrs Jaquiths mother Mrs Lorene Kn and other relatives. Mr Jaquith is on a two weeks vacation from Bath Iron Works.
Mr and Mrs Morse celebrate wedding anniversary with open house at the home of Ruth Merry Morse nee. The couple long associated with Wesley Methodist church and local groups. Guests include relatives from Saugus Mass and Los Angeles Cal. the tea table featured a silver centerpiece crafted by Mrs Morse’s sisters.
A partial crossword clue list includes entries such as Took sides, Terrible, Bushel abbr, Chamber, Grampus, Little girl, ae Bib, On the ace, Come in, Title of respect, Foundation, Gold Her, Small reed, Berwey, Venture, Native of, Rout cross, Yesterday’s Anse, Man’s, Sorrow, Erbium symbol, and International language, reflecting a mixed set of definitions and abbreviations from the page.
A simple substitution cipher explained with examples using the name Longfellow. The text outlines how one letter maps to another and notes daily variations in the cipher. It mentions phrases like Vissi Cons and a phrase about pleasure at the helm.
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