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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1959

Page

2

Be Very Kind To One Another On Boating Safety

National Safe Boating Week highlights rising pleasure craft use with 35 million Americans heading to seas this summer in 8 million boats. Aetna and the Coast Guard release a 20 minute film Outboard Outings narrated by Garry Moore to promote safety and courtesy on the water.

Aetna Casualty and Surety Company U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Coast Guard Garry Moore Coast Guard Auxiliary

Play It Safe This Fourth of July Weekend

The National Safety Council warns millions will travel to lakes beaches and resorts over the long Fourth of July weekend. Boating waves boom with 400 million enthusiasts as safety equipment and qualified operators are urged. Motorists should ensure trailers and hitches are safe with an estimated 45 million on highways. Do not swim alone eat lightly and watch the sun.

National Safety Council Council

Hoover honored by Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

The FBI director J. Edgar Hoover is made an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, praised for defending civil liberties and workers' rights. The piece also criticizes the IOC for expelling Nationalist China, arguing it yields to Communist pressure and urging readers to write Avery Brundage at 10 N LaSalle Street, Chicago.

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brown China International Olympic Committee Avery Brundage N. LaSalle Street Chicago

Georgetown News Highlights Faith, Meetings and Summer Plans

Sunday service at First Baptist features Reverend Ernest Roberts with scripture from John 15 10 17 and Proverbs 18 24. Baptist church welcomes Kath eryn Heald to fellowship as town discusses Bath Fire Department contract and 1961 State Aid funds. Summer services begin July 5 at Robinhood Free Meeting House led by Rev Dr Oliver W Bell. Community notes cover fishing at Georgetown and personal messages from readers and visitors.

Ernest Roberts First Baptist Church Katheryn Heald Robinhood Free Meeting House Oliver W. Bell Wesley Methodist Church Bath Georgetown Central School Adolph Spear Wa James Oliver Reid State Park Georgetown Pollack Ilinois Michigan Ohio Massachusetts Vermont Maine Alten Reed Richard Carey Ricky Portland Chester Pinkham George Jones Raymond Bell Rake Alaska Ralph Butler Earl Oliver Waltham Mass Popham Joseph Higgins Oliver George Alderman Alderman Philip Ackerman Miami Fla Harry Horne Canada Horne Sherbrooke Clara Fawcett Indian Point Alice Clarke Boston Roy Newman Camden Fawcett Villers Seymour Short Hills N. J Lillie Wheeler McMahon Island Adshade Mas West Georgetown Ethel B. Patterson Dauhter Ruth Earl Coombs Arrowsic Marion Clarke Clarence B. Hill Gregory Barrett Ruth W. Henry Eldridge Cunningham Walter Cunningham Florida Emerson, Zeitler Brunswick and Ardennes Snowden Lawrence Lowell Raymond Reid Charles E. McMahan Brian Davis Walter Beane Gary and Scott Boothbay Ronald Atwood Susan Earl Togan Atwood Dow Air Force Bangor Old Town Victor Hogan Peabody Hagans Paul Wren Medford Woolwrich Keleen Seguinland

Five Islands Weekly Roundup of Societies and Visits

A long Georgetown Center town meeting approved the Bath fire contract and overdraft handling for Robinhood Road, with Adolph Spear as moderator and two local women as ballot clerks. Many locals and visitors are listed at cottages around Kennebec Point and Seguinland, along with church notes from Second Baptist on Proverbs and John passages and a Thursday prayer gathering.

Bay Point rummage sale planned for August first

Five Islands fire department announces a rummage and food sale on August 1 at the Bay Point Summer colony. Louisa Howard will contact the Bay Point colony for donations to aid the Georgetown grammar school event.

Five Islands Louisa Howard Bay Point Grammar School Georgetown Emery Rideout Bath Madison Moore Sherman Campbell Bath Iron Works Kresslings Dedham Mass Buckley Mr. Buckley, Jr Arlington George White Mrs. Mcliver Boston Baltimore Washington, D. C Eric Schute Coast

Teen Age 4 H Club Meets at Perry's Cove

The Teen Aged 4 H club met Monday at the Perry's Cove cottage of Marriot Small during Dairy Foods Month. A judging contest and swimming were highlighted. Attendees included Sandra Douglas Lucia Douglas Dawn Kenney Sue Marchant Linda Ayer with guests Mrs Raymond Small Mrs Paul Marchant Nancy Newell and Mrs Granville Colby club leader.

Perry's Cove Marriot Small Sandra Lucia Douglas Dawn Kenney Sue Marchant Linda Ayer Raymond Small Paul Marchant Nancy Newell Granville Colby

Bath man named clerk for Memorial Hospital project

Thatcher B. Pinkham of Bath was appointed clerk of the works for the Memorial Hospital Development project. Final federal approval arrived Monday and the contract was signed promptly. The effort began about a year ago this spring, with Ford Foundation and Hill-Burton funds contributing to a total grant of 268000.

Hill-Burton Pinkham Clerk Small Thatcher B. Pinkham Bath Memorial Hospital

West Bath Woman Killed in Madison Auto Crash

Anna Marie Mullen 44 of West Bath died when her car hit the rear of a parked truck in Madison Saturday night. Her husband Joseph E. Mullen of Bath, driver of the car, survived and was hospitalized at Reddington Memorial Hospital Skowhegan. Funeral services were held in Bangor with burial at St Mary’s. She was born Oct 26 1914 in Orono. Survived by husband two brothers four sisters and in laws with affiliations to Bath Lioness Club and Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Anna Marie Mullen West Bath Madison Clark and Mitchell Bangor St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Mullen Joseph E. Mullen Reddington Memorial Hospital Skowhegan Orono Walter Mary Johnson Hogan J. A. Clapison Oil Co., Inc Bath Fuel Dealers Quaker Point Road Bath Washburn Street Bath Lioness Club Bath Memorial Hospital St. Mary's Edwin Lawrence Hogan Sylvia Kirkpatrick Mildred Foley Los Angeles Calif Ruth Baker Brewer Regina Hogan New York City

Funeral service for John J. Marks held at A. F. Mayo & Son

Funeral service for John J. Marks was conducted Thursday at 1.30 p m from the A F Mayo and Son funeral residence with Rev Charles R Sims officiating. A service was also conducted by the Sons of Union Veterans. Bearers were Walter B James Charles Osborne Philip A Boyd and George O Melzard members of Ty W Hyde Camp SUvV. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

John J. Marks A. F. Mayo & Son Charles R. Sims Sons of Union Veterans Walter B. James Charles Osborne Philip A. Boyd George O. Melzard Ty W- Hyde Camp S~ Uv. V

Attendance at City Playgrounds Despite Rain

Attendance at three municipal playgrounds remains fair despite two weeks of rain. Frank Torrey says 456 youngsters registered for the playgrounds, with indoor activities dominating recently. An additional 189 children enrolled in the Learn To Swim Campaign run by the Bath Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Bath Recreation Department.

Huse School Fisher School Lambert Park Frank Torrey Bath Chapter The American Red Cross Bath Recreation Department

No Quake Found by Weston Observatory Officials

Residents across Maine and Massachusetts felt a tremor and observed ground movement. U S Coast Guard and Geological Survey officials express doubt about the reported noise. Rev Daniel Linehan S J of Weston Observatory says categorically there was no earthquake.

Maine Massachusetts Daniel Linehan S. J Weston Observatory Boston College Weston Mass

Gilman to Retire Then Return to Phippsburg School

Gilman will retire the following year but resume duties at Phippsburg Elementary in the fall. Their son William, a Maine Vocational Technical Institute graduate, earned a B.S. in education from Gorham State Teachers College. Their daughter Irma Gilman will enter her junior year at Gorham in September. Ann Pickard visits Weymouth, Massachusetts, staying with Mr. and Mrs. John Ford.

Russell Harford, Jr Bath Raymond Hanna Freeport Lulu Hanna Elizabeth Ann Thomas Hanna Rhode Island Shirley Brewer Hill Kennebec Point Phyllis Campbell Paul Thompson George Phillips Margaret MacMahan Eddie Simpson Bay Point Doreen James MacMahan Arthur Cochrane Cochrane Laura Cochrane Myricks Mass Oakley Thibodeau Camilla Hampton N. H Seguinland Georgia Watson Thibodeau David Dunton Kittery Grover Kevin Brown John Brown Yarmouth Helen Huskins Bonnie Brown John Hart Reynolds Grover Lawrence Perow Iew Phippsburg William Maine Vocational Technical Instiute South Portland Gorham State Teachers College Irma Gilman Gorham Ann Pickard Kenneth Pickard Washington Street Weymouth John Ford

Crossword Puzzle Answers and Cryptoquote Challenge from 1959

A compact listing of crossword clues and answers across and down, plus a sample cryptoquote puzzle. Includes entries for Miss Novak, a variety of clues from sick to compass points, and a vintage cryptoquote with a hint about code substitution using sample letters and the line ANALOGY IS MILK FOR BABES.

Miss Novak King Features Syndicate, Inc

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