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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
3
He argues safety depends on awareness as much as hunger and sleep. Guards at danger points help but can’t replace core rules like looking both ways at intersections. Scholarships by General Motors in the Rational competition tie to 4 H aims and national youth programs.
Lewis H. Brown of the Tax Foundation warns that the day of free choice for Americans is ending as government expands its power. He argues government is the biggest force in the nation, swallowing industry and taxation, with inflation rising as subsidies and levies multiply. He cautions that if the government serves the people, liberty endures. otherwise, representative government will perish.
Maine anticipates a robust summer as tourist activity is expected to rise. The state also braces for intensified competition from rivals increasing advertising budgets to attract visitors this year and next.
Maine Publicity Bureau seeks funds to launch an advertising and development campaign for Maine’s industrial recreational and agricultural resources. Town meetings are asked to add Maine to a list showing willingness to help and to keep Dirigo at the forefront. In Alabama a freight car plant plans growth to 900 monthly and 1,400 later, surpassing prewar peacetime output.
A 13th wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lewis was hosted by Mrs. Evelyn Gagner and Mrs. Helen McCorr at 64 Mechanic Street. Guests enjoyed a decorated cake, buffet, games, and ice cream with relatives from Portland Bath Bath area among the attendees.
The ceremony for Mr and Mrs Cyr included a U S Army background with the groom a private first class who served overseas. They will reside at 64 Front Street after a wedding trip. Mrs Cyr wore aqua green with a gold hat and fur coat and orchid corsage. He will return to Bath Iron Works as a machinist, and guests from Waterville and the Naval Air Base at Brunswick attended.
Pears will be given at the meeting to help attendees plan for changing conditions. Charts will be used to convey information and are described as very accurate for guiding decisions.
When no washing machine is available, launder bath mats girdles and similar items by placing them on a flat surface and brushing with a long bristled brush to lather. Rinse and repeat the lathering, then rinse again and hang to air dry.
Malcolm R Varney MoMM US Navy son of Mr and Mrs Varney returns to Bath after honorable discharge at Fort Devens Mass. He served in Asiatic Pacific theatre and earned August 9, 1944. He is staying with his aunt Mrs Florence Maass in Washington Street. Gilbert Woodman Jr USNR of Phippsburg on leave after serving aboard the same docking crew with Miss Irene Eleanor ham in a Saturday wedding event.
Edward H. MacMahan received an honorable discharge at Fort Devens ration center on Tuesday and returned to his mother Mrs. Hulda MacMahan at 670 Middle Street. He served 18 months in New Guinea, the Philippines, and earned the Good Conduct Medal Victory Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
S Sgt. Richard F Gowen plans to leave Germany mid January and return to the United States by month end after 15 months overseas. S Sgt. Urban L Gowen returns from the Pacific area and is again employed at Bath Iron Works, living at 1168 Washington Street. Corr Hawley reenters Bowdoin College as a senior after three years in service and credits from Bowdoin and Harvard. T Sgt. Robert Bragg arrives with his wife and child for a visit after discharge from two and a half years in the Army including service in India. he resumes work as assistant art director at Crucible Co Jersey City.
Norris D. Southard of Bath served with 19 others in destroying Jap munitions on Iki Shima 50 miles southwest of Fukuoka. Over 20 days the unit wrecked small arms ammo grenades and explosives and dismantled 16 coast artillery guns including two 16 inch pieces using more than 1000 pounds of TNT. Southard now serves near Fukuoka with the 32d Red Arrow Division 127th Infantry. His parents live at 6 North Street in Bath.
James T. McCreary, Bath Brunswick district manager since last year, completes duties and departs for Biddeford to become manager there. Ralph Bradbury to take over in Bath from Houston. Mrs Bradbury and 12 year old daughter plan to join him. Maine district Public Relations meeting held in Bath with John Carver presiding.
About 60 members attended the West Bath Grange gathering as younger members led the program with Betty Weeks in charge. Selections included piano solos, poems, a spelling bee, and a closing thought by William H. Small Jr., with refreshments and dancing to Dave White and Roger Robinson.
Vernon W Stephens of West Bath pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated in municipal court. He is fined 100 dollars and 5.95 costs, plus a three month probation with payment of fine and costs. Arrested Tuesday in Topsham by State Police Officer Herbert Marriner. A Bath man also pleads guilty to intoxication and is fined 10 dollars and 5.15 costs.
The first National La Conference convened in Washington D C in 1919. In medieval Germany Gothic architecture was largely imitative of church design, reflecting era influence on building styles.
The Dominican Republic hosted one of the earliest European settlements in the Americas, marking a key milestone in colonial expansion.
Bath Iron Works defeated Emerson Pills 39 to 32 to win the Maine Amateur championship at Brew. A reshuffled Bath lineup with Peasley Bogart Boardman Gallagher helped turn the tide in the final half as Gall agher moved to center and Wentworth drew late fouls. Officials upheld a key call late in the game that shifted momentum, securing Bath’s victory. A team photo and gathering were scheduled at the Y gym afterward.
Bath Daily notes a heavy blizzard with Bath Bus Service and city plows keeping streets open. It mentions Brunswick Golf Club Patriots' Day tournament and motorists still displaying old gas ration stickers. Market notes report scarce bricks, first green beans, and a Freeport coal firm offering second hand brick. An upholstering program at Thomaston prison ended, and Cape Elizabeth visit by Sanoisia headlined Bath golf season forecasts. Maine Farmers Almanac predicts snow on various dates and Apple Pie Day on February 28.
The local Internal Revenue Service office will be closed all day tomorrow February 22 and will reopen for business on Saturday.
John Sebastian, harmonica virtuoso, headlined a Bath Comeau Concert Association event Monday night at Morse High School. Accompanied by Albert Malver on piano, he delivered a lively program blending his own compositions with performance insights. Sebastian, a Haverford graduate who studied in Rome and later pursued law, spoke between pieces.
Fragmentary text mentions packing in containers to prevent lumping and a reference to 190,000,000 plus currency or units. No clear event date, place, or entity. Likely a notes fragment discussing packaging and large monetary figure without full context.
Survivors aided by UNRRA and Kramer in Tel Aviv and Sam Prawer receive clothing and food relief. The program faces Nazi destruction and dispersal, with over ninety percent of survivors living in various countries.
fragmentary text mentions a location Boston and a person or entity Parm with unclear context. reads as a brief note or obstruction in OCR.
Two youths were found guilty and placed on six year terms after Judge rh-Bas See committed them to the County Welfare department. The case stemmed from a raid conducted by Percy W. K and Special Officer Frank L. Moriarty.
Lieut. Downs, once a Bath teacher, served in the Marine Corps Women's Division and is currently stationed at the Marine Corps Air Base in Yokosuka, Japan.
The magazine recounts his exploits in the South Pacific, meeting Admiral Nimitz and tracing a vessel wrecked years ago. He uncovers a native on the Seland and notes a 60 year gap since his uncle’s disappearance. The piece preserves the uncle’s memory and a long-lost crew story.
Mrs Ernest Haskell and Miss Marion Fairhurst are spending a fortnight in New York City, enjoying sightseeing and social engagements during their stay.
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